Dear Mothers,
Well, I have prayed and the Lord is saying to keep writing on faith. I hope you can read these faith writings in order, too. I know I am getting free writing these. And I think one part builds upon the next part. And that, of course, is the key to faith, anyway. One day builds upon the other.
If God has told you that your prayer is answered, then you have to believe that and not get back into unbelief. It's easy to fall back into a negative viewpoint. But what you have to do is put the promise of God out like a seed planted and hold onto it and protect it until it takes on a life of its own. Like for our kids. We plant the scripture that says All of my children are taught of the Lord and great is their peace. Well, I am looking at this scripture like it is on fire. I see these flaming words written on a dark sky and the words are on fire. They blaze with a red hot fire. They are words alive and sharp and cutting between the soul and the spirit. They are words of truth that will not return void. If your husband is adulterous, see the words What God has joined together let no man separate. We have planted these words in the heavenlies. We have loosed them into the earth and what is loosed on earth is opened up in heaven. We bring His will out of heaven to the earth. I loose these scriptures upon Mary and Brandon in Jesus' mighty name.
Now, Mothers, I can pray this way this morning and, as the day goes on and the world starts in on me, the devil will try to get me away from my prayers and visions. And if he does, then all of my standing on the promises will become null and void. But we have to be bold and stand on the Promises of God until we see His glory. If we do nothing else today, we must protect this promise of God for our families' salvation. God is the miracle worker, not us.
It is our job to protect the seed of faith as Mary, Jesus' Mother, protected Him as a seed in the womb. Jesus was a seed of truth and we carry seeds of truth in our spiritual wombs. Mary hid away unto God and she didn't care what folks thought of her. She was pregnant without a man and she still went about boldly trusting God. Few believed what she said. Even Joseph had to have a dream from God to even believe that Mary was a virgin and yet pregnant. Joseph believed God and went out with Mary in faith. Had they not had this faith, God would have had to find someone else to do this holy act.
About every major event in the Bible happened with a miracle. To get a miracle, you have to have faith. God is a supernatural God and this is why our faith pleases Him. He can't contact us if we don't have faith. It's like if you call me on the phone and I have no phone (faith), then how will you get to me? Faith is the phone. God can't call unbelief. He can't get through.
But today keep the promises first place in your mind and heart and don't let the devil talk ya out of it. Some of you won't make it without the miracle working power of faith. You must arise out of your ash heap and arise to take up your bed and walk. Some of you just won't make it without this faith. Stir up your faith and encourage yourself to have hope and then to have faith.
Faith is always Now. Believe that you have what you ask for and you will receive it. Read Mark 11:23 and 24. Walk out your faith and clean the house for the wayward family to come home. Declare that you are believing God and that you will raise your children for the Lord Jesus Christ. And nothing less will do. Declare openly to Satan that you are a covenant woman. And don't forget to declare it to all the flesh you come around during the day. Don't let he devil gnaw at you and get the promises to die in your heart. OK, so now you have announced the word of God and you have believed God and now you say, "It is done." When Satan comes to bug ya, just say, "Devil, you are too late."
Covenant Mothers
So declare openly to Satan by faith, "Homey, you are late. I have made a covenant with God and my family is saved, healed, and delivered and ain't nothin' you can do about it." And, Mothers, as long as you hold onto your seeds of God's promises, ain't nothin' Satan can do about it. Because God's covenant with us is His Word. And if we obey it, then He will bless us. His Word is alive and quicker then any two edged sword. If you will stand and not give up, you will see His glory. His Word, laid out there on the line, will produce a hundred fold return. But ya have to keep your foot on it until you break the back of Satan.
I mean, if you have a snake come in your house, tappin' him with your broom won't kill it. How many times do you beat a snake with a butcher knife? Answer: until he dies. Ya know, Jill and I have talked about Jane's conversion to Christ. Well, she used to be in a gang. And she says that when Satan comes after her, she rebukes him and automatically does gang signs at him. Some of these women who have been in gangs and lived like hell, I think, have a better understanding of spiritual warfare. Well, we are in a battle for our lives, dear Mothers. Some of our kids know this better then we do. Our nice little Christian ways ain't gonna work as they used to and shouldn't. The world is changing and, in order to blast Satan off his perch, you had better get some war like tactics goin' on.
Cryin' and feelin' real sorry for yourself may impress you but the devil ain't gonna feel sorry for ya and let your loved one go. No, when you cry and feel sorry for yourself, this is music to Satan's ears. He rests when you cry in pity. But what scares him spitless is a Covenant woman that he knows ain't gonna let go until she sees the glory? Whoa Nellie, that is scary for him. And when Satan is cast out, he looks for another place to rest. So he goes to a house of a woman who is living in unbelief and fear. Fear causes Satan to take residence and to rest and relax. He figures you want him there as you have given him some mighty fine air to breath, FEAR. He loves fear and it causes him to lock into the walls. The Bible tells us 365 times not to fear. It's because it creates an atmosphere for Satan to dwell in. But faith causes Satan to go nuts. He becomes restless and confused. And that's the way ya wanna keep the old dragon, confused! Pretty soon, since he loves to rest, he will leave your house and go find a place where the women cry and feel sorry for themselves. He loves that!
And, yes, in earlier writings, I said I cry and scream out to God sometimes, as I get so full of anxiety and fear. Well, if this is just between you and God, then it is a part of praying. It is casting your cares over on the Lord and He gives you a game plan. Yes, sometimes we have to cry our grief out to the Lord. But self pity is different and leads to depression, and we can't have that. This is just unbelief and will lead to much worse problems. But in prayer, when you cry out to God, you are looking for a solution. And sometimes we do have to cry before the Lord. I do, anyway.
But, too, you railin' on Satan and all without the Word of God will just cause the devil to laugh at ya. But if you have the Word of God out of the holder, then you can take that sword of the Spirit and beat that dragon senseless. Satan has no place in your home and your on going battle is to keep him out with the Word of God.
We have a lot of opposition as Keepers at Home. Jen, did you see in one of the Keepers at Home magazines from New Zealand about that Juanita someone who is supposedly a prophetess? And she said women should pray against women who are teaching that husbands should be the head of the home. She said it was to oppress women. And Joyce Myers is getting really bold lately about speaking against the home where husband is priest. The world would love to destroy the true Christian home.
But as Christian Mothers, we need to flex our spiritual muscles and get downright tough and hard to get along with. Get ornery and declare, "Just because my dumb kid is stupid and wants to go to hell, it don't mean I am going to agree in the spirit with that."
I used to tell Dixie things out in her farm kitchen. Like I would be mad at Jim and say something wicked about him or about myself. Dixie would say, "Well, I am not in agreement with that." (Remember her saying that, Jill?) As I would rant and rave about something that had happened at home, she would say about 24 times, "Well, I don't agree in Jesus' name." She was a piece of work! If rats got in her barn, she would take a baseball bat to them and kill 'em. That woman was fearless. She stood on the Word of God and didn't let go.
And ya know, it isn't our being tough that will get us anywhere. It is the Word of God that has the strength. But I do think bein' tough and hard to get along with in the world is good. We don't need a reputation for being a pushover when we are in a wrestling match with Satan for the lives of our families. But we do need to stand up strong for the Lord and for His Word. And let the tail go with the hide. If folks don't like it, they can go to hell, right? 'Cause that's where they are goin' without Jesus.
But ya know, my babies -- mine and Jim's babies -- are my first thought every day and night. I want to win all of you to the Lord, too. But my own children is where I feel responsible. And when I stand before God in heaven, I best not be standing alone without my 7 babies (one miscarriage) and Jim. Because heaven won't be heaven without Papa and his children there. NO. Just because my kids want to go to hell, I ain't gonna let 'em go. God says that it isn't His will that any perish and go to hell. And it isn't my will, either, and my kids ain't goin'. I am a covenant Mother and I expect the Lord to reward me.
