Hard Messages That Must Be Preached

This Sunday Lou Engle preached a message that frankly left me shaking in my boots. The morning for our household was a hectic one trying to get my parents, my husband, and my baby out the door and on time for the baby dedication was enough to make me pull out my hair. My mother, God bless her, made this adorable little vintage dress for Shiloh to wear for the dedication, but it wasn't quite finished till about 10:30am on Sunday. That was the time that we were supposed to be at church. If you are not from the south you wouldn't understand the "making a dress" thing but it is an important thing. However I would have been willing to forgo the tradition to get to church more than 30 seconds before they announced for the parents to bring their babies up. I dropped our stuff at the back of the sanctuary and handed Steven Shiloh and we booked it up there. We were not in the best spirits at that point and I hope that it didn't show for the entire congregation. Anyways... it was lovely and Mike came over to pray over Shiloh as well as my dear friend Jess Wilson. (She is my hero but that is for another post)

So after the chaos began to settle I started to focus on Lou and his message immediately began to pierce my heart. Lou isn't a hater of any kind, on the contrary he is a man of principal and of the word who is unwilling to compromise with darkness even for the sake of political correctness. So as he was talking about the seriousness of the situation in our nation I gulped. Our nation on November 4th cried out with a loud voice like the Israelites of old....Give us a king of our own choosing. We have a president that is fiercely pro-choice and who will in a matter of years undo so much of what the founding fathers and church has fought to protect. The unborn will be exploited, the children indoctrinated, and the homosexual's will rage like the fires in California if the church does not rise up. We must awaken the sleeping beauty of America. The Bride of Christ must clean herself and pray. Lou's frustration and soul agony isn't with President Elect Obama, neither should ours, it is with the laziness of a church who would rather see "change" than righteousness.
Lou showed a video of some IHOPer's who were being openly persecuted in the Castro District in CA. It was horrifying, something you would expect to see in Africa or in the Middle East from terrorist. This wasn't a foreign outcry of injustice, this was demonic rage coming from the homosexual community in the light of Proposition 8 passing that defines marriage between a man and a women only. I do not hate or despise the men and women that are lost and deceived in homosexuality, but there is a demonic attachment to such immortality and given over to it a person is not themselves and the demon rages at whoever would challenge its stronghold. It was frightening and worrisome that the Governor of CA was allowing this to go on all across the state. Riots, protest marches and violence against the "christian haters" as the media put it. The most alarming part to me was not that it happened or that it would soon make its way across America, but that my heart responded in a way that I am ashamed. I thought to myself as I watched the video that "they shouldn't have been in that district after the election. Didn't they know that was going to happen." WHAT!!!! I caught myself and immediately remembered a Man who came from Glory and walked among the filthiest of us all including me and yet He opened not His mouth as the sinners He came to save crucified Him. As believers it isn't for us to protect our life even unto death...no, it is to love to the end. The martyrs of old knew that when they signed up to follow this Christ that they also signed their death decree. It is the same today and will be till the day that Jesus stands in Jerusalem as KING over all.
As Lou continued to talk about how their is no peace in the land as long as unrighteous decrees are going forth. How when Jezebel is in power the prophets must take their stand and declare the word of the Lord. He talked about adoptions, about fasting and prayer. I found myself standing at the end with my hands open waiting to receive from the Lord a fire in my heart to stand and to proclaim His word. At that moment I felt the stillness of the Spirit on me and my heart was tenderized. I told the Lord "If I never bare a child from my womb, I would be OK... but God fund my house to be a house of refuge for the "unwanted" and the oppressed." To my heart then and now it makes since. I do not believe that God has made me to have illness in my body and I will contend for healing till Jesus returns or until I die which ever comes first. I will see Is. 53 manifest in my body. But there are little ones in and out of the womb that have no one and unless the church steps in and provides a refuge for them, they will be fed to the wolves of society and brainwashed with wicked ideals until their little hearts are seared and dark. It isn't a matter of a nice thing to do, no we must as Christ servants, as ones who want to get lost in the beauty of His holiness, take these ones in. We must do this for our beautiful Jesus. We must give them safety from the storm and a safe place for them to lay their head so that Jesus can come and heal their wounded souls and restore them. This is our assignment, our calling, the fast that He has chosen for all who call Him Abba. Isaiah58:6-9 Is this not the fast that I have chosen:To loose the bonds of wickedness,To undo the heavy burdens,To let the oppressed go free,And that you break every yoke?7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;When you see the naked, that you cover him,and not hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning,Your healing shall spring forth speedily,And your righteousness shall go before you;The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
I am not one for conflict or taking a stand. I would rather hide and pray for God to break in. But there is a time for weeping and a time for rejoicing. I think that America and the church will have a time of weeping. I think that as America take a turn towards darkness (a turn that has been gradual but steady for years) that we are going to see more and more upheaval in the earth. This is the story line that is laid out in the word. This is the beginnings and the end is already written. This could be the greatest hour for the church or this could be the greatest time of judgement for us before the great falling away and the end of this age. It is a time for us to put on our robes of righteousness and leave behind the rags of political correctness or complacent surrender. I am not going to start yelling at people who voted for Obama even though they knew what he stood for. As much as it makes me question their Christianity that is not what I am talking about. I am talking about not agreeing with any form of wickedness. Anything that would promote the desensitization of abortion and homosexuality. Abortion is a brutal act of murder against an innocent life and homosexuality is a blatant slap in the face of God at the perfection to which He created a man and a woman. It goes against the prophetic symbolism of the Bride of Christ and Jesus at the end of the age and the wedding supper of the lamb. These are not just differences of opinion but demonic strongholds designed by Satan to draw men and women into his web of deception and ultimately into eternal damnation.
We have as believers surrendered to Jesus. In that surrender we gained every spiritual blessing and a seat in the heavenly places. We have gained fullness, wisdom, and revelation. We have acquired the peace and patience of Christ and we have been given citizenship into the household of God by the spirit of adoption bu which we cry Abba. But this all comes a price. Holiness, purity, and life unto death. Matthew 5:10 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. We are living in a time where who you are in secret will be discovered and how you love God will be challenged.
Lord let me be a light set upon a hill that cannot be hidden, even if it means that I only burn for a moment and then I am snuffed out. At least I burned bright when it was important.

Shiloh Turned 2 Months Old Today

Here is my veteran 2 month old daughter. We celebrated her 2mo. day at Chick Filet as she slept in her car seat, it was great. She has some pretty significant dates under her belt so far, with her birthday being September 11th and her 2 month birthday on the 11th of November marking Veteran's day. When people here that Shiloh's birthday is on 9/11 they either say "oh and emergency baby", or "Amos 9:11...Wow!" After looking up Amos 9:11I found that it states with great zeal about the rebuilding of the tabernacle of the Lord. I think that it is very significant and now Veteran's day marks the first 2 months of her life. What is the little girl going to grow up to be like? What will her prayer life be at 5, 6, 10, 15, and 20 years old? I think that we have a challenge ahead in raising a warrior who will have zeal in her heart to see night and day prayer and worship fill the earth.

Having said that here are just a few things about her that we have grown to love in the last two months.

~ She is mellow and very alert and observant.

~ She talks a lot...little coos and groans. If you have heard her it is fabulous. If not there is a video below.

~ She goes down at 11pm and wakes up at 6:45am to 7am. That is nice!~

~ Her little hiny is so adorable. Most of her pants don't fit her because her little waist and bottom are so small.

~ She is a little daddy's girl and has Steven wrapped around her finger. It is fascinating to see Steven as a dad. He is phenomenal.

~ When she wakes up from naps and such she is usually really happy and coos for you as you change her diaper. She has a sweet disposition.

~ She listens very intently as I read to her. We are developing her library.

~ She loves music and I have recently introduced her to Bing Crosby and Dean Martin. I think that she will thank me for it later.

I think you get the picture. She is adorable and life would be a miss without our precious gift. Shiloh is truly one sent into our lives. We pray daily that God would give us wisdom in how to love her and to raise her after His heart.

Thank you for your love and support.

Here is My Big Girl

Shiloh Is Almost Two Months Old

Well time is flying by and in the chaos of our nations newly elected government, financial crisis, and now winter is upon us, it would be easy to let precious moments in Shiloh's young life slip by. I cannot believe that in February we were all dressed up at our adoption fundraiser dinning and crying over our little one to come into our home. We received letters and donations from all over the place even out of country support. We were blessed beyond words and truly learned a huge lesson in God's economy of things. I loved getting emails or new blog comments about people reading about Shiloh (once we found out who she would be) thanking us for what we were doing and praying for our little one to be healthy and safe. Now as we are approaching her two month birthday I stand in awe of God's overwhelming love for both her and us. She is ours and we are hers and together we our HIS.

Today at IHOP as I was changing Shiloh's diaper I was reintroduced to one such fan and I was so blessed that after all her prayers and love she was getting to behold Shiloh in the flesh. Judy is a friends mother and has been with us from the beginning of our story. With love, prayers, and support she has watched our story unfold and today I felt proud and humbled to introduce her to my daughter, Shiloh Abigail Cooper.

I have learned so much from Shiloh of God's redemption, His mercy and love. He is so faithful and His faithfulness will be her comfort as she grows up. She wakes up so happy in the morning and I try to take the opportunity to read the scriptures to her while she is alert and listening. We read Esther this morning and as I was explaining it to Shiloh I said..." We are going to read a story about a beautiful young girl who was adopted and through love and intercession saved a nation." My heart quivered as Esther's story is Shiloh's in a way. She is very beautiful and through the love of God I pray that she will intercede for this nation and the nations of the earth to see God's glory cover the earth. Esther had to come to grips with her situation and put aside personal desires for the greater cause of her people. LIFE. They were scheduled to be murdered throughout the land. Through fasting, prayer, and intercession (going before the king) Esther saved her people. I pray that Shiloh will have that same anointing upon her life.

I promise updated pictures soon. We have many, I just don't get to sit down and type often lately. Thanks for you love and support!

Lord Have Mercy on Our Nation

Father of Glory, have mercy on our nation. Encounter our president and change his heart on issues that are near and dear to You. Break in to his mind and emotions. Let him feel what you feel about abortion, homosexuality... Let him not lead this nation into moral decay, but encounter him in your sovereign power and change the heart of this new king. We need You O God. Help us to pray for this man and not give up on Your love for him. O God have mercy on our nation. We know the end of the story and your coming will not come unless the great falling away takes place. God let that not be now. Come and have Your way in the church of America. Come expose darkness and bring truth and light. Let your church love the truth of who You really are. (2 Thess. 2) The times and seasons are in Your hands O God. Help us to trust you and know that You are the Ruler over all the earth. You raise up kings and tear them down. Help us God, help us. We take our stand before the courts of Heaven and we are crying out for a Damascus road experience for our president. Come Lord Jesus!

God Bless America

Did You Vote Yet?

Don't let the sun go down without your ballot in the box and your voice heard for those who have no voice. Vote your conscience on the issue of abortion, same sex marriage, and who you would want to appoint the next Supreme Court Justices. We will be judged on how we vote today.

My Stomach Is In Knots

Today I was in such a bad mood and I couldn't figure it out. My physical body is enough reason with it's constant reminder of illness to me. My dog was annoying me as I was trying to walk her and the baby in the stroller at the same time, and I started a new work schedule that causes me to have to work on Mondays which I don't like. But deep inside I knew that none of those was the cause of my bad mood. Then as I was listening to the prayer room on my computer at work I realized what it was. Today is Monday the 3rd of November. Tomorrow is Tuesday the 4th and the fate of our nation for the next four years, yea even longer will be decided. Now there are some who feel that the powers that be have already decided who the next president will be and our votes don't count. Then there are those who feel that if you don't vote you have helped throw in the towel on our nation. I am in the middle somewhere I think. I feel that there are forces and "others" moving pieces in our nation and the nations of the world like chess pieces for their own monetary gain. I also believe that the majority vote would sway those powers to keep their boat running smoothly. Ultimately I believe that we have a Holy God in total control and He will have His way. That no earthly rulers will overthrow His sovereign plan for our nation no matter the votes or the polls.
So why was my mood so distorted by all this then. As an intercessor I feel things in the spirit. I feel the state of our nation and the betrayal that is going on in secret and even out in the open. The betrayal is that of the bride of Christ siding with immorality and wickedness for their comfort and for their true god mammon. "Where your treasure is, their your heart is also.." Not that the whole church is persuaded by lawlessness, but there is a good number that are walking blindly and with numb seared hearts into the trap and eventually the great falling away. If we are being seduced by smooth talk and tax cuts that are supposedly going to put more money in our pockets, as if that is going to fill the God shaped whole in our hearts. The bride of Christ in this nation is exchanging robes of righteousness in for filthy garments to walk the streets like a harlot. Siding with a known felon of lawlessness for the sake of a few tax cuts and "change". Chanting a slogan that is as false as the promise it represents. "Yes we can!!!" You can what? Breathe without God's hand upon you? Make one hair on your head grey or white? Cause the stars to align perfectly to form constellations? What can "you" do that is not held together by Christ in His merciful power? NOTHING!!!!!!!!!! YOU CAN.....DO NOTHING APART FROM GOD. "What is man that He is mindful of him?" Oh church wake up from this nightmare of self absorbed idolatry. Where are you drinking from that you think that without God's great love you would not be wiped from the face of the earth like we deserve for our sinful ways and our stubborn hearts. Oh church He is your maker and your Husband. Return to the Lord your God, return.He is Love and is in love with us. His favor and blessing on us is proof of His desire to have a Bride.


It is not too late for our nation. It is not too late for our children. But we are on the brink of crossing the line that is drawn in the sand. That same line that Sodom crossed. As many Christians stand on the same hill of intercession as Abraham did asking God " If you find 50, 30, 10, 5 righteous" would you spare our nation? We are taking our stand before a holy court and asking for mercy.

Tomorrow you are not voting for a party, you are not voting for a candidate. You are not even voting for the "right choice". Tomorrow you are putting your response on paper to the question..."Choose this day whom you will serve." Not that either candidate is totally righteous or totally wicked. There is one coming that is Satan in the flesh and will deceive the nations with all lying signs and wonders. Many will believe the lie because the love of the truth is not in them
(2 Thess.2) I feel for our friends that are persuaded to think that the "change" that is being offered is real and sure. There is only One who can bring true Change and He is not running for president. He is King~