With everything that is going on in the world today, it’s easy not to believe that there is a loving God sitting on His Throne watching over us. But there is! One has to believe. Believe that nothing happens by chance.
There is a Divine Being who calls all things into being. Believe that God exist and He is Sovereign. Nothing happens without His say so! He is in full control of the Universe. He’s in full control of your life, but you have to give it to Him. Believe for your faith in Him to grow and thrive. Believe that He is the God who sits high, yet looks low. Believe that He said you are the head and not the tail. You shall surely prosper.
Exercise true faith in God and walk in the likeness of Christ. He reaches way down and lifts you up where you belong with Him. He teaches you the right way to go for His name sake. He orders your steps. But you have to believe. Believe in the works of His hands. Believe in the beautiful person He created you to be. Believe in the courage He has instilled inside of you. Believe that when you’re down, He will come through for you and lift you up.
God has great plans for your life, but, it takes you believing that He is who He said He is, and He will do what He said He will do. Belief Is The Work! Belief is our part on this journey with Him.
Nothing happens to us by chance. There is a divine order. Divine order from a Holy and Righteous God who holds your life in His hands, and He protects you from all harm. He will hide you in the cleft of His wings and stand you upright when you fall. He’s a perfect God, and there is nobody like Him. So, believe! Believe He’ll get you through any valley, and He’ll take you over or around any mountain.
There is Divine help for you! Believe for it! There is Restoration for you! Believe for it! You want your dark clouds chased away? Believe God for it! Nothing happens that needs to happen until you Believe For It!
Be: Exist with Him. Live for Him. Breathe Him in. Draw His Breath. Be in God’s presence.
Practice being in the moment today. Being in the presence of God. Slow down and hear the Spirit of the Lord. Hear what He’s saying to you in this moment. Even when He seems silent, He’s speaking, and if you want to hear the heart of God, you’ve gotta slow your roll, listen and just be. Just be.
Practice being in the moment. You can see more clearly when you pause and listen. He’s speaking loudly if you would just hear Him. Hear His commands, His decrees, His voice. Hear the direction He’s leading you into. Just be.
Practice being. Quiet yourself. Still yourself. Be still and know that He is God. Practice being in the now. Cherish every moment and hang on to His every word. He’s talking to you, can’t you hear Him?! Be determined to hear His voice today. Watch and expect. Just be.
The key to living in the moment is to not worry about tomorrow, for it has yet to come. And not to give yesterday another thought, for it has already past. Be in this sacred moment He’s given you. This moment is all you’re promised. All you have is right now. Just be.
Practice. Ask for the help of the Holy Spirit. He’s within you to guide you and to speak the heart of the Father to your heart in every moment He blesses you with. Be anxious for nothing, but in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path. Just be.
Stop. Be. Search. Listen. Be quiet for a moment. You will hear Him speaking and know with certainty that it is God whispering to you. You must not second guess His leading, but instead, know that you know, that you know, that you know. Be in the moment. Be in His presence.
The paths we choose in life determines our outcome in life. And it all starts with the daily choices we make. The choices we make leads us to paths of a beautiful life or down a life filled with turmoil. Granted, everything is not always going to be peachy and full of roses in our lives, but we can make decisions that will guide us to paths of joy and prosperity. When you think about it, there are only two paths in life: paths to the goodness of God He brings into a life filled with obedience to His will, or paths to an unfulfilled life that missing His mark and direction can bring. Anything in between is just confusion and uncertainty. Living in God’s will abounds with the certainty of a meaningful life well spent!. We have to make a choice; and even by not actively choosing, we have in fact still made a choice. If we don’t choose one, the other makes the decision for us.
By our actions, we determine the road that we will find ourselves on. Paths to goodness and greatness or paths to a chaotic existence. The choice is ours. And the Good News is that we don’t have to go through life alone without guidance, not knowing how to choose! If we choose God, He guides and protects. He orders our every step. Step into His goodness. Walk with Him even when you don’t quite understand what He’s doing or where He’s leading you. He will never lead you wrong. That’s not His way. His ways are pure and righteous, steadfast, dependable and holy. And you don’t have to worry about cleaning yourself up before going to Him (Only the blood of Jesus can wash you whiter than snow). Just make the choice to follow Him and you can rest assured you’re on the right path to a joyful life filled with unspeakable wonders you could never discover without Him.
The choice is ours! The decisions we make daily, makes all the difference! Abundance or scarcity! God is waiting for you to decide. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. That’s His promise to you in His Word. God delights in communing with you and changing you into His beautiful masterpiece. But as it is written:“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him” 1 Corinthians 2:9. Choose to make God first in your life. Put God first and life will be good. Abide in Him. “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart” Psalm 37:4. Because we know, “All things work together for the good to those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose” Romans 8:28.
Make the choice that saves your life. Make the choice that gives purpose and meaning to your life. Make the good choices that determine your fruitful paths in life!What path are you on?! Choose today Whom you will serve?!
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How do I convince you that you are who God says you are?
Believing this truth took some time for me to receive and hold onto, and I’m still working on it in certain areas. Who does God say I am? God says you are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. He says you are His beloved. You are royalty and you belong to Me! You must believe and receive God’s truths about who you are. Believe His Word!
But, how do I convince you? I don’t….the Holy Spirit does. It takes the Spirit of God, living inside of you to spiritually mold you into the Father’s good pleasure. It takes His living Word to capture your heart. But if you don’t read His word how will you ever know who you are? Reading and meditating on God’s word opens your eyes, and renews your spirit. His divine word speaks to your heart, mind and spirit. After all, in your mind and heart is where the battle begins and where change takes place. True and real change starts with the renewing of ones mind and surrendering your heart fully to God. Romans 12:1-2, “I deseech thee therefore my brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, for this is your reasonable service, and be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
When the world sees you one way and your Father sees you another way, what do you do?! You seek prayer time with the Lord, communing with Him and making discoveries about yourself. Discoveries that would otherwise be lost unless you seek Him. He said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be open unto you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and the one who knocks, the door will be opened”, Matthew 7:7-8.
You must believe you are who God says you are. You must be determined to explore and find your true heritage. Your true identity. Christ came to show you the Way and the Holy Spirit empowers you to walk in His ways. It’s a daily journey walking and talking to Him. And it’s yours for the asking. You must choose to believe!
Everyday, remind yourself of Whose you are and acknowledging Who you belong to. And don’t allow anyone to tell you differently. You are rich with power. Enriched with Power from on high. The powerful, shed blood of Christ set you free to become everything God fashioned you to be. You are His heir. His chosen people. A royal priesthood. Dare to walk in your heritage with the One who designed you! You’re stronger than you think you are and His Holy Spirit dwells within you. Tap into it?! Make your own discoveries about you and not the world’s view of you.
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Why dowe walk and live like we are not the richest people on the planet? Our Father owns it all and we are His children!
So what’s the missing link? Is it that we don’t believe in Whose we are? Is it that we don’t believe that there are cattle on a thousand hills for us to claim? Psalm 50:10-12, “For every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine…..for the world is mine, and all that is in it.”
What prompted this thought in me is that I realized I was on my last few dollars with a lot of month left over. And I began to wonder how I was going to make it through. But, I very quickly reminded myself that my Father owns it all and I am His child and He will provide. He always does!
I don’t have to worry or try to manipulate anything cause He is my provider and He will make certain that I have whatever I need exactly when I need it. He’s never failed me. He is always on time.
So, why do we walk in scarcity? I declare that we don’t give the One above enough credit. The credit He’s do to put our total trust in God for our every daily needs. He’s our Jehovah Jireh and we are His chosen ones. We are “a royal priesthood”, 1 Peter 2:9, But you are a chosen people, A royal priesthood, A holy nation, A people for God’s own possession……”
The Bible says, God knows what we need before we ask Him, (Matthew 6:8, “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.”) His word also says that we are the lenders and not the borrowers. Deuteronomy 15:6, “For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you.” God has everything we need to make it through! And not just make it through, but we are to thrive and walk in a life of abundance. Jesus said, “I have come that you might have life, and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).
Ask yourself these questions, “Why do I live like I won’t make it through?” “Why do I get down when my cash is low?” Search your heart and determine your answers. Become aware of your way of thinking about who He is and Whose you are. He is your life of abundance. Do you have the faith to believe that?! Are you too afraid to put your total trust in Him to provide for you daily?!
I challenge you to ask yourself these kind of questions and be determined to understand why you walk in scarcity and not in abundance. Then do something about your way of thinking. You truly are the head and not the tail. Walk in His abundance! His life of more! Ask Him for what you need and watch Him work. He already knows what you have need of before you ask Him.
All other ground is sinking sand! Are you building your life on the solid Rock? Jesus, the name above every name. His building will never fall….. It stands through all of eternity. On His church, the gates of hell shall not prevail. You will never go wrong trusting in Jesus. He’s the Rock you can put your total trust and faith in.
Be of good courage, if you have Jesus, you have all that you will ever need. No need to look any further, just rest on His promises. For all of God’s promises are yes and amen. He is your every hope. Your firm foundation to stand on. Proclaim His holy name…. Jesus! Worthy is Your name.
What do we base this truth on?! We base this truth on His faithfulness, and His goodness, He’s never failed me. I will forever stand on the Rock. The Rock that can never be shaken. On Christ the solid Rock I stand! All other ground is sinking sand. On Christ You built Your Church. We are Your Church and we stand on Your Word forever!
You are the air we breathe. You are our All and All. We trust in You only! We will forever praise Your sweet name. O’ taste and see that the Lord is good. He truly is and He will never fall short of His promises to you. Trust in His everlasting love for you. You are special to Him and He knows you by your name.
Yahweh, the only God, knows you by your name. He calls out to His own and He says, you belong to Me. You are Mine forever. Stand on Me. Trust in Me. Have faith in Me. I will never leave you or forsake you. I am your Rock to stand on.
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I have a Savior, and His name is Jesus Christ. The Son of the Living God. The Lamb that was Slain.
Jesus Christ came to set the captive free! Forever and Ever! He set me free then, to make me free now. He suffered and died on the Cross for my sins and for yours and He arose on the third day with ALL POWER in His hands! Now He’s seated at the right hand of the Father making intercession for you and for me.
There is nothing you have done, or ever will do, that is too hard for Christ to deliver you from. Invite Him into your heart?! Confess to Him that you are a sinner and that you believe He died for you. Ask Him to forgive you for all of your sins. With that confession,you are saved for all of eternity!Nothing can ever change that!John 10:28, “And I give them life everlasting; and they shall not perish for ever, and no man shall pluck them out of My hand.”
No matter what situation you may find yourself in, He is ALWAYS there for you. He loves you with an everlasting love. So don’t be afraid to approach Him and ask Him to come into your heart now and forevermore! Ask Him to fill you with His Holy Spirit and Fire and to empower you to live in His Righteousness.
Romans 10:9, NIV: “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
“He in whom the Son sets free is free indeed” (John 8:36).
Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forevermore.
If you prayed this simple prayer, you are saved, and now you forever walk with Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.In Jesus name, Amen.
We are the light of the world! Illuminate your light and allow others to see Christ in you; the Hope of Glory! The darkness cannot comprehend The Light, and The Light exposes and dispels the darkness. Darkness can not overpower The Light. John 1:4-5, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.”
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine among men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven,” Matthew 5:14-16.
Is your light hidden from the world, or is it fearlessly displayed on a lamp stand for all who enter in to see? Is your conduct pleasing to the Lord, and is it one that others would be proud to model? Are you filled with dislike towards the world, or are you seeking to let Christ’s love lead others to His Salvation and Righteousness?!
God has a divine purpose and plan for you….. only for you. He desires for your light to shine for all men to see that He may be glorified through your life. Others will see your grace-given, faith-based good works in Christ Jesus and want to come to know God for themselves. The Spirit of God living inside of you is a contagion. It sets peoples souls on fire. His fire ignites! It gives hope to the hopeless and movement to the sedentary. The Fire of the Holy Ghost and His Light is your armor of grace to fight and conquer any war.
Illuminate; You’re A City Set On A Hill!!! For you are no longer in darkness. Dispel and expose darkness for the life-taker it is. Seek to shine even in your trials and struggles. Dark clouds won’t always remain. There is relief we have in a loving, intimate relationship with Christ Jesus. So shine His light and keep on shining His light and don’t allow anyone to snuff it out. Instead, teach men, women, and children all about the Light of this world. Show them His love, mercy, and grace. Allow others to witness the strength of the powerful, transforming blood He shed for them. He is a life-giver and not a life-taker.
The Light shines in the darkness. You shine in the darkness. Your presence filled with the Spirit of the living God illuminates every area you walk into. You can’t help but shine if Christ rules and reigns in your life!
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My Pastor preached a powerful message and teaching this week on Luke 5:1-11.
One of his statements that really stuck with me was, “Provision Waits on Obedience.” In verse 4 of Luke 5, Jesus instructs His disciples to, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” Now in this chapter, it also tells us that the disciples had “toiled all night and caught nothing.” This is what they told Jesus. But, nevertheless, at His command, they did as He instructed, they obeyed. As a result of their obedience to His words, provision was obtained. The disciples caught so many fish, the boats “began to sink.”
ProvisionWaits on Obedience.
Launch Out Into The Deeper
His message got me to thinking about this new season of my life that I’m about to journey through. I’m moving to a new place of residence, but not only to a new place of residence but also to a totally new state! I’m moving on to the next chapter of my life! A new territory I’ve never encountered before. With new and greater responsibilities, greater possibilities, greater probabilities. God has made it clear to me that I am on a mission. His mission, to “fish for men.” This new move, and encountering new people and new places my feet must trod, is totally unchartered grounds for me. And it’s also a little scary because I know where I’m going, the Lord is going to require more from me. “To whom much is given, much is required.” Luke 12:48.
Jesus is calling some of us into deeper waterswith Him. Calling us to a New Land where He’s going to ask of us to step into uncomfortable situations, like, possibly speaking unpopular words to an audience of His choosing or maybe leading, guiding, and instructing others in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Where we will truly find the deeper provisions of God. Receiving this kind of provision from God requires being willing to take risks. Be a “risk-taker.” And go into deeper waters. We’re gonna have to be willing to lose everything to gain Everything. That means that when the Holy Spirit says to speak, we have to speak. That means not “shrinking back” when the Spirit of God is leading you to say something to someone that is for their own good, but they may not be ready to receive it. Obey, and speak it anyway!
After the disciples witnessed this miracle of Jesus’, they left everything to follow Him. Jesus told them, “don’t be afraid, from now on you’ll catch men.” This is also our assignment from Him….our call, our ministry. We, His chosen, His ambassadors, His disciples, must give it all up and be “all in” for Christ. For the sake of the Gospel. God has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. We have been tasked with a command and the responsibility of telling the world what Jesus has done for them!
My Pastor’s teaching on this Scripture, helped to release me to be able to admit and confess to God and to myself, how I so desperately want more of God, so much more of Him; O how I hunger for more of Him, but I do not like to do the things that make me uncomfortable, like, speaking in front of people. I’ve battled with this undesirable trait for quite some time now, and it ends now! Again, Provision waits on Obedience. How can I ask God to give me “more”, more insight, more revelation, more of His heart, when I shrink back and seize up on the Holy Spirit’s leadings when He instructs me to do or say something I’m not comfortable with?! I must be willing to go out into the deeper! Be obedient to His possible difficult request of me and do the hard work that is required for my flesh to die and His Spirit within me to grow! No matter how uncomfortable His commands of me may make me, I must be Obedient!
But God is saying, “Let Me heal you of this bondage.” It is a bondage. It’s a hindrance. It’s holding you back. You hold back from total obedience to Me, and it’s holding you back from walking in total freedom in Me!”Let Me set you free from your desire of only wanting to live in what is convenient and comfortable for you.” God wants to deliver us from this captivity. He has called all of His own, to lay it all before Him, and follow Him, and that means even the “uncomfortableness”(if that’s a word) of the moments He may lead us into. You will never experience His deeper until you are willing to dive into the deeper waters. God is saying, “Let Me heal you.”
Where Jesus is leading you, and the provision you truly desire of the Lord, is into deeper waters. You gotta go into the deeper waters to gain access to His “more.” Launch out into the deeper and delight in all that God has planned for your life. You must say, “What can man do to me?” “I can’t hold back any longer!” It’s a New Beginning in a New Land. It’s New Wine in New Wineskins. This is a holy breakthrough and a supernatural breakthrough for you. God is setting up your future. This is the answer to your many prayers and what you’ve wholeheartedly desired from God Almighty! Freedom! Freedom to fully walk in the love of God! It’s the Freedom that Christ brings to an obedient heart.
Like me, supernatural beginnings have come your way! Your new beginning in your new land! A fresh start! Wow! That’s awesome! How many people are presented with this kind of an opportunity?! This is the best thing that could’ve happened to you! A new beginning to your life, not the ending. It’s another chapter to be written. You write the narrative as you live, breathe, and move in God’s divine plans for your life. You write the narrative as you “get” to experience what very well could have been your “should’ve,” “would’ve,” “could’ves,” had you not dove into deeper waters with Christ. God has great moments of joy and prosperity designed, especially for you. God can do a lot with a little. Step into a growing, deeper faith in Christ…. step into complete obedience to His will; step into your deeper waters by abiding in Him and trusting the Holy Spirit’s leading. And be prepared to be richly blessed! Provision waits on Obedience. Launch Out Into The Deeper.
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Oh, Wow! This one is a “doozy”!Why?! Why is hearing the word “structure” causing us to think something like; someone’s about to tell us how we should act?! Or what we should or should not do?!
No, what I’m about to share with you is what structure says you either will do or you won’t do. Either way; structure will have her way with you. You see, if you choose not to have structure in your life and in your home, then she will grant you what you desired. And if you choose to have structure in your life and in your home, then she will bless you with a less chaotic; some sort of order; in your life. It’s our choosing!
Structure- the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex. Or, construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to. Arrange, Organize, Order, Form. The meaning of structure I’d like to talk about today is the meaning of structure that deals with order. Order in our life, order in our homes, order in our world. Ways we can order our lives simpler; ways we can structure our lives a little less chaotic.
This is not where I thought I was going with the word Structure, but here we go….
I believe many feel like we can’t have structure in our everyday life. And where I realize it’s not easy and we have busy, busy lives; there can still be order in our day to day living. Like most things in life; what is most important to us is what we tend to do. Is it more important that Jimmy has a new pair of designer jeans or else he thinks everyone in the class is going to talk about him because he doesn’t have designers jeans or, is it more important for Jimmy to know that having designers jeans doesn’t dictate who he is as a good person? What matters to us the most? What does that scenario have to do with order…… with structure?!
You see, sometimes we will appease our children and give them the things in life that really don’t matter just to keep from having to deal with a possible temper tantrum, ie, no order. Or rather to simply explain to our children and teach them the things in life that really do matter, like, the importance of not always getting your own way and instead having a thankful and grateful heart for everything we do have. The arranging of Life and having order is complex. And we have to figure out how to put the pieces together to help make our lives more favorable, less chaotic; ways to create order and structure.
Because we as a family have a plan, ie structure of how we want our family to thrive; From the scenario above: if Jimmy had already been taught the true things that matter in life, like, honesty, empathy for others, kindness and so forth, he would not have a fit or behave in such a way because, there is order and structure in his household, because his parents have already taught him that what people think of him, isn’t important, but what you think and believe about yourself is what we as a family care about and focus on. Society and what others deem you worthy of does not dictate who you are as a person.
I realize in the world we live in today, kids can be and in fact are cruel to one another and I don’t take that lightly, not at all, but what I am saying is, in the long run; as Jimmy gets older; what’s going to make the real difference for him in life as an adult? How he sees himself or what others think of him?! What are we teaching our children people?! What messages are we sending them?! To be true to themselves or be true to the world and it’s values?! We have to decide what really matters to us. We need structure. What should really matter to Jimmy is that he comes from a stable and a loving home where he has values and he recognizes he is loved, complete and ok with being himself (whether he has designer jeans or not).
I guess why this is so important to me today is because I feel some of us are raising our children with an incorrect meaning of life and why we exist. And it’s costing us a great deal! Kids today are getting killed over a pair of sneakers! They’re getting bullied for not having what others have! For not being like others and for not being what the world deems as “normal”. This just should not be! What I wear or what I don’t wear is not all that I am!!!
Structure: “Jimmy, today mom went out and bought you a new pair of jeans and I hope you like them?” Jimmy’s answer should be, “thanks mom, I appreciate that”! No, I am not living in “lala” land!!! I know the world I/we live in! But how can we begin to change how our children see themselves and how they value life?! It has to begin somewhere? Why not let it start there?! With a pair of jeans?! Why not teach our children the real value of life? Structure. Order. And it starts in the home. What we teach our children at home.
What are you teaching your children at home? What values are you instilling in them?! Does your children know how much you love them and that you work very hard to put clothes on their backs and food in their mouths?! Where should it begin you guys? What’s our part in the condition of the world we live in today? What have we said regarding what’s truly important to have and be?
Order and structure, structure and order; has to begin with us! Us as a people, us as a generation of people. What we teach them now will trickle down to what they teach their children, and the next generation, and the next generation, and the next generation. Let’s stop “messing up” our children?! Let’s teach them that a pair of jeans is just a pair of pants, in fact, a piece of fabric to cover your legs and butt! (Please don’t misunderstand the message today. If you think that I am saying to have designer jeans or anything of the such that there is something wrong with that, you have completely missed the point!) Peace and Amen.
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