Saturday night we all went around and shared any God-given revelation and ideas on how to be more effective, and what we could do to add to this ministry. There were two ideas that were brought to the table. One of these being a reminder of who we are as the children of God:
1. Let us share God's love with those around us without expecting anything in return. 2 Corinthians 9:7 says, "Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." I am aware that this scripture normally refers to "tithes and offerings," but, the Lord spoke to me and impressed upon my heart that this scripture also refers to giving whatever the Holy Spirits beckons you to give/do, whether it is your love, your time, compassion, mercy, forgiveness - 1 Corinthians 13 says it all - and as we give, we are not to give it because we feel forced to or are under obligation to do so, but, we must willingly and joyfully give as if we were doing so unto the Lord Himself. Everyday we should ask the Lord what we can do to be a blessing, and honestly, just encouraging one another is more of a blessing than one realizes. We can encourage one another in the gifts and/or dreams, that the Lord has engraved upon our heart, to never give up, even if our dreams don't come to pass in our timing or even if the world may say that "you aren't capable of doing such a thing" - that is a contradiction to the beautiful words of God...Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength."
2. Fundraising: If any of you have ideas of how we can raise funds, please feel free to share with us whatever the Lord puts on your heart. As the warriors who we were created to be, who our King has appointed each and EVERYONE of us to be, our desire is to go out, whether it is on the streets of Houston, or wherever the Holy Spirit leads us, and share with the lost and broken the love, freedom and hope of Jesus Christ. We are all an army being gathered by the host of heaven, waiting in great anticipation to take our place in this mighty battle that has already begun, righteousness vs. evil, light vs. darkness. Ephesians 6:12 says, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." We will be marching to the rhythm of His heart beat from nation to nation, shouting out with great triumph as we win back His beloved lands in the greatest victory unknown to man, for HE is the Conqueror! And it starts in Houston!
To be continued...
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