Praise the Lord!

Psalm 150

"Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD."

Always give God the praise for who he is in your life.

This is your higher calling......Live Higher!

Give Thanks To God

Psalm 107:1 "O Give thanks unto the Lord for he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever."

Today, I give thanks to God for his many blessings towards me and my family. Words cannot express how good He has been to us. For Life, Health, Strength, Peace, Salvation and Mercy. My God is worthy to be praise.

What are you thankful for?

Give thanks to God for everything and in everything.

This is your higher calling......"Live Higher!"

The Power Of Agreement

Matthew 18:19, 20 " Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

The Power of Agreement is when any two believers in Christ make a decision to get on one accord to petition heaven for their needs, God the Father is obligated to respond because of his word.

Prayer is a pivotal force when carried out by two or more people who desire to see God's will in their lives. Power is released because their is Unity in Prayer. When two or more people pray together things begin to shift and move because of the power of agreement. That is why the enemy fights harder when two people try to come together for anything that is good towards God.

Make the connection today!

Whatever it is that is keeping you from connecting with a fellow believer this morning, put it aside and allow the Holy Spirit to work on your behalf.

The bible says that when any two shall agree on earth, then heaven shows up and the King of Kings is right there in the midst.

Remember!

"One can chase a thousand put two can put ten thousand to flight." Deuteronomy 32:30

Make the connection today!

Heaven is waiting to show up just for the two of you.

This is your higher calling......."Live Higher"

Create In Me A Clean Heart

Psalm 51: 10 "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."

When was the last time you asked God to Create in you a clean heart and renew a right spirit within you?

If this sounds a little bit strange to you this morning then it is time to return to the Lord.

Everyday God desires for his people to come to him and ask him to create in us a clean heart and renew a right spirit within us.

Our hearts can become polluted with sin, self, bad attitudes and temperaments that do not please God. Our hearts may tell us that we are OK and that we have not outwardly sin today. But in actuality we have inwardly sinned with our thoughts and prejudices. It is the Holy Spirit who knows our hearts and what lies deep within. Therefore we can be living a lie instead of the truth.

Our spirit needs to be renewed in Christ daily. We carry so much on us that we need His Spirit to renew us day by day. The bible tells us in Matthew 11:28 "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." God desires to give us rest in our souls so that we can be carriers of his anointing rather than the carriers of the baggages of this life.

Do you need a clean heart?

Do you need a right spirit?

Then I encourage you today to come to Jesus and ask him to wash away the filth out of your heart and give you a clean heart. Ask him to give you a right spirit so that you can operate at a higher level of grace and anointing in him.

Our father God longs to not only create in you a clean heart and renew a right spirit but to Create the image of his Son Jesus Christ in you today.

Be encourage in this journey.

This is your higher calling....."Live Higher!"

The Lord Is Your Helper

Psalm 121: 1,2 "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth."

Do you know that all of your help comes from the Lord?

Are you aware that in all that comes to you was orchestrated by God to bring you into safety?

Do not think for one minute that it was your safe driving or keen sense of judgement that kept you safe in your car?

It was God that kept you safe all this past week even when you were texting at the wheel.

It was God that made sure you were spared from that accident.

It was God that dispatched his angels to keep you safe while you were asleep last night.

It was God that covered you and sealed you from every present danger.

Give God praise for all of his help towards you each and every day!
Know that all of your help comes from the Lord.

This is your higher calling......."Live Higher!"

God Is Very Present With You.

Psalm 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."

GOD IS:

Very Present when we go through trouble.

Very Present when we go through trials.

Very Present when we go through situations and circumstances.

Very Present when the bills are due.

Very Present when people talk about you.

Very Present when people mistreat you.

Very Present when all hell is breaking lose around you.

In all that happens to you and around you know this: GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH AND IS VERY, VERY, VERY, PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE.

Question Ladies and Gentleman!

If God is very present in all that we go through, then why do we keep freaking out when trouble comes.

My answer today is this: We do not know the God that we serve and how he is able to perform.

I speak this word to you and also to myself today: "Let us cast all of our cares upon him for he cares for us." 1 Peter 5:7

Live Higher in the Presence and Knowledge of who God is.

HE IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH AND IS VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE.

This is your higher calling......"Live Higher."

The Power Is In Your Mouth....Prophesy!

Ezekiel 37:4 & 7 "Again he said unto me Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.....So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone."

The power to change every situation that you are facing right now is found in your mouth. God desires for you to prophesy his word to every situation and command it to change.

To Prophesy means to reveal by divine inspiration. (freedictionary.com)

What is it that God wants to reveal to you in this hour?

What is it that He wants to make known to you?

Do you know what he is saying to you about your situation?

Do you have an understanding of his plan and will for you for the rest of the year?

God wants to make known to you his will so that when the time comes you can say what he said and see the results that he wants.

"Father in heaven, I pray for all those that read this blog this day and ask that you reveal to them your will, plan, and purpose for their success in life. Show them how to win in their marriages, win in their finances, win in their homes, win in their jobs, win in their businesses, win in their calling, and win in their pursuit of you. Father I bind the forces of darkness that is trying to prevail against them in this hour. You said that life and death is in the power of our tongues; therefore, I cancel every demonic assignment from hell that tries to hinder, delay, overthrow, their progress in God and assignment in the earth. I come in agreement with everyone that reads this prayer this day and ask for their minds to be open to what the Holy Ghost desires to reveal to them today. Father download every garbage that they have held on to including old ways, thought patterns, mindsets, beliefs systems and practices that do not bring you glory. Father upload new mindsets, new thought patterns, new belief systems and practices that will bring you glory based upon faith and trust in your word. Father release into their lives this day a fresh outlook on life and that they will know without a shadow of a doubt that their situation has already begun to turn around for their good and for your glory. Therefore, I thank you for every reader this day and for ther good things that you are doing in them and for them. I seal this prayer with the blood of Jesus and decare that it is done in the name of Jesus. AMEN"

If you have prayed this prayer then send me a comment and let me know what God has done for you this day.

Know that your situation has changed since you have read this blog and have agreed with me in prayer.

Remember that your power is in your mouth. Prophesy the word of God over every area of your life and know that what the devil meant for evil God will turn it around for your good and his glory.

Be encouraged today!

This is your higher calling......"Live Higher!"

Thank God for the Blood!

Hebrews 9:22 "And almost all things by the law purged with the blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission."

Thank God for the blood of Jesus!

I am so glad this morning for the blood of Jesus that washed all of my sins away. I am so glad to know that if it had not been for the blood of Jesus I would be lost without a Savior and destined to die never to know the eternal riches of the salvation of my Lord and Savior.

The blood of Jesus covers me and my family and keeps me from falling back into the things that had me bound. The blood of Jesus keeps me clean and pure because I have made up in my mind that I will stay under the blood of Jesus.

"What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus! What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus! O Precious is the flow that makes me white as snow. No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus."

Are you thankful for the blood of Jesus?

Give God thanks today for the blood of Jesus.

This is your higher calling........."Live Higher"

The Benefits of Waiting On God

Isaiah 40:31 "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint."

Waiting on God is not the easiest thing to do but in the long run it is the best thing to do.

The benefits of the believer waiting on God is as follows:

1) Renewal of Strength - Every child of God will experience a time in his or her life when their strength will fail or diminish due to the hardships of this life. The remedy for a renewed strength is waiting on the Lord. When we begin to wait on the Lord and then waiting in his presence our strength will be renewed in Him.

2.) Mount up with wings of eagles. - The eagle is a majestic bird that when viewed in its habitat it is found on high cliffs where it sits and waits for the wind. Why? So that it can mount up on the wind and soar. The application is this. Whenever we wait on the Spirit of God he lifts us up in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

3.) Run without getting tired. - We are all called to run a race so that we can get a reward. Waiting on God enables us to effectively run this spiritual race. The presence of God energizes our spirit so that we can run without getting tired or weary. Weariness stems from not waiting on God's Spirit especially when we try to do everything in our own strength.

4.) Walk and not faint. - The image that is presented here goes from soaring to running and then eventually to walking. The application that is shown here is that in the seasons of our lives we all will experience some level of progression in our relationship with God. At times we will be soaring high in the Spirit. Then at other times we may be running with a word or revelation that God has birthed into our spirit. Eventually we may not be running nor soaring but walking. Walking allows us to see the path that is laid out before us. It is in walking that we are able to see the details of our steps that are ordered by God.

Therefore, enjoy your walk with God. He desires to show you the details of your life.

This is your higher calling......."Live Higher."

Are you a Son of God?

Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."

The Sons of God are those that are being led by the Spirit of God. It is the Spirit of God that leads the people of God into the things of God. It is the Spirit of God that ought to carry us into the deep things of God so that we can gain access into what God wants us to know for such a time as this.

Are you allowing the Spirit of God to lead you in this hour? Are you being led by CNN or talk show icons who are telling you that you should do this or that? The bible tells us that we who are led by the Spirit of God, that we are the Sons of God.

Sons of God follow the Spirit of God. We do not follow what the media is saying what we should do. Instead, you and I ought to follow what God wants us to do in this hour. That is to allow the Spirit of God to lead us.

Do you seek for a job? Then ask the Spirit of God to lead you to one.

Do you seek for a promotion? Then ask the Spirit of God to show you how to get one.

Do you seek for a better relationship with your spouse? Then ask the Spirit of God to show you how to be a better spouse.

Whatever you seek for in this hour the Spirit of God already knows. Be patient! Allow the Spirit of God to direct you during these shifting seasons of your life.

"It may get worst before it gets better, but know one thing God has already walked out your steps and he has made provisions for you to be protected and preserved. You will not go down but God will carry you through."

This is your higher calling....."Live Higher"

Give Thanks!

1 Thessalonians 5:18 "In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."

No matter what you may be going through right now......Give thanks to God for all of his blessings in your life.

Jude 24 declares "To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy."

Give thanks to God right now!

This is your higher calling......."Live Higher."

The Gift of God

Ephesians 2:8 & 9 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the Gift of God. Not of works lest any man should boast."

Have you received the Gift of God?

Salvation is a free gift paid for by the blood of Jesus to cleanse us all from the stain of sin that is in our lives. We were all born in sin and the only remedy for sin is to receive God's Son into our lives by faith.

The Gift of God will not cost you nor I anything this day but to look to Jesus completely and whole heartedly that He would not only forgive our sins but to show us how to live free from sin in a sinful world.

Jesus came not to condemn us because of our sins but He came to set us free from our sins so that we can live holy or set apart for Him. Our good works cannot act as a substitute for the covering of our sins only the blood of Jesus can do that.

Receive the Gift of God today.

Know that God loves you and He cares.

This is your higher calling......."Live Higher."

Be Encouraged....God Hears You!

Isaiah 65: 24 "And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear."

Have you ever asked any of the following questions:

Does God hear me when I pray?

Does He really understand what I am going through?

Does God care?

Sometimes we all feel as if we are so far away from our Father God that we cannot hear him. I know I do at times.

Be encouraged today and stand on his word and not on your feelings.

Know that when you call, God will answer.

While you are speaking, God hears your very words and even more important, your heart.

Be blessed today and always.

This is your higher calling......."Live Higher"

Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!

Matthew 14:28 "And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?" (KJV)

Whatever you do in this hour?

Remember this one thing!

Keep your eyes on Jesus!

Do not look at what is going on around you or even to you.?

Jesus knows..............And he wants you to fix your eyes on him.

Look at Peter! His faith was overtaken by fear.

Do not be afraid in this hour of anything or anyone?

Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus!

He will carry you through to the other side.

This is your higher calling....."Live Higher"

Start Right Now!

Ecclesiastes 11:4 "He who observes the wind [and waits for all conditions to be favorable] will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap." Amp.

Stop the excuses!

Stop waiting for everything to be perfect!

Stop waiting for everything to line up according to your zodiac sign or whatever mambo-jumbo belief that has you stagnant.

Start right where you are now!

Use what God has equipped and empowered you to do.

I know you have a lot of debt..........Start the planning!

I know you have very little connections.......Start the process!

I know you are not college educated.......Start the research!

I know people have laughed at your dreams.......Start the business!

I know you may have doubted your self......Start the journey!

Whatever you do today or tomorrow. It should all be in line with your dreams.

Remember!

Do not wait for everything to be favorable for you to begin.

Wherever you are at in the game of life.

You must start right now!

This is your higher calling....."Live Higher"

Trust in the Lord

Proverbs 3:5,6 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not to thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy path."

Dictionary.com defines trust as: reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence; confident expectation of something; hope; confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sell merchandise on trust; a person in whom or thing on which one relies.

Child of God I say to you today.

Have confidence in your God!

Hope in your God!

Rely on the integrity, strength, ability and surety of your God!

He is your all in all.

Acknowledge him and he will direct your path.

This is your higher calling...Live Higher!

Be Still and Know

Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."

Are you busy trying to do it all in your own strength?

Are you carrying that load or that burden that is weighing you down?

Are you depressed that life at times seem unfair and unrewarding?

Child of the King this message is for you.

Your father in heaven has sent you a message and that is this: "Be still and know that I am God."

Stop the worrrying!

Stop the busyness!

Stop the doubting!

Stop the fretting!

I am your God and I will CARRY YOU THROUGH THIS.

For he says to you in another verse of scripture. "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest" Matthew 11:28

Let these words rest IN YOU today!

This is your higher calling......"Live Higher!"

What is Your Higher Calling?

Philippians 3:7, 14 "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ....I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."

The apostle Paul in his letter to the Saints at Philippi expresses his true motives for following his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He begins this chapter by urging the saints to be careful of dogs and of evil workers, to laying out a long list of accolades and accomplishments. Then finally admitting that those things that he had gained....he counted it loss for Christ.

As a matter of fact, he counted all things loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus.

Hear the heart of Paul's words wrapped up in verse 10 of this chapter.

"That I may know Him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death."

The ultimate expression of Paul's love for Jesus had overtaken his being to the point that his only aim or goal in life was to forgetting those things that were behind him and reaching for those things that were ahead of him......"I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."

Hear Paul's words again, "That I may know Him."

Paul's higher calling was "To know his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ even more than anything he had ever achieved in life."

What's yours today?

This is your high calling...."Live Higher!"

Power To Get Wealth.

Deuteronomy 8:18 "But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God; for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day."

God has given you power to get wealth!

Dictionary.com defines power as: the ability to do or act, strength, might force, legal ability, capacity, or authority.

You and I were given the legal ability or right to do or act by God our father to get wealth.

It is our inheritance that we as believers in Christ begin to take control of our lives and stop making excuses of why we are not experiencing the abundance of wealth that God has empowered us to get.

We have been equipped with power to get wealth. My understanding leads me to believe that this power that God has given us is also the Power of the Holy Ghost. The bible tells us that He (The Holy Ghost) will lead us and guide us into all truth.

The truth about you is that God has given you the ability to get wealth. Wealth that could change your generation and your bloodline forever.

Therefore, use whatever gift or talent that you have to get wealth.

If you can sew, then sew your way out of debt and poverty.

If you can bake, then bake your way to riches.

If you can sing, then sing your way to wealth.

If you can write, then write your way to great financial blessings.

Whatever you can do, know that God has given you that ability to get wealth.

And you thought that you were powerless, void of strength and supernatural resources.

God has given you legal authority to get wealth.

Therefore, rise up from where you are and know that Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.

This is your higher calling......Live Higher!

Bless the Lord

Psalm 103:1 "Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me, bless his holy name."

Will you be bold and bless the Lord right now?

Will you declare to yourself that you will bless the Lord your God?

No matter what may come your way today.

Will you decide that YOU will bless the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?

Declare with me: "Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me, bless his holy name."

You have a choice today!

What will be your choice?

I choose to bless the Lord.

This is your higher calling......Live Higher!