354 Days Until Christmas...

Now is the time for parents to decide if they are going to put together the Santa lie again this year, or if they will be truthful.  I've seen those Christmas movies, and they make me want to believe sometimes and then I catch myself.  I even wanted to sit on Santa's lap in "This Chistmas,"  y'all know Mekhi Phifer fine, don't judge me.
   
I saw a lady at the mall while I was with my grandson, and she asked him what did Santa bring him?  Well I said, "We don't do Santa, but Jesus blessed him with some diapers."  She looked at me strange, so I said, "Every year people take the time to fabricate the big Santa story, but no one wants to tell their children about God.  Excuses are made that they are too young to understand God." 

The looks got stranger, and I'm sure she was hoping her order would be ready soon., but I still had time to keep going.  I then told her, "I would rather take the time to tell my child about a God who can save their lives that they can't see physically, than a Santa that takes my glory that they can see."  Her order was up and so was my conversation, but I was glad Brendan got her attention.


Woman Highly Favored of God 

The Producer Said....

...That my music was too Spiritual.  What?  Yes, after going to the studio and recording three songs I finally had them reach a producer in Nashville.  He sent me a letter and said that my music was too Spiritual, too bold, and would probably upset people.  He told me that he liked my voice, and loved the music.  I was very humbled that he took the time to review the music, type me the letter, and send it back to me.  Does that mean I'm going to run away from my gift and stop writing songs with scriptures that may offend people?  Nope, I'm going to keep doing it the bold way that God has instructed me to do, because I know when it goes to the right person, God will go ahead of it and He won't abandon me.  Love ya

Woman Highly Favored of God



Proverbs 28:1
The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
but the godly are as bold as lions.

Deuteronomy 31:6
So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the L ord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you."

Realizing My Worth...

...After 14 years of being his wife trying to be his queen, I realized I was royalty and already HIS queen!

Woman Highly Favored of God

Wrapping makes it nicer....

...As I look back over my blog I can see how mature and more professional my writing has become.  So if you read the older ones, which are still a blessing, you may see a few errors.  Please forgive me.  This made me think that naturally a gift is nice, but once you put that pretty wrapping paper on it, it's so much prettier, and if you have one of those lovely bows to go on top, wow!  The same thing goes for my gift of writing, it's my gift from God, but it can be improved.  The more time I study the word, that wrapping of knowledge makes a poem even nicer, and if I fast and pray before I write it, that anointed bow drives God's point home.  Be blessed.

Woman Highly Favored of God

Being Obedient Even in the Cold...

...I woke up this morning cold, and God said "Seek Me."  I thought, "Surly I can do this from my warm bed, it's 41 degrees.  So, I started praying, seeking God, and the Spirit said, "Get out of your comfort zone, and seek me."  So I got up and started walking around my bed room praying, well I felt led to go into this closet in my bedroom which is the coldest room in the house to pray.  That is where I ended up seeking God's face for wisdom, strength, family, prosperity, my ministry, my pastor and his family, and facebook friends.  Have a blessed day.

Are you smarter than.....

.....God?  Let me help you just in case you're stupid enough to think the correct answer is yes.  Nope you are not, no one is.  1 Corinthians 1:25 (NIV) For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
If God was foolish, He still is wiser than us.  God knows just what we need, and when we need it?  We all want money, but God knows that we can't handle being wealthy right now.  Just keep tithing and being faithful, and while we are doing that we are becoming spiritually mature.
Some husbands and wives want babies, but God knows that a baby isn't just what is needed in your current situation, just keep loving on one another and remember Sarah's story.
Some want husbands or wives, but God knows we aren't strong enough to be 100% submissive just yet, so just keep being led by the Holy Spirit and one day, that Holy Ghost filled man will find his good woman.
Yes, God is wiser and stronger than we come close to being.  So just trust all His ways, especially His timing.

Woman Highly Favored of God

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone.  I am so excited about the different things God is doing in my life right now.  I am growing closer to Him through my trials.  I have known for a while what God wanted from me, but I kept finding other things to be busy with.  It's a new year and I'm not forgetting 2013, I'm remembering all the stupid stuff I did.  I'm remembering that the Bible teaches that the wages of sin is death, so I should be dead.  I'm remembering that God will not be mocked, whatsoever a man sows that shall he reap.  With encouraging words from my pastor I have changed my "Why me Lord?" to "What now Lord?"  I said that for thirty days straight, and I promise you that things have changed for me by changing the words I speak.  Life & Death are in the power of the tongue, and I should know.  I wrote the song, lol...  I'm excited about God right now.  God has plans for me, and I am ready.  So, I don't have any resolutions, but I am remembering so I don't find myself dwelling back in mess.  I have sat down on so many visions that God has given me, and it's time to stand and get busy for God.  If I have to tell myself this everyday I will.  I am tired of allowing the devil to kick my butt with distractions.  So, again I say Happy New Year and if you know me, and you start seeing the blessing flowing towards me, just know that God did it for me.  Have a blessed day, and I love you.

Woman Highly Favored of God

 

Only the Strong Survive...

When things get rough.  In all things give thanks is what you have to do.  When the enemy decides he wants to attack you, if you aren't strong, he will destroy you.  God is so good, and my life is upside down right now, but I thank God because it could be worse.  I'm healthy, my kids are alive and healthy, my grand baby is alive and healthy, and I praise God for that.  My family members still have a chance to give their lives to the one and only true God.  My heart is in serious pain, but God knows and my situation did not surprise Him.  How I come out of this will surprise me.  God knew I would survive, because He made me strong.  I can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me.  Be blessed friends and know that God made you strong.

Love,

Woman Highly Favored of God

On Fire!!

Greetings all,

Today is a wonderful day.  Thank you Jesus for the opportunity to do You.  Loving on Jesus makes me happy.  I have really been in a funk about some things and I believe God gave me some real revelation on.  I am happy that I have been busy writing my book and working on my music.  So, finally if you don't see me here it's not because I'm being a lazy butt.  I am actually working toward my dreams.  I have been writing here long enough to know that if I want to grow, I need to get busy about God's business with this gift.  Talk again soon.  I'm not revealing everything just yet because there are HATERS everywhere.  Be blessed and know that I love ya.  I'm on fire and I can't let the flames burn down before I complete my task this time.  I'm getting old, and Jesus is soon to return.

Woman Highly Favored of God

Can you handle the truth?

Do you know why it is so hard for Christians to talk to one another, because a lot of us are "Too Saved to Handle the Truth."  Even though we know that is the only way to be free, according to John 8:32.  Oh I hear you in the spirit saying "Jesus Christ set me free" John 14:6 and Jesus is the Truth, so let's get through this. You see how we get when we hear someone talking about truth, truth exposes, sheds light.  If I need to go to a sistah and tell her what I'm going through, if it's too deep she can't handle it.  "Sistah, I am horny and need a man" and the sistah can't wait to judge me, so she runs and tells others that I'm this and I'm that....instead of praying in agreement with me that God will subdue my iniquities..Micah 7:19.  Come on saints of God, let's do better.  Are you "Too Saved to Handle My Truth?"  If so your ministry is null and void because you can't even restore me as God has said for you to do so.  Gal. 6:1-2  Let's get it together sAINTS. 

Woman Highly Favored of God

Moving by Faith

Good morning;

As I try to be submissive to the Holy Spirit there is one thing for sure.  When God says do something, He means do it.  I mean I have been praying and asking God for different things to get going in my life and it seems as if He is saying "Okay, let's see if she is going to be obedient and move when I say move."  That is how you receive your blessings.  Every time someone in the Bible received a blessing or a healing (which is a blessing) Jesus had them do something.  John 5:8>Rise, take up your bed and walk...Mark 10:52>Go, your faith has healed you....Luke 8:48>He told the woman with the issue of blood to "Go in peace."  We have got to move when God says move if we want to be blessed.  What makes us move?  Our faith will make us move. How BIG or how small our faith is, is the way we will respond to God telling us to move.  We stay in the same place stagnant when we don't obey God because our faith is small.  Stagnant is still, motionless,dead, stank.  When our faith is small and we refuse to move when God says move, our attitude gets stank about certain things.  We start blaming God for lack of receiving when it's our own fault because we didn't have BIG enough faith to move and trust God when He said "Go."  I'm going on is Jesus name.  Whatever happens I trust God to work it out to my good because I love Him. (Rom. 8:28)  Be blessed.

Moving to get my blessing,


God bless,
Woman Highly Favored by God

Morning prayer

Greetings;

Every morning my children and I wake up and pray together.  I think we are awake our mouths are moving; but are we really AWAKE?  Well because I am the head of my house I had to get up and get moving around so that I could show them that we can't come in talking to God mumbling and giving God our stinky breath prayers.  You know when you wake up and you haven't brushed your teeth yet, so you talking through your teeth, it almost sounds like another language.  I know it is hard to get out of those warm beds, but I can not allow them to believe that God deserves anything but our best.  2 Timothy 2:15 reads " Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."  God is worthy of the best especially when we are spending time with Him.  It's not for Him it's for us.  We wouldn't go to a job interview mumbling.  Right?  So I have to take some other steps so that we WAKE UP! And bless the Lord with our best.  I am so proud of them because I hear spiritual growth in their prayers, but I have to help them get to the next level.  Keep us in your prayers.  Love you with a whole heart.

Woman Highly Favored of God

Where Have I Been

Well I am still at it.  Thank God to one reader that told me the truth.  I keep hiding behind STUFF.  Why?  Am I afraid to be blessed?  I really don't know, but I'm starting over again.  I believe when I first started this God told me 365.  I have only posted 107 (or something like that).  Really Brenda?  That's just lazy and poor effort.  I am suppose to "work unto the Lord", Write unto the Lord and don't worry about anyone reading or responding to one post.  Just do what God has told you to do with your little blog so God will bless you with bigger opportunities.  Luke 16: 10-12.“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?" (Holy Bible)  Lord forgive me and thanks for not giving up on me.  And thank you my friend for helping me come out from hiding.

Daddy's Gone

I haven't written in forever.  I have so much going on right now.  I am in school, working two jobs, a new grandmother, and my daddy is gone.  Is anyone playing the violins yet?  I sound like a broken record right?  Sound like I'm passing out invitations to a pity party.  Well I have got to tighten up.  My daddy told me that I need to pursue my dreams and goals to the end.  That means little girl, write your poems, write your songs, and write your books and find someone that wants to buy them.  I keep quitting because it's so frustrating.  I told daddy that I was going to do it, and I am.  I have got to focus and make it happen.  Before daddy died he wrote a song too, and I told him I would get it copy written and he said "I sure do appreciate that."  I need to figure out how to make it work.  How to put the effort and time needed into this gift that God has blessed me with.  Being a true woman of God is hard work because if you aren't careful you'll find that you have put all your carnal mess before God.  Daddy told me to make sure I put God first, and I know that's what I need to do.  It's just so hard making sure I do it with everything going on. (violins)  Well the Bible does say, and you all know it because anybody with a little bit of God knows... Matthew 6:33 reads Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.  Get it together Brenda, Get it together Brenda, Get it together Brenda.  Praise God, I am going to get it together, no matter how long it takes.  I'm going to trust God, and while trusting Him taking action toward the place He has for me.  Daddy's gone, but not forgotten.  I remember what he's taught me, and until I do what my father says, I won't do what my Father says.

God bless and I love ya,

Woman Highly Favored of God

I Don't Mind Waiting...On the Lord

I love this song by Juanita Bynum, and I sing it all the time.  To say I Don't Mind Waiting On the Lord is saying Lord I trust You.  I trust You so much that I'm going to be obedient and walk in Your true Word.  Oh how easy it is to sing the song, but to really mean it is another thing.  I don't mind waiting means I will wait for God to send me a husband and keep my body until due season.  I don't mind waiting means I trust that God is Jehovah Jira and that He is going to provide my every need.  I don't mind waiting means that even though things get a little rough on my job, at my church, in my home that I am going to stand, and after I've done all I can standing I'm gone still STAND.  I don't mind waiting means I'll wait Lord, and while I'm waiting I'll do what You have called me to do.  Isaiah 49:31 KJV:  But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.  This means that while I'm waiting my strength is renewed, I'm getting stronger, I'm gonna be able to reach new heights and be able to endure, I will run this race and not become tired, and I shall walk the good walk and not turn back.  Waiting can be scary, but move that flesh because it's a God thang.  I don't mind waiting, I don't mind waiting, I don't mind waiting, on the Lord.

Praise God

How Big Is Your God

After going through so many obstacles it seems that I would know how to maneuver without being stumped, AGAIN!  Do you ever feel this way?  If so, I challenge you to ask yourself the question I believe the Holy Spirit asked me, "How big is your God?"  The Bible reads in Luke 1:37 that nothing is impossible with God.  That means He can handle whatever comes His way.  How much God do you have in you?  As a Christian, I shouldn't keep making the same mistakes, I should learn from my mistakes and take a different road.  I should be able to go through the obstacles God's way and come out victorious.  So how do I get there and continue to move forward and not get stumped?  It's all in knowing how Big God really is.  It's one thing to say "oh I'm blessed and highly favored" but it's another to know I'm blessed and highly favored.  I know it because I spend time with God and I know His promises for my life. I know He won't put more on me than I can handle (we love to say this), but I know when I pick up more than I can handle I need to put it down.  I know the Bible says if I resist the devil he will flee (we love this too), but I also know that I must submit to God and resist the devil he will flee.  The devil ain't scared of us quoting the word, the power comes when we live the Word.  Acts 19:10-16 clearly shows that there's no power against the enemy when the Godly authority is exercised unworthy.  Some want the power and anointing for the wrong reasons.

Acts 19:10-16

New International Version

¹⁰ This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord.

¹¹ God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, ¹² so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.

¹³ Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” ¹⁴ Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. ¹⁵ One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” ¹⁶ Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.

Playing with God and they got a beat down, that's what jumped on them and overpowered them means.  Well let's learn who God is, so we will know that no matter how Big our problem is, God is WAY BIGGER.  

An examination sometimes is painful....

But helpful.  2 Corinthians 13:5 says Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.  Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you--unless, of course, you fail the test?

It's a sad situation to fail an examination right?  If you are taking an examination, it's something that you need to exceed in.  Who wants to take a test and fail?  Who wants to go to the doctor and be examined only to find out bad results, to find out your health is failing.  Why go through the motions of being a Christian and end up in hell because your heart isn't pure.

By examining yourself, you find out what's wrong and if it's an early diagnosis during the examination you can correct some issues before they get out of hand.

By taking a pre-exam you learn that you need to study more before you take the final examination.  By going to the doctor and finding out what's wrong, you get treatment that could prevent any serious condition.  By examining your spiritual self, you learn that you are lukewarm and need to get delivered from some stuff.

So examine yourself to see if you pass the test, of having Jesus in you.

Woman Highly Favored of God

Amen!!!

Let the church say Amen!!!  That is all left for us to say to all of God's promises, Amen.  If we are living Holy according to the Word of God, it's Amen!!!  If we are living unholy according to the Word of God, it's Amen!!! God can not tell a lie and He will not be mocked.  So He will do just what He says He will do and His Word will not be found contrary to it's self.  A lot of times we wonder why we aren't blessed when we are doing all we can to live Holy, not remembering that we have cursed ourselves with our tongue by saying something contrary to the blessing.  Or we've cursed ourselves by not giving our tithes and offering faithfully.  Or we have some forgiveness that we are carrying around that we should have released to someone who wronged us.  Blessings and curses depend on us.  So let the church say Amen!!!  Believe God's Word, obey God's Word, and receive the blessings from God's Word.  No we won't get it right all the time, but His grace is sufficient and He is a forgiving God.  Amen!!!


Woman Highly Favored of God 

Now He's a Young Man!!

   This is my Handsome, and at some point in life you have to let those only begotten sons grow.  You teach them what thus says the Lord, and help them for a little while but then the Lord tells you "Now He's a Young Man" that doesn't mean stop praying and believing God for them but it's time that you stop getting uptight because he isn't doing things the way you want him to.  I have to believe that he understands that when he was a child it was okay to talk and think like a child and even understand as a child, but now he's a man he must put away childish ways. (1Cor. 13:11) You have done all that you can do as a single mother to raise him up, and he's going to make mistakes, but love him anyways.  You have trained him up in the way that he should go and it's in him.  So relax, and thank God that "Now He's a Young Man" because some didn't make it as far as he did.  Thank God for the things that he is not doing which makes him blessed, and thank God that you can pray about the things he is doing which brings the curse.  Pray that he remembers what he has been taught concerning all things.  Love you Handsome.


Woman Highly Favored of God 

A Docile Spirit....

Can help you in life.  A teachable spirit is a humble spirit. 1 Pet 5:5>Young folks listen to old folks.  Be humble with each other, for God opposes the proud, the ones who won't listen to teaching but gives grace to the humble.  Prov. 12:1 Whoever loves to be taught is smart, he who hates being taught is stupid. This is the BYT version but look it up for yourself.


If you refuse to be taught, you are stupid, that's the Word people.  We often get advice (teaching) from someone who has been through what we are going through or something we may be about to go through.  But we don't listen if we don't have A Docile Spirit.  We think we know everything, can't nobody tell us nothing and then we do what we are advised not to do and look stupid.  Well guess what, because we hated instruction, we are stupid.


Let's listen to Godly instruction and learn from it so that we may be blessed from having a Docile Spirit and not a prideful one.


Woman Highly Favored of God