I realized after my last post that I don’t think I have mentioned that I change the names of people I write about.  Occasionally I use real names but not often, and if I do, I get their permission.  So, if you happen to know someone named Denise Bennett, for example from my last post, it is not that person.  I totally made it up!!  The incident is true but not the name!!

Ellen in this post, is not her real name.  

From the journal . . . June 1993

  Lord, Ellen is concerned about why she gets her prayer language* at inappropriate times, like when she’s angry.  She asked me if You have a word for her.

And I Believe God Said:

Ellen is concerned about a small thing because she is afraid of a larger thing.  She is afraid she will be deceived because of her sin.

Hebrews3: 12-13 ¹² Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. ¹³ You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God. NLT

She is Mine. 

She must give her sin to Me, confess, and repent. Admit and agree with Me that it is sin. Ask Me to deal with it until the victory comes.  Don’t justify it.  Sin is sin to Me.  You think some sin is greater and you are more ashamed, so you try harder to justify it. You think if you can just convince yourself that it isn’t sin, you will not be sinning.  Anything done without faith is sin.

Romans 14:23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.

The Faith is given by My Holy Spirit.  It agrees with Me. As you study My word, it becomes more and more a part of you.  Eat My fruit and you will be like it.  Worship Me and you will be more like Me.  Be in My presence and you will take on My ways.  The word is truth. The word is Jesus. Don’t adjust Him to suit yourself.  Adjust yourself to suit Him.  Be honest.

Galatians 5:22-25 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
²⁴ Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to His cross and crucified them there. ²⁵ Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. 

Lord, how I love Your word.  I receive it.  I’m afraid Ellen might not, but I guess You can deal with that. Lord, do You want me to give her all of that or was it just for me to know concerning her?

Give it to her precisely like I gave it to you.  It is for you both.

*Many believers have a special language that they use when worshiping the Lord or praying.  I’m not going into the theology of that because it is controversial and it’s not the point.  Here are a couple of references if you are interested.

Acts 2:4. ⁴ And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.  

:11(both Jews and converts to Judaism), Cretans, and Arabs. And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!”

Acts 2: 1-28 for more detail!

I have noticed that very often the Lord doesn’t answer our questions but tells us something else.  He knows us better than we know ourselves and He always works for our good to make us more like Him!

2 Cor 3:18 ¹⁸ So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like Him as we are changed into His glorious image.

Ellen, by the way is now with Jesus in glory!!!  They have won the victory!!