Today's Inspiration 🙏🙌

Jesus can calm any storm ⛈. If you are facing adversity don't panic. Don't fear. Go to Jesus with faith, believing that God can and will do exceedingly, abundantly above all you could think or ask. 

Luke 8:23-25 (NLT)

As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and they were in real danger. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”

When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and the raging waves. Suddenly the storm stopped and all was calm. 

Remember Jesus is ALWAYS with us in the storm. Jesus is in our boat.  He is by our side.  He is with us and we will not drown! It may appear as if Jesus is napping during our troubles but God is waiting on our faith. 

25 Then he asked them, “Where is your faith?”

The disciples were terrified and amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “When he gives a command, even the wind and waves obey him!”

When the waters are crashing and everything seems as if it's going to overtake you, ask yourself "where is my faith"? If you have faith to believe you will receive. 

There is no storm that our God cannot calm. Have faith in God. Believe without a doubt. 

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞 you!

Today's Motivation 🙌🙏

We are family! To be in God's family we must hear the word and do the word. No DNA test required. 

We can't hear it unless we ask God to open our ears to receive it. 

We can't do the word unless we read the word. We need Jesus to live the word. We need God's Spirit and a willing heart. The word is daily bread. We need to eat daily. 

Read your word! Live the word. So you can attend the ultimate family reunion!

Luke 8:20-21 (NLT)

Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to see you.”

Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God’s word and obey it.”

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞 you!

Today's Inspiration 🙌🙏

When we don't worship God we drift away from God. When we drift away from God we think and do ungodly things. 

There is no excuse not to believe. Jesus is all around us. 

Romans 1:20-21 (NLT)

For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.

Be sure to acknowledge God in all things. Worship and praise Him for all He has done. 

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞you!

Today's Inspiration 🙌🙏

God's Word is seed. When seed is planted in good soil a harvest is produced. God's Word is life. When we hear it and cling to it we will grow. 

If we are not growing or producing we are not clinging to the word of God. 

Luke 8:15 (NLT)

And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.

When we cling to the word of God we produce a HUGE harvest.

Find your favorite scripture read it everyday. Post it where you can see it daily. 

Meditate on the Word. Speak the Word. Live the Word. You are the harvest! You will grow. You will produce. Your horizons will expand. Everything you need is within you. 

Cling to the word of God! Patiently wait on The Lord and watch God work in your life. 

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞you. 

Today's Motivation 🙌🌞

We were created by God for God. We belong to the Lord. 

Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)

For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

We are an example of God's extraordinary craftsmanship. 

Don't sell yourself short. 

We were created for God's glory! 

Be the masterpiece God created you to be. You have to see yourself as God sees you. You are an original. There is no other you. God created you to do what only you can do.  Don't look around, look inside. 

In every masterpiece God placed Himself inside His art. He signed His name from the start. He has given us dreams and abilities. Everything we need is within us. We just need to trust the Artist. 

A Mona Lisa will always be a Mona Lisa regardless of where she has been hung.

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞 you!

Today’s Inspiration 🙌

Could our faith stand up in court?

Consider this scenario......

Our prayers presented in the court of The Lord. 

Judge & Jury: The Honorable Jesus Christ.  Plaintiffs: Us

Defendant: Satan 

Allowable Evidence: Faith 

Satan would attempt to discredit us and present us faithless. He would try to use examples where he made us doubt God and we were fearful. 

The question is..... would we have a case?  Would our faith be so great..... there would be no debate? Would Satan say he could not find a time where our faith did not shine. 

Would our faith be so strong we could present evidence all day and night long. Would Satan be defeated and God be exalted? 

Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 

Faith is believing without seeing. We can only receive when we believe. 

God will bless us according to our faith.

Hebrews 11:6 (NLT)

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Matthew 9:27-29 (NLT) ….two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, “Do you believe I can make you see?”  “Yes, Lord,” they told him, “we do.”

Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.”

Have faith to prove your case. Believe God! Your prayers depend on it!

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞you!

Today's Inspiration 🙌🙏

How are we living? Do we bring sorrow or joy to God's Spirit?

The Spirit of God lives on the inside of us. We are a reflection of God. 

Ephesians 4:30-31 (NLT)

And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.

We have to clean our house. We cannot have God living in a dungeon. If our house is full of unforgivness, bitterness, rage, and anger we need to do some spring cleaning. 

Our body is the temple of God. Our temple is our home. Jesus lives with us. 

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (NLT)

Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

John 15:5 (NLT)

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

We can never separate ourselves from God. But we can separate ourselves from God's word. God word is His Spirit and when we meditate on God's word we are able to bring glory to God and receive glory. 

John 15:7-8 (NLT)

But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.

Live according to God's Word. God's Word has power. When we get the Word inside of us it cleans our house and gives us the character of God. 

Hebrews 4:12-13 (NLT)

For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞 you!

Today's Inspiration 🙌🙏

Some of our toughest times come right before our breakthrough. 

"Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly." –Proverb 

We often assume if God is with us our road will be easy. From Abraham to Jesus we see countless examples of pain and struggle before glory. 

When Moses tried to convince Pharaoh to free God's people from captivity God hardened Pharaoh's heart. Pharaoh did not immediately release them instead he made their work harder. 

God promised despite Pharaoh's unwillingness to fee the slaves HE would deliver His people from captivity. 

Moses had a short term memory. He began to panic when he felt the pressure from from the people. 

Exodus 5:22-23 (NLT) Then Moses went back to the Lord and protested, “Why have you brought all this trouble on your own people, Lord? Why did you send me? Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he has been even more brutal to your people. And you have done nothing to rescue them!”

We often feel the pressure around us and begin to doubt our ascension.  Caterpillars 🐛 witnessed their relatives and neighbors move to the next level as a butterfly 🦋. Somehow the caterpillar still felt it's world was going to end when it felt pressure. The pressure convinced the caterpillar it would die and not ascend to a butterfly. Despite what he knew to be true. 

Don't allow the pressure to make you forfeit your blessing. Don't complain about the pain. It's temporary. You are so close to your breakthrough. Closer than when you began. Don't turn back. See yourself as the butterfly. See yourself flying high. 

You are what you believe and if you believe it you will achieve it. You are a butterfly. Pain comes before glory. Don't doubt the vision God gave you. 

Place the vision in front of you and relentlessly pursue your destiny. 

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞you!

Today's Inspiration 🙌🙏

Pray to avoid temptation and when you are  being tempted. Pray throughout your day. 

Prayer isn't mystical or difficult it's simply conversations with The Lord.  

Luke 22:46 (NLT)

“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation.”

Some of us are sleeping when we should be praying. We are lulled asleep by social media, video games, or TV. 

We spend very little time in relationship with the Lord and too much time entertaining ourselves. 

Seek God first and always! God will guide you, direct you, protect you, and strengthen you to overcome temptation. 

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞 you!

Tuesday inspiration 🙌🙏

Have you ever been in a situation where you were irritated or agitated. Where your faith began to fail because of your circumstances?

I want to encourage you not to lose faith. 

Luke 22:31 KJV

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 

Satan desires to have us and in turbulent times he is rubbing his hands and smirking hoping for our failure. We have to see him for who he is. 

Luke 22:32 (NLT)

But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.”

Jesus is praying on our behalf. Jesus is praying that our faith would not fail. If we slip during turbulent times we must repent, turn back to God and strengthen our brothers and sisters. 

Satan desires all of us. He has a special request on our lives. When Satan desires to sift us as wheat he desires to agitate us, he is testing our faith to get us to abandon our assignment. 

Just as he did Job (1:6-12, 2:1-6). God trusted Job to be sifted. God trust each of us to be sifted. 

We must resist every situation that causes us to question our faith or tempt us to to turn away from God. We can resist because we know Jesus is praying that our faith should not fail.

Don't fail and if you do repent. Jesus is praying for you. Be strong and of good courage. God will never leave you or abandon you. 

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞 you!

Today's Inspiration 🙏🙌

To honor God we need God. We cannot go to God perfect. We must go to God broken and give ourselves to Jesus to make us whole. 

Psalms 86:9-11 (NLT)

All the nations you made will come and bow before you, Lord; they will praise your holy name. For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God. Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you.

It is God and God alone that created us. We cannot fix ourselves or our problems we need the Lord. We need Jesus!

Our way leads to destruction but God's way leads to life and peace. Trust the Lord today with all your heart. 

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞 you!

Today's Inspiration Proud to Praise 🙌🏽🙌🏻🙌🏿

Praising God is a privilege and an honor. We should feel blessed that we get to praise God Almighty. 

When we look over our life and remember where God has brought us and where God is taking us we should rejoice in Him with a pure heart. 

2 Samuel 6:14 (NIV)

Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might,

When was the last time we praised God Almighty, King if the Universe, Lover of our souls, Alpha and Omega, the one who blew breath in our bodies and sustains us daily with ALL OUR MIGHT?

David praised God to the point his wife was embarrassed. 

2 Samuel 6:20 (NIV)

When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!”

When you know where God has brought you from you don't care who has an issue with your praise. 

2 Samuel 6:21-22 (Message)

David replied to Michal, "In God's presence I'll dance all I want! He chose me over your father and the rest of our family and made me prince over God's people, over Israel. Oh yes, I'll dance to God's glory  —more recklessly even than this. And as far as I'm concerned . . . I'll gladly look like a fool . . . but among these maids you're so worried about, I'll be honored no end."

Are we willing to dance to God's glory? Are we willing to praise God will all our might? Do we remember where God has brought us from?

God dwells in our praise. God is seated in our praise. God is enthroned in our praise. Just visualize praising God and there He is instantly in the midst. That is why Michal could not understand David's praise. She had not been in the midst of God Almighty. Once you are in His midst you can't help but to continue to praise Him. 

Psalms 22:3 (KJV)

But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

Inhabit means to live in our occupy. Jesus literally is enthroned on our praises. When we praise God, God comes and occupies that space. God puts his throne in the midst of our praise. 

(Are you still reading or are you praising)

What type of praise will you give the Great I Am today? Will you despise praise because of tradition like Michal or will you praise God with all your Might like David?

The quickest way to get God's attention is to praise Him. Praise the Creator of the universe today with all your might!

Be blessed and know that Jesus 💞 loves you!

Today's Inspiration 🙌

Who do we run to when we are scared? Who do we run to when we are overwhelmed? 

God specializes in us! He created us! Sometimes when we lose our footing and we go to someone other than our Creator. Its like going to a Ford dealer to buy BMW parts. It just doesn’t make sense!

The next time we have a moment of weakness, pain, sorrow, or anxiety we must commit to going to Jesus first. We shouldn’t read self help books when when we haven’t read the good book (bible). We shouldn't talk to our friends when we haven't talked to God. 

We have to be like David when he was about to go into Keilah. The people came to David in a panic saying Keilah was under attack. David immediately asked the Lord what he should do. 

Often we are faced with emergencies and we react instead of stopping to ask the Lord. David had been in many battles but he knew he should not go into battle without the Lord. 

1 Samuel 23:1-2 (NLT)

One day news came to David that the Philistines were at Keilah stealing grain from the threshing floors. David asked the Lord, “Should I go and attack them?”

“Yes, go and save Keilah,” the Lord told him.

When there is an emergency run to Jesus. When there is a conflict run to Jesus. When there is a decision, run to Jesus. Just run to Jesus and he will guide you. He will give you peace. He will restore, uplift, and encourage your heart. 

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞 you and is absolutely crazy about you!

Today's Motivation 🙌🙏

Be the light in darkness!

We want to be a pleasing aroma to God. When we are in God we are the light of the earth. 

Eph 5:10 (NLT)

Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. 

It is easy to partake or participate in ungodliness when we do not carefully consider what pleases the Lord. The enemy is very cunning at disguising darkness and presenting it to us as light. We will know light by following Light. God is Light and always right! 

Ephesians 5:1 (NLT)

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.

Wherever we are we should ask ourselves are we adding light or darkness? Are we imitating God?

Eph 5:10 (NLT)

Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. 

Jesus smells our aroma even we are alone. We cannot be the light around people and enter into darkness when we think no one is watching. 

Ephesians 5:15-17 (NLT)

Living by the Spirit’s Power

So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.

God wants us to live in the light. God wants us to exude the fruits of the Spirit. Our light comes from the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God lives on the inside of us. We are God's children and we should have His sweet aroma. 

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💕 you!

Today's Inspiration 🙏🙌

In life we go through ups and down, peaks and valleys. We enjoy the ups but often complain about the downs. We say why me? God says why not you?

Have you ever saw an athlete at the largest stage that have never trained? We cannot expect the highest reward if we are not willing to go through trials. 

A trial is a test of someone's performance or ability, to determine if they are strong enough to compete. The Olympic trials take the top few competitors to compete for the gold. 

When we experience trials it is a test of our discipleship. We will either win and go to the next level to battle for God or God will delay moving us further until we are ready. 

1 Peter 5:10 (NLT)

In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.

Our suffering is minimal compared to eternal glory. 

God needs soldiers that are not afraid to fight. That won't get on the battlefield and run away. 

When we make it through difficult times it strengthens our armor of faith so we can effectively witness to others because we have seen the Glory of the Lord! We know the power of God from experience! 

We can stand boldly and look at our giants and and say who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of our living God (1Sam 17:26). 

We cannot stand unless we train. 

We train in prayer, and in reading & living the word. 

We test our training in trials. 

Then we battle!  

When the battle comes we should get excited. 

When the battle comes we should become joyful that God trust us to stand. 

When the battle comes we should become elated knowing that God is about to do something amazing. 

Marines done run away from trouble they run towards it because they trust their training. How much stronger are we as disciples of God? Don't fear trouble have faith in God so trouble will fear our God!

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💕you!

Today's Inspiration🙌🙌

Spiritual Monkey Bars: Faith & Forgiveness 

You have to let go at some point before you can move forward (C.S. Lewis).

Staying in one place is like hanging from monkey bars. In order to move forward we have to let go of the bar we are holding. We have let go of the past, to move towards our destiny.

Faith requires us to let go of what we see, and move forward to what God has shown us. It requires us to let go of our reasoning and move toward our God season. 

Forgiveness requires us to let go of the victim bar and move towards the victor bar. As long as we hold on to un-forgiveness, it holds us back from being victorious. Revenge, anger, & blame, gives us the illusion of strength in ourselves. Letting go, give us strength in the Lord. When we don't let go we don’t trust God. 

1Pet 5:5-6 God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.

When we hold on to the past, we don’t have room to receive what Jesus has for us in our future. We have to open our hands and release the bar, to receive the next bar, and to receive the next blessing. 

We need Jesus to have faith, we need Jesus to forgive, we need Jesus for every good🙇, thought, word, or deed.

Give your cares and your fears to God. Jesus cares for us. When we hold on, we allow the adversary to work in our lives. The adversary loves for us to hold on to our past. He only needs a small opening of fear, and he will blind us, and prevent us from having faith. He only needs a small amount of un-forgiveness and he will produce sin of revenge, hate and bitterness in our lives. 

Unforgiveness is not real word in the dictionary. If Jesus forgave so can we.

Let go. Move forward. Have faith in God. 

God's word 📖 is life 💯. Forgive and be forgiven. Your destiny is waiting on you!

Be blessed and know Jesus is absolutely crazy about you!

Today's Inspiration 🙌

Need A Realignment? 🚘

When we pray 🙏 do we pray with passion and expectancy or do we pray out of obligation? When we approach Jesus do we expect a result? Sometimes we get in the routine of life and in the routine of praying and we forget to enter into God’s presence recognizing God for who he is. 

The Creator of the universe 🙌 created the ☀️ sun the 🌒 moon and the stars🌠. He created you and I. When we enter into 🙏 prayer we should take a moment to reflect and remember His power 💪 and authority. When our mind is in proper ⬆️ alignment we will go into prayer with belief. When we doubt God’s power we have failed to properly align ourselves. 

If you have a car 🚙 you know your car needs to be realigned when the steering wheel is off center when driving straight or the vehicle drifts to the left or the right when driving straight, or the steering wheel vibrates.

In life when we are not in proper alignment we begin to drift 😕 when we should be going straight following Jesus. We begin to vibrate or become anxious, fearful, or nervous 😓 when we should be immovable 😇 and unshakable in our faith (Jer 17:8). 

To realign ourselves begin every prayer praising Jesus. Lord you are Holy. Lord you are wonderful in all your ways. God you are the Great I Am. You are 👉 Alpha and Omega. You are the beginning and the end. There is no one greater than you. Your name is excellent in all the earth. You have created the very foundation of the earth. You are the Door and the Light. You are Almighty. You are Everlasting to Everlasting. You are Gracious, Faithful, and Forgiving. You are slow to anger and merciful. You at a Strong Tower and my Provider. 

We have to realign our mind to 🙇 remember the 👆 God we serve. We must repent so we can properly present our request before the King.

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💞 you and is absolutely crazy about you!

Today's Motivation 💪🙌🙏

Has your story 📖 changed because of your unbelief? If there was a chapter in the Bible about you would encourage someone to live for Christ?

How would Moses story have changed had he believed God like David or Mary. 

God appeared to Moses, introduced Himself and told him a beautiful story about the plans He had for Moses. Exo 3:2-4:16. 

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exo+3%3A2-4%3A16&version=MSG

Moses interrupted God frequently with his unbelief. God showed Moses miracles to help his unbelief. Moses continued complain. 

Exodus 4:13-14 (MSG)

He said, "Oh, Master, please! Send somebody else!" God got angry with Moses: "Don't you have a brother, Aaron the Levite? He's good with words, I know he is. He speaks very well. In fact, at this very moment he's on his way to meet you. When he sees you he's going to be glad.

David defeated a giant at age 15 because he believed God. Mary was a virgin at age ~12 carrying Jesus because she believed God. Don't allow God to become angry 😡 with you. 

Don't let your story change because of your unbelief. You are a miracle. Trust God, submit with a yes. 

Jesus has a beautiful story for you. He needs you to say YES!!!

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💕 you!

Today's Inspiration 😁😇💃🕺🏽🙋

I am screaming with pure joy as I read the word! Today is no excuse Wednesday!

If God has moved on your heart ❤️ to do something do it! Stop ✋🏾 giving God excuses. Stop objecting and debating, about all the reasons why you can't and trust that God through you can!

If you are hiding behind the "too busy" curtain come out, Jesus sees 👀 👉you. If you are hiding 🙈 behind the "not good enough"  "don't have enough" "fill in the blank" curtain come out. 

Stop ✋️ tiptoeing around what God has asked of you. Kinda doing it is not doing it. In the back of your mind is not doing it. Anything short of yes is no. 

Wherever God speaks is Holy. You are standing on Holy Ground. You have purpose and you are sacred to God. 

God asked Moses to go and lead the children of Israel out of slavery. Moses was scared 😳 and gave God excuses. 

Exodus 4:10-12 (MSG)

Moses raised another objection to God: "Master, please, I don't talk well. I've never been good with words, neither before nor after you spoke to me. I stutter and stammer." God said, "And who do you think made the human mouth? 👊 And who makes some mute, some deaf, some sighted, some blind? Isn't it I, God? So, get going. I'll be right there with you—with your mouth! I'll be right there to teach you what to say."

Who made your mouth? Who made your hands? Who made your mind? Who made you?

God created you and He knew what you could do even before you knew you. Jesus has already mapped 🗺 out your plan.  Don't deviate or debate, just go and create what God has placed on your plate 🤗. 

Trust God and go! #noexcuses 🙋♂️🙋

Be blessed and know that Jesus loves 💕you!