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from striving to rest

I have a big birthday party going on tomorrow with about 30 people coming.  My house is not in shape for it, I haven't bought the ingredients for the dishes I'm making yet, but I'm relaxed.  You know why?  Because I crossed over yesterday.  If you have been reading my posts, you know that yesterday I spoke about the spirit of Striving.  I spoke about resting in the Lord, and I spoke about needing to be in a posture of rest to find grace.  I have been back and forth with this for years.  Always going back and forth between "striving" and "rest".  But something tells me I have reached a time in my life where I have to lean on grace and I can't go back to striving.  I just sense something telling me that at this point I don't have a choice.  Everything that I want to has to be comctedpletely reliant on God's grace provision. Hallelujah!  Onward and upward I go. It is my believe that this blog is only scratching the surface of what God wants to

Grace

You know, God brings us messages for a reason.  When the same type of message from scripture continues to get placed in front of you, you need to stop and ask the question "God are you trying to tell me something?".  If it keeps coming up you need to let whatever truth that God keeps placing in front of you seap very deep into your soul.  It needs to saturate you.  For years God has been speaking to me about Mary and Martha; and my being troubled about many things.  For years God has been telling me to lean on His grace on the inspiration of the Holy Spirit for my work.  For years He has told me not to strive.  This is the first time, that I stopped and said "Hmm, God must really want me to get this".  I've come to the realization that this truth needs to saturate me and I look forward to it.  I feel like I've been going back and forth with it over the years, as if it is not for every situation in my life.  But it is! Grace, grace, grace.  We are saved by

Refreshing comes from the Lord

Hebrews 13:5 says that the Lord said that He will never leave us nor forsake us.  Jesus will not abandon us to the woes we experience in this world.  Do we believe that today, sometimes we feel tired, alone, without hope.  But this is not true, though we may experience trouble today, God will not leave us in that trouble.  Though we are exhausted today, God will not leave you  in that exhaustion.  God will not leave us in any trial, He will not leave us in any tribulation, He will not leave us in depression, He will not leave us in sickness.  He will not leave us in despair.  He will not leave us in any pit that any circumstance has created for us.  He will not leave us in our current state at all.  His word says it is He who works in us both to will and to do for His good pleasure and He, Who began a good work in us is faithful to complete it until the day of Christ.  Hallelujah!  HE WILL NOT LEAVE US where we are today people.  Weeping may endure for a night but SURELY joy cometh in

Small things

God's word is so good!  Thank you Lord for your Word.  Your word that is sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, of bone and marrow.  Lord your word is so good.  Lord you watch over your word to perform it.  Oh Lord Your word never returns unto you void, Hallelujah but it accomplishes what pleases you and it prospers in the the for which you sent it.  Hallelujah, Hallelujah!  I pray that prayer today Lord, watch over your word and perform it in my life today Lord.  Speak a word Lord and perform it Lord.  In Jesus name.  I love you Lord and I praise you Lord and I thank you for saving me and bringing me to this day in which I sit Lord God.  Thank you for this day.  I shall rejoice and be glad in it.  Have your way O Lord, have your way O Lord.  Wisdom and favor over this blog O Lord. God says in the book of Zechariah "Who despises the day of small things". I know we serve a big God.  I know we should not box Him in.  I know tha

I'm listening, are you??

My mentor and sister in Christ, told me that when I'm looking for confirmation on something in my life or my place in ministry, read the book of revelation.  It's funny because when she said that a light when off in my head; "That makes sense, you want a fresh revelation from God, then look at the book of Revelation".  Funny how simple that sounds, but I never thought of that.  Want a revelation, start with the book of Revelation.  Below are some definations I found for the word "revelation" on Dictionary.com: 1. the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure. 2. something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. 3. Theology . a. God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures. b. an instance of such communication or disclosure. c. something thus communicated or disclosed. d. something that contains such disclosur

Open heart surgery, again???

The bible says that from the days of John the Baptist that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force.  The amplified bible describes it as "a precious prize-a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion.." When you think of violence, you think of sweat, blood, and tears.  Think about the passion of Jesus, the passion that led him to the cross.  I love the movie "The Passion of Christ" because it depicts the real bloodiness and brokeness of what Christ endured.  There are some Children of God right now, placing an unspeakable demand on God, to which He gladly supplies.  They are pulling out heavens resources through praying, reading the word, and giving of themselves.  But faith is the drive of these things.  Faith drives it all.  They believe God is who He says He is and that He will do what He says He will do. I have went under the knife of God before.  I use the word knife because the bible s

Be yourself

Be ye set apart for the work of the Lord.  As you submit to God's plan for your life more and more, you will find yourself doing things a little different than others.  I cannot stress enough that we are unique in the Lord and we all have a unique design.  The "cookie cutter" christian is not living according to God's plan.  When you are following God's plan for your life,  not only will there be something "set apart" in your actions, behavior, and routine; but you will also have a strong sense of your own uniqueness; and we need to own that and be proud of it because God did it!  Praise God.  Don't try to fit in.  There have been 2 scriptures that have been on my heart. Matthew 11:12 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.   Ephesians 3:20 New King James Version (NKJV) 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or

no weapon formed against you will prosper

Praise God, we are still in 1 Samuel 17.  I never knew that there was such a wealth of inspiration in this chapter, but God is drawing it out for me.  As human beings, we have all been through some stuff.  The enemy  has attacked all of God's creation, Christian and Non-Christian.  We live in a fallen world. Because of these things, we all suffer great hardships.  I have a heart for women who have suffered hardships in their lives, great and small.  I have a heart for all women, Christian and non-Christian because we are all created in the image of God and we all reflect the glory of God's beauty in our own unique ways.  We are all women before we are anything else and that thread knits us together in special ways.  I pray that I can expose something in your life today that will set you free!  Jesus came to set the captives free and whom the Son has set free is free indeed.  Halellujah!  I don't know if you wanna be free, but I wanna be set free everyday!  Because I know th

Seeking prayer

Dear Readers, I don't know if all of you know, but I have a 4 yr old little girl and a 6 month old son.  My daughter goes to school from 8:30am to 12pm during the week and my son is home with me.  I also run a office supply business with my husband.  My 6 month old sleeps in his crib from about 8:30pm until around 12:15am every night, then I have to go get him, for him to sleep with me.  I hand him off to my husband around 5am, so I can get 2 hours of "kid-free" rest.  The issue is, that I don't feel like i have enough time lately to do my blog and fulfill all the other responsibilities I have.  But I  know I have been called to do it. My down time is normally from 8:30pm to 10pm every night then I go to bed until my son wakes up.  I need prayer about how much time I spend on this blog and if I need to start spending more time.  I'm praying also about whether I need to be spending more time in God's word in general.  The answer is not so obvious when you hav

Quiet seasons of ministry

The various statements that I have been hearing in my spirit lately.  1.  Whatever you put out there for the Lord, put it out there and leave it alone.  God has always taught me to keep my hands off of His stuff.  If I want God to get the glory, I have to keep my flesh off His stuff. 2.  Don't worry about getting a response from people, focus on the response from God.  As a writer on this blog, it is easy for me to get discouraged because people don't comment or respond.  It is easy to fall into thinking it doesn't matter.  But I know God called me to do this.  Matter-a-fact, just today I was saying to myself "I think I'm going to take a break from the blog".  This statement leads me to my 3rd point. 3.  If you can't do it when nobody is listening, then you can't do it when billions of people are listening. I have been talking about King David lately.  When David was keeping the sheep and nobody was watching, he let the Lord fight His battles.  He

The Lord's battle

My friend who is a true woman of God and mentor to me, keeps reminding me to look back on some of the traumatic things that happened to me with a new set of eyes.  Only God can give you a new set of eyes, we all know that.  Well it seems He is doing just that with the book of Samuel.  This woman of God, she will say things to you and and then you will find God doing in your life, exactly what she said to do.  Praise God!!!  Lets look to the Word of God 1 Sam 17   38 So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail. 39 David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them. ” So David took them off. 40 Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to

Sit down

Amen to a fresh Word today, a fresh revelation of God to take you and I through our day today.  Lord, I'm tired today and I'm spent.  I'm blessed, but I'm exhausted.  Lord sometimes I feel like a robot, going, going, going.  It's only when I get in Your word that I break forth in  Jesus.  It's only when I get in your Word that I break out of the routine, the mundaneness of my days, so please Lord deliver a word today,  a Word in due season Lord.  I know Your Word will energize, motivate and inspire me.  I claim it in Jesus name.  I also pray for wisdom and favor in Jesus name. Many times in life we get overcome and/or overwhelmed by the trials and tribulations in daily life.  Lemme re-word that.  We get tempted to allow trials and tribulations to overtake us.  We are tempted to let trials and tribulations govern how we walk, talk, and make decisions.  There are times that we get so tired that we can't see beyond our  mountain of exhaustion.  We have to be

The anointing (part 4)

A little emotional today as I type.  God cares for His people greatly and He desires to for us to be free from anything and everything that holds us captive TODAY!  TODAY is the day that the Lord has made.  TODAY is the Lord's day.  TODAY is your day for deliverance.  TODAY is your day to be set free.  I pray you receive this, and that the Lord speaks to you. All it takes is a word from the Lord to set you free.  Halellujah! Lets look to His word.... 1 Sam 17 20 So David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, and took the things and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for the battle. 21 For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, army against army. 22 And David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers. 23 Then as he talked with them, there was the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, coming

The Annointing (part 3)

I am so excited in continuing to talk about "the annointing".  It's exciting to know how God has annointed you and to know how He desires to use it.  I stand in a solid place right now in my calling and as I continue to trust God He will lead, Halellujah! 1 Samuel 16 19 Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.” 20 And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by his son David to Saul. 21 So David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer. 22 Then Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.” 23 And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him. Thus far in this chapter, we see that David is annointed K

The Annointing (part 2)

I'm praying Jesus that as I type this blog today, it refreshes me and everyone who reads it.  Sometimes life makes us weary, Lord; but times of refreshing come from You Lord.  Refresh us with your Spirit Lord. We know Lord God that where your spirit is, there is liberty.   I pray that you use this blog to break strongholds Lord.  Where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17 New King James Version (NKJV) 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is , there is liberty. Sometimes you feel like your life is closing in on you, if you have the Holy Spirit on the inside of you, You have liberty.  Liberty from your life and the circumstances of your life.  Don't let the life you live here on this earth create a prison for you.  You have to live above whatever is going on in your life and your circumstances.  Your real life is hidden in Christ Jesus.  Tap into it.  I said your true life is hidding in Christ Jesus, but you have t

Your annointing

I normally don't blog on Sunday, but I really had some things on my heart.  I have a burden for the people of God, I want to see people using their gifts.  It blesses me more than anything to see people operating in God's purpose.  I share my stories and my heart, hoping there is somebody out there that might get something from it to empower them to walk boldly in their purpose and gifting.  The "heroes" of the bible, if you will, were considered heroes because of how boldly they walked in their annointing.  It can be a little intimidating to do that.  For me it is.  Sometimes you know God has gifted you in certain ways, but you don't really know what to do with it.  My advice is not to ignore it, but rather praise God for it and allow Him to lead you in it.  King David is a great example of this.  David was annointed as King long before he physically took his seat on the throne.  He was annointed King of Isreal long before He was able to get into the palace.  Mat

Renewal in God's purpose

Finally, here!  Like I had been saying in some previous posts, I went through a desert season in my life.  Over these 7 years I have missed teaching others and doing mission work.  It is such an awesome thing to work side by side with your brothers and sisters in Christ to make a differece in the lives of those around you.  I have missed the ways in which I use to serve so much and the fellowship that I experienced as I served.  But, God had to work on some things in me.  He had to quiet me down, and I'm so glad He did.  I hope I remain quieted down, so I can hear His voice.  His voice is way  more important than my voice.  That was the reason why I took a break from this blog, because His voice is more important than mine.  But He called me to start blogging everyday and that's why I'm doing it.  Everyday except Sunday.  As I said at the beginning of the post, "I'm finally here!"  God is finally leading me to put myself out there again little by little.  I fe

Pride and the devil

There was a time in my life as a Christian where I felt like everything came to a severe hault.  I went through a desert season in my walk with Christ.  But Christ was with me every step of the way.  I was very involved in my church prior to this season in my life.  I attended bible study every week, Sunday services (sometimes 2 services), I was Sunday School Director, I taught the youth in Sunday School, and I taught adult discipleship classes.  I don't say this to brag, I say this so you can see the other extreme I was brought to.  I went from all of that to nothing.  I got pulled into some controversy at my church home and I was completely oblivious to how long it was brewing.  The enemy had a trap waiting for me.  Here is the thing, I was still very new to my Christian walk, a babe in Christ during this time and I was on fire for the Lord, but with fire and immaturity comes pride.  The bible says that "pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall".

Don't hold back

Don't hold back from God.  We all go through things in our lives.  Things that keep us from giving our all.  We go through things that make us want to go into hiding.  We go through things that keep us from wanting any one person to know too much about us.  We go through things that keep us from getting close and keep others from getting to close to us.  We go through things that make us afraid to grab on to what God is placing in front of us.  But there comes a time where God is saying put it all on the line again for Me.  He is saying to do it for Him.  I think it was Job who said "Though He slay me, yet I will trust Him".  I don't know if you are like me and have gone through some things that may have quenched your fire for the Lord.  Maybe you have gone through some things that have made you question your annointing, calling, and/or gift.  I have been down this road.  As I have walked this road, God has been willing to show me that what He did in me and through me

Stay in the battle

Everyday of our lives does not have to be exciting.  Sometimes as I start my day, I don't know if I can handle another day of the same routine.  While I do have peace in my life, I have to be careful.  Remember King Solomon?  The Lord gave him peace on all sides.  He did not have to fight wars like his father David.  Solomon went seeking in all the world's indulgences to find satisfaction and realized there was no satisfaction and it was all vanity and grasping for the wind.  He even became well read and well studied and found no satisfaction in the pursuit of knowledge.  There are many people like that today looking for satisfaction in all the wrong places.  There is only one lover of our souls and that is Jesus.  That is where you will find your satisfaction.  Jesus is your soul mate. Even as Christians, we have to be careful. When we are not fighting battles, trouble is lurking.  Just like with David and Bathsheeba 2 Samuel 11 New King James Version (NKJV) David,

Peace

I cannot do much with my day until I hear from the Lord.  I cannot stress enough, how much of a blessing it is to allow God to direct your activities of the day.  For me, it all happens right here, with this blog.  The word that God gives me as I write this blog carries me through the day.  It really does.  It makes my day fruitful, it gives me strength and comfort.  I had been talking about Matthew Chapter 12 for the last 3 to 4 days and I had know idea God was going to do this, but He used these last 3 or 4 days to show me through His word, who I should vote for.  God helped me to look beyond policy to the heart of the individuals running for president.  Normally I look at the policies and the position on the different issues,  but this year God lead me to go deeper.  He showed me that He cares more about the people then he does about the policies.  He helped me to see that through how Jesus dealt with the pharisees in Matthew, Chapter 12.  I thank the Lord that He guides me.  He wil

The fruit

Matthew 12 A Tree Known by Its Fruit 33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart [ g ] brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” The thing about this text that really stood out to me is the part where Jesus says that "every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgement".  The reason why it stands out to me is because Jesus is saying be who you really are.  Stop pretending to be something or someone that you are not.  He is saying t