Stepping out on faith..

Afternoon,

Today is my Hubby's birthday. I have dedicated this day to him. He gets all special previleges today. So I decided to do something special for him. I hope he appreciates it and is happy to hear about my adventure today. And it was an adventure.
I have been telling myself I was going to do something and I did it. I am learning to become a woman of my word, even if I tell it to myself. So I stepped out on faith today. Learnign to trust an depend totally on God. For he is incapable of lying. If God says it then I believe it!!!!! Standing on the promises of God!!

Live for yourself...

Morning readers,

So this morning I was thinking about the parable of the five wise and five foolish. This parable basically explains that we can not expect to live off of others, but we need some substance ourselves. We can not expect to make it through because someone close to us is ok. They only have enough substance for themselves to make it thru. They can help us get what we need but it ultimately depends on what we have and do. Hebrews 10:34 says, "For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance." Lets choose today to start building up our substance today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWENUK96aBM

Have a blessed day people of God!!

So faithful!!!!!!!!

Morning family,

Since I am awake and alert I've decided to write. God is faithful. There is a song that I just ABSOLUTELY love and will share later. But it sings about how faithful God is to us. I heard a story that I thought was really interesting. It was the story of Lazarus and how God raised him from the dead. Martha was upset that Jesus came four days after Lazarus died and didn't believe anything could be done. But I guess she wasn't thinking she was talking to the almighty Jesus. But the part of the story that I found interesting was how when God called Lazarus to come forth the stone had to be moved. Now if you think about it God could have moved the stone himself but he didn't. He had others to move it. Now we can pray and ask God to solve our issues but we have to do our part. By them moving the stone away the miracle came forth. Deuteronomy 7:9 says, "Know therefore that the LORD thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations." 

At times we want God to do everything. Yes, we are spoiled. We have to do whats in our control and let God do what we can't. The miracle!! Lets find out what our stone is to be removed so God can bring the miracle forth! If we plant the seed He will water it.

Worship Song with a flare...lol Lisa McClendon: You are Holy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWVA8vKW2-o
 If you would like to hear the album version send me an email.

NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!

Morning FBR,

As I am writing this I pray that it encourages someone else's heart. This morning I was anxious to go to church but unfortunately I didn't make it. "When you desire to do good; evil is always present." Sometimes feelings of dispair can way you down but continue to be encouraged. Yes we all have heard it all before, "Hold on to God's unchanging hand, In the morning it will be alright, God will see you through." Sometimes we don't want to hear it we just want an answer right then and now. But if God can bring us to it, He intends on bringing us through it. We must continue to believe and fight for what belongs to us. Sometimes living for Christ can be difficult. The bible says "For in this world we will have trials and tribulations but be of good cheer for God has overcome the world." We must focus on the outcome to our circumstances and not the circumstance. I understand its easier said than done but we will get there. The key is believing and keeping your faith and trust in God. Never wavering or doubting. We are stronger than what we give ourselves credit for. Believe, believe, and believe more!

Galations 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHj49WzGpXk

His Awesomeness.

Morning fbr,

Today I was thinking about the goodness of Jesus. Who loves us more than He does? By suffering all He did for us; not just for me but for the entire world. Lets take a look! If you are reading this you are alive, breathing, and in good health. You can walk, talk, eat, and function normally. You have all you need and maybe some things that you want. No complaints. He protects us from all seen and unseen danger. He gave us His blood for protection and healing. He also left us a comforter which is the holy spirit.  Whenever we are down He picks you up. Just thinking of these things makes me love Him even more. In the words of Israel Houghton, "who am I that you are mindful of me." God looks to us as his friends not his servants. Yes we work for the advancement of his kingdom but more on a partner level. Once He is lifted up we receive all benefits. I love it!!!

Inspirational Song:
The first song may bring you to tears. So easy to love you!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IxpTX9PhR8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwTSOXXrzDQ

God's Trust

Morning Fellow Blog Readers,

I have been MIA for a while. I wasn't feeling my best so I didn't write anything. But as you can see I am doing much better now. So today I was reflecting on how God has began to trust me even more today. I believe that when we deal with different situations of daily life, and we pass the test of them, God increases our trust. As we all know many relationships don't work without trust from both parties. If we can trust God, he has to be able to trust us as well. We start of with a little trust but what do we do with it; do we just let it linger there and deplete? I personally would like to continue to build on it. One major way for us to build on it is to allow ourselves to be open to His word. If we get to that level with God where He begins to manifest our gifts, then we should act accordingly. If He gives us something to say to someone we must say it without being fearful or contrite. God's word says in Ephesians 3:11-12, " According to the eternal purpose which he proposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him." God did not give us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind.

Lets say what God tells us to say regardless of who its for or whether or not they receive you. Its a task that God has given to you because He trust you to carry it out. Say it and get the blood washed of your hands. Lets build on that trust to become more closer to Him. We never know we could be saving a life. Also we can get the satisfaction of knowing that God trust us even more.

Love you all!!

Change

Good Afternoon Fellow Bloggers,

I wasn't going to write today but I was inspired by a letter I received from a reader. I wish this person would have posted the comment but it was his/her choice and I'm going to respect it. The comment stated that God does not bless us according to how good we are. Thats true now that I think about it. God loves us regardless of what we do and its His choice whether or not He wants to bless us or allow us to get the things we have.

So know that I got it out of my system yesterday its time to forgive. Thing is I can forgive but I never give anyone the opportunity to do it again. I guess I guard my heart from it by keeping them at a distance. It was suggested that I take this evaluation on walls that can be the reason for many reactions in our lives. My results from the evaluation were true. So now that I know I can pray for God to tear down this wall. I've decided to share it with you. Take the evaluation and find out if its true for you as well.

http://faithbreakthroughs.com/

Inspirational Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTUJ6vV2VSo&feature=related

Be Blessed!!

Ignorance is Bliss...

Good Morning Fellow Blog Readers,

This morning I am a little t'ed off. The more I think about something the more upset I get. Of course this is the work of the enemy to TRY and knock me off my square. So this morning I am going to get it off my chest (what I should have done before) and be done with it. I heard some news that I call disturbing. I usually just let it go and let people think what they want; just to avoid any confrontation. Now I'm feeling thats the punk way out. Like I said before Jesus wasn't a punk so why should I be. A friend told me I should speak what I feel in an appropriate way. And thats what I am going to try and do from now on.

I heard someone say don't let people drop their junk at your door. Their feelings of insecurity has nothing to do with me. I am secure in who I am, who I trust, who I represent, and who has my back. I know the people who have my best interest at heart. Which leads me to my point. "Haters again." I am so tired of people being mad at others because you chose one path and they decided to take another. What? because they were wrong am I suppose to hold back from where I'm going to wait for them? or am I suppose to be miserable like them? Its really mind bogging for me. People get close to you just so they can be all up in you business because nothing is going on in their lives. They tend to look at the material things and make assumptions. You know what they say about people who make assumptions...lol It puts a huge smile on my face just to know that they are idiots. God blessed me with what I have so am I suppose to tell Him "Naw Jesus I prefer the old, ragged, dirty, beat up such and such." He blessed me with the best because of something good I did.

Haters try doing something for God and not yourself. Maybe it will work out in your favor. Others, keep doing you. Ah I feel much better not going to worry about what the evil people do and don't think I know. I have Jesus who informs me of the likes of you. Where is he in you? Put some clothes on because your nakedness is showing.

Thanks for listening the people of God.

Afternoon fellow bloggers,

I was thinking about family. What is the reason for family? Was it just a way for us to enter the world or are we suppose to be supportive to or family members? As I'm writing this, it came to me, when we are young our family was there to protect, teach, and shape us into adults that can make good independent decisions. As we get older some go the way towards God who therefore becomes their father, protector, teacher, and he shapes them into his own image. So basically he takes over for family. When we accept Christ we become apart of His family; therefore we are connected to each other thru Him.

So I guess I'm saying nothing, including family, should hold us back from doing what God wants. Yes we love our family members but don't we love God more? Now just because we are in God's family; we also have to extend a helping hand to others. Proverbs 11:30 says, "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." Not saying anything against biological families but the ultimate goal here is to get to heaven and bring as many people with us as we can. Thats including family members. No one can get us into heaven but they can get us into hell.

Let us be mindful of others and do what God wants us to do.

Hope you guys had a blessed day today.

Repost: Forgiveness...

Good Morning people of God, (This was posted previously and I accidentally deleted it)

Todays post is about forgiveness. Forgiveness is not always an easy task. It is something that many of us deal with on a daily basis. In many instances its a situation from the past. The past can cause alot of us to deal with current situations differently that we deal with in the present. Remember cause and effect?

Now I personally have had alot of people hurt me in the past. I remember someone telling me," Well you are too nice and people take advantage of that." So I'm asking do people hurt us because of the type of people we are? Therefore, do we need to change who we are? So I started thinking why do I need to change when I'm not the one doing the hurt. So I decided to guard myself, which alot of us do. But why should we have to live our lives locked up in a bubble? When God grants us new mercy everyday. So because of this, I began to think more like; Jesus went through alot of hurt but he still forgave all. Even when people spat on him. Now I consider that a high offence. It would be hard to turn the cheek after someone spits on you. (Knowing that toothbrushes, mouthwash, and floss, were not invented back then, can you just imagine all of the germs they put on JESUS now some people will say Candice is silly because the germs we have today were not happening back then. But you can not tell me something wasn't going on back then...lol) But these people went further than that and crucified our Savior and He never said a mumbling word. Now thats powerful!!!!!

So I have come to the conclusion that; NO!!! we do not have to change from being good people. I no longer guard myself but I'm not letting people take advantage of my kindness. I've learned Jesus wasn't a punk and we have the same blood, therefore neither am I. People have to watch what they say to me nowadays because the answer will not always be YES but you will hear a NO. If I don't want to do it then I'm not. Also, if I want to say something I will say it in an appropriate way.Matthew 6:14-15 says, "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." It isn't fair for us to ask God for forgiveness when we can't forgive others. If God can forgive and continue to forgive from all the way back then to now (thats alot of hurt) we can forgive today no matter what the hurt is/was. Yes we are hurt but once we forgive, the healing can begin. Remember Jesus went through alot of hurt because it was something that He HAD to do because He loves us soooooooooo much. Therefore people hurt us because its something we have to go through. Its not because of us but because of who we represent. Forgive and thank God for the trial to help make you a better you.


Let us decide today to forgive those who have hurt us, even if it is ourselves.

Favor Isn't Fair!!!!!!

Morning,

This has been a blessed week for me. God has answered my prayer request I had concerning the things I had to experience this week. It all started Saturday night. I heard this voice say, "Go to church tomorrow." God knew that I had made up in my mind that if I didn't get a good night sleep or if I over slept, that I wasn't going. I guess He was like, "Child please." I didn't get that good night sleep. I finally went to sleep at 4 am and was awaken at 7:41am by my husband hitting the light switch downstairs. That is just hilarious to me, because usually I know when he gets out of bed, when he is walking down the stairs and I heard or noticed none of this; but heard him turn on a light. So since I was awake I heard God again say, "Go to church." So again I said ok I'm going to have prayer with my husband and then see if that would suffice. After prayer I heard, "Get up and go to church, Go to church." So I'm like ok while in the middle of yawning I told my husband lets get ready for church. I knew God was on my so much because something was going to happen. Usually when God is pressing on my heart that heavy something does happen. This time I obeyed the call.

Because of my obedience, I received some major big news on Monday and yesterday. To God be the Glory!!!!! He knows what we need even before we ask. One of my request for this week came to past and the other two I know are being manifest. God showed me He has his hands on it and He is working it out. I call that FAVOR!!!

Donald Lawrence feat: Kelly Price, Kim Burrell, Karen Clark-Sheard : God's Favor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgW96oULf90

Listen to the song! and be encouraged!!

Reflection 2

Morning fellow readers.

Yesterday I discovered some things about myself that I need to work on. I always tell myself to accept people for who they are. If you know that person and how they will react in certain situations, then you will know how to deal with them. You will basically know what to expect and therefore how to react. I didn't follow my own rule yesterday. Usually I am the person who is normally quiet. But yesterday I found myself getting upset over something that I couldn't control. People have their own opinions about certain situations and thats their right, whether I know or even feel differently. But if I know something to be right should I just keep it to myself? Which leads me to another one of my rules. I normally stay out of people business unless they ask of me. I usually ask a series of questions to help them make their own decision. I don't tell people what they should do (learned that from the hubby...lol) but better yet I make suggestions. I figured out I can't make decisions for other people lives, because what seems right to me doesn't necessarily mean that its right for the next. I've also noticed that I get defensive when I feel like something isn't going my way. For instance, if I am passionate about something or its something that I know for sure I am right about I don't like to be dismissed, ignored, or belittled. I believe I have a problem with this because now I am beginning to speak up for myself. As I stated in a previos blog, Jesus wasn't a punk so I shouldn't be either. Shouldn't I defend myself?

I think I will stick to my rules which are:
1.     Staying out of people business unless they ask of me and help them make their own decision.
2.     Accept people for who they are. I have found this rule to be stress free. People are intitled to their own opinions whether I agree or disagree. When I find myself getting upset agree to disagree. For the bible says in Matthew 5:25, "Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison." Be apologetic, whether I am wrong or right. I must always take the high road and be the bigger person.
3.    If I am having a discussion with someone and I know something to be true and I tell them, if they don't want to listen; I have to leave them alone before it turns unto something that I don't want. They will eventually discover the truth on their own.
4.   I will continue to take up for myself. I'm not going to let people just walk over me. I must say what I need to say in an appropriate manner.

I'm not there yet but I will get there with God's help. Psalms 51:10 says, "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."

Have a Blessed day!!!