You called. I answered. You came to my rescue. I want to be where You are.

Romans 5

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¹ Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ² through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. ³ Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; ⁴ perseverance, character; and character, hope. ⁵ And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

⁶ You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. ⁷ Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. ⁸ But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
⁹ Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! ¹⁰ For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! ¹¹ Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. ¹² Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—
¹³ To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law. ¹⁴ Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come.
¹⁵ But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! ¹⁶ Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. ¹⁷ For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
¹⁸ Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. ¹⁹ For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
²⁰ The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, ²¹ so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 5, New International Version, ©2011)

Joshua 1 Promises Fulfilled

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¹ After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: ² “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. ³ I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. ⁴ Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. ⁵ No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. ⁶ Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

⁷ “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. ⁸ Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. ⁹ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
¹⁰ So Joshua ordered the officers of the people: ¹¹ “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Get your provisions ready. Three days from now you will cross the Jordan here to go in and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you for your own.’”
¹² But to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said, ¹³ “Remember the command that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you after he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest by giving you this land.’ ¹⁴ Your wives, your children and your livestock may stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites. You are to help them ¹⁵ until the LORD gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.”
¹⁶ Then they answered Joshua, “Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. ¹⁷ Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses. ¹⁸ Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!” (Joshua 1, New International Version, ©2011)

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Psalm 103:3

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Matthew 6:22 Don't condemn each other, struggle together.

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ure. 4. If you don't want impurity in your heart, don't look.

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2. Impurity effects your faith. 3. Impurity effects your fut

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ransgression is outward sin- actions, and iniquity is inward sin- thought life. All sexual immorality opens the door to every kind of sin.

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The Purity Test by Robert Morris 1. Impurity effects your family. T

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ou are faithful!

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You are the author and finisher of my faith. Thank you that You sent your son for us. You are the bread of life that fills me up daily. Thank You! God y

Art for All

2011-03-24T19:19:00.001-07:00

Here is a Public Service Announcement I created for the advocacy of art education.

Art for All from Rachel Covin on Vimeo.

Creative Commons license: Attribution 3.0

Be Yourself

2011-03-14T09:16:00.000-07:00

This is me, the best way to be.

Like Jesus.

The Wave

2011-03-14T09:02:00.001-07:00

He already planned it. We're just walking in it. Just as that great wave consumed Japan, let the wave of Jesus' love and mercy consume Japan. God, they need it right now, please be with them.

2010-09-29T20:42:00.000-07:00

Tonight while talking to Micah on Skype, he made this for me.

A Stand for Purity

2010-07-05T12:34:00.000-07:00

These dreams are so vivid. Two nights ago, on Fourth of July eve, I dreamed I was in a room with three teen girls. We were at a youth camp. A lady with a steel pole came in and hit one of the girls on top of the head. I remember that in the dream I felt passionate anger because I wanted the girls to be safe. I was trying to protect them from being hurt.

Last night I dreamed about dancing. At first I was taking country western dancing at a place I had never seen before. I walked around to find the bathroom, and the scene changed. I was in an old natatorium by an empty pool. I found the bathroom, but by that time the class had ended. I got a phone call from a girl about my age. She was telling me that on the 31st I had a cell phone insurance payment. This wasn’t the first time she had called. I called her back, because I got a voicemail from her. As I was on the phone with her, I was trying to find my way back to the dance studio. I was walking through rooms filled with people. I kept hearing my name. It was nighttime, and the scene changed to my old Ballet studio at LaGrange College. I was trying to get into a dance class, so I asked a girl what the class was. She said it was a stage, costume and make up class. I said oh and walked outside. I then ran into a girl I know. I got a call from the girl who was trying to remind me of the cell phone insurance payment, so I was trying to go pay it. The girl I know needed a ride, so I got a call from her saying she was at the shell station. I went to where I thought the shell station was, but ended up at a new Sonic where future employees were being trained. I then realized that the Shell was directly across the street from the College where I took Ballet lessons. I felt very aggravated, as I headed back. I was mad because I felt that the girl I know was in harm, and I was trying to protect her from being hurt.

Thoughts about the dreams:

These are two more instances where I have had dreams about protecting young girls. You are showing me that You have given me a passion for protecting purity. I am praying for Your heart, and You are teaching me about Your heart. You are giving me Your heart. I can hardly handle it, so You are giving me it in bite sized pieces, and the first bite is purity. I know that You are going to carry all the burden, so Lord, right now I give You these dreams: the dream about the dog and parents attacking the little girl, the dream about the girls at camp, and the dream about dancing and Katie Golden. You are in control. You are in charge. You will be everything. Everything I need. All the time. I am noticing a trend in my dreams: Protecting girls. I asked You for girls to mentor. When I am serving, the focus is off of me and on You. I no longer have problems with sin, because I have no reason to. Jesus You are working through my life to bring freedom to others’ lives. Because, “When You have someone counting on You, You have reason to fix yo stuff ,” (One Prayer, Chris Hodges).

These dreams are further confirmation of the calling You have placed on my life. I am to protect girls. I will stand with You. I want to look, sound, act and think like You. I will stand for purity, bringing girls by the hand to Your throne.

God thank You for answering questions of my heart: that You will speak to me through dreams, and constantly commune with me in my sleep in a way that I will remember and understand. Also, You told me that eating late at night is not causing me to have crazy dreams. I went to sleep hungry, so I know the dream wasn’t from eating late.

Jesus, will You help me to understand my dreams and speak to me through dreams more? I know You will, so I want to thank You in advance. Help me to want to spend time with You all of the time. I want to ache to know You more than ever. God, I want the things under the sun to fade away, so that my passion for You intercedes on my behalf. All the cares of this world slowly fade away, until all I want, until all I see is You. Jesus, all I need is You.

Michal and David

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God desires our hearts. He wants us to worship Him in spirit and truth, in spite of what we might look like to other people. I believe in a God who loves me unconditionally, who never changes, who is always good, and who will never make me look bad.

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2010-01-11T07:38:00.000-08:00

Last night Pastor Scott brought up the witchcraft behind the Harry Potter books. I asked what I should tell Spirit-filled believers who justify Twilight. Afterward Bible study, Adam came over and gave me a word. He told me that I can tell those people, that first of all, You died for those things, so are You gonna pay for it? Secondly, Jesus was against the toleration of idolatry and sexual immorality in the Israelite camp. Thirdly, we know that whatever is loosed on earth is loosed in heaven, so how can we pray against abortion if we are taking part in sexual immorality?
See Revelation 2:20 for a scriptural reference.

Pastor Scott said once the evil spirit is revealed it’s easy. We’ve already been identified as the Lord’s children because of what You did on the cross. So, if any witch or evil spirit messes with us, God’s children, the curse will be boomeranged back into their laps. It was another confirmation of the boomerang-shaped scrape on my left hand. Thank You, God for giving me, in Christ Jesus, authority to eradicate demonic forces in the Spirit realm.

2010-01-04T10:30:00.000-08:00

I have a boomerang shaped scrape on my left hand resulting from accidentally hitting it on the corner of a t.v. stand. Lord, you told me that you had a purpose in this painful experience. Although I did not understand what you meant at the time, now after reading the declaration You gave me to pray over myself daily, I understand. Within this powerful declaration of promise it says, "Every arrow that the enemy sends against my relationships will be boomeranged back to the pits of hell." God you are so good! You turn bad, even painful circumstances, into kingdom purposes. I love you so much!

Declare this prayer over your life:

Father God, I declare that I am vertically and horizontally lined up with the will of God. The blood of the everlasting covenant of Jesus Christ covers me. It has made me perfect in every good work. I will not be pulled to and fro but will live in the rhema, which is activating signs, wonders, and miracles around me on a normal basis. Surely goodness and mercy covers me all the days of my life.

I declare that I am under the divine alignment of the heavenlies. Every prince or ruler operating against my destiny is dethroned. No weapon formed against me will prosper! I declare that at sunrise, the dawn will give birth to the will of God and the light will shine on wickedness to shake it from the heavens, according to Job 38:12-13.

Early do I rise and speak to the morning, and command the dayspring to line up with my destiny. The soil has been plowed in the Spirit for godly seeds to be planted daily. From sunrise to sunset my required seasons have been established in the heavenlies and are being made manifest in the earth realm. They have set in motion every divine appointment and heavenly intervention.

The mantle of discernment is upon me. Lord, stretch your scepter toward me in every situation so I will have wisdom and authority to use what you reveal to me. I declare that I am empowered by God to see in the spirit realm. God has given me the ability to see into, and have authority over, all the powers of darkness. Lord, you have not given me a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind.

God, thank you for connecting me with people who are like-minded, walk in harmony, and love Jesus. I thank you for the anointing of being jointly fit so that the fivefold ministry purpose of God will take me into the perfecting of the saints. Every arrow that the enemy sends against my relationships will be boomeranged back to the pits of hell.

In the name of Jesus, I bind the spirits assigned against me my family and my ministry. I bind all watcher spirits, scanner spirits, eavesdropper spirits, divination and witchcraft spirits, spirits of superstition, all spirits of Jezebel, Ahab, python and antichrist; the faultfinder spirit, the death spirit, every spirit of rebellion, all spirits of slander, scandal, defamation, accusations, and false accusations; all spirits of betrayal, persecution, prosecution, opposition, hindrance, interference, and obstruction; and all spirits of confusion, division, lies, discord, and argument. I bind all familiar spirits assigned against me. I bind the spirits of pride, jealousy, envy, strife, greed, confusion, presumption, procrastination, arrogance, unbelief, obsession, ill will, distraction, character assassination, doubt, and all fear spirits.

I break the power of witchcraft, divination and all word curses spoken against myself my family and my ministry. I bind the religious spirit, the spirits of unforgiveness, bitterness, resentment, anger, hate, spite, malice, and all other hindering spirits. I bind all generational curses from operating in my life and the life of my seed.

Now that these spirits are bound, I break their supply lines and communication lines and bind up and off myself all reinforcement and retaliation by the enemy. I decree that all these spirits cannot and will not obstruct, confuse, harm, deceive or divide to frustrate the purposes of God in my life. Lord, allow the screen of the Holy Spirit to hide me from my enemies so that I can do the work of the Lord freely, without bringing attention to myself.

Today, I release life with my tongue and my faith confession. I prophesy to darkness and command light to come. I prophesy to the empty and command it to be full. I prophesy to the dead and say, “Live!” I prophesy to that which has been held back and command it to come forth. I pronounce a benediction blessing over my life, my family and my ministry.

Lord, I declare victory in Jesusʼ name. I declare favor, revelation, wisdom, power, might, unity, joy, grace and peace. I declare your goodness and faithfulness and I thank you for genuine and lasting fruit. I praise you for fulfilling your plans and purposes in my life. Thank you for being my portion and my exceeding great reward.
In Jesusʼ name I pray, Amen.

I pray you will experience the power of the Holy Spirit even in the mundane.

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I just texted Brittney Baird, a girl that leads worship at Grace Covenant Church. She said she’s back to work and summer’s over. I said, I pray You will experience the power of the Holy Spirit even in the mundane. She said wow. That was exactly what I needed to hear! Wow! Even the mundane can posses His power!

Even the mundane can posses Your power!

Brittney requested that everyday I send her an encouraging text. Thank You Holy Spirit. What an encouraging text! I will totally do that! What a cool way to minister to people every day. Jamie Anderson was such a blessing to me through text messages, now I have been given the opportunity and want to spread Your love in this way. You are texting people through me. I want You to live through me in everything that I do. Will You please make me humble again. I am Your humble servant and I ask You to reveal yourself to others through me. You do not see me as Your servant, but as a friend. Thank You for calling me your child, Lord! I want to text and encourage those You’ve put on my heart. Work through me; I am open to You.

Me and Micah's Anniversary

2009-06-02T06:05:00.000-07:00

Today Micah and I have been dating for one year. On June 2, 2008 he kissed me, marking the start of a relationship beyond just friends. I remember before that day feeling that I needed to tell him that I liked him. I had never felt that I had to tell that to a guy before. This was different.
You set it up. I love You. Thank You for an amazing first year in a relationship with Micah McFadden. Love of my life. I love You. I love You. I love You. I want to honor You with my life. Give me the wisdom I need to walk out my life. Trust in You is the strength I have. Faith is my shield.

Praise You Jesus. You are worthy of all my worship. You are worthy of all my praise. I love You. I want You to be exalted in my life. In everything I do be praised, O Lord. I love You. Holy Spirit fill me up again. Fill me to overflowing. Thank you Jesus, for Your love.

2009-06-01T09:00:00.000-07:00

Lecrae Rebel Lyrics:

The Bride

Hook:
Yeah she may look gritty
When her man come back she gone look so pretty - She the Church
You might see her acting crazy, be patient with her tho cause she still God's baby - She the Church
Before you dis her get to know her, Jesus got a thing fo her and He died just to show her - She the Church
She ain't bricks and buildings
She all of God's people Men women and children - We the church

Verse 1:
She's a building of beings being constructed
Christ is the cornerstone, foundation build on another and you's a goner holmes
She' built on em, supported by him, conformed to him, now she's a body of bodies who transform through him/ A temple that breathes we are the halls,
we are the floor board or more we are the walls
Manifold wisdom of God no longer a mystery
The church pinnacle of our salvific history
One flesh union homie
The Tri-union is glorified through our corporatized communion
Still the present reality is she was born a casualty though she's made alive
She's still affected by depravity
Once lived in sin and enslaved by her lust and
folks catch her slippin and they turn away disgusted
She's a work in progress Christ is the head of her
And He wash her clean with the words that he done said to her
She's already pretty but she's really not dressed and sometimes she look silly but she's far from a mess
Yes, please so don't be dissin cause Jesus done paid grip an
And if you didn't then should caller her Misses. I'm talking bout the church

Verse 2:
Her name is ecclesia meaning the assembly
Bows to the Trinity No other Divinity
A body family and community she is all one/ but on earth you see her in congregational small ones/ a microcosm or a small scale example/ but it is the church even though its just a sample/ Invisible spiritual/ physical visible/ not a brick temple never that simple/ this a not a building/ she is not bricks/ she's a world changer but ain't bout getting rich/ perpetrating fakes cause a lot of folks to hate/ plus her hands get dirty and her feet get scraped/ and sometimes her body parts start acting outta place/ legs tryna be arms/ arms thinking they the face/ but she'll never be replaced with a one man band or a small Taliban with no body in command

Verse 3:
Some don't get it so they hate/ they say she's on a paper chase they say she's really fake/
So they go start a ministry so they can do the work/ but they don't understand how Jesus feel about His church/ and yeah they make disciples/ they got plenty conversions/ they take care of the widows and the orphans they be workin/ But none of them are churchin/ no church structure/ no elders and no discipline/ they have no conductor/ and they so they don't submit/ but quite a few of them baptize/ people how I pray that you'd look at this thing from God's eyes/ take responsibility inside the whole council not just the area where you might have a mouthful/ who should folks submit to/ who will conduct the discipline/ if excommunicated what body will they be missing then/ look at Ephesians 4 where Paul gets practical/ 1st timothy and Titus if you thinking I'm irrational/

His Sanctuary

2009-05-22T10:35:00.000-07:00

"And Solomon, my son, get to know the God or your ancestors. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and with a willing mind. For the lord sees every heart and understands and knows every plan and thought. If You seek him, You will find him. But if You forsake him, he will reject You for ever. So take this seriously. The lord has chosen You to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do the work."
– 1 Chronicles 28:9-10

“Be strong and courageous and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged by the size of the task for the Lord God, my God, is with You. He will not fail You or forsake You. He will see to it that all the work related to the temple of the Lord is finished correctly.” – 1 Chronicles 28:20

“Then David praised the Lord…Yours oh Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours. Oh Lord, and this is your kingdom…we are here for only a moment, visitor and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a shadow, gone so soon without a trace…I know, my God, that You examine our hearts and rejoice when You find integrity there…and they knelt before the Lord and the king.” – 1 Chronicles 29:11-20

God, make me like David…authority, integrity, power and influence! Your kingdom is here, come and rule in all Your glory!

Pandemic

2009-04-30T08:30:00.000-07:00

Revelation 6:7-8 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the
fourth living creature say, "Come!" 8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

A pandemic (from Greek παν pan all + δήμος demos people) is an epidemic of infectious disease that spreads through populations across a large region; for instance a continent, or even worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a pandemic can start when three conditions have been met:

1. Emergence of a disease new to a population.
2. Agents infect humans, causing serious illness.
3. Agents spread easily and sustainably among humans.

A disease or condition is not a pandemic merely because it is widespread or kills many people; it must also be infectious. For instance, cancer is responsible for many deaths but is not considered a pandemic, because the disease is not infectious or contagious.

We live in a time of crisis - unprecedented, simultaneous, catastrophic crisis and each one is reported through the news like they are dousing a 4-alarm fire. The information comes with force like water through a fire hose but usually not with biblical perspective. It douses you with negative information and because the report makes you feel powerless to change any of it, it is easy to become paralyzed so that you just stand by and watch and wonder what its impact will be on you. This paralyzed condition creates a level of panic, discouragement, and despair.

The cure and the protection from this condition of the spirit and emotions is faith! The question comes to us; “Whose report will you believe?” Will it be the news media's report/perspective or will it be God’s word? Here is something good for us to remind ourselves of and to pray when feelings of paralyzation hit us: I trust in you Lord, maker of heaven and earth. I trust in your sustaining power and absolute authority over every situation. I trust in your love for me. I trust in you and I rest in knowledge that you are in control. You will strengthen me, you will help me, you will uphold me with your righteous right hand. Praise and honor to you my Lord and King!

That should keep us from being paralyzed by the crisis and enable us to walk with faith-filled dependence upon God. May our faith and peace be a comfort to all those we come in contact in these unprecedented days in which we live!

posted by: Pastor Tom Lane of Gateway Church

Modern Day Slavery...Hate It.

2009-04-27T18:09:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody!

I am so blessed to get to share this with ya'll! For those of ya'll who do not know me, my name is Rachel Covin. I go to UNT here in Denton. God has given me a passion for seeing people liberated and restored from the sex trafficking industry. Just to give you an idea of how devestating modern day slavery is, here is a link.

Goodnight Red Light is an upcoming event that I would love for you to attend if at all possible. Here is a link to the website for more info, and a flyer so you can check out the details.

Please pray and ask Holy Spirit to reveal how you can pray or be involved in this movement to bring justice. Jesus HATES this! I want to love what He loves and hate what He hates and I know ya'll do too.

Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans and widow in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us. James 1:27

Love,

Rachel Covin

At the Sound of Your Name

2009-04-13T17:25:00.000-07:00

Hearts sing.
Faces shine.
Words merge.
Sounds sync.
Beauty emerges.
Children dance.
Passion surges.

Every knee will bow and every tongue confess that You are Lord.

Isaiah 45:23

Creativity and the Creator

2009-04-09T15:38:00.000-07:00

Lord, thank you for giving me Lacy. She and I are both called to design for the kingdom. You have placed us strategically in the Communication Design program to touch the hearts of the creative minds at UNT. Thank You for sparing our lives...car wrecks and cancer make incredible testimonies! I love you and I am so excited that you are growing our faith day by day. Thank You for allowing for us to get plugged into Illuminate 58 and for the desire we both have to lead lives of integrity...this life is much more fun when You align hearts and supernaturally wiring us to have creativity! I love my Creator.

Sponge Cream

2009-04-07T18:40:00.000-07:00

This is what I found in my dorm fridge.

It's supposed to be strawberry ice cream...

2009-04-07T10:09:00.000-07:00

This song is so powerful. It brings out the essence of living passionately for Jesus Christ, and it reminds us of Jesus' heart for us. Ask Him to know by experience what is the love of Christ. Ask Him to reveal who you are to Him. He says His passion is for you!

His time with them had stopped,
It's time for Him to carry out His father's will,
Is that He drink this cup
He's told them all along that He would go,
They could not follow Him
But He'll be back for them my friend

And now He sweats these drops of blood
And He prays take this cup from me
But He knows there's no other way
His father's will is that He take your sin, your shame,
Your place upon that cross of pain And die for you

There's no way to repay
All the pain He went through for you
His reason: simply His love
It's time to see the truth
And understand there's nothing you can do
His reason was simply you

It was all for, it was all for you
He bled and He died for you

We live by grace through faith alone in Jesus Christ
Who died to set us free
From chains our flesh can give
You know that even if you were the only one He died for
That means only your sins drove the nails

No time to hesitate my friend
No time to second guess His love
There's nothing else that you can do
He already gave it all for you
All for you, all for you, all for you
Simply you

"All For You"
by Jonah 33

2009-04-06T18:11:00.000-07:00

Question:

Do you love your friends so much that you would give your life to see them go to heaven?

Answer:

Jesus already did that.

Double Portion of Grace

2009-04-05T11:40:00.000-07:00

This morning at Glory of Zion Church You imparted your grace to us. It was so thick in that place. I love the way we stepped into a new wineskin this morning. Getting to put faith into action is amazing! You're powerful and you're love is incredible. Thank You for the double portion that you imparted to us. I love the unity in the body that is so evident. We are in revival-not a one-weekend visitation, but an everlasting habitation.

Thank You!

Making It Official

2009-04-04T20:20:00.001-07:00

I decided to make an official blog. I have been e-journaling (electronic journaling) for myself over the past couple of years. I made this decision after visiting with Christa and Olivia last night at Daniel's birthday dinner. When Christa asked me, "What's the Lord been doing?" I exploded with joy and excitement. I explained how I needed to write a book or something because I cannot possibly express all of the amazing testimonies I have been blessed with. You might wonder how a twenty-year-old graphic design student who hardly has a moment to spare has such a passion for writing. The answer: it's not my passion for writing that urges me to let my thoughts escape, it's my passion for Jesus. I delight in having a romantic, unpredictibly amazing relationship with the Holy Spirit...every single day. What I write is to Him, for Him and inspired by Him. Enjoy, I know I will!

2009-03-07T11:19:00.000-08:00

Hebrews

I believed You would give me my lost passport!

Seek Ye first the kingdom of
God and all these things will be added unto You!

Yay Jesus!!!

So last night at The Remnant we claimed the stuff that had been lost/stolen and in agreement with You and with full faith we believed and received. You did it!!!

I was looking for flash cards and I found my Thailand folder in my closet with my passport inside!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are awesome….so real!!!

Prayer Watch

2009-03-05T19:06:00.000-08:00

We are called to disciple and equip the saints for every good work.

Last night I went to 13 Going On 30, the young adults group at Glory of Zion.

Haha that’s the movie that evoked the passion in my heart to do print design. It lines up in the Spirit. I love it!

We split up into groups. I went with Joshua and Lauren. We went all over Denton—starting at Stonehill Center by Good eats in the shopping center where I have InDesign class, then to the square, then to fry street and the UNT campus.

Joshua explained that we were on the first prayer watch, from 6-9. It’s the morning in the spiritual.

I love love love You and how You are moving in my life!!!

Afterwards, I went to see Becca. She drove my car and we had an amazing time of prayer. I love youuu

A Life of Integrity

2009-02-03T08:54:00.000-08:00

Lord, make me righteous, holy and set apart for You! Like king David I will choose to lead a life of integrity in my own home because You first loved me. “I will sing of your love and justice. I will praise You, Lord, with songs. I will be careful to live a blameless life—when will You come to my aid? I will lead a life of integrity* in my own home. I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I hate all crooked dealings; I will have nothing to do with them. I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil. I will not tolerate people who slander*** their neighbors. I will not endure conceit and pride. I will keep a protective eye on the godly, so they may dwell with me in safety. Only those who are above reproach** will be allowed to serve me. I will not allow deceivers to serve me, and liars will not be allowed to enter my presence. My daily task will be to ferret out criminals and free the city of the Lord from their grip.

*integrity |inˈtegritē|
noun
1 the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness : he is known to be a man of integrity.
2 the state of being whole and undivided : upholding territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
• the condition of being unified, unimpaired, or sound in construction : the structural integrity of the novel.
• internal consistency or lack of corruption in electronic data : [as adj. ] integrity checking.

**reproach |riˈprō ch |
verb [ trans. ]
address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment : critics of the administration reproached the president for his failure to tackle the deficiency | [with direct speech ] “You know that isn't true,” he reproached her. See note at rebuke .
• ( reproach someone with) accuse someone of : his wife reproached him with cowardice.
• archaic censure or rebuke (an offense).

***slander |ˈslandər|
noun Law
the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation : he is suing the TV network for slander. Compare with libel .
• a false and malicious spoken statement : I've had just about all I can stomach of your slanders.
verb [ trans. ]
make false and damaging statements about (someone) : they were accused of slandering the head of state. See note at malign .

Thank You Lord for making me a pro-active! I am discovering that I am pro-active in learning, worshipping, encouraging, ferreting out criminals etc. teach me how to ferret out criminals, to pray for those around me who reprimand and rebuke, deceive, slander and hate.

I love when Micah said, “Jesus loves You more than I do, but I don’t know how.” I am so incredibly thankful for him. You have given us to each other and I pray over our relationship. Lord, I lift him up to You right now. I pray over his mind, body, spirit, and soul. I want You to move radically in his life. Let Your love be so incredibly strong in his life that he cannot help but love on You with everything that is within him and in turn he will love me! I am so excited for our wedding day, Lord! Thank You for the amazing man You brought to me. Teach me how to treat him daily. Give me words of encouragement that are specific to his needs and desires. I pray that You will overwhelm us with Your majesty and power! I love You so much!

Lord, I cry out to You for the people that are being trafficked world-wide. I pray that You will put specific names of countries and people on my heart so that I can contend for their salvation and freedom. Help me to pray Your heart for those that are weak. Your strength is made perfect in our weakness! Praise You, Father!

Thank You for allowing me to lead a life of integrity. Please show me what to get rid of in my life and how to honor You in ALL I do.

Thank You for allowing me to work in the children’s ministry at gateway. What favor You have placed all around me. I am being allowed by authority to work every other weekend for 4 services at Gateway! What an awesome God You are!

Produce in me the fruit of the spirit and help me to love those around me, to help orphans and widows and in turn have pure and lasting religion, to lead a life of integrity and praise You with everything within me!

Killing Expectations

2009-01-01T10:50:00.000-08:00

These are sermon notes from the message that Preston Morrison preached on 12/20/2008 at Seven.

➢ In the presence of expectation, gratitude is minimized.

• Romance is the fulfilling of ones desires with the element of surprise.

• Expectations are desires that turn into demands.
• Problems come from expectations.

o What You expect will ruin what You receive.
• Mary took the angels news as a curse, rather than a blessing b/c of her expectations.
• My response to the unexpected reveals my expectations.

• What comes with expectations?
o 1) U-turns
o 2) Waiting
o 3) Anger

• How is it possible for a happily married man to leave the loving arms of his spouse and run to another?
o Because he is more married to his unrealistic expectations than he is to her and believes the lie of the enemy.
• Joseph’s list of expectations about Mary were wrong.
o He was telling her that if anything were to change, then they had a problem.

• Unfulfilled expectations result in anger.
o The longer You wait for a desire and it goes unfulfilled, the enemy lies to us.

o In Proverbs, it says a wise man keeps quiet in anger, because he realizes it’s his own unrealistic expectations making him angry.

• What do we do about expectations?
o Kill your expectations and receive happiness.
• Luke 1:

• What kills expectations?
o 1) serving: rather than seek what I desire, I will give You what You deserve, even if it means giving You my womb, true serving is putting others desires above my own.
• The key to fulfillment in any area of my life is serving others.
 Micah loves serving others; he loves his job. I love how You use him as an example of a true servant.
o 2) receiving: if we will not limit our God to our own expectations and kill our own expectations, He desires to romance us with His richest blessings.
• If this is who You say I am, let it be so.
 Instead of presenting a list simply receive.
• If I will not limit my Father to what I expect for my life, He will go so far to overwhelmingly bless me all the days of my life.
 God, it’s your heart, as a father who wants to bless His children.
• Ephesians 3:20
o If I will kill my expectations, You will spend the rest of my life overwhelmingly blessing me.

Dream About Grapes

2008-12-17T09:28:00.000-08:00

Search on the biblical meaning of grapes:

http://www.nbizz.com/chrmcclung/listings/86.html

Last night was probably the most real, open and powerful time I spent with Micah. Lord, continue to cleanse my heart and make me submit to Your control over every part of me. I see the results and they are powerful. I love You.

• Micah said he’s willing to wait on me to finish school before we get married.
• Neither of us know what You have in store for us. We both love You extremely and our hearts are toward You and madly in love with You.
• I feel You all around me deepening my love for You as my love for Micah deepens.
o I told him last night on the way home from his house that I like him more than ever and my love for him is much stronger.
o I am excited to see You working continuously in our relationship. Nothing can replace the fulfillment of your promises.
☺

I GOT IN

2008-12-16T11:06:00.000-08:00

As I was logging on to give my tithe…

I felt my phone vibrate…

I paused my tithing process to check it…

A message from Melanie that said she checked the list and we both got in appeared….

Loud shrieks came shooting out of me…

I started processing the truth…

I am speechless.

Grapes

2008-12-16T09:41:00.000-08:00

I had a dream that I had to go back to do another letter trace. This time, I had to not only trace around the capital letter B, but I had to trace around an image of grapes. Why grapes? I have such real feelings when I dream.

I have handed my future over to You- I will not worry about what if I am in the Comm Des. program or not. You are in control. I will live freely in Your love ☺

Today I am going to H&M with Sarah and Micah.

Compassion Over Consumerism

2008-12-09T17:26:00.000-08:00

This morning during my time with You I asked You how I can make my first priority in spending to support Your work.

Pastor Robert’s message this weekend was the last of the Journey series entitled “God Centered” he talked about how to keep the heart protected by keeping it humble, holy and heavenly.
The last commitment of a God-Centered person is to make spending to support Your work first priority.
This morning You helped me draw closer to You as I asked You to prepare my heart.
You say that if I keep my heart right, the word does the work.

This afternoon, walking to Maple to eat after my final, I called Becca again. She was selling her books and I mentioned that it’s better to wait to save money. She explained that she was in desperate need of money to pay her ticket and cell phone bill. I asked her about her ticket (which I am going to help her pay) then we hung up. When I got back to Honors, You spoke clearly to pay her cell phone bill for this month.

YES!! I love giving! I do not expect a return. I love You and want that love to pour out of me and spill out on everyone around me.

I have seen extravagant change in my family lately!
You have been blessing my finances, my family and my future.
You are good and keep Your promises. You amaze me Lord!
If I keep my heart right, the word does the work.
I absolutely must stay grounded in Your word.

Do not let this book of the law depart from You. Meditate on it day and night so You may be sure to do everything written in it, then You will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded You, be strong and courageous; do not be afraid, for I am with You.
Joshua 1:8

In the World, Not of It

2008-12-09T09:46:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, during the time I spent in my room reading and studying for my History Final, You showed me that I need to be alone. I need to keep my heart pure and undefiled. You showed me that isolation helps me to quiet my spirit, organize my thoughts, clear my heart and head to hear You.

You continually touch my heart and remind me of Your jealous longing for me to get close to You—close enough to hear Your still, quiet whisper.

I am in the world, not of it. I must always have my guard up when I am going through the motions, but in the secret place, You refuel my passion.

I rebuke any of the enemies tactics to kill, steal and destroy. I am Your child—a child of the most High.

Lord, give me a humble, holy and heavenly heart.

You promise that You will never leave me—You, “dwell with the ones who humble theirselves”

I want to have kingdom thoughts!

You will replace the lust that the enemy tries to plague me with and replace it with Your passion!

The Son Follows The Father

2008-12-08T10:52:00.000-08:00

I had a dream that Dr. Chet my history teacher from last semester was discussing some part of history that brought up some scripture about going to the Father through Jesus, the Son. Now I need to find that scripture and find out what You are showing me. Help me to always have a humble heart, so that I can receive from You. I love You.

I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father, but through me. John 3:16

To those who are open to my teaching more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. Matthew 13:12

But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. I assure You, many prophets and godly people have longed to see and hear what You have seen and heard, but they could not. Matthew 13:16

Freedom in Righteousness

2008-12-05T00:44:00.000-08:00

Give thanks to the Lord, His faithful love endures forever!

I have been made right in You. Because of Your grace, the blood You shed, and because You overcame, I can live a life holy and set apart. A life of righteousness.

As I laid awake in my bed tonight, burdened by the need for forgiveness- to confess what I had done, I thought over and over again about telling Micah. What would he say. All I could say is the truth, apologize and ask for forgiveness. That is the only way to live free- You have lifted off my burdens, the bondage that the enemy had chained me in. Truth prevails against evil.

There is freedom in truth.

We Will Overcome...

2008-12-02T12:28:00.001-08:00

...by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. I love this verse out of Revelation. What does it mean to hoard money? Micah told me that there is one defining factor of hoarding money...your attitude.

Hoard means a secret stock of treasures or money that is safely guarded.

Remember: the hoard is under the loose board. (not to be confused with horde- a large group of people).

I want to study the meaning of words and know their usage to be better equipped for ministry.

Learning what You think about money is important. If I want to have influence in the kingdom, I definitely want to know His heart about both earthly and heavenly treasures..

I just checked my email and saw this:

What a mighty God we serve!

Some of you know and others may not that my daughters Rachel and Becca were in a severe car accident in July of “05 in Florida while visiting friends of the family. We almost lost Rachel- she was in a coma and did not breathe on her own for 8 days. She suffered a severe head injury with bleeding on the brain; her spleen was split in two and she had internal bleeding in her pelvic region. We agonized in prayer over her healing and recovery- months of rehab was required to train her to walk, read, write, do math, keep her balance and eventually to run; also to finish whole thought processes and communicate her thoughts clearly. She was homebound from school almost her whole Jr year in High School. We have seen God miraculously heal Rachel and she has a tremendous testimony. We want to give glory to God for a recent milestone in her life. Rachel has been working the past 2 years to get into the Communication Design Program at UNT and was informed today that she has been selected as a 2009 Cohort in the College of Visual Arts & Design to pursue her degree in Communication Design. Rachel is light and salt on the UNT campus and God is directing her to be used for Kingdom purposes in the area of communication and the arts. Jesus is our redeemer and faithful to his promises! We are so thankful God has brought us through such a trying time and is fulfilling the destiny in Rachel’s life in such an amazing way. What the enemy meant for bad- God turned to good!
Praise & Glory to His name! I’m forever grateful to my Lord.

Then I was reading responses to the email and saw this:

Kim,

Thank you for sharing this with me. I knew nothing of it. Would it be ok if I forwarded it on to some of my friends?

Yes we are friends with a great Big God!

Del

I also saw this scripture under another email response:

"Because she loves me" says the LORD, "I will rescue her; I will protect her, for she acknowledges my name. She will call upon me, and I will answer her; I will be with her in trouble, I will deliver her and honor her. With long life will I satisfy her and show her my salvation." Psalm 91:14-16

Just fantastic news Kim. We are so proud of Rachel and you are such a testimony for standing the gap for so many years. Endurance is the key and you are living proof!

We love you.
Larry and Laurie Wall

Wow –
Congratulations to Rachel !!!!
What an amazing story. Thanks so much for sharing.
Deborah

thank you for letting me cry with you, pray with you, rejoice with you.
She is a beauiful young woman - and I am delighted how God is shining through her...
Mary Jo

Kim,
We rejoice with you and are so happy to see all that God has done for you this year. May this next year be your best ever.
Merry Christmas,
George Grubbs, Jr.

Dear Kim,

Praising our Might God with you!!!!! Would you mind if I published this praise report on our website and in the prayer room?
Kathy Overton

I knew she would make it! I did :) Wow – I did not know her testimony. That is truly amazing! She has really come a very long way. I give God the glory with you, Kim :) Thanks for sharing.
Laura Dubroc

Wow....please give her my congrats! How amazing. I remember the wreck and how scary all of that was. What a miracle. Love you guys! kj
Kari Jobe

Wow!!! That is awesome! I know how hard it is to get into that program too! My daughter Jessica is also in the same program with the same major. She started this year and loves it!
Yes, she is in her 3rd year there.

Divine Design

2008-12-02T12:28:00.000-08:00

Hi Greg,

I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine did and I am so blessed. I wanted to tell you how encouraged and excited I am by what you and your friend that works at the UNT Dallas campus told me. What is his name again because I cannot remember. I feel so blessed that I got to have dinner with a table of believers. I did not expect to get so blessed! I was so encouraged to hear you tell me that I am called to ministry in addition to working in the Graphic Design field. I want to visit the Dallas campus sometime and check it out. I'm interested to see what goes on in the marketing, news and information department. Hearing about how you took your dad back to where he fought in the war was incredible. I love how God works in our lives; He amazes me!! Let your friend know(I feel bad; what is his name?) that I've been praying for ya'll and your families. Thanks for walking me home and listening to what God is doing. That meant a lot to me.

God Bless,

Hello Rachel:

It is good to hear from you. Joe Breshears is the other fellow who was at the table with us. His wife is Corrine, and his boys are Nathan and Justin. It was our pleasure to walk you home, and we both came away saying, "Now that's the kind of young lady we'd like our sons to meet someday." His are of age; mine is only four years old (a long time to pray before he makes his choice). But we were thankful to God for you as well, and the testimony that you are living.

Let me encourage you where you are right now. Your presence is needed in the art program. Having done that myself for the first year of college, I understand how much of a pagan influence there can be there. Let your light shine by the life you live among those who do not know Christ. Sooner or later, your witness will require a verbal presentation of the gospel. We'll be praying for you that you will then be prepared to share the hope that is in you when you get the opportunity.

Keep your eyes sharp for those divine appointments. I believe that there are people out there whom God has intended to save before the foundation of the world. It could just be that he puts them in YOUR path, and in mine and Joe's. Somehow, they have to hear if they are going to believe.

By the way, here are a couple of sites to keep your eyes on for future employment opportunities:

http://www.baptistcommunicators.org/jobs

http://www.cccu.org/careers

http://www.imb.org/main/homeofficejobs.asp

http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.574605/k.A20B/Open_Positions.htm

There are lots of other job sites as well. But when you get ready, let me know. I have a lot of friends in communications in North Texas, and many of them are at ministries and religious organizations. I might could help you get an internship with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and their newspaper, The Texan. Let me know how I can help when the time comes.

In Christ alone,

Dr. Gregory Tomlin
Director of Marketing, News and Information
University of North Texas Dallas Campus
7300 Houston School Road
Dallas, Texas 75241

2008-10-27T18:58:00.000-07:00

Elaine says by redoing projects, You’re only going to make them better!

Thank You Jesus!!!

18 Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.

-1 John 4:18

Lord, You made this weekend so special! Thank You. I love that You care more about my desires than I do, because You have the ability to give me the desires of my heart better than I ever could.

• Miracles are Your nature, they are second nature for You. I am so happy that You chose to include me in Your plans.

• Every single thing You do in my life and around me is a miracle.

I will, “Delight in the Lord, and [You] will give [me] the desires of [my] heart”. Proverbs 37:4

The fear of the wicked will all come true, so will the hopes of the godly. Proverbs 10:24

You gave me more than I expected this weekend.
Thank You Father.

I LOVE YOU!!!

Amazing Grace... It really is a sweet sound.

2008-09-23T22:29:00.000-07:00

Tonight I went to go work out with Liz. When we had finished, I was headed back to Honors, and I heard You speak to me. You said to put my hands up high in the night sky and worship you…don’t take them down. Keep worshiping, You said. I did. I felt that someone was supposed to see me worshiping. I got a call on my cell from Liz…she said wait up I’m right behind you, so I did. When she got there she said, “I saw your arms up in the air.” She assumed I was protecting my head from any flying soccer balls (earlier a soaring soccer ball came crashing down just to the left of my head and Liz jumped out of the way… it was a close call). I told her no, that I was worshipping and singing to Jesus. I explained that I love doing that on my long walks around campus. It’s so amazing that earlier that day I felt like this day was turning into sort of a waste, but I praised and worshipped You despite my feelings. You prepared me all day long for the words that I spoke to Liz tonight. The Holy Spirit intervened and spoke through me to reach out to her. She was aching to hear what I had to say about my life…how You had completely transformed it…and how You could change hers too, if she let You. When we reached the doors to Honors, I concluded my Holy speech by saying, “Is there anything I can pray for you about or anything.” Her face lit up even more, as she responded, “I need you to teach me how to pray.” I got to pray with Liz and how You orchestrated the whole moment captivated me with Your unfailing love and grace all over again. Tracy walked in as we were about to start praying and we got to include her in the awesomeness! God, You are so awesome…that was perfect. I got to pray with both Tracy and Liz. We also talked about tithing, relationships with our families, divorce and how You come to our rescue and will fill our lives with your grace and glory if we will allow You in. Experiencing how the Holy Spirit uses me and frees me from pride and fear(of what people may think) became increasingly apparent as I saw You touching the hearts of Your beloved children. I am most comfortable, excited and content when I am sharing my testimony with someone, ministering to them or simply talking about how awesome You are. Jesus Christ, You make me who I am, who I want to be and I love you with all of my heart.