REASON, SEASON, LIFETIME. There will come a time when you will be required to step away from some people, places or things! If you’re praying for God’s will for your life, know that the requirement will ALWAYS be for your good! Sometimes we get so attached and don’t want to LET GO not thinking of what The Lord will bless us with as a replacement!! We are not thinking of what our disobedience is delaying. We are not thinking that we may be taken out of harms way! We are not thinking that one requirement can change our lives FOREVER!! When we pray for God’s will, be prepared to be shaken and stirred!! There’s an EXTRAORDINARY life awaiting if WE truly want it!!❤️
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Is God in it? Is God in your decision making process? Is God in your planning process? Is God in your execution process? If you keep God IN it, you’ll see everything flow with ease. You won’t keep hitting brick walls! You won’t be forcing anything! You won’t be racking your brain trying to see how you’re going to make it work!! You won’t be frustrated because nothing is working out the way YOU planned! When God is IN it, He will show you what to do and when to do it!! He will direct your path!! Whatever you’re planning, KEEP GOD IN IT!!❤️
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When you’re trying to execute a vision The Lord has given you, He will begin to give you EVERYTHING you need. He will show you WHO will be a part of it! He will direct you to your RESOURCES! He will literally guide you through the ENTIRE process!! It is totally AMAZING how He will FLOOD you with information!! The TEAM that He assigns will have the SAME vision, motivation and SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE!!!!! THE DREAM TEAM!!!! ON ONE ACCORD!!!! I have sat on a particular vision for FOUR YEARS!!😩😩 I’m not proud to admit that but it is what it is!! PROCRASTINATION is surely NOT GOD!!! So, suddenly, while making plans to launch something else, it quickly turned into the very thing The Lord had asked of me FOUR years ago!!! JUST LIKE THAT!!!! That’s how God works!!! I want to encourage you today to think about the things inside of you that are waiting for you to give birth!! You’re pregnant with MANY visions that are waiting to see daylight!! I want you to think about these two things!!
1. The only way ANYTHING can get done is by MOVEMENT!!! You have to MOVE on your vision! If it seems OVERWHELMING, break it down in segments, categories, parts, etc;. The point is to TAKE ACTION!!! Every step you take, God will drop information in your spirit that will move you forward to the next step!! That simple! That fast!!!
2. When we pray and ask God for INCREASE, PROMOTION, FINANCIAL OVERFLOW, ETC;, it may NOT come via special delivery on our doorstep! A huge check handed to us may not be how it arrives! It may come via THE VISION HE HAS PLACED WITHIN US TO EXECUTE!!! Everything we have asked for may very well come when the vision has manifested!! The vision may be what changes EVERYTHING!! It may be what takes you off your job! It may be what will get you that house, car, dream vacation, lifestyle or purpose that you have been praying for actively!! We may never know if we don’t take them seriously!!! We can be sitting on our futures!!!! We could be waiting for God but He’s waiting on us!!! ACTIVATE THOSE VISIONS!!!❤️
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Are you telling people about something The Lord asked you to do and they are giving you NEGATIVE feedback? So, because they don’t understand, they start discouraging you and you start questioning God! You start overthinking! You start doubting! Sometimes we share with someone who has no idea about the supernatural God we serve!! We share with someone that couldn’t possibly understand the magnitude of what will happen once it’s completed. If you’re speaking to a nonbeliever or someone who isn’t in the exact place you’re in with your FAITH, BEWARE!!! There will always be a naysayer! There will always be a nonbeliever! He didn’t ask your friends and families to do it, He asked YOU!!! YOU will reap the rewards for your obedience or block /delay your blessings for disobedience. We MUST know who to speak to if we can’t keep it to ourselves! We can’t afford to include the WRONG person in our plans! CAN’T!!!!!!!!!!!! It is so easy for doubt to set in when the WRONG person is in your ear. If you need clarity on the request, pray on it! You will receive confirmation! God gave it to YOU and God will confirm it!!!!❤️
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During our walk with Christ we will be connected with certain people that The Lord will INTENTIONALLY place in our lives!!!
These SPECIAL people are DIVINE CONNECTIONS! They are placed in our lives to POUR into us! They will uplift, edify, motivate, encourage, educate, etc;. We will be drawn to these individuals SPIRITUALLY!!! They are placed in our lives as we are being groomed and prepped for INCREASE!!! These connections are tied to our destinies! Pre-ordained!!! You could look at it as God assigning us an assistant. This person will be a POSITIVE addition to your life. They will never drain, discourage, speak negatively or consume all of your energy. They are not leeches!!!! You should NEVER feel uncomfortable around them! It will feel natural!!! Now, some of these connections may have an expiration date. Someone may come into your life, drop a valuable nugget and you may never see them again. Others will spend a great deal of time with you. You may even form a brother or sisterhood with them in a short period of time!! THESE PEOPLE ARE SPECIAL!!! Pay close attention to them. You may also POUR into them as well. It can be a give and take. You will be GOOD for each other!!! Do you ever have moments when you’re thinking about someone and then they call or text you? Or maybe you were thinking about something and they say exactly what you were thinking??? Or even knowing something is wrong with them without them speaking it. This will happen a lot with your spiritual connections. YOU WILL BE ON ONE ACCORD!!!!! Handle these connections with care because God has assigned them to you!! Value them and watch the glorious works of The Lord! GET READY FOR YOUR INCREASE!!! ❤️
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Is there someone in your immediate circle that you love dearly but you KNOW they’re not meant to be in this new chapter of your life? You KNOW The Lord is trying to remove them because you’re NOT strong enough to do it but you KEEP holding on?? Sometimes we let the amount of time we have known someone determine their position in our lives. We let what WE have been through together determine a lifelong bond! Childhood friends, High school friends, College friends, old relationships, etc. EVERYONE is NOT going to be in EVERY phase of OUR lives!! You’ve heard the sayings, a reason, season or lifetime!!! We can’t drag the reasons and seasons into our LIFETIME!!! God WILL show you!!! Our journey is ALWAYS changing! Our lives are supposed to change if we are growing!! WE can love from a distance. Some may accept it and others won’t. The choice to let go is YOURS!!! There will ALWAYS be a reason why they need to be removed but we may never know it!! Just know, The Lord won’t RELEASE certain things for YOU if you’re in their presence!! Pruning is not easy but it’s necessary. If you’re NOT interested in God’s will then carryon but if you are, when YOU move, so will God!!!
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What’s down in your belly?? What deep rooted pain and hurt are you harboring below your surface? What moment in your life has you behind bars unable to experience true freedom?? What are you holding onto that is eating you alive? Are you living on the outside but dying on the inside? Are you letting something stop you from living the life that God has planned for you?? God says in His word to forget the former things. Isaiah 43:18.
We carry things that are unhealthy and they prevent us from truly living!! Maybe it’s a childhood memory, something we may have done, something that was done to us! We can’t harbor these emotions and live our best lives!! CAN’T!!!
Sometimes we hold onto past hurts THINKING we have released it! If you were to talk about it, does it store up emotion? Are you angry all over again? Are you sad? Are you seeking revenge? Are you hurt? If your answer is YES, you’re not over it!! We have to FORGIVE THEM OR FORGIVE OURSELVES!!! It is the only way to BREAK THOSE CHAINS!!!! Release it!! Let it go!!! Don’t bring it with you in 2018!!! IT’S NOT WORTH YOUR JOY!!!!!! I was holding onto a childhood memory for a long time. One day during my prayer time, I called out the name of the person who hurt me and I said I FORGIVE YOU!!!!!! From that day forward I was FREE!!! Sometimes we have to accept an apology that we never received!!! FREE YOURSELF TODAY!!!!❤️
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Sometimes when The Lord is getting ready to do something powerful in your life, He will remove some people from your circle. When we are being ELEVATED, some people aren’t meant to be a part of that season in your life! You can’t bring everybody with you! This may be family, friends or both! There are reasons why God removes them. It’s not always easy losing someone you love but you have to TRUST God and His plan. The removal may be for your protection. It may be because someone is a distraction. It may be because you’re depending on someone more than The Lord! It may be because God wants to show you HE is your SOURCE! It may be because someone isn’t who you think they are! Pruning can be tough but it’s necessary for growth! He may remove someone and replace them with a divine connection!!!!! Do you want to grow? Do you want ELEVATION? Do you want God’s will?
TRUST the process and watch how God MOVES in your life! ❤️
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