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01/11/2022

Rhema Group Notification - River of Life Conference - January 14th & 15th - The Rock Church - www.riveroflife.online

12/15/2020

Brothers,

Here is some info for our Brother Tom Allen. Some of you are not aware but Tom passed away last Wednesday around 1:30pm. So sad to see my amazing Brother in Christ leave us all but he isn't complaining now. That is for sure. There will be a viewing this Wednesday December 16th from 4-7pm at Olinger Mortuary at 8600 E. Hampden Ave. Close to Hampden and Yosemite. Tom will be cremated after this, and then we will have a formal service sometime in January. Probably at The Rock Church in Castle Rock. More details to come.

In addition, there has been a Go Fund Me page set up for Tom & Family to help with these expenses. To be quite honest, I would love to see a major fund raise here to pay off Tom & Kathies home in Aurora so go for it if you can. Here is the link for that.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/thomas-allen-memorial-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

If you are more comfortable giving to the Rhema Fund and have those funds ear marked for Kathie I can do that too. We are not a non-profit but I don't think Go Fund Me is either. Reach out to me and we can figure that one out too. Either way, we want to honor Tom, Kathie and the family.

The picture below was taken in the fall of 2018 when Tom and I had an adventure in San Diego and Tijuana Mexico to seek some alternative medical treatments. This was taken at a hotel in San Diego on the beach. Had a great meal and a beer. Tom hadn't been able to drink a beer in a while because of his medical condition, but we chose to enjoy the moment. Well worth it.

Blessings to everyone.

12/02/2020

Ephesians 1:3 NASB

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.

I just want to say that I am thankful for all of you. I am still blown away that the Lord chose to start this ministry outside of Mike and I even being aware that one was being started. Then all these guys started coming and lives were being transformed. Along with that many other related things in the Kingdom business world started sprouting and what is going on today is beyond what I even dared to imagine. It has been 8 years now and we have seen about 340 guys come through or in contact with the ministry in one way or another. Along with that some home groups, healing ministry discipleship, disaster relief certifications, Kingdom based offshore investment opportunities and lots of other thing's. Too much to list. None the less, thank you Lord for all these guys and the mighty men they are. Truly an honor to know these guys and also the guys we are yet to be introduced to.

Last week I had shared the verses in 2 Peter 1:3-9. More specifically that we have been given everything we need for life and godliness. How many things? Everything! Well, the verse above is the same flavor. We have been given every spiritual blessing in the Heavenly places in Christ. Hmm? Do I see any limitations there or do I see what we have not been given? Doesn't appear to be. Our human minds in our "logical" thinking want to find a way to dumb that verse down but I see no dumbing down at all. Seems that would be a really dumb thing to do. Ha!! Think about that. Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. There is probably a whole lot of spiritual blessings we have been given that we have no clue about. Seems a good time to ask for wisdom from the Lord and what that would be. He will give it.

Blessings

11/19/2020

2 Peter 1:3 NASB

for His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

I love the verse above. Hard to come to any conclusion that we don't have what we need to live a godly life. I know both our conscious and subconscious are well trained to remind us we are fallen and wretched people that don't have anything to offer. Was that true before Christ? Absolutely. Is that true after Christ? Absolutely Not! Scriptures says we are equipped and it is plastered all over the new testament. All over! So guys...take freedom in knowing that you have been given everything you need for a godly life. With that said I wanted to share some more of that scripture to soak on since it is so good. Thank you Jesus.

2 Peter 1:3-9 NASB
for His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 4 Through these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world on account of lust. 5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, 6 and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, 7 and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they do not make you useless nor unproductive in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For the one who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.

11/04/2020

Soldier of Christ Jesus,

Good morning Brothers. It is now 6:48am mountain time. When I awoke I felt the Lord wanted me to glean directly from Him what I should write today. Obviously our country and for that matter the world is waiting to hear the results of the election. I watched a movie last night with my wife, but after that I quickly turned to the news channel to see the latest results. So at about 11:30pm or so it showed Biden at about 230 electoral votes to Trumps 211 give or take. So as I stated above I believe the Lord wanted me to completely ignore any news about anything, not knowing anything about the results and to write what I believe He would have me write. Hard to do in this day and age but I am doing it. So I have no idea what the results are now.

Last week I spoke about the importance of listening to the Holy Spirit and praying in alignment with what the Lord is interceding for. I also talked about the importance of staying away from worldly or fleshly arguments that brings division among people. Our battle is not against people but against the enemies in the spiritual realm. I know I have also talked about the importance of standing up as a man or woman of God and strongly proclaiming this wonderful and amazing God we serve. Yeshua the Messiah, Adonai, Elohim, Abba Father. The God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. We need to stand boldly knowing for sure who we serve, and to make that known no matter what. As we stand boldly our love for mankind should completely reflect just how Jesus would have loved no matter the circumstance. With that said I want to share a great section of scripture that I think the Lord brought to mind in 2 Timothy 2:1-19 NIV.

You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. 3 Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. 5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. 7 Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.

8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, 9 for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word (logos - basically the message spoken from the Lord Jesus Christ) is not chained. 10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
11 Here is a trustworthy saying:

If we died with him, we will also live with him;
12 if we endure, we will also reign with him.
If we disown him, he will also disown us;
13 if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.

14 Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word (logos - same as above) of truth. 16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. 17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some. 19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.” (Greek word for wickedness is adikia, which means - injustice, of a judge, unrighteousness of heart and life, a deed violating law and justice, act of unrighteousness)

My Brothers. As good soldiers of Christ Jesus we have been declared righteous and we should walk as righteous men of God and not let worldly affairs entangle us or distract us. Basically righteousness means to stand before our Lord without guilt, shame or condemnation and Jesus has given this to us. Lets walk in that truth no matter what happens in our life, so that the Love of God is displayed in all we do. As it says above in one of our theme verses at 1 Timothy 1:5.

The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Brothers I am greatly looking forward to tomorrow to see what the Lord has in store for us, whether in person or on Zoom. I thank God for all of you and have immense hope that the Lord will continue to do mighty and Godly things through all of you as we believe in His Great and Precious Son Christ Jesus. All Glory and Honor be to our Lord Jesus Christ!

10/28/2020

Hey Everyone. Two post with in 10 minutes and I haven't posted for quite a while. Thought I would share this Rhema email to the guys today. Heck...I should be posting all my weekly emails but here you go.

I wasn't planning on writing anything today but something came to mind I wanted to share. It is concerning prayer and especially this week as we come into this very decisive election with all the division happening in our country and within the church. I have a lot to say about that and I have many times before, however I want to get to what we need to do this week. To be quite honest, everyday there after too. It is about us praying, but it is also about what we are praying. As we know, Paul says in Ephesians 6 that our battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers and authorities in the spiritual realm. We know this scripture, but most of the time we would rather deal with it in the fleshly realm and get into arguments and disagreements and speculations and so on. Are there good arguments to be had? Sure. However, most of the time it is a mute discussion and the only real change that will come is from the Holy Spirit. Real change happens when we pray and especially when are praying in alignment with what the Lord is praying. Hmmm???

In Romans 8:34 it talks about how Jesus Christ is making intercession for us. That can probably mean many things, but I have often asked Jesus to reveal to me what He is interceding for, so I could also intercede for the same things. I want to be in agreement with Him. Have you ever thought that some of the things you are interceding for might not be what Christ is interceding for? You maybe praying against what Christ is praying for. Hmmm?? Not so good, eh?

The scripture above in Ephesians 6:18 talks about praying in the Spirit at all times. I know I have talked about this before but it is a good reminder. I used to think this meant to be praying all the time. That didn't make much sense to me for many obvious reasons. We can't be praying all the time, right? One day one of the Rhema Brothers shares with me the Greek word for "times". Most of the time we are thinking of a linear time. Our 24 hour clock. The Greek word for that is chronos. However, the Greek word in this scripture for "times" is kairos. This basically means at the right time or in due time or in the right season or when things are brought to crisis. Here is what I see and there could be other revelation around this. As you are tuned into what the Holy Spirit is saying He will tell you how, what and when to pray for something. I think this is important because this will bring you into alignment with what Jesus is interceding for as mentioned above.

So how does this affect the election and the current times we are in. I would encourage all of you to try as best as you can to set aside all your worldly and fleshly arguments that bring division between people. Try not to think about what you want or what you think makes sense. As we know, God's ways are not our ways. Yes, we have the mind of Christ but we can be really good at veering away from that truth and go into worldly thinking. I know I do. If God tells you to walk into a fire your reasoning mind will say a big fat NO! However, your Spiritual mind will say a big fat YES! So clear your mind of those things. Then ask the Lord what He wants you to pray for in this season and election. Ask the Lord what the enemy is trying to do and what has he been successful at. Be quiet and listen. If you are having a hard time hearing try praying in tongues. That really helps me to clear the mind and listen. The Lord will answer you. Once the Lord reveals then go for it and pray with great fervency. This might be something to pray on for a while or several times or daily. Go after it.

On that note, what if the enemy is playing tricks with you and trying to get you to pray for something contrary to what God would want? Well...here is a good measuring stick. Read this in James 3:5-6 and 9-12.

Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

If your prayers become prayers of cursing another human being or slandering or a hopeless prayer and especially without love this is a problem, and is something the enemy loves to work with. Again, the battle is against the spiritual realm. Not people. Don't give the enemy tools to work with. Only give the Lord what He will work with and what He will do to assign Angels to according to what you pray in agreement with Jesus on.

So with that said I would take these last days before the election to do what I stated above daily and several times a day if possible. I would also remind you that you have been given authority when you pray. Your prayer is mighty and power as it says in James 5:16. Heaven listens and the spiritual realm reacts and will have a great outcome on the earthly realm. Far more then anything we can do on earth outside of the spiritual realm. Far more!

10/28/2020

Brothers and any Sisters following. Hope you are having a stellar day. Thought I would share about a new book our Brother Joshua Kaigen has released. It is called "Hello, my name is Love". It is written to the secular mind so there isn't any spiritual wording or language that would be overtly Christian. It is really introducing the One that is Love but in a way that brings truth to what Love is. I have yet to read it, but knowing Josh it will be amazing. I also hear it can be a great study book even for believers. Here is the link to it.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GXT13SX?ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_InEMFbFHXNGF5&tag=kpembed-20&linkCode=kpe

04/15/2020

Gentlemen. Many of you knew John Hall who attended our Rhema sessions. John lived between shelters and being homeless. John knew the LORD and became friends with many of us. John died 3/4/20 from complications of his liver disease and and a heart issue. John left behind two daughters in Kentucky, that he often talked about. Daughter, Autumn, is going to college this Fall, and Daughter, Spring, is 13+-. We are wanting to raise some funds to help them with their education and to remember how much their dad loved them. John knew his life was not what he wanted or hoped for. Far from it. However, he cared for his family and was working to try to make things right. We want this to be a reminder to the girls that their earthly father loved them, but even more, that they have a Heavenly FATHER who desperately cares for them.

We have commitments now for $1,000 to start the fund. You don't need to write the check now, but send an email to me ([email protected]) with how much you would like to pledge during 2020. Any money raised will be held in the Rhema Fund under separate accounting with Larry (the Hawk) Maslin 's oversight. Jump on board if you can. Just a reminder, our Rhema Fund is not a tax deductible entity. Blessings.

04/01/2020

Hey everyone. Thought I would share my email today. Time for us to help where we can in whatever way the Lord leads us. Blessings to you all.

As stated last week many of us will be fine financially and some won't. I say we.."as in", our community. Of course that includes our extended families and friends but please realize there are guys right within our own Rhema community that need help. This includes our mens Rhema Thursday group, home groups and business groups. If you are able and know someone who needs help please reach out to them, or if you want to reach out to me I can help make connections. Also, if you need help reach out to me to get on the list. Help can be done in many ways, which includes money, food, help with getting around or whatever. Of course, the biggest help is prayer. Ask the Lord what to pray for and who to help. Ultimately we want you to do what the Lord directs you to do. Don't be driven by guilt in order to help someone. Do as the Lord directs.

I also encourage all of you to pass this message or a similar message along in your social media accounts. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc. If you want to take this list of places to donate to please do.

If you are in a position to help or if you end up getting a check from the government that you don't need here are some areas you can help both locally and abroad. Most if not all of these are people we know or are within our community of influence. Of course, you can give to whomever you wish but I also like the idea of knowing exactly who you are supporting. I would encourage any of you if you know someone personally that needs help and you are not stuck on getting a tax deduction then give to them directly. Other then that here is the list of possible places to give with an explanation.

Rhema Fund - Needed to mention this first. We have used this to help guys in our group or others directly connected to someone in the group for many years. This is not a non-profit so no tax deduction here. You can make a check out to the "Rhema Fund" and send it to our office at 6464 S. Quebec St, Suite 600, Centennial, CO 80111. In fact, a check will be going out today to one of our guys that everyone knows so the need is there.

20d Ministry - Our Brother Matthew Reed runs this ministry. I mentioned this last week. He is always on this email as a ministry to support. Please see below in the announcements for more details. This is a front line ministry to the homeless in Denver. A very good use of your resources. Matthew is also a Pastor at Open Door Fellowship. You can also give to him there. If you do give there make sure you mention Matthew Reed as a staff member you are giving too. Here is their link. https://odfdenver.wordpress.com/donations/

Boulevard of Hope - Our Brother Mark O'Brien is a missionary for this ministry supported by Global Associates. Mark is also on the front line of helping homeless in Denver. Similar to what Matthew is doing and also a very good area to give your resources. See below in the announcements for more info on giving.

Street Life Ministries New York - Our Brother David Van Fleet runs this amazing ministry in the streets of New York. David is frequently on our virtual rhema calls on Wednesday mornings. He is such a wonderful man of God and ministers to so many on the streets of New York. If you want to give here is the link to his website. https://streetlife.org/

MannaTribe - This ministry is new and is part of one of our business initiatives in South Africa (SA). It is tied into the payment technologies we are creating with Cybermanna that includes Rebel Pay and Zing Pay. Ultimately our goal is to create a community of businesses that we process for that also give to non-profits (Manna Tribe for now) that serves the needs of the community it is in. Right now that need is massive in SA and other parts of the world. We have set up arrangements between Manna Tribe and front line ministries we are involved with to distribute the money. Our own guys(Gerhard and Andre Strydom) in SA are very familiar with what is called squatter camps. The people living here are the poorest of the poor and live from day to day. If they go without work one day can mean starvation a week later and that is happening now. We are gearing up using technology to help these folks in whatever ways we can. Money, food, assistance, whatever. A lot of this is directly related to what the Lord has been directing us in these last years. So here are two ways you can help if the Lord leads you.
1. Even though Manna Tribe is an official non-profit it is set up in South Africa. That doesn't mean the IRS will recognize this. If this doesn't matter to you then you can give directly to them using our own technology (Yay!) to give. Here is the link to give. www.mannatribe.org. When you get to the site scroll down to learn more about the camps and to find a link to donate.

2. If you need it to be tax deductible you can give to the Boulder Foundation, which many of you are aware of. Boulder Foundation will then send that money to Manna Tribe and you get your tax write off. Of course, your donation will be minus any fees or cost Boulder Foundation has to process this but that won't be much. Go to this link. https://donate.boulderfoundation.org/ . Once there put in the amount and choose "MannaTribe" under the "Programs" section.

Nurse Force Global - Our Brother Kendrick Canares runs this ministry in the Philippines. Some of us know Kendrick personally and have visited the ministry personally including myself. Kendrick's ministry spreads the gospel and prays for people by bringing nursing services to out lying areas in the Philippines. No doubt they are busy during this time with the Covid Virus and in need of supplies and other important items to do ministry. The only way to donate to them electronically is through the Boulder Foundation. That info is below. You can go to their website for more info. https://nurseforceglobal.org/index.html. You can send them a check but it would be quicker using Boulder Foundation. Go to this link. https://donate.boulderfoundation.org/ Once there put in the amount and look for the selection for "Nurse Force Global" under "Programs" and take it from there.

Reliant Mission - Our Brother Anthony Testa is a missionary with his entire family in Italy. Many of you know Anthony. He has been to Rhema several times and usually when their family is back in the States for a recouping period. He is in the front lines of all that is going on in Italy and giving hope to families with the Gospel of Christ, in a country that is almost void of the the Spiritual dynamics we experience here in the US. Anthony is an amazing man of God and giving to this ministry would be well worth it. Here is a link for more info, which also has a link for giving. https://reliant.org/anthony.testa

Rwandan Hope Project - both our Brothers Phil Eberhart and Arthur Whitehead help to lead this amazing ministry in Rwanda. With our 3P Rhema business ministry initiatives and so many other God lead projects we are getting more and more involved here. This is also a front line ministry to the orphans and widows of the Rwandan genocide back in 1994. Learn more about this here https://rwandanhopeproject.org/. If you want to donate choose the "Invest" button in the upper right of the web page menu.

Here are some resources for your own needs both personally and in business. I know there are many food banks out there but here is one in particular that I have found to be quite good. My wife volunteers there and she also partakes too. It is at Grace Baptist Church in Parker near Parker Rd and Main Street. Their address is 10816 S Parker Rd, Parker, CO 80134. They don't have specific times they are open but my wife was there today helping. Seems Fridays at 11:30am is when they are usually open to the public. It is called Grace Food Ministry but there is no website. If you want to get notifications from them let me know and I will have my wife invite you via Facebook or some other way. Of course, you can just show up there on Friday at 11:30. Wish I had more info. Sorry.

For you business owners the bill was passed in the Senate to give aid to small businesses and other related things to this Covid virus. I just completed it myself and it was quite easy. It is technically a loan but if you use it for payroll, rent, utilities, etc the money doesn't need to be paid back. It is quite surprising how many businesses will qualify. Here is the direct link to the application. https://covid19relief.sba.gov/ #/

So there you go. Below is our link to the virtual meeting tomorrow so talk to you guys then.

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02/18/2020

Gents. As you know our Brother Curt Johnson does dream interpretation. He is quite good. Here is a blog he wrote on what a faceless person means Biblically in a dream. If you get lots of crazy dreams you might reach out to Curt but follow his blog. That would be awesome.

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  The Biblical meaning of a faceless person is God. God is Light and throughout scripture radiant light accompanies God's presence. However, in a

01/22/2020

1 Timothy 1:5 NIV
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith

Isaiah 64:8 TPT
Yet still, Yahweh, you are our Father.
We are like clay and you are our Potter.
Each one of us is the creative, artistic work of your hands.

Brothers of Clay,

Hope you are well and had a great week. As usual, it sounds like group was awesome as Mike tells me. Hmmm...guess I should head out of town more often. :) Well...none the less, it is good to be back home with the family and to see you guys again.

Certainly I could talk a bit about our trip. No doubt the Lord was revealing more things He has been orchestrating for many years and as time goes on we see the pieces of the puzzle continue to come together. Ultimately, God is preparing His Bride to be an effective Church that reconciles the world back to Himself and to each other. A Bride that no longer lives for themselves but is an instrument of the Lord to represent His will here on earth. What is God's will. To love Him, to love others and to know Him. The Lord is always going after peoples hearts and is desperate for everyone to know Him intimately and just how good He is.

In the scripture above (1 Timothy 1:5) that is always listed in my emails I just put a different version. Instead of "the goal of our instruction" it says "the goal of this command". I decided to focus on the word command for a few reasons. We have a tendency to think of Gods commands as the 10 commandments or following the law or Torah and certainly that can be the case. However, the overwhelming focus from Christ in His instructions or commands to us related to loving God and loving others. It is even referred in James 2:8 as the Royal Law and Jesus said that all the laws and the prophets hang on these two commands. A command that somehow got lost with the teachers of Christ day and is still happening today. Love is a command and not simply a good instruction. It is at the core of who God is and if we are to represent Him we must love. Where love really comes into play is when you are to love people that are not easy to love. Where I see that mostly is in community with other believers,
where you really get to know them with all the good and bad behaviors. As Christ says, they will know us by our love for one another. Yes, we are to love those outside the Church but we first got to love well in the Church.

However, I will say that we probably won't love to well if we don't know the One that is love and how to receive His love for ourselves. It has become clear to me that God wants to be our provider and handle all aspects of our lives. We have a mindset to do things for God as opposed to doing things God tells us to do. That only comes with intimacy with the Lord. Certainly I am not a "works" kind of guy related to getting God's approval from doing things for Him. I am also seeking that fine balance between working and waiting for the Lord. However, there is one thing we need to work hard at and be disciplined and steadfast in. Pursuing the Lord to know Him intimately. Not knowing about Him but knowing Him. Practicing His presence in our lives daily and the will to simply spend time with Him. As we do that He molds us into what He wants us to be, which comes from a foundation of who we are in Christ. As the potter molds the clay the Lord shapes us into what He wants and when He is done He
will write His name in the clay just as an artist would. What does that say? That one is mine. The molding becomes a heart that is Holy His. I love the version of scripture above for Isaiah 64:8. That represents this point well.

Since we have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthian 2:16) our job is to bring our thinking into alignment with that truth and what did Christ do a lot? He spent a lot of time with His Father and did nothing outside of what His Father told him. Guess what, we have the same Father and we are to do the same thing. So with that said, I want to share a link to a song from Julie Meyer called "Paint your Picture". Not sure why I haven't heard of Julie before. She led worship for years at International House of Prayer and is quite well known. I heard this song while listening to Dan Mohler and it just totally spoke to my heart. It speaks to what I wrote above and it really can bring you into a mindset of allowing the Lord to mold you or paint a picture of you that his Holy His. See below.

"Paint Your Picture / The Paintbrush-Julie Meyer", sound recording administered by: ForeRunnerMusic Pick me up like a paintbrush, God Dip it in the colors of...