21-day commitment

In just a few short days we will be in the last month of the year 2010. My, how this year has passed by in a hurry! In the month of December my focus, as leading LifeHouse Harvest, will be on getting ready for a commitment, individually and corporately, to fast the first 21 days of the new year. As I was browsing through the different web sites that I like to visit for direction, inspiration, and encouragement I came across an article, or a brief introduction of a call to a 21 day fast to the COGOP from General Overseer R.E. Howard. I would like to share this with you today and will be posting more about this fast in days to come.


21 DAYS OF PRAYER AND FASTING


January 1—21, 2011

“Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity;” Jeremiah 29: 12-14a

"I invite every individual and local church to join me for 21 days of prayer and fasting, as we seek God’s direction and blessing in the New Year. I believe that a strength of the church is prayer, the ministry of intercession. What can defeat a church on its knees? All over the world God has rekindled the passion and call to prayer saying, 'My house shall be called of all nations a house of Prayer!' Join me and thousands of others from around the world as we unite our heart, minds, and prayers for our families, churches, and world." -RE Howard, General Overseer

Don't give up on me

For those of you that may actually read this blog I'm very, very sorry that I have neglected to post anything in quite a while. I have no excuses for not posting anything but I could conjure up some if it would make us feel better! There has been a lot of things going on and it's taken me away from the computer which doesn't allow me time to post. I have also found that I have neglected other things in my Spiritual life due to moving, planting, etc... but I'm being reminded by the Lord that I need to change some things so that He gets the time with me that I need!! Notice how that last sentence was put - "I need to change some things so that He gets the time with me that I need." God wants to spend time with us for our nurturing, strength, etc... When we spend time with God through prayer, reading the Word, meditating on Him or whatever avenue that is used to get alone with Him, it is for receiving what we need that we can't get anywhere else!!!
"Lord, help me keep my eyes, hands, ears, thoughts, feelings, emotions, desire, etc... on you! Please don't give up on me!"

Decreasing self image

As I write this morning I'm in awe of what God is doing! I've not really found ample time to sit and post anything until today for I've found myself pretty busy for the Kingdom lately and it's almost been overwhelming in a sense. I'm realizing that the more you do for God the more the enemy is against you and you find yourself having to overcome some obstacles that are in the way both physically and spiritually. I'm reminded of Paul when he wrote the words that we need to have etched inside our brains - "i die daily". Notice that I didn't capitalize the word i. This was intentional because I'm finding more and more everyday that i am nothing without God and that i can't make it everyday without His presence leading me and guiding me through every "moment" of my life. I believe it was John that said, "i must decrease so that He can increase." I want to be found guilty today of decreasing for Christ so that His image will be revealed through me.

One point heartbreak again!

Well, another football season has come and gone for the Jr. Pro League that Blake played for. Blake was on the Sr. Owl team and had a great season with an 8-2 record. It was almost like Dejua Vu from last year with the team making it to the championship game again, only to lose by one point (21-20). All in all, there were great life lessons learned this year and Blake will always have memories of Jr. Pro and those memories last a life time. Next football season he will be a 7th grader only to start yet another "season" in his life as a middle schooler! I'm proud of you buddy!!!