"Don't Beg!"

"UPDATE: Hurricane Dennis from WhiteDove Ministries"
July 11, 2005

Dear Contenders and Friends,

We would like to thank all of you who prayed with us during Hurricane Dennis. We received so many encouraging emails from precious friends who understand the value of standing together for one another in prayer.

Many of you have emailed asking for an update on Paul Keith and Wanda. They did return to their condominium today to find no damage at all. They were so thankful to see little if any damage to the businesses and neighborhoods around where they live. The electricity is working and everything is in tact in their condo. We are most thankful to the Lord for his mercy and kindness to Baldwin County.

We believe prayer is critical to counteract the demonic element of any disastrous situation, and are so thankful for all of you who prayed for us. Few things compare to the feeling of knowing that friends are standing with you with loving hearts. We are continuing to pray for all who have been affected by this hurricane, that the Lord will show Himself mighty in each situation and that the agenda of the enemy will not prevail.

Warm Thanks,
Shanee and Bridgett Clark
WhiteDove Ministries
www.whitedoveministries.org

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
James 5:16
 

July 11, 2005

"Don't Beg!"
by Michal Ann Goll
Women on the Frontlines
www.michalanngoll.com 

I want to share a little piece of fresh bread from Africa. I took a team of 23 people -- 20 women and 3 men -- to visit Rolland and Heidi Baker's ministry in Mozambique. Heidi and Rolland have several locations and feed over 2,000 people daily – mostly orphans. Now, Heidi has a strong love for these children and, even though I referred to them as "orphans," that kind of language is not allowed on site. Heidi has gathered these children off the streets out of garbage dumps and brought them to her home. They have been given food to eat, clothes to wear and a bed to sleep in. They don't have to be alone any more. They get three meals a day and are carried, rocked, hugged, and loved by the missionaries living at the center. These children have ceased to be orphans. They have become adopted into the family of God. They are now called "children" and they call Heidi "Mama Ida."
 

Their Identity Needed to Change

But, just because they are no longer on the streets, doesn't mean that they immediately adopted new behaviors. Because they had grown up on the streets, they had learned to beg for survival. Heidi has had to teach them new behaviors and new understandings on life – like being loved unconditionally. One morning Heidi was teaching and she had to address this behavior. Some children were coming up to people at the center and begging. Heidi instructed us that if that happened, we were to speak to them and tell them "don't beg." Heidi made the point that they have enough food to eat. Each meal is handed out in big portions, more than enough for most people. The issue was that they had learned to beg out of poverty, but now that their situation had changed, their identity had to change, too.

I wonder how different some of us are as compared to some of these children. Our Heavenly Father has given us wonderful spiritual food to eat. He has adopted us, brought us into His House, clothed us with robes of royalty and has called us His sons and daughters. And yet, when we come to Him, we beg for scraps and crumbs from His table like we have to convince Him to do something for us. I think we need to help each other in love. We need to be reminded just like those children, "Don't beg!" He has given us authority, sonship and favor! He loves us and has made full provision for any need that could possibly arise! It was His pleasure to do so, because that's the heart of our precious Father God!

So let this little word go deep inside your heart! Throw off those old orphan mindsets and ways of "making do." The Father's House is your house. It's your house! Remind yourself that you are not an orphan any longer. You have been adopted by the best Daddy of them all!

 

"What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but it will be heard by posterity."

~Jean Paul Richter

Prayer

Dear Papa God,

Thank you so much for coming to us, searching 'till You found us, and making Your house big enough so we could come live with You. Thank you for loving us in the midst of our fears and insecurities. Lord, forgive us for wanting to hang on to our "junk" because we're afraid that might be all we might get. Papa, would you come and deliver us, your children, from the rags of the orphan spirit. I ask for a spirit of revelation to come on each one of us – the revelation of sonship, of belonging to You. Papa, "Happy Father's Day!" May we bless You today as we rise up into our divine inheritance!

In Jesus' Name – Amen
 

Applications

Pray about this issue. Ask the Holy Spirit to point out places where you might be suffering from an orphan mind set and ask for His help to let it go. Take authority over these ungodly mindsets and call for God's Fatherhood to be established in your life.

If you have been helped today through this devotional, consider printing out 5 copies to give to people who don't have e-mail capacity, perhaps to some of our elderly brothers and sisters in Christ.

Be blessed and encouraged this day!

Michal Ann Goll
Women on the Frontlines
www.michalanngoll.com

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July 14 @ 7pm
Encounters Training
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July 16 @ 10:30 a.m.
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