Here we are in the third week of Advent already! I pray that amidst the preparations for Christmas you are staying focused on the real ‘reason for the season.’ May this phrase never become a cliché that is spoken in haste without a real understanding and depth of awareness of Jesus Christ this season and always. May He reign in your heart and bring immeasurable joy minute by minute into your life.
Joy is the focus of this third week of Advent. Joy is a feeling of great happiness. Joy is exhilarating. Joy
For those of you who are not on certain Social Media sites, I publish “Short Takes” every day. Below are the takes for last week. Also are included links to short posts “From the Archives of Esther’s Warriors Ministry.” I pray they bless you and keep you striving toward a full Kingdom walk ‘for such a time as this!’
God Bless,
Michele
~You do not know until you know. ~Worry not in the interim. ~Actually, “Worry not.” ~ Jesus
~To live with hope is to live with expectation refusing to accept defeat!
This is a season of blessings and miracles. Take time to be grateful for the everyday miracles in your life. I see and hear much in ministry about the challenges people face every day.
Many of us will never know the challenge of being confined to a wheelchair or being unable to hear or speak or see. Countless live with chronic pain that limits their life and ability to interact with others. Countless others are challenged with anxiety, addiction, PTSD. The list goes on.
Whatever may be your challenge, never let it define you for you are so much more
In Esther’s Warriors Ministry, we began in 2012 ‘praying the states’ for healing for our Nation. Queen Esther went before the king to intercede for her people. We go before the King to intercede for our Nation ‘for such a time as this’ (Esther 4:14). We pray for each state in the order of admission to the Union and will continue. Our Nation more than ever needs consistent, diligent prayer cover state by state.
I wish you a most blessed second week of Advent! Last week’s theme was peace. I pray you are successful in ‘being the peace’ in your world. It is not always easy but with intention you can live in the peace Jesus died to give you. Live with purpose seeking first the Kingdom of God and all will be added unto you. Keep His peace in your heart (for it is always a heart issue) throughout the year and it will emanate to those around you.
For those of you who are not on certain Social Media sites, I publish “Short Takes” every day. Below are the takes for last week. Also are included links to short posts “From the Archives of Esther’s Warriors Ministry.” I pray they bless you and keep you striving toward a full Kingdom walk ‘for such a time as this!’
God Bless,
Michele
~Encourage one another. ~An uplifting word can do so much to soften the rough edges of someone’s day!
~Worry diminishes the positive flow of life. ~Worry blocks God’s voice. ~“Worry not.” ~ Jesus
Today marks the 76th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Over 2,400 lost their lives. Many others were wounded. The attack on Battleship Row marked the beginning of WWII.
The sacrifices our military and their families make are inconceivable. Throughout our history our Veterans have given much for our freedom. All gave some. Some gave all. On this day which will live in infamy, take a moment to pray for our Veterans and all who serve today to keep us free. Pray for their families.
Storms in life, like any natural storm, ultimately pass and give way to sunny skies. Do not quit. Do not become fearful.
When storms do come (and they will), hold on to your faith. He is right there with you. Wait out the storm. It will pass. He’s got this!
For it is written:
“On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. And
In Esther’s Warriors Ministry, we began in 2012 ‘praying the states’ for healing for our Nation. Queen Esther went before the king to intercede for her people. We go before the King to intercede for our Nation ‘for such a time as this’ (Esther 4:14). We pray for each state in the order of admission to the Union and will continue. Our Nation more than ever needs consistent, diligent prayer cover state by state.
