Mirror Time
We just had a wonderful holiday. I ate too much and had to loosen my pants for a day or two, but it was all good! I loved driving down to Dallas to see family and play with my kids. I love how life is filled with lessons and blessings. This adventure was just that: Lessons and Blessings.
Want a hear the lesson?
While at one family member’s home for dinner, a member told my husband, “Don’t make it another year before you bring y’all back to see us.” Later that same person questioned us on how we were doing something in life. As we were preparing to leave, we were told, “I just want you to be safe.”
Now, I know that I am not to take anything personally that others speak. Luke 6:45 teaches me that out of the abundance of the heart, a mouth speaks. A hurt heart speaks hurtful words (even if they feel the words are out of love). I know that I am not to be offended by others’ words, but I also know
I do not have to let words that are spoken at me become words that are spoken over me.
The words spoken to us on that particular day were meant to motivate us to do what that person wanted us to do in life. But, if reviewing what was said, I felt:
Guilt
Shame
Doubt
Condemnation
and lots of fear!
Romans 2:4 TPT
Do you realize that all the wealth of His extravagant kindness is meant to melt your heart and lead you into repentance?
Romans 2:4 AMP
Are you [actually] unaware or ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness leads you to repentance [that is, to change your inner self, your old way of thinking—seek His purpose for your life]?
The goodness of God – GOODNESS is what leads you/me/they/he/she/us to change! When words are spoken at me, I get to stop the train and take a second to look and then decide if I will shoo, eschew, or pursue them.
James 3:17 TPT
But the wisdom from above is always pure, filled with peace, considerate and teachable. It is filled with love and never displays prejudice or hypocrisy in any form.
James 3:17 AMP
But the wisdom from above is first pure [morally and spiritually undefiled], then peace-loving [courteous, considerate], gentle, reasonable [and willing to listen], full of compassion and good fruits. It is unwavering, without [self-righteous] hypocrisy [and self-serving guile].
When words are spoken at me, those will be the words I allow to be spoken over me. And this is now my checking point.
Are those words wise, pure, filled with peace, and considerate? Those are the ones I will allow over me. Do you know that you get to choose? You get to choose what you allow in, on, and over you!
Now here is a checkpoint.
What about the words you speak? Do you look in the mirror and say, “Oh dear God, look at those bags! Where did your waistline go? How much pie did you eat, you freak? Seriously we have to get our crap together.” OR-OR-OR do say something like, “Hey, hot stuff. Looking good today. I love you. No! Really, pretty lady, I love you. You are righteous, you were made to thrive, and you are filled with beauty and grace.”
Well, if you say part one, then we really need to work on your “mirror time.”
If you say part two, then you really need to do your mirror time every day!
Words spoken at you also come from you. Make sure that they are your “Heavenly seated” status!
When you hear the song “Speak Life,” what do you see in your mind? This is a serious question to think about for a sec. …..
Anyone?
Yes, life-filled words give us flight. Life-filled words give us hope. Life-filled words help us rise up to the realm of the heavenly that we are already seated in; we just forget sometimes. When you catch yourself sitting in a place on this earth that’s uncomfortable, itchy, and bumpy, remember…you are not supposed to BE sitting on this earth; you are supposed to be seated in the heavenly realm.
Ephesians 2:6
He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with him into the glorious perfection and authority of the heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as one with Christ!
When we bring our thoughts UP-UP-UP to higher thoughts, we rise back up to where we are seated.
Do you have a creator? One who formed you and made you and created you? If you answered yes to this basic question, then tell me a few things about your Creator.
Is He good?
Is He powerful?
Is he the best of the best?
Does He expect His creation just to get by, to be okay, or to live on a rollercoaster where we go up with overwhelming emotions, then down with overwhelming emotions, then back up again all the time, day in and day out?
No, our Creator loves His creation! He created us to live in peace, joy, goodness, prosperity, health, and hope!
The greatness in our life is a direct reflection of Who created us.
Stop the rollercoaster! Well, better yet, get off of it.
Ephesians 1:18 TPT
I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling —that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones!
You are His inheritance…YOU!!!! Look in that mirror and say, “God was so excited to have me! I am His inheritance!!”
Man, when are we gonna know and believe– HOW much God truly LOVES us– And, if the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, your Creator – LOVES you, then no one and nothing should be allowed to take you on an emotional rollercoaster ever again!
Remember who you are, baby!
Ephesians 1:19 TPT
I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power!
Sooo, how was your holiday?
It was great! I got to learn how to take back my power. Not letting others’ views determine what I choose to believe about myself. I saw that I don’t always get to choose what words are spoken to me, but I always get to choose what words I allow over and in me. I don’t have to ride on emotional rollercoasters; all I have to do is remember…remember who I am!
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9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
This begins the first Miracle for you. NOW, you have unlimited resources available to you.
You now have the holy spirit inside of you, coursing through your veins and behind every fiber of your being.
You have access to all nine of the manifestations of holy spirit. 1 Corinthians 12
You are seated in the heavenlies. Ephesians 2:6
You have Christ in You, the hope of glory! Colossians 1:27
You have direct access with God! Ephesians 2:18
Let’s walk this journey together! God has called you for Such A Time As This!
1. We believe in one God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – Creator of all things. (Ephesians 4:4-6)
2.We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of Mary, crucified, died, was buried, resurrected, ascended into heaven, and is now seated at the right hand of the true God and Father. (John 3:16)
3. We believe the Bible in its entirety to be the absolute inspired Word of God and the infallible rule of faith and conduct. It’s a spiritual book, written by The Spirit for the spirit. (II Timothy 2:15)
4. We believe in the future return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ( I Thessalonians 4:13-18)
5. We believe in the personal salvation of Believers by believing in the heart and confessing with the mouth that Jesus is Lord. (“Romans 10:9 and 10.”)
6. We believe in sanctification, redemption, justification, and ministry of reconciliation and righteousness as sonship rights given at the time of the new birth through the Word of God and by the Holy Spirit.
7. We believe in divine healing, through faith in the Name of Jesus Christ, via the shed blood and broken body, and that healing is included in the redemption and available at any time during life.
8.We believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as outlined in Romans 10:9-10. We believe that every born-again person has the ability to operate all nine of the manifestations of the holy spirit. Also, we believe in the evidence of the fruit of the Spirit. (Ephesians 4:7)
9. We believe in the Christian commission (Matthew 28:19) by speaking boldly, tenderly, and lovingly to all of humanity.
10. We believe in the forgiveness of sins as outlined in scripture by confessing our sins to our Heavenly Father, God and that forgiveness is given at that moment. (1 John 1:9)
11. We believe the thief, the devil, comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy and credit any of these actions as belonging to him. In complete contrast, we believe that Jesus came so that we might have life {Zoe – life in all of its fullness} and have it more abundantly. He gets credit for this abundance in life. (John 10:10)
12. We believe that God desires greatly to work in us to will and to do of His good pleasure. (Philippians 2:13)
N.O.W – No Ordinary Woman
No Ordinary Woman.
N.O.W.—Woman, God created you to be more than ordinary.
He created you to be Extra-Ordinary.
When you received His gift of Holy Spirit you were no longer just a body and a soul, you became a three-part being of Body-Soul-Spirit; complete, a perfect work through the miracle of the New Birth!
This is our movement, daughter of God, to stand out from the crowd: to boldly proclaim I am His and He is mine. To see signs follow you, to see miracles performed through you, to be His Wonder! To rely only upon your God. To expect only from Him. To be independently dependent on Him alone. He is enough for you.
We are His masterpieces and we radiate with His divine love everywhere we go. You were created to live in this day-time-hour. Created for such a time as this and together we will move mountains!
In Him We Live exists so that women who love God can know and believe that they were born for such a time as NOW.
Our Code
1. Jesus is the center and the Head of The Body. It’s All About Following His Directive (Colossians 1:18)
2. We believe big and take action. It’s all about activated faith All About Activated Faith (James 2:14-26)
3. We honor one another to glorify God. It’s allAll About the Romans 12 Experience
4. We are Lovers, not Haters. It’s All About loving on others (Mark 12:31)
5. We think in Color. It’s All About how God inspires us by working in us to will and to do of His good pleasure (Philippians 2:13)
6. We don’t back down. It’s All About submitting to God and watching the Devil flee in terror (James 4:7)
7. We stand approved before God. It’s All About knowing scripture and how to apply (2 Timothy 2:15)
8. We choose our thoughts. It’s All About knowing which thought to lead captive to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5)
9. We will express gratitude. It’s All About keeping a thankful heart (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
10. We move from a place of power. It’s All About using the right tools afforded us through Jesus Christ, His Father, The Holy Spirit, and The Bible. (Ephesians 6:10-18)
11. We speak to our mountains (ALL OF THEM). It’s All About the power of our words (Mark 11:23)