The last lap

With what has all happened this year, I am so so weary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  All of the abuse; all of the disappointments; all of the grief; all of the dead dreams; all of pouring myself out for the Kingdom of God until I can't even think anymore; all of my failures...................................................... and then I read this just now. 

Now I see that I am NOT alone and that God IS moving to help me.  He IS moving to help all of us who wrestle against powers and principalities and evil night and day--EVERY day!!!

Take strength weary warriors of Christ!!  Take strength by this prophecy from this servant of God!!

Dawn

"A Time for Unprecedented Favor 

and Radical Destiny"

Danielle Dixon, Queensland, Australia

The Latter Is Different Than the Former

Lately I have been sensing that the latter part of this year is going to be totally different from the intense warfare that so many of God's sons and daughters have been under.

I had an impression that the old, financial way of doing things has ended. This was the completion of a season of financial struggle, lack, delay and setback. I believe we've stepped into a new, fiscal year heralding unprecedented favor.

God's Favor is at Work in the Fullness of Time

As I was meditating on what the plans and purposes of God would look like in this season, the Lord impressed on me that He is releasing divine favor into the Body of Christ which will cause a dramatic shift. He is doing this so that the world will know who our God is and what He can do!

This is not the type of favor that causes people to like us or to give us "warm, fuzzy feelings." It is a supernatural favor to get the job done despite our lack of finances, wisdom, revelation or experience in any area. This kind of favor has little to do with how wonderful we are and everything to do with the appointed times of God.

In the Bible, we see that God's works have a set "Mow'ed" (appointed time). We read repeatedly about the "fullness of time, the appointed time and the fulfillment of time." In the Hebrew culture, these phrases represent the full circles of life where something is completed. (Photo via Unsplash)

The Lord lead me to Psalm 102, which speaks of such times:

"I know You are about to arise and show Your tender love to Zion. Now is the time, Lord, for Your compassion and mercy to be poured out—the appointed time has come for Your prophetic promises to be fulfilled!" (Psalm 102:13)

In Psalm 102:14-20, I saw the prophetic picture of the Body of Christ today, crying out to see God's goodness upon the earth:

"For Your servant's weep in sympathy over Zion's ruins and feel love for her every stone. When You arise to intervene, all the nations and kings will be stunned and will fear Your awesome name, trembling before Your glory! Yes, You will reveal Yourself to Zion and appear in the brightness of Your glory to restore her and give her children. He responds to the prayer of the poor and broken and will not despise the cry of the homeless. Write all this down for the coming generation, so re-created people will read it and praise the Lord! Tell them how Yah looked down from His high and holy place, gazing from His glory to survey the earth. He listened to all the groaning of His people longing to be free, and He set loose the sons of death to experience life."

Positioned for Radical Destiny

We saw this kind of supernatural favor upon Joseph's life during great darkness. God made a way to supernaturally promote him at the appointed time. At seventeen, he was sold into slavery. At thirty, he was prime minister of a nation. This is God's divine favor at work. Favor may not bring short cuts, but favor fulfills radical destiny.

We will see positions of political authority, justice departments, ruling and governing bodies in the nations of the earth being fulfilled by the sons and daughters of God. It may have looked impossible for them to win the vote and unlikely that they would turn the hearts of the people, so there will be no other explanation for their positioning than God's favor.

We will also see the people of God fulfilling His plans in the area of acquiring lands, properties, expansions and establishing church and community-functioning organizations. (Photo via Unsplash)

Things are close to their fullness of time, and it will not matter what the enemy does. When the favor of God is lavishly poured out, people will say, "Is anything too hard for their God?"

You Are on the Last Lap!

In a vision, I saw angels waving checkered flags as if they were signaling the last lap of a car race. The cars in the race were formula 1s. I believe that through this vision, the Lord is saying that God's vehicles are in top performance, fine-tuned, and near the end of their race.

These angels that were being dispatched into the earth were too many to number, and as they waved the checkered flags, the favor of God was being released, encouraging God's people as if to say, "You are on the last lap. Don't stop. Shortly there will be a lap of honor!" There is an increase of angelic activity in this hour of favor. (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)

Danielle Dixon
Ark Ministries 
Email: danielle@arkministries.com.au
Website: www.danielledixonministries.com.au

Pastor Danielle Dixon has a passion to see the "captives set free." Having overcome obstacles and bondages in her own life, she shares her life experiences to encourage others to believe that with God all things are possible. Danielle and her husband Massey Dixon are senior pastors of ARK Ministries, a church they planted 19 years ago in Queensland, Australia. Their vision is to embrace people with love, hope and the goodness of God. God has used her prophetic gift to encourage many people in church settings and the marketplace over the past 25 years of ministry.

Ready to receive?

Happy new week dear readers!  I think of you often!! I love to see where you all are at.  It makes me happy to think that what God is showing me is blessing others around the world--among English speaking people anyway.  It makes me wish that I could speak more languages!  Who knows, perhaps there is a tool that translates this for people??? I saw on Facebook recently that someone has created a device where you can speak English into it and then it translates what you said into the language of the person that you're speaking to.  Then they answer in their native tongue and the device translates it into English for you so you know what their response is.  How cool is that???  If I were ever to travel further than I currently do, I would get one of those! So many times I wish that I had something fresh from God to share with you.  I would like to encourage you to subscribe to the Elijah List here: http://www.elijahlist.com/index.php   You will be amazed to read all the prophesies that God is sending to His people around the world right now. Each day has a fresh new prophecy!  YAY I decided to share with you today Pastor Prince's daily devotional. They're always good.  Being I was raised in an abusive home full of condemnation, I love to hear Pastor Prince explain how VERY MUCH God loves me--loves us all!!  This message today opened my heart up just a little bit more to receive from God all the blessings that He wants to shower me with.  I pray it will do the same for you. God's best to you if you are one of His children.  If you haven't made that decision yet, I urge you to do so today!!  Get in a quiet spot and open your heart to your Creator.  Tell Him that you are sorry for your sins and ask Him to forgive you.  Ask Him to cover all the sins you have ever committed against Him with the shed blood of Jesus and He will.  Then ask Him to erase the record of your sins from your life's book that He has in Heaven.  Invite Jesus and the Holy Spirit to come into your life and be your best friend.  You'll be so glad you did. Lots of love, Dawn So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land… Exodus 3:8 - AUGUST 4 -  GOD IS EASY TO TAKE FROM When the children of Israel provided for themselves in Egypt, they ate cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic (see Numbers 11:5). These were types of food which required them to bend down close to the ground and pull out to eat—a backbreaking work. But when God provided for them in Canaan, a land flowing with milk and honey (see Numbers 13:27), He gave them grapes, pomegranates and figs (see Numbers 13:23). These fruits were not found on the ground and the Israelites only had to pluck them to eat them. God wants you to know that when He provides for you, you will see a flow of provisions coming your way, and all you need to do is to just stretch forth your hand and take from Him! So if you are planning to get married, don’t say to yourself, “Well, if I work harder and start saving now, I will have…oh my goodness, not much! The cost of the wedding banquet will wipe out everything! How can I get married?” As a child of God, know that your Daddy God is excited about your upcoming wedding, and He is very rich! I have not seen couples in our church lacking on their wedding day. What I have seen is money coming in on the wedding day itself. And by the time the celebration is over, everything is paid up. So instead of trusting your efforts to have enough for your big day, God wants you to fix your wedding date and put your trust in Him to provide for you abundantly. Are you faced with a financial debt? How much do you think you can save by working overtime and taking on a second job? Some of our church members will testify that God simply turned their financial situations around. In fact, Pastor Mark, our Hokkien and Mandarin services pastor, had a sizeable debt before he became a Christian. After he got saved, he handed his debt problem over to God. Within two years, his debt was supernaturally cleared and he even had a surplus! My friend, faith is the hand that takes from God. And He is easy to take from!

How close?

Last night I had an experience of healing that I will never forget.  I only have time to say that a very deep wound from the incest was dealt with and I am walking better today!  I want to say that my knees hurting less is the greatest ecstasy that I experienced but it wasn't.  Being so close to God as to hear them talking among themselves of how best to help me was the greatest thrill of my life!!

I've been seeking for a way to describe it and I did a very poor job of explaining to my closest lady friends this morning.  How does one put into words how it feels to be that close to God?

That is a question that I have been pondering today.  Then He led me to this video and I am thrilled to be able to share it with you!  I am overjoyed that someone else knows how life changing it is to experience being very close to God!!

That's about all I have time for now as Sabbath is close and I still have a session to do and feast to make.  Did I tell you that I bought a new vacuum cleaner and it actually works?  I don't dread vacuuming on Friday any more.  As Robert said, "It really sucks!"

Yahweh loves us far more than we could ever imagine.  I urge you to open your heart to Him right now!  He is very close to those who cry out to Him--VERY CLOSE!!

Happy Sabbath everyone,

Dawn

Happy August everyone.

Many people are needing my professional help today.  However I just found this and could not resist sharing it. YESSSSSSS  Many children have been raised in the great outdoors and have learned much from nature--including me!

Let's get outside and enjoy Summer while we can!

Best day of Summer 2019--so far!

Many thanks to our menfolks for getting everything ready for a fun day at the lake.  Thanks to Robert, Andrew, and Michael for getting the boat and 2 jet skies ready for water and pulling them there.  So many times I am reminded of how blessed I am to have men in my life who do these things for us!!  Thanks especially for backing the pickups into the water to unload and load the equipment.  That part truly terrifies me!!

It was wonderful to have Cora and her family here this weekend.  We hosted supper here Friday night and everyone talked very late.  Then I drove Michael, Cora, Elsie, and Christina to church as it was 4th Sabbath at Alfred which is always a treat.  The 60 miles flew by as we got caught up with each other's news.

When we got home, we quickly changed out of our church clothes and off to the lake we went.  This is one of my favorite photos.

Here's another.  Elsie and Timothy are 20 days apart and have loved each other all their lives.  ;)

This one's great too.  Robert and Timothy are up front in Michael and Cora's new boat.  All the better to see the whales with.  ;)

Andrew kept us amazed as he whipped around the boat at break neck speeds--any way I would have broken my neck had I been doing that.  lol  Marie is a natural photographer and caught this one of her husband as our boat sped forward.  WOW--what a great shot!!

HEEERRREEE'S Michael as he chauffeured us around Lake McKenna.

After our exciting boat ride I got to play with my grandchildren.  Here's Cora and her sweet Littles--both of hers and her nephew, Timothy, as I pulled them around the shallow end of the lake in luxury.  She liked things a little slower than the menfolks who took out a knee board and mastered it in no time--although Marie did have to find a video on Youtube on how to get started.  Aren't we high-tech?  ;)

This may be my favorite photo of the day.  Even though a fish like me married a land lover like Robert, he always finds a way to be a blessing to our family!! Without getting a drop of water on him, he found ways to fill the gaps.  Christina loves her Grandpa soo much! She quiets down the moment he takes her!!! Isn't this photo priceless?

My favorite part WAS getting wet--YAY WATER!!!  Marie and I wadded with Elsie and Timothy for awhile and did it ever feel good on such a hot day.  Thanks for not minding (not noticeably anyway) when I splashed you just a tiny bit, Marie.  ;)

We had a marvelous day together which left us all windswept and happy.  It's a day that I'll treasure for a very long time.  It's a demonstration of what can happen when everyone does a little bit to make it special for everyone else.  I love you all so very much!!

PS.  My son, Jacob, is so not a water person but I understand--whipping up the road at 100 miles per hour on a 4 wheeler is not for me.  :)  Well, ok, only 40.

Free speech?

HOW THE LEFT USES LABELS TO SHUT DOWN CRITICISM

by Wesley Smith of the AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE

No one enjoys criticism.  It is a normal human reaction to become defensive when someone vociferously objects to our opinions or actions.  It is unpleasant to have one’s shortcomings or ideas placed under a microscope for review.  In the age of social media and a 24-hour news cycle, politicians and other public personalities receive an immediate reaction to things they might say or do.  These responses (and, often, attacks) can be most unpleasant, to say the least.

However, how a person responds to such criticism says a lot about the individual.  It also is indicative of how well-founded or legitimate the critiqued policy or opinion might be.  And in the toxic political environment in which we find ourselves, it seems the knee-jerk reaction is to attempt to shut down the critic, rather than to engage in a meaningful debate about the issue and have an honest exchange of ideas.

So many times, when a person criticized President Barack Obama, the immediate charge was that he, or she, was racist. In an interview with the BBC, Oprah Winfrey said: “There is a level of disrespect for the office that occurs. And that occurs, in some cases, and maybe even many cases, because he’s African American.”

Former president Jimmy Carter told “NBC Nightly News” in 2009: “I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man.”

No doubt there were people who stood against Barack Obama simply because of his skin color.  However, much of the criticism of our forty-fourth President was due to a disagreement over his policies and methodologies.  I worked with President Obama personally as a part of the casualty affairs mission at Dover Air Force Base.  After I left military service, I was a frequent critic of Mr. Obama.  It had absolutely nothing to do with his race.

When Hillary Clinton ran for president, frequently those who dared to critique her policy proposals, or her tenure as Secretary of State, were accused of having a “problem” with powerful women.  There are misogynists among us.  However, to call Mrs. Clinton to task for her bumbling of the attacks in Benghazi or her mishandling of classified information was fair; it had nothing to do with her gender.

Following a Trump recent campaign rally in North Carolina, the Huffington Post reported, “Human rights advocates and other critics have long warned against Trump’s xenophobicand Islamophobic language and policies, which set the stage for Wednesday night’s racist rally.”  A racist rally, really?  That somehow 20,000 people who plan to vote for President Trump’s reelection are attending a “racist rally.”

Islamophobia is "very much" a part of the Democratic and Republican parties, Rep. Tlaib (D-Michigan) said in an interview that aired last Sunday.  Tlaib said on Showtime's "The Circus" that anti-Muslim bias played a big role in last week's controversy surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). Never mind that Representatives Omar and Talib engage in anti-Semitic Tweets and Rep. Omar unapologetically delivers speeches to Muslim groups with ties to terrorism.

In an opinion piece in USA Today last week, the writer claims that Speaker of the House Pelosi has a problem with women of color. Never mind that Nancy Pelosi has been a champion of the rights of women and minorities.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)—who is leading the charge to investigate the postponement of the redesign of the $20 bill that was set to feature the likeness of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman—attacked the Treasury Department last weekend after a new report revealed the redesign plans were farther along than was previously known.  "Secretary Mnuchin has allowed Trump's racism and misogyny to prevent him from carrying out the will of the people," Pressley told Newsweek in a written statement.

Representative Omar recently tweeted that her adversaries were trying to silence her.  Just last week, she dismissed those who question her choice of words towards Jews and America in general as “bigots.”

When Rep. Omar referred to the 9/11 attacks as “some people did something” and stated she was tired of being treated as a second-class citizen because she was Muslim, the New York Post ran a front-page photo of the twin towers engulfed in flames with the caption “Here’s your something—2,977 people dead by terrorism.”  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called the Post headline “horrifying and hateful.”  She complained that photos of the attack were “triggering.”  Rep. Tlaib defended Omar’s words by stating, “She does speak the truth.”

Racism.  Sexism. Misogyny. Xenophobia.  Islamophobia.  These and other accusatory labels are frequently wielded as weapons to deflect criticism and silence political opponents.  Contrary to Ilhan Omar’s tweet, she is blatantly and unfairly attempting to silence her adversaries—not the other way around.

Racism is real; unfortunately, we have not been able to eradicate this blight on society.  However, every criticism of a minority is not rooted in racism.  To accuse virtually everyone who disagrees with a person of color as “racist” is grossly unfair.  And it diminishes the claims of those who truly are the victims of racist attitudes.  It is a copout and an insult to those who are victims of racism for a politician to attempt to deflect criticism or controversy by labeling his or her critics as racist.

Likewise, there are people in America who indeed have sexist attitudes and who do not respect women.  There are those who would persecute or ostracize people because they are Muslim.  This is wrong.  But, for example, there is a difference between patriotism and white nationalism.  Yet frequently those who profess love of country or respect for the flag are branded as xenophobic or “nationalistic” by progressive politicians and some in the media. A female politician or a Muslim person serving in elected office cannot be unaccountable to the people or above criticism merely because of their gender or their religion.  And yet, this is what is happening virtually every day. 

This kind of coopting of serious social pathologies, such as racism and so forth, is unjust:  to those who are unfairly labeled in this way, and to those who are the true victims of discrimination.  Yet it seems that every left-leaning politician uses these defense mechanisms virtually every time they are criticized.

This behavior is designed to shut down conversation.  It is a manipulative communication tool.  It stifles legitimate debate over policy.  It is designed to silence critics and crush disagreement.  In a country that values the First Amendment and freedom of speech, those who try to silence those who disagree with them through gross generalizations of having some “ism” at work is, in reality, a true threat to free speech.

To Representatives Omar, Tlaib, Pressley, and Ocasio-Cortez:  Millions of Americans take issue with your words, your proposals and policies, and your attitudes.  It is not about Islamophobia.  It is not about misogyny, or racism, or sexism, or any other ism.  Free speech should require that we listen to one another without labeling.  Through honest debate all of our ideas are tested, and policies/proposals are frequently adjusted and improved.  Other ideas are rejected out of hand, after analysis and discussion.

As Walter Weber of the ACLJ recently wrote, “Free speech is essential to getting out the truth and settling disputes over factual arguments of national public importance . . . .”

I can think!!!

Much has happened to harm my brain.  I was abused as a child where my head was banged into the cement floor about age 11.  In 2006 I developed shingles on the brain.  Now I have ms AND lymes.  Much has happened to harm my brain!

I work on my brain every day.  I do the coritces technique from Body Talk repeatedly to be able to keep thinking of what to do next.  I found the Lumosity program,which helps brains heal, about 6 years ago and do it every day.

Still my brain struggles to decide what I should be doing next.  Much time is wasted as I analyze, "Should I tie my right shoe or my left shoe first."  UG

I do Emotional Freedom Technique at such moments, "Even though I can't make up my mind what I should be doing now, I deeply love and accept myself."  That gets me through about half a day.

When I learned Splankna last Fall, I learned about how to do collarbone statements.  This one has helped me a TON.  You rub about an inch below the collarbone at your throat and say, "My subconscious admits what to do next."  Say it 3 times while you rub and then tap the outside of your right hand.  This has helped save a lot of stress as my subconscious DOES know what I need to do next.

Still, thinking has been a constant problem for me.  How very irritating when a grown woman can't decide what to do next!

So I was just doing an algorithm for my client who has tons to do yet tonight.  I was praying about what she needed and was led to try out the new PEAK PERFORMANCE algorithm.  Now I have no idea how that has helped her this evening BUT I decided to try it out on my inability to walk in my kitchen and grasp what needs to be done first, second, third.

The whole thing took about 3 minutes.  Then I walked into my kitchen and cleaned a head of lettuce and finished setting the table for supper.  More importantly, I suddenly realized what I was singing.

I was buzzing around my kitchen singing this song which flowed out of my weary and desperate attempts to keep my house running smoothly.  I don't think I can remember it exactly but it went something like this.

I am so very grateful for Splankna!!!!!!!!!!!!  I praise God for this healing modality!

I can think

I can think

I can really truly think.

I can think

I can think

It's as easy as a wink.

It's not so hard to think

As I used to think it was.

Thinking isn't difficult

I just thought that it was hard.

I can think

Truly think

I'm not dumb as I thought before.

I can think

I can think

As I sweep the kitchen floor.