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A Call to Action for Someone Else

(Kathy Gabler)—It is possible to receive a God-warning in a dream for someone else, but it will still be a call to positive action such as prayer or instruction to intervene. Hopefully, God can trust us with the warning and we won’t even tell the someone else unless or until the Holy Spirit instructs us to do so.  Otherwise, we might paint a target on their chest that draws fire, and that would be missing the point of a warning entirely. Regarding warnings, consider God’s nature and don’t accept dread or threat.  Consider a warning from God to be notification that it is time to move out in effectual action and obedient follow-through. (Eighth excerpt from “Continuing to Consider Dreams and Visions”)
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Marty and Kathy’s Annual Kingdom Congress is March 6-8, 2019.
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Representing the Father

The glory of God through us, His creation, is not our putting forth effort to hit an ideal or to align with a 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. 


Warning in a Dream

(Kathy Gabler)—A warning from God in a dream may sober you, but it will not threaten or condemn you.  The point of a God-warning is to be wise and take action.  Dreams that come as a threat are not His nature.  Threats come from fear, our own or someone else’s. Since God is never afraid, He won’t cause you to panic. He won’t send dreams or visions to intimidate because He can’t be threatened.  He won’t send them to shame or condemn because He can’t be manipulated or moved to action with guilt.  His dreams and visions will reflect His nature.


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He Restores my Soul

As the people of God assemble today may they worship the One Who is restoring their soul and giving them the rest of relationship and identity in the Lord Jesus Christ.  Ps.23:2 ”He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.   3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.”


Your Home Fuller This Year

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)


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Don’t Beat Yourself Up

(Kathy Gabler)— If you have had strategic God-to-Man, prophetic communications that you found out later were insights that you hadn’t understood up front, don’t grieve and beat yourself up over that.  Again, factor in God’s nature.  Does He intend us to live in regret?  No, He is our Redeemer who buys back lost opportunities.  His nature is unchanging and we can trust our Redeemer and learn from such experiences.  (Sixth excerpt from “Continuing to Consider Dreams and Visions”)


Discussing Hopes and Victories

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)


The First Step to Defeat Defeat

Father’s strength and wisdom are available for weary people to take the first step after not moving against things that have defeated them in the last year. The time of not doing something about defeating-factors is over. The first step will be admitting there is a problem and wanting the answer, even if it means we have to put forth some effort and make some changes. The first step will be to not wait for others and not wait for those circumstances to change, but begin the change in us.  Ps.37:23— “The steps of a [good] man are directed and established by the Lord when He delights in his way [and He busies Himself with his every step].” (Amp)


Dreams and Previews

(Kathy Gabler)—When considering a dream, don’t be quick to assume the dream was a literal preview or warning.  People are usually quick to think any upset, uneasiness or troubling is a warning of impending danger or grief, but more often dreams are exposing a troubling within rather than warning of one to come.  If God does send a warning dream or vision, it is to call you to effectual action, not just trouble you.  Father would only send warning dreams to put you in motion, not put you in fear or dread. (Fourth excerpt from “Continuing to Consider Dreams and Visions”)


Find Rest

As the people of God assemble today may they find rest unto their souls. May they exchange tears and weariness for strength and joy. May they discover that true rest is responsibly acting in the authority they have been given by their Lord and Savior and not try to live a lifestyle driven by mere desire and obligation to people and causes not ordained by their Lord. “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.” (Matt.11:28) 


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Dream Came True

In 2019 I am praying to see a lot of posts that start with:
“Hey, you guys, another dream just came true!!!”


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Reacting in a Dream

(Kathy Gabler)—When considering a dream or vision, note your behavior and reactions during the experience.  It is helpful to remember how you felt and reacted during a dream or vision because when you wake up, your emotions and logic can change everything.  For example, if you dreamed you are at a funeral of a beloved person, but in the dream there was no upset or sadness on your part, that says the dream is symbolic and not about literal death and loss.  However, the next morning when your emotions wake up and you relive that funeral scene, you may feel gut-wrenching grief over the loss. You can miss the message of the dream if your awake-emotion contradicts your response during the dream. Or when your fear wakes up you may be terrified for the person and get them thinking they are under a death threat before breakfast.  Or when logic wakes up, you may feel cold-hearted and ashamed that you were not sad and again miss the message of the dream.  The message in that dream boils down to either that person or your relationship with them is facing major changes, but not changes that include devastating trauma. (Third excerpt from “Continuing to Consider Dreams and Visions”)
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Marty and Kathy’s Annual Conference Kingdom Congress is March 6-8, 2019.
It will be at Grace International in Willis,TX near Houston.
For all information on Kingdom Congress 2019 CLICK HERE.


Safety Net for Dreams and Visions

(Kathy Gabler)—We should always ask God for wisdom concerning a dream or vision. Constantine was so locked in awe of his vision of a cross in the sky that he evidently thought it was a spiritual experience that affirmed his spirituality and made him a spiritual guru.  He then presumed to take his nation to church but instead, he took them into the Dark Ages.  After asking for wisdom, wait until God gives it so that misinterpretation does not make you miss the point of the dream or vision.  Remember your safety net for dreams and visions is relationship with God so you know His voice, His  nature and His character, and relationship with the Body of Christ so that you can get perspective on your dreams and visions beyond your own.


Replies That Impart Life

May the Lord give His people effectual replies to remarks and inquiries which they are confronted with. May those replies His people give impart life, truth and resolve in every situation. “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.” (Prov.25:11)


When Considering a Dream

(Kathy Gabler)—When considering a dream or vision, always ask God for wisdom.  You can be confident He will give it abundantly (James 1:5).  The biggest challenge can be to be ready to hear and receive His input because there are times this isn’t a quick process.  Sometimes, you have to leave a dream on the burner until you are able to hear His wisdom.  One reason for that is because fear or uneasiness or apprehension or atmosphere from a dream can lock us down and lock His input out.  Lock-down can happen also if we are too intense and keep rehearsing the details and coming to the same dead end or if we are in any type of “shock and awe” because of what we experienced.  (First excerpt from Kathy’s article “Continuing to Consider Dreams and Visions”)
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On to Victories

As 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)


Awesome Reports

In 2019 I am praying to see a lot of posts that start with:

Hey, you guys, you’re not gonna believe this awesome report. . . !!!!!”


Call on Jesus

Call on the name of Jesus throughout the year. Let His name be upon your lips. You will invoke His Name and see Him heal,  see Him deliver others out of impossible strongholds of bondage and strongholds of fear. You will invoke His Name and see how marvelously He delivers you from the threat of harm, from bullies, from a violent spouse or parent or other relative. You will see God deliver elderly people from abuse by their children and others. You will invoke the Name of Jesus and the atmosphere will change.


Present Tense and Awesome

(Kathy Gabler) What “used to be” is not the witness that will impact a community or a region for the Kingdom.  I AM is being misrepresented if He is not present tense and awesome.  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 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.
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Deep Roots

As we go forward in the new year may we build our lives on the Lord God and His unfailing Word and promises so that we may become stronger and stronger, as the year progresses, for the sake of our families and nation.  ”Keep your roots deep in him, build your lives on him, and become stronger in your faith, as you were taught. And be filled with thanksgiving.” (Col.2:7, GNT)
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Heavenly Change Agent

(Melissa Gabler)—Yes, it has come to this: Be vigilant – keenly watchful to detect danger; ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful.  Let me go ahead and say, this is not a “you deserve a spanking for allowing the world to go down the toilet” post.  Rather this post is aimed at being an alarm clock to wake up God’s sleeping giants to war! Is that you? Well, you’re the one reading this right now, and that is NO COINCIDENCE! So, here’s your wake up call, you beautiful heavenly-Change-Agent, you! What is a heavenly Change-Agent? It’s one who makes a difference wherever they are because they carry Heaven in them.  When I say Heaven, I mean one who carries the original intent of God wherever they go.  What is God’s original intent? Heaven on earth, a Kingdom without end (Luke 1:31-33).  The difference between our Change-Agents and the ones making the news right now is that we cause life, healing, peace, hope, restoration—not death and destruction!  


More to Come

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 in 2019. 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)


Shorter Mileage to Victories

There will be shorter mileage to victories. Kid’s Version: We will not get lost on our way to God’s promises. There are areas where “mileage” to victory will be much less than in previous situations. In many cases we have gotten distracted and had to go around numerous obstacles, challenges and roadblocks to get to victory. We have zigged and zagged. In the coming year we will discover that we are able to go in more of a straight line to victory thereby cutting out “extra mileage” as we learn more about Kingdom authority and our position in Christ to speak that authority and act in that authority. The defeating sense of unworthiness will be displaced by a righteous sense of royalty as sons and daughters of the King. Isa.66:8, Amp —Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Or shall a nation be brought forth in a moment? For as soon as Zion was in labor, she brought forth her children.  Isa.30:21, Amp—And your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left.