January 15, 2018

Dear Point To Hope Friends,

Stay with me! If you are one who glances at pictures first, and then reads the contents … all I can say is “Stay With Me”! The illustration I am about to share / describe really do have to do with the message Nancy is sharing here in Georgia… just STAY WITH ME!

First, let me thank you for your effective prayers on behalf of Point To Hope Ministries. The Holy Spirit Encounter Conference is fast approaching. Please continue to pray for all the laborers & attendees; physical strength, sensitivity to the Holy Spirit and His plans, traveling mercies, etc.!!! * See details posted at end of this letter for more conference details.

Thus far, the ministry time here in Georgia has been amazing … God is AMAZING! Jesus came to earth voluntarily, to serve and to save! “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved,” (Ro. 10:13). People are being touched by the Spirit of God! God is an intimate God, and He meets people right where they are; “For God does not show favoritism,” (Ro. 2:11/NIV)…. all we are required to do is ‘keep our drain opened’!. Your prayers are effective here in Georgia!

A portion of Nancy’s message has been about “Repentance – Full Circle”. Many of you will not be able to attend meetings and hear this message in person, but still, if you apply the “requirements” (listed below) from God’s Word” then He will touch you, by His Spirit, as if you were in these gatherings: The Word of God is alive and active (Heb. 4:12a)…. just ‘keep your drain open.”

Are you in need? Do you want more of God? Are you are in a place of decision? … trying to fulfill Kingdom plans but seem to have emotional or physical obstacle … ‘life circumstances’ pressing in; circumstances that you deemed necessary vs. distracting or inconvenient. Do things / issues arise that don’t seem to fit in the course the Lord has you on? … Emotional struggles, conflicts, heart ache, health, financial, sins (known and unknown), etc.

Well, you are not alone! You are in the same boat Nancy was back in December 2017. But Great is our God! Through it all, the Lord dictated a letter to Nancy; a personal letter (and He will do the same for you, too … just get your pen, quiet your heart before Him and write …. and see what happens!) Your letter may not sound the same as Nancy’s but believe it or not, the end of your letter will be the same. The closing of Nancy’s letter was this:
“We (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) love you! We’ve always loved you! Now this is what We long for, what We desire, what We REQUIRE of you….”

“WE” is saying the same thing to all of us! So what is the answer? What is longed for? Required? The answers are found in the Bible… which applies to us all. And to be honest, it is a simple requirement …. IF we (you and I) cooperate; ‘keep our drain open’! It might get ugly and grotesque initially, but the end result will be a cleansing; a purity.

Requirements:

Deuteronomy 10:12-13
Fear the Lord
Walk in His ways
Love Him
Serve Him with all you heart and soul
Keep the commandments of the Lord

Micah 6:8
Do justly
Love mercy
Walk humbly with God

New Testament Requirements:
Repent for Sin
Love God, unconditionally; Learn to love God
Be Baptized in water (Jesus thought it necessary)
Be His Disciple

Philippians 4:1-9: Stand firm, be in one accord with other believers, be anxious in nothing, imitate Christ.

HERE IS THE … “STAY WITH ME” part:

To do want the Lord is requiring in His Word means that there are things in our lives, known and unknown, that the Lord wants to cleans. If you are currently breathing, than there ‘might’ be some adjustment, some mindsets, that may need to be altered – drastically! … Or maybe just a ‘hair’…. emphasis on the ‘hair.’

You gotta know – the enemy is not happy when we chase after God … when we pursue what He requires of us. And it just might get painfully uncomfortable or ‘hairy’ in the process. The good news is, Lord does not expect perfection, but he does desire obedience!

Still With Me???

Take a simple drain, for example:

… It looks good! And as long as no water is flowing, it does just fine. But it is not functioning; not serving it’s purpose … not fulfilling its call! There’s no movement … no flow!

We could be like this drain; not fully functioning according our purpose – our destiny! But, if you want more … if you want the water … the Living Water of God to flow through you, He will. In your repentance, are you open to the Holy Spirit and what He longs for? …Do you want to pursue what He requires?

Take this simple ‘tool’ called a “Zap” … for illustration purposes, this represents the Holy Spirit:

The Holy Spirit wants permission to be in instrument to help us clean out what ever is in our drain. See, the appearance of the drain itself looks like it is fully functioning; looks ‘all-together’ on the outside … but what about the inside? The unseen things … the heart … the mind … the matter in the drain? Will you give the Holy Spirit permission to “Zap your drain”?

Keep in mind, what comes out, may not look so good … may be really ugly! Stay With Me … in the end, it will be better!

What??? … there was way more ugly than I thought!!! We as drains, want the Living water to flow through us, not realizing all the ‘simple hairs’ that collect in our drains over time. Those hairs of unbelief, unrighteousness, judgments agains one another, our words that speak of death not life, unforgiveness, bitterness, etc…. “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 Jo. 1:8).

But here is the amazing truth! That ‘Zap” tool, because of repentance, was able to remove the hair effortlessly! Once the hair was out, the drain was fully functioning as intended. And of course, more hair will surely try to reestablish itself to clog the drain … thus – repent daily! Keep your drain fully empty – ready to be filled with the Living water freely flowing.

Let me conclude with this: A Zap tool is rendered completely ineffective if the drain is closed!

In keeping your drain open – activating those REQUIREMENTS from His Word is the process that allows the Living Water to flow.

That is what the Lord is saying, though seems ugly …. “Stay With HIM” …. in the end, it will be good!

Again, thank you for your faithful prayers for Nancy, and all the Point To Hope Team, as we obediently pursue God’s requirements! Your prayers help keep the drains open to the working of the Holy Spirit!

Blessings to all. We hope to see you at the “Holy Spirit Encounter Conference. We love and miss you all, and look forward to seeing you once again!

Sincerely,
Sarah Tarter
PTH Prayer Facilitator

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* Conference Details: (or visit website @ pointtohope.org )

Grace Place Farm & Lodge 1422 Reynolds Farm Rd. Grovetown, GA 30813
I-520 E/Bobby Jones Pkwy
Take exit 3A to merge onto GA-10 W/US-278
W/US-78 W/Gordon Hwy. toward Fort Gordon travel 11 .5 mi
Turn right onto Old Louisville Rd travel 1.5 mi.
Turn right onto Reynolds Farm Rd travel 0 .3 mi

Jan 18 – 20, 2018
Thursday: 7:00 P.M.: Evening Session

Friday & Saturday:
8:30 A.M.: Prayer /Holy Spirit Teaching
10:30 A.M. Morning Workshops
12:00 Noon (Lunch break on your own).
1:30 P.M. Workshops
3:30 P.M. Workshops
5:00 P.M. Dinner break (on your own)
7:00 P.M. Evening Session

Conference is free.

No child care provided, but all ages are welcome!