Blue Skies...

Today started off rainy,damp, bleak and dismal but now the sun is shining and the sky is that color blue that could have only been created by an awesome God. God can do the same for your life and it won't have to take a half of a day - It can be right now! Trust him.

Money...

Money wasn't with me in my recent two accidents that could have claimed my life, nor was it with me when I foolishly went out to walk the bridge not having known that it was a Tornado in the very area I was in.  Money didn't bring me my husband or my children.   When I didn't have the money to pay a bill, I was still blessed to continue life as normal with my services.  What I do need is to remain in God’s unmerited favor and his will for my life.  His favor shows us how devalued money really is to him – it’s nothing.  But to have his favor with you is all that you need; and all things will work out for your good and to God’s glory.  Favor is the one thing that can purchase the money you need.  Who would've ever thought that there was something that could buy money…?  Only God… Sometimes you just have to shake your head is dismay at the wonders of him.

Dream On...

This morning was special, dare I say magical… in that spiritual kind of way.  Out of all the times that I have dreamed, I have never been able to conjure the dreams that I would've like to have.  Every night and even when I drifted off for a quick siesta; I always suffered violence in the dream state and God’s word says the violent take the kingdom by force!  Many mornings I awoke tired from having fought all night long against me and principalities.  I realized a long time ago that it was caused from stress among other things, but I have been attacked since I can remember… since youth!  Most people cannot remember their first dream they were able to recollect – but I do.  Every night I lay down to sleep, it is my hope and my desire that before I drift off to sleep, that I for once be in a place of prosperity and joy because it was what I had desired to see; and if I could not see it in real life, then the least I should be able to do is dream about it – right?  Not!  I am 40 years old and until last night I dreaded falling asleep.  Why this morning?  What about today made my life change for the better?  Why was I finally able to dream, be completely cognizant and aware that my dreams were coming true and I kept thinking to myself – this is really happening?  For the first time, I didn't want to wake up.  I was tired for a completely different reason – I wanted to continue sleeping to see just how far into my Promised Land that I could go.  Once up and going about my usual schedule, I went to read my Daily Bread devotional and it was a confirmation of what I had felt in my spirit from my dream.  “Resting In God” was the title and the subtext was from Romans 4:16-22 “He did not waver… through unbelief… being fully convinced that what God had promised he was also able to perform”.  The final word was “Some lessons of patience take a long time to learn”.  If you are like me and believe that God moves in signs and wonders, then you know once I read those words after all of these years, no matter what, I must continue to trust God for his Promise.  No matter the time or the process.  This day is one that must go down in my history book of life for what God has already done and will complete to his glory.  I found rest in a dream and in my God through Christ Jesus.  Continue dreaming even when all you have experienced in life were nightmares.  

TRAFFIC JAM!

Feeling run down, stressed, and overworked? It’s nothing but a traffic jam in your life.  Create time for God and he will make the time for you to spend with him in peace.  He will take you down ways, streets, avenues and roads that are less congested in life.  He is the only one that can make life bearable and for us not to have spiritual road rage because we trust that we will arrive right on schedule for our entrance into our personal lands of promise. 

Only One Negative

There is only one negative that can destroy us and that is a negative thought; and not that we don’t all have them because we do but the one’s that overcome don’t choose to focus on the negative but rather on God.  When Job was at his lowest, the enemy kept one person around who was closest to him and I am pretty sure he valued his wife of many years and who bore him 10 children opinion.  She told him to “Curse God and die”.  No one knows for sure why she said something so foolish, but it was up to Job to make up his own mind and come to a decision to trust God regardless.  Oftentimes we are our own worst enemy because the enemy can do no more than God allows.  He cannot make the choice for us to stay in faith.  If we could see how the process would bring us to our expected end, we would believe, but that is not how faith works.  Faith believes in impossibility; so there is no planning or preparation.  You can either take up your bed and walk or keep lying in the same paralyzed position.  Faith asks you, “Do you believe that Jesus can do it for you?”  “Do you believe that there is power in the name of Jesus?” Sometimes it takes going in the dark rooms of life in order for what God is trying to show you and bring you into to be developed. 

Vision

“Without a vision the people perish.” Not without a man or woman the people perish; and neither does the scripture reference, “Not without money the people perish.”  A vision is better than money.  Do you think so little and trivial of God that all he can do is provide money?  Money is just one of the myriad of benefits that God can bestow upon a believer or non-believer.  Money is nothing to God – It’s something to YOU.  In all your praying, pray to get understanding; and that understanding will bring you to a “vision” – guaranteed!  Everyone who was healed or delivered had to first believe that it could be possible and to garner that kind of belief, you had to have envisioned the impossible first, before it manifested.  The vision gives you hope and inspiration to see God – not money. 

O Woman!

O woman, that statement let’s women know that we have a voice at the throne of grace and mercy.  We can’t make a man or God do what we want them to do but we can have the faith to persuade the outcome that we would like.  Have you seen Jesus do anything for you out of the sight of others?  Well, it may only be conjecture but I know that Mary had to have seen her son Jesus do something miraculous before the changing the water into wine episode.  It wasn't his time yet but she helped usher him into his calling.  We can do that same thing with our husband’s and children – just keep the faith and trust that when it is time; he (they) will step up to the plate.  The Syrophenician woman who beseeched the Lord on behalf of her daughter heard “O woman” and she learned that sometimes women have to endure in order to get our breakthrough; perhaps some words that we would rather not hear but God who is rich in mercy will bless us nonetheless.  Mary and Martha spoke ignorantly saying, “Lord if you had of been here.”  They referenced Jesus as Lord of this life but didn't have a clue that he was Lord of all life - both in the natural and the eternal.  Sometimes it’s better to be ignorant than right.  Women are more powerful than we can ever imagine.  Eve had a hold over Adam so much so, until he didn't question whether or not he should eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil – he simply took and ”did eat” knowing the consequence would be death.  Foolish of him yes, but we see that women have far more power than we give credit to ourselves.  Women stay in faith and seek the Lord and you will be instrumental in the birthing process of not only children but the Promise Land for you and your families.