AS SOON AS . . .

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I pray that you are all blessed and highly favored of the Lord Jesus Christ.  I speak blessings of peace and restoration into your life. 

"As soon as" - - - I have heard this saying so many times.  I have ministered and prayed with a lot of people on the street and after prayer would them to visit the church.  They look at me and say, "I will as soon as I get myself together". 

Without Christ there is no "as soon as".  The church is for you and the church is for sick people.  It is not a place to come once a week to show off your new garments or hats.  It not a place to come to visit your girlfriend and catch up on all the gossip and it's definitely not the place for you to go to meet men.  If you are in a anointed church, filled with the Spirit of the Lord, you are in the right place. the Lord Jesus will pour out His spirit upon you and you will be at the "as soon as" place in your life.

If I had waited for the "as soon as" in my life, I would probably be dead.  I had to get to church, I had to get to Jesus.  When I first started attending church, I was damaged, on drugs and sick.  There was no way I would have made it if it were not for Jesus reaching down in the depths of hell and saving my soul.  You can keep sitting around waiting for the "as soon as" to happen in your life, but I promise you it will never happen without the Lord.

We never know how much time we have.  What is "as soon as" is the day that Christ comes back?  Are you still saying, "as soon as".  Don't you know how valuable your life to Christ is?  If you don't, let me tell you.  He died so that you could live, not live it up.  He's calling you today, and you don't have to wait for Sunday to walk to the alter.  He's calling you into restoration.  Restore your relationship with Christ today.  Give your life to the Lord today and let Him take care of the "as soon as" part.  LET UP PRAY!

Heavenly Father, I give you honor and praise today for my very life.  Lord, I pray for your strength in my area of weakness.  Lord, I pray that you take away the "as soon as" out of my mouth that I may run to the alter just as I am.  Lord, I know that I am a sinner and I pray that you forgive me for my sins against you.  Thank you Lord for dying on the cross for my sake.  Now Lord, I give you my life, in Jesus name, Amen. 

REPENTANCE . . . FORGIVENESS

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!  I speak that the blessing of the Lord will overtake you as you seek after Him.

Today is a message that is truly dear to my heart.  Sometimes when I think about the people that are stuck because of the BIGGEST LIE that the devil constantly uses against us.  So bare with me, I am so praying that this message will FREE you from being a prisoner of your own mind.

What if Jesus were to come back today and say to you, "Daughter, I've missed you, your prayers, the way you used to worship Me, then you stopped.  Why?"

DAUGHTER:  "Lord, I tried to come back but I just felt like a hypocrite.  Even when I tried and my hearts desire was to do better, I couldn't face you knowing that all the while, I've got this demonic spirit to fight.  Lord, I felt like I let you down.

JESUS:  "Don't you know that you can't fight that battle alone.  You need to fight spirit with spirit.  You are not fighting against flesh but against principalities . . .  Why didn't you believe my own words?  (Isaiah: 43:25, "I even I, am HE who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.  (Matt. 26:41, "Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak).  I know your spirit, my daughter and I also know that there are some days that you give it all you've got to be obedient but that flesh is still dying.  While your flesh is dying, your best weapon is ME.  Don't you know how much I love you, my daughter?  Didn't you believe (Rom. 5:8, But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us).

Woman of God, not only have I heard from people that they don't pray or attend church anymore because they have not repented.  When the man or woman of God stand before us and read "unless we repent, we will not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.  Now I'm not taking that scripture and turning it around to serve our purpose or contradict your pastor.  But the Holy Spirit gave me a revelation on that scripture.  This is exactly what the Spirit of the Lord says to you, God says, even a just man falls seven times, as long as your hearts desire is to repent, that's the heart that HE can use and work with.  God says that we don't accept HIS FORGIVENESS.  We read about it over and over and tell others, over and over but when it comes to ourselves, we are too hard on ourselves.

Now, I not stating this for the people that continuously say, "God knows my heart" and you purposely sin and do wrong and you don't even pray about it.  I'm talking about the ones that lay on their face before God and pray, worship, praise and scream out, LORD HELP ME!!  God even though they know that they have to work on some things.  A hypocrite is the person talking about everybody else sins and still dealing with the same thing.

The reason why I wrote in my book, "Breaking Shackles", a lot about the sins that I struggled with, prayed about and was delivered from is because 1st I love God so much that I am willing to put myself out there to be an open book for you.  I love God so much that I care about what He cares about most and that's you.  The longer you stay away, the easier it becomes for satan to trick you into thinking that you let God down.  I'm so glad that we serve a God that is never nor will ever be surprised by what we do and the trouble that we sometimes get ourselves in.  If you are someone that stop doing the things that you love doing (praying, singing in the choir, praising and worshiping) because you think that you're a hypocrite, GO BACK, you have a heart that God can work with.

Ladies, if you are interested in attending the 2015 Women's Day Event, please sign in through my facebook event or my email (deirdrehunt506@gmail.com or deirdrehunt506@yahoo.com.  Come on out, no matter where you are in your spiritual walk.  God has something for you.  Don't let the enemy trick you into thinking that you are too far gone.

Heavenly Father, I thank you for your love and strength that you show towards me.  Father I pray that as the women read this message that they come to you with a loving heart and accept Your forgiveness.  I pray that they accept Your love.  I speak peace over their mind right now and no weapon formed against them shall prosper..

EVEN IN YOUR DARKEST HOUR

Hello Mighty Woman of God!  I pray that you are blessed by our Lord Jesus Christ and that you will follow after Him everyday.  Make everyday of your life count for something in the Kingdom of Heaven.

(Isaiah 41:9-10), I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you.  I said, 'You are My servant; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

With this testimony, I fought with God like Jonah.  "Lord, is there something else that I can tell?  Lord, this is a mistake and something that I want to keep for myself.  I don't want anyone to ever know that about me.  God reminded me that it's not about me, it's about the ministry and those that will read today's message. 

Even after teaching Bible Study, preaching on Sundays and striving to do what is right and keep God besides me, I mess up big time.  While living in Las Vegas, I not only had to deal with the demonic spirit of gambling but I had to deal with my anger issues.  Mind you, my life changed dramatically when I left Chicago.

I was definitely in my darkest hour.  I never thought that the Lord would still be watching out for me.  So even though He called me, anointed me, set me aside for His glory, I MESS UP.  What I learned during that period of time (38 days and 37 nights), God still got the glory.  I ended up in 3 different jails, facing charges in each one.  But the one thing that I kept saying to my family was, "God is keeping me comfortable".  When He could have turned His back on me for straying so far away, He didn't. 

I ended up teaching bible study, which the Lord used me greatly to blessed the women, there were over 20 women that I ministered to.  Even when I was tired, they helped me along the way.  With no money to pay me, my bed was always made by someone.  They would order goodies for me and even make sure that I had tea every night.  God used me in a might way and I was comfortable.  There were even times that I laughed harder than I had in a long time.  The second move was lock down in a cell for 22 or 23 hours a day.  Still God kept me comfortable, He really did.  I read more and during my 1 to 2 hours out, the women surrounded me to pray for them or to tell them what God had to say to them.  I should have lost my mind staying in a cell for over 22 hours a day, but I didn't.

What you should get from this is that I messed up.  I had to pay the price according to the law but according to God's law He didn't leave me alone.  He set the ground work for me before I was born and He knew that I was going to go to jail someday (I didn't but He did).  The difference between the saints of God and those that are not saved is that God will keep you comfortable, no matter what, even in your darkest hour.  Even when you mess up so bad, He will keep you comfortable.  The above scripture applies to you and to me.  If you find that you are in your darkest hour repeat that scripture to yourself and believe it with your whole heart and soul.  PRAISE GOD!

Heavenly Father I thank You and give you all the praise for keeping, even in my darkest hour.  Thank You for keeping me comfortable even when I mess up.  Lord I pray that I receive Your love and forgiveness when I ask and I thank You that You uphold me with Your right hand and cover me securely with Your left hand.  Father I pray that You help me to forgive myself as You have forgiven me, in Jesus name, Amen.

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HAVE YOU NOT HEARD?

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!  I pray that you are all blessed by our Lord Jesus Christ.  I speak blessings of peace and security in the Lord Jesus Christ as you continue in Him on your spiritual journey.

(Isaiah 40:28), Do you not know?  Have you not heard?  The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom.

There will always be times in our lives where we grow weary, tired of waiting on God to move or bless us in our circumstances.  Some people say, "pray until something happens".  As for me, I believe that there will be times that we should pray until something happens and other times where we should pray, give it to God in trust and let it go.

Why do I feel that way?  If you have a relationship with the Lord, I mean you hear from Him without a doubt on a daily basis, then you will also know when you are in spiritual warfare and have to keep praying for a breakthrough or keep battling until that things comes to pass.  Daniel prayed the same prayer for 21 days, Daniel did not give up on God.  He had the faith that God was going to bless him with an answer.  Then the Angel of the Lord appeared to Daniel and said, God heard you 21 days ago but I was fighting demons on your behalf and I finally had to get some help from the Archangel Michael.  So at last here I am with your answer from God (that scripture is paraphrased).  Daniel prayed until something happened.

Remember the man that approached Jesus asking for Him to heal his daughter because she was very sick.  That man had faith that Jesus was the Son of God and healing was all in His hands.  Jesus asked where the man lived and the man said, "Just speak the word and I know she will be healed".

Sometimes we get tired and grow weary while we wait on the Lord to answer our prayers.  Have you not heard, God never grows weary or tired.  God says that we should not let the fact that our prayers are not yet answered get in the way of our sleeping or resting.  We have to get to the point where we pray that prayer and rest in God.  God says that there are so many of us not resting and that a spirit of heaviness comes in and that will cause depression to come into our lives.  God says that resting and sleeping are two different things.  Some of us spend too much time trying to understand why, when and where God will bless us (His understanding, who can fathom).

If a spirit of heaviness is trying to creep into your house (your body, mind), the bible says to put on a garment of praise.  Praise God anyhow.  Praise Him for your answer.  Praise Him for your blessings, even when you don't see it, it's on the way.  God knows what He doing.  He has been at it for a long time.  Trust Him, He does not need to sleep for an hour.  He won't call in sick.  He is in this race with you and He will carry you when you are weary.  AMEN!

HUG THE LITTLE GIRL WITHIN ME

Hello Ladies, I'm back.  Even though I don't post everyday, I am always praying for you.  There are a lot of names for me to call out so don't worry, God's got you.  God bless you and you'll love this devotional.

Today's devotional though is from a book titled, "When I'm on my knees" by Anita Corrine Donihue.

Dear Lord, hug the little girl within me - the little girl mistreated and abused.  Encircle me with Your everlasting arms.  Still my silent sobs.  Anoint my head with Your healing oil; free me from nightmares of memories.  Touch my scars with You healing stripes.  Soothe each muscle that suffered in anger and pain.  I know You suffered, too.  Piece together my broken heart.  Your hear bled and You died for me.  In sleepless nights, wrap me in Your comforting presence.  Let me rest in the shadow of You, the Almighty.  Hug the little girl in me as you cover me with Your feathers like a mother hen does her chicks.  I find refuge under Your wings.  Help me to face yesterday (wrong as it was), to forgive as You forgive me, and to look toward tomorrow with hope.  Your faithfulness will be my shield and rampart.  Le me not feel terror by night nor arrows that fly by day.  Take my weakness and grant me Your strength.  Make my feet swift at the dawning of a new day to do service for You.  I go now in praise.  But please, Lord, don't ever stop hugging me.

PRAISE GOD!

Heavenly Father, I pray that You forgive me for me sins.  Even the times that I don't talk or act like You are my Heavenly Father.  Lord thank you for hugging the little girl in me even when I don't pray daily.  Lord thank You for hugging the little girl in me, even when I don't think that I deserve to be hugged, in Jesus name, Amen.

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SIDE TRACKED

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God.  I speak blessings upon blessings over you.

We all get a little side tracked when it comes to our spiritual journey and that's okay.  In that stage of 'side tracked' the devil is not prejudice.  He doesn't care who you are, your racial background, your age or what your title is in church.

I started in the Prayer Ministry (Prayer Warrior) and I went to church every Sunday.  I went to Wednesday night bible study, I went to any classes that I felt would help me in my spiritual journey.  I graduated from a 16 week Teacher's Course and I attended Sunday School regularly.  Now that sounds like I had it all together.  Oh, and don't let me forget the Senor Citizens home I went to once a week for bible study and having a prayer closet that I stayed in prayer for a number of hours a day.  So what happened?

That title I have in front of my name doesn't make me immune to satan's tricks and lies.  I moved to Las Vegas to be closer to my family.  I used to go to the gambling boat a little bit and I loved it. So Vegas and you don't have to travel far to get to a slot machine.  The devil knew what I liked and he also knows what you like.  He will make it readily available to you.  Then I started smoking weed again.  I would have never thought that I would get that far away from God.  I love the Lord God so much, He was always in my heart.  The devil speaks to us by say, "You can't go back to being a minister.  You can't get back in the choir.  You can't go back to teaching the Word of God. God won't accept you back into His arms.  You have really messed up this time. You mind as well forget it.

The Lord has anointed me to be His voice, His mouthpiece for the ministry that I had on the inside of me.  I did not ask for the gifts that He has given me, He just knows what gifts you need to accomplish what His will is for you life.  God has anointed and appointed you for ministry work.  No matter what you may be going through in your life right now, God has a plan for your life.  The Holy Spirit has equipped you with everything that you will need for your spiritual journey.

The most important thing for you to remember when you are in that 'side tracked' mode is that you left the Lord arms.  He did not leave you, the Lord will never leave nor forsake you.  The problem is that we don't fully believe that.  We hear testimonies of others of how God has brought them through some challenges and difficulties, we believe that God is able, but in the back of our minds, we wonder will He do it for us. God will never unfriend you.  THE LORD GOD IS WAITING FOR YOU.

THE BEGINNING TO AN END

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!  I pray that you are all blessed and highly favored and that you are looking, and expecting our Lord to watch over you and your family.

 

(2 Cor. 5:17-19) Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.  And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

 

I remember the day that I got baptized into the Body of Jesus Christ.  I was expecting something so miraculous to happen to as soon as I was brought up from that water.  And since the bible says that I would be a new creature in Christ Jesus, I was expecting to be delivered from everything.  Actually, I was expecting to either be delivered and healed right away or burned right away. 

 

Well needless to say, as soon as I was brought up from the water, I didn't feel any different.  So I said to myself, "That's okay, maybe I'll be the new creature once I leave the church and get home".  So, I am waiting to get home and throw my weed away and pour out what was left of my tequila, because I was a new creature and old things will become new.

 

So now I'm home and I think the best thing for me to do to start fresh with drinking, smoking cigarettes and everything else is to get rid of all those things; yes, finish the tequila, cigarettes, and whatever else and then I will start fresh on tomorrow.

 

Well that tomorrow took about a couple of months to actually come.  So what did I get when I was baptized?  I wasn't delivered from my sinful nature.  So what am I supposed to do now?  Well, it took me a while but I learned what I actually got when I was baptized.  Calm down, I'll tell you.  I got a beginning to an end.  I got a start to a finish.  What do I mean?  I had the chance to begin to change, begin to become that new creature in Christ because I was reconciled by God.  Being baptized was the beginning to an end of that sinful person that I was.  A start to a finish in the race that Paul talks about.  I was now in the fight for my life and not sitting on the sideline anymore.  It was a beginning to end my reckless behavior to my body, to my spirit-man.  LET US PRAY!

 

Heavenly Father I thank you for my life on today.  Forgive me for my sins and Father I am praying that You do for me what I am not able to do for myself.  Save me Lord Jesus from myself.  I pray that each day I strive more and more to be the woman that You saved, Father I pray that you remove from me anything that does not bring glory to Your name, and if I mess up, I know that I am reconciled to You therefore, there is no condemnation for me, in Jesus name, Amen!

 

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