Coiling and Curling

8 Jul 2009 Kathie Whitestone Thompson Leave a comment

IDOK DEVOTION FOR THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009

I heard Joyce Meyer say, “some folks want enough of Jesus to get them out of hell but they don’t want enough of Him to live in victory.” You know what I say? Some folks want enough of Jesus to get them out of hell but they don’t want enough of Him to get the hell out of them.

Coiling and Curling

Did you know when you are coiling up the cord to your iron or hair dryer if you will start as close to the base of the appliance as you can get with your first coil (especially if the appliance cord is made longer with an extension cord) and then work to the plug, the cord will be less kinked when you unwind it the next time? And that got me to thinking ‘spiritually’ while I was coiling today. Our messes (all kinds of messes, family or friend relationships, money, possessions, dreams, hopes – all kinds of stuff) can best be un-kinked if we begin closest to the base (that is our own hearts before God) and start curling up right close, right there on His Lap and as we do we will notice those near and those long distance kinks will eventually loosen up. But if I insist on starting the coil at the plug, that cord gets more and more twisted; so kinked and twisted it has in time passed become just a tad frustrating. And spiritually speaking, if I start trying to un-kink others before I allow Jesus to un-kink me, well things tend to get just a tad frustrating. Just an observation, for what it’s worth.

Luke 6:

46Why do you call Me, Lord, Lord, and do not [practice] what I tell you?

47 For everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words [in order to heed their teaching] and does them, I will show you what he is like:

48 He is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid a foundation upon the rock; and when a flood arose, the torrent broke against that house and could not shake or move it, because it had been securely built or founded on a rock.

49 But he who merely hears and does not practice doing My words is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, against which the torrent burst, and immediately it collapsed and fell, and the breaking and ruin of that house was great.

Praise Reports and Prayer Requests

Kathie, Please send out a special prayer request for my brother, Donald. He had a stage 3 melanoma cancer removed Monday. He should get the test results back tomorrow (Thursday). If the thickness of the cancer exceeds 1 millimeter at any point, he will need further procedures. The doctor did not elaborate on what those would be. Thank you, La Juanna

ABBA, I don’t know what You can or will do with this coiling observation but this I do know it is so much better if I curl up with You and know Your heart before I give a ‘piece of my mind’ to anyone else. Curling up on Your Lap with my head on Your Chest hearing Your Heart is the safest and most wonderful place on earth to be. Teach me, train me to be so positioned more and more often. And I pray that too for our IDOKs.

And we pray for Donald and Doug; both men are much loved by family and friends, so many hearts want them to be made well and we are trusting Your heart for them, Lord. And we are privileged to bring these others listed here for healing and help too. Thank You for allowing us to pray for these; thank You for allowing us to be a part of the work You are doing in them and through them for Your own glory and for their good and well being. Thank You for Your eternal plans and purposes for these and for those who loved them enough to request that we pray. We commit all this to You, our IDOK Troops, the Peace of Israel, the cleansing of America, the economy, the unrest in leaders and lands, and the Spreading of Your Gospel into all the world and however You can work through us in any of this we want to serve, Lord. Amen and amen.

A SPECIFIC UNSPOKEN. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about.

Holly. Donald 2. Ed G. Debra B. Jon E. Katie B. Brian. Donald 1. Loyce McM. Marzelle. KC. Neolle T. Mary F. MH and J. Caleb and his family – Rob, Vaughn, Whitaker and Donoghue. Dora. Mattie. Jarrod. BETTY. Billie Joyce and family. Stack Family. Brenda and her family. Joshua A. Kim T and her parents. Martha McC. Tamra and Family. Rachel and family. Joe and Rose. Darlene’s Sister, Leona. Tammy B and Family. Jackie K. Brian T. Ricky M. Linda and Family. Joe. Michael H. Linda W. Debbie W. Mike and Vickie. Natalie. Jacqueline and Sons (River and Jackson). Sandra. Dot B. Julia O. Ann C. Stan and Jowanna and Family Mary. Shay and Emma’s Kids (orphanage in Zambia) Ministry. Susan D. Melissa and daughters. Jason A and his mother. Wayne B. Melinda H. Brennan and his family. Joshua. Mabel’s Aunt Lou. Heather and Brandon. Darlene and Torkel. W C and family. Maggie and Family. DeLois. Katelyn (B) J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Bay and family. Bill and Judy. Doug. Larry and Claudia and family. Callie. Ruth. Cynthia. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Chuck. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Mollie and family. Andrew and Daughters. Mollie B.

Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.

Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.

The Peace of Israel.

Revival in America.

ABBA, I am posting this here in prayer as a daily prayer and I am praying as pure in motive as I know how today, asking that You by whatever ways and means You choose, see to the removal from office of every elected Official in Washington and all 50 States that is not sensitive to and is not inclined to work to preserve Judaeo-Christian values and the Constitution of this Nation in its Original Intent. Lord, I am so sorry that many (and thank You not all) offices of this Nation are filled with corrupt, reprobate-minded people who have no regard for You or Your Word and if I have done anything that has contributed to the election of these people, please forgive me and stop me from any further actions that will damage and bring this Nation to complete ruin. I pray Holy Spirit that You will stir the hearts and prayers of enough people to bring this Nation to repentance and will clean and cleanse the offices and the Officials of this Nation. Father God, please have mercy on us. Lord Jesus, clean Washington even as You did the Temple if need be. And Lord some weeks later since this prayer began we have word from one of those Alabama officials that he wants our prayers, that he is mindful of You, that he does love You and obviously he is well acquainted with Your Word. And ABBA I am so delighted and grateful for this man and for others like him, so for each of them (and You know who they are, Lord) we pray that You will anoint and empower them to stand firm and holy in these places of service You have given them and Lord please bring others alongside to stand with them and help them. And as he suggested move us to be involved in the political process with more than just our prayers according to the individual will You have for each of us. Again, Lord, thank You for this news, thank You for what You are doing. Amen and amen.

IDOKs Military Families.

IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Brant W. Christopher R. Joshua M. Brent. Justin G. Michael K. Bay N. T. Palin. Richard M. Bobby G. (added 12/16/08) Tommy T. Kyle N(3/09). Jessica D. (4/09) Sgt. Vince Barrientos (5/2009)

IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Brandon B.

Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George. Travis N. Hawk. Justin G. Tommy W.

Injured: Lukas S. (11/30/08)

Military at home, specifically those emotional-spirit wounds that only God and Time can heal – Adam M. Captain Tran. Josh. John L. Drew.

On his way home 7/8/09: Chad B

As I post this it is 84°F and clear in Al Asad, IQ (Airport) and the time there 6:25 AM AST on July 9, 2009.

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A SILLY EXERCISE

8 Jul 2009 Kathie Whitestone Thompson Leave a comment

IDOK DEVOTION FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009

A silly exercise:

What does this statement say to you? It’s no fun to find a great hiding place, only to discover that no one is looking for you.

And this silly exercise prompted me to find this:

Psalm 139: 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?

Or where can I flee from Your presence?

8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;

If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

9 If I take the wings of the morning,

And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,

And Your right hand shall hold me.

Others may not come looking for you … but HE will! All the more, He KNOWS all our hiding places, we are never lost from HIM.

17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How great is the sum of them!

18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;

When I awake, I am still with You.

Amen and Amen. Whatever the hiding place, whatever seems to have crumbled in and on around you, HE is still with You.

And from a Passage the Holy Spirit spoke to me many years ago: Isaiah 61. (I remember the morning well. It was before the dawn as we sat together in a one bedroom apartment and by His Spirit, He told me to turn to Isaiah 61 and I said to Him, ‘LORD, I don’t even know if there is an Isaiah 61’. Duh! He wrote, He Knows, There is!!

3 To console those who mourn in Zion,

To give them beauty for ashes,

The oil of joy for mourning,

The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;

That they may be called trees of righteousness,

The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”

May HE be glorified in us today!

Praise Reports and Prayer Requests

Doug’s melanoma is back again; radical surgery is scheduled for July 20.

In all our rubbles of any kind, relational or medical or of any sort we can name, You are with us ABBA, and I see You not only on the outside of it calling us out but on the inside of it leading the way out; holding us up, shouldering us and even carrying us when we just have not strength left to walk. That is You, ABBA. Thank You so much for these images, play them on our minds just when we need them I pray. You are so AWESOME! You give me happy tears. Thank You. I love You DADDY GOD. Please help me act like it before family, friends and strangers. And I join with our IDOKs to pray for Doug and I don’t know what to pray, these months have been filled with surgeries and procedures and pain and more than I can even imagine and now more cancer but we have this picture and You are in this with Doug and Claudia and You are faithful. And not just with Doug but all the others named here. You are with us. We pray to give You glory. We pray for our IDOK Troops for their safety and safe returns home, especially for Chad today, that his homecoming will be filled with peace and packed with celebration. And in all the brokenness represented in these names listed here and in the hearts of any IDOK we pray for Your Beauty to arise from the ashes and peace to come for despair and the oil of gladness to be poured out lavishly upon all. Amen and amen.