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Thursday, January 09, 2020

Pain is the word

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This week we will be discussing the word pain. This word is one that we know well because we are either in pain or coming out of it.  Pain for some of us is something we can't tolerate. Once it appears we deal with it immediately. But for some pain becomes a friend that we know well and we refuse to let go. We seat with it and will complain about it but won't let it go because we find comfort in the pain.

 Pain, as it is defined in Merriam- Webster dictionary is "localized or generalized unpleasant bodily sensation or complex of sensations that causes mild to severe physical discomfort and emotional distress and typically results from bodily disorder (such as injury or disease)." This means that somewhere in your body, there is a dis-ease.  Dis-ease can be physical, emotional, mental or even spiritual. It may start as a little discomfort but can turn into a constant sensation that won't let you go. I love acronyms so here is mine for pain. I describe it as the following:

P-Persistent
A- Aggravating
I- Invited
N -Nature


The P stands for  Persistent.  Persistent is defined "as existing for a long or longer than usual time or continuously".  The persistent dis-ease will show up regularly to remind you to fix that issue you have not dealt with. It will continue to appear until you take care of it. A few examples would be the doctor's appointment that you need to make but haven't even though your stomach is bothering you. You know you need to get that lump that is under your armpit looked at. You have not been happy at work for a few months but you stay because it is convenient. The Lord is calling you back to him but you ignore the call by making excusing as to why you are not listening to him.  When we do not deal with the issue the issue will deal with us. 

The A stands for Aggravating.  Aggravating is defined as "arousing displeasure, impatience, or anger". Have you noticed that when our pain is persistent that you because of anger about how you are feeling? Maybe you become impatient with how long the pain is staying around. I mean some days it comes and goes and then others it lingers. You either suffer in silence or to complain to everybody that will listen. The ironic thing is that you won't deal with it and yet you mad it.

The I stands for Invited. Yes, I said invited.  The word invited means "to increase the likelihood of". The likelihood of you uninviting the pain is not. You could get rid of the pain by simply addressing the issue but you refuse. You either fear what's causing the pain( lost love, physical harm, mental anguish, or spiritual abandonment )  or you know the area of discomfort and can't bear dealing with it. You believe that this will just add to your pain. You rather keep the unwanted discomfort than gets right with yourself. 

The last letter is N for Nature.  The word nature means  "the inherent character or basic constitution of a person or thing". What is your nature? Do you have integrity or deceitful? Are you loyal or unfaithful?  Are you loving or unloving? Are you kind or mean?  Do you have self-control or you self- indulgent? Your nature is your inherent character. It is what you believe about you.  Look at your nature and you will see why your pain is lingering?









Now, I have shown you the negative side of pain but there is a positive side to pain. That right pain can have a positive side. When pain is plural it turns positive. The word pains mean trouble, care, or effort taken to accomplish something. When we take pains to resolve an issue we are working to be careful with our lives. When we pains are taking you to begin to move in the right direction to turn things and start a new. You will then go to the doctor and find out that lump is just an ingrown hair and not a tumor.  You will start looking for a new job or start that business you always wanted.  You will begin to listen to the voice of God and move closer to him knowing that he loves you always. When you take out the fear of moving to the next level in your life instead of complaining about the facts that were you are is not working anymore. When you begin to love you to so much that negative in your life no matter has placed you will see the pain will go away.




  Pain finds Comfort  




Can I leave you with this story? In the book of Luke chapter  8, a woman had an issue blood. Her issue plagued her for 12 years. She went to doctors they were no help. She spent all she had looking for help to stop the pain and to no avail. Then one day Jesus comes to town and she knows in her spirit that if she could get to him she would be healed. She had no doubt that is what she needed to do. She pressed her way through the crowd and when that didn't work, she got down on her knees and crawled just so she could touch the hem of his garment. Once she did that her Pain touched Jesus' comfort and turned her life around. Jesus said to her "Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace. 
My sisters, when was the last time your faith made you whole. When you trusted in God to the point that you didn't need his whole hand, but the pinky tip would do.  Your pain or issues would go away if your faith would allow for no doubt.
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Wednesday, January 01, 2020

Let's Reboot

January 01, 2020 0 Comments

                                                                     

It’s January 2020, and YOU MADE IT. Here you are all bright-eyed and committed to doing a new thing and expecting great things to happen in the upcoming year. It’s a new day, a new decade and a new year. You are here, but now what? I mean weren’t you here last year and the year before promising to get better, resolving to change.  You went to work to get all the information to make the changes to move out of that stale place. To become a better you and live your best life. But you could not move; you did not move. So, what are you going to do differently this year? I say to you Lets REBOOT. Yes, I said REBOOT.




The word reboot is defined as an act or instance of making a change in order to establish a new beginning.


Isn’t that exactly what you are looking for? A new beginning? The bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:17 Anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being: the old is gone, the new has come. The old is gone. The old way of acting is gone. The old way of doing things is gone.  That old way of thinking is gone. The old way of seeing yourself as not enough when really you are everything God made you be and he said it is very good (Genesis 1:31). We are going to reboot this year and I mean the whole year. I am going to right be your side as we climb mountains, walk through valleys and then soar toward the blessings, dreams and the love we desire. 
Last year or maybe for a few years there were some areas of your life that we can say you “got lost in the sauce”. You started out on top of the world ready to take it on. You were going to transform your life whether that was financially, mentally and physically. You were on fire. You were talking to all the right people, moving in the right circles and making moves. Then life happened and you were sidelined by circumstances, not under your control (illness, job loss or business failure, or sudden death of an immediate family member). You thought with just a little time you could get back on track but another major issue happens and you are on the floor not able to get up. Life has knocked you down completely and you don’t know how to get up. You feel alone, afraid and angry. You’re wondering where the God is you serve and how come he hasn’t shown up yet. You're thinking its rough down here and you remind God, in prayer, that he says that he would supply all your needs. You certainly need him right now.
Your emotions have gotten the best of you and every thought is how am I going to get up from here? What am I going to do if this or that does not work out for me? God, please? You have been here in this place for a month, 2 months, 6 months, 1 year or even more. Your emotions have you going up and down from day today. You are stuck. No, you are beyond stuck you have crashed. You can’t seem to get past this. You need a REBOOT.

Your spiritual life has taken a hit. You still love God but your feelings toward him have been hurt. You know he is there, but it seems that you have been Satan’s punching bag for a while. You need a release from the constant feelings of condemnations for feeling the way you feel towards God, but your feelings are bruised and raw. You want to just feel God the way you did before when it was good when worship was easy. but it has been a long time and you just don’t know.  If this is you, then you are in a careless place.  You have a few things at work right now that are preventing you from moving forward. My sister, you need a REBOOT.


This Reboot will be your rebirth. God has had you in a place of isolation and you have been there for a reason. There are some people, places and things that you need to reach but they will require a new outlook to be able to penetrate pass as the Bible puts it “ but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12.

You have been fighting and probably did not know it. I know I did not know. I just thought I was just as we say “going through” like a good servant of the Lord. But really I was fighting because I had a message that had to get out and if the “against posse” can keep me distracted by life concerns and issues I would never help the people that I was sent here to help. When you are hurting you can’t help nobody but yourself and sometimes not even yourself. I had to Reboot. I needed to be reborn.  I had to be revived. And guess what happened?  I got out of my stalled place and I am telling everybody that will listen about it and how to get out.

                                           



This year I am going to be blogging about three words that are at the root of our inner fight, Pain Trauma, and Impact.  These three words work hand and hand on how our lives are either careless or careful. When we are in pain and do not take the necessary action to relieve ourselves it becomes a trauma. Then that trauma starts to show up and if the painful area is not dealt with immediately and precise care, it will begin to have a negative impact on your lives. We become angry, cynical, disheartened and resentful. We either play the blame game (blaming others for your problems) or we become martyrs (we wear the pain like a badge of honor for everyone to see).

This year I will deal with all three words separately. I will break them down so you can see where you need a Band-Aid, a tourniquet or surgical removal. I will blog in a three-part quarterly series. Pain (Jan-Mar) Trauma (Apr- June) Impact (July- Sept) and ending the year with a conference where we can come together and see all the Careful warriors and hear how their success stories and power moves. Pain is the first in this series. Today I  will talk about the pain factor in its different forms of dis-ease.

                                             

Pain, as defined in Merriam-Webster dictionary, is a localized or generalized unpleasant bodily sensation or complex of sensations that causes mild to severe physical discomfort and emotional distress and typically results from bodily disorder (such as injury or disease)

The pain you feel is real and valid.  You have been through a lot. Whether that pain is spiritual, emotional, financial, mental, or physical, there is pain. Your pain may have initially been bearable.  You were able to function without thinking about the pain. Then as people, places, and things began to put more pressure on you the pain becomes worse.  Where you once could get up in the morning and feel the pain but go on with your day you can no longer do it. Now you can’t ignore it. That persistent sensation won’t let you go, and I am saying REBOOT.

Yes, the pain is there. Yes, you feel it daily. Yes, you feel like giving up. I know exactly what you are going through. But don’t give up. I want you to sit down. I want you to relax and take off those old worn-out shoes. Take off the cares of yesteryear and give them to Jesus (1 Peter 5:7). I want you to put on a new pair of shoes. If you like high heels put them on. If you like cowboy boots, well put that on. If you are like me, without arches on either foot, find a comfortable pair of boots or shoes because I need your feet shod. Yes, Shod. In Ephesians 6:15 it says “And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; “. Your feet need to be ready because the warfare will change because your feet will take you to a new place because that pain will be going away.  Get your feet ready to stomp on the head of the “against posse” so you can live out your blessings, live out your dreams. Live out your mission and vision. My sisters this is it. Get ready to step into a new thing!

       How is pain showing up in your life that needs to change?

Will you join me? Do you want to come out of a state of pain? If so, the first step is to write down the pain in your life. Where is it? As the Lord said to Habakkuk 2:2 “ And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.”

Spiritual-Do you feel an absence of God in your personal relationship with him?
Mental- Do you feel that you are losing it more and more every day?
Emotional- Do you cry more and more every day in your quiet place?
Verbal- Do you lash out at people for anything and everything?
Financial- Are you spending money you don’t have on things you don’t need and complaining later once the bills come in?
Physical- Does your health need an immediate overhaul?
                                                        Sexual- Do I have to say it?

                         Let’s reboot for a new day, a new year and a new decade.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Moving forward comes with a cost

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As we go into February, some of us start the new year off with either resolutions or goals. You may have made or going to make a vision board to see the things you want to achieve this year. Maybe you work on a physical makeover. You either work out or make calls able going through a surgical procedure. Wherever you are on the journey, there will be a cost to move forward. One woman in the bible that moves forward with a cost is Esther. Her story is about when she went before the King on the behalf of the Jewish people. There have been conferences, movies, and sermons based on the famous saying “for such a time as this” (Esther 4:14). But there were steps that happen before that wonderful scene. Esther had to move forward.  
There are three steps to moving forward. They are: 
1. Let go of your past 
2. Embrace your present 
3. Get prepared for your future  
1. Let go of your past  
The story of Esther begins with a young girl living with her Uncle Morcedai during the time of Jerusalem captivity (Esther 2:5-7) in the provinces of Persia. The king Ahasuerus was angry because the Queen Vashi did not obey him when he requested her. (1:10-12) He sent out a decree looking for a new queen among the maidens of the land. (2:1-4). When the king's commandment went out to find maidens they chose Esther. Her uncle sent her two things a goodbye and a statement Don't show who you are (2:10).  
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When you are going to the next level of your destiny,  people will let you go or stop you. When God is moving you there’s a cost. God will take people, places and things out of the immediate circle. We may leave behind family and friends. Your hometown may not be the city of growth for you. The things you value the most will be the first thing to go.  This is necessary to further you in your purpose. It’s costly to walk in purpose. 
2. Embrace Your Present 
They took Esther into the palace and she finds favor with Hegai the keeper of the women (2:9). They gave her other maiden to help her. She now has to go through her purification. This will last 12 months. Yes, a year. She needs to get clean. The maidens could not go before the king in their own clothes.  They are to be cleaned in myrrh and sweet odors. They need transformation. 
Embracing your present requires change. You are now going through a process of renewal. This will be the most difficult part. It will not take place overnight.  It will be weeks, months or in Esther time a year. Yes, a year. To embrace your present, you must change from a caterpillar into a butterfly. In order for that to happen, you must go into yourself and begin the purging away of things that are keeping you in on the hamster wheel. You will need help as Esther did with Hegai. You need someone to assist you in the process because if you don‘t you will stay where you are out of fear or procrastination. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to be a comforter to us as we go through the process (John 14:26 / 15:26). The Holy Spirit wants to lead us into the truth of God and the relationship the King wants to have with you but if we don’t allow him, he will not push you. The Holy Spirit is God, and he is a gentleman.  It's your choice move forward or still stuck. 
Esther was on her way to becoming a queen. She was going through the purification (process).  She was around new people and places. She was learning new things. Her past could not go with her because it would have hindered her.  
3. Get prepared for your future 
Well, as the story goes Esther gets her time with King and wins his heart (2:15-17). We now have Queen Esther. A young captive Jewish girl is now the Queen of Persia. Yes, God will do it. It puts Esther to the test not too long after becoming Queen. She faced with a dilemma. There has been a decree that would put the Jewish people (her people) in danger of existence(3:8-13). Mordecai learns of the decree he went into mourning (4:1). He knows he needed to inform the  Queen. He tells her they are in danger and she has to do something. She was in this palace for a reason and it is now up to her to save them (4:14).  She told the people to go on a three-day fast with her and her maidens.   Queen Esther had to get a before the face of the King. She had to get a plan that would save her people (4:15-17).  
When we are moving forward, we need to be prepared for the obstacles that will come our way. Some will come fast and some will come later. We will need to have a relationship with God that will allow us to get before his face and ask for direction. They have crowned Esther the Queen of 
Persia but she was a Queen in the Kingdom of God. She was going before the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords for an answer. She knows this would require a total devotion to God. No food, No drink, just prayer, and supplication. How can you be a Queen and not know how the kingdom is run? Jesus told us that some things only can forth with prayer and fasting (Mark 9:29). Know how to get before the King for yourself. Yes, Esther had the support of the Jewish people but she herself would pray for the answer on how to save them. You may be the one to save your family. Get prepared on how to pray for them, talk to them, and stand in the gap on their behalf. Show up as a Queen and not a maiden.  
Conclusion, 
We all know the end of the story. Queen Esther saves her people and the enemies of the people were killed by their own devices. My sisters, as you go through-out this year please prepare for your purpose. Know that your past cannot come. It is your testimony, not your life. Embrace your present. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Change is painful but necessary. Prepare for your future. Learn the scriptures, be ready for all the enemies arrows. If you are not prepared, you are going to get knocked down a lot.  
To move forward is going to cost but, it is well worth it.  
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Opportunity

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The month of October stands for  OPPORTUNITY. Yes, I put it in capital letters because it is huge. There is so much we can do with opportunity. We can start an opportunity, be part of or end one.  Something will happen when we give an opportunity for a try.

They define the word opportunity as a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something:  This is such a powerful and important statement. There are things that will or must make something possible. That means that opportunity doesn’t just happen. There is a thought, a message, and action that brings it into being. Without that, opportunity turns into failure.







The above phrase is so true. An opportunity most of the time shows up as adversity. Think about it when an opportunity comes where were you? In pain, in a bad situation (loss of job, husband or wife) no money, battling an illness.  In the situation, something has to give. A circumstance will make you shift. You stop looking at the problem and see an opportunity. My example of this is the widow with a little oil. 






In the book of 2 Kings, chapter 4 verses 1-7 there is a story about a widow that came to the Prophet Elisha with a problem. Her husband passes leaving her and their children in debt. The creditors want her children as payment because she had nothing. He said to her what do you have in your house. She said a little oil. He told her to go get every vessel for your neighbors and not a few and then go into your house with your sons. When she went into her home, she pours the oil. When she did, it filled every vessel she had. She realizes that she still oil she told her son to get more vessel but there was no more. The next day she told the Prophet what happen, and he told her to sell the oil and pay off her debt. Opportunity.




Opportunity doesn‘t come as a “Yeah what a blessing” all the time. Sometimes it shows up as a” What is this new hell ". We have to learn to trust the message and not your eyes. Sometimes they can’t see the truth of a matter. God does not always reveal the outcome. He will see you through even when it does not look that way. The widow could have said, “You crazy I will find another way to take care of my debt”. She knows she only has a little oil in her house but she trusted in the man of God message. Her trust and action brought a miracle beyond measure and sent her into the overflow. What has God said to you your need to trust him about? That new house, job or relationship. Whatever God opportunity is for you trust the message and then work it out.
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Thursday, September 06, 2018

His strength

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The month of Septemeber will be the first month where I will deal with more that one subject. I will talk about strength and showing up. I believe they go together. Your strength comes from three places, God, you and others. This is like the accountability circle I talked about in August. God will always come first but this time you are second and others are last. The Bible has many scriptures that refer going to God for strength or he is our strength. I will use the scripture from Isaiah 40.29.  




They define strength as the capacity of an object or substance to withstand great force or pressure:. This is a what we go through daily.   Pressures that come in the form of marital issues, teen peer pressure, a bad health diagnosis, loss of a loved one, loss of a job you have worked at for years and the list could go on and on. The great force or pressures in our lives would take over us if it wasn't for God's strength,  We would give up and check out. We wouldn't get up in the morning, go to work or be there for our families. In verse 29 it says He giveth power to the faint, and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. God shows up to be a support system when it would seem we do not have one. He will assist us when we are faint. When we are drained of all of our strength. He gives us power. The ability to move forward even when we don't want to. He allows us to move little by little. Grace and mercy are there following us so no one gets to close behind us to push us over the edge. Your might have left you but he will increase you. 
God will give the words, people and rest to make it through. 




When my son passed I don't know how I could handle that trauma. I was 20  and my son died at 2 years old on Thanksgiving day. I need God more than ever but instead; I rejected him. He hurt me.  How could a  loving God take my baby away?  God didn't get mad at me but strengthened me. He was keeping me when I did not want to be kept. He was directing my footsteps to my strong tower even when I did not know where I was going. I can say sometimes I lost my mind and if God had not place people where he did I would not have made it. 
His strength goes beyond our weakness and deals with pain. He is there saying "I got it let it go". "I can heal it if you just let it go"." I'm here". "Rest my child".  2 Corinthians 12:9  states  "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."  God let Apostle Paul know that no matter the situations he was there with him. His strength is made perfect in weakness. My son death could have stopped me from living. I could have relived his death daily but God strengthened me. At my weak point, God's grace was enough. Every second until I could make a minute he was there. Then the minute turned into minutes. The minutes turned until 5 minutes. From faith to faith. I wasn't perfect but his strength was. 
Trust in the strength of God. It will get you through even when you don't know how you are going to make it.
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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Approval not required

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As the month of August ends, I want to put a thought in your mind. There is only one person approval you need, and that is God's. He knows what you are this earth to do and the plan for your life (Jeremiah 29:11). The plan is not up for debate. You will accomplish what God has set before you. You may like the plan or not. We spend too much energy trying to figure out how the plan will work. We will tell others (family, friends and even an enemy) what God has told us.  Most will seem happy for us and pray that everything we believe works out. Someone will tell us we need to rethink the plan because it does not seem right for us. Others will flat out say "You are crazy God did not talk to you, are you, Jesus, now" The approval of others isn't required to complete the plan. There are three types of people that will be in our lives and watch our assignment. I want to know them and what they bring to the table to help you complete your plan.








The Frenemies
 The frenemies are the friend that will turn into an enemy when you do not do what they want you to. Their hearts are in the right place at first but somehow they get turned around. A perfect example is Job, Job at the worse time in his life had three friends to come and console him. They came to speak to him about his calamity and then things took a turn for the worse, They accuse him of being proud full and that is why God was punishing him. They did not realize this was a part of God plan.
Everybody will not understand why you are going through the things you are going through, Gods plan don't always look like God's plan. Sometimes it looks like a failure (Children of Isreal at the Red Sea)but God is always there to rescue us. Job's friends could not see the plan nor know the outcome. When your friends turn into enemies pray for them and let God do the rest. The blessing is in your prayer. When Job prayed for his frenemies God gave him a double portion (Job 42:10). Your frenemies are your double portion bringers.






Family Love

Our families are the backbone for us as we start on the plan from God. They will encourage us, pray for and with us. They will even support us (with money) when asked. This is great but when family members belittle us or the mission we are on, it can hurt us to our core. Moses siblings did just that.  Miriam and Aaron, were angry with Moses because him married an Ethiopian woman and complained about Moses calling. They called into question were they, not prophets. Well, God heard this and called them out of the tabernacle and settled the matter. In Numbers 12: 6-9 God lets them know that he talks to Moses' mouth to mouth and no one should speak against his servant. God then plague Miriam with leprosy. Moses cried out for the Lord to heal her and he did in 7 days. Sometimes family has to watch what the say because they can bring a plague upon the house.










Church Folks

This one is important because everyone that claim Jesus will not be with you. Some will support and others will denounce your calling. They will see you grow in the church (Spiritually) and like you want to be more active but don't want you to be too active. You better not want more time with the Pastor or Minister. Don't teach Bible study or start a help ministry in the church. The church folk will try to call your past into your present. They did Jesus this way. When the son of God comes home to minister to his fellow neighbors, they not received him. Matthew 13: 56-58 they do not believe in Jesus because he grows up with them They know his family and so they could see the blessing in him.  He did not do many mighty works because of their unbelief. Everybody will not believe in you. They will see your When before they see yours now. 


  Most of us are so busy trying to please others and get them to like us we forget the only approval required is God's.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

The Accountability Circle

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August stands for Accountability. They define the word accountability as a fact or condition of being accountable, responsible. We all have certain people, place, and things we are responsible for. Everyday responsibilities are part of life. We can't get around it no matter how hard we try. The Accountability circle is a way of seeing how what we do in the world affects everything around us. The accountability circle comprises three people God, Others and You. I will show why this circle is important, and it goes to make us better and stronger.

 Accountability Circle.








God First 

God is the head of everything. There is not one thing created that he doesn't know when, how or why.  There is not a gift or calling given without his approval. God knows why we are where and the road we will take. We may not know but God knows. There are several people in the Bible that questions God's decision about choosing them for their assignments. Jeremiah is one. He was a young prophet insecure about his calling. God explained the  "Whys" in three powerful statements. 

1) I formed you.  
God knows why we were created for this time. We are not an accident, mistake or surprise. We are his wonderful arrival. God formed us, not our parents. Yes, they had to make us but God predestined the time, place and the people that would be in our world. God's plan was formed long before we got here trust he knows what he is doing.

2, I sanctified you.
Being sanctified means to be set apart.  They separate us for certain things because they will negatively influence your assignment. God has set us apart. The assignment could not happen without you. The kingdom of God needs you to complete it. God told Jeremiah, and he is telling you too.  
Another for sanctified means is approved.  God has approved you for your assignment. No matter what it is and who you will affect you we are approved for it.

3. I Ordained you
God has assigned everyone to do something for the kingdom. Whether you do, it is another factor. Some of us look at the mountain and complain about the climb and won't go (Jonah). We think either we can't, we aren't good enough or just don't want to do it. The assignment is your and you will complete it no matter what you think or do.



Others Second

The following scripture gives a clear understanding of how we are to help each other. Jesus the son of God our Savior tells us we need to love our neighbor as we love ourselves.  You would think this would be easy. Loving myself how hard can that be. Inspect around we don't love ourselves so disliking someone else is easy. We are unhappy with ourselves most of the time because we are looking at other people and judging our selves by that standard.  We have to learn that we are all different and God likes it that way. He loves diversity because it promotes growth. When I love you because you are my sisters and not because we grow up in the same neighbor I am showing the love of God. 

When I am loving others like myself I can encourage, enlighten and empower them. I can pray for them and not expect anything in return. I can assist them with food or money by telling someone else the good deed I did today. Loving my family means just that love them.



You, Third

Last but definitely not least you. We are the apple of God's eye and we should also feel loved.  You were chosen, my sisters. He made you perfect for this assignment. He has been there from the beginning and will continue until the end. As we are a blessing to others God will send people to bless us as well. 
Jesus ministry did not run by him alone. He had 12 disciples. He had families that would allow him into their houses along the way to go to get a good meal and sleep from his long journeys  (Mary and Martha house to name one). Jesus had people that freely gave unto him without seeing him (Upper Room, the colt). Jesus was a minister too as well don't forget John the Baptist Moses and Elijah and the angels. We have so many ways God will show up to bless us that being loved should never be a question. Trust that no matter us how much you give out God has a supply to restore you. 

Accountability is not just a  word it is an assignment.
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Thursday, August 02, 2018

August is for Accountability

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   August will stand for accountability. We all have someone or something we are accountable for. Accountable to our parents to follow the rules of the home or there are consequences that will follow. Our teachers for the homework assignments they give us to expand our learning. Managers or us as the manager that others or accountable to for work assignments and daily tasks that help in making a job flow easier for everyone.

   No matter the areas of life you are in accountable will always be there. You will not get through this life without being responsible for your actions or inactions.  Responsible is a hard pill to swallow for some people. They don't want to do it and will do everything to avoid it. The sad thing about it being responsible is a daily task. Whether it is to yourself, husband, children, parents, or a job life is full of responsibilities.


   The first self-action we took on was walking. Some adult took the time to get us up and going. They placed us walking in walkers,  we walked on their feet and then we were standing but not moving. They called us and we thought about it and then sat down. Daily they called us and we would look at them but wouldn't move. Then one day we took the plunge we move one foot in forth of the other and as the song goes and the next thing we were walking across the floor. We become responsible for where we want to go. We became accountable for where our feet took us even in areas they not supposed to go. 

    Life continues to be that way. We are accountable for everywhere we go and everything we do. We can't pretend that if we don't act it will go away. No that's not how it works. We all have work to do and just because you may feel you can't or you don't want to changes the work you have to do.





Romans 11:29  says "For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance." That means you can use your gifts and call if you want to or not. Everyone has them how you use them is up to you. Now you may say will I choose not to what's the big deal I mean if everyone has them I need not use mine. That might be Okay if we all needed the gifts and calling given. The gifts are given for a reason and for a season. If you don't use them they will either stagnant someone gifts or stop someones calling. Do you want that on your plate when you get to heaven? I plan to go there free. Everything God gives me to do I want to do it so I can stand before him free. I want him to say "Well done my good and faithful servant come on in." I don't' want God to say that I left work undone. I hope that is not what God will have to say to you.

 Today take a moment and see where you have some work undone. 
Do you have a call/or calls to make? 
An email you need to send out? 
A class you need to teach? 
A loved one you need you to hug? 
Thanking God just because he is God?



Whatever it is you are going to be held accountable for it. Make it a friendly exchange and not a hostile.
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Thursday, July 05, 2018

GoodBye Fear Hello Freedom

GoodBye Fear Hello Freedom

July 05, 2018 0 Comments



My sisters, I decided that I would write a poem dedicated to releasing the fear in my lives and telling freedom to come on in.
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Goodbye Fear, Hello Freedom


Hi Fear,
What’s going now, we need to talk. First let me just say that you have been a big part of my life. You have known me since I was a little girl. You have talked me through the good and bad in my life. You told me what to do and what not to do. You have guided my life even when I didn’t want you too. And because of this, I must break up with you. Please don’t act like you don’t see this coming.  I have been looking for something new and I have found it. See I have a new friend and he is offered something. He offers a life that he calls abundant. I like that idea.  He is nice to me. He does not laugh when I dream. He doesn’t scare me away from my purpose, but he pushes me toward it. He does allow the things that I don’t understand or know to keep me from growing. You held me back. You told me I can’t and couldn’t do things.
I know that you are confused at this sudden turn but let’s be honest this was coming. I see my future and it is full of blessings. If I stay with you I won’t have anything.  I will not allow you to use your scare tactic anymore.  I won’t be looking back and crying over all the “What If’s” and “Whys” of my life. No, I must move on and so do you. I’m sorry but this is not up for debate. I am done. My new friend is a man of integrity and has proved himself to me so many times I can’t count. I will be with Freedom for now on. Goodbye Fear.

Hey Freedom,
I just broke up with Fear. I know I told you that we were over, but I finally made up my mind. I finally realize what you have been telling me is true. I was brought to this earth with a purpose.  I must be around people that will support that. I could not allow fear and his friends worry, regret, and shame to be around me anymore. I must move forward. My future will come with some sacrifices like my fears, my friends and some family members that will not understand the path I am taking. The purpose will be seen so enough, and they will come back around. I hope they see me free and will take the same step to free themselves. I hope that they will let go of fear and let freedom take them higher.
I fear what the future holds but I trust the plans. I have a new-found freedom and I will soar into my destiny with you right next to me. I can hear you speaking truth to me. Guiding in the wisdom of my life and give me the understanding of my inheritance. I am one of the daughters of the Kingdom of God and I have a destiny that no one can change not even me.  I will walk proud and tall in my life journey with fear in the rearview mirror and freedom in my passenger seat.  Hello, Freedom, let’s ride.
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