Can you see it?

Today as I was walking down the sidewalk in the shopping center I work in, I saw a vacant store front space for rent. I was on my way to another store but as I passed this space, I was prompted to stop walking. The Holy spirit began to remind me of one of my dreams that I have had for a little while now. I looked inside the window at the open vacant space. It was a huge space and looks like two separate spaces but inside there is an opening in the wall so you can enter into each space. I stood there looking inside seeing my dream before my eyes. It was like God had me purposely stop and look at this vacant building. I believe God was telling me to keep dreaming, that he hasn't forgot and if I can see it he can and WILL do it! This reminds me of the story of Abram in Genesis 15:5  Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, "Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That's how many descendants you will have!"  See it wasn't that the Lord was actually looking for Abram to be able to count the stars in the sky to see how many children he would have. Absolutely not! He is God,he knows everything that will possibly happen in your life, when it will happen and what the outcome will be, so we know that was not the reason. It was about the fact could God trust Abram to not look at his right now situation and BELIEVE what he has said to him.We know this to be the case because in verse 6 it states "And Abram believed the Lord and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith."  Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of the things unseen. As Christians we know that we do not go by what is seen with the physical or natural eye but by what we are able to envision in the spirit because we operate in faith. Your faith is developed by the hearing the word of God, which serves as a trigger to allow you to SEE what cannot be seen in the natural realm. In other words being able to see what God sees. In Abrams case it was being able to envision having his own children when everything around him pointed to that not being a possibility.  Using our faith shows God we believe and trust him and not our outside circumstances.  It also gives God and open arena to show up and show out on our behalf. So I ask you today, what is it that you see? I know that you may not have any money right now to open that business, I know your age says its too late for you to go back to school and your family says since your first marriage didn't work out your going to end up alone. But I say NO WAY to all of that! What has God said? Its time to start seeing exactly what God has said to and about you. Take off those natural eyes and start looking with your spiritual spectacles. Its time to start believing again. God gave you that dream, that idea, and that business plan for a reason and a purpose. If it were not possible he would not have gave it to you. I know the odds seem stacked against you and it seems to far over your head to accomplish(which it is to much in your own strength) but I ask you this, "Is there anything to hard for God???" ....Be blessed!
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He sees you..

So today i had the opportunity to get over... You know ..to get something that didnt belong to me, to cheat the system so to speak. A couple of months ago i ordered a bra from Lane Bryant. Yes, i needed something for the "girls!" Lol. Anyhoo i ordered the bra offline and waited but it never came. So after waiting for a bit, i ended up calling the company to get my money back. They refunded my card with no problem. Now just yesterday i get a call from the actual store where i live saying they have a package for me about to be returned if i dont pick it up. I said ok and hung up the phone. I instantly knew what it was and was excited. Looking at this as a "blessing" from God, seeing as though i did tell God i needed more bras. I was over my parents house when i got that call and even told them the story. Fast forward to this morning. I was in my bathroom just thinking and happened to think about the package situation. I thought "oh yeah i cant forget to go pick that up today!" But right after that,a  convicting thought came, i thought about the fact that it would be dishonest to take that package knowing i had already recieved a refund. I thought about the seed i had just sown unto the Lord and how i did not want anything to contaminate it or block what God is doing in my life this season (Mark 4).With all that said i realized what needed to be done. Long story short i went to the store today and i told the lady that i had been waiting on a package and never received it so i got a refund. She was looking at me like i was crazy but i went on to explain to her that i didnt want to be dishonest by taking product that i had already been compensated for. She said thank you and i left. Upon leaving the store i thought about God ,and how he sees everything. How he requires us to be holy and walk in his ways all the time, whether by ourselves or in a crowd, Seen or unseen. As Christians it is our job to be the light in this world, to take on the character of Christ. True character is best descibed as how you act when nobody is looking. See i could have taken that package and nobody would have known. But i would have known in my heart and so would God. I understand that dishonesty is not a part my character,not even in my D.N.A (i mean cmon my Father cant even tell a lie!! Lol) As i grow and mature i have just come to realize how important it is to my walk, my relationship with God and to my witness to do my best to walk in godly character and integrity at all times. For me personally i just believed that even if that package was in fact a blessing from God, that he will honor me and my heart all the more because my heart was in the right place. The bible teaches us we cant allow evil or wicked ways to containminate our hearts in anyway.(Proverbs 4:23). If our hearts are contaminated it flows out and inpacts other areas of our life and can be detrimental. So its just simpler to turn away from big and small evils and keep walking down the path of truth. Plus, the same way you measure it out it will be measured back to you and personally i dont have time for someone trying to get over on me in my business! So i urge you to be cautious with what you are doing or saying in front of people or behind closed doors. God sees and hears all(Proverbs 5:21)! Im happy because i think i passed a test today! Stay blessed!

Heartless?...

So i seen this and had to repost...funny thing is i use to be just like this! I thought that if i was aggressive, point blank, mean, combative, hard, and locked my heart away in a bag> inside a glass jar> that was pad locked> inside a vault>behide a moat>with walls around> ANDDDD set up gaurds, that i would not get heartbroken, but guess what...IT STILL HAPPENED!! Yup and a couple times to be honest! Truth is im im about as hard as a marshmallow in my heart *NOTE: please understand this does not mean try me cause i will switch from Ciera to Angelica (the person you dont wanna know) real quick if need be!* I said that to say sometimes our past experiences will turn us into a person contrary to who we truly are. I have learned the best and sure fire way to not get heartbroken is to TAKE YOUR TIME with people a be FULLY lead by the HOLY SPIRIT paying attention to all the signs and gut feelings he is giving you, inside of trying to justify and use "benefit of the doubt" tool! God never steers us in the wrong direction and only wants the best for us so his leading is always the sure choice. Even then you may have to experience some type of pain but its only to grow you and for you to learn a lesson from it! We mess up when we allow that breif pain to harden our heart (not remebering everything works for our good,and that God allowed it! Romans 8:28) and develop into baggage  then we carry it into the next chapter, never dealing or learning the lesson but allowing it to change our true character. If your using meaness as a protector odds are your hurting yourself because you miss out on possibly  meeting new people a developing good relationships that could lead to new opportunities in your life. Not only that, your not showing the love of Christ and could be destroying your witness. You may be the only Christ someone will ever see or encounter, so lets make the father proud! Out with that old junk and in with the Spirit. Let him guide your steps and desicions, then you with avoid all the pitfalls of life! You deserve to love and be loved! 😙

Wisdom..Ecclesiastes 7

Sooo..the way God has been speaking to me this morning,  then i open up my bible to #Ecclesiastes #7 on #Wisdom and God starts breaking the verses down!!!!👀👂👼😇...Thank ya Jesus!!! #myGod #mindonoverload #readingequalsgrowth #knowledge

Tell that Pride...be gone!!

Song of my heart

Listen to this song just took me back some years ago, to I think 2007-ish. Before I had really got saved. It was coming off a time during/after a breakup, were I was literally left feeling worthless. My self confidence was non existent so much that i did not like looking in the mirror and when i had to i would look past my own eyes I was severely depressed, very sad and confused. Matter a fact I thought that I was going crazy, my mind was everywhere. I did not stay at my apartment for  like two months a couple weeks at my folks and the rest of the time at a friends because I was so not in my right mind and scared of what I might do. I was totally without a doubt broken! Anyhoo I started to go to church with my friend, started to get my mind back and went back to my house. This is when I first began listening to gospel. I still would have a really hard time sleeping. When I layed down I would be very afraid ,anxiety and would have lots of crazy dreams(like Satan killing me, you know stuff like that) I would lay in my bed and just cry, cry, cry all night. I was not that mature in the word, didn't know about a tongue or spiritual realm or what the offices was in church. But what I did know is that in the Bible it says the name of Jesus is the most powerful name, and demons tremble and flee at the name of it. I remembered this song cuz I heard it in the car. So every time I would have crazy thoughts or when I would lay in my bed I would began to sing this sometimes out loud sometimes just in my mind. And a calm would come over me and I would fall asleep. Wow. God is good and has brought me a loooong way. You never know what people going through, a smile can hide a lot of things. I will forever love this song though...

Face Facts

The more you run from or try to justify the mistakes you made, they more you hold yourself back. When you can face your mistakes, incorrect thinking& bad decisions to see where you went wrong or what you can do to insure they wont happen again, that is a sign that you are growing.  But if you keep reasoning, making excuses or acting like they dont exist you will never reach your dreams and goals or get to the level God desires you to be at. Sometimes you just gotta get down right REAL with yourself, thats when you get your healing and deliverance and gain wisdom! Truth hurts sometimes but there is PURPOSE in pain! Be blessed!
#yallainthearingmethough #itsucksbutitsworthit #Growth #healthy #healing #deliverance #Jesus