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EMPOWERING LIVES WITH PURPOSE:

If you are facing a difficult situation in your life, you have the ability, the authority in the name of Jesus, to stop evil and permit good. Yes, you can do this in the Name of Jesus!

We can step out in faith, being obedient to God’s truth in His word, and slay giants! We can move mountains with faith. God’s word says so!

It took me years to realize the POWER I possessed in Jesus’ Name to submit to God, the “controls” of many things inside my life. My anxiety, fear, and failure were among the list of things that disabled me. I had my share of conquering failures, and it was not easy, but in the Name of Jesus, I surrendered it to Christ and became victorious. By praying, I learned to overcome such “controls” in my life that did nothing but hinder me. (these controls can become a stronghold when we don’t release them.)

Others may be enslaved in bondage over “stronghold controls” such as alcoholism,  addictions, laziness, depression, abusiveness, infirmity, and anger and may need prayer and help to face them as such. If this is you, don’t be afraid to need prayer and ask for it. Help is available to you as Jesus comes to speak life through the scriptures. You will overcome in Jesus’ Name; trust Him.

Jesus said in Mark 9:29, “He replied,  this kind can only come out by prayer.”

Does prayer really work? Jesus does not lie,

YES, PRAYER WORKS!

Praying over yourself is absolutely 100% a necessity! Prayer is the key to releasing yourself from the bondage of evil forces. Try praying and fasting together with a close Christ-following friend for a powerful result.

Mathew 18:18 says, “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

God gives us His authority on earth. Call on Him, and He will set you free sweet women of God.

EMPOWERING LIVES WITH PURPOSE:

Many of us are asking God for help through the trials and tribulations of what we may be experiencing these past weeks. Where does our help come from?

“I’m trying my best to walk in the way of integrity,

especially in my own home. But I need your help! I’m wondering, Lord, when will you appear?” (Psalm 101:2)

Problems seem to come a knocking at our doors even more so during times already escalated by stressors in life.

Sisters whom we love are struggling in the area of needing strength while trying to hold their lives together or their families together, working a job and maybe working at being a full-time mom without any time to spare. It’s all completely tiring, just plain exhausting!

When trouble makes you feel helpless, there is some news to hear with ears wide open to receive! Jesus says, “I have told you all this so that you will have peace in Me. Here on Earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart because I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)

How often we sink into the pit of despair when we become overwhelmed and weak. We can all too often give up too quickly.

You are God’s masterpiece, and He will help you.

…The Lord lifts up those of you who are weighed down… (Psalm 146:8)

God is our refuge and strength. He will lift you in due time.  His time is the perfect time. God makes no mistakes. Our decision can sometimes bring about delays, but God works everything together for good when our hearts confess any mistakes we’ve made and seek Him with diligence and a changed heart. ♥️ Please seek Him continually as you make your choices each day and go about your business. If you are in a bind, go to the Word, read it, obey it, and TRUST GOD with what you have on your plate. Communicate your heart to Him through prayer. Seek truth in His never-changing Word.

“From six disasters, He will rescue you; even in the seventh,  He will keep you from evil.” (Job 5:19)

Even on your last nerve, it’s NOT OVER. Go to our Father, run to Him, and release it ALL. He will carry you through anything, despite if it’s your worst storm. He is your help in times of trouble. Do not be afraid.

“I lift up mine eyes to the hills; where does my help come from; my help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heavens and earth.” (Psalm 121:1)

Amen, amen, amen! 🙏

EMPOWERING LIVES WITH PURPOSE:

The Bible says,

“Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

 (Matthew 16:19 and 18:18-20)

“You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you.” (Job 22:28)

We have the power through our prayers to stand as a “gatekeeper” and as a “force” against the powers of darkness. We have the power and authority to drive the devil out of the affairs of our lives. The devil does not have delegated authority.

Do you believe this? It says so in God’s Word.

The way that the enemy gets his power is through the actions of man. He operates through our choices. We need to ask God for guidance, protection, and strength to combat the forces we wrestle with daily in this dark world.

We must constantly be on guard, and that is why it is so important to stay in God’s Word daily and fast and pray. Our choices are fully influenced by the power of the Holy Spirit.

May we each pray over the beginning of our days and not step foot into the world until we have our covering of God over us through prayer. Please include your family members; they need your fervent prayers.

Praying before you start your day should become a routine to rely on. You can TRUST God to carry you through, Always. He will comfort you, guide you, strengthen you, and equip you as you read and pray over your day.

EMPOWERING LIVES WITH PURPOSE:

“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!” (Deuteronomy 30:19)

Hard as it is to face, and oh, I hate the thought of it, sometimes, for whatever reason, we’ll step off of God’s nourishing path and plop our foot right down in the mud and mess of our own humanity. We will wish we hadn’t.

What are we to do when we find ourselves covered with evidence of our old self, our old life?

We plop our feet in the basin and ask Jesus to wash away our mess. We humble ourselves and ask him to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We rise up from our repentance in the full assurance that we are forgiven and free.

Wrap your heart around the promise that you are loved and have been made new. Life is God’s initiative, both in the physical creation of life and the way that He has opened to eternal life through Jesus. Each human life is of immense value to God. Humanity was created for life – not death. Choose life. 🩷

EMPOWERING LIVES WITH PURPOSE:

Are you running your race well?

“Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”(Hebrews 12:1)

What kind of race do believers run? Who sets the race parameters? Is it a race we define and purpose for ourselves? I believe the scripture was written to encourage and challenge believers to persevere in their faith, especially in the midst of trials and persecution (2 Timothy 2:15; Hebrews 10:36; 12:7).

Whether you have a calling of hidden significance or you’re in the public eye with influence, I would hope we all want to last long and finish strong in what we do. We want to run the race marked out before us with focus,  passion, and conviction.

But we can’t keep ourselves on track by hanging on to our bootstraps or by any self-improvement method. Only the life of Jesus in us allows us to defy the gravity of our self-sins.

Only Jesus can keep us from tripping over ourselves and doing a permanent face-plant in the dirt. We may stumble a bit here and there, but we’re going to finish this race by the grace of God in Christ Jesus. He will keep us strong to the end as we trust in Him and guard our own hearts.

Seeing that the race God set out for us is a lifelong marathon, we must commit ourselves to running to the very end. A daily regimen of prayer, worship, reading God’s Word, and examining our lives for impediments will help. We will persevere. Run and do not give up short. You can do it with God’s leading.

EMPOWERING LIVES WITH PURPOSE:

Dear ladies,

We need God’s wisdom to get through life successfully because it’s hard to distinguish what is truly right with just our own understanding. God’s wisdom will help us discern and make good decisions. Otherwise, we’re just floundering around doing what we think is best (which isn’t really best) or doing whatever we want (which can be worse).

Much of our happiness in life depends on gaining wisdom and knowledge. It took me years to decide that the wisdom of this world is nothing compared to what God has shown me through asking for “His” wisdom!

Only God can bestow the gifts of “His” wisdom and knowledge. Don’t we all need to discern and be sensitive to what is really good for our lives and what is evil? We can not go through life “thinking” we are doing right when in fact, we are so easily deceived!

God’s word says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”(Prov. 9:10) All of the treasures of true wisdom are hidden in the Lord and are freely given if we ask!

God’s wisdom brings life…long life, wealth, recognition, protection, enjoyment, contentment, and happiness…I can go on and on…who doesn’t want this for their life?

James 1:5 says:

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God who will give generously to any of us who ask.”

God word is truth. Are we too proud in thinking we are wise in our own strength to ask Him for “His Godly wisdom”? I know I ask Him almost every day when I pray. It’s part of my prayer life. I want to hold on to His promises knowing He generously gives to me when I ask. It’s such a comfort. ❤

EMPOWERING LIVES WITH PURPOSE:

Do you understand God does not define us by our sins? Why do we beat ourselves down constantly to be depressed by guilt and shame? Many of us will play the guilt game each day we breathe and beat ourselves down!

Your life and everything done within is hidden in the shed blood of Jesus if you believe that His reason to die was so that you could live. Jesus forgives!

If you realize your sin, then you confess it to Jesus and believe in your heart that He died for you, you’ll begin choosing a new life of surrender, and you are transformed! Please grow confident in this knowledge. God’s Word is true. You are refined by Him each day, but your past sin no longer defines you!!! It’s wiped gone. It’s taken away!

God created us to saturate our motives, making them to be about Him. Remain pure and Holy, and know that God gives grace for the times you may fail. Recognize everything you do, think, and desire and let it be about Him above all else.

“I, Yes I, am the One and Only, who completely erases your sins, never to be seen again. I will not remember them again” (Isaiah 43:25)

My heart leaps with joy over this freeing verse. God loves us beyond measure. Ask for forgiveness and trust His Word. His Word is the air that we breathe! Truth!

Today and every day we need to have an “on going” attitude of positivity in our thoughts. This should not change – even though other things may change within your life.

Don’t just pretend to feel positive, you will plunge yourself into problems and allow yourself to sink to the level of those problems. Do something about your attitude.

Try to get to know your Heavenly Father more intimately. Veer away from your first reactions to life’s problems whether they are difficult or bad. This will help you get on your road to “positivity”.

Tell yourself and God that you invite His presence into everything that happens inside a day. There is hidden POWER in God’s presence ladies. His presence comes with our asking.

Exalt God and NOT your daily issues that bring you down or promote negativity. Change your focus!

When you turn your attitude toward the power of praise in every situation and understand that everything gets accomplished when you truly praise God, your life of positive thoughts will emerge and stay on the forefront of your minds.

Your then radiant attitude will be seen by all because they will see God in your attitude.

“Enter his gates with Thanksgiving and his courts with praise.” (Psalm 100:4)

EMPOWERING LIVES WITH PURPOSE:

God has taken up residence inside each of us who have accepted Christ as our Savior. Do we live like it? Do we talk like it? Do we behave like we have the God of the universe dwelling inside our mortal bodies?

“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?” (1 Corinthians 3:16)

I shudder to reflect on some of my sinful actions when I called myself a Christian many years ago, yet lived for myself. My mind was focused on me and not on Who resided inside me. When true repentance came, and I turned from sin and confessed it for what it was, I was free. Freedom from the shame of sin, my focus on worldly things and wants changed because I know for a fact that Jesus is living inside me, and I have never wandered since.

I know now the quickest way to redirect my thoughts is to remember some of the sinful ways I hurt my Lord with my body and how much it took Him to forgive me—the cost of His Son, the free gift for me but the tremendous cost of the Savior.

I whisper His Name and quickly say I’m sorry, and forgiveness comes. He brings me back to love, light, peace, and joy within.

May all of our moments alive reflect time with God on the inside.

EMPOWERING LIVES WITH PURPOSE:

God has so many things to communicate to us on a daily basis. He wants to meet us where we are and take us where He wants us to go.

“There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.  Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.” (Proverbs 19:21-22)

I had to learn to tune out many distractions and voices in my head to hear clearly what God wanted to say to me. He gave me His voice through the power of the Holy Spirit at work within me. When you listen for His direction, trust His word, and lean not on your own understanding, you’ll see things begin to fit your plans.

Why?

Because your plans will become His plans, you’ll walk with Him, talk with Him, and commune with God each day you breathe. (if your mind is spinning uncontrolled, you cannot hear His voice)

Are we the victims of the emotional bacteria of the season inside our heads? Or do we have a choice?

Take captive your thoughts.

Paul says we do: “We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5).

Please don’t preoccupy your mind with your own plans because then you pay homage to an idol. “Control” can be an idol that arises in any of our lives if we don’t listen to God’s voice and allow Him to take over.

“Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.”

(Psalm 62:8)