Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Mystery of the Broken Statues
I was chuckling to myself this morning as I was recalling some of the late nights of packing my special things before our recent Big move. Oh yes, one box at a time! I specifically remember one evening taking one of the figurines off a shelf to pack away and noticed she had been attacked by a glue gun! Her broken parts had been grafted all back together in a mysteriously odd fashion.
Her right arm was glued to the left side and her head was glued on an angle and she was missing her left hand! All grafted so nicely so mom would NEVER NOTICE! Trust me I began searching down the glue gun grafter! At least they used the glue gun and not duck tape!
This favorite figurine of mine all broken and glued together reminded me of Romans 11:19-24.
Verse 19 states "the Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in." The branches in this bible text represent you and I in our broken unbelief state, we are broken off from the plan of God which was engineered for our life since birth.
I find much comfort this morning knowing that no matter how bad I have screwed up, God has taken my broken branches of shame, unbelief, ineffectiveness, doubt, rebellion, ignorance and hurt and reminded me through His promises today that when I turn my heart toward the Lord with humility, He will graft me back into the tree, which represents the plan of God!
God desires for us to be happy. God has a grafted plan full of destiny, meaning and purpose!
In yesterdays post we learned an important truth that "God is Able" to graft them in again. I also know that God is perfect in all He does. So I am most certain that He does not go crazy with His glue gone and smack the broken branches back together. Realize today, that ALL things work together for "your" good. That means that all the broken branches are engineered together perfectly for the greater plan. When the Lord does His transforming work in your life you will not sit on a shelf easily noticed that your brokenness was sloppily glued back together. No, my friends you will sit on a shelf as a perfectly grafted figurine sparkling in the beauty of grace, wisdom, knowledge and goodness for all to see. Not one speck of glue will be noticed because God is perfect and He will make us perfect in His love.
John 17:23 "I in them, and you in Me; that they may be made perfect"
Friends, believe with me today that God is faithful to do what He promises for you. Do not let the glue guns of this world try to graft you back together because you will appear broken on that shelf.
Turn your precious heart towards God and let Him begin to graft you back into His wonderful masterpiece, your brokenness will be beautiful.
Now, I have a crazy question...am I the only mom that has come across the figurine on the shelf that looked attacked by a glue gun?
Today's Biblical Promise and Reading
Beautifully broken,
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The Women's Restroom Prank
I am so thrilled to launch, share and journey with you through the new and revised daily devotional BLOG.
Thank you, Kari Chasen for coming alongside me and using your gifts in marketing and computer savvy skills!
I have personally taken a sabbatical/rest from ministry......I AM BACK! After moving our family to a new hometown, relocating and adjusting in a new church home (Northridge Church, Plymouth, MI), letting go and saying goodbye to many special women that have impacted my life, lastly with much pain and hurt I had to lay down the dreams within a women's ministry called "W.O.W." where I passionately served as ministry director, teacher, speaker, counselor and friend. I needed to take some time away to realign myself with the footsteps of God and the plans and calling He has for my life.
There is a lot of EXCITING things happening around and in my life. I am ready to step out in faith not fear and say "yes" to God one fresh step at time. God is blowing new life into a past dream. I just had to be obedient to lay down some dreams because no dream is more important than Him. After all, His visions are further reaching!
I can go on about all God is doing and adjusting in my life for His purposes, however this blog is not about me! It is about you and me communicating the biblical promises for the day. In each post you will find the bible reading for the day and week at the very top of each post. I will utilize a bible promise from that days reading that stood out to me. I will then apply that particular biblical promise or promises to the REALITY of my daily life to teach, comfort and encourage others in a fun, practical and real way. I encourage you to read the daily bible reading posted after the blog entry. You can even post a comment on how you experienced God through a biblical promise that stood out to you . Maybe you just want to comment on the blog post and how it has helped you draw the necessary courage to trust God that day. Remember everyone has a good answer and will help another reader!
A typical post will look like this:
I needed to stop off to use the bathroom during a recent road trip to North Carolina. My girlfriend followed behind me as we rushed from our car into the McDonald's girls room! As I stood in front of the door the word "OMEN" jumped out at me. It sounded like a beast of a word and I was not entering! I turned to my girlfriend and said "This is for Omens" and went searching for the woman's bathroom, still confused about what an Omen was in North Carolina! I was convinced it was the janitors room or a secret storage of some sort. My best girlfriend followed my wanderings and confusion until the BIG LIGHT BULB moment hit us....the "W" in the WOMEN sign somehow disappeared. "OMEN" was all we seen, not even a triangle figure of a women was engraved in the door to help us realize it was the ladies bathroom! Friends, this only happens to two very tired girls that have been in a car far too long...brain dead!
The last few days the word OMEN has not left my mind. I was a truth seeker for many years during a point in my life. Tasting sweet and dangerous honey's in life. Always waiting for the real sign or OMEN in life and was desperate to find it anywhere. At one of my lowest points in life, I had no where else to turn and I asked God to help me. In my darkest hours I found true light to bring me where I needed to go... Directly to the heart of God!
The Webster's dictionary states that an OMEN is a sign of something about to happen. An unstoppable force of irresistible change; good or bad.
After today's reading I was reminded of Gods goodness and mercy in becoming the WOMAN He has intended for me to be. As I continued to reflect on the word OMEN I have been reminded that a "woman" who sets her heart toward God will experience His unstoppable force of goodness, riches, wisdom and knowledge. His ways are unsearchable and past finding out! The unstoppable force of an unexplainable God grabbed hold of a broken, wild, weak, disqualified woman like me and grafted me into His plans and purposes.
Romans 10: 23 states" God is able to graft them in again"
Romans 10:36 reminds us that "For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be the glory, forever"
Remember in today's biblical promise that GOD IS ABLE!
Thank God for the person you are becoming today or ask God to help you turn away from unbelief and the accusers voice and turn towards Him.
God is true to His promise,
August 9, 2010 Reading
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
DEFLATED MATTRESS AND NO COFFEE!
What a morning! I told everyone in my last post that we are all on air mattresses for this last week in our old home. We make our transition this Friday. Well about 3am I heard my hubby mumble "I think we are sleeping on a hard floor, we have a hole in the air mattress" I was so tired that I thought I was dreaming all of this. I even thought I was sleeping on a hard floor in my dream, the dream felt so real at the time. Well, when my alarm went off at 6am I was shocked that the floor that felt so HARD in my dream was a reality! I think my lab jumped in bed with us last night and put a whole in the mattress!
I told myself as I got up off the HARD floor that "this is the day the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it!" I then headed downstairs to make my morning coffee and discovered someone left me about 1 teaspoon of coffee, now who leaves that much coffee and puts it back? My hubby thought he was being nice by leaving me enough for a Dixie cup! I really enjoy that morning coffee and now I was really trying to adjust my attitude! So I told my girls to hurry and get ready and Ill take them to the local doughnut shop for breakfast. Out the door we went at 7:15.....As I was in the drive through line I noticed it said 0 MILES TO EMPTY with 5 cars in front of me!!!!! Ok, now the morning was getting to me. I had to get out of line and get to the gas station. I did not plan on getting out of my car! I will not even tell you the PJ's I had to pump gas in!!! I was the laugh at the gas station I am sure!
What a morning that was certainly a little off course..... ya think? But God reminded me of how important it is to stay on course with Him. Some days can bring DEFLATED SITUATIONS, EMPTY COFFEE CUPS and A LACK OF FUEL. But we need to adjust our mental attitudes. This is not easy many times. Situations can be difficult and leave us feeling like we are on HARD GROUND!
Gods word says Romans 12:2 "and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is good and acceptable and perfect will of God"
Life can present challenging situations but God has made a way for us to have a new way of thinking in the midst of every situation. It has been made possible through the Holy Spirit. I am thankful God changed my thinking today and got me back on track.
Remember in the beginning God spoke EVERYTHING into existence and it was GOOD. The world began to SPIN and God was still speaking and ordering everything into place. If your world is SPINNING allow God to continue to put it all in order! God works all things for the Good!
Have a great day friends and I pray that God renews your mind through the Help of the holy spirit! May we process our deflated, hard situations with His absolute truth.
God Bless
Heather
I told myself as I got up off the HARD floor that "this is the day the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it!" I then headed downstairs to make my morning coffee and discovered someone left me about 1 teaspoon of coffee, now who leaves that much coffee and puts it back? My hubby thought he was being nice by leaving me enough for a Dixie cup! I really enjoy that morning coffee and now I was really trying to adjust my attitude! So I told my girls to hurry and get ready and Ill take them to the local doughnut shop for breakfast. Out the door we went at 7:15.....As I was in the drive through line I noticed it said 0 MILES TO EMPTY with 5 cars in front of me!!!!! Ok, now the morning was getting to me. I had to get out of line and get to the gas station. I did not plan on getting out of my car! I will not even tell you the PJ's I had to pump gas in!!! I was the laugh at the gas station I am sure!
What a morning that was certainly a little off course..... ya think? But God reminded me of how important it is to stay on course with Him. Some days can bring DEFLATED SITUATIONS, EMPTY COFFEE CUPS and A LACK OF FUEL. But we need to adjust our mental attitudes. This is not easy many times. Situations can be difficult and leave us feeling like we are on HARD GROUND!
Gods word says Romans 12:2 "and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is good and acceptable and perfect will of God"
Life can present challenging situations but God has made a way for us to have a new way of thinking in the midst of every situation. It has been made possible through the Holy Spirit. I am thankful God changed my thinking today and got me back on track.
Remember in the beginning God spoke EVERYTHING into existence and it was GOOD. The world began to SPIN and God was still speaking and ordering everything into place. If your world is SPINNING allow God to continue to put it all in order! God works all things for the Good!
Have a great day friends and I pray that God renews your mind through the Help of the holy spirit! May we process our deflated, hard situations with His absolute truth.
God Bless
Heather
Friday, May 14, 2010
Put the movie on P A U S E!

Hello Friends!
I know it has been awhile since I last wrote and many of you have emailed me to see what has been going on in my life! I am so grateful for all my friends and family! I promise as soon as we get settled from this BIG move I will blog weekly. I really am excited to stay in touch with all of you through this blog! I think we can have real fun communicating, learning and growing as we watch how God speaks to us in our lives!
Well, the BIG MOVE is this weekend and next weekend. CHANGE is a huge part of my families life right now. We are making changes in almost EVERY area of our life! Now that can be stressful but you must make your attitude see it as an adventure! WE believe together as a family that God is up to something big in all of our lives. But unfortunately God never gives us a 7 step formula, He desires for you to take the sense of adventure! Nothing is very easy, predictable or comfortable at this time for our family. As a matter of fact starting this weekend we will ALL be on air mattresses in the family room together for one week, this should be an adventure in itself!
I know it has been awhile since I last wrote and many of you have emailed me to see what has been going on in my life! I am so grateful for all my friends and family! I promise as soon as we get settled from this BIG move I will blog weekly. I really am excited to stay in touch with all of you through this blog! I think we can have real fun communicating, learning and growing as we watch how God speaks to us in our lives!
Well, the BIG MOVE is this weekend and next weekend. CHANGE is a huge part of my families life right now. We are making changes in almost EVERY area of our life! Now that can be stressful but you must make your attitude see it as an adventure! WE believe together as a family that God is up to something big in all of our lives. But unfortunately God never gives us a 7 step formula, He desires for you to take the sense of adventure! Nothing is very easy, predictable or comfortable at this time for our family. As a matter of fact starting this weekend we will ALL be on air mattresses in the family room together for one week, this should be an adventure in itself!
During this move I have reminded my family and myself that its not about us or the new adventure. Its about the Author and perfecter of our faith, who wants to write his story through our life. And if you read through the bible you discover that His favorite genre is Action-Adventure!
I am personally so excited right now about all the changes that I just want to get where I think God wants us to go very, very quickly! But that is not wise Heather! God has been really reminding me to SLOW down or I will miss the divine opportunities. It is so important for all of us to pace ourselves in times of change and stress. We have to be careful not to put our own spiritual blinders on and become our own interruption to Gods plans. This is so difficult for me! I want to be on a wild dash and run this journey so fast but it puts me out of stride with the spirit of God! Does anyone relate to my personality?
So God has reminded me that He has pushed the P A U S E button on my story! He really has to teach me to slow down! I want to share briefly what he has showed be and if anyone is crazy like me in times of change or stress I hope this is a reminder of why we need to "Be still and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10
P A U S E
P is for POSITIONING. God is always wanting to reposition us for the next chapter of the story He is writing for your life. But sometimes life brings us curve balls and we don't understand things. It is then very important to P A U S E. This is when God does something great. Will you allow Him to position properly so you can possess all His Purposes he has already written for your life. If you do not PAUSE you will RUN right past them!
A is for ADJUSTING. God is like our spiritual Chiropractor. If you allow Him to adjust you the twists and turns in your life will be a joy and not a heartache! Adjusting to change can be hard. If you are adjusting to a loss, illness, financial stress or anything else that causes the aches and stiffness to set in, allow God to adjust you.
U is for UNDERSTANDING. God wants you to have a peace and understanding in your life. He may not tell you all the details but He will teach you how to trust and understand His ways! This is the only reason we all still exist here on earth! God is desiring for our Understanding. He will use any and everything in our life to get His attention. How is your Understanding? Have you been stuck in a rut lately? how is affecting you?
S is for SURRENDER. I am learning to surrender all mu unknowns to Him who has created and already written my book! He knows how the story ends! I would be a fool to go off and write my own story! My success in this life is contingent upon my security in SURRENDERING. But I will admit, if you do not understand how God works then the surrendering is next to impossible.
How do you see the troubles, disappointments and surprises of life transforming you into the person God wants you to be?
E is for EXPECTANT. This is my favorite word. I have to put all my energy that allows me to run ahead of God and funnel it through the feelings of EXPECTANCY! This has helped me release any anxiety about what God has waiting ahead. I have stood on Him promises and visions He has given me. I am staying EXPECTANT on every promise and vision. I know God will position, adjust, help me understand and teach me to surrender. But its up to me to stay focused and Expecting all the BEST God has! His word says in Ephesians that He will do EXCEEDINGLY and ABUNDANTLY more than we can ask or imagine.
I am going away in July to learn how to take my gift of writing lessons and books and learn to better position myself into Gods purposes. I also am desiring to travel more with my speaking. I have written many visions down for years and God has brought many to pass. I know now He is moving me to Learn and Grow so I can spread His love and Word and accomplish even more with the gifts He gave me! Its important in ministry to stay on your knees and also surround yourself with others and you share your love and creativity. God will shape you and bring you to your DREAMS!
Habakkuk Chapter 2 in the bible says " WRITE THE VISION and make it PLAIN on tablets" see God tells you to write your desires down! But in the book of Habakkuk God also teaches us to Stand, Watch and WAIT for what God tells us! This is the part when God pushes the PAUSE button!
I encourage you to read the book of Habakkuk! It is only 3 short chapters!
Let me know if it inspires you to DREAM BIG WITH GOD!
I love you all and after the Big move I will be writing more!
Lets stay in touch.
Blessings
HEATHER
heatherswowblog.blogspot.com
Thursday, March 25, 2010
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
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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
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
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
DREAM BUSTERS
God says in Isaiah "Behold I will do a new thing... Do you not know it?" I love that God is always dreaming up new things for our lives! But we are the ones that always miss what he is doing or we do not even know it! We all have DREAM BUSTERS! They BUST every opportunity for our preferred future! How do we push past them and keep diving into all God has for us! This last message I spoke at the 2010 Dream Conference will enlighten you! Keep DREAMING never give up on those desires! I hope I know this will help you become aware of your dream busters and then energize you to blaze past the busters in your life! Keep those dreams alive! Do Not Miss What God has for you! Do not stay stuck in your circumstances!
I am thinking of doing a bible study on line, I would love feedback to who would be interested! This would be a neat time to interact with everyone from all over!
Have a great day friends and talk to you soon!
Heather
Go to the link below and click DREAM BUSTERS
Salt - Jan 10 - Dream Busters
I am thinking of doing a bible study on line, I would love feedback to who would be interested! This would be a neat time to interact with everyone from all over!
Have a great day friends and talk to you soon!
Heather
Go to the link below and click DREAM BUSTERS
Salt - Jan 10 - Dream Busters
"LETTING GO AND LAYING DOWN" Message 3 of the Big Dream conference Speaker Heather Baxter
This was the biggest revelation for me in 2010~ In Exodus chapter 4 verse 2 God says to Moses "What is that in your hand?" Moses said "A rod" And He said "cast it on the ground." So Moses cast it on the ground. This rod was a huge part of Moses identity. The rod identified him as shepherd. He worked for his father n law as a shepherd boy. When he was asked to lay that down, he was laying down everything he knew for that season in his life. Little did he know that God was going to transform him and use his rod in huge ways! The same rod that directed sheep was going to split the red sea!
How often do we get stuck in our identity and its so comfortable that we cannot see past our comfort zone. Gods dreams are always bigger. But in order to experience the miracles we have to let go and lay down. Do you need to let go of the past? Do you need to lay down fears and failures? Do you need to let go of your current identity? God is always up to doing new things and transforming for new miracles but if you never lay down you will never experience what lays ahead! The laying down and letting go can sometimes be the hardest thing you will ever do!
But your split sea moment is around the corner!
Enjoy this message and let me know how God used this message in your life!
Love ya friends
Heather
CLick here for the message!
Salt - January 23, 2010 - Letting Go and Laying Down
How often do we get stuck in our identity and its so comfortable that we cannot see past our comfort zone. Gods dreams are always bigger. But in order to experience the miracles we have to let go and lay down. Do you need to let go of the past? Do you need to lay down fears and failures? Do you need to let go of your current identity? God is always up to doing new things and transforming for new miracles but if you never lay down you will never experience what lays ahead! The laying down and letting go can sometimes be the hardest thing you will ever do!
But your split sea moment is around the corner!
Enjoy this message and let me know how God used this message in your life!
Love ya friends
Heather
CLick here for the message!
Salt - January 23, 2010 - Letting Go and Laying Down
HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION Message 2 from the Dream Conference!
We all make decisions on a daily basis with immediate and long term consequences. The BEST decision is a WISE one. God wants to direct us and our every step. The bible offers us guidance on many issues in our daily lives. But yet the bible appears silent in many lives. God has a treasure for you personally. He wants to give you full understanding and direction for your situation. He desires that you seek and go on a treasure hunt and search for the hidden treasure. Proverbs 2:4-5 "If you seek(wisdom) as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasure; then you will understand the fear of the Lord"
It all begins with a willing commitment and it will end with exciting discoveries!
The second message from the DREAM conferance taught by Carole Combs will help you discover how to start searching for the treasure! It is a practical 7 day plan that you can apply today. It will help you make the right decision in your life. Remember all our decisions have a concequence. Are you getting ready to make big decision in your life? Do you want to be in the middle of Gods dream for you life? Come journey with us as we go thru the Dream conference together! Please let me kmnow how God is speaking to you as your comments are always a huge blessing to me and others.
Tomorrows lesson is on "laying down and letting go" So God can interrupt our life!
Blessings friends
Heather
Click here for The message!
Salt - January 23, 2010 - A Seven Day Plan to Finding the Will of God
It all begins with a willing commitment and it will end with exciting discoveries!
The second message from the DREAM conferance taught by Carole Combs will help you discover how to start searching for the treasure! It is a practical 7 day plan that you can apply today. It will help you make the right decision in your life. Remember all our decisions have a concequence. Are you getting ready to make big decision in your life? Do you want to be in the middle of Gods dream for you life? Come journey with us as we go thru the Dream conference together! Please let me kmnow how God is speaking to you as your comments are always a huge blessing to me and others.
Tomorrows lesson is on "laying down and letting go" So God can interrupt our life!
Blessings friends
Heather
Click here for The message!
Salt - January 23, 2010 - A Seven Day Plan to Finding the Will of God
DREAM BIG CONFERENCE AND DEVOTIONAL
True Faith demands that we Activate our Faith. It all starts with a GOD DREAM! The bible is full of stories of many people in whom God dreamed Big for. Their destiny determined anothers destination.
Moses was going to be a leader, split a sea and set the captives free, Noah was asked to make a boat out of gopher wood, Joseph had dreams that placed him in line with Gods plans, Lastly, God had a dream to save the world through His son Jesus!
Do you believe in God size dreams? Do you believe God wants to guide you and bless you through a God sized dream?
The first thing you need to do is make a CHOICE/DECISION to believe bigger then your circumstances. You need to see the DREAM! Now after you make a choice to believe and obey you may run into some DELAYS, DOUBTS and DISCOURAGEMENTS that seem to lead to another DEAD END. But remember when you make a Choice it then becomes about the CLIMB. So often we just want to get to the top or the other side in a hurry but its not about that!
You will face struggles and chances and be knocked down but these are the moments that God does His biggest work. It is very important to not take your eyes off the Dream. In the end God will DELIVER and you will experience your TA DA moment!
God is all about DELIVERING you into the Dream He is preparing for you!
I hope you enjoy the first teaching to the Dream Big conference!
Let me know what dreams you have for 2010, I want to climb alongside you and be an encouragement. I know it can be scarey and hard at times!
Blessings and keep dreaming!
Heather
CLICK HERE TO VIEW, I WILL DO A DEVOTIONAL ALL WEEK ON THE DREAM CONFERENCE!THANKS FOR ALL THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK
Salt - January 23, 2010 - Choices-Changes-Claims-Climbs
Moses was going to be a leader, split a sea and set the captives free, Noah was asked to make a boat out of gopher wood, Joseph had dreams that placed him in line with Gods plans, Lastly, God had a dream to save the world through His son Jesus!
Do you believe in God size dreams? Do you believe God wants to guide you and bless you through a God sized dream?
The first thing you need to do is make a CHOICE/DECISION to believe bigger then your circumstances. You need to see the DREAM! Now after you make a choice to believe and obey you may run into some DELAYS, DOUBTS and DISCOURAGEMENTS that seem to lead to another DEAD END. But remember when you make a Choice it then becomes about the CLIMB. So often we just want to get to the top or the other side in a hurry but its not about that!
You will face struggles and chances and be knocked down but these are the moments that God does His biggest work. It is very important to not take your eyes off the Dream. In the end God will DELIVER and you will experience your TA DA moment!
God is all about DELIVERING you into the Dream He is preparing for you!
I hope you enjoy the first teaching to the Dream Big conference!
Let me know what dreams you have for 2010, I want to climb alongside you and be an encouragement. I know it can be scarey and hard at times!
Blessings and keep dreaming!
Heather
CLICK HERE TO VIEW, I WILL DO A DEVOTIONAL ALL WEEK ON THE DREAM CONFERENCE!THANKS FOR ALL THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK
Salt - January 23, 2010 - Choices-Changes-Claims-Climbs
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