Striving To Be "Christ-Like"!

After gathering together today to watch the WAR ROOM movie with my church group, and as our women's ministry embarks on our WAR ROOM Bibly Study journey over the next few months, I am making a commitment and want to challenge those in Christ to do the same; a commitment of persistent prayer. Though this wasn't my first time to see the movie, this was the first time something powerful begin moving within my spirit; and how the Lord is teaching me to never cower down to the enemy and his troops. That's why the enemy fought me so hard to even get to church, to watch the movie for that matter. My car wouldn't crank, oh but there was a backup car in the garage to drive. I go to move my stuff including the finger foods I was to bring, to the other car and the next thing I know the food and bowl are laying all over the garage floor, oh but I had backup food in the house to take. When the enemy knows you are fixing to take a great stand against him, he is going to fight in any ...

Eli was the High Priest over the Tabernacle in time prior to the Prophet and Judge Samuel.  No doubt in his younger years Eli was true to the teachings of God, but as he grew older he began to compromise.  He had two sons, Hophni & Phineas, that he was preparing to take over for him when he passed on (his successors), and these sons were wicked. Eli knew of their wickedness and rebuke them but ignored it. Eli did not openly rebuke them in front of the Tabernacle crowd. Eli did not tell his sons to go on their way because of their open rebellion and sin towards God. Why? I think bcause Eli was comfortable, loved, and accepted – he did not want to rock the boat. After all, he was the respected and venerable “Old Man” that had served faithfully in his younger days and had been in his position for years.  God grew angry over Eli’s refusal to openly rebuke sin, and he raised up a young boy named Samuel to replace him.  Even though Eli was old ...

Know that the devil is trying to zap everything out of Christians (from your hope, peace, strength joy, healing, salvation). The enemy's furious, he wants to suck the power of God & anointing out of your life, he's at work to try to destroy & overpower you. But turn away from that; wake up and realize that the devil has NO POWER OR AUTHORITY OVER YOUR LIFE, UNLESS YOU GIVE IT TO HIM. It's past time to tell the devil that he's over instead of listening to his lie that you're over! It's time we no longer cower down to the enemy, and bind together rebuking his attacks, lies, schemes, and blasphemes. God will not be mocked. God is control and when enough is enough He will handle it.

Luke 6:38 "Give and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over". I have prayed about sharing what the Lord done today. I know that I am being obedient in sharing this because someone else may be struggling with being obedient to God in this very moment. As I was in a store earlier today, the Lord begin to speak to my heart about purchasing something for someone else. I didn't hesitate in that moment and after finding what the Lord directed me to buy, I went to check out and hesitated in that moment as the items were being scanned because I was thinking this may cost more than I was anticipating? But, the Lord kept directing me to do this, and that He would bless me for it. Although I was not doing it to be blessed, I just wanted the other person to be blessed. I could not see the prices as she was ringing them up, but when the cashier told me my total was $8.64, I was shocked. The cashier assured me that it was the right amoun...

You have the right to protect yourself and your family members from danger, whether it is physical or psychological. If you truly want peace, you have to be the one to make the changes. You have to pray and know when to walk away with your head held high. Forgiving someone is biblically mandatory, but you can both forgive from your heart and then remove yourself from further offense; it is called "cutting ties". You know the saying, "shame on you if you fool me once, shame on me if you fool twice". I say that there is not a third part of that saying, because you have a right not to be fooled a third time. But aways forgive without limit, because Jesus has forgiven you without limit. You can forgive and cut ties without harboring bitterness or holding a grudge. But when it comes to the company you keep remember this: “He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” (Proverbs 13:20). With some relationships/friendships the Lord ...

Praying and staying in the word of God is what will get you through. The Lord led me to Isaiah 43:14-28 which is scripture where God promises victory. Again saith the Lord, victory is on the horizon. God will send an army, He will make a path to cross over in the middle of deep waters, He will redeem. He will also do a new thing in you and create a pathway through the wilderness, to come home to Him. He will create rivers in the desert and that means His people will be refreshed. He will blot out your sins, never to be remembered again. Yes victory is on the horizon, if you ask for God's help! Isaiah 43:14-28 King James Version (KJV) 14 Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. 15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. 16 Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17 Whic...

I just want to thank the Lord for healing me! I survived the flu! These last 10 days have been rougher and tougher than some of the surgeries I have recovered from. I will spare you the details. I am just very thankful to still have life, and I am ready to praise my Lord for what He's done for me! You know the Lord and me have had a lot of one-on-one time through this. The majority of the time praise & worship music has been playing in my bedroom, while He's been speaking to my spirit about how people forget to praise Him when they recover from a simple cold, a stubbed toe, a cut that heals with no infection, etc. See, we tend to box God's healings into only something big and miraculous such as cancer being gone, blinded eyes opening, the lame walking again, deaf ears opening, a deadly disease suddenly being gone, etc. Oh, but if we only knew the healing we receive when we do survive a small infection, a cold, the flu, pneumonia, etc. when so many others have died becau...