Rejoice Essential Magazine October 2021 by Kimberly Moses

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CONTENTS 08

08 God Specializes In The Impossible 14 God Is Looking For Consistency And Obedience 20 Prophetess Terra Dobson 40 In The Wait: Understanding The Seasons of Life With God 56 Integrity Matters 60 Six Causes of Bad Habits 64 Jehovah Tsidkenu The God of Righteousness 72 Recipe

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GOD SPECIALIZES IN THE IMPOSSIBLE BY LAROSE ANGELA RICHARDSON

Specializes in Merriam Webster Dictionary means “designed, trained or fitted for one particular purpose or occupation.” Impossible in Merriam Webster Dictionary is defined as “felt to be incapable of

being done, attained, or fulfilled.” Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” Luke 18:27(Message) “For with God nothing (is or ever) shall be Impossible.”

Luke 1:37(AMP) Is anything difficult or too wonderful for the LORD? At the time appointed time, when the season (for her delivery) comes, I will return to you and Sarah will have a son. Genesis 18:14a(AMP)

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In this particular story, it talks about Abraham being 100 years old and Sarah being 90 years old. They were well past childbearing years, but God let it happen this way so they wouldn’t think they did it in their own strength. It had to be God doing because of their ages. God is able to do the impossible. This goes to show that no matter what you are going through, in any point in your life, God is able to come in and fix whatever it is. Sometimes He doesn’t fix it, but He is with us through the storm and helps us through them so we can come out victorious. Right now, I am here to tell you that God specializes in the impossible in whatever area that you need Him to work on. He is a specialist in that area. He can take care of your problem and my problem at the same time and not get overwhelmed doing it. That is why He said in Psalm 55:22 (NIV): Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you, he will never let the righteous be shaken. God will use everything that we are going through to work out for our good. He said to cast it on Him be-

cause He can handle every one of our problems at the same time without fail. Carrying our burdens is too much for us, but sometimes we try to work things out on our own instead of giving them to Him. Sometimes this makes a bigger mess of the situation. Many times God will even work the situation out differently than we would. In Isaiah 55:8-9 (KJV), he says, “For my thoughts are not your, neither are your ways my ways,” saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” God is all-knowing. He knew each of us before the world began. In Jeremiah 1:5 (NLT), it reads, “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born, I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” In this verse, God was talking to Jeremiah because God was calling him to become a prophet to the nations at a very young age. The Lord who formed us knows what particular services and purposes He intended for us, but He has to sanctify us by His Spirit before we can be released

to move into our destinies. It is not about what we think about ourselves or what others classify us as, but it is what God has declared about us before the world began. Lord, help us to see ourselves as you see us and be a willing vessel to be used for your glory to further the kingdom of God on the earth. God knows everything that we will ever do in our lives. He knows everything that we will ever need in our lives. He knows our beginning from the ending. There is nothing about you that God doesn’t know. God is able to do anything but fail when it comes to us. So, if we need healing in our bodies, minds, hearts, He is able to heal those areas, but He will need your cooperation to do so. That is why He asks us to cast our cares on Him because He cares for us. If we release it to Him and allow Him to come into those areas, He will heal us. We are no longer negatively affected by those areas. Not only can we get healed in that area, but now we can use it as a testimony to help someone else get healed in that area too. If we need healing in our marriages, God is the one that will be able to heal

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our marriages, but we will have to put Jesus as the third cord strand in our marriages. That means the husband and wife have to have Jesus as their personal Savior and put Him first in their lives. Pray the prayers of faith over your spouses and marriages. Decree and declare the Word of God over your spouses. Don’t voice what you see them doing. Instead, voice what the Word of God declares about them. If you have to speak what they are doing, do it in prayer to God. Get you some anointing oil and start anointing your home and some items that they touch on a regular basis. You are going to start using the oil as a point of contact as you continue to pray for your spouses. It may seem like their behavior is getting worse, but don’t stop anointing and praying. When their behavior gets worse, it is just an indication that what you are doing is working and the enemy is running scared. The enemy will cause that person to appear as if what you are doing isn’t working to get you to stop. But really, what you are doing is working. Keep doing it until you have prayed them through and they have given their life to Christ. Remember, nothing is

impossible with God. No person is beyond saving according to God’s Word. God is the only one that can change hearts and minds, and we are in a fight with the enemy for their destinies. You will see, however long it takes, maybe a few months or even years, that your spouse will fall deeper in love with God. They are going to surprise you one day and tell you that they have been born again and washed in the blood of the lamb. If you need deliverance from something that has been haunting you from your past, God is able to heal those areas as well so you can walk into the freedom that He desires for you to walk in. Many of us have been through some very painful stuff in our pasts. It has followed us to our adult life, and it shows up from time to time. God wants us healed in those areas. It doesn’t matter if you are going through depression and you feel like you are alone and nobody loves you. I am here to tell you that you are not alone. God loves you, and He has put people around you that love you as well. You are never alone. God said that He would be with us until the end of this age. God will also put people around you

that will encourage you and keep your spirits high. They will pray for you and pray with you. God is able to heal any disease. No matter if it is the COVID 19, a variant, cancer, diabetes, or Lupus. Nothing is too hard for God. All sicknesses are not unto death regardless of the doctor’s prognosis. The doctors don’t have the final say. God does. What man says can’t be healed, God said that by His stripes we were healed (past tense). When we are rooted and grounded in God and walk in the authority that He has given us, we can walk out in our healing. All we need to do is get some healing scriptures out of the Bible and start decreeing and declaring them over our lives. We have to come out of agreement with the prognosis and start saying what the word of God declares over us. We can walk in our healing and live to tell a testimony of the miracle of what God has done in our lives so we can help advance the Kingdom of God on this earth. It doesn’t matter what you are going through. God is able to see you through. Nothing is too small for God to handle, and nothing is too large for God to handle

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in your life. Just remember that all of our trials have an expiration date. Nothing is permanent, but you have to speak faith over it and not doubt. All you have to do is hold on, and God will see you through every trial that you face in life. God will see you through, and you will come out victorious every time. If you are robbing Peter to pay Paul and you are walking in lack in your finances, God is able to bring you from lack to the overflow. But you must follow the Seed Principle by giving your tithes and offerings to God, which is your local church that you are a member of. God will give seed to the Sower. Keep giving even if it seems like nothing is working in your favor, because every seed that is sown in fertile ground will produce a bountiful harvest. When the farmer sows corn seed, he doesn’t immediately produce a harvest. He has to wait until the seed grows, and he goes to check on it every day. He will see some green shoots coming up through the soil first. Now he knows that the seeds were good because he can see some progress. God sends the rain to water the seed, and the seeds turn into a plant that begins to grow taller and taller. The sun comes out and gives the

plant life and warmth. This process keeps happening until one day, the farmer goes out to the field and finds a whole field of corn. The amazing thing about it is on every stalk, and there are three ears of corn. He can see that all over the field. Now the farmer is living in the land of overflow and more than enough, and it came through the seeds that he sowed in the ground. This same principle works for our sowing into the Kingdom of God. God will produce a harvest that will blow your mind year after year. God will close up every hole in your pockets and teach you how to be good stewards of what He has given us. God is the God of the increase; He will increase you in every area of your life. He wants us abundantly blessed so we can help build up the Kingdom of God. Remember, we may have to start out small, but as we continue to give and walk in faith, God will send the water and sun to grow it up into a bountiful harvest. God said in His Word that He would cause men to give unto your bosom, good measure, press down and shaken together. There are new Christian movies that

have to be made, plays that have to be written and produced, and bestselling books that have to be written. God wants His people to dominate the entertainment industry and media markets so His name can be glorified all over this nation and abroad. It will take money to be able to do these things and buy the equipment that is needed to do those movies. God will send rich and influential people to fund these projects for His people. They will support the vision. They may not be from the Christian sector, but God will use them just the same to fund your vision. God can change the heart of anybody, and they will help you and not know exactly why they are doing it. They have been summoned by God, and they are going to be obedient to do it until you have what you need and everything is finished and up running. God can even make people that don’t like you or agree with you fund your vision, so nothing, I mean nothing, is impossible with God. God specializes in the impossible, and He will prove it to all the naysayers in your circle. What He is going to do will leave no doubt that He is doing it for you. Amen

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GOD IS LOOKING FOR CONSISTENCY AND OBEDIENCE BY LAROSE ANGELA RICHARDSON

Consistency in www.yourdictionary.com means thickness or something stays the same, is done in the same way or looks the same. Obedience in Merriam

Webster Dictionary is defined as submissive to the restraint or command of authority: willing to obey. Therefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of wit-

nesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1(KJV) Serving God requires con-

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sistency. It is your consistency in serving God that determines how big your victory is. When you do things halfway, you will not get a good result. When you do things God’s way consistently, you will receive excellent results from what you have done. For example, if you are not a consistent tither, then your harvest will be sporadic (occurring at irregular intervals or scattered). If you give a little, then you will get a little. But if you are a consistent tither, then you are steady sowing seeds, and harvest after harvest is manifesting in your life. The Word of God states in 2 Corinthians 9:10 (NLT) “For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat.” In the same way, He will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. You will become a giver, and you will not hesitate when the Lord tells you to release and bless someone because you know without a doubt that God is going to give it back to you good measure, pressed down and running over. He will cause men to give unto your bosom. A person that is a giver is blessed beyond measure. Also, God is looking for

consistency in serving Him in the area that we are planted in. You must be like Jesus and become a servant and serve other people until God gives you your own ministry, business, or wherever He has told you to serve. Jesus didn’t hesitate to wash the disciples’ feet because the hour had come for Him to leave this world. Jesus was teaching them love and humility. God wants us to be consistent with loving people the way that God told us to love them. God is love, and we must love people past their issues. Show them the love of God regardless of how they may treat you. One thing that the world is missing is love. Most worldly people only show conditional love, meaning they only love you if you are doing something for them, but if you try to correct them on something, they will turn on you within seconds. The love that we are supposed to have for other people is supposed to be unconditional and the same kind of love that God shows us. I realize that some people are hard to love, but we can pray and ask God how to deal with them. He will help us and show us how to love them regardless of their attitudes. We should be able to love people even if we do not agree on something and

treat them with kindness. God will deal with the rest. God wants each of us to be consistent with our obedience to Him. Delayed obedience is disobedience no matter how you look at it, and it displeases God when we won’t do what He is asking us to do for the kingdom. Many of us will make so many excuses for why we can’t do what God asks us to do. We are quick to pray and ask God to do different things in our lives, but we refuse to move when He says to move. He already knows what each of us is capable of and what we can do. He knows the gifts and talents that He has placed in each of us. When He tells you to go from point A to point B, you are already equipped to do it. It is the sa me as if you would tell your child to take out the trash every day for a week, and every time you pass by the trash can, the trash keeps getting higher and higher. Well, at the end of the week, the trash is high, reaching the ceiling, and it smells terrible. Would you still give your child his allowance seeing that he has been disobedient the whole week? The answer would be no. You will get on your child’s case and keep the money because he didn’t do

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God wants us to be consistent with loving people the way that God told us to love them. God is love, and we must love people past their issues. Show them the love of God regardless of how they may treat you. One thing that the world is missing is love.

what you had told him to do. God feels the same way about us. He will tell you several times, and if you keep refusing, He will go and get someone else to do what He told you to do. If this happens, God will go silent on you. You will continue to pray, but God will not answer you because you refuse to do what He asked you to do. When you don’t cooperate with the Holy Spirit, you are holding up other people’s lives

that God has assigned to you. There are people that are waiting on you to reach maturity in Christ because there is a Word in your mouth that they need to hear that will help them get set free. When it seems like your prayers are not getting answered, you need to repent and ask God what He has told you to do if you have forgotten it so you can get back in right standing with Him. You need to get back into alignment with the Holy Spirit. Don’t you know that it grieves the Holy Spirit when you refuse to be obedient to what God is telling you to do for Him? You cannot worry about if other people agree with what God is telling you to do if you know without a shadow of a doubt that it is God. You better get moving. Your breakthrough is tied to your consistency and obedience to God. Don’t let anybody talk you out of doing what God has told you to do. It doesn’t matter who they are. God’s Word and instructions are the ones that I am going to follow so I can stay in right standing with God, period. Remember that if God has given you a vision for your ministry, business, and family, you need to do as

Habakkuk did: “Then the LORD said to me, ‘Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct messages to others.’” (Habakkuk 2:2 (NLT)) This means to write it down and continue to pray over it, and God will give you the strategy to be able to implement what He has told you to do. He will send you someone to help you get your vision off the ground and bring it to manifestation. You cannot give up on your vision when it takes longer to come to pass than you expected. God knows what you need to get that vision off the ground, and He knows what you need to be fruitful with the vision. Keep your trust in God and believe Him at His Word, and He will bring it all to pass in His timing for your life. He knows how to touch the heart of key people to invest in what you are doing, and they will use it as a tax write-off and blessed you with all the finances you need to bring your vision to pass. This requires stepping out on faith and doing what God is telling you to do. Because standing still will not get you anything but wasted time. It is so amazing that God is the only One who can redeem the time you were idle and not moving. Get up and be consistent

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with what God is telling you to do in your life. If you are a member of a church, be consistent with going and participating in what is going on in the house. The enemy has a way of making us feel less important, but every member in a church has a purpose by God. If we would all stand up and get into our rightful positions in the body, the church will be able to run like a well-oiled machine. God has placed gifts and talents in us, and He wants to use them for His glory. Even during the pandemic, we need to be getting into our rightful positions and moving with the glory of God. Watching it online is good for the times when we can’t make it to church, but we don’t need to let the online church be our only source or contact with the body that we are a member of if we are having church in the building or the parking lot. It puzzles me how a person can’t come to church for an hour and a half only on Sundays but will go to conferences out of town and stay for a couple of days or to the doctor’s office and sit for hours. Many of us go to Walmart and stay for hours, but it is just something about staying that hour and a half in church that we don’t want to do. I enjoy church, and as long as

I am able, I want to be there. The Word of God is being preached at the church. Many times preachers are preaching and teaching about the same things ver and over. The problem is, they will receive it from a stranger better than they will receive it from someone that they have known for several years. God is speaking regardless. I am not downing conferences because I will go to them also, but I am a member of a church, and I want to serve in the church that I am a member of. I know the church is within, but God has said in His Word to not fail to assemble ourselves together, and I realize that could mean inside the building and outside the building. There is no way we are going to be able to bypass our Pastors to go into our own ministries without serving the body in some type of capacity first. Many want to bypass their leaders and go straight into their own ministries, but we will have to learn how to serve first and walk in humility before moving forward in our own ministries. There are many Apostles and Pastors out there that are encouraging their members to be all they can be in God and to walk in the calling that is on their life.

They are willing to train their members to do so. We are no longer orphans looking for a home, but God has planted us in ministries so we can learn and grow more in Him. When He sees we have matured to where He wants us to, He releases us into the destiny that He has for our lives. This will take serving and being a servant before we are released to do so. God is looking at us to see if we are consistent in our walk in Him. He is looking to see if we are consistently growing. He is looking at us to see if we are consistently obedient to Him. This will determine if you are ready for your next level. I realize that some are consistent in some areas and others not so good. One thing about God, He is willing to work with you so you can get back on track if you have gotten off track. God is cheering you on to be consistent in every area of your life so you can be successful in your walk with Him and in your life.

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PROPHETESS TERRA DOBSON INTERVIEWED BY KIMBERLY MOSES

Interviewer: Thank you for accepting the invite from Rejoice Essential Magazine, and I appreciate you. Prophetess Terra Dobson: Thank you for asking. I am honored. Interviewer: You have really blossomed a lot. You are really coming out like a beautiful butterfly in metamorphosis, and it is so awesome to see how God is launching you and propelling you forward. God put it on my heart to reach and give you some shine. (laughs) Prophetess Terra Dobson: (laughs) Thank You. Interviewer: Amen, so tell us about your salvation journey? How did you get saved, Prophetess? Prophetess Terra Dobson: I got saved when I was young, and I could remember going to Bible study. I had one cousin that God saved. He told me his prayer

was for all of his to be saved. I accepted God at an early age, but I didn’t really become serious with my walk with God until I was in my late teens to early 20s. I was raised in the church. I strayed away from God, but God was always there tugging on my heart. He was just revealing himself to me. Interviewer: Amen, so what was it like to be a Pastor’s kid or in the church? Prophetess Terra Dobson: Well, my grandfather founded a church. Two of my uncles were Pastors. I didn’t grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth or think that I was entitled. I have worked hard for it by the grace of God. I didn’t have any special privileges growing up, and I really didn’t realize the heritage I had in God until I got older and could appreciate it more. The investment that God had placed in my grandfather trickled down to my generation, but I didn’t realize what I had

until I got older. Interviewer: Amen. I think that is so powerful and because I always hear rumors about PK’s (Preacher’s Kids) being bad. You know what I am saying. (laughs) I appreciate your transparency, Woman of God. Have you had any Supernatural encounters? Prophetess Terra Dobson: One Sunday, I was in church, and I looked up and saw a cloud. I thought, “Something is going on with my contact lenses,” but then I asked, “God, what is really going on?” God reminded me that that was His Shekinah Glory. We try to understand God in such a deep way, but God is simple. Sometimes when I am praying, I can tell that I am shifting into another dimension because I will see flashes of light. That’s how I know God is really on the scene and moving through me. Sometimes I have had supernatural encounters to where I

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I accepted God at an early age, but I didn’t really become serious with my walk with God until I was in my late teens to early 20s. I was raised in the church. I strayed away from God, but God was always there tugging on my heart.

know it was really God. I had a situation recently where God spoke to me in a dream. He told me to leave a particular place and that a storm was coming. After the fact, I was talking to some people, and they were like, “Did you know what was going on when you were saying all of that?” I said, “No, I didn’t.” They told me, “Wow, I know that God’s hands are upon your life because of the things that you said. We thought that you knew what was going on.” I told them, “No, I had no clue,” but you know that God always prepares us, and He always wants us to be on guard and to know what

is going on around us.

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Interviewer: Amen, I love that answer. I got two questions to ask you from that. When you said you see flashes of light, does it mean you see angels?

Prophetess Terra Dobson: (Laughs) That is another thing: I don’t want to speak anything if I don’t hear God saying it, and I don’t want to say things because it sounds cute, it is flattering, or it is entertaining because at the end of the day we are held accountable for what we speak and what we speak into people lives. I am like, “God, I don’t want to speak it unless it is You speaking it through me.”

Prophetess Terra Dobson: I wouldn’t say that I am seeing angels per se, but I think that it might necessarily be the glory of God. Interviewer: Amen, my next question is, how do you know that is God speaking to you versus your own thoughts? Prophetess Terra Dobson: I guess I know that God is speaking to me versus my own thoughts because there is always a peace. I am noticing that when God is speaking to me, it automatically instantly happens like the scripture says: to allow peace to be an umpire. When God is speaking to me, I feel such a peace. He always comes back and confirms what He has been speaking to me, and it always lines up with the Word of God. Interviewer: Amen. That is really good because a lot of people are lying on God, and some don’t even line up with scripture. I say to them, “Sit down somewhere,” so I am glad that you brought

Interviewer: I know that is right. You have a Prophetic call on your life. How did you know that you were called as a prophet? Prophetess Terra Dobson: I knew that I was called to be a prophet because I would always have these dreams when I was younger, and I would wake up exhausted. I would always be prophesying to people in my dreams. When I would wake up from my dreams, I would feel so exhausted and tired. I was like, “Okay, God, what is this?” He would always tell me that scripture in Jeremiah 1: “Before I knew thee I called thee, I ordained you to be a prophet to the nations.” It has been a long time coming. Slowly day by day, as God allows me to see a new day, He keeps on revealing that to me.

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He keeps on confirming it through people, through your ministry, and through people that I have connected with. You know that God always brings that scripture back to my remembrance, and He always sends people to confirm it. Interviewer: Amen, so one of the things I know about you is that you got a powerful testimony of how you overcame fear. So what advice can you give someone dealing with fear and has

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I had a situation recently where God spoke to me in a dream. He told me to leave a particular place and that a storm was coming. After the fact, I was talking to some people, and they were like, “Did you know what was going on when you were saying all of that?” because of the things that you said.

been scared to step out in ministry or speak for God? How do you overcome fear? Tell us your testimony about how you overcame it?

through.” I just do whatever God is saying. Sometimes I get on my Facebook Live, I am shaking, and my stomach is jacked up.

Prophetess Terra Dobson: I think that one of the ways that I have really overcome fear is just being connected with your ministry because I know that you have struggled with that. Fear is overwhelming sometimes. You might be shaking and forget your words, but just know that the scripture that God always reminds me of is Joshua 1 when He told Joshua not to be discouraged, not to be afraid, and that He is with him. [I find strength in] just knowing that God is always with me and that He always comes through even when I have ministry engagements, if I am praying on your prayer line, or whatever it might be. When you ask me to do a Facebook Live or when God tells me to do a Facebook Live, He is always there. I always meditate on the scripture in 2 Timothy 1:7: “God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power and love and a sound mind.” Facing fear head on and not allowing fear to control me [helps me], but [I continue to say], “God, You told me to do this. You said it, God, and I believe You. I know that You will never let me down You will always come

Interviewer: Jesus!! (laughs) Prophetess Terra Dobson: (Laughs) God has always come through. He always comes through. Interviewer: Yes!! I love that He always comes through, and that is good to know. There were times that I was shaking or scared, but as you say, He always comes through. The anointing that He puts on our lives [is a big help]. I love that! Talk about meditating on a particular verse. Talk about the power of meditation. Prophetess Terra Dobson: The power of meditation is so important because the scripture says, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he,” so whatever we put in our spirits is going to be the most dominant thing. We know that God’s Word is His authority. It is His approval, it is His fire, and it is breathed by the Holy Spirit. Whenever we focus on the Word of God, it becomes living. It becomes Rhema, and it becomes alive to us. It is so important to focus on God’s Word and whatever changes we want to see in our lives. Whatever we

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want for God to do through us and in us, then it is imperative that we focus on God’s Word because there is power in His Word. God’s Word is true, and God cannot lie. It is the final authority, so it is very important if we want to see transformation in our lives and those around us. It is important for us to focus on the Word of God. Psalm 1 says that we should focus on God’s Word day and night, and that we will be like a tree planted by the river of water. God told Joshua to focus on His Word day and night and that He will have good success and make his way prosperous. So there is power in the Word of God. I am a living witness. I have seen God’s Word, and I have seen God’s power. God honors His Word, and He took His Word above His name. I have seen it over and over again: the power of just focusing on God’s Word and meditating on it. It transformed me, and the changes have come through my life. Interviewer: Amen!! I admire your strength, Woman of God, and in this season, many people are grieving, hurting, and have lost people. I know God has gotten you through that. What advice would you give somebody who is grieving in this season?

Prophetess Terra Dobson: I will tell them to stay connected to God and stay in prayer. Get around people who are like-minded and can encourage and build you up. More importantly, take time to get into the secret place and allow God to heal those voids in your heart and fill that brokenness in your heart. The scripture says, and I am a witness again, that He binds up our wounds and heals our broken hearts. You know that we can only tell people so much, but God created us, and He knows us. When I lost my dad, I kinda got angry at God because I said, “Lord, you know that you never really allowed me and my siblings to spend time with my dad to restore the time and the years that were lost.” My dad was not really there in our lives. God reminded me that He did do that. He gave us the time before my dad transitioned to be with Him. He gave us time, and it wasn’t the way I thought that it should have been, but God worked it out according to His plans. I just have confidence in God’s Word: blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Interviewer: Amen. I am sorry about that tough question. I am sorry!!!

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You might be shaking and forget your words, but just know that the scripture that God always reminds me of is Joshua 1 when He told Joshua not to be discouraged, not to be afraid, and that He is with him.

Prophetess Terra Dobson: I am trying not to cry, but thank you. Interviewer: I felt it. I am sorry for that question!! Prophetess Terra Dobson: It is okay. Interviewer: Yes, a lot of stuff has happened. Every time I look around, someone else has died on Facebook, and I am just sick of it. One time I was looking, and I was like, “I just wanna have anxiety attacks. I just want to have a panic attack!” I was like, “It is too much God!” I had to get off of social media for a season. It is just a lot going on. Prophetess Terra Dobson: Yes, yes.

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Interviewer: Even in this pandemic, what should we be doing? Prophetess Terra Dobson: Pray as never before. Get into that secret place to pray. Pray for our leaders. Pray for our governmental systems and our government officials. Pray, pray, pray. Don’t stop praying. Pray without ceasing because the only way that we are going to be effective in this hour is when we pick up the mantle of prayer and pray God’s Word. Not just praying whatever we think, but praying God’s Word back to Him. [We need to] stand in the gap for our family members, our nation, and those that are in the five-fold ministry. Too often, we are talking about people, or we are busy with things that have no merit, but it is so vital for us to pray. That is what God has been dropping in my spirit: pray. I was praying, but God even told me the other day that I am still not praying enough. He wants me to consecrate more of my time and my attention to Him. It is good to run to people for advice, but at the end of the day, He has all the answers and solutions. He has the prescription for what is going on. He told me to seek Him more. He didn’t want only me doing all the talking, but

He wants me to listen to what the Holy Spirit has to say in return.

the book writing process and talk a little bit about the book.

Interviewer: Amen, so what drives your passion for prayer?

Prophetess Terra Dobson: This book was inspired by a speaking engagement. One of my friends invited me to speak at her New Year’s Eve service, so I went. I said, “God, what are You speaking in this hour?” and He simply placed it on my heart: no more excuses. He told me I was destined for greatness. When the pandemic occurred, I was saying, “Woe is me, God. This is not happening. I thought I should be further along than this.” The Lord spoke to me, and He said, “Do you want to be made whole?” God put that

Prophetess Terra Dobson: I guess what drives my passion for prayer is just knowing that God has entrusted me with His secrets and the privilege and the honor to pray to make a difference. You know that God gives us the opportunity to partner with Him in prayer and to see things around us, and for ourselves to be transformed by the power of prayer. So, even when people can’t pray, I don’t have to wear a sign to say, “Hey, I am praying for you.” It’s just the joy of knowing, “Hey, God has entrusted me to pray for this person.” Then just to see the things that I have been praying come to pass and how God has been answering it. That is what drives my passion in prayer. Seeing God’s Will be done within the earth. Interviewer: Amen. I love that. You have a book No More Excuses. I love it. I remember that I did this writing class called No More Excuses, so that title right there speaks for itself. What inspired you? How did God give you the title of the book? Tell us about

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Take time to get into the secret place and allow God to heal those voids in your heart and fill that brokenness in your heart. The Scripture says, and I am a witness again, that He binds up our wounds and heals our broken hearts.

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God has entrusted me with His secrets and the privilege and the honor to pray to make a difference. You know that God gives us the opportunity to partner with Him in prayer and to see things around us, and for ourselves to be transformed by the power of prayer.

in my mind. He said, “The ball is in your court. I have given you time, and I have given you resources, but you are not utilizing what I have given you.” He simply said to me, “It is no time for excuses.” I was turning on the news, and I was seeing all of these people dying from the pandemic. I was saying, “Lord, I don’t want to die with what You have placed on the inside of me. I want to birth everything that You have placed on the inside of me.” He told me simply that it was time out for excuses. He was like, “What are you going to do.

I have equipped you with everything, but the choice is yours. You have to choose to do the things and to be obedient to the things that I am saying to you.” He was pretty much telling me that it was time out for excuses, even with the pandemic. I was working from home, and I am still working from home, but now I have more time to do the things that God was telling me to do. He was simply saying to me, “It is time out for excuses. It is time out for saying what you cannot do and saying that you don’t have time and you don’t have the resources. It is time for you, Terra, to be about your Father’s business.” I was grateful for the writing class. You started the writing class before the pandemic, and so again, God was like, “Okay, what are you going to do? I have given you the resources now. Are you going to utilize the resources that I have given to you?” I knew then that God wasn’t playing. Then the other day, He reminded me again. He said, “okay, why are you sitting still? I need you to move forward. I need you to keep moving.” I know when God speaks He is not playing. Interviewer: Jesus! I know that is right!! Prophetess Terra Dobson: You know the purpose and

why He is telling us to do what He is telling us to do. Interviewer: Jesus! Jesus! That is good. That is the purpose, and I love that many times we already have all the resources. You are absolutely right, but we don’t want to do anything with it. Many of us procrastinate, so I am glad that you brought that out on that question. I pray that people will get your book because you are destined for greatness because there is greatness inside of you. Your book is very prophetic. It is very empowering and very uplifting. I love that, and I love how you write. I think that it is very uplifting, so I just bless God for the work of your hands. Amen Interviewer: I want to ask you about your ministry, Glow Ministries. How did God give you that name? What is your ministry about, when are your service times, and what is going on with Glow Ministries? Prophetess Terra Dobson: With Glow Ministries, there are so many ideas that God has given me. I will just have to utilize the ideas that He has given me. How the name arrived was from Matthew 5:14: “We are the light of the world and can we hide our light, and we cannot hide our light because

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the greater one is living on the inside of us.” Glow Ministries exist to display God’s glory within the earth. The enemy is always trying to flex, but you know God’s power is so much greater than the enemies. As believers of Christ, we know that we shrink back, and we are afraid to let people know that we are Christians and love God. We can love God and still have fun, knowing that there are boundaries. Glow Ministries exist to display the power of God and to let people know that you don’t have to shrink back in fear. You don’t have to believe the lies of the enemy. You don’t have to believe that you are worthless and that God has not

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He was simply saying to me, “It is time out for excuses. It is time out for saying what you cannot do and saying that you don’t have time and you don’t have the resources.

placed something valuable on the inside of you. God has given you a light for all the world to see. It is okay to display the light of God because God doesn’t want us to be cocky or arrogant. He wants us to be humble and to walk in humility. That is why Glow Ministries exists: to bring awareness to God’s purpose on the inside of whoever God allows Glow Ministries to connect with; to bring awareness of the kingdom of God and God’s Glory. So often, we water down the glory of God, and we try to contain God in a box. We try to put a limit to God’s power, but God is so much greater. You know the scripture says no eyes have seen nor has it entered into the heart of man, the things that God has prepared for His people. We can’t put God in a finite box and operate a certain way within the church and say that this is all there is to God. But there is so much more to God. The Body of Christ is supposed to operate in miracles, signs, and wonders and display God’s glory in a greater measure. With everything that is going on in our world, people think that God is silent, but God is always speaking even though things are going on. God wants us to let our light shine so that He might be glorified in the earth. There is so much that God wants

to release to the Body of Christ. There are new levels and dimensions of God’s glory to which He is trying to take the church. We still have to be willing to take the limits off and not be afraid to launch as He told the disciples to launch into the deep. That is why Glow Ministries exists: to bring awareness to the Glory of God and to allow His glory to shine unhindered. Interviewer: Amen. I want to ask you a question for the singles? A lot of people are out here struggling. How do you keep yourself pure and keep yourself holy before God, so you don’t fall? Like How do you do it? Can you give us some advice for the singles? Prophetess Terra Dobson: Yes, again, watch your connections and get around people that can cover you in prayer. Be mindful of the things that you are putting into your spirit. [Pay attention to] what you are watching on TV. For me, I can’t watch a lot of stuff that has a lot of sex scenes in it. Interviewer: Talk about it. That is so true. Prophetess Terra Dobson: The Bible tells us to guard our hearts, so we have to be diligent about guarding our hearts and watching

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who we are connected to. For me, I don’t hang around a lot of men. I don’t do that because I am guarding myself, and I am allowing God to bring the Man of God that He has ordained for me. I don’t have a lot of men that I am talking to on the phone unless they are my family members. I don’t have a lot of men that I am associated with. I guard my circle, and my circle is very small right now. I watch what I am feeding my spirit, and I watch the things that I am reading on social media. I try to stay in communion and fellowship with the Holy Spirit. The number one thing is getting into the secret place of prayer and being mindful of what I am watching and watching whom I am around.

out of it. There is power in serving, and I love serving because how can you be a good leader, You have to learn how to follow. If you can’t take orders from another leader, then you can’t make it happen for someone else. We have to get out of being selfish and thinking that it is all about me, myself, and I. No, it is all for the glory of God. How can we be a good leader if we never learned how to follow by serving someone else’s ministry. It is a blessing for me just to serve, and I love helping you because I know it is helping you do the things that God has called you to do. It is a blessing and an honor to serve, and to me, it shows the love of Christ, and it just keeps me humble.

nize a counterfeit because we know and realize the voice of God, so we hear His voice clearly in this hour. We are not going to be deceived, caught off guard, or be led astray by false prophets, false teachers, false Apostle. We know the Word of God and that we hear the voice of the Holy Spirit. We know that we are in sync with what God is speaking to us in this hour.

Interviewer: Amen. I got two more questions for you. You are talking about serving, and I know you have a servant’s heart. What are the benefits of serving? Why is serving important in the Body of Christ?

Interviewer: Amen. I love that answer. Alright, is there anything that you want to encourage the readers with? Any last words of encouragement?

Interviewer: Amen. Thank you, Woman of God, for allowing us to interview you today. I appreciate you.

Prophetess Terra Dobson: Jesus said that He didn’t come to be served, but He came to serve. When we have Jesus on the inside of us, humility should be there. We should want to serve others, and it shouldn’t always be about me, myself, and I or what I am getting

Prophetess Terra Dobson: No matter what is going on in our world today, keep your eyes on Jesus and stay focused on Him. He is the author and the finisher of our faith. Remain watchful in prayer so that we don’t miss the strategic moments and opportunities God is placing before us. Remain watchful so that we recog-

Interviewer: Amen. How can people connect with you and your ministry? Prophetess Terra Dobson: My website is www.glowministriesinc.org. Facebook is @GlowMinistries, or connect with me on Facebook and Instagram @TerraDobson as well.

Prophetess Terra Dobson: Thank you so much, Prophetess K. I love you. You know it is just a blessing and honor just to be connected with your ministry. You know, since I have been connected with your ministry, God has completely shifted my life, so I just thank God for the power of connection. Interviewer: Amen.

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IN THE WAIT

UNDERSTANDING THE SEASONS OF LIFE WITH GOD BY NASESKA C. YOUNG

One question that every human being has about the desires we have in our hearts to come to pass is, when? Whether it be a promotion from work, awaiting approval to become a homeowner, getting married, or having a baby, waiting is inevitable. Waiting on God is a spiritual process that involves making good

use of our time and realizing that there is a purpose in waiting. The Bible compares idleness to a leaking house. Ecclesiastes 10:28 (NKJV) says, “Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.” God doesn’t want you nor I

to sit around and do nothing in our season of waiting. He has given each of us divine assignments to accomplish within a 24 hour day and the tenacity to pursue our goals and dreams. Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV) says, “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven.”

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We must realize that there is a time frame in waiting. The devil’s job is to distract us by discouragement, doubt, anxiety, and worry when we think that God has forgotten about the promises He has made concerning our lives while we are waiting. To avoid the torment and harassment that the devil will bring we must learn to be still. The Bible describes patience as the ability to endure in life. Luke 21:19 (BLB) says, “By your patient endurance, you will gain your souls.” If God has made you a promise, you can rest assured that it will come to pass. Numbers 23:19 (CEV) says, “God is no mere human! He doesn’t tell lies or change his mind. God always keeps his promises.” The story of Abraham and Sarah is a great example of God coming through on His promise and it is also an example of our attempt to push things along and make them happen on our own. There is a saying that goes, “patience is a virtue.” Human beings are very impatient. I believe that is why throughout scripture we are

reminded to be patient. Impatience will drive us to not make the best decisions. Abraham and Sarah were well off in age to conceive a child. Sarah was barren to top it all off. The angels of the Lord came to visit Abraham outside his tent while Sarah was inside listening. The angel told Abraham that he and Sarah were going to have a son from his loins. This shocked Abraham because he thought that his servant, Eliezer was going to be his heir and Sarah laughed because she being well past childbearing age, thought it impossible in Genesis 18:10-13. Like many of us, Abraham and Sarah couldn’t take God at His word as the angel spoke these things. They were in unbelief. So much so, that Sarah devised a plan after many years had passed by with no baby. She thought it best that her Egyptian maidservant Hagar lay with Abraham for she was young and fertile. This is what impatience does. When we think that time is running out and that our desires, goals, and promises are not going to come to pass, we will conclude that they never will. As we learn, because of Sarah’s impatience, she brought division into her home and ultimately the Israelites. She insisted

that Abraham send Hagar away after she gave birth to a son named Ishmael in Genesis 16:1-6. Later, Abraham would be known as the father of many nations and of faith. God kept his promise and Isaac was born of Abraham and Sarah as read in Genesis 21:1-7. Isaac was the father of Jacob whom the 12 tribes of Isreal were derived. We have to remember that God knows the timing to bring about the desires in our hearts and that our will has to line up with His will. God is not obligated to do anything outside His will. My encouragement to you is to keep holding on. Your praying, fasting, and acts of faith are not in vain. Seasons change throughout the year from Spring to Summer and Fall to Winter. Nothing stays the same forever. God is the author and finisher of our faith and His promises are Yes! and Amen! in our lives. II Corinthians 1:20 (BSB) says, “For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.”

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INTEGRITY MATTERS BY LENITA AKLES

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” – Galatians 5:22-25 Love just so happens to

be at the top of the fruit list. If we have integrity, we are honest. Concerning the matters of integrity, it is out of the issues of your heart. When our hearts are contaminated, we do what is best for our own interest, but it might not be the right thing. One example is cheating on our taxes. It could be in our best interest to cheat.

It can save us money. Out of integrity we should tell the truth about our taxes. Currently, we are not under the mandate in most states to wear a face covering. It can be any kind of face coverings. You have some people who refuse to do it because it is not a law. That is an example of a lack of integrity. You don’t love yourself

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enough to protect yourself as well as others to protect them in case you have contracted COVID-19. I have been a nurse for 41 years and retired from public health after 28 years. I know some things about health and infectious diseases. This is not a political issue nor a religious issue. It is a science issue. If you go to the top of the mountain and you jump, you will fall to the bottom because of the law of gravity. Let me go further with what is said about Blacks dying from the virus. Blacks have chronic diseases and are less likely to have the money to buy medication, cleaning products, and protective equipment. At the beginning of the pandemic in the predominantly black communities of low-income Americans, the stores didn’t receive as many of the cleaning supplies. This is a lack of integrity in these store chains. The economy operates by supply and demand. The more there is a demand, the more supplies are shipped to that store. Many low-income people don’t have the extra money to buy all the cleaning stuff. Economists study consumer behavior and this how the developers and inventors decide what to create. Since

social medial was created, Facebook is aware of what you shop for and you get pop-ups based on what you have shopped for online. Youtube and Facebook generate ads, and this is how some people make their living, especially those who are public figures. The businesses recognize that the public figures you like can influence what services and products you use. This will increase their revenue sales. Some of the creators have integrity and others don’t. We can decide if we are going to listen to the ad or skip based on the product. Sometimes it is a new product that catches our attention, or it can be a service or product we need or want. There is a subliminal suggestion, and we impulse buy. It is not always something we need at the moment or something we can afford.

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One example is cheating on our taxes. It could be in our best interest to cheat. It can save us money. Out of integrity we should tell the truth about our taxes. Currently, we are not under the mandate in most states to wear a face covering. It can be any kind of face coverings. You have some people who refuse to do it because it is not a law. That is an example of a lack of integrity.

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SIX CAUSES OF BAD HABITS BY KIMBERLY MOSES

Are you tired of repeating the same mistakes? You desire to do right but find yourself failing every time. We must be imitators of Christ to conquer challenges. Let’s explore some reasons to overcome these

bad habits. 1. SIN WAITING AT THE DOOR

not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”

Genesis 4:7 says, “If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest

The devil is roaming around like a lion, ready to devour us any chance he gets.

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Through Jesus, we can overcome sin and temptation. God warned Cain that sin was creeping at the door of his heart (Genesis 4:7). He didn’t take heed and killed Abel.

your daily, so you don’t sin against God. When you fall back in love with God, then you don’t want to grieve Him.

2. NEED DELIVERANCE

Matthew 26:41 says, “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

It’s not the will of God for us to be bound. Sometimes deliverance is needed to cast out spirits that may be influencing you. Deliverance is the children’s bread. Jesus died on the cross for our freedom. 3. DON’T KNOW YOUR WORTH Proverbs 25:28 says, “He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.” Many people settle for less and don’t wait on God’s best. Anything is accepted and they find themselves like a city without walls (Proverbs 25:28). Once we know our worth, our standards will increase. As a result, we can see through a new perspective. 4. DISCONNECTED FROM GOD When you aren’t in alignment with God, you may be in a backslidden state. You must put the Word in

5. LACK OF PRAYER

When your prayer life is dead, sin can rule in your life. You aren’t communicating with God regularly. As a result, you give into temptation often. Prayer helps us not to be led by temptation (Matthew 26:41). 6. GENERATIONAL Some habits we get from our families and we must unlearn them and submit to God to break them. Jesus Christ is the curse breaker. One encounter with Him can change our lives.

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JEHOVAH TSIDKENU THE GOD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS BY LAROSE ANGELA RICHARDSON

Righteousness in Merriam Webster Dictionary is free from the guilt of sin, morally right or justifiable. God is a judge. He is the God of justice. God is a righteous God,

and He himself will declare His people righteous by the blood of Christ. God’s character is 100% just, holy, and righteous.

Remember, there is power in the name of the Lord. Allow the Holy Spirit to speak God’s love, peace, comfort, power, and His healing presence into your

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spirit. Allow the presence of God to saturate your entire body, soul, and spirit. The Presence of God will change your life if you learn to trust Him with all of your heart. The Lord does not change, but you will, as you become more like Him. The peace, presence, and power of God will guide you in how you ought to live. Pray and study the scriptures each day; make the time to worship God with all of your heart. Hunger and thirst for the righteousness of Christ, and you will be filled. Choose to live a set apart, holy, and sanctified life for Christ, and you will be blessed. “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right (righteousness) with God through Christ.” 2 Corinthians 5:21(NLT) Jesus came to earth and was the perfect sacrifice for all of our sins. All of our sins were put on Jesus. He suffered, bled, and died but rose on the third day with all power in the palm of His hand. Because of His sacrifice, we can be redeemed back to God when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Only then will God see Jesus.

After we accept Jesus, the Holy Spirit begins to live on the inside of us. It will lead us and guide us in all truth. This means that when the Holy Spirit begins to live on the inside of you, there will come the point and time that you will not want to do the same things that you did before you got saved if they don’t glorify God. You will not want to go to the same places you used to go to that didn’t honor or glorify God. When you begin to read the Word and hear the Word, the Word of God should be taking root in your heart. If it is taking root in your heart, then your mind will change, and, in turn, your behavior will change. We cannot remain carnal in our walk with God because, according to Roman 8:7 (NLT) “For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.” This tells us that you may have become saved at some point in your life, but the Word didn’t take root in your heart, and you continued to live outside the will of God. You may have continued to go to church every Sunday, but you didn’t really give God your heart. So, you began to operate from the religious spirit instead of the Holy Spirit.

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God’s character is 100% just, holy, and righteous. Remember, there is power in the name of the Lord. Allow the Holy Spirit to speak God’s love, peace, comfort, power, and His healing presence into your spirit.

The religious spirit is being righteous in your own eyes, but you refused to allow God or the Holy Spirit to take control of your life. The Word of God states in Isaiah 64:6 (NLT), “We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.” If we are claiming righteousness, but our actions do not line up with God’s Word nor, is it pleasing to God’s sight? We are actually spinning our wheels, going nowhere. If you truly allow God to come inside of your heart, He will cleanse it from all

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If we are claiming righteousness, but our actions do not line up with God’s Word nor, is it pleasing to God’s sight? We are actually spinning our wheels, going nowhere.

unrighteousness. We cannot continue to habitually sin and say we are of God. We cannot say that He is our Father. He created us, but if you are not a child of God, then the devil is your father. You can tell by the things you are doing and what is coming out of your mouths. The Word of God states in James 3:10 (NLT), “And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth.” Surely. My brothers and sisters, this is not right! An unruly tongue, according to the Bible, is evil. The only way that the tongue can be tamed is through Divine grace and the assistance of the Holy Ghost. God wants to change our hearts, and when our hearts are truly changed, our mouths will follow suit. God wants His people to be a light in this dark world.

He doesn’t want any of us trying to blend in with the world’s standards. He doesn’t even want us handling things as the world handles them. It is hard to be a light when you are operating in the darkness. Many of us have been in church all of our lives, but has the church been in us? I remember back in the day when I was going to church and Bible study all the time, but my heart was far away from God. I went to church on Sunday, and many times I had just got in from the club that Saturday night. I was out having fun, as the world would call it, and sitting in church on Sunday listening to the Word of God but not letting it take root in my heart. I wanted to have fun, party, have my boyfriend, and participate in fornication. I even had to nerve to say I was saved back then. I wasn’t saved because if I was, then the Word should have been taking root in my heart and life. When I came to the point of having one bad relationship after another, I realized I was tired of running from God. I totally surrendered to God and really gave Him my life. I allowed the Word of God that I was hearing Sunday after Sunday take root in my heart. After it took root, then my life started lining up with the Word of God.

I quit doing all that foolish stuff that didn’t get me anywhere but frustrated and definitely out of the will of God. Mark 4:1-20 is the Parable of the Sower. The seeds represent the Word of God. 1. Some people are like the path: the seeds that fall on it are taken away quickly by Satan. People hear but fail to listen. The message goes in one ear and out the other one. A distracted, preoccupied, or skeptical person will not readily receive God’s Word. 2. Those that are like rocky soil have an initial response to the Word, but it does not take root due to shallowness (roots are not deep enough, only on the surface). When trouble or persecution comes, they will leave quickly. Fair-weather Christians. 3. Then there are the thorny soil people. They respond to the gospel, but they are overcome by worries and worldly desires that choke their spiritual lives and prevent them from bearing fruit. They are not willing to give up the world to gain Christ. 4. Good soil represents true disciples. They accept God’s Word and produce a rich

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harvest. They are willing to really listen, to suffer, and to give up everything for Christ. God wants all of His children to be disciples so you can go out and compel men and women to come to Christ. But they first must be able to see Christ in you and in the way that you live before they respond to what you are saying. Many people watch our actions more than what we say. Is your life lining up with the Word of God? If not, every day that you wake up is an opportunity to get into right standing with God, There is no way that we can be straddling the fence. You can’t be saved on Wednesdays and Sundays and do what you want to do all the other days of the week. There must be some consistency in your walk with God. Remember God said in His Word that judgment was going to begin at the house of God. You are not fooling God and not His people either. My husband and I were watching a movie one night called It Is Your Wake-up Call. One character went to church every Sunday and Bible study every week. She also went out on weekends partying, fornicating, and getting drunk until the

wee hours of the morning. Then she got up and went to church on Sunday morning. She’d get up to do the announcements. Everyone in the church knew her lifestyle. When her parents tried to talk to her about it, she got mad and told them that they were judging her. That is the first thing that the enemy will do: have you thinking that you are okay with God just because you are coming to church Sunday after Sunday, but that is not the case. She told her friends that she partied with every weekend that she was saved. They just laughed at her. She got upset with them for laughing at her. Even they knew that a saved person that is full of the Holy Spirit is supposed to be a light in the dark world. However, her light was out because they hadn’t seen a notable change in her since she got saved. She prayed for her boyfriend to come to church with her sometime. She asked him one particular day, and he agreed to go with her. They went the following Sunday. He was uncomfortable the first time he went, but the seed of the Word was laid in his heart, and it began to take root. He began to go with her every Sunday. Then the Word was being rooted deep in his heart.

He made an appointment to talk with the Pastor and asked the Pastor about being saved. The Pastor explained salvation to him and asked the young man if he wanted to be saved. The young man told him yes, so the Pastor led the young man to the Lord. The next question the young man asked was about the Holy Spirit. He asked what the Holy Spirit was and how did you know when you have it? The Pastor explained that the Holy Spirit was empowerment given to us after Jesus ascended back to heaven, that He lives on the inside of us, and that He helps us to live free from sin. He asked why his girlfriend didn’t have the Holy Ghost because he noticed that she was still doing the things she did before

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Many of us have been in church all of our lives, but has the church been in us? I remember back in the day when I was going to church and Bible study all the time, but my heart was far away from God.

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she got saved. He told the young man the person may not have the Holy Spirit, and that is why they were still carnal and worldly. He also told him that she might have the Holy Spirit, but she let her flesh rule her life and override the Holy Spirit. The Pastor prayed, and the young man received the Holy Spirit. He stopped going to the club, stopped smoking marijuana with his friends, and continued to go to church and listen to the Word . He allowed the Word to change his mind and heart. His behaviors started changing. In the meantime, his girlfriend got mad because she just wanted him to go to church. She didn’t want him to get saved because she wanted to keep the party lifestyle. She kept trying to get him to commit fornication. He would leave her apartment and refuse to sleep with her. It made her mad, and she started talking about him because he refused to go back to where he used to be because he really had accepted Jesus into his life. To make a long story short, they had planned a big party at the club with drinking and smoking marijuana on her birthday. She just knew that he was going to show

up. He didn’t go to the party because he had been delivered of those things, and he was not willing to compromise any longer. One of her girlfriends got so drunk that she began to tell the young lady that she wasn’t saved because saved people who had really surrendered their lives to Christ didn’t do what she does. They didn’t go out partying and getting drunk. She asked her why she was going to church all of this time because it wasn’t doing her any good. Her girlfriend told her that Christians are supposed to be a light in dark situations, but she has never seen the light of God in her. She realized the young lady that she was okay with her boyfriend going to church as long as he didn’t want something better for his life. She told her that she should be glad that her boyfriend wanted to know the God she claimed to know. The young lady was so mad that she told her drinking buddy that if she didn’t leave, she was going to go to the county for jumping on her. The other young lady told her Christians don’t fight with their fists, but they fight on their knees. The young lady had strayed so far from God that she couldn’t even feel the presence of God anymore in her life.

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They had planned a big party at the club with drinking and smoking marijuana on her birthday. She just knew that he was going to show up. He didn’t go to the party because he had been delivered of those things, and he was not willing to compromise any longer.

One thing about the enemy is that he will draw you so far away from God by making the things of the world look more pleasant than the things of God. She got down on her knees the minute her friends left, cried out to God, and surrendered her life to God all over again. She repented and changed her mind. Her behaviors changed. She was not stony ground anymore but good soil, where the Word of God is heard, taken into her heart, and changed her so that she got back into right standing with God. She

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had to really give up the world and the things of the world. She no longer had a religious spirit, but now she had an intimate relationship with Christ. The only way to true righteousness is to do like Romans 10:9 (NLT) read: “If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” You can be saved by confessing with your mouth the Lord Jesus as your Savior. The only way to salvation is through Jesus. When you truly give your life to Christ, you will be justified (just as if you never sinned). But you will have to allow the Word of God in your heart, so the things that are in your heart that are not like God can be healed and delivered so you can be set free. If we have been in church for a certain number of years, there should be some noticeable growth in us at some point and time. We cannot keep operating from a religious spirit like the Pharisee and Sadducee’s, but a true relationship with Christ. The religious sects knew the Word of God but refused to allow it to change them. They got mad with Jesus because He was walking with God and moving in the power of God.

God is our Jehovah Tsidkenu: God of our righteousness. There are benefits that come with righteous living. These benefits include walking in abundance in every area of your life. We must allow God to do what He wants to do in each of our lives, and we must cooperate with God while He is doing it. God will not force any of us to do what He has called us to do. It has to be your choice, just like you choose to be carnal. If you are carnal, there is no closeness with you and God. Only when you are walking in righteousness can there be an intimate relationship between you and Christ. That is when everything that God has for you will start to manifest in your life. After you totally surrender to Him and give the reins to Him. There is nothing that we can do in our own ability, but with God’s ability, we can do anything but fail. Walking in true Victory requires getting closer to God.

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She asked her why she was going to church all of this time because it wasn’t doing her any good. Her girlfriend told her that Christians are supposed to be a light in dark situations, but she has never seen the light of God in her. She realized the young lady that she was okay with her boyfriend going to church as long as he didn’t want something better for his life.

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SALMON AND VEGETABLE OVEN KEBABS

INGREDIENTS Juice of 4 lemons 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning

1 pound wild salmon, cut into 2-inch cubes 4 small plum tomatoes, cut into quarters (or 8 cherry tomatoes) 4 large whole mushrooms, stems removed, halved

1 medium green bell pepper, deseeded, cut into 12 pieces 1 medium yellow squash, cut into 8 pieces 4 skewers

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DIRECTIONS STEP 1 Soak wooden skewers for 30 minutes. STEP 2 In large mixing bowl combine juice, oil, garlic, seasoning, salt, and pepper. Mix well and divide in half. STEP 3 Add salmon and vegetables to half of marinade and gently toss to coat pieces. Cover and marinate for about 30 minutes, occasionally rearranging pieces to ensure even coating. STEP 4 Preheat oven broiler and spray large shallow baking dish. STEP 5 Remove skewers from water. STEP 6 Divide fish and vegetable pieces into 4 even portions. Arrange and distribute them evenly

on skewers, being careful not to break the pieces. STEP 7 Place on baking dish. Brush with remaining marinade not used for marinating raw fish. Broil for about 5 to 8 minutes, brushing frequently with marinade. Carefully turn over kebabs and continue cooking for an additional 4 minutes, basting frequently until fish is done. Serve immediately. NUTRITION FACTS Per Serving: 259 calories; fat 13g; saturated fat 2g; carbohydrates 9g;

insoluble fiber 2g; protein 26g; sodium 60mg. Recipe Source: https://www. shape.com/recipe/salmonand-vegetable-oven-kebabs

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