Monday, July 30, 2012

WILL YOU HAVE ENOUGH OIL?

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I miss you.  I pray that everyone is blessed and highly favored of the Lord God today.  If you don't think so than think back over your life and then you will truly say that you are blessed!

(Proverbs 31:18), She sees her trading profitable and her lamp does not go out at night.

Her lamp does not go out at night because she was wise enough to put enough oil it her lamp, just in case.  You have to have enough of Jesus Christ in you just in case.  Just in case you are going through a desolate valley in your life. Others around you are falling by the wayside but you won't because you have enough Christ in you to make it to the other side, where you will find peace.

I don't know about you but Sunday services is never enough oil for me.  I need Wednesday night bible study and prayer in between those days.  This particular wise woman in the bible was out at night with other women to meet Jesus Christ.  The other women ran out of oil because they did not anticipate having to wait for a long amount of time.  The woman that had enough oil had sense enough to bring extra just in case.  Once their lamp ran out of oil, they ask her for some of hers and she said no, because she wanted to have enough.

Woman of God, do you have enough oil in your lamp?  Let's put it another way, do you have enough of the Spirit of the Lord in you for the "just in case"?  Life's circumstances are going to come.  Distress and heartache is going to come no matter who you are.  Will you have enough oil in your lamp?  Will you have enough of the Spirit of the Lord built up in you to endure lifes trials and tribulations.  Trouble don't last always, but it will last longer if you are not built up in the Lord Jesus Christ.  You have to have enough for the times that it seems like you are all alone.  For the times that it seems like you are in a spiritual desert and God is not with you.  For those times, you have to stay built up in the Lord.  You have to be able to pray and praise your way out of circumstances that seem to be swallowing you up by the minute.  For the times that it seems like you have been praying and laboring in the spirit for a change in your situation.

For the "just in case" in your life, you may need to put your worship cd's in the car.  You may have to read your bible on your lunchbreak.  You may need to anoint your home and your children.  You may need to sit quitely, for the "just in case".  God does not want you to run out of oil.  He needs for you to be built up in Him as you grow and go to the next level in Him.  AMEN!  GOD BLESS YOU!


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Monday, July 23, 2012

DEVELOPING A FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD

Mighty Woman of God!

I had to post something that I read earlier this morning.  But I will tell you a short story.  The other day my daughter said to me, "I don't know how you did it mom, but you are God's best friend".  I laughed about it and told her, I spend a lot of time with Him.  The reason why she was stating that was because I had prayed about something that apparently happened for her.

You are as close to God as you choose to be.  Like any friendship, you must work at developing your friendship with God.  It won't happen by accident.  It takes desire, time, and energy.  If you want a deeper, more intimate connection with God you must learn to honestly share your feelings with Him, trust Him when He asks you to do something, learn to care about what he cares about, and desire His friendship more than anything else.  God doesn't expect you to be perfect, but he does insist on complete honesty.  None of God's friends in the Bible were perfect.

One day I was in prayer, and I said to God, "Lord, I want you to call me your friend".  That same day, I was in a prayer group/bible study at a person's home and she leaned over and said to me, God said you are His friend.  I just sat there and cried because no one but God was in the room with me when I made that comment.  You see, it is easy to be friends with someone that you have something in common with.  The thing that I have in common with God is that we both desire and have compassion for people.  We both want all to come to know Christ.  Now that God and I desire the same things, He gives me whatever spiritual gifts I need to accomplish what we both desire.  I can get a prayer through and I am not going to be boastful.  But if I cannot get a prayer through then the ministry would be dead and why would you trust me to pray for you.  You should desire for people to say the same thing about you.  Some of you, really don't have any friends, so why not tell God all your problems?  Why not tell God all your inner most feelings and secrets, He won't gossip to someone else, that's for sure?  You won't hear it in the congregation either.  GOD BLESS YOU! Amen!

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

ONE THING AT A TIME

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I pray that you are all blessed and highly favored of the Lord on today.  The Lord has a great message for us today.  Thanks for reading.

(Ephesians 3:16-19), I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.  And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

One day at a time!  That's the Lord's message for you today.  I think about the times that I spent in church services or classes and I was often reminded of the numerous of sins that are not of God.  No sin is of God.  You sit and listen to the pastor's message and you are moved by the words but deep in the back of your mind, you know that the sin that he is preaching about, is something that you are still struggling with.  While you are in church and are being convicted of a particular sin or sins in your life, it is the Holy Spirit that is tugging on your inner being.  It does not mean that He is mad at you, the Spirit of the Lord is trying deliver you and help you keep your deliverance or obtain deliverance from Him.  The pastor might be the one that lay hands on you, but without the anointing of the Holy Spirit you will not be delivered.

Woman of God, I want to encourage you today, to take one thing at a time.  If you are trying to deal  with everything that is going wrong in your life all at one time, this can be a very tremendous burden to you and you will feel defeated before you have even begun.  Start with the little things and work your way up.  Some people get offended at church because the Holy Spirit tugged at their spirit and they don't want to go back in fear that they have not released all the sin in their life.  It doesn't work that way.  The more you hear the Word of God, He gives you power and strength to overcome battles and temptations in your life.  The more rooted in Christ Jesus the more power you will have to defeat the enemy 

Might I suggest that you make a list of the worldly things that you do or the things that you know are not pleasing to the Lord and pray over them.  Ask the Lord Jesus for deliverance in those areas of your life and the power to stay delivered.  You don't have to tell anyone about your list.  It's between you and the Lord Jesus.  There may come a time when you are about to do or say something that is on your list and you will hear the Holy Spirit say, "don't do that, or don't say that".  The more obedient that you are to that tugging in your inner being, the more victorious you will become and powerful to the glory of God.  Once the Lord sees that you are at least willing to try to become more like Him, He will move mountains on your behalf.  God is so compassionate and patient.  The Lord God wants you to be free from sin, and if you want the same thing, then you and God are now working together.  It's better to work with the Lord than to work without Him.  It's better to walk with Jesus, than to walk alone.

I still have a list that the I am believing the Spirit of the Lord Jesus is working.  Every time I think that I have something beat, another sin replaces that one.  I stay prayerful and I always acknowledge the fact that I am undone in certain areas of my life.  I am honest with the Lord and I have often said, "Lord, that one is a hard one for me to overcome, or Lord, I've been doing it this way all my life".  I am not above correction from the Lord.  There have also been times that I just didn't make it and then I have to ask for God's forgiveness and start all over again.  One more important thing God wants you to remember is that no one is above sin.  Never let anyone make you think that you are not worthly of the love of God.  If you begin to feel that way, you will make excuses as to why you can't go to church and the enemy will have you exactly where he wants you, feeling unworthly and defeated.  A spirit of defeat always leaves the door open for the spirit of depression.

One thing at a time, ladies.  One thing at a time!  GOD BLESS YOU!

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Saturday, July 21, 2012

SPIRITUAL GROWTH FOR WOMEN MINISTRY

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

Thank you all for your encouragement and support in the inspirational writing and publication of my new book.  The Lord has commissioned me to write four books.  I am working on the second one and the third book, God wants me to publish a book of Spiritual Warfare Prayers.  I really don't know how He is going to work on it, but I have to be obedient and let go and let God.  I  am fulfilling God's purpose for my life and at the same time fulfilling my life's passion as far as the Women's Ministry.  My compassion is to have a woman's ministry to empower and encourage women.  It's not about the money to me, although, if you purchase a book, it will be supportive.  My prayer is that I can have enough money set aside to have women's conferences and not charge anything for the women.

If you have been blessed through my daily blogs, the Lord will surely have a blessing for you in the book.  Thank you for your support.  God bless you.

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Again, thank you for your support.

Friday, July 20, 2012

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

Thank you so much for the responses that I received from you about my upcoming book.  I have been writing since the third grade and I guess I am now ready for the Lord to use me to minister through my writing.  I thank God so much for pushing me, He has given me the talent and I have to use it for His purpose.  You ladies in the ministry have been a great inspiration for me to keep writing, I thank God for you.

(1 Corinthians 10:31-33), So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.  do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, or Greeks or the church of God, even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.

(1 Corinthians 11:1), Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

This scripture is a reminder to you that in everything that you do, you should be doing it for the glory of God.  The Apostle Paul is saying that he is not seeking to be praise by man, but he is glorifying God for the good of many.  He seeks to do everything so that the people will praise God and will observed his good behavior and want to be saved.  Paul is saying that we should do everything to the glory of God; therefore through our actions, others will be saved.

Do not cause anyone to stumble.  This scripture is saying that you should be very careful of what you say and do because others are watching you.  If you are not carrying yourself as a Christian or woman of God, you will cause someone else to stumble in their walk with Christ.  You never know who could be watching you and your demeanor so be very watchful of your own behavior.

Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.  This scripture is very important because you should be following the Word of Christ.  You are to be an example for others as a Christian.  Now, if someone is not following Christ, then you should not be following them.  Know what the bible says concerning certain things and you will not stumble by following someone that is not following Christ.  Sometimes we get caught up in all the fancy things that people say and when you really think about it, they are not knowledgeable about the Word of God.  That is why it is so important that you know the Word of God and follow your heart and follow after Christ. 

Years ago, I made a tremendous mistake by following man and not Christ.  I knew what the bible said concerning the way the pastor, ministers and church should act but I ignored the signs that God was revealing to me.  I wanted friends, instead of the truth.  By the time I decided to listen to the Lord, I was wounded in that church.  There are certain guidelines in the bible, that a pastor should have in place before he/she decides to start a ministry.  These guidelines where not followed. 

In conclusion, the message is to glorify the Lord God in everything you do and say, therefore you will not have anyone to say that you don't act like a Christian.  Once people find out that you are a Christian, they tend to watch you and everything that you do, waiting for you to do something wrong.  They want to say gotcha!.  When you are at work, you are to follow all the rules of that workplace, that is how you can glorify God in the workplace.  Don't take extra time for lunch, leave work early, or come in late.  When in you home, you are to glorify God by taking good care of the place that He has given you to live.  Clean up you house as if God Himself is coming to visit you.  If you are doing the smaller tasks, do it to the glory of God.  This is a form of worship.  GOD BLESS YOU!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

LET GO AND LET GOD

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I thank God for each of you and pray for you daily.  I know that God is still in the blessing business because of your positive testimonies.  Praise God.

I was reading a book this morning and the author was stating that a lot of times we say we trust God, but we don't give Him the steering wheel of our lives.  Then I was reminded of an incident that happened to me years ago.

One day I was on my way to work with my youngest son in a car seat.  I had to drop him off at the babysitters house, then park my car in a parking lot, then catch the train.  It was very cold that day and it snowed the day before.  The streets were very wet, but I was driving very cautiously.  I was going down a hill and right in front of me I could see that the road appeared to be wet.  As I approached the point where the road seemed to have water, I realized that it was a sheet of ice.  I quickly hit my breaks and then the car starting sliding.  I lost control over my wheel.  Right in front of me was a ditch and a large street light pole, my car was headed right towards it.  I thought to myself that I was going to be in the hospital and I thought about my baby in the car seat.  There was no way that I was going to miss hitting that pole.  I took my hands off the steering wheel and said JESUS!  That's all I said, was JESUS!

The moment I said those words, my car shifted and the wheel turned, my car turned around completely and I ended up in the same direction that I was going in the first place.  I kid you not, this really happened.  I couldn't believe it.  I was motionless.  I was in shock for a few minutes.  Then all of a sudden, I started praising God and rebuking the devil.  I laughed all the way to the babysitters house.  I laughed at the devil and said, "You tried to kill me".  I kept laughing and praising God.

So that's my story, let go of the things that you cannot control.  Let God steer your life and He will steer you in the right direction.  Laugh at the devil when he tries to disrupt your life.  Laugh at him and praise God for the victory over your circumstance.  GOD BLESS YOU!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

THE HOLY SPIRIT

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I thank the Lord for you and thank you for reading my blogs.

(Matthew 28:17-20), When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.  Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

The Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity.  Depending on what type of teaching that you have had concerning the Holy Spirit, you may or may not have an understanding of exactly who the Holy Spirit is and what is His job.  The Holy Spirit is not a thing.  According to what I believe, what I have read in the bible and have experienced, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I want to tell you a short story.  It was my turn to give to the congregation the Word of God.  I studied and prepared for it all week.  I took notes that I thought were going to be good.  Well, that Sunday, because of a train, I was running late.  I forgot my notes.  I told my daughter to drive in order to write whatever I could remember about the notes that I had prepared.  When I got to church, I sat in the front row and the whole time, I am totally nervous because I forgot my original notes.  I only had a couple of sentences or key points with me.  When the pastor introduced me, I went to the pulpit and forgot my notes in the chair next to me.  I was sweating bullets.  I didn't want to go back to get them, I just stared at them, sitting in that chair.  After a few seconds I heard the Holy Spirit say, "You don't need your notes".  Well, I didn't have time to debate with the Holy Spirit or explain to Him why I thought that I needed them, so I prayed and went forth with the message. 

That was the day that I found out that the Holy Spirit was definitely in me.  I was obedient and listened to every word that He whispered in my ear.  I was astounded at the words that were coming out of my mouth.  That was the best message I had ever preached.  My dad came to hear the word that Sunday, so I was a little nervous.  It was also my birthday.  I got the best birthday present from the Lord that I could have every dreamed of or could even imagine.  I allowed the Holy Spirit to have His way.  I had no choice.  After the message, I heard the Holy Spirit say, "It's not about you."

In the Old Testament, God the Father, walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.  He spoke to Noah and gave detailed messages to the Prophets of the bible.  In the New Testament, after Jesus Christ of Nazareth was born until Mary and Joseph, he gave His life for us.  We then came under a new covenant with Jesus Christ.  The bible says, "No one comes to the Father, except through the Son of God."  After Jesus Christ arose and ascended up to Heaven, He says that He would not leave use comfortless.  He will send the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit is here on earth with us.  The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Jesus tells the disciples, "At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

(John 16:7-8), But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away.  Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.  When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:  THE HOLY SPIRIT.

The Holy Spirit is the One that gives you spiritual gifts and will teach you how to use them to glory God.  The Holy Spirit is uses you when you are speaking in tongues.  The Holy Spirit knows exactly what you are saying, when you are speaking in tongues to God.  I want you to understand that the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of the Lord Jesus is here on earth with you, if you believe what the bible says concerning His role in your life.  If you don't, you will be lost.  The bibles says that God forgives all sins, except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.  Once you grasp the fullness of the Holy Spirit's work in your life, you will never be the same.  PRAISE GOD!  GOD BLESS YOU!

Monday, July 16, 2012

GOD'S MERCY

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I thank God for each of you and pray that you are growing spiritually in the Lord Jesus Christ.  I speak blessings of peace upon your lives and pray that your needs and wants are met by the Lord.

(1 Peter 5:10-11), But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.  To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Woman of God, I want to talk to you about God's mercy.  The bible says that, God's mercy endures forever.  I want to teach you a little bit about what having God's mercy on a day to day basis really means for you.  Everyday that you have been giving another day to live, God had chosen you and had mercy on you.  When things go wrong in your life or it seems if the Lord God has stopped listening to your prayers, that is when you have to realize that God's mercy is keeping you strong.

Now, here's the catch.  No one really wants to talks about God's wrath on us when we are disobedient.  When you are going through what seems like pure hell if your life, you tend to look towards the scriptures that only speak of God's goodness and what God promises will do for you.  My sister, you have to also look at what God says about punishment for being disobedient, having no prayer life, not worshipping Him, and even the evil thoughts that you have towards someone else.  The bible says, that God knows your thoughts and heart even before you speak what is in your heart.

I want you to realize that there are consequences for your behavior.  If you disobeyed your parents your would be punished in the way that they felt necessary for your behavior.  Your heavenly Father is the same way.  There is a punishment or reward according to your behavior and attitude.  If you are not a good steward over your finances, which God gives you, you will have to suffer the consequences of your behavior.  Even in this society, a thief and murderer will go to jail for their behavior, they have to suffer the consequences.

I have heard a lot of people that are in bad situations or their circumstances have changed from good to bad, or from bad to worst; wonder is God mad at them.  The answer is "No".  God is your heavenly Father and you have to go through some things to learn how to be obedient to His Word.  God wants you to learn from your mistakes.  He is not a God that is sitting in heaven, just waiting for you to mess up.  To be perfectly honest, if that were the case, we would suffer all the time and there would be no joy in our lives.  You have been put on this earth for God's purpose and a plan that He has for you.  Going through bad times could often mean that God wants to get you to another level in Him.  Remember, God always has a plan and a purpose for your situation.

The things that I want you to understand is that while you are going through your valley, ask the Lord God to have mercy upon you.  While you are suffering the consequences of whatever you have done or have not done, pray for God to have mercy upon you.  The bible says that, even the elect of God has to be accountable for his/her behavior.  You have to be accountable for your behavior.   Ask the Lord to reveal to you what lesson you have to learn during your time of suffering.  If you don't learn a lesson you will repeat the same cycle and you will repeat the same suffering.  The above scripture says, after you have gone through a little while that God will establish and strengthen you.

The last thing that I want to let you know is to never let the enemy see you sweat.  What I mean by this is don't have a pity party.  God does not go to pity parties.  God always attends praise parties.  If you have someone that you can talk to that can lift you up spiritually, call that person.  Don't call the person that will join in on your pity party.  I pray that this message will be of help to someone today.  GOD BLESS YOU!


Saturday, July 14, 2012

HOW DID I GET HERE?

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!
I pray that you have been blessed by "Spiritual Growth for Women Ministry" and the Lord's messages.  I speak peace into your lives and pray that your relationship with the Lord is growing during your spiritual journey.

You were raised in the church.  Your parents went every chance they had the opportunity.  You sang in the choir and went to church revivals.  You have a voice for the Lord and you read your bible faithfully.  You prayed for others and watched as the Lord God did miraculous things in their lives.  The only time you weren't in church was when the doors were locked.  You had a personally relationship with the Lord.  There was no way that you would even think of living your life without His presence.

A woman's downfall always seems to be a man, or significant other.  Satan knows that one by heart.  He doesn't even have to doubt whether or not you will fall when he sends the right person in your direction.  We get blind-sided by love, lust, loneliness, money and other things that will not last in the long run.  You are not with someone that used to care about you, when you first met.  Your love for him has not changed but his love for you have turned into emotional and mental abuse.  He moved into your home with you or you and your children and now he just stops by.  You don't know where he is for days, but when he shows up with the perfect story, you are all of a sudden just happy to see him.  You don't want to mention where's he's been and that womans intuition tells you that he is definitely lying about whatever comes out of his mouth.  You don't say anything, in fear that he will leave for a couple of more days again.

He somehow convinces you that you are just a jealous person and are out of your mind.  The truth is, you are out of your mind because you keep going through the same thing over and over again, hoping that things will change.  Things will not change for him, because he's happy.  Things won't change for you, because you have been blinded by the enemy.  You know it, but fear keeps you in that strange circle of a relationship.  You have been told that he is the best thing you will ever have.  No one else will treat you better and you will be alone.  For some reason, you have not realized that you are already alone and a good man will never treat you the way that he does. 

All of a sudden, you realize that you don't even know where your bible is and you don't have one gospel song to listen to.  What happened?  How did I get here?  When did I let go of Jesus?  Will Jesus forgive me and accept me back? 

I have asked myself those same questions.  The only answer I could come up with was that Jesus would forgive me and take me back if I ask Him. I have to run and not walk to Him, begging Jesus to have mercy on me.  Pleading with Him to help me out of the relationship with a man that will take me to hell with him, if I don't find my way back.  I no longer asked myself, how did I get here, I just wanted to know if I could make it back.  I stopped looking for a man to make me me happy, I had to wait for God to send me a man of God.

Sometimes you can go through this life so fast, that you will forget what is really important.  God has a purpose for you, way before you were conceived and the enemy has a way of taking you for the detour of you life. God's purpose and perfect will for your life will ultimately get the victory if you have started and the right place, you won't have to ask yourself, "how did I get here?"  Just know that you don't have to stay there.  GOD BLESS YOU!

Thursday, July 12, 2012

FINAL DESTINATION

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I pray that you are blessed and highly favored of the Lord on today.  May God bless you with all of your needs and wants on today.
(2 Corinthians 4:18), "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.  For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
When life gets tough, when you're overwhelmed with doubt, or when you wonder if living for Christ is worth the effort, remember that you are not home yet.  At death you won't leave home, you will go home.  For those of you that are Christians or living your life to be Christ-like, remember that we are strangers in this land.  This earth is not our home, we are visitors, foreigners.  When you leave this earth it is not the end of your life, it is just the beginning.  The bible says, that in heaven there are many mansions and Christ has prepared a place for you.
 
 
Now, here is reality.  Some people live each day like it is the last day on earth.  You have decided to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, but you don't spend any time to commune with Him.  It was just words to say at the time, or because everyone else in your row at church gave their life to the Lord you didn't want to be sitting by yourself.  When you decided to accept Christ as your Savior you also made a covenant with Him.  You are supposed to be at least attempting to live a life of holiness.  I do realize that temptation is always lurking at your door, but you have to pray and spend time with the Lord to make those tempting moments a little more bearable to overcome.  If you spend more time with the Lord, you will be lifted up above temptation and might not even notice.

Righteousness is not a hard thing to obtain.  The bibles says, "No one is righteous".  But you can be counted righteous before God.  Abraham was counted righteous in God's eye, because of his obedience and faith in the Lord God.  Job was counted righteous before God, because no matter what Satan took away from Job, Job did not curse God.  It's time for us Christians to stand up for what we believe to be right according to the Word of God.  We compromise too many times when we know something is wrong, we say nothing.  You cannot act anyway you please, because you were bought with a price and the price of the blood of Jesus Christ was not cheap.  Therefore, you are supposed to be here on earth working for Christ, for your crown which is in heaven.  There is nothing here on earth that is worth more that what God has in stored for you in Heaven with Him.

Before you reach your "final destination", which is in heaven, you are should try to live a life of Christianity.  You are a stranger in this land and you should not be conforming to the way of the world.  Everyone smokes weed, so you compromise.  Everybody has pre-marital sex, so you compromise.  You think that you can put God in the closet while you are sinning, you are sadly mistaken.  The bible says, "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.  Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?" Then I will tell them plainly, "I never knew you.  Away from me, you evildoers!"

I think a lot about the above scripture, those are words that I will never want to hear from the Lord.  I am not judging you, just trying to help.  I am not boasting about myself, just trying to do whatever I can; so that I do not hear Jesus say those words to me when I have reached my 'final destination'.  And when I reach my 'final destination', my prayer is that I will see you there in your mansion.  MAY GOD BLESS YOU!

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

TAMING THE TONGUE

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I bless the Lord for each of you and pray that you are growing each day during your spiritual journey with the Lord Jesus Christ.  Today message may sting a little bit, but as always, I ask that you keep an open mind.  God bless you.

(James 3:7-10), People can tame all kinds of animals and birds and reptiles and fish, but no one can tame the tongue.  It is an uncontrollable evil, full of deadly poison.  Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it breaks out into curses against those who have been made in the image of God.  And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth.  Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!

Have you ever said something to someone and immediately you wish you could take it back?  You wish you could just grab the words out of the air, before they reach their destination.  The thing about speaking words out of your mouth is that you can never catch the words once they leave your mouth.  You can eventually apologize for the things that you have said that may have harm someone, but the words still have power.  The bible says, "There is life and death in the power of the tongue".  You can easily speak blessings upon someone or even in your own life, as well as curse someone or yourself.

Think of yourself in worship service at church or in prayer; you are blessing the Lord God and  praying to Him with all your soul.  You may even speak in tongues at some point while praising God, then as soon as church is over, you go home and curse your children out.  God is saying that this should not be so.  I don't use profanity at all, I use to curse like a sailor, so to say.  But I don't use profanity because God has delivered me from that type of poison on my tongue.  Now that I often pray for people and sometimes deliver a prophetic word to people I don't want to do want that scripture says we should not do.  Once I read that scripture, it made a lot of sense to me, because of how the Lord uses me to comfort others.

Woman of God, let me just go over a few things with you today.  If you are a Christian, your ministry and testimony about the Lord, begins with you.  Your character and the words that come out of your mouth should be a testimony about who Jesus Christ is in your life.  You cannot bless someone in  the church, then curse someone on your job.  Profanity and a woman of God does not go together.  In my opinion a lady does not use profanity.  If you cannot get your point across to someone without using profanity, then you need to broaden your vocabulary.  Also, the scripture is not only referring to profanity, it also refers to gossipping and lying.  As a Christian, you should try to be very careful of the words that come out of your mouth.  Yes, the tongue is very hard to tame, but it is always better to try your best to please God by following the scriptures (the manuscript for Christian living).

I have read some of your facebook comments/posts.  I have observed that some of you will post a scripture or word of encouragement on your page, then later on in the day, you will post comments that will mess up your testimony that you posted earlier, this should not be.  If you want to bless people that read your facebook comments, then you have to be very careful not to discourage them by posting something that is not godly on your page.  This also destroys your testimony. 

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

DEALING WITH A LOST OF LOVED ONE

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I thank God for each of you and continue to pray for you daily.  I speak peace and joy upon you my sisters, and may the Lord God bless you with your needs and wants.

(Isaiah 57:1-2), The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.  Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death.

One of the first things some people tend to do when when a family member or friend passes away, is wonder why God did not heal them, or save them from death.  When someone that you love pass away from an illness, you are able to accept it a little better.  When a loved passes away suddenly, maybe an accidental death, or at the hands of someone else, you tend to take the lose a little harder, because it was unexpectedly.

Sometimes even Christians that have totally put their faith in the Lord, might find themselves mad at God because they will miss their loved one.  You might be upset with the Lord because you think that He should have spared your son/daughter, friend or another family member from death.  You don't understand how a God that is full of compassion and love can take away a small child.

Understanding that God is love can help you to understand that God knows everything, and maybe, just maybe He is intent on saving your loved one from a life of turmoil or other tragedies.  Nothing can ever prepare you for the lost of a loved one.  No matter how much faith you have in God.  The most that you can hope for is that your loved one knows Jesus Christ as their Savior.  Knowing Jesus Christ and having total faith in Him, we know that this world is not our home, we are inevitably going to go to our eternal home, which is in heaven.  The bible says, "Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.  My Father will honor the one who serves me.  If you are grieving the lost of a loved one, try to ponder on the above scripture, I pray that you will receive some comfort.  Think on that scripture when you are missing your loved one and try to smile because of God's promise.  I was very sad when my husband passed away, but I knew that he was resting in the Lord.  My husband was a man of God, therefore I have no reason to doubt that he is with the Lord.  I watched him get sick and suffer in his body, then God said, "that's enough", and called his son home.

In the First Book of Corinthians, the entire fifteenth chapter ministers about the resurrection of Christ, the resurrection of the dead and the resurrection body. I have included some of the verses for you to read, but I urge you to read the chapter in detail when you have the time.  (1 Corinthians 15:42-44), So will it be with the resurrection of the dead.  The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.  If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

I don't like to watch too much local news, because of the stupidity that people do that end up in someones passing away. Parents are still leaving their children in the cars during heat warnings. People are still taking guns to school. Pedophiles are still raping and killing other peoples children. Those things sadden me a lot.  GOD BLESS YOU!

Monday, July 9, 2012

GOD, IT'S ME AGAIN!

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!
I pray that you are all safe and growing in your spiritual journey with the Lord.  I speak blessings of peace upon you and your families.  My prayer is that you are blessed by the ministry, "Spiritual Growth for Women Ministry".

(Psalms 3:4-5), I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill.   I laid me down and slept; I awakes for the Lord sustained me. (Psalms 4:1,3), Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.  But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.
Woman of God, when you cry out to the Lord God, He already knows your dilemma, He hears your cries and your prayers from heaven.  The heavens are where all your prayers go when you pray with your whole heart and soul.  Pray to the Lord God with everything you have inside of you.  Cry out to the Lord and He will not only hear your prayers, but He is right there with you in your situation.  You need to know that even as you slept, it is God that is sustaining you and His mercy wakes you up in the morning.  If you are righteous before God, God is with you when you feel like you are all alone in the world.  God is with you when you feel like your whole world is crumbling at your very feet.  God feels exactly what you feel, but know this, He with you through the storm and perfecting you for His glory.  I know that the storm may seem too windy at the moment but God is working it out for your good.  The Lord will not let the enemy prevail.  You will triumph through adversities of your life.
The Lord God has set you apart for himself and He hears you way before you call upon Him.  Just imagine Jesus sitting at the right hand of God the Father, and when the storm arises, Jesus quickly whispers in God the Father's ear saying, "she is my daughter, I am interceding on her behalf."  There is no better intercessor on the earth or in the heavens than Jesus Christ himself.  You are very valuable to Christ because you were bought with a price that no one could pay, but Christ.  He paid for you with His blood.  And it is His blood that will sustain you and keep Satan from devouring you.

I do realize that sometimes you may be going through some issues and you don't see God moving on your behalf.  There may be times where you cannot even hear from God and you feel like He has abandoned you, it is during these times that you must praise Him.  If you cannot hear God at the moment, then trust in His Word. 

There have been times that I thought that God was angry at me, because I didn't keep my word, but I was wrong.  Just recently, I did something so terrible and I ask God for forgiveness and told Him that I did not know how to handle a particular situation that I was going through.  I ask the Lord to help me to do better because I know that I did the wrong thing, but I need help to keep me on the right track.  I thought that God would not bless the ministry, because of my shortcoming.  But God reminded me that; it's not about me.  As long as I have a heart to do right, He will be with me and keep His ministry growing through me.

I hope that I was of some help to someone that reads this message today and I pray that you gain strength in your life and peace in your heart.  Keep moving forward, no matter what.  If things are not going in the direction that you want; trust in the Lord that things are going in the direction that He wants.  GOD BLESS YOU! 

Sunday, July 8, 2012

YOU WERE CUSTOM MADE

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I love you with the love of the Lord.  I pray for you and your families daily.  I speak blessings of peace upon you and your families.

(Isaiah 44:1-2) Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen; Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.  (Jeremiah 1:4-5) The word of the Lord came to me saying, Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations".

The bible also says, "You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something." 

Sometimes as you are reading your bible, you will realize that God is speaking to a particular person.  There are prophetic messages throughout the bible and God is using their voice to minister to them concerning things to come in the future.  In the above scriptures God is not only speaking to Isaiah or Jeremiah, he is speaking to all that will be reading His Word in the future.

Woman of God, today the Lord wants you to know that you were custom made.  Custom man for His purpose.  Even though, at that particular time God was speaking to Isaiah and Jeremiah, the Word is also for you.  God is saying that you are not an accident.  You may not have been planned by your parents, but you were planned by Him.  Everything about you from the time you were in your mother's womb, to the past and the present, God knew you. Before the earth was formed, God had you in His book to be born.  God knew exactly who your parents would be, what time you would be born and what your nationality would be.  God knows exactly what you are going through right now because you were predestined before the world was in existence.  I have included a poem written by Russell Kelfer.

You are who you are for a reason.  You're part of an intricate plan.  You're a precious and perfect unique design, Called God's special woman.  You look like you look for a reason.  Our God made no mistake.  He knit you together within the womb, You're just what he wanted to make.  The parents you had were the ones he chose, And no matter how you may feel, They were custom-designed with God's plan in mind, And they bear the master's seal.  No, that trauma you faced was not easy. And God wept that it hurt you so; But it was allowed to shape your heart so tat into his likeness you'd grow.  You are who you are for a reason, You've been formed by the Master's rod.  You are who you are, beloved, Because there is a God! 

WOMEN'S DAY EVENT
"STIR UP THE GIFT - PROPHETIC - REVIVAL" to be held, June 6th 2015.

(1 Corinthians 12:7-11), Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.  To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.  All this are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.

So many of you have spiritual gifts that you haven't tapped into and you have asked for spiritual gifts, have received but your doubt keeps you from using your spiritual gift.

Revival - Some of you just need a revival.  You need to awake those spiritual gifts on the inside. Bring them out so that others will be blessed and give their life to Jesus Christ.  You just need to revival your spirit-man. You've just been out of touch for awhile and God is going to open that door back up to you.  GOD BLESS YOU




Saturday, July 7, 2012

THE PEACE OF GOD

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I pray that each of you are blessed and highly favored of the Lord on today.  I speak blessings of peace upon your entire household.

(Psalms 55:16-17) As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.  Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.  He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

The book of Psalms was written by King David.  David is known for having a heart for the Lord God.  David knew God and God knew David.  Even though David was not a sinless man, he knew how to go to God to repent.  David sin against God in the most worst way by having a man killed just so that David could marry her.  The most important things that you should remember about David is that he loved the Lord God with all his heart.  He wanted to know God.  He was considered a friend of God's.

Even though there was an army coming against King David he knew that no matter what, God was going to give him victory over his enemies.  David was content on praying morning, noon and night to God and he knew without a doubt that God was with him.  The bible says that God will never leave nor forsake you.

Although you are going through some difficult times in your life right now, the Lord Jesus is with you, He is not a man that He should lie.  If He said it, then you can have faith to believe the word of God.  Although many are against you, Jesus is right there with you.  The army of the things of this world may be crouching at your door, but you have to believe that Jesus Christ is in your home.  He will deliver your soul in peace from all that you are going through in your life right now.  Deliver your soul into peace, means that if you pray to Christ and ask Him, He will give you peace at that very moment. 

When you are going through this Christian walk it can sometimes seem overwhelming and difficult to stay your course.  But with the Lord Jesus on your side, He will give you peace that surpasses all understanding.  This means that as you go through difficult changes in your life, that peace can never be understood by man.  Peace that surpasses all understanding, is when you are going through something so bad, people won't even notice because that don't understand the peace that Christ has given to you.

King David was not a man without sin in his life, but he knew how to go to God and repent.  He spend time with God, praying and worshipping.  You are not without sin either and God is no respecter of persons; this means that all you have to do is pray for forgiveness and you are forgiven right then and there, God doesn't hold it against you and He will still give you peace of mind and victory over your difficult circumstances in your spiritual journey with Him.  Hold on to Christ, because He is holding on to you.  No matter how bad you think you messed up.  God Bless You!

Friday, July 6, 2012

EMOTIONAL ABUSE

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I pray that you have all had a happy and safe holiday!  I pray that you will be blessed by today's message.  Keep an open mind. Pray for me and one another.  God bless you.

In the Bible there is a story about Jacob and Esau.  They were brothers, one was always working outside of the house and had very hairy hands, working hands, that was Esau.  Jacob stayed in the house most of the time with his mother.  Jacob was his mother's favorite, but Esau was the first born.  Back in those days, upon the father's death, the father would pass his blessings down to the oldest son.  Jacob's mothers knew that her husband was dying and so she devised a trick in order for Jacob to received Esau's blessings, while Esau was out hunting.  Anyway to make a long story short, that is exactly what happened, Jacob stole Esau's blessings, by tricking their father, who at the time was blinded and couldn't tell which son his was blessings. 

When Esau returned home he found out what had happened and not only did he not receive his father's blessings, his father left everything to Jacob.  Esau was very hurt, Esau was emotionally hurt by what his mother and brother had done to him.

I am going to talk about emotional abuse.  A lot of the times we only hear or primarily care about physical abuse.  I want you to know that emotional abuse is just as bad, because it leaves unseen scars on a persons heart.  Unseen scars are much harder to heal than scars that are seen.  I want to talk about the emotional abuse that a person goes through when they are constantly being accused or ridiculed for something that they have not done or maybe something that was done.  If you are the type of person that cannot leave the house without being accused of sleeping around, this can cause emotional abuse.  If you are the type of person that comes home from anywhere and have to get your phone messages checked or text messages checked, you are emotionally abused.  If you take a shower at a time that is not bedtime and have to explain why, you are emotionally abused.  If every time you put your phone down, you have to worry about what your spouse or significant other will do, you are emotionally abused.  If you have to spend hours of your time explaining your daily routine, you are emotionally abused.

What happens is your brain is going to eventually get overwhelmed with all of this turmoil and accusations that you can possible have a nervous breakdown.  The person that you have chosen to spend your time with should trust you and vice versa.  You and that person need to put the phone down.  Being emotionally abused doesn't show on the outside like physical abuse, that is why you are more susceptible to having a breakdown.  You emotions will eventually come out and you will eventually blow up. 

Emotional, physical or mental abuse is nothing to play around with.  You have a life and anything that disrupts your life such as those topics can and will eventually wear you down to the point where you probably will give up your freedom.  Your freedom to visit friends or even keep a steady job.

If you are having any of those problems and are in a good church, consider seeking counseling before your marriage is over.  If you are not marriage, consider not marrying this person until you seek help, marriage will not make him trust you, if will only make him worst, because of his insecurities, he will think that he owes you. 

I pray that this is a timely message for someone today, and that you can have a healthy relationship with your spouse or significant other.  God Bless You.

Monday, July 2, 2012

BANDAGES

Good Morning, Mighty Women of God!

Today we are going to take off bandages and let our sores heal properly. You remember when you had a bad sore on you leg? Your mother would first wash the sore, then put a bandage on it. After a couple of days she would check on it to see if it was time to take the bandage off and let it get some air. Once the scar began to get enough air, it developed a scab. A couple of days later, the scab would fall off and you would began to see your skin color change back into the color of it original state. If you leave the bandage on too long, the scar will not heal at the time that it should. It will get bigger than it was, when you first got it. Are you following me? I want you to put on your spiritual cap and stay with me for a moment, God's going to give you an awesome revelation.
A lot of us have battle wounds and we refuse to take the bandage off, and allow the Lord to completely heal us properly. It is human nature to cover up what is hurting us (it stings, it burns and it throbs). We are fixed on thinking that as longs as the wound is covered up no one will see how ugly it makes the rest of the body look. As long as it is covered, we don't have to look at it. But, if you don't take the bandage off the Lord can't blow on it and make heal it. The Lord wants to wash your battle wounds with the Holy Spirit and let it heal so it won't get bigger. The bigger the wound the bigger the bandage. You might have started off with a small bandage and now you need a bigger one. The truth of the matter is, if people could really see your battle wounds, you would look like a mummy (all wrapped up).

You covered up the fact that you were abused as a child, and now the wound is so big, you make it impossible for anyone to love you. Impossible to even love your own children as a mother should. You were hurt so badly in a past relationship and now your bandage is so big, you allow men to talk to you anyway they want to, slap you, push you and make you feel like you have no more you. You have low self-esteem because you are still covering up the fact that you have been called every name in the book (even by family members). You had a child out of wedlock and don't know who or where the father is. Your wound is so big that the devil whispers in your ear, reminding you of it every time you try to get close to God.
Maybe I didn't specifically name your battle wound, but I can almost guarantee, that you do have one. Whether the wound is covered or not, the Lord can heal you. You can have the life that He wants you to have. You can be called a godly woman. First, take off the bandage (ask for God's forgiveness). Call out your sin, call it out, that is so important because the enemy don't want you to put him out. Let it grow a scab so it can heal (pray and read your word daily). Thirdly, the scab falls off and you began to look the way the Jesus wants you to. Allow the Lord to use you as a living testimony, that He is the only true and living God. Allow the Lord to love on you and when the devil whispers negative thoughts in your ear, you praise and worship and thank Jesus that you are free from all condemnation. LET US PRAY!
Heavenly Father, I come to You as humbly as I know how. For me Lord for sinning against You. Lord I call out my sins to you that are keeping me from getting closer to You. Your promises that Your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and now I accept You and the mercy You have shown me. Lord Jesus, I ask that You remove anything that is not like You from my body. Anything that exalts itself against You, I claim victory by the power of the Holy Spirit. Lord use me as a living testimony to help lead the lost to the cross. I love You Lord Jesus, Amen.