NEWS Expecting Miracles
It's Sunday morning. Like most Sunday mornings, I am engrossed in spiritual readings as classical music permeates the air around me. I treasure mornings like these. There are no distractions. It seems easy to hear the Lord. His voice comes through loud and clear, like rays of sunlight glistening through the pines after a heavy snowfall.
I had a very interesting week last week. Things at work were chaotic - extremely chaotic! I can sense changes on the horizon in my work environment, but I do not know what they will be or when they will occur. The Lord knows, of course, but He hasn't revealed His plan to me yet. I walk forward in faith expressing itself through love. That is what following Christ is all about, as Paul told the Galatians over 2,000 years ago (see: Galatians 5:6).
As my chaotic week was coming to an end on Friday, I had one more thing to do. Earlier in the week, I had scheduled a conference call with my new friend Jim, who was introduced to me recently by another friend, Andrea. She thought Jim and I would hit it off. Boy, was she right on the money! I do not know Jim very well yet, but I feel like I have known him my whole life. Jim has an amazing spirit. Love pours out of his heart. We are entangled with the Spirit.
My late afternoon conference call on Friday was arranged by Jim. He wanted to introduce me to a dear friend of his, Michael, who is a literary agent in Hollywood, California. Michael represents award-winning television/feature writers, producers and directors. There is a strike going on in Hollywood and I knew things were more hectic than usual on Michael's end so I wanted to keep our call focused on spiritual things and limit the small talk. Shortly after 3 p.m., Michael, Jim and I began speaking.
Following a brief intro by Jim, I told Michael the story of my spiritual regeneration (see my previous post, "I Am Love") which Jim had heard six weeks earlier when we first met. I gave Michael some additional background, mentioned the work Christine and I were doing with Sweetbird and mentioned some other events the Lord had orchestrated in my life. I could sense Michael was connecting with what I was saying, and I wanted to know more about his heart. I asked him a direct question:
Michael, did you have a revelation of Jesus or did you make a conscious decision to follow Him?
Michael immediately replied: "That is a interesting question."
I responded by saying I have noticed a profound difference in people that had seen Jesus through the eyes of their hearts (that is, had a revelation of Christ), versus those that were doing things for Jesus and in His name through works of the flesh. I mentioned to Michael that the former group of people were always intensely spiritual and filled with much fruit, while the latter were religious and bore little if any fruit, like the Pharisees.
Michael agreed with my description and told me that he had seen Jesus. There was no doubt in his mind. He told me that his story of spiritual regeneration was published in a book several years ago titled, "The Day I Met God." I told him I had purchased that exact book several months ago and read it with great interest. When Michael gave me a summary of the chapter, which was titled "Free Fall," I told him I recalled reading it and being moved by it.
I will leave it to readers to check out Michael's wonderful story of spiritual regeneration. We finished up our conference call and all agreed to stay in close contact. Suffice it to say that Michael, Jim and I are kindred spirits.
Shortly after our call, Michael sent me an email with a one line sentence:
"I am expecting miracles."
I smiled when I read it. The Lord is moving greatly in our lives. We are far more powerful collectively than as individuals. As the Lord said:
"For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them."
(Matthew 18:20)
The Lord is making connections that will serve His purpose. Hollywood is about as far from Christ as you can get. Michael has a tall order, but He has great faith in the Lord.
I often think of Hollywood as a modern day version of Corinth - the place where the Spirit moved Paul to write the best definition of love that has ever been written - 1 Corinthians 13 - the Scripture that spoke directly to my heart on December 7, 2002 when the song "I Am Love" was born and I was blessed with the Spirit.
Michael, Jim and I know that it would take nothing short of a miracle to have a place like Hollywood become transformed through the love of Jesus. America and the world would change in a heartbeat. Love would cast out fear. Light would replace darkness.
A week of chaos at work ended on a note of love and light. As I shut the lights off in my office to head home, I closed my eyes and gave thanks to the Lord for introducing me to Jim and Michael. I have no idea what lies ahead, but I have great faith and trust in the Lord. Like Michael, I am expecting miracles.
May you have great faith and trust in the Lord.
Agape,
Steve
I had a very interesting week last week. Things at work were chaotic - extremely chaotic! I can sense changes on the horizon in my work environment, but I do not know what they will be or when they will occur. The Lord knows, of course, but He hasn't revealed His plan to me yet. I walk forward in faith expressing itself through love. That is what following Christ is all about, as Paul told the Galatians over 2,000 years ago (see: Galatians 5:6).
As my chaotic week was coming to an end on Friday, I had one more thing to do. Earlier in the week, I had scheduled a conference call with my new friend Jim, who was introduced to me recently by another friend, Andrea. She thought Jim and I would hit it off. Boy, was she right on the money! I do not know Jim very well yet, but I feel like I have known him my whole life. Jim has an amazing spirit. Love pours out of his heart. We are entangled with the Spirit.
My late afternoon conference call on Friday was arranged by Jim. He wanted to introduce me to a dear friend of his, Michael, who is a literary agent in Hollywood, California. Michael represents award-winning television/feature writers, producers and directors. There is a strike going on in Hollywood and I knew things were more hectic than usual on Michael's end so I wanted to keep our call focused on spiritual things and limit the small talk. Shortly after 3 p.m., Michael, Jim and I began speaking.
Following a brief intro by Jim, I told Michael the story of my spiritual regeneration (see my previous post, "I Am Love") which Jim had heard six weeks earlier when we first met. I gave Michael some additional background, mentioned the work Christine and I were doing with Sweetbird and mentioned some other events the Lord had orchestrated in my life. I could sense Michael was connecting with what I was saying, and I wanted to know more about his heart. I asked him a direct question:
Michael, did you have a revelation of Jesus or did you make a conscious decision to follow Him?
Michael immediately replied: "That is a interesting question."
I responded by saying I have noticed a profound difference in people that had seen Jesus through the eyes of their hearts (that is, had a revelation of Christ), versus those that were doing things for Jesus and in His name through works of the flesh. I mentioned to Michael that the former group of people were always intensely spiritual and filled with much fruit, while the latter were religious and bore little if any fruit, like the Pharisees.
Michael agreed with my description and told me that he had seen Jesus. There was no doubt in his mind. He told me that his story of spiritual regeneration was published in a book several years ago titled, "The Day I Met God." I told him I had purchased that exact book several months ago and read it with great interest. When Michael gave me a summary of the chapter, which was titled "Free Fall," I told him I recalled reading it and being moved by it.
I will leave it to readers to check out Michael's wonderful story of spiritual regeneration. We finished up our conference call and all agreed to stay in close contact. Suffice it to say that Michael, Jim and I are kindred spirits.
Shortly after our call, Michael sent me an email with a one line sentence:
"I am expecting miracles."
I smiled when I read it. The Lord is moving greatly in our lives. We are far more powerful collectively than as individuals. As the Lord said:
"For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them."
(Matthew 18:20)
The Lord is making connections that will serve His purpose. Hollywood is about as far from Christ as you can get. Michael has a tall order, but He has great faith in the Lord.
I often think of Hollywood as a modern day version of Corinth - the place where the Spirit moved Paul to write the best definition of love that has ever been written - 1 Corinthians 13 - the Scripture that spoke directly to my heart on December 7, 2002 when the song "I Am Love" was born and I was blessed with the Spirit.
Michael, Jim and I know that it would take nothing short of a miracle to have a place like Hollywood become transformed through the love of Jesus. America and the world would change in a heartbeat. Love would cast out fear. Light would replace darkness.
A week of chaos at work ended on a note of love and light. As I shut the lights off in my office to head home, I closed my eyes and gave thanks to the Lord for introducing me to Jim and Michael. I have no idea what lies ahead, but I have great faith and trust in the Lord. Like Michael, I am expecting miracles.
May you have great faith and trust in the Lord.
Agape,
Steve
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