Get in Position

Good morning to you all!

We have all been positioned by God for a purpose. In Exodus 7, God positioned Moses and Aaron to help deliver God's people from the hands of the Egyptians. David was not only positioned to kill Goliath, God positioned him to be King of Israel. We read in God's Word where many were positioned by God to win their battles; some without lifting a sword. My question to you is, are you in position? Do you know where God has placed you for your mission. In your position, you have the responsibility of sharing the Good News of Jesus. Our God has positioned you right where you are to share His love with those around you. He has positioned you to share salvation offered through the sacrificed blood of His Son. God has positioned you to share the gifts He has placed in you. If you are not already, then get ready and Get in Position! Seek God!

Make an intentional decision to get in position to fulfill your purpose! Get in position to open up and start using your God given gifts for the sake of the kingdom. You may have times when you want to go at it on our own, don't do it. You will end of out of position. You will end of missing your mark or delaying your purpose. Neither is good; stay connected to God. You have often times asked God for something but when the moment came, you found yourself not ready to receive what you asked for because you were not in position. So, with all of this in mind, don't you think it is time to Get in Position?

I pray that you receive this message. I pray that you are ready to get in position and walk out your purpose. I pray that you will always seek God first for directions. I pray these things and all things in Jesus name. Amen

Now, praise God and go have yourself a very wonderful and blessed week!

with joy & love,

Valerie 

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"Spirit of Offense" (How do you react?)

Hey y'all! Today, I want to address a topic we discussed in Bible Study a few weeks ago but that I also found myself experiencing. The topic was the "spirit of offense". We have all fallen into the deadly trap of offense; not one is exempt. Either we have offended or someone has offended us. Whatever the offense was or who committed it, how did you react to it? The enemy wants you to wallow in the offense because he knows it can kill. We all know that is his mission for our lives. But Jesus warns us about this in Luke 17.

Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.” (Luke 17:1-4 NKJV)

 I recently found myself in this position because I was not invited to a birthday celebration of someone I thought was more like family than friends. When I saw pictures from the celebration I immediately got on the offense. Because neither I was told nor invited by anyone else there that I knew. I even picked up the phone to call the individual to say happy birthday but mainly to give them a piece of my mind. When there was no answer, the Holy Spirit said you were not supposed to have been there anyway. So, get over it! I then thought, well that was the truth. You see I believe everything happens for a reason. If my presence was desired, I would have gotten an invitation. It doesn't mean that I'm not loved or liked. I decided that I wasn't going to give in to the enemy and let the thought of offense take up any space in my mind or my spirit. I moved on from it.

I want to save you some grief and from the spirit of offense. If a situation arises, think on the word of God that says "Great peace have those who love Your law [Word], and nothing causes them to stumble." (Psalm 119:165NKJV) Don't allow yourself to stumble into the spirit of offense. Instead, find peace when you show others the same love God shows you. When you forgive those who offend you, you can walk in God's peace that surpasses all understanding.