Category: Hope
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Believing Beyond What We Can See
By Kathi Pelton In seasons of pain, loss or waiting it is easy to get stuck in only what is before our eyes. After all, isn’t there a saying, “Seeing is believing”? In my life and in the life of most believers— what we see is rarely a true gauge for what God is doing.…
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It’s Time to Align Your Hope With Assurance
By Kathi Pelton “Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.” Hebrews 11:1 When God speaks a promise to me, through His still small voice, through a prophetic word or through His written Word, I access it by faith. This amazing gift…
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Do It Again!
Today I have had the song by Elevation Worship, Do It Again, playing in my mind all day long. The lyrics are familiar to many but as a reminder— here is some of them, I’ve seen You move, You move the mountainsAnd I believe I’ll see You do it againYou made a way, where there…
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It Is Time to Put On the Garments of Praise
By Kathi Pelton “…and provide for those who grieve in Zion– to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display…
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Awe and Wonder Will Appear in the Darkness
By Kathi Pelton As most of you know, on December 21,2020— on the darkest day of the year (first day of winter: shortest daylight of the year), around the globe we will see the night sky lit up with what looks like a Christmas star. In reality it will be the first time in 800…
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The Impossible Will Happen!!
By Kathi Pelton As I waited on the Lord the Holy Spirit led me to read out of 1 Kings 18. This chapter tells the story of when the prophets of Baal challenged Elijah as to “who is God?”; Baal or the God of Elijah. They both set up offerings and then called on their…
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God Will Far Exceed Your Dreams and Plans
By Kathi Pelton I was thinking about how often people day dream of plans that are being made for a special day. We rehearse them in our minds, picture the moments that will make beautiful memories and even invite others into those dreams. I have been a daydreamer (and night dreamer) since I was a…
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Is There a Christmas Surprise Coming? I Believe There Is!
By Kathi Pelton In late 2019 my family received a prophetic word about General George Washington crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 (establishing the first victory for the continental army in the Revolutionary War). This confirmed the timing of our family’s move from the West Coast to the Washington DC region to begin…
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YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP! “It’s Time To Cross Over”
By Kathi Pelton Last November, our family was praying about moving from Oregon to Virginia. We knew that the Lord had directed us to do this, and we knew that the timing of our move was of strategic importance. As we waited upon the Lord, a dear friend who is a part of our prayer…
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A Vision of “The Lost Boys” (America)
A Vision of “The Lost Boys” (America)Kathi Pelton As I was waiting upon the Lord this morning, I heard the Spirit of the Lord speak to me saying, “The lost boys of America have finally found their family.” After hearing those words, I went into a vision of the colonists coming upon the shores of…
Oceans in the Desert 