TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS

    How often is it that you have had to come to the realization that, once again, you have invested weeks, months, or even years into a relationship or an association that produced nothing positive or valuable?  Did you end up with a feeling of loss as if you had been spiritually and emotionally ravished?  Well, maybe it's time to actually investigate your part in the perpetuation of this common crime.

    Some personalities are more prone to allow this kind of pilferage.  So often they are naturally gregarious.  They love people and problem-solving, and easily allow themselves to be caught up in the role of "redeemer."  

Subsequently, they feel a sense of failure if they cannot determine that their constant availability is beneficial.  Often, these personalities choose their affiliations as a means of identifying their own self-worth.  Even in Holy Writ, we are admonished to "love our neighbors as ourselves."  I firmly believe that one can only do this successfully after realizing his/her own worth. 

    You will have to understand that you have the right to enjoy privileges that are afforded through your own efforts or by the grace of God without always feeling the expectancy to share.  Every individual is allowed the privilege of knowing that she is unique by the reminder that she was made in God's own image.  By virtue of this fact, you have the right to "be."

    Please don't be "religious" and counter with "we are our brother's keeper," because even in the light of this revelation, some plant, some water, but only God can give the increase.  Our Heavenly Father has allowed us to be "workers together with him," but He alone is sovereign.

    When we embark upon these rescue ventures, we really need to determine what the goal is, ours and others.  Before we agree to covenant with an individual or a group, we need to determine the benefits of the merger.  Are we extending ourselves to become enablers for progress or for status quo?

    As a rule, no one really minds "bearing the infirmities of the weak" if the weak use the opportunity to become strong.  Then the relationship becomes viable since "iron sharpens iron."  There should be checkpoints set up along the way to determine progress.  If there are none, then the association can become toxic or unhealthy either spiritually, emotionally, mentally or even financially. 

    A major checkpoint is agreement.  "How can two walk together except they agree?"  Often you will realize  that you have "shared" or discussed many things but never actually agreed.  This situation can be discerned when the topic resurfaces at some juncture, and you realize that your counterpart never saw the issue in the same light that  you were led to believe,  When negative attitude and unfruitful ways never trade places with enlightenment or productivity, then the union is toxic.When you are forced to see that you have simply been treading water together but never crossing over, then you know that the relationship is toxic.  It is one-sided if only one is being enhanced and not the other.

    As with any substance or situation that afflicts or renders one helpless, toxic relationships need to be purged.  Some combinations just don't work; so go ahead and consider the mystery solved,  We are responsible for being good stewards over our time.

Taken from:

"His Daughters Do Prophesy" (With A Word For You)

 Marion Clark-Ingram/ author

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Anointing Plus Knowledge Equals Power!

People of God, be very careful about spiritual warfare. It is no religious matter or plaything. You can invite unnecessary warfare to yourself if you don't live in an area; if you have not been sent or assigned an area by God; and if you have no understanding of the history or of the spiritual makeup of an area or a situation.

You can be gung-ho and super-spiritual without knowledge which can produce some very serious repercussions.

I have witnessed this type of devastation. I am almost 70 now, and when I was in my 30's my Apostle would send me to bring deliverance to people who had stepped into battles that they weren't anointed to confront because I understood what had happened to them and God would release them from the attack.

People, get prepared and get some knowledge! When the Lord called me and I was sent into an unorthodox work 36 years ago, one of the things the Lord said to me was, "Daughter, there is so much to learn." And yes, I have been learning His ways and the ways of the Kingdom ever since. 

Do a study on Power and Authority. They are not the same entity. (See John Paul Jackson's video teaching on Power and Authority on YouTube.)

We can only do all things through Christ Who strengthens us to do "that thing."

"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15 NKJV

REMOVE THE OBSTACLES!

1. “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

2. But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”

Isaiah 59:1,2

(Look at the whole chapter.)

Many years ago, I was asked to come and teach on prayer at a Church in a southern state, but the night before the engagement Holy Spirit told me to speak from Isaiah 59 and to tell them to flee from idolatry. Then He called me aside on the night of to anoint me in prayer before I left for the meeting.

A war zone would be set up against me that night at that Church; so Holy Spirit secured my armor before I left.

The witches had heard what I was preaching and uncovering in that area; so they came to set up a roadblock.:) 

A number of them were stationed throughout the audience, and they were sitting in a certain posture. My team spotted them and began signaling to me, but I had already spotted them.

What Holy Spirit clued me into was that those women like so many were faithful Church-going people who practiced a culture of witchcraft, “roots,” black magic; etc.

He wanted me to reassure them that God wouldn’t and couldn’t respond to their prayers and requests for help because of their mixture. He said that if God answered their requests that they wouldn’t know what source to praise since they had mixed allegiances.

Well, as I preached that night I moved out through the audience and touched each of those women on their shoulder to let them know that God and I knew who they were. Yes, a warfare ensued that night, but Heaven won as always. What they had brought to stop me did not work! In fact, later on as I met some of them they confessed and repented. God lovingly forgave them, delivered them and restored them into His grace. He even healed their bodies.

At another time, I will share some more on how God sent exposure and deliverance throughout that particular area for the run of nine months while He was training and anointing me for Kingdom work.

So, remove every obstacle in your life that might be hindering the goodness of God from reaching you.

Selah

‼️A NEW WAY IN GOD...NOTHING RELIGIOUS‼️

I was at Kroger’s sitting in the car a week ago when I observed three young men (15/16?) employees collecting baskets and just talking.

Holy Spirit spoke to me that “Somebody’s got skills. Ask them if they rap or do poetry.” He told me to call them over and say that. Well, they came to the car a bit reluctantly which made sense.  When I asked them that each one said “No.” 

I started laughing and said well I need to pray for my hearing because I surely thought the Lord said that one of you have those skills. Again I said, “ Nobody raps or recites poetry? I was supposed to give him this money ($5).”

The one that seemed a bit shy dropped his head and began a “Roses are red....spill.” I began to clap and say “I knew it!”  Then I said “You hear answers for people and you have dreams...right?”  He said “Yes” and tears appeared in his eyes. I said “You’re a Prophet, and he said “Yes.”

I gave him the money as instructed and his friends gathered around him asking him questions. They all greeted me with “Have a blessed day,” and headed back to the store.

Holy Spirit said that the Lord just wanted me to water and acknowledge his calling which he was already aware of because that was his background.

I was to do no more and no less than instructed.

I trained for years for these days.

Through wisdom we must draw them into the will of God and not drive them away.

Can God trust us?

TIME OUT!

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TIME OUT!!!

I have come too far, and I stand too deep in Kingdom matters to deal with petty and immature concerns.  Someone else can do that with you.  When God made covenant with me years ago, He started inviting me to "Come higher" and He's still offering that invitation to me today.  So, I don't dare to stop by the side of the road to pick daisies.  I am one of the least religious people you will meet, but I am Kingdom all the way.

A long time ago, the Lord spoke to me to just study the ways, the words and the works of Jesus one year. So, He is my pattern of Kingdom operation.  Yes, His expression of Love equals Power.  We have heard enough Word with very little demonstration of true power, and believe me I have seen the real and the counterfeit over my many years and my many experiences.  "The Kingdom of God is not in word but in power."  1 Corinthians 4:20

It is now time for nothing less than Kingdom manifestation in and through the lives of the people of God.  It's just that time!  No more time for flogging and showboating and pretending to be anointed and highly favored. If you don't come with the goods now, something is waiting to expose and to challenge you.

The enemy is no longer impressed with Church folks or Churchianity. When we confront the ills of society and the devices of the evil one, we better have on the whole armor of God for real...plus wisdom, knowledge and understanding.