Entering Into Rest

Doug
August 14, 2007
For me this started a few months ago. In my journaling time I started to notice that Jesus was telling me to do certain things in our relationship, "Stay close (to Me), I Love you, don't worry, ask The Holy Spirit - He will guide you, hear Me - I Am with you My rod and staff will comfort you - stay close, follow Me - stay close, come to Me always I have open arms for you always, I want us close - very close, be still.”

The last journal entry: Our relationship is forever and ever; together walking, waiting, and resting. We have lots to do. Follow Me!!! Write/tell others about us! About our Love. Our walk! I love you. Rest in Me your God. Spend time with Me. I will heal you. Rest in Me!

The Lord used my two year old grandson to drive the point home to me! My wife and I went to our daughter’s home Sunday afternoon for a get together and it was pandemonium with all the little kids running around. Little Derrick finally had it and was upset. I swung him around and headed off to the living room carrying a squirming, crying little boy. I sat on the couch with Derrick on my lap, whispering for him to be quite; be still. He immediately became quite and put his head on my chest, under my chin. So, I held him in love; I blessed him for a long time. Wow! When he finally got up, he was completely changed.

Well I saw later on, that that is exactly how The Lord wants me to rest in Him. He can Love me and I allow Him to do that which He wants to do most! Love me. This is my treasure. The Love that God fills me with in our time together.

Nancy
Monetville, Ontario
August 7, 2007
On July 6th I had a bicycle accident which caused me to go over the handle bars of my bike. I injured both my arms. For sure my right elbow had a small break. The left arm was not x-rayed but seemed almost as bad. As part of the 52 day re-building the wall of faith - consecration, I was pondering if God was speaking through the broken bones in my arms.

At first I couldn't even feed myself, as I couldn't reach my mouth. I had to rely on family, friends, and co-workers to help me with the simplest tasks. I had to cease from my own labour. Over all I've been amazed at how quickly the bones have come together and mostly healed. Certain movements still cause pain. Here are some scriptures that I have been getting,

Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. "Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed. Heb 12:12-13 NIV

Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you." Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. Isaiah 35:3-6 NIV

Shirley
Surrey, British Columbia
August 6, 2007
Last week I felt to go to a nearby lake and just wait for the Lord. I didn’t know what He wanted to say or show me.

As I sat, watching the water, the ducks and other wildlife, I began to weep with the strong sense of His presence. It was then that my eyes were turned to the lowly cattails. As I watched them, swaying in response to the wind, I began to see them as the Body of Christ, and messengers of a declaration through His creation, of a higher truth for us.

Multitudes, innumerable, with heads uplift’ to the “Son”- as if with reedy arms stretched tirelessly in worship and complete submission, moving as one body with every gentle breath of wind- and resting patiently and perfectly still when the wind did not move them.

They were not troubled with self-will, but were perfectly happy to rest and wait for Him to move them, and when He did, their response was sensitive, immediate- and beautiful to see. With root-feet planted forever in the still water from which they find their life, they gently swayed, a host innumerable, like a great cloud of witnesses. As God’s creation, they become, in fact, a voice without sound, a voice that is heard in the spirit- mute witnesses to the glory of God, and as such, give unfailing testimony to the movement of His Spirit.

What a lesson lies in the cattails’ witness! Even as they moved as one, every single cattail flowing with the whole body, with each nudge of the wind- so we as the Body of Christ must see ourselves as one and gladly surrender our self-will and petty differences for the unity of His Spirit amongst us. We must be at once ready to bend low.

When we can do that, all creation will give glory to Him, for they are “waiting for the manifestation of the Sons of God”. They are waiting for us to learn what they already know!

Jeanine
Red Deer, Alberta
August 2, 2007
Here is a dream I received July 25 before I joined The National Call to Consecration that I thought you might find it interesting.

I was at a beautiful beach resort with white sand beach. The sky and water were the most incredible blue. There were not many people - lots of empty lawn chairs but oh so peaceful. The palm trees were abnormally large and there were many of them. I made the comment that this was the first time I had seen a real life Palm tree and I was 30 years old. I spoke with the manager and he said today was his birthday and his friend came to visit. This friend would never miss his birthday. I suddenly traveled to another resort - a long ways away and the manager said the same thing - today was his birthday and his friend was here to visit - never missed a birthday. I looked and the exact same man appeared. This happened 3 times in my dream. Then I woke up. I had the feeling that all the manager were friends - all with their birthday on the same day. The man who made the visit to each manager seemed peaceful but kept to himself - never visiting with others.

Beach Dream Meaning

You are being prepared for a season of visitation. As you enter into a season of peaceful rest and mediation on the things of the Lord a new spiritual birth will take place. Palm trees have a deep root system that are able to survive on little water. The currents are getting ready to change and a fresh breeze of the Spirit is going to blow.