Rejoice Essential Magazine November 2021 by Kimberly Moses

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CONTENTS 10

10 Greek Avocado & Grilled Chicken Salad with Greek Dressing 14 The Power Of Looking To Jesus 18 Should We Fight In Front Of The Children? 22 Kung Pao Chicken 23 Should I Destroy Property If I’m Cheated On? 28 Grilled Pork Rib 29 Should I Hit When I Lose Control? 38 Minister Lavonda Gigi Love

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The Prophet’s Notebook: A journal to record prophecies, dreams, visions, prophetic encounters, and prayer requests (gift for prophets) The Prophet’s Notebook is the perfect gift for every minister, pastor, and clergy member. As you draw close to the Lord, write down the powerful things that He reveals to your heart so you can reflect on them and see manifestations. It’s very important to record your prophecies, the date, and who gave them to you. Inside there is a place to record your dreams, visions, and other notes.

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GREEK AVOCADO & GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH GREEK DRESSING

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INGREDIENTS For the grilled chicken 2 medium skinless boneless chicken breasts pounded flat 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 ⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano 1 garlic clove crushed in garlic press salt & pepper to taste For The Salad 2 cup romaine lettuce chopped 1 avocado peeled pitted and chopped 1 cup cucumber chopped 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes cut in half (can use any other type of tomatoes) 1/2 red onion sliced thinly 1 jar 6.5 ounces marinated artichoke hearts, drained 1/4 cup Feta cheese crumbled or cubed 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives For the dressing 1/4 cup olive oil 2 Tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar juice of 1/2 lemon 1 small garlic cloves minced 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper INSTRUCTIONS Pound Chicken flat with

a meat tenderizer or slice chicken breasts in half to make them thinner. In medium bowl or ziplock bag, combine the chicken, olive oil, oregano, garlic and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Heat a large heavy duty pan to medium-heat and grill chicken 5-6 minutes per side until tender and cooked through. Remove from pan, cool for 5 minutes then slice or chop. Combine all the ingredients for the dressing in a mason jar and shake to combine. alternately, whisk i s a small bowl. In a large bowl, combine all the chopped ingredients for the salad. Top with chopped chicken a drizzle with generously with dressing. Serve immediately.

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THE POWER OF LOOKING TO JESUS BY PASTOR BRIAN MACHACHE

(Matthew 14:22-33) In the midst of a great storm, Jesus came walking on water. He told Peter to come to him and as long as Peter was looking to Jesus, he was walking on water. The problem only came when Peter decided to look to his side. Looking to Jesus

and focusing on him is the answer to our challenges in life. Anything that distracts you from looking to Jesus should be removed from your life.

physical eyes. Here is what it means:

WHAT IT MEANS TO LOOK TO JESUS

2) Meditating on the love of God and the finished work of the cross

Looking to Jesus does not mean seeing him with our

1) Concentrating on the word of God. Christ and the word are one (John 1:1, 14)

3) Depending on God for

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everything THE RESULTS OF LOOKING TO JESUS 1) You will realize who you are. The more we look at Christ, the more we realize who we are because as Christ is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17) 2) You will realize what you can do. Peter walked on water when he was looking at Christ. The moment he looked to the side, he began to sink. You will discover your abilities and strengths as you continuously look at Christ. 3) You will realize the smallness of your problems. Christ is bigger than our problems. As we look at Christ, we realize that our problems cannot match His greatness. 4) You will enjoy divine peace. If you are looking at Christ, you will not get worried or stressed by anything. There is nothing to fear because Jesus is on our side. 5) You will have the solutions and the answers.

Jesus has every answer and solution to all this life’s problems. All you need is to look to Him. 6) You will realize that Jesus is all that you will ever need in your life. Jesus is complete. He has it all. He is able to solve all our financial, social, marital, mental or physical problems. 7) You will see that every problem is temporary and a great testimony in the making. When you are looking at Christ, you will always approach life’s challenges in a positive way. 8) You will hear exactly what you are supposed to hear. When you are looking at Jesus, you will hear the right words that you need to hear for your life. People can discourage you, but Jesus has encouraging words for you. 9) You will never change how you see God. When you are continuously looking at Him, you will realize that He is the same both in good and bad times. 10) You will want more of

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In the midst of a great storm, Jesus came walking on water. He told Peter to come to him and as long as Peter was looking to Jesus, he was walking on water. The problem only came when Peter decided to look to his side.

Him. You cannot desire more of what you haven’t seen. Looking to Jesus creates a hunger in us for more of the presence of God . 11) You will know the right steps to take. Jesus is there to direct and guide us. You need to allow God to lead you by his Spirit. God ordered the steps of Peter as long as he was looking to Jesus. Contact us on winninglifedailydevotional@gmail.com to get your free copies of Winning Life Daily Devotional

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SHOULD WE FIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN? BY KIMBERLY MOSES

Have you ever argued in front of your children? Many do and in the heat of the moment, they don’t even consider the children. Kids are like sponges because they soak up everything. They are replicates of their parents and know more than we give them credit for. I remember when my parents were separated. The atmosphere in the house was tense. My siblings and I heard the yelling, cursing, and name calling. We felt an influx of emotions such as fear, shock, and confusion. My sense of security was

ripped away because our world was turned upside down. As a result, I ended up hating my father. I knew he loved me, but I was hurt when I watched the pain my mother endured. I made an inner vow that I will never be like my father, but I was more like him than I realized. When I was going through a divorce with my ex-husband, we argued in front of the children. We used to involve them in the argument and ask, “Who is right? Who do you love more, mommy or daddy? Who do you want to live

with?” Sometimes the kids would choose me and then other times they would choose him. I was crushed when they picked him over me. It was as if my heart was bleeding inside. We have to consider the following when we argue in front of our children: • Seeds are planted • Stressful • Division Seeds are planted and the children will think that it’s normal behavior. Do you

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want your children to go through the same things as you? Do you want your children to be happy and have a peaceful home? Do you want your children to marry someone like you? Your children will date people and pick a fight with them in the name of love. They may make inner vows and mistakenly repeat the same cycle. Seeds of fear are placed in their hearts and invisible walls are put up for future relationships. Sadly, they will attract the same spirit inside of them. For example, if they are broken, then they will attract broken people. As a result, the chaotic cycle continues as the pair destroy and tear each other down. Ecclesiastes 1:9 (NLT) says, “History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.” Your children are stressed out when they see you fighting with the other parent. They cry, they might wet the bed, and their grades will suffer in school. My son endured all these symptoms and he wet the bed until he was nine years old. We must stop being selfish and consider how the children feel. If you need counseling to cope with the loss of a relationship, then most likely, the children

do as well. When you fight or end a relationship, the children break up with the person too. Perhaps the child formed an attachment to the other parent. Now it’s shattered because they might not see the other person as much. Many children are depressed because that spirit is a dark cloud looming over the entire household. When I was battling chronic depression, I shut down and it was hard to be a mother. Some days, all I did was sleep and I wasn’t invested in my children. I trained them to use the microwave and made sure they had games to play, which kept them busy until they wanted my attention. They didn’t realize how much they suffered because their childhood wasn’t as fun as it should’ve been during those dark years. My daughter suffered from anxiety because I had it. Even though my ex-husband and I did our best to raise them, the children’s sense of security was taken. I can recall a time when the children joined the argument as the moderator begging us to stop. That’s not fair to force a child to become an adult. They need to enjoy their childhood. Psalm 122:7 (NASB) says, “May peace be within your

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My sense of security was ripped away because our world was turned upside down.

walls, And prosperity within your palaces.” The enemy is placing seeds of division as we argue in front of the children. They will take sides of one parent while despising the other parent. Matthew 6:24 (NIV) says, “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” God’s plan for the home is unity. Families need to pray and stay together because the enemy wants to kill, steal, and destroy our lives. The devil loves to have the parents ripping each apart. Children need to have a safe, loving household. If you are arguing in front of your children, then stop. Have you and your spouse go outside, in another room, or in the car to talk about what’s on your heart. Remember, it’s not about you. Other lives are involved.

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Prep: 30 mins Cook: 30 mins Additional: 30 mins Total: 1 hr 30 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

KUNG PAO CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into chunks 2 tablespoons white wine 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons sesame oil, divided 2 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in 2 tablespoons water 1 ounce hot chile paste 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar 2 teaspoons brown sugar 4 medium (4-1/8” long)s green onions, chopped 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts 4 ounces chopped peanuts INSTRUCTIONS Step 1 To Make Marinade: Combine

1 tablespoon wine, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon cornstarch/water mixture and mix together. Place chicken pieces in a glass dish or bowl and add marinade. Toss to coat. Cover dish and place in refrigerator for about 30 minutes. Step 2 To Make Sauce: In a small bowl combine 1 tablespoon wine, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon cornstarch/water mixture, chili paste, vinegar and sugar. Mix together and

add green onion, garlic, water chestnuts and peanuts. In a medium skillet, heat sauce slowly until aromatic. Step 3 Meanwhile, remove chicken from marinade and saute in a large skillet until meat is white and juices run clear. When sauce is aromatic, add sauteed chicken to it and let simmer together until sauce thickens. Recipe from https://www. allrecipes.com/recipe/9027/ kung-pao-chicken/

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SHOULD I DESTROY PROPERTY IF I’M CHEATED ON? BY KIMBERLY MOSES

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Some women may say yes to this question. They feel like they are entitled to certain rights and they want the person who hurt them to suffer. Most women know that men value their cars and take pride in them. They spend lots of money to maintain the outer appearances. Some men have rims, stereo systems, and other cool features. They make sure that their ride is never dirty. For that reason, a woman might hit below the belt and damage a car. That was my mentality years ago. I remember professing, “You hurt me. Oh, yeah. I will get you back and hit you where it hurts.” I was talking about destroying vehicles. Sadly, I have messed up plenty of cars when someone messed with me. However, it wasn’t the right thing to do and Christians shouldn’t destroy anyone’s property. Berean Study Bible Proverbs 29:11 says, “A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.” A few years ago, I was in a backslidden state. There was a song on the radio called, “I Bust The Windows Out Your Car.” I remember blasting that music and singing along with it, not knowing that I would actually destroy my ex-husband’s car a year later. The enemy was planting seeds in me with a catchy

tune and lyrics full of vengeance. God warns us not to avenge ourselves. English Standard Version Romans 12:19 says, “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” We have to trust God to fight all our battles. Some people will cheat but we must pray. The great news is that everyone isn’t a cheater. Some people truly love God and want to please Him. For that reason, they will honor their marriages and place certain boundaries, so adultery will never be their portion. When I look back, I was taught to destroy a man’s car if he cheated. In my mother’s and aunt’s defense, no one is perfect. My parents and aunt did their best to raise me. My family wasn’t saved growing up and we didn’t know the Lord, so when we got angry, we fought others. When I was nine, I was shocked as I came home from school one day and saw my father’s red truck damaged. The windshield was bashed in. Sugar and vinegar were poured down the engine. The tires were slashed. My siblings and I were scared and said, “Mom! Why did you do this to

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For that reason, a woman might hit below the belt and damage a car. I remember professing, “You hurt me. Oh, yeah. I will get you back and hit you where it hurts.” I was talking about destroying vehicles. Sadly, I have messed up plenty of cars when someone messed with me.

daddy’s car?” That’s when my mother told us about our father’s infidelity. I ended up hating my father for many years until I got saved and God revealed my hatred for him. I forgave him and now we have a beautiful relationship. God can restore any relationship if you allow Him. After several months of separation, my parents reconciled and now they are happily married. They will celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary in November. They both found Jesus and walked away from Buddhism.

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I didn’t realize that a demonic seed was planted in me that would manifest years later. When I was eighteen years old, I thought I was in love. I had meant this guy in the strip club where I worked. He was a player and cheated on me with several women. He gave me an STD and when I confronted him, he denied it. By the grace of God, I am disease free today. To make matters worse, this man got someone pregnant while we were dating. I was heartbroken and I wanted him to suffer. The first thing that came to my mind was to destroy his car. I drove over to his home in a rage. I got out of my car and popped the trunk. I took out the pump that you lift the car up with when there is a flat tire. I started bashing in his windshield. His mother came out into the yard and I cursed her out. Then he came out of the house to attack me and I ran into my car to drive away. He threw a boulder into my windshield. I write about my testimony in, “I Almost Died.” English Standard Version Ephesians 4:26 says, “Be angry and do not sin.” Years later, my ex-husband cheated on me and after months of enduring his infidelity, I snapped. I rammed my car into his. I also talk about this testimony in, “I Al-

most Died.” I suffered many things out of anger and foolery. It’s wrong to destroy property. I went to jail then was on probation for two years. Being arrested was a turning point in my life. I remember hearing the Lord say, “Kimberly, it’s time to grow up.” I am giving you the same advice, “Grow up!” You don’t want to spend time in jail or on probation. It’s not fun spending money that you don’t have on restitution or repairs. You don’t want the enemy to come into your life and cause chaos. Let go of the hurt and pain. Forgive. Jesus can heal you and set you free. God has since allowed me opportunities to apologize to the guy whose car I bashed and to my exhusband. When I saw these two men who hurt me, there was no bitterness in my heart. God had truly done a great work in my life. We have to stop becoming violent in front of our children because they are like sponges. They will imitate you when they get older if they don’t allow God to break cycles. NKJV Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way that they should go; when they get old, they will not depart from it.” We must stop watching violence on television and

stop listening to revengeful music. Again the world may celebrate lawlessness but God doesn’t. It actually grieves the Holy Spirit. Become a peacemaker. If someone cheats on you, let them go. God can bless you with someone better. If you decide to give your spouse another chance, God can restore but don’t be a foolish person tearing down your own house.

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I went to jail then was on probation for two years. Being arrested was a turning point in my life. I remember hearing the Lord say, “Kimberly, it’s time to grow up.” I am giving you the same advice, “Grow up!”

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GRILLED PORK RIB Prep: 30 mins Cook: 1 hr 5 mins Total: 1 hr 35 mins Servings: 6 INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 tablespoon paprika salt and pepper to taste 3 pounds baby back pork ribs 1 cup barbeque sauce Step 1 Preheat a gas grill for high heat, or arrange charcoal briquettes on one side of the barbeque. Lightly oil the grate. Step 2 In a small jar, combine cumin, chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Close the lid, and shake to mix. Step 3 Trim the membrane sheath from the back of each rack. Run a small, sharp knife

between the membrane and each rib, and snip off the membrane as much as possible. Sprinkle as much of the rub onto both sides of the ribs as desired. To prevent the ribs from becoming too dark and spicy, do not thoroughly rub the spices into the ribs. Store the unused portion of the spice mix for future use. Step 4 Place aluminum foil on lower rack to capture drippings and prevent flare-ups. Lay the ribs on the top rack of the grill (away from the

coals, if you’re using briquettes). Reduce gas heat to low, close lid, and leave undisturbed for 1 hour. Do not lift the lid at all. Step 5 Brush ribs with barbecue sauce, and grill an additional 5 minutes. Serve ribs as whole rack, or cut between each rib bone and pile individually on a platter. Recipe from https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/14539/ prize-winning-baby-backribs/

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SHOULD I HIT WHEN I LOSE CONTROL? BY KIMBERLY MOSES

Previously we have discussed love and how if someone loves you, then they won’t hit you. Some may disagree, but if someone truly loves you, then they won’t cause you physical harm. You can’t tell me that someone loves you

when they almost beat you to death or put you in the hospital. How can someone love you when you are black and blue with bruises all over your body? When you hurt, they should hurt if they truly love you.

Romans 12:15 (ESV) says, “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” I have been on both ends of the spectrum. I have been the abused and the abuser. I would let the spirit of rage

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overtake me and when I did not get my way, I would throw things and hit because I felt like I was losing control. God had to take me through a wilderness season where I wasn’t in control of anything in my life. I was truly at His mercy. At first, it was difficult to let go, but as I learned to trust God, I took my hands off any situation that would arise. I discovered how to use faith. I thought that if I hit, then I could make that person do what I wanted. However, this is wrong. We can’t violate a person’s free will. Even God allows us to make choices. We can choose if we want to be saved or not. We can decide who we marry, what we eat, or what we put on. We can’t make someone stay with us if they want to leave. We aren’t dating our children but adults. We aren’t our spouses’ parents. The best thing to do is to pray because it changes things around. Mark 11:24 (ESV) says, “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” I didn’t realize that by hitting, I was making matters worse. I was that foolish woman that tore her own house down.

Proverbs 14:1 says, “Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.” Who wants to be with someone that they are afraid of? Who wants to be scared to go to sleep? Imagine sleeping with one eye open because you don’t know if the person will attack you through the night. We have to realize that control is a form of witchcraft and manipulation. Witches perform rituals and demonic acts to keep people bound to them. They place bodily fluids in their lover’s food and put cursed objects around them. Believers in Jesus Christ must not be in the same category as witches. God can deliver us and transform us into the image of His Son Jesus Christ. Colossians 1:13 (NCV) says, “God has freed us from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son.” Many people are threatened daily and it’s a life and death situation. I have talked to several women who confided in me that their spouses have put guns to their heads and said, “If you leave me, then I will kill you!” These women were terrified and chose to stay in a toxic relationship. As a result, they fall

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I thought that if I hit, then I could make that person do what I wanted. However, this is wrong. We can’t violate a person’s free will. Even God allows us to make choices. We can choose if we want to be saved or not. We can decide who we marry, what we eat, or what we put on. We can’t make someone stay with us if they want to leave.

into depression and are miserable in that relationship. Years ago, I used to follow a prophet on social media. I stopped because he cheated on his wife and had a secret love child. He threatened to kill his wife if she left, so she stayed out of fear. This is so selfish because the backslidden prophet is placing his needs above his wife, not considering how she felt about everything. Imagine the pain his wife is enduring

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every time she gets around the other women and the love child. What thoughts are running through her mind as her husband touches her? Some people are in relationships where they have to walk on eggshells around their abuser. Anything can tick that person off and they become a target of a punching bag. Years ago, when my exhusband cheated on me, I flipped. I hated him and wanted him to suffer because I had given him almost a decade of my life that he threw away. I had repented later for my actions and allowed the Lord to show me my flaws. The Lord showed me that I played a part in the marriage falling apart and my ex-husband wasn’t solely to blame. God put a magnifying glass upon the violent tendencies that I had. It was a hard pill to swallow, but I surrendered my will to His. My deliverance wasn’t pretty. I cried many nights as I reflected on all the horrible things that I did. I fasted to get the spirit of rage out of my soul. I meditated on the Word of God until I knew the Word by heart. Miraculously over time, the things that ticked me off before didn’t affect me. I received comfort from the Holy Spirit as I felt His presence when I became upset, reassuring me that God would fight all

my battles. Hitting isn’t the way. God was calling me to become a peacemaker, so I could truly be called a daughter of God. Matthew 5:9 says, “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” Now that I am maturing in Christ, my perspective is different. I can better discern the demonic agenda that tries to destroy marriages. Hebrews 5:14 (ESV) says, “But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.” I live a life of prayer so I can stay sensitive to God and cautious not to grieve His presence. Violent tendencies grieve God. Don’t make the same mistakes of hitting. You don’t have time to be in jail because you have work to do. If you hit someone, you could get arrested, get on probation, and pay fines as I did. It’s not fun. Cry out for wisdom and strength. God will keep you and protect you from the enemy. Trust God to vindicate you. Romans 12:19 says, “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,

Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” Remember, control and manipulation are a form of witchcraft and you are not a witch so straighten up. Your assignment is bigger than you. Strive to please God and He will bless your home and relationships.

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Remember, control and manipulation are a form of witchcraft and you are not a witch so straighten up. Your assignment is bigger than you. Strive to please God and He will bless your home and relationships.

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MINISTER LAVONDA “GIGI” LOVE INTERVIEWED BY KIMBERLY MOSES

Interviewer: Thank you so much, woman of God, for accepting our invite to Rejoice Essential Magazine. Tell us about you and your ministry. Lavonda Gigi Love: I am a woman who loves God and His people. I am striving to be who He needs me to be. I am a mother, nurse, sister, and friend. God has allowed me to fit in various places. He has allowed me to be a mother to those I didn’t give birth to. I am just a small-town girl living in this great big world seeking to do the will of God. God has allowed me to be able to communicate with people from all walks of life. God has opened up many doors for me to minister to people with drug problems, homeless people, or those with different strongholds. I used to be ashamed of my life, but as I grew in God, and He showed me through the people He brought across my path, the shame broke

away. Interviewer: Amen. Lavonda Gigi Love: I always live by this motto: I will tell my story because if someone else tells my story, they will mess it up. I never gave the devil any occasions to be able to blackmail me. He could never use anyone against me that would say, “I know what you did.” So I just go ahead and tell you what I did. I always say, “Hey everyone, this is the life I used to live but look what God has done.” I am an example of what the Lord can do. There is power in the name of Jesus. When I look at myself, that’s what I see: the power to deliver, heal and make whole. Interviewer: Amen. Tell us about your salvation journey and how you accepted Jesus into your heart. Lavonda Gigi Love: I was around eight years old

in 1971. I would always pray privately and read my Bible. Whatever I read about Jesus, that’s what I strived to do. We lived in a shotgun house. The Bible talks about children obeying their parents, so that’s where I started. I obeyed everything my parents told me to do. I made sure never to leave my mother’s bathroom, kitchen, or living room dirty before I went to bed. I would always clean because I would encounter God as I did it. I didn’t understand it then, but now I do. The values my parents instilled in me never left. In the Baptist church, they would sit the chairs out in front of the church and say, “Whoever wants to be baptized, come sit up here.” Sitting there was a way to openly say that you were giving your life to the Lord. I walked down by myself wholeheartedly, ready to surrender my life to the Lord as a little girl. That’s when my journey began. It was

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a grande day. I had a little afro, and it was so easy to get ringworms. My hair had to be cut because I had two bad ringworms in my head, but I wasn’t ashamed. The pastor at the time was from Waycross, Georgia. Interviewer: Tell us about some supernatural encounters that you had with the Lord. Lavonda Gigi Love: I had a lot of supernatural encounters. When you are young and don’t have anyone to mentor you, you can miss many things. However, the Holy Spirit was speaking to me during my youth. I can recall a time when there was a revival in town. Every week there was a different revival. Once I had an allergic reaction on my upper thighs, and when I went to the revival at the Church of God in Christ, then the preacher opened the altar. He asked if anyone needed prayer. Well, even as a child, I was bold, and I went to the altar. The preacher asked, “What do you need the Lord to do for you?” I started crying. Then I started to tell him where my allergic reaction was, but before I could finish, he stopped me from talking and started praying. God healed me instantly. The rash left and never came back. I experienced healing in my body as a

young girl. Interviewer: Amen. That’s powerful. Lavonda Gigi Love: God would show me things, and I would write them down. I call it doodling. I would write on my school paper, “Get right with God. Give your life to Jesus.” One of my teachers came to me and said, “Are you trying to send me a message? Why are you writing these things?” I replied, “I don’t know.” I was just writing what I heard. Later on, I found out that those teachers were in some mess, and it came out. I didn’t understand, and things would come to me. I would say them or write them. People would look at me, but I didn’t know how to help them. I would have dreams. Now that I understand more about the Holy Spirit and the way God works, every day is like a supernatural encounter. Prophetess Kimberly Moses prophesied to me that living in the supernatural was going to be a common thing. The presence of God is so strong in my life. I can reach out and touch Him. Interviewer: Amen. Lavonda Gigi Love: I can see Him at work in my life. I just laugh because it’s so amaz-

ing. I am in the vein. Every prophetic word that God has spoken concerning my life is coming to pass, from small things to big things. I am in this world but also in another place. It’s just that powerful. Interviewer: Hallelujah. Tell us about being in the wrong or right relationships as far as courting and marriage. Lavonda Gigi Love: I was married before. In my first marriage, we lived in Germany for six years. We separated when we came back to the States in 1990. My ex-husband took the children and me to my hometown and set us up. Then he went to his duty station. While we were in Germany, things were going well, but if it’s in someone’s heart that they didn’t want you from the beginning, it doesn’t matter how long you are together. If that seed is not plucked up, then it’s not going to work. Interviewer: Yeah. Lavonda Gigi Love: When we came back from Germany, we separated. He started doing his thing, and I started doing my thing. I got involved with this guy that I had a crush on from high school. That was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. Yet, that was the beginning

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of God delivering me from thinking that I needed a man in my life. It took some time for me to realize that I didn’t need a man to live holy. Now I know that I can live holy all by myself. When I got involved with this man, I didn’t know that he had a secret life. I didn’t know that he had told people, “Don’t tell her how I really am because if she finds out, then she ain’t going to want me.” He had good qualities about him, but he also had a dark side. He was into drugs, and I didn’t know about his habit. I had no business being with him because I was still married. I tell people all the time, “I don’t care if you are separated from someone; you are still legally married.” This guy and I went on for a while. We would even go to church together. One night this prophet prophesied to the man that I was dating. Well, he didn’t like it, and he blamed me. He accused me of telling the prophet some of the stuff that he was doing. I couldn’t have told the prophet because I wasn’t on there on the streets, and I didn’t know what the man I was dating was doing out there in the streets. When we got back home from church, we got in a fight. I ended up jumping out of the car to get help. They were afraid, so they called the Sheriff. The guy I was dating

took my car, and someone had to bring me home. This fight was the beginning of violent outbreaks. From there, it went downhill. I started to go to church more and made up in my mind that I would get back in alignment with God. I told the guy that we couldn’t be together anymore, that I was getting myself back in alignment with God, and that I was still married. Well, he wasn’t having that. He said, “If I can’t have you, then nobody will.” Then he proceeded to do stuff to physically take my life. One day at Bible study, the word was about becoming fishers of man. I said, “I am going to get myself together.” When I got home to my apartment on the second stairs, the guy I had dated came in the backdoor of the building with a machete. He had on a camouflage jacket and hid in the dark waiting for me to get home. I was afraid. Fear will really paralyze you. All I had to do was put my keys in the door and walk into my apartment. However, fear paralyzed me, so all I could do was start screaming for help. My neighbor, who was a military guy, heard me screaming, so he came out and chased him, but he came back. When I came from Germany, I had two daugh-

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I never gave the devil any occasions to be able to blackmail me. He could never use anyone against me that would say, “I know what you did.” So I just go ahead and tell you what I did. I always say, “Hey everyone, this is the life I used to live but look what God has done.”

ters and a son. They have prophecies over their lives. While we were there, I was told that my girls would be prophets. My baby girl, who got run over by a van, told me a prophetic warning. She had a body cast on. She learned how to walk in that cast because I was tired sometimes from work. She would take herself to the bathroom. One day she said, “Mommy, I had a dream that you opened the door, and that man you were seeing was standing there.” What she said frightened me, so I said, “Don’t be saying anything like that.

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Nobody has time for that. I don’t want to hear it.” I kid you not, when I walked to that door and opened it, he was standing there. When I looked [at him], I was paralyzed with fear. The man hit me in my left eye, and then he slapped me hard in my mouth. Interviewer: Jesus! Lavonda Gigi Love: He pushed me back on the loveseat near the door and began to choke me. He told me that he was going to kill me. He was choking me so hard that I could feel my eyes bulging, and the air was coming from behind my eyes. While I was lying there, I was talking to God in my mind. I said, “Lord, I know I messed up. I have done everything that I know to do to get things in order, but I guess I still got to die because of what I did.” Suddenly I heard the Holy Spirit say, “Use what I gave you!” I was communicating spirit to Spirit with God even though I was being choked. I said, “What did you give me?” He said, “Your voice.” The man’s hand got tired, so he had to reposition his hands on my neck. When he did that, it allowed some of the pressure off my throat, so I was able to scream. I began to scream with everything I had. The children waiting for the bus heard me scream-

ing. Then they told the bus driver, “I think that man is up there bothering that lady again.” So they called for help for me. The man let me go and took off running. The people called my father, but the man was gone because he knew how to hide. That wasn’t the end. I went to work at the nursing home, and I had also got the man I was dating a job there. However, he didn’t last long because he didn’t do what he was supposed to do. God supernaturally protected me. When I went to work, I would always praise and worship, especially when I drove. It’s not always good to be so predictable but make sure you always listen to the Holy Spirit. Be obedient. I pulled up to where I had always parked at the nursing home. The man knew my routine. I didn’t know that he had gone to the lumber yard behind the nursing home and stole a 2x2 plank. He stood on top of the nursing home, waiting for me. I didn’t know this, but God did. When I pulled up to the parking spot, I heard a still small voice say, “Don’t park here. Go around the front.” I never turned my car off. I was driving a 1996 Honda Civic, and it had a hatchback. I backed up and pulled up to the front. I saw one of the sisters from the church

named Patsy. She was going home. I stopped, so we ended up talking about the Lord while I was still sitting in the car. She looked to her right. Since my car was facing the other way, I couldn’t see behind me. She said, “Girl, here he comes. You better run.” So I looked in my rearview mirror, and he was running towards me with the plank. If I hadn’t obeyed the Holy Spirit and parked where I usually did in the back of the building, he could have beat me to death, and no one would have found me until later on. When Patsy said something, the man got angry with her and said something to her. The workplace was set up in a way that you couldn’t leave out from the front and go out on the street or Highway 301. You had to turn around and go back the same way you came in. I thank God because my car was small, and I was able to maneuver it easily. I could whip it around, back up, and go the other way. The man came chasing after me, waiting for me to turn around. The Holy Spirit was with me. I had my windows down. He said, “Roll your windows up.” I didn’t have electric windows, so I had to roll them up with my hand. As soon as I got the windows up, the man came

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and swung the 2x2 with everything within him. It was nothing but the grace of God that kept the plank from hitting my left temple and killing me instantly.

Holy Spirit was helping me. When he took the plank and hit my window, it shattered, and I sped off.

When he pulled the knife to my throat, he said I brought out the demons in him. It was crazy how that man knew he had demons working through him. When you step into the devil’s terrority, if he has a legal right, then he will come in. I knew that it wasn’t that man swinging the plank, but it was a demon. He had demonic help. So the devil was helping him, but the

Lavonda Gigi Love: That was supernatural because the Holy Spirit was telling me what to do every step of the way, and I obeyed Him. God saved my life. The facility told me that I couldn’t come back to work until they caught him. After the man left the nursing home, he went to my apartment and kicked the door in. He stole my wedding album, silverware that I brought from

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Germany, and other stuff. He said he took this stuff as proof to show my husband that I was cheating on him. He stole my silverware because they were made out of gold. I had to end up moving out of the apartment because the people put me out due to everything that was going on. They didn’t want the other neighbors to be exposed to such a violate situation. I had to put all my stuff in storage and move out of town to start over. Interviewer: What! Lavonda Gigi Love: I kept

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calling the Sheriff’s department in the town he lived in. I told them that they needed to find him because I needed to get back to work. They found him at a club, and they locked him up. I learned from that experience. This man was not the innocent boy I had a crush on in High School, but he had lived a life going through things that I only see in movies. I had hooked up with him based on what we had in high school, not factoring in what kind of life he was living. I put myself and my children in the midst of all that. Yet God protected us. Afterward, I apologized to my children for the life that I was living. I told them that I was wrong, and I asked them to forgive me. I learned some things, but I didn’t learn enough because of the seeds that were planted in me. Our words are powerful, but our thoughts are too. I came up with the idea that if I was married, I would never have to worry about not fornicating. I could be married and have sex legally, but I made an idol out of sex. I thought this was the way to be delivered. If you are not convicted in your sanctified soul that abstaining from sex is the way to honor God before marriage, you will run to someone else as soon as something happens.

Interviewer: Amen. So true. Lavonda Gigi Love: I see it all the time. It happens all the time in the world and even in the church. That’s the seed that was never plucked up. I would do good for a while in marriage, but then I would cheat. Interviewer: My God. Lavonda Gigi Love: One pastor told me that not only do I have to pluck the seed up, but I have to curse the roots. Curse the soil that the roots of the plant were growing in so that if there are any roots left, they will never be able to live because the soil is dead. Sometimes we pluck the plant up, but the soil is so rich that the plants can start growing. They can connect to another plant and start thriving off of that. You were wondering, “Well, I thought I got rid of that.” Nope because the soil was too rich, and the roots were still living. Interviewer: So good. Lavonda Gigi Love: We got to make sure we purify everything by the fire of the Holy Ghost. From one thing after another, we had got back together. After almost thirteen years of marriage, we divorced. People thought me and my ex-hus-

band were the perfect couple, but anyone can put up a facade on social media. We had a nice car and house. We dressed nicely, but people didn’t know what was going on inside our home or inside of us. We can’t judge based on how something looks. Three years later, I met my second husband, and God had begun to speak to me about him and my place in his life. I didn’t understand that God didn’t need my help to bring his will to pass. I didn’t understand that when God begins to tell you things or show you things, then it’s for you to pray and allow God to bring the manifestation in His time. The Bible says, “People are destroyed for the lack of knowledge.” The lack of knowledge has the ability to hinder, delay, and utterly destroy the will of God concerning you. When you don’t have knowledge or understanding you move outside the will of God or get ahead of him. One day my second husband came over when I was cleaning. He said, “I want to tell you something that I never told anyone because I know you will understand. I hope you don’t think I’m crazy.” I turned around and said exactly what he was going to tell me. He almost passed out and said, “How do you know that?” I told

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him what God had told me when I was working at the Alzheimer’s unit as a CNA reading my Bible. I said, “The Lord told me.” There is something about reading your Bible when the Holy Spirit is there because God’s presence will be strong. I can read my Bible, but I can hear the Lord reading along with me. I can hear Him reading to me and helping explain the Scriptures. So when I got to a certain place in the Bible, God began to speak to me concerning my second husband. He told me so I could pray for him. I learned just because God reveals something doesn’t mean it’s for you, but there is a purpose to pray it through. A lot of single women get caught up in marrying an assignment. We want to take him as a husband. It won’t work because he’s an assignment. Interviewer: That’s right. Lavonda Gigi Love: We were in church doing good. I had my three children, and he had two children from his first marriage. I had all five of those children. We can’t do things out of God’s timing. After we got married, I started getting prophetic words about the marriage. In my first marriage, we never got a prophecy about our relationship. Yet in the second marriage, we

got them often. A prophet from Shreveport, Louisana, prophesied that God would give us a marriage ministry and our marriage would be an example of a Kingdom marriage. He told us that God would use us in ministry together. After that word, all hell broke loose. I was thinking, “If God prophesied it, then why are we having all of this trouble?” We didn’t know God’s way. We have to follow God to know His way. We should never get to a place where we feel like we know how things work, and we begin to work without God. God doesn’t need our help or assistance to bring His will to pass. He just needs us to be obedient to bring His will to pass in our lives. We must pursue Him and make Him our everything. I couldn’t understand all the attacks. My second husband and I started to have children. Our first pregnancy ended up as a miscarriage, but we ended up having two children. He started cheating and got back on drugs. He was addicted to crack cocaine. It was a bad situation. I truly loved him, but I grew angry and started to resent him that I stopped praying for him. I treated prayer like it was all mine, like it wasn’t an honor to go before the throne of God and intercede for others. Prayer is a privilege that

God had allotted me. Yet, I was prideful. I didn’t understand that when a woman is not praying for her husband, he is not covered. It is like sending him out exposed to the elements. When a woman prays for her husband, that prayer takes preeminence over the prayers of his mother and even over the prayers of others. Many people can be praying for him, but the wife’s prayers are preeminence or more dominant because they are one since they are married. I didn’t realize that as I stopped

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praying for him that I had stopped praying for myself. The enemy blinds us and doesn’t show us what we are doing. He just lets us go ahead and make a fool out of ourselves. My second husband would have night terrors. Before I resented him, I would lay my hands upon him and say in the name of Jesus and break it off of him. But when I began to resent him, I would turn my back and say, “That’s good for you. Raise hell all day and be tormented all night.” I had some ways in me that God was dealing with. When I began to fast and pray, God would show me these things, and I would just cry a godly sorrow and repent. I would say, “God, I don’t even know who that was. I don’t want her to ever come back again.” Here we are receiving prophecy about the marriage, but it ended up in divorce. It was horrible, and I thought I was going to lose my mind. It even affected my health. At that time, I was suicidal. I was already suicidal from the first marriage. I had taken an overdose, but God didn’t let me die. I had gone to the doctor and received some medication. I took a hand full of one bottle and was getting ready to take the other bottle, but I heard the still small voice say, “Don’t do it.” If I had taken the second

hand full of pills, I would’ve died. He begged me not to do it. People would question me about God speaking to me. They would mock me and say, “Every time I turn around she is talking about God speaking to her. God doesn’t speak like that.” The Holy Spirit said, “I don’t talk to them because they haven’t made me their friend. I talk to you because we are friends.” I know that God will speak to you every day. He will speak to you as often as you speak to Him. After the divorce, I said, “God, I can’t do this anymore. Nobody brought me through except you.” I almost died spiritually and physically. I was sitting in church, and I felt like I was in a desert place. I said, “God, if you don’t help me, then I’m going to die.” That’s when God took me out of the church building and led me to the ministry of Prophetess Racquel Stroud. Her ministry was over the phone, and my life began to change. This ministry was the avenue that God used to get me to Jacksonville, Florida. Then I saw this other prophetess on YouTube, and we are still rocking today. Interviewer: Amen. Lavonda Gigi Love: These ministry connections

brought me to the realization that I didn’t need to be married to serve God. He delivered me and kept me. I will not move ahead of God anymore. I’m waiting in God for the manifestation of His promise. God’s will is perfect. My children can see the hand of God in my life. God can use your life as a road map to help others. With the anointing comes greater responsibility. Now I am not so quick to jump into relationships because I don’t want to be outside of His will. Interviewer: How can we connect with your ministry? Lavonda Gigi Love: You can connect me on Facebook at Lavonda Gigi Love (Nurse Love). I am on Instagram as Author Lavonda Gigi Love. I’m on Twitter at ElderGigiLove49. Interviewer: Thank you for allowing us to interview you today. Lavonda Gigi Love: You’re welcome.

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