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<\/a><\/p>\nDear Point To Hope Friends,<\/p>\n
Stay with me! If you are one who glances at pictures first, and then reads the contents \u2026 all I can say is \u201cStay With Me\u201d! The illustration I am about to share\/describe really does have to do with the message Nancy is sharing here in Georgia\u2026 just STAY WITH ME!<\/p>\n
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.!!!<\/p>\n
* See more conference details posted at end of this letter for.<\/p>\n
Thus far, the ministry time here in Georgia has been amazing \u2026 God is AMAZING! Jesus came to earth voluntarily, to serve and to save! \u201cFor whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved,\u201d (Rom. 10:13). People are being touched by the Spirit of God! God is an intimate God, and He meets people right where they are; \u201cFor God does not show favoritism,\u201d (Rom. 2:11 NIV)\u2026. All we are required to do is “keep our drain opened!” Your prayers are effective here in Georgia!<\/p>\n
A portion of Nancy\u2019s message has been about \u201cRepentance – Full Circle.” Many of you will not be able to attend meetings and hear this message in person, but still, if you apply the \u201crequirements\u201d (listed below) from God\u2019s 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)\u2026. Just “keep your drain open.\u201d<\/p>\n
Are you in need? Do you want more of God? Are you are in a place of decision? \u2026 Trying to fulfill Kingdom plans but seem to have an emotional or physical obstacle \u2026 Life circumstances pressing in, circumstances that you deemed necessary vs. distracting or inconvenient. Do things\/issues arise that don\u2019t seem to fit in the course the Lord has you on? \u2026 Emotional struggles, conflicts, heart ache, health, financial, sins (known and unknown), etc.<\/p>\n
Well, you are not alone! You are in the same boat that Nancy was in, 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 \u2026. and see what happens!) Your letter may not sound the same as Nancy\u2019s, but believe it or not, the end of your letter will be the same. The closing of Nancy\u2019s letter was this:
\n\u201cWe (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) love you! We\u2019ve always loved you! Now this is what We long for, what We desire, what We REQUIRE of you\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u201d 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\u2026 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.<\/p>\n
Requirements:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Deuteronomy 10:12-13<\/strong><\/em> Micah 6:8<\/em><\/strong> New Testament Requirements:<\/strong><\/em> Philippians 4:1-9:<\/strong><\/em> Stand firm, be in one accord with other believers, be anxious in nothing, imitate Christ.<\/p>\n HERE IS THE … \u201cSTAY WITH ME\u201d part:<\/strong><\/p>\n To do what the Lord is requiring in His Word means that there are things in our lives, known and unknown, that the Lord wants to cleanse. If you are currently breathing, then there \u2018might\u2019 be some adjustment, some mindsets, that may need to be altered – drastically! \u2026 Or maybe just a \u2018hair\u2019\u2026. emphasis on the \u2018hair.\u2019<\/p>\n 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 \u2018hairy\u2019 in the process. The good news is, The Lord does not expect perfection, but he does desire obedience!<\/p>\n Still With Me???<\/strong><\/p>\n 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 its purpose \u2026 not fulfilling its call! There\u2019s no movement \u2026 no flow!<\/p>\n We could be like this drain, not fully functioning according our purpose – our destiny! But, if you want more \u2026 if you want the water \u2026 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?<\/p>\n Take this simple \u2018tool\u2019 called a \u201cZap.”\u00a0 For illustration\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0purposes, this represents the Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit wants permission to be an instrument, to help us clean out whatever is in our drain. See, the appearance of the drain itself looks like it is fully functioning; looks \u2018all-together\u2019 on the outside. But what about the inside? The unseen things \u2026 the heart \u2026 the mind \u2026 the matter in the drain? Will you give the Holy Spirit permission to \u201cZap your drain?”<\/p>\n What??? There was way more “ugly” than I thought!!! We, as drains, want the Living Water to flow through us, but we don’t realize all the \u2018simple hairs\u2019 that collect in our drains over time. Those hairs of unbelief, unrighteousness, judgments against one another, our words that speak of death not life, unforgiveness, bitterness, etc. \u201cIf we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us\u201d (1 Jn. 1:8). But here is the amazing truth! That “Zap\u201d tool was able to remove the hair effortlessly,\u00a0because of repentance<\/span>! 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.\u00a0 Thus repent daily! Keep your drain empty, ready to be filled with the Living Water freely flowing.<\/span><\/p>\n Let me conclude with this: A Zap tool is rendered completely ineffective if the drain is closed!<\/p>\n In keeping your drain open, activating those REQUIREMENTS from His Word is the process that allows the Living Water to flow.<\/p>\n That is what the Lord is saying,\u00a0 Though it seems ugly, \u201cStay With Him!\u201d\u00a0 In the end, it will be good!<\/p>\n Again, thank you for your faithful prayers for Nancy, and all the Point To Hope Team, as we obediently pursue God\u2019s requirements! Your prayers help keep the drains open to the working of the Holy Spirit!<\/p>\n Blessings to all. We hope to see you at the \u201cHoly Spirit Encounter Conference.” We love and miss you all, and look forward to seeing you once again!<\/p>\n Sincerely, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n * Conference Details<\/strong><\/span>: (or visit website @ pointtohope.org )<\/p>\n Grace Place Farm & Lodge<\/strong> 1422 Reynolds Farm Rd. Grovetown, GA 30813 Jan 18 \u2013 20, 2018<\/strong><\/span> Friday & Saturday<\/strong>: Conference is free.<\/p>\n No child care provided, but all ages are welcome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nFear the Lord
\nWalk in His ways
\nLove Him
\nServe Him with all you heart and soul
\nKeep the commandments of the Lord<\/p>\n
\nDo justly
\nLove mercy
\nWalk humbly with God<\/p>\n
\nRepent for Sin
\nLove God, unconditionally; Learn to love God
\nBe Baptized in water (Jesus thought it necessary)
\nBe His Disciple<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Keep in mind, what comes out, may not look so good, may be really ugly! Stay With Me \u2026 In the end, it will be better!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSarah Tarter
\nPTH Prayer Facilitator<\/p>\n
\nI-520 E\/Bobby Jones Pkwy
\nTake exit 3A to merge onto GA-10 W\/US-278
\nW\/US-78 W\/Gordon Hwy. toward Fort Gordon travel 11 .5 mi
\nTurn right onto Old Louisville Rd travel 1.5 mi.
\nTurn right onto Reynolds Farm Rd travel 0 .3 mi<\/p>\n
\nThursday<\/strong>: 7:00 P.M.: Evening Session<\/p>\n
\n8:30<\/strong> A.M.: Prayer \/Holy Spirit Teaching
\n10:30<\/strong> A.M. Morning Workshops
\n12:00 Noon (Lunch break on your own).
\n1:30<\/strong> P.M. Workshops
\n3:30<\/strong> P.M. Workshops
\n5:00 P.M. Dinner break (on your own)
\n7:00<\/strong> P.M. Evening Session<\/p>\n