Shepherding Love

My heart always responds with gratitude when I think of my Shepherd.  I declare to my soul that the Lord's shepherding skills are so adequate that I lack nothing.  His provision is there for me before I know that I need.

In my time of need I declare,  You, Lord Jesus, are my personal shepherd.
There is no lack or shortage.  You are all I need, all is provided in You.
You feed, guide, shield me.
You cause me to prosper and be at peace.
Your presence keeps me steady.
You restore and refresh my life continually.
I choose to walk into Your wholeness and rest.
You do all these things as Shepherd for Your own name's sake.  It is who You are.  You do not chose to bless one and ignore another.  I could never be a sheep good enough to deserve Your love and favor.  I am so aware of my imperfections and things I just do not like about myself,  yet my heart is continually being drawn to You.  In Your presence I feel affirmed and know that the same love I feel from You is how You feel about everyone else that inhabits the planet.

You are with me always, so that when I walk through valleys that threaten me with death, humiliation, shame, disfavor and rejection, I can keep walking without fear and dread.  Let no sin rule over me or hide Your face from me.  (Sin is fear, unforgiveness, resentment, criticism, judgement). I choose to live by Your life and to be kept on the path of love and inner freedom by discerning Your voice to me.

I decree all of the Shepherd's purposes for me are alive and being activated.   
I declare to my soul, let go of the negative thoughts that are producing stress response in my body.
I decree, Christ's present risenness is my reality.  Fear not Soul, for He is with you.

Because I am in Your presence. . .
Your rod protects me
Your staff guides me
I am comforted and sustained
I am able to relax in Your care
I am empowered to see the table prepared, the oil anointing my head, the cup that is brimming over.
I am filled with gratitude. . it explodes from within.
Only goodness and extravagant mercy, unfailing kindness and love follow me all the days of my life.

Surely, as my Shepherd promised, I dwell in His presence now and forever.  He meets me in the secret place for I have made my choice to life my life from His perspective.

The Sheltering Place of The Almighty

Can a secret place dweller expect to be  sheltered by the Most High in these turbulent times?  Lord I am looking to You.  Talk to me!
Does this mean I will be spared challenges, storms, adversity or tribulation?  I don't think so.

King David was certain that the Lord saves, is faithful to keep His promises and that Psalm 91 was his reality for a lifetime.  You see his affirmations of these promises and provisions throughout His praise songs to the Lord.

"The person who dwells in the secret place or shelter of the Most High will abide under the shadow of the Almighty."

I choose You, Most Hight God, a place to call HOME. . . to be sheltered. . .a place of great delight.
I find Your welcoming embrace, I feel honored and valued,  I belong.
I enjoy companionship in the secret place that empowers me to love myself and risk loving others.
The best part is that I don't ever leave Your presence, as to go out and come in to the secret place.  Since You are everywhere and there is no place you are not, my choice is to acknowledge Your presence with me.  This is especially important during the storm, the challenges, the tribulations.   Every time I turn my attention and affection to You, I experience comfort, security, and peacefulness.  Your voice provides wisdom, instructions, warnings, guidance away from the devil's false attractions and his lies.  Your presence makes the difference. 

Your presence makes all the difference and adds a dimension many do not experience.    
Oh yes,  much more. You call me with arms open.

"Come in. .come near. . come to be with Me.  I will walk with you. , do life with you.  . .never leave you. .  .never take My eyes off of you.    I am your covenant partner.  I am with you also in troubled times.  I set you on high, because you intimately know Me and because you have set your love upon Me"          Read Psalm 91:14-16

"I know your name,  I know your every thought.  I see each tear that falls.  I am here when you call.  Trun to Me.  I shelter you.  Listen to Me, for My words are life giving, healing, empowering, instructional, encouraging.  I will help you around all the barriers to My love that life throws at you.  You do not need to live under stress that destroys.  Relax and trust My shepherding skills.  My plans for you are for good, to give you a hope and a future."

GLORY!  I am not alone. . .not a victim. . . not an orphan.  My Father is the Most High God,  the Almighty.  He throws the shadow of His  Presence over me.  I visit friends, clean house, shop, work, sleep under His protection, provision and Presence.  We do life together. 

You Are My Desire

In Psalm 20:4-5 David assures me that You, Lord, do save Your anointed.  David may well have meant both himself as anointed king over Israel and most surely could refer to Jesus the anointed of God unto salvation.  But since Jesus the Anointed is in me, I confidently take all these assurances of God's saving work personally.  Read all of these benefits.  Verse 4 & 5 spoke to me this morning.

I trust You, Lord to grant me according to my hearts desire and fulfill completely my purpose.  You are my heart's desire.  All other things flow out of You and Your purposes.
. . . .So let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You.
. . . .I flow with Your heart and Your ways.
. . . .You are my heart's desire. . to be with You and enjoy You forever.

I declare Lord, I shout and rejoice in triumph at Your salvation and victory over all that separates You from me and me from You.

Your righteous justice demands death and eternal separation.  But You satisfied Your justice at Your own expense so I could enter into Your righteousness and be with You forever.  What a marvel!  Stop and meditate.  God actually wants me to know Him, not just about Him.

I decree to my soul,  Christ the anointed One has come to dwell in and with me to love me to wholeness.  Soul, listen intentionally and co-operate with every word He says, for He is your life.

You, Triune God, continually remove the barriers I have set up to protect myself.  Continue  to remove the lies that make me suspicious of Your goodness.  Your superior power and wisdom and incomparable intelligence are awe inspiring. I am safe in the shadow of Your wings.

Standing Firm

"Now it is God, who makes the sons/dughters stand firm in Christ."  II Corinthians 1:21

Therefore, I confidently declare,  My husband, sons, daughters, grandchildren do stand firm in Christ.  It is God who makes them stand,  makes me stand.

My security is in what God will do, not in their strength and perseverance, or wisdom and right thinking.  God is able to clear the cob webs, remove the barriers, motivate, give clear vision and understanding.  As Corrie Ten Boom has said,  "There is no pit so deep that God is not deeper still."

I decree, according to God's Word and character. . .
. . .that Tal and I do stand firm in Christ.
. . .that  each one in my family,  do stand firm in Christ.

I declare that our ability to stand firm is God's promise.  No weapon formed against us can prosper.  The gates of hell can not prevail against one hidden in Christ. All His promises are "Yes" and I add the "Amen".  If God be for us, who can be against us?  Therefore I take my stand in agreement with the God who calls those things that be not, as though they are.  The rest is up to  Him.

I say yes to the power of Christ to heal, deliver, transform our natural to His supernatural, to break through  the deception and the stuck places.  We are not victims or orphans.  We are son/daughters of the King who reigns eternal.  AMEN

Rest - Relax - Relinquish

Body rejoice!  You are in the presence of Jesus.  Rest - Relax - Relinquish

Disease . . . .be brought to ease.
Disorder . . .be ordered to God's order and design.
Darkness . . be gone.  Let light shine in all my darkness.  Expose the hidden things to your healing light.

In order for the above to happen, I ask You to deal redemptively
. . with the fear that keeps me stuck,
. . keeps me tormented and limited. 

I need grace to let go of offenses,
to trust rather than control,
to risk loving others without an agenda,
to awaken to joy for all Your benefits.

I have the confidence to move forward with You, Lord.

Therefore, I decree to my soul,
. .the Lord provides internal and external evidence of Spirit activity with Kingdom dimensions.
. .The Lord empowers private victories for internal integrity and external validation.
. .The Lord's favor is on my life for His name's sake.

My priority for life is not service or performance.
My priority is to ever enjoy my Lord, to let Him love me to wholeness.   

It is out of this rich love relationship and intimate knowing that I am empowered to love others and make a worthy contribution to the Kingdom.

I now ask You to see my children;  each one of them. . and grandchildren.  I declare that they have been given by You, all they need to live a successful life, giving evidence of Your faithfulness, lacking nothing.  You are at work in them unto wholeness, spirit, soul, and body.

You are Shepherd, they lack nothing.
You are Father, their hearts are nurtured to wholeness.

Sovereign, Worthy, Wonderful

Read Psalm 33:1-12  What the Lord says is true, is right, is good.

You Lord, are faithful in all You do.  I choose to believe what You say rather than my feelings about it.  My thoughts have such strong feelings attached.  There is great temptation to believe my perspective rather than Yours.  But You taught me that what is true in heaven is to be  spoken in authority so it will manifest in the earth.  I hate to think of what my fear thoughts would produce in me and my family. 

Open the eyes of Your redeemed ones in all nations to see You as You are - sovereign and worthy and wonderful.  You have a plan for this creation.  Your purposes are good and they will never be thwarted by man or demons.

I decree and declare that the plans and puposes of God do carry me through my life.  I have surrendered my body, my mind and my will to Him.  Christ is enthroned in me and reigns over all that concerns me. 

As Christ sees me from heaven's perspective, so let it be done now in the earth. 
I declare that the three-in-one God is able to bring me from where He found me, to where He wants me to be.  Nothing is too hard for You.

If the creator of the human heart looks and sees everything and considers everything man does, surely His eyes are on those who reverence Him and trust in His mercy and grace. 

Therefore I declare that Your eyes are on this child, on this family,
to deliver us from death, from personal corruption and this world system.

You Mean What You Say

Davaid says in Psalms 34, "A righteous man may have many troubles, but when he/she looks to the One who is Lord, he/she is delivered from all of them. 

I declare that Your unfailing love does rest upon me.
Shame and condemnation will not cover my face.

I decree according to the word of the Lord, that the angel of the Lord encamps around me and around each of my family members to deliver them in troubled times.

I decree and I declare that we lack no good thing.
You Lord are Jehovah Jireh.
You are a good Father. 
Your eyes are on this child.
You are attentive to me and You hear me when I call.

I may yet face many troubles, but You Father God, do deliver me from all of them.

You Christ Jesus, are the "yes" to all of Your promises.  I speak the "Amen" in resonse. 
You are God and You mean what You say.  You say what You mean.

I degree and declare that for me, Pslam 28:6-9 is my reality.

Oh, Lord my God, Your heart is compassionate and Your character is unquestionable. 

You are giving and nurturing.  Therefore I declare that
. .You are worthy to be trusted and my praise of You is well founded.
. .You always hear my cry for mercy, for love, for affirmation of belonging.
. .You are always doing me good and working for my highest good.  That glorifies You.

I declare that You, Lord Jesus, do strengthen me and shield me.
My heart trusts in You and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy, knowing You are with me.

I decree to my soul. . .the strengthening Presence of Jesus is with me now.
. .that I am being saved on every level because that is what You do.
. .that You are a fortress of salvation around me.
. .that You bless Your inheritance forever.

I declare to my soul. . .rejoice and embrace Your Shepherd who carries you forever.

Joyful Intercessor

There is no doubt God expects us to trust Him and not allow fear to hinder our obedience and torment us in life.  In Numbers 14:11 God says to Moses,  "How long will this people provoke Me by turning away and refusing to believe, trust and cling to Me?"  Moses interceeds and I have taken up his reasoning to strengthen my faith.  Both he and Abraham used this with God and I think He approved.

"What will the Egyptians and all unbelievers think of You Lord, when they hear that You could not bring Your people out, when You could not fulfill Your purposes.  I know we are a stiff-necked people, and driven by fear and we provoke You with our unbelief.  But You are greater still."

People have heard that You are in our midst,
. .that we are Your people
. .that You are  mighty in our behalf
. .that You speak to us heart to heart
. .that Your cloud of protection is over us
. .that You are a mighty deliveror and provider
. .that You are the best covenant partner ever.
I have a covenant signed in the blood of Jesus as my garuntee.
Now if You do not deliver,  our enemies will say, "because the Lord was not able to bring His people into the provisions He promised.  . .that is why He has killed them in the wilderness."


But Father,  I believe You will do what You say.
I will contend for Your highest willingness in this situation.  I will come into rest.  How will my children know that You are with us, that you are a covenant keeping God , that all of Your promises are "Yes" if I cave in to this suffocating fear?

                                                         Fawn with the big guys.

My thoughts  are producing great heaving waves of heaviness and I have lost my desire for  food,  I will meet with You so as to see and hear you   Worship will calm the storm inside so I can  see and hear You.  I so need to feel Your arms enfold me and get in touch with Your  fathering heart. 

Hallowed Father, as it is in heaven, so let it be here in me.