Shalom, I’m Merita Mannings.
Life is a Song, let’s Sing it for Jesus!
I love the Psalms, and my Life Journey with the Lord can be found in the ebbs and flows of these anointed songs; from the desperate cries for Help, Respite and Rescue to extravagant exclamations of Praise and Thanksgiving… and everything in between! When I was Born Again at 27, I thought that my life in Christ would be one Straight, Narrow road directly to my Destiny but you all know the reality of this, am I right?
Coming through the Church ranks as a Singer, Worship Leader, Team Leader, Home Group Facilitator and Prophetic Voice, I began to try to make some sense of the way things were ordered in my life and why certain unwanted patterns were emerging again and again with less than favourable results. Of course I went through the normal seasons of Spiritual Warfare, Church Programs and Prayer Ministry, desperate for both internal change, changes in my circumstances and the ability to step into the Destiny that I, and many others, have longed to find. The Call comes as a burning desire to be used by the Lord and it’s difficult to quench!
We, as Believers of all ages, are on this Pilgrimage to truly find ourselves in Christ and to pursue everything about the Lord and what He has for us to do. Studying Biblical Life Transformational Coaching, I discovered that it is necessary for us to walk through a process of Soul Sanctification and Authentic Love Attachment to God in order to change the FLOW through our lives. The more we Surrender our Will to God; trusting in His Love, Direction and Care, the more He manifests His Will, in and through our Lives. Our Life becomes not so much a pursuit of Doing things for the Lord but an entwining of ourselves with and in the Godhead that produces a state of ‘Being in the Lord’. This is where the Flow starts and where the Holy Spirit begins to take you into situations and places you cannot fabricate or make happen on your own accord, this is what I call the manifestation of the Kingdom of God. It is here that a life of living in the Awe of God begins, consisting of Prophetic Patterns and depth that are difficult to even explain. The Love languages of God are endless in their expression to us!
I see a culmination of the experiences of many Christians over the centuries as this Call to truly know and represent God draws us aside to Him. I am praying for Modern Monastic Movements to emerge, the likes of which we have not witnessed before on Earth; full of the Love of God and Love for each other along with incredible, powerful displays of the Flow of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the Cornerstone and He is doing a new thing in the Body of Christ in this hour of great distress on Earth. This Call only becomes stronger in times of testing.
Prophetically I see and understand the larger picture, but for me I am starting to build what the Lord has shown me from very humble beginnings in my own local area, along with sharing my thoughts on a wider platform through my Blog, Art and online Courses. In late 2021 and 2022 I began a pilot program with a small group of women, and in early August 2023 this culminated in a Retreat weekend where I ministered my teaching material to a larger audience. The response was so overwhelming that I am now encouraged to facilitate some online courses which will be on my website soon.
These courses and materials are designed to show you what is happening within the fabric of your soul, your life and the outworking of relationships, and to understand the concept of Soul sanctification and why this journey is necessary for every Christian. The more we become like Jesus in our character, the more the Kingdom of God is manifest in our midst.
It is in this Love relationship with God that we find out what our true Calling in Him is. So, join us as we walk this part of the road together.
“Everything in the Light of His Love”
Merita xxx
Elah House is our Upper Room and the home of the Living Women Project. Elah is a Hebrew name of God that highlights His Awesomeness! It is also a word that means “Oaks of Righteousness” in feminine form.
Ephesians 1:17-19
17 I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know him through your deepening intimacy with him.
18 I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones!
19 I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you!