<![CDATA[ART  by  Christine  Council - Blog]]>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:44 -0500Weebly<![CDATA[Is There Room for HIM?]]>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:28:28 GMThttp://www.christinecouncil.com/1/post/2012/12/is-there-room-for-him.htmlPicture
Been thinking about that, how there was no room for Him the night He was born.  Even though it had been prophesied for so many years that He was coming, when He came, there was no room for Him.  There was also no pomp and circumstance, He humbled Himself to come here.  He was the King of Kings, but He was laid in a manger.  He could have been born into a castle, onto a throne, into a kingdom.  But yet, He chose humility.  He was also hated before He came, Herod tried to murder Him, once the "wise" men told him they had seen Jesus' star and He would be born...but God sent an angel to warn Joseph.  

After He started His ministry, He had no place to lay His head.  He had no home.  He had no family.  He went to the garden to pray when the disciples went home to their families.

He understood rejection.  How many of us have felt the sting of rejection?  That feeling of not belonging, not being accepted?  I know I have, and it hurts.  I can see how someone would choose to take their life, because they feel they have no place to call their own.  Sometimes the pain can be unbearable.  

And this was His life, from the moment He came.  And even now...He is still rejected today. 

He has no form or comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
He is despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
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Think about it...who wants HIM?

Nations don't.  America, once, one nation under God, has become one nation without God.  So tolerant of everything...but Jesus and His people.

Schools don't want Him, even though He is the Greatest Teacher that ever walked on earth.  The Bible and prayer are forbidden.

TV has to put a disclaimer if the show is about Him.   Today I watched CBN and the network had a message scrolling across the bottom saying they did not necessarily agree with what was being said on this paid show.  I never see that for any other type of programming.

Do churches really want Him?  Can you imagine if He walked into a church?  I imagine He would be labeled a fanatic, lunatic, and extremist.  

Government doesn't want Him, even though He is the King of Kings.  He is too honest and just for them.

Corporations reject Him.  Heaven forbid if you talk about Jesus at work.  You might end up in HR being reprimanded for being offensive.

So where does He find room?  He can only find it in our hearts.  AND WE have to make room for Him.  

Does He call out to you, and yet you won't come?

I want to encourage those that might be feeling rejected, like they don't belong.  God has a purpose in it.  You just have to fight it and walk through the suffering, resting in the storm.  There is always a blessing on the other side, so don't give up.  What we suffer through we gain authority over.   If you want to carry Love, you will be rejected.  

Jesus came and experienced all that rejection for us, and has made a way for us to be part of His family, to be reconciled to God. He says He has gone to Heaven to make a place for us, and we are called to carry Him here, releasing Heaven on Earth. He invites us to come, eat and drink with HIM.  He is calling out to us, will we come and make room for HIM?

Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.
But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He opened not His mouth;
He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
So He opened not His mouth.
He was taken from prison and from judgment,
And who will declare His generation?
For He was cut off from the land of the living;
For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.
And they made His grave with the wicked—
But with the rich at His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief.
When You make His soul an offering for sin,
He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days,
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.
He shall see the labor of His soul,b]">[b] and be satisfied.
By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,
And He shall divide the spoil with the strong,
Because He poured out His soul unto death,
And He was numbered with the transgressors,
And He bore the sin of many,
And made intercession for the transgressors.

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<![CDATA[All that we have...]]>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:26:36 GMThttp://www.christinecouncil.com/1/post/2012/12/all-that-we-have.htmlPicture
I love the Christmas movie, the Little Drummer Boy. I love it, because he worshiped God with all that he had...and all that he had was a drum.   But he played it for the King, and he played his best for Him. 

That's all God wants from us. He just wants us to worship Him with all that we have. We may not be the best, or do everything perfectly, but he doesn't care about that.  He cares about our heart.

One of my favorite parts of the Bible, is when the woman comes in and anoints Jesus. Pouring the costly perfume on his head and at his feet.  I love that we don't really know who she is, only that she was a sinful woman, and that she wept, washing his feet with her tears and drying them with her hair.  She loved much because she had been forgiven much.

We can see the reaction of the others in the room, and we can imagine the smell as that pure nard filled the room.  To Jesus it was the fragrance of worship, but to the religious leaders that did not even know Who they were eating with...well...I imagine it stunk.  It's easy, to stand back, and watch another  worship, judging them them and measuring their hearts.

Although the Bible says that the oil was worth a year's wages, we really don't know the true cost of what she poured on Him that day. 

Like the little drummer boy, when he brought the wounded lamb before Jesus, he had no gift to bring, that was fit to give a King, but He just had to give Him something, He just had to love and honor Him.   So he played his drum with a pure heart...and the little lamb was healed miraculously.  Then, he was too, in that moment of pure worship, God had also set him free.   He had been so hurt and wounded, filled with hate, but now he was forgiven and redeemed by the Lamb...as he poured out his oil of worship to the King.

We are called to worship Him like that...with all that is in us, because that's all we truly have to give him...even though, it will never feel like it is enough...still...He loves it!   And it is in our worship, that we might be set free!

Merry Christmas!!!!

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<![CDATA[Few are Chosen]]>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:53:16 GMThttp://www.christinecouncil.com/1/post/2012/12/submission-matters.htmlPicture
Esther is on my heart. 

I believe she, and her cousin Mordecai were chosen for such a time as this, because they were submissive and had godly character.  

Vashti, the Queen was not, so she had to be removed.
She would not even come when the King called for her. Her rebellion might have infected all the women of the kingdom, so she had to be dethroned.  Leaders have to have good character, or their sins will affect others they are leading.  

Esther always submitted to wisdom.  She obeyed Mordecai, Hegai: the king's eunuch, and the Holy Spirit as He led her in God's purposes for her life.  "Esther didn’t say anything about her family and racial background because Mordecai had told her not to."  And she listened to Hegai about how to please the King,  "When it was Esther’s turn to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the harem, had recommended. Esther, just as she was, won the admiration of everyone who saw her."

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Even after Esther was queen, she "still did what Mordecai told her, just as when she was being raised by him."
Even when it might mean she would lose her life, she trusted him when he told her to go to the King to save the Jews.  

“Everyone who works for the king here, and even the people out in the provinces, knows that there is a single fate for every man or woman who approaches the king without being invited: death. The one exception is if the king extends his gold scepter; then he or she may live. And it’s been thirty days now since I’ve been invited to come to the king.”

Mordecai exhorted her:  “Don’t think that just because you live in the king’s house you’re the one Jew who will get out of this alive. If you persist in staying silent at a time like this, help and deliverance will arrive for the Jews from someplace else; but you and your family will be wiped out. Who knows? Maybe you were made queen for just such a time as this.”

Esther sent back her answer to Mordecai: “Go and get all the Jews living in Susa together. Fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, either day or night. I and my maids will fast with you. If you will do this, I’ll go to the king, even though it’s forbidden. If I die, I die.”
Mordecai left and carried out Esther’s instructions.

Mordecai submitted to her too.

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She obeyed, prepared her heart, and went to the inner court, standing, where the King could see her.  She waited...and when he saw her, he was pleased...so he extended his scepter, and then she approached him with reverential fear, honor and respect.  She also did not ask for what she wanted right away either, she asked him to dinner.

Fasting caused her flesh to be submitted to the Holy Spirit and gave the Jews power to overcome the enemy.  She also gained favor with the King.

Through it all, Haman's plans to kill the Jews was exposed, and he was hung on the gallows he had built for Mordecai.  He was another one that was not submissive.  He was full of guile and trying to make a position for himself.  He wanted the glory.  He hated Mordecai because he would not bow to him.  But, Mordecai was honored and promoted by the King to 2nd in command.  

Mordecai was a good man, so good, that he took in his orphaned cousin and cared for her.  His heart was to help Esther and his people.  

Together, the two of them were able to save the Jews, giving them back their freedom by allowing them the right to defend themselves, and many were converted.  So much so, it became dangerous not to be a Jew!

Submission to those with wisdom that are called to lead you, putting others above yourself, crucifying your flesh, and having godly character...all matters...many are called, but few are chosen.

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<![CDATA[Sandy's Cleaners]]>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:04:55 GMThttp://www.christinecouncil.com/1/post/2012/12/sandys-cleaners.htmlPicture
Yesterday when I was driving to my friend's house, I saw "Sandy's Cleaners". For some reason, the sign jumped out at me. I thought to myself, there are so many people still cleaning after what happened with hurricane Sandy. 

I thought about the name Sandy, how sand represents flesh, and I thought to myself, Lord forgive us for the ways we have sinned as a country in our flesh. Lord help us to humble ourselves and seek your face, to turn from our wicked ways, so that you can heal our land. 



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Then, this morning, I read that the elementary school was also called Sandy Hook. And I remembered seeing "Sandy's Cleaners"...and what I prayed.  

I think the Lord is speaking to to us to be "Sandy's Cleaners"...and He is asking us to repent for the sins of our nation. We have rebelled against God. We, as a nation, are killing our babies, 4000 aborted a day in the US. And that SIN is releasing a spirit of murder on our land. 

People cried out yesterday for those 20 children...People were exhorting believers to pray!!! Our hearts were broken!!! But 200 times more are killed in ONE day in our Nation...EVERYDAY!!! But we don't see that on the news...
because somehow...it has become a woman's right to murder her own child.  Sins of the flesh...... Lord forgive us!!!

It is crazy what we are doing in this nation. A nation that was supposed to be one nation under God!!!!! I also had the thought, that we need missionaries in this country. Sandy Cleaners sent to help clean up the mess that we've made.  AND we cannot blame it on the guns, paaaalleeeeese!!!!! That is some ridiculous logic! 

...it is TIME for CHRISTIANS to take some responsibility for what is going on! 

God has not healed our land because we, the people called by HIS name, have not humbled ourselves and sought His face...and repented for the sins of our nation.  

2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 

Matthew 7:26-27 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

2 Kings 22:19 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people—that they would become a curse and be laid waste—and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I also have heard you, declares the Lord.
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<![CDATA[Little leaves, laying on the ground]]>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:53:25 GMThttp://www.christinecouncil.com/1/post/2012/11/little-leaves-laying-on-the-ground.htmlPicture
The other day I was blowing my leaves and I got really melancholy, but I did not know why.  I kept looking up to the bare branches and thinking the leaves belong there.  When I came in I had to send an email requesting to be part of a ministry to help orphans, and as I wrote it I began to weep.  Then I heard "Family Trees" in my spirit and it made sense...so I wrote this little poem to express what I was feeling...


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<![CDATA[All Real Artists are Prophets...]]>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:29:28 GMThttp://www.christinecouncil.com/1/post/2012/11/today-you-are-you-that-is-truer-than-true-there-is-no-one-alive-who-is-youer-than-you-dr-seuss.htmlPicture
Last night I watched the Grinch and it got me thinking about Dr. Seuss, so I looked him up. 

Did you know he was an
A R T I S T first???
I didn't.
He was doodling in class and another student saw him and suggested he become an artist. She later became his wife and wrote the first Dr. Seuss book.  She also had a lot of cats and he eventually began to draw them.

He also illustrated all his books. Did you know, some of his art had biblical themes to them too?  I was curious, so I looked it up and found out he was a committed Christian who believed that aligning oneself to Jesus meant living a life of radical love, compassion, and engaging in acts of social justice.   

He, like all REAL artists, was truly a prophet and I believe that is why we all love his books.

I found this quote by him and wanted to share it. 

I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments.
Dr. Seuss 


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I did not know what preachments were, so I looked it up...it means the act of preaching or "A tiresome or unwelcome moral lecture or discourse; tedious sermonizing."

He had wisdom to be salt...I believe that is why his books are loved by so many...and are timeless.

Because people do love the truth...but they don't love preachments! God said to be salt, not salty...

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”                             --Dr Seuss

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<![CDATA[Putting Myself Out There]]>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:23:11 GMThttp://www.christinecouncil.com/1/post/2012/11/putting-myself-out-there.htmlPicture
Being a single parent empty-nester is hard...being a female minister that travels a lot by herself is too.  It can be very lonely at times.  

I have gotten so many words that my husband is coming...really soon...so many that I am officially "over" it.  Feel like I have been waiting on the "one" for about as long as Sarah waited for her promise. Can I tell you, I'm so tired of waiting?

Somewhere along the way, I stopped dating.  I think I got religious or something.  Like I thought, the one God had for me, would just show up and sweep me off my feet, or he'd be just as prophetic as me, so we'd just know and go off into the sunset to minister together.  I did not want to be unequally yoked, or make a huge mistake and fall into sin...so I just stopped going out.  Meanwhile I focused on raising my son and waited on God.  

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Throughout the years of waiting, I sometimes was deceived and gave my heart to people that I thought God said were "the" one, but they couldn't or wouldn't love me back.  Each time I heard God talk about a test, but I did not get it, until recently.  The test was for me.  Did I really believe I deserved someone that would love me?  I tried to convince these "bad boys"  how great I was...and how blessed they would be to have me.  How come I never thought how much I deserved to be with someone that would bless me.  

Funny thing is...all of these men were spirit-filled, but yet they were either inappropriate sexually with me, abusive, unstable, irresponsible, addicted to pornography, takers, unable to keep a job, or just plain rude.  What was I thinking?   God had to heal me...and show me how I should be treated.  Now I know that my Daddy God loves me and wants me to have a good man that can and will love me back.  AND I will not have to convince him...because he will know I am a treasure!  I think I have finally passed the test.

I used to look for an anointed man of God, because I assumed that would mean they loved God...but now I am looking for good fruit, you know, a man with good character? A man that does the right thing when no one is looking.  A man that CAN love and cherish me...honor me...and treat me like the daughter of a King.  You can truly tell what a person thinks about you by the way they treat you.  We know Jesus loves us because He laid down His life for us...

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There is this one guy that has come in and out of my life, over and over throughout the years.  He liked me before I got saved 25 yrs ago.   When I met him, I was in an abusive relationship, and he told me that he did not understand why someone as pretty and special as me would let someone treat me that way.  He saw my value when I could not. 

Once I got saved, and he wasn't, I just would not even give him the time of day.  See, to be with him would mean I was "unequally yoked."  Couldn't do that, now could I?  One time he came around, and I did "lead" him to the Lord probably with a lot of spiritual pride too, so he IS saved.  Even though I was not very nice to him, he would still show up on my doorstep time and time again.  I always wondered, "why does he do that?"  I assumed he was probably looking to use me or something.  

Recently he called on me again.  And so I asked him, "why have you just shown up over the years?  Did you do that with other women?"   And he told me, "No, I didn't, I just really liked you and I hoped one time I would come and you would like me back."  This man has had a crush on me all these years and he wanted to love me...but I would not let him!!!??? 

He is a good man too.  Not real spiritual, but a good hard working, solid, stable, responsible person.  He has his house in order and loves his friends deeply.  He owns his house, cars, motorcycle, and has no debt.  He invested his money wisely over the years, and is already retired.  He never married, has no children.  And, check this out, he is handsome too.  Why couldn't I see this treasure in front of me?   I was always running after the anointed "one" that would not or could not love me back...putting up with rejection over and over again.

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I took a class once on Christian dating years ago.  They said you can go out with people just for "something to do."  A casual hanging out for fun--no commitment. So you are free to date as many different people as you want.  The next level was more of a traditional date, "because its you," This is where you are interested in the person and want to get to know them better, on this date you can only hold hands, and you can still date other people.  The final stage of dating was "with a future in view."  Courtship to marriage, this is exclusive and kissing is allowed.

The teacher of the course also shared a "truth" triangle where the sides should be the same length.  Your communication should match your commitment and that should also match your actions.  If any of these were out of balance, then...you needed to shore yourself up.  People dating were encouraged to talk about what level they were on, so both people knew how the other person felt...then they could manage their actions, and commitment level.  

So, I have decided to "put myself out there" again...  Someone prophesied to me recently that they saw men lined up in front of me and I was getting to choose.  I kinda like that, of course God would give me a choice...He gave me a free will!

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So I went out with a guy friend the other night that is "less" spiritually mature than me, not someone that I would choose to marry, and at the end of the date, I prayed for him.  The Holy Spirit came on him so strong, he fell out right there and got filled with joy, manifesting as spiritual laughter.  I could see God was setting him free from some depression.  

He called me later that night and thanked me over and over, he even started crying at one point, thanking me for being his friend.  It occurred to me that I can minister to these men I go out with...that they might be JUST as lonely as I am.  And maybe God is calling me to love them with purity in my heart, like a true sister and draw them closer to Him.

So I have decided to go out with the guy that has been hoping I would like him back, we have already made plans, and I have made plans with some other men to go out with them as well. Thank God, my days of sitting around waiting on the "one" are over.  I am going to go have some fun and get out of the house more.  I have decided I am going to date a bunch of different kind of men...spiritual and not so spiritual ones...ones I am attracted to and ones I am not...I say...why not?  It is ok...as long as it is just for something to do and you keep your truth triangle in balance.  

And I have a feeling that it won't be very long until I will have a date with someone that has our future in view!  

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<![CDATA[Rejection is a Gift]]>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:49:21 GMThttp://www.christinecouncil.com/1/post/2012/08/rejection-is-a-gift.htmlPicture
The end of last year I had a relative be rude to me at a family gathering.  It hurt me and on the way home I was crying out to God…why is she like that?  Why does she always want to hurt me like that? 

He spoke clearly and said, “It is a spirit of rejection, and it has been after you all your life.”

That opened my eyes, and I saw it.  Yes…it really was.  It was working through this person.  She was so full of rejection herself, and because of that...it had also become a weapon in her hand, as well as a prison.

When I got home, I made a list, a very very VERY long list of all those that had rejected me.  Family members, employers, friends, boyfriends…etc.   There were so many. 

I wept and wept as I forgave each one.  I felt the pain of each wound, but I cried out…”Father, forgive them, they did not know what they were doing.”  And I blessed each one.

When I was done, I felt such peace.  I knew it was finished.

A couple of weeks later, I did not know what was wrong with me.  I just lay in bed, curled up, so sad and unable to get anything done.  I was convinced, I must be depressed or something.  I called a sister that prays with me when I need to deal with something…and asked her to pray.  As soon as she did…I began to throw up in the spirit.  I was getting delivered.  All the rejection that had attached itself to me through the years of pain and unforgiveness, no longer had a hold on me…and it had to go.

Since then, it seems that rejection has been coming after me with a vengeance.  Close dear friends that I love deeply are cutting me off.  I confessed to a man, who I considered to be a friend, recently that I loved him and now he hardly speaks to me, and when he does, it is like he is mad at me, or wants to fight with me.  He is defensive, like I am the one that rejected him, or like he is expecting me to do that to him.  But see, that is how weapons work.  Those that live by the sword, die by the sword.

With all the rejection "fruit", I was starting to wonder if there was something I could not see, seeds I had planted that I was now reaping...so I asked a friend that hears the voice of God, to ask Him if there was something wrong with me.   If I had a character flaw I was not aware of that was causing all this rejection and he said right away, 

“Wow, God just said there is nothing wrong with you.  Just be yourself and seek me.”

So, it is ok.  I’m ok.  Reject me or not...I honestly don’t care.  I feel so free.  Just like when I told that person that I loved them…I finally felt free.  It was as though my truthfulness and honesty had set given me wings.

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God is teaching me that rejection isn’t about me.   It isn’t personal.  People just use it as a weapon because they are afraid of true love.  They are afraid of rejection themselves.  It is actually a gift they are giving you.  God is letting you see their heart and protecting you from those that cannot love you back.  

Another friend that I asked to pray for me wrote me last night and said,

“Remember not to be unequally yoked together with those who do not believe or behave as you do... Even Christians who do not behave themselves... God is protecting you my friend... "The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises, according to some people’s conception of slowness, but He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, He has no wish that any man should be destroyed." 2 Peter 3:9”

So, I am truly grateful and am thanking God for every person that rejects me now because they actually bring me closer to those that are and can be true friends, faithful ones like Jesus, who are not afraid to be real and love without fear…that also know how to love with arms wide open. 

Isaiah 62:1-5
[ Look, Your Savior Comes! ] Regarding Zion, I can't keep my mouth shut, regarding Jerusalem, I can't hold my tongue, Until her righteousness blazes down like the sun and her salvation flames up like a torch. Foreign countries will see your righteousness, and world leaders your glory. You'll get a brand-new name straight from the mouth of God. You'll be a stunning crown in the palm of God's hand, a jeweled gold cup held high in the hand of your God. No more will anyone call you Rejected, and your country will no more be called Ruined. You'll be called Hephzibah (My Delight), and your land Beulah (Married), Because God delights in you and your land will be like a wedding celebration. For as a young man marries his virgin bride, so your builder marries you, And as a bridegroom is happy in his bride, so your God is happy with you. 

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<![CDATA[Butterflies Love Poop]]>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:21:31 GMThttp://www.christinecouncil.com/1/post/2012/08/butterflies-love-poop.htmlPicture
So, I was riding my bike today...and I saw a big pile of horse poop on the trail.  And I was surprised to also see, that right in the middle of it was this beautiful butterfly.  I think it is the most perfect one I have ever seen in my whole life.  I thought he must have just been born today.  

It was kinda ironic and quite a contrast...so it captured my attention.  Such a fragile, amazing creature...sitting on top of a pile of stinky horse poop.   I had the thought, who knew that butterflies loved poop?  

I stopped to take some pictures. The butterfly was so into his treasure, he did not mind me getting really close to him. If I did disturb him, he would fly away but then he would come right back to have another taste.   I was able to take a close up of him with my iPhone, and post it to Facebook...I said "Glory in His Wings." 

When I got back on my bike, I was asking God..."what was that all about?  I know you are trying to tell me something,"  then He spoke very clearly and said..."If you want to carry my Glory, you gotta learn to love the poop." 

I started crying...it hit my spirit so strong...because I have been going through trials...of various kinds...and I know the word says, consider it PURE Joy...but really??? LOL...

But God...with just one word, all of a sudden, He made it make perfect sense to me.   Yes...that is the deal. 

You can't get there without the suffering.  The cross is on the way to joy...so might as well be like the Butterfly...and decide to Love the Poop ♥   

***I did some research after this, and I discovered that the butterflies are actually drinking the water...and I felt God was showing me, when we go through these things...God wants us to drink of Him...and draw out His Truth. 
The Way to Joy 

Words and Music: Sherri Youngward

Mary heard the angel speak
About a boy that wasn’t hers to keep
She held the words within her heart
Knowing suffering would be a part of loving Him
But she wouldn’t trade a minute, for a day without Him in it
The cross was on her way to joy
In the garden of Gethsemane
Jesus fell down to His knees
His sweat became like drops of blood
As He prayed the Father’s will be done and not His own
No one took His life away, it’s the reason that He came
The cross was on His way to joy
The cross is on the way to joy, oh the cross is on the way to joy
The cross is on the way to joy, oh the cross is on the way to joy
The thief that hung upon the cross
Thought he’d lost his chance for innocence
He turned his head to his surprise
The Son of God was by his side, forgiving him
When he opened up his eyes, he awoke in paradise
The cross was on his way to joy
The cross is on the way to joy, oh the cross is on the way to joy
The cross is on the way to joy, oh the cross is on the way to joy
 And I wouldn’t trade a minute for a day without Him in it

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<![CDATA[Heavenly Highway]]>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:11:33 GMThttp://www.christinecouncil.com/1/post/2012/08/heavenly-highway.htmlThe other day in my quiet time, the Lord showed me a "heavenly highway", it was a straight path, made out of a cloud, had a bigger type cloud on the left side.   I got on a 4 wheeler type thing and began to ride on it...then I heard this song:  
The words in the song are great!!!

Get your motor runnin' 
Head out on the highway 
Lookin' for adventure 
And whatever comes our way 
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen 
Take the world in a love embrace 
Fire all of your guns at once 
And explode into space 

I like smoke and lightning 
Heavy metal thunder 
Racin' with the wind 
And the feelin' that I'm under 
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen 
Take the world in a love embrace 
Fire all of your guns at once 
And explode into space 

Like a true nature's child 
We were born, born to be wild 
We can climb so high 
I never want to die 

Born to be wild 
Born to be wild  

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The next day I saw this cloud, it looked so much like the highway He'd shown me...and it reminded me of the vision I had seen.


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Then I found this:
Isaiah 35

The Voiceless Break into Song 



1-2 Wilderness and desert will sing joyously, the badlands will celebrate and flower—
Like the crocus in spring, bursting into blossom, 
   a symphony of song and color.
Mountain glories of Lebanon—a gift. 
   Awesome Carmel, stunning Sharon—gifts.
God's resplendent glory, fully on display. 
   God awesome, God majestic. 3-4Energize the limp hands, 
   strengthen the rubbery knees.
Tell fearful souls, 
   "Courage! Take heart!
God is here, right here, 
   on his way to put things right
And redress all wrongs. 
   He's on his way! He'll save you!"

 5-7Blind eyes will be opened, 
   deaf ears unstopped,
Lame men and women will leap like deer, 
   the voiceless break into song.
Springs of water will burst out in the wilderness, 
   streams flow in the desert.
Hot sands will become a cool oasis, 
   thirsty ground a splashing fountain.
Even lowly jackals will have water to drink, 
   and barren grasslands flourish richly.

 8-10There will be a highway 
   called the Holy Road.
No one rude or rebellious 
   is permitted on this road.
It's for God's people exclusively— 
   impossible to get lost on this road. 
   Not even fools can get lost on it.
No lions on this road, 
   no dangerous wild animals—
Nothing and no one dangerous or threatening. 
   Only the redeemed will walk on it.
The people God has ransomed 
   will come back on this road.
They'll sing as they make their way home to Zion, 
   unfading halos of joy encircling their heads,
Welcomed home with gifts of joy and gladness 
   as all sorrows and sighs scurry into the night.



Took this Aug 15th, another heavenly highway!
Took this Aug 15th, another heavenly highway!
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