"Pray Then Like This..."

GOD knew exactly what HE was getting when HE chose YOU!!! HE'S not put off by you or your issues child. HE knows you. HE LOVES YOU. And HE'S still choosing you, everyday. Keep choosing HIM. Amen  Scripture Reference:  Jeremiah 1:4-5 ESV

GOD wants you to have love. The manifestation of the Spirit in speaking in tongues is coming, but JESUS does not want us to be loud gongs or clanging  symbols. Be patient it's coming, but having LOVE is the MOST important thing to HIM...  Scripture Reference:  1 Corinthians 13:1 ESV

We all have a job to do in the Kingdom, a purpose to fulfill. Every believer has the responsibility to spread the Good News of the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST. Not just everyone else (your pastor, the people on the radio) but YOU TOO!!! Enter into your labor and harvest the souls GOD has sent you to.  Scripture Reference:  Matthew 9:37-38 ESV

What's your genealogy? Who do you come from? You come from GOD...that's it, that's all....  Scripture Reference:  Ruth 4:17-22 ESV

Like King David, we also have times when we're "in the field" with JESUS. And just like King David, there comes a time when GOD calls us out of the field and into the palace. The change can be scary, but when HE calls, say "Here I am!", and go FORWARD!!!  Scripture References:  1 Samuel 16:11-13 ESV  1 Samuel 3:4 ESV

If you stay down with GOD, (loving HIM and keeping HIS commandments) HE'LL stay down with YOU!!! HE said in HIS Word that HE will be "Faithful to a thousand generations"...THAT'S A PROMISE!!!  Scripture References:  Deuteronomy 7:9 ESV  Joshua 24:15 ESV

GOD understands how lonely and difficult the road is that HE'S put you on at times. HE'S STILL WITH YOU AND STILL FOR YOU!!! Do not be dismayed by them, they WON'T prevail against you...AMEN  Scripture References:  Jeremiah 1:17-19 ESV  Jeremiah 17:14-18 ESV

Have you ever heard a word from GOD that was hard for you to hear or bear? You were being convicted by the Holy Spirit...and that's a GOOD THING!!! It means that GOD is treating you as a son, that HE loves...  Scripture References:  Hebrews 12:3-11 ESV  Proverbs 3:11-12 ESV

Have you started to allow "little sins" back into your life? Repent friends...the Kingdom of GOD is at hand!!! When JESUS comes back, (and we don't know when that'll be) we want HIM to catch us doing good!!! Not up to our old tricks....stay fervent. Stay the course. GOD will help you not to falter. Amen  Scripture Reference:  Matthew 4:17 ESV

Are you persecuting yourself?! Are you hard on you? And unkind to you? Unforgiving and impatient with you? Ask GOD to help you speak loving and kind, encouraging words...to YOURSELF!!!   Scripture References:  Romans 12:14 ESV  Psalm 139:14 ESV

Gratitude doesn't always come naturally. We have to purpose it intentionally...thank GOD for the things that are currently getting on your nerves!!! It's still a blessing to you, you just have to remind yourself of it :)  Scripture Reference:  Matthew 6:33 ESV

YOU ARE A WONDERFUL WORK!!!! Yes, YOU!!!! GOD had YOU IN MIND WHEN HE CREATED YOU!!! There's nothing wrong with you.....You're a wonderful work....  Scripture Reference:  Psalm 139:14 ESV 

Dear Outsider, I see you. I acknowledge your presence in the world, and I adore you. Your piercings, your tattoos don't scare me off from you. You are wholly loved and valued in My Kingdom. You my sweet dear child have a place with me and in me.  If you've never ever felt whole or seen or valued, I'm here for you. I want you. You need me. I created you that way child. Nothing in all of creati...

All of us who call on JESUS as our Lord and Savior have a responsibility to share the GOOD NEWS of JESUS CHRIST!!! Not just our pastors, or teachers, or whoever else we think the responsibility falls on. Spreading the Good News is for ALL of us, and there is a person, or people that GOD has for YOU to speak into...  Scripture References:  Matthew 10:5-15 ESV  Matthew 9:35-38 ESV

Do you ACTUALLY pray for people when you say you will? Do you sincerely care about the people around you enough to intercede (pray) on their behalf? The most powerful thing we can do is to PRAY. Prayer isn't passive, it does more than you can possibly know....  Scripture References:  Hebrews 7:25 ESV  1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV  James 5:16 ESV  Mark 9:29 ESV

Feeling sad? Lonely? Depressed? Angry? Ask GOD to lead you to someone who needs you....someone who needs YOUR encouragement. Someone who needs YOUR help....and YES, YOU CAN HELP SOMEONE!!!! Even when you feel like you can't help yourself.  Scripture References:  John 13:35 ESV  Psalm 86:4-5 ESV

Everything in the earth suffers from our sin. Not only ourselves and our families, but the land as well. Ask GOD for a repentant heart and mind so you can repent from sin, turn away from evil, and GOD will heal our land. AMEN  Scripture References:  2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV  Hebrews 3:15 ESV

The servants of GOD have a responsibility to you...you also have a responsibility to them.   Scripture References:  1 Timothy 5:17-18 ESV  1 Corinthians 9:7-14 ESV

GOD has the power to change, transform and use ANYONE! Even when we can't see it in people, HE can. HE can see the absolute best in us, and in them too...whoever the them is. GOD loves them too. HE can and will use THEM too...remember that.  Scripture References:  2 Timothy 1:8-12 ESV  Acts 13:46-48 ESV

You're stressed. You're tired. You're worried. And ALL THE THINGS. But bring those things to GOD in PRAYER. Let HIM help you...don't try to handle how you feel on your own in your own way. Let HIM help you...  Scripture Reference:  Titus 2:3-4 ESV

Need GOD to do something major in your life? Need a shift in your family? Need GOD's guidance? Fast...humble yourself and come to GOD seeking HIS wisdom, guidance, preparation and help. Ask GOD to give you wisdom for the details of your fast....but whatever you do start.  Scripture References:  Matthew 9:15 ESV  Nehemiah 1:4 ESV  Esther 4:16 ESV  Isaiah 58:6 ESV  Joel...

Everything I've ever wanted or needed I found it in the Presence of GOD. You will too.  Scripture References:  Jeremiah 29:11 ESV  Jeremiah 30:17 ESV

Even though the road is rough, rocky, hard, and scary at times...there's JOY,  inexpressible JOY at the end of it. It doesn't end in despair, death, hurt, and pain. There's hope for you and I today....it's NOT OVER FOR YOU!!!!!   Scripture Reference:  Matthew 11:28-30 ESV

" I am the vine, and my Father is the vinedresser." John 15:1 In order for us to grow, mature, and bear fruit, we NEED to abide in the vine. There's no other way, no shortcuts. "JESUS said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me". John 14:6  Scripture References:  John 15:1-8 ESV  Galatians 5:22-23 ESV  John 14:6 ESV

Your future is BRIGHT!!! Just because you can't see it yet, or even perceive it, GOD knows who you're gonna be. HE knows who you're going to become, even though you're still in the process of becoming. Every little thing matters in this journey, in YOUR journey. You'll see...  Scripture Reference:  Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV