Daughter, arise

08/02/2023

05/24/2023

I am a firm believer that God will not put you somewhere you don’t belong.
He will not allow a season to pass without knowing you’ll be okay in it, Even if it’s through storms.
He will not test you to your limits without knowing the end result is the right one.

Seasons change.
Situations change.
Life changes.

We question it often.
The struggles. The fears. The heartbreak. The setbacks. The hard times. It’s not that we question because we do not trust, it is simply because we fear and do not understand.
We need to be reminded it’s not for us to understand. God has laid out the path he needs you to go down even if it’s against what you thought to be your path.

Psalm 23:3 KJV

"He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake."

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05/17/2023

Philippians 4:6-7 KJV

"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
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What's keeping you up tonight, Sis?

I have to be honest. It's 1:30 a.m. EST, and I'm wide awake, but I believe I can sleep peacefully now, after I write and share a few things with yall, as God has shared with me, as I was reading His word earlier tonight.

As for what has been keeping me up, (not just tonight), I have an important doctor's appointment tomorrow. It could be pretty serious. It is very worrisome.

As I opened my Bible, I read the above scripture from Philippians, I don't believe by coincidence either. I know that worry is an enemy to the Spirit of God.

What has my worry and anxiety over the situation changed?

Nothing.

Psalm 73:26 KJV says:

" My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."

God is MY portion. Tomorrow at my appointment, the next day, and the next. As long as I breathe. He will be God. He will be good. Forever.

I couldn't be worried much after I read that. I felt such peace, such relief after reading that. So I read more.

John 14:1-3 KJV

"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."

Yall.

I don't know what may keeping you up tonight, but I promise you that same God that will go with me to my appointment tomorrow, will be the same God you need to get through tonight.

Little Sister, cast your cares upon Him, because He cares for you! You are loved by the Creator of the Universe.

I pray this blesses someone,
Sherry 💜

04/26/2023

The Content Christian

1 Timothy 6:6-8 KJV

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
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We are living in a "now" society.

Fast food...now. [I'm guilty]

Online shopping orders...now. [I'm definitely guilty]

You get the idea

We never seem to have enough, fast enough.

The nicest car.

The nicest home.

The nicest wardrobe.

And so on and so forth.

I'm preaching to me here as well.

But.

I was reading Matthew 6:33 and it tells me:

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
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My problem is that I've have gotten this thing backwards.

In past times I have wanted "stuff" first, and Jesus second.

But.

I have now purposed in my heart to get things in the right order.

It's ok to be spiritually uncontent. By this I mean wanting a closer walk with the Lord, a greater anointing, and more wisdom and understanding of the Bible. Be uncontent with where you are, just don't stay there.

I truly believe that if we seek the face of God first and foremost, He will bless us with that nice home, nice car, etc. He wants us to prosper.

So overall, be content.

Don't let those late night TV "preachers" preach prosperity to you without salvation. It's not of God.

Jesus loves you,
Sherry 💜

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04/26/2023

The Content Christian

1 Timothy 6:6-8 KJV

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
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We are living in a "now" society.

Fast food...now. [I'm guilty]

Online shopping orders...now. [I'm definitely guilty]

You get the idea

We never seem to have enough, fast enough.

The nicest car.

The nicest home.

The nicest wardrobe.

And so on and so forth.

I'm preaching to me here as well.

But.

I was reading Matthew 6:33 and it tells me:

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
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My problem is that I've have gotten this thing backwards.

In past times I have wanted "stuff" first, and Jesus second.

But.

I have now purposed in my heart to get things in the right order.

It's ok to be spiritually uncontent. By this I mean wanting a closer walk with the Lord, a greater anointing, and more wisdom and understanding of the Bible. Be uncontent with where you are, just don't stay there.

I truly believe that if we seek the face of God first and foremost, He will bless us with that nice home, nice car, etc. He wants us to prosper.

So overall, be content.

Don't let those late night TV "preachers" preach prosperity to you without salvation. It's not of God.

Jesus loves you,
Sherry 💜

04/23/2023

Affliction Amongst the Body of Christ.

Psalms 34:19 KJV
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

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I don't know about yall, but the scripture above made me rejoice in the Lord! It is reassuring to know that even though we, as Christians [The Body of Christ], suffer affliction in our flesh, we have the promise that we will be delivered from them all.

But....It goes without saying that we should remain stedfast in our faith in Jesus Christ, in order to receive deliverance. Faith without wavering. Unshakable.

On a personal note, in the past few years I have suffered a decline in my health. I am a firm believer in divine healing. I came to find out that Jesus has been right here in the midst of my valley. Since last August, He has seen me through pneumonia, covid (twice), and migraines just to name a few. By HIS stripes He healed me.

Hallelujah!

The Lord never promised we would have a life without sickness and pain, but Second Timothy 2:12 KJV says this:

"If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:"

Glory!

Friends, if you are suffering in the flesh, KEEP THE FAITH! Jesus bore our afflictions on the Cross at Calvary. He would that we should prosper, and be in health.

To the one reading this that may be weary from the battle of your illness, my prayer for you today is that you be made whole and set free. Call on your church elders as set forth in the Book of James 5:14-16:

"let him call for the elders of your church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him."

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In Christ Jesus, be healed.

Sherry 💜

04/22/2023

Angels Unaware

Hebrews 13:2 KJV
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

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Today I observed our church ministry feeding the homeless. I watched as they came through the food line one by one. Some addicts maybe. Some mentally ill no doubt. Some that are both. I couldn't help but wonder if just maybe one or more could be that angel unaware that the Apostle Paul spoke of in the above scripture.

I am reminded of these scriptures also:

Matthew 25:35-40 KJV

"35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

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I am so thankful that I have never been where these people are currently.

I pray that we always represent Jesus to these people.

God didn't call us to judge, He called us to love.

When we do so, be mindful of angels. They are all around us.

Blessings in Christ Jesus,

Sherry 🩷

04/17/2023

IT IS FINISHED

John 19:30 KJV
"When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost."

"It is finished" translated from Greek is one word, TETELESTAI. Being the curious person I am, I started researching this word. "TETELESTAI" was a term used in accounting in the days of old. It would be written across a debt (Usually a tax debt) on paper to signify that the debt was paid in full. That's right. PAID IN FULL. I don't know about you, but this word alone made me rejoice.

Jesus' last words, "it is finished" was just the beginning for you and I. It was the beginning of grace. It was the beginning of the atonement for our sins. It was the beginning of our healing. Jesus was not lamenting when he declared it was finished, instead He declared it triumphantly.

I can't even conceive in my natural mind the cost that was paid for you & I on cross of Calvary. He paid for our mess. He paid a debt for us He did not owe. I owed a debt I could not pay.

If you are reading this and you think you are too messy for Jesus to forgive you, remember one word...TETELESTAI.

PAID IN FULL.

In Christ,
Sherry.

04/17/2023

The Devil Can't Contain What God Has Ordained

Jeremiah 1:5 KJV

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
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He may try to kill us 🚫 spiritually.

He may to to kill us 🚫 physically.

He may interfere with our🚫 calling.

But.

Jesus paid a visit to the lower parts of the Earth (Hell), and took the keys to it. ✔️

Jesus took the keys to death (both spiritually, and physically) ✔️

Jesus took the keys to the grave. ✔️

When we fully surrender our lives to Christ, and live a sanctified life, the Devil no longer has the victory.❗️

He may detour us. ❌️

He may delay us. ❌️

He may derail us. ❌️

But.

1 Corinthians 15:55 says...

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

Keep your eyes on Jesus.☝️

He knows your name.❤️

Blessings- Sherry 🩷