And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you: So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2: 4-5
Everyday, we see examples of people who put their faith in men and not God. As a result, there are murders, suicides, homelessness, tragedies, broken hearts, deterioration, lost possessions and I could go on and on. We've all done it at one time or another and I suppose most of us have been burned by that decision. Now I was raised to know that when I got burnt; I would not do it again. Some people like doing the same thing over and over or repeating past mistakes or behaviors; often putting their faith in men.
Today; make up your mind to put your faith in God, letting Him order your steps and hold your hand. Just trust God for this problem. He's consistent and will not let you slip, stumble or fall.
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE ;TODAY WOULD YOU BE BRAVE? by Elaine Davenport
I "see" a lot of people praising God! I 'hear" a lot of people talking about God! I "read" a lot of what people write about God. BUT...when the rubber meets the road as they say and people really have to make a choice, who will they choose?
CASSIE BERNALL WAS A SPECIAL YOUNG LADY WITH A HEART FOR GOD. CASSIE GAVE OF HERSELF FREELY TO GOD. SHE WAS A SHINING EXAMPLE TO THE BODY OF CHRIST.
Many people recall her story. Cassie at age seventeen years of age found herself within close proximity of one of the shooters as she huddled on the floor during the Columbine massacre in Denver a year years ago; in which twelve students were killed and two dozen more were injured. The killer looked at her and asked if she believed in God? Without batting an eye, she said Yes. He killed her. At that moment, faith was challenged and faith won! I'm asking you today wherever you are to lift up Cassie's family in prayer. We speak Blessings over their lives. Praise God!
She did not make the decision that day not to deny God, she had made it long before that. It was a question regarding a faith declaration. No one ever said that it would be easy. In fact, Jesus said: If they will persecute me, they will persecute you. Have you made your choice yet or are you just going along for the ride?
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CASSIE BERNALL WAS A SPECIAL YOUNG LADY WITH A HEART FOR GOD. CASSIE GAVE OF HERSELF FREELY TO GOD. SHE WAS A SHINING EXAMPLE TO THE BODY OF CHRIST.
Many people recall her story. Cassie at age seventeen years of age found herself within close proximity of one of the shooters as she huddled on the floor during the Columbine massacre in Denver a year years ago; in which twelve students were killed and two dozen more were injured. The killer looked at her and asked if she believed in God? Without batting an eye, she said Yes. He killed her. At that moment, faith was challenged and faith won! I'm asking you today wherever you are to lift up Cassie's family in prayer. We speak Blessings over their lives. Praise God!
She did not make the decision that day not to deny God, she had made it long before that. It was a question regarding a faith declaration. No one ever said that it would be easy. In fact, Jesus said: If they will persecute me, they will persecute you. Have you made your choice yet or are you just going along for the ride?
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
TEARING DOWN STRONGHOLDS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST: SPEAKING IN TONGUES
INTRODUCTION: I RECEIVED THE GIFT OF TRADITIONS FILLED WITH MY FAMILIES "RELIGIOUS" BELIEFS AS A LITTLE CHILD. AS I GREW OLDER PHYSICALLY, I REALIZED THAT I COULD NOT GROW OLDER SPIRITUALLY UNTIL I TOOK GOD AT HIS WORD AND OVERLOOKED THE TRADITIONS OF MEN AND THEIR COMFORT ZONES!
(For some of you; this may be hard, but I present the truth. )
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PART ONE
For years, many people said that people who spoke in tongues were of the devil. Jesus said believers would do it so how did the devil get in there? Well, the Bible says "Satan" is the author of lies.
Don't take another man's word for whether you ought to speak in tongues; take God's Word.
Jesus said in Mark 16: 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
DO YOU BELIEVE? THEN WHY AREN'T SIGNS FOLLOWING YOU?
You made a choice to follow God. Now you have to make a choice to accept all that He freely gives you.
THIS IS WHY:
Speaking in tongues allows us to pray out the perfect will of God for our lives and those around us. That exercise will change your life dramatically. It will build you up personally and it allows you to commune with God. It is the first outward sign that you have been baptized with the Holy Ghost. It gave me confidence that I can get things done in the spirit realm and get my prayers answered.
That gift makes me "feel" powerful.
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PART TWO
If your dandruff is up about the prospect of speaking in tongues; don’t feel bad. I felt the same way myself. I am now certain that speaking in tongues may be one of the most misunderstood “benefits” available to believers.
Over the years, I have changed my mind about a lot of things. I’m pretty stubborn sometimes, so my mind was locked solid on a couple of things when it came to God and the church. Here goes:
(These were things I did not like or vowed never to deal with or do.)
1. I thought speaking in tongues was absolutely ridiculous and that it wasn’t real.
2. I thought people falling out by the power of the Holy Ghost were fake.
3. I loathed: “singing preachers.”
4. I didn’t like noisy churches.
5. I used to say that the one kind of writing that I would never do would be “religious” writing.
6. I did not like the idea of men not going to church; but I especially didn’t like the fact that most churches didn’t do enough to get men into the church.
Today, I’m going to tackle the issue of my apprehension and lack of understanding around the ability to speak in tongues.
I did not come from a Pentecostal background. My mother sent us to church as children, several blocks away. That only happened because the minister kept knocking on the door to invite us and my mother felt bad for him because he wouldn’t give up and he was so nice. In the meantime I’m sure my grandmother had already covered us in prayer.
We came from a long line of Baptists. The family was very comfortable with that. After coming off of a long illness; I was led to a nearby Pentecostal church. I didn’t go there to examine them or take an application. My requirements were simple. I needed a connection with God, direction and to find a way to get my healing. In the midst of my search I found out about the “power” of speaking in tongues.
Here are some things that the Bible says about tongues: And He said unto them, "Go ye into the entire world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe: In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." MARK 16¨ 17
It’s amazing that Jesus says that tongues are a sign that you believe. I didn’t write it; Jesus did! What am I inferring? No, what is Jesus inferring? That’s the question.
WAS IT HARD? I was surprised that learning to speak in tongues was just a question of the heart and not anything else. I just asked God for the gift and began to speak.
The Spirit of God helps those that speak in tongues, making intercession for us, knowing what we are to pray which is the perfect will of God.
"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God."
In the book of Acts; when the members of the early church gathered, they were all in one accord when the Holy Ghost fell. This is important.
Acts 2:4
"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
I Corinthians 14:2
Tomorrow, I will continue this discussion; I hope you'll join in as we tear down this stronghold!
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(For some of you; this may be hard, but I present the truth. )
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PART ONE
For years, many people said that people who spoke in tongues were of the devil. Jesus said believers would do it so how did the devil get in there? Well, the Bible says "Satan" is the author of lies.
Don't take another man's word for whether you ought to speak in tongues; take God's Word.
Jesus said in Mark 16: 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
DO YOU BELIEVE? THEN WHY AREN'T SIGNS FOLLOWING YOU?
You made a choice to follow God. Now you have to make a choice to accept all that He freely gives you.
THIS IS WHY:
Speaking in tongues allows us to pray out the perfect will of God for our lives and those around us. That exercise will change your life dramatically. It will build you up personally and it allows you to commune with God. It is the first outward sign that you have been baptized with the Holy Ghost. It gave me confidence that I can get things done in the spirit realm and get my prayers answered.
That gift makes me "feel" powerful.
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PART TWO
If your dandruff is up about the prospect of speaking in tongues; don’t feel bad. I felt the same way myself. I am now certain that speaking in tongues may be one of the most misunderstood “benefits” available to believers.
Over the years, I have changed my mind about a lot of things. I’m pretty stubborn sometimes, so my mind was locked solid on a couple of things when it came to God and the church. Here goes:
(These were things I did not like or vowed never to deal with or do.)
1. I thought speaking in tongues was absolutely ridiculous and that it wasn’t real.
2. I thought people falling out by the power of the Holy Ghost were fake.
3. I loathed: “singing preachers.”
4. I didn’t like noisy churches.
5. I used to say that the one kind of writing that I would never do would be “religious” writing.
6. I did not like the idea of men not going to church; but I especially didn’t like the fact that most churches didn’t do enough to get men into the church.
Today, I’m going to tackle the issue of my apprehension and lack of understanding around the ability to speak in tongues.
I did not come from a Pentecostal background. My mother sent us to church as children, several blocks away. That only happened because the minister kept knocking on the door to invite us and my mother felt bad for him because he wouldn’t give up and he was so nice. In the meantime I’m sure my grandmother had already covered us in prayer.
We came from a long line of Baptists. The family was very comfortable with that. After coming off of a long illness; I was led to a nearby Pentecostal church. I didn’t go there to examine them or take an application. My requirements were simple. I needed a connection with God, direction and to find a way to get my healing. In the midst of my search I found out about the “power” of speaking in tongues.
Here are some things that the Bible says about tongues: And He said unto them, "Go ye into the entire world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe: In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." MARK 16¨ 17
It’s amazing that Jesus says that tongues are a sign that you believe. I didn’t write it; Jesus did! What am I inferring? No, what is Jesus inferring? That’s the question.
WAS IT HARD? I was surprised that learning to speak in tongues was just a question of the heart and not anything else. I just asked God for the gift and began to speak.
The Spirit of God helps those that speak in tongues, making intercession for us, knowing what we are to pray which is the perfect will of God.
"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God."
In the book of Acts; when the members of the early church gathered, they were all in one accord when the Holy Ghost fell. This is important.
Acts 2:4
"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
I Corinthians 14:2
Tomorrow, I will continue this discussion; I hope you'll join in as we tear down this stronghold!
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Monday, April 23, 2007
WHAT'S YOUR SECRET? by Elaine Davenport
Years ago, a dear family member was murdered. They were shot in the back three times by a neighbor who said it was self defense. This all happened in broad daylight. There was a court trial with only a judge. From the start; he sounded biased. We could not believe it but clearly he and the accused murderer's attorney were friends. There were many witnesses. Each one told a different story. All had different reasons for telling their accounts. Mainly, it was the account that was in their best interest. For example, the wife of the accused had a version. Unfortunately, her husband; the accused had a different version even though they were together. The lady next door had another version. We all knew she was out there at the time. There were rumors that she was afraid of the man so her version did not support our claim of pre meditated murder. We were gravely disappointed and all looked dim. Then a friend who had happened by testified and gave his version of the events. We thought: "Aha, at last the truth will come out." Unfortunately his version was completely different from the other three stories and there was no one to back it up.
As it turns out, there was a surprise witness who had seen everything from his yard and no one had seen him. No one even new him. Neither side knew what the man would say. The man clearly was through examination proven to be a man of integrity and honor. The man told how our family member was ambushed and shot in the back three times after he literally ran from the scene trying to get away from the accused. What this witness kept repeating was how our family member kept saying that he didn't want any trouble.
This man whom we did not know, stepped up and testified and told the truth. Lives were changed as a result in so many ways. I hated the fact that my loved one was murdered, but because God sent a messenger to tell the truth, I did not allow bitterness to take root in my life. I eventually forgave the man who committed the crime and his family.
APPLICATION
In the Bible Jesus healed a blind man. Then he told him to go and witness.
Now the man out of whom the devils had departed besought Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, "Return to thine own house, and show what great things God hath done unto thee." And he went his way, and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done unto him. And it came to pass that when Jesus had returned, the people gladly received Him, for they were all waiting for Him. LUKE 8: 38-40 (KJV)
We have been called to witness to OTHER people about the great things that the Lord has done for us. I tell you, I don't hear people on the Internet talking about what God has done for them; so I'm wondering why is it a secret. What's your secret? IF no one knows your testimony, there's a problem. As I look through my mailing list, I look at your name and I say: "Do I know their testimony?" and I am getting a lot of No's. I don't have to know, I have a life, but God has called you to witness.
Author's note: It's no secret that God healed me of a brain tumor, cancer, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, healed my eyes, restored my home, my children and I can go on.
Witnessing is an act of Faith! I encourage you to step out from the pack of "email forwarders" (not that it's bad, in most cases it isn't) and put your witness out there. God will back you.
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As it turns out, there was a surprise witness who had seen everything from his yard and no one had seen him. No one even new him. Neither side knew what the man would say. The man clearly was through examination proven to be a man of integrity and honor. The man told how our family member was ambushed and shot in the back three times after he literally ran from the scene trying to get away from the accused. What this witness kept repeating was how our family member kept saying that he didn't want any trouble.
This man whom we did not know, stepped up and testified and told the truth. Lives were changed as a result in so many ways. I hated the fact that my loved one was murdered, but because God sent a messenger to tell the truth, I did not allow bitterness to take root in my life. I eventually forgave the man who committed the crime and his family.
APPLICATION
In the Bible Jesus healed a blind man. Then he told him to go and witness.
Now the man out of whom the devils had departed besought Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, "Return to thine own house, and show what great things God hath done unto thee." And he went his way, and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done unto him. And it came to pass that when Jesus had returned, the people gladly received Him, for they were all waiting for Him. LUKE 8: 38-40 (KJV)
We have been called to witness to OTHER people about the great things that the Lord has done for us. I tell you, I don't hear people on the Internet talking about what God has done for them; so I'm wondering why is it a secret. What's your secret? IF no one knows your testimony, there's a problem. As I look through my mailing list, I look at your name and I say: "Do I know their testimony?" and I am getting a lot of No's. I don't have to know, I have a life, but God has called you to witness.
Author's note: It's no secret that God healed me of a brain tumor, cancer, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, healed my eyes, restored my home, my children and I can go on.
Witnessing is an act of Faith! I encourage you to step out from the pack of "email forwarders" (not that it's bad, in most cases it isn't) and put your witness out there. God will back you.
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Sunday, April 22, 2007
THE POWER OF CONFESSION by Elaine Davenport
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One of the best ways that we can all build ourselves up and make things happen is by using the power of the Word of God. You can't speak the Word or what it intends for you if you don't read it. Make a list of your favorite confessions and start speaking it. Then watch things begin to happen. Just make sure that you set your faith on it! Here are a few of my favorite confessions:
• I have an inheritance from God!
• I believe I receive!
• Oh- I’m not backing off of this promise
• You cannot lie-you’re God and you say what is
• I believe the Word to the end!
• I believe God for the miraculous like I’ve never believed before!
• I have my expectors on!
• I have great expectations!
• When I get a revelation from God, I will walk in it and operate in it so God can give me even more
• The anointing destroys yokes!
• The anointing opens up doors for me!
• The anointing of God causes me to inherit the Blessing
• The anointing of God leads me on a path of righteousness
• The Holy Ghost keeps me from straying from the right or the left
• I value the word, it’s more important than anything else!
• I am delivered supernaturally
• I’m delivered of ____________, (name them) I don’t need that
• I am victorious
• I am more than a conqueror
• I am expecting to reach out and touch the multitudes
• God will do a new thing in me and it SHALL spring forth
• It shall come to pass
• It is mine
• I have favor with God and man
• I’m expecting to inherit the Blessing of God
• I’m believing God for the miraculous
• I’m believing Him to go above and beyond what the natural realm says is able to happen
• I’m not limited to the earth’s resources, my resources are heaven and earth
• If it isn’t here-God can make it
• I don’t have to worry about that
• I’m expecting to live a long, fruitful, healthy, prosperous life here on earth
• That’s part of my inheritance
• I am the righteousness of God and Christ Jesus
• I am a joint heir with Jesus and because I am a joint heir, I have PROMISE
• I’m connected to royalty
• I have promises
• I command my inheritance to come in
• I command my angels to go get it and gather my harvest and to bring it in.
• I’m believing God for a perpetual harvest, a continual harvest, harvest upon harvest
• I will continue to do what God tells me to do
• I will continue to believe
• I will continue to sow
• I walk by faith and not by sight
• Gods word is true
• He cannot lie
• What He says IS; therefore I believe
• It is so
• It is mine
• My faith stirs in me
• The anointing stirs in me
• I believe God for miracles
• I believe, I will receive
• What I confess happens
• My God supplies all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus
• I have a continual supply for every need
• I have the power to create with the fruit of my lips
• I am willing and obedient
• The Lord teaches me to profit and leadest me the way that I should go.
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One of the best ways that we can all build ourselves up and make things happen is by using the power of the Word of God. You can't speak the Word or what it intends for you if you don't read it. Make a list of your favorite confessions and start speaking it. Then watch things begin to happen. Just make sure that you set your faith on it! Here are a few of my favorite confessions:
• I have an inheritance from God!
• I believe I receive!
• Oh- I’m not backing off of this promise
• You cannot lie-you’re God and you say what is
• I believe the Word to the end!
• I believe God for the miraculous like I’ve never believed before!
• I have my expectors on!
• I have great expectations!
• When I get a revelation from God, I will walk in it and operate in it so God can give me even more
• The anointing destroys yokes!
• The anointing opens up doors for me!
• The anointing of God causes me to inherit the Blessing
• The anointing of God leads me on a path of righteousness
• The Holy Ghost keeps me from straying from the right or the left
• I value the word, it’s more important than anything else!
• I am delivered supernaturally
• I’m delivered of ____________, (name them) I don’t need that
• I am victorious
• I am more than a conqueror
• I am expecting to reach out and touch the multitudes
• God will do a new thing in me and it SHALL spring forth
• It shall come to pass
• It is mine
• I have favor with God and man
• I’m expecting to inherit the Blessing of God
• I’m believing God for the miraculous
• I’m believing Him to go above and beyond what the natural realm says is able to happen
• I’m not limited to the earth’s resources, my resources are heaven and earth
• If it isn’t here-God can make it
• I don’t have to worry about that
• I’m expecting to live a long, fruitful, healthy, prosperous life here on earth
• That’s part of my inheritance
• I am the righteousness of God and Christ Jesus
• I am a joint heir with Jesus and because I am a joint heir, I have PROMISE
• I’m connected to royalty
• I have promises
• I command my inheritance to come in
• I command my angels to go get it and gather my harvest and to bring it in.
• I’m believing God for a perpetual harvest, a continual harvest, harvest upon harvest
• I will continue to do what God tells me to do
• I will continue to believe
• I will continue to sow
• I walk by faith and not by sight
• Gods word is true
• He cannot lie
• What He says IS; therefore I believe
• It is so
• It is mine
• My faith stirs in me
• The anointing stirs in me
• I believe God for miracles
• I believe, I will receive
• What I confess happens
• My God supplies all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus
• I have a continual supply for every need
• I have the power to create with the fruit of my lips
• I am willing and obedient
• The Lord teaches me to profit and leadest me the way that I should go.
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Saturday, April 21, 2007
WHO IS GOING TO SAVE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS?
Somebody has got to save your family and friends. Someone has got to bring them to Christ. Someone has to cross their paths to tell them the truth. Someone has to pray for them. What is your role? What will you do?
I can tell you for a certainty that when they begin to see the fruit of your labors, your change in heart, hear your love talk, see you truly change, they'll be open.
You are an OPEN DOOR to someone, but are you in position?
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I can tell you for a certainty that when they begin to see the fruit of your labors, your change in heart, hear your love talk, see you truly change, they'll be open.
You are an OPEN DOOR to someone, but are you in position?
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ALL KINDS OF DISCUSSIONS GOING ON; BE IN ON THE RIGHT ONE...DON'T BE DISTRACTED! BY Elaine Davenport
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Faith, faith, faith; that is what we're all about! Sometimes we have to remind ourselves. We have to stay focused, we have to stay on track! I was surprised when a Christian minister gave his pulpit to a group of Muslims who of course immediately began to praise Allah. But it wasn't my call and it wasn't my watch. It just reminded me that I need to be on the path that God has placed me on doing the job, He has called me to do. I exhort you to do the same because everytime we slip or miss it, souls are lost. This is not a joke. A lot of people have used us (believers) as an example to turn someone to another faith.
So don't be distracted, stay focused.
The Peoples New Testament in 1 Corinthians 2: 5 says: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men. Their faith was not produced by the triumphs of oratory or philosophy,But in the power of God. By the gospel preached in the power of the Spirit. Hence it was wrought through the means supplied of God.
There is a lot of talk going on; but don't be distracted. It's been an interesting week. For example, everyone rolled their sleeves up about the Imus deal. nobody wanted to hear it when I offered to some friends that I felt it was part of a demonic attack to divide and confuse. But that's how I felt because even "faith" people were all caught up. When he was fired, it was over. So the crowd still full of steam moved on to tackle the rap moguls. They didn't get all that money being stupid. So in the course of mans wisdom; when they got through there was a nice band-aid on the problem; but no clear solution was in the making. I can't trust man's wisdom; especially if the control to fixing the problem lies in the hands of the people making the millions. It's in their best interest to be sympathetic, but not to change the status quo.
I was unable to give voice to my thoughts that saving souls is now more critical than ever as Satan serves up continuous distractions. Don't be confused and don't be distracted!
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Faith, faith, faith; that is what we're all about! Sometimes we have to remind ourselves. We have to stay focused, we have to stay on track! I was surprised when a Christian minister gave his pulpit to a group of Muslims who of course immediately began to praise Allah. But it wasn't my call and it wasn't my watch. It just reminded me that I need to be on the path that God has placed me on doing the job, He has called me to do. I exhort you to do the same because everytime we slip or miss it, souls are lost. This is not a joke. A lot of people have used us (believers) as an example to turn someone to another faith.
So don't be distracted, stay focused.
The Peoples New Testament in 1 Corinthians 2: 5 says: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men. Their faith was not produced by the triumphs of oratory or philosophy,But in the power of God. By the gospel preached in the power of the Spirit. Hence it was wrought through the means supplied of God.
There is a lot of talk going on; but don't be distracted. It's been an interesting week. For example, everyone rolled their sleeves up about the Imus deal. nobody wanted to hear it when I offered to some friends that I felt it was part of a demonic attack to divide and confuse. But that's how I felt because even "faith" people were all caught up. When he was fired, it was over. So the crowd still full of steam moved on to tackle the rap moguls. They didn't get all that money being stupid. So in the course of mans wisdom; when they got through there was a nice band-aid on the problem; but no clear solution was in the making. I can't trust man's wisdom; especially if the control to fixing the problem lies in the hands of the people making the millions. It's in their best interest to be sympathetic, but not to change the status quo.
I was unable to give voice to my thoughts that saving souls is now more critical than ever as Satan serves up continuous distractions. Don't be confused and don't be distracted!
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Up Close and Personal...
God desires that you seek Him and in doing so, so many things will happen to you. When you read them all, you'll say" "Wow!" just as I did.
If you seek Him, He'll be found is in 1Chron 28: 9,
If you seek Him, you'll live is in Amos 5: 4,
God rewards those that earnestly seek Him is in Hebrews 11:6,
God is good to those who seek Him is found in Lam 3: 25
Blessed are those who seek Him is found in Psalm 119: 2
You need to know this; it will strengthen you in your faith walk.
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If you seek Him, He'll be found is in 1Chron 28: 9,
If you seek Him, you'll live is in Amos 5: 4,
God rewards those that earnestly seek Him is in Hebrews 11:6,
God is good to those who seek Him is found in Lam 3: 25
Blessed are those who seek Him is found in Psalm 119: 2
You need to know this; it will strengthen you in your faith walk.
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DON"T LET THE DEVIL KNOCK YOU OUT WITH ONE BLOW!
I had been trying to tell my kids that the devil was real for months on end, but all I got was their laughter. "The Who?" they often said, ridiculing me. They just felt it was a form of fanaticism for believers to say there was an unknown presence attacking us and trying to defeat us. Well, I have had to face such adversity before I knew this and I've always wanted to assign a reason for it.
Finding out that there was an adversary was welcoming information because I can deal with what I know about. My KNOWING doesn't have to be by SIGHT; I am a spirit and I live in a body. I keep my spirit in TUNE and connected to the power source! My mind is alert and I am always on guard. However, explaining this to my college age children was getting me nowhere. I stood in faith and put prayer on it as well.
In their efforts to disprove my reasoning; my children actually began to see that I was telling the truth. My daughter was first; she moved far away to another state. When she was home, she rarely asked for prayer. In this new place, without transportation she was calling daily for prayer.
Finally, she faced a challenging crisis. There was a winter storm and she had left home without a bus pass, and had run out of money quite a ways from home. She was inconsolable and seemed ready to give up. The first thing that I told her was: "Are you going to let the devil knock you out with one blow?" She said: "No." "You've got more than that, I told her.
Then we prayed and God sent a woman who gave her the fare that she needed to get home. Eventually He touched my heart to give her my wonderful car even though that left me hitchhiking. Not long after that, I got a new car! I got the car not because I wanted a material object, but so that I would be enabled to do kingdom business!
I recently talked to a friend who was greatly distressed and in tears over a check that had not come, even though the mail had not come yet. I was led to ask her: "ARE YOU GOING TO LET THE DEVIL KNOCK YOU OUT WITH ONE BLOW? We prayed a prayer of agreement and we are standing in faith that it will all work out.
If you're reading this, I'll tell you that your big old problem is only big to you and the devil. But ye are of God! So remember that God will fix it no matter what size you "think" it is and tell the devil: "You're a defeated foe, loose my (whatever it is) and let it go in Jesus Name, and keep on stepping! You'll be glad that you did.
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Finding out that there was an adversary was welcoming information because I can deal with what I know about. My KNOWING doesn't have to be by SIGHT; I am a spirit and I live in a body. I keep my spirit in TUNE and connected to the power source! My mind is alert and I am always on guard. However, explaining this to my college age children was getting me nowhere. I stood in faith and put prayer on it as well.
In their efforts to disprove my reasoning; my children actually began to see that I was telling the truth. My daughter was first; she moved far away to another state. When she was home, she rarely asked for prayer. In this new place, without transportation she was calling daily for prayer.
Finally, she faced a challenging crisis. There was a winter storm and she had left home without a bus pass, and had run out of money quite a ways from home. She was inconsolable and seemed ready to give up. The first thing that I told her was: "Are you going to let the devil knock you out with one blow?" She said: "No." "You've got more than that, I told her.
Then we prayed and God sent a woman who gave her the fare that she needed to get home. Eventually He touched my heart to give her my wonderful car even though that left me hitchhiking. Not long after that, I got a new car! I got the car not because I wanted a material object, but so that I would be enabled to do kingdom business!
I recently talked to a friend who was greatly distressed and in tears over a check that had not come, even though the mail had not come yet. I was led to ask her: "ARE YOU GOING TO LET THE DEVIL KNOCK YOU OUT WITH ONE BLOW? We prayed a prayer of agreement and we are standing in faith that it will all work out.
If you're reading this, I'll tell you that your big old problem is only big to you and the devil. But ye are of God! So remember that God will fix it no matter what size you "think" it is and tell the devil: "You're a defeated foe, loose my (whatever it is) and let it go in Jesus Name, and keep on stepping! You'll be glad that you did.
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Friday, April 20, 2007
MOVE THAT PROBLEM OUT OF YOUR WAY!
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And Jesus answering, said unto them, "Have faith in God.
For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, `Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea,' and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he saith. Mark 11:22,23
Satan and his imps must get a real chuckle out of watching us believers. We get problem after problem and we don't laugh it off...but we should.
I began reading a book recently about how Satan sets up situation to get people offended and offending." I said: "Okay, I guess it's possible." The next day while I was with some friends, a dear friend said something that hurt me to the core. I fought hard to hold back the tears, while trying to keep a straight face. I immediately began to question why a friend or how a friend would do that. All kind of thoughts were rushing through my head. I was trying to avert a disaster when I remembered: "Love suffereth long." Certainly, I loved this friend. They themselves had been through a great ordeal and I realized that the words were not meant maliciously; they just came out the wrong way.
Days later; I was still struggling with that even though the pain had gone away. I had to move this problem out the way. There was no one that I could discuss it with but God. Now that's a whole "nother" chapter (conversations with God- which many people either don't believe in or don't have).
So I forgave my friend; really truly and elevated them back to where they were before they said those words. Actually, I came to realize that I needed to take a closer spiritual walk so I benefited. The devil would have us to get mad at each other over nothing; but I won't fall victim to such and don't you.
Speak to your problem and tell it to go away. You have the power and you have the Authority in Jesus name! Satan hopes you don't believe this! Do you?
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And Jesus answering, said unto them, "Have faith in God.
For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, `Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea,' and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he saith. Mark 11:22,23
Satan and his imps must get a real chuckle out of watching us believers. We get problem after problem and we don't laugh it off...but we should.
I began reading a book recently about how Satan sets up situation to get people offended and offending." I said: "Okay, I guess it's possible." The next day while I was with some friends, a dear friend said something that hurt me to the core. I fought hard to hold back the tears, while trying to keep a straight face. I immediately began to question why a friend or how a friend would do that. All kind of thoughts were rushing through my head. I was trying to avert a disaster when I remembered: "Love suffereth long." Certainly, I loved this friend. They themselves had been through a great ordeal and I realized that the words were not meant maliciously; they just came out the wrong way.
Days later; I was still struggling with that even though the pain had gone away. I had to move this problem out the way. There was no one that I could discuss it with but God. Now that's a whole "nother" chapter (conversations with God- which many people either don't believe in or don't have).
So I forgave my friend; really truly and elevated them back to where they were before they said those words. Actually, I came to realize that I needed to take a closer spiritual walk so I benefited. The devil would have us to get mad at each other over nothing; but I won't fall victim to such and don't you.
Speak to your problem and tell it to go away. You have the power and you have the Authority in Jesus name! Satan hopes you don't believe this! Do you?
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
HAS THE MEDIA COMPROMISED US ( and themselves individually) REGARDING FAITH AND ARE WE AS A COUNTRY LAGGING BEHIND?
The information here is proposed to make you think. It is not meant to offend.
The real questions are what do you do with your faith and if you had to let people know that you believe in God; would you do it or do you prefer to keep it a secret?
They keep doing all of these studies about faith. They're not doing it because they believe. Remember that "they" the media are supposed to be impartial. However, they decided to try to find out about this faith thing. They found in one study that 85% of Americans believe in God, but 98% of Africans do, 9 of 10 Indonesians said they'd die for God and 87% of Ireland believe in God. So my question is are we lagging behind the rest of the world on the "Faith Scale" and if so why? Now I suggest to you that since real people write these stories, we are falling off our jobs fellow believers because as a group; the media has compromised themselves. They won't even say (rarely) they believe in God! That's an atrocity! It really is. Or has it dulled your common sense?
We've got so many freedoms here and we have an entrenched belief in this country to respect other people's beliefs and religions. It's almost to a fault. We are raised in an environment of tolerance. We have tolerated the death of the pledge of allegiance in many schools. I personally taught in a school where Christmas (or its' meaning) could not be discussed. Even though our country was clearly founded upon biblical principals; the ten commandments have been prohibited from being displayed in many court arenas.
WHERE DID THEY GET THOU SHALT NOT KILL! THOU SHALT NOT STEAL. FROM?
So American society has compromised its religious beliefs so much so that few have respect for our so called "firm foundation." Hey, we'll even protest their "rights" to protest; even if their complaint is anti our religious beliefs or we just cave in.
Recently, a long tradition of swearing in on the bible was compromised because a Muslim man didn't want to do that. It's possible that he uses the bible to recruit people to the Muslims and that someone used it to recruit him.
We're going to have to get more aggressive about our beliefs and stop respecting and start imposing!
Too many lives hang in the balance! Strangers are coming on American soil, some are terrorists and some come with the intention to recruit us Americans to become terrorists or enablers. THIS IS NOT PARANOIA TALKING. These are facts. So when you leave reading this article and go out into the world; you need to ask yourself; "WHO AM I RECRUITING?
We are lagging behind other countries around the world regarding faith. so is it because we're too smart, we're too wise, we listen to so much contrary talk, watch too much television, listen to too much science, don't go to church, like sin too much, listen to the atheists, are fickle, we want it easier, we're to lazy to find out the truth for ourselves, the Christians are to selfish, too ignorant of God's will, or what? You tell me.
This is not meant to be political, but I make NO APOLOGIES for loving God. None.
The real questions are what do you do with your faith and if you had to let people know that you believe in God; would you do it or do you prefer to keep it a secret?
They keep doing all of these studies about faith. They're not doing it because they believe. Remember that "they" the media are supposed to be impartial. However, they decided to try to find out about this faith thing. They found in one study that 85% of Americans believe in God, but 98% of Africans do, 9 of 10 Indonesians said they'd die for God and 87% of Ireland believe in God. So my question is are we lagging behind the rest of the world on the "Faith Scale" and if so why? Now I suggest to you that since real people write these stories, we are falling off our jobs fellow believers because as a group; the media has compromised themselves. They won't even say (rarely) they believe in God! That's an atrocity! It really is. Or has it dulled your common sense?
We've got so many freedoms here and we have an entrenched belief in this country to respect other people's beliefs and religions. It's almost to a fault. We are raised in an environment of tolerance. We have tolerated the death of the pledge of allegiance in many schools. I personally taught in a school where Christmas (or its' meaning) could not be discussed. Even though our country was clearly founded upon biblical principals; the ten commandments have been prohibited from being displayed in many court arenas.
WHERE DID THEY GET THOU SHALT NOT KILL! THOU SHALT NOT STEAL. FROM?
So American society has compromised its religious beliefs so much so that few have respect for our so called "firm foundation." Hey, we'll even protest their "rights" to protest; even if their complaint is anti our religious beliefs or we just cave in.
Recently, a long tradition of swearing in on the bible was compromised because a Muslim man didn't want to do that. It's possible that he uses the bible to recruit people to the Muslims and that someone used it to recruit him.
We're going to have to get more aggressive about our beliefs and stop respecting and start imposing!
Too many lives hang in the balance! Strangers are coming on American soil, some are terrorists and some come with the intention to recruit us Americans to become terrorists or enablers. THIS IS NOT PARANOIA TALKING. These are facts. So when you leave reading this article and go out into the world; you need to ask yourself; "WHO AM I RECRUITING?
We are lagging behind other countries around the world regarding faith. so is it because we're too smart, we're too wise, we listen to so much contrary talk, watch too much television, listen to too much science, don't go to church, like sin too much, listen to the atheists, are fickle, we want it easier, we're to lazy to find out the truth for ourselves, the Christians are to selfish, too ignorant of God's will, or what? You tell me.
This is not meant to be political, but I make NO APOLOGIES for loving God. None.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
PREVAILED, APRIL, 2007 ...THE CONCLUSION TO: ON THE PATH TO LOSING MY LIFE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS...
Part Four:
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ THIS SHORT TESTIMONIAL IN ITS' ENTIRETY, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2007 WHERE IT BEGINS!
The minister was a young man who was well dressed. He was impressionable. I am always impressed when I hear young people speak of God with great wisdom. I guess it's because when I was their age; I didn't have that interest or that knowledge.
His message was about Healing. He told of a lady whom he went to visit in the hospital who had suffered from varied ailments over a long period of time. He told us a statement that never left me. He said that when he asks a person how much time they spend in prayer, he can pretty much figure out why they are in the challenges that the find themselves in.
I was shocked. Mainly because I was in the challenge of my life and I had no prayer life.
Then he went on to march us through the Word of God to show us how God wants healing for all who can believe Him for it. He mentioned our ability to look in the concordance at the back of the bible, He said we could look up healing scriptures, recite them and meditate in them day and night. He explained that these scriptures would be like medicine to our bodies.
No one had EVER explained it to me like that before. Here I was, broke, disgusted and down for nothing. I had been about to lose my life physically and spiritually until I received a Word from God through this young minister.
I wanted to see him and to thank him but the line was too long. I left with my mind made up to put my escape plan in action.
When I came home, I told my husband: "I'M GOING TO LIVE! GOD SAYS SO"! Oh, this is true, I don't care if you don't believe it, everyone that knows me knows it is!
I began to recite the healing scriptures, to believe them to get them in my spirit, to trust in God, to move closer to Him and I began to pray more, to thank God and to give Him praise.
I received the gift of the Holy Spirit in my kitchen and six months later without much effort; I received the gift of speaking in tongues after I asked God for it.
However, I haven't told you of my miracle.
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CONCLUSION:
I found a Chinese doctor who had some pills to shrink the tumor; he was in another country. I began to take them. I saw no noticeable difference. I'm not saying they did not work. I'm sure there are all sorts of reasons. I ended up with another doctor.
My new doctor assured me he could help me. However, I later found out that he had a team of pathologists who literally did all that they could to find cancer. It was because they really thought the tissue looked very suspicious. So after a two hour search and a blood transfusion on my; they reluctantly quit and sent the tissue out after removing some tumors from my body.
When I saw the doctor he couldn't stop saying how surprised he was that it wasn't cancer and that I was "lucky." I told him I don't believe in luck.
God healed me; but I did not call it quits. I work hard to minister to others about how God wants to heal them too if they'll just rise up and put on their faith clothes. Do you have your faith clothes on today? If not, put them on!
Blessings and Love, Sister Elaine
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ THIS SHORT TESTIMONIAL IN ITS' ENTIRETY, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2007 WHERE IT BEGINS!
The minister was a young man who was well dressed. He was impressionable. I am always impressed when I hear young people speak of God with great wisdom. I guess it's because when I was their age; I didn't have that interest or that knowledge.
His message was about Healing. He told of a lady whom he went to visit in the hospital who had suffered from varied ailments over a long period of time. He told us a statement that never left me. He said that when he asks a person how much time they spend in prayer, he can pretty much figure out why they are in the challenges that the find themselves in.
I was shocked. Mainly because I was in the challenge of my life and I had no prayer life.
Then he went on to march us through the Word of God to show us how God wants healing for all who can believe Him for it. He mentioned our ability to look in the concordance at the back of the bible, He said we could look up healing scriptures, recite them and meditate in them day and night. He explained that these scriptures would be like medicine to our bodies.
No one had EVER explained it to me like that before. Here I was, broke, disgusted and down for nothing. I had been about to lose my life physically and spiritually until I received a Word from God through this young minister.
I wanted to see him and to thank him but the line was too long. I left with my mind made up to put my escape plan in action.
When I came home, I told my husband: "I'M GOING TO LIVE! GOD SAYS SO"! Oh, this is true, I don't care if you don't believe it, everyone that knows me knows it is!
I began to recite the healing scriptures, to believe them to get them in my spirit, to trust in God, to move closer to Him and I began to pray more, to thank God and to give Him praise.
I received the gift of the Holy Spirit in my kitchen and six months later without much effort; I received the gift of speaking in tongues after I asked God for it.
However, I haven't told you of my miracle.
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CONCLUSION:
I found a Chinese doctor who had some pills to shrink the tumor; he was in another country. I began to take them. I saw no noticeable difference. I'm not saying they did not work. I'm sure there are all sorts of reasons. I ended up with another doctor.
My new doctor assured me he could help me. However, I later found out that he had a team of pathologists who literally did all that they could to find cancer. It was because they really thought the tissue looked very suspicious. So after a two hour search and a blood transfusion on my; they reluctantly quit and sent the tissue out after removing some tumors from my body.
When I saw the doctor he couldn't stop saying how surprised he was that it wasn't cancer and that I was "lucky." I told him I don't believe in luck.
God healed me; but I did not call it quits. I work hard to minister to others about how God wants to heal them too if they'll just rise up and put on their faith clothes. Do you have your faith clothes on today? If not, put them on!
Blessings and Love, Sister Elaine
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
PREVAILED, APRIL, 2007 (Continued)
Part Three of "On the path to losing my life two different ways."
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SUNDAY APRIL 15, 2007 TO READ PARTS 1 & 2
I began a search to look for another doctor. Through a strange chain of events, I got an appointment with a renown doctor at a well known hospital. I needed to hear that this was not cancer.
I was operating in all of the wisdom that I knew and my spirit. That's all I had; but it wasn't enough.
My tests came back that the condition from my last medical report did not exist. Unfortunately, I could not celebrate because some facts presented themselves that this report could not be trusted.
I eventually found two more doctors. One was another country!
However, the action that saved me was my trip to the bank. The day that I went to the bank was just an ordinary day for me. While standing in line; I had a Divine encounter with a saint of God.
I knew Adrian from my high school days and hadn't seen her in years. We didn't know each other that well, so we had mostly small talk at the bank. I didn't tell her of my condition, but something I said made her tell me about a Word teaching church nearby.
I flat out told her I was not interested in going because it was too big. She managed to convince me to go. She was confident it would help me and I believed it.
Sure enough that next Tuesday, I attended the church. On the way in, I said: "Lord, if this is where you want me to go, then this man needs to talk about Healing."
I got inside and something made me want to run out. Then, there was a calming presence that convinced me to stay. I anxiously waited for the young minister to begin to speak. His words would change my life.
SEE PART FOUR TOMORROW
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PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SUNDAY APRIL 15, 2007 TO READ PARTS 1 & 2
I began a search to look for another doctor. Through a strange chain of events, I got an appointment with a renown doctor at a well known hospital. I needed to hear that this was not cancer.
I was operating in all of the wisdom that I knew and my spirit. That's all I had; but it wasn't enough.
My tests came back that the condition from my last medical report did not exist. Unfortunately, I could not celebrate because some facts presented themselves that this report could not be trusted.
I eventually found two more doctors. One was another country!
However, the action that saved me was my trip to the bank. The day that I went to the bank was just an ordinary day for me. While standing in line; I had a Divine encounter with a saint of God.
I knew Adrian from my high school days and hadn't seen her in years. We didn't know each other that well, so we had mostly small talk at the bank. I didn't tell her of my condition, but something I said made her tell me about a Word teaching church nearby.
I flat out told her I was not interested in going because it was too big. She managed to convince me to go. She was confident it would help me and I believed it.
Sure enough that next Tuesday, I attended the church. On the way in, I said: "Lord, if this is where you want me to go, then this man needs to talk about Healing."
I got inside and something made me want to run out. Then, there was a calming presence that convinced me to stay. I anxiously waited for the young minister to begin to speak. His words would change my life.
SEE PART FOUR TOMORROW
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Monday, April 16, 2007
ANNOUNCING OUR NEW BLOG!
Welcome to our site. I've been all around the Internet and there aren't enough Blogs around for believers. They consider us to be "not so important, and not so "marketable". Oh well, we'll pray for their enlightenment. We are a real fact of life and God is real! AMEN? AMEN.
If you're looking for the new edition of PREVAILED, APRIL 2007...it's in the next posting below.
Our new Blog is located at: www.hedgeofprotection.com (either copy here and paste up top or click on the link at the side of the page!) Thanks. IT IS A PRAYER BLOG.
BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK; OUR NEW HEALING BLOG IS GOING UP!
You need to know that you are a part of a force that is gaining in strength! WE welcome and need your comments and input.
We've got music here for you, bibles here, devotions and commentary. There will be fresh new postings at these sites daily. Stay tuned for Our Mega Mall of Blogs...it's coming soon! I guess we could call it THE FAITH DOME! (smile)
If you're looking for the new edition of PREVAILED, APRIL 2007...it's in the next posting below.
Our new Blog is located at: www.hedgeofprotection.com (either copy here and paste up top or click on the link at the side of the page!) Thanks. IT IS A PRAYER BLOG.
BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK; OUR NEW HEALING BLOG IS GOING UP!
You need to know that you are a part of a force that is gaining in strength! WE welcome and need your comments and input.
We've got music here for you, bibles here, devotions and commentary. There will be fresh new postings at these sites daily. Stay tuned for Our Mega Mall of Blogs...it's coming soon! I guess we could call it THE FAITH DOME! (smile)
Sunday, April 15, 2007
PREVAILED, AN ONLINE NEWSLETTER, (APRIL, 2007)
ON THE PATH TO LOSING MY LIFE; TWO DIFFERENT WAYS...
JESUS IS THE SAME: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVER. Hebrews 13: 8
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. JAMES 5: 15
BLESSINGS TO YOU TODAY MY FRIEND! I speak health, wholeness and Godly wisdom into your life today. I pray for angels to move out in front of you to prosper your way and for you to allow...you to allow God to order your steps. I want to tell you how I was on the path to losing my life in two ways; and God saved me! I pray that it will be a Blessing to you or someone that you know.
PART ONE
I was always very weight conscious, so I noticed that bulge in my stomach almost immediately. I was busy. I put it in the back of my mind; on a shelf. I had just gotten out of Graduate School and life was living me. I worked in my yard, attended to my affairs and before I noticed it; three months had went by. I looked at my stomach again and it was noticeably larger. Panic struck my whole being. I'll be honest; I didn't know much spiritually though I did talk to God. I had been turned off to churches not realizing that the BIGGEST LOSER in the end could be me. I'm sure that is why "discipleship" is so important to the Christian community. You can't just bring people to church, get them saved and forget about them. You have to check on them and let them know that you genuinely care about them and their walk with God!
My trip to the doctors wasn't good. He pushed and probed and referred me out. The second doctor immediately did an ultrasound. He pulled no punches for me that day. You have to have surgery is all he said. So we scheduled it.
In the meantime, God had sent a soldier to leave me a note about my spiritual life. It pricked me to the core, but though I decided to do nothing about it, God moved on with the plan.
This is my very first time being candid about this to an Online audience that exceeds hundreds of people, but I feel that it will Bless some people. To God be the Glory!,
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PART TWO
It came to me at that time not being born again that I needed to put off the surgery I was being rushed into. I called the doctor and he got mad when I told him. His words cut me to the core: " You don't have time to get a second opinion." I told him nicely that I would anyway and that the surgery was cancelled. I was compelled to pull my hospital records. NEVER, I REPEAT NEVER go into the hospital for any test or stay without getting your records to "see" for yourself. My records revealed cancer and no one was ever going to tell me.
I researched the type and began the worst kind of prayer for me a prayer warrior: "REACTIONARY PRAYER." It is praying after something bad has happened when you had NEVER prayed before with any consistency. Surprisingly, I wasn't afraid. God is so merciful. The research showed it to be a rare challenging cancer with a low low survival rate. I told my husband and we generally talked about my funeral plans.
Needless to say...I felt pretty lousy about it all. I placed it all in the back of my mind on a shelf; again. I began the search for another doctor and a course to get closer to God. The days ahead would bring changes that I had never expected and I was dug in and ready for the journey. A fight was imminent and the question was: "Was I prepared for it in the very least? Satan had plans for me and at the time, I really didn’t even know if he was even real. Love, Sister Elaine
II Corinthians 4:4 says—
“In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
Of course, it is not the literal eyes that Satan is blinding, but the minds of the people. A blind mind is worse than being void of sight. You will never understand anything good anymore because your mind has been blinded.
STAY TUNED...........
Part Three will appear on Tuesday.
JESUS IS THE SAME: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVER. Hebrews 13: 8
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. JAMES 5: 15
BLESSINGS TO YOU TODAY MY FRIEND! I speak health, wholeness and Godly wisdom into your life today. I pray for angels to move out in front of you to prosper your way and for you to allow...you to allow God to order your steps. I want to tell you how I was on the path to losing my life in two ways; and God saved me! I pray that it will be a Blessing to you or someone that you know.
PART ONE
I was always very weight conscious, so I noticed that bulge in my stomach almost immediately. I was busy. I put it in the back of my mind; on a shelf. I had just gotten out of Graduate School and life was living me. I worked in my yard, attended to my affairs and before I noticed it; three months had went by. I looked at my stomach again and it was noticeably larger. Panic struck my whole being. I'll be honest; I didn't know much spiritually though I did talk to God. I had been turned off to churches not realizing that the BIGGEST LOSER in the end could be me. I'm sure that is why "discipleship" is so important to the Christian community. You can't just bring people to church, get them saved and forget about them. You have to check on them and let them know that you genuinely care about them and their walk with God!
My trip to the doctors wasn't good. He pushed and probed and referred me out. The second doctor immediately did an ultrasound. He pulled no punches for me that day. You have to have surgery is all he said. So we scheduled it.
In the meantime, God had sent a soldier to leave me a note about my spiritual life. It pricked me to the core, but though I decided to do nothing about it, God moved on with the plan.
This is my very first time being candid about this to an Online audience that exceeds hundreds of people, but I feel that it will Bless some people. To God be the Glory!,
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PART TWO
It came to me at that time not being born again that I needed to put off the surgery I was being rushed into. I called the doctor and he got mad when I told him. His words cut me to the core: " You don't have time to get a second opinion." I told him nicely that I would anyway and that the surgery was cancelled. I was compelled to pull my hospital records. NEVER, I REPEAT NEVER go into the hospital for any test or stay without getting your records to "see" for yourself. My records revealed cancer and no one was ever going to tell me.
I researched the type and began the worst kind of prayer for me a prayer warrior: "REACTIONARY PRAYER." It is praying after something bad has happened when you had NEVER prayed before with any consistency. Surprisingly, I wasn't afraid. God is so merciful. The research showed it to be a rare challenging cancer with a low low survival rate. I told my husband and we generally talked about my funeral plans.
Needless to say...I felt pretty lousy about it all. I placed it all in the back of my mind on a shelf; again. I began the search for another doctor and a course to get closer to God. The days ahead would bring changes that I had never expected and I was dug in and ready for the journey. A fight was imminent and the question was: "Was I prepared for it in the very least? Satan had plans for me and at the time, I really didn’t even know if he was even real. Love, Sister Elaine
II Corinthians 4:4 says—
“In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
Of course, it is not the literal eyes that Satan is blinding, but the minds of the people. A blind mind is worse than being void of sight. You will never understand anything good anymore because your mind has been blinded.
STAY TUNED...........
Part Three will appear on Tuesday.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
MAN CONFESSES CHRIST MOMENTS BEFORE DEATH!
Hebrews 11:6 (KJV) But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
THIS IS SERIOUS...
Eternity is a long time. Where will you spend yours?
I went to a "HOMEGOING" service today. It was very much an incredible service. The man had been sick in the hospital. By all accounts, he was a good man. But, being good won't get you into heaven. You can't earn your way in. The Bible says in Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
SIDEBAR...
Yes, you still have to do good things because your Christ like nature should compel you as well as your knowledge of God's command to love your neighbor as yourself and to walk in love, think in love etc.
Well back to the story...
God sent a woman of God to the hospital to visit the man, and unlike many saints, she didn't think: "I wish I could get this man to church, or to Pastor So and So or to Sister "Prayright." But, she realized that God wants to add to His family and so she went in to give the man a choice to make a decision that5 would effect him forevermore!
This man willingly decided to choose Christ and as a result at his services today, we celebrated for he will have eternal life!
No one remembers this woman, she isn't famous. But you better believe because she does what is first and foremost in God's heart that in heaven she will be among those who will be first.
God will ask you how many souls you have saved! Oh, c'mon, He will ask you, but what will your answer be?
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THIS IS SERIOUS...
Eternity is a long time. Where will you spend yours?
I went to a "HOMEGOING" service today. It was very much an incredible service. The man had been sick in the hospital. By all accounts, he was a good man. But, being good won't get you into heaven. You can't earn your way in. The Bible says in Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
SIDEBAR...
Yes, you still have to do good things because your Christ like nature should compel you as well as your knowledge of God's command to love your neighbor as yourself and to walk in love, think in love etc.
Well back to the story...
God sent a woman of God to the hospital to visit the man, and unlike many saints, she didn't think: "I wish I could get this man to church, or to Pastor So and So or to Sister "Prayright." But, she realized that God wants to add to His family and so she went in to give the man a choice to make a decision that5 would effect him forevermore!
This man willingly decided to choose Christ and as a result at his services today, we celebrated for he will have eternal life!
No one remembers this woman, she isn't famous. But you better believe because she does what is first and foremost in God's heart that in heaven she will be among those who will be first.
God will ask you how many souls you have saved! Oh, c'mon, He will ask you, but what will your answer be?
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IT'S TIME TO MAKE A CHOICE...
It's time to decide; time has run out. You are facing your eternity. It doesn't seem like it, but we all are. Right here today you have to decide if you want SMOKING or NON-SMOKING. Don't laugh. Hell or heaven; which do you want? If not you, what do you want for your family? It's high time for you to step out of your comfort zone and say the sinner's prayer for yourself or to pray it with your loved ones. I hate to be so direct but beating around the bush doesn't work. I tried it for years, no can do anymore.
A SINNERS PRAYER
Lord, I know that I've done a lot of wrong things. Maybe they were to myself or to other people but I am sorry Lord and I ask for Your forgiveness. I also know that these sins have kept me from being close to you. So please help me to keep from sinning again. I believe in your son Jesus Christ, that he died for me and carried my sins for me, that they put him in a grave and that on the third day he arose and is alive right now. I'm asking you Lord Jesus to come into my heart right now and to be the master of my life. I accept you as my personal Lord and Savior and I am right now born again. Amen
Now that you (or your loved ones) have said the sinners prayer; I ask you to get into a Bible based church where the Word of God is taught. If you would like more information on what to do next; please leave a comment in the email section and we can mail you out a booklet. We will cover you in our prayers as well.
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A SINNERS PRAYER
Lord, I know that I've done a lot of wrong things. Maybe they were to myself or to other people but I am sorry Lord and I ask for Your forgiveness. I also know that these sins have kept me from being close to you. So please help me to keep from sinning again. I believe in your son Jesus Christ, that he died for me and carried my sins for me, that they put him in a grave and that on the third day he arose and is alive right now. I'm asking you Lord Jesus to come into my heart right now and to be the master of my life. I accept you as my personal Lord and Savior and I am right now born again. Amen
Now that you (or your loved ones) have said the sinners prayer; I ask you to get into a Bible based church where the Word of God is taught. If you would like more information on what to do next; please leave a comment in the email section and we can mail you out a booklet. We will cover you in our prayers as well.
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Friday, April 13, 2007
DID YOU GET YOUR BREAKTHROUGH YET?
Break- The first appearance of light in the morning; the dawn; as the break of day.
Through- To the end; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through.
Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary
You can be a "believer" but that won't get you a breakthrough. If you'll look at the definitions above; you'll see that Breakthrough literally means the appearance of a light to help you achieve your purpose.
Certainly this is related to the frenzy amongst believers to find out what their purpose is or to find out what God's plan for their lives is.
or maybe...
YOU JUST NEED A BREAKTHROUGH ON SOMETHING LIKE: HEALING, PEACE, SOMETHING ON YOUR HEART, A SITUATION, YOUR FINANCES, OR YOUR ABILITY TO MANAGE YOUR FINANCES, YOUR PROCRASTINATION, DIRECTION, GUIDANCE, AN IDEA THAT KEEPS COMING UP, THE LIGHT BILL...
PUT YOUR FAITH ON IT.
I am not trying to get deep here. No, not at all.
However, faith is a good position to be in if you need a breakthrough.
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Through- To the end; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through.
Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary
You can be a "believer" but that won't get you a breakthrough. If you'll look at the definitions above; you'll see that Breakthrough literally means the appearance of a light to help you achieve your purpose.
Certainly this is related to the frenzy amongst believers to find out what their purpose is or to find out what God's plan for their lives is.
or maybe...
YOU JUST NEED A BREAKTHROUGH ON SOMETHING LIKE: HEALING, PEACE, SOMETHING ON YOUR HEART, A SITUATION, YOUR FINANCES, OR YOUR ABILITY TO MANAGE YOUR FINANCES, YOUR PROCRASTINATION, DIRECTION, GUIDANCE, AN IDEA THAT KEEPS COMING UP, THE LIGHT BILL...
PUT YOUR FAITH ON IT.
I am not trying to get deep here. No, not at all.
However, faith is a good position to be in if you need a breakthrough.
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