Nourishing Your Spirit

Romans 8: 38-39 Paul declares, “ ³⁸For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,^[a] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

I am also convinced that although nothing can separate us from God’s love for us, our own fears and insecurities can keep us from receiving the blessings of His love and His very best for us. (more…)

          

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Last week I wrote a post about intention and created a list of intentions that I read each morning. But lately during my quiet meditation time with God, I sense God taking my heart and thoughts in a new direction.  I believe the Lord is tell me we all have great intentions, dreams, desires, and goals, so the problem isn’t knowing what we want, the issue is “allowing”  God to bless us with these things.  Too often we become the pursurer of what we want instead of becoming a pursurer of God, who declares, seek ME first and I will give us ALL things.  (more…)

          

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Target your words and thoughts toward your desired outcomes

What is an intention? An intention is an anticipated outcome. Intentions can be different from plain thoughts, objectives, or goals in that when we create a goal, we usually create an action plan or specific steps to accomplish it.  When we create intentions, we leave the who, how, what, or when up to God or the Spirit. Instead of trying to figure out or make something happen, we allow the wisdom of God to manifest our desires in a perfect way at just the right time. That doesn’t mean that no action is required, but we wait for the inner promptings of God to guide our steps, instead of trying to figure it all out prematurely.  If we are patient, sometimes our desires will show up with no effort on our part at all. If our intention is internal transformation, we may begin to witness positive changes in our behavior without initially realizing it.   (more…)

          

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“Well, Lord, I was told today at church that if I would get on my face and worship You, I could find some answers . . . that I could connect with You . . . that You would change me. Is this what they meant?”

My nose was beginning to get a little rug burned so I turned my head and let my cheek rest on the floor. I continued to lay there for almost two hours. You see, I was desperate. My history was more than a little embarrassing. I was 40 years old and here’s what I had to show for it: a divorce, a bankruptcy, a lost business, $500,000 of debt, and the prestige of being a convicted felon. It’s true that I now was married to a wonderful woman and had some great friends. But the shame of my past still dominated my thoughts.

My list of atrocities did not happen overnight. I strung them out over a 22—year period. What’s interesting is that during those years I consistently read my Bible, went to church or Bible studies, prayed, and openly spoke about my love for and commitment to God. Yet I was a mess. A terrible disciple of Jesus Christ. So, in many ways, lying on my face that day was a “retreat.” I had retreated into God’s presence to lay down my old life—and, hopefully, emerge with something new. (more…)

          

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by Minister Darrick D. McGhee

It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God. Today, I wonder if you remembered to tell the Lord, “thank you” for watching over you as you slept last night? Were you so preoccupied with getting to work that you forgot to take time to let God know how much you appreciate Him? Were you so focused on applying your make up, ironing your clothes, getting the children to the bus stop on time, that you forgot to offer God grateful praise? So often throughout our day, we become so focused on keeping our same routine until we forget the most important ingredient for the day. We become so committed to following the traditions of man that we unconsciously block God out of our daily tasks. How did you get where you are in your life? How did you achieve the success you enjoy today? How did you make it through the night when the enemy set demonic attacks against you? It was the Lord’s doing.

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Today as I was cutting my lawn, God spoke to my spirit. He said, “How far will you go to trust me?”

If you are in the land of the living, from time to time you are going to face challenges.  At times they are few and far between, for other times it’s like an avalanche of problems overtake us.  I began thinking about several years ago when I lived in Dallas and was going through a very difficult time financially. For awhile I allowed worry and fear to grip most of my waking hours.  I kept thinking that I may become homeless and lose everything I had. Then I began to play the “what if” game.
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Today I want to write a book review about a wonderful books that I am half way through and it is making a tremendous impact on my life.  The book is titled, What’s Really Holding You Back? and it is written by Valorie Burton, highly sought after Christian Life Coach and author of several other popular titles.

I purchased this book at an estate sale about 6 months ago from a woman who I found out had died of cancer.  You could tell that this woman was a Christian from her extensive book library and I walked away with a box of books for about ten dollars. I mean these were the kinds of books that every Christian would dream for.

Well, within the pack was What’s Really Holding You Back? The book is broken down into 35 coaching sessions that help you to identify where you are, where you want to go, and how to get there.  Valerie helps you to pinpoint those many areas in our lives that obstruct our success in life like Are You Waiting for the Perfect Circumstances?, Are You Speaking Death Into Your Life, Have you Given Away Your Power, and Are You Treating the Symptom or the Problem? (more…)

          

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