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WE NEED YOU LORD

Posted on September 27, 2017 by #4GIVEN

Lord, I humbly submit myself to you today with open arms and a heavy heart. Lord as you know the divide is on the rise in our nation. I asked that you would fill every heart, mind, and spirit with your divine love, peace, compassion, and strength. Lord, I can go on and on but I know that you’re not blind nor or you deaf. You know exactly what we need even before we ask! Therefore, we pray that our hearts would learn how to rightfully seek and fear you. We bow before you, acknowledging you as Lord and Savior of our lives, praising you for your might, your sovereignty, your power, your strength, your mercy, and your justice. We thank you for your unending love even when we are undeserving. We stand in awe of you. We surrender our hearts, lives, and affairs to you. We put you first, Lord. In Jesus’ name, Amen!

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PROMISE IN PERSECUTION

Posted on September 27, 2017 by #4GIVEN

It’s important to remember that a servant is no greater than his Master. If they persecuted Jesus, the world will also persecute us (John 15:20). Jesus reminds us in John 16:33 despite worldly persecution to be courageous because He has already conquered the world! Look at this way, at some point in your life you will be persecuted and it doesn’t matter if you STAND or KNEEL. We are living in the last days and things are gonna get much worse before it gets better. This is not a ‘woe is me’ attitude, rather it’s a biblical attitude! Having said that, there is promise in persecution; a silver lining if you will! Jesus said in Matthew 5:10, “ God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.”

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Step Up and Step Out!

Posted on September 26, 2017 by #4GIVEN

What is God calling you to do? Most people are reluctant to step out by faith because of their lack of faith in believing they can accomplish what God is asking them to do. Well, I got good news for all of us today. (Read 1 Corinthians 1:27-29) None of us are 100% qualified however, when God Calls, He also Equips. When God Calls, He Enables. When God Calls, He Provides. When God Calls you, He qualifies you. When God calls us, He equips, provides, qualifies & enables us. God will never call us and then abandon us to figure things out in our own strength. So if God is calling you to do something, step out by faith and do not second guess yourself- take the first step and do what God is calling you to do. God will always provide the skills, ability, direction, wisdom, strength, and resources you need to carry out His will, plan, and purpose!

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Getting Back 2 The Basics

Posted on September 25, 2017 by #4GIVEN

At some point in life we all need to get back to the basics. Vince Lombardi and John Wooden, both legendary coaches would start each season with this principle in mind. Lombardi would say with slow clarity, “Gentlemen, this is a football” and Wooden would teach his players to how to correctly put on their socks and shoes. How basic can you get?! When we begin reading the Bible, we start with the bedrock; “In the beginning”! God the creator and man is the crown of His creation both figuratively and literally! It’s imperative to understand the rudimentary meaning of why we exist. We exist to know God and to make Him known. We are called to serve and to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ; our bedrock! Jesus said in Mark 12:30-31, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
#GettingBack2TheBasics

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Our God is Unstoppable &Undefeatable!

Posted on September 24, 2017 by #4GIVEN

Who can STOP the Lord almighty?! No one! He has never and nor will He ever be defeated! Therefore, it doesn’t matter how bad something looks or how much pain you endure in this life; you will always come out blessed & victorious because our God is VICTORY! HE IS UNSTOPPABLE! AMEN, HALLELUJAH AND GLORY TO HIS NAME!!
Have a bless #SONday everyone!

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He Is The Breath That We Breathe!

Posted on September 23, 2017 by #4GIVEN

Writers Jason Ingram, David Leonard, and Leslie Jordan was touched by God when they penned these words to the song entitled “Great Are You Lord”: ‘You give life, You are love, You bring light to the darkness. You give hope, You restore every heart that is broken. Great are You, Lord. It’s Your breath in our lungs. So we pour out our praise. We pour out our praise. It’s Your breath in our lungs. So we pour out our praise to You only.’ Amen and Hallelujah!!!

We should be thankful for every breath we take. Each gulp of air is a gift from God and an extension of God. Every breath is a reminder that God desires for us to ENJOY life and to PRAISE Him. I cannot help but believe that this has been His intention from the beginning. The wind we feel and the air we breathe are perpetual reminders of God’s goodness and love. For these ongoing reminders let us all give THANKS!

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Jesus is Always There!

Posted on September 22, 2017 by #4GIVEN

No one has experienced greater difficulty than our precious Lord Jesus Christ. However, because He endure we too can endure also. Believe or not there is no difficulty in life that is stronger than Jesus. The fact is Jesus doesn’t always give us a perfect peace and calm at the very moment that we’re pouring out our heart to Him during difficult times; sometimes the peace and calm comes much later. But you must rest assure that, He will bring us His peace and resolution in His timing. You can face your hard times with courage because Jesus promises to be with you. He said in Matthew 28:20b, “…and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Whatever you might be faced with today remember this; there is no burden that He didn’t carry, no sorrow He didn’t bear, and whether the days be sunny or dreary Jesus will always be there.

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PRAYER: The Year of Storms and Earthquakes

Posted on September 21, 2017 by #4GIVEN

Almighty God, You remind us over and over in your Word that you are always with us. You tell us not to fear and you draw us close into your Presence. You’re the only place we find refuge in the storms and earthquakes that surround us and our brothers and sisters abroad. You surrounded our country during Harvey and Irma. Therefore, we believe you will surround Mexico and Puerto Rico in their time of grief, relief, and recovery. You’re the only place we can find everlasting peace and strength. So we ask you for your words of truth, healing, comfort, and power to strengthen us in our inner beings, hearts and spirits! Thank you for your goodness, grace, and mercy. Thank you that you know the way we take and you have a plan. It was You, that set the trajectory of our lives even before we were formed in our mother’s wound. Therefore, we look to you today our Lord and Savior, it’s your face we seek. Thank you Lord that you are victorious over every trouble and obstacle. Thank you that you have overcome sin, and death, and any evil that we may face in our life. And because of you, we too are overcomers and more than conquerors. We too can have victory, and we can walk strong in your restorative peace, in Jesus’ name, amen and amen!

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#LifeAbundant

Posted on September 18, 2017 by #4GIVEN

In John 10:10 Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” The abundant life Jesus was talking about doesn’t refer to material things; it doesn’t mean we’re going to fulfill the “American dream.” Maybe we will or maybe we won’t. That’s not the point. When Jesus promised an abundant life here on earth for His followers, He was speaking about living the most meaningful, fulfilled and purposeful life possible in Him. We may never be totally indemnified but we have all been sanctified and sealed unto the day of redemption.

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Declare and Decree!

Posted on September 17, 2017 by #4GIVEN

Father God, I thank You that Your gifts are good, Your yoke is easy and Your burden is light. I thank You that Your blessing brings wealth and health and there is no added sorrow. Your gifts are free and irreversible. What You have for me is for me and cannot be taken without Your permission. Therefore, I stand on my superior authority in Christ and declare to the enemy to take His hands off what is mine both in the natural and in the supernatural. I decree and declare that the blessings of the Lord will overtake me. I decree and declare that my storehouse will overflow and my vats will be filled with new wine in the name of Jesus. Every good and perfect gift that God has portioned to me will be poured out to me. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen and amen!