Monday, June 25, 2012

Three Simple Words That Can Transform Your Life!

3 simple words that can transform your life! 


Do you deal with chronic pain or health issues?  Do you have a marriage or a relationship that challenges your spiritual walk?  Maybe you have been in bondage to debt and never seem to be able to keep your head above water?  Or maybe it's been a little of all of these.  


How often have you read a Scripture verse over and over or heard it spoken to you, yet it seems lifeless...it doesn't seem to have any meaning to you?  Have you ever wondered why others use that same verse and can stand on the promise God speaks through it?  I've often asked that question.  The Word says it's living and active so why not every time we read it, does it not comfort us?


What I have learned over the years is that it's when you need it most, that is when the Holy Spirit breathes on a particular verse and it comes to life in your heart and begins to permeate every fiber of your being.  That's when it brings the hope of promise and can transform your life.


I don't know about you but I can tell you my life has been nothing but challenging in just about every way.  I've experienced physical, emotional, sexual abuse and even spiritual abuse.  I've dealt with multiple chronic illnesses and chronic pain for 27+ years.  Through these circumstances, I learned at a very early age that it is almost impossible to trust anyone.  I have formed judgements about people, mostly myself and have come to expect that good won't come to me.  I believed that I must of done something to deserve all this. I turned all these bad things inward and blamed myself.  But the worst thing is, is that my heart became hardened to receive God's love and the love of others.  


For years, I have been walking with the Lord and meditating on His Word - "trying" to renew my mind but yet my heart wouldn't believe.  I kept praying, repenting and seeking God.  I prayed often, I believe, but help me with my unbelief.  


Have you heard the song by Jesus Culture - Your Love Never Fails - You can listen to it by clicking this link.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_2qG22SPwU but hit your back browser once done to return here.  In the bridge part of the song it says - "You make all things work together for my good".   This little jingle has been constant in my head.  


The Lord has had me meditate on Romans 8:28-39.  I've been reading the Amplified version:  (emphasis mine in bold).  These are verses I have read a million times (well, maybe not that many) but up until now, they had no life.  


We are assured and know that [[a]God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.
29 For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was [b]aware and[c]loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren.
30 And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being].
31 What then shall we say to [all] this? If God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?]
32 He who did not withhold or spare [even] His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not also with Him freely andgraciously give us all [other] things?
33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect [when it is] God Who justifies [that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us?]
34 Who is there to condemn [us]? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us?
35 Who shall ever separate us from Christ’s love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword?
36 Even as it is written, For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we are regarded and counted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us.
38 For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things[e]impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers,
39 Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

I asked the Lord many times why can't I truly receive your love? Why can't I believe You have good for me?  What do I have to do in order to get my healing?  Is there something I am missing?  And He said - My timing, for My Glory! 


This is the Scripture He gave me John 9:3......
Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.

The Lord has been coming to me in visions and dreams answering my prayers and the cry of my heart.  Healing is coming to my heart....and I believe my physical body as well! 

Ezekial 36:26 
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Praise the name of Jesus Christ!   


Three Simple Words That Can Transform Your Life! 


If you are going through something and have gone as far as you know how to go, continue to 
1. stand,
2. hope and trust God for His perfect timing.  He is for you.  Persevere in prayer and
3. believe that one day soon, the Truth will set you free!  And remember,  we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.  (Rom 8:28)  




Ken and I love to pray for folks who need a touch from the Lord - with words of encouragement, words of knowledge and a healing touch.  If you are someone in need, please let us know.  We also have a passion to activate and influence believers to walk in radical obedience to a fun and wonderful God!  There is just nothing like it!

If you are interested in Ken and I coming to minister to you, your small group or church, please give us a call.  We would be delighted to!

God Bless YOU -
Ken & Michele Cole
http://www.wantinsight.com
michele@wantinsight.com, ken@wantinsight.com

Donate to The Want InSight - Phil 4:19 Fund!

This is how you can give to support the ministry God has entrusted us with, if the Lord so leads you:
Tax deductible donations can be made by visiting:
1. https://www.hhmin.org/make_donation_projects.php, select Ministry Projects, then use drop down box Ken & Michele Cole - Want InSight?
2. Or you can donate through my medical account, select Medical Projects, then Michele Cole.

3. Non tax deductible donations can be made directly to us by:

4. Paypal - account is michele@wantinsight.com

5. Send check to our home. Please contact us for our address.
Any donations made through Helping Hands will be anonymous. If you want us to know that you supported us through them, please let us know personally. Thank YOU

Events Coming UP!

Jubilee Ministry Center - 189 S Rogers Road, Olathe, KS

Tony Kemp
Friday, August 17th 7:00pm
Saturday, August 18th 7:00pm

Sunday Service, August 19th 10:30am

A love offerings will be taken.
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Welcome to the Prepare The Way 

Your trusted source for preparedness education and products.

Really Ready Weekend, August 23 - 25, 2012
Never before a hands-on preparedness training like this one.
In a weekend, learn vital preparation skillsConnect with people of like mind. Walk away with the skills and confidence to be ready when it counts. And, for the first time ever,experience a private tour of the Prepare The Way cave warehouse. Click Here to Register

Monday, June 11, 2012

1 - 800 - HEAVEN! No Busy Signals!

1 - 800 - HEAVEN!  No Busy Signals! 


Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and
 unsearchable things you do not know! 
 Jeremiah 33:3 


Have you ever prayed to God and wondered if He really would answer you?  Do you often feel like maybe your prayers go on deaf ears?  What about even the simplest things you need help with,  do you believe He will help you?

I was asking the Lord what He wanted to go out on the blog this week, I felt Him nudge me towards the Scripture above.   This past week our home group decided we would choose one of four different verses that were shared in our meeting and meditate on it for the entire week.  We would come together next time and share what the Lord spoke to us.  I'm looking forward to it because hearing how and what God speaks to each of us is quite intriguing for me.  He is very personal and individualized!  So, you get a sneaky peak first as this is the verse I have been meditating on!

Let's start at the beginning of this verse -  Call to Me.....

What does this mean?  To me, it is an invitation from the Lord to talk to Him.  He's inviting us, His creation into an intimate relationship.  He is our friend and He wants to have conversation with us.
John 15:15 
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

God wants us to call out to Him.... it could be in the form of crying out to Him in our time of need and desperation... it could be singing out to Him in praise and thanksgiving....it could be in a quiet heart an unspoken call...it could be sharing our affection and admiration for who He is and what He has done for us....   but most of all, He is telling us to communicate with Him.  He longs for this two way relationship.

Call to Me and I will answer you.....

Wow, God is saying, if you call to Him, He will answer you.  He's not just saying call to Him and He might be available.  There are no busy signals when you call to Him.  He is always available.  He says He will answer!  This is a promise in His Word!  His Word is truth.  He does not lie!  So when you call out or cry out to Him, the Lord promises to respond to you.  When you are having conversation with your friends or a family member, you talk, they listen and then they respond.  The same is true for our God.  You just have to be willing to quiet yourself and listen for His still small voice.  I don't know about you but I used to (and still do on occasion) just rattle off a few thank you's and a list of requests and that was it.  Now, I intentionally focus and deliberately ask for the Lord to speak to me and share His heart for me and for others.

Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.....


This part of the verse is even more exciting!  The Lord has treasures for those who are willing to seek them out.  The Lord wants to reveal secrets of His Kingdom to you.  Did you hear me, He has secrets He wants to reveal to YOU and to ME!  What kind of secrets?  Well, that's between you and Him.  Sometimes the secrets can be as simple as God, I cannot find this, can you please drop in my spirit where I left it?  Sometimes, the secrets can be something about another person who has a need.  Somebody who has been calling out to God in search of an answer or a sign that He is hearing their prayer.  When that happens, it is important for us to be obedient and do what the Lord has asked of us, otherwise the person calling out will not believe God is truly there!   The more time you spend with the Lord seeking intimacy and not expecting anything in return (seeking His Face, not His Hand), I feel the more God wants to reveal to you.  There are times when He reveals things to us and we have to probe even deeper in the conversation to know what to do with that information.  He rewards those who diligently seek Him.

Matthew 25:21
"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'


Jeremiah 33:3 is Ken's life verse.  What does that mean?  Well, when he first became a believer, this is the verse the Lord dropped into his spirit.  Shortly after that, we were attending a prayer group learning how to hear God's voice - practicing the prophetic, and this same verse was shared by the leader.  As you know, Ken and I often go out and pray for folks as the Lord leads.  This is the verse that Ken uses to ask the Lord for specific information for a certain person.  He says, Lord, I'm calling to You and I asking that You answer me and tell me something that will touch this person's heart, something that only you know so they will know you sent me.  (John 17:21)

Just this weekend as church services were ending, Ken had heard the Lord speak to him regarding the couple in front of us.  Ken asked them if he could share something that the Lord had just showed him for them.  They said sure.  Ken shared a picture and what he felt the Lord gave him as an interpretation and then he began to pray for them.  As Ken was praying, the Lord then gave me a few words of knowledge and so I shared that.  The wife had tears coming down her face and said what a wonderful word.  They both were blessed and received it very well, so much so, that they asked us our names and told us they would pray for us every day!  As you give, it will be given back to you!  Unexpected blessings and true riches from our Father!

The Lord wants to use His children - He chooses to use us to show a hurting world who He is and to bring people into His Kingdom.  He chooses us to bring encouragement and provision of a need - whether physical, emotional, financial or spiritual.   Our life is not our own, if we choose to follow Him wholeheartedly.

Charles Stanley had a great example of this in his In Touch devotional.  Due to copyright laws, I cannot reprint what he says - so please visit this link for the story (then hit the back button on your browser to return here).  http://www.intouch.org/magazine/daily-devotional


If you are a true follower of Christ, your faith is walked out in obedience!  When you are obedient to the every day promptings of the Holy Spirit, you are giving God first place and showing Him true worship and adoration.

What would it hurt for you to pray this Scripture - Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.... then listen to see what the Lord would reveal to you and then act on it.  You might just make someone's day and share the heart of the Father and be an answer to their prayers!

Ken and I love to pray for folks who need a touch from the Lord - with words of encouragement, words of knowledge and a healing touch.  If you are someone in need, please let us know.  We also have a passion to activate and influence believers to walk in radical obedience to a fun and wonderful God!  There is just nothing like it!

If you are interested in Ken and I coming to minister to you, your small group or church, please give us a call.  We would be delighted to!

God Bless YOU -
Ken & Michele Cole
http://www.wantinsight.com
michele@wantinsight.com, ken@wantinsight.com

Donate to The Want InSight - Phil 4:19 Fund!

This is how you can give to support the ministry God has entrusted us with, if the Lord so leads you:
Tax deductible donations can be made by visiting:
1. https://www.hhmin.org/make_donation_projects.php, select Ministry Projects, then use drop down box Ken & Michele Cole - Want InSight?
2. Or you can donate through my medical account, select Medical Projects, then Michele Cole.

3. Non tax deductible donations can be made directly to us by:

4. Paypal - account is michele@wantinsight.com

5. Send check to our home. Please contact us for our address.
Any donations made through Helping Hands will be anonymous. If you want us to know that you supported us through them, please let us know personally. Thank YOU

Events Coming UP!

Jubilee Ministry Center - 189 S Rogers Road, Olathe, KS

Tony Kemp
Friday, August 17th 7:00pm
Saturday, August 18th 7:00pm

Sunday Service, August 19th 10:30am

A love offerings will be taken.
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Welcome to the Prepare The Way 

Your trusted source for preparedness education and products.

Really Ready Weekend, August 23 - 25, 2012
Never before a hands-on preparedness training like this one.
In a weekend, learn vital preparation skillsConnect with people of like mind. Walk away with the skills and confidence to be ready when it counts. And, for the first time ever,experience a private tour of the Prepare The Way cave warehouse. Click Here to Register

Register NOW for Search and Rescue Training, 
PREP 1, HAM Radio and CISM   
We are excited to let you know that ARK Int'l is now a member of the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR). 
We can currently accept a limited number of individuals to be added to the ARK roster for our Search and Rescue (SAR) team.  This membership entitles you to discounts at the NASAR bookstore and special discount pricing on courses and exams through NASAR.  This is a nationally recognized certification.

We currently have the opportunity to join in on a SARTECH II exam, June 22-24 in Olathe, Kansas.  These exams do not come this close to home very often, so if you are at all interested in being on ARK's SAR team, seriously consider jumping in on this.

This exam is an intermediate level course.  Persons taking this exam will need to study the SARTECH II book, Fundamentals of Search and Rescue. You should also have a basic knowledge of navigation, compass and survival skills, or have experience with EMS and the Incident Command System. 

We have ordered 6 copies of Fundamentals of Search and Rescue.  Three are still available for purchase at $38.00 ea. (includes shipping).

Cost to take the SARTECH II exam next month, and be added to the NASAR roster through ARK Int'l is $125.00.  
You will also need to complete ARK Int'l level 1 training within the next 4 months to remain on the roster and before participating in a deployment with ARK. See requirements  here.

Contact Janet at janet@arkintl.net for questions or to register. 

Other New Training

ARK Orientation and PREP 1 Training.
Saturday, June 16th, 2012


ARK Orientation is an overview of who we are, what we do, how it works and how you can be involed. ARK Orientation is FREE and required to deploy with us.

PREP 1 covers Theology of Crisis- The Biblical foundations of why we prepare and why we respond.  We also introduce  the basics of preparing for a short term emergency.  We will cover steps you need to take to keep you, your family and home safe in an emergency.  We will talk about the 8 essentials of sheltering in place, as well as "Go Bags" and evacuating.  
This course is $25.

Both classes will be held at:

Southview Christian Church
13604 Norby Road
Grandview MO 64030

ARK Orientation 10:00am-12:00pm
PREP 1  1:00pm-5:30pm

Critical Incident Stress Management- CISM
This training will equip you to deal with the mental, emotional and spiritual issues most people encounter in times of disaster, including trauma, learning debriefing techniques and much more.  All participants will receive a certificate of completion in CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management/Critical Incident Stress Debriefing) through Living Solutions Counseling Center. This training is recommended for those16 years of age and above.
June 28-30  at River of Refuge Cost:$75
Minimum class size of 10 required to hold this class

 Amatuer Radio- Technicians License
This course will prepare you to take the test for the Technicians level HAM Radio license.  Please register early to have adequate time to get the study materials and prepare for the class.  This does require home study.
July 20-21, 2012   Location TBD
Class is FREETest will be given on the last day of class for those that elect to take it.  Test $15.00
  
Go to www.arkintl.net to register for training.