An interesting couple of weeks

Dear Brothers & Sisters:

 

Many of you have not heard form me for a while. There are many reasons. Most are pretty good(Though many know I believe GOOD is often the enemy of GOD.). I have been very devoted to some new church things, some travel, family and business. So, feel free to write me if you want more details. We definitely are in the middle of transition.

 

Here are some highlights.

A week ago Friday, our daughter Alyssa gave birth to her third child.  baby boy. The difficulty...she did not think she could handle it, so the baby is with pre-adoptive parents. Hope you will pray:-) She is very torn up about this. She has 21 days from Friday to resolve this. God is definitely speaking to her and we are confident in the Lord for His care of her. Personally, I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that she will keep this child. As I told her. God trusted you enough to have this baby, so He must have trusted you to take care of him.

 

Our store-we are certainly in the middle of transition as we decide how to move into our new business while selling or giving this store away. Feel free to check it out on ebay. Our other business is picking up quickly. Feel free to visit our website. I just added some cool stuff about the revelation, following a vision that I had had 5-6 years ago. This is on our blog listed below.

 

Deeper Relationships. This is our new group, both online and together. We are seeing lots of cool things happen in this group and it is exciting.

 

Yesterday I met with a Christian philosopher. While he was there a woman named Therese came in. She and her "partner" (Spelled Civil Union) are here to look at taking over the UU church in town. Despite her leanings we got to introduce her to some of the things of the Lord. I will tell you that her "I beleive anything" statement really took a toll on my thought process. I wanted to jump in, but decided that I want another chance to talk to her:-)

 

Earlier this week I was a a conference. I got to do my favorite thing in the world. Worship the Lord. Drums...and lots of them. Lots of new friends and new connections. Lots of worship and lots of Him. What else could one ask for. It was a lot of fun and I am thankful for the time away. I had originally planned to be with Alyssa, but she had her baby a week early.

 

Lately, the Bible has been explosive for me. When I first got saved the Bible would have words turn into fire lit thoughts. I literally would see lights around the wors that the Lord would "highlight" for me. Other things like that are happening. (Feel free to visit my blog at the bottom of the page.) And the result of that is increased faith, believing God to be all that He is in my life. I am not sure "why" it is happening, but it is happening. We are seeing people prophesied over and healed who are not even saved. As much as I have seen really cool with the pre-Christian set, I also see a lot of despair among the brethren. Like where was God when all this was happening. A lot of this is with parents. I think you are going to see a wave of repentance come across America among Christian parents who have placed their church and the related activity above the lives of their children. "Where is the beef" was the old commercial. Christians morphed it to "where is the love?" And I think the next wave will be "where is the real?" I was in a meeting the other day where a young man prophesied that "creativity" was going to come into Christian music and it would not all sound the same. I think it is going to affect all of the church. The application of Biblical principles(Or the lack of.) is what we are dealing with. Not politics or misplaced loyalties. Politics mean so very little, unless we operate without the power of the Lord. In which case we must "legislate" morality. For years I  have watched the church. From within and without. What is it that separates the church from the world? It ought to be love. But it ought to be allowing the Lord to move in our lives and the world seeing it. We are going to need it. I sense that there is a big change moving in America. The division between those believing and those not in the church is growing greater. Them versus us. WOW! Where has that come from? Did you know there is a church in Scotland called the "Church of the Holy Rude?" Listen to this..."If James VI's coronation was the highlight of Holy Rude's history, perhaps its lowest ebb was during the long period from 1656 to 1936 when a wall divided the nave from the choir, and the church served two divided congregations. This was originally the result of an argument between the minister of Stirling, Rev James Guthrie and a colleague. The Rev Guthrie had a knack of making enemies and he was eventually executed for treason in Edinburgh on 1 June 1661, his head subsequently being displayed on a spike in the city as an example to others. " Crazy, huh? Is it? we see it a lot in America. One of the reasons we "lose" so often is because our theology is in the way. I have better relationships with many New Agers who "accept" my beliefs. Talk about tongues and we have a problem. Manifestations of the Spirit. Whoops!

 

We battle not against flesh and blood. Our job is to wield a sword in the heavenlies and wear a towel and serve here on earth. It is the only way we win.

 

God bless you!

Lee

 

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Another relevant part

Hi folks:

I forgot to mention this part. Years ago we had a minister come in. Her name was Betty Green. She had been in South Korea with Paul Yongghi Cho. His mother, sent her back to the US to begin "Prayer Mountain, USA." When she came to minister here in Springfield, she told us that we would be a Prayer Mountain. We "believed" it for a while. Then when we moved to our present home, people like Wayne Anderson, Timothy Sherman, John Scotland and Tim Trafford, said that we were the "Eagle's Nest." A place of  prayer. And I will admit, discouragement over some of these things has set in.

 

So, yesterday, we came home, and as my wife was thumbing through the mail, she said "Wow. This is a blast from the past. Betty Green sent us a letter." From Prayer Mountain... I am not sure what all this means, but something is shifting. Ther has been a word of acceleration floating over our region. Perhaps...

 

Blessings,

Lee

A weird word

Hi folks:

 

The last few days of being back at home has been pretty weird. A lot of things have gone on that are disconcerting while other things are very cool.

 

Yesterday I met a young woman named Portia. We had a very long conversation about many things. We touched on 2 of the 3 subjects you do not talk about. Religion and politics. She is a liberal. I give her credit. She is a thinking one. She actually worked for our Congressman during his campaign. But the idea of religion, well, suffice to say she was stretched. And it caused me to want to reach out more to people. And there was something prophetic about her. Her name means "Offering" in Latin. WOW! Her last name I will not post, but I will tell you it means "Horn." (And for those of you who think I see too much in things, that is OK.) A horn of offering. This is prophetic. There is something coming down the pike. (BTW-this revelation only came this morning.) The Bible talks of a horn of oil, light and strength. A cornucopia. A horn of plenty. A symbolic, hollow horn filled with the inexhaustible gifts of celebratory fruits. Do you see it?

 

Last night I took Mike and Carol to the airport to go to FL for business and family. We had an incredible conversation about the Lord and His workings. I think-why would anyone want to talk about anything else? He is it. He is the answer. He is everything. We talked about everything from deliverance and healing to prophecy and church. ( I confess we did not talk a lot about church a lot. Church without God is not the answer.) Is it not true that coming to "church" and not doing the stuff is not God? So, I loaded them off and began the ride home. I went into McDonald's in Manchester and felt like I had left the country. Everyone was speaking Spanish and all the stuff there was bilingual. Culture shock! As I was there I had a vision. It was a weird one. It was weird because I had it 5 or 6 years ago. In both visions I was told that I would have millionaires in my church-8 of them. A few weeks later this word was confirmed by a prophet who said that and a lot more. I said "Lord-where are they?" His reply was "you shall make them." I remember thinking, "great this is going to be harder than I thought." And then I have this vision again. I shared it with 2 people. I was overwhelmed. I had given up on this to be honest. When I shared this with my daughter, she was immediately aware that my friend Mike was going to meet with someone in the business who's husband had been working with a millionaire in FL from this business. She said "that is the first thing I felt." Millionaires coming in. Folks-I sense a change in the air.

 

So here I am this morning recounting the prophetic words of gems and gold and millionaires. Wondering who it is this will touch. Being forewarned to judge no one by appearance or in advance. Realizing that the business I am in is the answer to helping others and shaping lives. Before I thought I had a "jackknife" of a business, but now I realize I have a nuclear bomb. So, I am overwhelmed(I would tell you speechless, but no one would believe that!). Last night I stopped at a friend's home on the way back to ask him to come aboard. And I am feeling that there is more to this. Only yesterday my daughter Amy, was describing an accident she witnessed and how she just burst into tears of compassion. There is a shift. We have been promised MAY. "As prophesied earlier this year, God has set aside a few months for unusual favor for God's people. The month of May is going to be a time of access and release for those who receive this promise. Kim Clement" I am not trying to explain it, but I do believe it has something to do with sowing and reaping. What we sow in April will be reaped in May.

 

What can you give? While I was in Massachusetts, I thought about giving away my store. Lock, stock and barrel. I told Tina this morning. At wholesale it would be a 30K plus offering. Pray for me. I am looking for the group or person, I believe. Horns of offering. I realized last night the other business helps people, has the potential to reach millions and I don't have to load furniture in cars. :-)

 

So to all of you. I love you!

Lee

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BTW-I looped a friend of mine, Paul, in to this letter. Right now I am listening to worship by him. Pray for him. He is the generation of worshipper, that is not comin, but is here. He is a BLESSING!

Mentoring

Hi folks:

 

This is a big one for me. Over the last few weeks I have been sensing the need for a stronger emphasis on mentoring or spiritual parenting.

 

Last night clinched it for me. There is a real need for this. Mike posed a challenge last week. Will you lay down your life for another?

 

I have said for years that every Timothy needs a Paul. Every Paul, a Timothy. And every Paul, a Barnabas. I have felt in many cases there is a "fatherless" (And surely a motherless side.) generation coming up. First and foremost I know we must address the true position of a father in a child's life. Even as this generation grwos older we see fears entering into hearts. Having said that, we can do what we can do. The age old thought, "let it begin with me."

 

"But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded."

 

I have spoken to no less than 4 young women who have no role model in the last week or so. No less than 3 males. I do not want to sound like a jerk, but when will we come to the end of ourselves and realize we have an accountability to this generation. Whether it be our sons or daughters, or the child of the next door pre-Christian couple, do we have a responsibility? Oh, I know some of these kids are difficult to dea with. Some will resist. But, is not Jesus wooing us at our worst, a type or an image of what His expectations are of us to this generation?

 

Personally, I am struggling with the brokeness of the children I have met in the last week or so. But this is not about me. What about them? There are women in this church who have been broken. They have healed only to the extent they share. I mention women because a lot of the men are plugging in on some level. I copied this from DA. Each one, reach one, Each one, support one Each one, teach one To reach another one.

 

Let me know what you think and what you feel our "job" is.

 

Thanks,

Lee