Prayer Command Post Newsletter – January 2010

Note from Lynn
It is my hope to begin communicating again the wondrous works of God going on in our midst. It has been a long season (4+ years) of returning back to work as an RN, this time in the field of Hospice. And yet, God has been in it all the time, teaching me much as I have spent time with the dying and those caring for them. Along with my own journey of caring for my dad in his last days. Much learned and much to share about in this life with God. So….I am jumping back into trying to communicate what I see God doing in the overall scheme of things. I used to do this through the quarterly publication called “Prayer Connection Newsletter” where I communicated much in the realm of prayer and prayer events. Now, God has grown me further into being much more missional minded and I desire to share the journey of God’s Sightings, Insights and Happenings in all spheres of life. So, there it is. Would love to hear your thoughts along the way. Thanks for joining me on the journey. – Lynn

Insights
Thank you to all those who recently joined us at our recent Prayer Command Post Open House. What a great time to see one another and get caught up….and of course, pray!
Terri led us in a wonderful time of focused conversation* where we were able to identify, from a diverse group of people present, what we are seeing the Lord doing and hearing Him say. Listed are the highlights:
1- Advance Now- The time is Now…to see what the Lord has been saying fulfilled
2- Kingdom Shift – We have not been this way before, Change!, new prototypes, reality of the Kingdom of God being lived out
3- Integration of Realms – God has removed the boxes of how we separate the secular and the sacred….it is God in every aspect of our life. Heaven touching earth in every part of our day. Look for God in all the places you thought God was not present! Expect God to open doors in every place you step.
4- Leadership out of Intimacy- Creativity, plans and wisdom rolling out of our daily walk with God.
5- Authentic Community- Being a friend of God and thus, a friend with others. Truly caring for one another.
6- Bridge Building through Collaboration – Expanding from partnership to collaboration, where there is an equal giving and receiving and seeing the Lord do so much more because of the unity and camaraderie present.

*If you are interested in the detail notes of this conversation, just email me and I will be happy to send them to you.

Ponderings
I have been on a journey with the Lord that has intensified in the past 6 months. The Lord began to show me of how much I lived in “segregated” realms. I kept “ministry” in one box, my job as a nurse in another box, family life in another box, etc. But 6 months ago, the Lord lifted all the divisions and now life is all mixed together. And it is messy and wonderful all at the same time. And God shows up when I least expect Him and I am surprised over and over. I think the new term for this is “living missionally”. For me, it has been a new way of living and full of surprises and I no longer see things from a sacred vs. secular viewpoint. It is all God and He is in it all.

Along that same line, the ministry of the Prayer Command Post used to focus on training intercessors and connecting others in prayer. Now, prayer is no longer the end goal, but the means to the greater journey with God. I don’t even use the term intercessor anymore as I found it to be rather divisive and many children of God felt that they could not really know the Lord because they were not an “intercessor”. And this thinking and teaching grieved the heart of God….and hindered a lot in the body from simply walking and talking with the One for who they were created to be in relationship with. So…God has a way of simplifying us as we mature….and it is needful. I now talk about prayer as being linked to DEPENDENCY….which essentially means that we grow in humility and recognize that we can do nothing apart from Him, which leads me to seek His way as we walk together in all areas of life.

Happenings

There are 2 gatherings I would like to highlight in the next few weeks…they both happen to be on the same day (different times):

SAT, JAN 30 (8am-12noon) – “Gathering of Women” in Riverside. Focuses on women in leadership across the Inland Empire gathering together for worship, story, prayer and mentoring one another in the challenges that are particular to women. Led by Lynn and friends. Email me if you are interested as space is limited – prayercntn@aol.com

SAT, JAN 30 (6pm-9pm) – “Inland Empire House Churches Unite” in Alta Loma. A network has formed in the Inland Empire of leaders from various house churches that gather together quarterly to learn from one another. This meeting is a larger gathering of house churches. See http://www.inlandempirehousechurchnetwork.org/celebration.htm
For details and location.

Thank you
So….these are some of my musings for now. I will write more in days ahead. Thank you for listening…and reading. Feel free to write your comments or email me.
Lynn Heatley
http://www.prayercommandpost.org/
prayercntn@aol.com
(these posts can also be found on our website, under “Info from Lynn’ or:
http://www.lynnheatley.blogspot.com/