Before I start my actual post, I HAD to share this prophecy bulletin I received this morning. Talk about perfect timing. Do you remember my post yesterday where I wanted to throw a temper tantrum? Read this:

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns — July 9, 2010:

Beloved, as situations arise that take you off guard, your first instinct will be to react emotionally. But, if you will exercise self-control and quiet your soul, you can respond according to the unction of My Spirit instead of reacting in the flesh, which will produce a better outcome, says the Lord. I tell you this so that you can be alert because the enemy is looking to gain the advantage over you.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Find Marsha’s web site HERE.

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On a different note, I was watching Joyce Meyer yesterday and one of the verses she read REALLY stood out to me. I have never noticed this before so I thought I’d share.

Genesis 11:27-32

This is the account of Terah.

Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth. Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah. Now Sarai was barren; she had no children.

Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.

Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran.

Did you have any idea that Abram/Abraham’s father was headed to the promised land? Did you know that Abraham was basically completing what his father didn’t finish?!?!? I NEVER noticed that.

But when Terah and his family reached Haran, they “SETTLED” there.

This really knocked me in the head! How many times do we stop half-way and SETTLE?

In this season, I “feel” (I can’t go by feelings) so uncertain of my direction. I really am just sitting here waiting for God to direct my steps. My husband (after 3 years of attending our church) still isn’t ready to “join” so I sit … I wait. I feel like I’m on “hold” whereas in the past I had direction, I knew my purpose.

I went to a Mom’s group meeting a year or so ago and our women’s pastor shared how her Mom had always wanted to be a missionary but never got the chance. Instead, her daughter (our women’s pastor who was speaking) was the missionary. I’m sorry, maybe I’m selfish, BUT I WANT TO LIVE OUT MY DREAMS. I don’t want to settle where I am and watch my daughter live out the things I have prayed about for years. I DO WANT HER TO MOVE IN THE SAME THINGS, but I don’t want to be left out. Ya know? She will have her own calling, her own dreams.

I want to walk out the dreams of ministry in my heart — not stop half-way there.

So back to the scripture … Terah settled … lived there and DIED. Do we die to things spiritually when we stop before our destination (not fulfilling our callings)?

Abraham was the one who had the first covenant with the Most High God. Abraham had to walk in complete faith. He picked up his family and just WENT — not knowing where he was going. Can you imagine?

I’ll just leave this question with you. Have you stopped along the way and SETTLED?

I don’t want to be a settler!

I once had Danny Chambers (an artist with Integrity Music) prophesy some things over me. One thing he said was that I “would see my dreams with my own eyes” … I have seen this come to pass in many things and I’m not ready to stop.

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