Hi Friends, so last Wed, I was on auto pilot and getting ready for work, doing dishes, taking care of business and put this little pork roast in the pot, covering it with seasoning and got it cooking.
Before I left for work, I prayed something I have not prayed in a long time. “Father I ask you, Order my steps today” and quoted how a righteous man or woman’s steps are ordered of the Lord.”
I was very sincere about it, and fully expected all of my decisions to be “of God” as I was realizing I was over-thinking things.
At 3:30 I thought “I need something for dinner” and ordered a pizza from the cafe, picked it up and brought it home after work! As I was getting in my car I realized “Why did you do that? You have a roast cooking at home”
I was embarrassed, but my husband said “No big deal” we’ll have roast tomorrow! So I took the toppings off my part of the pizza, put it on sourdough toast, and we had ‘PIzza night” …..
I SO Enjoyed that pizza, and cut up the small roast, turning it into two different meals for the next two nights ahead. This is a classic case of what often happens when we follow after God. It will appear “illogical” and mess with our human brain, and the bible clearly says “The natural man cannot receive the things of God.” 1 Corn 2:14
I was blessed by the Pizza, I had much Joy, and all is well, the roast was not wasted. But I gotta tell you, for a “split second” I thought I messed up! Thank God I didn’t trip and fall over the devil’s accusation that I was silly for ordering that pizza!! Love you!! -Laura
The Church did not do anyone any favors, if they failed to define what Love (according to God) actually is. I was talking to a friend the other day, who said the great falling away seems to be happening. In just a moments’ time it hit me, the false teachings about love have a great deal to do with this.
Years ago, God was showing me (as I studied and prayed) that love according to him is “Not a Hallmark Card.” Every time I was facing a liar, a person who did not care what God thought, or a person who was in anarchy, defying the very words of God, I was told by church people that love was the answer. But you see, an in-depth studyof the bible, showed me that most of the love scriptures we hear (Love one another, love your neighbor as yourself) are talking about how we should love the brethren. That is, the people of God.
I noticed the revelation came to me over a period of time, and continued to talk to people about how God did not tell them to take abuse and show love to ridiculously ungodly people, but in some cases, we need to rebuke them, tell the devil to flee from them, and yes, even avoid certain persons. As I would quote the book of Jude and talk about such things, many people pulled back from me, believing I was off in my thinking. But now, as I see how the enemy is using Love AGAINST God’s people (not his kind of Love, but the Hallmark Kind) I can really see how he’s using this to try to take down the church.
Tolerance is not love. If someone is sinning and loves to sin, and does not wish to hear about Jesus, they have a right to walk away from you. Honestly, if they are not seeking him, chasing them down like a gazelle and trying to “rope them” into salvation is not a wise idea.
But when something infiltrates your church, you are responsible to chase it out. And I am talking about doctrines that say it’s okay to be in sin, to be sexually immoral, same sex relationships, bi-sexual relationships, and the list goes on. The Grace we apply for someone to grow into a full-grown Christian happens WHEN That person has given their lives to Jesus. And if they have done so, they are not going to be arguing about what is sin and what isn’t. Yes, people are supposed to be “under law” until they surrender and give their lives to Jesus. God’s laws are there to convict them. Please don’t take that away by making excuses for sin.
Therefore, I understand you want to be kind to people. I understand they don’t THINK they can help how they are. I once thought I was an alcoholic,could not stop drinking, that I could not stop being co-dependent, could not control my temper because it was right there (being a thing I both learned and inherited) BUT God calls us to overcome and BECOME all he ever desired for us to be. We start making excuses, we take away the power of the gospel, and become the people described in 2 Timothy 3. Lovers of selves, haughty, Proud of how much they love, proud of how strong they are standing up against the likes of us, blasphemous, unholy, and denying the power of God to change us.
Is anyone out there listening to me? What did the early disciples do? (After they became Apostles and Prophets and such?) They went around saying “REPENT!” They cast out devils. They did not endorse ANYONE staying the way they were. People flocking to salvation had nothing to do with being accepted HOW YOU ARE it was about BECOMING what God said you can be (IN HIM!)
We don’t need to do a rain dance all night and cast out a list of 20 devils to stop the great falling away. All we have to do is preach the TRUTH because God’s love envelopes truth and does not deny the truth of the gospel. IF we Allow anyone to alter what the bible says, it will become ineffective, USELESS with no power to change anyone’s lives and be redeemed from their sin. Now, someone was praying not to be deceived. And this is exactly what you needed to hear. -Laura Grace
Ecclesiastes 7:18-20 “…..a man who fears God will avoid all extremes”
Wow. This says a mouthful. I’ve been observing and thinking about extremes lately. It’s in politics. People are extreme about sharing their opinions, (invited or not). Extremely liberal. Extremely Conservative.
Years ago, the Lord literally arrested me with the passage of scripture above. He let me know, I was being extreme at the time. We were denied ice cream as a kid, so we get obsessed with ice cream. Or fun. Or money. Whatever we didn’t have, that’s what we tend to crave the most.
I see it in the church too. We were denied spiritual gifts, so that’s all we think about. In my case, I went through a time I did not cherish the old hymns as I should have, simply because I was afraid of being stuck there, and not experiencing all God had for me. I got extreme.
I was extreme about spiritual warfare at one time, and pretty much thought everything bad was the devil. Truth be told, everything bad or twisted DID originate from him. But whether (the enemy) shot a flaming lie in to our minds which has to be extinguished (Ephesians 4) or whether he planted a bad seed that grew into a giant weed (Matthew 13), depends on the particular situation. We need to see and discern.
As people shout from the housetops what they believe we need to think, it’s a cultivated and deliberate process to continue asking God what to think. “Give us your viewpoint Father, for we truly want to know!”
Those who do this are walking a lonely road, off by themselves somewhere. While the rest of the world shouts and argues, they are quietly reflecting on what the bible says, while simultaneously asking the Holy Spirit to help them apply those words in a truly effective way. A heart set on growing, is a heart set on God.
Please pray with me: “Father, in Jesus’ name, please forgive me of extreme thinking. Show me the areas where I have been extreme. Brace me for your loving correction. Help me stay humble. I want to learn.”
Amen Minister of the Lord and his servant, Laura Grace
I am on a quest to do videos every Saturday about Hearing From God and building on the rock with him. It’s never too late to start! The Holy Spirit is our teacher and God wants us to build and be built up in him. He wants to speak to his people! (His Children).
Sometimes people hear different than others because of what God wants to do in THEIR life right now. I’m not going to talk to you about plumbing if your plumbing is fine. But If your roof is leaking lets talk about that. This is how God looks at things. He knows what is a priority in your life right now ACCORDING TO HIM.
He is the chief Shepherd. The one who bought you with a price. Other teachers and teachings should be confirmation of what God is already saying to you. Don’t just float around out there. We can use our Faith to be determined, to get in with God and say Okay.
Now is the day! Today is the day I start listening to you!! I am trusting God every person in the sound of my voice WILL HEAR from God ……Let’s believe together! “If two or more agree as touching anything it shall be done! Matthew 18:19.
It is my desire to build you up and encourage you in this area. And I’m trusting God is with me on this. WITH LOVE !! I’ll be doing this every Saturday until God says to stop. Just doin’ my part. This is part 2.
A Few Good men, one of my favorite movies of all time. It’s in my top 5. Since I am a contemplative person at times, I have wondered why. There are no scriptures in the movie, It wasn’t made by the Christian realm, but it is so full of truths!
1. Fear causes anger, The young attorney in this movie was fighting fear and counting the cost on whether he should fight for the two young men who were falsely accused in this movie, and rightly so, as one wrong move could have caused him to go to prison.
2. While he was struggling with anger, he lashes out at the young woman who is urging him to take the risk and defend these two young men. He does apologize later…….
3. While (again) no scriptures were mentioned, the young lawyer faces his fears, outwits his Goliath (a wicked general who has too much power and has abused it) and slays the giant in the courtroom. The battle may not be against flesh and blood but there are times giants must be faced. And we pray for those out there who are willing to face those giants, with wisdom and truth!!
4. The truth prevailed in this movie (Win Win!!) God is a lover of truth. If you don’t agree that’s fine but I think God even loves this movie. (Because it is so full of truth!!). And God loves truth.
The hard thing about being transparent and real is some people may not want to follow you. We live in a world that looks for powerful leaders who never seem afraid or intimidated and promise us what we want to hear…..
However, Jesus wept. Lost his temper, Fell under the weight of the cross….
He got hungry, needed his friends, “Felt” forsaken at the cross. He was God in a body of Flesh. We have God within our body of flesh. We’re not going to be picture perfect every day of our lives! And it doesn’t mean God doesn’t live in us if our flesh (and it’s polished veneer) falls apart.
My heroes are those who fall apart, give it to God, & try again. and they tell the truth! Not just what I want to hear.
Suffering is part of life. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers them out of them all! ALL means ALL.
Speaking Faith: I was driving to Great Falls Saturday, the wind was blowing, and the closer I got to Great Falls, the worse the smoke became from a fire nearby.
I said “I thank you Father for putting boundaries on this fire and extinguishing it.” I prayed for Mercy. A lot of people are telling me about God’s Judgment right now. I speak in faith’ “Your Mercy triumphs over Judgement Father” I thank you that you remember and hear your people who pray.”
“I thank you that you take care of your children Father” And that “When you see the blood” of Jesus applied to the doors of our lives you pass over,” No evil befalls us no plague comes near us.”
You have a sphere of authority assigned to you, did you know that? It starts with you and then there is “YOUR HOUSE.” Take Authority over that and start there. “Speak Faith” (in the face of evil). Jesus could not even do miracles in areas where nobody made room for him or did not believe in his goodness.
Theories believe Jesus just “does what he wants to do” but the truth is, He honors and responds to Faith- and he always has. “And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.” And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.”Matthew 13:58 ” -Berean Study Bible
When the enemy uses our faith against us: Laura Grace
“Fear” about not having enough faith! Yes that happens too! The enemy of our souls stops at nothing. He doesn’t care how he “gets us”. Here we are trying to do the right thing and having faith with all our hearts an he says “well you must not have any or enough Faith, as nothing is happening right now.”
We look around, and feel like maybe we should just agree. I was crying and praying as i was driving yesterday after singing “My fear doesn’t stand a chance when I stand in your love, Father God.”
A messenger of God said (and I watched his video), “God can do exceedingly above all you ask or think, and his Mercy is so great, just so great, and his love is so great, I’m not sure we will ever fully understand it.” …..I grabbed hold of that, and said “Father I believe you will do exceedingly above all we ask or think!” Shortly after this, “everything changed.”
Someimes The Lord causes us to shift over to a different stance in Faith. Sometimes we are too focused on battling the problem, and we just need to look to Him and have faith that he is good, and his Mercy is great as well!
God has an answer for you today! let HIM guide you by his spirit and may I suggest you forsake those “faith recipes.” Our journey with God as individuals will be unique. Relationship with Him is the key here, not how “great we are” in having Faith. Whenever we trust God, we are indeed, having Faith in Him. Peace be with you! -Laura Grace
Ephesians 3:19-21
to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him beglory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.
Just doin’ my part. This is part 2. 
(the movie)
and they tell the truth! Not just what I want to hear.
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