Identity theft

Most of us have heard about identity theft. Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the USA. Perhaps you have seen the commercials or received the calls from your credit card company. "Be careful."

Part of my business is ebay. I am a power seller on ebay and each week I sell items and send invoices. Sending invoices is my "busiest time of the week." And I receive letters on how to pay, etc. So when I received a letter that said
"Hello,

Payment has been sent today at 10:13 AM. I am looking forward to complete the transaction.
Thank you,
Derek

You can view the item clicking the link below. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem=5061458114


Thank you,
dkny02"

I didn't think anything of it. So I clicked on the link and it took me to the "ebay" site. Wrong. By the time I had typed in my password and user name, it was all over said and done. I had sent them two lines that could open up my life. I realized what I had done and raced in and changed passwords, user names, questions, etc.

It seems ok. Perhaps I am more paranoid about this because I had my identity stolen 2 years ago and a man masqueraded as me in California as Attorney Johndrow. I have not fully recovered from that debacle.

I am very careful. Every day I receive hundreds of letters that are "phishing" for information. This is my email stats and much is "phish" news.
38,282 messages this month
81,251 messages last month
33,252 average per month
1,857,775 messages total

I got aught the other night because I was tired, preoccupied and a little foolish.

I share this information with you for your good.

And the God part of all this is what can someone do when they "become you." They take on your identity, your life, your print on life. God has asked us to identify with Christ. To allow our selves "deadness' so that we may give Him the opportunity to release the power of God through us(Galatians 2:20). He would like us to have His identity

And the flip side of all of this is phishing. Learning about someone to "become" them. Christ has called us to be fishers of men. Paul said we are "to become all things to all men."

Perhaps we could do a little fishing today.

Humbly submitted
Lee

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Deceptions

Deceptions

This morning as I met with a young disciple who gets together with me each morning there was a "thump" in the window behind me. A sparrow had run into our window. I looked out and it was not moving(Since then it has awakened.) and I began to pray for it. "Lord, you take care of the sparrows..."

My young friend left and I began to cry. Why? because it is life. And I believe the Spirit of the Lord impressed upon me this.

"Deceptions. The enemy has caused many to believe a lie. Why would they believe a lie? Because it has been mixed with enough truth to be credible. Enough scripture(Remember Eve?) to make it palatable and acceptable."

How many will run into windows of destruction because they have not listened or heard or accepted the words of the Lord? We look at the south and so many thoughts run through my mind. I prayed for nearly an hour this morning about it. The words of prophets ringing in my mind.

I believe that the veils of deception that have hung over so many lives are at a place where they can be removed if we so desire. I understand that deceptions are what we are not "cognizant" of but as we seek the spirit of revelation and wisdom, truth will come forth.

Too many have approached their visions and their goals without the truth of the Lord. We have encountered the "glass walls" of the enemies that have left us stunned, disappointed and disoriented as this little bird was.

Daniel 2:22 tells us he reveals the dark and hidden things. There is an unveiling going on. Like the bird we are seeing things clearer than ever before. The natural and the supernatural are becoming one. Now more than ever is the time to cry out for wisdom, for I believe we are in a time of jubilee approaching. Wise decisions are required. Like the man who was removing mud from his eyes after Jesus placed it there, we are seeing things that appear to be "trees." There is a clearing of our supernatural vision being released. And we will see even better.

A few weeks ago I had a visitation. It was not from the Lord or angels but from darkness. 3 hours. I believe it was a breaking point in the things that have happened to me. The room was filled with darkness. Able to see, smell, touch and hear this presence it seemed no amount of prayer could help. I finally came to the place of forgiving everyone I could think of that I might hold something against. I thought I was going to die. (A few days later I was speaking to a friend and he felt that this was the spirit of death that had been assigned to me after I left witchcraft at the time of conversion. He also felt that the enemy had tipped his hand by revealing himself in this manner.)

As people of God we have been given all authority. And we need to embrace the spirit of wisdom to work alongside this.

Many things are clearing away and in our "excitement" to fly we often not see as clearly as we want to, but in the midst of this God is wanting to reveal more to us. It is His desire that we lean and trust on Him.

The bird has finally flown off to a nearby tree. And I believe that like this bird our false starts and even near death experiences will not hinder us but help us in the days to come. And boy am I glad!

Humbly submitted
Lee