Category: Vision

Happy Hunger

Happiness comes in the Hunger (for God/Righteousness/being in right standing or relationship with Him and others).

‘Fast’ POWER!

“God’s chosen fast changes the spiritual climate (in your life and world). Fasting, along (or coupled) with prayer (though fasting in and of itself can be a form of powerful, silent praying), can move you from being a cloud-watcher to (becoming) a rainmaker, from being reactive to proactive, from being a thermometer (in)to (becoming) a thermostat. Fasting can change everything! Pastor/Writer Ken Gurley, The Book on Prayer, pg. 280 (italics, words in parenthesis and exclamation point added by me, Denny Beckham, 4/11/25).

Right Makes Might (not vice-versa)!

“Being able to speak to a mountain and have it move means that you are in right standing with God.” Prayers that Release Heaven & Move Mountains, Book 2, pg. 52, by John Eckhardt

“Is There Not a CAUSE?”

OPERATION FIRM FOUNDATONS

I Samuel 2:8b,9a (MSG)

“For the very structures of earth are God’s;

he has laid out his operations on a firm foundation.

He protectively cares for his faithful friends, step by step…”

More Founding Truths/Scriptures:

“God’s Business is putting things Right; He loves getting the lines straight, setting us straight. Once we’re standing tall, we can look Him straight in the eye.” Psalm 11:7 (MSG)

“The LORD is our Rock.” Psalm 31:3; 89:26 (thru 37)

Isaiah 28:16; 42:11b; 51:3; 58:12; 60:18

“The LORD our Home.”  Psalm 90:1(&2); 91:1,2,9,10

“And I will place the solitary in families…” Psalm 68:6

“I will bring you back Home…” Zephaniah 3:17-20

What’s important to God is beautiful to me. In other words, when I follow Jesus with all my heart, I am fulfilled (because I’m not ‘only’ pleasing God but I’m also doing what I was created and called to do!). Rhema rooted in the belief that God is Good…and looking out, ultimately, for ‘only’ my good; i.e., ‘Father (Abba) knows best’!

II Samuel 22:17-25 (MSG)

I Samuel 15:29 (KJV & MSG)

Yes, God hates sin because it separates us from Him. But also because it fosters condemnation AND causes us to become doubtful and (even) more selfish.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

F.A.I.T.H. is…

F- Father A- Anointing (+) I- Inspired T- Trust (=) H-Healing … F- Faith A- Amazing (&) I- Inside T- Treasure (of) H- Holiness … F- Focus A- Above (fosters true) I- Intelligence T- Training (=) H- Health … F- Fearing A- Adonai I- In T- Truth (&) H- Heart

Perfecting Your Practice

“Practice (alone) does NOT make perfect (nor even does “perfect practice make perfect,” as I once heard a Ventura County Fire Dept. Captain teach us at a City of Simi Valley CERT training class); practice WITH EVALUATION makes perfect.” John Maxwell, in his (NKJV) Leadership Bible Commentary, pg. 1249.

Tongue-in-cheek Optimism

“Success consists of going from one failure to another failure without losing enthusiasm.” The late Sir Winston Churchill, renowned Prime Minister of England during WWII.

Pithy Insights in Jude

“Jude makes intriguing comments on how to reach those who need God:

First, be filled with faith by praying in the spirit (v.20);

Second, keep yourself in the love of God (v.21);

Third, have compassion on those doubting (v. 22);

Fourth, rescue others from the flames (v. 23);

Fifth, show mercy tempered with fear (v.23).” Pastor/Author Ken Gurley, The Book on Prayer, pg. 251.

“Faith-fool?”

“Faith is saying ‘yes’ (to God) before you’re ready!” Apostolic Pentecostal Preacher in wonderful message at Long Beach, CA