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Look At Your Garden!

3/28/2016

Spring is here and it is planting season. While I have never had my own garden, I watched my father spend many hours tending his while growing up. This year I plan on starting a small one and was looking up some helpful tips and steps. Spring is an awesome season because it is full of new things and growth. It’s also a wonderful time to tend the garden of our hearts.

While reading an article about gardening, it stated that the first step is to observe. It said in order to successfully grow food, you have to have an understanding of what is going on where you are planting, what other people are growing in your area, and how much sunlight gets to the spot where you want to plant.

Let’s observe our own garden. Are we producing the fruit that God wants us to? Maybe the soil of our hearts is not soft enough to receive the seed. In gardening, we would till the land by turning it over. Getting rid of the weeds and thorns and all the hard places.

Hosea 10:12
12 Sow for yourselves righteousness;
Reap in mercy;
Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.

Jeremiah 4:3
3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:
“Break up your fallow ground,
And do not sow among thorns

We have to observe our hearts. What is keeping us from producing fruit? What thorns do we have that are choking out the seeds before they can produce (Matthew 13:7)? Is it doubt, fear, unworthiness, rejection, unforgiveness, jealousy, pride, or intellectualism? The list of thorns is endless and different for each person, but if we keep ignoring them, we will never produce the fruit that God has intended.

Psalm 139:23-24
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.

We have to ask God to search our hearts to expose the thorns that He can break them up and make our hearts soft.

Once we check the soil, then we need to check what other people are growing around us. In gardening this will show us what type of fruit successfully grows in our area based on climate and soil fertility.
What kind of fruit is our company that we keep producing? Do we keep the company of complainers and gossipers? Are our friends liars and cheaters? If so, then our climate will limit the fruit that is produced by us. Our inner circle should be filled with people who are producing good fruit. These are the people that have the most influence on us.

1 Corinthians 15:33
33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

We can’t stay in evil company without it eventually corrupting us. We come into the presence of evil doers with the love of God and kindness, praying that they will be drawn to the Father. We can’t stay in their presence. We have to separate ourselves from people who are making our garden’s climate unfavorable for growth.

Proverbs 27:17
17 As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

When we have friends that are producing good fruit, it helps fertilize our gardens and makes our soil rich to grow new seed.

We also need to observe how much sun is shining on our garden. Are we reading our Bible? Do we spend time in worship? How often are we praying? All these things cause the light of God to shine bright within us. The more light that we produce, the more fruit we will produce also. Jesus is our light. When we keep Him first, He will shine on everything around us.

Father we thank You that You are a master gardener. We ask You to tend the garden of our heart. Forgive us for ignoring our soil, climate, and light. Expose every thorn and hard place that is stopping us from producing fruit. We want a new thing to spring forth in our hearts. Align us with people who are producing good fruit. We commit ourselves to put Jesus first that He may shine His light wherever we go. Let His light in us overflow to places that were once dark causing people to be led to You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!

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Are You Ready For Access?

3/21/2016

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All God wants is yes. The minute that we say yes to Him we have access to His kingdom and inheritance through Christ Jesus. We are His children. We are joint heirs to the Kingdom through Christ.

Galatians 4:7 (NKJV)
7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

This means that whatever was given to Jesus, is also ours. Everything that Jesus accomplished on the cross is available to us. So why are God’s people not enjoying their inheritance? There are many variables that can answer this question, but one that we have a solution to is our obedience.

When we say no, it limits our access. When our children say no to us we discipline them. They get time outs, loose privileges, or get taps on the hand or bottom. They have to show true remorse and understanding before we trust them again. They say sorry, we forgive, but true repentance happens in the heart and can only be expressed through action. What happens next time will determine if they learned from their disobedience.

Proverbs 3:12 (NKJV)
12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
Just as a father the son in whom he delights.

Hebrews 12:6-11New King James Version (NKJV)
6 For whom the Lord loves He chastens,
And scourges every son whom He receives.”[a]
7 If[b] you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? 8 But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. 11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

We discipline our children because we love them and want to see them do well. This is why God disciplines us. If He let us do whatever we wanted, having all access, all power, and authority without self-control, His name wouldn’t be made great. We have to be in alignment with His Word to gain full access.

Having keys is a big responsibility. We don’t let our children have keys to our house or car without believing that they are mature enough to handle the responsibility. We definitely don’t leave them alone with those keys until we can trust that they won’t abuse their access by using them for their own purposes without permission (sneaking out, having parties, etc.) We also need to know that they won’t lose them. they have to understand the importance of guarding their access. God gives us our gifts and calls without taking them back (Romans 11:29), but we can lose access and become ineffective if we let disobedience steal our keys. Just because you have a gift, it doesn’t mean that you have the access!

When our children say yes. It pleases us. Their obedience is often rewarded. Do you really think that we came up with this system?…. It is a pattern of God.

God is releasing keys in this season! There are many that endured seasons of discipline and have proven that they are ready for more. I saw many different people opening many different doors. I saw one opening a door to a new house. Another opening a door to a new office, and someone else opening the lock of prison. The captives are being set free! Safes are being opened. There is access to the very thing that was missing to unlock your purpose. God has placed the Kingdom on the inside of us. We are equipped with everything that we need to fulfill our purpose. We won’t find it in religion. We won’t find it intellectually. It will only be revealed to us by faith in alignment with the will of God and obedience to the Holy Spirit.

Luke 17:20-21 (NKJV)
20 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!’[a] For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”

If you have been trusting and hoping in the Lord then this is your hour to receive your desire. Your roots are planted deep and have been nourished by the water of the Word. You have learned how to endure every season and no longer need to concern yourself with lack. Growth and increase is your portion. Multiplication and promotion is here. Your fruit will remain and never stop producing!

Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NKJV)
7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
And whose hope is the Lord.
8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not fear[a] when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

Full access has been given. Now it is time to pray and get strategy for what’s next. Move forward without fear because God is with you. His Word is Your light.

Psalm 119:105(NKJV)
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

Father, we thank you for access to Your Kingdom. Forgive us for not listening to Your instruction and saying no to our purpose. Today we say yes and receive full access. We receive the keys that we need to unlock our inheritance. We put our trust and hope in You. We will no longer fear what’s ahead, but boldly embrace our purpose. Light our path and make the crooked places straight. We want to endure all seasons and never stop produces fruit to give You glory. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!

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Increase Is Coming!

3/14/2016

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God is coming to increase His servants who have been faithful with what they have been given. The season of reaping is upon His faithful servants, but we must not give up prematurely. The devil would like nothing better than for us to forfeit the blessing that God is about to release.

Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)
9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

God has put something in all of us that He wants us to take care of. We each have an ability that is unique and useful for the multiplication of God’s Kingdom.

Matthew 25:14-15 (NKJV)
The Parable of the Talents
14 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.

God gives us according to our own ability. Our ability is not only the gift that God has given us but also our faith. The amount of faith we have can determine what we reap. Nothing is impossible with God, so when we limit our expectations and our prayers to what we think is possible, we also limit what we will receive. It is our faith that activates the blessing.

When we serve God, he instructs us and orders our steps. When we put our trust in Him and are faithful to His instructions (no matter what it looks like), we command the blessing. The key is that we must wait for the season of reaping.

The servant with 5 and 2 talents invested what they were given so that it may increase. The servant who was given 1 talent was afraid and hid what he was given. The enemy will always attack us with fear in what we are called to invest. If you are called to sing, he might place a fear of singing in front of people. If you are called to speak, he might attack you with low self-esteem. If you have a gift of giving, he might try to place a spirit of greed or hoarding on you. If you are called to administrate, he might cause everything around you to have disorder. We must push past the fears that cause us to hide our gifts. God doesn’t take away our gifts, but he will give our portion of increase to those who are not afraid to invest them. When we refuse to do our assignment, God will give it to someone else. We have to push forward in faith and use what God has given us for His glory.

Esther 4:14 (NKJV)
14 For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Esther’s job was to be a good wife to the king. She had his ear along with favor and influence. If she would have been too afraid to speak for her people, God would have sent someone else to usher in deliverance. The assignment would have been accomplished, but her and her bloodline would have perished. Instead blessing and increase came to her, her family, and her people by her obedience.

Matthew 25:21 (NKJV)
21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

Being a stay at home Mom with 3 of my 5 being toddlers, I don’t get out much. My sphere of influence is limited to my home, my church, and this blog. It took me 2 years to start writing after God told me to do it. I didn’t know where to begin. By the grace of God I built this website and am still learning. I don’t know who I am reaching or where I am planting, but I know that God gives the increase. His instructions were to be consistent. So even when I don’t feel like it or struggle with what to write about, I do it. I sit at my computer and pray. He always gives me something to say, so I must believe that it is serving His purpose.

Don’t worry about God’s part. Just be obedient and He will give the increase. Don’t be discouraged by the few things that you have been given. God is about to reward you with more. He is giving you new strength by entering into His joy. He is increasing your territory because you have been faithful.
If you have been hiding your gifts, it is not too late. God can give increase to even those who come at the last hour. Ask God for instructions and move forward by faith!

Matthew 20:12 (NKJV)
12 saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’

God has enough for all of us. We must all stay focused on our own assignment and not get caught up in what he is doing for others!

Father, we thank You for increase. Forgive us for wanting to give up do to weariness. Forgive us for hiding our gifts out of fear. We want to walk boldly into our assignment by faith. We want to be faithful over everything that You give us. We don’t want our assignment to be given to another due to our own disobedience. We want to enter into Your joy. Help us endure until it is time to reap. We trust You and expect the blessing. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!

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Time For Abundance!

3/7/2016

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This is the hour for abundance! God wants all His sheep to rebuke a poverty mindset that allows the enemy to steal, kill, and destroy and come and eat from His pasture. He has set places of abundance for us to go in and out of to receive and get full from Him. These are places to gain knowledge and revelation of His Word, commune with the Holy Spirit, get rest, and restore our souls. The pasture is a place of growth and increase.

John 10:9-11 (NKJV)
9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

Jesus came to give His life so that we may live our lives in abundance. He doesn’t want us to lack in any area of our lives or in any circumstance. The enemy wants us to suffer and have lack in all things. He comes to try our faith and take our hope. He comes to torment us through situations to lead us from the pasture (where we get fed by God) and bring us to a place where we submit to his lies. Even in hard circumstances, if we continue to stand on God’s Word, he will turn it around for our good and make a fool of the enemy. We have to continue to trust God in all things!

1 Kings 18:41
[ The Drought Ends ] Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”

There has been a great drought for the people of God. I believe this has come from the lack of demonstration of His Word. We have gotten comfortable in going to church and not being the church. We study the word without seeking true understanding and believing its truth for us in the times we are in now. We have lacked the faith to operate in the power that the Holy spirit has given us through Jesus Christ……..but I hear the sound of abundance of rain. He wants to pour down water from the river of God with abundance. He is releasing belief, refreshing, healing, restoration, deliverance, hope, and anything else that we stand in need of. Abundance is here to receive

Psalm 65:10-12 (NKJV)
10 You water its ridges abundantly,
You settle its furrows;
You make it soft with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance.
12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,
And the little hills rejoice on every side.

God is crowning our year with goodness. He is making the soil of our hearts soft to receive the seed of His blessing on good ground. He is filling all of our voids and blessing us with growth. He is raining on the dry places of our lives.

2 Corinthians 9:7-8 (NKJV)
7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

His abundance is not for us but for His glory. He wants to bless us to be a blessing. When we align our hearts to give, He makes all grace to abound towards us. Abound means to exist in great quantities and to be rich or well supplied. This is why His grace is sufficient! He wants us to have abundance for every good work. So any work that is purposed to give Him glory, He has already supplied the resources to achieve. As we give our gifts, talents, time, resources, and finances to be a blessing towards others, He will be sure to rain on us so that we may drip with abundance!

Father, we thank You for Your abundance. Forgive us for letting the enemy steal the life of abundance that You have prepared for us. We know that Your grace is sufficient. Show us areas in our lives where we have not trusted Your Word. We receive Your restoration and refreshing. We want to be a blessing and be demonstrators of Your kingdom power. We want to live in the fullness of your grace that leads to abundance. Make our hearts soft towards Your purpose and show us how to walk in those things. We receive Your rain and are in great expectation of growth and increase. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!

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