PROPHECY

I am still in the wonder of it all so to speak. It all started Sunday about 2:45 am. I woke up and I was wide awake, so I started to pray and I prayed for about 45 minutes and then I just layed there and God said to me, "Are you done?" I said well yes unless you have something you want me to pray about? He said I just wanted to talk to you and I was waiting for you to be done. I was like ok Lord Im sorry you should of stopped me. My last prayer before God spoke to me was more of a talk rather than a request. I told God I dont see it happening Lord. I was referring to a dream I have in my heart. I told God these exact words, Lord Im ok with being a good saint and sitting in the pews and just serving you. I know I long for these certain things and you have dealt with me in dreams and prayer and I thought it would happen one day, but maybe Im wrong and thats ok, I still love you more than anything. I said a lot of stuff to God. Then when He asked me if I was done I was like whoops, I guess I talked to long. Then God said to me, The things which are impossible with men are possible with Me. He told me He is the one whom all things are possible. He dealt with me again about being at the church more to intercede. I said to Him, Lord other people are interceding and praying and He spoke back to me and said, Noel no one can pray your prayers, There are things and people only you can touch me for. No one can intercede for those things that are meant for you. So I knew I needed to make an adjustment in my schedule to be at the church more available to God to do His will through me. I have been lazy and comfortable and not going as much as I said I would. I knew He was waking me up to tell me it was important. Then I opened the Bible in the morning and I was drinking coffee with my husband and I told him what God told me. I told him I was up until 4:00 am talking to the Lord. He didnt say to much. I read that scripture God gave me, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. Luke 18:27. Then we went to church and pastor starts to preach. I felt like he was preaching to me 100% me. Although he was preaching to a lot of folks. I just cried and wept because he was preaching, I pray God wakes you up and talks to you and God is calling some of you to be so much more than someone who warms the pew. He preached everything God had been telling me the night before. When God does this to me it is mind blowing for me. There is just no way to get away from it. I went to alter and I just surrendered my will to His will. I told God I am willing. I wont look back or doubt His perfect will in my life. I told God I wanted my pastor to speak to me because I knew he was in a prophetic state. I stayed still and waited on God. Pastor prophesied over my husband and I and it was exactly what the desire in my heart was. I told God it was ok if it didnt happen. God said it would. It was like one of the greatest moments of clarity and such a sure thing. So many years I have heard people say things to me and I know without a doubt God has dealt with me about these things. I have deeply desired these things to come to fruition, but I have always lacked the direction and understanding of these gifts. I still dont have the full understanding. But at least now I know my pastor can and will direct us and teach us. God confirmed to me so many things yesterday. I am still in awe of how awesome God was and is today. I am truly blessed. I dont say that in a boastful way but with all humility I have been assured God has blessed me. I have to give honor to my mother from her prayers these blessings were born. Thank you mom for never giving up on me and praying endlessly over me. Your anointed prayers have brought the blessings of God on my life. I cherish and covet your prayers. I love you mom. You have made me who I am today. A blessed woman..

Blessings and Burdens

Im still an hour behind. Ill catch up with myself soon. We had great church yesterday. Thank God we can go to the House of God and be restored and renewed and healed and receive all that we need and more. It has been quite a week. All I can say is life sure has a way of showing up. It was good to have a girls night with two of my very good friends. Good food, good company and lots of laughter.. Memories.... Yesterday in church my heart was so broken and feeling such a sense of loss and burdened. I just tried to compose myself as usual. Then the choir sang my song. Jesus, the most beautiful name I know... I couldnt help myself I just stood up and in my sorrow and grief I just raised my hands towards heaven and said God I thank you in all things. I praise you in this storm and I will lift my hands and then people started to pray all around and God touched my pain with the peace that passeth all understanding. Sis Hurst wrapped her arms around me and it was like Jesus holding me with her arms and saying this to shall pass. I could then grasp what I keep hearing, God is in control. Then Bro. Nathaniel got up and sang that old simple song, I need thee, Oh I need thee, every hour I need, that song ministered to my soul. The timing was so perfect. I thank God he was sensitive to the spirit of God.
Saturday I was so tired from staying up waaaayyyyyy past my bedtime. I met Sis Gloria at the old folks home. When we got there the lady in charge said, "Oh they all came today" They have been waiting for you guys" "They kept asking when are they coming to pray for us?" Last week we had 17 residents. This week we had 23 out of the 24 they have. She said they all wanted to participate this time. As we prayed for each one, one lady looked at us and asked for forgiveness, I just held her head and prayed Gods forgiveness as tears poured down her face. She was so broken. God really touched her. Then the owner came out and said Im next, me too. She said last week she told her husband how all the people loved us and kept asking when we were coming back and she wanted us to pray for her and her husband too. Every worker in the facility waited their turn for prayer. I thought when I got there I wouldnt have anything to give, but God touched me as I prayed for others it strengthened me. This ministry has been a blessing in my life and I thank God for allowing me to be a vessel at this retirement home. The owner sat with us and kept thanking us and telling us how much she appreciated us coming. I thank God for that. Every worker we prayed for God touched them. Tears were streaming down each ones face as we prayed over them. Sis Gloria prayed in spanish over one lady who was so overcome by the touch of Jesus. She just held on to our hands and kept thanking us and crying. It was beautiful. I thank God for Sis Gloria. Her spanish is being used as a tremendous blessing. I look forward to going each week. Thank you for all your prayers. They are felt. Thank you Lord for being with us.

Whispering Pines still has a heartbeat..

Saturday was our first visit to the old folks home. It was called Whispering Pines. It is a senior retirement home. They have 24 residents and the oldest just turned 100 a couple of weeks ago. I'm never sure what quite to expect when I go to a new place, but Jesus met us there.
Myself, Sis Gloria, Bro. Stephen, Sis Brenda (one of our youth) and my daughter Analycia went. We started with prayer and sang some songs. We had about 16 or 17 of the residents in the room with us. We had a song request for just a closer walk with thee. Thank God I remember all the old songs. My daughter insisted we sing Ive got a mansion just over the hilltop. She learned it when we did this ministry in Salinas. So we sang and then I talked for about 7 minutes about God's love and my burden for them. Sis Gloria read the Bible which they loved. Then I asked the owner if we could just go around the room and pray for each one and she said yes. One lady Natalie said "Please pray that these people tell me the truth about my husband I don't know where he is." It was so sad, but we prayed. I asked one man named Vern, what would you like us to pray for Vern? He said "Oh honey its to late for me." I laughed and we all did and I told him "Oh Vern its never to late. God is still on the throne." He said "well ok then go on ahead and pray for me." We went to each one and asked them what they wanted prayer for. Most of them had a prayer request. Some of their eyes filled up with tears and they were so grateful. I held each ones hand as we prayed and this compassion welled up inside of me as I prayed tears began to stream down my face I couldn't help it. At that moment I felt so honored God would allow me to pray for these precious souls. That is what they are. Precious to the Lord. When some of them looked at me while we were praying you could see the thankfulness and tender hearts looking back. I was overwhelmed with Gods love for these sometimes forgotten elderly folks. Then as we made our way around the room we began to pray for one of the nurses who has been working there for 9 years. She began to weep as we prayed over her. God gave me a word for her and she wept harder and just kept staring at me like how did you know? The elderly man next to her began to cry with her that made me cry harder. Oh there were so many tears. Good tears that wash the soul. Then we were allowed to go into the rooms where some of the residents cant get up easily and we prayed for each one of them. We could of spent most of our day there. The people and staff loved us and didn't want us to go. The owner came up and hugged me and thanked me for coming. She said what a wonderful thing our church is doing as a volunteer work. I give God all the glory. He put this in my heart. God placed a burden for the old and the young in my heart a long time ago. There is no good thing in me. We are just Gods vessels. He loves these old people and I feel it is the will of God to go and reach out to them and pray for them and visit them. It blessed us so much to be able to be used by God for this purpose. We were invited back for lunch next Saturday and to stay longer. They invited us to cook once a month. I love to cook and so does Bro. Stephen so this will be awesome. I had to share what a blessing it was to give of my time to the Lord. He blessed my soul through these elderly folks. Thank you to all who went. On my way home I thanked my 8 year old daughter for going. If you could of seen her as she sang her little heart out and she layed hands on the old people and prayed over them and loved being with us and working in this ministry it was so beautiful to me. I told her, "honey I'm so proud of you. I'm so glad your my daughter. Jesus is so proud of you. You are so special to Jesus." I was crying and she said, "well the old people need Jesus too Mommy, they are the forgotten generation remember??!" As I wiped my tears I said, "yes they are honey. Yes they are." Thank you Lord for this opportunity to serve you and do your work in our community. Thank you pastor for allowing us to be blessed!!

A cost for the call..

We have been in revival with Bro. Greg Henry. What a tremendous young man. Monday he taught on standing behind the ministry. This is something that has always been in my heart. Every since I was a little girl I have had a special love and burden for the ministry.
I have seen over the years the dynamics of being in the ministry and it is a high road that our ministry pays a price for. I have heard people say I want to preach and be anointed yet lack a prayer life. Even as a saint it takes commitment, faithfulness, consecration and dedication. As a minister these requirements are much deeper and higher than our own. The Bible says to much given much is required. It is so true. There is a cost. There is a price to pay. I think people see the end result of a preacher or pastor or evangelist and desire to step into those shoes without walking a mile in that mans steps. I was listening to Bro. Arnold the other day and he said as only he can, "You want my anointing? You want what I got? well then fight my devils, pay my price bubba!" Its true. We have no idea what price some of these great men and women have paid to be where they are. Bro. Arnold can just lay it out. I love that about him. I love his preaching and I also understand Bro. Arnold has been through hell and high water to have the powerful anointing he has. That has cost him something. Sometimes I get frustrated with these young men who want to ride in on the coat tails of great sermons preached by some great preachers without paying the price. They talk the talk and walk the walk but there is no depth or substance to who they are. It is not backed up with a strong prayer life or knowledge of the word. If you want to be used of God there is a cost. Ill bet these great leaders could tell you what travail is. They can write a book about being tried by the fire. They can give a bible study on intercessory prayer. They can walk you through the valley experience. They can describe to you the enemy. These great anointed people all are well acquainted with the power of prayer. The word is written in their heart. Their Bible has wear and tear. It doesn't come easy. We think the devil is chasing us, it is nothing compared to how he can chase our ministers. Pastor mentioned how a couple of ministers had fallen away from this great truth and my heart just broke. I kept thinking about that message Trophies of Hell. Those ministers could be trophies on hell's wall. What a loss. We must pray for our pastors and their wives and their children. The devil is like the master hunter. If he can get our minister he would rather have them than us. He will take us but he is really hunting the big bucks. I pray for our evangelists that come through. They have a hard road. They need our prayers. Our missionaries, they need our prayers. Our leaders over us. Never take it for granted what God has blessed us with. He has given us one of the greatest preachers in the world. Don't you think the devil would like to sift him as wheat? Our pastor is fighting for our city. He fights the prince of darkness over Hollister. He is only a man. He has great anointing but how much stronger could it be if we together lifted him up in prayer every day. If we kept a hedge prayed about him of safety. If we prayed more for his wife that pays the ultimate sacrifice of being his help mate. She is the backbone of who he is. I know we pray for our pastor and his wife but what about a little more? More than usual. More than what we do. It will strengthen them. It will build them up. It will increase their vision. It will keep the enemy far at bay from getting anywhere close to the shepard of our souls. Even the shepard needs rest. Can he close his eyes and feel secure in knowing my flock is praying I am safe. Oh God give us all a burden for our ministry. In every church. Pray for every pastor, every teacher, every evangelists, every prophet, every apostle and all of their wives who carry these great men. Our women ministers as well and their husbands. What we put in with our prayers for them we will reap the benefits of their anointing. There is a cost for the call, are you willing to pay it?????

The process of being planted..

Planted.....Thats what Bro. Henry preached about. He talked about being planted and the whole process spiritually. It was simple but profound. I often think about that how it takes time to grow and sprout out and how painful the growing process is. It goes along with a theme I have been hearing, like Bro. Royce preached at BOTT about being imprisoned in a land of fulfillment. God gave me this message awhile back I mentioned it about a time that kills. Now I am starting to see what God is saying. This time of being planted and waiting on God may be one of the hardest things we have to do in our walk with God. God gives us the promise of the end result and we have to hold on to that promise during the process. Even when we are faced with let down expectations or things dont seem to be going the way we think they should or people pierce into our flesh and hurt surrounds us, all the while God is stirring the soil to produce fruit in our lives. The analogy that has been used is so awesome and right on it. The message I am hearing is endure the process. Persevere through the pain. "and let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap if we faint not." Galations 6:9
It is a time that kills the flesh but elevates the spirit. This time of growth and being planted is uncomfortable but necessary to produce spiritually. God gave me this whole message about a month or so ago and now I am hearing different versions of it.
This is surely God speaking to me directly and through others. Help me Lord to grow gracefully. Help me to endure the "whole" process of being planted to obtain the promise..

Healing of the Heart

Ready for the weekend.. Looking forward to Refuge and revival with Bro. Henry. Wednesday night was such a good service. I cant explain in words what God did in my heart. I just know He began to heal a very painful part of my past. I had to admit there was a part of my heart I had reserved to hold a small portion of some poison I thought could protect me. The poison really needed to be poured out of my vessel so God could wash the wounds and bind them up and heal them completely. For all these years I have held onto this spirit of vindication towards someone who is dead. I felt good in my flesh knowing they were going to hell. I know thats horrible but its true. I have wanted to forgive but I just couldnt and I didnt realize it was something that would eventually turn to bitterness if I didnt pour it out. I was so afraid to let it go when I went to the alter with my husband I felt so venerable and I felt this deep surge of hurt hit my heart and I was so scared but I just said the words to God I forgive Lord I forgive the sin against me and instantly this peace and comfort just surrounded my soul and held me. All this time I held on to this hurt and pain that didnt belong to me. It was clogging my vessels. God wanted me to pour it out. He wanted to fill it with healing waters. It took God minutes to restore a piece of my heart that has been broken and hidden away for 29 years. You will just never know nor could I ever explain Gods mercy and grace and love I experienced wednesday. I felt something wash over me and I felt this huge relief and burden lift off of me that I have drug around for all these years. I am thankful my pastor has the courage to preach things other people wouldnt touch. The sensitive subjects. Because God moved things around Wednesday and my pastor had the mind of God and stepped into a sensitive place in my life, God was able to step in an bring me healing I have needed for way to long. When he was preaching I was literally so uncomfortable I was sitting in my seat and saying in my mind run!! I have ran from this too long and I am so thankful to God for healing my heart.

The Call to Prayer

A call to prayer is what pastor preached last night and I couldnt agree with him more. Tuesday night I went to the church to pray. I am right down the street now so I can go and pray and it is a true blessing to my heart. Tuesday God had put on my heart a call to prayer. With God willing and my family asleep I can go spend time with my Jesus. You dont know how much this means to me. This was the best part of moving to Hollister for me. I can pray at the church. I know we can pray in our homes and I do, but to me there is something so special to be at the church in the presence of God and have Him all to myself. It feels so good and nothing can compare to it. These times with Jesus always provide me with intimate moments that create a closeness I long for. Tuesday night God really had me pray over my own family for our focus. I rebuked every distraction in our life that would sidetrack us and keep us from being closer to God and I felt this burden to plead the blood over our focus. I really felt the Lord so strong as I pleaded the blood over our focus. I thank God for His direction in prayer. When pastor preached last night I could relate to everything he was saying. So many times we go to prayer when we need something from God and all the while God keeps impressing me He longs to just spend time with us and He wants us to know Him and for our prayer life to be a love affair between us and the Lord. He loves us so much and He wants and desires to spend time with us. God wants to be close to us. Imagine being close to the King of Kings. What an honor, what a priveldge. I am telling you if you want to experience the supernatural and know Jesus for who He really is then PRAY.. Get a prayer life. It will bring blessings and joy you could never imagine possible. It is a beautiful thing to spend time with the Savior. I cant wait to spend time with Jesus tonight...

Our friends came with us to church again. They absolutely love it. They love pastor. When I looked over at my friend last night we both started to cry because I remember where God brought us from and I was so thankful we were both in church. I am so amazed at how they dont know anything about pentecost yet they just embrace it. They were clapping and raising their hands and they LOVED the preaching. We have not started a bible study yet. We have just not stoped talking about the Lord. Silvia told me Sam went to a couple of churches like ours with her and after one visit he would never go back. I told Sylvia well maybe he can feel this is the real thing. Sam spoke up and this what he said " You know what Noel I can feel that preachers spirit and its genuine!" He said "He's not just up there saying stuff that doesnt mean anything He is actually saying stuff that matters and that will help you!" I was amazed.. AND get this, he said he missed giving his offering last night and he went and got a tithing envelope and chased somebody down and made sure he gave his offering to God. We never told them or talked to them about giving. I was just so touched by this. It has been wonderful to have friends that are so hungry for God. Sylvia now wants to buy preaching tapes for her mom. It is just an awesome experience we are having. It is a blessing to my family. Please remember them in your prayers the enemy is not giving them up without a fight and they need our prayers.

Well I plan on having an organic garden! I cant wait. Sis Christina is going to help me and Sis Natalie and I are going to learn how and what to do. I am sooooooo excited about this. Prayer life, a garden, friends being saved, does it get any better??? Sure it DOES!!!! :) GOD IS JUST SO PERFECT! IN EVERY WAY!

I know the Lord will make a way for you..

We are moved!! Yeeeaahh! Yesterday I felt like a truck ran me over, but I made myself get up and go church. Im so glad I did! What a service!! There is just never a dull moment when Bro. Hurst is your pastor. Yesterday he chased out a couple of devils. God spoke to me during the service and told me there there was an angel of deliverance in our church. God told me he was standing and waiting for pastor to command the spirits out and the angel would cast them out. I couldnt see it but I knew the angel of deliverance was in the house. It was awesome. My friend Sam came to church again. He loved it. His wife was so happy last night when she called she started to cry and said, Noel I cant believe he went without me. She said it is a miracle. Im so proud of him. She said he loved church. She cant wait to go again. She works every sunday. They helped us move friday our whole place and helped us move. God really blessed us with great helpers. God is going to save this couple. I can feel it. Im soooo happy about it!! My heart is so full of joy. I am overwhelmed with thankfulness in my heart. When I woke up on Sunday morning in Hollister I felt so good in my spirit. Like this is where we are supposed to be. I was physically sore but spiritually charged.. Church was so good. Such a powerful spirit of God. Sometimes I search for words to adequately describe what we experience and I know I fall short, because its all that and so much more. I had such a burden to pray for one of our keyboard players when everyone was gone and he was still there weeping before the Lord, my husband and I went to pray for him and God spoke to him and when God was speaking I felt this love and anointing wrapped up in a spiritual gift God was handing to this young man. God said nothing shall mar it and no one shall take away from it and this gift was perfect because it was from the Lord. It was a special gift God had placed on him and nothing or no one could take away from it or disturb it in any way. The gentleness I felt from God towards this young man was so surreal. There was such a sweet and tenderness God yielded to him. I just feel so honored God allowed me to pray for him. It showed me how God has such a unique love for each one of us. It is so special and nothing can compare to it. I was dreading the commute from Hollister to salinas, but it wasnt bad at all. We were actually early. I had time to pray. It was really nice. We are just thrilled to be in Hollister finally. I love the Lord. that song is in my heart today. I know the Lord will make a way for me. If I live a holy life, shun the wrong and do the right, I know the Lord will make a way for me.... And He has..

Prayer and more prayer...

My friends I have known for a long time came to church with me last night and they really liked it. They liked pastor a lot. Who wouldnt right? I have known them for several years and I have always had a burden for them.
They are about to relocate and get a fresh start on life. Exactly what pastor was talking about. My friend Sylvia kept saying how did he know??
They want to come back. You have to understand it was like pulling teeth to get Sam to church. He kept saying I dont like those kind of churches where they jump around Noel. Sylvia kept saying I love it I want to go. Finally yesterday he went to an interview and this is a job he really wants and he said you know what Im going to go and thank God for my new job. He hasnt heard back from yet. Thats FAITH!! He is as catholic as they get. I told him that was great. He was so touched by pastor saying take the blessing. He walked out of church last night and talked all the way home about all the things pastor said that gave him faith for his life. This is a couple I also met while I was backslid. IN YOUR FACE DEVIL!!!! I dont know if you can understand how much it means to me that I didnt meet these people in vain. God had a plan even when I tried to walk out on it. Even in my sin God was reaching for people like Michael, Sam and Sylvia. She was so touched we gave them a Bible. They wanted one for their mom and for themselves. They were so grateful. Sam tried so hard not to like our church, but he couldnt. He told me, Noel I liked that guy. Church was cool. This guy comes from a very harsh background and all he knows is ways of the streets. I only know some of his testimony and its crazy. I saw a need in their life a desperation if you will. Sylvia has confided in me how tired she is living her life the way they have for so long. They said now that they ran into me again and they have seen the change in me thats what they want for themselves. They said Noel look at you. You have a good life now. You are in church and look you are like a different person. We want a better life. we want out of the street life and party life we live. These people are going to make great soul winners. Please pray for Sam and Sylvia that God would manifest himself in a powerful way in their life and save their souls. They are awesome people that are hungry for God. I could tell you stories about them that would make you laugh and cry. Pastor I feel a fast coming on. My daughter during our morning prayers together on the way to school said help mommy to go on a fast. I didnt say anything because I knew it was God calling me to a fast. I just repeated after her. She is so funny, she prays the whole armor of God on us every day and for our jobs and her school. Every morning she says bless Pastor Hurst and Sis Hurst and Bishop Hurst and Bishop Sis Hurst (she always calls grandma Hurst "Bishop Sis Hurst".. lol) and Bro Nathaniel. In that order every day. Its so sweet that she never forgets Bro Nathaniel. Then its our family and our church family and dont try and skip that one friend. Shes the first to remind you. When its my turn I always say bless all the ministry and I might call out Pastor and Sis Hurst, but it touches me she calls each one out by name. Then of course at the end and Bless all the animals in the whole world. She is something so special to me, words could never describe. The love I have for this child is just beyond any love I could describe. She is always quick to tell me "Mommy I love you more than anything in the whole world except for Jesus, because thats what I tell her. My sweet blessing from heaven. If time could stand still while she was little. Please God come back for us before she turns into a teen. lol

The security gates of safety..

I am soooooo sleepy today. I woke up at 4:00 am after a bad dream. I prayed after I went and checked on my daughter. I dreamed she was trapped under a security gate and she was far away and I was on the phone trying to find out what was going on. It was awful. I started to pray for her and asked God what my dream meant. I dont usually get the meaning of my dreams for days later. God began to speak to me about my dream. The dread you felt because your daughter was so far away and you felt so helpless and frustrated and scared. There is a gate of protection around us spiritually in the church. When we decide to go beyond the boundaries of the gates, we are in enemy territory. God said to me that was you trapped under the gate. You couldnt move. I was holding you there. I want you to know how I feel when you drift spiritually away from me. Yes I have the power to save you, but you have a choice to open the gate and walk towards the enemy of your soul. I feel that dread for your soul when you get close to the outside of the gates. I stopped you at the gate. Your may be injured because the gate has you locked in. The prayers of others trapped you there. He told me you have the ability to go out there. But I want you to know if you make it past the security gate of my protection what it will do to me. The pain and hurt and anguish and all those things you felt for your child how much more do I feel for you. Stay inside the gates my daughter He said. He told me when people wander out or purposely go out there is no guarantee of ever getting back inside. He told me He cant protect us outside of the gates. We have a choice to put ourselves on the other side. He told me we our beyond His reach if we go to far. He said He trapped my soul and wanted me to feel how He feels when people walk away from Him. Or in my case wander off spiritually never meaning to step outside the gate. I thanked God for talking to me. My heart was so broken for my daughter in my dream. I couldnt get to her and I was so frustrated I wanted to just kill the person on the phone because they were being so vague and not telling me what was going on. I just buried my face and tried not to scream and cried and said God please help me. In my dream I couldnt rescue her and I knew I only had God to help me. I just prayed in my dream God help her to remember to pray because I could hear her crying and getting really scared. When God spoke to me I realized in my own trial I havent taken it to the Lord. I have just shut off all of my emotions which I can do so well and in doing that I shut God out too. He could hear me crying and He was trying to tell me to stop drifting away from Him spiritually, but to pray and back away from the gates that lead to enemy territory. I didnt realize where I was. In Bible hour they talked about defense and offense and Bishop Hurst said some things yesterday I will never forget. He talked about how defense is so important. Bro John was saying how he loved offense and Bishop explained why defense was so important. It really ministered to me. I would love to hear a message preached on the winning game of defense. Anyway, for the record I wasnt thinking of backsliding. I was just having a moment of closing off my heart from my problem and when I do that I close out my Father who cares for my soul. He wanted me to realize how much it scares Him and hurts Him when I do that. I wasnt playing a good game of defense. I was allowing the enemy of offense to beat me. The end result is I am an overcomer. I am not a survivor. Thank you Bro Than for an exceptional message. It encouraged me to stand up and fight back. I hate whiners too..
Thank you Lord for always giving me these awesome moments of clarity. I appreciate them so much. You are such a personal God. I love you so very much and keep me in the gates of safety. I think its time to play some defense Bishop Hurst.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities against powers against rulers of the darkness of this world against spiritual wickedness in high places. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds!!

Thank you Sis Tena E for being sensitive to the Holy Ghost. I appreciate you and yours so very much. That prayer pulled me through and kept me inside the spiritual gates. Love u..

Elizabeth was hungry.

Today as I was walking into a place to have lunch there was a lady sitting on the bench outside. She was dirty and sitting under the hot sun. Her feet were exposed and were swollen and dirty. Her fingernails were filthy and her clothes unwashed.
Something pricked my heart. I said hello to her and she smiled back and said hello. Something touched my heart as we walked through the door. I quickly turned back around and went back outside and asked the lady if she had eaten. She said no. I asked her if she wanted a burrito and something to drink. She said yes. Then as I went to go in to order her a burrito she said God Bless you. I responded the same. I gave her a burrito and a sprite. When I walked back in my friend said, do you know her? I said no, she looked hungry.
When I went to give her the burrito I hugged her and I told her God loved her and she was not forgotten. I told her to take care of herself and eyes filled up with tears. I asked her name and told her I would be praying for her. I wanted to ask her if she wanted to be baptized, but I knew I couldn't on my 30 min break.
When I went inside the people at the counter were talking and saying that she was always outside and begging. My friend told me what they were saying in spanish. I told her you know what. I dont care if she is there every day. She is hungry and I have the means to feed her. I dont care who she is or where she is from or what her situation is. I care I passed by her and she was hungry and if it is within our power to help when we see a need we should do it.
My friend agreed. I watched the lady eat the food and drink her sprite from the window and I sadly wondered, Lord how did she arrive here? at this place in her life? What has she been through to bring her to this desolate place? I told my friend that could be me or you or anyone of us. Such were some of you the bible says. Her name is Elizabeth. She could be somebody's mother. She is someones daughter. Sister? Friend? She is something to somebody. And even if she isnt God sees her. God loves her. As I sit here back at the office with tears streaming down my face my heart breaks for her. No one wants to be like that. She just needs Jesus. Thats all she needs is a touch from the Masters hand. Next week when I go back I plan to sit and have lunch with her. Im going to tell her about my Jesus. Im going to tell her where she can find hope in her life. Today I could only feed her real food. Hopefully God will allow me to feed her spiritually. Although I have given to the homeless before, I am no saint. I have walked by homeless people and also rushed on by. Thinking aawwww. Hating to see them in despair. What did I do?? Nothing. Today God would not let me keep walking.
God saw her need. God provided for her. He just needed my hands to give her the food. He just needs us to do what He wants to do Himself. He uses us as His mouthpiece. us as His hands. Us as His feet. If God would of not unctioned my spirit, I dont think I would of stopped.
Now I realize I have to do something. No one stopped to feed her today. No one cared. God sent me there because His child was hungry and He used me to feed her. I take no glory from Him. Because it was all His will. For all I know Elizabeth could of been praying for food.
I feel so small to see how Big He can be. God loves Elizabeth and He loved her through me. I felt this love when I hugged her. Gods special love. She smelled and was dirty but love saw past that. God sees past all the fault and sees the need. I feel so blessed God would allow me to experience this compassion He has for the lost.
I wonder when was the last time someone hugged her? Then I feel so privileged God allowed my arms to be His today. Jesus help me to stop and do your will and not to rush by and forget about anyone. Thank you Lord for the lesson of Love today. Please pray for Elizabeth..

Pastor Hurst~ Elder Mullings~ Bishop Nelson

God is good all the time. Saturday we went to a youth service at East Valley. I actually snuck over to the prayer meeting they were having and got to hear Bishop Nelson give an awesome testimony. He told everyone that he had put his house on the market and they were coming up to the last days of their second contract. They had been praying and fasting God would help them sell the house and they had lost some money. For 30 days the entire daycare staff was praying and fasting and it was down to the last day to settle with the lawyer and they got a call the house was made an offer by a guy who was on the fortune 500 list! Bishop Nelson said God showed up at the last minute to bail them out of their delimma. Then I watched the man who used to be my pastor in his broken and humble spirit tell his church that he told his wife, honey we dont need this house it is to much. I just know this is the will of God. He said as he choked up he would be giving back to the house of God to pay off the note on the big church. They did this before when they built the big church and I remember The Nelson's living in their motor home when they gave everything to God and God in return blessed them mightly. They now again they live in their motor home because they want to give back to the work of God. He gave God all the glory and honor and said you will never regret giving to God. You cant out give God he said. I told him after service Bro Nelson I cant believe you guys did that again. I told him God was going to bless them just like he did before. He just smiled and said thank you.
Then our church had Bro Mulling's yesterday. What an honor. I have always loved Elder Mullings and his wonderful wife. The one thing about Elder Mullings over the years I have observed about this great man of God is his humble spirit. I dont think I have met anyone who has more of a humble spirit.
When he talked about his son and all they went through with tears in his eyes and spoke to us about how they did without so they could give it was truly inspiring. I felt so privileged to be able to have Elder Mullings for such a special service. There are so many great men in this gospel. We have one of the best preachers to walk in shoe leather as our pastor. We could have had any great man come and minister to us with all the people the Hurst family knows, but to have someone with a heart as humble as Bro mullings is truly an honor. He has an awesome spirit of giving that shines through in his preaching. I have heard him speak at many different places and I have always walked away so full in my heart and been in such awe of his humble attitude towards people. Quick to give God all the glory and so meek in spirit. I cant say enough good about them. They are truly a blessing to our district. They deserve the praise and recognition.
I realized how this spirit of giving is being dealt with in other churches as well. My husband and I finally found a place in Hollister. It was the first house we looked at and it has 2 bedrooms and a huge backyard and a washer and dryer!! We are thrilled we will be moving closer to the church. God just swung the doors wide open for us. In return I feel like God is expecting more from us. More giving financially to our church. More time, more work, more work, and then more work.
I am excited because only what we do for Christ will last. I have prayed so many prayers for God to have his perfect will in our lives and now I see every opportunity for Him to do just that. Now I can go to the church and pray. That is my greatest desire. We are close so that we can help whoever, whenever they need. We can WIN the city of Hollister ... It takes a huge load off of us to be closer to work for God. Thank you everyone who prayed. I can finally do the old folks ministry again at the rest home. :) I love old people.
Well that song is in my head I want to live the way Jesus wants me to live, I want give, give til theres no more to give I want to love, love til theres just no more love I could never, never out give the Lord.
Praise to King of Kings and Lord of Lords from which all good things come.

Use your signals for the love of Pete!

This happened at the DMV and I bet they got their license.

This wont be spiritual so stop reading now if you must.
Ok, I have come to a conclusion. Salinas has the worst drivers in all of the United States. Today my windshield is iced over thus taking 5 whole minutes off of my departure schedule. Never a good thing because I have this down to a science. I leave by a certain time and we get to where we are going on time.
Sooooo after my car defrosts I go and barely into my journey to Analycia's school there are all sorts of people making illegal u-turns to drop their kids off at another school on our way causing major hazard and utter ciaos. I just shake my head and drive on. Then I get behind some bobo lady who wants to go 20 mph in a 35 zone. She is just scooting along while I pray for her to get out of my way. Mind you she uses NO turn signals as she is crawling along. She decides to come to a complete stop and then proceeds to turn ever so slowly into her destination. Why does every car have signals?? It is the law right? Use them for the love of Pete people!!! Oh I thank God for the Holy Ghost at this point because I wanted to give her the ol your #1 lady signal.. AAaaaahhhhhhhh! I finally get to drop my precious lamb at school and she runs to her class and slides through the door just as the bell rings!! Yes!! Victory.. She beats the bell.. OOOhhhhh Lord I think as I walk back to my car. I drive away thinking salinas is full of lame drivers and wonder if I am the only person here who actually knows how to drive and use my turn signals. I watched some old man driving with his wife yesterday weave from one lane to the other cutting off cars that were zooming around them with their windshield wipers on. It was sunny!!!!! I thought come on why does this guy have a license? He is going to kill someone or himself and his dear old wife. I am utterly disgusted. Anyone can drive on our roads even if they cant drive. Sooooo to top my morning off right? Im turning onto my main street to get to work and here comes a truck merging right into my car.. I slam on my breaks and honk the horn and they look over and are like, whoops! I gave them the thumbs up sign for good going idiot!! Couldnt help it I had to at least show them my thumb. Id had it. Then to add to my drive of dread my horn continues to blow at random after I hit it really hard when I slammed on my breaks. So these idiots in the truck are thinking this lady is crazy while Im driving behind them after they nearly hit me with my horn blowing off and on. I finally gave it a hard whack and it stopped. Yeah that was my start of the day!!! Doesnt get better than that.. So I just thanked God that I didnt get hit and I didnt give them a hand gesture to cause regretful repentance and no one was hurt. Then I laughed at my dumb horn. That was pretty funny after the dust settled, but Im still bothered the DMV actually keeps giving some of these people THE PRIVILEGE to drive when they obviously CANT! ok.. I feel better now. I think everyone should get tested by three different people at the dmv before you get the license. That would help weed out the some of these people who shouldnt even be driving a big wheel let alone a car. I loved my big wheel and I drove good back then too. Hummm. Thats my soapbox theory of the day.

Prayer for a Pentecostal Hero

Please pray for Sis Nona Freeman. She is my hero and I got word this am she has endured a stroke and is in ICU.. Sis Nona is someone I have grown up loving and admiring all my years in this truth. She is who I want to be when I grow up.. Please pray for her family during this time.
I pray God's perfect will be done. She has given so much to our organization and if Jesus is calling her home No one deserves to meet Him more. If God wants her to continue her journey then I pray for a complete healing and comfort to reach her.

Moonlighting with Jesus

Soooooo Ive waited to share my moonlighting story with you.. I took a second job about four weeks ago. I was kind of embarrassed because it was a waitress position. My primary job gave me almost three weeks off and I needed to supplement our income so I asked my husband if I could work 2 or 3 nights just for a month.
He wasnt real thrilled but I can be pretty tenacious when I want to do something. He agreed for a month. Anywho, I was there and the first week I asked myself silently what am I doing here? Then I heard that still small voice speak back to me and say you are here for her. I looked over and there was one of the other servers standing there. God began to speak to me about her situation. He told me she was sick and God told me He wanted to heal her.
Later that week I kept seeing her and I didnt say anything. The following week she and I were working together and we started to talk and I asked her if she believed in God. Her eyes lit up and she said yes so I proceeded to tell her I hope you wont think Im crazy but God told me you were sick are you sick? She said yes I have an eating disorder. I told her God had told me I was there for her. I asked her to come to church with me and told her when we pray for her God was going to heal her. She started to cry right there at the station and she told me last week I was on my knees every night I cried myself to sleep and told God to please help me. She said she felt so hopeless and begged God for His help. I told her well He heard you and Im sorry I didnt tell you this last week when God was speaking to me about you. She just looked at me and said wow! She hugged me and she said she will come to church the very next sunday she has off. So please pray God opens her sunday schedule because she has a miracle in store. I had to ask God to forgive me for waiting instead of pulling the trigger when God told me to.
Then Sunday night I worked and these two ladies came in and we got to talking and boy did we ever talk about Jesus. At one point I sat down at the booth with them just enthralled in our conversation. Its not like I cared if they fired me my month is up. lol Anyhow these ladies lost their homes to foreclosure and one of them did missionary work in hungry.
One of the ladies started to cry at the table when I was telling the other lady God had something better for her and He didnt intend to leave her high and dry and it was no accident they came in and I was their waitress. It was just awesome the whole thing. They are supposed to come to church this Sunday. They said they had been wanting to go to church and talked about it and didnt go last sunday as they had planned and they would love to come and visit our church.
One of them asked me after I told them the name of our church and saw me with my black skirt (the only girl in a skirt) Do I have to wear a dress? I said come as you are. I walked away so humbled to be used of God in a waitress position God has literally pointed people out to me to witness to. So I have. My husband said to me Sunday, honey you need to quit that job and I told him babe God is using me to reach these souls in desperate need of him. I told him they cut my hours to one night a week. Hey thats one or two souls a week. Plus tips!!!! lol I was embarrassed about my moonlighting job. Im not anymore. I know its only for a season. But hey you can reap a harvest in a season!!!! This ones for you Bro Omar and my wonderful husband, "THATS AWESOME!!!!!!! So you can say my second job is soul winning. Ill keep doing it til they fire me for serving Jesus with the food.... Ha!

The Best

Happy New Year Time has flown by for me. I may stand the risk of sounding like a broken record but, I have to say I have such an awesome pastor. Yesterday we had a communion service and on our way to church I was talking with the Lord and praying for my family silently. God began to talk to me about how much He loved me. He told me Noel if my church could ever get a revelation of my unconditional love it would change their mind set. I was thanking God for being so good to me and I wondered how He could love me after all the wrong choices I make and how much I fail Him. He just said to me there is nothing that will separate you from me. He said to me if you decided to walk away today My spirit would grieve for you and I would still see my one sheep was missing from the 100 I would have 99. I started to cry because I realized I dont and never will understand the love God has for me. That was His point to me sunday morning. He said His love can reach through the faults He can reach through all the mistakes and all the regret and all the hurt and all the pain and anything else we struggle with He can love us through it all. He told me I love you and He told me He loved my church. He said if my church could ever get a revelation of my unconditional love it would change them. He told me He performed the ultimate act of Love for us. It was so beautiful. My pastor said yesterday among other great things, God loves you and that is profound He said. He didnt know how true that one statement rang true to my heart after what God had spoken to me. I feel like our church has found favor with God. When God told me how much He loved our church I cant explain the Love I felt all around me. It was so comforting and real. During the service I could feel such a powerful touch of Gods love all over me. We had foot washing and I had the privilege of washing Sis Patricia Hurst's feet it was such a beautiful experience. I prayed a double portion of Gods anointing over every aspect of her life. I felt like God heard my prayer and poured an anointing on her. I cant wait to see God use her as He has told me He plans to. God has such an awesome ministry birthing through this couple. It is huge. I saw Bro Gary talking to huge crowds of people. I just cant wait to see the fruition of Gods promise to them. I love my pastor and his wife. They are just such a blessing. My pastor when he preaches is just the best. I have to say the best Ive ever heard. I have heard a lot. He is just the best and that best comes from a good mother and a great wife. Great men of God are made from great prayers. God gave us the best... Well God bless you all. Please dont be offended Im sure you all have great pastors to. I know you do I just have the Best.. lol Happy New Year....
A SIDE NOTE ON FOOT WASHING:
Sis Nona Freeman preached a message I listened to a few times on the spirit of foot washing. She said she wouldnt even attend a church that didnt participate in foot washing. I quote.. I think if someone as anointed as Sis Freeman makes that kind of a statement. Foot washing Must be Important. Im with her.... I really hope all of our churches dont lose the beautiful art of foot washing. I praise God we still participate in this ritual that blesses our soul and takes us back to Calvary where we belong. I really believe churches who leave this practice out for whatever reason lose their vision of Calvary. We must never forget ultimate act of Love Jesus endured for us at Calvary. We need humility in our churches. The spirit of foot washing Sis Nona talked about. That is the kind of heart that finds the favor of God. Thats how you get the BEST!!

We serve a bullet proof GOD!!!!!!

Rapture Ready

Merry Christmas to everyone... God is so good any words would fail in comparison to His goodness. I feel blessed. My pastor preached about having the favor of God the other night and that has always been my prayer, Lord let me be pleasing in your sight and find favor in me. I pray almost daily God would allow me to find favor with all those who come in contact with me. I have seen this come to fruition in my life. People have been so generous with me and doors have been opened I know were closed and locked. I see how that very prayer God has answered in my life. I know these blessings are from God. Favor among men comes from God. Ive always asked God what is it that would cause you to favor my life? I pray God whatever it is let me do or say or walk that way. I search for Gods favor. The other night answered my question. Humble yourself. Know Gods word and live it.. I want the Lord to be pleased with me. I dont want Him to be disappointed in me. I wasted so much time being displeasing by running from the Lord and His will. I was thinking the other night about how we as a family spend our time. I was joking with my husband and I told him instead of watching a movie start watching for the sky to crack open and get rapture ready. We were laughing but I thought about it later and I thought about how we need to start spending more time being rapture ready than sewing to the flesh. That is my prayer coming into this next year. More Jesus..... Looking for the coming of the Lord is how I want to spend my future. He is coming like a thief in the night and I want to be ready. Well Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Love everyone..Be blessed and stay safe and be rapture ready... Love The Cordovas

Gods perfect gift for the Cordovas

This year flew by for me. Christmas is next week. It has been the best and worst year for me. Bad for the flesh that deals with feelings and emotions and lives in reality. Great for the spirit who trusts in God and lives by FAITH. Lots of death of loved ones which brought sorrow to my heart. A new spiritual awakening that brought passion to my soul. Looking at the year through my eyes of flesh brings a longing for a better year. Seeing the year through the eyes of the spirit brings hope that God is in complete control. The greatest present I can appreciate this Christmas was the gift of our new church and church family which God blessed us with this year. I can see so clearly God's Divine hand on our lives when He placed us under Pastor and Sis Hurst. Spiritually this has changed our whole life in a direction destined for great things through God. Its so hard to put into words how I feel in my spirit. I am so thankful God has put us under a pastor that preaches so fervently there is a hell to shun and a heaven to gain. I have said so many times to so many people I lost count. I dont want someone to pat me on the back when Im living wrong and tell me your doin good honey while Im heading straight to hell and lie to me. I want someone to tell me the truth just like it is. Get right or you are going to burn... lol Pastor dosent say quite like that but I believe with all of my heart he would if he saw fit. I can appreciate that kind of a pastor. My family needs this kind of man to who will speak the truth even if it hurts for the good of our souls. Sis Hurst music ministry has allowed me to experience such anointed worship that has enriched my soul. She reminds me in so many ways of Sis Nelson whom I love and adore. I just cant express how blessed I feel. I feel like God placed us in a land of spiritual riches where there is NO LIMIT..Where it is up to us how high and how deep we want to go in God. I want to thank God for watching over my family so closely and literally chasing me back into the house of God, Not just any house but this house we feel privileged to call our home church now. No one knows where we could of ended up if God had not intervened. So this Christmas I give honor to the King of Kings allowing our souls to be watched over by Pastor and Sis Hurst. It was a gift from God to The Cordova Family. Thank you Jesus for loving us so much. I love you more than I could ever say. I cherish this Gift from the core of my soul. I thank you for all the spiritual blessings that came with this gift and all that are to come. I am in need of nothing else this Christmas. I only ask God for one last gift and that is for Baby Luke to be well, alert, healthy and smiling for Chrismas. Please everyone whisper a prayer for my friends The Fernando Family for a cancer free and peaceful Christmas. I thank you in advance Lord and give you all the Glory...

Happiness keeps You Sweet, Trials keep You Strong, Sorrows keep You Human, Failures keeps You Humble, Success keeps You Glowing, But Only God keeps You Going

LISTEN TO THE STILL SMALL VOICE

The other night God woke me up and said to me pray for baby Luke he is cold. Pray the baby is cold. I was half asleep and I prayed God told me to pray for his blood count so I did I fell back asleep praying for God to send an angel into the room an angel that would bring warmth. I prayed for God to warm the room where he was. I fell asleep again and woke up a little while later I woke myself up by speaking in tongues loudly.
I just whispered a prayer again for baby Luke.
I think this was Saturday early morning around 4 or 5 am. I had not talked to his mom at all. I told my husband the next day. That was kinda weird huh honey?? God told me the baby was cold????? I knew he had been in surgery but I didnt understand why he was cold??
Yesterday I e-mailed my friend Jen and told her what happened to me. This was her response today..

Noel,Tonight when I was at the hospital I was just talking to Ben about the last few nights and stuff. He was telling me how the other night...or early morning rather Lukey was so cold they finally put a warming blanket on him. I just stared at him and then told him about your email. We were both just taken back by it. Praise God for people who are sensitive the Lords voice and spirit. Thank you so much for all your prayers for Luke. I can't even put into words how much it means to us. Love you.

I am sharing this with you not to lift myself up but to prove God hears our prayers! And it is vital to obey the voice of God when it comes to you. I just cried because I was so glad I prayed for Luke and didnt ignore the call like I have before. I always try to wake myself up, but I have been guilty to shrug it off and keep sleeping.
God is seeking for an intercessor. God needs us to intercede like never before. I feel this burden in my heart to intercede. I stayed after church on Sunday for awhile interceding and the burden is still in my heart today. I dont want to ignore that still small voice that calls me to intercession.
Please pray for our family this week we are in the process of wanting to relocate to Hollister for work and to live. We feel this is the will of God and we need God to open the doors. In Jesus name.
God help me to answer when you call me.

The gift of peace...

Yesterday God showed me He will turn all things around for the good. I have had much regret and pain over leaving God for a season of my life. It is never worth it to backslide. NEVER!!! Im not proud of who I was or what I did when I left, but God showed me everything is not in vain.
One of my close friends came to church yesterday. Let me tell you the story although I never thought I would talk about some of these things I feel like it will bring God glory sharing part of my shame.
I met Michael when I was backslid. The very night I met him God began to speak to me about him. God would do this to me all the time. It didnt matter if I was high or whatever God would speak to me about people like He does now in church. I remember saying to God I am not going to tell this guy anything. He is dealing drugs and we are here to get high and I am in no frame of mind to talk to him about God. Well I didnt tell him and God didnt let me sleep that night. I wrestled with the voice of God all night. I finally got so upset and asked God to leave me alone. I told God why dont you use someone who is sitting on the front pew of the church begging to be used. I am not worth your time. Why do you talk to me about people when Im drinking and have no right to tell them about you?? I was so frustrated. God spoke to me so clearly that night and I will never forget it, He said, Noel your gift can operate under the anointing or your gift will torment you. Its up you but the gift I have placed on your life will not leave you. Of course at the time I cried and just shook my head and thought why me Lord? What do you see in me?? I felt so unworthy of this and upset I couldnt make it go away.

I saw him a couple more times out and about and I finally told him I have to talk to you. He said ok and sat down with me. I told him God told me to tell him he was running from a call on his life. I told him God said he loved him and a bunch of other stuff. The whole time he was quiet and I said I know I am no one to tell you this and you probably think Im crazy but if I dont tell you God wont leave me alone.

I was shocked by his response. He said if God tells you to tell me something I hope you would tell me. It may be the last time you see me. You dont know what I do out there. He told me this is not what I really want to do but I can make more $ in a week than in a month with a regular job and I have a family to take care of. He said dont be embarrassed to tell me anything about God I believe you. He said there is never a wrong time to talk about God.

I knew there was something different about him. We became very good friends and I eventually went back to church. We would always talk about God and sometimes I would cook him something to eat and try to tell him to stop and come to church. He always told me he loved his wife and his kids so much and he wanted to stop. I told him how much God had changed my life and he eventually got caught and went to jail. During those two different periods he was locked up I wrote to him and we talked about God and I learned him and his wife were youth ministers at an assemblies of God church. I learned his wife had the Holy Ghost and he really was running from God. Now I knew why God made me talk to him. My friend really should of done hard prison time this time around but somehow God allowed him to come home. I believe God has answered his wifes prayers She has never given up on him. Neither have I . I knew one day he would come back to God. He promised me a while back when he got out he would go to my church because he sees the difference in me and yesterday he was true to his word. In all the seven years Ive known him he has always been kind to my family and told me I was like a sister to him. He said he would always be there for me and no one better ever hurt me. For the first time in seven years I saw this man cry at our alter. He used to tell me Noel every time I walk out the door I am constantly looking over my shoulder. I have no peace. I cant trust anyone. I cant depend on anyone. I have to carry a gun because Im not going to get killed out here. He said I pray every day for Gods mercy to stay with me and I pray one day Lord let me make it into the gates of heaven before its to late I was so touched by this and I always prayed that for him.
I know he isnt someone you would ever think would change but God can change anyone. I have seen him do it. I thought about a lot of other people I met out there and how God talked to me about them and God always ruined my little party by showing up and it would always end up me telling this person what God was saying and them crying and me crying and them saying how did you know?? I would say I dont but God does. I cant tell you how many times this happened to me when I was away from God. Every place I went God showed up weather I liked it or not. It was all part of Gods plan. This week I am going to contact some of those other people and invite them to church and what the devil meant for bad I am going to allow God to make it for the good. All these people I met was not an accident. They all were seeking God. Everyone of them. So that season in my life that I wish I could forget I will take advantage now and bring those souls to God. Let me say I would never do it the same if I could change it, but if God can get some glory by my mistakes then so be it. I thank God Michael and his wife came. They both said they felt a powerful touch of God and they would be back. Christina is a youth minister again at her church, but I plan on visiting with them a lot and maybe converting their whole church to oneness. God can. He is able. This couple was destined to serve God just like me. The scripture rings true today, "All things work together for the good of those who love the Lord." All things....My pastor preached a message yesterday about the Gift of peace. I was telling my husband honey I cant even explain how I feel about that message I said it was so beautifully articulated and spoken and I searched for words as my husband responded it was profound and fundamentally sound. I said yes.. That describes it well. That was one of the greatest messages I have had the privilege of hearing. This gift of peace is priceless and what this world is looking for. I remember seeing Michael with huge wads of cash and all the materiel things you could imagine. When he would come and eat he would look so exhausted and unhappy. He would say I have everything but peace of mind. God is the only way you can have peace. There is no music, no candle, no massage therapy, no drug, no person, no food no amount of money or any other thing that can be a source of true peace except for Jesus Christ. Come one come all for your cup of the perfect gift of peace.

WE SERVE AN ON TIME GOD!! ITS TIME FOR A THANKSGIVING MIRACLE!!

Thanksgiving for Luke. He has made it this far.

I am asking everyone who reads my blog to thank God this Thanksgiving for the healing of Lukes liver. I am asking everyone to curse the cancer and by FAITH agree with me for a Divine miracle.

Here is some of what my friend Jen wrote. Keep in mind this is her child and yet she continues to give God the Glory. I personally am so moved by the spirit she has kept during this storm and how much more is God is moved. God has a way of showing up at the last minute and for us that sometimes is the hardest thing of all. Waiting on God. I plan to speak about a message God gave me one of these days about "A time that kills." I just know God is in control of this baby. I believe God for a complete healing...

Here is what Jen wrote,

We have just passed 100 days into our journey. We met with the transplant surgeon at Georgetown this week. He will be putting Lukey on the list for a liver. Meanwhile, my brother is going to go through the rigorous testing process to be a donor. I still believe God can step in and do a miracle. Dr. Jeffers preached the other morning that we serve an 11:59:59 God. He can step in at the last nanosecond and perform a miracle!Lukey has been putting weight back on. He is eating really well and is back up to 9kg. He has lost all his eyelashes and most of his eyebrows, but seems to be clinging on to what hair he has left. My song these days has been Casting Crown's I'll Praise You In The Storm. I always think the line "my strength is almost gone, how can I carry on if I can't find you". I've been told I am a strong person. I am sooooo not strong. I never volunteered for this. If I had a choice I would have turned my tail and ran and hid until it was all over. As a mom, you feel very defensive and protective about your babies. My animal instinct wants to hold Luke so that nothing can see him and rip to shreds anything that comes to harm him. I want to grab cancer by the throat and choke the life out of it. Whew..that took some energy to write. But I can't do that physically, so I speak to it. I speak the word of God and I claim healing. I speak the word over Luke and I rebuke cancer in the name of Jesus and that is more powerful than me choking it to death. We press on. We'll make it through. My God is an 11:59:59 God. So, what time is it? Posted by Jen Fernando

Now if that dosent move the hand of God I dont know what will. I am asking everyone to not only pray yourself but ask everyone you know to join together as the family of God and thank Him for the miracle. Thank Him for showing up on time and healing this baby.

Part of me is intimidated to speak this out in faith and my flesh wonders well what if it dosent happen and I know others are always careful not to try to walk on water. Well I curse unbelief and I am stepping out on a limb because I KNOW GOD CAN AND HE WILL!! I know I have had many calls for prayer for Luke.. As the old song says Lord Touch me Lord one more time. Lord Ive asked you so many times before, now Im asking you once more to reach way down and touch me one more time! Lets all bind together in thanksgiving for this child and have a well baby for Christmas. Nothing is to hard for God. NOTHING.. Thank you to everyone for believing God with me for a miracle of healing. Love everyone.. Have an awesome Thanksgiving if I dont post again until after. Love your family and love those who dont have family. I am so thankful for everyone God has put in our lives. I am so thankful for my church family and all God has blessed me with. I am rich in spirit. Thank you Jesus for healing Luke this Thanksgiving and for the power of prayer. I love you Lord....