Before Billie was born, God knew she would repeatedly return to Mexico for her birthday!  He foreknew that the words He gave her to speak would cause the Spirit of God to rise up in the hearts of many. Thank you, God, for knitting Billie together so wonderfully. We celebrate you Billie for answering the Father’s call and for your obedience.  Revelation 22:12 “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with Me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.”

Billie arrived and shared a huge revelation about how the SEEN things can poke a hole in our FAITH. As always, Billie diligently prepares a message, BUT GOD adds fresh insights. All of us appreciate that Billie holds nothing back! First session August 22, 2024.

“Be still and know that I am God” and that I am working in you and through your pain.  In the refiner’s fire is where God does His finest work.  Discomfort in the crushing is to be expected. Think of the pure oil that will result.  Trusting God, we walk confident that we are never alone. We enter the lion’s den in faith. Jesus endures with us, and He insures us, “This too shall pass, but MY promises will never fail.” God said that He will complete what He began in me. To be a replica of His image, suffering is required.

We deny our will, and we persevere by the Holy Spirit. We track with His fabulous, ongoing grace. We cry for increase, and we submit to His course correction.  We exit His fire refined. We are keen to position ourselves by watching without distraction. We listen like blind Bartimaus, and we run ahead to SEE Jesus like  Zaccheaus.  We choose not to miss those planned, divine appointments. We choose to be still, knowing that our Father wants to deliver a personal word.  Billie prays daily.  “Lord, I bind my will, and my messy emotions and I choose to submit to the Holy Spirit, so that I remain in alignment with God. The enemy seeks to trick us into anger when people don’t behave like we think they should. We see the lying trickster, and with authority, we remind him that we belong to Jesus!

Mark 10:46 “They came to Jericho. (Jesus went in and out of a city nobody asked for anthing.) As Jesus and His disciples left the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus, was sitting by the roadside crying out. When Bartimaus heard that it was Jesus, he began to shout, Jesus, Son of David, have MERCY on me! Many with eyes to see rebuked the blind man and told him to be quiet, (Bartimaus could not see their consternation for interrupting the status quo)  Bart could hear them and shouted all the more…

“Son of David, have MERCY on me!” Jesus  said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” Bartimaus threw his cloak aside, (threw off old identity of being the blind man) and jumped to his feet and (walked in blind faith) to Jesus. “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” Go, said Jesus, your FAITH has healed you. Immediately Bartimaus received his sight.” Ask and receive!

Zaccheaus was a short, hated tax collector. As an influential rich man, he humbled himself and ran undignified. He had wealth, but zero peace. Desperate, he chose to disregard all ridicule. He was compelled from within to SEE Jesus. Blind Bartimaus wanted to HEAR Jesus. Choose to attend church expecting a word. Our expectation and demand to receive a personal word stirs the Spirit to deliver the anointed word that we desperately need. Inspired by Billie. Wise Weed

Pray for all leaders, speak blessings, and watch God transform impurities into lessons for all with eyes to see and ears to hear.  Approach the throne of grace humbly.  Our position is to NEVER give up HOPE. Like Jacob, we choose to  wrestle until we get our blessing, our word, our spot. Jesus knew the name of Bartimaus and Zach, and He knows our name and His written plan for each of us. Choose to go one step further – to be set apart, regardless of what “they” say. Lord, speak to me through Your Word.  The bleeding woman pushed in for a healing, and the cripple dropped through the roof. “Give Me your decrees.” Fear not, the anointing of God can only be removed by God. We all mess up, but our anointing will not be lifted because we wisely choose to thank God for His mercy.  We gladly accept the 70×7 chances to repent, be restored, and pay attention to the potholes!

God knew your name before the foundation of the world. The Father, Son, Holy Spirit gathered together to write in the Book of Life all about you. Ask to see what was written. What THEY wrote is significant: Barbara is our trustworthy scribe. She loves us, she relies on us and she demands more of us. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10

“It is written…God revealed these things by His Spirit.” So we also ask what in my  life needs adjustment daily? My attitude towards others, myself or God? Get rid of all distractions. Slow down and walk in pace with the Spirit and listen. When we drive into a pothole, we get out of spiritual alignment.  Submit and declutter, let go of the need to “do” — or to be right. Toss off the garments that don’t fit. What habit keeps me from my purpose. Does scrolling or YouTube steal  time? Be honest and mature.

Self-inventory. What keeps us from quality time in God’s Presence?  Our old identity is thrown off, it no longer fits our new identity. We choose to wear what fits in our new decluttered spot. NOTING how my cup of joy overflows with admiration for Billie’s style of reading the Bible outloud.  Stopping to savor each word. With wild imagination of what the faces of each person reflected —as they SAW and HEARD the Masters WORDS.  This is the Way! We read out loud and get stymied by what the Spirit reveals! We get the full picture — when we put our spirit in the moment of that crowd of witnesses. Good golly, what profound insights!  Choose to ask the Spirit for understanding and personal application! He is always speaking. ❤️

Psalm 17:10 “THEY close up their callous hearts, and THEIR mouths speak with arrogance. THEY have tracked me down, THEY now surround me, with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground. Rise up, Lord, confront them, bring THEM down; with YOUR sword rescue me from the wicked.” Remember what the Father, Son and Holy Spirit wrote in the Lambs Book of Life about you. Remember God’s Word and be still and not distracted. Luke 19:1 As “Jesus entered Chapala and was passing through.” Folks made demands on Him and He gladly responded.

Did you run ahead to SEE the Christ like Zaccheaus? Did you throw off your old identity like Bartimaus to HEAR what the Spirit of God had to say in answer to your expectation? God said. Revelation 22:12 “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with Me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.” Miss Billie has done much good.

1 Samuel 2:8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. “For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; on them He has set the world.” Psalm 102:25 “In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.” Face to face time is best always.

“The naysayers will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing, You will change them, and the old will be discarded. But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.” AMEN

Psalm 139:13 “For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be.” Thanks for the memories Billie.  Great fun mixed with hearty truth!

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