November newsletter

In my Beholding His Majesty class we have been studying attributes of God. We are reading A.W. Tozer’s book “Attributes of God, volumes 1& 2” while also having a teaching on attributes of God and the “Beholding” aspect with a combination of contemplative meditation. 

I really enjoy reading any of Tozer’s writings; the Lord has given him experiential wisdom. Plus he writes in a way I understand. J Between the 2 volumes Tozer goes through 20 attribures of God. SOOO good, I recommend you read it! Everything rises and falls on the knowledge of God. According to the revelation of God’s nature and person in our lives so will be our worship. Tozer writes in the preface, “It is utterly necessary that we know this God, this One that John wrote about…this One that theology talks about and this One that we’re sent to preach and teach about. It is absolutely, utterly and critically necessary that we know this One, for you see, man fell when he lost his right concept of God (3, The Attributes of God, v I).”

In my Life of David class, we are reading Mike Bickle’s After God’s Own Heart. It is all about, like David, going after God’s own heart and what that means and what it looks like by looking through the life of David. It is so good! Mike Bickle has spent some time meditating on this stuff, you can tell.  My heart has been growing and yearning to have this type of heart as I’ve been reading it. It is so encouraging and equipping! Mike wants to encourage people that we can go hard after God too. I have been getting a lot of revelation about the life of David just reading it. Its helped me gain comprehensive understanding and of the life of David. David’s life is so powerful, there is so much detail that I have just read over in the past.

The Attributes of God: Volume 1- A Journey Into the Father’s Heart; Volume 2- Deeper Into the Father’s Heart; A.W. Tozer 2007 $16 each (there is a study guide with them)

ISBN:

V1:978-1-60066-129-7; V2:978-1-60066-138-9

After God’s own Heart; Mike Bickle; 2004, Christian Life/Biblical teaching

ISBN:978-1-59979-530-0

I mentioned in my last newsletter that the IHOP community went on a 21-day fast (some are going until 11/11/11). It was a really good fast, meaning I really wanted to do this fast. In fact many people felt this way! That is only by the power of the Holy Spirit! J During this time the Lord gave me a lot of dreams, and I realized again that God can speak through dreams and often does. So I decided to take my dreams more seriously-testing them of course- and I am learning how to dialogue with the Lord about them…still learning! J  Through some dreams He’s shown me how to pray about some things. I like dreams a lot! J

During the fast I was asking for breakthrough, for healing/fire anointing –not completely sure what that means, but He’s got it and I want it!- & knowledge & love of God. He pulled through! He brought up some stuff, man!

The Lord is still doing things in me and bringing up areas to burn with His fire of love, so nothing will 

hinder love. PTL!!