A New Eureka for today

So, I was sound asleep last night October 13th, 2015 having a strange dream and I woke up for just a brief moment to hear the LORD speaking to me.

This has happened many times over my life so I don't freak out when this happens anymore. I have come to expect it and am always extremely grateful for the exchange and vocal visitation.

 

I had been having a very troubling dream which isn't odd for me at all but this dream was as if I were partially awake.

Dreams can feel very real. But they are still just dreams. Many people confuse dreams for reality especially upon waking.

Dreams never usually mean what they seem to, but the dream specifically belongs to the dreamer for sure, and each dream must be examined upon waking for it's true meaning.

Had I not known for sure I was dreaming and then woke up I would have been a bit confused myself. I hate it when that happens.

You have to know the difference, it's very important, otherwise we would all live in dreamland.

My dream was that I had been frightened by someone approaching me in the dream and appearing as someone he was not. He spoke to me and even got into my bed pretending he was someone I knew and loved. Then in my dream I realized this in fact was not my good friend at all. Startled and concerned, I woke up.

I sat straight up in bed now I was sure I was fully awake.

This person in my dream was Just  someone appearing to be my friend. He was not there to be friendly towards me.

Now sitting up and rubbing my eyes, I heard the LORD say to me,

"Do you see how they shape shift", 

"Was this your friend"?,  I answered the LORD out loud as I sat on my bed and said, "No", it wasn't"!

He said then to me, "This is Truth".

 

It was as if HE answered me in a parable,

that just vibrated through me and illuminated my understanding as I thought through the dream, when HE spoke to me.

I had an epiphany! I realized I had clarity on this from the LORD.

I realize this is my answer. (I pray you can find yours!)

 

I understood the LORD to have told me that the spirits who come to us are  actually demons that can shape shift. right before our eyes. 

They are NOT spirits of our loved ones if they materialize!

When we think we are seeing spirits of someone we knew in this life, or we  currently know, and they are not physically actually here with us, we are clearly being tricked by demons and their well planned schemes. They are very clever at this deception. They lead us willing down a destructive road. We follow because we are so curious. Deeper and deeper into a false reality.

 

I sat there on the bed for a moment and pondered what I had just heard.

I have always believed that everything created was created by GOD.

I also believe that there are Angels, Demons, Aliens,  other species. and Humans, In that order, that were created as well.

The LORD had just pointed out clearly to me that ghosts, spirits and ethereal sightings are actually demonic in nature. They trick us. They shape shift. They deceive us. This may seem hard to believe. But I know this is TRUTH.

So what are DEMONS?

 

Truthfully, they are nothing more than fallen angels. Who have been sent here to destroy, lie and deceive. They live in the heaven we see with our eyes. The first heaven if you will. The sky as we see and know it. They have been assigned this destiny for a season.

How can this be possible? The Bible gives the account that Satan, the ruler of the fallen angels and the father of lies, was cast down to  earth from heaven, with a third of angels assigned to his care who also "fell" along with him from where the LORD of Glory abides. His name once he fell at that point was changed from Lucifer (A covering Arch angel) to satan or the devil.

His cohort who fell with him became demons.

He was cast here to serve an allotted time and seasons on the earth.

Which the time allotted is not certain and no man knows.

He is called the prince small "P" and power small "P" of the air. He has dominion over the first heaven. That is the sky we see with the naked eye.

The second heaven is the cosmos, the third is where GOD dwells as I mentioned earlier.

He and his entourage are free to roam about looking for those to devour. Not physically, but spiritually with lies and tricks and schemes.

 

So why has this epiphany come now regarding that satan himself is behind all the deception, not ghosts or spirits?  Well, I firmly believe that as I seek and ask GOD to reveal truth to me,

HE will. And HE has.

 

So why is this significant? Because many people are  being tricked and even tortured by seeing spirits, ghosts and the like thinking them to be who they claim or appear to be. They are not who they say they are. They are deceiving people. They have only your soul in mind to destroy from receiving the Truth. The allotted time makes them crafty and cruel. You think you see a loved one, it's clearly not a loved one.

It is their image, it is even their voice, but it is not them.

Each of us needs to look into this truth for ourselves. It will come to you as a revelation from the LORD. Or not.

 

But if you Ask, Seek and Knock for truth, GOD will answer you.

As HE has me. But don't believe me, find out for yourself.

I know there are psychics and teachers who will strongly disagree with me. That's OK.

Truth is always stranger than fiction!

 

 

 

 



The Fervent Prayers of Many

So, Yesterday I was in serious pain, after I sprained my ankle doing yard word. I had fallen over a tree stump in the yard and scraped my leg and ankle on the darn thing as I fell backwards onto my back and shoulder. Hard! My ankle instantly swelled to a huge nob! My neck was hurting and my thigh where I landed squarely on the tree stump. OUCH! I crawled along the grass into the house on my hands and knees and my son Jason helped me into a wheelchair he resurrected from the garage for me. My foot had swollen so large it literally felt as if it were going to explode. The bleeding areas were so swollen I actually wondered if the darn ankle was going to pop open? The pain was just so severe I could hardly believe a small sprain could present this much discomfort. I wondered if it might be more than a sprain? .

I immediately had Jason prepare the couch for me with pillows and blankets. We immediately elevated the leg. I was so grateful this hadn't happened to me while I was home alone! I can't imagine having to crawl from couch to freezer on my knees hurting this bad! Yikes, my prayers immediately went out to those who suffer something like this all alone! I felt so blessed to have Jason there with me. I was crying from the pain but not being alone was such a blessing!

I was crying as I tried to transfer from the wheelchair to the couch. Screaming actually.

Jason made an ice pack for me as I yelled where to find the zip lock bags and towel.

Putting the ice pack on this ankle was like torture to it.

I laid there trying to assess my situation.

I decided I was going to live! LOL. But it was going to be uncomfortable for a few days.

 

I had Jason prepare dinner with me yelling instructions from the couch. It was really hysterical actually. I found something funny about everything he did. Men in the kitchen! It's a trip.

 

Three hours passed with me on the couch and I needed to get up to head to the restroom. Jason got the old crutches from the garage and off I went screaming the entire way.

I thought to myself maybe I should head off to the Emergency Room?

 

I didn't want to go to the ER for an x-ray as I knew it would be painful somehow. Never the less

I had Kevin who was now home from work call my Humana plan to prepare me to go to the emergency room. It took me till about 9:00pm to submit to going for x-rays now as the pain was so severe I couldn't take it another second.  I thought I may have really fractured something.

Kevin made all the calls for me and I got my clearance from Humana and was preparing to go. But, then I became so sleepy,  It just came on me. It was like all the Advil I had taken just kicked in  all at once and I could not keep my eyes open.  I couldn't fathom getting up and heading to the ER. 

 

Just then I tried to move off the couch just a tad, and a horrific charley horse hit this already distraught foot of mine. I must have awoken the neighbors I screamed so loud.

Both Kevin and Jason almost started crying they were so afraid for me in my pain. I know I was scaring them but I was in pain. They wanted to help me but clearly couldn't. The charley horse travelled up my leg as I was screaming so loud it sounded like I was being murdered. I really did try to stop screaming, but the pain in this swollen foot was just off the charts.

The swelling was now throbbing along with the charley horse! 

 Kevin grabbed my whole leg and the warmth of his hands started to ease the pain of my leg from the charley horse and ankle. He pushed the toes on my left foot back slowly, the heat from his hand and the light pressure on my toes caused  the charley horse to ease up a bit.  I could breath again! I finally stopped screaming. I was so worn out after this experience I  asked to be wheeled into bed to lay down for a few moments.

Off to bed I went, so we elevated my leg once again with pillows. It really felt good to lay down.  The throbbing finally stopped all together. I decided I could not go to the ER now,  I was worn out from all the screaming. I'd have to wait till the morning, I really needed to sleep right now! 

 

 As I was falling asleep my son Jason yelled into me from his room, "Mom, I'm praying for you", and I smiled and yelled back to him, "Thank you!" I need it! Then I fell asleep.

 I woke up at 3:33am and I got up to go to the restroom. I was looking for the wheelchair and the crutches when I realized, my foot did not hurt at all!! It was completly fine! I walked in disbelief to the restroom by myself , no crutches, no wheel chair! I was  being careful not to wake anyone in the house. I was really amazed that I had no pain at all. I could feel that my ankle was still swollen but I could put all my weight on it! The foot was actually still very swollen, but I had NO PAIN!

 

I had posted this incident on Face book after it happened and so many people were praying for me. They had shared loving, kind thoughts and advise for me. I really appreciated it all. As I walked into the restroom  last night I realized the prayers of all the people had been heard! I was healed.

Jason's prayer had worked a miracle on me!

His words were the last words I heard as I fell off to sleep.

Miracles are still happening! We just have to believe. It took this silly accident to remind me of so many blessings I endure everyday. When we ask for prayer, we should expect a miracle.

I got mine last night!

I thank all those here for their part in their prayers for me.

I am blessed to have praying friends!

<3

The Donut Shop

 

This is a true story of a very bizarre but purposeful 7 year experience I had along with my entire family 42 years ago. I have changed the name of the person and left out the children's names I interacted with to protect their privacy.

 

It was around 1:00 pm in the afternoon in 1977, I was married and living in St. Petersburg FL. Raising my two sons along with my now ex husband. My boys were 4 and 2 years old. We were all out on this particular beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon for a drive to see some friends in Largo, Florida. It's just a few cities north of St. Petersburg.  We were taking our time just enjoying the light conversation and the great weather, really excited to have been invited up for a day at their pool.

We were heading north up 66th Street, we were taking a different route today for some reason.  We were just passing the light at the corner of 38th Avenue North and 66th Street when all of a sudden I heard the powerful voice of a man speaking to me. You see this was common for me throughout my life. I had heard HIS voice all my life and it was second nature to me to suddenly hear HIM ask me a question or give me direction. HIS voice was firm and yet kind. The voice was always very comforting but extremely strong, unlike other men's voices. It always felt like a powerful vibrational force as HE said to me very matter of fact, "Teri, have your husband stop in the donut shop up ahead and you go in and stand at the counter".  I said out loud, O.K.!

Then I said out loud immediately to my husband, Please pull the car over to that donut shop, there, (as I pointed) on the right, up ahead.  My husband looked at me strangely and said "why"? Are we getting donuts now at this time in the afternoon? I said, "I don't really know yet why, just please, pull in, please just pull in now"! (My husband always fought me on spiritual issues like these) I was now raising my voice as again I firmly said "PULL in there NOW! He said "O.K." and turned the wheel into the parking lot.

I explained to my husband what was happening, I told him of this urgency, I was walking on blind faith here!

Then he said to me again as I waited to hear from the LORD, Teri, why are we here, I don't want a donut.

 I said to him, neither do I but I believe the voice of the LORD has just instructed me to pull in here and go stand at the counter.

 So having said that, I got out of the car and asked my husband to please just be patient and let me see where the next instruction I would receive would lead to.

I just wanted to do as I was asked by the LORD. 

 I pulled my shirt down tight swallowed hard and headed into the Coffee shop. I was thinking the whole time as I walked toward the door, What do I do now LORD?

I walked inside. And I just stood there, like I was told. There weren't that many people in the shop.

Maybe 8 or so total. I just Stood there near the front counter, waiting.

There was a man and women in front of me. I continued to wait. They ordered their donuts. Then as I heard the man giving his order to the waitress, I heard the voice of the LORD again clearly say to me, "Do you see the woman and the three children at the end of the counter", I whispered out loud, yes LORD. He then said to me, "Go to the woman and ask her if there is anything you can do for her, anything at all", I replied "O.K."

 

At the end of the counter was a young woman seated alone and her three children. All girls. The woman had long brown hair and the children were very young.

 

Now, the waitress was starting to speak to me as all this was happening, she said "excuse me ma'am", What can I get for you? I said, well, I'm not sure yet, just a moment please. ( I stood there waiting to see if the Lord was going to give me any further instruction, like exactly what to say to this stranger) She replied, sure, just let me know when you're ready. I then smiled at her and started to head down towards the woman with the long brown hair seated at the end of the counter with the three sweet little girls.  

 

 

As I was walking toward them I said to the Lord, "what will I say, what do you want me to say here"?

He replied to me "say exactly as I have spoken to you". I said again, "O.K." Thinking to myself "here we go"!

 

So I extended my hand to a young pretty woman with long brown hair and big brown eyes, and introduced myself to her. Hi, I said, My name is Teri. She said her name was Debbie, She looked at me rather oddly, I said to her, I'm sure you will find this pretty strange Debbie, but is there anything I can do for you, you see I was asked to ask you this question?

She replied with, "excuse me, what"? Do I know you? Who asked you? I said no actually you don't know me, but I was driving up to Largo to see some friends with my family and as I got near this donut shop I heard the voice of the LORD say to me too pull in here and then, too come speak to you and ask you what I can do for you.

As I was saying this to her a very odd thing happened to me. I felt a surge of power come over me, cloak me actually, it was an unbelievable feeling! I had amazing compassion pour over me for this stranger and her three children.

 I pointed out the window to my car and my husband and children who were just sitting there waiting patiently on me, waved a hello and a smile to Debbie.

 Her face went as white as a sheet. She said, What? Really? Who are you? Are you kidding me here? Oh my God! That's hard to believe.

I said, perhaps it is Debbie, but I am to ask you a question. So I'm wondering, what is it that you need, what can I do for you right now? I was asked to ask you that specifically, what can I do for you! She looked at me as if I were completely nuts and as if she were going to scream! Then she blurted out, sit down please. Please, just sit down here a minute. So I sat on the stool next to her. She was shaking visibly. Her hands were just shaking so hard she was holding them to try to stop them from shaking. I had never seen anyone shake that much before. I put my hand on her shoulder and said, whatever it is you're going through the LORD has heard your prayer, and HE has sent me to help you. What can I do for you? With that she calmed down and stopped shaking.

Her big brown eye's were full of tears. She sat there for a long moment with her head in her hands and sobbing she said "I want to show you something", I said "O.K." She then pulled a piece of paper from her purse unwrapped it quickly and handed it to me. She said, "this is just so crazy,

I can't believe what you're saying to me here"! 

I smiled but did not respond.

I unfolded the paper and said, "do you want me to read this"? She replied, "first promise me you will not tell anybody what you  are about to read"! I said, O.K., I won't tell anybody. She replied then go ahead and read it.

To my absolute shock and amazement, (which I tried to conceal) because what I read was so horrifying, I could hardly believe it myself was all the reasons why Debbie was going to kill herself!Contained in this note was Debbie's suicide letter.

She had planned on taking her life that very day!

Just moments from my fateful visit! GODs instructions to me were purposeful to save her and possibly her children's lives!

She had stopped to get coffee at the donut shop with the girls so she could figure out her details, and how she was going to do this to herself and maybe her children!  She wanted to spend her last moments alive with her children, here at the donut shop!

 

She just couldn't figure out what to do with her daughters at the moment she would commit her crime!

She explained to me she had serious problems at home. She was recently disfellowshipped from her church and was being divorced. Her family had turned their backs on her, her husband was awarded the children in the decree. She now was going to be all alone after 10 years of marriage. He was getting the children. She explained it was because her husband had fallen in love with a younger girl at the church and had gotten the young girl pregnant.

Her husband, an elder in the church, was to marry the young pregnant lady in his congregation and replace his wife (Debbie) with this younger woman. They then they would raise Debbie's girls and raise their family as one new happy family. 

It all sounded very strange to me.

Debbie was so distraught to say the least. Her husband had accused her of being an unfit mother to justify their divorce and move on with his new plans. There was nothing she could do.

As odd as the story was, I did not question her further.

 

This young woman at the donut counter was so discouraged and broken she could hardly speak as she told me her side of her sad and hurtful story. I just listened. My heart just broke for her.  

After about 20 minutes, I walked outside and let my husband know what was happening. He asked me what I thought we were to do for her? I said I feel as if I'm going to leave it up to her. I'm going to let her direct the outcome of this visit, as I hadn't heard anything else from the LORD since I started talking with her!  HE asked me to ask her what I could do for her, so I would wait for her to tell me what to do.

It was decided then by Debbie, that I would take her children and keep them safe while she spent some time alone, and she would call me in a day or two after she thought things through. I agreed to do this only if she agreed to do nothing foolish. She agreed, she said she was so overwhelmed with what I had told her from GOD that she wasn't going to go through with her suicide plan now. Even though I knew I couldn't really depend on that promise she made to me, I just had to trust GOD! I hoped I would see her again in just a few day's.

We prayed with her in the parking lot, hugged her and assured her we would do as GOD instructed us. I gave her my phone number and address. Introduced her to my husband, who verified to her what GOD had told me and how HE instructed me to pull into the donut shop. She was just flabbergasted about it all!

We invited her to come home with us. We pleaded with her telling her we would say nothing about what she was dealing with. She hesitated and said "no", thank you, I think I need to be alone for awhile. she said she just had to sort things out in her mind. She needed time. She convinced me she would be in touch in a few days. I had no choice but to believe her.

I guess she just needed time to understand how all this had come to be. After all, it isn't every day this sort of thing happens in this manner.

I assured her I would care for her sweet young girls as if they were my own until she returned. I told her not to worry at all, I was as far away as a phone call. I gave her the tag number on my car just to give her more peace. I asked her if she needed any money? She said , No.

So, I loaded the little darlings into the car in the back seat with my boy's and I drove off with her three precious daughters, safe now, in the back seat of our car. They were instantly all so happy to be with us. I was surprised, as if they had known us all their little lives. I think they were emotionally drained from the stress of being with their seriously distraught mother. They actually seemed excited and  immediately started chatting with my boy's.

 

It would be three weeks before I heard from or saw Debbie again.

I must say, I was starting to wonder if I would ever see her again! Talk about stressful, I had no idea if she had gone through with her plan or not. There were no cell phones back in that day, so there was no way of communicating with each other. Something inside me had assured me however that everything was going to be fine, but I must agree the waiting is never easy!

She came to the front door alone one afternoon and the girls and I were elated to see her. Such joy was in my heart, she was alive and now safe!

I was so grateful she was still alive! She looked me right in the eyes and one of the first things she said to me was she would be converting from her religion to mine! She was so impressed with how GOD had come through for her in her absolute deepest darkest hour, literally. She said she never felt so loved like this in all her life.

 

This began a 7 year friendship with Debbie and our family. She did convert to become a Christian.  She lived with us, her and the girls, for over a year from that first day until we could help her get on her feet and into her own home.

I never questioned the limits of service I was asked of GOD. Miracles and blessing continued over the next 7 years, everyone at church and in my family witnessed them all. I never tried to change the flow of helping this woman.

I understood I was to do what ever it took to help her find her way.

But the story would continue to have it's twists and turns.

 

For some of us to be given such love and kindness, dedication and service it would have been more than enough. Others, will walk away, ignore and forget what a HOLY GOD and a good friend had done for them.

It wasn't my place to judge her, it was my place to help her.

I was to be open, available and kind, understanding and helpful.

I realized what the LORD was doing in my life by having me become the servant.

It clarified for me how HE while here alive on this planet as a man himself, HE had done the same thing constantly. I identified personally with HIS ministry, and the lessons I learned which were very hard and painful at times, so difficult as seven people crammed into a small 2 bedroom home lived out their lives. The goal was peace, and that is exactly what I found.

I look back often at those days and smile.

I left my home one beautiful sunny Sunday morning to visit friends in a neighboring city, took a different longer route for some odd reason and then heard the voice of GOD himself redirect my plans for that day, and my life to save a woman and her three children.

My world instantly and forever would change. This miracle in the making would challenge my faith and teach me how to love others, truly love with the love of Christs ministry here on earth.

I highly advise this for all readers. Jump in, abandon your own plans and let the love of GOD guide you, there is no better high, no better satisfaction known to man in this life than to lay down his life (or plans) for his friends!

 

Miracles like these are all around us. Waiting for us to obey and tap into them. We have to listen for them, recognize them, and truly just obey the signs and the LORDS calling, to see what lessons for this life can come of it all. I might add that not questioning, once you know HIS voice is always beneficial as well.

It is all about learning, growing and coming to feel and understand GODS love and HIS human life here among us!

Everything HE does with us is purposeful!

It never ceases to amaze me what can happen when we don't question and just simply obey! 

To obey is better than sacrifice, (1 Samuel 15:22)

The Voice of GOD

It was 1976, I was at church in Clearwater, FL.  I was sitting in a large room with about 85 people. I was up against the wall in the third row back. The chairs were all in a semicircle. We had a visiting preacher in town. He was a very kind man. Sincere and very focused on his sermon.

Everyone was enjoying the scripture verses he was sharing. It was a much needed message for guiding us through life in difficult times.

I was just another person in the crowd listening to what the preacher was saying.

And then everything changed.

 

As I was sitting in my chair looking forward and listening, I heard a strong, comforting, kind voice in my left ear whisper loudly, "stand and share this scripture, Now! Then he spoke the scripture in my ear as well".

I looked behind me and there was no one there. I thought perhaps it was someone in the row behind me who spoke this in my ear.

 My heart was racing. I just heard an audible voice and there is

"NO ONE THERE"!

I thought, who said that? I looked to my left, it was a beige brick wall! I looked at the woman sitting next to me on my right and said, did you hear that? She looked at me as if to hush me, as she was focused on the preacher. She didn't answer me. How could someone speak into my left ear? I was sitting up against the wall!

I shook my head and said to myself, turn to that scripture. As I flipped the pages of my bible to the requested scripture, something made me stand up! Literally stand right up! Right in the middle of this man's message. I was so embarrassed. I was shaking a bit. I heard the voice again say, READ the scripture. But this time it was more in my head than audible.

I just started reading the scripture out loud. The man stopped speaking. I obviously interrupted him. He stood with a peculiar smile on his face as he watched me reading.

After I read the scripture out loud for all to hear, something amazing happened.

He asked me why I read that scripture? I said "I have no idea sir, The voice from the wall whispered in my ear and told me to read this so I did"! The mans smile grew on his face. He looked down at the floor and said softly, I have been struggling all week with this message. I had wanted to share what you just read.

That very scripture.

I decided to read what I was reading. I struggled thinking what I chose was what I should read instead. But GOD obviously wanted me to share what you just read to us all.

He said you don't know me. You had no way of knowing this. ONLY GOD

knew what was truly in my heart. And now,

the HOLY SPIRIT

has moved you to share this for my benefit.

He thanked me for being faithful.

 

I sat down in utter amazement of what had just happened. I kept rethinking this, WHY did GOD choose me? Why not a well versed leader of the church or someone in authority? I was blessed but shocked as well.

The understanding came to me at that moment,  GOD will choose those who are willing.  Regardless of the outcome we have to walk in Faith.

What I took away from this experience was that GOD will use us if we are open to HIS SPIRIT. I pray I never change. I pray HE uses me  for HIS glory until my time on earth is finished.