Category Archives: The Journey

Every time I want something to go upstairs I put it on the stairs such as, bathroom tissue for the upstairs bathroom, clean clothes that belong to anyone living in the home with a bedroom upstairs. You get my point I’m sure.

Each time someone is going to go upstairs the rule is/was you take the items upstairs with you and put it away. This has been a rule for over 42 years in my homes to where it is simply an act of consideration that should come natural. I always prayed over these stairs that no harm would come to my babies/Cherubs or anyone using them. I always asked GOD to command an Army of Angels to guard the footsteps that traveled “to and fro” on these stairs as long the house would exist.

When Hannah left to go to Atlanta Dream Center, I would catch myself putting things on the stairs as if she were still going to come home and carry the items up the stairs as she went off to her room or the upstairs t.v. room.

These stairs have a history of my 5 children (my Cherubs) through the years sitting on them and talking with me as I continued my work in the kitchen. I have the blessing of the stairs being right at the opening of the kitchen to enable me to catch up on the latest with the kids as they would roost on stair #4. Whether good or bad I listened, there were many tears of both laughter and sorrow. Many pieces of info that were meant for my ears and many that were meant for my heart.

My spirit-man rejoiced in the thousands of times I shared with my Children/Cherubs roosting on “stair #4” that I was certain I would never regret a single moment of me endlessly encouraging them by giving them words of hope filled with light from the power given to me by THE HOLY SPIRIT to enable them to grasp the destiny given to them through design by GOD Our FATHER. As they sat on “stair #4” they ALL heard me say they were meant to be conquerors of not only their future but the fears of the unknown.

A couple of weeks ago I put some bathroom tissue on the stairs without thinking that Hannah had left for school. She is not going to be waltzing into the house working her way to the stairs; she won’t be going to stair #4 to pour into me the day she had as I finished a kitchen task. She’s gone, I forgot that she was gone.It hit me as if GOD had grabbed my lungs and squeezed every ounce of air out of them in order for me to feel my heart pound to the beat of “life’s alarm” alerting me of reality. I was stupefied, speechless and empty! Hannah had joined all of the rest of my children, she grew up! Oy!

But, for 2 days GOD kept talking to me, no let’s be real; GOD was pestering me. HE insisted that I research on the internet the word “stairs” and the number “4”. As I  researched both HE gave me the information for the remainder of this blog.

“The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.” — Vance Havner

 

Then I thought, who is this brilliant Vance Havner? As I’m wondering GOD said, “Find him, find Vance” and as I dug deep to see what the LORD needed me to see, I discovered Vance was a great man of GOD! Vance spoke to people in the same light as I have; truth, no frills, without fear of who would disregard him, he firmly spoke the words GOD gave him.

Even our great brother Billy Graham was mentioned giving a quote on Vance’s behalf, “I do not know of any man in my generation who has stirred revival fires in the hearts of so many people throughout the nation as has Vance Havner…”.

GOOD GRAVY!!! No wonder GOD had me search for this information, his story is phenomenal! He even went into the same places as I do hearing from the LORD, (I’m in the middle of my woods hearing from HIM often or down at my pond), I could not believe this gold mine I stumbled across!!! He was a true pioneer for the Gospel in every sense of the word; going where he knew it would be unchartered territory. Hence his quote that proved to me it was a personal golden nugget; it rang into my very soul echoing through my very being. The stairs, yes the stairs…one must step up the stairs for the journey that might be tough but yet it is by GOD’S Design.

The Number 4 is thought to represent Gods absolute control over the world by HIS OWN DESIGN.

4 Directions on the earth that were named by GOD, (north, south, east, and west). Which are the 4 “cardinal points”.

4 Seasons created by GOD, (summer, autumn, winter, and spring).

4 Things that make up GOD’S Universe, (time, energy, space, and matter).

4 Major provisions for man (earth, air, fire, and water).

4 seems to represent “cosmic order”, as in the 4 phases of the moon

The 4 rivers of Paradise (Genesis 2:10) (This river divides into 4 rivers that irrigates as it passes through, which means life is given)

The 4 winds of Heaven (Jeremiah 49:36) (WHICH MEANS ALL OF HEAVEN)

The 4 Guardians of the THRONE OF GOD, meaning would be 4 Cherubim with all seeing eyes that miss NOTHING!

4 Divisions of the day (morning, noon, evening, and midnight).

Look at this! I asked GOD to command HIS Angels to guard my stairs concerning my babies and all these years later HE showed me this through “stair #4”. I encouraged my children to allow GOD to walk them through the journey of their unknown that was GOD’S Design for them.

“GOD is never done with us, the seasons pass only for us to find another portion that GOD has designed for us, it is the unknown but it’s always good when it has GOD’S Signature on it.” Judi Mac Quote

*** I challenge you today to “Go Up The Stairs”! ***