TRADITIONALLY SPEAKING

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!  I speak blessings of peace, love and joy upon your life.  May you prosper abundantly as you seek after our Lord, Jesus Christ, in Jesus name.

 

(Romans 12:2), And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

 

Okay, my sisters, a quick English lesson, according to the Webster's Dictionary.  (Conform = to shape after, to be similar in form or character.  To behave in accordance with modes or customs.  To bring into agreement).  (Tradition = a mode of thought or behavior passed from one generation to another.)

 

I am always astounded by the way that the Holy Spirit teaches me something new.  I have taught on that particular scriptures a couple of times and what I love most about the Holy Spirit is that scriptures never get old, because He gives a fresh revelation, every time you need it.  I thank God for His Word given to me on a constant basis, as long as I am obedient and open-minded.  That is our word for today, OPEN-MINDED.  In order to gain wisdom as to what the Spirit of the Lord is trying to deliver to you today, you much keep an open mind.  Anyway, here we go!

 

Tradition has a way of keeping you bound, if you are not careful or closed-minded and not willing to listen to a new way or being stuck in your ways.  For some reason, it is always safer to conform instead of transforming by changing the way we think by renewing our mind.  If you are going through life always conforming and sticking to tradition, you will never transform because you will not renew your mind or way of thinking.  We just don't seem to ask the question WHY?  You only do as you are told, not asking any questions in fear of not being accepted. 

 

Because something has always been done a certain way does not make it right or wrong, only if you, yourself know and understand the reason why.  For instance, if you ask someone why do you pray or worship that way, and that person's answer to you is, "because that's the way, it's always been done, generation after generation".  In reality you are looking for a better, more clearer answer than that, but instead you conformed to their way, not researching the reason why, it is the way it is.  In other words you don't want to stir up any trouble.

 

Here's an example:  Your great grandmother has passed down her delicious recipe for homemade apple pie to your grandmother and your grandmother makes a mean apple pie, it's the bomb.  Your grandmother passed the recipe down to your mother and now it's your turn to get the recipe for your daughter to follow.  Now, there is nothing wrong with the recipe passed down from generation to generation but you want to change the recipe by adding a cup of sugar.  The only reason why you are adding a cup of sugar is because your taste buds are a little bit different than generations before you.  Again, that doesn't make your great grandmothers recipe wrong, you just like it a little bit sweeter.  Are you following me?  It's time for the saints of God to move out of tradition in order for us to experience a miraculous move of God.  This generation is looking for a move of the Spirit of God.  They don't want to just observe it, they desire to be a part of it.  Not just hear about the goodness of God, but taste the goodness of God.

 

Now let's move this into the spirit realm.  A lot of churches are spiritually bound because they are used to doing things one way.  Tradition has a way of keeping the churches bound.  No one has ever spoke in tongues before, so the church does not allow it.  No one has ever actually laid hands on the sick, as the disciples have done, so the church does not allow it.  No one has ever been delivered from anything in the church for as long as the Pastor can remember.  No one dances for the Lord, because that's not the way they are used to doing it.  We sing when we stand on this song, we sit on that song.  Even though the old Pastor has retired and the new Pastor is younger and would like to lay hands on the sick, speak prophetically in the congregations life, let you get your praise on, he conforms to the tradition of the churches old ways of doing things in fear that the people will leave the church.  So that's how it is and that's how it will be (let's just stick to tradition).  In the meantime, you have people hungry for Jesus Christ.  Not only are they hungry for the Word of God, but are seeking prayer and deliverance.  They are not willing to conform to the old way, because they have tasted something better. Tradition will keep you from not only receiving God's best, but also not able to give God's best.  You can't keep God in a box and expect Him to move in a mighty way through a box.  God is way bigger than any box you could possibly ever imagine.

 

One more thing.  What if someone is just waiting on you to make a change to the traditional way.  There are so many people waiting for a transformation to take place in the churches.  We are hungry for the move of God, but tradition will keep us bound, generation after generation, because no one wants to renew their mind and transform instead of conform.  PRAISE GOD!

YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!  I speak blessings of peace and joy upon your life.  I pray that you received all the blessings that God has in store for you as you follow after Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior.

 

(Romans 12:1-3), I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable, and perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

 

As I was washing the dishes this morning, I had a skillet in my hand and I began to wash the inside of it.  I put a lot of soap in the skillet to make sure that all the grease was gone.  Then I turned the skillet over and just ran the rag over the bottom of the skillet and lightly wash the handle of the skillet.  That's when I heard the Spirit of the Lord say to me, "that's the way my people are".  What was the Lord saying to me?  Then I heard, "my people don't wash the bottom or handles of pots".  I still don't get what the Lord was saying to me.  "my people only wash what others may see, but they don't wash what others cannot see".  Would you like to handle something that is not clean?  I cannot handle my people that are not clean."

 

Can you handle the truth?  Can God handle you?  Have you been washed clean or are you still perpetrating  and trying to fool people into thinking that you are so holy?  That you have your life all together.  Are you busy looking at other peoples dirty handles that you can't see your own?  Are you only clean on the top and still hiding the part of you that others don't see? When the truth of the matter is that you are dealing with far more demonic spirits than the persons sin that you can see on the outside.  When we are truthful with ourselves, coming clean that we don't have it all together and pray that God will deliver us from the sin that we are trying to hide.

 

Once you receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you have an obligation to God and yourself to present your living bodies holy, and acceptable to God.  Now, understand that God knows that we are all sinners, that is the reason why God sent His Son to die on the cross for you and for me.  The Lord knows that we will never be perfect, but He does expect us to at the least strive towards holiness.  We have to renew our minds, so that we are not easy manipulated by Satan, causing us to be transformed by worldly things.  Being a Christian comes with a cost.  First, Christ paid for our sins, by dying on the cross and shedding His blood.  That was the cost that He paid for us.  The cost that we must pay is to not be conformed into worldly things.

 

The best way to keep our minds renewed is to stay in constant communication with the Lord and studying His word.  Before you start reading the bible, pray that the Holy Spirit will give you fresh revelation, wisdom and knowledge of the Word of God.  You might read your bible all the time and know the scriptures by heart, but it is always a good idea to pray that prayer because the Holy Spirit will give you exactly what you need from God that day.  You can read a scripture today to give you encouragement and next year that same scripture will give you another meaning, according to what the Spirit of the Lord is saying to you. 

 

Never think of ourselves as highly than others, because we are all God's children.  Just because we may not be dealing with the same sin as our sister, that does not give you the right to be judgmental.  Can you handle the truth?  Remember we all have our demons to destroy.  Some of us are better at hiding our sins from our sisters, but we can never hid them from God.  Can God touch you and not get dirty?  Can God handle you and not get dirty.  Have you only washed the parts of you that people can see on the outside?  Are you carrying bitterness, strive, sexual sins, judgment of other, etc.).

 

The best way to keep our handles and the bottom of our skillets (our mind, body and spirit), holy and acceptable to God is to allow the Spirit of the Lord to dwell within us, and create in us a clean heart, everyday.  Everyday our lives bring new challenges, trials and situations that may try to keep us from presenting our bodies holy and acceptable to God.  That is the reason why we must invite the Holy Spirit to dwell within us on a daily basis.  PRAISE GOD!

QUARANTINED!

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!  I speak the Lord's blessings of peace, joy and His love upon your life.  May you continue to flourish spiritually as you seek after our Lord, Jesus Christ.

 

(Psalms 4:3), For know that the Lord hath set apart  him that is godly for Himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto Him.

 

Quarantine as defined in Webster's Dictionary, a period of enforced isolation at a port of entry that is imposed on a vehicle, a person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease.

 

A period of enforced isolation - The only person that can place someone in quarantine is someone with authority.  Back in the day, when a household was sick or inflicted with a disease a person in authority would go to that house and place a quarantine sign on the door of that house.  Everyone in the town could see the quarantine sign and would immediately move away from your house.

 

God has the authority to place you and your household in quarantine.  God has placed a sign of the blood of the Lamb upon your door.  Once you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, He immediately placed you in a state of quarantine.  Meaning when the devil show up at your doorway, he is immediately turned away by the quarantine sign (which is the Blood of Jesus Christ).  He will not be allowed in.  God has placed you in quarantine so that the devil will not be able to bind you or anyone in your household.  At that point it is God Himself that has the authority to rebuke the devil anytime he tries to enter in your household.  In order to keep the sign that God has placed over your life, you have got to read His word, and pray on a constant basis.  As long as you carrying the word of Christ in your heart and mind, that blood of the Lamb that keeps you in quarantine from the devil.

 

There are many, many demonic spirits that attempt to attack us on a daily basis.  Sometimes it may seem like as soon as you wake up, you feel that you are under attack by the enemy.  The contagious disease that the devil will bring into your household will afflict you and everyone in your household. The spirit of jealousy, hatred, strife, drugs, drunkenness, judgment, this list goes on and on. 

 

If you have not accepting our Lord, Jesus Christ as your Savior, you will not be under the protection of the Lord.  Your household will not be put in a state of quarantine and anything that the devil desires, he will afflict upon you.  It is far better to suffer for Christ sake and being covered by His Blood and by His stripes, than to be out of the protection of Christ and left to be consumed by the contagious diseases that the devil will bring into your home.

 

Thank God for the Blood of the Lamb (Lord, Jesus Christ).  Thank God for placing a quarantine sign over your mind, heart and soul so that the enemy will not be allowed in.  PRAISE GOD!

 

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INSIDE OUT

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God.  I am going to always call you "Mighty Woman of God", speaking those words into your life everyday.  You are a Mighty Woman even while you are waiting for your deliverance to come to pass.

 

(Psalms 51:7-10), Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.  Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.  Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.  Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit with me.  Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

 

David had a special relationship with God.  And one of the things that you should know about Davis is that he had a man killed just so that he could have that man's wife.  He desired that woman so badly that he sent her husband to the front line of the battlefield.  Another thing that you should know about David is that he knew where his blessings came from (God).  David knew how to get God's attention, through his songs, always asking for forgiveness.  David was always humble when asking God to forgive him.

 

Mighty woman of God, the Lord is reminded you today that no matter what you've done or where you've been you can always come to Him and He will cleanse you, whiter than snow.  There is no other God that will save you from eternal damnation.  You can always pray to God and ask Him to blot out all your sins and God will do just that.  One thing that you should do is call your sin out.  Some people just have a general prayer that goes a little like this, "Lord, forgive me for my sins, in Jesus name, Amen".  Now while we are not always conscience of every sin, we do remember most of them.  They reason why you should call out your sin, is that you are putting the devil on notice, than he cannot reign in your life.  The devil get excited every time we sin, but when we humble ourselves in prayer and go to God and call out our sin, the devil is defeated.

 

We should pray daily that God will create in us a clean heart and steadfast spirit, before we even start our daily activities.  Because the enemy is always waiting for us to mess up.  He looks for every little thing so that he can bring your sins before God.  But if you brings your sins before God, you beat the devil to the punch.  God desires for you to always have a pure heart.  Your motives for serving Him are pure.  Some people do things just so that they can be noticed by man, there motives are not pure and neither is their heart.  God would rather see your pure motives from your heart and you are not boastful to man.

 

In Psalms 51:11, I noticed that David asked God not to take His presence away from him or take away God's Holy Ghost from him.  That is very important to know because the Holy Spirit is not talked about much until the book of Acts.  In the book of Acts, Jesus tell His disciples to wait for the promise of the Father and that He would not leave them comfortless, but that He will send the Holy Spirit to comfort us and teach us all things.  But here David recognized the presence of God and His spirit, asking God not to take His Spirit away.

 

Praying that God will not leave us or take away His Spirit from us daily will no doubt keep us forever in His grace.  God knows everyone of our sins, past, presence and future, yet He still loves us.  Yet He still died on the cross for us.  God is a gentle God, so if we don't ask Him to come into our hearts, He will not, you need to invite Him in and to sup (stay) with you everyday.  The devil goes back and forth to heaven constantly accusing us before God.  So you have to beat the devil to the punch by asking for God's forgiveness on a constant basis.  Sometimes our sins may not be right in front of us for the world to see because sometimes we sin in our hearts and minds.  You should pray that God forgives you for the thoughts our things you had in your heart that did not glorify His name.  We don't always say what we think but if the thought comes to mind, we have already sinned.

 

Don't let the enemy trick you by whispering in your ear that you really messed up this time or that God is mad at you.  If God were to get mad at us every time we sin, then He would not have created us. Pray that God will cleanse you from the inside to the outside.  If we have a pure heart and humble spirit before God, He will cleanse you on the inside and your beauty will be reflected on the outside.  Remember always that there is no sin that God will not forgive, other than denying His Holy Spirit.  PRAISE GOD!

THE SHADOW OF DEATH

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God.  I speak blessings upon your life and may you experience the fullness of the Spirit of the Lord, Jesus Christ as you seek and follow after Him.

(Psalms 7:8-9), Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

I going to give you a quick history lesson, in order to bring today's message to light for you.  My prayer for you is that you are blessed and you are comforted and encouraged in your heart.  The Lord God's desire for you is that you not only grasp His message, but that you hide it in your heart.

There are quite a few stories in the bible that talk about the way that God hides His people until they are ready to be used by Him.  God has hidden everyone in the bible that He had a special plans and purpose for.  For instance, let's look at the birth of Moses.  He hid Moses from the Pharaoh for years.  Moses' mother placed him in a basket in the river because the Pharaoh heard about a deliver being born.  The Pharaoh gave his soldiers instructions to kill every male baby that was born that year.  But little did the Pharaoh know that he would raise the deliverer himself.  When Mary was carrying our Savior, Jesus Christ, the Spirit of the Lord told Joseph to hide Mary in the manger to give birth the King of Kings.

Woman of God, I want to encourage you today.  God has hidden you from the enemy.  God has hidden you from some of the dangers that you would have gotten into if it were not for Him.  In fact, if you look back over your life, you will confirm that you have done some things that should have taken you out of this world.  Maybe, God is not talking to you through this message, so I'll just say this for myself.  If it had not been for God hiding me in the shadow of His wings. I would have been dead a long time ago.  I would have gotten the wrong type of drugs.  Someone could have sold me something that would have killed me.  I could have overdosed and been gone from this world.  I could have died, when I was 15 years old and my stepfather hit me in the face so hard that I passed out.  But God said not so, she is my vessel and I will pour My Spirit upon her.  Deirdre might know it right now, she might not be acting like my daughter right now, but I got her, I got this.  Back off Satan, you can't have her.  She will not get AIDS while she's sleeping around with any and everybody.  She will not get abused so badly that she will die.  I know she drinks and do drugs before and after church, but I got her.

Who is the Spirit of the Lord talking to right now?  I am feeling the presence of the Lord very strong right now.  Again, I say, who is the Lord talking to right now.  God says hold on, His got you.  You may not know it right now, it might not seem like you are going the right way, but God says, "you are His, He has already poured His anointing in you.  You will birth your ministry, you will become the woman of God that He will use.  God says, "you are dead although you should have been, because He has hidden you under His wings.  Who is the Spirit of the Lord speaking to right now?  The Holy Spirit has me crying right now.  I am crying for someone, that is going through the biggest trial right now.  God says, "think back to when you thought you would never come out of a situation, He bought you out, I will do it again my daughter, turn to me says God.  Who is the Spirit of the Lord speaking to right now?  GOD SAYS IT'S ONLY A SHADOW OF DEATH.  Shadows can't hurt you, and shadows aren't real.

Just like Moses, the enemy knew when your were going to be born and he knows the promise that God's has on your life.  The devil has tried to kill you several times but God says, "NO".  You have to say, "NO, get behind me satan".  God will hide you from the enemy until He says, you're done.

 

I gotta tell you I am also a Prophetess (a messenger for the Lord, God), I am very in tuned with the Lord and He just had me in spiritual battle for someone.  He is pulling down strongholds for you.  I just had rotator cuff surgery on my right shoulder and He allowed me to use it for battle for you.  I love you with the love of the Lord, Jesus Christ.  PRAISE GOD!

WRONG TURN

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!  My prayer for you today is that you are blessed abundantly by the Lord our God.

 

When I first started this ministry, I promised I would always be honest about myself and my background history.  I feel that sometimes necessary for you to hear my testimonies, in order to give your comfort and encouragement.  I don't mind letting you know that the Lord, Jesus Christ had to reach way down low to snatch me out of the devils hand.  Anyway, I am going to throw myself under the bus once again.  I pray that you are blessed by today's message.

 

(Proverbs 3:5-8), 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.  Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.  This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.

 

I really like those scriptures, but how many of you know that it is not always easy to live by those scriptures.  In fact, if did, I would not have made a WRONG TURN in my spiritual journey.

 

One thing that I really can't stand is that when you are lost and finally get up the nerve to ask a complete stranger for directions, that person gives you the wrong directions.  Now you are worst off than you were before you asked for help.  Well, that is exactly the way I can explain that chapter of my life.  Notice, I said, I asked a complete stranger for directions, when I should have asked my Lord for directions.

 

I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior when I was 19 years old.  I invited Him to come into my heart and soul and dwell there for the rest of my life.  I was on my first marriage at that young age.  I considered myself to have a close relationship with God.  My grandmother taught me a lot about God and from there I just started praying and talking to God.  God made me so happy even when I was going through a difficult time with my husband.  Somewhere along the road, my life changed, not because of God, but because I thought I wanted to do what co-worker and friends were doing.  I can remember hating to go to work on Monday's because I had to hear my co-workers talk about what a good time they had over the weekend.  I didn't like Fridays because they would talk about what they were going to do over the weekend.

 

I decided that I wanted to have some fun.  I met the wrong man and made a WRONG TURN.  He introduced me to cocaine and I feel in love with it.  That was the start of a downward spiral with my relationship with God.  I didn't have time for God.  If I did, I thought that I had messed up so badly that God wouldn't hear me anyway.  So I kept doing what I was doing.  I ended up spending my checks on cocaine and marijuana and got evicted from my home.  That WRONG TURN keep me bound for over 15 years.  I tried drug rehab and that only lasted for so long.  Yeah, yeah, 12 step program.  I still struggled on and off with drugs and then I picked up drinking.  I was already headed in the wrong direction and that WRONG TURN didn't help me either, it led me straight to hell.  Hell in my mind.  Not praying to God at all. 

 

Out of all the things that I did wrong while on that WRONG TURN, I really missed talking to God.  I didn't even realize that God never left me, I left Him.  He was waiting for me to return to my first love, HIM.  If I had trusted God with all my heart, I would not have made that WRONG TURN, that ended up with me being lost for 15 years.  I didn't shun evil, I had run to evil.  I should have been dead a long time ago, but God was watching over me.  There could have been a time when I might have gotten some bad drugs and I thank God for watching over me, having mercy on me.

 

Mighty woman of God, I gave you my testimony, not for you to judge me but for you to realize that through all the bad decisions that you made and might still make, God has not left you.  I don't mind sharing my past mistakes if it will help you and your relationship with God. I have come a long way, and I know that I still have a long way to go, but in this chapter of my life, I am not going to travel alone, I will have God guiding my footstep and making my path straight.  If you are struggling with something that you can't talk about, pray and ask God to have mercy on you.  Don't give up on God, because He won't give up on you.  He has made provisions for your mistakes.  When we are so deep in sin, we don't think that God still loves us, but I can assure you that He does.  PRAISE GOD!

 

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WHOA . . . OH . . . OH

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God.  I thank God for each of you and esteem you higher than myself.  May the blessings of the Lord overtake and flow through you daily, as you seek after Him.

(Matthew 11:28), Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  For my yoke is easy; and my burden is light.

WHOA . . . OH . . . OH . . . OH.  That is your war cry.  I know that there are times that you just feel like screaming and placing your face in your hands.  I want you to know that, it's okay to cry.  It's okay to scream at the top of your lungs until you feel a shift in the spirit realm.  Crying does not mean that you don't have the faith to believe that the Lord will bring you out or turn your situation around for your good.  It just means you need to cry out.  It's doesn't mean that you don't trust the Lord.  Sometimes you just have to cry, WHOA . . . OH . . .OH . . .OH.  Let that be your war cry.  As long as you get back up again, it's okay to cry.  Your tears are a way of keeping you sane.

I am going to include the interpretation of the above scriptures from the (Matthew Henry Version) of the bible.

(Matt. 11:28), Come . . . rest: Jesus will give rest to those weary souls, that by faith come to him for it; rest from the terror of sin, in a well-grounded peace of conscience; a rest, in God, in His love, Ps. 11:6-7.  (Matt. 29), meek and lowly: Many great teachers are hot and hasty, which is a discouragement to those who are dull and slow; but Christ knows how to bear with such.  His carriage (action and attitude) toward His 12 disciples was a specimen of this.  He was mild and gentle with them; though they were heedless and forgetful, He was not extreme to mark their follies.  This promise is  from Jer. 6:16.  The only sure way to find rest for our souls is to sit at Christ's feet and hear His word.  (Matt. 11:30), yoke . . . burden: Not only easy, but gracious, so the word signifies; it is sweet and pleasant.  There is nothing in it to gall the yielding neck.  It is a yoke lined with love.  The burden of Christ's cross is a light burden.  This is not joyous, but grievous; yet as it is Christ's, it is light.  Paul knew as much of it as any man and he calls it light affliction, 2 Cor. 4:17.  God's presence (Isa. 43:2), Christ's sympathy (Isa. 73:9, Dan. 3:25), and especially the Spirit's aids and comforts (2 Cor. 1:15), make suffering for Christ light and easy.

I pray that through this interpretation that you have gained wisdom, knowledge and understanding about how merciful and meek that Jesus truly is. There will always be times in your life where you just feel weary, just tired of the trial and tribulation that you are bearing.  There is rest in God and His plans for you is that you find comfort in Him.  It is important for you to accept His peace and pray for rest when you are experiencing a heavy load.  Christ does not beat us over the head when we have fallen short of the Word of God.  He is meek and gentle.  He does not anger quickly when we are slow in our Spiritual Journey.  God knows where you are in Him, He is patient.  Jesus is the very essence of love.  The type of love that Christ displays can never be measured by our own understanding or the type of love that we may have towards our children, husband, friends or others we love.  PRAISE GOD!

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