Hello everybody, and hello to the wonderful person reading this!
On the prayer series today we will be learning how to pray for others. Join me in prayer before we begin if you don't mind.
LORD, I thank You for this day, and for waking us up this morning. I ask that You would bless each and every person reading this and that You would help them as they continue in this prayer journey. Anoint this message I bring that You have so kindly given to me and help me to get the point across. We love You LORD, and ask this in Your Precious Holy name, Amen.
When someone asks me to pray for an unspoken request, I completely understand! At first, I didn't know how to go about praying for these unspoken needs, but the LORD revealed it to me! He told me to pray for God to simply meet their needs. God knows, we don't have to know, and that's the reason that people ask us to pray for them in that way, they know that God already knows.
I would like to explain how to pray for a few scenarios, and if you have anymore questions feel free to comment or email me with them!
If someone asks you to pray for them, or someone they know for healing, in your own way of course this is a prayer you could say, LORD, I come before you today, and You said in Your word that if we would ask believing that we would receive and we do ask, believing that You would heal this person, Your child God, and like is says in Your word, by Your stripes they are healed. We thank You in advance for this healing Father, in JESUS' Precious Holy name, Amen.
Important Note *In prayer it is so important to quote scripture, it's like writing a paper on an article you need to cite evidence, to prove you've read it and possibly believe it. Quoting scripture is your way of proving we believe what we have read.
For another example, someone asks you to pray for a financial need, a nice prayer could be: God, I come before You today asking in JESUS name that You would please meet this financial need according to Your will and show them LORD to put You first and You will give them the desires of their heart. Please show them God that You will supply all their needs according to Your riches in glory by Christ JESUS. We know this will be done and we believe it, in JESUS Precious Holy name, thank You Father, Amen.
One last example will be when someone asks you to pray for a test they have to take. Dear Heavenly Father, I come before You today, thanking You for *insert persons name* and that they are able to see that I pray, and would be willing to pray for them. I ask that You would bring the answers to their remembrance and give them wisdom that only You could give. Help them to give 100% during this time and throughout their life to honor You, in JESUS name I pray, thank You God, Amen.
I hope this helped you and blessed you and if there is anything I can do to help, or maybe make things more clear, feel free to comment or email! My email is kadesiaowens50@gmail.com
God bless you,
Kadesia Owens
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Thursday, November 10, 2016
The Simplest of Prayers
Today, I would like to share with you a very easy, yet vital prayer activity called the Five Finger Prayer. You can either do this just by yourself or you can also pass it along to others your age, younger or even older friends, family or whoever God lays on your heart as well. Attached I will have a free printable of this prayer that can also be colored to make it more fun!
Prayer is so important to our every day lives, this is just something very simple, probably very easy to memorize and activities are fun for all ages, am I right?! So let us begin, have you got your hand ready?
Your thumb will represent your family and friends. You can pray for them if they're doing really good, that they will continue to feel the way they do so they can help lead others to the cross when they are asked about their joy. You can pray for the lost loved ones or friends, or the sick. Whatever you feel on your heart to pray for them, whoever it may be, do it. God has laid it on your heart, and there is always time for prayer and who couldn't use a prayer every now and then?
Your index/pointer/first finger represents the ones who lead us. This is our teachers at school, or bosses at work etc. The ones who lead us can also be in control of situations that are tough for them to decide and can mean someone might lose a job, or get their pay docked, and that leader may not like that so we should pray for their strength to be increased and we should pray to the one who is in control of everything!
Your middle finger represents our government and authority. Right now we could especially pray that God would lead and guide our president and in coming and we would come together as a nation again in peace, and pray for one another that we would see the truth.
Your ring finger represents the weak, sick and afflicted. This could include anyone we know afflicted, the cancer fighters, our soldiers, anyone that comes to mind, go ahead and feel free to pray for them even if you get off track you can get back on just remember your time with God is valuable and He cares and is listening, no one is going to judge you because it's your time with God!
And lastly the pinky finger, this is yourself. Pray for strength, wisdom, peace, patience, whatever you are needing, let the LORD fill you up. Like I said, this is your time, you don't have to worry if He is getting tired of you or anything of that sort, ever; because He is not! The Bible tells us to pray to God for these things. We should always go to God in prayer about everything, and don't leave yourself out! You are very important and there are others praying for you but they don't always know what you're needing like you do and only God can give you that! Sometimes we just need time with God alone, to really truly hear what He has to say about and to us!
God hears us and answers us in His time, in His ways, so we cannot worry about things not happening immediately when we pray because it's all about the one who knows everything, He knows when and how to do things, so do not be discouraged.
In the Bible, it says in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to pray without ceasing! The Bible also has so many other scriptures to ensure that we know the vitality of it! Click here to see those scriptures.
Here is the link for that free printable: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpAJDAmJKAYI-OazFlt2RuyS77zCZncqSs-K41D9onhhpTthqYmRqKp_orfw9bfE1Goxx2QA_j9CIyTM5jUEvcqIkp84EF3YGay13bZ-JUZpv3jZUGotRP70M116S2UgxtECUHWe7GMZD/s320/prayer+001.jpg
I hope this blessed you and encouraged you and maybe gave you some clarity about how to pray or what to pray for! May God bless you and keep you, have a blessed day!
-Kadesia Owens
Prayer is so important to our every day lives, this is just something very simple, probably very easy to memorize and activities are fun for all ages, am I right?! So let us begin, have you got your hand ready?
Your thumb will represent your family and friends. You can pray for them if they're doing really good, that they will continue to feel the way they do so they can help lead others to the cross when they are asked about their joy. You can pray for the lost loved ones or friends, or the sick. Whatever you feel on your heart to pray for them, whoever it may be, do it. God has laid it on your heart, and there is always time for prayer and who couldn't use a prayer every now and then?
Your index/pointer/first finger represents the ones who lead us. This is our teachers at school, or bosses at work etc. The ones who lead us can also be in control of situations that are tough for them to decide and can mean someone might lose a job, or get their pay docked, and that leader may not like that so we should pray for their strength to be increased and we should pray to the one who is in control of everything!
Your middle finger represents our government and authority. Right now we could especially pray that God would lead and guide our president and in coming and we would come together as a nation again in peace, and pray for one another that we would see the truth.
Your ring finger represents the weak, sick and afflicted. This could include anyone we know afflicted, the cancer fighters, our soldiers, anyone that comes to mind, go ahead and feel free to pray for them even if you get off track you can get back on just remember your time with God is valuable and He cares and is listening, no one is going to judge you because it's your time with God!
And lastly the pinky finger, this is yourself. Pray for strength, wisdom, peace, patience, whatever you are needing, let the LORD fill you up. Like I said, this is your time, you don't have to worry if He is getting tired of you or anything of that sort, ever; because He is not! The Bible tells us to pray to God for these things. We should always go to God in prayer about everything, and don't leave yourself out! You are very important and there are others praying for you but they don't always know what you're needing like you do and only God can give you that! Sometimes we just need time with God alone, to really truly hear what He has to say about and to us!
God hears us and answers us in His time, in His ways, so we cannot worry about things not happening immediately when we pray because it's all about the one who knows everything, He knows when and how to do things, so do not be discouraged.
In the Bible, it says in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to pray without ceasing! The Bible also has so many other scriptures to ensure that we know the vitality of it! Click here to see those scriptures.
Here is the link for that free printable: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpAJDAmJKAYI-OazFlt2RuyS77zCZncqSs-K41D9onhhpTthqYmRqKp_orfw9bfE1Goxx2QA_j9CIyTM5jUEvcqIkp84EF3YGay13bZ-JUZpv3jZUGotRP70M116S2UgxtECUHWe7GMZD/s320/prayer+001.jpg
I hope this blessed you and encouraged you and maybe gave you some clarity about how to pray or what to pray for! May God bless you and keep you, have a blessed day!
-Kadesia Owens
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
How To Pray
Prayer, it's something that I get asked all the time to explain, even the disciples asked Jesus how to pray. In Luke chapter 11 verse 1 it says, and it came to pass, that, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said unto Him, LORD, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
The word pray spelled out itself can tell us what to do:
P- Praise God
R- Repent
A- Ask
Y- Yield
The Bible tells us in Luke chapter 19 verse 40 that the very rocks will cry out if we do not praise God, we don't want a rock to do our job, let us first praise Him. The Bible also tells us in Psalms chapter 150 verse 6 that everything that hath breathe is to praise the LORD! This is so important, God does so many miraculous things in our lives if we just spent our whole lives thanking Him for everything He has done we would never have enough time, there is always something to praise God about.
Romans 3:23 is one of my favorite scriptures because it reminds me that I am not perfect and that's okay, it says "For all have sinned, and fallen short of the glory of God;" so when we repent we should know that it's okay to mess up and everyone does it, but that shouldn't become an excuse to keep doing the same behavior. Even when we feel like we have done the most horrible thing in the world we can go to 1 John 1:19 and He tells us that He is faithful and just to forgive our sins. The definition of just is "based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair". God is a very forgiving God, all you have to do is repent, and truly mean that you are sorry and you are forgiven. He will help you to not do those things again. When praying for repentance it is vital that you ask for forgiveness for the things you know you did and the things you unknowingly have done because you might not have seen that you did something, you might now have known what you said offended someone but God does see these things and He will forgive you, as long as you ask genuinely being sorry. Matthew 6:14-15 says that you must forgive others or else God cannot hear your prayer, you have to forgive to be forgiven.
Ask and ye shall receive (Matthew 7:7) and whatever you ask in prayer believe that ye have received it and it shall be your. That's Mark 11:24! We are told to be careful for nothing in Philippians 4:6-8, that means to not be anxious, to just trust God. If we ask something of God we aren't to worry about it any longer. We just need to have faith and be careful or anxious for nothing knowing and believing that He will make a way and He will answer you for your good.
When we pray, we should yield to God. How do you do that you might ask? I'll explain with scripture. Matthew 26: 36-46, by reading that we should follow by JESUS' example. He prays in the garden with a very heavy heart saying that if He has to go to the cross to be crucified that He would, He asked God if it be possible if God could let this cup pass from Him of going to the cross. He told God though, it's His will be done not Jesus'. We have to have that kind of attitude even though our flesh is weak we must try to walk in the spirit because it's willing. We cannot expect everything to go the way we want, we have to ask for God's will to be done because He and only He knows what best for us, He knows what is going to affect us and how along with how we are going to handle it. It's a very powerful thing that JESUS didn't just demand God that He wasn't going to the cross, but He said "Thy will be done, not Mine". Isn't that a great example to follow?
God bless you all and I hope that this can help you when you are stuck while praying because there is always something to pray about, and sometimes it's hard to know how to begin.
The word pray spelled out itself can tell us what to do:
P- Praise God
R- Repent
A- Ask
Y- Yield
The Bible tells us in Luke chapter 19 verse 40 that the very rocks will cry out if we do not praise God, we don't want a rock to do our job, let us first praise Him. The Bible also tells us in Psalms chapter 150 verse 6 that everything that hath breathe is to praise the LORD! This is so important, God does so many miraculous things in our lives if we just spent our whole lives thanking Him for everything He has done we would never have enough time, there is always something to praise God about.
Romans 3:23 is one of my favorite scriptures because it reminds me that I am not perfect and that's okay, it says "For all have sinned, and fallen short of the glory of God;" so when we repent we should know that it's okay to mess up and everyone does it, but that shouldn't become an excuse to keep doing the same behavior. Even when we feel like we have done the most horrible thing in the world we can go to 1 John 1:19 and He tells us that He is faithful and just to forgive our sins. The definition of just is "based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair". God is a very forgiving God, all you have to do is repent, and truly mean that you are sorry and you are forgiven. He will help you to not do those things again. When praying for repentance it is vital that you ask for forgiveness for the things you know you did and the things you unknowingly have done because you might not have seen that you did something, you might now have known what you said offended someone but God does see these things and He will forgive you, as long as you ask genuinely being sorry. Matthew 6:14-15 says that you must forgive others or else God cannot hear your prayer, you have to forgive to be forgiven.
Ask and ye shall receive (Matthew 7:7) and whatever you ask in prayer believe that ye have received it and it shall be your. That's Mark 11:24! We are told to be careful for nothing in Philippians 4:6-8, that means to not be anxious, to just trust God. If we ask something of God we aren't to worry about it any longer. We just need to have faith and be careful or anxious for nothing knowing and believing that He will make a way and He will answer you for your good.
When we pray, we should yield to God. How do you do that you might ask? I'll explain with scripture. Matthew 26: 36-46, by reading that we should follow by JESUS' example. He prays in the garden with a very heavy heart saying that if He has to go to the cross to be crucified that He would, He asked God if it be possible if God could let this cup pass from Him of going to the cross. He told God though, it's His will be done not Jesus'. We have to have that kind of attitude even though our flesh is weak we must try to walk in the spirit because it's willing. We cannot expect everything to go the way we want, we have to ask for God's will to be done because He and only He knows what best for us, He knows what is going to affect us and how along with how we are going to handle it. It's a very powerful thing that JESUS didn't just demand God that He wasn't going to the cross, but He said "Thy will be done, not Mine". Isn't that a great example to follow?
God bless you all and I hope that this can help you when you are stuck while praying because there is always something to pray about, and sometimes it's hard to know how to begin.
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Have You Ever Tried the Door?
As I have talked about on here before, in Ecclesiastes it says that there is a time for everything. When God opens a door for us to do a good work, the devil tries to shut it constantly. God is calling a lot of people who use the "when I get time" excuse or many others. But in all honesty it's all about priorities, when we make God a priority we can just go through the door even blindly and obey God because 2 Corinthians 5:7 says we walk by faith not by sight.
At times, that open door is our chance at salvation. We have to walk through that door instead of running in the opposite direction, all through our lives we have chance after chance to accept JESUS, and we have to make that choice to serve Him right now before that door is shut for eternity. It's time for us to start really getting in tune with God and asking Him what doors He needs us to walk through. It isn't always going to be easy sometimes we will suffer but 2 Timothy 2:12 says that when we suffer with Him we shall reign with Him.
Sometimes all God needs us to do is show Him that we are willing to go and that will be enough, we should always be willing. Even when the flesh is weak, and your spirit is willing pray, and tell God that, tell Him that you're trying because in your spirit you are willing but in you flesh you are not. He already knows but that's just another thing that shows faith, and that you are truly trying.
In the end, we all have doors throughout the seasons of our lives, my question today to you from God is have you gone through the doors God opened for you or are they coming to a close because you haven't "found the time" to do them? Obey His call God's precious children because He is coming so very soon!! God bless you all and I pray this blesses and encourages you!!!
-Kadesia Owens
At times, that open door is our chance at salvation. We have to walk through that door instead of running in the opposite direction, all through our lives we have chance after chance to accept JESUS, and we have to make that choice to serve Him right now before that door is shut for eternity. It's time for us to start really getting in tune with God and asking Him what doors He needs us to walk through. It isn't always going to be easy sometimes we will suffer but 2 Timothy 2:12 says that when we suffer with Him we shall reign with Him.
Sometimes all God needs us to do is show Him that we are willing to go and that will be enough, we should always be willing. Even when the flesh is weak, and your spirit is willing pray, and tell God that, tell Him that you're trying because in your spirit you are willing but in you flesh you are not. He already knows but that's just another thing that shows faith, and that you are truly trying.
In the end, we all have doors throughout the seasons of our lives, my question today to you from God is have you gone through the doors God opened for you or are they coming to a close because you haven't "found the time" to do them? Obey His call God's precious children because He is coming so very soon!! God bless you all and I pray this blesses and encourages you!!!
-Kadesia Owens
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Amazing Love
Today, this post is just short, it's simple but has a very important reminder that we should always thank God for everything He has given us.
This song is very special because it talks about our sweet Savior and how He died for us to set us free. We are forgiven and alive and well, all because of our sweet JESUS! He is such a caring wonderful God. Let's just praise Him this day as we sing this and give God the glory for all He's done for us. The link is below the lyrics.
I'm forgiven cause You were forsaken
I'm accepted, You were condemned
I am alive and well, Your spirit is within me
'Cause You died and rose again
I'm forgiven cause You were forsaken
I'm accepted, You were condemned
I am alive and well, Your spirit is within me
'Cause You died and rose again
Amazing love, how can it be?
That You, my King would die for me?
Amazing love, I know its true
It's my joy to honor You
In all I do, I honor You
I'm forgiven cause You were forsaken
I'm accepted, You were condemned
I am alive and well, Your spirit is within me
'Cause You died and rose again
Amazing love, how can it be?
That You, my King would die for me?
Amazing love, I know its true
It's my joy to honor You
In all I do, I honor You
Amazing love, how can it be?
That You, my King would die for me?
Amazing love, I know its true
It's my joy to honor You
In all I do, I honor You
You are my King
You are my King
You are my King
You are my King
Amazing love, how can it be?
That You, my King would die for me?
Amazing love, I know its true
It's my joy to honor You
In all I do, I honor You
Amazing love, how can it be?
That You, my King would die for me?
Amazing love, I know its true
It's my joy to honor You
In all I do, I honor You
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Laying Our Treasures Up In Heaven
According to many places and many forms of teaching it the Bible, God has told us to lay our treasures up in heaven. Matthew 6:19-21 is a popular set of scriptures for this particular subject.
Matthew 6:19- "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:"
Matthew 6:20- "But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not breakthrough or steal:"
Matthew 6:21: "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
If we have worldly treasures and we hang on to the things down here, we will keep them, but loose our salvation. But, if we lay our treasures up in heaven the ones that matter, like our hopes and dreams and our HEARTS!!! we will dwell in our Fathers kingdom, that's not all we have to do of course, we have to obey His will, not just following the Bible but listening to His voice. These things shall all pass away anyhow so why not just give your soul to JESUS because in the end, that's the only thing going that will not perish. JESUS will take good care of it and only give it His best for your best interest. Like it says in the 21st verse, where we lay our treasures, there are our hearts as well. If we have worldly lusts and keep our treasures down here then we shall surely perish, but if we lay our treasures up in heaven we will live on forever more with our LORD and Savior. When we lay up our treasures in heaven it's a way of trusting God, saying that you trust Him to take care of them. There's nothing wrong with dreaming, just put your dreams in Heaven with God, He will take care of them I promise. I keep my hopes and dreams in Heaven and God has not failed me once, He just says I have something better in mind. So, this day, I ask you if you have not to lay your treasures up in Heaven where nothing can destroy it. God loves you so much, even when we fail Him, have faith!
I hope this blessed you, even though it's short there is a lot to those scriptures, more than you could ever put into words.
Have a blessed day,
Kadesia Owens :)
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Roses Will Bloom Again
Bill Gaither – Roses Will Bloom Again Lyrics
Verse 1
I planted a little rose bush,
I tended it with care,
It's buds began to blossom
Their fragrance filled the air
But when winter came it withered,
The petals drooped and fell to the ground,
My heart sank as it faded,
But I'd forgotten who had made it.
CHORUS
Roses will bloom again,
Just wait and see
Don't mourn what might have been
Only God knows how and when that
Roses will bloom again.
VERSE 2
Rose was his only sweetheart,
A loving wife for forty years.
Cherished every day they had,
And held memories dear
He never dreamed he'd bury love
And go to live alone,
But he lay his Rose to rest,
Looked up to heaven and tried his best
To believe that
CHORUS
VERSE 3
The precious Rose of Sharon,
Broken and bruised in cruel shame,
Stained on the cross of Calvary,
So that men might be saved,
Satan cheered as He died,
While Mary and the others cried,
Then God raised Him up from that sleep
And kept a promise only He could keep.
CHORUS
In this beautiful song, in the first verse it talks about how God revives us in the winter season of our life. God gives us hope and peace that we will bloom again even though we have withered. In the chorus God tells us again that we will bloom again we just have to be patient and watch, we can't mourn about what might have happened if we weren't withered, only God knows how and when we will bloom again but it will happen, He knows best. In verse two it talks about another situation where God shows His faithfulness. When a husband looses his only love after 40 years of marriage, he tries to keep his faith in God that He will see his Rose again, God not only restores our souls He gives us hope that if we and our loved ones served God like we should and one of us passed, as long as the other person keeps serving God then we shall meet again. In verse 3 it talks our sweet JESUS, and how He died for us and rose again. He is our hope and He is our peace and He will never leave us in that winter season alone and He will always make sure that we know we will be okay.
So in the winter of our lives just remember roses will bloom again.
Sunday, July 24, 2016
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Goooood morning everyone! I hope you are having a blessed day.
Today, I would love to share with you about our wonderful Saviors' friendship. Each of us are called to have a personal relationship with our LORD and Savior because that is the only way we can truly tell others of Him and His love along with His many other kind traits.
In God's word it tells us how many great things that JESUS did for us on this earth and now He continues to do miraculous things in Heaven. If we just read a few things of what He did we would know that He truly is a friend. He is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother according to Proverbs 18:24. Proverbs 17:17 tells us, "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." So a friend is to love at all times. JESUS loves us at all times, He has unconditional love for us no matter what we do or how far gone we think we are if we just turn from our ways and we do what's right, He still is there waiting on us and loving us. Aren't you glad that He is such a patient friend, and such a loving friend. But more than that He is our Savior. He died for us because He loved us, the Word says greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.
There is a song from the hymn books at my church and it is called "What A Friend" but most of us today know it as "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" I will post the lyrics below. I want you to really look at the lyrics and of course you can go through and sing it once ;) but I do want you to look at the lyrics because if we really grasp on to it then we will have a better understanding of His friendship. When we look at this song it will encourage us to take all our sufferings to JESUS and lay it down at His feet and He will take it. Matthew 11:28-30 says to give our troubles to Jesus because He will give us rest for His yolk is easy and His burden is light.
"What A Friend"
Today, I would love to share with you about our wonderful Saviors' friendship. Each of us are called to have a personal relationship with our LORD and Savior because that is the only way we can truly tell others of Him and His love along with His many other kind traits.
In God's word it tells us how many great things that JESUS did for us on this earth and now He continues to do miraculous things in Heaven. If we just read a few things of what He did we would know that He truly is a friend. He is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother according to Proverbs 18:24. Proverbs 17:17 tells us, "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." So a friend is to love at all times. JESUS loves us at all times, He has unconditional love for us no matter what we do or how far gone we think we are if we just turn from our ways and we do what's right, He still is there waiting on us and loving us. Aren't you glad that He is such a patient friend, and such a loving friend. But more than that He is our Savior. He died for us because He loved us, the Word says greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.
There is a song from the hymn books at my church and it is called "What A Friend" but most of us today know it as "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" I will post the lyrics below. I want you to really look at the lyrics and of course you can go through and sing it once ;) but I do want you to look at the lyrics because if we really grasp on to it then we will have a better understanding of His friendship. When we look at this song it will encourage us to take all our sufferings to JESUS and lay it down at His feet and He will take it. Matthew 11:28-30 says to give our troubles to Jesus because He will give us rest for His yolk is easy and His burden is light.
"What A Friend"
What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer.
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer.
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
If we just give JESUS our cares and worries we would all be happier, and no just because we are Christians doesn't mean that we are never upset or nothing is ever wrong it's actually quite the opposite, there usually is always something happening because we got fought by the devil so hard for doing the right thing. But like it says "we should never be discouraged, take it to the LORD in prayer". JESUS knows how we are feeling better than we do and before we even tell Him, that is a wonderful friend. He is the one that we can always tell things to when someone hurt us and He will be the one to understand. JESUS will be the best friend you'll ever have. You will find in this life people will leave you and treat you like dirt beneath their shoes but JESUS will never leave you. He is there in the middle of the night when no one else is, He is there whenever you are in a crowded room and you feel alone and most of all He is still there when we are feeling just fine, that is the best time to continue to serve Him and honor your friendship because it isn't a crutch it is a precious gift.
JESUS is the friend that sticketh closer than a brother. -Proverbs 18:24
God bless you and have a wonderful day!
Friday, July 22, 2016
Be The Change
Everyone wants a change in our dying society, but nobody wants to put in the work to change their selves and the part of the world around them. And so today I would like to share in 2 Timothy chapter 3 about the times we are in. Let us begin.
2 Timothy chapter 3 says,
"1- This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2- For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous *lovers of money*, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.
3- Without natural affection, trucebreakers *irreconcilable*, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4- Traitors, heady *reckless*, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5- Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6- For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly woman laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7- Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8- Now as Jan-nes and Jam-bres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
9- But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
10- But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
11- Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at An'-ti-och, at I-co'-ni-um, at Lys'-tra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the LORD delivered me.
12- Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ JESUS shall suffer persecution.
13- But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14- But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15- And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ JESUS.
16- All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17- That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished into all good works."
In light of what is going on in the world, and in this country I was led to make this post as I spoke a little bit on pre-scriptures. These scriptures explain what is going on in the world exactly, and it's just preparing us of what is happening and for what is to come, because God, of course, already knows. It also, tells us what to do during these times to be set apart like we are called to be.
We are called to be set apart from the world because if we act like them they don't see the need to change, for we have not given them a reason to change. They think well they say they're a Christian but really they act just like me so I don't really need to change I can just put a label on me. Christianity has to have a substance of action, you have to be set apart and act different from the world so you can let your light shine (Matthew 5:16).
So, today I hope as you read this that you found hope and truth and peace, along with a deeper understanding of what is going on in this hurting world. I hope you found the something you were looking for to make you keep going and to tell you that you are called to be set apart. Let today, right now be the moment you start to be set apart if you are not and if you are and you know that without a shadow of a doubt then I ask you that you would help others to learn how to live set apart.
I have three words I ask you to remember, maybe even write down somewhere, Be The Change.
God bless you all and have a wonderful day.
-Kadesia Owens
2 Timothy chapter 3 says,
"1- This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2- For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous *lovers of money*, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.
3- Without natural affection, trucebreakers *irreconcilable*, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4- Traitors, heady *reckless*, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5- Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6- For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly woman laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7- Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8- Now as Jan-nes and Jam-bres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
9- But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
10- But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
11- Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at An'-ti-och, at I-co'-ni-um, at Lys'-tra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the LORD delivered me.
12- Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ JESUS shall suffer persecution.
13- But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14- But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15- And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ JESUS.
16- All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17- That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished into all good works."
In light of what is going on in the world, and in this country I was led to make this post as I spoke a little bit on pre-scriptures. These scriptures explain what is going on in the world exactly, and it's just preparing us of what is happening and for what is to come, because God, of course, already knows. It also, tells us what to do during these times to be set apart like we are called to be.
We are called to be set apart from the world because if we act like them they don't see the need to change, for we have not given them a reason to change. They think well they say they're a Christian but really they act just like me so I don't really need to change I can just put a label on me. Christianity has to have a substance of action, you have to be set apart and act different from the world so you can let your light shine (Matthew 5:16).
So, today I hope as you read this that you found hope and truth and peace, along with a deeper understanding of what is going on in this hurting world. I hope you found the something you were looking for to make you keep going and to tell you that you are called to be set apart. Let today, right now be the moment you start to be set apart if you are not and if you are and you know that without a shadow of a doubt then I ask you that you would help others to learn how to live set apart.
I have three words I ask you to remember, maybe even write down somewhere, Be The Change.
God bless you all and have a wonderful day.
-Kadesia Owens
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Without Love..
Today, I would like to talk you today about charity, or love. This will be in the book of 1 Corinthians. I hope this blesses you!
If you have your Bible near get them out so you can read and book mark this. So let's begin in the 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians.
Verse 1 says, "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity*, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling* cymbal."
Charity in this means love, tinkling in here means clanging. So if we tell somebody that we love them and we honestly don't have charity or love then it will just sound as though we are sounding brass or a clanging symbol. And if you think about it, if we sound as these things that can not only get annoying, but it can cause people to not want to hang around you.
Verse 2 states, "And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity I am nothing."
You can be the smartest person, the most faith filled person and you don't have love in your heart and you don't show love then you are nothing. And that is not just me saying that it says that right there in His word; and I think that that is cool in a way because it really humbles you. It's like you think that you're so much better than other people because you are so smart but you have so much hate in your heart then you are honestly nothing. The Bible says in 1 John 4:8, He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Verse 3 says, "And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing."
Paul is saying though he gives up many sacrifices, it doesn't mount to anything because he doesn't have love in his heart or his actions.
Verse 4 says, "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,"
True love is patient and it is kind. True love has no jealousy within it. It doesn't boast and isn't proud.
Verse 5 says, "Doth not behave itself unseemly*, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;"
True love doesn't contain rudeness, it isn't selfish, it isn't easily broken and caused to tear apart, and it doesn't contain evil within it. If you love someone you won't be rude to them and be okay with it, you're not being selfish toward them. If you truly love someone you will not give that love up easily and you will not think evil toward them.
Verse 6, "Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth."
True love doesn't like sin it isn't cheerful in lies and sinful things, it rejoices in the truth and in the word of God which is the truth and it finds joy within doing the right thing.
Verse 7, " Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all thing."
True love is there for the long haul. It seeks out the best of the situations and it goes through a lot never losing what is enclosed within it.
Verse 8, "Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophesies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.'
True love never fails. Other things shall fail and cease but true love never will.
Verse 9, "For we know in part, and we prophesy in part."
In the Bible it tells us that eyes have not seen the glory of heaven, and we only know what we can and then prophesy off that because we can only speak of things that we know. Yes, we can speak things from God that we didn't know before we were going to say that and then you can learn something new in that way and continue on those things as you learn more.
Verse 10, "But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away."
So when what is perfect which is JESUS and the kingdom of heaven, when He comes back, the things in that we only know in part, it shall be opened up to us and we won't just know a part. I am not saying we will know everything because only God does but we really will know a ton more than we do now, we just have to be ready and we will inherit the kingdom of heaven and only then will we know.
Verse 11, "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away my childish things."
Paul is saying when he was a child he did childlike things, but when in fact he became a man, he stepped it up and put off the childish things.
Verse 12, "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known."
We will know everything as well as we are known. Our many questions will no longer be on our minds when we see Christ JESUS face to face and when we get to heaven.
Verse 13, "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."
You are supposed to have faith, hope, and love but the greatest of these is love because true love casts out a multitude of sin. I mean, look at JESUS He died for us, that is true love and it cast out all sins, all we have to do is call upon the name of JESUS and tell Him our sins repent thereof.
The Bible says as I have referred to in this post, that God is love and if we don't know love, we don't know God, because God is love. God's mercy remains always with what? Love, if we really think about it then we will see that everything it seems, boils down to love and how much God loves us. All of creation was made out of love because it was made from God who is love like the Bible states, many times and in many ways. Love is something that I greatly love, especially God's love because His love covers my sins and I enjoy love so much because it feels good. Love to me is joy. I have always had an addiction to love, and hearts and I don't mean love in a physical way, I mean by having loving actions such as giving someone something then yes, but I mean having a love for someone to where you care about them. It is hard and sometimes I fall short but like the Bible says we all fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), but I truly love and care about everyone. It is my passion, a burning passion in my soul and in my heart, to help people and to love them. When helping people you have to truly have a love for them because if not then it isn't going to work because certain people need a lot of time for you to be able to get them to feel better and like it says in the chapter above, love, true love, is patient and it is kind. You also have to have a kind heart because if you are mean to them you are not going to be able to help, you are going to make things worse.
There is something called checking yourself, I am sure you all have heard of it. You go through a list of things that maybe need to be changed completely or just worked on in your attitude and then you do what you can to make those things better. There should be a checklist when it comes to how you treat people as well and you should treat others with love because in the Bible it tells that we need to love everyone. You should go through and read these when seeing if you are in check with the way you are acting with "love" toward someone. Is your love patient, and kind? Is your love true, does your love need work? There is not a better time to change it than now. You are never too far in the wrong direction to turn to what's right; one step at a time. Our perfect example, if these scriptures aren't enough is JESUS, our LORD and Saviour, He had perfect love and He still does and shows it every day.
God bless you!
If you have your Bible near get them out so you can read and book mark this. So let's begin in the 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians.
Verse 1 says, "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity*, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling* cymbal."
Charity in this means love, tinkling in here means clanging. So if we tell somebody that we love them and we honestly don't have charity or love then it will just sound as though we are sounding brass or a clanging symbol. And if you think about it, if we sound as these things that can not only get annoying, but it can cause people to not want to hang around you.
Verse 2 states, "And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity I am nothing."
You can be the smartest person, the most faith filled person and you don't have love in your heart and you don't show love then you are nothing. And that is not just me saying that it says that right there in His word; and I think that that is cool in a way because it really humbles you. It's like you think that you're so much better than other people because you are so smart but you have so much hate in your heart then you are honestly nothing. The Bible says in 1 John 4:8, He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Verse 3 says, "And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing."
Paul is saying though he gives up many sacrifices, it doesn't mount to anything because he doesn't have love in his heart or his actions.
Verse 4 says, "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,"
True love is patient and it is kind. True love has no jealousy within it. It doesn't boast and isn't proud.
Verse 5 says, "Doth not behave itself unseemly*, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;"
True love doesn't contain rudeness, it isn't selfish, it isn't easily broken and caused to tear apart, and it doesn't contain evil within it. If you love someone you won't be rude to them and be okay with it, you're not being selfish toward them. If you truly love someone you will not give that love up easily and you will not think evil toward them.
Verse 6, "Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth."
True love doesn't like sin it isn't cheerful in lies and sinful things, it rejoices in the truth and in the word of God which is the truth and it finds joy within doing the right thing.
Verse 7, " Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all thing."
True love is there for the long haul. It seeks out the best of the situations and it goes through a lot never losing what is enclosed within it.
Verse 8, "Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophesies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.'
True love never fails. Other things shall fail and cease but true love never will.
Verse 9, "For we know in part, and we prophesy in part."
In the Bible it tells us that eyes have not seen the glory of heaven, and we only know what we can and then prophesy off that because we can only speak of things that we know. Yes, we can speak things from God that we didn't know before we were going to say that and then you can learn something new in that way and continue on those things as you learn more.
Verse 10, "But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away."
So when what is perfect which is JESUS and the kingdom of heaven, when He comes back, the things in that we only know in part, it shall be opened up to us and we won't just know a part. I am not saying we will know everything because only God does but we really will know a ton more than we do now, we just have to be ready and we will inherit the kingdom of heaven and only then will we know.
Verse 11, "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away my childish things."
Paul is saying when he was a child he did childlike things, but when in fact he became a man, he stepped it up and put off the childish things.
Verse 12, "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known."
We will know everything as well as we are known. Our many questions will no longer be on our minds when we see Christ JESUS face to face and when we get to heaven.
Verse 13, "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."
You are supposed to have faith, hope, and love but the greatest of these is love because true love casts out a multitude of sin. I mean, look at JESUS He died for us, that is true love and it cast out all sins, all we have to do is call upon the name of JESUS and tell Him our sins repent thereof.
The Bible says as I have referred to in this post, that God is love and if we don't know love, we don't know God, because God is love. God's mercy remains always with what? Love, if we really think about it then we will see that everything it seems, boils down to love and how much God loves us. All of creation was made out of love because it was made from God who is love like the Bible states, many times and in many ways. Love is something that I greatly love, especially God's love because His love covers my sins and I enjoy love so much because it feels good. Love to me is joy. I have always had an addiction to love, and hearts and I don't mean love in a physical way, I mean by having loving actions such as giving someone something then yes, but I mean having a love for someone to where you care about them. It is hard and sometimes I fall short but like the Bible says we all fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), but I truly love and care about everyone. It is my passion, a burning passion in my soul and in my heart, to help people and to love them. When helping people you have to truly have a love for them because if not then it isn't going to work because certain people need a lot of time for you to be able to get them to feel better and like it says in the chapter above, love, true love, is patient and it is kind. You also have to have a kind heart because if you are mean to them you are not going to be able to help, you are going to make things worse.
There is something called checking yourself, I am sure you all have heard of it. You go through a list of things that maybe need to be changed completely or just worked on in your attitude and then you do what you can to make those things better. There should be a checklist when it comes to how you treat people as well and you should treat others with love because in the Bible it tells that we need to love everyone. You should go through and read these when seeing if you are in check with the way you are acting with "love" toward someone. Is your love patient, and kind? Is your love true, does your love need work? There is not a better time to change it than now. You are never too far in the wrong direction to turn to what's right; one step at a time. Our perfect example, if these scriptures aren't enough is JESUS, our LORD and Saviour, He had perfect love and He still does and shows it every day.
God bless you!
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