Seeking Balance...

Greetings!

You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.  –Psalm 63:1

This scripture sums up my feelings perfectly…

I think I am still in worship from the Holy Spirit Conference. I feel like I can’t catch my breath. It’s almost like if I breathe in too deep, I am going to explode from the weight of His presence. And I am loving it. I don’t ever want to come down from this place. But, since that is probably not going to be possible, I'm going to have to figure out how to hold on to at least some of that feeling.

Lately, the word balance has been the buzzword. Everywhere I go, people are talking about having balance, creating balance, or trying to find balance. Although, it is important…I believe everything we need can be found in the Father. The word says that if we commit our plans to the Lord, He will establish them (Prov. 16:3). That means that if we “surrender” not only our plan but also our lives to God, He will prosper us in ways that we can’t even comprehend.  But, here’s the thing…prosper doesn’t always mean money. Having prosperity can mean having an abundance of joy, or peace, or love. It can also be the ability to prioritize your life.

I am seeking hard after God. I want to be so in tune with Him that even before He speaks…I am already in position. God is looking for a remnant. He is looking for a people that will stand on the frontlines for Him. That will move when He says move. Speak when He says speak. Stand when He says stand. I want to be in that number. 

I want God to know that the sacrifice He made for me was not in vain…

Until next time…

Be blessed

Holy Spirit Refreshing...

Greetings!

This weekend I attended the "Holy Spirit Fix My Life" Conference, and I am telling you…I am totally and completely refreshed. This refreshing goes all the way from the top of head to the soles of my feet. I feel renewed. I think that’s how it should be when you come away from being in the presence of the Lord. You should feel refreshed…brand-new.

I really needed to let go….for real. I have said it many times, but I have this bad habit of thinking I can fix what is wrong in my life by trying harder, reading more, eating less…something—when what I really needed was to spend more time with my Father. Praise be to God for always knowing exactly what we need. He knows we have a hard time letting go of the things in our lives, and He allows us to go as far as we can, then He sends us a lifeline. This weekend...was my lifeline.

Have you ever attended a conference, a retreat, or a church service, and the preacher will say that if you leave out like you came in, it’s your own fault. Well, this weekend I know what that means, and something definitely broke in the spirit world. I feel a new sense of purpose.  I feel stronger…like I can take on the world.

All throughout that conference I could hear God speaking. Preacher after preacher confirmed what God had spoken to me. At one point, the host said that God had orchestrated that whole weekend for somebody in the room. I don’t know who else it may have been for, but I know it was for me...

My prayer today is that if there is anything in your life that is keeping you bound that you will let it go, and be free...maybe for the first time. In the name of Jesus.

Until next time…

Be blessed

A Praying Mother...

Greetings!

Today, we celebrate mothers all over the world, and there is no one more deserving, right? This is the person that wiped our noses, kissed our boo boos, and listened to us complain when our friends didn’t treat us right. The one who will fight for you, cry with you and even give you that extra push when we need it. My mother is deceased, but the one thing I remember most about my mama more than anything else is…I remember my mama praying over me…

And she didn’t play with it either. She would put a prayer down. She prayed as if she believed God heard her prayers. I’m not even sure she knew that she was an intercessor… it was just natural for her. And because of the prayers, I heard her pray when I was growing up, I have a heart for prayer today.

We need those mothers of yesterday…the ones that looked out for the neighbor’s children as if they were her own. The ones who could speak a word of correction and the parents backed her up. The ones that believed in standing on the word of God, and believed that God’s word had power. I just believe that God has always had a special place in His heart for women… especially mothers. God made mothers unique…different from any other creation.  

I wonder what it would be like if women understood the power of their prayers. Matthew 21:22 says, "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” When we pray believing God…He moves. John 14:13-14 also says, “And whatever you ask in My Name, that I will do, that the father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in my name, I will do it.” What if we held God to His word? What if we actually believed that our prayers would make a difference?  What if we banded together all across the nation to pray for our children, for our communities, for our families? The Bible says the effectual fervent prayers of the righteous availeth much (Jam. 5:16). Just thinking about that is powerful. God is looking for a remnant…a people who believe. You and I…we are that people. Will you answer the call…

Until next time...

Be blessed

Pray Believing

Greetings!

I am in a season of believing. I can feel it. I can feel God strengthening my faith in ways that I never thought possible. Not because there is anything dramatic happening in my life, it is just the wonder of God’s love toward us. I posted last week about putting God back in His proper place—in the center of everything.

When we put God at the center—He responds.  You know how people say that sometimes God will answer with a “yes,” a “no,” or a “maybe?” I believe that when you pray according to scripture…according to His promise...He will always say “YES!”

The Bible says, “You ask and receive not because you pray amiss.”  That is from the Book of James 4:3. Some things can hinder our prayers. Things like…

Doubting that Jesus went to the cross

Doubting that He now sits on the right hand of The Father

Doubting that God loves us with an everlasting love

Doubting that His desire is to bless us

If we doubt those things, then our prayers will not be answered.  But, when we believe…the word says that nothing will be impossible for us…that is having a mustard seed kind of faith (Matthew 17:20). The thing is that God may not answer the way we want. His ways are higher than our ways, and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts (Isaiah 55:9). His love for us is so amazing that our minds cannot comprehend it. Sometimes His love is so all consuming that it overwhelms us. We are not used to letting someone else lead—even God. We will not understand everything God allows, but we can trust that He is working it out for our good, and we can trust that our lives will bring God glory.  

Until next time...

Be blessed