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Archive for January, 2015

Heat And The Future

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It appeared on more than one occasion that Joseph would not finish his course. Power-people seemed to step in his way around every other corner. Yet, being sold for a slave was one of the steps that assured Joseph would get where he was supposed to be when he was supposed to be there. (Gen.50:20) It wasn’t simply a step in the direction of salvation for Israel, it also worked out some things in Joseph that he couldn’t take with him to the palace. Interpreting dreams in the prison tried and prepared him to interpret dreams in the palace. In the dark hours and the obscure places, he gained godly wisdom that would soon be in demand. We need people who know the future and have an assurance about the future. They are in great demand. They will always have job security. And, biblically speaking, it seems those people step into position with the heat of the trying-furnace still on them.


 


Overcome The Damage

mirrorHandsIf we don’t overcome damage to our identity, worth and track record, we  develop an offense or an attitude or an outlook on life that leaves our mirror cracked, leaves our self-worth fragmented and pulls the rug out from under our self-government.  That, in turn, undermines every opportunity and relationship we have.  

(This is the sixth excerpt from Kathy’s article “Seeing Us The Way God Sees Us—Part 2“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Previous excerpts may be read by scrolling down this page.)


 


Relationships That Build Up

Friends

 

This year may you find and keep the kind of relationships that build you up and don’t tear you down.

“For I am not ashamed, even if I have boasted somewhat too much about the authority that the Lord has given us—authority to build you up, not to tear you down.” (2Cor.10:8, GNB)


Marty and Kathy’s 10th Annual
Kingdom Congress 2017
March 1-3, 2017
Worship, Prophetic Ministry, Impartation Service, Israel Update
Click Here For More Info:  SEEC Ministries Kingdom Congress 2017


God Hasn’t Changed His Mind About You

I know a lady that was raised on the church bench.  She had such a heart for God when she was young, that she Walkingtruly considered marrying a minister.  She is wired primarily eagle, who tends to require perfection in self.  She is also ox, wanting no conflict, and she has a motivational gift of serving as well.  She went right from high school to being a secretary.  As choices flowed in her life, she married young and went through two divorces.  Being a conscientious church girl, she saw herself as disqualified and a failure.  She struggled with thinking that her potential and purpose were lost.  For years, her self-image and self-worth were shaken.  However, even with those two elements shaken, she was one of those exceptional people that had enough strength of character not to allow her self-government to take a dive.  She remained diligent in her career and rose to executive secretary.  After dealing with taunting questions like “Who am I now?   Why am I here now? (since I’ve messed up so badly),” she came to the realization that God had not changed His mind about His original intent for her and her gifts and calling were still intact.  Today, she has overcome and is an awesome intercessor, just as she was originally intended to be.  She realizes now that even her time as a secretary was actually intercessory in nature, building bridges between problems and their resolve.  She outgrew her feelings of unworthiness to even allow the Holy Spirit to stir gifts in her of discernment and prophetic proclamation.
(This is the fifth excerpt from Kathy’s article “Seeing Us The Way God Sees Us—Part 2“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Previous excerpts may be read by scrolling down this page.)
Marty & Kathy Gabler invite you to read their
articles in the latest issue of SEEC Magazine.
CLICK HERE to read SEEC Magazine


Believing In My Redeemer

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We’ve got to believe more in our Redeemer
than we believe in the past.—(Kathy)

 
“Plead my cause and redeem me; revive me and
give me life according to Your word.” (Ps.119:154, Amp)


Marty and Kathy’s 8th Annual Conference
Kingdom Equipping Congress 2015
March 4-6, 2015
Worship, Prophetic Ministry, Impartation Service
Update on Israel and the Middle East
Click Here For More Info:  https://martygabler.com/ctk-conference/


Redeeming The Cracks

When our self-image takes a hit and our mirror gets cracked, it is tempting to feel so fragmented that we stop FaceCrackMirrorfunctioning.  If we do, then condemnation seeps into those cracks and tries to kill our relationship with our Father and tries to steal our sense of worth and tries to destroy our self-government.  Condemnation is one of the most lethal weapons the devil uses because it carries a mixture of truth and lie that is particularly toxic.  Condemnation’s first punch is usually true, like “You know you messed up. You’re guilty.”   However, it’s second punch is a poisonous lie like, “There is no way out, no healing for a cracked mirror.  There is no way to redeem value that was lost and no restoration of broken boundaries.”  Those lies should make you want to spit.
(This is the fourth excerpt from Kathy’s article “Seeing Us The Way God Sees Us—Part 2“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Previous excerpts may be read by scrolling down this page.)


 

Marty & Kathy Gabler invite you to read their
articles in the latest issue of SEEC Magazine.
CLICK HERE to read SEEC Magazine


Changelessness Dissipates

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As the people of God assemble today may all impression and/or delusion of sameness and changelessness dissipate like a mist in the face of the truths and reality of the Word of God—that Word which changes not but changes people and circumstances.
“I want a walk in the country, I want a cabin in the woods.  I’m desperate for a change from rage and stormy weather.” (Ps.55:8, Msg)


They Are Getting Over It

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People who have said things about you in the past (even though they may have been right) are getting over it this year;  and the damage that they did with what they said you were, you are going to overcome this year and it’s going to turn around for your good.
“And they will say about you, ‘The Lord always does right!  God is our mighty rock.’” (Ps.92:15, CEV)


 


In Bounds Or Out Of Bounds

The third thing the devil did was offer Jesus a way to get what He came after by getting out of bounds on a shortcut. FenceBoundsSatan offered to not oppose Him and give Him the kingdoms of this world (Rev. 11:15). Jesus knew the kingdoms of the world were to be His, but He knew better than to worship Satan to get them. Jesus was a mature son of strong character, and He was so intent upon obedience and self-government, that He couldn’t be tempted by success any other way. Adam and Eve did fall for the temptation to get out of bounds and reach beyond the will of God. Then, evidently, they did not truly repent because they passed on the “thinking of their heart” to the next generation. Cain cracked his own mirror also by reaching outside God’s boundaries with a sacrifice that wasn’t acceptable. Then his self-worth plummeted and his self-government completely toppled when he murdered his brother.

(This is the third excerpt from Kathy’s article “Seeing Us The Way God Sees Us—Part 2“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Previous excerpts may be read by scrolling down this page.)



Marty and Kathy’s 10th Annual Congress
Kingdom Congress 2017
March 1-3, 2017
Worship, Prophetic Ministry, Impartation Service
Click Here For More Info:
https://martygabler.com/kec2017/


 


Here To Happen

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I’m here to happen to, not be happened to.

I am here to affect a household, a culture
and a nation! (Melissa Gabler)


Listen to a short audio file of MELISSA GABLER speaking.
CLICK ON THIS LINK:
“Everything Is Set Up For You To Cross The Finish Line.”


Character To Keep You

boundariesThe 3rd question God asked Adam was if he’d eaten of the tree.  God wasn’t looking for information of course.  He was helping Adam realize the point of origin of this earthquake that cracked his self-image and damaged his self-worth was when he defied the boundaries.  If anyone ever feels like God sets boundaries to demean or be unjust or cruel, they need some vitamin “G” as in “G”row up!  He sets boundaries wisely to set the stage for the truest expression of commitment, respect and honor in a lifetime.  It takes self-government to work within boundaries and that self-government develops maturity and character.  Character is a matter of righteous values and moral strength.  Character is essential to taste true fulfillment in your lifetime.  It will take Character to keep you wherever purpose takes you.  I’ve known really gifted and skilled people who lost everything because they did not have the self-government and character to honor boundaries and protocol in relationships or career or finances or health.

(This is the second excerpt from Kathy’s article “Seeing Us The Way God Sees Us—Part 2“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Previous excerpts may be read by scrolling down this page.) 


New Language In Your Home

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Your Home #14—May your home be filled with new language this year—filled with the language of finance and prosperity, filled with the language of health and filled with the language of wise counsel given and heeded.

“Without good direction, people lose their way; the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances.” (Prov.11:14, Msg)


Marty and Kathy’s 10th Annual Conference
Kingdom Congress 2017
March 1-3, 2017
Worship, Prophetic Ministry, Impartation Service
Click Here For More Info:  KINGDOM CONGRESS 2017


Don’t Stop And Replay Offending Moments

Jesus’ death, burial, resurrection and ascension was for our salvation.  That salvation includes the power to RecorderListenovercome any obstacle to your life and purpose.  The fact that He came to die for you proves that you have value.  That’s your trump, the undeniable proof that you have value and that will forever declare your worth!  The challenge is figuring out how to get your emotions to agree with that truth so that you don’t bottom-out if someone treats you as if you don’t have worth.  If  someone’s  selfishness or pride or ignorance or prejudice or stupidity causes them to look at anybody as worthless, that is their problem.  It is a lie to believe someone else’s problem can make you worthless.  The challenge here is to find a way that their problem has no influence over our emotions.  If we can learn to leave those offending moments in life by deciding not to stop and replay them, we can walk away in the confidence that we can trust God to deal with people and their issues while we rest in the truth that our self-worth isn’t even at risk.

(This is the first excerpt from Kathy’s article “Seeing Us The Way God Sees Us—Part 2“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.) 


Kathy is speaking at the SEEC Ministries Kingdom
Congress 2017  March 1-3, 2017
Info:  Kingdom Congress 2017
“Advancing The Kingdom” — Kathy’s message from the SEEC
Kingdom Conference 2014 (52 min.)
Click link below to listen:
http://martygabler.podomatic.com/entry/2014-05-04T04_57_51-07_00


Expectant Hearts

 

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As the people of God assemble today may His people have a sense of the more that is to come of His purposes and His outpourings. May the hope of receiving and participating fill their hearts with expectancy.

“In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary–we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!” (Rom.5:5, Msg)

 


On Assignment

 

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May we not get off assignment in this coming year.

“I’m telling you this straight. The Son can’t independently
do a thing, only what He sees the Father doing. What the
Father does, the Son does.” (Jn.5:19b, Msg)


Marty and Kathy invite you to
SEEC Ministries 10th Annual Kingdom Congress 2017
March 1-3, 2017  ***  NO FEE
Grace International   Willis,TX
graceic.org    936-856-2455
Marty Gabler, Kathy Gabler, Melissa Gabler,
Jim Hodges, Sam Brassfield, Simon Purvis,
Larry Burden
More Info: martygabler.com/kec2017/


 


Purpose Revealed And Realized

 

The glory of God through us, His creation, is not our putting forth effort to hit an ideal or to align with MoonReflectSuna creed or even getting to heaven. It’s accomplishing things that show His character, His Name in this earth in spite of the influence of culture. That which is in heaven comes to earth through an earthen vessel (Jer.18:4-6; Matt.6:10) and continually points back to its Source in heaven (Matt.5:16). That is why Jesus could say, “If you have seen me, you have seen the Father” because He never misrepresented the Father, no matter how hard people (and the devil) tried to get Him to adjust to their expectations. “Glory” can be translated “excellence”. If we stop short of the excellent purpose and use of God’s power in our life, we have stopped short of His glory. The glory of God through us is purpose revealed and realized. Thayer says that “glory” means “splendor, brightness of the moon”. We only speak of the beauty of the moon because it is reflecting the sun, and the only reason there is reflection is because of the power of the sun. We can only show forth the glory of Him who sits on the throne in heaven. Let us ask, “What of my life points back to heaven?” We are not come-shorters; we are go-forthers whose lives bring attention and recognition to the redemptive God of the ages.

(This is the last excerpt from Marty’s article “Don’t Stop Short” which was published in SEEC Magazine. More excerpts were posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Previous excerpts may be read by scrolling down this page.)

 


Your Home Fuller This Year

LivingRoomYour Home #13—May your home be fuller this year—full of the things you have needed, full of the evidences of victories and full of love and good, productive fellowship.

 “The curse of the Lord is in and on the house of the wicked, but He declares blessed (joyful and favored with blessings) the home of the just and consistently righteous.” (Prov.3:33, Amp)


Marty & Kathy Gabler invite you to read their
articles in the latest issue of SEEC Magazine.
Volume 18 Issue 6
CLICK HERE to read SEEC Magazine


Your Future

Declaration 7.—YOUR FUTURE:  

(Rev.3:8) “I HAVE SET before you an open door and no man can shut it”

DoorOpenNo man has set, no happen-chance circumstance has set, no fluke or hiccup has set, no turmoil or trauma or luck-of-the-draw has set a door before you.

BUT the Word says…. I HAVE SET AN OPEN DOOR.

SET: (Thayer) to give one something to his advantage;  to give to one who is asking;  to supply, furnish necessary things;  to give over to one’s care, entrust;  to commission [for 2015]

cf. 1Cor.16:9  a great door and effectual is opened unto me… and there are many adversaries  [those that oppose, that which opposes]. The Word says that there are many adversaries BUT…  not many impossibilities.  There are things that oppose and things that are contrary but it does not say “impossibilities”.

Don’t forget what Jesus Himself has said: “I HAVE overcome the world”  (Jn.16:33) NOT “I will eventually overcome the world” .
Remind the enemy of the Footprint on his neck! (Josh.10:24-25)

Declare:  I have a future because my Lord has set an open door before me.

(You may read the 2015 Declarations in their entirety at:
https://martygabler.com/2015-declarations/)


Different Conversation

 

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Your Home #12 — May your home be filled with different conversation in the year to come—different because you are no longer discussing threats and defeats but hopes and victories. 

“Answer my prayers, O True God, the righteous, who makes me right.  I was hopelessly surrounded, and You rescued me.  Once again hear me; hide me in Your favor;  bring victory in defeat and hope in hopelessness.” (Ps.4:1, The Voice)


Marty & Kathy Gabler invite you to read their
articles in the latest issue of SEEC Magazine.
Volume 18 Issue 6

CLICK HERE to read SEEC Magazine

We pray this issue will edify and equip you
for our Lord’s Kingdom purposes,
Marty & Kathy

SEEC Magazine — Ministry Magazine of Marty & Kathy Gabler
Volume 18  Issue 6  — December2014/January2015

In This Issue:

Seeing Us As God Sees Us (Part 2)——–Kathy Gabler
The Kingdom And The Church (Part 2)–Jim Hodges
Transitioning To Zion———————-Simon Purvis
The Orphan Heart————————–Larry Burden
Reaching For The Supernatural———-Dr. Elwyn Lewis
Spearheading A New Spiritual
Awakening And Movement————-Sam Brassfield
Hope Came To Earth———————-Pamela Dietz
By Others Or By Us?———————–Marty Gabler


We Have Appointments To Get To

Declaration 6.—WE HAVE APPOINTMENTS TO GET TO IN 2015

AppointmentGetToWe have appointments to get to in 2015 that were set up by our Lord.  But we will get to those appointments by things said BY US, whereas, if we listen to things said TO US we may miss those appointments.  We have been living, to a large degree, by things said TO US when we should be living by things said BY US.

Cf. Acts 27– Paul when ship was sinking; they were all saying, “We are going to drown”   v.17 “fearing”; v.20 “all hope taken away”; but Paul said, “This night angel stood by me and I must go to Rome”

v.22 “there shall be no loss”; v.24 “fear not”; “all will be saved”; “you must be brought before Ceasar”– i.e., ”you have an appointment”; v.25 “I believe God” v.34 “there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you”

Paul had appointments and he spoke those appointments and got to those appointments and he took others with him.
God puts people in the boat to keep it from sinking

Rom. 10:8 “…The Word is near you, even in your mouth and in your heart…”

(You may read the 2015 Declarations in their entirety at:
https://martygabler.com/2015-declarations/)


Lift Up Your Head

LookUpAs the people of God assemble today may those whose hearts are heavy from failures, defeats and grief of the past year, lift their heads, get a deep breath and realize that they are part of the family of God and that they have strength and fellowship through Christ our Lord and the family of God to go on to victories in the coming year.

“But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.  4  With my voice I cry to the Lord, and He hears and answers me out of His holy hill. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! (Ps.3:3-4, Amp)


Another Miracle

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In 2015 I am praying to see a
lot of posts that start with: 

“Hey, you guys, we just got
another miracle!!!


Coming Like A Gust Of Wind

WindGustDeclaration 5.—OUR LORD IS COMING LIKE A GUST OF WIND

Unrighteousness and injustice are filling the nostrils like a foul odor and leaving a bad taste in the mouths of the coming generation.  They will no longer be spoon-fed the tired and fruitless dogma of humanism and the encroachment and centralization of government.  They will refuse to allow their vote to be bought with catch-phrases and empty political propaganda.  Their hearts are being turned to a future that is worth living for their children.  They are turning their hearts to truth and to biblical values.

Jn.3:8 “The wind blows where it wills; and though you hear its sound, yet you neither know where it comes from nor where it is going…” (Amp)

Ps. 18:10 “…he soared on the wings of the wind.”

No matter how high the walls that are built, they can’t keep God out.

You may read the 2015 Declarations in their entirety at:
https://martygabler.com/2015-declarations/


Another Prayer Answered

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In 2015 I am praying to see a lot
of posts that start with: 

“Hey, you guys, another prayer
was just answered!!!

 


Marty & Kathy Gabler invite you to read their
articles in the latest issue of SEEC Magazine.
Volume 18 Issue 6
CLICK HERE to read SEEC Magazine