All day Friday with Beth Moore was – well, many of you know I do not use the word AWESOME except for our God. To me ONLY He is AWESOME. And He in His Word and in His servant Beth Moore was AWESOME!
It will take me some time to digest this weekend but this morning, right now a brand new day is beginning; a brand new day to begin practicing Showing Up, Shutting Up and Letting Go of the Comfort Cult which I have joined. Beth came to Atlanta on Friday to tell us Father has COMFORT for us. But the only way for us to experience the COMFORT of our GOD is to be set free from our ADDICTION to COMFORT. I like comfort as much as the next girl – to get back home with my man
(I enjoy the way Beth refers to Keith as “my man” – I have one of those too, his name is Jerry) and our home – well, we will not even go there, other than to say Ahhh! COMFORT!
2 Corinthians 1: (NKJV) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
6 Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
7 And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation. 8 For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life.
9 Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead,
10 who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,
11 you also helping together in prayer for us, that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the gift granted to us through many.
Right away verse 3 tells us Father God is the God of ALL Comfort. How foolish is it for us to attempt to find comfort outside His will for us? Is that stuuu-pid?!! Or what? But we do it. I do it. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt! And I’m not even going to say I won’t do it again. I am sure I will; good gracious, I’ve probably done it since leaving the conference! But this morning I have a renewed strength, a renewed desire to Show Up, Shut Up, and Let Go of desiring MY comfort and receiving Father’s COMFORT. And I understand that receiving Father’s Comfort is going to mean, maybe even often, that I will have to let go and leave MY comfort zone.
And verse 4, leaving my comfort zone most likely will lead me into tribulation but there HE WILL COMFORT me!! Hallelujah! It don’t get any better than that!!
Love you all. Lord willing ‘see’ you again in the morning with more!

Father, thank You for this weekend; thank You for Your servants who spoke to us and we pray for them as they begin this Monday morning that they too will be Comforted this morning as You desire and I pray for each and every IDOK that we will experience Your Comfort this morning and that we will show up, shut up and let go of anything and everything that is keeping us from knowing and experiencing YOUR COMFORT. Help us let go, deliver us Lord from our addiction to our own comfort and this we ask for Jesus Name Sake and in His Name, Merit and Strength. And we pray this morning for these
Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Gary and Becky. Erby’s family. Tonya and family. Melannie and family. Taylor & family. Anita. Kathy. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Jennifer and Kevin. Cathy. Mitch and wife. Toy and family. Katelyn. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Jennifer L and family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Randy and Vivian and Chase. Chris. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Martha F and Bob. Rev and Mrs. Carpenter. Allyson and Glen and family and Kaitlyn. Brittney and Kersten and family. Marcia and Larry and family. Sharron and girls. Frankie and girls. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa and Brad and family. Cindy K and family. Cindy L and family. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Jenny. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Christian. Cecil. Laura and family. Mary. Doris. Chassidy. Lisa M and Family.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild. Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church. Revival in America.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops -Shaun. Ethan. Tommy. Christopher. Raul. Troy. Desi. Robert. Billy. Brad. Josh. George. Jonathan. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Tommy T. Brant W.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Lee. Mack. The 226. Danny. Drew.
Civilian in Country – Mike.
That you will likewise empower them and that You will protect our IDOK Troops in mind and body and spirit. And that You will bring them home to us safe and sound and more in love with You than when they deployed.

As I post this it is 109 °F and sunny in Baghdad, Iraq & the time there is 4:17 PM ADT – on August 13 , 2007