I have people that contact me at the most in opportune times, they frantically text me, email or telephone sometimes in a panic asking me to do something for them. Though I am a very busy woman , with many things on the go at all times, I oblige and surrender to what they ask.
They need someone to pray with them.
Wow! what a priveledge that they would choose me to be the one that would pray for them or with them and to be able to come in agreement with the powers of heaven!
I stop whatever very important task that I am engaged in at that moment and I do the unthinkable- I pray for that person. There is no greater thing that one can do for another person when they ask you to pray, than to actually pray. To give up some of your valuable time to bring someone or their concern before the Father in heaven.
Not to promise to pray, but to actually take some of your precious time and care for someone other than yourself now.
And what is even greater is that if you take some time during your praying to hear the voice of God - it may very well shift that person or the situation.Yeah!! to think we can shift things on earth when our prayers go to heaven.
Wow, I love talking, but there is nothing like having a three way conversation with someone else and God!!
I believe that if we spent more time communicating with God that this world would be a better place and the people we encounter would be different people.
There is power in prayer.
Take some time and send up a prayer for someone today- greater than that call someone and pray for them outloud, sacrifice an important part of your day, it will be worth it!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
O Canada
As I ponder in the light of eternity all that I have encountered this weekend at the Canadian awakening conference in Toronto, Canada. I stand in amazement at a wonderful, all powerful, magnificent, loving and fearful God! He is so intricate and detailed that to try to figure out even a fragment of everything that He is doing all at once is too much to consider. I love to express my worship to God in dance. I love to let my hands and feet and full body express what I desire to say to Him. I fall short most of the time and feel like I need 50 or so more songs to play to even try to come close. How great is my God? It is well with my soul, Majesty, Lamb upon the throne, Sovereign Lord. All songs that have moved my body greatly this weekend, allowing me to tell the lover of my soul how I truly feel.
As I ponder in the light of eternity all that I have encountered this weekend at the Canadian awakening conference in Toronto, Canada. I stand in amazement at a wonderful, all powerful, magnificent, loving and fearful God! He is so intricate and detailed that to try to figure out even a fragment of everything that He is doing all at once is too much to consider. I love to express my worship to God in dance. I love to let my hands and feet and full body express what I desire to say to Him. I fall short most of the time and feel like I need 50 or so more songs to play to even try to come close. How great is my God? It is well with my soul, Majesty, Lamb upon the throne, Sovereign Lord. All songs that have moved my body greatly this weekend, allowing me to tell the lover of my soul how I truly feel.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Waiting to Exhale
You… you are the air, the air that I breathe
You’re very breath, that is living in me
Causin me to pause …
For just a moment I freeze
Waiting to exhale, let it out
Like a warm summers breeze
I take a deep breath and everything I need
Is there at my side, right beside me
Giving me life… that never , ever fails
While I’m waiting here… to exhale
As breathe in I hold on, bated breath
Lean back in your arms, in comfort I rest
Holding on…all fear is gone...
I exhale once more
I exhale because
You alone, you are the breath in me
You alone are the reason I breathe
I release life, love and liberty
As I let go of the Source that has set me free
As I breath out I get down, down on my knees
And with everything I am
I exhale
Then I ...breathe
C. Hinds
You’re very breath, that is living in me
Causin me to pause …
For just a moment I freeze
Waiting to exhale, let it out
Like a warm summers breeze
I take a deep breath and everything I need
Is there at my side, right beside me
Giving me life… that never , ever fails
While I’m waiting here… to exhale
As breathe in I hold on, bated breath
Lean back in your arms, in comfort I rest
Holding on…all fear is gone...
I exhale once more
I exhale because
You alone, you are the breath in me
You alone are the reason I breathe
I release life, love and liberty
As I let go of the Source that has set me free
As I breath out I get down, down on my knees
And with everything I am
I exhale
Then I ...breathe
C. Hinds
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Letting go of everything to become all God has called me to be
I have a burning in my heart to find the truth about my heritage and about who I am fully and complete . I believe everyone does. For we are more than just who we have become in the few short years that we have lived. We are sum of our experiences, our generational history and the application of the Truth we have applied to our lives.
As I get older I get a little wiser as I walk this journey that I have set myself upon to become all that God desired for me to be. Yet I struggle due to expectations, limitations and just plain old timing. I would love to snap my fingers and instantly change into the woman God designed me to be. This is the way of the future- instant. God on the other hand has other plans for me as He teaches me that which I lack the most ,patience. Slowly but surely He is teaching me and bringing me simultaneously into my destiny, my future is becoming my present.
Yet there is one thing that seems to hold me back that I cant seem to get rid of… ME. I need to let go of a few things that I have placed in my hands in order to grab a hold of that which God desires to give to me. I cant do both successfully.
Yet these things I hold on to are like a safety blanket to me. I have come to trust them and rely on them and even need them. Some of them are not even real, they are attached to lies that I have believed but that are so intricately connected that to let go of them frightens me. It seems like the whole house would come crashing down.
But I know what I must do. So with all the strength I have within me I let go. And for a brief moment in time I hold nothing. Yet nothing seems to be enough , for in that I have only one thing left , God. He is all I need and He is forever there. S lowly… He gives me back the truth and the things that are necessary for the next phase in my journey, and even loves me enough to add a few treasures that come in the form of blessings. How faithful is His loving kindness towards His children. He is erasing some of my past, changing my present and orchestrating my future. How marvellous are His works!
Why did I ever doubt Him? I need to learn to trust the One that fashioned and formed me in my mother’s womb and called me out of darkness into His marvellous light.
Now I stand on solid ground, a firm foundation, ready to build on truth . Letting go of everything to become who God has called me to be.
C.Hinds
As I get older I get a little wiser as I walk this journey that I have set myself upon to become all that God desired for me to be. Yet I struggle due to expectations, limitations and just plain old timing. I would love to snap my fingers and instantly change into the woman God designed me to be. This is the way of the future- instant. God on the other hand has other plans for me as He teaches me that which I lack the most ,patience. Slowly but surely He is teaching me and bringing me simultaneously into my destiny, my future is becoming my present.
Yet there is one thing that seems to hold me back that I cant seem to get rid of… ME. I need to let go of a few things that I have placed in my hands in order to grab a hold of that which God desires to give to me. I cant do both successfully.
Yet these things I hold on to are like a safety blanket to me. I have come to trust them and rely on them and even need them. Some of them are not even real, they are attached to lies that I have believed but that are so intricately connected that to let go of them frightens me. It seems like the whole house would come crashing down.
But I know what I must do. So with all the strength I have within me I let go. And for a brief moment in time I hold nothing. Yet nothing seems to be enough , for in that I have only one thing left , God. He is all I need and He is forever there. S lowly… He gives me back the truth and the things that are necessary for the next phase in my journey, and even loves me enough to add a few treasures that come in the form of blessings. How faithful is His loving kindness towards His children. He is erasing some of my past, changing my present and orchestrating my future. How marvellous are His works!
Why did I ever doubt Him? I need to learn to trust the One that fashioned and formed me in my mother’s womb and called me out of darkness into His marvellous light.
Now I stand on solid ground, a firm foundation, ready to build on truth . Letting go of everything to become who God has called me to be.
C.Hinds
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Everything That Can Be Shaken
Psalm 60:2 You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking
Yesterday while at work in the middle of the day the unthinkable happened.
My desk started moving all by itself while I sat in my chair and tried to steady it. I began to realise that other things around me in my office were also shaking and after a few minutes of others in the office declaring that the same thing was happening to them, I soon realized that we were having an earthquake.
An earthquake in Milton, Ontario?
But after only a few minutes longer the information came flooding in as people all over Toronto and Ontario started emailing, texting, twittering and even calling me to say that they had felt the earthquake. The news on television finally reported that there was an earthquake measuring 5.0 magnitude on the Richtor scale, with the epicenter near Ottawa, Canada. Then a tornado occured in Midland and finally torrential rains around the area.
In just a few days the G8 and G20 Summit will begin in Toronto and Huntsville, Ontario,Canada. Decisions, major decisions will be made that will effect all of the world. The earth is shaking and crying out as we prepare to move into a new era. I don’t know about others but I will be in prayer lifting up the leaders and the changes that are about to be decided upon that will affect us from this day onward.
Psalm 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken
Yesterday while at work in the middle of the day the unthinkable happened.
My desk started moving all by itself while I sat in my chair and tried to steady it. I began to realise that other things around me in my office were also shaking and after a few minutes of others in the office declaring that the same thing was happening to them, I soon realized that we were having an earthquake.
An earthquake in Milton, Ontario?
But after only a few minutes longer the information came flooding in as people all over Toronto and Ontario started emailing, texting, twittering and even calling me to say that they had felt the earthquake. The news on television finally reported that there was an earthquake measuring 5.0 magnitude on the Richtor scale, with the epicenter near Ottawa, Canada. Then a tornado occured in Midland and finally torrential rains around the area.
In just a few days the G8 and G20 Summit will begin in Toronto and Huntsville, Ontario,Canada. Decisions, major decisions will be made that will effect all of the world. The earth is shaking and crying out as we prepare to move into a new era. I don’t know about others but I will be in prayer lifting up the leaders and the changes that are about to be decided upon that will affect us from this day onward.
Psalm 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Where Am I
I am blogging today about my heart and where I am. So I come to Him and ask “where am I Lord?``
He answers me as simply as He always does with “where I am there you will be also” so I ask again “ where are you Lord?” He chuckles as He says to me “ I am with you always even to the ends of the age”
So I stay still for a moment and block out all the noise and confusion and other things within that cause me not to be still. As I sit there in silence I hear my heart beating and my hands suddenly raise to the sky as I surrender with my body to let Him know how much I appreciate and thank Him for all that He has done in my life.
As the tears stream down my face, my heart starts to ache , you know the good kind of ache that happens when you long for something so bad and you know you cant live with out it. That’s how I feel when I think about Him. My life is not my own, I belong to Him and He belongs to me.
If I had all the words in the world – every language and every tongue, it still would not be enough to express how I feel about my relationship with Him. So I dance . I begin to move my body and just release the joy, the hunger, the longing, the satisfaction, the peace, everything I am and am not, unto Him.
With every movement something else begins to happen- I unwind and find a freedom that has momentum. Motion. I find the motion that connects me to Him and Him to me. So I begin to worship Him in motion. And I never want to stop.
Now I know where I am – right there with Him and He is right there with me.
No place in this world I would rather be.
Dancing with God.
He answers me as simply as He always does with “where I am there you will be also” so I ask again “ where are you Lord?” He chuckles as He says to me “ I am with you always even to the ends of the age”
So I stay still for a moment and block out all the noise and confusion and other things within that cause me not to be still. As I sit there in silence I hear my heart beating and my hands suddenly raise to the sky as I surrender with my body to let Him know how much I appreciate and thank Him for all that He has done in my life.
As the tears stream down my face, my heart starts to ache , you know the good kind of ache that happens when you long for something so bad and you know you cant live with out it. That’s how I feel when I think about Him. My life is not my own, I belong to Him and He belongs to me.
If I had all the words in the world – every language and every tongue, it still would not be enough to express how I feel about my relationship with Him. So I dance . I begin to move my body and just release the joy, the hunger, the longing, the satisfaction, the peace, everything I am and am not, unto Him.
With every movement something else begins to happen- I unwind and find a freedom that has momentum. Motion. I find the motion that connects me to Him and Him to me. So I begin to worship Him in motion. And I never want to stop.
Now I know where I am – right there with Him and He is right there with me.
No place in this world I would rather be.
Dancing with God.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sisters
Today I had a great day out shopping with my sister. I know many of you are thinking " big deal". This is a big deal for my sister and me. We are two very busy women with no FREE time on our hands. We both have five children and very hectic schedules and we do not agree on anything. We are like night and day, and we cant even agree which one of us is night. Something amazing happened today as we both went shopping together and appreciated each other tastes and preferences as we encouraged each other to be ourselves. We didnt have one single fight and we even laughed about the crazy people in little Portugal over their daily win in the World Cup. We talked about our children and agreed that we needed to spend more time thinking about ourselves and the other relationships in our lives.
We made each other a promise to get together for lunch real soon-but we couldnt agree on where we would eat though!
I thanked God for my sister today.
We made each other a promise to get together for lunch real soon-but we couldnt agree on where we would eat though!
I thanked God for my sister today.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Wow !! This weekend was exhilarating and fun!!
June 20th, 2010
Wow !! This weekend was exhilarating and fun!!
I attended the Write Canada conference in Guelph, Ontario and my eyes were instantly opened again.
One of the very first gifts that I discovered that I had as a young girl was writing.
I loved to do two things read and write my feelings down. I think it began when I was about six or seven years of age and it has not stopped yet. I still love to read just my choices in reading material has shifted from fictional to more inspirational or tutorial. My writings are now more out of necessity than the sheer love of it and that is about to change. I have committed myself to become a blogger!
What that looks like just yet, I am not quite sure. This weekend I have been inspired by a workshop that I attended with Ann Voskamp. I so related to her emotion and kept feeling if she can do it so can I. So here I go getting ready to be real and risky as I take some time everyday to allow other people to read about my feelings, my passions, my desire and about me. This seems ironic as my blog is called Word of Spirit and Truth. I am about to embark upon a new journey with my Creator and as it unfolds I pray that my readers will have gained something from the few minutes that they take to read what I have poured out for the day. My spoon is full of opportunities!!! (this is from the workshop)
Blessings Charmaine
Wow !! This weekend was exhilarating and fun!!
I attended the Write Canada conference in Guelph, Ontario and my eyes were instantly opened again.
One of the very first gifts that I discovered that I had as a young girl was writing.
I loved to do two things read and write my feelings down. I think it began when I was about six or seven years of age and it has not stopped yet. I still love to read just my choices in reading material has shifted from fictional to more inspirational or tutorial. My writings are now more out of necessity than the sheer love of it and that is about to change. I have committed myself to become a blogger!
What that looks like just yet, I am not quite sure. This weekend I have been inspired by a workshop that I attended with Ann Voskamp. I so related to her emotion and kept feeling if she can do it so can I. So here I go getting ready to be real and risky as I take some time everyday to allow other people to read about my feelings, my passions, my desire and about me. This seems ironic as my blog is called Word of Spirit and Truth. I am about to embark upon a new journey with my Creator and as it unfolds I pray that my readers will have gained something from the few minutes that they take to read what I have poured out for the day. My spoon is full of opportunities!!! (this is from the workshop)
Blessings Charmaine
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