2024, A Year of Double Doors & Revelation in the Spirit and the Natural Realm

I invite you to prayerfully read, process and receive this word the Lord downloaded to me for 2024! There are doors opened and waiting for you to walk through. The Holy Spirit will lead you to “your” doors. Doors that are for your good and His glory! It is imperative that we are obedient to His promptings and leading. His sheep know His voice and another they will not follow. Don’t be fearful that you will “miss” your doors of opportunity to experience all the Lord has for you this year. The Lord will speak to you in a way you can hear and understand. You will discern His will and timing. Boldly walk through, knowing He has you by the hand. He has your best interest at heart!

2024, A Year of Double Doors & Revelation in the Spirit and the Natural Realm

Scripture References: Isa. 45; Isa. 41:12; Psa. 107:16; Psa. 24:7-10; Rev. 3:8,20; Rev. 4:1; Jn. 10:9-10

I will open before you the double doors in the Spirit and the natural realm. My divinely, appointed gates will open in your life and will not be shut. I will go before you and make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron. The impossible will be made possible. Believe again! Rise up in faith and boldly step in.  Go through!  You can run through a troop and leap over a wall! That which held you back and resisted you in the past will be powerless against you now! You have entered the time of quickened, forward movement into your destiny and My purposes, covered by My Glory! It is a new season with fresh unusual, accelerated displays of my delivering power. Hell’s schemes, strategies and weapons will not prosper. They will be as nothing. Those who contend with you, those who war against you shall be as nothing, as a nonexistent thing. They will be rooted out, pulled down, destroyed and thrown down. In its place will be that which I have ordained and called forth into being over you before the foundation of the world. The building and planting of My Kingdom will flourish for I am ready to perform my good pleasure and Word over you and the earth.     

Much will be uncovered and unveiled. For the people of God, mysteries will unfold as “deep calls unto deep.” Deep truths will open up to you. You will hear specific instructions from Me. That which you could not comprehend will be simple and easy to understand. Your eyes will be opened. Your eyesight will not be dimmed. Instead, it will be sharpened. Things will come into view that previously seemed so far away and obscure. Clear revelation and creative words will pour from your lips as you listen and obey My voice. Intentionally listening for My voice is of utmost importance to ensure that you prophesy under the unction and instruction of My Spirit and timing. I will lead you. Decree what I say. You will Declare and shift the atmosphere. Be quick to listen, quick to obey. I am giving you a holy boldness to do the unheard of. The unexpected. The never before seen. For truly I am doing a “NEW”, new thing! I am opening your eyes to see in a new way, to empower you to move in a new way. It is the New Wine Skin and New Wine Anointing!!!! Discard the old wineskin and wine to make room for the new. Allow the New Wine Skin to clothe and wrap around you. Yield to, allow and make place for the New Wine Skin and the New Wine Anointing. Let it overtake you! You must have this for what I am about to do!

There will be a counterpart of the uncovering and unveiling that takes place in My people. It will be the uncovering and unveiling of the hidden things of the wicked in power and positions of influence, resulting in their removal. Do not be moved by what you see and hear. The hidden sin and the wicked are being revealed and uncovered. Many will fall from prominence and power. They will be uprooted, plucked up and removed from their positions. I raise one up and sit down another. I will place my sons and daughters in strategic places. They will conduct Kingdom business in the world, advancing My kingdom desires and purposes.  I am God. I am God alone. I sit above the circle of the earth. The earth is MY footstool. Nothing takes Me by surprise. I laugh at my enemies. You do the same! Give place to My Holy Laughter in the midst of what you see, hear and do not understand. Give Holy Laughter a voice. Remember, I supremely reign and rule. No one and nothing can challenge me. I am God and God alone. I sit on the throne. I am THE authority over all that exists, and I am IN authority. You are empowered with My authority and My name. Call to mind and meditate on that.  The royal scepter is in My hand. I extend it to you to carry out my plans and conduct my business on earth as it is in heaven.  Remember that you are mine. You are “In” Me, seated in heavenly places.

I will pour out My Sprit in unprecedented ways. Many will say, “we have never seen anything like this before!” The revealing of the True Sons & Daughters of God will accelerate as well as the imposters being identified and removed. My hidden, set apart sons and daughters who have endured the purifying fires will burst forth with My presence, My glory and My Word to the world.  The great in-gathering has come upon the earth!  My harvesters will go forth. They carry My love for the lost and broken. They are filled with the gospel of My Word and My presence.  They will go forth to the North, South, East and West. I am sending My harvesters out and at the same time drawing those who do not YET know me. Multitudes will come in. Multitudes will be saved, filled with My Spirit, delivered, healed, raised from the dead spiritually and physically. Throughout the nations, you will see the crippled walk, blinded eyes open and the deaf hear. I will not leave the United States of America out. The seed of the Word that has been planted in the United States will flourish and bear much, much fruit. I will visit, cleanse and bless her. Globally, I will set the captives free and give hope to the hopeless.  My signs, wonders and angels will accompany this move of My Spirit and My Word.  As I am lifted up, I will draw all men unto Me.  Put in the sickle and reap for the harvest is ripe and ready. Those who know their God will stand strong and do exploits! I will provide. I will go before you. I will be a wall of fire all around you, and I will be the glory in your midst!

~Louada Raschke - January 5, 2024

Rosh Hashanah-Feast of Trumpets

I have had the honor of holding several Feast of Trumpets services, also known as Rosh Hashanah, at The Coming King Foundation. I feel a special stirring of the Holy Spirit as I prepare for this particular Feast of Trumpets service on Sept 15, 2023.  We are in a unique time in history. Many troubling things are happening in the spirit and our world.  More importantly, wonderful things are taking place. God is speaking and moving! His move trumps anything of the enemy! Get ready for what He is about to do! In this season God is revealing His glory! Signs and wonders are even being declared in the heavens, and on earth. The coming Solar Eclipses will both pass right over The Empty Cross and the Coming King Sculpture. It will highlight our Savior’s sacrifice and resurrection and that He is truly coming again!

We are entering into a very important season of the Lord’s feasts. The feasts are a time of consecration, set apartness, a holy assembling together. They are a rehearsal for the real thing-the Marriage Supper of the Lamb-feasting at His table for eternity. They are APPOINTED TIMES-INVITATIONS FROM THE LORD MOST HIGH TO MEET WITH HIM. They are appointments with God, Set by God. It WAS and IS God’s desire to meet with His people. They were HIS Feasts. He is the host and you and I are His guests, invited to feast with Him….to “Taste and See that Lord is Good!”

The Feast of Trumpets in particular, is very interesting and fascinating. It is Israel’s head of the year or new year. It is one of the high holy days in the Jewish calendar. It begins the “10 days of Awe” leading up to Yom Kippor, the Day of Atonement. It is a “Day of Blowing.” In the Bible trumpets were used as an acclamation of joy or battle-cry, raise a war-cry; loud ringing of trumpets; an alarm, high joyful sound; tumult. Trumpets were used for various callings in Israel such as: to call the assembly; to move out; a call to worship. The trumpets were to keep God’s times and seasons in the people’s heart. One thing the sounding of trumpets did in Israel was wake the people up, get them in motion on a higher level. It put them on alert and got them into position to assemble and hear their instructions. The sound of the trumpet clears the atmosphere. It scatters the enemy. It calls heaven to earth vand brings supernatural heavenly order. Trumpets symbolize God speaking to us NOW in the Spirit about earthly and spiritual matters.

Let us have ears to hear the summons of the Spirit to awaken to what He is speaking and doing, aligning ourselves with it. I sense that THIS Feast of Trumpets announces and releases a fresh, powerful move of the Holy Spirit in our lives and on earth. It marks Israel’s New Year 5784. The prophetic meaning of 5784 in Hebrew is “Open Doors!”  We will delve into that and other revelations from the Holy Spirit concerning this very pregnant, expectant, significant holy moment we are in at our service.

Jesus is speaking and revealing things to come to us. JESUS IS THE DOOR!!! Rev. 4:1 After these things I looked, and behold, A DOOR standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a TRUMPET SPEAKING with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.” No man knows the day nor the hour that Jesus Christ will come. I certainly don’t know, and that’s for sure. Many scholars believe He will come on “A” Feast of Trumpets. Makes sense to me because He is the voice of the trumpet!

Wouldn’t it be awesome if Jesus, THE Trump of God, came while we were worshiping on the mountain at TCKF? Woah, talking about mind-blowing! Just sayin! If He doesn’t, I will keep on worshipping and preaching the Gospel until He comes, or as long as I have breath!

1 Thess 4:16-17 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice for the Archangel, and with the TRUMP OF GOD: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

1 Cor. 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last Trumpet. For the Trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

~Rev. Louada Raschke; Louada Raschke Ministries; Louada.org

“Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolli, lollipop, lollipop!!!

Years ago, our ministry team was invited to lead worship at a women’s conference in Bandera, TX. I was their guest speaker as well. After leading worship, I made my way from the piano to the podium. I opened up my Bible with one hand and with the other I was holding a microphone. Some of you may “lick” your finger when you go to turn a page in a book and some of you may consider that gross! Well, I am one of those finger-licking page-turners. I think it is a result of eating lots of Kentucky Fried Chicken when I was a kid.…you know…it is “finger-licking” good! So, I am standing in front of a room full of people who are patiently waiting for me to share my message. When I started to turn to the passage of scripture I was going to minister from, everything went awry! Somehow, I got the signals mixed up in my brain. I licked the microphone I was holding which had the thick black spongy foam cover on it, instead of my finger! I really licked it; I mean like a lollipop! And let me say, that foam cover tasted like, well, a thick black spongy foam cover! Yuck! I stood there stunned, trying to digest, no pun intended, what I had just done! What happened next was nothing short of pandemonium. 

I quietly stood there for several seconds, which seemed like an eternity. Everyone had a look of shock and was staring at me. I looked back at my ministry team who were all seated on the back row. I found out later that they were whispering, “did she just do what I think she just did? Did she just lick the MICROPHONE?” They were trying not to burst into laughter. They looked like they were going to pass out from trying to hold it in.

I did the only thing I could do. I calmly said, “Well, I can’t stand here and pretend that I did not just lick the microphone!” It was all over then. Everybody in the building began to giggle, belly-laugh and I think I even saw a few people laugh so hard they were crying. It was quite a sight to behold. The roar of the laughter was almost deafening. Then…I began to laugh, I mean really, really laugh! It took probably 10 minutes before I could get control of the service back! Needless to say, I had made an impact on those people! Wasn’t exactly what I had in mind though. But I sure provided them with some good, clean entertainment they would probably not soon forget. I am sure they told their friends all about it. I absolutely do not remember the message I preached but I sure enough remember that day! Of course, my team would regale anyone who would listen about the time “Lou” licked the microphone, along with countless other stories of my unplanned antics while I am standing before a crowd of people. Don’t know why things like that happen to me… I don’t mean to do crazy things, especially in front of a large gathering but it somehow just happens!

So, the next morning our team led worship for the church we were attending. We always arrived an hour early to practice. I again made my way to the keyboard and guess what was laying on top? Go on, guess…you got it. It was a very colorful lollipop as big as your head with a note that said something along the lines of, “Don’t lick the microphone!” My friend Dawn who is now the office administrator for Louada Raschke Ministries was the culprit. Yep, that’s the kind of friends I have. 

You ask, “why did Louada share this story? It is isn’t very spiritually deep.” I am so glad you asked!!! You see, sometimes we get our wires crossed in our thinking. It may be as harmless, though embarrassing, as licking a microphone in front of a crowd of people or it could be something that is serious and life changing.  It is crucial that we check our thoughts against what the Word of God says about every aspect of life and circumstances. We need to make sure that what we are thinking about is THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH and nothing but THE Truth, so help us God! 

 Proverbs 23:7 says, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” We become what we constantly think and dwell on, so be careful where you let you your thoughts go. Where your thoughts go your life follows. God has equipped us with a very powerful ability to think and reason and become. Our mind is truly amazing! We have not even begun to understand all of our brain’s potential.  

Check yourself. Check your thoughts. This is not just a think positive, glass half-full or half-empty slogan kind of thing. It is a Biblical principle thing. Are your thoughts producing the fruit you want? The emotions you want? Every emotion has a thought connected to it. If your thoughts are producing an unwanted harvest, change your thoughts! What? You can change your thoughts and mind? Yes, yes you can! That is so liberating to me. I hear people say, “I can’t stop thinking about this.” I understand, I have struggled with that before too, but there is a solution.

2 Cor. 10:5-6 states, “…casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” My friend, you can actually bring every thought into captivity. No matter what it is or how long you have thought about it, those thoughts can be stopped. You can cast down those unhealthy, undesirable patterns of thinking. You can arrest those rebellious, sinful, run-away thoughts. Those fearful, angry, sad, hopeless, worried, anxious, depressed thoughts. That’s good news! Every crossed-wire in your brain can be un-crossed. Every warped thought and belief can be made straight by the Truth of God’s Word. It is not as hard as you may “think” it is!

Joyce Meyer gave an illustration years ago. She told those attending the conference to “start counting out loud to 10.” They began to count… 1, 2, 3, 4…she then said, “now say your name.” Without fail, everyone immediately stopped counting and said their name out loud. That is just how easy it is to change your thoughts! You can think what you what to think. You can change your mind anytime you want to! You are not trapped and imprisoned by your thoughts or the ensuing emotions attached to them. You are responsible and in charge of your own thoughts!!! You have been given power by God over your thought life! You can’t help what other people think but you have the say so about what is going on inside of your own head! Isn’t that good news?

How does that happen though? We are instructed in Romans 12:2 to “not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” We are not supposed to think like the world thinks but rather like God thinks…and we can! Our mind can be RENEWED! How about that? A New Mind! Wow!

We have the God-given ability to exchange our old patterns of thinking for the pattern laid out for us in Philippians 4:8, “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, THINK ON THESE THINGS.”

 I absolutely love that verse. It is clear, concise, easy to understand and follow! God actually spells out what we are to think about! He gives us the protocol for healthy thinking! I like biblical principles that are very simple and practical. I made a short video a couple of years ago called “Watcha thinkin’ about?”:  https://fb.watch/cdWy0Kv-ys/ It was based on Philippians 4:8. I talked about it being a sifter for our thoughts. If what you are thinking about can’t pass through the criteria of Philippians 4:8 then chunk it out! Cast it down. It used to be common practice to sift your flour in one of those old-fashioned hand-cranked metal sifters with a fine mesh on the bottom. Passing the flour through the sifter would ensure that you did not have bugs, rocks or any unwanted debris of any kind in your flour. Otherwise, that stuff could end up in your cake! That certainly does not sound appetizing!

Let’s get the bugs out, the debris out. Un-cross those wires! Exchange the unwanted thoughts and attached emotions for what is true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of good report, virtue and praise. Think on those things because as a “Man thinks in his heart so is he!”

And oh, by the way, never, under any circumstances lick a microphone! Take my word for it! 🙃

BOOMERANG!!!!

Today’s my birthday! Yay! This year has special meaning and significance to me. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2020. I recently finished chemo treatments. I will begin a month of radiation in August. How faithful the Lord has been to me.  I am so very thankful to be alive! How I praise my Heavenly Father, my Lord Jesus Christ & the precious Holy Spirit for my new year.

I have gained new perspectives and new priorities as I have walked through this fire. Outward appearances and stuff is not nearly as important as I once thought it to be. What is important is my relationship with God, family and friends and fulfilling my destiny.

I have gone through a season of loss and gain. I have lost my hair and gained 35 pounds, lol! But you know what? I am still ok. I can laugh about it! I remind myself that it is only temporary.  I have still have my sense of value, worth and God given self esteem. In fact, I think I am more confident in many ways, glory to God! When my “cherished” hair that I gave way too much of my time to began to fall out to the point that I had to shave it off, I cried. I cried for about a hot minute or two then I was done with that. I reminded the Lord that His Word says that a woman’s glory is her hair. I told Him that I felt like I was losing my “glory.” He told me that HE would be my glory! I was good after that! It was a great exchange,  the “glory” of my hair for HIS glory upon me! 

I made a decision early on in this journey that I would be real. My personal choice was to go bald in public, no head coverings. I am not judging anyone else who wears head coverings or wigs at all, that is a personal choice. I sensed the Holy Spirit whisper to me that it would be an opportunity to minister to others if I did not cover up what I was going through. In the process, the Lord broke off the opinion of man, rejection, pride and vanity. Good riddance! By the grace of God, I am not going around hanging my head in shame or hiding in the shadows like I previously would have. Hallelujah, the Lord is my Light, my glory and the lifter of my head!

Funny thing is, my shiny bald head is like a magnet, no kidding! Talking about a conversation starter!  It draws strangers and friends alike to me. It has allowed me to share with them the goodness and faithfulness of God in the midst of this fire. It is amazing to me the divine encounters and the doors God has opened for me to share His love and the hope I have in Him. My influence and my harvest field has enlarged for the Kingdom of God! Talking about the Lord taking what the enemy meant for harm and turning it for good! Boomerang, Boomerang, Boomerang!!!! 

So many difficult yet wonderful things have happened. I have learned much and still learning. I have changed and am still changing. I am still a work in progress but I am becoming who He intended me to be all along!

This is my 58th birthday. I am so excited about my future! The number 5 in the Bible represents Grace. God has certainly extended His grace towards me. His grace has carried me through the difficult times of my life and especially the last 10 months! The number 8 represents a new beginning, a new order. As of today, I step into my new season, a new order of things in my life. I am reset to run my race.  This is my time to walk into and experience the fullness of my destiny and calling of God!   As a way of celebrating my birthday with me, will YOU be reset today and step into your destiny? What a gift that would be to you and to me. Nothing would make me happier! 

By the way, in case you are wondering, I am expecting to live a healthy 4 more decades. That would only make me 98! I’ve got a lot of stuff to do.

“Vanishing Prayers?”

The last few days the Lord has been reminding me very strongly of prayers I have prayed through the years, starting when I was 12. Suffice it to say,  I am many decades past 12 now! Why has the Lord been bringing them up? Some of those prayers have been answered in part and some completely. Some seemingly have not been answered at all or at the least I have not seen the manifestation of them yet.

 Have you ever wondered where your prayers go after they leave your lips? Is there some kind of heavenly process they go through? I think about strange things like that. Do they just vanish into nothingness, never to be heard or heard of again?

If you prayed a prayer years ago and it hasn’t been answered yet does that mean the answer was and emphatic “no!” Does it automatically mean you prayed amiss? Will you ever see the manifestation of that answered prayer?  Should you just give up on that dream, that promise, that situation or that person?

Questions, questions, questions???????? 

In my daily Bible reading today, I came across an interesting scripture and commentary. It really struck me. It is Luke 1 verses 7 and 13. “And they (Zechariah’s & Elisabeth) had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years......But the Angel said unto him, Fear not Zachariah’s for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elisabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.” 

“The Greek translation should read, your prayer WAS heard, not IS heard, implying that it was no longer offered because of their age; but every prayer prayed in the Will of God is always heard by the Lord, and will be answered in His due time.” ~The Expositor’s Study Bible Comments.

Zechariah’s and Elizabeth’s heart desire was to have a baby. They were now too old to produce a child. They had even given up praying about it. There hope was gone!  There prayer “was” heard, past tense! Even though they had stopped praying over it, God had not forgotten their petition. He had a specific purpose for what seemed like a denial. Zechariah and Elizabeth would have a son named John. He would become John the Baptist who would prepare the way for the Lord Jesus Christ! Wow, what an honor to be a forerunner for Christ, to make things ready for Him! His birth was perfect timing. He was worth waiting for!!!

It’s is no mistake that Zechariah’s name means “remembered of Jehovah.” The Lord did not forget he and Elizabeth. God remembers you! It is true, He did wait until it was physically impossible for them to produce a child. It had to be a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit. God would receive all the glory for John the Baptist’s birth. 

Human nature tends to let things go and stop pursuing that which has been delayed for a long time. We find ourselves with a mindset that says, “this is just the way things are.” We begin settling for less than God’s best for us when God has a surprise that is way better than what you were originally believing for. Trust His heart. Trust His timing. Trust that He knows best.

It is important to keep in mind that we can pray amiss so check your heart. What and why are you praying for something? What would be the long term affect if that was granted? What would it produce. Is it contrary to the Word of God? As a good earthly father would not grant the request of his child if it would be harmful to them, how much more are loving, Heavenly Father? James 1:17 reminds us that “Every good and every perfect gift comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” Our Father wants only what is best for us. 

However, if God has given you a promise in His Word regarding what you are praying for, expect and believe that you will receive it! Mark 11: 23-4, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘be removed and be cast into the sea and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.’ Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask WHEN YOU PRAY, BELIEVE THAT YOU RECEIVE THEM AND YOU WILL HAVE THEM.” At the time of your prayer and until it comes to pass you must believe that you will receive. 

As the Lord has been reminding of my past prayers and promises, I am contending for them.  They are crucial to my destiny on this earth.  I had such a hunger for the Lord and desire to serve Him that I started petitioning the Lord at 12 years old. I continuously asked, and still do, for Him to use me for His glory. I asked for Him to touch and change people through my life. He gave me a directive, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature,” ~ Mark 16:15. He spoke to my spirit and said that “I would teach, preach and minister in music the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ all over the world.” That has come to pass in part through my “Be Free” TV & Radio programs, churches, conferences and Cyber Evangelism but there is more, much more. There are souls I am to reach. People are lost, broken and hurting. It is important that I press through the veil of this level into the next to fully fulfill my call. 

 I am in the midst of what I call a “Prayer push.” I am interceding and pressing into God for the complete fulfillment of the prayer and the corresponding promise He gave me. Some things are way too important to let go to the wayside. The call, vision, mission and destiny of my life being of utmost priority. My heart’s cry is to be able to say of a truth that “I glorified you on earth by completing down to the last detail what you assigned me to do” ~John 17:4 Message Bible.

 My prayers did not vanish, evaporate or expire because it has been decades. No they are still rising as incense before the Lord. God has been steadily bringing it to pass even though at times I felt it was at a snails pace. God has been so faithful to bring me and keep me through the process. 

What about you? What is critical in your life and family that you need to contend for? What cannot be left undone? Press in. Your prayers matter. Your prayers are powerful! Your prayers are heard! They “ascend like incense before Him,’ ~Ps. 141:2. They are not lost in space. They do not dissolve. They rise to HIM! 

Engage in your own “Prayer Push.” Your Heavenly Father says, “Come boldly to the throne of grace,” ~Heb. 4:16. Pray, praise and thank Him for being a God that hears and answers prayer! 

1 Jn. 5:14-15 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

And if we I know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. 

Don't Fall for the games the Devil plays!​

At the risk of over simplifying, you need to know that God is Good and only wants to do you good; the Devil is bad and only wants to do you bad. If God tells you to stay away from something it is because it will destroy you, not because he doesn't want you to enjoy your life. Jn. 10:10 "The Thief (Satan) came to steal, kill and destroy but Jesus came to give you life and life more abundantly."

Don't fall for the games the Devil plays! An onslaught of sorcery, bewitching, enchantments, spells, Voodoo, Ouija boards, seances, crystals, tarot cards, crystal balls, astrology, Teraphim (household good luck images), etc., has been unleashed upon our land in the name of Entertainment, Religion and especially Halloween.  Part of the deception is that it is "harmless" or it is "not real." Satan and His demonic assignments are real. You may have meant it all in "good fun" but the Devil is serious and plays for keeps.  He does not care if it was just something you did at some party.  1 Pet. 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary (Devil) walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom He may devour."  He wants to gain entry into your life. If you give him an Inch he will be your Ruler. Do not give him a platform to operate from in your life. He specializes in Fear & Terror. He especially likes to attack little children who innocently watch cartoons and movies and play video games that are laced with fear, violence and witchcraft.  It seems that witchcraft and all that it entails is in "vogue" right now. Be careful and mindful of what you and your children watch and participate in.

 Deut. 18:9-11 "When you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations (detestable acts) of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or daughter PASS THROUGH THE FIRE, or one who practices WITCHCRAFT, or a SOOTHSAYER or one who INTERPRETS OMENS, or a SORCERER,  or one who CONJURES SPELLS, or a MEDIUM, or a SPIRITIST, or one who CALLS UP THE DEAD."

1 Sam. 15:23 "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry." 

There is only One true God, the God of the Holy Bible.  He is the One worthy of your worship and devotion. He is the God of power and might. Satan offers a counterfeit power and direction. He wants your worship and devotion.  Look only to the Lord to direct you and guide you. The Holy Spirit will be your indwelling Teacher. 

Some who have been lured into Satan's trap have experienced demonic manifestations and don't know what to do. Remember Isa. 61:1 declares-He came to set the captives free; Jn 8:32 -You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free;  2 Tim. 1: 7-God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind;  1 Jn. 4:4-Greater is He (God) that is in you than he (Satan) that is in the world. 

Know that God loves you! Jer. 29:11 states, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."  Call out to the Lord Who loves you with an unfailing love. Confess your SIN (an archery term that means to miss the mark, failure, taking the wrong course). REPENT (change your mind & turn away from the sin). RENOUNCE (declare you will no longer engage in the activity) your sin.

Guard your heart, your eye gate, your ear gate and your mind.  Read the Holy Bible. Fellowship with the Lord through prayer and worship. Faithfully attend a Bible believing, alive church! 

Psa. 34:8 "TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD!"   ENJOY the presence of the Lord and your life!

Beauty in the Deep Places

My dad, husband and I drove to Carlsbad Caverns yesterday. They had both visited before I, however, had not. They were excited for me to see the Caverns and so was I. It was not without certain reservations on my part though! I am not too much on being in tight, dark, dank, musty places! Just sayin! I kept asking key questions that I thought were pertinent to my survival. It went something like this:

How big are these caverns?"

How narrow are the tightest places we have to walk through?

Is it well lit down there?

What happens if the lights go out?

How long will we be down there?

How hard is it to get down in there?

How hard is it to get back out of there?

Is it cold down there? Is it hot down there?

And of course the very important, How should I dress and are there restrooms down there?

Now don't let the barrage of extremely important queries fool you into thinking I am needy, high maintenance or anything like that! Maybe I am just very inquisitive?!! I just wanted to cover all angles and situations that might arise while down in the deep unknown. I needed to prepare for whatever might come in this slightly unnerving adventure or at the least, know what I needed to have in my purse and pockets that might save the day! Just the kind of girl I am and how my brain operates! When I go on a trip of any kind it looks like I am immigrating to Australia, so I am told....lies, all hateful lies propagated by family and friends!

Daddy and hubby assure me that it is a concrete, smooth walkway down to the entrance. The caverns are very open, no tight places to the "Big Room" that we would be visiting. Everything is well lit and we had flashlights and cell phones on the off chance of 1 in a million that there would be a cosmic event that would cause the lights to go out in the caverns. It would take us a couple of hours, surely I can manage 2 hours?! Oh and my favorite, we would ride an elevator down and back up because my dad recently had knee replacement surgery. I was content to let it be my excuse for not having to do all of that "unnecessary" walking and climbing! O Happy day!

Well okay, I finally had all my questions answered to my cautious satisfaction and I decide that I am a "mighty woman of faith" and I can do this thing. Bring it on! Caverns here I come!

After the long drive, we arrive and lo and behold, the elevator is out of service! Oh no, this can't be. Thankfully my dad said that there was no way he could do all that walking. I quickly agreed with his assessment. My husband and I could not go off and leave him for 2 hours now could we? So, we decided to watch the 15 minute documentary of the history of the caverns and then check out the gift shop before heading out.

After watching the movie, I was disappointed we could not go see it in person even though it still looked a little scary and treacherous. I don't pretend to understand or be able to adequately articulate the science of how the caverns were formed so I am not even going to try. Science was never a strong suit of mine anyway.

It was mind-boggling to think that all of that magnificence was way below the surface. Everything above ground was life as usual while nestled underneath was a realm of unspeakable wonders. So easy to drive by and not even know it existed. Existed it has for many, many years, no one knows for sure how long it has been forming. It is still to this day, changing and being sculpted into a natural showcase of splendor. There are still new passage ways being discovered. It was sensory overload and this is just from me seeing a very low budget 15 minute documentary of it on a flat screen. Even that was spectacular to behold. I could only enjoy it though through someone else's eyes and experience because I had not personally been to that deep cavern.

Don't think that I have not been to some deep dark places though, because I most definitely have. It was when I was abused and abandoned as a child, when depression, rejection, low self-esteem and unspeakable fear gripped me.  It was in the anguish of raising children, seeing their pain and hurting more than they did. It was when I was wading through the flood tide of marital heartache, it was the times of the lack of money to take care of the necessities. It was when disappointment replaced my dreams and grief overtook my joy. Yes, I have been there. I have been in the deep, dark, hidden places of life. As I invited my Creator into those empty caverns created by my acidic tears, I experienced His glory in my story.  I would rather experience the beauty of God rather than draw back in fear, never going deep, just being content to stay on the surface and be an observer of someone else's experience. The acidic rain in Carlsbad Caverns can be seen as either eroding limestone or masterfully forming the gorgeous soda straws, large stalactites, stalagmites, columns, draperies, flowstone, cave pearls, lily pads, popcorn, helictites and aragonites that delight the visitors day after day. What is your perception of your tears? Can you see beyond the pain and the circumstances to the hand of God working in the midst of it? Can you see the Kingdom of God in your life? I will readily admit sometimes it is harder to see than others. Know this, what was meant to destroy you by hand of the enemy can be turned for your good if it is yielded to the Lord.  You can be an awe-inspiring display of His grace, mercy and faithfulness. All things are possible with God! Through His power the victim becomes the Victor and the broken hearted is healed.

There is a beauty being formed in the deep hidden places of life. A place where acidic tears are falling, eroding the long standing hardened areas of past pain while sculpting and forming love, hope, joy, strength and character. A process of revelation of who God is and His unfailing love, exploring the many facets of His power and Kingdom begins in this place. Hidden beneath the surface of who you are, the Holy Spirit is hovering and brooding over the chaotic formless mess as He did in the beginning in Genesis chapter 1. There is a masterful flurry of construction, renovation, fortifying and creativity happening right now in accordance with the heavenly blueprints for your life. He has plans for a future and a hope for you, it is promised in Jeremiah 29:11. Don't forget to look for the beauty in the deep places because it is most assuredly there!

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Philippians 3:14 "I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
We can run toward and strain after many things in this life. We can pressure ourselves to gain trophies, money, fame, success and acceptance. These things are temporary and subject to change. There is only one ultimate goal and prize that will last, the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 
God calls us upward not down. If life has pulled you down and circumstances have depressed you, be still and hear His call to come up higher. Respond to His upward call. Make knowing Him your ultimate goal and prize. Everything else will line up and fall in place in your life as you put The Lord Jesus Christ and His upward call first place in your life. Let Him be the prize you seek and your life will be forever changed. 
No matter where you are in life right now, no matter how bad things are or how bad you have messed things up, God has a good plan for your life, far beyond your wildest dreams. Seek Him and allow yourself to dream again. 
Go ahead, he is waiting on you. It's a new day!

2015 Prayer Poem

Fully alive, fully awakened, living without reservation, no hesitation. Totally surrendered, not holding back, alive in the Spirit, alive in this life. Completely yielded, life freely given, fulfilling His purpose, His dream.

Breathing Him in, breathing Him out, His glory within, His glory without. Pouring forth the oil of His presence, releasing His fragrant aroma, conformed to His magnificent image, His nature now our own. A vessel of His heart, His love, His life.

A true representation of Him, His heart knowing, His love showing. Through His eyes, seeing, through His ears, hearing. His hands, touching, His steps, walking. His heart talks, we listen, following the truth, the light, the way. His kingdom come, His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit revealed, as we worship, as we serve the Holy One of Israel.

This is right desire, this holy hunger and plea, to be all and who He would have us to be. Souls to lay at His feet, captives set free, hearts broken, now mended, His goodness to see. Lives’ restored, healed and delivered. Heavenly aligned, no longer drifting, no longer deceived, the 
Truth of divine identity received. To this, worshiping warriors have been joyfully called, to spread the good news of the gospel to those behind spiritual and physical walls.

We no longer wait for the day or the hour, to soar into heights unknown, it is here, it is now, it is life in His glory zone. The fullness of times is now upon us, all creation waits for our rising. Every fiber of our being fully awakened, abiding in His presence, energized. All for His glory alone, the advancement of His kingdom and heaven’s perspective to be shown.

2015 Fully alive, fully awake, living without limits.

2 Choices

Every day we are presented with 2 choices; Satan's FEAR or Christ's FAITH! The evidence is mounting in the case for FEAR. Every time we watch the news or survey personal circumstances and that of friends and loved ones, we are faced with a decision…Fear or Faith. This is not a decision we can afford to make through default because human nature naturally defaults to Fear. Fear shouts loudly, constantly vying for our attention. It seeks to rout us from our position of peace and resting in God's promises. The more we listen to the voice of fear, the more we begin to waver and eventually fall into unbelief. Faith on the other hand is not based on what we see or our senses. Faith is based on the concrete, indestructible, never failing and always true, Word of God. Faith is a childlikeness and innocence that is convinced of their “Daddy’s” love and believes that what “Daddy” God promises, He will do. 
 

Heb. 10:23 declares, “Let us hold fast the profession of our Faith without wavering; for He is faithful Who promised.”Don’t hold “lightly” your profession or confession of faith. Get a firm grip on it! It is important what you believe and say. It is critical that we speak Faith not Fear in the day we live in. Don’t waver off into unbelief, hopelessness and depression. It is a place you don’t want to be. I have been there before and trust me when I say “you don’t want to go there!” Anchor yourself in God’s promises found in His Word. Don’t go wandering off with the world. Every undesirable circumstance and negative word must be filtered through faith in God and His Word. 

Believe what you are “saying” when you profess your faith. Your faith will be securely grounded when it is based on the faithfulness of the One Who promised. He is a God of His Word. He cannot go against His Word. “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” (Num. 29:13) 
 

I can’t afford to trust in myself to be full of faith or faithful. I know me and I have failed too many times. I CAN afford to trust the Lord Jesus Christ because He not only has never failed He CANNOT fail!!! He is Faith-ful. He is “full” of faith. If you stake your faith on your ability to be faithful or full of faith it will not only waver, but it will surely fail. We base our lives on the sure foundation of Christ’s faithfulness. “If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” (2 Tim. 2:13).
 

I choose to be Faith-full and not Fear-full!!!

Married 33 years, to the same man!

I was barely 18 and my husband was 23 when we got married. We are blessed to have 2 wonderful children that we are proud of. Our daughter is 30.  She and her husband have a handsome son and a beautiful daughter. MY son is 27 and is engaged to a lovely young woman. My husband and I have a history.  We have had many good times and some hard times.  I am so glad our marriage has stood the test of time and trials.  We are a family, not a perfect family, but we are bound together by love.  Some days our marriage feels perfect, some days it feels not so perfect but love is not so fickle as feelings. Married love is a blessing; a lifelong covenant, commitment and choice. Many of the problems and differences I once considered insurmountable, in retrospect seem so petty and insignificant now. A couple of generations ago divorce was not even an option. You just rolled up your sleeves, worked your differences out, learned to compromise where needed and put the other persons needs first. Now it seems divorce has become the first alternative to consider. Sometimes Satan will make certain traits of your spouse or undesirable qualities loom much greater than their positive ones. Beware of that trap. Now mind you, there are certain serious and dire circumstances where divorce is a must. But most often that is the exception to the rule.  Marriage is a 3 way covenant between God, you and your spouse. God is love, and love never fails (1 Cor. 13)! That is really good news for married couples. Keep God in the middle of your marriage. Lord, help us to see our spouse as  You do, forgive our spouse as You do, love our spouse as You do. Help us to love as we want to be loved and to forgive as we want to be forgiven. Keep our focus where it should be Father and make our marriages and families strong in Jesus name! 

If you have been through the heartache of a broken marriage and divorce, no matter what the reason, God loves you more than you can imagine! He has a good plan for your life. He can bring beauty out of ashes. God specializes in restoring our broken lives, be it from a divorce or a troubled marriage. He can heal your heart right where you are in life and give you a new beginning. He is still a God of miracles!  

I used to live in a place called "FEAR"

I used to live in a place called "FEAR."
There is such an onslaught of terror and chaos unleashed in the world. When one report is finished, another one is on it's heels. I was one who battled fear, anxiety and insecurity for many years. It was not fun. It was not easy. I lived in a place called "FEAR."  Fear of the future, fear of failure, fear of the opinion of others, fear...fear...fear.  But not anymore!!! I changed my residence.  So... I decided to tell you about this really cool secret place that I now live in.  It is just too good to keep it to myself.  It is awesome! You really want to make plans to go there immediately!!! Guess what? You never have to leave either.  It is called "THE SECRET PLACE OF THE MOST HIGH." To find out all the details just go to Psalm 91. You can live there free of charge.  The price has already been paid in full by Jesus Christ. Those who humble themselves, invite Jesus into their life and ask Him to forgive them of their sins have instant access into the Secret Place. No waiting or performing a list of  good works beforehand. Isn't that great?  The doorway is called "Grace."  In the midst of turmoil, It is THE one and only protected place.  There is safety in abiding in the secret place; the presence of God.  And did I mention that His presence is amazing? 
"He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High, Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord , He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.....You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.  A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near to you....." Now that's good news in this day and time!!!
Read the whole chapter then share it with others. The world needs to hear Psalm 91 so don't keep it to yourself!

The Spiritual Line in the Sand-What are we to do?

The world’s spiritual climate has unmistakably shifted and accelerated.  There is a definitive “Line in the Sand” being drawn distinguishing darkness from light, sin from holiness, life from death, Satan’s kingdom and God’s Kingdom.  It will intensify, there is no turning back.

The deluge and rapidity of bad news is unprecedented: Wars, persecution, genocide, disasters, governments and leaders falling, countries being overtaken, terrorist attacks, borders over run, failing economies, rising crime, gangs, drug cartels, human trafficking, famine, break down of traditional family values, pestilence and disease has ushered in a tumult of fear and instability in the atmosphere.  Satan has launched a “Shock and Awe” campaign. It will ultimately fail and pale in comparison to the magnificent display of God’s glory, power and signs and wonders in the heavens. Darkness is rising but it can’t overtake The Light.  Jesus is Lord and He will reign and rule throughout eternity.  The gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is the only real and lasting good news!!!  His Word never changes. You can stake your very life on it.  I have!!! Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.  Throughout history, which is His-story, it has never been proven wrong and has always come to pass. The Bible prophesied our current events thousands of years ago with pen point precision as if you were reading today’s newspaper.

What are we to do in the midst of the swelling tide?   Most importantly, if you don’t have a personal relationship with Christ, TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION!        If you have not been “born-again” don’t wait, do it now.  You will NEVER regret it.  I have had a personal relationship with the Lord for over 40 years.  He has been faithful through thick and thin, the ups and the downs, the good and the bad times.  No matter what I have battled or walked through, He has never left me and has always turned things around for my good. It is the best decision I have ever made or ever will make. I urge you to do the same. It is so simple, just ask the Lord Jesus Christ to come into your life, ask Him to forgive you of your sins and to be the Lord of your life.  (Read John 3:3, 16-17; Ro. 6:23; Romans 10:9-10; Rev. 3:20-21) Get in a Bible based church.  Seek the Lord and yield to the His leading.  Read His Word and pray. Get to know Him, you will absolutely love Him! 

If you are CHRISTIAN, Shine, Shine, Shine!!!  Isaiah 60:1-3 “ Arise, shine; for your light has come!  And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.  For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you.  The Gentiles (unbelievers) shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your arising.”

Body of Christ ARISE!!!  We have been saved and prepared for this very day.  Don’t be caught up in the things of the world.  Don’t entertain the ways of this world. There are demonic assignments of deception, strong delusions and a spirit of temptation not only against the world but the body of Christ.  Be on guard! Come out from among them and be separate.  Let there be a marked difference between your life and those of this world.  We are to be IN the world but NOT of this world.   Gal. 5:1 “Stand fast in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” That sin which you were previously convicted of and shunned away from do not now partake of.   Be sober; be vigilant for Satan is like a roaming lion seeking whom he may devour.  Don’t slumber or sleep spiritually. Don’t become numb in the spirit or procrastinate.

Satan knows we are carriers of the presence of God and are to proclaim God’s kingdom on this earth.  If he can’t lure you into sin he will try to lull you to sleep.  If he can’t cause you to fall through the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye or the pride of life he will seek to distract you.  If all else fails he will try to overwhelm you with fear BUT God is the stability of our times (Isa. 33:6).

In spite of all evil reports or battles we may face, we are not to quiver or quake in the corner as those who have no hope. Don’t fear the evil tidings.  God said all of this would happen and it is.  God’s got this!!! God has amazing things in store for the body of Christ to walk in and to display.  We have been called into action.  We are the Army of God.  We are on active duty. Our assignment is to go into all the world and preach the Gospel, lay hands on the sick, cast out demons and make disciples of all nations. Awake! This is the day to take up our spiritual armor and advance the Kingdom of God! This is our finest hour! We have the Words of Life and the power of His Spirit.  With the name of Jesus, the Word of God, our spiritual armor and the blood of Jesus, we, the worshipping warriors of Christ cannot fail.  We are more than conquerors.

We are alive in the most exciting and greatest time of history. He is pouring out His Spirit on all flesh (Joel 2).  This is the time of the great end time Harvest and we get to be a part of it. Put in the sickle and reap.  The Tsunami tidal wave of God’s glory is rising.  We are called to ride the wave, laughing joyously.  With our eyes on Jesus and our ears tuned to His voice, nothing is impossible.  Miracles will be the norm!  Satan with all his tactics can never over power or “out do” God. God has the last say. We will soon see displays of God’s power as never before.  Get in on it! Live in such a way that the world will see Jesus in you and be drawn to the light that is in you.  Be His hands, His feet, His heart, His face, His voice, and His ears to a broken and hurting world.  This is the day for callings to be fulfilled, visions come to pass, gifts and anointing’s activated. As we lift Him up, He will draw all men unto Him.  Get Ready! Get Ready! Get Ready!

For Him,

Louada

Prophetic Word: "Sound the Alarm on My Holy Mountain"

Set the trumpet to your mouth! Sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Declare that Jesus Christ is Lord!  Lift up your head, your redemption draws nigh.

This is the day that I pour out my Spirit on all flesh.  This is the day that I have prepared you for.  Arise and shine! Darkness covers the earth and deep darkness the people, but upon you light arises. Do not fear the darkness and the tumult of the nations. Do not fear the reports, what you hear what you see.  Be a good soldier.  Do not be entangled with the things of this life.  Come out from among them and be separate. Do not be like the world. Awake! Put on strength!  Be set on fire by my Spirit and burn for me.  Be a light in the darkness.  They will come come to watch you burn.  The harvest is great and ripe.  Put in the sickle and reap. This is your finest hour!

Whew! Now that's a Relief!

"For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him." (Phil. 2:13 NLT) WHEW! NOW THAT'S A RELIEF!! I don't have to depend on my own will, power or desires to get everything right in this life. That is a really good thing because sometimes I don't even know what my desires are and my will power has gone out the window! I want to do what is right but it seems like I am going in reverse at times. Hmm...I think I will give myself a "pass" on those things that are not perfect yet and quit fretting over them. God is working in me and Everything is going to be OK!

What are you going to do with what you are going through?

Sometimes we are our own stumbling block because we fail to see beyond the present pain of our circumstances to the positive side of what it could lead us to and the person it could make us become.
Sometimes life is really hard, I am not denying that in the least. I have had my own fair share of difficulties and disappointments. I have found that if I allow my thoughts to revolve around all the negative issues in life, they just get bigger and more overwhelming...just what the devil wants to happen. However when I allow God to be the center of my life and thoughts, it is amazing what happens! Instead of telling God, myself and others how big my problems are, I begin to tell my problems how BIG MY GOD IS!! God cannot lie and He cannot fail. He still specializes in miracles. 

I challenge you to try focusing on God's love for you and His powerful promises instead of all the "junk" in this world. Ask God to be in charge at the center of your life. I would love to hear what happens...your story might just help someone else that may read it too! 

Matt. 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.