When I was first saved I had no filter which also means I said what came to my mind without thinking about the effect it would have. 

Over the last 20 years the Lord has been preparing me to take up the reigns of my ministry with a filter called Kathleen. My name is Kathleen Victoria. Kathleen means PURE and Victoria means VICTORY. Together they mean PURE VICTORY.

PURE VICTORY from the Fire

The moment I got saved was the moment the fire came. The Lord needed to purify me from Vicky and make me into Kathleen.

For some He holds the fire at a distance and for some He of us He holds it under our feet. I was held to the fire right away and made to right the wrongs of Vicky.

Who I am today was hidden in those wrongs somewhere. I had no idea how much fire it was going to take to release Kathleen and even today she is not fully released in the power of God.

The Seeds before Me

What I learned from inside the fire was the old me was dying and the Lord was releasing seeds of ME in Him to those around me.

I could not see these seeds with my naked eye but as I grew in my faith the Lord began to show me the seeds. I was talking with a woman I admired when she told me how powerful my ministry was.

To my chagrin, I had just been sitting in my secret place with Jesus, complaining to the Lord about not being released. This woman had not realized that she had been sent to me to teach me that He was releasing my ministry without physically releasing me.

The Seeds before You

While the Lord is sifting the world out of you, He is releasing the seeds of your ministry before you. He is purifying you in the fire which separates the chaff from the wheat.

Chaff fertilizes the ground under you to create more fire inside you. It sets your soul on fire to be you. When someone is called, by God, to encourage, empower and embrace your calling, He is showing you the seeds He has sent out before you.

My Visionary Living Advice 💦 for you this week is to listen to those whom God has called to encourage you more than those who the Devil has sent to discourage you.

Join me this week in Midlife Ministry Makers for “The Fire’s Afoot” to walk through how exactly to accomplish this Visionary Living Advice.