Saturday August 30th 2008 Deception 101 I must first start off by apologizing to everyone because I have sat on this word for a least a week. I have no solid reason for not sitting down and writing it. I know I am more disciplined than I have been but yet I allowed myself to get caught up in a draft of circumstances which could be likened to a soft gentle breeze on a stifling mid summers day. I allowed other things to distract me and maybe even persuade me and all the while in the back of my head this word sat. It has been my past experience that letting a word sit makes it richer and brings to the surface more of the essence but since my fast it seems things have changed for me. Oh the changes are not large and looming so the world could surely see them but small subtle changes on the inside. Changes that are made by impressions Father made on me during my fast but earned over my lifetime. I see His fingerprints upon the walls of my internal sanctuary and I have yet to clean the table where we sat and had communion. It has been a month tomorrow since the fast ended and I am now realizing I have not touched very much since He left. Somehow by leaving things like this untouched I can still walk in and feel Him, and see Him. I see us there talking and laughing. My heart explodes even now at the memories. This must be how someone feels when suffering the loss of a loved one. I am now waking up to a deeper reality that I must pick up the pieces of my former life no matter how good it was and clean. I must be brave enough to acknowledge that although those days are literally over they did leave a residue of change in me. I am eternally changed and have been touched more deeply by Him during that time than ever in my whole life probably. If I stay in this place very much longer then I will have to confront the sadness and sorrow that now tries to fill this windswept hall. I have to believe that letting go of the old will hasten the promises of the new. The words we shared together must have a home. Every promise has a destination and every word has a home. I know this and so I must move on from this place and travel again to the place of He has already approved. He had said, “ Tom when this fast is over you will feel sadness and remorse although that seems quite contrary to the giddiness you feel right now. Your morning after will sadden you and frighten you because I am gone like the lover in the Song of Solomon. The blissful reminders of our awakening passion will be in very much stark contrast to a cold morning chill you will feel. I tell you Tom seek Me, look for Me, search for Me and you will find Me. Letting go of the moment we shared may feel like a loss but in truth will only give way to more blissful harmony and more memories. It is hard to let go of the good in this life when it would be so much easier to discard the hard or broken things. My son this would be called going from glory to glory, and not crisis to crisis as most do. Do not tie yourself to past memories no matter how good they are. Do not allow yourself to be robbed of tomorrow’s blessings. The enemy would love to have you create a monument to the occasion, Staying and celebrating eternally the goodness of the moment when there is still a whole race ahead of you. Did not the followers of My son want to build and alter at the mount of transfiguration? Can you imagine if they did and stayed there to guard a memory, what would have been the rest of their story? Tom great times and incredible memories are waiting for you, embrace them all and enjoy them, for all they are worth but when the first light and first chance to move on please be brave enough to move on. I am in the change, and I certainly do wait for you at the next place. See you there.” I entitled this word deception 101 because it has nothing to do with the enemy we call satan lucifer or beelzebub as he is often times called. The reference to 101 has to do with self, the beginning of all things. The enemy does not live inside you but can only tempt you from the outside. We are and will often be our own worst enemy. We are capable of doing very good things and yet we do not always see clearly. It is only through His continued guidance that we will let go of the good for better and hopefully be brave enough to step on and over the better to get His best for us. Let us go from faith to faith and glory to glory. Are you with me? Prophet Tom
Some Important Notices We received a tremendous reply to our offer for free Scripture Art. The offer was time sensitive and because of the numbers of responses we have had to be creative about how to respond most effectively. We will be e-mailing the Scripture Art to the e-mail address you gave us. Your personal Art can saved as a desktop screen saver Or you may print it out on some glossy photo paper. And you can also bring it to a copy centre where they will reproduce it for you. Again thank you for allowing us to be creative on how we reach out to those who follow this ministry. We are planting seeds *** The prayer coordinator for our ministry has taken a leave and so I will be doing her job for the time being. With this in mind please bare with me as I I try to fill in the gaps and reconfigure some things to accommodate your requests and letters. I have not forgotten you, I am just pedaling a little slow that's all. Keep me in your prayers as I learn to juggle while pedaling. Welcome to ministry. *** We will also continue our study on God's Gate Keepers. I will be adding more gate keeper info soon. I am working on the next subject, "God's Angels" His gatekeepers are not our servants. Thank you for your patience and understanding. To see Part 1 click here
***************************************************************************************** Keep me in your prayers as I have not slowed down since the fast. Father said, "Tom you got your spiritual bicycle pedals going, keep up the momentum." Basically peddle faster there's a hill just ahead. I may not be Lance Armstrong in the natural but in the spirit I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Oh, did I mention all our bicycles are built for two? Ciao Ciao for now Prophet Tom & Father God