I know so many of God’s people who are weary. I don’t mean to sound down, because I’m not, but I have been – and you have been too. It’s not possible to live in this world at this time without feeling the effects of some of its pressures. Everywhere we look, everywhere we turn, there is evil all around us and it wears on us. And, if we don’t watch out, we can be overtaken by the sheer force of it.
Not only are we dealing with the effects of the world’s woes, but most of us are dealing with an unusual effort to bring us down in one way or another – be it finances, relationships, our health, our families, or any number of other life crises.
I know we’ve all heard this before, and sometimes we can get callous to the truth of the matter, if we don’t constantly renew our minds with the Word of God. The truth is that we have an enemy and his time is short. He is angry and out to steal, kill and destroy as much of God’s people, property, and prophetic purposes that he can.
That’s why we all need ministry from time to time. Even ministers need to be ministered to! There is no one that is exempt, and no super Christians among us that are immune. We need each other, and that is how God designed it. A fitly spoken word is like apples of gold in baskets of silver (Proverbs 25:11) and if ever we needed to speak hope, healing and encouragement to one another, it’s now. Don’t ever miss the opportunity to speak into the spirit of a brother or sister in a crisis. God takes into account every word you speak, or don’t speak.
You see, hope is a contagious thing, just like fear and discouragement. You can sow hope and encouragement, or you can plant seeds of fear and doubt. Sometimes we just need a little help getting back into sowing the right thing.
Dr. Don and Mary Colbert helped me just a little while ago, when I was overcome by my health situation. As Dr. Don was examining me, he said, “Lori, you know in your brain that this medicine is going to heal you, but you don’t have it in your heart yet. Your body is telling you something different. You believe that you are going to stay sick until the day you die – and THAT IS A LIE! You have to get it from your head to your heart.”
Those few words created a leap of faith in my heart that propelled me into hope for tomorrow!
From that moment, I saw my future bright and it wasn’t just about Lori. It was about multitudes of other women. I literally just started writing down the names of women I wanted to invite for keynote speakers to the Women’s Conferences I could see happening clearly in my rejuvenated heart and mind. I could see every kind of teaching session about anything you can possibly ever imagine. I have a list. God has been literally stacking a deck of incredible women that He has used in my life recently.
I went from being so sick and so weary, and feeling like I was at death’s door, to almost jumping in my spirit for what I knew would come out of it all. The devil never should have messed with Lori Graham Bakker. He never should have trespassed on God’s property! What he did (attacking with sickness) will be the catalyst for a much, much bigger ministry to multitudes of women.
You see, I had revelation that was given by words of faith spoken by an anointed minister.
I chose to believe it in my heart. You know, it is like 18 inches from your head to your heart and I chose to believe it in my heart when he spoke life into my whole being.
There are so many people who have not had those kind of life-giving words spoken into them – and so many who are desperate for hope. Without their faith being activated, and they have no hope. Without hope you can have no faith. Without expectancy you can never have faith. And so once we literally activate their hope and expectancy, it activates faith. And when you get your faith activated, guess what you start planning. Your future! You start writing out your goals. And when you do that, you literally enter into divine expectancy. You start believing something good is going to happen to you! And as you do, you enter into hope and expectancy.
Without a vision, my people perish (Proverbs 29:18.) So you get a vision, and when you get that vision, you start going towards that vision.
My heart is for women. That is my calling. That’s my love.
Watch for our Women’s Conferences soon!
Love,
Lori,
Believe it or not, paradoxically, you are ALREADY being “used” by God here – ministerially; giving HOPE to the “hopeless”; by speaking about the very TOPIC of overcoming “hopelessness” itself; by way of God bringing OTHER “ministers” to minister to YOU, personally; and thus, with your very TESTIMONY here, being actually an “anointed message” within itself; to minister to Christian readers who have FALLEN into the very “disappointments” OR “discouragements” that YOU yourself have just confessed to your readers that you’ve already fallen into; and thereby with the Lord “using” you HERE – by way of the Holy Spirit — through CYBERSPACE – which is beyond the 3rd dimension; operating within the metaphysical realms of the Almighty God and His dear Son, Jesus.
SO yes, Lori, whether you are indeed “aware” of it or not; that, accordingly, the Lord is RIGHT NOW indeed “using” YOU – BUT here, specifically in “CYBERSPACE”; to drop sweet words of “spiritual honey”, dripping from your precious broken spirit of Christ-loving lips; giving “hope” to the “hopeless”; stirring up “life” again – in the “lifeless”….. and yes, even for “down-and-out” believers in Christ!
Lori, in these LAST of the “Last Days”, now’s the TIME for followers of Christ to believe God for “The Unbelievable”! The Lord worked “impossible” miracles during the days of the Book of Acts. And greater works, the Lord is working TODAY, such as using YOU to minster with great words of comfort and encouragement, through the Holy Spirit – in fourth-dimensional Cyberspace!
Acts 5:12-15
And by the hands of the apostles were many SIGNS and WONDERS wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch. And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.) Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the SHADOW of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were HEALED every one.
Acts 19:11-12
And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
Signs and Wonders, THEN………
And “Signs-and-Wonders” NOW – through Cyber-space!!!
Precious sweet comforting words of “honey” coming out of the Holy Spirit inside you; coming out of a “broken-yet-reconstituted-spirit”; making their way from out of your thoughtful kind-hearted solemn mind, unto the pages of the Internet, for any and all to READ what the Lord would have you to say to, lift up the “broken-hearted”.
Let us forever REJOICE in our Savior and the Great Uplifter himself, Jesus, Son of God!!
– Charles
[P.S. : And Happy Birthday to you! By the way, I’m just three years younger than you! (chuckle)]
LORI, IF I WERE NOT AT THE LIBRARY RIGHT NOW!!! I WOULD BE WEEPING BEFORE MY LORD, YOUR BLOG TODAY TOUCHED MY HEART AND SOUL,AND MY SPIRIT, THOSE WORDS OF WISDOM ARE SO TRUE,WE ARE SURROUNDED BY EVIL, AND ONE DOES GET WEARY, BUT WE HAVE TO GO TO THE ROCK,LIKE YOU SAID, EVERY DAY!!!!! HEY YOU GREATLY MINISTER TO ME, AND I’M A BROKEN MAN!! WHO LOVES JESUS WITH ALL HIS HEART!!!!!! YOU AND JIM ENCOURAGE ME DAILY!! AGAIN THANKYOU FOR YOUR TRANSPARENT HEART AND LIFE, YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT HEALING WORDS YOU WROTE TODAY,HAS HELPED ME ONCE AGAIN!!!!EVEN SO LORD JESUS COME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’M SO READY FOR HIS MAGNIFICENT RETURN!! LOVE IN CHRIST BROTHER JEREMIAH LARKIN.
Thank you Lori I needed to here that spoke to me…sometimes I feel so alone…but I know that you or Jim will always have a encouraging word..
Thanks Lori,You are beautiful inside and out –Praise God.
Are you familiar with Susan Abar – Author of “Against All Odds”?
Susan is also owner of The Copper Coin in Branson–(pennies from heaven and a woman called Mercy).
What a testimony of undying faith in Jesus Christ (YESHUA)!!! Hope and pray you will check it out — it will bless you and many women.
Love you,
Gaynell Lumsden