A Quick Taste

So much is going on with our family that it would be a very long blog to catch everyone up, so I will just tell you one story for now.

 For the past two weeks, I have been tormented at night by the enemy. Every time I am about to fall asleep, I get woken up. Almost as if someone were poking me. I have been able to sense that this was a spiritual thing and have been trying to figure it all out while half asleep. One night I even saw the demon that had been pestering me. I woke up and saw him in the corner. I screamed on the top of my lungs, much to the startling of my wonderful husband, and then I couldn't see him any longer, leaving me in more torment. 

So, having seen him, it was confirmed. Some might be wondering why I didn't just stand up and rebuke him. Well, I think I knew there was something to be learned. I kept asking the Spirit what it was. Last night I got my answer, finally! I was laying there, awake, and I thought, "Okay. If the enemy is coming against me, it means I have an equal and opposite blessing waiting for me."

That's when the Spirit spoke to me. She said, "I am going to give you dreams of the Kingdom of God."

Of course! That's why the enemy doesn't want me to go to sleep! I have had a handful of "God" dreams in the past, and they have been real breaking points for me spiritually. When the Lord gives us dreams, he can push us past our boxes, into His kingdom. I love dreams! 

So, after realizing this, I just smiled big. And I could almost feel the enemy lose heart, like the previously stated quote. I sat up and calmly said (much to my poor sleeping husbands surprise), "I understand now why you are here. Thank you, for now the Lord is going to give me dreams about His kingdom. I now rebuke you in the name of Jesus. Please leave."  

After that, I fell into a deep sleep and slept well until I needed to wake up. When I did wake up, I was fully rested, even though I did not get to bed until around 4AM. Before I had gone to sleep, I asked the Lord to make me rested, and so He came through. 

So, when I have a dream or dreams, I will be sure to post them, as I am believing the Lord for them. 

Until next post,

Tara

Gotta Love it!

My mom just sent me an e-mail and the very first line was great! 

Be the kind of woman that when your feet

hit the floor each morning
the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"

This is definitely a personal goal.

WOOPS!

Woops! I accidently gave the wrong link for my sister's site. I changed it on my blog, but if you receive this via e-mail, the link will be wrong. Here is the right link to God Stories. 

Two Things

Two things:

First, my sister just created a blog, and even though she has only had one post, it is great! She is an "interpreter" in the Kingdom, so she is able to put things in a way that are really relatable. I love what she's already written. So, go to her site and check it out!

Second. I would just like to declare that I LOVE PEOPLE! People are a joy to me and I am privileged to live in a world full of them!

Trusting God Alone

That we ought, once for all, heartily to put our whole trust in GOD,

and make a total surrender of ourselves to Him, secure that He would

not deceive us.  

 -An excerpt from The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life, Brother Lawrence 

 This is where I am, and it is the hardest challenge I have yet to face. I am not a peacemaker, I am an ice breaker, and in that, I will never please man. I cannot please both man and God, and while that seems like a no brainer, it is the hardest thing yet. To have a world angry at you for the sake of God, is no more comforting than knowing you will be executed in the morning. However, there is freedom in it. There is freedom on the other side of this that I can taste. So, I press on and know the Lord is good.

Random Happenings

I just got the feedback from my first writing assignment, and I was so nervous to read it! However, the teacher is great and did a good job at really building up what I did right before giving me some advice. I feel encouraged that this class will help me to sharpen my writing skills. 

I am in complete learning mode again. For a few months there I didn't want to learn anything new. My brain was in mid-paradigm shift and needed all its energy for that! Now it's ready to work again. I'm taking a writing class, guitar lessons, dance lessons, and reading Graham Cooke's book on developing your prophetic gift, all while the Lord is teaching me about who I am in his kingdom. Wow! A lot to take in at once!  I am excited as I feel like the Lord is giving my family some really great tools for worship. We are all learning music and dance, which can be such a great expression to the Lord. 

The Lord has also been bringing so many friends into my life, and it is so overwhelmingly wonderful! I am so blessed to be living right now.

Jesus said in Luke that he came so that we may have life and live it to the full! I believe him.

Tara

Enemy or Ally?

In life it is important to pay attention to who you're listening to. Many times, your enemy will tell you the things you want to hear, and your ally the things you don't. But your enemy's advice will destroy you, and your ally's advice will save you.