Crossing Into The Heavenlies.

 

            Crossing into the Heavenlies.

                 Is it real, or imagined?

Going into the heavenlies, initially I thought it was all imagination. Now however, 2 years down the track, I’m starting to see tangible evidence of my trips to heaven. 

When I first started this journey, nothing happened. I’d been given an impartation, from Dr Etienne Blom. I didn’t see any result from that impartation at that time and I’d begun to wonder what all the ‘fuss’ is about, when it came to impartation. After all, nothing happened, right? 

But over time, something did happen. It was gradual at first. I didn’t notice, or even know if I was doing the whole thing correctly.

When it came to that particular impartation, it wasn’t until I became serious, that I started to see results; when I really knuckled down and worked towards it.

We don’t get what we try for, when we pray. We get what we diligently seek. When we commit to the issue, fully commit, keeping our faith in spite of not seeing results, then things happen. 

God isn’t moved by your prayers. He’s moved by what moves you. If you’re just saying your prayers by rote, it doesn’t inspire God to act. However, when you’re truly heartfelt about the issue, then you can expect results. 

So many of us don’t see the result of our prayer life. We start and nothing appears to happen and so we stop. We’re not diligent. Over time, our prayers become more of a whine, than a victory cry. 

The bible says; And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. (See Matthew 11:12*) It’s not the brute force of battle, but the battle of prayer from the heartfelt, that brings victory.

When you stand on God’s promises, not wavering and not wishy-washy in your words, then God will act on your behalf. Don’t mince your words. Say what it is you want, boldly and in confidence and God will move on your behalf. 

With this in mind, and along with the words Jesus spoke in John 14:12*; “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these will he do, because I go to my Father.” 

I wanted the ‘greater works’ in my life. I knew there was more, Jesus said so. I believe Him and I wanted it.

At first, I thought I had to wait for the right time and so I was passive, just waiting and at times wondering why things weren’t happening. I’ve since found out otherwise. 

I’ve since found out, I have to apply the principles, to attain the promises. I have to fight the battle in prayer, with an urgency and earnestness that moves God into action. 

In doing so, my prayers are answered. In doing so, I spend my time in the heavenlies, bringing the word of God to earth. In doing so, I’ve met the Saints of old, travelled to outer solar systems, danced with my Precious Jesus and where initially I wondered if it was imagination, I now know otherwise. 

Standing with Jesus, Moses and Elijah, on the mountain top, I had a healing in my knee. An injury I received when I was 25 (almost 30 years ago) was healed, just because I was in the presence of these great men. 

No one prayed. I didn’t ask for prayer, or healing. These men carry an anointing that’s so great, one is healed because of the anointing which flows from their presence.

Another night, while praying, an angel zipped across my room. The angel came through the window and out the door. A bright streak of white light shot across the air space. 

These are the more tangible aspects, which I didn’t receive at first. Initially I thought my dreams and visions were imagination. All nice, fluffy and fun, but not really anything I can prove. 

I met Lady Wisdom and beautiful though she is, I couldn’t prove her to you, or even to me. Was it imagination? I don’t think so, seeing what I’m seeing now. 

One day I was in the throne room and saw the Three in One, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They were like liquid, flowing and interchanging with each other. At that time, I was still wondering if it was all real, or imagination. But where do these ideas come from? I don’t think I could make them up. I don’t think I’m that imaginative.

You may think this is all ‘stuff and nonsense;’ that perhaps I’m a crackpot. All I can tell you, is I’m beginning to see tangible evidence of the reality of what I’m doing. 

Don’t think for a minute, your prayers don’t work. As you can see in the above photo, when I prayed for an evil presence which I felt was on the land where I was staying, the weather turned ugly. 

It was a nice afternoon, until a few minutes into my prayer. Then the clouds came. They were very dark and, in this photo, you can almost make out evil itself, hovering overhead.

Dreams and visions are real and we can cross into the heavenlies now. We don’t have to wait until we die.  

If like me, you want to do the greater works Jesus mentioned, go after it with intention and don’t ever quit. 

*Bible quotes from the NKJV (New King James Version 1994).

Do You Believe In The Supernatural?

 

So, here’s an interesting concept…I kind of let loose with sugar last Thursday (today being the following Tuesday). I haven’t been able to get into ‘the God zone since.’ Today was the first day I’ve felt I can go back into the heavenlies. I’ve tried on a number of occasions and nothing’s happened. 

Perhaps that’s what’s meant by the biblical verse ‘sugar brings death.’ Perhaps sugar not only kills you with disease, but the ‘dis-ease’ it brings to your mind, kills the connection between you, the Holy Spirit, Jesus and God Himself. 

No doubt, I’ll slip up on the sugar again, sometime in the future. It will be interesting to see if the same pattern follows. But this is what I felt I was shown today and I can’t find one of the biblical verses now. There were 2 separate verses. I read about them some years ago. 

The verses were; Honey gives life and sugar brings death. I know I read them. Perhaps the second mention was from another book and not the bible itself. I can’t remember in which biblical version I read it and looking it up on-line, I can’t find the verse on sugar. 

Still, the bible does say not to eat too much honey, for it causes one to vomit. So, ok in moderation. No go in extremism. Also, these days we know the detrimental effects too much sugar has on the human body and the bible does mention moderation and self-control.

Anyway, I got up a moment later today and went into the heavenlies. I asked Jesus to show me what He wanted me to know. Instantly I was transported back to the time of crucifixion. Jesus was dragging the cross, along the cobblestone road. The whip flailing his back. I was running, crying, trying to keep Him in sight as I ran along the roadside, dodging the crowds.

Each stroke of the whip, Jesus looked at me and I heard Him say in my mind; This is for you. 

The crown on His head; This is for you.

The crunch of the nails through flesh and bone; This is for you.

The cross raised high and dropped into the hole, to be rammed in place with dirt. His body hanging limp and bleeding; This is for you. 

Frantically I looked around, still crying. I had nothing to give in return.

He had given His all and was dying on the cross and I had nothing to give Him. 

Still crying, I ripped my heart out of my chest and lay it at His feet and said to Him; This is for you. It was all I had.

So real. So heartfelt. So touching. And then I fell asleep. When I woke, I remembered every detail. I don’t know how long I slept: 20, 40 minutes. An hour perhaps, but when I woke the scene was crystal clear in my memory.  

I wondered if my ‘instant falling asleep’ represented a death of sorts. I tore my heart out of my chest and then I died. 

When I awoke, I was back in my room, the previous scene gone. That’s what I think anyway; I died a spiritual death, as soon as I ripped out my heart and gave it to my Precious Lord. 

He gave His all to me and I gave all I could back to Him.

A lot of random thoughts constantly run around inside my mind. I was asking the Father earlier in the week…show me Your love. I want to know the Father’s love. It was just a couple of days after praying this, that the above event occurred. 

The prayer came to the forefront of my mind, after what I’ve written about here today, having been stagnated after too much sugar, for a few days. Coincidently (God incident perhaps), as I wrote of wanting to see His love for me, the memory of ‘show me Your love,’ caused my thinking to drift back to that prayer. 

This time, when it did, I saw Jesus again carrying His Cross, being whipped, looking at me and saying; This is for you and in that moment, I knew the Father’s love. I knew He'd given me this vision, in answer to that prayer. This was the lenght He went to, to show His love for people.

And now, every time I have a negative thought about myself, every time I question His love for me, that picture comes to mind, along with the phrase: This is for you!

Real, imaginary, or supernatural; you can decide for yourself. 

As for me, I believe in dreams and visions. I believe in the supernatural and I now know, my Father Loves me! And something else I know; He loves you too, because He died for you, as well as for me.

I'd love to know your thoughts. Please feel free to comment.

Bored, Depressed And Unhappy - It's Time To Get Out Of Your Own Way!

 

If you’re tired of the life you’re living. If you find yourself bored and depressed, you and only you, have the power to change the direction of your life. Don’t wait for someone else to come along and do it for you, because it won’t happen. If you're bored, depressed and unhappy now, you don’t need to stay this way, but you will have to do the work to overcome it. 

To get the best out of life, you need to optimize your energy and you do this through reducing stress, eating healthily, ensuring you get enough sleep and exercise. You can’t skimp on any of these, if you want to increase your energy. However, you don’t have to do everything all at once. You can change your life, one habit at a time, so why not get started today?

The number one challenge holding you back is you and your lack of belief in yourself. If you don’t have belief in yourself, do what it takes to see yourself as a success. Depending on where you are in life, this may be a short, or long journey. Read books on being a success and act on what they say. Read books on your area of weakness, that other people have overcome and follow their advice.

You may have heard it before, but make your bed every morning. It’s not that making the bed is important, but it’s important you make your bed. This means you start your day with purpose. This causes you to focus and succeed on that one little thing, which then leads to another and then another.

This reinforces ‘little things matter.’ When the little things matter and when you do the little things, you can be encouraged that you’ll do the big things. The big things matter and instinctively we know it. Just like doing that one little thing, of making your bed, you can get to a point of doing the big things in life, the things that genuinely matter. 

Look after your mind and body. If you want a nice car, once you get it, you’ll look after it, because the cost was high. Whatever it cost, you appreciate it more, because you had to work for it and pay for it. If it was free and easy, you wouldn’t take the same care.

If you want a nice body and mind, the same reasoning applies. You have to look after it. And the sooner you start the better, because what you value, you take care of.

Starting when you’re young, improves the end result. The best time to plant an oak tree was 50 years ago, the next best time to plant is now. Even if you’ve messed up, to this point, there’s nothing to stop you turning the page and beginning a new chapter. 

Block your valuable time, from time wasters. Don’t fritter time, don’t waste time, or let others intrude on it. Don’t leave time to randomness. Don’t be distracted.

What you value, you take care of. Value your time.

When you leave your time to randomness, you’re stealing from your own greatness, your own potential and capabilities. It’s the little issues and random doings, which steal from your greatness. Focus and action bring abundant rewards.

It’s distraction, laziness and procrastination, where time gets frittered away and you get nothing done. Greatness is achieved in doing all the little things, every day, which moves you towards your goal, not in allowing distractions to rule and govern your life. 

Keep a pen and paper handy. This helps eliminate some of the distractions in life. You can write what comes to mind and get onto it later in the day, or week. When we’re distracted, it’s because we do what comes to mind, before we forget, but often it can wait. So, write it down and continue on the task at hand.

If you want more free time, you need to manage your time more wisely. There are plenty of books available, which teach on time management. You’d do well to read a few of them.

Then there are the bad habits. Too much tv, too much internet, too much sleeping in, too much chocolate, too much alcohol. One habit you could change is to turn the phone off in the bedroom, if you want a good night’s sleep.

Nothing happens through the night, that you need your phone on. Put it in another room and if it rings, you’ll hear it, otherwise, don’t touch it. It’s also about self-control. Can you live without your phone? Can you develop your self-control?

Much of life is about self-control. Control your time, control your eating, smoking, drinking, spending, exercise, family time, work time, play time. Don’t leave what’s important in your life, to randomness. Prioritize what’s important in your life.

I call this “The 7 F’s.” To live a successful life, we need to master the 7 F’s. Faith, family, fitness, finance, friends, fun, function (vocation). I include faith, as it’s what keeps me grounded and what gives me hope. It gives me strength, courage, peace and joy and I would encourage everyone to have an element of faith. Bible study, for me, is a huge aspect of my life. I consider myself successful (although still a work in progress) and I wouldn’t have made it without my faith. 

What’s the one thing you can do today, which really matters to your day, which really matters to making your day successful? Keeping your 7 F’s in mind, set your priorities and work towards them every day. 

Meditate, even if all you can manage is 5 minutes, preferably in the morning. For me, mediation isn’t about being empty headed and chanting “Om.” Meditate on a bible verse, until it becomes clear in your mind, or until you receive a revelation of the meaning of the verse. Towards the end, gather your thoughts around your needs and wants, your requirements for this day.

In the evening, work your routine, so as to get a good night’s sleep. Have wind down time. This might mean, reading a good book, taking a relaxing bath, anything calm and quiet. No screen time though, because it’s addictive and stimulates the mind. You want to wind down, not get wound up. 

Having a wind down routine, sets you up for the following day and gives restful sleep. You can reflect on what you need to do tomorrow, so you’re not chasing your tail in the morning. Prioritize your to-do list, organise what you need, so you’re in control of the morning when you wake. 

It puts you on top, rather and leaving you chasing the day, all day, every day. At the end of the day, it’s up to you to learn what it is you need to know, to take you in the direction you wish to go.

Get up early. Most successful people rise no later than 5 am. If your life is in balance, this isn’t hard to do. Get enough sleep, enough exercise, along with an input of good nutrition and a 5 am start isn’t hard to do (and yes, the hours you work at your regular job, can also have a negative impact), but do the best you can, to get a good night’s sleep.

Unless you have a young baby, the time of least distraction is before the sun rises. What you’re aiming for is tranquillity. Tranquillity to think things through. What do you need to do, to have tranquillity in your life? Give yourself a few minutes in the morning, to think through what you need to do and then work towards it. 

Journal, reflect and meditate. What worked for you yesterday and what didn’t? How and what can you improve on today? Is there something you need to learn, to move you forward?

Work on the minutes, the little increments of time in front of you and the hours will take care of themselves. If you have great minutes, you’ll have great days and great years.

Life’s not just about setting goals, but also about having a vision, something worthwhile to get out of bed in the morning for. A vision is how you see your future and goal is what you need to work on, to ensure your vision becomes your future. 

A vision is the exciting part. It’s what inspires and motivates. The goal is the hard work, the focus, the planning, the determination, discipline and effort, which will get you there. What do you see, for your best life? Write it down and work towards it (remembering the 7 F’s). 

Friction and obstacles create growth, so anytime your having difficulty, take the time to make a plan and then act on it. I mentioned tranquillity, however with tranquillity and quiet, there’s often no growth. Without growth, we perish and die, even if it’s just our mental state. So, give yourself a challenge, something which makes you uncomfortable, something which stretches you and causes you to grow, something which brings excitement into your life. 

Remember, you can’t move forward while lying in bed. Get up early. Get away from the screen time, renew your mind with meditation, or a good book, something spiritual. Think about what your ideal day would look like and work towards it. 

Then at the end of the day, give thanks. Be grateful for what you have and for what you’ve achieved, because that elevates your state, which in turn brings restoration of mind and body. It brings peace, joy and happiness.

Although success looks different to everyone, everyone wants success. No one leaves school excited, because they’re going to one day, be an addict, or a failure. It’s taking little steps every day, towards mastering your life, that brings success. Just as the addict chose to take little ‘failure’ steps every day, to get where they did, you can choose to take ‘success’ steps every day and the days will fly by and one day, you’ll see; you made it. 

One day, when you've mastered your time and you get out of your own way, you too will be flying high, enjoying life. You too, will live a life of success, happiness, peace and joy.

Be Your Own Superhero!

 

Be Your Own Superhero!

Don’t we all wish we had superhero powers? Even so, we can guide our life in the direction we want to go. In the end, the direction of our life, is up to each one of us. Each one of us can be a winner, in our own life and it’s a fairly simple process.

First, what is it, that differentiates winners from losers?

Two words: Consistency and discipline! It’s that simple.

Be consistent in your endeavours, whatever they may be. If you’re building a brand, be consistent with your posts, emails and product distribution, as this helps your buyer know you’re reliable. 

Be consistent with your style, if you’re a writer, so the reader knows what to expect. Be consistent with who you are, then your customers can trust what you have to say. 

Integrity is a huge part of whether you can be trusted or not. If you don’t have trust with your customer, if that’s not showing up in any area of your work, the customer can tell. Your customers are smart. They can discern how honest you’re being.

This “fake it ‘til you make it” phrase, doesn’t wash with the customer.  They want (and deserve) your honesty. 

Determine your priorities and focus on them - quote by Author Eileen McDargh

Your customer will have empathy with you, through your struggles. Sure, you don’t need your customer to know everything about you, but show them you’re real. 

Show them your blunders, failures and triumphs, but not everything. Remember your clients have their own issues to deal with, they don’t need to know all of yours as well. Keep it simple, keep it real, but don’t show all your cards.

The reader wants to laugh at what you laugh at. If it’s funny (although it’s not funny, if it’s at the expense of another), write it in. If it makes you cry, write it in. Make yourself human, with all your foibles and faults and the reader will enjoy what you share with them.

People are curious beings. They want to know how others think and feel. They want to empathise, cry and laugh with you, through all your trails. It makes you more real to them. Don’t be cold and distant. If you’ve done something right, tell people. Your patrons will applaud with you. 

In life we have success’s and failures. Failure isn’t the end. Failure has taught you, one way not to do it. Try another way. If, however, you’ve succeeded at something, let the world know. We all love to hear uplifting stories. 

Have enough courage to start and enough heart to finish – quote by Author Jessica N.S. Yourko

Being consistent is important and the other area, which differentiates winners from losers, is discipline. Discipline is more important that motivation. Motivation wanes and when it does, often we stop what we should be doing. Discipline is doing the little steps every day, until you reach the end, whether you feel motivated or not.

Discipline then comes full circle, back to consistency. Being consistent. Doing those little things every day, even when you don’t feel like it. Lifting your game, doing the hard yards and not stopping, until you see the desired result. Doing it even though at first, you may not see any results, but doing it anyway. 

If you want to be a winner, do what a winner does. Write your goal. Discipline yourself and become consistent, in any area you feel you’d like to improve. Work at it, even when you don’t feel like it and you will be the winner in your life.

You will be your own superhero!

 

 

Discipline is more Important than Motivation!

Are you feeling like a clown, with a smile painted on your face?

 There’s one area in life, people all over the world wish to have and that’s “success”.

No one leaves school excited to start on their path to becoming an alcoholic, a drug addict, or a failure. We all leave school full of the promises of success, opportunity and a fun filled life.

One becomes an addict, because one takes miniscule steps in the wrong direction, every single day. At the end of the day our success, or lack of it, is up to us. The choices we make and the steps we take, to achieving our goals and dreams are ours and ours alone.

If you start your day with exercise, it’s going to work on repairing and restoration of your body. Exercise will increase your oxygen levels, giving you more energy for the day ahead. From there, if you have a light and healthy breakfast, you’ve made a wholesome start to your day. All you need to do now, is to continue throughout the day and work on this every day. Sounds simple doesn’t it? And it can be. 

Healthy living, work/life balance, money, spirituality and great relationships, are all the fields we should be working within, if we want a successful life. Start your day right and you’re more likely to finish your day right. 

Suitable rest, a healthy balanced diet, exercise and a balance of work to fun ratio, is the aim. So how do we achieve this?

Start with a to-do/goals list. Lists keep you focussed and on track. Without a list, we meander through our day and if we accomplish anything, it’s more luck than good design. Most of the high achievers in the world, work from their lists.

Start your day right, first with exercise and a healthy breakfast, then follow through by looking at your to-do list. A suitable start to your day, is to look at this list every morning (and again in the evening). Morning, to see and refresh your mind, with what you need to be working on and evening, to plan the following day/week and mark off what you’ve achieved during the course of the day. 

It’s quite possible you’ll have distractions throughout your day, which side-track you from your tasks. Having a written plan will transport you back to your tasks, as soon as the crisis/distraction is over. So, keep your list handy and look at it regularly. 

Success is ensuring you take little steps, every day, towards your goals. No matter what the goal is, even if all you get is 5 minutes in your busy day, the implementation of the miniscule and mundane, will get you to the finish line. Don’t stop. Don’t quit. And you will get there. 

It’s helpful to journal your progress, even your lack of progress. This shows you the areas you can improve on, areas you’re wasting time and areas in which you’ve worked well. At the end of the day, have another list of 5 items you can implement tonight, to make tomorrow easier. 

My evening list is a simple list; make sure the kettle is full, for my all-important first coffee in the morning. Fold and put away whichever washing is still hanging on the line. (For me, out of sight, out of mind. Because I can’t see my washing line, I often forget it.) Pack, or unpack, the dishwasher. Have a quick tidy through (this might include dusting, sweeping, or cleaning the bathroom) and finally a look at my to-do list. I tick whatever I’ve completed off the list and write any new entries I wish to add, for the following days. All in all, this evening list generally doesn’t take more that 15-20 minutes to complete.

These are the simple, routine steps I follow, to have a successful day, which turns into a successful week and then months of successful choices. At the end of the year, I can see the progress I’ve made. I feel the benefits for the steps I’ve taken and these lists help me to live a successful life.

Even with the hiccups in life, keeping to my lists more often than not, puts me in good stead to finishing the year with positive outcomes, in all matters of my life.

As well as healthy eating and exercise, included in my lists are monetary goals, relationship goals, spiritual study and reading goals, as well as rest goals (and it is important to schedule rest, particularly if you’re a bit of a workaholic). What’s the point if you get to the end of your years, so driven, that you haven’t enjoyed your life! 

I achieve more in the first 3 hours of my day, than others achieve in their whole day. I’m focussed, driven and loving life, however I do allow myself time to pause when I feel it necessity to do so.

I’ve got time management down to a fine art. To achieve in life, it’s a requirement to manage one’s time, emotions and finances. If any of these are out of balance, stress 

comes to the fore. And we don’t want stress. 

Negativity can ruin what would otherwise be a great day. Learn the discipline of control over your thoughts and actions and your days will be a lot brighter and happier. Just as your success depends on you, so too your discipline, your joy and your peace of mind.

If you’re struggling in an area, read a book, or listen to you tube on the topic. You could even find a mentor, if you think it could help. Find someone to whom you are accountable (and not a friend, because they’re too soft on you). 

Remember, discipline is important. Also, discipline is like a muscle, the more you work it, the stronger it gets. See, you have no excuse, if you feel you have no discipline. If you find yourself struggling, work at the area in short bursts. Try for half an hour, then increase to an hour and so on. Eventually you’ll overcome the area you’re struggling in, if you persevere and don’t quit. 

I know what I’m talking about. I’ve gone from someone too scared to say “boo” to a goose. I was overweight, depressed and riddled with anxiety. The first course I ever did was a simple 2-day course, because that’s all I felt capable of managing at the time and even that was a huge challenge for me.

I really believed I was stupid and I constantly berated myself. I was my own worst enemy and it showed, in my moods, my attitudes and my self-care, or lack of. I had no confidence in myself, or my abilities and was too frightened to try something new.

Now I’m a photo-journalist and author, with books which have made Amazon’s best seller list. I’ve now done numerous courses and love to learn. 

Gone is the depression, suicidal thoughts and excess weight. I can hold my own in a crowded room, give a speech and even sing in public. I’m a long way from where I started and I’m loving life, every day. 

And I want that for you too. You can live the life of your dreams. If, like me, all you can manage is small steps to start with: start there and then build. Don’t quit, until you reach to your destination. Sure, there’ll be hurdles along the way, but if you keep going, you’ll overcome them, just as I did.

Don’t be like the clown, with an artificial smile; seemingly happy on the outside, but miserable on the inside. In life, you can continue the path you’re on, or you can create a new and exciting path. The choice is yours to make!

Just saying...