10/6/24 "Carriers"

10/6/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Carriers"

 [3] Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. [4] Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 

Mark 2:3-4 NIV

Beloved,

You never know whose help you will need BEFORE you leave this earth....

The circumstances surrounding one situation in your life could change suddenly, forcing you to need help just like that paralyzed man needed help.

He needed the help of those 4 men. There is no way He could have made it to Jesus, to the place where he would be forgiven of his sins and healed without help from those 4 able- bodied men.

That's why Beloved, It's important that you treat EVERYBODY right even when they don't treat you right, because truly you don't know whose help you will need.

It's also important that you pick some friends you know you can rely on in a crisis.

THESE ARE NOT THE FRIENDS YOU LAUGH AND JOKE WITH, HANG OUT WITH. The friends who you find yourself encouraging, upholding, and willingly participating in each other's bad habits, each other's sins etc.

No, These are the friends that right now, you might not even acknowledge them as your friends, but they can get a prayer through.

●They can get a prayer through. 

●They can carry you to Jesus.

●They know how to move in faith and not doubt.

The four men who carried that paralyzed man to Jesus knew how to move in faith and not doubt.

Even when it looked like they wouldn't be able to get him in to see Jesus...THEY DID NOT LET THE CROWD make them doubt what was possible. 

Instead they dug into their faith (inwardly), and starting digging in the natural UNTIL the roof came off.

These are the kind of friends you need.

●Friends that will dig for you, take action for you.

●They won't doubt or cause you to doubt.

●They won't become intimidated by the crowd and drop you before finishing what they started.

Beloved, Where are your carriers?

Who are your carriers?

Thank God for them.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

9/29/24 "Standing In The Gap"

9/29/24

5 Minutes of Focus

"Standing In The Gap"

[1] A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. [2] They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. [3] Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. [4] Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. [5] When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

Mark 2:3-5 NLT

Beloved,

What if seeing your faith was enough to get God to move on behalf of that other person?

Would you take your faith more seriously then?

Jude 1:20 (NKJV) talks about building yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

Would you do whatever it takes to keep your faith built up including praying in the Holy Spirit, if you knew God was looking, HE WAS PAYING ATTENTION  to your faith and what you did would determine that other person's outcome?

That's exactly what happened in Mark 2:5: Jesus saw the faith of the men who brought the paralyzed man to Him. He saw everything they went through and everything they did to get the man in to see Him.

So, Jesus forgave the man of his sins and healed his body based on the faith He saw in the four men. He didn't even bother to ask the paralyzed man if he had faith or not, it didn't matter.

He was paralyzed and he got healed off of their faith. That's all that mattered...Who is your faith standing in the gap for?

God wants to use your faith to do something that has never been seen before...NOT in your life, but in the life of that other person that has a need.

[12] He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!” 

Mark 2:12 NIV

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

9/22/24 "Grieve & Live"

9/22/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

" Grieve & Live"

[18]  And on the seventh day the child died. David's servants feared to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, While the child was yet alive, we spoke to him and he would not listen to our voices; will he then harm himself if we tell him the child is dead?

[19]  But when David saw that his servants whispered, he perceived that the child was dead. So he said to them, Is the child dead? And they said, He is. [20]  Then David arose from the floor, washed, anointed himself, changed his apparel, and went into the house of the Lord and worshiped...

2 Samuel 12:18-20 AMPC

SOMEBODY: Hear Me!!

Your loved one would want you to live...

Being without them is hard, 

I get it.

But the fact that God has given you with a brand new day, a day you have never seen before, should be enough to motivate you to get up and keep going.

What looks like the end to you right now is really just the beginning. Life has more to offer you, but you will be in no position mentally to receive it, if you keep holding onto what you can't change or undo. 

David realized there was nothing more he could do for his son and so he got up. Despite those who were whispering around him, thinking that if he got "wind" of what they were talking about he might harm himself.

David got up. He was on the floor, but he got up.

That's a Word 4 SOMEBODY:

God has given you the strength to get yourself up. (Philip 4:13)...You don't have to stay down physically or mentally. 

You can grieve and live.

Honor that loved one's memory, but live your life.

Start by taking care of your personal hygiene and change your clothes. Look your best, even though you don't feel your best.

Let your appearance prophesy to those who were whispering about you....Let them see you are not down permanently.

Get up and go worship Jesus (your God, your Lord & Savior). This is (STILL) a day the Lord has made...

Psalms 118:24

So, Don't stay there grieving like you have no hope. There is hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

Until Next Sunday. 

I'm praying for you.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

9/15/24 "Mary Or Martha?"

9/15/24

5 Minutes Of Focus 

"Mary Or Martha?"

[38] As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. [39] She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. [40] But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

Luke 10:38-40 NIV

For those that work outside of your home:

What's the 1st first thing you do when you get in?

Do you take a moment to reflect on the day you had and acknowledge that it was God who kept you? 

He kept you from that accident that could have happened?

He kept you from getting into an argument with one of your co-workers, kept you doing something you would regret, He kept you.

All day long His Holy Spirit has been your comforter-The reason you didn't get upset, your counselor-talking you through, keeping you company on your lunch break, so that you didn't break.

He's been everything John 14:26 in the AMPC promises He would be.

So, How do you repay His goodness?

Mary came in from the day she had experienced and the bible says, She sat at Jesus feet, listening to what He had to say. She chose to recharge her spirit with His wisdom BEFORE diving into whatever else needed to be done for the day.

But not Martha, Martha was there, complaining to Jesus about all the things that still needed to be done and how she had no help.

She talked to Jesus, but her words were not words of thanksgiving, words of praise and adoration. She didn't give Him the attention He deserved, but yet she expected Him to pay attention to what she needed and DO SOMETHING about it!!

Why are we like that? 

In a world that tempts us daily to be more & more like Martha. I pray we choose Mary, choose Jesus, choose to reverence Him, to honor His Holy Spirit 1st.

Beloved,

Put Him 1st and the other things you need will be added according to Matthew 6:33. 

Take a moment to sit at His feet -the instructions you need are at His feet. Deut 33:3 NIV

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

9/8/24 "Go Get The Jars!!"

9/8/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Go Get The Jars!!"

2 Kings 4:1-3 NIV

[1] The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.” [2] Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” “Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.” [3] Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. 

Often we miss God's instructions for the situation we're in because we're expecting Him to tell us something deep, tell us something profound.

But what if God's instructions for the situation you're currently in included something as simple as you going over to all your neighbors houses and asking them for any empty jars they may have in their possession?

Would you go?

Would you obey the man or wo-man of God sent to tell you to go right there in your neighborhood and collect as many empty jars as possible?

Beloved,

You don't have time to hesitate. What if the woman, the mother in 2 Kings 4 had hesitated and not went right away to her neighbors houses?

What if she had hesitated when Elisha told her to go and borrow empty jars from her neighbors?

What if she had took the time to think about who her neighbors were and how she don't like that one particular neighbor?

And how she really don't associate with one of the other neighbors?

Her sons would have been taken away from her had she hesitated and been all in her feelings. 

Hear Me,

● Stop hesitating.

● You know what you have to do.

● Keep your feelings out of it and do what God is saying. You have too much to lose otherwise.

Go Get The Jars!! 🤔 

Selah- Pause & Reflect on this message. God is waiting on you to move in obedience to what He is saying.

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

9/1/24 "The Adjectives "

9/1/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"The Adjectives "

Have you ever found yourself using the adjectives: annoyed, annoying, irratated or irratating to describe an encounter you keep having with that certain person?

What If I told you that some people come around you, hang around just to annoy you? BELOVED, That Spirit is not new, but it is deliberate!!

In The New Testament:

Acts 16:17-18 NIV

The bible talks about a female slave who deliberately followed Paul and those who were with him.

Verse [18] The bible says,

 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.

It's  a Spirit...You are not crazy and you are not wrong for feeling the way that you feel..THAT PERSON NEEDS TO BE DELIVERED!!

In The Old Testament, Peninnah had one goal, year after year...To irritate Hannah.

1 Samuel 1:6-7 NIV

Verse [6] Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival (Peninnah) kept provoking her in order to irritate her. [7] This went on year after year. 

That person is deliberately provoking you to irritate you. Now that you have 1 Samuel 1:6-7 & Acts 16:16-18 as biblical proof of what you're dealing with...

It's time to go to war (in the Spirit), calling out every Spirit you see present in them:

Acts 16:16-18- Following You!!

Stalking Spirit. 

Saying the right words, but not of God!!

Unclean Spirit. 

Attached To You!!

Leeching Spirit- A Snake.

A snake was attached to the Apostle Paul, he had to shake it off or it would have been deadly. Acts 28:3-5 

1 Samuel 1:6-7

Year After Year...

Time Stealing Spirit!!

Peninnah deliberately planned out her attack on Hannah, on her emotions, on her mental state, causing her to waste time she could never get back, and possibly suffer a major setback. 

War, Fight Back, You're Not Crazy!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

8/25/24 "Worry & Me"

8/25/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Worry & Me"

[6] Don't worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God. 

Philip 4:6 CEV

Stop worrying. Worry is not a good look on you.

The longer you give in to worry, the more you look ungrateful in the eyes of man for the things God has already done in your life.

Beloved, 

It's important that you stay in faith and not let anxiety get the best of you. You never know whose watching you.

Don't loose your witness for Christ in a moment of weakness. If He truly is "good all the time"...Then look like He is and stop worrying. 

In the bible, God had blessed Job abundantly. He had a family, houses, land, and cattle. LIFE WAS GOOD!!

But when it came to his children, Job worried....

He worried about what THEY MIGHT be doing that he knew not of. So, Just in case, they were sinning- doing something God would not approve of; Job gave an offering for each of them.

Job 1:5 CEV

At 1st glance, you might think, Job was acting in faith on behalf of his childen...

But how is it faith, when you are thinking negative thoughts about your children, about what they might or might not even be doing?

And like Job, you're worried and  trying to say you're doing what you're doing, "just in case", but really you're doing it just because...

Just because you're worried and you don't like not knowing. You don't like feeling powerless; having to rely solely on faith and not your own sight or capability.

Faith has you blind in this season and you're worried.

BUT YET...We walk by faith and not sight.

2 Corin 5:7 KJV

Selah.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

8/18/24 "Hooked"

8/18/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Hooked"

Peter was full of confidence at first... Boldly asking to be released from the boat he shared with the other disciples and to come out on the water. 

He was full of confidence until he looked down and noticed the condition of the water.

Matthew 14:25-30 NIV

Beloved,

There are some things, some circumstances, and even some people God wants you to keep your eyes off of in this season.

Keep your eyes off of it, off of them...

It's all a part of the devil's charm to get you distracted 1st in your mind by what you see and then in your mouth by what you say about what you see. 

And just like that the distraction has become fish bait sent to get your mouth hooked on the negativity you see.

STUDY MATTHEW 14:

Peter’s mouth got hooked and he went from talking boldly, having bold faith to actually believing he was drowning and crying out in fear, " Lord, Save Me!!

So, Which is it:

👉 Is your mouth hooked on negativity?

👉 Is your eyes distracted by something or someone you shouldn't even be focused on?

👉 Are you full of confidence still?

👉 Are you still boldly asking, believing?

👉 Or are you the one crying out, "Lord, Save Me!!...Because you feel like you're drowning, like you've taken in or perhaps taken on more than you can handle.

Either way, Jesus ended up escorting Peter back to the same boat he was once in and the scripture says that when THEY climbed into the boat, the wind died down.

Matthew 14:32 NIV

I decree & declare that whatever or whoever has hooked you, distracted you...It is only temporary. Jesus is still near and things will die down.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

8/11/24 "Move On & Accept It "

8/11/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Move On & Accept It"

[8] Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.” [9] Jesse then had Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, “Nor has the Lord chosen this one.” [10] Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, “The Lord has not chosen these.” 

1 Samuel 16:8-10 NIV

Beloved,

How many times will rejection have to come in that area, by the same person, about the same thing BEFORE you move on and accept it was NOT God’s will?

Rejection came 7xs in the same area, about the same thing and EACH TIME (the prophet) Samuel had to say, The Lord hasn't chosen this one; trying to get Jesse to accept the fact that the 7 sons he so dearly loved, may have been great men, but kings they were not!!

Don't be like Jesse. Stop putting yourself in a position where you have to be told, "No" over & over again.

Stop breaking your own heart over a dream that you wanted to come true; a dream you never bothered to take before the Lord for His approval. You just assumed it was of God because of the way things looked to you.

But you must remember, you are on the outside looking in, but God sees everything & everybody from the inside out.

Otherwise, Eliab would have been anointed the next king (out of Jesse's 7 sons). He looked the part; even had Samuel  (the prophet) fooled by his appearance. 

1 Samuel 30:6-7 NIV

Hear Me SOMEBODY:

They are not the one. That is not the place, the position, or timing of God.

Accept that it's not God's will and move on. Don't allow anger to build up inside of you until one day, "out of the blue" you explode, verbally attacking someone close to you. Over what? The rejection you're feeling right now. 

Read: 1 Samuel Chapters 16 & 17 and connect the dots between Eliab & David.

To this day, Eliab owes David an apology he will never get...

All because of rejection.

God loved him enough to not choose him and He loved you enough to not choose you, to not choose them for you, or that for you. It was your plan, but God’s decision to make according to Proverbs 16:9 CEV

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

8/5/24 "School Prayer"

Father God,

Today,

I pray over the mind of every teacher, every principal, every bus driver, every cafeteria worker, over every person who will come in contact with our children this school year. I pray that they stand before our children in their right mind, displaying the mind of Christ- His love & compassion to every child regardless of race, disability, or inability.  I pray that there be no inappropriate actions or behavior shown towards our children or by our children.

This year, I pray that adults will be adults and children will be children and there will be no ungodly mingling of the two. This year, I pray school will be a safe haven for our children to learn & grow and not be inappropriately approached or bullied.

I pray, Father God,

That your divine wisdom & anointing will crown the head of every child and help them to do the work needed to advance, to excel.

Last but not least, I send the blood of Jesus ahead of our children to every school, every classroom, every door, every desk that the enemy will not be able to attack. This year the enemy will NOT be able to steal, kill, and destroy. The angel of the Lord be on duty, encamping around about them.

In Jesus name,

Amen

8/4/24 "Celebrate The Can's "

8/4/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Celebrate The Can's"

David said:

[13] I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:13 NKJV

Maybe your ALL hasn't manifested yet and so you are still limited in some areas despite your faith in God.

Don't give up. Stay focused on the things you can do, the things that His strength has allowed you to do, to accomplish. 

I know ALL is the goal, ALL is the promise, but you must remember that for each person that reads and believes Philip 4:13...ALL means something different.

However, The one thing we do have in common is while we may not have the ability yet to ALL we want to do  currently...We do have the ability to do ALL we need to do... That's where the strength of God kicks in.

Think About It!!

Philip 4:13 in the ERV translation  says,

[13] Christ is the one who gives me the strength I need to do whatever I must do.

SOMEBODY:

You're just out here doing what you can do; doing whatever you must do.

You would love to be able to do ALL things in every area of your life through Christ who strengthens you, but UNTIL you enter that season where everything that is due becomes due (and available to you -Gal 6:9 KJV), and ALL is really ALL with no limitations...

Keep doing the best you can. Celebrate "The Can's" -the things you can do and just know that when The "ALL" that God's talking about does manifest...It will be ALL, it will be everything and your daily life will take a shift for the better because of it.

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

7/28/24 "Minding Your Mental Health "

7/28/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Minding Your Mental Health"

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Matthew 6:34 NIV

Stop worrying about tomorrow.  The more you worry about tomorrow, the more you rob yourself of time; time you could have spent  enjoying today.

Your mind can't be in today and in tomorrow at the same time. Your mind will be wherever you are. Mentally, you are either in the past, the present, or the future. Where are you?

[9] But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” [10] He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

Genesis 3:9-10 NIV

Adam was in the present, tuned into what he was hearing & feeling in that moment.

He was afraid in that moment because of what he had done wrong. So, He hid.

He hid his nakedness- the fact that he was uncovered and vulnerable... He tried to hide that from God.

SOMEBODY:

Right now, You're trying to hide the fact that you're afraid, you're vulnerable, you're worried. You're not even living in the present. You are living in the past, your mind is  consumed with the past- trying to re-trace the steps of your path that has led you to where you are now. 

Beloved,

You can't do it on your own. Get yourself an accountability partner- somebody whose going to hold you accountable for your mental health, somebody who will help you stay focused.

If Lot's wife would've had somebody to help her stay focused, somebody to hold her accountable for her mental health....Maybe, she never would have looked back, maybe she would have been able to go forward with her husband & family and keep her mind out of what was now the past.

Genesis 19:26 NIV

She lacked focus, and her mental health was not being cared for...and

it cost her the future she could have had.

Don't let what you're afraid of, what you're worried about steal your future, steal your today.

The devil comes only to steal, kill, and destroy.  

John 10:10 NIV

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

7/21/24 "Questions "

7/21/24

5 Minutes Of Focus 

 

"Questions"

Jesus from The Cross cried out:

[1] My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?

Psalms 22:1 NIV

And in Psalms 13 David said:

[1] How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? [2] How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

Psalms 13:1-2 NIV

The point is we all have questions...David had questions, even Jesus had questions.

There is nothing wrong with asking God questions.

God never said you couldn't ask Him questions. In fact, He encourages you to ask in Matthew 7:7 NIV

Asking is the only way the door will be open to certain things, open to certain conversations.

So Beloved, Don't be afraid to ask God the questions that keep you up at night. It's okay to want answers to why this happened and that happened.

If Jesus could ask God why He had forsaken him...and later discover that it was only temporary because He had taken our sin upon himself and God being "Holy" couldn't bare to look at sin NOT even on Jesus...So, He turned his back!!

If David could ask God how long...You can ask God about that situation you feel is taking too long, that situation that hurt you. 

You can ask God, why you were abandoned? Why you were molested as a child? 

Why a loved one died so soon?

Why you had to go through a painful breakup? Why you had to go through a painful divorce etc.?

However, Be prepared like Jesus to not hear the answer, but to discover the answer as life goes on and you're able to put 2 & 2 together via His Holy Spirit. 

Remember, When it comes to asking God questions:

● We have not because we ask not. James 4:2 NIV

● Sometimes we ask amiss. James 4:3 NKJV

● But the sin is never in the questions. 

● So, Ask!!

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

7/14/23 "Listen To Him"

7/14/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Listen To Him"

Orpah made the decision to go back to Moab -the place of lack that God had moved her away from all because she couldn't see a husband in the "near" future for herself...The wait time would be HUMONGOUS (based on what Naomi had said). So, Orpah went back to the place she knew right or wrong.

Ruth 1:1-14 NIV

Beloved,

Never make a decision based solely on what somebody else has said to you.

Never make a decision out of fear of what you can or cannot see happening in the future.

Both of these are what Orpah did and it landed her right back where she started from.

SOMEBODY:

You don't have to start all over again. Listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit (right from where you are), He knows what direction you should be going in at this point in your life.

No man or wo-man who has never actually been YOU can tell you what to do for sure... They can give advice, they can suggest what might be the right thing to do, but the Holy Spirit knows for sure what you should do.

[20] Though the Lord gave you adversity for food and suffering for drink, he will still be with you to teach you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes. [21] Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.

Isaiah 30:20-21 NLT

He knows for sure...

The Lord your God...He is the one who directs you in the way that you should go.

Isaiah 48:17 NIV

So, Take time out to listen to Him.

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

7/7/24 "Wasted Time "

7/7/24

5 Minutes of Focus

"Wasted Time" 

[10] Elisha sent a messenger to say to Naaman, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.” [11] But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. 

2 Kings 5:10-11NIV

The bible let's us know that Naaman went away angry...He got mad and went away. But for how long? How long was he away? How much time did he waste being angry, being mad? Was it an hour, or was he away for a few hours etc.?

The bible doesn't say... 

Naaman could've gotten healed sooner than he did, but because he wasted time...

Beloved,

God says, Stop wasting your time being mad...

You could have had your healing, had that job promotion, had that house already...If you hadn't wasted all that time being angry, being mad.

So many opportunities, so many major "life-changing" moments we miss out on and don't receive what God intended, all because of how we felt at the time.

So what, If things didn't go as you had planned or as you had hoped.

[9] A person may think up plans. But the Lord decides what he will do.

Proverbs 16:9 ICB

And the Lord has decided to delay your healing, delay that job promotion, delay that house UNTIL you can learn to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

James 1:19 NIV

Anger resides in the lap of fools (Eccles 7:9 NIV)...and is very costly to the progression of your future.

So, Stop being mad, being angry. Learn self-control.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/30/24 "Because Of God "

6/30/24

5 Minutes of  Focus

"Because Of God"

‭David said:

[18] They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support.

Psalms 18:18 NIV

[18] On the day when I faced disaster, they confronted me, but the Lord came to my defense.

Psalms 18:18 GW

[18] On the day disaster struck, they came and attacked, but you defended me.

Psalms 18:18 CEV

If you have ever been confronted with some unnecessary drama at the worst possible time...

If you've ever been confronted, if your character has ever been attacked. If they really had the nerve to come for you for no apparent reason...This is for you!! 

God was your support then and He is your support now, He was your defense then and He is your defense now.

They attacked you, they came for you, but they could not achieve what they wanted because of GOD!!

He reached down from on high and took hold of you; He drew you out of deep waters. He rescued you from your powerful enemy, from your foes, who were too strong for you.

Psalms 18:16-17 NIV

And to this day, they still don't understand the favor of God that's on your life. They think you just got "lucky." that's all...That's how you've managed to survive for so long in spite of everything they have attempted to do to you, in spite of everything they have said about you.

They don't understand that for The Ones that God favors...No weapon means no weapon.  It doesn't matter what it is or who it is that using it against you...Because of God it will not prosper. 

Isaiah 54:17 NKJV

Selah!!

Let them stop & think about that.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/23/24 "Celebrate Them"

6/23/24

5 Minutes of Focus

"Celebrate Them"

The Father in Luke 15 chose to celebrate the son who ran out on him, took his money pre-maturely, the one through his actions, wished that he was dead.

But for the son - the one who had ALWAYS been right there, (been loyal)...There was no celebration. 

Luke 15:11-31 NIV

Don't take for granted the one that's ALWAYS been there...

What if they decide not to be?

One thing's for sure, people don't have to do anything for you. So, If you have someone in your life (family or friend) who has always been there for you, has always been loyal no matter what...Don't forget to celebrate them.

Sometimes that person would like a gift (over and beyond what they already have access to), "just because"....Because you're thinking of them,  just because you care, just because you knew celebrating them in that way would make them happy.

In Luke 15:

The Prodigal Son was the one being celebrated, while his brother hadn't been celebrated NOT even once for all his years of loyalty. 

[29] But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 

Luke 15:29 NIV

There are some good brothers out there that keep getting over looked and under appreciated and just like The Prodigal Son's brother, they're angry and they have every reason to be.

Celebrate The Prodigal's and The Loyal Ones too.

Celebrate The Ruth's and The Naomi’s too!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/16/24 "No Excuses "

6/16/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"No Excuses"

[16] For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son...

John 3:16 NKJV

But what if God had changed His mind at the last minute, and decided giving up Jesus for us was too high of a price to pay?

And what if the Apostle Paul (from a prison cell) had decided, he had enough to deal with already and  therefore was not currently in a position to be a father to Onesimus?

[9] It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— [10] that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. 

[18] If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me. [19] I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back—

Philemon 1:9-10, 18-19 NIV

But The Apostle Paul didn't use his current situation as an excuse nor did God use the excuse of it being too much to pay.

But they both stepped up and made the necessary sacrifices.

Jesus being the ultimate sacrifice for us, clearing our pathway of sin, so we could be adopted and affectionately refer to God as "Abba."

Rom 8:15 KJV

Because truth be told, a lot of men are hiding behind an excuse as to why they can't be a father to their children.

But to The Ones that are walking upright in the footsteps of "Abba", in the footsteps of men of God like the Apostle Paul...Thank you for taking responsibility for your seeds. 

Even though, it hasn't been  easy...Thank you for stepping up. (Your) children are a gift from the Lord. (Psalms 127:3 lCB)...No Excuses!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/9/24 "Feelings Aside "

6/9/24

5 Minutes Of Focus

"Feelings Aside"

[3] Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. [4] Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”

[5] She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. [6] When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another one.” But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

[7] She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.” 

ll Kings 4:3-7 NIV

Beloved,

God is going to give you a creative solution to paying off the debt you owe.

There is no way, God would give the widow, the single mother of 2 in ll Kings 4 a way out of debt, a way to save her children and not do the same for you.

But you must be open to whatever He tells you to do.

In the words of Mary (Jesus' Mother), "Whatever He tells you to do...Do It!!" (John 2:5 NIV)...Though it may seem foolish to you. Remember, He uses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise.

1 Corin 1:27 KJV 

The widow, the single mother in ll Kings 4 did what God told her to do via Elisha even though she may have felt uncomfortable, may have felt ashamed going around from house to house, borrowing jars from her neighbors....STILL she didn't let how she was feeling stop her.

Don't let how you're feeling about it stop you either. If you know that's what God said, then do it!! Put your feelings aside and just do it!!

Your freedom from debt is depending on it.

Your children are depending on it....Depending on you being obedient. So, again, put your feelings aside and just do it!! Be obedient.

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/2/24 "Tried But Tested "

‭6/2/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Tried But Tested!!"

[1] Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.

[12] “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."

Genesis 22:1, 12 NIV

To you it looks like you're kids are TRYING you...But what if I told you, God is the one trying you? He's testing you through your kids just like He did Abraham. 

God tested Abraham through His Son, Isaac. He tested His loyalty, His obedience, but most of all He tested the fear of the Lord (the respect) Abraham "supposedly" had for Him in Genesis 22.

● ABRAHAM PASSED HIS TEST!!

Now you are being tested!! Will you make it through the test? 

Will you pass the test and become a better mother, a better father, a better servant of Christ because of the days you're in right now.

Beloved, These days of being tried, of being tested will pass. ENDURE the hardship of it, the hardship of (parenthood) like a good soldier.

2 Timothy 2:3 NKJV

God has a rush in the bush that will be sacrificed...

What's going on now is not meant to permanently harm you or your kids.

But these days (for you) were meant to mature you in patience, help you control your anger. Instead be slow to speak and listen, really listen to your kids.

James 1:19 NIV 

James 1:2-3 NKJV 

EVERYBODY DESERVES A LISTENING EAR....

Especially kids with so much going on in this world. 🌎 

Father God,

Restore every weary mother, every single mother, every father, every single father; weary and hurting on this journey called parenthood.

In Jesus name,

Amen

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

5/26/24 "For 1"

5/26/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"For 1"

[12] Let me ask you this. What would you do if you had 100 sheep and one of them wandered off? Wouldn't you leave the 99 on the hillside and go look for the one that had wandered away? 

Matthew 18:12 CEV

It could have been 99 people or 99 dollars and God still would have left the people and the money to go after YOU- the one who is lost, the one who is hurting and thinking about ending it all.

Because He's a God that will leave whoever and whatever in search of you just because you need Him.

And while people may laugh and make fun of your difference-that thing that makes you feel like an outsider. God has already accepted you as one of the others who belong to Him.

In ‭John 10:

He says, I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 

John 10:16 NIV

Beloved, You may not look like the average  "SELF- Proclaimed" Christian. You may have tattoos all over your body.

Guess whoelse has at least 2 tatoos; one on the palm of each hand?

[16]  Behold, I have indelibly imprinted (tattooed a picture of) you on the palm of each of My hands; [O Zion] your walls are continually before Me.

Isaiah 49:16 AMPC

Plus, Jesus had severe scarring in His hands, and side from what was done to Him on The Cross (scars that He let Thomas touch in John 20)

So,There is no need for you to feel awkward or out of place with God. You are His. Your life is in Him. LIVE for Him, in spite of what people say about you.

Who are they to judge another man's servant?

Romans 14:4

YOU ARE GOD'S SERVANT. 

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

5/19/24 "Faith Struggles "

5/19/24

5 Minutes of Focus

"Faith Struggles"

John 20 paints a beautiful picture of Jesus being patient with Thomas who was struggling to believe. Thomas had his doubts. 

So, Jesus showed up and allowed him to see, allowed him to touch His scars.

John 20:24-28 NIV

Beloved,

Stop beating yourself up because your faith is not where you desire it to be.

There once was a time when you believed without seeing, you had blind faith early on as a young Christian just getting to know Jesus.

But now that some years have passed and life has happened over and over life has happened, you still believe, but like Thomas you have your doubts too. 

SOMEBODY:

You are really struggling with what you can't see. Like Thomas, you're struggling to believe without proof. You need proof and you hate that you need proof, you hate the way things are now, but you need proof.

Rather than convict you as though you were a harden criminal deservant of time served...God says, Call to Me. 

It's just that simple...

God is not mad at you, but He wants you to call to Him (in prayer- talk to Him like you would talk to a friend) and He will show you proof of what you cannot see, proof of what you cannot believe right now.

[3]  Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand).

Jeremiah 33:3 AMPC

Even though you're of little faith right now...God is patient, loving towards you and it's that lovingkindness that's drawing you now as you read this.

Jeremiah 31:3 KJV

BELOVED, I'm praying for the full restoration of your faith.

Just as Thomas' faith was restored after having seen and touched Jesus' nailed scarred hands etc.

‭[27] Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."

[28] AND Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

John 20:27-28 NIV

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

5/12/24 "God Knows"

5/12/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"God Knows"

[25] Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. [26] When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” [27] and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. 

John 19:25-27 NIV

Beloved,

God knows you did ALL you could for your mother, for the grandmother who raised you while they were here on the earth.

Like Jesus did for his mother prior to going to The Cross... You made the best decision you could for the well-being of your loved one for as long as they had left.

So, Weep if you must on today. There's nothing wrong with feeling what you feeling. Grief is different for everyone...

But God says, Don't allow it to steal the joy (the strength) you have found in Him. I AM your strength.  The joy of the Lord is your strength.  Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV)

Though, You may be weeping, enduring today... Psalms 30:5 (NKJV) I AM your strength. 

Dry your eyes, find a reason AMONG the memories of what was to laugh, to rejoice even. 

God says, Because in My Presence is the fullness of joy. Psalms 16:11 (NIV) That scripture is for YOU here on earth and for your mother, your grandmother here in My Presence.  You both have access. For I am omnipresent-God everywhere. 

So, Weep (if you must), Endure (if you must)...

But don't forget to laugh, to rejoice, to take this opportunity wherever you are to get in His Presence.

You did all you could...God knows. So, Don't let sorrow, regret, unanswered questions weigh you down on today.

God knows.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

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5/5/24 "No Weapon!!"

5/5/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"No Weapon!!"

[17] No weapon formed against you shall prosper...

Isaiah 54:17 NKJV

BELOVED,

The size of the weapon doesn't matter and it doesn't even matter, if the person holding the weapon is well known with enough power to influence a small army.

The bible STILL says NO WEAPON formed against you shall prosper  and NO WEAPON means NO WEAPON!!

It will form, but it will not prosper, no matter how many times they try...And some of you have enemies that are relentless- they are determined to see you fall, to see you fail, to see you miss out on what God has for you.

Much like how Jezebel and her husband (Ahab) were determined to put an end to Elijah, but couldn't. 

‭1 Kings 19:1-2 MSG‬

[1-2] Ahab reported to Jezebel everything that Elijah had done, including the massacre of the prophets. Jezebel immediately sent a messenger to Elijah with her threat: “The gods will get you for this and I’ll get even with you! By this time tomorrow you’ll be as dead as any one of those prophets.”

Even though, Ahab had reported back to Jezebel (his wife) everything Elijah had done, she threatened him, scared him, but couldn't stop him.

You see, It doesn't matter that they're watching you, reporting your every move. 

It doesn't matter that they're gossiping about you, plotting how to get back at you.

God STILL says, No weapon formed against you shall prosper and No weapon means no weapon!!

Just so you know:

Elijah did outlive Ahab and you will outlive your enemies too and Jezebel was eaten by dogs fulfilling Elijah's prophecy in 2 Kings 9:30-37

*Her husband died in 1 Kings 22 (Elijah was still an ACTIVE prophet at the time).

Until Next Sunday,

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

4/28/24 "Walk It Out"

4/28/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Walk It Out"

‭Psalm 23:4 KJV‬

[4] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Notice the scripture doesn't say ANYTHING about rushing or running...

But that's exactly what many of you want... You want God to put a rush on it, you want to just run through the process on your way to your next level.

And while you're out here, trying to "level up"  and be the man or wo-man the world expects you to be....

God told me to tell you...He's taking you on a walk. You have been called to walk it out, to walk through what you're going through. 

Think About It:

In the natural...When you're on a walk with a good walking partner:

👉The two of you are walking side by side.

👉The two of you are in sync, focused on the same destination.

👉The two of you are there, present in the moment,  encouraging each other to keep going.

God's the same way with you now. He's there by your side, in sync with you walking you through the valley (the low place you're currently in).

No need to rush or to run, just keep walking with The Father, walk with Him through the valley, walk it out, the fear you're feeling, walk it out, the evil done to you, walk it out. Remember that vengeance is  His (Deut 32:35) and take comfort in His rod & staff- which symbolizes His protection & guidance, take comfort in Him.

YOU GOT THIS!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy 

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4/21/24 "Ask!!"

‭4/21/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Ask!!"

[8] Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, [9] “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”

John 6:8-9 NIV

You haven't started doing what God called you to do...And your excuse for not starting is: YOU DON'T HAVE what you need.

Beloved, Jesus didn't have what He needed to feed 5 thousand people either, but He did something many of you have a problem doing...

He asked...

He asked a boy for his lunch NOT verbally, but the boy saw what was going on and felt led to offer what he had.

How many times has God asked you for something, or you felt led to do that "one thing" you know you're supposed to be doing and YOU DIDN'T?

There is nothing wrong with asking. Ask and it shall be given. Matt 7:7

Asking makes a way for you to receive. Sometimes it's impossible to receive without asking...You have not because you ask not!! John 4:2 (ICB)

The woman in 2 Kings 4 went around asking her neighbors for jars.

‭2 Kings 4:3-4 CEV‬

[3] Elisha told her, “Ask your neighbors for their empty jars. And after you've borrowed as many as you can, [4] go home and shut the door behind you and your sons. Then begin filling the jars with oil and set each one aside as you fill it.” 

THAT'S HOW her stay at home business started. What's your excuse?

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

4/14/24 "MOVE!!"

4/14/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"MOVE!!"

[4] When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. [5] Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. 

Genesis 37:4-5 NIV

People being cold to you, not treating you the way they should...But YET you're having dreams; dreams you don't understand, but you will. God is going to reveal.

But the way He reveals might not be the way you would have expected....

It will require some of you to move, to re-locate, to get in a different environment, around some new people. It wasn't until Joseph was forced to move, to get in a different environment, around some new people that he could finally understand the dreams he had years ago.

Beloved, MOVE!! Being in a different environment, around some new people will help you see and understand what you can't see and understand right now.

As long as Joseph was at home (in his father's house), He was dreaming, but not producing. He had to be thrown in the pit (Gen 37), 

sold into slavery on his way to Egypt. 🇪🇬 In Egypt, there was STILL more hardship to come (Gen 39), but God was working it all together for the good. 

Rom 8:28

The same is true in your life, but in that place where you're comfortable, around family & friends you are not producing.

Move!!

So you can see, understand, produce and Know EVERYTHING you went through they meant it for evil, but God meant it for good so that lives could be saved (starting with YOUR OWN).

Genesis 50:20 NKJV

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

4/7/24 "They Judged You Wrong "

4/7/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"They Judged You Wrong!!"

‭1 Samuel 1:12-15 ICB‬

[12] While Hannah kept praying, Eli watched her mouth. [13] She was praying in her heart. Her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk. [14] He said to her, “Stop getting drunk! Throw away your wine!” [15] Hannah answered, “No, master, I have not drunk any wine or beer. I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I was telling the Lord about all my problems.

Beloved,

Stop trying to explain yourself to people who are not even trying to understand what's going on with you.

If their 1st instinct was to judge you like how Eli (the priest) judged Hannah than you owe them nothing.

Why reward them for their wrong thinking?

Hannah wasn't drunk, but he thought she was, so he judged HER: 

He judged her character.

He judged her morals.

He judged her as woman in God's house.

And somebody is doing the same thing to you... They are watching you from a far and judging your character, your morals, judging who you are unfairly as a woman or man of God.

But who are they really to judge another man's servant?

Romans 14:4

You serve God...

Even if man is the one who benefits from your servanthood...It's still to God that the work was done.

Coloss 3:23

And when you pray (like Hannah was praying)...You pray to God and He responds. 

Remember this:

It wasn't Eli (the priest) that blessed Hannah with a baby AFTER he discovered what was really going on. It was God..God used Eli's mouth to bless the fruit of her womb:

‭1 Samuel 1:17 ICB‬

[17] Eli answered, “Go in peace. May the God of Israel give you what you asked of Him.

So, Samuel (Hannah's miracle child) was a gift from God and not Eli or any other man.

Which reminds me of two things:

 

1. God will use the mouth of the same person that misjudged you to bless you. It's not over yet!!

2.Children are a blessing and a gift from the Lord.

Psalms 127:3 CEV

They judged you wrong, but watch how God makes it right.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

3/31/24 "The Reality Of The Cross "

3/31/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"The Reality Of The Cross"

John 10:18 NIV

‭‭These are the words of JESUS:

[18] No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again....

Think about it that means Jesus allowed everything they did to Him.  He allowed them to beat Him, to mock Him, to pull his beard, to stripe Him of his clothes and leave him hanging on The Cross naked, publicly humiliated; violated all of which would lead to Him laying down his life.

He layed down his life after being abused, after being verbally picked on. He layed down his life and took it up again by choice.

‭Luke 22:63-65 NIV‬

[63] The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. [64] They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” [65] And they said many other insulting things to him. 

‭Isaiah 50:6 NIV‬

[6] Jesus said, I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.

So, Never say that no one understands how you feel. If you have been abused be it physically, verbally, even sexually. Jesus understands how you feel.

The gambled for his clothes and left him hanging  on The Cross, his body parts publicly exposed!!

Luke 23:34 NLT

If you have been mocked-made fun of, bullied at any time in your life.

If you are in an  abusive situation of any type. Jesus understands how you feel.

If you have ever been rejected.

‭John 1:11 NLT‬

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

If you have ever been left for dead.

If you have ever been betrayed by someone you loved, kissed but NOT really loved and YET Jesus called Judas friend...

Matthew 26:47-50 NIV

You need to remember The Cross and take a closer look at what Jesus when through, what He allowed himself to go through for you and for me.

Selah- Pause & Think About That!! 🤔 

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

3/24/24 "The Facts!!"

3/24/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"The Facts!!"

[16] For God so loved the world that He gave His ONLY Begotten Son...

John 3:16 KJV

God gave you EVERYTHING He had...He gave you His Son.

But you would rather be with a man who won't even give you his last name.

You would rather be with somebody who won't even show their support for the things you got going on, they won't invest in your dreams.

You would rather be with somebody who instead of giving you EVERYTHING... They give you nothing. They barely give the time of day, but YOU CALL THAT LOVE.

Yet when you were UNABLE to help yourself that's when Jesus died for you.

Romans 5:6 NCV

But you would rather keep  tolerating that one that's seeing you struggle, that one that knows how life circumstances has crippled you and certain things you are just UNABLE to do on your own right now. 

But do they offer you a ride? NO

Do you they bother to ask what you need? NO

Are they willing to life down their life to assist you in this season? NO

But Jesus did!! 

Jesus, Even went so far as to say....

[3] Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. 

Jeremiah 33:3 KJV

How many people, you know, tell you to call them (if you need anything) and really mean it?

And how many people, you know that can really give you the answers you need in this season with so much going on all at once (it seems) in your life?

It's confusing at best, but yet you are still a defender of that relationship, of that friendship.

Why?

When they didn't even think enough of you to stay close, to stick around and be close by in case you needed them, to stay connected by any means necessary just in case you needed them.

I'm just stating the facts!! Open your eyes to see, stop with the excuses and think.

Jesus is a friend that the bible says sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:24

So, Why are you searching for another? Why are you holding on to that man, that person, or group of people who have been least than great to you and their value keeps decreasing?

Until Next Sunday. 

 ~Love, Prophetess Stacy

3/17/24 "But It Hurts"

3/17/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"But It Hurts"

‭[34]  And Jesus prayed, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do...

Luke 23:34 AMPC

But forgiving them hurts....

I know.

But think about it like this...

If you don't forgive them, you are setting yourself to not be forgiven when something happens and you desperately need God to forgive you.

Of course, He will want to forgive you, but He can't because you didn't forgive them when He told you to.

[15]  But if you do not forgive others their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins, leaving them, letting them go, and giving up resentment], neither will your Father forgive you your trespasses.

Matthew 6:15 AMPC

 So, It's either forgive & be forgiven or hold on to the memory of what they did, what they said and not forgive them, and by choice accept that God cannot forgive you.

He cannot & will not go against His Word for you (that's the one thing He won't do).

So, Either, Forgive  and deal with the hurt as best you can; knowing that God Himself is a healer of ANYTHING that comes up against your heart. He wants your heart to be whole.

Psalms 147:3

Or choose to not forgive them  and  you will end up regretting it, NOT for their sake, but for your own sake.

Many of you, know exactly what I'm talking about. You're praying, but your prayers go unanswered, you're tithing, your giving and still no answer. Who has a problem with you or vice versa?

Who do you have a problem with? Go to them and make it right as the bible says in Matthew 5:23-24 AMPC

FORGIVE!!

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

3/10/24 "GOD (The Teacher)"

3/10/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"GOD (The Teacher)"

The bible says, 

[16] All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, [17] so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV

SOMEBODY:

Allow God to use the Scriptures in this season to teach you, to correct you, to train you....

Because there's a lot going on you just can't handle on your own, on your own it just doesn't make sense.

You don't understand for example why YOU are being blamed for something you didn't do. Where is God in that?

The answer: God is near, waiting for you to ask Him for help...NOT complain in prayer about how unfair it is, but actually ask Him for help. Remember, Matthew 7:7 NIV declares that if you ask it will be given to you.

So, Beloved, Ask.

When David's men blamed him for what happened to their sons & daughters and were talking about stoning him (physically harming him) and he was greatly distressed (1 Sam 30:6 NKJV)...

He asked the Lord what he should do.

[8] So David inquired of the Lord, saying,“Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And the Lord answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”

1 Samuel 30:8 NKJV

NOTICE: 

The Lord didn't tell David to get back at his own men (the ones who were blaming him). It's NOT about retaliation, but it's about you pursuing, overtaking, and recovering all. 

Retaliation is the ungodliest way to gain victory...

But if you pursue - that means you put in some real effort, and if you overtake- that means God has favored you to be able to overpower the situation and last, but not least, if you recover all- that means NOT only did God grace you to get your family back, get your stuff back, get your good reputation back etc, but mentally your mind has been restored.

Because David decided to do things God's way & not just up and retaliate sense-less-ly...He no longer had to stress, he no longer had to cry, or be at odds with his own men...Let God teach you how.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

3/3/24 "Marriage II"

3/3/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

Marriage II

[22] He  who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:22 NKJV

Father God,

Extend more & more grace to those who are either seeking to find or waiting to be found.

As your word says, He who finds a wife...That's the job of the single man...

But Father, What I LOVE is that YOU NEVER said, He

was to find her on his own. Partner, with that one who is actively trying to find his wife.

Open his eyes and mind to realize that he needs YOU in order to find HER.

Help him to realize 1st of all his need for you not just as a single man looking for a wife, but as a man in general (from day to day).

It's NOT good for man to be alone (Gen 2:18), but it's even worst for that man to be without YOU, to be GOD-LESS.

Therefore, Give him 1st of all a hunger and thirst for YOU that is unmatched and unraveled.

Keep calling him to YOU, to a deeper time of prayer with YOU.

So, That you will be the one to reveal who his help mate is and NOT his own fleshly desires.

Do the same, Father God for the single female waiting to be found.

Help her to prepare NOT only to be found, but prepare her NOW to be that good thing for him when she is found.

Help her to discover what it really means to be a good thing for that man that is her husband to be.

Help her fulfill her part of Proverbs 18:22

Keep her in prayer.

Keep him in prayer.

May they (BOTH) not awaken love before its time.

Songs of Solomon 8:4

Before its time- which means that Real love has a time attached to it.

May all these things come to pass in YOUR TIMING, Father.

We seek YOUR WILL.

And it is so.

Somebody: Say Amen.

In Jesus name,

Amen

2/25/24 "Marriage I"

2/25/24

5 Minutes of Focus

Marriage I

‭‭Genesis 2:18 AMP‬‬

[18] Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him.” 

Married couples:

Look at your spouse...

Does that person bring a sense of balance to who you are?

Is that person suitable for you, suitable for the lifestyle you have chosen?

Could their presence be easily viewed as a  compliment or insult to who you are?

 

Any negative responses is an area where God is saying you and your spouse need to work things out.

Single people: 

Ask yourself the same questions in regards to the person you got your eyes on, the person you are currently dating.

Father God,

Look upon every help-mate, finding it hard to help their mate. They're trying, but without your help nothing will be accomplished that needs to be accomplished. It will just be another day of wasted energy, wasted effort.

But with you, God... The things that look impossible for this marriage will be. Mark 9:23 declares that NOT SOME, but ALL things are possible for him who believes.

Therefore, I believe for unity, joy, and peace in marriages that appear to be struggling right now.

I pray for understanding where there has been misunderstanding and for the willingness to talk where there has been a lack of communication. 

Father God,

Give every wife under the sound of my voice a heart for her husband and every husband a heart for you, MAKE Him a man after your own heart, GOD.

Teach him how to love his wife as Christ loved The Church and gave Himself for it.

Teach him the sacrifices his wife needs (because NOT every woman needs the same thing) , teach him how to sacrifice himself for her, to be unselfish towards her, always thinking of her, before he thinks of himself,  his own wants & needs.

And Teach her to respect her husband and submit to him as unto YOU, GOD. 

Teach her that's it's okay to follow him as long as he is following YOU.

Teach her to FINALLY put down her water pot (John 4:28) Her waterpot- ALL the things she's felt she's had to carry on her own all this time.

Help her to feel safe enough to finally let down her guard.

In Jesus name

Amen

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

2/18/24 "Do It For Jesus"

2/18/24

5 Minutes of Focus

 

"Do It For Jesus"

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[34] Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

Luke 23:34 NIV

Here, Jesus was on The Cross experiencing the greatest pain of His earthly life...

Right in the midst of them casting lots (gambling) for His  clothes....They were determined to leave Jesus naked (stripped, humiliated, and in pain).

Even so, Jesus BEFORE He breathed His last breathe and died for you and me, illustrated for us a powerful lesson on what it really looks like to forgive.

From The Cross, while it still hurt, the pain was still fresh and they were still doing what they were doing...Jesus says to The Father: " Father, Forgive them."

Why? Because they don't know what they are doing (present tense). Doing mean they're still doing it, it wasn’t done.

Somebody struggling today with forgiving that person because they are not sorry, they are still doing it, and the pain is still fresh...

If you can't forgive them for yourself or for the simple fact that they are acting out of ignorance...Can you at least, do it for Jesus?

Forgive them now. Do it for Jesus, so that what He suffered on The Cross at the hands of those He chose to ask forgiveness for will not be in vain.

Did they deserve it? No

Was any of them sorry for what they were doing?

No

But think about this...There was once a time when you and I were sinners (actively) living against God. (Rom 5:6 NCV) and were we sorry? No

We were still sinners (Rom 5:8 NCV) enjoying ourselves...The bible even says that sin is pleasurable for a season. 

Hebrews 11:24-25 KJV

So, The next time you come face to face with that person who is actively sinning against God, sinning against YOU (hurting you, causing you pain)...Remember, They did the same thing to Jesus and you and I are responsible.

The only reason Jesus was on that Cross was to take the punishment we deserved, He was obeying the Will of the Father for US.

‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son...But what if, Jesus had said, "NO?" 🤔 

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy