YELLOW RIBBONS

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God.  I speak blessings of peace and joy upon your life today.  I pray that you are strengthen to overcome any trials and obstacles thrown your way, by the power of the Spirit of the Lord.

(Ezekiel 34:11, and 16), For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. (12) As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. (16) I will search for the lost and bring back the strays.

I once heard a short story depicting about a man that not returned to his home is a long time.  The man was not sure whether or not he would be welcomed back home by his father.  I have replaced the man with woman.

Here's how the story goes:  The was a young woman on a train sitting next to an older lady.  The older woman noticed that the younger woman was very nervous about something, although she didn't know what.  She spoke to the young woman says, "Hello, honey, are you alright?"  Younger woman, "Yes, I am very nervous about returning to my home".  Older woman, "Oh, I see, why are you so nervous, don't you want to go home?  I'm sure your father will be happy to welcome you back home."  Younger woman, "Yes, I do want to return home, it's just that I have been gone so long and I have done some things that my mother and father don't exactly agree with."  Older woman, "Well, I'm sure everything is going to be just fine, they probably miss you so much and love you so much that all they want it for you to come home."  As the train began to pass by some houses on the road, the younger woman got more nervous.  Younger woman, "This train is going to pass right by my home, and I told my father to tie a yellow ribbon on a branch of the tree near the house, if he would accept me back home".  Then the younger woman went on to say, "I am so nervous, I don't want to look".  As the train passed by the house the younger woman asked, Do you see a yellow ribbon?"  Older woman says, "No, I don't see a single ribbon".  The younger woman holds her head down in shame.  Then the older woman shouts, "I see 100 yellow ribbons, tied to the tree branches, and what a beautiful sight".  Younger woman, "Thank you, Jesus".

Sometimes we get so caught up as to how long we have been away from God.  We spend so much time thinking about the fact that we may have strayed away or backsliding that we forget about the mercy, grace and compassion that God has towards us.  The biggest trick of the devil is to keep you in the mindset that you have been out of the presence of God too long for you to go back.  It is the devils job to keep you thinking that God no longer wants you, or that God will not forgive you of your sins.  As long as he can keep whispering in your ear, that you are not love or wanted and will not be accepted back into God's loving arms, he is winning his battle.  God wants you to change your mindset.  Accept His love and return home so that He can heal your battle wounds.  You are the sheep and God is the Good Shepherd, He will tend to your physical and mental wounds that you have been fighting.  Don't allow the enemy to keep whispering in your ear; "you're not good enough, you said you were going to stop this or stop that" or you really messed up this time.  God is sick of your promises".  It's the devils job to remind you of your shortcomings, not our Heavenly Father's.  Don't allow that lie to keep you from returning to your Father.

The awesome thing about our Heavenly Father is that, He foreknew all of us.  He knew everything that you would do and will every do before the thought even enters into your mind.  Our Heavenly Father, knew your shortcoming, and yet, it was the will of our Heavenly Father that you be birthed.  Our Heavenly Father did not say, "I will abort her, because she will be a burden".  OH, PRAISE GOD!

I pray that this message will help, comfort and encourage someone to get back up again and keep on moving.  Accept God's grace and mercy.  AMEN!

WHERE DID YOUR DREAMS GO?

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!

We all have dreams. Dreams that we have to accomplish certain things in our lives. Some of them seem far fetched and others seems easier to obtain. One thing that I have learned is that any good and perfect gift is from the Lord. 

God has not only given each of us a measure of faith but also He has given each one of us a talent. Now that particular talent is to be used to glorify Him. For instance, singers, actors, writers, dancers and a lot more. You may have a talent for serving people (nurse, doctor, caregiver, etc.). My point is that there may come a time in your life where you feel a certain empitness. You have your house, children, car, job you love, friends, but you still feel that you need something else. It's a burning in your spirit, that no matter what you do, your God given talent has to be fulfilled. This could be the difference of living or just existing.

I have always been the type of person that people would come to whenever they had a problem.  When I was in high school, there was a young lady in my class that was having problems with her family.  She needed a place to stay, so after school, I told her she could come home with me.  I asked my mother if she could stay for a moment, believe it or not she stayed for a while.  I actually did that a couple of times.  I don’t know what it is that God has placed inside of me, but I have to help people.  Once I became a minister, the Lord told me that I would have a “women’s ministry”.  All I know is that if I am not praying or ministering to women, I feel like I am wasting my life.  I have often told my mother that, “it’s who I am, and it is my very being”.  I feel prayer in my soul and spirit.  I don’t know what I would do, if I had no one to help.  After the Lord told me that I would have a “women’s ministry”, He said, “because I could be trusted”. 

Woman of God, I know that there is something that the Lord wants you to do.  If you have not discovered it yet, ask God to reveal it to you.  It could mean the difference between living and just existing.  If you are in a church join a ministry that is what you love to do.  You will find that it is your talent, your gift.  You do it because if you don’t, you feel empty.  Again, ask the Lord to reveal to you your gift (ministry).  God put it there so He will make you great at what you are already good at.  Praise God. LET US PRAY!

Heavenly Father, I thank you for just being my God.  Lord, I pray that you fulfill my hearts desire I am all out there for you to work on.  Lord, make me great at what I'm already good at.  Hear my prayers oh Lord, give ear to my cry today.  I love you Lord, in Jesus name. Amen!