Dancing with my heart, my words, my song, and my love, before my God…


But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who
LOVE YOUR NAME may rejoice in you. Psalms 5:11

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Go To OKLA, What Ever It Takes


On a Sunday I was singing and praying for the worship service
and I was broken as Truth whizzed through my heart
with sweet impartation that never fails
to change me from seemingly one seeking position
to an acceptance position
that has this overwhelming effect of divine Love. 
 
On and on it goes as it washes within me
with its simple yet profound purpose it was sent for;
taking me through the house weeping with hands raised
This strength now takes its adrenalin serious
and begins with new purpose
to shower God's heart within my heart ...
His affection.  

- - -

Now, days later I remain in awe
as I wonder about in this invasion of Love talk
which struck me
with its softening that turns a stony heart into flesh. 

With confidence the Holy One spoke to teach me,
“It’s not the words we sing,
it’s the heart we bring.”  

Without words,
just me,
I go, I bring my heart
 and watch Him be delighted. 

Oh my…! 

But Wisdom continues...
Surrendering with new depth
to the One I have eyes for,
I am challenged yet another time,
as this mama’s heart yearns for children I’m given. 

Three birthed and two added gifts through marriage. 

I speak their names with ferventness,
causing sensation of passions to curl my body
to crumble under its load. 
Too heavy is its love passing through me! 
Too crushing is the weight of such strong imprints
upon my heart of need. 

Music of worship and prayer playing in the background,
I hear the tearing of another’s words I recognize too well
as they cry…
”get us ready, whatever it takes”.  

I fall in response. 
I recall - September, 2011, setting in a tree
with two granddaughters,
I was visited by the Voice of One’s Commanding Love
coaching me. 

Torn by the pain of a traumatic brain injury
 that released confusion within my husband’s life,
its load crushed and bruised
 my love made for him
 a tower to give him refuge
during a time he would never remember. 

As my strength weakened and his gained,
I could not escape the trap words built to stone me. 
They had a fire I could not seem to pass through. 
I weakened day by day until His Chariot rode to my side,
guiding this heart to Come. 

In this paradise, a tree,
I giggled and shared in the fun,
the work of my son, for his daughters’ enjoyment
this silly little tree house. 

Yet, My heavenly Father came
 to offer in a blink of an eye,
the same …
His Work for my enjoyment,
His daughter. 

His Love spoke with safety one never ignores
as I heard,
“Go to Oklahoma, no matter what it takes!” 

I scarcely heard ‘no matter what it takes’
for my thoughts were focused upon
“GO TO OKLAHOMA”
Hearing clearly
but without the comprehension of experience. 

I immediately raised the question to connect Eye to eye
that was screaming in my head,
“WHAT?” 

Again, I hear Him say with what seemed to be
an image before me
as big as a mountain
and yet transparent like a faded photograph,
“Go to Oklahoma, no matter what it takes!” 

Having but little discerning of what this might mean
and yet a million thoughts of what it might bring,
I felt amazing peace.  

The process begins.  Shaken I call…Oh Lord,
I know only to walk in Your Voice’s Call. 

With weakness of flesh
but with great intensity
from this mysteriously highly seasoned Encounter,
I walked in the office of a place of employment
with my summon. 

I gave my instructed heart's command
to the man I loved.

I surrendered my resignation and cried before a boss
that calls me sunshine. 

 
I remained with no knowledge of how this would go?  
I only knew to ‘go’. 

On my way to OKLAHOMA I refused to call anyone. 
Then after four hours of driving, I knew it was time …
...where would I go? 

I called several family members
and no one seemed to have a phone,
for not even dial tones were heard. 

Over and over His sweet Voice would whisper ‘David’
I looked at my phone and with tears streaming
I followed His Voice, I made the move.  

David answered immediately
and arms were opened
and comfort drenched my heart. 

The beginning of an amazing restoration trickled in,
yet with force like a mighty water fall. 

Day and night it was as if angelic harmony was around me. 
Family and friends, new and known,
came in vast continuous waves
as weeping was met with healing. 

Separated from the gift of my husband,
I rode upon this unleashing New Sound of compassion
I was so unfamiliar with,
as His Heart carried me while my soul surrendered
against the levelheadedness a mind fights for.
That heavy chain that drags us around
as we depend upon our own understanding to prosper.  

Five months of His Jealous burning fire
Loved and held me within a celebrated victory
of my surrender. 

His Name written upon my heart,
I was singing His Love as it played its song in me,
but the enemy released hell against me. 

I lay in the Arms that never grows weary
nor put me down to walk alone,
yet I could see the gates of hell storming the door. 

Day and night amazing songs filled my heart
as I gathered His Glory to dance in. 

Following His Love to find Grace for my soul,
the same Call to go, made a divine Path
that amazes my heart for a bigger surprise
than I could have ever imagined. 

Again adding His Love with Arms outstretched
from the new and old, my world is enlarged. 
For my feet now walk His Love
in both Kansas and Oklahoma. 

Only my God can give such gifts that take me through life
with my days increasing in relationship. 

Why would I weaken when asked to pray
'whatever it takes'
upon the jewels in my life? 
Why would I soften to plead against God? 

Oh mighty Holy majestic One,
I run to Your alter and take with me my five. 

I dance as the Spirit gave His Wind’s Call for mine
but why was I stunned when this came?  
Was I holding to some unnoticed grip
that told me ‘I’ somehow could manage alone
to get them to find You?  

Why did I weep so when Your request was raised
that I pray this feat - RAID with inescapable contact
to each child for their homecoming to take place.  

How favored I am that You have reached so deep
within my soul to cry for those I love. 

Oh luxurious magnificent One, I celebrate this moment
and respectfully lay my prayer in line with Your Love
and surrender to whatever it takes,
cause them to know You, Holy One.   

Impart what it takes to have full view
of Your Glory which SPEAKS to the soul
and places a yearning run
to the rescue of Your Will, not our own. 

I take in Your cry for my children
and I come to this same agreement…
You are their Savior. 

With Your Love at each of our turns,
I continue to surrender and pray
pour upon us 
whatever it takes
to bring us fully to You.

Finding Belief


Oh deep love
that has walked into my life,
love that satisfies my eyes
and quenches the thirst of my soul
to such a depth
I cannot move from His stare. 
 
 Losing grip with what meets me with hold,
I have fixed my heart
to this river of warmth
and have no intentions of return. 
 
Its substance settles with such smoothness,
I dip my heart
into its refreshment
and allow all its love
intensify to increase desire
as I weaken to bow only to such passion. 

Expand, oh heart,
for I can only hope for more. 
Sweet like honey,
runs this passion about me
and I have only to taste one drop
to be kept in His promised arms. 
 
I lay in adoration
as love’s eyes speak
and I believe
 
Oh how thunderous
is the belief
that pierces with joy upon a broken heart;
the deafening love that thrust away
the enemy of pain. 
 
For who can question belief
Who can break its presence within? 
Who has the key to tear its wall of protection? 
 
Belief seals the weary mind
with acceptance;
no longer to remember pain. 
 
For in my heart is a birthed knowledge
of who You are
as Your eyes now roam
to love every inch of Your creation. 
 
Amazement fills my thoughts
as such love transforms the rags
of what blindness caused,
to this new belief now dominating
with inward knowledge of fact.
 
I BELIEVE...!

Running Free In His Thoughts


I am so exhausted Father,
I have so much of the world
upon my shoulder
and it is much heavier than I can carry. 
 
I just want to look for You! 
 
I marvel that finding You
is not like calling a number
set to work over and over,
but is more like a thought
that unlocks a closed door inside my soul.  
 
The puzzle is to find what 'thought'
I have allowed to trick me
and replace it with 'Your Voice'
so tender and calling.
 
My understanding fights
for it is sure it knows the number
that will work
 to hear the Sound
I long so deeply for,
but fails
for You are in constant want
to take me higher
than what my mind will go.
 
I cry...
SEARCH ME,
oh GOD!  
SEARCH me
that I lay my voice down
and take Your Word as my life.  
 
I just want to run free
in Your Thought where abundance
is all around;
no need to gather
as if there is not enough for tomorrow.  
 
One Word has abundance
 for days and days. 
In Your thought,
I soar in shared rapture
 as all fight leaves
and irreplaceable emotions begins
to form a kingdom matchless to any other. 
 
My words take on a different current
as they swiftly create sources
for my soul to increase worth
as they build a temple of praise. 
 
What was distracting me
losses its image
 as the Face of supernatural
configures extraordinary bounty
to feed my unexpected hunger.
 
Relaxing of muscles happen
as unwinding of tense movement
melt tight thoughts
as the mind feasts on Spirit ease.  
 
Yearning
taste like sweet fruit
and the invitation is to consume
without end. 
 
Lightness seems the outcome
yet over and over
‘come and dine’ is encouraged.  
 
No purchase is required
and no side door is available. 
 
Enter in all heavy burdened...
His Thought (Word) is light.   

Only One

Here I am Poppa
with Your Love wrapped around me tight,
as this cloud of such favor
becomes the air I breath.
Seeing, seeing far more
than what eyes can see
simply by Your Presence
blowing in like a wind. 
 
I do not understand
but what a wonder,
this song that sings
to reveal the thoughts of a heart. 
 
Colors taking their place to create -
just as my thoughts rush in place
to demonstrate a Holy
that opens my eyes! 
 
Appearance of majesty
gazes in my soul
and soothes rough edges
that had taken me to unrest. 
 
Fullness now flows
and my body begins to float
upon a Truth
rather than a fear. 
 
Piercing eyes
scare away the tag-a-longs
that were assigned to annoy my day. 
 
A note shoots through the atmosphere
of my galaxy. 
I follow it
with all of my attention
for I know its purpose
is to lead me
to the still waters of Supremacy.
 
At the brooks of fresh water
I am excited to dance;
while outside this domain -
the wars of no Holy One cries. 
 
Foundation solidifies beneath me
and I grow like the mighty tree
with others planted all around me. 
 
My voice joins a part
that will form a whole
and glory is released
as my heart that was closed – opens now
for no fear has its borders. 
 
Weariness is lost
as strength to press in
takes over,
as the Risen One
begins His same work in me;
raising me above the dark of a virus
that hoped to eat away my soul. 
 
'Only One
starts to be an understanding
rather than a challenge,
as focus is caught
like the excitement of seeing a shooting star. 
 
I am so loved and I see…
more than eyes can see…
I see His Love
and it is beautiful.
 
And there is
'Only One'
 
Me, other believers, the Trinity...just ONE.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Questions - God I Have A Million Of Them


Questions - thoughts turned for learning.  When God says my name, "Charlotte", what is He thinking?  Does He smile, laugh, cry, or shower mercy according to His kindness.  And if all of the above - when, how, why?  

I have learned to be fearless in questioning for it places me in a beautiful position to learn.  I was reading a private message posted to me this morning and wanted to share a heart as anonymous that warms my heart every time I see him or hear from him.  We conversed for some time but I can't find the beginning of our conversation. 

Anonymous: I had to move this to here so we can talk more lol anyways, should a piece of clay worship us because we "created" it into something? Although that in itself is contradictory to your beliefs in that everything was created by God. I also still don't understand when you say we will never understand His love because we are only human, then why devote your life to it?

Charlotte: cool..! Okay. Your first question is devoted out of selfishness and I understand selfishness all too well. :0( but with Love... not the love we actually understand... but pure Love... yes.. it will be natural or designed in the original creation.. or so our hearts seem to seek after. all 'humans' are built in to 'love'... it is just because we are in constant learning of it and have fallen so far from it, we fall to find .. well, that didn't work! Only until total surrender applies do we seem to find pure Love and an inner peace that runs its training through us. Because I am 'created' in His likeness, WHATEVER that is?.. then I am finding that surrender to love 'unselfishly' has become the 'thing' that is growing inside me. I do not understand because I am still in such a baby stage of growing. Something or this pure Love that seems to be growing inside me, assures me that I have eternity to learn and be loved. How in the heck is that understood? I devote my life to it because I STILL have selfishness so dominate in my life. I still  want to think I am responsible or 'good enough' for this crazy extravagant love... but I cannot prove myself to be. I fall short or miss that mark by leaps and bounds. I devote my life to this because it is in me to do so. I am overwhelmed with what it brings... that I LOVE.. what I do not like is the sacrifice it takes to get to that... BUT like all things that are amazingly 'worth' the fight... I fight to get there. It is a Place.. an inner 'mansion' that seems to be prepared for just me. Explain your greatest moment. Yea, can't can you. Explain your most joyous feeling. Bet cha it might sound like someone else's and they will not even 'love' it like you do. This is what goes on in the heart surrendered to God's Love. It is up and down because we, like a child, are learning to walk in it. But wow.. the excitement of a step or two. What next... wooohoooo...!

Anonymous: That expectation or hopefulness of living for eternity in a mansion and having whatever you want after serving in life, just seems to me to be a part of the "religion" that is corrupt as you refer to it. It seems, like Muslims believe they get 40 virgins or whatever, that it is just a ploy to gain followers based off of fear of an afterlife full of pain for not following. I feel as if there were a God that is perfect in every way, he would not have the human emotion such as envy or greed. He is an entity, not inside a human body but just an energy, a soul if you will, that is all knowing and all powerful, too wise to want praise.

Charlotte: a mansion could very well be a 'state of being'. We are extremely challenged with our vocabulary in making an explanation of a time, event, place, and/or feeling. I say 'i love you' and can mean so many different emotional depths that it would almost be impossible for you to know what all i am saying. Praise, is a love note. I praise my mom and dad for love they have given me. It is a wonderful expression but little is said if my actions do not back that up. I am but a voice speaking a loud noise. BUT to praise my God, who created me so He could Love me... just crazy... absolutely crazy and i want to know this more and more in its depth. Not my words or understanding but His. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING...??? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WHAT DO I HAVE TO OFFER YOU? This is something that is within me that drives me to know more about love... tell me, tell me more. What I’ve seen is hurtful and painful many times. What i try to mimic is dreadfully short of what something inside tells me is real. God is so soooo wise to know praise is what love is based on. Soooooo learn to praise and you show love. This is something to do with how he sees me. He loved or 'praised' me enough that He sent a man/God to the earth and that man/God raised from the dead. To show me how deep this Love was. Muslims, oh my... if they want to give you 40 virgins... well, sounds like a tremendous joyful time for a moment... but I’m not sure it will fulfill the longing for intimacy that cries for REAL and genuine that we all seem to scream for. Fear of the afterlife is sad... i mean that anyone would use that to manipulate another for their own puny understandings or to be exalted to some level of self-worth. Goodness... what a sad thing to do. It will only cause more fear. Fear does not bring love or contentment.... only self-centeredness to preserve one self. God is an energy... well put... my thoughts anyway. Wow... what an energy but with a purpose and that is to Love. To love me.

Charlotte: I sure enjoyed the conversation and that jab to make me think. More than anything, it causes me to just hear what is in my own heart. What and where am I coming from? Interesting! I was re-reading some this morning and caught your question about God verses envy or greed. Makes me think of how 'jealous' God is. I read from others who have walked seeking God (bible) that He is extremely jealous.... NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME..!!!! That means He is pretty jealous or possibly greedy to want me and for me not to wonder off to others. I wish i could say I have not done so but with my soul in want so much, I have wondered to lift up other 'things' or emotions, and even people above my desire to know God. What it has caused is a shocking unfulfilled heart; this (I wonder if the only way to know this is to experience it??) means I came to find it NOT feeding me AND I LOVE TO BE FED. :0).  We are born hungry souls and so if I’m born hungry then I will continue to feed. God, on the other hand, each time I come to Him I find fulfillment. Some may say He lets them down... I say... you have Him pegged wrong or according to your 'own' selfishness; somehow, pulling from a 'taught' expectation but not from a true full blown 'experience' with Him. His Life causes my life to be satisfied as I continue to seek and find food for my soul. I find in all my running but seeking... He remains with me. I know of NO ONE or NOTHING that has done that sort of thing for me. If you asked, why is God envious or have greed... your explanation is or must be under the assumption it is for 'His' good and not yours... but it is the other way around (like a mother or dad's watch upon a child for safety)...just like He has placed in us when having children. His greed for you is to Love and protect you from our wondering starving souls. Totally to 'save' us as the perfect example of a father or mother!
Have a super day ... i LOVE your search. You've been found my sweet child. He is chasing you with His Love. Fun to watch His Love chase those He creates..!

My thoughts about my opening question... When I seek my God's thoughts, I must take all and who I am to Him.  I can't stop to clean up.  I can't wait till I have my question in some form of 'pretty' state. I must go immediately - as I am.  What does God think when He calls my name.  Well, the Word was God and the Word was with God but laid down His life and came to show me the Father's love. The Word (Jesus) died so that there was no wall between me and Him.  I hear the Father say my name, Charlotte, and with every letter of its sound, He speaks it to pull me into His arms.  For He speaks it with such Love, it moves every created substance to catch my eyes and affection toward Him.  He is endless and my name is etched into this fact.