Getting rid of the trash

There is trash in your life. It comes in many forms. It could be your own thoughts about yourself. People you associate with, old habits, errored principles, or simply a lack of understnading of who you are. Trash creates an unhealthy environment. One that causes a stinch, possible disease (unhealthy), and an unclear view of the big picture. We must recognize and identify trash as trash. Our standards dictate what trash is. For some, things we view as trash may not be. Think about what is trash to you. I say you trash your trash so that your vision will become clear. Never allow others to dictate what trash is or isn't to you. Empower yourself with strength today in order to pick it up and throw it in its appropriate place...the grabage and remember garbage should not be picked through again. It is never to be seen again!

Be free,
Chontay

Let go and live!

You have endured some great battles; some you did not want to fight, but you had to fight the good fight of faith to be strengthened.
You have been through necessary persecutions; those that removed people out of your life in order to thrust you toward your path of destiny.
You have experienced injustice; God uses injustice to exalt His Glory in an unbelieving land.
You have been ridiculed, shamed, and rejected; they don't believe who you are.
You have given and sacrificed spiritually and naturally to those that have turned on you; God's purpose and plan for your life is great.
You have maintained God's ways in the midst of a compromised people; the Spirit of excellence is upon you.

Now that you have gone through all of that you are on the other side of strength.
You are a prepared vessel...you have gone from pain to purpose. You are polished, you are tried in the fire of affliction.
God says now represent my Glory in the earth. Go tell a dying world that Jesus saves..that He is resurrected God.

He allowed all those people to do those things so that they will see his finished product and know that He is Lord.

But Oh but the Glory...................................
Let go of the memories of the pain and live!

Be Free!
Chontay

Turn Back to Me...says the Lord thy God.

Joel 2: 12
Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning

Life has taken some tough turns during this time frame. People continue to depend on others for help. There has been a fallin' away from the grace of God through the sins of His people in their "heart". The "heart" is the innermost seat of our affections. It determines our actions, words, and even our thoughts. God is beckoning His people to return to Him with all their heart, to relinquish all self-agenda and ways. In order to do this; it requires an acknowledgment that we have been walking in self-will....doing what you want to do when you want to do it becasue you have not trusted God to fulfill the promises he has made to you. Some of His followers have turned back to their idol gods...sex, money, and drugs...or it may be that you have stopped praying for others, stop being mindful of your behavior around the unsaved or you may have stopped fellowshipping with those sent in your life who keep you accountable to God's will and purpose for your life. Parents have stopped taking their children to church or studying and teaching biblical priinciples to them. God is warning His people today to return to Him with your heart before a great travail overtakes you. You know... God is jealous God...he requires your time and treasure...yes this includes sharing your increase/abundance with others. Sometimes we compromise in our own minds that we are okay. We have to remember we are a called out people, holy, separated for our Master's use. Common things, people and places is not our inheritance. We are chosen to execute His Glory in the earth. Have you been a light on your job,or are you joining in on the office gossip? Have you decided to lie on your taxes because you "need the money"? Jesus says to repent, turn back to Him. This may mean that you should amend your tax return and do the right thing because if you don't you shall reap the consequences thereof in the near future. This include ministries..who have stretched the truth concerning their charitable contributions, God's people who have added other people's children's on their tax returns as dependents. God says it is time out for wickedness, corruption and deceit. He wants a people who love Him so much that they will sell out from the world's ways and honor Him with all their heart.
Father in the name of Jesus,
You are great in Mercy, slow to anger, and quick to love us.
We denounce our sins today.
We go back and rectify those things that we have done against you, others, and ourselves.
We thank you for giving us a heart to do what's right.
We ask you to forgive us.
Please have mercy on us now.
We thank you for the empowerment of the Holy Spirit which enables us to live accoding to your will. Although we are not eprfect, but we acknowlege our sins and do turn from them
In Jesus name we do ask for forgiveness.
Amen

Understanding who you are...

Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

God is calling for His people to seek Him for who they really are. There are many that are stuck between a rock and a hard place concerning their purpose in Christ. Many are struggling with their call simply because they have not sought the Lord for direction. They have planned their own agenda to fit their desires, conveniences, and others false promises and visions that did not come from the Lord, but out of a heart of greed, a need for power and prestige and vain imaginations. In the meantime, there are believers and non-believers who are suffering because people are not walking in their true purpose. Seeking God for guidance requires relinguishing ourselves to His Spirit which may require giving up some preconceived notions about ourselves & people. Satan is a deceiver! Everything may have seemed to line up in the beginning. It seemed like it was God, but did you really wait for the Lord to speak or were you presumptous in your decision? You could have meant well, but remember God is in control of your life and everything around you. I hear the Lord saying to someone today go back and rescind yourself, reset your priorities and allow God to take you to that place of peace, power and prosperity that He has given to you, not by your own merit. There is a scripture in the bible that warns us that the "blessing of the Lord maketh one rich and adds no sorrow."
Everything that God does, man cannot take any credit for it. You and noone will be able to say if it had not been for me... he/she wouldn't be in this place, have this or that etc. Coming to an understanding of who you are is a process...you have to go to your creator to obtain the revelation.

Be Free
Chontay

You Shall Rise

Genesis 19: 2
And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.


Temptation, Trial, and Turmoil is an evitable experience in life. We all have had our fair share of all three. Many times we fail to accept that...therefore we pray that we never have to deal with these. The truth is we must bear the cross in order to receive the victory over our situations. Often times we gain insight, wisdom, and resources during these times. It is God's sincere goal to get us to a place of peace, power, purpose, prosperity with provision. Timing is important in the plan of God as well as getting us to a place of obedience to His voice. Unbelief in the love that God has for us hinders our growth. We must tap into God's love by having an understanding of the scriptures and having a personal, intimate relationship with God the father, Jesus, the son, and the gift of the Holy Spirit. We must know that the lowest point in our lives is the time that God uses to exalt His power and the praise of His glory. Know this that even though you have reached a plce complacency, complaints, and confusion; you shall rise.

You shall rise to higher standards and convictions. You shall rise to your destiny and purpose no matter what others feel. You shall rise above a broken generation to a whole nation of believers. You shall rise out of poverty, addiction, and low-self esteem. You shall rise out of bondage to people places and things and go on your way to success, peace, aand good fortune. You shall rise after which you go through temptation, trial, and turmoil. Wash your feet (how you live). Come out of the streets ( the world mentality). For God says today....You shall rise.

Break free
Chontay

When God calls...

God's voice is undeniable.
It is a voice of authority, instruction, and correction. It lifts up standards, It creates new beginnings. It solves problems. God's voice. It steps us up to a place of security. It prefers the best for us. It has stipulations; that are righteous, gracious, and true.
When God calls, answer. When He speaks, move. When God calls, don't deter, don't fake it, make it. When God calls, answer. He calls when you least expect it. God calls during the tough times, when there's noone else around to answer. When God calls, you hear Him, you speak back to Him. When God calls step up to the place. He's calling...He's calling...You'll know its Him.

"My sheep know my voice; I know them and they follow me." (John 10:27)
"A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers." (John 10:5)

Search Deep Down

I know you are looking for a way out of your situation; a way to escape the disappointment and the same ole drama.
I know it is unbearable; to difficult to carry any longer. It seems unending;unyielding; unsuccessful.

Search down deep yall;an answer; deliverance lies within your soul.
Dig down in there, pull up the residue, the end of the hurt.
Ignite your faith! Search for the power that lives within you.
Relief has arrived. Receive it... Receive it...
Search down deep yall. Get ready to receive God's will. Listen. Hear the Spirit. Here He comes.
Breath in and out breath in and out. Search down deep yall. Healing is within your soul.

Be Free
Chontay