CHAPTERS OF LIFE

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I pray that you are all blessed on today.  My prayer for you today is that you are walking under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

There will always be different aspects of your life that you wish you could go back and change.  That is just not possible.  So, instead of wishing that you could go back and make changes to your life; why not look at those particular aspects as just another chapter of your life.  Your past can always be used to altar the path that you will take in the next chapter of your life.  Life is a journey, that can bring joy and heartache in your life.  The key to enjoying life's journey is to always expect for the Lord God to be with you during the joy and sorrows in your life.  Chapters in your life do not always have to be bad.  If you have a relationship with the Lord God, every time your life's chapter changes, you can be assured that God is turning the pages. 

Woman of God, I know that some of you have journeyed down the wrong road in your life.  Somehow things just seemed to take a turn for the worst.  Let me assure you that God knew you would take a wrong turn and He made provisions for you.  Although you may feel like you are at a place of darkness, try looking at the place in your life as just another chapter.  This is the chapter where you have to praise God with all your heart and soul.  You can take your pain and disappointments and turn them around to be a testimony.  Your testimony will be your way out of that bad chapter of your life.  The bible says, "we overcome the enemy by the words of our testimonies".  The reason why, is because, as long as you admit to a godly person about your shortcomings the enemy won't be able to keep you in that situation.  Notice I said godly person. 

It's okay to feel lost, I still feel that way sometimes too.  I too, still wonder what God has in store for me in this journey called life.  There have been times when I was so far down, I couldn't get any lower.  I have already been through the chapter called, "drug addiction".  If fact, I went through that chapter a couple of times before I finally got it right and decided to hold on to my deliverance.  I went through the chapter called "marriage" four times.  I went through the chapter called "promiscuous".  I went through the chapter called "loneliness" and that is one of the reasons why I have a relationship with God.  In that chapter, I realize that God has been with me through the other chapters of my life.

I want you to know that whatever chapter you are in of your life, Jesus is right there with you.  I know that there were plenty of times that God could have left me in one of those painful chapters but His grace and mercy said, "she will come out".  I want you to realize and get this embedded in your spirit, that you can never do anything that will cause God to leave you.  The only way that you will get the Lord God to leave you, is if you deny the Holy Spirit.  God is with you through the bad chapters, the chapters that aren't so bad, and the good chapters.  The stronger your relationship with God becomes, the more victorious you will become in your chapters of life. The next time you are in prayer, ask the Lord God to help you as you journey through your chapters of life.  LET US PRAY!

Heavenly Father, I give you glory and praise on today. I thank you for the chapters in my life, those that are bad and those that are good.  Lord, I thank you that you are always with me, bidding me to come closer to You.  Lord, as I take this journey called life, I am asking for your spiritual guidance, in Jesus name, Amen. 

IT'S TOO MUCH WORK

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I thank God for you often an Spiritual Growth for Women Ministry".  My pray is that the ministry will growth and that by the end of the year, I will be financially able to go out to minister in women's homeless shelters.  I would like to be able to pass out care packages.  Thank you for your support.

I have heard from a lot of the younger generation, that becoming a Christian is too much work.  They tend to think of God as some big judge, that is writing down everything that you do wrong.  God is not taking notes, He already had the notes before you were even in existence.  I have also heard that being a Christian is no fun and that it is scary for some people.  The reason why they think that it is scary is because, they believe that God is going to punish them for every thing that they do wrong. 

The most dangerous thing about this type of thinking is that if you are not a believer, or at least trying to practice living righteous you should be afraid of the consequences.  You are spending more time thinking about how bad it is to be a Christian, you need to think about how dangerous it is not to be a Christian.  Being a Christian is not a religion, it is a way of life.  It simply means that you have decided to try to live a life Christ-like, that is the meaning of being a Christian.

You think that being a Christian (dedicating your life to Christ), has too many rules.  You read the Word of God and say to yourself that you can't follow all those rules.  When I first started reading the bible, I thought that God was mean.  I read all about the wars and punishments that were handed down to disobedient people; and I just knew that I would not make the cut. I also felt very sorry for Job, because he did not do anything wrong, but was tested so harshly.  True God did give Job double for his trouble, but I thought about how sad Job must have been losing his entire family. 

I don't get hung up on whether people are Baptist, Protestant, Catholic, etc.  As long as you believe that Christ died, was buried and rose again for you to live eternity in heaven with Him.  Being a Christian can be a lot of fun.  If you began to attend Church regularly and try to get involved in some church activities, you will find out that you can have a lot of fun.  I do know that you won't be in any less of a situation than you are already in, if you don't.  I know that the music is different, but I love to get my praise on in church.  Come out of the club and dance in church for the Lord.  Try getting high on Jesus instead of drugs that will cause you pain and maybe even death.  You never know when that last hit or puff is going to come.

When I decided to give my life to Jesus, I mean really go for it; I had to give up a lot of worldly things.  I was afraid that I would not make it without a blunt everyday.  I just changed a little bit at a time.  Now, I feel that I owe it to God to minister to others to help them.  I want to work for Jesus, and His job is to keep all his sheep safe.  I want to have the same goals and mission statement as God does.  If you just try a little bit at a time, you will make it.  God is not some huge judge making note of all your shortcomings and every little mistake that you make.  This is a journey and you will make mistakes, but because of God's grace and mercy He is not taking notes.  LET US PRAY!

Heavenly Father, I ask you to forgive me of my sins, anything that I might have said or done that did not bring glory to your holy name, forgive me Lord.  I pray that you show me how to live a Christian and still have more fun, than I did when  I was in the world, in Jesus name, Amen!

THE RAINBOW

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I pray that you are all blessed and highly favored of the Lord on today.  I speak blessings of peace in your life and your entire household. 

(Genesis 9:12-17) And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.  Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me ad you and all living creatures of every kind.  Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.  Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth." So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth."

The above scripture is the Lord God speaking to Noah after the flood that destroyed the earth.  Noah and his sons and their wives lives were all spared due to Noah's obedience in following God's instructions.  Before the flood, God had provided water out of the ground to cultivate the plants for food and the trees.  Water had never fell from the sky until the flood.

I have seen a lot of rainbows in my time.  Every time you see a rainbow you just look at it because they don't feel the sky very often.  Rainbows are very beautiful and they always catch your attention.  Most of the time, the only time that you will see a rainbow is after the rain and the sun begins to come out.  I have read that scripture a numerous of times but never concentrated on the part when God tell Noah that the rainbow is a covenant between Him and all generations to come.

Woman of God, there are a lot of things that we see everyday and take advantage of by not knowing exactly why God has placed it there or what God's intentions really were when He has done what He has done.  Every time I see a rainbow, I think about the covenant that God made with us.  God said that He will never destroy the earth with water again.  So, that is the reason why when I see a rainbow in the sky, I always think about the Lord God. 

What I want you to remember today, is that God always keeps His promises.  Even now, He still shows us the rainbow that He had shown to Noah as a covenant between Noah and the generations to come.  The bible is full of God's promises for us.  I have learned that is it in my best interest to ask the Holy Spirit for knowledge and wisdom before reading the Word of God.  There are so many promises and blessings that the Lord God has promised us, and the best way to understand the written Word is by asking for clear understanding before reading.  This has helped me a lot.  I didn't just come up with the idea to ask for clear understanding from the Holy Spirit, I was taught to do that in my church.  So the next time you see a rainbow in the sky, smile, because God is watching you.  LET US PRAY! 

Heavenly Father, we thank and praise you for the rainbow in the skies and the meaning behind the rainbow.  Thank you Lord for being God and God all by yourself.  Lord, I know that you don't need me to praise you, but I offer a sacrifice of praise to you today, because of the life you have given me.  Lord, I thank you for your Holy Spirit that will guide me and give me knowledge of Your written Word, in Jesus name, Amen.

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I pray that you are all blessed and highly favored of the Lord today.  Enjoy today's message from the Lord, and may God truly bless you in all your endeavors.

(Genesis 6:14-16)  Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.  And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, it breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.  A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it..

Woman of God, if God gives you an assignment, He will give you specific instructions for you to follow.  The Lord God gave Noah instructions on how to build the ark for him and his family. He also promised Noah that if he build the ark the exact way that He told him, God would save Noah and his family.

The Lord God often speaks to us concerning situations that we may be going through in our lives.  The Lord may tell you to say or do something that may be difficult for you to do.  It is totally out of your character and it may cause you to lose some friends.  So you follow some of the Lord God's instructions, but not all of them because you are afraid of losing something or someone that God will surely replace.  If God gives you instructions on how to make your situation better, follow His instructions down to the tee.  If you do not follow all the precise instructions than you mind as well do nothing.  God does nothing half way.  He leaves nothing undone.  God wants to give you a life of wholeness, but you have to follow the precise instructions that He gives to you.

Noah, did not ask the Lord God any questions when he was told to build the ark.  At that particular time in history, rain had never fell from the sky.  God told Noah that rain would fall from the sky and Noah had faith in God and started building the ark.  His friends and neighbors laughed at him because God was going to do something that they had never heard of or seen before.

There will be times in your life when God will give you instructions and the outcome will be something that your family or friends have never heard of or seen.  They may try to discourage you or try to make you believe that God did not tell you to do this or that.  Just like Noah, you have to hold your ground, hold on to your faith and trust God.  Do exactly what God has told you to do regardless of the people that you will have to leave behind in the process.  Most likely, they will not be positive people that you will need in your life.  My best tip for you is that, if God gives you instructions to make your life better, follow all the instructions, precisely and you will find that your situation and circumstances will change for the better.  LET UP PRAY!

Heavenly Father, I give you honor and praise on today.  Lord, teach me how to follow your instructions for my life to make me a better Christian.  Lord, I pray for your wisdom and knowledge concerning my life to overtake me.  Lord, I ask that the power of the Holy Spirit guide me so that I can become righteous in your sight, in Jesus name, Amen.

SUCK THE POISON OUT

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

As always I pray that you will be spiritually fed by the Lord's message and by "Spiritually Growth for Women Ministry".  This ministry's mission to to empower and strenghten the women of God.

(1Cor. 15:33-34) Be not deceived: evil communication corrupt good manners.  Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

The book of Corinthians was written by Paul while he was in prison.  This book is written solely for the purpose of correction of Christian conduct.

When you get bit by a snake you have to immediately suck the poison out or you will possibly be hospitalized or death.  Some of you are in poisonous relationships.  It's time for you to suck the poison out of your life.  The scripture simple states that, evil communications and bad company are most likely to make bad men,.  Those who would keep their innocence must keep good company.

Woman of God, the more you hang around bad company and people that just have bad language, you are poisoning the spirit of God within you.  Just like an addict in recovery, you need to change your people, places and things to make sure that you are not headed in the same direction that got you in a terrible state.  If a recovering cocaine addict decides to attend and party with drugs, he has to leave immediately or his company will eventually end up swaying him back into addiction.

There are some people in your life that you need to get rid of and do it quickly.  They are only sucking you dry.  You know they are but you just keep company with them anyway.  Eventually the poison that they have on them will spread to your spirit. They have no knowledge of Christ nor do they desire to know Him.  Your knowledge of Christ should be able to discern whether or not the people in your circle of friends are spreading poison.  You might think that you are have a great time now, but you will ultimately lead yourself right into a snake pit.  I can assure you that you don't want to be in a snake pit.  You will get bitten more than you could ever imagine.  In the snake pit there is no peace,joy or Jesus.  You have decided not to get into a relationship with people that have good character and conversation, instead you decide to stay with the snake and before you realize it, you will fall right into the snake pit.

You are in a bad relationship with a man and you know that he will never change; so you are continually getting poisoned.  He has not changed in years and you are still waiting for him to get a job, stop driving your car around town visiting friends, while you work.  You are still waiting for him to stop cheating on you like he promised.  You are waiting for him to marry you and it's been five years or longer. You are waiting for him to stop mentally and verbally abusing you; sure he promised to stop.  You have to suck that poison out of your life.  If you don't want to live the rest of your life in a snake pit, constantly getting bit, you have to determine for yourself to suck any poisonous things out of your life.  You are 26 years old, but when you look in the mirror, you look 50 years old, you have been poisoned.  You need to get to the church and get that poison out.  You need to get on your knees and listened to God to get rid of that poison.  You need to read the Word of God to get rid of that poison and keep it out of your spirit.  LET UP PRAY!

Heavenly Father, I thank and praise your for my life on today.  Lord, I'm asking you to show me the people, places or things in my life that are poisonous to my spirit and my relationship with you.  Father, I know that I am having trouble in that areas of my life, I need your help.  Lord, I want to live righteous before you, in Jesus name, Amen.

GOD UNDERSTANDS; HE STILL LOVES YOU

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I thank God always for you and the growth of "Spiritual Growth for Women Ministry".  I pray that you are blessed by the Lord's message on today.

When my husband passed away, I was not surprised.  Six months before he passed away, God told me that I had six months left with him.  I was in my car driving from work and I pretended not to hear correctly.  I told God, "I don't receive that, talk to the hand".  I'm serious, that is exactly what I said at the time.  After that time, God gave me a number of signs.  I never told anyone, I did hear Him correctly and so I prayed.

One day, while cooking dinner, my husband had a heart attack and passed away on the living room sofa.  I dialed 911 right away and began to pray while holding him.  Once the ambulance got to my house I kept praying.  I got in the ambulance and kept praying.  He was on respiratory and the machine was breathing for him, I kept praying.  I had the machines removed and he was pronounced died within 24 hours.  I cried all the way home.  I kept calm throughout making the funeral arrangements and the service.  Later that day, I received a call from a friend and she said, "I wish I could be as calm as you were".  I didn't know what to say, but I understood. I understood because God prepared me six month in advance. I don't know why, I didn't like it; but I understood.

About a year had gone by and I found out that my daughter was mad at God because of her stepfather's passing.  I understood.  Believe it or not, God understood.  You see, God is a big boy, He can take it.  I know that people often get mad at God.  Due to unanswered prayers, passing away of most loved family member and feelings of defeat.  I have even heard people say, "I'm not speaking to God right now."  I understand.

Woman of God, if you are in a position where you are mad at God, or not speaking to Him right now, I understand.  God knows and He understands.  I did not get upset with my daughter, I prayed for her relationship with God.  I knew that just because she was mad at God, that she still loved Him. I also knew that God didn't love her any less.  God understood.  I told my daughter to go to God and tell Him all about it, tell Him why you are mad, God's a big boy, He can take it. 

If you and God are not on speaking terms right now, He's knows why, He understands.  You see, you can not be mad at someone that you don't have a relationship with.  That's a start.  It's truly okay to be mad about a situation that you don't understand why God didn't intervene.  The important thing is that you don't stay mad.  That you don't give up on God completely.  God knows your heart.  God knows you love Him and God still loves you, He understands.  If you are not speaking to God, try to renew your relationship with Him so that you will be restored in your spirit.

Right now, as I am typing, God is working on me.  The truth is that I did not get mad at God, because I was mad at myself.  I need to type what I am feeling because I promised you that I would always be open to you, to help you.  I think that I killed my husband.  I often hear about people praying for healing miracles and they received it.  I think that I should have kept praying longer.  God is speaking to me now and say, "I have the power of life and death, not you."  I guess I didn't know that I still have healing to do in this area of my life.  Until I began this message, I am finding out that God wants to help me. I could not finish this message right away because I am in worship and I can't stop crying.  I thought that I was passed this, I guess I need to understand.  Woman of God, pray for me.  LET US PRAY!

Heavenly Father, I thank you for the message on today.  Lord, I pray that you help us to understand Your will for our lives.  Lord, I pray for the women that may be upset over their circumstances, that they will be renewed unto You. Lord, we know that You are a loving God, and You will always, do what is best for us.  Lord, I speak peace over the women today, in Jesus name, Amen.

FRIEND OR FOE II

Good Morning, Mighty Woman of God!

I pray that you are all blessed and highly favored of the Lord on today.  I pray that you are finding peace in the Lord and all of your needs and wants are met.

Yesterday's message was a blessing to me.  I am continuing on the same subject on today.  I have a short story to tell you.

I was an armour bearer for the first lady and co-pastor of a church that was just getting established.  I served in that position as the Lord would have me to do.  I did not complain or have any problems doing a lot of things for her.  Being an armour bearer is not an easy task.  A lot more than prayer or carrying a bible for someone is needed in that position.  You have to be very observant and know that person very well, down to the last detail.  I even carried a needle and thread for emergencies.  If you are truly a servant for God in that position, He will be a guide for you.

As time went on and I was doing the best I knew how to serve the first lady, I felt that there was something wrong.  My spirit did not feel comfortable in that position any longer.  I did not know why, but I did know that something was not right.  I went to God in prayer and inquired to Him about what was going on.  I asked God to reveal to me why my spirit was grieved.  It did not take God long to reveal to me what the problem was.  The very next day, I received a phone call from a friend of the first lady.  She asked me was I happy at the church, and a couple of other questions.  I was honest and I never said anything negative about my first lady.  I knew better than to every speak about someone else in a negative way, no matter what happens.

The very next Sunday, my first lady came to me and told me everything that was said on the phone with her friend.  I was so upset.  I did not say anything against her so I was wondering why she had a third party phone conversation.  I told her that, "kids do that kind of stuff".  The pastor (her husband) was standing in the room at the time and he said that he told her not to do that.  I just stood there looking at them like they are not ready to start their own ministry.  I left the church, immediately.  I did not even stay for service.  Once I got home, still crying, I went into my prayer room and thanked God for showing me what was wrong.  I asked God to give me discernment about that situation and He answered right away.  I was hurt, but I still was happy that God cared enough about me that He did not allow that first lady take advantage of me.  That particular situation got worst before it got better.

The moral of this story is that God is not a respecter of persons.  If someone is treating you badly, God will look after you.  I felt like God was in heaven just shaking His head while watching her treat me the way she did.  Ask God to show you who are your friends.  If your spirit feels uneasy in the presence of certain people, you are probably right about them.  Don't ignore your gut feeling.  If you have decided not to marry someone or not to continue a relationship with someone because you feel uneasy about them; go with your gut feeling.  If you go with your gut feeling, you will no doubt save yourself someone heartache in the end.  LET US PRAY!

Heaven Father, I thank and praise you for being the Lord of my life.  Lord, as I go through this journey of life, I pray that you give me a spirit of discernment so that I will know the enemies ways.  Lord, I know that you are not a respecter of persons so you will not allow me to be spiritually hurt by anyone.  Father, I ask that you show me the people in my life that do not have my best interest at heart, in Jesus name, Amen.