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Wave-ring Pt. 1

Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.

Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.

Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For He that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

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Prayer:  Father God in the name of Jesus, thank you. As we enter into your gates with thanksgiving and your courts with praise we bless your name. For you alone are worthy of worship. All of the other gods are works of men but You Lord are the Most High, Mighty God, Prince of Peace, Elohim, El Shaddai, El Elyon. Who can stand before you and what can stand against you? And if God be for us who can stand against us? NOBODY/ NO THING is greater than you. Amen.

Hey Kings ๐Ÿ‘‘Kids,

I pray this finds you well. ๐Ÿ™๐ŸฝBe reminded all is well. In spite of what we face in this world Jesus said to take heart He overcame the world. He is our blessed assurance. When something is assured itโ€™s guaranteed and certified. The bible says this about God’s word (See Isaiah 55:11). In this we put our confident hope. He cannot lie nor fail, ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ even when we do. Iโ€™m realizing because GOD is so BIG that we in our limited thinking and temporal frame canโ€™t fully imagine just how big He is. ๐ŸคฏAnd even this He is aware of, as He made us from clay. Clay has no form or shape, itโ€™s lifeless, and in itself is nothing but dirt/soil.

I think sometimes itโ€™s easy for us to forget this because we have been given so many wonderful gifts. ๐ŸŽ Our natural abilities sometimes get in the way of what God really wants to do in our lives. It is not until we surrender everything we think we know, have, and are that we tap into the fullness of who God created us to be. ๐ŸชžThe word says we were created in His likeness and image (resemblance). Just as a child favors their parents in the natural, God wants us to be like Him in appearance, word, and actions. Contrary to popular belief this is done from the inside out. No outward performance can compare to true inward change.

The bible says be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your minds. ๐Ÿง We are born into this world with all kinds of bad ways/habits, and as we grow older we often pick up even more. This is until we are trained in righteousness, I talked about what this looks like in my last post towards the end. In which we talked about learning, serving, and seeking ๐Ÿ‘€โ™ฅ๏ธthe Fathers heart. A disciple is a learner, pupil, or student. This is what God desires from us. God gave us discipleship as a means of our growth and development.  God gives us teachers after His heart to walk us through this process. ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸซHave you found a good church home yet? If so great and if not donโ€™t wait, do it like your life is dependent upon it (it is!). 

We are living during evil times and there is safety from โ›”๏ธhurt, harm, and danger inside the will of God. God gave us this as one of his many promises. When we abide in Him, He is with us and for us. On the contrary there are enemies who desire to steal, kill, and destroy this and all the other promises that God has given us. ๐Ÿ‘๏ธWe need to be watchful (woke, alert), prayerful, and connected to other people who are also alert and praying. โš ๏ธCaution: all prayer is not created equal. Just because someone prays something doesnโ€™t mean God will answer it, it has to be aligned. We can talk about this later. 

The first thing required for alignment is faith. โœ๏ธThe bible says we are saved through faith by grace. We talked about grace in previous posts also. Remember He gives grace to the humble. Humility is the prerequisite for every good thing from God. ๐Ÿ™‡๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™‡Humility says it doesnโ€™t matter what I want or think. I want to know who God is, what He wants, and what He thinks. And do it. The bible says if we lift God up He will draw us close to Him. This is what He ultimately wants from us all. ๐ŸงŽ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸงŽ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

Now let’s get back to faith. Faith is trust, confidence, and assurance. The word says that faith comes by hearing ๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿฝand hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:7). This is another reason why going to church to hear the word of God is important.  If we believe in our heart and confess ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธwith our mouth that Jesus is Lord we will be saved (see Romans 10:9). As we are going through our salvation journey no matter where we are, the word of God takes us from glory to glory and faith to faith. ๐Ÿ›‘Letโ€™s stop here and think it over. ๐Ÿ’ญ

โœ‹๐ŸฝSelah: Pause and reflect on where you are in your journey of life. Where have you come from? Where do you want to be? What has God shown you concerning your future? Are you on track (walking & talking with God daily)? Have you heard Godโ€™s voice? In what ways?

XOXO ๐Ÿ˜˜

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E. Go (Ripe Harvest pt.3)

Hey Ya’ll,

Let's Pray. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ Father God in the name of Jesus thank you for a new day, another chance to give you glory, and for being everything we could ever need. Keep your hand of favor upon us. And in seasons where we find ourselves outside your good graces thank you for a way of return. Thank you for unconditional โ™ฅ๏ธlove, ever enduring mercy, and sufficient grace. In Jesus name Amen.

Ehhh. Have you ever had a moment where you have so much to say that you don’t know what to say or where to start? Well that’s where i’m at right now in this moment. I’m reminded of a post I did before where I talked about Holy Spirit making groanings ๐Ÿ˜ฉfor us (see bible Romans 8:26). So after a women carries a child for 9 months she goes into labor, and it’s not only hard, but painful. You may be wondering, sis what does that have to do with anything you’re talking about? Well natural birth and spiritual birthing are a lot alike. ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธLet’s talk a little about spiritual birthing.

When God gives you an ๐Ÿ’กidea, assignment, word, and purpose it’s liken to a seed. He places it in your heart/mind to receive water and nutrients so that it grows. And depending on the type of seed it is it will grow and produce after its own kind (when tended to properly). This is the same process in natural birthing. Basic biology says cows produce cows, chickens produce chickens, and a ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง’โ€๐Ÿง’man & women produce a boy or girl. This process is called the reproduction process. In order that offspring would be brought forth.

For the sake of time & space I just want to focus on offspring (Read all Colossians 1 w/ focus on verses 10-20). ๐Ÿ“– Because God is VERY concerned with what we produce. In fact He has entrusted us to take care of that/those which He has given us. Contrary to popular belief we are not self made. Our life really isn’t our own, and neither are the things we own. You may think how is that? That’s my car, my house, my children, my money. Just as the saying goes my, my, my. ๐Ÿ˜จThat’s exactly how I feel about anyone who believes and trusts in themself as self made. Wake up call. If God decided to not wake you up today, you would be as they say now a days unalived.

But so many of us do what we want to, say what we want to, go where we want to. This generation is a DIY (do it yourself) kind of culture/society. Well friend that’s ok for an arts & craft project but not for your life. It’s really not a game, playing russian roulette and uno with your life is crazy. ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซI don’t say this to scare anyone, but it’s dangerous out here in these streets ya’ll and the bible says it’s going to get worse. Now is high time. Get in church, get in God, read your bible, build a relationship with God. Come as you are (He does not care about your bad ways) just don’t stay as you are. Let God help you!๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

I’m speaking from experience. I tried living life my way long enough to know. IT DOES NOT LEAD TO LIFE. ๐Ÿ›‘Being stubborn, mean, disobedient, arrogant, high, and mighty will lead to destruction, disaster, and death. We don’t get to live how we want and think that everything is going to be ok. ๐ŸšทNo. That’s not how this works. We follow God and then everything is going to be ok. I speak this way because I care about your life and future. Whatever’s blocking YOU from God LET IT GO!

I always hear ๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿฝ people talk about Grace. Well His grace is sufficient but not unlimited. Remember He gives grace to the humble. If we are lifted up in pride (what we want) we won’t receive grace (unmerited favor). The only requirement is humility. No ego’s allowed. You will be surprised sometimes it takes a good test/trial to reveal just how out of alignment we are. Think of it this way. ๐ŸฆดIf your bone is out of place it may be painful to pop it back in place initially. But short term pain beats long term pain. Imagine walking around like that forever and never taking the necessary steps to recover. OUCH. Let’s end in scripture.

Hebrews 12:11 No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening– it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. (New Living Translation)

Peace & Love

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E.leven 8… Up ๐Ÿ†™ & Ate ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

Matthew 16:8 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, โ€œYou of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread? 11 How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.โ€ (BSB)

Mark 8:15 And he cautioned them, saying, โ€œWatch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod (ESV)

Matthew 13:33 He told them another parable. โ€œThe kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.โ€ (ESV)

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Greetings Kings Kids, ๐Ÿ‘‘

Grace & Peace multiplied unto you. Let’s Pray. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ Father God in the name of Jesus, thank you. For your goodness, mercy, and lovingkindness is better than life itself. There is no way we could do this thing called life without You! Bear minimum we can merely exist. Continue to lead us and guide us into all truth that we would live a life that’s pleasing unto you. You need nothing, yet we give you ALL. In Jesus name, Amen. โœ๏ธ

So the last time we “spoke” was early November of last year (a little over 2 months ago). Little did I know that my life would be flipped ๐Ÿ”ƒright side up, yet God is STILL faithful. I’m still processing everything that took place but we will talk about that later. Right now let’s dive in ๐ŸŒŠto todayโ€™s word. Over the last few months i’ve been hearing the word diet. Which i’m sure you know means what we eat. Have you ever heard the saying “you are what you eat”. Well i’m finding that to be truer than I realized. ๐Ÿง 

There are hundreds (if not more) of diet plans in the natural. ๐Ÿฅ—All created with the goal of optimal health. I mean who doesn’t want to be healthy right? If you ask anyone would they rather be sick or healthy, I can guarantee you they will choose health. Sickness can affect every part of the body and even lead to death if unchecked. ๐ŸŒก๏ธIn December I lost one of the persons I love the most to cancer and if I can be honest my heart hurts every time I think about it. I was so sure he would fight through and make it on the other side healed. Well he actually did, just not the way I desired. ๐Ÿ’”

โ“Have you ever wanted or craved something so bad that no one could tell you it wasn’t going to happen that way? Appetite is a powerful thing, that could lead to our detriment or benefit. I’ve read that sometimes our bodies crave certain things because of imbalances in the body. This could be ๐Ÿ’Švitamins, nutrients, etc. For example, I recently bought iron supplements because I was cold all the time. Yet, I always found myself craving ice (go figure right). I later found that this was due to a disorder called anemia, that affects the red blood cells. ๐ŸฉธOne of the causes of this is iron defeciency (amongst other things).

Being a teacher ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿซ I couldn’t help but correlate this with the spirit. I’m going to do a more in depth study on this but think about all the times appetites led to the fall of those we read about in history. In fact lets make it personal. ๐Ÿ’ญThink about all the times our own appetite/desires led us to do or not do something. Now consider the consequences. I can go down the list of things we as humans crave. After the fall of man and the coats of flesh being added (see Genesis 3) mans desires were continuously evil. In fact right after this we see the first murder. ๐Ÿ˜จ

God gave us desire. He’s ok with us desiring things, as long as those things don’t take us away from โœ๏ธHim or His Way. Some ways to tell if things are taking us away from God include; distraction, disobedience, delay (which we can talk about another day). Remember in the bible ๐Ÿ“–where Israel took 40 years to accomplish something that was only supposed to take days ( See Deuteronomy 1 & Numbers 14)? Do you know when you were born God had a predetermined plan for your life, with lots of good things He wanted for you to accomplish on Earth? ๐ŸŒ But letโ€™s be real, how many of us are living that life? And how many of us are living a life opposite of His goodness? I highlight His goodness because sometimes we settle for man made goodness.

This is what the pharisees and saducees were doing in the verses above. Let me break the news to you. ๐ŸšซIN OUR FLESH DWELLS NO GOOD THING! This is why the bible tells us to do away it. How do I do that you may ask? Well first give your life to Jesus (I have a previous post about this and invite/celebrate you to search salvation prayer). Next, find a bible believing, teaching, and living โ›ช๏ธchurch home (we can help with that too if you like). Attend church services, learn all you can, take notes, go back and read over them, praise & worship, pray & fast, serve others, READ YOUR BIBLE, ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธask God to help you understand it over time, and PLEASE do what it says (with Gods help). I promise the more we do these things the more we grow!

That was a lot to take in so let’s Selah (pause &ponder) ๐Ÿค”and practice right ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšถthere. FYI, all these things are essential if we want to grow in God and experience a real good life. Of course we can choose not to. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธBut just know all choices have consequences, some good, some not the best, others terrible. Choose wisely!

PART 3 & P.S. Coming Soon! โ™ฅ๏ธ

P.S. Want an accountability partner or partners? Reach out so we can connect you with one that fits your needs.

Peace & Love, K.Joi XOXO ๐Ÿ˜˜

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Cry Now, Laugh Later. Laugh Now, Cry Later.

Psalm 34:17-19 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Revelation 21:8 “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.โ€ 

Psalm 10:13-14 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

Greetings In Grace โค๏ธ Beloved Ones,

I pray this post finds you well. Todayโ€™s post is a little impromptu as I didnโ€™t realize it was the 5th of the month. Itโ€™s been a very eventful past couple of weeks & days, and I am still โ€œgrasping my bearingsโ€ โš–๏ธ per se. So just a few updates, I attended a live recording a few days ago that was AWEsome. I’m still gathering myself from what took place that night. I will soon be incorporating more music posts on my blog, this will include my personal creations and the creations of others that I know will be a blessing to you. ๐ŸŽถ With that being said, as soon as the recordings from that night are released I will be sharing it! Also our ministry is doing a 24 hour emergency fast until this evening AND Yโ€™ALL ITโ€™S BEEN QUICK & POWERFUL. โš”๏ธ Looking forward to finishing strong and joining the saints in prayer & the word in a few hours. Weโ€™d love for you to be apart, itโ€™s a collaborative Kingdom effort, so ALL are welcome (message me or comment below for more details).

As many of you know today is also a very important day in history, as our new commander in chief or president ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ will be selected this evening. With that being said there is a lot of activity going on right now in the spirit realm, and I encourage everyone to be prayerful ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ& watchful/vigilant๐Ÿ‘€. I just reached out to my loved ones to make sure everyone will be settled and safe as things are unfolding both spiritually and naturally. I encourage you to do the same, check on your loved ones and BE safe.

So God was impressing upon my heart โค๏ธ a few scriptures over these past weeks (see scriptures above). As I was pondering on them I heard todayโ€™s title. And I admit this time I had mixed emotions ๐Ÿฅน about what God was putting down. I was excited because I’m saved, but I know and love several others who are not. The bible says God DOES NOT want anyone to perish, but for all to be changed/saved (see 2 Peter 3:9). And beloved as Godโ€™s daughter & friend I feel the same. Iโ€™ve heard and seen stories ๐Ÿ˜ฑ about hell and itโ€™s heart wrenching to think of that being anyone’s ending. Non-stop pain, suffering, torture, and eternal death is not the way to go. The bible says it will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (see Matthew 13:47-50).

See the enemy, the Devil, is always up to no good. He roams about the earth seeking whom he can devour (see 1 Peter 5:8). He does not fight fair! He lies and schemes to trick people into believing that if they serve him and live any kind of way (indulging in pleasure/flesh) they will be happy. And yes this may be somewhat โ€œtrueโ€, but as the old saying goes itโ€™s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. ๐Ÿ˜ข And beloved someone ALWAYS GETS HURT! You get strung along on this quick & easy magical fantasy ride until next thing you know it all comes crashing down/disaster. No matter to what extent we allow the enemy to have room in our hearts/minds and lives, it never ends well. For this reason I made up my mind ๐Ÿง that he canโ€™t and wonโ€™t ๐Ÿšซhave any place in me or mine.

On the contrary God promises us just the opposite. He says that if you deny yourself now and suffer with HIM โœ๏ธ you will have an everlasting abundant life (See 2 Timothy 2:12 & John 10:10). One may ask well why does God want us to suffer? The thing is friends, suffering is inevitable. We will either suffer with God or suffer without Him. But with Him ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ it is so much better. We will suffer for various reasons including: choices/decisions we & others make, living in a sinful fallen world, doing whatโ€™s right, doing whatโ€™s wrong, etc. But in the end it all comes down to who we suffer with and why we are suffering. Are we suffering for good or for bad? ๐Ÿค”Perspective is everything!

Itโ€™s important as we are going through the trials of life we ask God what it is He wants us to get from what we are going through. โ‰๏ธThere are always lessons to be learned in every test, trial, and tribulation. The thing is sometimes because we donโ€™t ask or seek God as to what that lesson is we can often find ourselves going through the same troubles again and again. ๐Ÿซ Think of it like we are in school, when we fail a significant test that’s required for our next level, we have to keep taking it until we pass. The good news is our teacher (God/Jesus/Holy Spirit) wants us to pass. In fact the bible ๐Ÿ“– says His divine power has given us everything we need as it pertains to LIFE and GODLINESS (see 2 Peter 1:3).

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My leader says it like this: God wants us to LIVE LONG and LIVE WELL! Unfortunately our adversary the devil doesnโ€™t want us to have either, but on the contrary his desire is for us to die prematurely and die full of sin/sickness. BUT NEVERTHELESS GOD IS FAITHFUL and provides us with a way of escape (see 1 Corinthians 10:13). And let me admonish you that any one who does not want you to live long and live well IS NOT INSPIRED BY GOD but by the devil. ๐Ÿ›‘ Stay Away. Transparent moment: it was really hard for me along my journey to think that I had anything in common with the enemy. It wasnโ€™t until I had a wake up call that some of my behaviors were proving contrary. See beloved, our flesh/carnal mind is an enemy of God! This is why God says we must be transformed by the renewing of our minds (see Romans 12:2). We are all sinners in need of Godโ€™s grace to save us from evil, including the evil right within our hearts.

But Iโ€™m so glad, God again, gives us a way of escape. He says repent, change your mind and actions. Yet, again He doesnโ€™t want us to even try to do this alone. He says that if we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us of ALL ๐Ÿ™‡๐Ÿ™‡๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™‡โ€โ™‚๏ธ unrighteousness (see 1 John 1:9). All we have to do is be honest and humble enough to come before God and say Lord I NEED YOUR HELP! And in our humble cry He will hear and answer! PRAISE GOD!

Letโ€™s ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ Pray: Father thank you for loving us unconditionally. Thank you for giving us a way of escape through your Son Jesus. Who came to suffer, die, and be resurrected in power so that we could do the same. Forgive us for every sin, known and unknown. Wash us and purge us with hyssop until we become whiter than snow. We donโ€™t mind laying down our life so that we can receive a greater one. And we acknowledge we need and want your help.

 In Jesus Name We Pray, Amen.

XOXO ๐Ÿ’‹ Grace, Love, and Mercy, Signed K. Joi