DISCOVER WHAT IS IN YOUR SNOW GLOBE!

I know I am crazy talking about snow globes when we are celebrating the first of spring! But your snow globe will take on a new look after you read this post! Happy Spring by the way!

Would you agree that your DESTINY is up to you to DISCOVER? I agree 100% with this and I know first hand that PASSION will motivate you to find or "discover" a set direction which will lead you to your DESTINY! Did you get all that?
Direction is your road map to move you along from one road sign to the next. A road map keeps you focused so you do not get distracted and drift. If Heather does not focus I begin to drift. I drift over to the mall and wonder aimlessly trying to discover my next need. I drift into the shoe store. I then drift into this activity and then over to this hobby. All this drifting robs me from my dreams! I need direction to help me with discipline.
Many of you came to the recent "DREAM BIG" conference. I was honored to be able to encourage everyone to learn how to DESIRE and then DISCOVER their God given dreams! A God dream that is filled with passion can present a clear focus or vision that actually allows you to experience ahead of time the emotions associated with the anticipated future. I am still hearing how this conference has impacted so many lives. It goes to show you that God wants us all to desire with great passion our God Dreams! See my most recent blogs for a devotion and video from each part of the conference.

Salt - January 23, 2010 - Choices-Changes-Claims-Climbs

Salt - January 23, 2010 - Letting Go and Laying Down

Salt - January 23, 2010 - Dream Busters

The next step after desiring and discovering the dream is to design a plan and investigate your desires. I always remind you that the DISCOVERY of Gods voice is not a one time event but an ongoing journey of wonder, struggles, fears and desires.
Well ya all know I am a BIG DREAMER and my husband is always asking "what is going on in your snow globe today?" He knows I am thinking big. My snow globe when all shook up is a clear picture of my dreams and destination. I believe God has put great desires in my Snow globe but its up to me to shake it up and go discover them! I really want to step out this year to sharpen and stir the gifts God has put inside me. When we stir up our gifts it brings our snow globe to life and our dreams begin to develop. 2 Timothy 1:6 states "Therefore, I remind you to "stir" up the gift of God which is in you."



I am excited to announce this opportunity God has presented to me so I can stir up the gifts inside me and I want to share it with all my wonderful friends! The 2010 "SHE SPEAKS CONFERENCE" http://www.shespeaksconference.com/
Lysa TerKeurst (http://lysaterkeurst.blogspot.com/), President of Proverbs 31 ministries has been a huge encouragement to me through her daily blogs. God has used her to inspire the dreams inside me, remember friends God speaks through ordinary people in extraordinary ways to get you where you need to be on purpose. Let me excite you a little bit more about the "SHE SPEAKS" conference. Especially for all you great servants in the "WOW" ministry, this will be a way to grow stronger in 2010!

FOR SPEAKERS AND TEACHERS this part of the conference will help you learn
*To be more effective in teaching bible study
*Develop a great message from start to finish
*Understand what keeps an audience engaged and how to make your message memorable.
*Learn to deliver and or teach your message in such a way that not only inspires your audience but motivates them to make life changes

FOR WRITERS:
You have a "PASSION" for writing and even had people encourage you to write a book, but have never known how to get started on the pathway to publication. You will have the chance to attend sessions taught by the top christian publishers- Zondervan, Harvest House, Cook and several others. You will also be able to make appointments to pitch your book proposal.

Or maybe you are a blogger and want to learn how to more effectively connect with your readers, increase the impact of your blog, and hear from someone who successfully got a book contract by maximizing her blog platform.
Whatever the case may be, if you are a writer in the making, after attending this conference you will:
*DISCOVER your unique writing voice and the mechanics of effective writing
*Understand what publishers are looking for and how to write proposals that get their attention
*Better understand how to build your writing portfolio by getting published in magazines
*Know how to write a book that will impact your reader from start to finish

FOR WOMEN'S MINISTRY LEADERS

Now I know first hand that directing a large women's ministry is amazing yet challenging all in one. I know many of you serve in full time ministry all year long. Now this is an opportunity to stir up those gifts and get filled up. This training will encourage and help you:

*Continue building a DREAM TEAM of ministry partners
*Cast your vision for ministry in a way others will catch it
*Distinguish Gods direction for your ministry with God confidence!
*Celebrate milestones of your ministry's effectiveness and keep your team inspired

OK as you can see this is some serious SNOW GLOBE SHAKING! I know this will be loads of fun covered with profit and a cherry of purpose on top! I know that sounds corny but you get the picture right?
Do not miss out on this invitation that came to me from Lysa Terkeurst. To find out more about registering for the 2010 "SHE SPEAKS" conference visit the website at www.Shespeaksconference.com

Keep Dreaming Big,
Heather
Jeremiah 29:11

MY PASSOVER PILLOW!

PASSOVER/EASTER/RESURRECTION is such an amazing miracle working time! I have been really breaking down the passover the past couple of days. Passover is March 30Th. Passover focuses on a mind set of breaking free from the past! The Jewish culture come together to Praise God and remember the Exodus from Egypt after 400 years of slavery! They celebrate and remember that it is a time of New Beginning! I am so amazed how an ancient Jewish ritual that exist in the old testament has so many things that point us to the passover lamb Jesus Christ! Jesus is the New Testament PASSOVER!
In Exodus chapter 12:14 it states "This day (passover) shall be to you a memorial, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout all generations" I feel like God was reminding me to REMEMBER the significance of PASSOVER on a personal level!
My friends I can really remember my Egypt, my time of bondage and hurt. I kept all things and all sin balled up inside. It was such a personal suffering I was my own slave. I am so happy for my NEW BEGINNINGS in JESUS CHRIST! ALL THINGS HAVE PAST AWAY AND ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW!
I am thankful for Passover and to understand that it is not just a Jewish ritual for the Jewish the culture.
Passover is truly a mindset in which I remember my personal salvation experience and PRAISE GOD for my salvation in Jesus Christ!
I had some bondage girlfriends! Christ became my Passover sacrifice so I could CROSS OVER into the new promised land he has prepared for me! Now I understand why God says in Exodus chapter 12 to "remember" the passover and make it a memorial! The difference is that it is about my relationship with God and not a religious ritual! AMEN SISTERS!
Now I found several things very interesting in how the Jewish culture prepares for their Passover meal called the "Seder Meal" I would love to share a couple of interesting observations and show you how these observations all point to Jesus Christ! I hope this makes your Easter celebration a bit more interesting!

The first thing that takes place the day or so before the Passover week begins is a HUGE SPRING CLEANING! They are very serious at cleaning in all the corners of the house to remove all the leavened bread from the home. They clean their ovens and even use blow torches to burn the "chametz". The reason the leavened bread is such a symbolic item is because back 400 years ago when the Hebrews were released from Pharaoh and freed from their bondage as slaves they had to leave in a huge hurry and could not wait for their bread to rise! I do not think we can relate to this in 2010 sisters! We would probably identify more with our flat irons or our coffee pots!
Anyway I like the idea of SPRING CLEANING! A time and season to get ready for a new beginning in life. I think we should set a time aside and ask God to create a clean heart in us. Psalm 51:10 "create in me a clean heart, O God; and RENEW a right spirit within me". We must take time and Spring Clean and prepare for a new beginning!
The coolest thing I learned was the 4 questions that the Jewish children ask during the Seder dinner and these questions create a framework for telling the story of Exodus. I think these four questions became very personal to me and I could see my salvation in each question! WOW! Please take a look at the four questions and personalize them and reflect or remember the framework of your personal Passover story! If you do not have one maybe this is your NEW BEGINNING!

1. Why is this night different then all the rest during the whole year?
Answer: Because it is a time to set aside and make it a memorial and REMEMBER what God did! Do you remember what God did for you? or is God trying to get your attention and show you something new?
2. Why is it that on all other nights of the year we eat all breads but on this night we only eat Matzoh?
Answer: Matzoh is unleavened. It does not have the ability to rise. It is a reminder of what they had to leave behind when they fled in a hurry.
I began to remember the things that I had to leave behind when I left to follow Christ. I also believe that leavened bread is a picture of pride and puffiness! We need to remove all pride and puffiness from our lives and give Jesus priority in our life to lead us out into the personal promised land he has created for us.
3. Why is it that we only eat BITTER herbs on this night during passover?
Answer:To remind us of the "bitter"rude way Pharaoh treated the Jewish people
when they were slaves in Egypt.
I was pondering the bitterness I had in my heart because of past circumstances before Christ set me free!
4. Why do we DIP our herbs twice in salt water this night?
Answer: To remind us of all the hard work it took in laying brick in building
Pharaohs buildings.(They also use cut up apples and smashed nuts during the
meal to represent the materials of brick and mortar that they labored with) The salt water reminds them of all the
tears they shed during this bitter time!
I was reminded of Psalm 56:8 " Lord, You put my tears in a bottle" The Lord knows of all our tears! maybe when we get to heaven we will be given our bottles at the Passover wedding feast! LOL!

The final question of the evening is Why on this night do we eat in a reclining position or leaning on a pillow?
Answer: To be comfortable and remind you of your freedom!
I have to say I am very thankful Christ came to SET ME FREE!
HE IS MY PASSOVER PILLOW!
May this season be a memorial to you that Christ Came so you may Cross over into more then you can Dream or imagine!
Maybe this will be the first season that you really come to know Christ and understand the cross! Ask Him to be your personal savior! He will lead you out and into amazing things! What a great memorial it will be!
Happy Passover friends
Love ya
Heather