I Believe the Report of the Lord: Trust IN God No Matter What Man Says

“We need to get him to the hospital right now!”

My feet seemed to be shackled to the floor as I stood in that cold doctor’s office with tears streaming down my face and my heart racing at a thousand beats a minute.

“Miss Rainey, did you hear me?  We need to get Joseph to the hospital right away.”

I had taken my 3-month old baby boy to the doctor because his appetite and energy had greatly decreased, and as a young, first-time mom the slightest things worried me and warranted a trip to the pediatrician.  This particular doctor’s visit was unlike any other.  I’ll never forget it.

Holding my sweet baby in my arms, I walked up to the front desk to sign in.  A nurse walked up and asked if she could take a peek at my sleeping beauty.  “Sure” I said, flashing a huge smile as I pulled his blanket away from his face.  “Wow! Has his head always been that big?” She asked with a look of deep concern.  The look on my face must have read I know you did not just tell me my baby has a big head, because she immediately apologized, and began to explain her reaction.

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t’s Time to Strip Off Every Weight: How to Release Every Hindrance from Your Life

As part of a Bible Study, for the past week I’ve been meditating on a portion of the scripture found in Hebrews 12:1-2.  The New Living Translation says “…let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus…”

When I initially read this scripture, I could not think of any weight or sin that was intensely wrestling with right now. I couldn’t immediately see what was hindering me from running along the path the Lord has before me. 

The only thing that popped in my mind was the 10 pounds of natural weight I’ve put on since giving birth to my baby boy five months ago.  Now THAT, I really need to strip off!

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2012 Is Your Year of Manifestation: The Time Has Come to See What God Said

Here we are, a few weeks into a new year.  Like most people, I am excited to see what the Lord has in store for me in 2012. If these first weeks are any indication of what’s to come, then I believe that for me, and many others, this will be a year of manifestation.  And I’m not just saying that to pump up anybody’s emotions. But I really believe in my heart that for those of us who have been tried and tested, and remained steadfast in our faith, and are walking upright before the Lord, we will begin to see what He has said concerning our lives.  You don’t have to hi-five your neighbor or turn around three times proclaiming “It’s My Season.” All you have to do is stay aligned with the will of God and trust Him.  Amen?

In the first week of January, the Lord brought to manifestation something that He spoke to me almost a year ago.  Around the beginning of 2011, the Lord told me that He was moving me into entrepreneurship.  I totally laughed it off initially, because it seemed so far-fetched.  I’d never even thought about being a business owner, and I was fine with the job I had. So I brushed it off as a random, passing thought, and kept moving.  But when He began to speak those same words to me over and over and over again, my spiritual ears perked up.  Once I started to listen, I realized that God was really giving me a vision. 

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Thank God for Growth in 2011: Be Resolved to Continuously Mature in the New Year

The ending of a year always puts me in a place of reflection. 

I like to look back over the months and think about the tests I endured, what I learned, and how I matured.  This time I allowed my mind to drift back over the past couple of years, after I came across an email from 2009 detailing some of the harsh realities of my life during that time.  My eyes bucked and jaws dropped as I read through what I’d written about my life two years ago.  “Wow, God” I whispered to myself as tears filled my eyes. 

I became so emotional, because as I looked back into that moment in time I realized how much I’ve grown and matured in Christ during the passing years that followed.

There are things, places, people, and conversations which were once at the top of my interest list, that no longer tickle my fancy. My paradigm, priorities, passions, pleasures, and plans have changed tremendously as I am developing into the woman God created me to be.

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What God Says about Waiting on Him: Biblical Answers to the Question “How Long?”

I want to share with you something that I recently shared with my blog readers.  This word from the Lord offers encouragement for those of us who are waiting for God’s promises to manifest in our lives, and it seems as if time is passing by and nothing is happening.  The Lord greatly ministered to me when I went to Him concerning my weariness in the wait, and I believe it will minister to you as well.

Waiting can be one of the hardest things to do when you more than want what you're anticipating, but you need it like yesterday. Whether healing in your body, financial increase, restoration in marriage, a job, or deliverance from a situation, I'm sure there's a particular area in each of our lives where we are waiting on God to move. But doesn't it sometimes seem like God is taking forever? Don't you sometimes feel like maybe God forgot about what He said He was going to do for you?

I've certainly been there; quite recently, to be honest.

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