Gayla's Magazine

The Vision of the 3 Staircases

I saw a vision of 3 staircases while in worship...... and with each picture came the complete interpretation  to my heart. These are the ways man has tried to reach our Creator.... God.
 

The first one was a staircase made of leather.  Deep colored, heavy worn leather steps.
This leather staircase - represented the leather backs of animals and how sacrificial offerings  were made for sin before Calvary and the Blood of Jesus.  The blood of bulls and goats could not forgive sin, but it was the only way for man  to reach God - while still in bondage to  sin. The Old Testament Covenant was of the offerings for  sin and the rolling ahead of transgressions under the Law.

Then I saw ancient stone stairs that had been trod for generations by thousands of feet. This is the stairs man has used to try to reach God  through the generations of time since Calvary - by using religion. Man has used his formulas, his belief systems, and his superstitions to try to appease God. Man built churches based on his understanding of God, without much personal relationship, all by rites and held under the control of various church leaders and  the political forces.

  Then I saw a very beautiful glass staircase, made of crystal! This was the staircase of the Spirit of God.  The wonderful flow of the Holy Spirit that comes down to us as a clear staircase, leading straight to God.  This is the way of the New Testament!  Jesus paid the price for our sins .... clearing the way for us to reach up to God. And  has poured out His Spirit from on high and now each of us can come to Him drawn up to Him by the Holy Spirit.  This invisible yet powerful anointing that comes to all who ask God for His Spirit will find the Father in such a wonderful personal relationship. 

I encourage you to step away from the various forms of religion, types of doctrines, traditions of man, and opinions of a world view which lead nowhere.  And certainly not to the Presence of God.  Put your foot on the first step of reaching up to God, the staircase of the Spirit of God.  Ask Him to show you about the Holy Spirit, to teach you about His special anointing already poured out for you.

This has been the search for God. The way to Him is now complete.  You can be free of sin, guilt, bondage and the sorrows of shame.  You can be lifted up in His Presence and experience freedom - inner freedom, peace and joy! Sins can be washed away in the Blood of Christ and you can be filled with God's Presence every day.

I have found Him in whom I have believed........ in the power of the Holy Ghost.

 

Jacket on.... Jacket off!

Remember the old lamps that were 'clap on.... clap off' creations?  Yesterday my day seemed to be a clap on clap off day.  And here's why....

Start the day with a early drive back home making phone calls all the way back.  Straight to the office and into a staff meeting. I am wearing a white jacket to start the day with.  After the meeting, head down to a Community Bible Chapel meeting and check with the staff there.
Then drive to the  RMA store  and meet with the staff there.  On to the back of the store and see how the donation center is doing.  Ah.... not well, it's overflowing this morning.  So I take the white jacket off and go to work getting a path made to begin this process.  (The staff member who takes care of this has been off sick) so things have gotten very piled up - no not really piled up, more like stacked up and up!  

Right in the middle of this job I get a phone call.... "we would like to help you with your Moms Against Hunger project in Zimbabwe today"  Wonderful!!! So I throw on the white jacket and drive back to my office to meet with them.  It was a great blessing and will certainly help me in my goals for the shipment. I am so grateful for the much needed help.

Might as well stay right here now, its lunchtime.  So we all have a working lunch with Directors over one of the ministries at New Life. 

Ran back to the store, take my jacket off and dig in again.  Between telling the CS workers how to help me, and phone calls I manage to get about half of the donations sorted before getting another call to come to the office again!  This time it's for visitors coming through town just stopping by wanting to see me.

Throw the jacket over sweat and all and hurry back to the Community Center to meet them.  I race in our side door while they are going in the front door.  Rush to my ladies room and spray air freshener ON MY HAIR - no stop!  Don't use THAT CAN ! IT'S NOT HAIR SPRAY. Take a deep breath, try to calm down, walk out of my office calmly and spend time smiling, hugging and catching up with them. Hope no one smells me.

Fly back to RMA, throw my white jacket off and try to keep managing this job.  Another call....... I have to get the music schedule written, formatted  and sent off to the team and printer.  I simply don't have time so I take a moment surrounded by boxes to call for help.  Rhonda says sure she will do it.  Thanks so much!!

Put the wrinkling jacket back on and race back to the office to a meeting with CBC, with the Bishop to line out the week's work.  We are ready to begin emailing tests to our instructors.  Hallelujah I am happy about that!

Hydroplane back to RMA fling the hot jacket off and complete the job!

Soar home...... my guest is not here yet, so I post a note on the door saying " Glad you are here, come on in, I will be down in a minute".  Poor guest - she has never been to my house before, and I can't meet her properly.
Tear the jacket off, I am not wearing this thing another minute today- I get cleaned up in 5 minutes and run back down stairs.  She is here, setting on the coach happy as can be. 

I am sorry to have to greet her like this.  but today it's just cant' be helped.  So we race across town pick up some supplies, Barely squeeze in some supper before Choir Rehearsal begins.  

Have my 2 hour rehearsal, it's now 9:15 at night.  I am so tired. 

Fall into bed, set the alarm for 6 so I have time to do some personal things before the rest of life begins.  So here we are..... another day of excitement in life. 

I have to take a jacket, for unexpected meetings - but today I don't think I will start with it on.  Jacket off!

Wish that jackets could be clapped on or off!  Ha!

 

Summer Snapshots

Come take a little ride with me through two weeks of my life.  I know in the last 2 weeks I have not updated EVERYDAY like I normally do.  But I literally have not been able to squeeze one more thing in my days.  Sorry!  Hopefully things will take on a more normal trend now. 

The details of Community Bible Chapel are now in order and we are ready to begin the process of digital grading.  Hallelujah..... I hear the staff say!  This is one week's worth of mailing back student exams.

Three little puppies have taken so much time - I had no idea how much it would take out of my life!  But all three are healthy - and look how big they are now - ready for their new homes. Secretly I say THANK GOD!!

And the first parents arrive to take Yogi Bear to his new home. 

They are happy as well as  Missy and I!

Everyone got their picture taken before they left .... puppies are cute, but it's wonderful to have a quiet house again - right Missy?

Summertime Vacation Bible School happened.  It was Bible Boot Camp this year - wonderful for New Life!

Longtime Friends Pastor Jack and Lynn Greenwood spent a week with us - together we had a great  time. And it was God's perfect timing for some very special ministry things to happen for us to do together.

Pastor Clyde Bismark from Zimbabwe makes an emergency flight from Africa to come and see us and ask for food for the nation. This breaks my heart - I HAVE to help.

 

Moms Against Hunger can do something to help.  I have a shipment of our food product right now in our warehouses.  I am now raising the money to help ship a container of it to their need.  Can you help?  Click the donate button on the right and join me.  Together we can help in Zimbabwe's serious need.

A fast ministry trip to San Antonio Tx - that's the Alamo right in the center of this picture.  The Fellowship Conference was held there - we were able to  attend for one day and night.

Spent one tightly squeezed 3 hours at a  children's museum with the two greatest grand kids in the world.

Planned a fast family picture - only had 15 minutes to shoot.  Thankfully everyone behaved quickly and we all shot off to other people, places and things. We even got a smile out of Lily in the end.

Began the detailed process of a 'shopping cart' to have on our sites - for our ministry products.  Many of you have emailed and ask me when CD's would be available of our ministry online.  Soon to come my friends.... soon to come. 

We attended a  fabulous summer ballet - with the worlds greatest grand daughter in it!

 

Attended the Healing Seminar taught by Bishop Malcolm and Margaret Wilson held in the Palace. It was good and informative for our Prayer Partners and others to learn from.

 

And now I'm going to set by the sea for a day and rest my mind!  Some people think that Pastor Wives and Bishop's wives just set around eating bon bons and shopping all the time.  Now you know the truth.  Can I hear an amen from all my Pastor's wives who read my blog!!!
 

The Rope Bridge

Sometimes it feels like life is like a rope bridge.  One single line of rope beneath your feet and one on each side of you.  Beneath you is a deep chasm and upon your heart lies fear and the Presence of the Lord. 
The wind is swinging the bridge violently back and forth, and hesitation is upon the mind  to rather cross the deep chasm, or play it safe and do nothing, try nothing, say nothing and stay within the locked confines of a limited life.

If one chooses to follow the Lord, He often takes us out over the heights, when all we have is faith that He is leading.  It takes certain solid trust to obey God and ignore the roiling ropes twisting in the winds.  And it certainly means not looking down at the depths below and thinking of creative forms of falling your mind would have your body to obey in.

I have been here before and I understand your fear.  What to do? Simple keep the mind steadfast on the Scriptures in God's word, obey His nudging regardless of the mirrors in the mind and the many rumored realities of others who have failed.  Put one foot in front of the other, sway if you have to with the wind...... learn the dance of the air.  Try another step and flow the other way.  Think of yourself as a willow tree and not an oak.  Bend with the force of flowing air, don't bow up to it.  Allow the movements to help you take another step.  Walk one step at a time, stay in the Spirit of the Lord.....

Walking by faith is just like this rope bridge.  Keep going..... you will cross the depths and end up on safe ground again, having gained new strength, wisdom and measures of victory against doubt and fear.

I know.... I have crossed many many ravines, and gorges and impossibilities by traveling on rope bridges through life.    

My Sweet Puppies

Missy is trying to cut the apron strings getting ready for the puppies to go to their new homes.  Everyone is eating well and seems to be adjusting.  Our Yorkie dog Missy has been a good mom but it's time to start the separating phase so she is not too stressed when all 3 'little bears'  are gone.
Today I will move their playpen farther away from her - and Missy may start going with me for a couple of days when the puppies are gone.  Just to help her adjust well. 
I have changed their beds and everyone has  enjoyed warm puppy formula for breakfast, and before I leave they will have a good helping of puppy chow.  That will keep them happy till I get back.   I am sure I have spoiled these puppies, but they had gotten a good start at life and all come running to me when they see me.  Such fun but I gotta run for my own day to start now!

What's happening today....

I am working on many details today.  Still plowing away at the mountain of work to do this week.  It's coming along.....

• RMA has upstairs area cleaned and ready for the next step of preps for Christmas storage - enormous job! Tomorrow I will visit and line out the next step.
• Community Bible Chapel has ALMOST all currant Bible Exams formatted. (a huge 3 week long job) 147 exams to grade now.... and 6 letters written to me from inmates to answer.
• The CBC newsletter layout is done and ready for print!
• Volunteers are coming for helping now in the steps of the process of grading tests.
• Moms Against Hunger Zimbabwe Project - some more people contacted about giving to this most pressing need. Thank you Lord for completion this week somehow!!!
• The puppies had puppy chow this morning - a first! Yogi bear is due to leave for his new home on Friday - I think he is ready now.
• The Mission House is ready for our next guests arrival later this week.
• The August Music Calendars are done and ready for the Sanctuary Choir. 
• Planning sessions for church functions, trips and duties - 2 down, 3 to go!
• Plus a host of other 'tiny's ' that I never mention.........

My supernatural week is happening.... it's Wednesday. Uncommon Favor Lord for me today please. 

Letter to my Father

My week is going to be a good week. I have decided that this week will see completion in some important ministry issues that I take care of.  I love my job but to have a successful week requires a few things to get started. Here is what I do when I have a full plate to start my week with.  First and foremost is prayer. Period. Nothing will be completed without the help of the Lord in my life.

My Dear Lord
I am writing because I need a supernatural week.  And I don't have  much time to complete the needs at hand.  Please come and work beside me each day this week.  I need each day to count as if they were 3 days. Send your angels to provide the extra hands I need.  Fill me with the Holy Spirit so I stay full of You and away from stress. I need uncommon favor Jesus in these areas.

Help me to complete the Moms Against Hunger Zimbabwe Crisis Shipment this week.   Send me financial aid to do this. Open the hearts of people and put compassion upon them to want to help me with this shipment. Give me ideas who to contact about helping with this.

Bless the Role Models of America store this week and help me to complete the Christmas stock area upstairs and get everything put into place so that our staff can manage it for the next 5 months smoothly.  This big 2 week job needs to turn into 1 day Lord. Send me strong  CS help to complete this job with me.

Help me with our Community Bible Chapel details and the mail that is pouring in.  Bless every student that we have and send your blessing to our technical teams to work out the details now so we can start using the system we envision to do THIS WEEK.  I want to see real progression now in our systems that are being built. Help us to complete our formatting this week for the last 3 books of the currant curriculum.

Direct my thoughts for the Fall RMA events.  I need to encourage our women to grow spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. Give me clear understanding of the plan Lord for my coming meeting with all of them.

Thank you for the joy of 3 puppies and the homes each of them will have.  Please help them to completely wean THIS WEEK.  Help me to  get this done.

Bless our staff with communication and coordination skills this week.  Help me to be an encouragement to each one of them. And to be a strong support for the many projects around the world that my husband the Bishop is doing.

I need a week of uncommon favor Lord. 

Thank you for it Jesus
I love you with my life

signed

your predestined daughter

My Youtube Video

Can you join me in feeding the hungry? Please pass this video along to your Facebook friends - together we can get this shipment on the water headed for Zimbabwe! You can make a donation right here - look to your right upper corner. Click the 'Donate' button and help me.

Free Flyers to Print Off

I am spending time getting leaflets created, and copies and posted everywhere I can.
Here's what I have ... feel free to print this off and put anywhere you can to help out.

Moms Against Hunger

Zimbabwe ………Food Crisis

I am raising funds to ship a container of Moms Against Hunger food to the crisis happening in Zimbabwe, Africa.  I have 150,000 meals ready to go!  I just need the money to ship this container. 

Feeding hungry children who are helpless due to the conditions in Africa is deep in my heart. Would you please join me in this most worthy cause.

www.momsagainsthunger.org   Please go see my site and help me feed hungry children. 

I'm Dr Gayla, join me and help feed a starving child.

Can you help me?

Today I remembered, walking through the darkened streets of Guatemala - being led to a woman's hovel who lay dying. Her family was so anxious and they were begging me to come to pray for her. And after a 10 minute walk in the dark, with Pastor Robert our  interpreter on this trip, we arrived and I was taken straight inside to her.  Stepping just inside the door - she was on a bed literally at the doorway!
I was hurt seeing the conditions in which she was dying.  Rough wood walls with cracks were right next to the bed she was on.  A little sickness bowl lay next to her.  Her arms were so thin and frail.  Laying there so very sick and helpless, she was barely alive.  Pastor Robert interpreted while I prayed for her.  The smell of death was in the airless room.
My love for this poor woman spilled out in compassionate prayers over her.  I couldn't help but weep for her, and her poverty stricken family who stood helplessly by while their mother was dying.  They didn't have any  less love, nor any less concern nor less pain, just because they were in abject poverty. It broke my heart to see the grief and pain in everyone's eyes this night. Humans are human beings no matter where they live, or in what conditions they have to live in. 

Today I am trying to send a container of my Moms Against Hunger food to another country of people who are starving. Literally. Please pray for me that my efforts will be successful and I will be able to ship this container of 250,000 meals for the suffering people of Zimbabwe. This time I can do more with my prayers to help - prayers with food attached for the people!

I know you may not can go yourself and touch hurting people - but you CAN support Moms Against Hunger!  And together we can make a difference to the suffering going on in the world today. I need partners to help me, Zimbabwe is disparate  for outside aid. 

I cannot turn my face away and do nothing to help.  Can you turn your face away?

Go to the Donate button here and give with me! Visit my site and see what kind of food I have right now ready to ship. I have the food already I just need the shipping money to do so!  Please give today.

www.momsagainsthunger.org