Stop looking at your circumstances

Today's affirmation: #SpeakGodsWord
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. (Prov. 18:21)

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
(2 Cor. 10:5)

Praying for all the Wrong Reasons

The Holy Bible states we should pray for the desires of our hearts and for years I did just that. In spite of endless requests my efforts were like a dog chasing its tail; life was a vicious circle.

 Comedian, Steve Harvey  summed it up quite eloquently stating he too prayed for all the wrong reasons “praying and telling God the way he wanted his life to transpire.” It was not until he sought to allow God’s will be done did he begin to receive opportunities he never would have envisioned: Two book deals, nationwide radio syndication and now the host of Family Feud. Contrary to our belief that is how many of us pray, we tell the All Mighty what we want, how we want it, along with how it is to be packaged and delivered. Are mortals really that foolish? We can’t out think or create God and there is nothing new under the sun! So why do we attempt to enclose God into our minuscule scheme of existence?

After numerous years of ‘selfish’ request my prayers revolved from my vision to seeking and asking God to teach me His ways, show me His path and lead me to His truth Psalm 25:4-5. My testimony today is that I FINALLY got in line with God and He has reviled new innovation unto me. The lesson learned was by asking to be in His will and not my own made the difference of a continued journey laced with struggle and confusion to now guided lights under each footstep.

What we believe to be important to us is not important to God so once you pray seeking the will of God you will realize what priority is. From my letting go and letting God, He has bestowed a desire as well as showed me things I’ve never believed would come to pass. The shackles on my mind were unlocked freeing my confidence to receive again a willing spirit to revitalize writing. One of the biggest obstacles I had to hurdle was the years doubting myself along with being tricked by Satan I was wasting my time putting pen to paper on what the Holy Spirit disclosed. Prayer was the key to the new lease on life and desire of my heart!

I Challenge each of you who are praying but not attaining some desires of your heart to continue  praying. Don’t be discouraged, be of good cheer and make sure your request to be inline with God the Father. Ask to be in his Will, seek His guidance to lead you on the right path this will make way for a clearer vision of what and where you should be. One thing for sure is if you earnestly do as I suggested God will speak to your heart and show you the way and will give the desires of your heart. Begin the process of a new you today!


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After the Storm

“If you are going through storm after storm maybe you have not learned the lesson from your last storm.” – Marvin Sapp

I’ve come to the conclusion that in spite of how much praying and church going an individual may do, one is likely to have unpleasant circumstances in life or another way of saying it, dealt a bad hand. We are to be reminded of Paul who was given a thorn in the flesh (2 Cor 12:7-9). Paul prayed and cried to God the Father three times asking for the thorn to be removed but God’s reply was “My Grace is sufficient for you; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. God does give reprise from the storms but he also wants us to realize that through our weakness and most vulnerable moment His grace is enough. …take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Cor. 12:10)Life’s trials can be overwhelming especially when you are trying to take the burden alone. Where you are in life right now; middle of depression, drowning in doubt, or faith is feeble, I’m here to remind you it will not last forever. The enemy has pressed you down so far it feels as though you are dead and your heart is in despair. (Psalms143:4) You are under attack. One of Christ’s quotes to remember is that He told us to take His yoke for my burden is easy. Allow Christ to take all your storms, worries and problems He knows what to do with them. Sure you say it is easier said than done only if you don’t believe in yourself and don’t put God to the test by releasing the burdens.


To conquer your tribulations or storms first pray to God in the name of Jesus asking for encouragement and the will power to standing strong. Then surround yourself with positive warriors for Christ. Jesus said when three or more come together in my name I will be in your presence. What does that mean? You have to place yourself with friends and family who can become a support system through the struggle and encourage you while going through the storm. Satan is forever busy and with all his power he is seeking the opportunity to bring you down.

God has used me as an instrument to write devotions as a mean of encouragement for me as well as others. Often times when storms stir up in my life I find comfort in worry oppose to writing a testimony (that was Satan trying to keep my pressed down.) Through the voice of a fellow Christian at work the Holy Spirit made it clear I should write more during my storms “for when I am weak, then am I strong”. Wow! God is using me to actually minister to me (as well as others)! Like wise you cannot continuously beat the drum of depression in your life. Allow God to manipulate your weakness and break down the walls of despair so that is Power of the Holy Spirit can bring peace to the storm as well as grow in you.
He makes the storm calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Psalm 107:29