Cursed-Blessed Footsteps: My Journey to the Cross

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His Power

Philippians 2:9~ “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name~”

Acts 19: 14-16 ~“And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.¹⁵ And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?¹⁶ And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.”~

Philippians 2:10-11 ~“¹⁰ That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;¹¹ And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”~

1 Cor 1:18 ! "For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power."~

Hey *Y’all! Thank you for continuing to read and support this blog. I apologize for not posting anything for awhile. Today’s topic is about having Power in Jesus’ name!  How many of y’all know someone who says they are saved, sanctified, and filled with the Holy Ghost, but when confronted with real demonic issues from the dark side – they tremble and flee, because they are not really equipped to handle it. How many of ya’ll know someone who says that demons flee when they enter a room, etc? But in reality the demons say the same thing about them that they said to the seven sons of Sceva – they recognized that the sons had no power and ended up whooping their behinds!
 I have learned that on this spiritual journey that our hearts must be right at all times, and we have to live what we say, because the enemy knows when we have a door open. Evil spirits know who is in their Word, they recognize the Power of God and if you truly have His Power then they will recognize His Power in you! However, if you do not have any power it could be disastrous for you and those closest to you.  I believe there are three categories of those with power:

1.    Those who have absolutely no power but can quote scripture and preach you out your seats! They are satisfied with being praised by man and obtaining emotional gratifications.

2.    Those who started out having power, but because they didn’t stay grounded in their Word, they became contaminated like Superman who has come in contact with Kryptonite and lost all their power. This happens because they didn't stay connected to the source (Jesus).

3.    Those whose hearts are pure, stay in their word, fast,  and pray often;  so when they enter a place evil spirits recognize, tremble, and flee because they  know they are filled with God’s Holy Spirit which is the ultimate power. This is the power we all should strive to be filled with.

I would like to reiterate that this spiritual war is real, and if you go into any battle un-equipped you will get hurt out here! The enemy is playing for keeps, and he doesn't play fair (and yes he will eat his own!) Before you confront anything from the dark side you better make sure God is truly with you and that you have His Holy Spirit otherwise you are doomed to fail. Bottom-line is we have to ALWAYS be filled with the Holy Spirit -not just on certain occasions.

Can anyone out there relate?

Be Blessed *Y’all

Close the Door!

Matthew 5:4 ~"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."

John 10:10 ~ "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.~”

1 Peter 5:8-10   ^~”Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”~

Hey *Y’all! I pray blessings on everyone reading this blog.  Recently, I was speaking to a someone who had recently lost a spouse, and he mentioned that he was dealing with it as best as he could, but his teenage daughter had begun to manifest in various ways. He said she was cutting herself, having nightmares and also contemplating suicide because she wanted to go be with her mother.  The Holy Spirit had me minister to this man,  and I began to tell him that It's okay to mourn our lost ones, but we must not go overboard lest we fall into the idolatry trap. I also told him how the enemy comes in when we open certain doors. I told him I pray that he helps her to close those open doors, because the enemy wants to steal her joy, kill her spirit and ultimately destroy her soul. What I mean is that when we lose our focus on God and began to focus on our circumstances or lost loved ones, etc. we open spiritual doors that allow the enemy and his demons to come in and harass us.  Sin opens those doors for us; for example, if you listen to many murderers in prison most will agree that they started off by lying, then stealing, then ultimately they ended up killing someone, etc. Each sin opens the door to other sins, and it continues until we call on Jesus to close the doors for us. How do we keep them closed?  We have to believe, read, and live His Word, and pray often to keep satan and his minions at bay. Jesus already provided the tools to combat the kingdom of darkness, but it doesn’t mean anything if we don’t use them. We have  to make sure we keep our gates (doors) closed at all times, because all the enemy needs is a crack to put his filthy foot in and then once in he tries to destroy everything in your life. 

For anyone out there going through something please don’t give up on God because there is nothing too hard for Him.  I know sometimes we don’t always understand why certain things happen in our lives, but please trust and believe that God is working everything out on our behalf. Don’t lose hope, we have a living Savior who has already fought and won the battle for us, but we still have to live and fulfill our purpose in this lifetime. Don’t let the enemy steal your joy! Stomp on his head and loudly proclaim “SATAN THE LORD REBUKE THEE! WE CLOSE THE DOOR TO YOUR KAMIKAZE TATICS! WE REFUSE TO MAGNIFY YOU AND YOUR EVIL DEVICES; THE TRUTH IS YOU HAVE ALREADY LOST THE BATTLE! I AM COVERED BY THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS! YOU CAN’T HURT ME; YOU CAN NOT CURSE WHAT GOD HAS BLESSED! I AND MY FAMILY BELONG TO JESUS CHRIST!

Can anyone out there relate?

Be Blessed *Y’all.

Messengers From God

Numbers 22:28 ~“And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?”~

Luke 9:5 ~“And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”~

Hey *Y’all! I hope everyone is living life to their full potential and spreading the good news that Jesus Saves! Today’s topic is about messengers from God. How many of *y’all know that if God wants to get a message across to you that he can use anyone or anything? It doesn’t have to be someone who is a minister, etc. from a church, etc. When God is trying to get our attention He will use who He wants to use. However, I know too many people who are so judgmental about certain people that they will reject the message, because of who the message came from. How many of *y’all know that when you do this you may be blocking your blessing or breakthrough, because you couldn’t see past the messenger? This doesn’t mean that everyone who comes up to you and says that they have a message from God is genuine – you definitely have to use discernment when dealing with spiritual matters. However, if you are praying and studying the Word then you will be prepared and know whether the messenger is giving you a true message from God. It will always line up with His Word! And yes there are some messages that are harsh and our flesh doesn’t want to receive them, but if it applies to you then deal with it! Please get over yourselves and learn how to hear from God and stop trying to keep him in a box, because He doesn’t move how we think He should move. This is something I had to learn early on in my Christian walk. I’ve been blessed countless times by people I least expected, because I was able to look past their outer appearance and receive the message. I challenge *y’all to get rid of preconceived notions of what a messenger from God should look like, instead allow the Holy Spirit to show you that blessings come in many forms.

Can anyone out there relate?

Be Blessed *Y’all!?

Return To Sender

2 Corinthians 10-11 ~”Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, ¹¹ lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.”~

Hosea 4:6 ~”My people perish from a lack of knowledge.”~

Matthew 12:36 ~ “But I say unto you,That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”~

Luke 6:45 ~ “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”~

Hey *Y’all! I would like to say God Bless, and I pray this message speaks to someone out there today. How many of *Y’all know that when someone says something to you that is not true, that you can refuse to receive it and or return it to sender? What I mean is that there are a lot of people in the world who intentionally/ignorantly say things to you and try to get you to accept it on the sly. For instance, I had someone erroneously say to me “I heard you were under the weather sorry to hear that…” I had to correct her and say “ No , M’am I was not under the weather, I am healthy.” And as soon as I said it to her she said, “ All of these people are sick and under the weather and they look better than me…” So I corrected her again and said, “ No M’am, I was not under the weather, I am fine.” Another individual did something similar, recently by looking me up and down and saying, “Oooh! Look at you Diva!” So I had to correct again and say, “No M’am, I’m not a Diva, that’s a demon.” One thing as Children of God is that we need to make sure we read and learn the Word and stay educated on various terminology, and pray so that we can recognize when things said that are not of God are casually thrown at us. I realize that there are a lot of people out there that are ignorant to many of the enemy’s devices. Many people unknowingly use words that they have no idea what they mean. For example here are a few that are casually and ignorantly thrown around:

Diva – A goddess (demon) believed to have fallen from the sky to dwell with the people of a certain area.

Idol – An object, being, creature, or place worshipped, trusted and relied on as a god.

“Happy as Hell” - Hell is not a happy place; it is fiery, the place of the doomed, the cursed of God which was prepared as a place for the devil and his angels.

“Holy (profanity!)” – This is wrong on so many levels, there isn’t anything Holy about the profane.

Curse (words) - A term used for expletives, vulgar words to cast spells and overall a call of evil upon a person, action, or thing. The aim is to destroy, defile, or desecrate the sacred and holy. The slang version ‘Cuss’ refers to profanity that originally started out with the same objectives in mind.

Before I got saved I used to often spew curse words, because it was in my heart, and I didn’t understand the effects or the power of words. But now I know better, so I make an effort to speak life-giving words and keep them in my heart at all times, because remember “out of the heart the mouth speaks”. We need to make sure we watch every word we say, because we will give an account of every idle word on judgment day. Society has made it the norm to talk any kind of way and make it acceptable for you to receive it. I’m here to tell you that as Christians, we do not have to receive anything that is thrown at us. Refuse to receive any ole’ thing in your life! Return it back to the sender in the name of Jesus!

Can anyone out there relate?

Be Blessed *Y’all.

24/7

Psalm 118:24 ~“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”~

Matthew 7:5 ~“Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.”~

Luke 9:23 ~ “And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”~

Psalm 66:10 ~“For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.”~

Revelations ~” I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.”

Hey *Y’all! I pray everyone is truly blessed in this New Year. Today’s topic is something that has been on my spirit, and I just can’t shake it. How many of *y’all hear people who claim to be saved say, “I’m saved But….” “I know Jesus But….." “I love but……” first of all the word But is not of God, when God speaks there is a Period at the end! We tend to add the Buts to make us feel better about the mess we are in! You should say "I’m saved. I know Jesus. I love." There are so many people hiding behind the Buts of this world. If you are saved you should be winning –not losing people to Christ. I know that we will have some not so great days, because we live in a chaotic world. Nevertheless ,this should still not be an excuse to stick a But into your love walk. Don’t you realize that others are watching you? Don’t you realize that the way you handle your so called bad day could make or break someone who is seeking God? For instance, if they hear you saying you are saved etc., and then see you cursing and acting a plum fool because of a bad day, they may decide to forego Jesus and stay and live like the world, because they feel that they want no parts of a hypocritical church. This is a serious issue! Souls are being lost because of hypocrites! Like I said previously, I know every day is not going to go our way; we are going to be uncomfortable, because this is not our permanent home! However, we still need to understand that being a Christian and Child of God is a 24 hour 7 Day a week job. We are to constantly be on our job and constantly trying to win others to Jesus. If we approach our job as slack, mean spirited, nonchalant Women/Men of God -it just ruins our witness. Please don’t let a “bad” day be an excuse for you to act like a fool, be either hot or cold, because He sees and knows all, and we will ALL give an account of our lives on Judgment day.

Please read my special prayer for you, “Father God in the name of Jesus I bind any evil spirits that have tried to hinder my love walk. I cast all my cares on you, please help me to walk, and talk as you do. You are my living perfect example past, present, and forever! Lord help me to gladly take up my cross daily to follow you. Lord fill me with your Word when I am in an uncomfortable situation, Lord help me to see myself, help me to remove the plank from my own eye instead of constantly trying to pick the speck out of my brothers eye! Lord use me to be a living, walking, breathing testimony so that others will be blessed after being in my presence. Blessed because they see your light shining in me! Lord help me to see that there are no bad days when I reside in you, help me remember that “all things work for the good of those who love You and, who have been called according to Your purpose.” Lord help me see that all trials and persecutions are purifying me for Your Kingdom! Lord help me to always be a building block and not a stumbling block so that I can add to (not take away) from your Blessed Kingdom! Lord where I am weak You are Strong! Lord please help me to magnify you at all times –Amen."


Can Anyone Out There Relate?


Be Blessed *Y'all!

Contagious!

Luke 10:19 ~“Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”~

Jeremiah 17:14 ~”Heal me, O Lord, and I WILL BE HEALED; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise." ~

Luke 10:9 ~”And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.” ~

Hey *y’all! I pray everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving and please didn’t forget to thank Jesus for giving His life for us. Thank you for continuing to read this blog. Today while talking to one of my spiritual sisters on various issues, this thought stirred my spirit– “If you’re sick, how can you tell me how to get well?” It seemed so simple yet was truly profound. How many of *y’all know someone who is spiritually sick, but they are always trying to give you advice on how to get well? They speak on the topic as though they are certified doctors –yet they are constantly coughing, gagging, and throwing up various toxins ( hatred, malice, envy, gossiping, backbiting, misery). Their lives are contaminated and everything they touch is contaminated –yet they are quick to make house calls to tell you how to heal yourself, your family, and your house. Some of them give you spiritual remedies that they have not even tried themselves – but they want you to try them out. It seems that almost every time you see them they are literally walking around like Atomic Bombs- meaning they contaminate everything they touch and even those in the surrounding areas. The bottom-line is this if you are sick you can’t help me or anyone else get well! You can only pass on your contagions to others! You need to go to the ultimate healer (Jesus) and ask him to heal your sicknessed before you start issuing out medical (spiritual) advice. If this is something that you have dealt with or that speaks to your spirit, please pray this prayer with me “Father God in the name of Jesus thank you for being the ultimate healer! You protect me from all evil and I trust that no weapon formed against me and my family shall prosper. You gave me the power to tread on serpents and scorpions. You are the ultimate protector! Please forgive me for walking in disobedience! I plead the Blood of Jesus over any unholy alliances in my life –past and present. I ask you to remove all spiritual and physical toxins from my life so that I may be the healthy soldier you need me to be.”

Can anyone out there relate?

Be Blessed *Y’all!