Whatever you are challenged by in this season…no matter how long you have endured…KNOW that the season is shifting swiftly.
You WILL come out on the other side of all this without even the smell of smoke. But to do so, your life MUST be lined up with the Lord and His commandments. If you have one foot in the world and one in the Kingdom you are already critically weakened for battle.
Walk away from gossip, bitterness, offense, resentment and any other negative heart issue (it is always a
When enduring through something…stay standing. Do NOT park there. Do NOT sit down. Do NOT lay down. Most importantly, do NOT lay down your weapon.
Seek wisdom and discernment BEFORE you engage. You are NOT called to fight in every skirmish that presents itself. To do so only causes fatigue and unnecessary wounding. Such distraction can render you too weary for victory in the fight to which you ARE called.
Father God, we come before You this day to pray Your blessings and grace for the coming week upon each of our lives. Keep us ever focused on You and not distracted by that which swirls around us in the natural.
Let us hear only Your voice leading, guiding, directing us. Shepherd us, oh God, in Your perfect will each and every day. Keep us holy as You are holy.
Grace us with Your peace. Anoint us with Your grace that we will
Perhaps you have prayed for a shift. Perhaps you have travailed for a shift. Perhaps you have long wondered if a shift would ever come in your situation.
Do not feel alone. Many have been on the front lines for a very long time. We may be wounded and battle weary but we are NOT defeated!
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.
Father God we come before You on this Pentecost Sunday and thank You for Your Holy Spirit! Thank You that He is our Comforter sent in Jesus’ name to teach us all things and bring all things to our remembrance that Jesus told us.
Just as on that first Pentecost, let Your fire fall on each of us this day! Let Your fire fall on our families, our communities and our country. Let Your fire burn off anything that is not of 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. I pray they bless you and keep you striving toward a full Kingdom walk ‘for such a time as this!’
God Bless,
Michele
~Forgive readily…Release Resentment/Bitterness/Hardness of heart!
~Remember, you are IN the world…not OF it. Kingdom living…priceless!
~The time is short. Walk away from all that does not reflect the Kingdom of God!
~The currency of the Kingdom is love. Spend it lavishly!
~Kingdom living…May be upside down…But it makes your
Father God, we thank You for this new month. Thank You for this new week. Thank You for Your faithfulness in each of our lives.
Open the eyes of our understanding to see You throughout each day that You grant us. Let us walk worthy in the hope of Your calling in our lives. When all around may seem desolate keep our focus on You and Your glory.
Surround us with a mighty thorny hedge of protection. Cover us with the blood of
Shabbat (Sabbath) means to stop work and to be refreshed. Sabbath creates a space to be given new life and energy.
Shalom is God’s perfect peace. Shalom is the absence of agitation and discord.
Jesus said, “Come to me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
In Jesus we find our Sabbath rest.
Jesus said, “My peace (shalom) I leave with you; My peace (shalom) I give to you. It is not as the world gives that I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, and do not
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. I pray they bless you and keep you striving toward a full Kingdom walk ‘for such a time as this!’
God Bless,
Michele
Please take a moment to watch this video which so solemnly pays tribute to our brave men and women who paid the ultimate price fighting for freedom throughout the world to keep us free. This is what Memorial Day is about.
