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Good Morning Sunshine! God Knows and He Sees!

Psalm 139:1-4 NIV ~ “You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. [2] You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. [3] You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. [4] Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely.”

Your Father is everywhere at the same time, He is Omnipresent! Today, there is nowhere else you should desire to be except in Your Father’s, Presence, that’s where His Glory resides!

Did you receive this? You are never alone when you have God, God is always with you, everywhere you go, He goes!  Psalm 139:7 KJV~ “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? “God knows more about you than you know about yourself! My question to you is, do you want to “fix” yourself or do you want God to “help” you! His helping can do more good for you than all the fixing that you think of!

It is in God’s Presence, that your call becomes clearer! It’s in His Presence where He talks with you! It’s in His Presence that He walks with you! It’s in His Presence that you find joy! It’s in His Presence that you find peace! It’s in His Presence that you find love! It’s in Presence where His Glory shows up and changes your life! It’s in this place, His Presence, that His Glory appears, and there is no other place you should want to be!

Today, there is nothing standing between you and Him, no priest, no protocol, just you and Him, the curtain has been torn and removed and your way is clear to meet your Father face to face! Trust the process of God, He gave you everything that you need, “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” Matthew 28:18, you have the power! How amazing it is to be in God’s Presence and to see His Glory show up!

Let’s Pray:
Father, today I will open my mouth and declare Your goodness before everyone that I meet. I will declare I’m victorious because of what You are doing in my life, and I belong to You! Father, Thank You for Your promises and everlasting Presence that covers me and everyone that I am concerned about. Father, there is nowhere that I want to be, except in Your Presence, for Your Glory and my good, in Jesus Christ Name, Amen and Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! You Serve A Faithful God!

1 Thessalonians 5:24 KJV ~ “Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.”

1 Thessalonians 5:24 NLT ~ “God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.”

1 Thessalonians 5:24 AMP ~ “Faithful and absolutely trustworthy is He who is calling you [to Himself for your salvation], and He will do it [He will fulfill His call by making you holy, guarding you, watching over you, and protecting you as His own].”

I needed you to read this scripture in more than one translation!

And yet, after all that life brings me, I know of only one thing that is sure and for certain and that is God is Faithful and He always will be Faithful!

What is Faith? Faith is not about your inclinations or feelings! Faith is what you believe about God! You can never have much faith, if you are searching for something better than what you have, then you are in the right position to exercise your faith. You must have a strong conviction of what you do not see, you can’t just want something better you have to be aware and believe with every fiber of your being that there is something else better for you! Now that is your Faith! Hebrews 11:1,6 NIV ~ “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see; [6] And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”

Has God been Faithful to you? Does His mercies endure forever? Faithful is God’s Character, you don’t have one with the other, “Faithful is Our God”, “God is Faithful”, you see no matter how you put it, God and Faithful go together.

Are you truly aware of what is surrounding you?  You are surrounded by an invisible kingdom, something greater, and that which is seen is not the whole picture, there’s more to your life, there are realities and blessings which you cannot see or touch right now, but they are as real as what you see right now in the natural and they are vital to your life! Where is your faith? Nothing in this life is for certain, there are so many unknowns and sometimes it may seem a little frightening. BUT I have learned one thing, no matter what, “GOD IS FAITHFUL!” If you think God will always lead you on easy paths, you would be tempted to give up and turn your backs on Him. I don’t know what the circumstances in your life are right now, but just let go and hold on to God’s hands.

I have a few questions for you today, are you a man/woman of faith? Where is your confidence? Do you have a hunger and desire for something better in your life? Are you really ready to commit yourself to a lifestyle and lifetime of faith and to accept His Word as “The Truth” despite the cries of what you don’t see right now? Do you have faith? Pray for God to increase your faith! Today, you can grow in your faithfulness to God by working on your personal relationship with Him. When you are truly faithful to Him and obey His commands, faithfulness will be evident in your lives. God is here, right now and He won’t let you go. He is directing your path, and He will lead you to victory.

God is blowing my mind with how Faithful He is and all I can tell you is what I know for certain and that is, God is Faithful! And I am Grateful!

Let’s Pray:
Father, thank You for Your gift of faith, I need You and my faith to make it! Lord increase my faith, I desire to love on You and to trust You for the things that I don’t see but I know that they are there. Father, give me faith like a child to believe and follow and trust You every day. Father I bless Your Name for what you have done in my life today, nobody else could do what You do! Father, I know that this is You, because there is no other way this could be so! Father increases my faith, strengthen me when I am weak for, I know that when I am weak You are strong.  But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10! I will testify of the Goodness of the Lord every chance I get. In Jesus Christ Mighty! Amen.

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! The Battle Is The Lord’s, Not Yours!

On February 7, 2015, God gave me this word and today I believe that someone who is reading this now, needs to hear this!

2 Chronicles 20:3-4, 15 NIV~ “Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the LORD, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. [4] The people of Judah came together to seek help from the LORD; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him. He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.”

Have you ever tried to fight a battle that wasn’t yours to fight? To stay strong in these last days, you are going to have to know what is and what isn’t your battle. You need to ask questions like, what am I supposed to do, and what is God supposed to do? God is the only one who can really change impossible situations.

“This is what the Lord says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.” You do not have to fight this battle. Position yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord. He is with you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Tomorrow, go out to face them, for the Lord is with you. “Then Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord to worship Him. Then the Levites from the sons of Hohathites and the Korahites stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel shouting in a loud voice.” (2 Chronicles 20:17-19).

“As they were about to go out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, ‘Hear me, Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem. Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.’ Then he consulted with the people and appointed some to sing for the Lord and some to praise the splendor of His holiness. When they went out in front of the armed forces, they kept singing: ‘Give thanks to the Lord, for His faithful love endures forever.’ The moment they began their shouts and praises, the Lord set an ambush against the Ammonites, Moabites, and the inhabitants of Mount Seir and those who came to fight against (you) Judah, and they were defeated.” (2 Chronicles 20:20-22).

Our God specializes in hopeless cases, overwhelming odds, and impossibilities. He is absolutely amazing. And if the odds are too close that a man may be given the glory, He lessens them so that it is an absolute undeniable victory for Him. For some of you, you have seen God move in such a way. Your back was against the wall, no hope for victory, the chips were down and then somehow, some way, the Lord came shining through and rescued me. For those of you who haven’t experienced that, you will at some point if you will just seek Him. Jehoshaphat had to seek the Lord and acknowledge His dependence on the Him. He simply said, “I don’t know what to do but I do have enough sense to look to You Lord for Help!”

These are the things from today’s reading that I believe you can utilize in your own life when faced with overpowering issues:
1. Admit that you can’t.
2. Acknowledge that He can.
3. Go ahead and set in your
spirit that the manifestation of victory will begin when you let Gods take care of your enemies.
4. Start praising, singing and shouting to God like you know
He’s already caused you to prevail, because He has. Come on, get this joy deep down in your spirit! Pray Psalm 21:1-13!

I want to encourage you for the rest of this year to pray and to believe with all that is within you to make room for the One with the greatest Power of all, Jesus Christ. Put high expectancy on His ability to move and change things. See Him as the One with the Power to bring change, to bring deliverance, to bring healing, to provide financial blessing, and to bring comfort and confidence to your heart so you can trust Him to fight your battle!

Let’s Pray:
Lord God, thank You for sending me Your Word. Lord, I pray to have an exorbitant amount of faith. I pray to have a song in the night. I pray to always have the sense to seek You and know that You are faithful and well able to conquer whatever problems I may be facing. Thank You for being my provider, and for meeting my every need according to your riches in Christ Jesus. Father when I am weak and at a loss for words and don’t know what to pray for, I Thank You for Your Holy Spirit that understands my groans that are too deep for words. And Thank You Father for taking my heavy burden and grief away, Thank You for Your Grace and Mercy. Father, Thank You for Your peace and comfort, in You I find my shelter, for You are Most High God and I’m taking my position, and I will stand still, and see the Salvation of the Lord and I will be victorious because of You. Today, I seek the fullness of Your promises and I feel Your peace covering over me right now as I am praying to You. Father I truly believe that You are with me and that You will never ever leave me, I honor and love You God. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Have You Told God About It?

Philippians 4:6-7,19 NIV ~ “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. [7] And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. [19] And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”

I want you to look at these two scenarios in your life. First, has there ever been a time that you were unsure about some things in your life? Well, you don’t have to wait another day to figure it out on your own. Position your heart in the right place of humility, and then ask God to help you and once you’ve have done this, asked and trust that God is directing you. 

Second, if you know you’ve taken a wrong path, you can seek God for direction instead of looking to the world for answers. As you take steps to follow and obey God’s voice, He will lovingly show you the way. You see both of these scenarios require you to do the same thing to have a great expected in, you have to go to God and ask Him! So, have you done that yet? 

There are so many times that you have second-guessed a decision because you were uncomfortable and tried to figure it out all by yourself. And now you have learned that you have to follow God’s way so that you don’t make another wrong move. You want to be wondering where you supposed to be doing or doing that, you will be able to do exactly what He said, because you asked Him and He responded! 

You have been told time and time again in the Word of God to tell Him what you need. And day after you have tried to get around it, there is no way around God! You and me, need to follow this command faithfully by presenting your request to God daily and to not be anxious for anything, trusting and believing that He will take care of everything! And while you wait, don’t lose heart, stop praying for one thing and then assuming that God is not going to answer you, stop being contradictory of what you are praying for! You are to always pray, Luke 18:1, “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. You have to keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.  Matthew 7:7.

Today, I want you to delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4. As you delight yourself in the Lord, you won’t over think it or become overcomplicated. It will be what God intended for your prayer life. It’s in this place that you get to the root of a thing, you are communicating with your Father, and you do know that the root of communication is commune, and this simply means to talk with intensity and intimacy; and to interchange thoughts and feelings with someone else on a consistent basis. One day I realized that I used to be missing that in my prayer life, consistency, when I started to be consistent my way of praying changed! When I began to be consistent in prayer, prayer became the most important part of my life, and I knew who I was telling all about it! 

Your prayers don’t have to sound right or be polished or well put together to be effective. God is just inviting you to have a little talk with Him, about anything that is on your heart. The more you include Him in on the small things, the easier it is to include Him in on the big things. You can talk with Him just like you have a conversation with your friend, God just wants to hear from you. Just bring your whole honest heart to Him. He already delights in you, and He’s willing to listen. Start with what comes to your heart and mind first. There’s no better time to pray than right now. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  And my God will meet all of your needs according to the riches of His Glory in Christ Jesus! 

Let’s Pray:

Thank You Father. Thank You! Father, You know my every need and when I draw close to You in prayer, I trust and believe that You hear me and my hearts desires. Father. Help me to not be anxious for anything and to trust and believe in You. Father, I am bringing everything to You in prayer, my relationships, my finances, my emotions, my physical and spiritual needs. Father, help to me remember that I can cry out to You in every situation, big and small and You will delight in me coming to You. For I long for the moments when I can commune with You and You commune with me. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen! 

Blessings…

Minister Jean

Good Morning Well One!

Philippians 4:6-7 AMP ~ “Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God. [7] And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours].”

As I re-read the devotional from yesterday, I thought about how often we worry about stuff, even after we said that we have put it in the Hands of God, it’s still in the back of our minds! God has told us to not worry, He Got you all day long! Matthew 6:31-34, “So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (NIV)

You have a choice, you can worry, or you can wait, and wait well by resting in the Arms of Jesus! When you are resting in the knowledge of what the Lord has done, you are resting well and letting God handle the rest! I mean what is it to worry anyway, it’s a place where you have allowed your mind to dwell on what you are going through or what you think that you might go through! Yea, I know that your concerns may be real, you feel like day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute that this or that is going on and everything is in pieces? But I want you to know that you have a choice whether or not to dwell on the pieces or give them up to God!

Did you really read and get an understanding of the first line of this scripture, “don’t be anxious for anything, but take everything to God in prayer.” It’s in your time of prayer that you thank Him, and you give Him all your request and then you wait in Him and His peace will allow you to wait and wait well! The question is do you want to be in Peace or pieces? Today, release your pieces to the One who can give you Peace! When you release your pieces into the Hands of the Master, He gives you Peace!  (Judges 6:24)

In doing this, it keeps you from being anxious and it gives you something else to do, it keeps your head and heart busy, and it keeps your hands still and steady in prayer, Psalm 37:7a, “Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act.” The bottom line is this, you can pray! Learning how to wait in God takes discipline, you have to be disciplined to be still and to stand firm, (put your armor on, Ephesians 6:13) and the discipline of taking your concern to your Father, means that you will learn how to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)! As often and as necessary it is, it will change the work of worry into the work of rest!

I know it may seem hard to rest while you wait, but it can be done with the help of the good Lord! When you feel that anxiousness trying to rise up in you, turn to prayer, call on the Name of Jesus, it will remind you of what’s most important in that moment! The time that you wasted worrying did you no good at all! But the time you spent in prayer did much for you, spiritually, physically and emotionally! It’s all in the choice that you make, your choice to worry or to wait well and to have peace of mind. I hope and pray that today when you are faced with the option, that you choose to wait well, to wait in and on God!

It’s during your difficult times that your life can seem like it’s a bunch of puzzle pieces that you are trying to put together and you can’t seem to figure out what piece goes where! Just know that God, knows every single thing and He knows exactly where every piece goes, you don’t have to force any piece in a place that it doesn’t fit! God has insight for every word in every chapter of the story He’s writing about your life.

Start right where you are today; ask the Lord to help you release each piece that has been on your mind and to add to your story that has already been written by Him. He knows where each one of you are at and what you are dealing with. He wants you to receive His Perfect Peace! He is the eternal God who sees the end from the beginning and does nothing without purpose. Just know however God moves is still better than anything that you could do, trust Him with the outcome, He knows better than you!

You want to get well and stay well, put your faith, trust and hope in Jesus Christ, for He is the only One that can give you sweet rest while you wait, and He will give you His peace as a covering, Isaiah 26:3, “You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.” God knows you, “I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.” Isaiah 46:10!

Let’s Pray:
Father Thank You, Thank You for another day! Father, help me to have patience and to not be anxious for anything. Help me to have discipline to wait in You and on You. Father, help me to learn how to wait well. Father help me know what to do and when to do it. Father I choose to rest in You and not work and worry about what I have no control over. Father I am giving everything over to you, for You can handle it better than me. Father I’m giving you my pieces today in exchange for Your peace! Father I will wait on You, and I have put all of my hopes and trust in You! Father, please put a guard over my lips today that I may not whine while I wait, but that I will wait and wait well for my expected outcome in You. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning My Lord and Savior! I Need You!

Hebrews 4:14-16 NIV ~ “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. [15] For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet he did not sin. [16] Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

I need thee every hour…I need thee every hour, oh bless me now my Savior, I come to thee! Father, I Need You Every Hour! Oh, How I Need Thee, O Bless Me Now My Savior For I’m Coming To You! Is this your declaration today? Have you ever in your life been overtaken by the Spirit of God and cried these words out? There have been so many things that we have went through, but even in this you have to know and believe that calling on the Name of Jesus Christ was still the best thing that you could do!

God knows, He knows what you don’t know, yes He knows you and what you are going through or will be facing, so He gets closer to you on purpose, so when that thing happens, you are already leaning and depending on God, you already know that you need Him every hour of the day, even if is to have Him help you to just get out of the bed! Whatever you need is, God’s got it!

I know that today may seem difficult, and it may seem like things are in a million little pieces that you are trying to put together and you can’t seem to figure out what piece goes where! Just know that God, knows every single thing, He has insight in every chapter of  your life. And He knows exactly where every piece goes, and He wants you to release the pieces and take up and in His Peace! Philippians 4:7 ~ “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Don’t panic today when God interrupts your day, just obey and follow! Let your mind and thoughts align with Him, let Him take over, release your reigns and let Him lead! Today, release your pieces to the One who can give you Peace! When you release your pieces into the Hands of the Master, He gives you Peace!  (Judges 6:24)

Today, get this in your spirit, “I need Thee O’Lord”, this shows your dependency on Him and the desire for an intimate relationship with the Savior in order to be blessed: “O bless me now, my Savior, I come to Thee.” When God is with you, temptation loses its power, and you realize that God has all the answers to life’s questions. He is the Problem Solver, the Heart Fixer, the Mind Regulator, He is the Wheel in the Middle of a Wheel, He is the Lilly of the Valley, He is your Bright and Morning Star, He is your Guide at Night, He is your Friend, He is your Peace, He is your Joy, He is your Strength, He is your Rock, you could go on and on about who your God is, He is the I Am that I Am!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Father, I need thee every hour of every single day that You allow me to see a brand-new day. Father, I know that I can do nothing without You, but with You I can do all things because You give me the strength to do it! Father, my heart longs for time with You, time in Your Presence is everything to me today and every day! Father give me the strength to accept and things in this place that I am in, for I know that Your timing is not my time and everything that You do, You do perfectly for my life. Father, today I’m surrendering to You in worship, and I look so forward to Your Presence filling the place where I’m at and filling me up to overflow, so that everyone that comes close to me, will know that I have been in Your Presence and I pray that it will fall on them and they receive the desire of more of You too and less of themselves! Father, I will never stop needing You, You are my lifeline, because without You, I don’t exist. Father, I’m drawing near to You, that You may draw nearer to me. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Fulfilled One!

Psalm 37:4-6 NKJV ~ “Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. [5] Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. [6] He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.”

Think about the last time you wanted something desperately, and maybe you got, or you didn’t, but the feeling was there. The desire of your heart is not a feeling that you feel but a deep desire for the things of God. God will shape your heart so that it desires the right things, His things, what He put on the inside of you. God will give you what your heart desires, when you surrender your heart to Him!

The only thing that will truly delight you now and forever, is the Lord. His love makes you whole and your desires begin to change. What’s important to God becomes what’s important to you. What makes Him happy is what makes you happy. God promises that as you desire to keep company with Him, He holds nothing back from you and In Him, your joy is complete!

It is safe to say that when you embrace the advice of God and His Word, you will find delight in the Lord, then your heart will always desire the right things and not your selfish desires. God promises to care for His people, and He will meet all of your needs, spiritually, physically, naturally, and emotionally, He will meet every single need.

When you choose Him, your delight in the Lord changes your and the desires of your hearts conforms to His will. So, Jesus promise, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you” (John 15:7). If you are righteous, you will get this, as you delight in the Lord, you walk in His ways. And as you walk you commit your (personal, nobody can do this for you, you have to do it yourself) ways to God! And as the righteous walk, commit their ways to God, they put all of their trust in God too! And this is where the promise comes in, And He shall bring it to pass, God will do it, your job is to surrender to it!

As you remain faithful and righteous before God, He will bring you forth as the light, and He will shine His light all around you, His anointing will be as radiant upon as the sun shines daily! When you surrender and come to Christ you one with Him, you will give all that you have to Him, and He will give you all He has. He gives you His name and His righteousness. Everything that was broken is now whole! When your desire is to delight in God, He is able to lead all who love and serve Him into the full life and into a well-being that God has promised since the beginning.

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father, for being the God of promise and fulfillment. Help me to look to Jesus, who is not only the author but also the finisher of my faith. Father I give you my yes today and every day. Father, I know that when I give You my yes, I will find total fulfillment in You and Your Word. Father, Thank You, for the promise of entering Your rest. I proclaim that the purpose of the promises is that You may be glorified in my life, and I shall be diligent in my pursue of You. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Intentional One!

Proverbs 16:3 NKJV
Commit your works to the LORD, And your thoughts will be established.

To live intentionally means to purposefully pursue the life God has called you to live. God has given you the plan and stated the purpose and told you of the promises!

In this new chapter, give your whole heart to Jesus because your “New” is waiting for you! And you cannot put new wine, new oil in an old vessel, it won’t hold it, it will burst at the seams and waste all of your goods. Walk into your “New” freedom, forgiveness, a clean heart, clear mindset, good attitude, desires, right motives, joy, friendships, peace, power, boldness, abundance, health, healing, laughter, and love, love and more love! You have to be intentional in these moments!

God knows who you need to be connected to in this season, He knows what kind of iron you need to be sharpened by and He knows who needs to be sharpened by you. Move forward into your divine assignments that have been properly aligned by Him, get into your position, your God given ordained lane and see the divine connections that He has planned and watch what happens, it’s your divine purpose and His Glory! Let God take you wherever He wants too, He leads, you follow. Your new chapter, your next level is based on wisdom from God and revelation, things that only He knows, and He wants to share it with you, put it in your heart, for that’s your sacred place.

Intentionality requires deliberate (intentional, on purpose) action on your part. God is intentional and He has called you to be the same. This your part, you must follow the plan! Today is a brand-new day! Welcome into 2024, there are 364 days of miracles, signs and wonders left for you to experience, use your time wisely, remember every moment counts! God did it, He brought you all the way through last year and He has started you on in a new year, one that you have never seen before, make every moment count! Be grateful and be thankful on purpose, be intentional! I love you, but God loves you more!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You” for allowing me to be here and experience every day in 2023 from January 1st to December 31st, now Lord, I look forward to what You are going to do in 2024, I’m entering in with great expectations of Your Glory! I’m so grateful; because if it had not been for You Lord on my side…Lord, I don’t even want to think about where I would be, so I’m going to say Thank You! God, I’m ready for whatever You want me to do, my heart is right, and my mind is on you! Father, Thank You! Thank You for allowing me to see a new year! Father I am walking into this year with Great Expectations of what You are going to do in my life in the Now chapter! Father, please forgive me for every time that I pressured You and tried to rush You. Father, help me to take my time and trust You and Your plans for my day instead of me trying to do and make things happen on my own, Father I commit myself to following Your lead! Thank You Father! Father today I will be intentional and persistent in my prayer walk with You. Father, I will seek Your direction in every area! Father, I love talking and being with You and I know that You love when I’m loving on You. Thank You Father for breaking protocol on my behalf this year and for answering my prayer request. Father, I want to be submerged in Your anointing, wash me with Your Word, wash me through and through for Your Glory and for my good! Make your prayer life this year personal! Have a Blessed New Year’s and be excited for what the Lord is going to do in you and through you in 2024, in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Today’s Devotional is inspired by my daughter April Stepter, God gave her the word, Intentional!

Blessings…
Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! It’s A Great Day To Be KEPT By The Lord! 

Jude 1:1-2 NIV ~ “Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and KEPT for Jesus Christ: [2] Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.”

Hello there, God is trying to get your attention today, this last Friday of 2023! A day that you have never seen before and one that you will never see again, but to God be the Glory, He has Kept you for 52 Fridays! My God, My God, My God! God used everything that happened this year to get you right here to this last Friday, Dec. 29, 2023 @ 6:24 am, front and center with Him!  I know it may seem like there has been one thing after another going on this year, but at least you can say, God Kept you, you made it! Somebody didn’t make it to this day! I want to encourage you and let you know that nothing that you went through this year was wasted, God used all of it, every affliction, every trial, and every situation to draw you to Him, (“Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but now have I KEPT thy word.” Psalm 119:67 KJV), to His Word.  On this last Friday of this calendar year, I want you to know that you are safe and secure, you are seen and treasured, and you are KEPT by God!  This is your Kept Place! The place of prayer, the place where you meet with Him!

Let’s see what the word Kept means naturally and spiritually!  Man’s definition ~ to have or retain possession of. Spiritual definition ~ The original word used for “kept” is “téréo”, and it means to attend to carefully, take care of, to guard, to keep, to observe, to reserve. God’s Promise. God will KEEP every promise He ever made to you and since His love for you is so constant and endless, He will finish every good thing that He has begun in you! God promised to perfect everything that concerns you forever and this Psalm is a promise from God just for you, Psalm 138:8. You are Kept for Him and by Him, you are reserved for just for Him!

What does it really mean to be kept by God? It means that you are reserved, set apart, taken…spoken for, saved, and held. When you are kept, you are provided for by His everlasting love. In fact, you are the apple of His eye and He’s always watching out for you, Deuteronomy 32:10! The Word of God will Keep You! No matter what you’ve done, where you’ve been, God remains faithful to you. Whether you’ve been hurt by someone, or you were responsible for the pain yourself, you can have hope, and that hope is the gateway out of your heartbreak.  When you’re feeling low, God will lift up. Your Father is talking and tending to you! He says He is the Great I Am, and He has proven Himself time and time again in your life, He’s the One that had that great thought about you before He put you in your mother’s womb, and He’s been watching over you ever since then, God has never left you, not even for one second!

When you were in the valley, He was there, when you felt hopeless and surrounded by grief, He was there, God is offering you ‘acres of hope’ where you can run free in His love. As a matter of fact, this place was set aside for you, a long time ago, and all you have to do is follow His path out of the valley and into the spacious place He’s provided for you, it’s your place of keeping if you want to be Kept! It’s time for you to run free! Psalm 119:67 KJV! This should make you joyful! 

After all that you done and have been through this year, God still longs for a relationship with you, He is still keeping you! God loves you and He doesn’t want you to go through one more crisis wavering back and forward. God wants you to be sure of your secure foundation which is founded on the truth of His Holy Word, if God didn’t love you, He would not have chosen to die on the cross for you, now that’s an attention getter, just think about it, no one else would have made this type of sacrifice, unless it was truly love, a divine love! John 3:16! God wants what is best for you and this is why He corrects and disciplines you when you dishonor His name, it’s a part of the sustaining and keeping process. It’s all for your good and His Glory! 

Let’s Pray: (Make it personal)

Father, this morning I come with all my trust and confidence in You. Father Thank You for allowing me to see the 52nd Friday in 2023, and I pray that You will accomplish Your purpose in me today! Father thank You for loving me. Father, You have loved me from the beginning and I know that Your love will always be with me every single day!  Father, Your love will last long after I am gone from this place, because it’s never ending or changing, Your love is forever!!! Father, thank You for intervening with Your Grace and Mercy when I face difficulties and challenges today. Thank You for never giving up on me but being constant. Father please continue work and finish the good things that You have begun in me.  Father, let Your love cascade over us today. May we feel loved by You. Also, may we feel kept. For those who are brokenhearted, bring them out of the valleys of heartbreak and into Your acres of hope. Thank You, Father, for giving us joy overflowing and love everlasting. Turn our weeping into dancing and set our paths towards Your arms of love. Embrace us and keep us forevermore. Thank You Father! Father today I will be intentional and persistent in my prayer walk with You. Father, I will seek Your direction in every area! Father, I love talking and being with You and I know that You love when I’m loving on You. Thank You Father for being ready and willing to answer my honest and unselfish prayer request, for Your Glory! In Jesus Christ Name! Amen!!! Have a Blessed New Year’s Eve and see you in 2024 if God says the same! 

Blessings…

Minister Jean

Good Morning Sunshine! Freedom Never Looked So Good!

Luke 13:12-13 (NIV) ~ “When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” [13] Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.”

How many years has it been since you have really experienced freedom the way God gives it to you? As I have literally been sitting in the same place for over 24 hours and in these moments, I realized that I had let what I was going through affected how I was living, and I put myself in a place based on that. I realized that where I am is not who I am, and I no longer want to be there!

I’m sure that you have read the story of this woman who had been bent over by a disabling spirit for 18 years. There was nothing that she could do or anyone else! Only Jesus could help her!  I read a post and I thought about this woman as I read it, “Grapes must be crushed to make wine. Diamonds form under pressure. Olives must be pressed to release oil.  Seeds grow in darkness!” And I’m sure that over those 18 years she has felt each one of these experiences, crushed, pressured, pressed and in darkness. But the one thing that I noticed about her, she never stopped going to the synagogue to learn and to worship God, and on that day when the Lord saw her, it all came to an end and she got to begin a new, healed and free at the same time. She was transformed in the process. Men you have been transformed in the process! Trust the process!

Yea, I know that labels and places are awful and yet we still do them! The labels that we put upon ourselves imprison us and put us situations and categories that are harder to escape from than how and when we got there! In my own moment of transparency, I been in these places before, “I want out, I don’t know how I got to this place and I don’t know how to get out of here”, “I’m struggling to keep my head above water”, “nobody is listening to me or sees me.” These may not be yours, but if you are honest with yourself, you have been in a place or two that you didn’t want to be in! Especially the ones of your own making, and the list can go on and on. I labeled my situation a mess and then I resigned myself to never feeling bad about where I had let myself get too!

But one day, I found hope in the Word of God and this scripture came alive to me like never before! I made a conscious decision that I no longer want to be a victim of my past, I am no longer stuck! I choose to forgive, truly forgive others and myself. I know that I had repented to God, and I know that He had forgiven me, but I forgot to forgive me too. Forgiveness is not for others it is for you! Today I chose to be free and to free others is my freedom too!  I am walking away from the battlefield; my release is my reward. Through the power of God, I am going to regain my victory as I walk confidently and upright with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

I know this scripture says it was a woman, but men you can have the same kind of freedom too! When you sit and listen to Jesus, He sees you and He knows exactly where you are! And He knows exactly how to help you! Woman you are free! Man, you are free! “So, if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36! Today, God has placed His hand on you, do you feel His gentle sweet Spirit? He is touching you, right at this moment, stop and feel His touch and feel what was hindering you for these past years being lifted off of you! I want you to keep these two words in the forefront of your mind, suddenly and immediately! It is in this moment, Suddenly, you are able to stand up straight and you are taller and stronger than you know!

I know the years may have been long, but just know that nothing about you or the time was wasted, God knows everything! Suddenly after all this time you are now able to stand straight and see your way clear! You can see what only the Lord could do for you! The woman was bound for 18 years, and no one could do for her what God did, He healed her from the inside out! He gave her, her life and when she Suddenly realized it, she was standing straight, she Immediately glorified God! Today, if you feel bent over by grief and fear, shame or guilt, sin and unbelief, it’s over with, today is the day that you get to stand up straight! No more hiding. You are in the place of God’s choosing, and now you can worship and praise God for your Suddenly! You have been touched by the Master and Immediately you should be Glorifying God!

Let’s Pray:
Father Thank You! Thank You for loving me through the pain of where I was, to where I am now. Father, I love You so much and I’m so grateful. Father, Thank You for helping me learn how to forgive as You have forgiven me. Freely and Completely! Father, forgive me for not letting things go m, but today because of You, I can let it go, I’m releasing that I may be released, that I may walk in Your divine Freedom for real this time! Father, there will be no more excuses, I accept the Freedom that You said I can have, and I’m freeing myself and others through this process. Father m, You are a Great God, Your ways towards me are good. Father, You are the Divine Healer. Thank You for my Suddenly, Thank You for touching me, that I may stand up straight now! Father, my first response is to Immediately praise and worship You for who You are! Father, Thank You for shaping me into who You designed me to be, and I surrender my all to You. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean