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When God Ordains It…

Yesterday, I was praying about a very serious situation in my life regarding my health and well-being.

The loving Holy Spirit whispered to my heart that God had already given me victory in the situation.  I cant explain the level of love I felt when God used His word to confirm that I shall live and not die.

The beautiful encounter reminded me that God loves me and loves US. When I pray,  Im able to come into agreement with the word of God with confidence and assurance.

What is this post about today? It’s about trusting God with everything and letting Him take the lead.

Give it to God. Stand on the Word. Study the holy scriptures so that when you pray you can come into agreement with what God’s will is for your life.

Proverbs 3:5-6

New King James Version (NKJV)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 

In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.

I pray that you enjoy todays Worship video by Anthony Brown. The song is high tempo and will cause you to want to break out in a praise dance. So if you need to, move some furniture out of the way. Dance before the Lord, like King David.

Remember Who You Are….

ec403adefaea58245de463409984e92a--drawing-tattoos-a-tattooLife, bills, traffic, work, alarm clocks are all a part of our daily routine. Sometimes it is so easy to go in autopilot mode.

The one thing that we must maintain, nurture and be vigilant about are our relationships. Whether it’s with our parents, siblings, children, friends, spouses or God.

Relationships bring support, love, growth, encouragement and a sense of community and oneness.

God knew that it was not good for us to be alone. We were designed to be connected to each other.

My prayer for today is that we cherish all of our relationships. Let Love be the driving force behind our actions.

Love will help us remember who we are and who we were created to be….

Remember who you are….

Trust Love. Trust God.

Colossians 3:18-25

New King James Version (NKJV)

The Christian Home

18 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.

20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.

21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

22 Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. 23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for[a]you serve the Lord Christ. 25 But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.

Enjoy today’s worship video from Rickie Byars Beckwith.

Leaving a Fragrance…

Have you ever experienced a time when someone walked into a room and the entire energy of the room changed? I have experienced this many times, both positively and negatively.

I call the phenomenon a person’s “karmic fragrance.” What invisible scent trail is setting the atmospheric tone of a room?

In Luke 7:36-38, Jesus was invited to eat at the home of a certain Pharisee. There was a sinful woman who came to the home where Jesus was invited. As she began to come closer to Jesus, the sinful woman began to cry. The presence of such holiness and love caused the woman to spotenously change the fragrance or scent of the Pharisee’s home.

What a powerful statement the presence of Jesus made. Oh, to be in the presence of such Love, so far from what the sinful woman had known.

What fragrance are YOU leaving when walk into a room? Does the atmosphere change, for the better, because of your presence?

Luke 7:36-38

New King James Version (NKJV)

A Sinful Woman Forgiven

36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. 37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, 38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.

Please enjoy today’s worship video.

That’s What Love Does

Most people would agree that Love is the most powerful force in the universe. Im speaking of pure, untainted Love.

There are many circumstances I can think of when love stepped into action on someone else’s behalf.

Love, grace and mercy work very closely with each other. There are times, with God’s help and guidance, I was able to share and show true Love. The person is always so shocked because most people would not have reacted the same way that I did. Whenever people are shocked by my response, I always say, “That’s what love does.”

As followers of Jesus, The Christ, we experience Love everyday, even when dont deserve it. Let’s look at the day Jesus was crucified.

Luke 23:32-34

New King James Version (NKJV)

32 There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. 33 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. 34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.

How easy is it for us to love when others show us love? Very easy, I would say. The true challenge is when we want to react and lash out, because of how we were treated, but instead we choose to go higher.  The gift of Love, in it’s highest form, is to show Grace and Mercy instead of retribution and anger.

I challenge each of us to walk in the office of Love. How will the world around us change, for the better, if we show Grace and Mercy more often.

Please enjoy today’s  worship video. It is one of my favorite hymns, “Love Lifted Me.”

 

I Do.

The month of June is full of weddings. What an exciting time in the lives of two people and their families.

Marriage is a sacred journey between two people. After my first marriage, I remained single for almost 19 years. I understood that I had a lot of learning, growing and healing to do.

I used my time of singleness to serve God and to prepare myself for my future. I had a very intimate relationship with the Lord. I was very involved in church and several ministries. I had a strong prayer life and I learned how to hear the voice of God so very clearly.

Then one day God said in a whisper, “Im going to change your name.” I didn’t quite know what he meant. A few weeks later God began to put the desire for a husband in my heart.

When God started preparing my heart for a husband, I was SO Afraid. I questioned God. I asked Him, “Who is going to cover me like you cover me? Who is going to love me like you love me? Who is going to make me feel like a princess, the way that You do? I dont want him, God, if he doesn’t remind me of you.”

I never knew I could love someone so much.

True Love is beautiful. My husband wasnt the one that gave me wings, but he was the one that reminded me that I was Created to fly.

So if you are single, taking the next step to marriage is nothing to be taken lightly. Be very sure before saying, “I Do.”

The Bible says this about marriage:

Ephesians 5:25-29

New King James Version (NKJV)

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.

Enjoy today’s Worship video.

Romans 8:31-39

God’s Everlasting Love

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written:

“For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”[c]

37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Amen)

Some days, I dont need to add words. The Word speaks for itself.

Enjoy the worship video for today.

We are Overcomers!!!!

This morning, When I Rose….

May blessings fall richly around you, through you and on you today and every day to come. May the peace of Goodness and Light walk with you daily.

Please accept my apologies in not coming to you daily with inspirational blog entries.  My heart needed a few days to mend from a great sadness that was over me, due to the passing of a dear friend. But I was reminded that I have a calling on my life and that calling does not take days off. I asked God for a refreshing in my spirit. God is so faithful to those that call on Him.

Praise God, my heart, mind and spirit decided  that my time of mourning was over. My mindset needs to be that of joy, thankfulness, blessings and an overpowering knowing that God has already taken care of everything.

So this morning when I rose, I didnt have ANY DOUBT that God had already worked it out for my good or for His glory.

Philippians 4:4-7  (NKJV)

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Amen)

Please enjoy the worship video this morning. Praise Alert: Be ready to clap your hands and stomp your feet.

Take Me To The King!! I Can Only Imagine.

Tamela Mann sings a song entitled, “Take Me To The King.” The song describes how it will feel seeing The Trinity face to face.

Can you imagine, one day, seeing the One your soul longs for and worships every day? Oh, What majesty! What glory! What Worship!

Losing a loved one is never easy. In fact it is one of the hardest things we will ever go through, but imagine what it will be like for the loved one we have lost. What will they see?

A dear soul transitioned this week into her new clothes. I send love to the family, the church and the community of believers. She was a brilliant bright light and will forever be missed.

Please let today’s worship video wash over you. I send love to you all.

Whom Shall I Say Sent Me?

Have you ever faced a problem that you felt was too big for you to handle? Have you ever been faced with an obstacle that seemed too hard to get around? Have you ever faced an adversary that was too strong for you? Have you ever been given a task that you felt was far outside of your skill level?  If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions then I have great news. You will NEVER have to face those things by yourself again.

God used Moses as a great example of the Power we have at our disposal. Moses had a difficult task ahead of him, but God reminded Moses that HE was the authority. It was the name, authority and power of God, the great “I Am” that changed the circumstances.

The next time you are facing a mountain, enemy, task, or event, remind whatever it is that the great I Am has already taken care of everything. Speak to your circumstances with Authority.

Do you need peace in your life? Tell your sorrow that “I Am” has given you joy for sorrow and peace for your despair.

Are you facing a sickness in your body? Tell that sickness that “I Am” has called you healed and completely whole.

Whatever your obstacle, ask God the same question Moses did? Who do I tell the problem I am facing sent me? Tell your problem that “I Am That I Am” has sent you!!!!

Exodus 3:13-15 (KJV)

 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

14 And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.

15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Enjoy today’s worship video. It is truly powerful. Worship, praise and walk into your authority.

Rejoice, and Again, I Say Rejoice!

Philippians 4:4-8

King James Version (KJV)

Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Enjoy the worship video below.