Here 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 notice to vacate property.   

We are shocked, but then again not really.  By his actions last week in raising our rent $200 (22.22%) and telling us we are not allowed to have company over 2 people nor have our bible study anymore, this really isn't much of a surprise.   Him entering our property is illegal and telling us we can't have our religious meeting is illegal.  We are seeking counsel on this.

What we do know -  these next 30 days are going to be difficult at best.  We have to pack not only our apartment but our storage unit (he owns that too) and find a place to move.  There is still NOTHING available to rent that is in our price range.  We don't really have anyone that can take us in.   Hotels, motels and airbnb's are full with traveler's.   We are in between a rock and hard place.  But God!!!  With HIM all things are possible.  

We will be on our knees until He opens the door!   

Would you please pray in agreement with us for the OPEN DOOR that GOD has for us!!  

Would you please pray in agreement that we can move out peacefully and without chaos - last minute?  

Would you please pray in agreement that this is really the launch into our PURPOSE, CALL AND DESTINY!!!  

Would you please pray for ALL needed provision!  

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Please reach out if you hear anything that could help us.  We are so thankful for the body of Christ!  We love each of you and am thankful for your care!   Below are some ways you can help if you feel led. 

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1.  Facebook Marketing - This is where I help market your business or ministry on Facebook.  I have had 30+ years sales and marketing and the last 8 years doing Facebook. I took over 40 hours of training and am still actively pursuing further knowledge on how to increase traffic to your page and build a customer base.  I have had huge success with several companies over the years.  I am really geared towards small business.   So if you know of anyone who might want my services, I'd love to chat.

2.  I am actively doing Thrive Life - long term food storage.   This is great for people who don't like the preparation to cook meals everyday, great for singles & families - no waste, fresh food.  25 year shelf life unopened & 1 year opened (with just a few exceptions).   Kids even love this - they'll eat vegetables right out of the can.   This food is amazing!  You can buy other products in the big box stores or online, but if you were to compare side by side - you would find this is far superior in quality and nutrition.  Thrive Life is the leading company out there.  They are proactive -and offer non-gmo, organic and mostly organic (some items they haven't paid for that label as to keep prices down).   They are a great company to work for.  For those that know me, know I am a foodie.   I've tried many other companies brands before I found this and this is the product I believe in and KNOW is good!   

With the ever increasing need to be prepared, food shortages, inflation, this is something I feel the Lord has asked me to be committed to.  You can check out my website at https://michelecole.thrivelife.com.   There are 3 ways that help me.        You can have a tasting party - and I can do it even long distance - over zoom! 

     a.  Be a customer - start a monthly delivery (can skip months) with a budget you can afford and prepare for what's here and coming.    If you bought from me before but went inactive, we can reactivate your account under my name.    By choosing monthly delivery  over $99 you get free shipping & a 15% discount.  They offer monthly sales that are worth looking at too!   Even the news channels are reporting to expect food shortages!!!!!  

     b.  Refer people to my website who may want to store food.  If you are a customer, you get a referral link.  When you share that link -you get discounts and free food when they order.  (a lady here had earned $1000+ in free food) 

     c.  Become a consultant - hear me out - you don't have to sell unless you want too.  People become consultants for several reasons.  One - they get paid 5% on everything they spend over $50. Did you hear that - you get paid on your own orders.  Two - if you share with friends and family you can build a residual income & earn free food.  Especially in the first 100 days.  Three - some (me) are wanting this to be a way to earn serious cash.  Yes, this is a MLM company - but there compensation plan can be quite lucrative.  I'm still learning all about this... there are some consultants who are "inactive" and still making 6 figures off residual sales  That would be my goal - not to be inactive -but to make a nice living so we can really step into full time ministry when God opens that door.  This would fund that!  

3.  We are trying to sell our timeshares.  We have two.  We have moved away from the area and there is no chance we will get back to use them.  

     Branson - http://rocklane.com/branson-yacht-club/

     2 bedroom, 2 full bath - sleeps 6, full amenities, kitchen, wifi - on the lake - beautiful views.  Down the street from Silver Dollar City.  Quite, peaceful location.   You get to use it 1 week every ODD year for life (but they are flexible on that).  You can also break it up to 3 nights and 4 nights in any given year.  Annual dues $330.  We are asking $5000 (includes closing costs).  Will consider other offers.  You can rent it out when not using yourself and get $500-$750 a week.  We've done that often throughout the years.  This is something you own and can pass down through inheritance.  You can also subscribe to RCI and trade this week for anywhere else.  We did that a couple of times. Branson has great trading ability.  

    Lake of the Ozarks -       http://www.lakeview-resort.com

    This is a studio condo- sleeps 4 - but more comfortable for just 2.  Kitchen & bath.  On the lake - full amenities.  Great out of the way location.  Annual dues $230.  We are asking $3500 (includes closing costs).  This is 1 week a year anytime for life.  

Please let me know how I can pray for you - and how I can celebrate God's goodness with you! 

Hugs, love and prayers.

Ken & Michele Cole 

michele@wantinsight.com

Here are ways you can give if you feel led:

1.  Non tax deductible donations can be made to:

     Ken & Michele Cole, PO Box 1982, Hamilton, MT 59840  

     This is the only way currently we can use funds for our personal needs at this time.  or through 

Paypal - paypal.me/micheleacole 

Venmo- @Michele-Cole-20

Cashapp - cash.app/$micheleacole2019     

2.  Tax deductible options:

     Checks payable to Sonlit Fields, PO Box 1982, Hamilton, MT 59840

     This goes into our ministry account to be used for outreach and saving towards our vision.

     Donor Fund - The Signatry - Ken & Michele Cole - listed under Want InSight Fund.

     7171 W 95th Street, Suite 501, Overland Park, KS 66212

     Phone 913 310 0279

     www.thesignatry,com

     This is an option to keep gifts anonymous - again for outreach and savings toward our vision.

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 private cabins with kitchens & full bathrooms, 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 people into the world & 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 better help them be ready to serve in their church. 

In our community building - we will eventually have a 24/7 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 souls into the Kingdom, get them discipled, called into their purpose & destiny and released to do God's business!!!!  We also have a passion to give generously to help those in need and to help others launch into their God given destinies.  

 

Yes Indeed, It Won't Be Long Now!

I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams,
your young men will see visions. Joel 2:28

Do you dream?  Do you remember them?  Do you understand their meanings?  Most often dreams are symbolic in nature.  They carry a weightier meaning than what you saw.  What about a vision?  Visions can be both with your eyes open or closed.  These typically are more literal.  What you see is what God is actually wanting you to hear.  

Dream 

Noun 

1. a series of thoughts, images, sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.

Vision

Noun

1. an experience of seeing someone or something in a dream or trance or as a supernatural apparition.

    a.  a vivid mental image, especially a fanciful one of the future.

Verb

1. imagine.

Do you believe God can speak to you through a vision or a dream?  The Bible, shows that God spoke to people often through a vision or in dreams.  

the message of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open: Numbers 24:4

Here's a link that lists quite a few verses talking about dreams & vision - https://www.gotquestions.org/dreams-visions-Bible.html

Last blog I wrote about a vision/dream that I had and one that Ken had.  What I didn't share with you was that we are both experiencing such an influx of dreams and visions over the past few weeks.  The few hours I get a night are filled with very detailed dreams.  Ken is often having several dreams in one night.  We seek the Lord for insight into each dream/vision and then also submit to a few people we know and trust that have history of accuracy in dream interpretation.  These dreams have been coming fast & furious!  

When Ken & I started dating in 1984 there was a pinball machine called Eight Ball Deluxe. We used to play it together not in competition but together playing the same game. I used to play the left flipper and Ken played the right. It was a true sense of teamwork. 

Interesting that as the years together (now 33) our marriage and how God speaks to us is quite similar. I will often hear something and at the same time he will get a picture or vice versa. Over the past several years more & more prophetic words have been spoken over us about being a dynamic duo, powerhouse together, mighty ministry couple etc. We recently had a word that together we would walk in the office of a prophet. (Thats up to God and we are not striving for or need a title-but we do love being used by God to minister healing & encouraging words) It's kind of fun to get these but even moreso knowing that is how the Lord speaks to us and through us. 

Revelation & confirmations are happening so fast we can barely keep up. We are DEFINITELY in a season of Amos 9:13-15. This is a verse the Lord first gave to me last year to encourage me of things to come.....and has since repeated it to me multiple times (and many other prophetic voices) this year. 

So what's this have to do with Eight Ball Deluxe and a pinball machine. On the game you have to be paying attention...when you hit the ball with the flipper you aim to be precise, the ball bounces back & forth side to side. It's a game of strategy and positioning the ball just right. Kind of like being in the right place at the right time. So, I believe God is releasing strategies through Dreams & Visions so that we are where he wants us to be figuratively and literally for this next move of God. 

One more thing..... the Eight Ball Deluxe Machine has a saying it speaks out while you play "Stop talking & start chalking) meaning quit talking and take action. Or in baseball, they say let's play ball, in racing start your engines. 

I don't want God to stop talking however I do want to see ALL He has promised manifest soon!

These verses also speak to me the PROMISES He has spoken will come to pass.  It also speaks of our waiting season.  We wait and wait and wait and wait and wait.......... and then SUDDENLY God does the MIRACLE you've been contending sooooooo long for!  We've been in a wilderness season almost since our inception of becoming a believer in 2002.  He has been preparing us, grooming us, purging the old to prepare for the new!  The Lord willing, we feel we are ready to step into "destiny." 

The shift has happened, things are beginning to pick up momentum!!

 “Yes indeed, it won’t be long now.” God’s Decree.

“Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once—and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and hills. I’ll make everything right again for my people Israel:

"They'll rebuild their ruined cities.

They'll plant vineyards and drink good wine.

They'll work their gardens and eat fresh vegetables.

And I'll plan then, plant them on their own land.

They'll never again be uprooted from the land I've given them." God, your God says so.  Amos 9:13-15 The Message 

(P.S.)  If you are waiting on God for something... I believe this verse is a rhema word for you!  Grab hold of it = contend for it!  It's yours! 

Rabbit trail, but bear with me...

There is a friend we met a couple of years ago.  He moved from KC to Eldo and lived here about a year.  We connected with him and instantly bonded both as a friend but also as someone we thought God may be connecting to us and our ministry.  We often prayed with each other, for each other & for Eldo and surrounding communities.  Our prayer times were powerful and filled with fresh revelation, power and breakthrough.  We saw answers to our prayers quite often.  Well, he moved back to KC and our relationship was still there, but obviously limited.  In January, he sent me a text with  something that really began a ball rolling in a direction we never imagined.  But, the funny thing is, that was the LAST communication we had for 6 months.  It was like he vanished off the radar.  In those 6 months, God has been speaking to us very specific things, so many things, that I had to create a folder in my laptop trying to keep everything somewhat organized.  (I could write a book with all of it). 

In June, I sensed the Lord prompting me to reach out to him again, so I did.  He responded....as if there was no separation at all.  Without revealing too much, we believe God kept us apart so He could speak to each of us separately.  What we didn't know during that time, was that God was speaking identical things to each of us.  When we reconnected, wow, things that we heard for the past 6 months, he was hearing exactly the same thing.  Every day now we connect.  It's almost creepy (in a good way), but I can message him something and he will be looking at the very same thing.  Or we've all been seeing numbers/having visions & dreams that have very specific biblical meanings that are applicable to what God is doing with the 3 of us.  What we see or hear from the Lord he is and vice versa!  It's amazing!  

Now back to Amos 9 - all these things - dreams, visions, numbers, times, prophetic words, posts, quiet time thoughts and impressions are coming so fast.  Literally, the 3 of us have often been overwhelmed in a good way.  But, as the verse says, so fast our HEADS WILL SWIM!  I can't keep up with copying and pasting and typing out what we're hearing.  I know I am missing key pieces.  Our friend is even trying to create/keep up a graphic for us.  

So that leads me to the title of this post.  "Yes indeed, it won't be long now."  We believe this verse is being played out right before our eyes.   We still don't now HOW or WHEN, but we are trusting God, contending, decreeing, believing and standing in FAITH!  

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him Hebrews 11:5-6

Praise/Prayer 
-God is good and faithful to meet our every need.  This past weekend a friend of ours lives in a semi-nearby town which has an Aldi's (our closest one is an hour away).  We didn't want to go that far from home because Canyon was having a bad day and we weren't sure if we were going to have to put him down or not.  I called my friend and asked if he would mind stopping into Aldi and picking something up and bring to us the next day when he was coming for a visit.  He was happy to help us out.  He surprised us and blessed us by not only going to the store for us, but paying for it and not letting me reimburse him.  And he blessed us with 2.5 doz organic, non-gmo eggs & 3 cucumbers from his garden!  What a generous and kind man!!!   
-God is good and faithful - Canyon bounced back from a horrible few days.  We don't want him to suffer and yet we just don't have peace about putting him down quite yet.  It's very possible it could be any day.  Our prayer is that God would take him peacefully in his sleep, with no trauma to him or us.  We've been blessed that he's lived as long as he has 15.9 years (and his lifespan is only 10-12 years).  
- God is good and faithful - Ken somehow survives the limited sleep he gets on Monday and Tuesday nights mostly.  (Matter of fact he's trying to sleep now and since I can't, I'm in the other room writing this).  God's grace is sufficient in our weakness.  Please continue to pray for the grace to endure & provision to come forth.
-God is good and faithful - I'm thankful that even know my sleep is still not consistent or often, that somehow God's grace gets me through.  Pain levels are still high but I cope.  The enemy still often lies to me about the consequence of sleep deprivation and likes to attempt to put fear on me, but I am gaining strength and confidence in God's Word and believing what God said - HE WILL SUSTAIN me.  I trust that as we are stepping into DESTINY (soon, we hope) that my health will be fully restored.  I am seeing improvements. 
- God is good and faithful - our weekly meeting is still going strong.  Mostly our ministry in this season is to the Lord, in intercession and ministry to those He puts before us.  

Thank YOU so much for your ongoing support, love and care for us and our ministry.  We are honored to be able to pray for those who reach out to us.  Please let me know if you have any prayer needs.  

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

Tax deductible & non tax deductible donations can be made: 

1.  Checks made payable to Sonlit Fields, PO Box 371, El Dorado Springs, MO 64744 or if you prefer anonymous giving - you can give through our Donor Fund 

2.  Non tax deductible donations can be made directly to us by:  THIS IS THE FASTEST WAY TO GET MONEY TO US FOR DAILY USE. 

 Paypal - www.paypal.com  (michele@wantinsight.com) 

3. Donor Fund - Contact National Christian Foundation - Ken & Michele Cole - Want InSight Fund -   Tax deductible 

    7171 W. 95th Street, Suite 501

Overland Park, KS 66212

    Phone: 913.310.0279

    Fax: 913.227.0254     www.nationalchristian.com 

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 private cabins with kitchens & full bathrooms, 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 people into the world & 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 better help them be ready to serve in their church. 

In our community building - we will eventually have a 24/7 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 souls into the Kingdom, get them discipled, called into their purpose & destiny and released to do God's business!!!!  We also have a passion to give generously to help those in need and to help others launch into their God given destinies.  

Electric with Excitement

EXPECTANCY  

HOPE  

 UNQUENCHABLE ANTICIPATION 

PROMISES BEING FULFILLED

Have you noticed a shift in the spiritual climate of our country?? 
        Things are shifting in our favor! 

Have you seen a new found hope? 
        Hope is here!

Have you experienced a Christmas Miracle?  
        Miracles are being poured out! 

This past week has been interesting, unusual and exciting and it "feels" like something even bigger is coming.... we've had 3 different people give us a cash gift......we had some friends for dinner this week and had left the dessert dishes on the table for clean up after they were gone.....when we went to clean up, they had left us some money under their plates; and Ken took the vehicle into the shop Monday... the good news is that the problem seems to of been just the oil sensor light.  The mechanic only charged for a 1/2 hour of work and the part which was much less than the other shop was going to charge just to look at....but then when Ken went to pay the bill, they told him that it had already been PAID!  What?  This has been wonderful and much appreciated! You have no idea! 

Blessing after blessing this week..... 

I've been finding myself humming Christmas carols and listening to Christmas carols often and watching Christmas movies.  All of which went out the window in 1995 when my father died, as I had mentioned a couple blogs ago.  

The atmosphere is electric with excitement!

Yesterday,  I started reading from some devotional books again to add to my quiet time with the Lord.   Streams in the Desert is one that is rich but yet often challenging, as you will see.  But today, as I read it, the Scripture specifically jumped out at me.  The words were penned beautifully, poetically & so applicable to all we've persevered through over the years.  Let's look at it. 

Streams in the Desert Devotional Book......

"The exception is Caleb son of Jephunneh; he will see it and I will give him and his descendants the territory on which he has walked, because he has wholeheartedly followed me.”—Deut 1:36 (Emphasis mine) 

Every hard duty that lies in your path, that you would rather not do, that it will cost you pain and struggle or sore effort to do, has a blessing in it. Not to do it, at whatever cost, is to miss the blessing.

Every hard piece of road on which you see the Master’s shoe-prints and along which He bids you follow Him, surely leads to blessing, which you cannot get if you cannot go over the steep, thorny path.

Every point of battle to which you come, where you must draw your sword and fight the enemy, has a possible victory which will prove a rich blessing to your life. Every heavy load that you are called to lift hides in itself some strange secret of strength.
—J. R. Miller

“I cannot do it alone;
The waves run fast and high,
And the fogs close all around,
The light goes out in the sky;
But I know that we two
Shall win in the end, Jesus and I.

“Coward and wayward and weak,
I change with the changing sky;
Today so eager and bright,
Tomorrow too weak to try;
But He never gives in,
So we two shall win, Jesus and I.

“I could not guide it myself,
My boat on life’s wild sea;
There’s One who sits by my side,
Who pulls and steers with me.
And I know that we two
Shall safe enter port,
Jesus and I.”

From these words, expectancy overtook my spirit, hope filled my heart, and an unquenchable anticipation that maybe some or all of the promises God has spoken to us over the last years are coming into fulfillment.  I don't know the timing but it feels like it's soon.  I feel like not just for us but for many, are coming into the fullness of what God has been showing to them for quite some time.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, 

but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. 

Proverbs 13:12

If you are believing God for something - keep believing!  I think your season of waiting is about to come to end!  

Prayer/Praise:
Ken - He had a 2 hour interview with a local office that went well & today he got to go in & "sample" what the job would be doing.  They have interviewed and had over 100 applicants & Ken is the only that got called into sit and sample the job.  It looks promising. The pay is better & full time.  We would still be short income for what we need, but it's more than we are making now.    Please pray for God's will be done.  
Ken - pray for his health.  He has been fighting a nasty head cold - improving but not gone.
Me - I need uninterrupted sleep.  I've been getting a little but I wake up often.  And pray for healing.  I do believe that's coming soon too! 
Finances - we are so thankful for those who gave us a gift this week.  Every dollar matters. We appreciate your prayers for God's provision!  
Sonlit Fields - Please continue to stand with us in faith for this to come forth!  The Lord's will be done! 

Thank YOU to those who pray for us and for the phone calls, emails & texts that encourage us and strengthen us!  

If we can pray for you, please let us know how!  And for those who have asked for prayers, I am praying for your requests. 

Merry Christmas

Ken & Michele Cole & Canyon too!

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

Tax deductible & non tax deductible donations can be made: 

1.  Checks made payable to Sonlit Fields, PO Box 371, El Dorado Springs, MO 64744 or if you prefer anonymous giving - you can give through our Donor Fund 

2.  Non tax deductible donations can be made directly to us by:  THIS IS THE FASTEST WAY TO GET MONEY TO US FOR DAILY USE. 

 Paypal - www.paypal.com  (michele@wantinsight.com) 

3. Donor Fund - Contact National Christian Foundation - Ken & Michele Cole - Want InSight Fund - We will be changing the name in the near future.   Tax deductible 

    706 North Lindenwood Drive

    Olathe, KS 66062

    Phone: 913.310.0279

    Fax: 913.227.0254     www.nationalchristian.com 

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!!!!  We also have a passion to give generously to help those in need and to help others launch into their God given destinies.  

Copyright © 2016, Michele A. Cole  All rights reserved.  Only with expressed written permission will these posts be allowed to be duplicated, copied or transmitted.  

Get a Grip!

 Oh! Teach us to live well!
    Teach us to live wisely and well!
Come back, God—how long do we have to wait?—
    and treat your servants with kindness for a change.
Surprise us with love at daybreak;
    then we’ll skip and dance all the day long.
Make up for the bad times with some good times;
    we’ve seen enough evil to last a lifetime.
Let your servants see what you’re best at—
    the ways you rule and bless your children.
And let the loveliness of our Lord, our God, rest on us,
    confirming the work that we do.
    Oh, yes. Affirm the work that we do! 

Psalm 90:12-17 The Message

Have you ever played "connect the dots".   If you don't remember, it's basically a bunch of dots on a piece of paper that are numbered and you take your pen or pencil and go from number to number.  When you've connected all the dots, it reveals a picture.  Like the one above, is an example of a brain. 

My brain works like a connect the dot game.  As information or things I've read or heard enter in, and especially if they are similar in nature, then my brain goes to work and starts connecting and seeing patterns.  I know I'm a little odd, but this is often how God speaks to me and what is going on with me, and sometimes for the Church as a whole.  This gives me strategy on how and what to pray.  

This past week, I'm thinking there might be a fuse burnt out in my brain.  Just kidding!  I have had an onslaught of thoughts, both the miraculous and the opposite.  Instead of my brain connecting the dots, it feels like a pinball machine.  It's so intense, I really don't know what to do.  I don't know how to pray, so I've been finding myself praying in the Spirit more.  

When we connect with friends, the usual question to us is "how are things going with the retreat property?  And our answer is "everything & nothing".  By everything, I mean we are seeing God's hands in connections we are continuing to make.  People who can help us with the project when it starts and people who just offer up some incredible wisdom and insight.  And in looking backwards, we can see why there has been what we call "delay".  It's not really delay but daily steps towards a humongous goal that we need every ounce of help God can give us!  So why are we so discouraged?  

God continues to speak encouragement and "stay the course".  Prophetic words from just about everyone are this is the season for breakthrough, miracles and stepping into destiny. Most of which resonate wholeheartedly with what God speaks to me...... even through the Christmas songs that God has been putting on my heart each morning - songs of hope and laughter and celebration.... and the Christmas movies we have been watching.....all in the nick of time, God provides a miracle at Christmas.  Coincidental? 

This post I read today described exactly where we are at.  I have permission to share it with you.  

December 15, 2016-GET A GRIP! DON’T LET YOUR GRIP SLIP ON YOUR PROMISE NOW! 

Good Morning My Loves,

For the past few days I’ve been discerning an atmosphere of “irrational fear.” I use the word “irrational” because it makes no sense. I began picking up on thoughts of fear of financial ruin, physical illness, relational breakdown, fear of failure, fear of the future, fear of this, that, and everything….!” 

At first I thought it was the normal warfare that the enemy brings, so I bound him in Jesus name and declared, “I do not have a spirit of fear, but one of love, power, and a sound mind.” (2 Tim. 1:7)

I felt God’s peace come over me, yet I was still discerning an atmosphere of fear. I asked the Holy Spirit, “What is this? He said, “You are discerning that men’s hearts are full of fear and will fail them unless they “take Me at my Word!” They must stand guard over their hearts and minds in this season. The enemy is launching a full frontal assault to get my people into fear doubt and unbelief, so that they’ll forfeit their promise. They must not come in agreement with fear. Again, they must “take Me at my Word!”   

The devil is trying to get a foothold through unbelief! The best way to combat the devil is to believe God’s Word which clearly says that “HE NEVER FAILS!” He can be trusted to keep his promise! Our job is to hold on unswervingly, resolutely, with a firm grip to our confession of faith!

Hebrews 10:23 (AMP)

23 Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word];

It’s time to shut the door in the devil’s face and reinforce it with faith. He’s got his battering ram out, but it cannot withstand God’s Word and your faith!”

-Get a grip!
-Get a firm grip!
-Don’t let your grip slip on your promise right now!
-Hold on to what belongs to you and let the devil know, “It belongs to me devil. The Word says so. You’ve gotta go! Get OUT IN THE NAME OF JESUS! I will not be shaken.”
-Begin to thank God for the way He has taken care of you up to this point.
-Put some worship music on and shout about it. Rehearse all the ways He has come through for you in the past, and keep on shoutin!
-Release a torrent of testimonies about the faithfulness of God. 

As you do this you’ll drive out all “illogical” and “irrational” thoughts regarding the future as you stand in the truth of who God IS, and what He’s ALREADY DONE!

Your increase, because of your tenacious faith, is going to bring God so much glory. You’re about to be enriched in EVERY WAY! You’re going to be able to help so many people, and it will result in much thanksgiving to our glorious and faithful God. The devil knows it, and he’s not happy about it!

2 Corinthians 9:11(AMP)

11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous, and this [generosity, administered] through us is producing thanksgiving to God [from those who benefit].

Get ready, you’re about to realize what the enemy tried to keep you from. It’s so close! It’s fulfillment season. Stay in faith!

I love you all! PV - www.soulharvestwc.org

(The Wisdom Love Letters by Verna Brown)

Bullseye!!  This is the "dot" I needed to connect the dots.  Otherwise, I might of found myself checked into the local psychiatric ward.  Just kidding again!  

After saying all this, we need some clear direction from the Lord.  Ken has a job interview tomorrow that would be full time, 40 hours a week and a few more dollars an hour!  If God is not ready to deliver the miracle we need, this would be a great blessing!  Also, I got a call from a place I submitted my resume too.  They would like to interview me.  I am really seeking God's will in this.  It's full time.  Two issues - 1.  Canyon, our dog, we can't leave him for more than a few hours at a time and definitely not 40 hours a week. Until he passes I don't think a job for me would work out.  2.  My health, I am still not sleeping well and get my best and sometimes only sleep between 5-830am.  And my pain levels are such that standing or even sitting is uncomfortable unless I can keep my leg up.  Ideally, if I could return to work, I think easing into it part time would be best.  This company is wanting full time.  But, asking God to make it clear.    

It's so hard to know what to do - contend, believe, stand and know that God is going to come through soon as He's promising..... OR......give up on the idea for now and just go back to work.  And if the latter, does hope deferred once again go deeper and deeper.  We just want to do what God brought us here to do and come alive in Him!!  

I am BELIEVING for a CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!  (I hope it's this Christmas, Lord)

Prayer need on car - we took to shop, they ordered an oil sensor.  When the part comes in, they will install that and also do an oil pressure test.  If it's low pressure, 3 mechanics have told us it is NOT worth it to replace the pump as cost prohibitive. They said that we should just drive it until it dies and it could at anytime. UGH!  We need this to be just the sensor.....or we will have NO transportation.  But God!!

THANK YOU to those who are so FAITHFUL to pray for us and encourage us through texts, emails & phone calls!  I can't express how much that means to us.

If we can pray for you, please let us know how!  And for those who have asked for prayers, I am praying for your requests.

Merry Christmas
Ken & Michele Cole & Canyon too!

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Megablessings  - 

Ken & Michele Cole

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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!!!!  We also have a passion to give generously to help those in need and to help others launch into their God given destinies.  

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