WHAT WAS MEANT FOR EVIL

Soooo.....If you have read my earlier posts you know that I was living with a step mother, who I wronged by drinking her alcohol all summer, she found out around Sept. 8th, I gave my life back to Christ on the 10th because I was tired of conpletely destroying my life because of bad decisions, she gave me until October 1st to move out. I was granted a stay of execution, but I think a few weeks later she found the link to this blog. She read the first entry where I basically released everything I had done in the past. She read it, tried to use it against me by reporting lies to DCF, threw my past in my face on several occasions verbally (she doesn't know the redeeming power of God). Tried to butter my children up, hoping to create separation (DIDN'T WORK), tried to bait me into reacting in anger and violence (DIDN'T WORK). When all of those darts she shot at me didn't work (ONLY BECAUSE OF THE RENEWING POWER OF GODS WORD, NOT OF MY OWN POWER) her last deed was to go to court AND LIE! I received an order to vacate the premises IMMEDIATELY, the order said that she was in IMMEDIATE danger of abuse...FROM ME! I can't say that I couldn't believe it, because I knew what kind of person I was dealing with. You see, what was meant for evil, GOD TURNED IT AROUND FOR MY GOOD! I left that day with whatever I could grab, called on my family, amd they came running. I was able to be placed in a family shelter. When we got here we were told that we could move into the apartment in back, no sharing with the other families! God has been preparing me for this since Sept 10th, whatever was meant to hurt me has only HELPED ME! The DCF worker is amazingly kind, I have great people behind me and my kids, my son will be starting basketball soon, God had everything lined up for us! From these humble beginnings spawn GREATNESS! Not only has God rebuilt me spiritually, now He is rebuilding me financially! Every step from Sept 10th untill now was in His plan. As long I continue to seek Gods face, read His word, and follow His lead, my future will be stable and prosperous! I prayed that we would be in an apartment before Thanksgiving, and here we are! It's not how I thought it would happen, but I trust God none the less!!! I am excited about the future. Remember, it's not how you start, but how you finish! IF YOU FAINT NOT, YOU SHALL RECEIVE A JUST REWARD! "GOD IS ABLE TO DO JUST WHAT HE SAID HE WOULD DO, HE WILL FULFILL EVERY PROMISE TO YOU, DON'T GIVE UP ON GOD BECAUSE HE WON'T GIVE UP ON YOU!! HE'S ABLE!!" -Tye Tribbett.......I love you to LIFE! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!

"What evil you planned against me, God made it for good!" Genises 50:20

"Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be!" JOB 8:7

"The end of the matter is better than the beginning, and patience is better than PRIDE!" ECCLESIASTES 7:8

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THE BEGINNING OF NEW THINGS

Soooo.....Today is testimony day. I haven't written anything since Wednesday, and it was an on time word. While I was thinking about the ways God has been good in my life, I thought about Abraham. The last post was called ABRAHAM FAITH! That is what I am working with right now. God has been preparing me for this test since I started this blog on September 10th. This is the real test, God is really stretching my faith! I don't know what will happen or when, and it may be hard at times, but I know in the end there is a blessing! God has shown me favor at every turn so far, and I don't anticipate Him leaving me now! I am VERY EXCITED and have great hope for the future! This is just the beginning, and when I'm settled I can go more into what is happening now in my life, one thing I do know is that I'm blessed, my kids are blessed! Those who tried to break me LOSS! Those who tried to use my old sins against me, LOSS! Those who lied and conspired against me, LOSS! Those who tried to get me to react in a violent and angry way, LOSS! Those who dragged my name through the mud, LOSS! Like I have said in other entries, NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINT ME SHALL PROSPER! I am more than a conqueror! When you give yout life to God, and SURRENDER IT ALL TO HIM, and you seek a relationship with Him through praying and reading his word, God vindicates you! No matter what anyone tries, your past sins cannot be used against you, because of the person you become! The light of God will shine through, the change will be UNDENIABLE! Just keep in prayer continuously, renew your mind with the word of God, and learn ti view things with Gods lens. Forgive those who try to hurt you. Above all.....LOVE OTHERS AS YOU LOVE GOD AND YOURSELF! LOVE LOVE LOVE....AND FORGIVENESS! Extend the same grace God gives us when we come to Him for forgiveness for our sins! I forgive and love that person who tried to break me, who tried to rip me away from my children, I forgive that person who LIED, (to the courts of all places), I am happy and hopeful for the future! I am prepared to work hard, no matter what comes my way! Stay strong in the face of your enemies, be encouraged, seek God! GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH EVERY TRIAL AND GIVE YOUR FAVOR ON YOUR JOURNEY! I love you to LIFE! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!

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ABRAHAM FAITH

Sooooo........this morning, like every morning, God gave me a word of encouragement! He reminded me that His promises are true. You see, sometimes in the midst of a trial, doubt and fear might try to well up in your spirit! If you give it to God, and seek comfort in His word, you will get renewed strength and courage! It can be hard at times when your faith is being tested, when you don't know what is going to happen, blind faith can ne scary at times. I am reminded about the story of Abraham, and how God told him to sacrifice his son! NOW THAT KIND OF TEST IS MORE THAN I COULD EVER HANDLE!! Abraham trusted God SO MUCH that he gathered the wood, and took his son, and started up the mountain to the alter! I WOULD OF DIED FROM GRIEF WELL BEFORE THAT!! TRUST ME!! BUT ABRAHAM'S LEVEL OF FAITH WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD!! JUST AS ABRAHAM WAS ABOUT TO KILL HIS OWN SON, God told Abraham to look in the bush, and there was a ram worthy for the sacrifice!! AT THE LAST MOMENT, JUST BEFORE HE THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE TO SACRIFICE HIS OWN SON, BOOM, GOD CAME THROUGH!!! That is the kind of blind faith I want to have, that is the kind of faith that will get us through the TOUGHEST of times!! God reminded me of His FAITHFULNESS this morning! He reminded me that He is an ON TIME GOD! This word gave me strength this morning, it renewed my hope and strengthened my faith! THAT IS WHAT A TRIAL DOES!! God wants to stretch our faith!! HOW WOULD WE BE GRATEFUL FOR THE BLESSED OUTCOME OF WE DIDN'T HAVE FAITH!! God is good ALL THE TIME! No matter how hard it looks, no matter how impossible things may seem, GOD HAS ALREADY SET THE RAM IN THE BUSH FOR YOU!!! He has already set up the rescue, He has already worked the miracle!! BELIEVE AND HAVE FAITH!! TRUST IN GOD AND HIS WORD!! REMEMBER GOD IS UNDEFEATED, HE HASN'T LOST A BATTLE YET!!!.I love you to LIFE!! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!!

"WHAT SHALL WE SAY THEN TO THESE THINGS? IF GOD BE FOR US WHO CAN BE AGAINST US!" ROMANS 8:31

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MEDITATE ON GOD

Sooo....a few weeks ago I asked God to teach me how to meditate. Meditation can  have a bad rep, especially when it comes to how other religions go about it compared to how we as Christians should. It is not the same AT ALL! I didn't want to get the two confused in any way! I wanted clarity, I asked God to guide me in that area, to give me the knowledge on how to go about my meditation life with Him! I can tell you that it doesn't involve incense or candle burning, it doesn't involve crossing of the legs or any kind of deep breathing. Meditating on God doesn't involve any type of ritualistic behavior AT ALL! As a matter of fact, God wants us to stay away from those types of pagan rituals! Meditating on God simply means to sit in and recognize His presence in your life! It means to sit still and think about what He has done, and how He has kept you! Meditating on God means to realize what kind of force He has been throughout your years! To think over how God has rescued you out of all the bad situations that WE GET INTO OURSELVES! We are to think back on all things He as done, and invoke the spirit of gratefulness! We are to sit and quietly think on the goodness of Jesus! To thank Him for His unfailing love! We as Christians should take time out to sit and be still, to think about how faithful God has been in our lives, EVEN WHEN WE WERE DEEP IN SIN! Think about the times when His miracle working power was evident, and praise Him for it! Those old thoughts shouldn't bring up old feelings of pain and hurt, or shame and guilt! Think about how in spite of what was going on, in spite of how you were living, in spite of what you have done or said, GOD HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN  LOVING AND CARING FOR US! God has never left us, God was always there, waiting on us to realize our ways, waiting to grant us salvation! We should meditate and think about how He never stopped pursuing us! We should meditated on how God never gave up on us, how He never threw us away! That is how we should meditate! It will strengthen us, grow our faith, make us grateful for everything He has done! It will make us thankful for the bad times, for the lessons we had to learn the hard way, for the bad decisions we have made that led us to this point in Christ! It will make us grateful for the work He has done in us, for the new spirit that He has renewed in us! When you give your life to God, and takes away your sins, your hurt, pain, guilt, shame, anger, hate and anything else that is not like Him. He replaces all those things with the Holy Spirit. The will and determination to not only live right on the outside, but to be brand new on the inside! God will replace your heart of stone with a heart of flesh! The holy spirit inside of you will help you not to make the same decisions that have previously ruined you, you will not have the desire for sin, but the desire to follow Jesus and His word! We have to feed the spirit with reading the word of God, or it WILL DIE, and you will end up right back to where you started! We have to allow God to renew our minds, so that we can have a new way of thinking! This will help us process the things of this world with a heavenly outlook, to not rely on what we see or feel! We have to be very careful to not let our emotions separate us from our salvation! Our emotions cannot be trusted, they will mislead you! Only, seek God, allow the Holy Spirit guide your thoughts, so that you can see things clearly! Meditating makes us close and closer to God! It strengthens the relationship, it reinforces it with gratefulness and love! Take some time out of your day and think about the goodness of Jesus, and all He has done for you! Praise Him for what He has done, and for what He has yet to do in your life!! WHEN I THINK OF THE GOODNESS OF JESUS, AND ALL HE HAS DONE FOR ME, MY SOUL CRIES OUT HALLELUJAH! I THANK GOD FOR SAVING ME!! I love you to LIFE! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVERY IMAGINE!

"He says, be still, and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth" Psalms 46:10

"I will meditate on all Your work And muse on Your deeds."
Psalms 77:12

"Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the LORD" Psalms 104:34

"I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your doings; I muse on the work of Your hands." Psalms 143:5

"On the glorious splendor of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate." Psalms 145:5

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UNDERSTANDING THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

Sooo....this morning I finished a devotional called, SPEAKING GOD, and it touched on how we as Christians, and as people period, speak things flippantly. Meaning, we say GOD BLESS YOU when someone sneezes, but do we really know the true and powerful meaning behind that phrase. We often also speak the Lords name in vain! We have to be intentional in making sure that we know what we are saying, especially as Christians! I say this as a segway to what I really want to touch on today, and that is the AMAZING GRACE that we wake up to EVERYDAY! It is very important that we speak the word, yes, BUT TO UNDERSTAND it brings on a whole new appreciation for what Jesus has done for us! I want to take the crucifixion as an example. We learn in bible school and during bible study that Jesus was whipped, and beaten, and stabbed, so on and so forth, but do we completely understand exactly what all of that means! I started a new devotional today called UNLIMITED GRACE, and the first phrase really stuck out to me! It  said "Jesus was treated as we deserve, so that we might be treated as He deserves!' ISN'T THAT AMAZING! I have never heard it broken down like that! We know that He died for our sins, and how it happened, but when you hear it like that it really SETS IN! Why he did it, and what we gained from it! When we are sinners, we are spiritual lepers, in the bible days, the lepers where thrown outside of the city like TRASH! Jesus was treated like a filthy leper, so that we wouldn't have to! He was beaten, spit on, and mocked, all so we could have salvation and peace! They whipped Him, Jesus took that whipping so that we could be healed, BY HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED! His whipping covered our ailments, our diseases, our sickness! He took condemnation, INNOCENTLY, so that we may have freedom, the freedom that HE deserved, but gave to us instead!! Jesus to our pain and agony, and gave us His victory!! He took our wounds and gave us His healing, He took our death and gave us His life! He took the crown of thorns, and gave us a royal crown of glory! WHEW!! When it is broken down like that, it hits hard! This is a type of sacrifice that NO MAN ON THIS EARTH would ever give! THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, that unlocked the UNLIMITED GRACE that God gives us on a daily basis!! How can we not serve a God like that!! All He asked us in return, if we break it all the way down, is for us to be the best we can for others! That is why He demands obedience! To love above all, and to follow His commandments! If we do this, He guarantees glory, and a healthy, peaceful, and prosperous life! AMAZING! There is nothing we can do to repay Him fully for the sacrifice, because even though He died for our sins (and that should have been enough), He still provides all of our needs, Jesus still gives and blesses on a daily basis! God give EVERYDAY, even though we don't deserve it, that is why the love of God is UNRIVALED! That kind of love can not be given by any human on this earth! God love is an AGAPE love, meaning love that surpasses all understanding! A LOVE THAT ONLY GOD IS ABLE TO GIVE!! Give your life to God, the UNDESERVED blessings and rewards are too numerous to count! In God there is no condemnation, because Jesus suffered that already! Come to God, give Him your shame and guilt! Give Him your sorrow and pain! Give Him your anger, hate, self loathing, low self esteem, depression, anxiety, give Him all of your sins! Then watch God replace it all with peace, love, wholeness, pure joy! He will restore you, make you into a new person, a new creature! Once you have given it all to Him, the old you is gone, and He will mold you and guide you to be the person you were born to be! If you seek Him EVERYDAY in the word of God, spend time with Him, learn His ways!! YOU WILL FEEL BETTER THAN YOU HAVE EVER FELT IN YOUR LIFE!! I love you to LIFE! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!

"AND SO JESUS ALSO SUFFERED OUTSIDE THE CITY GATE TO MAKE THE PEOPLE HOLY THROUGH HIS OWN BLOOD!"
Hebrews 13:12

"But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities, the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed!"
Isaiah 53:5


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POWER BELONGS TO GOD

Sooo......I can't even say that this morning was a hard one, because it wasn't! I took what was said to me, listened, and then went about my morning with peace! PEACE SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING! That is the kind of peace tjat can ONLY come from God! I wasn't angry, hurt, or in any kind of pain! When you have the word of God stored up in you, the rhings people say, do, and any circumstances you face will not break you! If you stand FIRM AND BELIEVE in the word of God, if you have TOTAL FAITH AND TRUST in God and His power, the attacks of the enemy will not penetrate you!! If you believe that God is the master of the universe, that He holds ALL POWER in His hands, when troubles arise, when you find yourself in a place that looks impossible to get out of, GOD WILL SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT!! There is nothing too hard for God, there is NO SITIATION that God can't turn around, there is NO problem He cannot solve! There is no such thing as the IMPOSSIBLE with God! GOD WORKS THE BEST WITH WHAT YOU THINK IS IMPOSSIBLE!! Being in the impossible is meant to strengthen us, to grow our faith, it is meant for God POWER to manifest in our lives! We cannot go off of what we see in the moment, we DEFINATELY SHOULD NOT lean on our own understanding, TRUST IN THE POWER OF GOD! Trust in His word, God is the ONLY one who has been PERFECTLY consistant in our lives! Think about all the other things He has done in our lives! How many times has He made a way out of no way, how many times has He turned what we thought was impossible into possible? How many times has He answered our earnest prayers? How many times has He provided what we needed? How many times has God come through AT THE NICK OF TIME!!?? .....right at that moment you thought it was the end, at that moment when you thought TIME IS UP!!! If you have a testimony, if you can answer any or all of these questions, ESPECIALLY IF HE CAME THROUGH WHEN WE WERE FEEP IN SIN, than we should know and stand CONFIDENT in what we know can and will be done!!! DO NOT LOSE FAITH, STAND FIRM, BELIEVE THAT GOD CAN DO THE IMPOSSIBLE, SEEK STRENGTH AND COURAGE IN HIM!!!! OH AND READ READ READ READ READ THE BIBLE! Remember thay God will NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU, HIS WORD IS TRUE!! DON'T GIVE UP, DON'T FOCUS ON HOW IT LOOKS, FOCUS ON GLORY, FOCUS ON GOD!! I love you to life!! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!

"No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me," declares the LORD.
ISAIAH 54:17

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LOVE ENDURES ALL

Sooo.....I completed the "Love Like God" devotional this morning, and what stuck out to me was the phrase LOVE ENDURES ALL! Not only does God want us to love no matter what the circumstances are, we are to endure what ever is done to us whether it is negative or positive, we are to endure WITH LOVE! Now, I HAD TO PRAY HARD FOR THE STRENGTH TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT THIS MORNING!! I had to remind myself that NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME SHALL PROSPER! I had to IMMEDIATELY address any negative feelings I had and give it to God! We are human, and God knows that certain things that people TRY to do to us will make us angry, and He expects us to be angry. It's how we respond that counts!! He wants us to draw strength from Him, the strength to forgive, and the strength to LOVE through it all!! He wants us to endure WITH LOVE!! When people try to bait you by doing things, saying things, writing things, whatever it may be, God wants us to Forgive, Forget, and endure it all with love!!! Lead with love in all that we do! Do not respond with anger, do not give the wicked force the satisfaction, don't give it what it is looking for!! Let God deal with it, while you remain in love!! That was an on time word for me this morning! THAT'S FOR SURE! Another thing, never allow someone elses evil intentions to stop you from doing what God wants you to do! If one avenue is closed, find another! NO EXCUSES!! Don't allow yourself to be blocked, to be LOCKED OUT!! There is always a way, seek God!!

"Love does not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own, IS NOT EASILY PROVOKED, thinketh no evil." I Corinthians 13:5

"Love beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, AND ENDURES ALL THINGS" 1 Corinthians 13:7


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GIVE GOD YOUR BEST

Soooo.....Today I stared the book of Genesis, I have been watched a few sermons on this book and wanted to have a deeper understanding of it. More than just the creation, and Caine and Abel, more than just the Sunday school stories I learned as a child. As I was reading the part before Caine killed Abel, it described the different SACRIFICES that both men brought before God. Abel gave God his choice lamb, the fattest one, the best quality. It says that Caine just brought God the fruit of the land he farmed. Now the bible said that God respected the offering Abel brought Him, BUT NOT CAINES, and this made Caine mad, I think it definitely his feelings A lOT! I immediately asked God, WHY DIDN'T YOU LIKE WHAT CAINE BROUGHT YOU, that is why he was angry and jealous, YOU HURT HIS FEELINGS, just as I asked Him that, I spoke the truth, which is the word of God. What I know is that God will never do anything to cause us pain, or hurt us intentionally like that! God would never choose to like someone else over us, His love is equally given to all, all at the same time, God DOES NOT HAVE FAVORITES! So I said, maybe I should just keep reading and find the answer! I have a study bible, and at the bottom of each page it explains what certain verses mean, and that is where God gave me the answer! Abel brought God his BEST, he brought God what would COST HIM THE MOST, he brought God what was the most valuable! It says that Caine just brought God the fruit of his harvest, it doesn't say that Caine brought God the FINEST FRUIT from the tree, or the GREENEST HERB from the garden!.....and there in lies the difference, God respected what Abel brought because Abel brought Him his BEST! Caine kept the best for himself, and gave God whatever was left over, he gave God the fruit that had fallen to the ground, instead of what was fresh off the trees, he gave God those herbs that had already begun to be eaten by bugs (the ones with the little holes in them) instead of the fresh green leaves! That is what God wants from us, OUR BEST! He wants us to give Him the best quality of ourselves, not what we want to give Him, not halfway, not slack, but THE BEST! That is what God will honor, and that is what He will bless! God will not bless if we are only giving Him a little of ourselves, if we are doing good one day, then doing what we want all the other days! God expects the best that we can give Him, NOT PERFECT because He his the only one who is perfect, BUT THE BEST POSSIBLE! God loves us no matter what, but He cannot move in our lives if we are holding back, if we are just giving Him what WE think He deserves, and keeping for ourselves the desires of the flesh, what we want to hold on to, what we want to say, how we want to live, but run to Him when we find ourselves in trouble! If you are sincere, and repent, and totally surrender (that's quality), then He will respond with salvation. If we continue to live in sin, doing what we want, and running to God when trouble comes (slack, not the best quality of ourselves) God will not honor or respect that! Then we feel ANGRY WITH GOD like Caine did, we start to feel like God doesn't hear us! So we have to give God our best, because HE GIVES US HIS BEST AT ALL TIMES!! Lets LOVE one another, help one another, honor God by following his commandments, lets seek His face and pray daily, allow Him to lead and guide you (quality)! Lets not hold anything back, lets not give Him a little, and KEEP FOR OURSELVES (what Caine did)! Lets honor God with our best, so that He can give us HIS BEST! I love you to LIFE!! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE! 

"And  in process of time it came to pass, that Caine brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he brought also the FIRST-LINGS OF HIS FLOCK AND OF THE FAT THEREOF. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering. But unto Caine and to his offering He had NOT respect. And Caine was very wroth (ANGRY) and his countenance fell (he was sad and it showed in his face and body language, visible expression of hurt feelings)" Genesis 4:3-5 GIVE GOD YOUR BEST!

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Forgive and FORGET

Soooo.......Have you ever heard the saying, I can forgive, but I will NEVER forget! I am sure you have, matter of fact, I adopted this statement in the trial I am facing right now in my life! I thought all I had to do is forgive, I had it in my mind that you can just FORGIVE and God will be pleased, I thought all I had to do is love in return, and BOOM that's it!! I am heart to tell you, THAT IS NOT THE CASE, UNFORTUNATELY!! I say UNFORTUNATELY because the flesh wants desperately hold on to that information, to not let go! It seems like a hard concept, like the people who have done something to you gets a pass, forgetting makes it seem like you have to go around and treat the people like nothing happened at all!! THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT GOD WANTS US TO DO!! That is LOVE! God said ABOVE ALL love one another right, well hear is what the bible says about what love really is, "Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS!!" AND THERE IS WAS, JUST SITTING THERE LOOKING AT ME! Now before I read this morning, I asked God to search my heart, and if there is ANYTHING that I am clinging on to, anything that is not like Him, anything that is contrary to His word, I asked Him reveal it!! AND THEN I READ THAT!! God WILL DO what you ask of Him!! I knew I had something lingering, I could feel it, and I didn't like it, I knew it was something that I needed to get rid of! Forgiving is all well and good, and pleasing to God, but He also wants us to FORGET, AND NOT KEEP ANY RECORD (MEMORY OR RESENTMENT) OR WRONGS AGAINST US! If your desire is to be more like God, if we ask the question, WHAT WOULD JESUS DO, before we handle or react to anything, than this is what He requires! You know why, BECAUSE THIS IS THE SAME GRACE HE EXTENDS TO US WHEN WE COME TO HIM STINKING SINNERS, AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS! In God there is no CONDEMNATION! When we come to Him with our filth, and lay it at His feet, when we cry out for forgiveness, when we surrender all, God not only forgives, BUT HE FORGETS!!! Micah 7:19 says "You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea." God forgives us, and then takes our sins and throws them into the depth of the sea, NEVER TO THINK ON THEM AGAIN!! If God can do that for us, if He can absolve us like that, EVERY TIME WE ASK, because I know I have had to beg and plead for His forgiveness on SEVERAL OCCASIONS in my life, than I am to do the same when I forgive others! God requires us to show the same mercy to other, because that is what love is! AND GOD IS LOVE! So forgive and FORGET, not forgetting is like HOLDING ON to the hurt, it will dictate how you act towards the person or persons later down the line, and the only thing that should dictate how you respond to people is the word of God!! Not forgetting is leaving a small amount of residue that is left over from RESENTMENT, it will lie dormant, but grow and grow into a bigger problem! Forgive yes, BUT ALSO FORGET!!! KEEP NO MEMORY OF IT, HIT THE RESET BUTTON!!! The strength to do that can ONLY COME FROM GOD!! Ask God for the strength to do it, He will give it to you! ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS ASK!! I love you to LIFE!! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!

"Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS!!" 
1 Corinthians 13:4

For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.” Hebrews 8:12

"I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins." Isaiah 43:25

"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:32


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SEEK GOD

Soooo......this morning I read a bible plan titled "Seek God", which I was more than happy to start and finish because HANDS DOWN making that decision to SEEK GOD has been the best decision I have EVER MADE IN MY LIFE!! I don't want to think about where I would be right now if I hadn't made that decision, but to God be the glory for RIGHT NOW! The areas where I have GREATLY BENEFITED from seeking God is in the way I respond to situations, people, attacks, handling my emotions, and my way of thinking! That is just the start, I know God has MUCH MORE to teach me in the days, months and years to come! I never used to be a person who responded or reacted in a healthy way to situations concerning other people, or situations that I have found myself in! I would HALF WAY ask God to help me, but then when I thought He wasn't moving FAST ENOUGH for me, I would allow my feelings to take over, and react in MY WAY! ANGER, HATE, VENGEANCE, RESENTMENT, UNFORGIVENESS, NASTINESS, to rectify the way I was feeling, it came to a point where I didn't have to curse you out, or knock you out, you know how I felt as soon as I came into the room! My feelings were made known, I could engulf an entire room with the anger I was feeling, and the person who it was aimed at knew as well! I could tear a person down with just a few sentences or a look! That type of behavior is like a band-aid on a stab wound, it will help for JUST A LITTLE WHILE, but eventually cause you more pain and hurt in the long run! That kind of behavior did a lot of damage to my soul and heart, I was more negatively affected by it, more than the person I was attempting to hurt! Not seeking God for so long led me down paths I never wanted to go down, had me making decisions that were damaging, I was filled with ego, pride, dormant anger, fake joy, fake peace, fake happiness!! No matter how good things would go for a while, I would always find myself falling, over and over again!! The roller coaster ride from HELL!! It was only when I decided to TOTALLY SURRENDER and give my WHOLE LIFE over to God and seek His will that ever thing became clear! Seeking God in ever thing we do is VERY IMPORTANT! Who better to have as council, a God who knows EVERYTHING, who knows the plan, who has all the power in His hands! Now, sometimes His way may seem UNCOMFORTABLE, that's because we are so used to doing things CONTRARY, and our flesh rears it's UGLY HEAD! If it feels uncomfortable, that means he is GROWING YOU, you have to BREAK THROUGH, break out of the habit of doing things that will only satisfy you for a moment, and start doing things that will end up being beneficial right then, and for the future! It is Gods plan to make us better than we were before, that is a part of CHANGING! When you give your life to Christ, it says in the bible that we become NEW CREATURES! Key word is new, NOT LIKE BEFORE, NOT DOING THE SAME THINGS THE OLD PERSON DID...NEW! CHANGE, it is what we do, and to do that we have to be developed! When we seek God before we act, respond, change careers, move, date, speak, every aspect in our lives, He ALWAYS works everything out for our good! God will never lead us astray, He will never lead us into a situation that will hurt us! Seek God before a meeting, before you have a talk with your children, before you travel, anything and EVERYTHING, and you will see Him work in a mighty way! His glory will shine through, especially in the situations you see as impossible!!! REMEMBER, GOD WILL NEVER EVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU!!! Consult Him, and He will give you heavenly direction!!! You will be grateful that you didn't do things your way, AND MESS UP EVERYTHING!! You will learn to see things HIS way and not YOUR way!! WE ARE BETTER OFF THAT WAY!!! Accept His divine direction, TURN IT OVER TO GOD, whatever you are going through, and seek Him in ALL YOU DO!! I love you to LIFE!! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!

"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you." Matthew 6:33

" And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you." Psalms 9:10

"With my whole heart I seek you,let me not wander away from your commandments."  Psalms 119:10

"The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing!"  Psalms 34:10

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THE WILL OF GOD (THE SAFEST PLACE)

Soooo....today after I prayed and before I read, I sat and thought where I would be RIGHT NOW if I was still doing things my own way, if I hadn't surrendered my life over to God, and if I was still taking matters into my own hands and living the way I wanted to live! I wasn't upset or afraid, BUT OVERWHELMINGLY GRATEFUL! I thanked God for changing me, for rebuilding me, for renewing my mind, for replacing my heart of stone with a heart of flesh! I thanked God for the desire that I have to seek His face everyday, I thanked Him for the great work He has done on the inside of me! I just shook my head, thinking about the mess I would of made of my life had I not followed the plan God has laid out for me, following His WILL and His way for how I am supposed to live! Then a familiar song popped into my head "The Will Of God". The very first line in that song is "THE SAFEST PLACE, IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, IS IN THE WILL OF GOD!", that is sooo incredibly true!! The will of God is good, acceptable, and perfect! Good, meaning anything you go through, everything you face, all the trials and attacks, or sickness and pain, God will work it out for our GOOD! No matter what it is, it will come to an end, and we will be better off, and fully restored. Acceptable, not only for God, but also for us! We are accepted and forgiven before God, and as we follow His guide (the bible, our instruction maual), we learn how to live in a way that is pleasing and acceptable to God. It also is fulfilling to us as well, because we feel the fullness of Gods joy, love, peace, and understanding! Doing the right things is pleasing, it makes you live a life free from worry, free from hiding and being ashamed, free from guilt and sorrow! God teaches us how to live a life that is pleasing and acceptable in His sight, He will never leave us or forsake us if we continue and strive to seek His face everyday! Now, perfect, I was a little intimidated by this part at first, because I have to repent for a thought, or a certain kind of feeling almost EVERYDAY! This doesn't mean God requires, nor does He expect us to be PERFECT! The only perfect one is GOD! So we can just stop stressing, God expectations aren't for us to be perfect! Gods will is PERFECT, in the sense of COMPLETION! I learned today during a devotional reading that the word perfect in this sense means to bring to maturity, to finish what is started, enabled to reach the goal, needing nothing for completeness! The work God has started in my life will come full circle, God doesn't do ANYTHING half way, He doesn't start something, and then abandon it half way through! God, if you allow Him to, will complete the great work He started within us! God is meticulous in His planning, everything He does is done for a reason, everything we go through happens for a reason, everything we face is for a reason! If we believe that Gods will is good , acceptable, and perfect, than we should have confidence and peace in the midst of hard times in our lives!! We should be void of worry, and strong in faith because we know and understand that this is a part of the will of God, we stand firm and believe in His word and promises! We trust and believe God, and NEVER lean on our own understanding, meaning never do what YOU WANT TO DO! Do things the way God wants you to do them, because you know that in the end, ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE GOD!! PERIOD!! It will get bumpy at times, BUT STAND FIRM, it will hurt sometimes, BUT STAND FIRM, it will seem impossible at time, BUT THROUGH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! God knows all and sees all, He knows and has a plan for us that, He has a purpose for our lives! God knows everything from BEGINNING to END! How could we not follow a God like that! Knowing we have the victory, know that He will never leave us or forsake us, know that we are more than conquerors, know that He will never put more on us than we can bear, knowing that He fights all of our battles, knowing that He is the source of our strength, joy and peace, knowing that He works everything out FOR OUR GOOD, knowing that He will never let us fall if we trust and seek Him, knowing that He is ALPHA and OMEGA, knowing that He sees all and plans all, and that HE is in CONTROL OF EVERYTHING!! No matter what it may look like, just know that if you are walking in the will of God, He will see you through, and the reward will be more than you can ever imagine to ask for!! God promises that!!! I love you to LIFE!! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose!"
Romans 8:28

"For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose!" Philippians  2:13

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YOUR RESPONSE DETERMINES THE OUTCOME

Soooo.......How should we respond when we find ourselves in a trial, test, or storm. The answer to this question is VERY IMPORTANT, because it determines the OUTCOME! When you are a Christian, your response is supposed to be different from how you would of responded before salvation. I find myself in a battle THAT GOD IS FIGHTING for me right now, and I had a choice to make on Tuesday. God wanted to see if I was going to seek Him and pray, or do things MY way! I chose GODS WAY, because that is the ONLY way that guarantees VICTORY and HEALING! It is certainly a testing of my FAITH AND TRUST IN GOD, FOR REAL! I chose to read Gods word, pray and seek His guidance! I chose to be obedient to what God commands us to do in these types of situations! So, how do respond to those who seek to destroy you, those who try to break you down, those who try to get you to react in a certain way by baiting you, those who conspire behind your back, those who talk about you and drag your name in the dirt, those who wish evil on you........YOU RESPOND WITH LOVE!! THAT SOUNDS HARD, I KNOW, but if you ASK God to help you, ask Him to give you the strength, you will have no problem doing so! God is love, and if you have a relationship with God, if you have been seeking His face everyday through prayer and reading the bible, it will seem effortless! NOW, I'm not saying that the emotions that arise because of what your going through won't bring hateful thoughts and hurt feelings, because we are HUMAN, and emotions are a BIG part of how we are made. I'm saying, don't allow your emotions to MISLEAD YOU! Do not seek vengeance, because God said that belongs to Him! Don't respond with pride, because PRIDE COMES BEFORE THE FALL EVERY TIME, and DEFINITELY don't pay EVIL with EVIL! The ONLY thing that can overturn evil is LOVE! That is how God wants us to respond, PRAY FOR THOSE WHO DESPISE YOU, LOVE THE ONES WHO HATE YOU! That is how we unlock our blessings that are to come, respond with LOVE and the windows of heaven will open up for you, you will see the move of God in the situation! God is already working it out, God has already given us the VICTORY! NEVER FOCUS ON HOW IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW, ONLY FOCUS ON THE PROMISES GOD MADE TO YOU, FOCUS ON GLORY!!! Play encouraging music, pray pray pray, read the word of God, enhance your faith, pray for the ones who are TRYING to cause your downfall, AND WATCH GOD BREAK HEAVEN WIDE OPEN!!!! Remember, RESPOND WITH LOVE, don't call into the snares and the traps that your enemy tries to lay for you! GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH ALL THE WAY TO YOUR EXPECTED END!!! I love you to LIFE!! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!!! 

"You have heard that it was said, ' You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy', but I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:43-44


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to be continued...........