What Are YOU Saying?

Wow, how Amazing is God? Truly, truly, truly Amazing! I just love how He continues to reveal wonderful truths to us, if and when we really take the time to listen to, and really hear Him. I came upon a passage of scripture on yesterday, that really got my attention, so much so that i dreamed about it, and it was the first thing that was on my mind today, when my eyes opened this morning. It was not a familiar verse to me, in fact, I was reading from a Psalm that I was not very familiar with-Psalm 105. The caption over this particular Psalm in my Bible is-God Keeps His Promises. I was captivated by the caption, so I stopped to read the Psalm. In it, it talks about how God is a covenant God, and how He remembers His covenants and promises, and how He moves on the behalf of His people who He is in covenant with. I came to the verses where the writer is talking about the events in Joseph's life, how he was in chains, sold as a slave, some pretty not so good things! Anyway, this one verse, really stopped me, really got my attention...verse 19-Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him. You are probably saying, what is so big about this scripture? it was really big to me.
I think about things that the Lord promises me in our quiet time together. Maybe you too recall something that He promised you a week ago..."That bill is paid, manifestation of your healing will show up, your marriage is fixed, your child's life is turned around, I brought them back home". Maybe you really believed what He said, but a week later, it seems like nothing has changed. That has happened to me to at times. You wait for the change to manifest, but nothing seems to change. Verse 19 said, until the time that his word came to pass, (the words that you speak should be the words that God speaks about you) the word of the Lord tested him...the word tested him! That word tested him...by His stripes YOU are healed, I will supply YOUR need, I give you goodly houses to live in, and fill them with good things, I keep my promises, I will not lie to you"!
When it seems so long that we have waited, when it seems like nothing is changing, when it seems like God is not doing anything, that word is testing you, to see if you really believe it! Do you really believe what you are saying? Do you really believe that YOU are healed, when your body still hurts? Do you really believe that God supplies all of YOUR needs when your bank account balance is $5? Do you believe that YOUR child really is a gift from God, when that child is disrespectful and doing drugs, out on the street? The Word says that your are healed, that you are prosperous, that your child is the seed of the righteous and that he or she is delivered. The word wants to see if you really believe IT, or your circumstances. You are the one who will determine which one wins...the Word or the circumstances. The choice is yours! What are you saying about you? What words are you saying about your body? What are you saying about your spouse? What are you saying about your finances? What are you saying about your child? What are you saying about your neighborhood? it is up to you!

Merry Christmas!

As I sit here this morning, in my quiet time with God, I am meditating on who He is, on all of the great things that He has done for each of us, on how much that he loves us all!

I was meditating on the sermon that He gave me to preach on yesterday, from the verse of scripture in Isaiah...Isaiah 9:6. I am not going to write it out for you, because I want you to find it in your Bible, and hold the Word of life in your hands.

As I said on yesterday, this particular scripture has been used as a Christmas scripture at every Christmas. It is always the verse that is preached on, it is the verse that is found printed on so many Christmas cards, but God said on yesterday to me, that it is more than just a "Christmas verse", it is for every day of your life!

I have read this verse many times...but God said on yesterday to me, to really sit and let Him talk to me about it. Here is what he said:

The world today, is talking about, dissatisfied with, angry at the government of their country. They are depending on politicians to solve their problems, get them jobs, fix the economy...and basically anything else that is wrong in their life. More and more, the citizens of the various countries around the world, not just America, or becoming more and more disappointed in the government. God said to me "tell them that it is time to change governments"! God's government, in His Kingdom, is strong, and stable, and solid, and intact! It has no economic issues, not threatened by a fiscal cliff, don't contain a trillion dollar debt. Everything is all good in His government! You can enjoy all of the benefits of His government, IF you are a Kingdom Citizen, and you can enjoy the benefits now! You don't have to die and go to heaven to enjoy God's Kingdom, it's here right now, it is God's will, His culture, His laws, His wealth, His intent, for all mankind, and it is right here, right NOW! It available for everyone...just get into His Kingdom and become one of His Citizens. As a citizen of the Kingdom of God, we have access to ALL that God has, and He owns and has everything...health, wealth, peace, power, anointing, security, wow so many awesome and amazing things, and as a citizen, we have access to it ALL! God's wealth is not for Him, it is for us, His citizens! So perhaps you might want to change governments!

Wonderful! Do you need some wonderful things to show up in your life right about now? Some peace, some joy, a little bit of love, some confidence, some assurance that everything is all-right. Jesus is Wonderful, not only because of what He does, but more importantly because of WHO He is! He is wonderful, and He loves to do wonders! Try Him!

Counselor...are you in need of a Counselor today? He is an excellent one! Do you have a decision to make and don't know what to do? Turn to Jesus, He knows what you need to do, and He will counsel you as to what to do about your situation...whatever it is. He knows about everything...that job that you are considering, that person who has just asked you to marry them, that debt that you are considering, whatever it is, He's a wonderful counselor, and will never steer you wrong.

Mighty God...all powerful God, the one who is stronger that depression, stronger than fear, stronger that cancer, stronger than lack, stronger than anything, and anyone! Cast ALL of your cares upon Him, He is mighty, He can handle and fix every one of them! He has all power in His hands. Put that care, that bill, that child, that marriage, your body in His hands...they are mighty hands!

Rules seem to change every day. I was watching an NFL game on yesterday, and a yellow, penalty flag was thrown on one particular play, and I being the rule "expert" like so many Americans across the USA, disagreed with the call. Of course, the coach disagreed also, and challenged the call. Well, one of the announcers said something that got my attention, he said, "the rule was just recently changed". Wow, in the sports field, it seems like the rules change for every play! There was once a time when a person was hired at a particular company, and they were assured that they could work there at least 30 years...not always true today. Jobs end, companies go out of business, things which were always so stable...are not like that today.
But God...is Everlasting! He is an Everlasting Father! He has been around, and will BE around! You can count on Him! He is an Everlasting Source, Everlasting Salvation, Everlasting  Peace, Everlasting Love, Everlasting Joy, Everlasting Provider and Healer, and Shepherd, and Righteousness...I can go on and on. He is constant, like middle C!

Peace, Peace, Wonderful Peace...you can only get it from Him! Not from a bottle, you can't inhale it, you can't smoke something and get peace, not from a pill, not from a doctor, not from a degree...only from the Prince of Peace! He is our Peace! This holiday season, is a source of stress for many people. Some don't have family, many are just lonely, many are worried about not having the money to shop, whatever it is, there is a lack of peace. Turn to the Prince of Peace. Externals won't bring you Peace, not real peace.

This is what God shared with me on yesterday and even more today. He said to encourage the people.
"Many can't even enjoy Christmas, because they are worried about a bill that is due on January 14, 2013".
He said it, I don't know why He named that particular day, but that is what He told me.

Anyway, tomorrow is Christmas. Decide that you are not going to be stressed, worried, or depressed! Decide that you are going to have a great Christmas, that someone is going to invite you to share Christmas with them, that you won't be alone!

I speak peace over you, joy and blessings overtaking you, love and laughter surrounding you, surprise gifts coming to you! I pray you you, that you have a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful, prosperous, Peaceful New Year! All of this can be yours today and always!

Do you KNOW Jesus? have you invited Him to live in your heart? Have to realized that He died just for you on the cross, in order to take away your sins, and that if you were the only person on earth, He still would have died just for YOU? He loves YOU, YOU are already forgiven, you just have to confess it with your mouth. God raised Jesus from the dead for YOU! He is alive for YOU. He will move into your heart today if you ask Him to. He wants to. He has been waiting for you to ask Him to. What an awesome Christmas gift. He is God's gift to YOU. What a great gift for you to receive this Christmas...Salvation, Eternal Life, a new nature, the life of God coming to live with YOU and in YOU forever! Ask Him in today!

Pray this: Dear God, I know that without Jesus I am lost. I believe and confess with my mouth, that Jesus died for me, and that You raised Him from the dead for me. I receive your forgiveness now. Jesus come into my heart, and live in me. Thank you for saving me! Fill me with Your holy Spirit that I may live for You. Thank You Jesus. Amen!

That's it...welcome to the Family of God, to new life, to Freedom! I guarantee you...You will have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Life!

(Please leave a comment. Let me know that you prayed this prayer today)

YOU Do It!

Good morning people. It is 5:13 in the morning and here I sit blogging. I am up and I went to bed last night with a heavy heart, as a result of the senseless tragedy that took place in Connecticut on yesterday, at Sandy Hook Elementary school. I am so saddened by the loss of lives, as well as for the person who committed this awful act. I sat and watched twice this week, shootings that took the lives of innocent people, people that were just living their life, not bothering anyone. Going to a mall or to a school as usual, not knowing that they would leave home one minute, and never return home again. It is so not right. After each of these tragedies, whether it's in a mall, a school, a movie theater, wherever, I watch and listen to the responses of people all over America, saying things like, "what is God doing?, it is God's will, we may never understand why He let this happen, we must pray harder, God is speaking". I hear statements like these, so often after a tragedy.It is as if God Himself, walked into a school and killed innocent children. He did NOT! God did not do this, and He did not allow it to happen, the body of Christ did! Ok, you are really mad now, I know it...but it is true...the body of Christ, the Church, let it happen! How can I say that you might ask? I say it, because it is true. I know that many will say that I am crazy, that I have lost my mind. It is ok, I haven't.

After every tragedy of this magnitude, I hear people cry out to God for Him to do something, but in reality, God is probably crying out for us, the body of Christ, those who claim to be Christians, believers, those who are saved, sanctified and filled with the Holy Ghost, He is probably crying out for us to do something!

Why do I say this? I say it because God put us in charge of this earth. He gave us the assignment of governing, mastering, ruling, and controlling this earth, blood bought, believers, yes, us! Those who have been made in the image and the likeness of God! His sons and daughters! (Genesis 1:26) God gave us the dominion to rule Earth. He rules Heaven, but it is our assignment to rule here. I am sure that many are getting even more angry at what I am saying, but I didn't say it, God said it! God put us in charge. God gave us a spirit like that is amazing! We have been created with awesome ability and potential in us. We have the ability to make discoveries, inventions that would change this planet...we already have! Man was created with capabilities that we have not even tapped into yet. Adam, a man with a spirit like God in him, named every animal, insect, every creeping thing on this earth, a man did that. Do you know how many bugs there are on this planet, how many animals exist here, and a man named everyone of them. We have God's ability in us! He gave us power over this Earth, power over hurricanes, sickness and disease, the economy, over all the resources that are in the Earth...the silver and the gold, iron ore, diamonds, everything that mankind would ever need, God put it in the earth and gave us dominion over it! Our capabilities are amazing!

When God delivered Moses and he children of Israel out of Egypt, and they came to the Red Sea, they began crying out in fear. They felt trapped by the sea in front of them, and Pharoah's army behind them. Where would they go, and what would they do? Moses cries out to God to help them, and God in essence asked Moses, "why are you crying to me, you divide the sea"! (Exodus 14: 15-16-And the Lord said to Moses, "Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it.") God didn't divide the Red Sea, Moses did! God gave Moses the power to divide it. Moses had the dominion that God gave us all the way back to the Garden. God has not changed His mind. We still have dominion and authority in this Earth, we just have to use it! We have been taught that God divided the Red Sea, but Moses did! God would not do what He (God) gave man the power to do! He is still saying the same thing today, "Why are to crying to Me?" I gave you power to stop terrorists, to stops folks from walking into theaters, malls, schools, churches, and taking lives. I gave you power to stop hurricanes, tornadoes, disease, economic problems, corrupt politicians and judges etc. The Church is here on this earth, to stop things from happening, and to not conform and cower under this world system, but to take over! To dominate! To stop the power of darkness! We are waiting on God, but God is waiting on US! These tragedies will continue to happen unless the Church rises up as the powerful body that it is, and take over! That is why we are here, to take over. We are Ambassadors, Heaven's representatives in the Earth, to dominate and take over! We are the light in a dark world!

Jesus has us here to take up what he began while He walked the earth. he told us that the same works that He began, we are to do, and even greater works! We are to heal the sick, cast out devils, not be afraid of the devil, we are to raise the dead, open blinded eyes! Us, yes US! Jesus said so. (John 14:12-"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also, and greater works than these he will do, because I go to my Father") Jesus said this! We are supposed to do what He did, not cry to God for God to do it. If we want these tragedies to stop happening, we must stop them and the spirits behind the people who do these horrible crimes. These people who do these terrible things, don't even realize that they are being controlled by satan. We ask how can they do these things, they're not, satan is doing it through them! It is so sad that they don't know that they have given themselves to be used by satan, but it is sadder that the Church does not operate in the power, dominion and authority that God has given us. We have delegated authority over all the Earth. We are not to use that power to control people, but we are to use that power and authority to control the evil spirits that are controlling the people! As believers, we have power! We don't have to just sit around and let stuff happen to us!

God said that whatever we allow here on earth, He will allow! So when we hear people say that God allowed something to happen, He allowed it, because we allowed it! If we just sit by and allow satan to put cancer on us, to steal our children, walk into a school and kill 20 innocent children and adults, to steal finances, jobs, steal our peace and joy, then guess what, God will allow it too! He allows what we allow! (Matthew 18:18-"Assuredly, I say, whatever you bind(not allow) on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose(allow) on earth will be loosed in heaven"!) Jesus said this! In other words, if we don't allow sickness and disease on earth, heaven will go into action and see that it won't show up on earth. If we don't allow hurricanes, a collapsed economy, corrupt politicians, judges, bosses, folks going into theaters, schools, malls, our homes or anywhere else killing, then heaven won't allow it either! If we allow peace and prosperity, health, love and joy on earth,heaven will again go into action to bring these things on earth! We have the power! God will not do what He has given us power to do!

Stand up man or woman of God, take authority over those situations in your life that have tormented you! Put a stop to things that are happening to your children, in your marriage, in your community that you know should not be happening! We have the power to turn this world around! I know that many won't agree with what I just said...it's ok. It is still true! (Hosea 4:6- My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.)

Love you. Have a great weekend!

~Gayle