WORDS of WIZDOM

Written by: Sheila C.

August 15, 2007

 

Faith is dynamic. It grows and changes from one day to another. When things appear hard or difficult it’s because we haven’t asked for the faith to do what that specific day requires of us. This is why, when we pray, we ask for, “our daily bread.”

 

Yeah, life gets challenging, but I thank God. My hope is that when I pray for more faith for my daily tasks and challenges, that faith will be available to me through the Holy Spirit.

 

Faith is dynamic. It is not static or stationary. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. We must hear the Word over and over and over and over…..forever and ever and ever and ever and ever….Amen?

 

Be Blessed

 

 

WORDS of WIZDOM

July 8, 2007

 

I am rather moved by the song that is ministering to me at this very moment. It’s amazing how you speak to your children through music and song. I hear you loud and clear God asking me if my spirit and soul will say yes to all that you have called me to be. The question is am I willing to give up my friends, family, desires, comfort, and all that I hold dear to my heart to follow Jesus? My soul, my mind, and my heart say, “YES”. Whatever it is that you want me to say, I will say. Whatever it is that you want me to do, I’ll do. Where ever you want me to go, I’ll go.

 

How can I call you my Lord if I am not willing to obey you and do your will? How can I truly follow you Lord, if I am not willing to let some people and some things go? I feel you calling me higher and I say, “YES”. I am your child and you are my guide, my help, my hope, my teacher, my everything. I desire to please you more than I desire to please my weak flesh. I desire to please you more than I desire to please people. Yes Lord, Yes Lord……I say yes!!!!

 

I love you so much and I am nothing without you. Take me Lord I am yours. For my soul, my mind, and my heart say “YES”. I give it all up to follow you. Lord, you said “and anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple (Luke 14:27). I am not afraid and I step in faith on your word. Put the cross on my shoulder and let me follow you Lord. My soul says “YES” for all I want to do is your WILL!

 

 

WORDS of WIZDOM

Written by: Work in Progress

May 23, 2007

 

It's not just you...You have a witness. Temptation is so powerful and I think we can get so used to sin, especially when it feels so good. The thing is, when we’re steadily engaging in the act, emotions get involved. Not only that, we capture the other person's spirit. A lot of times that spirit torments us and wreaks havoc in our lives. That spirit is so powerful, cunning and deceitful that it can take over the gentle spirit we possess and can cause us to be spiritually schizophrenic.

 

Have you ever felt that you were involved in a relationship that was not spiritually good for you and it affects all other areas of your life? It seemed like everything started crumbling around you? A lot of times, we make excuses for people. “Oh...he's a good man, he's smart, intelligent, gives me money and has a good business sense, but...he's lacking one thing.” While he may go to church out of obligation, you find him reading The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Economist, etc. This impresses you, but you never stop to think, "Why don't I ever see him reading the bible?" Eventually, you become so intertwined with this person that things rub off on you, both good and bad and you become detached from the people and things that you once held so dearly. It doesn’t matter how strong you think you are. Sin is so hard to stop. Especially if it's more complex than just sleeping with a man out of wedlock, like when deeper issues are involved that you dare to tell no one.

 

When God is nowhere in the plan, your gentle spirit eventually manifests itself into an unhappy and tormented spirit. You feel me? The only thing to do is cry out and allow God to heal those wounds one at a time and re-introduce your personality.

 

 

WORDS of WIZDOM

Written by: Janine Thorn

May 16, 2007

 

This scripture is my testimony.  I had those feelings for many years; even when I called myself, "having a man".  The Lord removed all distractions from Him and then I really felt lonely until He showed me that He was all I needed.  I went through a period of feeling like I was being cursed or forsaken.  But, when I finally received that Word into my spirit (James 1:12), a joy and peace came over me.  I did not realize my Lord had already put the man I was to marry in my life!  We have to trust Him in all things and lean not to our own understanding.  Acknowledging him in all I said and did opened the window of blessings (I'm still receiving) because I stopped "being in control" and allowed him to direct my path.