Psalm 80

God has really really been speaking to me through this...PLEASE READ!!!

Psalm 80 (New International Version)

Psalm 80

For the director of music. To the tune of "The Lilies of the Covenant." Of Asaph. A psalm.

1 Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock;
you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
2 before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.
Awaken your might;
come and save us.

3 Restore us, O God;
make your face shine upon us,
that we may be saved.

4 O LORD God Almighty,
how long will your anger smolder
against the prayers of your people?

5 You have fed them with the bread of tears;
you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.

6 You have made us a source of contention to our neighbors,
and our enemies mock us.

7 Restore us, O God Almighty;
make your face shine upon us,
that we may be saved.

8 You brought a vine out of Egypt;
you drove out the nations and planted it.

9 You cleared the ground for it,
and it took root and filled the land.

10 The mountains were covered with its shade,
the mighty cedars with its branches.

11 It sent out its boughs to the Sea, [a]
its shoots as far as the River. [b]

12 Why have you broken down its walls
so that all who pass by pick its grapes?

13 Boars from the forest ravage it
and the creatures of the field feed on it.

14 Return to us, O God Almighty!
Look down from heaven and see!
Watch over this vine,

15 the root your right hand has planted,
the son [c] you have raised up for yourself.

16 Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire;
at your rebuke your people perish.

17 Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand,
the son of man you have raised up for yourself.

18 Then we will not turn away from you;
revive us, and we will call on your name.

19 Restore us, O LORD God Almighty;
make your face shine upon us,
that we may be saved.

MoMeNt

The other night i was with a friend, well two friends actually. Me and my buddy were praising and hanging out with God. I've been praying hard for God to show me what it is He has for me. Like really really hard. As i was talking with Daddy he began to take me back to moments in my life. One at a time God took me to actual moments I have gone through. Starting at a very bad time. I saw myself getting high, i saw myself having my first real encounter with God, i saw myself worshiping in truth for the first time. I saw myself a/b to kill myself. I saw myself broken and beat down crying out to Jesus, I saw myself making a decision to NOT go back but to press forward toward the highest calling. All kinds of moments. Then i saw the very moment that was happening. Like an out of body experience where i was watching the here and now. I got exciting b/c i just "knew" he was a/b to show me my future. Boy was i excited. When it was time to see it (i knew the next scene was a/b to happened) God showed me ............ nothing? Wait a second...this isn't it.... what's going on God? All i saw was a blank white screen almost. Like i was staring at a TV that had a white screen. OK, OK God. Your obviously not ready to show the future yet. Then this morning God gave me my daily manna, revelation. When someone is soooo zoned in on something they can't see the big picture. All i could see what this blank white screen. God's just screaming to us...back up....back up...back up...As we begin to back up we realize God has painted this beautiful picture of our lives, but we are soooo zoned in on something (what's next God?) it's like our face is smushed up against this beautiful painting. All we can see is one color. Then we begin to back up and see more colors...more colors...more colors...WoW....What a beautiful painting it really is!!! Thank you Father for loving me enough to paint a picture for and about me!

Waiting on God

Sometimes it gets really hard for me to just sit back and wait. I am the type of person who like to press the issue or "make it happen". So, to figure out why God has me wait i have trouble understanding. Obviously it has to have something to do with the fact, Philip is not ready. That's a tough pill to swallow. I think humans always feel ready..in some form or fashion. I know i do. I got a word last night at church...Sometimes it is all about being at the right place, at the right time! God has plans. We all know this. I'm starting to see we have to do our part or His plans can not come to fruition. We can not trade what we want most for what we want at the moment (thanks Dad). The Word says to WAIT upon the Lord and He will RAISE us up. So yes, i wait. I know the calling, I know the blessings, I know what God has for me. Now I must do my part so I am prepared to do and have ALL THESE THINGS! It is not easy....very hard accually, but I will stand on His Word...I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. God i pray for wisdom, strength, and peace. I thank you for them. REVIVAL is BREAKING!!!

Our Fruit

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”- John 15:5,8

We will bear fruit (fact). There is no way around it. Good fruit or bad fruit, one way or the other it will happen. Many times in my life I have “played the game” acting as if I was perfect while living a life of sin in secret. The fact is there is no secret. Your fruit will show. Maybe for a season we can snow someone, or trick a group of people into believing our actions are pure at heart. The catch is God knows and in time your fruit will show and everyone else will as well. So guys, lets plant good seeds and bear good fruit. The time is NOW! No more games! Lets serve God wholeheartedly and enlarge the Kingdom!

NOLA <><

His Voice

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
— John 3:17 (NIV)
I believe many people walk around feeling unworthy or condemned because of the things they have done. They hear people around them talk a/b forgiveness and freedom but don’t understand it. For me to fully understand the truth I had to comprehend the fact that GOD came to this Earth as a man. He could have rode in on chariots, appeared in full glory, or appeared as a King of a nation. Jesus could have showed up as a full grown, full of knowledge, prominent being, but he didn’t. Jesus showed up as a baby. He was birthed just like me and you! If you study the scriptures and the time frames there was around a 400 year silence in between the last time God spoke to the World, and the moment he was born as a man. In Old Testement times he used prophets. New Testement times he came as Jesus. So God broke the silence to HIS PEOPLE, after hundreds of years in a powerful, relevant, real way, CRYING!!!! The first thing that came out of the mouth of the God who spoke the World into existence was the cry of a child! Broken, scared, and unable to take care of Himself. Guys that it how we must go to HIM. Broken and crying. He showed us the way from His very first words as a human. We are not condemned. We are saved by faith through grace. We are SAVED through HIM! I love you Jesus..!!!


NOLA <><

My Prayer

I love you Daddy. I thank you for everything your doing in my life, the things your going to do, as well as the things you have already done. PRAISE you Father. Lord let your will be done in my life. Move me out of the way completely. Take pride from me. I am nothing, you are everything. When I can't you can. Help me to understand what you want me to do Lord. Keep your hand over my life. Your face is what I long to see, Your eyes piercing the depths of me. Come quickly my Father because your son is here waiting. Anything you ask for me to give you Lord i gladly give. My life is Yours. Bless my hands to do Your work. Anoint my lips to speak Your Word. You are Truth and that is all I want in my life. Destroy this flesh I have to walk around in. Call my name Lord, send me. Loose the Spirit of Elijah over your people. I just want to serve You. I LOVE YOU FATHER!!!!!!!

Nola <><

He won't stop

You won't relent
Until You have it all
My heart is Yours
I'll set You as a seal upon my heart
As a seal upon my arm
For there is love that is as strong as death
Jealousy demanding as the grave
And many waters cannot quench this love
Come be the fire inside of me
Come be the flame upon my heart
Come be the fire inside of me
Until You and I are one
I don't want to talk about you, like your not in the room
I want to look right at you
I want to sing right to you

How awsome is that? God will never let up. He will pursue me with his everything FOREVER! No matter where i am or what i do, Jesus will not relent! When I'm at the bottom He is yearning for me. When I am on my game, Jesus is still pursuing my with reckless abandon. What a promise! Stop telling God how big your problems are, and begin telling your problems how big your GOD is. HELLO!!! For the past 10 years I have run as fast as i can from God. Trying to do everything myself. Through all of my rebelion he has never stopped chasing me. He will never stop. So what's my next move? Absolutely nothing. I have placed my life in His hands. He works all things together for my good. hahahahahhaha...I LOVE Jesus sooooo much!