Have any of you had a encounter with the LORD?I have. It was after I ran away from my group home in Arizona and felt that I had no place to run to and ther was no answers to the issues so I took my then boyfriend who cheated on me I found out later but he already told me so at least he was upfront since it is hard to find men like that;on his offer to run away to ny(new york) so I did and pretty succrssful and the Lord knew my plan as I placed into His hand I would not be hurt and by luck I was not.Anyway,with my best friend,she and I did our thing and I almost got killed by this middle age man so he took me to a place that looked like a "scrub" and tried to hold me up against some wood so I knew I had to get out but I didn't know how so I somehow saw a light right before my eyes and I was safetly brought out safetly with a plan to escape and I never went back. Now I know that the "light"I saw was for a reason.It was a encounter with the LORD and He was giving me a second chance to live a new life and that I was called to be a minister for His children.

Sometimes the things you go through in life it is not pleasent but there is a reason for every trouble that we go through. 

Acts 26:13-18 states When on the road at mid day,O king,I saw a light from heaven surpassing the brightness  of the sun,flashing about me and those who were travelling with me.And when we had all fallen to the ground,I heard a voice in the Hebrew tongue saying to me,Saul,Saul,why do you continue to persecute Me ?It is dangerous  and turns out badly for you to keep kicking against the goads .And as I said,Who are You,Lord?And the Lord said,I am Jesus,Whom you are persecuting.But arise and stand upon your feet;for I have appeared to you for this purpose,that I might appoint you to serve as minister and to bear witness both to what you have seen of Me and to that in which I will appear to you,Choosing you out and delivering you from among this Jewish people and the Gentiles to whom I am sending you-To open their eyes from darkness to lightness,and from the power of Satan to  God,so that they may thus recieve forgiveness and release from their sins and a place and portion among those who are consecrated and purified by their faith in Me. 

This is Saul's Encounter with the LORD.I hope everyone does realize that the LORD has a plan for your life.All we need to do is step forward and let Him be the leader of our life and not face the worldly ways.Instead we need to focus on the Christian walks of life.Each and everyone of us has assignments from the Lord which means He counts on us for personal responsibilities.When He calls you,He will guide you,and He will provide for you as well.

Another tip is to listen to the voice of faith and not the voice of doubt. How can we tell the difference between the voice of faith and the voice of doubt?Well we can tell the difference between what the voices are telling us to feel or do. For an example let's say you wanted to walk out on your spouse because you felt that you can't get along with her and so basically you wanted to give up on your marriage.Right there is a voice of doubt.Notice I said "Give up on your marriage".(Voice of doubt)A voice of faith will tell you something  such as Don't give up.Tithe in me,believe in me and as you do this great things will happen.The words I just wrote may not be what the LORD will speak to you but it may be similar to it.

1 Samuel 9:16-17 states Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin,and you shall anoint him to be the leader over My people Israel;and he shall save then out of the hand of the Philistines,For I have looked upon the distress of My people ,because their cry has come to Me,When Samuel saw Saul,the Lord told him,There is the man of whom I told you,He shall have authority over My people. 

So far what we have learned here:We learned the Saul firstly had an encounter with the Lord,to become a minister and follow His ways and not the worlds We have also learned that we can tell the difference between a voice of faith and the voice of doubt..Now He is telling Samuel this is the man I have told you about who will have authority over His people.So here we see He picks his ministers very carefully.Also remember that we can "worship"two gods which is we cannot worship fear(Satan) and worship God.We need to pick one and only one

John 10:27 states She said to Him,Yes,Lord,I have believed that You are the Christ ,the Son of God,Who was to come into this world.

Note:As said above about the voice of faith and the voice of doubt.John 10:27

1 Samuel 17:2-3 states Saul and the men of Israel were encamped in the Valley of Elah and drew up in battle array against the Philistines. And the Philistines stood on a mountain on one side and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side,with the valley between them.

1 Samuel 17:8-11 states Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel,Why have you come out to draw up for a battle?Am I not a Philistine,and are you not servants of SaykChoose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me. If he is able to fight with me and kill me,then we will be your servats;but if I prevail against him and kill him,then you shall be our servants and serve us. ANd the Philistines said;I defy the ranks of Israel ;give me a man that we may fight together.When Saul heard the words of the Philistines,they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

GODs hand is upon your life.It is time to settle your call. 

These are 3 ways of disturbance to your walk with Christ 

1.Neglect;self denial

2.Ingratitude.

3 Lack of Love for God and His fellow men

Revelation 2:4 states But I have this one against  you:that you have left the Love that you had at first 

 There is a SOAP that goes with the topic and I would like to share

S:1 Thessalions 3:12 states And may the LORD make you to increase and excel and overflow  in love for one another and for all people,just as we ado also do for you.

O:I expect increase in my life as I was and still am to work as a servant t help those to settle the call.We can settle the call by coming into agreement with the LORD

Note:If you go further back in the blogs that I have written you will find a blog on it several pages back

A:I use this application to continue to use and act on His word,to do His works and settle the call.

P:Lord,I pray for peace in the world and that their will be people who want to minister so we can help others settle the call.I pray that you will provide me with your word as a guide to help me settle your call and to expect increase in my life