Melissa—When I wrestled with a sense of victimhood, sometime back, I had to find peace in the fact that God is right in the middle of whatever is going on right now. And as I think of that time period, it leads me to a recent conversation with two very dear friends that are in intense battles of their own. We were catching up on the latest with each other when I started telling them about a meeting I recently had with a cherished voice in my life. In my conversation with this person she told me that it was time for me to dream again, and dream big (she was talking about dreaming about the future). I shared this with my friends and I could see that it hit them like it hit me. Dreaming has not been an exciting concept for a while for any of the three of us due to experience and our current state. We began to talk about what dreaming looks like and began to realize some things. The three of us have all grown up in church and are the types who truly want to stay right in the middle of the will of God. While that is not a bad thing it can take an extreme turn that you don’t even realize until you hit moments like this. The extreme comes when you have done all you know to do to be in God’s will (albeit stumbling through it), but you hit a rough patch and all you can figure is you made one bad decision that put you in this current situation. The extreme part of it is the “witch hunt” for what you did wrong so you can call it by name, repent and hopefully get back on God’s path for your life… if it’s not too late. The extreme is based in idealism. My friends and I realized that for the most part we really don’t know what it means to “dream big” because we have been operating in “sweet little Christian girl” idealisms for our lives. These type of idealisms form a picture of destiny according to our current understanding of Who God is and how He works filtered through our family, religious culture and nation’s cultures and traditions. And yet, our Father has intentionally put in place all the intricacies He works in to establish His Kingdom on this earth through us. (Part 3 of 6)
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Time to Dream Again
Posted by Marty Gabler | January 10, 2022 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Apostle, as in heaven, Bethel, Bible, Bill Johnson, Body of Christ, celebrate, CFNI, charismatic, Chuck Pierce, church, Cindy Jacobs, circumstances, comfort, culture, destiny, dream again, dreams, Dutch Sheets, elderly, encouragement, faith, father, filters, Five-Fold, FMCI, future, gifts of the Spirit, god speaks, God's path, grace, Greg Crawford, Haggin, happy, healing, Holy Spirit, hope, idealisms, Identity, intercession, Isaiah 9:7, Israel, Jentezen Franklin, Jeremiah 29:11, Jesus, Jim Goll, Jim Hodges, John Eckhart, John Kelly, Joyce Meyer, Kathy Gabler, Kim Clement, Kingdom of God, Lakewood, Lance Wallnau, life, long life, manifestation, Marty Gabler, Matthew 6:33, Myles Munroe, obstacles, Osteen, power of god, prayer, problems, prophecy, prophesy, prophet, prophetic, prosperity, Psalm 91:14, Psalm 91:15, Psalm 91:16, purpose, rejoice, Rick Joyner, Rick Pino, righteousness, salvation, Savior, SEEC Ministries, sons of God, spiritual warfare, success, TD Jakes, Texas, victorious, victory, visions, what do I do, what is coming, what is going on, what is happening, what is next, what will I do, what will the end be, what’s happening, what’s next, Will of God, wisdom, word of god | Leave a comment
The Spirit of God Gripping Hearts
As the people of God assemble today may they not forget their godly heritage, the Word of God they were taught, nor their prayer times around altars stained with tears of conviction and repentance; the altars where life dedications were made and where the Spirit of Almighty God gripped their hearts and their family members’ hearts and their peers’ hearts. And may they lead coming generations to those experiences that have strengthened us and filled us with His Spirit, His faith, His hope and a righteous fear of Mighty God so that we all might keep standing and keep believing through whatever the times, the world throws at us. We are overcoming by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony.
Rev.2:3-5,Amp–“…you have left your first love [you have lost the depth of love that you first had for Me]. 5 So remember the heights from which you have fallen, and repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will] and do the works you did at first [when you first knew Me]; otherwise, I will visit you and remove your lampstand (the church, its impact) from its place—unless you repent.”
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JESUS SAVES & JESUS HEALS
In front of the church where my father pastored for 22 years, on Jensen Drive in North Houston, there was a lighted cross high up on a pole. The vertical portion read “JESUS”, the left arm read “SAVES” and the right arm read “HEALS”. When my father got wondrously saved in the downtown Houston area he was taught the Word of God by Mother Hudson, Dad Richey, Raymond T. Richey, Brother Gerhardt, Harry Hodge and several other men and women of God he spoke to me of over the years. The message he was taught was always JESUS and that same JESUS HEALS AND SAVES. I heard him preach that message hundreds of times and know of many people it impacted and lives that were changed. It still impacts me and my preaching. I am the 13th preacher to come out from under my father’s ministry at Jensen Drive Assembly of God. I have preached that message hundreds of times over the last 53 years and I cannot help but encourage you with it again, JESUS SAVES AND JESUS HEALS!
Posted by Marty Gabler | January 8, 2022 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 2021, 2022, altar, Apostle, as in heaven, Assembly of God, Bethel, Bible, Bill Johnson, Body of Christ, celebrate, CFNI, charismatic, Chuck Pierce, church, Cindy Jacobs, circumstances, comfort, cross, destiny, dreams, Dutch Sheets, elderly, encouragement, faith, father, Five-Fold, FMCI, future, gifts of the Spirit, god speaks, grace, Greg Crawford, Haggin, happy, healing, Holy Spirit, hope, Identity, intercession, Isaiah 9:7, Israel, Jensen Drive, Jentezen Franklin, Jeremiah 29:11, Jesus, Jesus saves, Jim Goll, Jim Hodges, John Eckhart, John Kelly, Joyce Meyer, Kathy Gabler, Kim Clement, Kingdom of God, Lakewood, Lance Wallnau, life, long life, manifestation, Marty Gabler, Matthew 6:33, Myles Munroe, obstacles, Osteen, power of god, prayer, problems, prophecy, prophesy, prophet, prophetic, prosperity, Psalm 91:14, Psalm 91:15, Psalm 91:16, purpose, rejoice, Rick Joyner, Rick Pino, righteousness, salvation, Savior, SEEC Ministries, sons of God, spiritual warfare, success, TD Jakes, Texas, victorious, victory, visions, what do I do, what is coming, what is going on, what is happening, what is next, what will I do, what will the end be, what’s happening, what’s next, Will of God, wisdom, word of god | Leave a comment
Impacting in the Here and Now
Kathy—What “used to be” in past years is not the witness that will impact a community or a region for the Kingdom in the here and now. I AM is being misrepresented if He is not present tense and awesome right here in 2022. If we refuse to allow pride or fear to keep us from fresh and timely obedience, sons of God will be redefined and repositioned as needed in 2022 and we will flow into a momentum that causes the good plans of God to manifest. The groaning (Rom.8:19) communities and regions will reel with the supernatural results and exponential harvest that He has planned.
Posted by Marty Gabler | January 7, 2022 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 2021, 2022, Apostle, as in heaven, Bethel, Bible, Bill Johnson, Body of Christ, celebrate, CFNI, charismatic, Chuck Pierce, church, Cindy Jacobs, circumstances, comfort, creation groaning, destiny, dreams, Dutch Sheets, elderly, encouragement, faith, father, Five-Fold, FMCI, future, gifts of the Spirit, god speaks, grace, Greg Crawford, Haggin, happy, healing, Holy Spirit, hope, Identity, intercession, Isaiah 9:7, Israel, Jentezen Franklin, Jeremiah 29:11, Jesus, Jim Goll, Jim Hodges, John Eckhart, John Kelly, Joyce Meyer, Kathy Gabler, Kim Clement, Kingdom of God, Lakewood, Lance Wallnau, life, long life, manifestation, Marty Gabler, Matthew 6:33, Myles Munroe, obstacles, Osteen, power of god, prayer, problems, prophecy, prophesy, prophet, prophetic, prosperity, Psalm 91:14, Psalm 91:15, Psalm 91:16, purpose, rejoice, Rick Joyner, Rick Pino, righteousness, salvation, Savior, SEEC Ministries, sons manifest, sons of God, spiritual warfare, success, TD Jakes, Texas, the here and now, victorious, victory, visions, what do I do, what is coming, what is going on, what is happening, what is next, what will I do, what will the end be, what’s happening, what’s next, Will of God, wisdom, word of god | Leave a comment
Call and I Will Show
Melissa—I had an experience that might not be a bad idea to apply all through 2022. During a time of ministry at a meeting awhile back a revered Prophet told me, “Read Jeremiah 33:3 everyday and watch what happens.” It’s certainly not an unfamiliar passage, but perhaps one that is easily forgotten in the midst of all the hustle, bustle and chaos. So, here you go (in 3 versions for impact):
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jer. 33:3 KJV
“Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.” Jer. 33:3 AMP
“Call to me and I will answer you. I’ll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.” Jer. 33:3 MSG.
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Prospered in the Path
May the Lord prosper you in the path of life that He has ordained for you in 2022. May He show you the life He has placed in that path for you and may you impart life in that ordained path. And when you have gone down that path this year, there will be many who will never be the same because you are a bearer of His life which is redemptive. Joy to you all year. “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.” (Ps.16:11, Amp)
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Battle-Weariness
Kathy—Our Battles this last year may have been physical or financial or attacks from people or harassment in circumstances or a siege of constant pressure. Whatever the conflict, I think battle-weariness sets in at the point there seems to be no let up, no end. Changelessness is exhausting. It can make us too tired to muster hope, but like David, that’s the time to talk to God openly. In Psalm 55, David told the Lord that he just wanted some peace and quiet, a walk in the country and a cabin in the woods. He told Him his heart was desperate for change (MSG). When we come to God in exhausted desperateness, He does not meet us there as a stonewall of resistance. That place of meeting with Him is a threshold, a starting place, a second wind. Just breathe.
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Being the Shift
Melissa — What a great, great year to be alive! We GET to not only see the shift, we get to BE the shift. Yes, the glory of God is going to be not only seen, but known. And it’s not because things just got that bad, it’s because things and people (this includes you) are now in place for undeniable God elements. Get ready.
Posted by Marty Gabler | January 3, 2022 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 2021, 2022, Apostle, as in heaven, Bethel, Bible, Bill Johnson, Body of Christ, celebrate, CFNI, charismatic, Chuck Pierce, church, Cindy Jacobs, circumstances, comfort, destiny, dreams, Dutch Sheets, elderly, encouragement, faith, father, Five-Fold, FMCI, future, get ready, gifts of the Spirit, god speaks, grace, Greg Crawford, Haggin, happy, healing, Holy Spirit, hope, Identity, intercession, Isaiah 9:7, Israel, Jentezen Franklin, Jeremiah 29:11, Jesus, Jim Goll, Jim Hodges, John Eckhart, John Kelly, Joyce Meyer, Kathy Gabler, Kim Clement, Kingdom of God, Lakewood, Lance Wallnau, life, long life, manifestation, Marty Gabler, Matthew 6:33, Myles Munroe, obstacles, Osteen, power of god, prayer, problems, prophecy, prophesy, prophet, prophetic, prosperity, Psalm 91:14, Psalm 91:15, Psalm 91:16, purpose, rejoice, Rick Joyner, Rick Pino, righteousness, salvation, Savior, SEEC Ministries, shift, sons of God, spiritual warfare, success, TD Jakes, Texas, victorious, victory, visions, what do I do, what is coming, what is going on, what is happening, what is next, what will I do, what will the end be, what’s happening, what’s next, Will of God, wisdom, word of god | Leave a comment
Be Fruitful All Year Ahead
As the people of God assemble today, may they be infused with Holy Spirit power to be fruitful all the year ahead. May vision and empowerment come to each one. I pray that the fruit our Lord gives you and your church this year will be like the net the disciples had to call for help to draw in. May there be such a bounty that the net would be near bursting with the catch. May your net be built strong and hold. “So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net to land, full of large fish, 153 of them; and [though] there were so many of them, the net was not torn.” (Jn.21:11, Amp)
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New Year and Welcomed Changes
Kathy—If you are battle-weary, I believe the new year will bring welcomed changes. I’m not implying battles will stop suddenly and everybody goes on vacation. I’m saying many long-term battles will end because you finally win. “Unrelenting disappointment leaves you heartsick, but a sudden good break can turn life around” (MSG, Prov. 13:12). I expect some sudden good breaks in the year to come.
Posted by Marty Gabler | January 1, 2022 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 2020, 2021, 2022, a good break, Apostle, as in heaven, battles, Bethel, Bible, Bill Johnson, Body of Christ, celebrate, CFNI, charismatic, Chuck Pierce, church, Cindy Jacobs, circumstances, comfort, destiny, dreams, Dutch Sheets, elderly, encouragement, expectancy, faith, father, Five-Fold, FMCI, future, gifts of the Spirit, god speaks, grace, Greg Crawford, Haggin, happy, healing, heartsick, Holy Spirit, hope, Identity, intercession, Isaiah 9:7, Israel, Jentezen Franklin, Jeremiah 29:11, Jesus, Jim Goll, Jim Hodges, John Eckhart, John Kelly, Joyce Meyer, Kathy Gabler, Kim Clement, Kingdom of God, Lakewood, Lance Wallnau, life, long life, manifestation, Marty Gabler, Matthew 6:33, Myles Munroe, New Year, obstacles, Osteen, power of god, prayer, problems, prophecy, prophesy, prophet, prophetic, prosperity, Psalm 91:14, Psalm 91:15, Psalm 91:16, purpose, rejoice, Rick Joyner, Rick Pino, righteousness, salvation, Savior, SEEC Ministries, sons of God, spiritual warfare, success, suddenly, TD Jakes, Texas, victorious, victory, visions, wars, what do I do, what is coming, what is going on, what is happening, what is next, what will I do, what will the end be, what’s happening, what’s next, Will of God, wisdom, word of god | Leave a comment
