YES I CAN!

Yes I Can!
I am more than a Conqueror
I can do all things
I am victorious
I shall overcome
Why? Because of Jesus Christ our Lord

God is not a God that He should lie
If He said it then that settles it.
Your end shall be greater than your beginning
but you first MUST believe!

A CONCERNED HEART

Philippians 2:2-3 ~ Let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. (Read in it's entirety, Philippians 2:1-11)

As believer's we are to look beyond ourselves and our interests and see the interests and needs of others. I love this saying as it is true, "What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you." Philippians 2:3-4 is not saying that you are to neglect your own needs and interests but we are to esteem others better than ourselves, think of others and ways to build them up in Christ.Jesus is the perfect example of esteeming others better than self for He laid down His life entire life for a entire world.

Jesus looked beyond our faults and saw the need, the need of salvation to a dying world. He knew that if we didn't have the choice of "Eternal Life" that we would be doomed for eternal damnation. I'm so thankful that He saw the need of mankind more important than Himself. Jesus truly has a heart of concern for a world undeserving.One reason why its so hard for people to put other's before themselves or make the needs and interests of importance is that so many are focusing on the FAULTS and ignoring the NEED.

As children of God we must be like Jesus and look beyond the faults of others for it is then and only then that one will be concerned about someone elses needs and interests. The decision is in the heart, our heart must be right and lined up with the Word of God. Do you have a concerned heart? or Is it one that's focused on the faults of others?I encourage you to seek a concerned heart if you don't already have one. Having a concerned heart does the body good, you can trust me on that. When we attend to the needs of others, we honor Christ!

Quote: Love thyself last. Look near, behold thy duty to those who walk beside thee down life's road. Make glad their days by little acts of beauty and help them bear the burden of earth's load (Wilcox).

Remember: What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you!

Lady Melissa Sutton/Pastor

ENCOURAGEMENT

GOD MAKES OUR LIVES A MEDLEY OF,

JOY AND TEARS,

HOPE AND HELP,

LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT

Prisoner of the Gospel

I'm a Prisoner of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and loving every minute of it!

Are you a "Prisoner of the Gospel" or have you escaped out of the hands of God? Take inventory of your life and make changes today that will better your walk with Christ.

Evidence Speaks Loud

Webster says that EVIDENCE is an indication, a sign, a basis for belief, easy to see, clear.

Two of my favorite shows (which are a must see - lol) are CSI Miami and CSI Las Vegas and I also love watching the mentalist. It's just something about EVIDENCE that I love. Although just a show, it's awesome how they collect the evidence to solve a case. It just amazes me how they collect the least piece of evidence to the greatest, then how they come to the conclusion of where, how and when the crime took place (the actual crime scene), they are also able to pin point a suspect or suspects by collecting an adequate amount of evidence. Once they go through all the necessary steps in gathering evidence, they are able to now analyze it, and then they connect the evidence to a single or more persons.

People commit and are convicted of many crimes such as: murder, rape, theft, robbery, petty crimes, etc. Some are harder to prove than others, in this case it may be due to the lack of evidence because the person may have covered their tracks well. Some cases are solved right away, while others may take years to never. Whatever the case may be it's the evidence that speaks. I would like to make a quick point that I failed to mention earlier and that is , Evidence is also used to prove one's innocence.

Now let's talk about us just a little.......... We're no CSI but we have the authority over collecting and analyzing the evidence in our life. Questions, Is there enough evidence in your life to convict you as a Christian? Does the evidence speak loud, convicting you of being a Child of God? Do the evidence weigh against you? Are you cold busted as a Jesus person? Do your speech betray or do you lack evidence?

It's amazing how you come in contact with folk who say that they have been saved for upteen years but the evidence says something different. Why waste such valuable time, don't play the part but be the part. It's going to be a sad thing on the day of Judgement to those thinking or claiming to be INNOCENT but when the evidence speak, it's clearly saying something totally different - it's saying "Guilty, I know you not, "your heart was far from me", "you served other god's", "the love for money was more than your love for God!" No one want to hear those ever so dreading words, "DEPART FROM ME, YE WORKER OF INIQUITY!"

Therefore analyze your life now, pay the cost now and get things right with your Heavenly Father. Allow the evidence to speak on your behalf. This is the one time I want to be found guilty!
"GUILTY AS CHARGED!" The jury hereby find Melissa Sutton, guilty of being a genuine CHILD of GOD. I, GOD, hereby sentence you to LIFE in my KINGDOM!!!

Question: What's your verdict?

Up, Down, Round and Round

As we live out our course of life, we will find that many times we are UP, DOWN, ROUND and ROUND, but through it all God is right there to comfort and strengthen as needed. All that we go through is for the building up of our spiritual man. Actually we're on a roller coaster, the Roller Coaster of Life! I did a post talking about the roller coaster of life on my other blog, Melissa's Quiet Time Cafe , you can go there to read more on that subject.

Many times as women of God our emotions tend to take over when we dont really understand why were up one day, down the next, and it seems as though we're going in circles, well this one thing I do know and that is that "All Things Work Together" for the good to them who love God and is called according to His purpose. We must press our way through the hard times until we reach a place of strength. We must praise and worship until we receive our breakthrough for our breakthrough is in your praise, your healing is in your praise, your answers is in your praise, all that you need is in your praise - so begin to praise Him even when you dont feel it, praise Him even when you dont see no other way - IT'S IN YOUR PRAISE, IT'S IN YOUR PRAISE, IT'S IN YOUR PRAISE!

Always remember your going through is just a part of your brokenness - you're being broken for greatness, yeah I know that it don't feel like it but you are, I know that you cant see it but you are - after reading this, do this little exercise: Look in the mirror and analyze what you see and who you see - look beyond yourself (remember it's not about you it's about God) and see the God in you, look at whom God has called you to be, look deep into the spirit realm and once God show you the real you do all that you can to become the real you. Yes, you are great in the Kingdom of God, you are a child of God so stop beating up on yourself! You are stronger than you think - The Roller Coaster of Life ain't so bad after all, yes we're up, down, round and round but we can handle it with God - We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us!

I'm Changing my Mind

In order to become all that God has said there must be a changing of the mind. The old mindset must be replaced with he a new mindset - The mind of Christ. Philippians 2:5 says; "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus". As children of God we must have the mind of Christ and bear a resemblance of His life if we're to have the benefit of His death. Without a changing in the mind we are none of His. A humble and lowly mind (Matt. 11:29) must take place. Jesus humbled Himself to sufferings and then to death for us, not only to satisfy God's justice and to pay a price for our redemption but as an example for us to follow.

Proverbs 23:7 says, "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee, but his heart is not with thee". What and how a man think in his heart so is he, we become what we think rather than what we speak for we can speak it all day but if it has not been thought/believed in the heart our speaking is in vain. We must have the mind of Christ knowing that "ALL THINGS WILL WORK TOGETHER FOR OUR GOOD". One must get rid of the doubtful mind, because just because we speak a thing doesn't really mean that we believe, with the mind of Christ one will come to believe that "ALL GOOD THINGS COME FROM ABOVE" and that "IF GOD SAID IT, IT SHALL COME TO PASS".

It reads in Romans 12:2, "And be not conformed (fashioned alike) to this world: but be ye transformed (changed, transfigured, metamorphose) by the renewing (renovation) of your mind, that ye may prove (discern, try) what is that good (benefit), and acceptable (well pleasing), and perfect (complete) will (desire) of God. There must be a saving change wrought in us, conversion and sanctification are renewing of the mind. The qualities of our soul must become new: (a) new dispositions, (b) new inclinations, (c) new sympathies, (d) new antipathies, (e) understanding enlightened, (f) Conscience softened, (g) thoughts rectified, (h) our will bowed to the Will of God, (i) our affections must be spiritual and heavenly, (j) new principles, (k) new rules, (l) new in all areas. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new - this scripture wraps up this whole devotion, it says it all.

With this being said I encourage you to get rid of any mind games that has been controlling you - mind games think more of self than it should, after all "IT'S ALL ABOUT GOD and His Kingdom. It's not about us, never has been and never will be. Are you willing to accomplish the Will and Purpose that God has for you? Are you willing to have your mind renewed day by day? If your answer is yes, then begin to deny yourself and think on the things of God.

Philip. 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.