Journey with a Queen

"Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Comparison is the thief of joyDon't compare, comparison can cause feelings of Inadequacy, insufficiency, incompetence, and deficiency. Is Comparison a Biblical Concept?Scripture shows us again and again that comparison causes problems. It doesn’t end well, whether it’s comparing ourselves to someone else, as Rachel and Leah did, or comparing a person against another person, like Jacob compared Rachel to Leah. Rachel and Leah’s comparison feud ruined their bond as sisters and caused competition hurting both their families. Jacob’s preference for Rachel and the favoritism he showed her and her children led to all kinds of family drama and pain. You can read their story in Genesis 29-50.

This episode is about being Loyal to other people and being consistent. Being loyal in relationships, business relationships, and friendships is important. I believe it says a lot about a person's character.

In this episode, I talk about the gift of Discerning of Spirits and the need to have discernment in relationships. I used to think I was crazy that I picked up on a lot of things that others around me didn't until the Lord helped me understand this is your gift and that is why others don't understand.

Today I discuss an important part of the Christian walk. Consecration is an important part of a Christian's walk. When we present ourselves to the Lord in consecration, He has the freedom to do whatever He wants in and through us. Actually, consecration is our service to the Lord. The apostle Paul said in Romans 12:1:“I exhort you, therefore, brothers, through the compassions of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.”Scripture references: Exodus 40:9, Lev 19:24, 2 Chr 29:31, Josh 3:5

In this episode, I am being Interviewed by Jordan's Journey Podcast and sharing some of my testimony. God has been real to me since I was a young child, growing up watching my Grandmother pray and read her bible was my introduction to Yahweh. I was "God's wild child" for some time during my life but how many of you know that God can and will use you no matter your past? Take a listen and I hope this episode blesses you.

The principle of the first is about making sure God is first place in our lives. God called his people to bring the first yield - first fruits - from their harvest to him as an offering. This was to demonstrate the Israelites' obedience and reverence for God. It also showed that they trusted God to provide enough crops to feed their family and we can do the same. Giving God the first tenth of your income "tithe" is just as important. God loves a cheerful giver 2 Cor 9:6-7and a generous one.

Are you in an ungodly relationship? Wondering how would you know if you are then take a listen to this episode. I discuss some of the ways to know and what God says in his word about romantic relationships. Don't go through unnecessary drama or pain by staying in something that God never put together in the first place.

A message to the body of Christ that the enemy is sifting God's people like Wheat. Sift as wheat is a metaphor that could also be expressed as “shake someone apart” or “break a person down.” Amos 9:9 gives us a similar image of God shaking Israel: “For I will give the command and will shake Israel along with the other nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, yet not one true kernel will be lost” (NLT). We have to remain strong and persevere through these tough times and know that God is with us.

What is idolatry?Idolatry is the selfish sin of substitution in which we devote ourselves to worshiping something or someone in the place of God. It is foremost a sin of a covetous heart that leads us to desire more than what God provides and to trust something or someone lesser than God to satisfy our wants and needs. Paul addresses the heart of idolatry when he writes that covetousness “is idolatry” (Col. 3:5). Covetousness is idolatry because the covetous heart desires things and pleasures more than God.Scripture Reference: Exodus 20:3-61 John 5:21Leviticus 19:41 Cor 10:14

Follow the example of Abraham in Genesis 22:1-18 when God is asking for your obedience, and understand that testing is necessary to deepen our capacity to obey God and to develop our character. When we are tested, we can complain, or we can try to see how God is stretching us to develop in us the character necessary to follow him. Lastly, have faith and trust God that he will do it again if he did it before.