1/29/23 "No Pity Party "

1/29/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"No Pity Party"

Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.” Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.

1 Kings 18:37‭-‬38 NIV

1 Kings 19: Elijah came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”

1 Kings 19:4 NIV

In 1 Kings 18 God answered Elijah's prayer, but in 1 Kings 19 (the very next chapter) Elijah prayed, but he didn't get the answer he wanted.

If you feel like sometimes God answers you and sometimes He doesn't....YOU'RE RIGHT.

Beloved, God will not answer every prayer the way you want Him to, because if you're honest... Sometimes your prayers are full of faith, and other times your prayers are just you in your feelings talking to God.

So, God answered Elijah's 1st prayer...Because mentally his head was in a good place and he was full of faith.

But that 2nd prayer was totally different, Elijah was in his feelings, feeling sorry for himself and wanting to die.

Beloved, The one thing God will not do is have a pity party with you. If you want somebody to feel sorry for you that person won't be God.

He's waiting on you to realize that and renew your mind like He told you to do in 

Rom12:2 NIV

So much can be going on in  this world and in your personal world, but God never meant for you to be transformed (changed) by any of it.

No, If you want God to respond to your prayers, you must stay steadfast in faith no matter what and no pity parties EVER!!

Heb 11:5-6 MSG

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

1/22/23 "But He Had"

1/22/23

5 Minutes of Focus

"But He Had"

Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.

2 Kings 5:1 NIV

Beloved, You don't have to be perfect and hopefully this set somebody free on today.

You don't have to be perfect in order to get some things perfectly done.

Naaman got a lot done, he got a lot accomplished, but he was not perfect. He was considered a great man, a man highly regarded, but he was not a perfect man.

But because of the God he had on his side, he was given victory over those who came up against him despite having leprosy, despite being a man flawed by illness.

So, While you may not be the one society would pick to be rewarded, because man is (always) looking at your outward appearance and needing everything to "appear" just right for the camera, for social media etc. 

God is looking at your heart (1Sam 16:7), and though there may be flaws on the outside due to an illness, due to a disability, due to an accident you were in etc...

If you keep seeking the Lord. Heb 11:6 (NKJ) If you keep serving the Lord...He will; just like he did for Naaman cause men to see your greatness and speak highly of you, and give no mention of what you're going through or have been through.

"But he had leprosy"....Notice how those words came last after everything else had been said. The leprosy was an after thought. It was no longer the 1st thing people thought of when it came to him.

And it will be that way for you too. There is victory being prepared for you, there is positive words to be spoken about you. Soon your issue will be an after thought.

People won't always see you the way you're being seen right now...You're not alone in how you're feeling, but this too shall pass.

Read this message over & over UNTIL you receive it and allow your heart to heal. Because who the Son sets free is free indeed.

John 8:36 NIV

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

1/15/23 "And NOTHING MORE"

1/15/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"And NOTHING MORE"

Jesus was assigned to the woman at the well. He was there to help her get healed from her past relationships and be filled with the life-changing water of salvation and  NOTHING MORE.

John 4:1-29 NIV

Beloved, It's a dangerous thing to want something or someone for YOURSELF that God does not want for you.

But this is exactly what happens when we forget the assignment God gave us concerning that person and we get close with them in a way that we shouldn't. 

That person was your assignment...God intended for you to draw them closer to Him, but instead you ended up drawing them closer to you.

And you wonder why things are not working out the way you had hoped...It's because where you saw a possible relationship, God saw ministry. Where you saw friendship, God saw mentorship.

In John 4: Jesus told the woman at the well to, “Go, call your husband and come back.” “I have no husband,” she replied. Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband.

John 4:16‭-‬17 NIV

But what if, Jesus next words to this precious woman who  was in need of salvation would have been, "I have no wife in which to speak of either. "

 See how easy it is to derail the plan of God and cause things to go in a total different direction all because we allowed flesh to get involved, all because feelings got involved?

Jesus would have cost this precious woman her salvation, her chance to be free of EVERYTHING she had been carrying had he allowed himself to feel more for her that just His assignment. 

That's why it's so important that we choose to die daily, that by choice we crucify our flesh. 

Gal 5:16-17, 24

1Corin 15:31 NKJ

So that we can effectively minister to "that person" or any person and have no problem keeping it about the assignment, keeping it about God and what HE SAID, keeping it about salvation. 

Because the one thing we should NEVER want to do (as servants of Christ) is be responsible for someone stumbling, falling, missing out on what God has for them. 

Gal 5:7 CEV

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love; Prophetess Stacy

1/8/23 "That's Nothing New "

1/8/23

5 Minutes Of Focus

"That's Nothing New"

Then one of the twelve [disciples], who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Jesus over to you?” And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment Judas began looking for an opportune time to betray Jesus.

Matthew 26:14‭-‬16 AMP

So, You're wondering how people can be close to you and still not know you, be close to you and hurt you, be close to you and not value you.

Beloved, That's nothing new...

There is nothing new under the sun according Ecclesiastes 1:9 AMPC

Judas was close to Jesus... As a disciple he walked with Him, he had full access to Him daily and was even working for Him, but still he did not know Him.

Because if he did... If he really knew Jesus, he wouldn't have traded the relationship he had with Him for 30 pieces of silver. In today's money that's only [about twenty-one dollars and sixty cents].

See: Matthew 26:15 AMPC

It wasn't a lot of money, but he let that little bit of money, that little bit of silver come between him and Jesus.

As a man, Jesus had been Judas' mentor, his trusted teacher, his provider- providing his every meal. He had been his employer- giving him a job, a position in the ministry etc.

In other words, Jesus had been good to Judas....And still he chose to betray him.

But Beloved, It's to be expected...Any time "the world" can see the light of GOD in you...They are going to hurt you, they are going to devalue you, they are going to betray you, lie on you...

Because they don't want no part of the JESUS that's in you. The bible says, He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

I John 4:4 NKJV

So, They will try to do whatever they can to bring you down to their level, but don't you do it.

Instead, Continue to let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:16 NKJ

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

1/1/23 "It's Not The Clothes"

1/1/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"It's Not The Clothes"

When Joseph reached his brothers, they ripped off the fancy coat he was wearing, grabbed him, and threw him into a cistern.The cistern was dry; there wasn’t any water in it. Then they sat down to eat their supper....

Genesis 37:23‭-‬27 MSG

They had the nerve to sit down  and eat supper after physically assaulting their brother; as if, they had done nothing wrong.

I think it's safe to say...At this point, Joseph's brothers had no conscience. Hate had taken over their mind, jealousy had completely consumed  them.

So much so, that they actually thought, if they got rid of the fancy coat Joseph was always wearing that would somehow stop the favor the Father had placed on his life.

SOMEBODY right now....

There are people who hate the way you dress. They are jealous of the fancy clothes you wear. They think that you think, you are more than them because of the way you dress.

Little do they know...It's not the clothes. You could show up wearing jeans & a t-shirt every day and still be just as favored in the eyes of the Lord.

You see, The bible says, Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, BECAUSE he had been born to him in his old age....

Genesis 37:3 NIV

Think About It: 

Any one of them could have been born when Joseph was born, but GOD chose him, positioned him at birth to be the one favored, to be "the favorite".

So, If you reading this, stop apologizing, stop feeling like you have to apologize for being favored, for being "the favorite" in the family etc.

You are right where God positioned you. Let them have the clothes, tell them where you shop, take them shopping, if need be, but They Will NEVER BE YOU.

Why? Because what they're looking to obtain is not in the clothes (It's Not ON YOU) and they certainly won't receive the  favor (they desire) from the Lord by hating on you, by being jealous of you, by trying to destroy you.

Again, They Will NEVER BE YOU. No matter how hard they try. Eventually, Their own stupidity is going to tire them out both physically & mentally. 

Beloved, You Got THIS!!

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love,  Prophetess Stacy

12/21/22 "The Real Gift Giver"

12/21/22

5 Minutes of Focus 

"The Real Gift Giver"

After they had gone, Joseph had another dream. An angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Get up now and flee to Egypt. Take Mary and the little child and stay there until I tell you to leave, for Herod intends to search for the child to kill him.” So that very night he got up and took Jesus and his mother and made their escape to Egypt and remained there until Herod died.

Matthew 2:13‭-‬15 TPT

Beloved, Pay close attention to the dreams you've been having lately...Because everything in this season is not jolly, filled with love or mistletoe kisses.

Don't miss what God is trying to tell you in this season...Don't be so focused on buying gifts (you can't afford) that you miss what the real gift giver is trying to tell you.

God so loved the world that HE GAVE His only begotten Son....

John 3:16 KJV

So, That makes Him the real gift giver 🎁 and one of the ways He speaks is through dreams according to Job 33:15 CEV.

A lot of times, Dreams are to warn us of the devil's devices - what he wants to do, is doing or will do (if given the opportunity).

Therefore, I'm telling you to not just wraps gifts, but PRAY and seek to unwrap the revelations that are there in your dreams....What is God saying specifically to you and your family?

And like Joseph be quick to obey. Just think, If Joseph had not been paying attention to his dream life...What could have possibly happened to his family.

Weapons form but they don't prosper...Not when you're praying, paying attention and you are ready & willing to be obedient in any season. Amen!!

Isaiah 54:17 NKJ

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy

12/18/22 "You're Close "

12/18/22

5 Minutes of Focus 

"You're Close"

While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”

Mark 5:35 NIV

Just when Jairus was close to receiving the miracle he needed for his daughter...The devil used people from his own house to be a distraction, to bring him the worst news possible.

SOMEBODY: You're close to your miracle now...That's why things around you have gotten worse; but don't let that or them be a distraction to your faith.

You see, Some around you are asking, "Why?" Why bother the teacher anymore? In other words, Why do you even pray? Why bother?  Why are you still taking time out of your day to be close to GOD, to pray to Him when nothing is changing, things for you have actually gotten worse?

1. They can't see.

2. They don't know the meaning of being faithful. 

The bible tells us to:

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Romans 12:12 NIV

So, BELOVED, Do me a favor...Ignore them. You're close, too close to your miracle to let them distract you, to let them alter what you have been doing all this time.

Therefore, I encourage you to continue doing what the bible says, Be faithful in prayer...Keep on coming to Him faithfully in prayer. Make your prayer time your "daily date" time with the Father.

If married couples can have date night...Why can't you have a "daily date" time with the Father?

Aside from that, be patient in affliction....Be patient in the midst of what you're going through because you're miracle is close. You're close to seeing what you've been asking GOD for. Don't be distracted, not now, you're too close.

Until Wednesday (Dec. 21)

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy