Question of the week: Dec. 1

This morning, as I write out a record 10 checks to pay for my baby boy's medical bills totaling well over $3000.00, I am receiving invitations from the enemy to become fearful. Or to doubt. And to wonder whether or not we can afford to give Christmas presents this year, and to doubt words of promise God has given me specifically. My old hoarding, poverty, stockpile mentality tries to take over when I don't take those "thoughts" or "invites" captive.

To quote Joyce Meyers, "Fear is simply believing what the devil says."

So, my choice in this time is this: To believe God, or to believe the devil.

I choose God.
Here's what he says:

Give freely and spontaneously. Don't have a stingy heart. The way you handle matters like this triggers God, your God's, blessing in everything you do, all your work and ventures. - De 15:10 -

and this:

Has anything in your fields - vine, fig tree, pomegranate, olive tree - failed to flourish? From now on you can count on a blessing.'" - Haggai 2:19 - the message bible.

So here's the QUESTION of the week:
In what areas of your life are you believing the devil?
(meaning, in what areas of your life do you still have fear?)
The only fear we are to have, is the fear of God.
I challenge you to ask yourself this question and to face the fact that what this really means is you are choosing to believe the devil instead of believing God's truth.

Do you realize this is why Jesus came and died on the cross? It says in John 18:37b "You say that I am a king, and you are right." Jesus said. "I was born for that purpose. And I came to bring truth to the world. All who love the truth recognize what I say is true."

Do you love truth? Or do you love the devil's lies? Which do you believe?

Regrets, I've had a few... Question of the week:

"Regret is a mistake that you didn't learn from"~ Annaleigh, ANTM's, top 3 contestant.

Silly show, profound words.

What regrets do you still carry in your life? Are there things in your past you would change if you could?

The bible says this about regret:

• 2 Corinthians 7:10 NIV

  Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

What situation from your past do you need to allow God to have access to? This verse tells us that if we have one of those situations, we need to allow God to bring us sorrow over it, because it will lead us to salvation, and ultimately, removing the regret from that situation. If we don't, it will lead to death!

Regret, or feeling sorry, is not something we "owe" as a penance after we have asked forgiveness. If we have truly allowed God into that situation and allowed his forgiveness, then regret is actually not an option.

Hmmmmm...

So, put away your rosary, and your whips, and your selfishness in the form of self-loathing.
Accept God's love. Leave regret behind. It is extra baggage you do not need to be carrying if you are to fly through life!

Question of the week: Nov. 17th

Hello Purple Princesses!
I have an awesome quote for you this Monday.
Utilize it as something to ponder in your devotions this week and let God speak a personal RHEMA to you through it.

Here it is:
~ "When we are wanting to go to a place that God has not made us for, we are wanting what, in fact, will not make us happy". - C. S. Lewis

What places have you gone in your life recently that God has not made you for, and you know it, but you are trading temporary happiness for true, long term JOY?
What things have you let satisfy the great desire in you temporarily that has quenched that deep longing inside you but not made you truly happy, or has distanced you from your relationship with God?
What is God saying to you about it?
What are you ignoring God about?

In Love,
your Fearless Leader,
Freedom