Everyday Living!
I used to work for the federal government as Legal Technician. However in 2004, I resigned sensing God's calling upon my life. So the other night, I had a dream that I was trying to get reinstated in the federal government. I was talking to a lady about the process when I overheard a conversation in the next cubicle about me. They were doing a background verification on me and all of their information was correct except my middle name. So, I introduced myself and corrected them. They were offended and began to yell and call me names. So, as the dream continues, a lady then came into the office and accused me of going into her purse and stealing from her....I, of course, was angry by this time and left the office. However, before leaving, I told them that they would hear from my attorney for defamation of my character. At that, they quickly apologized and wanted to right the wrong in order to keep this situation out of court. Read more inside...
In this season, I believe that God is bringing all things in divine order to His will. He is moving us by His Spirit to come into alignment (positioning) and agreement (harmony) with His will for our lives, His church, and the world. God is a God of order. We must remember that the message of the Kingdom spread through persecution in the early church. The early church had gotten comfortable with Jerusalem as its headquarters and base, they had all things common, no need or lack among them, and they were content to stay right where they were. After all, they were teaching people about Jesus; people were getting saved, healed, and delivered; but one thing they lacked was fulfilling the full commission of Christ to the entire world...and not just the world they knew (Matthew 28). Read more inside...
Desperation by definition means to suffer extreme need or anxiety and the involving or employing of extreme measures in an attempt to escape defeat or personal frustration. As I said last month, desperation is neither good nor bad in and of itself; therefore it needs a stimulus to exist. In other words something has to happen to cause the feeling of desperation. It is how we choose to respond that makes the reason for our desperation good or bad, right or wrong. Read more inside...
Have you ever been desperate? Desperation has a kind of negative connotation with it, however the reality is that it is neither positive or negative. The emphasis of desperation is more on the reason why someone is desperate. Spiritually speaking, desperation can cause you to either run to God or run away from Him. It can cause you to depend on God to handle your emergency or bypass Him and take care of it yourself. However, desperation can be the fuel that you need to keep the comforting fires of warmth burning, or it can be the blistering snow storm that stops help from coming. Ultimately, we choose. Read more inside...
Our lives presently reflect the choices and decisions we have made through the course of our time and journey on the earth. The greatest thing that God has given us next to salvation is the freedom of choice...the right to choose our own course and destiny. We have a choice and yet, heaven is watching the choices and decisions we make daily. Read more inside...
Recently, I attending a women's conference and watched God show up and out. I was okay with the teaching and the preaching of the Word, but when she started to prophecy and impart to the women through healing and deliverance needless to say I backed up and down...because it was above my grade! What am I saying? Find out inside...
Scripture says weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5). And, unless you've done some deep heart wrenching weeping, you can never fully appreciate the joy that comes in the morning. The release in expecting new beginnings, new hope, fresh horizons, and newness of spirit is absolutely awesome! The glory is God's because it is him that restores, renews, refreshes, regenerates, and rejuvenates our spirits in its weakened state. It is He that answers our cry, and it is He that takes upon Himself to give us of Himself- His love, His peace, and His joy. Read more inside...
Have you ever wondered what was Peter and the other disciples doing that would attract the enemy's attention so much so that he would desire permission to sift them (Luke 22:31-33)? Well, I have. For one, they were called by Jesus, chosen by Jesus, and covered by Jesus to change the world! That, in and of itself, would seem to be enough seeing that the enemy certainly wanted to stop that from happening. Read more inside...
What does it mean to live with resolve? Well, living with resolve is the firm decision to stay on course, stay with one's own convictions, and refusal to compromise and conform to the status quo. Specifically, the word resolve is defined: 1. To come to a definite decision about. 2. To solve or settle as a problem. 3. To make up one's mind; firm fitness or purpose (The Random House Dictionary). Jesus lived his life with resolve. He was completely sold out to the will of the Father determining never to exercise his own will independently of the Father's for his own judgment or acts; rather he lived a life of humbleness to God which reinforced his commitment to the Father's will (John 5:30). Find out how you too can live with resolve inside...
In our everyday lives, we are to bring light to darkness, hope to despair, and love in the presence of hate. Now, distractions will come; they will come in many different forms and in many different ways because the goal of a distraction is to deter your focus and aim from the mission and stop your productivity. Find out God's plan for you inside...