Donna,
God wants to do whatever you want to do and I can prove that by Scripture.
It makes life a whole lot simpler to live.
Phil.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: Crumbs Can Make A Whole Loaf
> Hey everyone,
> I understand the transition issues. I'm in the process of making
> some transitions, and for some reason I am still not completely sure
> what God wants me to do.
> It's nice to hear that other people are in a similar situation.
> Blessings to everyone.
> Donna
>
> On 1/19/15, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Vicki,
>>
>> Transfer events are always difficult and down right awkward. It is a
>> perfectly generated time of ones life for the Enemy to attempt a
>> foothold.
>> I had to start early, when I was 56 and started losing the feeling in my
>> hands and all those other horrible painful symptoms I had. I realized I
>> could not hold down a job and I didn't consider myself old enough to
>> retire.
>> It still bothers me till this day and even more so now that I'm going to
>> be
>> 63 next month. Sandy has experienced this, too, of course, since the
>> down
>> sizing at the hospital that cut her short by a minimum of one year. So,
>> I'll see what comes up about adding to this theme.
>>
>> Phil.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Vicki
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 11:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: Crumbs Can Make A Whole Loaf
>>
>>
>> Thank you Phil. I needed this especially given my current circumstance,
>> meaning in transition.. Transition is not necessarily bad. I just don't
>> always do well when in that state. You've reminded me that the Lord has
>> oh
>> so much more but in some areas, I'm being satisfied with crumbs because
>> of
>> my prayer requests.
>>
>> Maybe you could write chapter two on this. (smiles)
>>
>> Vicki
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Phil Scovell
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 5:43 PM
>> Subject: Crumbs Can Make A Whole Loaf
>>
>>
>> Recently I lost a personal friend. It was not due to death,
>> or because of relocation, but because of pride, anger, and
>> bitterness on behalf of my friend. There were some minor
>> Scriptural differences, I guess you would call them minor, but I
>> don't mind those types of things unless they become doctrinal and
>> we had no doctrinal differences.
>>
>> The Lord revealed something to me one day about this man and
>> why his life was going the way it was and why our friendship is
>> severed for now. As usual, I always take personal prophecies,
>> relating to others, personally. That is, I apply them to myself
>> as much as I do the person of whom the Lord is talking. One
>> misconception of New Testament prophets is that they just hear
>> from the Lord about an individual and then they are required to
>> talk to that person. this is untrue. Rarely does the Lord give
>> me permission to talk to an individual about their life and what
>> the Lord is showing me about them. Let me use an example before I
>> tell you what the Lord revealed to me about my friend.
>>
>> A few years ago, a friend of mine, and his teenage son, tried
>> hiking to a mountain peak not far from Denver. They went late in
>> the fall, something not wise to do, and they did not dress for
>> winter because it was such a nice day. The walk up the long trail
>> took longer than they anticipated and on the way back, it began to
>> snow. Once the winter weather moved in, they quickly became cold
>> and decided to leave the path and cut across a valley which they
>> thought would save them time and lead them to a more direct path
>> to the place they had parked their car. They became hopelessly
>> lost. They began to wonder around in knee deep snow, hoping they
>> would recut their original trail, but soon realize they were
>> becoming even more lost. Additionally, the weather deteriorated.
>>
>> finally my friend told his son that they best hunker down and
>> make the best of the night and pray that the storm did not get
>> any worse. They dug out a place in the snow to try and keep their
>> feet dry and where they could squat down and try their best to
>> stay out of the wind. Fortunately, during the night, the storm
>> stopped and the wind died down but it was bitterly cold.
>>
>> When morning finally came, they discovered, even in broad
>> daylight, they were still lost. It took them a considerable time
>> to locate the road they had used when coming to the foot of the
>> mountain trail. By this time, his wife had alerted the
>> authorities and they had sent someone up to try and find them.
>>
>> My friend spent about three weeks in the hospital because his
>> feet were severely frostbitten. He spend several sessions in a
>> hyperbaric chamber to save his feet. His son, who was about 18
>> years old at the time, was only in the hospital briefly and
>> suffered little effect from the cold. My friend still has some
>> discomfort in his feet today but otherwise he is well.
>>
>> During his stay in the hospital, I called him several times.
>> We had not seen each other for probably two or three years
>> because his wife does not like me. I used to be her pastor and
>> spent many hours counseling with her and once, years later, had to
>> kick her out of my home because she was trying to disrupt the
>> bible study. she was notorious for this sort of behavior and has
>> literally disrupted church services by standing up and attempting
>> to take over the service as the pastor taught. Yes, she has some
>> deep seeded spiritual problems and some of it involves demonic
>> activity but that's a different story.
>>
>> during my friend's stay in the hospital, his wife left him.
>> this, too, is also another one of her routine manipulating tricks.
>> In this case, her husband was getting all the attention and not
>> her. so she moved out; leaving my friend all alone in the
>> hospital and he had no insurance. To say the least, he was
>> horribly discouraged but you don't have to be a prophet to figure
>> that one out.
>>
>> One day, as we were talking, and we were having some very
>> good and very deep spiritual talks as he lay in his hospital bed,
>> the Lord told me that my friend would not be harmed by this
>> experience. The Lord, furthermore, told me to tell my friend
>> exactly what I had just heard. My friend knows me well enough to
>> know that, even though I hear something from the Lord, I don't
>> always speak it unless the Lord gives me permission. I told my
>> friend I had no idea if the Lord was speaking physically or
>> spiritually. Personally, I thought it was both. As I said, his
>> feet are ok now but he still has some discomfort do to the
>> frostbite.
>>
>> this experience just described has happened to me dozens and
>> dozens of times over the years. I would guess, probably one out
>> of every fifty times, the Lord tells me to talk to the person.
>> So, as you can see, it isn't often. What do I do the rest of the
>> time? I pray about what god has revealed about that person in a
>> more focused way than I would be able to otherwise. Now back to
>> my original story.
>>
>> As I said, I recently lost a friend. I have been trying to
>> help this friend for some time in his church but he has become
>> very angry, very bitter, and pride, though he doesn't recognize
>> it, has blocked his ability to bless his church. No, I have not
>> told him all of this and in fact have told him very little. Why?
>> Because he is not ready to receive it and in fact, what I know, if
>> all were told to him personally, would probably make him worse.
>> It is killing his church and it will kill him as well eventually.
>> As a prophet, I have learned, speaking to someone before the Lord
>> gives permission, can be dangerous and destructive to that
>> person. In this case, I spoke with the man enough to discern his
>> response and it was fiercely rebuffed.
>>
>> A few days ago, out of spiritual frustration, I simply asked
>> the Lord why my friend was acting this way. Instantly, the Holy
>> Spirit answered my question. He told me that this man was only
>> asking the Lord for crumbs and so he was only getting crumbs. The
>> implication, therefore, is spiritually enormous and personally
>> applicable.
>>
>> The moment the Holy spirit spoke, my mind flashed to the
>> story of the Syrophenician woman: (See Matthew 15:22-28 and Mark
>> 7:25-30). This woman, who was a Greek, tried to get Jesus to heal
>> her daughter who was possessed by a demon. Jesus was ministering
>> to Israel at this point of his ministry and said so. She
>> apparently wasn't willing to give up and must have been
>> continually bombarding our Lord's disciples because they came to
>> the Lord and asked Him to get rid of her.
>>
>> The passage in Matthew's Gospel is quite interesting because
>> it says the woman came and worshiped our Lord. Look it up for
>> yourself. It means to kiss or to lick the skin as a dog licks his
>> master's hand. Here, in this part of the story, we are talking
>> about sincerity, at the least, and spiritual intimacy at the most.
>> I would suggest the woman came and threw herself at our lord's
>> feet and began kissing Him and begging for her daughter's life.
>> When Jesus said to her that it wasn't right to give the bread of
>> the children to others, she agreed but insisted that even the dogs
>> eat the crumbs the children drop. Jesus granted her request and
>> her daughter was healed from that very hour.
>>
>> My recent experience with my friend greatly convicted me when
>> the Lord showed all this to me. I, too, have been guilty of
>> asking God only for crumbs. Then when I get nothing but crumbs, I
>> complain it isn't enough. Each of us are guilty, in our own way,
>> of expecting the very least God can do and that is what we are
>> getting; the least He can do. He is willing to do His best, His
>> biggest, and His most if we will submit to Him by asking and
>> believe.
>>
>> Have you given place to the devil by asking for crumbs when
>> god can do so much more for you? Repent, and begin asking for all
>> He has planned for your life. Ignore the accusatory clamor, the
>> inflammatory rejection, the judgmental comments, and the
>> spiritual threats which are coming against you. Kiss the Lord
>> with your prayers until freedom comes. do not allow the devil to
>> possess your inheritance. Cast Him out by expecting Jesus to give
>> you His best. If He did give His all on the cross, why would He
>> not do so now? Question the devil's ability to move against you
>> by acknowledging God and His Word.
>>
>>
>> Phil.
>> Living His Name
>> WWW.SafePlaceFellowship.COM
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