From the Muck to the Mighty; My Journey with Jesus

There’s something about encountering the Love of God that changes you. It shifts your outlook and can transform things in an instant. It washes over you, it welcomes you, it cleanses you, it refines you, it molds you, it prunes you, it breaks you free from this world and it’s cares. It challenges you to let go of your fleshy desires, your internal judgements, and your preconceived notions regarding people, religion, church and the kingdom of God. It shifts you from walking in this dry boring religious cycle to entering into a covenant relationship with Jesus.  Have you asked Him to know and experience His love? Have you listened enough for Him to be able to speak to you? Have you fasted and prayed? Are you spending time reading the word?  You can answer “no” to all four of those questions and it wouldn’t stop the Lord from Loving you. He knew exactly what He was getting when He designed you. He knew your struggles, your shortcomings. He knew where you’d succeed and where you’d...

  The Lord has been showing me the same dream/vision for the last six months. The first time He spoke to me about it, I didn’t want to hear it. It was like a map and Him showing me you are here. Me looking at Him like He was crazy and throwing a “nope you gotta be kidding me” look right back at Him. “Hang on Ash” He’d say and we’d begin walking. I’d begin to see a river flowing through a valley as we walked. The landscape was green but rocky at the same time. The temperature was warm and crisp. A combination of the sun shining in your skin and the cool mountain air blowing across your face, swirling your hair and making it difficult to see. The grass felt amazing on my bare feet. It was an easy walk or so it started out as.  As we followed against the river from the valley into the mountain the terrain began to change. Gradually the steps were getting bigger, harder to take. The ground was rocky, and I could feel the stones cutting into my feet as we walked. He never left my s...