Please Pray For Kenya

Kenyans will vote in referendum on a new constitution. Already hundreds of people are moving away from main towns, fearful that rival tribes could launch attacks.

I personally can't vote since I'm in America but I'm choosing to stand in the gap and pray for peace. The tribal war that broke out in end of 2007 & early 2008 still has left hearts broken, many undivided and alot were killed including family and friends and many left homeless.

What is important is not just the mere outcome of the vote, but the Kenyans remains one -united, indivisible and committed to driving forward the reform agenda towards the creation of a stable, peaceful and prosperous nation.

For those who are voting, vote not for yourself, but for the fututre, embrace those who disagree with you for your country's sake.

I pray for God's presence to reign over Kenya and peace(john14:27) and every spirit of distraction, and not of the Lord to be broken in Jesus name. May God's will be done. Amen

(thank you for each and every individual that has prayed for my country)

:)

A heart that is not fascinated or won over will pursue anything to be moved, therefore making it ripe for the seeds of compromise to be planted.

Undivided attention

Lately I've been trying to find time to hang out and give my time to as many as I can before I leave. And just the other day I was hanging out with a friend.. when we were hanging out I noticed the person's attention was not there at all, it was somewhere else. My friend was distracted with texting n I don't know what else and ofcoz I'm human. I got offended because I had little time and here I was trying to love on as much as I could but it didn't matter..in my mind I'm like this is so disrespectful, so rude.. why oh why do I do this to myself. Then later that day I was humbled, I'm not justifying what was going on but later that night I was reminded 'Jesus wept' He weeps when I give Him undivided attention. How crazy was it that during bible study we talked about 'idols' or distractions ..and how they can keep our eyes from the 'one thing' God.

Oh every part of me was offended with me not getting the attention and I felt like I wasted my time but more so I learned a lesson and was humbled and was reminded and almost was made to feel how God feels when my eyes are set on other things. And yet He is so compasionate and so gracious, so merciful that when I go away or my eyes get caught up with the things that's not God he is so merciful and give's me a clean slate.

My mind could not get around the whole thing of focusing on 'God'. I was reminded how when one has a crush on someone..that's all you think about, that is what becomes your focus. And oh how I've failed so many time's but Jesus oh gosh He's grace, mercy, love is unending He gives us a clean slate when we fall short. I woke up early and I'm thankful for yet another day..that I get to chose to love the Lord my God with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength. And to remember He sent the Holy spirit to be our helper. And I'm thankful for another chance to get to pursue my Lord, and love Him with all my heart. It's hard especially when life gets on the way but it's not impossible. I'm choosing to be more careful on what I set my eyes on, how I take my step and my prayer is that the Lord will help me take every step with purpose pursuing Him and Him alone.

David possessed a yearning and a longing for God-it was something that motivated and moved his inner man. He said, I long for this one! This desire is so alive in me, I am willing to give up pursuits and pleasures of this life, with the understanding that I will encounter this one. Though I'm slandered, I don't care. I want God! something has touched my inner man, and it has awakened hunger. And not even kingship will satisfy this hunger. The only thing that will satisfy me is to touch the depths of the Creator. One thing I desire. One thing I long for-my God. I believe we like David can touch the heart of God.

I'm drawn to ask myself...

what's my purpose?

what's my desire?

where is my heart?

where is my attention?

oh the word says clearly seek first the kingdom of God.

When the Lord looks at my heart, what does He see? He looks at the inside and with my thoughts, attitudes, motives,Where are they found?, where is my heart found?

Oh I know the Lord is asking for my undivided attention. A hunger has been birthed in my heart that just won't go away. Better is one day in his courts than a thousand elsewhere. my prayer is for eyes to be opened and complacent hearts to be revived as wholehearted lovers of Jesus.

"One thing I have desired, and that will I seek,"-psalm 27:4

May I be found faithful, my Your eyes Lord find this heart loyal to You. May I be found with a heart after YOU. Oh God help me this I pray

I really rullyyyy ♥ u God

Preparing for the Harvest

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE

“I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase and the trees of the field yield their fruit”
(Leviticus 26:4, AMP).

TODAY’S WORD from my morning devotion

God has set up seasons in our lives. There are plowing seasons. There are planting seasons. There are watering seasons. Sure, we would love for every season to be a time of increase left and right and good breaks here and there. But without the other seasons, we wouldn’t be prepared. For example, it’s during the plowing season that God brings issues to light that we need to deal with. He’s getting us prepared for promotion.

If you’re not making as much progress as you would like, the key is to not lose any ground. Don’t go backwards. Hold your position. Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it’s hard. When you do that, you are passing the test, and God promises that your due season of harvest is coming. Be encouraged because your appointed time of increase, favor and promotion is on its way. He’s preparing you for the harvest—to see every dream and every desire filled in Jesus’ name!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father God, I bless You today. I thank You for preparing me for the blessing and promotion You have in my future. I surrender my heart, mind, will and emotions to You so that I can live as a testimony of Your work in my life. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Seed for Sowing

Seed for Sowing TODAY’S SCRIPTURE from my July 12th devotion time

“Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness”
(2 Corinthians 9:10, NIV).

TODAY’S WORD

God desires to bring you increase. He’s provided you with seed so that you can invest into the lives of others. There is tremendous potential in any seed. A single seed can produce harvest of 30, 60 or 100-fold return! But that seed has to be planted. You can have a package of seeds sitting in a drawer for years and nothing will happen. But when you plant that seed in the ground, water it and tend to the weeds, that seed will begin to grow. It won’t take long before the beautiful harvest is ready to be received.

Remember, you have seeds of greatness on the inside of you. God has placed within you everything you need to be successful. But, you have to step out and sow those seeds. You have to boldly declare your faith and put action behind it. Keep an attitude of expectancy and go out believing that great things are coming your way. Be obedient to His Word because those seeds you sow will produce an abundant harvest of blessing all the days of your life.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father God, thank You for entrusting me with seed to sow. I want to be a wise steward of all Your resources. Give me wisdom and discernment to be obedient with my words and actions. Let everything I do bring honor to You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen

Resigned to the Absolute Faithfulness of God.

Sometimes purpose requires that you resign yourself to the absolute faithfulness of God.

Finding Favor with the King, p. 140 Scripture Reading Luke 1:46-55,

Mary resigned herself to God’s absolute faithfulness and surrendered to His purposes—even though she didn’t know why or how the things would come to pass spoken by the angel of the Lord.

At some time in your life, you may find yourself in Mary’s position. Faced with a situation that is hard to understand, and armed only with a word from the Lord, you will have to choose:

• Will you embrace God’s purposes along with the unknown consequences of your obedience ; or…

• Will you decline the uncertainty of the unknown and seek comfort in the seemingly “less risky” environment of life outside of God’s purposes?

The Bible tells us “without faith it is impossible to please God.” It seems that faith is the “currency” of God’s kingdom on earth. By biblical definition, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

In the fullness of time, the young Jewish virgin named Mary made a fateful decision to risk all in response to the words of the Lord. She decided to resign herself to the faithfulness of God in the face of the unknown. She declared to the Lord, “Be it unto me according to thy word,” and the result changed human history and fulfilled the highest divine destiny of all time.

Another young Jewish woman named Esther faced a fateful choice between what seemed to be certain death at the hands of Persian bodyguards and possible deliverance by the hand of the Invisible God. Would she choose the false safety of passive observance and watch as her people were systematically hunted down, or would she take the active path of obedience in the face of clear danger and possibly save her people?

Mordecai reminded Esther that while obedience often has unpleasant consequences, disobedience always has dire consequences connected to it. He warned her that even if she was silent, God would save His people some way, but it wouldn’t help her and her family. Esther resigned herself to God’s faithfulness and faced death to preserve life.

What about you? Are you tempted to step back, hole up, or remain silent in the face of a difficult challenge in your life—when you somehow know you were born to do more ? Each time you find yourself in a crisis or situation that is beyond what you can “fix” or handle on your own, you have a perfect opportunity to lean upon the One Who loves to save, heal, and deliver His children. Following Christ in this life is a faith action from beginning to end.

It takes faith to receive Christ as Lord and Savior, and it takes faith to trust Him with family members, daily challenges, business or job-related needs, and with provision in times of crisis.

Prayer: Lord, know that I have questions and concerns about the future, and whether or not things will work out in the problem areas I’ve told You about. I often wonder how You will fulfill Your promises and purpose in my life, but now I realize that sometimes Your purpose in my life requires me to resign myself to Your absolute faithfulness. I trust You, even when facing the unknown possibilities of tomorrow. ♥ u =)

His mercies are new every morning

I love Your PRESENCE Lord. In this life I've been distracted so many times especially with things from the past. And how grateful I'm I to be reminded that Your mercies are new every morning.

After waiting all night for the sunrise which was indeed worth it; I know i'm a hopeless romantic..i love nature I can't help it hehe =) I came home and was distracted again and again, slept till the afternoon woke up and still I did things the wrong way. I know I'm not perfect but you sent your only son and He showed us a better way. His ceiling is my floor.And Lord I know when I'm thinking I just want to survive You want me to thrive. Thank you for bringing me back to my knees, I'm humbled and again reminded that Your mercies are new every morning. Thank you for you restoration and forgiveness. Like the song 'we fall down' by donnie Mcclurkin.. " we fall down but we get up, for a saint is just a sinner who fell down but couldn't stay there and got up." Thank you Jesus for healing for releasing fire and wind of Your spirit in the situation I'm in..Jesus in every season I want to be found loving You till the end, with a heart after You.

When I call upon Your name chains are loosed, mountains move. Even when I have a hard time hearing your voice..It's like I hear You Father saying 'Let me just take away all the confusion, I'm not trying to trick you, like with Samuel I'm in the same place. The third time I call you is the first time I called you. I'm not moving around. I'm right here.'

Oh I love you Lord. I want to move when I feel your spirit lead me. You are the air I breathe. You bring calm to the storm you bring life and I love you God. You make me happy. Oh I won't give up, You love me to the end. I set my mind on things above, You love me to the end. And I have overcome by your blood. Your mercies are new every morning.

I want to encourage you too as I was blessed ..No matter what you are going through stand in His word. He loves you and will love you to the end. Cast your crown at the feet of Christ, He loves you. We will overcome by His blood and I will say this over and over His mercies are new every morning...

ps: thank you for all who said a prayer for me.