An Inheritance of Restoration

Isaiah is rich in God's restoration of His people, the Church. As you read through Isaiah 54:4-6 you can see what our inheritance was as a result of dealing with Satan! In Christ, there's no disgrace or humiliation. In the world, dealing with the enemy and living by the dictates of the carnal nature, there's only humiliation and disgrace. In Christ, God causes us to forget all about that. He becomes like a husband to us. In the world, out of the will of God, and out of covenant with Him, we are like deserted wives; let down, shame, and disappointed by the enemy & self. The following verses tell us who God is and what he will do for us. So even though we may have experienced shame, rejection, disappointment, scorn,abandonment, disgrace and so on, God can and will turn all of that around when we come to Him (when we're born again). Now let me say this, just because this is a reality & truth it does not just "appear" in our lives. We must know this, accept and agree with what he says and apply it to our lives. Ask the Lord to give you the strength through revelation to apply this promise to your life. I will be speaking more on this is the next few blogs, so stay tuned!

Be Blessed!

Personal Revelation of Being Filled with the Spirit

So, a while back God had pricked my mind about being filled with the Holy Spirit. In the church and religion period, we have been taught as if salvation and being filled with the Spirit are two separate things. They are not. When we accept Christ into our hearts the Holy Spirit enters into us, resurrecting our dead spirits, and making communication and obedience to the Lord possible. When Paul tells us in Ephesians to be filled with the Spirit, he is saying to constantly be filled, or obedient to the Spirit of Christ. (Ephesians 5:18) 

Knowing this, it changed my entire outlook. Everyone of us who comes to the Lord receives the same Holy Spirit who makes known to us what we have in God.(Ephesians 1:13) Every one of us. There is no small spirit for some and large scale spirit for others. There is only one Father, one Son, and one Spirit. Now what makes the difference is how much of the Spirit we are allowing to have total control over areas of our lives. God is able to open our hearts to Him, His children as we yield to His leading. He will never force us, but He will complete the work he has begun in us. 

And also, on another note, the Holy Spirit gives us the ability to obey, hear, and communicate with the Father, but the Blood of Jesus is what makes relationship with the God of all the earth possible! There is not one point in my life that I am not connected with the Lord as a believer. Direct access all the time. That is comforting to know. (Ephesians 4:13,16) I am so thankful for our position in Christ as believers! (Ephesians 2:6) What love from our gracious Father! 

If you don't know Jesus and don't have a relationship with him and would like to have this authority, security and relationship, please pray this:

"Lord, I thank you for sending your Son,Jesus to pay the price for my sins. This was a price I could never pay. Because of Your love, you sent Him. Please forgive me of my sins. I have walked in rebellion to Your Truth,Your Will and Your ways. I am ready to walk in the authority Jesus Christ secured for me when he was crucified, buried,resurrected and seated at Your right hand in heaven. Thank you for accepting me. In Jesus Name, amen." If you've prayed this prayer sincerely from your heart,Jesus is now in you! Welcome to the family. Welcome to the Kingdom of eternal life,peace,and joy!

God's Irrevocable Love

 The Lord is the one who causes us to look toward the future with hope, and expectation. He is not the one who encourages us to dwell on the past. (Isaiah 43:18-19). Anytime we find ourselves dwelling on the past, that is a red flag that Satan/carnal nature is at work! We are not called to entertain the notion of where, what, why, but IMMEDIATELY cut it down with the Word of God which is our sword! Think of it as driving a car: You cannot effectively drive a car constantly looking into the rearview mirror. 

At no time in our lives is God “Mad” at us and wants nothing to do with us. He IS love. He couldn’t hate us if he tried; it’s just not in His nature. (Romans 8:32-39. John 3:16, Isaiah 54). His covenant of peace will NEVER leave us. Who is peace? Jesus Christ!! So what the Lord is saying is that He will never leave or forsake us even on our worst day. When we hate our lives what we are really saying to the creator is “I hate this gift of life that you gave me. I do not appreciate what you have/are doing for me. Your love, grace, sacrifice is not sufficient to help, fix, restore, or heal me. Which is a form of pride. These things bring a snare within our soul and cause fetters (chains) to be placed upon our souls which cause further bondage that makes it just a little harder to break free of. God wants us to choose life and blessing, but he is not going to force us to choose. He allows us to freely choose life/death blessing/curse. However, when we do not make the right choice, He is there to help us get up and get back on track, not through condemnation (because remember His Word says there is NO condemnation to those who are in Christ (Romans 8:1) and God does not EVER contradict His word (John 10:35.) but through love he brings us back in the loop (John 3:16). Even when you don’t “feel” like God loves you, cares about you, thinks about you, you have to remember that we walk by FAITH and not by sight. Our emotions can lie to us because they can be manipulated by the enemy, but also, we have a carnal nature living inside of us that wars against the Spirit. Who we choose to listen to is TOTALLY up to us, even after giving our lives to Christ. Trust that the sacrifice of Christ is perfect in every way. Trust that the love of God is sufficient. Trust that the lord will NEVER go back on His word!!

Lord God, the eternal Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we thank you for your undying love towards us. We repent for being ungrateful and thinking that the sacrifice of your Son Jesus is not enough for every issue we face in life. We thank you for your Son, we thank you for His sacrifice, and we thank you for His righteousness! We ask that you would help us to choose life, choose blessing in every situation we find ourselves in. When we do not make the right choice, we thank you that we can repent and receive your forgiveness and the Blood of Jesus cleanses us, Your Holy Spirit directs us! Thank you so much for your love, Lord. We thank you for never taking your covenant of peace away from us, which is you Son!! In Jesus Name we pray. Amen

Be Blessed!

Is Your Soul Fragmented?

It's crazy what the devil does with the soul of man. Unless God reveals the devil's strategies, we would forever be blind to it! What's tripped out is it all started with a Korean drama I was watching with my niece. When I saw it, I kind of said "Ok they went too far on this." And just kind of dismissed it. But LIFE IS SPIRITUAL! What the spirit of the Lord revealed to me was about fragmented souls. This is definitely something the devil has a hand in. What it means for a soul to be fragmented is to be broken and even shattered. The enemy may create a traumatic event in a person's life that causes serious trauma. When this happens, it traps a person's soul or cages it at that very stage of life. The enemy uses this fragmented part to manipulate the person's mind, emotions, will, etc...There's a reason the Lord says that He restores our soul, mends our broken hearts, and binds up our wounds. All this happens to the soul! It's like Satan uses the fragmented soul as a point of contact, like a voodoo doll is used by a witch. So when these traumatic events take place in a person's life and they respond wrong or not at all, it gives the enemy grounds or access.Oftentimes, he takes that age the person is at the time and "stunts" the individual. This is when we see that a certain reaction that a person gave at 5 is given at 30 when presented with an event that is similar to what they experienced. The soul was fragmented, captured, and stunted. It is the 5 year old responding in the 30 year old body.

 I think that unforgiveness fragments the soul due to an overwhelming event( or events) that caused pain. The event caused a piece of the soul to be fragmented and captured and due to the unforgiveness, allows the enemy to torment and torture us. We do not have to stay there! Christ has given the believer authority through the covenant sealed in His blood and power through His Spirit to take back those fragmented pieces of our souls and receive His healing and restoration! I hope this ignites a fire within to take back those areas of your soul that Satan has captured and is using to mess you up! God restores the soul!

Be Blessed!

Scriptures:

Psalm 23:3

Psalm 147:3

Luke 21:19

Watchers, listen up!

God is awesome. I love how he works. Today as I was fasting and praying, He gave me understanding of what happens when we pray and I hope it encourages you as much as it did me. When we cover someone in prayer Satan cannot fully carry out his diabolical plan. The demonic powers see the "covering" on the person who is being prayed for even though they may not be living right. He showed me this concerning my children. That's why Satan tries to keep us parents upset,offended, and hurt by them. He justs wants some wiggle room to work in their life. Satan is not greater than God. Greater is HE THAT IS IN YOU than he that is in the world. Please don't forget that. And, one last reminder as you stand on the wall praying and watching, not just for your children, but anyone the Holy Spirit graces you to stand in for; as a watchman, you are not responsible for how people respond to the message or warning given. You are only responsible for telling them. Be blessed and continue to stand in prayer!

What Are You Thinking About?

Are you aware of what you are thinking the majority of the time? Do you really pay attention to what you are truly thinking about? What if I told you that all of your thoughts are not your own and that some of the thoughts, dare I say many of them are not yours?

 Proverbs 23:7 says that as a man thinks, so he is. Satan whispers thoughts into our minds all day everyday. These thoughts evoke emotions (feelings). He also projects images (imaginations) into our minds to reinforce the thoughts he's whispering. Thoughts arouse feelings and those feelings in turn influence behavior and attitude. This is why the Lord tells us to be sober and vigilant because our adversary the devil is relentless!! (1 Peter 5:8) When you think about what you are really thinking about, you may begin to see that you aren't unhappy because of what's going on around you, but it's actually what's going on inside you that's causing unhappiness. Here's a quick guideline to help you start to get your thoughts in line so you can pull down strongholds like we are told to do in 2 Corinthians 10:5.

Dealing With Thoughts In My Head

1. Where are the thoughts originating from?

2. How do the thoughts make me feel?

3. Is the thought building me up or tearing me down?

By pin pointing your thoughts, you will be guarding your heart( mind, will, emotions) just as the Lord instructs us to do in Proverbs 4:23.  When you find the negative thoughts do as instructed in 2 Corinthians 10:5 and take the thought captive! Replace those thoughts with the Word of God because the Word is spirit and life (John 6:63). Then, as you think about those things that God says which are true, honorable, just, pure, commendable, morally excellent, and praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8) you will see that you start to feel better and your life will begin to change for the good. This does not happen overnight and is not easy, although very simple. Remember, Satan does not want us thinking good, God inspired thoughts because when we do we will speak like God speaks and watch the Kingdom of God expand. He would much rather us think those ugly, nasty, depressing, defiling thoughts and speak them as well so that he can have a hand in our lives and the lives around us. Don't let him trick you! A victorious life starts in your thoughts!

¿En qué estás pensando?

 ¿Eres consciente de lo que piensas la mayor parte del tiempo? ¿Realmente prestas atención a lo que realmente piensas? ¿Qué pasaría si te dijera que no todos tus pensamientos son tuyos y que algunos, me atrevería a decir, muchos, no lo son?

Proverbios 23:7 dice que quien piensa, así es. Satanás susurra pensamientos en nuestras mentes todo el día, todos los días. Estos pensamientos evocan emociones (sentimientos). También proyecta imágenes (imaginaciones) en nuestras mentes para reforzar los pensamientos que susurra. Los pensamientos despiertan sentimientos y esos sentimientos, a su vez, influyen en el comportamiento y la actitud. Por eso el Señor nos dice que seamos sobrios y estemos alerta, porque nuestro adversario, el diablo, ¡es implacable! Cuando piensas en lo que realmente piensas, puedes empezar a ver que no eres infeliz por lo que sucede a tu alrededor, sino que es lo que sucede dentro de ti lo que causa tu infelicidad. Aquí tienes una guía rápida para ayudarte a empezar a ordenar tus pensamientos para que puedas derribar fortalezas como se nos dice que hagamos en 2 Corintios 10:5.

Lidiando con los pensamientos en mi cabeza

1. ¿De dónde provienen los pensamientos?

2. ¿Cómo me hacen sentir?

3. ¿El pensamiento me fortalece o me deprime?

Al identificar tus pensamientos, estarás protegiendo tu corazón (mente, voluntad y emociones), tal como el Señor nos instruye en Proverbios 4:23. Cuando encuentres pensamientos negativos, sigue las instrucciones de 2 Corintios 10:5 y ¡captura esos pensamientos! Reemplázalos con la Palabra de Dios, porque la Palabra es espíritu y vida (Juan 6:63). Entonces, al pensar en las cosas que Dios dice que son verdaderas, honorables, justas, puras, loables, moralmente excelentes y dignas de alabanza (Filipenses 4:8), verás que empiezas a sentirte mejor y tu vida empezará a cambiar para bien. Esto no sucede de la noche a la mañana y no es fácil, aunque sí muy sencillo. Recuerda, Satanás no quiere que tengamos buenos pensamientos inspirados por Dios, porque cuando lo hagamos, hablaremos como Dios habla y veremos cómo se expande el Reino de Dios. Prefiere que tengamos esos pensamientos feos, desagradables, deprimentes y contaminantes, y que los expresemos también para que él pueda influir en nuestras vidas y en las de quienes nos rodean. ¡No te dejes engañar! ¡Una vida victoriosa comienza en tus pensamientos!