Enough is Enough

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Be Encouraged

Listen to this powerful word from a mighty Man of God.

Enough. Itā€™s time for the church to rise up as the army they are called to be. Itā€™s time for the army of god to war against the devil. For too long have they been stagnant and divided by a delusional spirit of compromise. We are living in a time where the fights should be taken to the third realm of heaven and we need to realize that spiritual warfare is no holds barred.

Itā€™s time to go back in and take our liberty. Youā€™re complaining about the government. Enough. We are not from here, weā€™re from God. I am sick and disgusted of the way I am seeing Godā€™s children divided by opinions of no effect. You want to make an opinion matter. See what God says, He will let you have your way and laugh because you are writing your story. And you have placed God in the passenger seat when He should be in the driver seat.

Wake up watchman! I know some people havenā€™t been able to sleep this season. Itā€™s because itā€™s your turn on the wall to watch and sound the alarms in your region. God has placed you in specific areas of the world for you to take that land and to slay the principalities of that region. Where are the troublemakers? The ones who always hear from God. And people donā€™t like what you have to say because youā€™re in direct download with the father. RISE UP! This is your time to shine.

This year will be the year of signs, miracles and wonders like never before. Repent in this hour and rekindle your fire on the altar before it turns to complete charcoal and receive your new wine skin and new wine. Shed off the old and come in with a banging new vehicle ā€” vroom, vroom! Itā€™s time for your ministries to come forth take it to the highways and byways. Mount up on your eagle and soar to those hurting in this hour. I speak life, life, life, life into you now. I pray that the Holy Spirit as you are reading this will fill your open gaps in your heart from the past or present, whether itā€™s trauma, depression, suicide, anger, bitterness, resentment, hate, lust, jealousy, sorrow, anything tearing at you.

I pray the Holy Spirit moves mightily now and if youā€™re a witch or warlock and come across this I pray salvation, and the Holy Spirit finds you, chases you, and hunts you down. I KNOW MY ABBAS BIGGER AND GUESS WHAT? HE LOVES YOU. TURN FROM YOUR WICKED WAYS AND COME-FORTH OUTOF THE SHADOW OF DARKNESS INTO THE LIGHT. Rise up church! love you all. You can do it even if you are alone. God has an army and horses of war on a hill waiting for your next move. Be encouraged, take joy and peace in who you are and be an unstoppable explosion. SHABAM! šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ’„šŸ’„

God is Faithful

He Wants to Trust Us

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God is faithful to us even when we are not being faithful to Him. He is constantly working to keep us safe, to guide our ways, and to nurture love in our lives. He is our Champion in every way. He supports and promotes us minute by minute. And He teaches us to be like Him. He carries the majority of our relationship with Him in His fullness and power. We need only lean into Him and He responds immediately.

We can trust Him.

The easiest way to understand, know and believe the trust God has for us and how we can trust Him is to read the Bible. The Word of God is a critical tool and manual for living. And of course, it will build our faith overall. As we understand trust more, we are capable of greater things.

The Word says to take care of the little things in life to be trusted for more in Luke 19:17, TPT which reads, ā€œSplendid! You have done well, my excellent servant. Because you have shown that you can be trusted in this small matter, I now grant you authority to rule over ten fortress cities.ā€ Trust then needs to be developed and increased as we work to mature in Christ Jesus. The best part is that He will show us how.

He is wise and gives wise guidance as we trust in Him, not in our own understanding. Proverbs 3:5ā€“6, TPT says, ā€œTrust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart rely on him to guide you, and he will lead you in every decision you make. Become intimate with him in whatever you do, and he will lead you wherever you go.ā€ We are limited in this human form and need His help and support on a daily basis. We need intimate relationship with Him.

Excerpt from my current book: Hardwired to Trust God: And Exploring Trust for Ourselves & Others.

A Word from the Lord

Jana Rawling & Sharon Luzzi

Called to a Higher Level

Sometimes the Lord stops us with a Word of prophecy or knowledge, so we sit down and record. This Word came quickly after some praise and prayer and it’s a passionate plea for our true re-dedication to Jesus and the Kingdom of God in righteousness and holiness.

So, take what you like from the word and leave the rest with the Lord. Be blessed and stay safe.

Re-Dedicate Your Life in Christ

Heart Connection

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Song of Songs 1:2 KJV – 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love [is] better than wine.

Psalm 85:10 KJV – 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed[H5401] [each other].

In our heart connection with God, the thought here is to also take that love we receive and be connected with love to our spouse and family. The Hebrew word for kiss here means to attach with fidelity, purity and submission. It also means we are mutually connected and joined together with righteousness which brings peace. This word also covers touch.

There is a physical connection with our families and close friends and a spiritual connection with God. The goal of both is intimacy and connection. In the heart connection, we are vulnerable which brings power, strength and pure love. The more vulnerable we are the more risk we take. The risk involves possible rejection and abandonment. This involves our hearts to be open to receive. Today I often find people have a very hard time receiving and believing that people are real and are open to love and be loved.

People are unwilling or do not know how to enter into relationship with God or their personal relationships because of fears. They become isolated and miss out on a very big part of life. They most likely are not connected to God with a real heart connection. This keeps them from having real relationship with others and especially the people closest to them. I realized that fear chokes the life out of love. Anywhere fear is present in life’s path, it prohibits moving forward and growth in love.

God from the very beginning in Genesis, created us for relationship. Genesis is a good book to start reading for foundations of God’s love for us. The whole word of God has to do with relationship in some form or another.

Our heart connection can often get blocked by our emotional realm. I have discovered that it is one of the primary factors in a disconnect or interference for us to receive from God. It colors the lense we see thru to see and interpret what is coming into our heart. This is the enemy’s main tactic is to insert fear and damage our emotions. The emotions actually soften our hearts and ignite the God given power of love that he wants to impart to us.

Our soul realm contains our mind/heart where the information stays when deposited. The next is our emotions which is like the radar or gate that tells our heart what to let in or not let in. The will is the seat of choice.

Identifying with the basic emotions of glad, sad and mad, brings some clarity in defining our heart condition. If we follow the encounters we have with people and what it evokes in us, we can identify what is keeping us from connecting. We may have a lot of work to do on our part in learning how to have relationship and change our behaviors with the help of God, Holy Spirit and Jesus. Reading the word breaks up the hard ground in our hearts and coming into worship. Worship breaks off fear and shame. It clears the atmosphere and breaks off pain. It heals and brings clarity. It gives us wisdom and deposits love into our hearts.

I am going to bring more on this heart connection in this blog. It is so important to Love God and ourselves and our neighbor. If we go down the road of an unattended heart it causes the disconnect from the source of all life. It brings illness, loneliness, heartache (more than necessary), hopelessness, depression, and lack of life-giving moments, days and lifetimes of love.

God loves us more than we can understand.

Luke 15:4 KJV – 4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Matthew 18:12-14 KJV – 12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? 13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that [sheep], than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. 14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

John 10:10-11 KJV – 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

Emotional Toolkit#3

Knit Together

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Made for a Purpose

Recently, a friend told me I reminded her of Hannah, Samuelā€™s Mother, from 1 Samuel in the Bible. Hannah was the most loved wife of her husband, Elkanah, even though she was childless. Hannahā€™s rival, Elkanahā€™s other wife would taunt her out of spite. When she went to the temple to pray she pleaded and cried for a son. She vowed to the Lord that if He gave her a son she would never let a razor touch his head. Iā€™ll stop here.

I was diagnosed with three rare diseases, one is very painful called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). This medical condition causes parts of the body to feel like they are on fire 24/7/365. If you take a bowl of water and ice and dip your hand in it for 60 seconds, youā€™ll get an idea of the pain. Itā€™s almost two-times more painful than childbirth without any medication to help.

CRPS also affects internal organs. It messes with the central and peripheral nervous systems, so I deal with a plethora of what I call minor diseases, like Fibromyalgia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The other two rare disorders are Ehlers-Danlos Type 3 and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. They come with a whole other host of issues, like an inability to regulate body temperature and random falling.

So, back to Hannah. Iā€™ve cried to the Lord to be healed. Others have taunted me, saying things like maybe you can ask the Lord to reveal the sin you need to repent for; telling me not to say ā€œI haveā€ these diseases; suggesting I have a few SOZOs; and the like. As if I havenā€™t tried these things over the yearsā€¦. Iā€™m here to say, Iā€™ve tried everything I know how, but I am still hopeful and willing to learn. I know God wonā€™t abandon me in this forever.

That said, God asked me if I would drink this cup (Another thing Iā€™ve been judged for doing.). Iā€™ve said, yes. I know no greater honor than to suffer for the sake of the body of Christ. Look at 1 Peter 4:1-2 (AMP):

1Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh [and died for us], arm yourselves [like warriors] with the same purpose [being willing to suffer for doing what is right and pleasing God], because whoever has suffered in the flesh [being like-minded with Christ] is done with [intentional] sin [having stopped pleasing the world], 2so that he can no longer spend the rest of his natural life living for human appetites and desires, but [lives] for the will and purpose of God.

This is only one of the Scriptures talking about suffering. Thereā€™s Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (AMP) saying:

7Because of the surpassing greatness and extraordinary nature of the revelations [which I received from God], for this reason, to keep me from thinking of myself as important, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, to torment and harass meā€”to keep me from exalting myself! 8Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me; 9but He has said to me, ā€œMy grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enoughā€”always availableā€”regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness.ā€ Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me. 10So I am well pleased with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, and with difficulties, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak [in human strength], then I am strong [truly able, truly powerful, truly drawing from Godā€™s strength].

Iā€™ve been told that Paulā€™s thorn was not physical, and at this point it doesnā€™t matter. Either way, Iā€™ve cried over my illnesses with Paul and this Word, which has helped me tremendously over the years. The point is that I have received from God a mandate (Psalm 96) with promises attached for the betterment of Christā€™s followers and I am all in. My purpose is to ā€œProclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.ā€ And I will.

Here it is: You have a purpose too. You may not know the specific details of your call, but you know that you are also supposed to share the Good News. I implore you to dig deep and ask Jesus for your purpose as only you can give to the world. After all, you were knit together in your motherā€™s womb by God (Psalm 139:13). He designed you for today. He designed you with a purpose. He loves you always and wants the very best for you. If I can do it, so can you.

Be Blessed,

Jana RawlingĀ ā™„

ā€ By Godā€™s Grace.
Scripture quotations taken from the Amplified Bible.Ā 
Amplified Bible (AMP) Copyright Ā© 2015 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631. All rights reserved.

Many Doors Healing Encounter Tool

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Meditation Example

I looked at my ā€œMany Doorsā€ Pinterestā„¢ board to quickly find a Door to use in my meditation.

I imagined that the door looked like a country cottage in a quaint village. I opened it and saw plants inside. I am not sure whyā€¦. I felt like I was flying downward below the floorboards. I kept trying to reset so-to-speak and go back, because this wasnā€™t in my plan. I thought I was going into a cottageā€¦. I realized I had to let go of my expectation and I continued through the floor.

The garden was amazing and so large it seemed infinite. It glowed with brilliant light. The colors were like none I had ever seen. I was reminded of the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth and then felt like I was in the original Garden of Eden. I felt the Lord take my hand and we walked along a path. I could only stare in awe at the waterfalls, rivers, grass, trees, flowers and more.

I then saw a tree that was perfectly straight and symmetrical in the distance. The canopy looked like two scoops of strawberry ice-cream. As I got closer I saw pink flowers like cherry blossoms. I was able to become small enough to travel into the center of the flower.

Then, I came back home. And realized it had only been a few minutes, but it is encounter I will never forget.

 

The Many Doors Healing Encounter Tool

Jesus is a Door. Jesus is a Healer. Why not use Doors for Healing? It made sense to meā€¦ John 10:9 says, ā€œI am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.ā€ Plus, Matthew 10:8 tells us to ā€œHeal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.ā€

So, Bam! I realized why I had been collecting ā€œDoorā€ pins on Pinterestā„¢ for years. I tested my Door theory as a way of creating active and eternal change in peoplesā€™ lives. It worked better than expected.

Letā€™s keep it simple. True, lasting eternal change comes from God through Jesus and Holy Spirit. We are hardwired to understand our identity as children of God, and that we can partner with Him in life.

People say that a leopard canā€™t change his spots. Okay, but we can ours. When we encounter Godā€™s presence and healing, we are never the same.

 

Many Doors Visioning Exercise

Suggested Steps

  1. Sit quietly somewhere that you can partner with Holy Spirit to Meditate, to use your Righteous Imagination, and to Journal this experience.
  2. Have someone guide you through this time if you would like. This can be a very powerful healing tool.
  3. Find a ā€œBeautiful Doorā€ image that grabs you from the Internet. You can also visit my Pinterest Board called ā€œMany Doorsā€ at Jana Rawling Studio. Donā€™t think about it too long. Just pick one.
  4. Study the Door you have chosen just long enough for you to be able to close your eyes and see it in your mind. Think of a Righteous Goal, like a problem that needs solving; a look at a specific stage of your life, or the place you are at; relationship challenges; and other things you want to be healed. Make sure to glorify God as you focus on the Goal.
  5. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Set expectations or agendas aside. Breathe again and look at the door in your mind.
  6. Do you feel like opening the door, or should it stay closed?
    1. Use your righteous Imagination to open the Door and allow yourself to have an encounter with Jesus. If you are not opening the Door, ask yourself, Why? Ask Holy Spirit, Why?
  7. Go with the Holy Spirit flow and Journal your results.

Variation Ideas

  • Pick more than one door.
  • Name the Door(s).
  • Draw or Paint a Door, either before or after the exercise.

Please, share your experiences in the Comments section below. Happy Visioning!

6/6/2018 > Jana RawlingĀ ā™„

WARNING: Change can come from God and be everlasting; Or, it can be short-lived coming from our own latent human power, or through the limited power of demons. Take care to keep from giving others specific direction or leading when helping others. This is basically witchcraftā€”to be avoided by Christians.

 

Related Bible Verses

We encourage you to exegete passages and search the Scriptures for more.

John 10:1

[Jesus the True Shepherd] ā€œMost assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

John 10:2

But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 10:3

To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

John 10:7

[Jesus the Good Shepherd] Then Jesus said to them again, ā€œMost assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

John 10:9

I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

Acts 14:27

Now when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Colossians 4:3

meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains,

James 5:9

Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!

Revelation 3:8

ā€œI know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.

Revelation 3:20

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Revelation 4:1

[The Throne Room of Heaven] After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, ā€œCome up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.ā€

Scripture taken from the New King James VersionĀ®. Copyright Ā© 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

ā€  By Godā€™s Grace.

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