Song of Mary

It's dark
My soul magnifies the Lord
and I'm cold
And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior
The pain
For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant
is getting stronger
For behold
and it's coming more often
henceforth all generations will call me blessed
My legs hurt
For He who is mighty has done great things for me
and Joseph was the one who did the walking
And holy is His name
The straw sticks into my back
And His mercy is on those who fear Him
when I try to lie down
From generation to generation
All I can feel is pain
He has shown strength with His arm
My body is full of it
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts
I cry out
He has put down the mighty from their thrones
and my husband soothes me
And exalted the lowly
Breathe out my love
He has filled the hungry with good things
I scream
And the rich He has sent away empty
and He is born

the Savior of the world

Overnight success

Ten years from now
I'll become an overnight success
My talent will be discovered
and I'll be thrust
unwillingly
into the spotlight.
People will ask my opinion
on world issues
of which I know nothing about,
and ask me to make profound statements
while selling their products.
I'll declare that fame
will not change me
and shun celebrity gatherings
as being shallow
and unnecessary.
My friends will be happy for me
and my enemies
will have some decent ammunition.
She has become proud
and self seeking.
I do not think her writing
is any good
at all.
They may be right
but they will never know
how many days
and hours
and lonely,winding roads
you have to travel
to become
an overnight success.

Brain washed in blue

I live in a house full of boys
one grown up
and three still growing.
Friday night sees action packed movies
fighting, running, shouting
or all of the above.
A gentle kiss has met with more horror
than a full throttle battle scene
with pieces of alien creatures scattered to the wind
or brave soldiers dying slowly enough to deliver
their final significant words to friend or foe.
How many other ladies have a huge replica medieval sword
on their kitchen wall?
At more than six feet it's a little too large to be useful
as a letter opener
or
potato peeler.
I see a sea of blue
in the cupboards
jeans, jackets, t-shirts,
bed linen
even the furniture
shares the hue.
But I'm not complaining.
I love to live in this sea
and to be brain washed in blue.

Word received June 2012

I am sending a fire across this nation
that will not be able to be quenched
by any man made organisation.
The fire of My Spirit will sweep through this land
and burn away the dross that has gathered over many years
so that the world may see the church as she really is
and not a tarnished image of what I intend her to be.
My fire will breathe life into dying congregations
and birth new ones across this land.
No one will be able to control or take credit for this move of My Spirit
and it will be welcomed by all who love My name.
I will not share My glory with another
and I will not allow a human to take any credit for what My Spirit will do in these days.
Many will come to know Me and be swept into the kingdom.
Do not doubt that this is the work of My hand
but embrace what I am going to do in your nation through My people and by My Spirit
says the Lord.

Five Minute Christian : 3

I chose to stand before God
in a quiet place
and closed my eyes.
I stopped praying
and just listened.
I imagined myself on the phone to God
allowing Him time to communicate with me
by His Holy Spirit
and His still, small voice.
It's amazing how much can be said
in five minutes.

Five Minute Christian : 2

I am so busy.
There's the washing
screaming to be put on.
The carpets need vacuuming,
the bathrooms are waiting,
and the weeds in the garden
seem to have grown bigger
suddenly.
A friend rings,
emails need checking,
and a book needs editing.
Homework must be helped with,
dinner prepared and cooked,
and a meeting attended.
There are twenty four hours in one day.
Sixty minutes in an hour.
One thousand, four hundred and forty minutes
each day.
God asked me for five.

Five Minute Christian : 1

God asked me to spend time with Him
Each day
Just five minutes
Being with Him
Not praying
Just being with Him
Not talking to Him
But listening to what He might say to me
And allowing His Holy Spirit to fill me afresh

Word recieved 1.5.2012

 The Lord says I am not pleased with the sacrifice of your lips
 when your hearts are far from me.
 I am not pleased with your outward show
 when your heart is not toward me.
 Do not be like the Pharisees who loved
 the praise of men more than me.
 Be like my Son in the laying down of your lives for each other.
 Do not try to gain access to my presence through your works
 for you have access by the work of my Son.
 You can do nothing to add to it,
 nothing to change it,
 nothing to fulfil it.
 It is finished.
 Do not look to yourselves to see how well you are doing
 But look to my Son and follow Him.

Enter

Funny isn't it
A post can tell me so much about you
Can I see who you really are
Even in your silent moments
Because everyone wants to be connected
Odd ones out choose to live in reality
Oldest and newest friends scrambled together
Kindling the desire to reconnect

I wonder what he will look like

 I wonder what he will look like
 the Antichrist.
Obviously no horns,
 that would be way too unsubtle.
 Tall or short,
 dark haired or fair,
 stocky or slim.
 Will he be gently spoken or a stirring orator.
 Will he be ever so handsome,
  or merely striking enough to command the attention of the masses.
 Will he be able to sing and dance.
 Will he have the common touch, being able to kiss
  a baby on the head in the street without seeming cheesy.
  Will he laugh and love and have a family who truly cares for him.
  Will he be a peacemaker on the earth,
  one who can bring seeming solutions to mankind's problems.
  Will he be respected by world leadership
  a man for our times.
  One who can make a positive difference to the global financial crisis.
  Will we fall for his deception.
  Will we know him when he appears.

Welcome to the end of the world

I hope you're sitting comfortably.
The 5:30 news is about to begin.
You can snuggle up with your cup of tea and biscuit on the sofa.
There's been a tornado,
 a famine,
 earthquakes in various places,
 wars and their rumours,
 poverty and greed in a sickening dance,
 and corruption making sure nothing is fair.
 Slavery
 and unspeakable crimes
 against children and adults,
 nuclear meltdown and global pollution,
 civil unrest and city riots.
 You can blaspheme the name of Jesus as much as you like,
 but you cannot under any circumstances
 even slightly offend the members of any other religious group.
 Chip implants in your hand or forehead to stop identity fraud.
 It's coming soon to a town near you.
 Political correctness gone mad
 and truth shot down in flames.
 I hope you're sitting comfortably.
 Not long to go now until the news is over.
 Welcome to the end of the world.

Foundations

           You can't see the building by just looking
                 at the foundations being dug
                but you can visualise something
                   of its height and size
                           by the depth
                                   and
                               dimension
                                 of those
                               foundations.
                                You only
                                discover
                                the necessity
                                 and value
                                   of them
                                  in future
                                    days.
                                   Most
                                noticeably
                                 when the
                                   storms
                                 of life come.
          Allow God to dig a solid foundation in your life.
           Even if at first there seems nothing to show for it.
 Foundation building time is never wasted in the purposes of God.

Beside the stream

 I sat down beside the stream
 and cried
 for a long time.
 I cried for myself
 for others
 for the world.
 I cried for the past
 and the future
 but more for the present.
 And I will continue to cry
 until all my tears are shed
 and I can return to you
 knowing that my tears have been counted
 and preserved
 as a treasure and an offering.

Peace Without Measure

 Peace without measure
 do I give you
 My peace I leave with you
 not as the world gives
 do I give
 for they give and take it back
 scorning the one for being afraid
 yet fearing themselves.
 Perfect love casts out fear.

 My love I give to you
 not as the world gives
 for that has become corrupt,
 and is no longer recognizable as love.

 My hope I leave with you,
 not as the world gives
 on the night the lottery is drawn.
 You could be a millionaire tomorrow,
 with all that means
 or doesn't mean.

 My grace I leave with you
 and the world does not even understand
 so you must learn about it through my Word.
 My peace, my love, my hope, my grace
 I leave with you
 because in this world
 you will need it.

Word received November 2011

Do not be dismayed when you see the signs of my Kingdom coming,
 but rejoice for you know that your redemption is near.
 Darkness will increase but it will not triumph
 for My Spirit will rule in this day to hold back the forces of evil
 that would try to destroy my people through the world.
 Be bold and do not be afraid of persecution,
 for it will come.
 But my grace and favour will be stronger,
 and I will uphold you in this time.
 Kings and princes will tremble but my people will rest secure.
 When you see the signs know that the time of this being fulfilled is near.
 Do not wait, do not put off till tomorrow what you can accomplish today,
 for tomorrow will never come according to your hearts desires.
 There is a season now for fruitfulness in the kingdom
 so do not be slack in your heart or your hand.
 But labour in the harvest fields for they are white, says the Lord.

You have no idea what you are capable of

You have no idea what you are capable of
 what talents you possess
 what gifts and strengths.
 You have never truly flexed your spiritual muscles
 or let out your loudest shout.
 Fear of what others might think keep you tamed and contracted
 wanting to unwind to your full measure
 but shy of the consequences.
 So let yourself go
 let the shout out
 let the fire fall
 let God set you free.

Word recieved November 2011

The day is coming and is now near at hand
When the Lord shall arise like a mighty man
The sword of judgment shall be in His mouth
 for He comes to judge the world of its unrighteousness and contempt for His name.
 He is coming to judge that which can be judged,
 and to shake that which can be shaken.
 He will filter the thoughts and hearts of His people
 and bring a cleansing fire to burn away the dross that has established itself in people's lives.
 He will bring a call for unity,
 that love will be the benchmark of those who are known by His name.
 And He will bring a call for purity,
 that there would be an abandoning of the ways of the world's system
 and a fresh adherence to the content of His word.
 There will be a struggle between those who are half-hearted,
 and those who want to commit fully to the kingdom
 and there will be a departure from old ways that were ordained by man.
 There will be bringing up and letting go of all that is seen as dross in people's lives,
  for I desire a holy people separated to me in this day of evil, says the Lord.

To dodge bullets

 We are not taught in school how to dodge bullets.
 It does not come somewhere in the timetable between history and maths.
 We are not shown the trajectory or the target
 the mechanism or the firepower.
 Can you shoot someone and not kill them?
 Can you merely main them so they walk through the rest of their life with a limp?
 Can you choose the calibre of a bullet
 so as to damage but not destroy completely?

 When the time comes you will not have to dodge bullets.
 With a wave of his hand they fell to the ground.

 I wonder if it works with other people's words.

Word recieved 7.2.2011

 A time of shaking is coming when the safest place to be is on the floor.
 Those who are standing in pride will be knocked down.
 Those who are sitting in complacency will stumble from their seats.
 Those who are walking according to their own understanding
 will find themselves confused and disorientated.
 Those who are kneeling before me will desire to go lower.
 Those who are face down in worship and prayer for the lost will feel the shaking too.
 But they will know it is my Spirit drawing close to them to answer the cry of their hearts.
 I am coming to shake the earth says the Lord.

Freefalling

Freefalling in the Spirit.
That's what it's like when you let go
 and let God.
 Letting go of the need to control
 the need to know what's going to happen next
 at what time
 and in what place.
 Allowing God to steer the ship you are in
 so you feel the rise and fall of the waves
 without having to cling to the tiller for dear life.
 Free falling in the Spirit.
 It's letting go of all the anguish, pain and disappointment
 you've been carrying around in big black bags.
 Being led by the Spirit
 and blown by the wind
 not careless and haphazard
 but trusting another to guide you to the right point.
 It's being at the top of a water slide and letting go of the edge
 knowing once you start you cannot go back
 even if you tried
 twisting and turning and falling
 but always safe
 always secure that you will end up
 where you are meant to be.
 Freefalling
 It's dying to your own desires
 that are so often wrong and muddled
 in the first place
 and letting one wiser and stronger
 than you be in charge
 of the final decisions.
 Freefalling in the Spirit.
 It's like nothing I've ever felt before.

Word recieved October 2011

 Do not compare me to other gods
 for I am not like the gods
 you make in your own image.
 I am not like the ones made
 of tin or brass, bronze or stone.
 I am not like the ones people
 carry around on their arms or their necks,
 trusting in shapes or symbols.
 I am not just the God of history
 who you read about
 or the God of the future
 that you hope for.
 I am the God of the present day
 the God of now.
 You can seek me now.
 You can find me now.
 You can know me know.
 Don't just know about me
 know me
 know my voice
 know my leading
 for I desire to be known by each one of you.

Dissatisfaction

 It's a hideous thing this curse of dissatisfaction
 a horror that seeps into
 your soul
 and saturates it.
 It brings its own clouds and rain
 to an otherwise sunny day
 and threatens to spoil the most
 perfect of moments.
 It has not received its fair share
 of bad press
 for it lurks with the minor sins
 looking askance at the more
 unmentionable ones
 satisfied in the knowledge that
 humanity cannot see it
 for what it is.
 It climbs onto the victor's podium
 of many a life
 spoiling and souring the success
 that could have been.
 So I hate you and I name you
 dissatisfaction
 and cast you out into
 the darkness where you belong

 and from whence you slithered

 in the first place.

Word recieved 22.1.2012

Do not seek me for the manifestation of my presence alone
 for I desire more than that for your lives.
 Allow my Holy Spirit to come and minister to you in a new way
 to take over your lives completely.
 My presence is not so you can feel good and satisfied in yourselves.
 My presence comes for the needs of the world
 and those who are perishing in it.
 Allow my Spirit to weep through you for the nations
to intercede through you for those who you love who do not know me yet.
 Allow me to fight through you to push back the powers of darkness that would try to destroy this land.
Weep at the altar for those that I give you and see my presence fill this land.

Welcome to my world

It's a rainy day in New Zealand.
But as good a day as any to start.
Welcome to my world.