Stacey's Daily Walk

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.

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

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.