A Prayer for all of us!

Nobody can stop the wind from blowing. Whosoever that tries to
stop your Joy and Progress, God will destroy their powers in Jesus
name.

There are some people that nothing good has happened to them in
a long while, God is remembering you for good now in the name of
Jesus.

In every place you have been put to shame, God will lift and bring
you honor. All you have lost shall be restored in the mighty name
of Jesus.

Bishop Jake

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The Waiting Room

Recently, I was at the doctor's office....in a waiting room.  The wait was long and as I sat in there waiting for the results of my test I was realizing how life is also a waiting room.  The duration of the time in the waiting room of life is often filled with anxiety, stress, worry, temptations, negativity and other self-induced emotions.  I want my waiting time to be filled with praises, joy, thankfulness and peace.  Negative emotions make the waiting time longer and less productive, but filling our hearts with thankfulness and joy may not change the results of a test, but it sure will change the way you handle those results! 

Being thankful is the best way to handle a waiting room!  I tried it and it works and by the way, the test results came back fine!

Quote for the day

Get in!

Get out!

or

Get run over!

by Joyce Meyers

Psalms 138:8

"The Lord will accomplish what concerns me."

Run for the Antidote!

If you suddenly were faced with a life threatening bite of a venomous snake or someone you loved had just been bit would you save them?  We all would say in unison "YES" and based on that yes we would each take what ever measure that saving a life would mean!  We would get as quickly as we could to the nearest hospital to receive the life-saving antidote....we would not walk to that treatment; we would not stop to post on Face Book about the bite we had just received from the snake; we would not take time to call our friends, send a picture from our Iphone's.....not a person in this world would do anything more than RUN and run as fast and as hard as we could to get the cure and to ensure that life would continue. 

So how about the days when you wake up in the morning and anxiety, depression, selfish emotions, or any other "bite" that Satan willing gives us to kill our spirits and to deaden our souls towards a God who has promised to never leave us or forsake us?  If you knew that there was a cure, an Antidote, for those deadly, poisonous bites that come from one who could care less about whether you live or die, would you take it?  There is an Antidote for the deadly poison of anxiety, depression, mourning, unhappiness and the many other forms that the fangs of sin.  That Antidote is THANKFULNESS!  I am deadly serious about this.  Try it sometime.  At the first pangs of that deadly bite of anxiety begin to be thankful.  Start by saying outloud:

•  "I am thankful I am alive!"
•  "I am thankful I made it this far!"
•  "I am thankful I am loved and have a God who cares about every detail of my life!"  
• "I am thankful for my dog who has blessed my life with love!""  

This life-saving Antidote comes from the Great Healer Himself who is God! 

So let's start from the beginning....if you were suddenly faced with a life threatening bite of a venomous snake would you run towards the antidote?  Or will you to continue to stroll along the path, stopping to inspect a small rock, or go on to text about that morning's coffee, Twitter about the color of the blue sky while you are slowing dying inside from the poison of fear, depression, lack of trust, self-induced addictions that will kill you.  Why would you delay the only true Antidote that can save you???  GET THANKFUL!  If I could offer a 100% money-back guarantee on the Antidote of thankfulness, I would and I would offer it for the rest of your life because it works!   Now go and get your thankful on!  The poison of Satan has a Cure and it is free of charge.....and it does come with a 100% guarantee!   I am thankful to be here writing this post today!  I am living proof that the Antidote works!!

Speaking blessings into another's life!

Recently, a new and dear friend of mine did something that really uplifted my spirits.  She spoke words of blessing to me.  Out of the blue, while we were working on a project together she said the words: "I really want what is best, good, and beautiful for your life."  Those words took me aback because they sounded so foreign since in today's society very few have the courage to actually wish the best for someone else unselfishly!  She spoke those words into my life from a pure vantage point, wanting nothing for herself, but everything for me!   I am still touched today by her words of blessing.  How many people do you come into contact with during the day could you say you spoke authenic, pure, and sincere words of blessing?  Those words were spoken to me over 2 week ago and today they are still touching my heart as I realize how good friends can truly benefit our lives and touch our souls!  Thank you, dear friend and today, "I really want what is best, good, and beautiful for your life as well!"

Proverbs 25:11 
Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances.

Imagine an unfailing love!

Imagine being loved so much that it never fails, never quits, never walks away, never gets a divorce, never wonders why in the world you were the object of that love in the first place.....or even more astounding....NEVER looks away for one minute, one second in doubt, dismay, anger, impatience, boredom!!  If we knew love like this existed, wouldn't you want to sign the dotted line and claim it for yourself?  I did!  I discovered that God is a very personal, and loving God!  Here is a verse for today that should make each of us decide to take the road to discovering God's love:

Deuteronomy 7:9
Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.

He is God!  He is faithful!  He keeps His promises!  He lavishes His unfailing love on us!  Not just for a second, a minute, an hour, or a year of time, but for thousands of generations!  Thousands!  I have been lucky in my lifetime to love for a period of time and even a strong love that I thought would last forever, failed miserably!  

I had it all wrong though.  God's love endures the test of time and notice the verse tells that those of us who love Him and obey the set of life rules that He loving wrote out for us to keep us from sin's consequences....well we will be filled to overflowing with the love He will lavish freely on us!  I needed to love God first.  Without knowing Him, without loving Him, I wasn't able to love myself which lead to my inability to love others.  

I am glad that God's love is so faithful and enduring that thousands and thousands of years can pass and He remains unwavering in His promises!