Striving To Be "Christ-Like"!

God spoke clearly to my heart the 1st Sunday of July about complete victory coming and overcoming the enemy coming in August (not just for myself but for others.) When you're a prayer intercessor you tend to feel the weight of burdens that other people carry, but how beautiful it is when victory does come and that release takes place as God elevates our walk with Him and moves us in a new and fresh direction; we walk together in victory and rejoice together as brothers and sisters in Christ. Though it's been a fight and exhausting... I trust Him and His word won't return unto thee void... I had no idea the spiritual battle I would enter a week later in July that I'm still fighting... BUT GOD... none of this is in vain... and I am going to SEE A VICTORY! Others are going to see a victory!! ♡♡♡ I know in my heart that God is elevating my walk with Him. And, sometimes that means fighting through things we didn't think we would have to... but the key is NOT QUITTING AND...

When you are in the middle of a spiritual storm... you have two options: 1. Lay down in defeat or 2. Get up and praise the Lord in the middle of it. I chose the latter. I woke up in need of His sweet peace again, still pushing through my problems. I had cried so much yesterday to where the corners of my eyes were still sore when I woke up this morning, yet Jesus is still right here beside me as He always will be. I started singing the chorus of the  song, "I will praise You in this storm", when I heard the Lord speak to my heart and say that it had been a while since I had sit at my keyboard and poured my heart out to Him in song... so, I got up out of my bed and made an effort to do what I knew I needed to do... having never played this song before on the keyboard, I felt the Holy Spirit guide my fingers and there was a sweet release throughout it. Once again, I feel God's reassurance & peace that this storm will soon be behind me, and I will again be stronger in the...

I know I'm able to pray for myself and I do, but I'm asking prayer warriors to bind together in prayer with me. I know this is a long post, but I desire to be transparent with you, because I know others are struggling and I don't want the enemy lying to you and telling you that you can't ask for prayer or share your heart, like he has lied to me. I've faced a life of sickness and surgeries. I'm approaching 40 procedures and surgeries, not counting all of the in office ones I've had and 11 hospitalizations outside of that. Even when I tried not to turn to the Lord for help and healing, He always found a way to get me back to where I needed to be. I've turned to Jesus in the good times, and I've turned to Him in the bad times. He has continued to bring me through it all. Most of it is a blur to me now, but the one thing I do know for sure is that if it wasn't for God I wouldn't still be here. I pour my heart out to Him once more for peace and s...

Lately, I have been overwhelmed because my mind constantly goes to what's on the calendar for August, and what I'm scheduled to face throughout this month and even next month; with myself and my family. My mind goes to worry and anxiety which only brings a heaviness over me. I know how important it is to take things one day at a time, but I'm human so the Lord helps me daily to get my mind focused back to where it needs to be... and that's with His help and strength, only getting through this day without being consumed of thoughts on the next day or even next week's events. I know many are probably worried on what may be to come in this country. **But, I think of the song, "Lord for my sake, teach me to take, one day at a time... One day at a time sweet Jesus, that’s all I’m asking from You". **A lot of stress is caused by unfounded or maybe even real fears and anxieties that grip our hearts. That is possibly why the Lord Jesus said in Matthew 6:34 “Theref...