Hello Friends,
Perhaps you found this on face book, anyway I pray your heart is stirred by the message as mine was. God is stirring up this child (me, Ray, His child) and awakened me to His radiance, splendor, Power and Love.

I will begin with the story of what happened to me on May 22 of this year 2010...

I was asleep in my bed down in the basement, when I began dreaming I heard music...Well, I thought I was dreaming until I was roused enough to find there was a very loud sound coming from the main level of the house... I frantically stumbled up the basement stairs to find the I-Home blaring Rick Pino's song Gorgeous Face in our kitchen! I hurriedly turned the blaring music down and looked for any signs of life in the house @ this 3 am hour, but no one was awake. No one that could have turned it on and I was the only one that had been disturbed by the blasting music.
Now...I was beginning wake up enough to realize that this was ...not normal nor was it a coincidence. Almost immediately I had realized the words of the song and my spirit/heart was stirred.These are the words...

"Your face is all I long to see- your love piercing to the depth of me-come quickly my Father for you child is here waiting -show me your face -no more veils covering me- clothe me with pure love so I can see your face-Awesome splendor -glorious majesty-faithful Father- gorgeous face."
I laid down on the kitchen floor and made the song MY prayer. Believing that God had awakened me on purpose I decided to get out my journal and ask Him why.
I began writing...
"It is 3:am now- went to bed around 2am I woke to the song Beautiful Face in my dream...WEIRD. Father I am listening what do you want to say?

God*: "I am coming soon!"


*Now I lost some of you just now when I said "God: said..."; So let me take a minute to explain how I "heard" or knew it was God. How do I know that it was Him and not my own thoughts? Well, honestly it did sound much like myself. But remember We (those who have been reborn) have the mind of Christ. And Christ is in us.
I can best explain it as a sudden thought that I did not conjure up or merely "think".
It came suddenly and effortlessly from within and it agreed with the Word of God.
I did not analyze what I heard much from here on out...I decided to write everything and test it according to scripture latter... when I was more awake. (Note...this is 3 something AM. I was awakened out of a dead sleep. Most humans I know including myself are not mentally aware of much spiritual doctrine at 3:am.) Now, back to the dialogue...

Ray:" Take off the veils that cover my eyes, show me great things that I do not know!(Jer.33:3)
I am your sheep. I am here to hear your voice... What are you like?"


God: "BIG.
Powerful.
Strong.
I do things my way ALL the time and I am never wrong.
Peace I leave with you My peace I give you. In this world you will have trouble but I leave you my peace that where I am there you may also be.
Hard times are ahead, but also good times.
Seek my face, don't look @ the world it is going crazy. Stir up a zeal and passion for my name and all I stand for. Stand therefore with the breastplate of truth and the helmet of My Righteousness."

Ray:Now...are you wondering what this was like? I had not experienced anything Quite like this before. Well, it was like a steady flow...But one sentence at a time..God knows I am not a fast writer and I never was overwhelmed but there were only one or two times that I ever stopped because I wasn't hearing anything.

Ray:There is a bunch more but It is 5:03 am now (and I have not felt the need to go to bed yet...yesterday) and I am wondering what I should do next...Father?
"Keep writing."

k.

God: "Peace child, listen.
I speak and I am speaking.
Wait.
I have waited for you and I will wait.
In the secret place, that is where I am.
Feed your spirit man.
When she is alive so are you.
Be all there; alive and alert.
WATCH, for your adversary the devil prowls around you like a roaring lion.
Watch. Stand. Seek my Face.
I will deliver you peace.
Peace, joy and Recovery.
Behold I am with you always even to the end of the age."

Ray: Here again I want to break in and say that You Have Heard His Voice Too! Jesus said: "My sheep Hear my voice and they follow me." He is speaking to you in many ways! Take time to be still and wait on Him. What I believe He said next is important.

God:
"Yes it is coming.
When the Son of man comes to judge the living and the dead.
Yes it is I the eternal, Everlasting One-the Creator of the heavens and the earth.
Are you ready???
Will you be READY?
I AM COMING quickly, watch and wait.
Be still and KNOW me.
Know who I am.
I am GOD.
Let the fires of passion be rekindled let your love for me be reborn.
STOP everything else-or I will.
I want your attention.
I am your commander and Chief.
Peace be still.
I speak to the chaos and storm of your life. I am in control.
There is an order, but there will be a perfect order.
Be ye perfect even as I am perfect.
Watch Me act."

Ray: Friend, I wish we were together and you could tell me what is going through your brain at this moment.
I will write more of what He said on that night and also what He spoke to me today when I can.

More than anything I want to stir your heart up to get to know the one you follow.
You need oil in your lamps if you are to continue burning for God in this dark day. You may have heard the story of the ten virgins. They all fell asleep. What made five wise and leave the rest in the fool category was the oil in there lamps. I believe the oil is the Spirit of God. I believe that the Spirit comes when We commune with God. When we sit with Him and listen. When we receive His written and spoken word into our lives and agree with Him that He has the power to change us as we surrender.
Surrendering your will, ambition, plans is the best choice you will ever make. His thoughts are far above your thoughts and His ways FAR above your ways.
He is Perfect but more than that He is THE ALLmighty God. That leaves no might for the rest of us. All we have, we have through Him. "In Him we live and move and in Him we have our being."

Oh God you love me! For reasons I don't understand. That is why I can trust you. You have proved your love for me at the cross. May the knowledge of your glory cover the earth. Amen.