Word received 9.5.2014

 Be still for my presence is coming
 in a way that you have not experienced before.
 I want to bring freedom to my people
 and I am going to smash down the doors
 of every man made religious tradition
 that would stop people coming to me.
 I am not a respecter of persons
 and if people want to be respected by others they will miss what I am doing.
 If people want to stay in control
 they will miss what my Spirit is doing in people's lives
 for I want to bring freedom to my people
 so that they in turn can bring freedom to others.
 My people are so bound up they can hardly breathe.
 They cannot dance and sing and praise me
 because they are afraid of what others will think of them.
 The religious spirits have authority in so many places
 where my people are gathered
 and I am going to come and smash down the doors
 so people can breathe my fresh air and dance in freedom.
 He who withstands me I will sweep aside for zeal for my house consumes me.
 I am the Lord of hosts who will do these things.

Mother's Day

 Mothers

 know you are loved

 know you are cherished

 know you are honored

 know you are cared for.

 Every smile that spreads across your face is seen by your Father in heaven

 every tear that you shed

 every sacrifice you have made for your children is seen

 every sleepless night

 every weary day

 every sock mended

 every knee patch sewn

 every sticking plaster applied

 every piece of clothing washed and re-washed.

 Every busy day seen with the countless things that make up motherhood;

 carer, chef, nurse, adviser,cleaner, financier, counselor, peacemaker, teacher and so much more.

 Every evening spent waiting for a child to return safely home

 every anxious thought, every struggling prayer, every deep sigh of relief.

 Every proud and deeply satisfying moment as your child's flourishes and excels. Every moment of

 anguish and pain as they choose the wrong path.

 Mothers know you are loved

 know you are cherished

 know you are honored

 know you are cared for

 know that in all that it means to be a mother

 you are never alone.

Elephant in the room

There was an elephant in the room of my mind
 It stood and watched me silently.
 When I introduced myself to people it looked up
 waiting to be introduced.

 But
 it's my socially unacceptable secret
 my conversation killer
 my secret past
 hidden but huge
 like an elephant in the room of my mind.

 Imagine if I said to someone
 Hi I'm Sarah. I was abused as a child by someone I didn't know, my family unaware.
 And they would say...
 well what would they say?
 So I didn't say it to anyone
 but that abuse had twisted my mind and my soul so I was walking dysfunction.
 For a long time unaware of how broken I was
 thinking the tormenting demons were normal
 normal for hell maybe
 but not meant for a princess of the King
a precious child made the image of God.

 Sinned against yet consumed with shame and guilt
 as if it was my fault.
 If you've broken your arm or leg you get sympathy, understanding, an encouraging smile.
 When your soul's been broken and you limp on the inside
 you want to say the fact you're broken
 so someone can help you.

 But you stay silent
 looking at the elephant in your own mind
 and wishing someone would take it away forever.

 Then someone did it for me.
 It was Jesus.
 He appears in different forms
and he came in the form of an older woman in my church
who was filled with the Holy Spirit.
 And she gave hours
 and hours
 and hours to me
 listening to my brokenness
 understanding my pain
 bringing God's word to my life through prayer
 hugging me when words just wouldn't do.

 Unlike coffee healing wasn't instant
 when you've been hurt over a long time
 it takes time for healing to come.
 But it came
 and gradually I realized
 Jesus had gently but firmly
 led the elephant away out of the room of my mind.

 This is what healing looks like
 the effective,
 comprehensive,
 complete removal of any elephant that fills the room of your mind.