Aug 30 2009
A Better Marriage
1John 4:7-8
2 Corinthians 5:17-19
There is no greater love that u can experience than the love of God. Love him more than u fear him. Once u experience the love of God it enables you to love another person. God doesn't treat u as ur sins deserve, not only does he forgive but he 4GETS ur mess! Aren't u glad Gods love is not peoples love? Not here today & gone tomorrow. As Christians it should be easy for us to encourage others to believe that it's ok u made a mistake because God will forgive u. How dare we lose relationships when God is determined not to loose relationship with us.
7 steps to a better married life:
1) start over (2corinthians5:17) -forgive (4get even tho u remember), justify-be able to say I know u messed up but I'm going to treat u as if u never did
2) more intimacy-more conversation, more sex
3) establish traditions-date nite (the thing it took to get them is the thing it takes to keep them), vacation
4) deal with the interference- don't fight about other people (brother,cousin,friend), keep ur children in their place (NEVER NEVER LET UR CHILDREN SLEEP WITH YOU @ ANY AGE, SICK WHATEVA!!)
5) realized your blessed (value) -75% of blk women between ages 30 & 35 have never been married! It's only 10% for white women. Divorce is costly . Treat this person like ur blessed to be with them.
6) find the balance- marriage is not just spiritual! If ur so saved that ur salvation interferes with ur marriage then u are 2saved! Men & women should not only be thinking of how to please God but also how to please ur spouse. Marriage is Not just love & friendship-do ur duty, respect the role u play in someone elses life..there is no "NO" in ur marriage-ur body is not ur own it's ur partners.
7) get counsel-messages such as this sex in the summer series. Marital counseling.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Where's the Love?
Aug 23, 2009
Where is the Love?
1Corinthians 13:1-8
1John 4:7-12
Right now there is more skeptisim about church & church ppl than ever. We are on trial. We are viewed as an enemy ..where is the love? Whoever does not love does not love God. God loves us even though he knows us! He loves us inspite of us so how dare we not love one another? Gods picture of love is being distorted, like old school tv sets that u had to bang on the side & adjust the antena to see the picture clearly. There's nothing more frustrated than a fuzzy picture! Right now God is banging on the side of tv set trying to get us to get it together b/c his picture of love is distorted.
It's time for us to fix the picture! Marriage is the ultimate expression of love. It's the one love u truly get to pick. Without love u are NOTHING!! 1corinthians 13:3 Women love at a deeper level than men which is why it says husbands LOVE! Women RESPECT!
Love is:
-1corinthians 13:4 = (patience) Marrital love is an enduring love. U see some things that are not so great and u choose to love anyway. U should love each other more the longer your together. UNDERSTANDING! There's some things that just aren't right or wrong it's just "John doe". Can u agree b/c of understanding regardless of if it's right or wrong? If not it represents immaturity. Change b/c u understand & not b/c u agree.
-Kind= u should care about each other. U should be considerate! How is this going to affect this other person. U should be nice & sweet 2 eachother! Don't be rude..
-Strong=marrital love is stronger than pride!!!!! Serve! Serving should not break u! If making a sandwich 4 ur man breaks u down as a woman then ur not a strong woman. Men wearing a pink shirt does not make u gay! Folding clothes or doing dishes does not jeopardize ur manhood.
-Forgiving= love is not easily angered. Love does NOT stay mad!!! Having ppl sleep on the couch, no sex in 6days? Should not hold ppl. Speaking but not TALKING to eachother. The Lord doesn't have an angel out side of the church doors like "nope u can't come in today cuz the Lord ain't talkin to you for two weeks!! U know what u did". Look for truth dont allow the enemy to get u to focused on the pain that was caused or the smaller details in a situation. Don't keep records of wrongs.
-Protects= Cover!! Men don't like there dirt or business out there..cover them. Men expose urself to leadership, don't put ur wife in a situation where the only way she can cover u is to out u. Back eachother up. Defend! U may have to defend ur wife to ur family. In-laws simetimes become out-laws for getting involved in ur relationships. Ur marrital love is more important! "For a man shall leave his father & mother 2 find his wife & they shall become 1 FLESH!"
-TRUST/HOPE= have faith in God! Marriage works! God created the process & he knew what he was doing! Believe in ur partner, ur brain messings with ur information. Don't accuse eachother of lying, believe the BEST.
-Perseveres= lasts/endures. It will get better keep on running. A good marriage has grace & can survive mistakes. Even extrem mistakes!!
Where is the Love?
1Corinthians 13:1-8
1John 4:7-12
Right now there is more skeptisim about church & church ppl than ever. We are on trial. We are viewed as an enemy ..where is the love? Whoever does not love does not love God. God loves us even though he knows us! He loves us inspite of us so how dare we not love one another? Gods picture of love is being distorted, like old school tv sets that u had to bang on the side & adjust the antena to see the picture clearly. There's nothing more frustrated than a fuzzy picture! Right now God is banging on the side of tv set trying to get us to get it together b/c his picture of love is distorted.
It's time for us to fix the picture! Marriage is the ultimate expression of love. It's the one love u truly get to pick. Without love u are NOTHING!! 1corinthians 13:3 Women love at a deeper level than men which is why it says husbands LOVE! Women RESPECT!
Love is:
-1corinthians 13:4 = (patience) Marrital love is an enduring love. U see some things that are not so great and u choose to love anyway. U should love each other more the longer your together. UNDERSTANDING! There's some things that just aren't right or wrong it's just "John doe". Can u agree b/c of understanding regardless of if it's right or wrong? If not it represents immaturity. Change b/c u understand & not b/c u agree.
-Kind= u should care about each other. U should be considerate! How is this going to affect this other person. U should be nice & sweet 2 eachother! Don't be rude..
-Strong=marrital love is stronger than pride!!!!! Serve! Serving should not break u! If making a sandwich 4 ur man breaks u down as a woman then ur not a strong woman. Men wearing a pink shirt does not make u gay! Folding clothes or doing dishes does not jeopardize ur manhood.
-Forgiving= love is not easily angered. Love does NOT stay mad!!! Having ppl sleep on the couch, no sex in 6days? Should not hold ppl. Speaking but not TALKING to eachother. The Lord doesn't have an angel out side of the church doors like "nope u can't come in today cuz the Lord ain't talkin to you for two weeks!! U know what u did". Look for truth dont allow the enemy to get u to focused on the pain that was caused or the smaller details in a situation. Don't keep records of wrongs.
-Protects= Cover!! Men don't like there dirt or business out there..cover them. Men expose urself to leadership, don't put ur wife in a situation where the only way she can cover u is to out u. Back eachother up. Defend! U may have to defend ur wife to ur family. In-laws simetimes become out-laws for getting involved in ur relationships. Ur marrital love is more important! "For a man shall leave his father & mother 2 find his wife & they shall become 1 FLESH!"
-TRUST/HOPE= have faith in God! Marriage works! God created the process & he knew what he was doing! Believe in ur partner, ur brain messings with ur information. Don't accuse eachother of lying, believe the BEST.
-Perseveres= lasts/endures. It will get better keep on running. A good marriage has grace & can survive mistakes. Even extrem mistakes!!
Friday, August 21, 2009
My Personal Testimony ^_^
It all started when...
A close friend said that in church that
day, "Pastor Andy discussed finding
a prayer partner, an accountablity
partner." Even though I felt as if
I wouldnt be much help to her
considering she was farther along
in her spiritual walk than I,
I agreed to it. She too knew that
we were unequally yoked and
that she had a lot of work to do. lol
In that moment however, I didnt
understand exactly what it was that I
had just agreed to until THIS very
moment. I told her she set me up!!
She told me it was my fault for agreeing
to a job without researching the position
first. TRUE!! lol Several months later..
HERE I STAND!!
Ready...
and she got exactly what she
wanted/needed or should I say,
we got exactly what WE needed.
That harmless conversation in
passing several months ago was
only the begining....
the begining of ME..
Thank you Amanda♥
Since I have decided to to follow another path it left me wondering "what do I do now?", "whats next?", "whats left?" My current job has been very stressful the entire year and some change that I have been there, although I love what I do...so at this point I felt as if I had no clue what my purpose was/is. If you have read my blog posts from August 13-16, then you know during that time I took a trip to West VA for a TD Jakes confrence, "The Birthing Place." The entire confrence was centered around walking in your destiny and birthing new talents and gifts. I swear every serman preached by every speaker/pastor there, I CRIED! lol Everything that they spoke on reconfirmed and removed any doubts that had crossed my mind about the decisons I had recently chosen to make concerning my path and Christian walk. EVERY DAY since that Thursday that the confrence started on, up until way beyond the confrence was over I had recieved a sign/message from God continuously reconfirming the decisions I made and the blessings to come.
That Sunday a close friend of mine droped a word from God in my lap, "God told me to tell you that those trials and people you were facing that you thought were the enemy or the devil working against you, was in fact God. Squeezing your talents and gifts out of you. "BIRTHING" new things in you to get you to the next level in your spiritual life as well as physical life." Again, I CRIED!! on the spot lol..
That Monday another close friend of mine txt me and told me that she had a horrible dream about me the night before. So horrible that she woke up crying! In her dream she said that I died of a disease and the funeral was on my birthday. My birthday is coming up in November so it scared her even more. This year I will be 27 years old ^_^ In the bible the number seven is a very significant number, it signifies completion. So when I heard this dream that brought one of my closest friends to tears, fear did not move through my body but excitement and JOY!!! Yet another confirmation, Yet another word from God is what I heard. For in my 27th yr on this earth my death in her dream signifies the death of the old Crystal and the birth of the new! HALLELUJAH!! I had to shout on that.lol Despite my disobedience or my unfinished progress Gods blessings and favor in my life is very clear. Like Jonah, God took my disobedience and turned it into my destiny. I'm testifying to being a work in progress able to clearly see and feel the ecstasy in being a servant for the Lord. Its true that when you walk in the way of the Lord nothing can harm you and ALL things work out for your good.
The part of my story that blows my mind is knowing that I am not even near where I should be or where I know God is taking me to, yet I recieve much favor thus far..I can not even fathem the blessings that are to come!! So I said all of that to say this:
I was willing to DIE to modeling and whatever else it took in order to get to where God wants me to be. (Revalations 12:11) As a result I am BIRTHING "past due promises" as Pastor Sheryl Brady said. I encourage all of you to step out on faith and be willing to DIE to the things keeping you from a personal relationship with God.
LET GO & LET GOD!
Whose I am preceedsWhat I am & that is my self realization. Therefore, I no longer belong to the situations around me, I belong to God so my situations around me cannot control me..
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Knock knock it's ur opportunity
Aug 16 2009
Pastor Brian
Knock Knock it's ur opportunity
Hebrews 12:1-3
Revelation 3:7-13
Some of us are in challenging situations right now & ur in the fight of ur life but the reason ur going through is b/c of a new birth in u. God has opened a door for u to step through but do not allow the devil or the challange keep u from seeing that door & the blessings that God has for u.
Why should u overcome?
Revelations 3:12
1) u will be strengthened
2) u get Gods stamp (he puts ur name on it) ex the Oprah effect
3) u will get his purpose (ur destiny)
4) gain a new perspective ( u will know him in a greater way)
How can we overcome?
Revelations 12:10-11
1) Jesus & his blood - it's what heals & delivers u. Live communion: remember what he's ALREADY done 4 u & wait in faith to recieve it, Examine urself (ur thought life- b/c ur thoughts preceeds ur actions, check ur habbits, check ur past, check ur relationships; examine fellowship)
2) Believe like u have never believed b4. What do u expect to happen? Ur belief is a measure of ur expectations.
3) speak faith. Some times all u have is ur confession (Hebrews 11:3)
4) be willing to die (revelations 12:11)
Be willing to do whatever it takes to get there.
Pastor Brian
Knock Knock it's ur opportunity
Hebrews 12:1-3
Revelation 3:7-13
Some of us are in challenging situations right now & ur in the fight of ur life but the reason ur going through is b/c of a new birth in u. God has opened a door for u to step through but do not allow the devil or the challange keep u from seeing that door & the blessings that God has for u.
Why should u overcome?
Revelations 3:12
1) u will be strengthened
2) u get Gods stamp (he puts ur name on it) ex the Oprah effect
3) u will get his purpose (ur destiny)
4) gain a new perspective ( u will know him in a greater way)
How can we overcome?
Revelations 12:10-11
1) Jesus & his blood - it's what heals & delivers u. Live communion: remember what he's ALREADY done 4 u & wait in faith to recieve it, Examine urself (ur thought life- b/c ur thoughts preceeds ur actions, check ur habbits, check ur past, check ur relationships; examine fellowship)
2) Believe like u have never believed b4. What do u expect to happen? Ur belief is a measure of ur expectations.
3) speak faith. Some times all u have is ur confession (Hebrews 11:3)
4) be willing to die (revelations 12:11)
Be willing to do whatever it takes to get there.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Walk in ur destiny
Aug 14 2009 The Birthing Place
Bishop Noel Jones
Romans 8:28-34
1Corinthians 15:9-10
So many questions bombard us in our lives & the quiet moments seem to immerse us b4 we go to sleep. It's in the solitude of those moments we deal with the trauma of our own thoughts. When we assess these things we find that there were so many situations that we had no power over & did not cause but had to live & deal with. What was it that kept u?
The first words, 2nd, & 3rd to Abraham where all to leave. Leave ur home land, leave anything that gets the pre-eminence in ur mind as to why u are the way u are, & leave ur birth place (family). Removes genetic excuses such as I have a temper b/c my grandfather had a temper. Many things influence us but are not the cause. The storm did not cause the house to fall, the storm influenced the house & the house fell b/c it was not built on a strong foundation.
Often we choose ppl subjectively & not objectively. Someone to alleviate our pains or make up for our short comings. Many times we are delivered but not healed b/c we were brought out of our situations but our situations were not brought out of our minds. It's not ur fault that in ur younger years someone psychologically negated u due to their own selfish demonic needs & left u to deal with in ur later years. We become dull as a person due to various past issues. You may see me & like what u see & like my figure & l may be cut like a Michael Angelo sculpture but what u don't see is all of my stuff behind me; things that were forming me b4 God got to me. Destiny must be viewed not only as positive but negative as well. God was there when ur mess went down & ALL things work together for your good! Other ppls view of u often determine how u feel about ur self, but get over how u were formed and allow God to use the embarrassment of ur past to be ur blessing for ur future. As long as we deny certain aspects of our up bringing it causes resentment & it causes us to stay connected to the place where we recieved the most pain. Embrace where u started from in order to move where God wants u to go. You handled the negative thus far b/c God had his hand on u from the begining..he allowed u to go through it so he could use u to help someone in your future! If ur 5 yrs of jail can keep 100 boys out of jail, it was worth it!
What I am must be preceeded by whose I am..which brings about self realization. You don't belong to the situations around u, u belong to God therefore the situation cannot control u.
When we get into relationships we choose ppl b/c of who they are or what they do & when they begin to leave us we start to turn up the qualities we thought attracted them to us in the first place. But with God u don't worry about the mistakes u made b/c God chose u when u were at ur worse when u were all tore up & beat down & will never walk away. "If ur in my life understand that it's not because of necessity but I appreciate u although I don't need u. So if ur in my life u better be a benefit otherwise ur getting left behind b/c God & I got this!"
You owe it to God to be prepared for opportunity he sends ur way! U owe it to God that if he opens the door u step through. God can take ur disobedience & turn it into ur destiny. Such as Jonah & the whale. He didn't wanna go where God told him to go & got swollowed by a whale which in turn made him stronger in his purpose b/c the ppl that God sent Jonah to talk to worshiped fish..so when the fish spit him out it in front of these ppl it all worked out for his good!
Nothing about "who I am" is so depraved or messed up that the "whose i am" can't fix or str8en out ! If ur still depressed he ain't done yet..
let no one devalue ur destiny..our freedom is in how quickly we embrace the destiny b4 us..the negatives & the positives. Our mistakes have use!
WALK IN UR DESTINY!!
Bishop Noel Jones
Romans 8:28-34
1Corinthians 15:9-10
So many questions bombard us in our lives & the quiet moments seem to immerse us b4 we go to sleep. It's in the solitude of those moments we deal with the trauma of our own thoughts. When we assess these things we find that there were so many situations that we had no power over & did not cause but had to live & deal with. What was it that kept u?
The first words, 2nd, & 3rd to Abraham where all to leave. Leave ur home land, leave anything that gets the pre-eminence in ur mind as to why u are the way u are, & leave ur birth place (family). Removes genetic excuses such as I have a temper b/c my grandfather had a temper. Many things influence us but are not the cause. The storm did not cause the house to fall, the storm influenced the house & the house fell b/c it was not built on a strong foundation.
Often we choose ppl subjectively & not objectively. Someone to alleviate our pains or make up for our short comings. Many times we are delivered but not healed b/c we were brought out of our situations but our situations were not brought out of our minds. It's not ur fault that in ur younger years someone psychologically negated u due to their own selfish demonic needs & left u to deal with in ur later years. We become dull as a person due to various past issues. You may see me & like what u see & like my figure & l may be cut like a Michael Angelo sculpture but what u don't see is all of my stuff behind me; things that were forming me b4 God got to me. Destiny must be viewed not only as positive but negative as well. God was there when ur mess went down & ALL things work together for your good! Other ppls view of u often determine how u feel about ur self, but get over how u were formed and allow God to use the embarrassment of ur past to be ur blessing for ur future. As long as we deny certain aspects of our up bringing it causes resentment & it causes us to stay connected to the place where we recieved the most pain. Embrace where u started from in order to move where God wants u to go. You handled the negative thus far b/c God had his hand on u from the begining..he allowed u to go through it so he could use u to help someone in your future! If ur 5 yrs of jail can keep 100 boys out of jail, it was worth it!
What I am must be preceeded by whose I am..which brings about self realization. You don't belong to the situations around u, u belong to God therefore the situation cannot control u.
When we get into relationships we choose ppl b/c of who they are or what they do & when they begin to leave us we start to turn up the qualities we thought attracted them to us in the first place. But with God u don't worry about the mistakes u made b/c God chose u when u were at ur worse when u were all tore up & beat down & will never walk away. "If ur in my life understand that it's not because of necessity but I appreciate u although I don't need u. So if ur in my life u better be a benefit otherwise ur getting left behind b/c God & I got this!"
You owe it to God to be prepared for opportunity he sends ur way! U owe it to God that if he opens the door u step through. God can take ur disobedience & turn it into ur destiny. Such as Jonah & the whale. He didn't wanna go where God told him to go & got swollowed by a whale which in turn made him stronger in his purpose b/c the ppl that God sent Jonah to talk to worshiped fish..so when the fish spit him out it in front of these ppl it all worked out for his good!
Nothing about "who I am" is so depraved or messed up that the "whose i am" can't fix or str8en out ! If ur still depressed he ain't done yet..
let no one devalue ur destiny..our freedom is in how quickly we embrace the destiny b4 us..the negatives & the positives. Our mistakes have use!
WALK IN UR DESTINY!!
Past Due Promises
Aug 14 2009 The Birthing Place
Pastor Sheryl Brady
Past Due Promises
Hebrews 11:11
God has afforded us the priviledge of prayer. When prayer is used correctly it moves God. Once u learn the art of intercesion u don't have to talk to so many men & women & so on b/c u can do it urself. Prayer is transitioning b/c he moves from being ur God into ur friend. The more u pray the more ur faith grows. We must first believe he is who he says he is & he will do what he says he will do. Push out doubt & fear & believe! God was impressed with the fact that Abraham believed, not b/c he was so righteous or holy but just b/c he had pure faith & therefore he was blessed. Faith cometh from hearing & hearing cometh from the word. Order my steps in ur word Lord. The word changes me, prepares me, councils me & leads me to my destiny. Romans 12 -excercise ur faith like a muscle so that u can use it. You can't flex a muscle u don't have in a fight! Faith has to be developed. There are 3 stages to developing ur faith: Believing, conceiving, & then recieving. That's how Sara received her blessings, she believed it down in her heart. Don't let ppl help u!! Take it back from ppl & put it in him. A lot of us are dealing with past due promises b/c we won't let go & let God. Trust the Lord even when u can't see ur way. U better stop laughing at God like Sara did! Even though she laughed like, yea right lol! God gave her another chance. He said she hasn't been through enough in her life yet with God to have a womb strong enough to carry a baby & when u, Sara, get tired of ppl lying on u & failing u then maybe just maybe u will have faith in God & birth ur past due promises. Healing manifests in ur spirit b4 it manifests in ur body! You have to see it to have it & u will never recieve if u can't concieve. See urself being free, see urself birthing ur success, see urself recieving it, see urself coming out of whatever it is ur in!!! If u can't concieve someone loving u, spending thier pay check on u, caring for u it won't happen. Realize that it is a priviledge for someone to be with u cuz if u dont God will give a blessing to someone else! Don't be hooked on the struggle so much that u get stuck there & u can't see urself coming out. If u stuck between believing & concieving u got to put in some work. If u don't know how to, get behind someone who is reaping and follow them, do what their doing. If u will reach for it, it's just a matter of time. When u concieve it changes ur walk, u can't play any more, u start hungering & thirsting for God, u start making room for development & growth, I can't hang with u no more, I will step all over u to get to my God! You stop doing some things & start doing some other things b/c once u concieve & get ready to give birth u can only give birth in a steril environment. U better clean it up!! Prayer causes ur water to break & when ur water breaks it eases ur delivery...when we pray & lift up HOLY hands it speaks of concercration (a God awareness). Prayer will hold ur life together, drive out suicidal thoughts, drive out depression! Not just cute or whimpy prayers but soul searching prayers. Let a man examin himself prayer, search me Lord that I may not have wicked thoughts. Not Lord give me a car or a house or a new job, but real prayer b/c real prayer will humble u, break u! Only the pure at heart see God. Prayer until his will becomes his will, until ur desires become his & u begin to act like him & respond the way that God would. Whatever u are carrying u are going to have to bear down and push it out urself! Between coming to birth & being birthed u only have a window. Don't miss ur due date & lose what uve been carrying. Get in that steril place and pray & push it out! Once u start feeling pressure it's a sign that u are about to recieve! Hold on to God until he helps u! It may be lonely but it's the price u pay to be who u are. Your next anointing & diminsion is coming through prayer so reach for him & he will give u strength to recieve all ur past due promises.
Pastor Sheryl Brady
Past Due Promises
Hebrews 11:11
God has afforded us the priviledge of prayer. When prayer is used correctly it moves God. Once u learn the art of intercesion u don't have to talk to so many men & women & so on b/c u can do it urself. Prayer is transitioning b/c he moves from being ur God into ur friend. The more u pray the more ur faith grows. We must first believe he is who he says he is & he will do what he says he will do. Push out doubt & fear & believe! God was impressed with the fact that Abraham believed, not b/c he was so righteous or holy but just b/c he had pure faith & therefore he was blessed. Faith cometh from hearing & hearing cometh from the word. Order my steps in ur word Lord. The word changes me, prepares me, councils me & leads me to my destiny. Romans 12 -excercise ur faith like a muscle so that u can use it. You can't flex a muscle u don't have in a fight! Faith has to be developed. There are 3 stages to developing ur faith: Believing, conceiving, & then recieving. That's how Sara received her blessings, she believed it down in her heart. Don't let ppl help u!! Take it back from ppl & put it in him. A lot of us are dealing with past due promises b/c we won't let go & let God. Trust the Lord even when u can't see ur way. U better stop laughing at God like Sara did! Even though she laughed like, yea right lol! God gave her another chance. He said she hasn't been through enough in her life yet with God to have a womb strong enough to carry a baby & when u, Sara, get tired of ppl lying on u & failing u then maybe just maybe u will have faith in God & birth ur past due promises. Healing manifests in ur spirit b4 it manifests in ur body! You have to see it to have it & u will never recieve if u can't concieve. See urself being free, see urself birthing ur success, see urself recieving it, see urself coming out of whatever it is ur in!!! If u can't concieve someone loving u, spending thier pay check on u, caring for u it won't happen. Realize that it is a priviledge for someone to be with u cuz if u dont God will give a blessing to someone else! Don't be hooked on the struggle so much that u get stuck there & u can't see urself coming out. If u stuck between believing & concieving u got to put in some work. If u don't know how to, get behind someone who is reaping and follow them, do what their doing. If u will reach for it, it's just a matter of time. When u concieve it changes ur walk, u can't play any more, u start hungering & thirsting for God, u start making room for development & growth, I can't hang with u no more, I will step all over u to get to my God! You stop doing some things & start doing some other things b/c once u concieve & get ready to give birth u can only give birth in a steril environment. U better clean it up!! Prayer causes ur water to break & when ur water breaks it eases ur delivery...when we pray & lift up HOLY hands it speaks of concercration (a God awareness). Prayer will hold ur life together, drive out suicidal thoughts, drive out depression! Not just cute or whimpy prayers but soul searching prayers. Let a man examin himself prayer, search me Lord that I may not have wicked thoughts. Not Lord give me a car or a house or a new job, but real prayer b/c real prayer will humble u, break u! Only the pure at heart see God. Prayer until his will becomes his will, until ur desires become his & u begin to act like him & respond the way that God would. Whatever u are carrying u are going to have to bear down and push it out urself! Between coming to birth & being birthed u only have a window. Don't miss ur due date & lose what uve been carrying. Get in that steril place and pray & push it out! Once u start feeling pressure it's a sign that u are about to recieve! Hold on to God until he helps u! It may be lonely but it's the price u pay to be who u are. Your next anointing & diminsion is coming through prayer so reach for him & he will give u strength to recieve all ur past due promises.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
When Dreams Collide
Aug 13 2009 The Birthing Place
TD Jakes -When Dreams Collide
Dreamers, what seemed like a delay was the Lord setting us up for something to breakloose in our lives.
Acts 10:1-10
Our lives are guided by God, a God who's mind is behond human comprehension. B/c he orchistrated our lives we are not at the mercy of the enemy for we have been called for a purpose and everything will fit into place to accomplish his devine purpose. Occassionally God reveals his mystery. After u have walked with God for a while u begin to understand that even when u seem to be going down it's in the plan of God & u will come back up again. Everything will work together 4 ur good, this is why every believer has their season where they trust in God on credit.
It's possible to have a relationship with God & avoid religion. Relationship kicks religion out of the way every time. Don't allow religion to stop u from seeing what God has next for u in ur life. Don't allow the limits of religion to keep u from ur limitless God. We have power over satanic influence..we can rebuke the evil; However Jesus was more prosecuted by the religious than Satan. We need the holy ghost to sit on our flesh & our will, for if all we were for was the birthing of church we would be done. The reason ppl didn't like Jesus is b/c he broke the rules. He said I'm gone bless u if I have to break a rule to bless u! In the fith chapter of acts God broke a rule & revealed himself to a military man, a man of war, Cornellius. This man, thus Italian gentile began to pray & God took him off to a vision. A dream that could not be completed on his own.
It only took a moment to raise Jesus from the dead but it took a process to unwrap him so shall we be resurrected in Christ, but it's going to take a process to get us to where we need to be.
This is not that! The problem is ppl keep trying to turn this into that, when this is not that! God didn't call u to do what somebody else did. There a ppl who have a dream or a passion that is at a stand still. Have u ever dreamed something that was beyond ur grasp and u couldnt make it happen? What do u do when u have a dream that doesn't happen? A dream that will not go away..
Sometimes God sets a course..a chorus which is a course & at first u have to be willing to sing it by yourself. Are u willing to stand alone? Be called according to his purpose. See we all have a dream but we don't have all the pieces. We don't have all the pieces b/c if God gave us all the pieces the enemy could say u did that by urself. God puts u in a predicament and leaves u to step out alone so that when he begins to turn u around they will all know that it could have only been done with help from God. You can't have a new season without some spining. God will give u things that ur not suppossed to have! He will drop ur blessing, ur delivery, ur break through to your door step! The thing u been praying for & couldn't do by urself he will bring it to ur house.
Peter was hungry.For some of us religion doesn't phase us. Peter was hungry for something his religion was fighting. While he was hungry he went into a trance. Peter didn't know the same God speaking to him was speaking to Cornellious. The Lord told Peter to eat, Peter said I cannot eat what my religion says not to. Jesus said how dare u call what I have cleaned un cleanly. When Peters dream merged with Coenellious dream they moved into the next dimesion.
If everytime u got a vision Satan attempted to pull u back know that Satan wouldn't be tryn to pull u back if God wasn't planing to take u to the next dimension! By the time u get to the right place God is going to move together all the pieces for ur blessings!!
TD Jakes -When Dreams Collide
Dreamers, what seemed like a delay was the Lord setting us up for something to breakloose in our lives.
Acts 10:1-10
Our lives are guided by God, a God who's mind is behond human comprehension. B/c he orchistrated our lives we are not at the mercy of the enemy for we have been called for a purpose and everything will fit into place to accomplish his devine purpose. Occassionally God reveals his mystery. After u have walked with God for a while u begin to understand that even when u seem to be going down it's in the plan of God & u will come back up again. Everything will work together 4 ur good, this is why every believer has their season where they trust in God on credit.
It's possible to have a relationship with God & avoid religion. Relationship kicks religion out of the way every time. Don't allow religion to stop u from seeing what God has next for u in ur life. Don't allow the limits of religion to keep u from ur limitless God. We have power over satanic influence..we can rebuke the evil; However Jesus was more prosecuted by the religious than Satan. We need the holy ghost to sit on our flesh & our will, for if all we were for was the birthing of church we would be done. The reason ppl didn't like Jesus is b/c he broke the rules. He said I'm gone bless u if I have to break a rule to bless u! In the fith chapter of acts God broke a rule & revealed himself to a military man, a man of war, Cornellius. This man, thus Italian gentile began to pray & God took him off to a vision. A dream that could not be completed on his own.
It only took a moment to raise Jesus from the dead but it took a process to unwrap him so shall we be resurrected in Christ, but it's going to take a process to get us to where we need to be.
This is not that! The problem is ppl keep trying to turn this into that, when this is not that! God didn't call u to do what somebody else did. There a ppl who have a dream or a passion that is at a stand still. Have u ever dreamed something that was beyond ur grasp and u couldnt make it happen? What do u do when u have a dream that doesn't happen? A dream that will not go away..
Sometimes God sets a course..a chorus which is a course & at first u have to be willing to sing it by yourself. Are u willing to stand alone? Be called according to his purpose. See we all have a dream but we don't have all the pieces. We don't have all the pieces b/c if God gave us all the pieces the enemy could say u did that by urself. God puts u in a predicament and leaves u to step out alone so that when he begins to turn u around they will all know that it could have only been done with help from God. You can't have a new season without some spining. God will give u things that ur not suppossed to have! He will drop ur blessing, ur delivery, ur break through to your door step! The thing u been praying for & couldn't do by urself he will bring it to ur house.
Peter was hungry.For some of us religion doesn't phase us. Peter was hungry for something his religion was fighting. While he was hungry he went into a trance. Peter didn't know the same God speaking to him was speaking to Cornellious. The Lord told Peter to eat, Peter said I cannot eat what my religion says not to. Jesus said how dare u call what I have cleaned un cleanly. When Peters dream merged with Coenellious dream they moved into the next dimesion.
If everytime u got a vision Satan attempted to pull u back know that Satan wouldn't be tryn to pull u back if God wasn't planing to take u to the next dimension! By the time u get to the right place God is going to move together all the pieces for ur blessings!!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
One Flesh
One Flesh Aug 9, 2009
Genesis 2:21-24
God could have made Eve of dirt, leaves, sugar & spice & everything
nice buy instead he uses a piece of Adam b/c marriage is about being
of one flesh & the same with the church. When u decide to find a wife/
husband u are stepping onto a supernatural train with help on high b/c
God is in a battle to keep his picture in tact.
Mathew 18:19
If u can find someone & yall can agree u can have whatever u ask! That
doesn't mean everyone be the exact same. The word agreement means
sumphoneo which comes from the word symphony. It means different
instruments come together and blend. If ur in disagreement with a
person marriage will only make if worse.
Ephesians 5:25-32
The word husband should not scare u single men. Nothing makes the
devil more nervous than ppl agreeing with God. B/c when u agree with
God everything that looks bad will turn around for your good. Get out
of religion & into a relationship with God! When God created marriage
he created a picture of what church & God should be. The plan of enemy
is to mess up the picture. When we think marriage we think ball &
chain, or boredom, or fussing & fighting. The enemy knows if he can
mess up ur image of marriage then he can mess up ur relationship with
Christ.
How do I know I should marry:
1) do we agree?
5 areas of agreement u should have: S.M.I.R.K.
Sex-corner stone of a good marriage! Good marriage=good sex
At least 3-4 times a week u should be having sex. Share with one
another what u find attractive b/c ur body is not
ur own once ur married. If ur man don't want u to cut ur hair-
don't. If ur lady want u to go to the dentist-go.
Money-one person who spends & one who saves $..not an agreement.
Career decisions. If she gets a job in Alaska are u gonna go. Also ur
ability to put everything 2gether. If u can't put ur $ in an account
that u both have access to then u don't need to be together b/c
there's no trust.
Intangibles- know the little things that are important b/c little
things mean alot. Find out each others pet peeves.
Religion-agree about what u believe in God. You need to worship where
he wants to worship.
Kids- how many do u want? How many do they want? If u want 4 & they
want none it won work. Talk about how u wanna raise them. How were u
raised? Talk about kids from ur previously relationships if u have
them. If he loves u..he needs to love ur child as well.!!
Can we communicate?
1) how often do u argue? Every week? Not good. If u are arguing e
everyday that's Gabriel the angel telling u to run!!
2) do u listen 2 eachother? If ur rushing each other or u hate when
that person starts talking then u don't need to be together.
3) do I think he or she is crazy? If u think that DONT BE 2GETHER! If
ur already accusing eachother of crazyness or if u imagin ppl saying
things they didn't say..u are crazy!
4) do u think he or she is stupid? Communication problem! That means
ur missing eachother cuz u should not need a translator to understand
one another.
Genesis 2:21-24
God could have made Eve of dirt, leaves, sugar & spice & everything
nice buy instead he uses a piece of Adam b/c marriage is about being
of one flesh & the same with the church. When u decide to find a wife/
husband u are stepping onto a supernatural train with help on high b/c
God is in a battle to keep his picture in tact.
Mathew 18:19
If u can find someone & yall can agree u can have whatever u ask! That
doesn't mean everyone be the exact same. The word agreement means
sumphoneo which comes from the word symphony. It means different
instruments come together and blend. If ur in disagreement with a
person marriage will only make if worse.
Ephesians 5:25-32
The word husband should not scare u single men. Nothing makes the
devil more nervous than ppl agreeing with God. B/c when u agree with
God everything that looks bad will turn around for your good. Get out
of religion & into a relationship with God! When God created marriage
he created a picture of what church & God should be. The plan of enemy
is to mess up the picture. When we think marriage we think ball &
chain, or boredom, or fussing & fighting. The enemy knows if he can
mess up ur image of marriage then he can mess up ur relationship with
Christ.
How do I know I should marry:
1) do we agree?
5 areas of agreement u should have: S.M.I.R.K.
Sex-corner stone of a good marriage! Good marriage=good sex
At least 3-4 times a week u should be having sex. Share with one
another what u find attractive b/c ur body is not
ur own once ur married. If ur man don't want u to cut ur hair-
don't. If ur lady want u to go to the dentist-go.
Money-one person who spends & one who saves $..not an agreement.
Career decisions. If she gets a job in Alaska are u gonna go. Also ur
ability to put everything 2gether. If u can't put ur $ in an account
that u both have access to then u don't need to be together b/c
there's no trust.
Intangibles- know the little things that are important b/c little
things mean alot. Find out each others pet peeves.
Religion-agree about what u believe in God. You need to worship where
he wants to worship.
Kids- how many do u want? How many do they want? If u want 4 & they
want none it won work. Talk about how u wanna raise them. How were u
raised? Talk about kids from ur previously relationships if u have
them. If he loves u..he needs to love ur child as well.!!
Can we communicate?
1) how often do u argue? Every week? Not good. If u are arguing e
everyday that's Gabriel the angel telling u to run!!
2) do u listen 2 eachother? If ur rushing each other or u hate when
that person starts talking then u don't need to be together.
3) do I think he or she is crazy? If u think that DONT BE 2GETHER! If
ur already accusing eachother of crazyness or if u imagin ppl saying
things they didn't say..u are crazy!
4) do u think he or she is stupid? Communication problem! That means
ur missing eachother cuz u should not need a translator to understand
one another.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
The 99.9% rules/ keys to effective dating
Aug 2 2009
The 99.9% rules/ keys to effective dating
Proverbs 18:22
Mathew 13:44-46
The plan of ur life should be to be a kingdom person. Gods kingdom &
culture should trump that of this world. We should be aware of what's
going on around us but don't allow american culture to trump ur 1st
right/responsibilty to God. Shouldn't be eye for an eye , most ppl do
good b/c others do good. Do right because it's right to do. Your on
another level if ur doing right when no one is looking. You can't get
something for nothing. Most ppl don't take the time to earn
things...we want things fast. All of us are tempted at times. We treat
church like we can live raggady all week & then serve on Sunday but we
need to commit and show urself faithful in order to recieve. God is
faithful anyway & the Lord loves u even when ur messed up & going
through. Only faithfully ppl can see when God is faithful b/c when ur
going thru u believe the Lord for less. It's not that the Lord blesses
u less it's that u beleive him for less. Don't comparentalize the Lord
aow the spirit to control ur heart b/c as long as u hold back a piece
of urself you will never recieve peace in ur life.
Men are nervous about comitment but women love commient ..that's why
they ask questions like will u still be together if I loose a leg. Lol
women like security. Men, however will accept whatever u give..guys
will take what they can get without having to make a commitment. There
is no half stepping .. Commit & give 100...if u gone get some milk buy
a cow. You won't move past ur fears until u jump in.
99.9%Rules to christian dating:
1) 99.9% of ur dating and engagement time u should be in public. The
private time is what gets u engaged in other activities or sexual
immorality. That doesn't mean sitting in ur car together in a parking
lot. Lol Meet in public places!
2) u need to be 99.9% sure that this person will be ur wife/husband b4
u even kiss. Kissing is one of the most intimate things u could do,
passing spit & rubbing on each other. It's not hard to break up with
someone you haven't had sex with. View ur body as an artform, women.
When u look at a guy, he's made for work. Don't let no body in ur
measum for free. Worrying about buying a car & not test driving?
Living with someone b4 marriage, don't do it! What if he/she doesn't
know what he's/she's doing sexually? Good intimacy comes from good
conversations (talk about those things), ultimately u walk by faith &
not by sight.
3) Have 99.9% sure knowledge of a person. Done over spirituLize it, u
need to know that person. Physical actions can cloud ur judgment. B4
marriage u should know 7 p's:
1) personality (both can't be quiet or both loud, ur personalities
need to fit together)
2) perspectives need to match. Don't be with someone crazy if ur
not crazy. If ur not jealous don't marry someone jealous.
3) potential. Ur not marrying who they are, marry someone whose
growing. Your marrying who they are going to become.
4) Their past. Should be full disclosure! Know ex girlfriends/
boyfriends, credit history. Where u came from what u did, if u had a
disease but u got rid of it.
5) Parents. Know eachothers parents b/c we become our parents (sad
to say).
6) Their Pastor. You know alot about a person by who they folow
and who they serve. You know someone by the spiritual leardership they
have.
7) know about their ppl! U are who u hang around, ur known by the
company u keep. U hang with ppl b/c u like them, u can't grow and
change with ppl in ur life who are not changing.
The 99.9% rules/ keys to effective dating
Proverbs 18:22
Mathew 13:44-46
The plan of ur life should be to be a kingdom person. Gods kingdom &
culture should trump that of this world. We should be aware of what's
going on around us but don't allow american culture to trump ur 1st
right/responsibilty to God. Shouldn't be eye for an eye , most ppl do
good b/c others do good. Do right because it's right to do. Your on
another level if ur doing right when no one is looking. You can't get
something for nothing. Most ppl don't take the time to earn
things...we want things fast. All of us are tempted at times. We treat
church like we can live raggady all week & then serve on Sunday but we
need to commit and show urself faithful in order to recieve. God is
faithful anyway & the Lord loves u even when ur messed up & going
through. Only faithfully ppl can see when God is faithful b/c when ur
going thru u believe the Lord for less. It's not that the Lord blesses
u less it's that u beleive him for less. Don't comparentalize the Lord
aow the spirit to control ur heart b/c as long as u hold back a piece
of urself you will never recieve peace in ur life.
Men are nervous about comitment but women love commient ..that's why
they ask questions like will u still be together if I loose a leg. Lol
women like security. Men, however will accept whatever u give..guys
will take what they can get without having to make a commitment. There
is no half stepping .. Commit & give 100...if u gone get some milk buy
a cow. You won't move past ur fears until u jump in.
99.9%Rules to christian dating:
1) 99.9% of ur dating and engagement time u should be in public. The
private time is what gets u engaged in other activities or sexual
immorality. That doesn't mean sitting in ur car together in a parking
lot. Lol Meet in public places!
2) u need to be 99.9% sure that this person will be ur wife/husband b4
u even kiss. Kissing is one of the most intimate things u could do,
passing spit & rubbing on each other. It's not hard to break up with
someone you haven't had sex with. View ur body as an artform, women.
When u look at a guy, he's made for work. Don't let no body in ur
measum for free. Worrying about buying a car & not test driving?
Living with someone b4 marriage, don't do it! What if he/she doesn't
know what he's/she's doing sexually? Good intimacy comes from good
conversations (talk about those things), ultimately u walk by faith &
not by sight.
3) Have 99.9% sure knowledge of a person. Done over spirituLize it, u
need to know that person. Physical actions can cloud ur judgment. B4
marriage u should know 7 p's:
1) personality (both can't be quiet or both loud, ur personalities
need to fit together)
2) perspectives need to match. Don't be with someone crazy if ur
not crazy. If ur not jealous don't marry someone jealous.
3) potential. Ur not marrying who they are, marry someone whose
growing. Your marrying who they are going to become.
4) Their past. Should be full disclosure! Know ex girlfriends/
boyfriends, credit history. Where u came from what u did, if u had a
disease but u got rid of it.
5) Parents. Know eachothers parents b/c we become our parents (sad
to say).
6) Their Pastor. You know alot about a person by who they folow
and who they serve. You know someone by the spiritual leardership they
have.
7) know about their ppl! U are who u hang around, ur known by the
company u keep. U hang with ppl b/c u like them, u can't grow and
change with ppl in ur life who are not changing.
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