Author: Travail and Transform Ministry

Dr. Jean Stepter-Gray, in March 2003, she heard a Word from God, saying it’s time to elevate! She prayed with exuberance to God to be a woman of faith, who would inspire others to be great, she says, “If she had known that this journey would have taken her through so many seasons, she would have packed lighter! But thanks be unto God, for He is answering her prayers, one season at a time. (Smiling) Jean serves as Minister, Mentor, Speaker, Teacher, Chaplain Licensed and Board-Certified /Therapist Christian Counselor and has experienced so much of God’s love, mercy, grace, and favor; and she wants to share it with anyone who truly desires it. Her goal is to ignite in women and men a passion for the Word of God so that they can see the beauty of Jesus Christ, so that they may have a personal relationship with Him. She believes that it is through personal interactions with God and His Word that we will grow. Jean believes that God gave her gifts to share with others for His Glory. She uses her natural gift as a communicator and practical teaching style to serve others. She says that her grandmother use to tell her, “The people around you reap the benefits of you serving God”, which means that you won’t go to God in any old way, you go to Him correctly! Jean’s ultimate desire is to help one somebody know that it does not matter the path that it took you to get here, but it is the journey that God is using to get you to your next destination! Let’s embrace our new journey of being Transformed at the Well and drinking from wells that we did not dig! To God be the Glory!

Good Morning Sunshine! It’s All About The Fire!

Proverbs 17:3 ~ “The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.”

Let’s look at the process and purpose of the fire! And to be specific, the Refining Fire! God uses the “Firing Pot and the Furnace” for the purpose of purifying you. The Pot and The Furnace show what God uses to work out of you the wrong stuff and how He works in your life to make you the best possible you for His Glory! There is a Purpose in the Refining Process, and you need to know that you know that He is Refining you on purpose!

Silver and Gold are two different things, but they are both refined by the Fire, one is tried in the firing pot and the other in a furnace! But your heart is purified by God through the fiery furnace of afflictions and trials! Man can refine silver in the firing pot and gold in the furnace, but he cannot refine the heart! Nobody can do this, only God can change your heart! Can’t Nobody Do You Like The LORD! You do know that your heart is deceitful above all things, and it is wicked: who can know it? Nobody but the Lord, (Jeremiah 17:9-10)! And the Lord is going to reward you according to your heart, (1 Kings 8:39), you cannot escape what’s in your heart, for what’s in you in bound to come out of you!

It takes intense heat to purify gold and silver. Similarly, it often takes the heat of trials for you be purified, to come to God. Through trials, God shows you what is in your heart and clears out anything that gets in the way of you completely trusting in Him. Peter said, “These trials will show you if your faith is genuine or not. Your faith is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold though your faith is far more precious than mere gold” (1 Peter 1:7). So, when tough times come your way, thank God and realize that He wants to use them to refine your faith and purify your heart.

God knows you; He knows what you are afraid of and what you boast about, He knows your strengths and weaknesses, your temptations and your secrets, and He knows what sets you off and what shuts you up! God is refining you of the sins that so easily beset you! Humble yourselves before Him, because He will humble you in the furnace of afflictions to test and try your faith in adversity! He will use the firing pot of infirmities to build up your dependence on His Mercy and Grace!

How can silver and gold be purged, purified, and prepared without the fire? How can your heart be purged, purified and prepared without going through the God’s firing pot and furnace, (Psalm 139:23-24)? You have to go through the firing process to burn away all of your impurities, that they may float to the top so, that God can remove the dross, (the dross is everything that hinders the true you from being pure and ready for use), that you will be ready and fit for service in the Kingdom of God, in the earth realm! The process is painful, but the promise outcome is Glorious, and it will Glorify your Father and increase your Faith! Today, submit your heart to His Firing Process and watch your faith explode for good through the refining process! Embrace the fire that comes your way, it’s from God!

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Thank You for purging me by the fire of Your Holy Spirit. Thank You Father, for clearing and cleaning my mind that I may think like You! Father, continue to burn through me and push the dross and impurities to the surface of my life, because the more dross that You remove, the better I will be! Father, purify my heart that I may love like You! Father, guide me, that Your purpose and Presence will shine brightly through me! Father, I’m going to praise and worship You through this process, for I know that it is for my good and Your Glory! In the Name of Jesus Christ! Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Just Keep Pouring!

Matthew 26:6-13 NKJV ~ “And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, [7] a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. [8] But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? [9] For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.” [10] But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me. [11] For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. [12] For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial. [13] Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

Have you ever wanted to be so close to Jesus and people tried to stop you or get in your way, because of how you did things? Have you ever found yourself walking and stumbling because of the tears that were falling, they were limiting your sight! And all you wanted to do was get to Jesus! Sometimes people may have misunderstood or misused you and said that you didn’t belong, but all you wanted to do was bring all that you have to Jesus. I mean you don’t need anyone to remind you of all that you’ve gone through or have done because you live it every day, all you want to do is get closer to God!

The woman with the alabaster jar of oil, didn’t care about what people had to say about her, she just wanted to get to Jesus. She took the valuable thing that she had and poured it upon Jesus. The disciples became angry with her and those who were around talked about her and what she did, they complained about her waste, they felt that she was not strategic with her gift, and said that she was wasting the expensive oil, and that she could have sold that and gave it to the poor. But she willingly poured it on the head of Jesus, because all she wanted was Him. What they considered waste, Jesus considered it worship! How are you worshipping Jesus today? What do you have to offer Him?

What does this mean, to keep getting closer to God? It means, you keep pouring even when it doesn’t make sense to those around you. You keep pouring out even when nobody is calling to fill you! You keep pouring even when you are being hurt! You keep pouring even when it seems like it’s a waste! You keep pouring, because what you are pouring today is being recorded in history for tomorrow! For what you pour today will be remembered by Jesus! Jesus said, Matthew 26:13, “I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.” Just keep pouring.

I know that sometimes you can get tired and grow weary in service because of what others have to say about you and how you serve God. And maybe sometimes you have wondered if, after you have poured yourself out in worship and service someone might say to you no thank you because of who you are or because of how you look, pay them no attention! Just know that Jesus sees your offering unto Him! Your efforts are not without notice, you can be sure that He has received your offering as worship to Him!

For when you feel burnt out and weighed down by the impossibility of bringing Jesus a worthy offering, be reminded of Mary’s story that not only is God a good Giver, He is a gracious Receiver. Continue pouring yourself out in service to God, He sees your heart and knows when you’ve done all you can. He receives your obedience and worship as beautiful, even when you feel like you are lacking!

Does the promise of Jesus return fuel your desire to give devotion to Him today?  May the knowledge of His wisdom enable you to walk in faith, and the promise of His delight quicken your steps to His feet. Mary’s alabaster jar was not wasted on Him and yours won’t be either, keep pouring your worship on Him and He will continue receiving you and your worship!

Let’s Pray:
Father Thank You! Father today I break open my alabaster box and pour every on You. Father I yield up to the You the most precious, costly things that I have so that I may have sweet communion with You. Father may my life be richer because of what You do for me time and time again. Father, I will be an obedient servant unto You as You fill me up God. Father, thank You for canceling my debt on the Cross, because of what You did, I’m grateful and I will worship You with my whole heart! Father, I am in awe of Jesus! Thank You, Jesus, for forgiving me. Thank You, Father, for Your love and Your plan to include me in Your family. Thank You, for Your Holy Spirit, for giving me Your Word! In Jesus Christ Name. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Can You Say To God, No Matter How Long, I’m Going To Praise You Because You Have Been So Good To Me!

Psalm 13:1-6 NIV ~ “How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? [2] How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? [3] Look on me and answer, LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, [4] and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall. [5] But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. [6] I will sing the LORD’s praise, for he has been good to me.”

Have you ever said to yourself, where is God while I’m going through all of this stuff? Have you ever asked God how long will I have to be in this place before you come and rescue me? Maybe it’s just me, because I’ve asked God how long I must wrestle with these thoughts of mine, asking Him to please take them away! I know it’s hard being transparent in these times, so we suffer silently, hoping and praying for a better day!

But God! God is always there even when you don’t feel Him, He’s right there with you! It’s okay to share with God how you feel, because He already knows, He’s just been waiting on you to release it. Because all you need to do is have a talk with your Jesus and He will help you put everything into perspective. One of my friends shared this Psalm with me and it was everything that I had been saying and thinking!

David said this phrase how long four times in the first two verses, this tells me that he was in deep distress, and he needed answers and help. He felt like he had been forgotten and was invisible! (Have you ever felt like this? You don’t have to answer me, but at least be honest with yourself! When you are going through stuff doesn’t mean that you don’t love God or that you did anything wrong, you are just going through it at the moment. But God)! David expressed his anxiety and sorrow to God, (He sought the Lord, He heard Him and He answered Him) and he found strength in the Lord!

Offer up a sacrificial praise to God! Praise Him! Worship Him and watch what happens! By the end of David’s prayer, he was able to profess hope and trust in God. Psalm 7:17 NIV, “I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High. Through prayer we can express our feelings and talk our struggles out with God. He will help you regain the right perspective, and this gives you peace!  (Habakkuk 3:17-19). This is who you can call on! Jesus! Jesus Christ is His Name!

Can you say this with me. “What A Friend I Have In Jesus!” There is No One else with Power from on High, that I can take all of my problems to in prayer, and He answers them. There is Power in being a friend of Jesus! Sing with me: “What a friend we have in Jesus. All our sins and griefs to bear. What a privilege to carry Everything to God in Prayer. Oh, what peace we often forfeit. Oh, what needless pain we bear. All because we do not carry Everything to God in Prayer. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged. Take it to the Lord in Prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness. Take it to the Lord in prayer, Carry everything to God in Prayer.”

You need a best friend like this, one you can tell everything to, all of your secrets and not feel judged? Try Him, God is the best friend that you can ever have! Just one call and He will answer you! His line is never busy! Call on the Name of Jesus Christ and watch what happens! This song talks about God as your friend, but it’s more than that, it’s about your Prayer.

Life, you can take all your prayer request and secrets to Him, you know the one’s that you would never say out loud, as a matter of fact,  it’s the one that you are thinking about right now, give that request to God, your best friend, right now in prayer and watch how the Power of God shows up and move in your life!  God is only a prayer call away! Ephesians 6:18 KJV ~ “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.”

My sisters and brothers, it’s time to make that call, call on Jesus, He answers prayer! You can take everything to God in prayer! Tell Him all about it, He’s the only One that can answer all your request!

Let’s Pray:
Father, Father, I just want to say Thank You! It’s a privilege to have You as my Best Friend! Father, teach me how to pray Your Word according to Your Will and Your Way! Father, today I’m going to pray about everything, I pray that Your Holy Spirit will lead and guide me, it’s by Your Spirit that I move and have my being! Father, Thank You for being my Friend and answering my prayer request today! I’m walking, waiting and watching in great expectations of what I’m going to experience because I’m Abiding in my Great, Great Master, Jesus Christ. I pray this in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! God’s Grace Is Sufficient!

2 Corinthians 12:8-10 AMP ~ “Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me; [9] but He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enough—always available—regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness.” Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me. [10] So I am well pleased with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, and with difficulties, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak [in human strength], then I am strong [truly able, truly powerful, truly drawing from God’s strength].”

Have you ever heard or said this phrase, “Don’t worry, God won’t give you more than you can handle.” I know it seems well, but it’s not true! So many times, we get this saying mixed up with what God actually said, in 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out that you can endure it.” He will help you with what you are being tempted with, but troubles will come! There will be things that come up in your life that you cannot handle, they are designed to draw you to God. You see weakness and strength are opposites, that don’t attract! But by definition, when you are weak, you are strong and at any given time, you can feel weak in a hundred of different ways. But over and over again you think that you can see God’s children being given way more than they can physically, emotionally and spiritually handle on their own. But God, say it out loud, But God! God designed all of this to show your weakness and His Sovereignty and Strength!

And in the midst of all this muck, the all-surpassing power of God is made perfect, in your weakness! It’s in the places that you are most feeble, that is the best platform for the Lord to show His perfect strength! God can be seen clearly when you stop your boasting, when you stop trying to prove to the world you can muscle up and push your way through! You need God! When there is no way, God shows up and blows your mind! When you get tired of hiding, God shows up and shows you how perfect He is and how much He can do! I know it’s easy to hide behind stuff, but it’s even easier to hid in God! It’s in the bumps and lumps that we want to hide, but it’s those parts that show your beauty and His perfection! This is when God comes and shows how perfect He is and how much He can do, simply because He loves you!

God’s Grace is Sufficient for you, no matter what! Thank God for your weakness, that is when His strength in you is made perfect! The weaker you are the more His power shows evident in your life. If you need to boast, boast gladly in your weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and calamities, so that the power of Jesus Christ may rest upon you! You must learn to appreciate God’s Grace because it’s His Grace that is there for you, to give you strength to endure without falling short, as you move towards Him and your high calling! For you are called by God to live a Holy life according to Word of God, and God said that you can do this! Trust and believe what He says!

Live by faith in God’s grace, knowing that He is for you. Don’t run away from things that reveal and magnify all that God is in you. And remember, when you are weak, He is strong! God’s design for suffering is that it should magnify Christ’s Worth and Power. This is grace, because the greatest joy of Christians is to experience Christ magnified in your lives. Today, let’s choose to embrace what God can do when you are at your worst. Thank You Father for your love and kindness, when I am going through it, for I know that Your Grace is sufficient! Your Grace gives me the strength to get through it, and I am victorious because of You! Father I trust You, that You are strong when I am weak, and may others see You high and lifted up in me!

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Father, my heart is growing with gratitude, and I extol Your Majesty for, as my Father, You have manifested abundant love and mercy towards me. You have blessed me Your Holy Spirit so that I may live with Your Power on the inside of me as travel life’s journey. Father You are a Patient and Loving Shepherd, who guards my heart from discouragement in tough times and guards it from boasting and in good times. Father l, I know that without you I am nothing and I have nothing that is permanent. Father, Thank You for giving me a permanent, steadfast hope of Heaven with You, because of Your Grace and Mercy, that You give to me. Father, I will humbly boast in my infirmities for Your Glory, that the Power of Jesus Christ may rest upon me. In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Do You Know Jesus or Do You Just Know Of Him?

Mark 8:27-29 NKJV ~ “Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?” [28] So they answered, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” [29] He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”

Jesus asked, “Who do people say I am?” not because He didn’t know what everyone was thinking or saying, but because He really wanted to ask the disciples, the ones that were with Him every day this question. Who do you say I am? For most of the people did not believe He was really the Messiah!

But the question was still on the table, who do you say I am? Peter spoke up and answered, “You are the Christ.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 16:17 NKJV! Somethings that you know about Jesus, you could not have gotten it from anyone but Him! It had to come way of the Spirit!

When it comes to your faith, God is the only One who can give you spiritual sight. Your spiritual eyes must be touched by the Holy Spirit in order to see and understand who Jesus really is. Here is where the rubber meets the road, if you want to see Jesus for who He really is, then you must first be born again and to be born again, you must hear the gospel!

Do you know what the Gospel is? This is the Gospel according to the Bible, “Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, [2] by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you-unless you believed in vain. [3] For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, [4] and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, [5] and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. [6] After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.” 1 Corinthians 15:1-6 NKJV!

This is the Gospel, Jesus died for your sins, He was buried, and He was raised from the dead on the third day, and then He appeared to the Twelve disciples, and then, to five hundred! This is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And this is what you must believe if you want to be saved and go to heaven when you die. It is just that simple!

Once you really believe you do Romans 10:8-10, “But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

This is personal, who do you say Jesus is? As for me, I say He truly the Son of God! He is the great I AM! He is the Promised Messiah! He is the Wheel in the Middle of the Wheel! He is the Bright Morning Star! He is the Bread of Life! He is the Good Shepherd! He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world! He is my Redeemer! And He is my Lord and my God! Now who is He to you?

Let’s Pray:
Thank You God! Thank You for Your darling Son Jesus Christ. Thank You God for Your Son, the perfect sacrifice whose death secured my salvation. Jesus my identity is in You, and from You I receive the gift of holiness. Thank You God, for sending Jesus as my Lord and my Savior. I’m so grateful for Your sacrifice! Help me to live a life that honor the true identity of who You are Jesus and for all that You have done and is doing for me. Father thank You for transforming my heart and mind by the truth of Your Word, that I may know you and not just of You or what others say, but that I will know that I know You intimately and personally and I can declare that “You are the Christ.” In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! The Glory of God Is Covering You Today!

Exodus 3:14 AMP ~ “God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “You shall say this to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

When the Lord sent Moses to deliver Israel, he told him, “Go, and say I AM sent you.”

When the Lord chooses to show you His Glory, it is a revelation of how He wants to be seen through you and known by you for others to see Him! When God reveals His Glory to His chosen people, it is with a purpose in mind! There is a purpose in you for His Glory!

Has God revealed Himself to you in a new way? (Stop looking for God to come to you the same way that He did last time, He’s coming to you in a new way!) Moses was chosen by God for a purpose! You are chosen by God for a purpose! And when Moses asked who do I tell them sent me, God’s response was, “tell them I AM sent you” Period! No other explanation needed! Those that know Him will understand and those who don’t will desire to know Him because of the Glory that is being seen! The Glory drives you to hunger and thirst to get to know the Great I AM that I AM!

God wants you to have a thorough knowledge and understanding of why the Glory is important for you! The Glory is a not a feeling that comes over you, it’s encounter with Him and He chooses who He will show His Glory too, and He’s choosing you! So, when God sends you to a place all you have to do is say “I AM” sent me! No further explanation needed!

When the Lord sent Moses to deliver Israel, He gave him two specific instructions, To Go and To Speak, that I AM sent you.” Sometimes there won’t be any other explanation, so you have to trust in the Power of God and have a Yes in your spirit and heart and when you cry out to, “I AM”, He will show up, when He has sent you and not you yourself sending you! Know what you have been called to do and do that thing! Everything has already been prepared and His Glory has gone before you, because this is your set purpose, and you can trust this!

In your time of processing, His Glory has already covered you while you were standing in cleft of the rock! One true encounter with God and you will be stirred up, because you can’t encounter Him and be the same, this will be your come to Jesus moment, your place of changing and receive His Glory and you can be reassured in your daily walk that He is with you!

The Glory of God is here today, make haste to bow down to Him, make haste to worship Him, make haste to follow Him, make haste to obey Him, make haste to surrender to Him, make haste to choose Him, for you do not know the hour nor day when He’s coming back, be ready at all times!

Let’s Pray:
Father, thank You, thank You for your Glory! Father thank You for watching over us all night long! Thank You that You are keeping me all night long, Father I’m so grateful! Father, You have allowed me to be alive and well for 120 days in 2024, thank You Father! Father let Thy will be done in my life on this day, hide me in the cleft of Your Rock and let Your Glory cover me and prepare me to move out in assurance and confidence of what You purposed for me to do this day! Father, I thank You for Your Glory that will meet me today and I thank You for entering my life and letting everything that is not like you to exit my life! In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Can’t Nobody Tell Your Story Of What The Lord Has Done For You, But You!

Psalm 66:16-20 MSG ~ “All believers, come here and listen, let me tell you what God did for me. I called out to him with my mouth, my tongue shaped the sounds of music. If I had been cozy with evil, the Lord would never have listened. But he most surely did listen, he came on the double when he heard my prayer. Blessed be God: he didn’t turn a deaf ear, he stayed with me, loyal in his love.”

Part 3! Wednesday, you sought the Lord and He heard you and He answered you. Yesterday, He answered you while you were still speaking! And today you need to tell someone what the Lord did for you! This song, Trust God, has moved me to another place in God! The more I say I sought the Lord, the more I want to call upon His Name. For not only did He hear me, but He answered me! Can’t nobody do you like Jesus! And can’t nobody tell your story like you can, they might forget the most important details. (That Jesus Did It!) The Word of God says that you will be known by your testimony! What is your testimony? What has the Lord done for you? Can’t nobody do you like Jesus!

Are you a believer? This Psalm is a call out for believers, those who confess that they love God, and those who truly fear Him, means that you respond in awe and wonder to the Lord! But there is something that can hinder and block you from having an effective prayer life, that is habitual and ongoing sin in your life. When you turn from God and rely on yourself, you are choosing to cherish sin in your heart and the Lord will not listen to your prayers. You have to repent to God and He will hear you and answer you and forgive you, (Acts 3:19)! You know the older saints knew how to call on the Lord, they knew just what to do and say to get His attention. You need to look back and see what they did that you might do it now!

What a wonderful privilege you and me have been given, you are able to go to bed at night and awake in the morning with the blessed assurance that all is right because of God! This did not happen because you did everything correct, and you never committed sin. Nope, it’s because you have been forgiven and washed by the Blood of Jesus (Hebrews 10:22, 1 John 1:7) that was poured out as an offering on the cross for your sin; even when you didn’t know that you needed it or deserved it your forgiveness is because of the love of God, and this is by His Grace and Mercy towards you! It’s because of Him that you are made righteous, and it is your obligation to submit to His Will and live for Him every day!

You are now in Christ, live each day with the commitment to bring honor to Him and to lead others to him. Seek the Lord, He is listening out for you, He hears your cry, He is holding you by His Righteous Right Hand, (Isaiah 41:10), He wants to lift you up, He wants to answer you! So, when it feels like life is squeezing you in on every side, call out to God. He promises to sustain you when you put your trust in Him. For when you are weak, He is strong and this makes you strong, (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)! It is a blessing when God answers prayers and It’s a greater blessing when you see it and recognize it for what it is, that it was God and God alone that did this for you! This is where you praise God for it! This is where you tell someone about what God has done for you! Do you have a testimony of a prayer that God answered for you, one that you know that if God didn’t do it, it couldn’t be done! Your testimony can do two things, encourage the believer and draw the nonbeliever to Him! Open your mouth tell somebody your story, they need to hear it, (Revelations 12:11)!

Say this out loud to yourself everyday day and all throughout the day…” trust You God, I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and He answered me, and He delivered me from all my fears, and He will never fail me, and that is why I will always put and keep my trust in God!”

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Thank You for loving me so much that you gave your Son who knew no sin of his own to become sin for me so that I might become righteousness in him. Father Thank You for making me into who I am, I know that I am what I am by Your Grace and I’m praising You for everything! Father this is my prayer every day for the rest of my life, I sought You Lord, and You heard me and You answered me and You moved me to where You want me to be. Father, my soul seeks You and I long to commune with You! Father thank You for answering me when I called You, Thank You for never leaving me to myself! Father, You have won every battle of sin when You went to the cross. May I always stand firm and give myself fully to the work of Your Kingdom! Father, take everything away from me that is not pleasing to You for I want my life to please You and to bring Glory to Your Holy Name! In Jesus Christ Mighty Name. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! God Is Answering You! Glory Hallelujah!

Isaiah 65:24 AMP ~ “It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.”

Today is part 2! Yesterday you sought the Lord and He heard you and He answered you. Today He’s answering you while you are still speaking! This is where you should be and done broke out in a praise dance for what the Lord is doing on your behalf! The answer to your prayers is prepared before you pray. The desire to talk to the Lord about your needs comes from Him! Prayer begins with the mind of God, then it invades your mind, then moves you directly into what He wants and then is articulated in your words. He is more ready to hear you than you are ready to pray!

Do you see what God is doing on your behalf! You see He is the only One that knows your next thought and need, even before you ask for it and He’s answering while you are still speaking!  Isaiah 58:9-11, “Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, [10] and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. [11] The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”

Do you know that your will has been liberated from bondage and you have been transformed by the cross and filled with the Spirit so that you can experience a deep impulse to pray. It is the Lord who motivates you to pray, and it is birthed in your soul so that the One who created you can commune with you and You with Him because of love. In John 4:19, the Word says, “We love Him because He first loved us.” He is the initiator of prayer. In prayer, He makes known to you what His will is so that you can ask Him for what He longs to give you in the first place! God is calling you into His Presence because He has the answer to your prayer request. The Word says, if you ask anything according to His will, He hears you!

You can be assured today that He hears you and then He answers you. This is what gives you confidence and the boldness that you can have in your prayer life, it’s your responsibility to answer the call. It’s in this time that you come face-to-face in communion with God and He makes it clear what it is that you are to ask for and He comes to help you solve every problem that you face! And now this is where you learn to embrace and enjoy His Presence in the present moment!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Father I’m praying for a new direction in my mind and my thoughts. Father m, I’m choosing You over and over again. Father bring me back when I wander away, for my desire is to please You. Father this is my prayer and story every day for the rest of my life, I sought the Lord, and He moved my soul to seek Him, and in seeking Him, I found me and how my soul longs to commune with You! Father thank You for answering me while calling You, for I know that You are answering me and You are delivering me from all my fears and troubles, and I’m grateful! I just can’t thank You enough for everything that You do for me and my family. Father, continue to draw me closer to You, for I want You more than I want anything else. Father, I love You, I love You, I love You! In Jesus Christ Name. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Seek The Lord, He’s Listening Out For You! 

Psalm 34:4 NKJV ~ “I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.”

David who was a man after God’s heart wrote this Psalm! It was during one of the many times that he was being pursued by his enemies that he sought the Lord! Now David had witnessed God’s faithfulness on more than one occasion, and he had seen God work on his behalf before, but on this occasion, he was afraid, and he needed God to deliver him from his fears! 

David sought the Lord regularly because in seeking God he was able to overcome his fear instantly! In this Psalm David tells us two things that God did for him, first God answered and secondly, God delivered him from all his fears! Have you ever wondered, does God hear your prayers? Yes, every time you seek Him, He hears you and He answers you! The God you serve hears your cry, He is listening to you, He is catching every single tear! God hears your prayers! 

Psalm 17:6, “I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.” Expect God to be listening to you when you call Him! You will be amazed at how God answers your prayers when you seek Him! They are never the answer that you expect or have planned. You need to be grateful that God is a good Father and He bends down to listen to our prayers. He’s not like anyone else. God has your answer. Stop placing your burdens on others, you will not find relief in them, go right to the Burden-bearer, and tell Him about your troubles and believe that He is able and willing to meet all of your needs! When you repent, you can go straight to the foot of the cross, when you have faith in your crucified and risen Saviour, you will receive power through Him! 

Throughout my life, I have prayed for so many things, some of which were important and while others, in hindsight, were less important. But as I look back, I am grateful that God didn’t always grant me my requests. (Can you be honest and say that?) If He had, I wouldn’t have found the joy I now have in my life! I wouldn’t not be where I am, I desire more of Him, just because I love Him! God answered my prayer in such a way that my life will never be the same. I look forward to seeking Him and spending time in His Presence. This is your place of transparency before God, He already knows. Seek Him! Surrender to Him! Be Submerged in His Presence! Let Him wash you with His Blood and His Word!  

God will answer your prayers in such a way that only He could cause such a turn-around in your life! When you seek God, He will give you peace and joy and strength and courage. Then you are able to tell someone else how precious Jesus Christ is to you. You can say out loud and be sure “I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and He answered me and He precious to my soul.” Hebrews 4:16, “Let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” You never have to be afraid of God, He just wants you to have reverence for Him, have confidence and believe that when you go to Him in prayer, you can rest assure that you can go fearless and boldly to the throne of Grace! 

Let’s Pray:

Father Thank You! Father, today I’m calling on You in prayer, and I will pray without ceasing, for this is what Your Word says, and I know that Your Word is true, and it will accomplish everything it set out to do. Father, I am grateful that I can come to You anytime I want and in any place! Father, I invite You to be with me everywhere I am, for I don’t want to be anywhere that You are not at! Thank You Father for loving me and for bending down and listen to me! Help me to remember how loved I am by You and that I can safely place all my fears into Your hands. Help me to trust You in all areas of my life, and to leave all of my cares in Your care. Father, today I will bring to You any and everything that will try to make me fearful and I’m going to lay it before You and seek You! For I am confident in this one thing, that when I sought You, You heard me and You answered me and You delivered me from all my fears, and I’m grateful that You worked every single thing out on my behalf for my good and You filled me with Your faith, hope and love. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…

Minister Jean 

Please listen to this song, it will bless your soul…

Good God Morning Sunshine! His Mercies Are New Everyday! Say Thank You God!

Lamentations 3:22-24 ~ “This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. [22] It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. [23] They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. [24] The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.”

God’s Mercies are new every morning and each day has enough Mercy in it for that day! Today, remember that God’s mercies never fail! The Lord is your portion today, all you have to do is put all of your hope in Him! Today, think about your life, has God shown you mercy? Do you remember His promises? Please don’t take God and His Grace and Mercy for granted! Have you shown mercy to anybody? Are do you just want to punish them? Where is your compassion?

When God dealt with His sinful people, He exhibited His love and compassion for them. The word Mercy conveys God’s unconditional love for His covenant people and Jeremiah experienced this firsthand through a personal encounter about God’s faithfulness to His people. Because most times punishment usually follows disobedience, but God, He promised restoration and blessing, and Jeremiah knew that God would keep His promises. Because God is faithful day by day, you can be confident that He will come through in His great promises for your future.

I have a question for you to ponder, how often have you sinned, disobeyed God, forgot about His Word and went your own way? And yet, in spite of you, in spite of this, God still showed His Mercy towards you, He didn’t give you what you deserved, He had Mercy on you! Now, it’s your turn to have mercy on someone, yes, they failed, and fell short, but so did you, for the Word of God says, “all have come short”, (Romans 3:23) but God still kept you, He sustained, protected, and blessed you!

Your hope can be sustained by recalling to your remembrance God’s loyalty and love and His deep compassion towards you. Always remember that God loves you in spite of you, and you can depend on Him at all times! Put and keep your trust in the only One that can give Grace and Mercy! Today, and every day you need to Praise Him and Thank Him for His Mercy, after all His Mercy endures forever and ever. Trust Him, surrender your life to Him and commit your life to a lifetime of serving Him, it’s for your good and His Glory!

Let’s Pray:
Father, search my mind and heart, and remove everything that is not like You. I repent right now for every time I took Your Mercy for granted. Thank You for Your Grace and Mercy and for forgiving me of all my sins.  Lord, give me the gift of mercy for others. I choose to commit my life to serving You. In Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean