Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. Proverbs 19:2
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. James 1:19-20
Dear National and Local Friends,
Heard this word ministering to someone this week. We believe it’s for us all. “Trim the sails. Beware the fat thumb.” “Trim the sails” is a nautical term to adjust the sail to catch the full wind powered speed available. The wind is the Spirit. He wants you to stop striving in your strength to make things happen in your will and timing. Surrender control and ask Him to move things along at His pace. Sometimes He goes faster or slower than we want. His will be done! “Beware the fat thumb” is something I’ve heard for the first time. Had to look it up! I love how the Holy Spirit sometimes uses current idiom. It’s a recent phrase from the 2010’s about the hazards of making transactions with a phone keyboard. A fat thumb can hastily and mistakenly buy, sell, communicate in a disastrous way. Basically, we believe He’s saying “Go at My speed, not yours. Trust Me. Who’s the Shepherd in this relationship, anyway?”😊 Prov 19:2; Prov 21:5; James 1:19; Ecc 7:9; Prov 28:25; Prov 25; Gal 5.
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Giving to this mission has slowed. Please seek what He wants you to sow. Thank you so much! Your seeds propel our daily mission of prayer, teaching, evangelism, counsel, encouragement, gatherings, writing, videos! You’ll be blessed! “Now may He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 2 Cor 9:10-11
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OCT NOV 2 & 9 830-930AM Speights teach Come Up Class at Rehoboth. Arrive as early as 8! We’ll have hot tea and coffee!
630-8 Speights host I-58 House Fellowship at Rehoboth. Arrive early as 6! We’re popping corn!
NOV 7 & 21 Awakening of Love worship flow @ CLC, 2808 Schaeffer Dr SW. 630-830!
NOV 19 & DEC 10 Personal Retreat, 845-4! Apply @ jkadlec@imonmail.com. Freewill offering plus $15 Come Up book
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We hear Him say, “Rest, Renew, Reset.” He’s long taught us—IF you come surrendering your burdens(unrepentant sin, doubt, worries, cares, grudges), surrendering control, surrendering undivided attention—HE will RENEW you by giving REST on the outside from the enemy and on the inside for your soul. He may presently have a few adjustments He wants you to RESET in your walk with Him daily/weekly moving into November. Join us. More importantly, join Him!
We’ll let you know how He’s working with us. For starters, we have reset our daily bible reading plan. You may be led to join us; no pressure, but ask Him. If He gives you peace and permission—go for it! We’ve placed 4 bookmarks in our Bibles. One each in Genesis, Psalms, Hosea, and Romans. Each day we read one chapter at each bookmark. When we finish Genesis, Hosea, and Romans we will move onto the next book. When we finish Psalms we will repeat Psalms. It’s good to have an undergirding Bible reading plan. You are free, of course, to depart from it as the Spirit leads. But if you want a deeper walk with Him where you increasingly hear His voice in your heart; where you are less seldom distracted by the cares of the world and never deceived by the enemy—let Him energize you in daily Bible reading. Let us know how He’s helping you rest, renew, reset. Begin where you are. He does!
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Our new video Stay and Pray Plumbline for Israel @ https://youtu.be/mWJ4bagdGck Enjoy it, get in the scriptures we highlight, draw close to Him, share the video with others. Here’s the sub-heading description we’ve attached to the video: “Stand with the Lord who keeps His covenant with His people and His promise of a land–in the midst of all the noise. Dive into His heart in Genesis 12, 17, & 27; and Romans 9, 10, and 11. Recall and Rest in His loving promises and plan. Pray for Israel’s repentance from wickedness, protection from enemies, and coming to Jesus before He returns!” There’s too much fleshly noise concerning Israel right now in the Body of Christ. We must stand plumbline with the Lord according to His word in His love and by His Spirit—in our thinking, speaking, and intercession for Israel! Please pray protection over us and CRM, that this video spreads to call His people into plumb.
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We continue David-like daily prayers! Use our recent video, A 4-Point David-like Prayer Call, for yourself and others! Check out all our videos at YouTube @richardf.speightjr.3804 If you haven’t done so, please subscribe and hit the notification and like buttons! Thanks! We now have 470 subscribers, nearing the 500 threshhold required as a first step toward receiving income/monetization. We’ve never done our videos for the money per se, but the Lord may want to bless us in this way. Regardless, please pray and help our YouTube channel outreach!
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Love and blessings!
Dick and Kim Speight
Richard F. Speight, Jr.
Come to Me all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
Come Rest Ministries
P.O. Box 11010
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52410-1010