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Moving forward to... a NEW LIFE!
Interesting with the timing of this..... Not only has it developed a new awareness of interaction with others, but interaction with my own family, which is vital in the progression of moving forward in His will and towards our eternal rewards. Freedom....true freedom is an option we all have the opportunity to experience and live by.
Okay, get our your bible and review these passages. Read through them a few times and ask God for understanding and the progression to change the negative that has been imposed on our lives. Yes, imposed, for the enemy is NOT kind.
Emotionless - Romans 1:31
Destitute of natural affections; filled with desire for unnatural affection experiences - extreme behavior, turning a blind eye and ear to normal reactions and feelings of others (per concordance research in King James Version and Dictionary)
Isolation pertains to our family and many others. It is something that our family has had for generations. It has become a way of life that we are so familiar with we do not realize how we have incorporated it in our lives. The awareness level is the step before action is taken, then breakthrough. This has been brought up to siblings which made complete sense. Our mutual question is: What can we do about it? We can and should work through this together. It is a self imposed isolation. We do things among ourselves or even by ourselves to achieve our lonely success. This includes not showing or expressing love, and we definetly do not reach out to ask for help, which is also generational. We all are experiencing isolation to different degree's that gives the feeling of being rejected and it does not have to be this way. It is a wall the enemy has extended to us and we have adopted the wall as a way of life. It is easy to see how this effects our friends, as we see them struggle in their lives. We are no different. It is just easier to see it in others. We are not alone in this by any means.
Lack of emotion and isolation go hand in hand; both of which can be reversed and has to be, to move forward. Like all things, it takes a committement to change which is uncomfortable until we stay with it long enough to make it a good habit. A declaration and accountability to each other to work together to expel these negative traits is needed. The below paragraphs explain why we must work together. It is God's heart and desire. He made ALL men and women to be relational in love. unity and relationship. We each are capable of this for we are the VERY image of God. All things are possible! Mark 10:27 What a wonderful opportunity we have been given, if we take the first step...to make a difference, not only for ourselves, but others! The possibilities..... WOW! (Walking on Water)
"The more isolated we become, the more cold, distant and hardened we become." Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
We are to all act as friends, as Jesus calls us each a friend, not a servant. By being a servant we isolate and distance ourselves, feel inferior to others and Jesus by not building a relational relationship with others and God, for we were designed to be kingdom builders, relational and work together: two is better than one and three, makes a strong binding cord. John 15:12-17
We are given motto's (scripture), words to live by that resonate with us:
These verses are VERY loaded in how the Lord intents for us to conduct ourselves individually:
These are another example of how the Lord set you apart, made you unique, different from anyone else. Jeremiah 1:5
God approved of you before He set you in your mother's womb!
Dad: "The truth will set you free." John 8:32 WOW!
Brother: "Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God" Proverbs 2:5 WOW!
Myself: "All things are Possible." Mark 10:27
This is an example of how each of us were given different gifts, talents and strengths to work together, to make a difference for others. Can you imagine what it would be like if we combined these girfts for the good to move forward?! Whew!
One last trait we all carry to different degree's is resentment. Resentment comes in different forms that include lack of emotion, isolation, anger, jealousy, etc.... It is the root to the above issues and it is our pride that cuts us short from apologizing or admitting any contribution to resolving an issue. I AM GUILTY, and refuse to let such a negative trait disrupt my life. It is easy to say we should forgive and love one another as He loves us. We all realize this, but VERY hard to overcome. Silence and excuses are not an option when trying to resolve any issue; it builds the issue. Action and perseverance is needed to overcome as well as an open heart and commitment of resolution. A battle must be fought before FREEDOM can be rewarded. The very reason Jesus died on the cross. Jesus experienced a greater pain and commitment than we have ever gone through. Jesus accepted the accountability of our sin to set us free. HUGE!! It is something we can only imagine, but puts into perspective that we CAN change even though there is pain, commitment and accountability. Nothing is as severe as what was imposed on Jesus, for our sake.
This all is heavy, but I for one do not want to carry such a burden and want to "lighten" the load. Your honesty is appreciated so we can all move forward at God's speed, instead of our own speed. A path is much easier to travel when the pot holes, rabbit trails and walls have been removed. And the cool thing...when a "friend" steps in to help provide and assist you with that path and does it selflessly, just to help YOU attain freedom and overcome. They don't expect anything from you. They gain their reward and satisfaction from the Lord when He says, "Well, done my faithful child". His opinion (judgment) is the only one that counts; not yours, or anyone else's. You will know you are on the right path by His favor and abundance. Life will suddenly seem less oppressive and easier to live without so many road blocks (issues) that take your breath away. The issues will be minor as we are to turn all our worries over to Jesus. For Pete's sake, when the enemy comes knocking, let Jesus answer the door! Don't even entertain the enemy when you do not have too. We all have that choice. You are welcome to stand behind the "window" and observe, then act according to His guidance and Word. It is an option we ALL have to exercise and way He protects us. Allow Jesus to embrace the issue while you sit as His feet and receive His blessings to move forward into your intended destiny.
Whew! Did not intend to take it this far, but relief is on my heart as well my devotion to you, my brothers, my sisters, friends and those who God intends for me to help. I only want the best for you and others, with no surface tension and false pretenses allowed. I want to help you and others, be ALL YOU can be. It is a tall mountain that I want to climb as I get to walk with Jesus, talk with the Holy Spirit, meet new friends, develop relationships, and gain the knowledge and wisdom of God Himself, as we were made in His image. What a trip THAT is!!
Emotionless
Isolation
Rejection
Resentment
Pride
I, Dana, take these negative traits and rebuke them, in the Name of Jesus! I no longer want to allow such negativity to be imposed as a way of life. The enemy has NO authority over me. Through the strength and love of Jesus, I proclaim MY freedom, as He intended, and that Jesus provided. By His grace and mercy, set me free! Help me to move forward at His pace to do unto others as He has done for us! In Jesus Name I pray and ask for forgiveness. AMEN!
Your comments are appreciated.
Have a great day!
Titles for Men/ Women of God
What does that Title mean?
This research came from a conversation a friend and I were having and the Lord provoked me to look further into the meanings! Quite interesting and I will leave you to your opinoin to what a man or woman of God should be called, as they do have a few to pick from.
All research came from Websters 7th New Collegiate Dictionary and the Dake's Annointed Concordance Bible.
Minister
Agent, officiating or assisting of a sacrament to give aid to others, serve the sick, an act done in obedience, instrumental. (Webster)
John 15:16 A Minister is:
1) united to the vine
2) chosen of God for the work
3) ordained of God for the work
4) laborers to bring forth fruit; they are not idlers
5) Goers to work, not waiters
6) Preservers of the fruit, not destroyers of it
7) prayers that get results
8) Lover of ALL people
Preacher
To proclaim, deliver; to bring, put or affect others; to exhort, an advocate, incite (Wesbster)
Ecclesiastes 12:8-10, 2:12, 7:27 and 1 Timothy 2:7
Work of a Preacher -
1) Teach knowledge
2) give good heed
3) is sought out and set proverbs in order
4) sought to find acceptable words
Pastor
To feed, oversee, spiritual care and guidance (Webster)
Feeder of sheep (Jeremiah 17:16)
John 10:12 A Good Pastor has:
1) Personal knowledge - no stranger to God or gospel experiences
2) Divine call
3) Sonsecrated motives
4) Divine annointing
5) Personal Interest - public and private instruction and helpful in all problems
6) Good example
7) Divine Success - be zealous and fearless to protect, heal, preserve, increase, visit and sacrifice for the flock
Prophet/ Prophetess
One who utters divine inspired revelations; the writer of oen of the prophetic books of the Old Testament; one gifted wtih more than ordinary spiritual and moral insights; one who foretells future events: predictor; and effective or leading spokesman for a cause, doctrine or group; Christian Science: discovered in 1866 by Mary Baker Eddy which includes a practice of spiritual healing based on the teaching of cause and effect are mental and that sin, sickness and death will be destroyed by a full understanding of Jesus' healing and teaching; Spiritual seer- one that sees, predicts events; disappearance of material sense before the conscious facts of spiritual truth (Webster)
2 Kings 2:3
Divine philosophers, the instructors and guides of the Hebrews in peity and virtue
Apostle
One sent on a mission, sent to preach the gospet, initiates great moral reform, highest ecclesiastical (assembly) officail (Webster)
Act 15:33
A delegate, one sent with full power of attorney to act in the place of another, the sender remaining behind to back up the one sent, in the case of Christians, it means God sends them to do what He, Himself would do if He went. "He that is sent". John 15:16
Messenger 1 Timothy 2:7
Reverend
Characterized by reverence, adoration, worship, inspiring reverence; worthy of reverence, revered, expressing
Adore- regard with respect and honor, unquestionable love
Revere - a difference and tenderness of feeling to fear and respect, attentative, careful, wary
Wary - marked by keen caution, cunning and watchful prudence in detecting and escaping danger
Prudence - ability to govern and discipline oneself by use of reason
Reverence- suggests a self-denying acknowledgeing of what has an original and pure claim to respect
Venerate- implies a regarding as holy, pure, sacred, highly serious, devoted to the worship of God
Sagacious - discern, shrewd, suggests wisdom, penetration
Worship - by word or ceremony to God
Shrewd- practical, hardheaded, cleverness, judgement and acute perception
Perspicacious- implie unusual power to see through and understand what is dark or hidden
Astute- diplomatic skill, abusive, ominous, dangerous
Ominous- alarming character, foreshadowing evil or disaster, forewarning of calamity, decisive importance
(Webster)
Note: There were a lot of words associated with this title that did not accompany the other meanings.
Psalm 111:9 "He sent redemption unto His people: He hath commanded His covenant forever: Holy and a reverend is His name. "
In Hebrew - Yare- to be feared- meaning fear, afraid, terrible, dread and reverence over 300 times of both God and man. He is a simple statement God's name is to be revered. It does not command or imply that ministers are forbidden to use Reverend as a title.
This research came from a conversation a friend and I were having and the Lord provoked me to look further into the meanings! Quite interesting and I will leave you to your opinoin to what a man or woman of God should be called, as they do have a few to pick from.
All research came from Websters 7th New Collegiate Dictionary and the Dake's Annointed Concordance Bible.
Minister
Agent, officiating or assisting of a sacrament to give aid to others, serve the sick, an act done in obedience, instrumental. (Webster)
John 15:16 A Minister is:
1) united to the vine
2) chosen of God for the work
3) ordained of God for the work
4) laborers to bring forth fruit; they are not idlers
5) Goers to work, not waiters
6) Preservers of the fruit, not destroyers of it
7) prayers that get results
8) Lover of ALL people
Preacher
To proclaim, deliver; to bring, put or affect others; to exhort, an advocate, incite (Wesbster)
Ecclesiastes 12:8-10, 2:12, 7:27 and 1 Timothy 2:7
Work of a Preacher -
1) Teach knowledge
2) give good heed
3) is sought out and set proverbs in order
4) sought to find acceptable words
Pastor
To feed, oversee, spiritual care and guidance (Webster)
Feeder of sheep (Jeremiah 17:16)
John 10:12 A Good Pastor has:
1) Personal knowledge - no stranger to God or gospel experiences
2) Divine call
3) Sonsecrated motives
4) Divine annointing
5) Personal Interest - public and private instruction and helpful in all problems
6) Good example
7) Divine Success - be zealous and fearless to protect, heal, preserve, increase, visit and sacrifice for the flock
Prophet/ Prophetess
One who utters divine inspired revelations; the writer of oen of the prophetic books of the Old Testament; one gifted wtih more than ordinary spiritual and moral insights; one who foretells future events: predictor; and effective or leading spokesman for a cause, doctrine or group; Christian Science: discovered in 1866 by Mary Baker Eddy which includes a practice of spiritual healing based on the teaching of cause and effect are mental and that sin, sickness and death will be destroyed by a full understanding of Jesus' healing and teaching; Spiritual seer- one that sees, predicts events; disappearance of material sense before the conscious facts of spiritual truth (Webster)
2 Kings 2:3
Divine philosophers, the instructors and guides of the Hebrews in peity and virtue
Apostle
One sent on a mission, sent to preach the gospet, initiates great moral reform, highest ecclesiastical (assembly) officail (Webster)
Act 15:33
A delegate, one sent with full power of attorney to act in the place of another, the sender remaining behind to back up the one sent, in the case of Christians, it means God sends them to do what He, Himself would do if He went. "He that is sent". John 15:16
Messenger 1 Timothy 2:7
Reverend
Characterized by reverence, adoration, worship, inspiring reverence; worthy of reverence, revered, expressing
Adore- regard with respect and honor, unquestionable love
Revere - a difference and tenderness of feeling to fear and respect, attentative, careful, wary
Wary - marked by keen caution, cunning and watchful prudence in detecting and escaping danger
Prudence - ability to govern and discipline oneself by use of reason
Reverence- suggests a self-denying acknowledgeing of what has an original and pure claim to respect
Venerate- implies a regarding as holy, pure, sacred, highly serious, devoted to the worship of God
Sagacious - discern, shrewd, suggests wisdom, penetration
Worship - by word or ceremony to God
Shrewd- practical, hardheaded, cleverness, judgement and acute perception
Perspicacious- implie unusual power to see through and understand what is dark or hidden
Astute- diplomatic skill, abusive, ominous, dangerous
Ominous- alarming character, foreshadowing evil or disaster, forewarning of calamity, decisive importance
(Webster)
Note: There were a lot of words associated with this title that did not accompany the other meanings.
Psalm 111:9 "He sent redemption unto His people: He hath commanded His covenant forever: Holy and a reverend is His name. "
In Hebrew - Yare- to be feared- meaning fear, afraid, terrible, dread and reverence over 300 times of both God and man. He is a simple statement God's name is to be revered. It does not command or imply that ministers are forbidden to use Reverend as a title.
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Is your decision STRESS free?
8 EASY steps to let you know you are making a good decision
If you......
1. loose your peace and comfort, do not do it!
2. feel confused, do not do it!
3. have fear, do not do it!
4. feel it will be short lived, do not do it! God's perfect will is everlasting!
5. feel a blessing (benefit) is lacking, do not do it!
6. make a hasty decision, do not do it!
7. feel scattered or it comes in pieces, do not do it!
8. feel driven or impulsive, do not do it!
If you aim to please yourself and no one else, do not do it! When it is God's will, He will repeat the option, word, etc in many difference ways to confirm to you that it is the right decision. You may hear it in a conversation, on TV, on the computer, in a song, etc.....It is a confirmation when the message happens consecutively, especially three times!
If you......
1. loose your peace and comfort, do not do it!
2. feel confused, do not do it!
3. have fear, do not do it!
4. feel it will be short lived, do not do it! God's perfect will is everlasting!
5. feel a blessing (benefit) is lacking, do not do it!
6. make a hasty decision, do not do it!
7. feel scattered or it comes in pieces, do not do it!
8. feel driven or impulsive, do not do it!
If you aim to please yourself and no one else, do not do it! When it is God's will, He will repeat the option, word, etc in many difference ways to confirm to you that it is the right decision. You may hear it in a conversation, on TV, on the computer, in a song, etc.....It is a confirmation when the message happens consecutively, especially three times!
Selah - a little known word
Selah. The word was given to me by a very faithful lady of prayer. I had to find out more. I knew the word was special before I ever researched it. When I found it, the information said it is a very little known word in the bible and no direct translation. Interesting.
It is mentioned in Psalms 71 times and Habakkuk 3 times and is associated with song and melody. Could it be the melody of Christ that we all seek and hear? Let those with eyes see and with ears hear. Song, a melody brings worship to a higher level. Selah. Think about it and Praise the Lord with a melody.
Song brings encouragement and with the right melody, can open the very doors we seek, if we have eyes to see. Selah.
It is mentioned in Psalms 71 times and Habakkuk 3 times and is associated with song and melody. Could it be the melody of Christ that we all seek and hear? Let those with eyes see and with ears hear. Song, a melody brings worship to a higher level. Selah. Think about it and Praise the Lord with a melody.
Song brings encouragement and with the right melody, can open the very doors we seek, if we have eyes to see. Selah.
Prayers of Encouragement
Dear Lord,
Rescue me from my enemies with your sword of Justice. Have mercy on me and save me. Wrap me in your strength, wisdom, love and glory. Let me be more like you, satisfied. Let me walk with you. What a gift, to always be beside you! Don't let me forget that I am never walking alone, that you have called me to be your beloved, beautiful servant. You will be faithful to deliver me, through Jesus Christ... always!
Encouragement:
You are riding with the King of Glory! No one army can defeat you as God (Tsabaoth) reigns and commands with precise precision. Your enemies have no chance as the Lord anoints you, gives you freedom to break every chain as all things are possible as we prepare the way for the Lord. The battles rages, but by faith and prayer, His Word and Prophesy will carry us through and freedom comes. There is one way out of the wilderness! Lead. Move, so He may move you to higher places, as Tsabaoth is by your side...always! Failure is NOT an option. Ride in His glory to the eternal life that is PROMISED.
Encouragement:
YOU...yes, YOU can change those around you just by your presence, as His presence is within you. Your presence alone can be an encouragement to another. No words need to be spoken. His Light, Wisdom, Strength will speak for you. As our God says - "Rest and know that I am".
Rescue me from my enemies with your sword of Justice. Have mercy on me and save me. Wrap me in your strength, wisdom, love and glory. Let me be more like you, satisfied. Let me walk with you. What a gift, to always be beside you! Don't let me forget that I am never walking alone, that you have called me to be your beloved, beautiful servant. You will be faithful to deliver me, through Jesus Christ... always!
Encouragement:
You are riding with the King of Glory! No one army can defeat you as God (Tsabaoth) reigns and commands with precise precision. Your enemies have no chance as the Lord anoints you, gives you freedom to break every chain as all things are possible as we prepare the way for the Lord. The battles rages, but by faith and prayer, His Word and Prophesy will carry us through and freedom comes. There is one way out of the wilderness! Lead. Move, so He may move you to higher places, as Tsabaoth is by your side...always! Failure is NOT an option. Ride in His glory to the eternal life that is PROMISED.
Encouragement:
YOU...yes, YOU can change those around you just by your presence, as His presence is within you. Your presence alone can be an encouragement to another. No words need to be spoken. His Light, Wisdom, Strength will speak for you. As our God says - "Rest and know that I am".
