Greetings!

I am finding that the deeper I go in the Lord, the more He is allowing me to see. I think for the first time I am really seeing that I can. You know how it is when you know God is calling you to something, but you just cannot seem to get out of your own way. Well, I am realizing that I have been stifling my own creativity by not believing in the dream for myself…to understand that the vision is for doing…not just for seeing.

Even though I have read what the Bible says about me, I was still finding it hard to walk in it. I could say the words, but I could not feel it in my spirit. I know we have to be careful about our “feelings,” because they can be deceiving, but I also know that everything has to be in harmony. My mind should be in agreement with my heart, and my heart needs to be in agreement with my spirit and it should all work together to the glory of God. If any one of those things begins to act independently of the other, it all becomes unbalanced, and out of order. That’s when we have to be in sync with the Holy Spirit, because He will lead the way out.

It is like being made over…like the scales falling from my eyes. Right now is the time to step it up…to do and believe big things for God. To dig into His word like never before, and to introduce others to the God who has been so good to us. Let yourself believe in the dream God has given you. Believe that you really can do all things through Christ.

God has so much for us…if we just let Him.

Until next time…

Be blessed

Greetings!

This week, God has been speaking to me about being a good steward. It’s not that I am frivolous in my spending, or purposely wasteful, but by not consciously thinking about the things I spend my money on I am being careless with the things God is trusting me with. I have to keep reminding myself that everything belongs to God, and that we are just managing it for Him.When I think about it that way, it makes me sad that I may be letting God down.  

When I started looking at how I was “managing” it…I saw how incompetent I was being, but I know enough not to dwell on that. Statistics show that it takes at least three weeks to make or break a habit, and we have never really even talked about our spending…we just spent. So, I know it is not going to be easy, but God knows everything about us, even the things we don’t yet know about ourselves, and He has given us grace to make it through. I am confident that I have the victory…I just have to keep trying. I will not give up, because God has never given up on me. The desire is there, and the Bible says that if we delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our heart, and I believe that.

Now that God has me on board, I have been working to get my house in order. That means getting my husband to see it the way God does.  For the first time we are working together, and I am confident that God did not lead us down this path to a dead end.  We have had to look not only at our spending, but also at the time we spend with Him, and how we represent Him. This whole experience has brought us closer to God, and I am sure that was His purpose all along.

Until next time…

Be blessed

Greetings!

Ok, right now, I am in the midst of planning a women’s event at my church, and being tested in every direction. I mean I knew that I would meet some opposition, because whenever you are doing anything for God the enemy is going to be busy. So, I thought I was ready for it…but he has really been stepping up his game. Although the team of women I am working with is going above and beyond in assisting me, he still finds a way to insert his presence.

I was speaking to a friend… telling her about all of the things that were going on, and right in the middle of our conversation she stopped me and prayed for me. I thank God for the power of prayer. Sometimes, we will tell people to pray for us not really knowing if they will or not. I thank God for placing me with some powerful prayer warriors. I know that even when I do not have sense enough to pray for myself…they will pray for me.

I have been extremely blessed…not because of material things, but because He has given me more than I even imagined. He has given me joy in the midst of my sorrow, peace in times of a storm, and friends that will be my BFFs forever. I do not take that lightly. I am so grateful.

I don’t think my friend realized that what she did shifted the atmosphere…maybe she did.  For a moment, I was so caught up in the perceived obstacles that I forgot WHO owns the way. The Book of Proverbs says that when we trust and acknowledge God, He will direct our path. Our Father does not give vision without giving provision. We just have to keep our focus on moving forward and allow Him to clear a path.

Until next time…

Be blessed

Greetings!

God has really been working on my spirit about service…especially in the Kingdom of God. There are times when I simply do not want to do the things God is calling me to do. Not because I don’t love Him or want to serve Him…because I do. He is the only reason that I do anything. It’s just that every now and then, my flesh fails me, and I begin to struggle with believing what the word says about me. Whenever I get into that place of confusion or my mind starts to wander too far from Him, God always leads me to the book of Joshua. I think that is mostly, because the Book of Joshua is about fighting. Sometimes we have to fight through those things that threaten to bind us to things like fear or pride or anger. Even though the scriptures tell us that fear is not of God, somebody forgot to tell my flesh that, because there are times when I want to run and hide.

One of my favorite scriptures from the Book of Joshua says, "And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these 45 years ... and now, lo, I am this day 85 years old. As yet I am as strong this day ...as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in..." (Joshua 14:10)

This scripture proves that it is never too late. What an awesome God we serve. Joshua was a warrior, but he had some fears. The thing is that he would not let those fears keep him from moving forward. I love knowing that about him. It gives me hope, because if a warrior like Joshua could overcome his fears…I know that I can do it too. So, even when we don’t think we are where we should be…we can know that God will always give us the strength we need to pursue our purpose.

Until next time…

Be blessed