Free people will impact others!

Jesus was so great at ministering to people he came in contact with, like this woman in John 4:7-42. It was meant to be that Jesus sat by this well after a long journey, and was introduced to this woman, a divine appointment that was orchestrated by the Father!  This woman came to draw  water from the well, and Jesus struck a conversation up with her, asking her if she would give him a drink!  It opened the door for him to be able to show her what she needed in her life, and what she didn't need! He valued her enough to take the time with her, his amazing Grace was shown to her that day, not condemnation of what he was about to expose in her life!

He now has opened the door to show her what true life is, " saying this water I give you, you will never thirst again", It has peeked a curiosity in her to ask him where are you getting it from! Please I want it, so I don't have to go back to my old way of doing things always searching for something to quench this thirst in me. You see, Jesus knew her heart and that she was searching for something deeper in life, she was searching for truth, and she was trying to find it the wrong way. Jesus asked her to go get her husband and come back here.She was honest in saying" I am not with my husband". Jesus said you are right, not only is this man," not your husband", but you have had 5 husbands! He wanted her"to open up to him", and let her see where she was at in life!  He didn't say that to condemn her, it was all about giving her true life, a life of freedom. He wanted her to see who HE truly was! That what she was looking for in those 5 husbands, and the one she was with then, didn't satisfy her! 

He ministered to her in Grace, not condemnation which caused her to be free! This woman left her old way that day at that well, and she ran with true living water in her. She was free and she went and testified to many other people, and she impacted them. She was free to give to others now, and they could see that she had something different. We can do the same, Jesus came to set the captives free, and to give life to us. 

A Free person will infect others, a Free person will impact others the same way this woman did in John 4:7. She got something that day because she let Jesus speak truth into her, she didn't try to justify or hide the fact of what he said. She let the conversation go further, she was thirsty for answers and in the end she could see He was the true Messiah ( Christ) the one they were waiting for. She was free, to impact others! You may be in a place where this woman was, even though it was a very long time ago, people are still dealing with the same issues today. Let Jesus show you the way, let him give you living water to never thirst again and go have an effect the same way this woman did! 

Who are you listening to ?

How many times did the pressure say to you " Oh just give up"? That pressure is sent to cause you to do just that!  It can be your past of who you were then, saying, it will never happen for you, you old sinner, look at you how could God hear your prayers! Or it could be screaming, you will never see a healing manifest in your life. We have all experienced it, but I like what Paul says in the book of Ephesians 6 :10- Finally  be strong In the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand  against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers against the authorities against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 
Eph 6:13  Therefore put on God's complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].


Eph 6:14  Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God,

That is not telling us to give up, or to run away, or to start complaining about the situation, it says to stand, with Gods armor keep standing! His armor is his word, it says be strong in Him and His mighty Power. This is nothing of ourselves, but  our part is to "Put on the full armor" so we can stand!  So when all Hell has broken loose against you, and sometimes it will, the word of God says " FINALLY, BE STRONG, PUT ON, TAKE YOUR STAND, HOLD YOUR GROUND, TIGHTEN THAT BELT OF TRUTH AND STAND ! 

This pressure is from the enemy to steal the word from you, it is meant to take away what has been given to you! God is a giver not a taker. He sent his Son and gave to us all the promises of God, He so loved us, that he gave. So don't be lied to that God wants to take something from you to teach you something. But if we don't know what we are up against then "standing and resisting" wont be part of your life. Paul is telling us in order to stand in His mighty power, you have to put on the full armor, not part of it, not bits and pieces when we desire to. But he is saying the full armor, and that is only so that you can take your stand ! 

We are wearing this armor with the attitude of an owner, we are dressed like an owner, not a beggar! You and I have been bought with a precious price " the blood of Jesus " We can wear His righteousness, dressed to be able to stand in His mighty power!2Co 5:21  Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

If the pressure is telling you to quit, remember who you are in Christ. Let this word encourage you to take your stand and keep standing in His mighty power, He loves you so much!

Do you posses committed FAITH ?

This walk of faith for the believer is not for the faint - hearted, its not for those who say I tried that faith stuff, it doesn't work, no faith tried you and you didn't work! Its not for those with excusses!  Instead it should be "quit"is  not an option! Have you ever looked at someone who is walking with the Lord and say "they have something I desire", I have? The scripture makes it clear that we should follow men and women like that.Heb 6:12  Don't drag your feet. Be like those who stay the course with committed faith and then get everything promised to them.

The scripture also makes it clear not to desire or follow after those who don't stay with committed faith. Psa 78:10  They kept not the covenant of God and refused to walk according to His law

Faith is not a fad, or a movement, the bible says- Rom 1:17  For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.

Who has it, "Faith" the born again believer Rom 10:8  But what does it say? "The Word is near you, even in your mouth and in your heart"; that is, the Word of Faith which we proclaim;

Rom 10:9  Because if you confess the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.

So committed faith is something that must be a quality decision you make, and say, even if it's not likely to happen tomorrow, I will continue to trust God for it! 

Jesus never fails and God never fails. If it didn't work, we failed. God does not change; our prayer does not change God. Faith changes things, not God. Faith is simple, its laying hold of something you desire, and bringing them into the realm of reality, by acting on what the word of God says! 

 Mark 11: 23-is a powerful verse to stand on, but 2 words in their are vital " BELIEVE AND RECEIVE " believing is an action word, act on what the word says, find out what the promises are and act on them. Results will materialize ! 

Faith will always say " ITS MINE, That's the receiving part, I take it now! 

Faith will never relent, or looks back, you have to make that decision to say "I am not moved by what I see, I am moved only by what I BELIEVE"! 

Faith without works is dead, healed people will act healed, I didn't say "deny", it may be a fact that your diagnosed with something but that is not the truth you want to stand on. Psa 107:2  All of you set free by GOD, tell the world! Tell how he freed you from oppression,

 So whether you feel like it or not, tell it, speak it, declare it, shout it out!

Satan, your adversary will will challenge real faith, He will say to you look.......

So get busy and act on Gods word now. Don't just wait for something to arise in your life! 

Mat 8:17  that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.

That verse is for us today, a statement of fact so believe it and receive it. 

Real bible faith simply says about you what the Word says about you- spiritually. physically, mentally, financially and socially. 

So I say make that decision today to be committed to faith in God, that His word will preform what it says it will. Heb 11:6  It's impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.

2Co 5:7  (for we walk by faith, not by sight);  

Always remember how much he loves you, and what he has made available for us in his precious word !

So what is truth ?

How many believers go along in life and have their idea of truth, without letting the bible be their truth? I would say theirs a lot of them, I was one of them in some areas as well, but I prayed for answers and God showed me, Truth! If you want to know he will show you, if you don't his hands are tied. God will never move out of turn, But he will never fail to move when its his turn.  Oh sure we know the basic truth of salvation, baptism after getting born again. But it doesn't just stop their, how are we going to go onto great things for God, or overcome areas in our lives if that's all of the truth you settle on? Truth requires us to seek, to want answers, and for us to abide and learn what the word of God says.

Jesus put it this way in Joh 8:31  So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you abide in My word [hold fast to My teachings and live in accordance with them], you are truly My disciples.

Joh 8:32  And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.

Don't you want to know the truth and let the truth set you free ? I know I want to experience all that God has for me. But you have to want to know it, you can't just believe something that doesn't go along with His Word, what does God say in that matter, its in the word!

The gospel of Jesus Christ brings to all salvation, but once you get saved we don't stop their. Their is a way to live in this gospel of the Kingdom to bring us VICTORY, and will bring us results from God every time!

Why do people create their own perception of what God would do, in a matter in their life? It brings them comfort, and puts all the weight of it back on Him. I heard this from a teacher of the word say this and it stuck with me " A no fault religion". Think about that we go about in life and we don't bother to find out truth, we just think God didn't want us to have it, or He took it from us, or He's trying to teach us hard lessons. So that puts it all  back on God and we have a no fault, no responsibility, to every do our part, which is to " seek first the kingdom of God"

I am passionate about this, and so much more for others to know truth. I know you can't be the word police and try and give a ticket every time they do and say things, but I have a heart to want to speak the truth in Love to others when I can. So what is truth, truth is being a disciple of his word, seeking it with all your heart, and you will find answers and the truth will make you free.

Truth will bring you true success in life, truth will bring you Joy, when all around you might be despair. Truth will bring you peace of mind when you lost something or someone. Truth will bring you healing when sickness has been diagnosed over you. Truth will give you desires of your heart, for God loves us and wants to bless us with! Truth will bring you prosperity if your broke, and cause you to rise above and be able to provide for your family, and be a giver into the kingdom of God.  True prosperity is to know Jesus Christ, and have your soul prosper in all your emotions, thoughts and thinking right!
Joh 14:6  Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me.

 So if you thought you had truth and its not bringing you success in any of these areas ask yourself where am I missing it, God will show you through his word! Always remember He loves you so much, and has the best for you!

Ambassadors for Jesus !

Our highest priority in this life as a believer is to seek first the Kingdom of God, those are the words of Jesus! 

Mat 6:33  But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.

Mat 6:34  So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble.

We have been brought out of darkness and into the light of His Kingdom. Do you know the bible refers to us as ambassadors for Christ? Think about in the natural what an ambassador does, and his role. They are sent to foreign nations to be representatives at meetings, will smooth relations between countries, they act as a figure head for their country of origin, etc. That is a pretty big responsibility, and we have been called that!

2Co 5:20  So we are Christ's ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us. We [as Christ's personal representatives] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God.

We are called ambassador's to represent our King Jesus, we don't have to say I think its so, we can say " Jesus said" we are to take over not take sides, making a Godly nation! 

Col 3:17  And whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in [dependence upon] His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him.

That is our position in the Kingdom of God! We will have to choose whom we serve in this life Jesus said it this way in Mat 6:24  No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (deceitful riches, money, possessions, or whatever is trusted in).

This world system is all about storing up treasures, its not about saving souls it all about saving money! Do we need money, absolutely, money in its self is not bad, its the love of it that will entice you. It will cause your eye not to be single and full of light like Jesus said again in- Luk 11:34  Your eye is a lamp, lighting up your whole body. If you live wide-eyed in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar.

All that is saying is having a single eye will keep you full of revelation to live this Kingdom life! Without Jesus this sense realm is the boundary of life. If it feels good, taste good, looks good, then I want it. That is a trap to many, and the down fall to many believers. Do we get to experience all those feelings "Yes" but its not at the cost of stepping outside the Kingdom of God ! God wants to give us all things richly to enjoy! 

In the Old Testament Danial was a true representative an "ambassador" for God. He never changed his belief or lifestyle because of laws that the king issued. He knew whom he served, and was under Gods Kingdom! He prayed with his windows open when he was told not to, and he never backed down from what God showed him. For that, he was thrown into the lions Den, BUT, lived to tell about it!

Dan 6:22  My God has sent His angel and has shut the lions' mouths so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent and blameless before Him; and also before you, O king, [as you very well know] I have done no harm or wrong. [II Tim. 4:17.]

Have you been thrown into something that you believe you can come out of- rise above- and live to declare about? 

Do you know that Jesus also said he knows what we have need of  in Mat 6:32  For the Gentiles (heathen) wish for and crave and diligently seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows well that you need them all.

Isn't He such a great Father God, I tell you every time I read and meditate on these kind of verses I am so thankful my Heavenly Father is so good to me! 

Jesus also said not to store up treasures here on this earth where thieves break in and steal!

,Mat 6:19  Do not gather and heap up and store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust and worm consume and destroy, and where thieves break through and steal.

Mat 6:20  But gather and heap up and store for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust nor worm consume and destroy, and where thieves do not break through and steal;

So what that's saying is we are to deposit our treasure on a higher plane " heaven" because their ain't going to be any thieves or any kind of any thing come and break into heaven and steal from you!

So seek first the kingdom of God and everything will be added to you, not taken from you! Go fourth as an ambassador for Jesus and know who you are in Him!

Who's in Control ?

Have you or do you work hard at something in your life only to come up empty handed, struggling,toiling with frustration? That day that Jesus got onto Simon's boat changed his life! These were fisher men who made their living from catching fish, and Simon came up empty handed with his catch! Jesus took the liberty of just climbing into his boat, and then said put out a little from the shore. Jesus then just sat and taught the people from the boat, I'm sure Simon was hearing it all while he was busy cleaning his nets! I believe Jesus had a motive for Simon that day!  His life was about to change for ever, and he didn't even know it!  INCREASE ALERT on every level !

So the word says that when Jesus finished speaking, he said to Simon " Put out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a catch". Simon called him "Master"  we have worked hard all night and haven't caught one fish! BUT, because you say so I will let down my net! Don't we do the same thing today to Jesus, we want to say to him I've tried it, its not working!

Jesus was their that day to minister to many people, but it was in preparation  for Simon that day. The first request he asked Simon that day was, let out a little from the shore, and then he said now put your nets into the deep. I'm sure Simon had all kinds of thoughts running through his mind like "MASTER YOU ARE NOT A FISHERMAN" and I'm sure Simon was tired in his physical body with working all night, and frustration was trying to take over! We have all been their! But he obviously showed respect, he knew  their was something special about this man Jesus, he had healed his mother in- law in the previous chapter.  BUT when he"sowed" his boat into Jesus ministry that day, he reaped a huge change on every level. Its all about trust and putting  principals in the word of God into motion!

When Simon obeyed Jesus at his request to let down the nets, the miracle happened every fish in that lake came his way, INCREASE, their were so many fish that they had to fill 2 boats full with fish that the boats began to sink! Now that was great for Simon, as far as making his surplus for fish that day, but the greatest thing that happened that day was Simon was changed for ever! He had a revelation of who this man he called Master truly was, LORD, JESUS! Simon left that business of  catching fish and went on to be  called Peter and was a disciple of Jesus!
Luk 5:5  And Simon (Peter) answered, Master, we toiled all night [exhaustingly] and caught nothing [in our nets]. But on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets [again].

Luk 5:6  And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish; and as their nets were [at the point of] breaking,

Things have not changed for us today, Jesus still may ask you in your life to let out a little from the shore, and then ask you let out into the deep. That would tell me, LET GO, relinquish it all, cast your net out into the deep where it may seem like your taking a big risk! Its the self can make it happen, toiling hard and seeing no results attitude that has to be thrown out!

Listen our days of trying to make it happen ourselves has to go, We must start believing no matter what we are called to in our lives Jesus, is right their  with us! Simon had the choice to even let him minister in his boat, and then to tell him how to start doing things! He was teachable, he knew something was different about this man Jesus! Today Holy Spirit  lives in our hearts if your born again, he wants Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth, We have the kingdom of God in us, we can take this and demonstrate the kingdom of God in every area of our lives!

We can miss the opportunity for Increase in our lives on every level, the rich young ruler missed it in Luke 18:25- Jesus answer to him was not what he wanted to hear, so that man went away sad and missed an opportunity of a lifetime! We try to bring Jesus down to our thinking what we want to hear, not what he may say, "let out a little from the shore, and now let out into the deep". It all has to do with fear, or loss, its about us being in control and not letting Jesus into our boats to minister the best for us, INCREASE ON EVERY LEVEL!

The word is full of these types of examples but I'm stopping for now here. Always remember he loves you so much!!

Are You Hungry for More ?

Lets shake ourselves out of this lie that we can fall prey to as Christians, that miracles, signs, and wonders are only for the the big Evangelist, or preachers of today! Or even that they are a thing of the past! Do you know that when you lack knowledge in an area of something it keeps you  dwarfed in your thinking, and will keep you from going forward ! It is for all the church, we might not all be in a ministry like the Evangelist or a pastor, but everyday we can see demonstrations, manifestations of the Holy Ghost in our own personal life!

Knowledge is the ingredient to think BIG!  Wisdom is the ability to use Knowledge, and Wisdom is Jesus! Jesus said come and learn of me. Mat 11:29  Walk with me and work with me--watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.

Mat 11:30  Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."

So knowledge of Jesus and who He is will keep life good, it will keep manifestation, demonstration, and visitation present in your life! It will keep us from falling prey to the lies that miracles signs and wonders are not for us in our everyday life! When I say this it might be the smallest of things to start in your life, He is the God who says cast all your burdens on me for I care for you! You might be in a position right now where you are in need of a manifestation, demonstration, or a visitation. I am here to say to you don't give up! A larger concept of Jesus will cause your thinking to think BIG, it will cause signs and wonders to follow you! We should be more surprised when we don't see it, rather than just settling for the "oh well I guess its not meant for today".

We have to create our world, don't let this world create you!" Don't adopt the suppose it won't work syndrome" - SAY ALL THINGS ALL POSSIBLE! Knowledge of Jesus will cause you to take the the right path in life, and to stay on it! When your thinking is small it will put you in a false relationship with the truth. 

The birth of the New Testament church came first because they preached the truth, it gave them knowledge of the truth, and then it produced signs wonders miracles, and thousands were added to the church! Act 2:41  Therefore those who accepted and welcomed his message were baptized, and there were added that day about 3,000 souls.

 The church operated with great power and favor we can have the same today! Act 4:33  And with great strength and ability and power the apostles delivered their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace (loving-kindness and favor and goodwill) rested richly upon them all.

We are the church with great favor, a church with great power, and great grace! Eph 2:7  He did this that He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free grace (His unmerited favor) in [His] kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus.

Touched ... But not Changed...Is that your life ?

Have you been touched by God in some way, but not changed. Is the word of God changing you?Have you been emotional, but with no devotion behind it?.Have you known something, but are not walking in it ?  We can all relate to this, but at some point change must be evident, the word will transform us. God doesn't come naturally to us, He is a supernatural God. He knows if we can accept it by the senses , it will not be by Faith ! We are to be Spiritual minded, the natural man doesn't understand the things of the Spirit, you will not know when they show up, or be expecting them.

Don't let the distractions of this world take you away, be led of the Spirit. We can change the atmosphere when we walk into a room. In the book of John 5: their was a man who was paralyzed who laid with others who were disabled, lame, blind. This man was this way for thirty eight years, and Jesus asked him "Do you want to get well"? I read that and wondered why ask this particular man when their were all the others as well. Well this man had an excuse as to why it wasn't happening for him.He didn't respond right to Jesus, he was caught up with what was happening around him. So Jesus was giving him the opportunity right their to change his life, GET UP! PICK UP YOUR MAT AND WALK!  At once this mans life changed , he allowed the touch of God to change him. He allowed those words Jesus said to change him, to impact him and do something about it! Now if you read on Jesus met up with this man later on and said now that you have been made well , stop sinning or something worse may happen to you. It was a word of wisdom from the Master Himself how to stay in the Spirit and see success. This applies to every generation, see yourself on the inside first whole and healed, and with no excuses why its not working, and take up your mat and be made whole! He loves us and has so much for us!

We must get our eyes off of man and onto God. I believe for miracles signs and wonders to happen for us we must be changed in our thinking. A renewed mind meditating on His word day and night will bring you out of sickness, disease, lack of any kind . God is always waiting on us, not us waiting on God!  This is our Prayer Lord God!

Eph 1:17  [For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him,

Eph 1:18  By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones),

Keep Hope Alive !!

We hear a lot about faith, faith to do this, or believe for this, but do you know that HOPE is a partner to FAITH? This is a powerful team together, and it must work together, to get right results!

Rom 15:13  May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

This is a Powerful scripture , Its saying, this God who is our Hope( expectation), our source, may He give you Joy, and Peace in the midst of tribulation that comes our way ! This is not HOPE as the world sees it, or its not a natural Hope, " wishful thinking" its supernatural Hope, biblical HOPE! 

Faith can't work alone, Hope must be their as well to not give up!  Their have been many faith people who have been shipwrecked because Hope wasn't their along side them.We must be abounding in Hope, keep it alive. It is flowing in the future, knowing you will see it, while your in the present, supernatural hope !

While we are waiting on our God of hope in the midst of trails, we can be filled with Joy and Peace. Many times some loose faith and give up in the wait. Its because we don't know how to wait. HOPE is our anchor to hold onto FAITH, to receive our manifested answers!

Faith is invisible, So Hope holds your hand in the process. We must let hope do its work and not allow discouragement, keep hope alive, or faith will die. HOPE cause you to see it! HOPE, Biblical hope, is a confidence from God about future issues , its a sure word form God!

1Jn 5:14  And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.

1Jn 5:15  And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

So when all the questions the devil throws your way like, how long has this sickness, disease been staying  on your body, how long have you been giving and still no breakthrough. That's when you should lie down in the supernatural Hope and say my GOD  is not a GOD that should lie, He will come through! HOPE keeps the answer in our vision alive!

HOPE helps your FAITH locate where its going! Heb 11:1  Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Look at Abraham and Sarah lives, Abraham can't produce children, he is now old, way past the time of one wanting even to think about children. Then theirs Sarah she was always barren, and now old !

This is a wonderful story of them of HOPE, LOVE AND GODS GRACE. The word says that against all HOPE, Abraham in hope believed what God said would happen. So in essence Abraham believed against natural Hope, and believed in Biblical Hope that He would become the father of many nations, like us today!! His faith rode piggy back on Hope, your not going to be fully persuaded just on faith- no its Hope that will carry you to the end, biblical hope!

Rom 4:18  In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, "So shall your offspring be."

Rom 4:19  He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.

God gives us Joy and Peace while your waiting. Faith and Hope are a team, hope removes disappointment, its knowing that Hope works in Gods timing. So keep Hope alive or faith will die, Hope in our God, our faithful God will bring it to pass!

Choose to walk in Love !

Love is the way God intended for us all to walk with each other, God is Love and if we are created in his Image we can choose to walk this way, the God kind of Love. The bible says that mankind was created in the image of God, Gen 1:26  God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth. [Ps. 104:30; Heb. 1:2; 11:3.]

Gen 1:27  So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. [Col. 3:9, 10; James 3:8, 9.]

When a man or woman chooses to accept the fact that they need God in their lives, and know that life is not really life until they accept Jesus as Lord, then Love is birthed in us!Rom 10:9  Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Rom 10:10  For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.

 I have witnessed what walking in Love can do, and I have witnessed what selfishness can do, I choose LOVE! 

It goes right back to the beginning of Mankind in Genesis  what choices you make can effect you, and others around you. The choice of selfishness can destroy, divide, and have great consequences ! Its a ripple effect, once what was, could no longer be! We don't realize how it can do so much damage around us. We were wired for love, because God created us in His Image and God is Love.1Jn 4:8  He who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love.

1Jn 4:9  In this the love of God was made manifest (displayed) where we are concerned: in that God sent His Son, the only begotten or unique [Son], into the world so that we might live through Him.

We make the choice to do either, and we may not see the effects of selfishness right away, but you will see it. Every day people make bad choices, it doesn't have to be that way, but sadly its true. 

Selfishness is a lie, its all about you, not even considering the people around you that love you. Its a lust that can grab hold of you and seduce your thought life! Now Love on the other hand will grant you access into a whole new life, "freedom", because you are relying on the God kind of Love ! Its His love that's gets into you when you Accept Jesus, and its His love that can Love anything, anyone and not see all the faults in people, but you see what God sees! You see what He created in His Image, His likeness. When God looks at all of us, He looks with love, not selfishness, not anger, not disappointment, but He sees a future, and all kinds of possibilities for us. That is the reason why He died, and rose again to give us life, hope and a future in His Love!

Love always wins, and brings with it many rewards, sometimes you may not see them right away but they will manifest! Choose Love !

How to avoid crop failure !

Think of yourself as a farmer, sowing seed, your heart is the ground, and the word of God is the seed being sown. That seed goes somewhere when its thrown down in the natural. In the book of Luke 8:5-8- Jesus paints a picture of a farmer sowing his seed and the different places it fell. As a believer in Christ the word is so important to us, and more important, where is your seed falling, and whats happening to it, we are the ones to make sure of this!

The "path is the first place it is mentioned, lets liken that to  your walk in life, Jesus said "as the seed fell it was trampled on" Hearing the word  the devil can trample on it and steal it!  Then Jesus mentioned the birds of the air ate up the seed that was sown. Now we know their are so many birds out their, but one bird in particular came to my mind as I was thinking about this parable, the " Vulture" interesting read on them.

 The Vulture will move with authority through the skies as if all things are within its rightful ownership. The Vulture is quite content in waiting for what it desires, waiting for hours to get their fair share of resources.

They say nothing, no hoot or hollers, only hissing. Vultures don't need to announce themselves. They're reputation precedes them. Their power is in their purpose.

My  point in relating to this is likened to our" enemy" he is lurking about seeing whom he may devour the word says. 1Pe 5:8  Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.

1Pe 5:9  Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset--rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined], knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians) throughout the world.

The seed also fell on rock and when the seed did come up they withered because of no moisture!  It says they received it with joy when they heard it, but they have no root, " no staying power" in time they fall away!

And other seed fell among the thorns, and they choked out the seed.The are the cares, worries of this life, it could be people, the old saying they were a" thorn in my side". That could be the biggest of them, "THORNS" people will offend you and if your not careful it could cause you to walk away from every seeing a harvest in your life. 

Then last the seed falls on good soil which comes up to produce a hundred times more than was sown. I want to be that don't you! 

Jesus said lastly have ears to hear, he who has ears to hear, than hear! Those who hear, and RETAIN IT, " keep it !

He also said though seeing, they may not see; though hearing they may not understand, I believe we have to first respect the word for it to work! It takes perseverance to produce a good crop, so don't give up!

Keys to open up Victory!

Do you see yourself as a  joint heir with Christ, seated with Him? Are you ineffective, are you experiencing defeat? The old saying is true,when you know to do better you will, and with knowledge comes power! That is so true, defeat is a result of living out of the soul realm when we should be living out of our sonship and being a joint heir with Christ
.Rom 8:17  And if we are children, then we are heirs; heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; so that if we suffer with Him, we may also be glorified together.

Heb 11:6  But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

So someone may say I have been trying, and failing, on many levels, I don't know anymore? The first place to start is knowing you are loved! Then comes discipleship, this comes from remaining in his word. Its learning who you are, a Son or daughter of God. Its a place where you die daily, and take up your cross on a daily bases. When you know you are a Son, you then know your an owner of everything He gave to you. These keys become yours to use with power in the name of Jesus! These keys of faith, love, the blood of Jesus,the wisdom of God to handle things. These have  been given to us by his amazing Grace, in the name of Jesus!

Joh 15:7  If you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done to you.

Joh 15:8  In this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, so you shall be My disciples.

Mat 16:19  And I will give the keys of the kingdom of Heaven to you. And whatever you may bind on earth shall occur, having been bound in Heaven, and whatever you may loose on earth shall occur, having been loosed in Heaven.

Use these keys to walk in this Sonship and be led by the Spirit! Its in the name of Jesus that we must know how to use them. These keys unlock 3 worlds for us, Heaven, hell, and earth, and we have been given them. To operate with these keys we must walk with the armor of God at all times! 

Eph 6:11  Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Eph 6:12  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world's rulers, of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

 Rev 3:20  Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him and he with Me.

He is always knocking at our hearts door, the question is are you listening. Let Him in, He has the answer you need. Times of refreshing with His  presence will come in and refresh you, listen for him knocking! 

The power of His Resurrection made a way for you to get through anything, to get up from anything, it belongs to you, and defies  everything Satan tries to do against you. It stops him in his tracks!

Hearing differently can change everything, face everything in life knowing you are loved, and knowing  Jesus already made a way of VICTORY for you. Refuse to be robbed any longer and walk in your Sonship. your a joint heir in Christ!

Enemies of a Strong Spirit !

It is so vital to have a strong Spirit as a born again Christian, it will keep your enemies from defeating you ! Pro 18:14  The strong spirit of a man sustains him in bodily pain or trouble, but a weak and broken spirit who can raise up or bear?

A weak Spirit will draw all bad things to you, the devil is looking for a home, and when your Spirit is weak its not in a position to resist him. Now a strong Spirit will keep you prosperous, what is it to be truly prosperous? TO DO BETTER! Ignorance is every mans mountain, ignorance will make a failure, truth will give you advantage, and make you free!

What can hold you back from having a strong Spirit and deplete your Spirit, the bible is clear about what we should  do! Heb 12:1  Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

We are to roll the care of every weight that tries to come on us, over on the Lord, He knows what to do with it! Psa 31:15  Hour by hour I place my days in your hand, safe from the hands out to get me.


1Pe 2:11  Friends, this world is not your home, so don't make yourselves cozy in it. Don't indulge your ego at the expense of your soul.

Making time for the Lord daily is so important. Excuses will be your enemy for sure! Take the answers the Lord has for you, but don't take the care, cast it all over on to the Lord!Luk 10:39  She had a sister, Mary, who sat before the Master, hanging on every word he said.Luk 10:40  But Martha was pulled away by all she had to do in the kitchen. Later, she stepped in, interrupting them. "Master, don't you care that my sister has abandoned the kitchen to me? Tell her to lend me a hand.Luk 10:41  The Master said, "Martha, dear Martha, you're fussing far too much and getting yourself worked up over nothing.Luk 10:42  One thing only is essential, and Mary has chosen it--it's the main course, and won't be taken from her."

This such a great word of advice for each of us, faith comes from hearing the words of the Master. So we must do as Mary and sit and listen, to His every word. When tough times come, and they will, they won't seem so tough. It will be easier to forgive, love, to give, and to rest in Him. Your marriage will come through tough times, and your children will be better for you taking this path in life. This will put you over the top, it will take you to the mountain. Pro 8:34  Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

So the question we should be asking ourselves is, who determines all this to keep our Spirit Strong, and recognize these enemies? It  is clear in scripture, Gal 6:8  For he who sows to his own flesh (lower nature, sensuality) will from the flesh reap decay and ruin and destruction, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

I encourage you to keep your Spirit Strong, so when adversity comes, you know you are loved, and hidden in Christ!

Is Addiction your friend ?

Their are  many who are suffering from one form of addiction or another, even in the church today! Addiction is one of the cruelest of all yokes because it deceives us unmercifully and ruthlessly.It comes to us like a friend , promising to bring comfort. It kisses us on the cheek like Judas, stealing from our treasury, then rents us for a cheap fee to the opposition. Addiction is a yoke that convinces us we must wear it to survive. Nothing will make you feel more powerless. It is a ungodly master in many lives. Their are countless people, even in the church today that have concluded that they are hopeless to overcome this beast of addiction.So what happens is they accept this relentless beast, which has caused them to fail time and time again. The accuser wears them down with lies and accusations that they are bound forever with this demon!

Many think freedom is a distant thing for them that would only come once in heaven. That is not the case, whether your addiction is substances or behaviors, God can set you free, it requires time, trust, and cooperation. The process is one that requires us to walk daily with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the one who came to set the captives free!

I know God could set many free instantly and he has, BUT many have returned to this beast, only to feel the shame once again. So I believe the process is one that requires your "thinking" to change and that is a process in the "word". The journey will show you who you really are and that you can make right decisions.These decisions will now give you the power you lacked before.

God teaches us Victory day by day, victory in Jesus Christ, we live in the constant awareness of His greatness and sufficiency. Hard lessons are often long-lasting lessons. God is far more interested in us getting to know our Deliverer than being delivered. 

Addiction is your enemy as it is Gods, but the truth is, God has defeated it at the cross. See yourself with the power of the cross on your side that if God be for you than who can be against you Though this enemy may look like a giant, do as the young David did as a shepherd boy when he looked Goliath in the face and SAID, who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God? 

 1Sa 17:45  Then said David to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the ranks of Israel, Whom you have defied.
We can all remember that story how David killed that giant with only a few stones and sling shot, he first knew who His God was, and he knew his covenant with God. He spoke first and told his enemy that he was going down, and he trusted God to overcome him. How much more for us a new testament church, with the Blood Jesus paid at the cross and rose again for us, praise His name!

We as believers today can speak to our enemy, "Satan is our enemy"- Joh 10:10  A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.
  
  

Rom 8:31  So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose?

Rom 8:32  If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us? 

We must realize that God's unquestionable will is your freedom from this yoke, but also trust that He has written a personalized prescription for your freedom. His word is your manual for life, all the scriptures are in their and are waiting for you to take them and pray and believe them.
God's strength is tailor made for our weaknesses!
Always remember we are never stronger than the moment we admit that we are weak! Seek God diligently and ask Him to show you the way to VICTORY!
2Co 12:9  and then he told me, My grace is enough; it's all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness. Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ's strength moving in on my weakness.

 We are partners in the cause of " grace and truth" that comes through Jesus Christ, thank God our Savior came equipped with both, for where would we be with just one or the other?

Be tenacious and patient, if you fall don't listen to the accusations and jeers of the evil one. Get back up and walk with God again. In your born again Spirit you are free, its your soul man that you are working out, with all the lust and desires that war against the Spirit. Renewing your mind to the word of God is where the habits change, one day at a time! He love you so much!

Joh 8:36  So if the Son sets you free, you are free through and through.

  

To all the daughters of God !

I felt impressed this morning to write something on your identity in God our Father, our King and Savior ! This is for the many women out their who have given their lives to Jesus, but are not really knowing that you are a loved, and treasured daughter! The bible says faith begins where the will of God is known. The truth of knowing who you are will set you free in many areas that are holding you back. So know that he knew you before you were formed in your mothers womb and he loved you

.Psa 139:13  For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother's womb.

 You are separate, distinct from any other person. Don't compare yourself to the image of what the worlds idea of a woman should be, it can only be found in Him, Jesus! All these verses in this photo should be your mirror in life. The place that Jesus made for us must be taken by faith, and we must hold on to it, sometimes harder than other times. It can fade away if you let it, everyday look and say this I am ..... A daughter of the King!

When you know, that you know, how much He Loves you, you can leap over a wall and run through an army of attacks. trust me I know. Their is power in His love!

 Pro 31:30  Charm and grace are deceptive, and beauty is vain [because it is not lasting], but a woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord, she shall be praised! Pro 31:31  Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates [of the city]! [Phil. 4:8.]

This is a powerful verse, it will take you along way in life, it will pave the way to a life of true success only found in Him. So know you are a daughter of the King and how much He Loves you !

You might think nothing is happening !

Do you know as a Son or Daughter of God what comes against you is temporary? I know when you are in the midst of something is doesn't feel that way or look it! We are approaching Easter Sunday and we are celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus our Lord! Now 2,000 years ago it may not of looked that way for his disciple's, or his mother, and others that knew Jesus. He would say things to them  about his death, and his resurrection, but it didn't register with them. It looked like he was just dead to them, they grieved and were saddened ! To the world  that they were in at that time Jesus was defeated, even  more so to the ones that killed him!  The devil thought he won, Jesus enemies that hated him thought he was defeated. The enemies of the cross viewed him just as a natural man with a story, one of which they never believed! So of course when Jesus died, they thought it was over and that nothing was happening!

So when they placed him in that tomb wrapped in linen cloths he was  just  a natural man to them, he was as good as dead, forever! Now that we are on the other side of it, thousands of years later we can read about it in the bible. For us today as believers its a different reaction than those of that time that loved Jesus!

He let the devil think he won ! Jesus couldn't move ahead of the Fathers assignment, can you just imagine the plan that they talked about right from the beginning, WOW !  Jesus was to rise on the 3rd day, Now this is what I'm getting at, it must of seemed like a long 3 days to those who loved him, and missed him. They thought they had lost him forever, they were not putting the pieces of the things he spoke to them together. Sometimes in your life, it might seem like nothing is happening with your  fiances, your sickness, your relationships, don't be moved something is happening! 

On the 3rd day it changed everything for us, Death was defeated ! Jesus stood out from those grave clothes like a man and walked like our GOD, like he said he would! He went to the grave as a man, but rose as LORD OF LORDS, KING OF KINGS! He is the King Jesus. We should not be worrying that nothing is happening, we have a hope that our God is with us, he loves us, he died and rose again so we can have life in Him. 

The Grave couldn't hold him, the devil couldn't hold him! Because he lives, we live, I live, Jesus is alive forever ! So let it bring hope and new beginnings to you that he did all this so you couldn't be held back from anything, anyone. He has defeated all your enemies you just have to believe something is happening! So when we go through something its just temporary, HE HAS RISEN !

Luk 24:39  Look at my hands; look at my feet--it's really me. Touch me. Look me over from head to toe. A ghost doesn't have muscle and bone like this."

Luk 24:44  Then he said, "Everything I told you while I was with you comes to this: All the things written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets, and in the Psalms have to be fulfilled."

Luk 24:46  He said, "You can see now how it is written that the Messiah suffers, rises from the dead on the third day,

Luk 24:47  and then a total life-change through the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed in his name to all nations--starting from here, from Jerusalem!

You can change anything with the truth !

The truth, their is such power in the truth. It will change everything for a person. In the world we live in many people don't care about the truth, they will say things, or do things, that are so far from the truth, they don't even know right from wrong anymore. I am so thankful to God that he can change that in all our lives. He is the way the truth and life and no one comes to the Father except through him. John 14:6.

So what is this truth that can change anything for us? It is that we are now Sons of God, we are made to be able to function in this truth that will change the course of your life if you let it! Their is  time like a child that we mature into this, its not over night, but we must know this truth first. Rom 8:14  For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.Gal 3:26  for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.

We have in our born again Spirit the same power that raised Christ Jesus from the dead,Rom 8:11  And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.

Our struggle is in the flesh, our victory is in the Spirit ! The strongest 3 words to us is "IT IS FINISHED". We must work from this foundation of TRUTH. Our sonship operates from this and we can then be over comers and we will know the truth and the truth will make you free. 

Luk 9:23  And He said to all, If any person wills to come after Me, let him deny himself [disown himself, forget, lose sight of himself and his own interests, refuse and give up himself] and take up his cross daily and follow Me [cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also].

That's a huge statement Jesus is making right their, but in order to fully operate as Sons in Christ we need to take that and truly apply that to our lives! 

Are we prepared to die daily, are we prepared to loose our opinion our reason ? That sounds way out their to the natural mind, but it is possible only through Holy Spirit with his help. Their are some that give up and let their senses always rule them in every matter, every decision. This does not mean we are meaningless cult  people, no their is freedom in letting that scripture in Luke become life to you. 

Self is a hindrance to our Sonship , it will cut the power off. Self can grieve the Holy Spirit, Self can resist the Holy Spirit and Self will look for another route always! Their is no other route to be free when Satan has his hand in your life other than the Holy Spirit. Its the only Power that can stop him. 

Their is a kingdom when we are born again on the inside of us - His name is Emanuel, His name is Jesus, His name is Almighty God, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, ready to rule and reign through us! That is a truth that will make anyone free and change anything! Praise His wonderful name!

Will you be found faithful?

God is faithful, God is faithful all the time,  now are we faithful to God to do what he asked of us? Sometimes we forget to see that in our lives. He may of been impressing on your heart to do something,or to walk away from someone that is not the best influence for you,its personal with all of us, be found faithful, do what he says. It could be a matter of life or death sometimes! Don't let the situation become larger than God, and loose hope in God.  Never loose your hope, hope is full of faith!  Faith will eliminate need, all our needs are met in Christ Jesus. The Kingdom of God is not a place, its a government to live by, its love, joy and peace in the Holy Spirit.

.Rom 14:17  For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. You could be in the worst situation, and if you have "Peace" that is huge, peace in your heart, and in your thoughts. When you go to bed at night you  are at rest and have no fear, that is better than a million dollars in the bank! If you have "Joy", the bible says the Joy of the Lord is your strength. Strength to rise up in the morning to face anything that comes at you, if God be for you who can be against- Rom 8:31  What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

A faithful man is found faithful, he won't change with the times! He will say I cant be moved by my circumstances, my God is faithful, he will never leave me, no not ever, 

 1Jn 5:4  For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Faith begins where the will of God is known!   Rom 10:8  But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim). 

Being faithful to God wont come with instructions to understand the situation, it just means you are choosing to believe God in the matter at hand. You can believe and have faith for something before you understand it. If you say I have to understand something before I can accept it- that's not faith, its unbelief. You have a heart problem, its simply a choice to say I am going to believe God in all things. 

If He took what He didn't deserve, what does that mean for us? What did it do for us? All the things we deserved He took in our place- sickness, disease, poverty, death separation  from God for eternity. He has redeemed us from the curse, that is operating in this worlds system. So we can be faithful its a choice to trust Him, no matter what! Even when we are faithless he remains faithful, true to His Word. We are the ones that loose out when we choose not to trust Him. So I encourage you to say yes to be found faithful to Him! God will still love you regardless, it wont unravel your salvation but it will unravel your life.

Luk 16:10  "One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

Don't try to build your house in the storm!

It would be foolish in the natural to build a house in storm, wind blowing at high speed, lightening striking,  its no different in the spiritual! This is a divine order to the believer! Matthew 7:24-27 the wise and foolish builder!(Mat 7:25)  Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit--but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.(Mat 7:26)  "But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don't work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach.(Mat 7:27)  When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards."

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These are the words of Jesus, don't you like how he uses the natural to explain the spiritual? It is so important to pay attention to this scripture, build your house even when things are going good. There are going to be some things to overcome in this life of faith, living by faith is not part time, its full time, day in, day out, faith will take you through!  

Our lives, our words, must be followed with  demonstration.(Act 5:16)  They came from the villages surrounding Jerusalem, throngs of them, bringing the sick and bedeviled. And they all were healed.

Are you of the " Household of Faith"? That's for those who on purpose, cling to the word of God! Believing and trusting on God! In this world  things can spin out of control, if we look at and trust this worlds system, they will fail us, they are not built on the foundations of God. If and when  their is a report, who's report will you believe? 

Joshua and Caleb had the right attitude they choose to believe God! .(Num 13:30)  Caleb interrupted, called for silence before Moses and said, "Let's go up and take the land--now. We can do it."

That is the attitude we should have, the other group of people where looking at all the circumstances!(Num 13:31)  But the others said, "We can't attack those people; they're way stronger than we are."

Do you ever say or think that, and let that be your final decision? Joshua and Caleb were of the house hold of Faith, and so should we be! Don't let others speak into your life with negative reports and then build your house on that .(Num 13:32)  They spread scary rumors among the People of Israel. They said, "We scouted out the land from one end to the other--it's a land that swallows people whole. Everybody we saw was huge.(Num 14:1)  The whole community was in an uproar, wailing all night long.

Have you ever let something effect you like this because of what others have reported or what came against you? Those people never entered that land God wanted to give them, they died in the wilderness because they let what they saw be there out come.  God in his mercy raised Joshua up and told him to take another generation of people through.(Jos 1:5)  All your life, no one will be able to hold out against you. In the same way I was with Moses, I'll be with you. I won't give up on you; I won't leave you.(Jos 1:6)  Strength! Courage! You are going to lead this people to inherit the land that I promised to give their ancestors.(Jos 1:8)  And don't for a minute let this Book of The Revelation be out of mind. Ponder and meditate on it day and night, making sure you practice everything written in it. Then you'll get where you're going; then you'll succeed.

Today we have Jesus and he is our ROCK, build your house, which is your thought life on him, Chose to put his words into your life and think on them, believe them on purpose, and declare that you are an over comer!

Are you allowing yourself to be a HOSTAGE?

We have all seen movies on television where their was a hostage taken, someone was taken without their consent! This might seem like a weird question, but it is really a relevant question to a christian who is not experiencing a joyful, overcoming, winners attitude  life! A  right attitude in their thinking! I use that word because in someways many Christian's are trapped in their"wrong thinking", and"wrong belief" of who they are in Christ! Their thinking does not line up with how God wants them to succeed, how God loves them, and who they are in Christ. So who has taken them HOSTAGE?  The bible says in John 10:10- The thief comes to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

First of all if you don't believe Jesus himself quoted that verse, and, that it was a direct warning from him, then you are already a hostage in your  thinking! We corporate when we lower our thinking, and say I'm only human, it's only normal for me to feel this way or act this way. I can't stop myself from doing all these bad things, something just makes me do it.  If you get a doctors report that said theirs nothing they can do for me, and we say IF YOU SAY SO! These are total lies, and  you can stop them because of what JESUS did at the  cross and  his Resurrection!

Psalm 103:3- who forgives all your sins and HEALS ALL YOUR DISEASES
Psalm 91:9- If your make the Most High your dwelling even the Lord who is my refuge- then no harm will befall you


We must not embrace the mind set of defeat, Satan's" ONLY" authority into our lives rest on the fact that we start agreeing with our" circumstances" that try to defeat us. That is his inroad into our lives, and the only way he can attack a born again child of God! No one is alone, we all have struggles at times, BUT,First of all we must believe we have authority in the name of Jesus, and that Satan is defeated. He only has the power we give him, to twist things, and then believe things. That is why it  is so important to know what the word of God says in this area!

We need to take responsibility for our actions, and start acting like sons and daughter of the most high God. Christianity is not what we can get God to do- Its a finished work. We need to find out what He's done in the word, and reach out and take it! When we find ourselves saying I can't, I tried it, BUT, it's not working! That feeling of Powerlessness is a revelation of your unbelief - or ignorance, and you are defeated the moment you believe that. You have separated yourself from God, and are allowing yourself to be held Hostage in your thinking. Your missing your authority in Christ! Unlike a person who has literally been taken hostage in the natural, you can free yourself through believing what the word says and start speaking to your circumstances to change in the name of Jesus!


We should be atmosphere changers, not hostages in our own circumstances of defeat! We are alive and as born again sons and daughters of God,  their is a world of people out their who need to see the light in us, we need to start being bold.What goes in comes out, Jesus said it himself! Matthew 12: 34- 37 - For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks . The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted . and by your words you will be condemned. 

Whatever is in your heart will create the world you live in, our future is in our heart. That's what that verse speaks! HOSTAGE, OR FREE!

The good news is we can put Gods laws into motion and start persevering, resist the devil because he will flee James 2:6 says it. The law of hearing, the law of actions and the law of saying something. These are kingdom laws for us to act upon and see results

God won't force you to do anything, but we must cooperate, line ourselves up with His word. A good example, I like, is the woman with the issue of blood in Mark 5:25-This woman suffered and was subject to bleeding, and was under the care of doctors. What this woman did, she put these spiritual laws into action, she first HEARD, FAITH COMES BY HEARING THE WORD OF GOD.  Romans 10:17. Then she SAID, Mark 11:23- Whoever would say to the mountain, ,Proverbs 18:21- Death and life are in the tongue. Then she was aggressive, pushed through the crowd Matthew 11:12- From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.

She wasn't going to let anything stop her from receiving her healing that day. This woman was not sized up by Jesus to pass approval, he didn't even know who touched him, but said "who touched me"? He made laws of gravity and they work when we put them into motion. He created laws how his power works - through putting into action His WORD. That is what this women did that day, and that is why it worked! We just need to do the same and not be Hostage to our circumstances!

How do you see God ?

There are many opinions of God, the God of the Old Testament, and the God of the New Testament! Some people don't even let the bible get in the way of what they believe, others are misinformed greatly. Do I write this to sit in judgement, or thinking I know everything, absolutely not! I do believe the bible has all the answers to know  Gods character! When you are born again, the bible says seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened! This is such a great invitation he offers here, He is saying I want to take over all the expenses of your life! God is offering you a look into one of greatest books every written. If your thirsty he offers you to come to drink from him and you will never thirst again. He is offering us eternal life, he is offering us a unconditional love, a love that is saying don't clean your act up first, but come as you are and I will make you whole. He is a God who so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son to die for us, and all who believe in him,,shall not perish, but have eternal life!!

That right there sounds like a God I would love to know. A God I have come to love, who continues to show himself to me everyday. The thing is we must make room for Him in our lives, We must let His WORD be first place in our lives.  To many they don't know God in that light, and that's just touching on a small amount of his character. Some see him with the Old Testament eyes, not with the eyes of your heart, here's how Paul said it, Ephesians 1:17- I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you , the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.

That tells me that we are able to know this wonderful God. The word of God says He is the same yesterday, today, forever, He is, and will  always will be a God of Love!

So why are so many Sons and Daughters left wandering around in a wilderness of defeat? I believe they don't know God's character, I believe they gauge him according to things happening in their own life. Lets face it, we all have had a friend or someone hurt us,in some way, some how, and we may have said that's it, I will never trust them again! Or we may have said, I won't trust ANY one again, so without knowing it, we put up walls up around us. Then their is a filter that we view people through, and believe it or not, God falls into that category as well for many!If a prayer wasn't answered,this is where God gets his character judged. Some were left with only a huge question of disappointment!The good news is their are real answers to real disappointments, but you have to really want to find them.

In the book of John 8:12-47 Jesus is talking to the people and telling them who he is! He said I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. He also said to them if you hold to my teaching you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and truth will set you free. That is the key right in that statement! The Pharisees challenged him on many things in this chapter about who HE WAS. They couldn't see the truth, and it was right in front of them. Love was in their presence. He wanted them to see if they hold to his teaching then that would make them free. Jesus told them you are ready to kill me, and you have no place for my word. He wanted them to see who they were listening to, and it wasn't His Father! Jesus also told them because they couldn't HEAR what he was saying about who he was they were listening to their father," the devil".

I know God has many promises in his word for the church, do all walk in them, do all get to experience his goodness, do all believe enough to cross the line, and say I'm going the distance with this God of the bible? That's a  big question, but one we need to ask ourselves, and not be like the Pharisees here in that chapter and doubt God's character. We need to seek and we will find, knock and the door will open, and we need to  believe that when we drink we will never thirst for any other thing but Jesus! He is a good and loving Shepard, He is the way, the truth and the life! So get to know the God of this bible, and let him take down all these walls and false pretense's. Act on truth and  you will be set free, continue in truth, value the word and more will come!