Jan 2
2006

Greetings from Me and My House,

On the first day of the New Year (Sunday, yesterday) we were presented a great sermon, and it really got me thinking.

Our son-in-law, Mitch preached on Mary’s conception (kind of – actually it was on purpose – God-given and Eternal lasting). Anyhow, he talked about God’s visitation and how it is for the purpose of impartation. How God visited Mary and imparted something Eternal in her – Life, that she gave birth to. He related it to God’s visitations to us. In revival, God many times presents Himself in very real ways, He seems “closer”, more real and active in our lives. But these times of God’s visitations aren’t just to make us feel good, and “have fun” in the presence of God, but rather to impart something eternal in us – a life purpose. Some people get all upset when the “felt presence” of the visitation is no longer there. But we can’t dictate when God’s manifest presence comes and how long it stays. But He does come for a purpose. To impart Life to us. He places a seed within us, and breathes Life upon that seed, and it begins to grow. That “thing” God imparts, has a life of its own, it grows and develops. It is God-given, not a work of the flesh (dead) striving, etc.

Anyhow, I really got to thinking on what did come out of the time we had that manifest presence at our church, several years ago – for me personally. I believe God did impart something Eternal, something with Life in me at that time. And it has been growing ever since. It was in the prayer room during that visitation (when I was great with child with Isaiah) that God spoke clearly to me that I would have a “Deborah” ministry (the prophetess in the Old Testament). I would lead others, but from under my own “palm tree”.

Up until that time, my focus was mainly on traveling, and going places to teach and such. I so wanted that to expand, but it wasn’t happening at that time – in fact was slowing down. I wasn’t happy about the circumstances that were slowing it down (and that wasn’t my children!) I also was really living under the feeling that, “a prophet is not accepted in his home city”. So I figured, that outside ministry was pretty much at an end for me – although, that is not what God was saying through others all around me. But I knew that all things go through a dormancy/wilderness stage – the death of the seed, before there can be the birth of the plant. Anyhow, I had cried out to God that I really didn’t want to keep teaching (or rather my main focus to be) on “beans” (my nutrition teaching). I didn’t care about “beans” and wanted my emphasis to be on teaching things of eternal purpose.

The Deborah “anointing” had been applied to me many times, but I really didn’t (and still don’t) know all the implications of it. But it was within that next year, that God greatly expanded my “online” ministry. It has been an area of great growth continually since then. My email list is far bigger than I ever dreamed, and many others are ministered to through my homeschool blog, and my website and my other blogs. I have several individuals that I have personal, close connection with, that truly feel God is using me to help disciple. I am truly ministering from “under my own palm tree”. I am truly teaching of things of eternal purpose.

GOD IS TRULY GREAT AND FAITHFUL – not that we deserve any of it, but He is faithful to His purposes and His plans – and He chooses to work them through us, unworthy vessels. To Him be all the glory and honor. Amen.

At Jesus’ feet,
Lisa @Me and My House

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