The Sisterhood
Monday, February 9, 2015
Bold Communication in Time of Need
Odds are stacked against you, the final seconds are on the clock, and it seems like all is lost. Feeling like defeat is on the other side of the door is an indescribable feeling that suffocates our faith, confidence and hope. In time of need, our communication to the Lord needs to be bold, not wimpy, confident not with fear. We stand one request and one life line away from a break through.
God instructs us to come BOLDLY to his throne of grace. When things are on the line we don't have time to pitty pat around, but get right down to business and ask with confidence. The fact remains, that Jesus, our chief intercessor can relate to every one of our feelings. He knows how it feels to be betrayed, hungry, praised only hours later to be crucified. When we talk to our heavenly father, He wants to make things happen on our behalf, He wants to fill our shortcomings with his grace and provide our every needs.
What is your mental position when you go to His throne? Is it with timidness thinking about all of your past mistakes, believing he will first remind you of all the times you messed up and didn't stay true to the promises you made? Is it with a depleted faith because in the past things didn't pan out the way you would have liked them to? Our attitude when coming to God should be with boldness and confidence. This bold and confident perspective can only be strong in our lives when we know the character our Father, and when we grow our trust in His word and His ability to be God.
God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all of what we can think and imagine. Our bold communication speaks to His ability not ours. Our confident confessions are contingent upon His unwavering mercy. There is nothing good that God will withhold from us when we walk right before Him. When we are in a bind, we can go boldly to our "clutch man", God with the understanding that our current situation hasn't taken Him by surprise, but at times is used as a divine compass to direct us back to Him.
Watch God move on your behalf as you trust Him to be God and Lord in your life. Bold request result from an assurance that GOD CAN! Understand that in every relationship, communication is key. God has given His children the green light to bum rush heaven with our needs, because we know that He can handle it and that He is our source in a time of need.
*For further devotion read Hebrews 4:14-16
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
10 Things 2014 Taught Me
3. The value of me time
4. Peg Legs Do Look Good in Knee High Boots
5. Kids do grow up
9. It’s A Waste of time questioning God
10. If You Haven’t Found a Reason to Die, Your Aren't Fit To Live
-Lady Jenn
Friday, November 7, 2014
Trusting God's Timing
Thursday, October 30, 2014
The Search for a Simple Life
At times, we can be so busy that we don't know what to do, where to start or how to conquer. Just recently, I became a bit bogged down with "the life" I always hoped for. You know the husband, kids, business, clients and other outlets that my unique gifts are being utilized.
God in all His Sovereignty, had the audacity to remind me of a powerful passage in His word. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take MY YOKE upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matt 11:28-30 NIV
Jesus instructs us to take upon HIS yoke, not selfish ambitions, nor the yoke of things that are not aligned with our purpose. At the end of the day, we must say YES to God's plan, mission and direction for our lives. When we place yokes of "trying to please others", yokes of trying to "fit in" and yokes of other people perspectives of us we become burdened, weary and wanting to give up.
Jesus offers to His children peace that comes from knowing He was a great plan for your life, joy that is anchored in knowing that if God is for me then who can be against me. We can learn a lot from Jesus, He instructs us to learn from Him. How we can use wisdom to decline responsibilities that will detour us, using wisdom to say "YES" to the things that seems taxing, but can be life-giving.
Although our lives can be complex, God has a simple plan for us to maintain balance and create a sense of peace and purpose for what we do. Following God's instructions promises prosperity and fulfillment. We will begin to decipher truth from fact, and purpose from pain. God came so we may have an abundant life, a life that really matters when all is said and done.
Today choose the path that is narrow, the path others will neglect to follow because it will cause you to be disciplined, selective and committed to living for Christ. Proverbs 14:12 reads, "There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death." Simplify your life so it glorifies God and brings joy, peace and fulfillment.
**I cam across this helpful tool to simplify my day and keep things in perspective.**
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Favor Anyone?
I just had a light bulb moment. You know when 1+1 finally equals 2?
Whether you deem it favor or grace, its one of the highest commodities in Christiandom. So many of us want FAVOR with the Lord. Technically its contingency has nothing to do with our behavior, what we get wrong or right. But here I am scanning through his Holy word and I Peter 2:19-20 shares how we unequivocally can obtain favor from the Lord and its found when we do right, even we we are wronged. Talk about "the big pay back"!
The Lord will repay us for our obedience. When we neglect our flesh to get the last word or letting the other person know how we REALLY feel and simply submitt to authority. As the old adage goes "there is a blessing in your pressing." Pressing through persecution, injustice and pain only to obtain a great gift from our awesome God in the form of FAVOR!
Favor is when we get what we dont deserve and couldn't pay for ourselves. Doesn't that sound like the opposite of what may have just happened to us? Here we are someone dodging us and we refuse to go there with them. In turn we are blesswd with something WE DONT EVEN DESERVE. I dont know about you but I need a dose of favor EVERYDAY!
So when you recieve the call to walk in favor, know its going to cost you something, but the reward is some much greater, something you couldnt do for yourself, its the favor of God.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
I'm Covered
Every time it fell face forward on the hard cement, thrown across the room like a football, or stepped on, it had made it through these turmoil situation in tack simply because the phone was covered.
I couldn't help but to make the parallel between my phone and being covered by the blood of Jesus Christ to this scenario. Literally, I would be a millionaire if I had a dime for every time I personally failed horribly, was stepped on spitefully, or my emotions were tossed like a ship during Hurricane Katrina. I am extremely grateful for being covered by God's loving arms. Psalms 91:4 reads, "He will cover you with His feathers; you will take refuge under his wings. His faithfulness will be a protective shield." Even when we aren't faithful, God is!! The Lord warmly invites us back into his fortress of security and forbids the thing that is trying to take us out to deplete us. Refuge in anything but Jesus is a complete setup for failure. Following our selfish desires, and not heading to the promptings of the Holy Spirit leads us directly away from the comfort we desperately desire.
I encourage you today to make your bed underneath the warmth of our sweet Savior, Jesus Christ. The psalmist declares, "Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather be at the door of the house of my God than to live in the tents of wicked people." (Psalm 84:10). When you are overwhelmed with the harsh reality of life, or you find yourself in a season of victory, remain covered by His amazing grace.
Allow this song to touch you and serve as a reminder of God's love and awesome covering
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If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and you would like to today. Pray this prayer
" Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness.
I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin.
You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess the Lord our God and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we shall be saved.
Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved.
Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself.
Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.
Amen.