Daddy God: Daughter, I trust you
Me: Daddy, I don’t understand how you could. Sometimes I don’t even trust me. Daddy God: Well, I don’t see you the way you do Me: How do you see me? Daddy God: I see my warrior daughter, the woman I raised to fight on the front lines, a courageous warrior. I see the woman I have raised to lead and love my people. A trustworthy woman and a woman of honor. I see a woman after my heart and the most beautiful work of art. Me: I don't feel that way today. Daddy God: You don’t have to yet. I am preparing you, and I see for your heart and calling. Not the areas you have yet to release to me. I love growing with you! Daddy God: You know I am freedom right? Me: Yes. Daddy God: So why aren’t you walking in it?
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Arise Warrior Woman, Arise!
A kid once told me their favorite color was September. And I agree-- The ever changing colors in the leaves remind me how beautiful change can be. The maps on the bottom of your feet show where you have been, But they don't stand a chance against the footprints you'll leave. Arise, warrior women, Arise! Let your battle wounds be nothing but a reminder of what was once behind And proof that you have never given up your fight. When the eyes in the mirror began to tell you lies, Arise warrior woman and sing, that the sun will rise and fall. A new day will come and bring sun rays just as beautiful as you. You are stunning, a masterpiece, and a sight to see-- You never outgrew the beauty of your youth. And you are worthy of someone to truly love you. When you speak you carry greatness For every trial will turn triumph. And for every moment will feed your story that carries wisdom and truth, Arise warrior woman and speak. Your story will shift atmospheres And offer a key to those longing to be free. You walk in boldness And dance in the face of obstacles. All your days you will proclaim, Pressing on no matter what comes your way. Arise warrior woman and dance, For you are clothed in dignity and strength. Your laughter echoes through the walls in your home, Illuminating the joy that washes the struggles unseen. You are a woman of joy and in turn a woman of peace. Arise warrior woman and laugh At the days to come. Arise warrior women and give, For we know that we can't do this alone. We lift the ones in need and choose unity. Alone we are strong, but together unstoppable. Arise and be a voice for the voiceless. We choose to stand even if they don't understand. Arise daddy moms, arise! With a hammer in one hand and a spoon in the other, Fixed the kitchen sink and also made the mac n’ cheese. Fitting two feet where four shoes should be, You may play two roles but the roles that you play Build a foundation for your children to arise and call you blessed. Your ceiling will be their floor for them to build upon a way that you have made. Arise warrior women and forgive For there actions or lack thereof Are not a burden but a blessing to love more and hug more And but choosing to let go You set an example that it's not only for them but for you For your love is louder than their hate will ever be Arise warrior woman and forgive you are free Arise warrior woman and express By your rawness you show that even strong women have days entirely spent on their knees And the war that you fight there is just as strong as the one on your feet Arise warrior woman and just be Let the bad days pass with the autumn leaves Arise working woman, arise! From the 3 hours in bus rides, And the 17 hour work day, And the bandaids on your swollen feet from the shoes that rub you the wrong way. Making sure your kids always have a meal even if you don't eat, Arise, warrior woman, and stand so we can applaud you For being the backbone of the family and always having follow through. Arise, warrior woman and walk! Even if it means away, Especially if it's towards your destiny. Sometimes it sounds like your heels on the hardwood floor. Sometimes is sounds like freedom. Sometimes it sounds like an open window and a closed door, The first time you have seen the sky as blur instead of grey. Arise, warrior woman, and walk, No more chains or leashes guiding your way. Arise, warrior women, and blow your trumpets! This is a celebration kinda day, When-you-speak-you're-finally-heard kinda day, A freedom-is-as-close-as-it-seems kinda day, The first-time-you-have-opened-your-wings-outside-of-the-cage kinda day, A plant-my-feet-no-more-running kind of celebration. Arise, warrior woman, and blow your trumpets. These walls don't stand a chance. Greatness has lonely moments And hidden moments. Sometimes it sounds like silence, And sometimes it feels broken. Yet there is power in the process that builds the On-stage moments-- The standing-in-applause moments, The first-time-tasting-freedom moments, The world-changing, chain-breaking moments. ARISE WARRIOR WOMAN! For not one single moment can define you, Yet everyone will build you. Arise warrior woman and Sing. Dance. Walk. Live. Give. Stand. Be. Arise, warrior woman, arise For you are a queen! And once you have tasted freedom, There is nothing else you will be. I know that I have written about Godly dating before, but lately I have been really been finding a lot of breakthrough in Godly relationships. I spoke at a Youth Group recently about God, Sex, and all that hush hush. But in reality, I really feel like we should spend time talking about relationships, whether they are just friendships, or more.
I will spend a quick moment in complete honesty. I have struggled for a while with something I will now title "the list". Its a list of desires of qualities I would ideally like to have in a husband one day. In reality I don't think that it's bad. I am all about praying into my future husband and speaking into the future that I would like to cultivate with him one day. But sometimes, I can do this thing where when I have a friendship with a guy who loves Jesus, I will start to run him through that list. This is the first step in the wrong direction. Not because I don't think you can marry someone you are friends with first, but because I think you SHOULD marry someone you are friends with first. I think it is so IMPORTANT that we love everyone in our lives as brothers and sisters FIRST. When we start to take a relationship further in our thoughts, I think it hinders the way that we love them. We may love them more, or love them with expectations, and sometimes not love them the same when they don't meet those expectations. I am in a season of being very intentional about loving everyone as family. And I will love them as a brother until God says, "That's your husband." So when I meet a cute guy that loves Jesus I can say: "Dang, I am glad you exist," not "Dang, I would like to see where this goes." I am trying very hard to break the cycle of viewing people as a "potential." If I am supposed to marry someone I trust that Jesus will reveal that in perfect timing. But, until then, I believe its very crucial for our hearts and other peoples hearts to be intentional. I have a lot of incredible, attractive guy friends that love Jesus. That's all they have to be to me--great people that I am blessed to have in my life. I am consciously always putting wondering thoughts to a stop because they are family and will be forEVER. I always say, I don't want to have my hands on someone else's future. So, practical steps: 1. Prayer. Pray for your friends and relationships. Pray into feelings, thoughts, and emotions. I regularly ask God to let me see people the way he sees them. I also recently asked God to not even be able to see my husband as more than a friend until I am ready. If a man is on your mind more than Jesus, Pray. I want to be someone infatuated with daddy God only. If you are struggling being single, or feel jealousy when you see couples, pray into it. Every time I start to think about dating, I pray for my future husband--that God is blessing him, growing him, and pursuing him. When my thoughts switch to, "Could we be good together?", I just pray, "Daddy please give me your perspective and intentions for this relationship." 2. Boundaries. I actively set boundaries with my guy friends, Even if that is just in my heart or mind. Sometimes I set them out loud. I am a very physical person. It is my first love language. But I understand I cannot always show love in a way that is comfortable for me because it can lead people on. I try to be very vocal about my intentions and feelings. When I feel myself starting to catch feelings or thoughts, I really spend time working through those thought cycles to adjust my boundaries or refocus my thinking. Instead of thinking, 'He might make a great husband for me,' I can say, "Hey, he will make a great husband for whomever he marries." Be intentional with your boundaries and always run through not only your perspective, but theirs . Hearts are too valuable to be messed with. 3. Wondering eyes and wondering thoughts. People, lust of the eyes is real. This is something I am learning. There is a way to find someone attractive, without allowing your imagination to run wild. Really I have just set the standard: Is this how family acts? If I am looking at people with lust, it hinders the way I will love them. Basically, I live in a constant place of me saying to myself, "YO, check yourself!" In other words, check your intentions and thoughts. We live in a time where almost everything we see is oversexualized. It is crucial that we protect what we let in, as it will influence our thoughts and eventually our actions. For me, it's also a matter of honoring your future spouse. When I am ready to be married, I will have eyes for just them. I want to respect that now, and not spend time looking at people that are brothers in Christ. By doing this I also honor the person in front of me. They are someone's future husband and my brother. They deserve the same respect that I expect from them. This is obviously easier said than done but possible. It comes down to being aware of your thoughts. I am also in a season of life where I am intentionally dating God. He is my main man. It is in this season that I get to focus on the most important man in my life. This is also where I get to grow to becoming the best wife I can be, BEFORE I am dating. You are clothed in dignity and strength before you are a wife. Some of these Proverbs 31 qualities are ones you bring into marriage, not get within it. So I am working on them now in my single season. This time is about me asking God to search my soul, teach me how to love and be loved, and help me trust. I want to enter a relationship whole and healthy. A couple days ago, God showed me a pretty cool analogy of what dating daddy first does. When we choose Him to be our spouse or partner first, we are choosing to build our house on a solid foundation, His foundation, the rock on which we stand. When he is the first man in our life, we lean on him for everything--good days, bad days, funny stories, sad stories, stressful moments, or moments of celebration. God wants relationship with us. The coolest thing about him being our everything is he not only models what relationships look like, but we are fulfilled in him and fully satisfied in him. No one and nothing else can offer more than what God already fulfills. When a storm comes and our foundation is built on HIM, we will not be moved. God becomes your main man, and as you press on in life, you may find a partner. The type of man that makes you fall in love with God more everyday. He will be your partner, someone to do life with and run towards God with. A man like this also built his house upon solid rock, he will be sound because he has built his life on the rock in which his strength comes from. He will be your earthly husband, but individually both of you will be in relation with daddy God first, your marriage will be a braid between God and the both of you. The image that God showed me was two beach houses built on solid ground. Both of them were individually beautiful. They stood tall, and when the storm came, all the other houses were getting destroyed, but these two didn't budge. As you step into marriage out of identity, both of you are able to build and pour into a new house together combining both of your strengths and desires. Yet the foundation will remain the solid foundation that both of you individually built upon. This may have felt long-winded, but in reality the purpose of this is to run your race. Run at God. By taking time to date God, you are taking time to fall in love with your first love, fall in love with yourself, figure out what you are called to do, and dive into the fullness of what God has for you. In no way does this mean that there is no more friendship after marriage, or that you wont always be in a place of discovery. I strongly believe that this generation lacks an independence with Jesus. Sometimes, I struggle with the desire to have a partner, when all along, I have all the partner I will ever need in Heaven. This doesn't mean all relationships will look this way. I have know many incredible God-honoring relationships that were an example of love at first sight. This it just some food for thought when it comes to my experience on dating. This is an area of struggle for many Christians. I think it needs to be talked about more. I hope it's helpful. Always remember to trust God. He's pretty good at this stuff. XOXO Jericho I sat across the table from this beautiful blue-eyed daughter of the king. Tears rolled down her face as she talked about her times praying and hoping that God would hear her prayer this time despite all she had done. My heart just sunk into my chest. Fear has this crazy way of transforming itself from the lie that we have wronged so badly we cannot be forgiven, into a deeper complex of being unworthy of God. The literal definition: “Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.” Brown, Brené, The Gifts of Imperfection
In my opinion the reason shame is so destructive is because its singular purpose is to keep you from God's presence. It makes you believe you are not worthy of who God is. But in reality, shame CANNOT exist in God's presence because his perfect LOVE does cast out all fear. Where the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. His Holy spirit comes and reminds us that above all, WE are LOVED, and NOTHING that we do can separate us from God's love. “Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more." Isaiah 54:4 So you're battling shame, what now? Step one: IDENTIFY THE LIE! Step two: Combat it with God's truth. Yesterday, my good friend said to me that EVERY TIME he is feeling off in anything all he has to do is identify the lie, and speak God's truth to it. When it comes to shame or lies from the enemy in general, I feel that lies are always specific. And the beautiful thing about Jesus is, He is too! He knows everything about us. He knows us so intimately and He ALWAYS speaks to us in a way that we can be receptive to. So when the enemy's lies come, all that we have to do is look at them and say, "NOPE, actually I'm a daughter of the king... I confessed my sins and was forgiven, I have been made new, and I carry no shame because the blood on that cross was for me. All my sin and shame died there! So find verses that remind you of God's character in a specific issue and speak out life into the situation. The more you get in God's presence, the more you understand God's character. It not only helps you HEAR God's voice, but it also establishes Identity. When you know who God is, you in turn know who YOU are. When shame comes to tell you you're not worthy, turn your head to Jesus because there is Never a moment where God will not scoop you up as his child and just hold you. Our Father in heaven loves to pour out love on his kiddos. Lastly, when God says you're forgiven, HE MEANS IT! So when the enemy tries to bring shame around calling you by names that you don't identify with anymore, DON'T BELIEVE THEM. God's love makes us new. He clothes us in white and when he looks at us he doesn't see sin, he sees our hearts, passions, and the gifts he gives us. He looks upon us and it takes his breath away. So it's our job to believe him when he says it's done! When God breaks chains off our lives we need to leave them on the ground. When I was first struggling with shame, God would break chains off and then I would pick them up and carry them around. And when the right moment came, I would just reattach them. And God was like, "YOOOO! We don't have to keep doing this." I eventually started to separate God's truths over my life from the enemy's lies. When shame would come around, all that I would have to say is: "That's not my name." Shame and fear only call you what they knew you as--weak, unworthy, hurt, broken, fake, wrong, stupid, damaged, unforgivable, trapped, chained..... But that's not your name. Your name is worthy, loved, cherished, smart, capable, valuable, talented, changed, whole, healed, forgiven, and free! Let the Chains go, and change your name tag. PRAYER: Father, I just pray for a fresh outpouring of your love and spirit. I pray for your pure love to step into our lives and shatter ALL FEAR AND SHAME! I ask that you start to sing truths of who you are over our lives! Please bring your presence in and remind us what our names are. Remind us who we are and how loved we are. And I just bind the works of the enemy in Jesus's name. Shame must leave right now. The hurts of our past do not define us in Jesus's name! I stumbled upon a sticker that said this today.
It wrecked me. We are in this time where division is so strong. We're surrounded by hurting people. People are killing other people based on skin color and prejudice. WE NEED LOVE! WE NEED CHANGE! WE NEED JESUS! And as believers we have an incredible opportunity to stand in the gap. We have been given the authority in Jesus to bind the works of the enemy, and we need to. We should be talking to our Father in heaven about everything--good, bad, and ugly. He loves listening to us. But above all, we should be lifting up our brothers and sisters in prayer. We should have lists of people that we are praying for. Basically, I realized I need to shut my mouth unless my head is up looking up. There is no need for me to talk about my tough days or heart breaking situations unless I have been on my knees first bringing it to the cross. The crazy thing is that it's that simple. The best war that we can fight is on our knees. This does not only apply to the heartbreaking situation, it applies to any situation taking up more space in our minds or mouths than Jesus does. For instance, your finances... If you are talking about being broke or not being able to pay your bills, but you haven't spent any face time with daddy provider how are you going to expect change? I just recently read when Heaven Invades Earth and Bill Johnson was talking about how he presses in during prayer to build up his faith enough to speak to the mountain. We need to be in a place where we have talked to Jesus about it, spent some face time, and then in our sonship and authority tell that mountain to move. I truly believe that this isn't a time to be timid in our prayers. The faith of a small mustard seed can tear down mountains. I read this quote somewhere. It said: "If all your prayers from the last 30 days came true, would your life be the only one changed?" It's time we start standing on bold prayers! Prayers to see ALL young girls currently in sex trafficking set free. Prayers to see abortion end. Prayers not only to have the finances to make it through the month, but for all of our finical debt to be washed clean with overflow to bless the needy. Let's start taking our prayers to the next level. Where your thoughts are your heart is. This applies to that crush you have on that cute boy from church, oooo la la. If he is taking up more of your daydreaming time than daddy God, you have got it backwards. If you want to know if he is right for you or not, start spending time with the only man for you. Let God show you what love looks like, what it sounds like, how it feels. If you are struggling with being single, every time you think about it, pray for your future husband. Pray that God is blessing him and growing him into the man of valor he is called to be. Then thank God again for the intimate season you get to share with him where he is the only man in your life. When we spend time in prayer, we spend time in intimacy, and intimacy cultivates identity, clarity, and power in our authority. Prayer also shuts the devil up. Prayer is a choice to press in despite what circumstances, the world, the situation that won't budge, the impossible says. If in any way you feel confusion, it's opposite of kingdom. God is a God of order. If your thoughts are running wild, take all of them captive, lay them at God's feet, and pray into them. I remember hearing my pastor say this once and I don't know who he was quoting. But he said, "My prayers normally don't last longer than 20 minutes, but I don't ever go 20 minutes without praying." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. So next time you find yourself worried, stressed, overthinking, doubting, sad, gossiping, or at a loss for hope, get on your knees and press into what God is doing. I promise as you begin to see things the way he does, perspective will change. All it takes is a moment for you to say: "Have I prayed about this as much as I have talked about it?" I will not be silent.
I will load my words like ammunition and I will not hesitate The way you load your gun and pretend to shoot without hate. I will use my gifts to serve a faithful Father. You will not distract me with the box I wont ever fit in, The judgements that aren't yours to pass, or the words you shout to change the past. You won't be heard over the walls of Jericho Reminding me that my faithful King will always stand in victory, That his love overcomes ALL things. His Love knows no bounds and I am not bound. For I have been set free by the crimson stained wood that screams I am a Daughter of the King. I know his voice intimately. Like the spring breeze brings reminder of new things, His voice brings direction and peace. For you know the path you have for me, And in the midst of your constancy I will TRUST you in all things. I have spent a considerable amount of years in my life telling myself, "I am fine." Those famous words I know you all have heard every important woman in your life say at least once while evidently NOT being fine. And the truth is it's okay to not be fine. It's normal to not be fine. As women we naturally get in over our heads.
I have also spent the last half a decade of my life convincing myself that I am alone, which has turned me into this problem-solving machine that never takes true time to just process and constantly tries to do everything on her own. Every time I hit the wall after running full speed, with a bag full of the weight of the world on my back, I fall hard. I always get back up, but not before letting myself down. I am in a place where I have been taking on so many things while at the same time letting my insecurities rule and reign in my mind, making it nearly impossible to do just about anything without feeling like a huge failure. The last couple weeks I have been a ticking time bomb. And the honest truth is it's MY OWN fault. I have the power to choose. And the choices I am making aren't good ones. Not to say that I am out in the world being this big huge crazy sinner. I have to remind myself God would prefer me hot or cold to lukewarm. I haven't been taking care of myself. I haven't been eating well, I have been spending money I don't have, and spending a lot of my free time watching Netlix. As a result, I feel crappy, my skin is breaking out, I'm incredibly stressed out, I am allowing my emotions to get the best of my judgement, and I am barely sleeping. The worse it gets, the easier it is to run. If I want change, I need to choose change. I need to better control my time and my head space. I know God is doing a new thing in me. But I need to get out of the boat and learn to trust that God truly has everything handled. Nevertheless, that does not change the fact that God will not be doing all the work for me. I need to take care of my body, and spend my time in his word and praying rather than watching TV shows to just disappear from the day for a couple of hours. I read somewhere a quote that said, " Have you prayed about it as much as you've talked about it?" I believe that truth is freedom. And as a Christian I am called to be constantly growing and not only pushing forward towards my call, but also towards the woman that I am called to be. And sometimes that means bringing areas of unfruitfulness into the light. Breaking habits that are not what God has for me, and making the choice daily to choose God and his best for me. Every day is a new day, and a new blessing. Cheers to moving forward, cheers to the breaking of habits and the removal of blindfolds that have allowed me to see clearly the parts of my life that are not bearing fruit. Thank you Father for constantly pushing me to grow, thank you for being such an incredible Dad that wants what is best for me and challenges me to refocus in times of pressure. As I get older, I feel more and more pressure to KNOW what I am supposed to be doing. I have these natural doubts of growing up, this pressure that comes from "adulting".
Sometimes I'm unsure if I am going to be able to pay the rent, if I can afford groceries. Money can be so stressful. I get caught up dreaming about what God has for me, traveling the world, and it makes me think, 'Man, if I can't pay my rent, how can I travel?' I start to overthink what the quality of my life will look like in the flesh. I start to wonder how I am going to be able to do the things I want to do for Jesus. I just had this moment of being like, " Whoa, what are you thinking? Have you forgot who your Dad is? " That cycle of thinking is not Jesus. He is a provider and protector. He says that he has exceedingly abundant plans for our lives. The things God has for me, I can't do...... they are impossible. They don't make sense and they won't because my Daddy operates in the supernatural! When I begin to remind myself of Who my DAD IS, and start to remember who I am, I don't need to know my call. I need to know my Father. Everything else will fall in place after your relationship with God. Start to bring everything to your Father, start to get intimate with Jesus, spend regular time with Him. Do the things to help live a healthy life, spend time in your Word, go to the gym, eat healthy, meditate, spend time outside in God's creation, get to know yourself. He will begin to reveal Himself to you with each new day of intimacy. Spend time asking for forgiveness and giving it. WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS THERE IS FREEDOM! God wants you to be free. He wants you to be confident. He wants you to know who you are! All those things come from God. So stop asking the world who you are and start asking God. I am a daughter of the King of kings. I am not a victim, I am victorious. I don't have to worry about money or identity, my friendships, my past, my future husband. I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY! God has plans for my life, He knows me intimately. He knows this season, and the next one. God did not put desires in my heart to not fulfill them. Matthew 6:33 33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. /// MY PRAYER \\\\ I pray for a refreshing of your Spirit, Father. I pray for Your discernment in my thoughts, that although the world tells me to doubt, I will have no fear for I am a daughter of the King. I pray for more GOD DREAMS FROM YOU! I thank you for the reminder that You have not given me dreams and desires to not fulfill them. I pray that daily You remind me of WHO I AM in You Father. I thank You for Your endless love. I pray for the understanding that just like the birds in the sky and the flowers in the field, You will provide and always have made a way where there seems to be no way. Thank You Father. Your loving daughter. When a lion walks through the jungle, it does not have to go around and tell animals to respect him. The lion does not have to work to be respected, work to be feared, or noticed. The lion is respected and known because he IS a LION. His reputation was set in place long before he came along because of his bloodline, and now he operates entirely in that authority. WE are SONS AND DAUGHTERS of the King of kings. I believe it's time to start operating in the authority that comes with our bloodline. John 14:12 says, "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." We have been called to walk as Jesus did, and even do greater works in His name. Homie was out there walking on water, calming storms, freeing captives, healing people, commanding the dead to live, and the list goes on and on. I don't know about you, but I want to be a daughter of God that has the faith to see the sick healed in His name. I want to be a queen operating in a kingdom mindset. I want to see crutches and wheel chairs abandoned everywhere. I want to watch the spirit of suicide break off young people. I want demons to run in fear when I enter a room because Jesus is pouring His light and love out of me constantly. The coolest part is, WE ARE CALLED TO LIVE IN THE MIRACULOUS! How incredible is it to know that just as God sent his son to the earth as a savior, as a healer, to do the miraculous in His name... He had the same thought in mind when He created US in the womb of our mother? So the real Question is: How do we do this? KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BECAUSE OF WHOSE YOU ARE/// I believe the first step of operating in our authority is knowing who we are. We have been lifted up out of the darkness, restored, and made NEW in His image. God our Father has placed a crown upon our head and calls us by name. He has a place at His table for us ALWAYS no matter what happens, where we have been, how we we fall, how we sin. Nothing matters because God will always call you family, He will ALWAYS claim you as His own. Just like the prodigal son, no matter where we go He will always welcome us back with open arms. Mistakes can't remove our crowns or change our bloodline. We are sons and daughters of the King of kings, and when the enemy comes to tell you differently, it's important that you remind him WHO YOUR DADDY IS! Just as the lion, we do not need to do ANYTHING. We cannot earn God's love, we just need to walk in it. It's important to wake up every day and remind yourself of who you are. Find verses that you can speak over your life on good days and especially the days that you don't feel like a queen. For me, I often speak the word masterpiece over my life, because God calls me His masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10) beautifully, wonderfully made, and one of a kind. He has created me to be exactly as I am, and I take comfort in the revelation that He calls me masterpiece and has hung me up on His wall just to gaze upon my beauty. PRAYER //// If we continue on to John 4:13-14, it says, " And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask Me for anything in My name, and I will do it." It's important that we know With GOD all things are possible. When we ask for things we must ask in His name. He is the King of kings. We are made strong in our weakness through Him, and our authority comes from HIM! Jesus did not come to earth and do things on His own. HE did ALL THINGS though God. Just as He did we should be doing. Make sure to keep your eyes on Jesus as you begin to step out in faith. Believe that what you ask for He will do! When you pray for healing you WILL see it. YOU CAN take authority over demonic spirits in your Father's name. YOU WILL tell a mountain to move and it will because of who your Dad is. Prayer is also important because it keeps you intimate with your Father. When you spend considerable time with someone you begin to know them very well. You know how they think, what they like and don't like. Your relationship with God the Father should be the same way. When you're in constant communication with God, it is easy for you to hear His voice, His direction, His outpouring of love in your life. FORGIVNESS// I personally believe that forgiveness is one of they most powerful things anyone can do in general. I also believe that unforgiveness is sometimes the heaviest chain. To be operating in authority as a child of God we need to continue moving forward, and we cannot do that if we are chained to our past. There are two major areas of forgiveness: forgiving ourselves and forgiving others. Mark 11:24-25 says, "Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you. 25 Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.…" Prayer is one of they most powerful and crucial parts of our relationship with God, and it's that way on purpose. God longs for an intimate relationship with us as I mentioned above. But in the midst of mentioning how powerful prayer is He brings up forgiveness as an equally as serious matter. Straight-up Elsa style... LET IT GO!!! Your forgiveness may be the key to someone else's freedom, and the more you hold onto something the more you hurt yourself and possibly them. Forgiveness is the hardest, most simple thing anyone can do. It's hard to let go of pain, bitterness, frustration, anger, and a broken heart. But it's simple to say, " Hey Daddy, help me. Help me forgive them, give me eyes to see them the way that You do, help me forgive them so I can heal my heart." But you MUST swallow your pride, you MUST be willing to let go of control, and you need to let God do what He does best. Above all you MUST be willing to forgive yourself. We need to realize that we are FORGIVEN, we are made new, we are no longer chained to our past. To operate in athority we need to be free! And If God has forgiven you, IT IS DONE. That doesn't mean it's done but every Tuesday you get to feel guilty about it, or feel unworthy because of that one time you did that one thing. It truly means it's done and finished. FOREVER! So, three months down the road we can't pick up our chains again and put them back on. You are forgiven, you are made new, now go operate in that authority. RECAP/// I'm ready for the generation of world-changers to take their place, I'm ready for a generation of revival, and children coming home to their Father. It's not easy. The things I listed above are not one-time things, but constant things. We need to constantly be in communication with God. We need to regularly speak over our own lives, and remind ourselves of who we are. And sometimes we need to forgive daily, or take the bold step to ask for or give forgiveness! Be we can do all these things through Christ. Keep your eyes up queens, and remember all diamonds are formed under pressure. Lord, I pray for new sight. I pray that we begin to see ourselves the way that You see us, and I pray for divine understanding of our purpose in Your kingdom and the means and resources to make that happen. I pray that You will bring verses that depict who I am to You. I also pray for new sight when looking at others. Help me see Your children the way You do. Bring me insight to help forgiveness be an easy choice. I pray that You reveal the areas of my life and heart that need to be set free. And above all I thank You Father for sending Your Son to die on the cross so that I can be free, so that I no longer will be a slave to fear. Thank You for pursuing me and growing me so that I can operate as a child of God in your Kingdom. Amen. Love, Your Daughter As a kid watching movies with my mom always ended the same way, in tears.
She is such a magnificent woman with the sweetest soul and despite all odds, a cryer. Not just a sad cryer... a happy, mad, excited, stressed, inspired, proud, and just about any other emotion you could imagine cryer. As a kid I used to hate it, "Yesh, mom how are you crying again?" Although, as I grew I started to understand that I too am very similar as an emotional being. Now I realize its more of a sensitivity to atmosphere, and a tenderness to express that emotion. In my adult life I began to fall in love with romantic movies, I would dream myself into the movies the heart grasping grand acts of love, and the way that love always won. In no time at all I began to describe myself as a dreamer. My mom too was also a dreamer, always cutting out pictures to add to her dream journal packed full of dream gardens and travel destinations. I spend a decent amount of time letting my mind wander into the realms of they unknowns of my future. Sometimes I can see them as clear as a movie bring projected on the wall. I dream about buying a van and traveling the US looking to serve in Gods kingdom and encounter more people. I dream about backpacking the world, and holding orphans in my arms at the locations God will place me. And all of these dreams are so delightful, truly a sweet aroma. One of the most significant dreams I wonder is that of my life with my future husband. I think about what he will be like and envision our rug rats running around our tastefully designed home. I was at a worship conference this weekend, and the touring pastor said something that rocked me, He said, "How differently would you walk through your life if you lived as if you knew in your heart your dreams were destine to be reality" If God showed me a miniature movie of me and my future husband and our beautiful children, how would that change my current situation? How would that change the way I view myself? How would that change the dating "timeline" I have created for myself? How would that change my standard in the men I date? The truth is my loneliness would probably feel a little less lonely, because I would know that God has predestined and created someone just for me. Sometimes when I see attractive christian men, I think 'maybe he is the one'. I find myself striving to find fleshly accompaniment, and putting in work. I just imagine God looking at me like "Daughter, thats someone else's destiny, I created your partner just as I created you and I will connect you two on MY terms and MY time." Nevertheless that doesn't stop the devil from planting seeds of lies in my life. Sometimes I catch myself thinking, "you need to look for your man" "if you leave you could miss the opportunity to meet your future husband" "Paige, you're too broken to ever be loved by a man, or love a man" " Nobody will ever love you, the way he loves her" " I'm not beautiful enough to be loved by him" " I wont find a christian man who understands my unique relationship with God" The down right truth is these are all lies! Today I will RISE UP as the warrior woman I am and combat that fear with faith and say , "UMM, Heyy devil, you must not know me, but I am a daughter of the king of kings, and my daddy has a perfect PRINCE for me, a man who will treat me like the actual queen I was created to be' and until then I will date and love myself, because I already have love from the most important man in my life FORVER and ALWAYS, my savior and father" If we walk knowing that despite not seeing our future God has an unfathomable, Incredible future already planned for us. The future he planned is greater than even in our wildest dreams, and better than any romantic comedy we can watch on Netflix. And we need to learn to walk in the promises of God. Being said that Is easier that done. Here are some applicable ways I have decided to walk in faith recently. /// TRUST. In my first edit of my post trust wasn't first, which is the first place I went wrong. Trusting God with our whole lives is so crucial, because not only does he number your steps but he has far better plans for you than you can make for yourself. Trust God with your future husband. He knows you better than you do sometimes, and he will never leave you nor forsake you.\\\ /// PRAY FOR YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND. I have been praying that God protect him and grow him. That God begin to open doors and make a way in his life, stir a new passion for his calling, that god will cause him to have a new thirst that only a deeper relationship with the heavily father can quench. Ladies I am very single, I'm not praying for a man I know and have grow to love in this current tangible moment, but for the man I will one day love\\\\\ /// PRAY FOR YOURSELF. Although, I have been praying for my future man, I also think its incredibly important to pray over my own life, that God continue to heal past wounds and the untrust that I have towards men. I believe now is the most important time to deal with my heart issues or they will carry over into my marriage. I pray that God continue to grow me and prune me Into the woman of God that I am destined to be. That God reveal the parts of my life that need to change so that I can continue to press towards becoming the future woman, mother, and wife, he dreams about me to be.\\\ /// DONT FORGET YOUR VALUE. The last thing I did was get a token, a reminder of my worth and value. I bought a little ring that looks like a crown, it fits on my ring finger, and when I see it Im reminded that not only does God have my king out there but that I'm a Queen in the making, worthy of nothing less than a king. If you could see yourself the way God sees you, you're standards would be through the roof, and you would never settle because you are too beautiful, valued, smart, funny, talented, and anointed to settle for anything less than what God has for you. \\\\\ Keep your head up queens, and dream on. XOXO Jericho |
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