Spoken Word Inspired by my DTS and Thailand

I know my daddy he can make an emerald grow out of thin air
When sons and daughters used to say it's not worth investing there

You see there's a world starving for value and meaning
A culture with so many hearts bleeding
Asking in the silence of the night, am I worth it? Am I lovable? Am I good enough?

So what picture will your actions paint to a world in pain
Will it look more like a gavel slammed down on the wood grain or a blood stained cross that fell into the ground?
Will you be the place where the lost get found?

What story are you writing with your life?
You see your identity is the ink and your actions the Pen to answer the question, who will love me when?
I've lost my wife to addiction, no family no pension. I'm stuck in the cycle of no hope for tomorrow.

May your mouth be full of love drenched words and your heart wide open for the Son of glory to welcome home every poor, lost orphan.

This is the good news, this is the wide open door paid for in blood. And this door, this amazing man who paid that price, He lives inside of you. So what I am saying, what my spirit is imploring is Let Him out to every person you didn't know you were ignoring. So Let the King of Glory enter your family, your work place, and your city through you! For You precious prince, precious princess our the very living gates of Heaven!
(John 7:37-39)
Because the King of Glory has made his home in You! You are forever royalty!
So take this mandate and every week celebrate every prodigal that has come home, and every heart that's been made whole, every body that has been restored, and all the families made new. For this my precious child, this my dreaming boy and girl is the icing on the cake of your inheritance. Enjoy!

Week 6- Garlind & Kari Mullin - Arts and Worship

This day spent with Garlind and Kari Mullin was the beginning of something beautiful for our DTS. Garlind showed us exquisite pictures of the stars and distant galaxies. He asked us to each look at them and ponder them and then share what we each had seen. Each observation was different. That was something I had not taken into account when sharing a picture I had received from God. I had always thought it best to share whatever I was seeing in the Spirit and the interpretation right away. Now I will leave room for other people's interpretation before I share mine. I love it when two or three people see the exact same thing at almost the exact same time. It is very encouraging.
Garlind also shared how he used to play an according in a band. He really enjoyed being apart of this band and doing the gigs they got in pubs and such. At one point the band decided to do a song that he completely disagreed with. It invited and created a negative atmosphere. He knew that they were ignorant of what they were doing and he almost quit the band. He decided to do what many Christians neglect to do in such a situation. He stopped and asked God what to do and then listened for a response. God's response was surprising. He was told to stay in the band but when they would play that song, He was to play his according in worship to God. You may or may not agree with such an answer from God, but I believe it truly was Him. Too many times we react quickly and assume we know what God's will and preference is.

My favorite part of the day was when Kari taught us how to do prophetic art. We spent some time laying on the ground listening to some soothing worship music and being in God's presence. Then in the same atmosphere looked for vision from God or simply begin to paint or draw trusting the Holy Spirit to guide us. The art work was beautiful and some of us discovered for the first time that we were truly artists. I love doing this before outreaches, so you can give a person a tangible representation of God's heart towards them that they can hold onto.