Mary Ann's Blog: Kingdom Seekers

Note by Mom (Mary Ann Wray) I found this poem (please see below) in Sam’s personal journal the DAY AFTER I arranged some of his belongings on a shelf against a large wall in the finished basement of our home. At the time we lived in Pickerington, Ohio. I had been going through a box of his belongings that Bob retrieved from the trunk of his wrecked car. He had just passed away in a car accident a few weeks before. From the looks of his handwriting he must have written it more  recently than many of his other writings. I emptied everything I had on this shelf and replaced them with some of Sam's personal belongings from infancy through adulthood. There was “one empty hallow space” that remained unfilled on this shelf at the time he referenced it in the reading of his poem. I was in shock an awe as I read it. Bob and I then placed the framed American flag that draped his casket in this special spot-the middle of the top shelf! The other American Flag pictured on the bottom she...

Concealed but Revealed to Heal! Mary Ann Wray "He who the Son sets FREE is FREE indeed!" John 8: 36 So after a series of extremely disappointing and unfortunate events at the last church/ ministry we were part of and in leadership for over 5 1/2 years, the Lord has been taking me through a deep process of self awareness and healing. This is now month # 11 since we departed there and He's still healing me. It has been tough at times, but WONDERFUL at the same time. I appreciate small groups, conferences and workbooks for getting knowledge and some level of freedom etc., BUT there is no TEACHER better than the Holy Ghost. God is much more patient with us than ourselves and other people. There is NO QUICK FIX in the Kingdom of God regarding the heart of man. Yes, I believe in miracles and they happen, but I have come to realize that when it comes to our mind, will and emotions, God is VERY patient and kind and there is always tension between us and ...

Sincere Love Mary Ann Wray “K nowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,  but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.  He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love , love one another earnestly from a pure heart,  since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;  for All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever. And this word is the good news that was preached to you.” 1 P...

Paper Lies and The Law of Love… Mary Ann Wray I had a dream a while back where I was ministering the word of God to a congregation of people, when all of a sudden, little yellow pieces of paper (similar to post it notes) with legs began running out of the church towards the foyer door then out of the building. As the little papers with feet ran out of the building, people were being set free from bondages and the place was emptied out as the Holy Spirit washed over God’s flock with the word of the Lord. I asked the Lord what these pieces of paper were and He said, “Lies”.  You see, when God’s word is declared, that is free of ad-mixture, people can get liberated. The lies of the enemy, are like post-it notes.   They stick to our thinking and declare and decree things over us and to us that are untrue. They are half truths about God, ourselves and others. These “paper lies” seek to rule and dominate our thinking frustrating the flow of God’s grace and power...

Where are the Joseph’s of today? Mary Ann Wray Where are the Joseph’s of today? Thought for the day… While Joseph was in Potiphar’s house God gave Joseph a word of wisdom for Pharaoh after he interpreted his dream. Thankfully Pharaoh heeded Joseph’s words of wisdom. The word of wisdom was that pharaoh was to take 1/5 of everything that was gathered during the seven years of plenty And store it up for the seven lean years ahead. In other words, during the time of plenteous seven years that was prophesied, they were to take 1/5 of the harvest and store it up for the coming seven lean years so that no one would go hungry or starve to death. With all the prophets of doom, some of which are probably accurate, where are the words of wisdom for the church to know what to do in the coming days ahead? I believe the church is going to have to shift the emphasis from giving to only build a local church to giving in order to help and store up a portion of the offerings colle...

More on FAITH! Mary Ann Wray Faith comes by hearing the Word of God! Faith is the SUBSTANCE of things we hope for and the EVIDENCE of things NOT SEEN (In the natural). God framed the world with His spoken Words. Everything we see is a result of God's Faith SPOKEN and released to create the visible from the invisible! The same principle works for His sons and daughters. We are made in HIS image and have been given the same nature through the New Birth! “Yet we have the same spirit of faith as he had, who wrote in scripture, “I believed, therefore I spoke.” We also believe therefore we also speak.” 2 Cor 4: 13 If you pray it you will hear it If you hear it you will believe it If you believe it you will see it If you see it you can seize it When you seize it you will have it! “And David inquired of the LORD, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?” And the LORD said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into ...

How to Stay in GRACE! Mary Ann Wray It's very important to stay focused on what God has called you to BE and equipped you to DO by His grace that was freely given to YOU-not somebody else. IMPORTANT FACTS !!! If you are frustrated it's for one of two reasons: 1. Your grace meter is running low and you need MORE. If this is the case, go before the THRONE of GRACE to find HELP in time of NEED! He's got PLENTY to give you if you just humbly ASK! 2. You're doing something you're really not called to do. You may be trying to function in a grace you are not anointed with. Seek the Lord humbly and honestly about it and be open for redirection by the Holy Spirit. There is a 'rest' for the people of God. Unrest is a sign you are operating in your own strength rather than the power of the Spirit. He has given EACH one of us grace for our calling whether it is to be a full time Mom, call center rep, doctor, lawyer, teacher, coac...