3 Lessons We Can Learn from Noah!

Has God asked you to do something that seems illogical?  Has He called you to believe for the impossible?  Is there a promise He is asking you to trust Him for?  Are there people around you that are critical or even walking away from your relationship because of the journey God has you on??

How do you think Noah felt when God asked him to build an arc?  Do you think he questioned God asking what are floodwaters?  Remember, Noah hadn't see a drop of rain that we can tell from the Bible?  Do you think the people around him, his family, friends and just those in the neighborhood thought he was crazy, maybe mentally incompetent.  Do you think he was laughed at and scoffed?  Do you think he got discouraged or frustrated?  And oh, the wait?  It took him a 100 years to build the ark. We don't even live that long these days.  Can you imagine how many times the enemy would of spoke lies to bring him into doubt & fear? Do you wonder if he had to trust God for the provision of supplies and even people to help him build it?  Let's look at a portion of his story now.

Noah and the Flood

Genesis 6:9-7: 6.  v9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. 10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. 15 This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.[d] 16 Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit[e] high all around.[f] Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. 

17 I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. 18 But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. 19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. 20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. 21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.”

22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him.

7 The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family,because I have found you righteous in this generation. 2 Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, 3 and also seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth. 4 Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made.”

5 And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him.

6 Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came on the earth

All I can say is wow to this story!  What a great man of faith.  His wife and children though it was probably hard on them, also had to have great faith.  More importantly, God had faith in them.  God saw that Noah was upright and faithful to serve His Lord and so He called Noah to this walk.  How many of you know that walking with Jesus isn't always a walk in the park?  Quite the opposite at times.  

The Lord has been preparing us and has called us to build a retreat property (entire vision below) here in El Dorado Springs, MO.  We want to provide a place for pastors, lay ministers and others to come and get refreshed and spend some quality, intimate time with Jesus.  We are passionate about equipping others to hear God's voice and walk in the gifts to bring healing and salvation to those who are lost and hurting.  There are so many people who need Jesus in this world and we believe utilizing the prophetic, we can reach many.  

...and how good is a timely word! Proverbs 15:23b NIV

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Proverbs 25:1l ESV

Ken and I love to spend time with the Lord and ask Him what's on His heart and who does He want to touch today.   He will give us what we call "clues" or specific places, what they are wearing and how to pray for them and then we go....and we show up with this timely word and the Lord does a mighty work.  We have led people to the Lord this way, they were ripe for the harvest and God sent us to bring that harvest in. Others, we have prayed for healing and saw instant miraculous results.  Some were just encouraged in where they were in that moment.  It is life giving to us and to them.  This is what we were made for and what we are called to do.  This is a link to a utube video documentary https://youtu.be/zka4DUYeJ5g  that really nails what we enjoy doing on the head.  If you have time to watch it, it's a little over an hour.  Amazing God stories!!! 

There are 3 main lessons we can learn from Noah.  

1.  We need to stay faithful to God.  Noah walked faithfully with God.  This doesn't mean perfection. It means that we are to be committed to Him and His Word.  You may have scoffers and critics and you may even lose a few relationships along the way.  Be thankful, because that means you are on the right path.  Not everyone is going to understand the call God gives you.  Not everyone will be able to walk in faith alongside you.  Often, you will walk through periods alone!!  Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus! When you get discouraged, shake it off, get in the Word and strengthen yourself in the Lord. He will refresh you and sustain you.  

2.  Whatever He has asked you to do, do it! Do all you can and He will do His part.  About a year after we moved here, our little Opera House Theater was showing Field of Dreams.  The Lord said go watch the movie and look at it with spiritual eyes.  So many spiritual lessons in there, but mostly it was God leading Ray (the main character). Every step he took in obedience, the Lord revealed the next step and so on until the day it was built and that is when the people came.  Recently, a lady who hosts and leads our Tuesday Bible Study Group had a vision for me that was quite encouraging.  It spoke to me in such a way, that I know God's timing is perfect.  We want things now and God says, I have things to line up first.  Just like in the movie, it took time and it took a few steps that Ray wasn't planning  on.  But in the end, it was glorious.   And just like Noah, his obedience, despite the critics and discouragement paid off.  Him and his family were spared.  

"If you build it, they will come". 

 Field of Dreams Movie 

3. Noah did everything the Lord had commanded Him.  Not only was he obedient building an arc and to the specifications the Lord described, He was obedient to follow God's commands.  God calls each and every one of us to be doers of the Word of God. Unfortunately there are many status quo Christians or as the bible calls them, lukewarm Christians who hear the Word or read the Word but don't act on it.  

James 2:14-20  v14 What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? 15 Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, 16 and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? 17 So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. 18 Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.” 19 You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God.[a] Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. 20 How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless? 

Has God called you to do something illogical?  Are you believing for the impossible? 

Take Noah's example or even read through Hebrews 11 to encourage you and strengthen you.  

I included some of the pictures we have taken from the property we are praying and believing God for.  Our hope and prayer is that God will fund the entire vision (estimated 10+million) up front as that will make things much easier with the State of MO, engineers, builders, etc..... but if needs to be in stages, the first million would allow us to buy the main property, hold a meeting with all the people in building and development stages involved and get the engineer hired to design the waste water system to be approved by State of MO.  And we would be able to get some other things in place with the home we would live in.  If you would like more information, please contact us.  

Vision

God has given us a vision to build a retreat property along with ministry equipping center.  

The retreat portion of our ministry is to provide a safe place for pastors, lay leaders & other ministry folks to come and be refreshed & encouraged through prophetic ministry (if wanted).  We will offer 30-50 private cabins with kitchens & full bathrooms, screened in porches and plenty of places to roam on the property to get quiet with the Lord. 

We will offer other specialty retreats - marriage, healing, prophetic teaching & activating, health and wellness retreats and more.  

The Lord has graced us with the desire to come alongside the Church - to bring healing, deliverance & freedom to new/newer believers.  We are not wanting to replace their church, but more help them be ready to serve in their church. 

In our community building - we will have a 24/7 (eventually)  prayer room, healing & prophetic rooms and a place for community worship services for those on the property.  

Our passion is to minister to a lost & hurting world.   To equip the saints to do the same and to be a blessing to our community and surrounding areas.  Our hopes are that we can pour out God's love in a mighty way to bring more and more into the Kingdom, get them discipled, called into their purpose & destiny and released to do God's business!!!! 

Prayer Requests:
1.  Please pray for daily provision... as you know Ken is part time at Dollar General at minimum wage.  Nothing else to be had around here.   I am doing some part time Thrive Food sales but that is just a teeny bit of income.  https://michelecole.thrivelife.com
2. Please pray for my health - specifically range of motion in right knee. I cannot bend it much at all.  And for my lower back where the steroids caused degenerative disc issues.  And for continued focus and mental energy so I can write these books God is asking of me. I am getting a few pages done every other day or so.  

I'm a consultant with Thrive Life Foods - 25 year food storage.  I am happy to help you get a long term food pantry started.   If you are interested in more information, please contact me or visit my website at https://michelecole.thrivelife.com.   

Bless YOU.  Thank you for caring for us, praying for us and standing with us!  If there is anything you need prayer for, please let us know.  We are happy to!!!

If you have been blessed by this ministry or feel led to support what God is doing through us - financially, below are a few options.  Your generosity and your prayer support is greatly appreciated and needed as we continue to walk in faith and God's calling. 

Megablessings  - 

Ken & Michele Cole

http://www.wantinsight.com

michele@wantinsight.com, ken@wantinsight.com

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