If you have never seen our trailer for "Wake Up Sleeping: Finding True Love's Kiss" I hope you'll watch it and pass it along. The well accepted bible study is now in book form. This is a great option for girls who don't want to go through a seven week study or don't have a group to join. We've had many parents and grandparents ask for ways that their daughters could take the study with out joining a group. They can always do the study individually, but sending the book as a gift might be an easier option and something she might be more willing to finish. Hope you enjoy the video.
Blessings,
Wake Up Ministries
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Dead Woman Opens Her Eyes and LIVES!
Many of you know the story of how Jay and I started off our marriage in the three-story, white, Amity Ville type mortuary. You probably remember me telling you my greatest fear was closing the caskets at night and being afraid the dead person inside the casket would open their eyes and come back to life. Well, it’s happened!
Last Sunday night I got the chance to share my testimony with a men’s group (Warriors at Heart) and their wives. I shared with them Ephesians 2:1-2 where the Apostle Paul tells the Ephesians that they were dead in their trespasses and sins, in which they formerly walked according to the course of the world, according to the prince of the power of the air (Satan), of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. I shared with great confidence how we are or were all dead because of our sins and how God had sent me back to the mortuary (spiritually) to open the eyes of the dead through “True Love’s Kiss” (His Truth).
Let me make this clear. What gets us dead (blinded or asleep) and in the casket is Satan’s lies. If we believe Satan’s lies more that we believe God’s truth, we sin. God calls this an unbelieving heart. Worse yet, in the book of Hebrews He calls it an evil heart and He says that because of their unbelief the Israelites couldn’t enter the promise land (Hebrew 3:11-19). Yikes! Do you hear me? Unbelief is great sin!
So after preaching this concept to the group I came home and went to bed. At 2:00am I awoke with great turmoil in my soul. I asked the LORD, “What lie am I believing? I know that when I trust in You, God, there is peace. So show me the lie.”
God showed me I was trusting in man and not in Him. The status of our economy was causing me to be fearful “Oh, we’ve worked so hard and real estate is in the tank. Who will want to buy anything, all of our property values are down. How should we invest, will we survive?” The worries kept coming. Now keep in mind I had just given my testimony on how God had saved Jay and I in the 1980’s through one of the toughest economic periods in Grand Junction.
So I got out of bed and repented. “God I’m sorry that I’ve worried about any of this. Please forgive me and give me the faith to believe.”
I know that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ (Romans 10:17). So I began to dive into the Scriptures. He took me to Ps. 128, and then to Ps. 1, we soon jumped all the way back to Gen. 39:2-3, 23 and finally we ended our faith journey at Deut. 28. That’s right, entering the Promise Land. The message was clear to me; those who will trust in God, keep His ways, and be obedient have nothing to fear because, God will command the blessing upon you. God will establish you as a holy person. The LORD will make you abound in prosperity. The LORD will open His good storehouse, the heaves to give rain…and to bless all the work of your hand…. The LORD shall make you the head and not the tail (Deut. 28 1-14). Do you see the picture? It’s all up to the Lord. He will do what He says! Just believe and obey!
When Satan came into my bedroom that Sunday night I’m sure he was ready to close the casket on the dead person (a women who was believing his lies). But I scared the snot out of him. I received “True Love’s Kiss,” the Truth and it set me free. That’s right, a dead woman opens her eyes and lives! How about you? Is there a lie that Satan is telling you and you believe the lie more than the TRUTH of CHRIST? If there is, get up, and get into the Word and receive the Truth because it will set you free!
Last Sunday night I got the chance to share my testimony with a men’s group (Warriors at Heart) and their wives. I shared with them Ephesians 2:1-2 where the Apostle Paul tells the Ephesians that they were dead in their trespasses and sins, in which they formerly walked according to the course of the world, according to the prince of the power of the air (Satan), of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. I shared with great confidence how we are or were all dead because of our sins and how God had sent me back to the mortuary (spiritually) to open the eyes of the dead through “True Love’s Kiss” (His Truth).
Let me make this clear. What gets us dead (blinded or asleep) and in the casket is Satan’s lies. If we believe Satan’s lies more that we believe God’s truth, we sin. God calls this an unbelieving heart. Worse yet, in the book of Hebrews He calls it an evil heart and He says that because of their unbelief the Israelites couldn’t enter the promise land (Hebrew 3:11-19). Yikes! Do you hear me? Unbelief is great sin!
So after preaching this concept to the group I came home and went to bed. At 2:00am I awoke with great turmoil in my soul. I asked the LORD, “What lie am I believing? I know that when I trust in You, God, there is peace. So show me the lie.”
God showed me I was trusting in man and not in Him. The status of our economy was causing me to be fearful “Oh, we’ve worked so hard and real estate is in the tank. Who will want to buy anything, all of our property values are down. How should we invest, will we survive?” The worries kept coming. Now keep in mind I had just given my testimony on how God had saved Jay and I in the 1980’s through one of the toughest economic periods in Grand Junction.
So I got out of bed and repented. “God I’m sorry that I’ve worried about any of this. Please forgive me and give me the faith to believe.”
I know that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ (Romans 10:17). So I began to dive into the Scriptures. He took me to Ps. 128, and then to Ps. 1, we soon jumped all the way back to Gen. 39:2-3, 23 and finally we ended our faith journey at Deut. 28. That’s right, entering the Promise Land. The message was clear to me; those who will trust in God, keep His ways, and be obedient have nothing to fear because, God will command the blessing upon you. God will establish you as a holy person. The LORD will make you abound in prosperity. The LORD will open His good storehouse, the heaves to give rain…and to bless all the work of your hand…. The LORD shall make you the head and not the tail (Deut. 28 1-14). Do you see the picture? It’s all up to the Lord. He will do what He says! Just believe and obey!
When Satan came into my bedroom that Sunday night I’m sure he was ready to close the casket on the dead person (a women who was believing his lies). But I scared the snot out of him. I received “True Love’s Kiss,” the Truth and it set me free. That’s right, a dead woman opens her eyes and lives! How about you? Is there a lie that Satan is telling you and you believe the lie more than the TRUTH of CHRIST? If there is, get up, and get into the Word and receive the Truth because it will set you free!
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