October 2007 – God’s Voice
Worldwide
From
Dr.
Mark Virkler, Author of How
to Hear God’s Voice and President of Christian
Leadership University
Mission:
To equip you to do everything as an outcome of your
daily conversations with God, and to train others to do the same.
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How to Hear God’s Voice |
Rocky Mount, NC |
| Oct. 12,13 |
How to Hear God’s
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New Freedom, PA
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| Nov. 9,10 |
How to Hear God’s Voice |
Birmingham, AL |
Seminar details available at cwgministries.org/itinerary.
“We
will dance through eternity…” –
Journaling
from Fay Dennis
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“Fay, I heard your thought that
you felt you were big-headed and your fear that others will
think you arrogant. Daughter, I AM with you and I AM in you. You
have submitted yourself to Me in loyalty and obedience.
“I have seen and heard the tears of your grief. I have
seen your suffering when you have stayed the course and done as
I have said when you have been persecuted and betrayed in My
Name. For that you will be rewarded because I know you are Mine
and that you have finally crossed your own barrier of mistrust
and fear. You crossed the threshold and now trust Me.
“Not only will I give you a vineyard you have not
planted, I will give you many, for you have sown thousands of
seeds as you have given your life, the life of personal
self-will. It has come at a personal cost and I see and know
this and I AM with you, and I love you, Daughter.
“You are My precious possession. I honor and respect
your loyalty and trust in Me in the face of your own discomfort
and need. Yes, you are becoming more and more submitted to Me.
You listen to My voice and I love you. I asked and you answered.
You said, ‘Here I am, Lord,’ the sweetest sound to My ears.
I believe you would die for Me, and you have!”
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Thank You, Lord. Your words encourage me and embarrass
me at the same time. I so want to do Your will and I fail
miserably at times, more times than I’d care to admit.
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“Daughter, there is no failure in Me, only lessons
learned and fine tuning in the Spirit. Sometimes the Fire burns
and other times It is a Healing Balm and other times It is the
Harsh Disciplinarian, and other times the Teacher and Comforter.
You are in a time of Its healing, comforting and teaching.
Listen well and learn.
“I have asked you to follow My every lead and you have
done that and continue to do that. I AM well pleased. Well done,
little sister. I AM rejoicing in your trust in Me. I will never
fail you or lead you astray, never! Peace be still, little one.
I AM with you now and always and in all things. Receive of Me. I
breathe My Breath of Life on you and into your being. I love
you.
“I heard your thoughts about the opinions and beliefs
of others and of their criticisms and judgments of you. Let go
of the past, daughter, dust off your sandals, focus on Me. Do
not concern yourself with others’ unbelief. You have repented
and grown and moved on. You have and are willing to look at the
truth of your actions. Self-examination is hard, yet you are
doing it and reaping the rewards of self-denial and doing the
right thing.
“I AM raising you up to be a great leader in Me,
daughter, in Me. I know that you are submitted and will remain
because I have your heart and My Heart is in yours, firmly
planted. We will dance through eternity from here. You will be
Mine always and in all ways.
“I love you and thank you for answering My Call. I know
it has not been easy and the road is narrow and hard at times,
but the rewards are great. It did not go unnoticed by Me that
you were willing to give up your home and your lucrative income,
and willing to live a more humble life in My Name if needed. You
will be rewarded beyond your wildest imaginings.”
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Making
the Most of a Two-way
Conversation with God –
Mark Virkler
When the Lord speaks to us, He is looking for a response back from us.
God loves dialogue and relationship with His children. God may say
things to you like the following:
- Don’t try to do what only God can do.
- Do fulfill your part, which is going to Him always…
- Do be transparent when you come to God.
- Stop hiding your real self when you come to God…
- He will keep you.
I have learned that when God speaks things to me, it is best to
engage in a dialogue with Him about these things. For example, with
the above, I would ask “Lord, what am I trying to do, that is really
a thing that only You can do?” “If You don’t want me doing that
thing, then what should I be doing?” “The reason I do that
particular thing is because …..” “What do You want to say to me
about my reason for doing that particular thing?”
“Lord, when am I not transparent as I come to You? “Lord, the
reason I am not fully transparent is because I am afraid that ….”
“What do You want to say about that fear?” “Lord, would You help
me understand why I hide my real self when I come to You?” “Lord,
how can I best remove my reasons for hiding my real self when I come
to You?” “Lord, You say You will keep me; what exactly does that
mean?” “In what ways am I responsible to keep myself and in what
ways are You the One responsible to keep me?”
Then, of course, if you have any response you are not sure came
from God, you share it with your three spiritual advisors.
The walk of faith is a walk of faith, and without faith it
is impossible to please God. Be a God-pleaser. Have faith in God. Look
and listen, and believe what you receive comes from Him. Submit it to
your three spiritual advisors so you can run with assurance.
Run the race, finish the course, obtain the prize. Do not let satan’s
doubt, fear or unbelief, or your unwillingness to utilize spiritual
counselors, rob you of God’s choice blessings for your life. Run in
faith and obedience.
CLU
Students Write -
Paul Wolak
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“I am not yet finished with my first
course, and already it has changed my life and ministry. I have
been learning to tune to the flow of the Holy Spirit within me
and live out of His voice like I never have in the past! I guess
it’s not that His grace is more available, but that I have
apprehended more of what is already mine in Christ.
“God had given me a teaching a few years back based on
Proverbs 20:5 called ‘Living Out of the Well.’ What the Holy
Spirit has been teaching me out of this course has brought me to
greater depths on this subject, and has made it possible for me
to live more of the Word than I have been able to live in the
past.
“I knew that grace, beyond being just
unmerited favor, was his ability in me to live the Christ life,
but now I am experiencing it! Crystal waters
are flowing from the throne (the Christ I in my spirit, my
innermost being), and those waters are washing, cleansing, and
changing me, and enabling me to minister more effectively by His
Spirit.”
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How
to Get Sound Sleep
Q. “Dear Mark and Patti: I am presently reading
your book
How
to Hear God’s Voice which I have found very
helpful. I am on Chapter 3 ‘How I Can Become Still.’ I am 57 years
old and for the last 20 years I have not slept well. I think it is due
to the fact that for the first 37 years of my life I really pushed
myself and lost the ability to relax, which I have never regained.
“I have had a lot of ministry and prayer for the situation and
also sought help from traditional medicine and alternative medicine
with no results. I would like to try different relaxation techniques
with the help of biofeedback equipment that you mentioned in your
book. Would the GSR2 be sufficient for this or should I get the GSR
Temp2X?” David
A. Dear David, Sleep is critically important to
your health and overall well being. Both the GSR2 and GSR Temp2X
biofeedback machines will work fine for you and can be ordered from www.mindgrowth.com.
If you can afford the more expensive one, get that.
I have had similar problems concerning sleep. I slept great for the
first 37 years and not well for the last 18. Here is what I have found
that has helped me.
I use vision and relaxation and breathing to help me get to sleep.
This is what I do.
- I breathe in and out slowly saying the name Jesus over and over
- As I breathe in – I say “JE” (and I see His light coming
in with my breath – since breath and spirit are the same word in
the Bible)
- As I breathe out – I say “SUS” and I see my semi–light
going back out to Jesus.
So I am utilizing the techniques of 1) picturing, 2) repetition and
3) slow breathing. Picturing takes you beyond thoughts (since thoughts
are left brain and picturing is right brain), and repetition takes you
inward into your heart (the Psalms are full of repetition). And, of
course, when you do get to sleep, your breathing has slowed down, so
in manually slowing down my breathing, I am preparing my body for
sleep. Why don’t you try these and see if they help?
The second problem I (and many others) face is waking up in the
middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep. To solve
this, I utilize several natural herbal products – particularly 5-HTP
and “Restful
Night Essentials” and others which you could get from a natural
health store.
I have found a combination of several work best
for me (I especially like Russian
Gold from FreeLife), and after not sleeping well for a number of
years, I now get a great night of restful sleep once again.
Laughter
Heals!
After every flight pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet,”
which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics
correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then
pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here
are some maintenance complaints submitted by pilots (marked with a P)
and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance
engineers.
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute
descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That’s what friction locks are for.
P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you’re right.
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to: straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
And the best one for last..................
P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a dwarf
pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away
Tent-Making
Activity (Acts
18:1-4)
This is Josh Virkler’s personal story of the enormous impact that
even a fairly small change in nutrition can have.
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“Sixteen months ago, my life was very different than it is
today. In fact, if I hadn’t written out how I felt at that
time, I probably wouldn’t believe it anymore!
You see, I used to have very low energy. Against my will, I
would roll myself out of bed at around 7:30AM, and I would spend
any energy that I did have at the office. By the end of an
exhausting day sitting at a desk, (ridiculous, isn’t it?), I’d
come home and flop on the couch for the night, and try to just
get enough rest over the weekend to feel recovered for the
coming week. Needless to say, at any age, this is not
living ‘the abundant life.’ But particularly as a young
26-year-old guy, it’s just pathetic and sad!
I am so thankful that we were introduced to a delicious ‘superfruit’
juice that has literally turned my health and vitality around.
(I know it may be silly, but the ‘delicious’ part was the
clincher for me, becuase I just can’t stomach a lot of those
other ultra-healthy concoctions that are out there!) These days
I am waking up at about 6:00AM every morning, not needing to
drag myself out of bed, and I feel great all day. I have better
mental focus and clarity, and the stresses of life and work
rarely get to me anymore.”
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Does Josh’s story sound at all familiar? Do you find yourself
relating to his lethargic “old self?” Would you love to find
yourself identifying more with his “new-and-improved self?”
Feel free to contact him for more information at josh@cluonline.com,
1-800-466-6961, or 716-512-8127. Or go ahead and start your own 90-day
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New
translations posted – Please spread the word to those who could
benefit!
Special thanks to Matthew Kalu and Yopatcha Celestin for translating
four of Virklers’ books (plus one by Peter Tan) into French. These
are now
available
for downloading from the free books section of our website.
We have received offers from individuals around the world to
translate our books into various languages, and we now have free
material available on our website in 29
different languages). We appreciate each and every person who has
given of their time and talent for this work. If you would like to
volunteer to translate any of our materials, please contact
Mark Virkler.
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