If we listen to the daily news and the conversations of most people today, there is little hope for a bright future. No matter how spiritual we are, we can still be affected by the forecast of gloom and doom. After all, we are only human. 

Once again, I find myself at war with the enemy in a raging battle royale for the control of my mind.  The battleground in the mind is never ending.  There is no de-militarized zone.

There are times that the battle rages so fierce that I weary from the fight. I know what to do. My spirit is willing but my flesh is weak. I know the answer; pray the WORD. Even then, the battle seems to rage hotter. I say, ”Lord, What more can I do?”

This past weekend I was honored to speak to a group of mighty women of God at an Intercessory Prayer Seminar. I asked the Lord what message He would have me deliver to these ladies, when I myself am finding it hard to stay strong? He then reminded me of a message he had given me years before, and He then began to develop it further in my spirit.

Before I share the message I would like to give you a little background of five things that happened to me during the past five weeks prior to the date of the seminar. Over night, what looked like a mole came up on my hand. I am very cognizant of changes in my skin, as my Mother died of Melanoma skin cancer at 53. I watched it for about 10 days and it began to change. I had a former doctor’s appointment for the next week, so I decided to let her look at it. Just as I suspected she immediately took a biopsy and sent it off.

The next week a spider bit me. It was very painful for 3 days and had lasting effects for two weeks. This called for another doctor’s appointment, shot, & prescriptions. During my recuperation from the spider bite I received my lab results, which informed me that I had a squamous skin cancer on my hand and that it needed to be removed immediately. My appointment was scheduled, and the next week I had the cancer removed and a larger biopsy was again sent off to the lab.

The following Monday before the seminar scheduled for the following Saturday, I awoke with laryngitis. By the next day, I had totally lost my voice. I had to be completely silent, take antibiotics and rest. By Thursday I am getting a little nervous, as Friday evening I am to meet with the leaders of the seminar. That day I was back at the doctor’s office to hear my lab results and have my stitches removed. CANCER-FREE! Praise the Name of Jehovah Rapha, MY HEALER! No sweeter words were ever heard!

My voice slowly began to return on Friday morning and we left for Memphis. Just as we were arriving at our destination, an E2 [small tornado with high straight-line winds] was hitting. We just made it into the front door. The next few minutes were filled with prayer as the storm left as quickly as it came. There was damage and debris everywhere, EXCEPT where we were! PRAISE FATHER, SON, & HOLY GHOST!

The winds subsided, but it was still raining when I left to meet the leaders of the seminar. When I arrived and was getting out of my car,  I opened my umbrella and cut my thumb open. As the blood was running down my hand, I thought, Oh Lord, this must be a VERY IMPORTANT prayer seminar, and that it was!

The next morning, many shared similar incidents that had happened to them. Stories of various ways the enemy had tried to stop them from attending the seminar. He wanted to thwart their opportunity to learn how to “Turn up the Power” in prayer. When the enemy fights this hard to discourage or deter, there is always a great victory at the end of the trial. This seminar was no exception. It was a classic example of ”when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Lord will raise up a standard against him.” Is. 59:19

The standard that the Lord raises up is His body. For within His body; His Bride, lies the power of the Holy Spirit. In the spiritual veins of each member of His Bride, flows His Royal Blood; that of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. No foe can withstand the combination of the Blood and the Holy Spirit. The devil trembles when the weakest Christian prays.

Unity + Agreement = POWER! Learning how to pray in one accord is more than praying together. It is many people praying corporately as one voice, one mind, one spirit, and with the same thoughts. Praying the same thing at the same time with someone else, involves listening to what is being prayed, agreeing with what is being said, and then echoing the same words that have just been spoken in unison and harmony, which is “one accord.”

There will be certain situations in our lives that will require corporate prayer. We must learn how to pray together, not just all pray at the same time. The disciples asked Jesus to “teach them to pray.” Luke 11:1 As we learn more effective ways to pray corporately, the power in our prayers will be turned up, and the enemy will be turned back.

There are many types of prayers: supplication, praying in the spirit, thankfulness, adoration, worship, etc. However, when we pray corporately in total unity, agreement, and one accord, the Holy Ghost fire falls from heaven upon us and our prayers, just like it did on the day of Pentecost.

They were not only in the same place geographically, but they were also in the same place spiritually. They were in spiritual agreement, spiritual harmony and spiritual unison. Remember, Deu. 32:30 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight…” Can you imagine what could happen if the Body of Christ tapped into the power of true corporate intercession? The devil wouldn’t stand a chance, and Christians would be too blessed to be stressed!

Grab hold of every revelation the Lord reveals to you and make it your own. Use it to its fullest. For it is the truth that sets us free. The more truth we discover and believe, the more freedom we receive. No wonder the enemy does not want truth to be revealed. It threatens his power and diminishes his territory. Deu. 29:29 “The secret things belong unto the Lord our God, but the things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all of the words of this law.”

The Intercessory Seminar was a breath of fresh air as the Lord taught each of us how to “Turn up the Power” in prayer.

I love you, Charli                     

No matter how spiritual we may be, there will always be times when unexpected circumstances, a misunderstanding, or a situation will arise that will take our heart to a place it doesn’t want to go. Then our minds are left to contend with our wounded heart. 
 
The heart is an entity all its own. Its healing properties take time. In the natural, the eyes heal faster than any organ in our body. Our heart on the other hand can’t seem to heal itself; it needs help.
 
The heart is the home of our most treasured emotions; love, joy, peace, and righteousness. However, many times unwanted intruders can break into our hearts and steal our most prized possessions. The trauma that results can leave a residue of disappointment, sadness, and discouragement. These trespassing emotions are home steaders. They take up residence and never intend to leave. They have stolen our hearts.
 
“Taking back what the enemy has stole from me” is more than a song. It is a fight for our eternal life. The enemy’s desire is not only to steal our heart, but to infect it with evil intent, which can lead to death eventually destroying our soul.
 
How can I help my heart to heal? First, we must quickly forgive. Who can truly do that? Besides, how can that mend a broken heart?
 
Once there was a particular situation where my husband had been hurt by someone he cared for deeply. It caused me to become very angry. The Lord spoke to my heart in the middle of my anger and said, “Charli, say you forgive him.” I said, “Lord I can’t say that because it is not the truth! Again, the Lord spoke to me, “Say that you forgive him.” I hastily replied, “Lord, even if I say it I won’t mean it!” A third time, the Lord said, “Charli, say that you forgive Him.” I said, “Okay, okay, I forgive Him,” I blurted it out knowing I did not mean it.
 
As I sat there stewing over the situation, the Holy Spirit began to reveal a deep spiritual truth to me. He showed me that it did not matter what tone of voice I used when I said that I forgive, or whether I meant it or not. The only thing that mattered was that I spoke words of life into the atmosphere and that took faith. At that very moment the Holy Spirit could take those words to the Son, and as they passed through His blood, my Heavenly Father would never know His daughter had been so unforgiving.
 
Tenderly the Lord spoke these words into my heart as only He can, “If you will say it in the natural, I will birth it into the Spirit for you.” Praise the name of Jesus! His mercy never ends. The joy of a heart & soul set free!
 
So, if you have a heart that hasn’t healed,
help it out; say I Forgive. 
 
“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your [own] failings and shortcomings and let them drop.
Mark 11:25 AMP
 
I Love you,
Charli
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Mark 6:41
“And taking the five loaves and two fish, He looked up to heaven and, praising God, gave thanks and broke the loaves and kept on giving them to the disciples to set before the people; and He [also] divided the two fish among [them] all.” AMP

To praise God and give thanks becomes a blessing. We bless our food before we eat. Why? Because we are thankful for our food. Our food then becomes kingdom food and is sanctified. It will produce kingdom results. Multiplication came after a blessing of thankfulness and praise when Jesus fed the 5 thousand. That which is blessed will multiply in its purpose or need.

LITTLE IS MUCH WHEN GOD IS IN IT!

In this situation it is food that was available; 5 loaves and 2 fish. In your situation it can be something else.God provides for our need before we have it. Multiplication comes with breaking. Had the bread not been broken it would not have feed the multitude. It would have been food for only 1 or 2 people. We must also be broken for Father to use us in His kingdom. The Lord said that He was the Bread of Life. If He is the bread of life and we are like Him, then we too are spiritual bread that He can use to produce life on this earth.

John 6:35 AMP
“Jesus replied, I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry, and he who believes in (cleaves to and trusts in and relies) on Me will never thirst any more (at any time).”

It was when the bread was being broken that it began to multiply and feed thousands. As we use what God has given us, it fills the need that we have as well as the need others have around us. We know that we become the very essence of Jesus Christ Himself as He transforms us. The trials in our lives transform us into the very glory of Christ if we allow them to. Thus if we too are bread, we must also be broken to feed the Lord’s sheep. 

 John 21:16 “If you love me, feed my sheep.”

We brake our bread as we eat it, such as a roll. We don’t eat bread by the loaf. It must be broken into smaller pieces to feed our bodies that we may then have the energy and sustenance to feed others. This same thing happens in the spirit. As the Lord breaks us, His bread, He can feed others because our bread (his Spirit within us) multiplies. Breaking feeds because it is a test that has produced a story. The story of a trial or affliction is a test that produced a test-i-mony.

Rev. 12:11 AMP “And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony; for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death [holding their lives cheap till they had to die for their witnessing]. 

SMALL BEGINNINGS

Zech. 4:10 “Who [with reason] despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel. [These seven] are the eyes of the Lord which run to and fro throughout the whole earth.” AMP

The Lord loves to see us use what He gives us for His glory! God does not despise small beginnings because His work will be accomplished not by our might or efforts, but by His Spirit. He loves to see His work begin in our lives and it takes faith to allow Him to begin it! Small beginnings maybe what you feel you have in your life, or what your life has always been. But you do not know how far the ripple effect of your sojourn has gone out on this earth.

Job 8:7 “And though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.”

God doesn’t see what is but what can be, because He created the end before the beginning. It is our choice to allow Him to bring that end to pass in our lives. We can stop it at any time, or never allow it to happen. The choice is ours. But oh, when all systems are go, the Holy Spirit performs the will and Word of God within us and that tiny mustard seed of faith that we allow to grow, becomes a great and mighty tree of life!

I love you,

Charli

The final spiritual frontier is being fought in the minds of the believers. We are being bombarded with every thought process the enemy can conceive. It is his greatest strategy against us for it can cause doubt and fear to arise if we ponder it even for a moment. 

Eve fell victim to this same tactic in the Garden of Eden where the first battle was fought and lost. Even though we may lose some battles, if we hold fast to the faith that lies within us we will not lose the war!

We have countless reasons in the natural to feel depressed, worried and afraid. However, in the Spirit we have every reason to rejoice and be exceedingly glad.

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father,  The PRINCE OF PEACE.” Isaiah 9:6

The peace of God is an aggressive weapon of war against our enemy. It diffuses his schemes and attacks. God’s peace has no foe that it cannot overcome and no weapon it cannot destroy. As we appropriate the Peace of God to our hearts, souls and mind, a peace that passes all understanding begins to quiet our fears.

There is an answer to every problem in this world. There is an escape from all our fears. There is a place of continuous joy. There is a place of lasting peace. There is a place of eternal hope, and it is in the Name is Jesus!

Yes, you can have a Merry Christmas this year!

“Believe and all things are possible!” Mark 9:23

From my heart to yours…

Merry Christmas 

I love you,

-Charli

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he Lord has strategically placed pieces of a puzzle along the pathway of our lives. They each fit together perfectly to form a finely fitted framework. Our destiny sits on this structure.
 
The pieces of this puzzle can be so easy to find that we actually stumble across them. This is Divine Favor. It is having doors open everywhere we turn, and all we have to do is walk through them. This is the narrow road. Since we are following the narrow road, the pieces of the puzzle actually find us. One piece of the puzzle is connected to the next and so on in a Divine sequence.

 
Another road is broad.  When we travel this road the pieces of the puzzle become hard to find and can even disappear. No matter how hard we try, every door seems to shut, and those that do open will usually lead to sour grapes. We may even experience seasons of fun, but eventually it will turn to smoke and mirrors. What happened?

We are puzzled to say the least. Where are all those pieces to the puzzle that once led to doors that flew open before us, leading us to true joy and happiness?

At this moment, we must come to the realization that there are two roads which we can travel, but they lead in opposite directions. One is the narrow road that leads to life everlasting, and one is the wide road that leads to destruction. Matthew 7:13
 
The choice is ours to make. We can choose life or death. We can enjoy the benefits of finding life and each Divine Connection that leads to our greatest destiny, or we can choose the wide road and lose our way for all eternity.
 
If we lose our way, God is still faithful and He will continue to beckon us by His Holy Spirit to come back to Him; to the narrow road. He will then help us find the last piece to the puzzle. It is the pearl of great price that will complete the picture and reveal the key to everlasting life. 
 

It is Jesus. You can choose Him today. Call on His name right now.

He is only a heartbeat away.

 
Romans 10:9 “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and you believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” 

I love you, but Jesus loves you more! He is the final piece to the puzzle of your life and destiny.

Be Blessed & Have a Happy Thanksgiving ~

Charli

Have you ever thought of the flow of blessings in respect to seedtime and harvest? The principles of each of these are the same. When a farmer plants seed, he must wait patiently for his harvest.

However, he is the only one that is waiting. Under the topsoil that little seed is coming to life. It slowly begins to push against its shell until it bursts open. Just because we do not see it does not mean that nothing is happening.

It keeps pushing onward and upward until one day it pops through the soil and into the sunlight. What a glorious moment for that precious little seedling. Then with water, light, and the warmth of

the sun, it continues growing and growing until fruit begins to form

on its vines.

When the fruit reaches its full maturity, it slowly awaits its destiny– to feed God’s creation. After the fruit is gone the seed remains so that the process may begin all over again. Thus, we have the Biblical principle of seedtime and harvest.

If the river remains unhindered it will keep flowing. If we continually plant seeds, we will continue to reap a harvest. The secret is simple. There is a flowing in and a flowing out. There is planting and there is reaping. If either one of these components are omitted the blessings stop.

Giving will always produce receiving. “Give and it shall be given unto you, pressed down, well shaken and running over, shall men give unto your bosom. For with the same measure you have given it shall be given unto you.” Luke 6:38

If we desire to be blessed, then we must be a blessing. If we desire to reap, then we must sow. If we want abundant blessings, then we must bless abundantly. If we want to reap an abundant harvest, then we must sow abundantly. We choose the level of blessing we receive. It is up to us.

I want the abundant life; spiritually, physically and financially! So I must keep my river flowing and I must sow my seeds abundantly. Try it! God’s Word never fails. It is established in the heavens. If the Word of God is established in your heart, then it will work for

you; you never have to work for it.

Do you want God’s blessings to keep coming in? Then you must keep your blessings and river flowing out.

Love & Blessings ~~

Charli 

 First of all I want to thank each of you who receive, welcome, and read my Charli-zines. I appreciate you all so much. 

Beginning an Ezine was a step of faith. To be assured that it is God’s will, and then to believe that others will read it and be blessed by it is a little like walking on water. 

I have had many wonderful responses from women who have shared their feelings and testimonies with me.  So it has given me joy and encouragement to know that I am moving in the right direction.

Inspiration for You 

I cannot believe that the effects of fall are already beginning to come into view. Summer seemed to breeze in and out so quickly. It reminds me of  Ps. 90:12:

“So, teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” NKJ

This scripture has been such a constant reminder to me of the brevity of our lives here on earth. So many times we are looking back or looking forward, never realizing the joys of today and this present moment. The Lord states in Ps. 68:19:

“Blessed be the Lord,
         Who daily loads us with benefits,
         The God of our salvation!”  Selah  NKJ 

If we constantly look back it can cause us to regret or become full of sorrow due to our mistakes. If we constantly look forward, fear and worry can overwhelm us concerning what might happen in the future.  

This is the reason that God said that He is the “I AM.” [Gen. 26:24] He said that “Now is the accepted time,” that “today is the day of salvation.” [II Cor. 6:2] NKJ

If we can learn to live our lives one day at a time, then we will be able to enjoy all the benefits the Lord has for us each and every day. I don’t want to miss even one. Let’s embrace today and let God take care of tomorrow. Besides, we get more benefits tomorrow! Wow! What a deal our Heavenly Father has given us! ]]> http://www.charlipickett.com/2008/09/you-inspire-me/feed/ 0