Why the WAIT???

Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ! This morning, during my devotional time, I thought about what God has done for me and my children, and how I was grateful. I thought about the FIRST time I gave my life to Him, and said to myself "If I would have just WAITED, and put all my trust in Him then, I wouldn't of been in the situation I was in this time last year!" The truth about myself is, I was EXTREMELY IMPATIENT! (I can still be a little impatient with people today.) The fact of the matter is, EVERY TIME I reached out to God, it was because I was in DISTRESS! I was a sinner who did what I wanted, when I wanted, said what I wanted, without any kind of convictions. Until I would find myself in this SELF INDUCED misery, to the point where I had to CRY OUT to God for help! In 2017 (the first time I gave my life to God) I was TIRED! I was running on an empty tank, I was drowning in sin and couldn't find my way to the surface for air! When I let God in, it was the greatest feeling I had ever experienced! I hadn't felt that kind of freedom, peace and joy ever before in my life. I was full of happiness, but then life hit! You see, just because God redeems, justifies, and delivers you doesn't guarantee that life after that will become a cake walk. You will still have to deal with life, and life sure hit for me a few months after. I was drowning in debt, and about to get evicted! I would pray, but wasn't seeking Gods face! I would cry out, but didn't put my TRUST in God! My impatience was at an all time high! Instead in WAITING for God to work it out, I wanted to take matters into my own hands. Instead of being still and listening for a word from God, I was angry and hurt, feeling like my decision to be saved was a waste of time! I fell back into the person I was, tried to fix the situation myself, and RUINED EVERY THING!! There is NEVER an INSTANT solution when it comes to God, NEVER!! What God wants us to do is TOTALLY SURRENDER! To do that we must give whatever it is to God, and allow Him to work it out, this happens over time! We would be like spoiled children if God just instantly gave us everything we ask for. First of all, everything we think we want and need is probably what we are not supposed to have. In order to live your BEST LIFE, we have to seek out what the will of God is for our lives! Now don't worry, because God said, "I know the plan I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future!" (Jeremiah 29:11) If you believe in what the word of God says, you will have the strength to wait on the Lord, even when it seems like you can't hang on another second! The safest place in the whole world is in the will of God, this is a song lyric that I hold VERY CLOSE to my heart. If we allow God to lead and guide us through our trials and tribulations, we will clearly see the favor of God on our lives. God will be able to reveal His true love that He has for you! God is faithful, and He is not a man that He should lie! When we don't wait, replace our peace with anxiety, and force our will on the situation, all hell breaks loose! That is something that I had to learn over and over and over again. I made a decision this time, I was tired of going through the same things ever couple of years, losing everything and having to rebuild. This time I am rebuilding with Jesus, I am allowing Him to open the doors that needs to be open, and being thankful for the doors He has closed! God will change us from the inside out, reveal our purpose and calling, give us hope and a great future, restore us, if we seek His face and His will for our lives, but the key is THE PATIENCE TO WAIT!! God bless you and I love you!! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!

Songs of the day: "The Will of God" by Karen Clark Sheard

"Let Us Not Be Weary" by John P. Kee

"Oh My Brother, Be Encouraged" by Hezekiah Walker

Psalms 27:14

"Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He will strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord."

Isaiah 40:31

"But they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint."

Psalms 37:9

"For evildoers shall be cut off; but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth."

Psalms 65:5

"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from Him."

Job 14:14

"If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come."

What's The Motive?

 Happy Sunday brothers and sisters in Christ! I hope and pray that your week was blessed, and that you are healthy! Today I read 1 Corinthians chapter 13, and it is now one of my favorite chapters in the bible! "The Ministry Gifts Must Be Governed By Love" was the heading to this chapter, meaning, the motive behind what you do and say for the Lord (behind every good thing you do or say period) should be lead with love. The MOTIVE behind it should be love, the reason should be love, the mindset and heart posture should be love! The definition of MOTIVE is "a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious." Have you ever had someone do something for you, give you something, say something to you, and instead of feeling better, or uplifted, you feel judged, hurt more, having regretted accepting whatever it is that was given! That's because the motive, or reason it was done, wasn't done out of love, it came from an unhealthy place within that person. In 1 Corinthians 13:3 is says "And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not LOVE, it profiteth me nothing." If we give to the needy, sacrifice ourselves, and go above and beyond for someone else, but not out of love, THAN IT MEANS NOTHING! That would be felt by the person receiving what your giving! Some so called 'charitable people' do things to exalt themselves, to be able to say they did it, or they helped you, or because of them you have this or that. That is not the way God wants to be. If you are in a position to help someone, to encourage or give advise, do it from a place of love. Our heart posture in those situations should be love, then the person receiving can walk away having felt the love of Christ though you! You never know what a person is going though at that moment. Whatever gift God has given you, do it motivated by love! Love should be the basis, the motivation, the reason why we do anything! Not to be seen, not to seem better than, not to boast, not to flaunt what we have, not to receive accolades, because in the end, when it comes to our soul, IT MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! God does not and will not honor what you have done. Everything that we have is because of the grace and mercy and blessings and favor from God. It is God who deserves all the glory and honor and praise. When you give of your resources, time, advise to someone with that feeling of love inside, you will honor God, without even mentioning His name. The person you are helping will feel there is something different about you, something extra special about you! If you have been on the receiving end of the negative form of giving or help, than it is up to you, when the time comes, to do it differently. Don't let some other poor soul feel what you once felt! When we give cheerfully, God will reciprocate TEN FOLD! When you give without the expectation of getting anything in return, God will honor us, and we will be honored by those here on earth, giving us the opportunity to give Him the honor and praise that is due. Lead with love, no matter what the situation, not just in giving. If you lead with love during an argument, you won't say anything that would damage the relationship or the other person. I will prevent cheap shots, and low blows! It will help you not to say something that you would later regret. Love is not self exalting, it's not easily provoked to anger. Love does not rejoice in someones downfall, or gossip. Love rejoices in the uplifting, encouraging, and genuinely helping of others. Leading with love shows the maturity, and selflessness of a person, it exposes the love of God in ones life! Be that example for someone else, honor God and all the things He has done in our lives and for us, by having a heart posture of love! Recognizing and acknowledging the love that God has for you, for the love that He has shown you, will help you show that same love to others. The last verse in 1 Corinthians chapter 13 says "And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the GREATEST of these is LOVE." God bless you and I pray that you day and the rest of the week be blessed! I love you......and GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!

Song of the day: "Love" by Gods Property, 

1 Corinthians 13:1-7

1."Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angles, and have not love, I am become as a sounding brass, or tinkling cymbal. 

2. And though I have the gift of prophesy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. 

3. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profiteth me nothing. 

4. Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. 

5. Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoketh, thinketh not evil. 

6. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth. 

7. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 

1 Corinthians 13:13

"An now abideth faith, hope, love; these three, but the greatest of these is love."

The Word!!

Good day, brothers and sisters in Christ! I pray that you are healthy and blessed! I found myself REALLY distracted this morning, after having a bad dream last night. Not a scary one like a horror movie, but the enemy tried to make me uneasy about what is going to happen in my life, and children's lives. Now, I know that whatever God has in store for us is going to be GREAT! All of my hopes and dreams are wrapped up in God. I have faith that Gods plan is to better our lives, and bless us, and not to hurt us. I don't worry about the unknown because of the promises of God. I am living in willful ignorance of what is to come, and I have no anxiety about what that contains. BUT, every other day, the devil tries his hardest to insert doubt!! The enemy will try to throw me off, and you know what, the slightest little negative thought can get you to start questioning your faith. The devil has been trying to get me worried, and insecure! ALL spiritual warfare starts in the mind! That is the first place the devil will strike, because everything begins with a thought! Nothing in the body happens, without the mind being in control. That is why it is VERY IMPORTANT to allow the word of God to RENEW OUR MINDS! If we thought the same way we used to before our salvation, we would continue to react and handle situations in a very unhealthy and destructive way. My memory verse for today was 2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV), "All scriptures are God breathed and is useful for TEACHING, REBUKING, CORRECTING, and TRAINING in righteousness." Teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training! TEACHING, to help us learn the ways of God, His promises, His will for our lives, how we should be as a Christian, to retrain our way of thinking, to soften our hearts. REBUKING, turning away from who we used to be, DEFLECTING THE  MANY LIES OF THE ENEMY! CORRECTING, God exposing our dark parts in order to change us, the Holy Spirit convicting us when we are about to do or say something that we know is not like God, the remedy to our old ways, the instruction manual for daily Christian living. TRAINING, having received our purpose and knowing what it is that God has called us to do, He has to mature us and prepare us for the calling! He will prepare us to walk boldly and with confidence, and will equip us with what we need to endure! How would I survive the RELENTLESS attacks of the devil without all of this information! I WOULDN'T!! I would of been back to my old ways months ago!! But God has been faithful at His word! He has never left me, whenever I feel uncertain and insecure, God is right there encouraging and reassuring me! Whenever I begin to complain (and I really have NOTHING to complain about!!!!), I am reminded of the favor God has given us! I am reminded that in just a short amount of time that He has blessed me and my children beyond what I can ever imagine! We went from being homeless with nothing, me being falsely accused and DCF thrown on me, to having a very nice apartment, and my case being closed with DCF two months after the false claim!! The closure of my case, and a beautiful place of our own, and this happened between the months of November 2019 to April 2020, in FIVE MONTHS God turned our lives around! Everything that was done to HURT me, God turned it around for our GOOD! Genesis 50:20-21 (NIV), "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your children." Isn't that AMAZING! This verse speaks DIRECTLY to what has happened in my life! This is how God lets me know that everything will be okay, that we will continue on blessed, and healthy, and taken care of, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS!!! Those are the experiences you can have by reading the word of God, EVERYDAY! Consult God, by prayer, and receive the answers in the word!!! I cannot stress how important it is to read your bible everyday!!!....and pray without ceasing!

Songs of the day: "Jesus Is My Help" by Hezekiah Walker

"Thank You" Kirk Franklin & Mary Mary

"He Turned It" by Tye Tribbett

"Press" by Maranda Curtis

Romans 12:2

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--His good, pleasing and perfect will."

Psalms 46:1

"God is our refuge and strength, and ever present help in trouble."

Hearers or Doers!

Happy Sabbath brothers and sisters in Christ! I pray that you woke up this morning healthy and blessed! I am going to keep it kind of short today, if the Holy Spirit allows. Today, I started a devotional on the Bible app called "Be Doers of the Word," and it reminded me of the FIRST time I gave my life to God. I remembered how I would go to every church service, bible study, prayer, revivals, women's group, etc. I remember reading the word of God, just to be the one who knew all the answers in Sunday School, to seem like a smarty pants. One day my pastor gave me a word, she prophesized that I would be an evangelist, that I would preach the word of God. After that my EGO and self elevation GREW! I thought I was all that, a PREACHER, a person full of Godly wisdom! I looked down at and judged others, exalted myself beyond what I was at that time, AN IMMATURE LITTLE KID IN CHRIST! You see, I was a HEARER and not a DOER of the word! I would read, not to grow spiritually, but so that I could regurgitate and recite whenever it made me look like I knew what I was talking about. I used the word of God to make me APPEAR like I had it all together! Like I had arrived at some sort of place in Christianity that other new believers hadn't! Once I received that word, I wanted QUICK, FAST manifestation of that life! I hadn't allowed the word to renew my mind, change my heart, or mature  me in any way! I gave the appearance of a saved person, but inside I wasn't changed at all! I was a HEARER and not a DOER! It says in the bible that if you are a hearer and not a doer of Gods word, you are only deceiving yourself! That couldn't be more true! My pastor and those who I was close with wasn't deceived, the Holy Spirit gave them discernment, they knew I wasn't right on the inside! They knew that I was still deeply flawed, and unchanged! I tried to use the word of God as a source of elevation, instead a manual of change, healing, restoration, and DELIVERANCE! I wasn't delivered AT ALL! By not being a DOER of the word, I allowed myself to fall back to the person I used to be, I started indulging in sins I thought were behind me! I had received the word my pastor gave me, but not mature enough to go through the process, to go through the breaking, and the molding that goes along with that calling! When things got REALLY TOUGH in my life (I was served with a 24 hour eviction from my apartment), instead of facing the trial that was before me, I broke under pressure and fell all the way back! I was angry at God for allowing that to happen one week before Christmas, I took NO responsibility for what happened! I was back to square one, abusing weed, cocaine, and anything I could get my hands on, depressed, embarrassed, and cold! It is very important that we be DOERS of the word of God. Gods word is alive and active, if we allow it to do its job, it will transform our very lives, change the way we think and behave, restore what was lost during our time in sin! It will renew our minds, change the way we respond to situations, and give us the strength to endure! Don't just read the bible verse of the day, but sit and meditate on it! I don't mean sit and cross your legs, and hum, I mean think about what that verse is saying to you. Think about how you can put it into action. Being a doer of the word is being OBEDIENT! Obedience is better than sacrifice! I know we have all heard that before! So start doing what is said in the word, I PROMISE you will see a big change in your life! You will witness God move like never before! Allow the word to change and transform you! Don't just go to church to say that you went, listen to what is being said, HEAR the word, but also APPLY it to your life! Think about it, the devil is the ONLY one here to steal, kill, and destroy! If you follow the word of God, only the best will happen to you and for you! God bless you, and I love you very much!! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!!

Song(s) suggestion for today: "Deliver Me" by Donald Lawrence ft. LeAndria Johnson. "Friend in You" by Jon Gibson. "Greater" by Tasha Cobb Leonard

James 1:22-24 NLT (New Living Translation)

"But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don't obey, it is like glancing at your face in the mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like."

John 10:10 KJV

"The thief (devil) cometh not, but for to steal, kill, and to destroy: I (God) am come that they might have life, and they might have it more abundantly."

Responding to Enemies

Greetings brother and sisters in Christ! I pray that your day is and has been blessed! I'm just going to jump right in as usual. First some background. Before I gave my life to Christ, I was a type of person who didn't respond to things like disrespect, betrayal, and just being wronged an ANY way very well. I'm not talking about grieving about it, or any kind of normal way. I'm talking about violence, anger, and a strong urge for revenge! It didn't matter how long it took for me to get you, I was cold and calculating, very mean and evil at times. Point being, the situation was never resolved in my eyes, until I GOT YOU! Until you felt what was dished out to me and more! My endgame was to break you! When I was a lot younger, beating a person down was the first reaction, as I got older, it was my words. I have always had a way with words, but I used them for nefarious reasons. My thing was to tear you down mentally and emotionally if you were on my revenge list! Totally unhealthy, counter-productive, and evil! This morning, as I continued on my journey through the book of Corinthians (I was on 1 Corinthians chapter 6), God brought something to my attention! In the explanation of verses 7-8 at the bottom of the page (I have a study bible), Paul is saying, for the good of the gospel we should be willing to be wronged. No offense is severe enough to sacrifice one's Christian witness to non-believers! I took that very personal to say the least! As I have said in other posts, when you give your life to Christ, you have to allow Him to change you from the inside out! Piece by unhealthy piece God will expose a piece of you that is not like Him, give you the tools and the answers to change it, but it is ultimately up to us to put them into action! Now if you have read this blog from the beginning, and I don't suspect you have, I was going through a major shift in my life. A life changing trial, I was betrayed by family. Talked about behind my back, people saying one thing in my face, but spewing the opposite to others. Laughed at because I said I was saved and set free! What they didn't understand was my RESPONSE! I didn't respond like the old me would have! I showed love instead of anger, to there faces......they weren't met with a cuss out, or my evil intentions. Instead I prayed for them, spoke life and health for them, and begged God to help me forgive, forgive, FORGIVE! Even if they didn't believe my change, I didn't give them a reason to doubt the changing power of God! Now, I'm not going to say that behind closed doors I off and on had a hard time with forgetting, and there were times when I would slip into anger and resentment, but the word of God is powerful, and that is what helps me get through those moments! The point of all this is, people are watching, most will antagonize you on purpose to see how you will react! Some will even base how being a Christian is solely by how you act in your day to day life, picking and prodding at little things, as an excuse to not give their life to God! (I used to be that kind of person) Do not give them an excuse! I'm not saying be fake, be who you are, if you have allowed the word of God to renew your mind, and change your heart, you will be who God says you are! We are human, and not immune to mistakes. Paul wasn't saying to just lay down and be run over by a situation or a person who is doing you wrong. It's the response that should change, God will give you the wisdom and strength to handle whatever is going on. Forgive, separate from toxic people and surroundings that you know will continue to be the way they are! We are to be examples of the gospel, not add to the agenda to discredit what God can do, and has done! "No offense is severe enough to sacrifice one's Christian witness to non believers," the explanation worded it this way because there is no comparison to what Jesus went through on Calvary for our lives, and the gospel! There is not ONE THING Jesus went through that I would of! PERIOD!! So when I think about what has been done to me, and said about me, it is a drop in the bucket! Let your light shine to be a witness and a testament of what God has done, and can do for our lives! The old you might want to rise up, but great is the reward for the person who can love and forgive,  deny themselves, take up their cross and follow Jesus!! I love you very much!! I pray that God blesses you and continues to keep and protect you always! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!!

Song(s) for the day: "God Favored Me" by Hezekiah Walker

and "Let Us Not Be Weary" by John P. Kee

Galations 6:9 NIV

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." 

Matthew 5:44 NIV (part of the Sermon on the mount)

"But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you!" 

Luke 6:35-36

"But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be GREAT, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."

How much can you bear?

Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ. I pray that your day has been blessed so far. 1 Corinthians 10:13

Songs have always been a great source of encouragement for me, so I am going to start posting a "Song of the Day" suggestion with every post! Today's song is

James 1:12

"Blessed is the man that endures temptation, because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him." (be patient, hold on, and God will bless you!)

Matthew 26:41

"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The SPIRIT is willing, but the FLESH IS WEAK." (be lead by the spirit and not the flesh!)

James 1:3

"Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perserverance." 

What are you Made of?

Hey hey hey saints of God, brothers and sister in Christ! Today I wanted to touch on something I know a lot of us can relate too, if you are walking this saved and committed life to God, and even if you are not as of yet! (I pray for your salvation and deliverance RIGHT NOW!) SO, I am still in Corinthians (1 Corinthians chapter 3 today), and the verses towards the end of the chapter is a WHOLE WORD! PERIOD! OK, so have you ever been saved before, I mean given your life to God at an alter call, or revival, or may be just sitting in your house alone, WHEREVER! The days after you REALLY gave it a good try, you woke up, prayed and even read the bible a little. You tried not to cuss, had your gospel music playing, tried to be as pleasant as possible. I mean you really gave it a go, going to bible study and prayer service, never missed a Sunday, said "Uh UHH devil, not today" when you were faced with opposition! Tried changing up who you hung out with, changed your scenery, stopped going to the club. Stayed away from negativity, smiled more, closed your legs (no sex), deleted the weed mans number, dumped out the bottles of liquor in the house. After you give your life to God, you are feeling that EUPHORIA, positive thoughts, thankful to God for forgiving you, that light on the inside shining brighter than ever, RIGHT!? God has built a foundation for you, you know what He requires, because you have been reading the word a little on your own, and you have never missed a bible study or Sunday service. After a while of going through this HONEYMOON period, LIFE HITS! BOOM, like a ton of bricks, a situation will arise, a trial by FIRE! You are going through something you think is unbearable, you think you will never get through this! This is where our salvation is TESTED! You see, God lays our foundation, but it is up to us to build on top of it with the right materials and stand strong! Whether we crumble and fall or stand strong depends on the material we built our house with! If our foundation is the word of God and his commandments, His joy and peace, grace and mercy, then what should we build our house with? Our materials should be OBEDIENCE, SACRIFICE, HUMILITY, BEING HUMBLE, LOVE, and really allowing the word to penetrate our spirit and renew our minds! Some of us (me being that person at one time) get saved, and our salvation is on the surface. It's showing up at bible study, but not allowing the word of God to really change us. It's joining every church group (choir, usher board, kitchen ministry, etc), but not listening to the voice of God to get His direction for your life! Going to conventions, making the church program, baking for the bake sale, serving the food in the fellowship hall, but only being changed a little on the INSIDE! Then when we have to deal with life WOES, we start to question if God really loves us, we get angry because we thought that being saved meant NEVER GOING THROUGH ANYTHING! We get angry at God for allowing it to happen, we slowly buckle under the pressure. We start to think, "I was better off when I wasn't saved!" (I used to think that CONSTANTLY a few years ago when I was just simply, GIVING IT A GOOD TRY!) In order to guarantee of victory, in order to stand strong during those times is REALLY knowing the word of God and his promises! We have to really put in the work, not just reading but studying and meditating on the word. It's not just simply stopping the cussing on your own, its allowing God to change your vocabulary. It's about following the direction of the Holy Spirit. (The feeling you get when you are about to make a wrong decision, or say the wrong things! It's that churning feeling in your stomach that screams NOOOO! Some people call it intuition!) Most important of all, you have to build RELATIONSHIP with God, pray without ceasing! That means talk to Him about everything, prayer is just another word for talking to God. You can do that anywhere, anytime! Seek his guidance, follow His lead. Totally surrender to His will for your life! Keep the faith, put all your hopes and trust in Him!

Follow ALL his commandments, not pick and choose the ones you want to follow! God wants to bless us fully, and restore us to greatness!! If we continue to build our house with faulty materials (superficial salvation, not from the inside out), we will fall at the sign of trouble. We will have just enough to bare make it out alive, suffering the great loss of our house, working with ashes! If we build house with sustainable materials, that is, being obedient to Gods word, renewing our minds with the word of God, allowing God to change us from the inside out, surrendering completely to His will, when we are being tried in the fire, we will come out as pure gold! We can rebuild and be restored completely, we can come out not hurt or damaged by the situation, but stronger and more resilient! That is what God wants for us, being saved isn't always just a walk in the park, it's knowing that no matter what GOD IS IN CONTROL! It's knowing that working your faith, obedience, and sacrifice, leads to Gods rewards and blessings! ABUNDANCE! SO, how you live your life for Christ will determine if you stand strong and make it though your trial by fire, or barely make it out alive with your life, having to rebuild yourself from scratch! I was tired of bare making it out with my life, tired of doing things my way, only allowing God limited access to my heart! I went through the same cycle every 2 years, the fire (eviction, and having to live with my mother), no engaging in destructive behavior until I got it together again, then picking everything back up because I thought everything was finally okay! Wash, Rinse and Repeat! God will set you on a solid path, keep you consistent, your response during a trial will be praise, instead of malcontent, and suffering! Just allow God to do it! As the old folks used to say "HE'LL KEEP YOU IF YOU WANT TO BE KEPT!" I love you very much, and I pray that God continues to bless and keep you! GOD LOVES YOU MUCH MORE AND IS WAITING FOR YOUR YES!! ~Amen

I Corinthians 3:11-15

"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone build on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person's work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet be saved-even though only as one escaping through the flames."

Who God Chooses!

Greetings my brothers and sisters in Christ! I hope and pray that you are blessed, healthy, and happy today. If you are not, petition the throne of grace, and God WILL STEP RIGHT IN! OK! So I am studying the books of Corinthians, I didn't even get past the first chapter before God gave me a word. A few weeks ago I was struggling with my confidence as it pertains to the calling on my life, and who God says that I am! I doubted, felt unworthy, I was really on shaky ground. I stopped believing what God said that I was because I was thinking about who I used to be. I wasn't reading Gods word as much (almost not at all, I was down to just reading the verse of the day on my Bible app), slowly but surely picking up old habits. I lost the peace and joy God had given me, and felt ANXIOUS all the time! Unsure, and hopeless all over again!! I was thinking about how no one believed in the calling on my life (i.e. my mother especially), thinking about how people are talking behind my back, basically cursing who God said I was. You have to be VERY VERY careful who and what you tell people, even if that means family! Most of the time its a family member that will hurt you in this way! It's okay to keep things to yourself, find a close friend and confidant to share with! In 1 Corinthians 1:25-31, Paul touches on the type of people God calls, and it struck me! You see, God will encourage you constantly on this walk! Being an ex-sinner, who has run the gambit on indulging in every whim of the flesh, who has made every foolish and selfish decision there is, who has lied and cheated, stolen, manipulated, abused drugs, fornicated, and everything else in between. The simple breakdown of these verses is, God likes to choose and call foolish and unwise people. In Christ there if NO CONDEMNATION, meaning that He doesn't make you feel bad about what you've done or who you used to be! So if you were an ex-drug dealer or abuser, and God has now called you to preach, BELIEVE HIM! If you were a prostitute, a liar, an adulterer, a thief, a murderer (Paul killed Christians all the time, and then God called him to be an APOSTLE), a drunk, whatever it may be, and God called you in any way to relay His word to other lost souls, WALK BOLDLY! God chooses the low, so that when we are turned around, His saving grace will be evident! God rarely calls high born, or self proclaimed scholars. God chooses the despised, the thrown away, the talked about, the cursed, the lowly! God chooses the weak to shame the strong, He chooses the foolish to despise the wise! God does this so that His name will be glorified above any other! It will be clear that we are not who we are now because of our own deeds, it will be clear that it was nothing but God and God alone! Only God can change the worst of the worst, and make them the best of the best! Do not allow who you used to be, or who you are now (if you haven't made the decision to follow God) keep you from following God. There is nothing to bad, to disgusting, to fowl for God to turn around! People are going to talk about you whether your doing good or bad, and there will be people who say "why him or her", they will constantly try to bring up that old person and throw it right back in your face! REMEMBER WHO GOD SAYS YOU ARE! If you are not saved, please know that God is near to the BROKENHEARTED and saves the CRUSHED IN SPIRIT." (Psalms 34:18) That is really the basis of why we sin isn't it, underneath all sin is heartbreak, and crushed spirits, that goes unchecked and without being dealt with, manifests into self destructive behaviors! THAT'S IT! Just know that broken hearts and crushed spirits are God specialties! You are NEVER ALONE and there is nothing that you have done that is "TOO BAD" for God to forgive!! When God tells you who you are BELIEVE HIM, despite the nay sayers and doubters! Be who God called you to be, and don't let who you used to be trip you up! Boast in the Lord, give Him all the praise for changing who you were into who you are! Let others know that it was because of Him you are saved, free and redeemed! I love you and may God continue to bless and keep you!! Remember, GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!

1 Corinthians 1:26-31 NIV

"Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by HUMAN STANDARDS; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of this world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--and things that are not--to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written, let the one who boasts boast in the Lord."

Helping Others

Brothers and sisters in Christ, I pray that you are having a great day so far! I was talking to the Lord this morning about being obedient, and how I take the calling on my life seriously, because of the lives that may be connected to the call and anointing. The best way to serve God, is to SERVE OTHERS. You see, God doesn't need anything from us, He requires us to first LOVE one another, and then be of SERVICE to others! Once we have accepted God into our lives as our Lord and Savior, it is up to us to share His love and His word to others. That is what God wants from us! As I was talking to God about being obedient to the call, I thought about the people who I have listened to who had a calling on their lives, musicians, pastors, evangelists, church mothers. I thought, what if they weren't obedient to their calling, what if they chose to do what they wanted to do, take their own path, where would I be right now! Now I am not saying that God couldn't save me without those people, what I am saying that in my times of distress, loneliness, hurt, and disparity, there have been songs and sermons that I listened to, and advice from others that I referenced in my head. Have you ever been feeling a certain kind of way, or REALLY going through something, and you put on a song to try and make yourself feel better? Or have you ever listened to a clip of a sermon (those are always on Facebook and Instagram) and it related to what ever you where going through and it touched you? Do you have a "go to" song for your morning drive into work so you can deal with your coworkers and boss? If you are saved, was there a certain sermon, or song that pushed you in the right direction, or made you feel the overwhelming love of God? Same goes for the unsaved (but still loved by God, don't forget that!) readers, even if you weren't raised in church, there is an inspirational gospel song that you like, that make you feel as the kids say "all the feels"! Our lives where attached to their calling, because God ordained it to be so! That is why He gives us a calling and a purpose, to serve and help others on their path. To help lead others to Him, no matter where they are in life! There isn't a particular calling that is more important than the other, it doesn't matter what it is. You could be the kind face a person needs when they come pick up there coffee, you could be the voice of reason to a couple needs sitting on a train. It can be your words of encouragement to someone who is down on themselves and lack self esteem! Being of service to others has MANY different faces, not just preaching and singing! Every interaction we have with another person can be vital to them, you never know. God may have called us to different purposes, but the calling we all have in common is to LOVE ONE ANOTHER! A simple kind word or deed for someone could restore their faith and hope. A smile to someone who woke up feeling worthless, could brighten up their day just a little to keep them going! If you are called to write music and sing, do it! Your songs could minister to people right where they are! If you are called to preach, walk in that calling, that may be the only source of the Word of God a person gets all week! Serving others is a condition of the heart, it is worship unto our God who has brought us out so many times, who has forgiven us, who provides fresh grace and mercy everyday that He wakes us up! So, be that light for someone else today, no matter what your going through. It could help you as well if your having or had a bad day! God bless you, and I love you very much! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THOUGH, MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!

Colossians 3:23-24

"Whatever you do, at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."

1 Corinthians 12:7

"Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good."

Hebrews 13:15-16

"Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise--the fruit of our lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with other, for with such sacrifices God is pleased."

Romans 12:13

"Share with the Lord's people who are in need. Practice hospitality."

Hebrews 6:10

"God is not unjust, He will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them."

Withstand the Temptation

Good day my brothers and sisters in Christ. I'm just going to jump right in! For the past couple of days, especially yesterday, I have been overwhelmingly DISTRACTED! I didn't even blog yesterday, I didn't sit still long enough to get a word from God. I allowed myself to be distracted with the laundry I had to go do, and everything else on MY agenda and schedule yesterday. I couldn't hear from God at all. My mind was FULL of everything else that was not important. By the end of the day do you know what I was thinking about, SEX (because that is the first thing the devil throws at me!!), and then drugs! Now, I am not saying that going to do laundry, or any other errands will cause you to sin! That would be ridiculous! What I am saying is, because I allowed myself to be distracted that morning, instead of studying the word, and hearing from God, the devil saw that as an opportunity to try and knock me off course! I just read yesterday, just to be reading, just to say I read. It didn't even feel the same! So, sex first (the devil tries me there first, because I ain't gettin' none!), then I found myself thinking about weed! Now, I used to be a person who would try and find a LOOP HOLE! If I was ever given a directive, I would find a way to do what I wanted without directly breaking the rule! So, I decided to say into my phone, "Hey Google, can I get high off of CBD oil." That is the so called inactive ingredient in marijuana! There is a place literally a five minute walk from my apartment that sells it, I found myself on there website, browsing. Now, I know what your saying, CBD oils and products have healing properties, and this and that! I am not disputing that! My thought process wasn't healing pain or anxiety, trust me. I was looking for the most potent oil I could possibly find. I wanted to feel something similar without actually smoking weed, but THE DEVIL IS A LIAR! One thing would have most definitely lead to another! If I would of walked into that place this morning (like I planned to) who's to say I wouldn't of found exactly what I was REALLY looking for, what I was originally craving in the first place! Where there is one, there is another! I have bought weed from corner stores, so I wouldn't put it past this place to have some on the low, or even have a guy there that sells it! I recognized the trap of the enemy this morning, and PUT him UNDER SUBMISSION!!! You see, I gave him the opening to try me like that. CHOOSING not to clear my mind, and really read the word of God, allowing it to take root in my spirit for the day, I left my spirit WIDE OPEN and vulnerable! That's how fast it happens, living for God and being saved is a day to day process! Having a relationship with God is one of the most important things for this lifestyle! If I didn't have a relationship with God, if I didn't allow the Holy Spirit to take charge and help me make the right decisions, I would be on my way to destruction RIGHT NOW! I thank God for the Holy Ghost! I had to tell the devil this morning that my mind if made up, NO TURNING BACK! I had to let him know that I am MORE THAN A CONQUEROR, FULLY COMMITTED, SAVED, FREE FROM THE BONDAGE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL! I told that devil IF GOD BE FOR ME WHO CAN BE AGAINST ME, I AM DELIVERED, I HAVE THE VICTORY and that he had NO PLACE IN MY LIFE AT ALL! God has given us the power to put the devil under our feet! To grind him into the ground where he belongs, PERIOD! Day by day, if you spend time with God, read His word, the more powerful you become. You will recognize when the devil is attempting to take you out, you will be aware when he is trying to set a trap for you! In the end, its all about CHOICES, once the Holy Spirit tells you the right thing to do (its that feeling in your belly and your heart, it feels like a mixing and pulling, like a WARNING SIREN), it is up to you make the right decision, or give into the flesh! God doesn't force us to do anything, He is not a tyrant or a dictator! He wants us to choose the right path because we love Him, and want the best for our lives and the lives of others! You CANNOT STAND against the attacks of the enemy without a relationship with God by reading and studying His word (the Bible), and prayer. Prayer keeps an open line of communication (which is healthy, and a great thing in ANY relationship), and reading the bible, allowing the scriptures to take root in your heart and spirit will ensure your victory! Our relationship with God, prayer life, and Gods word will give you a strong foundation! If your foundation is strong (and if you reinforce it daily by prayer and the word of God, letting it take root by obedience) you won't fall for every trick of the enemy! Please remember, the devil cannot take away what God has promised to you, or the calling on your life, he can ONLY DISTRACT you and CREATE SEPARATION between you and God! Distracting and delaying are the extent of his powers! DO NOT give that devil more power of your life than he has!!! I love you and may God bless and keep you always. GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANYONE OR ANYTHING!!

2 Thessalonians 10:4-5

"Bur the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one."

Ephesians 6:10-11

"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes."

1 Peter 5:8-9

"Be alert and of SOBER mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. RESIST him, standing firm in the faith because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings."

James 4:7 

"SUBMIT yourselves, then, to God, RESIST the devil and he WILL FLEE FROM YOU."

1 Corinthians 10:13

"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when your are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."

Name Drop

Sooo....Good morning, afternoon, or evening brothers and sisters in Christ. I hope and pray this little word blesses you right where you are. I know that most of you reading this have heard the expression "There is power in the name of Jesus!" If you haven't, than you have just stumbled upon some VERY IMPORTANT information, and it was because God has lead you to read this blog post! Have you ever needed help with something, and a friend, family member, or acquaintance told you to go to a particular place, talk to a specific person, and they will give you some sort of discount, and assistance if you told them who sent you! You go and NAME DROP, and boom, instant access to a "Special kind of deal", or "Free goods!" That is how it is when we CALL ON THE NAME OF JESUS! By calling on the name of Jesus, we gain access to God, and His saving grace! When you find yourself in some sort of trouble, or predicament, what is the first thing that usually flies out of our mouths, we usually on impulse call the name of Jesus! Jesus is the most powerful name that we could ever speak, we cannot access services like salvation, grace and mercy, blessings, and deliverance without it! At the name of Jesus DEMONS TREMBLE AND FLEE! Now I know we have heard that one! Demons literally run in fear when they hear that name, knowing they are powerless, and defeated! That is why Jesus gave His life for us, so that we can have access to the Father. I don't know about you, but I am hear today because of that precious name. Calling on the name of Jesus breaks the chains of addiction, generational curses, pride, anger, depression, anything you can ever think of or go through that is terrible. The name of Jesus has ultimate power, His name is above all other names! You cannot call out your pastors name and be healed, you cannot call out your mothers name and be saved! You cannot call out your neighbors name and be delivered, or cast out demons! The name of Jesus is the only way to gain eternal life! That is why his death on that cross is so important! Without that, we wouldn't even be able to use the name of Jesus! So whenever you find yourself at a loss, in a dark place, or sick in you body, or struggling with afflictions of the mind and spirit. Whenever you find yourself overwhelmed, frightened, hurt, betrayed, lost, abused, beat down. If you feel like there is no way out, like your drowning, and you can't see the light, please know that you can CALL ON THE NAME OF JESUS!! Calling on the name of Jesus will bring you that comfort and clarity that your looking for! That access to God is what will save your very life! No demon in hell can compete with the name of Jesus! There is nothing too hard for God to solve, just believe that He can do it, give Him the opportunity to come in and change things in your life! Give your life over to God, make that commitment to follow His will and way for your life. Think about it, even when we are deep, deep, in our sins, when we call on Him, doesn't he come through! "Won't He do it" is another popular phrase! The things that God has rescued us out of as sinners, the grace and mercy that he extends to us EVERYDAY, that is because of Jesus. Now imagine if you gave your life to God, if you were obedient to His word. Being saved gives you access to MUCH MUCH MORE than just a quick rescue here and there. Do you want a consistent way of living, to be rooted and grounded, to wake up everyday with the peace and joy of knowing that God is in control of your life! Or do you want to live that roller coaster, topsy-turvy, lost in the woods with no direction, inconsistent, barely keeping your head above water type of life! When the woes of life hit you like a ton of bricks, being saved you know that you can call on the name of Jesus, and He will lead and guide you. It is knowing that God will never leave you or forsake you. It is knowing that you can make it through the fire and come out as pure gold because God has given you the victory. As opposed to being lost in sin, and calling on the name of Jesus for a quick rescue, bound to repeat and go through the same woes, be hurt by the same people, to find yourself in the same destructive situation OVER AND OVER again! God gives us a choice, its one way or the other. We can't have it both ways, we can either have peace, or constantly be worried. We can have joy, or constantly live with hurt, pain and unforgiveness. We can either be rooted and grounded, or be blown over by every contrary wind that life gives. We can either have a sound mind, or war constantly with our emotions and thoughts! I pray that you make the right choice for your life, because when you are blessed, the people around you are blessed! JUST CALL ON THE NAME OF JESUS!!!! Remember, He will always be there, it's just up to you if you want a QUICK RESCUE, or ETERNAL HELP, a quick way out or the power to stop the devil before he attacks, a quick resolve or the power to walk through all your trials and tribulations knowing you will be victorious! God bless you and I love you! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!

John 14:6

Jesus said unto them "I am the way, the truth and the life, no man comes to the Father except through me"

Romans 10:13

"and whosoever will can on the name of Jesus will be saved!"

John 14:13

"Whatever you ask in My name, that will i do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son"

John 16:23
"In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly I say unto you, if you ask the Father for anything in my Name, He will give it to you."

John 16:26-27

"In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not tell you that I will ask the Father for you. For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have come to believe that I came from God."

Broken for a Purpose

Soooo..Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ, as always, the Lord has taught me something this morning. There is not a day that goes by, that I don't learn something new reading Gods word! I read and study out of a 'Study Bible', it explains what the versus mean at the bottom to give you a better understanding of what is being said. Today, at the bottom, there was a phrase, "Numerous people throughout Christian history have been 'BROKEN' only to reveal the great power of the Spirit of God!" I said, WOOOOOOOOWW! How true is that! Have you ever gone through a situation where you feel like you have been broken into a millions pieces? You feel like you cannot and will not get through it! I didn't even realize the calling on my life until I was broken, and gave my life over to God! Most of us wouldn't even call on the name of Jesus until we are broken, I was one of those people for sure. It wasn't until I made the decision to follow Christ, to follow the path He has laid out for me, that I realized EVERYTHING I have been through made me the person I am today! I had to be BROKEN first, and believe me I broke in MAJOR way. I found myself broken by drug and alcohol abuse, being evicted, living with different family members, and then finding myself suddenly homeless with my 3 children. No car, not a dime to my name, no where to go, my cousin driving us around looking for a shelter who would take us! I had given my life to God, and he delivered me from the drug and alcohol abuse, we were living with a relative, but all of my past sins caught up too me. You see, God forgiving you, and forgetting about everything you've done doesn't AT ALL mean that people will, that is when I found myself homeless, kicked out of where we were living, throwing what we could into garbage bags and leaving. That was by far the lowest point in my life, I was so hurt and afraid, but I knew deep, deep, down that God was going to make a way somehow! This was literally a situation where my faith was tested in a big way! I had just blogged about having ABRAHAM FAITH that very morning! (see the November 13th blog post) How God told Abraham to sacrifice his own son, how he took him up that mountain, gathered the materials, laid his son out on that alter bound. Abraham even had the knife raised in the air about to slay Isaac, when at the LAST MINUTE God stopped him, and gave him a ram in the bush! The word from that morning is what kept me together, because I knew that God always comes through, even when it seems like He will not. When it seems like its too late, or He won't show up on time, BOOM, God steps right into your situation! I just looked up some random shelter, come to find out it was an adult shelter that did not take children, but the lady volunteering that night worked for the organization that placed families in shelters! (Insert the power of the Holy Spirit in the midst of my brokeness, Gods favor on my life!) She was able to call a family shelter, and get us in, she even arranged for a taxi to drive us there. From that night, Gods power has been EVIDENT in our lives. We were placed in a shelter, but we got to live in a unit by ourselves, and not with a bunch of other families. God has given me the opportunity to go back to school, and has been a provider! MOST IMPORTANT of all, He has shown me what my purpose is! He has given me a calling, a calling to be an evangelist! This is a calling that I would have never walked in, been exposed to, or even believed if I hadn't be BROKEN! I would have never known what God had for me and my children if that shattering hadn't taken place. I would have been complacent, not grown or matured in Christ AT ALL, and I guarantee I would have relapsed and been right back to the person I used to be! FACTS! God doesn't have us go through these things to torture or punish us. (in Christ there is NO CONDEMNATION see Romans 1:17) It is to grow and mature us! It is to ultimately show His true and awesome power! If we go through our broken times the right way (i.e. praying, in worship, believing and trusting that Gods word is true, casting all your cares on God, putting all your hopes in God, following His word, having FAITH FAITH FAITH), it will reveal our PURPOSE! In order for us to live the great life God wants us to live, we have to first be BROKEN off from the old us, we have to BREAK off old habits, we have to be BROKEN off of our old way doing things! We have to allow God to BREAK the chains of addiction, and sin! We have to BREAK ourselves off of our own fleshly desires, and allow God to mold and make us! The more things that BREAK in us, the more we see the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. If you allow God to come into your life, renew your mind, and BREAK some things the better your over all life will become! You won't even have room to receive what God has for you! Please remember, God is with you in the fire, like the three Hebrew boys who were thrown in the furnace! You are never alone, go through those broken times with a praise on your lips, and a grateful heart, because you will come out as PURE GOLD! That is Gods word, that is His promise to us! God is not a man that he should lie!! Let God BREAK you so He can MAKE YOU!! I love you but GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE! Be blessed!

2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creature. OLD THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY behold ALL THINGS ARE BECOME NEW."

Psalms 34:18

"The Lord is close is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

Psalms 51:8

"Make me to hear joy and gladness. Let the bones which You have broken rejoice."

Psalms 147:3

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."

Psalms 51:17

"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise."

2 Corinthians 3:17

"Now the Lord is that Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is LIBERTY"

Unforgiveness = Satans Advantage

Good morning, afternoon, or evening (whenever you are reading this) brothers and sisters in Christ! I wanted to touch on something that may not be too popular a subject, but is the cause of most of our woes, and lack of relationship with God, UNFORGIVENESS! Unforgiveness can eventually cause a COMPLETE disconnect from our Savior! When you hear people say "Forgiveness is for you, and NOT FOR THE OTHER PERSON," that can't be further from the truth! Forgiving someone doesn't mean they get away with what they have done to you! I REPEAT, FORGIVING DOES NOT MEAN THE PERSON GETS AWAY WITH WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO YOU!!! PERIOD!!! Forgiving someone is for you and you alone! God will take care of your enemies, He will avenge you! Most of the time He will allow you to witness it! Unforgiveness in our hearts only gives satan the advantage! Having that in our hearts makes us VERY VULNERABLE to the attacks of the enemy! The devil plays on our emotions heavily! That is his favorite mode of attack, and unforgiveness is almost like a guarantee that he will succeed in his attack! It is the breeding ground for hate and anger, and one thing leads to another! That is what he is hoping for! Unforgiveness is like having on the full armor of God, and there being a piece of the armor CUT OUT AROUND YOUR HEART missing! So every other part of your body is covered, and your heart is COMPLETELY EXPOSED!  The heart is the most VULNERABLE organ in the human body, because its what is keeping us ALIVE, right. Our blood flows through our heart, it is our motor, it keeps us running throughout everyday! It's the same way spiritually! Unforgiveness is a HEART CONDITION! If a heart problem goes unchecked, it WILL kill us! If the unforgiveness in our hearts goes unchecked, if we keep nurturing it with our thoughts and feelings of revenge. If we allow ourselves to replay the incident over and over, obsessing about the GET BACK, instead of the healing, we will eventually DIE SPIRITUALLY! The devils job is to create separation between us and God, PERIOD! Unforgiveness is just the fertile soil he needs to make that happen! Things like CHURCH HURT, is one of his favorites! That literally prevents people from serving God, and going to church! Forgiving people who have hurt us (usually the people closest to us), is another piece of the puzzle! Forgiving OURSELVES is sometimes the hardest of them all!! That is why we have to ask God to soften our hearts, and then ALLOW HIM TO DO SO! Simply saying that you forgive, or saying I WILL forgive does not work! We have to allow God to come into our hearts, to take away our hearts of stone and replace it with a soft fleshy heart! We will be UNABLE to forgive if we do not allow God to change us from the inside out! TO COMPLETELY SUBMIT that part of ourselves to Him! God will take that hurt and pain, and replace it with JOY and PEACE! He will take the betrayal, and replace it with His LOYALTY! God will take the sorrow and pain, and replace it with LOVE and HAPPINESS! Forgiveness is a posture of the heart! It nurtures every good thing that is going to keep our spiritual heart healthy and pumping! Forgive others like God has forgiven us! Imagine if He treated us like we treat people who have done us wrong. If God can forgive us our sins, then we MUST forgive others! We should forgive, so that God can continue to forgive us DAILY! LET GO AND LET GOD! PRAY WITHOUT CEASING! GIVE IT TO GOD! The word of God was not lying when it said in Psalms 23 in the first part or verse 5, "Thou preparest  a table before me IN THE PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES!" That will ONLY HAPPEN.......IF WE FORGIVE!!!!! God bless you and I love you DEARLY!! Please remember GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!!

Us forgiving OTHERS

Ephesians 4:31-32

"Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, FORGIVING each other, just as Christ God forgave you"

Colossians 3:13

"Bearing with one another and, if any one has a complaint against another, FORGIVING EACH OTHER; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must FORGIVE"

Luke 17:3-4

"But I say to you who HEAR, love you enemies, do good to those who hate you!"

(This is a VERY hard one, if you make it hard! Believe that God will BLESS you beyond what  you are able to handle!!!)

GOD FORGIVING US

Hebrews 10:17

"Then he adds: Their sins and lawless acts I will remember NO MORE!"

Daniel 9:9

"The Lord our God is merciful and FORGIVING, even though WE HAVE REBELLED AGAINST HIM"

Luke 6:37

"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; FORGIVE and you will be FORGIVEN."

Tearing down Strongholds

Sooo....Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ! I really loved what God has taught me this morning! You know that popular verse, that almost everyone can quote, "The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds." (2 Corinthians 10:4) The meaning of a stronghold in the Old Testament means 'a strong fortress' that keeps an enemy OUT, but the meaning of the word in this verse means a fortress in the MIND that keeps the ENEMY IN! Every brick of that fortress in the mind is built up by the enemy to keep in ungodly thoughts! Thoughts that totally contradict the truths that are found in the word of God! The Greek meaning for the word stronghold is "echo"...........that stronghold in the mind echos those ungodly thoughts over and over again. Have you ever wondered why you can't get over a past hurt, or why you still are unforgiving. Have you ever tried very hard to get an evil thought out of your head, to stop thinking about things that you have done, or tried to get rid of shame and guilt! Despite your efforts, those things that have happened, and the things you have done, and certain feelings and ungodly desires still well up, like a rewinding and playing of a movie that you just want to stop watching! Those things are still repeating (echoing) because they are housed behind the bricks of the STRONGHOLD in your mind. The ONLY source of relief will be the DESTRUCTION of that stronghold! Prayer and the renewing of your mind with the word of God is the ONLY answer to this problem! Those are our weapons, PRAYER and GODS WORD! Reading the word of God daily, allowing the Holy Spirit to tear down that stronghold, brick by brick! God wants us to know in that scripture that we on our own cannot tear down that stronghold, with things of this world (carnal), but it can ONLY be destroyed THROUGH HIM! The devil doesn't want you to be at your best, he wants you to repeat the same destructive behaviors that have ruined your life, caused depression, thoughts of suicide, feelings of guilt and shame and unforgiveness! God wants you to live your best life, He will give you the desires of your heart, if you would just pick up your cross and follow Him! Imagine waking up everyday with peace and joy! With a clear mind, ready to face the world knowing that God is in control, FREE! That is what is guaranteed when you give your life to Christ! Now, I am not saying you won't face trials and tribulations, or even hard times, because that is apart of life, PERIOD! What I am saying is you won't have to face it alone! You will know that whatever you are going through, God is in the midst of it! If you know that God is in control, then you know that your victory is GUARANTEED! He will provide for you and keep you during these times! His favor will be on your life! That line in the chorus of En Vogues song "Free Your Mind" just popped into my head, hahaha! It goes 'FREE YOUR MIND, AND THE REST WILL FOLLOW!" That is so true when it comes to what God will do in your life! Allow God to free and renew your mind, and there will be nothing the devil can do to drag you back down, the devil will no longer have a foundation to build up that stronghold! God Bless you, and I love you very much! Please remember that GOD LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!!

2 Corinthians 10:4

"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of STRONGHOLDS"

2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creature, old things have passed away, behold all things are become new!"

Out truth the Devil!

SOOOO.....Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ. I want to just jump right in. During my devotional reading this morning, right at the end was a quote that stuck with me! The writer said "When it comes to the enemy, we don't have to OUTFIGHT him, we just have to OUT TRUTH him!" That line right there put so many things into perspective for me. The Devil is the father of lies and confusion, he knows everything about us. He knows where we are weak, and where we are strong. He knows what buttons to push and when to push them. Sounds like he is ahead of us right, like he can lay traps ahead of us, hoping that we will run right into them! DON'T give him that kind of power, he is not as smart as he thinks he is. He cannot stop or take away what God has for us and our lives, the only thing he can do is try to delay it. The only thing he can do is insert doubt and LIES!! That's why we have to OUT TRUTH him, and we can do that by KNOWING the truth about ourselves, and what God has said in His word. If you trust, believe, and know Gods word, then you can combat the lies of the devil with those truths. So when the devil tries to tell you your weak, your response should be, "Where I am weak, God is stronger! I a MORE than a conqueror!" When the devil says that you can't do or succeed in anything, you say "I can do ALL things through Christ that strengthens me! Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world!" When the devil rewinds and replays your past sins, hurts, shames, and guilt, I want you to remember that in Christ there is NO CONDEMNATION! Meaning, when you give your life to Christ and make that commitment, God doesn't make you feel bad about what you've done! His memory is WIPED clean of all you mistakes! God doesn't hold your nastiness over you head! Remember that you are free from shame and guilt! You have to recognize the lies of the enemy, so that you can counter with the truth! The devil cannot change what God has ordained to be, but he will try to distract you, knock you off course, and create separation between you and God! DO NOT allow any kind of separation from God, once there is the slightest separation, the devil will attack stronger and more often! Stand strong with the truth, let the devil know that you are a child of God, and not just someone he can beat up on! Let that devil know that he is a liar DAILY! "THE DEVIL IS A LIAR" is not just a popular quote to be thrown around! IT IS THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH!! Remember who you are, AND WHOSE YOU ARE!

2 CORINTHIANS 5:17

"If any man be in Christ, he is a NEW CREATURE! OLD THINGS are passed away, behold ALL THINGS ARE BECOME NEW!"

You are not the same person, you are not who you used to be, you are not your past sins and mistakes! 

CONFIDENCE in your CALLING!

SOOOO! It feels really really good to be writing this morning! I haven't in a long while. I have always seen myself as a VERY confident person, in social settings, expressing myself, standing up for myself and others, not being afraid of too many things, people or situations! All of that is good, but only to a certain extent! I have ALWAYS been confident in the FLESH, but quite the OPPOSITE when it comes to walking in the spirit, in the calling that God has put on my life! I have allowed my own doubts, and the judgement of others have an adverse effect on me and what I think about myself spiritually! God has called me to be an evangelist,  PERIOD! I have been given this word on SEVERAL occasions in my life! I would accept the word, feel really good about it, thanking God for the assignment, and within a couple of days COMPLETELY DOUBTING THE CALL! I start thinking about what others will think if I told them, and not regular people, but FAMILY! Others outside of my family see it, and are encouraging, but the ones closest to me (with the exception of my children), NOT SO MUCH! I worry more about what is said behind my back, than focusing on what GOD has said. I spend time imagining how I am going to SHOW THEM, instead of diving even harder into the Word of God! I let anger creep in, instead of listening to the Holy Spirit! I was constantly thinking about arguing with the person who's words create the doubt, instead of putting the ENEMY (the DEVIL) and his lies INTO SUBMISSION! Forgetting about the power God has given me (us) to fight the devil spiritually! The bible says that our fight is not in the flesh, we cannot fight, argue, or GET BACK at people to solve problems, but only with prayer and affirmations can we regain and have confidence in the spirit! It is a SPIRITUAL WARFARE! It's not the person (flesh), it's the opposing spirit using them to distract you, to throw you off, to get you to doubt yourself and who GOD says you are! NEVER allow the opinions and grumblings of others take the wind out of your sail! Stay routed and grounded in Gods word. If You know what the calling is on your life, ask God to give you the strength, and CONFIDENCE to walk boldly in that calling! Write a list of affirmations, yours may vary because God has called each of us to different things, but the ones that pertain to us all are "I AM REDEEMED!", "I AM WORTHY!", "I AM DELIVERED!", "I AM FREE!", "I AM LOVED BY GOD!", "I AM CALLED!" Pray without ceasing, and stay in the word!! I love you, but PLEASE know that GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!! PUT ALL YOUR TRUST AND HOPE IN HIM!

2 CORINTHIANS 10:4-5

"THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE ARE NOT CARNAL, BUT MIGHTY THROUGH GOD TO THE PULLING DOWN OF STRONG HOLDS. CASTING DOWN IMAGINATIONS THAT EXALTETH ITSELF AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, AND BRINGING INTO CAPTIVITY EVERY THOUGH TO THE OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST!"

Is This The End

Sooo........Its been a long while since I have written anything! Praise be to God, I am still walking this path God has set out for me, I am Holy Ghost filled, baptized in Jesus name! STILL FREE, STILL DELIVERED,  STILL HERE! By ONLY the GRACE AND MERCY OF GOD! In light of what's going on in the world now I have been talking to God about these being the end times,  and how fear is being perpetuated on every outlet be it news, newspaper, social media, internet, the government itself! This Corona virus has everyone in a fearful frenzy,  things like toilet paper, water, hand sanitizer, cleaning products, and other things we took for granted have disappeared from shelves! FEAR! Doesn't it say in Gods word that He hasn't given us the spirit of fear! But power love AND A SOUND MIND! Our faith and trust in God is really what is needed, and what will keep us in these last and evil days! God is the ruler of all things, and as long as we are connected, as long as we are saved and walking in obedience,  as long as we are covering ourselves and others in PRAYER, NO PLAGUE, FAMINE, or anything else shall come to our doorstep! REMEMBER! The God we serve is more powerful than ANYTHING and EVERYTHING! The devil and all of his tricks, BUT ESPECIALLY ANYTHING MAN MADE! Guard your spirit everyday with prayer and reading the word of God! GOD IS LOOKING FOR YOUR YES NOW MORE THAN EVER! This is not the time to play church, play saved, play at being a Christian! God is looking for soldiers, that will hold up the standard, that will speak the TRUE word, to tell others and draw them to God! I have heard ever since I was a little girl that "This is the end of days!" 1992, and again in 1999 before Y2K, then again during the 9/11 period of RAMPANT FEAR! But this is TRULY the beginning of the end of days, and it is time to make a decision, REPENT AND TURN YOUR LIFE OVER TO GOD, and choose protection, AND LIFE! OR continue a life of sin and choose hard times,  FEAR, and all the hell that is to come, AND DEATH!! NOW IS THE TIME! GOD IS LOOKING FOR YOUR YES, TO HIS WILL AND TOO HIS WAY! Don't choose to have your riches here on earth, don't allow the world to fool you into thinking LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE! LIVE THE LIFE GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE! SURRENDER TO HIS WAY! That is THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL MAKE IT THROUGH WHAT'S TO COME! Pray the sinners prayer "FATHER GOD, COME INTO MY LIFE AND SAVE ME FROM MYSELF, FORGIVE ME OF ALL MY SINS! I SURRENDER MY ALL TO YOU GOD RIGHT NOW! LEAD ME AND GUIDE ME, REBUILD ME INTO THE PERSON YOU WANT ME TO BE! RESTORE ME GOD, RENEW IN ME THE RIGHT SPIRIT! PROTECT AND KEEP ME GOD! I AM NOTHING WITHOUT YOU LORD! AND I CAN DO NOTHING WITHOUT YOUR GUIDANCE! I LOVE YOU GOD, IN JESUS NAME, AMEN!!" I hope and pray those who are not saved prayed that prayer, you have already tried the drink, drugs, sex, stealing, lying, cussing, you have already struggled through depression, anxiety, anger and hate! You have been through hell and back, give God a try, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE and EVERYTHING TO GAIN!! God will give you peace and JOY UNSPEAKABLE! I LOVE YOU.....BUT GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING!!! GOD BLESS!!

"NO EVIL SHALL BEFALL YOU, AND NO PLAGUE WILL APPROACH YOUR TENT!"
PSALMS 91:10

"I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIGHT, NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT BY ME" JOHN 14:6

"TRUST IN THE LORD AND LEAN NOT UNTO YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. IN ALL YOUR WAYS SUBMIT TO HIM,  AND HE WILL MAKE STRAIGHT YOUR PATH!"
PROVERBS 3:5-6

Reflect God

Soooo.......God really exposed something to me this morning! God has been really dealing with me about my patience, and being quick to anger or frustration! I have had opportunities to really put Gods word into action, but CHOSE to do the contrary, HANDLE IT MY WAY! My laundry days are scheduled for Monday and Thursday, but the past couple of times I found myself faced with a woman who comes in,  and puts her laundry during my time, not taking her two days a week, but encroaching on my days! The first time, I made her STOP THE LOADS AND TAKE IT OUT, the second time,  the SAME! THIS time she only stopped one, and I was ANGRRRRRYYY! So angry in fact that I cussed a couple times when talking about the situation with the maintenance man! I was thinking "DON'T LET THIS KINDNESS FOOL YOU" totally FEELING like she was taking it for a weakness. Like she thought she could continually pull this stunt because she feels I won't come at her! I asked God to forgive me for my language, for allowing myself to step out of character! Then this morning, I read about one of the most important fruits of the spirit, PATIENCE! The saying is "PATIENCE IS A VIRTURE", and it TRULY IS! What I read about patience, my actions didn't reflect AT ALL! Patience is being calm in stressful situations, SHOWING EMPATHY TO OTHERS WHEN THEY ARE NOT DOING THINGS TO OUR STANDARDS, and here is the kicker, I LOVE HOW GOD SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO ME! It went on to say, "Patience is NOT GETTING DISGRUNTLED WHEN A DELAY OCCURS THAT WON'T MATTER 10 YEARS FROM NOW, NEVER MIND TEN DAYS FROM NOW!" THERE IF WAS! I was totally CONVICTED! I failed to show grace and mercy in those situations,  I failed to show empathy, I failed to allow Gods light to shine through me! If I really thought about it, instead of me counting how many children she has (1) comparing to my own (3), I would of said, well it won't take long for her to get done, because it really didn't matter! I allowed my EMOTIONS to dictate my actions! Me being a child of God, He holds me accountable in situations like that, I was supposed to be more like Him,  and not like the world, I was supposed to extend the same grace He extends to me ON A DAILY BASIS! I can't imagine God going "WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS, DON'T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS", and then PUNISHING ME! WHAT IF!....but He doesn't,  because of His INFINITE PATIENCE! If God treated me like I treated her when I mess up, I WOULD BE DEAD! PERIOD! Lost in sin, and DAMNED TO HELL! So I really had to take a look at myself, we have to handle people just like how God handles us, I learned today that walking this Christian walk ABSOLUTELY means people who are not saved sometimes taking advantage of your kind nature, DON'T WE DO IT TO GOD. Everytime we slip, HE CATCHES US, forgives us, without condemnation! God is holding us at a higher standard, we can endure EVERYTHING this world and people throw at us, with His strength that He gives us!! To be like Christ means to love unconditionally, to forgive and forget, to give of yourself to people, to be a witness, to be a light. It also means that we will be taken advantage of, looked at funny, talked about! Jesus endured WORST, and He will gives us what we need to endure!! Lesson, apply the word in your life, handle yourself according to how God says we should when situations arise, and we will grow! You never know what God has planned for those situations, walk in obedience FULLY, not pick and choose what to be obedient to! The thing that makes you the most uncomfortable is God stretching you! Trust in His process!! Lean not unto your own understanding, lean on Gods! I LOVE YOU TO LIFE!! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!

"Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love"
EPHESIANS 4:2

"Therefore, as Gods chosen people, holy and dearly loved,  clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility,  gentleness and patience"
COLOSSIANS 3:12

"May the God who gives you endurance and encouragement, give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had"
ROMANS 15:5

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

The Weight of Sin

Soooo......I am pretty sure that most if not everyone has heard the expression, "The weight of sin" right? I was sitting and thinking one day about what that ACTUALLY meant. The lightness you feel after giving your life over to God is LIFE CHANGING,  and UNDENIABLE! That feeling of COMPLETE FREEDOM is the feeling of not having the chains of sin, not being bound by mistakes, drug use, cursing, drinking, lying,  stealing, lust, fornication, anger, and hate! I was thinking about me in particular, how I used to indulge in cocaine, marijuana, drinking, fornication, you name it. I had become a SLAVE to what I was doing. The process of calling drug dealers, waiting for a reply, leaving my children to go cop, not having enough money, coming down and getting depressed, the mind altering effects it was causing, mood swings, anxiety, guilt, shame, hopelessness, anger, resentment, pride, FALSE SINCE OF HAPPINESS,  blacking out, wasting money, not having what my kids needed money wise, selling food stamps for gas, ETC! That is why I felt LIGHT AS A FEATHER when I surrendered! GOD LIFTED ALL OF THAT FILTH AND MORE FROM ME, HE TOOK IT AND REPLACED IT WITH HIS LOVE! I gave God my broken places and in return He fixed it! I gave Him my anger and resentment, guilt and shame, and in return He gave me peace and joy! I gave God my pride, and in return He gave me humility! I gave Him my rebellion, and He gave me obedience! God is rebuilding me piece by piece, repairing my moral center. That's why it says in the bible that we are "New creatures". I am LITERALLY not the same person I used to be! I am so happy not to be bound by substances and living a life of moral sin!  BLISSFUL IGNORANCE, is what I am living in now! Not knowing what God has for me, or what He is doing or about to do,  but trusting that whatever it is it's for my good! Following Gods leadership blindly, having faith that in His plans I will be restored, I will prosper, and NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME WILL PROSPER! Knowing that God has already given me the victory makes walking into the battles of life a BREEZE! God is UNDEFEATED! HIS WORD IS TRUE! Make that decision today, SURRENDER IT ALL TO HIM! Tell God what your tired of, tell Him that your tired of living they way you are, be SPECIFIC! Don't give Him a few things,  or just a piece! GIVE HIM ALL THE BROKEN PIECES, AND WATCH HIM RESTORE YOU! I PROMISE YOU, IT IS THE BEST DECISION YOU CAN EVER MAKE IN YOUR LIFE! If you have tried everything else, TRY GOD! You have NOTHING TO LOSE, but EVERYTHING TO GAIN!! I love you to life! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER EVER EVER EVER IMAGINE!! HE WANTS TO FIX YOU, LET HIM! ❤❤❤

"Therefore, if any man be be in Christ, he IS A NEW CREATURE! OLD THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY, and behold ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW."

2 CORINTHIANS 5:17

"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins can be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord"

ACTS 3:19

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive our sins, and purify us from ALL unrighteousness."

1 JOHN 1:9

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

Worship GOD, not the PROMISE!

Sooooo.......WORSHIP GOD NOT THE PROMISE is a phrase that really stuck in my spirit this morning. I read this line in a devotional this morning,  and I knew immediately that I wanted to write on this topic. I think this is VERY important if you are waiting on a promise to be fulfilled. Focusing on the promise (something that you asked for that your waiting to GET), and not the one who promised (GOD) can be dangerous. It literally means you have taken your eyes off of the prize, slowly disconnecting yourself from glory itself,  and are now focused on GETTING! The danger comes when, because your focus has changed, it doesn't come fast enough or in a time frame you THINK you need it in! Frustration sets in, doubt sets in, FEAR sets in, disappointment will DEFINITELY bust in, anger will show up, and LOSS OF FAITH will be the end result, and without faith it is impossible to please God!  SO, FOCUS ON GLORY, if your focus is on God, and you allow Him to prepare you for what is to come, you won't have time for FEAR, FRUSTRATION, ANGST, WORRY, ANGER, DISAPPOINTMENT, and there won't be any DISCONNECTION or LOSS OF FAITH! The time will go by if you spend it in your word, in prayer, and praising the one who promised! Remember that God is faithful, and His word is ALIVE and TRUE! Gods word will not return to Him void, meaning, whatever He says and promised, IT WILL BE FULFILLED!! TRUST GOD AND HIS PROCESS! You don't want to walk into you promise unprepared, allow God to mold you, to teach you, and to mature you! I love you to life! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!!!! READ READ READ THE BIBLE TODAY! MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU!

"The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering, to us ward that no man should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
2 PETER 3:9

"So shall my word be that goethe forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."
ISAIAH 55:11

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

GOD DID IT!

Sooooo.....I have recently shared my blog with my mother. She is the very first family member that I have shared this with,  and I was a little nervous.  I was very excited, and still am, about what God had given me to write, I was truly blessed with that word! (See previous post). She read it and was blessed, then she said, it didn't sound like my daughter, it was like someone else wrote it! Lol! Then she asked if I had copied it! I just chuckled and texted back, I wrote it, but God gave it to me! First of all, I want to marvel at the fact that I didn't get offended by the question of did I actually write it, that didn't even cross my mind, because that's how DEFENSIVE I used to be! The instant response of GOD GAVE IT TO ME, is a sign, and a testament of the change and work God is doing in me! Let me paint a picture, I used to be a COCKY, PRIDEFUL, OVERCONFIDENT, and HAUGHTY type of person (I wrote about this is an earlier post called "Strengths Can be your Weakness"). Gods changing power is undeniable, if you allow Him to change you. If you are willing to take the strength and love He gives you, face your deficiencies, face your attitude, face your anger, or whatever your hang up is. Speak it out loud, confess it, SURRENDER IT ALL TO HIM, READ THE WORD OF GOD and deal with it according to His heavenly instructions, and you will see and feel the change! You won't respond to things and situations like you used to, you won't think, speak, or react like you used to! There will be no room for anger, or defensive behavior! There will be no room for pride, cockiness, self exalting! All you will be able to say is GOD DID IT! The ability to take credit for ANYTHING will diminish greatly! You will know that all things come from God, all gifts, and blessings! I have come to the realization that I AM NOTHING WITHOUT GOD, AND I CAN AND WON'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT HIM!! All the praise, honor and glory belongs to our God! Give God the credit He deserves in your life! WITHOUT HIM I AM NOTHING! NONE OF ME GOD AND ALL OF YOU! IN JESUS NAME!!! I love you to life, GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!!

"For by grace are ye saved through grace; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast!"
EPHECIANS 2:8-9

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