7/19/20 "The Importance Of Presentation "

7/19/20

5 Minutes Of Focus

"The Importance of Presentation "

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which  is your reasonable service.

Romans 12:1 NKJV

This scripture says to present your bodies... Implying that presentation in itself is important. You can't just give God anything. You can't just begrudgingly give yourself to God and think that "somehow" that honors Him.

No, presentation is important. 

Think about it...When God brought Eve to Adam it was not done begrudgingly or with an unwilling attitude, but the presentation was done in such a way that instantly Adam knew:

“This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.”

Genesis 2: 23 NKJ

Therefore, when we  present our bodies to God, there should be a moment where the Father just instantly knows within Himself that...This one right here is a part of me for real, this one right here is connected to me for real. They are not playing saved, they are saved for real.

They have made the neccessary sacrifices to live holy; for I am holy

 (1 Peter 1:16)...Meaning they've made some neccessary lifestyle changes, some neccessary behavior changes.  They no longer look like the world, but their sacrifice is living, daily evolving to look more like Me.

What they have presented is truly a living sacrifice not just a dead gesture they're trying to pass off as holiness, not realizing it sinks in my nostrils says God.

Beloved, We should be striving daily to  be a living sacrifice that is holy & acceptable to God, striving for him to KNOW us like Adam instantly knew Eve was apart of him, the way Jesus instantly knew the woman with the issue of blood had touched him, because he felt the onnection in Mark 5. 

We should want, seek after that type of onnection with God, now more than ever....The last thing we should ever want is to sink in His nostrils.  

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

7/12/20 "Give God A Yes"

7/12/20

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Give God A Yes"

What a love about Mary as young as she was, she was her own person, but yet she was totally dependent on God.

So much so, that when the angel of the LORD came to her and told her, God had chosen her to get pregnant and carry Jesus in her womb .Even though, she didn't know how it would happen since she knew not a man (sexually) like that...She didn't go to Joseph (her fiance) asking for his approval, she just took God at His Word.

She responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her.

Luke 1:26-38 NLT

Mary showed more strength and character at a young age than some of us twice her age at the time.

Why? Because a lot of us want to run and go consult with a man or woman, or whoever BEFORE we can give God a Yes, if we can, even give him a Yes at all. 

A lot of us end up of worrying about the opinion of a man, the opinion of a woman and what they will think....Instead of giving concern as to what God just might be thinking in that moment.

Because remember the bible does say,  He has thoughts that he thinks toward us. Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

I wonder, what God is thinking when we run to the man and woman of God, or just a man or woman in general BEFORE giving him an answer?

Mary didn't have that problem though...She didn't hesitate to give God a Yes. Even though, Joseph (her fiance) would have to be convinced later on that she was telling him the truth and still worthy of marriage. Still, Mary took the risk and gave God a Yes....What are you waiting on? Give God a Yes.

Matthew Chapter 1

In the Words of Apostle I.V. Hilliard:

When it is, you've heard from God...

Counsel with men no more!

Or as the Apostle Paul once wrote:

Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Galatians 1:10 NIV

BELOVED, You can't do both...Either, God gets a Yes or the people you're trying to please gets a Yes.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

7/5/20 "Not If...But When"

7/5/20

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Not If...But When"

19 When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.

Isaiah 59:19 KJV

18 Now the Lord will get furious and do to his enemies, both near and far, what they did to his people. 

19 He will attack like a flood in a mighty windstorm. Nations in the west and the east will then honor and praise his wonderful name.

Isaiah 59:18‭-‬19 CEV

First of all, I want you notice what the scripture DOESN'T say...It doesn't say, IF the enemy comes in, as though his coming in is optional. 

No, but the scripture says, WHEN the enemy comes in....Because he is sure to come in and start some drama, start some chaos and confusion wherever he feels comfortable enough to rear his ugly head.

But I love what the CEV (Contemporary English Version) says...It says:

Now the Lord will get furious and do to his enemies, both near and far, what they did to his people. He will attack like a flood in a mighty windstorm.

Hear Me, Believe Me: The Lord is going to pay back his enemies , both near and far, for what they did to HIS PEOPLE.

So, SOMEBODY while you're so focused on what the enemy is doing (especially in this season, in this so- called pandemic)....You need to be MORE focused on your relationship with the Lord, checking yourself based on the WORD OF GOD to see if you are really HIS PEOPLE.

Because if you are really HIS PEOPLE (living holy, sold out for the Lord, no matter what)....He will be like a flood against the enemy, that's how forceful his attack will be on your behalf, as he pays his enemies back for what they did to you, his people. The battle is not yours, but HIS; they are his enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:15 KJV

Beloved...Right now, you really do have the wrong focus. Stop feeding into what the enemy is doing, because every time you do...You're unknowingly giving him the praise that belongs to the LORD. Instead, focus on, work on your relationship with the LORD ensuring that you are indeed his people, because the LORD fights for his people.

The Lord will fight for you, and you won't have to do a thing.”

Exodus 14:14 CEV

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/28/20 "Your Mouth"

6/28/20

5 Minutes Of Focus 

"Your Mouth"

Your mouth attracts attention. Every time you open your mouth, you're either attracting the attention of something good or something bad towards you...There is no in between.

That's why the bible says: 

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:21 NKJV

What you say matters that much. So, I suggest you stop being so concerned with WHO you're attracting with your looks and be more concerned with WHAT you're attracting with your words.  The words of your mouth are powerful. 

Just ask Job for example: He lived in constant fear that his children just might be messing up on God, and as a result of sin, he would lose them spiritually. So, he offered a burnt offering on their behalf.  The bible says this was his daily custom....He thought it (NIV) and SAID IT (AMPC) And he did end up losing them all physically; burnt offering or not...And all he could say was: That which I FEARED has come upon me.

Job 1:5 Job 1:13-22 Job 3:25

Beloved, Watch what you think, as well as watch what you say...Because you  don't want that which you feared to come upon you.

On the other hand, it works for the good too. An example of that  would be...The woman with the issue of blood...She thought (NIV) If I just touch...(AMPC) For she kept SAYING, If I only touch His garments, I shall be restored to health. And immediately her flow of blood was dried up at the source, and [suddenly] she felt in her body that she was healed of her [distressing] ailment.

Mark 5:28‭-‬29 AMPC

So, from those two examples...It's  proven that what you think is servely linked to what you say. Therefore, think (good thoughts, WORD affirming, healing thoughts) before you speak and that way, fear will automatically be eliminated, yielded unfruitful. You won't have to concern yourself with...What did I just say? WHAT did I just attract to myself through my words, through my mouth??? Because your words will line up with your thoughts. 

Selah

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/21/20 "Embracing The Restart "

6/21/20

5 Minutes Of Focus 

"Embracing The Restart"

You might be in a place that's less than desirable right now, but that doesn't make YOU less than desirable.

God still has need of you and will cause you to connect with the right people to pull you through this difficult time.

You see, God who is always thinking like a Father on behalf of his children will sometimes make you live with the consequences of your actions...Not to hurt you, but to TEACH you, to CONNECT you, to RESTART you.

In Philemon 1:8-19 NIV

Onesimus found himself in prison (of all places)...Because restarting is not always a pretty process for the one trying to do better, but Onesimus was right where he needed to be. He needed to be in prison to connect to the  Apostle Paul who would teach him the true meaning of servanthood, who would show him what it's like to be a SON and to have a FATHER covering him. The Apostle Paul became Onesimus's spiritual father and was willing to pay any debt Onesimus owed.

SOMEBODY: You're right where you need to be. Pay attention to every little thing, let the people, let the atmosphere (even) teach you. God has you in that place... So listen, take notes. God has you in that place right now to teach you, to connect you to your own Apostle Paul (male or female), someone who will speak up for you, cover you, pave your way for a new start; even if it means literally paying what you owe, so that you can restart.

🔈SHOUT OUT to All The Fathers sacrificing to give your children a restart, or a better start than what you had. God is in you and with you.

Happy Father's Day!!! 💙

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/14/20 "I Am Overwhelmed"

6/14/20

5 Minutes of Focus 

"I Am Overwhelmed"

Beloved, Stop overwhelming yourself, putting unnecessary pressure on yourself to perform well..

In the bible we see that...When Peter was feeling overwhelmed by his current situation, overwhelmed by the pressure he put on HIMSELF to perform well...All he could say to Jesus was "Lord, Save Me." 

Matthew 14:25-30 NKJ

Save Me because I don't know what I'm doing after all and I'm about to drown. Peter was overwhelmed, he was in over his head. Keep In Mind: Never once, did Jesus ask Peter to come out on the water....Coming out on the water was solely Peter's idea which implies that often times, we take on a lot more than what we can handle, trying to impress onlookers, trying to impress God even, when really there is no need for either.

But still, here Peter was; out on the water, challenging himself, putting pressure on himself to perform well and make history, by being the 2nd man to ever walk on water.

Peter wanted to be like Jesus and leave his mark on the world, he wanted to be remembered for something other than those times when he failed, messed up or talked too much. 

But isn't that what we all want?...To make up for all those times when we weren't our best, by being our best now. There's nothing wrong with that. The Apostle Paul talks how when he was a child (in his immaturity), how he spoke and responded in a child-like manner to things, but now it's time to put all that away.

1 Corin 13:11 (ERV) and that's good too.

All I'm saying is balance yourself, know yourself well enough to recognize when something is too much and stop volunteering for stuff that God never asked you to do. He is not impressed and you're overwhelmed. 

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~ Love, Prophetess Stacy

6/7/20 "Broken To Be Restored "

6/7/20

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Broken To Be Restored"

Something happened to Mephibosheth at an early age that broke him, left him broken.

NOTICE: I said, Broken and NOT damaged...

Because when something is damaged, it either needs fixing, or it's damaged beyond its ability to be repaired. Neither was the case for Mephibosheth and neither, Beloved, is the case for you.

Just like David came to bless Mephibosheth in his broken state...Something can still come through for you in your brokeness that will change your WHOLE life, for the better.

2 Samuel 4:4,   2 Samuel 9:1-8 NLT

I know, you're waiting to heal from some issues 1st...But what if you were broken ONLY  to be restored?

You see, a glass that is broken has a lot more room than one that has never be broken, hurt, affected by the human touch....Because a glass that's broken is now opened because of the pain it's been through.

SOMEBODY: You're opened to receive God's best because you're not perfect, but you are a broken vessel that has been left opened to receive.

Mephibosheth was left broken and in a position to receive, be restored even after so many years had passed and he had experienced the death of two key people in his life.... GOD STILL HADN'T FORGOT about him.

And don't you dare think, God has forgotten about you...He hasn't. 

As a matter of fact, while you're looking for ways to make things better YOURSELF for yourself...God is looking for the opening he needs to work through your brokenness. Trust him with your broken pieces and see what he does.

When David came to bless Mephibosheth, he was so broken...All he could offer David was the humbleness of his heart by saying, " I am your servant."

When God was preparing Jesus for THE CROSS  (to be a blessing to us) Jesus was so broken...All he had to offer him was His Will. Father, Not My Will, but yours be done. Luke 22:42 NIV

Simply put: In your brokenness SUBMIT, humble your heart, trust him for your restoration. It will be far greater than what you could repay yourself.

Joel 2:25 NIV

Until Next Sunday.

LPS ~Love, Prophetess Stacy