Who Are You Really?

Jesse Birkey's picture

The other day I was walking through a parking lot and noticed an older woman a little bit ahead of me.  As soon as I saw her I heard the Lord speak the word “blessing”.  So I asked the Lord if He wanted me to let her know what He thought of her and I had the distinct sense that He did.

 

So next came the awkward task of chasing down a woman in the parking lot.  Always an uncomfortable endeavor.  I guess I just have to be confident God will protect me from their urge to pepper spray. 

 

So I approached her and introduced myself.  I told her that sometimes God speaks to me things that He would like me to deliver to others.  I asked her if it would be okay if I shared with her what I felt God wanted to say.  She told me yes but looked a little unsure.

 

So I began to share with her about the blessing that she is.  God gave me words to share with her about how special she is and how much she delights the Lord.  He spoke to me about the power He’s given her to influence he surroundings and bring His light into places that are dark.

 

That’s when she sort of tilted her head and looked at me like she wanted to believe that last part but was having trouble pulling up any evidence it was true.  It was then that the Lord began to show me some of the sorrow of her life and the things she wished were different or could go back and do over. 

 

I quickly asked the Lord what He wanted me to do and the response I heard was to again exhort and call out the ability she has to bring change to the atmosphere and people around her through Him.  So I did and her smile began to grow.

 

When I was finished she thanked me and squeezed my hand.  The Lord had touched something deep inside of her and we were both blessed.

 

God has been speaking to me a lot over the last several years about how we can manage His words with love.  Part of that is looking for the virtues in people we can call out instead of the bondage or negative things. 

 

I’ve mentioned before that it’s easy to see the bad in people but harder to see the virtues that God wants to call out, nurture and develop.  The woman from the story above had lived a long time under the belief that she was powerless to be a vessel of change to the dark world around her. 

 

But instead of only revealing the wrong beliefs and weakness the Lord revealed who He has truly created her to be.  Now this doesn’t mean that the Lord will never lead us to reveal the sin that we seem to find ourselves in.  I wouldn’t venture to be that black and white about it.  But I do think that many times when we think God is leading us to expose He’s really not.  What He’s really after is letting the person know who they are in Him and who He is in them.

 

So let’s try to wait just a bit longer for the words of God to find our hearts as we discern the things in people that may not line up with His heart.

 

Blessings,

Jesse and Kara Birkey

 

Bring Jesse and Kara to your venue!  Find more information at

 

http://www.jessebirkey.com/seminars.html

 

Sid Roth on Life Resurrected

“This next, greatest, and perhaps last move of God’s Spirit before His return will use nobodies to operate in a level of miracles that the world has never seen! This book will supernaturally release your faith to do the same works as Jesus and even greater.” -Sid Roth,Host, It’s Supernatural!

Purchase on AMAZON

www.jessebirkey.com

jbirkey@reflectministry.com

twitter.com/JesseBirkey

http://www.facebook.com/jesse.birkey

http://www.amazon.com/author/jessebirkey

View the Trailer for our new book, Life Resurrected, Extraordinary Miracles through Ordinary People Here!

To find information on an exciting new documentary called DeadRaiser go to www.deadraiser.com

 

 

 

 

Add new comment

Add new comment

CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Results

Results 191 - 200 of 484

Pages

Spirit-Anointed Teaching CD/DVD Set

Spirit-Anointed Teaching CD/DVD Set

by Mark Virkler | 2 CDs, 2 DVDs

Spirit-Anointed Teaching materials are designed to strengthen ALL teachers including parents, Sunday school teachers, cell group leaders, pastors and educators in every field. These training materials will give you the tools to become a Spirit-anointed trainer!

“They were amazed at His teaching; He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” (Mark 1:22)

Price: $19.95

Take Charge of Your Health DVDs

by Mark Virkler | 12 Sessions

Discover how you can take charge of your own health — keeping yourself young, energetic, attractive, and free of degenerative diseases! Discover the biblical injunctions on diet and health, and the amazing correlations between them and modern scientific research. Updated November 2015 with 20 years of fresh insights since recording the previous "Go Natural" series!

Price: $49.95

Through the Bible 1: Pentateuch DVDs

by Dr. Andrew Hardy | 2 Discs | Produced 2013

Dr. Andrew Hardy takes you from Genesis through Deuteronomy in 10 sessions. This is part one of our Through the Bible series, which gives you an overview of the entire Bible.

Price: $24.95
Through the Bible II - United Kingdom DVDs

Through the Bible 2: United Kingdom DVDs

by Dr. Andrew Hardy | 2 Discs

Dr. Andrew Hardy takes you through Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel along with parts of 1 & 2 Chronicles and 1 Kings in 11 sessions. This is part two of our Through the Bible series, which provides you an overview of the entire Bible. 

In these books, which cover the United Kingdom, you learn about the conquest of the Promised Land under the leadershp of Joshua. Read about the early days of the nation of Israel as they lived under judges and kings. The nation prospered under righteous kings and languished under evil kings. Under Solomon, the nation of Israel reached its height in grandeur and glory. Discover what makes a nation prosper and what makes one fall. Learn how one person, living in obedience to Almighty God, can change the direction of a nation! Let us learn from history. 

Pray for God to give you revelation knowledge in your heart and mind as you meditate on His Word (Eph. 1:17,18).

Price: $24.95
Through the Bible III: Divided Kingdom - DVDs

Through the Bible 3: Divided Kingdom DVDs

by Dr. Andrew Hardy | 2 Discs | Produced 2013

Dr. Andrew Hardy takes you through 17 Old Testament books in 11 sessions. This is part three of our Through the Bible series, which provides you an overview of the entire Bible.

Price: $24.95
Through the Bible IV  Poetry and Wisdom Literature DVDs

Through the Bible 4: Poetry and Wisdom Literature DVDs

by Dr. Andrew Hardy | 2 Discs

Dr. Andrew Hardy guides you through the Poetry and Wisdom books of the Bible in 11 sessions. This is part four of our Through the Bible series, which provides you an overview of the entire Bible.

Price: $24.95
Through the Bible V  Major Prophets DVDs

Through the Bible 5: Major Prophets DVDs

by Dr. Andrew Hardy | 2 Discs

Dr. Andrew Hardy takes you through the Major Prophets in 10 sessions. This is part five of our Through the Bible series, which provides an overview of the entire Bible.

Price: $24.95
Through the Bible 6: Life of Christ - DVDs

Through the Bible 6: Life of Christ DVDs

by Dr. Andrew Hardy | 4 Discs

Dr. Andrew Hardy takes you through the Gospels, the Life of Christ, in 10 sessions. This is part six of our Through The Bible series,  which provide you an in-depth overview of the entire Bible. You may choose to begin with the Life of Christ, and work your way through the entire New Testament, and then follow this up by going through the Old Testament.

Why are there four Gospels describing Jesus' life? How are the three synoptic Gospels different from John? What does God want to say to me through the life of Jesus? Can I really imitate Christ and be like him? Yes, Jesus came to model the lifestyle God has empowered us to live!

Price: $24.95

Through the Bible 7: Acts and Epistles DVDs

by Dr. Andrew Hardy | 2 Discs

Dr. Andrew Hardy takes you through Acts and the General Epistles in 10 sessions. This is part seven of our Through the Bible series, which provides you an in-depth overview of the entire Bible. You may choose to begin with the Life of Christ, and work your way through the entire New Testament, and then follow this up by going through the Old Testament.

In the book of Acts you discover the vibrancy of the early Church. The Holy Spirit descended upon them in Pentecost and filled them and the room in which they were seated. Empowered by the Holy Ghost, they immediatey won 3000 to the Lord. Miracles followed, many were healed, and the world was transformed by these anointed disciples. 

In the General Epistles we learn of the struggles the early Church faced, and the amazing teaching the Apostle Paul provided to keep them on track. You receive a glimpse into the heart of Paul as he passionately encourages his readers to know who they are in Christ and ascend into the heavenlies, where they are seated with Him in heavenly places, ruling and reigning. These books take you into the depths of Scriptural truth as revealed by the Holy Spirit. Pray for God to give you revelation knowledge in your heart and mind as you meditate on His Word (Eph. 1:17,18).

Price: $24.95

Through the Bible 8: Epistles and Revelation DVDs

by Dr. Andrew Hardy

Dr. Andrew Hardy takes you through the General Epistles and the book of Revelation in 10 sessions. This is part eight of our Through The Bible series,  which provide you an in-depth overview of the entire Bible. You may choose to begin with the Life of Christ, and work your way through the entire New Testament, and then follow this up by going through the Old Testament.

This eighth series in the collection covers the following New Testament books: I Thessalonians, II Thessalonians, I Timothy, II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, I Peter, II Peter, I John, II John, III John, Jude and Revelation.

Price: $24.95

Pages