ONIONS

Good morning, Mighty woman of God!  I speak blessings upon blessings into your life on today.  I pray that all things will be added unto you as you seek after our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

(2 Peter 5:10-11), And the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.  To Him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

 

I was peeling an onion the other day and the more I peeled, the more my eyes watered and my nose also began to itch.  I ran water over the onion as I peeled back a new layer, but my eyes still watered a little bit.

 

Woman of God, think of your life as an onion (your spirit man).  There is a brown layer of skin that covers the white part of the onion.  This outer layer keeps you safe from getting the inner part bruised or damaged.  You keep this brown layer over the rest of your heart, or body to protect it.

 

Once you have decided to give your life to Christ, God allows you to keep your cover until you are ready to be peeled.  This is a process that must take place for your spiritual growth and to get ready for God to use you for His glory.  You have been in church for a while now, studying and praying regularly and now God says, "it's time".  Another thing that I want you to notice about onions, is that when you go to pick them out of the grocery store you will notice that quite a lot of people handled those onions.  They pick them up, look at them and drop them back into the pile.  As women, some of us have been picked up and handled wrong by someone in our life.  Then dropped down as if we weren't worth even buying. 

 

As God peels off your cover (the part that has not been handled with care) you began to cry.  There might come a point in time when all you will do is cry and you don't even know why.  It's because God is trying to remove all of the past hurts and bruises you have been through before you accepted Him into your life.   The more you pray, another layer comes off, then other, then other.  The Lord might give you a short break, but time is of the essence, because He has work for you to do and gifts He wants to give to you.  You will need all your strength and all your might to go through the next level of peeling because now the enemy realizes that you are serious about the Kingdom of Heaven.  You are a prayer intercessor and you will be crying for people you don't even know, because in the spirit realm you are interceding on their behalf.

 

Now God is done peeling and it's time for you to be cut.  I know this doesn't sound good but as you peel an onion, by the time you began to cut it into desired pieces, you are no longer crying.  You have gotten to the strongest part of that onion and it is not as sensitive, it is very hard.  God is peeling and cutting everything that He cannot use for your work in the ministry.  During this time of peeling and cutting God is building your character.  You will develop endurance, patience and love.  Not only does God desire for you to run this race but you need to finish the course.  PRAISE GOD!

 

Heavenly Father, I thank and praise you for covering my spirit until I am ready for service in Your Kingdom.  Lord, help me to endure the hardships so that I will be able to follow your purpose and plans for my life.  Prepare me, dear Lord to fulfill the work that You have set for me in Your ministry.  Lord, I thank You that when you are done peeling me, I will be productive in a ministry, in Jesus name, Amen.

WOMEN'S CONFERENCE

Happy Thursday, Ladies.  I pray that you are blessed and highly favored of our Lord Jesus Christ on today.

THEME: FROM WOUNDS 2 WISDOM 2 WARRIOR

We're in the countdown for the upcoming Women's Conference, hosted by "Spiritual Growth for Women Ministry".  As the founder of the ministry, I will be the speaker.  This FREE event will be held on May 25th, 2-5P, at the Baymont Hotel in Calumet City, IL.

For those of you that have already registered, thank you so much and you are welcome to bring as many guest as you like.  If you are intending on bringing guests, please send me a message with your name and plus the amount that will be attending the event with you.

For those of you that are planning to attend but have not signed up yet, please try to do so as soon as possible.  I am in the process of getting a final head count for the rented space and food.  It is very important to me that we are all comfortable and have a good time. 

This is a FREE Women's Conference so don't let the devil keep you from getting your spiritual breakthrough and blessings.  I'm excited about what the Lord is going to do through me for you.  My love for Him and you is the reason why He is sending me thousands of miles away from home.  I am not just expecting God to show up, He is already waiting for all of us.

God bless you my sister in Christ Jesus and I'll see you soon!

JUDGEMENT DAY - OUCH!

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!  I pray that you have a blessed and fruitful day and that you gain favor of the Lord Jesus Christ as you follow after Him.

 

(James 4:12), there is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy; who art thou that judgest another?

 

About ten years ago I had a job where one of my co-workers continuously came to work with the smell of alcohol on her breath.  I mean her pores reaped with alcohol.  I would get so upset that I would spend the entire morning thinking about how horrible of a person she must have been because she was an alcoholic.

 

One day, on my way home for lunch, all I thought about was how awful she smelled, and wondering why she would come to work smelling like that.  Why don't she go to rehab?  The moment I got in the house and began making my lunch, the Spirit of the Lord spoke to me, "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?  Did you forget how mudding and nasty you smelled?  Did you forget about the drinking and drugs I deliver you from?  I say you and I still loved you and show you My compassion.  YES, through all your mess.  How dare you judge someone else.  I bought you out to bring others out, to be a living testimony of My love and mercy for My people."

 

I am so glad that God waited for me to get from behind the wheel of my car before He spoke those words to me.  I probably would have had an accident, because the voice seemed so loud.  I used to be judgmental of people and I did not know how bad it had become until God spoke to me on that day.

 

Woman of God, the Lord can't use you if you are judging other shortcomings.  You are not perfect, but with God's help, you are in the process of being perfected.  It is very easy to sit back and look at another person's situation and be judgmental.  You are standing on the outside looking in at someone else's life and the have made up in your mind that she/he is no good and that their sin stinks more than your does.  You don't have that right.  You don't have the right to turn up your nose at someone else, just because you are not in that particular situation.  I am sure that you have been delivered from something, (smoking, drugs, shacking, friends with benefits, profanity, whoremonger, etc.). Remember where you came from and who brought you out of you sinful nature.  God could have left you spiritually dead but He decided that your testimony would be a blessing and not harmful to someone else.

 

I have heard a lot of women say, "I'm not judging her but . . .".  When what you are really saying is, "I am better than she is, I would never do this or that, I have never sinned and I have never needed God to deliver me from anything, I'm so perfect.  One more thing, be very careful when you stick your nose up in the air at your fellow sister because God could take His hands off of you and Satan can easily put you in that same situation.  You won't even see it coming.

 

Here's a message for all you perfect people out there, Judgment Day has not come just yet and when it does there will be only ONE JUDGE, HE WHO GIVES LIFE!  PRAISE GOD!

 

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I MESSED UP

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!  I speak blessings of peace, love and joy upon your life.  May you be blessed abundantly by our Lord Jesus Christ as you follow after Him.

 

(Psalms 145:8) The Lord is gracious and full of compassion slow to anger and of great mercy.

 

I can't seem to read my bible.  I feel like I have really messed things up so badly this time.  I know that God has nothing good for me today.  I messed up everything in the Word of God.  All the things that I should not have done, I did.  The things I should have done, I did not.  Surely God has turned His back on me this time.  I have let Him down for the last time, promises I just did not keep.  There is nothing good in my flesh.  My desire is to keep my promises to Him, but I feel as if they are just empty promises.  Does God see me as a liar, never keeping my promises to Him to change my life? What's the point of praying?  He is not going to listen to me anymore.  God will not meet me in my prayer closet today.  I've really done it this time.

 

I wrote that in my journal on July 19, 2010.  Here I am three years later, with my first published book and so many more blessings from the Lord.  The Spirit of the Lord led me to that scripture as I hung my head down, searching the scriptures that would speak to my spirit.

 

Apostle Paul is reminded that sin will always be in the world, crouching at our doors, waiting for an opening.  Apostle Paul was once a murderer and a tax collector before he became a disciple of Jesus Christ.  Satan is always waiting for us to mess up, and make us feel so ashamed and think that the Lord has turned His back on us.  Let me encourage you, "I'll will never leave nor forsake you", thus saith the Lord.  The devil is a liar and a deceiver, that's his job.  Satan is constantly going to and fro in the heavens accusing the saints of God; but we have a High Priest sitting on the right hand of God, interceding on our behalf.

 

Mighty woman of God, the next time you feel like you have MESSED UP so badly, think about this: We serve a compassionate, merciful and longsuffering God.  God is not like your friends, spouse or family members that might get so mad at you and turn their backs on you.  God will never tell you to come back when you got your life together.  There is nothing that you did in the past or will do in the future that will surprise Him.  No that's the kind of God we serve.  The Lord is omniscient (knows all).  He has already made provision for your mistakes and shortcomings.  The next time the devil whispers in your ear, that you are not good enough, and tries to remind you about your shortcomings or your past, you remind him that Jesus Christ the Messiah, defeated him, took the keys of hell from him and made a spectacle of him in the eyes of all his demonic spirits, and that you sins are all PAID IN FULL.  Then you begin to praise God for He endless mercy that He gives to you.  AMEN!

 

Don't forget to sign up for the upcoming Women's Conference, May 25th in the Chicagoland area.  This is a FREE conference, don't let the enemy keep you from receiving your blessing from the Lord.  You can sign in my events or email me at deirdrehunt506@yahoo.com.

 

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WELCOME, HOLY SPIRIT

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!  Good morning, Holy Spirit!  My prayer for you today is that through this devotional, you will gain more knowledge about the Holy Spirit the third person of the Trinity.

 

(Acts 1:8), But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 2:4), All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.  (Acts 2:17-18), In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.  Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days and they will prophesy.

 

One of the things that I have learned from people and other churches is that the Holy Spirit is rarely taught or spoken about.  In my opinion, it is because people don't fully understand the work of the Holy Spirit.  Also because they think of the Holy Spirit as thing or a that.  Also note that in the bible whenever the word is speaking about God, the Father and the Son, capital letters are used, notice in the scriptures when speaking about the Holy Spirit, caps are also used because they are pronouns.

 

In Acts 1:4-5, Jesus tells His disciples not to leave Jerusalem and to wait for the gift the His Father promised to them.  His also goes on to say the John baptized them with water, but they will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.  Please note that when you got baptized the pastor or minister that baptized you said, "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, so we must believe that there is a reason that the Holy Spirit was not left out.  Jesus was telling His disciples that they will receive power to evangelize, laid hands on the sick and add to the Body of Christ because the Holy Spirit will give them the words to speak and the power to heal the sick.

 

Jesus tells the disciples that God will pour out His Spirit upon them, men and women.  So the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the Lord.  Also note that men and women will receive that same Spirit (Holy Spirit, the Spirit of the Lord).  Some churches teach that women are supposed to be silent in the church and that they will not have the Spirit of the Lord to minister in the church. That's another lesson and another time.

 

Here's my quick story:  It was my turn to give the sermon to the church on Sunday and I prayed and took notes for a week.  I spent a lot of time with the Holy Spirit and reading my bible.  While on my way to church, I realized that I forgot my notes.  I told my daughter to drive so that I could write down what I could remember.  Once I got to church, I was seated in the front while we had praise and worship.  Then the pastor announced me and I went up to the pulpit.  Once I stood there, I realized that I left my notes in the chair.  I did not want to go back to get them, I just starred at them in that chair.  I would say that my notes were looking at me laughing.  So, I took a deep breath, closed my eyes and I hear the Holy Spirit say, "open your mouth".  Having no other choice, I was obedient to the Holy Spirit.  I much say that He used me in a mighty way.  It was the best sermon I had every given.  After the service, I heard the Holy Spirit say, "it's not about you".  I learned a very valuable lesson that day, which was, not by my power or my spirit but the Holy Spirit is the One that should speak for us, to glorify the Lord.

 

The reason why people don't understand who the Holy Spirit is or understand the work of the Holy Spirit, is because they have never allowed the Holy Spirit to used them.  Spending time in worship and prayer, welcoming the Holy Spirit is what you need to do.  Also, sometimes the Holy Spirit will have you do something that seems weird so people don't trust the Holy Spirit or let Him have complete control over their mind or will.  Some people don't really receive the gift of the Holy Spirit because they don't understand exactly what it means.  It is human nature not to receive something that we don't understand.  I pray that this lesson will be of help and to give you hope today.  PRAISE GOD!

 

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I WANT THAT GIFT

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God.  I pray that this message will bless you.

(1 Cor. 7:7), I wish that all men were as I am.  But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. (1Tim. 4:14-16), Do not neglect your gift which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you.  Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.  Watch your life and doctrine closely. persevere in them, because of you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.  (1Peter 4:10), Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.

I tried to delete one of those scriptures, but the Holy Spirit says, each one is for your knowledge as well as my own.  As I was led to those scriptures, I learned something for myself.  I will try to cover what we need today, as short as I possibly can, but know this, I am always led by the Holy Spirit when doing my blogs.

A lot of Christians desire to have gifts in the church.  What I am concerned about that is WHY?  The scripture states that God gives gifts, according to how He see fits.  And a lot of people don't want the gift that God has given to them, because they can't show it off.  So instead they will neglect the gift and wait for God to give them something more flashy.  Something that the whole world will see that they have.  Those people with that type of mindset will not do what (1 Peter 4:10) states (Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms). 

God gives you the gift that He knows will glorify Him, not you.  The gift that God gives to you is not so that you will be glorified and marveled by others in the church or Body of Christ.  The gift is to serve others and if you do that, you will notice that you are also blessed and drawn closer to God.

Here's my story.  The church that I come from had a large congregation.  One bible study night, the Pastor mentioned that the congregation look over the 52 different ministries, pray about it and become a part of that ministry, that God lead you to.  I looked over the list and the Holy Spirit told me to join the prayer ministry.  I love to pray, I prayed all the time, so I thought it was a perfect fit for me.  What I didn't know was that the prayer ministry was more than just praying for people.  You will eventually be taking on the ministry of a prayer warrior, which meant spiritual warfare.  I was not knowledgeable about any of that but I keep going further in the Prayer Ministry. First, I received the gifts of speaking in tongues.  I thought that was good.  I didn't know why I needed that gift, but it was soon revealed to me that in order to do spiritual warfare, I needed that gift.  I fixed up a small space in my attic and I begin to pray all the time.  That was my special place to meet God and get direction from Him.  I learned how to listen to God and be obedient to Him.  No matter how crazy I thought His instructions were, I followed them.

I went to a number of classes that were offered in the church.  One day while learning more about spiritual warfare, the elder that was teaching the class told us what I thought then to be a scary situation that had actually happened to him.  He told the class that one night as he was sleeping he felt something holding him down, by his feet.  He looked up and saw a dark figure and he immediately prayed and it left.  He went back to sleep.  Needless to say, my mouth was wide open and I said to myself, "I didn't sign up for this".

Anyway, the next gift that I received from God was the gift of knowledge (a prophetic gift).  Because I was faithful and obedient, God began to trust me with more.  The gift of speaking in tongues and the prophetic gift are very much needed in the ministry that God has called me to do.  That didn't happen overnight.  I never asked for any of those gifts, but I accepted what the Holy Spirit began to do in my life.  What I realized is that each of my gifts are needed as a whole to complete the task that the Lord has set before me.  Some people observe my spiritual gift and think it's so great to have, but are you willing to pay the price.  Are you willing to lay on your face before the Lord for hours at a time.  The gifts I have are for the church and the edification of the Body of Christ.  When people would say thank you or try to give me the praise, my answer is, "Thank God for your blessing, not me".  Because of my ministry, spiritual warfare is a big part of my life.  Whatever gift you have, you will need to do spiritual warfare, there is no way around it.

My prayer for you today, is that you not only read those scriptures, but accept them as the Word of God and realize that the gifts given by the Spirit of the Lord, are not so that you will be glorified or praised.  The gift is not for you to be next to the pastor.  Don't desire to have someone else's gift because you think it's so great.  Accept whatever gift God has given to you and use it for the Body of Christ.  PRAISE GOD!

Heavenly Father, I pray that each one that reads your message is both blessed and warned concerning the gifts that YOU have chosen for them.  I pray that each one use their spiritual gifts for the Body of Christ and not just their body.  I pray Lord that YOU are glorified through each of us as we begin to we mature in the gifts that YOU have given to us.  In Jesus name, Amen.

RUN TO THE LIGHT

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!  My prayer for you today is that you are blessed and highly favored of our Lord, Jesus Christ.  May you be abundantly blessed as you follow after Him.

(2 Samuel 22:9), You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord turns my darkness into light. (Psalms 119:105), Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. (John 3:19), This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.

I love the way that the Holy Spirit gives me titles for the devotional messages.  I was watching a scary movie last night and you know we always want to shout to the people telling them to turn around.  We wait eagerly for a monster to pop out of nowhere to make us jump, usually it's just a kitten.  Anyway, here's our message for today.

One of the things that I always notice in a horror or suspense movie is that, when the person thinks that someone or something is in their home, they always go looking in the dark.  You say to yourself, "why don't they turn on the light"?  But of course, they don't turn on the light, they blindly walk through the house with a weapon of some sort, looking for whatever has invaded their home.  We still scream at the television, TURN ON THE LIGHT!

The devil is very cunning and deceitful, that's his job.  You better believe that the devil is always doing his job.  Some of us Christians are not always on our job.  When the devil is reaking havoc all around us and in our home, we blindly walk around the house wondering where he is.

If you don't invite the Lord, Jesus Christ into your home, your heart, your soul and your mind, you will never have the light that is needed to defeat the enemy.  You are walking around in the darkness expecting the Lord to give you victory in your situation.  If you don't take time out of your busy schedule to communicate with the Lord, talk with Him, and listen to Him, you are going to stay in the darkness.  Jesus Christ is the Light of the world.  Without Him there is only darkness.  If you never turn on the light, you will never see the enemy coming.  Once you enter into your home, the first thing that most people do, if it's dark, is to reach for the light switch, so that you can see your way around your home.

Light overcomes darkness.  Jesus Christ overcame Satan.  Christ is the light that you need in order to overcome the enemy.  The God, the Father has made it so easy for us to receive the Light that He sent to us, to die for us sinners and send the Comforter (the Holy Spirit).  God, the Father says, "if you deny my Light (His Son), then He will deny you.  You don't have to walk around in the dark looking for the enemy if you have turned on the Light (Jesus Christ).  PRAISE GOD!

 

If you are interested in purchasing a copy of my book, visit www.amazon.com or www.xlibris.com to support the ministry.

 

Also I will be coming to Chicago for the "Women's Conference", May 25th, from 2p-5p.  The conference is FREE!  Come out for fellowship, food and a miraculous move of God.  I know that the Lord has a blessings for us.  Registration ends May 12th. See you soon, God bless you.