Order My Steps...Your Plans For Me are Perfect...

My encouragement to you this week is to let God's way be your ways. The path may be unknown but God will never take you to a destination to fail.

"Your plans for me are perfect,I never need to fear,For though at times I feel alone
I know that you are near,My heart just longs to follow, I'm willing to obey, Take my hand and lead me, I follow all the way." I love these lyrics. They are from the Brooklyn Tabernacle choir from a song called Lead Me Lord. I love the 1st lyric. Your plans for me are perfect. More often than not, I feel that we forget that. we see bad things happening to us even when we are trying our hardest to be our best for the Lord. we get discouraged and we try to make some things happen. THEN WE COME BACK TO THE LORD when our way has failed. We feel, this can't be God's plan for me. Yes, it is if you are acknowledging him along the way. God may take you through trial to test and reaffirm your faith in him. God's plan for us are perfect. It is hard to see that at times. But trust God who took you to the mountain top to remain with you when you are in the valley low. He is faithful!!! He is understanding. He is willing to leave the throne and move mountains for his children.
Does your heart long to follow? I pray it does. If not, ask yourself what is the problem? Ask yourself what is making you hesitant. It is very hard to take the first step, but it is worth it. When our steps are ordered by the Lord, we take steps all in the best direction. Please trust and understand that. God has given us the promise he would never leave us and that is a true promise. Psalms 119:15 I will meditate on your precepts and follow your ways" Let's meditate on God's goodness in our lives to this point and let him take control. This is a prayer for myself as well. I am not perfect. I want to continue to grow with the Lord and I pray that is your heart's desire too...Be Blessed...

Meet the Lord where He is...

My encouragement for you this week is to remember God knows who you are. He knows your joy, hurts, strengths, and weaknesses. Go meet the Lord and put it all at his feet. God knows what to do with it all.

The greatest part about being a child of God is that our father knows us. Even if we don't speak to him that often he knows us. He knows the affliction of our hearts. he knows the things that bring joy to our hearts. We tend to at times think God doesn't really know us well enough to fix what afflicts us. God knows us all too well. When those tears come to your eyes. God is there. When the sadness hits your heart, God is there. But ask yourself, have you tried to meet God where he is at? Have you tried to to go find the Lord so that you can hear him minister to your soul and ease the burdens of your heart? We get so caught up in our lives and trying to do so much for others that we have too much of a tendency to put ourselves in last place. We are encouraging everyone else to meet the Lord but we have not even taken minutes for ourselves to meet the Lord. Go meet the Lord where he is presently. Get away from EVERYONE to see the face of Christ FOR YOURSELF!!! Give all of your desires and needs to the Lord. God knows exactly what to do with it all. Trust in his ways for your life. Do not be ashamed or sacred to lay your desires at the feet of the Lord...Be Blessed...

We Shall Overcome...

My encouragement to you this morning is to live your life in the victory of Jesus! Christ was not defeated by death and we will not be defeated by our trials!! Remember who you serve. We can & will overcome.

Live your life as a winner. No more living your life as a loser. You have been saved through the sacrifice of the Most High, Jesus Christ. What he did for us on the cross was something many of us do not have the courage to do. He looked down the road of death, knowing he could escape it, and forged ahead to die for us. Who were the winners of this sacrifice? All of us who live in Christ. We are the ones who have won so much for what he did on that good Friday. It was sadness to bring happiness. A lot of us just don't understand though that we are all victors in the name of Jesus. Life can be so very hard but with Christ we will overcome all of the things which bear us down and make us feel defeated. We will never be defeated because we live for a God who has been winning on our behalf since we were born. God knows no FAILURE. You will never see God in the Bible with failure being attached to his name. Joshua 1:5 " No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you." Joshua was just installed as the leader of God's people but God knew Joshua lived for him. And he said he will never forsake Joshua. If we are living for God, God will never fore sake you either. That doesn't mean this life will be easy but I guarantee, this life will never break you because you know who you serve. Live in discipline, love, & wisdom. You will see your life changing and getting better. There is always room for us to grow. Let us grow with God. Let us grow with his spirit. We shall always overcome...Be Blessed..

God will make YOU better..

My encouragement to you this week is to keep working to be the best person you can be. Let the Lord be your foundation of all your progress. Bring it to God in prayer. The Lord will never turn his ear away from those who seek him with their hearts.

We were not meant to be perfect in this life. We will never be anything perfect in this life. But that does not mean we are not supposed to keep working to be the best we can be. We are all born with sin and faults within us. But how long will we be a slave to these things. How long will we be a slave to our shortcomings? Why are we so hesitant to fix the areas of our lives WE KNOW need work? I know that it can be very, very hard to change but pray that God will be the help you need to fix your problems. Bring everything, EVERYTHING to God in prayer. We all need to make God the foundation of the changes we want to make in our lives. We may have to struggle with it, but it will all be worth it. Our perseverance will shape our character. The character that we develop will strengthen our hope in God and that he can be turn around the darkest areas of our lives. We just have to seek the Lord with our hearts earnestly. The Lord may not respond immediately but he will respond!!..Be blessed..

Take a Stand for Christ!!!

Good morning. My encouragement to you this week is to stand with Christ & work tirelessly to advance his Kingdom. God will help you. God will stand with you. God will never turn his face from you. What you do for Christ is not in vain.

Did anyone ever say being s Christian was one of the easiest things in the world? I hope no one tried to sell you this lie. It gets much easier and much more natural to live when we practice at it daily but it does start with its struggles. It's much harder when we don't know where we stand. One foot in and foot out is not the way to live our faith. We tend to want to keep just a part of us in the world. I know at times I catch myself doing the exact same thing. I claim to be no better. I still have things that I'm struggling with but I know I am actively trying to STAND ONLY FOR CHRIST. It is ongoing and can be a little tough but it is worth every minute to know that God is my help. God is my rock. I will stand with Christ. I know my identity. I have confidence in God. I have the evidence to show he will stand with me. Therefore, it is my responsibility to stand for the kingdom and to work without weary to win souls for Christ and to consistently draw people closer to the kingdom. My life will and needs to be an example. He will reward my effort in every way. I know our Christian life can be hard but we can do this!!! We must work together. What we do for Christ will never be in vain...Be Blessed...

Today is a Good Day..to Serve the Lord

Good morning Saints. My encouragement for you this week is to make a commitment to your daily walk with God. I know it's hard at times not to lose your perspective but never forget what God has done for you in your past. God has the same power to impact your future.

No day is like the other. I know that and truly understand that. We will have our very good days and we will have days that it seems like you need a break from life. Our Christian life is very similar. There will be days we will be riding the biggest high for Christ. Then there are the other days where our Christian faith may be moved to the left in place of sin, fear, hopelessness, doubt, shame, etc. Therefore I urge all of US, I need this too, to commit ourselves daily to our walk with God. I mean, starting off the day understanding that this day may be harder than the next but asking the Lord to keep your eyes and your heart focused on him. God has done so many amazing things for you in the past. God is still that same God who will work towards your brighter future. Yes, it may come with some stress, heartache, illness, and more things to damage our spirit. But we must remember who we serve. We serve THE God that WE KNOW is capable of do the extraordinary with the ordinary. We serve THE God who has been so faithful to us time and time again. What makes our current trials any different? God can impact this situation to your benefit. God will. God will raise you up out of depths you didn't think was possible when you were going through it. Trust God. Recommit yourself daily. Renew your mind daily. You can't run the same tank of gas forever. You can't run on the same prayer forever. Each day may bring a new journey where your tank may need to be filled maybe 3 times in one day. You may need to pray 3 times in one day due to the road you are on in your life. Matthew 6:11 “Give us our DAILY bread." This is proof in the Bible that we need to make daily commitments to God. If you are a child of God who may need help in this area, start now. If you aren't a child of God, make this decision to be a child of God now. Every day is a good day to serve the Lord...Be Blessed...

Give Christ your Best, He is the Best...Raise the Bar

My encouragement to you this week is to give Christ your best. Raise the bar of your faith. Christ has lifted so many burdens, wiped countless tears, and given us freedom by His grace. Give Christ the best of yourself as you continue to seek the best of Christ.

Do we really on a day to day basis give Christ our best? Is he not befitting of our best? There have been so many burdens that he has lifted off our shoulders. There have been days where we would hope tomorrow would bring the end of our days and instead has brought new hope in our hearts. This was all due to the grace of Christ. This is a grace that probably none of us deserve but is given to us everyday. Is that not enough reason to give Christ our best? We should work very hard to give Christ the honor and praise that he deserves. We should have a strong desire to want to be better in our ways because we should all want to be more Christ like. The more we live for him, the more we are working toward his promise to grant us eternal life. Jesus says, " I am the way, the truth, and life. No one comes through the father but through me." (Jn 14:6) It is our responsibility to meet Christ and invite him into our hearts. There are so many great things in store when we allow Christ into our hearts and we are living to please Christ. I hope that you know the great things from a life with Jesus. If you do not know, pleas turn your hearts to him now. We are all promised death, but Christians are guaranteed everlasting life in Christ. For all of you have Christ in your lives, raise the bar on your faith. Raise the bar. Don't place it somewhere you aren't ready to reach. Raise it in increments until you are ready to get there but keep pressing and progressing...Be Blessed..

Is Your Life is In God's Hands..?

My encouragement to you this week is let God be in control. God is not putting us on a path of no troubles. God is putting us on paths to trust him. God has the power to cease our tough times. God he has the power to sustain you in our trials. You've tried everything else. Now let God take control. You will see the difference.

Life is a journey full of many, many twist and turns. We all are on our own journey. We may run into people on our journeys we know. Same pursuit but still unique to that individual. One thing that will be common on all of our journeys is that we will encounter trouble. We know it's the path we need to be on and we run into problems. We get discouraged. We ask ourselves is this the way that we need to be on. We begin to question. Saints, sometimes God puts us on a certain path to become what he wants us to be. he may allow this trouble so you can come out how he wants you to come out. God sees the best in you and knows at times your best has not been achieved. Hardships forces you to be at your best to gain the peace you want. The biggest thing is that we need to let God be in control of our lives. We try all of our friends, family, and colleagues before we look to the Lord. God was supposed to be first and last. God can command all your problems to cease immediately! Whatever the problem is, God will always be the answer. God may lead you on a path of trouble so you can lean on him. You need to trust him to take over the situation. God will hold you up. You will be ready to endure. You will be able to meet the problems head on and conquer the enemy before you. Give God control and God will give you much more. If you are still not in fellowship with God, do it now. Don't delay. Peace awaits you. A life after this life awaits you...Be Blessed...

God Turns our Tears of Sadness into Tears of Joy

My encouragement to you this week is trust in the faithfulness of Christ. Jesus is the unique solution to ALL our problems. There is no one else where we will find everything we need. He knows we can't do it alone. Trusting in God can be tough, but God will respond to your faith. Persistence & optimism are key to see God's work in our lives. He will turn your tears into shouts of joy.

If you don't know, or fail to realize, Jesus is the solution to all of problems that we are going through. Jesus is the unique solution which people tend to try when all of their efforts are exhausted. Jesus needs to be our first, middle, and last option in all our trials. We try to carry some burdens alone and it can be very hard and very trying to our minds and our bodies. We feel so defeated in many ways. We get discouraged and we start to question is God there? God is there! The Lord is all together faithful. The Lord is not one to ever turn his back to our cries. We have to keep believing that God will work it out for us. We have to stat persistent and prayer. These key elements will strengthen your faith in the ability of God. God says in Isaiah 41 "9 You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." God is not rejecting you or your prayer so do not quit on him.God is not quitting on you. You must continue to trust that Jesus is listening to your cries for help. He knows how much your happiness means to you so He will grant it to you. Wait on the Lord with a cheerful heart and with an immovable faith. Those tears that you have been crying day in and day out will cease. The only tears you will be left with will be tears of joy...Be Blessed..

Redemption is YOURS!!!

Good morning. My encouragement to you this week is to praise God as the Redeemer. God intends for nothing to have us bound forever. God is working towards our freedom. And when God frees you, he will free you forever. There is nothing God cannot overpower.

You may feel bound by something that is holding you back from where you want to be. Do not get discouraged yet Saints. God is going to free you of that situation. In these times, thing s are harder to see. All thoughts swirl in your mind. You question is God listening. You question yourself. You have to guard your heart which means guarding your mind. Never let yourself be your greatest enemy. God is working on your behalf. Pray to God and remain faithful. God intends nothing to be our master besides him. God is our master, our savior, our healer, our deliverer, and our redeemer. There is no one like God. God wants us to live in freedom. Romans 10:10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Confess sins and troubles to God, and God will take care of the rest. God is a God of love who wants his children to prosper. Go will conquer your chains. God will provide the delivery we wait for..Trust in his saving grace....Be Blessed...