Streaming live from Genesis Ministries ~  Women’s Bible Study March 17, 2020

I am sitting outside on my swing, on my back porch reflecting on all of the transitions and change over the past few months. It is starting to rain, with the sun-shining; what a beautiful setting to listen and hear what Papa God is saying to me in this hour!! Very prophetic and stimulating to my spirit to be in this setting in this time! I hear Changes and Choices so clearly. Ok Lord, now You have my attention!

Wow, as I think back over the few months of 2019, life has been very busy and full; full of transitions and changes. Full of excitement, surprises, many disappointments and hurts and with all of these comes decisions and, yes, choices!!  Life brings many changes, transitions and then choices to move forward. How we move forward in life is up to us, it is our choice!!

Change and Choice!
We have a choice as to how we react and/or act to these many changes. Our choices will dictate how we move through each day. God has given us the freedom to choose our path. Our choices will take us down a pathway to overcome and move through each change, each transition, through the storm, walking on top of the waves; as we listen to His voice! This isn’t always an easy task but can be done with the strength given to us by trusting and leaning on Him, leaning on Papa God. Now, it isn’t easy maneuvering the storms of life with winds blowing us about and the waves shifting and rolling us around. But, with God all things are possible and we will be able to make it to the other side. AND all in one piece!

OR, When we tend to lean on our own understanding or our own thoughts we most always travel a path where we find ourselves struggling to stay afloat, right? We find ourselves sinking and going under, under the circumstances. This is because we are looking at the circumstances of life, making our choices and decisions from our mind or out of our emotions and our own thoughts!!  When we  choose this pathway, we arrive at the other side of the storm and most always we are traumatized and broken by the experience.

I encourage you to take inventory of the changes in your life which have taken place just since January 2019. How have you reacted? How did you make your choices and which pathway did you travel? My prayer is that you have chosen Papa’s way! If not, begin now and watch how things shift for you. Either way, you will go through the storm! Why not allow God to be in control instead of allowing the circumstances of life to control you?
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Psalm 25:11 “The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.”

Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

March 9:23 “Jesus said to him, if you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

Psalm 107:29 “He calms the storm, so that its waves are still”

Is there such a thing as a small blessing?

I have been reflecting on all of the wonderful “happenings” during this year ~ 2018! Wow, so many Holy Spirit inspired encounters and exchanges with others. Many supernatural occurrences as I moved through my daily life. If I hadn’t been spiritually in-tuned on a particular day, they would have gone unnoticed and missed. Missed?? And, I am wondering how many have I actually missed? Even though I recognized many, I am sure there were those that I missed. Oh, I really don’t like the thought; that I missed something Papa God had given or provided for me. My heart’s desire is to see and experience all that He has for me each and every day! Prayerfully, yours is also!

Some of our experiences are small and some really huge…but, I was thinking is there such a thing as a small blessing? Can we actually define God moving in our lives? Actually, no, I don’t think so. All of God’s blessings are just that… to bless….to lift us up, to encourage us, to help us through, to deliver us to the other side, to cause us to feel special, to bring us comfort, to bring us to the place in time where we will have that special encounter, a Divine appointment. Or we might hear Him urging us to bring the blessing to another; a special message, a gift, a hug or a smile! Sometimes we are blessed and sometimes we are used to bless another. And, either way we are still blessed, highly favored and honored! Also, what one might think of as “small”, to another it is exactly what they need at the specified time and it is huge to them! Awe, I love the way our Papa knows exactly what we need, when we need it and how to deliver it to us! All blessings are supernaturally given and inspired. AMEN!

Please read Psalm 91

Psalm 91:1-2 “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”

The last 18 months have been very challenging for me and my family. Some of you may know others may not, that in the last 18 months; three members of our family left us and went to be with Jesus; my sister, our grandson and our daughter, all so precious to us. The mixture of pain and joy fills me as I write to you now. Many of you have had similar experiences or facing great life challenges and my prayer is that you are working through the days receiving healing and comfort, as we are! God truly is a God of comfort and His amazing grace allows us to move through each day and the challenges it may bring. I can’t begin to tell you all that He has done for me during this time. The love and blessings; comfort and peace has totally wrapped me up and drawn me into a closer place. The place where I can dwell, take refuge and abide under His shadow. The secret place of the Most High God, my secret place with my Papa God!! Seeing and watching God’s powerful Word create miraculous life in my life has been an amazing journey! A journey that I want to continue traveling for the rest of my days here on earth. Yes, Lord, experiencing Your Kingdom come, on earth as it is in heaven.” Amen!!

Psalm 91:14-16 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known my name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him. And show him My salvation.”

NOW, to share what God has done as I rested and trusted in Him. As I learned to lean in even closer and trust Him even to a greater degree.

As I have rested in this place, God continued to move and His plan continued to roll out across the nations!! The blessing upon blessing continues as He shows me how much I am loved, how much you are loved, as He continues to show me and unfurls His plans for my life and ministry!!

Remember, two years ago God opened the door for my first little book ~ “It Is Written” to be translated into the Telugu dialect, published and distributed, 1,000 copies, throughout Vijavada, Andhra Pradesh, India? This was accomplished through my wonderful friends, Pastors Isaac and Velma of Vision for Asia ministry. And now, once again they have contacted me asking for permission and the finances for the book to be reprinted, for 2,000 copies this time!! The first 1000 copies have already been freely distributed. The book has now once again been reprinted and in the process of being distributed to churches, pastors, through conferences, bible studies and to all who want a copy…free of any charge!!! Blessed upon blessed!

Well now…. He has once again opened the door for my book to be translated into Kiswahili, printed and distributed throughout Kenya!! With the help of my friends in Kenya, Missionary, Lorita Kolb and pastor Anthony Sitati, 1000 copies were printed and now in the process of being given out to those who have hungry hearts!! Only our God, right?? Our faithful and mighty God not only opened up the doors but also provided the finances for all of the above to be accomplished!!

Now as I write to you and testify of God’s goodness, faithfulness and amazing love, He has presented to me yet another opportunity to further spread His awesome Word throughout India!! I have been requested, again, by Pastor Velma, Vision for Asia, to have my latest book, “God Speaks ~ As you Seek” translated, published and distributed throughout India. The translation has already begun and the projected cost for this project of 2,000 printed books is approximately $1,500 U. S. This cost includes translation, transcribing, art work/design for cover and printing. I am so honored and humbled, in a Godly way, for this project to move forward. To be able to again provide God’s word and teachings freely to those who are hungry to grow and to know more about the One and only Living God and His Kingdom life!

This is such an exciting time for all of us and to have a part in spreading the Word of God across the nations is beyond my wildest dreams….but not beyond God’s plans!!

I am so very grateful and thankful for all of my co-workers in Christ in India and Kenya, such a privilege to be associated with them and their ministries. Also, thank you for your time and resources to support, pray and contribute to the ministry God has ordained for me. I will be sure to keep you all updated on our progress. I am asking for you to please pray about and consider taking part in planting a seed into this ministry project and be a part of the harvest it will produce!!

To contribute and receive a tax deduction from Vision for Asia, please go to www.vfora.org and give through the donate/PayPal page.
To contribute by check, send to
VISION FOR ASIA, c/o Gail Frank
7260 N. State Rt. 29
Springfield, IL 62707

Gail Frank, an ordained minister, evangelist and missionary, oversees the 501 C3 contributions for Vision For Asia in the States. Please put in memo line: God Speaks..As You Seek; and your contribution will be credited to this project.

Thank you for your time and resources to support, pray and contribute to the ministry God has ordained for me. I will be sure to keep you all updated on our progress.
Pictures from India and Kenya below – distributing the book, “It Is Written”.

INDIA DISTRIBUTION

CHALLENGES IN LIFE!

With the challenges in our lives come change! Change can be good!  Change helps us to stretch, grow and hopefully mature! Our world today needs our maturity to help neutralize and bring about yet more change to the crazy and un-Godly thinking and behavior that is spreading across our nation!  Accept the challenges and changes and become a beacon of light to those who are confused and losing hope!  

RISE UP ABOVE THE STORMS OF LIFE!

Rising above the storms of life and walking on top of the waves certainly does have its challenges! However, remember what happened to Peter when he took his eyes off of Jesus!! We can stay on top of the waves of the storm by looking at and trusting in the Lord and riding them to safety to the other side. Or we can look at the circumstances, allow fear to rise up in us and begin sinking to the bottom with all of the unpleasant circumstances on top of us!

The Lord is always with us to help us in our times of trouble, BUT, we must do our part, take up our authority, trusting in Him who is always faithful to accomplish all that He said He would do.

I am reminded of what Sarah said in Hebrews 11:11 (oh yes 1111, transition and change) “by faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.”

Not seeing the answer does not mean it isn’t there ready to manifest on your behalf! Have faith in God, judge Him faithful who has promised!! All of His promises are yes and amen!! 

Wow, Ok, so now I have encouraged myself and I am surfing on top of the waves, how about you?? Moving on and to the other side; full of faith, hope and the promises of Papa God!! YES, Papa God is soooo good!!! Blessing to you all!