As long as I can remember I have loved playing with color and design. Art and creativity has always been in me.
The Lord has blessed our family so that I am able to be a stay at home wife & mother of three children, I home school the elder two who enjoy dress up and pretend play. It was because of my daughters love for costumes and dressing up I began dyeing silk for play. With leftover material I made my first worship flags and began using flags in worship at home.
My daughters would take these first flags and use them at our church. I soon began receiving requests from others wanting me to make flags for them. However it was months before I began using them myself in a corporate setting, and that was at the back of the church where I would not be seen.
I had walked under the bondage of fear and rejection like many christians and was too intimidated to raise my hands in public worship. The lies I had believed were numerous, but stepping out in worship with flags was a breakthrough for me, and an answer to the calling on my life to be a flag-bearer of the Lord with Boldness.
I have experienced new and greater levels of freedom in worship as I continue to obey the Leadings of the Spirit and step out in new situations with the flags. I experience a great joy in worship, now with dance and sometimes spontaneous worship songs. The presence of the Lord will visit strongly at times when the flags are used welcome His presence.
The Lord has blessed our family so that I am able to be a stay at home wife & mother of three children, I home school the elder two who enjoy dress up and pretend play. It was because of my daughters love for costumes and dressing up I began dyeing silk for play. With leftover material I made my first worship flags and began using flags in worship at home.
My daughters would take these first flags and use them at our church. I soon began receiving requests from others wanting me to make flags for them. However it was months before I began using them myself in a corporate setting, and that was at the back of the church where I would not be seen.
I had walked under the bondage of fear and rejection like many christians and was too intimidated to raise my hands in public worship. The lies I had believed were numerous, but stepping out in worship with flags was a breakthrough for me, and an answer to the calling on my life to be a flag-bearer of the Lord with Boldness.
I have experienced new and greater levels of freedom in worship as I continue to obey the Leadings of the Spirit and step out in new situations with the flags. I experience a great joy in worship, now with dance and sometimes spontaneous worship songs. The presence of the Lord will visit strongly at times when the flags are used welcome His presence.
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When new designs are created it is in partnership with the Holy Spirit. I am not always in control of the depth of color or extra slashes that happen on flags that I am making to fill someones order. If a flag is not lquite right the Holy Spirit will let me know, and when I am supposed to send something a little different that the order that has been placed the Holy Spirit will guide me.
I recieved an order from a woman at my homegroup who wanted a light and dark pink flag. she was not clear or able to express exactly lwhat she wanted, but I told her in faith that I would wait until I had the right design for her.
Two mornings later I woke up with a picture of colors flowing down and outward, and I heard the words waves of mercy and grace. I was very eager to start on this new design that the Holy Spirit gave to me.
When I gave her the pink flags she was very excited. she told me that this flag was exactly what she had been wanting and was unable to express. What a confirmation and blessing for the both of us that the Lord knows the desires of our hearts and is able to share it even when we don't have the words. The flag at the left is a picture of that flag.
I recieved an order from a woman at my homegroup who wanted a light and dark pink flag. she was not clear or able to express exactly lwhat she wanted, but I told her in faith that I would wait until I had the right design for her.
Two mornings later I woke up with a picture of colors flowing down and outward, and I heard the words waves of mercy and grace. I was very eager to start on this new design that the Holy Spirit gave to me.
When I gave her the pink flags she was very excited. she told me that this flag was exactly what she had been wanting and was unable to express. What a confirmation and blessing for the both of us that the Lord knows the desires of our hearts and is able to share it even when we don't have the words. The flag at the left is a picture of that flag.
If you would like to share your testimonies of how the Lord has moved in new and surprising ways when you have used flags, or would like to share encouragement about our flags, please email us at raiseupastandard@sbcglobal.net.
A sister in Maine shared this video of herself and two other worshippers using three large pairs of
Raise Up A Standard
flags in a presentation on Oct. 5, '07.
The flags they are using are Solid Lavender, Living Waters and Refiner's Fire.
Dancing and using flags is a beautiful and powerful way to worship.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Raise Up A Standard
flags in a presentation on Oct. 5, '07.
The flags they are using are Solid Lavender, Living Waters and Refiner's Fire.
Dancing and using flags is a beautiful and powerful way to worship.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Hi Nickol! I just wanted to take a moment to say that the beautiful flags that I purchased from you have been a blessing to me. I have a discovered a creative praise and powerful worship experiences through the use of your wonderful flags. Thank you SO MUCH!! I will gladly recommend you to others! Peace and Blessings!!! Tamika G. New Jersey, USA