Press Your Way Through Your Storm By Oletha Miller Anderson

Have you ever been through a storm that could have taken you out?  Whatever the circumstances, we can be sure that every one of us go through many great storms in life until we reach the shorelines of eternity. 

He said to me. “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”  Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.  I am content with weaknesses, hardship, persecutions and calamities; For when I am weak, then I am strong. 

Things to do to overcome your storms: 

1.      1. Stand on God’s promises 

2.      2. Pray without ceasing 

3.      3. Affirm your faith with praise 

4.      4. Keep showing up 

5.      5. Believe in miracles 

Romans 8:18 “The pain that you’ve been feeling, can’t compare to the joy that’s coming.” 

Do you have time to Pray? By Christopher Winters

What is the one thing that seems to always get interrupted?  Have you ever set time aside to pray (at home, work and school), and everything seems to come up? The enemy doesn't want us to tap into the awesome power of prayer. When we spend time with God, we gain strength, get understanding. If it's our source of power, the enemy wants us to make everything else our priority!  The power of prayer should not be underestimated. James 5:16-18 declares, "...The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops." God most definitely listens to prayers, answers prayers, and moves in response to prayers.

Jesus taught, "...I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you"(Matthew 17:20). 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 tells us, "The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." We should, "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints" (Ephesians 6:18).

The power of prayer is not the result of the person praying. But, the power of God who is being prayed to. 1 John 5:14-15 tells us, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him." No matter the person praying, the passion behind the prayer, or the purpose of the prayer - God answers prayers that are in agreement with His will. His answers are in our best interest. When our desires line up with His will, we will come to understand that in time. When we pray passionately and purposefully, according to God's will, God responds powerfully! 

The Church By Keo White

Now us as Christians, where do most of think we have to do to get in heaven?  Church right? Well I’m going to tell you no that’s incorrect.  Some of us Christians forgot where church even starts, and that’s within you!  You don’t need a building to go to just to worship and hear the word of God. You can have your own worship service at your house and give God your time that is due to him. 

Many of us even think that it's bad if we miss a Sunday of church, which is where some of us mess up at.  If we could just take at least an hour to give God the praises that is due, imagine how much closer we would get to him, how much more we would grow in Christ!  So just think about this, do we need to go to a building to have church or do we have enough church in us to praise God in our living room ?

Stand and Pray By Kenya Cannon

James 5:16-18

 

Being a believer in Christ, we should have the faith of Christ knowing that he will provide. Standing on his word and praying his word may not always be easy. However, we have to know that if the prayers of a righteous or a favored man is powerful and effective, that God will surely get to our prayer request(s) as soon as He can.

We do understand that He can do anything at any moment and can provide far above what we will ever ask. If He was sure to answer the cry of Elijah (to shut up heaven's rain), then we should be sure that he will also release the rain when the time comes!

 Let's be sure we have made faith our standing post and that it is indeed the hope of our future. We have to start moving and activating our faith of things in order to see a natural response. Faith is knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that it will happen.

Although it may start supernatural, we still have to apply faith to bring it down to where we are in order to use it. Faith may seem to be a test of your humanity or human-ness. In reality, it is really just the evidence of your application of inhuman abilities. When things start to manifest in your life and you've applied your faith in more than one location, you can be sure that God will show up and he's going to do everything necessary to make sure that He gets the glory. Your faith applied with his spirit equals nothing, but a successful outcome!

I encourage you to stand in your faith, apply it in every moment, and wait for God to release the rain!

Forgiveness By Jaryus Wilson

What is Forgiveness?

Let's start with the definition, the ACTION or process of forgiving or being forgiven. This word is one alot of people struggle with because of the level of hurt and betrayal that caused someone to need forgiveness.

Think about the last time someone has done something to hurt you, have you forgiven them? Or still holding that weight on your shoulders that’s stopping you from doing what you need to do to progress in life? 

 Most don’t forgive but instead hold a grudge and it’s just festering inside filling them with anger and hate towards that person. If you are one of those individuals, I ask you to forgive the person that has betrayed you and see how much better you will feel in the end!