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Hold Me Jesus!

Dearly Beloved,

I pray this missive finds you well and that your day was blessed.  We have all had those moments to where we have family, friends, or foes, that just absolutely gnaws at our spirit.  God’s most prize possession are His people.  Beloved, God accepts people just as they are and so should we.  We all fall short, and as we seek grace daily, we should extend it to others freely.  Love and immediate forgiveness outweighs any disagreement, argument, flaws, imperfection etc.

Consider this: 1 Thessalonians 5:-6 (NIV), says ” You are all sons of the light and sons of the day.  We do not belong to the night or darkness.  So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled.  As children of God, we are called to be light in dark places, examples, cognizant, and most of all self-controlled.  As we enter this new week, I challenge to not allow “people” or nuances to vex your spirit.  Just shout Hold Me Jesus!  Until we meet again….

xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

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Breathe, Be Still, and Know…

Dearly Beloved,

Hope all is well on this Friday afternoon.  The focus for today is learning how to dwell in stillness.  Earlier this week, we focused on faith vs. fear.  Please follow this link to read on:http://wp.me/p58czA-1N.  Have you decided whether or not you going to choose faith over fear?  In the midst of dealing with fears it can be difficult to settle our spirit.  The fears that we harbor can be real or imagined.  As I always say warriors, only you and God above know what you need to deal with in private.

Beloved, being a overcomer is already programmed in your being.  God created us that way.  Our culture pulls us in many different directions at one time, so it may be difficult to turn down all of the noise and distractions.  In order to overcome your fears, and “face the music” in your life we must all be consistent and intentional about being still.  Warriors, we must be aggressive about dwelling in the stillness of God.   Stillness has often been referred to as being balanced, or centered.  Friends, it takes faith to relinquish our fears, worries, or concerns and release them to the Lord.  It’s in stillness, trust, quietness, and prayer is where we can be refreshed, renewed, and strengthened in His glorious presence.

Beloved, what do you fear the most? How has your fear caused you to fight or take flight rather than be still and trust God?  When can you carve out some time today to “be still” before the Lord and ask Him to deliver you from your fears? (Hudson, Christopher 2009) Psalms 46:1 (NIV) says, God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.  Friends, realize how powerful that scripture is.  God serves as our shelter or protection from all danger or trouble, deals with our problems in a determined and effective way, and will always be an everlasting presence in our lives through Eternity.  Friends, God will always be there for us and he’s never going away!

Psalms 46:10 (NIV) says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the Earth.”   From the ocular perspective you see that we have a lot going around the world, in our nations, communities, schools, homes, etc.  Friends, in the unseen (faith) realm, God is ahead of all of us and making all of the crooked places straight, and working on all our behalf as we speak.  How exciting! I want to encourage us not to worry, nor fear because it’s all a part of the process.  Trust God and allow Him to be everything you will ever need or desire.   Until we meet again, warriors I love you to life!

Xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

Adaptation brought to you by:

Moore, Christopher (2009). “Busy Mom’s Bible.” (NIV) Zondervan.

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http://thelbdessentialsforlife.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/be-still/

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Yes You’re Worth It!

Dearly Beloved,

Hope all is well with you on this fine Thursday afternoon! Let’s talk about health/wellness on today.  We are settling in the fall season, Thanksgiving, and the Christmas holidays are upon us.  Do you realize that we only have sixty-nine days until 2015?  Beloved, I would like to encourage you to take inventory on your current eating habits, lifestyle, and exercise regimen.  Are you still waiting on “Monday” to get your act together?  Read on and let me share a little secret with you… You can start today!  That’s right don’t wait until “Monday”, next week, or even the New Year.  Friends, I would like for you to start with small gradual changes that will erupt into sweet vitality.  There’s no magic pill, potion, or powder that will lead you to a lifestyle of health/wellness.

I have personally discovered the overall recipe for success to experience major breakthrough in this area.  First, obedience, and overall submission to God’s purpose and plan concerning this area, and the overall fabric of my being.  The key elements were to have love for myself, plenty of support from family, and friends, and resilience.  You will also have to meditate, pray, cry, declare war against fat, and the forces of darkness.  In spite of it all, you have to  remain focused, consistent, and diligent.

Beloved, it starts with a shift in your mindset, heart, release all toxins (including people and things that hurt you), bitterness, anger, and unforgiveness.  As you can clearly see, the list is endless! Consider this:  Are you allowing food or situations beyond your control to dominate you?  Are you turning to food to deal with toxic internal issues?  Beloved, this leads straight to repeated insanity, cycles of self-sabotage, and abuse. Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NLT)

If you eat fast food, drink sodas, smoke, or drink alcohol in abundance, then slowly start reducing how much you intake. Don’t attempt to go “cold turkey” or will you want to quit. Quitting is not an option. You have to slowly transition your body.  As the time goes on, and your body adjusts you will only desire healthier options.  The small or large amounts that you consume on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis will ultimately fade.  Don’t think of your changes as a diet.  In my opinion, trying to diet is a set up for failure, and repeated cycles of insanity.  Try to embrace this as an overall lifestyle change for your overall health/wellness.  Don’t do it for anybody else but you!  Aren’t you worth it to show up for yourself? Until we meet again…I love you to life!

xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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Faith vs. Fear

Dearly Beloved,

It’s a wonderful Tuesday afternoon and I pray you guys are off to a joyous start.  Fear is under surveillance today.  Fear is the conglomerate of being afraid of (something or someone), to expect or worry about (something bad or unpleasant), or to be afraid or worried (Merriam-Webster, 2014). Fear is also the opposite of faith.  Faith is having strong belief in someone or something (Merriam-Webster, 2014).  Warriors, why do we put total confidence in ourselves, and people and not in God the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit?

The question of the day is this:  How can we move from fear to uncompromising trust and total confidence in God?  My purpose is to awaken us to consciousness today.  Many of us are guilty on pondering or meditating on things that will never happen.  Always remember, that ultimately you become what you read, think, watch, hear, or eat.  The forces of darkness are always on the prowl seeking to devour every fabric of your being. Warriors guard your heart and be mindful of what and who you are allowing in your space. Beloved, what you actively seek will find you!  Fear gifts you death, sickness, disease, dread, stagnation, mediocrity, etc.

Consider this: Have you ever wondered why you started out your day joyous and by the afternoon you’re acting completely weird?  Do you know why?  It’s because you allowed your guard over your heart to come down.  You have also relinquished faith and moved into fear. Friends, embrace things that add to you and not deplete you. The fear of man brings a snare: but whoso puts his trust in the LORD shall be safe. (Proverbs 29:25) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7) Here’s a call to action: drop fear, embrace faith, and actively fuel your faith with the inspired word of God daily.  Until we meet again…I love you to life!

Xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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Can You be Trusted?

Dearly Beloved,

Hope and pray this missive finds you well, brings peace, and clarity for anything may be facing warrior. Integrity is under the microscope today guys.  Integrity is not a real popular topic these days, but I want to bring it forward to our conscience. Integrity’s makeup is simply this: the quality of being honest and fair and the state of being complete or whole (Merriam Webster, 2014). Integrity is the ability to do the right thing even when you believe or think nobody is paying attention.

If you haven’t done so already please read the letter called, “Exposing the Small Foxes”, October 14, 2014.  Beloved, many of us have dreams, visions, and desires that we would like to see manifested.  My question to you is: Can God trust you with an enlarged territory?  Are you willing to put aside those small foxes in order to really experience the abundant life God has in store for you?   For example, a few small foxes could be work related such as: arriving to work late every day and leaving early, lifting office supplies, taking extended break (s), etc. No judgment zone, here friends but only God above and you knows what you need to stop doing so He can bless you real good!

Beloved, God passionately wants to see your heart’s desires come to pass. Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:4, NASB) To delight yourself means to take an active interest in the Lord and in return He will give you the desires of your heart. Friends, examine your desires and ensure that God’s glory will be manifested in the Earth.  He won’t honor what will hurt you in the long run, just in case you were wondering why some things haven’t happened for yet. The ability to be and remain integral has to be on purpose.  It’s then and only then will God elevate you and promote you into your next dimension.  Until we meet again…I love you to life!

Xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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He’s Moved On: Will You?

Dearly Beloved,

Forgive. Love Again. Hurt Again. Betrayed. Forgive. Love Again. Hurt Again. Lied On. Forgive. Love Again. Friends, this is the frequent order that those life patterns occur. The aforementioned appears to be common for many of us.  One moment you’re up, and the next moment you’re down.  God never told us that we would be without life happening to us.  In this journey, you are going to experience various trials and tribulations.  My question for you would be:  Are you going to go another day without saying what needs to be said to that individual, person, or for some forgiving yourself?

As I mentioned this morning, don’t allow unresolved issues to fester.  Go to your brother or sister in peace and come to a complete resolve.  It’s not always easy but it allows you to free yourself of dis-ease. When we allow unforgiveness to wreak havoc in our soul, what once flowed freely will be clogged and restricted.  Hence, this would be the reason why some of our prayers are not being answered.  Many of us love God, however we are not receiving the full abundance that He has for us simply because we refuse to forgive that person who wronged us.

Beloved, I am urging you to receive God’s grace and mercy, to forgive yourself so you can freely love and forgive others quickly.  Warriors, I believe a lot of sickness will be cured if we allowed God to heal our hurts and release those we have imprisoned within our mental space. God moved on when he gave his only begotten Son up for ransom and called everything paid in full!  As you can clearly see, God has Moved On.  Will You?  Until we meet again… I love you to life!

xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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Who Me? Yes You!

Dearly Beloved,

Communication is so important between yourself, God the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.  Don’t ever resolve not to remain in constant and consistent prayer.  The roadmap to your success is critical to the aforementioned.  As you remain under the careful watch and provision of God know that you can work together with Him to release the vision that is laid in front of you.  The word of God is the anchor to keep you rooted and grounded on the path set.

The temptation to veer from your destiny can and will happen.  The kingdom assignment that God has for you to complete can be scary, overwhelming and seemingly impossible to manifest.  Take heart warriors because God has promised that he will never leave you nor forsake you.  Have you ever realized that you were actually in a position where you were either walking out your purpose or experiencing it in phases?  Warrior, many may have counted you out but that’s okay. Rejoice and celebrate because you are still here! God has shown himself as a strong and constant presence in your life.

Who Me? Yes You!  You have been set apart for such a time as this.  Team up with the Master Creator and make your dreams come true.  Stuck is not where you are.  The next time you are discouraged, take a look around you.  God is at work the most in your life even when it appears there’s “nothing” happening. Faith is what moves God, because without it its impossible to please Him.  Until we meet again warriors, I love you to life!

xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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It’s All in Your Attitude!

Dearly Beloved,

Hope this missive finds you well.  Today, I want to focus on attitude.  Attitude is the way you feel, think, and feel about someone or something, a feeling or way of thinking that affects a person’s behavior, or a way of thinking and behaving that people regard as unfriendly, rude, etc. (Merriam Webster, 2014).  Friends, we all have dealt with attitude in a positive or negative way.  Who knows?  You may have attitude as you reading this letter.  Stick around because I guarantee you that you will be smiling before you finish reading this post.

Attitude sets the course for your day, determines your self-interaction, and the people around you.  Friends, the sewing and reaping principal works in more way than one.  It’s what you put out in the universe (positive or negative) that comes back to you.  The solution is simple: sew exactly what you want returned back to you.  Warriors always remain cognizant of your atmosphere and the people around you.  My goodness guys we have worn out “feeling some type of way” and that can trigger all kinds of emotions.  The results are sometimes favorable, some not so favorable.

Beloved, now I want to call you to action.  Always remember to look at yourself first before you attempt to point out others’ shortcomings.  Check how you’re thinking or feeling that’s affecting your behavior. Does it drive your secretive addictive behaviors?   How are your perceived as a person or your daily interactions with other people?  Your attitude can (positive or negative) can either bless your life or curse your life.  Your attitude can affect you mentally, physically, spiritually, socially, emotionally, and financially.

Guess what?  You are more powerful than you think you are.  Examine these scriptures in your quiet time and catch the first part and marinate on it for a while.  Proverbs 23:7(NASB) says: For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, “Eat and drink!” But his heart is not with you.   Look at how God used Paul to remind us of how powerful as human beings we really are.  Acts 26: 1-3 (ASV), 1 And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence: 2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before thee this day touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews: 3 especially because thou art expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. I better let this go you guys.  I feel my help coming on! JESUS.  Until we meet again….

Xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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Hurry Up and Transition Already!

Dearly Beloved,

Greetings and Salutations. Today, I want to expand on transition.  Are you currently experiencing transition or “feel” like you are ready to make a transition?  Transition is the passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another.  (Merriam, Webster, 2014) Transition is a fancy way of saying: CHANGE. Don’t fear it, welcome it and accelerate forward. Warriors I have great news for you.  You are only one decision away from it.  First, you must pray and seek God and His infinite wisdom in His written word concerning your transition.  Next, obedience and full submission to the last request that He made of you will surely catapult you into your next dimension.  Last but not least, Rest in God’s promises, and blessings that He’s always willing, ready, and able to release to you.  Beloved, I submit to you that you can’t bring your past into your new place.  Why contaminate it?

Warriors, all of the above sounds easy right? I’m here to say that it’s not.  You must be willing to completely remove yourself, your thoughts, and how you feel out of the equation. Humble Yourself! As a reminder, there’s a scripture that says this,  “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not My ways.” [This is] the Lord’s declaration. “For as heaven is higher than earth, so My ways are higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”—Isaiah 55:8–9.

Let Go, and allow God to bless you warrior. I don’t care if you have to cry, sacrifice, and keep falling down.  Get up.  Keep Going. Don’t cave in. Don’t quit.  Think it about it like this:  What if Jesus decided to drop the cross and say, “Never mind, I quit.  God, they can save themselves.” Imagine that.  Where would we be? You can’t stop “folk” from talking and pointing their fingers.  Stop focusing on others and do you Warrior! Ascend from where you are and soar. Be bold and fearless in all of your pursuits.  Transition is not a bad place to be in. How you perceive where you are now is the key to progression.  Stop trying to predict or assume what God is going to do next in your life.  I guarantee you will miss the mark.  Welcome to your new place! Now rest in God and walk it out in faith!  Until we meet again….

Xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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Cheers to You!

Dearly Beloved,

Have you ever had a moment in your life, where you felt the need to celebrate? Today, I challenge you to do just that.  Let’s reflect for just a moment. Think about where you were this time last year.  Do you recognize a substantial change within or is it about the same?  If it’s the latter, take heart because that mean’s it’s time to wake up, RISE, and smell the coffee!  Refuse to accept the same, monotonous routine every day.  Most of the time we are so deep in our mess, we don’t even realize that we have allowed our self-induced foolery to become our norm.  Warriors, there one thing I have learned is that change is constant and willing to infiltrate your “business as usual” type of day.

Cheers to you for God allowing you to see this 15th day of October 2014!  Heaven is celebrating right now that you are alive, well, and most of all ready to make an impact on the world around you.  Don’t you give up on God, and most of all give up on yourself.  You matter!  You are loved! You are valued!  Do you know why because God says so and HE sent me to you as a reminder!  A good friend of mine once said “What has happened has already happened there’s nothing you can do to change that.”  Friends, always remember there’s a party that you’re always invited to…and its call PITY!  Guess what?  You don’t have to show up!

Celebrate God for who HE is and not just for what HIS hand automatically does because He’s so gracious. Celebrate HIS darling son Jesus Christ.  Ignore the forces of darkness, negative voices, and most of all negative people! I also want you to take inventory of who you allow to speak into your life and the things that you allow to infiltrate your mind, eyes, ears, and heart.  Never forget that what you constantly meditate on manifests itself always.  Friends, that’s all for now…until we “meet” again….

Xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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