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Divine Navigation: The Grace of Rerouting

Have you ever noticed how a GPS doesn’t get angry when you miss a turn?

It doesn’t shut down or scold you, it simply says, “Recalculating route.”

That, to me, is one of the clearest pictures of the mercy of God.

God is the ultimate Navigator. He knows the end before the beginning, and even when we veer off course, He is committed to bringing us back into alignment with what He originally wrote in our book.

The same God who authored your destiny also built in a system of redirection, rerouting, and restoration, grace in motion, always leading you back to purpose.

1. The Blueprint Doesn’t Change; The Route Might

Psalm 139:16 tells us that our days were written in God’s book before one of them came to be. That means our destiny is already established; the destination is fixed.

But how do we get there? That’s the part that unfolds through partnership and obedience.

Our choices, maturity, and willingness to listen determine the route. When we miss a turn through disobedience, distraction, or delay, the Holy Spirit doesn’t throw away the map. He simply recalculates. Repentance, then, is how Heaven reroutes us. It’s not just saying sorry; it’s allowing God to reset our direction.

2. Rerouting Through Repentance

Jonah’s story always amazes me. God said, “Go to Nineveh.” Jonah said, “No.”

Yet after running away, being swallowed, and repenting, the Bible says,

“And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh…” (Jonah 3:1-2, KJV)

Same instruction.

Same destination.

Different route.

That’s divine navigation.

God’s GPS didn’t change the assignment; it just recalculated the journey.

When we repent, the Spirit redirects us back toward the coordinates written in Heaven. not in anger, but in love. Grace reroutes us to purpose.

3. Our Inner Navigator

Jesus told His disciples,

“But, when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth.” (John 16:13, NIV)

The word guide here is crucial. It means to lead someone through unfamiliar terrain. The Holy Spirit isn’t just our Comforter; He’s our Navigator, whispering Heaven’s directions into our hearts.

When we’re off course, He doesn’t shout condemnation. He speaks correction.

When we’re stuck, He reveals the next step.

When we’ve fallen, He shows the path of restoration.

But we must stay sensitive. If our spiritual “signal” is weak, clouded by pride, guilt, or noise, we miss His gentle promptings. That’s why renewing our minds (Romans 12:2) is so vital. It clears the interference so we can hear, “This is the way, walk in it.” (Isaiah 30:21)

4. Restoration: When God Brings You Back on Course

Divine navigation isn’t just about direction; it’s about restoration.

Peter denied Jesus three times, yet Jesus didn’t discard him. He restored him by asking three questions of love: “Do you love Me?” Each response reestablished Peter’s calling: “Feed My sheep.”

When we turn back to God, He not only forgives; He restores the mission. He rebuilds our capacity to carry what’s been delayed and reignites the vision we thought we forfeited. Even the broken paths become part of the story. God doesn’t erase the journey. He redeems it.

Romans 8:28 reminds us, “All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.”

Even the detours. Even the delays. Even the roads we wish we’d never taken.

5. Trusting the Process

Every driver knows: the GPS can only reroute if the vehicle is still moving.

You can’t stay parked in regret and expect new directions.

Sometimes we wait for God to reveal the entire map, but navigation happens step by step. Each act of obedience activates the next instruction.

Faith is not seeing the whole route; it’s trusting the Navigator. 

The beauty of divine navigation is this:

The Author of your story is also your Navigator.

Even when you take the wrong turn, the destination hasn’t changed. Grace recalculates. Mercy redirects. And love ensures you still arrive. God doesn’t cancel the journey; He reroutes it.

Would you receive God’s grace of rerouting today?

Prayer for Divine Realignment

Lord, thank You that You never give up on me. When I drift, You reroute. When I fall, You restore. When I repent, You recalculate my path with mercy.

Tune my ear to hear Your voice again. Remove the static of fear, guilt, and pride so I can follow Your leading.

Let my steps come back into rhythm with the blueprint You wrote for me. I surrender my will to Yours. Lead me in the everlasting way. Amen.

Reflection Questions

  1. Are there areas in my life where I sense the Holy Spirit saying, “Recalculating route”?
  2. What has repentance opened back up for me that I once thought was lost?
  3. How can I strengthen my sensitivity to the Holy Spirit’s guidance day by day?
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Carrying What God Has Written

Could it be that what you’re calling “waiting on God” is actually God waiting on you to grow into what He’s already written?

A few nights ago, I had a dream that has lingered in my spirit ever since. Before falling asleep, I asked the Lord to meet me in my dreams, to show me my state, my condition. And He did.

In the dream, I was hanging a bag on a peg in what seemed like our kitchen or laundry area. As soon as I placed it there, the peg broke. I was a bit annoyed, but immediately I heard this thought:

“You crack not because what you are carrying is too heavy, but because you have not developed the capacity to carry it.”

When I woke up, those words echoed inside me. They pierced through layers of reflection and understanding. It wasn’t just about a peg and a bag; it was about the weight of purpose, the demands of calling, the stretch of destiny.

1. Why We Crack

The Lord used that simple picture to reveal something profound:

We often crack under life’s weight not because the weight is too heavy, but because our structure is too weak. The issue is not what God has placed on us; it’s what has (or hasn’t) been built within us.

In the dream, the peg represented my inner life: my strength, character, endurance, and spiritual maturity. The bag represented what God has entrusted to me: the assignments, responsibilities, and promises connected to His pre-written script for my life.

When the peg snapped, the message was clear: weight exposes weakness. And until we develop the inner strength to sustain the weight of what we’re praying for, God, in His mercy, will withhold it.

2. God Doesn’t Withhold the Promise; He Protects the Vessel

This understanding connects deeply to what the Holy Spirit has been reminding me of recently, that God desires to enlarge us, but He will not release more than we can bear.

In John 16:12, Jesus told His disciples, “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.” The problem was not the message; it was their capacity. The Lord wasn’t denying them revelation; He was protecting them from collapse. Heaven’s weight requires Heaven’s strength. Every promise comes with a corresponding process designed to shape us into vessels that can carry it well.

3. Developing Capacity

2 Timothy 2:21 gives us the divine formula:

“If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.”

There are four stages in that one verse. Each a layer of capacity building:

  1. Purging — Removing what contaminates and weakens the vessel. This could be fear, pride, offense, compromise, or unbelief. God can’t build on a polluted foundation.
  2. Sanctification — Setting ourselves apart for divine use. This is where God trains us in obedience, humility, and sensitivity to His Spirit.
  3. Readiness — Allowing Him to equip us with the right mindset, habits, and posture to steward what’s coming.
  4. Preparation for Every Good Work — Enduring seasons of stretching, testing, and proving, which strengthen the structure for greater glory.

Every time we endure pressure without breaking, we increase our carrying capacity. Every time we yield to His process, our “peg” becomes stronger.

4. Our Capacity Builder

Jesus didn’t leave the disciples in their limitation. He promised them help:

“When He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth…” (John 16:13)

The Holy Spirit doesn’t just reveal truth; He fortifies us to carry it. He enlarges our spirit through revelation, matures our hearts through testing, and deepens our roots through fellowship. 

We often pray for new levels, but Heaven answers with new disciplines. 

We ask for weight, but God gives us workouts.

That’s the mercy of capacity-building; it saves us from spiritual collapse.

5. The Weight of Destiny Requires the Strength of Discipline

Sometimes, God lets the peg break to reveal what must be reinforced.

Failure, disappointment, and delay often expose the parts of us that can’t yet handle the fulfillment we’re asking for.

The dream reminded me that cracking is not punishment; it’s revelation. It shows us where growth must occur. The breaking points of life are invitations to mature. Because before God gives more, He builds more. Before He increases the weight, He strengthens the beam.

When I think back to that dream, I realize the weight was never the problem. The promise was never too heavy. The issue was the peg. And the mercy of God is that He allows the peg to break, not to shame us, but to rebuild us stronger.

A Prayer for Enlargement

Lord, help me to develop capacity.

Strengthen the framework of my life so that I can carry what You’ve written about me.

Where I have cracked under pressure, rebuild and reinforce me.

Purify my heart, sanctify my motives, and train my hands for the work ahead.

I yield to Your process so that I can steward Your promise.

Enlarge me, Lord within and without until I become a vessel fit for the weight of my destiny.

Reflection Questions

  1. In what areas of my life has God exposed the limits of my current capacity?
  2. What disciplines or purging processes is He inviting me into right now?
  3. How am I partnering with the Holy Spirit to grow stronger in the areas where I once cracked?

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Give Thanks!

“in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV)

Every morning as the sun rises, every time the rain falls, every time an animal deposits its waste on the ground (soil), and every time the weight of a bee settles on a flower, it is an opportunity for that plant to receive what it needs to grow and multiply. To some, the heat of the sun, the wetness of the rain, the stench of the manure, and the weight of the bee may be perceived as NEGATIVES, discomfort, and even pain but, to others, these same things are perceived as BLESSINGS.

There is [an] opportunity for growth in EVERY situation that comes our way. This is why the Lord God said, through Paul, “in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18, NKJV).

Friends, we can choose to view these situations as earthen vessels with treasures buried within and hunt for the treasures that will enrich our lives with growth and multiplication. OR we can choose to stay at a place of depression and defeat. The choice is yours. Choose well!

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Right thing, Wrong time

Grace and I were on our way to visit a church. I punched in the address in the GPS and we set off. According to the GPS, the journey should be about 26 minutes, that is, it should take us about 26 minutes to get to our destination. About 6 minutes into the journey, Grace asked, “Mummy, are you watching the map?” I then looked at the GPS, sighed and said, “I just added 3 minutes to our time.”

I missed a turn! I was distracted; I was engrossed in thought. I was not concentrating on or paying attention to the journey because my mind was preoccupied with what the Lord had revealed to me that morning during my time with Him. I was doing a good thing, a God-thing but at the wrong time. 

The consequence of my inattention was additional stops and ultimately delay. The initial route from the point where I veered off required 6 traffic lights stops but the route I ended up taking had over 15 traffic light stops. As I drove and waited at each traffic light, I fought the feelings of frustration that the wait invoked. I told myself there was nothing I could do, at this point, but stay the course and remain focused going forward so I can make it to my destination sooner than later.

As I talked myself into remaining calm, I pondered on how the delay meant that we would miss what was ministered to the congregation within the first 5 minutes of the 1-hour service as well as whatever else the Lord had prepared to release into our lives at that time. I saw how delay not only makes the heart sick but it robs us of some of what was rightfully prepared for us, while bringing into our lives unnecessary interruptions and the frustrations that accompany them.

I thought of my current journey and wondered:

  1. Could it be that the frustrations that I am experiencing is because of a delay?
  2. Could it be that I am doing the right thing but because of lack of focus I have fallen behind schedule and am no longer in sync with the timing of God?
  3. Could it be that the delay or setbacks I am blaming the adversary for are a result of my failure to be intentional or give keen attention to my journey?
  4. Could it be that I am doing the right thing but at the wrong time?

I am reminded of the five foolish virgins in the parable Jesus taught in Matthew 25. The reason they did not experience their expected end (Jeremiah 29:11, KJV) was because they were doing the right thing at the wrong time.

“But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut” (Matthew 25:10, NIV). 

These virgins were doing the right thing: “going to those who sell oil and buying some for themselves” so that they could complete their assignment of lighting the path for the bridal procession. They ended up at the right destination: the wedding banquet but were denied access. Why? Although they were doing the right thing and were at the right place, they had missed the right time. Their lack of focus and attention during the journey opened the door to a delay that caused them to be out of time and to incur unnecessary sufferings.

Similarly, we are told in Luke 19:40-44 that Jesus wept over Jerusalem because they missed their time of visitation and the price they would pay was untold sufferings.

On the other hand, the Shunnamite woman understood that it was not enough to do the right thing; the right thing must be done at the right time. 2 Kings 8 1-4 (NIV) tells us , “Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Go away with your family and stay for a while wherever you can, because the Lord has decreed a famine in the land that will last seven years.” The woman proceeded to do as the man of God said. She and her family went away and stayed in the land of the Philistines seven years. At the end of the seven years she came back from the land of the Philistines and went to appeal to the king for her house and land.”

She moved in the timing prescribed and “It so happened that as Gehazi was telling the king the story of the dead person brought back to life, the woman whose son was brought to life showed up asking for her home and farm” (2 Kings 8:5, MSG). The king ordered, “Give back everything that belonged to her, including all the income from her land from the day she left the country until now” (2 Kings 8:6, NIV).

My dear friends, when we do the right things at the right time, we intercept the things that God has already prepared for us. But we must be mindful that it is possible to be following the leading of the Holy Spirit and still fall behind schedule. How? If we are not vigilant about distractions, especially those that stem from within – internal distractions- we can propagate a cycle of delay in our lives, limiting ourselves from being and doing ALL that the Lord God has fashioned us to be and do. In this year of recovery, let us be intentional about being on the lookout for distractions, staying focused, and endeavoring not only to obey but to be in time as well.

Let us pray: O Heavenly Father, please grant me the grace for discernment that you gave the sons of Issachar so I can understand not only what you want me to do but the right time at which it should be done. I break the cycle of delay over my life, in Jesus’ name, and receive strength to be vigilant as I follow the leading of your Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name, Amen!

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Who told you that you were naked? – Genesis 3:9-11

I was fine until he said, ….

I was sure that I had heard from God but then she asked me, ….

Sisters, we are living in perilous times. Deceptive spirits are on the rise with the agenda to lead us away from the truth. We are constantly being bombarded with knowledge. Every other type of knowledge except the knowledge of God seems to be magnified in our society and if we are not careful we will be led astray. Just like he did in the garden of Eden, as recorded in Genesis 3, that old serpent, our adversary the devil is seeking to cause us to lose our identity. He does this by injecting knowledge (information) that would tempt us to doubt or question what God said about us and to us.

If there ever was a time for us to identify the source of the knowledge that we live by, it is now. Why? Whomever or whatever we allow to inform us has the power to influence our concept and perception of who we are and ultimately our destinies.

Mother Eve gave her ears to the serpent, received and acted on the knowledge that he provided her, and her life changed forever. Not only her life, but the life of those connected to her as well. Her husband listened to her voice and his subsequent actions changed how he viewed himself and her. Before the introduction of that new knowledge, they were naked and unashamed – Genesis 2:25 . A chapter later, we see them hiding, naked and afraid – Genesis 3:9-11. This new knowledge changed how they viewed each other and how they viewed God. It changed their relationship with each other and their relationship with God.

God, after observing their behavior, knew they were listening to someone other than him. He asked Adam, “Where are you?” Adam’s reply was, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” The Lord God asked, “Who told you that you were naked?“

Does that sound similar to you? You used to ….. But not anymore. Your behavior has changed. You give all sorts of excuses for your changed behavior but you know deep on the inside, the change was the result of something you heard. Your pastor told you…. Your spouse told you…. Society told you …. Circumstances told you…. That sickness told you …. Your thoughts told you …. Then you started to doubt and walked away from the truth: you walked into deception.

But today, the Spirit of the Living God has come to remind you of the truth and to set you free. You are not naked! You are not disqualified! You are not rejected! You are not insufficient or incompetent! You are God’s creation, made in His image and likeness – Genesis 1:26. You have been made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus – 2 Corinthians 5:21. You can do all things through Christ who gives you strength – Philippians 4:13.

Knowing the answer to the question, “Who are you?”, frees you to be greater and do greater. It steers you on the path to fulfill your purpose, your assignments here on earth. Do not allow anyone or any circumstance to cause you to lose your identity. Embrace who God says you are and reject all the lies of the enemy!

Prayer: Lord God, forgive me for giving my ear to the voices all around that sought to drown out your voice. I reject any counsel or knowledge that does not align with what you say. Please work in me to desire and act out truth concerning who you say I am and embrace it without fear, in Jesus’ name, AMEN!

DIG DEEPER:

Bible Study 1: Who told you that you were naked?
Bible Study 2: The Power of Knowledge

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Still Time to Change

214th day, 30th week, 8th month of 2021

Hello friends! It has been a while since I have taken a break from our journey of self-discovery. I have embarked on yet another adventure in this journey called life and, I am learning so much more about our design by the Master Architect Himself.

I awoke and began thinking about where we are in time: 214th day, 30th week, 8th month of 2021. Then I allowed my thoughts to drift as I reflected on 214 days ago, December 31, 2020. I remembered the word of the Lord to me, “I will perfect that which concerns you…. (KJV, Psalms 138:8)” and I sighed, thinking of all the things that I was hoping to be changed this year, but still have not.

My mind returned to the present and my new growth adventure, pursuing a master’s degree, and all that I am learning from the course in which I am currently enrolled, Brain-Based Learning. Friends, the more I learn, the more I realize that the scientists are playing catch up. They are now finding out more of how God designed humans and, their discovery provides more evidence/proof to what the Bible teaches.

Friends, it is an amazing journey! As I study and work through this course, the Holy Spirit sits with me and teaches me. Just like Jesus used parables to communicate truths, the Holy Spirit is showing me how the scientists are uncovering truths about us, truths that the Lord God has embedded in the design of man(kind). He shows me how as the body houses the spirit of man, so the brain houses the mind (soul) of man and, by studying the brain, we receive insight into the workings of the mind.

Neuroscience, a branch of the life sciences that deals with the structure and function of the brain and nervous system, especially with their relation to learning and behavior, has introduced concepts that scripture teaches (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). Concepts such as

  • neuroplasticity – renewing the mind (KJV, Romans 12:2)
  • mirror neurons – learning through imitation (AMP, 1 Corinthians 11:1)
  • readiness (behavior relevance) – desire drives growth (NIV, 1 Peter 2:2)
  • coherent construction – line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little (KJV, Isaiah 28:10)

    AND THE LIST GOES ON ….

As I reflect on all this, a light bulb goes off! The Lord God has designed and built our minds with the capacity for change, daily change. It is not that I cannot change; rather, I have not created an environment for change to occur. The Holy Spirit reminded me that as believers we have an added advantage; we have Him. Consequently, we do not have to do this alone. We have power to attend, to acquire knowledge to retain it and to recall it when needed (KJV, John 14:26; 16:13; Psalm 119:11).

Finally, I thought of you, my friends, and wondered if maybe you too are desiring change that have not yet materialized. I wonder, is there a habit, an attitude, or a mindset over which you need victory? Please hear me today; know that you were designed and built to transform into who God said you are. You are not fixed. Your character is not fixed. You don’t have to stay as you are. God has wired you to be able to change, to transform. We still have 151 days/22 weeks/4 months to partner with the Holy Spirit and work with the Lord God, work with His word and His design so that He can fulfill His word and perfect those things that concerns us.

O Holy Spirit, hear the cry of our hearts; we NEED change! Please direct us to the knowledge that we need to bring about the change in our lives. May this knowledge cause a rewiring and reshaping of our minds In Jesus’name, Amen!

DIG DEEPER:
Bible Study: The Process of Change

REFERENCES:

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Neuroscience. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved August 2, 2021, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neuroscience

The Holy Bible, Amplified Bible. (2015). Bible Gateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/Amplified-Bible-AMP/ (Original work published 1965)

The Holy Bible, Amplified Bible Classic Edition. (1987). Bible Gateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/Amplified-Bible-Classic-Edition-AMPC/ (Original work published 1965)

The Holy Bible, King James Version. (n.d.). Bible Gateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/King-James-Version-KJV-Bible/ (Original work published 1611)

The Holy Bible, New International Version. (2011). Bible Gateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-International-Version-NIV-Bible/ (Original work published 1973)

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Birthday Prayer

Today, I celebrate my 48th birthday.

Wow! I have been living on this earth for 48 years and am now coming into an understanding of who I am: who the Lord God has designed, created, and equipped me to be. I am not sure of how many more years I have left on earth but, I am sure that I want to live out the remaining years of my life life being true to God and serving Him. So this is my prayer for the rest of my days:

O Holy Spirit, please teach me to number my days that I might apply my heart to wisdom (Psalms 90:12). Give me a heart that is after Your own heart so that I can serve You AND serve my own generation by carrying out Your program fully and doing all Your will and purpose and counsel (Acts 13:22, 36)

O Holy Spirit, I beg of you to help me to look carefully to how I walk. Help me to live purposefully, worthily, and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as the wise, sensible and intelligent. Holy Spirit, empower me to make the most of my time, buying up each opportunity (Ephesians 5:15-16).

Grant me, Holy Spirit, the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ. Cause the eyes of my understanding to be continually enlightened – flooded with light – so I may understand and firmly grasp what the will of the Lord is (Ephesians 1:17-18; 5:17)

May I be filled with the knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding that I may live and conduct myself in a manner worthy of You, O Lord, fully pleasing to You in all things and being fruitful in every good work, increasing in the knowledge of You (Colossians 1:9-10).

May I stand perfect (firm and mature in spiritual growth) AND complete in all Your will (Colossians 4:12). May my life bring You glory and cause Your name to be published throughout this earth. Receive the offering of my life and do with it as you see fit, now and forever, AMEN!!

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Prayer: About Intercession

Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your words, for the Holy Scriptures. Thank You for inspiring men of old to write, even as I am being inspired to write today. Thank You for the testimonies of David, Daniel, and Isaiah. Thank You for sharing the story of Your people, the Israelites, with us Gentiles so we can see the light and come along.

O Holy Spirit, thank You for Your leading and guidance. Thank You for being the greatest Teacher ever! Thank You for meeting me where I was both mentally and emotionally this morning and for finding a way to engage me and teach/impart to me knowledge/truth.

Thank You for opening my understanding about INTERVENTION and the role of the heart in causing a transfer of things from the heavenlies to the earth realm (Daniel 10:12). Thank You for showing me the roles of all of the parties involved in causing that transfer to happen: You, Your messenger, agents of the adversary, and ME.

Thank You for reminding me that my job as an intercessor is to STAND IN THE GAP before You, God: to take a stand; to endure, tarry, remain, persist, continue and be steadfast; to hold my ground; AND to station myself. Thank You for emphasizing that this should be my position wherever there is a breach, a gap, an opening, or a broken wall due to the attack or besiegement of the adversary. Thank You for reinforcing to me the necessity for me, as an intercessor, to repel the enemy, even though my life may be exposed to imminent peril. Thanks for revealing that my job, as an intercessor, is to continue interceding until reinforcement comes or until the answer is revealed.

Holy Spirit, may I be like Daniel, one given to prayer; one given to seeking understanding through prayer. Daniel was among the four, who in ALL matters of wisdom and understanding, was 10 times better than all of his peers in all the realm of Babylon. Yet, he continually consulted You for understanding . Holy Spirit, may I also be like David, who always consulted You for direction: what is the next move?

Dear Holy Spirit, thank You for instruction in righteousness over these past few days of consecration. I look forward to receive so much more from You. I open my spirit to You. I open my heart and mind (soul) to You. Create in me a heart that is after Your heart. Create in me a spirit that pants after and yields to You. Create in me a mind that is renewed to be as the mind of Christ: humble and obedient.

I give myself to You to be Your student, Your disciple; to follow You and become who God has sanctified and ordained me to be, before He formed me in the belly and before I came out of the womb (Jeremiah 1:5). In Jesus’ name, AMEN!!

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Prayer: Decision-Making

Hello Friends! We are nearing the end of November, my birth month. As promised, in celebration, I have been sharing daily posts instead of monthly posts. I pray that they have been a source of blessing and inspiration for you. For the final four days of the month, I will be sharing prayers selected from my prayer journals. May they bring results in your life as they have done in mine. Today’s prayer is one of supplication for sight as it pertains to decision-making.

Dear Lord, Thank You for Your word. Thank You for speaking to me even when I seem distracted. Help me to hear what Your spirit is saying to me and obey. Holy Spirit, please give me insight into Your words and how to apply them to my life.

Forgive me Father for every time that I have blamed You for problems and difficulties that I have brought upon myself. Forgive me for the times when I did not consult You first for directions, guidance, and instructions BEFORE I stepped out. Forgive me for the times when I found myself in difficulties and did not stop to inquire of You. Please help me to make Proverbs 3:5-6 the guiding principle by which I live: Trust in the Lord with ALL thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In ALL thy ways acknowledge Him and He SHALL direct thy paths.

Teach me Holy Spirit how to seek You and seek wisdom until I receive instructions from on high. Help me to learn how to wait, to wait patiently on the Lord. Lord God, please help me not to walk by my sight, but to walk by faith in Your words. Blind my eyes from the counterfeit of the enemy. I loose the hold of every Deception and Duplicity, every crafty scheme and cunning invention from my eyes and from the eyes of my understanding. I disarm these weapons and declare their potency to be neutralized in the name of Jesus. I declare that I walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7).

I will not cast away my confidence which hath great recompense of reward . I receive patience from the Holy Spirit now so that, after I have done the will of God, I might receive the promise. I declare and decree that yet a little while and He that shall come will come and will not tarry. I am just and I shall live by faith. There is no drawing back in me (Hebrews 10:35-38).

I will not make decisions based on what the enemy wants me to see, think, and believe. I guard my mind and will with the precious blood of Jesus from the infiltration of the enemy. The good land (my body, marriage, family, community, ministry, country) that the Lord has given me will not be plundered by the enemy. The good ground of my heart, my husband’s and children’s hearts will not be turned into stony ground. The wells/springs of our spirits will not be stopped up. No godly fruit-bearing tree in our lives will be cut down. We invoke the power of the blood of Jesus around us for our protection this day.

Holy Spirit, cause us to dwell in the secret place of the Most High so that we can abide under the shadow of the Almighty (Psalms 91:1). Cause us to seek after dwelling in the house of the Lord all the days of our lives, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple (Psalms 27:4). Cause our desires to be continually FOR God.

Holy Spirit, please help me every day to be consistent and steadfast about seeking You and pressing into Your presence that You may guide me in my decisions. In Jesus’ name, AMEN!!

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Sent from God

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. – John 1:6 – 7 (KJV)

More and more, I am learning that my time here on earth is about my assignment – the mission – what I was sent to do. Like John, I am a “man” sent from God, one who has come for a witness, to bear witness of that Light. I am an ambassador provided with various platforms to speak boldly as I ought to speak (Ephesians 6:20). My marriage is a platform. My family is a platform. My career/occupation is a platform. My ministry is a platform.

Father God, I pray that utterance would be given to me, that I might open my mouth to proclaim boldly the mystery of the gospel (good news); that I might speak boldly and courageously as I ought to; that through these various platforms I would honor You and cause You to be glorified. Father, please imprint this truth – that I am sent from God – upon my heart and my mind.

Holy Spirit, as I wake and rise help be to be reminded of the fact and declare that “Today, I am here to do the will of Him who sent me and to finish His work. Today I must shine in my world , so that they can behold Your glory.

That is what God has been teaching me, through His Holy Spirit, during my time of sojourn in the USA. He has taught me that life is not about a ministerial title. It is not about holding a microphone. It is not even about being a part of a particular church. Rather my being here is about fulfilling my assignment – mission. Every breath that I take, every day I am granted on this land of the living, is about my assignment.

Holy Spirit, please energize me. Grant me power to be a witness. Grant me power to fulfill my assignment. And Lord, Grant me focus, steadfastness, and determination to stay the course, Knowing that I am not mine own, but I have been sent from God.