Simple Truth

Praise is our weapon. Have you lost your praise? Have you lost your faith? It happens to all of us. When the battle has been long and your situation has not changed in years, when sickness always seems to be near, you can lose your praise in a day. When your child still strays, when you didn’t get that job or make that team you dreamed of.

But oh, how you prayed, how you prayed for change. You prayed and prayed and you still lost your praise. It’s okay. Start singing again today. Start trusting who God says He is. Start today. As really there is no other way. Praise Him with your whole being and start to see the light of day again. Watch how the darkness and the fog slowly shifts.

Praise, and do not give up until you see your overflowing cup. Reap that precious time spent praising Him. Go deeper. Ask Him to pull you out of this funk you have been stuck in. Praise, oh praise Him, I say. Do not give up, reap an overflowing cup.

Psalms 23:5 says, you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.

Thank you, Lord, for filling our cup. We ask you to come in and take all that drains us and fill us back up in Jesus’ precious name. Amen.

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Psalms 91:5. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night nor of the arrow that flies by day.

What is keeping you awake? I found myself getting wrapped up in something hard, very hard for two weeks. I was trying to be there for someone and love them and pray for them, because I do love them. I do believe they could be set free. I was consumed by their choices, their pain, and I remained in it. I felt myself slowly fading into this fear. I’m not a fearful person at all. I was surrounded by evil thoughts and ways.

Philippians 1:9 says, In this, I pray that your love may abound still more and more and knowledge in all discernment.

I am a big feeler, which is good because I love the gift of discernment, but this was getting so intense. I cried out and I said, I don’t want to feel anymore, God. It’s too hard and it’s too painful, but that really wasn’t the problem. I was carrying a situation I wasn’t meant to carry. I was holding on tight. I didn’t want to let go. I wanted to try and help God control. I wanted His timing to be right now.

I had to remove myself. I had to say, okay, God, it’s your way. I had to gain my peace back. I had to think on holy and good things while this disheartening situation still remained. There were many sleepless nights and days I would be afraid. I would repeat this verse, Psalms, 91:5, You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day.

If you are carrying a burden you aren’t meant to carry, ask God to take it. He will call us to love, sow seeds, pray, and be there. But if the choices of others aren’t changed, He will also call us out of it. Be surrendered to Him fully and follow His ever loving lead. Be set free in Jesus’ mighty name today.

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New beginnings. Don’t we all love a fresh start? A new chapter in life? Maybe you are searching for a new approach. He will call us out of the old and into the new season. Maybe we are ready, maybe we are not. Maybe we want to hold on to that old just a little bit longer. Or maybe we want to never think of the old ever again. But even then, we don’t know how to walk in the new, no matter how badly we want to. 

Isaiah 43:18 says, Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Okay, but how? We need the power of the Holy Spirit to help us grasp, to understand this new thing He is leading us into. We need to accept and grab whatever the Lord is asking us to take. We need to receive fully. In peace. We need to trust Him and not ourselves and rest in the direction of our Heavenly Father that knows all and sees all things. He goes before us, way before us, and clears the way. 

Exodus 33:14, And He said, My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. We can do the new thing because we have Him in us. Thank God for His presence. He wants to bless His children. So go forth, even when it’s hard to understand. 

Jeremiah 17:7, Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. You can rest in the new season by trusting Him. What do you need to trust Him with today?

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Staying and praying. Laying it all down at his feet, casting our cares as we reap. What do you need to lay down today? What are you carrying? What are your burdens? Put it down and entrust Jesus with it all. Reap peace and security. Reap trust. Trust the one who gave it all. Trust. 

Jeremiah 17:7 says, Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.

Where are you putting your trust? Yourself. Man. Trust Him. Give Him your hand. Believe Him. 

Mark 9:23 states, And Jesus said to him, If you can, all things are possible for one who believes. 

All things, he says. All. Soak and know. Read his word. Immerse yourself. Meditate on it. Keep it close. The devil is defeated. He screams defeat. He wants you to carry those burdens deep. 

1 Peter 5:8 reads, Be sober minded, be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 

He wants to throw us into a pit and spit us out. But we win. We have the keys. We fight spiritually by the power of the King of Kings. Don’t let defeat rule you. Be set free, release, be clear, and let go. 

John 8:36 says, So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 

Believe it, state it, and be free today in Jesus’ mighty name.

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I’m going to read a page out of the first True Prayers book. This is the very first book I ever wrote. Page 71. Control.

Where does it come from? Where does it live? I believe it comes from within. When we don’t surrender. Don’t let go. Don’t let our Father be the one in the know. Control. It hurts, it causes pain. It knows no real name. Let go. Let God take over and see. He has the best will for thee. Let go and fully surrender your heart today.

Wow, control is a hard one because I love to be in control. I love to plan. I love to do. I just love everything about control. But control puts a lot of stress on your body. You end up stressing about everything. And then when it doesn’t go your way, you are devastated. So, I would say today, give your control to the Lord, Jesus. Give it to him. Say, take it, Lord. Take my control. I don’t want it anymore. I want your will your way and I pray for all of you guys today that suffers with control as I do in Jesus mighty name.

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What do you do when your child is full of anxiety for so many months? This was us less than a year ago. So, what do you do? You trust and you keep trusting. You go through. You are there for their every cry, every fear. You lay awake by their side for endless nights. You cry. Oh, you cry. And you ask God, why? Why them? Why not me? Why, for so long? Why, why, why? 

Psalms 42:9 says, I will say to you, God, my rock, why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 

You love the good days and you hate the bad. You love the leaps and hate the setbacks. You keep going. You keep showing. You keep loving, you keep forgiving, you just keep on keeping, knowing this too shall pass, because when it does, you look back and remember the time you had, the trial and pain. 

Romans 5:3 says, And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance.

You remember the strength you gained. You go on calling Jesus mighty name.

Philippians 4:7 says, And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 

Hang in there. He will carry you through your darkest of days. Praise, praise, praise, until it all fades away.

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Sitting with Jesus. This is one of my favorite things to do. This is a lifestyle now. It wasn’t always though. It was hard at first. To sit. To stay to hear and to listen, to be disciplined and be intent on canceling all the distractions. This surely didn’t happen overnight, but it happened and made life all right.

I heard him speak to me a few days ago. Listen. Sit and listen. But do you sit? Do you listen? Do you take the time to slow your mind? Sit and listen. Hear me speak. I have a lot to say to you. Hear me out. Hear me through. Hear how much I love you. Sit. Settle. Stay. Listen. Hear. Pay attention and take note. 

Slow your mind. Be at ease, don’t hurry, and hear him speak. Take the time to sit, build that relationship with him, go deeper and reap a life of hearing from our precious Lord and savior.

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What kind of pressure are we putting on our kids? I would like to say I was getting better as that sports mom. I’ve came along way from those beginning days…my heart rate stayed down most games and I kept my mouth shut for the most part…but then I seen the desire leaving my girl..

She had a shoulder injury two years ago playing softball..but never healed. She kept going through the pain because at the end of the day that’s what mom and dad wanted..for her to play. ..until a few days ago I said Addie do you even want to play anymore..as tears came down she answered with what I knew all along when I seen that passion leave months ago. No. I said it’s ok. 

On the inside I felt a loss a death … this has been a big part of our lives for many years and now at 15 she is done. My heart was broke for her and for me and her dad that ran endlessly. I looked at her and said Addie do you have peace? She said yes. 

I knew right then I had to trust God with the rest. I want to encourage anyone else out there going through the same thing..it’s really going to be ok. We are three days in so it’s still fresh but I see God’s grace in all that’s left.

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Let it roll, don’t let them bother you. Don’t let what they did or did not do bother you, let it go.

Release….be set free today…not another week…today I say….today…do not mope or linger, or sit any longer in that pit…yeah the pit is easy, it’s easy to sit and soak….it’s easy to be upset and not forgive…it’s easy…but we are not called to stay in it…we are called to forgive and repent.

So set yourself free today… forgive and repent, release all those bad thoughts…release the hurt and pain, yes it stings but don’t let it remain. Rip the Band-Aid off and get it over with. Stop covering it and tending to a wound that no longer serves you…

Today…Ask Jesus for compassion on the one thing that dearly hurt you…take the steps today to forgive in Jesus name. Be free, be totally set free.

Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Heart checks daily are good because when our heart gets beaten and battered we can feel and see things differently…ask for forgiveness and take the steps to heal.

Ephesians 4:31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Bitterness can kill you…it can take your health…be free today in Jesus mighty name I pray.

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Cancel the enemy. Cancel his thoughts….How much time do you allow him to enter into your thoughts…and torture you? He wants to come in our minds and try to confuse…make us think ill…cause us to sin. Cancel him.

Those thoughts then turn into desires, urges…wants…how many moments a day have you let him enter in and stay…his schemes and his ways are evil…his motives and forceful nature can cause roots deep within if we don’t cancel him.

He is our adversary, an opponent, invader, an attacker, a challenger. Yes, he wants to challenge us and make us question right from wrong. He wants us to stay in sickness, worry and defeat. That, we may just reap… if we don’t cancel him.

Cast him out. Be about. Cancel him. Eliminate his ways today. Withdraw from the games he plays in Jesus’ mighty name.

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