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6/30/2015 0 Comments Three Cords, Not Quickly Broken Marriage has been a "trending" topic as of late. This most sacred union, marriage, has become a negative term and hotbed topic in our culture and society. We no longer look at marriage with anticipation and joy, but with fear. People are scared that if they get married then there is the possibility of getting divorced. No, marriage does not guarantee a lifelong relationship, but neither does any relationship. Marriage was designed to be a lifelong relationship, a commitment and a covenant. The only reason it is not is because we have made it that way. We too often look for any easy way out. If we feel unhappy, then just leave. If you feel unfulfilled, then leave. If your husband makes you mad, you can just leave. My parents were married for over 20 years and divorced when I was eighteen. My husband and I have been married this month for 11 years. Surviving my parents divorce, 11 years of marriage and 21 years of a relationship I must say I have seen the good and bad side of marraige. It's not easy to maintain or survive a marriage during the difficult times, especially in our society. I know the only way we have survived the ebbs and flows of this journey called marriage is because we have a third person in this marriage with us. I know first-hand the dangers of weak commitment in marriage. After my husband and I were newly married, we would throw the big "D" and "S" word around. I made choices and decisions that threatened the covenant of my marriage because of my attitude, insecurities and because I felt as though I was lost in this relationship. But we had to decide if we wanted to be married and if we did then divorce and separation was not an option. And working it out has not been an easy road. I went into surgery to battle issues with my fertility twice since we have been together, losing two grandfathers, a father and an aunt in the span of four years. In between all of this there were job losses, which brought on money problems, confusion, miscommunication and interference from unwanted life situations. But through it all I have had to remember that I love him and I vowed to sustain through all of the good and bad times. I know that we could not have remained together without our third cord, God. I really don't know how some do it without Christ. He has become the center of our home, and in those days that we could really could hurt each other, The Spirit act as the umpire and we have no choice but to see each other through His eyes. Hence, the key to surviving is seeing marriage and each other through God's eyes, hearing each other with God's ears, lifting each other with God's hands, encouraging each other with God's Words, and loving each other with God's heart. Marriage is about choosing each day, each minute, to honor God with our words and actions, and in turn, we honor our spouse. Marriage was created by God for our good, for the good of our society, and for His plan to be fulfilled. It’s about companionship, pleasure, responsibility, commitment, romance, raising the next generation—the whole package. It’s the most difficult and yet the most fulfilling relationship we experience during our time on earth. And that’s why it’s worth fighting for. So, today on this Intercession Tuesday I want us to pray for marriages and ask our Savior to refresh, restore and revive these unions. Let's speak life to release the awesome power of God as He works to restore, strengthen, and heal marriages so that this most holy union is not overpowered and broken. "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands Enter into PrayerHeavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank you that you will hear my prayer, for I come on the authority of your Word. I pray and confess your Word over my marriage and as I do, I use my faith, believing that Your Word will come to pass. I stand in the gap for my spouse against the devil and demons until the salvation of God is manifested in his or her life. I confess that we will let all bitterness, indignation, wrath, rage, bad temper, resentment, abuse, evil speaking, malice, spite, ill will be banished from us. I pray that we have become helpful, kind, tenderhearted, compassionate, understanding, responsible, forgiving readily and freely as You Father, forgave me. I ask Lord that they and we walk in love, esteeming and delighting one another as Christ loved us and gave Himself up as a sacrificial offering so that I could become a sweet fragrance.
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 For the past three years, I have been working faithfully to bring to fruition the vision that the Father has placed in my womb. In those three years, I have experienced many strategies of warfare to hinder the birth of this God vision. I have learned very quickly that the enemy will use thoughts and arguments but especially people (friend and foe) to distract us from our assignment. In my dealings with others, I have realized those that are focused on the greater assignment as I have experienced this same level of spiritual warfare. And I think what most of us forget during these challenging times is that we are not powerless in these situations. We have a weapon that we seldom use but is sure to bring victory and that is "the sword of the spirit which is the word of God"( Ephesians 6:17) A sword is an unmistakable weapon of offense. No doubt that it can also be used as a tool for defense. This however is no ordinary sword. This sword is made of the Spirit and the Word. In spiritual warfare the battles are fought with Words. Not carnal words which I was used to using very well, as my words in anger have been known to cut deep and wound the flesh. These Words that I speak of are packed and backed up with the Spirit of God. And God's Word is truth, plain and simple. We can have perfect confidence in the fact that His Words are accurate, true and inerrant. When followed, they guide us without fail in the paths that we need to walk and will win the battles we need to win as they cannot return to us void. His Word must complete what they were sent to do. There is no enemy the Word of God, coupled with His Spirit, cannot defeat. And so, armed only with our sword, we step out to fight our enemies head-on. The struggle is real. It is immediate, and it is in front of us. Our future in God's Kingdom is on the line, and we take up the battle so that we may hold fast to the future He has promised us. We fight knowing the end of the story and stand on one of the many powerful and sure promises in God's Word tell us: But he who endures to the end shall be saved. (Matthew 24:13) What a powerful and sure promise in God's Word, it tell us that if we remain dedicated, steadfast and unmovable to God and His Word, we will make it to the end, and we will be saved to bring to Glory to the Kingdom. I am a living witness to this statement. So take up your sword and strike with confidence that you shall be more than a conqueror through Him that loves you! Enter In To Pray The Word Heavenly Father, 6/16/2015 0 Comments PUSH! I wrote the following on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2014, and posted it to Facebook. At the time when I wrote this, I was excited about the wonderful things that I knew were coming to me in 2015. When you know you're better than the life you've accepted, and unwilling to settle for mediocrity you begin to strive for something more. After all, anything that's not growing is dead. When the people around you refuse to push you and refuse to push themselves, you have to be the catalyst for your own change. Sometimes its like pushing a boulder up a hill. It could take a while to see progress and you might get run over. But you never stop. You get right behind that boulder and push some more. Some people, the ones who like the boulder where its been and don't understand where you're going or why you want to move it, will get in the way. They may try to push back. Sometimes the pushing you do will push them right out of your path. The strong ones, the good ones, will see the vision, see the good and join you. These people are few and far between, but you'll find them along the journey. The thing is you have to start pushing, even if no one joins you. You'll develop muscles along the way, strength you've never had, you'll have to make tough decisions on which direction to go, you'll find companions, you'll lose a few who get tired of pushing, some will find their own boulders to push, and you'll pass many who just sit on top of theirs watching you work. You might take a rest, and get back at it, but you never stop. I want to be pushed and challenged, I think the people who really love me inspire me in this way. Don't accept my foolishness, my excuses, my laziness, call me on it. If I love you, if I care and I see you're making a mistake, I'll do the same for you. Call me a nag, call me a bother, call me irritating if you like. You should be worried when I stop pushing, because then I've lost all hope for you, and refuse to waste my energy and time pushing dead weight. Granted some people don't want to be pushed, and I've learned to just leave them alone. 2015 I'll be pushing like never before, some people I can't take with me, some will go their own way, some will even try to hold me back. But to the few who have pushed me this far, I'll help you push yours, help me push mine. Since writing this article, I can't explain how my circle of support has changed. The people that now surround me are strong, motivated, and determined. Never making excuses and never allowing me to make excuses either. I've grown tremendously in my career, I've lost weight, committed to a healthier diet and exercise routine, and just relaunched one of my businesses. It's amazing how we attract people and success into our lives just by our thoughts, words and actions. I feel the love and positive energy around me, and I've grown muscles in areas that I was weak. I thank God that I wrote it down, to read those words, and to see the changes and growth just mid way through the year gives me such hope for my future. It's never too late to PUSH! Contributed by: Chaun Archer Writer, Actress, Entrepreneur Enter into The Sanctuary To Pray Until Something Happens Father, thank you for the gift of friendship. Lord, where I have made poor choices with whom I have allowed into my inner circle, help me to reconcile those situations. Guide me with your wisdom. Proverbs 18:24 says, "But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” So Father, where I am lacking true relationship, would you grace me with a deepened friendship anchored in you. Give me courage to step out of my comfort zone and embrace the gift of friendship again. Teach me to "guard my heart” so that I can guard my hearts in friendships. True friendship is a gift from God. So I desire to be wise about who I allow into my inner circle — the circle of friends closest to me. Just as Jesus enjoyed an intimate relationship with Peter, James, and John, I pray to be surrounded by "A friend that loves at all times!" (Proverbs 17:17) and that is willing to walk through the valleys and is overjoyed to experience the mountaintop with me. 6/9/2015 0 Comments Fan Into The Flame!  Do you want to live an extraordinary life? Do you desire to have more boldness to take those leaps of faith to live in your divine destiny? Are you longing to have more joy and peace in your life? Do you seek more fulfillment? Do you want more of God’s power? I once answered yes to all of these questions. But once I came to grips with what was truly important and began to fan the flame of gifts that were burning inside of me, I became a pit bull terrier for my passion. I achieved this by drawing closer to God. I read and meditated on His Word more. I desired more knowledge. But most importantly, I prayed intently without ceasing and I removed those from around me that was abusing my gift for their own selfish desires. And I discovered the power to dream and act on God's vision for my life. Now the flame is burning so intensely that it's catching fire to others. So how is the fulfillment of vision meant to work in practical terms? What you were designed to be known for is your gift. God has put a gift or talent in every person. It is this gift that will enable you to fulfill your vision. It will make a way for you in life. It is in exercising this gift that you will find real fulfillment, passion, purpose, and contentment in your work. God gives us gifts and talents that will be a blessing to His body and the lost. He is no respecter of persons and He will open the doors for your gifts and your life ministry. But some of us have allowed our gift flame to die and go out or to become deferred. So many of us let the hardships of life, the abuse of our gifts, deferred manifestation to hinder us from walking in our gifts. Our Father, does not desire for us to let the gift of the Holy Spirit to lie dormant in our lives. 1 Timothy 4: 11 tells us, “Neglect not the gift that is IN you which was given you…" 2 Timothy 1:6-7 tells us this same truth slightly different, "This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline..” Every one of us who has received the Holy Spirit has within us great possibilities and unlimited ability. God has given to each one of us spiritual gifts to benefit His body and to glorify Himself. If we never activate and use these gifts they will be buried and lost in the grave eternally. A fire that is neglected will soon die out. God may have gifted you to teach. Not doing it (even in the smallest capacity) means your gift remains dormant. God may have given you the gift of Leadership, Giving, Faith, Administration, Wisdom, Healing, Helps, Encouragement just to name a few. What are your gifts? And are you putting all of them to use? Or have they settled at the bottom of your heart–lying dormant. Have you allowed fear to cripple you to complacency? I have discovered so much about my God given abilities and gifts once I surrendered this earthen vessel back to Him. Believe me I have been stretched and challenged but I have discovered so many facets to my giftings that I would have never known if I had allowed my gifts to remain doorman and I astounded at the fulfillment that I feel. Don’t let your gifts lay dormant! Enter into prayer to fan into the gift…it's in you! Enter into Prayer Heavenly Father, 6/2/2015 0 Comments Fruit Package DealThe fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,  Bible scholars often note that Paul’s description of “the fruit of the Spirit” in this passage can be misunderstood. Paul mentions nine virtues here, yet the word for “fruit” is singular. In other words, there is one fruit of the Spirit, not “fruits,” and it shows itself in many ways (even more ways than the nine listed here—see, Colossians 3:12-17). This confirms the interconnectedness of all virtues that develop in our lives through the Spirit’s work in us. None of them stands alone. In fact, each one requires the others in order to exist at all. When the Holy Spirit produces fruit within us, the full range of his ministry is brought to bear through us. So we should never focus on just some of the virtues at the expense of any others. Because of our unique personalities, we might find it easier to practice some virtues than others. But that doesn’t mean we can choose a few as our favorites. Nor can we avoid a difficult virtue, such as patience, and try to excuse ourselves by saying, “I’m not a very patient person by nature.” If we are impatient by nature, that is precisely what the fruit of the Spirit is designed to conquer! Spiritual regeneration is a “package deal.” Because “we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” Praise God that his one fruit has so many deliciously good qualities! Enter into PrayerDear Father, I ask You to fill me with a deep love for You. Grant that my love for You be passionate and not lukewarm. Please fill me with Your powerful love for things that further Your Kingdom. Fill me with a burning love for serving You. Baptize me with a selfless, compassionate love for my family and for those I encounter each day. God, by the power of Your Spirit, please fill my heart with Your powerful love. |
IntercessionPrayer is the expression of man’s dependence upon God and his confidence in Him. When God answers prayer, He magnifies His faithfulness. Prayer is releasing the energies of God and asking God to do what we cannot do. Prayer is the breathing and panting of the Spirit after God. Prayer is a soul struggle. It is the hardest work God has given His children, but it is their most important work. If you have a Archives
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