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Events are coming that will require that we trust God in ways not yet imagined. Those who maintain that trust will see the Lord work in profound ways. The greatest breakthroughs in life happen when only God can provide what we need. This is not a place of desperation....
A few days ago, the drain on our shower stopped working. It was strange to see a few inches of water surrounding my ankles at the end of a shower. It had never happened before. We tried bottle after bottle of Drano to no avail. We let it stand overnight hoping to see...
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The revival in Venezuela continues to surge. This photo was posted on Facebook byGlenn Burris, President of the Foursquare Church. Glenn shared the church shown in the photo has grown to over 6,000 people. Churches all across Venezuela are experiencing a fresh move of...
You have felt surrounded and trapped with no way to escape. You thought this was a work of hell. Just the opposite is true. You rightly perceived you are surrounded, but you are surrounded by the promises of God. They have encircled your life and wait behind a line of...
The fulfillment of prophetic words spoken hundreds and even thousands of years ago are arriving at this moment in history. These words were spoken in a distant time and place intended for delivery at this time in our lives. The prophets who uttered these words had no...
Run your race of faith with integrity. The finish line is still a long way off. You will be rewarded for your obedience even though the natural odds are stacked against you. What seems obvious at this stage in the race will not be the final outcome. God is...
Learn the difference between obligation and discernment. Obligation can have you tied to things you need to let go of in order to make this transition. Discernment will invite you to see the new thing God has planned and will give you permission to let go of the past...
Today, Jan and I were lying in bed in the early morning darkness having a conversation. During our conversation, we heard a voice speak to us from somewhere in our bedroom. It was Siri, the robotic voice on Jan’s iPhone. Siri said, “Hmm…I don’t know what that...
When Jan and I moved to southern Oregon 20 years ago, we spent our days off driving around the area looking for a home to purchase. In our initial search, we found a nice home on some acreage in the hills. While talking with the owner everything seemed well planned...
Very little in this life is what we call “either-or”. I used to be either-or in my younger days while still in the early stages of spiritual maturity. I thought strongly proclaiming my side of an issue and drawing lines in the sand was the mark of a spiritually...
For several weeks, I have been hearing the words “collapsing scaffolding” in my spirit. Throughout human history, the scaffolding of lies has been erected over the face of God like construction scaffolding is placed over the front of a building in an attempt to...
Last night, I was invited along with a group of other men to honor a young man on his 12th birthday. It was a rite of passage. After a dinner of the young man’s choice – BBQ hamburgers – we went outside and sat around an open fire pit. Each of us was asked to...
Bondage is anything we do to prove our worth. We have nothing to prove. We havebeen placed in Jesus at the right hand of the Father in eternity. In that place, we are full and complete in Christ. We live this current life from the reality of that present...
Wait for the shattered pieces of this broken moment to fall and settle around you. There is nothing you can do while your reality is breaking up and falling apart. Only when the breaking is finished will you know what pieces God wants you to pick up and use to create...