You can RISE ABOVE Hurt & Past Hurt

Keep Going, Keep Pressing, Keep Striving. Keep Moving!!

 If you are looking for and Excuse you are not going to get it from God, but he will Step in right when the Devil think he's won! 


YOU CAN TRUST GOD!!


You are serving GOD, you are not serving People, Okay?

Be Careful: Following the Majority

I posted this Beware L.o.L on my Facebook page, Remember?

Well, I dug just a little deeper into that and, before I get into that I was wondering, and had to ask myself - How I did comes to start using the Acronym in the first place.

The truth is, I saw it somewhere likely, Facebook and just started using it saw others were using it... Plus, from working in the medical field I used acronyms all the time it cuts time. It's shorthand.

And, I'm sure most of us have a similar reason as to what we started using the popular Acronym and others, and probably have said, is nothing wrong with it Laughing. Out. Loud; everyone uses it? That concerned me and as I grow deeper into my walk and take in more of the word, I become more sensitive to what is going on in the world around me. The bible says, do not be conformed to this world Rom 12:2 ; it says do not be partakers with them Eph 5:6-8; Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them Eph 5:11

Now, from my post you see that it is also an acronym possibly representative of Lucifer (The devil). So my question again is now that you have come into the knowledge of something what will you do with the information? I am not telling you, to stop this that and the other- except, you be in Sin. Then, Yes, I am saying; come out of your sin STOP. God knows, your heart and if you feel convicted about something then you should no longer partake in that it is time to put it far from you. It is also important to make sure our Brothers & Sisters Aware

First, stepping backwards a bit, we are to follow after Christ not man. As Christians we must we very careful in our walk, in our talk and in what we do. God knows our hearts yet, we really need to stay vigilant, Stay in the Word, Watch & Pray. The bible tells us to be "Careful for nothing…" Phil 4:6,7. That ol' devil seeks whom he can/will devour he waits for us to stumble he waits in order to trip us up or cause us to fall if he can. He also, knows that some of us who have not rooted in the word will beat ourselves up over having made a mistake but if you are in the Word you know Romans 8:1 There is therefore no condemnation to them, which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the Flesh but after the Spirit. Once  you acknowledge, and ask forgiveness God will take it and cast in into the sea - he will remember it no more. We serve a Forgiving and Loving God Ps 94:18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

Do not get your foot stuck in a trap. We cannot follow the majority but follow after Christ. Be mindful of what things you take part of, We can't do everything the world does we are Christians - Christians are Leaders not Followers. We are the Head  not the Tail. We do not know the original pretense behind acronyms, We know What is meant for evil will work for our good Genesis 50:20 What I am saying, is Beware by Being Aware

Why, Why Stay in Sin?

If You are in SIN, if you are in the Church and Carnally Minded...You are an Enemy of God. You have a Character Malfunction and are in bondage to Sin. Your Prayers will not rise past the ceiling, if you are in the church and still in Sin. The Enemy has blinded you from the Truth with the pleasures if this World.
Wake Up!!!
**WHY Would YOU WANT TO REMAIN IN A STATE OF SIN KNOWING THAT IT MAKES YOU AN ENEMY OF GOD???
...

Colossians 1:21-23 (AMP)
21 And although you were at one time estranged and alienated and hostile-minded [toward Him], participating in evil things, 22 yet Christ has now reconciled you [to God] in His [a]physical body through death, in order to present you before the Father holy and blameless and beyond reproach— 23 [and He will do this] if you continue in the faith, well-grounded and steadfast, and not shifting away from the [confident] hope [that is a result] of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed [b]in all creation under heaven, and of which [gospel] I, Paul, was made a minister.
Romans 5:10 (AMP)
10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more certain, having been reconciled, that we will be saved [from the consequences of sin] by His life [that is, we will be saved because Christ lives today].If You are in SIN, if you are in the Church and Carnally Minded...You are an Enemy of God. You have a Character Malfunction and are in bondage to Sin. Your Prayers will not rise past the ceiling, if you are in the church and still in Sin. The Enemy has blinded you from the Truth with the pleasures if this World.

Wake Up!!!

Read Romans 8:7

You may be a Good Person but, Who will Redeem you when you Fall?

There is a lot of Right in the World; There is a lot of Wrong in the World

There are those of us who are in the world but Not of it.  John 15:19

     From Childhood we grow into adults and if not trained, in the way that we should go we become influenced by the world;  some have been trained yet, despite the tools that have been given them they have been seduced by the pleasures of this world. You may consider yourself a good person (a Morally Good person) Yet, you - even you will find yourself beginning to change and  do things outside of your normal character. Because, you are of the world, you are still subject to taking on the attributes of this world. Regardless, of how "Morally Good" You think you are. You are not immune from its devices!

AND WHO WILL REDEEM YOU WHEN YOU FALL?

The enemy will allow you to think you are "Good" because, he knows, "Morally Good won't get you to Heaven. 

2 Corinthians 10:18 (AMP)

 For it is NOT he who commends and praises himself who is approved [by God], but it is the one whom the Lord commends and praises.

if you have not given your life to Christ you are still his (The enemy's) and therefore, are of No threat to his (The enemy's) kingdom. The world loves its own.

 If you are Not of the world the world would hate you because it hates Him (Jesus and the father who sent him: read John 15:18-27) Again, You are not a threat.

When you find yourself Contributing to the negative aspects of this world rather than the Just, Pure, Honest, Upright and you find yourself not being a productive member of society you need to Change your life - You got Life mixed up - The enemy's got you twisted- You need to get Saved

THERE IS NO SALVATION APART FROM CHRIST!  

Acts 4:12 (AMP)

12 And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among people by which we must be saved [for God has provided the world no alternative for salvation].”

Romans 10:9 (KJV)

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Your VICTORY is in the NOW!!!

Walk while you wait. YOUR VICTORY IS IN THE NOW!!

Today, walk in what you have been waiting for God to do in your life. See yourself on the other side, Healed, Delivered, Set Free or Debt Free whatever you may be going through. People use to say, look on the Brighter side. Yes, there is some truth to that. Man or Woman of God, you must walk in the Light, as he is in the Light.
Romans 4:17 ...Call those things that are not, as though they were.

Things happen and change in God's timing not ours this is true but, it could be that things are not changing because you are not standing on his word; Harboring un-forgiveness; Not believing on his word; Speak Faith! it is the Power of confession, there needs to be action applied to your Faith.             Mark 11:22-24 and Stop, going through, the motions, Stop seeking sympathy from people, STOP, making God a Last resort to Heal your land.
What are you waiting for??

Your Victory is in the NOW. Thank You, Holy Spirit!!

ARE YOU FIT FOR THE MASTER'S USE??

2 Timothy 2: 20-21

1 Cor 12:12; 1 Cor 12:20

Many of us have not paid much attention to the fact that we are vessels of God and/or do not realize that We are vessels set aside for the Master's use. We should be filled with the word of God.
What is a Vessel? A vessel is a hollow container (meaning, it is empty prior to being used.) Usually, holding water or other liquids such as a vase or pitcher. I will be using water in this text as the Spirit guides; for water is representative of God's word. Living water, a well of water, washing with water and one of my favorites:
John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

WE ARE ALL VESSELS but unfortunately, we are not all empty, some of our containers are cracked, some of our containers have a leak, some of us are un-used, some of us have not the Holy Spirit within.
DISHONOR

As our scripture text tells us, some are to Honor and some to Dishonor Dishonor means there are some within the church who bring shame and disgrace on or to the body due to their failure to observe or respect the Christianity of which they have become apart by not living the life they profess and continue or choose to rebel against it. In layman's terms, "They got it Twisted" and their motives are wrong and they are wrong for playing church!!
There is hope for you, "Broken things can become Blessed things, if you let God do the Mending."

What else is dishonor? It is esteeming yourself more highly than you ought. "I heard a lady on a Christian radio station introduce a Sister as a Prophetess in her own right."
I heard that, and it just did not sit well in my Spirit. First, let's get an understanding, "In your own right, means by reason of one's "own" ability, and in and of yourself…independent And, if you are an independent, it is likely that you are independent of God, she must live in Babylon.
If you call yourself into the Ministry - If man called you, there will be no Anointing with it! You cannot do anything without God. (Dishonor) 2 Cor 4:7
Being Saved, and Being a Christian is more than occupying a pew in church! The Bible says,
Romans 12:5
so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
1 Corinthians 12:12
The body is a unit, though it is comprised of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.

HONOR

Honor means to High-Respect, and you honor God with your Life as well as your Service to him. You have come to know that belief and actions go hand in hand. This is how you honor God! The bible tells us to be ready in Season and out of Season…A Man or Woman or God that Honors God is always Ready.
There are those in the body of Christ, that have caught hold of the word. Where ever you are the man of God, preaches the 

un-adulterated word of God and you get it. So much so that you take hold and run with it.
2 Tim 4:2 I like the NLT (New Living Translation)
Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.

ARE YOU FIT FOR THE MASTER'S USE???

Before, I go to Bed...

Thank you, for Visiting, Welcome to Virtuous Perspective:

It is my sincere Prayer, that you find Encouragement, Hope, Knowledge, Love, Understanding and First and Foremost that you make Christ the Head of your Life. 

I am so Blessed and Happy to Be Saved, Washed, Clean by the Blood of the Lamb

I would take nothing for my Journey. I Love him so Much!

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SEPARATION! - GRACE! - FORGIVENESS!

SEPARATION

You are NOT Alone. We All have Sinned and come short of the Glory of God. Romans 3:23

Sin Separates us from God Sin keeps us from hearing the voice of God; Sin keeps us from getting to know God because Satan has blinded, deceived and manipulated us from the Truth. Those that you see who are saved and living for God we were all there.
Have you ever kept information from someone because, you did not want them to know the Truth? Well this is what the Enemy does and he uses others to deceive and manipulate you from the Truth. He will go all out to Keep you from that truth He will get that man or woman you are interested so interested to keep you distracted, He will keep you stuck at work on Sundays, He will send people who have influence in your life to talk you out of accepting Christ, etc.,
Just like he did Eve in the garden lying, manipulating the truth.  He's a slick snake. He is but, you do not have to stay in that Bondage.
Isaiah 59:1,2 
Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short That it cannot save, Nor His ear so [a]impaired
That it cannot hear. 2 But your wickedness has separated you from your God,
And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

Read 1 Peter 5:10

GRACE

Nothing can compare to God's Love and un-merited Favor, it isn't earned it is Given to the undeserving That is You and me. 
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. God wants to Restore us back to himself. God loves "You". 
For God so Loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life John 3:16 
So then what is Grace? Grace is,… You didn't choose him, he chose you. Grace is Favor think of it like this…
 When we become Separated from God we become lost: We have lost are way. 
God says, I am going to do you a Favor (Grace) I am going to help you find your way back to Me (That is Divine assistance) *Remember, You left him he didn't leave You and, now the One who you left- is helping you find your way back to Him.. so that He can restore "you. Glory to God. now that is un-merited favor. That is Grace. The enabling ability to do and receive; what we do not deserve and cannot earn. (Thank you, Holy Spirit, that blessed me right there: I had to praise him) Now, You can reject Grace but beware that in doing so you bring damnation to yourself Grace is a Gift of God and if you do you must live with the consequence of your choice.
How do you receive the Gift of Grace? 
If you Confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and Believe in your Heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be Saved Romans 10:9

FORGIVENESS

 

God is nothing like man God does not let things fester, God doesn't throw our past sins back up in our face or keep beating us down with things we use to do. That is not the kind of God we serve. Man does that and, we do not serve man we Serve GOD.
Romans 8:1,2 says, 
Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior]. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 

 God will Forgive All your sins and remember
them no more Jeremiah 31:34 We serve a Merciful God. Psalms 86:5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 
God takes no pleasure in seeing people go to hell he is a Loving and Caring God. Because , he is loving and caring we have Free Will and he will not go against our Will…God doesn't force Salvation upon us, We must make that conscious decision.

Rom 6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. ... 22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 

Change is DESTINY, Rejection is CONDEMNATION!!

People do not like Change;

People do not like Change;

There are Christians, that do not like Change;

That is just the Truth! People like  predictability. We live in our little comfort zones because we think we are in control. We're Not.

My Dad, asked, My son one day, "Are you in Control?"

My son. "Yes."

My Dad, "Is everything , exactly the way you want it to be? Do you have everything you want? All the money you need?" "Are you Going to Heaven?"

My son, "No" and "I don't Know"

My Dad, "Then, you are not in control, son!"

An individual would prefer to stay unfruitful, unproductive, stagnated in their Faith; become Stubborn, Hard-Hearted and Double-minded.

The enemy is a manipulator, He has deceived the minds of the Unsaved and Christians alike into believing Change is a Negative and has us Intimidated by the Unknown. You have Allowed the enemy to come in and talk you out of your Destiny and your Purpose.

Scripture tells us….Romans 8:28(AMP)

 And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.

And yet, we still refuse to go forth: CHANGE YOUR MINDSET:

We become more focused on the things that we are losing rather than the things we are Apt to Gain. Everybody (excuse my grammar) Ain't meant to go into the Destiny,,, GOD is trying to take you to.  Our job is to Trust his will. Our Father knew the enemy would be so deceitful as to pollute our minds from the Knowledge of the Truth. Which is why he left His Holy Spirit and his word to help us to come into that knowledge. God prepares you for the Future we can't prepare ourselves.

Sadly, 2 Timothy 3:7 says, some are

7. Always learning but never able to come into a Knowledge of the Truth.

TRUTH:

Joshua 1:9 

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Jeremiah 29:11 

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

1 Corinthians 15:51 

Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be change

WE make Change harder than it has to be. Some Reject their Destiny altogether, and insist on the status quo they do not have that drive to have anything or be anyone greater than what they choose to be and Yes, that is a choice they made and ultimately, will be LEFT BEHIND and/or REPLACED  they will have no one to blame but that person they behold in that cracked mirror every day.

James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Romans…2:8 To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. 8 But for those who are self-seeking and  who Reject the Truth  and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.

 When you Know Better, You are Suppose to DO Better.

"ATTENTION, QUEENS!!"

ELEVATE YOUR INTELLECT TO MATCH YOUR BEAUTY!! We are Queens, Empresses and Princess'

Read Proverbs 31:10-31
A Woman is the earth, she feeds and nurtures the Man and her Children, she is the most valuable resource the Man has ever had. She is so gorgeous to the eye yet, so strong and self - determined, she is the driving force behind the man, the child and the home.Seeing/Watching a positive woman gives a man a good perception of the how he desires his wife to be. For every strong man there is a strong woman ever present. "If you teach a man you only teach one but if you teach a woman you teach a generation."
A WOMAN OF GOD IS PRICELESS

Young Sistah's, be enlightened about the Strong Women before us who paved the way; who did not have low self-esteem nor paraded around in a manner to gain the attention of men (Know that you are also, attracting disrespect into your personal space.)Right now you are only a diamond in the rough "You are beautiful in your own right' We have such a responsibility and play such a vital role in the upbringing of our future "Queens" and to Brotha's our future "Kings". The majority of are queens are taking on even more responsibility when the "King" is not in the picture. I would suggest that our men be more supportive in that aspect. A great deal of our Sistah's are misguided by false perceptions and so are not wearing their crowns properly. The Cinderella Syndrome it's when a woman believes the Mr. Perfect will come into their lives sweep them off their feet and they won't have to work and be independent they think their only responsibility will consist of looking pretty and catering sexually to a man's sexual desires. I call it the Baller Syndrome:
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW YOUR WORTH, NEITHER WILL HE!!

My Brotha's this particular type is falling for the idea of you and not for the things that matter and a lot of you are passing up Quality for Quantity. Can you put a price on morals and self-respect? Noooo! Remember, names have Power. One of the reasons some men call us out of our name dis-respectfully is because the image we project Of, course it is not okay to be called out of our name but, the provocative clothing, the way you carry yourself attributes to the type of man/people you will attract. " It's not what you are called but, what you answer to." A woman who has wisdom; is the ultimate gift from GOD so elevate your intellect to match your beauty. #SistahSarah

Praise & Worship

DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE TIME??

REALLY?

It is a fact that TIME waits for no one - what is so surprising is that we make so little use of what "Time" that we do have -

TIME we place so much emphasis on Time but, do not use it wisely

we waste so much TIME then we find ourselves saying, "It isn't enough time in the day." and, now you are planning tomorrow because, you did not utilize The Day. "I will Pray tomorrow", "I will study my word tomorrow"," I will Get Saved, when I get myself together." "I will drop that off tomorrow" "Can you schedule my appointment for next week?"

TOMORROW IS NOT PROMISED!!

The most effective trick of the enemy is to convince us that we can START tomorrow and this paralysis of thought keeps us from our BEST LIFE and creates barriers that block us from becoming all we CAN and were CREATED to be - And, most importantly, the Purpose GOD created us for.

In a split second, any of us could not be here

Choices are to be made: 

FLESH OR THE THE SPIRIT;

LIFE OR DEATH;

GOOD OR EVIL;

HEAVEN OR HELL;

Do not waste another day chasing after unnecessary things! What is your real Purpose have you ever ask yourself that? Do you even follow your dreams anymore?

FIRST you need to link up with your True Identity.... In Christ for he is the Source of All Things.

STOP, Letting Friends and Family Dictate Your Life!... Be a Leader, the only one you should FOLLOW is CHRIST and only Through him will you have Power and Authority...LIFE People will drag you to Hell with them. If you let them

Release the FEAR, walk in FAITH, don't be afraid to FAIL - there is a 50/50 chance you won't - LIVE!

For "When Time catches up with Truth!" it may very well be Too Late

"Your' TOMORROW is NOT promised!!

God does not want us in Poverty!

Poverty doesn't exist in God's Kingdom.

If you had a Kingdom Mindset you would know this!!

DON'T CHANGE THE SETTING!!

People of God, Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

When I got on that bike this morning, the Holy Spirit gave me a Revelation. I Pray that you grasp a hold of this Revelation that it will get into your Spirit and you not be the same but even better.

When I sat down, I could of put the setting on anything, I wanted but I put the setting on Random..

Random def. means without method or conscious decision - so for right now let's say, I submitted my will to the bike.

Now, what I was able to see on that bike that we are un-able to see in our Christian walk is what lies ahead of us. If you take a look at the picture I could see where it was going to be Easy, I could see where it was going to Challenge me a little; I could see where it was really going to test my Strength and Endurance which means I would really have to put in some work to reach my end.

but, I couldn't see that until, I started peddling, I had to start moving first. (You getting this?) What this particular bike did not tell me was how long I would have to endure each level, so when I saw an even steeper hill I didn't know how long I would be there and I felt my legs burning but, my job was to keep going.

Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

The Holy Spirit revealed to me, That "This is when the People of God, want to Change the Setting and They want to manipulate Gods standard to accommodate their Flesh, we decide that because of a little pain they succumb to the interference of the enemy. Brothers and Sisters when you choose to stay on Levels 1, 2, and 3 you stagnate your Walk as well as your growth and if you wonder why some saints are in the same condition they were umpteen years ago this is one of the reasons. Some stop altogether, Some leave the church because they don't want to put in the work or think someone is going to do it for them... They Mooch off of the backs of whoever feels sympathy for them and tries to help.

Gal 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

See, It's not about us, it about the Kingdom. When we make that conscious decision to walk in his will and not ours we do so without knowing what is going to happen next GOD knows this and this is why he tells us to put our Trust in him "We" may not know what is coming next - We do not know what the Outcome is going to be but he does. Hallelujah!! See WE (You) We don't set the Standard God does. DON'T CHANGE THE SETTING...GO FORWARD EVEN IF IT GETS UNCOMFORTABLE.

Col 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.

per·se·ver·ance

steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

#SistahSarah #ICareAboutYourSoul #NAG

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Be Consistent

Accepting Christ in your Life (Getting Saved) is like Going to the Gym, If you really want it - it becomes a Life-Style change... If you are really Serious and put in work; You will see Results!
Unfortunately, there are those who will never see results because they won't commit and are not CONSISTENT.

See in order to be Consistent you must first make the Commitment to do so... Desire alone won't get you or keep there.
Love Sistah Sarah

Do Not let your Ego, Interfere with your Humility!

Remember, God's word does not return void.

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:11

Do not let your Ego interfere with your Humility                                                                        Ministers, Missionaries, Deacons , Prayer Warriors, Lay members etc.,                                                         As to think; that whenever God gives you a word- it is for someone else. Allow the word to stop at Home, to Speak to you before it goes out, it may very well be for you. You may need it as well as the individual or people you are ministering to. You shouldn't Speak something into someone's life you are not Living or Willing to apply it to yourself. No one is void of God's correction.

                               

My God is so Awesome, that he will Speak THROUGH You, to Speak TO "You."