How not to get out of the race!

Lets face it we all can say we have failed in the faith area, if we are honest! I know I have, but the good thing is His Grace is there  to start again!  We don't take His Grace for granted, at some point we need to  grow  up in the things of God, but I thank God for His Amazing wonderful Grace! We can learn from  examples in the word, like Peter and some of his failings. Peter sounds like he had a strong personality, from the word he sounded presumptuous, overly confident, at times. Have you ever been there, only to fail? Lets look at Peter, known as Simon at one time.

Luke 22:31-34" Simon, stay on your toes. Satan has tried his best to separate all of you from me, like chaff from wheat. Simon, I've prayed for you in particular that you not give in or give out. When you have come through the time of testing, turn to your companions and give them a fresh start". This is Jesus giving Peter a heads up, that Satan wanted to separate Peter's faith from Jesus! How can it get any better than this, Jesus telling you ahead of time this is whats going to happen, and lovingly say's," BUT I'M GOING TO PRAY FOR YOU!. If you look at this next scripture Simon (Peter) sounds overly confident, not even realizing who he is talking with "JESUS" can you imagine trying to go up against Jesus when he has just had word of knowledge for you? But we all have failed, but for the Grace of God! I'm not picking on Peter, we can learn from him, and he went on to great things!

Luke 22:33 Peter said, "Master, I'm ready for anything with you, I'd go to jail for you. I'd die for you!" Jesus said, " I'm sorry to have to tell you this, Peter, but before the rooster crows you will have three times denied that you know me". 

 He denied him 3 times, the pressure, his emotions were in control! Where was his faith now? All the things Jesus ministered to him were no where to be found. Peter was boasting, he said I'm ready, But he really wasn't! All these people accusing him that he knew Jesus, and Peter kept saying "I don't know Him, who do you mean, never saw this man in my life". He may of feared for his own life. The test was evident here, and Peter failed, as Jesus predicated he would. Peter should of said" I know this man you are talking about, instead he said " Jesus who"? For us today this is how we lose the good fight of faith, wavering, staggering in our confession. Know who you are in Christ and be confident in his STRENGTH! We need to stay at our post, holding to our profession or confession of faith. If we start wavering cracks come into our foundation, questioning Gods goodness, and his faithfulness to perform his word in our life!


The GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH IS REAL," I believe" what we can learn from this example, it's not to be presumptuous in our faith, by that I mean it's easy to talk the talk, but to walk it out is a whole other thing. Its easy to say "Praise God, and sing and dance when things are a breeze"! Our faith will be challenged at times, the pressure will be there to want to say the wrong thing like Peter did. But like Peter, some battles are going to require us to not give into the pressure when it comes. Jesus came to  them another time and ministered to them, this was just before he was taken.

Luke 22:45- When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep and exhausted from sorrow. ' WHY are you sleeping"? He asked them . Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. These are words of wisdom for us today, sorrow and being exhausted in life will take you away form the good fight of faith, so pray and keep a close walk with the Lord!

YES THE VICTORY HAS BEEN WON! Our fight is not trying to get God to do something, He has already paid the price, done it all! The fight is the enemy trying to separate YOU, AND ME, FROM OUR FAITH! Its speaking negative when the pressure comes and not believing you can over come this area!


Peter wasn't ready for what he so fervently predicated he was, but we can learn, and say Help me Lord where I'm missing it, teach me to stand and not waver in my faith. When they took Jesus away, Peter was shaken up, the pressure must of been great to see that. I'm sure he felt fear, isolated now that Jesus was taken from him. He had spent a lot of time with him and never really for seeing this day would come, his Master taken from him!

We all can learn to win every time, if we refuse to be shaken or let go of our faith, nobody's getting my faith!

Romans 8:3 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?  No in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us! 

Let this be your confession of faith, be encouraged to win! HE LOVES YOU!

Don't be a silent believer!

The bible says in 1 Timothy 6:12 - Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of may witnesses.

There is a reason why many struggle with their faith after they get saved. They haven't learned there is a good fight. A fight that will require you to, yes not only believe, but believe and confess the word. Its not a formula, but, "words are containers" and what we say will determine where you end up! Your confession is part of your fight " The power of faith filled words". Words are containers , what are you putting into these containers, doubt, fear, depression, sickness, or are they faith filled words that will pack a punch?

So in order to keep your faith, there will be a fight! How to fight will require us to not let the enemy distract you, let nothing push you out of this fight. The victory is ALREADY WON, but until Jesus returns or we go to be with the Lord, we are in this good fight! We must resist the enemy with his distractions and lies. We must keep our faith, with believing our faith filled words and speaking what the WORD OF GOD SAY'S!

HIS GRACE, KEEPS IN YOU  THE FIGHT!

Romans 10:8- " The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming; That is our victory, DON'T BE SILENT BELIEVERS! I thank God that he showed me many years ago to not just believe, but to CONFESS, DECLARE, THE WORD OUT OF MY MOUTH! I know to some this is weird, but look at Jesus as our example, he always spoke the word, in every situation. He took his stand and didn't give an inch. He was led only to say what the Father showed him, isn't that how we should be as well. He has given us Holy Spirit to led us and guide us into all truth, that truth is what  the WORD SAY'S, but we must take the time to Hear the word, faith comes from hearing the anointed word of God.

This is the only way we are going to fight the good fight of faith, remember Jesus already won it for us, but we are to take hold, lay hold. I love how it say's it in this version.

1Timothy 6:11- Run hard and fast in the faith, Seize the eternal life, the life you were called to, the life you so fervently embraced in the presence of so many witnesses. I'm charging you before the life -giving God and before Christ, who took his stand before Pontius pilate and didn't give and inch; Keep this command to the letter and don't slack off. 

Jesus never gave an inch when trouble showed up,he knew what to say, when to say it, and how to speak it, the word, and the power it has to produce kingdom of God results! We need to LOAD OUR MOUTHS AND FIRE OUR AMMUNITION WITH FAITH WORDS!

Start"SAYING" depression,Poverty, fear, doubt, sickness, you have no power over me, wrap yourself around this truth and don't be moved by it!

HE LOVES YOU!

Are your wells stopped up?

Are your wells in life clogged, are you tired of trying to start new ones only to be disappointed again? Do you let others rob you of your joy? You may ask what do you mean by that? In a sense those wells are our faith, wells of faith to believe by, trust God by. Is your faith mingled with doubt, unbelief, only to be carried with words that speak doubt?  Well I will show you through a biblical story here! In the book of Genesis 26. Isaac was the Son of Abraham, the blessing was on his life like his father. Did that mean that opposition didn't come against him? No, he had circumstance just like we do today, and he didn't let them stop him from prospering in his life! If you read in that book of Genesis 26 Isaac had encountered a famine, it was a bad time for there was no crops, which in our day would be a serious economic downturn!

That didn't stop Isaac from doing what the Lord told him, so he planted in that land and it says that he reaped a hundredfold because the Lord blessed him. It says that Isaac become very wealthy and it continued to grow, he had so many flocks and herds, and servants and the Philistines envied him. They envied him so much they stopped up the wells his father Abraham servants dug in his time, filling them with earth. They told him ( Isaac) get out from us you are to wealthy for us to look at! Wow, can you imagine the jealousy some people have towards others, rather than having the attitude I'm next! It is sad, this happens today in the church, we have to learn to be happy for others! 

So Isaac left and reopened the wells in the Valley of Gerar that had been stopped up after his father Abraham died. These Philistines were really out to stop this family! 

Isaac didn't quit, his servants dug in the valley and discovered  fresh water there, only to have them come at him with strife saying the water is ours! Do you every think"oh I have fresh water" everything is going so good this is it, only to have it come at you again? This happened a few more times, each time quarreling with him. This didn't stop Isaac, he knew God was with him and the blessing was working on his behalf. 

Do you feel like your wells are stopped up?Do you feel I can't do this again only to be stopped again?If you were to put it in our day today, we may not be literally digging up wells, but it is the same principal! DON'T GIVE UP! The end result was Isaac didn't stop, he moved on from those circumstances trusting God, and finally it says the quarreling stopped, they dug another well and God gave them room to flourish in the land they were in! 

So don't let others around you bring you into strife, quarreling, move on like Isaac he trusted God to bring him to a place to flourish. Trust God, even if it looks like a famine around you,keep planting!Gods increase will be on you to have  a mighty Harvest if you don't give up! 

His Kindness written on our heart!

When the kindness of God is written on our heart, that's when we are able to show kindness! Yes there are nice people in the world,and they are kind, but it's not the same power! His kindness reaches out and draws others in, it overflows to others, it closes the gap where offense will separate, and divide, and causes distance between the body of Christ! Offenses come to us with only one purpose, to divide the church, to cause a gap.  Kindness is a risk! But the reward will be far greater to show the kindness of God. It may be in your power to show someone kindness that could forever change the course of their life! You may ask how? Well  the best way is through a biblical story, always a good place to show the truth!

King David was a man after God's heart, right from the time he was a Shepherd boy. He had quite the life, one of many victories and tragedies. He had faced many things in his life, but always wanted God to be a part of them all. I really like reading about him, the Psalms is full of his writings, and this story in particular in 2 Samuel 9 that really touched me! He had become good friends with King Saul's son, Jonathan, and after  the death of both men, David went to the house of Saul and asked is their any one left from this lineage, that I can show Kindness to for Jonathan's sake? I believe God plan was working through David to show kindness, kindness that changed the course of this man's life forever! You see God never forgets about anyone.

This man's name was Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, David was determined to show kindness. 2 Samuel 9:3 The King asked "Is there no one still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show God's kindness? Ziba answered the King " There is still a son of Jonathan ; he is crippled in both feet". Where is he? He is at the house of Makir son Ammiel in Lo Debar. So king David had him brought from Lo Debar.

This place of Lo Debar is a place with no word, no communication, far out,destitute. There he was this Mephibosheth crippled with nothing going for him in his life. He was not living the way he should of been, think of it his Father, Jonathan was the son of King Saul, so that meant there should of been some inheritance passed on! He was living like a cast away, crippled, with no fellowship with God, "BUT" that was about to change, KINDNESS RESTORED HIM BACK!

King David showed him kindness that day, he restored all the land that belonged to his grandfather Saul, and told him that he would always be eating at his table from now on. He had been given people to work the land, to bring in a harvest for him to live off of. All because of "AN ACT OF KINDNESS"!  We were once like this Mephibosheth a cripple, cast out, living in Lo Debar , but it all changed for us, because of Jesus and His loving kindness displayed for us on the cross,with His blood! I like how this verse here puts it!

Ephesians 2:11-But don't take any of this for granted. It was only yesterday that you outsiders to God's ways had no idea of any of this, didn't know the first thing about the way God works, hadn't the faintest idea of Christ. You knew nothing of that rich history of God's covenants and promise in Israel , hadn't a clue about what God was doing in the world at large. Now because of Christ- dying that death , shedding that blood you who were once out of it altogether are in on EVERYTHING!

We have been brought in as well because of His love for us, Jesus changed it all and we to can eat from His table everyday.
It may be in your power to show an act of kindness to change someone's  life forever, let the KINDNESS OF OUR GOD BE WRITTEN ON YOUR HEART! Its the Love of God!

The God we serve will deliver us!

I found a journal I started writing in 2000, it was a very tough time for me at that time. Reading it and all the memory's of that time came rushing back to me. Tears filled my eyes, and the feelings, or memory of it was there, but the pain wasn't. That old saying" forgive and forget", you should forgive, but you never forget! Forgetting would never give place to be a testimony, and give God the Praise and Glory! The amazing thing that happens with God is you just don't remember with the same pain, it's healed, PRAISE GOD! That is of course if you let God heal you, and move on! I was reading it and then looking at my life now, truly a work of God. Sometimes in life things happen to us but that doesn't mean we are out of the race! We have to trust Him in all things, reading those pages I didn't know from one day to the next what was going to happen. I just knew I had to trust God every step of the way, almost 15 years later he has truly been faithful to me! We can read stories in the bible and sometimes think of it as just a story, but they were real people, real events that happened! They had to trust God the same way we have to today! Here is an example from the book of Daniel about the 3 Hebrews thrown into the fiery furnace. They bound them up with external garments to throw them in, but they were not bound on the inside. Inside they knew there God, they testified to the king in authority that they were not going to bow down to their god and worship them! Even though what was awaiting them, it didn't change their heart, their words and faith! Even if they had to die, they were going to serve God no matter what! I remember saying the same thing back then, all hell had come at me, and I said I will serve you my God no matter what! The furnace in my life was turned up, not by God, but by my adversary, I had the SON OF GOD with me as well in that furnace! That king  thought that if the furnace was turned up seven times hotter, and those boy's were bound up tight, they would surely burn. Have you ever had the pressure so strong in a situation, that you felt you weren't going to make it?

That was not the case, when they looked they said didn't we just throw 3 men in the fire? Then the king said why do I see 4 men walking around, unharmed, and the 4th is like the Son of God? I love that story, do you ever feel like you are in that fiery furnace?

I know reading that journal this morning I was in it at that time! I can relate to these men here, now it wasn't a literal fire, but it was one that was meant to burn me up as well! Guess what it didn't, I'm here today to testify that I also had the SON OF GOD, walking with me as well! It says in the bible that the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire passed on them.

I want to encourage anyone reading this to trust God no matter what comes your way, these men had Faith words, not even the government could dictate there future! Daniel 3:17- If it be so our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace , and he will deliver us out your hand.

So looking back I wrote and spoke words of trust on those pages, and I see that God did bring me out without the smell of smoke. It turned out good for those 3 Hebrew boys that day as well!

Faith is not presumption, faith is not hope,  faith is not optimism , faith is our response to Gods way! Faith is our ability to go beyond the natural realm and believe and receive it! So it must feed on the impossible knowing you will come out, knowing God never leaves you, knowing he has plans for you and that he loves you so much!

Its His GRACE, not our ability to overcome, we need to let self go and all our self help books because the only thing that it does, is help self, and we don't need to help self!  Those 3 Hebrews in that furnace knew self couldn't save them, and 15 years ago I knew I could't get me to where I am today, its His Amazing Grace and Love! Stay Strong in Him!

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, kindness,....!

I am always so saddened with the way the public throws slander to these celebrities over twitter, and other social media networks when there is a death, the recent death of Robin Williams. It is so tragic, that a person wants to end there life, but why do people want to say hurtful things to the family and make it public! What must be in there heart to even attack them when they didn't even know these people. I guess hurt people want to hurt, hurting people. The world needs Jesus and all that he has for them, all that he paid the price for them. Titus 3:4- But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared , he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. 

Do you need some kindness, some mercy? I know I do everyday, I take all of His kindness everyday in my life, I do not take it for granted I value it! I am so thankful that he planted the seeds of His Character in me when I was born again. The fruit of the Spirit! In fruit of itself there are seeds, seeds that grow, so we have the fruit of Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control. We can operate out of each one of these everyday of our lives!

He made it possible for us to live this life through all His precious promises and be victories! To escape all the corruption and its evil desires. He gave us the measure of faith when we are born again, but we don't stop their, we have to make an effort to add to our faith. This is not out of anything we do in ourselves, but its the work of Holy Spirit and us believing and taking it through faith and walking it out. This might sound like an old song and dance, and you could say I have heard this before. But the truth of it is we need to examine our hearts daily to see if we are allowing these fruits to be evident in our lives!

It says in 2 Peter 1:5- For this very reason make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge self- control; and to self-control, perseverance,and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 

That is saying make every effort, not if you feel like it, we must be diligent in doing this. Why? Its not just saying it without cause, its to have a cause and effect in our lives! For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

There is a whole lot in those verses to really think about and meditate on. Do you know that being Kind is taking a Risk? Its putting yourself out there to be kind to someone or smile at someone who may of treated you not very nice. It may even be in your church , sadly that does happen, its happened to me, it does hurt. I didn't want to be kind later on to that person, but I knew the benefit of me adding all these qualities to my faith would pay off. GUESS WHAT? They did, I took it to the Lord and allowed him to work in me, change me through the process, and if it happened again it got easier to add them to my faith again! I can be around that person without anything in my heart, it truly is a work of God! One that amazes me when we surrender ourselves to Him. I love Him so much, and His Grace that works in me to this day!

 Grace and more Grace ! Its in us people,  we have His ability, His love, as believers in Christ,in us to posses and rise above any situation if we want to! Showing kindness is not being a pushover its showing the Love, and Character of God, extend your kindness to others!

Let kindness be your reputation!

Jesus was known for showing kindness, compassion, love, all the God kind of acts! He had a" reputation" people followed him every where he went, large crowds wanted to hear what he had to say.  On the other hand there was those who couldn't stand him, they stoned him with there words!  It was an  old testament mind set, the law and all it regulations! There hearts where not full of this kindness and mercy that Jesus was operating in. Thank you Jesus that you came and showed all these acts of the God kind of love, and demonstrated to us that we ourselves can live this way as well! The test comes for all of us when someone sticks a fork in us, how do we react! How are our words going to be, words of kindness, or assuming the worst?  We all have been challenged with this at some point in our life. If we are ruled with the word of God, then that will lead you, rather than our carnal impulses!

Jesus rescued us with His kindness, and Love and demonstrated that on the cross! Their is more faith in that power of KINDNESS, MERCY, LOVE, to show to anyone! We think we win sometimes by reacting with wrong words, it makes us feel stronger! That is such a lie, it makes our flesh feel good, but the truth of it is there is Power in showing kindness of words. The bible says to think more of others than we think of ourselves. Philippians 2: Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.

Our reputation has to be one of kindness and mercy as well, there are benefits to this way of life. The bible if full of scriptures to prove this! 

Proverbs 3: 1-4- My Son do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; Bind them about thy neck: Write them upon your heart : So shall you find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man . Your neck never leaves you, so when we put kindness around our neck, its always ready to be manifested in our lives to others!

Look at the benefits God promised with doing this, in that scripture! We can all do this with His amazing Grace. Its choosing to be filled up with the things of God so when things happen we are prepared to act with kindness. All things are possible with Him! It doesn't mean its always going to be so easy, thoughts will come at you saying go on say those things against that person, think the worst. We can all do it with Gods help and think the best about that person. James 1:19- My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this; Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

We grow in Grace, so I encourage you to let your light shine with His Kindness! Just remember people around you are getting whatever you are full of," full of self or full of Jesus."   

LOVE WALK !

 Is our version of love based on our feelings? Love can be one of the hardest areas in the Christian walk, if we don't allow " His Love" in us to teach us! Whats Love got to do with it? It's everything in our walk as Christians. Galatians 5:6- Faith which works by Love. 

Love never fails, if we don't have love we gain nothing in this life. Its Christ love in us, that we can love the way he does, we just need to tap into that, believe it, and start exercising it by faith! Love is patient, it is kind, not self-seeking, boastful, proud, rude, easily angered, it does not keep score of how many times you were wronged. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. LOVE NEVER FAILS!

Once I got the revelation that my Faith was useless without this LOVE WALK, I made a quality decision to be obedient. At first it wasn't always easy at times I will admit, it certainly has become easier once you start practicing it, Grace and more Grace! Why would we waste our energy and time praying and believing for things without this LOVE WALK. If we struggle with an issue of love towards someone, the best thing to do is be honest with the Lord. Don't take it to others but deal with it through prayer," but deal with it." I want to use these verses  in the bible to show how Jesus dealt with this particular situation. Matthew 14:1-14

John the Baptist was murdered and behead while in prison, when Jesus got word that this happened he withdrew in a boat to a solitary place. It says in the word that people followed him on foot. When Jesus landed and saw the crowd, COMPASSION AND LOVE were the only force he operated in, after hearing such devastating news about John the Baptist. He used that to defeat what Satan tried to do against the Kingdom of God. Instead of striking out against Herod, he was move with the GOD KIND OF LOVE. He didn't allow his feelings to react and allowed what the word said! Satan couldn't trap Jesus with the sense realm, I'm sure Jesus felt sad emotions! He is a example for us what we can do, and how to deal with things like this. Our adversary is the devil not man! It is not time to curse the darkness, but to praise the LORD, and pray, just as Jesus did in that scripture.

Jesus stepped out with acts of compassion and healed the sick that day, he truly acted with the God kind of Love! 1Corinthians 13 - And now I will show you the more excellent way.

It may sound strange to some but the walk of love is freedom! LOVE is the mother to your FAITH!
Herod was not Jesus enemy, and Jesus knew that. It is for us the same today! The Love walk is freedom from fear, no more fear of what people can do to you. No fear of Satan, no fear of the curse, no more of unjustified fear of God.

Selfishness is the foundation of fear, love is the foundation of faith! If God be for you who can be against you, what can man do to you.

1John 4:17- God is Love . Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgement, because in this world we are like him, There is no fear in love . But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.. We love because he first loved us. If anyone  says, I love God, yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he given us this command, Whoever loves God must also love his brother.

Love flushes out fear! We just need to keep renewing our mind to this truth, it is freedom!!

Let us go over to the other side!

Those were Jesus words in Mark 4:35- "Let us go over to the other side". Jesus had been teaching all day at the sea side, then at the end of the day he said those words to his disciples. They left the crowd and  did as he asked! Its what happened that caught them off guard, a furious squall came up and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. And the whole time Jesus was asleep on a cushion.

Have you ever had the Lord direct you to go somewhere," to the other side"? Then it just seems that a storm has hit your life, and you are being swamped with circumstances! Only to make you think, why did Jesus direct me to go this way?  Which leads you to "say", where are you Jesus, it seems like you are not there, it seems like you are sleeping through all this storm? We all have had that feeling at one time, we would be lying if we said we didn't feel that! The disciples were obviously feeling that same way!

They forgot who was with them in that boat, they forgot every word Jesus was teaching them prior to getting in that boat! Jesus had been teaching them in Mark 4, how Satan comes to choke the word with pressures and cares of the world., making it unfruitful. I have been caught up with that myself, the moment you get some report, maybe about a unsuspecting bill that came in the mail. It feels like a massive storm, and you react the wrong way, saying the wrong things, only then to ask the Lord to forgive you for you attitude. It could be an attack with your health. I had a really bad reaction where my whole face had swelled up. I really had to keep my self from not getting into fear. I really looked horrible, I didn't even want to look in the mirror. I did go to the doctors, but I had to stay positive and keep my thoughts and words on Him!

Do you know what all those reactions are related to? It is all fear based reactions. Its either FAITH OR FEAR! Jesus did not leave them or put them in harms way, no I think he wanted them to react with faith, and to speak to that situation themselves.They made natural choices instead of supernatural, "FEAR ENTERED THERE THINKING".

That feeling of fear will lie to you every time, and say your not going to make it, where is the money coming from to pay that bill. I thought this was your will for me Lord, I went to the other side and this is what happens! If you have got Jesus in your boat, and you are listening and obeying to his words, walking with him, then know this he will never leave you or forsake you! John 16:33- I have told you these things , so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. So whatever we face, he has overcome it, we should say " I REUSE TO FEAR".  We should Speak to the storms in our life, don't let those storms speak to you!

Today is no different than when the disciples walked the earth, we have to believe and posses what the Lord promised. We can't allow worry, fear, sickness, lack to be our LAND, OR GET INTO OUR BOAT! If you are a man or woman of FAITH, than we should not live by "sight" what the world dictates.  Faith is what pleases God, its easy to slip back into living in our touch, feel, see world. That is not faith, we don't get this way over night, but at some point we have to make that choice to possess the Land of living in Faith!

Proverbs 1:33- Whoever listens to me will live in safety, and be at ease without fear of harm.

Hold on to the promises in the bible there are so many, he love you!

What It means to Honor God!

Do you ever think about what it means to fear the Lord? Have you heard wrong doctrines preached to you that if you do this or that God is out to get you? Is your Image of Him marked with wrong thoughts? All it means to" fear the Lord " is to honor him, respect him, to reverence him, to honor the blood that was paid for us! He is so worthy to have all this respect, and I want to share with you through scripture and my understanding of what I have come into!

The church in Acts is a good book to see how they lived, and found success, and  grew in numbers, signs and wonders and why they did. 

 Acts 9:31- Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened ;and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord.

That is a good example right there for the church today, we should not loose the fear of the Lord, and what the benefits are to doing so! I believe in order to to truly walk with the Lord we must have this truth (key) working in our lives! Deuteronomy 10:12 - And now O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all soul, and to observe the Lord's commands and decrees that I giving you today for your own good. This is not a REQUEST, its a REQUIREMENT! If you look at that scripture, whats the first thing its saying? It is saying to fear the Lord before you can walk in ALL HIS WAYS, and from there you will be able to love him, and from there you can serve him with your whole heart and soul! 

Do you know that having the fear of the Lord is a gift to us? It will keep us from going our own stupid way, and getting out of the Grace of God. Thank God for praying Mothers with there children, when they have wondered off and our prayers have covered them! I am all for the message of Grace that is being preached, it is by Grace through  faith that we got saved. BUT, we cant forget all the scriptures about the fear of the Lord, we cant just think we can live a life any way we want, and expect to see things show up! The Lord is all about possessing the Land, but to really possess,you will have to pursue the Lord! Matthew 22:37- Jesus replied; Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. So like I said if you don't , respect, honor, reverence him how can we love him, with everything we have! 

Think of our loved ones here on earth, we don't ever want to hurt them intentionally. I believe  we have to get this truth back into the church, what it means to fear the Lord! To clear up what it truly means to fear Him! Its not a NEGATIVE message, its a good one! We can't just lay down where we want,  do what we want, and say " GRACE HAS GOT THIS" we must respect GRACE and what it is, JESUS!

These scriptures ministered to me as well, and we have to keep them fresh in our spirits everyday! This life has nothing to offer us, the lusts that pull on your heart,the deception. Its temporary down here! We should all be saying God use me, let me magnify your name! We are the light of the world!

If we don't walk in the fear of the Lord we pull the covering off us, we open ourselves up to the enemy and  his fiery darts! The fear of Lord keeps Satan off your property ( life).

 Isaiah 33:6- He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the KEY to this treasure. 

Psalm 25:12- Who then is the man that fears the Lord? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him. He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land . The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. 

This is a powerful verse!

I want to live in this circle of Blessing and have God trust me to make known his ways! I hope this is a positive message to encourage you, I know it did me! He love you!