Don't Turn Your Back

Don’t turn your back on God when things seem tough. Understand you should be running toward God and not away from Him. You have to keep in mind that God has THE FINAL SAY and he’s ultimately in control so don’t give up on God. God has a way of making your cloudy days feel like sunny days when you learn to rest in Him. He has a way of making you realize what’s really important in life. Tests and trials should ultimately show you that with God you can make it through ANYTHING. With God all things are definitely possible, you just have to believe. (Matthew 19:26) Know that scriptures say, “WITH” God all things are possible and that means if you have the Greater One on the inside of you there’s NOTHING you can’t get through. With the Greater One we can move mountains, With the Greater One we can have peace in what should be chaotic situations, with the Greater One we can keep moving forward when we don’t feel like it. God empowers us to do all things through Christ who strengthens us. (Philippians 4:13) Whenever we go through we should see Christ and what He had to endured and tell yourself THERE’S NOWAY I’m giving up, because of what Christ did! Tell your situation when Christ said IT IS FINISHED that’s what he meant! (John 19:30) We live in Christ and He lives in us. (John 15:4) When we truly understand this truth we’ll get though ANYTHING. When you understand that the One who created what you see lives on the inside of you, it gives you uncommon strength. When you think back on who God is, you somehow seem to get more determined. You have to understand that God equips those he calls!! So if you’re going through something God already equipped you to get out of it! God will never put you in a place to get destroyed! God gave us one of the most important tools, he gave us HIS word!! His Word empowers us, it gives us knowledge about who He is! We have to structure our lives around The Word (Bible), meaning get up early enough to get in the Word to feed our spirits, to empower our angels. Don’t let your natural job prevent you from not having enough time to seek God and get to know Him, do what‘s necessary to have adequate time with your Father. You can’t have an excuse because you need to be filled with God’s word to survive. The bible says in Hosea 4:6, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.“ As we speak the Word of God it gives our angels strength, our angels respond to God’s voice!! (Psalm 103:20) His voice is His word! The more you really know God the less tempted you’ll be to turn your back on him when going through. Whatever you face in life keep telling yourself, it’s ALL working for my good.(Romans 8:28) That’s the Word of God. So refuse to let “time-sensitive” test cause you to turn your back on an unlimited, unrestricted, unbound God. Know that test are eventually over, they don’t last! Tests bring promotions!! Keep your joy! Get your promotion and let God take you to where he want you to be. So keep smiling, keep singing& praising, keep your eyes on God because truly HE IS going to bring you through EVERY situation. When you can stick with God regardless of what you go through, that’s when you’ll really start to see things work out for your good. (Romans 8:28). DON'T turn your back on God, He's faithful!! Know the truth and be free. (John 8:36) Stay in the race.

Believe What They See

Believe the potential people see in you. There are times God will allow people to see things in us that we may not necessarily have discovered yet. We must be opened to listening and take into consideration the things people inform they see in us. We can use those moments to let God know we’re listening and ask him to show us how to bring them totally forth. God’s placed so much in us and as I said before, when time and experience meet what’s in us will be birthed out. You may have experienced someone saying, “I just see so many leadership abilities in you” but at the same time you may be thinking, “Who me?”. The answer to that question is yes, you. We have to believe all that God placed in us is there and believe that it will be birthed out even when we personally can’t see it. There are things that are currently in us in seed form waiting to be birthed out. There are things that need to be watered in our lives and fed to birth maturely. God knows everything about us even when we don’t. Know that as we continue to grow in the things of God we’ll begin to look different, become more mature, as we become more mature spiritually God will allow us to walk into new levels and dimensions. Just as David was initially a shepherd boy, as time and experience met and he went through some things he was established enough or ready to be king.(1 Samuel 16:11-13) David would not have initially imagined what God had in store for him but even though he may not have seen himself as king, God did. We have to trust God enough to know that if he calls us to do something or be in a certain office he’s also equipped us to carry out the task. So the next time someone says, “I see you being an entrepreneur,” don’t take it lightly but go to God to confirm if that’s something you should pursue. As I often say, God’s place great things inside us but we have to be willing to accept them and go through the process to actually see them birthed. Until next time, stay in the race. You’re loved, keep God 1st. God Bless.

The Audience of One

When you focus on the right Audience, you’ll get desired results. Focus on the Audience of One, God. Let God be your focus. Do what you do to please God and watch everything line up. (Matthew 6:33) When we keep our eyes on the Creator he’ll give us the creation we‘re supposed to have. We must let God know that we honor him above all and that He’s the most important. If your main purpose for doing something is to please people and you’re placing people above God, you will eventually get let down because people are only satisfied for a moment. But when your main purpose is to please God you’ll stay fulfilled because God always reciprocates and refills. When your focus is right what you desire will come into focus because you’re looking in the right direction. When you’re looking in the right direction you’ll begin to see things that are part of destiny. You’ll begin to notice others headed in the same direction. Things will become clear. God can direct you and show you so many things when he has your attention. So don’t let anything distract you, keep pleasing the Audience of One. Keep excelling. Keep God 1st, above all. Stay encouraged.

Don't Be Shocked

Don’t be shocked when you’re not liked. Realize you’re made in the image & likeness of your Father. (Genesis 1:26). The enemy will never like you because he sees your Maker when he looks at you. The enemy is constantly reminded of his defeat and fall when he sees the people of God. Understand he’s already defeated so don’t waste all your time on him. Give your energy to building the Kingdom and using the authority that the Father has already given you. Focus on the things above. (Phillipians 4:8). Continually focus on moving forward in life and don’t be stopped by hate because God’s love is greater. Keep your armor on and be  unstoppable (Ephesians 6:11). Know that God covers his. So keep rejoicing and showing love, God got this. Stay in the race.

Resist

Resist the devil and he'll flee from you. (James 4:7). The devil is already defeated, whenever he tries to speak lies to you resist him by speaking the Word of God. Put the Truth on his lies and eliminate him. He'll try to come in to test what you believe so know the Word of God. Remember what Jesus did when he was in the wilderness He shut the devil down with the Word and the devil had no choice but to flee from him.(Matthew 4:1-11) When you know the truth it's hard to be deceived. Remember deception and lack of knowledge is what defeats many people of God. As the Bible says in Hosea 4:6 NLT "My people perish because they don't know Me." And the NKJV says, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." If you don't know the truth or don't believe the truth there's a great chance you'll be deceived. You have to know that the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy so whatever he tells you is a definite lie.(John 10:10). As my Pastor says, if the enemy can't deceive you he can't defeat you. In Jude 1:9 it even spoke that the archangel Michael simply said, "The Lord rebuke you," to the devil. For Michael knew that the enemy was full of lies and that he had already been rebuked. So the next time the devil tries to bring something to u just say, "The Lord rebuked you!" And speak the word of God. Know the truth and stay free. Get what belongs to you because you believe the truth. Keep resisting the devil and believe what God says about you. The truth stands and lies will fall. Stay encouraged. Stay in the race.

Dreams Do Become Reality

Dreams do become reality but you have to believe it first. If you don’t believe in your dreams and what God told you then you may not see it come to past. Understand, what God tells you is definitely true and possible. Know that everything  that tries to come against you in life is trying to prevent you from believing the truth, believing what God said. But don’t let anything take away or contaminate your faith. Your faith is the title deed to what God said you can have. It’s holding or having ownership of what he said you can have before you can actually see it. It’s the substance of things hoped for (Hebrews 11:1). So see yourself having the legal document that informs “It” belongs to you.  Just like a car, when you get the title and your name is on it no one can tell you that it’s not yours. Have the same mindset when God tells you something belongs to you or gives you a dream. Let the Word of God (Bible) be your constant reminder that God cannot fail. Tell yourself that it’s mine and it will not be taken away. Tell yourself my dreams and everything God told me is “coming into view.” At every step keep telling yourself that and see God move. Protect your faith. Hold on to what God promised and never lose hope. Keep taking the necessary practical steps to see your dreams become reality. Remember, if God gave you the vision, he’ll also show you how to work it. Never give up on God. Never get discouraged when you’ve done what you know to do and still don’t see desired results. Have patience, let your faith continually be developed, and always keep in mind that miracles are what God specializes in. You were made for greatness, you have the Greater One in you (1 John 4:4). So keep smiling and have faith in God. The dream or promises God gave you will become reality. Stay encouraged. Stay in the race.

God Will Provide

Genesis 22:13:14 “13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”


God will provide regardless of what it looks like. He’s your Shepherd you shall not want. (Psalm 23:1) Understand that your situation doesn’t limit God. God can move in any situations. There’s nothing too big or small for him to do. There’s nothing greater than him. Keep doing the best you can do and keep your hope in the right One. As David said, I’ve never seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread. (Psalm 37:25). God keeps his word, keep trusting Him. Stay encouraged, keep your joy, keep your peace, and keep being a blessing to others. Stay in the race.

Beyond What You Can See

The wisest person may not be carrying books and the strongest person may not be ripped. The ones you may need to learn from may not be the ones you typically expect. Be willing to hear what God wants you to know from the vessel He sends. At times our preconceived ideas about someone or a type of person can keep us stagnant because we‘re being too picky and not opened to something different. We can learn so much from others if we choose to look beyond the cover of a person. As many know, God looks at the heart of the man, not the outer appearance. (1 Samuel 16:7). God sees things differently from how we see them and if we don't learn this we'll miss out on a lot.  Everybody you expect to have the answers may not have what you need. That’s why you have to be sensitive to what God tells you and be continually lead by the Spirit. Samuel learned this when anointing David, when he seen Jesse’s other sons he thought surely they were who God wanted as king because of their outer appearance but God had other plans. What you see on the outside doesn’t necessarily qualify you for the part. A lot of times God will use someone we least expect to carry out His plans or to even minister to us. There are some things that will not turn out the exact way we believe it should but it will turn out better if we are opened and lead by God. So don’t be closed minded, be opened to receive what God is saying.  Look beyond the cover, see the heart. Stay encouraged and stay in the race. (@EriHolmes)

Endure & Receive

^{Faith causes you to see what others can’t. It causes you to do things that others don’t understand. Never let another person’s unbelief cause you to miss what God has for you. If you have to stand alone to get what God has for you, do it!! Stay away from negative people and surround yourself around people who believe in your vision. Don’t be discouraged, God has people set aside to carry out your vision because he loves you. Understand that faith will cause you to keep moving when NOTHING makes sense. Faith will cause you keep going when you feel like you can’t go on. Faith will cause you to face fear head on because you know who your Father is and what he told you. If the Father told you something or gave you a dream hold on to it with ALL you have!!! Don’t give up because of what your five senses are telling or showing you!! Don’t give up if things are not making sense. Don’t give up if it seems you have nothing left to give. Don’t give up if you feel drained. Don’t give up because God will NEVER give up on you. God has things already figured out, you just have to keep walking by faith to receive it!! Continue daily to decree and declare the Word of God over your life. Refuse to give up and not receive what God has for. Let your faith be built as you keep moving daily beyond where you thought you could go. God hasn’t forgotten about you. He hasn’t forgotten what He told you. God didn’t give you a promise and then took it back NO, God’s mind is made up to bless you, BELIEVE that!! You are favored by God and it will remain. Psalm 30:5 says "His favor is for life." God wants to bless you so you can bless someone else. Shortly you will see why you had to go through all of this. Results are closer today then they were yesterday. Each day, each step, each prayer, each breath, each moment, brings you closer to your release. You may’ve or may currently be experiencing some things that you’ve NEVER experienced before but know that GOD is about to BLESS you like YOU’VE NEVER been blessed before!! He’s Faithful!! So I speak strength to you, men and women of God. I speak endurance to you all. I speak restoration beyond belief to you all. I speak blessings beyond measure to you all. I speak a sound mind to you all. I speak that boldness and faithfulness will remain and lead you! You will NOT miss what God has for you! Stay on the path GOD paved for you!! You will get there, just don’t quit!! Hebrews 6:15 "And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise." Endure and receive. Keep encouraging others, keep showing love to others, stay committed to your call and watch God move. Never let what you're going through hinder you from ministering to others. Stay encouraged and Stay in the race!}

Enough!

Enough is enough! God sees all and is stepping in. God is about to show himself so strong and mighty that NO ONE will be able to deny who HE IS!! People will know who belongs to God!! It’s happening! Don’t give up, keep the faith, accept His grace!! Uncommon favor time for the children of God!! Stay in the Race.

Train Your Thoughts

Make sure your thoughts are lining up with the Word of God. As Philippians 4:8-9 says, “8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.”
Regardless of what we go through, we can’t forget that He who promised is faithful.(Hebrews 10:23). We can't let what God has already told us be drowned out by testing situations. We have to learn how to take negative mentalities and align them back up with what the Word of God says. God’s Word is true and it’s impossible for Him to fail. We have to remind ourselves on a daily and throughout the day that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.(Philippians 4:13). The Word must stay embedded in our hearts and minds so we can keep moving forward the way God wants us to. I want to encourage you all to begin to speak the Word of God aloud and remind yourself of what God said about your life. Every time a negative thought tries to enter your mind shut it down by speaking the Word of God. Begin to see yourself at the end desired result. Know that God sees everything and knows everything so we have to keep trusting in Him with all we have. So don’t get discouraged by what looks to be a bad situation but be reminded that God can change your situations in a moment. Know that even when it doesn’t seem like it, God is working on your behalf. Even when you don’t understand, God already has an answer for your situation. So rejoice always (1 Thessalonians 5:16)! Everything will fall into place if you keep allowing God to lead you. Stay focused on God, what he said about your life, the dreams he’s placed in you, and never let a temporary situations cause you to forget about our faithful unchanging permanent God. Go all the way, no excuses! -Stay Encouraged.

Pray and Listen

When you pray, make sure you’re expecting to see what you prayed for. At times we can so caught up in the cycle of saying prayers religiously and not really expecting to see results. Our hearts and minds must be in agreement with that prayer. You have to believe what you prayed for can and will happen. Understand that if you’re praying for something aligned with God’s will for your life you will get it. As you pray you need to begin to see yourself with what you petitioned God for. The bible says in 1 John 5:14-15 "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him."

Also, you must be patient but confident that your prayers will be answered. You can’t complain about the same situation you just prayed for. After you pray see that situation being transferred to God and see him handling it. You can’t worry or doubt. Worrying is a sign of fear and lack of faith. Worrying will prevent you from receiving what God has for you. The bible calls one who doubts double-minded, being unstable in all their ways. James 1:6- 8 "But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways." Understand that in order to please God you must do it by faith. Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."

Activate your faith by rejoicing after you pray. Activate your faith by thanking God for giving you what you asked for. The Bible also says in Philippians 4:6 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Regardless of what goes on, know that God hears the prayers of his children and the Bible says the prayers of the righteous avail much. (James 5:16). Have the prayer of faith. Keep expecting to see the manifestation of your prayers. Keep your ears tuned in to hear what the Spirit is saying and obey when God speaks. Pray and listen. Rejoice, God will never fail us, remember that. Stay in the race.

Growing Up, Part of Life

1 Corinthians 13:11 NLT “When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.” Being a child is part of life but it doesn’t last forever you‘re eventually supposed to grow up. Most things you did when you were a child you can’t do as an adult. As a child you may have thrown temper tantrums to get your way and many of us as adults try this with God. Just because you don’t get what you want when you want it, doesn’t mean throw a fit and shut down on God. We can’t shorten our prayer times or reading the Word times with God if things aren’t going as we planned. You have to understand that everything you ask for may not be good for you or it may not be time for you to have it yet.  Just like most kids and sweets, they want sweets before their dinner but as we all know that would spoil their appetite. From a kid’s point of view, they can’t understand why they can’t have that piece of cake before dinner but from a parent’s point of view it’s understood that cake before dinner may spoil the appetite or cause a tummy ache. We may not be able to understand why we can’t have a certain thing from God right now but we have to trust him and grow up. Grow up meaning being patient without complaining and getting angry at God. Knowing without a shadow of doubt that he will carry out what he promised, not a second too soon or a second too late, right on time. God has us where he wants us, we gotta trust him. God has us in his best interest and will always do what’s best for us. Just as Psalm 32:8 says” The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you..” The way God is taking you is the way you should go. Don’t be impatient with God. There are things God’s protecting you from, there’s heartaches & unnecessary disappointments God’s is keeping you from by leading you down the path he paved out for your life. Stay content, patience is working something out of you that’s tied to your destiny. As James 1:3-4 says, " 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing." Keep doing things God’s way and keep growing. As many know, growth is a constant process so don’t stunt your growth by refusing to do things God’s way. Keep moving forward. Stay in the Race.