"FAITH MOVES GOD"

 

Hebrews 11:6 was one of the first scriptures I knew by heart. But I needed this scripture more than ever earlier this year!

It says "It is impossible to please God without FAITH. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him."

The reason I wasn't experiencing God was because of my lack of FAITH! Faith is the ONLY thing that moves GOD! It's not our Sunday rituals, it's not our crying, it's not how good we sound, it is simply our FAITH that moves God!!
"Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen, and it gives us assurance of the things we cannot see."
(Hebrews 11:1)

 

I was so angry! I was so angry at God! Because I wanted this particular job so badly! I was thinking, this was the job for me! Turns out, I didn't get it! And sometimes, when you have so much faith, you feel like a fool! I felt embarrassed! I was thinking God left me hanging! But maybe the job was too convenient? Or maybe it was too ordinary! Or maybe God wanted to build my faith more! Or maybe God had something better?
I was definitely operating in my flesh and we cannot please God by operating in the flesh! I'm so thankful that God uses people. Between Bible Study and Tony Evans Faith Series, I started to believe again and my pity parties were over! We have to realize that God is sovereign and all knowing! God knows what is best for His children! His thoughts surpasses our thoughts, and His ways are definitely not our ways! (Isaiah 55:8) And when we go through tests that's when we really need to apply the Word of God in our lives, not turn away from it! It's our source of strength! It's not some textbook from school, we should apply the Word in our daily lives!

 

 

 

True Story

I remember one night, me and my family were having tacos for dinner! And I was the only one at home with my pops, but he was in his room meditating. There were two kinds of salsa: one was mild, and the other one was spicy hot! The spicy one was already open but, the other one wasn't open yet because we had just bought it. I wanted the one that wasn't open yet so, I was just struggling to open it. I took a break then I tried again. I was struggling so hard, that I was making ugly faces. I took another break then tried again and my hand was so weak. I didn't want to bother my pops so I said a little prayer. (Yes, even to open salsa.) I kept trying but, I still could not open the salsa that I wanted!

My hand was so weak, and I just gave in and got the spicy salsa that I DID NOT WANTED! So, I start putting the spicy salsa on my taco salad, and I said to myself, "Let me try this one more time!"

And don't you know that salsa opened?!!! Yes it did! The one that I wanted, was given to me! And after I opened it, I said to the Lord," We I just give up so easily!" I will never look at a jar of salsa the same ever in life lol! It probably didn't mean anything to you, but this spiritual analogy was exactly what I needed at the moment!

If we can just wait on God and keep praying,God will reward us with His best at His appointed time!! FAINT NOT! He is not going to leave you out, especially if you know that your life is aligned with the Word of God! Ask and it will be given to you! Keep seeking and you shall find. Keep knocking and the door will be OPEN unto you!! (Luke 11: 9-10) Hallelujah Jesus! It is God's divine purpose on why you've been waiting for so long! Your praying, your waiting, and fasting was not in vain my dear! God sees you! God is not going to harm His children!! It might hurt in the process of development, but it is strengthen you and get you ready for the blessing. And you have to believe that God is able to do beyond all that we ask or think according to the power of God that works within us!(Ephesians 3:20) Our little, finite minds can't even think of all the wonderful things He can do! All God wants us to do is trust Him! That's ALL! I know sometimes it gets so tough and it seems like nothing is producing, but just keep the FAITH! He will NEVER leave nor forsake us! Hang on tightly to the scriptures that you read! Continue to trust God! Believe that He can do the unimaginable! While you're waiting, wait with expectation! Know that God is preparing you for His best!


Peace & Blessings
-Leah

 



#HealedBrokenGirl

#HealedBrokenGirl

Several months ago, I shared my testimony that God delivered me from pornography. I'm so thankful that God is who He is. He's so merciful, patient, and also faithful!! I'm kind of glad that I went through this because, I would've never understood God's grace and mercy towards me! In this post I'm going to share my experience of how I was living in darkness and how I overcame it with God's help! I'm so glad that God gave me the spirit of courage to share this with you all. I pray that people will be delivered from this post in the name of Jesus!!

When I first started watching porn, I was thinking it was harmless because, I wasn't going around having sex. But little did I know, I was already fornicating in my heart!  

There would be times where I couldn't stop thinking about it because, it basically controlled my mind! Whenever I would try to read my Bible, my mind would be so focused on, basically getting my next "high". Porn produces seeds such as, masturbation, homosexuality/lesbianism, fornication, and adultery. In my case, masturbation was my problem. All of those bad seeds are soul ties, they're pretty much kinfolk. I thought masturbation was harmless too because, again, I wasn't going around having sex, so I figured," Hey! Why not?" 

But then,there would be times where it didn't seem so fun anymore! I started to feel disgusted with myself. There would be times where I wanted to be delivered from this filthy addiction but, I really didn't want to confess this sin to God because it was pleasurable to me and then I was ashamed. The Bible tells us in (1 John 1:9),"But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness."  And even when I would pray, I would try to fool God saying, "Father, everything that's not right in me take it away." Like I was really fooling Him, I was really fooling myself! This addiction basically became my "god."  Porn was my god because, I would let it take control of my whole life, my thoughts, and also my spirit. I basically loved porn more than I loved God.

I was so distant from God then. I wanted to have a relationship with Him so bad but, this demonic force would always suck me in this dirty scheme and I would just give in. It was really a demonic force and an evil spirit.

Until one day, I was tired of doing it! I sincerely prayed to God and ask Him to deliver me from watching pornography. I confessed the sin and it was so hard to say it because when you admit that you are an addict, you feel some type of way. You feel embarrassed and you feel ashamed. But God is not going to condemn you or make you feel less than, He wants to help you and He will! Confessing a sin is good! It says in His Word, that He will cleanse you from wickedness, if you confess the sin! And sometimes, it don't happen right away. Like as for me, it was a process.

One day, I had no desire to watch porn and also masturbate.

I started gaining this beautiful relationship with God through Jesus Christ because I kept seeking Him! And the more I started seeking God, I no longer wanted to do what I wanted to do. I started to let His Holy Spirit rule my life and I was no longer a slave to sin!! I'm so happy God changed my desire!

Knowing Him and learning about His love, was the best thing I've done! I understand now, that I am redeemed through Christ. We have to understand that when we sincerely give our hearts to Christ and let Him rule our life, that our sins are forgiven and it is life after this!! I don't care if you are a porn addict, a murderer, a homosexual, or a whatever, there is life after your darkness. You no longer have to be bound by your past. When Jesus died on the cross, He took up all of our sins on Himself! When He looks at us, He see us as holy and blameless. Christ doesn't see our sins anymore when we fully accept Him in our lives because, He took it away when He was nailed to the cross!!

I realized after I sincerely gave my heart to Christ, that's when God started to use me! And I'm so thankful for His grace and mercy!!! He is so faithful y'all!!

Even still today, Satan always try to hold me captive by showing me images in my head of my past but, I've learned to rebuke that devil! That devil don't know who he's messing with! I am a Child of the Most High God! Whenever satan tries to destroy your mind because, that's his job is to kill, steal, and destroy. But whenever satan tries to destroy your mind say, "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus. You are a liar and you have no power over me!" I promise you, he will flee! Don't let satan hold you captive!! Know who you are!!!! You are a child of the Most High God who rules heaven and earth!!! 

Here are a few scriptures that will help with addictions:

• "Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual sin is a sin against your own body. Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body." [1Corinthians 6: 18- 20 NLT]

• "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life."  [Proverbs 4:23]
• "But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman, (or man), with lust has already committed with her, (or him), in his, (or her), heart." [Matthew 5:28]

• "God has called you to live holy lives, not impure lives. Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives His Holy Spirit to you." [1Thessalonians 4:7-8]

Father God,
I thank You for Your grace and mercy. I pray that those who are struggling with any kind of sin will be set free and delivered! I pray that those demonic forces and evil spirits off of them, right now in the name of Jesus! Purify their thoughts, mind, heart, and spirit. Help them to fix their thoughts on what is pure. And those that are already delivered, I pray that they won't be bound by their past. Help them to realize that they're already forgiven and set free, and that You see them as blameless. In the Mighty Name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

We are More than Conquerors!!

Love Y'all

God Bless

-Leah Elizabeth

#MyTestimony

Hey Y'all!

A year and some months ago, God delivered me from porn addiction. I felt so disgusted with myself. God only knows where I would've been. That was just a dark place in my life that I never want to go back to! I was so broken. I also had hatred, jealousy, and selfish ambition in my heart, and I was still calling myself a so called "Christian." I was a mean little thing.

How was I going to let God use me with all of that toxic stuff in my heart?
Romans 6:12-13 "Do not let sin control the way you live, do not give in to sinful desires. Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin.  Instead, give yourselves COMPLETELY to GOD, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God!" NLT
I was letting sin control my life at the time. I let Satan rule over me other than the Holy Spirit! I was definitely on my way to Hell! I couldn't be an instrument for God by having hatred, impurity, or filthy addictions in my heart.
Until one day, I cried out to God saying, "God I don't want to feel this way anymore. Take everything that's not right in me AWAY! I want your Holy Spirit to just RULE in my life!" It didn't happen right away and that was because of me. It was definitely a process! I thought I was so deep in sin that God wouldn't use me! My friend I am here to tell you that God can still use you and He still loves you! Even when we are so deep in our dark toxic mess, He still can use YOU! You probably thinking how can He use me and I'm a homosexual, or how can He use me if I'm a murderer? My GOD can use anything or anybody! In 1 Corinthians 1:27-28 it states, "God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong NIV. He can do ANYTHING He wants to do! Paul is one of the many examples in the Bible . Paul was a persecutor and he was killing everyone that was believer but, God chose him to be an apostle, and one of the greatest apostles in the Bible! 
I am so thankful that God has mercy on us! He's patient with us and He still love us even when we are so deep in our dark toxic mess! I'm so thankful that He doesn't give up on us! That's just wonderful y'all!! I love me some Jesus! Let's stop taking Jesus's Forgiveness for granted to please our sinful nature! Let's use our bodies to be an instrument to glorify God which equals EVERLASTING LIFE and not an instrument to satisfy this flesh which leads to HELL! Which instrument are you playing?!  
I Love Y'all!

Have a Wonderful Week!

Share Christ, Spread Love, and Thanks for Reading!

God Bless

-Leah Elizabeth-

 

THE BEST GIFT!

 

Hey yall!

I've recently just turned 20, and I'm just so happy about life and what God has in store for me! God is definitely maturing me into a wonderful young lady! I'm not boasting on me, I'm boasting on God! I'm finding who I am in Christ and living a purposeful life! I've never been so comfortable being me and being fearless for Christ!!

See, there was a time when I was scared, and I was ashamed to serve God but, I'm not anymore! I used to be fearful that people would call me "holy moly" or would just laugh at me because I loved God. (Remember the devil always tries to steal, kill, and destroy John 10:10!) like my daddy always tell me, "you have to graduate from people," which is so true!(which means stop caring about what people say about you) Which reminds you, that I wasn't saved, when I was fearful! I loved God but, I didn't give up all I had to God so that He can have my heart! I didn't even have a relationship with Him! I was a "verbal Christian" because, I wasn't living it! Nothing was lining up! I wasn't even spending time with Him daily and reading the Word of God (Holy Bible), and if I did read it, I would just be reading scriptures and not knowing what any of them meant, and not asking God to help me understand them.

Don't be conform to the pattern of this world. (Romans 12:2) It ain't even worth it!

Doing things that others are doing because you think it's "cool." Oh just stop it! God wants your heart! Give it to Him!

 

And I said all that to say this, knowing God and having a relationship with Him is the best gift I could ever have! :)

 

 

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Thank you for Reading

God Bless

-Leah Elizabeth-