My Brethern I am Declaring to the World:

I’m a born again child of God. I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Ghost power. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of His. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I’m finished and done with low living, side walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, vain visions, foolish talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotion, plaudits, popularity. I don’t have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by presence, lean by faith, walk by patience, live by prayer, and labor by power. My face is set, my gate is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow. My way is rough, my companions few, my guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander at the maze of mediocracy. I won’t give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, fasted up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till he comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. And when He comes for His own, He’ll have no problem in recognizing me. My colors will be clear.

 
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Trust in the Lord

       These last three years have been a rough but learning and growing valley for me and my family as a whole; December 9^th I celebrated my 40^th spiritual birthday when the Lord called me as a young teenager to follow him. I’m so thankful that I chose to follow Him and throughout all these years he has never left me, never forsaken me, and never gave up on me. Now there have been moments where I made mistakes, stumbled, and I even wanted to throw my hands up in frustration and there have been times when I was tempted to throw in the towel but He has always brought me through and showed me that he is still there and in control of it all.

       I have always loved to sing and thankfully He gave me this beautiful gift so that I could bless people through songs. I had always had my family to lean on for support and strength but then the Lord felt I was leaning on them too much so he put me in a place where I would have to completely rely and trust in him for everything I need. He had to separate me because I have a strong faith in my family; I was raised that a family sticks together no matter what happens. So he took most of them home for various reasons thereby making me to lean on him completely. My father was the one who helped me with the word, I always went to papa instead of my bible when I wanted to know something. My sister played the piano for me, so He showed me that I could still sing but with music in a box and lately he has allowed me to find songs that let me know he is still there and will work everything out for my good.

       I have begun to see that the time for the children of God are almost up; it will not be long before we can just kneel at his feet forever more. I will never be able to thank him enough for everything and the first thing he did for me was love me knowing that there would be times when I would make mistakes and knowing all this he still chose to die in my place. He wanted me to know that he understood how I felt and everything would be okay as long as I follow and trust in him. I’m not much for resolutions but this year I have decided to get even closer to Him so my goal is heaven and my eyes are finally on him and not this world. What better way to celebrate my Holy Anniversary and every day onward than spend it with the one that truly loves me for who I am.

       It will always be a rough battlefield out there but he has won many battles in my past and will win many more battles today and tomorrow but if I must trust in him through it all. When the praises go up then his glory will come down. When I raise my hands up toward heaven and begin to sing praises unto Jesus my Lord it creates a cup for him to pour the blessings in but he does not stop there because as long as I hold up my hands he will continue to pour the blessings. He will pack it in and let it continue to overflow which makes Him the God of more than enough. He has done the very same thing for the prophets in the Bible many times; Moses had to have two people hold his hands up so that they could win the battle.; as long as they held up his hands they began to win the battle but if Moses lowered his hands then the Israelites began to lose the battle.

       I truly believe that today is the first day of the rest of my life because even though I have made mistakes in my past he does not know of them because when I repent he remembers them no more. I will begin my new year with a shout of victory in Jesus my King. He chose me for a reason and I will not go anywhere without Him anymore and when it comes time for me to take my last breath here on earth I will step from this old messed up body and step into peace forevermore with him in heaven although I do know that He is not finished with me yet. The best part of this is He will do the very same thing for everyone because He no respect of persons anywhere or anytime. If He did it for Moses and me then He will do it for you too. Come join in the fun and come along it will be the best decision or best resolution you could make today. He came to this world to die for each of us and all He ask is for our love and to serve Him. 

Written by: Karen ReNee