Prayer

♪"I can pray, until the walls fall down, until there's healing all around, that's something I can do"♪

I went to Gold Leaf Church of God tonight in Satsuma, AL. It was a great service. The pastor preached on prayer and its importance in our lives. How we have to pray until our flesh and carnal minds are gone and we're completely in the spirit. It really got me thinking...

How much more effective could we, could I, be if we all really got down to business with God? How much closer could we get if we just tried a little?? 

God wants to give us so much. He wants to pour his blessing out on us and give us all that we desire. And He would, if we would give Him to opportunity. So many of us are so worried about what others think and what others expect of us that we forget what GOD thinks and what HE expects and demands of us. If we would all focus on prayer and hearing from God we would see the true meaning of revival.

I know I don't ever want to go with Him by my side. I don't ever want to forget what He has done for me and where He brought me from. And I sure don't ever want to quit praying!

The moment we quit praying is the moment the devil comes in starts trying to attack us and pull us down. We must always stayed prayed up and on FIRE for the LORD. 

It takes more than just one little simple, "now I lay me down to sleep" type prayer. It takes really PRAYING. Putting your all into it. Showing God that you mean business, that you are not leaving until He blesses you. Getting the desire from Him. And staying there for a while. Tarrying. Not leaving until our cups are overflowing with power. 

So many people get stuck in the routine of saying one short little prayer and gettin gup and moving on. Not even giving God time to move. 

"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." -Isaiah 40:31

More than I deserve

Tonight was amazing.

I felt God like I NEVER have before. It was so strong and just... amazing. There isn't really a word that can fully describe Him and His power.

Amazing.
Awesome.
Wonderful.

even those don't fully show the reality of it.

I was reminded of the time when I first got saved. How full of His love and power I was. I just let Him flow out of me and work in me with no "backtalk", so to speak. I'm learning to go back to that. To being obedient and submissive to the Lord. It's been a struggle getting back, but it is finally coming, and boy it's coming strong!

When the Lord says He is going to work something out, He means it!! He does so much more than we deserve. And oh how thankful I am!

One verse that the Lord showed me tonight was Isaiah 54:6-8 "For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy redeemer."

And that verse was exactly what I needed to here. Or read.

I am just so thankful for God's grace and mercy!!!


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WORSHIP

I just can NOT get over how amazing my God is!!
No person on this Earth deserves a God who does so much and blesses each one of His children the way he does. I am so thankful.

He is continuing to pour out his blessings on me each day.
Yesterday me and a friend went up to our church about an hour and a half early just to pray and prepare for the service. The Lord just poured His Spirit out on us. It was the sweetest spirit I have felt in a LONG time!!

All I wanted to do was worship Him.

It made me think....
So many times we get stuck in the same routine everyday. And we forget to stop and take the time to worship Him. There are so many things that this world can offer, but I wouldn't trade my life for the Lord for one bit of that mess! I don't ever want to forget to stop and take the time to worship Him.

Thank Him

So, it's been quite a while since I last wrote a blog... The past year has been kind of rough.. Spiritually speaking. All the ups and downs and back and forth and not knowing where to turn.

But God always steps in right on time!!

Even when you think He has left you, never to return, He hasn't.

Hebrews 13:5 says "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

And oh how true that is!!!
I've learned so much through this valley I've been in.

Never give up.
Never lose faith.
Fight when you feel the battle is already lost.
PRAY. 

and most importantly,

Thank God for everyday that he wakes you, thank Him for every storm you face, thank Him for NEVER leaving you.

Just THANK HIM!

And don't forget to praise Him along the way.

Every storm or battle or valley that you go through has a purpose. You can't see it now but they say hindsight is 20/20. There is always something better coming!

I'm just so joyful today. God has completed turned me upside down and inside out. I can't wait to be back in His house and praise Him Sunday. I plan to praise Him everyday, but there is just something about being in the house of the Lord.

No matter what, stand strong!






(I promise it won't be as long before my next blog!)

We can't even TOUCH it!!

Genesis 3:3
"But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die."

He didn't just say we can't eat of it, He said we can't touch it! We must stay as far away from sin as we possibly can! The more we play around in the world the more tempted we will become and before we know it we will have given our selves to the devil.

2 Corinthians 7:1
"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."

James 1:26-27
"If any man among you seem to be righteous, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."

James 4:4
"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."

James 4:-8
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded."

1 John 2:15
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him."


I'm just going to let the Word of God speak. I think these verses alone say enough. They pretty much sum it all up. There is nothing I can add to this, if these scriptures don't get the point across I don't know what will.

The best thing I ever did do!

♫ I'll tell you the best thing I ever did do, I took off the old coat and put on the new..  ♫

I am so blessed to be a child of the King! Everyday with Him is a new experience. Some days are hard and some days are easy but everyday is worth it!

The Lord has blessed me with so much! I am forever thankful for everything He blesses me with. He gave me a roof over my head, food on the table, a wonderful family, the best parents anyone could ask for, some amazing friends, a wonderful church and an amazing pastor! He has blessed me with everything I need!
But more importantly than all of those things, He has blessed me with His unconditional, undying LOVE! He never ceases to amaze me. I don't deserve anything He has given me. Especially His mercy and grace. But He still gives it to me. 


"Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows." -Matthew 10:31


If God cares enough about the sparrow in the air to provide their every need oh how much more does He care for HIS children!!






I am so beyond thankful that I was chosen by God to be His child. I am so glad that He loves me despite my failures. 


I don't see how anyone could deny Him..
Look around... He is evident in everything on this Earth. His creation is beyond beautiful. 






"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was dark and without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness."  -Genesis 1:1-4


"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:" -1 Peter 2:9


"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house." -Matthew 5:14-15


God has called His children to be a light to the world, to stand out and be a witness for Him. In Genesis 1:4 it says that "God divided the light from the darkness." So we must be completely set apart from the darkness of this world. "what communion hath light with darkness?" (2 Corinthians 6:14) If we are trying to mix with all the sin and darkness of this world how will we be the true light He has called us to be?




Just something to think about :)

The AWESOMENESS of GODLY friends :D

"And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay." -Mark 2:4




I thank God for putting these kind of friends in my life. Friends that will tear the roof off for me... Friends that help me come back to Jesus when everything around me is falling apart and I don't know which direction to go!


These kind of friends are the best in the world! I don't know what I would do without them. 






anywho..


"And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole." -Luke 17:19




Last night, Bro Jr talked about being made whole and not just being cleansed. 
.Luke 17:11-19.
Once we are cleansed, we have to let God make us whole again. We have to get rid of our baggage. The more we dwell on it the harder and harder it will become to be made whole! We have to learn to forgive our selves and move on once God forgives us. 
Everything that the devil stole from us, God is waiting to give back to us! We just have to let Him! It is the will of God that each one of us be made whole! In order to be made whole, we must enter into His presence. Let Him heal us and completely restore us!!


I needed to hear this message last night. I was letting God cleanse me, but I wasn't letting Him make me whole and restore me! Really, I didn't even know I had that option. I didn't realize the difference. 
God is AMAZINGGGG!!
He works in so many ways- ways we never expect! 




Through amazing friends and people we never expected. 


My friends really did surprise me this weekend. I mean, I knew they loved me. And I knew they would always be there to help. But I didn't think they would be so.... understanding? I guess that's the word. I mean, they are very understanding about things but with everything that's been going on the past couple months I didn't think they would be. BUT they were :) And I love them all the more for it!! 


THANK YOU GUYS SOOO MUCH! YOU WILL NEVER FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW THANKFUL I AM TO EVERYONE OF Y'ALL :D


Anyways, I would love to write more but it's time to take my puppy to the vet :)