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Seek Him Differently

Karen M. Pina — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:28:09 +0000

Beloved,

Are you still seeking Him the same way you did in the earlier part of 2011? How selfish is your seek? When have you subjected yourself to a divine inquisition that resulted in the knowledge that you are favorably passing the tests you need to pass in order to be and do all He’s ordained for His glory? These and many more questions are addressed in this 7-minute video where we explore the many aspects of seeking Yahweh (God). Watch it now.

Rich in faith,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

Gloriously Righteous Stewards

Karen M. Pina — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:00:28 +0000

Over the past several days, He’s been mentoring you in the area of becoming righteous stewards that reflect His glory (i.e., nature, character, and power) in the area of finances. Under His leading, I’m inspired to pray for based on the scriptures we’ve been meditating on.

Yahweh, make me a righteous steward who considers the poor and gives and loves you more than mammon. Make me a righteous, faithful steward over little as well as much. Let not my trust be in money, but in you. Clean my eye from the lust of the flesh and the deceit of uncertain riches. Make me single eyed and of single focus and devotion to you, the Living Yahweh, who richly gives us all things to enjoy! Help us do good and be rich in good works towards others and willing to give that we may store up a good foundation of eternal life versus storing up things that will corrupt and can be stolen. Amen.

Beloved, when you can be trusted with unrighteous mammon, it tells us you can be trusted with the riches of the Kingdom!

Rich in faith,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

Prophetic Word & Instructions to Five-fold Leaders

Karen M. Pina — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:00:02 +0000

Yesterday, Yahweh released this word to the body of Christ, and I’m impressed to share it here. I preface it by saying, “This is not aimed at specific ministry or business leader.”

Will you continue on the ancient path that wicked men have walked?

Everywhere you turn leaders are being ousted for sexual sins. At the same time, these leaders don’t possess David’s spirit. You see, when they are confronted with their sin, they lie, deny, and in some cases even crucify the one who confronts and inquires. The hearts of many leaders are surely wicked, and they are not turned to Yahweh (God). These men and women are not after Yahweh’s heart, but are after the lusts of the flesh, the pride of life, and the lusts of the eyes.

Because they are not quick to confess and repent, they are snatched away before their time and their foundations are washed away like a river (Job 22:16). Instead of running to Yahweh to be cleansed of their sin, they say, “Leave us alone, God (Job 22:17)!”

Oh what a tangled, deceptive web Satan laid that entrapped them in uncleanness and bondage.

“So any person who knows what is right to do but does not do it, to him it is sin.” – James 4:16 AMP

In some instances, it’s simply man choosing wrong over right. When man chooses man-made glory over Yahweh’s glory, they end up walking on the same ancient path that wicked kings before them walked. Will you continue on the ancient path that wicked men have walked (Job 22:15 HCSB)?

If you need ordained direction and support back to your foundation, we are here and we are a confidential, anointed safe space in which you can get free and experience His glory (i.e., His power, character, and nature) once again.

Blessed and happy and to be envied are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered up and completely buried.– Romans 4:7 AMP

If you’re going to cover your sins, you don’t need Him to cover them, and He can’t cover what you conceal. Come clean to be cleansed, beloved. He’s waiting with open, merciful, loving arms of atonement and forgiveness. The fallout of sexual sin is devastating. It ruins marriages, families, lives, ministries, churches, and elections and callings unnecessarily. There is an option, and it is honest confession and true repentance. How many casualties will you take with you by continuing on the ancient path of wicked kings? Unharden your heart and hear His voice (Hebrews 4:7).

With great grace,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

Miracles & Souls Await His Glory

Karen M. Pina — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:00:10 +0000

Mentee,

I woke up to Yahweh saying this to me this morning, “It’s the power of Yahweh to let a miracle flow through you.” I grabbed my pen and began to write this post by His inspiration. Many of us are familiar with the power necessary to work a miracle, but are not so acquainted with the power necessary to allow miracles to flow through us on a daily basis.

In order to live in this place, your head/face must stay under the water spout! I’ll expound with two analogies. The first is, you’re in the shower after a long, hard day and the water is soothing your tired achy muscles. It feels so good that you take it a bit further and stand under the shower spout. The second is, it’s a hot summer day and you’re off to the swimming pool. You graciously ease into the water toes first. Before long, you dive head first underwater and stay there for a few seconds. It is in the “heat of things” that most of us run to the shelter of the Shepherd. Reason being, many of us wouldn’t seek Him with fervency and passion if everything was hunky-dory. These analogies illustrate how we must be submerged daily in order to tap into the flow of glory that produces and generates miracles, and it takes Ruach HaKodesh’s (Holy Spirit’s) power to get in and stay in this place. This is my prayer for you today, mentee that you’ll allow yourself to be submerged in Him resulting in miracles being released through you.

Now, don’t get all religious and super spiritual on me and start qualifying what is and is not a miracle. Remember, this post is about miracles flowing through us via His power, and not our own. We’re looking to be available and fully yielded to only what He can do! At this level of glory, there is no room for flesh.

That no flesh should glory in his presence. – 1 Cor 1:29 KJV

To stay submerged in His presence, likeness, and the weight of His glory, your flesh can’t be in charge. I’m ready to not only see the working of miracles, but to allow them flow through me even the more. How about you, beloved? Before you answer yes, remember what you learned yesterday about the Hebrew word for glory. Let’s apply it to the above scripture to help you arrive at the answer. No flesh can be influential, honored, reverenced, enriched, prominent/weighty, and prosper in His presence.

Let’s dive into the deep daily and come up flowing in His miraculous glory that others might be transformed, touched, healed, saved, reconciled, and delivered. For this is the purpose of miracles. They aren’t for us (i.e., believers); they are to draw the unbeliever. Often times we focus so much on developing a witnessing spill and formula while neglecting to just flow in Him miraculously that souls are drawn to Yahushua. This is what He did; join me in imitating Him.

With rich glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

Are you seeking glory from other people?

Karen M. Pina — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:00:15 +0000

Beloved mentee,

I’m easing back into the swing of things as I continue seeking His face concerning next steps and direction and today in prayer He spoke this and I knew to share it with you.

As you may or may not know or recall, glory is defined as the character, nature, and power of Yahweh. He’s spent that past two years teaching you, through me, about glory primarily from the aspect of His character and nature because this is the order in which He releases glory to us. So many folks in ministry speak of glory from the power aspect only (i.e., doing the works of Yahushua) and yet fail to speak of the character and nature of Yahushua and Yahweh (i.e., the being like Father and the Son).

Today’s post focuses on the power aspect of His glory and further defines glory based on the Hebrew word kabowd pronounced kä·vōde’. Kabowd means honor, splendor, abundance, dignity, reputation, reverence, riches, magnificence, and precious things. The figurative meaning of this word is heaviness, to be weighty/influential. In light of this, Yahweh is asking, “Are you seeking honor, splendor, abundance, dignity, a reputation, reverence, riches, magnificence, precious things, and to be influential from other people?”

“For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives —God is our witness and we didn’t seek glory from people, either from you or from others.” – 1 Thess 2:5-6 HCSB

We see from the above scripture this is not what we should do. As a ministry leader, those who you have preached the gospel to that have receive it and are imitating you as you imitate Christ are the people who become your glory and joy. Look at this:

“For who is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Is it not you? For you are our glory and joy!” – 1 Thess 2:19-20 HCSB

You see, unmade leaders seek glory from men, and made leaders cause others to become glorious, honorable, rich, weighty, prosperous, influential men. Which kind of leader are you . . . made or unmade? If unmade, you can begin the making process by clicking here.

With rich glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

The Dead Things Must Go

Karen M. Pina — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:00:49 +0000

But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. – Mathew 8:22

Mentee, as I showered today, I conversed with Yahweh about some remaining dead skin underneath my arms. Immediately as I continued speaking to the mountain He said through me, “This temple is life, and every dead thing must go.”

He continued ministering to me like this: I don’t eat dead, processed things in this live temple. Even further, ever person or connection around me that’s dead must go if it can’t be quickened to life by Ruach HaKodesh. Prayerfully, you’re allowing Him to minister the same thing to you as I immediately knew He wanted me to share it with you.

Beloved, no matter how much you love the dead food or people, the dead things must go if you’ll see His glory the way you say you want to.

With glorious and divine wisdom,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

FIT check in!

Karen M. Pina — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:00:35 +0000

Mentee,

Yahweh has been using me to hit the FITness in the Temple topic hard. Today, I’m writing to check in on you. Have you been making any of the food in the recipes on the blog? Leave me a comment with your answer. I pray that you have; either way, my prayer for you today is that you keep glorifying Him in your temple with healthier eating choices.

Beloved, we only get one temple, and we can’t serve Him without it!

With glorious and divine wisdom,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

Pointers for Ministers Developing Mature Discernment

Karen M. Pina — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:00:10 +0000

Yesterday I said, “If I ever impart anything into your life via this blog, I pray that it is true and mature spiritual discernment. You must be keen and acute in discerning the true from the fake, truth from error, and good from evil if you’re going to walk and live in His glory.” I reiterate this today for spiritual reinforcement and to emphasize how passionate I am about you developing mature discernment. With that being said, here are some tips to help you do just that.

Prayer Points for Developing Mature Discernment

>>>Ask Yahweh to help you reserve your judgment for His. Let’s turn to Yahushua, our glorious leadership example:

Even as I hear, I judge [I decide as I am bidden to decide. As the voice comes to Me, so I give a decision], and My judgment is right (just, righteous), because I do not seek or consult My own will [I have no desire to do what is pleasing to Myself, My own aim, My own purpose] but only the will and pleasure of the Father Who sent Me. – John 5:30 AMP

I can’t do a thing on my own. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is right; because I don’t seek my own desire, but the desire of the one who sent me. – John 5:30 CJB

>>>Ask Him to show you error and the spirit of error when presented with any kind of information. Let’s look to Him now:

Jesus answered them, Be careful that no one misleads you [deceiving you and leading you into error]. – Matthew 24:4 amp

Yeshua replied: “Watch out! Don’t let anyone fool you! – Matthew 24:4 CJB

So then, we may no longer be children, tossed [like ships] to and fro between chance gusts of teaching and wavering with every changing wind of doctrine, [the prey of] the cunning and cleverness of unscrupulous men, [gamblers engaged] in every shifting form of trickery in inventing errors to mislead. – Ephesians 4:14 AMP

We will then no longer be infants tossed about by the waves and blown along by every wind of teaching, at the mercy of people clever in devising ways to deceive. – Ephesians 4:14 CJB

For our appeal [in preaching] does not [originate] from delusion or error or impure purpose or motive, nor in fraud or deceit. – 1 Thess 2:3 AMP

For the appeal we make does not flow from error or from impure motives, neither do we try to trick people. – 1 Thess 2:3 CJB

He must hold fast to the sure and trustworthy Word of God as he was taught it, so that he may be able both to give stimulating instruction and encouragement in sound (wholesome) doctrine and to refute and convict those who contradict and oppose it [showing the wayward their error]. – Titus 1:9 AMP

Beloved, we will be tossed to and fro like a ship, fooled, hoodwinked, and tricked if we don’t start asking Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) to reveal error when we see and hear it. Yahweh desires that we not only discern error but move into the place where we are mature enough to refute it and convict those who are moving in error.

Let this marinade for the next 24 hours, and tomorrow I’ll continue provide mentoring in the area of pointers for developing mature discernment.

With divine and true wisdom and discernment,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

The Reality of Supernatural, Ascending Power – Part II

Karen M. Pina — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:00:38 +0000

Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is [always] the same, yesterday, today, [yes] and forever (to the ages). Do not be carried about by different and varied and alien teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established and ennobled and strengthened by means of grace (God’s favor and spiritual blessing). – Hebrews 13:8-9a

Yesterday, we laid the foundation by allowing Yahweh to examine the statement, “The message remains the same, but the methods must change.” Through me, He demonstrated that when we rely solely on human, technological, or any other method to spread the gospel, we deny the reality of ascending, supernatural power. Ascenders, today we continue. So is the message still the same? No, it isn’t! The message we send when we rely on human strength, man’s philosophies, ideas, formulas, and marketing strategies is that there is no supernatural. Our posture conveys: “If this ministry is going to grow, I need to do x or y.” Whose ministry is this, and who is truly responsible for its growth? Beloved, the message we carry is one of power, love, and a sound mind manifesting the supernatural power of the Kingdom. The gospel is not about us being seen or known. We are to spread His fame by manifesting supernatural healing, deliverance, signs, and wonders. How can you do this if you are off stuck somewhere in self-promotion marketing land?

The gospel message is about dying to self, self-sacrifice (i.e., placing yourself, life, dreams, wishes, hopes, and plans on the altar so they can die), and denying yourself. When we become absorbed in the top 10 strategies to grow our church or ministry, the message we preach by our actions, without giving it a title or three points, is a powerless, compromised, weak, and impotent gospel. Did you think the only time you preach a message is in a formal setting behind a pulpit? Your life and actions preach louder and the impact is greater and deeper!

So yes not only have the methods changed, but the message has been altered, changed, and tampered with as well. My prayer is that the spirit of revelation overtake you enabling you to see this trap clearly and vividly. If you have fallen into this trap, by His Spirit on this post, I snatch you from the grips of deception, and spur you on to ascend into the reality of the supernatural power available to you through your faithful obedience and strict adherence to the One and only true gospel of Yahushua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ).

From glory to glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

Who is standing between you and the glory?

Karen M. Pina — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:00:08 +0000

You’ve heard me say this before and it’s powerful to repeat it. There is no glory without specific obedience. You can’t access the glory of Yahweh if you are unwilling or even hindered from obeying Him. When the enemy can’t outright stop you because your heart is fixed and your mind is made up about obeying Yahweh, He’ll use someone else. You see anyone around you who is available to him by being unsurrendered to Yahweh is prey. Your assignment mentee is this: Think about whom in your life lives primarily from flesh versus Spirit. Now you’ve identified the targets of Satan’s ploys.

With divine wisdom,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina