Beauty for Ashes Wed. April 15, 2015

"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified." Isaiah 61:3

People are always speaking that there is purpose for our difficulty, pain and suffering, the bible tells us as well that tribulations produce something in our lives that causes us to be wiser, stronger and better than we were before. So as I was looking back over my life, the difficulties, the lost, failed relationships, dysfunctionalism, and emotional scarring, I realized;  although i have endured pain, suffering, and mistreatment I am still here. the pain of life did not make me bitter, it made me better. now I can look at the thing I had to endure and know it was the plan of God for my life. Do you not realize, if you had not gone through the suffering you would not have the experience, or expertise to be able to understand someone else and their suffering? How can you minister to the brokenhearted, the mistreated, the afflicted, or the suffering if you had not gone through what you did? Thank God, for the tests and trials because now you can look back and smile and say if it had not been for the Lord who was on my side where would I be!

Yes, it was because of my choices and the enemy's plan, but I'm so glad that even in my foolishness and my ignorance, mercy said no and God turned it around to give me beauty for my ashes.

Be grateful today for your mess ups, they are opportunities for growth and maturity!

Smack Down in Round #1 Tues. April 14, 2015

4 "(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled." 2 Cor.10:4-6

Salmon cakes are my favorite for breakfast with fried potatoes and eggs. Well as I was preparing breakfast for my husband this morning, the shaping and smashing to form the cake reminded me of this scripture!

You must remember that all the negativity, affliction, and sickness that you or your family members  find themselves entangled in, you have the power to smash just like that salmon cake, and cause it to conform to what God's word says pertaining to you!
You do not have to accept sickness, poverty, affliction or oppression of any kind. So what thst is what the text says, what did God say?  Jesus bleed and died, taking all your sicknesses,  diseases, infirmities with him, but he didn't stop there. When he rose, he left all those things in hell, so when you get negative reports, bad things are spoken against or about you, put the smack Down on it and fight with God's word. Take the enemy and place all his works, powers and the like right where they belong ,"the pit of hell" and walk in your healing, favor, blesding, prosperity and wholeness.

The weapons you have are not for you to physically fight with those they enemy uses against you, no they are to trample on his powers, devices, schemes and plans by using your Holy Ghost power and the word of God with authority!

It's a TKO in the first round when you refuse to let the enemy sow seeds of sickness, oppression, fear, doubt, etc. In your or your family members lives, so don't  give him any power, bring all things under subjection and into the obedience of Christ!

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Don't Believe The Hype!

4" For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?" 1 John 5:4-5

Looking back at the start of your journey on today, you've had to (some of us) coax yourself out the bed, and push yourself to make the transition to work. Sometimes the stress, troubles in marriage, relationship with children's estranged father or the steadfast bill collector is more hard work and appears to be humongous in size and weight, so you just ignore the call, the conversation, call in sick, or just mute it out your mind completely. It's in the category of the things you would rather not at the present moment discuss or talk about because it just opens the door to drama!

Yeah, I know, these are the things that cause us stress, and they unfortunately  are usually the first things that hit us in the face in the morning!  Somebody has their clock on ruin your day alarm because they are in a sour mood and have nothing but nasty attitude for you today, no matter how nice you are, it's  like they just get more indignant. My sister, my sister, you are bending with the weight of life's issues on your back but you will not break! You have already overcome each and every situation in your day, you are victorious. Don't  look at the size of the mountain, but remember who made it,  because he is the one who garuntees your victory because of your faith!

"DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!"

The issues and pressures are real but remember you have already overcome them. So don't  allow anyone to place the weight on you because they can't  handle their own stuff, tell them to give it to Jesus for you are already standing on top of your own, in victory!

Prayer:

Father I thank you for giving me victory in every situation in my life through Jesus Christ. I give you praise for your strength being made perfect in my life and for keeping me from breaking under the pressures of life.  You deserve the glory and the honor in Jesus mighty name amen!

Don't Give Up! Be Ferocious! Friday April 10, 2015

18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. Romans 8:18-19

There is much difficulty in the journey, in becoming whom God has predestined for you to be. The hills get steeper, the valleys become deeper and the wilderness seems wilder than it was before.  But hang on in there!  I say Don't Give Up!  It is not just you that has to become but all of creation is in the process of becoming.  Just as Jesus was the first fruit of all the brethren you are the first fruit of the transformation of the whole creation.  You must lead by example and the rest will follow.  continue to be transformed through your suffering, dying to your flesh and exposing the mystery of God even in your character.  The trees are constantly shedding, purging and being pruned by the seasons, the grass dies and comes back the stars fall from the sky when they die and yet everyday we fail to see the dying even in our selves.  But you are dying, your cells, your blood, your flesh is dying daily in the natural, and even as you continue to grow by feeding yourself spiritually in prayer and study and obeying the spirit, your flesh is dying to it's power, no longer having as much control as it use to and being more obedient to the Power of the Spirit!!!!!!!!

Don't Give Up! Be ferocious in your pursuit of the transformation, don't allow the weakness of your flesh to be an excuse of why you give in, grow weary, but be steadfast in the process of becoming that at your moment of revealing, all creation will see His glory revealed in you!!!!!!!!!! 

Do You Like Me? I Love Me! Thurs. April 9 2015

"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you." John 15:18

In the chaos and turmoil of the world. All the natural and man made disasters, wars, hatred because of gender, faith, race, sexual origin, murder without cause. I could go on and on but I'll  stop right there.  The world is a mess all over, but it is fueled by its disdain for truth, right and God our creator.  See the world is fallen and dark, believes that it's  way is right, justified and that it can actually heal it's self by continuing in this broken system and cycle wickedness, which is insanity.

Thank God that your eyes have been opened by you having an encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ. You are now able to see the hamster wheel the world is trapped in, but because of that, they hate you.  It's like you are the crab that made it out the pot and they are pissed! Why? Because they see the light that you carry, the truth comes with you into the dark places and shines the light on their sinfulness. To be honest that is a painful thing to the world, their pride is shattered and they are proven wrong, shown that there is a God that created everything and formed a system for it to operate and live by. So they hate you, because of what you believe, what you have seen and what you reveal to those that are being delivered from the darkness! 

Don't be afraid of men and there faces, Jesus said he did not come to bring peace but a sword. There will be rejection from the world because you are not of it, there will be persecution because they fear what tears down or comes against what they call their truth.  Ever noticed, No other religion has it's believers persecuted, killed, imprisoned or attempted to be discredited like the Christian faith? It's because of the power of the gospel, and the light of his glory that reveals the sinful hearts, thoughts and deeds of mankind. Nothing is hidden from God and through the light they can see their own sin!

So be encouraged knowing that you are a light bearer, and a vessel of deliverance for all those you reveal the gospel to, let God continue to use you and know that If the world hates you its because they first hated Christ and you are his representative in the earth. So if they don't like you, SO WHAT! You like you because GOD LOVES YOU!

Prayer:

Father in the name of Jesus, give me the continued strength and steadfastness to stand for what is right and to be a light bearer of the truth regardless of what the world or anyone else says. I will stand and represent you in my school, on my job, in my home, my community and everywhere I go, I will lift you up in Jesus name amen.

Give it up, Turn it Loose! Wed. April 8, 2015

11) And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.12) And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. Luke 13:11-12

Complacency and familiarity can become horrible crutches in our lives. We get use to certain things being a certain way for years and though they are bad, we no longer desire a change like we once did, no, we have chosen to adapt to the circumstance and we just go with the flow.  Well that works for some people, but it no longer works for me!

I use to be content with my life a certain way, getting up in the morning, going to work, coming home, going to bed and back to work. But then I realized there was more to life, more to faith, more to accomplish and I started to believe God literally for what He said.  God gave me a vision to start an outreach program for troubled and at risk youth, never thought of it or done it before in life, but here was this plan. I stepped out on faith and began to do things I never thought possible, with no formal education, all because I believed God!

I decided I did not want to spend the next year's of my life just existing, but I wanted to truly live out my days in pursuit of purpose. The woman in our scriptures was content with her circumstances, even when Jesus told her she was loosed of her infirmity, she did not take it upon herself to stand up, no, it was not until He laid hands on her that she actually believed she was able to have what he spoke.

I submit to you today my sisters, that if you can just believe God for what he said, you can have it, walk into it, come out of it, be healed of it, delivered from it, and or accomplish those great things he put in your heart to do. Don't  keep waiting for someone else to tell you it's possible,  step out on your faith in God and know that all things are possible.

So in closing, no more tug a war with your faith, stop fighting with God and give up your mundane way of thinking and your familiar comfortable way of being and LIVE in pusuit of the Greatness God desires for your life!  You are rich in blessing, rich in knowledge, rich in opportunity,  rich in purpose, rich in faith and rich in power. God released his word now operate according to what he said by giving up the old way, Turing loose your way and  pushing yourself into His promise!

Time To Break Out The Box!