Take Your Family Back!!! Keys To Growng A Stronger Family!

Baby steps my Loves, baby steps. I’m sitting here thinking what to write about next on our blog post. I was just given a prompting from Holy Spirit about something I could implement while visiting my daughter and Grandbabies in Connecticut next month. So I decided, why not share that same information with you guys?! Since we’re on this journey together to grow into our Beautiful selves and my ultimate aim is to help families become stronger in their faith and relationship with God.

Family Meetings! That’s what’s on my heart right now! Beginning Anywhere From Where You Are Is A Start! So wait! Please read on?! Oh, I know it’s nothing new under the sun to you and that some of you are already having family meetings and that’s great! 3 cheers for you!!! I sincerely mean that! But many, many families are not and as a result, family life at home is in disarray or there just isn’t order and everyone is going on doing his or her own thing. One family member feels this about that; while another member feels like they’re not being heard at all! Another one has just “checked out” completely! The list can go on and on! But it doesn’t have to be that way! Everyone has a voice. And everyone’s voice deserves to be heard. From the tiniest little feet to the grown man’s input. We all want to be heard! Beginning Anywhere From Where You Are Is A Start To Something New! God meets you where you are!

I started out by writing, “Introduce The Family Meeting to them”. I know many of you have added family meetings to your “thing to do” list, but how many of you are actually doing it?! It begins with Open With Prayer and someone keeping the notes of what we’ve discussed to have for later use to remember and to kindly hold someone accountable for what they said they would do in our previous meeting. And also to have a record in later years to reflect on to see how everyone has grown over the years.

If you would like to start family meetings in your home, the structure would look something like this; Open With Prayer. Rules:

No Shouting

Only One Person Speaks At A Time

How Can We Make Your Life Here With Us As A Family Member Better?

Talk It Out! Pray About EVERYTHING!!!

Be Honest! Be For Real!

Any New Ideas To Offer To The Family To Help The Family Grow Stronger?

Respect One Another’s Feelings.

The End Results:

No Holding Grudges.

No Unforgiveness.

A Vow To Do Better And Talk To Someone If You’re Having Difficulty In Trying To Do Better In An Area.

Agree To Disagree At Times. And Maybe Discuss In A Different Arena If Possible, To Put On Hold Temporarily.

End With Prayer! Hugs and Kisses! And A “Hoorah” For Being A Stronger Family!!!

As you can see, it doesn’t have to take long. It takes as long as it takes; to become the family unit you want to see! But remember; to be in your Children’s memories tomorrow; you have to be in their lives today!

Important side note: say to them, “you guys are getting older and soon you will be out there with the real world and we won’t be there to hold your hands as you make life choices and it’s important to know what we as a family believe without any compromise, like, Respect for yourself and for your fellow-man. No matter who or what, don’t compromise on your own values. We don’t “pick” fights, we “end” them! We recognize we are Influencers, so watch how you present yourself. We are Leaders, lead with discretion. We protect the weak. We carry The Word of God as Our Weapon!”

Of course this list is not exhaustive and there is much I could have included, but you get the plan! There are so many ideas you can add to your list. Have fun with it! Kids really do like structure and they love being apart of A Strong Family Unit! Grow Stronger Together!!!

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Beautiful Word Of The Month: Believing!

Why did I choose “Believing” as the Beautiful Word of The Month? Don’t you see my loves, Believing Is Everything! What we believe about our lives, is what our lives will become. Good or bad. What we believe about ourselves will dictate how we see ourselves and how we behave and ultimately what we become. If I cannot believe or see myself as getting better, as becoming a better person; than I probably won’t be a better person! So believing is crucial to our well-being.

And that is why I try to take every opportunity to lead and guide others to Christ! I know, that I know, that I know, He is our only way! The way He sees us, is the only way to see ourselves! And what we believe about Him, sets the stage for what we believe about ourselves! If we don’t know and believe that He said we are the “apple of His eye”; and that we are “His beloved”; and that He listens when we call on Him; we wouldn’t have the confidence to ignore others and tell them to “talk to the hand” when they try to make us think less of ourselves. We would just be lost and without hope of ever discovering the Dynamic and Awesome Warriors we were created to be! But when you know…..! And when you Believe….!

Ladies and Gentlemen; we are Queens and Kings! We are the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus! We are His heirs! We are the head and not the tail! Ladies, we are Warrior Princesses! And we have the favor of God all over our lives!

Don’t tell me that you can’t make it out of bed today! Don’t tell me that I can’t start off my day with affirmations of who He saids I am! Don’t tell me that I don’t walk in victory! Don’t tell me that anything I touch doesn’t turn to gold! I am the daughter of the King!!! And it’s about time we start acting like it! WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT YOURSELF MATTERS! AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT GOD IS EVERYTHING!!! God is who He saids He is and He will do what He saids He will do! Without believing, many important things in our lives will crumble and fall. Believing! Belief is the Work!

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Something For Your Heart!

When the thought of “Something For Your Heart” came to my heart, it gave me such a feeling of warmth in my spirit. It caused me to “become attentive” because God was about to share something praise worthy with me….with us! And I’m thinking you felt something similar when you read the title?! It made me anticipate the possibilities! Possibilities for my good. It gave me the sense that I was about to read something that was going to help me in some way.

Why? Why did reading those four words invoke such feelings?! Because we are all looking for someone to tell us something that gives us hope and meaning and touches our heart. We are all looking to be acknowledged in some way. We want to be told that everything is going to work out fine. We are all wanting a better life for ourselves and our loved ones! We want to be the best person we can possibly be(most of us anyway). And unless something effects our heart and our thinking, it can’t effectively be put into action. And even if it is acted upon, it won’t have the same impact to change us.

Impact. That was my heart’s desire when the Lord called me to venture into teaching and preaching and writing His words. I wanted to make a positive impact on people’s lives. I wanted to share with them something useful that they could use to make a real difference in their lives. I wanted that so much so that it is what drives me in my writing style…in my writing thoughts( and of course the Holy Spirit). To me, there’s not much point in writing something if it doesn’t move a person’s heart to make a change in some way. If it doesn’t grab a hold of them at the core of their being and causes them to do something different….something different that enlightens them and makes them new! Why write if you’re not helping someone?! If the words we write don’t hit the reader where it matters, we are just tapping on letters.

So what’s the “Something for your heart” message? The something for your heart is the comfort of knowing that we know Someone who can heal our hearts! Someone who can change our lives. Someone who truly cares about us and wants to make us new. His name is Jesus and He is with you now wanting to take on your struggles and simplify your life. He doesn’t want us striving…..losing our peace. He can and wants to help us in every aspect of our lives. That is a comfort to me. He is Help like no other. His help truly changes our circumstances!

You wanna change? Ask Him! You wanna different life for you and your children? Ask Him! You want a new beginning? Ask Him! Whatever it is…. whatever you need, it’s at His table. Go to Him in prayer and ask Him. And that my loves, is Something For Your Heart!

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A New Word You Have Given Me Today!

I must do the work of an empowered writer. I must say to Your people what You cause me to say. It mus’nt be my words, but Your words. I write for You my Lord. I will sit attentively and listen to You. I mus’nt say a word, only listen. Listen even when it’s silent. For that is when I will hear You the loudest!.

Reign over me Lord; rule and reign over me! The just shall live by faith and not by sight! The just shall say, be still and know that He is God! I watch and I wait as You must graph Your words into their souls and into their spirit. Graph it in as a seamstress intertwines a needle with thread and stitches a garment as she sews. I must sow Your word. And they will reap the benefits from our King! There is no room for mistakes, otherwise I may prick my fingers and not prick their soul’s.

Happy are they that wait on the Lord! For they will be changed. Happy are they that wait on the Lord for they shall be renewed. Happy are they that sit quietly and wait for Him! For they shall be refreshed. Wait I say, wait on the Lord. Happy are they who admonishes to do the sweet Lord’s work. Wait I say, wait on the Lord.

For the Ministers out there who wishes to only do the work of our Lord. Prepare the way of the Lord! Do as He admonishes you to do! Say what He admonishes you to say! Your reward will be great!

Wait I say, wait on the Lord. Amen.

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Is It Safe To Be Free?! Is It Safe To Be Me?!

Yes and yes! Yes I set you free! Yes, you’re safe to be! Am I safe to be me?! Am I free to be me?! God says yes to those questions! Yes I have set you free and yes I made you to be…..to be victorious. Free to be in this world but not of this world.

You don’t need anyone’s approval but Mine and I have already approved of you. You are free to be who I created you to be. In Christ Jesus you are more than enough. I am perfect in all of My ways and I’ve made you perfect. Don’t look to the world for it’s acceptance….. look to Me, I accept you. Take a chance on Me, take a chance on yourself. Walk in your beauty and stand tall. Stand having already been affirmed. The world will never give you it’s full approval. There will always be someone somewhere who won’t approve of you, so don’t waste your time seeking approval you’re never going to get. Know that I made you complete. I have given you all that you need to go forth, if you would only look to Me. You are safe here with Me. I am your one constant. I never change. I am your only constant and you are safe.

Look to My Word to discover your true heritage; your heritage in Christ Jesus. Discover who you are in Me and who I created you to be. Discover that you are more than safe to be free….to be yourself. You are Sons and Daughters of the Most High God. You were created for ministry, so be ok with being you. I assure you, you will be safe while walking with Me. You have gifts just waiting for the Holy Spirit to fan into flame!

Rest your desire to be free on Me. Rest your longing to be on Me. You are safe with Me.

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Tuesday’s Beautiful Word: Praying- It’s The Positioning Of The Heart

When most of us think about praying, we think of being on bended knees with our hands together, and bowing our heads; with our eyes closed; and that’s great, that’s a correct way to pray of course. But what’s the position of your heart when you’re praying?

When I think of praying, I think of the positioning of my heart. In my heart, I am bowing down to Him. With reverence and with great humility in my heart, I am laying prostrate before Him. It’s such a powerful positioning of the heart to present to Him.

Just think about it; we get to bow before The Throne of Grace of The All Powerful Maker of the Universe and speak to Him! Knowing that is a humbling posture to take in itself. Yet, it’s a privilege that we don’t always take advantage of. The One, who makes all the difference in the world; the Sovereign One; calls us His friend. He is our faithful Father and a Companion to lean on.

So why do we have a hard time in always praying to Him with a bowed heart?! Is it pride?! Is it that we don’t know how?! Is it that we don’t want to give up our control?! Control of what the world would consider as being weak?!

I think it’s much deeper than that. I think, that most of us have a difficult time processing that we are actually able to commune with The Almighty God. Jehovah! Yahweh! The God who set all things into motion; who called all things into being; is yours and my friend whom “we get” to pray to. The only true God would allow us to have fellowship with Him. It’s a humbling thought to grasp no doubt! But it is also what we, as God’s children, are privy to.

So how can we be more enabling of the positioning of our heart’s to Him; be more mindful of how we approach God? We have to be willing to die to self; your emotions, your thoughts and what you want; give up yourself and don’t think about yourself! Just think of Him! Think of His goodness surrounding you. Encompassing you. Being a hedge of protection all around you and rest in it; relax in it! Be willing to allow Him to absolve your entire being in the warmth of His glory and majesty. Allow yourself to be free and without thought of anything but Him. Be willing to be vulnerable and open and transparent. Take the position of a contrite heart and mind. Be moldable. Be willing to be consumed by Him.

And with all of that positioning of oneself; the positioning of ones heart; transformation takes place! A new you evolves. A recreated being comes forth! We become awakened to the feelings of being renewed and refreshed having been in His presence. That is the positioning of the heart. That is praying to The Almighty God!

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Devotional: Know Your Worth And Conquer Your Destiny!

This was my very first blog post, dated June 2022. I thought it was worth sharing again.

I’m sitting here in my bedroom wondering what to write about in my very first blog post? I’m so not a computer person. In fact, I’m so not “tech savvy” that I don’t even know if this blog is live yet. But, what came to my heart is that, you don’t have to be techno savvy to know that peoples hearts are aching. With each and every passing day, some of God’s most gifted and talented children are going to their graves without having ever realized how great they were born to be.

If that is you, and you don’t know your value; you have been told a lie! That’s the trickery of the enemy! He doesn’t want you to become aware of and enlightened to your greatest destiny!

I realize that it’s not easy coming out of that kind of a mindset and curse, but people, we must! You are so painfully awesome that I believe it grieves the Father’s heart to see you in any other condition!

So what’s the answer Monica? What’s the thing to do next?! Call on Him! And call on Him loudly! Let there be desperation in our voices; pleadings within our hearts! Lament and mourn for the person you were destined to be! Know your worth and conquer your destiny!!!

Until my next posting, my prayer is for you to seek Jesus and be set free! “He in whom the Son sets free is free indeed” John 8:36.

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Knowing Your Worth And Conquering Your Destiny! Be determined to be the beautiful person you were created to be.

Devotional: When You Find Me

Recapture the love relationship you once shared with the Lord. “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” James 4:8. Humility Cures Worldliness.

Previously I shared with you in the Devotional: Out Of The Darkness how God had given me a beautiful life and also how I turned away from that beautiful life and Him when I thought He was calling me to preach. My life spiraled out of control as a result of running from Him. The enemy stole seventeen years of my life from me. But in my repentant and humbled heart, I cried out to God, and in His infinite, great mercy towards me; He gave me Joel 2:25, “I will restore to you the years that the swarming locusts has eaten.” And that is exactly what He is doing!

Devotional: When You Find Me

When you find Me, you will find that I’ve been right here all along. You see, I never left you….you left Me. But now that you know that I am still here for you, what is your hearts’ desire?

When you find Me, you will discover that I am still your faithful Father. I am your Rock to lean on. Let Me have all of your burdens; they’re weighing you down and you were not designed to carry such a heavy load.

When you find Me, stay for awhile, spend time with Me. I will make everything good for you again. Stay close to Me and never let Me go. Life is not desirable without Me.

When you find Me, let the world know all about Me. There are others that need Me just as much as you do, so share Me with others. Tell them of My goodness and how much I care for them. Tell them I am here to take on their struggles. I died on the Cross for you and for them. Death couldn’t keep Me in the grave and neither shall it keep you there.

Come alive again My child, you have much work to do. I created you for service; for Kingdom building, for helping to see others through. And in helping others, you will begin to see your way through. So, when you find Me, never leave Me again My child, never leave Me again.

Peace and Amen. By Monica Bell

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No Man Shall Pluck You Out Of My Hands! John 10:28

A New Day To Be Free!

Yesterday is forever gone. Today is new with many many possibilities. What will you exchange these next few hours of your life for?! You see, once you spend it, it’s gone; gone forever! So how valuable is today to you?! What will you do, say and be today?! Caution: Be mindful; you’re exchanging it for a day spent from your life hours!

Will you choose to use this day to be free and to live your best life, or will you exchange this valuable commodity for a day filled with depression, anxiety, worry and the like? It’s up to you; it’s really up to you. You have control of your will, God gave us free will, but, it is the Father that does the drawing. The drawing of our mind unto Himself. The drawing of our thoughts and our desires to want to submit them to Him. We exchange our will for His will to be done in our lives. You control whether you will invite God to be a part of this day or will you make the choice to leave Him out of today and go your own way.

The Bible saids, that for every temptation, God has already made a way of escape,(1 Corinthians 10:13). That means, that when we are tempted to do, say, or perform any unrighteous act; God has already made a way for you and I to choose his way out of that temptation. It’s just a matter of will we choose the way of escape He has set before us. The way He would be pleased that we have chosen, or our fleshly way; what we want.

I’ll grant you, it’s not easy, if it were, this wouldn’t be an issue we face today. But, it is doable, otherwise why would He have said it?! I have found that the more I give my fleshly desires to Him and allow the Holy Spirit to guide me; it becomes easier and easier to choose His way in my decision making. It becomes what the world would call our “second nature”, but, I believe, since we were made in God’s image; I believe, it’s actually our “first nature”. It’s just that life has taken us so far away from our true and intended nature; the nature we have like God’s nature; that doing His will first, has become our “second nature”. And that’s why we have a difficult time making His life choices in our lives. But, you let the Holy Spirit have His way with you, and you will find that making good, honorable, godly life choices, feels right; Righteous! His Righteous Right Way becomes the dominant way. And before you know it; over time; if we try to do life our way, the Holy Spirit will convict us and we then, won’t wanna do life any other way, but His way! Wow! God is so awesome in the way He has designed us!

So what choices will you make today in exchange for a day of your life?! Will you listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit; His leading? When you feel Him drawing you this way to the right and not that way to the left, which way will you choose?! When He wants you to give a “kind” answer and not your “bad attitude” answer, what answer will you give?! When He prompts you and say “love him or her anyway”, will you choose to love?! Like I said, it is so not easy, but, it is doable! How will you spend your day today….your life hours?!

With Love In My Heart, Monica

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How To Find God: Search For Him With Your Whole Heart!

A few months ago, I very sincerely and humbly asked the Lord, “What is the problem people are having today?”  And He said, “Finding Me”, “How To Connect With Me”. These words were surprising to me, and then again, they weren’t surprising to me at all!

I knew exactly what He meant, because I felt that same way in my heart also. I knew that most people did’nt know how to find God. Most of us are walking around feeling like God is either angry with us or we’re thinking that we don’t know the “pretty right words” to say to Him.

Finding God and connecting with God are actually two easy things to do; when we search for Him with a sincere heart. I think people complicate the communion and the loving fellowship we can have with Almighty God. God has graciously made it to where a little child can have a relationship with Him. It’s us adults that “mess it up” and make it confusing or even strange! God is so gently aware and giving of Himself that all we have to do is ask in faith and believe. Hebrews 11:6 saids, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must first believe that He is, and that He is a rewarded of them that diligently seek Him”. We must believe that when we’re seeking God with our whole heart as Jeremiah 29:13 says(You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart), we will be found by Him. He hears us and He’s listening.

When you deeply sense that God is talking to you; don’t second guess it. Just believe. Believe that you are hearing from God. Learn what His Word saids about what you believe you are hearing from Him. Does it line up with His Word? (listen, the devil ain’t gonna tell you to go out and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ!, he aint gonna tell you to write beautiful words of comfort for your fellow man, he ain’t gonna tell you to be lovely and kind to one another!) So is it the voice of God you’re hearing?! Learn what God’s voice sounds like to you. Engage with Him. And when you know, that you know, that you know, that it is God’s voice you are hearing; believe! Talk to Him like He’s your Father, because He is. He’s your loving Father. Talk to Him like a friend, because He is your friend. He’s a friend that sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24, ” A man of many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother “.

He said to come to Him with “childlike faith,” Not “childish”, but childlike. Come to Him with a true, sincere, humble and contrite heart. We are to reverence All Mighty God. Reverence His deity; and His Holiness. Reverence the God that He is. But at the same time, feel comfortable enough to talk to Him like a friend, like your best friend. In fact, tell Him more than you would ever tell your best friend. That’s what makes our relationship with God so beautiful; we can tell Him Everything, Anything and All Things…..we can tell Him our heart.

We can’t approach God with insincerity in our heart’s, no, no, we have to be honest and true when we come to God’s throne. He already knows your heart anyway, so be real!  He sees right through the mask and that hog-wash. So don’t be fake, be for real. It’s just you and Him; and if  it’s not just you and Him, get to a place where it can be just you and Him. He’s so kind and gentle. He wants His children to know how much He loves them; how much He cares about everything that concerns you.

The bible says, draw near to God and He will draw near to you; James 4:8. He’s so patient with us and He’s a faithful and dedicated Father. He is always tending to the needs of His children. I think what we tend to do is bring God down to mankind’s ways of thinking and how we behave and expect that we are going to treat Almighty God the same way! Not happening! That’s not how it goes! God is not to be treated like “mere man”. Don’t bring Him down to our level but let Him lift us up to His standards!  Try seeing from God’s perspective. And the only way we can do that is to learn about Him and His ways, by reading His Word. Get to know your loving Father.

I know it can feel uncomfortable at first, but trust Him! Trust His way! After a while of regularly seeking Him and talking to Him, it’ll get easier and easier to bring your troubles and your thoughts to Him. Find God and commune with Him! He’s a loving and caring Father and He is always there for you.  Amen.

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