"Unresponsive"

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"Unresponsive"

Do not quench [subdue, or be unresponsive to the working and guidance of] the [Holy] Spirit. 

1 Thessalonians 5:19 AMP

God let me notice this scripture in the Amplified Version of the bible about 2 weeks ago now, and it has really stayed with me, stayed in my spirit.

For me, It's the part about being #UNRESPONSIVE...

That's what really got me.

So much so, that I had to go in prayer and ask God to forgive me for all the times, I have been unresponsive to the leading and guiding of the Holy Spirit. 

You see, As human beings, we are so quick to say that God's  not doing anything or say that our prayers are not being answered. 

But what if...You were unresponsive the whole time?

You were unresponsive to the leading and guiding of the Holy Spirit.  Therefore, to the Holy Spirit you appeared DEAD and no longer in need of assistance. 

#ThinkAboutThis: For 4 days, Lazarus appeared DEAD to all those who knew him, so they left him in the grave.

John 11

Simply put: If you don't respond to the Holy Spirit, He will leave you there in that situation unattended. 

You see, As wise as the Holy Spirit is... He STILL requires that you respond to Him when He speaks.

In 1 Samuel 3,  Samuel was young and he didn't yet recognize the voice of God, but yet he responded EVERY time he was called. True, it was the wrong response, but yet he responded.

So, God (the Holy Spirit) kept calling him, and calling him, and calling him until Samuel (with Eli's help) finally was able to give the correct response.

Samuel said, 

 "Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” 

1 Samuel 3:9 NIV 

So, How can you honestly say, God is not doing anything or your prayers are not being answered?

When you havent responded with a "Yes, Lord, Speak Lord..."

It's all about acknowledging His voice and you haven't done that.

You haven't done anything to show Holy Spirit that you're listening and you're at least TRYING to be responsive, be obedient to His voice.

#Mothers, Let's do better!!

Even if, you're not sure, respond and watch what happens. 

LPS ~Love, Prophetess Stacy 

#HolySpirit #YesLord #SpeakLord #Listen #Obey #Prophetic #WordOfGod #RealTalk #RealIssues

5/4/25 "A New Fighting Style"

5/4/25 

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"A New Fighting Style"

 

[10] Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) [11] Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”

John 18:10-11 NIV 

Beloved,

You can't keep fighting the same way you used to. It's  time to put away your old weapons of war. (1 Corin 13:11) and mature in the way that you think and handle certain things. 

God is calling you to put away your old weapons of war and pick up the sword of His Word. 

You see, Peter was only able to physically cut one man's ear, but had things been handle differently....

[10] One of you routs a thousand, because the Lord your God fights for you, just as he promised.

Joshua 23:10 NIV

You can slay more devils in the spirit realm than you ever will in the physical. 

So, Put away your sword, the sword that many of you are accustomed to and pick up His Word (the bible) cuts sharper than ANY two-edged sword according to Hebrews 4:12 NKJV

●His Word cuts....

That's one of the spiritual weapons you should be using. The other spiritual weapon being prayer.

The bible says in 2 Kings 6:17 (NIV) Elisha prayed that the eyes of his servant be opened, so he could see that there were more for them,than there were against them.

●Prayer reveals the truth of what's around you. 

●Prayer reveals who is for you and who is against you.

●The bible says, Jesus rose early in the morning to pray. 

[35] Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 

Mark 1:35 NIV

●The bible says, Jesus often withdrew to PLACES (plural) to pray which means He had more than one place where He would go and pray.

[16] But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. 

Luke 5:16 NIV

●The bible says, Jesus spent all night in prayer to the Father.

Luke 6:12 NIV

Jesus was able to identify Judas out of the 12 as being the one who would betray Him because the time He had spent in prayer. 

●Again, Prayer reveals, shines a spot light on, It ELIMINATES (in your spirit) what you should know and His Word it cuts...

These are the weapons you should be using. Grow up, Pay attention, and put away your old weapons of war, that weapon of choice, and fight a new way, a better way, and see results you desire. 

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

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4/27/25 "Where Is Your Water Pot?"

4/27/25

 

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"Where Is Your Water Pot?"

[27] Just then Jesus' disciples came back. They were shocked. They couldn’t believe he was talking with that kind of a woman. No one said what they were all thinking, but their faces showed it. [28-30] The woman took the hint and left. In her confusion she left her water pot....

John 4:27-30 MSG

God says,

It doesn't matter how they look at you, it doesn't matter what they think of you...

GO BACK and GET what you left behind because of them, because of people and their opinion.

God says,

Even though, many may be judging you...Remember, They're opinion (though it's appears plural) is just one person's opinion and one by one they will be removed.

In John 8: One by one, 

They scattered all those who judged, who accused the woman they bought before Jesus. The bible says, 

[9]  At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 

John 8:9 NIV

You will be still standing, long after those who accused you, judged you, looked at you funny, thought what they thought about you are gone, have disappeared.

Now will be no different.

Beloved,

It's safe to go back and get it, to reclaim what you left behind in that place. Her waterpot wasn't just where you kept her water, but it was where she quenched her (natural) thirst, kept herself and her family hydrated. It was a vital part of her day to day routine.

Go back and get that thing that was a part of you, a part your routine, a part of what kept you going. Don't let them take your livelihood. Don't give them the satisfaction they're looking for.

Until Next Sunday,

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

#Reclaim #YourLivelihood #People #Looks #Stares #Thoughts #Feelings #TheDisciples

#Jesus #TheSamaritianWoman #Prophetic #WordOfGod #RealTalk #RealIssues

4/20/25 "It's Time To Be Restored"

4/20/25 

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"It's Time To Be Restored"

[5] Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 30:5 NKJV

And then, The bible says in Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV) that the joy of THE LORD is your strength.

I'm here to tell somebody that NOT only is the joy of the Lord your strength, but the Lord who is none other than Jesus Christ....He is your joy.

So, For those of you weeping, waiting for things to change, waiting to feel better emotionally, and for joy to come in the morning.

You're not waiting on your situation to change, you're not waiting on circumstances to get better. What  you're really waiting on is not a thing at all, but a person.

You're waiting on Jesus (your joy) to come in the morning.

So, Get your eyes off of the situation, off of the circumstances and keep calling on His name, keep calling on the name of Jesus.

Because, Today is #Sunday which means Jesus has already been through, walked through more pain and devastation this Passover weekend than you ever will (Read 👀 Matt 26 AMPC) and yet He rose, giving you the victory, giving you your joy back, your strength, your smile back etc.

[21] And so, he will make you happy and give you something to smile about.

Job 8:21 CEV

If you keep calling on His name, the name of Jesus.

Depression can't hold you, grief can't destroy you, anxiety can't overtake you. You are not about to breakdown, you're about to breakthrough. 

Sunday is here. Weeping endured UNTIL the morning, but NOW welcome your joy.

Welcome Jesus from the ground UP.... He got up!!

Beloved, He got up!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

#Weeping #Passover #Depresssion #Anxiety #Jesus #Joy #Restoration #CharismaMagazine #iWrite #Writer #Prophetic #WordOfGod #RealTalk #RealIssues

4/13/25 "The Good"

4/13/25

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"The Good"

I spoke hastily when I said, “The Lord has deserted me.” For in truth, you did hear my prayer and came to rescue me.

Psalm 31:22 TPT

Lord, I’m left speechless and I have no excuse, so I’ll not complain any longer. Now I know you’re the one who is behind it all.

Psalm 39:9 TPT

You owe God an apology now that you can see that it was HIM all along. It was HIM who was behind it all, making it all work together for the good.

Romans 8:28 NIV

"The good" you're walking in now... It took a lot to get to where you are now, but you are finally walking in it.

You made it through difficulties that would have caused someone else to bail, to quit, to give up.

Take a moment to appreciate where you are, to Thank God you're not where you used to be or who you used to be. The things God allowed you to go through like Jacob it has birthed a significant change in you.

God allowed Jacob to wrestle all night with an angel of the Lord until he was left with evidence that he had indeed been blessed, been changed.

#Jacob received a name change...He went from Jacob to Israel and he was left with a limp...

His walk had definitely changed.

Genesis 32

#ThinkAboutIt!! 🤔

How have you changed?

How have you been blessed?

Was it worth it, after all you've been through to be this new person now?

Beloved,

God had good things "the good"  that He keeps ready, prepared for you, but you had to walk into it  in His timing.

[9]  But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear has not heard and has not entered into the heart of man, [all that] God has prepared (made and keeps ready) for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him...1 Corin 2:9 AMPC

So, Apologize to God for all the times you misspoke, all the times you complained and accused him of not caring, accused Him of not doing enough. Apologize because He has not deserted you.

He is the reason you are #blessed. He is the reason you are #changed for the better and walking in "the good." It has not been withheld like you thought.

Psalms 84:11 NIV

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy 

#Apologize #CharismaMagazine #Writer #Prophetic #WordOfGod #God

4/6/25 "He's Waiting "

4/6/25

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"He's Waiting"

[11] Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. [12] The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. [13]  “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 

Luke 15:11-13 NIV

Notice that The Prodigal Son's father didn't argue with him, or do anything to prevent The Prodigal Son from getting his share of his estate early. He just gave him what he asked for.

Sometimes God does us the same way!!

Sometimes God will give us what we ask Him for, KNOWING we're going to squander it, we're going to mess up, we're going to need His help in the end.

Just as expected, The bible says, The Prodigal Son squandered all his money from the estate,  just when a famine made it's way through the land, leaving him in need. Coincidence...I think not!!

Luke 15:14 NIV

And you wonder, why some things happen? God will allow whatever is necessary to get us back on track with Him.

Many of us being stubborn- willed like The Prodigal Son (and wanting what we want) had to hit or almost hit rock bottom before we would come to our senses and return to The Father.

So, The Prodigal Son hit rock bottom. He had no money, he was hungry and face down in the mud of a pig pen, and the bible says, "No one gave him anything."

Luke 15:16 NIV

Beloved,

When you've been out there partying with people, squandering all your money on people and yet, when you lose it all and are in need....

They are no where to be found. IT'S TIME TO COME ON BACK TO GOD. He is The One who cares, who always cares. 

The Prodigal Son's so -called friends weren't there to help him, no one gave him anything, but somewhere in midst of him feeling hungry, discouraged, and alone...He come to his senses, got up, and went and made things right with his father.

You should do the same. It's time to make things right with your Heavenly Father. He's waiting patiently for you to return.

Luke 15:17-22 NIV

Until Next Sunday!!

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"Transforming, Changing"

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Transforming, Changing

6 Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground. 

7 As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.” 8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

Genesis 42:6‭-‬8 NIV

But oh, when he was at home with them, they recognized him as the one they hated, the one they made fun etc....You see, Beloved, Often times, God will use painful situations like this from your childhood to transform you.

So, now they don't even recognize him.  And so, Joseph ended up being  sold into slavery (removed from his brother's mistreatment of him). Even though, slavery seemed like something worse, it wasn't. 

In what was supposed to be slavery, Joseph became a leader, when all he was before was a follower, following up in behind his brothers, talking too much, wanting to be liked, wanted to be accepted. 

Genesis 37 & Genesis 39

SOMEBODY: God is using the pain to transform you, change you from being the person they always pushed around, talked about, and cruelly dismissed. Even though you desperately wanted their acceptance, God didn't allow it because you're better than that. There is a leader in you that will re-define the order of things.

But in order to get you to lead, step out of the shadows and SHINE, God had to allow the pain. The pain is what's pushing you into transformation, into your changing position. 

So, Now you've come to realize the hard truth, that you don't need as much help as before, as back when you were a child.

Childish things you are now prepared to leave behind. 1 Corinthians 13:11....and when God gets through transforming you like Joseph those that hurt you won't even recognize you. There is so much more to be gained. 

Selah- Pause & Think About That.

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

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