My Book.
I am so happy and I give thanks to my daddy, the Lord Jesus for he has really been opening doors for me slowly. I have finally began to write my book. ”Digging deep to find your Passion and Gifts”. I came home on Friday, I sat around the computer and I just began to write. By the time i was finished, I was at page 24 with five pages totally completed. Thank you Lord. Thank you for being my guide.
We are so so Blessed
We are look at the big things and forget the small things. What about that glass of water that you drink; what about that you are able to wake up and open your mouth and speak. We tend to keep asking for things, I want, I want and don’t stop to have the quality one and one time with the father. If it wasn’t for God, your creator, you would not be here. You would not have anything.
Its time that we stop and begin to realized that we are BLESSED. There is so much to give thank for. Open your mouth everday and give thanks. God created every thing on this earth and everything obeys and do what God says except human. The one creation that is made in his image and is the apple of his eys, don’t obey him. How can this be. Its time to get down on our kneews and bow down to the name of Jesus and repent. Look at yourself first before you begin looking at others. Clean up your home and then you can look outside.
God is a merciful God and he will forgive you, cleanse you and wash away yoursins and all that you have done if you just ask. His word cannot return void. Ask him for forgiveness and change your lives. You are blessed; we are all blessed. Receive and accept it.
One of My Biggest Blessing……. My Children
WOW. Where do I start. As I write this post tears roll down by eyes. I am so so blessed to have two wonderful Children. Andre and Jordane. Andre my son is 18 and my daughter Jordane is 12. Words cannot explain where I would be today if it wasnt for these two wonderful children. They themselves have gone through so much for there little age, but I am telling you when you have the Favor of God on your life you can rise up over anything.
Andre, was classified as a child who couldn’t read, wouldn’t do good, lazy and always gave trouble. But I am here to tell you today, that my son, has overcome all of the negative words that was spoken over him my family members, and other and he is doing well in school, he accepted Jesus into his life and he is a fantastic son. Over the past five years has been the hardest for us. The children have seen me being attack by the enemy in so may different ways, my health, my finances, my marriage and on a whole just every area of my life. But even though we have gone through so much, they have stood beside me and they pray with me. Days when I am in pain and cannot get out of bed, my son will cook and bring dinner to me. He ensures that I take my medicine. He looks after his little sister. God, thank you from the bottom of my heart for Andre. I was so happy when he reached one big milestone which was his 18th birthday and I was able to give him a surprise birthday party, purchase his drum set and had his friends and extended family over. On this day I had a spiritual Bar Mitzvah where I gave Andre back to the Lord. It was a wonderful day.
Now.. as for my daughter, my princess as she calls herself. She is a handful, but a very loving child. Words really cannot explain Jordane., She is tough, she wants to be an attorney then a Judge. I am telling you, I often laugh and joke when I tell her I feel so sorry for the people on the other side of the court room. She is cold. When all the trials began five years ago and my whole life us turned upside down, I remember Jordane saying to me… ” Mummy, if I can Do it. You can too”. Days when I am down and tears down, Jordane comes in wipe them away. She has this crazy laugh and she says and do things to just make you smile. God, Jesus….. I am blessed, oh so blessed. Thank you for my babies. I could never ever ask for better children.
Whenever they want to go somewhere is it includes sleeping out they make sure that one of them is always in the house with me. By 6pm if I am not home, I know my phone is going ring. Andre comes and tuck me in ever night. he will not go to sleep before me or his sister. He kisses me on the check and says good night mom, good night sis and then goes to bed.
If I should sit down and write about these children, I don’t think I would have enough hours in the day. They are blessed, they are special, they are covered under the blood of Jesus, they are loved and cherished. My Babies mean more to me than you can ever imagine.
Yes, I am a single mother and its hard when they choose to not listen to me and to disobey as all children do, but I wouldn’t change them for anything. Father’s when they leave there children they don’t know what they are missing. Even if they are in a situation where they cannot be with them, call them, write to them, try and communicate some way. The are very precious and priceless to God.
Andre and Jordane, your mom is oh so proud of both of you and she wishes she can do so much more for both of you. Thank God for my babies.
Are you Satisfied With God’s Plan For You?
This was an eye opener for me. There is so many things that I want to do, feeling guilty I am not spending enough time with the children; not enough time in prayer, unable to do it all, Impatient because I am not advancing as fast as I would like; Frustrated with my restrictions. Then I read this morning during my devotions 1 Timothy 4. This scripture explain to us how to be a good servant for God. Be grateful for where you are in life and be an example to others.
As you begin to look at all the wonderful things you have, you will see how much you are blessed and how much God loves you. We are made in his image and likeness, so if we are made in God’s image we must realize that he wants the best for us. Why would he wish for us to go trough anything that is not for our Growth.
1 Timothy 4 vs 12 states that we are not to let anyone treat us as unimportant. That is a very strong command. Be an example to believers with the words that come out of our mouth, our actions – the things we do; our love – do you show unconditional love even to the people that you find hard to show love; our faith – believe God’s word it cannot return void and a pure life – live clean and please your daddy in heaven. We are not perfect but we are important.
Verse 13 tells us to always read his scriptures until he comes to everyone, strengthen them and teach them. Use your gift that God gave you to do his work. With all of this outlined, it is more than enough to keep us throughout each day. It is a major task but an easy one to accomplish as long as you include God with everything you are doing. Ask him today…..the simplest of simplest questions.
So after reading this chapter, I realize that I have so much work to do for God. This is not for me, it is all for the Kingdom of God. I am learning to be happy where I am because it could be worse; be a blessing to others. Lets reach out to do something for one person each day. I challenge you and I even challenge myself to write down who you have blessed each day. God loves us so much. Be happy.
Stacey
Update on My Post About The Calling on Your Life
For years I have always had the desire to open and run my own business. I have gone through so many name changes, transitions, listening to people and not following my heart and not listening to the Lord. During the beginning of this year, I had so many attacks in my life: physically, financially, emotionally and more than anything spiritually. I felt that I kept on going, going, going and try to push through, but I wasn’t accomplishing anything. The jobs that I were receiving couldn’t really get me back on track and I had my children kept seeing me going through so much pain. There were times when I felt like running away.
God have put some wonderful people in my life and I am so thankful. If I didn’t have the love and support from these people, I don’t know how I would have made it through the rough times. I have been blessed so richly by God with the gifts and talents that he has given me and I am so honored that I have the drive and passion to use those gifts for the Kingdom of God. The flesh always wants you to think about yourself first and then everyone else after, but with the Kingdom of God, its the opposite. Thats doesn’t mean that you are not to look after yourself.
I was listening to Dr. Creflo Dollar one day on the TV and he said, stop sitting down and saying I am trying to work on my business, go out and get a job and work on your business on the side. That opened my eyes.
I am so happy to say that now, I am taking my time and building up Christian Women United In Business and I am also a part of a wonderful ministry…. One Life International which is based in South Africa, but has decided to open a branch here in the US. As for my Virtual Assistant Business, I love helping people, so I am trying to see how I can incorporate SHARGO with my ministry work. I have a dream of having SHARGO Enterprise on 15 acres of Land where I will be able to give back to people in need. There are so many people, children who needs to find their true calling and I want to be able to assist. There are women who have been abused and don’t know how to get back on their feet and tap into the calling that God has for them. So many people are suffering and it is time for Gods children to use their calling and gifts to make a difference and assist and help others.
I am slowly finding the path that God wants me to go on. If God is for you, who can be against you. Greater is he that is in me, than he that is in the world. I am stand on the Word of God. He will never leave me nor forsake me.
Thank you Daddy. No one can ever love me like you do. Thanks for dying for me, thanks for loving me, thanks for holding me in palm of your hands, thanks for knowing everything about me.
Your Daughter
Stacey
Ephesians 5:23 – Husbands are the Head
Over and over, I realize that this scripture is so taken out of context. The bible says, that men are the head of the house and wives are to submit to their husbands; and whatever the bible says that is true. However, the scripture also says that husbands are to love their wives even as Christ also loved the church. God loves the church more than we can even imagine and if God says a man is to love his wife the same way God loves the church, that says alot.
The duty of a wife is to submit to her husband, and the duty of a husband is to love his wife. Jesus came and died on the cross for each of us. He died for the church. (Church is not the building, it is the people. Explanation of this will be in another post). The Love that Jesus has for the church is endless. No one can ever love each other more than how God loves the church; but husbands are to love their wives as Christ also love the church.
More and more, the only scripture that we hear is Ephesians 5:23 – Men are the head of the house. There are scriptures before and after that compliments this scripture.
- Husbands and wives are to submit themselves one to another in the fear of the Lord.
- Husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. No one ever hates his own body. This particular statements says it all.
- Husbands shall leave their parents home and join with their wives and become one.
- Wives are to submit to their husbands as unto God. (Not worship him. The only person you are to worship is God.)
When you become one, you not only become one in the flesh but more especially you become one in the spirit. A husband needs to realize that their wives are there to help them. So many times I go around people and keep hearing well the husband is the head and one has to make the decision. You are united as one and both of you make the decisions with Christ being the head of your family. More and more marriages are being destroyed because there is really no good clarification and understanding and scriptures are just used as it suits the particular situation.
I pray that all husband and wives have an encounter with God and receive the full revelation and understanding of what the true meaning of marriage is to God. Marriage is a sacred and a holy event this is ordained by God and God alone. The ring in the marriage is a circle which has no openings. The ring means one. Each husband and wife should wear their ring, it is a sign of unity. Respect comes from both sides. A husband should respect his wife as a wife should respect her husband. One thing I learned that was an eye opener for me and that is when we all reach to the judgment seat, you will not be asked how your spouse treated you, you will be asked how you treated your spouse? Take time to reflect on that statement, it really helped me, so I am trying now to say nice words even when sometimes the harsh words will come at me. It takes strength but you will receive that strength from God if you ask. He is so wonderful, if you ask not you receive not. God wants his children to be happy and prosperous in every area of our lives.
After God, the second thing we are to concentrate on is our home, our family. Once you fix your family then you can begin to work on other areas.
When you unite as a husband and wife, things moves so easily. God sits down on throne in heaven and look down and smile and I am sure he is saying to himself, I am proud of my children, they have received the revelation and they are walking as one in Christ.
Husbands and wifes, you have more power than you really know, cherish what God has given you and don’t let the ways of the world destroy what God has joined together.
Be blessed.
Words, Words, Words
Growing up we normally hear certain words or sayings and we just speak them out of our mouths and don’t realize what we are saying ( My head is killing me)… How can your head kill you?
Death and Life are in the power of the tongue. Over the past few months I have be trying to renew my mind by being careful of the words I speak. Words that I speak about myself, words I speak to my children and to anyone. If you speak negative words to someone, don’t be surprise if those same words come back to you.
The bible outlines the words that we need to speak. ” I am an overcomer”; I am victorious”; Greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world”;. There are so many scriptures that is in the bible for us to study and use. Declare positive words over your life, speak the words out every morning over your children. Whenever I pray, I always try to ens my prayer with blessing over my life, over my families life. I declare and speak loudly, my family is covered under the blood of Jesus, my family and I are blessed; we have long life; we are completely delivered; we are redeemed from spiritual death, redeemed from poverty and redeemed from sickness; we are healed, we have totally healing, sickness does not belong in our bodies; we have prosperity in every area of our lives.
These are words that I speak out, there are times when situations will arise that you want to say things that just come to your tongue, don’t be tempted, stop and think if you are saying something positive or negative. Words that are negative will only hurt and destroy. Take a minute a stop and think of all the little words that you think may be a joke or your feel you are just saying something and it wont hurt anyone. Words are very very powerful. Today, try to begin renewing your mind and ask God to help you to control your tongue.
Lord help me to control my tongue. Lord let my words be the words that you want me to speak not what I want to speak. God, you say whatever I ask you in the name of Jesus shall be granted on to me, therefore in the name of Jesus, I am asking you to help me learn how to speak. Give me wisdom knowledge and understanding. Thank you Lord Jesus for helping me.
Say this little prayer and stand on the word of God and know that he will guide and teach you and you will realize each day how your ways of speaking are beginning to change and line up with the way in which God wants you to speak.
God Bless.
Stacey
Calling on Your Life
When God has a calling on your life there is nothing that you can do to run from it. You may think that you are living the good worldly life, but you will return home. Home means where God wants you to be. You will know that you have returned home. You will feel the peace of God with you.
If you continue to fight, God will literally pull the rug from under you and strip you, so that you know that the only person who can help you back up is him. I have been there. I put my husband, my father, my work, my life before God and I was literally stripped cleaned. My husband is miles away, my father does not speak to me, I lost a house, I have gone through several medical ailments, where I was never normally a sickly person and more. I lost the friends I thought I had and it was just me and God. All I could do, is cry and lean on him. Despite what I am going through today, I am in a much better place, because, I have God on my side. With God on my side, who can be against me. I am a child of God. Now I know and I can boldly say that my family and I are covered under the blood of Jesus.
Please listen to the holy spirit. Be sensitive to the holy spirit. Obey your calling and surrender to God. When you walk with God, all his promises apply to you and his word cannot return void.
The Importance of a Support Group
One thing I have learnt over the past four years is the purpose of having a support group in your corner. I am so thankful that the days when I get down, I have had my spirtual mother to pray me through. At one point during these last four years, it was just me and the children. I had a few friends which I was greatful for, but nothing like what I have today.
I highly recommend that everyone should have a support group in the the body of christ or just even around you. I know what it feels to have the rug pulled from under your legs and when you dont know where is up from down. I have spent nights cruing, days crying, bills to be paid and I dont even want to face the next day. There were times I just would not answer my phone, becuase I didnt want to speak to anyone, but if it was not for the grace of God, who blessed me with a wonderful extended family which includes my spirtual mother, my pastors, my true friends and a few family members, I dont know where I would be today.
God uses other people to do his work and that is why it is essential to listen to God. God will use you to help someone who is going through a rough time, if you dont listen then Gods work will not be able to done and that person may just feel as if he alone is in the world. I share this with you to say that, I am so blessed to have the right people around me and I am honored that I have friends that can now tell me that that I am a blessing to them. I give them hope; they like to see how I spend time with the children and work around my children; they like to hear the positive words I speak.
Today, please be that support that God wants you to be for someone. It really makes a huge difference.