What I have learned

Hey babies! Guess what? Yesterday was my birthday. Yep, I'm 35. That's right. 3 & 5. There is alot that I have learned in my 35 years of being on this Earth. I have experienced much. Have seen much. And done much. Some of it was good and some of it was bad. But God kept me through it all. It has made the woman that I am and am becoming. I used to beat myself up all the time about the mistakes that I have made. I had to learn that all I really needed to do was learn from them and move on past the hurt and the shame. I got myself into some situations that I came really close to almost not getting out of. But God....His power, grace and mercy is unquestionable. No matter what we do, He is still right there. He doesn't like every decision we make yet He knows how to get us back on track. That is what He is doing in my life. Putting everything back on track. And you know whay He is doing it?Because I asked Him to. That's all it really takes. Just ask Him. And He will do it. You want to be delivered from something or even someone? Just ask Him. Need some help with bills? Just ask Him. Feeling lonely and needing companionship? Just ask Him and He will send somebody. But be specific though.  :) He will do whatever you need Him to do if it is according to His will. I pray that you will allow His will to be done in you today. And for the rest of your life.

He will provide.

Hey everybody. I do apologize for not writing in the last month. Blame my head and not my heart. Please? But you guys, I want to encourage you. I want to let you guys know that whatever you need God will provide. I don't care if the government is shutdown. That does not stop God from feeding and providing for His people. If you are without a job right now, keep consecrating yourself to God on a daily basis and watch Him provide for you ways that you could not imagine. I know because I am walking in that right now. God has shown Himself strong in the last 12 years of my life. I was in college when I worked for a grocery store called Cub Foods. Well, Cub Foods closed in 2001. I was able to get unemployment for about 8 months. Ever since then I have been looking for a steady job. On top of that I was unable to finish school. I sunk into a very deep depression. BUT......in the midst of all that God made a way for me. I kept going to church and reading my Bible. I did not develop a love for God's Word until December 31, 2002. I had asked God to give me a love for reading and studying His word that night and He did. I started to have a really consistent prayer life which has helped me alot. As fas a depression goes, I did not know how depressed I was until after I came out of it. I would sleep until noon or three o'clock and would just sit and watch TV. Then I was meeting guys on the Net (I will do a blog about that later). And He brought me out of it all. Our God is so good. I have never gone hungry. Never been put out the house. He has had people to give me clothes. Through different websites, I have won $10 dollar gift cards and some people even gave me money. What an awesome God! Listen, never give up! I am still looking for a job and I am still determined to get back in school. I am making sure that God directs the show now and not me. Keep looking up. The best is truly yet to come.

Thought Slave

Hey all. You know what? I have been learning more and more about having thoughts and thought processing. With me being a former psychology major, I had to learn about the brain, how it works, what fluids keep it running, what side of the brain did what, amongst other things. But I had to learn about the spiritual side, too. I learned from the Word that an idle mind is the devil's workshop. If we are not careful about what we think about, the enemy will use what we think about to try to bring it to fruition. If the enemy tries to bring negativity to your mind about anything, you don't have to accept it. Especially it is about your past. God has placed His power in you to cast down anything that the enemy tries to bring to you. The Word says that we have the power over enemy and his minions. We are more than conquerors through Jesus Christ. In order for us to use this power, we have to use His Word. And we have to use it daily. We have to meditate on His Word to keep our minds focused on Him and what He says about us. Even the Lord Himself said, "The thoughts I HAVE toward you are good and not evil." The Lord Himself thinks. He is constantly thinking about how He loves us, how He cares for us and how He wants the best for us. All the time. We can be the same way. We just have to want to practice wanting to be that same way. Be no slave to the evil thoughts that the enemy or yourself brings. Be a slave to what God has spoken over you. And to what He thinks about you.

Freedom!

Hey everybody! You know what? I love being a Christian. I really do. I love God with everything that is in me. I do. He cares about every aspect of our lives. He provides ways for us even when we don't deserve it. Even when He corrects us as His children it's wonderful because He knows what is best for us. I love the freedom that comes with being in His care. He allows us to be ourselves and uses our individual personalities to bring others into the Kingdom. For so long the traditions and rituals of man has hindered the God's people from really knowing Him. And many people are still tied up in those traditions and rituals. But for us who want a true relationship with the Father have chosen to break away from it ALL. We have chosen to follow the Spirit with all our heart. We have decided to follow after and chase after Him. We chase after Him and what He desires for us. And we don't have to pretend to anything that we are not. Now, we are careful about what we do, how we are dressed, and how we act. We don't want to offend His Spirit. I have truly never known a love like this. I can honestly say that I am in love with Jesus. I am. I want everybody to know this Love. I want everyone to have this Love. Everybody needs this. He is so gracious and kind. His arms are always open to you. His hand is out you. He wants you. When everybody else has forsaken you, He still wants you. Never think you are never wanted because you are. He wants you and wants to free you. Come and get this freedom. He's ready for you.

You scared?!

Hey y'all. I found out something interesting this past week. I have an aunt and an elder cousin who are afraid to drive through or in Atlanta. Yes. They both live in small cities so driving all over in these small cities is nothing to them. But my aunt was born in Atlanta and my elder cousin has worked in Atlanta. What has changed? I say age and tradition. They are have gotten to the point that they no longer see the advantages of viewing the great city of Atlanta on their own. If they want to come in to the city, somebody else got to drive them. What? Really?? The Bible says that God has not given us a spirit of fear but of peace and love and of a sound mind. Why do we as people allow fear to strangle us? There are people who won't go out after a certain time of the night. There are various reasons which are too many to list. But my point we should never allow fear to keep us from doing what we love best. If it is Godly. If it is not, then yeah, you best beware. Like I was saying, if has something to do with your destiny, your life, your purpose or you just want to have some good clean fun, why not do it? There is so much that we can receive from God and we want to receive it. But we have got to let go of those things that terrify us so He can really do it. If God got something for you to do that has never been done before, don't worry about what others think. They have the assignment. You do. Proceed boldly. Square your shoulders and MARCH! If God is with you, you got all the support you need. He will never let you fall. So, go ahead and be fearless. And watch your life change.

Purfiy

Hey y'all. I know it has been a long time since I have written. Well...I don't have any excuses other than laziness. What I have been learning is that all kinds of things surface when you start to get clean. I mean really clean. You start to see things in a whole different light. You look at life and people differently. I find myself starting to see people how Jesus sees people. People are dealing with all sorts of issues. And many are not really dealing with them. Some of them think that as long as they leave the issue alone that they are okay. Which I learned a long time ago is not true. The longer you keep pretending that things are okay while you lash out at people and do things that are unpleasing to God, the worse off you are. I have learned this. It is a good thing to let God break open your life and let Him do the surgery that needs to be done. Stop pretending as if all is well while you continue to live a life that does not look like what God would want you to have. No more being fake. This past week in Sunday school at my church we talking about meaningless worship. We learned that true worship comes from the heart. It comes from the depths of your soul. That is why Jesus said that they who worship God must worship Him in spirit and in truth. You have to have a relationship with the Father in order to worship Him. It has got to be your everything. I found out that worship is intimate praise. It is a place where it is just you and God. You are ministering to Him. While you are doing that, He is healing you. He is making you free. As you worship Him, He is replenishing parts of you that are dry and have no growth. That is what worship is. It's an everyday thing. It can't be just on Sunday or Wednesday night. It has to be everyday. Everyday He is washing you. And will wash you if you let Him. The ball is in you court.

Bringing down the walls

Hey everybody. I have been asking for prayer lately because I am dealing with a stronghold in my life. It has been around for many years and I am deseperate to get rid of it. I no longer want this thing in my life. And the funny thing is at my church, in our Bible Studies we are doing a series dealing with strongholds. And I had to teach two sessions already (pray for me). Our Bible Studies are off the chain at my church. They are extremely informative and engaging. We bounce ideas off of one another and talk about issues. Well, I have not told anyone about this particular stronghold that I am dealing with. To be honest with you, I am  embarrassed to tell anyone about it. That is why I just asked you guys to just pray for me. Pray that I get delivered from thing that has had hold of me for too many years. Yet, God gave me some strategic ways that can help the people be free from their strongholds. And I am going to take them for myself as well. Here is what God gave me:

(1) Recognize that you have a stronghold. Job:42:6;  Romans:3:23 
(2) Pray. Stay in constant communication with God. Luke:18:1
(3) Find out and look at where it came from.
(4) Once you have found out where it came from, renounce its right to be in your life. II Corinthians:10:5
(5) Deny your flesh to indulge in the act that leads to acting out your stronghold. I Corinthians:15:31
(6) Every time temptation arises, use the word to combat it.
     Romans:6:1,2;12, 13, 18, 19
     Romans:8:1, 12, 13
     Romans:12:1,2
     Romans:13:14
     I Corinthians:6:15
     I Corinthians:10:13 


I hope that this will help you guys. I know that this will help me in my own life. Maybe that is why I am going through what I am going through so I can bring this stronghold down in my own life. So the generations after me what have to go through what I have gone through. Pray me and I will pray for you.