Lord, save me from myself! We often ask God to deliver us from this or that situation or this or that person without thinking we may need saving from ourselves. I know me...I can be selfish, moody, uptight, and over the top at times. I desperately need God's guidance, His grace, His hand of mercy moment by moment. I'm a mess without Him. He knows me intimately from the inside out. He knows my every move before I make it...my every word before I speak it...my thoughts before I think it...save me!
We still battle two natures people: the old and the new. Christianity does not equate to perfection, we have to make a conscious decision to live for Him moment by moment. I'm not ashamed to admit who I am if left alone. Living behind the mask of perfection is existing as a lie. I choose to be free. Only The Truth will free us from the bondage we subject ourselves to. I'd rather admit my flaws so God can deliver and I can live in abundance as He intended. God is mighty to save. Without Him I am incomplete, lost, confused, sinful. With Him, I am blessed, highly favored...and forgiven. Knowing who I am and who I am not, keeps me at His feet. Lord, save me from myself!
When I launched A Word for Your Womb, my initial goal was to post only when I had something great or profound to say. Well...I've noticed that I'm always writing, but I don't always share. How selfish of me? I have been storing material for future use as if God's Word will expire or come to an end and I will be left with nothing to share. As crazy as it sounds...this is my truth.
In an effort to share an encouraging WORD more often, I need a deadline, time line, accountability, a weekly goal. So...I am introducing WORD Wednesday. Every Wednesday expect an exciting, encouraging WORD from A Word for Your Womb. I pray that the Wednesday WORD will enrich your life as you are encouraged to push past the pain from previous disappointments and give birth to something greater...your purpose.
It's amazing how when you actively pursue your purpose...God honors you. Moving toward the goal or fulfilling the mission He has for your life leads to His blessings and peace of mind that can only be found in Him. What takes us so long to move on His instruction? Fear, failure, rejection, disappointment cannot abide with faith. Either you trust Him or you don't!
As I experience His goodness, His love, His arms of mercy around me right this moment, I am overwhelmed by the fact that He still loves me in spite of me being me. He knows my fears. He knows my strengths and weaknesses and yet...He loves me. This moment teaches me that I can experience His joy and peace more often. If I trust Him in every moment, I can experience Him in every moment.
The first publication from Alicia Waters: A Word for Your Womb is a collection of psalms, prayers, poetry, and praise that will enrich you life as you are encouraged to push past the pain from previous disappointments and give birth to something greater...your purpose. Stay tuned!
There are times when we experience too much noise. The constant chatter and sounds of life can sometimes distract us from what God is saying. During these moments, we often feel overwhelmed and consumed with circumstances that compete for our attention. The weight of our world hinders our progress because we cannot hear His instruction because of the noise. Headaches and heartaches become audible as we struggle to find silence.
In order to obtain peace, we must seek the face of Jesus. Listen for His voice, He is everything we need. Just one Word from our Father...changes everything. If we allow His voice to speak to our hearts, He will renew our strength as we experience blessed quietness.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue...Proverbs 18:21. Be careful of the words you allow to flow from your lips. Your words have power and what you say can shift your situation, change your circumstance, transform your life.
Realizing this power allows us the opportunity to submit to the power of the Holy Spirit working in us. The spirit of the Lord will lead, guide, and direct us in all things as we yield to Him. Yield before you speak.
Practice speaking life to your circumstances. Life bears good fruit. Life increases your faith and strengthens your heart so you can live in abundance. God came that we might have life...more abundantly John 10:10. Speak it!
Speak life into the atmosphere and watch your environment change.
Hallelujah! Lord, I thank You! God, You're worthy!
God is an awesome God and He alone is worthy of our time, our talents, our surrender. There is nothing that can be said or done to lessen His authority or diminish His power. Whether or not we decide to give Him the honor He is due, He is still worthy. Words cannot describe, no other being can compare to the victory and power that rest in His Name alone. He spoke the world into existence and He is able to simultaneously adhere to the needs of all who call upon Him. He is a need meeting God who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we can ask or think. Our carnal minds cannot conceive just how powerful He is. He is greater than great, He is bigger than big. He is the great I am, the Supreme Source of everything.
Great Morning! Right now is a fresh start to a new day. Once again, God has given us another chance to live for Him. What will you do with this opportunity, this precious gift? Your choice can make a tremendous difference in the life of someone who needs to know Jesus. Will you share Him today so that they too can experience the gift and live in abundance?
Your gift will mean so much more if you share it...
Often times we forget that Hell is real. There is a Heaven, and yes, there is a Hell...Truth. We allow our personal feelings and opinions to cloud our judgment. We rely on our flesh to make spiritual decisions. We spend so much time trying to "get along", that we fail to realize that we are accountable to God in doing so. We fail to share the love of Jesus because our unGodly actions and questionable witness convicts us.
It is time to reconnect to our first Love, Jesus. He is a God of restoration, a God of correction. Let us speak Truth, without wavering or compromise. The Truth will come alive in us as we respect The Truth, accept The Truth, and have faith in The Truth. God's Word alone is powerful enough to do what needs to be done in us and through us. Our opinions and philosophical ideas cannot compare to the power in The Word of God. A lie will lead to a path of destruction, but The Truth always results in the blessings of God.
Speak Truth, Live Truth, Share Truth...The Word of God is The Truth.
Is God your last resort? ...your plan B? Placing God on hold while "trying to fix it" gets us no where. In fact, such action reveals a lack of faith and reflects a lack of respect for the victory and power only found in God, the Supreme Source of everything. God is not a "just in case" God. He is everything we need and He can do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we can ask or think (Ephesians 3:20). If we choose...
Why doubt the ability of The One who has demonstrated His love, His power, and His grace to us time and time again? Why fear the process of faith knowing that trials come to make us strong (Romans 8:35-39)? Why depend on our own abilities knowing our many biases and limitations? We are not capable of handling anything in our own power. God is our strength, our refuge, our present help, not our contingency plan!
Alicia is a young woman who has discovered her life's purpose: to encourage, empower, and enlighten the human spirit with the written word. Her personal story is one that includes struggles with
self esteem, fear of failure, and bondage from the opinions of people, yet she overcomes by faith, pushing past the pain from previous disappointments and giving birth to something greater...her
purpose.