Becoming Uncomplicated? It's a Journey

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein.

I haven't written much lately, but I hope to write more often, beginning today. I posted several devotionals from Derek Prince Ministries which were on target for me at the times I shared them and trust they were of benefit to anyone who may have read them.  

I've been in a time of discovery.  A time of learning, often painfully, how to live now in this unexpected season of my life where everything changed suddenly. Discovering my customary or default mode of overthinking almost everything had to change. I'm learning how, with His help, not to "live there" any longer.  And Woo Hoo! It's been a challenge. So, in keeping with that thought I'll  just say, I want to start writing again but hopefully with greater depth and relevance, yet with greater simplicity with as much lightness of heart  as possible.

Since September of last year (2018) I started 3 journals-the first time ever I've done such a thing.  Not that I filled them up with writing, but each time I knew I needed to change to a new one, a strong inward sense arose inside me that I needed  to set up a new one. I understood instinctively how I organized them in the past needed to  improve, as well as my reasoning about why I kept including all the "extra stuff"  I felt I had to keep in them. With each change the "stuff" lessened producing a lighter, more efficient place to  journal things of the heart. The last one, a green binder I had left over after combining 3 years worth of journals  into 1 large notebook. Green because it represented new life to me as well as having a comfortable familiarity about it since I had used it before.  I'm still in the place of  discovery, but who knows, this new thing could continue on since none of us has ever been this way before.

I began to see more clearly the reason for the changes. While participating in the volunteer prayer  program at Kenneth Copeland Ministries during one of the prayer sessions, I heard  The Holy Spirit within say in a matter of fact tone:

Destiny Days are here.

The new green journal was prepared in March 2019, and those are the words written in green ink on the cover sheet, which by the way, I've never had before either. Also, there's another first for this one, my current journal has a name:

   Uncomplicated

...written with large letters, and yes, in green ink, underlined twice with an exclamation point afterwards on the cover sheet!

And to describe my life journey a bit more clearly, I'm ending this post with what I was inspired to add  beneath "Uncomplicated" several weeks ago, and I hope you enjoy it (it's in regular size cursive, but written in red):

and to be uncomplicated, you have to be "uncluttered", not having or impeded by too many objects, details or elements. hahahahahaaaa !!!

So far, this journal is the neatest, most uncluttered one I've had to date. Trusting my life inwardly and outwardly will far surpass my journal as I trust Him that none of those things I've been  receiving and hearing from Him will return to Him void but will prosper in the thing He sent it to do in me.  So let it be done unto me, LORD, even as you have said!

He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the Lord require of you

But to do justly,

To love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God

*Micah 6:8 NKJV

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

Derek Prince: Beginning Your Day

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein.

I'm sharing with you today,  what I needed to hear most today-encouragement, a reminder, present help in time of need.

The following devotional is used by permission from Derek Prince Ministries.

April 22, 2019 Beginning Your Day Psalm 5:3 Morning by morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; morning by morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.     NIV      How do you begin each day? Does your day begin with a scramble, with a flurry, with trying to do three different things at the same time? Do you find yourself often short of breath, short of temper, angry with your wife or husband, scolding the kids, unrestful, anxious, perplexed? Do you go out into the day unprepared, ill armed, not altogether confident of what lies ahead of you? The reason is you didn’t begin the day right.      Take a lesson from David. He says to the Lord: “Morning by morning, O Lord, you hear my voice.” The first thing David did each morning was to lift his voice to the Lord.      He goes on to say, “Morning by morning, I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” That’s the wise way to begin the day. Lift your voice to God in prayer; lay your requests before Him. Set out before Him the things you are going to have to do that day. Commit to Him the problems, the difficulties you anticipate, and then, like David, you will be able to wait in expectation. You won’t be worried, fearful. You will be expecting the answers to those prayers that you committed to God in the morning.      Remember, that’s the secret. Begin each day by letting God hear your voice. —Derek Prince To listen to Derek's original audio on our website click here.

Conclusion of Mr. Prince's Devotional.


And now, to continue in this new day with His help and His strength.  The rich Blessing of The LORD overtake you all today.

He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the Lord require of you

But to do justly,

To love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God

*Micah 6:8 NKJV

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

Acknowledge Him: Timely Devotional by Derek Prince

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

Years ago I looked forward to Derek Prince's weekly radio broadcast where he taught on the same topic Monday through Friday.   Though they lasted only 15 minutes, they were a power-packed and anointed  daily teaching of the Word of God characterized by his unique authoritative, yet gentle delivery.  It is no wonder to me that his ministry still continues  today even after his departure.  I believe that anyone who reads and perhaps listens to the following weekly devotional will see how timely his messages still are today.

The following devotional is used by permission from Derek Prince Ministries.

February 4, 2019

Acknowledge Him

Proverbs 3:6

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.     KJV

     Do you want the assurance that God is in control of your way, your life? That He is directing and guiding your decisions and ready to solve your problems?

     Those words are the key to that assurance. “In all thy ways acknowledge Him,” that is, the Lord. At every pause, at every turning point, at every moment when you can, relax and just breathe for a moment, and you are not pressed for some particular decision.

     Acknowledge Him. The best way to acknowledge Him is simply to thank Him. Thank Him that He is in charge. Thank Him for His faithfulness. Thank Him for all the help that you have received from Him in the past. Thank Him for His wisdom. Thank Him for His power. As you thank Him, you are acknowledging Him. You are continuing to have Him in control of your life and your situation. And in that way you continue to have His guidance and direction.

     Acknowledge Him every moment just with a brief prayer, a brief “Thank You, Lord. Thank You that You are in charge of this situation. Thank You that You have the answer to this problem. In every step, Lord, I acknowledge You. Every question I bring to You. Every decision I submit to You. Thank You, Lord, that You’re in charge. Thank You that You are willing to accept responsibility.”

     When you acknowledge Him like that at every step, you can be sure that He really will direct your paths.

—Derek Prince

To listen to Derek's original audio on our website click here.

--  Conclusion of  Mr Prince's devotional  --

In these last of the last days in which  we find ourselves living, with all the pressures which are inherently associated with this prophetic time, assurance from the Word is vital.  The eternal Word of the Living God has such wondrous ways of providing greater depth, strength and comfort to us with sometimes already familiar Words and Mr. Prince's simple, but straightforward teaching imparted this to me.  I trust God to bless, strengthen, and comfort you as well, since we've never been this way before.  And since we haven't, the Proverbs 3:6 teaching  seems especially relevant.

In concluding this post, I'm sharing the scripture the Spirit brought to mind as I was reading the devotional again yesterday:

Matthew 11:28-30 The Message (MSG)

28-30 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the Lord require of you

But to do justly,

To love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God

*Micah 6:8 NKJV

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

Derek Prince: Commit - Then Trust!

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

I receive weekly devotionals from Derek Prince Ministries.  This one especially encouraged me today, so I wanted to share it with you.  I trust it will be a Blessing to you, and it's especially nice it you listen to it read by the late Mr. Prince himself!

The following devotional is used by permission from Derek Prince Ministries.

January 28, 2019 Commit – Then Trust! Psalm 37:5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust also in Him, and He will do it.     NASB      Do you want God in charge of your situation, your life, your problem? There are three simple steps that are indicated in those words I read to you.      The first, commit your way to the Lord. That’s a single, decisive act. You just commit your way to the Lord; you take your own hand off it. It’s like taking money to a bank, depositing it, and getting a receipt for it. You know you’ve deposited it.      The next step, trust also in the Lord. Trust is a continuing attitude. Commit is a single act; trust is a continuing attitude. You just go on trusting. Last night you deposited your money in the bank. But you don’t keep worrying about whether it’s still there, or whether the bank knows what to do with the money, you just trust the bank. But in this case, you are not trusting a bank, you are trusting the Lord.      And when you take the first two steps then the third step is the Lord’s: He will do it. He’ll bring it to pass. Whatever situation you have in mind, whatever need, whatever problem, whatever decision, you commit it to the Lord – that’s the act. You go on trusting in Him – that’s the attitude. And you have that wonderful, peaceful assurance: the Lord will do it. He’s in control. You can trust the bank with your money, and you can trust the Lord with your problem. Just take it to Him, commit it to Him, continue trusting in Him. —Derek Prince To listen to Derek's original audio on our website click here.            --  Conclusion of  Mr Prince's devotional  -- He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God *Micah 6:8 NKJV *Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

RE: The Son of Man

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

In the following  passage found in  Matthew 9, Jesus describes part of what His authority as the Son of Man entails.  The same event is included  in  Mark  2:9 and Luke 5:23.  These have been in my heart now for a number of years as I've been learning how it applies to my life in a number of practical ways. This is one of the normal ways the Word and the Spirit work together with us in order to mature us and to help us receive the benefits of our inheritance.  

At the beginning of January, I added a "read thru the bible in a year" routine, where one reads a specific set of pages a day.  I decided to use a free online audio source for this particular project and chose The Message version.  I hop out of bed, make a cup of tea, plug in my earphones, relax and enjoy having the added benefit of hearing the Word spoken from a fresh perspective.  It's been quite a delightful addition to my morning without much effort on my part at all and the benefits have been priceless!  

It was a couple  of days ago when the passage in Matthew 9 was read and it lit me up on the inside as the words resounded in my mind and spirit!  There's something about hearing the same thing we've heard and know to be true, when said differently which possesses the power to significantly impact and strengthen the existing knowledge and understanding  we have on a given subject....and our God knows exactly how to do that for us!  (I'm smiling and feeling joyful again even as I write this.) 

So, Here's the passage that made such an impact on me: (to hear it read, go here )  

 Matthew 9:1-8

Who Needs a Doctor?

9 1-3 Back in the boat, Jesus and the disciples recrossed the sea to Jesus’ hometown. They were hardly out of the boat when some men carried a paraplegic on a stretcher and set him down in front of them. Jesus, impressed by their bold belief, said to the paraplegic, “Cheer up, son. I forgive your sins.” Some religion scholars whispered, “Why, that’s blasphemy!”

4-8 Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said, “Why this gossipy whispering? Which do you think is simpler: to say, ‘I forgive your sins,’ or, ‘Get up and walk’? Well, just so it’s clear that I’m the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both. . . .” At this he turned to the paraplegic and said, “Get up. Take your bed and go home.” And the man did it. The crowd was awestruck, amazed and pleased that God had authorized Jesus to work among them this way.  The Message (emphasis, mine)

The unique, loving watch-care He provides us  individually is truly wondrous and this is, in part,  what I attempted to share here as well as keeping the knowledge of Him as the Son of Man in the forefront of our thinking.  We all can benefit tremendously by receiving more of His tenderness to us, as well as having a deeper understanding of the fact that  only a man could restore what man had lost. 

With these things in mind, I'll close with something He said to me which I posted here recently:

I came as the son of man so you could become the sons of God.

He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God 
*Micah 6:8 


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

Simeon, Anna and The Body of Christ

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

It's time for the Body of Christ to work with God to bring about Ephesians 1:10  in this day and hour:

That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him (KJV) 

And how do we do such a thing? By yielding to Him and allowing the desire of His heart to work in and through us as His grownup children, ready to live and do things His way. He will help anyone who's willing. The first calling of his disciples remains true for us today when He simply said, "Follow Me." We don't have to make it anymore difficult than that: as we choose to follow Him, His Spirit will lead us in prayer just as He said He would in Romans 8:26-27 and John 16:13 (to name a few) by His Living Spirit and His eternally Living Word. 

Simeon and Anna were those prophetic intercessors who spent their lives interceding that the way be prepared for the first coming of Christ,  now the responsibility for His second coming rests on the  church-believers In Him.  We must as individuals and Bodies of Believers come together as One with Him and call on Him to bring it to pass as He leads His followers into true and powerful intercession and expression of His Presence in our lives.  And how wonderfully gracious of Him to make it easier for us today in that it's lighter in weight for us as we rest In Him giving Him place and the power to add our share with perhaps millions  of  others of His followers who will join Him.  How lovely is He to help us  rest from our own works as God did from His and to enable us to join those who've gone before us to help prepare the way in prayer for such a time as this when we all can come together as One to hasten the day of His return. 

There's much to be done for His heart can only be satisfied by those whom He paid the price for, to be restored to His great heart of Love for them.  Let us be willing to be fishers of men in the unique way that only He can bring to pass with our own individual gifting--however He has created us to be empowered by His own strength to walk out the ministry of reconciliation:

2 Corinthians 5:17-19  (KJV)

17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

In closing I'm leaving a link with a prophetic Word through Kenneth Copeland for 2019 (prophesy spoken and written at this link). And another from two gifted Bible teachers, Co-Pastor Terri Pearsons and Greg Stephens who are part of the ministry team at Eagle Mountain International Church. Perhaps more light will be added to what I've shared here by hearing these three prophetic words/teachings concerning the Body of Christ in this day and hour.

My hope and greatest desire is that all who choose to stop to read this blog will be inspired to go deeper and higher with Him who paid it all for us in spite of our success's and our failures .  We all have to go the same way, no matter our age or anything else.  If we're alive and breathing and call on Him, He will with great joy of heart receive us without hesitation no matter where we are physically, spiritually and emotionally. We all can totally trust Him with our battered and bruised hearts for He will in no wise leave or forsake us if we'll only call on Him.

After all He came specifically for you...He  created you in your mother's womb and He knows you by name!  You are indeed fearfully and wonderfully made!

So I'll end this post without my usual scripture but with this one from Revelation 22:17 KGV:

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

Jesus: The Son of Man

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,

and they that dwell therein. KJV

I'm sharing something the LORD said to me during the month of December when my thoughts often went to the meaning of Jesus being born into the world with the angel and a multitude of heavenly hosts declaring: 

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14

Over time I grew to better understand  Him often referring to Himself as "the son of man" because God had given authority to mankind when He created them in the Garden in His own image and likeness.  Only a man could restore what  man had forfeited to satan. This is a little background to what He said to me which is very significant for such a time as this when He's actively bringing all things into one In Him. (see Ehesians 1:7-10) 

Without further ado, I'll now share the simple, but profound word He spoke to me in my spirit.

I came as the son of man so you could become the sons of God.

I can only imagine the preparation we as His children must go through to  come into  that place where we, who want to go with Him, will be released in the earth as the sons of God all creation is waiting to see.  But I do know this, He is well able to do it individually, collectively and nationally as we give Him more and more room to change us from glory to glory in His likeness!

He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?

*Micah 6:8  

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