tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16868332148430796362024-03-09T18:48:17.512-08:00Sonlit Fields Retreat Ministry & Equipping Center A place to get refreshed and meet with Jesus!
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places. Isaiah 32:18 NLVKen & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-18931332782260743462024-03-07T09:47:00.000-08:002024-03-07T11:33:26.560-08:00A TIME OF CLEANSING, REPENTANCE AND EXPOSURE! Romans 2:4 ESV Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?Hello! It's been a while since my last blog. Today, I feel so burdened and grieved with what we are seeing in the Church. It's not a surprise to me but it deeply saddens me. What am I talking about? I'mKen & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-42270170756449634552023-11-15T13:24:00.000-08:002023-11-18T08:48:23.341-08:00Are You Being Led Astray? You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? Galatians 5:7 Is there a person you know and love that is a gifted Bible teacher? Maybe someone in your life that you can trust whatever he or she says? Do you think it's possible that you could be led astray by this person? Most wouldn't even consider this option. Casting Crowns has a song that really spoke to me Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-77584323238231615082023-09-26T12:37:00.005-07:002023-09-26T13:44:18.746-07:00What Is on Your Bucket List? Proverbs 16:3 - Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. What is on your bucket list? What is a bucket list - A bucket list is a list of the experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime.Typically you might see travel, or start a hobby, fears to overcome or foods you want to try. If Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-48737104698933159892023-07-14T06:48:00.002-07:002023-08-14T06:04:47.743-07:00Be Careful What You Watch! Trafficking! I will set no base or wicked thing before my eyes. I hate the work of them who turn aside [from the right path]; it shall not grasp hold of me. Psalm 101:3 What do you watch on TV? At the movies? On the internet? Recently the Sound of Freedom movie came to theaters. It's a movie about trafficking. It exposes the darkest ugliest crime on humanity, Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-73263253945680959732023-05-10T13:40:00.004-07:002023-05-10T13:50:18.996-07:00It's Is Finished! “Let the kindness of the Lord our God be over us. Make the work of our hands last. Make the work of our hands last!” Psalm 90:17Have you ever had a big project to do and when it was done, you were over the top excited? A sense of accomplishment, maybe? A tasks to check off your list as complete! I don't know exactly when but back around 2007 or so, the Lord put it Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-23793985441618620162023-03-29T07:40:00.002-07:002023-03-29T17:00:57.223-07:00Joyful Shouting Will Come! Nehemiah 12:43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.Have you ever found yourself waiting on God to fulfill a promise He has spoken to you? When will that day come? Today, my reading was in Nehemiah 12. I don't know Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-48661052669075235592023-03-09T13:30:00.009-08:002023-03-09T16:20:18.421-08:00A Vision Given for Revival! The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 Everyone I know, including us has gone to see Jesus Revolution, the movie. Have you? If not, you might want to go see it. Many have been talking about the Asbury revival and Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-37618937278698210482023-02-14T07:35:00.000-08:002023-02-14T07:35:24.092-08:00A Lesson from Jehoshaphat on Battles!2 Chronicles 20:17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give youHow many times have we seen this verse? Do we actually believe it? Can we ask God for help and then take our hands off the wheel and let Him do it? Do we ask for prayer and then actually take the time to listen to His response? Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-64125572421442478382023-01-31T12:46:00.000-08:002023-01-31T12:46:14.939-08:00For You Do Not Know What Tomorrow May Bring.....Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. How many know when the enemy overplays his hand, he reveals his plans??? I just want to say, I am not writing this blog to instill fear......to coerce you into buying my product, or to bring condemnation or judgement upon you. It is my heartfelt passion andKen & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-53855727655881369132023-01-19T14:35:00.000-08:002023-01-19T14:35:49.687-08:00Job's Friends....Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 Do you know Job's friends? Do you have someone in your life that always seems to know the answer to your problem or circumstance? Is there someone you see in Christian circles that always seems to have the "fix" for everyone's problems? This past weekend at Sunday School.... a Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-66939360169554456032023-01-10T12:25:00.001-08:002023-01-10T12:25:23.449-08:00Going Deeper Have your roots planted deep in Christ. Grow in Him. Get your strength from Him. Let Him make you strong in the faith as you have been taught. Your life should be full of thanks to Him. Colossians 2:7 Have you ever prayed for something and just the opposite occurs? I think we all have at some point. For the past few years, I've been crying out to God, take me deeper, Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-41891505473476073642022-10-26T08:53:00.005-07:002022-10-26T09:06:47.892-07:00Are YOU Doing What YOU Were Created To Do? For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 ESV This morning in my quiet time, I was reading a commentary on 1 Kings 5. This is about Solomon building the temple. In the commentary, a line jumped out at me. "Let God's promises Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-27573911910993032372022-09-27T09:12:00.002-07:002022-09-27T09:25:28.150-07:00Tell My People to Prepare......Their Hearts Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13 As I was sitting here this morning, I asked the Lord what was on His heart. What did He want His people to hear today. And I heard "tell my people to prepare....their hearts." Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-12999910124327488322022-08-27T07:40:00.007-07:002022-08-27T07:50:25.913-07:00What the Enemy Meant for Harm, God Turned for GOOD! God is good! All the time! And all the time, God is GOOD! As I mentioned in the last blog, we signed the lease and a new chapter has begun. We are officially moved in. We were able to do the entire apartment in one weekend and we emptied our storage unit one night last week. We had our walk through and praise God, they returned the deposit money back. Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-46973473142191466072022-08-19T07:11:00.005-07:002022-08-19T07:18:58.291-07:00New Chapter Begins!!! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136:1Whew!!! A new chapter in our lives begins!! We signed our new lease last night. I feel a weight has already lifted!! We are 99.9% packed and will begin moving things in tonight - and tomorrow will be our big moving day! Thankful as we have I think 6 men to help us and several Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-68121159367519917422022-08-10T07:08:00.007-07:002022-08-10T07:29:10.187-07:00Leap of Faith - Anti-climatic! The Bible tells us that we are to walk by faith and not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 Transparency alert..........I am thankful for the ONLY open door God has provided with our housing situation. In just 10 days we will moving into a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house with extra large bonus room and 2 car detached garage....and a large fenced yard. That is double the space we have now.Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-67670030142075521102022-08-06T17:39:00.002-07:002022-08-06T18:18:30.599-07:00A Possibility! PRAYERS NEEDED PLEASE! I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David;what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. Isaiah 22:22 Today, I received a text from a local pastor I had reached out to about housing. She told me about a rental that was coming available in just 2 weeks. We have to be out in 3 weeks. We went and looked at it. &Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-31838518392524584192022-08-04T05:38:00.006-07:002022-08-04T08:43:07.065-07:00PUSH!!! This morning as I was waking up around 4am.... the Lord spoke and said your baby is crowning... PUSH!! In the natural when a woman is giving birth to a baby, the crowning stage means the baby is born usually within the hour. It's painful and difficult but requires perseverance and the ability to PUSH with all you have. In June, a lady in our home group had a vision for me. She said she Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-13403058763002151782022-07-31T16:30:00.001-07:002022-07-31T17:24:17.483-07:00Here We GO!!! Need a MIRACLE!! Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” Mark 10:27 We arrived home today from Utah from the Thrive Life Convention.... more on that on another blog.. to find that our landlord entered our apartment without notice and had an envelope from his attorney inside. The letter inside has given us 30 day Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-89135381686131785032022-07-26T09:13:00.004-07:002022-07-26T13:30:50.640-07:00Peaceful, Secure & Undisturbed! My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest. Isaiah 32:18 NIV Back in October 2017, our pastor's wife gave us a Thomas Kincaid wall tapestry. It had this scripture on it. It's a picture of a cabin in the woods in the mountains. It has a waterfall like stream coming down the mountain into a pond. Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-8759443662811770252022-07-23T08:34:00.000-07:002022-07-23T08:34:04.846-07:00URGENT PRAYERS NEEDED - He Who Promised is Faithful! Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 Earlier this week a friend (they read this blog) said she saw 22:22 and then got this Scripture in Hebrews for us. What we didn't know was how much that would be needed in the days ahead. We got sideswiped twice this week. The hardest one is our Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-70986785157622625622022-05-19T07:27:00.004-07:002022-05-19T07:43:05.435-07:00Now is the time to Prepare!! A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. Proverbs 22:3Are you prepared? Do you have an emergency plan? Fuel prices rising, inflation bearing down on us, food shortages predicted to get worse - meat shortages, food distribution plants everywhere catch fire? You don't have to look farKen & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-47907070909388686432022-05-02T14:33:00.003-07:002022-05-02T14:33:22.993-07:00Exceedingly Abundantly More!! Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us... Ephesians 3:20 I don't want to beat you over the head with my Thrive Life business... but I do want to share a huge testimony. Last month started off as normal. And then my sales got to $8600. I prayed that God would help me hit $Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-4775732204497896552022-04-20T07:56:00.001-07:002022-04-20T08:15:50.842-07:00The Goodness of God! I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13 God is good, isn't He. I want to thank you for those that responded to my previous blog (part of listed again below). This past week, the Lord has been speaking to me that He will bless the work of my hands. At first, I was like, Ken & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686833214843079636.post-32406440935058820722022-04-05T08:55:00.005-07:002022-04-05T09:03:55.064-07:00It's Only Sprinkling.... but some Breakthrough! I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all of my heart; I will tell of ALL your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1Isn't it wonderful when God answers prayer? The last 2 months have been one financial hit after another. Tax bill that was unexpected! Car repairs, cell phone died & had to be replaced, rising costs of food, gas and necessities. I think many of us are feelingKen & Michele Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733383962158817217noreply@blogger.com0