This
was a message that God had given me to preach at a conference in TX in
June of this year....I feel released to post the message as well as the
prophetic word that GOD gave to me for this particular service...may you
take what God has chosen to say and apply it to your life for HIS
Kingdom work...
Shift, this was the theme of the conference this year...
the definition of shift is:
: to move or to cause (something or someone) to move to a different place, position, etc.
: to change or to cause (something) to change to a different opinion, belief, etc.
: to go or to cause (something) to go from one person or thing to another
to go through a change
to change place or position; to change direction
Since the beginning of time there have been shifts not only in history
but in the spiritual realm as well. Most times we know and see that
which is going on around us and never realize the shifts taking
place...as I began to study and seek God on what HE would have me to
give to His people I quickly realized this would become a series of
messages as just one could not do justice to what God was showing
me...this is a condensed version of those messages along with the
prophetic word from God...
Genesis 3:7 "The the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked;"
This is the first shift that God spoke to me about...now some might
think that the shift took place when they ate the forbidden fruit...but
not so, the fruit was the temptation and the results of an act of
disobedience brought forth a shift in the garden...Adam and Eve through
disobedience brought sin into a sinless world...which shifted the power
of light over darkness... Verse 21 " Also for Adam and his wife the Lord
God made tunics of skin and clothed them."...this was the first
sacrifice...shift two has just taken place...mankind is now made aware
that only through blood sacrifice can he approach God...no longer can
man walk in unity with God in the garden...Verse 24 " So He (God) drove
out the man; and placed Cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a
flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the tree of life."
....This was shift 3...no longer would man have access to eternal life
through the ability to eat from the tree of life...no longer would man
live in the perfection to which God created them to live...no longer
would man live a life of ease and complete harmony with God...no longer
would man be able to walk in the cool of the day with God and talk
freely with HIM....there are many more shifts in the Old Testament to go
along with this message...but this is not where God was leading me for
posting here....we will now go Luke 2:7 " Now she brought forth her
firstborn Son and wrapped Him with swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a
manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." On the night
that Jesus was born there was a shift in the natural as well as in the
spiritual realm...all of heaven was rejoicing at the birth of King
Jesus...there was a shift in power on this night! No longer was mankind
going to be subject to the sacrifice of animals for a blood covering on
the altar of God...but the Lamb of God had been brought forth and with
HIM there was a shift in the both the natural world and the spiritual
world! The power that the enemy had stolen in the garden through
disobedience was being shifted....without the birth of Christ Jesus
there would be no shift from darkness to light entering the world.
Praise God that provision was made through the birth of Christ....the
next shift we read about in Luke 3:21-22 "When all the people were
baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He
prayed, the heaven was opened. (22) And the Holy Spirit descended in
bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which
said, " You are My Beloved Son; in You I am well pleased." God openly
praised His Son before those who were at His baptism...the lighting of
the Holy Spirit upon Jesus was a shift that brought Him a step closer to
His appointed ministry....how awesome that God Himself brought about
the shift in the heavens to have a chat with Jesus to let Him know how
well pleased He was with Him! Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit of
God at His baptism as preparation for His ministry that was coming
forth....Luke 4:1 "Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit,
returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness."
We know from reading the rest of these verses that Jesus was tempted
and refused to fall to the will of the enemy as well as to His own flesh
during this time of temptation....we seem to always focus on the
temptations that satan put forth to Jesus during this time...but, we
should look at the empowerment that was happening with each
temptation...every time Jesus gave the enemy the WORD of GOD, there was a
shift taking place in the spirit realm...a shift for the glory of GOD
to be revealed in HIS SON....with each shift, there was an impartation
from God to His Son....when you are led into the wilderness by the
Spirit, it might just be so God can shift some things from the spiritual
realm of heaven into you and your ministry for the kingdoms use...stop
complaining and whining about being in the wilderness and wait to see if
the Spirit of God has led you there to bring about a shift in your
life....Luke 14 "Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to
Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region."
Another shift has taken place here....God has brought the ministry of
Jesus to the forefront and He was known throughout the region...when a
shift comes into your life or ministry you do not have to promote
yourself...God will do that for you....God will put you in the place
that you need to be in due season....by now the enemy is shaking in his
boots because he has failed to make Jesus bow down to him and worship at
his feet...there has been a shift in power and the enemy does not like
it...and when God brings about the shift no man or enemy of God has
power over it! Every shift caused by God is of HIS making and is subject
only to HIM! Praise God that we live in a time where He is still
bringing about shifts in the spirit and heavenly realms for His
people...the next shift God began to speak to me about can be found in
Mathew 27: 50-51 "And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and
yielded up His spirit. (51) The behold, the veil of the temple was torn
in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were
split," John 19:30 "So when Jesus, had received the sour wine, He said,
" It is finished". When Jesus said "it is finished" there was a
monumental shift in power and authority! No longer would man be
subjected to making blood sacrifices or having to depend on a priest to
go before God on their behalf...Through the ministry and death of Christ
Jesus we can go directly before the throne of God and make petition of
HIM! Glory to God in the highest...through the name of Jesus we can ask
anything of the Father and it shall be done...Another shift happened on
the day of Pentecost...Abba Father has given us power and authority
through the infilling presence of HIS Holy Spirit! You can read about it
here: Acts 2:1-4....my prayer is that you would take this word and make
further study of it on your own....allow God to open the eyes of your
understanding to HIS Word and reveal to you what He has to say about the
shift HE wants to bring to your life and ministry....Below is the
prophetic word that God gave for the leaders for this season....
6/20/2013
"For I have given my clarion call to the house. For My people who are
called by My name. Come up to My Holy mountain. Come, come, come now is
the time.. I am shifting the power of My Spirit to those whom I have
called out. Prepare for the shift. Swiftly a shift in the anointing, a
shift of wealth, a shift of My power. Those who have been in a push for
My Kingdom will shift. With My power and authority the push is over. The
shift is here. Now, now, now. The wait is over. I have caused this
shift to come about and no man has authority over what I release and
establish for My people. I and I alone have caused the shift to take
place. I have sealed it with My Spirit. This is an end time shift to
bring forth a harvest of souls. Protect that which I have released from
those who would pervert and misuse what I have poured out upon this
night. For I am a God of all things. I am the Alpha and Omega The
beginning and the ending" Amen
Monday, September 30, 2013
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
The Drought Is Over....
This
is the word that the LORD gave to me on today for not only myself but
for those whom HE has called and set into position to minister to HIS
people..."The Drought Is OVER"
This morning while sitting and drinking my coffee it clouded up and began to rain again for the umpteenth time since we got back from Texas...as I was complaining about all the rain we have been having Gods' Holy Spirit began to speak to me about the rain...the conversation went like this....Me: I wish it would quilt raining so much. Everything is so saturated that it is like a sponge that is full of water and is leaking everywhere...Holy Spirit "You prayed for the drought to end"...Me: Yes I did....Holy Spirit "Why are you complaining about an answered prayer"....Me:no answer forthcoming...Holy Spirit " Open the front door"....Me: ok, man its rainging like pouring water out of a bucket....Holy Spirit " Step out onto the front porch"....Me: but its raining...and lots of rain...its going to be cold as well...Holy Spirit "Step out into the rain"...Me: let me get the umbrella...Holy Spirit "No just step out into the rain"....Me: let me put on an overshirt first and I will be right out....Holy Spirit "No just step out into the rain"...Me: I'm weeping by now, ok Lord at Your Word I will step out into this pouring rain...Holy Spirit " Step off the porch"...Me: ok, walking down the steps and onto the pathway....Holy Spirit " Look around, what do you see?"....Me: rain and lots of it....Holy Spirit "Look again, what do you see?"...Me: puddles in the drive, big lake like puddles in the side yard to the left, puddles in the grass on the right, creek overly full and rushing by, pond across the street full enough to go over its banks...Holy Spirit " Walk the property and tell me what you see"....Me: ok but I am getting saturated with the rain...as I walk back down the drive Holy Spirit speaks to me again to walk through a big puddle of water...no problem...I step in and take two steps and mud clutches my flip flop and holds it stuck....I have to reach down and pull it out of the thick mud that was underneath the puddle...Holy Spirit speaks to me again " So many of Gods' children have been stuck in compacted mud unable to go forward in the things of God...the rain has come to free those caught and trapped where they are"...Me:weeping I can only say yes Lord...Holy Spirit " With difficulty you pulled your shoe out of the sucking mud. But had it not rained and your shoe was in the dried mud it would have been nearly impossible. The rain loosed the mud and you were able to free your shoe quickly. So it is with my people who have been caught in the compacted mud of situations in their lives. God has sent the rain to loose His people." Me: thank you Lord, but what has that got to do with me?...Holy Spirit " Glad you asked, God has sent HIS saturating Spirit upon you and you have soaked HIM up like a sponge...every puddle, the overflowing creek bank, the too full pond represents you...I have filled you up, saturated you with MY presence in order that you help release MY people from the mud of life...The rain indicates the flow of the HOLY SPIRIT in your life....there is no drought in your life...I and I alone have filled you will my SPIRIT....just like a sponge I will squeeze out my anointing upon your life to those you come in contact with...but unlike the natural rain as you are squeezed and used the oil of my anointing will be released just like the widows oil was released until she had no need of it...Me: yes, Lord use me until there is nothing left....Holy Spirit " Let the rain of My Spirit fill you to overflowing and be released into the atmosphere"...Me: Yes Lord...Holy Spirit " Tell my people that if they will allow ME to saturate their hearts with MY Essence their lives will be forever changed"....Me: Yes Lord...Holy Spirit " Tell my people who are called by MY name and that I have empowered with the rain of MY HOLY SPIRIT to release the oil of anointing into the atmosphere so that a flood of MY SPIRIT is released to those who are in need of a refreshing and release of MY SPIRIT"...For I am releasing an abundance of rain upon those who are truly my servants in this hour...not for personal gain, but to bring change into the lives of those who have been caught in the quagmire of life...to those who need salvation....to those who need deliverance...to those who need healing....to those who are believing for a miracle...to those who need fresh hope...to those who have cried out to ME but are unable stand on feeble legs...to those who are awaiting MY presence in their lives...As I have freely poured out MY SPIRIT upon you freely release MY SPIRIT into the atmosphere and into the lives of those whom I send you to...do not hoard that which I have given freely...as MY anointing is released it will be replenished to overflowing...protect that which I have given...protect, protect, protect...for I am coming quickly and no man knows the hour or the day of My coming...even so prepare the way so that no man is lost"....
This morning while sitting and drinking my coffee it clouded up and began to rain again for the umpteenth time since we got back from Texas...as I was complaining about all the rain we have been having Gods' Holy Spirit began to speak to me about the rain...the conversation went like this....Me: I wish it would quilt raining so much. Everything is so saturated that it is like a sponge that is full of water and is leaking everywhere...Holy Spirit "You prayed for the drought to end"...Me: Yes I did....Holy Spirit "Why are you complaining about an answered prayer"....Me:no answer forthcoming...Holy Spirit " Open the front door"....Me: ok, man its rainging like pouring water out of a bucket....Holy Spirit " Step out onto the front porch"....Me: but its raining...and lots of rain...its going to be cold as well...Holy Spirit "Step out into the rain"...Me: let me get the umbrella...Holy Spirit "No just step out into the rain"....Me: let me put on an overshirt first and I will be right out....Holy Spirit "No just step out into the rain"...Me: I'm weeping by now, ok Lord at Your Word I will step out into this pouring rain...Holy Spirit " Step off the porch"...Me: ok, walking down the steps and onto the pathway....Holy Spirit " Look around, what do you see?"....Me: rain and lots of it....Holy Spirit "Look again, what do you see?"...Me: puddles in the drive, big lake like puddles in the side yard to the left, puddles in the grass on the right, creek overly full and rushing by, pond across the street full enough to go over its banks...Holy Spirit " Walk the property and tell me what you see"....Me: ok but I am getting saturated with the rain...as I walk back down the drive Holy Spirit speaks to me again to walk through a big puddle of water...no problem...I step in and take two steps and mud clutches my flip flop and holds it stuck....I have to reach down and pull it out of the thick mud that was underneath the puddle...Holy Spirit speaks to me again " So many of Gods' children have been stuck in compacted mud unable to go forward in the things of God...the rain has come to free those caught and trapped where they are"...Me:weeping I can only say yes Lord...Holy Spirit " With difficulty you pulled your shoe out of the sucking mud. But had it not rained and your shoe was in the dried mud it would have been nearly impossible. The rain loosed the mud and you were able to free your shoe quickly. So it is with my people who have been caught in the compacted mud of situations in their lives. God has sent the rain to loose His people." Me: thank you Lord, but what has that got to do with me?...Holy Spirit " Glad you asked, God has sent HIS saturating Spirit upon you and you have soaked HIM up like a sponge...every puddle, the overflowing creek bank, the too full pond represents you...I have filled you up, saturated you with MY presence in order that you help release MY people from the mud of life...The rain indicates the flow of the HOLY SPIRIT in your life....there is no drought in your life...I and I alone have filled you will my SPIRIT....just like a sponge I will squeeze out my anointing upon your life to those you come in contact with...but unlike the natural rain as you are squeezed and used the oil of my anointing will be released just like the widows oil was released until she had no need of it...Me: yes, Lord use me until there is nothing left....Holy Spirit " Let the rain of My Spirit fill you to overflowing and be released into the atmosphere"...Me: Yes Lord...Holy Spirit " Tell my people that if they will allow ME to saturate their hearts with MY Essence their lives will be forever changed"....Me: Yes Lord...Holy Spirit " Tell my people who are called by MY name and that I have empowered with the rain of MY HOLY SPIRIT to release the oil of anointing into the atmosphere so that a flood of MY SPIRIT is released to those who are in need of a refreshing and release of MY SPIRIT"...For I am releasing an abundance of rain upon those who are truly my servants in this hour...not for personal gain, but to bring change into the lives of those who have been caught in the quagmire of life...to those who need salvation....to those who need deliverance...to those who need healing....to those who are believing for a miracle...to those who need fresh hope...to those who have cried out to ME but are unable stand on feeble legs...to those who are awaiting MY presence in their lives...As I have freely poured out MY SPIRIT upon you freely release MY SPIRIT into the atmosphere and into the lives of those whom I send you to...do not hoard that which I have given freely...as MY anointing is released it will be replenished to overflowing...protect that which I have given...protect, protect, protect...for I am coming quickly and no man knows the hour or the day of My coming...even so prepare the way so that no man is lost"....
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Awesome!
We are back from the conference and we had a wonderful time in the Lord...each speaker was greatly anointed and God moved in all of the services...while in TX I was able to stay with my bff and her family during my entire stay...can I say that I was blessed beyond measure...felt so loved and welcomed in their home...if you live in the Livingston TX area, you should stop by Spirit of Integrity Worship Center and be blessed by the ministry of Pastor Charles and First Lady Tanya White...while there I was so honored to be able to minister Gods' Word to the people in two Sunday services...God showed up and showed Himself so real to the people of God...Thank you to Pastor Charles and First Lady Tanya for having me and allowing me to bring the Word forth in those services...It was so good to be in service with everyone again...we are already making plans to go to the conference again next year at Living Word World Outreach Church in Conroe Tx...if you live in the area you should stop by and visit with Pastors Harold and Marilyn Morton...you will be truly blessed by their ministry....my prayer is that each of those who read or follow this blog will be blessed with Gods' richest and best blessings upon your life....
In His Service,
Pwendy
In His Service,
Pwendy
Friday, April 12, 2013
Conference.....
Sunday, March 31, 2013
HE LIVES!
Happy Resurrection Day
Praise God that we serve a GOD who is ALIVE forevermore! He is no longer on a cross. He is not in a tomb rotting away, but HE is ALIVE forever and ever amen.
May you have a blessed and love filled day with Jesus as the center of your worship. He and He alone has the ability to save your soul. If you do not know Jesus as Lord and Savior of your life it only takes a moment to do so. My prayer for you today is that you take time to make him Lord of your life. For those of you who already know Christ as Lord and Savior of your life, may His richest and best blessings be upon your life.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Psalms 32: 1-2 (1) " Blessed, happy , fortunate, to be envied is he who has forgiveness of his transgression continually exercised upon him, whose sin is covered. (2) Blessed, happy, fortunate, to be envied is the man whom the Lord imputes no iniquity and in whose spirit there is no deceit." Amplified Bible
If you have been washed in the blood of Christ Jesus for the remission of your sins and have received forgiveness then you can walk in this verse. You are called blessed, happy, fortunate and to be envied by those who know you. Those who are not blessed and happy with envy your happiness as well as your state of blessings. Yet these are your rights by salvation through the blood of Christ Jesus. He paid the ultimate price through sacrifice that we as HIS children could be blessed, happy and fortunate. Even in the lowest times of your life if you are a child of God you are still blessed! Situations and life moments do not dictate if a child of God is blessed or not. Life happens and is not always a bed of roses. There will be times when the thorns of life come along and scratch you. Yet even in the midst of these times you are blessed! Happiness is a state of mind. It is not a physical item that can be displayed in your house of car. It comes from within your heart! Happiness can be displayed in your countenance for others to see. But true happiness can only come from the Father! And if you are happy it should shine through on a daily basis even in the midst of trials and tribulations. Happiness is a state of being that only comes from knowing that you are saved, set free and loved by the Father through the blood of Jesus Christ. Happiness cannot be bought and cannot be appropriated through having things. Happiness comes sweeping in at the the moment of salvation. Happiness is not a momentary feeling. It is deeply born of forgiveness through the blood of Jesus. You can only experience true happiness when you know that you are unconditionally loved by God. And yes, as a believer you and I are very fortunate! Even though we go through times of trials, tribulations and life events that may shatter our immediate world. We are still fortunate. We have Gods' Holy Spirit living on the inside of us and nothing can separate us from HIS love. We are fortunate to live in a time where we can worship God with freedom and liberty. We are fortunate to live in a time where God is still doing miracles regardless of what the world may think. We are fortunate that Christ Jesus took our sins upon Himself so that we could live life in freedom from bondage. We no longer have to have animal sacrifice to please God. We can come boldly before the throne of God through the blood of Christ Jesus. We can worship God in spirit and in truth. The veil has been lifted and we can sup at the table of the Lord all we wish. We have a direct line of communication with God through HIS Son! Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God making intercessions on our behalf! Yes, we are most assuredly blessed, happy and fortunate! And yes we are to be envied by those who are still lost. Why? Because we have peace even when there is turmoil all around us. We have blessings upon our lives continually. We are fortunate that we are saved through the blood of Christ Jesus from a living hell not only in this lifetime, but also in the time to come. Hell is not a dead place. It is a place of eternal seperation from God and all those whom have accepted Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior! Hell is a place of torment for those who refuse to acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God and as their living Savior! Hell is a place of eternal unforgiveness for the lost. Hell is very real and is awaiting those who refuse to accept Christ as Lord and Savior and turn away from sin. Each person will stand before God and declare Christ as Savior and King on the day of judgement. Both saved and unsaved alike. Both those which are blessed, happy and fortunate as well as those who have envied those who are blessed. Can you say you are blessed, happy, fortunate and envied in Christ Jesus by those who are not? Or are you in the group who envy those who have freedom in Christ Jesus through the blood which He shed on the cross for all of us. It only takes a few moments to become full of His blessings, peace and happiness. I encourage you today if you do not know Christ as Lord and Savior that you make Him so now. It is so easy to come into the Kingdom of God. First you must see your need for Christ Jesus as your savior. Then and only then will you have a desire to be one of the blessed, happy, fortunate and to be envied people of God. It is my prayer that if you do not know Christ as your personal Lord and Savior that you will come to know him. It is so easy and simple. Nothing is hard about becoming saved.
1) Admit that you are a sinner in need of salvation
2) Beleive that Jesus is the one and only living Son of God
3) Confess your sins and ask God to forgive you in the name of Jesus.
By doing these three simple things you can have the assurance of HIS blessings, peace, and HIS ever present help. May God bless you and keep you in all that you do.
In His Service,
Pwendy
If you have been washed in the blood of Christ Jesus for the remission of your sins and have received forgiveness then you can walk in this verse. You are called blessed, happy, fortunate and to be envied by those who know you. Those who are not blessed and happy with envy your happiness as well as your state of blessings. Yet these are your rights by salvation through the blood of Christ Jesus. He paid the ultimate price through sacrifice that we as HIS children could be blessed, happy and fortunate. Even in the lowest times of your life if you are a child of God you are still blessed! Situations and life moments do not dictate if a child of God is blessed or not. Life happens and is not always a bed of roses. There will be times when the thorns of life come along and scratch you. Yet even in the midst of these times you are blessed! Happiness is a state of mind. It is not a physical item that can be displayed in your house of car. It comes from within your heart! Happiness can be displayed in your countenance for others to see. But true happiness can only come from the Father! And if you are happy it should shine through on a daily basis even in the midst of trials and tribulations. Happiness is a state of being that only comes from knowing that you are saved, set free and loved by the Father through the blood of Jesus Christ. Happiness cannot be bought and cannot be appropriated through having things. Happiness comes sweeping in at the the moment of salvation. Happiness is not a momentary feeling. It is deeply born of forgiveness through the blood of Jesus. You can only experience true happiness when you know that you are unconditionally loved by God. And yes, as a believer you and I are very fortunate! Even though we go through times of trials, tribulations and life events that may shatter our immediate world. We are still fortunate. We have Gods' Holy Spirit living on the inside of us and nothing can separate us from HIS love. We are fortunate to live in a time where we can worship God with freedom and liberty. We are fortunate to live in a time where God is still doing miracles regardless of what the world may think. We are fortunate that Christ Jesus took our sins upon Himself so that we could live life in freedom from bondage. We no longer have to have animal sacrifice to please God. We can come boldly before the throne of God through the blood of Christ Jesus. We can worship God in spirit and in truth. The veil has been lifted and we can sup at the table of the Lord all we wish. We have a direct line of communication with God through HIS Son! Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God making intercessions on our behalf! Yes, we are most assuredly blessed, happy and fortunate! And yes we are to be envied by those who are still lost. Why? Because we have peace even when there is turmoil all around us. We have blessings upon our lives continually. We are fortunate that we are saved through the blood of Christ Jesus from a living hell not only in this lifetime, but also in the time to come. Hell is not a dead place. It is a place of eternal seperation from God and all those whom have accepted Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior! Hell is a place of torment for those who refuse to acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God and as their living Savior! Hell is a place of eternal unforgiveness for the lost. Hell is very real and is awaiting those who refuse to accept Christ as Lord and Savior and turn away from sin. Each person will stand before God and declare Christ as Savior and King on the day of judgement. Both saved and unsaved alike. Both those which are blessed, happy and fortunate as well as those who have envied those who are blessed. Can you say you are blessed, happy, fortunate and envied in Christ Jesus by those who are not? Or are you in the group who envy those who have freedom in Christ Jesus through the blood which He shed on the cross for all of us. It only takes a few moments to become full of His blessings, peace and happiness. I encourage you today if you do not know Christ as Lord and Savior that you make Him so now. It is so easy to come into the Kingdom of God. First you must see your need for Christ Jesus as your savior. Then and only then will you have a desire to be one of the blessed, happy, fortunate and to be envied people of God. It is my prayer that if you do not know Christ as your personal Lord and Savior that you will come to know him. It is so easy and simple. Nothing is hard about becoming saved.
1) Admit that you are a sinner in need of salvation
2) Beleive that Jesus is the one and only living Son of God
3) Confess your sins and ask God to forgive you in the name of Jesus.
By doing these three simple things you can have the assurance of HIS blessings, peace, and HIS ever present help. May God bless you and keep you in all that you do.
In His Service,
Pwendy
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Building Yourself Up.....
Jude 1:20 " But you, beloved, build yourselves
up founded on your most holy faith make progress, rise like an edifice
higher and higher, praying in the Holy Spirit." Amplified Bible
I love this scripture for the truth that it holds for each of us as Gods' beloved children. First this verse states that we are beloved, which means we are beloved of God. No matter what happens in life we know we are Gods' beloved children. Next we are to build ourselves up on our most holy faith. In other words stop leaving it to Gods' ministers on Sundays to build you up. You should be doing this yourself based on your faith in God and your personal relationship with HIM. Not only should Gods' children be building themselves up in their faith in HIM, but they should also be making progress! Moving forward in HIM! Not sitting still, not waiting on the pastor, prophet, apostle, teacher or evangelist to build them up and move them forward. To progress means to move forward not sit still or regress. Yet many do just that as they are too lazy to read the word or study to show themselves approved. They want to blame their lack of faith on those who stand Sunday after Sunday in the pulpit spoon feeding them the word of God because of laziness on their part. It is time for the church to stop procrastinating and leaving their relationship with God on the pews when they leave the church building on Sundays and only picking it back up the next week. It is not the pastors job to stir you up! It is your place and responsibility to do so. 1st Timothy 6-7 " That is why I would remind you to stir up, rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning the gracious gift of God, the inner fire that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands with those of the elders at your ordination. (7) For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, of cowardice, or craven and cringing and fawning fear, but He has given us a spirit of power and love and of calm and well balanced mind and discipline and self control." Timothy was being told to stir up the gift inside of him. To make sure that he was the one doing the stirring up of said gifts. All you have need of to walk up rightly with God is on the inside of you. All you have need of to walk in love, power and authority is on the inside of you! Placed there at the time of salvation! NOW is the time to get up, dust yourself off and stir the gifts and callings in your life and then move forward with them! STOP waiting on someone else to stir your spiritual llife to life! Get up, get up and move forward now with the authority and gifts and callings that GOD and not man has given you and progressively move towards the high calling! STOP being lazy! MOVE IT!!!
I love this scripture for the truth that it holds for each of us as Gods' beloved children. First this verse states that we are beloved, which means we are beloved of God. No matter what happens in life we know we are Gods' beloved children. Next we are to build ourselves up on our most holy faith. In other words stop leaving it to Gods' ministers on Sundays to build you up. You should be doing this yourself based on your faith in God and your personal relationship with HIM. Not only should Gods' children be building themselves up in their faith in HIM, but they should also be making progress! Moving forward in HIM! Not sitting still, not waiting on the pastor, prophet, apostle, teacher or evangelist to build them up and move them forward. To progress means to move forward not sit still or regress. Yet many do just that as they are too lazy to read the word or study to show themselves approved. They want to blame their lack of faith on those who stand Sunday after Sunday in the pulpit spoon feeding them the word of God because of laziness on their part. It is time for the church to stop procrastinating and leaving their relationship with God on the pews when they leave the church building on Sundays and only picking it back up the next week. It is not the pastors job to stir you up! It is your place and responsibility to do so. 1st Timothy 6-7 " That is why I would remind you to stir up, rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning the gracious gift of God, the inner fire that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands with those of the elders at your ordination. (7) For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, of cowardice, or craven and cringing and fawning fear, but He has given us a spirit of power and love and of calm and well balanced mind and discipline and self control." Timothy was being told to stir up the gift inside of him. To make sure that he was the one doing the stirring up of said gifts. All you have need of to walk up rightly with God is on the inside of you. All you have need of to walk in love, power and authority is on the inside of you! Placed there at the time of salvation! NOW is the time to get up, dust yourself off and stir the gifts and callings in your life and then move forward with them! STOP waiting on someone else to stir your spiritual llife to life! Get up, get up and move forward now with the authority and gifts and callings that GOD and not man has given you and progressively move towards the high calling! STOP being lazy! MOVE IT!!!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
LOVE....
The greatest gift we have is LOVE...we should not be stingy with our love, but shower everyone we come into contact with, with the love that we have on the inside of us. Love is a powerful emotion that should not be locked away and discarded. Love should be freely spread to those we come in contact with. Love is and always should flow freely in our lives. God's word has a whole chapter dedicated to the subject of LOVE. On this day that we celebrate LOVE take a few moments to meditate on what real and true love is. Not what the world says love is but what God has said love is...
1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 " Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails."
How powerful is love! Love is a grand and wonderful thing and is made even more so when shared and given out freely. Let LOVE pour out from you even when you do not feel like loving. Remember that LOVE is not just a feeling. It is a living element of who GOD created us to be. Share the LOVE!
In His Service,
Wendy
1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 " Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails."
How powerful is love! Love is a grand and wonderful thing and is made even more so when shared and given out freely. Let LOVE pour out from you even when you do not feel like loving. Remember that LOVE is not just a feeling. It is a living element of who GOD created us to be. Share the LOVE!
In His Service,
Wendy
Friday, February 1, 2013
Forgiveness......
Colossians 3:13 " Be gentle and forebearing
with one another and, if one has a difference a grievance, or complaint
against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has
freely, forgiven you, so you must also forgive." Amplified Bible
Forgiveness involves a three fold promise.....
1) I will forgive those who have wronged me and not keep it alive in my mind, will or emotions.
2) I will not bring up the subject again to the one I forgave or to anyone else. I will leave it at the alter where I lay it without holding a grudge.
3) I will on purpose walk in forgiveness so that when I need forgiveness it will be given to me.
Do you need forgiveness or need to extend forgiveness to someone else? Today is a great day to extend forgiveness for we know not what the future holds. Why be waited down with unforgiveness when you can walk in the freedom that forgiveness provides for you. Remember that unforgiveness only hurts you as the other person has most likely moved on and does not have a clue that you are hurting or allowing a slight to fester.
Forgiveness involves a three fold promise.....
1) I will forgive those who have wronged me and not keep it alive in my mind, will or emotions.
2) I will not bring up the subject again to the one I forgave or to anyone else. I will leave it at the alter where I lay it without holding a grudge.
3) I will on purpose walk in forgiveness so that when I need forgiveness it will be given to me.
Do you need forgiveness or need to extend forgiveness to someone else? Today is a great day to extend forgiveness for we know not what the future holds. Why be waited down with unforgiveness when you can walk in the freedom that forgiveness provides for you. Remember that unforgiveness only hurts you as the other person has most likely moved on and does not have a clue that you are hurting or allowing a slight to fester.
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