Where eagles dare

I would like to share this post very quickly with you all and what the Lord spoke the early hours of this morning.
On Tuesday mornings, I normally have to wake up very early and prepare for a prayer breakfast. So it involves me getting up at dawn before everyone else is awake.
I once heard that the best time to hear from the Lord is in the early hours of the morning.
Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.

When I was getting ready, I heard the voice of the Lord say to me  "Soar where eagles dare". It just came as a flood of thoughts.  Soar where eagles dare, doesn't that mean doing something unknown?  Don't eagles fly higher than all the other birds? Eagles don't fly in flocks do they? They fly in alone, don't they? YIKES! All these questions came to my mind.  Then the scriputre came to my spirit right after I began asking all these questions : Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Do you know in your heart of hearts that since you were young, God set you apart? That you couldn't do the things other kids were doing. That you couldn't get away with things other people could get away with.
That's because as a child of God, we are not go with the crowd. 
Pigeons like to fly in flocks. And for some of you guys who know me - I cannot stand pigeons!!!! They always live around dirty areas as well. However, the eagle... Well the eagle...likes to fly alone, it soars above the storm  when all the other "flock birds" hide and run for cover. Hallelujah!
God says in His word that those who trust God will soar on wings like eagles. Not wings like pigeons, no but soar on wings like eagles. One more thing about the eagle, when it soars through sky it doesn't flap, a single feather doesn't move. When we trust God to go higher, we needn't flap and grow exasperated but we will just soar.
Knowing this leave your flock of pigeons, and begin to soar where eagles dare.

Speak to my Heart Holy Spirit

The other night whilst I was in bed , I heard this random instruction come to me, the voice said "SET YOUR FACE AS A FLINT".

Recently, I have been praying to the Lord to speak more clearly , to quieten my mind and spirit, so that I could be more intimate with Him. I wanted to desire Him more and more than I previously had been.

I have been reading articles about the "MANY" ways God speaks to us. He can do it through so many things but one thing I know God does so often is speak to our hearts.

You see when I recieved the instructions from the Lord according to scripture in Isaiah 50: 7 which tells us that Because the Sovereign LORD helps me,  I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.  I knew God was speaking to my heart.  God was telling me to harden my face against the worries of the World and have eyes like a dove and concentrate on the Sovereign God.

Have you ever felt the gentle tug of God before? I am feeling it now. He's calling us to enter His gentle presence. Like a Father beckons his child to have "hang out time". God has heard my prayer "Speak to my heart Holy Spirit".  Do you know one gentle Word from the Spirit of God can change a whole situation? Did you know one word of God changed the nation of Israel and ? Do you know one unction from the Lord brought you and I to our knees to accept His gift of fullness in Him?

I wake up every morning before I open my bible and pray "Lord give me a RHEMA" rhema is Hebrew I believe for a Word from God. When that Word gets deep down inside of your spirit, it begins to wash over you, like a husband washes his bride with words.

I encourage you to listen to a recording by  Morehead State University Black Gospel Choir, there was a particular lady Holly Forbes who began to sing the song which has been my heart's cry for sometime now titled SPEAK TO MY HEART HOLY SPIRIT.

Jesus...the plumber - READ THIS FOR ENCOURAGEMENT

I thought I should write another blog today, which is quite unlike me. Actually it was my friend Lilian who inspiried me to write today's blog concerning the plumbing skills of Jesus Christ.

Let me give you a little background  regarding the title of this topic.
Well, since the beginning of the school term which was in October my new student house had been suffering from a lack of heat radiation.  Yes, there was very little heat penetrating from the heaters in the kitchen and the other 3 bedrooms, therefore those rooms were still livable. But guess who's room had no heat whatsoever...? Yup, you guessed quite right - MY ROOM! It was so cold in my bedroom, I couldn't study in there, I couldn't even get dressed because it was so icy.
My room of all rooms had to be out of heat. I tell you it was horrible.
So from October till about January this year, I had no heating in my room. I was so relieved when uni closed for Christmas so I could go back to my home in Kent. It got really bad in December, I can't really explain it.
However....we finally got a plumber to come out about last week. And my is my room HOT! I have reconnected with my wonderful bedroom again!
Though prior to the plumber coming, I waited in intense anticipation.  It took him almost two weeks to finally get to my house, due to "Britain's Big Freeze". My road was completely sealed off, it was piled high in snow and ice. Therefore the plumber couldn't make it up the road to fix my beloved heater.
But when the ice began to clear, he came through and did his work.
At the moment, I am enjoying a warm house and the bitter coldness is only a distant memory.

Jesus is like the plumber. You see, from October till about the end of 2009, I actually was going through a spiritual battle.  It was horrible. Let's just say that I never knew my body could produce so much tears and not get dehyrdrated.  Memories of past incidents were just haunting me, nights were often sleepless and my weight...well that's another story. It was a bitter icy experience. My heater in my spiritual life was broken. However, to keep warm I began indulging in the Word of God. I began letting it go deep down in my spirit and work like medecine. What do the scriptures say? "My son, pay attention to what I say;

listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;  for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body."

I was desperate for Jesus, and I mean DESPERATE. I can honestly say that my life will never be the same.

Anyway back to plumbing. From about the end of December, I began to percieve in my spirit that Jesus the plumber was coming. In fact He had been trying to get up the road of my life for a while now. How come?

Yesterday, I realised that the path of my life was filled with snow and dangerous ice, it was hard for any vehicle to get up the road to work in my life.  I am going somewhere with this analogy...bear with me.

As you are aware, the best way to clear an icy street is to lay down grit salt.  This salt eats away at the snow causing it to defrost and the way to become clear. These past few months, God has been throwing down grit salt on my heart, defrosting it so He can fully come.  Grit salt can be annoying because it's messy and it can make things look horrible. It's been a painful and upsetting experience but God has been seeing me through.

Please note however, that  once all the snow and grit has disappeared the way is clean and clear.

From January, I have seen the works of the Lord so much, He has been fixing my heater. I have begun to feel a little heat. He has begun opening up the prohetic again for me, and so  many things.  The calling that He  placed on my life a few years ago is suddenly settling into place and the Most High God has dominion over it.

I know soon that all the other stuff which I had to endure will be one distant memory, once Jesus brings heat to all the cold places of my life.

I hope this encourages someone.  Know, the way of the Lord is good.

Praying for Haiti

Hey readers,

One more thing. Please pray for Haiti. Any of you guys that have the gifting of intercession begin to pray for the Nation of Haiti.
That they will turn to God and the scripture which states in  Joel 2:25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you . Pray that this will be their portion

Thanks

"Forward" sometimes means you have to go "Backwards" first

I am back! Why, I haven't written in so long, is beyond me. But I promise, this is going to be a weekly thing from now on.  I need to improve my blog writing skills...consistence, consistence, consist...
Actually this scripture just came to my mind: Matthew 5: 37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. Maybe, I am taking that scripture out of context but I am learning about keeping promises these days.


Well, where was I? So, currently I am listening to this song which I love by Rick Pino, I have embedded the youtube link to the song, incase some of you want to listen to it: You're not alone.
I came home this weekend from college, to attend a birthday party of a former pastor friend of mine and so therefore I am now able to spend adequate time with my family.
Anyway, we just finished doing our daily bible study as a family, and my dad taught about "building character". He began reminding our family about the amazing (yet crazy things) God has brought us through, my father also shared with us how he could sense the way each situation has shaped and moulded my family and I. I can truly say that my FAMILY IS AWESOME, having been through tremendous financial hardships even up to the point of homelessness, that we learnt the true value of the "christian family".
During the bible study, I recalled one incident during our plight of homelessness in 2007. I had extremely important exams to take that week which would determine whether or not I would get into law school . We had nowhere to go, I was revising in the car and my paper was only a few days a way. The scripture says in Isaiah 53:1 " Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?". In this passage, I do not believe this was rhetorical question so I am going to shout with glee: " I DO!". In line with the previous incident, I passed my exam with a 100% pass mark. Who would have believed that report???


I am going through a semi- difficult time at the moment. Actually, I would prefer to call it "the wilderness of a 21 year old Nigerian British girl" - sounds a lot more exotic .
You see, the things that I have had to encounter in my short yet sweet life, have some lined up with the scripture in Romans 8:28 - And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 
If you are reading this today and are not sure where you are in the wilderness and most importantly when you are going to get OUT of the wilderness. Don't worry, be anxious for nothing   and trust God. Because God is not like man that He should lie to us.
In relation to the title of today's blog, I learnt something profound the other day. God will sometimes allow us to go BACKWARD before we can  go forward. Think of slingshot. Before you shoot off the pebble, you have to stretch the slingshot backwards before it can propel the stone forward. And boy will that pebble fly, when it goes forward!
 That means, God will suddenly ask us to do something, therefore we get all geared and excited because " the blessing of the Lord maketh rich and addeth no sorrow" so, we step out in faith and then all of sudden we look around us. It's dry, looks like there is no way out, and what can hurt us the most, is that in the wilderness there is often isolation involved. I can testify to that right now. 
I don't know who I am speaking to right now, but maybe some of your friends have deserted you in the wilderness because there was an oasis elsewhere with "greener pastures" but you had to stay behind. Hold fast! I believe I am talking to myself also.
God's promises are true. It's in the wilderness that our character will form itself as we persevere. It's in this "no-go" area, that God begins the work of perfection in our lives. He will bring you out. 
Be patient and also enjoy being patient. 
It may look like you are being demoted, but your promotion is coming, He is equipping you for the calling He has set before you.


Let me give one more scripture then I will call it a night. I recently read, that God could have taken the Israelites to the Promise Land via the shorter route. When I read this, the first thing I asked God, as any other ignorant human being would do was... "WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?!".  However, I saw quite clearly that God wanted to do two things a) Show them His glory even in the dry places b) Train their character and mature them for a higher calling because they were not ready to fight their enemies.
WOW! It was as if a light bulb went on in my head at that point. It is suddenly all clicking.
I know personally God showed me the calling on my life and I used to love to pray the following prayer "God use me, use me in Ministry".  Err...duh! Well God wants to use me, but He has a lot of moulding to do with me. So, I for one will try and not question His work in my life as He pulls me backward only to propel me forward.


Believe He is doing the same work for you!


Good night!

Happy New Year 2010!

Sorry for lack of blogging....to be honest I have been just enjoying time with my family.
I will have a new post up this week! Titled "Forward sometimes means Backward first"