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Well,

Over the last 25 years I have experienced, seen, heard of, and believed for many things. The Lord has seen to it that life has been eventful (moreso than I might have preferred sometimes) and surely my own failings have contributed at times.

But the last 14 months have been the most emotionally, spiritually, and financially challenging for me in seven years. Quite frankly, in many ways I barely made it and kept myself on an even keel.

I sincerely hope these "prophetic visions" of an open window of change, etc...are on target and will find application in my life, find God's provision in overflowing abundance again - especially financially (being honest!)

I'm here, I'm praying, believing, and asking others for their prayers I am ready to do the work (I'm a mortgage broker); I just need it to come my way - for it to be released to set my hands to so I can bless and support others.

I pray this is a year of positive and lasting change in the lives of many.

Hear our cry, O Lord!

A.A.C.

Fourteen months, eh? Forgive the cliche', but don't feel like the Lone Ranger. I've had a decade of it, and I know Quix has been in a fiery furnace of his own for some time now, and you're right, it's physical, spiritual, emotional, and financial. It's frustration and loneliness. It's draining. Some days are okay, others not so okay, and once in a while I look up to the heavens and like Elijah, ask Him if we could just be done with this and I could be present with Him.

Welcome to The Wilderness. The Desert.

If it's any comfort, the Hall of Famers throughout scripture were put through this just prior to being used mightily of God. Joseph was around twenty years, two in actual prison with little hope of ever getting out, Moses forty, David spent ten years in caves dodging arrows from Saul, John the Baptist LIVED in the desert (must have been orphaned young), and St. Paul was secluded in Arabia two years (I think). That's just off the top of my head, no doubt there's more.

I go to a study group on Saturdays, and usually there's around a dozen or so of us on any given day. Everyone there has the appearance of being "normal" and functioning. A few months ago, the group leader started by saying that everyone should stand up before the group and share what God has been doing in our lives ("oh great..."). I expected this to be a parade of Pollyanna Christians doing cartwheels and singing "Praise God, life is grand" but after the third or fourth person, we all gradually became aware that each of us was struggling daily with some unshakable pain. We'd all been Christians for many years, yet through these trials, we were all having difficulty connecting with God. None of us, in the natural, saw any end in sight, yet all professed confidence in God's faithfulness and continue to look for Him to release us, based on His word.

Actually, the only one NOT going through trial was one woman who's 82 years old. What does THAT tell you?

My point is that this Wilderness experience, at this time in history, seems to be universal. A common denominator even, amoung those who love Christ. But it's "under the radar," as we're all doing our best to look normal and go on as best we can so we can learn what we need to so we can get on with things.

It seems to be pointing to good things. It's been prophesied to be over soon.