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Good Morning Sunshine! It Is Transformation Time!

Romans 12:2 AMP ~ “And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].”

I read this quote from Dr. Maya Angelou, “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” God designed the butterfly to go through an amazing transformation from a bug to beauty on wings, gliding in the wind that He created. God knew what was going to happen. And He knows what is going to happen with you too. He knows how you will be change and transformed also!

A butterfly doesn’t just become a butterfly, it has to be transformed into it, by going through the process of change. Today welcome change, as you are being transformed into who God called you to be!

There it goes, crawling on the ground, hairy and creepy, it’s making its way to your flowers leaf! Do you like caterpillars? They are wormlike creatures that crawl around on the ground and eat everything in sight, even your favorite flower bush? It’s in search of the perfect leaf to begin the butterfly transformation. You may see yourself with little value and worth, but God sees you through His eyes and it’s a different view! He knows the beauty of His creation. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 1 Corinthians 12:7 (ESV)!

Because of God’s Mercy and Grace that has been given to you, the believer, you should live a life of service to God.  Your new way of living, involves you transforming from your old self to the one who lives and acts like God.  This “metamorphosis”, or complete change, involves the renewing of the mind.  And your mind feeds on the true Word of God in order to think with the mind of Christ. You must go through the process to be transformed to walk in the transformation and there is no way to circumvent the process!  “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18!

The process is always going to be the same, it’s how God designed it. The Egg, the caterpillar must hatch from the egg. You must be, got to be born again to accept Him. John 3:1-8. Now that you have been born, hatched from the egg, you are now a caterpillar, and it’s time to eat, eat everything that you see, sleep with the Word, rest in the Word and meditate on the Word, this is how you are going to grow strong to support your change. In order to be changed spiritually, you must also feed on the Word of the God, the Bible.  The Word is what renews the mind and brings metamorphosis.

Then you transition to the Pupa stage.  This is where you grow your wings, legs, antennae that make up the butterfly.  Now as you grow into a Christian the food, the Word that you ate, helps develop your spiritual attributes, your faith, your love and your character, things that were not present in your former self. You have moved from your old self to your new self! It’s where the fruit of the Spirit is evident and established in you! And it is evidence that you are not the same as you were. Now you have arrived, you are a beautiful butterfly that is able to fly into the purpose that you were made to be by God, and to reproduce another believer just like you, one who is mature and Christ-like! Mark 16:15 AMP, “And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”

When the world looks at you, they should see Jesus, they should see a Christian. One who has been changed from caterpillar, your former, sinful selves into beautiful butterfly that reflect the image of your Savior Jesus Christ! It is my hope that you would continue to feed on the Word of God and allow the Word to change you into who God destined you to be and that you might share the Gospel wherever you go, in order to make new disciples wherever ever you can throughout your journey!

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Father, search me and know my heart. Try me and know my anxious thoughts and see if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting. Father, I choose to crucify my flesh during this transformation time, break and remove everything that is not like You off of my life. Please remove all distractions and unholy influence that have tried to hold me captive! I stand before you open and acknowledging the areas of my life that need your refining fire. I want to be free! Father, I Thank You for transforming my heart and filling it with what You desire to be in me. Father, mold me into the person You created me to be. Fill me with the fruits of your Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Father, grant me the wisdom to discern Your voice above the noise of every other voice I hear. Father, empower me to embrace every season and stage of my transformation process that I may be just like You, for my good and for Your Glory. In the Name of Jesus Christ! Amen!

Blessings…
Love, Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! The Glory Is In The Jar! 

2 Corinthians 4:7 ~ “But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.”

You have been given a gift from God, and it is to be used for the good of others and for the Glory of God, that’s it, plain and simple! And because of the Glory you should be compelled to do good for God! And because of the gift on the inside of you, you will be persuaded to do your best at whatever you do because of the Glory of God that is on the inside of you! 

So how do you show that you are responsible for the gift? The evidence lies in the Word of God that you embody due to your encounter with Him. Experience has taught us that we are all different, but the Glory of God is the same for all of us! For it is God who creates and sustains the world and everything in it including you and me. You have a responsibility to thank and honor God in the way that you use your abilities that He gave you, not only for God’s honor, but also for the good of those around you! You are totally responsible to use the gift that God gave you for His Glory! 

The Word of God says, “As each has received a gift, employ it for one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace . . . Whoever renders service, as one who renders it by the strength which God supplies, in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 4:10-11. These two verses should be your standing scriptures as you do the work that God called you to do! See God’s Hand at work, you received a gift, God is gracing you with the ability to complete it, but you have to do your part, it’s your job to employ it, and who are you doing it for, it’s for the good of others and for the Glory of God! 

This should be personal for you; God has put a gift on the inside of a clay jar for His Glory! Don’t miss this special manifestation of God’s Grace in you which can help other people in their life of faith and will honor God all at the same time! The gifts are not just for the pastor, the minister, the prophetess, this is for everyone, this includes you, for you are a part of the body of Christ! There are no exceptions! You have been given a gift from God, and you are not to let it just sit there and you pray for it to go away, it’s not going anywhere, stop being negligent with His Grace! 

You and only you are responsible to use your gift for the good and the glory of God. God called you to be a good steward over His gifts, you need to move past your name and title and embrace who you are, a Servant! God is not coming back to get names and titles, He’s coming and calling for the servant, that’s all! God is stirring the gifts up in you, they are calling out to you, it’s time to use what’s in your jar! He made the clay, and He fashioned you in it and He poured His Glory all over it! 

Have confidence in the Glory not the jar, be confident in this one thing, you have the Holy Spirit on the inside of you! For you are not sufficient in and of yourself, but your sufficiency comes from God, who has qualified and equipped you for that gift and talent! Rely on The Word, rely on the Spirit, for your gift is from the Spirit; and there is Power in the Spirit; and therefore, the fruit you produce is the life of the Spirit. You are not left to yourself and your own sufficiency, but to the One and Only Sufficient One, God! 

This treasure that has been put inside of you, has been designed by God Himself, to show you that all Power belongs to God and not to you! How God see you is so different from how the world views you. The world stresses out the clay pot (you) and the Glory of God contains the pot (you) that you remain intact and don’t crack under the stress of your weakness! If there is one thing that you could learn from these devotions it would be, that everything and I mean everything is for God’s purpose and His Glory! For this determines how you do all things. 

God’s purpose is to make sure that you see that all Power belongs to Him and not to you. So, He puts His treasures in clay pots like you and me to take His gifts and His Gospel into the world! You think that you are ordinary and that you don’t matter, you do, it’s because of ordinariness that God wants to use you, this is an asset and not a liability; for this is how God gets the Glory! There is nothing about you that is common, you are complete just like He made you, you are just the right clay pot to be used for this job! God has anointed you (the pot) with everything that you need to be successful for Him! 

Let’s Pray: 

Father, Thank You! Father, You are the Master Potter and I’m the clay, have Your way! Break me, mold me, shape me, do whatever You want to do to make me what you want me to be! Father, I repent for trying to fight against the pressure of Your Hands while You were shaping me, I will be still and obedient as You work. Thank You for reminding me of Your gentleness as You work on me and in me! I thank You Father that You see beauty and purpose in my mess, and You delight in bringing out the best in me so I might be filled up and used for Your Glory. Father soften my heart as You shape and mold me, smooth out my rough edges that I may be just like You want me. Father may I embrace the work of Your Hands upon my life, may I embrace the heat of the kiln’s flames that completes the work. Father Help me trust the process and know that the final process will be perfect, unbreakable, unrepeatable, (an original) and uniquely made by You and for You, for I will fulfill the plans You made for me. Fill me and use me, for I am Yours, Father, I am Your beloved son and daughter. Use me for Your Glory and for their good! 

Blessings…

Love, Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! God’s Got What’s Surrounding You!

2 Kings 6:16-17 NKJV ~ “So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” [17] And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.”

Sometimes you might feel outmanned and outnumbered, but I want to assure you that you are not! God is surrounding what is surrounding you! Be encouraged! 

There was a story of a little girl being bullied at her school and, her big sister told her tomorrow when they come don’t run, so the next day when the bully and her friends came, they circled all around her, and her big sister showed up and stood where the ring leader could see her, she didn’t say a word, she just gave her a look and that said, I dare you to do her anything, is all it took, was that one look and the bully turned around and went away and she never bothered her again! 

This is what your Father is doing for you. No one will be able to overpower you, because your Father has your back. God is saying He got you, you just have to stand still and be strong. As Elisha was coming under attack his servant felt overwhelmed about what was surrounding them, but God, Elisha was not worried, nor did he panic. You see when you have things going on, you need to make sure you have the right kind of people in your circle! 

There is a song of worship. “This is how I fight my battles. It may look like I’m surrounded, but I’m surrounded by you.” This song is a reminder of what the Power of Praise can do for you! Because Elisha had a direct line to God, and He spoke to him, he could hear what King Aram’s thought and spoke in his bedroom because of God and he would tell the Israelites where and when the assault would come, which led to his defeat. And the king thought he had a traitor amongst him, so he was angry at him and wanted to take him out, his servant was guilty by association as far as he thought, and because the king was so angry with him, he sent army to track Elisha and his servant down, there was going to be no escaping for them, but God, 2 Kings 6:11-12! 

Have you felt like Elisha’s and his servant, pressed in on every side by life’s issues? And you just felt like you were fading in the background as you cried out, this is too much for me! It’s tough when you have to start off your day and you can already sense the enemy is trying to surround you, and all of your problems are there too and you cannot solve it nor please the people, it seems like a tough place to be in! Just stop and call on God, for He is already there waiting on you anyway. He said that He would never leave your nor forsake you, and it is time that you believe in what you say, for it is true, you just have to believe that God is there. Yes, I know it can be fearful to admit how you really feel. But trust God, you are telling the One that can help you.

But Elisha had faith, and He told his servant, “‘Don’t be afraid … Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’ And Elisha prayed, ‘Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see.’ Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” (2 Kings 6:16-17, NIV). Get connected to a community of believers, who know, and trust God like you do, so that even when it does not look good to the natural eye, you still know that God got you, He has you covered and whatever is surrounding you, that He is surrounding for you because you chose Him!

And that’s how it goes, when you have God, there are more with you than those who are with them. Because Elisha knew that there was power in knowing God, the Lord of Lords, and the King of Kings, his servant’s reality was nothing compared to the unseen reality of God’s heavenly host and His army became the reality that was seen surrounding the enemy’s army. This is what God is doing for you! Elisha didn’t pray for God to send the army; because he knew they were already there! You don’t have to pray for the army of God, He’s already there, you just need to open up your eyes and ask Him to let you see. God’s warring angels on chariots of fire is already in place for you and God will defend you. Elisha didn’t pray for himself; he prayed for his servants’ eyes to be opened that he might be able to see God’s protection all around them and that he didn’t have anything to worry about.

You may never see in the natural God’s angels surrounding what’s surrounding you, but you can trust that God is always there with you now and forever more. God has divine angels destined to help you every day, you just have to open your eyes. For God will always be with you in every situation when you invite Him in. This is what Elisha knew, and he wanted his servant to experience and believe the same thing. Elisha trusted God and prayed for his servant’s eyes to be opened. Whose eyes are you praying for today? For God said it from the beginning in Psalm 3:6, “I will not fear though tens of thousands rise up against me on every side.” I’m going to trust you! So, focus your attention on God and not the fear of what you do not see, for when you look again, you will see!  

Trust in the power of God, even if you are surrounded by more than 10,000 soldiers, and the odds seem awful, don’t lose hope nor look at your surroundings, fix your eyes on God, for all of your help comes from Him! Ask God to open your eyes to His promises that you may see and that you may see clearly! 

Let’s Pray: 

Father, thank You! Thank You for always being there, even when I couldn’t see you, I’m grateful! Father as I walk through challenges and struggles in this world, I pray that You will help me to keep my eyes fixed on that which is unseen. Help me to realize that you are with me every step of the way. Father help me to remember all of Your promises that You made to me and that You are a promise keeper. Father help me to remember that this is not my battle! Father, help me to fight with my spiritual weapons, my faith and with Sword of the Spirit, Your Word, and to not cease to pray, praying at all times and for the spreading of the gospel, according to Your Word. Father, Thank You allowing Your angels to surround me and everything that I do today, even when I can’t see clearly with my own eyes, I’m going to I trust your present. Thank You Father, that angels are surrounding whatever is surrounding me. I Thank You, because of you I have no need to fear, for You are my protector. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen! 

Blessings…

Love, Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! It’s Time For You To Choose!

Matthew 10:32-33 AMP ~ “Therefore, the one who confesses and acknowledges Me before men [as Lord and Savior, affirming a state of oneness with Me], that one I will also confess and acknowledge before My Father who is in heaven. [33] But the one who denies and rejects Me before men, that one I will also deny and reject before My Father who is in heaven.”

A time is coming in your life when you are going to have to make a choice, to choose God over the people in your life, your mother, father, brothers, sisters, children or anybody else that is close to you, you must even be willing to choose God over your own self, nothing or no one should come before Him! 

Life is about who you are trying to please. And when all is done, who do you want to be, will stand up and out for His Glory! I accomplish in life won’t mean anything if those three things don’t happen now and when you meet him face to face. You see, Jesus lived for those things with his Father and was successful: “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy” Luke 3:32, Jesus tells us in today’s verses that we can look forward to that same welcoming statement if we confess him before others.

Do you have any friends that are well off and it warms your heart to see them in public and especially when you greet them, and they acknowledge you back? I’m sure you are smiling, showing all of your teeth with pure joy and excitement! But what about your friends who are not living up to your standards, and they don’t measure up, to what you and society deems normal. They have been plaque by the many bad choices that they lived. So, would you even admit that you know them in the presence of your friends?  Most likely would avoid them like the plague, and distance yourselves far from them as far possible.

God, He is Lord of all, so that everyone matters, no life and death (and everything else) rest in His hands. And yet, He is the One who has lowered Himself to our level so that He might grant to you the forgiveness of your sins and give you a share in His divine Glory. Will you we acknowledge Him as a close Friend and Brother? God says that you must first count the cost, you have to fully know who you are in Him before the decision needs to be made of who you truly are! 

And if you wait to decide who you are when you are forced to make a choice to choose Him because of your social status or whatever you are going through, you will most likely fall to the temptation to deny Him. But if you have determined in your heart that you are going to follow God no matter what before you ever need to make the choice, you will succeed! Choose wisely, choose God while you still have a chance! 

Let’s Pray: 

Father I Thank You for firmly planting me in Your Word. I am grounded and rooted in You, I believe in the truth of Your transforming Power and the Anointing that You have put on the inside of me. I know who I am in you and I Thank You, I will not waiver, I’m standing on Your promises and I’m not ashamed or scared to tell anyone who I serve and why. God, You are my Father and I’m Your child in Father.  Righteous God, and Almighty Savior, I believe Jesus of Nazareth was your Son, come in human flesh, and is both Christ and Lord. Give me the strength not only to confess that before all who ask but also to live in such a way that they ask me about my hope and my confidence and my salvation. In the Name of Jesus Christ Mighty Name. Amen! 

Blessings…

Love, Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! God Will Do It For You When You Put Your Faith Over Your Feelings!

Exodus 33:13-17 NKJV ~ “Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.” [14] And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” [15] Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. [16] For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth.” [17] So the LORD said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have found grace in My sight, and I know you by name.”

Today, stop chasing your feelings and know the facts of God’s Word! You are an emotional being, you are either in love or hating someone, you’re happy or sad, you’re mad, sad or joyful, it’s one thing or another!

As a Christian do you find it hard sometimes to combine your emotions into your spiritual life and you end up falling victim to dangerous tendencies when it comes to your emotions? These tendencies tend to occupy both ends of a spectrum, and they can lead you into a superficial kind of Christianity, where you let your emotions lead you, and you allow your feelings to dictate your circumstances and choices and that’s how you form your thoughts about God, based on you putting your feelings before your faith!

You are not just call to be men and women who can merely define repentance, but rather a man or woman who hates sin and love righteousness. Get the Word of God in your spirit so that you will know it when you need it, and yes it’s good to memorize scripture but just memorizing it isn’t enough, if it doesn’t produce a change in you, humbleness, a desire to be like Him and love, for God, then it’s superficial, it’s only on the outside and nothing has reached your insides. It’s not enough for you to have knowledge without deep affection it is just lifeless! Scripture calls you to feel what you believe, who not only knows truth but has experienced the truth.

There is an order to this, your feelings and emotions must be governed and guided by truth of God’s Word! If you follow your feelings over your faith, then you have missed the connection that God’s revelation is designed to make between your head and heart! It’s a matter of your heart! The key is not to pursue your feelings themselves but to pursue the Lord Jesus Christ by looking to Him, to know His Will and Ways, to obey His commands and to accept His promises, and you need Faith to is what gives birth to feeling to accept what He is doing and this is where your feelings art birth so that you can experience Him.

Sometimes you find yourself afraid when you face the unknown and fear will try to make you feel something that is not real, but it’s in these moments when God calls you to “fear not” for the relief from fear is not found in ignoring what lies ahead, but in looking to the God whose Sovereignty is certain and whose promises are sure. It is when you seek the Lord and ground your faith in Him that our fears and feelings are overcome by the Word of God (Psalm 34:4)! Lift up your head for your faith is tied to God’s character and promises to you!

God created you to experience emotions, He says that there is a time to weep and laugh, to mourn and dance, to hate and love, these emotions are found in His Word, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, but He does not want you to live out of them, experience them, but live by faith and trust His Word! God’s Word will transform your emotions so that your faith is stronger than your feelings and you are not leaning on your own understanding, but you acknowledge His Word in everything, Proverbs 3:5-6! Now you are operating from faith and not feelings!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Father, teach me to trust You and Your Word more. Father, I know that the assurance of my salvation is first and foremost based on Your mercy and grace, so I’m fixing my eyes on You by faith, and I find in You, life, death, and resurrection all the hope necessary for me to stand before the You and to know You alone Father is my surety! Father, your Word and my Faith in You is what transforms me from one who use to operate from my feelings and being in despair over my sin, into a person who sing the praises of my Savior who has delivered me from my transgressions and to living a life of Faith. In Jesus Christ Name. Amen!

Blessings…
Love, Minister Jean
Have A Great Weekend…

Good Morning Sunshine! God Will Silence You, Until It’s Time For You To Speak!

Luke 1:18-20,62-64 NIV ~ “Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” [19] The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. [20] And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.” [62] Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. [63] He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” [64] Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.”

God silenced Zechariah until he could speak from a place that could actually testify to the Power of Jesus Christ from personal experience. He knew that on this day, Zechariah would walk into the temple out of duty. But He also knew he would walk out with something much more powerful; the faith that comes from an encounter with God. God is going to silence you until you learn to believe and behave like you know him!

It isn’t just about the people; it’s about the Person and Presence of God! It’s not only the law; it’s about His love. Today, lift up your eyes, to God. Don’t go to God any kind of way, make sure you desire to be with Him! The living God has given you a story and a voice to speak of Him; may your lips and your lives tell the story for the rest of your days.

Do you ever wonder why God would choose now, of all times, not to respond to you. It’s in the silent seasons that you hear God the clearer! When you commit to being quiet, silence helps you begin to notice all of the things inside that God has desired to come out– both positive and negative. Silence will help you recognize, and reckon with, what is disrupting your peace.

God deposited a gift seed on the inside of you, and because you didn’t believe what He said He silenced you, because you were looking at your natural life, your natural circumstances and God needed you to see and believe in the supernatural. God caused you to become silent until your gift could come to full maturity, so that it would survive and not die!

God has given you a place where you could conceive. It was in this area and at this moment that conception took place, because God has something for you to do. God deposited His gift on the inside of you, but it’s your responsibility to bring it forward, to bring it to pass, to push it out! It’s just like a woman having a baby m, the seed was planted, and it took 9 months for the baby to grow and develop before it could be born and the woman had to push to bring it forward!

It’s your delivery date! You received your word that will cause you to push out your gift, after you have learned how to be silent! It’s in your silent season that your baby is formed and developed. God had to keep you silent so that you would not miscarry or cause an early delivery! Thank God for closing your mouth! It was just delayed for proper growth, you weren’t denied, now it’s your due time and today is your delivery date! Embrace the silence and see God!

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Father, I’m rejoicing over what you have given me to birth! May I be faithful and committed to what You have entrusted into my care. Father I’m repenting for not believing You the first time that You told me what You were going to do! But today I’m rejoicing because You are the God of another chance and I’m grateful! Father, I repent for not believing what You said because of my current situation! Help me to take my eyes off of me and put them on You in every area of my life. Father take my eyes off of me and place them on You, so that what you put on the inside of me can come forth! In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Love, Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Watch What Comes Out Of Your Mouth!

Matthew 15:10-14 AMP ~ “After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said, “Listen and understand this: [11] It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that defiles and dishonors him, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles and dishonors him.” [12] Then the disciples came and said to Jesus, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard you say this?” [13] He answered, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant will be torn up by the roots. [14] Leave them alone; they are blind guides [leading blind followers]. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

You were created in the image of Jesus Christ to be strong, yet gentle and powerful yet humble, you were created to be your own self, just like He created you and then formed you on the day He decided it was time for you to be born! You had no input in this decision, no opinion or comment! So, why no you feel like now, you can say whatever you think? For it’s not what you put in your mouth, it’s what comes out your mouth!

The Word of God intentionally tells you to be quick to hear and slow to speak, this is on purpose, (James 1:19), it’s to protect you from you, for as you don’t always know what to say or what to do, (Roman 7:19-20.) And when your flesh is roused up, your mouth can and will say some stuff that you can’t put back in it. You need to be mindful of your words. This is why it is so important for you to feed your spirit man with the Word of God, so that when you speak, wisdom comes forth, love is heard, and kindness is felt! It’s all in what you think. Think on the God and the good that He has done for you!

God designed you with all of His intricate details and to fulfill a divine purpose for His Kingdom.  (Psalm 139:14.) God created you with passion and fire on the inside of you, that’s what inspires you, to keep pushing, pressing and praying for a better day! However, there is one thing that can destroy all this positivity in your life, your thoughts, what you think and say about you can sabotage what God put on the inside of you! (Proverbs 18:21!)

Don’t base your identity on what anybody has to say about you, except Jesus Christ Himself, He knows the real you, the one that you try to hide from every chance you get. Let her/him out, it’s time to stop defiling yourself and walk in your newness, speak life! Today, I want you to get this in your spirit, your identity is secure in who God says you are. When He says that you are His beloved, believe it! God see’s you as the apple of His eye, Psalm 17:8!

God cherishes you, not because you did something or gave something, but just because He simply loves everything that He made and that includes you! Your identity is formed by what you say and believe about yourself, remember you are who and what you think! That’s right, you are what you think! That’s why the Word of God tells us to think on things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of a good report, and things that are praise worthy, these are the things that you are to think about, Phil. 4:8, and when you put this on the inside of you, then good things come up out of you!

You have to be mindful of what you say about yourself and what you allow others to say about you and you take it into your mind and think on it! Stop playing that worthless old song in your head, take it off of repeat and think about how your Maker sees you, you are one of a kind, an original and you are precious and more valuable than anything that God made, you were created for a unique purpose that no one else can fulfill but you! (1 Peter 2:9)

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Thank You for designing me the way You did, I am fearfully and wonderfully made by You for You, Psalm 139:14! Father, keep my mind stayed on You and that I’m filling myself up with Your Word, that I might not defile myself! Father, I’m praying for the strength to consciously think on Your Word at all times and to choose my thoughts so I can breathe life into the purpose You have designed me to do. In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Love, Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! It’s Time To Unload Your Sin, Before Your Sin Overloads You!

Amos 2:10-16 ERV ~ “I was the one who brought you from the land of Egypt. For 40 years I led you through the desert. I helped you take the Amorites’ land. [11] I made some of your sons to be prophets and some of your young men to be Nazirites. People of Israel, it is true.” This is what the LORD said. [12] “But you made the Nazirites drink wine. You told the prophets not to prophesy. [13] You have become more than I can bear. I am bent low like a wagon loaded with grain. [14] No one will escape, not even the fastest runner. Strong men will not be strong enough. Soldiers will not be able to save themselves. [15] People with bows and arrows will not survive. Fast runners will not escape. People on horses will not escape alive. [16] At that time even very brave soldiers will run away. They will not take the time to put their clothes on.” This is what the LORD said.”

The streets and society are filled with wickedness, and some may think that the injustice is winning. (But it’s not!) Jesus told you in His Word to pray for the kingdom to come! Pray that God’s Will that is happening in Heaven in the present will be carried out on earth in the present! You are to pray that the righteousness of heaven will fill your streets and society.  So, this is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, we pray that your name will always be kept holy. [10] We pray that your kingdom will come- that what you want will be done here on earth, the same as in heaven. This is your command” (Matthew 6:9-10). Amos decreed justice for the wicked nations that surrounded Israel and Judah.  He declared judgement.  And you will declare that the Kingdom comes in power!

Since Israel wanted to act like those who don’t know God, they would be treated like those who don’t know God. If anyone should have known better than to do the kind of things listed above, it was those who had received God’s Holy Word. Have you received and accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Then now you know the Word and you are accountable for every letter and Word in it! The message here in Amos 2 is not just about history but it should resonate with you and remind you of the consequences of denying God’s authority and guidance. For a moment you need to reflect on yesterday’s devotion, Joel 2:13, it’s time to rend your heart! The Israelites encouraged the prophets to be silence and caused the Nazarite’s to engage in willful rebellion. A Nazarite was an Israelite that made a voluntary vow to dedicate themselves to God. There were things that they were not to do, and drinking was one of them, and yet they did it anyway! As they were led astray and did what was wrong! (Who are you leading down the wrong path, and you know it’s wrong?) The weight of sin is too heavy of a load for you to bear, that is why God said to cast all of your burdens on Him, Matthew 11:30!

This heavy weight they bore was just a foreshadowed of the inevitable suffering they were going to endure because of their disobedience. This is about your personal accountability and responsibilities to adhere to God’s guidance in your life. In this scripture, you can see that God’s patience has limits, and when you consistently ignore God, you will face repercussions. For the very essence of God’s justice is emphasized and you need to be fully aware of this one thing, that unrepentant sin cannot and will not go unaddressed! God demands repentance and righteousness from His elect. When you are chosen by God, you become one of the elect, the chosen. And God did not excuse Israel from living lives of justice and righteousness. The same thing applies to you, you are called to live Holy and Righteous lives (Romans 6:19, 22!) As God has taken the initiative in creating the elect nation, He will also take the initiative in disciplining them and you too! Yes, you might think that you are smart and all, you may even have a skill or two like them, but there is no one with enough of anything that can compare to God!

The Israelite army were in route for a battle and in verse 14, Soldiers are described in terms of their military specialization. A swift soldier refers to one who could run fast and could escape defeat, a strong soldier is one who could prevail in battle. And then in verse 15, you have four military specializations themselves, there is the mighty (the heavy infantry in the main line of battle), the archer, the swift of foot (light infantry), and the cavalry, but even they were not courageous enough to stand up against God, their weapons were nothing compared to God! As you can see there is nothing that you have or can do, that will ever come close to being compared with the Power of God! There are no human skills that can overcome God’s punishing wrath! You need to repent while you still have the time, while you still have breath in your body, and you are in your right mind.  There is no better time than right now to Rend your heart and Repent, that you may be Reconciled back to God, through His Grace and Mercy!

Let’s Pray:
Father Thank You! Father, I come repenting right now of my sins while the blood is running warm in my veins. Father, I come to You for You are all I have, and You are enough! Father today clothed me and establish me in Your Holiness and Righteousness. Father I need to be awakening that I may hear and see You with greater clarity and depth! Father I’m praying for my streets and my society that Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven, in the Name of Jesus! Father, help me to work and to work well with the people in society, may I be a bright light, lit by You that will draw others out of darkness and into Your Marvelous Light. Father, groom me to be a person of honor and to respect to all people. Father, I need to be transformed by Your Transformational Power.  Father, Thank You for bringing me from where I once was were and moving to where I am supposed to be. Father I know that You have orchestrated my history and those that I will encounter on my journey called life. Father, help me and keep me from being consumed or caught up in any sins of wickedness. Father, I pray that all who read and pray this prayer will take heed of the Word of God, for we are not only hearers of the Word, but we are doers! Father, I repent right now that I may not be crushed by the effects of me not repenting and being weighed down by sin. Thank You for the opportunity to repent. Father may Your kingdom come with force, conviction, and clarity that my repentance will run so deep and wide that everything and everyone around me will be transformed and looking just like Your kingdom.  Father, You are my hope, have mercy on me in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Love, Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Praise Your Way Through!

Psalm 100:4 NIV ~ “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”

There are No Restrictions in God when you praise your way through! Your Praise needs to be intentional! You praise God, He does not praise you! Praise is your acknowledgement of His Power, Authority, Wisdom and Sovereignty! Praise is you telling others about how good God has been and is to you! Praise does not require a response from the one who is being praised. Praise is something that you can do by yourself, or with others. But Worship is something altogether different, it’s between you God!

Praise precedes worship! Worship is relational, for it is not only your communion with God, but it is also His time of communion with you! The Hebrew word for “Worship” is “Shaha.”  It means to “bow low” or to “prostrate” oneself.  Worship involves our bowing low before the Lord, not only physically, but in your hearts as well. The Greek word for “Worship” is “Proskyneo.” This word means “to kiss the hand of one who is revered.” Will you bow down today and offer a kiss to God?

It’s a very precious moment when your soul quiets down and God begins speaking and you begin to listen to what He is saying! The more time you spend worshiping Him in your spirits the more intimate your relationship, and friendship with Him becomes! Think about what it means to be the kind of person with whom God wants to spend time. What does it do to your heart when you realize that God wants to spend time with you in worship? A sense of holiness and awe should excite you and those who worship in the spirit and it should draw you closer to Him!

Worshiping in the spirit is relational. Jesus makes it clear that God is seeking out true worshipers. Paul wrote, “I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.” 1 Corinthians 14:15. Worship is a two-way flow, God wants to be with you, and you want to be with God! Listening for God to speak is one of the most dynamic dimensions of worship that you will encounter! It is life changing. This weekend, spend some quality time with God in Worship and see what happens to you and in you. Psalm 86:12 KJV ~ “I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.”

Praise your way through! Whatever it is that you may be going through, praise your way through, praise your way through the process. I’m learning that there is a process that I go through when I am in pain, and that same pain makes me praise God differently, it is in the process of praise that He reveals Himself to you in a new and amazing way, that can only come from Praise and Worship and being in His Presence!

As you praise your way through today enjoy every moment of worship, this keeps you connected to God’s heart, He absolutely loves it when His children praise and worship Him. As you praise Him today, know that His love is covering you and everything that you are concerned about and everything that you are connected to.

As you praise your way through today uninhibitedly, fix and focus your entire being on Him and see His love and grace growing deeper and deeper in you and making you trust Him all the more!!! “Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.” Ecclesiastes 5:1-2. Praise your way through!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Today I’m going to praise You for Your marvelous wonders. I thank You for this brand new day of prayer and praises. I will bless Your name at all times, and my lips will speak of Your works. I will praise You, Father, for I know for this is where my help and strength comes from. “I call upon of God, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.” “Be exalted, O Lord, in Your strength! I will sing and praise Your power.” “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff” they comfort me in the Name of Jesus Christ!

Blessings…
Love, Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Don’t Put Limits On God!

Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV ~ “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, [21] to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

God is not bound by your human limitations and can do far more than you can ever imagine! Don’t put limits on God, for He is the God of exceedingly abundance!

Have you ever wanted someone to do something for you, but you were afraid that they wouldn’t or couldn’t do it, so you just settled for the little that was being given? You did not believe that you could have more, so you settled. Do you know that sometimes you treat God just like this? You are afraid to ask for what you really want. What are you want God to do for you today? First do you believe that you can have what you are asking for? “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart, but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.” Mark 11:23!

Today, be encouraged in your heart and expand faith by believing that God’s power and ability are limitless in you and for you. God is saying to you, “stop putting restrictions on what I God can do for you and in your life.” He has the ability to accomplish that impossible thing, because He is the God of all possibilities, He has all Power in His Hands! “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?” Jeremiah 32:27!

Don’t be afraid to ask your Heavenly Father for what you want. Step out in Faith and believe that your God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that you ask or think, according to His Power that is at work on the inside of you! I know that there are things that you need, but today don’t focus on that, focus on the “One” who is able, the “One” who has the Power to do, the “One” whose Power is on the inside of you, the “One” who is the main Power source, and remain connected to Him! Draw nigh unto Him and see how He draws you into Him and gives you peace and your desires!

There is some untapped potential in you, that God wants to bring to out of you! God wants you and others to see His Mighty Power at work within you! Your part with is to allow God, to accomplish what He wants to do in you, through you and for you! The word accomplish means; something actually gets done. This isn’t a maybe it will happen, this is a for sure real deal. And on top of this, He wants to do infinitely more, are you wondering how He can do even more? This is where His Mighty Power shows up and off in you, it’s where the Super meets the natural and becomes Supernatural and it’s where His Extra meets the ordinary becomes Extraordinary!

There are no restrictions today on what God is going to make happen for you, when you believe! It’s going to happen for you in the Supernatural and the Extraordinary! This is the place where you don’t even have the ability to ask or even think through what He can accomplish through you when you yield to His Power. Just know that you are in route for a divine encounter with God!

Today, I want you to know, to remember and to remind yourself often and every day of who God is to you, so that you never forget that the God that you serve is able to do far more than anything you can ask for or imagine! You want to see a change in your life regardless of how it looks to your natural eye, then asked God for that Big thing and see what happens! Move throughout this day knowing that you are empowered and connected to the right source, because you are connected to Jesus Christ!

Let’s Pray
Father, Thank You! I choose to be empowered by You today! I trust You and I believe that You are going to perform a miracle in my life today. I know that You are able to do exceedingly far more than I know to ask for today because You love me. I’m in great expectations of what is getting ready to happen in me when Your Supernatural and Extraordinary shows up in me, oh what a the testimony I will to share with someone else, because of what You have done in me today, in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Love, Minister Jean