Monday, December 26, 2011

A Change is Coming

Hello there to all my people in blog land!!


As you can see it's been about a month since my last post. Due to a crazy, hectic schedule, it has been very hard trying to be consistent with my posts. Only because after I get home from work, I am only left with enough time to cook dinner, get my children ready for school the next day, etc. and etc. Then I have to make sure I am in bed at least by 9 so that can get enough rest in order to do all over again 4:30 in the A.M. the next morning.


However, I am proud and even bless to say that my schedule will be changing drastically in February 2012. Whereas, I will be able to post more and take my blog on a whole new level for the new year!! I ask that you pray for me and even my family as I embark on this new endeavor in 2012.


Until February 2012....if not before then!!!





Toia
 

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Thankful for Inspirational ~ Philippians 4:13

Even though Thanksgiving Holiday has come and gone, that doesn't mean giving thanks should cease. With that being said, I am thankful for stories of inspiration; stories where people have turned nothing into something only because they never gave up on their dreams. Despite all the obstacles they faced or having barely to no money in their bank account, they perserved into victory.



Inspirational stories give you hope, empower you, and the strength to not give up on what you want in life. Sometimes you will be surprise what someone has gone through to reach the level of success they have. Many people (myself included) tend to look at the finish product. But when I hear or read about their testimonies, I see them from a different perspective.




With this being said, whatever desire you have whether it's to own your own business, write books, go back to school, or etc., find real life stories in the bible or internet, read them and get inspired. There is nothing too hard for God to do in and through you.


"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13)


















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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Thankful for a "Little Pick-Me Up" ~ Habakkuk 3:17-19





I am thankful for everytime I am feeling down I can use God's Word as a pick-me up. There will be days where you may not feel as cheery as you would normally; Or where you may feel a bit heaviness in your spirit. Whatever the case may be, you know when you are not having a good day. But it's okay. The most important thing is that whatever or whomever may have you feeling down in the dumps, you don't have to allow it to keep you down.


Use God's word as a "pick-me up". There are many, many, many scriptures/passages in the bible that can bring joy, peace, and an upliftment in your spirit. For example this passage definitely helps me, when I am feeling down.








"Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls-- Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills." (Habakkuk 3:17-19)







How about this......


I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning."                  (Psalm 30:1-5)



God's word is a guarantee that troubles don't last always. So, whenever you need a pick-me up, refer to God's Word and let it minister to you spiritually and emotionally.









Heavenly Father I thank you in the name of Jesus for Your Word. It is a lifter of my spirit when I need it most. It's because of Your Word that I know without a shadow of doubt that troubles don't last always. Amen.








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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Thankful for Having a Vision ~ Habakkuk 2:2






I am thankful for God imprinting a vision on my heart. Having a vision gives me a sense of purpose. It also gives my a goal, which in my mind means to have a destination. Every time I think and ponder about the impossible being possible, I feel so good in my spirit.



It can be very scary at times, knowing that God has birth a vision in your spirit because you might even think, "Ummm, God are you sure about this." Nonetheless, God sees more than enough potential in us than we can ever imagine. With that being said, God knows that if just take heed to His instructions, His word, and His guidance, He will give you all the tools and people you need to help transform your vision from being abstract to concrete, so that He can receive all the glory, all the honor, and all the worship in the name of His Son, Jesus.


And for that reason, I am more thankful for having a vision. I have wrote my vision out so that it is always before me. I encourage you to do the same. Write your vision. Make plain and easy to understand.


Then the LORD answered me and said: "Write the vision And make [it] plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it." (Habakkuk 2:2)

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I thank you heavenly Father in the name of Your precious Son, Jesus for imprinting a vision on your heart. I pray that it will be a blessing to people and win souls for Christ Jesus. Amen.







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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Thankful for Joy ~ Nehemiah 8:10






I am thankful for joy. This is where I get my strength from according to God's word. "Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength," (Nehemiah 8:10). The joy that comes from God.....the world, the devil, or anyone for that matter cannot steal it. They can very well try in hopes that you will coward down and give it to them without a fight.



But little do your enemies know, that you are not the one to coward down because you are more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus. You will hold to your joy with all your might because despite of your current situation "weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning,"
(Psalm 30:5).








 "Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation." (Habakkuk 3:18)




Thank you God for the JOY that gives me strength in the name of Jesus.






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Friday, November 11, 2011

Thankful for Veterans ~ Psalm 91:11

I am thankful for veterans. I am thankful for God sending soldiers to protect our country and fight for our freedom. I am thankful for the soldiers' families who maintain the balance in their loved one's absence.


I salute all soldiers in the name of Jesus. I pray that God that will continue to protect them by the power of the blood and in the name of Jesus.





"For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways."
(Psalms 91:11)










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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Thankful for a Great God ~ Psalm 95:1-3







I am thankful for God being a great God, an awesome God. There is none (not one person) like Him. He is greater than our circumstances. He is greater than what seem to us at times our impossibilities. I am thankful that I serve a true, mighty and living God.


God is so great that He can do the exceedingly, abundantly above all we can ever ask or think. Because I serve a great God, I can sing and shout joyfully unto to Him for mighty works. Hallelujah and Amen!!




Blessing to you as you read Psalm 95:1-3.












Psalm 95:1-3
Oh come, let us sing to the LORD!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.

For the LORD is the great God,
And the great King above all gods.










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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

A Psalm of Thanksgiving

In about two weeks, if not less than that, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love the idea of preparing a gourmet for my family and giving God thanks to all the blessings He has bestow upon us as well as all the blessings we will receive in the near future.


However, it is very important that we don't wait 11 months and some change to give God thanks for all He has done. It should be done on a daily basis, more like part of our livestyle. Having said that, I thought this will be great opportunity to share with you Psalm 100, the Psalm of Thanksgiving.


As we read Psalm 100, I pray that it will be a blessing to you.



Psalm 100
A Psalm of Thanksgiving.

Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
Serve the LORD with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
Know that the LORD, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.














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Sunday, October 30, 2011

This Is Church Video

I saw this video and think it is so true. We are the church.






"Go therefore and make disciples of
all the nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that
I have commanded you; and lo, I am with
you always, [even] to the end of the age." Amen
(Matthew 28:19-20)









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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Women's Retreat Summary

I thought I would do something like a scrapbook to sum up the glorious weekend I has with my girlfriends from church.




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These women truly represent Designer's Originals.....God's original creation...His masterpiece....His poem....His workmanship created for great works and to give Him all the glory in Jesus' Name.










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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Women's Getaway with my Girlfriends

This week I will be going to a women's getaway associated with the women's ministry from my church. I have said this this before and I will say it again...."It's a blessing to have girlfriends that you can laugh with, have fun, and share the love of Christ.




Not many women can say that they can. For one of many reasons, this is why I am excited about embarking on this great adventure with some of favorite and fun girlfriends. Below is a mini slideshow featuring some of my beautiful and anointed girlfriends joining me this week.







 
 
 

"A friend loves at all times...."
(Proverb 17:17)









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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Remembering 9/11......10 years Later

In honor of those who lost their lives on such a tragic day, may they never be forgotten.



Psalm 91:
Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God

 
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[a]
And from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.
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9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Scripture Sharing Sunday ~ 2 Samuel 22:29-30






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"For You [are] my lamp, O LORD;
The LORD shall enlighten my darkness.
For by You I can run against a troop;
By my God I can leap over a wall."
NKJV




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"O LORD, you are my lamp.
The LORD lights up my darkness.
In your strength I can crush an army;
with my God I can scale any wall."
NLT
 
 



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"You are my lamp, O LORD;
the LORD turns my darkness into light.
With your help I can advance against a troop;
with my God I can scale a wall."
 NIV





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Friday, August 26, 2011

Stands Outweighing Your Falls






My definition "to stand" means - not to give up, to endure, and not to waiver your faith in God, His Word, and all the He has promised you.

Depending on the situation, standing is a whole lot easier said than done. I know they may be times where you are at your wits end and you don't know if you are coming or going.

Better yet, the moment you think you are actually on the right track to see some kind of light at the end of the tunnel, something happens to knock you back further than where you started.


You may have fell more than you can even count on your hand. Nonetheless, I'm telling and encouraging you not to let your falls outweigh your stands. Instead, let your stands outweigh the number of times you fall.


Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~ Japanese Proverb




"For a righteous man may fall
seven times And rise again..."
(Proverbs 24:16)





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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Still Standing


I'm Still standing but by the grace of God!!!






"Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage." (Galatians 5:1)









"Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand."
(2 Corinthians 1:24)









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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Stand Fast in Your Faith


It can very hard to stand when going through various trial and tribulations.
It's even harder to stand, especially when you are trying to stand on your own and by yourself. But, you don't have to, since we have our helper, our comforter and wonderful counselor living on the inside.


However, in order to quickening and stir the Helper inside of you, you must start speaking God's word to your heart. It is God's word that can get you to stand up on the inside. You can't compromise it, twist it, fluff it, sugar coated, but you surely can stand on it and not waver in your faith.

 "On Christ the solid rock I stand all other ground is sinking sand."

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong." (1 Corinthians 16:13)







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Monday, August 22, 2011

Monday's Edition: Great Day and Great Week!!



Today is a great day!! I am speaking into existence (See Romans 4:17) that this is going to be a great week. No matter what obstacle may come our way, I pray that we willl have the mind to stand on God's word and use it as a weapon to destroy any plans the devil has in attempt to turn our week upside down. Now, can I get a Amen or a Hallelujah!! :)



Scriptures to meditate on this week:

"And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen." (Romans 16:20)


"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)


"Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (Ephesians 6:11)



















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Sunday, August 21, 2011

The Word of God Stands Forever



"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever." (Isaiah 40:8).


because "All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass.  The grass withers, And its flower falls away, But the word of the LORD endures forever." Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.           (1 Peter 1:24-25)




The word of God lives and abides forever (1 Peter 1:24-25). Storms pass. Leaves wilt. Problems come and go. Things happen. People change. Rollercoasters go up, down, and around.


But, the one thing that will remain constant and forever true is God's word. It won't fade. It won't fail you. It's always there especially when you need it the most.





Lord, teach me how to trust and stand on your word for it endures and stands forever. Amen.




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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Lighten the Load

"For My yoke [is] easy and My burden is light." (Matthew 11:30)


How often do we find ourselves taking on more than we can carry?? If you are like me, probably more often than you can count on one hand. God wants us to allow Him to carry all of our heavy burdens.


This past month or so since my last post, I had a lot on my plate. I had to plan and prepare for the first day of preschool, where I am the assistant director, register my three children for school, paying facts and fees, buying school supplies, school clothes, and make transportation arrangements. All the while I had to maintain my sanity.


It was tough no doubt. Many times I felt overwhelmed. I was worrying about how much it was going to cost to get my three children ready for school. In addition to that, I was questioning my position as assistant director. So, it was a lot of emotions going on inside of me and all kinds of crazy thoughts running through my head.


However, when I was able to come to myself and pause for just enough time for God to speak to my heart. He told me not to worry, but to cast all my cares upon Him. I would make a way out of what seems like a no way to you.


I felt relieved and realized that I should have done that from the beginning. After everything was said and done, I was able to breathe out a sigh of relief. I don't feel overwhelmed and pressured anymore.


Besides, Matthew 11:30, a few scriptures came to mind that really helped me.


"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." (Matthew 6:34)


"Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7)


"I will lift up my eyes to the hills--From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD,...."           (Psalm 121:1-2)






No matter how big or small of a problem you are trying to take on yourself. Give it to God. Let Him lighten the load. Even the smallest and tedious problem, can weigh you down tremdously and take your focus off of God.



Heavenly Father thank you for being our burden carrier and lightening our load. I pray for those who being weighted down by their circumstance that they will come themselves long enough to trust you and to let it go into your hands. All praise, all glory, and honor to You in the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.








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Monday, July 11, 2011

Awwwww.......OH...What a Relief it is!!!

Awwww......is breathing with a sigh of relief.....

This is the way I see it....

I am too bless to be
stress,
oppress,
and depress.


Why???
You may ask.......

I serve a God who is....

"my Redeemer,
my Healer,
Lord Almighty,
my Savior,
Defender,
and my King" !!!


"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer." (Psalm 19:14)










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Monday, June 6, 2011

Destined to be Great and do Great Things

We are destined to do great things. God did not create us to be ordinary, but to be extraordinary. Christians are not designed to be normal or to be just like the world. We are a group of peculiar people.


Peculiar - characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : distinctive; different from the usual or normal; special...


"Characteristic of only one person..." for Christians should be of our Heavenly Father. We are express the Godly characteristics. We are to imitate Christ and His way of doing and handling things; not the way the world does. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control," (Galatians 5:22-23).


We are distinctive, set apart, separate into a different class. We are special. Not only are we special, we are God's special treasures.


"For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth." (Deuteronomy 14:2)




God created us in His image. And the God we serve is a great God. Because we are made in the image of someone who is so great, are we not to be great and do great things, so that our Father in heaven can get the glory in the name of Jesus???




God has a plan for all of us, but we have to listen to His voice as He order our steps. This may be intimidating to some but it's OK because, "You are of God, little children,........, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world," (1 John 4:4).



"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good  (great) works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10) {emphasis mine}









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Monday, May 30, 2011

A Memorial Day Tribute

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Thanks to all the soldiers who fought
and sacrificed their lives so that we can have and maintain our freedom!!! I send my thought and prayers to the families who lost their loved ones while servicing our country.







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