JOEL 2 GENERATION

One of the greatest parts about this Christmas was the opportunity we had on two occasions to distribute food to the poor as a family. So much is working against us at Christmas time to obscure the ‘reason for the season’ (i.e. that God GAVE us the gift of His Son). Giving to the poor is a violent act of Kingdom expansion. Each time we went, we expected God to manifest His Kingdom in some kind of miraculous way and we were not disappointed. A few days ago, a woman came to the food warehouse where we would distribute the food and clothing. She was so happy with all that she had received – the donations to the warehouse had been particularly generous that week. However, as she was about to leave the Lord gave me a word of knowledge about a problem in her left shoulder. She had that problem and it was painful at that very moment. We asked to pray, lay hands upon her and the King gave her one more gift for Christmas – a healed shoulder. All the pain was gone. I learned so much ju...

A few days ago, I posted an entry called "The Night of Nothing. . .?." Here's the follow-up. I'll let Tenacious B. tell his side of the story and all the great things he got to share. Tonight, Tenacious B and I met with one of the guys (hereafter "T.") we ran into in our search for sick people. He actually called Tenacious B and asked to meet. We were to find out later that when he left us the other night, he had had a feeling that we were different and that our meeting was not coincidence. As we talked about different things, I started asking the Lord for some words for him. My first word was about a sister. As I thought about it some more, I thought it meant that she had some kind of breathing problem or allergy. As it turns out, none of his sisters have any of those problems, but he did have a twin sister who was killed in a car accident. I also got a word about him being a good uncle-- the kind that brings presents. He confirmed that. I also...

On the way home from work today, I was driving and my neck started hurting on the left side and then quickly stopped. My default mode now is to think of it as a word of knowledge, so I started thinking about who it might be for. Since I was in the car alone, I started to rethink about it being a word. Suddenly, my phone rang and it was the delivery man who was wanting to know when I would be home so he could bring a package. After I told him and hung up, the thought came to me that the word that I had just had was for him. When the delivery man arrived, I signed for the package and asked him if his neck hurt on the lower left side. He looked at me incredulously and asked, "How did you know?" I explained that I was a healer (as all Christians are, i.e., little Christs, aka Little Healers) and that this pain could be healed if he wanted. He started making excuses about needing to leave and I pressed him a little more and told him that it would only take a minute. He sa...

Today I went to the dentist. On the way, I started thinking about getting some words for the dentist. For some reason, I was hesitant, but I told the Lord that if He reminded me to ask for words while in the chair, I would. So, a few minutes later and the dentist is cleaning my teeth. I remember I was supposed to ask for words. I started asking and got the impression that she had two boys and that one of them had an eye problem. I told the Lord that if these words were from Him, confirm it. I asked the dentist if she had any kids and she said, "Yes, two." I started to get nervous. I asked if they were boys or girls and she said, "Girls." I breathed a sigh of relief and let her keep cleaning. Some days, I'm more chicken than others. I thought I would tell this little anecdote because I thought it might encourage some people out there who are trying to live the supernatural lifestyle, but find themselves missing it a lot. Keep going!