I’ve been meditating on Psalm 62 lately. I was pacing up and down the prayer room aisle, one morning this week, and as I read the phrases “For God Alone” and then “He Only”, this entire blog post just welled up from within me and came out in one sitting. May it impact you, by the enlightening of the Holy Spirit.
“For God ALONE my soul waits in silence… He ONLY…” (Psalm 62:1,2,5)
There is only One Judge. Why do we live as though there was a multitude of judges?
We live a shaky, insecure life, when we live as though there was a vast amount of judges on every corner of the earth, in every room we enter, in every audience we parade before.
In reality, it’s a delusion to live as though there are a multitude of judges. There is only ONE Judge and His name is the Great I Am — God of all the nations…
A letter responding to a friend on a spiritual journey. To read the original letter this friend wrote me, click here.
Dear Friend,
I’m finally replying! I just wanted to honour you for your honesty and openness. I am very honoured that you shared so genuinely with me. I pray that my words honour you in return. This is what I wanted to share after praying for you:
Although it is a sign of an open heart (which is a lovely thing) to “open yourself up to the spiritual world around you”, it can be dangerous. The demonic realm (which is the centre of spiritual confusion and chaos) works in a vacuum. They demonic hosts love to deceive and confuse those who open themselves up to “whatever may come my way” in the spiritual realm. This is why it’s so important to surrender the lordship (rulership) of your spirit, soul, mind, heart and body to God (through Jesus Christ), so that He has permission and authority to send HIS hosts of spiritual protection, truth and spiritual clarity to cover you and help you. Through the doorway of Christ, then you can enter wisely into the spiritual realm.
It is a gift of faith (which is from God), that He has given you such a longing and desire for Him, and for the things of the spirit. This is authentic faith that the Holy Spirit has poured out on you. Do not condemn yourself for the confusion and questions. Continue reading →
Want insight into how I prepare for teaching and preaching? I get my laptop out, I put my headphones (earbuds) in my ears (it helps me block out distractions around me and focuses me in on the job in front of me). And then I turn my music on – but not just any music. I find that I use ONE song. Yes, that’s right. I use one song on repeat for days on end. Over and over again. It builds up my spirit, and speaks truth over me, and sets my mind on things above. Somehow, I’m able to focus better when my soul is being filled with the spirit-filled words of this song, so that my spirit and mind are then free to write, type, study, meditate and compile my thoughts together. As I listen to this song on repeat, the delight of God floods my heart and mind and crowds out all the lies that often bombard me. That’s what happens. Lies bow the knee, and the truth rises up and takes a stand. It happens every time. It’s like spiritual warfare being fought on my behalf, so I can get on with the job of preparing to teach and preach. I find that feelings of intimidation (of the task at hand) or lies of unbelief and insecurity come over me as I prepare to teach. The devil will do anything to stop the word of the Lord coming out of my mouth. I find that this song does something to my spirit and gives me a roar in my heart, a strength to my body and a focus to my mind, so that the word of the Lord is released out of my spirit and onto paper. Curious what song it is? Continue reading →
This morning, I went to Bethlehem Baptist Church, and the guest speaker was David Pierce, author of the “Rock Priest” from Steiger International. He floored me, with his raw passion for God, and his fierce commitment to the Cross of Christ, humility before God and reaching the lost in the world. He ended his sermon with this video from David Wilkerson called “A Call to Anguish”. It has wrecked me. By the end, most of the congregation was weeping, and on their knees in deep repentance before God, sprawled on the floor around the altar, crying out to God for mercy and for His transforming forgiveness to change our cold, hard unbroken hearts.
If we watched this video once a week for the rest of our life (AND THEN RESPONDED TO GOD), MAYBE just MAYBE we would have a glimpse at the all-consuming power of God to change the world, one human heart at a time…. If you want to continue on with the “SAME OLD, SAME OLD” in your Christian walk, DO NOT PRESS PLAY and watch this 7-minute video. It has undone me and it will undo your own heart.
In the church (the Bride of Christ), we have lost our anguish. Anguish unites us to the agony in God’s heart, compelling us to pray and weep for the world, carrying God’s own burden and His own anguish in our own hearts.
I think this is KEY in the season we are in as the nation of New Zealand (and the rest of the world), in light of the disasters, as God is trying to break the heart of the Bride of Christ, so she will respond in brokenness, humility and repentance and return in wholeheartedness to her Bridegroom God.
Take 7 minutes to watch. And then let us all personally respond to Jesus Christ.
“All true passion is born out of anguish. All true passion for Christ comes out of a baptism of anguish. A true prayer life begins at the place of anguish.” (David Wilkerson)
On January 12th, 2006 while in Asia, I experienced my first out-of-body experience (or at least that is how I am choosing to call it). Sit down and experience it with me as I share below. ~Alison
Written January 13th, 2006, a day after it all happened:
I just had the most spectacular experience! Holy Schmoley! Continue reading →
