As I was studying the story of Kish and he's son Saul, something really jumped out at me. Yes the Prophet Samuel had received the word that the one who was to become captain over the people would come to him, But Saul had no idea that he was walking into destiny as he was searching for he's father's asses. If it had not been for the asses getting loose and Saul obeying he's father to go after the asses he never would have came upon he's destiny.

As we have entered 2008 I want to encourage all who are the sons of God not to be frustrated any longer with the asses who have been running wild in the pulpit. For if it were not for them you never would have accepted God's true will for your life. See the sons of God are tired of the mess. The sons of God are frustrated with all the therapeutic preaching that's been going on. The sons of God are tired of all the prosperity messages knowing that God's people aren't living a nickel worth a dime. The sons of God are tired of all these pissing contest that have been going on with all these **** prophets. They run from ministry to ministry prophesying houses and cars just so they can profit from it. They aren’t accountable to anybody and only care about how many people feel out and took $1000 pledge envelopes.

The same can be said for all the **** pastors around. They got called in July and take them they four and no more and start a church in August. Or they can’t take real correction and rebuke and say that they have a new revelation and launch themselves into the Pastoral with out being taught or train or even gaining a Pastor’s heart. And hurt leaders hurt sheep. We won’t even get on the renegade Evangelist who barely know the word let alone have stayed in the presence of God and under their leader long enough to be trained but want to run from city to city echoing a word and not being a voice.

Well to the asses I say it’s time to return to the father. And it’s time for the sons of God to manifest. And the only way to manifest is to go after the father’s asses. Stop **** footing around and not exposing them for what and who they are. Romans 8:19-21 says “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope. Because the creature itself also shall delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.”  

The world can not be delivered from the bondage of corruption until the sons of God take there rightful position. It’s time out for us being spiritual punks and time for us to walk in the authority that God has given us and take back the church! So after reading this ask yourself are you a son or and ****. If you are a son, know that God is shifting you into position and greater dimensions like never before. If you are an ****, well, return to the father. Your time for running a mock is up!!!!!

Blessings & Butterflies

Be still and know that I am God.... - Psalm 46:10 

There is a time and place in our walk with God in which He sets us in a place of waiting. It is a place in which all past experiences are of no value. It is a time of such stillness that it can disturb the most faithful if we do not understand that He is the one who has brought us to this place for only a season. It is as if God has placed a wall around us. No new opportunities--simply inactivity. Don’t be discouraged for those who are here. What appears to be confusion and chaos in and around your life is merely completion and creation happening at the same time.

During these times, God is calling us aside to up root some old things in us and fashion something new in us. It is an isolation chamber designed to call us to deeper roots of prayer and faith. It is not a comfortable place, especially for a focused believer. Our nature cries out, "You must do something," while God is saying, "Be still and know that I am God." Or the worst thing in this place is to assume that it is the enemy and we begin to rebuke and pray down strong holds and are not wise enough to see that when those prayers are not answered God is not mad at us. You know the signs that you have been brought into this chamber when He has removed many people and things from your life and you can't seem to change anything. Perhaps you are unemployed. Perhaps you are laid up with an illness. You may have even experienced a lot of death esp. people who have been a rock in your life.

Most religious people live a very planned and orchestrated life where they know almost everything that will happen. But for people in whom God is performing a deeper work, He brings them into a time of quietness that seems almost eerie. They cannot say what God is doing. They have no revelation to what he is doing. No one is speaking to them and they can’t hear anything but a pin drop in the spirit. All they know is that He is doing a work that cannot be explained to themselves or to others.

Has God brought you to a place of being still? Be still and know that He really is God. When this happens, the chamber will open soon after. When you find yourself in a place of peace in the chamber, realizing God has you right where he wants you to be. That there is nothing broken and nothing missing and that God is the one who has you here, when you come forth, God’s glory will be revealed for all flesh to see it.

I bless God because I’m in the chamber right now and it’s a good thing because he is preparing me for greatness and truthfully everyone that was around can’t go to the next level with me. There were some things that needed to be dealt with in me in order to mature. New revelation and wisdom had to come for me to be the woman of God he is calling for in this hour! And not matter what or who I had to let go of, in the words of Bishop Trotter, “WHAT’S TO COME, IS BETTER THAN WHAT’S BEEN!!!

Blessings & Butterflies

Lady T’Mil

KEY THOUGHT: YOU ONLY PROGESS AS FAST AS THE KNOWLEDGE YOU RETAIN!

Webster dictionary defines knowledge as the following;

Facts, information and skills acquired by a person through experience or education. The theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. What is known in a particular field or in total. Awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation.

Knowledge involves complex processes of learning, communication and reasoning.

Do you find you have difficulty with any or all of these steps?______________________

If yes, how or why?_________________________________________

The term knowledge is also used to mean the confident understanding of a subject with the ability to use it for specific purpose.

What one subject do you have confidence in sharing with others and why?

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1. One of the attributes of God (Isaiah 16:9-10)
2. Knowledge of divine & spiritual things is absolutely essential for one’s salvation.
3. Knowledge is not obtained all at once, even in the area of revelation it comes by line upon line, precept upon precept. (Isaiah 28:9-10)
4. Knowledge is on of the endowments of the Holy Ghost. (John 14:26)
5. Knowledge is one of the gifts of the spirit

Peter list knowledge along with faith, patience, kindness and virtue as necessary assests to one who seeks for a divine or spiritual nature. (II Peter 1:3-9)

Do you still suffer from issues of the flesh? ___________________________

If yes, which of the necessities are you lacking and what can you do to improve upon them? ______________________________________________

Read Hosea 4:6

We can not be effective leaders if we don’t know, and understand the fullness of God’s word. Hear it clearly states that if we reject knowledge, God will not only reject us, but we will not be considered His priest. How horrible would it be for a leader to be flowing in their gifts and pursuing kingdom, and be rejected by God because they do not know the fullness of their assignment. Or they only reach a certain point in their ministry and can go no further because they have not learned the statues of God.

Do you have a hard time studying?____________________________________________

Do you have a hard time retaining what you have studied or heard? _________________

Do you struggle with understanding what you have read or what someone speaks? _____

If you do not stop and take the time to commit yourself to knowing what is in God’s word and following it, you will fail to know and experience God in his fullness. God’s word is life to our souls.

Read III John 1:2

We can not have and enjoy a fulfilled life in our everyday walk, if we are not feeding our spirits for it to take residence in our soul.

Are you experiencing lack in your life? ___________________ If so, in what area(s)______________________________________

Do you know any scriptures off the top of your head to encourage you in the area(s) you have listed?___________________________________________

God gave us his Word that has specific laws and principles that must be followed if we expect His blessings. Let’s examine a story in the bible where a lack of knowledge actually cost a man his life.

Read I Chronicles 13: 7-10

Now in bringing the ark of the covenant back into it’s rightful place, king David did not abide by the law that was given concerning the ark.(Numbers 4:15). When they were transporting the ark Uzza innocently reached to steady the ark when the oxen started stumbling. Instantly God’s anger was kindled, and Uzza fell dead when he’s hands touched the ark.

So this leaves room for a few questions to be discussed.

1. Did David know this law or did it slip he’s mind at the time?
2. Uzza was a priest so he should have known the law. Did he not believe it?
3. Did Uzza fill that because he’s intentions where in the right place, God would overlook he’s law?

Many times we take God’s word lightly. We willingly violate the principles that we already know from he’s word thinking that because God knows my heart he will let me slide without playing consequences. There are even times that we move and do under the leading of the Spirit, but because we have a lack of knowledge it winds up doing more harm than good.

Have you willingly sinned since you have been baptized with the Holy Ghost? _____

Did you know what the biblical consequences were for the sin ahead of time? ______

Do you take the word of God seriously? Do you know enough of he’s word to truly live? The word of God can bring either life or death to us. Life because we know and understand our purpose and the principles we are to live by to fulfill destiny. Death because we are not equipped enough to sustain ourselves against the attacks of the enemy. Even to the point that we don’t know enough of God’s word to know how to live day to day. We are to feed upon he’s word DAILY so that we might know Him and even learn about ourselves.

Review Questions

1. Knowledge involves what? __________________________________________
2. Name 3 biblical truths behind knowledge. ___________________________________________
3. What makes us effective leaders? ___________________________________________
4. What did you learn from the story of Uzza? ___________________________________________
5. Name 3 steps you are going to put into action to retain the knowledge of God’s word. ____________________________________________

Study Scriptures on knowledge: Proverbs 1:20-23; 3:13-16; 4:1-13; John 17:3 Philippians 3:8