Amazing "the trees of the fields will clap their hands"

You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12

This may be a hard picture to see, what we are about to explain to you, but those that have been to our home can maybe understand a bit better, but believe me, what we are saying is very neat.

Luke our oldest son, said "wow, thats almost creepy". We think its wonderful, but what do you expect from a 14 year old?

In this photo (of our kitchen) we have on the right on the edge of the counter our small kitchen stereo where we play lots (almost everyday) Christian music - Newsboys, Toby Mac, Petra, KeithGreen, TFK , Disciple to Chris Tomlin and many of the newest tunes as well.

Anyway, you get my point, lots of music actually lots of praise and christian music!

The plants are on the opposite side (directly across) from the mini stereo.

If you can actually look at these plants they are all leaning (there are about 5 of them and all different) towards the stereo - towards the music! They are growing and, reaching, if you will to the praise!

The picture doesn't really do it justice, but its real neat to see!

We know that in heaven, the plants and flowers sway with music and the entire place
is alive with joy and melody and song.

We also know that George Washington Carver, (look him up on google, if you never heard
about this incredible man). Invented hundreds of products and held patents on the peanut
and many other items. Was best friends with Edison, who in the early 1900's asked Carver
to work for him, offering him $100,000.00 to do it.

Carver, was a devout believer in JESUS, and as a scientist would talk to the LORD (Prayer)
and also talk to the plants and talk to the LORD about HIS creation and the plants.

Carver said it something like this: 'what you love, opens up to you, and reveals itself to you'.

Anyway, there is much to learn about love and joy - two fruit of the SPIRIT.

Which means they are part of GOD'S SPIRIT (what HE is like, a part of HIM).

-eric

Katja's Cat Dream - telling us exactly what to do!

It seems often, Katja (my wife) has dreams and they usually have meaning.


Then in many cases, we ask the LORD to interpret the dream, and HE by HIS never failing GRACE, shows us what they mean.

This time, the dream came before our request.

Let me explain...

My wife, has been open, to doing some part time work here and there and stumbled on an opportunity, with a company that had 8 products in their product line.
We had a meeting with the gentleman, and he was pleasant and encouraging us to invest, for some inventory and start to market his product (8 products - remember? that's a key).

But I am getting a head of myself, as I am telling you about this meeting, before I told you about the dream, because in this case, the dream came first!

Cat Dream

In her dream, she is in her old work's cafeteria, eating and enjoying her lunch, when a big white cat (larger than normal) walked into the lunch room, and started to 'spray', all over the walls in the place! This of course both shocked Katja, as well as disgusted her, and this sight (in her dream).

Later, she sees 8 cats (normal sized) all chained together!

Order of events as they occured:

1. Weird Cat Dream
2. Prayed for Intrepretation
3. Met a man, with 8 products and heard his business opportunity.
4. Got Intrepration from the LORD JESUS

Ok, so Katja has this dream and we pray, but hear nothing (from the LORD).

Then, we have this business opportunity and that night I (Eric) awoke and in the middle of the night asked the LORD if Katja should go ahead with this opportunity or not.

The LORD spoke to me and said - that was what the dream was for!

You see, we have to be in step with the LORD, and HE is always right on time, often miles ahead of the world or obviously our own thoughts. The scripture says "before you call I will answer, and while your speaking I will hear". Isaiah 65:24

Here is the intrepretation as the LORD JESUS told us:

The big white cat represents the owner of the product line and business opportunity. The old (x-job) in the cafeteria, represents where she gets 'fed'. The big cat, is white but does bad things (spray all over) because you can't see its true colors, all that you see isn't what you think.

He is spraying because he is in charge, and he will do things that you wont like. Maybe those things might be ok in the sense that they are not illegial, but the point is they wont be helpful to Katja. She will be shocked and disgusted. But a cat spraying is not something a cat can't do or is necessarily evil.

The 8 normal sized cats chained, represented the 8 products in the product line that he (the big white cat) controlled, hence the chains.

Bottom Line:

When HE (the SPIRIT of TRUTH) comes, HE will lead you in to ALL TRUTH!

We are constantly looking to the SPIRIT of GOD, to lead us into ALL TRUTH, and we are learning that ALL TRUTH is ALL TRUTH...All is All - correct?

Bless the LORD!

-eric

Katja' Candle Dream

My wife Katja, had a dream and its dream were these exact two candles.

In this picture, you can see the 2 candles on each side being the same.

In her dream, these 2 (end) candles went missing and she couldn't find them. They were gone, and now she was missing their beauty, their light, their charm.

So, in the dream, she is looking everywhere for these candles.

She then found (in her dream) that they where broken by me, and they were hidden (by me again) so that she wouldn't see they were broken!

Here is what the LORD says: "The candles represent unity (sometimes candles are called 'unity candles'). They also represent light, so wisdom and safety/protection and comfort come from light as well.

Unity, because the candles stand together.

Here is what the LORD explained to me:

When LOVE (which is HIMSELF) flows by HIS SPIRIT, properly amongst family or friends its natural outcome is unity. LOVE in a group = Unity!

When a candle breaks, there is sin which breaks the unity.
Sin does not like exposure, so it is hidden from the light. Any sin against one another can break the candle, causing disunity, disharmony.

But when the 'sin' is brought out in the open, it is exposed to the light, where love and forgiveness comes, bringing unity and healing!

1 John 1:6-7 "if we claim to have fellowship with HIM, yet walk in darkness, we lie and don't live by the TRUTH. But, if we walk in the light, as HE is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of JESUS, HIS SON, purifies us from every sin!

-eric

What Has GRACE done for you?

Had this question thrown our way:

Thought it was good, to share it here.

The question is again, "in what real way has the GRACE of JESUS effected or done for you?"

I really like what Paul says to Titus about GRACE:
Paul says: "It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age."
Titus 2:12

When folks around here, leave everything and learn about HIS GRACE, these same things take place (we've seen them over and over again!) Praise the LORD!

They:

• Start to understand the Scriptures like never before, its like the lights go on, when reading/studying scripture.
• Sin starts to simply 'fall off', of you. You will sin less, and then much less!
• 
  Joy and the fruit of the SPIRIT, manifest. You start to love the unloveable and care like you never have before.
• 
  You start to manifest, more of the 'gifts of the SPIRIT', which run on LOVE/GRACE
  You now have the 'true Gospel', and a true message to the 'lost' out there.
• 
  You will usually offend (not intentionally) many of the church going folks out there. They stumble over the simplicity of the GOSPEL and stumble over CHRIST Himself.
  
• Your finances will change, and you will live under real, experienced favour. And now able to give out to those around you.

We've experienced this and seen these same results many times over.
It all manifests, as you grown in GRACE.

Its Awesome, its the beginning to everything in the Kingdom and we never exhaust HIS LOVE nor get to the bottom of GRACE.


-eric

Grace Pt 3 - Debate Answer.

I've been in my share of debates, which become much more serious when you learn and fall into GRACE.

You see when you are under the Law (legalism) or what is sometimes called 'self effort', it doesn't matter what religion you are in. They all have their 'set of rules', even the Christian Religion. Its simply; 'here are the rules, and now you follow them'!

The problem is no one can!

So this debate when on!

I changed the name to 'Allen' in this post, from the real person.

Here is my answer of GRACE and JESUS alone - nothing else, no religion only HIM!
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Note: Allen had a home church, but ran it like normal church or IC is what we call it.
institutional Church
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Dear Allen, simply if you ADD anything to JESUS you put yourself under
man made religion. Because its simply "JESUS ONLY" not JESUS plus (something).

JESUS ONLY!

And the only law left for those in GRACE (as some definitely are here)
is LOVE.

LOVE is ONLY what is best for the other person, its never for self (thats lust).
LOVE does no harm to anyone. Romans 13:10

Trying to keep or make issue of any laws like tithing, sabbath keeping, bible reading, going to church (this place to worship or that place) etc..
is forcing to control people, instead of allowing them freedom to
worship the LORD directly and spontaneously.

In marriage and family, I would rather have my wife or sons give me
something written on a scrap piece of paper, spontaenously out of love, (from the heart) rather than go out and buy the fanciest card, and simply sign their name to it.

You see one is 'of the heart', the other is 'mechanical, out of duty'.

GOD reminds us to seek HIM with our whole heart. Jeremiah 29:13

OR to LOVE the LORD your GOD... which is the first and greatest and only command. Luke 10:27

So there is absolutely no obligation but rather a willingness, a desire.

Once you enter GRACE, which is really what HIS kingdom is all about,
everything will change for you, and your spiritual eyes will be opened
as Paul prayed that same prayer for the Ephesians 1:18

You will read the Bible in a whole new way.
Your prayer life will change, and answer will come forth in the miraculous.
Your fellowship will grow, and you will do nothing to make it such.
Your quality of worship will be a complete joy (great fun) as you experience the 'joy of the LORD' in HIS presence, where
is fullness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures for ever more.
Psalm 16:11

The true secret is in dying to gain.
Weakness becomes strength.

Are you ready to 'die' to all your legalistic ideas?
How do we all know?
We were all at one time, just like you! We know!

This 2011 could be the greatest year for you and your family and your friends
as you enter into HIS Kingdom of GRACE, and have HIS Kindom enter you.

-eric

"that which you possess, possesses you"

Norman Grubb, once said that (and this is my paraphrase of what he said), was that you start out looking to learn a new language, trying to possess it, capture it.

There is a long time when that doesn't happen, but 'out of the blue' if you will, the day comes when you possess that language. It becomes yours, but deeper still it becomes part of you and you part of it.

Oprah has used the saying "what you focus on expands". I am not anything close to an 'Oprah' fan, but in this case, she is close to truth.

JESUS is truth. Remember Truth is a PERSON!

Now the bible does say to "fix your eyes on JESUS". Hebrews 12:2

You see the key to scripture is JESUS, every verse and all of creation points to HIM.

We are also told to "set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." (Colossians 3:2). Things like LOVE, and PURITY, KINDNESS etc...

You can't set your minds, on your own effort. The Christian life is NOT your effort, but it is rather the LIFE of JESUS flowing through you. So, if you want the proper mindset, what do you do? You believe and receive - all by Faith in HIS GRACE!

If you are a Christian in the SPIRIT, then you don't ever beg GOD to do anything. All things are yours already! See 1 Corinthians 3:23

You simply thank HIM for it, and go out your day believing that you are blessed, and your mind (which is HIS mind) is on JESUS.

For you have the mind of CHRIST - its not your mind anymore! Do you believe? 1 Corinthians 2:16

There is no benefit to look at selfish things at all/ or worldly things/ or things that give us cravings, like lusts. Things that feed your own pride/ego, things that you only think you need, yet will destroy you and others around you. That is exactly what sin does, it brings destruction, problems, sickness, trouble, evil to you and those around you.

And as you believed in your heart it gets spoken out of your mouth. JESUS simply said, that we can tell what people 'love', is by what they talk about. Luke 6:45

And that will effect you (for good or for evil).

The Hand of God by Oswald McCall
Contributed by Heather Myers.

Be under no illusion, you shall gather to yourself the images you love. As you go, the shapes, the lights, the shadows of the things you have preferred will come to you, yes, inveterately, inevitably as bees to their hive.

And there in your mind and spirit they will leave with you their distilled essence, sweet as honey or bitter as gall, and you will grow unto their likeness because their nature will be in you.As men see the color in the wave so shall men see in you the thing you have loved most.

Out of your eyes will look the spirit you have chosen.In your smile and in your frown the years will speak. You will not walk nor stand nor sit, nor will your hand move, but you will confess the one you serve, and upon your forehead will be written his name as by a revealing pen.

Cleverness may select skillful words to cast a veil about you, and circumspection may never sleep, yet will you not be hid. No.As year adds to year, that face of yours, which once like an unwritten page, lay smooth in your baby crib, will take to itself lines, and still more lines, as the parchment of an old historian who jealously sets down all the story.

And there, more deep than acids etch the steel, will grow the inscribed narrative of your mental habits, the emotions of your heart, your sense of conscience, your response to duty, what you think of your God and of your fellowmen and of yourself. It will all be there. For men become like that which they love, and the name thereof is written on their brow.


-eric

Real Church! Part 2

My suggestion, is to give the Church back to JESUS.

Here are some (I think) real important beliefs and steps:

1. You have to enter by GRACE (leaving all religion, effort and church rules/traditions out).
2. LOVE is what the Kindom is about, and LOVE does no wrong to his neighbor, so sins decrease under this GRACE is about - GRACE is GOD'S LOVE in action.
3. We only talk about the LOVE of JESUS, so that LOVE means our hearts are changed by HIM, and we look out for what is best, and what is only for the good for others (not self).
4. There is no leader in the CHURCH (House Church or what we like to call 'Party Fellowships') the only leader is the HOLY SPIRIT, who is the SPIRIT of JESUS.
5. Since LOVE is the Wisdom of GOD, then LOVE is the benchmark, LOVE tells you what to do and how to live - esteeming others better than yourself! Philippians 2:3
6. The more you 'give up' and replace with ' JESUS ONLY' the more revelation you receive and grow further in the KINGDOM of GOD.
7. Church is a group (small or large) of believers that put JESUS first and themselves last in community or fellowship with GOD and that then spills over to True Fellowship with each other!

-eric