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Welcome It is our pleasure to introduce the voice of God, creativity, passion, excitement, and information throughout the pages of this magazine. Many of us see the bible as one big book filled with inspiring promises. Still, it’s many different books written by different authors organized to help us understand the nature of God and his people. God is a creative writer who writes his word in the hearts of His people. We are excited to launch a place where God can inspire and draw others to him through your story. And I, if I am lifted from the earth, will draw all men to Myself. (John 12:32) "Living Waters Magazine" provides a platform for God's handiwork. It is a place where writers can express their passions, share their stories from God, and blossom in their anointing as scribes.

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A Message From The Publishers The Founder's Heart

Cover- Shavon Foster

Oily Prayers

Marriage Plan For Two

Confidence Is Key

Exclusive- Dr. Lou Turner

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The Journey to Loving Me

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BRENDA Move Forward Let go of the hurts and pain of the past and give yourself a better future. Move forward. God will be right there with you. What happened in the past is not as important as your future. Your future has so much in store and you must learn to travel light, forgive quickly and shake off disappointment. If someone mistreats you, just know their actions cannot defeat you. Never let life struggles get you down. Life is not over because you lost a loved one. If you replay the negative emotions over and over, it will be hard to heal, but you must .... You must move forward. Have a strong will, a fighting desire, and a passionate heart to move forward. How long will you mourn? How long will you weep? What you think is a stumbling block is actually a stepping stone. Don't live life looking in the rearview mirror, It will never be what it used to be. It will be better. Trust me, I know now. MOVE FORWARD!

From The Journals of My Mother Rest in Love My mother, Brenda Warren died in 2015. She left her journal to me and today her words from God live on to impact others. She is a founding member of Living Water Books still

YOU DESERVE

JOURNALISTS CAROLYN OLANIYI

EVERYTHING GOD HAS FOR YOU BUT WILL YOU ACCEPT IT?

I love to serve, and one of my dominant gifts is “Ministry of Helps“ (Administration, Hospitality, etc) One day God flipped the script on me. Instead of serving, I was being served! Talk about uncomfortable... instead of me carrying someone's Bible, I was asked, can I carry your Bible? Can I get you a bottle of water? My husband and I attended a conference in January. The first night we attended, we were met at the door and immediately whisked away into a waiting room with some well-known ministry leaders. Even though I was excited to be among several generals of the faith, I felt out of place, as if I didn't belong.

I thank God for the Holy Spirit, who immediately reminded me of the prodigal son. Yes, the prodigal son. We all know the story of how the younger brother left home and lived a reckless life. Luke 15:21-24 When the son came to “himself,” The son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, "Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and be merry: For this, my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry. But, you say, what does this have to do with what happened at the conference? As my Nigerian husband would say, “Wait” I’m coming. I felt unworthy not because I had sinned but I felt like these ministers were more “spiritual” than me. God was giving me a “glimpse” of my future, and I didn't feel worthy. See, at that moment, I wasn't thinking of the scripture in Proverbs 18:16, A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. I felt like the prodigal son.

I was thinking servant instead of a son. While there is nothing wrong with serving, that was not what God was doing that night. He was trying to show me my position in the kingdom of God. I love the book of Ephesians; it shows us who we belong to and what we are. I want to point out Ephesians 2:6, which says, and hath raised us together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.Wow, did you know you are seated with Christ? Now, that's position. When we truly know who we are in Christ, we will have the boldness and confidence in him (not in ourselves) to say he is in me, and I am in him. I can take my rightful place in the kingdom and the things of God.

I can take my rightful place in the Kingdom and the things of God.

Shavon

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About The Author I’m a mother, sister, friend, and motivator who loves God dearly. I have an awesome son who has a beautiful heart. My mission is to save souls, and help others believe in Christ because he is definitely real. I’m a living witness.

What inspired you to write? I wanted to share my story and personal experiences with God. I want people that are just like me to see that God is forgiving, loving, kind, and gentle . I want people to know that even when we are at our lowest, he is at the height of the situation. When we are at war, he is fighting with and for us. He is a just God.

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FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE How did you know God called you to be a prophetess? I didn’t know at first because I didn’t know what being a prophet meant. I'd never heard of it. I knew I had a gift and that something was different about me. I grew up thinking I was a psychic or a person who had premonitions. So I studied astrology and tarot cards. However, when I grew to know God for myself, and I began to study the word of God, I learned about different prophets in the Bible and their experiences with God. I knew deep within myself that’s who I was. Although I knew I still counted myself unworthy. I even tried to bargain with God about by telling him if I do this or that, can you please remove my gift of seeing certain things? It's hilarious today because I can’t tell God what to do regarding me. When I realized I could not turn it off, I embraced my calling. I heard the voice of God so clearly telling me to get a cloak to cover my head because I am a real prophet.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: GIVING UP IS NOT AN OPTION SO KEEP PRESSING.

What can you tell others who are unaware of their calling?

Seek God, he will lead and guide you. He will place you in the presence of those who have the same gift and calling to help guide you into whom you are called to be. The Bible declares that the footsteps of a righteous man are ordered by God. Listen to that small still voice. He’s speaking; we just have to turn down the noise surrounding us. The things that have your attention. Focus on God and become attentive to him. Submit to him. He will reveal mysteries to you. He opens your eyes so that you can see. Trust in God with all your heart, lean not unto your own understanding, but in all things acknowledge him, and he shall direct your path.

Your book goes into great detail about your hardship. Why did you want your readers to know about your life story? I want my readers to know that you are not alone and you can make it through this. God can change the narrative of your story at any given moment. It won’t always be like that. Let God in and watch him perform a miracle in your life. Watch him change the trajectory of your life. God can do it. He did it for me.

PROPHETIC POETRY

A certainty had raised the requirements of my destiny. How could this be? My destiny had been altered, evolving and resolving my unconnected paths, Reassembling truth, hope & courage in its tracks at the speed of light.

BRIEON GOLDSMITH POETIC COLUMNIST

"To whom much is given; much is required." (Luke 12:48) But desires masked the requirements. Until the desires had no recompense! So I recovered my tracks and God accepted me back; when I totally disregarded his will. But... He paused for me, because my destiny depended on His requirements to be fulfilled!

Oily Prayers Jo u r nalist Cryst a l y n M a s o n

Oily prayers are prayers that are anointed and brings forth Heaven on Earth.!

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1 Thessalonians states Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. How is all of this the will of God for you through Christ Jesus? Let’s consider the first one listed, which is to rejoice always. Looking at the word, we see the root word being joy! This Joy is from the Holy Spirit, which is a fruit that grows on the vine according to Galatians 5:22. We will return to the vine and how that works with oily prayers later in this column. Second, is to pray without ceasing, meaning pray without stopping; It’s continual, just as oil according to 2Kings4, the widow has a continuous flow of oil. Oily prayers aren’t nonchalant or mundane; they are bold and purposeful. The Bible says, Come boldly into the throne room of grace! 'Let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.' Hebrews 4:16 Prayers must be bold because God responds to his word. Oily prayers are anointed words from God that grab the attention of God, find mercy and grace, pull down strongholds, and give us strength. What appears to be even the smallest prayer speaking the name “Jesus” is a powerful prayer that carries weight. Jesus was found seeking God and thus carried oily prayers to the secret place on the Mount of Olives. This place is so significant because of the weight of Jesus’ prayers in the garden! He prayed three times to complete what Holy Spirit revealed to Him that needed to be prayed, not what He necessarily wanted to pray. Notice how and what Jesus prayed, saying, “Father, if it is your will, take this cup away from me; nevertheless not my will, but yours, be done.” Luke 22:42. How often do we go into the throne room of grace praying for our will instead of praying for God’s will to be done in us? When we pray the will of God, the anointing of God falls fresh upon us and penetrates the atmosphere. These prayers open the doorway to the Father’s heart and bring forth change. The scriptures say, 'But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. ' Matthew 6:6. This is what Jesus did, he drew into the secret chambers and prayed coupled with fasting.

Seek God and make Him a priortiy

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Abide in God and let the Holy Spirit transform you

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Live a life of prayer, purpose, and power.

God wants us to have our own Mount Of Olives experience. This place, the Mount of Olives, was a place where Jesus was called to be alone, have quiet time, sit, reflect, and hear the voice of God. When He heard the voice of God; He heard the

Jesus’ prayers were oily because they

heart of the Father, this is what it means to know God’s will.

always brought about miraculous

We often wonder, "What's God’s will for my life?” The other

results! Oily prayers are those where

standing question is how many times have we gone into our

we are intentional about praying,

own Mount of Olives to “press in” and hear God. The Mount

spending time with God, and getting

of Olives was also known as the Garden of Gethsemane

to know His heart!

which also means “oil press.” Jesus went in, and the burden of the cross pressed Him in a spiritual sense that He had to go to the Father for help. Jesus knew where His help came from. He sweats drops of blood because the burden was so great within Him. Now let’s go to the vine, how does the vine have anything to do with oily prayers? Olives grow on the vine just as a fruit, now look at this spiritually because the olive being Jesus Himself and the sweat drops of blood would be symbolic to the juice that comes from an olive when it is crushed! This is an intentional posture.

'Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.' John 15:4

"My food is to do the will of the Father. The oil flows in that place."

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Journalist Tyneshia Warren We all have heard of the saying, “Get your house in order,” …, and we all understand it to have a similar definition. Before, I share how the Lord revealed that I was a foolish bride and that I was not being loyal to Him by not being faithful to whom He called me to be; It all comes down to being a wise bride. Being a wise bride means getting and keeping your house in order. Yes, some people keep a nasty living environment, or it could be cluttered a little bit, or it’s just not peaceful; who knows but now is the time to evaluate to see? Take a moment to ask the Holy Spirit to expose you to yourself. Your answer is your own, you don’t have to share with anyone unless the Lord asks you to share, and that is precisely what He has me doing right now. During the holidays I started a new contract for work. It helped my family greatly because we were behind on some bills due to my disobedience. I procrastinated on the call God placed on my life. I began working but did not know that it would require me to work six days a week. I created my own schedule, but I was still terribly busy, and this lasted until the first week of January. During this time, I never stopped communicating and including the Lord in every thread of my life or family. The finances were finally available and more than enough to catch up and get ahead on the bills. The Lord revealed to me that He would use the work for His Kingdom and His glory, and He did exactly that. I was speaking to people from everywhere, ministering to them about being who the Lord created me to be and allowing them to encounter the presence of the Lord

. Most people knew something was different about me, but I could not understand what that could be. No one knew that before my day would begin, my prayer would be, Lord, increase in me as I decrease in you, allow people to hear You, feel You, sense You, know You through me. Many companies’ workers are not allowed to speak freely of the Lord on the phone. Being who I am, I followed all rules unless the Holy Spirit would unleash me. At the end of December, the Lord spoke to me, letting me know that my month would become slow in January. Just as He said, my month became slow, and the Lord called me into strategic prayer for different people. As we got closer to February, I was excited because it was my sister’s birthday month, and I knew for sure that the Lord would at least allow me to travel to spend time with her, but no. He spoke to me, saying, this is the month of order. My response was okay, so I began to clean my home because that is how I defined order, but little did I know that He was speaking of order in a sense of, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and financially. He was speaking regarding learning to trust within His boundaries. I was working so much that I was not feeding my children, spirit man, as it should have been fed. I was not being the mom the Lord called me to be. I was slacking big time because my priorities were out of order. This was the “get your house in order” concept, He was speaking of my temple and the mini temples that He has placed me, steward, over.