What Do You Mean There is No Storm?

What do you mean there is no storm? Hey, just look outside!
Yeah, that weatherperson surely has their work cut out for themselves. Yet, I have been aware their radar for this area is being serviced. So when might we expect the radar to be back on the job I ask you? (Lately I text our daughter to see what her phone shows as to a report)
The FORECAST: cold with sun. Light breezy winds out of the east will blow in the next cold front!
Well, it was anything but sunny on this day. Can you see the picture here? And that light breezy condition amounted to winds of about 70 miles per hour. Oh, and did I mention there was snow?
I was viewing the weather forecast today. I even surfed the Weather Channel. And in every place I thought to search out next week's temps all amounted to the day temp going from 20 degrees, to 17 degrees to 12 degrees. I told my husband I am not looking anymore this week and this is just Thursday. And I will not even mention the nighttime temps!
I admit it is Winter. And with winter comes all the wind, snow, frequent rains that freeze into a skating rink of roadways and pathways. Also, I remember Spring comes after Winter is finished. And yet, we are how many days into the winter season,.....oh yeah 10 days, right?


I remember Jesus being in a storm and demanded it to be still! And peace came in the midst of the chaos. But peace did not mean there was not a storm, and staying in peace during chaotic times does not mean there is no warfare going on.
God is not the author of any confusion. God is merciful with gentleness and much peace.

Let's read a passage here on staying in peace......

Luke 8:22-37  KJV

¶ 22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 
24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
¶ 26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
36 They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
¶ 37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.

In verse 23, that jeopardy is DANGER!
Gaining a perspective of sea water plus wind, one finds ultimate peril.
In seeing where this group of men were going and who they were to encounter, brings us to the heart of the matter. The devil certainly did not want Jesus and the team to make it to the other side. Seriously, many a demon had made their home in the man who lived among the tombs. You might remember him as the man of Gadara.
So while the sea tossed a great tempest, Jesus commanded it to be stilled.

Seriously speaking, when a boat is taking on much water, then to me danger is eminent. So Jesus spoke to the storm and to the one who organized the chaos.

Calling on Jesus in the midst of such turmoil meant they needed an answer and where was their faith?

Excuse me for this but in thinking on this today, I am appalled that men believe there was this big bang theory. Yet, when I think of God and He spoke light be, I am thinking there was a sonic boom and in that explosion of light meeting the darkness, peace and organization came into being. The devil came to steal, kill and destroy. But Jesus came to give us life abundantly.
There was an explosion at a fireworks factory in Mexico a day or two before Christmas.......and when the explosions began people died. When God creates a "light be" then chaos becomes organized and there is only light.

So Jesus rebuked the wind and the raging waves of water. And they ceased to be. And what remained was a great calm.  Thus it was Jesus Christ Who showed that, though the devil pretends to be the prince of the power of the air, yet even there he has him in a chain.

On the other side of the storm was a man needing much help of Jesus. The man had many demonic spirits living within him. And when Jesus came to the side of the Gadarenes, he was met by the demoniac of Gadara.

So "legion" was sent out of the man!

And the people who owned the pigs came out to see. And those who lived in that community came out to see and they were all afraid at the demoniac now free, in his right mind, and dressed. And the people were afraid????

It was the same said of those after the election this year of the new president. They said they were afraid. Why would anyone be afraid of what God is doing to and for you?

Well, God is a God of sign and wonders. And He will accomplish His plan in the earth. There was opportunity for others to hear the message of salvation and it was time for that crew of people to be awaken to life of God. Wow, what events that occurred to just get to the other side.

And we complain about going to church in the rain???

WE are not alone! In this total ocean of air, there are spiritual beings who wage a war on humans. We must understand our spiritual well-being is to heed something Paul wrote us about. It is found in the book of Ephesians 6. And within the verses of 10-12, battles are waged by those determined to keep their first-occupancy rights. If you think you have heard about the "haters" you might have missed this one if you have not read Ephesians 6. But there are those who hate to a great degree. And they really hate when we have become sons of God. 

Ephesians 6:10-20     KJV

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 

11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 

14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 

15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 

16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 

18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; 

19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 

20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 

As we continue to grow in bearing His image, their time is short and our inheritance will be returned to us. At this point it is by faith. It is an unseen force, but they exist none the less. And we are to be aware that they communicate with thoughts and attitudes.

We are not to be passive about those demonic spirits. We are to be active in speaking to the storm's, to sickness and even to that bed of affliction and say "you will not rise up a second time."

Today, take an active role in speaking to that which you do have authority over. By remaining in the Father, and keeping Jesus enthroned on our hearts, we will mark a path that is set with the mercy of God in peace and love.

OUR daughter and son-in-law had planned their wedding. Of course this has been awhile ago now. But when they chose the date it was winter time weather. Yes, February 2. And why not have a June wedding or maybe a 4th of July Wedding? No it was the 2nd of February. So some nine months ahead, while getting the gown, the bridesmaid outfits, and yes finding the right place to hose this wonderful even for two wonderful people, we were confessing that the temperatures would be in the sixties, the sun would shine, there would be no wind, and it would be a wonderful day to fly anywhere they would go on their honeymoon. We confessed so many things for that period of time and that all coming would be here for the event. Well it came to pass. It was a beautiful day. It was the mid- sixties and yes the snow from the days before had melted. The day came and it went, but it was marked out in what we believed to be true for our kids on their special day.

Ask yourself, "what is on the other side of this storm?" Ask what you need to know of the Father and to prevail by speaking what Jesus did. Our faith at times really needs some stretching. But we can overcome the world, Jesus did! Receive strength of the Lord. Walk through with your head held high. Speak peace, expect His love and know the best is coming your way. Oh the winds may be 80 miles an hour, the snow is on the level of 36 inches, yet, on the other side, we have a message to get out. We have someone to speak to about Jesus. Someone needs to know your testimony and my testimony.

We have the Holy Spirit and we will not cower in the corner. We will speak to symptoms, and to storms, and strange drivers on I-5 and say that they go in Jesus name. But the Lord is our shelter and we abide in His security and peace. May the Holy Spirit guide you and in the process of time, know His grace is sufficient.

Keep an attitude of a godly life and keep the excitement in your heart. And may you see the benefit of standing against the storms even when someone speaks " there is no storm"!

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There is a Whole Lot of Talking Going On

2 Chronicles 18:12-17.......12 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, "Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Therefore please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement." 13 And Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak." 14 Then he came to the king; and the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?" And he said, "Go and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand!" 15 So the king said to him, "How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?" 16 Then he said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, 'These have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.' " 17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?"  NKJV


Micaiah was honorable. He spoke only what God told him to speak.
John 5:19-23 ..........19 Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. 20 For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. 21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. 22 For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, 23 that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. NKJV
UNITY!



We find the king wanted his flesh creature soothed and fur to be stroked, so to speak, but Micaiah the prophet was only going to speak the truth God gave him to speak.

This passage of scripture from 2 Chronicles 18:1-13........is where King of Judah.....Jehoshaphat allied himself with Ahab. The King of Judah always wanted God's word on every move and action. Yet this same King allied himself with Ahab...........a man who had 400 prophets who were not men of God.......and they all prophesied the same thing. But King Jehoshaphat asked  Ahab, if he had any other prophets and bring him .....................and Ahab said"  well there is Micaiah, the son of Imla, but I hate him for Micaiah always prophesies evil concerning me."         Even when confronted to lie , the prophet still told truth...he had to tell truth (even reading further of how the people were all scattered sheep with no Shepherd) from verse 16!  The lesson in all this.........is that if all want unity, some unity is that which ultimately brings disaster and much death. As in this case and even reading further, "unity is NOT ALWAYS GOOD FOR THE WRONG THING".  

There should be "no compromising  beliefs"!

It is in our trusting God and His word of truth that keeps us safe and out of harms way! It is  always that which comes back to each of us as a walk in OBEDIENCE to what God says. 

 Isaiah 59:18-19...........18 According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay,

Fury to His adversaries,

Recompense to His enemies;

The coast lands He will fully repay. 

19 So shall they fear 

The name of the LORD from the west,

And His glory from the rising of the sun;

When the enemy comes in like a flood,

The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.  NKJV

Our union is with God. It is that unity that stands. It is the same as in the union of a couple. The man taking his wife, a good thing.......for the husband.

Proverbs 18:22........22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing,

And obtains favor from the LORD. NKJV

Obtaining favor from the LORD and walking in unity is done with no compromise. So, too, our union with God is to speak as He speaks, and to do as He has done! 

There are many talking today, and many taking to the streets, but is it unity for the wrong thing? Yes, we certainly have the Word of God, but are we actually quoting the scripture, or are we just tossing it out, like in the manner of just speaking out loud, "we have Psalm 91 protection" and "let's get back to the program on T.V." or "let's get back to our meeting", or " I have to get back and work my 80 hours for this work" "and don't have time to confess right now"? 

The adversary knows the Word of God too! He certainly would love our not quoting the actual scripture. Have we gotten complacent about speaking the Word we are standing on, believing for a change in our circumstances either financially, physically, or mentally? Have we just become those who believe, "well I know the Word," and think that will suffice? What about something seriously as to an illness in the body? Knowing we should have our arsenal ready of God's Word and should actually be quoting the entire Word for Word.....like speaking 1 Peter 2:24.

1 Peter 2:24..........24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you were healed.  NKJV

For I certainly know this one by heart, and so do many others who have walked down that path of body issues and stood against death and dying to live for the Lord and His Glory!

But it is standing and believing that Word THAT prevails in our lives and brings us close to God and His voice to hear when we quote the very word's Jesus spoke. It is not being complacent, but actually standing to believe for those things of God in Heaven to come to earth and prevail!

Today, was hearing what is about to transpire in Baltimore, Maryland. It is those gangs that come under unity to do what looks like violence and evil on the earth.

Our prayer is to be for all individuals, who, either, are going there, live there, or are about to be born there, that God the Father will have His way there. It is for us to believe and expect safety for all, for justice to be done, yes, and for light to come into the region to show what is wrong in the system. 

Is anyone praying?

What is it that God want us to speak over this situation and every other situation that arises, and yes, there will be many more just like them. But we are to keep our focus on God alone. We pray over those things happening in other cities and states, we pray for wisdom from God to flow those leaders of Baltimore, Maryland and expect those things to be resolved in peace with no loss of lives and property. We desire our communities here to remain in peace, to have unity that is of justice in our land and no loss of lives or property for anyone. Our expectancy is to know and see that our prayers are being answered for our all members of society of this land we call America. For God truly made us in His image, did He not?

People talk today about tatoos and the blue hair, yet I saw people with tatoos in my youth. The women with the "blue hair" lived in our neighborhood. Yes, they were all those over seventy years and older of age and they were having their gray hair covered with this bluing tint. For a few years as a child, I thought I was the only grand-child with the blue-haired granny! I would not have considered having "blue" hair at the time! So any color sprayed into the hair today means nothing to me, for I saw it years ago. It is just what the person likes and are free to color away with what suits them in any color scheme.

But when we talk of unity for anything that causes harm, we have to know and hold up that Word of God as a standard and expect God to have His will and way in our lives. 

I cannot find anywhere that Jesus just spoke, "well, I have Psalm 91 protection" and that was it, done and nothing more said!..No! Wrong..........we must speak  out......that Word.  Jesus said that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.............! He directed us to the SPOKEN WORD..........NOT JUST SAYING PSALM 91(PROTECTION)........BUT TO THE ENTIRE PASSAGE BEING SPOKEN! When the adversary asked a question, Jesus replied like "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word the proceeds from the mouth of God."

Matthew 4:1-11................4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." 4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' " 5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 

'He shall give His angels charge over you,'

and,  'In their hands they shall bear you up,

Lest you dash your foot against a stone.' " 

7 Jesus said to him, "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the LORD your God.' " 8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me." 10 Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.' " 11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.  NKJV

SO if Jesus knew He had to speak it out, then we have to speak it out as well! What is the adversary speaking and what will we lift up against him? Just saying Psalm 91 protection will not be enough.

In Proverbs 2:10-14...it says that wisdom enters our heart, and knowledge is pleasant to our soul, 11 discretion will preserve us; understanding will keep us. 12 to deliver us from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things, 13 from those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 who rejoice in doing evil, and delight in the perversity of the wicked; (NKJV)

As we stay in His Word and learning His wisdom, then we will not fall into the fear factor of relying on the five senses and of clothing ourselves in darkness!  It is imperative to have the light of God's truth shining in on the thing or the man who is set out to harm us! We do not KNOW everything that is on our path, but God certainly does. We definitely do not want to be the driver, who forcefully drives further into darkness and confusion and try to make a "right decision" based of the five-senses that bring folly.

It is the Word of God that will keep you and me, preserve you and me, and will deliver us from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things. We are to adhere to God's teachings, and stay in the light, understanding that God's ways and thoughts are life to us. As we do this daily, our hearts are growing in courage to make the "right decisions" in the moment we need them most and speak them out if the "bad" report comes. When or if the enemy appears, we have the courage in our hearts to defeat him with the light and truth of God's Word. He gave us mouths to use. 

It is by confessing daily that Word over our lives and our children's lives. We speak into situations before they arise much like we pray over a trip to be made across the country before actually making the trip across country.  When we pray over the protection for the entire family going, the gas, the places to sleep and the places to stop to eat should be covered by the Word that protects and not just by saying..."Psalm 91 protection". When we plead Jesus' Blood do we know what we are doing when we speak it out and why?

When I was going through those many hours of blood transfusion, I had already been confessing the Word for months. I had already been applying and speaking it out loud, each verse, word by word. And when waiting on the result of the hemoglobin after that second blood transfusion, my Father reminded me of the confession Nahum 1:9...........it will not rise up in "me" a second time.........!

Nahum 1:7-9................7 The LORD is good,

A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him. 

8 But with an overflowing flood 

He will make an utter end of its place, And darkness will pursue His enemies. 

9 What do you conspire against the LORD?

He will make an utter end of it.

Affliction will not rise up a second time. NKJV

My God in me, was not going to allow this thing to rise up a second time in my life. My husband was sending a text by cell phone those who were waiting on some report from the procedure. The Lord had given us more ammunition to use when He gave us Nahum 1:9. My husband got a response back and there were others speaking it in unity with me "out loud" in their home! Amen!

Yes, there is a whole lot of talking going on and some is just "blah, blah, blah", but when we speak God's Word and see life from it, we see the miraculous of God come to something that others only see as a fearful place and a place of death or dying.

Father, I pray that each of us will hear and run with the vision, and the dream YOU Father placed in our hearts long ago. May we be people of unity to speak as You have spoken. May our lives burn with compassion for YOUR Word and  MAY our days be not lackluster, but our horizons shimmer like the sun on the waves of the ocean, always drawing us ever closer to the purpose OF Your plan for our lives as we speak and pray Your Word. We pray our words would always be the same as YOURS and that we would always be growing to be ever led to those paths of new adventures in YOU!

 WE know that You have given us Your Holy Spirit and according to John 3:34,35 “for since He Whom God has sent speaks the words of God [proclaims God’s own message], God does not give Him His Spirit sparingly or by measure, but boundless is the gift God makes of His Spirit! The Father loves the Son and has given (entrusted, committed) everything into His hand.” By this Holy Word, You gave to Us Your Holy Spirit without measure. I loose HIM now into our lives. Holy Spirit spark our lives with the match of faith. 

May our lives be dominated by YOUR truth that sets captives free and may we always be those who will encourage others to speak in unity knowing that as we hold up that Word of God as a standard, that we are expectant God to have His will and way in our lives. In Jesus's name, amen and amen!

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