Sunday, October 16, 2016

THE LORD'S UNIQUE CARE FOR US AS INDIVIDUALS

THE LORD’S UNIQUE CARE FOR US AS INDIVIDUALS
I got a message from a woman I went to school with. For two years we sat in the same classes but I never knew she had M.S. She wrote, “I have multiple sclerosis (since I was 16). I still walk without any help and go up and down stairs by myself (I told you God has done great things), etc. But I’d like to be TOTALLY made whole in every way!” I wanted to know her story. She wrote me back and I was so impressed, I asked her if I could share it. She said yes.

You’ll see how our Lord is so unique in His working with each of us as individuals. He will meet us where we’re at and take us on a healing journey that we as an individual can handle. His love is far reaching and constant.

Here is her story:

First of all, I got delivered from some devil spirits I'd had since a child (my parents were bad alcoholics). I read a book that changed my life and made the Scriptures finally make sense to me. It was called Destined to Reign by Joseph Prince. Everything made sense to me for once. I got inspired to stand up and say: ‘Every devil spirit in my mind and in this house HAVE to go, NOW, in the name of my Lord Jesus Christ’ (I was going to say ‘all devil spirits in this house,’ but God inspired me to include my mind).

You don't know you have devil spirits until they're gone! It changed my heart and life in a HUGE way. Then I got a promise from God that was confirmed by a man with a gift ministry (I say ‘gift service’) who gets phenomena (a ‘thing’ runs up his spine) when God wants his attention. When I told him what I thought I'd heard from God, he got this phenomenon and stopped right where he was walking and sat down.

He said: ‘What did you just say?’ I told him; he confirmed it was from God. That promise from God was: ‘You're going to be healed in so many different ways you don't even know!" I hold on to that promise to me every single day of my life. If something doesn't fit with that promise, I discard it right away.

I believe that promise with my whole heart and keep my mind from getting ‘off track’ by discarding all thoughts that go against that promise. That's the best way to describe it to you.

You do know that I’m not totally well, yet – it’s a process. I asked God to make the healing slow, so I could handle it. I’ve had M.S. since I was 16 yrs. old (I just turned 60 yrs. old). Things get better each day! God is Good – always.”

I think my friend’s story is a great testimony to how our Lord’s love comes in many different ways to us, molded perfectly for us as individuals. His healing, deliverance and help is always available to us when we seek Him. We keep seeking and keep trusting and He will keep guiding us, one step at a time.

Psalm 119:105 says, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” I love that. He’s a lamp unto my feet> for the next step. And He’s a light unto my path> to what’s out ahead, He shines light on it.

Jeremiah 29:11-14 tells us: “For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.  And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.  And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity.” Hebrews 13:5 says, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Love, Carolyn

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

STEPPING OUT INTO THE UNKNOWN

STEPPING OUT INTO THE UNKNOWN
Several years ago I was chubbier and I had a goal to lose some weight. I thought I would look prettier and I’d be healthier too. But as I lost the weight I was getting more looks from the guys and it made me uncomfortable and self-conscious. I nearly sabotaged myself and thought about going off the diet. It’s kind of a silly example, but how many times have we had a God-inspired goal for a godly reason and just as we were really making progress, we ran across the first obstacle and wondered, “Did I really do the right thing?”

It’s at those points that we have to go back to our original motivation for the changes we’re making. If our reason for even wanting to make a change came from a godly point of view, then He will help us through the challenges and help us overcome any hurdle we may come across. We can clearly see that the men and women of the Bible grew spiritually as they were led by the Lord to step into the realm of the unknown.

As the author Israelmore Ayivor says in his book Shaping the Dream, “Break away from the box confining you. Positive dreamers do not follow the status quo. They keep raising the standard of the bar higher and higher. Raise the bar.”

But with raising the bar in our spiritual lives, we need to know that what we aim for, what we will gain in the end, will be well worth the jump. As one Bible teacher puts it, “New level, new devil.” Growing spiritually is not for sissies.

In Matthew 14:28-32, Peter took a bold step of faith. He could have drowned! “Peter said, ‘Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.’ And he [Jesus] said, ‘Come.’ And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.” So far, so good. In fact, amazing! “But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink.” Okay, big obstacle!

But look what Peter does and it’s what we have to do too. “He cried, saying, Lord, save me.” I just love that. Just because we have the courage to start something new, or enter a brave new phase of growth doesn’t mean we have to brave it alone!

Look at how the Lord reacted: “And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him.” Jesus then said to Peter, “O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?” That’s where believing in the original aim is so important. Peter wanted to grow his faith and that is a godly aim, so he shouldn’t have let the demon’s distraction and stormy obstacle get to him. He should have kept his eyes on the good future Jesus promised.

Jesus reprimanded Peter, but He didn’t abandon him. “And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.” Notice that THEY came back to the ship. So many people miss that. Jesus AND PETER came back to the ship. That means that Peter was again walking on the water and this time he reached his goal! The devil had to give up. He wasn’t going to win. The Bible says: “the wind ceased.” The demon was deflated!

We’re like Peter. When we get into a new phase of life, or a new spiritual level, the devil will try to back us down. If we are wanting to be more loving, you can be pretty sure the devil will put you around the most unlovable people he can find. If you’re praying to be better at exposing and casting down demons, you can be sure you will be meeting some of the most insidious. Are you are aiming at being a more patient person? You better be ready for some really annoying stressors. I’m not trying to scare you; just telling the truth.

The great thing is that there is no demonic force that can stand up to the power of Jesus Christ. Hebrews 13:8 says: “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.”

As we courageously step out toward those God-inspired aims, goals and dreams, we will have times of attack, times of distraction and even fear, but Jesus will always be there, just like He was with Peter. The Lord Jesus will lift us up and we will walk on water with Him to reach what we were aiming for.

Love, Carolyn

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Sunday, October 9, 2016

CERTAINTY IN A NAME

CERTAINTY IN A NAME
When I first decided to buy a house in Las Vegas, the Lord blessed me with the absolute best realtor, Shelley Brown. She found the perfect house, and she knows all the right people. Just mention her name and you get great service. Shelley’s name has clout, and is a great example in the physical, of what the name of Jesus Christ is in the spiritual.

Philippians 2:9-11 tells us how powerful the name of Jesus is: Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Since God created everything in the first place, if He says everything is in subjection to the power of the name of His son Jesus, then it’s true. And if anyone says different they’re lying. John 8:44 tells us the devil “was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Sometimes at night if I have a bad dream, I wake up and say the name of Jesus over and over and then I go back to sleep easily. Just saying and believing in the power of His name gets the job done. There is certainty in saying the name of Jesus Christ, when you believe in it.

When I pray for someone or ministering healing or deliverance to someone, I check with Jesus first, and then often He directs me to speak straight to a demon or demonic forces and tell them they must bow and obey whatever I say in Jesus’ name. I remind the devil spirit that it is not more powerful than the Son of God. Then I believe for wisdom and revelation and do whatever the Lord directs.

James 4:7 says, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” We’ve been given the powerful name of our Lord Jesus to use in making any demon spirit flee from around us. And we can also help others. Just like I’ve told friends about Shelley’s recommendations and they’ve been blessed, we can help others by sharing what happens when we use the name of Jesus Christ and we get blessed.

In the book of Acts, we have many examples of the believers using the authority of the name of Jesus. In Acts 3, Peter and John healed a man who was born lame and the people were astonished. “And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, ‘Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or WHY LOOK YE SO EARNESTLY ON US, AS THOUGH BY OUR OWN POWER OR HOLINESS WE HAD MADE THIS MAN TO WALK? The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus” (vv.12-13).

Peter goes on to say, “Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole” (Acts 4:10).

That’s a lot of power behind a name, the biggest power in the universe, in fact! And God loves us so much He’s given us the name of Jesus to flash at any force that is coming against us or the people we love. Let’s get more familiar with the power of Jesus and His name by reading the Gospel’s and the book of Acts too, and start to walk in even more victory than before.

Love, Carolyn

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

MAY GOD BE GLORIFIED

MAY GOD BE GLORIFIED
Steve-o, my work friend, told me he went to see the band, Tool, perform. He said he really didn’t like the music but when he got there, it was something else that caught his attention and admiration. The lead singer/guitarist was in back, with the other guys out in front. Steve-o asked if this was normal and found out that’s how they always perform. In most bands, the lead singer/guitarist is the main focus, but here it was more about the music than the ego of one main guy.

Steve-o also told me about another band, the Gorillaz, where you never see the guys in the band. It’s a virtual band consisting of four animated members, who are completely fictional and not personas of any real life musicians. Again, it’s about the music, not the performers.

I thought that was pretty great and it made me think about the Body of Christ. It’s not about a preacher’s great flair or charisma, nor is it about us as individual super star believers and what we can do with our great personalities or abilities. It’s about Jesus and the Body of Christ – what we can do together with Jesus as the head—the brains—strategizing the best for all members of the body to be blessed, functioning in our perfect places, to the glory of our Father, God.

There’s no place for big egos in the Body of Christ. Galatians 6:3 tells us: “For if any person thinks himself to be somebody [too important to condescend to shoulder another’s load] when he is nobody [of superiority except in his own estimation], he deceives and deludes and cheats himself.”

Even Jesus said, “I am able to do nothing from myself [independently, of my own accord—but only as I am taught by God and as I get His orders]. Even as I hear, I judge [I decide as I am bidden to decide. As the voice comes to me, so I give a decision], and my judgment is right (just, righteous), because I do not seek or consult my own will [I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, my own aim, my own purpose] but only the will and pleasure of the Father Who sent me” (John 5:30).

WOW, what a statement! Don’t you wish you could walk that tight with God? I sure do. But we’re endeavoring to do just that and I know God loves us for it. Here’s another great verse: “Jesus answered, ‘If I were to glorify myself (magnify, praise, and honor myself), I would have no real glory, for my glory would be nothing and worthless. [My honor must come to me from my Father.] It is my Father Who glorifies me [Who extols me, magnifies, and praises me]’” (John 8:54).

Yes, Jesus knew Who He was, and the authority He had, but He lived in the NOW and never forgot in the instant, the source of that power at that very moment. It’s my prayer that we can become more aware of the presence of the Lord in more moments of our day too.

As we do the things we do each day, let’s try to think more about what would give glory to God. A lot of us go to a secular school or work at a secular company and are not in the constant presence of wonderful loving people 24 hours a day, so it’s not that easy to think about if all that we do is giving glory to God. Right after I finish this article, I’m going to write myself a note and put it in several places, so I’ll look at it: “Are you giving glory to God?” I think it will help me and maybe you’ll want to do something similar. Remember, it’s about God’s band and His music, and not about what satisfies our own egos.

“So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31).

Why is this so important? Because “you do not know [the least thing] about what may happen tomorrow. What is the nature of your life? You are [really] but a wisp of vapor (a puff of smoke, a mist) that is visible for a little while and then disappears [into thin air]” (James 4:14).

The Message Bible translates Philippians 4:5 like this: “Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them.”

Remember “we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Eph. 6:12). We have to get really good at looking at people and being able to differentiate between the person and the demon.

As the Message puts it: “Help them [the people] see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!”

Being better ministers for the Master, we focus on Him, not on us.

Love, Carolyn

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Sunday, October 2, 2016

"FOR GOODNESS SAKE"

“FOR GOODNESS SAKE”
My grandma would say, “Oh, for goodness sake” when she thought someone was making too big of a deal over something. “For goodness sake, let it go.” What seemed to be just a saying, is straight from the Bible. It is for the sake of God’s goodness to us and in us, that we should lighten up and let many more things go in our lives.

I asked Fred, “How do you handle this guy who can’t seem to remember things from minute to minute?” He replied, “It’s easy. When I see that his mind is wandering I alert him, get his eyes focused on me and remind him of what we’re doing. And he answers, ‘Oh yeah, that’s right,’ and we carry on.” Wow! He made it sound so easy, and for him it was. Fred was a perfect example of what the goodness of God is like.

In Exodus 33:18 Moses asks God: “I beseech thee, show me thy glory.” But instead of the Lord showing Moses the fanfare, the bells and whistles and spectacular fireworks, he said: “I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy” (v. 19). And that’s just what Fred did with his co-worker; he showed graciousness and mercy: God’s goodness.

There are so many great examples in the Bible of God’s goodness. In 1 Kings 8:65 to 66 we see that God’s goodness extended into a 14-day feast! And after the feast, “he sent the people away: and they thanked the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.” The goodness of God has substance.

Another great example of God’s goodness is seen in how David treated Saul. Saul had been given instructions from God, but Saul didn’t follow through and ended up opening his mind to a demon. The only thing that brought Saul back to his right mind was music. His servants found David, who could play a harp, “And it came to pass, when the evil spirit was upon Saul, that David took a harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him” (1 Sam. 16:23).

David was called on to play for Saul many times, but as the demon took over more and more of Saul’s mind, he got jealous of David and this is what happened: “And David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand. And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice” (1 Sam. 18:10-11). David was good to Saul in spite of Saul’s mental case. He stayed merciful and good to Saul until he couldn’t stay any longer.

The last time Saul tried to kill David with the javelin, “the evil spirit was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played. And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled and escaped that night” (1 Sam. 19:9-10).

As it turns out, Saul was so mad that he got his troops together and chased after David to kill him. David always escaped. Then at one point when Saul and his three thousand men were camped for the night, David and his friend Abishai snuck up on them. Abishai wanted to kill Saul.

But David said, “Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless? David said furthermore, ‘As the Lord liveth the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish’” (1 Sam 26:9-10). Verse 11: “But I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.”

David was convinced of the goodness of God and he would not kill one who God had made king. But he did take Saul’s spear and water to show him that he could have killed him if he wanted to.

Saul woke up: “Then said Saul, ‘I have sinned: return my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly” (1 Sam. 26:21).

What an amazing lesson for us. In the New Testament Paul prays for us: “That our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of HIS GOODNESS” (2 Thess. 1:11).  WOW! It’s our duty, privilege and blessing to exhibit God’s goodness to people.

We never know the extent of trouble or grief a person is going through. 1 Corinthians 2:11 says, “For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man which is in him?” (1 Cor. 2:11). So, making an effort to be kinder is a good thing. Being less critical is a good thing.

And it’s good to be gentler and kinder to ourselves as well. Sometimes we could be going through things we’re not even fully aware of. No matter how we’ve been in the past, or even yesterday, we can be as full of the goodness of God as we allow right now. We can let Him fill us up with His goodness and distribute that goodness to others.

Like it says in Romans 2:4: “Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?” It’s His goodness that brought Him to us and His goodness that brought us to Him. Let’s be the bearers of His goodness, “full of goodness” (Rom. 15:14) and spread it around.

Love, Carolyn

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

GOD AND THE BIG WHITE BOX


THE BIG WHITE BOX
Peanut our little rescue dog, and Snickers our big fluffy 17-year-old cat never worry about getting fed. When one of us goes into the kitchen toward the big white box [the refrigerator], they both come running in and stand at attention looking up to see what goodies might come out of it for them.

When Peanut gets a special snack like a small piece of cheese or maybe even a small bite of a shortbread cookie (his favorite), he gently opens his mouth and lets us put the snack up to his mouth. He never grabs for it. He knows he doesn’t have to; there’s plenty more where that came from.

Snickers and Peanut like to eat together in front of the fireplace. They each have separate plates or napkins, and know whose is whose, but a lot of times they share. They’ve taught me how our relationship is to be with the Lord.

If we would only trust God like our pets trust us. We don’t have to be greedy. Just trust Him to open His big white box and give us what we need and what makes us happy. “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19).

Trust Him that He’ll give us extra special snacks like shortbread cookies, “exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think” (Eph. 3:20).

Trust there will always be more coming from God’s big white box, so that we’ll always have something to share. “Freely ye have received, freely give” (Matt. 10:8).

Peanut and Snickers demonstrate three very valuable lessons on trust: 1. Don’t be greedy. 2. God supplies our needs and some extra goodies as well and 3. Share what you receive. Guess what? It’s time for another visit to the big white box.

Love, Carolyn


Sunday, September 25, 2016

"PUPPY HEALED DOG"

“PUPPY HEALED DOG”
Before little Peanut came along, I had another wonderful rescue dog named Spike. He taught me many great life lessons. This is one of them.

I opened the sliding glass door and in came Spike from the yard. His left eye looked a little red but I didn’t think much of it at the time. By the next day his eye was really red and droopy. It looked awful! My roommate Jane and I questioned whether or not we should take him to the vet, but past experience made us not trust the vet, so we decided against it. Spike didn’t appear to be having any pain, so we waited a few days to pray and see how it went.

Once before, Spike had gotten stung by a scorpion and it paralyzed his whole back end. We prayed for him and he was totally healed in about four days. This time we prayed for his eye, but my faith was weak.

Matthew 11:23-24 says that when you pray, believe and don’t doubt. I believed God would heal his eye, but then when I looked at his poor awful droopy red eye, I would get worried, and I doubted and thought maybe I should take him to the vet, even though I knew in my heart that the vet would do no good.

James 1:6b-8 says: “For he that is wavering is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.”

That was me—believing for healing one minute and doubting in the next. What was amazing is that his eye was responding accordingly—it looked healed, and then it would get all red and droopy again. It was confusing and guilt was getting in, both about not going to the vet, and about not believing God for the healing.

After a short period of this going back and forth, Jane said, “Look, Carolyn, you’ve got to agree with me on this healing!” She was right. Jesus said, “Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven” (Matt 18:19). We asked and we agreed, but then I had to make my mouth confess it.

Second Corinthians 4:8 says, “We look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen.” And Romans 4:17 tells us to call those things that be not as though they already were.

That’s what Abraham did. When God told Abram and Sarah they were going to be the father and mother of many nations, Sarah was already far past the age of having children, but that didn’t stop the invisible words from coming to pass. It wasn’t easy for them to believe, since in the natural they were both really old. But God had to do something amazing for them, which is a great lesson for us.

It had been 24 years since the promise was made, but still, no children. Their faith just wasn’t there. They wavered like I did with my little dog Spike. So God told Abram he had to stop calling himself Abram and change his name to Abraham, which means “father of many nations.” So every time someone called him or whenever he talked about himself, he was hearing out loud, “You’re a father of many nations.”

After doing this it was only three months before Sarah was pregnant with Isaac! (See Gen 12-18.)

The Lord showed me that I could do that with Spike’s eye and that I should start calling him “Puppy Healed Dog.” I spoke right to him and said things like “Look at you, your eye is healed. Jesus healed your eye. You’re ‘Puppy Healed Dog.’”

After I did that, his eye took about two weeks to totally heal. During that time, there were days when his eye went red and droopy again, but I didn’t let any words of doubt or fear come out of my mouth. Instead I just kept saying that Spike was “Puppy Healed Dog,” and he became exactly that.

When we’re wavering, we aren’t peaceful enough or calm enough to even receive true wisdom of what to do in a situation. But finally when I believed without wavering, Spike's eye was healed.

“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the WORDS of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear” (Heb 11:3).

The invisible things are more powerful than the visible things. The invisible is what has creative power. God Himself is invisible to us, yet He created everything in the beginning from His own spoken words. When we speak words, we don’t see the letters, but in our minds we see an image. When we speak the images that the Lord gives us by faith, they will come to pass. God tells us, “I create the fruit of the lips” (Is 57:19a).

What an amazingly wonderful blessing that is!

God’s will is to heal and to bless. It is possible for ordinary people to speak THE WORDS OF THE LORD that He gives us, the Words of God without wavering, and get the results. Abraham became the father of many nations and Spike became Puppy Healed Dog.

Love, Carolyn

TODAY THRU TUES, . . . . F*R*E*E    Part 3 of WINGS Volume 1. If you don’t have Amazon Prime or Unlimited, I will send you a FREE PDF or Word doc.   cjmolica@hotmail.com


This section is PART 3 and contains chapters 24-37 
: 
24. THE DEVIL HAS NO AUTHORITY 
25. RISE LIKE THE EAGLE ABOVE THE STORM 
26. OUR SPIRITUAL FIVE SENSES 
27. I KNOW THE BOSS AND I'M WITH HIM 
28. GOING THROUGH THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE 
29. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TIL WE DIE TO GET SOME HEAVEN? 
30. SEEING IN NEW WAYS 
31. GOD'S SPIRIT TOUCHES OUR SPIRIT 
32. NEGATIVE PRAYERS 
33. ROLLER COASTER FAITH 
34. HOLDING YOUR GROUND 
35. THE CICADA 
36. NO GLASS CEILING 
37. DANGEROUS ILLUSIONS