Ghostdancer Shadley

Even in the darkest of stormy nights it is possible to break into a dance when you turn to the one who can heal your emotions and forgive all that is gone wrong and receive you as one of his children. Creator Yahweh is a Father to the fatherless and a Great Chief who will lead his people rightly. Let us walk in his steps as he leads, growing stronger in his grace so that we can run with horses. With each step we will gain strength as we learn to love his law.

That great preacher, Ravi Zacharias, says that Creator Yahweh’s law is worthy of our affection. “It was given for our good.,” he says. “Let us learn to love his law. It is the most freeing thing when we understand it was made for our benefit.”

We honor our Great Chief when we walk in obedience to his law. To walk in obedience is to love him and to love others. Are the secret thoughts of your heart honoring to him? Are you especially fond of his children? If not, let him cleanse you anew through the washing of his Spirit. If yes, then dance before him in complete freedom.

Eagle People … Today’s reading is 1 John 2:1-7. Pleya gi. “Go with Blessings.”

(Photo by Sandy Cathcart of Wiconi Family Camp and Powwow, 2009)

Is your heart at rest warriors? I am not asking if you are busy or if your feet have stopped their pace. Your feet may be moving quite quickly and you may be in the heat of a great battle, but still your heart can be at rest. Creator Yahweh left us with his peace. His peace that was with him all the days he walked on this earth as Jesus, Yeshua. This is the rest I talk of, the rest that brings great peace to a troubled soul.

Creator Yahweh’s peace was there when the crowds followed him and would give him no physical rest. His peace was there when bloodthirsty men sought after his life. His peace was there when he stood before Pilate and proclaimed he was truth personified. His peace was there when he took all our wrongs upon himself and felt his own father had turned away from him, yet his heart still took courage. His peace was still there when he took his last breath.

Creator Yahweh’s peace was there when he returned to his disciples and cooked fish for them over an open fire. His peace is still here among us through the power of his Spirit. His peace remains when all else fails and we are at an utter loss. His peace remains when all our loved ones fall away and we feel the pain of betrayal. His peace is the promise that will stay with us when we take our last breath. We know this peace when our ears are tuned to his voice, when his Sacred Writings become the food that feed our hungry souls, when we dive into his River and discover the source of life.

Are you walking in Spirit power? Do you know his peace? Today, let our hearts be at rest as we continue to walk in beauty.

Eagle People … Today’s reading is John 14:26-31. Pleya gi. “Go with Blessings.”

(Photo by Sandy Cathcart, Wiconi Family Camp & Powwow, 2009)

Creator Yahweh is a shelter from the storm. He is a shade from the heat. He is a river that will never run dry. Run to him! And always find him near. He is the River flowing from the throne of God, whose streams make glad the City of Creator Yahweh, the Place where the Most High dwells.

The deep waters of Creator Yahweh’s Spirit are always accessible, because they are always flowing. But first, you must leave the shore behind, and tread ankle deep, then knee deep. Do not look back! Tread on until the river takes you away. Do not be afraid, warriors, plunge beneath these waters. Though shocking and cold at first, they will become as a warm fathomless sea. The River of Creator Yahweh is your source of life-giving renewal.

Eagle People … Today’s reading is 1 John 5:13-21. Pleya gi. “Go with Blessings.”

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Warriors, strengthen yourselves. Take courage! Do not go forward until you can go forward in the power of Creator Yahweh’s love. Let victory come out of a life of overflowing grace. If you have not found this love; if you have not been cleansed with this grace, now is the time to do it. Seek Creator Yahweh with all your heart; with all your soul; with all your mind; and all your strength. Do not let the sun go down on another day until you have fallen to the earth in humility. Ask him to reveal to you the darkness of the recesses of your soul. Then ask him to cleanse you with his shed blood that will make you as white as snow. Then dance, warriors, as you’ve never danced before, in victory and freedom!

We cannot do this in our own power, but through Spirit Power we can do all things. When we cannot find the source to love, to approve, to forgive, then we must go to Creator Yahweh and ask him to help us see as he sees…not with man’s futile thinking that only sees the outside, but with our Great Chief’s sight that pierces into the hearts of all humans.

Go in grace warriors. It is time to walk the Jesus Way.

Eagle People … Today’s reading is 1 John 5:1-5. Pleya gi. “Go with Blessings.”

(Photo by Sandy Cathcart of Wiconi Powwow & Family Camp, 2009)

Love is often expressed in the words we speak. Are words of life coming out of our mouths? Are words of encouragement flowing among our people? Are we building one another up and thinking of others better than ourselves? Are our thoughts pleasing to our Creator Yahweh?

These are questions we must each ask ourselves every morning as the sun spills light on a new day. They are the same questions we ask ourselves when the sun is high in the sky and our mouths have poured forth a stream of words. At night when we lay on our beds we ask ourselves if we have spoken words of life or words of death. Have our words pleased the One who made us? Have we been able to forgive in the same way he forgave us?

This is a hard thing, but not impossible. All things are possible through Spirit power because of the blood of Yeshua, Jesus, who gave his life for us and covered us with his grace.

Eagle People … Today’s reading is Romans 12:1-5. Pleya gi. “Go with Blessings.”

(Photo of Laura Grabner and family)