Are you inspired?

I love swimming, biking, running, reading, and a few others things. I am passionate about improving my health, and getting better at what I love to do, so I surround myself around stronger athletes and people who are more knowledgeable than me to be successful.

However, their support reaches me on a surface level. I have to possess a force of influence to apply what I am receiving, and that's where inspiration takes hold of me.

Friends, 2015 is a fresh start to put your words into action, and to let go of anything or anyone that keeps you without inspiration. Everything we do is a choice, so why not choose to be INSPIRED to make 2015 the BEST YEAR of your LIFE.

The Lord will give you unquenchable inspiration if you ask him, and his inspiration can not be extinguished by negative words, or circumstances that come about. In fact, those situations will be used to fuel you to Accomplish every goal, and Assignment in Jesus Name.

John 15 Amp Bible
5 I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.
6 If a person does not dwell in Me, he is thrown out like a [broken-off] branch, and withers; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and they are burned.
7 If you live in Me [abide vitally united to Me] and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.8 When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified, and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine.

John 15 Msg Bible
5-8 “I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can’t produce a thing. Anyone who separates from me is deadwood, gathered up and thrown on the bonfire. But if you make yourselves at home with me and my words are at home in you, you can be sure that whatever you ask will be listened to and acted upon. This is how my Father shows who he is—when you produce grapes, when you mature as my disciples.

I Thank God For You

Friends,

WEmpowered has reached over 8,000 people for the LORD since 2011. It’s not by my wisdom or strength but by what he has entrusted me to do. GOD's WORD is more POWERFUL than man. It weathers the storms in our lives, then catapults us into our destiny. PRAISE HIM!

Our ministry is vital in two parts:

One, that every person is established on the sacred commandment which is, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself. Luke 10:27

And two, to teach people how to overcome life issues with the WORD of GOD.
1 Timothy 4 11-16

If these two are not activated in a believer’s life, they are already defeated.

Revelation 12
10. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 12. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 

I pray that your Faith is established in JESUS Christ alone to accomplish every goal in 2015.

Best Wishes and Happy New Year,

Pastor Aisha Laws

Wastefulness And Missed Opportunities

As I woke up this morning and went through my routine, I began to think about all the opportunities I took advantage of in 2014. I may have even surpassed my own understanding in regards to doing things that I wouldn't normally do for an opportunity to change someone else’s perspective on Faith, people, or their circumstance. You see I am a realist. I do not allow people’s personas to impress me or alter my perspective of them based off of shallow entities. I simply use the opportunity to Glorify GOD to impregnate them with his DNA.

My goal is turn water into wine. You see water is without substance in regards to color, taste and smell. It has a natural benefit to us which is to keep our bodies hydrated as well as, remove toxins from it. However, many people don’t like drinking water plain, regardless, if they need to. So, some use water enhancers to receive the health benefits of drinking it. If you look at your life as water its plain and without substance, but if you add a little bit of Jesus, your life has more depth and structure.

Friends,
2015 is about using every opportunity that we can as the Body of Christ to Glorify GOD to others in grace and wisdom.  We have to stop being wasteful in our giving and begin to operate in FAITH, not flesh.  This is why so many are run down or burnt out, because they are not extending themselves genuinely or directed by the Holy Spirit.

Jesus said,
28-30 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”- Matthew  11 Msg Bible

I Encourage you to take every opportunity to share the LORD in truth. Do not twist things because you are still indulging in a sinful lifestyle. Give others the WORD/Water that enables them to be filled and without need, and maybe you too will start to drink and be full of GOD’s righteousness.

John 4 Msg Bible
7-8 A woman, a Samaritan, came to draw water. Jesus said, “Would you give me a drink of water?” (His disciples had gone to the village to buy food for lunch.)  9 The Samaritan woman, taken aback, asked, “How come you, a Jew, are asking me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?” (Jews in those days wouldn’t be caught dead talking to Samaritans.) 10 Jesus answered, “If you knew the generosity of God and who I am, you would be asking me for a drink, and I would give you fresh, living water.” 11-12 The woman said, “Sir, you don’t even have a bucket to draw with, and this well is deep. So how are you going to get this ‘living water’? Are you a better man than our ancestor Jacob, who dug this well and drank from it, he and his sons and livestock, and passed it down to us?” 13-14 Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again and again. Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst—not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life.” 15 The woman said, “Sir, give me this water so I won’t ever get thirsty, won’t ever have to come back to this well again!”

Friends,
We must lead people to the water in truth, even if we have to address their sin so they can drink without cross contamination.

#2015WhatYouGiveYouShallReceive
#TheWordWorks

LET THE WORD PAVE THE WAY IN 2015

John 12 Amp Bible
25 Anyone who loves his life loses it, but anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal. [Whoever has no love for, no concern for, no regard for his life here on earth, but despises it, preserves his life forever and ever. 26 If anyone serves Me, he must continue to follow Me [to cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying] and wherever I am, there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

There are a lot of people that proclaim how good GOD is, yet they have never experienced his goodness in its totality, only crumbs. They claim they know him and love him, yet they do not know his son Jesus in a personal way. They do not represent Christ in character, conversation, or action. They are following their own path and doing their own thing on Death Row Street. Do you know anyone like that?

I woke up this morning asking GOD, “What must I say to your people? It is the last Sunday of 2014, what must I say?”

I do not know about you, but for me, a WORD from heaven is a WORD that will protect, direct, deliver, prepare, create, expose, bless, chastise, rebuke, and correct. It is by his WORD that there was light on the earth, and by his WORD he separated light from darkness, gave it a name, and defined it to be the day and the evening. HE defined its PURPOSE. HALLELUJAH!

Friends, we need a WORD from GOD that will not just change our lives, but transform our lives for his PURPOSE. AMEN! ONLY GOD can make the crooked paths straight and the roads smooth in our lives. ONLY GOD can take an addict off the street and deliver him to live in a mansion. ONLY GOD can heal broken families, and provide for those that are truly in need. ONLY GOD can give you peace in your heart, mind, and soul. You know what I’m talking about! It’s that place, that pain you try to hide from those around you every day. It’s that place where people, places and things are used to appease you; you know what I’m talking about! GOD, GOD, GOD is what I have to preach about today. HIS WORD, HIS METHOD, and HIS PLAN for your life so you can be truly free, so you can truly know WHY JESUS died that terrible death for you on Calvary.

It is his WORD for your life that matters, not negative Nancy, not your past that may be written on some computer screen, or the one that haunts you daily. “GOD’s WORD is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” (Hebrew 4:12) IT IS A WAY MAKER!

Do you not perceive it?

As we enter into 2015, we can no longer overlook the apparent flaws that plague us or others. You see, flaws vary. Some are not as obvious as others because they can only be seen when they are exposed by the light. For example: over the holiday, I went to purchase a few things from a few nice stores to add some elegance to our Christmas dinner. Some of the things I purchased were in a box and therefore I could not see if they were put together properly, and other things I had a store representative pick out for me, so I did not have to waste time. It’s called free in-store pick up. I ended up returning quite a few items because the flaws were too obvious. In fact, the defects on some of them should not have passed inspection to leave the warehouse or wherever they came from. My point is I wasted more time trying to save time. If I had opened up a few boxes or picked the items out myself I would have succeeded in my goal.

What are you overlooking in your life regarding yourself, friends, family members, or on job that is costing you MORE than you ever expected to give? I had a few things that were still not quite perfect, but they were bearable.

Friends, I know we have flaws, but there are flaws that are detrimental to our quality of life. Some people are still struggling with the same mess from two years ago and have dismissed the WORD of GOD regarding their situation.

Flaw: “a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless or less effective”-Macmillian dictionary

I do not know about you, but my flaws do not make me useless or less effective. In fact, it is my flaws that cause me to humble myself before the mighty hand of GOD in the Grace and Mercy of JESUS standing in the gap to allow him to shape them for his good use. AMEN! IT IS the WORK of the Cross that Jesus so willingly gave his life for, for US to be flawed and then perfected in his image if we so choose to follow him with all of our heart, soul, and mind. It’s the Cross of Jesus that we must pick up every day to be free from the flaws of the natural man, and the sinful man. It is the Cross that frees us from the control of the Devil. It’s JESUS that redeems us from it all.

Do you know him? Can you hear him? What WORD has sprouted up in your life and do you bear the fruit of it? Is the WORD of GOD or your words, your thoughts, your ways? How does the word you receive on SUNDAY, change you daily to be more like JESUS. What you sow in 2015, you will reap.

Friends,
God’s message this morning is to simply ALLOW the WORD to work by hearing and doing what the WORD SAYS…nothing more. DO NOT add your own twist to it or the philosophy of this age, or the troubles of the world that you may face. Let GOD be the Conductor of your train in 2015 to receive the promises in his WORD and be at peace, full of his JOY, and full of the HOLY SPIRIT.

Matthew 13 Msg Bible
18-19 “Study this story of the farmer planting seed. When anyone hears news of the kingdom and doesn’t take it in, it just remains on the surface, and so the Evil One comes along and plucks it right out of that person’s heart. This is the seed the farmer scatters on the road.20-21 “The seed cast in the gravel—this is the person who hears and instantly responds with enthusiasm. But there is no soil of character, and so when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it. 22 “The seed cast in the weeds is the person who hears the kingdom news, but weeds of worry and illusions about getting more and wanting everything under the sun strangle what was heard, and nothing comes of it. 23 “The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News, and then produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams.” 

Who are you?

Beloved,
If you have a heart for GOD and a desire to be refined and defined by him alone, he will do it. You have heard the GOOD NEWS and it will produce more than you could ever ask or dream of.

To all my Brothers and Sisters that have been on their knees, crying out to GOD for change, it is coming, but be mindful that our ways are not GOD’s ways and he uses what methods he deems fit to bring it forth.

I must say, it was a beautiful year filled with many challenges and disappointments, but I still raise my Flag of Faith and Redemption, knowing that The Lord is my shepherd, and I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside quiet waters and refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

LORD, I Declare and Decree your promises will be activated and fruitful in the lives of your children in 2015. We shall see you LORD, and be filled with your righteousness. Our names confessed before you, and we will be given rest from our troubles, from our past, and our minds. We shall be fully converted, saved, received, and redeemed by Christ JESUS, no more back and forth. We will serve CHRIST as we serve others and know he will be with us in all things. We will give you our best, and do great things for the KINGDOM, and OUR requests both great and small will be granted in Jesus Name Amen.