God is in your Forward, Not your Backward!

If you want to reach a Successful Conclusion, you need to stop looking for purpose in what happen yesterday. 

Isaiah 43:18-19 "Remember, not the former things, nor Consider the things of old
We will only get as far as the Direction we are faced!
If you go through life walking backwards you are walking in darkness and You cannot see the direction you are going when God has closed the door to your past; 
But what happened, When? - has you Bound. 

When you walk Forward you make progress. Unlimited possibilities are open to you.
Word says we Press Towards the Mark (That's Forward) Phil 3:14
We just need to keep moving forward- forward means, that is not the end. backwards stunts our growth and keeps us from getting to where we need to go.

A person who lives in the past will have a Negative Forecast, its gonna rain, its cloudy its cold (You will notice, just like their life) Someone moving Forward will likel have on shades due to the Brightness of their Future. They have a Progressive Forecast.

 #ICareAboutYouSoul You Should Too #SistahSarah 

Church Hopper #4: Monkey see, Monkey Do (Conforming)

Holy Spirit, I am but a vessel use me as thou will; Have YOUR way, Lord!

When you are around UN-saved friends, family, co-workers, boyfriend/girlfriend or spouse:

I want to help you think of them as having influenza (The Flu), you need to think of Sin like a virus.  you are around people who are infected.. that virus will transfer from person to person, this includes your fellow Brothers and Sisters in Christ who are not living the life

When you are in a room or around a group of infected people the likelihood of you becoming infected is Great; Than if you were around those who speak Life and who have Life in them

(The flesh is weak) The bible tells us come out from among them and be separate 2 Cor 6:17. God knows you but the enemy knows you as well and, will work through those closest to you, who know you. They will not have respect for the change in you. The world does not understand Spiritual things, they can't. The enemy will work diligently to pull you back in. Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Do not think you can inject/hop yourself into the world or group in order to win someone to Christ. You must be Equipped, If you do not Strengthen the Spirit - If the Spirit is not Strong you open that door and allow the enemy to have dominion. The Spirit, is to have dominion over the Flesh!  Sin is contagious,.. if you are not rooted and grounded in the Word. Being separate, means we can't mix with worldliness. … Ephesians 5:11

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

To CONFORM means to accept values, behaviors and ideas regardless of whether or not you agree; in order to follow the crowd.

Point: You Conform to what you Love!

Matthew 6:21 (KJV) For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Hence my Topic: Monkey See, Monkey Do 

This Church Hopper tries to Blend in with the Church and Blend in with the World. COMFORTABLE CHRISTIANITY. This generation makes me Shake my Head (SMH) how many allow the devil to beguile them. God is NOT a God of compromise.

I have stated, many times You cannot Change the word, to fit your Flesh!

We are dealing with a Generation THAT DOES NOT WANT TO HEAR THE TRUTH!! The enemy has come in and blinded the minds of The older generation to MODERNIZATION (CHANGING WITH THE TIMES!!) NO, NO, NO!!! What you have done Is: you have LEFT THE FOUNDATION to become COMFORTABLE!! And, You have now Conformed to the World.

It is a Sad Day we live in…

When we see Men &; Women of God change not to live unto Holiness but, to Accommodate the worlds perspective: Affecting the way we dress, The way we serve, Affecting the way we carry ourselves… and, How we represent our Savior.

The more you ingest worldly things - The more you open yourself up to be influenced; and, when you start to get influenced, you give over control because, you allow the world to set up you up as an accomplice to their sin.

If you partake with them; you partake in the guilt; you will be held accountable. Do not partner up with those who compromise their walk with Jesus!

Proverbs 4:14  Don’t enter into the path of the wicked.

Don’t walk in the way of evil men.

Psalms 11:3 The enemy is constantly attempting to erode and destroy the foundational truths of God’s word using distortions, corruptions, half-truths, and modern "interpretations", for he knows that “if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

Making Legal what God, declared Illegal:

You support what God has deemed an Abomination!

There is nothing new under the sun.

Eccl 1:9

That which has been is that which will be [again],

And that which has been done is that which will be done again.

So there is nothing new under the sun

We know, what is means to conform. Now, what does Comfortable Christianity mean?

People have become so comfortable in their sin that they  shrug off conviction and back -pedal into worldliness

If you are not seasoned, in the word (still on milk)

If you have not been completely delivered

If you have not changed your mindset

Like a vacuum, the world will suck you in

How is this Church Hopping, you ask?

You are Hopping from one Sin to the next

Monkey See - Monkey Do

Because, you see someone else compromise

You think it is okay? NO!! 

You are to restore your Brother and Sister in Love.

Other scripture Reference:
 Rom 6:16; 7:17-24;Jer 10:23; Ex 23:2; Titus 2:12; 2 Cor 6:17; Luke 6:46

FAITH IS A PROCESS

Changing one's Mindset is a Process. 

Faith is also a Process,
One that should be put into practice Daily.
The more we Trust the more Confidence we have in God; that Confidence allows us to start using the Keys of Faith More and More each time. 
Putting into Practice Grows our Faith! (We can move a Mountain with Mustard Seed Faith can you Imagine the Possibilities after it Grows?!) 
Putting Into Practice helps us to Perfect our Faith (The more you Practice the better you get.); 
Which opens the door to the Faith Realm where we can then enter into that Rest.

FAITH Pleases, GOD! The Absence of Faith Displeases GOD! FAITH is What Moves GOD. 
Let's say, You go to God you are in tears and emotional. Right. Well...

Hebrews 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

God has empathy towards us he is our Father in Heaven. YOU DECIDE!!
 Do you need Empathy or Action?? Because, FAITH Moves GOD to Action!!

Those tears are not going to move God but, if you need him to help change the outcome the circumstance then, you need to dry those tears and say, 
Lord, I believe your Word, I put Trust in you, not my Situation.

WATCH THE COMPANY YOU KEEP!

I MUST SHARE WITH YOU SOMETHING, MANY OF YOU DO NOT WANT TO HEAR.

BE CAREFUL FOR NOTHING! WATCH THE COMPANY YOU KEEP!!

The enemy can use those whom you may think are for you to lay trap for you. Even more through those who are not saved. Everyone who say, they are saved ain't saved!  There are those who serve God only through Lip Service! The Life they live does not line up with the Standard of God and you know this!

Sometimes, we make excuses for it being okay because, of who they are:
An Ex you're still in love with, An old Friend, Family, co- church member...
Sometimes, God has already removed them and we go back and get them!

WATCH THE COMPANY YOU KEEP!!

When are changed the things we used to do we no longer do; the Way we use to behave we no longer act that way in open nor in secret; We distance and separate from the company we use to keep to shield ourselves from being tempted and corrupted in anyway.

To Feel like you cannot enjoy yourself without sin is a Trick and a Trap from the enemy. ARE YOU WILLING TO GO TO HELL FOR 5 MIN TO A FEW HOURS OF WHAT You DEEM to be PLEASURE (FUN)??? What's fun about getting drunk to the point of sick? What's fun about doing drugs that destroy your brain cells? What is fun about subjecting yourself to disease: sleeping around with randoms without condoms? Club hopping? (Doing things in excess) The long-term affects of any of these things can cause death Physical AND Spiritual.

YOU CAN'T BE SOBER MINDED IF YOU ARE NOT SOBER. 
9 out of 10 do drugs, alcohol, sexual addiction for an escape!

THE ENEMY LOVES TO TWIST THIS!!!
He WANTS you to Think there is no Life outside of sin;  He WANTS you to think there is something to be Missed outside of sin. That's the devil (He a Liar) he comes to Kill, Steal and Destroy (Jn 10:10) you and any desire or thought you have about living the life you were purposed to live in Christ. He knows exactly, who to use to get you tripped up in your walk and perhaps pull you out of the Will of GOD.

EITHER YOU WALK WITH GOD OR WALK WITH THE FLESH?

I have stated in many topics before you must change your Mindset.
You can have good clean fun.
MAKE THEM THINK, RATHER SHOW THEM THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEIR LIFESTYLE For a Change; and you would be Absolutely, RIGHT.
WATCH THE COMPANY YOU KEEP!!

Thank You, Holy Spirit
#NAG #SistahSarah #ICareAboutYourSoul #SoldOut

Do You Show CHARITY For your Fellow-man

CHARITY

DO YOU HAVE ANY FOR YOUR FELLOW MAN

We ought to live by the Example set by CHRIST in EVERYTHING! Especially, in how we treat those who are Less Fortunate than ourselves.
Heb 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Some have mistreated those who are unfortunate, children mock and do not show Honor to the unfortunate nor to Elders, some shirk at the thought of them, turn up your nose as you pass them.
This is a very sad day we live in! 

 But, What If... the very one - You would Not Help, was sent by HIM?????
We ought to show Compassion, Offer a Helping Hand God forbid if any of us may one day have to walk in their shoes or barefoot.

1 Corinthians 13:1-5
1 Though, I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own,....

Stop, Romanticizing about Sinful Lifestyles!

 Stop, Romanticizing about Sinful Lifestyles!

Psalm 37:1 (AMPC)

 Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness (that which is not upright or in right standing with God). Read Ps 37:1-11

When It May look like the wicked are winning. Know that, The wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous. Proverbs 13:22; Read Psalms 73

DO NOT COMPARE or be ENVIOUS of Material Goods the World Acquires!

Deuteronomy 8:18, “But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that the may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.” -

Don't Touch if you haven't Prayed: Revelation of Prayer

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (AMP)

Therefore we do not become discouraged [spiritless, disappointed, or afraid]. Though our outer self is [progressively] wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day by day. 17 For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]! 18 So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable.

Trouble - Trouble - Trouble
I can't say, I've ever met anyone who hasn't had it. 
Lord, knows, I have had my share of Troubles, Whew!
Nothing, will put you on your knees like, Trouble. I have learned and witnessed that even people who do not know God, will pray when trouble comes.
If they say, nothing but, "God help me!"

This passage of scripture, tells me:

•  Don't lose heart ( Be anxious for nothing Phil 4:6-9) the pain of it is temporary and, it is moving over for much better and and much more.
• Our natural circumstances are no match for nor bigger than my God Hebrews 13:5,6; Isaiah 40:29
• Regardless, of what it looks like on the outside, our strength is being renewed by God; These things we actually, face are not as big as they appear, do not  focus so much on what is                                                          going on in the natural.

What makes you go into a car dealership, store, to your mechanic or to anyone to whom you need to make a major purchase and, believe you can get it for less than their asking price? 

Reason #1...Because of Faith, you believe at that very moment that you can and, they will. You have no evidence of this. All feelings aside, you step out into that which you cannot see. 

This is the same determination needed to believe God:

• Through your Storm;
• For your Healing;
• Out of your Lack;
• And, for you Miracle

Reason #2...Because, we have God's DNA in us (having been created in his image) We can believe and, it come to fruition.  Right about now, the enemy is probably whispering "That is different."

NO! It is not! Remember, The devil is a Liar! 

All you need is a Mustard seed of Faith, You used more than believing, that you could get them to drop the asking, price.

I'm asking you to Drop your Doubt.

Don't Touch your Troubles if you haven't Prayed, 

We learn a great deal in this life...

We learn how to survive; 

We learn who we can trust and who we can't;

We learn from Trouble...

How Strong & Resilient we really are;

We learn to put out Trust in God;

We learn to go to Him in Prayer

I Thank, the Holy Spirit for being a Teacher and for this topic because, it exposes the enemy, 

You learn... You can't Trust the devil.

What you shouldn't Touch, is your Trouble yourself. Let God, Do what you, Can't. You do not have to Negotiate with the devil, When GOD will Fix It, for a Mustard seed of Faith. 

The devil brought the Trouble to begin with (YOU resist him!) 

God is that Greater Figure of Hope.

Read Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 4:17-24; Hebrews 4:15

We make mistakes (You are not alone) We are not infallible! 

We can go to GOD; he is such a Forgiving God, you will never know if you don't go to him and, he will remember your sin no more!

In order, to completely recover from your Mistake/Sin you need to also Forgive yourself so that you are not bound by the weight of Guilt.

The devil will hold us hostage by our on guilt.

Be Free and Sin no more. Do not take his Grace & Mercy for Granted. #ICareAboutYourSoul You should too! #SistahSarah #NAG

GOD LOVES YOU!!

Help others with your Wisdom Intact

Why should I be discouraged?  When I put my Hope in God.

 When we take on a responsibility God never gave us, it can become too heavy a burden to bear. 

If you’re in the habit of Helping People, you soon realize they don’t always respond 

or behave in the way  with which you’d like. We end up pulling out of ourselves more than we would like to for longer than we like.

And, we get Burned out. When God wants you to do something, 

he supplies the Energy, Endurance, Patience and Perseverance to do it...

There is No Burn Out!! He will also, Release you in his timing.

And that’s the case whether it’s your children, your friends, your family, 
church members, neighbors or the people you work with.  

When we know we have done what God told us to do, We need to trust him to do what we can't do. 
We can help people out of the Goodness of our hearts But, we need to Seek  God direction 
as to How much, How long and in What ways to help others. 
When we take on responsibilities God didn't give us we cannot get upset over not being 
able to control the outcome. 
When we have done our part, Let go and let God do his. 

Phil 2:13

13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

YOU GOTTA USE WHAT IS LOOSE; TO BREAK THE SHACKLES OFF WHAT IS BOUND!!

YOU HAVE TO USE WHAT IS LOOSE; TO BREAK THE SHACKLES OFF WHAT IS BOUND!

When we are bound by our Circumstances;
                   bound by our Problems;
                   bound by our Financial Woes;
                   bound by Procrastination and bound by Sin

STOP! ALLOWING YOUR CHAINS TO DICTATE YOUR PRAISE!!

Acts 16:16-40 (read)
Paul and Silas, were beaten, imprisoned and bound unable to walk around freely, unlike
the physical prisons of today. Think about that because, it is one thing to be in prison:
But to be Bound in your Prison?!

The enemy creates Prisons in our lives; We create prisons when we do not trust God,
Prisons hold us Captive, Hinder & Stagnate
our Growth.
These are your Doubt Prison, Your Fear Prison, Your Secret Sin Prison, Your Worry Prison
and Your Prison of Unbelief.
Paul & Silas:
When it seemed  like Everything was against them; When it seemed like there
was no way out; When it seemed like all Hope was Fading: They used what was Loose;
To Break the Shackles off What was Bound! They Praised God in the Midst of their circumstances!

With their feet Bound, they remembered (as we should) that GOD, Keeps his word

His word says, PS 34;19 Many are the afflictions of the Righteous but the Lord delivered them
out of them ALL. John 8:36 Whom the son set free is Free Indeed. That must have been when
they realized their hands weren't bound (Some state that there hands were bound also the bible says their feet were in bonds) and lifted Holy hands in the midst of the circumstance

• It may seem you are up to your neck in debt;
• it may seem like your problems are pulling you under like quicksand;
• it may seem like you are about to lose your job or home;
• you may have an unsaved spouse or family member pulling you in every direction
• it may seem like No one understands what you are going through

But see Paul & Silas realized, their tongues were loose and began to disregard
the current situation; the Pain; the Struggle in order to separate themselves to
GOD and the more they surrendered the circumstances. The Louder the Praise got
because, "They Turned the Volume Up!' and those heavy shackles fell off, the prison
shook and the doors flew open.

What Blessed me about this passage as well, is that though they were no longer bound,
no longer captive - they remained, they didn't leave.
The reason they didn't leave is because they saw a need they saw a need; the guard himself was bound and needed to be set free.
Now that they were Loose:
They can help the one that is Bound!

There are times when we may need a little help and cannot breakthrough on our own.
I thought about, when Jesus raised Lazarus, after he commanded him to come forth
he saw that he was bound hand & foot and his face was bound: He told those that were
near to Loose him and let him Go.
The Brothers & Sisters, that are Loosed can help break the shackles off our
Brothers & Sisters that are Bound. We need Corporate Praise to help us Breakthrough to where God is. This is one of the reasons Church and Fellowship are so important. When you are in the Pride Prison that pride will not allow you to seek help and the enemy will say, you don't need to let people know your business just to hold you captive.

YOU GOTTA USE WHAT IS LOOSE; TO BREAK THE SHACKLES OFF WHAT IS BOUND!!

PRAY Men and Women of GOD PRAY!!

Put on the Whole Armour of GOD and PRAY!!

The enemy can be defeated if we would just Pray in Faith on our Knees.

PRAYER is a weapon! If you have a relationship with God,

 I exhort you to Pray for someone other than " yourself " and  "your" family 

go sincerely to the throne for someone else and watch

God move in their life as well as theirs. 

Father, The one reading this they may not know you...

Let's make sure they have get a formal introduction: 

In the name of Jesus. 

Thank you for it Lord, and Thank you for being so Good

Sistah Sarah's Short Take on Self-Sabotage

What is Self-Sabotage?
Self-Defeat

Why do we do it?
Because, we are connected to a certain set of Circumstances or Behavior

The person isn't always aware of their own self-sabotage or know how to dis-engage from their originating behavior. This affects so many different people in many different walks, and aspects of life. Even the Wealthy, if they were to suddenly, become poor many would not know how to adapt to a common life-style.

Here are some examples:
A man/woman may have been imprisoned for a number of years  - Then to be set-free you would think he/she would quickly adapt to his freedom but cannot because he/she has adapted to confined spaces, lots of noise and rules and a structured environment. This person is stagnated and hesitates because they're used to being told what to do and when to do it because he/she is now accustomed to a Prison Mentality.

A man/woman who is homeless, not used to having their own will adapt to handouts, hoarding, and even others fending for them this person has also adapted to becoming a taker and has lost the concept of giving. When he/she is given a roof over his/her head, a job, etc,. The self-sabotage would be the inability to keep a job though it brings money because, he has adapted to not having to work; he/she has no drive, no initiative, refuses to do things for his/self improvement, hoards food or items. Sad but True. this person has a Homeless Mentality.

A month or so ago,
I wrote about Changing our mind-set which can be found on my blog page: http://virtuousviewpoint.blogspot.com/2016/09/change-is-destiny-rejection-is.html people will make excuses to justify lack of growth and productivity.
Ting  in there Faith; 
his is another obstacle that affects us in the church - in that, those of us who should be leaders in the church have instead become Jezebel's Puppets (Jezebel is a Hindering Spirit & more) They are hindered from going Forth and have taken on a The Convenient Christian Mentality and the enemy is trying to cripple the church with members who are handicapping the progress of the church because they only want to do what is convenient. They do not want to be stretched out of their comfort zones; they are not grow

They do not Fellowship;
They have no initiative
No Drive;
Do not share the Good News; Do not want to Give regardless of the Benefit of being Blessing it is likely, that these members are stagnated and have been in the same position for years. 

This is Self-Sabotage in the Church and they are Self-Sabotaging their Destiny in Christ. This is a Convenient Christian Mentality.




 These Mentalities mean:  The way of Thinking; Their Mind-set; Frame of Mind; Cast of Mind.




Read
Phil 3:13-14; 2 Tim 1:7; Eph 5:29; 2 Tim 3:7; James 4:17; Jeremiah 29:11

TURN THE VOLUME UP!!

 Have you ever been in a service where the people had to be pumped up, during Praise and Worship where you could almost see that certain ones were struggling or worried who was looking at them? The Spirit allowed me to see it clearly and when I asked, what’s wrong the Holy Spirit revealed to me “They do not know *How to Worship.”

I went home with that stuck in my Spirit. A few days later, I sat in my quiet time and with my bible, notebook and pen ready I began to listen to the Spirit and the reason we do not know how to Worship God is because, we have not relinquished *Our will - to His ………………………………………………………………… I have to let that marinate a little bit. Until, we realize we are not the one who is in control, and Submit to the One who is; we become like the equalizer bar (pictured) up and down with highs and lows Your Attendance, your Prayer life, your Giving, Fasting, Study of his word, Honoring others, witnessing all become affected and you will not be consistent.  

We must put a complete Halt! to walking according to our own ideologies and according to our own agendas as if, God needs our help. GOD Doesn’t need our help You can’t pick and choose, in what areas you will Trust GOD, it is ALL or NOTHING! We are not in control! If we were in control, things would be exactly the way we want it to be.

…HE IS GOD!! He created the Heavens and the Earth; HE IS ALPHA AND OMEGA; HE IS THE GREAT I AM!! HE SHARES HIS GLORY WITH NO ONE!! You cannot Worship in Spirit and in Truth (John 4:24), if you are walking around thinking it was something you did. All good thing come from God read Ps. 127. GOD is Sovereign.

You may be a little curious about the volume bars (pictured) as the Holy Spirit continued to speak to me

The Volume Bar Ascending to Descending: is our walk with God when we start off with God we are full of zeal willing to trust and believe God in everything we serve a mighty God in the beginning but when trouble comes YOU start to allow these things to speak louder to you than the word of God and when you begin to start trying to figure out how ‘You’ are going to fix/solve a problem rather than God. you are then self-sabotaging your own destiny and you become so pre-occupied than you are allowing you problems to get bigger and God becomes smaller, the light that used to shine in you has become dim and you can’t not hear.

Volume Bar Descending to Ascending:  if you would just “Turn the Volume Up’ (Romans 10:17) Read and Study the word, you turn God up a notch; Pray without ceasing you turn God up a notch; remember his Promises - you turn God up a notch; Fast and Pray - you turn God up a notch. TURN GOD UP FULL BLAST AND HE WILL DROWN OUT EVERYTHING ELSE!! You will not be able to even hear the enemy and you will see exactly how BIG GOD IS and the understanding of the Magnitude of his hand in your life will become clear. I was on my way to church yesterday evening and while going towards the AT&T stadium it doesn’t quite seem that big but the closer I got the bigger I got (Do you get that?)

Praise is Recognition, we praise God because he is worthy, we praise him for his grace and mercy, we praise him for what he has done and is going to do in our lives; it is clapping your hands, singing, dancing, It is With You Whole Heart; we praise God in every instance and for everything!

Worship is acknowledging GOD’s sovereignty; His Greatness; it is lifting up Holy hands; bowing down before his presence; it is Reverence; It is Adoration; It is Fasting; It is Honoring the Leaders; it is COMPLETE SURRENDER TO GOD’S WILL. I Empty myself of me, so that I may be Filled with YOU…That my friends is Worship. The Title of this Topic is: TURN THE VOLUME UP!! If you know someone is going through struggling in their walk, Whining tell them to TURN THE VOLUME UP!! Do not let your Brother or Sister Self- Sabotage exhort then to Greatness! Tell that unsaved person to “Turn up the Volume!” let them ask you what it means invite them to hear from God. Thank You, Holy Spirit!!

My Prayer for you is that whenever you are going through something; Struggling with something and you see a volume bar that you remember to Turn God Up, Turn the Volume Up!

TURN THE VOLUME UP!!

 Have you ever been in a service where the people had to be pumped up, during Praise and Worship where you could almost see that certain ones were struggling or worried who was looking at them? The Spirit allowed me to see it clearly and when I asked, what’s wrong the Holy Spirit revealed to me “They do not know *How to Worship.”

I went home with that stuck in my Spirit. A few days later, I sat in my quiet time and with my bible, notebook and pen ready I began to listen to the Spirit and the reason we do not know how to Worship God is because, we have not relinquished *Our will - to His ………………………………………………………………… I have to let that marinate a little bit. Until, we realize we are not the one who is in control, and Submit to the One who is; we become like the equalizer bar (pictured) up and down with highs and lows Your Attendance, your Prayer life, your Giving, Fasting, Study of his word, Honoring others, witnessing all become affected and you will not be consistent.  

We must put a complete Halt! to walking according to our own ideologies and according to our own agendas as if, God needs our help. GOD Doesn’t need our help You can’t pick and choose, in what areas you will Trust GOD, it is ALL or NOTHING! We are not in control! If we were in control, things would be exactly the way we want it to be.

…HE IS GOD!! He created the Heavens and the Earth; HE IS ALPHA AND OMEGA; HE IS THE GREAT I AM!! HE SHARES HIS GLORY WITH NO ONE!! You cannot Worship in Spirit and in Truth (John 4:24), if you are walking around thinking it was something you did. All good thing come from God read Ps. 127. GOD is Sovereign.

You may be a little curious about the volume bars (pictured) as the Holy Spirit continued to speak to me

The Volume Bar Ascending to Descending: is our walk with God when we start off with God we are full of zeal willing to trust and believe God in everything we serve a mighty God in the beginning but when trouble comes YOU start to allow these things to speak louder to you than the word of God and when you begin to start trying to figure out how ‘You’ are going to fix/solve a problem rather than God. you are then self-sabotaging your own destiny and you become so pre-occupied than you are allowing you problems to get bigger and God becomes smaller, the light that used to shine in you has become dim and you can’t not hear.

Volume Bar Descending to Ascending:  if you would just “Turn the Volume Up’ (Romans 10:17) Read and Study the word, you turn God up a notch; Pray without ceasing you turn God up a notch; remember his Promises - you turn God up a notch; Fast and Pray - you turn God up a notch. TURN GOD UP FULL BLAST AND HE WILL DROWN OUT EVERYTHING ELSE!! You will not be able to even hear the enemy and you will see exactly how BIG GOD IS and the understanding of the Magnitude of his hand in your life will become clear. I was on my way to church yesterday evening and while going towards the AT&T stadium it doesn’t quite seem that big but the closer I got the bigger I got (Do you get that?)

Praise is Recognition, we praise God because he is worthy, we praise him for his grace and mercy, we praise him for what he has done and is going to do in our lives; it is clapping your hands, singing, dancing, It is With You Whole Heart; we praise God in every instance and for everything!

Worship is acknowledging GOD’s sovereignty; His Greatness; it is lifting up Holy hands; bowing down before his presence; it is Reverence; It is Adoration; It is Fasting; It is Honoring the Leaders; it is COMPLETE SURRENDER TO GOD’S WILL. I Empty myself of me, so that I may be Filled with YOU…That my friends is Worship. The Title of this Topic is: TURN THE VOLUME UP!! If you know someone is going through struggling in their walk, Whining tell them to TURN THE VOLUME UP!! Do not let your Brother or Sister Self- Sabotage exhort then to Greatness! Tell that unsaved person to “Turn up the Volume!” let them ask you what it means invite them to hear from God. Thank You, Holy Spirit!!

My Prayer for you is that whenever you are going through something; Struggling with something and you see a volume bar that you remember to Turn God Up, Turn the Volume Up!

"Are you Giving GOD *your BEST or asking him to Settle for Mediocre?"

ARE YOU GIVING GOD YOUR BEST?

First, let's make sure we have an understanding; as to what our best is and in what and where; do we present our best. What does your Best mean? it means, Surpassing all others in Excellence, Achievement or Quality.

This means our best in our:

Service - being a servant (good steward)

Contribution - in giving Performance - using what you have (your gifts/talents) Representation - how you represent Christ (your attitude, your dress, etc.,)

Colossians 3:22-24 22 Servants, in everything obey those who are your masters on earth, not only with external service, as those who merely please people, but with sincerity of heart because of your fear of the Lord. 23 Whatever you do [whatever your task may be], work from the soul [that is, put in your very best effort], as [something done] for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [not from men] that you will receive the inheritance which is your [greatest] reward. It is the Lord Christ whom you [actually] serve. HOW DO WE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE? It is as simple as this. Have you ever walked into a store, restaurant, theater and come in contact with someone who made you say to yourself he/she must not like their job or came out and asked them, “Are you having a bad day?” Well I have and simply because they didn’t smile, or was rude and because, I know what good service feels like. IT ISN'T OKAY! Some try to get by on the Mediocre, on the Satisfactory some have become Convenient Christians, thinking they are getting by on what is Convenient to them and think this will be acceptable to God. Who is all knowing. Do not boast about anything you do for God, if you are not doing Everything, you can for God. Whatever you - do it wholeheartedly Col 3:23; Eph 6:7. WHEN YOUR HEART IS IN IT AND WHEN IT ISN'T

One of many things, i have learned in this life and by my own experience is that: No matter what you do in school, at home, at church, at work, or in your relationships. Is If your heart isn’t in it, your performance (your effort) will be all lack luster (the bible says, the Salt has lost its savor) I Love working, in the medical field, I have a passion for people and it showed, my uniforms were always clean, I would iron and starch them 2 weeks worth, i was always on time, always present, i would go above beyond when I could, i would study and seek different ways to be an asset, even when i complained, I did not let it change my performance and i didn’t do it for recognition I did it because I love what i do. WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES OR PEOPLE CAUSE YOUR FEELINGS TO CHANGE

There are times, when the dynamics of the relationship change. it is part of life, but no excuse to stop or take it out on those you are serving. Things happen people disappoint (GOD remains Faithful) Remember, how you feel when you are in a new relationship you are excited, women can attest to this. You are always, smiling, cooking, doing romantic things, your significant other doesn’t have to ask you to do anything because, you are on it but; when the dynamic changes ( he forgets to call, comes home to late, doesn’t help with responsibilities, doesn’t keep a job, etc.,) the momentum decreases, then you begin to become less concerned and stop making an effort all together. (You must Forgive and Stay Saved).

This how some of us are in our relationship with God and in the church. The members lose momentum and zeal then, our pastors end up preaching to a bunch of dry stagnated - bones. when you are recruited, to work in church be honest if that is not something, you want to do then do something, you know you will put your heart into.Too many, right there in the body of Christ are trying to get the Full-Time benefits of part-time work or no work at all but preferring to warm the pew. Guess what, lay member you are still commissioned to bear fruit. We all will be judged according to our work.

Scripture Reference: Rom 12:1; Prov 10:4,5; Prov 13:4; Rom 2:6; Luke 6:46; 2 Thes 3:11; Matt 5:41