Author: f8ithgal

My morning devotional could not have been more perfect for me, God always knows what our heart needs. It led me to today’s passage. I have felt the weight of the world on my shoulders for weeks and I have been going through a treacherous storm that seemed to stamp out the light. Not so daughter, My light shines from within in you and your strength comes directly from Me. Know you not that I AM the source and you are connected directly to the vine? I am that vine daughter. You see friends, I was seeing the weight of my affliction as overbearing and too hard to carry, but God calls it light. It is light when we give that affliction to God to carry and work through on our behalf. Our job through this is a faith that is stronger than the winds coming against us. I am not to look at what my physical eyes are seeing, but look with my spiritual eyes at the unseen. Faith my child, these are faith building times. Every thing you go through is to strengthen your faith AND your relationship with me. Faith building times, dig into Me and watch any uncertainty wash away. I have dispatched warring angels to fight on your behalf. You only need to believe. I believe Father!! Watch for the testimony to come from these afflictions friends. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory; 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.” ~ 2 Corinthians 4:17-18

I am so emotionally tired when I got off I could barely keep my eyes open to write my blog, write in my prayer journal, and read my devotional. I just sat staring aimlessly and praying. I heard God say rest in Him. I tried to walk around when we took the dogs out and stumbled everywhere. I again heard rest in Me. I will spend the next several days just resting in Him! 🦅 ~ Chelle, f8ithgal

“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.” ~ Psalm 37:7

This was such a timely and much needed passage for me today. As I read it, the words leaped out to me and I felt it deep in my spirit. The enemy will deploy everything he can to move us from our purpose in life and off track from our Kingdom assignments. He is a liar! If God commanded you to do that thing, He will be with you as you face those battles against you and every obstacle you encounter. Stay faithful my friends, God IS in control. 🦅 ~ f8ithgal

“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” ~ Joshua 1:9

Hard times are sure to come, but we serve a God bigger than those times. When the winds and rains are beating you down, take refuge in the arms of our Father. He is our strength and help in these times of trouble. Draw near to Him my brothers and sisters, I promise He is near to you. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.“ ~ Psalm 46:1

I again thought I posted this yesterday. Things have been extremely hard, lots of tears lately. BUT, God reminded me all things work together for our good when we love Him and are called according to His purpose. I am His and I am called, therefore victory is mine in the name of Jesus! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” ~ Romans 8:28

Things are hard right now and I feel like I’m twisting in the wind while I get hit from every direction. This morning I was crying out to God. I can’t handle it, I can’t take anymore. I clearly heard this familiar passage from Luke. It’s not my will but His that needs to be done. Don’t take this cup Poppa, give me the strength for the burdens I am carrying. Remove what is not mine and give me wisdom to overcome what is. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” ~ Luke 22:42

I was praying this morning and God reminded me that He is the God who sees. He sees everything we don’t. He catches every tear we cry. He is the God that sees. I had several verses in mind for today, but He kept bringing Philippians 4:13 to my mind. Daughter you are strong enough because you are rooted in me and you can do ALL things through me. Friends, are you in a fight or struggle of any kind? The God who sees is your help and your strength. I don’t care what enemy is against you or demons you are fighting, You CAN do ALL things through Christ which strengtheneth YOU! Rest in Him, this battle is already won. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” ~ Philippians 4:13

Fear is a lie from the devil. God’s love cast out fear. This Scripture is such an on-time word for me. Fear causes torment and that is a place the enemy would love to keep our mind tied up, but there is no fear in Christ! His plan made space for anything we are currently going through. Lean into Him and He will give you wisdom for whatever storms you are facing. You are not alone and you are so loved! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18

This is such an on-time passage. It says the spirit of the antichrist is already in the world. We are seeing many prophets rising up and using their God given gifts for divination. Witchcraft is in places that has captured the mind and hearts of so many without them even realizing it. It has never been more important to try what you hear. Seek the Lord for confirmation so that you are not led astray. Our Father told us these times would come and we are living in them today. Walk close with our Heavenly Father, stay prayed and read up so you are not misled in any way.The enemy is raging because he knows his time is short. Put on your battle shoes, it’s time to war for the Kingdom of God. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. ~ John 4:1-3

I have a very soft heart so the littlest things affect me. My feelings get hurt so easily. Recently I was deleted my a childhood “friend”. I could not figure out what I did. God said they are not your people. You see, our spirits clashed. My post irritated their spirit. I reread today’s passage. It says not to marvel when people of the world hate us. They crucified our Savior, should they not hate us that has His Spirit within us?! You pray for those kind of people and over the seeds you’ve planted. You then shake the dust from your feet and walk on. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.” ~ 1 John 3:13

When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we become children of the most high God. We gain personal access to our Father. We have the Holy Spirit who stands in the gap for us when we just don’t have the words. It is such a privilege to be grafted into His family, but many will not like us for our faith. Just as they knew Jesus not, we will also will not be accepted. You can see this clearly in the world today. But, it is also the reason we need to let His light shine through us and our testimonies be known. We plant seeds for our Father to water and you never who’s life we will touch and who will also become a child of God. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.” ~ 1 John 3:1

Oh Poppa how I need your peace. I am thankful we have a loving Father to pour our hearts out too. He listens and He answers when we quiet ourselves to hear His voice. He never leaves us helpless. He never leaves us hopeless. His peace can quiet the darkest and fiercest storms. Thank You Poppa for your peace. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.” ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:16

I had a migraine y yesterday and just realized I forgot to post this! I needed to reread it today, God knew! He is faithful my friends. When the enemy is attacking hard, He will keep you from evil! Keep prayed up, read up, and with your armor on. The devil is relentless, but the blood of Jesus overcomes every plot and trick he deploys. There is victory in Jesus! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.” ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:3

All things ARE possible through God, yet at times doubt tries to sneak in and attack our faith. In today’s passage, the father says he believes but ask the Lord to help his unbelief. We can know something is certain in our heart, but an attack on our mind can cause a grain of uncertainty to set in. That grain will grow if we don’t root it out immediately. Poppa, I believe!! Help me with even a grain of unbelief. Root my mind in You so that when the enemy attacks the ground of my mind is saturated with the blood of Jesus so nothing can take root that is not of You. The only grain that can grow there is a grain of faith that multiples into a forest. I thank you and call it done in Jesus name! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth. 24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.” ~ Mark 9:23-24

Today’s passage reminds me of the things the Lord shows me in the sky. So many times they are confirmation of things I’ve prayed about and He chooses the height above to show them to me. When seeking the Lord, ask for His confirmation and He will always provide it. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.” ~ Isaiah 7:11

We live in a time where people are proud of the wicked things they do. They no longer even try to hide them, they are done openly for the world to see. This grieves the very heart of God. There will come a time when the chance for repentance is gone. Now is the days of salvation and for God’s children to stand up and allow His light to shine forth. It is time to dress for battle and war to save the souls the enemy has tried to claim. Are you battle ready? The war between good and evil is peaking and it is time to see the salvation of the Lord in this land. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.“ ~ Isaiah 13:11

Oh how I needed this verse today! We cannot stop the tribulation in this world, but if you know Jesus as your personal Savior you can be of good cheer. You can rejoice through it because Jesus has already overcome the world and all we are going through in it. Take heart my brothers and sisters, God has us in the palm of His hand. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” ~ John 16:33

Often in todays society we want everything right now. When we pray, we also look for right now answers. This passage reminds us that often our Father does things in portions. He does this so that we can retain the ground we are gaining. He has us in mind with everything He does and it is done to grow us in faith and prosper us with His knowledge. What an awesome God we serve.

“29 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. 30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.” ~ Exodus 23:29-30

Good sent an Angel before His children in today’s passage. He sent the Angel forth and said He would cut off the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. What God did then, He can do now! He will send the Angels before you, He Himself will cut off who or whatever your enemy is. Every day when I pray, I commission Angels around my family. Angels to speak life and God’s word over us, Angels to protect us from the snares of the enemy. Our God is so good and so loving, He protects what is His. Pour your heart out to Him. He may already know the giants before us, but He loves for us to come to Him. Ask Him to send His Angel before you and clear the path, He will answer that prayer and never leave you helpless. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.” ~ Exodus 23:23

For the last several days I have heard stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. This morning, I prayed for today’s passage and again heard stand and see the salvation of the Lord. Many times when things hit us in life we try to find our own way out. We ask the Lord to help but at the same time our human mind is saying how do I get out of this?! During those times, don’t just pray but take time to hear what the Lord is saying to you. Right now, I hear STAND STILL. Stop worrying about that thing and stand still on the Word of God and the promises in it. God is wanting to move many of us out of our current situations, but He wants us to stand still and watch Him move. That move will become a testimony that encourages some and leads others to Him. Are you being hit on every side? Stand still and watch the salvation of the Lord. It’s not through our strength but His that we will overcome. When we are rooted in Him no storm can blow us over. Stand still my friends, stand still! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.” ~ Exodus 14:13

The Lord sees and knows everything. Therefore it doesn’t matter what we can’t see, we just need to lean into our Father. There is absolutely nothing done in secret or hidden that He can’t and won’t bring to light. Trust Him and know He is watching over His children and out for His children. Draw close to Him and allow His peace to wash over you. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.” ~ Luke 8:17

What do you need? What are you believing God for? Brothers and sisters, He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. What He did for the Old Testament saints he can and will do for you. Step out in faith and trust Him to do whatever it is for you too! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” ~ Hebrews 13:8

The Lord does it again! This is an on-time passage for me today. Our Father promises to never leave or forsake us. He tells us that HE is our helper. Things have been just hard lately and I felt like I’ve been struggling to keep my head above water. I’ve been trying to find ways to get everything covered that needs covered. But God. My help comes from Him alone. I do not have to carry it all on my shoulders that were never meant to carry such heavy burdens. Thank You Poppa that I’m not alone and I don’t have to do it alone. My help comes from you and I will not fail. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“5 [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” ~ Hebrews 13:5-6

Beset is , “of a problem or difficulty) trouble or threaten persistently.” The enemy wants to weigh us down with issues and problems. He wants to easily trouble or threaten us persistently. Why? To distract us from our destiny in the Lord and all of the things of God. What do we do when these problems are persistently besetting us? Look to the author and finisher of our faith, Jesus. We are covered by His blood and we have the authority through Him to send the enemy packing. He is sitting on the right hand of God watching over His children. He knows every problem we will ever encounter and it has already been defeated. It’s time to walk in victory, walk knowing as sons and daughters of Christ we will prevail. Start giving God the praise because praise is not only bringing us through, but running the devil out. Glory hallelujah! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” ~ Hebrews 12:1-2

There is no one that listens like God. You can pour your heart out to Him and He will hear every word and catch every tear. He is not only our strength, but our refuge from this world. You can trust Him with everything in your heart and know He will be your ultimate protection. What are you facing? Give it to God and rest in that secret place where His presence abides. He cares for you like no other and in His refuge you can gain strength for another day. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.~ Psalm 62:8

Whew, I needed this verse today! God is our strength regardless of what we are going through. Physical, mental, financial… it doesn’t matter where the enemy attacks, our Father is our saving strength. That deserves a praise shout! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.” ~ Psalm 28:8

Sadly, not everyone they says friend is really friend. Many are watching and hoping for your downfall with their hearts full of mischief. God knows our heart and the heart of each person we encounter. I pray for wisdom to see beyond words and into the hearts of those sent to steal or delay your destiny in the Lord. Spiritual eyes are very needed for the days in which live. Discernment from our Father is a necessity and one we should all pray for. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief [is] in their hearts. 4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.” ~ Psalms 28:3-4

We are so blessed to have direct access to our Father. We have direct access to the Mercy Seat and Throne of Grace. When we cry out our Father hears. Whatever we bring before the court of God is weighed and judgment is given. He delights in seeing His children happy and thriving. We weren’t meant to be kept in a place of defeat. That is a lie from the enemy. God is our rock. We were created for His light to shine from within us. Oh child of God, you are so loved. You will get through this storm because God has made you for a time such as this and you have Kingdom work yet to do! Hold on to the promises of God and keep pressing. Victory is your portion and nothing can stop what God has ordained. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“1 Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, [if] thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.” ~ Psalms 28:1-2

I love this verse. The waiting season is often difficult, but God never leaves our side through it. Draw near to Him and He will not only strengthen you but give you wisdom as you wait. If you are in a waiting period, I want to encourage your heart. Trust the process, you have not been forgotten. God is working in realms we just can’t see. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.” ~ Psalm 27:14

I have always worried about what people thought of me or what they are saying about me, but in reality none of it really matters. What is important is who and what God says I am. I am His, I am chosen to do a special work for His Kingdom. I am human. I may fall but my Father will always pick me back up and sit me on the path He has for me. Are you prone to worry? Give it to God. See yourself not through your eyes, but His. You are a blessed child of God, washed in the blood of Jesus. Little else matters! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.” ~ Psalm 27:12

It is certain we will face conflict and enemies during this life, but we serve a God bigger than anyone or anything that comes against us! Are you surrounded by the enemy? Have you been concerned about the problems you face? Look up child of God, you’re help comes from the Lord. Start giving Him praise right now because your battle is win in Jesus name! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.” ~ Psalm 27:6

My Poppa never ceases to amaze me. I felt defeated today and like just giving up, then I read today’s passage. Oh Lord, hide me in thy pavilion. When I am weak, He is strong. When we feel the pressures of life, He invites us to come hide away in Him. There, He will not only protect us, but nourish our souls as He gives us the strength to press on. Are you discouraged today? Hide away in the safety of your Father and allow Him to nourish your weary and wounded soul. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.” ~ Psalm 27:5

It doesn’t matter who is against us when we have God on our side. A host of enemies can be encamped around us and look like there is no way out. But God. We can have complete confidence that He will show up in our favor with a testimony that encourages others. Whatever the situation you are facing, God’s got you! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.” ~ Psalm 27:3

Oh how my heart needed this verse this morning. It seems like I’ve been in a storm for my very life over the last months. Are you there Poppa? Do you hear me? He heard my friends and He knows the source of every problem or issue that we encounter. Why are you cast down oh daughter? Believe in Me and My promises. I made promises to you and it’s okay if others don’t see or believe them. You trust in Me. There is no fear in Me. I will meet every need and all will know that I am God, My hand rest upon you. I reread today’s passage. The enemy cannot stamp out the light in your life because that light radiates from God who is within you. He alone is the strength of His children. Fear not, stand and watch the glory of the Lord as He shows up and shows out in your life! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #faithgal

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” ~ Psalm 27:1

This world has become so filled with wickedness. The Word of God clearly tells us what the portion is for the wicked. We don’t need to seek revenge on those that hurt us. We don’t need to argue our point to those set on not hearing it. What do we need to do? Pray. Pray for our enemies, pray for those who purposefully hurt and take from us. Pray for the people blinded by the enemy. Just pray. Their portion is fire and brimstone. It is called a horrible tempest and once your there you can’t get out. There is no time for good behavior. It is an eternal portion of horrors we cannot possibly imagine. This world is just where the Bible says it will be in these last days. We all need to pray for the souls the enemy is trying up steal and for each other. The attacks will only get worse, but God will see His children through. Draw close to Him and He will draw close you! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: [this shall be] the portion of their cup.” ~ Psalm 11:5-6

The Lord hears those who come to Him with a humble heart. When you walk step by step with the Lord, your heart starts to want the things His heart wants. You begin to tune into His heart and you no longer chase after the things that’s aren’t for you. He will open your heart and spiritual eyes to things around you as you Hear His voice. This calls for a daily renewing of the mind because the enemy is set on causing interference with that communication. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and the enemy will have no chance to pull you from where God wants you to be. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:“ ~ Psalm 10:17

Where is your trust? I heard that as I read today’s passage. A million people can be coming up against you and all it takes is a Word from the Lord to scatter them from your path or even your very presence. He is our refuge when oppressed and during times of trouble. He never leaves us, never forsakes us, and He never goes back on His word. If you are feeling the storm beating down on you, dig in closer to your Father and He will see you through. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. ~ Psalm 9:9-10

I’ve said it so many times, sometimes life is just hard. It’s comforting during those times to know the God who created the heavens and earth is your defense. He is your covering. It’s so hard to admit I can’t fix everything, I can’t do everything myself. BUT we serve a God who has it all under control so I don’t have to be in control. A God who turns even the bad situations into our favor. Yes, life is hard but we serve a God who specializes in hard! Glory hallelujah. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.” ~ Psalm 7:10

We live in a world full of wickedness, it is literally everywhere you look. Many times it feels like the enemy is winning, but he was already defeated on the cross through the blood of Jesus. Do not be discouraged by the things around you. Fix your eyes on Jesus and trust Him to pull you through. Trieth my heart Lord and remove anything that is not of you. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.” ~ Psalm 7:9

Today’s verse was something for me to chew on. I tend to worry so much about what others think of me, but what matters is what God thinks of me. What matters is who I am in Him. I can’t control the thoughts of others, but I can strive each day to be all God has called me to be! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. ~ Psalm 6:8

This is a timely passage for me. I sat and meditated on it for awhile. Poppa I feel like I’m drowning, things are coming at me from every side. Give me wisdom, give me discernment, and deliver me from the people and things closing in around me. Perhaps you are in a storm with winds coming from every direction. I want to encourage you to keep on going. Fix your eyes on Jesus. Plead His blood over every situation in your life and trust Him to deliver you! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:” ~ Psalm 7:1

I sat and meditated over today’s passage. Poppa, I’ve sowed in tears, so many tears. I’m ready to reap a joy that is true and doesn’t leave, doesn’t humiliate, one that MUST come through you. True joy comes from the heart of God. Anyone who attempts to touch that joy must answer to God Himself. I am so thankful for the people He has placed in my little circle. What or who is trying to steal your joy? Are you sowing in tears? God is not a God to lie and if he wrote it, it still holds true today and you shall reap in joy. Pull close to God during this breaking season and His wisdom will get you through. I speak life over you and into your situation. Your joy is coming back, the reaping season is about to harvest your joy! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” ~ Psalm 126:5

Saul thought he was too little to be used by God. He was not esteemed enough for that calling on his life. But God! He uses who He wants and He is known for calling the “unqualified” into positions for His Kingdom. It is He who qualifies us. When you walk with the Lord, you glean from His wisdom and He shall indeed direct your path and all that you do on it. Is God calling you to do something you can’t even imagine? Step out on faith and trust His plan for you and His Kingdom. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?” , 1 Samuel 9:21

I was listening to the Book of 1 Samuel today when it read today’s passage. The people in those times had to go to a seer to enquirer of God. Today we are blessed with direct access to God and men and women of God who are called to be prophets and prophetess’. This is all due to the blood of Jesus, He was THE sacrifice that saved us and gave us access to our Father freely. That deserves a praise shout! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)” ~ 1 Samuel 9:9

I was listening to the Book of 1 Samuel today when it read today’s passage. The people in those times had to go to a seer to enquirer of God. Today we are blessed with direct access to God and men and women of God who are called to be prophets and prophetess’. This is all due to the blood of Jesus, He was THE sacrifice that saved us and gave us access to our Father freely. That deserves a praise shout! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)” ~ 1 Samuel 9:9

Sometimes you just have to be still and allow God to be God! He knows us intimately and He understands every single thing we go through. He wants what is best for us and He’s right there working behind the scenes even when we don’t feel it. Spend some time in the quiet, in His presence and you will find your heart refreshed by it. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” ~ Psalm 46:10

I needed a verse for today and God led me to the book of John. I have had so much on me lately and so much seemingly fighting against me that my heart was just troubled. Once again, I sat in quiet reflection. Poppa, I’m doing the best I can. Then why are you cast down daughter? Because it’s not good enough. I don’t expect perfection and you weren’t intended to carry the weight you bear. Believe in Me and My promises to you and over your life and family. I continued to sit in His presence. My friends, God doesn’t ask for us to be perfect, but to grow continually. Progression is required in our walk, being overwhelmed is a lie from the devil. Keep placing one foot before the other and trust God to make the way straight before you. Give Him what you can’t handle. He’s just a prayer away. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” ~ John 14:1

A good friend in Christ sent me this verse and it touched my spirit. Yesterday was difficult in so many areas. I spent hours in the ER in extreme pain. When I finally got home it seemed as if all heck broke loose. I laid in my office floor crying out to my Father, things are just too hard and I can’t do this anymore. I finally slept and allowed my body and mind some of the healing time needed. As I read today’s passage I felt the peace of God wash over me. You were never meant to carry it alone daughter, my shoulders carry what yours can’t. I sat in quiet reflection. When my countenance falls, my Father lifts up His upon me. There is no compare to the love of our Father. He knows every detail of our entire life and loves us still. He knows the twist and turns it will take, every decision we will make and He calls us to our Kingdom assignments with all of that in mind. Thank You Father for filling us with your love and covering us in your peace. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.” ~ Numbers 6:26

Today’s verse hit me deep in my spirit. I have been going through so much lately, physically and emotionally. At times my thoughts try to overwhelm me, but God! He is my comfort and my strength. He is in control regardless of what the situation looks like or where my thoughts try to take me. I am learning to force my mind on the promises of God when my thoughts try to cross over into those dark places. I am certainly a work in progress and so thankful for God’s patience and care for me! Where are your thoughts taking you? Do not allow the enemy to take you to dark places, learn to focus your mind on the things and promises of God. It’s not always easy, but God’s comfort and guidance will help you along the way. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.” ~ Psalm 94:19

There are times in life when we feel completely isolated and just alone. The devil is a liar. We are never alone. Jesus left us the Holy Ghost to comfort us. When we lean into God, He will give us the wisdom for whatever we are facing, but if we allow Him He will surround us and fill us with love and His presence. Child of God you are never alone. Tell the devil he is a liar and invite the Holy Ghost right on in. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I [am] desolate and afflicted. 17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: [O] bring thou me out of my distresses.” ~ Psalms 25:16-17

God is so good. I doubled over in pain today after lunch as a kidney stone moved further down, tearing it’s way through with each move. I cried and pled the blood of Jesus over me. I ask Him to help me get through my shift. He literally carried me through the remaining 4 hours. After work, I sat in the recliner still in pain with the heating pad. Father, I have to post today’s verse. He led me to Isaiah. Wow! Perfect for me today. Friends He will carry you through any situation you need, call out to Him, He’s listening! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.” ~ Isaiah 46:4

I am weak. My strength comes from Him who lives within Me. Christ left us the Holy Spirit and once you choose to accept Christ as your Savior He is there for you. Too many times we don’t seek the Lord and our weakness shows through. The Holy Spirit will intercede for us when we don’t have the words, He will guide us on this life journey, and he will strengthen us in our weakness. Have you met the Holy Spirit? Once you do, your life will never be the same. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” ~ 2 Corinthians 12:9

Jesus is our rock. When we are tied to Him we will not be pulled under by the raging water. His work is perfect and is perfected in us. He is a God of truth and anything not of Him will be rooted out. This is a necessary process in our walk with Him. He is a merciful God full of grace. We don’t have to get it right the first time, we just need progression in the direction given by Him. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.” ~ Deuteronomy 32:4

I woke this morning to everything in a complete blur. When I try to read or type it is double. The level of stress I’m under continues to rise and I’m broken by those around me. Poppa, I cried out, give me a Word. Immediately I heard Psalm 34:18, I am nigh to the broken hearted. I looked the verse up and my spirit was at peace. My God is in control. Are you at a place of brokenness? God is right there with you. As you lean into Him, He will guide your steps and heal your heart. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” ~ Psalm 34:18

Things are too hard Poppa, I cried. Tears continued to fall as I sat in my Father’s presence, unable to even speak another word. Then in my spirit I heard, I will never leave or forsake you. The tears began to slow. My heart is heavy Poppa, it’s too much for me. You are strong enough daughter because I am in you, any burden too much to carry should be on My shoulders. Trust Me and what has been spoken over you. I shared this because perhaps you are in a storm where you can’t even see the light. I completely get it. The light comes from within and our Father will never leave or forsake us. His light will help us to see clearly and His wisdom will guide us. We only need to trust in Him. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.“ ~ Deuteronomy 31:6

I sat and studied on the depth of today’s passage. In this life, you will find people that seem not to like you. It’s not you, but the Spirit of God that lives within you. Jesus came to save the world and he was crucified for it. Of course we know this was necessary to save us from our sins and was a fulfillment of prophecy. Yet still, they hated the one man who could save them. Fast forward to the world we live in today. Spirits are everywhere, you just need spiritual eyes to see what is right in front of you. Those spirits recognize the Jesus in you. If he was crucified, it is nothing for us to endure being hated. Press forward with your eyes toward the Lord. You are doing good sister/ brother soldiers. You’ve got this because God has you. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” ~ Galatians 2:20

I was reading this earlier today when the Lord spoke to my heart. When God led the children of Israel, there was a cloud by day and a fire by night. They would have to stop when the cloud rested over the tabernacle. We do not have a physical cloud today, but we have a God goes before us. We don’t have a fire at night, but we have the Holy Ghost who is always present, all we have to do is call out to God to direct our steps. We trust the Holy Spirit to guide us on this journey, BUT we must keep the lines of communication open and seek our Father’s face daily. We don’t need a cloud or fire because the blood of Jesus gave us direct access to the Father. That made my spirit jump for joy. We are so loved by our Father AND never alone!!! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“15 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, [namely], the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. 16 So it was alway: the cloud covered it [by day], and the appearance of fire by night.” ~ Numbers 9:15-16

The Lord reminded me of this Scripture today. Sometimes the Lord will promise you something and in the waiting season, it doesn’t feel like it will ever come to pass. He will use people to discourage you and question your waiting. The devil is a liar and he doesn’t care who he uses to discourage and hurt you in order to accomplish his end goal of drawing you away from God and His path. God’s Word stands forever. He isn’t moved by time that has elapsed. He is STILL in control. Drown yourself in His Word and keep your eyes fixed on Him. If He said it, He will do it! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” ~ Isaiah 40:8

The enemy is vigilant, always on the prowl. It is essential for us to renew our minds daily and to recount the things God has shown us lest we forget them and fall into trouble. The enemy wants to keep our minds in a place where we think we cannot see the light, but the light of God shines from within us. We have the power to command him to go and focus our minds toward Christ. This renewing must be done daily, helping us to be alert and prepared for what is thrown our way. We can and will overcome through Christ! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.” ~ Hebrews 2:1

Our Father knew us before we were ever born. He knew every situation we would encounter and just how we would respond to each. He knew how all the forces of hell would fight to keep us from our destinies and He knew through Him we were strong enough to conquer those demons. Do not allow the enemy to keep you in a place of pain and turmoil. Lift your voice, even if it only begins as a whisper, and start giving God the glory for the victory He is about to take you through. Start praising Him through the tears, because it is Him that will bring you out of the tears! Child of God, God has you, trust in that. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” ~ Jeremiah 1:5

He is not here, He has risen. Glory hallelujah! Could you imagine living in those days and coming to the tomb of Jesus only to see it empty or seeing Him for the first time after He had risen? He took on all of our sin and died a horrific death for me and you, but death could not hold Him! He came back for us! He came back to cleanse anyone who would believe and call on His name to be saved and grafted into His family and the Kingdom of God. That kind of love is priceless. I am so thankful He’s not there anymore, He’s risen. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.” ~ Matthew 28:6

Lately, I have felt like the waters were closing in around me. I could barely keep my chin above water. Help me Poppa, I cry out in defense and he draws me out of the waters and pulls me under the shelter of his wings. He never leaves or forsakes us and I’m so thankful for that! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.” ~ Psalm 16:18

Today’s passage touched my very soul. I have felt as if the shadows of hell were compassed around me and the snares of death were trying to catch me in it’s nets. But God! He has been my strength as I cry unto Him. He has lifted me from it all and placed me within the safety of His arms. My very help comes from Him. It doesn’t matter what comes at us, what we are told… God alone has the final stay! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, [even] into his ears.” ~ Psalm 18:5-6

Today’s passage touched my very soul. I have felt as if the shadows of hell were compassed around me and the snares of death were trying to catch me in it’s nets. But God! He has been my strength as I cry unto Him. He has lifted me from it all and placed me within the safety of His arms. My very help comes from Him. It doesn’t matter what comes at us, what we are told… God alone has the final stay! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, [even] into his ears.” ~ Psalm 18:5-6

Who do you call when you are in trouble? Who do you lean on when things get tuff? Where do you turn when you are overwhelmed? We serve a God that we can depend on during any situation. He never tired from hearing our cries. Our prayers shift the atmosphere and move Him into motion. People may let us down, but God never will! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“3 I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.” ~ Psalm 18:3-4

Oh how this passage moved me deep in my spirit. I have had a rough couple of days, but God has remained my strength and ALWAYS been in control. He is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. He is in control when I’m not. He guides me when I’m lost. He loves me more than I can imagine or ever deserved. I am thankful for my Abba Father watching over and taking care of me. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“1 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. 2 The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower.” ~ Psalm 18:1-2

Oh to have the favor of God resting over you! Even in His chastisement, there is so much love. He does it not to hurt you, but to grow you in Him. And oh what a promise, weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. It doesn’t matter what you are going through or how many tears you’ve cried, God will restore your joy and fill your heart with His love and happiness. What an awesome, mighty God we serve! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” ~ Psalm 30:5

Today was hard. From the very beginning all the way to the end, just hard. Then I was reminded of today’s passage and my heart smiled. Double for my trouble is what I heard as I read it over and over. Everlasting joy, what a promise! Perhaps your day was just as difficult as mine. I would like to encourage you to keep pressing through whatever it is. God sees you, not one thing you come up against is missed by Him. Double is your portion. Remember that, child of God. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.” ~ Isaiah 61:7

When I go out to watch the sky each day, I can’t help but see God’s hand over it. I see him in everything around me. I am amazed that people can not see Him, not believe in Him, not call on His name. I look around into other places and see corruption and wickedness everywhere, there is definitely a devil. If you believe in him and his evil empire, you have to know there is a God on the flip side. Nothing good comes from the enemy, while everything good comes from our Father. When we follow Him, when we become His children we are just that HIS children. He cares for us as no other can, He has even numbered the hairs on our head and knows each of us by name. My heart grieves for those that don’t know Him. We need ready soldiers because the fight for souls is real. The enemy is trying to take as many possible and doesn’t hold back on the evil army he deploys to do his bidding. I am thankful to be a child of the most high God and grateful to be in His army to help pull souls from the brink of hell. God is real and sharing our individual testimonies allows others to see His goodness and mercy. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.” ~ Psalm 14:1

Today’s passage really spoke to my heart. I had surgery a little over a week ago and took a little respite to give myself some time to rest and just recover. Today, I was emotionally all over the place. Cast your cares on Me daughter because I care for you. God cares about me and you individually. He knows every single detail about us before we open our mouth, but He wants us to come to Him. He wants us leaning into Him with and through everything! It isn’t out of control that He does this, but out of love because He cares for us! He doesn’t want us to be weighed down with the cares of this world. Our shoulders weren’t meant to carry everything, He is a God that heals, repairs, and provides. There is nothing you can tell Him that will surprise Him, He already knows your destiny and the path to it! Whatever it is today, don’t try to handle it alone. Take it to God, He cares for YOU! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” ~ 1 Peter 5:6-7

My life has had so many plot twists and turns, but the grace and mercy of God has met me at the point of each one. Through the highs and extreme lows, God has never left my side. There were times I wondered off and He would gently (or at times not so gently) push me back on track, but He never left me. He never left me even when the mess was my fault. He restores and protects, He is the light that shines through me in the darkness and uses my testimony to lead others out of darkness. All of my trust and hope rest in Him. This can be a mean and cruel world, but we serve a God that can protect us from the darkness sent to destroy His light. He loves you and me so much and is calling us into a higher relationship with Him. Answer that call today. He will give you peace even during the chaos and calm during the roughest storms. There are many things our shoulders weren’t meant to carry, but our Father’s are big enough to carry it all. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” ~ 1 Peter 3:15

Man, so many times in this life we are let down and discouraged. So many times we are abandoned or mistreated by those we love. Then we have God who is faithful and never leaves us. Who mends our broken hearts and heals the wounds no one else can see. His mercy endures forever for those that love Him. That just fills my spirit with joy! We serve a God that has grafted us into His family through the blood of Jesus. He is mighty in power and His love reaches where no one else can, heals what no one else can. That deserves a praise shout! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;” ~ Deuteronomy 7:9

My brother in Christ sent me today’s passage yesterday. I have spent some a while pondering it. I spend a lot of time gazing at the clouds. To know God’s faithfulness reaches clear up to the clouds is completely amazing. His mercy endures forever. His love and grace encompass us. He is a good, good Father and we are blessed to be called His children. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.” ~ Psalm 36:5

What cup are you drinking from? The one filled with the everlasting life of Jesus or the one filled with destruction from the enemy? When you drink from the water that flows from our Savior, you will never thirst again. That doesn’t mean you don’t face problems, but you will never face them alone. It doesn’t mean you won’t encounter sickness, but you know the one who heals and offers eternal life. Again I ask, what cup are you drinking from? Choose the cup that contains life! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” ~ John 4:13-14

God sent His only son into this world to save it. It wasn’t to condemn it, but to save it. It was necessary for Jesus to come into this world and give His life for us. He knew the sins that each of us would commit, yet He came willingly for us! How can you not love a God back that loves us so very much? Yet people die every day that didn’t know him. Life is short, but eternity… that’s forever. You have the choice between Heaven and hell. Do you hear Jesus tap, tap, tapping at your heart? Answer the call. Tomorrow isn’t promised. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” ~ John 3:16-17

Praise the Lord for those new things! I declare and decree them over my life! The former things are passing away, glory hallelujah. I don’t know about you, but I have several things that I’m ready to come to a pass. I’ve learned, I’ve been stretched, but they can go on now! I’m ready for the new things of the Lord to spring up! Don’t you worry about the things springing up, God will prepare and equip you for them. Let’s start praising God for the new! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.” ~ Isaiah 42:9

The world grew a little darker as we all started learning of the death of a long time friend. We are three months into the new year and already lost so many. Some were long illnesses, while others were just suddenly gone. We truly do not know what shall be on tomorrow and if we will even be on this side of life to see it. Life is indeed like a vapour, it vanishes often without any warning. Someone will go to bed tonight and not wake up tomorrow, others will not even make it through the day, and yet others just keep existing here until the vapour dries. That is why it is so critical to do heart checks. Are you right with God, is your heart right with Him? Do that now on this side of life. Once you take that last breath it will be too late. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #teamwork

“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.“ ~ James 4:14

The Lord never leaves or forsakes us. His Word stands true forever and in today’s passage He tells us that He will strengthen us and uphold us with the right hand of His righteousness. We are told not to fear. It can feel lonely when you are going through the trenches of life and it came seem hopeless at times. Those are lies from the devil! You are never alone and God is your strength. Nothing is hopeless for us because we serve the God of impossibilities. All things are possible through Him so if your feeling alone and helpless look up to your Father to pull you out of it! Turn up that praise music and drive the enemy out! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” ~ Isaiah 41:10

Todays verse provides so much encouragement. Brothers and sisters, we serve a God that never sleeps, He never faints when He hears our problems, and He never grows weary. We are able to sleep in perfect peace knowing our God is working everything out in our favor. We never have to worry because He is in control. He offers rest for the weary when we have pressed so hard. We serve a God who loves and cares for His children. That, my friends, deserves a praise shout! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” ~ Isaiah 40:28

I am so thankful for the mercy of God. As I read today’s verse I could just see God’s arm stretched out over us. His mercy endures forever and His love sent His son to the cross to atone for our sins. His grace and mercy now pours out over all of those who believe in Jesus. The next time you find yourself being hard on yourself remember todays verse and picture God’s arm stretched out over you. Be gentle with yourself, His mercy endures forever. 🦅 ~ Chelle, f8ithgal

“With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.” ~ Psalm 136:12

This verse has been in my spirit for days. It seems I have been hit with one thing after another. Poppa, are you there? This evening as I prayed He told me He would complete the work He started in me and my family and that every prophecy spoken over us would come to pass. He reminded me my timing is not like His and that He will restore everything the enemy had taken, including stolen time. Glory Hallelujah! Child of God, I am here to tell you to hold on. What the Lord began in you He WILL complete! It may not happen when you expected, but He is an on-time God and He will come through for you! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” ~ Philippians 1:6

I found myself in the ER again today with a lot of blood in my urine. It was (is) a kidney stone that still has a long ways to travel to get out. Help me Poppa, I’m weary. I didn’t feel like today’s Nourishment post, but my Father kept pressing me. Okay Lord, I need a Scripture and with that I found myself in Jeremiah. God is my praise even when the pain is too much to bear. He is always there, pulling me close and carrying me through whatever storm I must face. My healing comes from Him, my praise belongs to Him! Praise shifts the very atmosphere. It ushers in the Holy Spirit and drives out the enemy! Are you sick or just struggling? Turn up your praise and watch our Lord show out on your behalf. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. ~ Jeremiah 17:14

I read this verse a couple of times, “… for so he giveth his beloved sleep.” Rest is our portion! Our Father doesn’t want us up all night toiling and tossing over our problems. Is anything too hard for God, Nay! Nothing is too hard for Him!! We need to drop our problems at His feet and leave them there! Stop picking them back up and trying to carry something our shoulders weren’t meant to cover. Kick the enemy out of your head and claim good sound sleep as your portion! You cannot fail because you are a child of the most high God. Rest in His arms. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.” ~ Psalm 127:2

I smiled as I read today’s passage. Storms in this life may come and blow us until we are almost in tattered pieces, but they cannot move us. When you are saved, you have the strength and backing of God. He may allow some storms to shape us, but He will never allow one to completely destroy us. Many of the things we go through are faith building storms. They draw us closer to our Father while experiencing His power and watching a testimony form through what we go through. Are you feeling tattered from the winds of life? Cry out to our Father and watch Him move on your behalf. Stay rooted in Him and this storm will not move you! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.” ~ 125:1

Ever feel like you are stumbling around in the dark? Life can be really hard, but we serve a God that has provided us with a manual for it. Not only that, but when we walk with Him, He gives us heavenly downloads of His wisdom. He is truly a light to our path. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” ~ Psalm 119:105

I am seeing Saints under attack everywhere I look. Some people think coming to God is going to turn your world into rainbows and sunshine. While coming to the Lord is full of rainbow moments, when you are going hard for God, the enemy is going to come harder for you. He fears what God has put in you and what you can do for the Kingdom of light. But God’s Word is true and endures forever. When those waves hit trying to knock the wind out of you, when the heaviness seems to have melted your very heart, look up! God will strengthen you by His Word and those trials will turn into testimonies to God’s glory, grace, and mercy. Keep pressing child of God, we have work yet to do. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.” ~ Psalm 119:28

Elohenu Olam is “Our Everlasting God.” I love this name. Just as the Scripture says, God is our God forever and ever. He will guide us through any situation we may encounter. He will love us and be our protection over us with our end. He is Elohenu Olam, “Our Everlasting God.” 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.” ~ Psalm 48:14

There is no better teacher than the Holy Spirit. If you seek the Lord diligently He will teach you His statutes. He will give you an understanding of His precepts. He will even drop divine wisdom into your spirit. Everything He reveals to you will stand as a testimony of the intimate relationship we can have with our Father! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. 27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.” ~ Psalms 119:26-27

El Bethel is “The God of The House of God.” He is a God that inhabits the praise of His people. He is the God who shifts the atmosphere and fills His temple with His glory. His House is a safe haven for the weary. It is a place to replenish and refill from the things the world tries to take from us. He is El Bethel is “The God of The House of God.” 🦅~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.” ~ Genesis 35:7

Life has taken me through some rough places. There were times when I begged God to take my life. Each time, I heard not yet daughter. You have work yet to do. Too many times I hear suicide attempts over my mom’s scanner. The enemy is taking people at their worse and planting thoughts of death into their minds. Death is not the answer. The answer is Jesus and He can heal that heart that you thought was damaged beyond repair. He can heal those wounds if you give Him the chance. You shall not die, but live! The Lord has work yet for you to do. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.” ~ Psalm 118:17

Eli Maelekhi is “God My King.” There is nothing like the presence of the Lord. His very presence chases always demons and it calms the stormy seas of life. God gives us wisdom not only in His Word, but through one on one time with Him. In all of His glory and splendor, our Poppa still wants an intimate relationship with YOU and me. He calls us sons and daughters, He calls us friends. High and lifted up, He deserves all praise, but takes the time to grow close with His children. Are you growing closer to our Lord? He wants that really relation and to reign as Lord over your life. He is Eli Maelekhi is “God My King.” 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.” ~ Psalm 68:24

The Lord is same today as He was yesterday. He is not a God that lies either. When His Word says, ““19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses.” It means the people cried out and their Heavenly Father met them at the point of their need and saved them from their distress. Further, it says He sent His Word and the people were healed and delivered from their destructions. Jesus left us with that same healing capacity and His blood came as life to us and saved us from utter destruction. There is nothing that can come upon us that the Lord has not or will not prepare us for. When your in the trenches, take God’s Word and declare it over your life and watch things shift in your favor. It’s just the kind of God we serve. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses. 20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered [them] from their destructions.” ~ Psalms 107:19-20

Elohei Chasdi is “God of My Kindness, Goodness, and Faithfulness.” We serve church a good and faithful God. It is often us who turns our back on God, yet He continues to nudge our hearts telling us it is time to come back home. He picks us up when we fall, even when it’s our fault! He never leaves us or forsakes and He never runs out of grace or mercy for us (or patience). It the second time today that the Lord has spoke to my heart about strength. When we turn to God, He gives us a supernatural strength downloaded directly from Him, the source! What a truly awesome we serve. He is Elohei Chasdi, “God of My Kindness, Goodness, and Faithfulness.”🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.” ~ Psalm 59:17

Today’s passage says to SEEK the Lord and His strength. We are to actively seek Him and His strength. We are not supposed to sit by passively and wait for strength to just hit us. We are to actively seek the Lord who is the source of our strength. When we seek our Father, He will give us the strength we need (and seek) to overcome every situation. Do a heart check, are you actively seeking the Lord? 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.” ~ Psalm 105:4

El Nathan N’Qamah is “The God Who Avenges Me.” Unforgiveness is a horrible thing to carry. It does more harm to us than the person we can’t seem to forgive. It isn’t something we were ever intended to carry. Jesus forgave us while we were yet sinners, so we too must forgive those that have hurt us. Today’s Name for God tells us the Lord will avenge His children. I would not want my Father’s wrath to come down on anyone. This is where we pray for those who ware trying to harm us. You can’t touch a King’s kid and think you are going to prosper from it. Our Father is protective over His children and what happens to them. He is El Nathan N’Qamah, “The God Who Avenges Me.” 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.” ~ Psalm 18:47

God has carried me through some situations that should have killed me, but God said not so. You have work for Me yet to do. When I find myself growing weary, I go back to His promises over my life. The enemy can’t win, I have work yet to do! Daily I ask for the Holy Spirit to renew my mind. When I am weary, I ask for Him to renew my strength. He never fails or forgets me. He lifts me when I fall and He carries me when my strength fails. He is an awesome God, so worthy of our praise. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.” ~ Isaiah 40:30-31

Abba is “Father” and it is one of my favorite names. The name reflects an intimate relationship with our Father. “It was used by both Jesus and Peter to address God in a relation to personal intimacy.” (dictionary.com) I find myself crying out to our Abba Father in my prayers. I can feel the intimacy of this name during my one on one time with Him. When we use it, we are addressing God in a close and personal way. He is not just a God in Heaven that we pray to when we need something. He is Abba, “Father” who gave His only son for our sins so that we could have that close and personal relationship with Him. Oh what love He has for His children. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.” | Romans 8:15

It can be pretty hard to give glory in one’s tribulations, but God is right there in the midst of those them. He is right there giving us what we need to conquer the situation before us. Many times He will use those tribulations to stretch us and grow us, but He never leaves us along through them. Are you in the midst of a battle that is wearing you down? Start praising the Lord right I the middle, start giving Him the glory for bringing you through. There is power in praise, tap into it and watch the enemy flee. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

3 And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” ~ Romans 5:3-5

El Nahsah is “The God Who Forgives.” In the Old Testament people had to bring a sacrifice to be forgiven for their sins. God then sent His son to be that one sacrifice that clears everything on our charge. His blood forgives and restores. God loves us enough to lift us out of our mess and bring us into not only into His Kingdom but His family. We can now come freely and boldly to the throne of grace because He is El Nahsah, “The God Who Forgives” 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.” ~ Psalm 99:8

Oh how blessed we are! The blood of Jesus gave us grace. It gave us access to freely come before the throne of God with our prayers. He left us with the Holy Spirit to comfort us and usher in that precious peace that surpasses all understanding. He loved us so much, He didn’t want to leave us in our sinful mess. I don’t know about you but that makes my heart jump for joy! If you don’t know Him, you’re missing out. But you don’t have to, He came to save you too! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” ~ Romans 5:1-2

Elohim Bashamayhim is “God in Heaven.” I read that this name is a name of power and authority. The God in Heaven reins above and over all. Nothing is done unless He allows it. We learned in Job that even the devil comes before Him and nothing happens unless He permits it. He is Elohim Bashamayhim, God in Heaven.”

“And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.” ~ Joshua 2:11

I used to tread a little lighter in my approach to speaking the gospel, but God is giving me the boldness to share it unapologetically. Life is short while hell is for an eternity and our time here on earth is not promised. I would rather someone get angry with me for sharing the truth than to die lost. We live in a world that likes to sugarcoat the gospel. The enemy is very skilled at taking the Word of God and twisting beyond recognition. Jesus came to save us of our sins, but sin is still sin. He came to save us from our mess, not to allow us to stay in it. When we come to Him, we experience a heart change. He forgives us of our sins and begins cleaning us up from the inside out. Sharing the gospel with others is important for showing the grace and mercy of our loving Father. Sugarcoating it or outright twisting it can put their very soul at risk. This is not the time to be timid about the gospel of Christ or withhold parts of it to appease the masses. It is time to speak boldly and unapologetically. The state of someone’s soul could just depend on it. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8othgal

“16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.” ~ Romans 1:16-17

El Hakabodh is “The God of Glory.” Psalm 29:3 reminds us the voice of God is upon the waters and the God of glory thundereth. How magnificent to see and hear Him all around us. He spoke life into the very earth, is anything too hard for Him? He deserves the highest praise, His glory is magnified across the whole earth. He is El Hakabodh, “The God of Glory.”

The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.

I felt this verse deep in my spirit this evening. Some wounds take longer to heal than others. I’ve been having a flare up of angioedema the last week or so. It had been so long since my last one, I didn’t recognize the symptoms until my upper lip and below my nose began to swell. I realized several PSTD triggers had been hit. Poppa, I thought those wounds had been healed. The enemy then piggybacked on those triggers and my mind was trying to head down a slippery slop. I sat alone with tears in my eyes. Poppa? What I heard was I needed to give myself the same grace he had already given me. Some wounds cut to the heart and clutter your mind with nagging debris. Those wounds can’t have a quick fixing bandaid. My Father reminded me that He was unraveling the damage, turning a cluster of mess into a beautiful woven rope that would act as a testimony to reach others. God is my strength, especially through the flashbacks and He is my portion. He hasn’t given up on me and I should not give up on me either. His love and healing is a healing balm that seeps into every broken place. Sometimes that balm has to be reapplied repeatedly for the healing to fully take place. I share this for others who are broken. God is healing your heart and your mind, be sure to allow your self grace and Him plenty of time. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.” ~ Psalm 73:26

Jehovah Elohim Ab is “The Lord God of Your Forefathers.” He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is the same God that rescued a harlot named Rahab and placed her in the genealogy of Christ. Through the blood of Jesus we are grafted in as children of God when we come to Him with the repentance of our sins. The God of yesterday is the same God of today. What He did for those He will do for us! When you read the accounts of their lives in the Bible, know He wants an intimate relationship with you too and He has a set purpose for your life. I am thankful that Jehovah Elohim Ab is “The Lord God of Your Forefathers” and He WILL do for me what He did for them. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you?”~ Joshua 18:3

If we lived in a sinless world, we would not need a Savior. During Jesus’ ministry on earth, He healed the sick, He cast our demons, and He ministered to those who needed the touch of God. Likewise, we are called to heal the sick and set the captives free, this is done through the power of the blood of Jesus. This is done in the trenches of life. We are to bring people into the church, not discourage them from coming into it. We are to follow the example of our Lord and Savior. I am so thankful for His grace and mercy that didn’t leave me in my mess where He found me. I want everyone to experience that same love and compassion. The enemy is out in full force, God’s children need to bring His Word out even harder. Time is fading and we are not promised tomorrow, we must do His work today. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” ~ Luke 19:10

Elohim Kedoshim is “Holy God.” Our God is Holy and to be referenced. The Bible say the beasts in Revelation do not rest day or night saying Holy, holy, holy Lord God almighty. It is only by the blood of Jesus that we can now have a one on one relationship with our Holy God. “And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,” ~ Revelation 5:8 As we walk with Him, we want to live sanctified lives as we rest in the shadow of His Holy Spirit. Not perfect lives, but always making progression and doing our best to be a beacon of light that draws others to Him. Many times, I am just in awe at His very presence. He is Elohim Kedoshim or “Holy God.” 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.” ~ Joshua 24:19

“And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.” ~ Revelation 4:8

Child of God, are you facing what seems like an utterly impossible situation? I have good news!! Our Father shines most in those impossible situations and He works them out for our good and to His glory. The situation you are facing isn’t too hard for you to bear. Even when you think it is crushing you, it is molding you and making your faith stronger. It is giving you a testimony that allows others to know they are not alone and to draw them to God. Nothing you are going through is wasted and you are strong enough for this battle. It may look impossible to man, but we serve a God that is King of impossibilities. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” ~ Luke 18:27

Jehovah El Elyon is “The Lord, The Most High God.” He is possessor of heaven and earth. He formed them with His words, with His breath they came into existence. He sits on high loving and protecting His children and He knows of us each by name! He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. There is no one else above Him. He is Jehovah El Elyon, “The Lord, The Most High God.” 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,” ~ Genesis 14:22

You can not serve God and man. I sat and thought on this for some time. I’ve seen people once close to God fall off. The things of the world start to consume them. Money, drugs, other people… there is always something vying for their attention. Once it gets that attention, it presses in hard to become first in their life. It is so difficult as a fellow brother or sister in Christ to watch them slide down that slippery slop. I was thinking about how very important it is to stay prayed up and read up. The devil is out to steal souls by any means possible. We must put on our armor daily, just as if we were putting on our clothes. God has instructed us how to protect ourselves. If only we would listen… if only we would take heed to what He says and protect ourselves as He instructs. He can pull us back from the brink of destruction, but it requires a true heart transformation and it requires putting Him above all else. How is your heart posture? Who are you putting first? It matters. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” ~ Luke 16:13

El Hayyah is “God of My Life.” I am so thankful that El Hayyah is God of my life!! There are so many things going on in this world. Shootings in schools and stores, people killing those they love and themselves right in their own home. The enemy is running so rampant and boldly you can see him right on TV. Concerts invoke his presence and unknowingly open doors. You go into the store and see things you used to buy easily not even there or barely there. We need God when we not only leave our home, but to be head in our home. We need Him every minute of every hour. He showers us in His love and protects us with His mighty hand. If you let Him in, He will be El Hayyah, “God of my Life” to you too. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.” ~ Psalm 42:8

I can relate to the prodigal son because I was once a prodigal daughter. I was running from God, not yet ready to die to self. My Father, my loving Father, pursued me as I went through three different states. He never left me and in Colorado He was right there when I cried I need You Father. It was a life changing moment as I repented and said all of You and less of me Lord. Have you ran, are you running from God? Nothing you can do can stop God from loving you and right now His arms are open and He is saying it’s time to come home! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.” ~ Luke 15:24

Jehovah El Elohim is “The Lord God of God’s; The Lord; Mighty, Powerful, Strong One Over All” He is high and lifted up above all others. No false god can bring the miracles and restoration that He provides. He knows the very number of the hairs on our head. He knew us before we ever were and had a plan for each of us. He is Jehovah El Elohim, THE Lord and nothing is too hard for Him. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,)” ~ Joshua 22:22

Did you know all of Heaven rejoiced when you gave your life to Christ? God loves each and every one of us so much so that the angels have joy when we repent. It doesn’t matter if we are rich or poor, old or young every soul that repents is a cause for joy in Heaven. The next time you start to feel like your life doesn’t matter, think of the heavens rejoicing over YOUR salvation. You matter. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.” ~ Luke 15:10

Elohim Misgab is “God My Defense.” He is our advocate and defense when the enemy comes calling. He is our high tower, a fortress and defender against trouble. Many are the accusers against the righteous, but Elohim Misgab is “God My Defense” and He defends us against them all. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.” ~ Psalm 59:17

Jesus is our Master Shepherd. He rejoices at every single heart that turns to Him. He doesn’t condemn, He says come just as you are. He watches over us and protects us. I am so thankful He thought I was worth saving. I’m blessed to know Him and that He knows me by name. Child of God, He knows your name too! If you are lost, He is waiting to welcome you into His fold. No condemnation, just pure unfailing love. If you have strayed away, His arms are open to welcome you home. His love is like no other and He will meet your every need. He gave His very life for each of ours while we were yet in sin to be freed from it. Oh what love He has for us! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 And when he hath found [it], he layeth [it] on his shoulders, rejoicing.” ~ Luke 15:4-5

Jehovah El Gemuwal is “The Lord God of Recompense.” Our God doesn’t only fight for us, He handles who comes against. We don’t need to seek revenge, in fact we should pray for those that have came against or hurt us. Our Father is protective of His children and His wrath can be great. Forgiveness is our portion just as Christ forgave us. Unforgiveness leads to bitterness. Let it go and let Jehovah El Gemuwal, “The Lord God of Recompense” handle the rest. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.” ~ Jeremiah 41:56

We have to submit fully to God and follow Him completely to walk in that which we are called to do. Jesus died for our sins and our salvation. However, we must still confess them to Him and ask Him in our heart to reign as Lord of our life. At that moment, you will experience a heart change as He begins cleansing from the inside out. You will find the same sinful activities you used to love don’t hold the same appeal. People will see a shift in your countenance as His light starts to shine through you. Follow Him and He will change your whole life. You will face a lot as the enemy tries to trip you up. Keep your eyes focused on God and you will not fall prey to the enemy. If you do slip up, take it to God and He will get you back on the straight and narrow. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.” ~ Luke 14:27

Jehovah-Bore is The Lord Creator.” He created the heavens and earth. His mighty hand formed us and He knew us before we were. He created the beautiful skies that He has me watch so intently. Many times the enemy likes to get in our heads and plant seeds of doubt as to who we are. He tells us we are worthless and cannot possibly do the things God has called us to. He is a liar, in fact the father of lies! The same God that planted the stars in the sky has numbered every hair on your head. Whatever He has spoke over your life, whatever mantle you have been given, He creates a way and a plan for you to walk in it. You are a blessed child of God perfectly created and wonderfully made. I speak life over you today and I declare you will walk into your Kingdom destiny. Jehovah-Bore, “The Lord Creator” created you, yes YOU, for such a time as this. It is time for His children to rise and walk into the calling He has called you forth for. It is time for God’s children to know your worth and who you belong to. Rise child of God, rise. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” ~ Isaiah 40:28

Mercy is compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm. God doesn’t just give us mercy; when we invite His son into hearts, we become His people. We become His children and He pours His grace out upon us. Grace is “God’s life, power and righteousness given to us by unmerited favor.” He becomes our God and Lord over everything. When we come to Him we experience a complete heart change. His desires become our desires and there is nothing He won’t do for His children. We begin to see His unmerited favor in our lives. What an awesome, loving God we serve! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.” ~ Hosea 2:23

Elohim-Yachal is “The God of Hope.” We live in a world who’s only hope rest with God. There is evil everywhere we look. It can be found all over TV and on the radio. You can see it in faces that you pass in the street. So many things deemed as evil in the Bible are a common practice today. We can’t update the Word of God to make sin okay. However, the blood of Jesus will cover a multitude of sins if we only ask God to forgive us. You may find yourself in what seems like a hopeless situation right now, but Jesus didn’t leave us hopeless. He left the Holy Spirit for wisdom and understanding. Elohim-Yachal, “The God of Hope” is the same yesterday, today, and forever and He is standing by to fill you with peace and to wash His hope over you in even the most difficult situations. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” ~ Romans 15:13

What kind of friends you have matters. God started speaking to me about this last year and brought it back to my memory this week. We need praying friends, the ones who want to see you do better. We need the kind of friends as the man in today’s passage had. They carried him up, uncovered the roof, and let him down in the presence of Jesus. We need friends with that faith, friends willing to go the extra mile. We don’t need people disguised as friends that deplete us emotionally and leave us weary. We don’t need friends who talk about our business, but instead ones who pray about it. Yes, friends matter! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken [it] up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.” ~ Mark 2-4-5

El Emunah is “The Faithful God.” He is faithful in the promises of His Word. What He speaks will come to pass. He is faithful even when we don’t deserve it. He will never leave or forsake us. He is El Emunah, “The Faithful God.”

“Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;” ~ Deuteronomy 7:9

Every time I read today’s passage, I think of the song “Prepare the Way” by Azuza. John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus who came to bring salvation to us all. Even before we were born, He knew our name and the paths we would take. His death meant eternal life for all those who call on His name and believe. Jesus is coming back, just as it is written. It is our job to be a witness for Jesus and pull as many from the grips of hell as we can. Prepare the way, our Lord is returning. 🦅 ~Chelle, #f8ithgal

“2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” ~ Mark 1:2-3

Chyahlooth is “My Strength.” I’m not sure about you, but there are times when my strength just fades. We all have so much going on in life that we just become weary at times. But we serve a God that never grows weary. A God who can handle the thine that weighs our shoulders down. He never sleeps or slumbers. He is Chyahlooth, My Strength.” 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.“ Psalm 22:19

We were made by God. He has a purpose for each one of us. We are His children and He tends to us like a loving shepherd would. If you allow Him, He will mold you and when you seek Him, He will share His wisdom with you. He wants that intimate relationship that many are too busy for. Set aside some time with our Father and He will share His heart with you. 🦅~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”~ Psalm 100:3

Elohim Machase Lanu is “God Our Refuge.” Everyone needs a refuge from time to time. A safe place to retreat from the enemy and the things that are weighing us down. God is a refuge like no other. He will not only provide a safe haven from life’s storms, He will give you the wisdom to get through them. His refuge cannot be breached, exposed, or destroyed. Are you struggling? Spend some time with Elohim Machase Lanu, “God Our Refuge.” 🦅~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.” ~ Psalm 62:8

Are you going through hard things right now? You can pray your way through it and out of it. Even Jesus was driven into the wilderness to pray. We also learn that Jesus Himself was tempted by the devil. This tells us no one is immune to his devices. However, we can overcome and not give in just as Jesus did. We have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to guide us! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

”12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.” Mark 1:12-13

I am so thankful for Jehovah El Emeth, “The Lord God of Truth. It doesn’t matter what anyone does to us, the Lord sees it all. Anything done in darkness, must come to light. He is not a God that lies, so everything He speaks will come to past. It isn’t always in the time we would want, but it is always according to His plan. I don’t have to worry about what others do because Jehovah El Emeth, “The Lord God of Truth,” is fighting for me. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.” ~ Psalm 31:5

A good Father corrects his child when they are wrong, he redirects their path if they go off course, and he picks them up when they fall. In the Lord, we have a good, good Father. His chastisement isn’t to hurt or break us, it is to protect us and help us grow in Him. I would be concerned if I did not feel conviction when doing wrong or never receive chastisement in the areas I need it. They are for my good and to give me the expected end my Father has for me. We are blessed to have a Father that loves us too much to leave us in our mess! Thank You Father God for being that good Father. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity. 12 Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; 13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.” ~ Psalm 94:11-13

Cether is “My Hiding Place.” It’s funny, as children we play hide and go seek to be found, as adults there are times we want to hide away and not be found. It’s not very practical to do that for an extended period of time. However, we can hide away in the most sacred place there is. We can hide away in the arms and presence of our Lord. I this place, we can be refreshed and renewed. It is a place of protection and preservation. It is a respite from the cares of this world. Are you feeling worn down and anxious? Call out to Cether and rest in “My Hiding Place.”🦅~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.” ~ Psalm 32:7

God wants to pour His latter rain out on His children. This latter rain is an outpouring of the Spirit of God. My arms are lifted up and saying Lord rain down on me! Drench me in Your Spirit, fill me up Lord for such a time as this. Do you need the refreshing latter rain? Lift up your arms to receive and give God the praise. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.” ~ Zechariah 10:2

Elohim Tehilati is “God of My Praise.” He abides in the presence of our praise. The world can be falling apart all around us, but when we lift our voices up and praise Him through it our strength is renewed. Our praise shifts the atmosphere and invites the King of Glory in. I don’t know the storms you are passing through, but I do know the God who calms the waters. Lift your voice up to Elohim Tehilati, “The God of My Praise” and feel His very presence all around you. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;” ~ Psalm 109:1

I felt today’s verse deep in my spirit as I read it. I have been going through some heavy things. Today I was overwhelmed with a migraine and slept on and off the entire day. As I meditated on this verse, I could hear my loving Father say not by YOUR might, not by YOUR power, but by MY Spirit. Too often I try to do every single thing myself and the reality is I can’t. I try to take on every issue, every problem, every bill and my shoulders were not created for such a burden. Give it to Me daughter for I care for you saith the Lord of Hosts. What are you carrying that is not yours to carry? What is overwhelming you and keeping you up at night? What is making you sick because you have lamented over it too long and it is completely out of your hands? Drop it at Your Father’s feet and leave it there. His shoulders were made for what we can’t carry. His love is there to comfort us for what keeps us up at night. And His promise assures us an expected end that is in our favor and to His glory. Don’t pick it back up. Leave it in His hands, He will see us through. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.” ~ Zechariah 4:6

Elohim Chayim is “The Living God.” We serve a God that desires to be active in our everyday lives. He cares what we go through and the things we face. He doesn’t want one-way prayers, but two-way conversations. He is not just a God to take our prayers to when we have a problem, but a God that loves to hear even how our day went. He is Elohim Chayhim, “The Living God.” 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.” ~ Joshua 3:10

Hearing is not enough. We must listen and then act on whatever we have heard. We should be listening to every single thing going on around us. The enemy is very skilled in deception. This makes it easier to deceive us if we are not tuned into our Father’s Spirit. Take heed to what you hear, allow it to filter through our Father to prevent slipping into the enemies plans. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.” ~ Hebrews 2:1

El Elohe Yisrael is “God;” “God of Israel.” God sets Himself apart from all the false God’s of the world. He is the one and only God. He is Lord of Lords! Through the blood of Jesus, He allowed us to be grafted into His Kingdom. We are now sons and daughters of the God of Israel, El Elohe Yisrael! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.” ~ Genesis 33:20

Our joy comes from the Lord. He doesn’t want us to be solemn or sad, He wants us to rejoice in Him. We don’t have to worry about what anyone is doing behind our back because the Lord defends us. There is no one better to defend us than our God who sees all and knows all. So try not to worry about those around you or against you and find your joy in the Lord. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.” ~ Psalm 5:11

Jehovah is “I AM;” “The One Who is Self-Existent One.” I read “Jehovah, he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else”)” on Bible Hub from Ellicott’s Commentary. I love this description. Our God is THE God in heaven and earth. He is self-existent. There was none before Him. He is God supreme in which none can compare, He is Jehovah, I AM that I AM. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I [am] the LORD: 3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.” ~ Exodus 6:2-3

What a timely Scripture for me! You cannot mess with the King’s kid and prosper! The Lord fights for us in realms we cannot even see. When we seek Him, He makes His way straight before our face. Too often we go before Him and run into problems we could have avoided. Staying close to our Father and listening for His wisdom and guidance will help us avoid a lot of hassle. It doesn’t mean the path will always be smooth, but He will give us wisdom through the rough patches and never leave us. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.” ~ Psalm 5:8

El Olam is “The Eternal God;” “The Everlasting God.” He has been here since the beginning of time and is eternal, with no end. His love for His children endures forever. He provided a way for salvation knowing the sins each of us would commit. He gave His only son so that we could live through Him. His love for us knows no end. He is El Olam, “The Everlasting God.”

“And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.” ~ Genesis 21:33

When you are a child of God, He is our portion. We don’t have to contend and fight for anything here on earth because God will provide everything we need in every single season that we go through. We are the King’s kids! All we have to do is walk according to His will and we will have it. That is why it is so important to draw close to our Father. His wisdom could have saved me a lot of heartache if only I had listened. In this season, I’m listening for my Father to guide me. My portion rest with Him. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.” ~ Psalm 16:5

El Elyon is “The Most High God.” He is sovereign and above all other religions. We can pour our hearts out to Him and listens intently, catching every tear. He is an intimate and caring God, reacting to our every need. He is indeed supreme and the one true God. He is El Elon, “The Most High God.”

“18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God. 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. 21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,” ~ Genesis 14:18-22

“… If thou canst believe…” Faith in action. If we believe, ALL things are possible. It just takes a little faith to start and then that faith continues to grow as you use it. We serve a God that NOTHING is too hard for. That mountain you are facing is but a tiny hill to our God. Turn it over to Him and watch Him move you to the top of it as He takes you to victory over whatever it is that you face. Trust in Him my brothers and sisters, He will pull you through. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Mark 9:23

YHWH is “I AM;” “The One Who is Self-Existent One.” YHWH is the Hebrew name that was revealed to Moses in Exodus. It is also a tetragrammaton (refers to a group of four letters). It occurs around 6,800 times in the Bible. I found it interesting that in the Old Testament Moses, Samuel, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and others freely called on the name of YHWH. It was much later in Israel’s history that rabbi’s determined this name for God was too personal for humans to pronounce. We serve a personal God who loves us so much He sent His son to die so that we could live through Him. He wants a personal relationship with each of us. One filled with two-way conversations. He doesn’t change, He has been here since the beginning of time and it was Him who created the earth and man. The Old Testament saints called on YHWH and you can too. YHWH is “I AM.” He is “The One Who is Self-Existent One” and He desires an intimate relationship with you. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” ~ Malachi 3:6

Are you growing weary? Today’s passage tells us to wait upon the Lord and He shall renew our strength. It says we shall run and not be weary. We shall walk and not faint. Sometimes we just need to take a step back from the chaos in life and draw close to our Father for a refueling. That refueling will sustain us through whatever we face. Do you need a renewing in your strength? Take it to the Lord and allow Him to rejuvenate you for the battle you face. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgalb

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” ~ Isaiah 40:31

Elohim Yakol is “The God Who is Able” One of my favorite stories is that of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. There faith was so strong they faced a fiery furnace. They trusted God to deliver them and went on to say if not they still would not worship the images of that place. If you’ve read the story you know they are thrown into the fiery furnace and Jesus shows up in the furnace with them. Not one hair on their head was singed! We serve the same God as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and what He did for them He can surely do for us. It doesn’t matter the situation or dilemma we serve Elohim Yakol, “The God Who is Able.”

“If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.” ~ Daniel 3:17

We serve a God that hears our cries. During those times all we can do is cry out and words can’t seem to form, He hears our heart and the Holy Spirit can begin to pray out for us. Many are afraid of speaking in tongues, but it is the vehicle the Holy Spirit uses on our behalf. The enemy can’t decipher what is being prayed, but our Father hears every word. He listens intently and takes action on behalf of His child. What a mighty God we serve! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.” ~ Psalm 18:6

El-Sela is “God My Rock” and he is a solid anchor through the storms we face. He is the solid rock to build your foundation on. Are you wavering today? Anchor yourself to El-Sela, “God My Rock” and do not be moved by the storm. Trust El-Sela to keep you grounded. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“2 And he said, The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; 3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.” ~ 2 Samuel 22:2-3

When God anoints you, the enemy cannot stop you! He will bless right in front of your enemies. He will elevate you when your enemies think you are unqualified. Your anointing, your blessings, are gifts from God that the enemy can’t take. He attacks you so strongly because he fears the Jesus in you and what you can do for the Kingdom. Keep pressing, you are a child of God and He has work yet for you to do! ~ 🦅 Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” ~ Psalm 23:5

Elohim Ozer Li is “God My Helper.” I love this name. So many times I try to do things on my own and end up with more on my shoulders than I was meant to carry. I end up overwhelmed and frustrated as a result. God has told me my shoulders weren’t made to carry it all and neither was yours. We need to give those things to God. Is the weight your carrying too much? Give it to Elohim Ozer Li, “God My Helper” and allow Him to help you. ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.” ~ Psalm 54:4

Today’s passage is a reminder that our Father goes before us and establish our steps. It is also a promise that He will never fail or forsake us. So many times throughout this life we may feel alone, but we aren’t. Our Father is right there with us throughout whatever we are going through, it is those times we need to press into Him harder. We do not need to fear or be dismayed for He promises to never leave us. When He goes before us and prepares the way, He equips us for any storms we may encounter and you can believe He rides through those storms with us. What an awesome encouragement today’s passage is. Write it upon the walls of your heart to remember when the storms threaten to over take you. You will come through the storm stronger than when you went in and closer to our father. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.” ~ Deuteronomy 31:8

Jehovah-Tsidkebna is “The Lord Our Righteousness.” Righteousness is “acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin or the quality of being morally right or justifiable.” According to 2 Corinthians 5:21, we are made the righteousness of God through Jesus. He gave His life, pure and innocent, free from sin so that we would be free of sin and it’s guilt and shame. The enemy will often try to remind you of who you were before excepting Jesus and pull the self-condemnation card. He is a liar! You are made free through the blood of Jesus. Once we accept Him, we are grafted into His Kingdom, We become sons and daughters of the King. We are transformed by Jehovah –Tsidkenu, “The Lord Our Righteousness.”

“5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this [is] his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” ~ Jeremiah 23:5-6

In a constantly changing world, it is a comfort to know Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. When we are born again, we have the authority and power through His blood to heal the sick, work miracles, and spread His Word to the nations. He is not a dead Savior, but one who sits on the throne with our Father. Too many Christians are not exercising the power He gave us. The enemy is running rampant and now is the time for God’s children to rise up and pull as many souls as we can from the grips of hell. Arise children of God, arise. You have all authority and power through Christ to do those things our Savior did and win souls through Him. 🦅~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” ~ Hebrews 13:8

Melek Kabowd is “The King of Glory.” The Lord brings this verse to my mind a lot, it is one of my favorite passages. When I’m down and depression is trying to swallow me, I will hear my Father say Lift up your head daughter and allow the King of Glory to come in! His glory shines through the darkness and reminds me of who I am in Him. No one can love you like our Father and and His love is everlasting. Whatever you are facing, lift up your eyes and allow Melek Kabowd to come in. His very presence turns things around and chases the enemy away. He is the “King of Glory” and His light penetrates the darkness, He deserves all the praise! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.” ~ Psalm 24:7

As children of God, we do not need to covet what others have, but rather be content with the things we have. We serve a God that will meet beyond our needs. Be happy for others and and rest in knowing God shall supply your every need. He will never leave or forsake us, that is worth more than the most expensive items on this earth. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” ~ Hebrews 13:5

Elohim Ma’uzzi is “God My Strength.” I cannot even tell you how powerful and on-time this name is for me. When God gave me this name yesterday for today, I did not know the battle I would face. God knew and He had gone before me preparing the way. He is our strength. When we are weary and weak, He is strong! He carries us when we feel we can’t go on. He goes before us with all of His strength and power and makes those troubled paths perfect. The enemy loves to attack us at the point of our emotions. He loves to get in our heads, but he is a liar. Lean into Ma’uzzi and I promise you will find the “God of My Strength” and He will be enough to carry you through. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect. ~ 2 Samuel 22:33

We have a direct line to God through the blood of our Savior Jesus Christ. He’s knocking on the doors of hearts. Do you hear His voice? Today’s verse says if you hear Him and open the door, He will come in and sup with you. Our God doesn’t want quick little prayers or prayers when things aren’t going our way. He wants two-way conversations all the time. Conversations where you talk to Him and He shares His heart with you. He desires a close intimate relation with each of His children. Knock Knock Knock. Can you hear Him? 🦅 ~Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” ~ Revelation 3:20

El Simchath Gili is “God My Exceeding Joy.” We are guaranteed to have difficulties in this life, but when you have the joy of the Lord He can fill you with peace during those times. When you have His Joy in your heart, you can smile through the pain. It won’t stop the pain, but it soothes it because you can be certain your Father is working for you. His joy doesn’t mean things are perfect, it means God is working things out in a perfect way for you and to His glory. The next time you feel a punch from the devil, remember El Simchath Gili, “God My Exceeding Joy,” is working things out and you can smile in perfect peace knowing He is in control. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.” ~ Psalm 43:4

This verse is heavy on my heart tonight. Our time in these earthly bodies is not infinite. There will come a time for each one of us to depart. After your final breath is taken, eternity awaits. There will not be a second chance to go back and get it right. God is knocking in the doors of hearts today with so much love. He gives countless chances for most to get things right with Him, but too often people think they can do it later and then later never comes. Others curse Him with no repentance and are sure they can cheat death. Today’s verse tells us that we do not know what tomorrow holds. It compares it to a vapor, that appears for a little time. If Jesus is calling you, I beg you to take that call. We are not promised tomorrow so we need to ensure our eternity today. Coming to Jesus is the only way to ensure it. 🦅 ~ Chelle,

“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. ~ James 4:14

Jehovah-Shammah is “The Lord is There; The Lord My Companion.” He never leaves us, Ne us always there even in the darkest hours when we feel a.one. As a child of Hod the Holy Spirit lives signing us. 1 Corinthians 316 says, “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” How awesome is that?! All we have to do is lean into Him, He loves to share His wisdom and divine instructions for our destiny. He loves one on one conversations with Him daily. No matter the situation. We are never a.one. No matter how the situation looks. When you are weary rest in Him, when you are troubled trust in Him, when you are sick believe in Him. He is Jehovah-Shammah, ”The Lord is There.” He is “The Lord My. Companion! 🦅 ~ Vhelle,

“It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.” – Ezekiel 48:35

This morning in Ministry and Brokenness class Pastor Faith talked about waiting on God and praying for His power and guidance. She had no idea that God had given me this passage for today’s Nourishment blog. That was confirmation for me. This afternoon I laid in bed with a pounding migraine that had me in tears as I prayed. Again I heard the Lord say, wait on Me daughter and rest in My presence. I wanted to encourage someone going through a storm, He is saying, wait on Me. Soak up My presence, I am bringing you through! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.” ~ Psalm 62:5

Immanuel is “God with us; I AM“ and He never sleeps or slumbers. God, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus are one. He is ever present in our lives. The enemy wants us to believe we are alone so that he can drive us into darkness. He is a liar. We serve a God who never leaves or forsakes us. He is Immanuel, God With Me! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach [even] to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. 9 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us.” ~ Isaiah 8:8-10

Today’s passage is so encouraging. In this world, there is often times someone just wants to see you fail. They will create obstacles and issues in an attempt to cause you to fail. They will whisper in the ears of people things just to cause you pain. But God! He sees everything going on and He turns into good on your behalf. What God has ordained no devil or demon can stop. Rise above it child of God and know God is working on your behalf in realms you can’t see. The attacks are not even about you. The devil manipulated people and pulls their strings like a puppet master. The battle is about the Jesus in you and what you are called to do for the Kingdom of God. Rejoice even with tears in your eyes because the battles you face have already been won! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.” ~ Genesis 50:20

There is so much debate on how the earth was created. It’s really not complicated, Genesis 1:1 says in the beginning God created heaven and earth. If He created where we live and the very air we breathe it only makes sense He created every living thing in it (as His Word also says). If He created us and knows us by name, if He created this world, He can most certainly handle anything that happens to us in it. His power is without measure and I’m in complete awe of His never ending love for us. Have you looked at the sunsets and sunrises that He hand paints or seen a beautiful cascading waterfall designed by Him? He is Elohim, “The All-Powerful One; Creator” and He knows us better than we know ourselves. When you seek Him, He will give you Devine wisdom to get through this life. And when you feel you can’t go on, He will carry you. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” ~ Genesis 1:1

I came in from my Neurologist appointment with a pounding migraine, for the fourth day in a row. I really wanted to just go to bed, but the Lord has laid it on my heart to be faithful with these post so I pressed on. As I read today’s passage, my heart was filled with joy. The love of God is so perfect and pure. He sent His only beloved son to clear us of our sin debt before we were even born. Jesus died knowing we would be born into sin, but loves us so much that He gave His blood to cleanse and cover us from the sin that we would have to our account. When you ask God to forgive you for those sins and ask Him into your heart, you become grafted in as sons and daughters of the most high God. The enemy will try hard to regain the territory he lost, but nothing can separate us from the love of God. What joy and comfort fills me as I meditate on today’s passage. Children of God, we are His and nothing can change that. When we come to Him, we are far from perfect. He already knows we are human. He is just looking for us to keep pressing, keep trying. He will be right there, never letting us down. 🦅 #f8ithgal

“38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” ~ Romans 8:38-39

If you have every seen a beautiful sunrise, you understand how majestic our Father is, if He has ever delivered you from a battle you face, you know how great He is. If He has defeated the devil and delivered you from your afflictions, you know He is The Lord! He does all of the things, not because He has to, but because He loves us that much! He is Adonai, The Lord; My Great Lord” and so worthy of our praise! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see [it] together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].” ~ Isaiah 40:3-5

I love this passage. It says the Lord rejoices over us with joy and He will joy over us with singing. How special is that?! God rejoices over His children. Not only does He know us by name, He joys over us with singing! Next time you are feeling down or alone, remember our Heavenly Father loves us so much that He sings over us. He will save you from whatever you face my friends, even depression, sickness, and financial turmoil. You are never alone and never helpless, God has you in the palm of His hands! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.” ~ Zephaniah 3:17

God is Yaw or Jah, “I Am; The One Who is The Self-Existent.” Exodus 3:24 is one of my favorite verses. God tells Moses to tell the child of Israel he was sent by I Am. He has been since the beginning of time. He never changes and His promises never fail. He is a good Father, faithful to His children. His love is never ending and His presence never forsakes us. He is I Am that I Am. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.” ~ Exodus 3:14

The Book of wisdom given to us by our Father says to ask and it shall be given you. It says to seek and you shall find. Finally, it says to knock and it shall be given to you. God would not have placed this in the Bible, our Manuel for this life, unless it was true. There is no need too great for Him, He can meet them everyone. The key is to ask in accordance with His plan for your life. He will not give us anything that will harm us or anything against His will for us. He sees what we don’t, He is all knowing. When we seek Him with our heart, He shares His. As we continue to seek Him, His ways become our ways. We start to want what He wants. Time in His presence gives us clarity on what and how to pray for our life. When we do this, He will show us doors He wants to open, there are also many He will close. Not to hurt us, but He sees the full picture while we only see in part. Seek Him my friends, there awaits the answer to whatever you need. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” ~ Luke 11:9

Jehovah-Mekaddishkem is “The Lord Who Sanctifies” Sanctify is “set apart as or declare holy; consecrate.” The Lord’s children are set apart. We are washed in the blood of Jesus, redeemed. We are held to a higher standard, we are made holy through the blood of Jesus and called to walk accordingly. This doesn’t mean we are perfect, but we are continually walking with the Lord and flesh dies on the journey. He is Jehovah-Mekaddishkem and walking with Him will change life continuously. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“12 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it [is] a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that [ye] may know that I [am] the LORD that doth sanctify you.” ~ Exodus 31:12-13

There is no hiding from God. He knows our heart, He catches our tears when we are sad and He hears our groaning when we are upset. One of the most difficult things to do is praise the Lord while in a storm, to praise Him while others are coming against you. BUT, there is power in that praise. Praise ushers in the Holy Spirit and is often the door for break through. Even if it starts as a whisper, praise Him in the storm and watch His light and love shower down on you! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #fiithgal

“Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.” ~ Psalm 38:9

El Shaddai is “The All Sufficient One; The God of the Mountains; God Almighty” Our God is all-powerful. He is sufficient to meet our every need and from Him all of our blessings flow. That mountain you face is not bigger than the God of the mountains. He is God almighty and He can cause it to crumble before the enemies eyes. What every the need or problem, The All Sufficient one has the power to meet the need and conquer the problem. Give it to Him and watch His power rein victorious in your life. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.” ~ Genesis 17:1

It’s disheartening when someone you trust betrays that trust, but as a child of God you can give it to Him to heal those wounds and trust they will not prosper from their wickedness. When you see evil people that appear to prosper, sometimes at your expense, just rest in the Lord. Wait patiently for what He has promised you. Many times He protects us by forcing us to let go of people that were hindering your progress in Him. There are times they take a promotion or something you just knew was yours. Let it go and trust in the Lord. Chances are pretty good that He has something better for you! His ways are better than ours, He knows and sees what we don’t. Rest in His presence, He’s got you! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.” ~ Psalm 37:7

Do you know the tender loving care of Jehovah-Rohi, “The Lord is My Shepherd?” He watches over us, He protects us, He even directs us back to the flock when we have gone astray. His wisdom guides us and Hus protection keeps us. He protects us from the ravenous wolves sent to destroy us. He tends to our every need, emotional, spiritual, and physical. He keeps us in perfect peace when we have our minds fixed on Him. He is, “The Lord My Shepherd!”

“1 [[A Psalm of David.]] The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” ~ Psalms 23:1-3

We are living in a time where prophesies in the Scripture are being fulfilled. If you watch the news you will hear of nation warring against nation. We are seeing earthquakes in divers places that are triggering tsunami warnings and volcanoes. There is so much famine and troubles all over the place. The US is already experiencing food shortages of some things, the cost of a dozen eggs has skyrocketed to almost $5 and even higher at some stores. This is the time for God’s children to join together in prayer. It is the time for Kingdom Warriors to rise up and spread the news of Christ, converting as many souls as possible for the Kingdom of God. We are already seeing censorship on social media like Facebook. We do not know the day or hour of our Christ’s return, but we can study prophecy and understand we are living in the last days. The importance of prayer and Godly encouragement is extremely necessary as the attacks of the enemy grow. Jesus is calling forth His Warriors for such a time as this. There is no such thing as too much prayer. You can’t encourage a person too much. Pray for discernment and Godly wisdom, for they will help get you through. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.” ~ Mark 13:8

Jehovah-Sabaoth is “The Lord if Host” or “The Lord of Armies” and there is not one battle that He can not prevail over! Even when we fail, He will always fulfill His purpose. We do not have to be strong, just obedient. He is the strength in our weakness. I know many have heard from the Lord and you haven’t yet see His promises come to pass. Take heart, He is still on the throne and if He spoke it will come to pass. He is The Lord of Host and there is nothing too hard for Him. He is The Lord of Armies” who never gets battle weary or sleeps or slumbers. Place your faith in him and watch mountains crumble before you! 🦅 ~Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.” ~ 1 Samuel 1:3

Have you heard about the favor of the Lord? Favor is our portion as children of God. Not only favor, but we are covered with His protection as if it were a shield around us! He pours out His blessings over us. That doesn’t mean we won’t face hard times. If you are in His will and doing His work, if you are standing up to the enemy he is sure to wage war against you. But even during difficult times you will feel the peace of God during the battle, Even when those attacks are waged, He will give you wisdom to fight them and your faith will grow stronger. You are blessed and highly favored child of God and you are covered in His protection. Remember that as we progress through this new year! 🦅~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.” ~ Psalm 5:12

The inner peace you seek rest in Jehovah-Shalom, The Lord is peace. He is the answer when your spirit is conflicted. In Judges, Gideon was troubled by the battle they faced against the Midianites. The Angel of The Lord came with an encouraging word and promise that the Lord was with him and that he would save Israel because He would be with him. He was given reassurance that he would not die. Could you imagine the peace that filled him? We can have that same peace in the midst of the storms because of Jehovah-Shalom, The Lord is peace! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

22 And when Gideon perceived that he [was] an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face. 23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace [be] unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. 24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it [is] yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.”~ Judges 6:22-24

2022 was a difficult year for me in almost every area. I had Covid twice, I almost bled to death, my liver enzymes went dangerously high. I was attacked by the most vicious people, some clear across the globe for the stand I took against evil. Our finances and marriage were attacked. But through it all, it reaffirmed what God says in today’s passage. God has called me by name and I am His. I may have passed through the waters of despair and fires sent to destroy me, but God never left me. He used every thing I faced to draw me closer to Him and to fulfill the plan He has over my life. I am still standing and and my faith is stronger than ever. It was God who brought me through every situation I faced.

Child of God, you may feel the pressures of the enemy but God is still God and no matter what the situation looks like He is right there with you! The enemy cannot stop what God has ordained. You too have been called by name. Trials are certain and attacks from the enemy are guaranteed when you are walking with God, but you don’t face one battle alone. Those battles are faith building and future testimonies to encourage others who think they can’t make it through. You will survive because your God is stronger than whatever you are facing and He will bring you through it! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called [thee] by thy name; thou [art] mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.” ~ Isaiah 43:1-2

Jehovah-Nissi is “The Lord is My Banner. He goes before us and ensures our victory over the battles the enemy is waging against us. In Exodus 17, Israel wins in battle against Amalek. When Moses raised his hand up with his rod Israel was winning, when he lowered his hand with the rod Amalek would be winning. God had already given Moses knowledge for this battle and he had given him the rod he used to defeat their enemy. The children of Israel did not fight alone, God was their banner. Just as He was their banner, He is ours. He leads the way, our victory comes through Jehovah-Nissi, our banner! Are you in a battle where you don’t see an end in sight? Perhaps you are weary from the fight. Decree that Jehovah-Nissi is The Lord your banner and victory is yours through the blood of Jesus. It is a powerful decree that will change the battle before you. God has already ensured the victory, it is time for us to claim and declare it! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: 16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn [that] the LORD [will have] war with Amalek from generation to generation.” ~ Exodus 17:15-16

So often everyone wants to just fit in, but as children of God we are set apart. God gave us the privilege of being His sons and daughters. Our spirits will often collide with people because just as they rejected Christ they reject us. The person may have no reason to dislike you or be coming against you and it is because their spirit recognizes ours. I can instantly meet someone and feel our spirits collide. We must learn to be okay with being different. We must allow the Jesus in us to shine so bright others want what we have and for those irritated by our spirit and the God in us, pray for them and keep on going. A seed has been planted and they are watching us grow in Christ. The Lord may send someone else to water that seed and soften the grounds of their heart towards Him or He may use you as they watch you to draw them to Him. Whatever you don’t, don’t dull shine for Christ for any reason. The world needs more people who shine for Him! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.” ~ 1 John 3:1

God is Jehovah-Jireh, our provider! Abraham’s faith was so strong, he took his son and was willing to give him to God as a sacrifice. He told his son that God would provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering (verse 8). Abraham went all the way to stretching his hand up with the knife before the Angel of the Lord stopped him. He lifted his eyes and there the Lord provided a ram caught in the thicket for the sacrifice.

God is an on-time God. He doesn’t tend to do things early, He is never late, and He is always on-time. That may make some of us squirm as we wait for a word or something we so desperately need, but when God is on it there is no need to worry. He knows what we need before we do. He knows what we want as well, but He sees beyond what we can and knows if that want will help or hurt our future. We can trust if there is something we “think” is delayed, God is waiting for His perfect timing. Jehovah-Jireh is “The Lord Will Provide” and we can trust Him to provide our every need. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind [him] a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said [to] this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.” ~ Genesis 22:13-14

I was watching the clouds yesterday when the Lord again reminded me “For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line, here a little, and there a little. I went back in and started to study out this passage. God was speaking about the Children of Israel who heard His word , but “yet they would hear not.” Had they listened to what they were hearing, it would have caused the weary to rest. Instead they heard one line at a time, one precept, they listened here a little and there a little causing them to fall backward and be broken, and snared, and taken. What a lesson for us to learn. Listen to the voice of God and study the Word given completely. And then don’t be someone who just studies the word, but someone that puts it into action. Be someone who follows it so that we don’t fall backwards as well. Don’t lose focus on one percept, one line. Listen to God for the full picture and act as He instructs. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“10 For precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little: 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. 12 To whom he said, This [is] the rest [wherewith] ye may cause the weary to rest; and this [is] the refreshing: yet they would not hear. 13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.” ~ Isaiah 28:10-13

The God of El is The Strong One. I know for myself, I tend to carry so many things on my shoulders that they starts to weigh heavily on me. It is because they are not mine to carry. My Father is always reminding me that His shoulders were meant to carry these things because He is El! He is strong enough to carry the weight of the world and everyone in it, I am not. He is so loving and patient each time I come to Him in tears and He reminds me it is not yours to carry daughter. Friends, He is El. He can overcome whatever we are facing. He already knows all about it and He is already working in out our behalf, There is no need to bear weight that is not ours to carry. Worry and upset is not our portion. Allow El to lift the weight off of your shoulders today. He is The Strong One! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.” ~ Exodus 15:2

I spent some time meditating on this passage today. It says, “blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.” It’s not enough to just know it, you must keep it. The devil knows the Word of God better than most people, but he is far from blessed and it is not enough for us to just know the Word. We must obey it. We must put it into practice. We must submit to it. When we do this we will be blessed. As Prophet Torace Solomon says, the Lord is not looking for perfection but progression. We weren’t meant to remain a baby in Christ, we were meant to grow with Him and to put what we learn into practice. I am so thankful for a Father that is patient with me as I grow in Him. Are you absorbing His Word and listening to the instruction He gives? Are you growing or have you become stagnant? Now is a good time to do a heart check and understand we don’t do it alone, we do it through His power. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.” ~ Luke 11:28

Moses had just parted the sea and the Lord had delivered Israel from their enemies and they are singing God praises when we hear about Jehovah-Rapha. He is The Lord Who Heals. Glory hallelujah, He is still the same miracle working God today as He was back then. He is the ultimate Dr. One who knows our physical state before we even know there is an issue and the one with the complete power to heal anything that ails us. Whatever health issues you have God IS able, He is The Lord Who Heals. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, [which] when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, 26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.” ~ Exodus 15:25-26

Money comes and go, but wisdom from the Lord gets you through this life. His Word is jam packed with wisdom and when you seek Him, He will provide you with Heavenly downloads of wisdom. Whatever the situation, He has a Word for it. It’s better than any road map or self-help book. Lost or outta sorts? Pull out His Word and He will have wisdom that speaks to your situation right where you are. Decree that Word over your life and watch things turn around. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!” ~ Proverbs 16:16

Hagar first used this name in Genesis 16. She fled after Sarai had dealt with her harshly. The Angel of the Lord found her and told her she was with child because the Lord had heard her affliction (Genesis 16:6-13). In response, she called the name of the Lord, Thou God seest me.

El Roi sees you too! He sees everything that has and will happen to you. He sees and catches every tear that you cry. He sees YOU my friend. A world so big and He sees YOU just as He saw Hagar at her time of need. How awesome is that. When you start to feel alone, when you feel no one sees or understands what you are facing, remember He is the God who sees and He sees you! 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?” ~ Genesis 16:13

What’s in a name? More than one realizes! In the Bible, God changed Jacob’s name to Isreal. Jacob means “heel-catcher or deceiver,” while Isreal means”prince of God, God’s fighter, or he struggles with God.” (Genesis 32:27-28; Genesis 35:10) God had also changed Abram’s name to Abraham in Genesis 17:5 saying, “… for a father of many nations I have made you.” And He changed Sarai to Sarah in Genesis 17:15. Their calling was so great God changed their names. Some names today can unknowingly carry generational curses with them. Many will choose a name because they like it, but it’s important to know the meaning.

God has many names. It is not only interesting to know these names, but they can be powerful. You can use His names while you are praying, each is used in various situations throughout the Bible. The Lord laid it on my heart to start studying His name again. I am going to be sharing His names with you and I pray you are blessed by them. 🦅 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

Fear is “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.” Fear is not of God as we are to place our complete faith in Him. Faith is “complete trust or confidence in someone or something [God]; strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.” Fear comes from the enemy. He doesn’t want us to have faith in God and he wants to keep you in a troubled state. The devil is a liar and fear is his second mate. What do we do with fear? Acknowledge it before God and ask Him to forgive any unbelief and to help you with that unbelief. Ask Him to strengthen your faith and remove any fear and fill you with His peace in place of it. Continue to lean into God until all form of fear fades away and you are at complete peace in God. Fear comes in all forms. It may be a fear of sickness, dying, being alone, the dark. Whatever it is, fear has no place in a child of God and through prayer you can have it eradicated from your life. You can also find Scriptures on fear and decree them over your life. Take heart, fear doesn’t need to be in control. God wants you to live freely and He will help you in this area if you ask Him. Let’s send fear packing today and watch our faith increase through Him! 🔥~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.” ~ Matthew 8:26

Last night I heard the Lord say, The joy of the Lord is your strength. There is strength in praising our God. Praise chases the enemy away and moves us closer to our Father. It sheds off that depression and sadness our trials are trying to put on us. It strengthens us in our resolve to keep going in the right mindset. When you are down or struggling, turn up the praise music and watch our Father work. The temptation may be strong to turn on other music and wallow it, but the praise music ushers the Holy Spirit in and can change your whole countenance. The joy of the Lord IS your strength! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” ~ Nehemiah 8:10

I am so thankful for the sweet Holy Spirit. It’s certain we will face hard times in this world, but the Holy Spirit was sent to help us during those times. When you have Him, you can find joy and peace even in the midst of our struggles. When you have Him, He gives you strength to endure the storms. His presence in our lives is essential during the times we live and God knew that! He tended to every single detail that involved His children before we were even born. What an awesome God we serve! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

I want that mountain moving faith like today’s passage talks about! It says if we have faith the grain of a mustard seed we can move mountains. That means those mountain of problems you face can move right out of your way. As long as our will is aligned with God, we can do anything. We can handle anything because our faith rest in Him and His power works through us. How awesome is that?! I desire to have the mantle of faith. How about you? 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” ~ Matthew 17:20

My stress level has been through the roof lately. As I read today’s passage I heard God say, without Me you can do nothing, but through Me you can do all things. I set there and re-examined the things overwhelming me. They were all beyond my control, yet I was carrying them on my shoulders. Oh how I need His grace and wisdom! What are you carrying that is not yours to carry? Lay them at our Father’s feet and trust Him to give you Heavenly downloads on how to proceed! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” ~ John 15:5

Pressing toward the mark. That is the key, we keep pressing! It doesn’t matter how slow our progress may seem as long as we are pressing towards that which God has called up to do. When you grow weary, give it to God and He will carry you through. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” ~ Philippians 3:14

Sometimes you just need a hiding place, a reprieve from the rest of the world and all of the things coming at you. You have one that never disappears and never closes. It’s not crowded and our Father will be a shield that gives you rest. You can reach Him through your prayer line and He’s quick to respond and keep you in the palm of His hand. When things are so bad and you feel too weary to press on, He will carry you. The Word He gave us is filled with a road map for any situation you could encounter, ask and He will guide you to just the right passage for your heart and path. He also gives heavenly downloads of wisdom as you seek Him. We are so blessed to have a direct line to Him and know He loves us without end. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.” ~ Psalm 119:114

The world is full of chaos. The enemy is running rampant during these days. He knows his time is limited so he is intent on causing destruction to as many lives as he can. But God’s children can live in peace even with chaos surrounding us. We can have that precious peace even when it seems like things are falling apart or disrupted by the enemy because the Holy Spirit occupies our hearts. Today’s verse tell us to be of good cheer because Jesus has already overcome the world. We have victory in battles we face when we face them through Him. When things of the world start to pull you down, look up to God, pray, and trust that the one who made the stars and moon has YOU in the palm of His hand! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” ~ John 16:33

The enemy is always on watch and our mind is one of the key places he attacks. He tries to discourage us and keep our mind too busy to focus on God. He is a master of distraction and manipulation. This why it us essential for us to renew our mind daily. It transforms us and makes it difficult for the enemy to get his foot in the door (or in our head). Daily renewing is a key defense of the enemies attacks. When we renew our mind we also receive strength from our Father and often Heavenly downloads of wisdom for the battles we face and ways to execute the plans God has for us. Are you renewing your mind daily? The enemy is waging war and we must have minds set on God to battle him. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” ~ Romans 12:2

God created us after His own image, Genesis 1:27. We are His children and so loved by Him. He is our shepherd and He tends to us with the love and care of the ultimate shepherd. He picks us up when we fall, He gave us a whole book of wisdom, and we can receive even more when we seek Him with our heart. No matter what we face in life, He’s right there with us. Don’t let the devil convince you of anything less, we are God’s children and in His continual care. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. ~ Psalm 100:3

I’ve been facing some pretty difficult things lately in just about every area of my life but I heard God say, is there any thing too hard for me? Today’s verse immediately came to mind. He made the trees, the oceans, every animal in them. What could possibly be too hard for Him? Absolutely nothing, nothing is too hard for our God! I may not know you or what you are facing, but I know the God who created you and there is nothing He can’t do! Don’t listen to the lies from the enemy. God’s you and whatever you are facing! Believe it!! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? ~ Jeremiah 32:27

Many times, we must just be still and know that God is God and He’s working behind the scenes in our favor. He will exalt Himself above the enemy and show He is God. It doesn’t matter what it is and it doesn’t matter how impossible the situation looks, He is God. He sees all, He knows all, and He’s got that thing troubling you under control. Trust Him to work it out in your favor and give Him praise for it right now! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” ~ Psalm 46:10

The Lord knew all about us before we were formed. Today’s passage says, “For I know the thoughts I think towards you…” We occupy His very thoughts. He actually thinks about every single one of us. He knows the future that HE has planned for us. Our plans may not always look like His, but His plans are to give us the expected end He has designed for us and they are good and for our best. This year when things get rough, stop and ask Him for His purpose through it. The enemy may attack, but God works all things out in favor of those that love Him and called according to His purpose. If He allows the trial there is a purpose to go hand in hand with it. They have a way of moving us closer to our Father and increasing our faith. They also provide an awesome testimony after you have came through them. Trust Him through the process this year. Lean into Him daily. Whatever it is that you face, remember God already has an expected end for you and His will be done despite the enemy. This is the year for God’s children to rise up, that means you can expect warfare when you do. But God will give you the wisdom to overcome. Trust in that! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” ~ Jeremiah 29:11

It’s a new year and we have 365 days to make it the best year ever. We don’t do this alone, God goes before us preparing the way. So many things in 2022 tried to crush my spirit and even take me out. But God. I was hit with so much I found myself asking God to just take me home, He said not so daughter you have work for me and my Kingdom yet to do. Poppa, I’m beyond tired. I’m weary. He said find your rest in Me daughter. This morning as I prayed I found Joshua 1:9 on the page of my prayer journal. I don’t ask you to do it alone daughter, I am with you. My strength and My power are there to carry you, My wisdom for you to tap into. You don’t face these battles alone. Your strength is found in Me.

My friends, you may be carrying unresolved battles with you into the new year. Do not be afraid, the Lord has already gone before you and dispatched a heavenly host to work on your behalf. He is right there with you even as the battle rages. He has heavenly downloads of wisdom to instruct you. And during those times you are too weary to press on, He will carry you through. Be encouraged as you enter 2023. This is your year. God has already made the way. It is time to press into Him and take back everything the enemy stole. It’s time to press into Him and trust His ways are greater than ours. It’s time to press in with faith and know God has you, you will not fail. You will not be overcome. Rise up warrior sons and daughters, this IS your year. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” ~ Joshua 1:9

2022 has been some year for me. The enemy literally tried to take out. I battled Covid twice, I faced autoimmune issues, I almost bled to death, and my liver enzymes shot up to dangerous levels. God said not so and I’m still standing. I lost family and good friends to death. Depression tried to resurface and take me under. God said, daughter you are being broken to move you closer to Me and the calling I have on your life. He has sustained me through it all. Every single thing send to destroy me, moved me closer to my Father and gave and continues to give me a testimony to encourage others. Just as God created Jacob, He created me and has called me by name. I am His! He has walked with me and often carried me through the afflictions sent to destroy me this year.

We are never alone in our trials, although the enemy would like for us to think we are. God called you by name too and He has a special calling on your life for Him. If you don’t know what it is, seek Him and He will answer. This new year will be a year of flourish! Marriages that the enemy tried to destroy will flourish. Financial stability will be your portion and it too shall flourish. Families broken will come together and flourish. God inspired friendships will flourish. Careers will flourish. Every area of your life will flourish as you grow closer to God. Flourish is “to grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment; an instance of suddenly performing or developing in an impressively successful way.” Flourish is the word I speak over you and your family for 2023. You will see transformation and be amazed at how things are flourishing. 2022 was to prepare you for a time of flourish. Speak it and believe it in Jesus name. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called [thee] by thy name; thou [art] mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.” ~ Isaiah 43:1-2

There are times when I can’t turn my mind off. Thoughts try to bombard me about anything and everything. This verse reminds me that God that comforts my soul and quiets my mind during these times. All I have to do is give it to Him. The enemy likes to overwhelm us, but he is a liar! It doesn’t matter the issue or problem, we have victory through Jesus! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.” ~ Psalm 94:19

Today’s passage reminds me that God is our strength! I’ve been weary lately, but that is from trying to fix things I can’t fix and and control things beyond my control. God is God, all knowing and all seeing. He created the birds and sky that I love so much. There is nothing He can’t do! I need to remove myself from the equation and allow Him to be God. He will strengthen me when I’m weak and take care of everything concerning me. That is the kind of awesome God we serve! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.” ~ Exodus 15:2

Yesterday and today I have been weary with tear filled eyes. This evening God brought me today’s passage. Our Father never grows weary and He never tired from hearing from us. We often grow weary when we don’t leave what is troubling us at His feet. Today’s verse was an awesome reminder that God is there to handle what I can’t. My shoulders were not meant to carry it all because I serve a God that does that for me. He never faints, never tires, and never leaves His post from watching over us. He sees what we can’t and knows all. He is much better at handling whatever is making us weary than in our feeble hands. What an awesome Father we serve! 🔥 ~ #f8ithgal

“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” ~ Isaiah 40:28

The Lord gave me today’s passage last night. He knew how much my heart would need it today. I love how He is always looking out for us. I’ve heard many times, if they will talk to you about someone else chances are pretty good they are talking about you to those same people. These are the same type of people who speak peace, but have mischief in their hearts. It saddened my heart to reflect on that today. The world we live in is not kind and not everyone who says “friend” is really your friend. Discernment from God is so critical during these days. We must lean into Him in all things concerning us. He protects His children and He will show us who are really the wolves in our midst. It doesn’t always ease the pain to the heart, but I’m thankful for our Father’s protection. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief [is] in their hearts. 4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.” ~ Psalms 28:3-4

Jesus took the form of a man and humbled Himself as a servant. He showed us how to act and in a world gone awry we all could learn from the example He set. His name is above all names and He came to save and set the captives free! Thank You Jesus for your life, death, and resurrection!! It’s not about what’s under the tree, it’s about the condition of your heart. Merry Christmas everyone and I pray the Lord draws you to Him and blesses you on this day that we celebrate our Savior’s birth. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;” ~ Philippians 2:5-10

Thank You Jesus. You were born to save us from our sins. You came in human form so that we could live eternal life with you. So patient and forgiving in a world so dark. He will never leave or forsake you my friends. He loved us so much, He died on a cross before we were yet born to atone for our sins. That’s love. No matter what you are facing in this season, you are never alone. Jesus is ever present, always loving you. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.” ~ Matthew 1:21

This verse holds true today. “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge…” We live in a world where everyone wants an immediate response or an immediate fix. Too many times we don’t seek God for answers and then wait patiently for Him to respond. So many of us were taught doctrines and things that are not Biblical, because my momma or grand momma believes it, I will too or it must be true. We need to seek God daily for His wisdom. This doesn’t just apply to the Bible, but spills over into our everyday life. His wisdom will guide us and He will give us key strategies you just can’t get anywhere else. Oh how much smoother my life would have been if I would have earnestly sought after His wisdom in so many situations. The enemy loves for a Christian to get off track, he lives for people to stay in their old mindset and not truly know the power of our almighty God. I pray for wisdom daily. Seek Him my friends and His wisdom, it will help you in these tumultuous times we are living in. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” ~ Hosea 4:6

Every day this week has been a Monday. I don’t feel well and by the time I got off of work, to the store, and home I had tears streaming down my face. I’m weary Poppa! Weary is feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep. That was me. I began to look up weary in the Bible. Today’s verse tells us that our Father will refresh the weary soul and replenish the sorrowful one. All we need to do is give Him our cares and rest in Him. The enemy likes to hit us hard and overwhelm us. When He does this we often lose sight of the one in control and start to feel stressed or worried. Just breathe, I told myself. God’s got this and you. My friends, He has you too. When the enemy attacks are great, stop and just pray. Our Father will meet you at the point of your need. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.” ~ Jeremiah 31:25

When I was younger I heard a preacher say the devil knows the Bible better than most Christians. Today’s passage caused me to reflect on that. The devil and his demons actually believe in God and tremble at the mention of His name. That’s why when we pray against them we use the name of Jesus. That’s why we invite the Holy Spirit into our prayer and Bible time. I even usher Him in each morning as I pray and ask for His presence throughout the day. The devil also knows how to twist the Word. He will do this for self condemnation and just to pervert your insight as you read. We must pray for wisdom in this area so that we recognize when he is twisting the Word of God. Prayer is our weapon of defense against the enemies attacks. God’s Word, is our road map to navigate through life and the enemy’s attacks. This is another reason why renewing our mind is so important, we should be doing this daily. The enemy is a skilled liar, a master in deceit. We must be prayed up and have renewed minds to battle him effectively. First thing in the morning is a great time to have quite moments with God that set the tone for the day, renew your mind, and equip you for the battle at hand. Have you prayed today? 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.” ~ James 2:19

Today was a manic Monday and my stress ran high the entire day. After it was over, I sat in reflection and prayer. Our situations can attempt to move us, but we have a God that is right beside us and because He is with us, we shall not be moved. The enemy can try to sway us, but with God we shall not be moved. I don’t care what the situation looks like, God supersedes it and we shall not be moved. Do you feel like your situation is trying to move you, lift your voice to the King of Kings and trust Him to hold you steady, for you shall not be moved. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.” ~ Psalm 16:8

Today’s verse reminds us God is always near. Even in those moments where you think you can’t breath because you are so overcome with emotion, He’s right there. He has a healing balm to pour over your broken heart that will fill every crevice. All you have to do is turn to Him and share your heart. He saves the contrite heart. Contrite is feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt. When we humble ourselves in His presence and bring every little (and large) thing that is weighing us down, He will lift us up. He will turn things around for our good, He will break chains, and mend hearts. He’s always near, we just have to call out to Him. He’s always listening, catching our tears, and looking forward to us calling on His name. Are you facing a crushing situation? You are NOT alone, So many are struggling right now. It is okay to not be okay, give it to God. Pour your heart out to Him and ask Him for His healing balm and wisdom and then listen for Him to resound. He loves you and so do I. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” ~ Psalm 34:18

It’s so easy to tell someone to trust the Lord and to place their hope in Him, but it’s a lot more difficult when you are placed into a position and you must do just that. Those are faith building times that grow your relationship with your Father. I’ve had a LOT of those this year. From not being able to eat or swallow to almost bleeding to death to extremely high liver enzymes, I had to place my trust and my life in my Fathers hands. That was just the physical attacks, the financial and emotional attacks threatened me too many times to count. But God has been so faithful and so patient with His daughter. I’m still here, I’m still fighting, and I’m still progressing on the destiny path my Father has for me. When we turn to Him, even with ugly tears that prevent our voice from coming through, He hears our heart and He will sustain us. Child of God, do not grow weary and do not allow the enemy to convince you that you are forgotten or alone. God doesn’t forget a one of His children. Keep praying and lifting your voice in praise for your breakthrough will happen. These faith building days are giving you a testimony of fire that will burn bright for the Kingdom and serve as a beacon hope to others. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.” ~ Jeremiah 17:7

Earlier in the week I had read a post where someone was saying today’s verse was misquoted. They had used a different version of the Bible and it had replaced some words. Words are important. I’ve been thinking on this verse and the importance of it’s words. It says, “Thou wild keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee…” The enemy is so skilled at attacking our mind, it is a huge way he steals our peace. This verse reminds us we have to keep our mind on the Lord and then He will keep us in HIS perfect peace. The very second the enemy comes into our thoughts, we MUST shut him down. The very second he brings his lies, we have to say not today and remind him of who we are in God. Where our mind wanders matters! It can allow the enemy access and destroy our peace. The key is eyes on God. We fix ourselves on Him. We surround ourselves with people that encourage us in Him. We listen to praise music, not music that invites the enemy in. We watch what we allow our eye gates to see. We renew our mind daily and throughout the day when needed! Where is your head right now? Stop and readjust your focus as many times as needed, but keep your mind on God and Godly things and His peace will surround you. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” ~ Isaiah 26:3

The Lord spoke to me as I read this passage. The enemy is often blaring in our ears and our head. He’s like the strong wind, the earthquake, and the fire. He’s trying to consume your attention with the noise of worry and stress. He’s loud and he will stop at nothing to steal your attention from our Father. But if you will take some time to quiet yourself from the clamor and listen, you will hear that still small voice. The enemy wants to keep you so busy, he wants to be so loud in your head that it drains out that still small voice. He wants to keep you from hearing God so that he can discourage you, cause division in families, and pull you away from where God wants you to be. He is a liar. In the middle of the winds of confusion, the earthquakes of disruption, and the fires trying to destroy your mind, stop and turn to your Father. If it takes praise music to clear your head turn it up, but then listen for that still small voice. It’s not going to condemn, destroy, or do any of those things the enemy is trying to do. He’s going to give you wisdom and key strategies to overcome your situation and the enemy. He will give you everything you need for the battle at hand as you draw on His strength and He will cover you in His love. We should all take time daily to listen for our Father’s voice. He longs to have conversations with us, not dialogues. When the enemy is clamoring, shut him down and call on the name of the Lord. Peace will surely follow. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; [but] the LORD [was] not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; [but] the LORD [was] not in the earthquake: 12 And after the earthquake a fire; [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.” ~ 1 Kings 19:11-12

I’ve had a rough week and my body is just start to recover. I was reflecting on the year over the last several days and wow, the enemy has tried hard to take me out this year. To God be the glory, I’m still standing. The pain was so bad on Thursday evening that I found myself crying out to my Father, I need a respite from this pain or I need you to take me home. The pain came down to a bearable level, thanks to my Father. Mentally and emotionally I was being attacked just as viciously. I began to ask God about other prophets in the Bible. Were they attacked with things like depression or even suicidal thoughts? I found myself studying the prophet Elijah. He had seen God use the ravens to feed him and speak through him yet in 1 Kings 19:4 he requested for himself that he might die, asking the Lord to take his life. This man of God that prophesies to the nation of Israel, who has seen the hand of God suffers through a time where he says it’s enough Lord, take my life. If you go on to read this chapter (and I’ll share the verse in the coming days), the Lord doesn’t leave him in that low place. He instructs Elijah to stand on the Mount and God met him there with a still small voice.

Wow. Right now we hear booming, raging voices from the enemy as I see and hear of people committing suicide. That spirit is real. He is skillful in his attack and he knows where to hit, when, and the words to get in your head. If your prone to depression, it’s not if he will try that card but when. What God showed me today was we have to stay rooted in Him. We have to listen for His still voice amidst the deadly chatter the enemy throws at us. We have to shut the enemy out and stop entertaining him in any way, I don’t care if it’s music, TV, memes. We must renew our mind daily and stay connected to the root. The root is God. Anything that is not of Him has to be uprooted at the source. The devil is a liar. The Lord told me this morning in prayer I had to filter everything I see and hear through Him. He knows all and sees all. He knows the heart behind the actions. The enemy will take something innocent and make you think it’s the end of the world while he lets the important stuff slip on by. God said, filter it ALL through Me daughter! Lean not to MY understanding, but MY Fathers. We need to tap into His wisdom to guide us! Are you facing a hard time? I get it, I so get it. Take a little time and a notebook and just listen for your Father’s still voice. Do this daily! God wants you to live in peace and that filters through Him! ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.” ~ 1 Kings 19:4

I shared this passage earlier this year, but God impressed it upon my heart again this evening. I had a Dr.’s appointment this afternoon. It didn’t completely go the way I had wanted. She ask me how things were going and my eyes filled with tears. Then she ask is any of it was in my control? I came home and sat on my bed and thought this over with tears streaming down my face when I heard my Father whisper, when you are weak, I am strong. I reread today’s passage. All of the things the enemy threw at m, that he thinks are weakening me, my Father is using to strengthen me through Him. I find my strength in and through Him. When I am weak, then am I strong. It is then that I find my strength! Is the enemy throwing one dagger after another at you? He is only sharpening your skills in precision. He is brightening your shine. He is refining you by putting you through the flames. Any thing impure is being burned out. He thought he was destroying you, but God is using it to His glory to make you unbreakable. So give Him a praise shout because you are coming through this as pure gold! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” ~ 2 Corinthians 12:10

Today’s verse just really spoke to my heart. The Lord doesn’t want us in constant conflict with one another. Sometimes it is most difficult to make peace with those you know are against you. It is most difficult to forgive those who aren’t even sorry for the things they have done to hurt you, but Christ died for our sins while we were still in them. He died knowing an told number would never seek His forgiveness, but He did it anyways and aren’t you glad He did? Aren’t you glad He found each one of us worthy of saving? Forgive them when they are not sorry, not just for them but for the peace it is going to give you from letting go. Be a peacemaker in times of strife even when your hated and despised, dare to show them the love of God regardless of what they are doing behind your back. In doing so, you are planting Kingdom seeds that God can water. They mocked Jesus too. They talked about Jesus too. You are in good company my friends. Forgive and walk in the peace and love of God regardless of what your enemies are saying. It’s not about them. It’s about being faithful and obedient to that which you are called to do. Let your light shine through the darkness, you never know who it will touch. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” ~ Matthew 5:9

So many people are tormented in this world and Jesus is the answer. Once He sets you free, you are free indeed. Your spirit is born again! The enemy can’t touch this so he spends his time trying to bound your soul. But deliverance and freedom are your portion and devil is the farther of lies! Jesus came to set you free from generational curses, depression, and anything else that is oppressing you. You can close the doors the enemy has open and allow Jesus to set you free from anything the enemy tries to hold you down with. You are a child of the most high God and He wants you to be free! 🔥~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” ~ John 8:36

The Lord has been speaking to me a lot about light lately. He is a light to the world and when we have Him we no longer wish to follow the darkness of the world. Some thing in us changes. Our taste in music starts to change, we don’t even want to watch the same shows and movies we used to. Anything that draws out darkness has to go. The spirit within us literally becomes vexed by darkness. It isn’t trying to be better than someone else, it is Holy living. Your spirit starts to recognize the things of God and the things of darkness. The closer you draw to God the more He will reveal to you the things that need to go. His light will start to shine through you for others to see. I will hear certain songs being played and I’ll say, oh no. Please you have to turn that off or put ear phones on, I don’t want that in my spirit! It’s a battlefield y’all! The enemy will sneak in wherever and whenever he can. We must protect our ear gates and eye gates! If you find yourself still listening to the same music, watching the same dark movies, I would like to encourage you to do a heart check with God. Today’s verse says those who follow Jesus do not follow darkness. You may say sis, it’s just entertainment. That entertainment is a gateway to darkness. Pray about it and ask God to remove any blinders and help you see any darkness that needs to be removed. I am a work in progress and still praying for Him to help me remove any hidden darkness from my life. The enemy is sneaky! We have to attack back with precision! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” ~ John 8:12

How sad to hear the gospel and not believe. To hear about the light, and choose darkness because of the evil deeds you are partaking in. Evil abhors light. My spirit is vexed to see such evil around me. My heart longs for them to see the love of God and truth of the demons they falling prey to. Darkness is not your friend, the lure is a fatal pretense and the evil will become a reality for too many far too late. I pray for blinders to be removed and true colors to be revealed; demons in true form and evil out of it’s pretty box. For God’s light to burn through to the heart of those He began a work in and reach in and grab as many souls from the grasp of hell before they draw their last breath. Warriors, let your lights shine. It’s time to battle. Souls depend on it. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.” ~ John 3:18-20

I have read today’s passage too many times to count, but something about it hit different today. The enemy wants us to take a situation and see it with our physical eyes and interpret it with our own understanding. God want us to see it in the spiritual realm and lean into Him to glean His wisdom and understanding. There is almost always more going on than the physical eyes can see. The enemy wants us to be moved by emotions and overwhelmed with the situation while our Father wants us to acknowledge Him and listen for His instructions and WAIT to move accordingly. Trust and faith go hand and hand. We have to trust our Father, seek Him, and lean unto Him for ALL things and have faith in whatever He tells us to do. That can seem difficult when the storm is raging around us, but that is when we need to do it the most because He is working in realms we can’t see and He sees behind what we see. Our heart must connect with His so that He can open our spiritual eyes to the things around us and direct our steps. The enemy wants us to move out of irrational emotion, in this season God is maturing my emotions. Glory hallelujah. Thank You Father God. I pray He matures all of our emotions to stop in the storm and seek Him and WAIT for Him to direct our path. Our understanding can be tainted, but our Father’s will never lead us astray! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” ~ Proverbs 3:5-6

My Poppa continued to speak to my heart about resting in Him as He brought me to this familiar passage in Matthew today. What are you carrying daughter that is not yours to carry? This passage says to learn from our Savior, I pondered the passage again. How much lighter would I be if I gave everything to Him?! Even as I typed, thoughts tried to bombard my mind of things I have absolutely no control over. Things I need to leave in my Father’s hands. Rest in Me daughter. My yoke is easy and My burden is light. If we allow Him, our Father will lift that heavy burden we try to carry off of us. Our shoulders were never meant to carry the weight of the world. Jesus says, Take my yoke upon you… it is then that we will find rest for our weary souls! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.” ~ Matthew 11:29-30

For the end the month, I am thankful for my trials. It is my trials that grows me. It is my trials that stretches me. It is my trials that produces my faith. It is through my trials that the Lord gives me my testimony to reach others. He never leaves me alone in the middle of them, He is right there holding me up. There are angels assisting me through each one. I become stronger, I shine brighter, and I see my Father in me more and more with each trial I face. My trials help mold me into the Warrior and woman of God I am today and for that I am thankful. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.” ~ Isaiah 43:2

This morning as I was praying I heard this today’s passage clearly. Be still daughter and feel My presence. Be still daughter and allow Me to go before you. Be still daughter and trust Me to fight for you. Be still daughter and know I am your God. Be still daughter and rest in Me. I have been battle weary when my Father keeps telling me to rest in Him. I have heard it said before, you don’t have to fight every battle thrown at you. Many aren’t yours to fight and it is those battles that are wearing you down. Use wisdom daughter. I can choose peace and decide not to respond to childish ignorance. God goes before me and defends me, I don’t have to defend my name in circles I don’t tread. Today I choose to be still and know the power of my God and who He is. Is someone stealing your peace? Is the battle yours or God’s. Be still for just a little while and listen for His voice. Be still and know He is the God in control! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”~ Psalm 46:10

For day 28, I am thankful for my job. I have held several different positions over the years, in 4 different states, and seen it change hands a few different times, but the Lord has stayed faithful and I have remained 17 years. When I first began I was working a telemarketing job that I hated on a split shift that was dangerous coming home in the NY buses late at night. I met the owner in a NY Chinese restaurant while I was reading my Bible, he was a Christian man and God placed him right there to find me! It was a 8-5 job, Monday – Friday and I’ve been there ever since! The Lord has stretched me and I have learned so much and held so many positions. He has moved me into my favorite at this time. I am truly blessed and thankful for where I work.

For day 29, I am also thankful that my Father provides our every need. Food, clothing, money. Whatever it is, He provides the need. Even when I was off work for a month and a half, He continued my income coming in! I’m a work in progress and each day learning how to worry less! I am so thankful I have a Father that meets every need, even the hidden ones that pop up along the way. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” ~ Philippians 4:19

“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?” ~ Matthew 6:26

My steps are ordered by my Father. I have slipped off course in my life, there were times I even veered completely in the wrong direction, but my Father was always there to pull me back up. I was never too far for His hand to reach me, never too far for His hand to hold me up. I’m still so very far from perfect, but my Poppa is right there with His hand holding me up and lifting me when I fall. Have you fallen? Get back up! You are not so low that the God’s mercy can’t cover you and His grace can’t lift you from where you are. The enemy wants you to think you are too far gone, but he is a liar. You Father has His hand extended, all you have to do is take it. He’s saying come home and find peace in Me today. Allow Him to walk with you and order your steps in peace. The enemy doesn’t want that because he thrives in chaos and depression. Get back up, the Lord says get back up. It’s not too late to feel the flood of His peace wash over you today. Get back up! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“23 The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth [him with] his hand.” ~ Psalms 37:23-24

That patient part of today’s verse, is that easy for y’all? Man, the Lord really works with me on patience! My mind tries to go ahead of me on how to “fix” things and there are some things and some people I just can’t fix. All I can do is place the situations and people in my Father’s hands and rest in Him. It sounds so easy as I type it out, but so hard when your heart is crying out at the same time. I am definitely a work in progress and so thankful for my Poppa’s patience with me. It’s not easy, but I’m learning to shut down the enemy as soon as he pushes negative thoughts into my head. You can’t let them linger for even a second or they will take root and spread. Praise and worship is also a key in this warfare! Prayer and using your prayer language is an essential weapon and staying connected to God’s Word. The enemy is going to try to steal your peace, but God wants you to rest in Him. Renewing your mind daily and sometimes many times throughout the day is critical to that rest! 🔥 ~ Chelle. #f8ithgal

“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.” ~ Psalm 37:7

When I first moved back from Colorado, ChaCha was driving clear up on the mountain I lived on to take me out to dinner. That met the world to me! She is that friend that forces me out of the house when I really don’t want to go, but really need to do it. She can tell by the tone of our text when there is a problem. God has blessed me with her in my circle and words can not even express how thankful I am for her. We went out today for lunch and she blessed me with a ChaCha original! I will cherish it forever!!! I am beyond thankful and blessed. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” ~ James 1:17

Wounds go deeper and hurt so much more when the injury comes from someone you love. People can’t see the bleeding on the outside, but internally there is a bleed and heartbreak that only our Father can repair. If you are going through that today, I am sending you so much love and prayers. Sometimes we hurt the ones we say we love the most and that’s so unfair. But I understand the heartache and I’m praying you through. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“12 For [it was] not an enemy [that] reproached me; then I could have borne [it]: neither [was it] he that hated me [that] did magnify [himself] against me; then I would have hid myself from him: 13 But [it was] thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.” ~ Psalms 55:12-13

For day 26, I am thankful for a friendship that has lasted longer than I can even remember. She used to come to my grandma’s every Christmas Eve with her family while we were growing up. So many memories when we were younger, precious memories indeed. I am blessed and thankful to have a friendship that has lasted for so long. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.” ~ Proverbs 27:9

I thought on this verse for a long while. Some people know what wrong is, they know the evil yet the run right to it. Poppa, I just don’t understand. Others perceive that evil and stay as far away from it as they can. For the lost, our spirits are different, I get that. But what about our brothers and sisters in Christ, do they not perceive the evil as well? They are blinded by the enemy. That grieved my heart so much. We have people who can quote the word of God, sit in church, and still walk toward that evil that entices them. Some literally run towards it with no hesitation. The devil’s hold, his lure is so tight, so enticing. God help us. If it grieves my heart, can you imagine how it grieves the very heart of our Father? Correction then comes, but after coming so many times there will be a hardening of the heart and if they don’t respond, their sin will prevent them from hearing His voice. I never want to be in a place where God wants to drastically get my attention. It happened when I found myself alone in CO and I never want to be at that point again. Let us pray for each other and the state of our country. God is trying to get our attention in so many ways and too many are not listening. Pray for blinders to be removed and ears to be unstopped. This is a battleground and it’s time to storm heaven with our prayers. It’s also time to start preaching Holiness is still right and stop sugar coating the gospel and diluting to appease the masses. Jesus is coming back soon. It’s time to stop willingly running towards evil and guard our minds and hearts from it. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.” ~ Proverbs 27:12

I got a little behind on my thankfulness post this week with work and the holiday, but I never stopped being thankful or thinking about what to post each day. For day 23, I am thankful for my precious nieces and nephews. Each of them fill my heart with so much joy and I am truly blessed to be able to call myself their Aunt. Watching them grow before my eyes is amazing and rewarding. I am thankful to be their Aunt Chelle Chelle. My only regret is not living closer to Keg in Florida.

For day 24, I am thankful for my sister-in-laws. I never had sisters growing up, but God has blessed me with two as an adult and I am grateful. I am thankful and I know if I ever need them they are there.

For today, on day 25, I am thankful for a couple the Lord blessed in our lives unexpectedly. Rachel and KC, never hesitate when we call and always have a listening ear. It’s nice to have someone to have over for dinners and to go out with. I am thankful to have them in our lives. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.” ~ Isaiah 54:13

“She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.” ~ Proverbs 3:15

9 Two [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him [that is] alone when he falleth; for [he hath] not another to help him up.” ~ Ecclesiastes 4:9-19

This morning in my prayer time I heard what God has ordained He will sustain. Sustain is to strengthen or support physically or mentally. His Word tells us that when He starts a work in us, He sees it to completion. We often want this done now, we want instant results in the microwave world we live in, but the Scripture says He will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. We are a continual work in progress. He is constantly growing us and perfecting us in that which He has called us to do. For those that have not seen their calling manifest, but have heard it prophesied or you are waiting for a loved one to walk into their promise, I love Isaiah 14:27. If the Lord of host has purposed it, if He Himself has spoken it, if He has set the plan into motion; who can turn it back, who can change it? Whatever it is God has placed in you or the one you love, keep pressing into Him and towards that thing. Keep decreeing and declaring these Scriptures over your life and the lives of those you love. God is going to bring it to pass. He is not a God that lies and He has written it in His Word. Start speaking it. Faith in action. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul [it]? and his hand [is] stretched out, and who shall turn it back?” Isaiah 14:27

“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:” ~ Philippians 1:6

I was praying this morning and the Holy Ghost brought today’s passage to my memory. “When the enemy comes in like a flood [he’s rushing in on you, overwhelming you, and you can’t even get your breath], the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him [the wind driven by the very breath of God with overwhelm the enemy and drive him back]. We aren’t promised there won’t be battles, in fact we are told to put on our armor and prepare for them. But we are also given these golden scriptures that promise us our fight is not alone and that when it is too intense God Himself shall lift up a standard against the enemy. When you walk with the Lord closely, the battles will surely follow. The enemy fears what the Lord is instilling in you, but Jesus has already won and these battles are just to try to weigh you down and wear you out. Warrior son and daughter, you are more than a conqueror through Christ. If you’ve fallen, get back up. If your weary, rest. But don’t you even think about quitting, the battle isn’t yours; it belongs to our Father and He will sustain you through it. Be encouraged today. If the enemy is fighting you, it’s because you have something special within you and you’ve been chose for such a time as this. We’ve got Kingdom work to do. Get back up and fight!!! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” ~ Isaiah 59:19

I’m going through a really treacherous storm right now. I sat this morning with tears streaming down my cheeks as I tried to call out to my Father to soothe my aching heart. I don’t have this Poppa, I cried. He said you’re right, you don’t have this, I do. He told me not to take my eyes off of Him through this storm and reminded me of Peter walking on the water. He sank when he saw boisterous winds and took his focus off of the Lord. Eyes straight forward. He said not to the left or right, nor behind you, eyes straight forward. The enemy can’t pluck us out of the safety of God’s hand, so he’ll create boisterous waves, loud thunder, and lightning in attempt to create fear. He’ll try to reopen soul wounds and leave your heart in pieces and you grasping for air as the pain hurts to your very core. The devil is a liar, in fact the father of lies. The Holy Ghost will apply His healing balm to the wounds of your heart as God collects every tear you cry. Those tears are a battle cry, a sound of war your Father hears and He is already acting on your behalf in the spiritual realm. You can’t mess with a child of God or anything that is theirs and prosper. God says rest in me daughter, I’ve heard your cry, I have heard your heart. It is all in His hands. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. 29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.” ~ Psalm 107:28-30

For day 21, I am thankful that God meets my every need. So often I don’t know how we are going to do and in my own hands we couldn’t, but He always provides a way. It is to His glory and I give Him all the praise! For day 22, I am thankful He catches every tear I cry. He knoweth my wanderings. He knowest the pains my hearts travails. When the words can’t come out and my heart speaks through the tears running down my cheeks, He knows and He catches every single one. I am thankful that He loves me so much that He catches my tears! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” ~Philippians 4:19

“Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?” ~ Psalm 56:8

The devil comes to rob us of our peace. He can’t take my soul. He can’t take who God has ordained me to become so he sets out to steal my peace and boy has he been raging a battle against mine. The battle was so intense last night that all I could do was look up to my Father with tears streaming down my cheeks and call on His name. It was enough. He led me to today’s passage. The key is, “…whose mind is stayed on thee.” For Him to keep me in perfect peace through this storm, I have to take my mind off the storm and fix it on the Lord. When I focus on the storm, the waves overwhelm me and I start to take on water and sink. When I focus on the Lord Jehovah, He is my strength that pulls me from the waters and sits me in the very palm of His hand. Because the enemy bombards the mind continually, I have to continually fix my eyes on my Father so that the water from the storm doesn’t overtake me. Are you overwhelmed? I get it! What are you fixing your mind on? Fix your eyes on God and watch the atmosphere switch. The enemy looses ground when he can’t steal your peace! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH [is] everlasting strength: 5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, [even] to the ground; he bringeth it [even] to the dust.” ~ Isaiah 26:3-5

Coming home several days ago I saw an “I” in the sky and it looked like it had a period after it and it was underlined. It reminded me of I Am as soon as I saw it. He is I Am that I Am. The God that is able, the God that is more than enough. My heart needed that today and perhaps someone else did too. There is nothing too hard for Him. Don’t allow the enemy or any of the people he is controlling to convince you differently. He’s got this, no matter what “this” looks like and he’s got you! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.” ~ Exodus 3:14

Today, I am so thankful God has not given up on me! He has been all so patent, practically beating me over the head when I ask Him for confirmation on things. He listens to me cry and collects my tears in a bottle and that is a LOT of tears. He imparts His wisdom into me and reassures me I am His and He will never leave me. When I miss the mark, He’s ready to forgive not yell, condemn , or run. I’m just so thankful God doesn’t give up one me. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” ~ Hebrews 13:5

There will be some situations in life when you need to approach the throne room of grace and mercy and leave your case at your Father’s feet. He will indeed save you from those or that situation that is trying to swallow you up. He will send forth His mercy and truth into the situation acting in your defense as He holds you in the palm of His hand. The enemy seeks to destroy that which he fears. If your in an intense battle, the Lord will not leave you alone through it. The process, while hard, will purify you by burning out the flesh that needs to go and your faith will grow stronger. What the enemy means for your destruction, our Father uses for our growth. Glory hallelujah, we won’t come out the way we went in. Our glow will be different and our strength will be unimaginable. Hold tight child of God and lean into your Father. This too will pass and His light will shine brighter through you for it, I feel a testimony coming on. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast. 2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth [all things] for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me [from] the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.” ~ Psalms 57:1~3

Today I am thankful for family. This was a difficult year for me. I almost bled to death and have faced other serious medical issues. It has been an emotional roller coaster. I am thankful for family I can call for prayer support, emergency trips to the ER, and just someone to listen when my heart needs it. We may argue at times, but I can count on them to be there when I need them. I am so thankful for my family. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” ~ 1 Corinthians 13:13

My mind has been overwhelmed lately. The enemy loves to cloud our mind with worry and worry is not of God. Our Father knows all and sees all. Nothing is hidden from Him. The enemy can’t pull anything that will surprise our Father. Our Father also sees ahead. The hardest part for us is sometimes trusting the unknown when the enemy is trying to push worry so hard. But we serve a God that is skilled in turning the hardest situations around for our favor. He also brings anything done in darkness into the light! So take heart my precious brothers and sisters . Do not be consumed with worry, trust everything to God. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. 3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.” ~ Luke 12:2-3

Today I am thankful for the birds. It is peaceful to watch them and talk to them. I enjoy feeding them and watching them interact with each other. God often speaks to me a lot through them. I am thankful for the birds and to be just sit and watch them. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.” ~ Psalm 50:11

As I read today’s passage, I recalled a rough period of time in Colorado where the Lord gave me beauty for ashes. The oil of joy for my mourning ran over me and I wore the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness that had me bound. He would send these ravens to watch over me, I would go out and talk to them as they circled the sky. They would call out in response to me. Day after day this went on. I didn’t leave Colorado the same way I came in. To God be the glory, I left Holy Ghost filled and equipped for the Kingdom destiny my Father had planned. Lately the enemy has tried to tell me I’m alone and a heaviness tried to overtake me. But God. I have started seeing those large black birds circling the sky here. I’ve slipped on the garment of praise for my heaviness. I will not go back into the darkness my Father pulled me out from. The oil of joy still pours over me from my Father above. I’m watching the sky and the things my Father shows me there. Eyes on my Father, Kingdom minded, about Kingdom things. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.” ~ Isaiah 61:3

Today I am thankful for praying friends and they know who they are. A long time ago, God told me He was going to make my circle small and He sure did. There are very few I can turn to when I really need them. A lot say they will pray, but there are only a select few that I know will war in heavens on my behalf. We know from the book of Daniel the enemy will sometimes try to stop our prayers from getting through. I have some Prayer Warriors that are seasoned in battle. I am blessed to have them praying me through when I am battle weary. I am so thankful for praying friends. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“9 Two [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him [that is] alone when he falleth; for [he hath] not another to help him up.” ~ Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

Man I needed this verse. I love it when the Lord gives the perfect Scripture for the battle you find yourself in! It seems lately the enemy is coming in like a flood and I can feel the waters starting to come up around my face, but today’s verse reminds me the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him. Those waters aren’t going to overtake me, they have to recede. The enemy can huff and puff, but he’s actually making me stronger in my Father as he pushes me closer to Him. Are the waters of the enemy raising around you? Draw closer to your Father and trust in His Him and His Word. The enemy is already defeated. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” ~ Isaiah 59:19

I am so thankful for answered prayers. We can take what we need to our Father. He not only listens, but responds. I needed an ID with my married name to get my husband added to my insurance and I needed it quickly. I went Monday and they couldn’t do it. They sent me to Social Security to update my name. I went back, waited hours, and they still could not do it. They said the system was probably not updated. I was discouraged. I called yesterday and got a helpful lady who went above and beyond who reached out to help desk and said the issue was resolved. I went back today and got a very kind lady I had watched Monday and prayed to get but had not. She said why are you getting an ID instead of license. I explained mine had been expired too long and I needed it immediately. She said your driving record is clean. She proceeds and my ID is still being blocked. She calls help desk, comes back and says we are going to try to get you a license and she did! I left with my driver’s license not an ID!! Look at God. He delayed my ID on Monday because He was shining His favor on what I really needed Wednesday. He sees the full picture. I had prayed for my license and He worked it out! That is such a small thing, can you imagine the bigger prayers?! I am so thankful for a God that listens and answers when we come before His throne! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.” ~ Psalm 66:19

The thoughts and ways of the Lord are unlike our own. His ways and His thoughts are so much higher than our own. He sees what we can’t. He sees ahead and He sees the whole picture while we only see in part. We are often moved from a place of emotion and He loves us but His actions aren’t moved by emotion instead by what is best in the whole picture that we can’t see. We have to lean in and trust Him when things we pray for don’t come to pass. We have to lean in and seek Him for guidance before we react in situations. I am so guilty of not doing this and then having to ask for His help with the fallout. I’m a work in progress and so thankful He never gives up on me! His thoughts and ways are higher so we must seek Him and He will share those thoughts and ways with us. It’s that daily walk with Him where He reveals His heart to us and shares His very thoughts. A personal walk with Him is critical for a child of God. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“8 For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” ~ Isaiah 55:8-9

Today I am thankful for my progression physically, emotionally, and spiritually! I got on the scales this morning and I had hit a major milestone, I was finally back under 200 pounds y’all! Tonight I heard the Lord say, I’m not only removing physical weight daughter, but that emotional weight you have been carrying is gone! Glory hallelujah. He’s doing a new thing in this season. He’s removing the dead and renewing strength as I grow and progress forward in Him. Spiritual growth and acceleration is my portion in this season! Praise the Lord, I am thankful for my progression. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.” ~ Psalm 92:12

I was thinking on this passage and my heart was grieved. It says, “Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near…” Now is the time to seek Him, now is the time to call upon Him. He is not always going to be found, He’s not always going to be near. He’s not always going to be calling the lost to repentance. There will come a time when the decisions one makes are final. His return is imminent. There is not always tomorrow for the pardon He is so graciously willing to give us today. That saddens my heart for those who are putting it off thinking there will be a tomorrow for change when that tomorrow may never come. If He’s calling you, answer that knock today. You don’t have to be perfect. It is Him that will perfect the work He starts in you. All you need to do is answer the call/ 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” ~ Isaiah 56:6-7

I am so thankful the Lord has provided me with a safe haven to pray. A place where I can go that is quite and I can get away from everyone and just cry out to my Father. I’m thankful for the early morning conversations we have there. I am thankful I can go in there anytime, day or night, and shut out the world and call upon Him and He will hear my heart or even my tears when my words can’t make it out. I’m thankful I have a room to war in on the behalf of others. I’m just thankful for my prayer room. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.” ~ Matthew 6:6

Today’s verse doesn’t say weapons won’t be formed against us, nor does it say tongues won’t rise against us in judgement. What it does say is things won’t prosper and we shall condemn. That is a heritage of ours as servants of the Lord. Glory hallelujah, the enemy and his minions can come at us, but they won’t prosper! We have power and authority over the enemy, he can’t condemn us. Don’t allow him to get it twisted! I felt a praise as I read this. Victory is mine saith the Lord and it shall come swift! Fix your eyes on me child of God and not the problem. That deserves a praise shout! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.” ~ Isaiah 54:17

Today I am thankful for my Father’s protection. When people do things to hurt me, I can sincerely pray for them and leave it in my Father’s hands. I don’t have to worry about people plotting behind my back or their intentions towards me because my Father already knows. What matters is my heart and where I stand before my Father. I’m thankful that I am in my Father’s hands. 💛~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.” 1 Chronicles 16:22

It never ceases to amaze me how my Poppa sends a word just when I need it. Even when the storms are raging around me and the enemy is saying no peace, my Poppa says My peace is right there daughter, right there in your heart. I needed that today. So often the devil hits us with a storm that threatens to drown us, but friends we serve a God with a lifeline that never runs out. Someone else might need that reminder today. He is our anchor and whatever the storm you are in, you will not sink, you will not drift astray, and you will not drown! Draw closer to God through it and allow Him to shelter you through it. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.” ~ Isaiah 54:10

I have did laundry all day. My body is still recovering from a cyst that ruptured earlier in the week and I’ve made so many trips up and down the long basement stairs, I was just wore out. With a sick husband in bed and a migraine looming, I sat down at my desk for a minute and looked up to post-it notes all the way across it. My heart smiled. My niece had been sitting there on my iPad throughout the day, busily working not just on the iPad I saw. She had once again left me a message on my prayer board as well. These messages lift and strengthen my spirit. I always see them at just the right time. They are small messages with huge impact and I am so thankful for every single one of them. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.” ~ Psalm 8:2

Sometimes you just need a “hallelujah” to get you through to your next level or your next breakthrough. In last nights service, we learned from Pastor Faith Daniel that hallelujah is a command. You are saying, “Praise the Lord!” In doing that, you are commanding your situation to praise the Lord. When you do this, Heaven listens attentively. Your praise is commanding breakthrough. Your praise is commanding a push to the next level. Your praise is saying here I am Lord! Your praise opens that spiritual pipeline that is so essential in communication. Shouting hallelujah is a powerful command to have in your arsenal as a believer and one the enemy doesn’t want you to use. Glory hallelujah, thank You Father for the wisdom You are giving your children. We adore You and magnify Your name! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” ~ Revelation 19:5-6

God led me to Mountain Life at one of the lowest points of my life. I was completely alone and hundreds of miles from home. I had reached out to Pastor Manny on FB and was in church by that Sunday. Pastor Cheryl had arranged to have me picked up. That church became my family there! The Holy Ghost met me there! Now back in WV, I still wear the angels Pastor Cheryl gave me around my wrist and Sheryl is still my big sis! They take Galatians 6:2 very serious in that little mountain church and you can fill the Spirit of God as you step in it. They are forever etched in my heart and I am so thankful to be a part of their family. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” ~ Galatians 6:2

What an inspiration and testimony this passage is. It says Elias was human just as we are, he encountered things of the natural man just as we do. Yet he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and the Lord answered His prayer and when he again prayed for rain, the Lord gave the rain and the earth brought forth fruit. Whatever it is we need, all we have to do is ask the Lord in faith (and in accordance to His will) and we will receive it. It is important that what we are asking is in accordance to His will and that we are not praying amiss. A lot of prayers aren’t answered because we pray amiss and God won’t answer something that will harm His children or hurt His Kingdom. It’s time to do a heart check and seek the will of God when coming before His throne. He wants what is best for you and me. Then ask in faith and trust you will receive it! He loves to give us the desires of our heart. He is a good, good God! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.” ~ James 5:17-18

I have had a LOT of storms hit my life this year. There have been several that were sent to destroy or even kill me, but God had other plans and He used them to strengthen me. Even through this week, storms have raged and tonight God said daughter, I am the peace throughout the storm. That tribulation isn’t going to go away because I live in a world of chaos and I live in a world where the enemy knows who I am in God. But he can’t stop what God has ordained and he can’t change the lives that God will touch and transform through the ministry being birthed even through the storms he is trying to drown me in. While I’m passing through those storms I carry the peace of Jesus and the knowledge He has already overcome the world and that as His daughter I too shall walk in victory. I am so thankful for this precious peace tonight that no devil, demon, or person can take that away from me. 💛

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” ~ John 16:33

“… The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” Those prayers make a difference! Effectual is (of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective and fervent is having or displaying a passionate intensity. Those kind of prayers open the gateway to Heaven. This passage tells us to pray for one for another, can you imagine when we join together with those effectual fervent prayers to meet the needs of our brethren what could happen? We can accomplish so much more by using our words through prayer than talking about that situation so and so is in. “Confess our faults one to another…” share them so that your brethren can help pray you through. Sadly, too many times people take what they hear or know and share the knowledge in circles it doesn’t belong. God allows certain things to cross your ears to allow your heart to pray those effectual fervent prayers that might just be praying someone through the night, they may be breaking demonic strongholds, or they may be bringing families back together. Don’t take lightly the words the Lord allows you to hear. Take them to prayer and leave them with the Lord. Believe your prayers are availing much in the spirit realm! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” ~ James 5:16

Today I am thankful for my mentor, teacher, and friend, Pastor Faith. The Lord connected us on Facebook and I’ve taken two classes under her, two apprenticeships under her, and I am getting ready to start a third. She has prayed me through some of the most difficult times and encouraged me to keep going when the enemy was hitting me the hardest. She is so busy, but never too busy to pray for those the Lord has placed in her path. She is one of the strongest women I know and I am blessed and thankful the Lord has placed her in my life. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” ~ Proverbs 27:17

Patience is the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. That can be a lot when you are going through a storm, but that is where Faith steps in and you trust God for whatever it is you are enduring and needing the patience through. It can be a difficult fruit to produce and needs to be cultivated with great care. Leaning into God helps fertile the soil to grow this fruit. Praise and worship during trying times keeps it watered so it doesn’t grow dry and brittle. It is certain our patience will be tested, it is needed for its growth but God will never test it beyond what we can bear. The Holy Ghost is there to help lift the burden, lessen the weight, and free our mind. All we have to do is lean in and ask. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. 11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.” ~ James 5:10-11

Today I am thankful for the angels my Father gives me. I am also thankful that He has blessed me with eyes to see into the spiritual realm and I have seen them actually working on my behalf. I am thankful to know my angels have charge over me, to keep me as I go about the path on my Kingdom destiny. I am thankful that God thought of our every little need, including angels to watch over us! How awesome is that? I am so thankful God has allowed me to see these angelic beings that are helping me on my journey. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” ~ Psalm 91:11

My heart was heavy this morning as I prayed. Yesterday was a rough day on so many levels. I found myself crying out to my Father and He led me to the book of Nahum. Our Father is our stronghold in our day of trouble, but He also feels what we feel. He hurts when we hurt. Today’s passage says with an overrunning flood He will make an utter end … and darkness shall pursue His enemies. Psalm 105:15 says, “Touch not mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm.” God takes it pretty seriously when you come against one of His own. When they overwhelm and flood you, it’s with an overrunning flood He will pursue them. Pray for them. Don’t hold bitterness in your heart. Pray for the same mercy and grace you received. Let go and leave it in God’s hands. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“7 The LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. 8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.” ~ Nahum 1:7-8

I am thankful for my brothers. I can count on them to be there when I need them regardless of the situation. When I hurt, they hurt. They support me, even if they don’t agree with me and love me unconditionally. I blessed to be their big sister and thankful to have them both.

“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” ~ Proverbs 17:17

Oh today’s passage is a timely one for me. I feel like my Father is constantly working with me on patience. This verse says stablish your hearts. Friends, we have to fix our hearts on Christ. Root it in Him so that when the enemy comes with the storms we aren’t blown away. I was hit with a tsunami tonight. The waves pulled back and then I felt the waters come crashing over me. The enemy hit me with some debris’s of thoughts so strong as those waves crashed over me that it felt as if I could not breath at one point. All I could do was pray Holy Ghost help me and reach out to three strong Prayers Warriors and ask them for their covering. Then the waves suddenly broke, I could see the shoreline. I was still standing. I had pressed through. I might be a little tattered and battle weary, but I’m rooted in Christ and He is stablished in my heart. The day of His coming is drawing nigh my friends. Are you ready? Don’t push off making that decision. His Word is true and the signs are all around us. Is He calling you? 🔥

“Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.” ~ 5:8

Today I am thankful for my mother-in-law and my father-in-law. They are more of a blessing than I can even put into words, but I am most thankful that God allowed them to be praying parents! I can count on them to lift us up in prayer and that is priceless! They also never hesitate when we call, always there to help in any way they can. They love our April and that means the world to me. God blessed me with both of them and I thank Him for them. I am thankful to have received them as my mom and dad! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.” ~ Proverbs 31:28

I always hear people say, “Life and death are in the power of the tongue.” The Scripture in fact says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue…” God’s Word puts “death” first. Why is that so important? I meditated over this for a long time this morning. The positioning of that word matters, because our words matter. So often we speak death into our situations. It doesn’t have to be a bodily death, you can speak death over your finances, your marriage, into the lives of your children. You can also accept it through someone else speaking it into or over your spouse or your children, your family, your job, your health. Wow. Where are you allowing death to be spoken into your life? Where are you personally speaking it unconsciously? “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Speak life today. Speak it over your spouse, your marriage, your finances, your children, your family, your job, speak it into every area of your life. Listen closely to the words you hear AND receive and when you hear death stop them and don’t be afraid to reject them. Call them out and say, I speak life over whatever it is and I declare and decree and then give a life Scripture to back it up! We’ve got to start speaking life my friends. Watch carefully the words you speak AND the words you receive, because they really matter! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” ~ Proverbs 18:21

Today, I am thankful for my mom. No matter where I am she is there when I call. When my heart hurts, her heart hurts too. She is a praying momma and I am most thankful for that. Not every child has a parent who covers them in prayer and that is one of the most priceless gifts you can give a child. Only God knows the storms each of us must pass through, but those prayers… they cover you through every single one of them! I am thankful for a praying mom! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” ~ Exodus 20:12

A week or so ago I woke up and opened the door to watch the finest mist falling. I tried to capture it in a picture and couldn’t. It was beautiful. I thought of it as I read today’s passage. It would disappear right before my eyes as it was falling. The Bible says our life is the same way, it is only here for a little time and then it vanishes away. We never know when that time is up. Too many say I’ll turn my life over to Jesus tomorrow, but what if your tomorrow never comes? Is one more day in the world really worth an eternity in hell? God forbid. Life in the presence of God is worth so much more than the strife and commotion of the world, it will give you an inner peace you just kind find there. Whatever it is you think you have to give up or you think you are going to miss is nothing compared to the joy of the Lord. Do you hear Him knocking on the doors of your heart? Answer the call. “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.” I urge you to answer the call today. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” ~ James 4:14

I am so thankful for the indwelling of the Holy Ghost. I don’t know how I ever got through life without it! Yeah. That. I need Him every minute of every hour. I went to lunch to today ant I wasn’t having a bad day, but I’d had a troublesome cough for several days and my body was just tired. I went to lay down on my lunch break and found myself in tears. I was thinking this evening, I need Him from the littlest thing to the biggest thing! People laugh at that meme about needing the Holy Ghost to go to a Walmart, that’s me! I need Him in every single part, every little crevice of my life. I was praying for mature emotions this morning. That takes the Holy Ghost ya’ll. Maybe you guys got it with your ticket to adulthood, but after years of mental abuse, I need His help. I was praying about somethings this morning and was reminded about the thorn in the flesh Paul mentions. It takes the Holy Ghost to deal such a thorn and His presence when His grace is making you stronger during weakness. Man, I need the Holy Ghost and I’m so very thankful for His presence that never leaves me. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.” 2 Timothy 1:14

Do you set aside time to meet with God each day? If you do that, it will become the most precious part of your day. When you choose to draw close to Him, He will draw close to Him. Too many times we tend to get busy with life and don’t have time for prayer until something bad happens and then what do we do? We pray for God’s help. Whether it is a sickness or a financial issue, we cry out, help me Lord. Our gracious Father full of mercy, responds to our prayers. But I challenge you to call out to Him daily, build a one on one relationship with Him where you start to hear His voice and recognize Him speaking to you throughout your day. Yes, He does that too. He speaks through people, nature, Scripture, and so many other ways. He is always speaking if your spiritual ears are tuned into His frequency, if your mind is fixed on Him and not the things of the world. He’s calling His children into a higher place of fellowship with Him. He’s calling them out of the worldly things and into His presence. Being double minded will not work, you have to be Kingdom minded. When Joseph and Mary could not find Jesus in Luke 2:42-49 at the age of 12 after they had journeyed (because He had stayed behind) and after they found Him and His mother being worried inquired why He had worried them, He replied in verse 49, “And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?” It is time for us too to be about our Father’s business and it starts with drawing nigh to Him daily! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” ~ James 4:8

God blessed me with April when I needed her the most! She has been such a joy and blessing in my life. She has traveled with me from Louisiana to Colorado to West Virginia. When I was sick she didn’t leave my side. When my heart was breaking she sat on my lap and licked away my tears. She studies my face as I talk to her listening so intently. She sits on my lap watching TV when it was just the two of us. She loves her momma unconditionally. God knew I was going to need her before I knew it! I am so blessed to be her momma and so thankful. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” James 1:17

Just as God will chase you down for your destiny the devil is relentless in his pursuit at trying to stop it. He is a liar and He cannot stop what God has ordained. However, it won’t stop him from trying and we must resist the things he throws our way. Today’s passage says resist the devil and he WILL flee from you. He doesn’t have a choice when you send him packing. When you submit yourself to God and stand on His Word, the enemy has nothing to stand on. He can throw daggers all day but they will bounce back because God is your shield. He is your defense. He has to go. Be like Jesus on the Mount and when he tries to throw something at you, throw the Word back at him! Resist him saints, resist everything he throws at you and trust your God to see you through! Glory hallelujah, we serve a mighty God and the enemy knows it. What he fears is believers who know it too! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” ~ James 4:7

For day 2 I am thankful for us. The Lord brought us together. It started with me speaking life over you and I continue to pray for you and us daily. The Lord knew we needed each other. I am thankful for the little things you do and the patience you have with me as the Lord repairs the brokenness from my past. I love you. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.” ~ Song of Solomon 6:3

I am so thankful for the grace of God. So completely unworthy, yet He continually pours it out over me. He goes above and beyond meeting my every need. Just when I think there is no way, He makes a way out out of no way. He mends and heals the broken hearted. I’m just overwhelmed tonight as I think on His goodness and mercy. So many days that He has literally carried me through, not because He had to but because He loves me and I’m His. He’s a God of second chances and sometimes third and forth, He will chase you down when you are called. You can’t outrun Him. I’m honored and humbled to serve at His feet and as a warrior in His Army. Once you turn your life over to Him and get that in dwelling of the Holy Ghost, your life will never be the same. Once you’ve lingered in His presence you will forever be changed. I’m blessed to be a daughter of the most high God. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.” ~ James 4:6

I want to share 30 days of thanksgiving throughout the month and encourage you to take some time to reflect on what you are thankful for each day as well. For day 1, I am thankful for the blood of Jesus. God didn’t have to give His only son, but He did. Jesus didn’t have to bear our sins, but He did. So undeserving, but so very grateful! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” ~ John 3:17

The world wants us to accept sin as normal, but God’s word says, “whosever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God,” There are things that God tells us are wrong we that we can’t rewrite as good or make a law that makes it legal and then call it right. Good is good and evil is evil. We are called to be set apart from the world not live hand in hand with it. This verse says the friendship of the world is enmity with God. Enmity is “the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.” We must choose, are we for God or the world? I want more of God and less of me! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” ~ James 4:4

The Scripture says, “…ye have not, because ye ask not.” But it doesn’t stop there! It goes on to say, “Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss…” Sometimes our prayers aren’t answered because we are praying amiss! Wow, that is saying a lot right there! We need to be praying in accordance with the will of God. Many times He protects us by not answering prayers not aligned in His will! We need to do a heart check when we bring things before His throne. He wants to give us the desire of our hearts, but our hearts need to align with His! It is heart check time. I want my will to be aligned with my Fathers. More of Him and less of me. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.” ~ James 4:2-3

The Lord has had this verse on my heart. “… but the greatest of these is charity.” Charity is translated here agapē and it means love. Lately, the Lord has been placing some pretty difficult people indirectly in my path that have been really hard for me to show love. He reminded me I don’t have to like the situation, but I do have to trust a him through it and I should be so full of love for Him that it spills over from within me onto everyone around me and because His grace is more than sufficient for me I should extend the same grace to others. My fears that the devil is playing in are just that, fears, he is a liar. God is in control of everything I touch and everything that concerns me. I am to show His love and if people take advantage of that, manipulate it, or cause harm to me or my family in any way my Father sees and knows all and He will come to my defense. My job is to love and show His light in these situations. More of You Lord and less of me! 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” ~ 1 Corinthians 13:13

I have mediated over today’s passage through the day. Some people never put away the foolish things to grow into the men and women God would have them to be. The enemy blinds their mind and steals their destiny. They fumble through life on the coattails of others with no ambition to move beyond that. Childish fits don’t cease and childish behaviors don’t break when we allow them to continue. The result is an entitled generation sitting at our door. We can see through the glass. We know in part, but God will reveal the full picture, the true and complete self. It’s not too late for change. It’s time to put away childish things and be the men and women God has called us to be. He wants us to have laugh. Laughter is good for the soul; but He’s raising up His army for such a time as this. It’s time to get serious for God. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” 1 Corinthians 13-11-12

I have been in Deliverance School for the last several months and we have graduation this Sunday. During that time, the Lord has personally delivered me from many things while I’ve found others aren’t an instant deliverance but a process the Lord takes me through. I’ve also learned no one is too saved or too Holy to need deliverance. We all have things we need delivered from and if we do not seek the Lord for that deliverance the enemy will control even the smallest part of us and that becomes huge because we are not walking in the freedom given to us through the blood of Christ. There are many things we know we need to get right and other things the enemy unknowingly sneaks in. That is why our walk with the Lord is so important. He will show us where the enemy’s strongholds are when we seek Him. Generational curses and soul ties are just two things that need to be broken off of us. I was sitting this evening and really thinking and praying on tonight’s passage. “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me and know my thoughts:” I want Him to dig up anything in me not of Him, root it all out. Deliver me from every spirit not of Him. Show me the source, the open door so that it can be closed, evicted and the vacuum filled with the Holy Ghost. “And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Cleanse every part of my soul clean, show me those places that need delivered. Any place the devil can get his foot in the door show me so that I can close it! Purge me with Holy Ghost fire. More of you and less of me, I pray in Jesus name! Deliverance is our portion as children of God. Jesus gave us freedom through His blood on the cross, we have to apply that blood to the wounds. You matter, your deliverance matters. There’s freedom in the blood, the enemy wants us bound instead of walking in it, but he is a liar! The blood will cover the sin, cleanse the wound, and pull you out of it! Ask you Father for to guide you! There’s power in the blood. 🔥 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if [there be any] wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” ~ Psalms 139:23-24

We are so very precious to God. In Psalm 139:14, it says all of our members were written… When as yet there was none of them. Luke 12:7 tells us He has numbered the very hairs on our head. How precious are His thoughts towards us. When you spend time in the presence of your Father, He will share His heart with you and oh how precious His thoughts become. It’s that two-way conversation we should all seek. Are you really getting to know Him, or just rushing through prayer with quick words that don’t really capture the heart? God wants your heart, all of it. Those quiet moments with Him become so powerful and fuel for the hard days. I need that fuel as I press on, how about you?! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!” ~ Psalm 139:17

I had a Neurologist appointment today. That place is usually packed. Today there was just me and a little old man. He stated talking to me and asking me where I drove there from, almost as if he knew I didn’t live there in the area. I told him and he ask me if they still had the plant there and began to tell me a story about how they didn’t hire him when he was young because he wasn’t married and how it worked out in his favor. You see he then went in the military and then a job found him making $5,000. That was huge money back then. He invested it in real estate and bought 5 properties. Then said to me, but you see none of this is really mine. I just steward it for my Father in heaven, it’s all His anyways. He continued to talk with me until the nurse called my name, he said to me again I’ll just tell you this, you can’t hold on to anything in this world. It all belongs to our Father, we just take care of it for Him. Oh how this man blessed my day, the nurse just smiled at me as I told him I knew God had placed him in my path today. As we wait on the Lord, we have work to do for Him. What He gives us here, He gives us to steward for Him and His Kingdom. One might say I have nothing to steward. What about the gifts He’s given you? How are you stewarding those? In His word I do hope, as you hope pray over it for the wisdom to steward all things including your gifts for His Kingdom. We are only here for a time, we must steward them for the greatest impact to His Kingdom so that we finish well and take care of what He’s entrusted us with. Be blessed my friends. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.” ~ Psalm 130:5

God is so good, He knows what we need before we do. He gave me today’s passage yesterday. I prepared it not knowing what today would hold, I struggled through today and paved it’s way with tears. “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” I went out at lunch for time with my Poppa and the skies opened up! I went back out after work and my Father’s love just came pouring through the sky over me. “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him].” God has me right in the palm of His hand. Child of God, He has you in the palm of His hand too. He collects every tear and for those tears you are sowing you will reap joy. Draw near to God and stay the course child of God, your joy is coming. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him].” ~ Psalms 126:5-6

My Father constantly has me watching the skies. He shows me so much there. But beyond the skies, beyond the stars, behind the moon is THE one who dwells in the Heavens. He listens to my heart and He shows me His. Our conversations aren’t one sided, but I listen intently to things He has to say. I never knew that kind of relationship existed until a little church in Colorado named Mountain Life when I had an encounter where I was filled with the Holy Ghost and my life has never been the same. Our Father doesn’t just want to hear from us, He longs to commune with us. When I lift my eyes up to the heavens my heart connects, a daughter with her Father. He gives me instruction, correction, and other times He just listens to me ramble about my day. He’s never too busy because I’m His. If you’ve excepted Jesus as Lord of your life, your His too and He wants that one on one personal relationship with you too. If you haven’t, today is the perfect time to ask Him into your heart. Do you hear Him calling? He died to free you and me from sin and guilt, all you have to do is ask… 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.” ~ Psalm 123:1

Today was a rough day. April was extremely sick and I was emotionally and physically drained. My body just felt weak. I sat down to work on today’s Nourishment blog and my soul needed it today. I began looking through the Psalms and Psalm 105:4 seemed to jump off of the page at me. We need to seek the Lord daily, His strength, and His face. I sat and thought on that awhile. It’s not enough to say a simple prayer in the morning at the start of the day, quickly over meals, and before bed. No, you have to seek His face. You have to look for Him earnestly, search for Him. Get to know Him personally. When you seek Him, you will find Him. You will find His strength is more than enough to carry you through the days like I had today. You will find wisdom the world and books can’t give you. When you seek Him, you will find a precious peace that carries you through the difficult days. You must seek Him daily without fail and He will constantly refill your cup and give you strategic plans on how to overcome the enemy. Seeking Him daily is the key to unlocking doors. Bad days are unavoidable, but seeking God gives you the strength and wisdom to get through them. Make seeking Him a priority and watch the shift in your life. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.” ~ Psalm 105:4

Self condemnation is not of God. When you hear that voice in your head it is coming from the enemy. Condemnation in the Bible is “to pronounce to be guilty, to sentence to punishment, or to pass judgment against.” This evening I found myself being bombarded with overwhelming thoughts that I was not doing enough or not doing it in the right way and I heard God say, condemnation does not come from Me, it is the voice of the enemy – the devil- the father of lies. The enemy attacks us at our point of weakness, he knows them too well my friends and he twist them, but he is a liar and there is no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. He is in fact a liar! We are free, glory hallelujah, we are free and he knows this so he tries to get inside our head. I just wanted to remind you tonight that you too are free! Don’t allow the enemy to sneak in on your thoughts and condemn you, you are free! Remind him of that and send him packing!!! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgall

“1 [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” ~ Romans 8:1-2

My Father gave me this verse two nights ago to post for today’s Nourishment blog and He gave me confirmation of it this morning, I love when He does that! The enemy had been trying to attack me in my mind at the point of my calling, but God was saying not so daughter. I have called you forth, rise up and do that which I have called you to do. I began to reflect on the great men and women if the Bible. Man would never have chosen them, but God! He sees what man doesn’t. Our worth is in God. More of You Lord and less of me. I think of how they persecuted Jesus and believed Him not. So why marvel when they do believe the Word of the Lord during this time? Fill my mouth with Your words Father and guide me to people with a ready ear and heart to receive. Help me to pray for those who don’t receive it and speak ill of me and keep going for Your sake in Jesus name Amen! 💛 ~Chelle, #f8ithgal

“11 Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.” ~ Matthew 5:11-12

Fear is a lie from the devil. The fear that you are not enough, the fear you won’t have enough, the fear things won’t change… what ever that fear you have is, it’s not of God. That fear will cause you to trip and the devil knows it so he wants you to hang onto it tightly, but God wants you to let it go and put your trust in Him. Whatever it is, it’s safe with Him. You, your finances, your children, your future… He has it all in the palm of His hands. When you bring it to Him He is working in realms we can’t even see, but you can trust He is working it out in a way that is for your good and His glory! Fear will keep you from your blessings and the enemy knows this! He wants you bound! Tell him he is a liar and lay it all before your Father this evening. You are safe in His hands. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.” ~ Proverbs 29:25

We came from the very spirit of God. Today’s passage says, “…and [God] breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” God Himself breathed life into us. We were His from the beginning, sin was never supposed to enter into the picture. After it had, He gave His son as a blood sacrifice to atone for our sins. He wants us to be one with Him. He wants us to be whole, so He also gives us the keys to deliverance. Yes, deliverance. Most of us still have bruised souls that need healed. Souls ties that need cut, generational curses that need uprooted. You break those by applying the blood of Jesus you received at your salvation, You name them, you renounce them, you apply the blood, and fill the vacuum they leave behind. As Torace Solomon says, when your soul is broken, you go back to the source to fix it. That source is God! Deliverance is our portion as children of God to have a sound mind and sometimes that deliverance is a continual process. When we get saved, Jesus starts to clean us up from the inside out. Our spirit is saved immediately, but our bruised souls have some work to be done. I am a walking testimony. I’ve been in Deliverance class the last several months and the Lord has opened my eyes to so much, lifted things off of me, and healed deep wounds. He closed many doors I didn’t even realize the enemy had open! God is faithful, we just need to lean into Him and ask Him. No one is too holy to need help and Gods wants to restore our bruised souls anew again! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” ~ Genesis 2:7

The Lord hasn’t called me to sit passively and watch the enemy destroy souls. He hasn’t called me to stand by and watch my brothers and sisters suffer at the hands of demons they can be delivered from. Jesus came to set the captives free and He has called me to be His warrior daughter in the battlefield for His Kingdom. We have our internship this week and next for our Deliverance class and my program is tonight. The enemy has fought me so hard today, but he is a liar and it shall go on and it shall be covered by the blood of Jesus. Glory hallelujah Jesus is going to set people free and heal hearts. Join us on Clubhouse tonight at 7 EST for Deliverance and time in the presence of the Lord! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

Who hasn’t put their trust in someone and been let down? It hurts. There is one who will never let you down, you can confide anything and everything in a Him. Not only can you you trust Him with what’s on your mind, you can trust Him to lead you in the right direction. He will never lead you astray. He will always want what is best for you. He will correct you out of love when your wrong, and never let you wander in the wrong direction aimlessly. There is no better place to put your trust than in the Lord. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” ~ Psalm 118:8

The Lord was speaking to me earlier this week in prayer and I saw the Lion of Judah. He has been showing me this a lot over the last several months. I began to look up the Lion of Judah and found Jesus is called the Lion of Judah to display His absolute authority and power over all creation. The day I saw the Lion of Judah, God also gave me a huge V in the sky held in hands. Victory is mine saith the Lord, glory hallelujah! It is not by my might, but through His strength and spirit. Jesus has triumphed over every big and little thing before us, the mighty roaring Lion goes before us. He doesn’t back down. As His warrior daughter, I am equipped and armed for this fight and also ready to roar! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.” ~ Revelation 5:5

Yesterday morning I went out and saw the prettiest line of clouds. After work, I went back out and saw another line of clouds. As I was trying to take the picture, I heard the Lord say percept upon percept, line upon line. I came in and sat in my chair just battle weary from the week and cried and prayed. I kept hearing what He had told me, I opened to Isaiah and read it. Still too tired to post in it, I laid thinking about the weeks events. Later, I logged onto Our on-line service where there was a word for me. Toward the end one of my prophetic sisters quoted precept upon precept, line upon line. What? I’m listening Lord! I read it again. Nestled right in the middle is “This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.” Our Father gives it to us so clearly, precept upon precept, line upon line. Daughter, have I not told you, your shoulders can not carry it all? Give it to Me child and find your rest in Me! Glory hallelujah! The children of Israel would not hear, they were a stubborn people. Oh Lord, remove any stubbornness from me! Mold me and make me, humble your servant after You. What do you need to give over to the Lord today… and leave there? More of me and less of you Lord! He told me this morning, that comes from time in His presence as He roots out those things that have been there for so long and fills it with everything Holy, everything Him. Time in His presence can’t be replaced and it is the key to victory over the stubborn things that are rooted within us that are not of Him. I’m resting in His presence today and being filled with His peace. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“10 For precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little: 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. 12 To whom he said, This [is] the rest [wherewith] ye may cause the weary to rest; and this [is] the refreshing: yet they would not hear.” ~ Isaiah 28:10-12

Last night, I had ask my husband for a passage for today. He threw out today’s Psalm’s. Only the Lord knew how fitting it would be for my battle with the enemy. It’s not through my strength and might, but through the Lord’s power that I will overcome the things the enemy is throwing up before me. Where I am weak, He is strong! The enemy intends evil and has plotted his way, but God has already gone before me and not only cleared the path but turned the enemies arrows towards himself and his minions. Glory hallelujah, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. What are you facing child of God? It will not prosper! Rise up and usher in the King of Glory. Victory is our and its time for His children to roar!! 💛 ~ Chelle, #fuithgal

“11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform]. 12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thine arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.” ~ Psalms 21:11-12

The Lord gave me this verse last night. I started looking through my pictures for something with iron in it as I pondered the verse in my heart. I came across this picture of Momma Ann. She came into my life at one of my lowest points and was the dearest friend and a second mom to me. God keeps reminding me I can’t carry everything on my shoulders. He also reminded me we need Godly friends to lift us up when we are down, to laugh with us when we are happy, and to pull us back on track when we go astray. Good friends correct with love and we receive it knowing it was in love. We build each other up and encourage each other on this journey and oh the prayers we prayer over each other. Our very countenance is sharpened by a good friend. I am so thankful for the people God has planted in my circle. You keep me in check, yet encourage me when I’m struggling. You pray when the enemy is coming at me hard and I hope you know I do the same for you. Thank you for listening to God’s voice and being there for me. 💛 ~ Chelle. #f8ithgal

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” ~ Proverbs 27:17

“”For the wages of sin are death…” As children of God we have been rescued from the penalty of sin and given the gift of God, eternal life with Him. We didn’t do anything to deserve it, we could never earn it, but the blood of Christ did that for us. We are free from sin and even if we slip, His grace covers us. As servants of God, we have His fruit growing on and in us. Glory hallelujah, the more we grow the more fruit we produce to glean with others and lead others to Christ and help others grow on their journey. I can see fruit trees for miles as we grow and help others to grow. It’s not a secret to be kept, but something we share with the world and expand the Kingdom of God. We are free from the wages of sin, while the enemy wants to snare and entrap people. We must be the light for God and ruin his plans and pull as many from the Kingdom of Darkness into the Kingdom of Light as we can! 💛~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” ~ Romans 6:22-23

We are no longer under the law, but under grace, we have God’s underserved favor resting over us. When you are walking with the favor of God resting on you and the knowledge that you are a King’s kid, your walk changes. The things you do changes. You don’t want to be caught up in sin because you are caught up in things for your Father’s Kingdom. You are a new creation in Him, old things have passed away! His grace starts to change you from the inside out. This change may not happen over night, but the Holy Spirit will start to quicken you to things and it will happen as you grow in Christ. Thank You Jesus for your grace pouring out over our lives. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.” ~ Romans 6:14-15

When I read this passage, my spirit leaps with encouragement. Jesus broke the power over sin and death when he died on the cross and rose again 3 days later. He is alive, sitting at the right hand of His Father and when we become washed in His blood we too become dead to sin. We are given authority that many don’t even recognize, but one that is needed for victory in the times in which we live. We are dead to sin, but alive in Christ, that just makes me want to shout! It makes me yearn to grow more in Him, to seek His face, and abide in His presence. I’m so thankful to be washed in the blood! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” ~ Romans 6:10-11

Death hath no more dominion over him, nor does sin over us. That deserves a praise shout. That doesn’t mean we won’t feel the pressure of the enemy’s attack, but God will always provide a way out. That doesn’t mean we won’t be battle weary at times, but in Him we will find rest! Glory be to God, He will sustain us every step of the way when we stay tuned into His frequency. Where you are plugged into matters! Make sure you are plugged into the Master and all will be well with you. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.” ~ Romans 6:8-9

The Lord led me to Romans this morning when I was praying for a passage for today’s Nourishment post. I read through chapter 6 several times as the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart. Our old man has been crucified with Christ and freed from the bondage of sin and the things that once weighed us down. We are washed clean through the blood of Christ and now have victory over sin. When the devil comes knocking we have authority to shut him down. Many believers do not walk in that authority and it’s necessary over the things of this world. He’s going to tempt you, he’s going to come against you, but you have power and authority from Jesus to stand against him. He tempted Jesus on the Mount and Jesus used the Word to battle against Him. The enemy is skilled at twisting God’s Word so you need the wisdom of the Holy Spirit for this battle and you need to be renewing your mind daily. We must me prayed up and read up, never letting our guard down. We are freed from sin and never to go back into it, a daily walk with the Holy Spirit prevents us from falling prey to the enemy’s cunning devices. He’s constantly seeking to devour the children of God, if he can’t do that he will try to distract us from God’s plan for our lives and His Kingdom. Renew your minds, meet with God daily, and destroy the enemy’s plans and any hold over your life and that of your family. Serious times call for serious prayers! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.” ~ Romans 6:6-7

Meek is “Mild of temper; soft; gentle; not easily provoked or irritated; yielding; given to forbearance under injuries. Appropriately, humble, in an evangelical sense; submissive to the divine will; not proud, self-sufficient or refractory; not peevish and apt to complain of divine dispensations.” People, in general, are not encouraged to be meek in today’s society; but God’s children are set apart, different, a peculiar people. We are not called to be like the world, but to walk as Jesus walked and to do so humbly. This passage says the meek delight themselves in the abundance of peace. As I read that, I could actually picture and feel that peace. The peace of the Lord is not like the peace of the world and once you’ve experienced it you won’t want to go back into the world’s chaos. It’s precious and a calm like to other and will carry you even through the midst of a storm. The world can’t do that. Do you want such peace? It can be found through Jesus Christ and the repentance of your sins. The peace you will find is worth a humble life in His presence and being His soldier in the battlefield of this world. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” ~ Psalm 37:11

Today’s passage finds us again waiting upon the Lord. There are some things in my life that it is an action season, the Lord has me doing; but, there are some very dear things to my heart that He has me praying and waiting on. That waiting is hard when it comes to those you love the most, but things like prayer and fasting are also action words in your waiting season. While you wait upon your Father you can still cry out to Him. He hears every word, collects every tear, and your prayers are powerful as you stand in the gap for those you love. Waiting doesn’t mean powerless, it means your faith is being strengthened as your Father works in realms you can’t see. It means your patience is growing stronger as you lean into your Father through each trial you face. It means your waiting period is producing the warrior in you that is needed for God’s Kingdom during this time. Take heart child of God, those who wait on the Lord will see His will come to pass and all things will work in your favor declares the Lord. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.” ~ Psalms 37:8-9

I found tears coming to my eyes as I sat and pondered this verse. The part that stuck in my spirit the most was to rest in the Lord while we wait patiently for Him to move on our behalf or in a situation. It’s in that waiting that our faith grows, I know this. But that resting there, that is trusting Him completely with no fear, no worry. Your faith solidifies as you rest in Him and trust Him to work whatever it is out in your favor. It doesn’t matter what wicked plan the enemy has against you or who he is attempting to use it to bring it to pass, it can’t prosper. Don’t allow the enemy to keep you up at night, rest in the Lord. Don’t allow the enemy to trouble your thoughts, rest in the Lord. Rest my child while you wait patiently. That rest is essential in the process and needed for the patience to wait, one goes with the other to solidify your faith as it grows stronger. Don’t allow the enemy to steal your rest, send him on his way knowing God has you and whatever your patiently awaiting. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”~ Psalm 37:7

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When we are walking with the Lord our desires start to come in line with His desires and He loves to gives us the desires of our heart. He is a good, good Father and He wants to see us happy. He takes joy over us, but we must walk with Him and make certain our desires align with His. There is no need He won’t meet for us, but He will give us beyond our needs when our desires are aligned correctly. Blessings will overflow! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” ~ Psalm 37:4

Today’s passage is so very powerful. In life you will run across people who will wish harm on you, some will even plot against you. There battle isn’t with you, it’s with the spirit that lives within you. Pray against the spirit in them and pray for them, but let it go. I recently had (and still have) the most evil person plotting against me and the people she used to try to accomplish her evil mission would absolutely blow your mind. God started to reveal her sinister plan to me and it the depth of the evil became heartbreaking. This plan can’t prosper because I’m a child of the most high God, His anointed with a purpose for His Kingdom. Her plan was revealed for me to pray for and it will not prosper. When you encounter such evil coming against you, don’t try to do to them in kind, give it to your God to fight on your behalf and pray for His mercy on their behalf. Child of God, nothing coming against you shall prosper! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.” ~ Psalm 37:1-2

Those morning talks with God, even at 3:30 in the morning, He listens! When you feel like you are completely last with so much on your mind and no words and only tears streaming down your face, He hears your heart, and collects every single one. He brought me to today’s passage and reminded my heart He’s in the very midst of me and I’m not alone. The winds may blow and the rains may pour, but I shall not be moved. These tears are cleansing, these winds are uprooting what needs to be blown away, and these rains are purging the ground for the growth that is for my good. What the devil means for my destruction the Lord is using to strengthen me in Him. He reminded me earlier that the enemy cannot destroy what God has ordained. There will be a refreshing after the storm and an unprecedented growth as I’ve never seen before. Glory hallelujah, I prophecy my promise! All that my Father as foretold will come to pass because it is settled in the name of Jesus! God is in the midst of me, I shall not be moved. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.” ~ Psalm 46:5

Real conversations with God are important. I had an extremely busy and stressful week and in prayer this morning I shared with the Lord I felt my countenance had fallen and inquired as to why. He said lean into Me daughter. You do not do this enough and this is why your countenance falls. I had allowed the busyness and stress to distract me from the One who would help me through it and that is really the devils plan isn’t it? In His lovingly stern way, He reminded me did’t I tell you your shoulders were not meant to carry it all… why are you cast down oh daughter? Trust in Me and all else will follow… My Father reminded me the enemy gets in my head when I need to listen to Him in my heart. Saints, the Holy Spirit of the living God dwells within us and His Word is true! What voice are you listening to today? Has your countenance fallen a bit? Why are you cast down? The hope of your countenance, the very health of your countenance rest in God! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and [why] art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance. 11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, [who is] the health of my countenance, and my God.” ~ Psalms 42:5;11

I love this verse. I long to to know God more every day and glean from His wisdom. My soul thirst to know Him deeper as each day passes. Those morning conversations where He responds to my prayers are the most precious time of day. Our Father doesn’t want one sided prayers, He longs to have an intimidate relationship with each of us. Once you have experienced it, you will only want that closeness to grow stronger. Our Father will reveal His heart and secrets to those who earnestly seek Him. Take a little time to do this each day and I promise you won’t regret it. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.” ~ Psalm 42:1

The Lord gave me this verse yesterday morning after I had prayed. I had used it in May so I wasn’t sure about using it again, but Hr confirmed it this morning in prayer so here we are. I’ve struggled this week. I have bronchitis again so I’m on stronger steroids, antibiotics, and cough medicine. At the same time, I have some very stressful situations going on. I think I’ve cried every day. Yesterday the Lord told me I needed to spend more time in His presence. He said dwelling in His presence lifts the weight of your cares away. He reminded me I tend to carry weight that isn’t mine to carry. I do it in almost every area of my life. He reminded me I’m to cast my burdens at His feet and LEAVE them there, not pick them back up to carry them on my shoulders later. He said the burdens were too great for me to bear and that I wasn’t meant to bear them all. Then He reminded me of Nehemiah 8:10, He said My joy is your strength. My joy is your strength daughter. That is important for you to understand because I’m bringing you through. Friends, the joy of the Lord IS your strength. I don’t know what your going through, but I do know who is bringing you through it and His joy is your strength! He wants you to know that tonight and to be refreshed in His joy and receive strength from it! Praise Him ye people with your hands up towards the heaven, your joy and strength cometh from the Lord! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” ~ Nehemiah 8:10

Did you know God catches every tear we cry. His Word says He knows our wandering, that includes our every sorrow. He collects our every tear in a bottle and records their reason in a book. Can you imagine? I don’t know about you, but I have shed a LOT of tears and to know my Father cares enough to collect them all is amazing. I think we all go through times when we feel alone and unwanted, but Jesus died on the cross for me and you. You never have to feel alone again. Here we have God collecting our tears and writing them in a book. There is so much love in that. Brothers and sisters, the next time the enemy pushes you to tears just remember who is catching them. Take heart, it is all going to be okay. God is working in realms you can’t see and He hasn’t forgotten you. Keep trusting, keeps praying, and keep pressing. Breakthrough is on the way. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?” ~ Psalm 56:8

God’s love doesn’t disappoint. I have meditated on today’s verse for a couple of days. Hope doesn’t make shame because of the love of God poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. It doesn’t matter what others think of that hope as long as our faith is rooted in Christ. When He has showed us something we can stand firm believing it will come to past regardless of the whispers to the contrary. “Hope maketh not ashamed” that just resonated deep in my spirit and made my heart smile. God has showed me somethings that others don’t see and that is okay. He is working in realms they don’t see and moving pieces into place in His time. All the time, He is pouring out His love into the hearts of the people by the Holy Ghost along way of those who are a part of His plan. God’s got this! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” ~ Romans 5:5

Whew. I had a day. I had read this early, but then my day got out of control and I read it this evening I sat in awe. “Tribulation worketh patience.” Tribulation is “a cause of great trouble or suffering.” This worketh patience and experience… and hope. We know our hope is in God who our faith resides in. My patience was worked today, but glory be to God I am growing from it. I will glory in those tribulations as the working of my patience deepens my faith and my hope in my Father is made greater. All things come together for His glory as He molds my heart deeper in trusting Him. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“3 And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:” ~ Romans 5:3-4

Oh that precious peace! It comes through our Lord and Savior Jesus. I got tears in my eyes as I read this. The enemy hit me hard today, first it was a mental attack and then it was on my health; but, he is a liar. I stand on the faith given access through my Savior and I claim healing over my body even as I type these words. I rejoice in the hope of the glory of my God. It amazes me how the Lord always sends an on-time word just when we need it! Glory hallelujah what a mighty God we serve! The enemy seeks to rob us of our faith by putting little dents in it. The Lord, who is mighty in battle has already gone before us making a way, clearing the way before us! Don’t buy into the enemy’s lies when he comes calling. Keep your eyes focused on the Lord and praise Him for what you know He will do! He is mighty and we need to make our faith just as strong! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” ~ Romans 5:1-2

I was watching the horses go by me today from a carriage ride and noticed the eye gates on the horses. I thought how often we have need eye gates as humans. You may think that sounds silly, but does it? We need to protect our eyes from the things in this world that can draw us into evil. The eyes are important and the enemy knows it! He uses the eyes to lure many into sin, he uses the eyes to create nightmares that haunt others for years. Yes, he uses the eyes. Today’s passage says to look straight before thee. The enemy wants you to look back, your not going that way. Don’t do it. Guard your eyes in what you watch on tv, what you look at online. Man, those eye gates, they matter. God has really been putting in my spirit just what matters. This one, it is huge. The enemy attacks so many through their eyes. We may not be able to wear eye gates like a horse, but we can put spiritual blinders in place and ask the Holy Spirit to quicken us when we need to turn away. Friends, those eye gates… they matter! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.” ~ Proverbs 4:25-27

I was thinking on this verse this evening after I read it. As children of God, we have the mind of Christ. Then I started thinking about being in the world but not of the world. Have you ever just had your buttons pushed and you just want to react outside of who you know you now are in a Christ? Man, that’s a hard one. How do we maintain that mind of Christ in those difficult situations. We have to start by being rooted in His Word. Then we apply it daily. We have to be grounded in prayer and praise. And you know I’m going to say it, we have to be renewing our minds daily. If we are not washing ourselves clean daily, it so easy for junk to build up and slip out. God isn’t looking for perfection but progression, so change won’t come overnight. Don’t be discouraged when your mind isn’t changing at the rate you want as long as your heart is where it should be with God and you are renewing it consistently. We are sons and daughters of the King. As you progress keep your eyes forward, no looking back. Your destiny awaits, your thinking must align with the King of Kings for it to unfold. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:” ~ Philippians 2:5

What comes out of your mouth is so very important. We hold the power to speak things into existence. That old rhyme sticks and stones may break my bones but word will never hurt me is the biggest untruth. Words do hurt and they hold power. We must be careful at the words we speak not only against others, but words we speak against ourselves. They can build up or they can destroy. You may think, Michelle it’s not that serious; but my friend it is. Proverbs 18:21 tells us death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit there of. Words matter. What are you speaking? Is it speaking life or death over you and your family? It truly makes a difference. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” ~ Ephesians 4:29

I looked up Biblical strife, “1a : bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension political strife. b : an act of contention : fight, struggle. 2 : exertion or contention for superiority. 3 archaic : earnest endeavor.” I’ve found that if it takes away my peace, the price is just too high. If it causes me to struggle, if it causes contention, it’s just not worth the negative pressure it is applying to my life. It’s important to look at the source of the pressure being applied and if it is in any way negative the price is too high. Pressure from the Lord builds me up, pressure from the enemy knocks me down. We should also be building each other up not knocking each other down! Lord help us to do and be better. Help us to recognize the enemies plots and not fall into them. Help us to fix our eyes on You! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“3 [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.” ~ Philippians 2:3-4

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:” These are serious times we are living in and the enemy is going to throw anything he can to pull us away from God, so I want my Heavenly Father to remove anything from me that is usable in any way by the enemy. Test me Lord, try me so that anything impure comes out before the enemy sends his darts against me. Search my heart Poppa and show me where I need to make changes, help me to walk upright before you! In Jesus name. Amen 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if [there be any] wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” ~ Psalm 139:23-24

It’s a heart issue. What the grounds of your heart look like and the water you are using to water your fruit look like, truly matter. Is it toxic, corrupted by the world or is it pure and has it been filtered through the Holy Ghost? Is it softened from the Holy Spirit to produce good fruit or hardened to produce little or bitter fruit? Does your fruit look appealing to the eyes, but leave a bad taste in the mouth? The health of what we produce stems from the condition of our heart. just like with fruit trees it has to be tended to. It has to be watered with God’s Word and pruned from anything not of God that is trying to take root. Whatever is in our heart is sure to come our in our fruit, in our words or our actions. Where our heart is matters and we must continually do a heart check because the devil never sleeps and he will constantly try to sneak some things in like unforgiveness, anger, hurt. That is also why renewing your mind is so important and why daily time with God is essential so you can keep your fruit clean (your heart pure). You can’t do that with a once in a while, meet and greet time with God. It has to be continual. You have to be ready for the enemy when he comes for you so you can say, not today satan and tomorrow either! The Holy Spirit will alert you when something isn’t right in your heart before your fruit goes bad when your spending that time with the Lord. Do a heart check with Him this evening, it matters! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.” ~ Luke 6:43-45

I’ve been thinking a lot about this world. The Lord tells us not to be conformed to it. To conform is to “(of a person) behave according to socially acceptable conventions or standards; be similar in form or type; agree.” I was scrolling through my FB page today and was taken back by the amount of pure evil. Then I started noticing an equal amount of suicidal tones to some of of the same evil. The enemy was having a field day in the minds of people and they were blinded by the doors that had been opened. We are not to conform to this world and so many elements of evil that are wrapped up in it. It can be found in music, movies, even things we’ve made legal are doorways for the enemy to come in. I know I keep saying it, but that renewing of your mind is critical and essential to our walk with God and to keeping the enemy out. I went through so many years not in the perfect will of God. I don’t want to do that again. I want all He has for this daughter of His and for my family. That means less of ME and more of HIM! It means I don’t conform to the world because it’s popular, I conform to my Father because it’s right in my heart! I pray someone gets this because it’s critical. Our time here is short and we have a mission for our Father and souls depend on it. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” ~ Romans 12:2

We are so blessed to be children of the most high God. It’s so easy to get distracted by the things that tend to weigh us down and that’s the devils intent, but today’s passage encourages us to be diligent in this race. As I read it and studied for this post, I heard eyes straight forward. There’s no looking back daughter, eyes straight forward. The enemy is so good at trying to distract and taking your eyes off of where God has us going. He’s good at overwhelming us and discouraging us, but God is not the author of confusion and He will not take you where He cannot provide for you. Jesus washed away the shame, the doubt, anything negative the enemy is trying to put on you… Jesus has already washed it away. I’m here to tell you he is a liar and don’t except those thoughts he’s placing in your head. If it doesn’t produce joy when it comes into your mind, if it doesn’t produce a set plan to prosper your future in line with the will of God, cast thought out and replace it with a decree from the Word of God! Lay aside the sins and even thoughts that can lead to sins that so easily beset us and let us run with patience, shed that weight sisters and brothers. The enemy is putting weight on your shoulders that’s isn’t yours to carry!!! Cast it at your Father’s feet right now and run the race so much lighter. Jesus already endured it at the cross, it’s not yours to carry. The enemy has lied to you, fooled you into carrying a package that isn’t yours to bear. It’s wearing you down, cut the ties, and run the race with patience. We have miles yet to go. Look to Jesus who IS the author and finisher of our faith! He IS at the right hand of the throne of God ready to lighten the burden from every weight and sin holding you down. He’s reaching out His hand to you, all you have to do is take it and call on His name. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” ~ Hebrews 12:1-2

Ahhhh that “little” “big” thing called faith! Faith is a “complete trust or confidence in someone or something or strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.” Today’s verse tells us without faith it is impossible to please God. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Knowing this, you can’t believe His Word and not have faith that He can take care of you, provide for you, and do whatever it us He has promised you. If you seek Him, you can be assured He is going to guide you and show you things that will come to pass. With each thing He shows you, your faith will grow stronger. Faith is like a muscle, it needs to be exercised. You should be stretching your faith constantly as you seek your Father. Lean unto Him, trust Him, and pull back from the things of this world. We are living in a time when faith is going to be critical in almost everything we do, now is the time to lean in and watch it grow, 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” ~ Hebrews 11:6

We don’t have to go through a priest to reach our Heavenly Father, we don’t need to go through ritual sacrifices for the atonement of our sins. When Jesus died on the cross and rose again, He became the only sacrifice needed to atone for our sins and gave us the privilege to come boldly unto the throne of grace anytime we need it. Our Father is always listening. Not only that, but He wants to hear from His children, He wants a relationship with us. Not a onside prayer to Him, but a two-way conversation. And He gave His son so that none would parish so He doesn’t want anyone to make the decision to go to hell, it grieves His heart. He’s provided a way, grace and mercy through the blood of Jesus and when you accept it, your life will never be the same. He not only gives grace for the time of need, but He walks with you daily and when you choose to have that daily relationship with Him, He is a friend like no other. “He walks with me, and talks with me, and tells me I’m His own…” That peace is unlike anything the world can offer. The world would be so much better if everyone had it. It’s a calm even in the storm, it’s seeing your Father’s hand even when things don’t go your way, it’s feeling His love in a world gone crazy. I’m thankful I can come boldly to His throne of grace and that I can walk with Him daily. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” ~ Hebrews 4:16

Whew this verse! The Word of God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart! It won’t mislead you, it will reveal the heart of the matter. It will give you the wisdom to discern the hearts sent to misguide you when you stay connected to Your Father. I can’t stress the importance of the renewing of your mind. The enemy is constantly seeking to throw you off and destroy you in any way he can. We must be read up and prayed up to discern his attacks. This verse hit my spirit hard this evening as the enemy was coming at me heavy. Thank You Jesus for Your Word and the fire of the Holy Spirit that burns within me. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” ~ Hebrews 4:12

The Lord put this verse in my spirit last night. I read it in several different versions of the Bible and mediated over it as I thought about the time in which we are living. I thought about God’s Word warning us to be vigilant because our adversary the devil seeks to devour us (1 Peter 5:8). We have to be active in what we have read and learned, because the enemy is constantly looking for ways to cause a rift between us and our Father. It starts with a missed prayer, maybe a missed study, and it grows. Before you know it, you have drifted further than you care to admit. It’s only when something life altering happens that grabs our attention so many find themselves crying out to God and coming back. Today’s verse serves as a reminder to give heed to the things we’ve heard before we hit those rough patches. Give heed to those things we’ve heard so that we don’t slip. Renew your mind daily with those very things because they are critical to your tomorrow and what the enemy is going to try to take away. Don’t let them slip away. Take heed of those things we have heard, take inventory of them in your mind… don’t allow them to slip away. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.” ~ Hebrews 2:1

I’ve been seeing a lot of debating of the Word of God online. I’ve even had people tag me in questions, wanting me to engage on topics that they already knew where I stood. God led me to today’s verse. It’s one thing for the unlearned to seek knowledge, but it’s another for the enemy to bait God’s children into confrontation and for us to entertain those foolish questions. God’s Word says they are unprofitable. They will only serve to irritate your spirit and you run the chance of allowing them to bring you out of character. Don’t fall into it. Use discernment before answering, you don’t need to entertain every debate with a response. We are living in a time that requires us to walk with our Father and listen closely for His voice in ALL things. Discernment is key in knowing the spirits that are trying to engage us in battles we don’t need to be in or twisting God’s Word around. Listening for the voice of God through the voice of the world had never been more important. Avoid the foolish questions. That comes from our Father’s Word. Don’t even give them space. Sound wisdom, from the instruction Manuel that doesn’t get it wrong! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithal

“But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.” ~ Titus 3:9

I’ve thought a lot on these verses this evening. What is on our mind matters, what filters into our conscience is critical and the renewing of our mind daily is essential. The enemy is out to defile our thoughts and those thoughts spread and before you know it unbelief and doubt are setting in. I’ve been watching the purity of people who profess to be sons and daughters of Christ start to cloud as discouragement starts to set in, I see am almost evil presence taking over on some of their pages as they plunge deeper into depression and further from our Father. The enemy seeks to creep on in any way he can, by any means. The renewing of the mind isn’t a choice it’s a necessity. I know myself the areas he tries to attack me in and I have to me extra prayed up in those areas. The enemy isn’t new in his efforts, he hits our weaknesses. But God! He gives us the strength to overcome when we bring it to Him and not try to go it alone! We have to recognize the enemies tactics and use the Word of God to cast them out and overcome. I know pure thoughts are from my Poppa so when thoughts that are harmful to me enter, I know they are from the father of lies and I know not to entertain them but stand on God’s Word and decree it out loud and send the devil on his way! Are you renewing your mind? Is what your professing matching with what your walking? Do a heart check today. Stop giving the devil space and kick him out. Stand on God’s Word and decree it when the enemy tries to take up space in your head! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“15 Unto the pure all things [are] pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.” ~ Titus 1:15-16

Today’s verse really touched my heart as the Holy Spirit spoke to me through it. One of my prayers that is constantly before God is to be filled with His wisdom, to grow and learn continually. I can enroll in classes and buy books but they can’t teach me what I can glean from the Holy Spirit. I felt this verse as I read it deep in my spirit. I felt power in it. He doesn’t just give me the tongue of the learned, He gives me power and authority to cast out demons, revive the weary, and even lay hands on the sick. Jesus gave us power and authority when He rose again and conquered death. He’s given me eyes to see and ears to hear what says the Lord. Glory hallelujah, we don’t have to live defeated and we can help others have victory over the enemy too! God has a word for me and you, are you listening? He loves you, rise above the enemies lies and walk in victory today. He will give you the wisdom to overcome in this season. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.” ~ Isaiah 50:4

Glory hallelujah, there is NOTHING that can separate a child of God from the love of God. Jesus filled that gap for us on the cross and it can never again be broken. I just went through a really difficult time and as hard as it was, my Father never left me. In fact, He pulled me closer. Even on the hardest days and in what some would consider dry times, I could feel His presence. The lyrics “He walks with me and talks with me and tells me I am His own…” come to me as I write this. He is all so faithful and I am forever thankful and grateful to be His daughter. Life isn’t perfect and we all go through some things, but there is one that never leaves us and His Word is true! “Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Thank You Father God, thank you! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” ~ Romans 8:39

I am so thankful for my Father’s love. It shines down on me and I can feel it no matter the situation. On those really difficult days He will send a word from the most surprising places, it could be my little niece, a cloud in the sky, even a FB post. He never leaves me in a place of despair. Every day is a day to lift our voice in praise, every day is a day to thank Him and a chance to tell others of His goodness and mercy! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” ~ Psalm 118:24

I sat outside after work and thought a lot on today’s verse. That old saying sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me is such a lie. Words can hurt, inflict more pain, and do more damage than a broken bone ever could, you just can’t see the damage with your physical eyes. On the flip side, pleasant words of encouragement can lift someone’s spirit and heal like a medicine. What we say matters and what we speak into our spirit is critical. Are you feeding yourself with encouragement or words of self doubt, words of happiness or bitterness? What we tell ourselves is just as important as what other people tell us! It’s important to stay away from negative people and to check ourselves when we start to become like them! The devil is a liar, send him on his way when he tries to influence you with negative self thoughts! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” ~ Proverbs 16:24

There is One that will never leave or forsake us! He’s there with grace and mercy even when we don’t deserve it! He gave His only son so that we could live in the fullness of His love. I worked really hard to take care of some pressing things for us and the enemy was pressing me hard today with thoughts that it just wasn’t good enough, he is a liar. In fact, he is the father of lies so I have to cast those thoughts out and reread this verse for today and be content with such things as ye have. Not only that, but be content with the things I could handle and trust God to provide for the rest. In fact, it was Him providing the needs that were met. He will never forsake me. And those conversations! I’ve been watching a few on Facebook that literally crush my heart because I know they break my Fathers. What we speak matters, the actions we take matters. If someone makes a post in honor of God and someone else goes behind and in any cast anything on it that is not if God you are: 1. Grieving the Holy Spirit 2. Giving place to the devil. Why would you do that as a child of God? If you are in the world, you have not yet came to Him to know, but a child of God? The enemy has blinded you and my heart is breaking for you. We must break the strongholds the devil has over our mind before we can walk in freedom. Hear me when I say those conversations, every single one of them, every gesture matters! The enemy uses them to get his foot in the door. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you if this is an area you struggle in and He will help you. The enemy can’t stand it when we have peace and that comes through the Holy Spirit. He can have you content in the midst of the storm because you know the direction your heading! When you walk in synch with the Father, the enemy can’t get his foot in the door to taint your conversations. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” ~ Hebrews 13:5

I heard “rest” in my spirit as I was preparing for this blog. Many of My people have been battling and are weary said the Lord, come to Me and I will give you rest. I found it ironic we are celebrating Labor Day in the US today and the Lord is saying there are those laboring in the spirit that need rest. That battle is against the enemy and that rest can be found in our Father. The strength for the battle against Him is found in that same place, He also gives us wisdom and key strategies for the battle ahead so the rest we find in our Father is essential and cannot be neglected. Are you heavy laden? Today is the perfect day to find rest in your Father. After you have rested, you can begin to draw a battle plan and seek His wisdom for strategic plans for the battle ahead. Victory is assured with God leading the battle. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” ~ Matthew 11:28

I watched the prettiest rain steadily falling this morning. I woke to crushing news that a dear friend from my middle school and high school years had passed away. The rain was calming as I watched it and listened to it fall. It seemed so fitting for the day. This evening I began to think about rain and our Heavenly Father. Today’s verse made me think of this morning’s showers. He was watering the ridges and not only making the grounds soft, but the rain falling, though hard, was so soft and sweet. His blessings have been pouring over me like a rain this week. The enemy is raging, but the rain keeps pouring in. Glory hallelujah, the enemy can’t stop what God has ordained! Someone needs to know, not to give up or give in to the devil. He is a liar! Please pray for my friend’s sons, her family, and friends. Pray for God’s comfort and His hand on her sons. We have to stand in the gap for her sons now that she’s not here to do it. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.” ~ Psalm 65:10

I was studying the Book of Luke for a class assignment and today’s verse just hit my spirit. This verse says Jesus came to SEEK and save the lost. He wasn’t trying to avoid them or run from them. He came to seek them out and save their souls. We are to be like Jesus. The Church is to be a place the lost can come and find Jesus, not a place to come and be condemned for not knowing Him or not dressing a certain way, looking a certain way, or even living a certain way. Jesus cleans from the inside out, it’s not the other way around. A lot of people are pushed away from the church when they need to be loved by the church. No, we don’t love the sin. We love the person with the love of Jesus, we teach them His Word and yes, we teach that Holiness is still right, but we also teach them forgiveness, repentance, and love. We let the Holy Spirit lead them; and when we teach or preach we do it by the unction of the Holy Spirit and not the flesh of man. It is then that He grabs the heart of man. What are we seeking? We need to seek the things that Jesus did. Souls depend on it. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” ~ Luke 19:10

We serve such a mighty and miracle working God. I am here to tell you, He is faithful and He will make a way out of no way! We have been struggling since even before I got sick, since back when we all got Covid the first time and my husband had to miss work. His job doesn’t have benefits so it hurt and things just kept piling on and then we got Covid a second time. I was really sick before Covid and it was to get much worse. My husband fell and fractured his arm, right after recovering from Covid and getting a second job. But God. His first job didn’t show much concern or care for his injury but his second job seemed to be genuine and care. God had placed him there. This week in our crossover service for the new month I felt a shift in the atmosphere, the prophetic word pouring forth was so profound and on point! The very next day God started turning our situation around! I have to praise and declare His wondrous works! The shift was beyond comprehension, it was an only my God can come through like this moment! He sent the right person to show the needed solution at the right time, glory hallelujah! I give Him the highest praise and thanks and I want you to be encouraged, if He will do it for me and my family, He will do it for you too!!! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.” ~ Psalm 75:1

God spoke the things in this world into existence. He commanded things that were not to be by the sound of His voice and through His word. He said let there be light and there was light! He formed the oceans and the land and man! I can’t pretend to know what you are facing, but I do know the God who formed the world His word and He can handle that mountain your facing if you let Him! Give it to Him and watch Him move on your behalf! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” ~ Hebrews 11:3

The Lord spoke to me yesterday in prayer about believing what He’s promised and not what the physical eye sees. I have talked about this many times, but the Holy Spirit really has it on my heart this week. The enemy is attacking the children of God hard with discouragement and he is using it to oppress God’s children to a place where they can’t see the light. My friends, He is the light and in Him there is no darkness. The enemy tries to blind you and take away your hope; but, when you place that focus on God and what He has promised you, you steal his power. You have to force yourself to place your faith in God and the things hoped for, the things promised, they may not be seen yet, but they are promised and because they are promised they will come to pass. You shift the very atmosphere when you start to praise God and call the devil out for the lair he is. It begins with that one thought that brings the light of God back in and shines it on that darkness the devil tried to close in on you. That light spreads and before you know it the devil can’t abide, he has to go! The second you feel his presence or a negative thought that is not from God, you cast it out of your mind and your replace it with the Word of God. You do this renewing constantly. Your faith will start to wax stronger and you see God’s promises coming to pass because He does not go back on His Word, but we have to believe in the things unseen and keep the enemy in his place. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” ~ Hebrews 11:1

The Lord gave me this verse this morning as I was praying about some issues I’m still having. He told me not to be discouraged by what I saw in the natural. I sat and meditated over this verse this evening. I am seeing so much discouragement in many people I know. I can see the enemy in their mind attacking, I can hear him in their ears and they are listening. His voice is drowning out that of our Father’s. It is reflected in the things they say and what they post. One negative thought leads to another and another and before you know it the enemy has taken hold with depression that is trying to drown the life from their soul. But God. He says blessed is the man that trust in Him and whose hope is in Him. It just takes one prayer, help me Lord, even a whisper! Turn that praise music up and watch the atmosphere shift! Faith is an action word, even when you don’t think you can press one step further you say Father I can’t do it help! Holy Spirit, help! Even if all you can do is cry to Him, He hears your tears, but we have to block the enemies voice out and listen to the voice of God. Trust Him to carry you through the storm. Don’t allow the enemy to fixate you on what you see in the physical, remember who your God is and stand on the promises of His Word. We serve an on-time God who will come through for His children no matter what the storm looks like, His Son is shining through it and as settled it before it is even over. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.” ~ Jeremiah 17:7

Oh today’s verse! The Holy Spirit has been speaking to me about this and I have been praying for the Lord to help me with my mouth! When I’m hurt more so than any other time I have to really watch what I say. I know this is a weak area so I pray for the Holy Spirit to guard my tongue and to help me to season my words with His love and to help me to be silent during those times when I’m hurting. I’m a work in progress and thankful the Lord shows me the areas I need to be vigilant with so I can be alert for the enemy attacks. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.” ~ Proverbs 21:23

“O magnify the Lord with me,” just leaped into my spirit when I began to pray on a verse for today. I was excited just to be able to have all of the laundry done. That may not sound like much to some, but with the washer and dryer in the basement and it being behind from being sick, to have it all caught up and be able to get up and down the stairs to do it myself was a give God praise moment for me! There is still so much to do, but my strength is coming back and God is the reason because the Dr.’s have not been able to even explain the cause! He continues to sustain me and deliver me from that which tries to pull me under. Oh won’t you magnify the name of the Lord with me?! In my darkest hour, He never left my side and my friend He will not leave yours either. So many times things looked hopeless, but God! He always turns it around. He is an on-time God and He shows favor on His children. He gets all the glory and praise. Won’t He do it?! Yes He will, you just hold on to His light and keep pleading the blood of Jesus. He will come through!!! 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” ~ Psalms 34:3-4

I woke with today’s verse on my mind. Today is the day we lay my Aunt to rest, but that is really for those of us she left behind. The moment she took her last breath she was already present with the Lord. My heart smiles through the tears as I recall Christmas dinners at her house and a salad she made that is still one of my favorites to this day. It’s funny how our minds remember the little things and they become so big. My daddy died when I was three months old, so that side of the family has always been my connection to him. The ones who knew him are dwindling with time and my heart mourns, but it smiles at the reunion going on in heaven. One beautiful day, I will meet them all again, including the daddy I never knew. How awesome that we serve a God that allows us to come to Him with the assurance of where we will when we die when we commit our lives to Him, best decision I’ve ever made. Tomorrow is not promised, don’t put that decision off for one second. If you have not made it, He’s calling you today. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” ~ 2 Corinthians 5:8

These have been faith building days for me. I found myself trying to get better faster and it was impossible. I had to put it all in the Lords hands and lean hard into Him and literally walk by faith on this journey. They never did find the source of my bleeding, God just healed it up as I began the journey to recovery. I relied on prayer and His Word to get me through because the doctors were telling me very little. Faith has been the key to this journey. Yesterday was rough and the enemy tried to move me, but I stood on my faith and today I feel much stronger. Our God is so good and so faithful. I am a walking testimony to His goodness and mercy. 💛 ~ Chelle, #f8ithgal

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” ~ Romans 10:17