Listening Prayer

Listening prayer is the practice of listening to God's voice. Here are some things that have helped me.

Thoughts of truth and love are always form Jesus. He will never condemn or hate on you.

The more truth you see or read from the bible the more you will hear.

God speaks to people in a variety of ways. Through pictures, words, feelings, and thoughts.

Everyone can hear God. It is just a matter of learning to recognize his voice. This takes time, just like learning how to hit a ball sometimes you will hit it right on and sometimes you will miss.

God uses your passion to speak to you.

God repeats himself.

Talk to God all day.

Blocks to Gods voice can be a wall in your heart. This can happen by wrongs you have done to others or wrongs done to you. Ask God. He will reveal the issue.

God does not give us guilt or condemnation. He corrects us lovingly.

Here are 3 ways t check what you heard:
- Is there any scripture contrary to what you have heard?
- Peace (is there a bunch of worrying, doubting, or anxiety?)
- check it out with some one else

God can speak through anything. He has used anything from the bible to the wind to a dog to speak to me.

Just try it! God loves to speak to us! He loves us! He wants to speak to us!

Rainy Days

Here are some Rainy day stories! By rainy day I mean how God rains blessings on us!

One of the things I want to do when I go to Thailand is to bring children into the presence of God. I have no idea of how to do this. The other week my roommate told me her church is looking for Sunday teachers for the children, and that their curriculum is on learning on how to hear the voice of God. It is a paid position and there is training for the teachers! After thinking about it i sent in my resume.
Latter that week they sent me an email asking when I could go in for an interview. I prayed about it and asked God when. He said Tuesday at 11. Well I can't do that. I usually have to work then. I told them some times that would work for me. They then asked me if Tuesday would work because that is when most of the interviews are. I said I would check my schedule and let them know.
The next morning I prayed to God and asked him to make a way. I went in to work and found out that Tuesday I had completely off! Praise God! He loves to arrange are days and cares abut the details!

It has been amazing to watch the money come in for my trip. Here is how God is working!
On June 30 some made a donating to me of $130. July I received the official acceptance letter and was commissioned. At end of August I had received $3500. By the end of September it had doubled and by the end of October it had tripled!

During October I was also able to start a online program called TEFL. This program will and is teaching me how to teach English.

I also received the official amount I am supposed to raise. It is a little over $27,500.00.

On November 11 I found out that I only needed to raise a little over $5000. And just 3 weeks latter I found out I only need to raise a little over $4600! In a little over 6 months God has given me almost $23000! God is so amazing!

Thank you all who have given! Praise God for he is good! I love rainy days!

Are you in love?

A thought from God and me:
Live your life like a much loved child.
How does a much loved child live?
A much loved child walks in the authority of that love. A much loved child walks in the power of that love. A much loved child is full of joy from that love. A much loved child is confident. A much loved child is bold. A much loved child worships freely. A much loved child can only give out of that love. Do you live like a much loved child?

In my mind I know I am loved, but not in my heart. Of course God loves me. I love God. But maybe I am not letting the full love of God fall on me....

1 John 4:16

And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

I AM: Word Up!

I Am says:

There is a light inside of each of you burning brightly. I love that light. I love to tend that light making it burn brighter still. It brings me great Joy to see your light to take care of it.

Beloved, come into a deeper place with we, come and walk with me. Here, sit and rest, and let me tell you of my wonders. You see this tree? I love it with all my being, because I created it. I hear every whisper and giggle it utters. I hear it's sorrows and it's cries. You see the sun? I created it to.

I love the sun. It shines brightly just to praise me. Every ray is a song of praise to me. And the stars, well if you could hear their praise to me, even you would not be able to keep quiet.

My dear, with all these things I have relationship with. I walk with each thing. I listen to them. I hear their stories and laugh with them. I cry with them. I love them. They are each my favorite. I pour love in to each thing, giving it all time with me. How I love to walk among nature and the joyous praise she gives to me.

My dear, I walk with you to, you know. I am there with you everyday. And I talk to you. I talk to you everyday. Do you hear me? Are you listening?

Beloved, I desire to be with you day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute, second to second. Do you know I am there? I want to be more then a mindful presence, I want to be a physical presence. I want you to hear my voice, feel my touch, and know me.

Beloved I have so much for you and I take much delight in you. I love you. My friend come and walk with me, be with me, hear me. I take such delight in you. You make me laugh. I rejoice in you! Come be with me.

I Am a real presence. I Am here with you. I Am. I AM.

A Bubble Bath For My Soul!

Have you ever had a bubble bath? The warm water is flowing. You poor some bubbles in the water and watch them foam up. Then you light some candles and play some soothing music for atmosphere. You climb in and Ahhhhhh you let the warm water run over you and just relax.

Last night I had a bubble bath for my soul. My room mate and I turned down all the lights, lit some candles, and soaked in God's words to us. We listened to a Cd called Prophetic Soaking by Graham Cooke. This Guy was supposed to teach on this, but instead he spent his whole time prophesying! It was so awesome! I want to share what the Lord spoke to me. May it speak to you also!

Look to me, I give you Favor, Ask, Knock

I will teach you how to make requests to get yes.

I want you to dream, dream about your significance, I am dreaming about you.

You will want what I want for you.

I am intentional. My intentionality will be come your identity.

Be transformed.

You will inherit through your dreams.

I will teach you how to work hand in hand with the Holy Spirit.

You will know who you are in me for I shall proclaim your identity.

Be at peace.

Let the weight be washed away.

This is for you for you are my delight.

I am confident in my ability in myself about you that I take pleasure in what you are not. I have designs on you. I can and will change you from one degree of glory to another.

I will push you into my spirit, I will teach you take your problems into a deep place of rest, and drown them!

You are the beloved of God.

I want you to learn to depend on me to bless you. I bless you because it delights me.

Occasionally I laugh at you because you are funny.

I love your life. I love who you are and I love your struggles.

Learn to live like a much loved child.

Enjoy the journey.

I am going to please myself in your life.

You will come to a new place of prayer and requesting.

The Enemy will fight. He is like a sheep dog, though he does not see it, driving you to a deeper place.

The Prince of this world has NOTHING on me!

My God loves me. He can not move me. I am highly favored.

You must think form your heart, not your head.

You are my Great love, My beloved! See your self like that!

Expect my favor and desire. You are the one.

Be astonished, marvel, and wonder. Expect Favor.

I will train you to receive fullness.

I will prove my desire for you.

Refuse negativity, Stand in your problems and find my desire.

Seek, Ask, Knock, Find

You are Deeply deeply loved! My heart is full towards you!

Do not be governed by the past, this is a new day.

It is time to live a life overwhelmed by me. Increase your response, say yes!

It is about me pleasing my self in your life!

You are the seed of heaven, I will plant you. I am training you for heaven.

You enter by my permission, not by your performance!

This is so sweet! God has been leading me more and more in to soaking time with him. What a relief this is all about him and that he wants to please himself! Eash, that is so good! May these words bless and free you. May the inspire and bring you closer to the Lord Almighty who is now and forever!

A Blast for the Past!

This is Lueng, Geat, Faa, and Dow! My Thai Family!

So as most of you know I went to Thailand for 9 months around a year ago. While I was there I met a family. This Family became my family away form home. While I was there we were able to invite them to some bible studies. Geat, the mom, showed real interest in the Bible. It was awesome. I had high dreams for her. Unfortunately we had to leave much too soon. Then the next team went to Thailand. They continued the relationship with them and studied the Bible alot. Now I have just heard this exciting news! This is form a lady on the field.

Yesterday our Bible study was really informal (TV going, kids running in and out, Geat cooking :)... she wanted to know more about the woman caught in adultery. She really seemed impressed by the words of Jesus. Tom also told her about the verse about removing a speck from some one eles's eye with a plank in your own eye. She really seemed to get it!

Geat also recently asked a friend about baptism and how often we do it!

Praise God! When I was over in Thailand I received a vision of Geat running to Jesus laughing! And now I am beginning to see it fulfilled! This is so cool! God is so good! May God's will be done in Thailand and the family's hearts!

The hobbit party

Ale All Around!!!

To make us feel smaller most of us ate with big bowels and spoons or baby spoons and bowels!

Mrs. Tweedy!

Here is the party scene as a reporter saw it.

The party scene was quite homey and cozy, typical of all hobbit's homes. The honerable Mrs. Tweedy (myself) hosted this jolly afair. Mrs. Tweedy out did herself this time. The table held a schrumpous lental soup. Fresh bread and a finely aged cheese accoumpied the soup. And of course the party was nicly rounded off with the finest Ginger Ale you could find! The mood was set with nice hobbity music. There was much laughter and plenty of Ale to be had! Speeches were made and songs were sung! Indeed this was a jolly time.