Learning Forgiveness

So life in general has been pretty good lately. However, I found out that forgiveness is the key to making sure your blessings from God come through. I was aware of this, but not in the fullest extent of its meaning. I recently had to search my soul to see where I may have carried unforgiveness. After some soul searching, praying, fasting, and crying I found that I still had some areas in my life that I had not totally forgiven for. I mean this was stuff from a very long time ago, things that my mother made me angry about or things that my father said to me. I learned that by keeping those thoughts in my heart and remaining unforgiving allowed for other things to happen in my life that I did not like. Unforgiveness caused my blessings to be delayed and therefore I was not walking in the perfected will of God. I realized that it was not my desire to stay in a state of unforgiveness so I took it upon myself to call them and let them know that I forgive them, whether they received it or not I had to wash my hands and heart of the hurt and pain that was still there. There was a time when I thought that I had totally forgiven but when a certain situation was brought up I would still feel the negative emotions connected to it. Now that I have forgiven my parents, relatives, ex-boyfriends, and associates (all of those that I have not forgiven), I feel free. I feel like it doesn't matter what has been said or done to me in the past, its done, its over, and I forgive. So now I feel that the things that I have been believing God for can finally take place in my life. 2007 was definitely a year of completion for me and I believe that I have completed the task of forgiving those who affected me in a negative way. Now that it has been completed I feel God can open up the windows of heaven and pour out his blessings upon me. So for those of you that are reading this, I pray that you can complete the task of forgiving others who have negatively affected you so you can allow God room to grow in your heart. By forgiving others and clearing your heart of all animosity you can begin to receive whole heartedly the blessings that God has for you in your life. Be blessed and forgive those who have trespassed against you as Your Father in Heaven has Forgiven You. Many blessing to you.

~Tamishia~

Know the wepons of your warfare

On a daily basis we are all faced with issues and problems. Many times we try to fight our daily battles on our own through our flesh with no avail. Have you ever been faced with a situation that you thought you could fight on your own and win the battle against the situation on your own? Then after you do all that fighting you become weary and tired in your fleshly body? I know that I have tried to fight many battles on my own and every time I would fail and I would not come out of the situation victorious. I forgot that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but are to the pulling down of strongholds, and that we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and wickedness in high places. You see the devil is a coward, he will inflict you with a bunch of issues and then run and hide among the high places. He sits in high places because he is too much of a coward to come down and fight us. That is why God is calling us to higher places in him so we will have the spiritual power and weapons to fight the enemy in his own camp. God has called us to be warriors in the spirit realm to pull down the strongholds of the enemy and take a stand against him. However, in order for us to get to the place where we have the weapons to fight against the wiles of the enemy, we need to get our guidance and direction from God on what to do. How do we get our weapons, by praying and seeking God. Through our prayer time God will give us the strategies to fight the devil and beat him down to the ground. You see God will equip you with the tools you need to break down the strongholds of the enemy. Remember the enemy comes to steal kill and destroy. The enemy's only quest is to strip you of what God promised to you. It is up to you to fight the good fight of faith and stomp the enemy on his head. Remember the joy of the Lord is our strength and that is what the enemy is seeking to steal from us is our joy. If he is victorious in steeling our joy then he is winning the battle, but you have the power to overcome the enemies desire to steal your joy, by remaining alert and aware of the distractions and blows the enemy tries to bring against you. Stay strong, and stand against the enemy when he tries to steal what the Lord God Himself promised you. Its war time, fight for what belongs to you! And when the enemy is coming against begin thanking God because all that really means is that a blessing is around the corner. So fight against the enemy, take a stand for God, keep your Joy, and thank God cause your blessing is around the corner!

~Tamishia~