These 4 components are a staple to my everyday "routine".  Once I am victorious in the first one, I MUST do the other three.  If not, my day is off.  I equate it to how many feel when they don't get that first cup of coffee lol Wake-up - God has given me another day ! Never take for granted the air that you breathe.  It wasn't the alarm clock that woke you up.  It was God!  Because He woke you up, you were able to hear the alarm clock go off.  Because I am grateful for life, it leads me to Worship. Worship- I begin to thank Him for the blessings.  I spend time with Him seeking wisdom and clarity and focus and direction.  Psalm 37:23 (TPT) " The steps of the God-pursuing ones  follow firmly in the footsteps of the Lord,  and God delights in every step they take to follow him."  It's in worship the I receive my instructions and charge for the day.  How will I know what I'm purposed to do unless I ask the One who cre...

F.I.T. For the Call " Have you forgotten that your body is now the sacred temple of the Spirit of Holiness, who lives in you? You don’t belong to yourself any longer, for the gift of God, the Holy Spirit, lives inside your sanctuary."   1 Corinthians 6:19- (The Passion Translation) I enjoy my sleep!  I am a very light sleeper.  The smallest sound wakes me up and sometimes I'm up for a while after that. I wish I could be that sound sleeper, or that person that falls asleep as soon as their head hits the pillow.  But I'm not.....I digress.....Because I am a child of God, my desires (flesh) must come under subjection to Him.  So although I'd much rather stay snuggled up under the warm covers, I force myself out the bed to pray and go exercise.  Now granted, I don't have far to go to the gym (basement- Praise Jesus for that)....but it's cold down there LOL This morning while I was working out, God told me, "take care of my instrument." ...

John 9:4-5    4  We must do what the one who sent me wants us to do while it is day. The night when no one can do anything is coming.  5  As long as I’m in the world, I’m light for the world.” Have you ever grabbed your phone to check an email or respond to a text message and you get completely side tracked?  Have you ever logged on to your social media account (pick one of the many) for a "quick" check-in, but hours later, there you are, still scrolling and sucked into the drama of the social media life? I have!  There, feel better? Now you don't have to feel alone...or bad that you often get pulled into social media longer than you desire.... There are times when I have to force myself to do nothing because I do so much.  But the times when I should be doing something, I find myself often staring in space or aimlessly scrolling through Instagram or Facebook.  I don't know how anyone can have more then two active social med...

The Written Word I used to think it was crazy to whip out a device such as a phone or camera to record a prophecy spoken over me.  I used to think it was not being in the Spirit if you are focused on making sure the word is recorded.  But I am so glad Holy Spirit checked me on this. Last night as I was working on a project God told me to complete for this year, I had this reminder: Then the  Lord  answered me, “Write the vision.   Make it clear on tablets  so that anyone can read it quickly. The vision will still happen at the appointed time.  It hurries toward its goal.  It won't be a lie.  If it's delayed, wait for it.  It will certainly happen. It won't be late." Habukkuk 2:2-3 The power of the written word.....the power of writing the spoken word (prophecy) over your life. As I was working, God had me go back and look over the word He spoke directly to me: 13 years ago! This is important for those times of dis...

Morning Quiet Time with Jesus Stop bringing what you see others do in their relationship with God into yours. The same way all natural relationships are different,  spiritual relationships are as well. What works with you and God isn't going to work in my relationship with Him. What we see others do and how they flow with God is different than how you flow with Him. Don't get upset that you aren't up bright eyed and bushy tail at 5:30 in the morning praying the heavens down. God wants you on the 10 pm watch. Don't feel weird that God speaks to you in un-traditional ways (through birds chirping or thunderstorms). Don't get frustrated that your passion and fervor doesn't come across like the next one. God designed us individually unique and that reflects in our individual relationships with Him. Blessings

This morning, while waiting for my son's school bus to arrive, I began taking my nail polish off.  I was only on the second nail and it seemed like 10 minutes had gone by.  The school bus arrived and off to school the Prince went.  As I continued removing the nail polish, I said out loud "wow this is taking longer than I thought to remove." God said, "that's just like sin". Me: "Sir?" God: "It's easy to sin because you were born in sin and shaped in iniquity.  But it's not easy to 'take sin off'.'  It's not just a quick 'say a prayer and I will forgive you'.  The same way you were determined to get ALL the nail polish off your nails, is the same way you have to be about removing ALL the sin in your life.  If you do a rush job, there's still a speck of polish here and there on your nails.  And many people are okay with that.  I'm not.  That's unacceptable to me.  You think it's okay because ...