Rooted and Grounded in Love

May Christ through Faith settle down and permanently abide in my heart.

If I want to be deeply rooted and Grounded in Him, then I hear Love is the best place to start.

 

Im Impatient and so zealous at a young age to go and spread His word.

I convince myself preparation requires time I cant afford

 

God is Love, yeah yeah I get it.

Now step out of my way Im headed to the pulpit.

 

On the surface Im a mighty man of God, but my roots are that of a weed

I guess I never really took the time to allow God to water my seed.

 

God please Help me Im so easily tossed to and fro

Your Love is something I truly want to know

 

They say your love passeth all knowledge

And I still don’t get it after two years of Charis Bible college

 

I hear to truly understand then I must experience you.

So heavenly father show me what I must do

 

Your Love is something I truly want to comprehend

I wanna know you more then an instructor…I wanna know you like my friend.

 

My dear son you loved me only because I first Loved you.

I care more then you, about what you are going through.

Today don’t worry about your works, in fact lets just us go for a walk.

Lets take the rest of the day to simply talk.

 

Ever since that day with God my roots have continued to Grow.  

I no longer seek mans approval and in my heart I continue to sow.

 

Today All my ministry stems form Love and is the overflow of my fruits.

Jesus Showed me the importance of deeply grounding my roots.

 

It was never about me and it has always been about Him,

And the best part is our relationship is just starting to begin. 

Healing Struggle

Healing

 Gods love and mercy poured out by his son on mankind to supernaturally exceed natural and  physical limitations to achieve perfect health. 

God why am I not healed I Thought u died for my sickness 

I know that you are the author of health, and it's not you that did this

All infirmities and disease was placed on your son 

So why when I command sickness to leave is it not done

I've prayed for so many but, as far as healings I've seen so few 

If this is all of your blessings then God I'm sorry but I'm through

Dear child whom is in despair, are u certain your faith resides solely in me 

Because I made you a promise 2,000 years ago, but I'll remind you again that you're free

Take your eyes off the world and focus on my back 

These stripes are for you so that health was something you will never lack 

Healing doesn't come from a book or a perfect sermon 

It's not based upon how much you are learnin 

Even more so then you your health is something I desire 

If its a flame in you, then in me it's a fire

When the world says your not well, child do not fear 

Your not waiting for me to show up I'm already here 

Your healing won't come through anything you can do but what my son did 

There was an offer on your life, but my son had the highest bid 

And he came to die so that you may live 

I didnt force him , his life he offered to freely give 

So through Gods word build yourself up in faith 

And understand I didn't lock my healing away like I hid it in a safe 

It's not me your waiting to give but for you I pray that you receive 

There's no formula, healing is simple Child of mine, just believe 

Gaining Control

     People Tend to give this world way too much credit. People see themselves as a boat in a stormy sea being tossed to and fro, completely helpless and vulnerable to the outcome of the situation. However Christians can speak to the seas commanding, "Peace be Still."Unfortunately Christians have forsook their authority that God gave us as a gift and are displaying the same sense of helplessness in this World. Remember Saints We are not of this World. Our circumstances are not limited to the opportunities this world gives us.
      Proverbs 25:28 says, He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. The word rule in this verse translates to self control. He that hath no self control over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. What is a city that is broken down and without walls? It is defenseless and vulnerable to anything and any direction the enemy may come from. It has no walls for defense, it is broken down and has nothing to fight with, it is on a level playing field with the enemy without the elevation of walls. A city broken down and without walls is helpless against any attack.
      How do we rule or have self control over our spirit?
      God blessed us with a free will, the ability to choose life or death. And you cannot become ruler over something unless you have something to rule. So first step would definitely be to receive the Holy spirit and born again nature. (If you have never done that please contact me personally at livin4christ91@gmail.com). Once you have done that you have received a perfect spirit, sinless and sealed with the Holy spirit of promise (Ephesians 1:13). You have obtained all the fruits of the spirit love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control (Galatians 5:22). God has given unto you all of these things as a gift. Not because you earned them but because he Loves you. With this blessing comes a well welcomed sense of responsibility. Because as ruler of your spirit it is up to you whether you so choose to allow these things to govern your life. At first this sounds contradictory. Because if your ruler why does something govern your life? everything from God is a gift and it is up to us to choose whether we accept them or not or really take the time to become familiar with them. Have you ever received a gift at christmas, opened it up in front of the person that gave it to you, gave them a hug and said thank you so much his is wonderful and you put it back in the bag, took it home, threw it in the closet and never saw it again. Thats what so many christians do when the receive the Holy spirit. They accept it and rejoice for a moment but they never take the time to become familiar with it and let it govern their life. These people let the world rule their lives. They have deferred leadership often in laziness to the world. Everyone wants to rule but few want to apply the effort to be a ruler.
     But as Men and Women of God we control how much of the spirit we allow to govern our lives. You see God is a man of his word. For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name (psalms 138:2). And although the Holy spirit comforter, will guide us into all truth, teach us all things, bring things to our remembrance,show us things to come, and so much more, it is up to us to allow him. ( John 14:26 and John 16:13)

The Gospel Story

In the beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth

And in 6 days we saw the first man of a supernatural Birth

Male and Female Created He Them

And everything upon the Earth was given unto their Dominion

Then A serpent more subtil than any beast 

He convinced Eve and Adam to partake of the forbidden feast 

They ate the forbidden fruit

Leaving the Heart of Man Destitute

This was the fall of man 

But God had an even greater Plan

For God So Loved the World that He gave his only Son

Only one man could restore us and He was the One

And Behold Mary, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and of a virgin birth bring forth a son, and shall call his name JESUS

Joy to the World for the KING is among us

Already at the age of 12 he began his ministry 

And the Gospel began to unravel at the age of thirty 

Go Your way and tell all the things which ye have heard and saw

The blind see, the lame walk, to the poor the Gospel Preached, the lepers cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead raised, and how He Healed them ALL.

He Said When you have seen me You have seen the Father.

Bold statements like these the high Priest it began to bother. 

The same people that laid Palms at His feet and shouted Hosanna Blessed is the King of Israel took him to trial

Not knowing that it was all Part of the fathers plan and he would be back in a little while

They put a crown of thorns in his head, 39 lashes on his back, a nail in his feet, and a nail in each hand

Simply because he said I AM the Great I AM

As he cried, " It is Finished" it was done

the wrath of God, and the sins of Man satisfied by His Son. 

Not Even death could hold him Down

He only spent three days in the ground

And on that third day He rose from the Grave

And took Back the very same Life He freely Gave

It is expedient for you that I go away to be with my Father, For if I Go not the Comforter will not come

He will guide you into all truth and show you all things. Its more profitable then walking around with Gods Son. 

Now for By Grace are ye saved through Faith, It is a gift of God not of works lest any man should boast

your sins are forgiven you from the very least to the very most.

If you shall believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and God raised him form the Grave. 

Then you too shall surely be saved. 

Tangible Faith

     "All that Preacher wants is my Money." A very common statement made by the ignorant. Although yes, sad to say some have used the pulpit as a throne collecting tithes like a tax collector and hoarding it to themselves like Kings, however, to generalize all men of God into this category is a display of ignorance. You see we have allowed our minds to be renewed to treating the sunday offering like a bill. We budget like we are paying the pool guy. Rather then see it as an opportunity to display our faith in God our provider. Does the word of God not say Give and it shall be given unto you? (Luke 6:38). I know the first thing that pops in to your head when you hear this. "But brother God Loves me regardless and it is not by my works but by Grace, he became poor so that I might become rich, he did that 2,000 years ago and there is nothing I can do to make him love me more or less. So i Don't need to give to be blessed he will bless me regardless because Im his Son."

Well I couldn't agree more with you, what an awesome God we serve. My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by christ Jesus. (Phil 4:19). Remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth the power to get wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18).  And when verses like these are comprehended in your heart you can't help but to put your faith in Him as your provider. So yes 100% I believe God adores me as his adopted son and rightful heir to the throne regardless if I ever gave another penny. But through such Love, I found for prosperity along with everything else He is the only thing I put my faith and trust in. James 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 

      You see I see money as a tangible way to display my faith in God. Although it can be argued that giving of our first fruits is old testament Law, When I receive money in Im often too excited to invest my money in the kingdom of God I can't Help but to give of my first fruits. Its a desire that is so real and so strong in my Heart I see it as an awesome way to take something that is in the natural and apply it to the supernatural. 

     How easy it is to say that you have Faith that God is your provider but your actions say otherwise. We feel like we can trick God with our words. Like if we support him enough constantly telling him we have faith he is our provider it will twist his arm and make him actually move and actually provide for us. But Psalms 138:2 says, I will worship toward thy holy temple,and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth:for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. Gods word is magnified above his name, what is a man with out the truth to back up his word. When God said He will supply all your need according to his riches in glory, he meant it. I don't need to test him I believe it simply because I know how much He loves me and therefore I love him (1 John 4:10). The action of giving doesn't produce faith that He will provide but rather your faith that he Provides with more then enough produces the action of giving. What an opportunity to show the awesome power of God, when the whole world says save, save , save and don't spend and thats how you obtain wealth. And God says give it, give it, give it and allow me to bless you with more then enough. Money should not have control over a man of God, but rather treat it as a necessary instruments to provide your needs and further the Gospel. You see the Lord has given me the power to get wealth, and all that I have is a blessing from him.The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich,

and he addeth no sorrow with it (Proverbs 10:22). Believe it or not God has a greater desire for us to be prosperous then we have. But we often times fail to open ourselves up to recieve his blessing. 

       Gods arm does not have to be twisted into blessing us financially. I never started in early December walking around the house talking to my parents saying, " I have faith in you guys, you will provide for me for christmas and bless me, I know you will, I have all faith that you will bless me with presents, thank you for blessing me with presents at christmas." NO I realize that my parents Loved me it never even crossed my mind that maybe I would wake up one christmas morning and noting would be under the tree, and my parents wonder around the corner, and say, " We didn't get you anything because we love you, and are teaching you a life lesson through this." But rather we hear stories of Mom and Dads who sacrifice everything  just so their kids can enjoy gifts at christmas not even receiving anything in return. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him. (Matthew 7:11). 

       God wants to bless you financially simply because you are his adopted son or Daughter. He Loves you more then any of us know. And doesn't need you to give your money, his streets are paved with Gold. But you need you to give your money. God wants to bless us but   we won't open ourself up to receive. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:7). You know why God Loves a cheerful giver? Not because he found someone who will give him a bunch of money, but rather someone who trust him so much that He is their provider they are happy to give money away as the Lord Directs. The world isn't happy about giving money, because to them once you give it, its gone with hopes of a promising tax write-off. But when a believer gives he is applying tangible faith, saying to me God is everything he says He is, He is honest, He is true, He is Love, He is Peace, He is a Healer,HE IS MY PROVIDER.

The Gospel

I was once asked by a young man to explain what I believed. I was taken back for a bit because it was so much I believed a lot I mean as Christians we have beliefs on healings, Grace, Authority, Sovereignty, and a lot more. I told him to meet me at my house the next day to explain. He showed up the next day and for an hour I proceeded to pour out my beliefs. That man received Jesus Christ that day praise God. I realized that it wasn’t beliefs that I needed to tell that young man it was the Gospel that would bless him. We find ourselves so often as Christian discussing believes and proper ways to appropriate things in our heart that we look over that the simple message of the Gospel is more then enough for a lifetime. But what is the Gospel how can we put it into perspective. Through this letter I hope to answer many of my own questions. I believe the power of a purpose or cause in Christ is a key element to living a life of fire. But before anything we must fall in love with Christ simply because of who he is not because our desire to be great. We have thrown around the term Gospel so often it becomes irrelevant to its true meaning and loses a little bit of its awesomness to our carnal thinking. The Gospel is not good advice the Gospel is so much more, its love its power, its grace, its passion, divinity, that creates such a drive in people they have given there lives to simply promote and proclaim it.
The majority of people that do not serve the lord do not choose to because of remorse or hatred or even atheism, its that the Gospel of Jesus Christ sounds to good to be true. They often talk about it in a condescending sarcastic tone because in there carnal thinking they can never see a man dying for people he knew would turn there backs on them. And the simplicity of Gods Grace and Forgiveness makes them skeptic. Brothers and sisters if you have the faith to except Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and believe that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us? Then you have the faith to move mountains, Because to the Carnal the Gospel seems almost to good to be true.
And that’s what the Gospel means ALMOST to good to be true. Praise God for that almost Amen. The Gospel is this. Jesus Gods only begotten son born of a Virgin knowing know sin became sin so that we might become the righteousness of God (2 Cor 5:21.) Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes we were healed (1 peter 2:24). For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. (Hebrews 10:14). And their sins and iniquites will he remember no more. (Hebrews 10:17). For by grace our we now saved through faith, and that not of ourselves, it is a gift of God (Ephesians 2:8). But now in christ Jesus ye who were far off are made nigh by the blood of christ. (Ephesians 2:13). Being made free from sin we have become servants of righteousness (Romans 6:18). Amen  That’s the Gospel.
A man who rather then knowing Love was love, he took our tab paid our debt. Completely undeserving of any punishment suffered a death that no other man could endure. He carried his cross after being beaten to the top of the Hill not because of him but because of you. When the crowd shouted crucify he did not plead his case because he was pleading yours and mine. He bore our sins upon himself and by his stripes we are healed. And when he said it was finished our sins no longer stood in the way of our righteousness by Grace through faith. God hates sin and Loves us with complete agape love, the only perfect love.
Brothers and sisters as best as I could I have still yet done the Gospel an injustice. You see the Gospel is not a time, or place, or even an event. it’s the perfect time the perfect place the perfect event and so much more. The Best part about the Gospel is its not about you its about him but its for you. The Gospel is simply that apart from anything we can or have done we have inherited the kingdom of God and become joint heirs with christ without a single ounce of deservigness. We will reign with him for eternity, we will walk this earth prosperous, healed, in peace, love, Joy, spreading his Light wherever we go not because we love him but that he loved us and he has given us all we could ever need ask or think because he is our Abba Father, our daddy, and to us its all a gift. Brother that’s almost to good to be true, that’s Gospel.

Identifying With Christ

In a world with Population in the billions we see many types of lifestyles and beliefs. We see blacks, whites, atheist, Jews, Christians, Happy people, sad people, depressed, crippled, tall, short, Gay, straight, the list Goes on forever in fact somewhere in the billions. But our differences do not truly describe who we are, our identity is in who we chose to obey, whether sin unto death, or obedience unto righteousness. We our either sinners and lost or we are believers who have found a savior. The lost seek often to be different because they feel as though they cant relate to anything nor do they desire to. The want to be an individual with his or her own thing, as believers we only have one thing and that is Jesus Christ. God is a God of free will he will not control us, if he did, I believe we would still be hanging out in the Garden of Eden getting electrocuted anytime we reached for the fruit and no one would perish . Therefore God blessed us with uniqueness, I am an individual no one else is exactly like, no one talks exactly like me, or looks exactly like me, or thinks like me or has the same fingerprint as me. I respect myself as an individual with freedom of controlling my actions. But I do not relate or Identify with me, I am just a person and my purpose and cause and life on this earth and power is limited. Because its not me but rather Christ within. I Know that I can do all things Through Christ which strengthens me, not through my sins or good deeds but simply through him therefore I will identify myself with Him. Ive been made free from sin becoming a servant of righteousness. Amen I am more then a Conqueror. Not because I loved him but because He first Loved us, So much that he gave his only son. And he commendeth his Love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners christ died for us. Without him I am nothing my righteousness is as filthy rags but with him I have faith that can move mountains and power to see the lost saved and the sick healed. In him I am now a new creature and I am a Heir to the throne of the Kingdom of God not by my works or actions but by the free Gift through the Grace Of Jesus Christ Amen. I will rest in the goodness of my maker and will no longer identify with me and who I am or what Ive done or what I deserve, I will identify with The unmerited favor and Love and Grace of the Finished Work of Jesus Christ. No matter what you look like or think or no matter your actions whther you’ve lived a good life or bad one, none of it matters its not sin or no sin Its simply his Love and I don’t care to what corner or extreme you find yourself in everyone must come to the center and identify themselves in and through Christ, He is the only way. Amen