Christa

Okey dokey.....thanks for the response Desiree. I'll take your advice and make prayer the first thing I do for dreams. Blessings, Christa

I haven't been in the town that I live in for about a week now and just found out that my pastor died on 7-15-09. He was only 61 years old. He had been battling prostate cancer for some time. His wife was actually ordained as the minister in his church now. Please pray for our new minister Karen Maxwell. She must be so torn up. She's also bearing the burden of the church by being the new pastor (almost unheard of to have a woman pastor in any Christian church), so the road ahead for her is a challenge. She's a wonderful human being, believes in the gifts of the spirit. Thank you for your prayers for her, their kids, and their family.

Thank you for that! I needed that scripture.

Thank you so much, all of you. I'm going to have some heavy prayer today and ask God to set up a fail proof plan for me. I asked Him about it last night too. I'm staying at my parent's house right now and I think this is the best place because my brother and sister in law live here too. My mom and dad are Christians and very protective of Violet and I. In all honesty, I'd like to be somewhere else just because I don't want him to know where I am and cause trouble or try to take Violet in any capacity. I might look into staying at my other brother's house as well. My husband knows where my other brother lives too, but Ben pretty much hates him, so there's an intimidation there that might keep him away. I'm definitely going to get a restraining order, but I want to get my stuff out this weekend before I do that.

You know, I was so blessed yesterday....of course the devil would try to steal it. My husband left teen challenge. He didn't make it two days. He called me at 6:45 this morning cussing me out saying that he was going to leave. I wasn't sure if he'd actually do it, but I called up teen challenge tonight and he had left right after he talked with me. He hasn't called me all day, which is ok. I told him if he left, our marriage would be over. He said ok to that "just as long as he could see his daughter," and we got off the phone. I made a last ditch effort to get him to stay in and pleaded with him, but he's too selfish to care about his family over himself. To tell all of you the truth, I'd been threatening him for a month letting him know that this was it and if he didn't stay in the full three months (I compromised because it's a year program...the first three months was the induction/detox phase), I was done with the marriage. This man has done nothing short of putting me through hell the last 3 years. He has a few friends that enable him and house him. They even give him money. Please pray that these friends of his won't have any part in his divorce with me. I don't want them to give him money or support of any kind to help him win a fight with me in court. I really need to go through this with flying colors. He has many demons that he hides from people....a spirit of lust, control, perversion. I'm terrified for my daughter to get any alone time with him. She's rarely been alone with him and when she was alone, I would go do laundry while she slept. Once she woke up, I'd be there within a half an hour. I just don't know what he's capable of. He's mentally ill and full of demons. I wouldn't put it past him to do something bad to my daughter just to get back at me. He's that sick.

I pray that all of you have double portion blessings this week as well. Thank you Jesus that you give so freely to us simply because you love us. Please bless my brothers and sisters in this forum tonight. Please bless them with a double portion in whatever area they need it in. Thank you that you died on the cross for us to take every burden we could ever have, so that we won't have to suffer the pain ourselves. You are an Awesome God! You are the Most High God of the heavens and the earth. You are magnificent! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Jimmy.....I decided to watch a movie the other night and it was some Christian movie called, "The Gospel of John." I'm not usually into Christian movies and this one was 3 hours long. I watched it and bawled my eyes out for 2 of the 3 hours. Jesus, when he was hours away from death, he was still concerned about his sheep. He said, "If you ask ANYTHING in my name, I will give it to you." That just kept ringing through in my head....for about a week. So, I did. I was specific and I waited. Also, last weekend, I felt God calling me to give a $100- tithe to church. I had $400- to my name and about $1200- in bills that were due immediately. I was obedient. God doesn't let us down. This is why everything we do should be for His glory. He knows what we're going to go through, and when that time comes, we'll need Him to pick us up and carry us. Praise God! He's so good!

Yes....ha....mental is a good word for that. :)

I quit my part time job last week to deal with my husband. My boss called me up a couple of days ago to meet with him. I met with him today and he offered me DOUBLE what I was making before. In the past, I've always had to fight for any kind of a raise and the most I ever got was 50 cents an hour. You guys, I was making $8 an hour and I'm now making $16! I didn't even have to negotiate, he just went out and told me that he'd pay me double to come back and work for him! God is so good people! I had $10- in my pocket, only a quarter of a tank of gas, and my baby had 2 diapers left. God likes to bless us BIG, so if he makes us go to the very end with our problem, where we have nothing left, it blesses us more when God delivers. Thank you for your prayers everyone.

He went in kicking and screaming (more like grumbling and cussing), but he went in! This place has an 85% success rate and when the people leave, they're Holy Rollers! I want my husband to be a Holy Roller! Thank you for all of your prayers for me and my family. I know that you guys have a lot of pull in Heaven when it comes to prayer! Thank you!

Me too Lola. I pray that he gets delivered. Yes, Violet and I need much prayer. I'm going to be a single mom for several months, but praise God, my husband is going to be a good and disciplined man when he gets out of there, I'm believing the Lord for that! Thank you for your continued prayer on my family.

YOU GUYS.....MY HUSBAND WENT INTO THE PROGRAM!!!!!!!!!!! I was completely at my witt's end. God even threw a blessing for me on top of my husband going in! I quit my job last Friday in order to deal with my husband. I had 10 dollars to my name and only a quarter of a tank of gas after I helped him enter the program. Two days ago I got a call from my old boss to come meet with him. I met with him today and he offered me DOUBLE what I was making before. DOUBLE you guys! On top of that, he gave me a $500- advance on my paycheck! I asked God for double what I made + a $1,000- advancement.......God is so good isn't He!! Come to find out, my boss made the check out to the wrong person, so he's going to have to write me another one tomorrow, maybe he'll make that one out for $1,000!!!!!!!!! God loves me, look what He did for me you guys! I didn't even have to negociate! My boss just offered me double my old salary!!!!! God is so good! Praise God for His goodness and mercy!

THANK JESUS! MY HUSBAND WENT INTO THE PROGRAM!!!!!!!!! He went kicking and screaming, but he went you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Connie. I just keep going back to "don't be unequally yoked, what business does light have with darkness." I'm unequally yoked with this man, but I have a covenant of marriage with him. I feel like this is a dichotomy. I should have never married him, but when I married him we formed a covenant, and he is sanctified because of me and my relationship with Christ. I don't know what would displease God more, to separate (not divorce...I'm not ready for that and separation is less frowned upon by God) or to stay in a marriage with this demon-filled man. My daughter is so impressionable. I don't want her seeing our tumultuous relationship as "normal." I don't want her to hate her father, but I don't want her marrying a guy like him....or seeking men like him. Women marry their fathers. I did. I just don't want to displease God any more than I have when I married this man. The only acceptable reasons for divorce in the Bible are abandonment and adultery. He hasn't cheated on me and he sticks around like a sore thumb. I just don't want to displease God, I don't want to bring more judgment upon myself, and I don't want Violet to think this man is a peachy guy.

Footage was just released that this man, Bowe (pronounced Bo) was taken by three Afgan people. I don't know of any prisoners that have been let go by the Taliban. This young man needs to be freed. satan has him bound, but Jesus can set him free. Please let's start some spiritual warfare right now against satan's plans, so that this man can walk free today. There is power in numbers, so Christians, we need to agree. Please agree by responding to this post with an "AMEN" or an addition to this prayer and an "AMEN" after. Jesus said that WHATEVER we ask of him (((WHATEVER...he didn't specify terms))) in His name, it WILL BE given to us. Jesus is either telling the truth, or he is a lunatic and a liar. So, let's agree children of God for this young man: I bind you satan in Jesus' name We break your plans in Jesus' name We loose Bowe right now and we command the prison doors be opened today in Jesus' name We ask Jesus that you have mercy on Bowe, that you will give him favor with his captors and that he will be freed today. We ask you Jesus to put a hedge..a force field... of protection around Bowe right now. That these men won't harm one hair on his head. We plead the blood of Jesus over Bowe right now. We ask Jesus that you send a multitude of angels, warring angels, to fight off anything evil or negative that is attacking or planning to attack Bowe right now. We pray Jesus that Bowe will have so much peace in the midst of what the devil is trying to do. Holy Spirit please comfort him right now. We command by the power of Jesus' name, that Bowe be set free, unharmed, alive, and well, and that he will walk back into his military base the same way he came in. Thank you Jesus that you will come to rescue even one of your lost sheep. You are the Good Shephard! Thank you Jesus that you are all powerful. That by your might, you can set him free today. Physically free and spiritually free. Thank you for your miracles and we glorify your name, Precious Jesus! AMEN

Praise God!!!!!!!!!! Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's interesting to me what you said about focusing on the Father and the Son, but wanting to know his Spirit more. I had that same realization a couple of years ago. I went to this Healing Conference at the Vineyard church a while back. They formed "a tunnel of love" and had us all walk through it. Every time I touched someone's hand I got jello legs and I felt a wave of love over me. I learned at that seminar that if you say, "Come Holy Spirit," be quiet and wait patiently (He comes by invitation, when your quiet and ready for His company), He will come. I did that for months .....before I went to bed every night.... and I'd feel a warm breath of comforting air in my face. It was such a beautiful time with the Lord.

Thank you all for praying and responding. I took back my power yesterday. I think Cholette was right in saying, "In my opinion, I think you are putting too much stock in the fact that this teen challenge is going to work for him (not saying that it won't)." I had not read that until this morning, but God put Cholette's words in my mind yesterday....... ......I decided to make a move. I feel like God called me to action yesterday. I prayed really heavily the night before and then I had those dreams which showed my husband's character in all of this. The dream came true yesterday...early. He was really harsh to me, but I socked it right back to him. I even had to yell at one of his friends who was defending him, enabling him and not giving him the phone so I could talk to him after he hung up on me. I never yell at friends, but this girl needed to be put in her place. I think she may have been the German Shephard in my dream.....defending him even although he was wrong...... .....It was a hard morning, but at around 3pm, after one last bad phone argument with my husband, I started to pack my and my daughter's stuff. Earlier, I had given a 30 day notice to quit to my landlord (myself and my daughter....not my husband) and payed off the rest of the rent we owed for July (I have $2- to my name now and no job, but I was obedient to God on this one, so I'm covered praise God)....... ...... Once I started the action of packing, God started working that anger and stress right out of me. I felt it leaving slowly. By the time I was almost done packing, I got a phone call from my husband. He was calm and remorseful for being mean to me. When I completely finished packing and loaded my car, I was at complete peace. Thank you Jesus! You know, he's the restorer of our souls! Thank you Shay for your healing words. I'm not as bold as you are with binding the devil right out of people.....however, I should be. I admire your boldness. I'd be afraid to walk through a mortuary with you, because you probably have the faith to raise the dead! I pray for my husband consistantly. I plead the blood of Jesus over him. I do bind satan and command spirits to leave him. He needs Jesus in his heart. I don't think God intends for us to walk alongside a person we have to bind the devil out of every day ----> wow, that just kind of opened my eyes. God bless you all, thanks again!

I had a dream last night that my husband was going to give me trouble. The dream revolved around my car getting fixed and a German Shephard dog hanging out, so I believe it's going to be this morning at some point. The dream involved my tires but there was nothing wrong with them. However, I'm really "tire-d" this morning and I'm growing tire-d of my husband's antics. He didn't hang around for too long in the dream, so I think that God is showing me that our marriage is going to end soon. IRL, he is the next runner up to go into Teen Challenge (Christian Life Program). His bed will be ready on Tuesday. My husband is testing me and whenever I fail the test (for instance, when he calls and I'm not near my phone to answer, he considers that a test of my love for him), he tells me that he'll refuse to go to Teen Challenge if I keep failing. He's setting me up to fail. He doesn't want to go, but honestly, I need a clean way out of this marriage. He's going to try make things extremely hard for me if I have to pack my and my daughter's stuff when he's around. He's a functioning autistic man, but he has a nasty personality...cusses me out constantly. He's always threatening that he's going to have full visitation of my daughter (which I doubt could ever happen, but still) if I ever leave him. I don't even want to leave her alone with him at all because he's full of demons. I need out. I love him, but I don't want to be with him and I don't want our daughter around him. He does drugs, he drinks and drives. If he goes into Teen Challenge, at least he might get delivered. He really needs to go, so that I can take care of business at home and move out, etc. Please pray for me, I don't want to have a miserable weekend. I feel so broken by this man. I don't want him to get a hold of my daughter and break her too. Last night, I had a call to ministry to go to Texas in the winter time (not sure if it's this year) without my husband. I was so happy and I was teaching people how to sew and repurpose things. I know this thing with my husband is going to end, but in the meantime I don't want to run, to be miserable, or to feel threatened by him that he's going to get a hold of my daughter. Please pray for me. He's been a miserable husband from the beginning....I've been miserable for almost three years now.

Dontcha luv it when God's got your back! Two weeks pay plus vacation time! God is so good to us. We'll all be praying for you that this next job will be it! The perfect fit for you with super nice people! God bless you, give you favor, and protect you while you're getting your bearings at the new place.

Hi Blue. I have a daughter too and sometimes it's really hard to muster up enough strength to be a good mom when THINGS start to pile up. A lot of people are obese in my family, I'm almost there myself, but I have a success story I want to share with you about my friend: I had a friend who lost her car and her serious boyfriend (he broke it off with her) about 2 years ago. She had a nice car too, but couldn't afford the lease and had to give it up. She lost her job, her apartment, and she was around 100 lbs overweight. She was even having seizures because of her weight. She used to work at a bank making pretty good money too. Somehow my friend mustered up this iron will, got a job at a little health food store, and started taking the bus to get there. By her just walking to and from bus stops to work and back, she lost close to 100 lbs, she started eating at home only (she couldn't go through the drivethru anymore...no car). After she was working a little while, she also started going to a trade school to become a medical assistant, bought a good running used car cash, and gained back her confidence because she looks great. God has some great things in store for you. I don't know if you've ever heard of Joyce Meyer, but grab some of her cd's or books. In fact, if you send me a private message with your address, I'll mail some to you. This woman had everything wrong go in her life....everything under the sun. But God brought her up out of it. Blue, you have a great purpose in life. I'm talking a GREAT purpose! The devil wants you to sink in despair because he wants to steal, kill, and destroy. But, as per the Bible, YOU are an overcomer. God gave you the power over the devil. You are not a weak worm of the dust, you are a child of THE King! And children of The King don't go without. I ask right now that the Lord gives you favor in finances and transportation. I ask Lord that you bless blue and give your peace, joy, and love to our friend. I pray for fresh revelation and that our friend has a vision of a specific life purpose. Thank you God for healing our friend's mind and giving your peace and love so freely. Amen!

Hi, I was wondering if Mia can add some colors and more symbols to her dream dictionary. I use that dream dictionary a lot because I trust it. Can anyone tell me of maybe a dream dictionary book I can buy that's Christian based? I don't mind writing my dreams down to help get answers, but I'd rather save the prophetic dreams for the forums so that the manifestation will come through for God's glory....know what I mean? I don't want to use a non-Christian dream dictionary, but I would like to have more dream dictionary content to pick and sort through when i'm trying to figure out my dreams. Anyhow, thanks! Christa

Wow, this Director really gets to you. I hate to say this...there may be a person like that at your next job and your next job after that. I'm a passive person and I would say that 2 out of 3 jobs will have a person "out to get you." I've felt that way, and I'm embarassed to say that I've had 24 jobs and I'm only 33 years old. I certainly haven't mastered the whole "putting up with certain types of people" trait yet, but I'm getting better at it! 24 jobs later!!! It's not easy, but God promises that it's worth it! As Christians we have to learn how to love these people and let God stand in the gap for us. What if you go to your next job and someone exactly (or maybe worse) than she is eventually comes out of the woodwork. I know that you want to buy a house and work stability is important for you, which is why you've been tolerating this Director. If you go to this new job and there's an even worse person there, then you miss out on the job stability and STILL have to deal with one of these types of people. Take it day by day, but try to see WHY God allowed this to happen. God probably doesn't want to see you go from job to job running away from these types of people. He wants you to love this Director from start to finish. God will give you the perfect opportunity to leave when it's His time. You will know "it's time" because you've been fervently praying about this and asking others to pray with you. God knows....just be patient. Don't jump the gun because you want God to pull the trigger, not you. Right?!?! God bless you. You're precious to Him. Remember that.

Hi there! Mia's dream interpretation worksheet is VERY good. She says that when she prays a heavy prayer right before bed that God gives her a dream answer. This is Mia's dream worksheet link http://www.heartsongministry.com/Dream_worksheet.html It's really good. I would suggest to have a heavy prayer and intercession for other people that are burdening your heart...right before you go to sleep. The second you wake up, have this worksheet and a blank piece of paper and a pen ready by your bed. Mia also has a dream dictionary that is pretty helpful here's the link to that http://www.heartsongministry.com/dream_symbol_map.html If you follow the worksheet step by step and if you pray long and hard at night about certain things, I know it'll start to come very easy for you. Pray for revelation before you start writing your dream down in the morning as well. God loves to reveal things to you. He wants you on the same page, knowing the same language. God bless you and hey, if you're really stuck, post some dreams and we can help you interpret too!

This may be difficult to do, but love this woman. Love her when she is trying to torture you. Always have a smile on your face around her. Nevermind her craziness. Pray for her every day to have a good day and bind satan on her behalf every day. Plead the blood of Jesus over her every day. Make it a priority every day to mess up the devil's plans to cause strife between you and this woman. Love this woman like you would a bratty kid sister. Every time she's ticking you off, imagine yourself hugging her. God is going to use you even if you're the janitor in this place. You want to teach/instruct....God will let you teach in any position you're in. God allows things to happen to us for His glory, not for our torture. You're his good and faithful servant. Jesus has your back, put a smile on your face and let the worry melt right off of you. Don't give the devil a foothold with your anxiety, anger, bitterness toward this woman. Love her as Jesus loves her. God is going to use you mightily every day if you let him. Ask Jesus every day to use you to better this woman's life and ask Him for the strength and compassion to have mercy on her and show her God's love through you. One of Jesus' disciples asked him, "Lord, how many times should you forgive your brother, seven times?" and Jesus said, "No, seventy times seven times." Jesus IS that compassionate. You can do it! I know you can! There's a blessing in it for you, I know it.

Amen to that!