Shalom

It was several days ago... At the evening I spent some time praying in tounges. Then I remember how the word "SHALOM" came forth of my mouth several times. Then I said : "Speak SHALOM to My children." I knew it was God speaking His word to our current situation.
Then I prayed the word "Peace/shalom" over my papa Oleg (his health), Iana (her marriage)and other family memebers, relatives and friends.
I studied the article written by Gloria Couplend about shalom. The definitition of the Hebrew word shalom is "nothing missing, nothing broken." Another interesting fact is that according to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, the word shalom is also translated as “prosperity, safety, wellness, welfare and health.”

Oh, my dear people of God, do not despise the word Shalom!!!

Isaiah 57:18-21 "I have seen his ways, but I will heal him: I will guide him and restore comfort to him, creaiting praise on the lips of the mourners in Israel. Peace, peace, to those far and near," says the Lord. "And I will heal them." But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud. "There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked."

2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord

Leviticus 26:6, 9-12. I will grant peace (shalom) in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers, and I will keep My covenant with you. You will be still eating last year’s harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for the new. I will put My dwelling place among you, and I will not abhor you. I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.”

1 Samuel 25:6 “Peace and prosperity to you, your family, and everything you own!”

Micah 5:5 “And He will be the source of peace.”

Philippians 4:6-7 ‘Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”

Romans 5:1 “we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.”

1 Corinthians 14:33 “For God is not a God of disorder but of peace

Nothing is too difficult

I was walking from the apartment very discouraged and down. To find a place to stay was the reason of my concern and worry. But there are many people, friends who support me in different ways. Well, as I was going from the place, this word was repeatedly coming to my mind: There is nothing too difficult for Me. It was a constant word that I had to stop to think about it. "Lord, ok, ok, the room is not difficult for You to find. Thank You."

Jeremiah 32:17 "O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by Your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for You!" (NLT).

Genesis 18:14 "I am the Lord! There is nothing too difficult for Me."

Jeremiah 32:27 "I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard fro Me?"

Father, I humbly come before You in faith. Your word says that You are very strong and nothing is too difficult. Let me give you my difficulty. Father, find a place to stay for this summer. You are my provider and the Lord of my life. Thank you very much.
In Jesus, name. Amen.

Love your enemies

I want to thank God Almighty, my Lord and Savior. He gave me to hear a message: to thank Him for the enemies. I remember praying several times thanking God for my friends. I would call their names, think about them and praise God. Now, today, HE has put on my heart to learn and to be thankful for my enemies. Why? They shape me. God brings me to where He designed. Thanks are to our King.

This is what the Word of God says:

“You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies.” Psalm 23:5
Oh, this is also a neat promise: “Surely Your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:6

“When people’s lives please the Lord, even their enemies are at peace with them.” Proverbs 16:7

“Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall; don’t be happy when they stumble.” Proverbs 24:17

“If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.”
Proverbs 25:21

Matthew 5:43-44
“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!”

Luke 6:27-30, 35-36 “but to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheep also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back.
“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for He is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.”

Types of prayers

In a prayer the Holy Spirit taught me how to pray. He gave me an example of prayer with a person who does not know Christ as his or her personal Savior. He said, “Do not bring them to the Father but to the Cross”. “No one can come to the Father except through Me” (John14:6).
Colossians 2:14-15 “He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, He disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by His victory over them on the cross.”
Then the Holy Spirit said that “with those who know the Lord Jesus Christ, bring them into worship of the Father.”

Then I prayed to Abba for Israel. I did not know at first how to pray for this nation but I said (moved in the Holy Ghost): “Place Your hand upon them.” Then the Holy Spirit reminded me the scripture how Moses desired to see glory of God. The Lord placed His hand and Moses could see the Lord’s back and not the face. Exodus 33:22-23 “As My glorious presence passes by, I will hide you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove My hand and let you see Me from behind. But My face will not be seen.”

Blood of JESUS

Sunday:

I called my mom and we prayed together. When we did, she saw Jesus. From his hands the Blood was pouring down on me. It was amazing cause I thought I had some problems with evil spirits... It seemed to me that it was an attack on my walk with the Lord... But also in a prayer my mom heard the Lord saying: I am A good shepherd.

I am happy now!

What would it mean?

I had a dream today: the only one moment I remember is the scripture from the Bible. My sister repeated it over and over so I would memorize. "The sword of the Spirit is the Word of God." It is from Ephesians 6.

In elijahlist.com I have read: "I saw angels with swords drawn ready to cut time for some prisoners. Some prisoners who were willing to stay right where they were to be a light in the darkness an dwho felt they were not quite ready for the street, seemed to atract these flashing swords towards these lengthy sentences.

God knew their hearts, and perhaps those who felt they would never make it on the street would be the ones who would make it. They would have to lean hard on Him, and He would be their strength for the outside world. Some who seemed so confident and thought they could set the world on fire caused the angels to back off and put their swords in their sheathes. Mane who thought they were ready for the outside world really weren't, and those who thought they weren't ready, really were in the eyes of the Lord, for His strength would be made perfect in their weakness."

Now, what does the Lord want to say? It's been a while since I realized that there is no difference between me and any other sinner. Everyone fell short of the glory because of the sins. But there is one thing I know that Jesus is my savior who laid down His life for me on the cross. He did it out of His great love for us, humans. Once again, I do know how not "to be too Christian or too pagan" but the balance is awesome.

How did Jesus communicate with every man: pharisee, prostitue, tax collector, disciples and others? Why didn't Jesus separate Himself from the outside world and just lived happy with His friends? How was Jesus not afraid of the world?

I have these questions because if God has called me to minister to others, it requires communicate with people of different backgrounds.

My prayer today is from Psalm 121.

"I look up to the mountains- does my help come from there?

My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!

He will not let you stumble; the One who watches over you will not slumber.

Indeed, He who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.

The Lord Himself watches over you!

The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.

The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.

The Lord keeps you from all harm

and watches over your life.

The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go,

both now and forever.'

I decided to write here even when at times I am dry spiritually as desert. But, no matter what I am going through we can be sure that the Holy Father is never changing. Praise Him!

Just recently I learned that Jesus is a friend of sinners. It's so cool! Don't feel lonely and bad when the sins are ooverwhelming you. Rejoice, that Jesus calls you His friend. You are in the company of the Most Holy God who will transform your ordinary life into extraordinary.
Believe and rest in His arms!
His way is perfect.

Love,
Katya