His Teachings

When we feel deserted by God, or that we are being tested beyond our limits, we can be assured that there is a purpose.  Sometimes tests reveal areas within us we are unaware of, or think we've "mastered." We find ourselves responding in ways that even shock us.  At these times, we must simply ask for forgiveness and work on that area. God is faithful to forgive once we confess our sins.  More importantly, we must humble ourselves and seek His face. He knows more about us than we do yet still loves us.  So don't be discouraged if you fail a test (in your mind), because sometimes GOD is not testing us on what we think, rather testing our hearts and willingness to repent and move forward.  This race is not given to the swift or strong, rather to those who endure and keep going.  We can overcome. Our righteousness is not of ourselves.  

The children of Israel were tried, proved, and taken into the wilderness. This time in their lives was not permanent, but most of them had the mindset that it was. This caused them to prolong their time in the wilderness and delay their promise. The Lord never intended for their transitional period to become their home for 40 years.  How many of us get stuck in transitions? We must understand that our promised land includes all of the promises that we are seeking from God but have yet to possess. Possessing our promises requires diligence, obedience and war. Joshua led the children of Israel in many battles. But we also see the children of Israel losing battles where there was disobedience towards God.  There is a purpose in the battle.  So many times we want to possess financial freedom, healing, strength, joy, peace, and all the other promises given to us through Jesus Christ; but these promises come with a battle. We battle our forme...

This morning I woke up to a CNN alert about a Canadian Pastor who was being held in North Korea after an aid mission. Yesterday, I went to lunch with a girlfriend who needed godly counsel about a personal situation that was unfair. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2 Timothy 3:12 Seems like every time we turn around as the people of God, we are being targeted and unfairly accused or mistreated. This is definitely NOT FAIR! 2 Timothy 2:12 (NLT)  If we endure hardship, we will reign with him. If we deny him, he will deny us. But, let's look at 1 Peter 4:16 (KJV): "Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf." Now, it is easy to read this scripture and just dismiss it as another scripture, but let's apply it to our daily lives. Circumstances where we as Christians are targeted and falsely accused and / or mistreated for the sake of Christ: You may be the o...

There was a time in my life when I was searching for something, some practice, some routine for relaxation and exercise. I began to do yoga because I was unaware and ignorant. But the devil does not care how ignorant we are. In fact, the Bible tells us: "Me people perish for lack of knowledge." Hosea 4:6 Thankfully, I had a pastor who was not afraid of telling me the truth. When he first told me the truth about yoga and its true purpose, I rejected it. I did not want to accept it. However, I prayed and asked God for confirmation and sure enough - it is a very demonic and a deception the devil is using to yolk people to demonic powers. It is rooted in Hindu worship and the poses are used as a form of worship to Hindu deities. 2 Timothy 4:3 - " For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. ...

Do not allow the enemy to back you down or make you feel that you cannot win. He is a liar and you have the victory. There is purpose in the process and you can overcome if you DON'T GIVE UP!

If you are reading this, I do not believe it was by accident or happenstance. My prayer is that this blog would be a conduit for the Lord to minister, renew, educate, equip, and bless us all. Recently, while praying with a friend on the telephone, she was ending the prayer and said" Lord, we pray in the name of Jehovah, Jah, Allah..." I was shocked. I know we live in a politically correct society where people will not use Jesus in public, on Facebook, or just in case it offends someone else. But what about Jesus? Don't you think it's offensive to die for someone who is embarassed to use your name? God is such a generic term, Jesus sets believers apart from the world. I did not know how to approach the situation at the time but decided to do a study in the Word about the name of Jesus. Why do we use this name and what is the big deal? In short, because He told us to but there's more. More than a song, there is truly something about the name of Jesus. T...

It takes endurance to grow up in life and in the faith. We go through seasons, we have ups and downs, and our perspective is constantly changing based on our knowledge and experiences. It is enlightening when we start to compare spiritual and natural things in our lives. Though we are natural beings living as flesh, Christianity requires us to "set our affections on things above (Colossians 3:2)" as opposed to the world which follows after the "lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16)." When we become born-again, we forget that we are newly born babes in Christ and often forget the stages of a baby. This can give us unrealistic expectations of ourselves and others. Would you be upset with an infant for not going to the bathroom on their own, or not telling you when they want to eat instead of crying to get your attention? Of course not. This is completely age appropriate behavior for an infant. But when the child ...