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!

If you would like to be a part of the "Women's Conference" on May 25, 2013, please sign in on my events calendar to reserve your seat.  I am looking forward to meeting you.  Come out for fellowship, snacks and spiritual food.  You can also email me @ deirdrehunt506@yahoo.com.

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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.

If you desire to purchase a copy of the book, go to www.xlibris.com go to the bookstore and put in the ISBN number 978-1-4771-1272-4.  I am not sure if the book is available through Amazon, B&N, and E-Reader just yet.

Again, thank you for your support.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!