Praise Report: There is a very precious lady who is attending our Women’s Bible Study, Seamless at Journey Church. She told us last week that previously she had, had surgery for lung cancer and that it had come back in her colon. We anointed her with oil, laid hands on her and prayed that she would be healed. Even after we had prayed she said, “I felt it.” We don’t have the power to heal Only God does in the name of Jesus.
Today she came to the Bible study and told us, she DOES NOT have cancer!!! Praise God and Thank you Jesus. God is moving in our midst. Do not give up! Keep praying and believing! God is in control…he has never stopped healing…and I believe more and more manifestations of the Power of God are going to increase. These healings are for the GLORY of God. He is exalted, He is high and lifted up…I had to share this with you.
We can’t do anything in ourselves but with God ALL things are possible, It’s God. He does what we can’t do. I hope this will inspire you to know that Jesus is the Great Physician. He said, “By my stripes you are healed.” He said, “Lay hands on the sick and they shall recover.”
Why does he heal one and not another, I have no idea…all I know is that he healed this one! Many of us are praying against the demon cancer. It has taken many lives. But nothing is more powerful than God…enough is enough…and when the hearts of praying children of God take authority over this enemy and pray In The Name of Jesus…we will see God move in miraculous ways! Amen!
If you are battling this demon, just know that we are praying for you, believing for you and loving you no matter what. In the name of Jesus, be healed!!
About six months ago I prayed, “Holy Spirit, draw me closer to Jesus. Reveal more of Jesus to me.”
Last Thursday morning I heard in my spirit, “Pray like Jesus.”
Then all day Thursday the thought kept coming to me, “Pray like Jesus.” Then that night we went to a small group meeting. Jorge, he’s the speaker, said, “We are going to study about prayer tonight.” I opened my eyes real wide and looked at Bob; I had told Bob what I had heard that morning. He looked at me and said, “I know.”
Confirmation~
Then the next day, I opened my Kindle to read and the title of a book was there it was called, “Pray like Jesus.” More confirmation.
So I ordered the book and began to read it. It said if we model our prayers after Jesus, two things will happen:
We will become more effective in our prayers. and
More importantly, we come closer to God!
So my prayer that I had prayed six months ago was being answered.
Today is October 1, 2018; I received a text with an article called, Teach Us to Pray: The Class We Never Graduate From, by Corey Russell. (Thanks Barbara)
The Holy Spirit really has my attention now…
Prayer is the most important action we can do as a Christian. Jesus knew the importance of prayer he was in constant communion with His Father and we should take it as seriously as He does.
It was not a one way conversation. God also spoke to His son and he talks to us if we will open our hearts and listen.
You can talk to Him about anything and everything and He will reply. It starts with being honest and vulnerable. Bearing your soul to an unseen God…it can be strange and awkward at first but as you get to know Him more and more by reading His book and talking to him…He begins to show you exactly who He is and how very much He loves you.
Don’t be afraid. Don’t be shy. Just get alone with your Bible and ask Him to show you how to pray and before long you’ll wonder how you ever got along without Him.
Pray like Jesus…Jesus didn’t scream…or yell…although His word says that sometimes He did speak in a loud voice…but that was to emphasize His point to the Scribes and Pharisees. Jesus did not approve of hypocrites.
He didn’t showoff, when He talked to His father. He often went to the desert to be alone to pray or, to a mountainside by Himself. He would talk to His Father and do whatever His Father told Him to do.
There’s no big mystery about praying. There’s no magical conditions…you don’t have to use big, poetic words. You don’t have to fold your hands and bow your head, although it’s ok if you do. All you have to do is just talk to Him from your heart. Be honest with him and just be you.
When you read Genesis it talks about God walking with Adam in the cool of the day. He wants to be a part of our lives. He talked to Moses through a burning bush He knew how to get his attention. He talked to John the revelator through visions. He didn’t want to scare John but He had some important things to show him. God longs to talk to His children. Just as we parents love to have good conversations with our children. He’s interested in what we like and how we live and who we love and what our hearts desires are. He wants to be a part of our lives and teach us amazing things and do wonderful things for us. He is a good-good Father.
Don’t be afraid, just talk to Him and you’ll see, He’s absolutely awesome to hang out with…He’s funny and creative. He’s loving and confident. Yes, He is magnificent…the God of the Universe…but He is not someone to fear. Respect yes, but not to be afraid of. Not when you know Him. And we can know Him through Jesus.
Pray like Jesus…
Our father
Who art in heaven…
Hallowed be thy name
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven…
Give us this day
Our daily bread
And forgive us our debts
As we forgive our debtors
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For thine, is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory
Forever…Matthew 6:9-13
Amen!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill October 1, 2018
Jesus prayed to His Father with reverence, in simple language, in an orderly way, while full of faith and confidence, and having an ultimate concern for God’s glory.
Ten characteristics of Jesus’ prayer:
1) He prayed with His eyes open
2) Prayed with others
3) Prayed to His Father
4) Prayed with reverence
5) Prayed with simple language
6) Prayed in an orderly way
7) Prayed as one with much experience
8) Prayed with a confident faith
9) Jesus told God things that God already knew
10) Prayed with a concern for God’s glory
As I prayed in the Holy Spirit this morning in total and complete surrender to my Papa God I was given a message…I wasn’t going to share it, because it is private but I feel like I should share it with you. Let me just say that God is our Father and he speaks to us through His word and by His Spirit. His love towards us sometimes can’t be explained in our words but He has given us His Holy Spirit who lives within us He will pray when we don’t have the words…Jesus promised to send us the Holy Spirit and He, the Holy Spirit comes to reveal who Jesus is to us. With that being said…when I prayed, God answered me and how amazing to know He loves us this much.
Oh my precious daughter how you blessed me with your praise of me. Your worship, clean and pure without restraint and with your whole heart. This is what thrills my heart.
No pretense… no manipulation…just humble and contrite in spirit and truth. Thank you daughter for giving me your all. I am blessed by you. Giving the Holy Spirit full control to let go of what you desire to give me pure praise. This is what I long from my children…not asking for anything…not looking for answers or wanting “stuff” from me.
Only to love on me with a sincere and loving heart.
You are mine and I am yours.
Never stop seeking me. Never give up hope.
Know that I am with you and in you.
Thank you daughter~
Your loving Papa God~
~Marla Shaw O’Neill October 1, 2018
But you, my friends, keep on building yourselves up on your most sacred faith. Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit (Jude 1:20)
In the same way the Spirit also comes to help us, weak as we are. For we do not know how we ought to pray; the Spirit himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express. (Romans 8:26)
Let your song be full of praise and exaltation before the Lord
Sing without restraint…
Sing with a grateful heart…
Let the music explode and come forth…
Holy Spirit ignite the yearning soul
Longing to give…
Honor, and Power and Glory…
To the Creator of all; The Mighty One;
The First and the Last; The one who sits on heavens throne
Makes earth His footstool; and commands through love and truth
The Invisible; Ever Present; All Knowing; Consuming Fire; the One in the Middle of the Wheel; The King of kings and Lord of lords; Messiah; Life Giver; Burden Bearer; Soul Restorer; Cloud and Water-Walker; Breath of God; Man and Woman Maker; Coming Soon; Majestic; Mover within, and without, through time and space…Cosmic Power…Son of man and Son of God; Agape without end…
Sing, heart, sing…
In our quiet time where it’s you and I
No one to interfere; no one to disturb us or cause fear
Let your heart soar and let the words of your mouth shout
Adoration and worship before the heavenly host…
They stand still and listen as you pour forth your soul
To the Only True God,
In spirit and in truth,
This pleases me…
Given in faith, I set your spirit free…
Your love for me…
Is given; and I receive…
My favor and my grace are pouring upon thee…
Sing sons, sing daughters, sing for me!
I adore thee…while you adore me!!!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill October 1, 2018
Isaiah 12:2 NLT See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The LORD GOD is my strengthand my song; he has given me victory.
Bright yellow and orange and red, set on mountainsides and valleys
A hearth, blazing, in the trees…
Burst forth with life; there is freshness in the air, it’s harvest time
Where pumpkins and gourds show up everywhere…
Hay-rides and pies, celebration and more…just before winter calls them to sleep…
Barns full and people meet
Canning pickles and making treats…
Vibrant, happy feet…
This season is a glorious time
Dancing to a joyous beat…
Summer passed, cycle soon complete
Winter is coming, and then earth retreats…
Until spring, then life repeats…
Where are you in the cycle of life?
Are you dancing, or, asleep?
Awaken to the brand new you…and dance under the harvest moon!
Glorious rays of golden hues…exploding with a melodious tune…
A chorus crescendo, and fireworks galore…hearts singing as never before
This season of fire, no place for gloom…walking in God’s harvest you’ll bloom
Where life and abundance completely consume…
Hearts open in the King’s living room…
Jesus is coming soon!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill September 27, 2018
Genesis 1:14 English Standard Version Anglicized (ESVUK) And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years,
Genesis 8:22 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) As long as the earth endures,
seed-time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.”
Lord, all you give to me, I am grateful for and I agree
That if this place you are sending me, is to be a place, where others are freed
Then Lord, I am pleased to go, to this place of solitude
Where words of life are bestowed upon your sons and daughters, and all those who,
Need your love, more than they need air to breathe
Need your strength, let your joy be conceived
Need your hope, where in the battles they bleed
Need your peace, to lay down their worries, and there succeed
Draw me to your solitude…for that is where I’ll be found in you…
God, I surrender, let all I do…
Be done to glorify you…
Solitude is a place of quiet release…a place where we meet, face to face
A place of refreshing from the human race…
Thank you God for this place, called Solitude.
~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 22, 2018
Song of Solomon 2:10 New King James Version (NKJV) My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away.
Luke 5:16 Amplified Bible (AMP) But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray [in seclusion].
Matthew 14:23 New American Standard Bible (NASB) After He had sent the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone.
This song was written for a story I began writing in 2010. The book was published in 2014. Sing Sarah Sing. The song is about a man who lost everything except his faith. In the midnight hour the angels gave him this song.
The Angel Song
Though times are hard
I’m by your side
Your tears I hold within my hand
No matter what I’ll hold you close
Look to the one who understands.
Though fear may come, and tears may fall
Be still and know, that I am God
Let perfect peace restore your heart
And know my love we’ll never part
Chorus:
I walked the road of trials and torment
I sat with those who love me still
But on the cross
I felt the suffering of all the ones who love me most.
The birds they sing a nightly chorus
Of joy and peace to all they bring
So lift your voice and head toward heaven
And learn their song, their song and sing.
He gives me peace, He gives me life, the angels sing be glorified
Praise to the King our mighty King
We’re going home on angels wings.
When in the stillness now at midnight
I see the star of love so bright
I’ll never ever doubt my Savior
For He will lead me through the night
And on the breeze I hear Him whisper…
Press on my child and do not weep
For at the dawn you’ll have your answer
So close your eyes and go to sleep.
Chorus:
I walked the road of trials and torment
I sat with those who love me still
But on the cross
I felt the suffering of all the ones who loved me most.
The birds they sing a nightly chorus
Of joy and peace to all they bring
So lift your voice and head toward heaven
And learn their song, their song and sing.
He gives me peace, He gives me life, the angels sing be glorified
Lum-Lum is a three-year old little boy who has a baby sister named Yum-Yum.
Lum-Lum loves Yum-Yum and asks Mum-Mum if he can feed Yum-Yum.
Mum-Mum holds Yum-Yum and lets Lum-Lum give his baby sister a bottle each day. Then Lum-Lum tells Mum-Mum his tum-tum is hungry too. So after they feed Yum-Yum, Mum-Mum feeds Lum-Lum. After lunch Mum-Mum gives Lum-Lum his num-num so he can take a nap.
While Lum-Lum sleeps, Mum-Mum makes a phone call to Dum-Dum, her husband, and tells him to bring some milk and cookies home after work.
Dum-Dum says alright and tells Mum-Mum to give Lum-Lum and Yum-Yum a kiss for him.
After Lum-Lum wakes up from his nap he goes to see if Yum-Yum is awake. Mum-Mum was putting Yum-Yum in her swing in the family room. So Lum-Lum went over and gave Mum-Mum and Yum-Yum a kiss.
Dum-Dum came in from work and he brought the milk and cookies home for his sweet little children. “After supper you may have some of these delicious chocolate-chip cookies with milk, Lum-Lum.”
Lum-Lum gave him a great big smile, he was very happy about that.
Mum-Mum and Dum-Dum began to talk about Dum-Dum’s brother, Bum-Bum who wouldn’t get a job and was always Ho-Hum. Now Uncle Bum-Bum wants to come for a visit.
Mum-Mum was extremely annoyed by this but didn’t say anything to Dum-Dum about it.
Later that night Mum-Mum called her sister Chum-Chum and told her all about Bum-Bum wanting to come to visit.
Chum-Chum listened patiently and finally said, “Mum-Mum, if Dum-Dum says it’s OK for Bum-Bum, to visit, then don’t be a ho-hum, like Bum-Bum, it just might be the best thing you’ve ever done. “And besides that, what would Gum-Gum say? She’d say, if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”
Looking pum-pum, Mum-Mum says, “Well it’s all Wum-Wum’s fault if he had disciplined Bum-Bum when he was a child, Bum-Bum would have turned out a lot better.”
“Mum-Mum, that’s water under the zum-zum. Wum-Wum did the best he could. Bum-Bum has a good heart and Lum-Lum and Yum-Yum love him dearly.” said Chum-Chum.
“Remember that little song we used to hum when we were kids? “Be careful little mouth what you say…be careful little mouth what you say…for the father up above is looking down with love, so be careful little mouth what you say.” Lum-Lum and Yum-Yum are listening to everything you say about Bum-Bum.
“Oh, alright Chum-Chum you are right. I’ll be kind to Bum-Bum.” Mum-Mum sighs and pets the dog, Rum-Rum.
“Good night, Chum-Chum, I’ll let you know how it all turns out.” Mum-Mum says as she hangs up the phone.
Now if you live in the land of Um and you have a Lum-Lum and a Yum-Yum and a Dum-Dum and a Bum-Bum and you have a Rum-Rum and a Chum-Chum and a Gum-Gum and a Wum-Wum…You are happy and blessed. Family is everything. How you treat others is how you will be treated. Gum-Gum would say, “Only one life will soon be passed only what’s done for Christ will last.”
So have some milk and cookies for your tum-tum. Turn out the lights and say, good night!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill December 6, 2016
Matthew 7:2New Living Translation (NLT) For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.
Matthew 7:2-5The Message (MSG) A Simple Guide for Behavior “Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults— unless, of course, you want the same treatment. That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging. It’s easy to see a smudge on your neighbor’s face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. Do you have the nerve to say, ‘Let me wash your face for you,’ when your own face is distorted by contempt? It’s this whole traveling road-show mentality all over again, playing a holier-than-thou part instead of just living your part. Wipe that ugly sneer off your own face, and you might be fit to offer a washcloth to your neighbor.
Years ago in the Christian community there was a saying, “Praise the Lord anyhow!”
Psalm 103 Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, Praise His holy name.
Not to sound “churchy” or cliché, but some of those “old sayings” made a lot of sense.
We are to Praise the Lord, IN ALL things…and in Psalm 23:4 it says…yea though I walk THROUGH the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear NO EVIL for thou art with me (KJV)
Did you get that? Walk Through…we don’t stop and camp out in our valley of despair…even though at times it seems as if we are all alone…as God’s children he never leaves us and he never will. The enemy is the one who hisses in our thoughts and says… “I’m alone, no one cares, no one calls, and no one is here to help.” I’m blowing a trumpet here…HE IS A LIAR!!
Satan is the father of lies…John 8:44 and he knows if he can get us to thinking on ourselves and keep us in the pit of self-pity he’s got us…we become our own God…putting ourselves before God and opening ourselves to defeat, sickness, isolation, turning our hearts inward to see our own needs and wants and soon we block the Holy Spirit’s voice and all we hear is SELF talking!!
But I’m here to tell you to… “Praise the Lord anyhow!”
Praise him until you no longer see yourself and your own circumstances…Praise him until you no longer hear Satan hiss…Praise him until your eyes are lifted towards heaven and all you see is Victory…Hope…Love…Help…Peace and Truth…for our help comes from the Lord the maker of heaven and earth…
Look UP! See Jesus…he is no longer on the cross…he is no longer suffering for us…He is High and lifted UP and His train Fills the Temple…
See that word FILLS? When we are filled up with Him…there is NO room for depression, oppression, defeat, death, lies, want, complaining, distraction, sickness, loneliness…because the ROOM is filled with HIS GLORY!!! Amen
PRAISE THE LORD ANYHOW (PTLA) In every situation…
Car won’t start…PTLA
Bills passed due…PTLA
Stress from work…PTLA
ALL by yourself…PTLA
Kids out of control…PTLA
People giving you a hard time…PTLA
House won’t sell…PTLA
Got bad news…PTLA
Tree fell on your house…PTLA
Storm coming…PTLA
Marriage falling apart…PTLA
Depressed…PTLA
Sick…PTLA
Want a spouse…PTLA
Want kids…PTLA
Life falling apart…PTLA
Whatever the challenge you are facing right now, is, just PRAISE THE LORD ANYHOW…and watch the enemy run…and God turn everything around for your GOOD…why because you are praising the Lord anyhow…
When Job’s life was turned totally and completely upside down he lost everything he had. He lost his home, his kids, his health, his friends, his position…everything…
What did Job say? “Though God slay me, yet will I TRUST HIM.” Job 13:15 He knew who He served and that God was faithful…
After he had suffered a long time…God saw Job’s heart and it proved to the enemy just how faithful Job was to God…and because of Job’s love for God…he was given back double the blessing…Job 42:12
I don’t know what your story will be…but I know that when we BLESS God…and give him our heart totally and Praise him no matter what…God is true to His word and he will turn the tide so that His children are blessed beyond measure…
All He asks is that we Praise The Lord Anyhow!!
Praise him in, the Valley of the Shadow of Death…and let God’s blessing follow you all the days of your life with Goodness and Mercy.
And remember to also Praise Him when everything is going great…IN ALL THINGS Praise the Lord anyhow!!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill September 18, 2018
Psalm 103 New International Version (NIV)
Psalm 103
Of David.
Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
The Lord works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the people of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
The life of mortals is like grass,
they flourish like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children—
with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.
The Lord has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.
Praise the Lord, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.
Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.
Praise the Lord, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.
Lean in close; hear His whispers; and then rejoice…
These are notes of a supernatural kind
Eyes see; they are not blind
Ears hear; they are not deaf
My song is not only heard, it is felt
Bowing before the Lord, my heart melts
Lean in close, Heart-Tunes are being dealt
To each seeking, longing soul
His Words within us are like hot burning coals…
Heart-Tunes roll…
Can you hear them? Are you listening?
Be still. Quiet your mind
La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la, la-la;
Songs of deliverance
Songs of hope
Songs of rescue…
Resounding ripples, vibrate to heal
Open your heart, give Him your will
Heart tunes…my love-song to you reveal
Life is a journey, a test in time…
Come sing along, you who are mine!
Heart-Tunes are flowing;
It’s His love divine…
Invisible to the human eye,
God’s love, is of, the supernatural, kind! Selah
Marla Shaw O’Neill 9/11/19
Psalm 32:7 New King James Version (NKJV) You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
