It is time to move forward!

Each of us have to make choices daily. We have to make up in our mind if we are going to move forward of if we will be paralyzed by our situation! In saying that, I must say that if we are not careful our life will be taken too soon! We may be alive in the physical, but we can be very much dead spiritually! When we have a loss come along that shakes us and wakes us up, it is for a purpose! As I watched Whitney's home going service I was reminded that tomorrow is not promised! It is time to move forward! It is time to allow our trials to cause us to move forward! Let these verses usher you through this current season of your life:"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,  fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.  Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."~Hebrews12:1-3

It is easy to feel as if things will always be a certain way! We can get to a place in our walk with God that we feel weary! There can be trials that come and knock the wind out of us and we feel as if we do not have the strength to go forth! But I came to you this day to remind you that your strength does not come from the north nor from the south or the east nor the west! Our strength comes from God! Our strength comes from raising our head and rising up and declaring that if God be for me who can be against me! Don't allow what is to your right nor to your left keep you from going forward!The time is now to go forth with what God has told you to do!

When it seems as if you can not run on, let God breathe fresh on you! Be reminded that the race is not given to the one that runs the fastest! The race is given to the one who makes it to the end! Hebrews 12:1-3 reminds us that we are to throw off everything that hinders us and the sin that so easily entangles us! Oh, but it does not stop there! We are to run not walk the race that God has set out before us! Not just an aimless run but run the course that is set out for each of us! In running we must keep our eyes focused on Jesus! In doing this we will not grow weary! So my sister and my brother, grab hold to these verses and allow them to walk you through this current season of your life!

My friend, you have everything you need inside of you to go forth! Activate your faith by speaking those things that be not as though they were! Don't underestimate the power of standing on the Holy word of God! What does it take to go forth you ask! It takes a made up mind and a desire to be all that God called you to be! Go forth with boldness! Go forth with excitement! Go forth with one thing on your mind fulfilling your purpose! Go forth my friend! It is time to move forward!

And it is so!

It is so important to get before God and just lift up one another. It is also just as important to get before God and just praise Him for His faithfulness! I am humbled and honored to be able to go before our Father God and touch and agree with you! So join me in going before God together on one accord!

Father God I come before you magnifying and exalting your holy name! Father I thank you for this day! I thank you for this set time. A set time to come together on one accord before our Father and cry out and intercede for one another! Father you are so worthy of all the glory and honor. Father I come before you this day to just lift up my brothers and sister in Christ. Father show yourself mighty in our lives in the mighty name of Jesus! I thank you that no weapon that is formed against us will be able to prosper and every tongue that rises against us will be condemned! We praise you for that promise in the mighty name of Jesus!

I ask that you would lead, guide, and direct us in the way that you desire for us to take. Make the way plain in the mighty name of Jesus. Father I ask that you would create in us a clean a heart and renew a right spirit within each of us. Father we desire to be closer to you. You said those that diligently seek you will find you! So Father we come earnestly seeking you! You said that if we knock the door would be opened for us so Father we come knocking today! We come with one purpose and that is to be in the presence of our Daddy! We desire to hear from you Lord. You said those that have an ear let us hear what the spirit of the Lord is saying! So speak Lord! We will choose this day to lay aside every weight and every hinderance that will come and try to distract us from hearing from you! Father move like only you can and draw us closer in love!

I pray for marriages right now God. I pray that you would knit husbands and wives together like never before. I pray that you would rekindle passion within marriages! Father allow marriages to be a reflection of your greatness of your mercy and of your love! I pray that there will be unity in marriages in the name of Jesus!

I pray for singles. I pray that you would lead them in what you desire for them to be doing in this season of their lives. Father I pray that you would place a hedge of protection around your singles! Continue to pour wisdom and revelation into them!

I pray for children. I pray that our children will be lights shining bright for you even in their youth. I pray that our children will cry out to you even in their youth! I thank you that you are hiding your word in their hearts! They will be brought up with fear and admonition of the Lord in the name of Jesus!

I pray for men as a whole that you would show them who they are in your eyes. They are mighty men of valor! I speak favor over men so that wherever you lead them they shall be prosperous! Father I thank you for the warrior spirit that you are creating in your men! Thank you Father for equipping your men for the battle in the mighty name of Jesus!

I pray for women as a whole. I pray that you would reveal who they are in your eyes. They are women of virtue! Father I thank you that women will know their worth and not rely on anyone to validate them! You alone are the one who lifts up our head and who has redeemed us! Father we thank you that we will be quick to listen and slow to speak in the mighty name of Jesus!

Father God thank you for the authority through and in Christ Jesus to be able to declare a thing according to your word and it is so! I declare in the mighty name of Jesus that because of the Holy Ghost dwelling on the inside of us we are going to be environment changers! Just our very presence because of who you are in us is going to create an atmosphere pleasing to you! We are going to pull down strongholds in the name of Jesus. Generational curses are going to be severed in the name of Jesus! Father we declare healing and deliverance right now in the name of Jesus! By Jesus' stripes we are already healed and we declare that healing! You are the God that heals us! You are the great physician! And we thank and praise you in advance for out healing! We thank you for liberty in Jesus name!  Liberty to be free to praise you! Liberty worship you! Liberty to live a life pleasing to you in the mighty name of Jesus! Father we count it as done and we rejoice in the mighty name of Jesus Amen!

When you know who you are in God, no one can take that from you!

I was watching a Madea movie around the holiday season. The movie was the Christmas play that came out on DVD this year. One of the lines stood out to me and spoke so much truth and just kept ringing in my spirit. "A lie has no power unless we  believe it! The same is the same for truth it has no power unless we believe it!" You are fearfully and wonderfully made but unless you believe that truth to be true then you will not see yourself that way. You will believe every lie from the enemy and see yourself as less than. The lies from the enemy will have power because you believe them. The word of God declares that each one of us are marvelous. "You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.~Psalm139:13-14

There may have been a time when someone told you that you would not make anything of yourself. There may even be someone now telling you these lies. Maybe a loved one, a close friend, a teacher, or a person who played a significant role in your life told you that you were not going to make it. They told you that you were going to be just like your mom or just like your dad. The sad truth is many of us tell ourselves that we are less than enough. We whisper to ourselves in the midnight hour that we are not worthy of the call of God. Do not believe these lies anymore. Today is the day for you to say I will believe the truth. I will believe the word of God. Declare that generational curses will be severed. Declare that everything that is contrary to the word of God will not be any more in your life. Declare with authority that you are who God says that you are! The problem is many of us do not know our true identity. It is easier for us to believe a lie than to believe the truth. Who does God say that you are? Are your thoughts lining up with who God's word says you are? When it lines up it does not matter what anyone else tells you is the truth. The word will always stand! The word says that many things will pass away but His holy word will remain! "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away."~Luke21:33

So who does God say we are. We are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus! "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."~Romans8:37 We are justified and redeemed! "And all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."~Romans3:24 We are friends of God! " I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you."~John15:15 We are new creations in Him! "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:The old has gone, the new is here!"~2Corinthians5:17 We are free from bondage! "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."~John8:36 And we are so much more in Christ. Take the time today to get in the word and find out who you are in Him.

It is not enough to know who the word says we are! We have to believe who the word say that we are! You are fearfully and wonderfully made! You are marvelous in God's eyes! You are equipped with everything that you need for this walk of faith. It does not matter what anyone says about you or to you! You declare from this day forward that you will speak life over yourself! That you will believe that you are God's masterpiece! No one can take that away! I love that the anointing comes from God. It can not be bought or taught. It is breathed from God and flows through us by the Holy Spirit! So know who you are in Christ! Know who you are in Christ so you do not compare yourself with your brother or you sister! Your gift will make room for you. What another awesome promise from God. We do not even have to make room for ourselves! We don't even have to say a word! Let your gift, your talent from God make a way for you! "A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men."~Proverbs18:16 When you know who you are in God, no one can take that from you!

Who do you say God is?

Who do you say that I am? That is quite an interesting question isn't it? When you are intimate with someone you expect their response to be different from everyone else. You expect for them to know who you are without a shadow of a doubt. If I was to ask a stranger, "Who do you think I am." I am sure I would get all kind of answers. That is kinda the same way it is in the body of Christ. There are too many in the body of Christ who do not know who God is for themselves. They do not know who He is without a shadow of a doubt. They go off of what they heard or what they read, but not what they have encountered or experienced!

Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them,“Who do people say I am?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”~Mark8-27-29  I love how Jesus started out by asking the disciples, "Who do the people say that I am?" After He heard some of the responses He asked Peter, "Who do you say that I am?" Peter responded, "You are the Messiah!" That brings me to this question again, "Who do "you" say that God is?" Who is He to you? Do you know with out a shadow of a doubt who He is in your life? Are you able to answer with confidence of who He is? Is your answer based off of who your husband, wife, mom, dad, brother, sister, friend, or neighbor says that God is? Do you know who God is for yourself?

Do you know that He is the great I am? Do you know that He is the prince of peace? Do you know that He is the alpha and omega? Do you know that He is a way maker? Do you know that He is the way, the truth, and the light? Do you know that He is a mind regulator? Do you know that He has all power in His hands? Do you know that He is the bright and morning star? Do you know that He is the author and finisher of our faith? Do you know that in Him we live, move and have our being? Do you know that He is a refuge? Do you know that He is a strong tower? Do you know that He is a fence all around us everyday? Do you know that He can do all things but fail? Do you know that He can not lie? Do you know that His joy gives us strength? Who do you say God is?

His word declares that God is an ever present help in the time of trouble! "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble."~Psalm46:1 Ever present lets us know that He is always there. He reminds us in His holy word that He will never leave us nor forsake us! Be strong and courageous. "Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”~Deuteronomy31:6 What an awesome promise from God! He does not stop there y'all. God goes on to let us know that no matter where we are He will be there with us. Don't take my word for it. It is in His holy word. David lets us know no matter how high or low we are God is there.  "If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there."~Psalm139:8 How encouraging it is to know what the word says that God is!

Don't let your experiences with God be based on someone else. Don't allow the only encounters that you have had with God be the ones that you have read or heard about! Take the time today to dig into His word and find out who He is for yourself. Take the time to ask Him to consume you with His love and compassion. His word declares that He is a consuming fire. I don't know about you but I have never met anyone who has been consumed with fire and not been changed. I don't know anyone who has been consumed by fire and not walked away with a testimony! I don't know anyone who has been consumed with the fire of God and not known for themselves who God is! Let today be the day that God shows you even more of who He is. Let today be the day that causes you to ask yourself, "Who do I say that God is?"

For No word from God will ever fail!

"For nothing will be impossible with God!"~ Luke1:37 What a powerful statement, and what an awesome way to start off a blog! So many times we look at the task ahead of us and can not imagine the outcome being victorious. We are already defeated in our minds. The task is already impossible to us. But the word of God states that for nothing is impossible with God. That means no matter how hard, or how simple, or how big the task is our God is bigger. Our God is a sovereign God!

I am a witness that God can do the unthinkable! God can and will go above and beyond what we can even imagine. That is not something that I have heard but that is something that I know. That is the word of God. "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us!"~ Ephesians:20 We have to understand that it is according to his power that is at work within us and not our own strength and power. So many time we think that we are less than or not enough. It is time to take God at His word. We must stand on the word of God. For when we are in Him nothing is impossible!

When we get to a place in Him when we understand that His word can not fail we live a victorious life. When we understand that God can do all things but lie His word is enough. His word will be all that we need. We will be able to not just say but know that the promises of God are yes and amen! For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.~2Corinthians1:20 That is enough to stop and praise God! His promises are yes and amen! But God does not stop there! God is not a man, so he does not lie. "He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?"~Numbers23:19

So today I just wanted to remind you that as you prepare to enter into the next season of your life know that God is with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Because you have accepted Jesus as your personal savior you can triumphantly say "For no word from God will ever fail!" And if you have not accepted Him as your savior then it is not to late! As long as you still have breathe in your body you can accept the greatest gift of all! The gift of a savior. Our words are powerful, but God's words mean so much more! So choose today to speak His words. The words of truth. The words of love. God's word will never fail!