LIFE --1 Hour At A Time!: February 2010

I keep getting confirmation from the Holy Spirit, from friends who are spirit filled; and from so many Pastors that it CAN'T be a coincidence, that I want to share with you why I think 2010 is the beginning of great things for those who love the Lord.

The first person I shared these thoughts with was Pia, of

http://www.piasjournal.com/

A coincidence is God's way of saying "I planned this!" She sent me this devotional from Pastor Joel Osteen and his wife, Victoria of this ministry: www.joelosteen.com

Far and Beyond
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE
"Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever"
(Ephesians 3:20-21, NAS)
TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria
I feel strongly in my spirit that it's going to be an Ephesians 3:20 decade! God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above and beyond all we can imagine! Let that take root on the inside. It's going to be a far and beyond decade. Here's what that means: you're going to come into opportunities that will boggle your mind. You're going to see your career take off like a rocket. You're going to meet the right people who will help further your dreams. You're going to accomplish goals more quickly than you imagined. You're going to come out of debt and pay that house off even though it looked impossible. You're going to get well even though the medical report says there's no way. Things may be dark and gloomy around you, but keep your head held high. You have an advantage. You are a child of the Most High God. His face is shining down on you. God is saying it's not going to be an average decade. It's not going to be a barely-get-by decade. No, you need to get ready because it's going to be a decade of favor, a decade of increase, a decade where you accomplish your God-given dreams!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father, thank You for an exceedingly abundantly above and beyond decade. I choose to put my trust in You knowing that You are directing my steps. Thank You for the good things You have in storefor me. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

I then replied to her, saying:

Thanks so much Pia for sending this. It MUST be a TRUE doctrine, that 2010 is going to start a year/decade of fulfillment. I can't tell you how many different preachers I have heard that the Holy Spirit has told them the exact same thing, and a few even said that the past 7 years have been years of trial and error, loss and struggle, but starting this year, all will be restored to us, according to His will. This is worth keeping. Did you post this on your blog by chance? If so, I'd like to post a link to your page for others to read. THANKS FOR THINKING OF ME! We found the reason why I am so sick lately, and I have been consulting a natural Dr. for remedies for it, so my hope is coming back...where the regular doctors just want you to go home and give up hope and die.
BLESS YOU PIA!
Sheila

She then replied:

I think I did post something about this, but what I posted was more on my story.... you can read through it if you want. when I read your email, I had goosebumps.... here's why...

the past 7 years have been years of trial and error, loss and struggle, but starting this year, all will be restored to us, according to His will. --- http://www.piasjournal.com/2009/12/7-year-of-completion.html

let's be hopeful and expectant because I believe God is going to do something really great in our lives.
Pia

So she had gotten the same message and already written about it!

My next reply:

Wow Pia---now I KNOW the Holy Spirit gave you and I the same message. As I mentioned to you before, I have heard this message from so many pastors/people of God, that "the past 7 years have been years of trial and error, loss and struggle, but starting this year, all will be restored to us, according to His will." Then you showed me this. Some said "this year", some said "this decade", but at least we can have hope that things will look better starting this year! 7 years is a holy number, and the body is completely regrown every 7 years, so it makes sense that 7 years after your broken marriage, and 7 years after I met my husband who was then kept away from me, things would change.
Love you
Sheila

Then on Sunday, a completely different pastor from a different religious sect spent the whole hour speaking about how 2010 is going to be year of restoration, the beginning of a decade of healing, and more. So I wrote Pia about it, saying:

Pia, right now on TV is ANOTHER pastor, preaching about how this decade, but mostly this year, is going to be a year of restoration and blessing. I don't know if all these pastors got together at some conference and decided that this would be the "theme" they would preach about this year, or if the Holy Spirit is really sending each of them this message individually, but it's really amazing! I know I got the message individually before I heard any pastor speak about it, so I know it's true. It would be interesting to know if there WAS some kind of conference or not, because then I could tell that the pastors who are teaching this are the ones that are truly in touch with the Holy Spirit.
This might really excite you. This is the TV program I just heard that made me write to you.
http://www.jhm.org/ME2/Sites/dirmod.asp?sid=&type=gen&mod=Core+Pages&gid=EFAA59A7B43544CFAFE378DF64C5BF7B&SiteID=1C529FFFE3D84409A29574E822257E71
Click on the silverlight player, then listen to "today's broadcast". (If any of you are reading this later than Feb. 7, but before Feb. 14, see if it will play Feb. 7th message. if you are reading this after Feb. 14, look in archives for Feb 7/2010 message.) I don't know how many more days you will hear today's message about how this decade and year will change dramatically from the last 10 years. Silverlight is a small program, but if you want, you can remove it from your computer after you hear the message. I am saving this and other things that keep confirming this blessing of 2010 in a favorites file...including the email you sent me and the blog you wrote about 2010.
It's more than a coincidence that we are hearing this again and again, I know that much.
Hugs and prayers,
Sheila

And to feed this fire of hope and light at the end of the tunnel, today Pia sent me this, also from Joel and Victoria.

Nothing is Wasted
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose"
(Romans 8:28, NIV)
TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria
Life can be full of ups and downs, twists and turns. We've all had to face challenges and difficulties. But did you know that everything you've been through up until now is getting you prepared for what God is going to do in your future? Nothing in your life has been wasted. Every disappointment, every setback, every person that did you wrong, every lonely night, God is going to turn around and use for your good!
During the difficult times, we grow and mature. That's when our faith is stretched and our character is developed. God didn't send that hardship, but He'll use it to get you prepared for your next step. Those adversities will help make you and mold you into the person you are called to be.
You may be experiencing tough times today, but remember, nothing is ever wasted. Have the attitude that says, "This is a new day. Things are shifting in my favor. This difficulty is not going to stop me. It's going to promote me. It was meant to bring me down, but I know the truth; God is going to use it to lift me up and lead me into victory all the days of my life."
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father God, thank You for drawing me close to You. I choose to dwell in the secret place of Your presence. I know that with You, nothing in my life is wasted. Thank You for Your peace and protection as You carry me through the difficult places into the place of victory. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Pia
It might take a few weeks or months or even the whole year for things to be fixed/healed/restored...but have hope! I think "the stars are aligned" in our favor, and so is our Heavenly Father!
Blessings,
Sheila

Posted by Bluebirdy at 21:05 6 comments

Despite many trips to the hospital,they could not find out what was making me have so much pain and feel so weak that I felt 90% dead. Finally the Lord inspired me to contact the naturopath (natural Doctor) that I dealt with online 5 years ago who did such a complete exam that she has records of what every part of my body was doing at the time, and one of the biggest problems then was that my adrenal glands were not working well. Now they have completely failed. Adrenal exhaustion. Adrenaline is what gives your body the strength to do ANYTHING , including thinking, breathing, digesting food, moving, pumping your blood throughout your body. No wonder I felt 90% dead.

The Lord also sent me a new computer friend who has been through all of this. So the Lord knew that if I couldn't get medical help, HE would send help! What a feeling to know that He knows and loves us individually, and will send help right when things looks darkest. I have gotten onto a lot of different vitamins and natural medicines, and I can at least see some light and life ahead now.

I also learned that the modern medical world does not believe that you can have pain from your adrenal glands, and doesn't believe there are other problems that can happen with the adrenals other than Addison's disease. The holistic/naturopathic world know of at least 4 conditions with the adrenals and that affect every other gland and hormone/chemical in your body, that affects pituitary, thyroid, hypothyroid, everything! Yet the treatment the modern medicine doctors offer for adrenal exhaustion is very dangerous.

Through the naturopathic Dr, online study, and this new friend who has been through this same illness, the Holy Spirit confirmed to me which of the many suggested supplements would help me to heal. HE IS THE GREAT PHYSICIAN! I wish the medical world would work together with natural medicine more. If I had not decided to go to the naturopath, I would have died within a few months.

So even though I may be doubled up with ER severe type pain 24/7, and too weak to do anything but get to the bathroom, and not even enough energy to work for more than an hour on the computer per day, no energy to sit up...even though I know it will be this way for many more months...life is good, because I know God knows me and cares and will send help. Despite all that I have lost, He still comforts me. I know things could be so much worse! I could have lost one of my senses. I could be homeless. I could be this sick and still need to take care of a family of children and a husband...but I don't have to do that. I feel terrible that I can't help my mother for a while. I keep praying the Lord will send her help like He sent ME help. The natural doctor said it will be months before I can even walk more than25 steps or so without passing out...because now I pass out when I sit up. How many other people are suffering with this and yet the doctors say nothing is wrong but they can't even sit up?? How blessed I am to have been sent help!

I have been getting reminders again and again from different spirit filled people and pastors that 2010 will be a year of healing and fulfillment for those who love the Lord. I was also told that the past 7 years have been years of toil and loss, fear and frustration, and that will now all change. When I mentioned this to Pia, she shockingly wrote back that it was 7 years ago that her traumatic emotional situation started!

It looks as though this might be the condition that finally made me bedridden 10 years ago, and if I have now found the remedies, and even if it takes 1 year to heal, THEN I WILL HAVE A NEW LIFE TO LOOK FORWARD TO!!!

Life is not worth living without faith or hope or something to look forward to. Life is bearable and good if you DO have these things, and I thank the Lord so much for these gifts. See how powerful prayer is? What a blessing to have such spiritual, praying friends!

I want to share a new blogger with you. She just started on Jan. 1. A Different Kind Of Happy at http://differenthappyali.blogspot.com/. (Sorry, my html editor wouldn't let me make the title into a direct link.) We all need this lesson, that we have to accept our "lessons" and learn that there can be a different kind of happiness despite them.

Blessings, Sheila/Bluebirdy