God does not fit into your plan. YOU fit into God’s plan.

Hey you guys. Its been a while, but it feels so good to be back.

Stop trying to fit God into your plans, but instead let him put you into his plan. This is what I mean; as a teen in Christ you start thinking of your future. What are you gonna be? Where are you gonna go? What college are you going to? You have all these priorities, but it’s all unorganized without God 1st. You have school, work, relationships, & so much more maybe even a sport you play. Your schedule seems crazy! Your always busy. Never seem to have anytime to just stop & relax. AND throughout all this you have going on, your trying to fit God into your busy schedule. You want to save some time for God. You have that reserved 10 minutes for God at night. To God 40 years is but 1 hour. Stop trying to fit God into your plans that you have for yourself for your future. Your stressing yourself out. Just stop & listen to what God’s saying. Stop worrying about your future. God has that ALL UNDER CONTROL! Do you not know that God has a plan for your life? God, I want it your way, & NOT mine.

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” 

More of you Lord & less of me. I would try to fit God into my schedule, but God’s like no you fit perfectly into my plan. Stop trying to go about by your will. God your will be done!

Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

HIS PURPOSE. NOT MINE, NOT YOURS, BUT HIS. If we stop what we’re doing, give it all to God. He knows the plans he has for you, so you do not need to be worrying about this. Just trust in him.

1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 

He’s a caring, loving God. Lord I won’t move without you. Lead me. My steps are ordered by the Lord.

Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” 

Don’t put God on a clock. His timing is perfect. In ALL your ways submit to him. In everything you do in your busy schedule always keep GOD 1ST! Speak to God throughout your day. He deserves our ALL, not just those 10-20 minutes a day. He deserves our 24/7. He gives us breath to breathe, ears to hear, eyes to see & a mind to think. Be thankful.

Just let go & let God. Let God place you into his plan. From there it’ll all flow. We’re constantly trying to make things work our way. When we should be doing it God’s way. Go his way not yours. He is the only way.

John 14:6 “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”  

There’s no question of your greatness, no searching of your power. All the wonder of your glory, to you forty years is but one hour. Your knowledge is all encompassing, to your wisdom there is no end; for you alone are God, you are God alone. Your mercy is everlasting, your truth is here always. You are He who was and is, and is to come. Who is he that can number you day, you’ve flung the sun to burn in space, & the night’s moon powers light from day; you are God alone. 

Stick to God’s plan. We’re positioned for a purpose.  ❤

Jizelle’s Testimony

Do something.

James 2:26 “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”

Faith withOUT work is DEAD! Simple, but I didn’t get it that so quickly. & so do alot of other Christians. You can struggle all your days & pray everyday & still struggle. Praying God I want help, I want to be delivered. But really? What are YOU doing to stop yourself from that sin. I’m gonna tell you a story about myself. I was addicted to pornography for 3 years! Not months, not weeks, but YEARS! Sooner or later I got tired of being the Devil’s toy. He played with my mind & my heart. I wanted to be free from pornography, BUT wasn’t doing anything to fight the temptation.  You have to set yourself boundaries. Spend time with God & yourself. Go on a fast, pray like you lost your mind. Really because the Devil probably STOLE your mind. Find out who you are, your strengths & weaknesses. SEEK THE ONE WHO CAN DELIVER & SAVE YOU! THE ONE WHO DIED ON A CROSS FOR YOU!

Matthew 6:33 “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Long story short; all I did was pray & yet still watched porn. Until one day I got fed up & went on a fast. Anyone who is addicted or struggling with PORNOGRAPHY, LISTEN UP! Whatever your watching porn with GET RID OF IT!!! If its your phone, or PC. Get rid of it! Get rid of your TV if you have too! You know you struggling you can’t be watching no Rated R movie. Set yourself boundaries. You know LUST is your weakness. So you ain’t got NO business watching no movies with sexual contact. Go watch Sponge-Bob or something. You ain’t got no business at a strip club making it rain. You wanna drop it like it’s hot? Baby, that don’t work in Hell. I’m just saying! So anyways, I was addicted to porn & a change really started to happen when I STARVED MY FLESH! You better teach your flesh to come subject to the WORD OF GOD! So don’t just sit down & mope about how you struggling. Yes, you can get over it & yes you WILL! I’m TELLING YOU THIS! Because I know that Philippians 4:13 says

” I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

But with CHRIST!! You cannot do this ALONE! Alone you will fail, but with Christ ALL things are conquerable!

Romans 8:37 “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

He loves you. Oh, how much does he love you! So much. He thought you were to die for. You may look into the mirror & not be satisfied, but God sees so much more!! You have so much potential! God really loves us. You know how people say they’d die for a friend or family? Well guess what? CHRIST DIED FOR YOU, ME & ALL OF US! 

From His Heart to Yours: 9/2/2013

Cindy Powell

How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. –Ps. 139:17-18

I never stop thinking about you, beloved—you’re always on My mind. And every single one of My thoughts toward you are good. My intentions toward you are good—always. My hopes and dreams for you are beyond anything you’ve yet to imagine. Sometimes you think your own dreams are too big, but you haven’t yet begun to dream big enough! All things are possible for Me—and all things are possible for those who believe. There is a place in My plans—a special place no one else can fill—waiting just for you. There is a placeyou fit. It’s not too late and you haven’t missed it. It’s true that your own choices matter, yet I left nothing to…

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Dirt

 

The Mary Mary song “Dirt” inspired me to do a blog. These are some of the lyrics. 

“God made dirt and dirt don’t hurt!” 

Funny thing about a garden 
Beauty lives within its gates 
Bugs and thorns and weeds, they grow there 
But they all help to create 
Vivid color variations 
Sweet aromas and sensations 
Realize under it all, something not so beautiful 
But we all … NEED A LITTLE BIT OF DIRT TO GROW! 

I realized something when listening to this song!! How it says funny thing about a garden, is that beauty lies within it gates. So that’s like us as a Christian in a world with unbelievers! Now it says bugs, weeds & thorns they grow there, BUT they all help to create! Now this is like other people around us like unbelievers, atheist, & just some people in general. Those people in our lives help to create us. You might not notice, but that person in your life that aggravates you, thank God for them. Because of all the Hell they put you through, that keeps you on your knees, it keeps you seeking God. Their basically pushing you to push yourself closer to God!! That’s so awesome!! We need a little struggle to grow! That’s why God test our faith! You probably ask God “Why am I going through this?” but it’s only to make you stronger! Sometimes we want OUT of that situation & God’s like no I want you to get THROUGH this! Now the song says; vivid colors variation, sweet aromas & sensations realize under it all, something no so beautiful. That’s like the things were tempted at they may look good, but under it. Like some people may look nice, but come to find out their heart isn’t in a good place. Its not pretty at all! It’ll only lead to destruction.

John 1:5 ” The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” 

Let your light shine!! We’re that positive vibe around all that negative.

Only GOD can turn a MESS into a MESSage, a TEST into a TESTimony, a TRIal into a TRIumph, & a VICTim into a VICTory. 

Remember that he’s in the midst of it all!!  

Psalm 46:1 says “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” (NIV)

EVER-PRESENT!! Do you know what that means?? That means ALWAYS PRESENT! That’s just it. He’s always there for us. He’s with us even when we don’t feel it! 

Thank God for the dirt in your life! ❤

 

The Consequences of ‘Only God Can Judge Me’

Or when Romans 10:9 is being used.

Your Surroundings

Do you watch the news? If so, do you see all that’s around us? Everything that’s happening. Ever sat down & thought about what type of world we live in? Do you see how close we are?

2 Timothy 3:1-5 “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.”

The world is getting more & more chaotic. When you see it legalized for homosexuals to marry. You know its a problem! People are dying everyday without God! That’s why its so IMPORTANT to spread the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST! It hurts my heart to see people die without them knowing God & how wonderful his love is & how sweet it is to be in his presence! Theirs 3 incidents that I want you to pay attention to that happened in the U.S

1.) The Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting— at least 27 people died & that’s including at least 20 children. To know that parents send their kids off to school to get an education & it’s not safe! How anyone can come through the school at any moment & start shooting!

2.) The Colorado movie theater shooting— the movie was called “The Dark Knight Rises” & at least 12 people were killed & 58 were injured. At the movies, to know you can be in danger at a movie theater.

3.) Australian baseball player killed by Oklahoma teens— the man was out for a jog & three teens at the age of 15,16 & 17. The 17 year old was driving the car & the 15 & 16 year old’s did the shooting. One of the teens said “We were going to kill somebody”.

Just to know that you going to school, the movies or just out for a morning jog down the street. That you can get shot! Come on Saints!! Pay attention, its NOT TIME TO PLAY!! BE HOLY!!! Stay living for Christ. He died for us!!

Don’t be deceived by the world!! Seek God, stay in his Word, keep spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 “Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

Stay on that narrow road!!! God is with us, he loves us & will not let us die out!! We have his protection & love & guidance.

Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”

Luke 21:36 “Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

Pray, fast & seek his Kingdom like never before. Just when you feel like giving up, theirs joy around the corner! Keep strong in your faith. He first loved us!!

1 John 4:19 “We love because he first loved us.”

So keep spreading his love. God is love. (1 John 4:8)

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

So here’s my prayer make you righteous before you, make me holy for you are holy, purify me in your presence!!! I cry HOLY LORD!!  (William Murphy “Make Me Righteous”)

Matthew 24:13 “but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.”

STAND FIRM! 

Don’t be stuck in yesterday.

I was too busy worried about how tomorrow is gonna be & today wasn’t even finished. I was too busy stuck in how I felt yesterday, thinking why live out today when tomorrow is gonna be the exact same. I never knew that the silence could be so loud. Being surrounded by so much people, smiling like nothing was wrong, but still. I was drowning & nobody heard. When it would come to night, me being alone. The silence & the hurt hit me like never before. See at the time I didn’t know that

1 Peter 5:7 said “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

I would carry my own worry & I was so weighed down. I held alot on my heart. Anger, pain, neglect, betrayal, & so much more.

Ephesians 4:26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,”

Many times I went to sleep angry, & guess what. I woke up angry, with all that on my chest. Not knowing if I just let it all out to God, that I would feel relief & peace. So I carried that anger all throughout my days. Before I knew it the anger had taken control of me! So I tell you, don’t let your situation or emotions determine how you treat others. Because while I carried that anger & it took over. I would be rude & mean because I felt anger. I just wanted a way out, but didn’t know where to turn. So the Devil made me a way, PORNOGRAPHY. I was just angry with everyone, most importantly with myself.

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Jesus was my way out. But I didn’t care. I thought I already had a way out. But that way only led to more traps.

Psalm 37:8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret–it leads only to evil.”

Soon enough, that anger led to so much more. Like hate, depression, trust issues, & pornography. Thinking that was my way out, with nobody to turn to. Being bound & addicted for 3 years. Only led to more problems. Like homosexuality. Yes, see the Devil he’ll take you on a long road & that would will only lead to Hell. & I was on the highway going 100 mph! From just ANGER, led to HOMOSEXUALITY!

But PRAISE THE LORD, I FOUND JESUS! & HE SET ME FREE, TRANSFORMED ME, DELIVERED ME, RESTORED & RENEWED ME! BUT most importantly he LOVED ME! I didn’t realize how important & how much John 3:16 meant

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

I didn’t see how much God loved me!! I was so bound & caught up in the sin that I forget about that man on the cross who DIED FOR ME! For me to be free, for me to be well, for me to be WHOLE!!! See I was living down in the dumps, like a lost puppy. Just looking for my way. Well let me tell you something that way is JESUS!!!! I didn’t feel any hope in my life. I thought whats the point of even trying because when I try, I get KNOCKED BACK DOWN!! I was tired of being used by the Devil. No Satan, I’m not your play toy. I’m a child of God. & whatever God says that is the way its gonna go!!!

So all that time, while I was sick, & filled with lust like a dog is fleas! God was just waiting on me! He had picked me, he chose me! He knew that one day I was gonna choose him!! So if that’s you, your saying God where are you? All this trouble, I just want you in my life. take away all the confusion & depression. Be my way out. My LIGHT!! Tell God, I CHOOSE YOU!!! THEIR’S NOBODY BEFORE YOU, THEIR’S NONE LIKE YOU!! Your the alpha & omega! Your my joy, my peace, my strength. You are my EVERYTHING. Surrender your life to God because he’s waiting on you! He’s so patient with you! Just let it ALL GO & LET GOD!! My soul says YES, my mind says YES! YES to your way, yes to you say.

Don’t let whatever happened yesterday affect your today, or tomorrow! TODAY IS A NEW DAY! THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE! SO REJOICE & BE GLAD!

Psalm 118: 24 “The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.”

Don’t let your situation determine God’s ability. YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH! I don’t know about you, but my faith is OFF THE WALL OUTRAGEOUS!!! I know that

Ephesians 3:20 “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above AL that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”

So if I’m sinking in the middle of no where! I have faith in God, that this is NOT MY END!! Because my LIFE GUARD, HE WALKS ON WATER!!!! I don’t care if the doctor told me I got 2 weeks to live I don’t care what you say, I WANNA KNOW WHAT GOD SAYS! HE HAS THE FINAL SAY SO!

William Murphy (Praise Is What I Do)

I vow to praise You
Through the good and the bad.
I’ll praise You,
Whether happy or sad.
I’ll praise You

(This is my testimony)
In all that I go through,
(Somebody said why)
Because praise is what I do,
Cause I owe it all to You

Praise is what I do,
Even when I am going through,
(See I’ve learned…)
I’ve learned to worship You.
(See I want to let the devil know tonight, even though…)
Though my circumstance doesn’t even stand a chance,
My praise out weighs the bad.

Now somebody lift your voice
And just go to praising him right now
Somebody lift your voice in this place
Lift up your voice in this place!!

Is PRAISE WHAT YOU DO?

More of you, I need more!

Are you satisfied where you are in your relationship with Christ? Or are you saying you want more?

Sing this (For Your Glory by Tasha Cobbs)

I’m desperately waiting
To be where You are.
I’ll cross the hottest desert
I’ll travel near or far

For Your glory
I will do anything
Just to see You
To behold You as my King

For Your glory
I will do anything
Just to see You
To behold You as my King

John 3:30 “He must increase, but I must decrease.”

Lord, more of you & less of us. We long to be where you are! We ask you to drown us in your glory! We won’t stop until we get to where you are!! Where would we be without you?

Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

Lord you make my world go round! Even when it’s upside down! See some people don’t realize the goodness of God! Because when you get a little bit of God, you just want more & more!! Just ONE touch changes lives! God is victorious! HE’S IN A CLASS ALL BY HIMSELF! You can’t compare God to your Husband or car! If you say you car is nice & your boyfriend is amazing, well what is God to you? GOD YOU AIN’T LIKE NOTHING ELSE, YOUR IN A CLASS ALL BY YOURSELF!

James 4:8  “Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

Give yourself away, let God use you! He plans to prosper you, love & protect you. He will never leave you nor forsake you! Hebrews 13:5 God declares so

 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,

“Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you.”

He’s just a call away! Praise him when you feel like it & when you don’t!  Don’t worry about the situation your in now declare by faith that your healed, set free & made whole!

Psalms 145:8  “The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.”

Their is POWER in the name of JESUS! When we say that name things start to happen, people are being delivered, demons are being cast out! Do you believe that? That your praise & worship can SHIFT the atmosphere! You should be so close to God that people in your church down your row are being delivered because your worship is shifting the atmosphere.

James 5:16  “Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].” (AMP)

The prayer of a RIGHTEOUS man makes TREMENDOUS POWER available DYNAMIC in its working!!!  The word tremendous meaning very great in amount & dynamic a force that stimulates change!! Do you have faith that God is hearing your prayers??!

Seek God & his righteousness & all those things will be added unto you! When you really worship him in Spirit & in TRUTH, when you spend time dwelling in his presence on your face! He shows up! When you get that one touch, you just want more of him! To be in his presence at all times. God comes where he is welcome, so invite him into your life! Set an atmosphere for God to come down in, just begin to worship & praise him! You don’t need no music or a choir. Just sing out to God!

Psalms 100:1-2  “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.)  For you are God alone!

If you love him, you’ll do ANYTHING for his glory, just to see his face. To behold him as your KING! So I ask you today, Do you LOVE HIM? Do you want more of his glory? You may not be able to hear him now, but just trust his plan. He’s the Lord & he understands.

REJOICE!

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! (Philippians 4:4) 

Psalm 32:11 “Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!” 

 

The joy of the Lord is just so amazing, it makes me want to dance & shout & knock somebody out! Hey, lol. I’m joking, I won’t knock anyone out. Now if something come up on me & I do. I’m sorry, but I can’t control the power of God. Because just one touch can change lives!! Ain’t God good? Just being embraced by his love, you have that joy! Now how do you express your joy? 

Psalm 100:1-2 declares “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.” 

I was told praise is a form of EXPRESSING. So now I’m telling you! So when you hear the word “EXPRESS” you should go into a praise. Now lets see if you got it… EXPRESS! Uhh some of ya’ll didn’t express. Do you love God enough to express your love to him? Laughing is good for your soul. God wants to to be happy, he doesn’t want you to be upset, or up tight all day. You should be able to live Holy & still have fun, fellowship & laugh. 

Psalm 16:11 “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” 

Psalm 68:3 “But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.” 

God wants you to be happy & live your life to the full! If anything he wants whats best for you!! 

John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” 

Ephesians 3:20 “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,” 

Now I could continue about that word POWER in that scripture above, then we’d start talking about the Holy Spirit & lets just leave it at 

Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 

Ask God to give you that joy you can’t explain & add extra peace that’ll ease your pain. Don’t you want that love that’ll never change?