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