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Be aware of any subtle changes in your thoughts and emotions during this season. Our enemy is an expert in enacting subtle schemes. Just like from the beginning, he can be very subtle in how he approaches you. The word subtle is defined as “a change so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.” Understand that a subtle shift can lead to a big problem if you do not “nip it in the bud.” Subtle thoughts can lead to not so subtle actions or conversations. So what guard can we put around our hearts and minds to alert us to these subtle attacks? I believe the Apostle Paul gives us examples in Ephesians 6:10-18 and in Philippians 4:6-9. In Ephesians 6, he speaks of spiritual armor that the Christ believer has access to. Many people talk about putting their armor on, but the fact is that it should never come off. KEEP ON your SPIRITUAL ARMOR so that you can remain steadfast (firm and unwavering) in the faith. Verse 18 really stands out to me. ...

“Then Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be….?’” (Luke 1:34a) Have you ever posed this same question to God? Have you ever cried to out to the Lord, saying “I do not understand!” or yelled out, “Why God?” when things were going on in your life that were far beyond your own understanding? I venture to guess all of you reading this have been in a similar place at one time or another (maybe even right now). I am by no means attempting to answer all the “why’s” of your life, but I do want to share with you a revelation I recently received about learning to move beyond my lack of understanding and trusting in the God who has spoken life over me. It all began with a word from the Lord. He said to me, “Mary received from Me even when she did not understand. She conceived from My word spoken over her even when she did not understand. She only believed My word. Though there are many things you do not understand, BELIEVE and CONCEIVE and you will bring forth My promi...

“For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day.” (Habakkuk 2:3 AMPC) An appointment is a fixed time of meeting or occasion where something was previously planned to occur at that particular time, date, and place. We know from the Bible that God is beyond time…..seeing as He created it, (Genesis 1:31, Psalm 90:2, Psalm 93:2, Psalm 102:24-27, Isaiah 57:15) yet He appoints times in the lifespan of humanity and faithfully keeps His appointments (Leviticus 23:1, Ephesians 1:4, 1 Peter 1:20, 2 Timothy 1:9). Often, we do not understand the “how,” “what,” “when,” or “where” in which these appointments are brought to fruition, but they come all the same. Case in point: I came home this past Tuesday to a wonderful surprise in my backyard. One of my rose bushes had produced a full ...

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:1-2) Let’s talk insects. Specifically, butterflies. Most insects go through a transformation in their life cycle called METAMORPHOSIS. Metamorphosis is defined as: -           the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form. -           a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means. This process is how you get a butterfly from a caterpillar. You go from having a creature that spends its life crawling on the ground to having a creature that ...

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During a recent bout of anemia, I received a revelation from the Lord about the time leading up to and the time during His crucifixion. As my body became very weak, I began to envision the suffering of Jesus Christ as He lost tremendous amounts of blood during His beating and crucifixion. I began to think about what He would have felt in His body and in His mind. Could you imagine the physical weakness, the mental and psychological impairment He must have endured as blood poured out of His body without ceasing? There was no time to heal from the wounds. They came one after another, after another, after another….. His body endured trauma on an extreme scale. His heart rate would have been erratic as it tried to keep His body alive. His vision and thoughts would have been blurry as His brain lacked the necessary oxygen required to function properly. His muscles would have ached and burned as they screamed out for sustenance. God Himself said that the life of the flesh is in t...

About a week ago, the Bradford Pear trees in our city began blooming. It is one of my favorite sights after a long harsh winter. It reminds me that though things can look dead on the surface, there is still life in them. But that is another message for another day! We have a Bradford Pear tree in front of our house and it is the centerpiece of the yard. As a matter of fact, this tree was one of the reasons why we bought our house. What I did not know when we bought the house was that our tree is a little different than the many other Bradford Pear trees in the neighborhood. Our tree is a late bloomer. It is always the last to bloom in spring and the last to change its leaves in the fall. To some people this may seem frustrating or even undesirable, but I love it. To me it is just perfect and so fits with me and my daughter. I, myself am a late bloomer, only just now coming into my own in my 30’s. I believe my daughter is very similar in this regard as well. ...