Complete Trust Equals Complete Surrender

 Have you ever had a disrespectful child?  Well, I have had 2 and thank God one got over oneself and actually has a personal walk with the Lord; the other ..still looking for that personal relationship with Jesus.  You might be saying how do I know.  Glad you asked:  When you can't put something down to hear Jesus or do something for a limited time that does not involve pleasing your own self only (basically placing something or someone before God) then you still need to seek Him .  

Psalms 55:22

It is December 12, 2021 and the Messenger spoke on Give it to God.  Well, Jesus here I am again giving you another child.  I am letting go of the stress, burdens, fears, and I am giving it all to you!  My flesh wants to put hands on my child (FACTS).  Now before you go on the deep end think about the time your child disrespected you, talked back to you, and hurt your feelings.  Yeah- I knew you would agree and if you don't...you were Blessed and Highly Favored and I pray that storm does not come to you when your child turn an adult.  

Psalms 37:5

I have come to understand that the enemy comes when you are weak in the mind, your mind, anybody's mind and it meditates to violence you are at a spiritual weak point.  Children are one thing that we learn eventually to give to God.  Think about what you need to give to God that leads you to perform ungodly.  NOW,  Give it to GOD!

Praying   Psalms 18:6

Having Faith  Hebrews 11:1

Develop or Maintain Trust   Proverbs 3:6

I have to unlearn to trust myself and depend on God so I can watch Him move.  I am so glad we serve a God that does not sleep or slumber.  #GivingitALLtoGod

Always with Love

                A.P.E.P.   

One Hope

    Matthew 27:63   and Matthew 28:6

• Even when they sealed the tomb and placed a guard
• After the Sabbath, the first day of the week a light shown like lightning, and that same guard shook with fear and became like a dead man
• You can pay all the people you want to stay quiet or say something else, but God always has the final say.

HE HAS RISEN

My children and I celebrated the Passover (Lord Supper) and had a GREAT time in the Lord.  I can't remember the last time we came together and talked, cried, raised voices for a minute, laughed, and shared hopes of tomorrow.  I sat back and just watched my 3 adult children and my youngest that is in high school talk about JESUS and my heart was overjoyed. I love the Feast Days because it gives me a required time to reinforce to my children about the goodness of Jesus as well it gives me rest from the world.  As we come together as a family let us remember the reason for this season:  God died for us so we can live.  

Ephesians 4:4-6   We are One Faith, One Body, and He is Father of All!  Unity as Believers is more crucial now for our livelihood  but mostly for our generations to come.  God is a promise keeper.  He is our Hope.  Take the time to teach your family the goodness of God, the Miricale Worker and the Great I AM.  The One who died and rose again.

Always with Love,

                A.P.E.P. 

Passover/Last Supper Bible Verses:  

Exodus 12  &  Mark 14: 1-28  & Leviticus 23: 6-14

NOT Just Making Noise

 John 4:23-24

This has been a very uplifting week.  As noted last blog I went to a women conference, next my church home, and then back to work. It was at work a coworker shared her testimony and it blessed me.  I got an opportunity to hear how God is working for her and her family but more that the realization came that this is a person if you asked me when I first met her at my job I would of never guess her sharing the Word with me (we talked about Revelations: 2 olive trees and 2 lampstands).  God is so AWESOME! There is nothing He can't do!  Clearly, He moves not to our understanding, and He will use anyone to get His point across.  I LOVE THE LORD SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!

This leads me to the Messengers topic heard on January 17, 2021, "True Worship".  We can sing, dance, shout, raise up praise, but True Worship is sharing The Word, Praying, Reading and Meditation, living a life of positive and not negative, and being a humble servant.   

WORSHIP:  value God above all things

WORSHIP:  a lifestyle.  (You can tell when the Glory of the Lord is on a person because they move in                                               TRUTH).    

Matthew 15: 1-20 

    When I read the above scripture, it quickly reminded me of the message I heard "Watch Your Mouth" by Robert and Taylor Madu ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watch-your-mouth-robert-taylor-madu-social-at-home/id1569219771?i=1000552455672 )   This scripture was overall saying don't get caught up in the semantics or traditions of things it will misplace your focus of God or worse you will get manipulated and lose sight of God's Word that you start to move or establish habits contrary to The Word of God. 

So, how do you walk?  How do you talk?  Are you talking about the goodness of God giving Him Glory whenever something good as well bad happens?  (I love when people ask me: Really, you have to put God in everything? Umm...YES, I do!)

YES! He is the Alpha and the Omega

He is my Bright and Morning Star

He is my Lilly in the Valley

The Word says we shall meditate on Him day and night.  I am nothing without Him.  

His Spirit lives within me. I can walk in Victory!

So, YES, HALLELUJAH!!!

I put God in EVERYTHING so He may order my footsteps and correct me when I am wrong.

I put God in EVERYTHING because I have seen HIS GLORY in my life and household.  

Praise continually flows out my mouth.

A True Worshiper worships God in Spirit and in Truth.  If your life does not reflect the Glory of God people can't see God in, you/over you/ on you then you're not worshiping.  You don't have True Worship.  You are just making a lot of noise.  

Always with Love,

                A.P.E.P.  

We Were Made for Greatness

 I just attended a women conference with my oldest daughter. 😢   That alone is a testimony and a Blessing because she chooses to come with me. We got fed in many ways and the Word was refreshing where light bulbs were going off in my head. I felt an opening of greater confidence in my position with God. The theme was Warring Women.  Women stop playing around and claim the victory over your life!

The messages I heard were:  Watching Woman, Willing Woman, I am Caring Something Bigger than Me, and the last one I did not catch the title, but it was a message with all the other wrapped into one.  

Watching Woman:  We have to stay in prayer but also recognize our health value in the spiritual realm. We also to have a decerning spirit to know when and what tools are needed in any situation.  God will give you peace if you are willing to make that connection with Him.  That means pray before you enter the hospital, pray when you get to the room, pray when the doctor examines you, pray before your procedure, pray after...PRAY!

Willing Woman:  This was my daughter favorite.  The Speaker identified 3 types of war:

1. War around you   2. War against you.   3.  War within you (this is the one that most people have a problem with).  

Ephesians 6:11-24         John 4:4-25

We must really understand why we are here on earth.  We must remember or come to know that the enemy position that he had in heaven was lost and given to us.   For this reason alone, is why the enemy comes for us.  This is why it is important for us not to have " I have to fix it " mindset.  We will lose every time if we take matters in our own hand. Stop panicking and put on the whole armor of God.  God is not looking for us to fix it or figure it out any situations, but He is looking for us to trust Him. 

I am Caring Something Bigger than Me:    Luke 1:26-28

The Big take away from this message is God uses un-fantom situations to birth out greatness.  It is time to remove self-doubt and embrace the Holy Spirit that is TRUTH.  We need to stop looking at the how of a situation but look at the why; and the only answer to why is Luke 1:37.  (I was going to type it but I want you to look it up).  What blew my mind is how the Messenger broke down Mary character.  God will use anyone that looks insignificant or a person that people would have not given much thought and show HIS GLORY.  So, Stop looking at your situation, your earthly status, what your children are doing...Trust GOD and watch Him move and lead you into greatness. 

Always with Love,

                     A.P.E.P.