Fear of the Lord

This year God has done so much, not only in my heart, but in every area of my life!  He was not joking in the least when He told me '2011 will be a year of Great Change!'  I never could have imagined what all was going to happen but I knew He was serious about it. 

I remember journaling at the beginning of this year and literally every day there would be something proving His Word to me!  That has not changed!  It is now September 1st and He is still doing Great change in me and my life!  He has answered numerous prayers, told me many things, and blessed me abundantly!  I am so grateful for all He's done and is doing and is going to do still!  This whole year has been a love/hate relationship with change, but looking back on just the past 9 months I would not trade it for anything!  All the pain, all the joy, all the hurt, all the healing, nothing would be better. 

The Fear of the Lord has especially been a key subject this year, individually and corporately (here at IHOP-KC...check out the John Mulinde visit: http://www.ihop.org/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=1000096973).  Another 'wave' of His Spirit is coming, and no idea what exactly it might look like, but it is coming. 

A prayer that I have been crying this year is for the Holy Spirit to release the Fear of the Lord on me and this community and everyone.  This verse is the prayer and cry of my heart: Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline."  (Well, to be honest, I pray revelation  and all of Proverbs, but specifically this verse:))


In about 10 days I will be driving up to Iowa to meet up with my parents for lunch and then we're trading cars! Praise the Lord! :)  Please pray for safe travels, and grace to wake up early. 

In faith I pray this over you... I "do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all." (Eph. 1:16-22)

~Emily :)