Sunday, November 11, 2007

Learning to love Kansas City


I moved here over 2 years ago from Tampa and I am still learning about this city. I moved to Tampa in college and it was a great place to live, no doubt about it, however in August 2003 Yah told me I had two years to find the geographical location of His Will.

I had no idea where that was but in October of that year through a series of events He took me to Nashville for a Prophetic Destiny conference (Jim Goll) and then over to Kansas City, MO to the International House of Prayer (IHOP). During that visit it seemed like every other person I met came up to me and told me I was called to be here. At first I thought they must say that to everybody; maybe they were desperate to get people, I wasn't sure. But I continued to get lots of signs and wonders that proved I was supposed to move here and so I loaded up a moving van and my youngest son and I arrived in May 2005.

What a first year! Living arrangements were tense as I came by faith with no money or job and several health issues preventing me from most work. But Yah was faithful to meet my needs month after month. Then in January of 2006 my Toyota Forerunner was stolen from my apartment parking lot. This was my car of destiny as Yah told me in 2002 I had the spirit of Elijah and was sent to prepare the way for the return of Yahshua. It even had gold trim despite being one of the basic models with no frills but that was another sign as Yah told me I was to be a carrier of His Glory.

So it seemed devastating to me to be here with no money and no car yet after 100 days (and an insurance payment combined with a little money dropped from heaven), I found a Honda FIT and bought it on its Release Date. (First Fruits) When the salesman gave me the keys he said I was "Fit to Go" and Yah whispered to my heart that was what He was going to do in this next season.

But my Forerunner was special to me I replied, still mourning my loss. "I have already made you a Forerunner," He said, "Now I am going to heal you." There are all kinds of sicknesses and all kinds of healings and that is the part of the journey I have been on in the last year and a half since I got the FIT.

True to His Word, Yah has done some miracles in that area. For years I suffered from bright lights with an oversensitivity. The past months I have found that problem decreasing which has allowed me to go out more and see the city.

Today I went to the River Market http://www.kansascityrivermarket.com/ with a friend. If you live here and like fruits and veggies, that is a great place to go as they have a farmer's market on the weekend. Wow, how did I live here all this time and just find this out? Not only nice produce but some cute shops and restaurants, even a flea market with great bargains. And the November weather is grand, I pray it will hold. Fall has always been my favorite season and I love to explore. I guess I better go now because I have all this great food and I have to rearrange my fridge so I will have a place to put it all.


Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Beauty of Creation

Tonight night I went to the Plaza for an open house of photographic artist Thomas Mangelsen. If there ever was someone who is able to capture the awe inspiring beauty and magnificence of Yah's glorious creation, it is Mangelsen.

It is not hard to understand that one of ha-satan's devices is to deceive people into worshiping nature and miss the intimacy and love of the Elohim who created it. Yet throughout life there are many distractions that keep us away from our true purpose for being here: to find our father and learn to know Him. What if we actually make it to heaven and find that a record of all our time on earth spent seeking Him has been made and that is how much time we get to spend with the King in his heavenly realm. A lot of us will regret that we did not spend every waking moment seeking His face.


So it is my constant prayer that Yah will help me look past all the distractions in life and invest my time in that which will not pass away - relationship with my Father and Savior. I know my eternal destiny is greater than any temporary thing that might draw me away. And even though life can be ugly at times, I am so grateful for the beauty of His creation where ever I may find it.