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Exploring God’s Love: Loving God His Way

The way we love God sometimes is not the way He requires us to love Him!   Loving God requires us to know His love language. Today we begin to explore loving God His way. “ If you love me, keep my commands." - Yeshua (Jesus). John 14:15 God’s love language! God’s commandments are His love language.    Read Exodus 20:1-17 God' Commands are two categories: Our relationship with Him. Exodus 20:2-11 Our relationship with each other. Exodus 20:12-17 Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Exodus 20:8-11 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. For six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; on it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your resident who stays with you. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; for that reason the ...

The Next Step

Most times God uses the least expected person to set His plan in motion for your life. Sometimes we get so caught up in our expectation of others that we missed what God is trying to do. You know what I'm talking about, we get angry when the person we expect to show up for us but don't. We get angry when a family member or friend who has the “key” to the door we want to get in still they refuse to open the door.  We develop an entitlement complex. Because we believe that they should give us what we want when we want it, and how you want it; without considering whether or not God desires for them to be a part of His plan for us. God does not share His glory with anyone. Therefore, He will not allow anyone to assist you who will try to take His glory; nor will He allow you to see anyone else as God in your life.  He alone is God. When He open doors, God wants you and me to recognize that it could only be Him.  Don't allow your frustration with people t...

Carried Away

Many of us are being carried away with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting and being tossed to and fro because of spiritual malnutrition. It is evident in our society as we see the rise of prosperity gospel and the infiltration of new age practices in our churches. Believers are being led astray because those who are called to lead are not executing the plan of God for the church or ministry in which they are called to serve. Leaders are more concerned about their agendas and programs rather than the purpose of God. The word of God has set forth the ministry of the church and the purpose of its leaders. In Ephesians chapter 4:7-16,  the Apostle Paul gives us a clear picture of the governing body (earthly) of the body Christ and its function; yet there are churches today who are operating without the order of government as established in Scriptures. This governing body: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers ...

Weighing in the Balance

When the fear of God is not in the heart of the people, they will call evil good. In Exodus chapter one, Pharaoh commanded the Egyptian midwives when the Isralite women give birth kill every male child, and if it is female save it alive, but the midwives feared God and did not do as the king commanded them. (Exodus 1:15-17). The times might have changed but the same evil is prevailing. Every day we hear through media, from Christian's and non-christians alike bashing and calling President Trump evil because he does not line up with their ideal of an American President. Yet, this man is one of the few in authority who has the fear of God in him to know that it is ungodly to have the life of new born babies weighing in the balance. We can no longer allow our preferences to blind us from standing up for truth according to God's word. We are in a battle for life, both physical and spiritual. When Pharaoh gave the command to kill the male child being born, it was out of fear...

The Appointed Time

Do you know your appointed time? Everything has a set time, there is an appointed time for God's purpose and plan to be established and manifested in your life. Jesus spoke often in the temple and publicly; and although on many occasions the religious people wanted to kill Him they couldn't because it wasn't yet His appointed time. God has ordained your life before the foundations of the world and no matter what you are going through, know that there is a set time for your breakthrough. There is a set time for your miracle, there is a set time for your healing, there is a set time for your deliverance. BUT, if you want to see your set time one thing is required. The word of God declares in 2 Corinthians 6:2: For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. Now is the time to receive the gift of God's love towards us, salvation through Jes...

The Ugly Puss

I have had many experiences on my journey of life as a child and today I want to share with you the story of the ugly puss. I was only 10 years old and very proud of myself; I won the prize for knowing the most Bible verse in Sunday school for the year. It was Convention Sunday and the Sunday school president called me to come and collect my prize. I remember there were three gift boxes on the table nicely wrapped in beautiful gift paper. Because I won the first prize I was given the opportunity to choose whichever box I wanted. I thought to myself, let me not think too highly of myself and not take the biggest box. So I grabbed the smallest box. As I picked up the box I recall the pastor saying “you are a smart girl, good things come in small packages.” I was extremely excited when he said that because I knew it had to be something good.   I took my prize and went to my seat. I could hardly wait to run home to open the box. After church I rushed home, but as eager as I ...

You Are Still Valuable

  Have you ever felt like you are an outcast, or wonder what the hell is going on with you? Have your friends ever looked at you and tell you “you got issues.” If either of the above rings close to home then you are in great company. Let me help you out, we all got issues. Yes, all of us struggle with something that qualifies as “issues.” Whether rich or poor, we all have issues. So, go ahead take a deep breath and relax, because in spite of all your issues you are still valuable in the eyes of God. You might ask how can a messed-up person like me be valuable? Simple, it is not what you do or don’t qualifies you, but the mere fact that you were created in the image and likeness of God. David, one of the most messed up man ever to live God said of him; he is a man after my own heart. David an anointed man of God and king, was a murderer, fornicator and a hothead. God declared that the sword would never depart from his house because of his murderous acts. His life was so f...

Letting Go To Dream Again

Hurt and offense can cause you to miss out on the things that God has in store for you. They can cause you to miss opportunities in life for growth. A hurting and offended heart closes down and shut out everything and everyone as a safety mechanism. It shuts others out to protect itself from more hurt, yet at the same time isolates the person. Sometimes resulting in separation from God. Though it is imperative for one to guard his/her heart you must be careful not to shut out those around you who were designed to help you on your life’s journey. Bear in mind that there are some people who can only go thus far with you. In other words, some people are in your life for a season. You must know what role they play and not carry them into the next season of your life.  Taking people further than they need to go with you can result in you or the individual becoming frustrated, angry, and resentful. If someone is out of place in your life, it will cause more harm than good. Le...

Recognizing a Need for Change

So, you woke up this morning as you have every other morning (by the grace of God) and as you head to the bathroom you glimpse yourself in the dresser mirror, but had to take a step back for another look because you didn’t recognize the person in the mirror. With a daunting look on your face and tears in your eyes, it dawns on you; something has to change. You say to yourself “I can’t keep living my life this way.”  If you are ready for change or a brand-new start on life but don’t know how? I am giving you three simple steps to take towards the road of change. Let me encourage you today, you are already on your way to making changes. Yes, that’s right; your initial step towards change is identifying a need for change. When you made that conscious decision to examine your current situation and recognize that things can be different, change has begun. Change the way you think. The first step in bringing change to one’s life is to change the way you think of yourself a...

The Perfect Time

Are you one of those people who is always waiting for the perfect time to do something? Let me let you in on a little secret. There is never a perfect time. Yep, that's right. I use to believe that there had to be a perfect time for me to do what I wanted to do. After years of sitting and waiting for the perfect time to accomplish my goals I realized that the people around me were out accomplish their goals because they decided to do something. I was still in the same place accomplishing nothing. As a Christian I believe that God orders our steps, however, we must keep stepping for Him to order our steps. God is not going to map out a path for you to walk on if you are not taking steps. A path can only be created when a place is walked upon.  It is never a perfect time to accomplish your goals you just have to take one step at a time and you will see the results. Stop thinking about your goals and start doing the work to accomplish them. My advice to anyone thinking about ...

Stay in the Know

Today I am sharing with you essentials for growth and success. Personal Development is essential in being successful in life. It is imperative that you find ways to develop your skills and increase your knowledge. You must know your craft, your art and stick to it. Precisely speaking, know what you are good at and do it well. Always find ways to develop your skills and increase your knowledge. In today’s world of technology, the traditional scope of being informed has changed dramatically. A few years ago, one would have to enroll in an educational institution to acquire certain skills or knowledge in any industry, however, today with just the click of a button you can access information across the globe in various forms such as: eBooks, videos, mp3, apps, articles, and webinars. Forthrightly, if you are serious about what you do and want to improve your skill set and knowledge base it can be accomplished at little or no cost to you if you are willing to invest the time. I...

Never Look on Your Limitations

Stay focus on your abilities rather than your inabilities. Staying focus on your capabilities is an important factor in becoming successful in life. You must remain focus on what you have. N ever look on your limitations . Instead of focusing on the “ have nots ” focus on the things you have and can do. Let what you have work for you.   Every day I use the knowledge I have acquired to maintain success in my purpose. If I was to focus on all the “have nots” in life I would not be writing to encourage you today. I have discovered a greater joy in using what I have to help others instead of focusing on what I do not have or cannot do. I put my trust in God to accomplish my purpose, knowing that with Him there are no limitations. Don’t limit your possibilities of being successful because you don’t think you have anything of value. God has given each of us a gift, it is our ability to influence others. There are no limits to your success when you know your scope of influ...