Be Encouraged Today!

Be Encouraged Today!: Focus on the Good : Well Happy New Year!!! Another year has come and gone! We’ve had good times and not so good times. In life, the not so good times can ov...

Well Happy New Year!!! Another year has come and gone! We’ve had good times and not so good times. In life, the not so good times can overshadow the good times. The not so good cut us the deepest and can be louder and longer lasting than the good times. Some of us dwell of the bad much more than we do the good. The Year 2015 has definitely given us plenty of bad stuff to dwell in our country. Racial tensions are the worst I’ve seen in my 39 years of living. Trust has diminished drastically with law enforcement. Unarmed black men being killed/gunned down by those who are serve and protect. Innocent people are being murdered in what should be the safest place on Earth – A Church. The Confederate Flag being removed that represents part of this country’s history – good and bad, but neither side tries to understand the other’s point of view. Terrorism is at an all-time high, and the trust of the Muslim community of our country is being scrutinized on every front, and perhaps t...

I read a FaceBook post that said: “If you only pray when you’re in trouble, then you are in trouble”. People that do this are in real BIG trouble. We have all gotten busy with life and our careers. When things are going well financially, relationally and physically, well it’s not that we don’t love God, but we sometimes tend to not fellowship with Him as much. There’s nothing we really need, but we always need His Word; the crisis hasn’t surprised us yet. Yes, we still praise him, and we still pray, but we don’t seek His face as would when “trouble” comes a knocking. I think some people think that God is a “suga daddy”; they are only in it for what God can do for them. Well you can’t fool God; He knows exactly what you are doing. If you are ever wondering why your prayer hasn’t been answered; it’s because God has “pulled your card”. We will get on face when our feet are being held to the fire, or if a loved one is sick or ourselves. When that bill is due or money is needed, w...

You know, sometimes when I’m alone and its quiet I think how lucky I am to know God, His Word. I am lucky to be surrounded by those who know and love Him like I do. I’m surrounded by those who are able to impart into my life when I am down. I know that I am blessed to have God and people that know and love God in my life. I know that God loves me unconditionally, and I have people that love me in spite of my shortcomings. I guess I am smart and lucky to have surrounded myself with people like that in my life, and have removed those who do not. I love my mom; she is always there to turn me back in the right direction. I love that she doesn’t let me get away with anything! She is a By-the-Bible type of mom, and if what I am doing or saying doesn’t line up with the Word of God, she will definitely let me know. She also lets me know when I’m talking “crazy” or “like a fool”. I love you Mom for not “sugar-coating” anything for me because God doesn’t sugar-coat anything in His Word...

Never Not Pray! Well praise the Lord. God is good and worthy of our praise. God is doing great things, amazing things are happening. Just stay with God, trust Him and continue to pray. No matter what your current situation is, keep talking to God. No matter where you are in life, don’t get out of the race. Towards the end of the race is when you have to push the hardest to cross the finish line. You might can’t see it yet or believe it, but your Salvation is near. I recently viewed a YouTube video of a church skit that showed a woman walking with God and fellowshipping with Him. Then the things and people of this world slowly lured her away from God. You might say this can’t happen to me; I’ll never leave God. I hope you are right. Anyway, she was trying her best to get back to God, but the things of this world had a stronghold on her. She didn’t like where she was in life or what she was doing and was about to take her life. BUT God! She called on the name of the Lord an...

Well Praise the Lord! All I can really say before I get into the “meat” of this post is “Come Lord Jesus!” I will say that this is the most hatred I have seen in America in a very long time, and this is on both sides of the races. Instead of listening and understanding, we are calling each other horrible names and lumping each particular race to ALL the people of those races, and that’s not fair. All blacks don’t hate white people or shoot innocent cops, and not all white people hate blacks and shoot innocent black while in church. We have rotten apples in both barrels. I’m going to address some of those things, and get ready because a lot of you are not going to like them – and that’s on both sides. First, I want to address the “victory” for homosexuals in our nation. Those who know me know that I don’t condone that lifestyle. To me, it unnatural, and I believe that God didn’t intend for sexual relations to be between a man and a man or a woman and a woman. God made us all...

Well school is out, and the kiddos at home with Mommy! This past month has been hectic, but I got my boys IEP meetings done! And all of my kids had different dates for their schools field days (all can be seen on my Facebook Page), and yes, I attended and volunteered at each one. It’s was good hot fun. Dorrien graduated from Kindergarten, and we are just tickled pink. We are so very proud of him, and all of kiddies! Being a mom is very rewarding, but also very busy. I am so very fortunate to be a stay-at-home mom that is able and willing to attend every little function the schools have. I love my kids! I know you are looking at this title and wondering “Ok, where is she going with this????” Being as busy as have been this last month and half with my children, I thought about something I prayed for, in earnest, during my first pregnancy. I prayed and prayed to have twins! My mom was a twin, so I knew the “twin gene” was available. I prayed for girl and boy identical twins. ...

Well Hallelujah! Everything that can be shaken tried to shake apart; oh but God! Lord, I just want to thank you for forgiving me and redeeming and saving me! It is Good to know and serve the Living God. I really don’t know how people get along without Him, but I am so thankful that I can call on Him in times of trouble. We all face trouble from time to time, and we know that time and chance happens to us all, but our faith, attitude and what we are saying determines how long or how severe our troubles will be, at least that’s what I believe. Earlier this month, I got really sick. It started out being a sore throat, but then it got worse. I thought it might be strep throat, but the test came back negative. I began to have really bad fevers and chills. I couldn’t eat because the pain was so bad. I got really dehydrated making my bottom lip split really bad. All I could feel was the pain and how weak I was from not eating; I mean I was really pitiful. Then I remembered a po...

A lot of people think that becoming a Christian, being Christ Like, means there are a lot of "No's". Many people believe that you can't do this and you can't do that. That is not the case. Yes, there are some things that you will stop doing or saying because they would be displeasing God. For instance, you wouldn't go around cursing/swearing, speaking ill of others or to others, sleeping around with everybody or killing. It's some of the same things that Mom and Dad taught us not to do. God's way, His Word, gives us the strength to withstand the evils of this world that are no good for us anyway. Cursing, speaking ill of someone, gossiping or backbiting can get your feelings hurt or worse beat up : |. Sleeping around or with someone else's spouse or significant other can get you an STD, beat up too or worse killed. The Word of God has things in place to protect us and for us to have a better quality of life. In fact, the Word of God tells...

1 Corinthians 2:9-12 states: However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” the things God has prepared for those who love him— 10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. And because we have received the Spirit of God, Jeremiah 29:11is true for us. We know the thoughts and plans Gods has for us; they are thoughts of good and not evil (plans to prosper us not to harm us), to give us hope and a future. We serve a Good God that know how to give good gifts unto His children (Luke 11:13). I’d say the gift of the Holy Spirit is a good, great gift. ...

I just want to say that the Lord is Good. Yes, God is good, and He is good all the time. Now the Holy Spirit is God “The Spirit”. The Holy Spirit is our Comforter, and He is the Revealer of all Truth. Now when Jesus died on the Cross and arose again to be seated at the right hand of God, He promised not to leave of us orphans. John 14:26 states: But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Now I’m sure I’m not the only one who knows what the Word of God says, and forgets it from time to time. Not so much that you forget it, but that we don’t use it as often as we should. The Word of God clearly tells, as stated above, that the Holy Spirit will remind us of everything He, God, has said to us. This is whether the written Word, the Bible, an audible spoken Word (spoken by someone else) or a Word spoken to your spirit. Like I said before, God is always speaking; we need ...

Remember on "The Color Purple" Shug was singing 🎶 in the juke joint, and the church ⛪ choir began singing "God is Trying to Tell you Something". Shug tried to out sing the choir, but something happened. It was like something was awaken in her; she was drawn to the church, to the singing 🎶, to the song. Everytime I see this part of the movie tears stream down my face. She made it home, and reconciled with her father and The Father (God). I think God is trying to do the same thing; He's trying to wake us up. Have you noticed increased number of "End Times" shows and movies. Though most are not quite Biblically accurate, most will probably get people to thinking about their relationship with God, or at least get them interested in learning more. He's trying to wake up the sinner, non-believer or the back slider to let them know that their time is running out. You choose this day whom you will serve, and in choosing you will sill your destinat...

It's the new year and everyone is making new years resolutions. We're making resolutions to be a better person, promising to eat better, to stop smoking, pay off debts, etc. These are just some of the resolutions people will be making this new year. These are good resolutions; things that will better ones life. One resolution I will be making is getting back in shape after all that holiday eating - good eating. Getting in shape is probably the number one new year resolution people will make. But most do not think about getting into "spiritual shape". There are alot of "Christians" that have been in the Church ⛪ ten plus years and have not grown/matured. They are still babes in Christ; still taking milk. The "milk" of the Word of God is good for those who are new to the Faith, and that's okay. New Christians maybe on the "milk" of the Word a few years; learning and growing. But some Christians have been on milk way too long;...