tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78120924076623734602024-02-02T13:53:55.743-08:00Godly And Beautiful!A Ministry Designed To Minister To God's Women From The Inside, Out.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932856825950136954noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812092407662373460.post-90169211381515678432017-03-14T03:16:00.001-07:002017-03-14T03:16:59.101-07:00Godly And Beautiful!: GOD MADE YOU WISE, PROTECTIVE, AND BEAUTIFUL!<a href="http://godlyandbeautiful.blogspot.com/2012/03/god-made-you-wise-protective-and.html?m=1">Godly And Beautiful!: GOD MADE YOU WISE, PROTECTIVE, AND BEAUTIFUL!</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932856825950136954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812092407662373460.post-15064968960973121862016-11-08T12:43:00.000-08:002016-11-08T12:43:58.207-08:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is often said that <i>"Jealousy is as the spirit of witchcraft."</i> This statement usually comes from the thought that when a person is jealous, their heart is evil and wicked, and would think, do and say anything that would bring about an unfavorable outcome upon the person, or persons that jealousy is felt toward. Which makes them capable of thinking, doing, and saying anything that is ordained and promoted by the enemy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A jealous heart is a heart that can be filled with unbelief, doubt, fear, hatred, envy and even strife. It is a heart that has no compassion and feels ill will. Jealousy is deceiving and is attached to the lying spirit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jealousy is dangerous and disrespectful. Jealousy is also connected to the spirits that will make you steal, reject, gossip, backbite and even cause emotional and physical pain to others. Jealousy is a murderer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jealousy is of the devil and is a wile he has used so many times through those who are not watching, fasting and praying for his kingdom to be exposed and destroyed! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The spirit of jealousy has no respect of persons! It will manifest through the young, old, the saved and unsaved, the rich and the poor, the educated and uneducated, family and friends, and even in marriages and churches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jealousy causes sickness, disease, mental disorders, and financial distress. It will cause sleepless nights and eating disorders and also promote hypocrisy. Jealousy will cause one to enter into a realm of darkness that is hard to find a way out of. It will cause one to be unthankful, ungrateful, and unable to appreciate the blessings of the Lord that have been given to them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The spirit of jealousy is attached to a spirit of denial and spiritual blindness which causes one to refuse to admit that they are influenced or controlled by it, now, or have been in the past. Because of this, they will not repent. And, because there is no repentance, jealousy closes the windows of heaven and prevents one's blessings from freely flowing from the Father God! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jealousy fights against one who faithfully allows it to occupy the mind and heart. Eventually, jealous will kill...both spiritually and naturally! THAT is jealousy's goal for the life of its host.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">BUT! Today is Eviction Day! We can choose to repent and cast out this wicked spirit and all that is attached to it, In The Name Of Jesus!! Fill its place in your heart with the Spirit of God and The Fruit of The Spirit! Never be deceived and overtaken again by jealousy! There is no need for it! You are God's child! Uniquely, fearfully and wonderfully made! There is not room for anything that has not been previously designed in the blueprint of your life! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Job 5:2,</b> <i><b><span style="color: orange;">"Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple</span></b><span style="color: orange;"><b>."</b></span></i><span style="color: orange;"><b> </b></span><b>Proverbs 27:4,</b><span style="color: orange;"><b><i>"Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but who can survive the destructiveness of jealousy?"</i></b></span> (NLT).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Leviticus 19:2</b>, <i><span style="color: red;"><b>"Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel and say unto them, ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am Holy."</b></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When we look at the word "Holiness," it means the absence of sin, evil, and wrong doing. It is being spotlessly free from blemish. THIS DESCRIBES OUR GOD! And we were created to be like Him. <b>1 Peter 1:15-16 </b>says, <b><i>"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all matter of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am Holy."</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But being holy is much more than the absence of sin. It is the presence of righteousness, purity and godliness. When we become Believers, God makes us holy by forgiving our sin! He looks at us as if we had never sinned! But while He sees us as holy, we have not perfected holiness. We must still strive each day to be more like Jesus! Wholly Holy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>2 Corinthians 6:17-18</b> and <b>2 Corinthians 7:1</b> teaches us that we grow in holiness by working hard to keep sin out of our lives. <b>Romans 12: 1-2</b> helps us more, because we can not live holy on our own, but we can present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God, which is our reasonable service, and while doing that, He will help us Be Wholly Holy. <b>Deuteronomy 14:2</b> shows us that God makes us holy by setting us apart as special for Himself! <b>Colossians 1</b> tells us that through Jesus' death on the cross, in His own human body He brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before Him without a single fault! Glory to God! All we have to do is </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Lord said</b>, <i>"When you choose to Be Wholly, Holy...have presence in the realm of perceived reality, you will begin to see greater works, more of My Power, more of My Presence, more of My Anointing, more of My Grace, and more of My Provision.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>You will see less of the manifestations of the devil, sickness, disease, lack, turmoil, and confusion of mind. When you choose to Be Wholly, Holy, you will experience My Glory, My Presence, My Love, My Spirit in ways you have not yet experienced them! You will begin to hear me even more clearly. Doubt and fear will be absent from your lives, you will be confident in your position because that position is in My Presence and in My Will! Be Wholly, Holy! Be Holy! Exist Holy! Live Holy! I have made you Holy. No unclean thing can be deemed Holy. Remove all the unclean things from your lives and bodies. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Some of you will find this hard to do because you see no harm in things that are unholy in your lives. But, My Spirit will begin to convict you of things that you see, hear, taste...places you go and people you are around.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Some of you have to rebuild your temple because there are things that are destroying them and making them unholy. Strive while you can to Be Wholly, Holy. And in the end, I will bring you into a place of complete Holiness...in Glory, with Me! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"There are areas in your life that I want to Heal, and not just help. You need to understand the difference. When you cry out for My help, you are usually asking for my assistance in a matter, or for me to make a situation easier and less difficult. You ask for help with making decisions. Help with finding a job, a mate, a home. Help with paying bills, fixing your marriage, dealing with children, or even help with overcoming your flesh, bad attitudes, ways of thinking, etc. All of them are things you are involved in.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>But, there are things that I want you healed from! I want to make you whole in the things that are effecting your life. I want to heal you from things that are trying to take your life! My Healing will make you healthy in all areas. There are things that plague your mind, that I want to make you sound in! There are things I want to bring to an end in your life, therefore you need to be HEALED, NOT JUST HELPED! Only I can do these these things, and your help is not required, only your obedience."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Lord showed me this example in His Word. John 5:1-9. This is the story about the healing at the pool of Bethesda. There was a man there that had an infirmity thirty eight years, waiting for someone to help him into the pool, when the water was troubled by an angel. However, the man never received healing, because he waited for help getting into the water first. When Jesus saw him, he asked, </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>"Wilt thou be made whole?" </i></span><span style="font-size: large;">The man's answer indicated that he needed help in order to receive healing. But Jesus, with compassion, chose to do more than help him into the pool, instead He HEALED HIM BY HIS WORD! He told the man, </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">"</i><span style="color: red; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Rise, take up thy bed, and walk." </span><span style="font-size: large;">And Immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Lord want to heal us, too! He wants to bring to an end, to a conclusion, everything that we are suffering from! Though this scripture is speaking of physical healing, the Lord wants to heal us from everything that is causing us trouble. He showed me that even though an infirmity is a physical weakness or ailment, and a lack of strength, it can filter over into other parts of our lives. It can produce mental, and emotional suffering, too! Also, mental and emotional suffering will, or can lead to physical infirmities!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But it is your choice to take up your bed and walk in obedience! You must remember, you can't hold on to an infirmity, and be whole, too! Jesus is asking you a question...</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">"WILT THOU BE MADE WHOLE?" </span><span style="font-size: large;">If you notice, Jesus did not force Himself on the man, even though He knew how long he was sick...He asked him if he desired to be whole! What is your desire? Will you continue to lay on you bed of infirmity, or will you pick it up and walk?! What will your answer be? My answer is YES, LORD!!! HEAL ME EVERYWHERE I HURT! Bed of infirmity? What bed of infirmity!?</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932856825950136954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812092407662373460.post-55399461135882761802015-07-02T22:14:00.001-07:002015-07-02T22:14:46.635-07:00TALK TO GOD FROM YOUR HEART...GOD WANTS REAL TALK!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">When you think about how we communicate with one another sometimes, it will make you wonder how we maintain relationships! For example: <em><strong>"Hi, how are you?" "Fine, how are you?", "I'm good!" </strong></em>Or, this one:<em><strong> "I love you!", "I love you, more!" </strong></em>These are not exactly in-depth discussions, but can be, and sometimes are in fact easily used as cliché's. These brief interchanges are <strong>"normal"</strong> in the communication of family and friends. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Actually, <strong><em>Cliché's</em></strong> are a way of life! They fill our sentences, and saturate our paragraphs. These are patterns of <em><strong>"Superficial Communication."</strong></em> But, if this is the <em>essence</em> of our communication, our relationships will stall, become flat and remain on a superficial plateau!<em><strong> </strong></em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em><strong>Facts and opinions</strong></em> also fill our conversations. The words go a little deeper, but the true person still remains hidden beneath them. In reality, it is only when honest feelings and emotions are shared real people can be known, loved, and helped. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Often, patterns of superficial communication spill over into our talks with God! We easily slide through worn out phrases and lines that have been "recited" for decades, or we quickly toss in a cliché or two at God and call it prayer! There is no doubt that God hears and understands, but by limiting the depth of our communication, we can become shallow in our relationship with Him. <strong>GOD KNOWS US!</strong> And He wants to have <em>GENUINE</em> conversation with us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Let face it...sometimes our prayers are filled with clichés. What exactly is a cliché? It is anything that have become <em><strong>trite</strong></em> or <em><strong>commonplace</strong></em> through overuse. The word, "trite" means lacking freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition. It also means, "stale." Our prayers can also, at times, be described as <em><strong>"Verbiage",</strong></em> which means the excessive and often meaningless use of words. In other words, talking more than necessary, and still not saying anything meaningful and true! This is because we leave out the <strong><em>"real talk"</em></strong> of who we really are, and how we really feel! We fail to admit our faults, sins and shortcomings, and find it hard to repent, because we have become so accustomed to the cover up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">But, in this terrible time we are living in, a time where this world is being heavily influenced by the devil, a time that God is trying to strengthen and bless His people to become the Powerful Warriors He needs us to be, <strong>we must change this</strong>!</span> We must <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">God wants our communication with Him to be honest and true! Not superficially filled with repetitious words we have learned. He does not want a time of clichés and verbiages, but He wants a time of heart felt, intimate, passionate, true <strong>communication</strong>. A time of prayer when we as His people truly come humbly and honestly...open and ready to hear, and listen, as well as speak! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ <strong><em>Real Deliverance!</em></strong></span><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ Real Power and Anointing!</span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ Unhindered answers to our prayers!</span></em></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>~ Situations, Stumbling blocks, Chains, Curses from Witchcraft, and Unrighteous prayers, Generational curses, Wicked assignment, Sinful ways, and habits, Lust, Envy, Jealousy, Loneliness, Stress, Fear and Doubt.....</em><span style="color: red;">DESTROYED!!! DESTROYED!!! DESTROYED!!! BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS!!!!</span></span></strong><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932856825950136954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812092407662373460.post-76001672833423608362013-03-19T08:24:00.000-07:002013-06-03T08:05:49.404-07:00YOU'RE NOT A PIECE IN THAT PUZZLE!<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am writing this to encourage those of you that may feel like you do not <em><strong>"fit in",</strong></em> or are not accepted by people. (Lately, I have been hearing this from people directly and indirectly),whether it's at work, with family, or in the church. Many of you may feel rejected, left out, ignored and disliked, even misunderstood...although you strive to love and help others, minister to the need of others, intercede for them, and are in place as a confidant, and even a friend! But your efforts and desires to be accepted, just don't seem to work out, no matter how hard you try!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">A puzzle is something that <strong>confuses </strong>or <strong>test <em>ingenuity</em></strong>. And, ingenuity is the quality of being <em>cleverly inventive</em> or <em>resourceful</em>. It also means <em>skill in planning</em>. It means <em>nobility</em>, and being <em>noble</em> means, "<em>illustrious (brilliantly outstanding), aristocratic (upper class), and stately (having impressive dignity).</em> It means of <em>outstanding character</em>."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> The reason you don't <strong><em>"fit in"</em></strong> is because where you are trying to fit, is a <strong>puzzle</strong> created by the enemy, to<strong> STOP</strong> you from being and walking in the GOD GIVEN ABILITY, which is the ANOINTING to be <strong><em>INVENTIVE AND RESOURCEFUL!</em> </strong>The puzzle is designed to STOP you from being <em><strong>SKILLED</strong></em> to work your Ministries, Business, or even Lead, all because of poor planning...YOU CAN'T HEAR FROM GOD, BECAUSE OF WHERE YOUR FOCUS IS, fitting in! The enemy wants to keep you from being <em><strong>ILLUSTRIOUS</strong></em> (especially in your own eyes), And he makes you feel like you are BENEATH INSTEAD OF ABOVE ONLY...And... he wants you to LOSE THE <em><strong>IMPRESSIVE DIGNITY</strong></em> YOU HAVE BECAUSE YOU BELONG TO THE <strong>KING OF KINGS!</strong></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932856825950136954noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812092407662373460.post-5557931078495065942012-10-09T13:58:00.000-07:002015-08-30T04:12:59.293-07:00HAVE YOU SEEN THESE TWO DANGEROUS SPIRITS?<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> Earlier today, the Lord spoke the word "PESSIMISTIC" to me! I immediately looked it up, to be sure I had the correct understanding of the word. Right away, the Lord began to minister to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> The word <strong>Pessimism</strong> means, <strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;">"<em>Inclination to expect the worst. The tendency to see, anticipate or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.</em></span></span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> He showed me that when a you have a pessimistic spirit, it is accomplied by the spirit of fear. Fear is the spirit that invites pessimism into your life, and the two then becomes one. The door was opened to fear, when you experience years of bad, hurtful, disappointing, frightening, horrible things in your life. To the point that you expect things to go badly, even when they appear to be, and are truly good. This can even be true in the life of a Believer, who does not recognize the spirit of fear in their life, because of the ability of the enemy to deceive! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> <em><span style="color: red;">"YOU CAN NOT SAY YOU WALK IN FAITH, AND RECIEVE MY BLESSINGS IF YOU ARE PESSIMISTIC. YOU CAN NOT BE FULL OF MY SPIRIT, AND HAVE THE SPIRIT OF FEAR, TOO. FOR MY WORD TELLS YOU, GOD HATH NOT GIVEN YOU THE SPIRIT OF FEAR; BUT OF POWER, AND OF LOVE, AND OF A SOUND MIND. </span></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><em> WHEN YOU LIVE WITH FEAR AND PESSIMISM, YOU HINDER MY BLESSINGS FROM FLOWING FREELY IN YOUR LIFE! IT SAYS TO ME THAT YOU DO NOT TRUST ME, MY WORD AND THE PROMISES I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU, BECAUSE YOU ARE HOLDING ON TO THE YOKES I HAVE BROKEN OFF OF YOUR LIFE FROM YOUR PAST...WHICH PREVENTS ME FROM DESTROYING THEM! </em></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><em> AS YOU HEAR MY VOICE, AND REPENT, I AM DESTROYING THE SPIRITS OF FEAR AND PESSIMISIM OFF OF YOUR LIFE!! NOW, YOU ARE FREE TO RECIEVE AND ENJOY ALL THE PROMISES I HAVE SPOKEN OVER YOUR LIFE! THE PLACES THAT THOSE DANGEROUS SPIRITS ONCE OCCUPIED, ARE NOW FILLED WITH MY SPIRIT!! YOU ARE FREE...INDEED!</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">All I can say is THANK YOU LORD!!! This is how the Holy Spirit told me to pray today...to only give thanks to God for EVERYTHING He has done and for what He is doing...so I did just that! Not knowing that My Father was going to show me an area of my life that needed to be addressed to release an outpouring of blessings!!!!! Chains have been broken, yokes have been destroyed, and blessings have been released, TODAY! Look at yourself in the mirror and tell the enemy...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> You may ask why I'm sharing this with you...I'm sharing this with all of you, because the Lord said, this is an issue for MANY in the body of Christ!! These spirits ARE DANGEROUS to the Believer, and have no respect of persons...These spirits are HINDERING SPIRITS, THAT NEED TO BE CAST OUT OF THE LIVES OF GOD'S PEOPLE!! And if you are thinking, <em><strong>"How can this be happening in the lives of believers!"</strong></em>... GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THIS POST AND READ IT SLOWLY. These are spirits sent by the enemy, and YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THEM, TOO! If so, you can be free! Just allow the Lord to work in your heart and in your life!! </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932856825950136954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812092407662373460.post-49017055989095793312012-10-06T05:04:00.001-07:002012-10-11T07:49:40.521-07:00THE TIME FOR BREAKTHROUGH, IS NOW!!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> Have you noticed that, sometimes we talk about God moving in our live as if He has to prepare Himself to deliver us, or figure out what we need and when we need it, and even how to do it?! We say things like, "I'm waiting on my deliverance", or "I really need a breakthrough!" Forgetting all the promises in the Word of God that address everything we need and can possibly go through in this life!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today, the Lord spoke to my heart concerning "Breakthrough." and I want you to know, THE TIME FOR BREAKTHROUGH, IS NOW!! All we have to do is PRAY, BELIEVE, AND ASK IN THE NAME OF JESUS!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">MAT. 21:22 SAYS, <span style="color: red;"><i><b>"AND ALL THINGS, WHATSOEVER YE SHALL ASK IN PRAYER, BELIEVING, YE SHALL RECEIVE."</b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">JOHN 14:13-14 SAYS, <span style="color: red;"><i><b>"AND WHATSOEVER YE SHALL ASK IN MY NAME, THAT WILL I DO, THAT THE FATHER MAY BE GLORIFIED IN THE SON.</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: yellow;">So we are clear about what "<b>Breakthrough</b>" is, here is the definition: </span><i><b><span style="color: yellow;">Breakthrough is an act or instance of removing or surpassing an obstruction or restriction. It is any significant or SUDDEN advance, development, or achievement or increase that removes a barrier to progress.</span></b><span style="color: yellow;"> </span></i><span style="color: white;">This is what God want for us, RIGHT NOW!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> THE TIME FOR BREAKTHROUGH, IS NOW!! We must BELIEVE God can, will, and desires to give us a breakthrough in every area it is needed! HE'S WAITING ON US! So ...lets do what we have to do, to get what we need from the Lord, NOW!! LET'S PRAY, BELIEVE, AND ASK IN THE NAME OF JESUS!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">LORD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, ANOINT ME FOR BREAKTHROUGH!! (IS.61). LET ME EXPERIENCE BREAKTHROUGH IN EVERY AREA IN MY LIFE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">LET EVERY OBSTACLE, RESTRICTION, BARRIER, MOUNTAIN, STUMBLING BLOCK, WALL, AND EVERY HINDERING SPIRIT, BE REMOVED, NOW, IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST THE LORD, SO THAT I WILL ADVANCE, DEVELOP, INCREASE, PROGRESS, AND ACHIEVE YOUR WILL FOR MY LIFE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I DECLARE, ACCORDING TO MICAH 2:13, THAT THE LORD MY BREAKER GOES BEFORE ME! SO IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST THE LORD, I PRAY AND BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL CAUSE ME TO BREAK THROUGH IN:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">BY FAITH I PRAY THIS PRAYER! I BELIEVE YOUR WORD, AND HEBREWS 11:30 SAYS, <span style="color: yellow;"><i><b>"IT WAS BY FAITH THAT THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL MARCHED AROUND JERICHO SEVEN DAYS, AND THE WALLS CAME CRASHING DOWN."</b></i></span> (NLT).</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932856825950136954noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812092407662373460.post-8684040501580339892012-08-30T19:02:00.000-07:002015-08-30T03:56:00.411-07:00LEARNING TO LOVE...<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> This post is not about what you may think, after reading the title. It not a teaching on how to love your husband, wife, or children. Nor is about how we as Godly people are suppose to love one another, Jesus told us very explictly how to do that, we just have to read the Word. What this post is really about, is <strong><span style="color: red;">LOVING</span> YOURSELF</strong>! Ahhh! Got your attention, huh?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> I began to think about this subject when I began to feel <em>insecure</em> about myself and who God called and made me to be. I asked my self a question: <em><strong>"Just who are you?"</strong></em> And when I began to think about it, I found I had a hard time <em>thinking</em> and <em>saying </em>who I really am! My next thought was: <em><strong>"How do you feel about yourself?</strong></em> "(and yes, sometimes it's good to talk to yourself!...you know you do it, too!) It was at that time I realized...I Didn't <em><span style="color: red;"><strong>Love</strong></span></em> Myself! I had never really taken the time to! This was a real eye-opener.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> I had to start facing some facts about <em><strong>me</strong></em>. The first thing I faced is the fact that I have never taken the time to invest in myself, to devote time to what I really wanted out of life. I realized that I had to search for things about myself that I loved, while being able to say many negative things about myself. I realized that all of the beautiful gifts and talents I have, are buried deep inside while I strive fervently to pull the gifts and talents of others out of them, while pushing, and encouraging them into their destiny with so much love, that I am often overwhelmed with concern, and sometimes worry concerning them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> I am beginning to realize that all this must change! I realize that not knowing who I am, and <span style="color: red;"><strong>Loving</strong></span> who I am, is a hinderance to my walking into my destiny! It keeps me from allowing myself to operate at my full potential,which was Divinely given to me by God! I began to wonder if my not truly <span style="color: red;"><strong>loving</strong></span> myself, could hinder me from truly <span style="color: red;"><strong>loving</strong></span> others in the capacity my God desires me to? Is this causing me to worry about what others feel about who I am? Is this causing me to be concerned about being rejected and not accepted?! It is my next thought that moved me to address this matter...THIS IS NOT THE WILL OF GOD FOR ME! So, I decided that I needed to <strong>learn to <span style="color: red;">love</span> myself!</strong> I put all of my heart into <span style="color: red;"><strong>loving</strong></span> and caring about, and caring for others, and now I'm Learning to <span style="color: red;"><strong>LOVE</strong></span>...MYSELF!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> But after all of that, don't you know I began to think, am I being selfish!? It was then that the Lord stepped into my crazy little mind and said: <strong><em>"If you do not love yourself, it's like saying you are not thankful for who, and what I have made you. It is like saying that I made something that was not good. It is like you are taking the light that I have made you and hiding it under a bushel! It is like saying that My Spirit, which lives inside of you, has not made you the Beautiful, Wonderful, Righteous, Anointed person you are, especially in My eyes! Remember my Word...the same Word you and your husband taught your son since he was a baby...</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Psalm 139:14, "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well." </em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Verse 17, "How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!" Learn to see yourself through My eyes...with all of the Love I have for you, which was demonstrated by the death of My Son, Jesus Christ! Learn to think of what My Word says I think of you...Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." Learn, now, to Love yourself! Then you will see an even greater work that I will do through you towards others, and My Kingdom!" </em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932856825950136954noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812092407662373460.post-62083173934348002452012-07-14T05:12:00.000-07:002012-07-14T05:12:08.383-07:00Hear MY Voice!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> This morning, I began to cry out to the Lord about some thing that are happening within the Church, (the Body of Christ). I was praying about things that I desire to see for my church, and for things that the people need and desire in their lives. I was praying about souls being added to the Church, and also about my personal place in Him. This is what the LORD said, and told me to share:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Return to <em><strong>ME</strong></em>! Prepare for My coming! Lift your eyes unto the Hills, That is where your Salvation is! That is where your Deliverance is! That is where your Healing is! That is where your Protection is! That is where your Provision is! That is where your Expected End is...<strong><em>IN ME!</em></strong> Not in the things of the world, where you are focused. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I am fast approaching! Prepare yourselves, focus! Get rid of the distractions! Get rid of your religious practices and turn your lives in <strong>MY</strong> direction! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Hurry! Do it now! Repent! Come back to <strong>ME</strong>! Come up higher! Out of the mire you allowed yourselves to fall in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">But know this, time is running out for <strong>MY</strong> grace and mercy on acts of disobedience, unfaithfulness, and idolatry! Return! Return! Change focus--Do it now! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">If not, you will see <strong>MY</strong> Hand in ways you have not seen it before! Sin shall not go unpunished ----All disobedience is sin. <strong><em>TURN YOUR FOCUS TO ME! I AM YOUR LORD!"</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">JOB 3:10 SAYS, <em><strong>"...LET THE WEAK SAY, I AM STRONG."</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;"><strong>Hear are Synonyms of STRONG</strong></span>: <strong><em>Mighty, sturdy, brawny, hardy, muscular, stout, potent, capable and efficient, valiant, brave, bold and intense, persuasive, impressive, conclusive, steady, firm, secure, unwavering, resolute, vehement, stark and sharp, brilliant and vivid.</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">EPHESIANS 6:10 SAYS, <em><strong>"FINALLY, MY BRETHEREN, BE STRONG IN THE LORD, AND IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT."</strong></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">SO...SUIT UP! PUT ON YOUR TRUTH, RIGHTEOUSNESS, GOSPEL OF PEACE, SHIELD OF FAITH, HELMET OF SALVATION, AND TAKE OUT YOUR <span style="color: red;"><strong>SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, THE WORD OF GOD! AND USE IT!! <span style="color: red;">WE BELONG TO A MIGHTY, STRONG GOD! AND, WE WERE CREATED IN HIS IMAGE!</span></strong></span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> AND NOW, HE LIVES IN ME AND YOU!</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> If you are like me and most people, the first thing you said when you saw the pictures of these fish is, <em>"Beautiful colors!",</em> or, <em>"Wow! God makes beautiful creatures!"</em>, or maybe, <em>"They look strange, but pretty!"</em> But the fact of the matter is, what you are looking at is <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DEADLY BEAUTY</span>! These fish are called, "Lionfish."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I want to tell you a little about this fish. The Lionfish are an invasive, venomous species. They enter into the environment of its prey forcefully, as an enemy, with hostile intent, to take possession of what it wants. These fish usually swim in pairs, and their habitat consist of warm problematic waters. They are very beautiful to behold, and they are famous for their stunning fins and spines. But, the spines are loaded with <strong>venom</strong>!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">They have very few predators = Venomous Spines!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">They hunt their prey, corner it, and then sucks it into that large mouth.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">They are a threat to native fish, and are unwanted, but are almost impossible to get rid of, since they have, some how, arrived here from the Indo-Pacific...most likely by humans trying to gain from their beauty...while missing the fact that they bring with them destruction!</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I'm telling you about this beautiful, cleaver, invasive, venomous, carnivorous, quick moving fish to contrast it with our enemy, the devil, who is quickly moving into the lives of Believers, Churches, Families, and Marriages. The enemy is on assignment and is hunting us, with the intent to corner us and suck us into his grasps, where he plans to inject us with his poisonous venom, causing us...our families, our marriages, our Churches/Ministries to die! But, HE IS A LIAR!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I heard this scripture in my spirit: 2 Corinthians 11:14. <strong><em>"...Even satan can disguise himself as an angel of light." </em></strong>Watch out Saints! He's disguising himself in some very beautiful, clever, invasive, and venomous ways! He's invading in the form of:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Church members/ Musicians/ Singers/ Dancers, Mothers in Zion, etc.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Friends and Co-workers, and Family members</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">He is enticing people with Job opportunities, and ways to make money</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">And the most harmful thing, in my opinion, he's speaking to the minds with thoughts that are camouflaged with things that seem right, and godly, but the end of those things, when they enter the heart and are acted upon, is death!</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It is said that the Lionfish inhabits warm, problematic waters...just like the devil! He comes in and waits for his opportunity to strike when our lives are problematic. When we are not doing all the Lord has called us to do. When we are not fasting, praying, and reading the Word. When we become slothful, unconcerned, and unfaithful to the work of the Lord. When we begin to focus on ourselves, and our fleshly desires instead of what God actually wants. If we think about our natural lives, he comes into our marriages when we are inattentive, unconcerned, selfish, and taking each other for granted. He comes into families when there is a lost of respect for one another, when children become ungrateful, disobedient, and unruly. He waits...baits...and takes! And he does it quickly! He waits until things seem to be at their worst. Then he baits with things, people, opportunities, places, and positions that seem to be better, greater, more, sweeter, nicer, more prestigious, and profitable. And when we take the bait, he takes all that we have been given, all because we trusted what and who seemed to be beautiful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I want to tell you, be aware of DEADLY BEAUTY! OPEN YOUR SPIRITUAL EYES! Sit down and go over your own life. Be careful who you allow to speak into your life. Chose carefully those you allow to occupy a space in your heart and life. <strong>Cast down, root out, </strong>the things that you may feel are beautiful, good, godly...sweet, pretty, handsome, valuable, and profitable, the things that you have become comfortable with, but they are not truly glorifying your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Do it now, because just like the Lionfish who lays 30,000 eggs in 7 days, the devil is working quickly and in many, many ways to kill, steal, and destroy! And he is loaded with plans to reak havoc in your life in many, many areas. Remember the fact that if stung by this fish , ie, the devil, and that part goes untreated, it will decay...so will your life, relationships, Churches, Family, and Ministries!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932856825950136954noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812092407662373460.post-41909677560080427502012-06-19T06:28:00.000-07:002012-07-13T04:27:29.071-07:00WHO AM I, ANYWAY?!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Once again, the Lord dropped a strange thought in my head! The thought was, <em>"DNA." Do you know why you are who you are?"</em> It made me think...Do I? So I began to look at what DNA is. Simply put, DNA is the makeup of something: the combination of features/characteristics that make something what it is. It is the main component of chromosomes that transfers genetic characteristics like traits, qualities or features in all life forms. ( I may have left something out...but you get the picture!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">DNA delivered your small or large nose, or your brown eyes and black hair. It delivered dimples to some, large or small lips and hips! And even that bad temper, compassion, or that "I don't care" attitude!" DNA tells the story of who we are, naturally. And no matter what, <strong>it can't be changed</strong>. When you take the blue contacts out, your eyes are still brown! When you stop dyeing your hair, it's brown or black, not blond! When you smile or talk, those dimples are gonna show up! When you try your best to be nice and controlled, eventually that bad temper is going to present itself. And, if you have a compassionate heart, when you want to be mean and uncaring, you can't! You got your traits, qualities, and features from your parents...the ones who naturally created you. Whether you are thin or a little fluffy, have dark skin, or light skin, kinky, straight or curly hair...mean, sweet, bossy, strong leadership qualities, or you may be timid, these things were transferred to you. And if we were to be frank, some of these things we wish we didn't have, or could change!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">But the Lord pointed this out to me: <strong><em>"I want you to focus on who I have made you, and what I, your Heavenly Father have placed in you." </em></strong>This is especially awesome to me at this time! Because I have been going through a really rough period in my life, which involved health issues, people issues, financial issues, family issues, spiritual issues, etc...sound familiar? And sometimes, these issues, we all face, may cause us to ask this question, "WHO AM I, ANYWAY!!! Especially in the Lord. We don't always feel like or think like who we really are! This is exactly where the enemy wants us to be, because when we doubt who we are in the Lord, begin to lose faith in Him, and allow the things we see or go through to overtake us, we fall short, and may come to a complete halt in fulfilling the Godly purpose for our lives, and that purpose is to bring Glory to our Father through our lives! But you know, THE devil IS A LIAR! WE ARE WHO OUR FATHER MADE US TO BE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">We have <strong>FRUIT</strong>...Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance. (Gal.5:22-23).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">We are <strong>ROYALTY, HOLY, AND PECULIAR</strong>, because of the Blessing! (1 Peter 2:9). And there is sooooo much more to us! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Our Spiritual DNA says, <strong>"<em>For we are God's Masterpiece. He created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the things he planned of us long ago."</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">From now on, when you start to wonder <strong><em>"WHO AM I, ANYWAY?!,</em></strong> just focus on what GOD has placed in you and who HE has made you to be by His Spirit! Remember, nothing can change DNA! And since we are created new in <span style="color: red;"><strong>Christ Jesus</strong>,</span> His Masterpiece...Why would we want to!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">How many people have a past that they just can't let go of. How many people are miserable inside because they use to be be unlovable, and even though they have changed their lives, are truly beautiful people with good hearts, they still can't get past what they use to be. They don't know what it is to love themselves, so it's hard to really feel free to love someone else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Hurts and pain that are still lying deep within the heart, terrible memories that have taken a permanent resident in the mind, vivid pictures of situations and circumstances...and especially people who have hurt them, and who they have hurt, forbid them from living...they may be alive, but they are not really living...because they are never really at peace, they never have learned to love who they really are, without the all of the ugliness... </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">you are born again...you have been given a chance to be you, who God has created you to be, as if it were the first time! Sparkling clean, fresh start to a new life!</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If we are to be real here, humans, Believers included, have a natural inclination to seek praise for themselves, rather than God! People, whom we are, love to be seen and recognized...even those who proclaim, "Oh, I'm okay just sitting in the back", "I really don't need to have a title", and those who come to church or other events "fashionably late", knowing everyone will turn and see them when they walk in! HA! You might as well say Amen! People like attention! But, It's not suppose to be a bad thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The word "Vulnerable" means: <em>CAPABLE OF BEING PHYSICALLY OR EMOTIONALLY WOUNDED OR HURT. OPEN TO TEMPTATION, PERSUASION. SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING WOUNDED OR HURT, AS BY A WEAPON. </em>When I read this definition, my spiritual eyes and ears opened. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> I began to see myself, my life, and some things I have gone through, and especially the call God has place on my life to preach and teach His Word, as well as prophesy, and bring healing and deliverance to His people. I saw the anointing of a mentor and mother in operation to pull women, and men up from under the bondage of sin, guilt and shame and how they have, and will become free from the grips of the enemy, because of the Power of God! And I also saw the Sword he put in my mouth to cut and heal by His Spirit. It made me realize that all of this made me VULNERABLE! "Capable of being physically or emotionally wounded or hurt...open to temptation and persuasion...susceptible, (meaning capable of some specified treatment) to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> The Lord was reminding me that because of who I am, and WHO'S I am, because of what He has call me to do, I am capable of experiencing the physical, emotional, and spiritual attacks of the enemy. He even allowed me to see how I was tempted and will be tempted to compromise who I am in Him and what He has call me to do. He began to let me see that the attacks have come, and will come in all forms. Bodily attacks of sickness and unexplained pain. Emotional attacks on my feelings that were cause by people being used by the enemy, who have come or are even present now, dressed in sheep clothing, but are "ravening wolves" presenting themselves in false deceptive ways, speaking beautiful so called "godly" words, which are all false and represent their god, the devil! He showed me the wounds that I have received over the years that were meant to not only stop me, but kill me! And unfortunately, He revealed future plans and assignments of the enemy...or should I say, fortunately! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> But you must know that the Lord encouraged me with His Word!! He began like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong>Isaiah 41:10</strong>, "<strong><em>Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I AM YOUR GOD. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will uphold you with My VICTORIOUS right hand."</em></strong> (NLT).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong><em>2 Timothy 3:12, "Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. (NLT).</em></strong></span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">2 Corinthians 4:8-9, " We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not destroyed;"</span></em></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><em><strong>Ephesians 6:10, " A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil."</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> This made me understand without a doubt, that being vulnerable was not a bad thing in God's eyes, it is just a fact and characteristic of a holy life! A "souled out" life! A life chosen to represent and to do the work of the Lord! But most importantly it is a life that is protected, strengthened, and helped by God Himself! A life with steps ordered by the Lord! And, when we live this life, we can be assured that the Spirit of God will reveal and then quench the fiery darts of the wicked! We will be found standing firm, when the battle is over! Yes, we may be a little troubled, perplexed, persecuted, and cast down, but we <strong>surly are not</strong> distressed, in despair, forsaken nor destroyed!!! GLORY TO GOD!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> So today, Woman of God, Man of God, remember your vulnerability to the things the enemy throws your way, only confirms you are HIS CHOSEN VESSEL! A <strong>Believer</strong> that has chosen to live godly for Christ! <strong>So, let's make some things clear</strong>...You <strong>ARE</strong> able to ward off attacks, you <strong>ARE</strong> able to detect wolves in sheep clothing! You <strong>ARE</strong> able to spot a trick of the enemy and to resist seduction! And it's all because of the <strong>Power of the HOLY GHOST</strong>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> Thanks LORD! For showing me and your people that we are <strong><em>VULNERABLE ...BUT VICTORIOUS!!!</em></strong></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932856825950136954noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812092407662373460.post-75448182674079257392012-03-19T08:29:00.000-07:002012-03-19T08:30:16.042-07:00Can You Truly Say...I AM BLESSED!?<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> There is not a person in this world that does not want to be a person blessed by God. Especially when we think of being blessed in a material, tangible way. But more importantly to me, is to be blessed with a life that is whole because of God's presence. There are many definitions of the words "bless/blessing/blessed". A few are, "God's divine favor resting upon one." "To bestow good of any kind upon." "To grant happiness, health, or prosperity." But the one often skipped over is, "To consecrate or make, pronounce, holy." I guess I'm going to have to be the one to remind you, as I was reminded, that there are requirements to being <strong>blessed</strong> by the Lord, and also, make you stop and think the next time you say, "I AM BLESSED!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> Psalm 1: 1-2 says this, <strong><em>"Oh the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night." (NLT) </em></strong>These verses describes the way of righteousness we need to walk in as women and men of God. When I re-read this, I saw that a blessed person needed to be a person that has chosen to be <strong>separated</strong> from people who just ain't right! From those who you can't have a conversation with without something negative, evil and wicked coming out of their mouths, or being demonstrated by their behavior, but they enjoy telling you what you and everyone else should do! You know what I'm talking about...the Word made it plain! It used the word "mockers" or "the scornful", meaning people who attack you and others with contempt and ridicule. In God's eyes, this type of person is <strong>ungodly</strong>. The ungodly pleases the fleshly, lustful things they desire, instead of desiring to please God. They can in no way be delighting in the Law of the Lord, nor meditating on it. Are there any ungodly attributes present in you or the people you associate with? If so, sorry, No Blessing! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> But the godly person loves, and obeys God's Word, because they know what it says, because of time spent reading it and thinking about and living it daily. This is the way we delight in His Law. The godly person's life is characterized by the love of God operating through them, by walking in obedience to God...this person strives to be righteous. And, as they continue to strive, there will be certain things that they will shun! Like "profane and vain babblings." and the appearance of evil. You just can't experience God's blessing without casting off or separating from things that will utterly destroy your qualifications for being truly blessed! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">To sum it up, If you want to be truly blessed like Psalm 1:3 says<em><strong>..."...like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do."</strong></em> Meaning the definition of the word bless/blessed is who and what you are...protected from evil, happy, healthy and prosperous, meaning whole in every area, especially in the LORD, then you must be named among The Righteous! It's the only choice we have! Unless you prefer receiving what the wicked will receive...verses 4-5, <strong><em>"...They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. They will be condemned at the time of judgement. Sinners will have no place among the godly."</em></strong> I want the promise in verse 6a, <strong><em>"For the Lord watches over the path of the godly..." </em></strong>I WANT TO BE TRULY BLESSED! DON'T YOU!? OK then, continue to be "Godly and Beautiful!" so you can say with assurance, "I AM BLESSED!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">nowhere! And you had to think and act swiftly to make things right? Have you ever had to discreetly fix or clean up someone's mess in order to keep your family, or maybe a relationship, and yourself from destruction, trouble or failure? And though you had to think on your feet, it worked out?! Well, it worked out because of the wisdom God placed in you. It worked because as a woman, God gave us the instinct to protect our families and loved ones, at any cost! <br />
And when you are a Godly woman, His Spirit puts a level of compassion and love in you, so that it does not matter how your actions may effect <i>you</i>, as long as the outcome is favorable for your family! There are many out there right now that should be screaming, THANK YOU LORD FOR MAKING WOMEN!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Just for a while, I want to talk about a woman in the Bible, that I feel is a great example of a woman God made wise, protective and beautiful. Her name is Abigail. The story is in 1 Samuel 25. Abigail is described as being a "woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance." Meaning she was wise, smart and beautiful. She was married to a man named Nabal, whom the Bible describes as being "churlish", which means rude and ill-bred, and he was also "evil in his doings." Nabal had the right name! His actions proved it. He was a wealthy sheep owner whose property David's men had protected. One day, David decided to ask for some supplies in return for that protection. But when he did, Nabal was rude and refused! David was so enraged that he went out with 400 armed men to destroy Nabal and his entire household! Everyone was going to die! But when Abigail was told by a young man, of her husbands actions, SHE sprung into action!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> She decided to meet David and offer him many, many supplies. She even took the blame for her foolish husband! She fell at David's feet and said, <i>"Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be..."</i> She used wisdom, humbled herself, and began to speak to David from her heart. Her words, the words I believe God placed in her heart to say, saved her life and the lives of her family, including her husband, and his men. Not only that, God used her to keep David from committing a great sin! <i>"David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand." </i>(1 Sam.25:32-33).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">But the story goes on, because Abigail had to still tell her husband what she had done! But when she went to him, he was drunk from a feast he had held. The next morning, afraid I'm sure, Abigail went to Nabal and told him what she had done. Instead of him being grateful that his life was spared, he got so mad that he had a stroke! The Bibles says <i>"...his heart died within him, and he became as a stone." </i>(vs.37). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The Lord's hand was in this from the beginning. He used Abigail to save many from destruction! Destruction that would have been the result of one man's wickedness. This may sound hard...but I feel that what happened next was God's way of further taking care of one of His Godly and Beautiful women...Verse 38 says, <i>"<b>And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died</b>."</i> Soon after that, this wise, protective, and beautiful woman, was asked to marry David, and guest what, the Bible says she HASTED and arose to become David's wife! GLORY TO GOD!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">So let this story encourage you to continue to be the WISE, PROTECTIVE AND BEAUTIFUL WOMAN God created you to be! This is for the MEN OF GOD, also! We are all in a battle with the enemy for our lives! It gets really hard sometimes, I know! Sometimes you may feel overwhelmed by what you are facing, especially if it's no fault of your own. You may be a victim of the works of the devil, and his imps! But rest assured, God will take care of you and yours! He will place Godly wisdom inside of you, pair it with knowledge and instinct, and cause you to come through as Godly And Beautiful (or Handsome) as He made you! <b>And as for your enemy, stand still, hold your peace and your sword! You don't have to avenge your own hand! Because not many day hence, the Lord will smote your Nabal, and he will also die!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Be proud of who God has made you! Rejoice in the works of His hands! Why? <b>Because we all know that without Him, whew!!! </b>What a mess we were and would still be! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Because of what JESUS did for us in His death, burial and resurrection, we can overcome anything! We just have to remember to abide in the vine, the true vine! John 15:5 says<i><b>,"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." </b></i>We are so blessed to have the Spirit of God abiding on the inside of us! Instructing us, guiding us, and protecting us! Allow Him to use YOU, as He did Abigail, to prevent the destruction of many!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">MAKE SURE IT CAN SAVE YOU, HEAL YOU, DELIVER YOU, PROVIDE FOR YOU, PROTECT YOU FROM THE WILES OF THE DEVIL, AND PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU IN ETERNITY, THAT IS NOT FIRE, BRIMSTONE, AND A PLACE WHERE THERE WILL BE ETERNAL TORMENT! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">MAKE SURE YOUR TREASURE WON'T CAUSE YOU TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE ONLY TRUE, EVERLASTING TREASURE OF YOUR SOUL! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">HIS NAME IS <span style="color: red;">JESUS CHRIST</span> THE LORD!</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">The location of your heart today will determine the location of your soul in eternity.</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">It all started in a town called Zorah. In this town lived a man named Manoah. The bible says that Manoah's wife was barren, and they had no children. But her life was about to change, and not only that, what was about to happen in her life, would change many, many lives in the years to come. The Bible says in Judges 13:3, <i>"And the angel of the Lord appeared unto <b>the woman</b>, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son."</i> In verses 4-5, the angel began to give Manoah's wife specific instruction to follow during her pregnancy, and for after the birth of her son. Because Manoah's wife was going to give birth to the child that would eventually "begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines", he needed to be completely dedicated to God, even before birth. This child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb! This meant that God intended for the child, who's name was Samson, to live according to His highest standards for His people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I'm writing about this story because after reading it, I realized that WE DON'T EVEN KNOW MANOAH'S WIFE'S NAME! It also said to me, because the angel of the Lord appeared directly to "the woman", it demonstrated her spiritual connection to God, her character, and strength. God knew He could trust her to obey His instructions! He trusted and blessed her to carry and give birth to the one He would use to begin Israel's deliverance from the Philistines! The woman, WHO'S NAME WE DON'T KNOW, showed God no doubt and no fear. She was ready to get the job done for God, so HE would get the Glory!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">This got me to thinking about today's Christian society...you know, "The Church", "Church Folk", "The Body of Christ", etc. It has become so important that we be known to one another and to the world. The Lord allowed me to see how the Church, Apostles, Prophets, Evangelist, Pastors and Teachers...Musicians, Singers, and now even Dancers, Mimes, and other workers, promote themselves and "their" ministries, more than they do Him and His Word! He showed me how television commercials for churches and ministries, radio program, conferences, and events commercials, magazine ads, billboards, and even business cards and flyers, say little if anything about HIM! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The Lord showed me that this causes His saving Power to be hindered, the Light of His Spirit to be blocked from those who are lost, from those who need to be delivered and set free, because they are seeing the bright light of pride, arrogance, and selfishness in His place...a nasty trick of the enemy! All I can say is LORD HELP US ALL!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Then the question came to me, "ARE YOU LIKE MANOAH'S WIFE?" No one even know her name!! Yet she was seen by God to be worthy to be used by Him. God knew that she would obey Him! Nothing was mentioned about her talents, her gifts, her looks, her status in the community...we don't know where she's from, who her daddy was, not even her age! But what we do know is that GOD USED HER! Judges 13: 23 also shows me that she also knew her God! The son that she birthed and raised, began the deliverance of Israel. And the work was completed 150 years later in the days of King David!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Manoah's Wife! Whatever her name is, she encouraged me! I HOPE YOU ARE ENCOURAGED, TOO! Her story is teaching a priceless lesson to women and men everywhere! My spirit is crying out to the Lord, even as I write this; LORD!! PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO KNOW MY NAME! JUST USE ME FOR YOUR GLORY! JUST MOVE IN MY LIFE SO OTHERS WILL SEE YOU, AND NOT ME! While I was speaking this, The Lord said, "Proverbs 18:16,<i> "A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men." </i>He went on to say, <i>"Every good and perfect gift comes from me. Without me, you can do nothing. Just as I made Manoah's wife to serve a purpose for My Glory, so have I made you to do the same! But, my glory I will not give to another! The gifts that I have placed in you will operate by My Spirit...if you allow me to remain in control. By My Spirit, and by My Spirit only, will you achieve great success. Anything else is just the works of your hands, and it will all fail."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Women of God, people of God, you were created for great things to come through you! The very souls of many will be saved through the work of the Spirit in your life...just remember Manoah's wife, THE WOMAN WHO'S NAME IS NOT KNOWN BY MEN, BUT WAS HONORED BY GOD!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">This is a question for everyone...ARE YOU LIKE MANOAH'S WIFE?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Pastor Sheila</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932856825950136954noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812092407662373460.post-28774847303772763972012-02-29T09:47:00.002-08:002012-07-12T08:07:39.288-07:00THE LEAH MENTALITY<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> A few years ago, after reading the story of Leah and Rachel in the book of Genesis chapters 27 through 49, the Lord showed me that many women, saved, and unsaved, have what I call the <i><span style="color: orange;"><strong>"Leah Mentality."</strong></span></i></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You are probably saying, what in the world is that! Well, I see it as the mentality that you have to "lobby" for a position in a man's life and for his love and attention. It also involves thinking that having a child, or children, will cause a man to love and respect you, and want you for a wife or permanent partner.</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But most importantly, it describes a woman that does not recognize when she is wonderfully blessed by the Lord. She is not capable of realizing that she is special in the eyes of the Lord because she stays before Him in prayer. She is overlooking the fact that her prayers are being answered! She doesn't see the compassion the Lord has toward her because she is being mistreated, used, and her heart is broken. This woman does not sense the Spiritual touch of the Lord's hand on her life, because she constantly longs for the touch of </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">a man...a man that desires, and loves another woman, is thinking only of himself, and has not learned to follow God's plan! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Let's talk about Leah for a minute. Leah is the oldest daughter of Laban, and the wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:7, says that Leah was "tender eyed", but Rachel was beautiful and well favored. I have always heard that tender eyed meant that Leah was cross-eyed, but after researching the term, it seemed that it could mean that she had "weak eyes", or "soft eyes", "cow eyes", if you will, which was her only good physical quality. But Rachel was considered to be strikingly beautiful all the way around. Leah was used from the beginning, by her own father in a scheme. The scheme involved the man that she would spend years trying to make love and want her...Jacob!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Here we have two sisters, that will become rivals over a man that had deceived his father, Isaac into giving him the blessing that really belonged to his brother Esau. Because of this trick, the trickster left home, fearing for his life because of what he had done, and went to his uncle Laban in Mesopotamia, to find himself a wife. But, as we all know, you reap what you sow! The trickster got tricked! He met Rachel, fell in love with her. And because he was penniless, he bargained to work for seven years to marry her. But on the wedding night, the father of the bride played a trick on Jacob in order to get him to work longer...he substituted Leah for Rachael! Because Jacob truly loved Rachel, he agreed to work for seven more years to have her. This meant that poor Leah had to live in the shadow of her own sister...she had to put up with knowing that her husband, didn't want her, thought she was ugly, and would do everything he could to be with the woman that stole his heart! Her own sister!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I feel that this had to really hurt Leah and give her some self esteem issues. And as for Jacob, he does finally get Rachel, and though his heart may have been with Rachel, he had no problem allowing his body to constantly find its way to Leah! But it is clear, Jacob prefers Rachel, and he demonstrates this fact. But God blesses Leah, he has compassion on her and opens her womb! While Rachel was barren. Right away, Leah begins to have children, but this does not change the way Jacob feels. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is why I feel Leah's mentality should be pointed out: Leah is so insecure in her relationship or lack there of, that she demonstrated her high hopes to win Jacob's love and devotion, The name of her sons tell the story. She names her sons:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Reuben, which means "See, a son."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Simeon, which means "God heard that I am unloved."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Levi, which means "Now my husband will be with me."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">and the fourth son Judah, which means "Thanks! and Praise."</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Now, the battle gets nasty! Rachel is so jealous...note she is the one who has the man's heart, but that's not good enough for her either, so she lends her man to her maid to have two children! So, what does Leah do? Because she is no longer as fertile, she has her maid bear two sons! Leah is still desperate for the attention and love of her husband, Jacob, that she makes a bargain with Rachel to give her the mandrakes her son Reuben found in return for a night with Jacob. Mandrakes were said to have fertility-inducing powers and, they were also known to be an aphrodisiac. So, she HIRES her own husband, and guess what!? The mandrakes work! The woman has two more sons!! What are their names...let's see:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Zebulon, which means "Now my husband will honor me" AND, SHE ALSO HAS A DAUGHTER, Dinah!</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Looking at Leah made me see so many today who have the same negative things happening or has happened in their lives, too: </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">She was used as a substitute.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">She was a part of a trick or game.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">She competed for a man's love and attention.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">She used having children to try to win a man.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">She paid for sex!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">She is blind to the presence of God in her life. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> But let me show you the <span style="color: orange;"><strong>POSITIVE </strong></span>things about Leah, that she didn't even recognize!:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">God had compassion for Leah because she was hated, and Jacob preferred Rachel. He blessed her with six sons, which was considered to be a <span style="color: orange;"><strong>GREAT BLESSING</strong></span>, because in those times women were valued for their ability to have boys (children in general, but especially boys).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">She was the blessed one of the two sisters.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Rachel competed in the spirit of jealousy, but Leah just wanted to be loved.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">She was Jacob's FIRST wife, nothing could change her position.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Rachel was barren but Leah was blessed to have many children long before Rachel had one.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">She demonstrated what God loves, and that is truth. Rachel resorted to being a thief and a liar.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">She was blessed to out live Rachel.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> To further show that Leah was indeed the blessed one, she was the one that was given the great honor of being in God's plan to be the mother of the two tribes that played the most important role in Israel's history! The tribe of Levi, which is the tribe of Priesthood, and the tribe of Judah, which is the tribe of royalty! JESUS CHRIST, THE PROMISED SEED CAME THROUGH THIS TRIBE! Also, when Leah died, Jacob, her husband, seemed to finally see what God's plan was for him. He honored her and had her buried beside where he was to be buried...with family, in the Cave of Machpelah with Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah...but not Rachel. Leah was a favored Woman of God! <span style="color: orange;"><strong>GODLY AND BEAUTIFUL IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD!</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Leah! If I could talk to you now, I would say, you may not have been blessed and loved by the man you wanted, you may not have been beautiful in his eyes and in the eyes of the world around you, your man may not have given you the status you wanted, but girl... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> So, to the Beautiful Women today that may have the "Leah Mentality", to those who may know someone who has this mentality, even to those who are saying, "She was crazy!" "That couldn't be me!" Or this one, "I don't need no man that bad!", all while denying and hiding the real facts...after reading my paraphrased version of this story, open your spiritual eyes! See yourself through the eyes of God! Take a long hard look at all the ways you ARE BLESSED AND <span style="color: orange;"><strong>HIGHLY FAVORED!</strong></span> Embrace what you have and who you are! Be thankful for what IS and LIVE! DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE...LIVE IT!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Those of you that are living the privileged life of being saved, and to those who are not yet save, and I am declaring and decreeing Salvation over your lives...<span style="color: orange;"><strong>YOU ARE A GODLY AND BEAUTIFUL WOMAN! </strong></span>You just have to <span style="color: orange;"><strong>KNOW IT and ACT LIKE IT!</strong></span></span></div>
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