Be Courageous Be Bold Hebrews 4:16

This morning I got up, ate my oatmeal, did some things and went back to bed. I didn’t sleep well last night. I woke up feeling really tired, I prayed, “Holy Spirit help me! I’m so tired!” I heard him say in a loud whisper in my head, “I AM GREATER!” So, I tried to get up…I had that sinking feeling you get when your sugar is low. I keep food by my bed just in case that happens…I took a bite and struggled to test my sugar. it was 54…I was able to get to the kitchen to get something to eat and started feeling better…then wrote this…I used The Alliance website for some of the attributes.

 Holy Spirit, help me! The enemy is raging….

I, AM, GREATER!!!!!!!!!

Look right here…keep your eyes on me…

The enemy has no power, he is defeated,

I completed…

Everything on that cross…

He, lost…

Because you have been born anew and have accepted My Son,

I live in you,

Do you know who you are?

You are the firstlings of My Kingdom

You are My child

You are the righteousness of Heaven

Adopted sons and daughters

Justified freely by His grace

Purchased by the blood of Jesus Christ

Purified by His blood

Cleansed by His blood

Sanctified by His blood

Rescued from the kingdom of darkness

Brought into the kingdom of the Son

You are My possession

My friend

My Children

My elect

My chosen

My beloved

You are a branch of My vine

You are Heirs and co-heirs of Christ

You are My treasure

You are My redeemed

You are My temple

Warriors

Intercessors

Spirit led

Living epistles

Ambassadors

Witnesses

Workmen

My own workmanship

You are sealed by My Holy Spirit

Seated with Christ in heavenly places

You are forgiven

You are in My hand

Set apart for My use

Shielded by My power

You are not condemned

You are one with Me

You are called with a holy calling

You are a minister of reconciliation

Greatly loved

Protected from the evil one

Equipped with spiritual armor

The salt of the earth

The light of the world

Born again

You are anointed

You are priests, prophets and kings

You are living stones

You are a spiritual house

A holy and royal priesthood

A holy nation

Aliens and strangers in this world

Citizens of Heaven

Recipients of mercy

More than conquerors

You are being transformed into My likeness

You are blessed

You will never die,

YOU ARE MINE!!!

And I love you ETERNALLY! FOREVER! ALWAYS!

DO NOT FEAR…

DO NOT DOUBT…

You are faithful and prepared…

Put your trust and faith in me…

I, AM, GREATER!

I gave you life and hope and a future

I will not let you go!!!

And just in case you should forget….You have the mind of Christ, Holy Spirit living inside of you, to teach you, lead you, comfort you, protect you, show you my mysteries, and provide you a way of escape in every trial…know that you make me smile, and child, you can rest in my presence…. In my presence there is fullness of JOY and at my right hand there are pleasures forever more….So hold your head up high, stand, be bold and believe, drink of me and receive all that you are in me…for I will always be, and forever you’ll see, I am your loving, Heavenly Father!!! 

~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 27, 2019, referenced: The Alliance

I Corinthians 6:19-20; John 1:12; 2 Timothy 2:10, Titus 1:1; Eph. 1:4, 2 Thess. 2:13; Romans 8:17;

I Corinthians 3:16-17; 2 Timothy 2:3; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Acts 1:8; 2 Timothy 2:15; Eph. 2:10, etc.

 

Artist Yongsung Kim

I can’t walk on water, but I know the one who does

I can’t heal a broken heart, but I know the one of Love

I can’t raise the dead, or move mountains, or calm the sea

But I know the one who died for you, and me…

I can’t heal a leper, or cause the blind to see…

The lame to walk, the dumb to talk, break chains to set men free…

But I know the one who rescued me, and He’ll do the same for you

All you have to do, is, ask Him too…

His name is Yeshua…a babe, a boy, a man

Over two thousand years ago He walked, not only on water, but on Jordan’s sand…

All over Jerusalem…

He lived and He died and rose again…

And because of Him…

New life began…

And when He returns to this old earth…

All those who accepted His new birth…

Favor, grace and for all it’s worth…

Will live with Him always…

I can’t walk on water…but I know the one who does…

Yeshua, God’s son, He is eternal love…

He sent Holy Spirit to teach us how…

To live and laugh and preach and pray

To honor Him with our lives each and every day…

He gave us His word…and Spirit to obey…

And as we journey on our way…

We can do all things through Him, because He gives us strength

Through the Holy Spirit, with fire, and praise…

He will stay in our hearts, always….

~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 25, 2019

1 Corinthians 13 The Passion Translation (TPT)

Love, the Motivation of Our Lives

If I were to speak with eloquence in earth’s many languages, and in the heavenly tongues of angels, yet I didn’t express myself with love, my words would be reduced to the hollow sound of nothing more than a clanging cymbal.

And if I were to have the gift of prophecy with a profound understanding of God’s hidden secrets, and if I possessed unending supernatural knowledge, and if I had the greatest gift of faith that could move mountains, but have never learned to love, then I am nothing.

And if I were to be so generous as to give away everything, I owned to feed the poor, and to offer my body to be burned as a martyr, without the pure motive of love, I would gain nothing of value.

Love is large and incredibly patient. Love is gentle and consistently kind to all. It refuses to be jealous when blessing comes to someone else. Love does not brag about one’s achievements nor inflate its own importance. Love does not traffic in shame and disrespect, nor selfishly seek its own honor. Love is not easily irritated or quick to take offense. Love joyfully celebrates honesty and finds no delight in what is wrong. Love is a safe place of shelter, for it never stops believing the best for others. Love never takes failure as defeat, for it never gives up.

Perfect Love

Love never stops loving. It extends beyond the gift of prophecy, which eventually fades away. It is more enduring than tongues, which will one day fall silent. Love remains long after words of knowledge are forgotten. Our present knowledge and our prophecies are but partial, but when love’s perfection arrives, the partial will fade away. When I was a child, I spoke about childish matters, for I saw things like a child and reasoned like a child. But the day came when I matured, and I set aside my childish ways.

For now, we see but a faint reflection of riddles and mysteries as though reflected in a mirror, but one day we will see face-to-face. My understanding is incomplete now, but one day I will understand everything, just as everything about me has been fully understood. Until then, there are three things that remain: faith, hope, and love—yet love surpasses them all. So above all else, let love be the beautiful prize for which you run.

Standing at this cross-road Lord, which way do I go?

Each road leads to where, I just don’t know…

Unexpected loss has caused my heart to break

I don’t know where to go from here, Lord, help me, for my sake…

Child, I am with you in each step you take…

But for now, just hold onto me and wait…

Seasons come and seasons go, this one thing is for certain…

You are never really standing still…take my hand, I’ll lead you up the hill

Over mountains, and through valleys, there will be dark times and sunshine…

You’ll grow…

You’ll come to know…

Trust me, even though, life is hard, grief is deep, but on the other side,

The answer will be sweet…

Life is a cycle…you’re born, you live, you die,

You laugh, you struggle and you cry…

All the while learning, not why…but when…

You trust me to the end…you’ll know

But until then…

Trust, believe and wait, then take,

One day at a time…

For you are mine…

And while you go about your task

These little things I ask…

Trust in me,

Sing in your pain

Laugh in the rain

Keep your eyes on me

Then remain…

Great wisdom you’ll gain

When you call on my name…

I’ve got you in the palm of my hand

And,

I’ll never let you go!!!

 

Lord, I believe!

~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 21, 2019

Proverbs 3:5-6 The Passion Translation (TPT)

Wisdom’s Guidance

Trust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart rely on him to guide you, and he will lead you in every decision you make. Become intimate with him in whatever you do, and he will lead you wherever you go.^[a]

Footnotes:

• Proverbs 3:6 Or “He will cut a straight path before you.”

I Am
I Am the daughter
I Am the daughter of the King…
I don’t walk in pride or arrogance
I learned to walk with confidence and humility
He’s given me the ability
To stand in the face of fear and laugh
Knowing I am an heir, I am no longer a slave…
I am bold and brave…
Knowing there is nothing impossible with my Papa God…
For it’s not in my strength, nor in my might
I live knowing it’s His Spirit, living, guiding, leading and teaching me
How to love, how to hope, how to rest in His embrace
Childlike, with arms flapping in the wind, as I run and jump and dance
Kicking up my heels and daring to take a chance…
It’s faith that pleases Him…
He smiles and winks, sings and blinks…
As I sparkle and shine just for him…
My spirit set free of all encumbrances, all inhibitions
Joy indescribable joy…
Surrendered to Him only…
I walk among the broken, the lost and the hurting
I sit among the discarded ones, those, others despise…
I sing the song of love and peace so that they realize…
The daughter of the King is not above them, or, below them
She meets them as they are…
For the King has poured into her heart, His love, His amazing grace
So that whatever they face, they’ll know
The King is not a tyrant…He is love and wants them to grow
To bless and not to curse…to give life and not death
And with each breath…
To worship and bless His holy name…
So that, they too, can become His sons and daughters…
I am the daughter of the King…and that means…
I am forever redeemed…
You are a daughter of the King
And when you give Him your heart, He becomes everything
He’ll take your rags and give you a beautiful white gown
Place upon your head, a shining crown
He’ll bottle your tears and chase away the fear
Because darl’n, you’re now in the presence of the King
He’ll even place upon your finger His signet ring…
All you have to do is bring…
Your heart as an offering…
And now you are a daughter of the King!
Listen, hear those cheers?
There’s a banquet being held in your honor
Adoption complete
Daughter come meet…
Your Papa the King!

~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 19, 2019

2 Corinthians 6:18 New International Version (NIV)
And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

Artist Adisorn Pornsirikarn

For some reason today has been especially hard for me…
I’ve cried off and, on, all day, some days are like that…
A cleansing I’m guessing…something coming to an end, or, a new beginning
A time of lamenting and soul searching…
There are so many hurting people…God sees… and He knows each heartache…

He says…
Announce Freedom to All Captives

The Spirit of God, the Master, is on me because God anointed me. He sent me to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, announce freedom to all captives, pardon all prisoners.
God sent me to announce the year of his grace—
a celebration of God’s destruction of our enemies—
and to comfort all who mourn, to care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion, give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes, messages of joy instead of news of doom, a praising heart instead of a languid spirit. Rename them “Oaks of Righteousness” planted by God to display his glory. They’ll rebuild the old ruins, raise a new city out of the wreckage. They’ll start over on the ruined cities, take the rubble left behind and make it new. You’ll hire outsiders to herd your flocks and foreigners to work your fields, but you’ll have the title “Priests of God,” honored as ministers of our God. You’ll feast on the bounty of nations; you’ll bask in their glory.
Because you got a double dose of trouble and more than your share of contempt,
Your inheritance in the land will be doubled and your joy go on forever.
Isaiah 61:1-7 The Message (MSG)

He says,
GOD’s the one who rebuilds Jerusalem, who regathers Israel’s scattered exiles. He heals the heartbroken and bandages their wounds. He counts the stars and assigns each a name. Our Lord is great, with limitless strength; we’ll never comprehend what he knows and does. GOD puts the fallen on their feet again and pushes the wicked into the ditch.
Psalm 147:3-6 The Message (MSG)

Do not be cast down O my soul…
Trust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart rely on him to guide you, and he will lead you in every decision you make. Become intimate with him in whatever you do, and he will lead you wherever you go.[a]
Proverbs 3:5-6 The Passion Translation (TPT)

Footnotes: Proverbs 3:6 Or “He will cut a straight path before you.”

~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 18, 2019

This morning as I was about to pray, I sat on my couch and said, “Lord let me just sit in your presence.” I closed my eyes and I saw myself sitting on my knees on the floor before the Lord. All of a sudden, this shower of sparking glitter was being poured over me and I literally felt chill bumps all over me. It was amazing I knew I was in the Lord’s presence and he was blessing me. I got up and wrote this poem.

 When you enter the holy of holies and you recognize the King

He holds out his scepter, then you know he is welcoming,

Come into my presence, open your heart and sing

Loving, gracious father, you are everything…

Sitting in your presence I, bring,

A heart full of thanksgiving, a soul made new

Holy father I sing this song for you…

Dressed in fine linen, bathed in perfume,

Dancing in the oil of gladness, your presence fills the room…

Angels stir the atmosphere and stars glimmer and shine

Golden cherubim whisper, she is mine…

A table set before me; I taste the new wine…

Basking from earth’s domain, in your heavenly presence I’ll remain

For Jesus opened Eden’s gate, I no longer have to wait, I’m welcomed in

Because all my sin, has been forgiven…

I delight myself in thee, it’s you and me…I turn and see…

I’m gliding on floors of glass…dancing with the King!

The sky burst into glorious light as fireworks explode…

An orchestra plays a symphony in honor of little ole me…

Joy, unexplainable joy, rocks this world with glee…

Showers of blessings raining on me…

All because I chose to follow thee!!!

~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 13, 2019

Ezekiel 34:25-27 The Message (MSG)

“‘I’ll make a covenant of peace with them. I’ll banish fierce animals from the country so the sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest. I’ll make them and everything around my hill a blessing. I’ll send down plenty of rain in season—showers of blessing! The trees in the orchards will bear fruit, the ground will produce, they’ll feel content and safe on their land, and they’ll realize that I am God when I break them out of their slavery and rescue them from their slave masters.

Ezekiel 34:26 King James Version (KJV) And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

This morning as I was about to pray, I sat on my couch and said, “Lord let me just sit in your presence.” I closed my eyes and I saw myself on the sitting on my knees on the floor before the Lord. All of a sudden, this shower of sparking, glitter was being poured over me and I literally felt chill bumps all over me. It was amazing I knew I was in the Lord’s presence and he was blessing me. I got up and wrote this poem.

Let it Rain 

When you enter the holy of holies and you recognize the King

He holds out his scepter, then you know he is welcoming,

Come into my presence, open your heart and sing

Loving, gracious father, you are everything…

Sitting in your presence I, bring,

A heart full of thanksgiving, a soul made new

Holy father I sing this song for you…

Dressed in fine linen, bathed in perfume,

Dancing in the oil of gladness, your presence fills the room…

Angels stir the atmosphere and stars glimmer and shine

Golden cerebrums whisper, she is mine…

A table set before me; I taste the new wine…

Basking from earth’s domain, in your heavenly presence I’ll remain

For Jesus opened Eden’s gate, I no longer have to wait, I’m welcomed in

Because all my sin, has been forgiven…

I delight myself in thee, it’s you and me…I turn and see…

I’m gliding on floors of glass…dancing with the King!

The sky burst into glorious light as fireworks explode…

An orchestra plays a symphony in honor of little ole me…

Joy, unexplainable joy, rocks this world with glee…

Showers of blessings raining on me…

All because I chose to follow thee!!!

~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 13, 2019

Ezekiel 34:25-27 The Message (MSG)

“‘I’ll make a covenant of peace with them. I’ll banish fierce animals from the country so the sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest. I’ll make them and everything around my hill a blessing. I’ll send down plenty of rain in season—showers of blessing! The trees in the orchards will bear fruit, the ground will produce, they’ll feel content and safe on their land, and they’ll realize that I am God when I break them out of their slavery and rescue them from their slave masters.

Ezekiel 34:26 King James Version (KJV) And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

 Whether life or death or things seen, or, not seen,

In sicknesses, or great sorrow,

Things will be different tomorrow

In peace or war, God will restore…

Embrace the moment…

Whether old or young or in between

Age is, moment by moment, lived with dreams

Embrace it…

One thing is for certain…

When He draws the final curtain…

There will be no do-overs,

All of the would-a, should-a, could-a’s will be gone…

Don’t look for the what if’s, or the when’s,

Embrace the here and now, begin…

Take hold of the life you’ve been given…

And embrace it while you can…

Hold onto love with all your might…

Live what you know, and do what is right…

Fully, completely, with passion and delight,

So, when the soul takes flight…

You’ve run the face and finished the fight…

Entering heaven in robes of white…

God’s chosen child, you made God smile…

Love, sustained you, in every mile…

Embraced by the light!!!

~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 11, 2019

Romans 8:37-39 New King James Version (NKJV)

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

John 15:9-17 The Passion Translation (TPT)

“I love each of you with the same love that the Father loves me. You must continually let my love nourish your hearts. If you keep my commands, you will live in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands, for I continually live nourished and empowered by his love. My purpose for telling you these things is so that the joy that I experience will fill your hearts with overflowing gladness!

“So this is my command: Love each other deeply, as much as I have loved you. For the greatest love of all is a love that sacrifices all. And this great love is demonstrated when a person sacrifices his life for his friends.

“You show that you are my intimate friends when you obey all that I command you. I have never called you ‘servants,’ because a master doesn’t confide in his servants, and servants don’t always understand what the master is doing. But I call you my most intimate friends,^[f] for I reveal to you everything that I’ve heard from my Father. You didn’t choose me, but I’ve chosen and commissioned you to go into the world to bear fruit. And your fruit will last, because whatever you ask of my Father, for my sake, he will give it to you! So this is my parting command: Love one another deeply!”

Artist Norman Rockwell

How old are you little girl?

I’m sixth, she says through missing teeth

Why have you come forward?

Tears rolling down her cheeks

Difficult to speak…she says,

I want Jesus to live in my heart so,

I won’t be afraid, you know?

I’ll have someone who is always with me

The dark-time is the worst-time…

That’s when the shadows come…you see,

If Jesus comes to live in me, I’ll never ever be in the dark

Even, when, the lights go out…

Because, He is light…

That’s very wise…

Let’s pray. Repeat after me.

Lord Jesus come into my heart and fill me with your love and light…

Live in me all the days of my life and take the dark-shadows away…

Fill me with your Holy Spirit so I can grow and obey…

This I ask in Jesus name, today. Amen

It’s been fifty-nine years since I asked Jesus to come and live in my heart…

Many miles, many tears, many heartaches through the years…

Jesus never left me not one time…

Thank you, Jesus, you are mine

And I am yours…

How can I not love you…?

I love you more and more with the passing of time,

I always will…it’s your love that heals…

My love is patient, my love is kind…it is not burdensome, it is not blind…

My Love never fails…

What are you seeking? What heartache are you keeping?

In the dark-shadows I’ve seen you weeping…

Open your heart and let the light come in…

~Jesus <3

~Marla Shaw O’Neill June 8, 2019

1 Corinthians 13 New International Version (NIV)

If I speak in the tongues^[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ² If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. ³ If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,^[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸ Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰ but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. ¹¹ When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. ¹² For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

¹³ And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Footnotes:

• 1 Corinthians 13:1 Or languages

• 1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts body to the flames

Painting by Viktorija Lapteva

Call to me, says the Lord, and I will show you great things

Things you can’t imagine

Things hidden from the ordinary,

Things opened only to the heart of those who call to me

Call to me with all your heart

And I will answer!!

Don’t draw back, don’t be shy, open your mouth and call

Adonai! Adonai! Adonai!

I see you from afar

I hope beyond hope that you will call…

I am here…I’m right here…

Call and I will answer!!!

I’ll show you who I am and all that you are…

I will not hide my face from you

My love for you runs deep

O my dear one…

Have you ever tasted the innocence and quickening of that first love?

Palms sweaty, heart pounding, pure joy surges through your being

Their laugh, their essence, holding hands, small talk…

Eyes bright with expectation; bashful, getting to know one another…

Longing for them when apart…

A longing so intense you can’t sleep, can’t eat, you long to hear their voice…

Will they call? Where are they? Are they safe? Are they happy?

You hope they will call…

I feel that way about you…

Call to me and I will answer,

Without hesitation, without restraint…

First love is exciting with mysteries to behold…

Anticipating one tiny look, a knowing that they’re the one…

I am so in love with you…

Call to me!

We have all of eternity to spend together…

My precious dove…my true love…

Call to me!

~Love, Adonai

The Answer

Adonai! Adonai! Adonai!

I’ve been distracted by many things

Life gets difficult when you forget to bring

All your cares and give them to the caregiver of your soul…

Behold!

I call out to thee…

Set my spirit free…

Take all of me and let me see

Your mysteries…unfold…

I am lowly and meek…

Sometimes proud and sometimes weak…

I don’t deserve your love to seek…

But you have called to me, and I believe…

I will return to my first love, and no longer grieve

For joy has lifted me

I hear your voice on the wind

I will begin again…

I call to thee…

Adonai, in all I do, I will love you!

~Marla Shaw O’Neill, June 5, 2019

Jeremiah 33:3 The Message (MSG) ^2-3 “This is God’s Message, the God who made earth, made it livable and lasting, known everywhere as God: ‘Call to me and I will answer you. I’ll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.’