Cleaning Up...

Clearing the clutter..........

....... There is a great post over at Edge of Design...... If you get a minute take the time to visit and read. Clutter.... it is a problem I know in my life and it seems that I hear it running through the blog world. Ladies are taking time to fast and pray....... Now fasting is not always about food.... It can be the TV. OUCH ! It can be the computer OUCH OUCH...... It can be books !!!!! OH my.... I have hundreds of books and I love to read...... I love Christian fiction..... I read every book that Frank Peretti writes....... I would say to you to get them and read them if you love Christian Fiction but I do not want to do that... Right now I am reading a book titled Black, Red, White... The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker....... It is wonderful but it is fiction..... and I am not telling you to read that one..... It is just a point I am making. The post over at Edge of Design hit home today and I need to stop and listen as the Spirit speaks... I am an obsessive personality and I have to be so careful with my time.... I need to clear the clutter and take time to sit and listen to the Teacher.......... over the years I have been privy to some great teaching but at the end of the day I have found the greatest knowledge with the word of God on one side and the strong concordance on the other and the Holy Spirit showing me secrets in His word.............
... I want to be faithful the the spirit of God and stop and clear the clutter........... here is to the spiritual house keeping that the Lord seems to be doing............

It's a Secret

Psa 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

..............Several years ago a precious friend of mine, whom has now gone to be with the Father, was helping me through some very dark days after my divorce. She told me of a place that she would go when she needed to find peace. It was not a physical place but a place in her mind, or I would rather think spirit. She described to me a place that she knew very well. It was obvious to me as she spoke that she went there quite often. I would watch as she shared very minute details and her countenance would change. .....

She then suggested to me that I take some time and be alone with myself and find the place that Jesus has just for me and Him. I must say that it took me a while and there were some changes made to my hiding place, but once I found it, I go there often. Let me tell you of my place.
There is a shallow river running from the east to the west.

The river bed is carpeted with thousands of tiny rocks and pebbles. Each one having its own color and shape. Nothing sharp or jagged and with the crystal clear water flowing over those pebbles they take on a life of their own.

.........The sound of the water as it flows past the green grassy meadow invites me to sit a spell, and sit a spell I do. The water is always the perfect temperature and it refreshes my soul as I sit and listen. Just about 8 feet from the bank of the river is an old tree stump... it is flat an smooth on the top without fear of splinters.......however, I have never sat on that stump...... it is reserved for the King..........and as far as you can see there is green grass..... soft like plush carpet but it is very animated as the warm wind blows past each blade. You will most always find me there with my shoes off (I have no memory of ever even having any shoes on) and I am dancing.
I own a red tambourine and I love to play the tambourine......

......It is my favorite thing to do when I am in the Holy of Holies...... I love to go there and dance......... anyway, getting back to my secret place. I when I arrive Jesus is already sitting on that stump. He has my tambourine....... and He is pretty good at keeping a beat. He plays and laughs and I dance and laugh............
...As I share this with you today it invites my spirit man to go and see that place... I go there on nights like last night when facing today and the unknown.

....I go there after praying for my friend Jean and Deena and Denise....... I go there when I do not know how to pray, for I believe that my praise is my prayer offered up in laughter..... I go there when I am weary of the battle and need to lay my sword aside........ I go there when I am over come with sadness and when I am over come with joy........

It is my secret place.......

Go now and sit quietly and find the place where only you and He dwells.. and go there often.....

Out and About!!!

....Me and DH went out and about last night and rubbed elbows with the Artsy kind of people... Finger food and coffee and conversation....... It was wonderful. Then it was off to the fav.... restaurant with Paul and Alpha for more conversation and coffee.... Home late but it was a good night.......

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Picture of brother Paul at his one man art reception.. He is so talented.. I created him a web site last year.... I am kind of proud of it.... Go take a look.. He is in several galleries around the state and Texas and Arkansas..

Go take a peek at his art......Blue River Art is the web site..

175 Words of Life

Anni at Hootin' Anni's has challenged anyone who would like to take part to a 175 Word Challenge. Anni has a very cool word counter that you can use to write an event about your life. The word counter counts the words as you type them and then you can edit the words to fit the word count.

So without further ado.........

1965... England. Summer vacation. We decided to take a boat tour to seal island. Water looked pretty calm so on board we climbed. My son Darryl was 6 months old. Out of the harbor and into the open sea.........

...It was a whole new ballgame then. Water was very rough. Halfway to seal island sea swells were higher than the rickety old boat. The Captain was beginning to get a bit fidgety. People began to cry and they were grabbing anything that would float. My dear friend Ivan took Darryl, looked at me and said "I will get Darryl to shore, I promise".....I relinquished hold of my son and began to remove my shoes.
..........By now we had circled the island and we were headed back. We were joined by British coast guard following at a safe distance. I knew that help was just a short distance away but the sheer terror of the moment canceled out all rational thought. I kissed the ground when we stepped off the boat that day.I will never do that again!

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Having Done All............. FAST

.... I have prayed... I have rebuked...... I have bound the enemy from this situation and I have loosed the promises in to this situation... ...... I have resisted and I have stood in the gap.. ....... I have prayed the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man.. and wondered how effectual or fervent it has been.

......I have taken scriptures that applied to the situation and I have added the right name..... I have prayed those scriptures over and over and I have put those scriptures on 3x5 cards and carried them with me everywhere... I have prayed in the natural and I have prayed in the spirit... I have prayed during the day all day as I cleaned and I have laid in bed at night and prayed.......................... I have prayed that God close doors and open windows, only for the doors to be kicked open and the windows closed and the shutters drawn.

...... I have laid on the flood and sobbed until there were no more tears........ I have fought like a warrior with the sword of the word and my righteous indignation has risen to fever pitch. I have curled up in the lap of my Father as a child and just rested from my labor.

.......I have marched up and down in my home with my word of God in one hand and shaking my fist in the face of the enemy that keep pushing in to destroy... ....... I have been careful not to use vain repetition and I have studied to know that am praying within the boundaries of His will...

....... I have called my friends and I have requested prayer and in every church I have ever been in this request has been laid at the alter.. I have written this request on paper and placed it in my bible on pages where the answer lies....................... I have prayed and reminded God of His word.. I have petitioned Him to perform that which He has promised.........

......I have performed these things and prayed these prayers for over 15 years now.............( I am a persistent little gal) I will not give up and in fact I feel that the warrior in me is gaining strength and I know that the Father God will soon answer........

..... This is not about health, it is not about money.... it is about choices in life and about a person that I love more than life. It is about God's perfect will and not God's permitted will....... ...I wonder is there such a thing? I have been in the permissive will and it is not pretty.........

....It is about the camp of the enemy coming in to disrupt the last 15 years of petitions that have gone up to the Father..... It serious.... It is my responsibility to pray and pray effectually ...... It is ...........
........However............... after having done all and now with critical hour approaching I am being nudged by the Holy Spirit.......... He is whispering to me........................ FAST..........

I will fast............ and I will see God move......