Deborah and the bee . . . . . .

I am sharing the scriptures from the Old Testament of the Holy Bible.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%204

     I see so often in life, I see such life and it is interpreted from the spiritual to physical and from physical observations, to spiritual understandings.  This posting is over the fact that for several days; I have been doing my A.M. devotions and upon doing them, I see much activity in my yard of birds, insects and more.   So, these last few days, a honeybee keeps visiting me, and now has been landing in my soda can from the night before.  Starting a couple of days ago, I took some of the left over soda and put it in a small little cup (left over from cat food), and upon getting up, sitting down with my bible and doing my devotions, this honeybee each morning, comes to where I sit, and drinks any thing in that little container. I took some photos and now share with you!
I also want to share, that over the last 3 days (July 26th - 29th) :  New species of birds and more, have visited my yard.   Thank You, Abba!!!  

“OUR GOD-GIVEN IDENTITY IS WHO WE REALLY ARE” ~~~~ BY ROB HOTCHKI

Before God ever formed us in our mothers’ wombs, He knew us. In other words, before He even brought us forth He had fully determined who we are and established our identity in Him.                          One of the most important weapons of warfare we have in any battle is our God-given identity. When we allow God to reveal to us who we truly are, and we choose to believe Him, we can live from that identity and trust God to back it up and bring it about. When we know who we are to God, with God, and for God, we can enter any situation or circumstance confident that we will see victory, because we are walking out the destiny God created us for, called us to, and has empowered us to step into.                                                                                                  The Life of the Son

The Father models this to us in the life of His Son. When Jesus emerged from the waters of His baptism, the Father proclaimed Jesus’ identity. The Father declared that Jesus is a “Beloved Son” in whom the Father is “fully pleased.” Before Jesus stepped into any ministry or any confrontations with the enemy ; He knew who He was.God-given identity is so powerful that the enemy will do all he can to come against it. He tried to attack Jesus’ identity in the wilderness and get Him to question if He really was God’s Son. But Jesus refused to be shaken. He refused to let go of the identity His Father had declared over Him. He was so rooted and grounded in who He was to, for, and with the Father that at times He simply declared His true God-given identity and the enemy was completely overpowered by it (John 18:6).Jesus was the firstborn of many children (Romans 8:29), and because of the amazing gift of His sacrifice you are now one of those children. Just like He did with His Son Jesus, the Father wants to declare over you, His precious child, who you truly are.It is critical in this hour that we dig into the Word and posture ourselves before the Father’s heart so that we can allow Him to show us who we truly are. You are a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). You are not who you were. You are who He created you to be. When we know and embrace our God-given identity, we can nullify the lies of the enemy and cast down every temptation and vain imagination that does not line up with who and what God says we truly are.Knowing your God-given identity is a key weapon for victory in this hour.There is Victory in Identity!When David went into battle against Goliath he confidently carried a weapon that was key to his victory. More than the sling in his hand, more than the five stones in his pouch, the weapon David wielded was his God-given identity.In 1 Samuel 17, when David showed up at the battlefield to take on Goliath, no one thought of him as a warrior. At that point he was really only known to the world as a musician in Saul’s court. But David did not let the world determine his identity. He knew the Lord had anointed him to be a leader, victor, and protector of Israel. He knew that God had been training him for war while he had been caring for the sheep of his father’s flock (1 Samuel 17:34-37). It didn’t matter if the world knew who he was at this point. David knew who he was – because he chose to believe what God had declared over him. That’s why he was ready for the battle and able to step into the victory.  When his older brother belittled him, telling him he had no business being among the warriors since he was just an insignificant little shepherd (1 Samuel 17:28), David held tightly to who God had told him he was. When King Saul dismissed him as “only a boy” (1 Samuel 17:33), David clung to his God-given identity. And when the enemy tried to humiliate and intimidate him, David confidently declared who his God was and reiterated who he was with his God. He battled from his God-given identity, a key to stepping into victory.  When the world tried to tell David who he was, he didn’t pay attention. When the people around him tried to tell him who he was, he ignored them. And when the enemy tried to tell him who he was, he corrected him. David was confident in who he was, because he was confident in his God who had declared his identity to him.David knew and trusted the Lord, so he knew he could trust what the Lord had told him about himself.  David’s identity was not determined by his circumstances, by others, and certainly not by the enemy. It was determined by God. If we truly trust our God, we will truly trust that we are who He says we are. We will live from that identity, and we will see victory.  Don’t Limit Yourself!  In addition to the voices of the world, people around you, and the enemy, there is one other voice that can come against your God-given identity. You!Sometimes it is our own voice inside our heads that tries to convince us we are not who God says we are. Think of Gideon in Judges 6. The Lord declared to Gideon that he was a “mighty man of valor” and that he would be the rescuer of his people. Gideon’s initial response was, “Not me!” He then went on to list all the reasons he could not possibly be a mighty man or a hero amongst his people. Gideon had been so beaten down by the Midianites (the enemy) over the years that he could not bring himself to believe what the Lord told him about who he was. But God is so faithful, so loving, so kind, and so good at declaring to us who we really are; He took Gideon past his own doubts and empowered him to step into his true God-given identity. He can do the same for each of us. Who You Really Are! The world will try to tell you who you are. People around you will try to tell you who you are. The enemy will try to tell you who you are. They might even cite facts about your past or your present to try to convince you that they’re right. Don’t listen to any of it. Don’t listen to any voice that tries to tell you that you are anything other than who God says you are. Before God formed you in your mother’s womb He knew you (Jeremiah 1:5). God knows all about you, but He wants you to know, too. He wants to share with you who you truly are so that you can cast off any remnant of false identity the world, others, or the enemy have placed upon you, and start to live from your God-given identity. Take time this month to get with God and let Him speak to you about you. Ask Him who you are. Ask Him how He sees you. Ask Him what He created you for. Ask Him to declare over you your God-given identity. You are going to be amazed by who you really are!

Do you focus looking vertically OR horizontally?

I was reading a blog posting from a brother in the Lord ~~ Joe Dawson.  It is exactly what I have been doing as of late. With all the activity on this planet and I am sure in the universe we live in, most of us spend more time focused on the that evil, rather than focused on the good, (and yes there is good in many places, just take time to LOOK for it).  So often when signing into social media, I see people posting dozens of items of the negative activity all around, and just think if we posted declarations, scriptures and an occasional news article. I have read before...........                                                          Finally brothers/sisters in the Lord, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virture, and if there be any praise, think on THESE THINGS!
Phillippians 4:8
Now here is the article that shares in detail about what/how to focus on. Please Read it.



http://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word.html?ID=16353

Overcoming unbelief and not feeling worthy enough!

You know no one is perfect! No one!  Only God is perfect!   So the next time you "feel" like God is going to use you, or can't use you, well   JUST REMEMBER THIS!!

• Abraham was too old
• Isaac was a daydreamer
• Jacob was a liar
• Joseph was abused and tortured
• Moses stuttered alot
• Gideon had some FEARS
• Rahab was a harlot/prostitute
•  Jeremiah was too you as was Timothy too
• David  had lust issue with an affair AND
• David was a murderer too
• Elijah had suicidal issues
• Jonah ran away from GOD
• Naomi was a widow
• Job lost most everything, and went bankrupt
• Peter denied Christ repititiously
• The disciples fell asleep while they were praying
• Martha worried most all the time
• That Samaritan woman, she was divorced (more than once)
• Zaccheus was tiny, too small
• Paul was very religious (religion isn't good)
• Timothy had ulcers
• AND ...............................  LAZARUS died, was dead!!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 A poor background does not disqualify anyone from a great and wonderful future with the Lord, or even to be used of God in powerful ways.  Everything can change today. Of course we want to move out of dysfunctional types of behaviour, and Praise GOD, we rejoice in knowing there is hope for ALL!  God is no respecter of persons.  Quit making excuses now, and do that which you have procrastinated over and about.   SHALOM~~~~

Chris Tomlin - Good Good Father (Audio)

It's time to emerge~

When I think of emerging I grasp either the butterfly coming out of it’s cocoon, or maybe a bear coming out of it’s hibernation.  I have been in a literal hibernation: (basically in my home, no transportation)(Others will pick me up and take me places),(most of my art/photography has been dormant as well). God is bringing many (if not all) out of that place that they/me have been hibernating in. Most have a car and drive, so thier/your hibernation is of another sort. Maybe they/you are not much into social gatherings, or maybe they have abandoned thier yard work.  This is the season/time to either pick up or start that which hasn’t been done yet, or in awhile. So, take that step of action/faith and quit thinking/talking about it and do it!  Sounds like a Nike commercial.  Ready, Set, Let’s GO

Before the Revival of God's People!

Who remembers what happened in 1906?  WELL?  Earthquakes galore . . . .  Here is a link to see in detail.        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake       Here in this month of April, we have had oodles of Earthquakes above 7.0,  &  the http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/erupting_volcanoes.html  is a LINK of our planets volcano activity!   It is time to use wisdom, not just your knowledge, and stock up as God prompts with water and other items to get you through a week or more with no electricity. I KNOW GOD IS UP TO SOMETHING BIG, and yes the fruit is REVIVAL!  But what most don’t want to hear, or pay attention to is WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE THE REVIVAL!  It is time not to just hear, but listen, be aware of and HEED what the Spirit IS Speaking to the church, be it through the Prophets, Apostles, Teachers, Evangelists, and/or Pastors. Yes start listening and take action. We have become a very docile people, and it is time to take action as God prompts, and leads  REALLY!!!                                                                                                       THE EARTH DECLARES THE GLORY OF GOD!