EVERY DOT AND TITTLE  11/20/08

Today I had the most simple yet amazing thing touch my faith.  Just as I was leaving to go to the doctor, my beloved husband runs in with a few $1 bills for the parking meter.  He is always so thoughtful of these things and watches out for me.  He was right, I had a $10 bill in there and nothing else.  I would have had to pay $10 for the meter! 

On the way to my doctor appt I was praying in the car and pouring my heart out to the Lord, with tears.  I realized I was starting to have a meltdown and so I poured it all out really fast and then said, “OK  Lord, I told you the whole thing quick-like, now AMEN.”  I did a little cutting motion with my hand, so as to say, ‘I dont want to be a puddle at the doctor, need to get my act together and shape up NOW!’  Immediately my tears stopped and I was laughing out loud at such a display in the car all by myself.  Then I thanked Him for giving me a tender heart after past years of hardness, so now I can cry if I need to when I pray.  (Ezk 11:19)

About 5 minutes later I am in the pay parking lot and retrieving my wallet for $1.00 bills.  I took $3 out and said, “Lord I don’t mind paying the $3 when I have it and I know You provided it, but it just does not seem fair that my appts always last a few minutes over 1 hour and so I have to pay for 2 hour rates.”  It was a simple prayer, but I meant it and got out of the car to go pay the meter.  At the exact moment I got out of the car a lady drove up and rolled her car window down and said, “Are you staying long?  I have a ticket that I have only used a few minutes of the hour.”  I was totally amazed that God had heard my prayer and drawn her to give her ticket to me!  So I paid for one hour and used her one hour and put both tickets in my window. 

When I got back to the car after my appt, the moment I sat in my seat I looked at the car clock and it said 3:30.  Then I picked up the tickets.  Her ticket said it expired at 3:30 exactly.  That was my confirmation I knew this was a Word from the Lord.

WORD TO PONDER:  EVERY DOT AND TITTLE BELONGS TO ME 

Sweet one, I want you to know I have heard every prayer, every nuance, every complaint, every tear drop.  I have all your letter “i”s dotted and your letter “t”s crossed.  I know every dot and tittle down to the last minute of every day.  Thank You for abiding in Me, trusting in Me, pouring your heart out to Me, leaning on Me, asking for My help, and allowing Me to be Your Provider.  I love to take care of you and it means so much when you receive My loving care.  Beloved you are Mine and always will be. 

Ps 139:16-18 NLT

Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.  How precious are your thoughts about me, O God! They are innumerable!  I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!

Luke 12:25-27 NKJV

And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?  If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? 

Phil 4:6-7 NLT

Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

PS:  That night as I was drifting off to sleep, just as if no time had passed at all from my car prayer and bedtime, I heard the Lord whisper to me:  “For those tears I died.” 

Ps 56:8-9 NKJV

You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?  When I cry out to You, ten my enemies will turn back; this I know, because God is for me.

Heb 5:7-9 NKJV

...in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.  And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.

RHEMA 11/21/08 TEARS

HEARD: For those tears I died.

Heb 5:7-9 NKJV

...in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.

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CONFIRMATION: 4/01/09

This above post about tears came out last night and it was a comfort to me after crying in prayer yesterday. Then today I read the following from Bob Jones:

Bob Jones he was prophesying over a lady:

“It's their time, you understand that? Its your time. And the reason I think he showed me a woman, is women have to quit being second class citizens. And it's the year of the woman. So your strength is in crying. Understand that one? Your strength is in weeping and prayer.”