THE ANSWER IS JESUS

 A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY SON WAS ARRESTED. IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE I WAS SCHEDULED TO GO OUT OF TOWN TO BE ON A MINISTERIAL TEAM.I DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT BUT I NOW FEEL THAT THE DEVIL HAD PLANNED SOMETHING MORE SINISTER AND GOD IN HIS WISDOM PROTECTED HIM. MY MOM IS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AND SHE KNEW THE ARRESTING OFFICER SO THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET HIM OUT OF IT ALL BUT WHEN SHE CALLED I TOLD HER..."THIS IS THE SECOND TIME; THE FIRST TIME HE GOT OUT OF IT BECAUSE OF WHO I KNEW; HE NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES" AND WE DECIDED TO LET THINGS RUN THERE COURSE. BECAUSE IT WAS HIS FIRST OFFENSE HE WAS LET GO. I WANTED HIM TO BE PUT IN JUVENILE SO THAT HE COULD GRASP THE SERIOUSNESS OF HIS ACTIONS, SO WHEN HE WAS RELEASED I FOUND HIM A PROGRAM. HE HAS BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. I PLAN ON GETTING HIM THE END OF THIS WEEK. I HAD PLANNED ON WAITING UNTIL I SAW A BREAKING BUT GOD TOLD ME IT WAS TIME. I WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE THIS PAST WEEKEND AND I TOLD HER THAT GOD HAD TOLD ME TO GO GET HIM AND AS SHE WAS SPEAKING I HEARD "GATHER THE CHILDREN".  I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT MEANT AT THE TIME; I TOLD HER WHAT I HAD HEARD AND SHE TOLD ME TO BEGIN TO PRAY AND STUDY WITH THEM AGAIN...I HAD TO ADMIT THAT I HAD STOPPED. THE ATTACKS HAD TAKEN SOMETHING OUT OF ME BUT I RECENTLY HEARD THE LORD SAY THE DEVIL WON'T SHUT YOU DOWN THIS TIME. TODAY WHILE AT WORK I GOT A TEXT FROM MY OLDEST SON; HE ASKED IF WE COULD TALK...I WAS ON MY WAY TO A CLIENT'S HOME WHEN I CALLED AND HEARD HIM CRYING ON THE OTHER LINE. I CALLED MY JOB AND TOLD THEM I NEEDED TO LEAVE AND WOULD BE OUT FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND WENT TO PICK HIM UP. HE CRIED AND CRIED; I LISTENED AT FIRST AND THEN I TRIED TO TALK TO HIM BUT HE WOULDN'T BE CONSOLED. I BEGAN TO BE FRUSTRATED AND I TOLD HIM TO CALM DOWN. WHEN HE DID I BEGAN TO ASK QUESTIONS. HE SAID HE WAS UNHAPPY. I ASKED WHY, HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW. I WAS DEALING WITH DEPRESSION AND BEING SUICIDAL BY THE TIME I WAS THIRTEEN SO I HAD THE ANSWER; IT WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE JESUS. I STARTED ASKING THE QUESTIONS PRETTY EARLY...WHY AM I HERE? WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THE POINT OF IT ALL? AND THE ANSWER THEN IS WHAT IT IS TODAY...JESUS. I TOLD MY SON WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH CAN ALL BE FIXED WITH A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD...THE LOVE OF JESUS WILL FILL THE VOID; IT WILL FILL THE EMPTINESS; IT WILL SOOTHE THE PAIN AND WE ARE HERE TO SHOW PEOPLE JESUS; EVERYTHING ELSE IS A DISTRACTION AND NOTHING ELSE WILL WORK. AT TIMES TO DEAL WITH THE HURT I USED TEMPORARY FIXES LIKE SEX AND ALCOHOL (I'M GONNA TELL THE TRUTH; IF MORE PEOPLE DID INSTEAD OF POINTING OUT THE SIN OF OTHERS TO HIDE THEIR OWN, DELIVERANCE WOULD SPREAD ACROSS THE WORLD) BUT NOTHING WILL FIX IT EXCEPT JESUS. MY SON AND I TALKED ABOUT LIFE; WE TALKED ABOUT PURPOSE AND I TOLD HIM THE TIMES THAT I AM TRULY HAPPY ARE WHEN I AM IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD, WITTNESSING,  OR WORKING AT CONFERENCES, BUT LIFE AT TIMES CAN GET SO CHAOTIC THAT IT SEEMS LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT. I TALKED TO A FRIEND LAST NIGHT AND WE BEGAN TO TALK ABOUT THE DEVIL'S TACTICS AND ONE OF THE POINTS WE CAME TO WAS THAT IN THIS HOUR WHEN PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING BLOW AFTER BLOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW THEM LOVE; TO SHOW THEM JESUS. MY SON WAS ARRESTED DAYS AFTER I HAD GIVEN HIM MONEY TO SHOP...HE WAS ARRESTED WITH MONEY IN HIS POCKET AND I WAS VERY UPSET BUT THAT WON'T FIX IT; I MUST SHOW HIM LOVE; I MUST SHOW HIM JESUS. I AM NOT HIS GOD! BUT IF I SHOW HIM THE LOVE OF GOD HE WILL BE DRAWN TO HIM.

JEREMIAH 31
             3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

Winans - The Question Is

MY COUSIN WHO IS NOW DECEASED TOLD ME ABOUT A SONG THAT SHE HEARD WHEN SHE HAD JUST MISCARRIED. SHE SAID SHE WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR AND HAD BEEN SITTING THERE FOR HOURS WHEN THIS SONG PLAYED. SHE SAID WHEN SHE HEARD THE SONG SHE CAME TO HERSELF. I SEARCHED AND SEARCHED BUT SHE SAID THE TITLE WAS "THE ANSWER IS" YEARS LATER AFTER SHE  PASSED I FOUND IT.

AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE...LEADING BY EXAMPLE

MY TEENAGER WAS GETTING INTO TROUBLE AND ONE DAY LAST WEEK I FOUND MYSELF TALKING TO A CO-WORKER OF MINE ABOUT IT AND I TOLD HER "TO BE HONEST I KNOW HE IS ACTING THIS WAY BECAUSE OF A DOOR I OPENED". SUNDAY IN CHURCH THE PASTOR SAID THAT CHILDREN ARE DOING WHAT THEY SEE YOU DO (PARAPHRASING). THEN MY COUSIN POSTED THE VIDEO THAT I AM SHARING WITH YOU IN THIS POST. GOD WAS CRYSTAL CLEAR ABOUT THIS...BE A GODLY, HOLY EXAMPLE FOR YOUR CHILDREN 

GENESIS 4

7 If thou doest well , shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well , sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.   

JOSHUA 24

13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour , and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat . 

14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. 

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve ; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell : but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD

REST

I went out of town last weekend; it was a well needed rest. I almost immediately felt better. The hustle and bustle of my day to day routine was put on hold and my only task was to relax. We get so busy with being busy and forget to take time for the things that really matter. I had a dream while on my mini vacation and in it someone I know was saying they were tired; the dream was confirmed a day or two later. I dream and have visions but the worries of life have had me so boggled down that my gifting had become stagnant. I took off Monday and due to strange weather in my area schools were closed and my job closed too for Tuesday and Wednesday. I am young and I know a lot of young people don't think about time, but I am almost militant about my time. I took a class and we made a schedule about how we spent our time. The vast majority of my time was spent working; now I know that I must be productive but I was upset when I thought about how much time was spent at work. There has to be a better way. In the upcoming days I will be praying and fasting for direction; for God to show me an alternative way to get wealth. For me more control of my finance or more finances would mean more time. This unexpected time to me was a blessing...it was an opportunity to rest. Some young ladies that I know and I have agreed to set time aside every month to get away to do something; I feel this is a good start. I also sense the need to spend alone time with God; just me and him to be refilled, renewed and restored. I believe our personal relationship with God will be key in this season not just with lip service or left overs of our time but time that has been purposely set aside.





Matthew 11

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden , and I will give you rest . 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

FRUITFUL

JOHN 15
1.  I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away : and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing . 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned . 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will , and it shall be done unto you. 8 Herein is my Father glorified , that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full . 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. 16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain : that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 17 These things I command you, that ye love one another. 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did , they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law , They hated me without a cause. 26 But when the Comforter is come , whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 27 And ye also shall bear witness , because ye have been with me from the beginning.   

JESUS!

(JESUS) Nobody's Greater!

                                             

Matthew 28:20 KJV 

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo , I am with you alway , even unto the end of the world. Amen.