Being Heard

What has come to me from today's reading From 1Samuel 28-29, Ps. 109 and Matthew 11 is a crying out to be Heard. Let the focus of our prayers be to the things we have been blessed with here and now. Be grateful in all he has provided, be bold and strong as you pray also, so that the blessing being given are for being faithful in the little things that we have been entrusted to.

Pray for the Men in this group, each one and for the new men coming each time, remember the families also of these Men.

The more we pray for one another the more we are strengthened as a whole against the enemy.

Let us be heard from the Roof Tops, so we do not feel like the pain Saul felt knowing that the Lord had left him knowing he and his sons would parish.

Matthew 10:26 (The Message) - Seth

 "Don't be intimidated. Eventually everything is going to be out in the open, and everyone will know how things really are. So don't hesitate to go public now.

Prophetic Picture - Mark

Joshua 3:14-16
The people left their tents to cross the Jordan, led by the priests carrying the Chest of the Covenant. When the priests got to the Jordan and their feet touched the water at the edge (the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest), the flow of water stopped. It piled up in a heap—a long way off—at Adam, which is near Zarethan. The river went dry all the way down to the Arabah Sea (the Salt Sea). And the people crossed, facing Jericho.

God gave me this image as a prophetic picture tonight. I sensed that our work is piling up in a heap, and it can't be released until we complete our bankruptcy.

Thank you Jesus for the dry ground. We look forward to the work that you have for us.

Prophetic Picture - Mark

I was given a prophetic picture from two ladies that only know me by name. Here is what resonated with me:

• I was a pilot with a headset.
• My instruments were in front of me, and I can not see the ground.
• I am on God's flight plan.
• Even though I can't see how to get to the destination, I must trust my instruments and stay on course.
• I must daily choose to stay on God's plan to get to the destination
• I am in constant contact with God. When I speak, He listens, and when He speaks, I listen.

These women did not know that I was a pilot or that this would clearly encourage me. Thank you Jesus for the encouragement.

Promise Secured - Mark

Matthew 7:7-11
Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This isn't a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in. If your child asks for bread, do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing. You're at least decent to your own children. So don't you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better?

David was anointed King and then chased around the country by Saul for many years. He was given a promise that seemed impossible with earthly wisdom.

God is good, and He only gives me good gifts. If I must go through some temporary pain, it is only so that He can get me to a better place and bless me in the future. My promise may not come the way I expected or the way I wanted, but at the end of the book the promise is secure.

Psalm 31:24 (The Message) - Seth

"Be brave. Be strong. Don't give up.  Expect God to get here soon."

Matthew 6:27 - Lucas

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life.

I worry too much. I worry about work, about being a good dad to Madelyn.

Tonight, Madelyn prayed for dinner. Yeah, she's 2. Sometimes that is all we need; a little perspective.

Eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and read your bible today. Dont skip a meal!

Matthew 5:48 - Stacy

.."In a word, what I'm saying is, Grow up. You're kindgom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you." I read this verse in a couple of translations, but this one from the message really spoke to me.