December Cover Photo (2014)

Pray, Stand Still & Keep Your Peace. Stand Up & Bless Your God. (12.31.14)

Faith Believers,
In Exodus 14:13-14, Moses told them to fear not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord. The Lord will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Hold your peace, let GOD fight the battle.
All you have to do is trust Him.
Trust Him and know that GOD IS!

Stand still and hear what the Lord will command you concerning your problem. Do not listen to any other voice while you are going through. GOD's voice is the only one that can, and will, lead you out. Friends mean well, but there are times when your friends get in the way of the blessing the Lord has for you.

Pray and be still.

• If there is a problem in your life, and you cannot seem to solve it. Take your hands off it! Pray and stand still.
• If your husband or wife has left you, and you know GOD gave them to you. Pray and stand still.
• If you are sick, and the doctor has given up. Do not give up on GOD. Pray and stand still.
• Do not look to the left, do not look to the right, but look to the hills from which cometh your help. Pray and stand still.

Waiting on GOD is not always easy.
He never said that it would be.

However, if you allow Him to work it out for you, you will come through the test much sooner. Do not move until you know it is the Lord guiding you. He will speak peace to soothe your weary soul. And soon, you will see every trial unfold. GOD has not forgotten you.  He knows exactly where you are and what you are going through.

GOD is our refuge, a very present help in time of trouble.
Then, having done all you can… stand.
Stand with the full armour of GOD on.
Stand up and bless the Lord your GOD.

Your first step in having authority over the enemy is having peace in the midst of the storm.

You remember the story about Jesus asleep on the ship. The waves began to beat against the boat, and the disciples became afraid. They woke up Jesus. How could He sleep through a storm like this? Didn’t He care? These same disciples saw Jesus perform many miracles. However, when the storm hit they acted as if the Lord was not on the ship with them. Have you forgotten who is on board the ship in your life?

So, it is with your life now.

You believe in Him for salvation, you trust Him for the forgiveness of sins, and you look to Him to supply your daily needs. However, when a sudden storm hits and everything is falling apart, we sometimes forget whom the captain of our ship is. Let us look at how Jesus handles the situation. He did not fight against the storm, nor did He fear it.

Instead, He spoke to it with authority
and subdued it with His perfect peace.

Speak the Word!

~ My Prayer Confession ~
Heavenly Father,
I will stand on the Word of GOD.
I will hold fast to that which I know to be true.
I will pray and stand still.

I will speak the Word over my circumstances
and see things change.

I know whom I belong to.
I know who is on board with me.
Amen

New Doors Are Opening. Just Hold on and Stand on God's Promises. (12.30.14)

My Child,

Behold!!  New doors are opening which will lead to big places. Just hold on and do not be discouraged, for you are too close. In times like these, keep your faith and hope in Me. Do not worry about the darkness you’re experiencing, it is only an illusion.  And it will not stop you from going through the door. 

Just keep the faith and know your life is in My hands. 

In this new place, there will be no lack.

New doors of ministry are opening for you. 

You will move by My Spirit, preaching the gospel and converting many. 

Look forward with great expectation, for many will be blessed. 

My people have been crying out for change, and the Lord your God has heard you. A time of change is here. I am making a way for new things. Things that needed to be rearranged for My purposes and My plans. 

Things have taken place in the spiritual realm, that will suddenly affect the natural realm. My hand is upon you to prosper in the work that I’ve called you to do. 

Stand up and hold on to My promises. 

That is the key to unlocking everything. 

I am your comfort. 

You are special, you are amazing and I love you. 

Your name is before Me always.

Meditate on God's Word, let Him know you were listening and spend time with His WordJob 14:15  -  Isaiah 48:3 -  Luke 4:18

Avoiding Sin and Temptation with the Help of Our Lord (12.29.14)

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever - Revelation 12:10

Heavenly Father,
I am weak, and I prefer to avoid
every temptation from the devil if I could.

I do not ask to be exempt from trials,
because that would not be good for me, but GOD,
if today I am tempted to sin, with Your help and
the help of Your Son, Jesus, please lead me through it.

Take my hand, and keep me close to You.
I do not ask to be free from the furnace of testing, but GOD,
I desperately need Your presence through the fire.________

Faith Belivers, 

We will always be tempted to sin, and we must understand two truths about it, if we are to experience victory. First, temptation is not sin; but it becomes a sin once we follow through with it. 

How we respond is important. 

We can give in to the temptation, or we can yield to the leadership of the Holy Spirit. 

Second, it is important to understand the source of temptation, and the means by which it attempts to seduce us. 

GOD does not tempt His children to sin. satan is the tempter, the source of evil. satan uses the world and the flesh to tempt the followers of Jesus. 

We must never forget that satan has been defeated

 and no longer has power over those that follow Christ.


     - Marilyn

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Almighty GOD, 

You have defeated the enemy once and for all on the cross! 

Please don’t let me forget that You have given me 

everything I need to resist the temptation of the evil one; 

and that You are my strength in the midst of weakness! 

Father, You promised to never leave me, 

as I stand firmly clothed in Your spiritual armor, 

ready to do battle against the schemes of the one 

who would do me harm every day of my life if I allowed it. 

Thank you for showing me how to rebuke the enemy 

and how to put on the full armor of GOD.

Amen

Walk by the Spirit & You will not Carry out the Desire of the Flesh : Galatians 5:16 (12.28.14)

Galatians 5:19–21 clearly states the deeds of the flesh: “Immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealously, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these.”

Faith Belivers,

Many of these deeds are being cast out of Christians as demons. As Christians, we will never know victory over these deeds, until we own up to our own responsibility for such deeds. Immorality and impurity are choices that people make. satan is ultimately the seducer; however, as Christians, we are the ones who makes that choice. We choose to either yield to the Holy Spirit and crucify the lusts of the flesh; or we choose to yield to the deeds of the flesh. We will always have to make a choice, as long as we dwell in our mortal bodies.

That is why prayer is vitally important. 

Prayer enables all Christians to put on the whole armor of GOD, and thus, making no room for the deeds of the flesh. 

Prayer enables faith believers to prepare for the battle that will take place as we go into a world that is contrary to the nature of GOD. 

Prayer brings Christ's followers under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.

And Prayer gives us confidence, in the truth of the apostle Paul’s statement, Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh - Galatians 5:16.

Thank GOD for what you have. Trust GOD for what you need.

  - Marilyn Chaney 

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Heavenly Father,
At times, my spirit is weak and
the desires of my flesh often get the best of me.

Forgive me of my weaknesses and fill me
with the strength of your Son, Jesus Christ,
who was tempted, but did not fall, into sin.

Help me to continually choose to crucify my selfish desires
and to keep my eyes fixed upon the
purity and holiness of Your Heart.

In Christ Jesus' name I pray,
Amen

It Is Your Time!! Rise Above Your Circumstances. Now is Your Time of Receiving. (12.27.14)

My Child,

I come now to speak a word of encouragement to those who wonder what to do about their circumstances, for things have occurred that have overwhelmed you and caused a spirit of confusion and fear to come upon you. 

You are wondering what to do.  For to you, it seems hopeless. However, I say, it is not a hopeless situation, for I have given you authority and power. The time has come to rise above your circumstances.

Rise up!  Fight the good fight of faith; and bind the strongman that you have allowed to come into your house.  I say, do not let him have his way! Rise up as mighty men and women. Take the sword of the Spirit, confront the strongman and break his power of control over your life. 

Break the power of the enemy over every area of your life now! 

Exercise by faith, the authority that I have given you, for I have promised that I will be with you; and that My anointing will break the yoke of bondage.

Rise up! Do not allow the enemy to hold you down. 

Do not be afraid of him nor his lies any longer. 

If you entertain thoughts of defeat and failure, it will hinder you from receiving all that I have for you. Hear Me, those of you who have been looking down, and those of you who are feeling you have lost your way.  Now is your time of receiving. However, you must use My words to bind the strongman, and loose yourself from what the enemy has been doing.

It is time to rise up to your calling. 

Don’t you know I have plans for you? 

To those of you who have lost everything - rise up, for you will recover. Now, turn from all disappointment and despair, and encourage yourself with My Word. I am for you. I am always with you.  I am pouring out My anointing upon you, so that you will be filled with fullness and power. Receive now My yoke-breaking anointing, and then bind the strongman with the power of My Word and watch him flee from you. 

It is your time!
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Isaiah 10:27 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.

Matthew 18:18 - Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Mark 3:27 - No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

1 Timothy 6:12 - Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Jesus is The Reason (12.26.14)

Scripture references: Mark 12:30‐31 - and - John 3:16, 13:34

Faith Believers,

We have a saying during this time of the year.  We say “Jesus is the reason for the season," and we demonstrate this by the giving of gifts. However, wouldn’t it be nice if we could find a way to live continuously in the season of giving?

When the Lord gave us His only, begotten Son, Jesus' birth signified a new beginning, and reflected what true love should look like. Our Father wanted us to see real love and to understand that, saying, “I love you" isn’t just enough. The Father demonstrated that “love” is an action word, when He gave us Jesus; and Jesus imitated that same love when He suffered and died for us, so that we would have eternal life. Everything Jesus did for us was based upon His new commandment, LOVE. Jesus said, “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”

LOVE. The Lord has commanded that we follow His example of love. 

He expects us to love every day of our lives, not just during holiday seasons. Therefore, during this holiday season, and every season of your life, start reflecting on the One to whom this season — and every season — should reverence.

Showing love to someone every day is the greatest gift you can give.

This year, give a gift a gift that you don’t have to put on layaway or have to make installment payments on the rest of the year. Don’t worry if you don’t have money to buy gifts for your family and friends. Don’t worry what people are going to say about what you have or don’t have. None of that matters. 

Give a gift that’s been brought at a price that we can never repay. Give them what Jesus gave us. His greatest gift of all . . . LOVE. Give the gift of love. After all, we wouldn’t be celebrating this season if the Lord hadn’t given us His Son.

I can’t imagine the pain the Lord endured as He sent His only Son to save us. So, let’s honor the Lord with our love and show Him how grateful we are for His sacrifice. Let’s keep His new commandment and love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength; and give this same love to those we meet.

Let us celebrate the birth of Jesus in a way 

that will put a smile on Our Savior's face, with LOVE. 

I know this would make Jesus happy.  And isnt that really all that matters?

  - Marilyn Chaney 

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!! (12.25.14)

From my family to yours', wishing you all the peace, joy and love on this very special day.

Remember, Jesus is the reason for the season.  As you visit family, friends and loved ones - be sure to stop by God's house.  He'd love to see and hear from you on this day, His day, CHRISTmas.

Merry Christmas!

  - Marilyn Chaney 

Wait Until You Hear from God (12.24.14)

My Child,

Something has happened and you are not sure what to do.  

Until you hear from Me, pray and don't do anything. 

I know the events have caused more uncertainty in your life. However, this is not the time to do something because you feel you have to.  This is the time to wait. 

Patience is what you need right now. 

If you wait for Me, and allow Me to strengthen your heart, it will cause your faith to grow.  You know that waiting is the right thing to do. In fact, in a situation such as this, waiting is the only thing you should do.

Until you hear from Me, be steadfast in prayer. Place your worries in My hands and when the time is right, I will show you what to do. Do not waste your time thinking about that which is uncertain or the “what if's.” 

Instead of worrying, immerse yourself in My Word and be persistent in prayer. Then when you least expect it, the answer you’ve been seeking will come, and you will be blessed even more because you waited to hear from Me. 
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Numbers 9:8 - And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.

Ruth 3:18 - Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall:

Jeremiah 29:13 - And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Psalm 27:14 - Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

We Must have Clear Communication with God to Walk in the Fullness of His Wisdom & Knowledge (12.22.14)

My Child,

Deep calls unto deep at the sound of thy waterspouts. 

And I AM calling you deeper unto Me. 

I AM drawing you deeper that you may be able to enter into My throne room in a new and profound way. For these are the end times; and you need, at all times, clear access to My grace and glory. You need to have that clear communication with Me to walk in the fullness of My wisdom and knowledge.

As you know, so many things get in the way and sometimes you can not clearly hear My voice. So many distractions are sent from the enemy to try and deter you from My presence. Take the time to sit quietly and listen to My Still, Small Voice. For I will make you attuned to it, so that at all times, you will know the way in which you are to walk. I AM making your spirit so attuned to Mine, that in any circumstance, you will be able to hear My Voice.  So that you will know My Perfect Will for your life. For in My Will is safety, and the assurance that everything you are going through, will work out for your good.

Be still and know that I AM GOD and that I AM drawing you closer to Me.

Every step of the way, through the purging of My love, you are being conformed to the image of My Son. The sufferings of the present will never compare to the glory that I will pour out upon you when I make you ready. Be patient and walk steadfast after Me, and I will give you the fruit of the land. I will manifest in full measure your inheritance, where others will see My faithfulness performed on your behalf. Yes, you have been faithful and have not wavered in unbelief. You have held on to My Words that were promised to you. And now I will pour out upon you, and through you, signs and wonders for all to see.

I will perform creative miracles on your behalf....all the healing and restorations you have been believing for.

And yes, I will restore the vision to you that the enemy has tried to rob you of....callings and prophesies I have spoken to you in years' past. Yes, I will restore vision to you. Do not lose hope.

I see the yearning in your heart....that longing in you, of having My Spirit flow freely through you. I AM bringing down the walls that have held you captive for so long. For I have allowed all the purging and all the tribulations to bring you to a point where you would cry out to Me and give up your independence.

For I have made you as a free flowing river....one which shall never run dry of My glory. And I will come forth in power through you.

I will have My way in your life for I have made you a chosen vessel
....a vessel of honor to bring glory to My name, and nothing,
by any means, will hinder My will through you.

For this is the day of salvation.
This is the day of My glory,
and you are the vessel I have chosen to use.

So give your heart to Me.
I will refresh you and revive you beyond measure.
And all will see that you truly are My child;
for I will protect you and bless you always.