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God said: “Help ME Answer Your Prayers

Posted on 12/21/2023 | Leave a comment

The other day, while wasting precious time surfing and scrolling through ridiculous videos on YouTube, the Lord spoke to me. He said:

“Help me answer your prayers.”

I knew it was the Lord. I felt like He was urging me to write it down, so I did. As I started to write, I believe he expanded on what He said, and these words came to me as quick as I could write them down.

“If you cooperate with the My Spirit, I can answer your questions and your prayers more quickly. Demonstrating faith in Me is cooperation with the Holy Spirit.

 When you ask me for something, you are asking for my assistance. I can only apply my assistance when I can add it to your faith. You must demonstrate your faith in Me if I am to answer your questions and answer your prayers.

One of the greatest demonstrations of your faith in Me is abiding in My word. The greatest demonstration of faith is obeying it.

If you abide in my word you abide in Me and I and you. This is what keeps your motives pure, your heart clean, and your mind renewed. This creates the soil that a living faith can grow in and flourish.

Help Me answer your questions and prayers.”

God was telling me to guard my heart. Not pollute it with mindless and ungodly things and He could more easily assist me on this journey through life.

What we look at matters. What we allow ourselves to be exposed to matters.

John 15:7-8 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

Proverbs 4:20-27 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet,
And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.

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What is The Kingdom of God?

Posted on 09/23/2023 | Leave a comment

Matthew 6:31-34 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

          If we are to seek first the Kingdom, what exactly are we seeking and where are we seeking it? Are we seeking to be involved with a church and engage in religious activity? Are we seeking to build a ministry with multiple outreaches? Are simply going and spreading the good news of Jesus? These are legitimate questions that must be answered.

          What did Jesus say about the Kingdom?

Luke 17:20-21 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; 21 nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”

          Understand that the Kingdom of God is not something we can see externally, but an outpost of Heaven residing in our hearts, a garden planted inside us, much like the Garden of Eden, that we keep and tend to provide a holy place where the King desires to abide. When Jesus said to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, this is a clear call to all believers to abide in Him and seek the expansion of His Kingdom within us.

What does it mean to seek the Kingdom inside us?

          The Garden of Eden is an Old Testament type and model of our recreated spirits. When we are born again, God recreates within us a Kingdom, (a garden) that we are to steward. In our inner man stands the Kingdom of God, the Garden of God, the outpost of Heaven where the Holy Spirit resides. Instead of tending a natural Garden like Adam, we must grow and steward the Kingdom of God in our hearts.

Proverbs 4:20-27 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

           In the center of the passage above we see the command to keep our heart with all diligence. Surrounding that passage are the instructions on how to keep it. In fact, the entire chapter is an instruction on keeping and guarding our hearts.

          We know from scripture that the Garden of Eden did not cover the whole Earth but was in a very small area in Africa. Adam was placed in the garden and was instructed to fill the whole earth and have dominion, bring it into subjection, and subdue it. In essence, Adam was to grow the Garden of Eden to fill the whole Earth. We are to steward the Kingdom in such a way that it fills our entire being, subduing the carnal nature and taking dominion over it.

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Three Minute Truth Bomb!

Posted on 09/14/2023 | Leave a comment

Stop Tormenting Your Soul!

2 Peter 2:7-8 and God delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked 8 (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)—

          Lot was a righteous man who was oppressed, vexed, and tormented in his soul because of the things he was seeing and hearing. What was he seeing and hearing? This passage tells us that he was seeing and hearing their filthy conduct and their lawless deeds.

          Have you noticed the rapid increase in ungodly TV shows and movies pushing the homosexual and trans agendas down our throats? What about the increase in violence, lying, witchcraft, supernatural beings, sexually explicit content, filthy conduct, and all other unrighteous activity? Is this godly entertainment or are we being desensitized by the enemy to be ruled by our flesh?

Your “Television” is literally Telling-You-A-Vision, and it is not God’s vision for your life. Your computer screens and phones are now the same.

To sit in front of a digital screen and allow ungodly filth to be poured into our souls is not just dangerous, it is destructive. It caters to our carnal nature and hinders our spiritual growth and progress.

I know many Christians who have a 15-to-30-minute daily devotional but will sit in front of a screen for hours viewing ungodly social media or R-rated movies filled with nudity, violence, foul language, witchcraft, and other wicked and hateful behavior. Sit mindlessly and watch the so-called News with its childish behavior spewing forth lies and petty rants about political opinions and social injustice.

Is that living a sanctified life? Is that honoring the Temple of God? Is it guarding your heart with all diligence? Do you realize that the Kingdom of God is within you, and to guard your heart is to guard God’s Kingdom?

Proverbs 4:20-27 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

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There are Two Trees in Your Garden.

Posted on 07/24/2023 | Leave a comment

          The Almighty God has planted the incorruptible seed of His Holy Spirit in the heart of every believer. Our heart becomes God’s Garden, and God’s Kingdom.

Luke 17:20-21 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; 21 nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”

It is our responsibility to water and nurture the seed He planted and guard the Kingdom in our hearts.

Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.

          To guard our hearts is to guard God’s Kingdom. Our responsibility is much like Adam’s in the Garden of Eden.

Genesis 2:15-17 Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

          Within every believer, the Holy Spirit is the Tree of Life. Our FREE WILL’s ability to choose our carnal nature is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.‘ and our ability to choose our carnal nature is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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Prepared to walk by Faith.

Posted on 10/23/2022 | Comments Off on Prepared to walk by Faith.

Ephesians 6:15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.

I asked the Lord years ago, “why is peace on our feet?” He then asked me a question. “Why do you put shoes on?” I said, “to protect my feet.” The Lord said, “peace is to protect your walk.”

One of the main things the army teaches you in boot camp is that you must be diligent in protecting your feet. Suppose your feet are not in good shape. In that case, your ability to fight is limited, your mobility is compromised, your effectiveness is limited, and often you require help from other soldiers to transport you and protect you, taking them away from their assignment.

It is much worse in spiritual warfare. When our heart is wounded, hardened, jealous, bitter, resentful, or self-seeking, we become not only prey for the enemy but also a weapon he can use to hurt others. James 3 tells us how serious this is.

James 3:13-17 (ESV) But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

When selfishness, bitterness, and jealousy enter our hearts, they will come out in our words and actions. When that happens, we become a magnet for mayhem, a landing strip for demonic activity. We don’t just open the door to demonic influence; we send out invitations and serve their favorite meals.

Guarding our mouths is a huge part of protecting our hearts. Words have creative or destructive power. Words can minister grace, peace, and life, or they can minister death and invite demonic activity. When we give voice to thoughts that the enemy is whispering in our minds, we take that evil seed and plant it in our hearts while exposing our weakness to the enemy.

The entire Bible is replete with passages warning us and encouraging us about the power of our words.

Proverbs 18:21 (ESV) Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

Whatever we give ourselves to talk about, we will eat the fruit of.

A disciplined approach to reading and studying the Bible is how we fill our hearts and minds with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Without daily exposure and intake of God’s word, we have little protection from Satan’s subtle deceptions.

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