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A little detour

”His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”“
‭‭John‬ ‭2‬:‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Good morning my beloved family. I hope that we are all doing well and excited about the new week! I want us to take a little detour from our topic , just for today , I have something I need us to talk about. What have you done about all you’ve read here? What actions have you taken? The reason I’m asking is because, we are a generation that compliments the food on the table although we are hungry and famished, we don’t eat. Our decision to not eat is the reason why we are hungry to death. Imagine if the servants did not follow Jesus’ instructions ? Imagine if the woman with the issue of blood did not touch His hem? The many things that happened in the bible show us how very important it is for us to not only clap for the word being taught but take it and DO!

There’s no time to sit with bibles we don’t read or Downloading Theophilus Sunday songs we don’t listen to . There’s no time to fold hands in battle. We do not have the luxury to not even have a sling and stone at the battle field. If you reject Saul’s armour atleast have your sling and stone. There must be something better to replace the old. Saints, we don’t have the time to doubt the power of deliverance knowledge brings. I’m really burdened by our generation! A generation super excited about godly things but not necessarily living it. I’m tired of us not walking our talk. Creation is still waiting for sons of God to manifest not slaves of the devil! I am tired of us teaching what we don’t live! So tired of the gospel being mocked because it is handled by dirty hands of people who seem to think God is blind! I will be honest with you, l told myself, I will never teach what makes me fit in, fitting in is for the world, standing out is for cities built upon a hill. It takes one thing, obedience. OBEY WHAT HE TELLS YOU!

If He says fast, my darling DO IT! If He says show up for service , GO TO CHURCH! There is nothing like worshipping God at home all your life, the bible is not joking about the gathering of believers. Let’s not create our own scripture that pats us on the back while we waste away, while our lives remain pitiful. If God says , GIVE, stop arguing about the fact that you gave last week, He is talking about now! Don’t argue and debate about the water pot being heavy when it’s full, HE SAYS FILL THEM UP! I want us to be determined this week! Why? Cos it’s pointless for us to add activity in the church when all we do is waste energy and never grow. Go back to the first post if need be but by all means BE A DOER!

The One who turns water into wine will most likely instruct you to fill the water pots with water. He won’t do both. There’s a breakthrough that needs your cooperation. All that is needed is for you TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS!

Vanessa Moonkie

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Reflection Friday

You are more than just a worm. More than just a boy. More than just a girl. More than just someone’s mother or father. In each of us is greatness , deeply embedded, not defined by anyone but God. Your perception of yourself may be the reason for your limitations. Your performance does not equate to your value. Your failures do not decrease your value to God. I bet the woman caught in adultery felt she was less important, less worthy than everyone else around her . People who gathered around her came to mock her , came to kill her, because of her actions , she must’ve felt like she was the worst person alive. People’s Condemnation does not lower Gods love for you. Infact nothing can separate you from His love. Your self reflection or introspection today can remind you of how you were caught in the act but may you see deeper, you were also saved by Jesus. The one who was meant to stone you, the one who had every right to, did not.

Today let’s learn from our past mistakes. The mistakes we made this week including the intentional sins. Shall we go on sinning because grace abounds? Shall we go on living like worms when we are butterflies? Shall we go on living like pigs when we have a beautiful home we could go to if we stopped being prodigal? The gifts entrusted to you, the talents, what did you do with them this week? Oh how about reading the Bible? Did you pray? You see, that’s living like a pig why? Because you have been consuming the dirt from the world and social media all week, nothing clean and pure has entered your system. Reflect on the teachings of your pastor, what have you done since Sunday to show that you learnt something?

Lastly, HOW ARE YOU? How was your week? May God cause you to laugh today. Just hug you and give you strength . I love you. See you on Monday . ❤️

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He knows my name

The movie with the best reviews is The Pilgrims Progress.. guess you guys didn’t mind watching the cartoons LOL!

welcome to our chilled Thursday; we get to sit and watch some good Christian movies. I’ve realised that whenever I watch one, I am watching intentionally to learn what God is saying in every scene. Those movies are created to preach the gospel. While other movies might be okay, depending on what rules and instructions of consecration God has given you, many of them tend to be an hour~plus of junk, just feeding ourselves with content that triggers demonic activity. The story line may be good but what do we learn from the movie?

Get your popcorn !

Click on Watch Now when you’re ready to watch the movie. Remember to leave a comment with your review that way l will know if I’m getting the right movies for us!

I love you. Have a Jesus filled day! ❤️

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It’s Worship Wednesday

First of all, Happy Valentines !! Single, Married, Divorced, all of those categories, I hope you know you’re loved so very much! To my single people, don’t worry oo. It’ll happen soon!! Next year it’s you with the teddies 🧸and Lindt master 🍫 While it’s just a normal day to others, some literally feel the pressure, please o, it is well weet you. Nobody will take the day off the calendar so even next year you have another shot. If you’re single next year then l will have to interview you LOL! (As if I’m valentining) Anyhooo the business of the day!

I can’t get over Minister GUC’s songs! I couldn’t wait to plug you guys. Can we do it a bit differently today? Take your prayer requests and put them before you as you praise and worship. Even if it’s to be in your valentines mood next year, tell God. Worship Him in the face of all your problems and needs, just keep praising and thanking Him for your testimony in advance. It’s important that we focus on Him when we praise and worship, a wandering mind cheats us of encounters! We need encounters today!!! If others could see Jesus Himself, then even you as you worship can too.  There’s no limits to what happens when we truly plug into an atmosphere!

I love you! Thank you for your love and support thus far. Here’s some song suggestions, click play now when you ready to rock and roll! 

PRAISE

”I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.“
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

WORSHIP

”Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;“
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭95‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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Ways to deal with grief

Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.“
‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭18‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭NIV‬‬

THE HOLY BIBLE

We live in a perverse society that seeks to find closure in wrong places. We are always looking for ways to help ourselves out of situations and we end up on the wrong side of the street . Since God is Alpha and Omega don’t we think He has all the closure we need? He is the Beginning and the End , the All-knowing God , does He not know how to give us the closure we seek? So why then do we leave God who knows it all to seek answers from the world? Let us continue from yesterday’s list;

4. Do not seek spiritist or ancestral readings – many people seek for “closure” by seeking for readings from spiritists and mediums. For example ; someone loses their mother and goes to a sangoma/ancestral reader to find out why the mother died or even try to raise the spirit of the deceased. The bible says people who do such things are detestable to the Lord. The word of God is clear on this issue. The living and the dead have nothing to do with each. That is not the way to deal with grief. Christians don’t deal with grief by using ungodly means. If it’s not Christ-like , it’s AntiChrist. Once you open that door, closing it will be a whole mission. Stay away from things that will not only fail to give you closure but destroy you completely.

5. Allow people to comfort you – some people say they deal with issues better when they are alone but when you’re only hearing your voice you’re bound to hear the wrong things. Shutting people out shuts their advice, wisdom, love, out as well. It is okay to have a trusted person who can be there for you. Loneliness often breeds depression .

6. Don’t fight God – how many of us got upset at God when we lost our loved ones? I was too. God why ? I’m not happy! You’re so unfair! Listen, God understands our pain . He knows we are hurting. Careful of speaking when you’re angry. Martha said to Jesus, “if you’d been here you’d have healed Lazarus, he’d still be alive! That’s what many of us say . Lord you went MIA . Lord you are not trustworthy. Lord we could be talking a different story if you just showed up to save my sister, my brother, my wife, my child. And we allow those thoughts and words to make us forget, He is there. Right there with us. Death cannot be cheated, the living know they will die. Cutting Jesus off is not wise, you expose your vulnerable self to things that may hurt you further. Stay with Jesus!

7. Yield your mind – using the word of God, keep yourself fed. The emptiness we feel can only be filled by the Word of God. Reject all other opinions and keep feeding on the Word of God. It’s important that we always read the word because hard times reveal the amount of the word we have eaten. Don’t wait for hard times. Feast on the word of God.

8. Believe in the resurrection.

”Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”“
‭‭John‬ ‭11‬:‭24‬ ‭NIV‬‬

”The message we preach is Christ, who has been raised from the dead. So how could any of you possibly say there is no resurrection of the dead?“
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15‬:‭12‬ ‭TPT‬‬

MAY GOD GIVE YOU A HUG AD TAKE YOU THROUGH THIS HARD TIME, HOLDING YOU SO YOU DON’T SLIP AND FALL .. JOY IS COMING !! ❤️