Jeremiah 2:20-21

Once again the Lord started speaking to me this morning about what he wanted me to pray for this evening. Yet again I didn't really understand what He was showing me in this verse until I caught this vision WHILE praying. The vine on the left is lonely...it is independent of any other vine or living anything. The vine on the Right has many many parts, all intertwined and all blooming stronger because of the support of the others.
Father was speaking to me today about His hope for our dependance on Him, and our joining as one through that dependance.
My prayers were directed to married women today...I believe we have made ourselves into that lonely vine on the left when we were created to be/planted with the purpose to be connected, intertwined even with our husbands. I asked God to take away this spirit of independence from us, that we will stop living as though we are single and live as though we are connected...in a covenant with another.
This verse in Jeremiah makes it clear to us that God planted us as a vine with promise...He considered us "grade A" even though we as a people had Whored ourselves out to any god we could find. He planted us expecting great things and got crap....but the amazing part is...HE EXPECTED GREATNESS!
So I prayed that our focus would be on wholeheartedly serving our families which we don't deserve as though we are serving Jesus Himself, because we are...There is unity that comes out of servanthood, there is joy that comes from truly and meekly choosing to cleave to the one that God has bound us to and really learning to love him because we love HIM.
Midland as a whole carries a spirit of independence and I ask the Lord to remove that from those who are married in the Body of Christ, that we may set the example to what our vows and covenant look like...what it means to really walk those out.

for Kingdom Women in Midland!

Kingdom women in Midland. Betty

My time of prayer began Thurs., 6/23/11 at 6 a.m.
Time went by very quickly.
I spent the first part of my time praising the King with Psalm 34. I then entered into a time of asking the Father what was on His heart and how does He see His women in Midland. I waited quietly and then heard an encouraging word.

He stated that His remnant of Women are walking in holiness. The part that grieves His heart is that the remnant is small. He began to tell me of the things that were hindering His women from focusing on Him. I began to repent as he named:
worldliness, endless activity of the works of the flesh, pride, full of ease and pleasure.

He stated that He is raising up a company of women warriors that will be totally focused on Him just as the women that followed Him while He was on the earth. The devotion of Joanna, Susanna and Mary Magdalene to Jesus was evident not just by their financial support but they had their eyes on Him, following Him. (Luke 8:1-3)

The Lord said that He has seen the fear upon His women, fearing losses of all kinds, health, position, prosperity, aging. He stated that this fear is a trap of the enemy to steal the great faith that once was evident in the lives of so many of His women. He stated that He is wooing His women and they will arise, shake themselves free of all the things that are hindering her from taking her position of pure devotion to Him in these last days.

I did intercede for the Kingdom women of Midland and am believing we will see an increase in the deep commitment of the women in the days ahead. How can we resist the wooing of the Holy Spirit. This makes me confident that change is coming!! O praise our glorious King!

NEED A GENERATION OF SUPERHEROES

1Peter 2:9-12
⁹But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. ¹⁰ Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. ¹¹Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. ¹² Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

What is a Superhero? An individual with superhuman powers, distinguished courage, admired bravery/boldness and noble qualities, in the opinion of others is regarded as a model or ideal, great authority, wears a distinctive costume and fights against evil for the greater good!

As Christians (disciples of Christ) we are called & commissioned to be superheros. The current youth generation needs to get off their butts, stop making excuses, & rise up! The time is now to wake up, answer the call, & full fill their destiny: To be His "Superheroes!"

Time to:

• put on the Armour as instructed (Ephesians 6)
• walk humble, in His grace, submitting to God, and then resist the devil! (James 4:6-7)
• abide in the Lord where all strength comes from (John 15:1-11, Hebrews 4:15-16, James 4:8a)
  
• wave the banner for the Lord unashamedly & declare His love (the Gospel) (Romans 1:16)
  
• operate in the real power/authority, given to all who'd receive, through the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-31, Acts 1:7-8, Acts 2:1-11, Romans 8:26, Ephesians 5:18)
  
• be in the world and not of it (Romans 12:2, 1 John 2:15-17)
• discern or recognize the plan (Ephesians 5:10, Philippians 1:9, Hebrews 5:14)
  
• put action to faith "Walk the Walk not just Talk the Talk" (Romans 2:13, Philippians 2:12, James 1:22 & 2:17)
  
• stand against unrighteousness and injustice (Romans 6:13)
• walk in and promote freedom (John 8:32, Colossians 1:13-14 & Ephesians 1:7)
  
• submit to the authorities placed over us.....cause all authorities are appointed by God (Romans 13:1-2)
  
• fight battles on their knees (Prayer is essential) (1 Timothy 2:1-3, Ephesians 6:18-20, Philippians 4:6, Luke 11:9-10)
  
• grow in wisdom & knowledge of the Word (Romans 10:17, Hebrews 4:12)
  
• believe what the Word says....have GREAT faith (Ephesians 2:10, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8, 1Corinthians 1:30)
  
• reflect the light of the master....Jesus Christ (only obtained by spending time in his presence) (Matthew 5:15-16)
  

Kingdom Men, Week 2

Began by reading in Ezekiel 9-13. Some questions there I don't really understand yet. I prayed against violence, a spirit of violence. I didn't feel like it was just about physical violence, but about taking things by force - which could even apply to business. God voices His displeasure in violence many times through scripture.

In Ezk. 9:8 the Lord boils down His people's rebellion to, "... they say 'The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see.'" This statement speaks less of their abominable actions and more of what's in their heart that leads them astray. The loss of hope is a great part of their sin. It is a great part of our own.

God give us hope. True hope in You. Give us the grace to persevere.

May we stop performing (in our own soulish effort and flesh) and start obeying. May we start trusting in Your abilities, not our own, while recognizing You can do mighty things through us. May we stop thinking we can "take it from here" once You start something, stop thinking we can do it, or earn it, or conjure it, or force it. Is this part of the violence You despise? Good-intentioned men trying to bring the Kingdom by force? (Mt. 11:12)

The last part of the hour was spent praying for restoration.

What will You restore to men that makes us unique, beautiful in Your eyes? That makes us great - Your kind of greatness? That will make us whole?

Restore to us Humility and Strength. Restore to us Vision and Passion. Vision and Passion purified from self and selfish gain. Passion and Vision purified from fear. Purify our desires and release in us Godly passion. Prepare us for breakthrough. Heal us and break us from the lie of INDEPENDENCE! Deliver us from the pride that leads us to arrogant independence. Heal us from the heartbreak, disappointment and failure that lead us into fearful independence.

Break us of cynicism.

Deliver us from insecurity and jealously. Bring us to repentance for being threatened by the success of others, of those younger than us, of women, of those working alongside us in the Kingdom.

God, give us our identity!

Prayer for Children of His Body

There were many things laid on my heart to pray for the children of His Body in Midland, but this week the focus was on the blessing of authority. Our culture is so lacking in an understanding of the principle of submitting to the authority the Father has placed over each of us, that we have missed out on the blessings He intended. 


For the children of His Body, may they each understand the command to honor their father and mother. 


May they choose for their every thought, word, and action to show them respect. 


May they understand that by honoring their parents and living under their authority, they are honoring the Father and living under His Authority. 


May they recognize the protection, provision, and direction He gives through those He places in authority over us, even when that authority figure does not understand their position. 


May they understand that they can choose to honor the position held, even if the person holding it is not honorable. 


May they never become those with a mocking spirit, ridiculing and criticizing their parents. 


May they see the Glory that surrounds them when they truly walk in a spirit of honor for their parents and how that testifies to the Body and to the world about the Holiness of God.


May they be those called out and set apart for Him by their choice to walk in honor, with the posture of their heart submitted to the Father. 

Prayer for Midland Body singles...

how quickly an hour can pass.
there was just a deluge of petition poured down
to lift up.
thank you for agreeing with us:

-against apathy/I don't count
-repentence from lukewarmness and self-focus
-for integrity, purity
-true shepherds and right connections
-conviction of areas of compromise
-against dimness and wandering
-for healing and single vision
-against deaf and dumb spirits
-an awakening and discernment
-against lies believed and stated
-repentence from the idol of marriage
-against distractions and busyness
-for laborers into the white harvest of prodigals
-a birth of bar ministries to go in to invade the darkness and bring out the captives
-hormonal balancing and alignment
-for the removal of false shepherds that control and manipulate
-perserverence and blessing for the true leaders of singles
-for an emergence of singles from "caves" (apartments) where many "hide"
-for a finding of their true acceptance, inside Christ

One!: Guidelines

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Guidelines

We have One faithful and seasoned warrior per Body part:
-men
-women
-children
-leaders
-marriages
-youth
-singles

-Please pray alone the first hour/week and ask who, if anyone, is to join you in this season's assignment. (If someone does, please be faithful to pray the whole hour and visit afterwards.)

-Plan to pray, deliberately, on time, phones off, fully focused on the task at hand. Expect distractions and head them off at the pass :-)

-Enter with praise and thanks from your lips regarding what He is doing/wants to do with your target people. Proclaim out loud His Word and will!

-Ask to hear His heart and direct your prayers.

-WAIT, but be not prone, but alert!  This is crucial.

-Receive, by believing, and return those prayers of a loving Heart up to Him, for they will be the most powerful ones.

-Blog at least One minute to share with your fellow warriors the highlight of the hour! http://midlandshouseofprayer.blogspot.com
This is our connection.

*We will gather together at 2508 Casteford
at One o'clock,
for just One hour,
the last Saturday of each summer month,
to be together.

July 30
August 27
September 24

Thank you, thank you, thank you!