OC Uprising!

~Orange County California~

Being here in California has been so wonderful. God's heart beat is strong over this State!

We arrived and hit the ground running the next day. We started off each day together in a church sanctuary with worship and sometimes a short message from one of our leaders about unity. After eating lunch with everyone which is: about 100 of us from Kona, and 200 from Denver Colorado's YWAM base, we would head out to the streets. The main area we felt God was leading us to was he pier area, at downtown Hungtington Beach.

There we would post up and have some worship time and prayer time in groups of 7, to have a taste of the fahter's heart and where he wanted us to minister. Man, down those streets and on the beach, we saw God move in such a great way. Several people got healed from sickness, pain and heart wounds. Also, about 100 people came to Christ!!!!!

There is an outpouring of fruit from all of the intercession that has gone up for this place.

I am so honored that God would allow me to be his hands and feet here in California.

Short Testimony:

~ I got on the bus last week to go down town to pray for people. I had gotten the privilege to hand out flowers to women that day and pray for them. As I was holding them in my hands i started to feel like I wasn't supposed to hand any out, got discouraged- totally the enemy. In the mean time, a young lady walked on the bus, and was standing in front of where i was seated. I said hi to her, and began to ask her how her day was going. She seemed, kind of down a bit sad. As I continued to talk to her, God began to speak through me. He started to tell me how she was created, so I started speaking them out over her and encouraging her. At the end of our conversation I handed her a flower and she walked off the bus smiling from ear to ear. God totally lavished his love on her, and he used me. So crazy. When I was talking to her, it was as if I was standing above the situation, watching God speak to her.

Only for his GLORY.

"I am laid down in the dust ;

preserve my life according to your word. I recounted my ways and you answered me ; teach me your decrees. Let me understand the teaching of your word.

Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me through your law. I have chosen the way of truth ; I have set my heart on your laws. I hold fast to your statues,

O Lord; do not let me be put to shame. I run in the path of your commands. "

~Psalm 119 : 25-32.

This Psalm is the cry of my heart the past few days. The very opening line has struck my heart, and resounds throughout my body. My life and all the "good" ideas, and plans that I could make up are laid down in the dust. Aware that some of them may be from God, I would rather them be in no other HANDS then the maker of the universe, who is enthroned on my heart and is so FAITHFUL to give them back to me…for his glory and his glory alone.

My selfishness has risen to the surface, along with pride and all the value of having a good reputation in the eyes of others, and the building up of my name….only to make myself feel better….Something inside of me screams! And says how dare me! How dare I live a life, only to puff up myself!

Then a deep cry from deep within my heart exclaims : "It is for HIS GLORY! That the lamb WOULD receive the reward of his suffering! ALL FOR HIS NAME! ONLY FOR HIS NAME! "

Nothing else matters now, and nothing else can stand in light of who Jesus is! This man who I am living for…..who humbled himself, took on MY SIN and said all for my father's glory, I love you Lauren enough to die for you. That you would know the father, that I would rule and reign on the throne of your heart… Because I am coming to rule and to reign again!

ahhh!

He is coming! He is coming! Will I be ready? Will oil be in my lamp? Will I even recognize the bridegroom….!?

I must have Jesus…. I MUST have him.

I can no longer hold onto religious formulas and patterns, and grumble in my puddle of distress and petti circumstances, when all that is happening is things aren't going MY way…..there just isn't TIME to be held back and bound by LIES from Satan!

UUUGHhh. Jesus!