The Trumpet by Bill Burns:
Enlightenment comes when the lightning bolt of revelation strikes us and produces spiritual understanding. The light of God illuminates what He wants us to see and hear. Position yourself spiritually to hear and receive all that He wants to impart.
Revelation 3:20 Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:
When you pray, do not speak to the air. Search for Me until you find Me and connect with Me, says the Lord. Come in belief without any unbelief or doubt. You have to be convinced that I will hear and answer your prayer.
James 1:5-8 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, Who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in belief, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, confused in all his ways.
November 17, 2014. (Reposted) “Don’t go by your heart” is something you’ve read and also been told. Yes, before you were born again you had a deceitful heart. But you’ve been given a new heart, a heart that is supple to Me. You turned around and headed in a new direction. Now I will lead you by your heart. Your heart is not your emotions. Your emotions can be fickle and change with the circumstances. Now your heart is capable of being absolutely full of belief. It is belief to which I respond.
Ezekiel 11:19-20 “And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them. And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them. Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.” Bev Robinson
November 17, 2014. (Reposted) You have intentional love for God and your family. This means you make a point of verbally expressing and otherwise showing your love to your spouse, your children and Jesus. You practice things to say and things to do that will powerfully and effectively demonstrate your love as you might have towards your closest friend. If you intentionally (have a preconceived plan of action) show this kind of love, then Jesus says He trusts you to tend His sheep as their shepherd. Greater love have you never had than this intentional love.
John 21:16 “Again He said to him the second time, Simon, son of John, do you love Me [with reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion, as one loves the Father]? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You [that I have a deep, instinctive, personal affection for You, as for a close friend]. He said to him, Shepherd (tend) My sheep.” Ras Robinson
