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EMPOWERING LIVES WITH PURPOSE:

God created each of us so differently. Each of us are born with a way to show love. Some of us have the ability to speak it more profoundly than others but we all understand that we can possess love.

God tells us in His Word…

“3 things will last forever- faith, hope, and love and the greatest of these is love. Let love be your highest goal!” ( 1Corinthians 13:13-14 & 14:1)

How has God asked you to express love? Do you just communicate it or do you really take the action needed to share love?

God has marked “love” as very important. It’s not something that should diminish over time. Paul says that love should be our highest goal. What is a goal?

A goal is something we strive to reach for. We all need to be daily committed to loving one another. It takes discipline and practice and is not always easy but the reward is lasting!

Pray and ask God for patience in any area you feel a struggle when it comes to loving another. Ask God to give you ways to communicate the most important thing He tells us will last forever…

LOVE

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Denise Savino Rocca, Christ-follower, WWL  from New Jersey

…”I love the Lord, because He has heard [and now hears] my voice & my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.” ( Psalm 116:1-2)

What a blessing it is, that we have an ABBA Daddy, Who loves us so deeply & unconditionally that He inclines His ear to our EVERY need!

v.10 tells us that when we speak what we believe, we are making “confessions.”

May we make a list of confessions, statements or declarations, that can be backed up by the Word of God & confess them out loud over our lives, our families, all of our daily situations.

Personally, I had a storm of infidelity that attacked my marriage. While seeking biblical counseling, the Pastor shared Romans 4:17 with me which told me, speak the non-existence, into existence. ♥️

So each morning, I would confess OUT LOUD, “my husband does love me, my husband is being faithful, my husband is a good man, etc.”

By confessing, God’s Word over our lives daily, we are speaking life into our daily situation & it sends the devil running!!!

Please begin your morning with your list of confessions; look for scripture to back them up, write them down, and speak the Word of God over your life. Speak His Word over your situations daily and watch God’s promises manifest in every area of your life. ♥️

Remember, His Word instructs us that our WORDS are a container of Life or Death ….. SPEAK LIFE♥️

God’s blessings you and upon us all.

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Guest writer: Donna Clare, Teacher, WWL, lives in the United Kingdom.

Whose voice are you listening to?

Are you listening to God’s voice, the enemy’s lies, or other people’s opinions and thoughts, maybe it’s the news, social media…? We are all listening to something.

Words have power so we need to make certain that we are listening to the right voices, voices that lift us and encourage and build us up. Not voices that tear us down, point out every fault, or those that make us feel “not good enough” or “condemn” us. This is not God’s way.

We need to watch our words and not allow the wrong words entrance to our thoughts. Especially those that don’t belong to us.

Personally, I struggled in this area. I needed to change my pattern since I spent much of my life feeling “not good enough.”  I chose to take on other people’s thoughts and opinions of me. I clearly wasn’t listening to God’s voice.

God created me, He created you.  He knows us even better than we know ourselves.

 Psalm 139:14 declares that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made.”

Numerous voices grapple for our attention and especially now with social media. We need to learn to drown out the wrong voices and listen to the One who has our best choices in mind! The One who speaks and breathes life into us. Our Father in heaven.

People can put labels on us, or we can do it to ourselves too! “I’ll never be like that, I can’t do that” etc! No! I hear God saying:

“Take the labels off!” Those negative words are not what I say about you. I created you, I know every detail about your life.

 (Psalm 139)

You are who I say you are – you are a Daughter of the King, you are My child and I love you.

 I lavish My love upon you (1 John 3:1) you belong to me and I have every good and perfect gift for you (James 1:17). You can do ALL things through Christ (Philippians 4:13).

Take off the labels and put on My armour that equips you for every day and supplies you with all you need to succeed. Stop looking to others and look to Me. Do not let what others have said or have done to you, stop you from walking in the destiny I have created for you. I have a special purpose just for you. I have plans for you (Jeremiah 29:11-14).

You will not fail with me because I know what you need and at the right time I will provide.

I hear God say, “Dig deep into My Word, spend time in My presence so I can shower My love upon you and show you what you need to know.”

 You won’t see or know everything because that’s where faith comes in – take those steps and don’t let fear or what others have said or have done stop the call on your life. God calls you His precious beautiful daughter. He created you for such a time as this. Stand firm on the truth of His Word and start taking off the labels that others have put on you. Walk in the truth of Whose you are because you are  His and He won’t ever leave you or forsake you. You can trust God!

Step out in faith (Hebrews 11:1) walk in your destiny! Don’t allow fear to stop you.

Take off labels and put on your God-given identity as a royal daughter walking in freedom. Please know how precious and beautiful you are! You are a world changer, a gift to this world! Be uniquely you, the way God created you, and shine brightly as He created you this way, His beloved daughter.

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We are emotional beings and God created us in His image to be so.

God gave us emotions so we could grow, mature, be fulfilled, and experience enjoyment. Our feelings were made to be our friends.

Often times I rely on my emotions and sometimes they get in the way, especially when they escalate out of control. Thankfully, and because of the wisdom God has given to me,  He quickly reigns me back in.

When we experience negative emotions, it is usually telling us something needs attention. Stop for a moment and understand there is a reason. Figure out the problem before it escalates out of control. Take constructive action toward it and you will see the emotion served its purpose at that moment.

Jesus displayed emotions. Think about how He compassionately healed the man with the shriveled hand. ( Mark 3:5) The Pharisees were zeroed in on the fact He healed on the Sabbath, breaking their laws. Jesus’ anger and sorrow over their action was totally appropriate reflecting our Father’s own heart. Wisdom from God directed Him in the moment.

Please ask God to give you wisdom over dealing with your emotions before the action occurs. He will help you with whatever it is.

“Let every person  be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger…” (James 1:19)

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This month I had the ability to visit the mountains of Tennessee. I had the privilege to pray on the back balcony of Reinhard Bonnke’s log home where this “legacy of a Soul Winner”, famous evangelist and Author to millions and millions of people, prayed.

 I was captivated by God’s splendor and beauty in the awe-inspiring view of His creation. I cried, I prayed. There was no hiding from the Spirit of God in that place. I was captivated with majestic inspiration through the vast ranges of earth’s top peaks and its low valleys.  The magnificent certainty of Who God is and what He created was before my eyes.

As for Reinhard Bonnke, he was a masterpiece creation himself, a worldwide evangelist, Author, and tremendous stature of faith. Knowing a man of God who directed millions to the cross of Christ through his worldwide dedicated calling had shared time with God there, right in that place of space. ( He passed a little over a year ago)

It just brought me into a stillness I can hardly describe. A moment in time that stood still for me. The photo below is where I sat at his home.

“Where can I go from Your Spirit?… if I go to the heavens, You are there. If I make my bed in the depths, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast.” (Psalm 139:7-10)

There is something about a place of peace that brings about being raw and honest and also vulnerable and it sets the table for the Spirit of God to move in a powerful way.

Alone in the quietness of that mountain, I prayed. It will never leave my heart.

Could you find a place that brings peace to your Spirit and just sit and rest there for a bit? I encourage you to try. See what God speaks in that moment of stillness.

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We are all human, we all feel pain and emotions. Many times we can get numb to our pain, feeling that God doesn’t hear us.

God is not daunted by our darkness. Admitting our issue to Him is the first step. Voice your need to God. Say it, speak it, feel it in your prayer to Him.

God’s presence in your life can be so vibrant and so loving but we are sometimes frozen in our fears or our pain that we need our senses back. We need God’s heart to revive us. There is an old hymn that as a child, I can remember wondering the meaning of it? It’s called “Revive us again” .  Now as an adult and Christ-follower, I can clearly understand the meaning. I can see that we need God to revive us when we go numb.

God has a heart to revive you woman of His love. He wants your anger, rejection, hurts, sadness and pain, nailed to the cross of Christ.  He will take care of you, sister. His love is for us is unconditional.

“But God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so much, but even when we were dead because of our sins, He gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead.

(Ephesians 2:4-5)

“Oh great Redeemer, revive us again, fill our hearts with Your love by the depths of Your unfailing love. May each soul be rekindled with fire from above.” In Jesus Name.

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Many of us walk this earth trying to fit like a piece to a puzzle. Why?

I believe it’s because we all struggle with a “need” to fit in. We try to be the person everyone around us wants us to be.

Ladies, you are not created to be an insecure weak woman, you are created to be a strong vessel. One that can stand the rage of any sea. A strong and mighty force that has POWER to do incredible things and withstand unbelievable forces.

We must all confront the deep places in our hearts that scare us. Once we do and it’s revealed that it’s nothing but fear bottled up inside, release those chains that bind you. Let them gooooo! Stop hiding and look at the self-discovery you see through God’s eyes, His eyes of love to you. His love is perfect.

Be candid about your battles and face them with your Savior. Jesus already gave everything.  You don’t have to “fit” into any jigsaw puzzle being a jagged piece and trying to fit into the game others call life.

…”and we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. ( 2 Corinthians 3:18)

You are your own individual creation by God, a masterpiece created a new.  You’re not a “piece” to fit into someone else’s puzzle, be who you are in Christ and who He planned you to be long ago. Ephesians 2:10-Unique and YOU.

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God’s word says,

“For we are God’s masterpiece, created a new in Christ Jesus to do the very good things that He planned for us long ago.” (Ephesians 2:10)

Each of us looks in a mirror every single day, or at least I hope we do. How many of us see the masterpiece God created as we stare at ourselves in the mirror? Does the mirror talk back to you or does God talk to you?

Do you believe God’s word as complete truth? It is whether you believe so or not. He told you that you are His masterpiece. Do you believe you are the pinnacle of God’s creation, His joy, His love, His treasure?

You are everything God adores. He is proud of you. No matter what we do in this life, He is continuously reaching His loving hand to us to see ourselves the way He sees us.

God knows your struggles, He feels your ups and downs, He knows when you mourn and when you are trying hard.

God has great plans for you. He says so in His Word. Do you believe there is a great plan of God in yourself?

There is nothing GOD will not do to remind you of His endless love for you-sweet sister.

You are His.

You are beautiful in His sight.

Please walk in the knowledge of Whose you are and fulfill the plans He has in your existence.

Guest writer:

Fatima Eid is our sister, a WWL from Egypt and now serves as a nationwide prayer warrior for the USA! She appreciates her freedom here and so we felt moved to share this from her!

“Freedom.”

Having just celebrated a holiday in the USA that declares our independence and freedom, once again the Bible is there for us, filled with wise words for expressing the true meaning of the freedoms we celebrate this time of year.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”

Out of my distress, I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.

And I will walk at liberty,

For I seek Your precepts.

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me

to preach good tidings to the poor;

He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives,

and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

But the Lord delivers him out of them all.

As free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice but as bondservants of God.

Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

We can rejoice over the fact there are so many scriptures on being “free.” May you experience a whoosh of God’s freedom upon you today as you meditate on His Word.

Who the Son sets free is “free” indeed. (John 8:36)