Striving To Be "Christ-Like"!

Everyday can be a battle, everyday can be a challenge, and everyday the enemy can try to get in your (my) mind. You know it doesn't matter how close you are to God or how long you've been living for Him... the enemy is still going to attack you; you are on his radar!! There are a lot of nights I have to wake up and fight the enemy and pray the enemy out of my room. The last couple of days I've really had to fight him, but you know how I get through it?! I have to purpose myself to pray and praise my way through (and out of) it. The Lord can give me dreams, but the enemy sure can too. This morning I was awaken from one of those disturbing dreams where the enemy was trying to cause disunity, disruption, discontent, and discord between myself and people I dearly love. That is what he wants, but I woke up and begin rebuking him and praying. The last couple of days haven't been easy, but you want to know why ...because the enemy wants to shut me up and shut me down; he wants...

I've been deleted as someone's facebook friend many times over the past 10 years because of my faith in Christ and making the decision to use my page as a ministry tool. Or simply deleted, because they didn't have the same opinion as me. Several years ago, I remember that I would allow it to effect my feelings, as I wasn't as strong in my walk with God as I am now. I was reminded of this as it happened again recently, when I didn't reply to their message. I don't entertain those thoughts anymore. I delete and move forward. I know satan's tricks and schemes, and he will set traps for you. I just hope and pray that before the delete friend button was hit, that a seed was planted in that person's life. I never give it a second thought as it doesn't shake my faith, but my heart does hurt for them. I normally wouldn't share something like this, because people's negative opinions of me don't matter, but I believe someone is allowing themselves ...

God's presence is still so thick and tangible even as I am back home, from tonight's service. Oh Lord, I truly bless Your name. Let me never cease praising You for what You've brought me through. Let me tell you from personal experience, you don't have to be sitting in a church to receive healing and deliverance. God can touch you right where you are. I mean right now just from watching this service. God's power is moving. He's met me in the midnight hour at my home, in my bedroom many times, and reached down and healed me physically, in my body. He did it just this week for me at home. He's healed me in my mind. He's been faithful to do this for me more times then I can count. Oh, if you're in a prison in your mind. If you're bound tonight. If you need a healing touch. God is there to meet your every last need. I have felt the weight of oppression. I have felt it almost take my breath and try to smother me. But you must recognize that it is the ...