I can’t just pick out one scripture so I say read the Book of Daniel.
Last week I had this weird dream and when I awoke God told me to read the Book of Daniel. I read the whole book and I was still left confused about the dream. As days passed, my spirit kept going back to how Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah never wavered in their love of the Lord. They stood up with CONFIDENCE in what they believed. They knew without a doubt God had their back. They were thrown in the fire and the lion's den and they never once wavered. Are you willing to do the same? I am. The devil has thrown some serious things my way and I continue to stand and Love my Lord. If it wasn’t for my Lord I would not be here today with a sound mind. It is by His grace that I have been able to go through sexual, verbal and financial abuse (the list goes on) and still I have love in my heart and I continue to stand.
God is taking me to that next level, which is why he had me read the book of Daniels. I no longer want to be meek in the Lord; I will walk in CONFIDENCE. I want to know that when I rebuke the devil in Jesus name, he has to flee as soon as the name Jesus comes out of my mouth. I want to know that today when I say my loved ones are healed in Jesus name, they will be healed today not tomorrow or next week. In the past, many times I would pray or take a stand Lord please heal so and so or Lord please send a financial blessing and 10 minutes later I’m worrying about what I just turned over to God. I am no longer that person. God has shown me through Daniel that when I take a stand, He has my back.
We are living in times where the devil and his little friends are wreaking havoc on this earth. God is rising up His soldiers, the children society had written off, to take a stand and know that we have the power to rebuke the devil in his son’s name “Jesus”. I don’t have a doctorate in theology, I don’t know the Bible by heart, I don’t always go to church etc., but I do know I love the Lord and I love my neighbors as I love myself. I do know I live for the Lord and not for man. I am the type of soldier God is calling on because he knows it’s coming from the heart and not the flesh. Daniel’s love for the Lord came from the heart, not from what he was taught in some school or church. That's another blog “Church Folks”
I am a person who goes by person's actions, not what they say; I am a show me person. A few years back, my daughter asked me, how can I ask them to stay virgins until marriage when I myself couldn’t sustain from having sexual relations outside of marriage. I couldn’t answer because she was so right. Our actions speak louder than our words. I am happy to say I have been celibate for almost 4 years. God wants us to stop talking about how much we trust and love Him. God wants our actions to show that we trust and love Him.
Just in case you haven't heard it today God loves you and I love you :>
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Be Still
Psalm 37:7 "Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes."
Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
Exodus 14:14 "The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."
Today my blog is short because I am being obedient to the Holy Spirit. God has put it in my Spirit to Be Still and not write much. A lot of words are not needed today. Sometimes God just wants us to be still and wait on Him. It’s so amazing how these two little words “Be Still” can be so hard to accomplish. Be Blessed and Know that God loves you and I love you.
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Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
Exodus 14:14 "The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."
Today my blog is short because I am being obedient to the Holy Spirit. God has put it in my Spirit to Be Still and not write much. A lot of words are not needed today. Sometimes God just wants us to be still and wait on Him. It’s so amazing how these two little words “Be Still” can be so hard to accomplish. Be Blessed and Know that God loves you and I love you.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
It’s okay to have a Funky day :(
Matthew 26:39
Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
In Matthew 26:39 – 43 (shows that) even Jesus had a funky night.
Most days I am a very positive person. Each day I am aware and very careful what I speak. I am so careful that I started a challenge with my girls. Whoever speaks negatively has to give 15 sit ups, jumping jacks and 4 sets of around the corner. So far I must say I am starting to look trim. They catch me every time! Sometimes being positive all the time can be a heavy burden. We need to be able let loose once in a while.
I remember once at work a coworker really ticked me off. I went to my director and vented. After I finished, I apologized to her for not being professional. The director laughed so hard. She was happy to see that I was human and that I wasn’t some Stepford woman.
A few years ago, God gave me a scripture and a vision. Since then I've had confirmation after confirmation that it will come to manifest. Little by little this vision is coming to pass. Each morning I get up hoping that God will speed things up and this will be the day that I see that vision manifested BIG TIME! As the day goes on, I don’t see it. Again I get up the next morning and say "Ok Lord. Today is that day." After a while, not seeing what God has put in my heart starts making me a little funky. Why does it seem as though when you’re waiting for God to move in your life that He moves in everybody else’s life but yours? :) Is he testing me to see if I will be happy for that person? I’m not going to lie, sometimes I’m not! Sometimes I’m like a child and want mine now and don’t want to understand that maybe it was that person’s time, and it’s not mine's yet.
This morning I had my tantrum… I text my mom hoping she would call me back, and she did. All it took was her to ask me how I was doing to set me off. I thank God for my mom. Even through my text she knew I needed to vent. If my girls had been around and heard me, I would have been giving at least 100 sit ups. After my tantrum, I started to count my blessings and the funk began to lift. I am once again not just waiting, but expecting my vision to manifest any day now. Each morning I will continue to wake up with an expectation. This morning showed me just because I was having a day it didn’t mean I doubted. There’s a difference. I didn’t doubt the vision God gave me, there’s a knowing in my SPIRIT that vision will come to pass. It’s just like a child waiting for Christmas morning to come. Some days that child is going to go to his or her parent and ask if they could open their gifts right now. That was me today "Lord can I have it today? Why can’t I have it today? I’m so ready to receive it today!"
I’ll probably have another tantrum, but what child doesn’t have tantrums with their parents? :) It’s like my Godmommy told me "It takes more time to build a Mercedes than it does a Toyota," and what God has put in my heart is a Mercedes vision….. ILuvMeSumU
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Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
In Matthew 26:39 – 43 (shows that) even Jesus had a funky night.
Most days I am a very positive person. Each day I am aware and very careful what I speak. I am so careful that I started a challenge with my girls. Whoever speaks negatively has to give 15 sit ups, jumping jacks and 4 sets of around the corner. So far I must say I am starting to look trim. They catch me every time! Sometimes being positive all the time can be a heavy burden. We need to be able let loose once in a while.
I remember once at work a coworker really ticked me off. I went to my director and vented. After I finished, I apologized to her for not being professional. The director laughed so hard. She was happy to see that I was human and that I wasn’t some Stepford woman.
A few years ago, God gave me a scripture and a vision. Since then I've had confirmation after confirmation that it will come to manifest. Little by little this vision is coming to pass. Each morning I get up hoping that God will speed things up and this will be the day that I see that vision manifested BIG TIME! As the day goes on, I don’t see it. Again I get up the next morning and say "Ok Lord. Today is that day." After a while, not seeing what God has put in my heart starts making me a little funky. Why does it seem as though when you’re waiting for God to move in your life that He moves in everybody else’s life but yours? :) Is he testing me to see if I will be happy for that person? I’m not going to lie, sometimes I’m not! Sometimes I’m like a child and want mine now and don’t want to understand that maybe it was that person’s time, and it’s not mine's yet.
This morning I had my tantrum… I text my mom hoping she would call me back, and she did. All it took was her to ask me how I was doing to set me off. I thank God for my mom. Even through my text she knew I needed to vent. If my girls had been around and heard me, I would have been giving at least 100 sit ups. After my tantrum, I started to count my blessings and the funk began to lift. I am once again not just waiting, but expecting my vision to manifest any day now. Each morning I will continue to wake up with an expectation. This morning showed me just because I was having a day it didn’t mean I doubted. There’s a difference. I didn’t doubt the vision God gave me, there’s a knowing in my SPIRIT that vision will come to pass. It’s just like a child waiting for Christmas morning to come. Some days that child is going to go to his or her parent and ask if they could open their gifts right now. That was me today "Lord can I have it today? Why can’t I have it today? I’m so ready to receive it today!"
I’ll probably have another tantrum, but what child doesn’t have tantrums with their parents? :) It’s like my Godmommy told me "It takes more time to build a Mercedes than it does a Toyota," and what God has put in my heart is a Mercedes vision….. ILuvMeSumU
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Are you listening to your flesh or the spirit?
Deuteronomy 28:1-3
If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:
This question is for me as much as it is for you. Do we follow the spirit when it’s just about big things that might give us an audience or are we following the spirit even when no one is looking? God wants us to follow Him each and every second not when it suits us. I’ve heard so many times it’s hard to live right. I’m learning that it’s really not hard to live with morals.
This past Friday I went to the store and purchased a few things. I noticed the cashier didn’t ring up the recycled bag I was getting. Hey:) I figure it’s just a dollar it’s not going to hurt the store. It’s a recession and I need every dollar. As soon as I walked out that store the Spirit was on me, nudging me to go back. I ignored the nudged and went home; that quick my flesh had won. When I arrived home, I wasn't feeling right. I had an attitude about every little thing... I was feeling funky.
After a couple of hours of snapping at everyone around me, I decided I had to take that dollar to the store. I'd had enough! Immediately after returning the money, my spirit was at peace... The little things do count.
It’s Saturday and I’m heading to the mall for ONE THING. I get there and I see my store... Bath and Body Works. I tell the girls, "I’m just going to go in and look around." They are having this HUGE sale!! Automatically, I start doing the numbers in my head. Okay... If I give up my morning muffin for a week, I can get me a couple of bottles of lotion and bath gel. I have so many bottles in my hands the lady gives me a bag. My daughters are laughing at me because we were at the mall to get "One thing." I’m on the line with a huge grin when the SPIRIT starts in on my flesh. Now I’m starting to have doubts about my purchases. I put one bottle back trying to bargain with the Spirit. The next thing I know I’m walking out empty handed. I was obedient and looked at the big picture. “I didn’t need that stuff”
I’m going to skip ahead to Monday. I get to work and I notice on my manager's desk she has a Bath and Body Works bag. My flesh feels a little sad because I couldn’t get any goodies Saturday. I settle in and my manager calls my coworker and I over where she proceeds to pull out her Bath and Body Works goodies. She gives us each at least 7 brand new bottles of lotions and they are the scents that I love!
God wants us to be lead by the Spirit even when there’s no audience. God rewards us even with the small things. I challenge you to listen to your spirit for the next seven days. You will see it’s really not that hard to listen and do right. After a while it will become 2nd nature.
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Deuteronomy 28:1-3
If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:
This question is for me as much as it is for you. Do we follow the spirit when it’s just about big things that might give us an audience or are we following the spirit even when no one is looking? God wants us to follow Him each and every second not when it suits us. I’ve heard so many times it’s hard to live right. I’m learning that it’s really not hard to live with morals.
This past Friday I went to the store and purchased a few things. I noticed the cashier didn’t ring up the recycled bag I was getting. Hey:) I figure it’s just a dollar it’s not going to hurt the store. It’s a recession and I need every dollar. As soon as I walked out that store the Spirit was on me, nudging me to go back. I ignored the nudged and went home; that quick my flesh had won. When I arrived home, I wasn't feeling right. I had an attitude about every little thing... I was feeling funky.
After a couple of hours of snapping at everyone around me, I decided I had to take that dollar to the store. I'd had enough! Immediately after returning the money, my spirit was at peace... The little things do count.
It’s Saturday and I’m heading to the mall for ONE THING. I get there and I see my store... Bath and Body Works. I tell the girls, "I’m just going to go in and look around." They are having this HUGE sale!! Automatically, I start doing the numbers in my head. Okay... If I give up my morning muffin for a week, I can get me a couple of bottles of lotion and bath gel. I have so many bottles in my hands the lady gives me a bag. My daughters are laughing at me because we were at the mall to get "One thing." I’m on the line with a huge grin when the SPIRIT starts in on my flesh. Now I’m starting to have doubts about my purchases. I put one bottle back trying to bargain with the Spirit. The next thing I know I’m walking out empty handed. I was obedient and looked at the big picture. “I didn’t need that stuff”
I’m going to skip ahead to Monday. I get to work and I notice on my manager's desk she has a Bath and Body Works bag. My flesh feels a little sad because I couldn’t get any goodies Saturday. I settle in and my manager calls my coworker and I over where she proceeds to pull out her Bath and Body Works goodies. She gives us each at least 7 brand new bottles of lotions and they are the scents that I love!
God wants us to be lead by the Spirit even when there’s no audience. God rewards us even with the small things. I challenge you to listen to your spirit for the next seven days. You will see it’s really not that hard to listen and do right. After a while it will become 2nd nature.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Second Chance
Wow! I can’t believe I am starting this Blog. This is to share my Spiritual journey with you. My family and friends that know me, know I don’t like to write but God has put it on my heart to share my journey. So I’m writing this because it’s not about my WILL but GOD'S WILL!
As I sit here and listen to Juanita Bynum sing “God of A Second Chance”. I can’t help but get goose bumps. I look back over my life and see that God has always been there by my side. God has given me and you so many chances. Yet why is it so hard to give our sister and brother a second chance? Who are we to say that a person doesn’t deserve a second chance? I remember as a teenager hearing how I would never be shit. Who would have thought years later that same young girl that was written off in man’s eyes would be living each day of her life serving God and not man? As the man I knew as my earthly father was telling me how I was a bitch and wouldn’t amount to anything, God was there by my side whispering how much he loved me and that He was my Heavenly Father. I don’t have the fancy house, car or diamonds YET, but if I was to die tomorrow I would die at peace because I know I lived that day serving the Lord and Not man. How many can say they live for God’s will in their lives and not thy WILL?
I thank you Lord for that 2nd, 3rd and 4th ….. Chance because if it wasn’t for the chance to fall and get back up I wouldn’t be writing this blog.
If no one hasn’t told you today, I love you and God loves you. Be Blessed
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As I sit here and listen to Juanita Bynum sing “God of A Second Chance”. I can’t help but get goose bumps. I look back over my life and see that God has always been there by my side. God has given me and you so many chances. Yet why is it so hard to give our sister and brother a second chance? Who are we to say that a person doesn’t deserve a second chance? I remember as a teenager hearing how I would never be shit. Who would have thought years later that same young girl that was written off in man’s eyes would be living each day of her life serving God and not man? As the man I knew as my earthly father was telling me how I was a bitch and wouldn’t amount to anything, God was there by my side whispering how much he loved me and that He was my Heavenly Father. I don’t have the fancy house, car or diamonds YET, but if I was to die tomorrow I would die at peace because I know I lived that day serving the Lord and Not man. How many can say they live for God’s will in their lives and not thy WILL?
I thank you Lord for that 2nd, 3rd and 4th ….. Chance because if it wasn’t for the chance to fall and get back up I wouldn’t be writing this blog.
If no one hasn’t told you today, I love you and God loves you. Be Blessed
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