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2012-01-08T20:01:00.000-05:00

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2011-12-30T07:38:00.000-05:00

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2011-12-22T17:57:00.000-05:00

How's Your Heart? Addictions

2011-10-27T14:32:00.002-04:00

Cherie Sheridan shares how we can pray for people with addictions, and what we need to do if we need to be set free from addiction and how to stay free.

HOW'S YOUR HEART?

2011-10-20T19:24:00.001-04:00

Cherie Sheridan discusses how we can deal with the things that are in our heart so we can "live" in our present and our future.

TOUCH NOT!

2011-09-12T09:55:00.005-04:00

9/11/2011
19 When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
20 And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;
21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
23 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.
24 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.
1CHR16:9-4

14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. Ps 105:15

God repeated this statement twice in scripture “touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm”. When He says something twice He is bringing emphasis to what He is saying.

For years I have heard many people use this scripture to protect themselves in leadership. But actually this is saying more than that.

Here God is saying He separated Israel, His anointed (as a people) unto Himself. He then went further to separated the “prophets” of God; those that represent Him here on the earth, those that have been separated by God and set apart as Holy unto Him.

We read in the Old Testament that Moses was special to God; He is a type of Jesus that ever makes intercession for us before the Father. He spoke with Him face to face. Aaron was anointed by Moses to be the High Priest of God. Aaron was Holy and separated unto the Lord. He had to stay in the temple. He could not do anything He wanted. He could not be defiled by anything unclean. Yet, Aaron did not have the same relationship with God as Moses. As a matter of fact, God almost destroyed Aaron for allowing the golden calf to be built. Moses interceded on Aaron’s behalf to spare his life. (Exodus 32) Another time Aaron and Miriam questioned who Moses married and God struck Miriam with leprosy. Moses interceded once again for their lives. (Num 12)

God clearly made a distinction between someone who just speaks on God’s behalf and someone who is like a friend.

6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? Num 12-8

Here God is addressing presumption. Clearly God says how he will speak to a prophet in a vision or a dream; but there is another level in God and that is where we are His friend and He speaks to us face to face. God has this special relationship reserved for those that are faithful in His house and truly are seeking after Him. Their hearts have been purified by His fire and they are praying always for others, ever making intercession for them. They are praying “God” prayers, not soulish prayers. They have pressed into the heart of the Father and are viewing situations from His perspective and are praying accordingly. Just a side note here, this doesn’t mean those that are faithful to the church. This means God’s house. We are the temple of the Holy Spirit.

God didn’t tolerate presumption. This is a horrible sin before the Lord, He wouldn’t have it in the camp.

12 And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.Duet 17:12

He also doesn’t like us to say, “Thus says the Lord”, if it’s not coming from Him. God says to disregard what they say. That being said, some of the things that the previous prophets have spoken have not all come to pass yet. Enough of what they have said has, so we know the rest will; same thing with a prophet today. We must take all things before the Lord and ask Him if it was Him. Some things can take many years before they come to pass.

22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him. Duet 18:2210

These are presumptuous people walking in their flesh and just talking junk about whoever they please. These are suppose to be God’s people, yet they are living out of their flesh and not the Spirit.

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. 2Pet 2:10:11

Then God separated the Levites unto Him as His inheritance and to serve Aaron in the temple. They were there to help Aaron or the current High Priest. Yet, the Levites led by Korah thought to question Moses and Aaron’s authority before God and God opened the ground up and swallowed them, their families, their belongings and their herds alive, and then closed the ground back up. Duet 16

We’ve got several very important elements going on here. Sin of presumption which in the Old Testament meant you were to be stoned. Praise God for His mercy and Grace!

We also have people assuming positions of authority that they were not given by God. That’s a big one in the church today! Too many individuals are behind the pulpit mis-directing God’s people that were not placed there by God.

Additionally, we are not to touch God’s anointed that are not given to us.

The word touch comes from the Hebrew word na^ga’ which means to lay hand upon (for any purpose); to reach, to aquire, to arrive; violently, to strike, come nigh, draw near, join.

Assumption

1. The act of taking to or upon oneself: assumption of an obligation.
2. The act of taking possession or asserting a claim: assumption of command.
3. The act of taking for granted: assumption of a false theory.
4. Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof; a supposition: a valid assumption.
5. Presumption; arrogance.

12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. John 17:12

Jesus states that there were those that God gave Him while He was here to work with. Jesus didn’t work with everyone that came across His path. He only poured Himself into those that God instructed Him to. We are not to join ourselves with just anyone to serve our purposes or theirs.

This is the main reason for this message.

I was sitting at my table eating lunch and the Lord visited me in a vision. I saw a man of God with a prophet’s mantle on him and I saw a hand go forward to touch him and to lay claim to him. I immediately heard the scripture “touch not my anointed and do my prophets no harm”. The interpretation of the vision the Lord gave me is that someone was laying claim to this person without the authority of God. They were making an assumption.

Unfortunately this kind of things happens all too often in the church. Leaders see a gift in a person and immediately start determining how they can best use that gift in their ministries. They make an assumption that that is why God placed them there. They should instead seek the Lord for that individuals purpose in their midst and inquire of the Lord if He wants them used at all. We as individuals also have to grow to a place of maturity in Christ that our identity comes from Him and not in what we do. Too often, in the body of Christ people get involved in things because they want to be seen as productive or simply because they need to be involved out of their soul. We all have to know who we are and what our calling is. It can be intimidating sometimes when someone in a leadership position questions why you will or will not be involved with something. We have to be steadfast in what we know God has personally told us to do. If you know that you are where God has placed you then you need to listen to what leadership is speaking to you. Take everything to God and ask how to apply it in your life. If God says it’s not for you, then discard it. We will be standing alone before God, we will be accountable only to Him; without excuse. We must be able to hear and discern His voice for ourselves; this will protect us.

God says all that are His are His anointed (spiritual Israel) and then there is the Prophets. This is not to glorify the Prophetic office, but this is to place back in the church the reverential fear of God that rests upon His prophets. Anyone who is a true prophet of God would rather have another call. It’s a hard life, it’s a separated life. Many times they are misunderstood and rejected. They must endure things and face trials that the other five-fold ministries are not called to. Just as Moses had to put himself out there and believe the Word of the Lord before all Israel, so must the Prophet. Above all else, his words and actions represent God. He must proclaim what God is saying to the leaders, to the kings, to the congregation and point the people back to God. Much goes on in the church that has nothing to do with God. We get into a flow, a routine. Leaders make assumptions with people based on past experience and it’s NOT God! We MUST always inquire of the Lord concerning every person and every situation. No two people are the same. Two people may be having the same problem but when the time is taken to inquire of the Lord He will give different solutions to go with the individual. WE ABSOLUTELY CANNOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS! We must always inquire of the Lord.

Going back to the vision, we must ask God what our role is in the lives of the people that God places in our path. Is it momentary? Is it for us to walk with them for a season? Are we there to help them? Are they there to help us? If you are a Pastor you have the responsibility of inquiring of the Lord if this is one of the sheep you are responsible for. If not, “DON’T TOUCH”. If our whole motivation for ministering to someone is to fill a church seat then the motive is not of God. We are to help one another have a closer walk with the Lord and to point them to Jesus; not make them reliant on us¸ but on Him. We are supposed to be empowering and raising up Sons of God. If it was what Jesus had to do, then we must do the same.

Too often the statement is made of Prophets that they are not submitted to authority. I beg to differ. In my experience there is a season of training within the body for foundational instruction; then, God will send them to be with other Prophets for the next level of their training. The final stage of a prophet is full submission to God. They don’t move until they’re told. They don’t get to go to every meeting. They don’t live inside the church, they live before God. This process can take a long time up to 20 or 30 years, it doesn’t mean you won’t be operating in the office of a prophet with it’s gifting early in ministry but God is after your character and character development takes time. I might add most of God’s leaders recognize each other. A mature prophet is moved only by God. He doesn’t have to make a seen, but He will if instructed to do so. However, if it is God, God makes the way clear for what needs to be said or done by His man or woman.

If you research the Bible you will see that the Prophets went to prophet schools. Most of them stayed at their homes before the Lord; then God would send them before Kings and rulers and to the congregation of Israel. Look at John the Baptist, he was alone in the wilderness eating locust and honey. There is a reason for this separation. A Prophet cannot be influenced by anyone other than God Himself. A true Prophets word must not fall to the ground. Accompanying the Prophet should be the Presence of God. Prophets are accountable to other Prophets and five-fold ministries. All of God's children are accountable to one another. I'm not giving a license to go in an blast the churches. I'm just saying that, as a Prophet you may find yourself not permitted to be involved in everything or with everyone.

I know we are call called to be Kings and Priest, but don’t be like Korah and presume a position of authority that you have not been given by God. The Fear of God must come back again upon the people of God.

In conclusion, God wanted to expand our understanding of “Don’t touch”. We are not supposed to speak about our leaders or come against them. That is one understanding of this scripture. This second level understanding is for those in leadership, toward the people of God; additionally between those in the body of Christ. We must seek God on whom we are to join ourselves with. Sometimes God has us join with people we don’t like or don’t want to be around; but the decision must be God’s and not ours. Remember Jesus had Judas (the son of perdition) in his group, knowing that he would betray Him. There are people that will be placed in our lives that will speak truth into it. We may want to run every-time this person comes around, but if God has placed them in our lives we need to receive what He is sending; even if they are not a part of “your” church. There may be others in our life, that are completely full of the devil and God will use them to refine you. We must know each person by the Spirit. The point is, good or bad, we only want the people in our lives that God wants in it for His purpose and His allotted time.

Let’s pray:

Father I thank you that I can come boldly before your throne of Grace through the precious blood of Jesus. Father I repent for sins of presumption and assumption in my life. Please reveal to me the people that I assumed should be a part of my life and/or ministry that should not be. Please forgive me for not receiving those that you have sent to me with Your truth. Help me to be sensitive to the leading of Your Holy Spirit. Lord help me to walk in Reverential Fear of You. I do not want to walk in the sin of presumption like Korah. Please separate from me those you have not chosen for me to walk with. Help me not to touch your anointed nor do your prophets harm. Father if I have touched your people that I should not have, I take my hand off them in the spirit and release them to you. I thank you Father. In Jesus name. Amen.

God Bless you.

Baptism of Fire

2011-09-06T15:34:00.004-04:00

September 6, 2011

And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. Exodus 24:17

What are we going to appear like in this next move of God? What is God’s outpouring going to look like upon us? What is the process we have been going through, or are going to have to go through for this change to manifest in us?

We can see from Ex 24:17 the Glory of the Lord is like a devouring fire. What does that look like when God’s Glory rest upon us and not a mountain? What will we have to walk through in order for us to say, “I have awakened in His likeness.”?

15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. Psalm 17:15

God, who is a consuming fire, will be consuming something in us in order for us to be in His likeness. What will that be? Our flesh. Let’s look at some scripture that discusses the flesh and what is going to be done to it as God begins to put His Glory fire upon us.

Jer 12:12 The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.

One of the first things to go is our peace. What? That doesn’t sound like a promise. As long as our flesh is being pampered it’s at peace, but once the fire is put upon it and it doesn’t get appeased the first thing to go is our peace. Why? Because it doesn’t feel good. You can feel it when the fire is on you; the anger crawling up the back of your neck, the need to fight the circumstances and stand in our righteous position as you justify your situation before God. You may even be indignant with God that He has the audacity to let these things happen to you. After all, you are a child of God.

Mt 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

What days are being shortened? The days of fire. God has to give us relief from the fire and our circumstances. If we are in them for too long without some kind of reprieve we’d want to go home to the Lord. Some of these refining circumstances can be very intense.

Ro 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

God is moving us out of a place of being a child-heir into being a son. While you are a child you are still under the law, your under tutors and governors, Gal 4. Those tutors are the teachers, parents those that have been placed in your life for training and then governors are there to over see your provision like your natural job. All this is still Egypt-minded thinking and training. Let me explain briefly what I’m talking about by Egypt-minded thinking. When you are saved your spirit is quickened (brought to life), but your soul (mind, will and emotions) and your flesh and all it’s carnal desires are still trained up in the ways of Eygpt. You are still looking to man for your provision, your teaching, to make you feel good about yourself. You are still easily offended and moved by your emotions. God is still not your God yet, because you are looking to man (Moses) to be your interpreter and provider. The depth of full reliance upon God Himself and the knowledge of the ways of the Kingdom of God have not been embraced and understood.

This can be a long season or short. Some people having excepted Jesus as their savior have never moved into the place where Jesus has become their Lord. Our whole life we are trained in the kingdom of Mammon. We are told what it is to be successful in man’s kingdom. This train of though has infiltrated the church. When we interpret the Word of God without the Spirit of God we will always come out with the wrong interpretation. Why? Because our flesh will interpret the word to best suit it. Even when we are filled with the Holy Spirit, when our flesh has not yet be crucified; the interpretation of the Word will be skewed because it will be filtered by our flesh.

That’s why we must enter into the wilderness to come into the next phase of our training with God. We go through the baptism of the water “Red Sea” as a symbol of crucifying the flesh, next are the experiences that will actually do this. We can complain against the training or yield and become meek before the Lord. Once you become a son there is no place for the law. We are fully submitted to the Lord and are living under the grace of God. Ultimately we have to be brought to the point that no flesh shall glory in His presence. God is our source, our provider, our provision, our Lord, our Master, our King and our God. He is the ultimate authority in our lives. We are fully submitted to Him and receive our instructions directly from Him. He is the Lord of Host. We are submitted to Him as a loyal member of His Kingdom.

1Co 1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. MORE

Source of life's storms

2011-06-22T14:27:00.002-04:00

By: Cherie Sheridan

14. Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee. 15. So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging. Jonah 1:14-15

As I was spending time with the Lord, He gave me the above mentioned scripture out of Jonah.

He began to tell me, if we know we are obeying God and yet there seems to be storms all around us and the sea is raging we must see who is in the boat with us.

2. Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. Jonah 1:2

God had commanded Jonah to go to Nineveh to release a word of warning. Jonah, however, did not want to obey God and began going in the opposite direction of where God wanted to send him. He hopped on a boat to a completely different destination.

We find in the case of Jonah, and I believe with anyone who is called of God, it is not so easy to disobey the command of God.

3. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
4. But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. Jonah 1:3-4

God pursued Jonah in the storm. Jonah’s self-will brought God’s storm into the lives of those on the boat with him.

So I’ll ask you are you going through a storm that God is pursuing YOU in? Or, do you just happen to be on the boat with someone He is pursing?

Either way you have to determine what needs to be done to stop the storm. In Jonah’s case, he had to be tossed overboard. Basically, everyone had to abandon Jonah and leave him to God. You can run from God, but God has plans to get your attention if you do. How about some down time in the belly of a great fish?

17. And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Jonah 1:17

Our human emotions in a storm situation can get us all killed. The people on the boat with Jonah did not want to abandon him. Jonah insisted they throw him overboard. He knew it was because of him everyone else was in the storm. When the men on the boat cast lots to inquire of the Lord, the Lord told them who the source of the problem was.

7. And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Jonah 1:7

When the Lord shows us in the storm the source of the problem, we must obey God and turn the individual who is the source of the problem back to God. We can not keep them in the boat with us, or we will perish with them.

Interestingly enough, Jonah didn’t perish when the men threw him overboard. God immediately stopped the storm and took over Jonah’s care. He incarcerated him for a few days, with the bones of this great fish acting as his jail cell, and then had him spit back out onto dry land. He didn’t get spit back out into the ocean. He got placed back onto dry land where he could get his footing again.

1. Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly.
2. And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice.
3. For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.
4. And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5. The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
6. I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
7. When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.
8. They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.
9. But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
10. And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
Jonah 2

What were the weeds that were wrapped about Jonah’s head, all the thoughts and worldly images (greed, lusts, perversions, drugs, alcohol, idolatry, people) that prevented him from yielding to God; selfish, rebellious behavior that continuously fought against God. God had to get Jonah into a quite place, a place that would be a sensory depravation center; a place that would cause him to faint and cease from resisting God. Then Jonah, remembered God. It wasn’t until God cut off everything else in Jonah’s life that He was able to get Jonah’s attention. God had to allow the affliction in order to get Jonah back on track and pointed in the right direction. Jonah had to acknowledge that salvation is of Jehovah. We can’t do it ourselves. We can’t run away from God. He will pursue us.

So I’ll ask the question again, are you being pursued by God as a storm or are you on the boat with someone who is?

If you are just on the boat, separate yourself from the person who God is pursuing and toss him into the raging sea so God can rescue them.

If you are the one running from God, what kind of storm will it take for you to throw yourself into His hands? To finally recognize He is the only one who can save you from your mess? Let me tell you, God has a way of getting our attention when He wants it.

Listen, there are storms that come from being righteous and then there is God in hot pursuit of us. If you have people praying for you, watch out. We know where we stand with God. We may be able to fool others, but we can’t fool ourselves or God.

Are you sitting in a jail cell right now? What is the storm that brought you to this place? Did people try to intervene in your life? Did they try to warn you? Did they tell you, you were heading in the wrong direction? Yet, you weren’t going to be told what to do. Being headstrong, defiant, rebellious and proud got you where you are right now. That’s what Jonah was. The scripture says “they that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy”. God created the circumstances that got His attention. But when you continue on in the deception you give up your right to receive God’s mercy on your behalf. You can be mad at God or repent and recognize you are fortunate that the God of all creation loves you so much to pursue you. He loves you so much that He will not allow you to miss what He has for you. It’s time for you to humble yourself before the mighty hand of God. Stop fighting God and start yielding to Him. He is love. Everything about God is love, even His storms. He sees you as who He created you to be. He wants you to see yourself that way too.

What should you do next? You can’t use God as a “get out of jail” free card. He knows when you truly mean what you say; it comes from your heart. Jonah cried out to God and repented. God is Holy; He is righteous, Awesome and All-powerful. He could squash us like a bug if He wanted to, but He doesn’t. He created us for His good pleasure, to bring praises and thanksgiving to Him; to have a relationship with Him. Not as some distant Unknown God, but as a personal Father. A Father, that loves us and wants us to personally know Him. A Father, that hears our prayers and cares what we have to say and what is going on in our lives. A Father, that speaks to us and wants to reveal Himself to us.

God is worthy of our love, affection, obedience and loyalty. You were placed here on this earth for a purpose, a purpose God created you for. Only He can revel to you what that is. It’s time to awaken from sleep. It’s time to awake to your call, your purpose and your destiny. Awake! Awake! Awake! O sleeper, Awake!

Repentance is recognition and turning away from your sin. You first have to recognize that your life is filth before a Holy God. He can not even look upon it. Then you ask Him for His forgiveness from your sin. You accept that Jesus went to the cross and shed His blood to wash away your sin so that you may come before a Holy God. Then thank Him.

How do you know if you have received the Lord’s salvation? His peace will flood your being. You will fill clean. You will not want to participate in sin anymore. You will suddenly want to know everything you can about your Loving Father.

Lastly, ask Holy Spirit to fill you. He will lead and guide you into all Truth. He is the spirit of Truth. He will comfort you and teach you. Get a bible, before you read it ask the Holy Spirit to show you what it means. Now you are on your way to finding out who you are and what your purpose and destiny is. Holy Spirit will reveal it to you as you spend time with Him.

The Transformation has begun!

2011-06-01T10:51:00.000-04:00

Recently during my quiet time with the Lord He asked me if I was ready for Transformation? My answer was, Lord you know, but I want to be ready.

God has been working on me for years, probably since I was first saved; that I would do the works that Jesus did and greater. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.” John 4:12

Lately He has been showing me that there is a people that will truly be “Jesus” people. That will do the works that Jesus did and greater; a people that will walk in the fullness of the measure of the stature of Christ. “ till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ”. Eph 4:13 A people, like Jesus, that will be the Way, the Truth and the Life. We will be the image of Jesus. He will be living so much through us that it will be like Paul said, “It is no longer I that liveth. “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me. Gal 2:20.

All the trials and testings have been used to bring us to a place of knowing the “Name” of God. We cannot properly represent a God we do not know. When God wanted to reveal Himself to Moses, He did it by revealing to him His name. 5. And Jehovah descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah. 6. And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth, 7. keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation. 8. And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. Ex 34: 5-6. Moses yielded himself immediately to Jehovah upon the revealing of His name. It’s in His name that we walk as sons of the Most High God. It’s in His name that we do the works that Jesus did and greater. It’s in His name we receive the revelations of who He is in our lives.

Look back at the many trials you have had to walk through. What are the revelations of God’s name that He revealed to you during each trial? The Lord my Redeemer, The Lord my Savior, The Lord my Healer, The Lord my Deliverer, The Lord my Provision, The Lord my Strength, The Lord my Peace, The Lord my Protector, The Lord my Justice, The Lord who is Faithful, The Lord who is Trustworthy, The Lord my Defense, The Lord my Friend, The Lord who is Love …. And the many, many more facets of the Lord and His name.

Each revelation we receive of His name, the closer we become to His image because that is one more area of our life that we can know fully embrace Him in.
What does this transformation mean to those of us desiring to be like Jesus? Psalm 17 tells us. 5. As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form (likeness).

There are a few things I believe the Lord place on my heart that will accompany transformation. One, we will see our physical bodies healed. Two, we will see relationships restored. Three, we will see finances restored. Whatever has been stolen; children, flocks, business….will be restored. This restoration will be for the purpose of finishing our Kingdom purpose here. Just like Job, once we have been stripped we will be restored.

Interesting note: The Lord prompted me to look up the meaning of the name for Joplin, MO. After all the tornadoes and destruction that came through, I knew there was a greater meaning to this than just what was at the surface. I found out that Joplin comes from the name Job. Here is one definition of Job that I believe you will find interesting. This meaning comes from “The Name Book” by Dorothy Astoria.

Job: Inherent meaning: afflicted. Spiritual connotation: Delivered Scripture reference: Job 36:15 He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression. Another version says it like this: But by means of their suffering, He rescues those who suffer, For He gets their attention through adversity.

I would have to say this is what happened in Joplin, but greater than that, this is what I believe is happening world-wide and will continue to happen.

Another part of the transformation is that we will not walk in fear.

I John 4: 16-18 And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him. 17. Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world. 18. There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

I don’t know about you, but often times in the past when reading this I just gave mental assent to it. I didn’t have the revelation of what the Lord was saying here. Jesus was the embodiment of perfected Love. If we are to be like Him, then we must fully abide in God’s love.

This is not emotional love or mushy love. This love is “power”. This love has substance. This love has the power to completely displace fear. Faith works by love. Gal 5:6. Love is the fuel for our faith to work.

Fear has torment. Think about this for a moment. Fear just isn’t fear by itself. Something always comes with fear, torment.
tor•ment ( tôr“mµnt”) n. 1. Great physical pain or mental anguish. 2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain. 3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation. v. t American Heritage Dictionary
1. (n.) A sensation of physical or mental pain:
• suffering • agony • anguish • distress • hurt • misery • pain • sorrow • heartache tribulation • anxiety

Have you been suffering any of these things listed under torment? According to the scripture this is tied directly to fear. I know a lot of people do not want to hear this. The first thing out of our mouths is, “I’m not afraid”. Evidently God’s definition of Fear is different than our understanding of the definition. Fear is the opposite of Faith. Torment, according to this scripture is the opposite of Love. The perfect of Love of God is an empowering force that literally cast out fear. God showed me Love like a colloidal gel-like fluid force that will displace all fear.

So what does this mean? During the transformation we will be perfected in Love. That’s the only substance powerful enough to heal and transform our lives. If we are suffering pain or sickness in our bodies that should be revealing to us that we are not perfected in Love, why? Because fear has torment, sickness and disease are a form of torment. Anywhere we do not have God’s peace is and area we need Love to be perfected in.

Please don’t let condemnation try to jump on you here. Just rejoice in the revelation of the Truth and ask God to send His Love into those areas where you need fear cast out.

I fight physical battles and emotional battles just like everyone, so believe me I am first in line here.

This is what the Lord had me begin to do. I asked the Lord to reveal the areas in my life that I have fear. Any area where I do not have peace in my mind or body, then I asked Him to send His love into those areas and cast out the fear and torment. How do you know if this has worked? You should experience a change, a freedom, a healing in your body and circumstances. What if it didn’t work right away? Keep pressing into the Lord. Keep believing, keep letting the Lord reveal the areas in your life where His Love needs to fill you.

The purpose for having God’s love perfected in us is so that we will have boldness in the face of judgment. What does that mean? It means when all the catastrophes and storms hit we will not be moved because God lives in us and our confidence is in Him.

I look forward to seeing the Transformation each one of us!

Wipe the hard drive clean.

2011-05-05T08:56:00.000-04:00

This month our computer systems were attacked by a very nasty computer virus. But the Lord used it, like all things, to bring forth some insights.

I had been trying to just clean my system and do a restore. But restoration wasn't enough. This virus had been able to work itself into hidden components of my system. That got me started thinking about all the teaching, the training and brainwashing the world has released into system. The way we perceive the world. The reasons why we act and think like we do.

We are suppose to be renewing our mind with the word of God. Rom 12:1-2 It is suppose to cleanse our minds, change our way of thinking. But how can it if we continue to feed it with the things of this world?

The world or or training tells us how to respond in crisis, it tells us how to respond in daily activities. As long as we have any of the thinking and perceptions of the world in our mind (hard drive) it will corrupt the rest of the system; whether we see it our not. Just one little thread of viral code corrupts the whole system. Jesus stated it like this, "a little leaven, leavens the whole lump" 1Cor5:6

We have to have our mind (hard drive) completely re-formatted to work with the "Kingdom of God" programming.

How do we do that? We must feed ourselves the Word of God and seek after the Lord and His Presence. We must ask the Lord to reveal any hidden viral programming in our mind and thinking. This is something that requires time and consistency on our part. If we continue to flood ourselves with the things of this world we will continually be inputting leaven into our minds. When we feed on the news, movies, music, books and other worldly information that does not edify us in the Kingdom of God we are putting leaven into our minds. Even more deceptive in the programming are the mindsets and attitudes that we picked up as children from our parents, caregivers and those around us. Often times what they taught us was not Kingdom. These things can be very subtle in our programming but they are th virus' that are causing shortfalls in our ability to walk as Jesus walked.

I'm not saying we are not supposed to be informed but we are suppose to bring everything to the light of scripture.

Here's an example: One minute you're feeling fine and then suddenly you start sneezing and coughing. What do you do?

Do you come in agreement with the symptoms? Do you give them permission to stay with your words or your actions? "My allergies are acting up again." "I must be coming down with the flu, this hits me the same time every year." "I need to go to the doctor and get this checked out." "I need to go take some medicine for this"

Or, do you rebuke the symptoms in the name of Jesus and command them to go? Often times if we will stand on the Word of God and command the symptoms to go they will leave. It's all about programming.

God, through His inifinite wisdom has allowed many of us to go through trials or (re-programming and re-formatting of the hard drive) for the purpose of developing His Kingdom mindset in us. To change the way we perceive possbile outcomes of given circumstances. "We are not to judge by the sight of our eyes nor decide by the hearing of our ears." Is 11:3

Spiritual things are happening around us all the time. It's how we perceive these things which dictate the outcome.

Have you ever been feeling fine. No pains in your body and then suddenly, slam, out of nowhere you have a sharp pain; in your back, neck, ankle, hand...somewhere on your body. No reason for it to happen, just there it is. What do you do?

I tell you what I do. I rebuke it in the name of Jesus and command it to get off and Go! Then what happens? It goes! If I would accept these false symptoms it would stay, but since I new I didn't have that pain a moment ago I know it is spiritually assigned against me and I confront it. Immediately! I don't play with it, I command it to go!

We are to allow ourselves to become sensitive to the environment around us. This is what I mean. I will use me as an example so no one gets offended.

I choose not to have noise constantly running in my environment, Tv's. radio's, noise in general. This is how I live. I have trained my mind to be quiet also. This is why. Because I have things still around me I notice immediately when it changes, this includes in the spirit realm. I will notice sudden pressure shifts, I hear very low frequency sound. I have developed my discernment by keeping things quiet around me. I notice sudden changes in our animals or my own body and attitude. If there is a change my first question would be, what's different? Did someone or something new come into my zone.

I choose not to let the things of the world to dull my spiritual senses.

Yet, I still find there are hidden viral imprints on my mind that still need to be wiped clean.

Join me in asking Jesus to wipe our hard drive clean of impurities so that He my flood our very being. Lord Jesus, come in a reveal those hidden impurities in my thinking that are corrupting my perception of your word and my ability to act upon it. Reformat my mind with Your Word and Your Kingdom. I want to walk as Jesus walked and do the works He did and greater. Father I thank you, in Jesus name. Amen

Challenges and Trials

2011-03-29T09:02:00.002-04:00

Many of us, my self included have had to go through some very tremendous trials. Maybe your in one right now. The loss of a loved one, the loss of a job, unexpected tragedy. The list is endless. We can get mad at God during these times. Even blame Him. This however, will not help us through these seasons. Our perspective must change in these trial in order for us to make it through them.

How?

God has in-trusted us with these trials. We must see that God has allowed us to go through these circumstances because He knew we could. He is going to use these events to cause us to grow in the things of His Kingdom.

Believe me, I don't say these things lightly. I have been through some very hard trials, I still go through them. How?

I look to God. I trust Him implicitly. I know that He cannot lie and if He gave me a promise; He will do it. I set my face like flint and look only upon Him. The apostles had to endure hardship, what make us any different?

9. For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
10. We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
11. Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
12. And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
13. Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day. 1 Cor 4:9-13

Fact is, we as believers in Jesus want to walk in all the power that He walked in but that takes responsibility, sacrifice and training.

God said this world is temporary, it will pass a way. We are learning how to reign throughout eternity by the things we endure here.

20. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 1 Peter 2:20

If you went to military boot camp would you get mad at the drill instructors as they pushed you past your limits? No, if you did anyway it wouldn't do any good.

The drill instructor, by his experience and training, knows that what you think are your limits are just preconceived limits. He must retrain your thinking to create in you a new set of limits, things you didn't know you were capable of. It is the intensity of the training that brings out the true nature of your capacity. It changes your perspective of you.

What is your current perspective of yourself? How do think Jesus sees you? Do you think He sees the same person as you see? Do you put limits on yourself? Do you put limits on God?

God wants all these barriers and limits removed from us. He is an infinite and limitless God, of infinite power and might. We must first change our perspective of Him before we can change the perspective and image we have of ourselves.

6. I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
7. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. Psalm 82:6-7

What are these verses saying to us? We are children of the most High God but we can't perceive it. Therefore instead of living as Sons of a Most High God, we live way below our privilege.

That's why we go "through" trials. If we could just change our perspective of things and start thinking vertically instead of horizontally events in our lives would effect us differently. The conflict and the warfare start in us first, our emotions, our fear, our doubt and unbelief. We must pursue the peace of God in the midst of crisis.
In my experience, I must get my spirit quiet enough to hear God and get His direction. Am I able to do that immediately? No, not yet. But it takes less and less time.

Funny thing about crisis. People in crisis mode want you to jump in on their wild ride. They want you to get frantic and crazy like them. When you stay in God's peace, it may almost seem like you don't care about what is going on. You may even be accused of that. I have found the best place to be is in God's peace. Then He gets right in the middle of the circumstance instead of me. I only act when He tells me to. If I need extra prayer I ask for it. Ultimately, these trials are FOR us and not against us.

Often in these trials the Lord will say to me, "Trust Me Cherie, I got this".

Jesus trusts the Father implicitly; because of this trust He did great things, miraculous things. Yes He is the Son of God, but so are we. We've just been so program to distrust and fear that it is difficult to trust God our Father.

When we begin to see our lives and our circumstances more as a training ground our perspective of life and it's events will change. We won't feel so beat up. We have been given a great challenge, that's to complete our race. To finish our objective. The real reason why you are here.

3. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 2 Tim 2:3-

Consider it a privilege and and honor that He has found YOU worthy to go through His training. You win as long as you don't quit

2011-03-15T17:43:00.001-04:00

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2011-03-09T10:11:00.000-05:00

G-Race

2011-02-04T19:30:00.003-05:00

24. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27. But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

We are all in the race. Some of us feel as though we're not moving very fast and we're not moving very far. I have encouraging news. If you're in it, your moving!

I don't know about you, but it seems as though we had a lot of starts and stops. Every time we seem to start moving it's time to stop again. These stopping times are very important! These are times when God does His deep work inside of us. If it is going to make me more like Jesus I want it!

. And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion (that's us), and he that remaineth (endures) in Jerusalem (peace), shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living (living in the Spirit of God, flesh nature is crucified) in Jerusalem (peace):

Verse 3 takes place after verse 4 has been done in us.

4. When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion (that's us), and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment (God is using curses here from Duet. 28:15-68 to accomplish this), and by the spirit of burning (baptism of fire).

If you don't believe what you are going through is a curse, read the list and see if any of them apply to you. I know that this goes against the teaching that we are covered in the blood and these things shouldn't be upon us. But we have a responsibility to seek God and repent for known sins, presumptuous sins Ps. 19:13 and hidden sins Ps 51:6. Then there are trespasses too. Things we have entered into without permission. Believe me, I was just as astonished by this when God began to show me how He was using these things to purify me. The wonderful thing is that we can recognize it for what it is and repent. Then we can apply these curses to the cross of Jesus where they belong.

5. And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. The NKJV says, "over all the glory shall be a covering." We are to be the "glory carriers! That means that once we have gone through the purging and cleansing of God, He alone will cover us. It doesn't matter what is going on in the world around us. We will find our abode in Him.

6. And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Isaiah 4:3-6

1. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 4. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 5. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 6. For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Hebrews 12: 1-6

Judgement does not have to be a bad things if God is using it as a tool to refine us and bring us into Christ's likeness. We just need to find out what is God is dealing with, repent and move on in God. The quicker the better.

The whole time I was looking up the word Race the word Grace would come up.

So let's not forsake the Grace of God by continuing in our sin. Let's embrace it and make the necessary changes.

It's God's GRace that helps us run this Race!

Prayer sites God? or Not?

2010-12-30T17:26:00.003-05:00

Hello everyone,

I recently received a question from Sandra J. regarding some of the various prayer sites on the internet.

One in particular that she referred me to had "prayer readers". Though I agree with prayer and having people to stand with us in prayer we are cautioned by the word of God to know who we are standing with.

12. And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 1Thess. 5:12

We are also admonish to try the spirits to know whether or not they are of God. What do I mean by that?

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 1 Timothy 4:1

1. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3. And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 1 John 4:1-3

Even Jesus was testing the hearts of the people who were following Him.

13. When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
14. And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16. And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. Mttw 16:13-17

There are some main points to keep in mind when asking people to stand with you in prayer.

Who do they say Jesus is?
What kind of lifestyle do they lead? Holy? Sanctified?
Are they men and woman of prayer and faith?
Can they agree with you or are they going to doubt that you can receive the answer to your prayers.
Do they pray scriptural prayers? Are they praying the Word of God?

Additionally, there should not be a charge for someone to pray for you. If they have the heart of God they will naturally out of the Love of God want to pray for you.

Yes, there are administrative costs to running a ministry, however, people of prayer know who their Source is and they don't have to rake the sheep of God to get their needs met.

Most importantly, we who are God's know His voice. When someone is saying something or doing something that isn't right the Holy Spirit is able to lead us and guide into Truth.

Praise God that through the Blood of Jesus we all have access to Father God. We can go to Him personally with our petitions and He will hear us.

14. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5:14-15

Please note, He did say we had to ask according to His will. How do will we know His will unless we study His word, the Bible. It is very important for us to study the Bible for ourselves. How will we know if someone is leading us astray if we don't know the Word of God for ourselves and what it says?

Thank you Sandra for your question and I pray this has helped.

If you ever need prayer, we will stand and agree with you. God Bless You.

THEY WILL RECOVER

2010-12-17T22:00:00.001-05:00

THEY SHALL RECOVER
By: Cherie Sheridan
http://www.ontrackrp.com
12/17/2010

17. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17-18

The Lord had me read Mark 16: 18 and “they shall recover” jumped off the page at me.

It suddenly occurred to me, the “they” that is being spoken of here are the believers.

I don’t know if anyone else has interpreted this scripture as saying “they (the believers) shall lay hands on the sick and they (the people the believer’s were praying for) shall recover.”

This time when I read it, the Lord opened my eyes to something I had not seen. Let me explain this scripture the way the Lord showed me.

vs. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe;
This tells me that He is talking about believers here.
In my name shall they (the believers) cast out devils; they (the believers) shall speak with new tongues;
18. They (the believers) shall take up serpents; and if they (the believers) drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they (the believers) shall lay hands on the sick, and they (the believers) shall recover. Mark 16:17-18

The Lord pointed out to me here, that “they shall recover” is an act of repossession. That we as believer’s are to perform.

This is a separate act from laying hands on the sick.

This is an act of recovery.

A good example of this is when David came back to the camp and everything and everyone was taken.

8. And David inquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. 1Sam30:8

18. And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
19. And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all. 1Sam 30:18-19

I know I have heard teachings about David recovering all in the past. I don’t remember hearing that we “the believers” were to recover, in the same manner that we lay hands on the sick. This should be a deliberate act of warfare and pursuit on our part with the Lord’s instruction. I’m having difficulty explaining what is going off inside of me. We’ve already been warfaring and taking back territory and praying for our families and such. I can hear some people saying, “Cherie we know this.”. This is something more that hit my spirit. This is the command, this is the backing of heaven. This is a statement from God that says. YOU WILL RECOVER. There is not an option here. This is a directive from God.

I believe there have been many in the body of Christ that have been standing and believing for healing, restoration in families, restoration of fortunes and everything else that the devil has stolen.

26. And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. 2Tim2:26

We have to recover ourselves out of the snare of the devil! I believe it is time! Now is the time to RECOVER ALL!!!

Here’s some definitions of recover from American Heritage Dictionary.

. (v.) To get back:
· regain
· buy back
· make back
· reacquire
· recapture
· reclaim
· recoup
· repossess
· repurchase
· retake
· retrieve
· take back

(v.) To regain one's health:
· convalesce
· get back on one's feet
· get well
· heal
· mend
· pull through
· bounce back
· get over
· recuperate

Do you have family the enemy has stolen from you? Do you have opportunity that were stolen? Goods? Finances? Health? Relationships? Promotions? Houses? Cars? Lands? Camels? Your Nation? City? County? State? It’s time to recover them!

The Lord wants us to recover His people!

11. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
12. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Is 11:11-12

“They will recover” is part of the “GO” command. We are to be recovering the lost. Giving recovery of sight to the blind. Bringing people into the Kingdom of God.

As I’m writing this my spirit man is just jumping around in me. An excitement! A time release! It’s time for the believers to recover!

It’s time to go up. It’s time to pursue. It’s time to overtake them. It’s time to recover all!

It’s time! It’s time! It’s time! COME ON, LET’S GO!

What are the languages you dream?

2010-12-16T14:55:00.001-05:00

I was reminded of something other day when discussing the topic of our dreams.

In my teens I was learning the Spanish language. I lived in Florida and Spanish was all around me. I, like many others, took Spanish as a second language in school. I was drilled on the conjugations, vocabulary and pronunciation. Really, only the basic fundamentals were taking root, like how to count and the alphabet. Oh yeah, and how to pass the test. I wasn't however, learning to speak the language.

In my second year of college I decided to go to Spain as an exchange student. It was quite an experience. A bunch of American's went to school to study more Spanish. If we all hung out there was no motivation to speak Spanish, so a friend of mine and I, armed with our little English/Spanish dictionary made it a point to meet people. Of course being only 18 most of those people were young men; but we were speaking Spanish.

At some point during my time in Spain I began to dream in Spanish! Imagine that. That's when I knew what I was learning was becoming a part of me, a part of my thinking and a part of my expression.

Now I am much older. I am a minister of the gospel. A child of the Kingdom of God. I began to examine my dreams in relation to the language of God's Kingdom.

There is a language for a child of a King. I'm not talking Christianese. I'm talking a language of faith, a language of Truth. A language that has authority. A language that defies sickness, that defies poverty and lack. A language that speaks to the storms and commands them to cease.

When I was in Spain I had to not only immerse myself in the culture of the language, but I had to be with people of the language for me to learn it.

Are you immersed in the culture of the Kingdom of God? Do you surround yourself with people who speak the language of the Kingdom?

When you sleep at night, what enters your dreams? Fear? Anxiety? Perversions? Anger? Hatred? These things are not from the Kingdom of God. We do have authority to command them to cease.

God said He would give His beloved peaceful sleep. Are you His beloved? Do you have the language of the Kingdom of God in you. Who are the people you surround yourself with? What or Who visits you when you sleep?

If Jesus is not your Lord and Savior you cannot experience the Kingdom of God. You will not understand His language. His language is a language of Love, Truth, Peace and Righteousness. He died so you may enter the Kingdom of God. Ask Him to be your Lord, receive Him as your Savior.

What does the Kingdom of God sound like. FREEDOM AND LIBERTY from oppression, sickness, disease, poverty and eternal separation from God. Joy and peace in the midst of crisis. Reassurance that you are never alone and the God is for you.

Let us make it an objective to immerse ourselves in the language, the culture and with the people of the Kingdom of God!

Who am I?

2010-12-01T12:47:00.001-05:00

HOW THICK IS THE DECEPTION? HOW BIG IS THE LIE?

2010-10-18T19:03:00.003-04:00

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Do you believe your own truth? The truth that has formed around you like a blanket. This blanket that has become big and thick, the deception that has begun to squeeze all life out of you. Sucking every bit of decency, every upright value, any fragment of true humanity from you.

Creating a sub-world of existence. Yes, sub-world. A world of your own making, a world of your own choosing, a less than human existence. A world that exist only to meet your most carnal and vilest of animalistic passions. Depravity, there is no soundness of mind in this world. There is no peace in this place. There is no rest.

In this place, this most evil place you reproduce after your kind. Sucking in and drowning the most innocent of children, bringing them into your depravity. Taking away any chance of them ever knowing anything but the LIE.

How did this LIE come to be YOUR life? Your very existence? You think you own it, you think you can control it, you think you rule it. But NO IT RULES YOU!

You think no one else knows about your lie. No one else can see it. Those in the lie cannot see it. They think they can convince others that the lie is truth. Those in the Truth can see the lie. It glares at them as a hideous beast. Raging, uncontrollable, unstoppable, destroying everything and everyone in it's path. The goal of the lie is to destroy...everything. To steal from each individual dreams, purpose, joy, family, health, life and your eternity.

No one is exempt from the effects of the Lie. It comes in many different shapes and forms. The only way to escape the Lie is to be in the Truth. Which Truth is The Truth? There are many truths made available to us. Yet, there is only ONE Truth.

What Lie are you living? Is it drugs? Addiction? Has this horrible beast made you a slave to it's passions. I must have more! Whatever the price! What are you willing to give for this lie? Lying around drooling, half- conscious, fading in and out of reality. Endangering your life and others. Selfishly pursuing your next fix. Who are you willing to use? Who are you willing to betray? Will you steal? Will you kill? Will you sell yourself? What about your children, will you sacrifice them on the altar of your drug?

What if your fix is the funds you make off the lives of others as you pimp your pills or the latest drug of choice? How many lives will be destroyed just so you can have a wad of cash in your pocket, drive in some fancy car...to be “The Man” or “The Woman” who has it all? Time for a reality check! How long do you think you can live this life? There will always be someone waiting, lurking to take what you have. How well do you sleep at night. Clear conscious...doubt it. What do you see when you look at yourself in the mirror? Do you like this person? Or...do you barely look yourself in the face. Not wanting to see the liar, deceiver, manipulator, cheater, user person you really are. IT'S TIME TO STOP AND TAKE A SELF EVALUATION. IS THIS WHO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE? If you are reading this it is not by chance. This is a time appointed by the Father for you to WAKE UP! Too deep down this bunny hole? No, you never are too far away that God won't hear you. REPENT for your wickedness. This path only leads to destruction and eternal damnation. Yes HELL awaits liars and deceivers. And it is FOREVER! You think this life is bad here... Yet, God has made a way out. His name is Jesus. He is the way, the truth and the life. You must repent of your ways and that means STOP! Right now Satan is the Lord of your life, His ways are destruction. Make Jesus your Lord. His way is eternal life and peace. You think you've done too much to receive his forgiveness? Wrong, the blood of Jesus washes us white as snow. Thing is, you have to mean it. You can't con God. He knows your heart. He knows if you truly want His help, love and forgiveness in your life. Be real with yourself, and real with Him.

It won't be easy. You'll have to make changes. Maybe even move to get away from the lifestyle. But if you really want it, God will help you make that change. Won't it be wonderful to look yourself in the mirror and like the person you see?! Get a bible and start reading it. Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with His presence and help you. He will give you understanding to God's word. Ask the Holy Spirit to bring His people into your life to help you on your new path. Talk to God daily, He will answer you.

You think this is a bunch of junk? God's not real? Prove Him. He said to prove Him to know that He is God. If you really want to know and your not just playing around, He will show you. He is real.

You were asking God for a sign. Take this as a personal note from Him to you.

Garment Spotted by the Flesh

2010-10-09T20:15:00.005-04:00

Garment Spotted by the Flesh

by: Cherie Sheridan

http://www.ontrackrp.com

And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Jude 1:23

I was in prayer the other day when the Lord placed a vision before me. It was a vision that changed the way I perceived myself and the way I believe the Lord sees us.

In the past when I read the referenced scripture I believed the garment that we wore just had spots on it. You know, like a stain that you can wash off. In this vision I saw a person wearing a filthy garment with big gaping wholes in it. The person didn't know they were exposed. They thought they were covered. I could feel the wretched condition of the person I was seeing. I could also feel how the Lord felt concerning them. It messed me up inside. I wondered to myself, "am I that person?" The only thing I could begin to do was repent. This garment couldn't be repaired. It had to be replaced.

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. Rev 3:4-5

Jesus himself has to change our raiment. Just as His was changed on the mount of transfiguration.

And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. Matthew 17:2

In this vision the raiment covered the individual from head to toe. It wasn't just like a coat. We are to be completely covered. Jesus wore a seamless garment. The implication of this never really meant much to me until I had this vision. There can be no holes, no openings. This raiment is like the armor of God we are to be wearing. The very Glory of God Himself!

You might say, Cherie, it's nice you had that vision but what does God say about this? I'm glad you asked. How's this...

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Rev 16:15

What are the things that cause us to have holes in our garment? I'm going to just give you the scriptures.

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against t hem before the Lord.

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 2Pet 2:10-21

These are serious errors that many in the body of Christ are currently making! How many of us have despised government? That just doesn't mean the current administration, it means God's true governing body that has been set in our lives to train us and raise us up to maturity. How many people do we think we have the right to talk about? Read it! “They are not afraid to speak evil of dignities”

God is not talking about earthly government here. He's talking about His dignities that He placed here for HIS Kingdom. That's just the beginning of the list.

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. Gal 4:1-2

How many of us have spoken evil of things of the Spirit that we don't have a clue about?

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1Cor 2:13-14

Yes, there's more! We are greatly deceiving ourselves if we don't take an evaluation of our OWN garments.

Having eyes full of adultery.

a·dul·ter·y Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawful spouse.

Are we not married to the Lord? Is He not the Husbandman? Are we not the Bride? Are we looking to the world with lusts? With desire? Do we love the wages of unrighteousness?

These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

We are called have Springs of living water flowing out of us. Here we are warned not to be dried up wells. Moved about by every storm that comes our way. Not stable in faith, not trusting the Lord. Running here and there. Looking to the world for answers and not to God. Not maturing in the things of God.

Listen, these scriptures are not talking about sex! These are talking about how we act and what we say.

speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness,

What's your motive for why you say what you say? Why do you go where you go? Why are your “friends” your friends?

Here's an example: “Hello, mighty man of God, God really uses you mightily. Wish I was were you are....”

See the flattery, now here's the pitch, invite me to come where you are. Am I stepping on some toes? Good! We have to stop this stuff. It's time to be real and stop playing the ministry game.

Can you really make a statement like that and be sincere? Yes. It's all tied into motive. The garment you wear tells it all.

I'm sorry this is not a feel good message. But it is the Truth. Too many people think they are headed to heaven when they have a one way ticket to Hell! A great deception has be laid over the body of Christ. If it was possible for Paul to possibly loose his salvation what makes us think we are any different?

The Holy Spirit wants to save some with fear and pull them out of the fire!

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1Cor 9:27

The scriptures say in the mouth of two or three witness let every truth be established. Well, here is Jude's version too.

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots.

Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved he blackness of darkness for ever. Jude 1:8-13

Jude is talking about God's people here. He not discussing the unsaved. God's word is to his people!

I am writing this with the Urgency of the Spirit of God. We must NOW take an evaluation of ourselves. We can no longer afford to be immature in the things of the Kingdom of God. We must come out of this wickedness. The Kingdom of God does not operate like the world. You cannot network yourself into the things of God. God Himself must bring us before the people He has assigned us to. EVERYONE in the Body of Christ is called. We are all called to be ministers of reconciliation.

We are to be reconciling the lost to King of Glory. The heart of God is for souls. If you find you are not concerned whether your family members, your neighbors, your boss, the people on the street are going to Hell for eternity you need to check yourself! Yes, you are called to that! How can you be walking in the love of God and let another human being go to hell without saying something? It doesn't matter if they hate you, whether they want to hear it our not. The love of God compels us to tell them.

19. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20. Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21. Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Gal 5:19-21

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 1:27

ASK GOD TO SHOW YOU WHAT HE SEES WHEN HE LOOKS AT YOUR GARMENT.

What do you have to Give?

2010-09-27T17:10:00.003-04:00

By: Cherie Sheridan
9/27/2010

Do you question why there is no power in your life?
Do you minister before God's people?
Do you find yourself complaining about your life more than praising God?

Let me ask you. How much time are you spending in prayer refilling yourself?

Ministers of God, whether you are in full-time ministry or not, whenever you stand before God's people you must have something to pour out. It doesn't matter what your position is in the house of God, from the least to the greatest. We all must spend time before God in prayer. Jesus' ministry was powerful because He was constantly before the Father.

We must be full vessels so we have life to pour out We must go daily to the Father so we don't go stagnant and take into us the toxic garbage of the world. We cannot live on what we received yesterday. Your body requires food daily and so does your spirit.

Better than just filling a vessel, we need to become conduits for the River of God to continually flow through us.

We've had enough "soul power" in the church. It's time to have God's power. If you are in a leadership position and are not leading a life worthy of God, step down and get your life right. Whatever is in you flows out over the people. Judge yourself before God does. Worship team, teachers, pastors, evangelists, prophets you must spend time before the throne before you spend time before God's people. It time for what God says to be heard out of anointed broken contrite vessels. You want to see your church grow... you don't need another program; you need the Power of God!

Word Net

2010-07-09T11:02:00.003-04:00

by: Cherie Sheridan
http://www.ontrackrp.com

Jesus told Peter to cast his net on the other side. Peter responded according to Your Word I will do it.

Mathew 18:19

What kind of words have we been casting. The scripture is clear "In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established." 2Cor 13:1 What are we establishing.

Our words will establish good and evil based upon what we say and who agrees with us.

There is something I have encountered in Christiandom that needs to be taught on. When we agree regarding a persons situation or we "" discuss it with the prayer group so we can "talk pray". Everyone who agrees with the negative of the situation has just come in agreement against their brother or sister in the Lord for who they were to pray.

Well meaning Christians have tried to call me to tell me how so and so has a problem and how they want to help and want me to come into agreement with what they are saying. If I place the power of my agreement with theirs I have just cast a net over the person who needs help. How do I handle it? First, I don't let the person calling speak against someone else. We are told not to listen to the evil report or to speak evil of another.

I ask them," Have you fasted and prayed for the individual you are calling about?" Have you sought the Lord for a word on their behalf? 9 times out of 10 the answer is "no". It's too easy for us to fall into judging and condemning our brothers and sisters when we talk about them.

Yes there are situations that require us to address individual's behaviors. But we have been told to go to them personally, not talk about it with others.

I was first in the line to repent when the Lord showed me this. I want to encourage you to repent of evil speaking and breaking diabolic agreements (anything contrary to God's word for a person's life). Command evil word nets over your life and others to be destroyed in Jesus name.

Begin casting words of Blessing and what God says on people and see what happens. Blessings.

2010-07-04T23:07:00.005-04:00

What Season of Life are you in?

By: Cherie Sheridan

7/4/2010

http://www.ontrackrp.com

1. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Ecc 3:1

Too often we get stuck in the past. Unfortunately when this happens we are unable to fully embrace and appreciate our present. We fail to enter into what God has for us in our now.

O.k. ladies how many of us have those clothes in the back of the closet we hope we may one day fit into again? Get rid of them! Live in your now. Be happy with who you are. If you suddenly drop back to a new size.....shopping! Get yourself something new.

Do you find you say, "I use to..." a lot in your speech? Stop a minute and listen to what you talk about.

We all go through stages in our lives. We become discontent when we try to stay in a season when it is over. Easy example. You are dressed for winter 20 degree weather except it's no longer winter it's spring. It's beautiful and it's 80 degrees. Obviously you can't dress the same way. Why then do we do that with our lives?

We are moving into middle age and we are trying to dress like the kids that are 20. Come on, that looks ridiculous. Everyone knows your not 20, you might as well accept it. You can be a stylish middle age person with class.

I want to free women who are going through menopause. Our bodies change, some people gain weight so people loose it. Don't beat yourself up over it. Do your best to stay fit and healthy and if you have some love handles...love them! Eventually you'll be out of that stage and your body will change again. There is no reason to live unhappy during this time because of some extra bumps. Shut off the t.v. with all those tiny models and be content with who you are and the season you are in.

Sometimes we miss seasons in our lives. They are seasons we may never get back again. They were dreams, aspirations, hopes...but we make choices. Our choices affect our dreams. Others can affect our dreams through tragedy, death, accidents or their choices. There are some dreams we can only fulfill while we are young, strong and healthy. Others we can fulfill throughout all stages of our lives.

God should be in the center of all the seasons of our lives. Not just someone we relegate to the end of our lives. Ask God what He would have you to do during each season. Do it. Live fulfilled. Let go of the past. Move into your current season with God. Embrace it!

Even in the things of God we must be sensitive to move and shift with Him. We must recognize Him as He appears in every season. Move with Him. Change with Him. Flow with Him.

Make a decision today to live in your "Now". Embrace what this season has for you.

Get out of the cage!

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GET OUT OF THE CAGE!

By: Cherie Sheridan

6/15/2010

Http://www.ontrackrp.com

3. And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

4. And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

5. And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

6. And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. Gen 40:3-6

Joseph was in prison here, but he was mobile. Or he would not have been able to come unto them in the morning. He was bound, but he wasn't physically tied up. He was locationally tied up.

How many of us are locationally tied up? Waiting for the great escape!

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. Gen 41:14

There is something very important to see here. It was “Pharaoh” the ungodly ruler that commanded Joseph be hastily brought from the dungeon. Not the Jews, or any type of “Godly” leadership. It was the system of “mammon” that brought Joseph out and gave him prestige and prospered him. Yes, God was behind the wisdom Joseph had, I just want you to see that our way of escape is not always going to look spiritual.

I was frustrated over some situations I have been seeing and experiencing with God's people. They want out of the cage, yet they don't know the way out. They keep going back to the same place that goes nowhere expecting to have a different result.

I was meditating on this when I heard my chickens outside making a racket. Anyone who has chickens know they can make a lot of noise.

I had let out my larger chickens to roam in the morning and had shut my pen up because another hen just had biddies and I wanted to protect them.

Somehow, one of the chickens I let out managed to get back in the coop to lay her egg for the day. But when she was done, she couldn't get back out. She was yelling for the other chickens to help her. Due to the noise, I went down and reopened the door for her to get out. You'd think it was that simple. Nope. She kept running into the corner, screaming, throwing her self up into the fence time and again. I went into the pen to help direct her toward the door and the way out. She threw herself harder against the fence. Like somehow it would give way and let her out. I eventually just left until she figured it out for herself.

Big lesson here. ARE YOU ACTING LIKE A CHICKEN?

How many of us are in a cage and the door is wide open and we can't seem to notice that all we have to do is walk out?

We'd rather sit and whine, throw ourselves into the fence and freak out in fear!

We know what we are doing is not working, but it is familiar. Even though it is not working we fear the change that would be necessary to see what it is we are actually praying for.

It's time we start moving out in faith, instead of fear. The only way to build up your faith is to pray in the Spirit and read and hear the word of God.

Faith comes by hearing. Jesus said be careful what you are hearing because that is what you will have faith for.

If you are hearing what is said on the news, or hearing what the doctor says, or hearing what your circumstances say that is what you will have faith for.

You must continually be hearing what God says in order to have faith for it. Your actions speak louder than your words. You can say all you want, you can talk real bold, be a mighty-warrior of God. But if your actions don't back up what you say it means nothing. You don't really believe it.

If you ever said, “I would do (…...) but....” You are making excuses. Simple as that. People do what they want. You put your money and your time where you want. So stop making excuses. Stop trying to act spiritual. Just be real. Be real with yourself and with others. It's time for this sappy mealy-moused Christianity to end! It's time for us to truly walk as Sons of God.

Jesus never lacked. He never whined. He didn't go around accumulating things. He wasn't sick. He went about doing His Father's business. How did He do that? He spent a lot of one on one time with the Father.

Being a little tough here Cherie. Not anymore than the Father. He said,

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth

Rev 3: 15-16

Notice here He is addressing our works. What are we doing?

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is 58:6

Sometimes the process of release doesn't feel good. The end result, however, is freedom.

The Truth in love, is not always going to make us feel good. It might rub us the wrong way. It might even make us mad. But, if we humble ourselves and hear the Truth and allow it to enter into our hearts we'll be set FREE!

It's time to come out of the cage!

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What is the purpose of fasting?

2010-05-24T20:50:00.006-04:00

by: Cherie Sheridan
http://www.ontrackrp.com

Fasting doesn't move God. It crucifies our flesh. It causes our soul and our flesh to be quiet and submit to our spirit. Our spirit receives from the Holy Spirit that dwells in us. There is suppose to be and order of submission within our body. Spirit, Soul, the body. Fasting draws us closer to God because our spirit is permitted the right position in us to operate. More often that not, we are controlled by our emotions and our flesh. When we are truly to by led by the spirit we are not going to be chasing after things....we will be pursuing God. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the things will be added to you"

As we seek to know God, His will, His ways. To know and understand His kingdom and allow His kingdom to come in us, everything we need is drawn to us. We don't have to run after, make it happen, or chase it down. "The sons of God are led by the Spirit of God" Holy Spirit communicating with our spirit. We will be at the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing. To want to fast is a good thing. We must ALWAYS check our motives for why we do anything. Praying daily in the Holy Spirit will build up our spirit man. We will become more sensitive to God. There are many things we can fast that will ultimately work toward crucifying or flesh. Shut off the tv for a week (or permanently), stay off the computer, turn off the radio. Shut off the mental traffic that comes across our mind so we can hear God. Fasting food is only one form of fasting.

Read Isaiah 58:6 -7 This is what God is saying. Loose the chains of injustice? What is that? It's when we as sons of God are living in poverty, lack and sickness. Untie the cords of the yoke and to set the oppressed free and break every yoke. What are yokes? Weights, burdens, cares concerns....you name it. We have been given the responsibility as sons of God to do this. Is it not to share you food with the hungry and to provide the poor with shelter. This is not just talking about natural needs. It's spiritual. Food=the word of God Poor= anyone who doesn't know God as Father and have them as their shelter and covering. When you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your flesh and blood. Nakedness represents the lack of the Glory of God covering us. This is what God says is a fast. vs. 8 says Then...your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear (because you will be in the Glory of God where there is no sickness or disease), then your righteousness will go before you and the Glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Again, check your motive for fasting. The purpose ultimately should be to crucify the works of the flesh, recognize God is Almighty and that you can do nothing without Him that has any eternal value. Set others free to do the same. Blessings.

Lessons in Prayer Part I

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Lessons in Prayer Part I

Jesus gave us instructions regarding prayer. Let's explore what He says.

Matthew 6

1. Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

Strong's Number: 1654 Transliterated: eleemosune Phonetic: el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay Text: from 1656; compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction: --alms(-deeds).en.

alms ( ämz) pl.n. 1. Money or goods given as charity to the poor. [Middle English almes from Old English ælmesse from Late Latin ele¶mosyna from Greek ele¶mosun¶ from ele¶m½n pitiful from eleos pity]

2.Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have theirreward.

3. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4.That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

What is Jesus saying here when He says do not sound a trumpet before them?

There are a lot of people going around doing good deeds but they are not doing it from the right motivation. They are doing it to be seen of men. They are doing it because they want people to approve of their good deeds, pat them on the back. Yet, their hearts are wrong. That's why He calls them hypocrites.

5. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

hy·poc·ri·sy ( h¹-p¼k“r¹-s¶) n. pl. hy·poc·ri·sies 1. The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness. American Heritage Dictionary

6. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

What are vain repetitions? They are mantras or canned prayers. What's that? Saying the same thing over and over without any thought or feeling as to what you are saying. You just say it, your heart is not in it. You can say it enough until you get yourself into an altered state. That however, is not going to get your prayers answered.

8. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye

ask him.

It says here that Father God know what we need before we ask. Yet we are told to ask.

2. Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

3. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. James 4:2-3

We are to ask for what we need. But James says here we may be asking amiss, and when we do we will not receive the answer to our prayer because our motives are wrong. When what we ask for aligns with God's plans for our lives and His Kingdom purposes then we will have the answers to our prayers.

30. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

31. Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32. (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

God knows what we need more than we do.

9. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

hal·lowed ( h²l“½d) adj. 1. Sanctified; consecrated: a hallowed cemetery. 2. Highly venerated; sacrosanct: our hallowed war heroes.

hal·low ( h²l“½) v. tr. hal·lowed hal·low·ing hal·lows 1. To make or set apart as holy. 2. To respect or honor greatly; revere. [Middle English halwen from Old English h³lgian;See kailo- in Indo-European Roots.]

Our Father. First we must ask ourselves have we made Jesus the Lord of our lives? What does that mean? That means we fully embrace and fully pursue Jesus and the Kingdom of God. We have repented of our sins and we accept the price that Jesus has paid on the cross for the redemption of our sins through His precious blood that was shed for us. We have made a willful choice to follow Him and His ways. To pursue His plan and purpose for our lives. We develop a relationship with Him through prayer and communication with Him. When we have done this God is our Father, otherwise He is not.

Which are in heaven. Where is heaven? It's God's home address in the Kingdom of God.

Hallowed be thy name. Jesus tells us we are to respect and honor Father God. He's not our buddy. He is Almighty God, Creator of Heaven and Earth. He is worthy of our adoration. When we come to Him in prayer we start by honoring Him.

We thank Him, we praise Him. We express how mighty and awesome He is. We can express the characteristics of God we have encountered. “You are Holy, mighty, awesome, all-powerful, loving, merciful, beautiful, faithful, trustworthy, true, gracious...” The list is endless of the attributes of our Father.

10. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

The Kingdom of God come. What is the Kingdom of God?

17. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Romans 14:17

There are lots of scripture expounding on the Kingdom of God. It is a good topic to search out. Suffice it to say, in the Kingdom of God there is no lack, there is no sickness and disease, people are not crippled. They are not tormented by demons or events. There is no hatred, only love, joy and peace, holiness.

In earth? Not just the earth geographically, but our earth. We were created out of the dust of the earth.

7. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Genesis 2:7

We've already stated: heaven is where God dwells. The kingdom of God dwells within US.

The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

21. Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17: 20-21

11. Give us this day our daily bread.

GIVE: To allot as a portion or share.

Give is a verb. It's an action word. It's not begging. It's a request. “Give it to me.” I was meditating on this little verse of scripture and light bulbs began to go off in me. Think about the times in your life when you would use the phrase, “give it to me”. Why would you say that? It sounds like a command. It would be when I had right to what I was asking for. For instance, someone took something that belonged to you or maybe someone owed you for some work you did. Give me my shirt. Give me my paycheck. Here in verse 11 Jesus is telling us to say to the Father, Give us our daily bread. Give me what I need for today Father. Bread just doesn't refer to food. It refers to provision. Whatever that means in your circumstances. Father, give me the money I need to pay the light bill today. Father, give me favor at my job today. Father give me peace in my home today. Get the idea?

MY HOUSE OF PRAYER

2010-04-22T20:26:00.002-04:00

by: Cherie Sheridan

April 22, 2010

http://www.ontrackrp.com

Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. Isa 56:6-7

God has made it clear, HIS house is a house of prayer, not everything else we have seemed to turn the church into.

We of course are His temple. Our personal house must be a house of prayer, as well as, the corporate house, the church.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 1 Corinthians 3:16-18

Prayer is the vehicle that God uses to move things forward in our lives. It is the direct communication with God Himself that propels us into our destiny.

Unfortunately, prayer is one of the most difficult appointments we have keeping, yet it is our very life.

The enemy knows how important prayer is to fulfilling your purpose so he works overtime to disrupt your appointed prayer times.

Here are some typical strategies that the enemy uses. See if he's been able to use any of them on you.

You have decided you are going to early morning prayer the next day. You go to sleep and either suddenly become ill in the night, can't sleep, the children stayed up, the dogs barked all night, your neighbor blasted their loud music....something so you would be tired and not have energy in the morning. So what do you do? Sleep in? Or get up and go to prayer anyways?
You make it out the door to go to prayer and....you have a flat tire, traffic accident on the road.
You are ready to go to prayer and get a phone call and time just disappeared and missed the prayer meeting.
O.K. You make it to prayer. You actually participated in a powerful prayer meeting. Then you get home and things suddenly got worse instead of better in your life. That's called retaliation. But you take the easy way out and decide to quit before you break through.
Your kids suddenly get sick and need you to stay home.

I believe these examples should give you an idea that satan is good at his job. We have to be better at ours!

Too often we just fall right in his lap. Where is our spiritual backbone? Where is the determination that comes with being a warrior? You are a warrior aren't you? Are you not a part of the army of God?

Yes, when you start praying there is opposition, “hello” it's a war! Prayer is the most effective weapon, coupled with praise that we have in our arsenal. How do you expect to change the planet, or even your neighborhood without prayer?

The time for coming to the church weak and defeated is over. It's time to gear up and put on your spiritual armor and take your position in rank and file.

“I just want to jump up in the lap of Daddy God.” “I'm a lover, not a fighter” Then you wonder why there is not power in the church or more specifically YOUR life.

There is a time for spending time in the presence of God, just gazing upon His awesome loveliness. There is also a time to start praying for your family members, your spouse, your boss. Wait, it's much easier to complain and get of divorce. Let's just discard the people and start with fresh ones. Is that not the new policy of the church? O better yet, lets just fornicate and not get married at all. Just live together without true commitment and covenant. Is this hitting any tender spots? Good. That let's me know that you are at least alive and can feel. This is God addressing issues in your life, now is the time to get them right. REPENT.

Some people may get mad and even offended by what I just wrote. That's O.K. Ultimately it's between you and God. I'm just the messenger. I want to see you make the grade. We are in a moment in God's eternity where play time and practice is over. We are “in game”.

People have become comfortable going to a powerless church where there is no conviction of.....SIN.

If we as a body will start praying as God commanded we'd get on track with HIS agenda and not man's. When people came into our church houses sick and hurting, they would leave healed, saved and delivered. Everyone wants to have a revival in America but that will only happen when we pay the price down on our knees. It really doesn't matter what you or I think. It matters what God thinks and says.

I don't want to hear one more excuse why God didn't heal someone or why someone didn't come to the Lord. I don't remember reading in the new testament that God didn't do mighty works. On the contrary, He was all about doing great and mighty works. I do remember reading alot about prayer.

We are to do the works that Jesus did and greater works. Jesus spent more time in prayer than He did ministering. That should tell us something. We must spend time in prayer individually and corporately. There are some things in the realm of the spirit that require us to come together to defeat and release. I can tell you this. The enemy gets his crew together for meetings and diabolic rituals regularly. They almost seems more dedicated to what they do than most Christians.

Cherie, why are you being so strong in this? Are you angry? No I'm not angry at all. I've been spending a lot of time in prayer with others. Daily. When you spend time in prayer you find your backbone again. I'm not even going to try to be politically correct. There is only one way to be, and Jesus said it.

“49. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?” Luke 2:49

When you spend time in prayer the fire of God is stirred up in you. He fuels the flames with Himself.

You can't stay quiet anymore. You can't be “nice”. You MUST tell the TRUTH. Because the Spirit of Truth is stirred up in you.

I know, I can hear this in the spirit. We must speak the Truth in love. Look at the total context of this scripture. If I don't tell you the Truth, I don't love you. You will never grow, and you will never grow up in Christ.

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

Lack of prayer will keep you in darkness, keep you alienated from the life of God. It will cause you to stay in ignorant and blind in your heart. The eyes of your heart will never be enlightened and you will never know who you are in Christ, nor will you know the extent of His love for you.

19. Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20. But ye have not so learned Christ;

21. If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22. That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

23. And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

How do you renew the spirit of your mind? Well, it stands to reason if the eyes of your heart are in your spirit, so is the spirit of your mind. We are not talking about the soul here. How do you renew the spirit of your mind? Through prayer, communion with God and reading and studying His word.

24. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

25. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

26. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27. Neither give place to the devil.

28. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

29. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

30. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

31. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32. And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Eph 4:14-32

The only way we can do what these scriptures say is by yielding the to the Holy Spirit in us. The way we are empowered to yield is through prayer. It doesn't matter how you pray or even what you say, as long as it is sincerely coming from your heart. God will change you from the inside out.

“Soaking” is NOT prayer. It's letting someone else refresh your flesh.

Prayer is active, it is not passive. Every believer has a responsibility to come to the meeting charged in prayer. Instead we expect the preacher to pay the price in study, maybe prayer??? The musicians to move us. Hopefully they've prayed so they have something to release. Then if you are fortunate to have some faithful intercessors in the house you may feel a slight presence of God.

I hear this all the time. “I'm not called to fight demons and do warfare like you.” I understand that even within prayer there are different anointings and callings. But, as soon as you walk out your door your going to confront something. You might as well take the offense instead of the defense. By the way, I don't fight the demons. The Lord of Host and His army does. I just open the gates through prayer and declaration of the word of God.

I'm tired of seeing a defeated church. Aren't you? I want to see people saved, healed and delivered. I want to see broken hearts healed and people made whole. I want to see people empowered and released to fulfill the reason why they are here on this earth. Isn't that why Jesus died on the cross?

Stop biting the hook that satan throws your way to lure you with excuses not to pray. Prayer must be the FIRST thing on your “To Do” list.

If you are already pressing in in prayer, thank you. Thank you for your faithfulness to stand before the Lord and lay down your lives for others. While you build the Lord's house in prayer He will take care of yours.

Let's pray.

Father God, please forgive me for not making Your house a house of prayer. I repent. Please give me the desire to pray, to take my proper position in the ranks of your army. Help me to press through the hindrances that have stopped me in the past. Holy Spirit help. Thank you. In Jesus name. Amen.

Prayer for the Systems of the Body

2010-03-01T16:28:00.007-05:00

Written by: Cherie Sheridan

All systems of the Body need to be made subject to the authority of Jesus, individually and corporately. This prayer is designed to pull down and root out systems that have been established in our lives that are not part of the Kingdom of God.

"3. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

4. (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

6.And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled."

2Cor 10:3-6

You may look at the scripture above and wonder why I referenced this scripture to pray over our bodies. Are bodies are comprised of systems. You might say, little mini governments within a main kingdom your body. Your body and all it's systems must be in full submission to the Kingdom of God.

Are you suffering sickness in your body? Diabetes? Cancer? Hernias? Arthritis Heart problems?....the list could be endless. My point is, that if these are existing in your body they cannot be in submission to the Kingdom of God. Why? Because there is NO sickness in the Kingdom of God. The systems of our body are exalting themselves against the knowledge of God. They must be pulled down and made subject to the obedience of Christ.

You might say the scripture says "every thought". Let me ask you, where does the idea that you are sick come from? A thought. It can register in your brain as pain or discomfort, but it's still a thought.

ALL SYSTEMS ON THIS EARTH ARE TO BE SUBJECT TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD INCLUDING THE SYSTEMS OF OUR BODIES.

Prayer

Father God, I come to you through the blood of Jesus.

Father God, I repent for mis-understanding your word and your Kingdom and how it pertains to my body. I break agreements with these systems and their symptoms exalting themselves above your Kingdom. I bring the systems of my body down (name system), and place them under the Kingdom of God, and make them subject to the obedience of Christ. I forgive those that have trespassed against my body, I forgive myself for mis-using my body in Jesus name.

I decree the blood of Jesus cleanses my blood and my bloodline from curses. I have Jesus' DNA.

Body Systems

*Cells & Tissue of the Body *The Skin *The Skeletal System *The Muscular System

*The Nervous System *The Sense Organs *The Circulatory System *The Respiratory System

*The Digestive System *The Urinary System *The Reproductive System *The Endocrine Glands

*Auditory System *The Head & it's processes

Furthermore, Father God, I tear down and uproot altars and idols of mis-understanding of your word and your Kingdom. I uproot altars of intellectualism, altars of worldly knowledge and altars of religion out of my heart. I ask you Father God, to establish your Truth in me. Establish your Wisdom in me. Establish your Knowledge and Understanding in me. Establish your Kingdom in me. Let Your Kingdom come in me, let Your will be done in me.(Mttw 6:10) That I might show forth the praises of Him who has called me out of darkness and into His marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9)

Show me how to walk in dominion and authority as a Son of God; demonstrating your Kingdom through love, righteousness, peace and joy, in Your power and authority. In Jesus name. Amen.

PAID IN FULL!

2010-01-10T12:22:00.001-05:00

By Cherie Sheridan
http://www.ontrackrp.com
January 10, 2010

Recently I had been seeking the Lord concerning healing. Mainly mine. I was questioning God as to why, when I pray for others they are healed. Yet, when I believed God for my healing I would not see the results I was looking for. I’m not talking about the flu and sicknesses. I’m talking about things that would require surgery in the natural.
Also, things like fatigue and lack of energy. These were my particular questions. I know there are other types of diseases that would also fall into this category; diabetes, heart problems, cancers, vision, hernias, lung problems the list is endless.

For me, as a minister of the Gospel and most importantly as a Child of God, this question was major issue for me. I know it had nothing to do with my faith. I believe the word. I have faith for others and I have faith for myself. So the question of faith wasn’t the issue for me. It’s God’s grace that heals us anyways. It’s not how good we are, or how much we confess the scriptures. I’m convinced of this. Many people have been healed by God who were not saved, who were sinners, who opposed God. Yet, God being God, in His Mercy and Grace healed them.

So I began to lift the promises of God to Him. “By the stripes of Jesus I am healed, Healing is the Children’s bread, If you obey My Word and keep my commands I will remove sickness and disease from the midst of you, Beloved I wish above all things that you be in health and prosper even as your soul prospers.” Now I know there are more healing scriptures in the Word than these. I know that I wouldn’t even have to use more than one to receive healing from the Father. Just knowing that He heals is all the revelation I would need. I believe, I receive.

I know these things not only in my head, but I also know these things in my heart. Since I first found out that Jesus paid the price for my healing, I have believed. I remember when I first found out I went home and emptied my medicine cabinet. Threw everything away…and then I got a headache. A bad one. Jesus taught me then my authority and I commanded it to go and it did. Headaches are not an issue for me now, neither is the flu or common sicknesses. When my children were little and they would be sick or injured we would pray first, before we went to the medicine cabinet. Most times, God would take care of the problem.

Why did I tell you all this? Because, I want you to know my questions arise, not because I do not have faith, but because I do.

In my following Christ, and the Kingdom of God I have had to make some very hard decisions. Decisions that did not only effect me, but effected those closest to me. Mainly my children. I had to move away from my children, to another state to be obedient to the Lord. God’s Grace allowed me to have one of my children with me, but four were left with my ex-husband. These decision, though I know they were of God, brought major guilt and pain to my life and theirs. Lack of understanding as to why God would have me make such hard decisions. These decisions made me angry with God, my husband and mostly myself. I kept trying to give God the agony and pain in my heart over and over. I thought I had. I had forgiven God and my husband. I thought I had forgiven myself. Yes, at first God allowed me to visit often. Then the visitations became less and less. Until my children grew to where they didn’t want to return phone calls, and they didn’t want to come up for visits.

During the process of this time, my body began to physically break down. No apparent reason. Pain in my feet, bouts of high blood pressure, sudden weight gain, aches in my joints, intestinal hernia. I would pray, command and decree over my body. At first I went to the doctors concerning these things but they could never find a reason for it. So I continued warring over my body.

I am sharing this with you, because of what I am about to share next. I know I am not the only person who has had to make sacrifices to pursue the Kingdom of God. I do know that, like me, there are a lot of people physically suffering in the body of Christ. Unfortunately, the statement as to why you are not healed is simply….you didn’t have faith, or just receive your healing….or some pat answer. No one really took the time to seek the Lord on their behalf, to hear from the Lord why an individual is experiencing affliction.

So finally, I ask the Lord. Please show me what to pray over my body. I began to worship the Lord with His word. I played on the piano…ask, seek, knock. Knock, knock, knock. Then the realization that Sons don’t have to knock. They have the key, they just need to unlock the door and go inside. So I opened this door. It opened into a large corridor lined with many doors. As I looked down the corridor wondering which door to go into I noticed a pearl ring on my right hand. Then I saw a pearl covered door.
Immediately I thought of the scripture in Matthew 13 that talks about the “pearl of great price”. It’s the pearl that you sell everything you have just to own. At first I thought that meant great sacrifice. Then I began to consider that it is a great sacrifice only if you really don’t want it. But now that I have meditated upon it, it’s more like a great exchange. What you leave behind pals in comparison to what you gain.

So I opened the door to this room and I see limbs leaning on a wall. I see people bent over in sorrow. I knew there was a place for me in this room. I went to my place and where I thought was my position I saw a sign instead. It said, “PAID IN FULL”. The full implication of what this meant had not fully came to my understanding. I left this room and went back out into the corridor. I came to another door. It was green. I had the key to this door and opened it. Immediately inside this room was a moving picture cartoon. Black and white. A car moving, and man walking in the street. As I stepped into the room more, I saw to couches against a wall. I saw children sitting on the floor quietly coloring. They pointed me to a small door and gave me a key to open it. I squeezed through this door. The room on the other side seemed endless. It was somewhat dark. I saw two lights coming toward me. Almost like headlights on a car. But they were individual lights. That’s when understanding began to flood me…

Jesus began to show me. I was carrying the hurt, the guilt, the shame, the pain and agony and suffering of my children, as well as mine. I was carrying again what Christ had already carried. I was martyring myself in a sense. Jesus “Paid In Full” what I was still carrying. He already took the pain, death and sickness for the decision I had to make. He already took my children’s suffering. I didn’t have to live unhappy or in depression because He already took that sorrow. I exchanged everything I had for the Pearl. I could give up being sad. I could not receive healing in my body because I was carrying in it all these things that were literally killing me, piece by piece.

How many of us, unknowingly have been carrying these burdens that we were never meant to carry? A false sense of responsibility, Jesus already Paid the price for.

A few days ago I had an encounter with the Grace of God. A revelation of Grace began to flood my soul. Mess with my paradigms and understanding. I will be releasing this teaching separately.

A wretched humanman am I! anyWhat will |rescue~ me out of this * body of * death? Grace!
CLV Romans 7:24

It is God’s Grace that will deliver us from this body of death. It was God’s Grace that let me see that I was carrying these things and they were not mine to carry.

“By Grace are you saved” this is not just talking about where you will spend eternity. But also how you will live in your now. Healing, deliverance, wholeness, joy, peace, abundance…all of it!

I want to pray that God’s Grace will loose you from the burdens you have been carrying. Things that have literally been bringing death to your body. I release you.

Father God, I ask that you would reveal to each individual the things they have been carrying in their bodies. Whether they new it or not. Things that Jesus already carried and paid the price “In FULL”. I pray that your Grace will help them to release these burdens to you Lord so they may receive physical healing in their bodies. Grief, unforegiveness of self or others, anguish, sadness, responsibilities, guilt, pain, bitterness…all of it Lord. I ask that you would reveal it all. Father, again, we exchange it all. We give you what we have to receive what you have. We know that the stripes Jesus took paid the price. We thank you for revealing your truth to us, in a way we did not understand before. Thank you for this great exchange. In Jesus name. Amen.

Time to Soar!

2010-01-01T10:00:00.006-05:00

1/1/10

What are we doing here? We’re standing at the door to a new year.
It’s time to mount up. It time to fly. Let the wind of the Spirit take you high.
It’s time, it’s time, it’s time to go. Let the Spirit move you. What are you waiting for. It’s time to mount up and fly. It’s time to soar!

I see the cavalry (the army of God) coming on horses. They are changing their mounts to eagles.
Going from earthly to heavenly position & perspective

10. For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God..
Hebrews 11:10

It will be necessary this year to have the Kingdom perspective. No more earth-bound mentality. We must have a Heavenly mindset. Kingdom principles and high-place perspective.

Momentously Awesome! 2010

Released in the "Basement" New Year’s Eve by Cherie Sheridan

Ghosts. Demons. & Things that go bump in the night.

2009-12-13T13:52:00.005-05:00

19. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19

How many people do you know that have had some kind of unexplainable experience? Maybe they are never able to get a good nights rest, sleepwalk or in constant fear of being alone.

You may wonder why I should pick such a topic to discuss. I’ll tell you why. It’s necessary.

There are countless numbers of born again believers who suffer from these things, not to mention the multitude of unsaved people that are enduring these things.

I’m not talking about these things happening in someone’s mind. These things are really happening. But, because we here in the west are sooooo intellectual; well… that nonsense just can’t be real. That stuff only happens on t.v. shows and movies. It doesn’t happen in real life. WRONG….

Let me point out some very important scriptures in the word of God to you.

16. When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: Mttw *:16

28. And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
29. And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30. And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31. So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32. And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33. And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. Mttw 8:28-33

32. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
33. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. Mttw 9:32-33

1. And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Mttw 10:1

28. But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
29. Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. Mttw 12:28-29

21. Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. Mttw 21:21

I could have pulled out many more scriptures concerning our authority as believers to cast out devils and heal the sick. If it wasn’t real and true why would there be so many scriptures and promises concerning these things? Let’s just start with these for now.

It is my opinion, that often times these scriptures are read by us and we kind of breeze over them. As though, Jesus is the one who did all these things. He did. He said that we were supposed to do these things too. That He gave us power and authority. I believe we’ve dropped the ball in the training department. It’s not that difficult to apply these truths but there are some key points that many of us in the Western world have been missing. The scripture says my people perish for the lack of knowledge. This is an area we need an increase of knowledge in. Jesus has given this authority to EVERY believer. Not just a chosen few.

I want to share with you a little of my testimony. Then I want to give you some insights that I have learned that will help you apply the word of the Lord to this area of your life.

Growing up in South Florida, I was exposed to many different cultures, religious beliefs and occult expressions.

As a child I used to see things in the spirit. Of course, I didn’t know that’s what it was. My mom, like many moms, would just explain it away. I would have many “de ja vu” experiences. Raised Catholic, I had found inconsistencies in what I was being taught; which caused me to seek out answers by other means. I remember even at a young age we would hold séances and read the Ouji board. These things were considered games and harmless. What a deception!

As I grew up I wandered more into the occult. Not really for evil purposes, more out of curiosity. I wanted to know stuff. I wanted answers to questions. So I kept pressing in. Back then, I had never heard the Gifts of God taught about. Being sensitive to spiritual things was always labeled “psychic”. I never heard the word prophet or prophetic until the 90’s when I got born again.

My curiosity led me into tarot card reading, Greek coffee grind readings, psychic channeling, astral projection, psychic painting and more. To read more about my testimony go to http://www.OnTrackRP.com/cshg.pdf to pull up a free .PDF download of “Cherie’s Story for His Glory”.

Why am I sharing this with you? Because like me, many individuals have dabbled in these things. Maybe not to the extent in which I was involved, but it was enough to open the doors to the demonic in your life.

This is a topic that can go very in depth. However, I want to empower individuals with the basic “how to” that we should all be walking in.

First things first. You must be born again. Ask Jesus to be the Lord of you life. The Good News is that you don’t have to be oppressed, sick and demonized. With the Kingdom of Heaven comes deliverance from the works of darkness. Become a citizen of the Kingdom of God. Recognize that you have transgressed or disobeyed the laws of God and ask for His forgiveness. Receive the atoning blood of Jesus. Here is a sample of a prayer you could use. “Father God, I recognize that you are God. Please forgive me, a sinner. I accept Jesus as my Lord and King. Teach me how to walk in the fullness of Your Kingdom. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit. In Jesus name. Amen”

You can NEVER get rid of something you have common ground with. That means, if you are trying to get someone delivered of drug addiction and you do drugs it won’t work. You don’t have authority in that area because you have not overcome it in your own life. So don’t even try it. You can’t just run around with name of Jesus, you must have His authority too.

The only way to have Jesus’ authority is to be His. That means, you have made Him the Lord of your life. You have said yes to His ENTIRE word and allow Him to make the word real in your life. REPENT for your involvement in any occult practices. Including going to a psychic or reading your horoscope, even fortune cookies. (Repent means to turn away from and STOP) Then say out loud, “I shut all demonic gateways and portals I have opened by being involved with these things. In Jesus name.”

Secondly, you MUST be led by the Holy Spirit. God knows the timing in which things need to be done. Whether it is casting demonic presences out of a house or a person.

Stay before the Lord daily. Let Him keep putting His finger on things in your life that need to go. More of Him, less of you…

Thirdly, you must BELIEVE that you have the authority of Jesus. You must also believe, that Jesus and all His heavenly host will back you up. All of Psalm 91 is good to memorize, here is just a part.

11. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Ps 91:11-12

Fourth, you must know what the promises of God are. You cannot enforce something you do not know you’re entitled to.

For instance. How many born again Believer’s are plagued with nightmares and lack of sleep? Yet, there are promises that we have a right to enforce in this area of our life. When the enemy is trespassing in an area of covenant promise, we have the right and the authority to command the promise for our lives. We also can declare Justice and Recompense for his trespass.

Here are some promises for our Sleep.

8. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8
2. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. Psalm 127:2
24. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Prov 3:24

There are BIBLE PROMISES books available to help categorize God’s promises. They are helpful reference books that can be found in most Christian bookstores or online.

So how would I apply this information to my life? Like this. This is what I pray.

Satan, I bind you from my sleep, dreams and visions. I thank you Father for peaceful, restful, undisturbed, uninterrupted, refreshing, sweet sleep. I apply the blood of Jesus over my mind and my family and my animals and everything and everyone having to do with me. In Jesus name. Amen

**Very important. We must not have Satan’s stuff in our home…

Do an inventory. Let the Holy Spirit show you if you are not sure. Some things you can just pray over. Apply the blood of Jesus and command all unclean things to go. Other things you must destroy and dispose of. You cannot give those objects away, you must destroy them!

This should be done over EVERTHING that comes into your house. Why?

OBJECTS: When a individual is operating in a demonic spirit and creating an object whether it be art, jewelry, books, painting, furniture, music, movies, antiques, clothing….you name it. They will release the spirit that they are operating in, into the object. Thereby giving it a home. When you bring the object into your house, you bring the demon in with it. Giving it legal right to operate and influence your surroundings.

**Please don’t forget your children’s toys! Where do you think the idea comes from to create those little demon toys to start with? Demons looking for a house to occupy.

Many times people overlook clothing bought from secondhand stores or passed on to you from a friend or family member. Lay hands on these clothes. Apply the blood of Jesus and command all unclean things to go. Make this a routine.

Oftentimes, we suffer sickness in our body or diabolic attacks because of what we are wearing or what is in our house. Satan’s people know what they are doing. They are doing it with the intent to harm YOU. They release all kinds of curses in to objects. Crystals and jewelry. Is a stone or crystal in and of it’s self evil. No, of course not. But just like any object. Things can be release into it. For good or evil. Lay hands on EVERYTHING and release the blood of Jesus over it. Get your anointing oil out and anoint it with oil too, if you feel led. We are told the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but are mighty through God. To the pulling down and destruction of strongholds.

3. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4. (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
6. And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. II Cor 2:10 3-6

What are some of these strong holds? The way we have been thinking and perceiving things around us.

How can we revenge all disobedience? Who’s disobedience are we revenging?
Ours and Satan’s. Here is what I mean. When we are not walking in the fullness that God has called us to walk in; whether it be from ignorance or willfully transgressing the law of God, we open up all kinds of doors in the spirit for the enemy to operate in our life. When we get our spirit, soul and body in line with the will and purpose of God we begin to move in obedience. Obedience is an action motivated by faith in the word of God. We act because we Believe. It’s at this point we can revenge disobedience of the trespass of Satan in our lives and our family. We can call for the Justice of God. He will avenge us. For vengeance is the Lord’s.

What should you do next?
Take your anointing oil and anoint every door and window in your house. As you do this apply the Blood of Jesus. Command all unclean things to go out of your house and off your property never to return in Jesus name. Remember as a child of God, You DO have the authority to do this. The demonic spirits MUST leave. Thank the Lord Jesus. Give Him Praise.

Another important object to anoint is your television. Decree that it will not be a portal for the enemy to move through and release stuff into your house. With all things you must use discretion in what you watch. Don’t quench the Holy Spirit of God. If you’re not feeling right about watching something, don’t. Our eyes and our ears are windows and portals to our soul. Everything you let in will effect you. Believe me, don’t be deceived. You can’t handle it. It is effecting you, whether you notice it our not.

NEVER NEVER NEVER leave the television on all night while you sleep. You have no idea what is being released in your soul. Use Wisdom.

If you are not confident or unsure about stepping out. Ask a fellow Believer to stand with you. I do want to reassure you. As a Believer you can take authority in these areas of your life. It might feel a little scary, just rely on Jesus. The enemy will try to release fear to get you to stop. Ask God to infuse you with His faith. The Blood of Jesus never fails. Greater is He that is in You than he that is in the world.

4. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. I John 4:4

Please remember. This is just a small teaching on the subject. I would encourage you to dig into the word of God and find His promises for your life. You are empowered by the Word of God that is in your heart. If you don't know it you can't apply it. Then once you know it, do it. Do not be afraid to step out. The word of God is for every Believer. You don't have to sit in a pew for years before you can do something. The word is a NOW word, and it is for every Believer to use NOW. Don't let someone tell you, you can't. God says You CAN!

To Contact Cherie Sheridan email her at: c.sheridan@ontrackrp.com

Written by: Cherie Sheridan 12/13/2009

What type of Tree are you?

2009-11-21T22:23:00.008-05:00

And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. Mark 8:24

I was worshiping the Lord when He began to show me trees. Bare trees. He began to reveal some things to me.

First thing He began to show me was how after all the leaves of autumn have fallen you can see very clearly the trunk of the tree. Whether it is straight and tall, bent and crooked, old and cracked or being strangled out and twisted by a vine.

I also began to remember how in the past the Lord had showed me, that a tree in the winter may look dead and bare on the outside. However, the inside is flowing with life and energy. He also reminded me that before the Spring He pours out His rains to provide what the tree will need to bud and bring forth it's flowers and leaves. It requires great amounts of energy to bring forth it's new life.

While I was meditating on these things He reminded me of the following scripture in Isaiah 61

“3. To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

4. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

5. And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

6. But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

7. For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

8. For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

9. And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.

10. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. 11. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.”

Is 61: 3-11

21. Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

22. A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time. Is 60:21-22

These are incredible promises for trees of righteousness. How do we qualify to be a righteous tree? It says in Is 60:21 that the righteous are the work of God's hands. That He plants us. That He cultivates us and prunes us.

God says there is another kind of tree. It's a tree of transgressors, sinners, those who forsake the Lord, the proud, the lofty and the lifted up ones.

“28. And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

29. For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

30. For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

31 .And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.” Isa 1:28-31

trans·gress ( tr²ns-grµs“, tr ²nz-) v. trans·gressed trans·gress·ing trans·gress·es v. tr. 1. To go beyond or over (a limit or boundary); exceed or overstep:

To commit an offense by violating a law or command;

sin ¹( s¹n) n. 1. A transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate. 2. Theology a. Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God. b. A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience. 3. Something regarded as being shameful, deplorable, or utterly wrong.

for·sake ( fôr-s³k“, f …r-) v. tr. for·sook ( -s‹k“) for·sak·en ( -s³“k…n) for·sak·ing for·sakes 1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: 2. To leave altogether; abandon: American Heritage Dictionary

What is this scripture referring to? Where are you planted? I'm not talking about where you go to church. Even though this could also apply to this. The point the Lord is making here is, it was a place of their choosing not His. Because the Lord did not choose this garden for them there was nothing there to sustain them. He also said because they went after “oaks” men and woman for what you needed and not God, He calls them transgressors, sinners and forsakers of the Lord. He said this qualified them to be cast into the fire. Obviously, it is very important that we are, where God wants us to be. He does not take this likely and neither should we. Where has God called you to be planted in this season? What are you supposed to be doing? Where? With who?

10. Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.

11. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

12. For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

13. And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

14. And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

15. And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

16. And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

17. And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

18. And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

19. And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

20. In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

21. To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. Is 2:10-21

For these trees (individuals) there is a judgment. Let me give some insight here. Who would we consider the proud and lofty and lifted up ones to be? In a nutshell...anyone who does not recognize Jesus as Lord in their life. I'm not just talking about people who have met Jesus. I'm talking about those that say they are His and yet have not yielded up their lives to Him. Who think they know better for their lives than the God that created them.

What gets exposed in each of us when the leaves of autumn fall in our lives? What kind of tree are we? When our outer cover is gone, what do other people see when they look at us? What do we emit? Are we straight, tall and strong or bent, gnarled, crooked and cracked? How do they feel when they are around us? Peaceful, calm, joyful, loved, received and excepted or creeped out, insecure, scared, on edge, afraid to express themselves, unloved and criticized.

Are we righteous trees or are we transgressors, sinners, those who forsake the Lord, the proud, the lofty and the lifted up ones?

Take time to examine yourself, your life. Is God in it? Is He the center of your life? Are there idols in your life that stand before the Almighty God? Do you even believe in God? Do you care? Do you want to know?

If upon self examination you come to the conclusion that you do not fall into the tree of righteousness category you can change that. It is not too late. You've already made the first step you evaluated your life, you judge yourself. So now, Repent. Repentance means to turn. Turn away from sin. Turn away from transgression. Turn the other way, toward Jesus. Ask Him to be the Lord of your life. Begin to seek Him and the Truth. Put Him first. Let Him plant you. Not sure where or what that means. Ask Him and as long as you truly want His will, He will tell you. You will know it is Him when you have His peace in the decision.

The Lord of Host is fierce in battle. He is awesome in majesty. He doesn't lose or back down. I want to be on His side, it's the winning side.

by: Cherie Sheridan

It's Time!

2009-11-16T10:57:00.002-05:00

CLV Isa 46:1 Bows Bel! Stoops Nebo! Their grief fetishes have come to be for the animal, and for the beast are your carriers laden. Their announcings are a load for the faint.

CLV Isa 46:2 They stoop. They bow together, and cannot escape the load, and their soul goes into captivity.

CLV Isa 46:3 Hearken to Me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, My lading from the belly, and carried from My womb.

CLV Isa 46:4 And till old age I am He, and till gray hairs shall I be burdened, I made, and I am bearing. And I will be burdened, and make you escape.

CLV Isa 46:5 To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal, and compare Me, and we shall be alike?

CLV Isa 46:7 And they will bear it on a shoulder, they shall be burdened with it. And they will leave it on its bottom, then it is standing. From its place it is not being removed. Indeed, he is crying to it, yet it is not answering. From his distress it will not save him.

CLV Isa 46:8 Remember this and be on fire. Recall it to heart, transgressors.

CLV Isa 46:9 Remember the first things from the eon, for I am the El, and there is no further Elohim, and the limit is as Me.

CLV Isa 46:10 Telling from the beginning, the hereafter, and from aforetime, what has not yet been done. Saying, `All My counsel shall be confirmed, and all My desire will I do.'

CLV Isa 46:11 Calling from the sunrise, a bird of prey, from a land far off, the man of My counsel. Indeed, I speak! Indeed, I will bring it about! I formed. Indeed, I will do it.

CLV Isa 46:12 Hearken to Me, sturdy of heart, far from righteousness.

CLV Isa 46:13 I bring near My righteousness. And it shall not be far. And My salvation shall not delay. And I bestow, in Zion, salvation for Israel, My beauty.

I was in my prayer time and the Lord gave me Isa 46. I believe it explains itself.

People are worshiping idols they built with their own hands. They carry them around. Set the down and worship them. Yet, these idols cannot move, hear, see or help them. They are just weights and burdens being carried. He told me It's time, It's time, It's time.
God is going to show Himself as Elohim, God. No other like Him. He telling those who have become proud in heart, stubborn and far from God to repentance. Anything we put before God is an idol. Whether it's an activity (like sports, racing, even church functions), an object, job, person, ANYTHING...that we put before HIM.

God is going to bring near HIS righteousness. When that happens, that means judgment for those who are far from Him.

He said Hearken to me sturdy of heart, far from righteousness. That means LISTEN! Repent. Repent NOW. Repent Today. You may not have tomorrow.

Cherie Sheridan

Let your Foundations be built upon the ROCK.

2009-11-13T09:18:00.001-05:00

47. Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48. He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great. Luke 6:47-49

In today's changing times we need to be FIXED, ESTABLISHED and firmly ROOTED upon the Rock which is Jesus.

I had a dream last night. There was a beautiful white sand beach. I saw a large berm (sandy wall) that seemed to shoulder the sea. There was another woman also with me. I was right up next to the berm. She was a little distance from me near a palm tree. All of a sudden a huge wave of sand came over my head and crashed behind me and hit the other woman. I called to her to come and stand with me, because I was not being hit with these waves. They were just going over my head. The sands kept hitting her. She was trying to stand but she was being beat by these waves. End of dream.

We have been in a season of preparation. We have been being trained how to pull in close, up under the arm of the Lord, where there is protection from the storm.

What storms have been buffeting you? Pull in closer to the Lord, under the shelter of His wing. Luke 6:47 says that the person who hears the Lords and does what He says is the one who will be established upon the Rock.

There are a lot of good ideas out there. But those things won't work in this season. We must know what God is saying to us individually today. What is good for one person to do may be disobedience for another. We must develop our ability to hear God for ourselves individually.

What is God telling YOU today? Stand under His wing, be obedient to His voice, and you will be rooted in Him.

Blessings.

Cherie Sheridan

Fighting the flu God's way.

2009-11-05T09:38:00.003-05:00

Here some advise in fighting the flu and other sickness attacks of the enemy.
I know from experience; that sickness will hit you like a pellet, as if someone sent a blow dart at you and it hits you in the throat. If you recognize it immediately you can blow it back out and command it not to take root in you and bind up the release of toxins in your body. I don't get sick. It's a fact. When things try to hit me this is what I do. It works. Of course it takes work and a stand in God. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal (horizontal) but are mighty through God (vertical) to the pulling down of strong holds. (wrong thought processes about sickness and what we do when it hits us.)
We need to retrain our brain to run to God and make a stand in Him first, than run to the medicine chest and the doctor.

God's word says if we obey His word and keep His commands He will remove sickness and disease from us.

He will tell us how to eat, He will give us wisdom how to care for our bodies, He will also enable us to stand and address it in the spirit realm as well. Part of God's command included proper hygiene. We are to walk in Wisdom, not Fear.

Ex 15:26
26. And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

He also said NO plague shall come near us or our dwelling place.

9. Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Ps 91:9-10

I apply the Blood of Jesus to this word. I bind up evil wishes for me to be sick and for this word not to work. The word of God and the Blood of Jesus is all the defense against sickness and disease we need.

Press in to God, I know it's hard when you don't feel good. But press in anyway. Rise up in the authority and power that He gave you as a child of God. The same power that raised Christ from the dead dwells in YOU. Believe it and walk in it.

Walking this walk in not for a chosen few. It is for every believer who has made Jesus the Lord of their lives. We've been programed "horizontal" thinking by the world, media and school. Now is the time for Kingdom of God mentality to take root in our lives, in our heart and in our mouths. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. What is coming out of your mouth? Does it agree with God? or the world?

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2009-11-04T15:59:00.001-05:00

Standing on the Word of the Lord

2009-10-14T19:33:00.000-04:00

8. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 9. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11. So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 12. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Isaiah 55:8-12

Where do we start? Obviously with running to Father God and asking Him for His thoughts and His ways in our life. That God would reveal them to us and give us understanding as to how to carry them out.

He is likening His word, His will, given directly to us as rain and snow from heaven that will produce life in our lives; if we allow Him to sow His will into our hearts and let take root.

For years we have been taught about the many wonderful promises found in the Bible. We have seen men and women of God attain those promises. Yet, when others stepped out on those same promises they failed to manifest in their lives. Why was that?

Though there are many promises in the Word of God, which are made available to us all. It is necessary to go to God the Father and ask Him first, what we should stand on concerning our situation. Our lives are uniquely different. What may work for one individual may not work or even apply to another based on their hearts and the circumstances of their lives.

Let me give an example. Years ago when I was a new christian I read in the Bible "by Jesus' stripes we are healed". I knew it was a promise in the Word. I read other scriptures stating that God wanted us to be healthy and whole. So armed with this knowledge I began praying for everyone I could, to be healed. I would go to the hospital and pray for people. God's presence would be there; then...the people died. What...? Yes they died. Of course, not everyone. But the ones in critical condition in the hospital. That's when I sought the Lord as to what I was doing wrong. I know I was believing. I had faith for God to heal these people. Why? Isn't God obligated to do it, it is in His word isn't it? Yes and No.

God began to tell me that I never asked His will for each individual in each situation. I had made a broad assumption. I didn't know what was in the hearts of the people; whether, they really wanted to live or die. God began to teach me to ask His will on an individual bases. Lord, How do you want me pray for Susan? How do you want me to pray for Mary? That's when my prayers began to start working.

We must go to the Father and ask Him for a proceeding word. A living word A word that comes directly from Him to us. Yes, God does talk to His people. He's always talking to us. We just aren't always listening.

2. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3. And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 1John 4:2-3

I don't want to be deceived. How do I know it's God talking? 1 John tells us. "Every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God." Ask who Jesus is. God is not offended, Jesus is not offended, the Holy Spirit is not offended, and angel sent by God will not be offended and also a person sent by God will not be offended when you ask. God told us to ask. That's your check.

OK, now you are pressing in to hear a word from the Lord concerning your situation. How do you know it's from God and not you? You will know. Don't second guess yourself. It will line up with scripture. The word however can be unique to your circumstances, so don't be surprised if you can't find it chapter and verse. A word from the Lord will give you strength and hope in hard times. It will anchor your mind in a time of chaos. Most often it will be completely opposite of your circumstances.

Let's refer back to our original scripture.

11. So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Isaiah 55:11

This word, the word you sought the Lord for concerning His will. This is the word that will not return void. This is the word that, if you allow God to sow it into your heart will produce. This is the word that will come to pass, if....you don't faint. Let me encourage you. A true word from the Lord comes with God's grace to stand upon it and receive the promise in the face of opposition.

12. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Isaiah 55:12

With a true, living word from the Lord comes joy and peace. You can't make that happen. It's supernatural. It's God's rain and snow on the seed of His word. It will produce.

Another important thing. If God tells you to do something. Do it. Do it immediately. To delay means to delay the answer to your prayer.

You now have a word from the Lord. You have His grace. Your feeling good...then the enemy throws some smoke right up in your face. It could be a bad report. A bill collector on the phone. An image of the tow truck coming. What do you do? God just gave you a word from Him. War with it! What do you mean by that? Take that word, write it down. Hold it up in the air and tell the devil to shut his mouth! This is what God says concerning my situation. The devil tries to put the image of what he wants on the screen of your mind. Now what. Shut it down! Again, use the word. Say, "That is not God's will for my life, this is what the Lord says concerning me!"

Here's an example. I'm driving down a busy highway. Suddenly a vision of me getting into a car accident flashes across my mind. What do I do? Rebuke it! That is not a premonition. That is satan's plan. I know God wants me healthy and whole. So I literally would tell satan...WRONG. That's not God's plan for me, now GO! Then what? Then nothing. Why? Cause I'm not getting into an accident. Because I rebuked it and didn't receive it, I didn't.

What if that was a warning? Nope. If we are spending the time before the Father, we will only be going where He sends us. He is not going to send us into an acccident. That also comes with knowing the will of the Father for our lives.

4. (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6. And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 2 Cor 10:4-

Anything. Let me say it again, ANYTHING that does not line up with God's will for our life has to go! It requires us to stand in our authority and enforce it. Pulling our thoughts into alignment with God's thoughts. What is disobedience to God? Anything contrary to God's will, plan and purpose for our life.

One more important aspect of standing on a word from the Lord. Our MOUTH.

1. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. Psalm 39:1

4. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. Proverbs 15:4

Again, we must line up what is coming out of our mouth with what the Lord has told us. We must continually rehearse the word of the Lord. Does that mean we ignore our circumstances? No. But we recognize that God has empowered us to overcome them as we stand on the Living word He gave us.

We must press in to God to receive the word directly from Him. He can use people if we aren't able to hear Him, however when we receive a would direct and you know that you know that you know you heard from God. It makes it easier to stand. When someone else gives you the word, it's not quite the same.

I pray that this helps in this season where things have seemed to have gone haywire in so many peoples lives. God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit have to be our anchor. Our eyes must be fixed upon Him, not our circumstances. What ever we look at most is what becomes big. We must be looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. He must be bigger than our circumstances.

Written by: Cherie Sheridan

10/14/2009

Mixture in the Body of Christ

2009-10-08T11:45:00.000-04:00

I’ve been contemplating along with others the condition of the body of Christ. Most importantly, the condition of my own heart.

We are in a time, which will require absolute purity before the Lord in order for us as Sons of God to move in His Glory.

Just as Jesus, used farming and plants as a means to explain biblical truths, the Father has also shown me truths in this manner.

I was walking through the forest that surround my home and was getting snagged by thorny vines. So I had made the decision to clean up my forest and do away with these vines. As I started on this task the Lord began to show me some things.

First, as I began the careful task of cutting away these vines without getting spiked by their thorns, the Lord brought my attention upward. As I looked up and saw how these vines had so entangled themselves around the branches it was difficult to distinguish which were actually the tree leaves from the vine leaves.

I also noticed, that in many cases the trees and/or branches were completely dead. Choked out from the vines. Some of the vines also took on a woody appearances making it further difficult to distinguish the vine from the tree.

Interestingly enough, they all started as small, as tiny shoots from the ground around the tree. Nothing that you would think could actually kill a tree.

8. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
Psalm 75:8

I had considered these vines briefly and went on with the business of removing them. I had the understanding that I had to curse the roots of these vines or they would just spring right back up.

I went to bed considering these vines. The Lord woke around 1:30am and began to talk to me about them.

He said the vines represented the mixture that had slowly infiltrated the Body of Christ. I saw vines with very long thorns, and others with seemingly no thorns but poison in their leaves. The vines had wrapped themselves up and around the tree until it was in the upper most branches taking life from the tree. I saw dead trees that did not appear dead because the vines were wrapped around them in such a way that they looked like the living trees. I saw other trees that the vines had crippled and deformed. Making the trees to bend in the direction the vine wanted to go. I saw that the vines just took life from the tree, there was no symbiotic relationship. The trees gained nothing from the vines but death.

I asked the Lord what was this mixture that had entered into the Body of Christ that was stealing away it’s life? He said, Deception, Lies, Fear, Unbelief, Pride, Ambition, Wrong Teachings, Religion, Hate and more…

There are grave errors being taught within the Body of Christ. There is an irreverence and familiarity with the Almighty God. A complete dishonoring of the Holy Spirit. And a spitting and thumbing of the nose to the price Jesus paid on the cross for us. There has been a misuse of God’s grace.

With false teachers who consider it some kind of honor to the Holy Spirit likening His Presence to that of a “joint” by such says as “toking on the Holy Ghost“!

Such people need to step down from the pulpit! For those who have tapped into such disgrace…REPENT!

I serve an Awesome, Unlimited, All-powerful Loving GOD! Not a joint!

When we participate in this slander of the Holy Spirit without condemning such acts, we then stand in agreement with it.

29. But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Mark 3:29

blas·pheme ( bl²s-f¶m“, bl ²s“f¶m”) v. blas·phemed blas·phem·ing blas·phemes v. tr. 1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner. American Heritage Dictionary

This is but one small example of what is spreading through the Body. There is much more.

Adultery, homosexuality, fornication, drunkeness, theft, manipulation, greed, gluttony, backbiting, slander... the list goes on and on. I'm talking about IN the Body of Christ! Not just the world.

God is about to judge. His judgment is pure, there is no mixture in Him. His judgments are True and Just.

7. Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8. And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10. The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11. And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Rev 14

We must endeavor individually to seek God and ask Him to reveal the areas of our lives that have been infiltrated with mixture so that we may curse the roots (repent) and walk in God’s purity once again.

28. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
29. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
30. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
31. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
32. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. 1Cor11:28-32
27. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 1 Cor 11:27

I urge you to hear what he Lord is truly saying in this passage. Don’t revert back to your Sunday school teaching. HEAR what HE is saying. GET RID OF THE MIXTURE! EXAMINE YOUR OWN HEART.

Jesus had to drink of the cup for us. Will we allow His suffering to totally cleanse us that we do not have to drink of it?

I was asking the Lord about addressing these issues. I told the Father “they'll hate me for saying these things”. Father told me, “they hate Me already”. He continued to say, “ the worshipers of false gods give greater honor and reverence to their gods than we do that worship the One True Living God.”

hate ( h³t) v. hat·ed hat·ing hates v. tr. 1. a. To feel hostility or animosity toward. b. To detest. 2. To feel dislike or distaste for: hates washing dishes. v. intr. 1. To feel hatred. n. 1. Intense animosity or dislike; hatred. 2. An object of detestation or hatred: American Heritage Dictionary

love ( l¾v) n. 1. A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.

rev·er·ence ( rµv“…r-…ns) n. 1. A feeling of profound awe and respect and often love; veneration

It's time for reverence of our Father God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit to come back into the Body of Christ. Please let God shine His light on your heart and expose the the mixture that is in each of our lives.

By: Cherie Sheridan 10/08/2009

Today's Garden: Keeping your Head in times of Crisis.

2009-09-25T20:54:00.000-04:00

Today's Garden: Keeping your Head in times of Crisis.
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Keeping your Head in times of Crisis.

2009-09-25T15:09:00.000-04:00

I just listened to an program that addressed marshal law being imposed in Massachusettes. So this swineflu vaccine can be administered to children against their will and their parents. And that if the parents don't want it they will be thrown in quarantine.

Man made the virus. Man made the anitdote. I wonder what's in the antidote that so important that they are finding anyway to convince people to receive it. Willingly or forcibly. Maybe it will numb out the populations braincells totally. Since they can only control people so much by the news media.

Also look at the attack against Israel. A small little country that has the world in an uproar. God gave them their land. It will be immediate and devastating destruction to the countries that force them to give up more of their land. Just read the bible. Psalm 83 is a good place to start.

How long will we keep our head in the sand and ignore what is going on around us?

Compromise. Compromise. Compromise.
Compromised by money.
Compromised for food.
Compromised for love.
Compromised to belong.

Where are our principles? When are we going to stand up for what God Almighty says is right!?

Judgement is going to come to the USA. Pray for His mercy during His judgement.

What is God's judgement for?

It's to bring man back to Him
So man will repent and see the futility of His ways.
That we will recognize that we have been serving false Gods. Gods of Mammon. Money, Greed, Lusts, Perversion, Self

How do we keep our heads?

REPENT! REPENT! REPENT!

Get right with God the Father. Seek Him as your Source and your Provision. Trust Him.

It's not too late to get right with Him. STOP commiting sin. You know what it is. No one has to tell you. Just STOP.

Over and over again in scripture, God allowed judgement to come to His people to bring them to repentance and bring the back to Him. Do you consider yourself a Christian? How are you living? Words don't do it. Your actions and your relationship is what saves you.

Stop making excuses for your right to be wrong. God alone is good. God alone is Pure. God alone is Right.

You know someone knows God by their actions, not by their words.

There have been alot of words flying around lately, but the actions behind those words do not exhibit truth to those words.

President Obama is right. We are no longer a Christian nation. Why? Because President Obama is not. His actions are not that of a Christian leader. How ever he actually got into office is irrelevant. What he believes now covers this nation as our leader. He is the new Pharoah that knew not Joseph.

What do I mean by that? He does not recognize God's people or the ways of the True God. If he did he would not be trying to divide Israel.

Read Exodus. Read the plagues that befell Egypt. Then start looking at what is going on right now. There is a correlation.

God's people have been given authority by Him to speak. Now is the time to start. Rise up and declare the works of the Lord.

We do not have to except lack, disease, starvation or famine. We have authority in Jesus name. We have been given promises of health and prosperity. Do YOU believe that? Then declare it. Make a stand for righteousness. Stop agreeing with the news. Stop agreeing with circumstances. What did God tell you He would do? Find out and stand on His word for You. Start looking upon Him. What you look at is what becomes BIG. What you say is what you get. What or who are you looking at? Your circumstances? your job? your president?... or God?

Let God become BIG in your eyes and watch and see Him arise and scatter your enemies from before you. Fear not.

You don't know Jesus? Have you ever given your life into the hands of God? How? Be sincere. Just give yourself to Him. Ask Him to be the Lord of your Life and your Eternity. He will take you just as you are. He'll clean you up. Just repent of your sins. Ask Him to help you to stop committing them. Watch what He does. Get a Bible. Read it. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal His truths to you.

The only way you get to know someone is by spending time with them. Spend time with the Lord. He will show you how.

Giving your life to the Lord Jesus, won't make life easier. It gives your life purpose and direction.

....All roads lead to the cross....+but only one road leads to the Father... Jesus.

Written by: Cherie Sheridan

How to get increased yields of Vegetables, Trees & Flowers Organically

2009-09-22T10:26:00.000-04:00

In this day when we are continuously bombarded from every direction with news scares of disease, war and resource depletion we need natural answers that will keep us healthy in the midst of this crisis.

It is a known fact that the things we eat are no longer untainted. They have been infused with chemicals, pesticides, hormones and even the very genes have been manipulated. With all this it is not a wonder that the human body has been also been breaking down. We are ingesting the very products we are feeding our animals and spraying on our crops. We'd be simply foolish to think otherwise.

With all the proposed changes in the government and health care things are not going to get better unless we get involved and go back to growing and raising our own food.

There are people that just want to control everything and that means you...what you eat, how you feel, what you listen to, where you work...the deception is that you think you are free. When in fact, you are told what to believe, how to think, how to respond on a daily basis by what you watch and listen to. You've been taught since you were in school and now they are going after this generation with a greater vengeance.

What does this have to do with receiving greater yields in our gardens? Everything. We have to start thinking for ourselves, and observing what grows naturally and well in our area and land. Here are some basic steps.

Begin by observing where you want to plant. What other plants are already existing. This will give you some clues to your soil. Certain plants prefer different soils. Basic, Acidic, loam, clay...

If you plan to plant in the ground you will have to know what your soil type is. It's pH. What are the nutrients in your soil? You can take soil samples and have them tested or you can pick up a test kit and test for yourself.

Based on what you find out about your soil you can add organic material, ash, lime and other product to make your soil healthy. Healthy soil helps in producing healthy plants.

If you have the space, start a composting bin. You can put pretty much anything you would eat into the bin. Bones too...you can grind them with egg shells, banana peels in a blender for quicker decomposition. Yard wasted, newspaper...common sense will tell you what can put in there. Avoid putting meat in there unless you want alot of night life in your bin.

Plants receive nutrients by the soil and by their leaves. So it is important to consider this when growing your plants.

Growing healthy food is just the start. We also have to be aware that we need to harvest these healthy seeds. Our food chain is polluted and contaminated we have to start making changes to bring things back to their proper order. Each one of us, individually, has the ability to effect this change.

Article written by: Cherie Sheridan 9/22/09