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Thursday, May 31, 2012
HUMBLE YOURSELVES
Humble yourselves like children with sincere hearts and you will inherit the Kingdom of God!
Matthew 18:1-4
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
I FEEL FOR YOU ALL
When I see others going through a difficult time, My heart has compassion for them and all my problems seem so small. That compassion comes from my Daddy, Abba! To everyone who's down and out, know that my heart feels for you and God's too. Abba loves us so much and is always right with us going through the same difficulties<3 Look up and rejoice in the Lord for he brings happiness to the sad and comforts us through all of our circumstances.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
GOD KNOWS ALL THINGS
Do you think you're wise in your own eyes? God has all the answers. Come to God in childlike faith. You don't know everything. God keeps things hidden from the know-it-alls! Matthew 11:25
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER
How well does your actions back up what you say? Whatever you're saying should have actions to back it up. Matthew 9:5-6
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
WALK THE WALK
Talking the talk does not mean you're walking the walk. God's more concerned about what you're doing than what you're saying. Matthew 7:21 Your actions should line up with your words <3
Sunday, May 20, 2012
I'M A SUCKER
Today, I realized that I'm a sucker! I've sucked the life out of others. I ask for your forgiveness and no longer will use you. To those who've sucked the life out of me,I love you but I'm setting boundaries in our relationships so that I can remain in Christ's love in order to give to others who are in need and really want help. Father, forgive me for using others, help me and use me to be a giver and not a taker from others.
Friday, May 18, 2012
IDENTITY
So God
created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and
female he created them. Genesis 1:27
(NIV) If we are created in God’s own image, then why do we take on false
identities? A suggestion could be the environments we were raised in are all
that we know and can identify with. I would say that as a believer, once we
have chosen to follow Christ whole-heartedly, our spiritual identity becomes
new. 2Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) We have
to learn to walk in our new identities. Whatever identity you identify with
that is not of God and does not line up with his word, is a false identity. The
devil loves this. Naturally we are born into sin. I don’t want to give my own
opinion because I am not here to cause a debate. I am truly giving God’s view
on this. He is an awesome God and loves all of his children. If you know
someone who lives in a false identity, know that you yourself cannot change
them but God can. You may be in their lives to plant seeds. God has appointed
people to water seeds and reap the harvest of those planted seeds.
I sense God
saying: He wants his beloved children to walk in His image. Put off the old and
put on the new. We have to learn who we are in Christ. If you don’t know, I suggest
you ask someone you trust who is a firm believer and follower of Christ. You’ll
know this by the fruits they produce in their lives. We are sons, joint heirs.
The Kingdom is within us all. We are royalty! Get this down on the inside of
your hearts and walk in your new image and shine for all to see!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
IN HIS ARMS
Just when
you think you can’t go another day, God is right there to pick you up. There
are times when we feel like we are so weak in a tiring situation, that we feel
we cannot make it. Rest assured that those who place their hope in God will
have their strength renewed. Isaiah
40:31 (NIV) God will not let you stand alone in any situation, whether it is
death of a loved one, financial crisis, homelessness, addictions, and many
other hardships. God promises to lift us out of these pits. He will give you a
firm place to stand and create a new beginning for you. Psalm 40:2 (NIV) He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud
and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
God is
saying: Stand through all of your trials. I AM will walk through them with you.
There are lessons to be learned through every trial. Will you humble yourselves
and allow me to teach you? You don’t want to miss the lessons or experiences.
Starting all over can be difficult. I AM here to help you so you don’t have to
go through all the unnecessary pain of sin that others choose. I love all of my
children and want them to reside in Heaven with their Heavenly Father. Rest in
my arms my children. Here your strength will be renewed and I will release you
to a renewed attitude to continue to stand.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
GOOD DAY IN THE LORD
Today is a great day because you are awesome God and because you created it and because you chose me to be here! I thank you for Jesus' finished work on the cross. Thank you for your unmerited favor and the fullness of your provision. I love you Lord<3
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOR
If Christ is in you and you are in Christ, you are a new person spiritually and you must learn what that means and act accordingly. Some of us aren't and no wonder why some don't want to believe! Put on Christ and take off the devil! How can someone trust what you're saying if you're not living it? Let's stop putting expectations on others that they'll never be able to meet and love them regardless! #nomorebadrapforchristians
FRUSTRATED FIXER
I release everyone I know of from being God in my life. Forgive me for expecting you to fulfill me in a way that only God can. I will no longer damage our relationship. God,I give you your job back because I'm not good at it and you get way better results than I ever could. I'm keeping people in my life secondary and you primary. I am no longer a frustrated fixer because I wasn't meant to be nor the people in my life.
TRUST GOD
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
I’ve been
learning to trust God in every area of my life. I have an issue with trying to
figure out all the details of things He’s doing in my life. I get so
overwhelmed and frustrated trying to figure things out or make them work in my
own way. God wants us to trust Him fully in every area of our lives, not just
some. It can be hard to do this when you’re so accustomed to figuring things
out in your own way. We have to learn a new way of thinking and trusting. It’s
not always easy but if we put forth the effort, God is faithful and will guide
us to where we need to be.
Father, I thank
you for your faithfulness. I thank you for loving us all so much that you want
us to prosper. I thank you for blessing us and for the great fruits produced in
our lives when we walk according to your will. Let us, put off our old ways of thinking
and put on your way of thinking. Help us to remain in you as you remain in us.
I love you Lord, in Jesus name, Amen.
Friday, May 11, 2012
REST
I sense God
wants us all to come to Him and rest in Him. We are carrying burdens that He
never meant for us to carry.
"Come
to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my
yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you
will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is
light." Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
We can get burdened down by our daily lives and the stresses which come with
it. I want you all to know that it doesn’t have to be that way. God is the one
responsible to carry our burdens. That is why Jesus spoke those words in the
scripture above. If you feel like you’re so weighed down and cannot handle it
anymore, the best thing to do is to get on your knees and cry out to God. He
hears us and cares about everything concerning us. Yes, I said EVERYTHING! Our
tears are so precious to Him. He wants nothing more than to comfort us and love
us unconditionally. Whatever it is, give it up to God and He will give you much
needed rest. Once you’re well rested, you’ll be light as a feather and will be
able to carry on with you walk in Christ with a clear heart and mind. Your
strength will be renewed.
Our God is
able, stronger, wiser, and bigger than anything you can imagine. If He is able
to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we can ever ask or imagine, then
don’t you think He can take on your burdens and free you of the heavy weight
life drops on you? I believe and know He can.
Father I
thank you for being our burden bearer. Thank you for outstretched comforting
arms where we may rest. May we seek you and find you while you are near. Let us
lay down all of our burdens at the feet of Jesus and take upon his yoke. Our
concerns are yours to handle and we gladly give them all to you In Jesus Name,
Amen.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
GIVE IT TO GOD
If you're overwhelmed and don't know what to do, give whatever it is over to God and He'll take over from there. Trust Him. He has your best interest at heart <3
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
FAITH
Now faith is
confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) When we place our
faith in God, we are confident in what we trusted him for and sure of it
because it has not manifested yet in our lives. We have to live as if it were
already there. That is true faith! All you need is a small amount of faith and
it can move mountains. Matthew 17:20
(NIV)
I am sure we
all have had to make major decisions in our lives. There are times when we don’t
know what to do. Great pressure is placed on us all to live according to God’s
will and be an outstanding Christian. If you don’t know all the details, trust
that God does and that He will work those details out. All you have to do is
believe that you are making the right decision and God will take care of the
rest. If you make a mistake, He will still honor you and make your path
straight because He knows your heart. Proverbs
3:6 (NIV)
There are
many examples in the bible of known characters that placed their faith in God and
He came through for them. By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army
had marched around them for seven days. Hebrews
11:30(NIV) Joshua [succeeded Moses] was the one who led the army on that
march that tore down the walls of Jericho. He thought it strange that God would
instruct him to march around the walls for seven days. He placed his faith in
God, simply obeyed and the walls tumbled down as God said they would. By faith
Noah, when warned about the things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to
save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the
righteousness that is in keeping with faith. Hebrews 11:7 (NIV) God told Noah that He was going to bring a flood
and wipe the people off the face of the earth because they were wicked and had
evil in their hearts all the time. Genesis
6:7 (NIV) God instructed Noah on how to build an ark in Genesis 6:14-16. Noah didn’t know when
the flood was coming. Matter of fact it didn’t come until about 100 years
later. The flood came as God said it would and Noah and his family were saved
while all others were killed along with the animals and plant life. You see
Noah didn’t see the storm but he built the ark like he was told because he had
trusted that God would do what He said He would do.
Faith is
dead if there is no action behind it. As the body without the spirit is dead,
so faith without deeds [works] is dead. James
2:26 (NIV) In the two examples above, those two men put faith with their
actions, and God moved in a mighty way. Those examples are there for us to
follow. When God tells you to do something that you don’t understand, just do
it and know that He’s right there with you every step of the way. The best
blessings come from simply obeying God. Peace and blessings to you all in
Christ.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
SIMPLY OBEY GOD
What has God asked or is asking you to do? If you're sitting around waiting on the right time, IT IS NOW! Simply Obey God. You don't have to know all the details, that's God's job. God is faithful and will not lead you astray.
Monday, May 7, 2012
WALK IN YOUR AUTHORITY
Use the authority you've been given on earth. The devil and all his darkness is crushed under your feet. Walk in your God- given AUTHORITY!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Waiting Room Series (Elevation Church)
I want to
share part of tonight’s Waiting Room Series sermon at Elevation Church by
Pastor Steven Furtick. The two scriptures for this sermon are Habakkuk 2:2-3 and 2Peter 3:8-9
We’ve all
been in a waiting room of some type such as, the doctor’s office, dmv, or even
in your car during slow traffic. Most of our lives are spent waiting on
something or someone. This series gives us insight on how to actively wait on
God with the right approach and mind frame. Here are 3 key points from tonight’s
sermon:
1. Often you
have to go through something to get to the place in your heart where God wants
you. God may take you in a totally different direction that seems to be the
opposite of where you thought you should go. When God does this, He’s preparing
your heart for the place He’s taking you. Do not lose heart because sometimes
we have to take a detour in order to arrive at the same place we were going to
begin with. Just because there is a direct route to a destination, doesn’t mean
it’s going to be the route you take to get there. Let God prepare you for
whatever it is you’re about to receive.
2. God doesn’t
put you in a holding pattern to punish you but to protect you. God places us in
a holding pattern (holding position until you’re ready to be released) until He
works out all the things in our hearts that shouldn’t be there. God is
intentional in His delays. His delays are not His denials. If you’re in a
holding pattern, don’t be discouraged because God is doing a great work in you
until you’re ready for what or where He brings you to.
3. Trusting
God means crossing over the supernatural dateline. When you come to God, you
cross the supernatural dateline. The Supernatural Dateline is God’s time zone
in heaven, not our time zone here on earth. God is not slow in keeping His
promise, but very patient with you. 2Peter
3:9 (NIV).
I sense God
wants us all actively waiting on Him. He wants us to put our God-given talents
and gifts to work to bring about good in this world. We are to love and serve
each other. It is time to turn on the light in that dark waiting room and get
to work.
Friday, May 4, 2012
KINGDOM WORK
What are you
waiting for? Go out into all the nations and make disciples!!!
Therefore go
and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Matthew
28:19 (NIV)
There are
many lost souls out there waiting for you to come and share God's love and the
"good news" with them. This is the great commission! Focus on the
eternal thing above and not material things that will soon pass away. Since,
then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where
Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1 (NIV) Kingdom work lasts eternally not work for
personal gain. Be spirit led and do things that last eternally! Let's be about
our Father's business!
Then he said
to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the
Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:37-38 (NIV). We are called to
reap the harvest. Now get up and go!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
DWELLING PLACE
Where is our
final dwelling place? Well, it’s heaven where God intendeds for us to spend
eternity but (there’s always but) we have to choose to go there. God has set
before us life and death. This day I
call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before
you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your
children may live. Deuteronomy 30:19
(NIV) Which will you choose? Keep in mind that if your choice is not
heaven, the only other eternal dwelling place is hell. I mention this so you
will know that both places are very real and we are the ones who choose where
we will go. We are seated in heavenly places with Jesus. Ephesians 2:6 (NIV) He has prepared a place for us in heaven so
that he may return and take us back with him so we can be where he is. John 14:2-4 (NIV)
How does one
choose heaven? You must be born again spiritually. Jesus
replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the
kingdom of God unless they are born again.” “How can someone be born when they are
old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their
mother’s womb to be born!”Jesus answered, “Very truly I
tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and
the Spirit. Flesh gives birth
to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at
my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You
hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going.
So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” John 3:3-8 (NIV) No person can get to heaven where God dwells
forever any other way but through Jesus. John
14:6 (NIV) There is only one way to heaven, and it’s Jesus!
Heaven is a beautiful place where there is no sorrow, pain, sickness and
disease, loneliness, poverty, or dying. John the Baptist describes heaven in Revelations 21 and 22:1-11 (NIV). Grab
your bible and read about the beauty of heaven. Who wouldn’t want to dwell in
heaven forever? Only a fool!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
GRATEFULLNESS
Grateful
(adjective) feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful
Psalm 100:1-5 (NIV) A psalm For giving praise.
Shout for
joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him
with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are
his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with
thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his
name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness
continues through all generations.
Do you
intentionally give God thanks for all He has done in your life? Why is it that
we go about our lives as if we’re the ones who created everything we possess?
We are not our own source. God owns the world and everything in it. Yes, that
means you too! Who is our source? God! We can do nothing without God. He’s the
one who breathes the breath of life into our nostrils daily. I’m grateful for
everything God has done for me. I express gratitude for the good and bad. I
wouldn’t be where I am today if God didn’t get me here. God has taught me many
valuable lessons that I’d be clueless of if He had not allowed me to walk into
those situations. God loves us more than we care to acknowledge and He wants
what’s best for us. He cannot guide us along His chosen paths for our lives if
we don’t allow Him. God is gentle and will never force us to do anything. It’s
all about making a choice. Do you choose to give Him thanks? How grateful are
you toward God?
Luke 17:12-19 (NIV) As he [Jesus] was going into a
village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called
out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” When he saw them, he
said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were
cleansed. One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a
loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a
Samaritan. Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” Then he said,
“Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
Only one man
was so grateful to God for his immediate healing, that he returned to give him
praise and thanked Jesus. What awesome gratitude this man had. This biblical
example is a model of how we ought to express our gratefulness toward God. Do
you agree? Take time to acknowledge what God has done, is doing, and will do in
your life. Give him praise and thanks for being such a loving awesome God who
still loves us even we make mistakes. Be Grateful!!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Do You Accept Jesus?
Many are familiar with the scripture John 3:16 For God so Loved the world that He Gave His one and only son, that whoever Believes in Him, shall not perish but Have eternal Life.
I remember this all too well. I sense God wants me to share this because if you read the scripture again closely you'll see that,
HE LOVES
HE GAVE
WE BELIEVE
WE LIVE
God loves us, that is why He gave His son, so that if we believe in His son, we'll have eternal life. What a glorious revelation! God didn't give Jesus for us to reject Him but to accept Him. Do you accept Jesus or do you reject Him? If you're walking in sin, then that's a definite rejection. Let us search our hearts and get to the truth of the matter. If we accept Jesus, it will show throughout our lives daily.
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