Equipped to Stand with Sheri Yates

You are blessed!

All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:

You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.

The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.

The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him.

The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.

The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.

The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.

Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.

Dt. 28:2-14 NIV

Good news - Jesus took the curse for you!

“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” Hebrews. 1:3

Read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Dt. 28 and Galatians 3:13

Other Verses:

Exodus 34:6-7 - Sorry that I miss-quoted this.

Isaiah 54:9 - Never will I be angry with you again!

Have a great week as you seek God first and make him your first love again. 

Love, 

Sheri 

Parenting is hard - this mom thing has it's ups and down - it's mistakes and victories, but no matter what, remember that YOU are called to be their mom and you already have what it takes! You got this mom! 

Confession: 

"I am called to be a mom.

I am capable of leading the hearts of my children in love rather than in fear of punishment.

I'm completely fulfilled in the love of Christ.

I lack nothing.

I encourage, build up, and plant Truth in my children.

My spirit is gentle, kind, and patient.

My children obey me because they love me, not because they're afraid of me!

I speak life-giving, encouraging words.

I don't keep a record of wrongs.

I forgive and forget quickly.

I love and laugh loud rather than fight and take offense.

I don't engage in strife.

Joy is my strength.

Daily, I pray for them.

My life is not a dress rehearsal.

I have one shot at raising disciplined children who love God.

My Father is fixing all my mess ups.

I am called to be their mom!"

Kirstyn hopped on my first Conversation Series post and also shared these daily confessions for us.

How do you fight your battles? What are your daily confessions?

Email or call me. I want to hear from you friend.

Sheriyates.com

This is my first Conversation Series post. I will be inviting guests on to talk about how we Stand Firm. They will have the opportunity to share their warfare weapons with you (and me). We will chat up a storm and sharpen each other and hopefully, you too! 

Kirstyn shared some daily confessions on 7.1.2022. 

How do you fight your battles? What are your daily confessions? 

Email or call me. I want to hear from you friend.   

Sheriyates.com

Who are you? You are who God says you are! Declare these over you daily to renew your mind in Christ. 

I AM 

"I am fierce in confidence and boldness because the Lord is with me.

I do not fear punishment because the Lord is my defender.

I do not wallow in anxiety and fear because God is with me.

I wholeheartedly reject the labels of man. Only God can name me!

I am not a people-pleaser. I follow and obey God because he loves me!

I am a faith-filled, life-speaking child of God!

I resist sin, sickness, fear, and victim mindset to allow God to make me Holy.

I am not a rejected soul. God pursued me. I am His. He is mine.

I am not lonely. God is with me. Loneliness is God’s invitation to hang out.

God will strengthen and help me. He upholds me and God protects me from my enemies. He is my defender.

I do not insult God by thinking that I cannot hear His voice.

God put His desires in my heart so I run after every dream relentlessly.

All my money belongs to God so I am irrationally generous.

I forgive and forget quickly.

I am not easily offended and do not hold onto bitterness.

In everything, I serve Christ wholeheartedly.

I have been saved by grace and am now the righteousness of Jesus.

I take God-led risks because I know that failure does not define me!

I am His!"

Who are you imitating and are you worthy to be followed? Take a listen and then do your own heart check - kinda like I checked mine and found some faulty areas, maybe you will too. I want to look like Christ so that others will see him through me. And I know you do too or you would not be listening to this now. Let's do this - If you are not dead, your not done. :) Love, Sheri 

1 Corinthians 11:1:  

Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. NKJV

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. KJV - This version is why I never could understand the Bible as a kid - lol. How about you? 

Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. NLT 

Read your Bible. Did you know that I have some Bible reading plans on Youversion? Would you read the Bible Plan, Identity: Becoming The True You, with me? (this is a group plan...really, let's start tomorrow). Download the Youversion App, Go to this link and start: https://bible.com/p/52193221/0d60aa846edea9260efd50f8b9f13f2a

Who is God? It's really important to read your Bible through the lens of knowing God more deeply and intimately. When I read my Bible, I underline God's character, who I am, and what I have. 

Whose You are

"You are a good Father.

You are my God who keeps his word.

You do not lie.

You are faithful throughout all generations.

You have overcome the world.

You love me.

In you, I have peace, freedom, no condemnation, and blessings.

You rescue and defend.

You brought me the good news.

You bind up my broken-heart.

You released me from my prison.

You are my comfort.

You give me a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.

Greater are you that is in me than he that is in the world.

Father, you are good and you are worthy of my surrender."

Father's Day is hard for some of us - maybe you lost your dad or you just had a bad dad. 

God is not like man. He is good. You are Fathered. You have a good daddy.

But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name— Who owe their birth neither to bloods nor to the will of the flesh [that of physical impulse] nor to the will of man [that of a natural father], but to God. [They are born of God!] John 1:12-13

I use to say these confessions DAILY - Now I see why I outburst on 7 | Offended. Goodness. Confessions renew your mind. Out of your mouth speaks life or death. It is easier to speak death so if you are not careful, you will use your own mouth as a weapon. Let's not be those peeps anymore..umkay? 

Anywho - encourage yourself in the Lord! He loves you! 

Write these down, print them out and make them your own! 

"I do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility I count others more significant than myself.

I don’t speak in vain - No syllable empty or void.

I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,

I’m Holy because you made a way for the holy of Holy’s to live in me

I have a single eye - a single focus - and since my eye is full of light, it will never dim - also making my whole body full of light.

I have the best kids in the world. They love Jesus and their hearts are pure.

I love my ty. He is my favorite man, teacher, preacher, pastor, person. He is holy fruitful and faithful.

Balanced hormones in Jesus name.

I storm hell for a living.

These signs follow me -

My hands are healing hands because Jesus lives in me. I lay hands on the sick and they recover.

I cast out demons.

I speak in new tongues.

I am a General in God’s army.

God gives me His strategies.

I’m so good because God says I am!

I am a hometown missionary

I’m generous. I have no lack and I never talk lack.

I do not tolerate sickness strife or poverty

I am healed and whole.

Everything I need, God provides easily. He loves me enough to encourages me to dream big and to ask for more.

I’m surrounded with community that loves me. I have faithful friends and family. Even when their actions don’t show it, I assume the best about them!

My youth is renewed daily.

My organs are strong and healthy.

My bones grow in strength. My weakness are stronger than my strengths because the Lord fills them with him!"

Amen! To God be the glory!