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Vengeance Is The Lords

Jul12

bad customer4Over the past few months, one of our family friends has been viciously attacked by another business owner. Our family friend is an 83 year old business woman who has worked extremely hard all her life. After the loss of her husband, she worked even harder. She loves her business and her customers; striving to give them a wonderful experience each and every time. Unfortunately, the gentleman she rents her shop from has no respect for woman in general. He believes that all women are beneath him and are not worthy of his time. He feels it is alright to yell, scream and belittle people just because he owns the building. No one is safe under his roof and confrontations is the norm.

A few weeks ago, my mom and I went to our friend’s shop to help her rearrange the shelves and give the shop a new feel. The energy in the shop had become quite stagnant because of the discontentment the building owner had created. So we worked all weekend, moving and organizing things to help our friend get some pep back in her step. It was fantastic. All three of us were laughing, singing, and just having a good ol’ time during the process. Our friend started feeling vibrant again. She was overwhelmed that we would take so much time to help her so we just kept singing “because your worth it” all day.

Before we left the building, we prayed that God would open up new opportunities and bless her place of business with a newness and vibrancy that she desperately needed. At the very end of the prayer, we prayed and agreed that when two or more agree, it will be done.

Matthew 18:19: Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. that when two or more agree, it will be done. 

Little did we know what God had planned.

Over the course of the next two weeks, the building owner started arguing with his security guard and other business owners who rented space in his building. He became more vicious in his verbal attacks. He found himself under some death threats and lawsuits. It started a landslide of events. The building owner became more and more on edge. His stomach started giving him difficulties. And many shop owners are having to make decisions if they too should leave this ruthless building owner. But all of this still wasn’t going to make the building owner back down. He ended up arguing, lying, and doing everything he could to get some of his renters to sell their businesses to him. It truly was an ugly sight.

Our family friend decided enough was enough. She didn’t want to leave her business but knew she couldn’t go on under these circumstances. My mom went over to the shop to help our friend take inventory and help start getting things ready to move. Unbeknownst to my mom, she had walked into the devil’s lair and a battle for our friend’s livelihood. The building owner was determined to make our friend sell to him. After hours of having to battle this man’s disgusting display of temper tantrums, our friend decided to sell right on the spot. Unfortunately, the building owner kept all the funds for supposedly lack of rent payments. So now our friend was not only out of business, she was out of inventory and funds too.

Now you might be wondering what the good news is in this story. Well that’s the best part. As God tells us in Romans 12:18-20:

18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. 19 Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,” says the Lord. 20 “BUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD.”

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So what happened…GOD IS WHAT HAPPENED! All of a sudden, our friend was being visited by another business owner who heard about what happened. He offered her a management position in his business doing what she loves to do. He personally took her to fill out all the paper work, paid for all the fees, provided part of her paycheck upfront (so she had funds) and took her to meet his team. He put his arm around her and told the team, she is your new manager and we are going to take good care of her.

No matter what you face today and no matter who is coming after you, don’t lose heart. If God can completely change the course of an 83 year old woman’s journey…what do you think he can do for you? My answer…GIVE IT TO GOD AND SEE HIS MIGHTY HAND UPON YOUR LIFE! For there is absolutely nothing too hard for our Lord Almighty! He will put the right people, at the right time with the right opportunity in your life, unexpectedly!

 

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There is Power

Jan24

A-Stunning-Creation-god-the-creator-11439510-1024-768Have you ever thought about how God could possibly take care of everything in the world, all at the same time? Think about it…if I’m praying or calling out to Him at the same time as you, how can He hear both of us at the same time? When you truly start thinking about what it must be like to be an Heavenly Father to millions, all over the world; you start grasping just how BIG He really is!

Throughout the Bible, we are given glimpses of His amazing provisions, miracles, healing, and protection. The best of best for all those who called upon Him. He didn’t care what color, race, or gender you were…He just poured out His love to all those who would believe. And if you truly believe, then the words in the Bible are pure and true. They aren’t just stories or myths, they truly happened. The more you dive into the Bible, you become to realize just how amazing God is and why Jesus came to the earth.

Whenever God spoke, things happened. He said let there be light and there was light. He said let the earth put forth vegetation; plants and fruit trees were created. He said let there be lights in the expanse of the heaven; and the sun and moon were created. After all of these things and more were made…God made man and woman. He didn’t just make them…he also blessed them. Then He took rest because He saw it was all good and approved it completely. (Genesis 1:1-28, 31)

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Nothing has changed. He is, was, and will always be the same God. He never changes. Jesus purposely came to give us life, and life more abundantly. (John 10:10) No matter what you face in life, you have someone who truly cares about you and He wants to help. So today, I wanted to remind you of just how big God is. There is power in the name of Jesus to break every chain that tries to hold you back. Don’t waste another moment, get to truly know Him. The more you do, the more He becomes real in your life. And, your life will never be the same. The POWER IN THE NAME OF JESUS breaks every chain.

 

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Ha, You Can’t Touch Me

Jul4

Fear - Woman on ChairFear is so prevalent in our world today.

  • The fear of sickness.
  • The fear of someone not liking you.
  • The fear of losing your job.
  • The fear of the unknown.
  • The fear of “what ifs”.
  • The fear of not having enough.
  • Fear of war, diseases and the economy.

There are millions of things you could fear. But, did you know that fear is the devil’s way of keeping you in bondage? When we allow fear into our lives, it can birth into other nasty emotions, such as anger, worry, stress, depression, and discouragement.

We all have moments of fear or doubt. We all face challenges and difficult times. When fear takes grip in your life, you’ll find that you stop doing things you’ve always loved to do. You’ll stop functioning. You’ll stop being the very person you are meant to be. You simply stop living life.

Proverbs 29:25 says: “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever leans on, trusts in, and puts his confidence in the Lord is safe and set on high.”

God is telling us to lean and trust in Him because we are safe. It doesn’t take a lot of faith or constant prayer. You can simply tell God about the things you are fearing and let them go. Fight the good fight of faith. Boldly declare…IT IS WRITTEN: “greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world”. (1 John 4:4)

God has legions of angels working on your behalf, every moment of every day! AND…He has the most amazing plan for your life that will be bigger and greater than you could ever imagine.

WINNERYou have your provision.
You have your protection.
You have your healing.
You have every single thing you need because God will provide it!

So, relax today and tell the devil…HE CAN’T TOUCH YOU! There is absolutely nothing, and I mean nothing, that the devil can throw at you that God doesn’t already have the answer.

You serve an ALL POWERFUL, ALL KNOWING, ALL LOVING GOD that will never let you down! THE VICTORY IS ALREADY YOURS! YOU TRULY HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR!

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FEAR

Sep14

Fear is so prevalent in our society today.  All you have to do is turn on the TV or search the internet and you will see fear everywhere!  But, did you know that fear is the devil’s way of keeping you in bondage? When we allow fear into our lives, it can birth into other nasty emotions, such as worry, stress and discouragement.

  • The fear of the unknown.
  • The fear of “what ifs”.
  • The fear of not having enough.
  • Fear of war, diseases and the economy.

We all have moments of fear or doubt.  In all honesty, most people fear things that most likely will never happen to them.  The problem with fear is that it can really take a grip on you.  You can find yourself in such a state that you stop doing the very things you have loved to do in the past.

But, what does the Bible say about fear?  Proverbs 29:25 says, “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever leans on, trusts in, and puts his confidence in the Lord is safe and set on high.”

God is specifically telling us to lean and trust in Him because we are safe.  It doesn’t take a lot of faith or constant prayer.  Just tell God about the things you are fearing and let them go.  The one thing we really need to understand is that God has everything under control.

So…RELAX!  The battle is His and it is already WON!  Just seek the Lord and let Him take care of the rest, for fear has no place in your life.  Live, Love, Laugh and be Happy!  Life has so much to offer – REACH OUT and GRAB IT!