Being Black & Christian

I feel as if I have been living in the twilight zone since 2018. The Lord has been faithful in keeping me from harm but things are escalating. I’ve called the police and filed a complaint so I’ve done all I can do in he natural. Keep us in prayer as I have been going through this with my neighbors on both sides and it seems at times they take turns.

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It is a crime to be a Christian with boundaries, a moral compass and black. Folks marry white and take on the persona of entitlement too. It is real out here in terms of what we see on videos on many social medial outlets and we must press record.

Jesus didn’t have the technology that we habe when he was harassed and persecuted but we do.

We can press record!

God is already keeping account if all that occurs the good and the bad and we must protect ourselves. We must arm ourselves with the WORD and video footage to expose wickedness in all places for those who camouflage as just the neighbors next door when they are demons in disguise.

Lift us up in prayer as things are escalating, but we know “No Weapon Formed Will Prosper” but
Enough is Enough.

#ImBlackAWoman&Christian&ImNotGoingAnywhere
#WhiteDontMakeYouRight
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Happy New Decade!

Beloved,

This is OUR Decade To Make IT Happen so take 2020, for all it is WORTH.

I AM, has given us the BAG, the House, and the Business so leave every distraction in 2019.

Agape

Don't Allow Distractions To Delay Your Blessings

Friends,

I encourage you to not despise the adversity that you're are facing. Adversity does not only strengthen you to grow straight but it directs you when you have tarried in a place too long. It pushes you out of tight places where you have outgrown and causes you to kneel more, study more, praise more and seek solitude in what is already a quiet place for you. 

Oh, how I have learned to get excited about adversity and conflicts that breakout out of nowhere. Friends who turn into foes overnight and neighbors who lie and plot. Oh, how I've learned to put on my armor and gird my loins and posture myself to withstand the arrows of the enemy. I've learned to wait on the LORD. I've learned that the battle is HIS, not mine. I've learned that no one and nothing can stand against the Almighty GOD when I'm walking with HIM, talking with HIM and doing what HE has called me to do. 

Oh, my Most Loved, I've learned that FAVOR is my portion and that ALL THINGS work out for my GOOD, and BEHOLD ALL THINGS ARE NEW. I've learned that the LORD is GOOD in all circumstances, situations, conflicts, losses, deaths, sickness, and when I'm UP. I've learned that it's HIS WORD and HIS LOVE that endures FOREVER...Do you not perceive it, in your life?

Hebrews 12:2 Amplified Bible 

2 [looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, [a]disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].

LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE

Romans 12 9-12 Amp Bible
9 Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another with [authentic] brotherly affection [as members of one family], give preference to one another in honor; 11. never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord; 12 constantly rejoicing in hope [because of our confidence in Christ], steadfast and patient in distress, devoted to prayer [continually seeking wisdom, guidance, and strength]

I want to encourage those who have been stoned by parties who are guilty, lost, and broken. 

I'm praying that you remain strong and confident in who you are and your purpose. You see, those same folks can't figure out why you're not down and out (depressed, suicidal, and broken). It bothers them that you're not dead (spiritually) yet, or given up on the LORD and all this Jesus stuff. 

My Friends, they are without sincere love, humility, compassion, empathy, and genuine kindness for anyone that does not look like them, think like them, act like them or believe as they do. We are a peculiar people for sure, and what they don't understand is that you can't kill (destroy, or take) what has already died and come back new and improved.

1 Peter 1 Msg Bible
3-5 What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now! God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole. 6-7 I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it’s your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.

The more shade they throw, the more you grow. You are not deprived, forgotten, down and out, lost, busted or disgusted. You are the child of the KING!

Dear Friends,
Man can not block the Son (Jesus) from giving you the Light (Holy Spirit) that you need to grow. That's why your drought season is not an offseason and you're able to do more with less.

Praise Yahweh for HE is good during perilous times and a protector against professional thugs, mutineers, and imposters.

Do not lose hope, or ponder on the trick mirrors (images) of those who are wicked, evil, and raggedy.

It is your SEASON so emerge with your head held high to live your best life!

In His Love and Service Always,
Pastor Aisha

My Whole Being Will Wait On Jehovah

Believers,

With all that is happening in the world, within businesses, corporations and the government, there is no better time to start waiting on the LORD and putting your total trust in HIM. I like how the Psalmist states that their WHOLE BEING will wait on the LORD.

Dear Friends,

Our soul (heart, mind, and spirit) must be in total submission to the perfect will of GOD to successfully bypass the shadow of death that so many are experiencing now in what should be a new year of great possibilities. 

I put my hope in the LORD and in HIS WORD that is helping me bypass the shadows that have been trying to overtake me. I see the strategy of the enemy before he acts against me and what I hold dear. I see the people that try to gain my confidence secretly but openly they do not acknowledge me. 

Most Loved,

Don't be deceived in this new season, the LORD is only handing out HIS very BEST, so don't settle for crumbs, when "PATIENCE" can bring forth a full course meal. Don't settle for coach, when first class seats are waiting for you, nor become desperate and hook up with the frog that you have to kiss to see if he is a Prince or the Wicked Stepsister posing as Cinderella. Your potential spouse is to complement you for the work of the LORD, not the work of the flesh. 

So whatever it is that is trying your patience, allow "Patience" to be your best asset and faithful companion.

Selah!

Agape

Drop The Contraction

I want you to know that you can. You can move on, move pass, and move up to something better. You're not restricted. I don't see any restrictions on you or signs that indicate you're incapable. Who told you that? It doesn't matter the source, what matters is what you believe. Belief is accepting, trusting, and a habit of the mind in which we act upon. 

Are your thoughts about yourself the source of "I can't?"

If so, we are going to have to drop the contraction on all that, to just include I CAN do all things in Christ who strengthens me. It is impossible to think so small of yourself, and your goals when they include a "POWER" source. "I can't" source is impotent and exposed to all psychological and physiological elements. There's nothing in the verbalization to oppose and resist negative self-images, self-doubt, or negative people. So don't mistake someone's rejection of you as proof that you are not worthy of anything better.

Friends,

I CAN do all things in Christ who strengthens me is a state of mind, which in return is a state of living that will tear down self-defeating attitudes, and doubt that the LORD is working in your life. He's there from start to finish, praying for you, encouraging you, and hoping that your belief in HIM is GREATER than the belief in your own abilities or that of others to see your worth.

Agape

Jesus Is My Reason

30 Days of Gratitude, Day 30: I'm thankful that in a world that's not so kind, not so respectful or civil, that I still have a grateful spirit, mind and heart that delights in the LORD and all HE is. And that I still want HIS very BEST for others.

Friends,
Through it ALL I thank the LORD for the ability to Strive and Thrive in my life. The road to great success has never been easy. You can fight off one or two people causing strife, but when you have a community banding together and encamped around you to do you harm by any means necessary; you know you have arrived at GREATNESS DOOR.

I don't know who you are fighting with per se, or the situations that have come about in your life, but I can tell you that PRAISE, GRATITUDE, and Working for the GOOD of ALL, will keep you STRIVING and THRIVING in your relationship with GOD. It will keep your hopes and dreams in your heart until they become a reality. It will keep LIFE flowing like streams of fresh water through you, nothing dead, nothing stagnant or stale will be able to attach itself to you, because JESUS is giving you LIFE each day more ABUNDANTLY.

I SPEAK LIFE in YOU, In JESUS NAME...Amen!

#ThankfulThatIPassedMyMid-Terms
#NoMatterWhatI'mWinning@Life.com

Come Home

Friend,

I'm praying that you return to your first love. It has been a hard year, no, an unbearable one for you. As one situation was being resolved, two more sprouted up. I get it. I am very familiar with trials and tribulations that seem to go on endlessly. I know you were giving it your best, yet it looked like your worst. Oh' how you cried, and whimpered at night. And lets not talk about the financial lack; zero in the checking, zero in the savings, and zero in the emergency fund, it's a miracle that you made it this far.

Most LOVED, 

It is through the most difficult times in our lives we discover who we really are. It is through the muck and mire, we get to see who's really for us to succeed. Trials are designed to mature us in our FAITH and prepare us for our place in the Body of Christ. It's either going to bend you to its will, or transform you in Christ Jesus.

The LORD, is reaching out his loving arms to you so wrap yourself in HIS love. Give him all the lack, pain, brokenness, and regrets. Your situation wasn't perfect, but perfection was taking place. It didn't provide all you wanted, but your needs were met. It didn't keep the fair weather folks around, but it showed you who will weather the storms with you. It didn't increase your bank account, but it built up your stamina to endure hardships. You have not been victimized. No, you are a VICTOR!

All you have to do is BELIEVE...

Agape

Know Your Call, Assignment, and Who To Follow

Friends

There are so many wolves in sheep clothing that we have to be alert and sober minded to detect. We must lay aside feelings, solidarity, and thoughts that originate from our emotions to see the “TRUTH” of anything and remain strong in our FAITH, even against those who are in the faith.

Back in September, I posted a video that showed my neighbor allowing his dog to relieve himself in my yard, not the "CURB" to intentionally cause conflict. I received an expected mix reaction from my community, but the vulgarity from women were most appalling. There were so many attacks coming in all designed to remove us from our home, but no one saw that but us. Even the people that understood my position, could not see the wicked scheme at work.

What did surprise me was a woman who stated this: "I honestly never comment on these types of post and I probably shouldn’t start now. I hope this doesn’t come across as judgmental because that’s certainly not my intent. I see that you’re a Christian. I am a Christian as well."

She had a lot of lovely things to say about the LORD and his love, kindness, mercy, and to love my neighbor. She asked that I remove the video for my sake and my neighbors and pointed out that I would not want someone to point out my bad side. But what she was missing was discernment, because had she had it, she would’ve been standing in agreement with me to fend off the attacks of the enemy.

I did not capture a bad moment, or a bad day. I captured a liar, a slanderer, and a scoundrel doing the devil’s work against me who had time to think about his actions, but came back the very next day to escalate it.

Friends,
In this season, follow the voice and instructions of the LORD in all things. Don’t let a babe or a feeble in Christ talk you out of your assignment or call, because they have not graduated to warfare.

Agape

This Is Not A Traditional Thanksgiving Message

What does it mean to give thanks?

Does it mean that on one day, this day, we gather with our family and friends to eat until we are stuffed and be merry on wine, and spirits?

No, GOD forbid.

What do most people do for the rest of the year? They complain. They live in lack. They live in hunger. They live without acknowledging the LORD in all their getting. Not you, right?

Today, and every day, I say thank you Father, thank you Jesus, thank you Holy Spirit for another day to get it done on your terms. I read the contract (Holy Bible). I signed it. It’s notarized by the impartation of the Holy Spirit. Yes, Amen!

So many today, are out feeding and clothing the homeless as they do routinely, not just today. I thank them for their service for the LORD, they read the contract. For some, I’m pretty sure the first time may have been uncomfortable. The surroundings were not what they were used too. It’s not Beverly Hills, CA, for sure but they pressed through for the greater good. 

What is making you uncomfortable about people? 

So, you are married to a black man, you are married to a white woman, you are married to a Mexican, and if they are proud of their race and ethnicity (no self-hate), how is it that you, yes you, continue to hide behind this myth that you are not a racist, or prejudice when you have no joy, no love, no compassion, no mercy, no good thoughts, no fellowship with others who look like your spouse?

Well, you all are gathering around the table today, visiting each other’s houses, talking about how you are so blessed. 

Are you really?

You wouldn't prepare a meal with spoil meat, and say eat, be fulfilled. So how can your heart and mind be filled with hate and thanksgiving and praise unto the LORD at the same time? 

It can not.

For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart. -Hebrews 4:12

So, I hope you did not think that my message today was going to be a traditional one, of love your family and friends, enjoy them, because we are not promised. Not this year. Yet, I say all that is true, and all that is necessary, but so is civility towards others. 

Civility towards others that do not look like you, talk like you, dress like you, come from the same upper side, or south side as you. We are different, but we are all necessary.

Give thanks today, because this can be a turning point for you, your family, friends and community to break the fellowship with racism, bigotry, prejudices, and unwarranted hatred that has been the centerpiece on so many tables year after year. As well as, the side dish that brings anonymity as it is placed down to be sampled by all.

Come together, pray to GOD, ask Jesus to set you free, and be thankful that you are.

Friend,
The same LORD that made you, created me too, and are we not fearfully and wonderfully made?

May this be a Happy Thanksgiving that is rich in Living Color!

Agape

Got Compassion?

Friends,

I'm thankful for the ability to have compassion.

I have had so many awful things done to me, said to me, and acted upon me, yet through the LORD'S compassion that resides on the inside of me, I stretch out my love through prayer, or a WORD of encouragement if HE opens the door.

I believe that when people work overtime, like it's a job for them to personally harass you, provoke you, give the appearance that you are doing wrong, fabricate, and exaggerate situations, and then recruit other people; then you must be in season, right where you're suppose to be, and they want you to fulfill their prophesy, and not the one the LORD spoke into your life before the foundation of this world. So don't complain. Everyone has their part to play in our stories, our testimonies, our 

autobiographies, but they're not the AUTHOR.

Hallelujah! 

The LORD has already called you to dust your feet, and they're so afraid that when you come out of your hidden place that El Shaddai provided for you that those demons living in them will say, "What have we to do with thee?" . YOU ARE the KING's KID, with JESUS LIVING on the inside of you. 

Whom shall you fear?

Agape

Dust Yourself Off

Friends,

 I'm grateful that I know who my provider is, my protector, my source, and my constant encourager, who gives me the "Courage" to continue to fight, the "GOOD FIGHT' of FAITH.

Beloved,

Fight and PRAY without ceasing. When you're looked at sideways. When you're provoked by petty acts against you, talked about, ostracized, counted out and down for the count.

You better know without a shadow of a doubt that Your Father loves you. You Father is your shield and camped about on every side. That there is no situation, no person, nothing too big for GOD. Just wait and see, humble yourself before the LORD, and watch him do it.

Now RISE!

Agape

Is It About That Time To Change It Up?

Friends,

You have to know what season you are in to be able to successfully transition into the next.

I made some time today to tend to my garden and to throw out what was not able to withstand the cold as it seems the winter temperatures are early. I knew it was getting cold but with school, work, family and ministry obligations at the top of my to do list, I decided that next week would better.

Well, I was running around today tending to my garden because it no longer possessed curbside appeal.

Friends, 

Let’s not put off what we can do today to prepare for our next season of greatness. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to lose my spiritual zeal, my light, my fire, my boldness or stamina due to procrastination, or a lack of revelation that it’s time to “Change” it up.

I encourage you to pray if you're unsure.

Agape

30 days of Gratitude, Day 12: NOT TODAY SATAN

I'm thankful for "PEACE" that is active and living, and able to arrest trouble on sight (seen and unseen)!

There's something about the name JESUS...it is the sweetest name I know. The longer you walk (submit, obey, pray, read, study, worship, intercede, and wait) in HIS name, you gain some experience in "PEACE through application.

Friends,
Don't take any detours. "STOP" Don't get off on Fear Row, Anxious Alley, Some Of The Time Blvd, or Backslide Way, because it delays VICTORY, and DEFEAT over the enemy. It stunts your growth. It causes double-mindedness, sick and tired anemia, a broken heart condition, blindness, and me, myself, and I emphysema .

Get JESUS and Get PEACE!

There Is No Greater Joy

30 days of Gratitude, Day 10: I'm thankful for a change of heart.

Friends,

Our hearts are the sum of who we are. It is from our hearts we feel, we listen, we act, we grow, we love, we speak, we laugh, we cry, and celebrate life.

How we choose to govern it affects our families, friends, co-wokers, strangers, neighbors, and communities.

I know that circumstances with people and life in general can cause one to be numb, but it's so important to guard your heart from it. WE must continue to love and give when hated, deceived, abused, harassed, misunderstood, treated unfairly, and falsely accused of any offense for it is necessary for a "STRONG" heart that is determined to be who GOD called them to be.

#BeAllGodCalledYouToBe

Give Thanks

I pray that you always receive a WORD from the LORD to meet your immediate need, and one or two to PROPEL you into your future.

I will share with you a few things before the year is out but what I will say now is that THROUGH it ALL, I'm grateful and I see JESUS making the crooked paths straight and the road smooth. What looked like trouble to others or even to me, was truly a blessing I had to change my vantage point to truly see. 

Friends, 
Some of y'all should be SHOUTING from the ROOFTOPS, because the fall that people was waiting to see, was actually your exit from them, your assignment for the LORD, your destiny 2.0 in the making, your transformation, your wilderness retreat, your testimony, and your promotion for HIS name sake. Amen!

When you find yourself hard pressed on every side it is then the flesh surrenders and humbles you before God. Many Christians today have never experienced all out warfare where their character is being attacked without cause, and it's because they're not a threat to anyone or anything but themselves.

Friends,
We may not always understand the pain and the rejection while we are going through, but by my own experience, it caused me to not care about what others thought of me. I have been able to be obedient to God without being torn in regards to relationships. So many people are bending to someone else's thoughts about them and selling out folks to fit in. I choose to not be controlled by the bitterness in others. I'm grateful that God brought people into my life to impart strength, and conviction. I will always love them and pray that wherever they are now, it is where God has positioned and placed them.

I encourage us all to not despise the goodness in others that we do not understand. The Lord will place people in our paths to impart HIS truth to help us on our journey. We do not know what the future holds, so why go forward without what is needed to sustain us. Selah! 

Those Seven Letters

Ephesians 4:32 MSG

31-32 Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.

Friends,

I think we all can agree that at some point we had to forgive and be forgiven for some sort of offense. At times, we have even weighed the offense by its actual act and impact it had on our lives to determine if we could in fact let it go. Oh’ how we struggle to move past such egregious offenses like abuse, slander, and infidelity to name a few. Too often, we carry these offenses (sin) around in our hearts, minds and the very depth of our soul, only to perpetuate similar offenses (sin) against others.

I live by one simple motto “Treat people the way you want to be treated.” It has been established in my heart, mind and soul by the WORD of GOD, and a deep personal experience I had with JESUS during a very difficult time in my life. HIS love, peace and comfort allowed me to discern opportunities to do what is right even in my hurt.

Luke 6:31
Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Our strength and resolve to “Stand Firm” in our FAITH builds up a resistance to react to offenses. They become an “Ol’ MISS” (Failure to hit its target “US”).

Today, the LORD, is calling those who have put up residence in the darkness of offense and are weighed down with unforgiveness that holds them captive without hope, without love, without mercy, compassion, and peace. Some of you are just wandering around in the wasteland of bitterness. In times of loss and grief, you sink deeper into unforgiveness, instead of reaching out to cherish life and the family and friends that remain.

Friends,
Come out of your self-made tombs and melt in the loving arms of JESUS. Amen!

Can you change the past? So why live there? I don’t know about you, but I choose to live in the present. I choose to acknowledge my own accountability and to surrender it all to JESUS. Life in so many ways is fragile, uncertain, and downright shocking at times. It brings the very best of times and the worst. It submits to plans of success and great adventure, as well as forces of opposition.

How you view the opposition, and offenses in your life will establish your spiritual character and your quality of life. But most importantly, it defines your relationship with the LORD.

Matthew 6:15 MSG

14-15“In prayer there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can’t get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God’s part.

I implore you to lay it on the altar. Give it to GOD. Let JESUS cleanse you of all unrighteousness. Let HIM be your “TRUTH” if you are still expecting someone to tell the truth. Let HIM be your “REDEEMER” if you are still looking for an apology. Let HIM be your “PEACE” if it cannot be obtained by a person, or situation. Amen!

Your “Quality” of life depends on it. Selah!

Who Is Through The Looking Glass?

Friends,

I believe it is so important to have a healthy outlook on your life, situations, people, and yourself.

If not, everything around you becomes dark to the point where you can no longer distinguish between right and wrong (Very often you gravity to who and what is not beneficial to you). You become petty, bitter, vexed by any little thing, irrational, critical, haughty, quick to speak (foolishness), and no longer able to hear (the truth). Ultimately, you stop growing as a person (wife, husband, father, mother, sister, brother, employee, etc.) because you no longer take your own actions into account for anything that has gone awry.

My friends, 

This way of thinking and behaving brings zero peace to one’s life. In fact, it is a recipe for evil and destruction of all kinds.

Jesus said, Matthew 12 Msg Bible

34-37“You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It’s your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.”

I’m reminded of a recent conflict that I had in which I was told, “that one negative act can undo 20 positives and that I was acting with a negative and hypocritical heart towards them.” I can tell you that I examined my heart and understood that everything that went awry started with a lie that was told by that individual. And no matter what happened after that, only the truth would be able to establish peace between us. I know with all my heart that it is the consistency in which we speak and act that establishes our character, not the other way around.

As Believers of Jesus Christ, we must not get entangled with people (foul-minded) who do not see how their own actions (words/deeds) impact everything around them. We must be prayerful and use wisdom in all that we do. Now, I’m not saying we do not give a WORD of encouragement or speak up when we are led to, but at some point, others erroneousness way of thinking and operating creates a domino effect so don’t be the one falling down too. Amen!

Why I am telling you this? I’m telling you this because JESUS took on the devil and defeated him for our sake so that we could put on the MIND of CHRIST. Every lie, half-truth, and false accusation should be sent back to where it came from in the Name of JESSUS! Our frame of mind, spirit,and heart should no longer allow the sin nature to occupy space or chip away at our FAITH due to life’s interruptions. AMEN! You lost your job so what. Who hasn’t. Do you trust GOD? Our souls should be singing “Hosanna, In the Highest” Amen! Yes! Sing and Praise (FOR REAL) the LORD and watch your circumstance shift in your favor. Amen!

Beloved,

YOU are who GOD says you ARE! YOU will Live and not Die. YOU are More Than a Conquering in Christ Jesus. YOU are the Head and not the tail. YOU are a Lender and not a borrower. YOU were called with a PURPOSE so don’t allow not one devil’s child or the naysayers to say it ain’t so. Amen!

We must Rise and Set our Standards on HIGH in spite of the perch we may be sitting on right now. We must Press on without forsaking others who are in need.

Matthew 6:33 Amp Bible

33 But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right--the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also.

Don't Shrink Back

Friends,

How often do you find yourself “ready, set, go” in your relationship with GOD, only to be stalled by people, places and situations making a guest appearance in your life? In show business, a guest star, is not a regular cast member. They only appear if the storyline requires them to. You know, some people only come around to be a diversion and they may even have a form of godliness, but they deny the TRUE POWER of YAHWEH. We must learn to turn away from such people that can cause us to shrink away from the things GOD is calling us to do. Amen! I am not telling you to say “shoo, shoo, you worker of iniquity.” I’m saying be aware, alert, and know the tactics of the flesh. 

Romans 12:2 MSG Bible
Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

Child of God, your life’s script was written by the one and only TRUE GOD., the KING of Kings and Lord of LORDS. You must not allow circumstances of any kind to keep you from fellowshipping with HIM. Our place of employment is only a means to an end, but Yahweh is our source. Jobs will use you and abuse you, then cast you aside. We must not allow ourselves to be tossed to and fro by summarizing our identities by our work load, because that is a form of deception. If this is a pattern for you or someone you know, I want to encourage you today to remove the blinders from your eyes, and the pride from your heart. Turn to GOD, so he can cleanse you of all doubt and fear that you do not measure up. You are enough as you walk by Faith and not by sight. 

Hebrews 11 AMP Bible
6 But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.

I cannot stress this enough... Faith (GOD), Faith (The SON) and more Faith (The Holy Ghost) will help us through it all. Life is going to happen.  Right. Right. I cannot tell you how many times, I have said, “This is not the right time.” Only to discover that anything for GOD is not the right time for the devil. He wants us to think that we don’t have the time to do, “thus says the LORD” or the resources. Don’t believe it. Return every lie to him. If the Lord gave you the blueprint, he alone will come up with the resources, just be obedient and don’t shrink away. 

Do you believe what the LORD says about you? Or are you destined to be a pile of salt that is trampled upon and thrown out? 

As I prepared for this message, I focused so much on the word “SHRINK” which means to be made smaller in size or amount, to move back or away, especially out of fear or disgust, and thought “Wow.” It is so easy to shrink back from GOD when we are hiding our true selves from ourselves. You see, the LORD’s way is the standard. His qualifications to be a Child of GOD, is simple:  

1 John 5 Msg Bible
1-3 Every person who believes that Jesus is, in fact, the Messiah, is God-begotten. If we love the One who conceives the child, we’ll surely love the child who was conceived. The reality test on whether or not we love God’s children is this: Do we love God? Do we keep his commands? The proof that we love God comes when we keep his commandments and they are not at all troublesome.

We are making this way of life too hard. We are adding man’s philosophy. We are adding our flesh. We are being led away by demons, and we are shrinking away from our first love.

So, come all in confidence to the “Throne of Grace” to receive mercy through Christ Jesus and repent of all manner of sin to be called “Children of the Light and of the Day.” Amen!

No more self- help books pick up the Good Book (Holy Bible) and discover who created you, who you are, and your purpose. 

Hebrews 4 MSG Bible
12-13 God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one is impervious to God’s Word. We can’t get away from it—no matter what.

In His Love and Service Always,