He Will Do It Again

~ Psalm 113:5-9 (MSG), "Who can compare with God, our God, so majestically enthroned,surveying his magnificent heavens and earth? He picks up the poor from out of the dirt, rescues the wretched who've been thrown out with the trash, seats them among the honored guests, a place of honor among the brightest and best. He gives childless couples a family, gives them joy as the parents of children. Hallelujah!" 


I read this the other day and so many thoughts raced through my mind. God is SO good! He chooses those who have been broken, hurt, despised, weak, depressed and oppressed and set them among those with noble character and makes them feel like honored guests. And, those who have been barren and praying for a child, He will give them the joy of having a child of their own. And, I can testify that I have seen these things happen over and over. Not only has God done so many great things in my life, but I have seen Him work get things in the lives of others. 


So, you cannot convince me that God will not do it again. The song that comes to my mind is: ♪♫ And He'll do it again. He'll do it again. If you'll just take a look at where you are now and where you've been. Well hasn't He always come through for you. He's the same now as then. You may not know how. You may not know when but He'll do it again. 


There is no God like our God. This majestic and beautiful world was created by the sound of His voice. And, He is still the same great and powerful God today as He was when He spoke the world into existence. I challenge you to trust Him and just see what great things He begins to work in your life.

I Don't Need Any Distractions

~ Philippians 4:8 (KJV), "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." I also like how the Message translation puts it, "Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious - the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse." 


We should fill our hearts and minds up with the positive. When we fills our hearts and mind up with the negative it will eventually destroy us. Like Sister Adams said Sunday morning, Colossians 3:2 (NIV), "Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." When we firmly position our thoughts on godly things, the distractions that come our way will be more easily set aside. 


My prayer today is that we can lay aside the distractions and keep moving forward. God has a plan...and it is full of His power and anointing. And, nothing can stop the power and anointing of God. ♥

No room for the devil.

This morning, as I was going about my daily routine, God brought a scripture to my mind.  Ephesians 4:27, “Neither give place to the devil.”  So, I sat down and started studying it a little bit. 

Ephesians 4:26-27, “Be ye angry , and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:  Neither give place to the devil.”

Anger is a normal human emotion.  The Merriam-Webster states that anger is “an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something.”   But when anger turns into lividness, rage or wrath, it can lead to sin.  Anger that is geared up to be vengeful and with the intent to be hurtful or revengeful will eat away at our soul.  We may say, “well I am just angry I am not being vengeful or revengeful.”  But, if the words that come from our mouths are hurtful and demeaning, anger has more of a hold on us than we think.  That is when anger becomes sinful.

When we allow this kind of anger into our hearts and minds, we might as well be putting out a welcome mat to our heart to the devil , a.k.a. “the accuser” or “slanderer”.  We are opening ourselves up to allow him to inhabit our heart and mind.   And, when this kind of anger enters our heart and mind, spiritually we begin to become inactive.  We quit praying, reading the Word and eventually we quit going to church.  Though it is not a scripture just and English proverb, “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.”  He will create all sorts of things inside the heart and mind of those who have become idle or inactive.

How do we remedy this kind of behavior/attitude?  Skip down a few verses to Ephesians 4:31-32, “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you,with all malice:  And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”  We need to take ALL the bitterness (bitter anger), wrath (boiling anger) , anger (violent anger), clamour (vengeful words) and evil speaking (slanderous and injurious speech) and push it out of our hearts and minds for good.  And take up the habit of being kind (good, useful pleasant and virtuous), tender-hearted (compassionate)  and forgiving (graciously and freely forgiving).  God forgave each and every one of us, even when we did not deserve forgiveness.  And, we are to follow His example.

Lord, help us to angry and sin not…help us to fill our hearts and minds up with You and Your Word so that there is no room for the devil.  Help us to be kind, tender-hearted and forgiving.  Help us to be more like You!  ♥

A Pebble In Your Shoe?!

Psalm 46:1 (NASB), “God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.”

The word “trouble” in this verse means trouble, distress or oppression.  But I found it interesting that it also comes from the word that means "hard pebble”.

Have you even been walking and you get a pebble in your shoe?  No matter how hard you try to ignore that pebble, it just seems that the pebble gets bigger and more annoying.  You stop, take your shoe off, get the pebble out, then you put your shoe back on and start walking again.  Once again, you can walk peacefully and in comfort.

When trials, distress and oppression comes our way, it is much the same way as that stubborn pebble in our shoe.  They seem to become overwhelming and bothersome.  But, only if we don’t do something about them. 

Psalm 46:1 says that God is our refuge and strength.  A very present help in the trials, distress and oppression we face. 

He is our refuge:  when we put our confidence and trust in God, when trouble comes our way, we can flee to Him for protection from the storms of life.  He is the shelter from the dangers that try to torment our hearts and minds.

He is our strength: He can gives us the physical, mental, emotional and/or spiritual strength we need for any given situation. He can help us to stand firm and strong on the Word of God, our road map on this journey in life.

He is a very present help:  He is our exceedingly, abundance and great help or assistance.  We can find or attain His help as any time.  We do not have to take a number and wait in line.  He is readily and immediately available at any time. 

So, do you have a hard pebble in the “shoe of your life”?  Flee to the one who can be the strength you need and who can help you with His abundant and great power.  There is nothing that is too hard for Him.  And, all it takes is a little bit of faith to move that pebble that seemingly is a "mountain”.