Be an OVERCOMER!

'You're an Overcomer!' This line was taken from Mandisa's song entitled with that ever powerful word, 'Overcomer!' In this new year, 2015, God wants us to overcome the obstacles and barriers that have ever been plaguing our lives and holding us back from enjoying freedom in Him. He promises that this year will be an exciting one for His people, but we first have to get to that place with Him where there are no boundary lines. But how do we do this?
For me, I had to recognize that everyday I battle with generation curses and hereditary spirits that tackle me from every angle. I had been engaged in warfare, but I was not too sure who or what I was really fighting against. As a result, I begun to study what these things were so that I could better equip myself. Pastor Paula White says that if we examine our families, we would clearly see the patterns that emerge from generation to generation. Some of these curses may include divorce, cancer, alcoholism, depression, fornication, adultery, poverty, accidental and untimely death, particular sicknesses and diseases and many more.. Knowing these curses, means we can now attack the enemy will full force. Bear in mind that we have to be clothed with the full armor of God and have confidence in Him knowing that greater is He who is in Me than He who is in the world! Understand too, that even if the curse was not broken with us, with constant warfare, we can break them from our children's lives - and thus change our generations ahead of us.
The next thing is understanding that God is no man's debtor. Everything we do for God is rewarded. Colossians 1:5 of the Amplified version of the Bible tells us that, 'Because of the hope [of experiencing what is] laid up (reserved and waiting) for you in heaven...' Therefore, we seek to overcome the world knowing without a shadow of a doubt that there are things laid up for us in Heaven that our words cannot express and give honor to!
What is it that you want to see happen in your life this year? Get to a place with God where you can truly connect with Him and thus be able to proceed in His plan for your life. Jesus loves us so much more than human understanding permits us to comprehend. Trust in Him and call on Him to help you overcome the hurdles you are facing - Now!
Be ever blessed.

We are living in evil times...

The AMP version of the Bible outlines these two verses in James chapter 1, which says,

14 But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desire (lust, passions).

15 Then the evil desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully matured, brings forth death.

God doesn't tempt man to lure them into sin. When we are tempted it is because there are evil ways within us that keep nagging at us... If we continue to dwell upon it, we will premeditate upon it enough to act upon it. When we fulfill the act of sin, it is only a short while after until we see the consequences of the sin, being death.

For example, when we have a disagreement in our homes, we could sit and ponder about the things someone said to us and how much it hurt us. We could then allow our minds to go to a place where we want to return the favor and spit words back at the person. The bible says that we are not to let the sun go down on our wrath..but when we get too angry we go to sleep thinking about what happened. The devil sees the entrance we have created and as such, he comes in a drops more evil thoughts to have us dazed, confused and swimming in sin. After a while, we explode with anger causing the situation to worsen. Sometimes it means that our spouses walk away, our children leave feeling worthless, our neighbors become our enemies, we lose our jobs, etc. This will be the consequences of our sin... The final result is death in the situation and not life. Too often we sit and focus on the problem...allowing the situation to become magnified in our minds. We need to trust God to fight our battles for us, while we look for solutions...

Our Lord only thinks good thoughts towards us..let us renew our minds daily to rebuke the devil bodily and cause him to flee!

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.

Untainted Love

There used to be a time in my life when problems, situations, trials, tribulations, challenges and circumstances always prevailed. I was lost, confused and unwanted. I struggled to get by and longed for something better. I was hurt over and over again. But, through it all, I loved love. I loved with my whole heart, and was so deeply pained when the love was not returned. Then I met someone.
I was again in one of my countless turmoils. I heard my heart crying within me and all i could do to keep my sanity was to scream out like an deer caught in a trap. Then in the midst of the storm, I heard a voice. It was still, small, mighty and strong. It was loving, caring, kind and filled with compassion. I was startled, but somehow, I wanted to hear more. I listened for a while and waited. I was comforted and consoled, and accepted by a man whose power and authority cannot be fathomed. I felt as if a whirlwind had picked me up and was taking me to an unknown world, that seemed so familiar.
I was directed to a book - the guidebook of life as it was referred to. The book was called the Bible and it was written by the greatest author, the Holy Spirit. There I found Him. His name is Jesus. He showed me love like I have never known before. He showed me that all the bad things I did or ever will do will never separate me from the love He had for me. He showed me that although many had rejected me, He accepted me. He showed me that even though I could not love myself, He saw something in me that He loved. He told me that His love was not like human love. There was no conditions under which He could love me, but He loved me just as I am. I am in awe of Him. I long for more of Him. He is my everything.