Showing posts with label Spiritual Vision. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spiritual Vision. Show all posts

Monday, August 1, 2011

“Trial Run” – Believers Don’t Play Dumb

As I sought the Lord this morning, Monday, August 01, 2011 for the subject of the blog to be written I heard two disturbing phrases while standing in my kitchen.  The first phrase I heard was “Trial Run.”  Right after that I heard “Pushing the Envelope.”
What are you talking about Holy Spirit?  Make these things plain to me so that I can make them plain to Your people. What I heard next was somewhat shocking:
 “America’s leaders were pushing the envelope to see how far they could go before driving the economy to its brink.  That was a “trial run.” But tell My people, don’t relax your guard about debt, and getting out of debt.  Urge them to aggressively pursue eliminating ALL debt, lowering overhead and expenditures, and storing up cash reserves because there will be a ‘next time’ and the next time scenario will not result in as fortunate a recovery as this one!”
These are some very strong statements that I am discerning every Believer needs to take heed to.  I recall being warned by Pat Robertson  of the 700 Club about getting out of debt in early 2010 – and I sensed then he was correct in the information he was sharing with the Body of Christ. Here is an excerpt from that prophecy:
                Your country (America) is in grave peril.  The leaders have hearkened to the demands of interest groups and have led your nation into bankruptcy.  In two years will come a time of reckoning -nits not now, but it’s gonna be two years from now – (2013). “Your creditors will demand payment and there will not be enough to satisfy their claims.  Your currency will shrink in value, your bonds will lose value; people on fixed incomes will suffer, unemployment will escalate, and there will be turmoil.” To hear Pat's entire message on video go here:
 “You reject all those who stray from Your statutes, for their deceit is falsehood.” (Psalm 119:118)
In this strong message I received from the Holy Spirit this morning, we are given clear help and hope.  Here are our instructions from the Lord.  Here is His wisdom, grace, and strategy for those who will listen and obey:
            1.       Don’t relax your guard – in other words, don’t play dumb about the things going on;
      2.       Get out of debt!

            3.       Aggressively pursue eliminating ALL debt;
            4.       Lower your overhead and expenditures; and
            5.       Store up cash reserves!
”Behold, to obey is better than to sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams.” I Samuel 15:22
These instructions from the Lord, tells us exactly how to prepare for America’s next time! It sounds as though they were “testing the waters” to determine if America was ready for a “one world global economy” as well.  In the future, that may be the terms of the “compromise” being proposed to the American people.
Why Lord?  Why is it so important for Your people to not play dumb at this time.  What is really going on?  Please reveal the hidden things:  I heard the Spirit of the Lord disclose the following: 
“Some hidden measures were placed in the Compromise Bill, without the general public’s knowledge that will give the Congress more authority than the President to prohibit raising the debt ceiling in the future.”
One image of Rep. Boehner I caught on the news last night leads me to believe that this Compromise was not agreed upon without him getting something crucial he was fighting for from the beginning of this whole debate.  If this is true, when America advances beyond the next election and the matter of budgets and debt ceilings again loom dangerously above us, there will be the possibility that the President (at that time) may not have the Veto power to counteract any changes or amendments the Congress may propose.  I believe it will be at that time, the truth about these “hidden measures” will come to light.  The then current President may face a debt  default -  by default – not being fully aware of the fact that his hands were judiciously and congressionally  tied behind his back in the  2011 Debt Compromise Bill being voted upon today.
  Believer’s Don’t Play Dumb
Next the Lord posed several questions which I pose to you to prayerful consideration:
·         How many more times can America play this deadly game before the American bubble bursts?
·         When are Americans going to wake up and smell the rat?
·         Why haven’t we figured out yet that the Social Security, Medicare and other major social government programs only exist in theory because they lack sufficient debt (gold) to back them up?
Each time the debt ceiling is raised it gives the federal government the power to create more “currency” (paper money) – thereby decreasing its inherent value. For more about the valuation of currency read http://useconomy.about.com/od/tradepolicy/p/Dollar_Value.htm  Stop playing dumb Believers and recognize that your trust in the American government is only going to lead to the inevitable one day – “default.”’
In closing, I want to encourage you to recognize that now is the time for Believers to take heed to the instructions the Lord has given.  Don’t spend your money foolishly over the next several years.  Prepare as we have been told and share this message with others so they can prepare a safety net for themselves and their families for what the future holds.  Get out of the world system.  Get out of the habit of ruling over your economic circumstances like the world.  The Bible is filled with scriptures governing the principles of kingdom stewardship.  Study them and more importantly, implement them so that you and your household shall be saved from economic ruin.
The handwriting is on the wall for America.  Is America “Babylon” spoken of and prophesied about in Scripture?  Read this and enlightening article and decide for yourself.  http://timmchyde.com/category/america-babylon 
Take heed and obey the Lord today while we have been given this reprieve.  The fate of the disobedient and rebellious is already written and it shall be fully executed in its appointed time
”And another angel followed, saying, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”  Rev. 14:8
“For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” Rev. 18:3
“And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.” Rev. 18:4-5
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Have a God-tastic Day!
Dr. Lalita Smith
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Countering Depression With Happiness

One day I pose this question to the Lord:  "Wouldn't life become more enjoyable if more of us focused on "being" happy and sharing our "happiness" with others?  Of course I answered my own question by saying, "Yes!"

But why do we allow the enemy to bombard our minds and hearts with depression?  Why do we look outside ourselves for the "happiness" that only Jesus can give us? I often thought I would find my happiness by being in a "special love relationship." But while married for 16 years, I can recall many days when I was unhappy, feeling neglected and unsupported in the call of God on my life. When the marriage ended in divorce, there was some momentary happiness being "single" but now after 12 years of struggling all alone in the world, (not exactly what I had in mind), it seems again I'm having to fight feelings of being incomplete without a mate. 

Over the years, I have allowed the Spirit of the Lord to search me thoroughly and bring healing in every area. I have laid down my wrong beliefs about "needing" somone else to make me happy. It has become clear to me that whether I am with someone or alone, my state of "happiness" and joy is dependent upon my own attitude and relationship towards God, myself, and the people I am in association with. The Lord Jesus is My husband, supplier, Friend, Comforter, and the joy and strength of my life. Happiness stems now from being a "whole" woman living in faith to please the Lord, and not living as a man-pleaser or needing a man to feel complete.

Therefore, it has become my highest priority to walk in close fellowship with the Lord on a daily basis, so that He can always speak to my heart about the things that are "right" in my life, and also to "correct" the things that are wrong in my thinking.  As our heavenly Father, I give Him permission to chasten me and keep me in line inwardly. As a result, my outward circumstances lean more towards "happiness, peace, and joy" than anything else. I find that as I continually focus on being a blessing to others, sowing my time, gifts, and resources as the Lord directs, many unexpected blessings and favors come my way.

There are still times like just last week when Friday and Saturday were "awfully" depressing days. I placed a spiritual SOS on Facebook, asking my friends and colleagues to "pray for me."  Being in this season of Purim, the Lord reminded me that it was a time when great oppression was coming against many in the body of Christ, just as wicked Haman came against the Jews and wanted to kill Mordecai. That same anti-Christ spirit seeks to destroy Believers today and sometimes uses depressive and oppresive tactics to weaken us. 

If we stay in "sadness" and lose our "joy," we become targets of his brutality and the Holy Spirit is not able to use us to spead joy and happiness to others. Jesus said, "In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."  (John 16:33)  I overcome the opposition and challenges of last week by reminding myself of this important truth. Soon, armed with this Word and the prayers of the Saints, change began to occur. The oppression lifted and the Lord revealed that I was also enduring the challenges of "spiritual birthing," as well as carrying the grief and sorrow of His heart for the loss of life and devastation in Japan.

He then showed me a vision. In it, I saw myself as a mountain climber. I was on the precipice of having scaled a large mountain, still climbing, and moving up a steep incline but, I was nearing the top of it. I heard the Lord speak to me saying, "The journey has been long and arduous. The way has been wrought with treacherous opponents all along the way, but all glory be unto the Lord Jesus Christ who causes you to TRIUMPH in this life over all opposition."

He also said, "Spiritual birth pains are just as real and serious as a woman in physical labor bringing forth LIFE into this tumultuous habitation we call earth." I've recently received reports from many of the last several weeks being a "trying" time.  I want to admonish and encourage you to keep climbing.  Know that you too are moving from one place of death (winter) and about to Spring into a new place of resurrection life. Seek the Lord about what it is you may be "birthing" unaware, and post a cry for prayer and support to your network (and me), as you continue towards this next new season.

Thanks to all of you for your prayers and carrying me before the Lord. May we all prepare our hearts for a time of "refreshing" in the weeks to come and find ourselves restored to the happiness that is ours as we willingly and abundantly share with others, who and what we are, and all that we have been endowed with, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Eating the Word Heartily Unto Wholeness,
Dr. Lalita Smith