Faith like a Mustard Seed....

The Bible tells us in Mark 11:24, 'Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received them, and ye shall have them. Therefore I say to you, Whatever things ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them'. Do you know in this scripture, God was speaking to believers? Yes, to you and me, the saved, adopted sons and daughters of God. He was giving us a glimpse into His Glorious Kingdom by telling us that whatever we want, because we are His, we only have to believe when we ask for it, and it shall be granted unto us! What a love from a generous Father! But, knowing that we are His, knowing that we can ask that the windows of Heaven be opened and His blessing be poured out upon us, still doesn't mean anything if we don't believe it can happen!
Matthew 17:20 of the Amplified version of the Word of God goes like this, 'He said to them, Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of firmly relying trust]. For truly I say to you, if you have faith [that is living] like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you'. Again, Jesus was speaking to believers. More interestingly, in this portion of text, He was addressing those most closest to Him - His disciples! These were the men who walked with Him, ate with Him, and performed miracles in His name! These were also the same men who were of little faith! So where does that leave us?
If you are anything like me, then you love God. There is nothing that satisfies you more than the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Yet, when the situations of life come against you, somewhere along the way you become weary.. and the doubt squirms its way into the matter. You say that it will all work out because you serve the One True and Living God, yet, you know you are doubting that the best is yet to come.. 
But, my brothers and sisters, here I am, a living testimony! My life is a series of ups and downs, with twists and turns that I didn't bargain for. But, I am learning everyday that the more I spend time in God's beautiful presence, the more I read and fill myself with the knowledge of who He is, the more I am able to build my faith..
Anna Rountree gives her testimony on www.spiritlessons.com of her experiences with God in Heaven. There, she shares an amazing truth that there are human organs and parts that are stored up in Heaven ready to be released to the sick among us - but we don't believe in His marvelous healing, so they remain there, and we grow more and more sick..
We pray for job promotions, new houses and vehicles, financial breakthroughs, healing, deliverance, marriage partners, and so many other things, but we don't believe that we can receive these things from our God. Therefore, there is no manifestation of His Might for the unbelievers to see..
Today, I just want to encourage you to know that God loves you more than you can ever imagine. Our minds are too limited to process the kind of love He has for us. He wants to give us the desires of our hearts - but we need only to believe...

Women of Confidence

I take comfort in knowing that God is with me and that he never pulls Himself away from me because I failed to please Him. I need Him so much. I let my mind drift ever so often to the times when I talked to Him, but never really understood that He was actually hearing me... I used to believe that I was worthless, insecure, nothing, nobody...

Today, my life is so different and I owe it all to Jesus! He is teaching me how to be a woman of confidence. He showed me that this confidence He is speaking about is not in myself, but rather in Him. He wants me to rest assured in His promises that He made regarding everything concerning me. He wants me to recognize that I am unique, a masterpiece, an original and I cannot compare myself to others. He wants me to know that I am beautifully and wonderfully made. He wants me to put away worry because He is in total control.
Like most women, I often work myself out when the situations of life come flooding in. Martial problems leave me feeling depressed and even rejected at times. Dealing with the issues with the kids usually result in sleepless nights. Work related issues equal to even more weariness. However, God is reminding us ladies that He is in the midst of everything. He remains our solution. As long as we rest everything in His hands, we cannot be disappointed.
Do not be bothered anymore about the problems that are weighing you down. Run to God faithfully. Rest assured in His word. You are a Miracle. You are loved. You are special. You are in the palm of His hands. He catches every tear you cry, because He is in love with YOU! Draw near to Him. Let Him wrap you in His presence now.....

Oh How We Need Him

We are meant to live all of life enjoying abundance, increase, prosperity, good health family life and so much more. God is a just God. He wants us to know that we can lean on Him at all times. He is not seasonal. He is not temporal. He is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent. He is an all consuming fire of life and love. He is a powerful force that transitions us from nothingness into beautiful beings. He longs for sweet fellowship with us. He is ever looking at us, waiting to hear from us, waiting to move mightily through us. 
Jesus gave everything to save us so that we can return to heaven and dwell in the places He has prepared for us as we live together in perfect unity. We need to be able to give up our own understanding of things. We need to reach out to Him in every season of our lives. We need to remove everything and everyone else who is seated on the throne of our hearts. We need to give Him full control.....
Cry out to Him. Lean on Him. Go deeper and deeper with Him. Love Him.

My definition of Love (+The Holy Bible of Love)

At the beginning of this new year, this new year of the turn around and year of double favor, I had been reading the Word of God and asking Him to teach me more of who He is. He led me to 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. There, I found such a lovely explanation of what love is. More specifically, what God's love in us really means.

I found out that love endures until the very end - that no situation or circumstance, no distraction or problem can turn us away from the ones we love. I saw that love is being kind and patient even in the most trying of circumstances. It is never supposed to have us being jealous or envious because the ones we love are accomplishing in areas of their lives where we are not. We are not supposed to be boastful because of our achievements so that the ones we love might feel inferior or beneath us. We are not supposed to be puffed up with pride (the feeling where we are better than everyone else) if we love. It is not selfish / self-seeking. If we love with a pure heart then we are not permitted to be about self, but about others. Love affords us the opportunity to pay no attention to a suffered wrong. It does not cause us to be happy and rejoice when our loved ones are suffering, even if we think its their own fault. It causes us to believe in people and strengthens our hope in the things we believe in. Love endures everything and remains without weakening. It is not subject to conditions and most importantly, it never fails! When we love with the love of God in us, we can endure hardships, hurts and pain without loving the wrong doer any less. 

We are not blameless. Many times a day we hurt God...we fail Him. But, He does not love us any less. The love He has for us is pure. It is not based on conditions, that is, if we do everything right to please Him. His love for us never weakens even though we continue to succumb to our flesh. This is the kind of love we should have towards each other. Pure and untainted love.