Showing posts with label disappointment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label disappointment. Show all posts

Monday, March 10, 2014

"Let the Shaking That You're Going Through Become the Shaking of the Breakthrough" - by Eileen Fisher

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What Is YOUR Purpose?

The following corporate prophetic word was given by Eileen Fisher on January 21, 2014 during her weekly Prophetic School of the Holy Spirit meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado:

"Understand that you truly were created for My pleasure. And those days when you say, 'Lord, nothing's going right.' Smile inside and know this truth: You were created for My pleasure. In spite of anything, find comfort in knowing your purpose."

The Spirit within me is saying, because sometimes, when things are going a different direction, we have to know that is our identity;that is our purpose. Our purpose isn't what we're called to do; our purpose is relationship – to fellowship with the Living God.

We were created to fellowship with Him; and that is to be so intimate, that wherever we are, we feel His breath, His hand, His pleasure. We feel the brush of angels' wings. We're so aware of Him that that's why we go some places, and that's why we don't go other places, because we're aware that He would not be comfortable there, and it would not bring Him pleasure.

Redeemed by Jennifer PageAnd I hear the Lord say, "Many, many times, you face choices. In fact, every day you face hundreds of choices – choice, after choice, after choice. And with each choice, just as with each step, it could draw you closer to Me, or away from Me.

For the enemy would come and sow seeds of doubt, unbelief. He would put work, after work, after work – of failure, of discouragement, of disappointment – to where you begin to say, 'Where are You?'"

He said, "I would say back to you, 'Where are you?' Is that not what I said to Adam and Eve? Where are you?

"Where are you with Me this night? Are you in the fold of My arms? Are you where My hand can rest upon your head, and give you right thinking and right understanding? Are you so close that I need only to whisper, and you feel My breath, and know exactly what I am sending you to do, and the message I will send you to carry?

"Let the distance cause you to come closer and closer and closer. Learn to run into My arms. Learn to acknowledge My presence in every hour of the day, until you become so aware that you too cannot escape My presence, just like David. Because if you too were locked in the pits of Hell, I would come and get you, for you are My property.

Did You Know You Were Created By a Creator Who Wanted You?

LIFE by Jennifer Page"You were created by a Creator who wanted you. Perhaps the circumstances of your birth were not the highest on this earth, but I promise you, on My side there was dancing. There was rejoicing for another one – another one of us – We could love.

Part of our family had come to the earth, made in the image of God, for fellowship, for identity.

"Know that you were created for a purpose. And after you know that purpose, then begin to pray.

Seek My face for strategy, for what you were placed on the earth for.

And know that you too must come to the point in your life that man cannot persuade you to take a left, or a right, to stop, or to run.
"But you too will have a song in your heart, and that song will be the same song that I sang: 'I must be about My Father's business. I only do what the Father shows Me.' But you must be very close, to see when I direct you, when I whisper, when I nudge, when I restrain you, and I say, 'Wait. Rest.'

"Be not concerned about pride, of always being right. But be more concerned about becoming righteous in My sight, because you serve and you dwell in the presence of an everlasting, righteous Lord your God. Seek righteousness.

Seek first the Kingdom of God and My righteousness, and everything will be added unto you," says the Lord your God.


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Let My Presence and Strength Roll Out of You In Times of Trouble

The following corporate prophetic word was given by Eileen Fisher on January 28, 2014 during her weekly Prophetic School of the Holy Spirit meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado:

The Lord said, "Be aware, for the enemy would come with distraction, after distraction, after distraction, and only to deposit subtraction – subtraction from who I am. From who you are. Subtraction of strength, faith, and to rob you, and deposit within you despondency and numbness. Put you in a sense of shock, and an aftershock, and for longing, not knowing which way to go – to the left or to the right.

Glory Filled the Temple by Robert Bartow"But I am not a God who died for His people and then abandoned them. I am with you forever. I've said, 'Forever!'
"In times of trouble, call in My presence, for where you are My presence is.

Do you not understand 'The Hope of Glory' that is within you? Do not look exterior. Do not look outward. Don't look around. Look in. Let My presence, let My strength, roll out of you.

"Be carriers of praise and thanksgiving. Be carriers of 'Amen,' 'So be it,' 'It is written.' Be carriers of 'Command,' that command My Word to be alive and active.
Take Up Your Position; Wake Up!
I Slept, But My Heart Was Awake by Donna Smallenberg"Take up your position, for the King of Glory longs to come in and walk among you.

But will you recognize Him? How will you recognize Him? What if you're asleep in your spirit? Wake up! Wake up!

"Let the shaking that you're going through become the shaking of the breakthrough.

Be not shook for any reason, but be shook awake: to make a stand. And then the enemy will tremble and flee. But first, you must shake.

"Shake off the negative words. Let them drop off of you. Do not let the enemy live in the darkness of your words. Do not cover him with words of unbelief, for he hides and brings torment with fear, and aggravation, and regret, and remorse.

"Expose him by the light of My Word and My presence. You are My mouthpieces. But how can you speak what I tell you to speak unless you have come with praise and thanksgiving, and receive that which I would give to you?

"Ponder this well, for this is the key and the secret to the Kingdom. Let My Holy Spirit quicken this to you. Let this be a foundation, a cornerstone, for you are the temple. My presence dwells in your temples.
"Claim My ever-filling. Claim My ever-presence. Claim and remember the days of old, of My faithfulness.
"Allow time for Me to come and rebuild what the enemy has come to destroy. Know that I am a gatherer, and it takes time to gather. Know that I am a multiplier, but it takes time to multiply. But will you be willing?

Arise and Shine; You Are the Light

Salt and Light by Jennifer Page"Uncover the enemy with praise and thanksgiving, for he comes under the umbrella of murmuring against Me. For is he not called the 'accuser of the brethren?' He accuses, and accuses, and accuses until you stand with your heads down, as one who's been accused and condemned. That is not for My people.

"My people are resurrected. My people are strong. My people are called to arise, and to shine. My people are not called to hide in the darkness, but My people are called 'the light.'

"You are living epistles. If only My people would become living epistles. Will you be My people – alive in My Word and My Word alive in you? Do not take this lightly. For I have called a few here this night. I have given them the keys to a Kingdom. Apply this. I await your reply.
His Joy by Jennifer Page
"I've called a people to be joyful, so that they will be strong and do great exploits in My name. Shake off the darkness. Shake off the negative agreement. Tell the enemy, 'No, get behind me.' Do not hide behind him with murmuring and accusing, one to another, for My Spirit grieves in murmuring, for My Spirit is truly connected with the Father and with Me.

"We have connected you with Us. We have sealed you. You are sealed by My Spirit. Do not take that lightly. Own it. Live in it. And let My Word do what it was sent to do – set captives free," says the Lord your God.

Eileen Fisher
Eileen Fisher Ministries


Email: eileen@eileenfisher.org
Website: eileenfisher.org
Eileen Fisher speaks and ministers before many groups and has a desire to fulfill the commission that Jesus gave us all. Eileen is available for retreats, workshops, meetings, banquets, or other special events. Eileen is also the author of two books titled Embraced by the Holy Spirit and Embracing the Prophetic.

She travels, is a frequent TV guest, and teaches Schools of Prophecy and Healing. Her husband Fred oversees the ministry and is the ministry administrator. Fred and Eileen are active overseers and members of the board of directors for Freedom Christian Fellowship Church. They have one married daughter, Theresa, their son Michael went home to be with our Lord in 1993, and they have four grandchildren.

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From the desk of Steve Shultz:

I know many of you feel like you are going through a shaking right now...with tests and trials in circumstances. You'll really appreciate this latest word of the Lord from Eileen Fisher. Good can most definitely come out of shaking as Eileen shares:

"Let the shaking that you're going through become the shaking of the breakthrough. Be not shook for any reason, but be shook awake: to make a stand. And then the enemy will tremble and flee. But first, you must shake...Shake off the negative words. Let them drop off of you..."

Be encouraged that God IS moving on your behalf in whatever you may be facing.

Blessings,
Steve Shultz

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Monday, January 20, 2014

“Discouragement – Replace It With His Courage” - Ahava Love Letter (Steve Martin)

                                

         “Discouragement – Replace It With His Courage”

“Put your hope in Adonai, be strong, and let your heart take courage! Yes, put your hope in Adonai! (Psalm 27:14 CJB)


Dear family of friends,

Discouragement is inevitable in our lives. We see, we hear, we experience things that just pull us down, get our eyes off the main goal, which can then tempt us to want to stop moving. Or simply just quit. A nagging or long sickness, unemployment or low employment, lack of true friends to encourage us or whom we can share our thoughts and hopes. Any of these can take its toll. And they certainly do. No wonder we sometimes just want to get off the track, and sit in silence. 

Disappointments can cause us to react the same way. We were counting on an event to happen, and it didn’t. We were told we would get the job or the promotion, and we won’t. The kids failed to act a certain way that we had hoped, and well, they just couldn’t.

We all have experienced discouragement and disappointments. Sometimes they can be overwhelming, and if not for the hope to hold on, they can be devastating. Whether we are a veteran in the faith, or a new believer, we need ongoing courage within, and encouragement from without, to go on when we don’t have the faith to do so.

I love hearing stories where discouragement is replaced by courage; where disappointment is surpassed by the unexpected God appointment. Seeing the action of the Lord, putting our hope in Him, gives us that needed push to get back up, get the spirit moving, and trust Him for the good in all of that which seemed uncertain and unavailable.

Having one act of the Holy Spirit can take us from one realm to the other, and just like that our confidence can be restored. I am so thankful for His interaction in our lives.

In one incidence I want to share, monthly funds for this ministry we started in 2010 was about to be cut by a third in this its fourth year. My first reaction was to look at where we could cut expenses. Then my next thought was to wonder if I was going in the right direction. And then it was followed by discouragement, as I honestly thought, “Lord, if You are not going to provide for this ministry, then why am I going to continue the effort to keep doing it?”

You know what His reply was? Within two days I got a call from someone we had helped a year earlier, saying they had a $1000 to give to the ministry. What an encouragement! That gift alone just made up almost one-half of the previous annual loss, in just the first month.

This is the Lord. When we are on the frontlines, doing that which we know He has purposed us to do, we will get hit by the arrows, the bullets, the silent lies of the enemy attempting to take us out of the battle and put us down. But our God is our victory, and the hope He gives within us, the trusted One in Whom we can always count on to be there, will be there. His courage becomes ours once again.

Pushing forward to accomplish the end results is a daily battle, but we are not alone. His courage replacing the discouragement we get tempted to give in to, will keep us keeping on. His appointments replace the disappointments.

Thank you Lord Jesus, Adonai.

Ahava to my family of friends,

Steve Martin
Founder, Love For His People


Love For His People, Inc. is a charitable, not-for-profit USA organization. Fed. ID#27-1633858.

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Ahava Love Letter #101   “Discouragement – Replace It With His Courage”   Steve Martin 
Date: In the year of our Lord 2014 (01.20.14) Monday at 7:00 pm in Charlotte, NC).


All previous editions of Ahava Love Letter can be found on this Blog, and our newest website: Ahava Love Letters


Sunday, August 11, 2013

Ahava Love Letter - “Disappointed with Small Beginnings?” (Steve Martin)


                 

         “Disappointed with Small Beginnings?”

“The Lord is close to those who have suffered disappointment. 
He saves those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18

Dear family of friends,

Disappointments happen to each of us. We work long and hard for a special event, a needed life change, a relationship gone sour needing to be rebuilt…and yet we so often experience hurt and frustration when it doesn’t happen the way we had hoped. And even expected the way it should have. 

Then we want to blame God, while asking the question which often haunts many, “Why God?”

It happened to me again. But by this time I had learned not to question the One who loves, the One who cares, the One who I know had asked me to do something, and so I did. It didn’t turn out the way I had expected, or at least had hoped it would. But then after many starts and finishes now, you get back up and go on. Persistence will pay off if we don’t quit.

When only eight people showed up for the event (and five were from my own family), for which I had been planning for months, and had spent time, energy and money on while expecting at least 30-50, I was truly disappointed. As I sat there on the table, before the cars would start pulling up, after the final two hour long decorating and other preparations had been done, I fought against that which I knew wanted to attack me. 

Disappointment. Rejection. The lying voice whispering, “You really didn’t hear His voice, did you?”

Several times over the years, I knew that I knew - in my “knower” as one Bible teacher used to say – that I had heard the Lord, did what He asked, and then didn’t get the expected results. At least not at the start.

Whether it involved a ministry job change, a major move for the family, a purchase of great value, or sharing a word with someone and then getting some backlash, it took time before the real purpose of the Lord was understood and the promise fulfilled.

I have learned, after much practice of course, that His ways are not our ways. He led Moses to the Red Sea, with what seemed to be an impossible way of crossing, after leading the Hebrews out of bondage. Joshua had to march his army around a stronghold city seven times. What was he thinking after the 6th lap? Daniel was placed in the lion’s den. Did it at any time first cross his mind, “If only I had obeyed the king and avoided this.” 

Really God? Is this how you operate?

It sure is. They were able to face that because of the lessons they committed themselves to learn in the long process leading up to that point.

The Lord God Almighty wants to teach us to simply obey His word first. He wants us to step out and do what we believe He has called us to do. The results are to be left in His hands; not in our well planned out ones. As we learn to walk through that which we face today, the bigger giants yet coming will be looked at with faith and courage too.

It may be years before we realize that the seed planted in the dirt will become a mighty tree, or the word spoken to that person will long settle in their spirit, and they become the next Billy Graham.


(Photo by Steve Martin - in Charlotte, NC)

The Lord is not short on time, or bringing about His planned purposes. He knows the beginning from the end. After all, He IS the Father of time, the Creator of all things. And His plans and purposes will come about, even as He truly has spoken. After all, Jesus (Yeshua) rose from the dead, proving that He is true and we can eternally believe His word.

Take courage in hearing His voice. Don’t give up or allow disappointments in small beginnings to keep you from seeking the Lord with your whole heart, mind, will and emotions. He is the Rewarder, and you will see the good results.

It just takes a little more time.

Ahava (love in Hebrew) to my family of friends,

Steve Martin
Founder/President

Love For His People, Inc. is a charitable, not-for-profit USA organization. Fed. ID#27-1633858.
 
Please consider sending a charitable gift of $5-$25 today, and maybe each month, to help us bless Israel with our humanitarian ministry. Tax deductible contributions receive a receipt for each donation.

Go here for safe ONLINE GIFT GIVING THROUGH  OUR WEBSITE using major credit cards: 

Love For His People, Inc support

If you don't have a PayPal account you can also use your credit card or bank account (where available). 

Contribution checks can be sent to: 
Love For His People, Inc.  P.O. Box 414   Pineville, NC 28134

Todah rabah! (Hebrew - Thank you very much.)

 Please share this Ahava Love Letter with your friends.

E-mail: loveforhispeople@gmail.com   martinlighthouse@gmail.com

Facebook pages: Steve Martin  and  Love For His People    
  
Twitter: martinlighthous, LovingHisPeople and ahavaloveletter 

   
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Ahava Love Letter #67   “Disappointed with Small Beginnings?”  ©2013 Steve Martin 
Date: In the year of our Lord 2013 (08/11/13 Sunday at 7:30 am in Charlotte, NC)

All previous editions of Ahava Love Letter can be found on this Blog:

     
Here are the last few:

Rise Again (#66)
The Cities (#65)
How can You Mend A Broken Heart (#64)
Anxious (#63)
Hidden (#62)
Get Back in the Boat (#61)
Need Money? (#60)
Rejected? (#59)
In Your Building – Guard Against Distractions (#58)
Connections (#57)
Your Name (#56)

Lost, But Not Forgotten Friends (#55)

The eight who came! (L-R) Faithful friends Sandra McCain, Josh Martin (our oldest son), Susan & Mike Greene (blessings on ye heads!), Logan Martin ( a fun-loving grandson - in front), Laurie Martin (my good wife!), Dylan Joy and Logan Martin (grand kids whom we love!)