Let Him Break apart the Lies!

He is lifting your head up sister/brother!  Let Jesus break apart the lies that have been told to you.  They are lies that the enemy was hoping would destroy you.  You are a warrior and a trouper! God has your best interest for you.  He soo loves you so much friend!  You are beautiful inside out and he knows everything about you.  No condemation in Him!  May you be encouraged as you watch this encouraging video and lyrics.  White dress is freedom and the black dress is bondage. What are you waiting for, lay it down at the feet of Jesus! Only He can renew and restore!  Your life is worth everything too him!! Watch the ending as she surrenders too Him, the smile and the hand of surrender.  This is indeed beautiful!  You are loved sister/brother!

What is that STINCH?

 "He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful."  John 15:2

As I came back from my bike ride today and walked into my house I could smell something not so pleasant.  It hit me in the face as I entered my house.  What could smell that bad I thought?  I just cleaned out the fridge last night.  So as I venture to the kitchen low and behold the package of romaine lettuce that had 3 heads in it, one of them was already going bad when I opened it last night for supper. I just so happened to have left it on the counter, never thinking it would put such a smell such as this in my whole top floor of the house.  I started to peel the layers back and it was rotting from the inside out. 

If we are not careful the root that has started to take seed within us that is bitter will bring bitter fruit.  It will eat at us from the inner core out.  Unfortunately it just won't affect one part of our Spiritual walk, but all facets of it if we aren't willing to allow the Holy Spirit to do some daily House Cleaning.   I don't know about you, but that is something I don't want to take place in my daily life thus I ask the Holy Spirit to expose the things in my life that need to be de-rooted and filled in with the Holy Spirit daily.  It's surrendering, asking for forgiveness and asking that place that was exposed and emptied to be filled in with the presence of the Holy Spirit!!!

So as I threw out the bad vegetable, my house already smelled good! That is exactly what happens when we allow the Holy Spirit to de-root the deposits that we have allowed others to put there over the years. Some of those could be offenses, trust issues, etc... He heals our every wound when we invite him to do some deep cleaning.  Hey, it may be painful, but without pain there is no gain.  He calls it Pruning!  If you want to go deeper than allow the Holy Spirit to do some pruning in your life so he can renew and restore you today and allow your gifting(s) to flow like never before. :)   It's called more Freedom in Him.
  I have posted this video previously, but I love it and it's truth. May it touch and speak to you today. :)

Shout it out!!!

Just BE.........

Do you ever allow yourself to ever just be?  Does that sound complicated to you? Do you even know how to just BE? When was the last time you lay in your hammock or the ground and watch the clouds float by?  Oh it sounds kiddish, you say.  I don't think so.  I have more fun just being more than the average person I know in my life.  I savor each day in my life like it's the last. I work in a profession that I see many breathe their last breath and some wished they had of done life differently and many are so satisfied and happy with their choices too.  Some are my age and some are younger and some are older.  I have that opportunity now to do life the way I was meant too. Simplistic and living my life to the fullest and in and through the Holy Spirit! Less is more! I love watching that little bird come to my window and say good morning! I love watching the air I breathe pick up that leaf and swirl it all around and float in the air.  How many of us are way too busy to even enjoy God's creation he has put before us?  I know I was there once upon a time, but I make room to just BE as I get older. I may act like a kid, but hey, I thoroughly enjoy my life and I really don't care what anyone thinks. If I want to dance under the stars or dance in the mall while a song comes over the radio or just sing hey, why not, it just may make someone else's day!  Really, it's not all about me, it's about impacting the world around me.  Let's face it we all can use a bit of encouragement and a new way of living instead of living as a victum! Why not live as a victor!! No matter what life throws our way, we can give Him the glory and Praise Him while the Storm is blowing and the waves are trying to knock us down.  He will pick us up again and again and be our everything during the good, bad and ugly!! Be blessed today and enjoy the video below! I Pray it encourages you today!!

This song I absolutely love is called " Oxygen"    He indeed is my every breath and I breath him out and breath him In!! I love it!!  I hope you feel encouraged today and know you are dearly loved by your Heavenly Father no matter what!! 

Taking Back what the Enemy Tried to Steal From ME!!!! NO WAY!!!

I Have a Reason to Worship - Yes Even in the Desert!

Not sure where you are right now, but I am in a desert place and waiting to come out the other side!  Patience is a virtue and I have to say I'm trying to be as patient as I can be, but I have come too a point I'm quiet now after all the emotions that have run though me in the last 2 wks.  The word I have for that is "Spiritually Numb"!  It's funny when I looked up that word today the next 2 articles came up which really encouraged my heart a lot especially the article following this song.  I'm thinking wow, I'm on the right track and God must be doing something mightily in my life and I just have to wait this desert storm out and see what he has in store for his daughter and her family. I asked back in 2012 to go deeper and deeper I have been going and yes there has been pain but growth through it all.  May this song encourage you right where you are at today!! God Bless you!!

In The Desert Place? This Article is So Encouraging!!

 

 Feeling Spiritually Dry

by Matt Slick
Have you ever felt as though you couldn't hear the Lord's voice if He were next to you shouting your name? Have you been or are you now in a period of spiritual dryness? If you have had a spiritually dry time and are now past it, then praise God. If, however, you are in the midst of one, then maybe this can help you.
First of all, it isn't necessarily bad to be in a spiritually dry place unless it is because of sin. If we commit a sin that we know the Lord wants us to abandon, then He often withholds His fellowship from us. We sense a distance between the Lord and ourselves, and it hurts. Of course, this does not mean that the Lord is abandoning us, nor does it mean He does not love us. If anything, it is a demonstration of His love to let us feel broken fellowship since it moves us to repentance.
On the other hand, spiritual dryness can be a specific time that the Lord wants us to go through as a time of testing and of preparation. The Lord will allow us to be tested into order to refine our faith. Think about it. Do we stay Christians because of the feeling of fellowship we have with the Lord, or is it because we trust in Jesus, God in flesh (John 1:1, 14) as our Savior and Lord (Jude 4)? We are justified by faith (Rom. 5:1), and our assurance of salvation is found by faith, not by feeling. After all, "The just shall live by faith," (Hab. 2:4). Therefore, the Lord can use a spiritually dry time to cause us to examine what and who our faith is in so that we might rest assured in the cross and not in our feelings that can deceive us (Jer. 17:9).
Spiritual dryness can also be a time of preparation. Most every major person in the Bible that was used mightily of God had to go through a desert time. This includes Moses, Elijah, Jesus, and Paul. Being in a place where we are dry, waiting, wanting, praying, examining, etc., is often the proving ground of strength and refinement. Then, after this time is completed, the thing that we have been prepared for comes upon us. Sometimes this preparation is for hardship, sorrow, and pain. Other times it is for blessing, reward, and ministry. Remember, the Lord has not saved us to be trophies on a shelf. We are instruments in His hands to be used in the world. This usage requires that we be able to be used, able to be sent, able to trust the Lord in spite of what we see and feel--hence, the time of spiritual dryness that is a time of preparation.
What do you do in a time of spiritual dryness? First of all, you should ask the Lord to reveal any unconfessed sins of which you have not repented. If He reveals anything to you, then confess it as sin and repent of it even if it is a sin you have committed so many times before. Second, you must read your Word regularly. Third, you must pray regularly. And fourth, you must trust the Lord through this. You must look to Him and remember that He loves you greatly and will never forsake you. In this, your faith will be perfected, your character improved, your walk strengthened, and you will be prepared for the tasks ahead that the Lord has called you to encounter.
And finally, in the midst of your dryness, offer praise and thanksgiving to the Lord. Do not let your feelings rob you of the opportunity to praise and thank God even when the times are not so great. Remember, it is easy to praise God when things go well. But the true men and women of Christian character praise God through the trials as well.