Hello All:
Our God whom we serve is still on the throne. There is nothing or no one that can change that. We as His Children need to keep this in our hearts at all times. Today I just want to give you some encouragement; something to keep in your hearts and minds. The Word of God says that it rains on the just and and the unjust; and in this world's environment there are some who have experience this rain (some more than others). You pray God's Word and stand firm. This is what we as Christians are suppose to do. We have to remember to stay positive; only speaking God's Word concerning our situation. And we do this to the best of our ability. But some things that we have to deal with may seem like they are too hard for us; burdens to heavy to carry. But trust me when I say that God is able to see you through, and that He is always on time.
There was a point in our lives when no one was working in our household. I immediately turned to God for help. The first thing I heard was 'Are you doing all you know to do right'? I had to take the time to evaluate myself, my life. And there were some areas that I let slip; I knew better than to do some of the things I was doing. They didn't seem bad nor did they hurt anyone. But it wasn't pleasing in God's sight. I prayed and I repented, and I asked the Lord to help me with the feelings guilt, shame and failure. Yes this happened to me, and I needed reassurance. The Holy Spirit helped me with these feelings. The fear of not being able to get back on my feet scared me. But I did listen when I was in church; I knew that God had not given me a spirit of fear but of love, and of power, and of a sound mind. I had to say this over and over and over, because sometimes a situation can have such a strong hold on you that the Word of God doesn't penetrate into your heart and spirit the first time you say it. The Word of God says that faith comes by hearing, and hearing the Word of God. So sometime you have to say it more than once for you to grab a strong hold of it. Trust me, I know that life can throw things at you that you think you will never get out of it. Some things come that would cause even the strongest of us to lose heart and lose the will to fight and survive. Prayer is good, and it works! Sometimes after you've asked the Father, in faith, to restore you - to pull you out of the pit, you need something extra. That extra is praise.
I've found that when things come to immediately turn to the Father in prayer. He is a good Father that knows how to give good gifts to His children. He knows the thoughts and plans He has towards you; they are thoughts of good, and not of evil to give you a hope, future an expected end. The God that we serve inhabits the praises of His people. He lovers for us to love on Him. I have this CD with songs on it that help me get in the attitude of praise and worship. Sometimes I have to listen to the CD more than once to get in spirit because of the heaviness of a situation, but I tell you when you get caught up in worshiping the Lord those weights that so easily bring me down just melt away. Alot of times we pray, but forget to praise God as though He has already done it. Because you do know that He knows what we have need of even before we ask Him - and you might say well if this is true why doesn't He be like Nike and just do it. Because we have to come to Him - the Word of God says that we have not because we ask not. When you ask someone for something you have open you mouth and let your request be made known. We do that in prayer, but going a step further; we enter into praise. I don't know if you've ever heard a song, and it moved you to tears, and all you could do is raise your hands in praise and say I love you Lord; I trust you Lord. We pray, but we forget the power of praise when the enemy brings doubt and unbelief, guilt, hurt, shame and defeat. I love this song on my praise CD that says 'I got the victory; I got the sweet, sweet victory in Jesus. For me He die, but He rose on the third. That's why I have TRUE victory everyday'. When this song comes on I get fired up in my spirit; I begin to catch a "Holy Attitude" with the devil. I have this vanity mirror in bedroom, and dance around; I point at myself in the mirror and sing I've got the victory. And we do have the victory. You can find and feel that victory in God's Word, in your prayer, and in your praise. Don't forget to praise Him. I tell you if you want to make devil tremble, start praising God; get a "Holy Attitude" with the devil. Now I know I'm not the only one who has caught an attitude someone, and that person knew I meant business. Catch one of those kinds of attitude (Holy Attitude) with the devil. And I'm telling you when you praise God like this, and you get caught in the spirit, you not only touch the heart of the Father, make the devil tremble in his boots, but that kind of praise stays with you for along time. It charges up your spiritual battery, because some things that come can wipe you completely (are seem to), but we have the Greater One on the inside of us and He is greater than he that is in this world. Get that song(s) out and play them in your house or earphones. If you have the opportunity, do a praise dance (step on the enemy's head, and put him back under your feet where he belongs). Don't forget to pray, and PLEASE don't forget the Power of Praise that we all have to the ability and the right to do as Children of the Kingdom of Heaven. No matter what - The devil loses and WE have the VICTORY in Jesus' name!
Did you put your armor on today?
Be Encouraged Today!!!
Our God whom we serve is still on the throne. There is nothing or no one that can change that. We as His Children need to keep this in our hearts at all times. Today I just want to give you some encouragement; something to keep in your hearts and minds. The Word of God says that it rains on the just and and the unjust; and in this world's environment there are some who have experience this rain (some more than others). You pray God's Word and stand firm. This is what we as Christians are suppose to do. We have to remember to stay positive; only speaking God's Word concerning our situation. And we do this to the best of our ability. But some things that we have to deal with may seem like they are too hard for us; burdens to heavy to carry. But trust me when I say that God is able to see you through, and that He is always on time.
There was a point in our lives when no one was working in our household. I immediately turned to God for help. The first thing I heard was 'Are you doing all you know to do right'? I had to take the time to evaluate myself, my life. And there were some areas that I let slip; I knew better than to do some of the things I was doing. They didn't seem bad nor did they hurt anyone. But it wasn't pleasing in God's sight. I prayed and I repented, and I asked the Lord to help me with the feelings guilt, shame and failure. Yes this happened to me, and I needed reassurance. The Holy Spirit helped me with these feelings. The fear of not being able to get back on my feet scared me. But I did listen when I was in church; I knew that God had not given me a spirit of fear but of love, and of power, and of a sound mind. I had to say this over and over and over, because sometimes a situation can have such a strong hold on you that the Word of God doesn't penetrate into your heart and spirit the first time you say it. The Word of God says that faith comes by hearing, and hearing the Word of God. So sometime you have to say it more than once for you to grab a strong hold of it. Trust me, I know that life can throw things at you that you think you will never get out of it. Some things come that would cause even the strongest of us to lose heart and lose the will to fight and survive. Prayer is good, and it works! Sometimes after you've asked the Father, in faith, to restore you - to pull you out of the pit, you need something extra. That extra is praise.
I've found that when things come to immediately turn to the Father in prayer. He is a good Father that knows how to give good gifts to His children. He knows the thoughts and plans He has towards you; they are thoughts of good, and not of evil to give you a hope, future an expected end. The God that we serve inhabits the praises of His people. He lovers for us to love on Him. I have this CD with songs on it that help me get in the attitude of praise and worship. Sometimes I have to listen to the CD more than once to get in spirit because of the heaviness of a situation, but I tell you when you get caught up in worshiping the Lord those weights that so easily bring me down just melt away. Alot of times we pray, but forget to praise God as though He has already done it. Because you do know that He knows what we have need of even before we ask Him - and you might say well if this is true why doesn't He be like Nike and just do it. Because we have to come to Him - the Word of God says that we have not because we ask not. When you ask someone for something you have open you mouth and let your request be made known. We do that in prayer, but going a step further; we enter into praise. I don't know if you've ever heard a song, and it moved you to tears, and all you could do is raise your hands in praise and say I love you Lord; I trust you Lord. We pray, but we forget the power of praise when the enemy brings doubt and unbelief, guilt, hurt, shame and defeat. I love this song on my praise CD that says 'I got the victory; I got the sweet, sweet victory in Jesus. For me He die, but He rose on the third. That's why I have TRUE victory everyday'. When this song comes on I get fired up in my spirit; I begin to catch a "Holy Attitude" with the devil. I have this vanity mirror in bedroom, and dance around; I point at myself in the mirror and sing I've got the victory. And we do have the victory. You can find and feel that victory in God's Word, in your prayer, and in your praise. Don't forget to praise Him. I tell you if you want to make devil tremble, start praising God; get a "Holy Attitude" with the devil. Now I know I'm not the only one who has caught an attitude someone, and that person knew I meant business. Catch one of those kinds of attitude (Holy Attitude) with the devil. And I'm telling you when you praise God like this, and you get caught in the spirit, you not only touch the heart of the Father, make the devil tremble in his boots, but that kind of praise stays with you for along time. It charges up your spiritual battery, because some things that come can wipe you completely (are seem to), but we have the Greater One on the inside of us and He is greater than he that is in this world. Get that song(s) out and play them in your house or earphones. If you have the opportunity, do a praise dance (step on the enemy's head, and put him back under your feet where he belongs). Don't forget to pray, and PLEASE don't forget the Power of Praise that we all have to the ability and the right to do as Children of the Kingdom of Heaven. No matter what - The devil loses and WE have the VICTORY in Jesus' name!
Did you put your armor on today?
Be Encouraged Today!!!
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