Daughters Of The King

   Before I start, I want anyone reading this to declare: Jesus is the King over my life and that Satan's army is subject to my authority. Amen.
   Like I've said in some of my previous blogs, we all have a purpose, Jesus died to give us life, that we may have joy & peace, that we may experience true love through Him.
   But oh so often, we allow the ways of this world to manifest darkness over our lives. We allow people to come in and take the thing Jesus died on the cross for and that's our life. What I mean by this is we become broken, broken mentally, spiritually, physically, and emotionally. Some of us have suicidal thoughts and some of us even took it there, wanting/trying to end our lives because someone has made us feel like we have no life to live for. (NTL) Romans 13:10 "Loves does no wrong to anyone, so love satisfies all God's requirements."  I want us to think back to a time that the one we "loved" the most said or did something that brought us to a point of no self-worth. I'm not just saying it happened once, I'm saying they did so much over a period of time that it broke your spirit, you were broken, depressed, and self-conscious of who you were. We have had times in our lives that changed us, by what people did, so we separate ourselves from God. Whatever was stolen from us, we try to find it outside of God's will, drinking, smoking, being promiscuous, cutting, ever suicide. We feel like there's no hope because we've lost hope in the only man that gave us hope (life) and that's Jesus Christ. We've allowed someone to take what they didn't give and separated ourselves from the one who gave us peace.
   We start taking our frustrations out on ourselves, we start not to care about our morals and start feeding our flesh and mind with temporary satisfaction because someone told us that was all we were worth. But let me tell you what we are worth, we're worth the blood of Jesus. We're worth our beloved God giving his only son to die so that we can have life, so that we don't have to be bound by the worlds standard of whats acceptable and whats not. 
   (NLT) John 3:16-17 "for God so loved the world that He gave His only son so that whoever believes in Him will not parish but have eternal life (17) God did not send His son to condemn the world but to save it." So if God didn't send His son to condemn us, who are we to judge, who are we to make people feel less than who they  really are, we are daughters of the most High God and we should carry ourselves in such a way that people can see the glory of God in and around us. 
   (NLT) Romans 12:12 says, "Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble and always be prayerful." Take joy that God has a special plan and purpose for your life, be patient in knowing that Gods plan will manifest itself in your life on Gods time. 
   (NLT) Romans 12:21 says, "Don't let evil get the best of you, but conquer evil by doing good." 
   I've suffered from suicidal thoughts, I've actually tried once, I was that self-conscious girl, I was that homeless woman with children feeling worthless as a mother and a woman, I'm that girl who dealt with homosexual thoughts, I'm that girl that was beaten, that became promiscuous because I was numb to the word of God and focused on how hurt I was by the men I had been with and told myself that I didn't care, all I wanted to do was get my satisfaction and let it be known that I can, "Think Like A Man" (foolishness). I didn't care about morals, I didn't care about what the Word of God said, I didn't care about the only Man that loves me with the purest love and that's my God.
  I'm the harsh reality of how this world can break us down to our lowest point how we allow people to come into our lives and steal our joy and when that happens, we lose sight of OUR PURPOSE GIVEN LIFE!
  In the worlds eyes, I'm a statistic, a high school dropout, black woman with 3 kids, I've been on welfare, I receive government assistance and the father of my children is incarcerated. That's what the world defines me as. But let me tell you what God defines me as, I AM BEAUTIFUL, SMART, LOVING, STRONG, EDUCATED, LOVED, COURAGEOUS, PEACE, OBEDIENT, I AM, A DAUGHTER OF THE KING!!!! And so are you, when the world cast you out, God's love brings you in, into your purpose. He loves you in your wickedness, He loves you in your lust, He loves you in your NO MATTER WHAT!! So what is it for us to put on the whole armor of God, live according to His purpose and be FREE!! The world called us outsiders, God called us His children, there is power in the name of JESUS by His blood we are FREE, in His name we can LIVE! WE ARE ALIVE, WE ARE FREE!!!
  DON'T EVER FORGET WHO YOU ARE AND WHO'S YOU ARE. YOU ARE THE A DAUGHTER OF THE KING!!! GOD!!!

I share my story because I want women to know that no matter what it looks like God has a plan and a Purpose for our lives. People are going to talk, they'll talk about you when your're good and they'll talk when your're down, either way, they're TALKING!! So why not give them something to talk about, let them talk about our success after our failure, talk about how God brought us OUT of our "condition" and situation and brought us into His plan for our lives. GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD! There have been days that I wanted to quit, days that  I didn't want to even get out of bed because I was so broken by what I saw but none of  that matters now because I understand my purpose and I'm here to show you the way through the Word of God to understand yours. LET'S GET OUT OF OUR CONDITION AND LIVE!!!!!! www.facebook.com/bstrawther

OPGL- The Holy Spirit

  Growing up, my mother would always figure things out, even things we thought we got away with (lol) and she'd always say, "the Holy Spirit spoke to me." As a child I didn't understand but as a mother, an adult, and a child of God, I get it.
  (John 14:26-Kjv) says "but the comforter which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things and bring all things back to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." (*Always remember the Holy Spirit can only bring something back to your remembrance if it has already been studied, how can you remember something you never had.) 
  Have you ever had an ah-ha moment where something just came to you or as a parent, has something dealing with your children ever just came to you? I have and in my mind, I always went back to what my mother use to say "the Holy Spirit spoke to me." (lol) now I got it.
  (John 16:13-14 Nlt) says, "when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not be representing his own ideas, He will be telling you what He has heard, He will be telling you about the future.(14) He will bring you glory by revealing to you whatever he receives from me."
  Anything you receive from the Holy Spirit is from God. God has placed the Holy Spirit here with us to reveal truth, to bring Gods word fourth in our lives.
  Some may ask how do I receive the Holy Spirit? The beginning of receiving the Holy Spirit is believing in Jesus Christ with salvation. How can you believe/receive the Holy Spirit without receiving the one who the Holy Spirit was sent to relieve and that's Jesus Christ.
  The Holy Spirit comes to be a comforter  to us, to give us wisdom, knowledge and understanding of Gods Word.
  (Galatians 3:2 Nlt) says, "let me ask you a question, Did you receive the Holy Spirit by keeping the law? Of course not. for the Holy Spirit came upon you ONLY after you believed the message about Jesus Christ." (Galatians 3:5 Nlt) ...(5) does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? of course NOT. It is because you believed the message you heard about Jesus Christ." (continue Galatians 3:8-14)
  God has a purpose and a plan for our lives but to receive the promises that God promised Abraham, we must first put our faith in Christ as Abraham did.
  Christians, don't lose yourself trying to satisfy your flesh by depending on the law to make you right with God, receive Christ through salvation & baptism, have faith in God so that the same promises Abraham received through his faith we can receive through ours, the promised Holy Spirit.

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(John 16:13-15; 1 Corinthians 2:6-16; James 1:5-8; Matthew 13:15,16; Romans 14:17)

I encourage you to study the scriptures in Gods Word, pray that he brings all things to your remembrance and to receive revelation, knowledge and understanding of His word. God Bless...
 

Our Friendship

   Growing up, did your Mother ever tell you to be careful who you hang around? Or did you have a close friend that you did everything with and Moms (for some reason) didn't approve or your "friendship", I have.
   Growing up, I had so many "friends" , I hung with this person, that person, I talked to this person and that person and within months, I probably didn't remember their phone number. Some friends, we may have lost touch, and some we may have had a disagreement those are " temporary friendships", those are the friends Mom warned you about.
   Mothers have a special gift when it comes to their children, like a K9 sniffing out a criminal, mothers can sniff out foolishness from a mile away.
  We as teenagers (when we were teenagers) wants/wanted to hang with the people that we gravitated more to and this is what it was/is based on, 1) popularity 2) the way they dressed 3) what they looked like 4) that benefit they would bring to us and our reputation. But what we as a generation forget to look at is the integrity of a person. Integrity is defined as adherence to moral and ethical principals; soundness of moral character; honesty. My goodness, Lord knows I would have loved to have been around people like that.
   Some might ask, how are you suppose to know  the integrity of a person if you're not around them? good question. That's when the Holy Spirit comes into play, you may be sitting having a good conversation with someone and you've told them all about you spiritual walk, you've told them about your old life and living of this world isn't who you are anymore, they (of course) tell you they understand and not even 5 min later, they proceed to try and convince you to go against everything you stand for. I've heard people say I know God's Word but I'm just not ready to put my all into it, I'm still young and I have a life to live .Those are the friends we love from a distance. (Philippians 2:14-18) tells us to (14) stay away from complaining and arguing, (15) so that no one can speak blame against you... (16) hold tight to the Word of life.... (17) ... if my life is to be poured out like a drink of offering to complete the sacrifice of your Faithful service. I will rejoice and want to share my whole heart with all of you. (18) And you shall be happy about this and rejoice with me.
   A "friend" is a person attached to another by feelings of personal regard. How can you be friends with someone if the personal change in your life isn't taken into regard in their life? The same way they would Love for you to follow their lead, why can't they follow yours, knowing that the journey you're taking is life changing and for the better?
   If someone can't rejoice with you and be happy with you and for you especially when it comes down to living for Christ maybe you should reevaluate your "friendships". Now don't lose sight of what I previously said, I said "Love from a distant", meaning you don't have to completely shut them out of your life but do what God has called you to do, let them live their life and when they need someone to call on when things aren't going right, you'll be the first one they pick up the phone and call on to give them the guidance they need to start putting the pieces back together. Why? Because you're living, you have no worries (though to the world, it may seem) but you don't worry, you've already made it clear that you've given up and gave it to God and with that, that's where they want and need to be.
   Surround yourself with those who walk the same walk as you, who follow the same path, even though your journey may not be the same, the love that you all share for Christ is and with that, makes a friendship for eternity.
OPGL

(1 John 1; Hebrews 10:24-25; James 5:9; Leviticus 19:16; Pilippians 2:14-16; 1 Peter 4:9; Romans 14:1; 16:17-19)

Being A Good Parent Pt. 1

  Have you ever thought that there could be so much more you could do for your children? Has being a parent been so hard that for a split second, you wanted to break down and cry?
  When I had my first child, little Miss Ma'Kenzie, the minute I saw her, I cried and said "that's my baby?" She was so tiny, with big grey eyes and from where I was looking, she looked like a healthy baby.
  Two weeks after she was born, my doctor called me personally to tell my daughter had Sickle Cell Anemia, I cried for days, I was 18 years old, a baby myself (doing grown married folk business) still trying to figure out my own life while trying to figure out the life of my baby girl.
  I'm going to be honest, I didn't go into prayer, my mind was so overwhelmed by Ma'Kenzies condition that I couldn't think about anything but that but the Holy Spirit told be everything is going to be alright, seek God and He'll give you clarification. So that's what I did, I PRAYED.
  For the first year, Ma'Kenzie was a happy, healthy little girl, it wasn't until after her first birthday that she had her first pain crisis and till this day, I still get teared up about it. No one wants to see their child go through pain and from I read about sickle cell, my baby was in pain. Hearing her scream (and if  anyone knows Ma'Kenzie they know she can SCREAM) made me cringe, cry, angry, too many emotions to explain. When everything was done, she was fine, she had her Iv, and she had her new BFF's from LSUHSC. I came to understand that even though we may be hurting and even though pain has stuck us physically, God will FOREVER REMAIN IN CONTROL.
  We as parents can't do Gods duty, we can't be the only ones that stand in agreement for our children (Deuteronomy 6:7-9) tells us to commit to Gods commands, repeat them to our children, talk about his commands on our journey, have them around our homes. God wants us to teach our children his Word, so when it's time for Him to lead, they will follow and though them choosing to follow God isn't promised, God's Word is and if we as parents keeps Gods Word in our hearts, in out homes, and with our children, when they do stray away, fall short or need prayer in any area of their lives, they'll know with all certainty that God is a forgiving God, healing God, and He an do ALL that we ask or think as long as we Pray and Believe.
  Gods Grace and Mercy will forever follow and lead not only us as parents but our children as well. Pray with your children, teach them to pray for themselves through good times and bad, through good health and in time of healing. So when it's time to go out into this world, you'll have the reassurance that you as a parent have done your part and you can let go and let God, knowing that in him, your babies (grown babies ((: ) will be OK.

OPGL:
I encourage anyone who reads this to study Gods Word for yourself so that you may have a clear understanding of the promises that God has for you and your children.
(Genesis 19:9 ; Psalm 103:18 ; 119:11 ; Deuteronomy 6:4-12 ; 8:19)


*If there's anyone who need prayer and would like for me to pray with you in any area, e-mail me beverlystrawther@gmail.com i'll be glad to stand in agreement with you. Gods Word says in (Matthew 18:20) "For where two or three have gathered in My name, I am there in their mist."