Grace - Amazing or Perverted???

God's grace is not a license to sin...truly understanding grace, its costs (that it is a free gift to us, yet it bankrupt heaven momentarily), when we truly get this - it will strengthen us to abstain from sin and not pervert grace.  Because if you truly understand the many sides of grace, you wouldn't mis-use it.

Selah - pause and calmly think on that.  I mean meditate on the grace of God.  I challenge you to study for yourself what the grace of God is all about - the unmerited favor - the ability to do what He has given us to do - His ability resident in us - I mean study that out and it will go from being something that is so commonly perverted, to something that we truly see as AMAZING!

God's love is sooooo amazing that if I were to post a blog every minute, it still could not explain it - but I challenge you to seek Him for yourself, and a better understanding of grace...

Love always,
~Paulette~

Overwhelmed & Excited

This morning I am overwhelmed by the Lord, and excited about all that He has in store for His children in this season.  We are in a season of overflow - all it takes to step in is faith the size of a mustard seed.  I encourage everyone to stir up the gift within.

The inital gift is life itself.  Then the gift of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.  When we really ponder on Him, all that we have in Him, we can get overwhelmed to overflowing.

Be encouraged this week, find yourself in a bible study or church setting, expecting to hear from God.  Have a blessed week!
~Paulette~

Anointed...

This was sent to me from a friend (a Holy Ghost connection for such a time as this - that iron sharpens iron).  I asked her permission to post it on the blog, so enjoy the flow of God through Darlana Harris:

Yall bare with me as I just feel like writing today.  I am just on FIRE for the Lord!  He is so marvelous.  I just thank Him for allowing me access to Him and His being and all He has and all He is!  I thank Him for opening doors that no man can open and closing doors that no man can shut.  I thank Him for allowing me the personal privilege to call Him "Abba Father".  I thank Him for being that intimate and personal whereas I can call Him, "DADDY".  Truly we are "Daddy's Girls".  He holds me when I'm lonely; rocks me when I'm afraid; clothes me when I'm naked; shelters me when I am cold; chastens me when I am bad; and then tattoos my face on the palm of His hand.  He stores my tears in His jar.  He loves on me and loves me when I feel no one else cares.  He rebuilds my self-esteem when I allow man to tear it down.  He fortifies me when danger is near for he is my: Prophet, Priest, Provider, and Protector.  He covers me for He gives His angels charge over me that my feet may not dash against a stone.  He's changed my name because I have wrestled with Him and He has said that YOU WILL NOT BE THE SAME.  How can we be the same when we enter in His presence?  How can we continue to do old things when He's doing a NEW thing within us?

How can we feel loveless and unloved when He said, I AM LOVE!!!  He told Moses, tell them that I AM sent you!  He is ALL that we need; you fill in the blank.  What is He to you today?  I AM __________?  I AM that I AM, need I say more?  Let me finish my story.  He loves me so much that He sent His only begotten son down to become sin and die for my sins and the sins of this world.  He died that I may live and have eternal life.  What kind of a God is that?  Can Buddha do that?  Can BAAL do that?  Can Allah do that?  He loved me so much that He forgave me for the times that I left Him.  You ever have someone to walk out on you and come back?  Isn't that how we do God?  We just take Him for granted and walk in and out; in and out of His life yet He loves us so much that He keeps taking us back.  It’s like the story of Hosea in the bible when God told him to marry the harlot and the harlot kept leaving and coming back with babies that weren't Hosea's but God said I am married to you as you are married to the harlot.  He used this marriage to tell his people that all though you sin against me, and are worshipping other idols; I still love you and I'll take you back!

Oh, how good it is to know someone is there and present with me through each and every situation I encounter.  How awesome is it that I can partake of His goodness and His benefits.  How awesome is it that I am grafted into the lineage of ROYALTY!! He said that we are a peculiar people, a royal priesthood.  I am because He says that I am!  Amen!  That is so comforting to know that He holds his Word above His name, but His name is also JEALOUS.  He will cast down anything that separates us from Jim.  He said, My name is jealous.  Nothing should come before our father.  NOTHING!!!!  He said, He will give you the desires of His heart as long as you walk upright before Him.  He said, if we seek His kingdom first and all of his righteousness then He will give us the desires of our heart.  Is that too hard?  I don't think so.

Are you in love with Jesus today?  Do you feel the outpouring of His spirit today?  Take a moment and just get quiet before Him and allow His very essence to resonate within you.  I hear Him say, Be still and see the salvation of the Lord.  Be still and know that I am God.  I am the Lord that HEALETH thee.  Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but I will trust in the Lord!!!  DO NOT GO THAT WAY AGAIN!  Reposition yourselves, line up with HIM!