Dominion over the enemy!

Many of us feel oppressed by situations, trials, tribulations and daily living. We wonder how we're going to overcome it. We feel heavily burdened mentally, physically by adverse situations, troubles, conditions etc. That is oppression allowing things to control us to have dominion over us. Oppression becomes so consuming that it will debilitate us. Oppression will cause us to stop living to stop believing that God has made us all to be over comers, conquerors through Him that love Him. The mind is fragile and Satan knows that if he can infiltrate your mind, he has dominion over you! He wants you to believe that God doesn't love you or that He has forsaken you. Not so! It is a trick on the enemy to cause you to feel that way.

The old saints would bind and rebuke the devil out of the mind because they knew the significance of keeping your mind stay on Jesus. They knew that if you kept your mind on good things and on the goodness of Jesus, he didn't stand a chance! The devil means you no good! His purpose his to kill, steal, and destroy! He wants to have dominion over you! But I have good news for you! You can take back your power and authority over your life! God word's speak plainly about us having  dominion. In Genesis, when God created the world, he gave Adam rule over the earth! When Adam sinned, that left us vulnerable to Satan vices. After Jesus came, died on the cross and was resurrected, we were redeemed by the curse of the law and given back our dominion. We are in a war for our sanity, our lives! It's time that we let the devil know that he no longer has dominion over us! God loves us so much and He only wants the best for us! Speak to whatever has dominion over your life and say with power and authority that you longer have DOMINION over me!

Don't Count Me Out!!

Have you ever felt misunderstood? Have you ever felt like you didn't belong or you didn't quite fit in? Did people think you were weird or strange? Don't be discouraged about what people say about you or how they label you. You're none of those things. God created you in His likeness and image. You a are marvelous piece of work. In his intrinsic imagination, He designed and handcrafted every part of you. From the shape of your eyes, to the arch in your foot. When God created you, he looked at you and said that's is good! Life can be overwhelming and people can be cruel. Nevertheless, don't count yourself out!
Imagine how life you would be without you on this earth. God placed you here for a specific purpose. There is someone that you need to encounter to offer words of encouragement or a helping hand. Your voice needs to be heard across the land. What you have to say has meaning. You are here to touch someone's life or to fight a cause. Every gift and talent was given to you at birth!! It's up to you to use it to your ability. A defeatist attitude is not an option. Remember God is making, molding, and shaping you.  Don't count yourself out!
God did not make a mistake when He created you! Your life has purpose! Jason Nelson who is a pastor, gospel artist and a true worshipper has a wonderful cd out called "A Shift in the Atmosphere." He has a song on it entitled "Don't Count Me Out!" In essence, he's saying the same thing.  But the vamp in the song is what penetrated my heart. It says, "There's a King in me. Goliath's to defeat! Visions to decree! It's my destiny!
Start telling yourself I am a King! I'm more than a conquer! Yes I may be different, unique, maybe even strange! But God created me and he knew me before the foundation of the world was created!! He knew that my uniqueness would make a difference in this world! Because He created me, a part of him is in me. His spirit dwells inside of me!
They tried counted Jesus out. They tried to devalue Him and his ministry! But in the end, he said Don't Count Me Out! I am here to do the work of my Father! I will accomplish what I have been sent to do! Count me out if you want to! I will show you better than I can tell you!!
So must we be with our purpose, our destiny, our ministry! There is VALUE IN YOU!!!

Insanity!!

I have started my weight loss journey...again.. Yeah, I know I'm one of countless millions who makes a New Year's  resolution every year to get healthier and fit. January is usually a good month to start. A new month, a new year, a new beginning, a new you.. Sounds like a great infomercial right. Like most people who's started their weight loss journey. I'm gung-ho in the beginning..hitting the gym 5 to 6 days a week, changing my eating habits with the customary no fried foods, sodas, blah blah blah.. Yeah this time is going to be different. I'm going to stick with it! I'm going to reach my goal weight! Nothing's going to stop me! Then one day you decide to take the day off. One day turns into two days and before you know it you're sitting on the couch eating a bag of chips and drinking your favorite soda.

That was me for fourteen years. Growing up, I never had a weight problem. Honestly, I was a pretty skinny girl. While many of my peers gained that infamous freshman fifteen, I held my weight. The turning point came my last year in college. I noticed a slight gain. I went from a size 3/5 to a 7/8. Well, the little added weight looked good on me! I was pleased. After graduation, I came home to three meals a day, started working and eating more fast food. When I met me husband, I was a size ten. Still sexy.. We dated and married then had our son. That's when the weight gain really began. For nearly 14 years, my weight held steady at........ At my peak, I was..... (No I'm not filling in the blanks. A lady has to keep some things to herself. :) ) In between, I started and stopped many weight loss journeys at a couple points losing twenty-five and seventeen pounds respectively. When I felt comfortable enough with someone, I would tell them my weight. They would be shocked and tell me that I carried it well. Solid is the perfect word to describe my weight. My self confidence plummeted and I detested shopping. Smiling on the outside but miserable on the inside.

So this year on my forty-seventh birthday, I decided enough was enough! I was tired of feeling like a fat girl trapped in a skinny girl's body. Along with some physical ailments (joint pain, shortness of breath if I walked too long etc., high blood pressure), I couldn't afford to keep going down that path. For the first time in my life, I made a REAL COMMITMENT to lose the weight and become healthier before my fiftieth birthday!! God has been too good to me to sabotage this beautiful work of art which he created!
With the help of my wonderful cousin whose training me for free, Sean T and Insanity/Hip Hop Abs, Zumba, and Pilates, changing my eating habits, and drinking lots of water, I'm finally in a good place where I am confident that I will do it this time!! I can't wait to see the end results!