12/31/23 "Closing Doors!!"

‭‭12/31/23

5 Minutes of Focus

"Closing Doors!!" 

[34] Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”

Luke‬ 23:34 NIV

[30] When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

John 19:30 NIV

‭When Jesus said it is FINISHED on The Cross He meant it. The hurt, the pain, the shame....All of it.

It Is finished. And so, (from a place of WHOLENESS) He was able to ask the Father to forgive those who were hurting Him, while they were STILL hurting him, mocking Him, splitting on Him etc.

BELOVED, If you don't ever get the closure you need from that other person, you can close the door yourself by declaring within yourself that it is finished.

Some things might still be going on in the natural, but keep declaring it UNTIL  it manifests, UNTIL you can see what you're saying.

We are going into 2024 closing doors...Every broken door will NO LONGER be upheld, every toxic door will NO LONGER be tolerated,  every self-sabotaging door will NO LONGER be enabled.

We are closing doors, Every door that have proven to be unhealthy for us...We are choosing to close it, and declare that it is finished!!

No more hurt, no more pain, no more shame. Going into 2024 and beyond the only door we will be taking is "The Jesus Door."

[7]  So Jesus said again, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that I Myself am the Door for the sheep. [8]  All others who came [as such] before Me are thieves and robbers, but the [true] sheep did not listen to and obey them.

John 10:7-8 AMPC

Until Next Sunday,

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

12/23/23 "YOU and JESUS "

12/23/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"YOU and JESUS "

‭‭These are the words of Jesus...May His words shed some light on what you really been going through all this time.

Jesus said,

[16]  “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

Luke 10:16 NIV

And all this time, you thought it was about  you...You thought they were rejecting you, you thought they just didn't want to be bothered with you....

But all this time, it was about Jesus, and if it was about Jesus, then ultimately it was about the God who sent Him.

So, As you gather with family & friends to celebrate Christmas this year....Remember, who you are carrying on the inside of you and that He's the real reason  why they act like they do towards you.

You see, You alone they can tolerate, but YOU and JESUS together are enough to frustrate all the plans the enemy has for your loved ones this holiday season.

YOU and JESUS qualify as two and two can chase and put 10,000 demons to flight according to Deut 32:20 and that's what they don't like.

It's WHO they don't like in you, NOT WHAT they don't like about you, but you stay strong. 

Remember, Joseph as good a man as he was almost divorced Mary because she was carrying Jesus inside of her - which says to me, people will always seek to dismiss you when they don't understand what's going on with you.

Thankfully, God stepped in via a dream and allowed Joseph to see what was really going on.

Matthew 1:18-21 NIV

Again, You stay strong....

God will deliver the truth to those around you who really desire to see what's going on.

LPS~

Love, Prophetess Stacy

12/17/23 "There Will Be Joy"

12/17/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"There Will Be Joy"

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭30:5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

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

To me, this scripture represents change, it represents the change that is coming after you have endured- meaning you have suffered something difficult or painful and done so, patiently.

And because you have been patient in the pain....

God says, There will be joy.

[For] God will yet fill your mouth with laughter. And he will fill your lips with shouts of joy.

Job 8:21 ICB

What you've been through DOES NOT represent ALL you will ever have. In fact; it's just the opposite...Because you have been through a lot (endured a lot) great will be your reward.

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭126:5‭-‬6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

[5] Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. [6] He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with  him.

Beloved, 

For all those times you sowed in tears, giving what you thought was your last out of obedience (kind of like how the widow/mother did in 

1 Kings 17:7-12 NIV)

For all the times, you just sucked it up and took it upon yourself and STILL went forth though you were weeping (inwardly)....

God sees...He is STILL Beer Lahai Roi- The God Who Sees...and He will repay. 

Genesis 16:13-14 NIV

What you have endured was not in vain or meant to make you ashamed...He will repay.

Today, I want you to go to YouTube and look up, " Joy In The Morning" - By: Tauren Wells and Elevation Worship 🎶

Today, Let God minister to you NOT just in this word, but in song.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

12/10/23 "Stand!!"

‭‭12/10/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Stand!!"

[45] But David said to him, You come to me using a sword, a large spear and a small spear. But I come to you in the name of the Lord....

[48] As Goliath came near to attack him, David ran quickly to meet him. [49] He took a stone from his pouch. He put it into his sling and slung it. The stone hit the Philistine on his forehead and sank into it. Goliath fell facedown on the ground. [50] So David defeated the Philistine with only a sling and a stone! He hit him and killed him. He did not even have a sword in his hand. 

1 Samuel 17:45, 48-50 ICB

Beloved,

No longer is it about what you have in your hand....Material things mean NOTHING if you don't have God in your heart.

David could have had a sword in his hand and still ended up defeated...But because God was in his heart, David was able to take one stone and make it sank in to Goliath's head. He didn't even need a sword.

And  SOMEBODY reading this right now...God says, You don't need a sword because the battle you're attempting to fight is NOT yours, but His.

2 Chron 20:15 NIV

You have been trying unsuccessfully to get some things to sank into that loved one's head, but the more you tell them, the more they rebel against you.

Like Goliath, they think they're big enough to intimidate you into a win, but that's not going to happen.The God you serve, the God that's in your heart won't let that happen.

So, The next time they attack you physically or verbally don't back down. UNLIKE David with Goliath, you're NOT out to kill them, but you do need to let them know you're NOT afraid.

David stood for God and it's time for you to take a stand too (in your household, in your family), because some of the stuff the devil has our loved ones doing in these last days is just ridiculous to say the least.

Still we must remember that we wrestle NOT against flesh and blood, but against wickedness in high places. Ephes 6:12 KJV

Every thing is spiritual...

Even now, especially now.

So, Stand unapologetically. 

Stand for God!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

12/3/23 "ME"

12/3/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"ME"

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:13‬ ‭NIV‬‬

[13] I can do all this through Him who gives ME strength.

‭‭[CEV] Christ gives ME the strength to face anything.

ME...That means YOU. God has deposited some strength into YOU. You have strength for whatever you're in, strength for whatever you're facing.

Even if YOU are the reason why you're going through what you're going through...

YOU must remember that God knew what you were going to say and do in that situation, BEFORE the words left your mouth, BEFORE you did what you did.

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:3‭-‬5‬ ‭CEV‬‬

[3] You notice everything I do and everywhere I go. [4] Before I even speak a word, you know what I will say, [5] and with your powerful arm you protect me from every side.

He protects you from every side. Have you ever thought that one of those sides could be, God (looks at) and protects YOU from YOURSELF?

Think about it. Some of us would be in a lot bigger mess if God hadn't intervened, had He not given us the strength to endure some crying days, given us the strength  to endure some hard times. 

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭30:5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

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

Joy meaning strength....

The joy of the Lord is our strength according to Nehemiah 8:10 NIV

Therefore, We give Him ALL the credit that's due, because if it had not been Him and His

 strength....

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭30:1‬ ‭MSG‬‬

[1] I give you all the credit, God— you got me out of that mess, you didn’t let my foes gloat.

Hallelujah....Amen!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

11/26/23 "You Keep Holding On "

‭‭11/26/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"You Keep Holding On"

[25] And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, [26] and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, [27] when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 

Mark 5:25-27 KJV

Beloved,

You don't know how strong your faith is...UNTIL you get hit with something and you keep holding on. 

The woman in Mark 5 (who remains nameless because she could've easily been you or me). She had an issue with her health for 12 long years; something was going on in her body, but she held on.

She had spent all her money, but still she held on.

She was not getting any better, but rather grew worse, but still she held on.

She held on...UNTIL her faith led her right to Jesus. 

Where is your faith leading you and To Whom is your faith leading you?

I hope the answer is to Jesus...I hope you are being led to Jesus more and more each day...UNTIL you are close enough to get a touch, to feel His touch and be healed of whatever has been causing you to bleed physically, spiritually, and financially. 

You have managed to hold on for this long and your faith that tomorrow things will change, things will be better has not been in vain.

For the bible says in 

‭‭Mark‬ ‭5:29‭-‬30‬ ‭KJV‬‬

[29] And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. [30] And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? 

Beloved, Was it you? It could be you? You haven't made it this far with the little strength, with the little money you have left for nothing.

Your faith to keep holding on in spite of; sometimes even because of, will be rewarded.

‭‭He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. 

Hebrews 11:6 KJV

(ICB‬‬) He rewards those who truly want to find him...

Get ready to be rewarded!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

11/22/23 "Lord, I Thank You!!"

‭‭11/22/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Lord, I Thank You!!"

[12] As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance [13] and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” [14] When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. [15] One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. [16] He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.

Luke 17:12-16 NIV

THE ONLY ONE out of the 10 that came back to tell Jesus, "Thank You!!' just happened to be a Samaritan.(Jews & Samaritans didn't associate with each other back then John 4:9 NIV). Coincidence, I think not!! 

Beloved, 

‭I pray that God will do something SO MAJOR for you that it makes you forget that little prejudice attitude you have towards that person that's of a different ethnicity than you.

Because Jesus, He doesn't care about ethnicity, He cares about you. It doesn't matter if you're Jewish or you're Samaritan etc.

So, Don't let your pride stop you from being thankful, stop you from telling Jesus, "Thank You!!"

He knew the other men wouldn't come back to say, "Thank You."  But because that one Samaritan was worth His time & effort....

Because you were worth His time and effort, because He healed you when you thought you couldn't be healed...

Give Him Thanks!!

Stop watching, waiting to see what those around you will do.

Everybody reacts differently to  be healed.

Perhaps, They didn't NEED that healing, that deliverance, that blessing as much as you did.

Perhaps, Like that Samaritan you carry a different spirit, a spirit of thankfulness.

1Thess 5:18 NLT

That's the Spirit, God is looking for This Thanksgiving and every day thereafter, because "Thank You" is truly the password by which you will enter His Presence (uninterrupted) for the rest of your life; if you so desire. 

Psalm 100:4 MSG

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

11/19/23 "Hurt In Jesus Name"

‭‭11/19/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Hurt In Jesus Name"

[27] Just then his 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

The disciples didn't say it outloud, but it was clear to the woman that they were talking about her, their faces showed it. So, She took the hint, and left.

She had been comfortable there, talking to Jesus one on one...But soon as his disciples showed up, in came the spirit of confusion.

The disciples should have known better. She should have been just as comfortable with the disciples as she was with Jesus, but she wasn't. 

Because they judged her, the minute they saw her based solely on the fact that she was a Samaritan (Jews didn't associate with Samaritans). John 4:9 NIV

They didn't bother to look pass  the fact that she was "that" kind of woman and get to know her, just for her.

If you have been hurt by someone who was suppose to be a representative of Jesus, hurt in the name of Jesus...Because they chose to use His name, but show NONE of His character. 

They were not merciful, they had no compassion for you or towards the things you were going through. Instead, You got talked about and judged.

Beloved, I apologize...

Those who are Prejudice, Prideful, Judgmental, Think themselves to be Superior to others are not of God.

‭‭The bible says,

[9] The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. (That includes YOU!!)

Psalms 145:9 NIV

The bible says,

[22] The Lord's kindness never fails! If he had not been merciful, we would have been destroyed. [23] The Lord can always be trusted to show mercy each morning.

Lamentations 3:22-23 CEV

Beloved, God shows mercy and He is kind...Forgive those who were not!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

11/12/23 "Those Days "

11/12/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Those Days"

[11] He will put his angels in charge of you to protect you in all your ways.

Psalms 91:11 GW

We all have ways that are our own, ways that are not always pleasing to God.

But even then, when we wake up not in the best of moods, wake up feeling some kinda way, wake up fully emerged in our ways....

Even then, God chooses not to throw us away, not to throw us right into the devil's hands.Though the devil is there, seeking whom he may devour, and we don't have the strength to resist him; the way that we should, not on those days.

1 Peter 5:8-9 NKJV

Anybody ever had one of those days, when you just woke up and ALREADY the day is too much, ALREADY you feel overwhelmed?

Even then, God is protecting you, protecting you from YOUR WAYS, from where that attitude, where that behavior, from where that mindset right there could take you, if left unprotected.

Because it's on those days  unfortunately that there is room, there is an opportunity for the devil to come in (Ephes 4:27 AMPC)...BUT GOD!!

He will put his angels in charge of you to protect you IN ALL YOUR WAYS.

So, Beloved, If today is one of those days, and you're in YOUR WAYS..Be still and know, this too shall pass.

I'm praying for you. 🙏

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love; Prophetess Stacy

11/5/23 "Something Is Missing"

11/5/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Something Is Missing"

‭‭[19] As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.

Proverbs 27:19 NIV

Beloved, 

You camouflage well. You are an expert at fooling people, you can even fool yourself at times, but your life is a direct reflection of what's going on in your heart.

And while man is looking at your outter appearance (thinking you're okay), God is looking at your heart  (1 Samuel 16:7) and He can tell "something" is missing.

Remember, It was God who could tell "something" was missing from Adam's life, 

something he needed that would make his life better, make his life whole.

 I'm sure, if someone had asked Adam...He would have said, he was indeed living his best life. But while he was busy naming the animals God had created (Genesis 2:19-20); living what he thought was his best life... God was busy addressing the loneliness He could see in him (alone- ness that He said in Genesis 2:18 was not good).

So, He performed surgery on Adam with no anesthesia, with no pain meds...Because when God cuts you, it's always to heal you, not hurt you and Eve came forth; while Adam was sleeping, while he was still healing. (Genesis 2:21-22)

SOMEBODY:

What you need to heal, to make your life better, make your life whole may or may not be a person (an Adam or an Eve)...But whatever it is, you need to properly address the way you've been feeling on the inside...

Just like He did for Adam...Trust that God sees and He knows what you need better than you do. Trust Him to heal you.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

10/29/23 "Ono"

‭‭10/29/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Ono"

[2] Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were scheming to harm me; [3] so I sent messengers to them with this reply: “I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?” [4] Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave them the same answer.

Nehemiah-6:2-4 NKJV

Don't be distracted by your enemies. If they were really interested in meeting with you, collaborating with you on some things, the offered would have been made long ago.

But now, if you give in and go...

The meeting will cause you more harm than good.

Beloved, There is nothing they have for you that God has not already provided.

Watching the wall go up and Nehemiah go up had to be killing his enemies. 

You see, your enemies are okay with you as long as you are on the same level as them, but as soon as God starts elevating you, promoting you in a way that is tangible for all to see....

Now, they have a problem with you. So, they want to attach themselves to you and hope that their little, negative, "sly" comments here and there will be enough to discourage you,  to hinder you, get you to second guessing yourself and what  God has called you to do.

Ono!! I don't care what or who it cost you...STAY in position, STAY where God has called you. Don't abandon your post!!

Like Nehemiah, refuse to let the work go undone, while you go down to them, socializing with people you know don't care about you or the God you serve.

They're just jealous and snakes that are jealous will bite, if given the opportunity. Be like the Apostle Paul and shake them off (Acts 28:5 NIV). ‭The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few...KEEP WORKING!! (Matt 9:37 NIV) 

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

10/22/23 "To You"

‭‭10/22/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"To You"

[14] Then she turned around to leave, and there was Jesus standing in front of her, but she didn’t realize that it was him! [15] He said to her, “Dear woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?” Mary answered, thinking he was only the gardener, “Sir, if you have taken his body somewhere else, tell me, and I will go and . . .” [16] “Mary,” Jesus interrupted her. Turning to face him, she said, “Rabboni!” (Aramaic for “My teacher!”)

John 20:14-16 TPT

Beloved, 

It's not what it looks like. To Mary Magdalene, it looked like someone had taken Jesus' body...But Jesus was there the whole time; she just didn't know it.

SOMEBODY:

Right now, You're crying, upset over the way things look to you, over the way it seems to be, to you.

I urge you to look again, to calm down and stop over-thinking what you see and look again...Because God is there. 

He promised to never leave you nor forsake you. He promised that you would never be able to escape His presence, NOT even if you made your bed in hell.

Psalms 139:7-8 NKJV

Deut 31:8 NIV

Now, I'm sure what you're looking at looks like the worst thing that could ever happen, to you...But is it really HELL?

 If so, God is there.

Because to Him, It just looks like another opportunity to be close to you, to heal you, to restore you, especially after the devil thought he crushed you this last time.

Remember, The scripture says,

‭‭The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Psalms 34:18 NIV

So, Dry your tears...It's not what it looks like. God still knows how to save you when EVERYTHING you see says that you are unsavable, when the circumstances look unsalvageable.

Beloved, How things look to you is not how God sees it all.

He's there, ready to shift the heaviness, shift the hurt of your emotions with just one call of your name.

Close your eyes...You've seen enough. Can you hear Him calling your name?

Prepare to shift!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

10/15/23 "Stop Worrying!!"

10/15/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Stop Worrying!!"

You’ve gone into my future to prepare the way, and in kindness you follow behind me to spare me from the harm of my past.  You have laid your hand on me!

Psalm139:5 TPT

●This scripture is a part of King David's poetic song (to the Lord).

●Let me break it down for you...I don't want you to miss or misunderstand what God is saying.

God is saying, Beloved...

Stop wasting time worrying. Time is precious and should not be spent worrying.

No need to worry about your future or anything that pertains to the future...I have already prepared the way, made a way.

He is a God that prepares. He never shows up anywhere to do anything unprepared.

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.... 

1 Corinthians 2:9 AMPC

He follows behind you to spare you from the harm of your past - meaning your past will not re-occur, your past will not be repeated. 

The hurt, the harm you endured is finally past tense and God is there behind you to make sure of that.

The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest.

Exodus 14:14 AMPC

Last but not least, He has laid His hand on you.

God has anointed you for your present and your future. It's all going to work together for the good (for the best possible outcome). 

Romans 8:28 NLT

So, Stop worrying!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

10/8/23 "The Hem"

10/8/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"The Hem"

And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

Mark 5:25‭-‬27 KJV

She touched the hem of his garment...

But there are some of us in this season who feel like we're NOT just touching the hem of his garment with our faith, but we're HOLDING ON to the hem of His garment by faith...

Because in the hem of His garment is healing for our bodies, peace for our minds, and joy for the sorrowful tears we cry.

If it were NOT for the tight grip some of us have on the hem of His garment in this season, holding on with all the strength we have left....The enemy would have came in like a flood and overtaken our minds in the form of depression, in the form of a nervous breakdown...BUT GOD!!

When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him and put him to flight...

Isaiah 59:19 AMPC

You see, as we hold on to the hem of His garment by faith...

The bible says, He has us hemmed in behind and before meaning behind- He has our back and before-There is NOTHING ahead of us He hasn't already seen. He goes before us...He has His hand upon us.

Psalms 139:5 NIV

So, Continue to hold on, Beloved...The enemy tried it, but NO WEAPON (Isaiah 54:17 NKJV)...No weapon formed against us shall prosper.

Amen!!

 

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

10/1/23 "The One Who Remains"

10/1/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"The One Who Remains"

Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home. “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

John 11:18‭-‬21 NIV

It's hard when you're the one left to pick up the pieces, when  you're the one expected to live on, to go on, it's hard when you are the one, remaining.

Mary & Martha along with their brother, Lazarus were 3 siblings and as the saying goes, “A rope made from three strands of cord is hard to break.”

Ecclesiastes 4:12 CEV

At least, that's the way it used to be UNTIL death came and took Lazarus away, making him the 1st to go, weakening their rope. 

And so, the same rope, that once represented the strength of their bond as siblings now has the ones who remain (Martha & Mary) in a chokehold...

Because now it represents the grief, represents the tears, represents the memories that have become bitter-sweet.

To Anyone who has loss someone you love; sibling or otherwise and you are the one that remains: PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE OR ON YOUR OWN.

Just as Jesus was there in Daniel 3 with the Hebrew Boys and kept the fire from consuming them...He is there with you now, grief will not consume you.

Even though, Your heart is broken and you feel like life has kicked you in the gut.

God is there.The pain won't win. Grief won't be all you have left. 

Psalms 34:18 MSG

● I'll be praying for you, for every person that likes this post. WE will survive!!

● Go to Spotify and check out Prolific Fire Grief ECR to hear the rest....

Until  Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love,  Prophetess Stacy

9/24/23 "Let Life Back In"

9/24/23

5 Minutes of Focus

"Let Life Back In" 

When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ So he got up and went to his father...

Luke 15:17‭-‬20 NIV

Beloved,

I thank God for you coming to your senses, and for all the ideas, and the strategies that's running around in your head now (as a result of you coming to your senses).

But in order for things to change and NOT remain the same EVEN after you've come to your senses...You must get up!!

Take the cover out from over your head, open the blinds and let life back in...You've been isolated long enough.

Yes, You messed up, but now it's time to get up...

You can't just think about it, you must do it!!

When the Prodigal Son realized how much better his life could be, how much better his life used to be...He got up and went to his father.

His father didn't come to him which means you can't wait for someone else to be your answer, you can't wait to see what someone else is going to do.

You must get up and do it yourself, do it for yourself. 

God has given you your health  and strength, and has kept you in your right mind so that you can help yourself.

There's a scripture in the bible that says, YOU shall decide, YOU shall decree a thing...

Job 22:28 AMPC

YOU...

YOU can do it. YOU can change your life for the better.

YOU don't have to keep settling for less just because you made a mistake.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

9/17/23 "The Ungrateful"

9/17/23

5  Minutes of Focus 

"The Ungrateful"

Jesus continued: There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

Luke 15:11‭-‬12 NIV

Imagine the child you have provided for all these years, standing in your face asking you for their share of the estate.

Imagine how you would feel, if you knew your child couldn't wait for you to die so that they could inherit your estate (inherit your money, your property, etc.)

The Prodigal Son's father had to be extremely hurt...KNOWING the son he raised was now disrespecting him over some money. He couldn't wait until his father was deceased to collect. He wanted it all NOW!! 

But still, His father sucked it up, hid his hurt and gave his child what he wanted.

To All the parents out there, hiding the hurt, sucking it up, trying to please a UNGRATEFUL child... 

God sees what it's doing to your heart.1 Samuel16:7

But let them grow up, let them go off on their own.

Once they've had a taste of the real world...They will come to their senses just like The Prodigal Son did.

He came to his senses after  he had spent all he had and was hungry, working at a job that was beneath him.

 So, He said, I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.I am no longer worthy to be called your son.... 

Luke 15:18-19 NIV

He came back repenting and your ungrateful child will too, eventually...Eventually they will realize just how good they had it  and seek to make things right.  

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

9/10/23 "The Wounds "

9/10/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"The Wounds"

For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast...

Jeremiah 30:17 NKJV

God says, He's going to heal you because of what they said about you!!

Because they called you an outcast...

Because they called you a failure....

Because they called you a loser....

Because they called a good for nothing B...

God is going to heal your wounds.

The wounds you received growing up in your parents house, the wounds you received in that toxic relationship, the wounds you received in that marriage that was unequally yoked.

God is going to heal all your wounds...God is going to heal all the damage the words of their mouth has caused you.

You see, right now, they look at you and they don't understand why you act "a certain way" around them.

They don't understand that seeing them is a trigger.

They don't understand that hearing their voice is a trigger.

They don't understand the wounds you have suffered.

But Jesus understands. 

Jesus understands because He had to go over to the house where Thomas was staying and show him His wounds in order for him to believe.

John 20:26-28 NLT

Beloved,

They don't believe what you're going through or have been through...God will have to show them evidence of what they caused. Otherwise, they won't believe you.

Maybe one day, but today, right now...YOU ARE GOD'S 1ST priority and He is going to get you healed because of what they said about you.

Receive your healing. In Jesus name!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

9/3/23 "The Enemy Is Defeated "

9/3/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"The Enemy Is Defeated"

Sometimes the enemy will use something so petty in an attempt to come between you and that other person.

But when you can take what was so petty and make it no big deal....The enemy is defeated.

Remember the bible asks the question: 

Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?

Amos 3:3 NIV

So, When you can keep it moving DESPITE the attacks that has come to try to stop you from moving forward, stop you from walking together in unity...The enemy is defeated.

In Acts 15: Barnabas and Paul separated over the role Mark should play when they decided to return to the places where they had preached the gospel. Barnabas wanted to take Mark on the journey, but Paul was convinced this was not a good idea because Mark had abandoned them during their first journey. 

Acts 15:36-41 NIV

Even if you have to separate from that other person for a season for the sake of ministry, business, or your own personal goals, personal choices...

If that's the decision you have to make to keep it moving and not let the enemy defeat you.

So, Be It. 

All break ups are not bad, some are purposeful, some are pre-approved, pre-destined so that you can keep it moving, unhindered doing the will of The Father. 

Selah-Pause & Think About That!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

8/27/23 "How Is Your Mind?"

8/27/23

5 Minutes Of Focus 

"How Is Your Mind?"

A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding. She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse. She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe. For she thought to herself, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.”

Mark 5:25‭-‬28 NLT

For 11 years, her mind was set on what the people said about her. (They said she was unclean because of what was going on in her body).

So, For 11 years, her mind was set on going from doctor to doctor, trying to find the medical help she needed. Her mind was set on her finances and would she have enough money to pay for all her doctors.

But in the 12 year of what she was going through, her mind changed, her thoughts changed. She had heard about Jesus and thought, "If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed."

Beloved, It's time your mindset changed. Stop thinking about what the people said.

Stop thinking about if you will  have enough money to pay for it all.

Instead, Remember what you heard about Jesus. Remember what you know about Jesus.

Like the psalmist said:

When my soul is in the dumps, I rehearse everything I know of you,...

Psalms 42:6‭ MSG

Rehearse what you know of Jesus.

Think about how Jesus has NEVER failed you, in spite of people, in spite of your finances or lack of finances.

Your healing starts with your thinking.

She thought she would be healed and so she was.

Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition.

Mark 5:29 NLT

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

8/20/23 "Give And It Shall..."

8/20/23

5 Minutes Of Focus 

"Give And It Shall..."

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Luke 6:38 KJV

Most people just consider this to be "that scripture" that proves money is coming back to those who give money.

Give and it shall be given.

But God says, This scripture is  for those of you who serve in any capacity.

You are always the 1st to volunteer to help with the giving out of school supplies.

You feed the homeless.

Around Thanksgiving time, you always volunteer in the soup kitchen.

You make sure the church bathroom is always clean.

You play the role of counselor, you are always on the phone, trying to uplift & encourage others.

You give out of your own personal need to help others, to keep them from going without.

God sees all you do. How you serve even when you don't feel like it.

Therefore God says, Luke 6:38 is NOT just for those of you who give money, those of you who paid your tithes & offering.

But God says, Because you  have served well (when nobody was looking)....God says, He going to cause men to give into your bossom.

NOT only that, but God says, He is restoring time back to you.

And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten....

Joel 2:25 KJV

For all those of you who have spent your time faithfully serving others.

God is giving that time back....

And He's causing men to give unto you- to invest in you.

You have proven to be a good financial investment in the eyesight of God... Because you put others 1st and were never selfish, not even when you had a good reason to be.

Watch what's about to find it's way back to your bossom.

Do It God!!

Somebody receive it!!

In Jesus name,

Amen

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

8/13/23 "Fight!!"

8/13/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Fight!!"

We are all in a fight, but how we CHOOSE to show up DAILY to the fight will determine the outcome. 

So, Are you choosing to complain, to be mad, to be frustrated?

Is that how you're choosing to show up to the fight?

Or are you preparing yourself daily for the fight you have been assigned to. 

Believe it or not, the fight you're in is the fight you've been assigned to.

Saul thought David was just some young rooky, volunteering to fight Goliath. David had to let him know that he had been tending HIS FATHER'S SHEEP and fighting lions & bears. 

1 Samuel 17:33-38 NIV

God was training him back then for the fight he was assigned to, for the fight that would change how people saw him.

Think About It: What is it in your past that could have possibly been training you, God preparing you for what you're fighting now? 

In 1 Samuel 17: We see David getting ready to go fight Goliath. 

The 1st thing he does is pull off what doesn't fit the assignment.

In this season, Stop holding on to things just because it was given to you. If it doesn't fit where God is taking you, get rid of the clutter.

David filled his bag with stones  instead!! What's in your bag?

In your bag should be weapons like:

● Faith- "All things are possible."

Mark 9,:23- That should be your mindset. 

● The Word Of God- Your 2 edged sword. Heb 4:12

● Prayer- Daniel prayed and his words were heard the very 1st day, but the answer came with warfare!!

Daniel 10:12-13

● Sow - And it shall multiply a 30, 60, 100 fold return.

Mark 4:20

● Serve- Give it shall be given to you.

Luke 6:38

Get prepared. Show up. Keep fighting until you win!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

8/6/23 "Identifying Sarah "

8/6/23

5 Minutes Of Focus 

"Identifying Sarah"

Genesis 20:18 NIV

for the Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.

NONE of the women in Abimelek’s household could conceive because of Sarah.

She was keeping them from being mothers, keeping them for bringing forth life,  keeping them from opening up and pushing.

I wonder who is it in your house  or associated with you that's doing the same thing to you?

Who is it that's keeping you from opening up, from pushing to have more, to be more?

Who is it that's responsible for you not being able to conceive a miracle, not being able to add to your life, whose stopping you from being great?

Sarah was the reason, Abimelek’s house was in the shape it was in.

You see, Beloved...People can either bless your house or hinder the productivity of your house.

Therefore, More than ever in these last days:

 ● You need to KNOW who you are coming in contact with.

● You need to be able to discern whether that person is a healthy or an unhealthy addition to your life, your home, your family.

● Joseph was a blessing to Potiphar's house. Everything Potiphar had was blessed because Joseph was there.

Gen 39:5 NIV

● Same with Jacob...The bible says, Laban was blessed by his association to Jacob, blessed because of Jacob.

Gen 30:27 NIV

Father God,

I pray discernment on everybody you have placed under the sound of my voice.

I pray that they be able to discern a Sarah from a Joseph or Jacob.

I pray that they be able to discern who it is the enemy has sent to stop them from producing,to stop them from being productive.

SOMEBODY: The infertility issues you are having is tied to that person you have opened  your home to.

If Sarah could be the reason the Lord would keep the women in Abimelek’s house from conceiving....

Don't you think, you need to be more aware of that person that's in your house?

Stop telling people to make themselves at home in your house.

Because people are not just people...But people are SPIRITS and NOT all SPIRITS are of God.

You could easily be opening your home to a Spirit that's NOT of God....A spirit sent there by satan to hinder you and your household.

Especially if you have been decreeing & declaring, " As for me & my house we will serve the LORD."

Joshua 24:15 

So, Stop That!!

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God...

1 John 4:1 NIV

Father God, I ask that you forgive us in our ignorance  for the things we have said and the things we have allowed to go on in our homes.

If we have unknowingly entertained a witch or warlock, unknowingly associated ourselves with soothsayers...

We ask you to forgive us

To open our eyes where we have been blind.

To wipe the walls of our house clean, to rid our house of any Spirit that's NOT your Holy Spirit that might be penetrating the walls, activated by who is in our house or  by the company we keep.

Therefore,

We apply the blood of Jesus on the door post of our homes and we ask that you spiritual evict every spirit present that shouldn't be.

Evict them-Kick them out!!

Help us to discern our Sarah's and treat them accordingly.

In Jesus name,

Amen

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

7/30/23 "It's Time"

7/30/23

5 Minutes Of Focus 

"It's Time!!"

When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons....

Mark 16:9‭-‬10 NIV

And in John 4: Jesus is talking to a Samaritian woman at the well. She has had 5 husbands prior and the one she is currently living with now is not her husband. Still, Jesus is talking to her. After which, she would be the one to go and spread the news about Him to ALL who would listen.

Now if God could use Mary Magdalene who had 7 demons in her and a woman who was a  Samaritan and had a reputation of being with a lot of men...What makes you think He can't use you?

God is well aware of your issues, what he has had to deliver you from...Nothing in your past or your present scares Him.

Your reputation- the things that people are still saying about you doesn't matter to Him.

Who are they to judge someone else's servant? You are God's servant. To Him, you stand or fall according to Rom 14:4 NIV

So, Don't be intimidated any longer sis....Do what God has called you to do and don't worry about being perfect, just strive to be obedient.

Whether you can relate to Mary Magdalene or to The Samaritan woman it doesn't matter. 

It's not where you came from or what you came up out of that matters, but where you're going and the lives you will impact because of it.

Job 8:7 NCV

So, Let's Go!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

7/23/23 "I'm NOT Cold!!"

7/23/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"I'm NOT Cold!!"

8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Genesis 4:8‭-‬9 NIV

Cain said what he said because he didn't want to have any responsibility towards his brother, and he was trying to be sarcastic too...But the truth is, we are our brother's keeper (sister's too).

God does not want us walking on this earth, COLD HEARTED, (though the love of many has waxed cold- Matt 24:12 KJV).

God does not want us walking around on this earth NOT caring about each other, looking the other way and ignoring the fact that our sister or brother could possibly be in trouble. 

We should care, because what if it was us, or a family member, or close friend?

Caring about one another is powerful. When we really care, caring can get some amazing things done for that other person who may or may not be in a position to help themselves at that moment.

In Rom 5:6 NCV The bible says, God sent Jesus to help us when we were unable to help ourselves....

Notice what it DIDN'T say: It DIDN'T say...He waited to check out our story, to see if we were lying or being truthful....BUT HE SENT JESUS, KNOWING that no matter what is determined later, we needed help that was BEYOND OUR OWN ABILITY in that moment.

Because when the devil is really attacking...Often times, He will go for the person's mind 1st...It's an attack on their mental health 1st, making mental illness- the silent killer of our people.

So, God sent Jesus for us at a time when there was no social media, no Google to search etc...He sent Jesus and called it love, NOT caring...He called it, LOVE.

He didn't ignore what He heard, He didn't critique what He saw, and even though it might have been a set up, a plot...He still sent Jesus in to assist. God was NOT cold when we needed help. 

So, Who are we to ever be COLD towards a possible situation that is occurring before our eyes; regardless of the outcome?

Think About It!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

7/16/23

7/16/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Accept The Rejection"

He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.

John 1:11 NLT

But what if they had pretended to accept Jesus instead of rejecting Him?

And what if Jesus had been  like some of you and ignored the warning signs and proceeded to connect Himself with these people anyway?

Jesus would have been setting  Himself up to be hurt...

There is NOTHING worse than hurting YOURSELF for someone who doesn't even care about you.

They were His own people, but they didn't care about Jesus because if they did, they never would have rejected Him.

But instead of dwelling on the rejection, dwelling on how HE KNEW they felt about HIM...

What did Jesus actually do?

He did what many of you should be doing, but don't have the courage to do which is MOVE ON.

Your future is still ahead of you and it's NOT tied to the people who rejected you, but to those STILL waiting on you.

Jesus realizing He STILL had people (you and me) waiting on Him...MOVED ON!!

He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

John 1:11‭-‬12 NLT

AFTER being rejected, Jesus moved on and gave the AMAZING opportunity to be the children of God to those who believed him, to those who would chose to accept Him.

So, Stop taking EVERYTHING so personal and move on. Those sent to believe in you, to accept you are still waiting on.

Go!! Move On!! Move Forward!! If NOT for you, do it for them.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

7/9/23 "Where You Belong "

7/9/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Where You Belong"

“‘Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, Live!"

Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.

Ezekiel 16:6, 8 NIV 

Beloved,

God saw you at your worst. When everything was still a struggle, when no one thought you were ready for love, needed to be loved, or even could be loved.

God saw you and knew that it was time that you be loved (more than you've ever known), in a way that you had never known.

So, He brought you in, brought you close and made you His Own. So, When you feel like you don't belong and nobody really cares...

YOU BELONG TO GOD!!

And NOT only does He care, but the bible says, He is deeply concerned about you according to Rom 8:28 AMP

You see, Your getting saved, receiving the salvation of the Lord when you did is NO COINCIDENCE.  He meant to draw you close when He did...Not because He needed you, but because you needed Him.

So, With the love and kindness of a Father (Jere 31:3)... He drew you and He is continuing to draw you to this day.

The way you hunger and thirst for MORE of Him and not this fallen world is proof of that.

Psalms 63 NKJV 

 So, Be filled with His righteousness (Matt 5:6 NKJV).... You don't have to chase love or wonder where you belong.

God didn't let you die back when He found you kicking, struggling to exist in the state you were in for a reason...Trust His plan & His purpose for your life.

And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.

Romans 8:28 AMP

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

7/2/23 "Keep It Real With God"

7/2/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Keep It Real With God"

What do you think? If a man has a 100 sheep, and 1 of them has gone astray and gets lost, will he not leave the 99 on the mountain and go in search of the 1 that is lost?

Matthew 18:12 AMPC

I think if he is indeed a man of God, He will go in search of the 1 that is lost.

That's what God did in Genesis 3: He was walking in The Garden in the cool of the day; calling out to Adam who had sinned and lost his way.

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

Gen 3:8‭-‬9 NIV

Beloved, God will call out to you when He senses that you have lost your way, but will you answer or will sin keep you from being in fellowship with God?

It does not matter that He has 99 who are on the mountain, doing good...God needs to MAKE sure you are good, He needs to MAKE things good for you too.

You see, His goal is not the 99, but that none would be lost.

So, If that means He has to leave the 99 in search of you...So Be It!!

2 Pet 3:9 CEV

Expect a visitation and don't be surprised when the question, "Where are you?" comes up in your spirit.

Answer God honestly.

Tell him where you are mentally and emotionally. 

It's time the toxic things you've been believing were expelled from your mind. It's time your emotions were just YOURS and not what's left over from a bad break up, left over from a messy divorce, left over from living with dysfunctional family members etc.

Let God search you in the areas that matters most. Lost is not your location and sin was never meant to be your hidden condition.  

Psalms 139:23-24 NIV

Talk to God...

Because even AFTER Adam had sinned, God still was expecting him to be there in The Garden for their time of fellowship, but he wasn't. He was too afraid, because NOW HE KNEW he was naked which means he was in position to be transparent, to be vulnerable. So he hid. Don't make the same mistake.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/25/23 "Check Your Behavior "

6/25/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Check Your Behavior "

Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:19-20 NIV

"He had in mind to divorce her quietly." That part.

Now, If the truth be told...Some of us don't want to be quiet or to do things in a quiet manner.

Instead, We want to shout it from the root top and let everybody know how that person hurt us, how they did this, this, and this to us.

But not Joseph, He wasn't interested in getting back at Mary. He didn't want everybody to know that Mary had cheated on him and gotten pregnant (or at least that's what he believed to be true at the time).

If you have ever been cheated on or suspected a loved one of cheating...THEN you know, Joseph had to be hurting, but yet he was CHOOSING to behave quietly, to behave respectfully.

And Because of the way Joseph was planning to handle the situation: Quietly, Respectfully, NOT WANTING Mary to be disgraced...God came to him in a dream, in the form of an angel and told him what was really going on, and to NOT be afraid to take Mary as his wife. 

God came and eased Joseph's fears, came and put his concerns to rest. 

But why hasn't He came and done the same for some of us?

It's because of how we are planning (in our head) to handle the situation. God knows, if we have our way...

It's not going to be quiet, it's not going to respectful and somebody just might get hurt.

You see, Your behavior is always a choice despite what has been done to you, and UNTIL we learn to behave better,  to make some better choices; some questions will have to remain unanswered.

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/18/23 "Sometimes They Stay"

6/18/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Sometimes They Stay"

She will give birth to a son, and you (Joseph) are to give him the name Jesus....

Matthew 1:21 NIV

Thinking about this scripture led to me thinking about all the fathers who have given a child their name, their last name, KNOWING that child wasn't biologically theirs.

But they stayed in the relationship and stuck it out for the sake of the child.

You see, I've come to realize that sometimes mothers aren't the only ones who are willing to sacrifice for the sake of their child.

There are STILL some fathers like Joseph out there who are willing to stay in a relationship they don't fully understand, but to please God, to do what He said, and do what's best for the child...They stay!!

And when I think about Mary & Joseph that's exactly what he did. He didn't fully understand what was going on with Mary; other than she was pregnant and he was not the father. He had thoughts of "quietly" divorcing her.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 1:20‭-‬21 NIV

So, Today, I just want to give honor where honor is due...

Rom 13:7 NKJV

To: All The Joseph's out there...

Thank you for stepping up and

staying out of obedience to

God. You've help make that child who he and she is today.

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD... 

God is so pleased!!

#HappyFathersDay!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/11/23 "Because I Care"

6/11/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Because I Care"

Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.

Acts 3:2 NIV

The gate may have been beautiful, but what it took to get that lame man to the gate every day was not beautiful.

But nobody saw just how much of a struggle it really was, nobody but just his caregivers- those who would have to lift him, have to carry him because he could not walk on his own.

His caregivers were there for him, giving up time in their day every day to come and see about him.

The text doesn't say anything about friends (not even his family) coming to help him every day...It just says he got carried to a gate called Beautiful every day and placed in a certain position.

.

That's because caregivers are the real  "unsung" heros. Often they are under appreciated for the work that they do, under appreciated for the help that they provide, under appreciated because a lotta times, the work that they do is an "Act of Love" on their part.

As I'm typing this into my phone, I'm thinking about how the bible says, When we were unable to help ourselves, at the right time, Christ died for us, although we were living against God.

Romans 5:6 NCV

So, In a sense, Jesus has been our caregiver all this time. Think About It: How many times has Jesus done something for you that you couldn't do for yourself? How many times has Jesus made a way for you when there seemed to be no way?

It didn't matter to Him that we were (at that time) living against God...Sin had us in a crippled condition; we couldn't even help ourselves, but still He didn't overlook us.

Therefore, We need to stop overlooking those who care for our loved ones.Caregivers are doing the work of Jesus. 

Care giving is a ministry, not all ministries have a pulpit. 

Remember that!!

And if you are The Caregiver...Just know that I felt led to give you a shout out today because I care, because God cares. He is not overlooking you, you have not been forgotten. 

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/4/23 "It's Time To Ask"

6/4/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"It's Time To Ask"

Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.

Acts 3:2 NIV 

Maybe, It's just me, but looking at this portion of scripture... I wonder, What happened that made this man give up on being healed?...And when did he become content with begging every day?

I wonder, What lie he had to tell himself daily to lessen the blow of him, having to be carried NOT helped, but carried to the temple gate  every day?

You see, Helped would imply that they were only assisting him in doing what he was trying to do.

But carried implies that they had to pick him up, physically lift him because he couldn't do it on his own.

I wonder, if every day he had to fight off the Spirit of Depression or if he just layed there at the temple gate every day, depressed, feeling like a failure, feeling like a burden?

And I wonder, how many of you reading this can relate?

You're depressed, you feel like a failure, you feel like a burden to those around you....But you don't say anything.

And somebody like Peter and John have yet to show up...

Somebody who will challenge you and what it is, you say you need.  

Here this man was lame, unable to walk, but yet he was begging for money, making money the primary need in his life...UNTIL Peter & John showed up with a different perspective.

They knew he needed more than money...They knew he needed to get up and so Peter extended his hand. Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.

Acts 3:7 NIV

Beloved, 

You can't stay as you are. In order to be made strong again...You must get up, shake off depression as best you can, little by little...And challenge yourself to ask for something other than money. It's time to ask for what you really need unapologetically. 

Ask and it will be given to you...Matt 7:7 NIV

Now is not the time to give up and just be content with things the way they are.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

5/28/23 "He's There!!"

5/28/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"He's There!!"

If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

Psalms 139:8 NKJV

If the truth be told:

Your life doesn't look like or feel like a bed of roses right now...But just know, that God has made His bed right there in that hell with you- meaning He has unapologetically made Himself available to you right there in the midst of that hell you're currently going through.

God has made His bed in that situation that has you uncomfortable, has you frustrated, and confused. At this point, He would do anything just to be near you.

David talks about how close God is willing to be to us in Psalms 34:18 (NIV) when he said, "He's close to the brokenhearted."

So, You shouldn't be surprised that out of everything you're feeling...The one thing you're not feeling is ALONE.

Why? Because God is there.

Your hell is His hell.  

Your fight is His fight. He is fighting for you according to Exodus 14:14 & Deut 3:22 NIV.

Simply put, This battle was never really yours, but His. 

2 Chron 20:15 NIV

Think about this:

When God said, "Call to Me" in Jere 33:3 (NIV). Did He say it would be a long distance call?

No, Seriously...Did He say to reach Him, it be a long distance call?

No, He didn't. 

That's because God has always planned on staying close to you, close to His people.That's why you feel His presence when you cry...and 

when you're upset, something on the inside of you calms you down.  

It's His presence. 

It's His Holy Spirit present with you even now.

He's there, just like in the 3rd Chapter of Daniel when Jesus was there with the Hebrew boys in the midst of the fire, in the midst of the hell they were going through.

The odds are no longer stacked against you. You will survive this season of your life because of WHO is for you.

It's no longer a question of, if He's for you...But rather, who is it that can be against you?

Rom 8:31 NKJV 

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

5/21/23 "Own Up"

5/21/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Own Up"

But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” And God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

Genesis 3:8‭-‬12 NIV

Ever notice how quick some people will throw you under the bus?

They will put all the blame on you, as if nothing is ever their fault.

That's what Adam did to Eve...He was quick to tell the Lord that it was Eve's fault the reason why he disobeyed Him and ate the fruit.

Totally disregarding the fact, that he had a mind of his own and didn't have to eat the fruit, just because it was offered to him.

Like Eve, So what, if you were the one that offered it, initiated it, or suggested it to them. Still it was their choice to do whatever they did. You didn't force them to do anything.

Nowhere in the bible does it say that Eve forced Adam to eat that piece of fruit. She didn't force him, she didn't trick him, she simply offered it to him. 

He could have said, NO!! The bible says that Adam was not deceived meaning he knew exactly what he was doing.

1 Tim 2:14 KJV

 

NOW, Keep in mind that a man is very visual. Give a man something to look at and he will respond. Perhaps that's why Job chose to make a covenant with his eyes in

Job 31:1 NIV

Anyways, Here's what happened: The fruit looked good to Adam...and Eve (his wife) standing there, holding the fruit looked good to Adam. So, He responded by deciding to take the fruit from her hand and eat it.

So, I say to you; 

Stop letting grown folks who knew what they were getting into blame you when things don't go right. 

It's time for them to take responsibility for their own actions. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOULDER ALL OF THE BLAME. YOU DIDN'T MAKE THEM DO ANYTHING!!

If you can own up to your part in what happened, then they can and should own up to theirs too.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy