I am

God's Word is truth for me. I am, do, and have what Gods says I can be, do, and have.

This is what you have to believe for yourself always... Never doubt it

Put Him first and all will be yours as a blessing 

Plant

Be careful where you plant your seed; as it'll grow with the same passions and produce the results that you feed into it.

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

http://bible.com/1/gal.6.8.kjv

Brave

“Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for the believers in your speech, your conduct, your love, faith, and purity. Do not neglect the spiritual gift that is in you.... Practice these things and devote yourself to them, in order that your progress may be seen by all” (1 Timothy 4:12, 14-15 TEV). 

Promise

And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

http://bible.com/1/jer.32.40.kjv

Faith

If you could only see with the eyes of faith, what would you see?

People like you and I, heroes and heroines of the faith, piled up around us on every side. And all of these men and women who have gone before you are cheering for you right now! 

They are shouting words of encouragement and believing that you are going to make it ... just like they did. 

Strength

For every thing you do, and every place you go, and every situation you find yourself in, or everytime you fall or fail...God is there to lift you up, strengthen you, comfort you, pray for you, guide you and see you through 

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

http://bible.com/1/isa.40.29.kjv

Encourage

Any encouragement you need is from the throne room of God’s heart; when you are experiencing something traumatic 

One of the most powerful truths of the abundant life Jesus came to give us is that we serve a God who is concerned ... He simply cares about you. 

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

http://bible.com/1/2co.1.3.kjv

Gentle

Great read....

We can all change the way we walk through life with focus. You choose whether to pound your way through life making sure everyone hears the rhythm of your being or you can walk with grace, control, and power. 

You can loudly make your presence known by the choices you make and by rehearsing your pain or you can choose to be gentle and peaceful. 

In the same respect, you can choose to be gentle or rough in your daily dealings with people. 

Regardless of your personality type, your ethnic background, or your family heritage, make a choice to be a gentle person. 

Gentleness always cultivates strength and beauty in the heart of a believer. If gentleness is a challenging virtue to uphold, then spend time with some compassionate and considerate people and then observe how they respond to others. 

Worship

Even when you don't feel up to it, worship anyhow. 

Not only will it settle your anxiety, but it'll give you a certain kind of peace that surpasses all understanding. 

Peace

God longs for you to embrace God’s peace, which declares, “There is nothing to fear. I have been to your future and it is well. I am there.”

That is very comforting ..  

The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

http://bible.com/1/num.6.26.kjv

Strength

Stand firm and strong in your faith. God honors it and will always be your source to pull from. Don't allow these temporary things in our world shake you. 

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

http://bible.com/1/psa.91.10.kjv

Bless

Great times, sad times, sorrowful times, victorious times.....always bless and worship Him

I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

http://bible.com/1/psa.34.1.kjv

Delay

If we are discouraged because of God’s delay in answering our prayer needs, we need to understand that delay is not a denial. 

Just because the answer or the miracle hasn’t come yet doesn’t mean God isn’t going to answer or that he’s forgotten us or that he doesn’t care about us. It just simply means “not yet”! 

Part of our spiritual maturity is learning the difference between “no” and “not yet,” between a denial and a delay. The Bible tells us, “He who is coming will come and will not delay” (Hebrews 10:37 NIV). 

God’s delay may be a test of our patience. Anybody can be patient once. And, most people can be patient twice. And, a lot of us can be patient three times. So it is for our growth in the faith that God tests our patience over and over and over. 

All to strengthen our trust in Him

Diligence

Diligence is a requirement for any avenue of greatness. 

This word diligently in the Greek means “one who seeks something so passionately and determinedly that he literally exhausts all his power in the search.” 

This is how we are to go after God. 

God rewards people who diligently seek Him regardless of the pleasure or pain of the events they are experiencing. If you desperately desire the reward of God, then you will diligently seek Him and Him alone. You simply must believe He exists and He exists to reward those who seek Him above all else. 

Faith

Nice article:

I know faith is a real place because I live there. Just as I can sleep inside my house any given night and enjoy the comfort and protection of brick walls, a solid foundation, and roof with a twenty year warrantee, or choose to pitch a tent and camp outside in the wilderness where wild animals roam and the elements invade, I can also either live inside of or outside of faith in God. God wants you to be located at the address of faith in Him. If you have chosen to live outside the parameters of glorious faith, it will be impossible to please Him. 

Question: what's your faith address? 

Faith

Just because you don’t see something in reality today does not mean God won’t do it. God specializes in the unseen, yet promised. 

This is where our faith kicks in. Without it, it is impossible to please God. When we surrender our will and literally trust God to be head over our lives, then, the all of a sudden and right before your eyes, the impossible is made possible. 

We have to make that shift of control. Let go and let God be who He says He is.

Life

Guard your heart

Protect it's emotions

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

http://bible.com/1/pro.4.23.kjv

Do not be silent

Why shouldn’t you stand up for what you believe? 

Everyone else isn't hesitant to express their...

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

http://bible.com/1/mat.10.32.kjv

Love

We love the people in our lives not because we feel like it or because a person has done something to deserve our love, but because God loves us in that unconditional way and we are to imitate God in all that we do, say, and choose. 

And not because they always act in a kind and loving manner, but we love because Christ expects it and instructs it. 

Prayer

This week, during your prayer time, ask God to give you divine appointments. 

Ask God to “set you up” with people who need a friend or need practical help. 

Ask God to give you creative ideas on exactly how to love those around you, especially those situations that are most difficult to show love in. 

And then watch what happens! 

Control

The challenge of living a life of self-control. 

Self-control will become God-control when we are courageous enough to spend time on our knees asking God to make us strong where we are currently weak. 

Submitting our weaknesses to Him is the first step to our victorious ending. 

Faith

Faith, once applied comes with a holy fervor and strong conviction. 

When a person believes in something strongly enough, or has decided faith in something, action will always follow belief. 

Faith is more than a heart attitude or a moral compass; faith eternally propels and compels the believer to action and response. 

Diligence

Our commitment to embrace joy at the very worst moments of life takes extreme diligence. 

Do it with the best attitude :)

Replica

The Bible teaches us that God’s promises promise that we can share in God’s very own nature. 

We can savor all He is and then marinate in it to the extent that we become it! 

We have the potential and are positioned to ingest His very personality and exhibit His very character. Our lives become a place of demonstration of His fruit and His power. We are no longer like what we know.... because of the promises ... We are now like Him. 

He became what we are to make us what He is.

- unlisted 

Dwell

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

http://bible.com/1/psa.91.1.kjv

Possession

Don't allow your earthly possessions be a wall between you and your salvation 

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

http://bible.com/1/luk.18.22.kjv

Cultivate

The Lord spoke to Moses simply because they were friends. 

This ought to resonate within all of us as abundant life at its finest. Having God consider you as His very own friend, as someone He loves, and as an intimate companion is truly the most magnificent aspect of life this side of Heaven. 

All other friendships pale in comparison, all other experiences fade on the horizon, and all other pursuits seem trivial in comparison. 

You, as the object of His undying love, have been selected to cultivate a friendship with God. 

Blessing

God has blessed you and then He has named you “blessing”! 

You have been chosen to be a source of God to your world; you are a gift to history at this moment. Your life is a present, wrapped in God’s love, delivered with God’s blessing as a rare and valuable treasure that reveals His heart. 

Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

http://bible.com/1/gen.12.1.kjv

Resurrection

Jesus is all you ever need. He is your hope, your direction, your strong tower and loves you forever. 

Happy Easter!!!

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

http://bible.com/1/jhn.11.25.kjv

Wait

When it’s hard to see God's hand in our lives -- know that the great, sovereign God is still very much at work! 

Our part is to be faithful in the waiting, though it be hard and unclear. Praise Him now for the victory....

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

http://bible.com/1/exo.1.22.kjv

The story of Jesus

Think on these things: 

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

http://bible.com/1/isa.53.5.kjv

Beauty

What physically greets us in the mirror each day may not be what others define as “beautiful".

But I promise you this, ladies—in God’s eyes, we’re all stunning beauties. He wants us to forget what the world thinks is beautiful and remember the beauty He created in each of us. 

He wants us to desire His admiring glances above anyone else's'. 

Rich vs Poor

Ladies, do not believe that riches are a consistent source of life. It is so very important to separate who you are from what you own. 

As believers, we do not fix our hope on the uncertainty of riches but on God, the Giver of all good gifts. 

Whether one is extremely rich or devastatingly poor, we are all to fix our hope on God who is the rich One and who gives richly, extravagantly, and abundantly to those who are His own.

Wait in God

As women, sometimes we like to take matters into our own hands. 

We all can picture times in your own life when this has been an absolute fact! We get anxious, our toes start tapping and the clock gets ticking as we wait for someone, anyone, to do something about something. We want action, on our own terms, and we want it now. 

Such striving can sometimes cause unintended consequences. It can also wear us out and keep us from all the richness of God’s blessings ..... because we’re not resting fully in His power and His timing.

Ladies, we have to learn to wait AND truly wait ;)

Identity

Ladies, it can be very tempting to let what others say about us define who we believe we are. But that’s not where our identity comes from. We are not what others say and think we are; we are what God says and thinks we are.

We are not on our own; we belong to God. We are His, and always will be. People will always look at us on the outside. They’ll think who we are depends on how we look and whether we’re cool or not. But God looks at our hearts, and we’ll only have peace when we believe who God says we are: His precious creations that He loves.

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

http://bible.com/1/1sa.16.7.kjv

Trust

One thing we as women are often guilty of, is that we sometimes fail to truly lean on God's promises. 

We take things into our own hands, we think we know what's best, and inevitably, we often bring much heartache upon ourselves in the process. 

Today, as a body of women, let’s meditate on and memorize Proverbs 3:5,6. Not for our own glory or honor, but for the joy of our Father and the growth of His Truth in our hearts.  

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." Proverbs 3:5,6 (ESV)

Standards

Ladies, hold your standards high. Don't compromise for anything or even anyone. 

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

http://bible.com/1/2ti.2.22.kjv

Faithful

Even as transformed women, we will have our moments of hesitation. We will have our own times when we have the glory of God right in front of us, and we will do nothing about it. We will hear His promise and, in spite of ourselves, laugh, partly out of joy and partly out of disbelief. (Genesis 18:9-12)

But YET, God will respond. He will be faithful. He will fulfill His promise, blessing us with the desire that He alone put on our hearts. 

And, as it often does with the stories of our own lives, everything makes sense in the end.

Restless

You want to be obedient to God’s plan; and say “yes” to the things He calls you to do....you get excited about them. You get so fired up that it starts becoming a restless feeling which can lead to impatience.  And then suddenly—though well-intentioned and innocently enough—God’s plans become our plans.

And you start entertaining the thoughts of "Why should we wait?" Maybe God’s plan is flawed or He’s just busy. "Why can’t we just solve the problem ourselves?"

Sarai, tired of waiting for God to carry out His plan and blaming Him for the delay, decided, as we all so often do, to take matters into her own hands. - “The Lord has kept me from having children… perhaps I can build a family….”  (Genesis 16:2, NIV). 

Hence, Ishmael ....

This—this distrust for God’s plan and His timing, this need to take control, this manipulation of circumstances to fit our “needs” instead of His will—this is when disaster happens.

Ladies, He will wait with you if you ask and He will sustain your faith. He will assure you that He is in control. His plan is not ours to figure out.

Allow God to turn your restlessness into rest. Rest in Him.

Yes, lord

Sarai. 

Unspeakable beauty. 

Wife of Abraham. 

Obedient servant. 

Restless waiter and muddler of His plans. Living proof of God’s redemption, His sovereignty and His working of miracles. 

Genesis 11&12 - When Abraham told her they were going to move, and she was going to have a child in her old age (both, by God's prophetic word); Sarai didn’t have questions. She didn’t furrow her brow. She didn’t come unglued.

She simply obeyed.

She simply said, “Yes.”

Lord, help us put our doubts aside, to answer your call no matter the questions we may have.  May we make obedience our first priority and submit to Your plan and rest in Your faithfulness.  Out of the greatest and deepest of loves, let us say “yes” today.

Enough said....

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

http://bible.com/1/2co.6.14.kjv

Exit

No matter what you are going through, your exit route is already on its way (orchestrated by God).

You just hang in, stay faithful and keep your hope and trust in Him.

The three and one

Many people have received Jesus as their Savior and Lord. They will go to heaven, but will never draw on the full capacity of the Holy Spirit that is available to them or experience the true success God wants them to enjoy while here on Earth. 

Simply put, many will be on their way to heaven, but they won't enjoy the trip. 

Learn to depend completely on God the Father, Jesus the son, and the comforting power of the Holy Spirit. 

Bitterness

If you get hurt, don't ever blame God. He is the best friend you have. 

Bitterness Hinders Hearing 

Bitterness toward God is a sure hindrance to hearing His voice. Any-time bitterness tries to take hold of you, rebuke and refuse it. 

Many times, the devil tries to make us think we are the only ones having a hard time but remember, no matter how bad our problems are, someone else always has a worse problem.  If someone makes a choice that hurts us, we shouldn't blame it on God and become bitter toward Him. 

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

http://bible.com/1/eph.4.31.kjv

Expectation

God's power is released when we pray in faith, trusting and believing Him, because faith pleases Him. 

Expectancy is an attribute of faith that carries its own kind of power - the power of hope. Faith reaches out into the spiritual realm and expects God's supernatural power to show up and do what no person on Earth could do. Doubt, on the other hand, is afraid nothing good will happen; it does not please God and is not something He is able to bless. We are powerless when we live with doubt, disappointment, and a lack of confidence in God. 

Just think about a time when you were not really sure God would come through for you. You were not able to pray very powerful prayers, were you? 

Now recall a time when your heart trusted completely in God and you really believed that He would come through for you. You were able to pray then with a certain sense of power, weren't you? 

That's the power of expectation in prayer. Even if things don't work out exactly the way you hoped they would, trust God to know what is best and keep expecting Him to do great things. 

A friend

Most likely, no one is more often referred to as "God's friend" than Abraham. While the Bible refers to David as "a man after God's own heart" and to John as "the disciple Jesus loved," Abraham has the distinct honor of being called the friend of God in more than one place in Scripture. 

When God decided to execute judgment on the wickedness of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah, He told Abraham what He planned to do - just as a friend would share with another what plans they have. 

On the other hand, when Abraham heard about the devastation God intended to release against Sodom and Gomorrah, he "came near and said, 'Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked?' " (Genesis 18:23 NKJV). 

As God had shared His plans with Abraham because they were friends, Abraham "came near" to God and spoke openly and boldly about His plans - because they were friends. They had a relationship in which they could communicate freely; they could talk openly. The type of intimacy Abraham enjoyed with God comes from being secure in His love. 

God wants to be your friend, too - to speak to you and to listen to what you have to say to Him. Begin today to accept in a whole new way the fact that you are God's friend and that you can approach Him as such, with anything. 

Moral: Develop a relationship with God in which you can speak freely to Him and you can easily hear what He speaks to you. 

Always available

The fact that the Holy Spirit lives inside of us proves His willingness to always be available to speak to us and help us when we need Him. As we continue to grow spiritually, we will experience temptation, but God has given us the Holy Spirit to enable us to resist it and make right choices instead of wrong ones. 

Nevertheless, no human being is perfect and we will make mistakes. But God's forgiveness is always available to us through Jesus Christ. Receiving this forgiveness strengthens us and enables us to keep moving forward with God. It also puts our hearts at peace, sets us free, and helps us hear God's voice clearly. 

Feeling defeated and condemned by every mistake we make weakens us. Instead of using our energy to feel bad about ourselves, we should use it to make sure our hearts are tuned to God's voice as He leads us into greater strength and deeper relationship with Himself. His forgiveness and His presence are always available to us through the Holy Spirit. As you seek God today, I encourage you to receive His love and mercy. His arms are open and He is waiting to spend time with you. 

God's word for you today: Remember that the Holy Spirit is always available to you. 

From the book Hearing from God Each Morning by Joyce Meyer. Copyright 2010 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

You

Don't spend your life trying to do what you are not gifted to do. When people work in jobs where they are not gifted, they are miserable - and so is everyone around them. But when people are in their proper places, they will excel in their jobs and be a blessing to their employers and coworkers. 

If we do what we are good at doing, we will sense God's anointing (presence and power) on our efforts. We will know we are operating in our gifts and that doing so honors God and ministers life to others. God speaks to us through this anointing, giving us peace and joy to know we are fulfilling His plan for our lives. 

God's word for you today: Do what you're good at - it's God's gift to you. 

- From the book Hearing from God Each Morning by Joyce Meyer. 

Pray

Praying God's prayer and not our prayer is the only way to do it. 

I believe one of the reasons we sometimes feel unfulfilled in prayer or sense that we are not "finished" praying about a matter is that we spend so much time just praying our prayers. 

There is a better, higher, more effective way: praying God's prayers. 

When we pray our prayer, we can pray about something for fifteen minutes and still feel unfinished; but if we are being led by the Holy Spirit and praying God's prayer, we can pray two sentences and feel completely satisfied. 

- Joyce Meyer 

Pray and give thanks

Giving thanks is so important to being able to hear God's voice because, like praise and worship, it is something God responds to. It's something God loves, something that warms His heart. Anytime we give God pleasure like that, our intimacy with Him increases - and that makes for a better relationship with Him. 

Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

http://bible.com/1/dan.6.10.kjv

Restore

Our personality is our soul (mind, will, and emotions), but often it has been wounded by our experiences in the world. God promises to restore our souls if we will cooperate with the work of the Holy Spirit in us.

Open your soul to God and ask Him to heal every wound and bruise. 

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

http://bible.com/1/psa.23.3.kjv

Peace

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful - Col 3:15

Meditate on a time when your faith has grown. What was it that helped you grow in your faith at that particular time? Remember how great God's peace felt also?? 

  
God is the author of peace and every good thing. 

Family

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God - http://bible.com/1/mat.5.9.kjv

Families are made up of people with different personalities and emotions. Sometimes family members feel happy, and other times they feel angry. How a person is feeling should not change a family's peaceful home. Romans 12:18 says, "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." This includes the members of your family. 

Faithfulness

God's faithfulness always shows up! It's there right when you need Him - gracious and sufficient 

Trust in Jesus

Redemption

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new - 2 Corinthians 5:17

Today, reflect on the redemptive power of God's forgiveness. 

There is nothing more powerful, faithful, sacrificial, and life changing than the forgiveness God has given you through His son Jesus Christ.

Completely forget your old life and meditate on the life change you experienced through God's forgiveness. 

Praise God and thank Him for new life in Christ.

Remember

When it was time, he sat down, all the apostles with him, and said, “You’ve no idea how much I have looked forward to eating this Passover meal with you before I enter my time of suffering. It’s the last one I’ll eat until we all eat it together in the kingdom of God.” - Luke 22:14

The act of communion is an act of remembrance. Jesus says, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me." When we partake in communion we are remembering the ultimate sacrifice that Christ made by dying on the cross for our sins. 

Take time today to remember Christ's sacrifice. It is because His death and resurrection you have new life, so never forget the ultimate sacrifice that Christ made on our behalf. Your future has been forever changed. 

Refuge

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust - Psalm.91:1

This is a Psalm about God's faithfulness and God as our refuge, He is our fortress, He saves us, and He protects us. 

God is always faithful no matter the circumstances. He is there when times are good and when times are not so good. He is even there when you don't feel like He is. 

Everybody's journey in life is different as they grow in Christ, but God's faithfulness is always the same. 

Thank God for His faithfulness and take comfort in knowing He will always be there for you.

Mentors

Thank God for our mentors .... 

One of the many ways that God develops us is through the wisdom of others as His wisdom and teaching is shown to us through those people we look up to. 1 Peter 5:1-11 is one of many passages that stresses the importance of mentoring others and being available to God to shape others into His image. 

Who are the key people in your life that have helped you get to the place you are today in your relationship with Christ? It could be a mentor, a teacher, a pastor, a family member, or a close friend that has invested their wisdom, knowledge and experience into your life. 

Take time to remember and appreciate them because God placed in your life for a reason, season or as in my case - a lifetime! 

Never de-value or take for granted the investment they have made in you

Remember

God is a mighty God. Nothing is impossible with Him. He can move mountains, make the sun stand still, and heal the sick. 

In Joshua chapter 4, we read how God completed the mighty task of bringing the Israelites into the Promised Land. God led the Israelites out of slavery and into freedom just as He had promised. Because of the magnitude of what He did, God did not want the Israelites to ever forget what He had done for them. God wanted the Israelites to forever remember the miracle He performed for them and what a mighty and powerful God He is. 

Think back for a moment. God has done some amazing things in your life. He may have performed a miracle of healing or delivered you from the bondage of an addiction and into your own Promised Land. Take time today to remember the mighty things God has done for you. Praise Him and commit to Him that you will never forget the amazing things He has done for you.

Occupy

Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field - deu.28.3

As you begin your week, know that you are fully equipped to do the work that is set before you. 

On the natural side, you have the skills, you have the knowledge and you are intelligent enough. 

On the spiritual side, you have the insight, you know the nature of the battle, you are good and ready in prayer to occupy your sphere of influence with the word of God. 

Let the week be victorious, amen! 

Fight in praise

When you go to war against your enemy and see horses and chariots and soldiers far outnumbering you, do not recoil in fear of them; God, your God, who brought you up out of Egypt is with you. When the battle is about to begin, let the priest come forward and speak to the troops. He’ll say, “Attention, Israel. In a few minutes you’re going to do battle with your enemies. Don’t waver in resolve. Don’t fear. Don’t hesitate. Don’t panic. God, your God, is right there with you, fighting with you against your enemies, fighting to win.”

http://bible.com/97/deu.20.1.msg

Mindset

In everything you set your mind into, always have a foundation and know where your source is. There will come a time in that season where you will need strength, favor, grace, endurance etc...and if your hope and faith is fixed in the right direction, you will come through victoriously. 

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ - Philippians 1: 6

Communion

The communion table: a constant reminder of the sacrifice that Jesus made for you and I. A great place to be thankful :) 

And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many - mark.14.22

Prayer list

If you are like me and you have a list of things that you are waiting on God for: salvation for friends and family, deliverance over strongholds, financial freedom, jobs, peace of mind in decisions, emotional rest etc....; then you know that waiting is not just waiting to see what happens with your list.

It's a combination of fasting and praying, letting it go (emotionally) and totally leaning on God in faith, trusting Him - and not worrying about it! 

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope - Psalm.130.5.

Forgive

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

http://bible.com/1/eph.1.7.kjv

It really doesn't matter what you've done, it matters that you know that Christ is always there to forgive and redeem you from your sinful nature.....as long as you come to Him in repentance and aubmission. 

Temptation

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

http://bible.com/1/jas.1.13.kjv

Worship

And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

http://bible.com/1/mrk.10.51.kjv

This is awesome because how many times do we ask God for something..... Then after we have it, we forget all about Him, serve Him no longer and go on our merry way??

Lesson to learn: our relationship with God shouldn't be based on what we can get out of Him, it is entirely on worship and intimacy. This way, we will always remember to give glory and praise to the Giver, whom it is due. 

True worship

And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

http://bible.com/1/mrk.10.23.kjv

Lord help us that our "stuff" doesn't get in our way of serving you, the giver. 

Pray and fast

And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

http://bible.com/1/mrk.9.29.kjv

There are some challenges that we face that are not going to change just by talking and dieting.....it needs prayer AND fasting!!!!!

Lesson

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied - http://bible.com/1/num.23.8.kjv

We, as humans are placed in peoples lives for reasons and seasons. While we are in their "space", we need to be better at exercising grace and mercy; showing the compassion of God....and not being judgemental, all in the name of having the power to say "I told you so".

Every single one of us have our own challenges that we face and each comes with it's own length of days. Hopefully, at the end of it, we gain lessons learned. 

Affirmation

If your friend plays a sport or has a hobby where he or she must perform live, always attempt to attend his or her events. Afterwards, be deliberate about complimenting his or her skill. This will encourage him or her greatly, especially if his or her primary love language is Words of Affirmation.

Love

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

http://bible.com/1/mat.22.37.kjv

Everything is a Learning Experience

Everything that happens to you in your life is a learning experience. This is positive. We may have hoped for a different outcome, but face the facts in a positive light and move on. 

Let yourself become stronger from the experience, rather than weaker, full of doubt and stressed. Experience is just another word for mistake. Learn from these experiences by choosing a positive attitude that prepares you for the next challenge in life.

Service

Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love - Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Well said!!!! 

Others

Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?- Martin Luther King, Jr.

It is natural to think about ourselves first BUT there are lots of people out there who are helpless, need assistance, are without monetary support, unable to cope with a loss, need mentoring, needs motivation to keep on keeping on 

We are only able to offer ourselves to others when we stop, listen to what's happening around us, pay attention to others' needs, give what we have etc

That's what life's about; because once upon a time, you needed someone too and they were there. 

Moving forward

In order to move on, you must understand why you felt what you felt and why you no longer need to feel it. Knowing that what's done is done and what's gone is gone. 

It’s okay to look back and think of fond memories but keep moving forward. 

Moving on doesn’t mean you forget about things, it just means you have to accept what happened and continue living.

And if it's about someone....just because you miss them doesn’t mean you need them back in your life. Missing is just a part of moving on.

Always remember that once you’ve made the decision to move on and forward, looking back in regret is neither healthy nor helpful. You will never find your future in the rear view mirror. 

Tell....

Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee - http://bible.com/1/mrk.5.19.kjv

It's always like this: when God performs a miracle and makes an impossible situation possible, He always says to go tell......

There are people in your sphere of influence that are/were fully aware of what hardship you faced or trial you suffered or situation you are in.

It is exactly what to do when He saves you from the situation, for you to give the entire glory to Him. Why? Because it draws all men unto Him. 

Pay it forward

I was at Starbucks yesterday and the person in front of me at the drive thru paid for half of my order. 

I returned the favor to the order of the person behind me.

Apparently, at that particular location, the act of "paying it forward" was going on all day.

Think you can do something similar? 

Passing through

You may think that in life, a lot of things happen to you along the way. The truth is, in life, you happen to a lot of things along the way - unlisted 

If this is true, then what impacts are we making? 

Covenant

Start every relationship in God, keep it grounded in His word, allow Him to guide you, call on Him when help is needed, place Him at every corner, nook and area of your covenant. 

But remember, both of you have to surrender to this way or a solo battle will be very lonely and difficult to fight. 

Overcoming

Overcoming evil with good is going above and beyond for someone when the world expects you to react in your carnal nature.....especially when it's someone that has wronged you and hasn't been remorseful yet....

Yes, them.....be good to them anyway....because the bible tells us so.  

Pride

I was watching a movie yesterday and heard this quote "your pride is depriving the very possibility of God doing something in your life".

That is so true!!! 

We have made ourselves believe that we can do all things in our strength. We've taken so many classes, we have so many degrees under our belts, lots of letters at the end of our titles, read lots of books etc... And somehow, these things have puffed us up to a fake self-confidence that we no longer need God's help.

Lord help us that our pride doesn't bring us to a fall. 

Where it lay...

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay - Matt 28:6

For some of us, it's not believable enough to hear that God has done something big and miraculous; for some reason, we also want the full evidence of it. We want to see it, so that we know that we know that we know that it absolutely, really is a divine miracle.

Lord, help us to believe as we hear and take your word for what it is; without doubt, reservation or additional confirmation. 

Amen!

Celebrate

One Righteous Woman said few days ago to celebrate your heart on valentines day...thanks Lori Knight! 

It is so true! This day doesn't need to be just for the ones dating or married; it is a day of love. 

Love your heart for what it has gracefully endured, love your strength for how it has fought for; love your soul for how it has surrendered in trust; love your life for how it has submitted wholeheartedly; love your passion for its different expressions; love your heart for the transformation it's gone under; love your God for the renewing, and the mending, and the second chances, and the embracing, and the restoring, and the unconditional love that He is always giving. 

Happy Valentine's day Righteous Woman! 

What's it worth?

What do you own that is the last of what you've got....it's worth everything to you....and very difficult for you to let go of or give away?

We can learn from  the woman with the alabaster box (Matt 26); who had nothing to lose and nothing worth holding on to. She gave all she owned to a Savior who she came to know as the One who provides .... with absolutely no hesitation.

A great lesson... 

Small group

Calling all ladies!!!!!!

We are a week away from our small group meeting. So excited!!!

Tuesdays at 6:30pm....(share the news)

Looking forward to spending the next few weeks growing together!

Why do life alone, when you can have lots of like-ladies praying with/for you, cheering you on,  laughing with you, encouraging you and standing firmly with you? #tfc

Thoughts

Every mind idea eventually leads to somewhere. It is our responsibility to steer it towards the right path. 

It is extremely important that our thoughts are clean, safe, creative and productive; as one day, they may need to be translated into a series of actions.

Happy Friday

Happy Friday ladies! I pray you have a blessed day and a fantastic weekend! 

Following instruction

We see in the book of Exodus where God instructed Moses on how to build the Tabernacle. Though the details were extremely precise, Moses did exactly as he was instructed. He didn't add to it or take anything from it...and as a result, the very intention of God, the architect, which was a place o worship and the fullness of His glory was always in the Tabernacle. 

May we be like so. Where we don't try to alter the work of God...where we believe and take it for what it is.... Always! 

Increase

"He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound] (Isaiah 40:29 AMP)."

"Increase is not all about you having more, it's about you becoming more. When we say that God is a God of increase, there are many areas of our lives this applies to. Some situations we go through in life seem as if they leave us powerless and feeling like we are about to physically faint. God has promised to give power to the faint, and increase the strength of the weary. Today, release your faith, and set your hope on God empowering you to overcome feeling powerless, and increasing and renewing your strength like that of an eagle. It's time to mount up, not lay down!" Bishop Carl Smith

Anxiety

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 - http://bible.com/1/php.4.6.kjv

It is difficult because we are human but we are in this world but not of it. In that knowledge, we do not wrestle with worldly systems and practices but we pray unto our Father for divine wisdom; we do not worry about tomorrow's provision but we giveback what we have of our hearts and allow God to provide for us what we need. 

Anxiety is not of God, trust is! 

A true friend vs an associate

Friendship is one of the most valuable assets one can have.  The bible states in Proverbs 18:24 that "there exists a friend sticking closer than a brother". It also shares that "bad associations spoil useful habits" in 1 Corinthians 15:33.  So, what is the difference between a true friend and an associate?  Should your mate be your friend first?  Do you know how to make and keep a good friend?  If you are young should your parents have a say in who you are friends with?  Are you friends with someone for the right reasons?  Are you friend worthy?  And are your friends worth having?  Tough but real questions. Definitely worth pondering on....

Hardwork

“How long should you try? Until.” ~ Jim Rohn

Work Ethic seems to be universally accepted as one of the most important factors contributing to one’s success. The harder you work – the more successful you’ll be. “Do a bunch by lunch…be a winner by dinner!” ~ Unknown.

And in this day and age, with so many things spiraling out of control and leaving us in tougher and tougher economic situations, it can feel good to get a grip and take charge over at least one aspect of our current situation that can have a significant impact on our future success. Although not necessarily easy to control, with the right mindset, and the right map, you’re sure to get to where you want to be a lot faster than from laying down, eating leftovers, and watching your favorite TV shows. 

Remember, “The most practical, beautiful, workable philosophy in the world won’t work – if you won’t.” ~ Unknown.

We’re not saying that breaks are bad. But, when you can align your life passion with purpose and persistence, the lines between ‘working’ and ‘playing’ dissolve and become one ever flowing part of your life. 

Find your passion, work extraordinarily hard on it (without really ‘working’), and take control of your future successes!