This day my soul is aflame with the Spirit of the Living God. I have been with Him alone for the last four hours and now as the light of a new day is breaking forth, I must write to you what He has shown and said to me. It is directly related to your life and service in His Kingdom.

First of all, He said, “Benji, I have set you to strike the match that will set fire to the woodpile of despair, failure, hopelessness, cowardice and despair.” And, with that mandate in focus, I am compelled by His Spirit to tell you “Don’t give up!” The dream or desire you have is from God, and you are to be as tenacious as a junk yard dog with a bone.

Van Crouch said: “Winners are losers who got mad.” The things you have been through in the past, though at times seemed to be failures, have produced some good ‘stuff’ in you. You have salvaged some treasures, like wisdom, understanding, humility and compassion from the rubble of past heartbreak. You are stronger in the knowledge and love of God than you have ever been.

On every highway to success there are many signs, - some marked, ‘Detour Ahead’, ‘Wrong way’, ‘Hard Hat Area’. You have faced some gigantic spiritual bulldozers that were headed straight toward you. Their plan was to plow you under. They were belching out accusations like “you are a coward,” “who do you think you are,” “you’re too late,” “forget it,” “it just isn’t God’s will.”

Yes, as you look back you think how weak you have been, but the truth is you have been quite a warrior.

We’ve all traveled the same roads, Dear One. And that is why I feel so bonded to you this day; Most all of us have been down the same roads and faced the same thing. It is all relative, isn’t it? I can tell you right now, sweet heart, that you are more capable now of winning than you have ever been.

Come on, keep plowing through, the Glory is just ahead and if God has promised it, who can stop it? Wait a minute, there is one person and that person is you. These are a few things that I have learned that causes failure:

Failure to think or,
Thinking too much about the past;
Not stopping long enough to think things through;
Not giving God a chance to speak to you, while you remain silent;
(And as a result)
Satan laughs, knowing he has a chance to cause you to listen to what he says.

Believe, Sweet One; hang on with joy until the job is completed.

You have what it takes; God’s Word and the strength of His Spirit. Jesus is ever interceding and we are standing with you. The greatest legacy you can leave is that you never gave up, you kept the vision and the faith that God would deliver for His Namesake.

Even now I feel the powerful anointing of Jesus moving my fingers to encourage you in this. You have the wisdom, the favor and all of Heaven backing you up. Get mad and win!

Sir Isaac Newton worked forty years writing the law of gravity. He said, “What I have done is due to patient thought.”
Noah Webster spent thirty six years working on his dictionary.
Fanny Hurst received thirty six rejections from Saturday Evening Post, before one story was accepted.
Sweet heart, you have enough faith in God to see the promise come to pass. WOW!

Can You Feel It...?

All over this city, Billboards with nothing but scripture have gone up,

A lifesize bronze stature depicting Jesus, standing beside the Lake, with a net in His hands,

Gospel singings going on in restaurants,

A sixty foot lighted cross at the entrance to the city,

Prayer meetings held on business properties for motorist to see God's people praying together,

It's amazing what is happening...ALL due to travailing before God for His will to be done in this city. As a result, those of us who have joined in unified prayer, are receiving personal blessings of answered prayer.

"YES, you can feel the Wind. You can see where the Wind has been because things are changed, there is movement, there is displacement, there is a cool brush across your soul and you want to look up into the sky and see Jesus coming down.

WHEN THE WIND BEGINS TO BLOW, YOU FEEL HIS PRESENCE AND THERE IS AN EXCITEMENT, IT'S IS LIKE A CHILD LOOKS FOR WARD TO CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR HE KNOWS THAT THE THINGS HE DREAMED OF ARE GOING TO BE A REALITY.

DARLINGS, GRAB HOLD OF A BROTHER OR SISTER'S HAND AND PRAY HEAVEN DOWN. THE lORD IS WANTING TO SHOW HIMSELF MIGHTY, MIRACLES TO US ARE JUST NORMAL HAPPENINGS FOR HIM. HE IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO CARE ENOUGH TO TRUST HIM.


You can, yes you can experience the feeling of God's Holy Presence right where you stand.


In the middle of The Water,


Benji

I know the wind by the trail it leaves...

A Blanket or a Hug...

Last week, as I was remembering back to my early child-bearing years, living in an inner city, low rent housing project. The thought came to me, "What did I need more than anything during that barren time?"

We needed everything that made for convenience, comfort and even the barest necessities to live a decent life. We were poverty stricken. But, there was one thing that would have been more appreciated and valuable to me than any physical provision.

Consider with me what is the most needed thing in every human being's life. Without a doubt the poor need money, they need a blanket to keep them warm, they need food. But, just giving them food will never meet the greater need.

The food will run out, the blanket will wear out, the money will be spent out.
And, then, a handout is needed all over again.The same one that gives the money, the blanket or the food, without giving the everlasting thing, will be no more than a sounding brass or tinkling cymbal.

To give a pat on the shoulder from a compassionate and truly caring heart will warm their soul for years to come.

To give a tender affectionate hug will feed their hunger for love and self-worth long after the money thins out. God loves a cheerful giver and so does the poor man. The coat, the blanket or the sweater given without a tender smile, a twinkle in the eye, will never speak of Jesus' love for them. To warm and feed their flesh without warming their heart with genuine concern for their souls is to miss eternity.

Saying, "You're going to make it." without compassionate caring will go in one ear and out the other. But to say, "How can I help you make it?" will stand them upright.

There is no wonder why Paul wrote the elements of true love to the Corinthians.

They did every thing up right, they were not amiss in any of the gifts. Paul went as far as to say, "If you thought you could give me your eyes, you would do it..."
I have found some church leaders who think that to meet the physical needs, to have the finest of everything for their church building. Including the greatest choir and organization is enough.

But I tell you as one who lived in dire poverty and shame, I needed someone to wrap their arms around me and just stay that way until I could cry out that reservoir of depair, shame and feeling of absolute aloneness. I was the mother with five children, no Mama, no Daddy, no church, no one in the world to care. I have lived without genuine love from "Christians" that thought that helping with the basic physical needs was all that was necessary.

A word of encouragment, a hug from the heart, caring eyes that teared up and said louder than words, "I truly care." would have stayed with me eternally. Because of Jesus I don't live in that deplorable, destitute situation any longer.

However, recently I was the speaker at a certain function and everything had been prepared in the most excellent way. They had left no stone unturned, so to speak. There was only that one, most important thing missing; LOVE! Oh, I am sure they would have said it was because of love that they had done so much but when true love is present, you can feel it. You can see it in their smile, hear it in their caring words, see it in their eyes, feel it when they reach out and touch you with a hug, a pat on the back. Maybe someone will just come up from behind and start scratching your back. Then....you know they really do care about you!
I still need bunches and gobs of that wonderful stuff! In fact, the next time I see you, you're going to get a great big hug. When I see Jesus, I plan on kissing him the first thing.


Loving you,


Benji

Your dream...Your life!

What's the difference? There is no difference for a true disciple.





"What is your dream, what do you want to accomplish within five years? What is your dream, your goal?" Our pastor posed this question to all of us this past weekend.





His words took me back and I recalled when my life TRULY began; I was going to put an end to my earthly life , when suddenly I saw Jesus hanging on a cross looking down on my miserable life, with love in His eyes. At that moment my spirit connected with His and his goal for my life was birthed. Little did I know that His divine call on my life was deposited in my soul at that very moment. Like a microscopic sperm...





When a young husband and wife are 'making love', they don't give a thought to the fact that there is a sperm driven, rushing toward a dream, a goal, that, if successful, will bring forth a brand new life, a life that has never been before.





Remember how exquisite love for Jesus flooded your being when you first knew, without any doubt, that He loved you and you were forgiven?


Remember how you wanted to shut the world out and just be alone with Him, yet there was such joy bubbling over in your souls you wanted to run into the streets and tell everybody about Him?


We wanted them to have the same joy and life that was surging through our entire being.





Yet, we did not know, we could not feel or even comprehend that at that same moment, a spiritual conception had taken place, and a dream, our purpose for living was being conceived in the womb of our soul. Silently it began to grow inside of our unconscious thoughts. Little by little we began to ponder what we wanted to do in return for His great love.We then began to tell others about it. As it grew we expanded on the possibilities...Street ministry, pulpit ministry, nursing home ministry, healing the sick....everything was wide open for us. Remember?





I realize so well that God birthed me and you in this life to be indwelt by His Spirit and Anointed us to do whatever needs to be done, through the directives and the power of His Spirit.





It is not some spooky, unimaginable mystery, it isn't any one thing. It has nothing to do with 'feeling like it.' This is your and my life totally and completely, to do whatever Jesus wants done today.





I get up in the morning, face life with my eyes wide open. I don't know for sure what the day will put before me, but whatever it is I don't have to feel led or red hot. I just do. And you can be sure, it always involves meeting someone else's needs; a letter of encouragement, planning a gathering, counseling, holding some mother's screaming baby while she is trying to find her keys.. telling some hard working waiter they are doing a great job, and then putting an abundant tip in there to put meat to my words.








You should be a Living dream. IF you aren't giving, serving, loving, then you aren't living, Baby. THINK ABOUT IT! the world needs you whether you feel like it or not!


The next person you meet may be the reason you are still alive and breathing.
There is a wonderful bonus that comes with living out your dream; You laugh more, stay well longer, people like to be around you, you go to bed at night and tell the Lord, "Father, don't you think I did good today?"







Lots of thought and love,





Benji

Hey, this makes sense....

This morning I laughingly said to a dear friend, "I don't know why the Lord keeps testing me when He knows I am going to make an 'A'." How do I know I'm going to make an 'A', because I have determined that no matter how hard it gets I'm going to praise the Lord!

But you know with all of my best intentions and making a determination to always acknowledge Jesus as the Lord over every situation, I can still rob myself of the fruit that God intended me to produce.

An acquaintance of mine, who was quiet prominent in the field of marketing, wrote a book a few years ago and the book was titled something like this, "What they don't teach you at Harvard." That brings my possibility of failing to mind as I consider the things many of us never learn in the early years of our lives. If I wrote a book I could title it,

"What I never learned when I should have learned it, that's why I'm so messed up now, and as a result I have no confidence or boldness."

I know what you're thinking; "That's not a title, Benji, that's a whole sermon." You are right, but it's actually not a whole sermon. You will get the rest of the sermon if you care enough to say, "Hey, that title is talking about me!"

From the day we came out of the womb, we all had teachers. We observed behaviors, we studied the countenance, we listened as words were spoken and on and on. Most all of us came from backgrounds filled with teachers that we wish we had never had. But we find ourselves emulating even those that we did not respect or want to imitate.

When the Lord termed the salvation experience as being, 'Born Again', that means we start all over brand new. However, all the teachers we had in the past that made us feel worthless, afraid and unsure of ourselves are still haunting us. The Lord said, "How can they know without teachers." You just gotta have teachers that can turn you around and make you into what you really wish you could be.

This is the heartbeat that I have for all humanity that did not have the advantages of a godly stable home life.

Favor With God and Man Institute will deal with every aspect of what you should have learned at an early age. God wants us to be the most bold, confident, powerful, joyful influences on this planet. And you can be!

Please call me or email me about your desire to make this dream come true.

You can truly be a new creature, not in word only. This is God's will concerning your life.

Love,

Benji

(770) 830-8552 or benjicmallory@bellsouth.net

Magnetic Troubles...



Nope, I don't mean it like it sounds. (I can't help but laugh,) There are some people who feel like their lives just attract troubles. They just travel along and "BOOM", more trouble. (That is true with some folks, but praise God, not me or you.)


They can turn this into good if they will just stop and ask God, "What's going on!! What am I doing or not doing that makes me like a magnet for everything bad that can happen?" The Word gives a full list of possible causes and none are listed as; "It's someone else's fault, blame them." or "You're just a poor little darlin."


Now, here is a Champions way of thinking; For us, this is just another opportunity to show us, as well as others, our faith in God and bring Him Glory!


Trouble is a magnet that God is using to draw out the wisdom, the discipline, the creativity, the determination to win, the fighting Spirit, the singlemindedness, the very best of God working by His Spirit.


YEA!!!!! Bring it on!!!! We've already faced the bear, the Lion, and so many Goliaths we can't even count. This is just another triumph about to happen. OH, Praise God for His trust in us to come through every storm with a a smile that has never ceased!


"Come on, Benji. Get real."


Hey, I am. I lived on the losers side for thirty-two years, but Christ translated me over to His side. You got it, I sure am a cocky King's kid. Come on over, the weather is fine. Sure storms hit, but when The Lord is truly your Lord, what can Satan do without God's OK? If we will give God the Glory and thank Him in every situation you can be sure that promotion is just ahead.


Here is a bonus, people in high places will see you as a very stable and in control person, not flaky.. . They will want to help you, seek your counsel and just bless you any way that they can. The world is going crazy, but here you are with your shoulders straight, head up and talking like you have some sense and know where you're going. The world is looking for someone that has some stability. You have been chosen. Now, will you choose...?


Lotsa Jesus' kind of love!

Benji

Old? What's that?

Old...what is it?



Is it the same as 'Antiquated'?.. (Old fashioned/ outdated)



How about 'Obsolete'?... (that which has fallen into disuse)



'Old ' is anyone's opinion. Some folks think , "I've had my day I 've been used up. I'm outdated, can't get around good anymore. In fact I think I will just sit down on the curb of life and watch the parade go by."



Hey! You may sit there and watch it but we who have the Ancient of Days inside of us, we ARE the parade that 'old folks' are watching.



We are the ones who have joy in our hearts and a little hip-hop in our 'git-along.' We are the ones who laugh at ourselves when we squat down and can't get out of it.



We are the ones who know that 'everything is going to come out in the wash' as they used to say. Now that we know the Lord of The Word, we say, "He is going to turn everything into good...let's go ahead and praise Him in the middle of the storm."



Or your may have a more spiritually mature definition for the word 'old'; mature in judgement, wise, able to give good advice, an 'Elder'. One who IS able to lead due to a lifetime of experience, having REALIZED THAT THE GOD WHOM THEY DID NOT KNOW, WAS ACTUALLY WATCHING OVER THEM, DELIVERING THEM, KEEPING THEM TO AN 'OLD' BUT FRUITFUL AGE.



Warts, wrinkles, slowness of gait all speak of the goodness of God, that He saw our worth and determined that the world still needed what we have to give.



Wow! This is good stuff, isn't it? If you think so, show it! And to all of you ladies that keep your face glued to the mirror, looking for signs of 'old age', if you live long enough, ugly is going to happen in the physical, but I guarantee you, if you let the love of Jesus shine through you, you will have a twinkle in your eyes that no mascasra can duplicate, a smile that no wrinkle cream can take away, a loving touch that will last forever...



You will have that unexplainable magnetism that people will be drawn to and they will never see you as, old, antiquated or obsolete.



That's it!



Love,



Benji

edjukshun

egjukashun...what is it?



Every morning when I am driving the fourteen miles to the office, I am continually thanking God for bringing me out of the hellish past and creating a brand new life for me.



This moring was no different except I thought about how life is its own education. There is an old saying I've heard since I was young. "I graduated from the School of Hard Knocks." I don't know if one ever graduates from that school.



But when we think about Who decided before the earth was formed that we were needed in God's scheem of things, for a certain time, in a certain place, in all of eternity, then we also realize that it is He that allowed no evil formed against us to work.



Wait a minute, I know what some of you are thinking; "What about those souls whose lives were hell from the time they were born until they died. OK, let's talk about that.



God put within every human being a desire to be free, at peace and be productive. That is part of His nature that we are, whether born-again or not. 'Egjukashun' is what everyone of us have in front of us, from the time we came out of the womb.



Have you ever heard of a drop-out? Darling, there are some that just drop-out, for many reasons; It's too hard, They don't feel like it, they don't have this or that, and on and on we could go. There are always excuses.



God's plan was that every child should be taught at home, the principles of God that make for a good life, how to use good manners, how to converse well, how to dress, how to learn your ABC's. How to discipline yourself, wow, that is probably the hardest one for parents.



Now, that would be the easy way. You know as well as I, that is not the normal way anymore. However, God has schools out there for those like myself that had not the advantage of good parenting.



Let me share with you the schools that I have learned from, schools that I didn't choose, schools that I was thrown into that really taught me some life long lessons.



I was moved around continually, from birth until I was thirty two years old. I was born into a violent family, Mother having died while I was in my infancy. I lived with a dad that was totally out of control, until I escaped him in the middle of the night at ten years old. The story worsens from there.



He died, totally insane, in a mental institution. We are talking a disjointed, disruppted life. A formal education was not possible. It was was not in the hand I was dealt, from birth.



I will always remember the moment that I picked up an old Bible and read these words; "I saved you and called you with a holy call....according to My divine purpose, which was in Christ Jesus before the earth was formed." 11 Timothy 1:9. Reading that verse explained so much to me. I belonged to God before the earth was made.



He knew that I would not get a formal education. So, here comes the 'Hard Knocks" schooling. Here it is... I just bet you attended some of these also.



#1, School of Humiliation,

This is where you go into a corner and consider what was said that hurt you so badly. You accept responsibility and get out there and watch your words as well as your actions the next time.

Or was it the way your parents actions or the physical situation that you lived in that humilated you and forced you to check your attitude, then study why, and how to improve when you were at the helm of your life.



#2.School of Poverty:

This is where you learn that your creative thinking can kick in and you can work wonders with very little available to you to work with. This school teaches you to share with others because you feel their hunger pangs.You are empathetic. You know how it hurts to never have enough so that you can just relax, wihout being concerned where the next meal is coming from or where you and your children will sleep at night,



#3 School of Betrayal;

This is where you learn to pull yourself up by your own boot straps, and quit depending on everyone else to meet your need. This one really brings out self-discipline. It makes you dig deep within yourself and pull out the much desired character trait, called "Faithulness". It fine tunes your discernment skills.



#4 School of danger ;



This is where your survival skills are fine tuned. This is where you learn that you are not a wimp, that there is power within you, put there by God when you were being formed in your mother's womb. This is where you learn that you can go to someone else's side and take up their battle, because you have won over the enemy. Maybe you were bloody and looked like you had been to hell, but a strong warriors Spirit was the treasure you came home with.



#5. School of Higher Learning ;



This is where you learned that God was there all the time, giving you creativity of mind, strength, wisdom, determination and protection. This is the school that makes you realize that God, your Father was and is the Head Master, working everything for good, to make of you His pride and joy, through Jesus His Son.



OK, How did you score? If you scored one hundred on all five points there is a good chance that you will be chosen to be one of the God's Glorious REMNANT . You get to carry the banner as the last days Army moves into the future with the NAME OF JESUS emblazened on that Banner. And you will be blazing a trail to heaven. All the while just a grinnin. I can see it now!!!



Lotsa love,





Benji

Jump in Anywhere...

So often Christians have said to me, "I just don't know where I fit in." This reminds me of a response that General Sherman made to a young soldier who had become detached from his own troops. Coming up on the fierce battle headed by General Sherman, he asked the old war veteran, "What do you want me to do, where do you want me to git?"

"There is fighting going on everywhere; jump in anywhere!"
That statement holds true for anyone who has signed up to be a soldier in the Army of God.

I can just hear it now, "I didn't sign on to be a soldier, I just wanted to land in a bed of roses and get in on all the promises of God, then, go to heaven when it's all over."

Brother, it doesn't take long to come to the realization that God has given us the Power of the Holy Spirit to guide us through the battlefields to rescue the perishing.

His promises assure us of victory if we do not become weary, fall back and curl up in fear, wishing to die.

As I am writing to you to encourage you this morning, you can be sure that I, too, must fight the good fight of faith for my own family, health and finances but the best remedy for fatigue and battle weariness is to jump in anywhere and do battle for someone who doesn't know our good God as well as we know Him

It really will get your mind off yourself. Therein is the secret to victory over your own temptations to fear or be discouraged.

Just jump in anywhere, you are needed on each end, in the middle and anywhere in between. Look around you...there is the old man on the street, looking at you as you pass in your car, do you know what he is looking for or thinking? Yes, You Know! He is looking for a miracle, and you are it. Stop, give what you can. Your whole day is filled with opportunities just like that. Go ahead, Just jump in anywhere.

That's what I do!

Love
Benji

Then,There is the One About...

Some Indian braves were challenged to climb to the highest peak to see a sea beyond the mountains. Most of them brought back leaves or moss or a certain flower, or some kind of token to prove the height to which each one had climbed; but one came back speechless without anything except an expression of joy on his face, and the glory of the vision in his eyes.

As the tribesmen looked upon his face they exclaimed, "He has seen the crystal sea." No one could doubt it.

Darlings, there is a look, an aura, something so heavenly in the eyes of those who have actually encountered Jesus Christ, that no one can deny they have seen Jesus. Words cannot express the sweetness, the rest, the peace that He brings to one who has given their life completely over to Him.

Are we perfected? Soon now, my fellow traveler...we shall be. With breathless wonder we shall see Him face to face.


Let us walk together taking this journey with exquisite joy,


Love,

Benji

The Blind

Dearest One,

Being as concerned as Peck and I are about the condition of our nation the old term, “the blind leading the blind” is so relevant in this day and in this time.

As I was studying over the life of Samson, I stopped and meditated on the very negative aspects of the life of a blind person. I consider my own blindness for 32 years, although with all sincerity I had asked the Lord into my heart when I was 22 years old, yet I remained in a spiritually blind and corrupted state for the next 10 years. I’ve said so many times the only thing I could say about those 10 years was that I just couldn’t enjoy sin any longer but did not have the power to stop it; I was blind.

I want to present to you a challenge. Please put your thinking-caps on and meditate as I did on the parallel between the physically blind and the spiritually blind;

l They can’t choose a book from the library
l They can’t tell black from white
l They can’t enjoy light, having never seen it
l Their work potential is very limited and slower paced
l They must be led
l They stumble in daylight as well as in darkness
l They may miss their mouth when they eat
l They are never sure of what goes into their mouth
l They can’t see where they are going
l They can very easily be deceived
l They must trust in someone or something
l They are very subject to being burned
l They are subject to tripping and falling
l They are often times mocked by evil people
l They can’t be sure they are properly dressed
l They can’t see themselves in a mirror
l Most need to stay cloistered to feel safe and secure
l They are wary of venturing into the unknown, relying on someone
else’s opinion or guidance.

Samson, like most humans, was led into sin through his eyes; the Lord warned of the “lust of the eyes.” I love what the blind man said when he was questioned by the doubters after Jesus healed him of his blindness. “All I know is that I was blind but now I see.” It took Jesus, the Son of God, to create the miracle, restoring sight to this blind man. By the same token only Jesus, by his Holy Spirit, can heal our spiritual blindness. Samson, though he was known as the strongest man on the earth, his eyes weakened him to the point of slavery, slavery to the lust of his eyes. However, through his physical blindness he saw the Light and it was in this Light, the Light of Life, he was ready to die and destroy the works of the enemy.

My prayer is that you would take this above list and in your meditations consider if you might use it as a tool for ministering to someone who needs, The Light.

You are not physically blind or you would not be reading this and we thank God for that. However, you may agree with me that spiritual blindness is worse. But aren’t you so thankful that our precious God was as compassionate to our spiritual blindness as we are about someone’s physical blindness. He came as the Great Physician and created a miracle and now we can see. And, through our lives we pray that we will be such a shining light that will penetrate the pupil of the soul and cause light to enter into those who cross our path.

I know this is a lot to read but you know me, preach, preach, preach.

Lots of love,

Benji

Why Lord...

When you have blessed me with rest from all guilt and shame and established me in your Kingdom- am I still so restless?

The Lord answered me; "Any grateful soul cannot enjoy their own accommodations and conveniences while they see the Church of God in distress and under a cloud. This is why you are restless.

You want to see where the Ark has been placed pulsating with Divine Life; glowing with the very essence of God. You want Me to manifest My presence wherever My people meet. This is My own will stirring you, to so fervently desire what is in My heart.

I long to show myself mighty. It is My nature to do extraordinary things. And, you know this, therefore you are restless until My Body is in full operation according to My giftings and My Anointing.

The very Name 'CHRIST-ian' denotes a changed life, one from a powerless existance to one powerful enough to shake humanity into a glorious life, that lives to praise God; A human being whose soul is energized, taking them from death to life. This is a true CHRIST-ian.

Benji, there is a remnant that will not settle for a flesh energizing gospel. There is a remnant that loves Me more than they love life.

To these I will show My Glory, to these I will give hidden Manna, to these I will give The White Stone, these are those that will reign with me on thrones. Encourage and pour your life into those who are hungry for Me."

I love you sweethearts,


Benji

'Tide' as a tombstone...

When my children were teenagers, being an orphan family, as we were, I told them the way things were to be if I happened to cross over the great divide...

This was before Christ was in my life and while I had to basically joke about everything possible, due to the fact that life was so serious for us all. It could have snapped the brain.

I told them to use a box of Tide (soap powder) for my tombstone, and be sure to cross my hands over my chest, hoping that God would look at my wrinkled, dried out, work worn hands and give me a break.

We have laughed a lot over that.

Here is a beautiful story by a, probably deceased, Pastor named John Roak. This is especially for those of you who have a true heart of a Servant. Remember, when you may get weary in well doing that Jesus understands. He was the ultimate servant;

A young girl of sixteen lay dying. She had been an elder child in a large motherless family. She spent her childhood bearing the burdens of the home. She literally was tired to death, dying of tuberculosis. A visitor asked her if she had been confirmed. Had she gone to church? To which she answered, "No."

Taking a serious view of the whole situation, the visitor asked, "What will you do when you have to die and tell God that?"

The child, while taking out her thin, transparent hands, stained and twisted with with work, laid them on the coverlet and said, "I shall show Him my hands."

Be blessed my beautiful Brother or Sister who so diligently serves,


Benji

Let's Talk...



I want to exhort you this morning.



When you feel that God is speaking something that could have an important impact on others, yet, you are just not sure if it is truly God speaking. You want to be sure, even concerning the timing. Remember this; God will always confirm His word by two or more witnesses.



God knows our weaknesses, especially when we are not that familiar with His voice, as opposed to some inspiration that looks good but is actually fleshly or satanic. Do not be afraid! Again, God will confirm His word by two or more witnesses.



There is a deception that you must be aware of; if you go looking for a confirmation you can turn anything into one. Just let the 'word' rest in your heart and without searching God will bring the confirmation to you. It is in quiet rest that you will hear Him speak once more.



The confirmation may come through the most unexpected source. But, when it comes, you will have an unexplainable peace in your heart.



I have learned that Satan will give up, after a season, on leading through deception, but when it is God you just can't shake it. The Holy Spirit within you is taking His instructions from the Father and Abba is looking to His Spirit to guide you into all truth.



When you mature you will learn the voice of God from the angel of light. If I can use a crude analogy, it would be like putting someone else's tennis shoes on in the dark...they just don't feel right, they just don't fit!



"My sheep, (a mature animal, not a lamb) hears My voice and a stranger they will not follow."



I would love for you to comment on this blog or even to send me your own thoughts.

Signs of Grace

We have all said , "Lord, I just want to see your Glory."

Think about it! What greater evidence in the life of any Christian; than they walk in PEACE and JOY? These two signs are surely the signs that maifest the Glory of God.

In 1 Samuel:10:6, The Lord spoke through the Prophet Samuel and said that when the Anointing was on a person,(v:1) they would become a commander over all of God's inheritance. Then in v:6, he said the evidence of His anointing was that they would be turned into another man and would speak as the Oracle of God.

Surely when we, who have received His Anointing, have PEACE and JOY, we have the the undeniable proof that we have come out of the Kingdom of darkness where there is war, turmoil and certainly no rest.

I lived in that darkness for thirty-two years. Even though God had given me the personality gift of encouragement when I was being formed in my mother's womb, and with that gift, the ability to lift someone else out of the gutter, I was never at soul-rest.

Happiness due to some temporary happening was the best I could experience. I lived in a bankrupt state, spiritually, emotionally and physically. There was no such thing as 'joy'.

Joy comes from deep within the spirit and my spirit was empty of hope, power and all that a person needs to live at PEACE and with continual JOY. Happiness is a counterfeit for the real thing.

BUT! When The Spirit of The Anointed One saturated me, within and without, with His own Spirit, WOW!! Now I live in PEACE and JOY. This is the undeniable evidence of God, as Master in a person's life.

Now, as a result of all of this, other ministers like myself can and do move into the deeper things; Signs and Wonders, directed toward other's lives.

This is what the upcoming RUE Conference is all about...Doing the supernatural works of Christ. Please read 1 Samuel 10:1,6, and 7.

Make plans to come to the next Raising Up Elishas Conference and let us learn the ins and outs of spreading His Glory for His Glory!


Loving Living in His Presence,


Benji

RUSHING OUT, TO GAZE INTO THE SKY...

was not unusual in those first months after I had met the Lord Jesus. Why...?

Because I did not yet understand the magnitude; the wonder of His Spirit actually being inside of me. Yes, my flesh man was rapidly dying and my mind being scrubbed clean as I soaked in His Word, yet, at times, that old woman was there, in living color.

When that would happen it was as if a rattlesnake was coiled at my feet ready to strike. You're talking "picking 'em up and putting 'em down." My feet were running to focus on the beauty of my Lord. Yes, how many times I just ran ouside, looked into the sky, wishing above everything that I could be caught up, and be with Him forever.

As the months and years past, I became more aware of the 'oneness' that I had with Him. I no longer had to run anywhere to feel safe and comforted. The intimacy was within me; the two of us,communing so sweetly together. And that is when the great transformation began.

Last year a precious little friend of mine became pregnant. She had never known anything but trouble within herself, though she had precious godly parents. Though we were having a telephone conversation, I was sure she was rubbing her swollen belly that was full of life for both she and her baby. She said to me,"Benji, I never knew what love was until I became pregnant with my baby."

Doesn't that statement speak volumns? There is no geater love union than when the Holy Spirit of God indwells the spirit of a human being. Until then we don't truly know what a selfless love is all about.

Oh, the amazing mercy and grace, that God, by His Spirit would condescend to come and live within us. No more having to run here and there, looking for someone that really knows Him to come and pray our troubles away. Now He is our very breath.

And yet, I still find myself looking up into the sky and trying to imagine what it will be like when suddenly all the true Believers will take flight; caught up somewhere between Heaven and earth, and they will all be wearing new clothing. Oh, it is almost as if I can see Him now with outstretched arms, saying, "Welcome to Heaven. I have prepared a feast for our wedding where every Heavenly delight is displayed."

Or, will He take us by the hand , straight-away and introduce us to Michael and Gabriel, Moses, Elijah, Paul, Peter and all the rest? I kinda think that He will take us straight to that Golden throne where, as I can only imagine, The Ancient of Days is seated. I think that I even now see a wry smile on His face and His twinkling eyes, so full of love saying, "Welcome My child." I'll bet you that will be a noisy place with all the praises going up, millions of hands clapping, music everywhere, dancing in the steeets...OH, What a grand time we will have up there. Never to need faith again.

Our God will finally see the fruit of His dear Son's great sacrifice. He and Jesus surely will smile together. Now, if I was One of Them, I think I would shout, "WE DID IT!!!!

Blessed Believer, isn't it marvelously comforting to know that He Who keeps us as the apple of His eye never sleeps? One day soon we will see Him as He is, And, we will walk beside Him, thanking Him for thousands of years. Until then, we have many who have never heard the Good News. Let's go get a few and watch their tears turn to smiles. They will know what love really is when they meet our Lord Jesus and invite Him in.

When it is all over my darlings, I will never write another blog, e-mail or snail-mail letter to you, for we too will be together forever,


Love, Benji

Good Morning You Holy Ghost Trusting Darling,

...you are, aren't you?

I am laughing even as I write these words, knowing how scared most Christians are at the thought of God wanting them to bring His Word of healing, etc., to someone in need.

Let's face it! We sing, "There is Power, Power, wonder working Power, in the blood, in the blood..." but somewhere there is a break in our faith or whatever, because most Christians are just as sick, despairing and hopeless as anyone who has never accepted Christ.

Saints, lets face it. God hand-picked us to activate His will on this earth. We are the conduits that bring the will of God down through the Holy Spirit and then out of our mouths, to heal, deliver and set free.

Could it be that the conduit is clogged up with the debris of doubt, sin...what?
Get the clog out! Even God's children are dying, divorcing and are as hopeless, by the same numbers and degrees, as those who do not know Christ.

It is our fault. We are to blame. We have professed Christ and that we are His ambassadors, but we are asleep on the job. God is looking to us to manifest in miraculous ways who He is.

The Baptism is to empower us to do the works of Christ. We have lulled our souls to sleep thinking that we might mess up and that there are others more qualified to get the job done. NOT!

The next conference will be intensly devoted to getting the kinks out of our faith and turning cowards into Commanders of the faith. It is our blessing that by the Grace and goodness of God we have been Chosen to serve Him in such marvelous, Christ glorifying ways.

We can do this by CHOICE and TRAINING. You make the Choice, we will do the Training, JUNE 19-21, 2008


Let's Do It!!!

Lotsa Love,

Benji

He Who dwelleth in The Secret Place of The Most High...



How can you differentiate between the 'Abiding' saint and the person who says they are a Christian?

Think About it! You have met a few though they are very rare. The evidences are;

They have an abiding peace,

They have abiding joy,

They don't dwell on the possibility of harm the storm could bring. Instead they may say something like,

"It's good time to snuggle-up and letGod be God."

They Know there is a hiding place where no one can touch them.

They don't have to run away to a far place, they run into the secret Chamber deep within themselves; The Abiding place of The Holy spirit.

They are quick to turn everything over to the Commander and Chief, God Almighty.

They will not compare or equate thmelves with others failures or woes. Because they know they are protected from on high:

"Though a thousand may fall at their side and ten thousand at their right hand it will not come near us."

They are bold against all oppressors and threatenings, in Jesus Name.

They are servants of the most high, cheerfully doing the Master's work while they are on earth.

They may often look up to the skies, wondering, "Lord, could this be the day we all take flight, to meet You in the air?


THINK ABOUT IT!


Love Benji

The Supernatural Life can be weird,
but for us who are intimate with the Miracle-Worker it isn’t weird at all. It’s just our way of life.


Recently in an interview with a former Muslim, the Television Host asked, “What one thing will cause a Muslim to believe in Christ more than anything?”

“Seeing or experiencing a miracle.” was his answer.
“Why?”
“Because miracles are not a part of the Islamic faith.”

Saints, that makes sense. We who believe do not need a sign or wonder; we are the sign and wonder, considering our past and the miraculous way the Lord has changed us into New Creatures. However, there are people all around us who do not know our God. They may be in the most desperate situations they have ever faced. They would be the first ones to say, “I need a miracle.” We can talk to them about love, preach to them the very Word of God, but when they are screaming out for help, they need a manifestation of the love we tell them that Jesus has for them.

That is where you and I come in.

We cannot approach a chaotic situation in a timid way; we have got to step up to the plate with confidence and boldness. It is time that we made a choice, as God’s ambassadors, to do His will. Are we kept here on this planet to do His work or not? Is expecting the supernatural to occur, vital to that work or not? You make the choice and we are going to help train you.

There is nothing that sickens me like seeing a ‘would be’ ‘Faith healer’ trying to duplicate a miracle that they have seen another minister involved in. You must admit that the power of suggestion and other mental manipulations are a stench in the nostrils of God. You want the real thing, and that is all this team is going to permit.

Because of ignorance, satan, as well as ourselves, have made a laughing stock out of the most precious and divine tools the Holy Spirit has given to us.
As I heard one minister say, “We should be living life, 'Super-naturally'.”

Jesus, known as Rabonni, The teacher, is the best. He is going to be with us on June 19-21, 2008 working through His earthly teachers to help us train for excellence in the area of supernatural manifestations of our Dear Lord. People’s hearts have grown cold; nothing will soften them like Jesus showing up in an undeniable way.

These are the days of Elijah!

Come, let’s learn to become the very Hands of God, in our time.
Your friends know that you know Him, now demonstrate Him.

When You Are So Full of Vision,

that it permeates the very cells of your body, it is your reason for living, it makes getting up every morning an exciting event, when God is as real to you and as vital as your breath, then, you will know what living the DIVINE LIFE is all about.


Sweetheart, one of the saddest comments that I hear is, "I don't know what God wants me to do." Let me make it simple; He just wants you to live life to the fullest. There is only one hindrance to doing that; You cannot be divided in your thinking. Your way of thinking and God's way of thinking have got to be the same, at the same time.


How on earth can that be possible? Here is the hard part; You have got to know Him. You can only know Him when He reveals Himself to you. He said, "If you search for Me with all of your heart you will be found by Me." What a crazy statement is that? You do the searching and then He says, "you will be found by Me."


In other words, look for Him where He can always be found; Look for Him in His Word. Look deep within your heart. You will even find Him coming forth from saints who daily exhibit His life. He is not hiding, you just have to go where he is.


If you have been born again, the most intimate way you can be with Him and learn from Him personally, is to sit quietly with your bible opened, believe that His Spirit is going to read to you. He is the One Who wrote by the hands of man. You may want to read in the Psalms. Read a little, then take your eyes off the book and meditate, toss around in your head what you have just read.
Go deep within yourself where He is and be silent before Him,


I promise you, He will reveal Himself to you. You can actually 'feel' Him, in that your energy level will rise, your lips will break out in a smile. You may nod your head as if saying,'yes, I see.'

Oh, what we as children of God miss because we put everything before the most valuable thing; time alone with God.
He longs to show Himself mighty to you. He desires for you to walk in wisdom, discernment and live life beyond what is humanly possible. This is His Glory; to have you walking the Divine, Peace filled, Joy filled, always the winner and never the loser, life.

We should be the happiest people on the planet. Can you honestly say, that in the middle of the storms, your witness remains true. You can be that manifestation of our dear Lord. Without a word spoken some will come to beleive in Him...all because you have a very intimate relationship with Him. And, your life shows it!


Praising God for His wonderful mercies and grace,

Benji

that wonderful stuff

"I Can't Get Enough of That Wonderful Stuff"


Those words were the line in a song, way back when...

They express exactly what I feel about The Kingdom of God and all of its wonderful aspects. Our earthly existance is limited in time, space, you name it...but Oh, that heavenly kingdom of which we are citizens is unfathomable.

In one sense I am like a bird set free from being caged and so limited, to a bird set free, Free to soar as high as I want to go or rest as long as I want; To laugh, to play, to have more fun than a barrell of monkeys, as the saying goes, To reach out and touch another life and know that their life can be eternally changed by King Jesus,is truly living.

Wow, what a beautiful life. Oh, how it burns within me to see every living soul set free to truly live life to its fullest. There is only one way; To know, love and serve Jesus, the Savior of the world.

Here at Fellowship of New Testament Ministries, we are teaching, loving, demonstrating and and launching ministers across this nation. They are coming into their divine calling with joy and a sense of worth and belonging. They are unafraid because they know they have someone who truly cares to walk them though,until we all come into the unity of the faith.

Purity of heart and purpose is what causes us to embrace, encourage and pour our own lives into God's ministers in the making. Without a doubt, those who teach at the Conferences are truly veterans of the faith, and the most loving, humble and Anointed saints anywhere.

I want to encourage you to be in touch with us concerning our desire to EQUIP, COVER, LAUNCH and HONOR , the saints of God.

Please check out our website. Feel free to contact us for any information concerning Raising Up Elishas Conferences.


Desiring to hear from you,


Benji

Leaving a Legacy

Wanna be Great or Leave a legacy?

Throughout the years we have met so many 'wanna be' ministers that desire to be 'Great.' Most are young ministers who love God and seek to be everything that they believe God wants them to be. However, many have been deceived, thinking that stardom is what God is after.

Do you realize how many sweet, eager young ministers have been led away into the land of glitter, applause and high living, all in the name of Christ?

Do you know that you may never be 'great' by man's standard, yet, leave a legacy that will make all of heaven stand and applaud your life of sacrifice for others? A case in point is Dr. James Dobson's testimony of his own upbringing; His father left him a legacy of true godliness. I’ve never heard of his father, have you? Yet, the whole world has heard of Dr. James Dobson.

Paul said that we are a letter being read. What would your children say about your life in Christ? You know, for the most part, children can separate the vile from the precious, the hypocritical from the pure. And, my darling, regardless of what your past life has been, if you shudder to think that anyone would become like you used to be, I have good news; When we are in Christ, we are new creatures and the old is past away and even our parental influences becomes new. There is hope! We can still leave a legacy of Godliness in the lives of those with whom we have to do.

Fruitfulness in God's economy cannot be measured in numbers or dollars. What then? Changed lives, Dear One. Those, who with tears, have seen your good works and fall on their knees giving glory to God; thanking Him for bringing you, as an example of the genuine, into their lives. Yes, My Sweetheart, the testimony of your life will not be realized as long as you live. It is what you have left as a legacy that will continue in fruitfulness until Jesus comes.

To leave a legacy of God's nature worked through our humanity is a treasure worth going after.

The Lord spoke to me this past weekend and said the word that you will be hearing more and more is 'Humility.' I can only imagine how some will come into this coveted state. As we stand in the light of God's magnificent holiness and realize that He alone is all might, all power, all everything, should humble us.

However, with the threats against all mankind looming just over the horizon, those who would be great in man's eyes could experience a breaking that they would never choose. Those who are seen as rich in the eyes of the world can become the poorest of the poor in a matter of minutes. The physically beautiful can in a flash become horrible to look upon.

We really do not know what is ahead but we do know according to Deuteronomy 8:2-8, that God has a way of breaking us and testing us to see what is in our hearts. Humility paves a way for the power of God to move unhindered through a human filled with God's Holy Spirit. I want that!


Beloved one, do not measure yourself by man's yardstick, for the last shall be first and the first shall be last on that great day. Bring to the Lord's table a heart that is pure, service that required a sacrifice, worship from a broken heart and pure joy over being loved by The Great King.


I may not see you in this life dear One, but I will see you at the King's Table!


Love ,


Benji

The Anointing

Hey, we're really doing pretty good!

I know, I know!
You could say anybody with a brain in their head can look around and see that the whole earth is in a topsy-turvy condition with chaos everywhere. You could even say that the church at large is in a diabetic condition. Many Christians talk Jesus big time, but where is the power of Jesus being manifested?

I guess at this point everyone would have to look within and rate themselves on how well he or she is doing. Personally, I feel like I could "whup a circle saw and it a-runnin." Do you feel this same way? If you live in a resting state even while the storms are raging all around you, then I know you are still with me at this point. Due to the precious blood of Jesus, we know that we are headed toward our heavenly home. However, those of us that are RESTING IN THE LORD have what Isaiah described as the "Fat" of God, which in the Hebrew means THE ANOINTING OF GOD. (Isa. 10:27)

I know there are many that say there is no such thing as "a second blessing," some would call it the baptism of the Holy Spirit, but for us who have been graced with this wonderful blessing, we know what we're talking about. The ANOINTING has broken the yokes that bound me for 32 years. But isn't that what Isaiah said, "And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing."

I have done a little acrostic that I think will simplify the profound. Here it is:

A - AUTHORITY over all of God's inheritance
N - NEEDFUL, acutely aware of dependency upon God
O - ORDAINED to bear fruit; to reproduce ourselves as servants of God
I - INTIMACY with God to serve mankind
N - NOURISHING others through the Bread of Life;
the milk of the Word flows from us to the new-borns
T - TRUTHFUL, no place for falsehood or blindness
I - INTUITIVE, we see as God sees, judging not after the flesh
N - NURTURING, teaching, influencing by the example of our daily lives
G - GIVING everything we have, available to God - for eternity looms before us.

If you equate to this, how about letting me know, benjicmallory@bellsouth.net

Floating in the River of Life and loving every minute of it!

Benji


Upcoming Conferences:
Raising Up Elishas June 19-21, 2008
Favor With God & Man September 11-13, 2008

Check our website, fntm.org, for more information.

How often do you reflect back...

...on the time when you first truly loved and had a passion for Dear Jesus? Surely you remember well when His Word became so alive to you that it was the very life blood flowing through you, you could not get enough of That Wonderful Stuff.

I remember when I first knew Him, due to my first glimpse of Him hanging on that cruel cross. From His eye flowed love like I had never known, it was as if it were liquid. I knew He loved me, yet I felt His sorrow and pain it was all woven together. And I was so ashamed before this Gentle Caring Soul. It was if a shroud was wrapped around my perverted, shameful soul. I felt as if He were inside that shroud with me, and somehow melting away all of the years of guilt, hopelessness, degradation and shame.

I had a sudden urge to turn that car toward home. I was filled with Life, Love and Freedom, for the first time in my life the war in my head was gone. I was a brand new woman. I had met the Master face to face and I loved Him more than words can express.

Nothing had changed; same house, same clothes same children, same financial situation but, Oh, I was completely changed, the old had truly passed away and all things were made brand new. The sun in the sky was brighter than it had ever been. The grass was greener; the noise of the traffic was like music that announced to the world that life was good.

The frowns that had been on the faces of people were now signals that shouted out, “I need love. Somebody care, somebody help me.” I felt that I had been changed to turn sorrow to joy, hunger to fullness, the imprisoned to freedom. I felt it, I was alive to make a difference, Life was flowing into me and out of me like a river unleashed that could not be stopped. That was over half of my life ago; over thirty years.

Sing with me this song,
Where are the people of passion, where are the people with zeal, where are those with grateful hearts and hands that truly heal…?

We are the people!!! And the Lord is searching the earth seeking to show Himself mighty to us, though our greatest desire is that He show Himself mighty through us.

Is this your heart? Can you truly sing with me ; “Everyday With Jesus is Sweeter Than the Day Before”! Let this be our love song to Jesus this day.

All with love,
Benji

Sweethearts,

Now, I’ve finally understood it!
Now I know why that even some Christians look at me in that condescending way that says, “Can’t you get it? Everything is caving in. I have a right to go crazy.”

They think that I don’t understand. They believe their situation is the worst thing that could possibly happen and it is time to fear. They give me that, “If you want to pray a little, that’s OK but it is time to go ballistics and whoever wants to go with me…well, that makes it even better!” I understand, to them I am just not being realistic.
Surely I am acquainted with what hell is like when it hits. But when you are as hungry as I am for God, even the bad is nourishing for my voracious appetite to be like Him. As Frank Bartleman said, for the Christian, “Even the bitter things taste sweet.” Because of God’s promises and His wisdom, I know that even the bad things are going to feed me the God - stuff I need for growth and happiness.

When I was a child, whenever we were given a Hershey bar, we would make it last all day long. Back then it was scored into squares. We would break off one small square and let it melt very slowly in our mouth, savoring every little taste of that sweetness. We did not know when or if we would ever have that delicacy again. The crumbs tasted good to the Syrophoenician woman. There were times when I bought my grandchildren a candy bar and with a sneer they would turn it down. Why? It didn’t mean anything to them; they were always full of other delicious things.

Some of the largest ministries become huge because they feed the crowds with all the sweet things that the flesh man loves. The people are so full of themselves, only a message that appeals to or feeds their fleshly appetites will be welcomed. They want entertainment, big, earth shaking choirs, physical healings, some kind of signs and wonders. It has been said by one great man of God, that many come to a meeting with an attitude that says, “I dare you to try and bless me.”.

I have known truly great ministers of God who have given up on the church in America and gone to deprived, third world countries where the people are so spiritually underfed they will grab at the coat tail of Jesus' gospel and hang on for dear life. He is truly becomes their salvation and Loving Lord.

How many anointed ministers preach the truth right from the Throne of God by His Spirit but are disdained because the hearers fleshly souls are full of themselves, where once they were on fire and longed to hear Jesus say, “Well done My good and faithful servant.” Now His voice is so faint, so smothered, it is not even recognized because of the flesh that screams out for more sights, sounds and bigger than life, man-made stars.

Oh, how sad, that the once coveted and longed for crowns are tossed and lost in the trash pile of everyday life and covered over with things that will rust, rot and pass away. Their Spirit man is so malnourished that his cries to be fed more of Jesus becomes nothing more than a slightly hindering conscience of what used to be and could have been.

Oh, my darlings…Jesus needs the treasured gifts that He has put within you before the earth was ever formed. He is knocking at the door of the church and saying, “Please, let Me be the Lord of your life. Remember the joy, the hunger for Me, for real Life that you once had? You can have this sweetness in your soul again.”

Dearest One you can give the bad times as well as the good times the credit for bringing you into a greater love and understanding of God. When I came face to face with Jesus hanging on that cross where I deserved to be, I turned my back to the world and now it is all about Him. Sure I know there is a devil out there to get me and you, but that does not change my position or knowledge of Who My God is. He is the Lord over everything,

I know that you may be reading this and thinking, ‘What does she know?’ Hey, would you like to compare testimonies? Of course events happen that make me cry, but it is always because of others sorrow and pain. My sorrow is that they do not have the knowledge of the Prince of Peace. That is where I come in. There are times when I want the counsel of someone who has been where I am. That is where their gifting or expertise becomes a greater blessing for them. We are talking ‘family’ here, where every joint in the body supplies.

Sweethearts, The first Followers of Christ had power because of three things,
#1.They were Baptized into their ‘First Love’, and as a result,
#2.They were full of the Grace and Gifts of God. And,
#3.They possessed a craving, one hundred percent sold out, appetite for their God.
That is the formula for living the Divine, joy packed, peaceful and fruitful Life.
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That’s it for today. My heart is longing for this small Remnant to come on and join forces, having that same hunger for Jesus.

Knowing that the Best is yet to come,


Benji

Sweethearts,

I got an amazing letter from a very close sister in the Lord. Her house blew sky high from a bomb. So far what caused the exposion has not been determined, though the making of Meth by her errent son is expected. No doubt her going into a panic mode could be explained.

She had enough composure to find a few clothes, treasured small items, etc. and got out of the house, what was left of it. The story gets even worse as clandestined goings-on unfold.

She itemized the horror and secret things that all of a sudden were not secret anymore. She is now safely settled in another state, with family.

Now to the beautiful message in all of this. After laying out in horrific detail all that had happened she wrote these words; Fun, Fun, Fun! Those words spoke volumns to me. Once the smoke cleared, this great lady looked at everything, good or bad, exactly as the Lord said through Paul, to do; "Count it all fun, fun, fun! " OK, I know, "Count it all joy, joy, joy..."

I know some that are so spiritually minded would say, "This lady needs to get real and start casting out some demons. She has a right to come unglued and stay that way...Come on let's face reality, this is hell!!"

Well, you're right about one thing, it is hell down here, but she like myself, doesn't look at things as they are but with faith, that God is doing what He is good at; turning everything into good.

Why not count it all joy? It can surely make a difference in your day, your witness, your health and what the heck can you do by going back and moaning? Life is slipping away and our witness in the time of the storm is the best way to advertise the power, strength and love of Jesus, in our lives. These are the times He is most glorified.

No doubt, we will all be hit with some bad news. Maybe it won't be your house blowing up but who knows what may happen next. You can be sure that our Dear Lord has already walked through our days and He is not surprised, He has made a plan of redemption. He will restore abundantly all that is lost. Maybe it wont' be in the same way, but in an even better way.

Hey, I like His ways more than my own anyway.


Think About It while I send some love with this BLOG!


Caring for you,


Benji