How quickly we forget..........

Isaiah 59:19
So shall they fear The name of the LORD from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.


How many times have you woken up on Sunday morning with a praise just in your spirit. You get the family ready and the things that would normally get on your nerves don't even bother you. You get to church and begin to pray and you feel your burdens lifting. Praise and worship begins and you enter into the Holies of Holy like never before. You truly encounter God on this day you have truly had an experience with Him and no sooner than you walk out of the door something happens. You get a call from a family member that upsets you, you get into a fender bender on the way home, the kids come home and just wreak havoc and all that you just received is snatched away. You have totally forgotten the burden God has lifted because you picked them back up. You forgot what He delivered you from because that one persons name was mentioned that just makes your skin crawl. Every thing took a downward spiral as soon as you left the church. Why does this happen?

This happens because we all receive the word of God on different ground. Now you may say I always receive God's word on good ground. Well His word tells us how to measure on what level we have received His word. As it says in Matthew 13
The Parable of the Sower
1 On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

See even though we believe that we have received God's word on good ground what kind of crops are we yielding. If the word can be snatched away from us, if the past can just come up and make us forget all that God has delivered us from then where are we truly. The Bible repeatedly tell us to rejoice in the Lord by our rejoicing in times of despair we overcome what the enemy is trying to do in our lives. The word says in Isaiah that we must raise up a standard against him. The word never said that the enemy wouldn't come, the word tells us how to deal with him.


The devil knows you and he knows you well you were his before you came to Christ being born into sin, He knows what it's going to take to knock you back down and make you forget what God had just done for you only moments ago but God says Rejoice.
Psalm 33:1 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous!For praise from the upright is beautiful. Psalm 97:12 Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous,And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. So saints of the most high when we rejoice let's not let it only be on Sunday. Let's not let it only be while the praise and worship is going up. I leave you with this Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

A Question Answered.....

Today while on facebook a friend of mine posed the question, Why should I strive for righteousness when one's needs can be met and receive blessings while in sin? So I pose this question to myself tonight. It was a good discussion and I enjoyed commenting and seeing what everyone had to say about it. Now her reasoning for posing the question was she has a lot of friends who don't serve God, go to church and pay tithes etc. and they are happy, healthy and their needs are being met. Their bills are paid and they have everything they need.

There are 2 approaches I would like to take with this. The first is what a blessing and the second are we just satisfied with having just our needs met.

According to dictionary.com the definition of a blessing is :

noun
1. the act or words of a person who blesses.
2. a special favor, mercy, or benefit: the blessings of liberty.
3. a favor or gift bestowed by God, thereby bringing happiness.
4. the invoking of God's favor upon a person: The son was denied his father's blessing.
5. praise; devotion; worship, esp. grace said before a meal: The children took turns reciting the blessing.
6. approval or good wishes: The proposed law had the blessing of the governor.

Not one of these definitions says that a blessing is having your needs met or bills paid, a blessing would be more than having your needs met. Proverbs 10:22 says The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it. Then came the question what is rich. When most people think about riches they think about money, jewels, gold and the like. However that is wealth and not rich. Some of the most wealthy people are the most unhappy. Sure they can pay all their bills, they can travel and even pay for the best of medicines to cure any illness. The dictionary defines rich as having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation. That is how the world defines rich but how does God define rich? One of the Bible Dictionaries defines rich as Full of valuable achievements or works. So it doesn't always mean money or things of monetary value. If a blessing is a gift, praise devotion worship than how could any of these add any sorrow to our lives. Let's say tomorrow you get a call and you are offered a job make at 6 figure salary a high 6 figure salary. In order to take this job you would have to move to another country. You would be on call 7 days a week 24 hours a day would this job be a blessing for you? Would this job add any sorrow to your life as you know it right now? Is this something that you obtained on your own or was it truly sent by God. I know a blessing when I see one I will tell you about me for instance. About 3 years ago I started getting very bad headaches they would totally dilapidated me. I would throw up and I could not function. I ended up having to leave work to go out on disability and I was so upset because I had only been at that job for about 4 or 5 months and I loved it. I later lost the job because of instead of my health getting better it only got worse. I later found out that I had a aneurysm that could not be removed. I was diagnosed with a few other illnesses and have been out of work since. Does this sound like a blessing surely not I had lost everything my job, my life I could no longer do the things I was used to doing because of my health. How could I possibly see a blessing in this. I later found out that I had to have 2 brain surgeries. Me thinking in my own mind I was so prepared for them to cut my head open. When the time came I was surprised to find out that they were going in through my groin less invasive, no physical therapy needed or anything. Now for most they wouldn't constitute that as a blessing but for me it truly was. See the other surgery they were going to do was much more risky and had a whole lot more recovery time than what I had. I have been through some highs and lows with my health but in this God has given me a house where I can pay my bills and still have money left over. God has given me all the furnishings for the house free of charge. God has given me a supportive man who stood by me through all of this and married me after my health had gotten worse instead of better. God has given me everything that I need pertaining to life and Godliness. Now how can I say God gave me anything, because to this day that same job that I worked on for 4 months still pays me. Everything that He has given me hasn't caused me any trouble and it has truly been a benefit in my life. No I can't afford to go on a yearly vacation I may not even be able to buy the things that I always want but I am happy truly happy and there is not a price you can put on true happiness. When I decide o go against His word to go against His will that is when things begin to fall apart because I know better. Hebrew 6:4-6 says 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 if they fall away,[b] to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame. So they would have to have tasted from the Lord and seen He was good to truly be a sinner. Gods word says in Proverbs 10:6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. Saying that God blesses sinners you must first believe in God's principles and standards. You must affiliate yourself with God in some come of way. As my Pastor always says when you know better you do better. When you deliberately go against the word of God you are then a sinner. So back to the question at hand you should strive for righteousness because you know God you know what He's done for you and where He has brought you from. You know what your consequence is if you choose to go back to living in sin. Having our needs met is OK but are we living the life that Jesus died for us to live. John 10:9-11 (New King James Version)says 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. Your job is not to sell God but to spread the good news of His word. I pray that this has helped you and enlightened you God did us grace but He didn't give it for His children to stay there..... May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, The love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Wasted Energy..........

You know so many of us just waste our energy................. What do I mean by wasting our energy? Do you realize it takes 43 muscles to frown and only 17 to smile? Now I know that's not a lot of energy consumed, considering it takes approximately 200 to walk, we could frown 5 times before we even take 1 step. What I wonder is why it is so easy to be angry, but so hard to forgive and move on? Do you realize that in the King James Bible the word forgive is mentioned 56 times? Now usually when something is repeated it is for a reason, so that it cannot be easily overlooked. Don't get me wrong it's not a sin to be angry because in Psalms 4:4 says Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. What does that say to you? When you get angry DO NOT REACT (Aisha). Rest on it think about it before you even try to approach the situation because being a woman of God it still has to be approached with love. How do we do this and why are we wasting so much energy on anger...Most times when we are mad, we are mad at someone for something they have said or done. However as children of God we are told in Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual host of wickedness in heavenly places. What is this saying to us? That when we are angered by a "person" it should not be the "person" we are angry with but the spirit within that "person" controlling their actions. The spirit of darkness otherwise known as Satan. Now think about it how much energy would it take to sit quietly (no not mumbling, tapping your fingers or feet and rolling your eyes) but truly sit quietly and think about what was said or done. How easy is it to take it to God in prayer give it to Him and watch Him work it out. II Corinthians 10:4 says The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for the pulling down of strongholds. By definition a stronghold is a fortified place, a place that you can not physically penetrate. Imagine a wall that you are trying to knock down and you are using every physical weapon you have to knock it down. This wall is unmovable you could literally sit a bomb on either side of the wall and detonate them and the wall won't even shake. The stronghold in a man is a SPIRIT in them that is not of God. Spirits like anger, yelling, cursing, hitting and even a bullet won't knock down. The weapons you use on that are in God, prayer, fasting and reading the word of God. We must first pray that God remove the strongholds in our lives and then pray for the ones who have angered us. We can not pray and ask God to fix someone else and not want him to first fix us. Prayer fixes things prayer makes you feel good and prayer does not exhaust your energy if it's done right it will actually strengthen you. I hear people say all the time "what don't kill me will only make me stronger" well imagine how much stronger it will make you if you take things straight to God instead of trying to deal with them in our own natural minds. I pray that this has hit on some things for you as I know it has enlightened me. If you desire to do so please join me in prayer so that we may begin to redirect our energy as we direct our problems toward God and allow Him to fix them.

Oh Father God I thank and praise you for the word yo have enlightened me with today. Father I pray in the mighty name of Jesus that it has been all of you and none of me. Father i thank you for showing me through your word what a stronghold actually is. I thank you for clarity today. Father I thank you for teaching me so that I may spread the good news of your word as far as this prayer may reach. Now Father I ask that you forgive me for being led by strongholds in my own life, for mishandling your people. Forgive me Lord for not walking in love for sinning in my anger and forgive me for my unforgivness. Father I pray that you would remove every stronghold in my own life Lord. Father do a work in me that I may help to do a work in your Kingdom. Father help me to waste no more of your time and energy on things that I have no control over. I thank you for your word and the way it has changed my life. I thank you for your grace and I thank you for your mercy. Father I pray that this word not fall by the wayside but that it would be a word that we can live by I thank you for it. In Jesus Mighty name I pray..........Amen

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So many of us lost because that's where we want to be

So many of us following ourselves, sub-consciencely

So many of us looking for something that's always been there

So many of us hearing from Him, but no one willing to share

Get stuck in our minds, following our own paths

which leads to unrighteousness

Scared of the truth, scared to open your eyes

cause you know your life is a mess

But my God He said "He would never leave, nor would He fore sake you"

He said trouble would come but if you trusted in Him,

He would always see you through

Now my God is not a man that should lie

nor the son of man that He should repent

My God left His word and His word holds the key

and is truly Heaven sent

Don't believe me just read it and see for yourself

it will truly be worth your time

But pray first and want Him cause He also told me

"do not cast my pearls before swine"

See my God doesn't force Himself on anyone

He still gives you your will to choose

But it's life or death He shows you the way

choose His Kingdom you win, choose this earth you loose

So your tired, beat down, wounded ,depressed,heart broken

and tired of being abused

Try my Jesus on for a second, cast your cares on Him

and let Him walk in them SHOES...........

The Introduction

This is me my life my family the parts of me that I wish to share. Some things are just between a husband and wife and other things, are between me and God. I feel my life going in a new direction and it's time for me to keep a record and watch how I prosper and grow into all that God has called me to. About 3 years ago I found a little corner store front church called Spirit and Truth Church of Deliverance. I was introduced to this church by my then fiance's mom (Thank You Big Baby). Though it was small in numbers it was mighty in power, it spoke to my heart. Now I had been to many churches before this one, some big and some small but never had I been to a place like this. Now my memory gets a little hazy but let's just say I've been there 3 years and it hasn't been easy but it sure has been worth it. This is a blog of my journey , my growth and my salvation. I understand and know that we all have our opinions but please try and keep it pleasant my walk may not be something you understand. Some may get offended or upset and that's OK Revelation 12:11 says And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and I hope mine helps at least 1 to put him (Satan) under their feet where he belongs. My prayer is that I would win at least one...............................