Hello scattered family and friends in Messiah! I hope you all are doing well. Self evaluation: are you walking through life hurriedly, anxious, feeling burdened? striving, v: exert oneself vigorously, making great efforts to achieve or obtain something vs Striding, v:walking with long decisive steps in a specific direction. Stop striving : "Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."-Matt 11: 28 If you hold His hand and walk in pace with Him. You won't feel rushed, anxious, overwhelmed... "He continued walking" through the panic, bustle, surge of emotions etc around Him. He kept His stride...and walked. striving, v: exert oneself vigorously, making great efforts to achieve or obtain something vs Striding, v: walking with long decisive steps in a specific direction. Stop striving; see the story of Jairus and his dying daughter (Mark 5:21-43) Jairus came to Yeshua rightly concerned and emotional...in all that was around Yeshua and a woman within the crowd was also seeking healing and touched Yeshua , taking his attention away from Jairus momentarily.... Yeshua never got anxious, rushed etc. While in the crowd and bustle Jairus rcvd word his daughter had died... can you imagine? Vs 36 As soon as Yeshua heard the word that was spoken, He said to Jairus, "Do not be afraid, only believe." Yeshua NEVER broke His pace, He didn't panic and run towards the house... "He continued walking...." vs 40-41 they ridiculed Him...He took the mother and father of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. Then He took the child by the hand and said to her, "Little girl, I say to you, arise" Immediately the girl rose and walked... And the shalom of YHWH which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Messiah Yeshua. - Phil 4:7 Be still and know that I AM God. Ps 46:10 Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 * THE GOSPEL Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 - The Gospel * For our Statement of Faith: Statement of Faith - Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 YOU CAN NOW CONNECT WITH US ON FACEBOOK HERE! : (1) Pursuing the upward call | Facebook This is a public "personal blog" pg via Facebook to make it easier for readers to connect and share. Stop in for a visit, invite a friend. Hope to see you all there!
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Hello scattered family and friends in Messiah! I hope all of you are well. Well.... we live in a time of mass confusion as people fall away from the Truth and all types of lawlessness (sin) is glorified, even idolized. Most churches are not even teaching the fullness of YHWH's Word. Strange teachings crop up from time to time. But we can always turn to the source of Truth and must weed through the mire and follow the Shepherd and He will lead us and lose none of His. But when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on His own; but whatever He hears, He will tell you. And He will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify Me, because He will take from what is Mine and declare it to you. Everything that the Father has is Mine. For this reason I said the Ruach will take from what is Mine and declare it to you.” John 16: 13-15 TLV YHWH did not leave us helpless, and, in fact told us in advance to prepare for such warfare. --> Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you are able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the worldly forces of this darkness, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist when the times are evil, and after you have done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm then! Buckle the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. Strap up your feet in readiness with the Good News of shalom. Above all, take up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish ALL the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephes 6: 10-17 TLV If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper so He may be with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him. >>>>You know Him, because He abides with you and will be in you. <<<<I will not abandon you as orphans; I will come to you. John 14:15-18 TLV
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Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? What harmony does Messiah have with Belial? Or what part does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement does God’s Temple have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God—just as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Therefore, come out from among them, and be separate, says Adonai. Touch no unclean thing. Then I will take you in. I will be a father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says Adonai-Tzva’ot.” 2 Cor 6: 14-18 TLV To Him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear His voice. The shepherd calls His own sheep by name and leads them out. “When He has brought out all His own, He goes ahead of them; and the sheep follow Him because they know his voice. They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” John 10:3-5 TLV I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from the One who called you by the grace of Messiah, to a different “good news”— not that there is another, but only some who are confusing you and want to distort the Good News of Messiah. But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should announce any “good news” to you other than what we have proclaimed to you, let that person be cursed! As we have said before, so I now repeat: if anyone proclaims to you “good news” other than what you received, let that person be under a curse! Am I now trying to win people’s approval, or God’s? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Messiah. Gal 1:6-10 In all the passages dealing with spiritual warfare, there are no instructions to cast a demon out of a believer (Ephesians 6:10-18). Believers are told to resist the devil (James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8-9), not to cast him out in regard to believers. Demons are routinely cast out of the unbelievers. The apostle John declares, “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Who is the One in us? The Ruach Ha'Kodesh (Holy Spirit.) Who is the one in the world? Satan and his demons. Therefore, the believer has overcome the world of demons, and the case for demon possession of a believer cannot be made scripturally. It is important that we do not allow personal experience to influence our interpretation of Scripture. Rather, we must filter our personal experiences through the truth of Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Our experiences must meet the test of Scripture, not the other way around. There is a distinct difference between being possessed by a demon and being oppressed or influenced by a demon. Demon possession involves a demon having direct/complete control over the thoughts and/or actions of a person (Matthew 17:14-18; Luke 4:33-35; 8:27-33). Demon oppression or influence involves a demon or demons attacking a person spiritually and/or encouraging him/her into sinful behavior. "You have overcome them because GREATER IS HE that is in you than he that is in the world--"For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall again into fear; rather, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” Romans 8:15 TLV
Walk in the Truth and let no one lead you astray. ***So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!*** John 8:36 TLV AMEN!! YOU CAN NOW CONNECT WITH US ON FACEBOOK HERE! : (1) Pursuing the upward call | Facebook This is a public "personal blog" pg via Facebook to make it easier for readers to connect and share. Stop in for a visit, invite a friend. Hope to see you all there! Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 Hello friends and readers! I hope you have been well. The ministry on this side has been BUSY!! We have been blessed with the opportunity to share the gospel and truth of Torah (and the Feasts) again this past weekend. HalleluYAH for what Abba Yah is doing. Upcoming baptisms and child dedication on the way. What is evident it that there is a great sifting going on right now. Adonai (The LORD) is sifting the wheat from tares...the sheep from goats...in society and culture. I cannot tell you how many messages I have received from sisters grieving the division between them and family or the loss of "friends," because they stand in allegiance with Yeshua, the WORD of Truth and Life. Stand Firm friends in Messiah. Do not yield. I don't speak with men privately like that but I know from our small congregation and my husband's life. The same is applicable to men. The battle is real, friends. With this in mind I truly want to encourage you. I know especially when it is your family... a parent, a niece or nephew...a brother or sister.... a cousin .... etc that can really break your heart when they break off communication or refuse you access to children in your family etc. Yeshua warned us of this. That does not make it easier. But allow His words to comfort you. He will never leave or forsake you ( Heb 13:5). You have One who goes before You (Deut 31:8). He sees every loss, He counts every tear (Ps 56:8) “I came to pour out fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already ablaze! But I have an immersion to endure, and how distressed I am until it is finished! “Do you suppose that I have come to bring shalom on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on there will be five in one house in opposition, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law" -Matt 12:49-53 - Yeshua The world/culture will be offended... Yeshua causes offense and He speaks truth. He offended the culture to the point of death by crucifixion and He still spoke truth. The scripture image above from Matt 15: 12-14 says, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" But He replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Leave them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”- Yeshua "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32 (* followers of Messiah RISE UP, pull together, support one another, pray for one another, help one another and still speak the truth BOLDLY in love) #kingdomculture #Riseup additional resources: Ambassador for the King PART 1: Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 - Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 Ambassador for the King PART 2: Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 - Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 click link for music video: CAIN: Keep Following Keep Following- Cain (Lyrics) | On The Edge Lyrics - YouTube Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 Well hello again friends, readers, and scattered family in Messiah!
I hope all of you are doing well as we near our weekly blessing of Shabbat. Counting down to sunset Friday eve..... Let's chat: I know at least for myself the past 3-4 months have really been a struggle/battle with anxiety due to some changes that were not going particularly well. My "fight or flight" was in full swing as I was frantically: looking, planning, seeking solutions..... Lo and behold Abba Yah had a plan I was unaware of that was unfolding behind the scenes that took into consideration everything I was freaking out about. Today after 3 months of: crying, fretting, anxiousness, lost sleep.....etc.... Problem solved and it was not solved at my hand or by my "grand plan." I imagine He must have been staring at me blankly shaking His head, "o daughter of little faith" I feel awful too. I know everyone has jokes about the lack of faith of the wandering Israelites.... how could they have lacked faith after all they had seen and experienced.... *crickets* well.... I know better. I know Him better.... Repentance is needed here, a U-turn in every sense of the word. Anxiety /fear/depression are such prisons. They may not have literal shackles but they are prisons. Do not be anxious about anything--but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the shalom of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Messiah Yeshua Phil 4: 6-7TLV Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise—dwell on these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—put these things into practice, and the God of shalom will be with you Phil 4:8-9 TLV When anxiety, fear, depression etc come to grip you and drag you away in those shackles... Think on these things {Phil 4:8-9} submit EVERYTHING to Yah in prayer WITH THANKSGIVING =the shalom of God will guard your hearts and minds in Messiah Yeshua. {Phil 4:6-7} Put on some worship music, journal, take a walk, pray .... do what you have to do but break the line of thought to destruction...break the line of thought to anxiety and "fix your eyes on Yeshua", the initiator and perfecter of faith- Hebrews 12: 2 Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 song: click link: (1) Keep Following- Cain (Lyrics) | On The Edge Lyrics - YouTube "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up......" 1 Thess. 5: 11 TLV "Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you fulfill the Torah of Messiah" Gal. 6:2 TLV Hello everyone, friends, readers and scattered family in Messiah! I hope this finds you all well. Well, one of those things that I often return to battle with is anxiety. But recently my husband has taken a new approach in how he leads me in confronting this issue. Just before my alarm goes off in the morning.... He comes over, kneels on my side of the bed, kisses my forehead, lays a hand on my shoulder or head and prays over me and the day before me. Something so simple. Yet so incredibly powerful and transformative. Whatever issues I have communicated to him in days preceding if relevant he brings to the throne of Adonai in prayer. If he knows I am struggling with anxiety he speaks verses of the Word of Truth over me, "Husbands, love your wives just as Messiah also loved His community and gave Himself up for her to make her holy, having cleansed her by immersion in the word. Messiah did this so that He might present to Himself His glorious community—not having stain or wrinkle or any such thing, but in order that she might be holy and blameless." Ephes. 5:25-27 TLV This made such an incredible impact today, during my day, it is a testimony! We have had this wonderful experience of adversity, and trial, that brought us closer together because in my weakness....he held me up, he sought Adonai on my behalf and this new habit has been created and what a blessing it has become. We are now daily praying over each other and laying hands on one another. (Instead of just praying for each other, as we had been) The past 2 months or so we have seen incredible growth! With that growth came growing pains to match! But wow, was it worth it. My husband first and foremost pursuing Yah. He is my best friend. He is the head of our house and marriage. He is the provider of our family. I am so blessed by all that he contributes to our family and marriage. Why share? Well a few reasons... this is part of the testimony from this week and well our culture is absolutely toxic towards Biblically balanced marriages, families, and healthy roles/relationships. The encouragement I received happened to be from him. But as a body of believers we should encourage one another. "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up......" 1 Thess. 5: 11 TLV As believers in Messiah these healthy Biblical family models should be the norm. They should not be quietly hidden in our homes where we are afraid to mention that *gasp* my husband leads my family and marriage. But should be on display as a light on a hilltop as part of our testimony to a broken world. People of Messiah need to RISE UP, come out from among them, be separate, and SHINE! Nothing is too difficult for Yah. He is able. Love Y'all!!
Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 "Make it your aim to cling to Messiah. Abide in Him. Go to Him as your source of strength and the One your thoughts need to obey. Read Adonai's Word. Listen to sermons. Worship Him. Set aside distractions and claim time for Him. Understand that if anything good comes into your life, he will be the conduit. The dominant duty of the disciple is to cling to Yeshua. And when you cling to Yeshua, you fill your mind with Adonai's truth. You disarm the enemy and keep anxiety at bay. You receive Adonai's truth. And that truth sets you free—free from fear, free from dread, and, yes, free from anxiety.-Max Lucado, Anxious for nothing 2017* Phil. 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--think on these things.
Through Yeshua then, let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips giving thanks to His name. - Heb 13:15 TLV The -sacrifice of praise- Interesting words.... When you feel broken and decide to pray and worship re-focusing your attention on Adonai.... things shift. You may not "feel" immediate relief, we also should not be guided by what we "feel" either. We keep pressing into Him. Because He is everything. He is the solution to any tribulation we may face.... He is worthy ALL THE TIME. Let me share a snippet from a social media post of mine from 2017 which is where that picture above came from... "I've been through 'hell and back,' over the past 15+ years (a lot of that simply from holding on to past hurts, and more recently how life has unfolded) with the roughest yrs being 2015-2016 I've felt and been utterly abandoned and depressed, crushed even.. I've prayed: angry prayers, questioning prayers, gave God the silent treatment while I muddled in the muck of my situation and emotions. I've been angry, sad, depressed, filled with anxiety/fearful. Satan and whatever forces of darkness follow him have pressed on my buttons too many times to count...It has taken years of: recovery, emotional healing, hard work, prayer, therapy etc to rise from the pit of despair. I AM BACK! I am the woman of Adonai that was buried and is now risen to stand in the gap for: friends, family, enemies, unbelievers, a corrupt nation and government.... my posts have changed bc the of Spirit of Adoani that is raging within! My burdens, my tribulations are my own to bear they are not the worst case scenario that could have unfolded and there are those and always will be whose story is far more challenging than mine. That stands true in 99% of life situations though for anyone. In a fight of faith, a literal fight for life...when darkness presumed victory. The will and Word of Adonai inside me, said, "No, rest here...be still and wait...wait on the Lord" I did. I am walking in: forgiveness, healing, intercession, and with the love of my life, my husband, and the blessings Adonai has entrusted to us. I am a living testament to the Power of Adonai in the lives of the broken. For that I cannot help but: share, praise, pray and refuse to be silenced or bullied into submission by a culture that rages against Him. No. His love is too great. His presence too awesome, His healing and forgiveness too marvelous to stay quiet. PRAISE MY LORD AND MY GOD. I stand. I am a survivor. Not of my own strength or power but His; even in my stubborn insistence on doing life 'my way' God protected and shielded me from death. Every bomb the enemy dropped in effort to depress and destroy my: hope, joy, strength has been tackled and triumphed. Fireworks of joy and celebration are now the testimony of victory that Adonai has won for His own! That is the GOD I SERVE! My hope is in Him."- ME That was just to share a testimony..... I know from experience and science can tell/show us that: depression and anxiety have very negative effects on the: heart, blood pressure, body, sleep cycle, emotions, will, and in some cases even the desire to live.
As believers in Messiah we are here on ASSIGNMENT as AMBASSADORS of a kingdom and on behalf of the KING : We are therefore {ambassadors} for Messiah, as though God were making His appeal through us. We beg you on behalf of Messiah, be reconciled to God. II Corinthians 5:20 TLV Is there a time for sadness and grief? Of course... A Time For Everything 3 For everything there is a season and a time for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to give birth and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted; 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance; 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 a time to seek and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to discard; 7 a time to tear apart and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak; 8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.- ECC 3:1-9 TLV But we are not of those who fall back....we are of those who, "press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua." Phil 4:13 click link for music: Zach Williams - Survivor (Live from Harding Prison) - YouTube Hello friends and readers. I'm going to write another post on this topic because it is real life. It effects a lot of people, many of whom think this is just how life is.... or they have no one to talk to.....or maybe they don't even understand how very important the topic is to Yah/God and how we can be directly in disobedience by allowing fear/anxiety to tackle us down and rule our thoughts.
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