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Healthy

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 Read It is important to have a healthy body and mind. For some of us, we always keep our spiritual life healthy and our physical body is lacking. It can be vice versa. Nevertheless, in order to keep our sanity it is important that we find balance. For those of us, who are in Christ Jesus, we know he is our balancer. When you are lacking in your spiritual life, you have to make time and get into the word.  When someone tells you what the word said, you will not just take what you hear, but you will examine it. Anything is possible with Christ Jesus. Nevertheless, when you don’t spent time in the word getting to know him, you become overweight with burdens problems, issues, conflicts, etc. You might look yourself in the mirror and realize something is wrong. However, a pill or physical workout will not help you. You will need the great physician and he is Jesus. But to access him you have spent time in his word getting to know him.  If you put in five minutes a day, it would wo

Stronger Than Before

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Rebuild After every storm a person needs to rebuild. Either, their homes or whatever the storm had destroyed. There are times when we ourselves go through some storms, where the enemy had robbed us of our blessings. However, we cannot sit and cry but we have to strengthen ourselves in the Lord to go and recover. Once King David went out and fought a battle and after returning he saw everything he had, burned to the ground. His family and his soldier’s family were all taken. This was a divesting event, because he was a man of God. Likewise, many of us are God's people and we sometimes don’t expect negative things to happen to us. Especially, when we are doing the will of God and suddenly a storm hits us. Nevertheless, we must strengthen ourselves and go after what is rightfully ours. While David had lost focus on the storm and began to cried, some of the men promised to stone him. How many of us have lost something that was not ours in storms, and maybe facing a stoned? Qui

God’s Will

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Obedient As I was mediating on Luke 5:1-11, I was amazed when Jesus called his first disciples. I recognize that Jesus first spoke to the people by encouraging them with his word of God. And this helped to build their faith to believe. After this he instructed Simon to go out in deep and let his net down. Then Simon said because you said, I will.  Wow he just said if you say so, Lord, I will. He didn’t question the Lord, he just followed his instruction. How many times the Lord instructs us to do something and we loved to ask question and think it through. Instead of saying Lord because you said so, I will. His obedience to Jesus’ instruction caused him and the others with him to receive a huge harvest, where their nets begin to burst and they called those who were around them to be blessed. Even though, the Lord is calling me to bigger and better things, I sometimes loved to ask too many question. For now, I will have to remind myself not to ask too many questions. Neverthele

Defender

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 God is… God has your back!!! As children of God, it is important to have a conscious mindset. As believers in Christ Jesus we must be aware that Christ lives in us. For the simple fact, others are looking at us to see our character. If, your character does not line up with the word of God something is wrong .  The fruits of Jesus are “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” (Galatians5:22-23). Amen. Hallelujah.   These are all great characteristic of Christ. For this topic let us look at self-control. What does it mean?  It means to deny yourself and to have control over your impulse. Sounds easy, but it can be very hard to do when you are upset.  Be aware, as you are being obedient to God and following his directions, the enemy will send fiery darts your way. Your objective is to have self-control and give the situation to God. Trying to defend yourself is a waste of time and you will just

Understanding

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 Yes “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6). Amen. It appears that it can sometime be very difficult to move on. We get so use to the old, that when God is doing something new, we miss it. Journey on my friends, and don’t stay in the old. For today God wants to do a new thing in your life. Are you ready? Ready to move forward, ready for a new change, ready to let go of all old things and venture in the new beginning. Yes, yes, yes, we say yes to you Lord. Yes to your will. We accept your new adventures, yes to shining, yes to growing spiritual, mental and physically. Yes to seeing our family working together. Yes to our marriages and family being restore. Yes to increase. Yes to winning all battles. Yes for VICTORY. Yes, Lord yes, is our answer, to all you have in store, for us. Whatever is going on in your life, don’t lose hope. Let your answer

Fortress

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 Believe God is able.......... “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust” (Psalm 91:1-2). What is faith? It is said that faith of substance things hoped for and the event of things not yet seen. So how can you have faith if you haven’t yet seen your miracle? Well you have to believe despite, how you feel and think.  You have to believe, despite of what you see and hear and despite what others are saying. Without faith rest assured that it is impossible to see the hands of God work in your life. Your faith to trust and believe in the Almighty God will bring about the changes you are seeking. Faith does not work with doubt and unbelief. Unbelief and doubt is the recipe that causes you to stay in bondages. It causes you to live in darkness and stay in fear. It causes you to stay in the “ifs” and “maybe I should have”. Don’t be fooled

Joy

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 Truth God is faithful!!! Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. 3 Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;[a]We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations. (Psalm 100) Don’t worry about nothing, but surrender all to Jesus. There are times we try to handle our situation by ourselves only to find that things are worse than before. But the devil is and always will be a liar. When God is for you, nothing form against you shall prosper. Don’t give up my friends. Don’t give in. That which you need is in front of you. Press forward. Push and keep your hope alive. For all you need is faith like a mustard seed and you can move all mountains. Stay steadfast and

Me

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 Be Yourself God is wonderful!!!!!! “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope”. (Jeremiah 29:1). Amen God made each of us in our own unique way. We are all different, have our own talents, yet we are like because our Father Jesus, created us in his own image.  Have you ever worked or be around others and they want you to be like them? Well guess what you are you and they are they, be yourself. God made each of us different because he wants us to help each other using different strategies, solutions, and many great ideas to complete a task. Regardless of your faults or imperfections, be you. Be the person God has called you to be. Know that God does not give you a task, you aren’t cable of handling. Therefore in times of difficulties cry out to him. In times of disbelieve, cry out to him. In times of I don’t know what to do, cry out to him. Recognize that he will always make away whe

Be Encouraged

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 Faithful “ My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, 2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”(Psalm 3:1-6). Amen. The Lord is always great and wonderful. His mercies endure forever. He is the Alpha and Omega. He is the Great I am. He is the Begin and the End. He is all that he is. Never stop giving the Lord the praises he deserves, because he is the only one who can rescue, restore and blessed you. Don’t get weary of praying. Don’t get weary of making sacrifice for your family or financial life. Don’t get weary of planting seeds. Don’t get weary of trusting in the Lord. Know that

Too Big

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 Possible Trust in the Lord at all times!!! Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God” Philippians 4:6 (AMP) Nothing is too big or too small for our God to handle. We serve a great and mighty God who can do all things. We can do all things through him when we allow ourselves to trust in his ways and to direct our paths. When we learn to let go and let God, we find that things work out for our benefit and for his glory. Don’t be discouraged. Don’t give in and don’t give up. Know that God is faithful.  When the mountain seems too high, the road is too long and the storm is raging, look unto Jesus for he is a way maker. Today be encouraged, keep trusting in the Lord and know all things are possible for those who trust in him. Be Blessed. 

Secure

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 God Trust in the Lord!!!!!!!!! “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope” (Jeremiah 29:11). Amen God is awesome and wonderful. He is always there, right by our sides. When your trust is in the Lord you don’t worry, but, you pray about everything. Trusting in the Lord does not mean you wouldn’t be faced with trials. But rather, you know you will overcome. Because God promises us that he will never leave us or forsake us. Trust and trust and trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. O God’s people take your eyes off your problems and trust in the Lord. O’ my soul I say, trust in the Lord. O’ my heart I say trust in the Lord. O’ my spirit, I say trust in the Lord. Trust and trust again I tell myself in the Lord and lean not to my own understanding. Today be encouraged and keep trusting in the Lord. Despite, what you are seeing trust in the Lord.

Looking unto Jesus

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 Focus It doesn’t matter what’s coming against you or who is for you. Keep looking unto to Jesus. Know that he is your present help in times of trouble. Know that he is faithful. Know that you have to keep your eyes on Him, NO matter what! Yes people may not like you. Yes they don’t understand how you are still making it despite their negative words. Yes they don’t know your sacrifices of prayers, sleepless night or planting of seeds to see the changes you desire in your life and family. But guess what? It’s none of their business. Keep your eyes on Jesus. He is faithful and He will always have your bag. Be encouraged today and know God will make away. Be Blessed. He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” 3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[a] And from the perilous pestilence. 4 He shall cover you wi

Looking Forward

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 Faithful Can you see Jesus in your situation? “Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good” (1 Peter 2:1-3). Amen There are times we all go through struggles in life. How we chose to handle it is on us and God. Nevertheless, when you give your complete life to Christ Jesus all old things has passed away and everything becomes new. Yet, simple as it sounds it can be difficult for some. None of us is perfect. But we serve a God who is. And the bible teaches us that we must let go of all things and place it in the hands of God. My friends, we cannot say that we serve God and yet we have malice, deceit, un-forgiveness, hatred in our hearts against one another. That’s not of God. Whether or not others might have wronged us or we have wronged them, we must learn to forgive, give

Results

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 Hopeful Whose report will you believe about your story? As you wait on your blessings, you have to change your negative story. A narrative helps you to rewrite your story to more positive one. In other words, start to change your thinking to line it up with the word of God. Christ teaches us that we, should “not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2). This simply means that in order for change to take place in your life, it begins in your mind. However, be very careful, for it is the thoughts of our mind that causes us to have a victory or to be defeated. Just as God wants us to be transform by the renewing of our mind, the enemy is trying to fight us for it. (The devil is always a looser). In Jesus name! Amen. You must realize and know that you cannot fight any battle without Christ Jesus being a part of you. Don’t think for one mi

Instructions

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Plan In order to succeed in life, we need to follow instructions and directions. At times, following instruction can be very difficult, especially, when you are the type of person who likes to figure thing out, on your own. On the other hand, when you are a detail oriented person you can sometime, missed the “big picture”. However, if you only pay attention to the “big picture”, you can miss the details. Regardless, of your style of learning, Christ way is always, the best way. Nevertheless, he encourages us to use wisdom.  Wisdom teaches you how to balance out everything you do. God directs and navigates us through our problems. But, if you are not humble enough, you will miss your exit. And when you are on a mission, you cannot afford to miss your exit.  The other day, I went to church and the Pastor shared with us six things we should be mindful of when we are serving the Lord. He made it straight and clear. It was helpful, because unconsciously we might only do one or the

Limits off

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Hope God is ALWAYS in control!!!! God is awesome and wonderful. When our trust and hope is in the Lord, we must take all limits off ourselves. We must be confident that we can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthen us. God is always there guiding and navigating us daily. The question is, are we listening and following his direction? Nothing is impossible with God, when your hope and complete trust is in him alone. What problems are you facing? What is causing havoc in your life? What is causing you sleepless night and restless? Well guess what, when you give it ALL, to Jesus, you are sure to succeed. You have to surrender all to him and allow him to fix your situations. Don’t limit God or yourself. Take all limits off of him and yourself. Only dare to believe and trust in him, and see changes in your circumstances. Today, be encouraged and continue to trust in the Lord. Rest assured that he does not promise and not fulfill. He is faithful to those who are fai

New Day

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 Amazing This is a new month and a new day to receive a blessing from the Lord. We all go through trials. How we deal with it depends, on us. Nevertheless, when you are trusting in the Lord, you don’t have to worry or be afraid. But you will see the salvation of the Lord. The Lord is and has done many great things in my family life and my life. And he can do the same for you. It wasn't always easy. There were times where I wanted to run and give up but deep within my heart, I will cry out to God and he heard me. It’s not easy when you are the only who believes in God and your spouse or other family members does not fully surrender or accept him. But when God is ready to deal with them, he will. Because of your prayers, because you left them up daily, God will deliver them out the hands of the enemy. Amen and praises be to his name! Never, never, stop praying for your loved ones! God knows the exact place and time, he will bring them home and that’s awesome. For any family