Have you ever thought a part of your life is cursed? I have and recently am fighting an area in my life that does seem cursed. Cursed means from the Webster Dictionary "affected by a curse that causes bad things to happen, affected by something bad, and annoying or unpleasant." The place for me is in dating and romance. I have been hurt and rejected here since my teenage years. It all started with having no one to go to Prom with over a four year period of time I asked twenty-five girls to Prom and no one said yes to me.
Which lead me into a great depression, not being worthy, and rejection those giants have seemed to follow me throughout the three dating relationships that I have had each time these three giants would arise trying to kill me! Feeling these emotions and believing the words that were playing in my head made me believe this area is cursed in my life. I have to be careful because it is so easy for me to fall into speaking that death and that hurt in my life.
I was recently doing it and the Holy Spirit said to me "No, Robbie not cursed but blessed." Blessed means from the Webster Dictionary "bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune, having a sacred nature: connected with God, very welcome, pleasant, or appreciated, used to make a statement more forceful, holy, and enjoying happiness." Wow!!! Look at the difference but look at what it means to be blessed and I can say when we look at how God created relationships it is to be blessed. Your love and romance life with your spouse or future spouse should consist of all that word is which is blessed! Join me believe your marriage and not just that but every relationship you have in your life from God, yourself, family, friends, and acquaintances.
Let me end with this these giants have been laughing at me and my God saying "and what?" Well, I can say I take a stand like David and say everyone will know that there is a God in Israel on this battlefield of love in my life! Is it difficult? Yes, it is! But every time I say God is good here and it is a blessed part of my life those giants begin to fall and retreat. I do believe they will fall and I will lift up the sword and cut off their heads and raise all three heads and their body armor up. Then I will hang them up just like David did with Goliath's head and body armor then everyone will see that my romance and family life is blessed and it will help others be blessed! It will help others kill their giants as well. So I say start tonight have faith with me that He wants you to be blessed and where cruses have fallen on you or family have faith they are broken and God will restore and give a double blessing that is for you and that double blessing will follow the next generation just like it did for Job and Jonadab! Lord make us like the Heroes of Faith!
Saturday, August 4, 2018
Monday, July 16, 2018
Jesus Said No
Hello, my readers think about that phrase "Jesus said No." No is not a word that we usually associate with Jesus. Jesus would never say no, after all, He wants the best for us, has a future, and hope for us so for Him to say no we do not expect that. We expect a yes especially when it comes to being with Him or doing something good, helpful, or loving to Him or towards someone else we expect that Jesus would just say yes. Today we will take a look at a life experience that Jesus had. He told this man no to what the man wanted to do for Jesus. We will discover that even though Jesus said no to him in the activity he wanted to do. Jesus gave him another activity to do and Jesus said yes.
Let's pick up where our story begins in Mark 5. Jesus and his disciples arrive in the region of Gerasenes where they meet this man who is possessed by demons. We see that the man runs to Jesus and meets him and then the demons speak through the man asking Jesus not to torture him. Jesus speaks to the demons and asks them what is their name they tell him it is Legion because there are many inside this man. The demons beg Jesus to be allowed to go and enter into a herd of pigs Jesus gave the demons permission. After the demons left the man he was set free. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane. 18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 But Jesus said, “No. I know Jesus has more to say here but I want to point out here that Jesus said No to the man's request to go with him.
As I read this I become aware that Jesus will say No to you it does not mean that Jesus did not care for the man or did not want the man to be with Him it was that Jesus' no was important so the man could grab hold of the better yes that Jesus had for him. What was that better yes? Mark 5:19-20 tell us "19 But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.” 20 So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them. The better yes that Jesus had for this man was for him to be one of the first people sent by Jesus to tell of the works that Jesus did in his life. Everyone was amazed by the experience he had with Jesus.
This life experience that this man and Jesus had stood out to me that even though Jesus will say no to our request at times we can have hope that He has something better in store for us. We have an assurance that His no is replaced with a better yes. If you and I choose to do as the man did which is to do as Jesus said then I believe you and I will not only proclaim the great things of God, see people amazed at what we say, but also have peace and joy in our hearts that the no was best for us to experience the better yes that Jesus had for us.
What is Jesus saying no to you about? Once you know what He is saying no to. I then dare you to ask Him what is the go He wants to replace that no with? Once you know it do as the man did and watch what happens!
Let's pick up where our story begins in Mark 5. Jesus and his disciples arrive in the region of Gerasenes where they meet this man who is possessed by demons. We see that the man runs to Jesus and meets him and then the demons speak through the man asking Jesus not to torture him. Jesus speaks to the demons and asks them what is their name they tell him it is Legion because there are many inside this man. The demons beg Jesus to be allowed to go and enter into a herd of pigs Jesus gave the demons permission. After the demons left the man he was set free. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane. 18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 But Jesus said, “No. I know Jesus has more to say here but I want to point out here that Jesus said No to the man's request to go with him.
As I read this I become aware that Jesus will say No to you it does not mean that Jesus did not care for the man or did not want the man to be with Him it was that Jesus' no was important so the man could grab hold of the better yes that Jesus had for him. What was that better yes? Mark 5:19-20 tell us "19 But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.” 20 So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them. The better yes that Jesus had for this man was for him to be one of the first people sent by Jesus to tell of the works that Jesus did in his life. Everyone was amazed by the experience he had with Jesus.
This life experience that this man and Jesus had stood out to me that even though Jesus will say no to our request at times we can have hope that He has something better in store for us. We have an assurance that His no is replaced with a better yes. If you and I choose to do as the man did which is to do as Jesus said then I believe you and I will not only proclaim the great things of God, see people amazed at what we say, but also have peace and joy in our hearts that the no was best for us to experience the better yes that Jesus had for us.
What is Jesus saying no to you about? Once you know what He is saying no to. I then dare you to ask Him what is the go He wants to replace that no with? Once you know it do as the man did and watch what happens!
Friday, February 16, 2018
Elimelech
Ruth is a wonderful story about faith, loyalty, God's promises, dedication, hard work, obedience and love. As I read through chapter one yesterday I saw something different about one of the characters in the story his name is Elimelech. Elimelech is only mentioned two times throughout the story but his action in how he provided for his family is remarkable! His obedience and making a decision to save his family caused a ripple effect that has effected millions including you. Let's meet Elimelech in the story of Ruth. Ruth 1:1-3 NLT In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah left his home and went to live in the country of Moab, taking his wife and two sons with him. 2 The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife was Naomi. Their two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. And when they reached Moab, they settled there. Then Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons. " We can see from the beginning of the story that there was a famine in the land. Elimelech realized it and took action to make sure his family could be safe and thrive. What I want to point out from Elimelech's life are two things we can learn from him and apply into our lives.
The first is awareness. Awareness from Webster's Dictionary means "the quality or state of being aware: knowledge and understanding that something is happening or exists promoting a heightened awareness of the problem seemed to have only a slight awareness of what was going on an acute awareness of subtle differences." Elimelech was aware of the situation that came across his family he saw the famine come and he knew what the famine could do to his family so he took action! We must have an awareness of when things are happening in our lives the good, the bad, and the ugly and we must be ready to act so we can make the best decision to preserve our lives, our dreams, and our future, our family, and etc. This is what Elimelech did.
The second is his leadership. What faith it took him to go and sojourn into the land of Moab. He saw an opportunity to lead his family to a place of provision and protection from the natural disaster. Leadership from the Webster's Dictionary means: "the act or an instance of leading and leading means providing direction or guidance." We are all called to leadership so rise up! Do it in your life find an area where you can lead and bring direction and guidance to yourself, family, friends, place of employment, or etc. Go act in faith go and sojourn to a land you do not know. Do it so you can bring yourself, people around you, and future generations to have provision and protection for a new future new dreams and new memories. This is what Elimelech did for his family.
If you do not know Christ and would like to know Him you can. He has down what Elimelech did for his family for you! He is aware of you and took a leadership opportunity and came so you can have a new future , new dreams, and new memories if you would like to know Him then say Jesus I ask you to forgive me of my sins and I ask you to come into my life I am yours and you are mine! In Jesus name we pray amen! Now get plugged in read the stories in the Bible, go to church, and see what happens.
Godspeed,
Robbie
The first is awareness. Awareness from Webster's Dictionary means "the quality or state of being aware: knowledge and understanding that something is happening or exists promoting a heightened awareness of the problem seemed to have only a slight awareness of what was going on an acute awareness of subtle differences." Elimelech was aware of the situation that came across his family he saw the famine come and he knew what the famine could do to his family so he took action! We must have an awareness of when things are happening in our lives the good, the bad, and the ugly and we must be ready to act so we can make the best decision to preserve our lives, our dreams, and our future, our family, and etc. This is what Elimelech did.
The second is his leadership. What faith it took him to go and sojourn into the land of Moab. He saw an opportunity to lead his family to a place of provision and protection from the natural disaster. Leadership from the Webster's Dictionary means: "the act or an instance of leading and leading means providing direction or guidance." We are all called to leadership so rise up! Do it in your life find an area where you can lead and bring direction and guidance to yourself, family, friends, place of employment, or etc. Go act in faith go and sojourn to a land you do not know. Do it so you can bring yourself, people around you, and future generations to have provision and protection for a new future new dreams and new memories. This is what Elimelech did for his family.
If you do not know Christ and would like to know Him you can. He has down what Elimelech did for his family for you! He is aware of you and took a leadership opportunity and came so you can have a new future , new dreams, and new memories if you would like to know Him then say Jesus I ask you to forgive me of my sins and I ask you to come into my life I am yours and you are mine! In Jesus name we pray amen! Now get plugged in read the stories in the Bible, go to church, and see what happens.
Godspeed,
Robbie
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