2011: A Year of God's Unfathomable Greatness

Greetings friends! It's been some time since I have blogged and for good reason. As some of you may not know, I was in Texas at a School of Worship from the end of September 2010 until December 18th, 2010. You can read a little about my experiences there a few blogs earlier. Since coming home, we have had so much activity, particularly with Christmas on the way that I have had to take time out to catch up!

I have now had a chance to settle in back at home and work and have some breather time to process and to think about the past year and this new year of 2011.

All in all 2010 was a very busy year. The Lord had Karen and I in South Africa to attend Global Day of Prayer which lead to two specific prayer assignments there,

then on Vancouver Island for our second 24-7 Ring of Fire prayer assignment,

and then God sent me off to Tyler, Texas for three months, where unknown to me was waiting another prayer assignment with an intercessor there named Tana.

Upon my return I began to hear reports from different people about the Lord beginning to sovereignly move among His people on Vancouver Island. We were hearing reports about various miracles happening, God's people repenting, and an increased thirst and hunger for God and his presence. I have been praying along with this and trying to keep myself updated but really looking for the fruit of the Spirit as evidence of this being the "real thing". I was very pleased to hear reports such as the one here below:

BY DAVID COSBURN

On December 5, 2010

wow – what a crazy weekend – yes there were healings, yes there was deliverance, yes there were accurate words of knowledge – but the biggest miracle is the anointing of love that is being poured out that is bonding the church of Christ in UNITY!!!

I was also very excited to read a word that was released by Sandra Naswell of Northgate Foursquare Church in Courtenay. Sandra actually helped to host our 24-7 prayer tent in Courtenay at their church for our first 24-7 Ring of Fire Prayer Tour on the Island in October 2009. [a two week trip visiting 7 cities, setting up our tent and praying 24 hours in each location].

Here is the word that Sandra released:

Word from the Lord during the week of prayer and fasting Jan 2011

For this new season, I the Lord, am raising up an army of people. An army with new weapons and tools, warriors clothed in uniforms that have the protection that no other uniform has had yet. No longer are the days of striving to fight battles with only to be knocked down in discouragement and defeat but these days will be full of victories giving life and health to those fighting the battles. These new warriors that I will raise up will be strong in Me because they will know the difference between striving and fighting in their own strength and humbly resting in My presence for the strength I give freely. In my presence they will be filled with all they will need for battle according to Galatians 5:22-23. The fruit of the spirit is what is needed to defeat all that the world has to throw at you. Love will defeat hatred, anger and fits of rage. Joy will defeat sadness, depression and isolation. Peace will defeat confusion, fighting and anxiousness. Kindness will defeat judgments, envy and dissension. Faithfulness will defeat abandonment, selfish ambitions and discord. Patience will defeat intolerance, pride and frustration. Gentleness will defeat harsh words, rebellion and rage. Goodness will defeat impurity, witchcraft and idolatry. Self control will defeat drunkenness, self-indulgence and sexual immorality. The fruit of the spirit are the weapons of your warfare that I have given you since the beginning of time to defeat all that comes against you. As you humbly spend time in My presence these weapons will be ready for each battle and be assured the victory will be yours says the Lord.

Submitted by – Sandra Naswell – Northgate Prayer

I believe that many Christ followers right now are in varying stages of being released from a cocoon. There is much pressure being applied; in order to really have the strength to fly once we "emerge", just like the butterfly, we need to allow the pressure to force His life-blood through us, to give us the strength we need during this next season - to soar with him higher and almost effortlessly on the wings of the wind. [You don't see butterflies striving to fly]

The Lord gave me this scripture the other day and I think its applicable to the season we are in:

Psalm 147:18
He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow..

As God releases His Word, and as it is received in us, there is a great meltdown of our flesh [pride and independence] and of our resistance to the working of Holy Spirit. Then the Lord stirs up His refreshing breezes, lifting us higher into His holy presence - as this happens, living waters flow out from us into our families, our communities and even into the nations. Let it be so!

Come Lord Jesus and take these coals of fire from your altar, this burning passion for Jesus, from Vancouver Island and spread them across our land into the nations of the world! Amen.

If you would like to keep updated on the happenings on the island, here are a few blogs you can follow:

http://comoxvalleyrevival.wordpress.com/

http://cpclife.blogspot.com/2011/01/great-start-to-2011.html?spref=tw

http://fireontheisland.blogspot.com/2011/01/port-hardy-revival-2011.html?spref=tw

http://www.islandrevival.com/

http://hansenadventures.wordpress.com/about/

http://www.24-7comoxvalley.com/?p=87

I firmly believe that 2011 we are going to see and experience the unfathomableness [is that a word?] of our great God!!!

1 Corinthians 2:9 But it is just as the Scriptures say, "What God has planned for people who love him is more than eyes have seen or ears have heard. It has never even entered our minds!"