There's a song entitled "If You Can Use Anything Lord, Use Me" it's written by Ron Kenoly and when I hear it I'm always encouraged because I know that God Can use anything or anyone!
It doesn't matter where you've been or what you've done, when you give your life to Christ, God can still use you! I hope you don't think that because you've got flaws or things in your past that you're not proud of (as we all do), that God can't use you.
There are instances throughout the Bible where God uses an unlikely person to do his will.
Why don't we start with Rahab. Rahab was a Harlot (prostitute). God used Rahab to hide the Israelite spies who came to search out the land. Rahab was instrumental in setting Israel on the path to conquering Jericho and moving into the Promised Land.
What about The Apostle Paul? Paul wrote much of the New Testament, but before he met The Lord on the road to Damascus and his life and name was changed, he was "Saul" a murderer of Christians.
We certainly can't forget about King David..David sent his best man(Uriah) into battle to be killed so that he (David) could cover up the fact that he had gotten Uriah's wife pregnant.
And then there's me...Now that's a story for another time...but he's using me right now to let you know that can use anything/anybody!
So tell me...what is it so bad about you that you think God can't use you? God's love is unconditional. As human beings it is hard for us to comprehend a love like that, because we try to measure love by how much we are capable of loving. God is Love..and that's all there is too it! He so Loved the world...That he Gave...his only begotten son.
Put your life in his hands and I promise...He'll use you!
Be Blessed Today
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
Friday, April 30, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
What Do You Do, When You Don't Know What To Do?
There have been times in my life, when I've just been at my wits end! I mean I just got to a point where I just didn't know what to do. Have you ever been in this place? Have you ever had to make a decision, or take a step in a new direction, and wasn't quite sure what to do or which way to go?
I believe we've all been there at some point or time in our lives. So the question becomes: "What Do You Do, When You Don't Know What To Do?"
Many times in situations such as these, people make snap decisions with no guidance or direction at all. Often times these decisions are life changing decisions that you have to live with forever. Sometimes we take the advice of friends, family other counsel that may not have our best interest at heart.
As a Child of God, there are 3 steps that I'd like to share with you, that I try to make a part of my decision making process. They are as follows:
1. Acknowledge God
2. Pray for direction
3. Wait on the Lord
Let's start with #1 "How do we acknowledge God" The first definition I found for acknowledge was that you "declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of" So first you must believe and acknowledge the person of God. The Bible states in Prov. 3:6 "In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." Lord I acknowledge you as head of my life; You are King of Kings and Lord of Lords. My life is not my own.
#2 Pray for answers/direction- Prayer is essential! As a child of God, you shouldn't be making any decisions without first praying and asking God for direction. Again the Bible tells us in Phi. 4:6 "Be careful(anxious) for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
and finally, #3 - Wait on the Lord! This is very important. So many times we pray and ask for God's help and then we don't wait on his answers. God doesn't forget that you've prayed and asked for his help. Don't be so quick to give up on God and go your own way. In Psalms 27:14 it reads: Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
I don't know what decisions you are facing today, but I do know that if you acknowledge God, pray for direction/answers and then wait on him, you will never make the wrong choice.
Be Blessed Today
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
I believe we've all been there at some point or time in our lives. So the question becomes: "What Do You Do, When You Don't Know What To Do?"
Many times in situations such as these, people make snap decisions with no guidance or direction at all. Often times these decisions are life changing decisions that you have to live with forever. Sometimes we take the advice of friends, family other counsel that may not have our best interest at heart.
As a Child of God, there are 3 steps that I'd like to share with you, that I try to make a part of my decision making process. They are as follows:
1. Acknowledge God
2. Pray for direction
3. Wait on the Lord
Let's start with #1 "How do we acknowledge God" The first definition I found for acknowledge was that you "declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of" So first you must believe and acknowledge the person of God. The Bible states in Prov. 3:6 "In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." Lord I acknowledge you as head of my life; You are King of Kings and Lord of Lords. My life is not my own.
#2 Pray for answers/direction- Prayer is essential! As a child of God, you shouldn't be making any decisions without first praying and asking God for direction. Again the Bible tells us in Phi. 4:6 "Be careful(anxious) for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
and finally, #3 - Wait on the Lord! This is very important. So many times we pray and ask for God's help and then we don't wait on his answers. God doesn't forget that you've prayed and asked for his help. Don't be so quick to give up on God and go your own way. In Psalms 27:14 it reads: Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
I don't know what decisions you are facing today, but I do know that if you acknowledge God, pray for direction/answers and then wait on him, you will never make the wrong choice.
Be Blessed Today
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Sea of Forgetfulness
Unfortunately many people today are living a life of "Condemnation". They feel as if God can't use them or will not bless them because of sins they have commited in their past.
Did you know that when you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, your sins became covered by the Blood of Jesus? What does that mean? It means when God looks at you, he doesn't see your sin, he sees the "Blood of Jesus" and your sin debt is satisfied.
God has forgiven you for your sins, as a matter of fact, he doesn't even remember them! The Bible says in Micah 7:18-19, Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Then in Heb. 8:12 he says "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more " God has forgotten your sins.
Why do you constantly keep reminding him and yourself of your past? He's put it out of his memory and he wants you to do the same! Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. (Isa.43:18)
If your past keeps coming before you, it's not God condemning you, it's satan controlling you. You're letting him control your thoughts. You must bring every thought into captivity unto the obedience of Christ. (2Cor.10:5). For the word states in Romans 8:1 "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
You are free from sin!
Stop Asking God to Forgive; What He's Already Chosen to Forget!
Be Blessed Today!
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
Did you know that when you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, your sins became covered by the Blood of Jesus? What does that mean? It means when God looks at you, he doesn't see your sin, he sees the "Blood of Jesus" and your sin debt is satisfied.
God has forgiven you for your sins, as a matter of fact, he doesn't even remember them! The Bible says in Micah 7:18-19, Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Then in Heb. 8:12 he says "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more " God has forgotten your sins.
Why do you constantly keep reminding him and yourself of your past? He's put it out of his memory and he wants you to do the same! Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. (Isa.43:18)
If your past keeps coming before you, it's not God condemning you, it's satan controlling you. You're letting him control your thoughts. You must bring every thought into captivity unto the obedience of Christ. (2Cor.10:5). For the word states in Romans 8:1 "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
You are free from sin!
Stop Asking God to Forgive; What He's Already Chosen to Forget!
Be Blessed Today!
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
How To Walk Thru Fire & Not Get Burned
Today as I was listening to a live Worship Broadcast on line. I started to think about how "Faithful" God has been to me over the years. He's brought me out of so many situations, many of which I thought would break me, but now some are just a distant memory.
Have you ever been in a situation that looked like it would consume you? I mean you really thought, "This is it;" "I don't know how I'm going to get out of this?" Life's challenges can sometimes bring us to the "Brink of Despair", but when you put your Faith in God, no matter what the situation, you trust him to bring you through.
There were 3 young men in the bible who were in a situation that looked hopeless. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were being put in a "Fiery Furnace" I mean a real Furnace Yall. The Furnace was so hot that it burned up the men that were throwing them into the fire. (Dan. 3:22). These young men were tied up and left in the fire to burn.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did not know how or if they would get out of what they were in, but they trusted God with their situation. Three men were placed in the fire, but when thier Adversary looked in the furnace he saw four men. When we put our trust in God, he gets involved with our problems. The fourth man was "The Holy Ghost" The Holy Ghost enabled these men to walk through the fire and not get burned, & there was no smell of smoke on their clothes. In other words, unless you saw them get put in a furnace, you would never have believed they had been in a fire!
Whatever you're dealing with today; whatever the situation you are facing; Trust God, and allow him to get involved. He will cause the thing that put you into the fire, to call you out. "Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, [and] spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come [hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire." (Dan. 3:26)
**Father - I trust you with every situation that I may find myself in today. I have faith that no matter what I'm facing. You have the power to walk me through it.**
Be Blessed Today!
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
Have you ever been in a situation that looked like it would consume you? I mean you really thought, "This is it;" "I don't know how I'm going to get out of this?" Life's challenges can sometimes bring us to the "Brink of Despair", but when you put your Faith in God, no matter what the situation, you trust him to bring you through.
There were 3 young men in the bible who were in a situation that looked hopeless. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were being put in a "Fiery Furnace" I mean a real Furnace Yall. The Furnace was so hot that it burned up the men that were throwing them into the fire. (Dan. 3:22). These young men were tied up and left in the fire to burn.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did not know how or if they would get out of what they were in, but they trusted God with their situation. Three men were placed in the fire, but when thier Adversary looked in the furnace he saw four men. When we put our trust in God, he gets involved with our problems. The fourth man was "The Holy Ghost" The Holy Ghost enabled these men to walk through the fire and not get burned, & there was no smell of smoke on their clothes. In other words, unless you saw them get put in a furnace, you would never have believed they had been in a fire!
Whatever you're dealing with today; whatever the situation you are facing; Trust God, and allow him to get involved. He will cause the thing that put you into the fire, to call you out. "Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, [and] spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come [hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire." (Dan. 3:26)
**Father - I trust you with every situation that I may find myself in today. I have faith that no matter what I'm facing. You have the power to walk me through it.**
Be Blessed Today!
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
Friday, February 19, 2010
Free To Worship
Last Sunday as I stood in midst of our congregation, with my hands raised and my voice lifted, I thought to myself, "How Awesome It Is To Be Free To Worship!"
When I worship, I free my mind of everything and I focus on God. I lay all my cares at his feet and I Glorify His Name. I'm not thinking about what I need to do when I get home, bills that need to be paid, people that have wronged me, nothing of the sort. I give The Lord my full attention.
I can't think of anything better than losing yourself in Worship! When you get "Lost In Worship" then you Find yourself in him.
As you begin to tell God who he is; he begins to tell you who you are.
You tell him he's "The King of Kings" - He tells You that "You're The Head & Not The Tail" - You tell him he's "Jehovah Jireh" - He tells you "You're More Than a Conquerer" - You tell him "He's The Great I Am" - He tells you - you're a "Peculiar Treasure".
Lose Yourself in Worship & Find Yourself in him.
I Am Free To Worship!
Be Blessed Today!
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
When I worship, I free my mind of everything and I focus on God. I lay all my cares at his feet and I Glorify His Name. I'm not thinking about what I need to do when I get home, bills that need to be paid, people that have wronged me, nothing of the sort. I give The Lord my full attention.
I can't think of anything better than losing yourself in Worship! When you get "Lost In Worship" then you Find yourself in him.
As you begin to tell God who he is; he begins to tell you who you are.
You tell him he's "The King of Kings" - He tells You that "You're The Head & Not The Tail" - You tell him he's "Jehovah Jireh" - He tells you "You're More Than a Conquerer" - You tell him "He's The Great I Am" - He tells you - you're a "Peculiar Treasure".
Lose Yourself in Worship & Find Yourself in him.
I Am Free To Worship!
Be Blessed Today!
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
THEY MAKE READY!
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart(Psalms 11:2)
Satan has a plan for your life! The above scripture shows how the enemy is prepared. He already has the arrow ready upon the string, the bow is bent. The bible tells us that Satan comes to Kill, Steal, & Destroy.
Satan knows your future. He knows the Destiny that you are carrying and he wants to destroy it before you can give birth. In Rev. 12:4 it states that Satan stood before The Woman (representing the church) waiting for her to give birth to her child (representing Destiny)so that he could Destroy it. (and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.)
Satan is doing all he knows to do to try and keep you from fulfilling the Destiny that was ordained for you before the foundations of the earth.
Equip yourself through the word! Hide the word in your heart so that you may stand firm.
This is "The Year of The Saints" The Set Time of Favor has Come!
Don't Let Satan be the only one Planning Your Future! Ask God to give you a plan then write it out & read it everyday (And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make [it] plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Hab.2:2 )
If You Fail To Plan; Plan To Fail!
Be Blessed Today!
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
Satan has a plan for your life! The above scripture shows how the enemy is prepared. He already has the arrow ready upon the string, the bow is bent. The bible tells us that Satan comes to Kill, Steal, & Destroy.
Satan knows your future. He knows the Destiny that you are carrying and he wants to destroy it before you can give birth. In Rev. 12:4 it states that Satan stood before The Woman (representing the church) waiting for her to give birth to her child (representing Destiny)so that he could Destroy it. (and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.)
Satan is doing all he knows to do to try and keep you from fulfilling the Destiny that was ordained for you before the foundations of the earth.
Equip yourself through the word! Hide the word in your heart so that you may stand firm.
This is "The Year of The Saints" The Set Time of Favor has Come!
Don't Let Satan be the only one Planning Your Future! Ask God to give you a plan then write it out & read it everyday (And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make [it] plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Hab.2:2 )
If You Fail To Plan; Plan To Fail!
Be Blessed Today!
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Your Mouth Is Full - But Your Heart Is Empty
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: (Isaiah 29:13)
Have you ever known anyone, or been around someone, that's always giving out advice, and then when you have the opportunity to spend some time with them, their life reflects something totally different than what they are saying?
When it comes to The Kingdom of God, there are many who flatter God with their lips, but their hearts are so far removed from him that there is no real relationship.
When you are in real realationship with God, you want everything about your life to please him. You don't want to just "Talk the Talk" You want to "Walk the Walk."
We have to be careful not to become like Saul. When Saul was first annointed King, the spirit of God came upon him, And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. (1Sam. 10:6). Saul was humble in the beginning. He obeyed God and had a heart for God. But Saul started to do his own thing, he disobeyed God and would rather please the people than please God. The Bible said that God repented that he had made Saul King and he took his (God) Spirit from him. But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. (1Sam. 16:14.)
Saul continued to serve as King for a time, but God had already chosen David to replace him..so in reality Saul was just doing "Lip Service" because the Spirit of God had left him & his (Saul) heart had left God.
My prayer is that the words I speak, reflect the life I lead. If ever you, as my friend, a follower of this blog, or just someone who happened by, find me living outside of the words I write, speak, post...Please Love Me Enough to Rebuke Me In Love.
Lord - Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. (Psalms 51:11)
Be Blessed Today!
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
Have you ever known anyone, or been around someone, that's always giving out advice, and then when you have the opportunity to spend some time with them, their life reflects something totally different than what they are saying?
When it comes to The Kingdom of God, there are many who flatter God with their lips, but their hearts are so far removed from him that there is no real relationship.
When you are in real realationship with God, you want everything about your life to please him. You don't want to just "Talk the Talk" You want to "Walk the Walk."
We have to be careful not to become like Saul. When Saul was first annointed King, the spirit of God came upon him, And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. (1Sam. 10:6). Saul was humble in the beginning. He obeyed God and had a heart for God. But Saul started to do his own thing, he disobeyed God and would rather please the people than please God. The Bible said that God repented that he had made Saul King and he took his (God) Spirit from him. But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. (1Sam. 16:14.)
Saul continued to serve as King for a time, but God had already chosen David to replace him..so in reality Saul was just doing "Lip Service" because the Spirit of God had left him & his (Saul) heart had left God.
My prayer is that the words I speak, reflect the life I lead. If ever you, as my friend, a follower of this blog, or just someone who happened by, find me living outside of the words I write, speak, post...Please Love Me Enough to Rebuke Me In Love.
Lord - Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. (Psalms 51:11)
Be Blessed Today!
Alecia (AKA Destahnee)
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