Thursday, January 31, 2013

SEXUAL SIN


Hello, Mighty woman of God!  When I first started blogging through this ministry, I promised to be honest at all times.  I have often given you my life story to inspire, encourage and comfort you. I want you to know that no matter what you have done, I have probably been there.  There is nothing that you can reveal to me that will make me judge you.  So here I go again, throwing myself under the bus.
 
(Isaiah 1:18), Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
 
The reason why that scripture is so important is that women tend to forget it.  We somehow think that there are sins that we commit are not forgiven by Jesus Christ.  Those your sins where red, once you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, they are now white as snow.  You are the little lamb and Jesus is your shepherd.  No matter what sins your past holds, Jesus doesn't hold them against you.  Now here is the most important thing that you should remember, yesterday is yesterday.  Meaning it is now considered your past.
 
We as women often commit sexual sins.  Now this is not for the virgins out there.  Women sometimes uses their bodies to get what they want.  We also have premarital sex to please our boyfriends or as you would say, significant other.  We have booty calls and we also have sex with men that we don't even particularly care for.  Women always think about that sexual sin that we have done in the past or still might be partaking in now.  I am not ignorant to the fact that there are some of you are not married to the man that you are living with.  I am never judgmental, although my desire for you is that you someday get married and live under the will of God.  But until then, I realize that some may not be married.  For some reason society has made the woman out to be the bad guy when it comes to sexual sin.  For that reason we as women tend to think the same thing.  We think that God has forgiven us for our sins, but not that one. Not true.
 
Here's my testimony:  In my late 20s and 30's, I was very promiscuous.  I didn't care who I slept with as long as I had a good time.  I took a lot of chances with my life when it came to sex.  I enjoyed it very much and didn't care if the man was married or not.  In fact, I preferred a marry man because I didn't want to be bothered with them outside of sex.  Some of the men, I made give me money for my time.  Out of 4 marriages I cheated in 2 of them.  If a man that I was having sex with would claim they were in love, I dropped them like a hot potato.  I was not for the love thing, strictly sex.  I have had one night stands and didn't want to know the man's name.  I actually hurt a lot of men in the day and I was totally messed up . . . ignorant.  The term "love him and leave him" was my model.
 
I have told you this about myself to let you know that you can and will always be forgiven.  Your testimony can be a blessing to someone else.  I pray that my testimony will be a blessing to some of you.  God has changed me all around.  Because of God, I can hold my head up, no matter what I've done in the past.  I am truly blessed by God and I know that the Holy Spirit doesn't hold my past over my head to keep me from moving forward in the ministry or the Body of Christ.  My sexual sins where truly red as crimson but now white as snow, forgiven and forgotten.  Don't allow Satan to mislead you into thinking that you are not good enough for ministry work for God because of your sexual sins.  Allow the Holy Spirit to love on you and lead you in the right direction for the glory of God.  Don't allow so-called Christians or friends get up in your business by telling you that you are living in sin. They should mind their own business because most likely you know what you are doing and so does God.  You don't need anyone to point your sins out.  Pray, the only one that you should allow to judge you is the Holy Spirit.  Don't misunderstand me, I am not condoning sex before marriage, I am just being realistic.  PRAISE GOD!
 
Please support "Spiritual Growth for Women Ministry", by purchasing a copy of my first book, "Spiritual Growth for Women - Breaking Shackles", at www.amazon.com. Please plan to attend my first Women's Conference, May 25th in the Lansing area, love to see you there.  God bless you.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

ABUSE IS NOT OKAY


My prayer for you today is that you receive this message out of the love that I am sending it to you.  I pray that the Lord will bless you with a spirit of peace.  God bless you!
 
Woman of God, many of you in the ministry are hiding your pain very well to the public but not from God.  I want you o keep an open mind as He speaks to you today.
 
(Psalms 23: 1-4), You are in a deep valley.  You can see no way out.  You go to church and work hiding behind a superficial smile.  You greet everyone you know with a smile but deep inside you are in so much pain, you're feel trapped in a deep valley.  You have no friends because that man has made sure that they don't come around anymore.  He has to make sure that you are controlled in every way.
 
I used to see couples holding hands and showing loving affection towards one another and I would wish that was me.  I couldn't watch people on television happy because it would only make me cry and wish that someone loved me like that.  I stayed because of promised and thinking that I should stay with him because of the years that I had put in that relationship.  I had made up in my mind that I should try to work it out with my abuser and I married him.
 
I've been there and I had to admit to myself that I was not strong enough to leave because I thought that I was in love.  I thought that things would get better.  I finally decided that I had to be strong enough for my children.  After numerous police report, Order of Protection, threats, going to a shelter and looking over my shoulder, I finally made it out.  One day my he came to my house and my new husband went outside to confront him and I watched my ex-husband run.  I did not expect that.  I found out that my abuser was really a coward.
 
Mighty woman of God, you are not supposed to be shaken, pushed, hit, kicked or knock down.  That is never a sign of love.  I always say that battered women are in the closet more than anybody else.  You don't talk about your relationship at the water cooler or to your friends.  You think that you are going to be called stupid for putting up with a man that beats on you.  You feel humiliated and ashamed of yourself.  Never in a million years did you think that your life would turn out like this.
 
Woman of God, if you are in an abusive relationship, acknowledge it to yourself, pray for God's protection and get out.  By any means necessary.  Don't think about the items you will leave behind, God will give it all back to you and more.  Believe that.  It's okay to say to yourself, "I love him".  Try saying "I love him, but".  But I have to leave.  When my ex-husband would say, "I love you", I said to myself, "He probably does, the best that he knows how, but that is not good enough for me".  I have been where you are and I know it's not easy to get out and stay out but that kind of relationship is very toxic and it will lead to nothing more than you living a life of misery, not him.  GOD BLESS YOU!
 
Heavenly Father, I pray for the women that are going through an abusive relationship.  I pray that you give them the strength to come out and stay out.  I pray that they may live under your divine protection at all times.  By the power of the Holy Spirit, I come against the spirit of confusion, I come against the spirit of heaviness and loose a spirit of praise in their lives today, in Jesus name, Amen!
 
Please support "Spiritual Growth for Women Ministry" by coming out to the event in May. Sign up on my events calendar.  I will also be signing a copy of my book, "Spiritual Growth for Women - Breaking Shackles", which you can purchase through, www.amazon.com.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

HE WILL CALM YOUR STORMS

Mighty woman of God, I thank God for each of you for keeping me lifted up and for reading my daily blogs.  The purpose of me doing these blogs with a scripture is to bring to life the scriptures and give you a fresh revelation that God is the same yesterday, today and forever more.  The sames promises and blessings that God gave to people in the bible are still for you today.  God's main purpose of the blogs is for you to be able to apply the scriptures to what you are facing in today's world of uncertainty, trial, sorrows and joy.  I am also letting you know that I don't just type anything out of my head, I am led by the Holy Spirit each time I post a blog.  God knows what you are in need of and it is always my joy when you have been touched by the words that I have been anointed to write.  God also gives me the catchy titles to grasp your attention.
 
(Matthew 8:23-27), And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.  And, behold, there arose a great tempest in he sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves but he was asleep.  And his disciples came to him; and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
 
Woman of God, the Lord knows what you are going through even before you get there.  He is able to rebuke the storms of your life.  There are times that you are sitting and waiting for Jesus to make a move on your behalf.  You've been a storm for some times now, you've prayed every prayer that you could possibly pray, you've labored in worship until you just couldn't lay anymore, you've spoken to your situation over and over again and still you have found no peace.  What do you do?  What do you do when everything that you touch seem to melt away.  What do you do when you feel like you are going to lose your mind if Jesus doesn't step in soon?  What do when you feel like you just can't take one more final notice, need a little bit more time before you give a 5 days notice, just needed one more paycheck before you were let go?  The bible says, when you have done all you can, stand.  But what do you do when you feel like your legs can no longer hold you up?
 
The answer to all those questions is HOLD ON TO YOUR FAITH!  Believe that Christ came to calm all your storms.  Believe that He is God and has the power to do exceedingly and abundantly all that you could ever dream or hope for in your life.  Have faith that Jesus is in the midst of your storm.  He is right there with you and He will not let you fall.  When things seem to be so bad, hold on, because Jesus always has a ram in the bush.  All things work together for the good of them that love the Lord and are called according to His purpose.  So when it seems like things are not working out the way that you have planned, remember that it will always work out for your good.  I know that it is hard to see the calm seas when the waves are overshadowing that calmness.  It's always hard to see the Lord working all things out for your good when you have a plan of how it should be going.  But I say to you today, Have faith through your storm and watch Jesus rebuke the winds and you will be at peace no matter what you are facing.  PRAISE BE TO GOD THE FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!  AMEN
 
Please remember to sign up for the Women's Conference in May.  I will be in the Chicagoland area (Lansing), May 25th to fellowship, praise, worship with you.  Sign up for a great time in the Lord and I know that God has a blessing for you, don't miss out. I love you with the love of the Lord my sisters in Christ Jesus.
 

Thursday, January 24, 2013

DON'T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF



Mighty woman of God, My prayer is that this is a very timely message for you.  I pray that you are blessed and highly favored of the Lord Jesus Christ.  May you find favor in the eyes of those that persecute you with words that are harmful.
 
(John 13:38), Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.  (John 18:17), Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.
 
Jesus knew that Peter would deny Him three times in one day.  Peter told Jesus that He was wrong and that he would never deny Him.  Once Jesus was imprisoned, Peter followed behind Him, but when Peter was asked if he was one of Jesus' follower, Peter said no.  Three times, within 10 minutes Peter was asked the same question and his answer was no.
 
Woman of God, don't be so hard on yourself.  There are many times when we say or do things that we promised God we would never do, or stop doing.  Peter had a heart for Jesus.  God knows you have a heart for Him.  God knows that you are not purposely sinning.  God knows all of your shortcomings and mistakes that you will make your entire lifetime, yet He still loves you.  As long as you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, the bible says that your sins that were once red have been washed by the blood of Jesus and made white as snow.  You have to believe this in your heart and innermost being.  If you doubt for one second, that your sins aren't covered, you will be hard on yourself whenever you mess up.
 
However, this does not give you the license to sin.  It is not a free pass to sin.  There were plenty of times that I have broken promises that I have made to God.  I promised to stop smoking, calling my husband a name, spend more time in worship and a lot of other things.  My heart is always willing but sometimes, just sometimes my flesh is not.  There will be times that you just cannot get your flesh to agree with your spirit.  This is when God's mercy and grace comes in handy.   Deliverance takes time and God's grace and mercy is all you need.
 
God is well aware of your heart's desire to please Him.  He is not taking notes on how many times you make a mistake or break a promise.  God already knew that you would.  The thing about that is you are at least attempting to try to live righteous.  Don't be so hard on yourself.  Imagine how awful Peter must have felt by denying Christ.  Peter was scared and he should have been. Once Jesus was resurrected He told Peter all was well.  He didn't hold it against Peter.  Don't be so hard on yourself, Jesus died on the cross so that you can live free from all condemnation.  AMEN!
 
Please support the ministry by purchasing a copy of my book, "Spiritual Growth for Women - Breaking Shackles" visit www.amazon.com. Also please remember to sign up for the upcoming Women's Conference in May. Thank you and God bless you my sisters in Christ Jesus.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

THEY ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS

Mighty Woman of God, I pray that you are in a joyous place in your life today.  I speak blessings of peace and love upon your life and your family.

(Proverbs 23:13-14), Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die. Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death. (Proverbs 29:15:17), The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother. Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul. (Proverbs 10:1), A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
 
The book of Proverbs was written by Solomon through the Spirit of God, emphasizing the acceptable moral and religious behavior of God’s people.  Wisdom is described as the most desirable possession of humankind.  He who gets wisdom pleases both God and people, lives successfully in this life, and obtains favor from the Lord.  The major theme of the Book of Proverbs is wisdom and self-discipline.

When toddlers at their crawling stage, you have to keep your eye on them because they are very quick and might put objects in their mouths that could potentially harm them.  You cover wall sockets to keep them safe and you might lightly tap their hand, letting them know that something is wrong or could be dangerous.

We are a generation where social media and websites are an essential part of communication.  I understand that no one wants to be told how to raise their children.  So, I will just say, in my opinion that is partly what is wrong with this generation of children growing up today.  Parents are supposed to guide their children in order to make them productive in this society and keep them safe.

There is a reason why certain programs and video games are labeled “for mature adults only or 13 or older.”  You should be concerned about the types of television programs and videos games that your children are exposed to.  Children learn by what they observe and hear.  I don't find it funny when a three year old starts using profanity.   I don't want to beat you down today, but I just want you to save you and your children from a life of darkness.  Believe me when I tell you, your children will get plenty of worldly advice when they leave the home.  Satan had his eyes set on your child from the day that they were born. Why should you just hand them over to him?  At least put up a good fight.  It’s too late to become a role model for your children when they become teenagers.

The bible says that an unruly child is heaviness to his mother.  This means that if you allow the social media to raise your children, they will become heaviness on your heart.  You never stop being a mother which means you will never stop wanting what’s best for them.  If your child starts doing drugs, selling drugs, end up in an abusive relationship or other disruptive behavior they will become heavy on your heart.  You will be constantly worried about their well-being and safety.  If your child leaves home and attends college, you will still be concerned about them and their safety, but as the scripture says, and unruly child brings heaviness to their mother.  Not so much the child that has not been spared the rod.  There have been plenty of times that I have taken oil and placed it on my children’s heads while they were sleeping.  My oldest son didn’t need the rod past the age of five.  My daughter needed a little help every now and then, and my youngest son needs more correction than both of them.

Woman of God, pray for our children every day, pray that God would put people in their lives that will be able to contribute something good and valuable in the friendship.  Pray for your children’s teachers, and their surroundings.  Don’t be afraid to discipline your children, you are not supposed to be their friend you are their parent.  Not all children need the rod, but sometimes, they just might.  Once that unruly child grows up, he will make your heart heavy and you will be the one on stress medication.

When it comes to your children, you have to be as wise as a serpent.  The bible say, “Train up a in the way that they should go and when they are gone they should not depart from that.”  Now they may go the wrong way for a moment, but if you have given them Godly wisdom, have tried your best to raise them in a loving household and have disciplined them when it was needed, they will find their way back to home to Christ; which should be your ultimate goal for them.  At a certain point in their life you are going to have to trust God for them.  Trusting the Lord for your children’s safety and well-being can sometimes be very difficult because Satan owns this world.  I too have trouble in that area of my life when it comes to trusting the Lord for my children but I am learning how to do that now.  GOD BLESS YOU, THANK YOU FOR READING!

So far, I only have 13 women that have sign up for my upcoming event on May 25th, I would like to think that more of you would like to attend the Womens Conference, so don't forget to sign in on events, times a ticking.  If only 13 women are in attendance, I will trust God for those chosen few.  I love each of you and my desire for you is that you are comforted and encouraged through the Word of God and prayer.  The conference is FREE, so come on out for fellowship, snacks and a blessing from the Lord Jesus Christ.  God bless you!
 

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

CHAPTERS OF LIFE

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!  I speak the blessings of the fullness of Christ Jesus over your life on today.  May you prosper abundantly as you seek after Him.

(Proverbs 3:5-6), Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

There will always be different aspects of your life that you wish you could go back and change.  That is just not possible.  So, instead of wishing that you could go back and make changes to your life; why not look at those particular aspects as just another chapter of your life.  Your past can always be used to alter the path that you will take in your next chapter.  Life is a journey, which can be both joyous and heartache.  The key to enjoying life's journey is to always expect for the Lord God to be with you during the joys and sorrows of your life.  Chapters in your life do not always have to be bad.  If you have a relationship with the Lord God, every time your life's chapter changes, you can be assured that God is turning the pages.
 
Woman of God, if you have somehow journeyed down the wrong road in your life and things just began to take a turn for the worst; let me assure you that God has made provisions for your wrong turn.  Although you may feel like you are in a place of despair right now, it‘s just another one of your life’s chapter.  This is the chapter where you have to praise God with all your heart and soul.  This may be the chapter where you have to get on your face before the Lord.  This may be the chapter where you have to go to Christ and repent, turn your life around, for the good.
 
It's okay to feel lost, I still feel that way sometimes too.  I too, still wonder what God has in store for me in the next chapter of my life.  There have been times when I was so far down, I couldn't get any lower.  I have already been through the chapter called, "drug addiction", in fact, I went through that chapter a couple of times before I finally turned the pages and decided to hold on to my deliverance.  I went through the chapter called "marriage" four times.  I hung out in the chapter called "promiscuous".   I went through the chapter called "loneliness" and that is one of the reasons why I have a relationship with the Lord today.  In that chapter, I realized that the Lord had been with me through all the other chapters of my life.
 
I want you to know that whatever chapter you are in of your life, Jesus is right there with you.  I know that there were plenty of times that God could have left me in one of those painful chapters but His compassion and mercy said, "she will come out".  I want you to get this embedded in your spirit, that you can never do anything that will cause God to leave you.  The only way that you will get the Lord God to leave you, is if you deny the Holy Spirit.  God is with you through the bad chapters, the chapters that aren't so bad, and the good chapters.  The stronger your relationship with God becomes, the more victorious you will become in your chapters of life.  The next time you are in prayer, ask the Lord God to guide you as you go through your next chapter of life.
 
Words like trials; temptations, refining, and testing are written more than 200 times in the bible.  You are always beings tested.  During those times that you are being tested, the Lord God is observing your character, successes, failures, and disappointments.  He wants to see how you handle those situations in your life.  A very important test is how you act when you can’t feel God’s presence, when you are going through a tough struggle in your life.  The bible says, “God keeps His promises, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, He will give you the strength to endure it, and will provide you with a way out.”
 
Hallelujah, thank you Jesus!
 
Please sign up for the Women's Conference in May.  Check in on my events calendar.  There is no cost.  I would really like to meet all of you in May.  Come on out for fellowship, snacks and an awesome move of God.  May is just around the corner.  God bless you.

Monday, January 7, 2013

GOD'S PROPHETIC WORD FOR 2013

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!


I speak into your life that you are blessed and highly favored of the Lord Jesus Christ.  My prayer for you is that you reach new heights this year and that everything that God has promised to you will come to past this year.  I speak a blessing of holiness into your life and a closer relationship with the Lord.  I pray that you are fulling God's purpose for your life this year and that you will find favor in the eyes of the Lord.  I speak righteousness upon your life and the life of your children, born and unborn on today, may the fruit of your womb be blessed as God says.  I speak a newness of life upon you in the name of Jesus.  I speak freedom from the things that have you spiritually bound and that no weapon formed against you shall prosper.  I speak that you are covered by the blood of Christ and that the enemy will not be able to open the gate of protection that the Lord has around you and your family.  I speak blessings of hope and not failure over your life.  I speak the fullness of the Holy Spirit upon your life, may every good and perfect gift that the Lord has for you be received and accepted.
 
I love you all my sisters in Christ Jesus.  I continue to pray for each of you daily.  Right now, I am not sending daily blogs as I did last year because I am not sure what direction the Lord desires for me to move this year.  I am also having surgery on my shoulder in two days so I will not be able to type as much for awhile.  I will be checking my messages daily, so please leave me a message if you are in need of prayer or need me to call you.  "Spiritual Growth for Women Ministry", is all about YOU!  Don't let the enemy make you think that you have no one to call in a time of need because I am always here for you.  Those of you that I have talked to or prayed with over the phone are a testimony that I have never shared anyone business on facebook. 
 
Also, don't forget to sign in for the "Women's Conference" May 25, 2013.  Although there may be a lot of time between now and then, it would be a help to me to get an estimated number of women attending.  Come on out for food, fun, fellowship and a blessing from the Lord.  See ya there!
 
For prayer call me at 678-629-3179, 24/7.

Friday, January 4, 2013

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God! I pray that you have all had a joyous and safe holiday season.  As the New Year begins and you continue to be a part of "Spiritual Growth for Women Ministry", my prayer is that you grow spiritually, develop a closer relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior and gain whatever it is that you are seeking from the Lord.  I have had a wonderful year through blogging the Lord's messages to you because I have learned a lot from the Holy Spirit as well.
 
(Romans 5:3-5 and 8), Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. (8), But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for you.
 
Towards the end of the year, it is customary that people begin thinking about what their New Year's resolution should be.  There resolution is something that they would like to resolve before the New Year begins.  Either get rid of some things or gain some things.  Some people make decisions to stop smoking, eat healthier foods, spend more me time, but the most popular is loss some weight. 
 
I also know that some people make their New Year's Resolution to spend more time in prayer to develop a closer relationship with the Lord.  Today, we are going to loss so weight but not in the way that will require that you stop eating or drink diet shakes.  In order to keep any resolution that you have made you have to begin with discipline.  It takes discipline to quit smoking, eat healthier, take walks, and even to spend more time with the Lord.  The reason why discipline should be the first thing for you to try to move towards is because we have disciplined our minds and bodies to do the opposite of what we what to accomplish.
 
Review the scripture and you will realize that each of those things require discipline.  So one by one we are going to achieve each of those listed.  The first thing is suffering.  You will have to give up something in order to develop your closeness with the Lord and that thing is definitely your time.  As you spend more time with the Lord you will learn how to persevere through any adversity that may come against you as you are seeking the Lord.  That is going to happen because Satan has a job to do and he will attempt to bring about suffering in your life, but as you persevere through those adversities you will develop a character that the Lord can use.  As your character grows you will lose the things of the world that were important to you and gain the things that are important to the Lord.  Your relationship with the Lord will give you the hope and strength that you will need to carry out His purpose for your life.  Then finally the Spirit of the Lord (the Holy Spirit) can have His perfect way in your life, again therefore losing the weight that kept you from the close relationship with the Lord that you so eagerly desire.
 
The most important thing is scripture 8 because God wants to remind you that while we are still sinners He has poured out His love for you.  Once you pour something on someone you cannot get it off.  As you are losing the weight of the enemy you are gaining a relationship with the Lord.  It will not be easy because of the discipline issue but it is attainable.  God will love you through your sin as long as you keep your hunger for Him.  He will not take it back.  So while everyone else is giving up on their smoking, weight  loss or whatever because they messed up, you can keep going if you mess up because of God's love for you. Amen!
 
I would love to see you all at the upcoming Women's Conference in May, so sign up as soon as you can.  We are going to have a great time in fellowship, snacks and spiritual food.  It is FREE!  Invite your friends and come out for a blessing from the Lord.  If you are in need of prayer call me personally at 678-629-3179.  God Bless You!