Sunday, January 26, 2014

THE YEAR OF THE BEE~~~
The name Debra is :   Deborah (Hebrew: דְבוֹרָה, Modern Dvora Tiberian Dəḇôrā ; "Bee", Arabic: دبورة Daborah‎) was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel, counselor, warrior, and the wife of Lapidoth according to the Book of Judges chapters 4 and 5. The only female judge mentioned in the Bible, Deborah led a successful counterattack against the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and his military commander Sisera, the narrative is recounted in chapter 4.

Here is a link to read, Read, READ about this bee, and Deborah~~

 http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Dabar.html#.UuU3L8HTmUk

So this is a simple posting of the many bees I have found in the land~~~















Saturday, January 11, 2014

Just a couple of BLESSINGS............ Thank you ABBA.

So many of Us/We/You never know what you love until it's gone or it's hard to find........    I lost/got taken away legally my Drivers License a few years ago. I was praying and doing spiritual warfare and blanked out and upon coming to, found myself/and my vehicle, in a pile of dirt, after plowing through a chain link fence. I prayed as I felt this UGH happening, in JESUS name and well got slammed..........   :(
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, now I don't drive, which means I basically am stuck at home 99% of the time. I have been delighted though to be able to walk to many a place, be it the park, or down to the market.
Most of my life I don't get angry much and this season, have had many a breakthrough with ANGER, but not sinning. Actually it has felt pretty good .  But I have finally come to a time, LET ME OUT OF HERE~~~   I would love, be delighted to go to the lake, to the park, to take a hike, to see the cattle egret, the snowy plover, the awesome  accipiters, and regal raptors. So what is the next step LORD?
Tis true that I am delighted in the cuties that HE blesses me here at home............ so this AM, I am just maybe whining, but twas on my heart to share . . . . . . . . . . .

Oh this is the Western Bluebird and Lincoln's Sparrow here in 92019.
 

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Rooftops - Jesus Culture (lyric video)


The Stubborn Onion / Glory of Zion / Corinth Texas

The Stubborn Onion - A Forced Peeling!
Watch Starting the Year Off Right Webcast Replays!


Thursday, January 9, 2014

Dear Advancing Saints:

Many people are trying to start the year off right, but must first allow the Lord to do something in their life. Yesterday, Justin Rana wrote the following devotion which will give a fresh perspective on this year of deliverance.

The Stubborn Onion - A Forced Peeling

A little over four years ago, I wrote a devotion for all of you regarding the peeling of an onion. Our personal onion. Our layers. You can find that devotional by clicking HERE. It may be good reading before delving further into this current version.

I am now four years older at 33. I have had another child, named Ryan Matthew Rana, with my wife, Jessica. Much has changed in life with the emergence of a second child! Since Ryan's birth in 2012, it seems that much of life got turned upside down. My wife got even more busy, I began revisiting the idea of going back to college to complete my degree, and we now had another little human living with us. During this recent period in my life, God has prompted some heavy soul searching to occur. Or should I say, God has brought many testings about during this time?

I felt myself starting to be peeled again, exposing parts of myself that I was not comfortable with. You could liken it to losing some layers of skin - and getting down to that really raw layer that stings and hurts when it is touched. The part that really annoyed me was that I wasn't willingly doing the peeling. God was. It was a forced peeling. Through the circumstances of life, God was exposing issues in my life that still related to things that occurred when I was very young. Of course, in the midst of everything, you don't always realize what God is trying to show you. I felt abandoned again. I felt unimportant. I felt hurt. I "FELT."  I began to operate out of pure emotion - how I "felt." At the time, I could not bring myself to cling to and fight with the scripture about casting down everything that exalts itself against the knowledge of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:3-5). Of course I wasn't abandoned. God was there for me. Of course I wasn't unimportant. God created us in His image and He needs us! But alas, I couldn't see it. I started making choices and decisions that were leading to dark places, making covenants with the foes of God rather than believing in all He had promised me. I was in rebellion. And because of what happened to me as a young child, I refused to listen to any authority around me, including God himself. God was trying to speak...

In August 2013, we recorded a song here called "The God of the Redeemed." Aaron Smith, Tobias Lyons and I wrote it. I produced it. I SANG it. Yet, I couldn't heed what it said. The lyrics are below and you can hear the song here: GOD OF THE REDEEMED!

God of the Redeemed - T. Lyons, J. Rana, A. Smith

Standing on the line of precious promises
Chasing choices that our hearts already met
An old familiar foe has cycled round again
Will we seize upon this chance and enter in?

My eyes are fixed on the splendor of the king
Unmatched His love, grace, fury and envy
Tremble and quake you who stand His enemy
Swing wide your gates before the God of the Redeemed

We've beheld the giant in our promised land
Our voices hollowed by the shadow of its hand
Will we embrace our fears and live on desert ground?
Or will we be the chosen few? The time is now.

We've been overcome, but not this time
Had our lives destroyed, but not this time
We've given up every time but not this time
Not this time



God was obviously trying to tell me: "Hey - attention buddy. You are about to face some foes that are coming back around. You can either operate in fear or you can choose to enter in to what I have for you." The following month is when I started walking toward darkness. Rather than embracing the peeling God was trying to do - rather than turning to Him and drawing closer to Him, I turned away from the ultimate authority and chose MY plans, and MY ways.

Let me be the first to tell you: your plans and your ways lead to death and destruction. Thankfully, God, mainly through my lovely wife Jessica, turned back the battle at the gates. And I literally mean at the gates.

This is what happens when we resist God and resist the authorities in our lives. We are left to our own devices. We are left with our soul and our flesh - which without the Spirit of God is just a bad combination.

Whatever is going on in your life right now, STILL yourself. Stop your flailing. Realize that God is God and you are not. There is nothing that you can do in yourself to make your life any better than what God can make it. Embrace the place that you are in. Many of the younger group here at Global Spheres Center has been going through a peeling, so we are with you!

This is a year of deliverance! Do not resist the forced peeling that WILL occur this year.  Read 2 Corinthians 10 and Isaiah 28.

Love to All,
Justin Rana

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

It's TIME~~

It’s time to put the past behind you, so after reading this I did just that (after repenting for bringing up the past), let’s all, do just that and get God’s plan for “our” lives GOING.  This is our word from Marsha and Bill Burns this FIRST DAY of 2014.   http://www.FT111.com
SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by  MARSHA BURNSFOR 2014:

This will be a make-it-or-break-it year. You have all the tools you need to make it, but if you get lazy or stubborn, you will be broken and humbled. You will not move forward one inch if you refuse to let go of the past and hang on to things that are no longer relevant to where you are now. You will be challenged to progress, but you will have to provide the initiative by faith. It’s up to you; your will is vitally connected to what you make of this season.

If you choose to move on, there will be plenty of grace to enable you in the process. The difficulties that you faced in the past have slowly chipped away at the foundation of your hope and faith. But, this can be a time of restoration and a time of rebuilding your faith and trust in Me, says the Lord. It all depends on where your focus is.

The old cycle has ended, and a new cycle is beginning. It will be like a clean and blank sheet of paper ready for you to write your destiny. Keeping your heart and soul in alignment with My purposes in righteousness will write a destiny of a close and intimate relationship with Me. But, you must keep yourself undefiled by the flesh and the world.

Maintain divine order, and stay in the flow of My Spirit if you want to discern spiritually. This is a time when your discernment can once again take a giant leap forward if you take the time to exercise it. Spiritual growth and clarity will become the order of the day as you seek My face continually.

I will unveil the places in you that have become religiously stale. In order to avoid the trap of external, powerless religious exercise, you must recognize your condition and move by faith to internal communion with Me in the Spirit. Growth is the sign of life, and stagnation is the sign of death. Be vital and live in Me, says the Lord. Come to Me, and let Me revitalize you.

Image used by Permission of Art by Dominique......................



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