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18 Trusting In an On Time and Dependable God 26 Prophetess Kimberly Moses 44 Your Promotion Time Is Here 48 Lord, Why Me? 54 How I Long To Be Like Him 70 Levels of Hatred 71 Overcoming Hatred 72 When The World Finds You
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CONTRIBUTORS
Kimberly Moses
Tron Moses
LaRose Angela Richardson
Founder And Editor
Photographer, Marketer, Designer
Writer
Florence, SC
Florence, SC
Baxley, GA
www.prophetessk.org
www.tronmosesmedia.com
ministerrich0628@gmail.com
Prophetess Stephanie Ham Writer Florence, SC swhacky4353@gmail.com
Keiyia Jackson-George Writer And Chief Editor Cane Garden Bay, Tortola Virgin Islands www.rkgconsultinggroup.com www.justmekjg.com
Shirley Ann Cooper Writer Kissimmee, Florida praise_write@gmail.com
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Airs every Tuesday at 5 am EST everywhere you listen to podcasts Prophetic voice, publisher, prolific author, entrepreneur, and intercessor Kimberly Moses shares insight on how to pray effectively when engaging in spiritual warfare. She shares supernatural encounters and strategies that the Lord Jesus gave her as she opens the Bible and pulls out the hidden treasures. Receive impartation and revelation as you apply the word of God with the given tools.
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TRUSTING IN AN ON TIME AND DEPENDABLE GOD BY LAROSE ANGELA RICHARDSON
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Psalm 27:14(NLT) “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord.” Jeremiah 29:11(ESV) “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare (health, happiness, prosperity, wellbeing) and not evil plans to give you and hope and a future.” God has not forsaken us. On the contrary, God will restore seven times everything the devil has taken. While God’s plans don’t always make sense, His purpose is to lay a foundation for our future and provide hope for the journey. But, first, we must follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit in obedience to God’s commands. Walking in obedience is the key to securing that future in Jeremiah 29:11. God gives us grace, and He loves His children and wants to see every one of us be prosperous. But we have to fall into alignment with what God wants to do in our lives. God is telling many of us to move forward, but we allow our fear to stop us. For many people, the fear of rejection is real. So we hold back and refuse to share the word God has given us. We are afraid that people will reject us. Or maybe you’re
too spiritually weak to fight our spiritual battles. Perhaps you feel like the warfare would ease up if you don’t move forward when God tells us to. I am here to tell you that the warfare started when you gave your life to Christ because the enemy knows that you are determined to be all that God is calling you to be. The enemy’s job is to steal, kill, and destroy, and he will not let you go to your next level in God without a fight. The devil, our enemy, will always be a liar. Every defense against the devil’s attacks is in God’s word. While everything the devil says is tempting to believe, it is all a lie. He twists the truth for his demonic plans. He will lie to mislead, confuse, and trouble your spirit. Test the spirits for truth, apply the blood of Jesus to every decision. Then see what flees and what stands firm. The only two people immune to demonic attack are the physically and spiritually dead. So if the devil is attacking you, there’s a good chance you are on the right track. The enemy will do anything to stop you from going forward. He will invade your family, your job, extended family. Even use
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God has not forsaken us. On the contrary, God will restore seven times everything the devil has taken. While God’s plans don’t always make sense, His purpose is to lay a foundation for our future and provide hope for the journey.
random people to control your progress. The enemy isn’t going back to heaven, so he is trying to stop you from going. I refuse to live in hell on earth and then die and go to hell. God wants to save and deliver you and set you free. God is an on-time God. He knows everything about you and me; He knows when to bless us with what we’ve been praying. However, God’s not giving you a million dollars if you’re a careless person. Therefore, you must learn how to be a better steward. Becoming a good steward was a lesson I had to learn because I grew up very poor. We would
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spend everything we had and then have nothing to show for it. So, where does God need you to grow up? We must all go through the process of developing into a godly maturity. Then, he will start to give you financial backing for the ministry that He has given you. So, you need to know that it is to go toward your ministry and do the assignments that God has given you. I will not throw my resources away on frivolous spending. God has to know without a doubt that He can trust you before He gives it to you. Many times in my life, God has been on time for my husband and me. For example, God worked a miracle in my husband’s business where he lost a contract because the company he was working for said they needed specific paperwork. We kept sending them the information, but they refused it, so my husband worked until the end of the contract. In the meantime, a local church hires my husband to clean every other weekend. He accepted the job so he can replace what was lost. But God wasn’t done! My husband’s previous company had contracted his previous job to another company.
This new cleaning company hires my husband to clean the same building, but for more money. He is definitely an on-time God. This is the truly amazing result of totally surrendering to God and walking in obedience to His will. God is trustworthy. He is the all-knowing God who loves us unconditionally. God wants each of us to trust Him when He tells us what He will do in our lives. If it doesn’t happen in a week or a few months, or even a year, many of us start trying to figure it out on our own. But we must be patient and lean on God, or we will end up making a big mess out of the situation. If God has told you to wait on marriage, then wait on God, so we don’t make a big mistake. That person could be your husband or wife, but now would not be the right time to do it because they are not ready spiritually or mentally. We have to allow God to work things out of our hearts. Especially if we have had a rough childhood and other romantic relationships have left us broken and bruised. Give God time to heal you in those areas before you jump into another relationship that neither of you is ready for now. God loves each of us,
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So, where does God need you to grow up? We must all go through the process of developing into a godly maturity. Then, he will start to give you financial backing for the ministry that He has given you.
and He wants to heal the wounds and traumas from our childhood and past that we refuse to talk about because it hurts us so. But if God is bringing up those areas to you, you need healing in those areas. Wounds and traumas that are buried have a tendency to come back up in your future if you are not healed and delivered from them. When you allow God to go deep down in your heart in the dark places of your heart and heal those areas, only then will you move forward. The only person that can heal us is Jesus. He has the healing Balm in His hands, and He wants to heal those hidden places in your life. We put on the mask, but we can’t cover up the wounds
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and traumas. God can see behind the smile and see a little girl or little boy still hurting from their past. God wants to heal all of you; He doesn’t want to leave any stone unturned -physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. But, unfortunately, the enemy wants us to be unstable, doubleminded, too weak to move forward.James 1:6-9 (NLT) “But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such a person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.” So, if we are unstable, then we can’t receive anything from God. Our faith will waver, and we won’t trust God. Living in an unstable place is a bad idea. Remain rooted in God’s word and trust God that good things will happen because of it. Remember, God has not forgotten you. Doubt is power, but it is negative power. Refuse to doubt God’s word and promises. I would rather believe in God than someone who is always critical and negative. Get those negative people out of your
sand replace them with people who will believe God at His Word. God is the One to be trusted, and we have to trust people too, but the answer to that is to pray and ask God about a person, and He will let you know if you can trust them or not. Remember that God is everywhere, and He is listening to every conversation concerning you. God knows the motives of people’s hearts toward you, so if you see people dropping out of your life, you know that God is working to remove them. God is dependable, and you can depend on Him. God cannot lie, and if He said it, then He will do it. But it all goes back to His timing and not ours. For example, I tried to start a business several years ago when my husband and I first got married, but it fizzles out. I tried it again later on, but it didn’t make it that time either. But look at what God did; in the middle of the Pandemic, He had me start a business (November 2020). It has now been nine months, and my business is going strong. When He told me to get a business page on Facebook, I didn’t even know how to make a Facebook page. But I watched YouTube videos, and now I have a Facebook page. I contacted another “Woman of God” who created my Facebook cover
and logo and added it to my page. Everything is moving along very well. I am successful because I obediently moved when a dependable God told me to move. God’s stamp of approval was already on it. The name of my business is Angela’s Designer Crafts, and everything is homemade with love. I am spreading the love of God one item at a time. After many sales, I am still going forth and doing what God has told me to do, and I can see the fruit from walking in obedience. Now I have learned to do my own Facebook covers and logos. But, I would have never become successful if I hadn’t moved and trusted and depended on God. So, God is no respecter of persons in what He has done for me, and He is more than willing to do it for you. But, you have to be obedient and move when He says to move. Isaiah 1:19 (NLT) says, “If you will only obey me, you will have plenty to eat.” God is looking for people who are willing to move when He says move. He is looking for someone to help further the kingdom of God on this earth, and He is going to use you if you only cooperate with Him and let Him
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have His way in your life. Life with God as the head of my life is amazing. God is opening so many doors in my life that I am in awe, and I thank Him for all that He is doing. If God has told you to write a book or books, then get busy writing them. Don’t worry about the finances; He will give them to you once your start writing. God will do it with whatever level of trust that He has in you. If He knows you will use what He sends for the book, He will send the finances sooner. But If He sees that you may not be a good steward, then He will wait before He gives it to you. When God can trust you with finances because He knows that you will do the right thing, you will see provisions coming from places you least expected it.Get connected with Jesus. If you haven’t, it will be the best decision that you have ever made. Everything that you have been searching for in this world is in Jesus. True love is in Jesus. You will never know true happiness until you get in touch with Jesus. Jesus will not judge you; He wants to love you past all the pain you feel. He wants to give you something so much more than you can get from anybody else. He will teach you how to love Him and learn to love yourself regardless of what you have
been through in your life. He is the only one that can give you the true meaning of life and why you are here on earth. He will let you know what God created you for and what your future will be if you surrender your life to Him today. Dr. LaRose Angela Richardson is the wife of Richard Richardson and the mother of Satar Cowan. She has one granddaughter, Allara Cowan. She has lived in Southeast Georgia all of her life. In May 2016, she graduated with a Doctor’s Degree in Theology from Crossland Christian University in Orlando, Florida. She is the co-author of “It Cost Me Everything” written by Prophetess Kimberly Moses. She also has two other books that she has written. The first one is “Waking in Total Freedom after Healing from Deep Inner Wounds,” and the second one is “Prayers That Availeth Much.” Her new book is “180 days of Communing with God Daily devotional.” She has also started a blog this year under the name of Grace Ministries Walking in Freedom, which can be found at ministerrich0628. blogspot.com. Her ministry pages can be found on Facebook, “Grace Ministries” and “Walking in Freedom.” You can go on those pages weekly and hear a LIVE
word from the Lord. All the teachings are words of encouragement that will inspire and to help you move forward in ministry. She can be contacted on Facebook on her ministry pages or her personal page “Angela Richardson.” You can also email her at ministerrich0628@ gmail.com.
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God is the One to be trusted, and we have to trust people too, but the answer to that is to pray and ask God about a person, and He will let you know if you can trust them or not.
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PROPHETESS KIMBERLY MOSES Felecia Jackson: When did you first receive your calling, and how soon after that did you start walking in your calling? Prophetess: I started walking in my calling immediately. I couldn’t run anymore because I was in the wilderness and it was impossible for me to escape. So, I yielded because I had no other choice. After everything that I had endured, I gladly submitted to the call as a prophet. I had a made up mind not to serve the devil because he was the reason why my life was in shambles in that season. I knew that I had to serve God because the devil tried to kill me so many times. Andrea Gonzalez: I watch a lot of your videos on YouTube and you have mentioned that you were going through pain and you were asking God to take it away. What was causing the pain? And how did you overcome
it? And when did you begin to really know the voice of God? Prophetess: This is a good question. The YouTube videos were a method to bring healing to me. I was always in a lot of emotional pain over the last few years because of the storms I went through. I was on my way to medical school to become a doctor and one day, I went through a bad divorce. I lost everything. I went from a four-bedroom house to a one-bedroom apartment. I went from having A-1 credit to having bad credit. I went from having stability to facing homelessness multiple times. I went from abundance to struggle and lack. I lost all my hopes, dreams, and aspirations. I endured rejection, insecurity, jealousy, anger, strife, un-forgiveness, and bitterness. There were many days and nights where I just cried be-
cause when I looked around, I was shocked because I couldn’t believe that I lost everything. I was at rock bottom and the pain of everything I went through was unbearable at times. I was on probation for two years. I suffered tremendously because I was away from my family and everything that I was familiar with. During all the pain, initially, the devil would threaten to kill me. He would speak to me, saying that I was sick and I was going to die. He was planting seeds inside me of suicide. It wasn’t until I got arrested that I reconnected with God. I remember picking up a book that changed my life. It was called, “Doing His Time.” It was a book about God’s grace and mercy. I felt like a failure because I made one bad decision until I read that book. It was at the moment where I felt the hope and the love of God on the inside. This was the turning
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I couldn’t run anymore because I was in the wilderness and it was impossible for me to escape. So, I yielded because I had no other choice. After everything that I had endured, I gladly submitted to the call as a prophet. I had a made up mind not to serve the devil because he was the reason why my life was in shambles in that season.
point in my life. I started to seek God with everything within me. I surrendered everything. I gave God the unforgiveness, bitterness, resentment, anger, pride, etc. Then the voice of God started to speak to me as never before. The breaking or sanctification process for me was very painful and it seemed like a long process. It’s been three years and going. God showed me how to worship, fast, meditate, and live
uprightly before him by me spending a lot of time with him. He also showed me things out of his word and gave me instructions on what was required of me. I overcame the pain and chose not to focus on the adversity by just focusing on God and the work that He called me to do. Abiding in His presence brought me healing in my emotions. Now, I refuse to allow anything to steal my peace and joy. The peace of God is a valuable gift that I wouldn’t trade for the world. I’ve always heard the voice of God, even when I was Buddhist and in the world. I just didn’t know it. I heard His voice way before I was called as a prophet. I heard many voices, and even my sister would hear a voice in my childhood home calling my name. I knew the voice was God because there was no eerie presence attached to that voice. I heard the devil speak to me the day when I got in a bad car accident. When the devil spoke to me, I felt death that day. Through the years when the devil spoke to me, it caused fear. However, when God spoke to me, it was different. It was something about the future. It was dealing with my next move in life. When God spoke to me, it was always an instruction, telling me to bless someone
and do a good deed outside my comfort zone. Lol. Over time, just being prophetic, I learned the voice of God through relationships. I learned his voice by spending lots of time with him. I have a set time daily where I don’t pray. This is the time where the Lord speaks to me. This is a special time where he pours into me and I just receive. This came through going through the wilderness, submitting to the call, building a relationship with him. Keiyia Jackson-George: With so much going on in your ministry, how do you have time to do all of that, feed the homeless, and publish a monthly magazine. This isn’t your run-of-themill small newsletter. It’s an 80+ page masterpiece. Prophetess: I love this question. Honestly, having balance was something I struggled with over the years. I was so broken that the only thing that kept me going in life was Jesus and doing the work of the Lord. I neglected my family for a long time because of the inner pain that I carried. Recently, the Lord answered my prayers. I started to cook for my family again without feeling an overwhelming depression. I started doing more things with the kids without feeling a sense of withdrawal.
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I started to fellowship with other saints and just began to have clean fun. So, I can now balance everything by giving everything a piece of the pie or some of my time daily. I make sure that I spend time with God through the day by constant prayer in the spirit and worship so I will not neglect our time. I make sure that I spend time with my children after school or on the weekends. During my worship time with the Lord, I gain stamina to get a bulk of work done pertaining to the magazine, books, and other future endeavors. I dedicate one day per week to feed the homeless because that’s something I am passionate about. It doesn’t feel like work and I know that God is pleased with that because Jesus had compassion for the poor. The scripture says, “Those who give to the poor lend unto God.” I know that as long as I care for the poor and have a burden for this, God will always take care of me. Melody Summers: Can you tell me what was your first heavenly encounter like? Prophetess: I have had so many supernatural encounters with God and it’s so surreal. They came out of
nowhere and I desire to have so much more of them. I shared most of my first visions on my website, where it says prophecy. One day, as I was preparing to do an early morning prayer call, I was seeking God. I had just launched the prayer line just a few weeks prior. It was about 3 AM am in the morning and I was worshipping. All of a sudden, my room changed. I was no longer looking at four white walls but looking at what appeared as the galaxy. I saw all kinds of stars with different hues, and it appeared that I was outside of earth. I heard the external voice of God. He told me to stretch forth my hand. As I did, a golden scroll appeared. I grabbed ahold of this scroll. The Lord told me to place this scroll inside of my stomach. So, I took the scroll and put it to my stomach and it disappeared and went through me. I could feel everything. As soon the scroll disappeared in my stomach, the trance was over, the galaxy disappeared, and I was back in my room. I felt this impression in my abdomen. It was very painful and I could feel so much pressure from my belly button to my upper chest. No matter how many times I rebuked the pain, it wouldn’t
budge. I had no idea what was occurring at that time. However, the Lord led me to the scriptures and showed me that Ezekiel and Zechariah had encounters with a golden scroll. They both were prophets. Mia Mason: When were you sure that it was God that was speaking to you after deciding to surrender your life to God? Prophetess: I was sure that it was God speaking to me because everything I heard lined up with the word. Also, when God spoke to me and I didn’t follow his instructions, he placed such a burden on me of conviction that I had no other choice but to surrender and obey. For instance, I was praying about marriage restoration when God spoke to me and told me that I was a prophet. At that time, I didn’t know what a prophet was. I thought a prophet was an obese Caucasian man with a beard. Being a prophet was the last thing on my mind. I wasn’t even interested in that. God had to refocus on my mind from my will, wants, and agenda to His. God had to tell me two more times that I was a prophet and then that’s when the prophetic exploded in my life. I was never the same. The
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normal days as I knew it was over. I could no longer go to church and enjoy service without having to give a word. All I kept hearing in my head was, “Tell my people this or that.” At first, I was so stubborn that I wouldn’t move and say anything. God had to put so much pressure on my chest that it felt like I was about to be crushed. I was scared that people would mock me and think that I was crazy because I could hear God. God had to break that off me. He would only let up the pressure when I spoke what he said. This was the beginning of me knowing consistently that it was God speaking to me. I was dealing with a divine force way stronger than me. I was isolated and in the wilderness and I couldn’t run if I wanted to. I had nowhere to go since I couldn’t leave the state of Colorado at that time because of probation, so I just yielded to God. Over time, I had to practice God’s presence and tune my ears to hear him at any moment. For instance, I fasted so much one time and worshipped so long that I was seeking so much in the spirit and hearing as never before. Everything from God was always confirmed through his word or through another prophet.
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Prophetess: When I get discouraged, I give God praise. I go into worship and thank God because after going through so many trials, I recognize that there is a blessing on the way. Now in my walk with God, the Holy Spirit will not let me get discouraged for long. He will speak to me and tell me to get up and do what he has called me to do. He will tell me the end result and send his fire to confirm his word. Since I have a mandate from God, he will not allow me to stay in my feeling for long. Initially, when I became discouraged after everything that I have been through, it used to take me weeks to overcome discouragement. N, now it takes days or hours. Whenever you worship, you will find a breakthrough. You will usher in God’s presence. In his presence is the fullness of God. God told me that worship brings in the harvest and that’s so true. I may cry sometimes through the storms, but I am still giving God praise and staying in worship in the midst of it all. Joseph Sintema: What are your hobbies and interests? Like the things you enjoy doing in your free time.
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It was about 3 AM am in the morning and I was worshipping. All of a sudden, my room changed. I was no longer looking at four white walls but looking at what appeared as the galaxy. I saw all kinds of stars with different hues, and it appeared that I was outside of earth. I heard the external voice of God. He told me to stretch forth my hand.
honest, I am just a simple person. I like to stay home, LOL! My weakness is video games. One of my favorite games is The Sims. I can play that game for hours. I used to be so addicted and play that game all night up until it was time for me to go to work the next day. Now, I am more balanced and try not to play games as often. I do enjoy playing board games like Monopoly with my family and friends. I also enjoy playing Uuno or Spades with them as well.
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My kids love when I play the Wii game with them. I enjoy cooking for my family. I’ve joined several food groups on social media and I just like food photography. One of my favorite things to do is to solve logic puzzles and to go window shopping. I enjoy traveling and seeing new places and meeting new people. In my free time, I write books or study the word of God. Jerika Mobley: Do you believe God ordained your first marriage? If so, why did it end? I always thought when God ordains a thing, it lasts. Prophetess: I thought divorce would never happen to me. No one ever gets married to divorce. I tried everything to save my marriage. I tried counseling, books, fasting, prayer, etc., but it just didn’t work. I thought God ordained my first marriage. We both married young and I was no wife. I was just a babe in Christ. I didn’t pray or read the word. All I was concerned with was advancing my medical career. The marriage ended because of infidelity from both parties. Whenever someone gets married, there needs to be Jesus to be made even more famous. I am not doing ministry for a platform. I hate public speaking and
I am such an introvert. God pushed me out of my comfort zone, for real. God had to take me through a daunting process to get every ill motive out of my heart. He had to ensure that my heart’s motives were pure in His sight. I do ministry, not for the earthly rewards or riches but I do it to please God. I am a bondservant to Christ. I am anointed. I am called. I am chosen. My life doesn’t belong to me. I can’t run. I can’t hide. God gave me no other choice so I yielded to Him and I do what He tells me to do. I just obey Him. I try my best to stay in the vine or the right frequency with Him. This is why I can get ideas for new books and projects like every other day. God knows that if he gives me an idea, I will not rest until I accomplish it. To better answer your question, I asked God for happiness, including family and opportunities for my books. I never asked God for fame, wealth, or to be a prophet. Since I didn’t ask for certain things, God just gave them to me. It’s like King Solomon. He only asked God for wisdom, but God gave him wealth and many other things that he didn’t ask for. Quiana Robinson: How do you manage to balance being a mother and the work
of the ministry, specifically the prophetic, which is very demanding? Do you have any tips? (I’m not a mom yet, but one day I want to have kids). Prophetess: My day consists of waking up early in the morning and packing the kids’ lunch. I have trained them to make their own grits, oatmeal, toast, bagel, or cereal for breakfast. I make them clean up behind themselves, like make their beds and wash their dishes. This results in me doing fewer house hold chores and me doing more ministry. I have to set odd times in the day where it is quiet to hear God to get new revelation. There were many times when I felt like I was getting overwhelmed by everything, including ministry and motherhood. I noticed that I didn’t really spend that much time with God either when I started to feel this way. I had to step back from everything and rest in God. I had to put worship music on and worship as I do the work for the Lord. I had to spend early morning or late nights in prayer to make sure that my attitude was not bad. Once I did these things, I had peace and God’s presence abiding with me and I was able to conquer the day’s task. So, my advice is to spend
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time with the Lord to keep that anointing that He has placed on your life so you can balance it all. We can pray in the spirit throughout our days to spend time with God. We can meditate on the word of God throughout our days to spend time with God. I try to do a little bit at a time or just be consistent in everything. When I am consistent, I can conquer big tasks that are before me. Whatever God has placed before you, He will anoint you for it. Kevin B. Brewer: How do you help women who have been strongly influenced by the feminist movement, become wives and fulfill this scripture when looking for their Boaz? Prophetess: I help many women who have the wrong concept of womanhood or preparing for marriage. The Lord gave me a book, “Empowering The New Me: 50 Tips To Becoming A Godly Women” to impact the lives of women from all walks of life. This book talks about everything from integrity, modesty, submissiveness, along with my testimony. God had to do work in me because I was so independent. I am strong and went through many hardships. Because of this, I don’t depend on people but sometimes do many things by
myself. God had to humble me and I had to ask for help when I needed it going through the storms. I had to ask for help financially, food, and other issues when they arose. Many women who read this book gave me feedback and told me how it blessed their lives. I don’t want women to make the same mistakes that I made. I was once controlling, dominating, disrespectful, nagging, loud, etc. I thank God for taking me through the wilderness. It made me the opposite of everything that I used to be. I am conformed into the image of Jesus Christ. I also have launched another special training to help single women. It’s called “Help! I am single and I need help preparing for Boaz.” My book, “Empowering The New Me: 50 Tips To Becoming A Godly Women” is a resource that I will use in this webinar. We will talk about real-life issues, including workshops that will cause women to reflect on their inner selves. This online conference will be prophetic so they can hear what God is speaking concerning their situation. The deliverance anointing will manifest so women can get the healing that the meds and the therapists can’t provide. When God delivers these women, their lives will never
be the same. At one instant, God will touch them and years of baggage will break off their lives. When women take this conference, they will get revelation and impartation for wisdom to make better decisions in life and be ready for marriage. I am very passionate about women’s ministry because I see so much of myself in these broken women and they just need help.
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I’ve always heard the voice of God, even when I was Buddhist and in the world. I just didn’t know it. I heard His voice way before I was called as a prophet. I heard many voices, and even my sister would hear a voice in my childhood home calling my name. I knew the voice was God because there was no eerie presence attached to that voice.
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Rachel Brinson: Have you ever been hesitant or afraid to step out in your ministry? Prophetess: I have been hesitant in the beginning when God first called me. I had encountered a lot of opposition to distract and discourage me. That is an indication that anyone is in the will of God because of the intense demonic attacks. I used to want approval and acceptance of men but God put me in a place of being overlooked to get that out of me. I used to be afraid
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God had to humble me and I had to ask for help when I needed it going through the storms. I had to ask for help financially, food, and other issues when they arose. Many women who read this book gave me feedback and told me how it blessed their lives. I don’t want women to make the same mistakes that I made.
of what people thought of me but going through many trials and tribulations. I stop caring. God had to break all forms of fear out of me and put me in place out of my comfort zone. I had to meditate on scriptures, pray, and fast because I thought I could never stand up in front of a crowd and preach. When I get up and speak, the anointing comes on me in a powerful way. It is all God speaking and moving and none of me. If God sends you, then he will back you up. Symona Haynes: You have written many books and constantly doing different things in ministry. I know you are a mother. Where do you find the time to achieve all you do and have done? Prophetess: I have to make daily goals on what I want to accomplish that day. For instance, one of my goals is to write one chapter a day in my next book. This way, I can stay consistent and get the book finished in a quick time. I also pray each morning that my day would be productive and that God would accelerate my writing. I specifically ask the Lord to bless me to finish each assigned task. I am the type of person where I can’t rest until I finish the assignment. I will dream about it or constantly think about it.
I also make quick meals for the children, so I don’t have to spend much time in the kitchen. Brittany Lowery: What do you enjoy most about being a mother? Prophetess: The most thing that I enjoy about being a mother is looking at two beautiful little faces often, seeing them as a gift from God, and doing fun things with them. We bond with the shows we watch on YouTube and cooking pizzas for dinner. Just simple things, like teaching them the word and prayer is what they enjoy. They are full of energy and they help push me to keep striving to build and to achieve more in life. I am blessed to have both a girl and a boy. I know people who have all boys and want a little girl. I know couples who have all girls and want a little boy. I get joy to see them grow into amazing people. I love their personalities and enjoy doing fun things with them. Gary Jean Baptiste: After you accepted your calling into your office, were there times that you struggled with lust, fear, or anxiety? Even now, are there times when it tries to creep up and you have to deal with it accordingly? Not that you are struggling or anything.
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Even now, are you facing certain temptation as it deals with that? What do you do to remedy that? Prophetess: Absolutely. I wasn’t always saved. God had to take me through a process that purged and sanctified me. My mindset now is that I am so on fire for God and so busy doing the work of God, that I don’t have time to sin. I refuse to allow my flesh to dominate my life. I refuse to allow the tempter, the devil, to mess up and destroy my destiny. When I feel the spirit of lust, I cast that spirit back to hell immediately and I get into the presence of God. That spirit flees because the word of God says, “Submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee.” I decided to God years ago that I will live holy as He is Holy and that I will practice abstinence. My husband will be a blessed man because I know I will give God honor waiting on marriage to become one flesh with someone. The demon of fear tormented me for five long years. Years ago, I had backslid and it opened a demonic portal. Fear destroyed my life because the anxiety was so severe that I isolated myself and wanted to die. God delivered me from fear and I am now doing everything that the devil told me
I couldn’t. I am now going out to eat, speaking in public, driving in the car with people, going to the dentist or doctor’s appointments, meeting new people, and going to new places. When I feel fear trying to creep on me, I bind that up immediately and take authority over it. It backs down to the name of Jesus and I maintain my peace. The best thing to keep your deliverance is to put on the mind of Christ and renew your mind daily. When I started thinking like the bible, then my life changed. Kendria Edmonds: How did you know what your purpose was? Prophetess: I knew my purpose when God revealed it to me one day in prayer. Everything that I was passionate about, such as teaching, training others, writing, and helping people were indicators of what I was called to do. I believe that God placed a desire in my heart for these things to make me want to give up my fleshy desires, my own agenda, all in exchange for His. I encourage everyone to seek God for their purpose and to walk in purpose once it’s revealed. Joseph Sintema: What is your educational background?
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God had to break all forms of fear out of me and put me in place out of my comfort zone. I had to meditate on scriptures, pray, and fast because I thought I could never stand up in front of a crowd and preach. When I get up and speak, the anointing comes on me in a powerful way. It is all God speaking and moving and none of me. If God sends you, then he will back you up.
Prophetess: My educational background consists of numerous fields. I was very indecisive before I totally yielded to God. I have tons of certificates and awards and even public achievements of various programs. I have a certificate in phlebotomy and I worked as a phlebotomist for two years. I have a certificate in chiropractor assistance. I could
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God had to take me through a process that purged and sanctified me. My mindset now is that I am so on fire for God and so busy doing the work of God, that I don’t have time to sin. I refuse to allow my flesh to dominate my life.
never find a job in that field. I have training as a nurses’ aide and worked home health for two years. I have an Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care. I worked as a Registered Respiratory Therapist for about eight years until God called me into full time ministry. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. I got this degree because I wanted to be a doctor and this was a good degree for premed students. I have one more class to take to get my Master’s degree in Public Health Nutrition. I wanted to get this degree to become Primary Practitioner or Medical Doctor who worked a lot with the community that emphasized total health, especially
for the impoverished population. My goal, and it still is, is to empower people to eat healthy, exercise, and be healthy to live longer and better lives. Even though I gave up Med school for God, I consider myself the Lord’s doctor. Just like Luke. He was Jesus’ disciple but he was yet a doctor. I believe that God blessed me with a healing ministry because I have such a strong desire to see people get healed. JoAnn Getecha: Does the prophetic or any of the other five-fold ministries run in your family? Prophetess: There are a lot of gifted people in my family, meaning they can see keenly in the spirit. However, they aren’t walking in one of the five-fold offices. I was raised a Buddhist and once was superstitious. So my mother, years ago before she converted to Christianity, was very superstitious. She used to have many encounters with the dead. She used to see ghosts even as a small child. She knew people were going to die before it happened. Even after they died, their spirits used to come to visit her. These encounters used to scare me as a child. My sister and her daughter, which is my niece, can see in the spirit and talk with spirits that
aren’t seen with the natural eye. This sounds weird and it can open up a door to the demonic realm if this gift isn’t used to glorify God. Before I knew I was a prophet, I used to see demons a lot, but I thought it was normal. Now I know better. I closed all demonic portals in my life so the devil can’t trespass because I can feel him coming a mile away. My prayer is for all of my family to become saved and to use their gifts for God. Kevin B. Brewer: How does a man find a wife (not a woman) to be a Husband to/for? Prophetess: A man has to be led by God to find his wife. I believe God can highlight someone to a man. A man searching for a wife needs to make sure that he is in a posture to hear from God so he can hear God say that’s the one or receive an unction from the Holy Spirit that this woman is his rib or helpmate. Brittany Lowery: Everyone Needs balance. What do you do for fun? Prophetess: Yes, I agree. Everyone does need balance. I love to watch a good movie and eat popcorn. I love to try new recipes and I love to look at food. I am
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just a greedy little person inside. Lol. I don’t have to eat food but I love to watch videos or shows about cooking. I love makeup. I like to explore and play with different colors and shades for my lips and eyes. I love to try new things with my kids and the people I love the most. Lastly, I love to shop. If I don’t have the money, I love to window shop or just browse different stores online. Felecia Jackson: When you first heard God speak to you, what did He say, and how did you respond? Prophetess: The first time I heard God speak to me was at a revival. I was jumping up and down and His presence slain me to the ground. He spoke to me and told me that I was going to get married, have a house, and kids. I couldn’t believe it at the time because I was only twenty-one and I wasn’t even thinking about marriage. About nine months later, that word came to pass. Before that, I wasn’t sure if it was God or me that I was hearing.
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YOUR PROMOTION TIME IS HERE BY DR. CANDICE SMITHYMAN
Promotion time is here! It began on August 1st and will continue until August 15th. August is the eighth month on the Gregorian calendar, and the number “eight” means new beginnings. On the Hebrew calendar, this period covers the last week of Av and the first week of Elul, the last month of year 5781. It is the beginning of the rebuilding time in the Season of Teshuvah or repentance, ending on Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. For the Jewish
people, the Day of Atonement is the Highest Holy Day of the year, beginning at sundown on September 15-September 16. During the Three Weeks of Sorrow in the month of Av, from July 27-July 18, your bodies were crushed and your hearts broken. We remember these times as symbolic of the Babylonian and Roman destruction of the Temple. Therefore, if you felt crushed in your body, you are coming into
your time of promotion. God has cleansed “the temple” that is you and rebuilding it in the month of Elul. As a result, you can carry double glory at Rosh Hashanah on sundown on September 6th, the new Hebrew year of 5782. During these Three Weeks of Sorrow, a time of testing and trials, your identity has been shaken. Naturally, you question your identity and God, but this reaction is understandable. Many heroes
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of the faith experienced the same crisis, even after they had seen great signs or miracles. There was a man named Gideon who found himself in this very situation. Judges 6:11-12 says, “And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him and said unto him, ‘The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.” Powerful! The Lord sent an angel to Gideon even though his identity at the moment was not one of power and might. Gideon was feeling depressed. The Israelites were under oppression; then God showed up! Even after Gideon questioned the Lord after all the amazing things He had done, here was His angel sitting under a tree! In God’s love and mercy, He sent the message through an angel to call Gideon, “thou mighty man of valor.” God gave Him a new identity! Maybe you feel oppressed today. You’re questioning the trials and testing; you’re asking the Lord, “Where are the miracles?” Be encour-
aged! God is going to build a new foundation in you! A new temple of God is emerging where glory will be present! When God came to Gideon, He specifically spoke about how Gideon’s identity had to change. He had to stop identifying with loss, tragedy, and oppression and begin to see himself as a mighty man of valor! If he was going to he victory, he had to renew his mind and thoughts to align with God’s declaration. The same is true for you. Now is the time of change! If you’re going to transition into God’s strategies of promotion, you have to start seeing yourself as God sees you. Your identity is in Him and Him alone! You’ve got to start seeing things as God sees them. He is rebuilding you now for double glory! Remember when the angel called Gideon a “mighty man of valor?” The word “valor” in Hebrew is the word “khalil,” meaning “the glory of the Lord, the wealth and resources of God.” So basically, the angel was saying to Gideon, “Hey, you mighty man of valor with great resources who carries the Lord’s glory.” Praise the Lord!
If you’re feeling like you aren’t carrying the glory of the Lord right now, all you have to do is allow your identity to begin to shift and transition for this promotion time. You are going to carry more of the glory of the Lord when you find yourself in Him! Your new identity in Christ as a person of “valor in Him” is your new foundation for your temple for the new Hebrew year! I’m telling you right now that on September 6th, when the calendar turns over on Rosh Hashanah, the brand-new Hebrew year of 5782, you’re going to walk in double glory! Yes! Double glory! There is going to be a double explosion coming. Prepare yourself!
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During these Three Weeks of Sorrow, a time of testing and trials, your identity has been shaken. Naturally, you question your identity and God, but this reaction is understandable.
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LORD, WHY ME? BY PROPHETESS STEPHANIE HAM
Often, we question God and ask, “Why me? Why did I have to go through so much pain and suffering? Why are my children so rebellious?” When I try to bring them up in church, they seem to go in another direction. Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in a way that he should go and when they are old they will not depart from it.” We may even ask, “How
come I work hard to put food on the table for my family and it has become so difficult? Why do I work long hours and I still do not make enough money to pay my bills? Why do I deal with being evicted from my home or the repo man trying to take my car? Why does it seem like I am the only one that is going through?” We may have a spouse acting out of char-
acter and to top it all off, the dog just destroyed your favorite shoe. If I am talking to you, the Holy Spirit is bearing witness, and there should be a resounding, “Lord, you already know. Amen!” We all have faced problems that occurred in our lives, whether it be our jobs, spouses, neighbors, or even our precious dog named
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Spot that continues to maul our shoes. The Bible lets us know that we are not exempt from trials and tribulation. It will come as long as you are breathing and living on this earth. You will experience something. The question I ask you and myself is, “What can we learn from every trial we go through?” I will point out in the Bible certain men and women of God who went through trials and tribulation. They questioned God just as you and I. I’m pretty sure our Heavenly Father can turn that question around and ask His sons and daughters, “Why not you”? Suffering is something that is not uncommon. Everybody goes through something. I would say that when you go through a trial, it is good to have Jesus on your side, fighting and helping you through it. Let’s look at Job, a man who was found perfect and upright. He was someone who feared God. Job 1:1 says, “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.” The Bible gives great detail about the life of Job. He was a married man. He had seven sons and three daughters. He owned 7000 sheep, 3000 camels, 500 yokes of oxen, and 500 she
asses. He was well known as one of the greatest of the men of the east. Job 1:6 (NKJV) says, “Now there was a day when the Sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. Vs. 7 “And the Lord said to Satan, ‘From where do you come?’ So Satan answered the Lord and said, ‘From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.” The Lord then asked Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job?” As we read, Job was sought out by Satan, after being given permission by God, to try and test his faith through trials and tribulation. We can conclude that Job had an intimate relationship with God because He was the One who recommended Job. Satan is planning and seeking to destroy as many people as possible. If he can possibly get you to curse God, he knows that your life will become hell. Let us look at what Apostle Peter has to say about the devil and his manipulation. 1 Peter 5:8 (KJV) says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”
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During these Three Weeks of Sorrow, a time of testing and trials, your identity has been shaken. Naturally, you question your identity and God, but this reaction is understandable.
I believe that if you are not careful, your questioning can cause Satan to have you think that you are weak and all alone. My brothers and sisters, that is the biggest lie and a trick from Satan. We will continue with the story of Job to further prove this. Job 32:4-6 says, “Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken because they were elder than he. 5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled. 6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you, my opinion.”
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The name ELIHU means my God is he. Elihu was a man that defended and depended on God’s righteousness. He sat in the midst of the congregation of the elders and as he heard Job’s three friends try to make sense out of what’s happening in his situation. They did not have a righteous answer to give Job. Job, who lost everything, can’t figure out why he was attacked on his body with boils, lost his children and wealth. The Bible even records how his wife told him to curse God. Job 2:9 (KJV) says, “Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.” Now that is dangerous. We should never get to the point where we want to curse God. We can rest assured that God will protect us and give us revelation through our tests and tribulation. Here are two scriptures to prove this so. Job 34:21 says, “For His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He seeth all his goings.” God is always making a way for us to escape. Job 13:15 says, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.” Job’s faith was being developed, but he was in God’s hand the whole time. We all come to a place in our life
where we must recognize how ignorance can contribute to the things we suffer or go through. When we look back over our lives, particularly what we did before receiving Jesus as Lord, we would all say, “Lord, I wish I could do things differently.” God will cleanse us from the inside out and the outside in from all unrighteousness so that we can live a life pleasing to Him. With every trial or tribulation we go through, God has a way of showing us when He wants to bring us to a new level of grace and faith in Him. He wants to let us know that He is God Yahweh. He created all things and knows what you are capable of doing before you ever do it. He knows what buttons to push to cause you to move out of your comfort zone and out into the frontline. He will allow suffering and affliction to cause you to believe and have faith in the impossible. Revelation 12:10 and Zechariah 3 shows that Satan is always going to God to accuse the brethren. We give Satan plenty of evidence when we sin or when we are disobedient to the will of God. We must be quick to repent and ask for forgiveness. God has given us all the measures of faith. We only need to have faith as the
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I believe that if you are not careful, your questioning can cause Satan to have you think that you are weak and all alone. My brothers and sisters, that is the biggest lie and a trick from Satan. We will continue with the story of Job to further prove this.
size of a mustard seed. God already knows what it will take for us to walk on water, as Peter did. We have to have faith in the supernatural to believe in the impossible. God will send someone like Elihu to be a watchman on the wall to mentor and help us see when we feel weak and want to give up and throw in the towel. The man of God spoke on behalf of God and gave Job the confidence that he needed to keep on trusting and believing in God. When you go through trials and tribulations, it is not because you did anything
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wrong. God wants to show His glory through you. Let me say it again. God allowed Job to go through what he did, only to let the haters and the unbelievers know that Job would come out victorious. The story of Job teaches us that when we come out on the other side of our trials and tribulation, God will restore you and give you double for your trouble. This article is to encourage you to know that when you go through a storm, God’s going to carry you out. You will never ask again, “Lord, why me? But Lord, why not me?” Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Revelation 21:4 says. “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” James 1:2-3 says, “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers’ temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.” 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10 says, “And lest I should be exalted
above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. 8 For this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 And He said unto me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then I am strong.” Genesis 1:26- 27 says, “And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” God created man in His own image. My last encouraging word is that because we are in His image, He will see us through. May Our Lord God add a blessing to
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When you go through trials and tribulations, it is not because you did anything wrong. God wants to show His glory through you. Let me say it again. God allowed Job to go through what he did, only to let the haters and the unbelievers know that Job would come out victorious.
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HOW I LONG TO BE LIKE HIM BY PROPHETESS STEPHANIE HAM
There is a movie called “Joni.” The movie is based on true events. It is about a woman who went swimming out in the lake with a couple of her friends, and as she dove down into the water, she wound up breaking her neck at the age of 17. That accident caused her to become paralyzed and unable to walk again. The movie tells her story of
what it was like during her trial and tribulation when she met a man by the name of Jesus. Even though she suffered this life-altering accident, she learned how to paint with her mouth. She found strength and faith in Jesus. This movie reminded me of my encounter when I received Jesus as Lord of
my life. I learned how to depend on Jesus. I learned how to wait on Him. I now have such joy. He has delivered me from all storms. I learned several years ago when I had a car accident that you don’t always have to pray aloud. All it takes is to start a conversation with God and talk to Him as if you were talking to your mother or your best friend.
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There is a movie called “Joni.” The movie is based on true events. It is about a woman who went swimming out in the lake with a couple of her friends, and as she dove down into the water, she wound up breaking her neck at the age of 17. That accident caused her to become paralyzed and unable to walk again.
He’s waiting and listening to hear your voice. It doesn’t matter if you can’t speak out loud because we have to realize not everybody may be able to talk. You might be mute and can’t speak. In such a case, you can use your gifts and talents to worship God, as Joni learned to do in the movie. If you get your mind on Jesus and talk to Him, you will be led into praise and worship. You can then say, “Oh Lord, I love you, and I thank You for being my ABBA, Father God.” It is a privilege
and an honor to be able to call on the name of the Lord. When we acknowledge that Jesus is Lord and Savior and there is none other, nothing stays the same. There’s nothing that can compare to His glory and love. Yes, I may be married and have a husband, but my love for Jesus can never be compared. God’s love is that agape love. It’s a love that will never fail. The love of Father God will never leave, nor will He walk away from you. He will never turn a deaf ear toward you. He may not talk to you all the time when you want Him to, but he’s always listening. Can I get somebody to just love on him? There was this commercial I used to love to watch back in 1979. It says that eating a York Peppermint Patty is like the sensation of a cool breeze blowing through your hair. When I think about Jesus, I get this sensational fire going through my body. I know that it’s the anointing that is on my life. I can feel the fire come down! God has made man a little bit lower than the Angels. The angels of God are ministering spirits that are assigned to guide and protect us. As God’s chosen vessels, we are likened to a flame of fire, for we possess the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the CEO, the founder and the
perfecter of our faith. He’s God, and He alone can set us on the right track. He will cause our faith to go from glory to glory and from faith to faith. He is God Almighty, and He takes us up to another level. Hebrews 1:7 (KJV) says, “And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers as a flame of fire.” I will leave you with the following scriptures to meditate on. I pray that as you read and reflect on this article that your thirst and intimacy with God will grow stronger and that you will say just as I have, “Oh! How I Long to Be Like Him.” I John 2:6 (KJV) “He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.” 1 Corinthians 11:1(NASB) “Be imitators of me, just as I am of Christ.” 1 Peter 2:21(NKJV) “For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps.” John 14:15 (NASB) “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” Romans 8:29 (NASB)
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For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters; 1 John 2:29 (ESV) “If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.” 1 John 3:2 (ESV) “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.” 1 John 3:7 (ESV) “Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.” 1 John 4:15 (ESV) “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.” 1 John 4:17 (ESV) “By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.” I Peter 2:9 (ESV) “But you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 (ESV) “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 (ESV) “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” Ephesians 2:10 (ESV) “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 5:1 (ESV) “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.” Ephesians 5:2 (ESV) “And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and
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This movie reminded me of my encounter when I received Jesus as Lord of my life. I learned how to depend on Jesus. I learned how to wait on Him. I now have such joy. He has delivered me from all storms.
sacrifice to God.” Galatians 2:20 (ESV) “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 3:27 (ESV) “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Hebrews 12:2 (ESV) “Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” John 15:12 (ESV) “This is
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my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:20 (ESV) “Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.” John 3:16 (ESV) “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:30 (ESV) “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Luke 6:40 (ESV) “A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:46 (ESV) “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” Matthew 11:29 (ESV) “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 5:48 (ESV) “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
Philippians 1:6 (ESV) “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 2:5 (ESV) “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:13 (ESV) “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:19 (ESV) “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Psalm 17:15 (ESV) “As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.” Romans 10:9 (ESV) “Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 12:2 (ESV) “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Romans 5:8 (ESV) “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 6:11 (ESV) “So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.” Romans 6:4 (ESV) “We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” Romans 8:28 (ESV) “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV) “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
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LEVELS OF HATRED BY PROPHETESS KIMBERLY MOSES
Have you ever been hated for no legitimate reason? Perhaps someone hated you because of looks, preaching style, or the favor of God on your life. Christians can be encouraged as they reflect on how much Jesus was hated as we heed his warning in John 15:18, “If the world hates you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.” To make matters worse, there are levels of hatred. We can see this in Joseph’s story. First Level: Genesis 37:4 says, “And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.”
In the verse above, since the spirit of hatred was operating in Joseph’s brothers, they couldn’t speak peaceably unto him. They hated Joseph because their father loved him more. Second level Genesis 37:5 says, “And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.” In this verse, the hatred was building up. They hated Joseph because God had given him a mighty dream about his destiny. Third Level: Genesis 37:8 says, “And his brethren said to him, Shalt
thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.” In the last verse, we can see another level of hate: they hated him yet the more. They started to speak doubt into his purpose and tried to destroy any ounce of greatness he had inside. There are probably many layers to hate. A person has a choice to guard their hearts against jealousy, anger, and other sins that will lead to hatred. They must decide to follow after Jesus with their whole heart and obey His commands.
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OVERCOMING HATRED BY PROPHETESS KIMBERLY MOSES
Has someone betrayed or devastatingly hurt you? It’s easy to hate, but God will give you the strength to forgive and love. We are commanded to pray for our enemies and those who hurt us. Through Jesus, you can overcome dealing with hate. If Jesus loved his enemies, so can we. If you feel hate, follow these steps for your breakthrough. 1. Repent and cry out to God for help God is a very present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1) and He will deliver you. You must guard your heart (Proverbs 4:23). 2. Choose to forgive There is no limit on how
much you are supposed to forgive others. Forgive because God forgives you when you mess up (Colossians 3:13). 3. Pray for the person God will give you the strength to pray for your enemies even though your flesh doesn’t want them to suffer because you are hurting (Matthew 5:44). 4. Sow or support them The best way to silence the enemy is to treat others the way you want to be treated. When we bless our enemies, we are reaping hot coals on his head (Romans 12:20). 5. Choose to love
Allow God’s love to flow through you to bring healing, restoration, and deliverance to your enemy. Love conquers all and God’s conviction can flow greatly as you show your enemies kindness (1 Corinthians 13:7). 6. Find out the root source of the hatred As you are finger-pointing and blaming others, God can work on you and show you your shortcomings. The root of hatred could be jealousy, fear, or insecurity. God can set you free from these things (Matthew 15:13). God is so merciful and He doesn’t want any of us to perish. The Holy Spirit will warn us to keep us on track.
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WHEN THE WORLD FINDS YOU BY PASTOR SHIRLEY COOPER
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2) As much as we complain
about “the world,” we simply can’t get enough of it! We’re mesmerized by every lemon it throws our way. Captivated by all the different genders and enjoying the many different ways we can digest the pleasures of marijuana — the alcohol in
an array of colors and pills that satisfy our worries with just one pop. From gummy bears to chocolate brownies, weed doesn’t even have to be inhaled through the lungs. For it’s found a tastier way
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to get inside that mind of yours. Pills can be crushed and devoured at the touch of a fingertip. Even good ole cigarettes have found a home in the vaping community. “Safe” is the new name now for smokers. As they’re being lied to daily, having them flock to the stores to find their next smoking adventure. Now please do not get me twisted. While I don’t disagree with God’s creation of the Mary Jane plant and it’s healing powers, I do disagree with using it just because it gets you high. However, drugs are drugs, regardless, and we have found a brighter way to conform to this world. So, let’s not get off-topic here. There are other things on this earth that are enjoyed to a much more dangerous level, alcohol in Jell-O shots, icees, and ice cream....I’ve seen it all! But we look forward to these things. We crave them and desire them from a YouTube recipe away. And if that doesn’t grab your eye....now you can Uber Eat your alcohol and have it delivered directly to your front door and workplace! So, now you’re no longer drinking and driving. You’re trying to stand up while acting like a fool.
Again, it’s something else that we’ve attached ourselves to. The pleasures of this world. But where’s God in all this? Sure, you don’t drink. You don’t do drugs. You simply just work hard for your money. Provide for your family, and you make sure that you’re the upstanding pillar of your community. You’ve never done any wrong. But, where is God in all that glory? Even as a Pastor, I have to ask myself time and time again, “where is God in all this?” Is He what surrounds my entire world and existence? Or is my entire world and existence what surrounds Him? I want to make sure that the air I breathe is filtered by His! He is my everything. And I know that without Him, my children, my husband, my grandbabies would never be safe. They’re guided, protected, and Saved for an eternal future that only God can reserve. I’m not getting any younger. I know far too much. I carry wisdom from God and knowledge from people, including ungodly people. But this is not my home.
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From gummy bears to chocolate brownies, weed doesn’t even have to be inhaled through the lungs. For it’s found a tastier way to get inside that mind of yours. Pills can be crushed and devoured at the touch of a fingertip. Even good ole cigarettes have found a home in the vaping community.
I look at my youngest daughter, and I can’t help but feel sorry for her generation, for they’ve been taught to conform. It almost makes me wonder how long our children can survive without using technology and the pleasure of delivery for literally any product out there. Even pharmacies are delivering medication that at one time had to be signed with one special Hancock. The rules have changed to appease a people who are
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ready to conform with a quickness. It’s easy to point the finger and blame the younger generation as they hover over old-time boomers. But the reality is, everyone is ready to conform to be the next top “role model” of the 21st century. Boomers in a cold world, led by a young generation. From where I stand.....that’s pretty scary and very much out of order. I feel like we are definitely headed to a “new world order,” just as The Bible warned. “Thus he said: ‘As for the fourth beast, there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces (Daniel 7:23) Yes, we are held accountable for the things we do, but we are held accountable for the things that we didn’t do as well. It’s time to change the way we think, and rather than desiring to conform to this word, we need to study the word, stop condemning and start judging righteously. We need to be Christ-like, while fishing for men. We have to stop trying to conform to an already dying world. A place that will
one day expose the power of God through Jesus Christ once again. The days are becoming difficult for us to maintain a relationship with God. We’re too busy being busy. Our minds run faster than our feet, filling us with nonstop worry and stress, leaving us with health issues that demand we add more chemicals to our bodies. We are everywhere, except for Gods house. Sadly, even the house of God is being attacked and shamed by it’s very own people. Those sitting in the pews, gossiping, speaking words filled with unfruitful messages. God’s Holy house exposing even it’s chosen teachers through the sermons they preach to the life they live. We must be cautious as believers that we are not caught harming Kingdom business because we want to please the world before we please God. Our stance must be firm while keeping God first. As believers, we need to remember that we are people under God’s authority. Royal blood flows through our veins. So, before we try to conform to an ungodly world.....we need to understand that there are consequences to our decisions. We must pray for guidance through and
through to claim that ticket to Eternal Paradise. There is life and death here on this earth and after. Remember that before you make your decisions before you take a step, and before you mix in with anything that this world has to offer! Look into what you’re trying to get into. If it doesn’t align with God’s word.....then pray and ask God for guidance. Because sometimes we are called to places no one else dares walk. Today, return to God! Not just through prayer, but through our actions. Learn to be more Christ-like. Not perfect as He is....but loving, caring, giving, and willing to be the disciple He called us to be. “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.” (John 15:18-19)
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