Everyday~Grow Forward Introduction

After reading my blogs I want you to leave with Encouragement and belief in yourself, Nuggets to take with you on your journey, and Endurance to leap over life’s hurdles.

I absolutely love helping individuals GROW into living their best life!! I do this by sharing a life hurdle of my own (I’m very transparent) and the strategic leaps (lessons) I’ve learned to spring over my hurdles (Challenges, trails, fears etc.). I may also share an inspiring story of someone else’s life hurdles and how they made it over. At times you may get a paralanguage view- which refers to the non-verbal elements of communication used to modify meaning and convey emotion…Basically I will post an inspiring picture or video to provoke emotions :) freely giving you the chance to post your inspiring views

The highlight of my day is to encourage YOU to be FREE2BEYOU! You will also find in my blogs the passion and love that I have for Jesus Christ and His wisdom, the unity of family, and being in the company of Great Friends. Everyday~ Grow Forward/ Everyday~ Enjoy life & Laughter; find a fabulous deal at your local Shopping areas, Find great foods for a healthy lifestyle, find like-minded people, kiss & Hug your children and your spouse, Spend time with Family & Friends Etc.  Whatever you do make sure Everyday~ Grow Forward :)

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Find Your Keys

Oh how wonderful it is to live with the peace of God and to know him better, in this should be our daily pursuit. So how do we get to a place of entering into the rest of God? Prayer, prayer is the key which unlocks the door to the presence of the King. Time and time again the Lord desires to form a relationship with us through the intimacy of prayer. Prayer is simply talking with God; He so patiently waits to hear from his children and when there is no key unlocking the door to His presence, He simply awaits another day longing to hear from us all. You must understand that God is not a tyrant King waiting to strike us down every time we make a mistake. No!! He is a Just, kindhearted God who patiently waits to hear and meet the needs of our prayers.

 It simply amazes me to comprehend that God (Supreme Ruler) desires to speak with us. Take the President of the United States for example, you cannot freely walk into the White House and speak with the President without being pinned down to the floor, or being asked a series of questions first. The only way you would be able to see, little alone speak with the President is through protocols being met, and a scheduled appointment. But with God there is only one protocol he ask of us and that is “Come to Him.” Matthew 11:28 says Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Is God not greater than the President? Is He not greater than you or your friends? God, who is Supreme Ruler and maker of everything; desires nothing but to have a conversation with you; you have an appointment to speak with the Lord and this one you cannot afford to postpone anymore. Heaven is waiting to meet your request of prayers. You may say “I have the slightest clue as to how to pray,” that’s ok my friend because found in the book of Matthew 6:9-13 Jesus gives us (his disciples’) a guideline to prayer, and it reads: In this manner, therefore, pray:

      Our Father in heaven,

      Hallowed be Your name.

       10 Your kingdom come.

      Your will be done

      On earth as it is in heaven.

       11 Give us this day our daily bread.

       12 And forgive us our debts,

       As we forgive our debtors.

       13 And do not lead us into temptation,

      But deliver us from the evil one.

     For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.  

Praise God for his word!!! The Lord desires to give us our daily supply that we will need in a course of a day, and so much more. We are all on this journey of getting to know the heart of God, and if you’re not I recommend getting to know Him by allowing Jesus to come into your heart and change you from the inside out. You are love my friend J God loves you so very much that he sacrificed His only begotten son for you (see John 3:16). I challenge you today to have a conversation with God. Forget about what happened in the past and come to God just as you are; repentant and start over. Remember the Lord has given you the keys to His kingdom, just find your keys and unlock the door to His presence. God Bless!!

-PureEnlightenment

Turn the Microwave off and Preheat the Oven!!

Last night I had a dream to where I was sitting around a broad room table of about five to six people including me waiting on a presentation of some kind. In walks a middle age woman dress in a jet-black suit with an out dated bob cut, and dark shades which covered her eyes (Men in Black type look). In her hand she carried individual packets of the presentation; No good morning no nothing (just rude)…She proceeded to pass the book size packets out and began the presentation. While presenting, she begins to sell this idea of a wealth method to us; it seems as if the only person she was NOT convincing was me. The more she talk the more it became clearer to me; in order to succeed in this program, you must first drown yourself in debt and then you will eventually overtime become wealthy…As my sister would say “what a bunch of Tom foolery.”

I remember in the dream that I was the only one who asked several questions; while the other people were sold on the idea of indulging in debt to gain wealth. As she concluded her presentation, she left the room with a devilish smile on her face, giving us time to think about joining the “drown yourself in debt to become wealthy scheme”….And then… all of sudden… I rose up…. like Peter during Pentecost day when all the saints were on one accord and the Holy Spirit filled the room. I spoke boldly to the people and said “Listen the only way you will obtain your wealth is through the Lord. God has given you all specific talents, get in the field of your talents, and then you will become wealthy in the area of your talents.” I begin to plead with them to not get involved with this insane program!! I was preaching to people who had already had an “I’m already sold to a lie look on their faces,” and I woke up from the dream…and here I am writing you this morning.  

Testimony Time: I too was once caught up in a get rich quick scheme. It became an idle in my life, to where I was no longer talking about Jesus Christ, but I was talking about a temporary product to sell you to make a quick buck; yet dying on the inside from the lack of God’s word being produced in my life. I was given a mentor who had the form of godliness, but lacks the power there of (2Tim.3:5). His job was to recreate my mindset to focus on the product and deliver the message…I remember on a conference call one night he said that “we carry the message to the people, and if they don’t except the message then dust your feet off and keep moving.” WAIT A MINUTE!!! PUMP THE BREAKS!!! You would think I would have waked up than, but my Spirit man was being sucked dry from ALL of the nonsense!!! I was feeding on nonsense, instead of living water; THE BIBLE.

READERS LISTEN!! There is only ONE Gospel, and it’s the message of repentance of sin; heaven is near…Jesus Christ died, and if they do not accept you, than you wipe the dust off of your feet and move on. Matthew 10 says it best:  5 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead,[c] cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. 9 Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts, 10 nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food.

11 “Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out. 12 And when you go into a household, greet it. 13 If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet. 15 Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city! (Also read Luke 9:5).

My friend that’s the Gospel of Jesus Christ!!! We were not created to be zombies, and do the same thing!!! That’s a lie from the pits of hell!! Yes there may be several different actors or motivational speakers, but the beauty of it all is we all possess a difference that is so unique the enemy cannot tap into the treasure(s) that God Himself has placed in us. My friend you must tap into your treasure, and allow God to form you in such a way that the world will not be able to take credit for your success!!! Matthew 5:16 is one of my favorite scriptures (16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven). I love this passage of scripture because it is telling us to not seclude yourself from the world, but live in this world; don’t allow the world to live in you. Be seen through your good works; talents that the Lord has bless you with, to where the world will give credit to God for the marvelous light that is shown through you.

We are all called to different kingdoms of this world; Business, Education, Arts and Entertainment, Family, Government, etc. We must take a stand and go into the enemy’s camp and take back our kingdoms that are rightfully ours. The Kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violence takes it back by force!! (Matthew11:12). We must take it back by force saints!!! We must believe and tap into the power of the Holy Spirit!! GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE!!! I need to say that again!!! GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE!!! So get up out of the rut that you are in…It’s a NEW DAY!! Old things have passed away, and behold ALL things are new through Christ Jesus (2Corinthians 5:17). So my beloved reader we do not know everything, but one thing we can rely on is: “forgetting those things which are behind us and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:12-14). Bishop TD Jakes said it best “We are in the press of life.” So press saints!!! Press on through the distractions of life, and keep your eyes focus on Jesus Christ who will sustain you through it all. Let us pray:

Father in the name of Jesus we thank you for your word that was spoken on this day! Lord we ask you right now to wipe the scales from our eyes so that we may see you clearly, and the plans that you have for each one of us. We know that in your word your thoughts toward us are peaceful thoughts, and that we have an expected end waiting for us (Jeremiah 29:11).

 Lord we bind the spirit of reasoning over our lives right now!! And we lose the Power of the word of God over our lives this day!!! Lord use your people in such a MIGHTY way, that the world may see the glory on us and glorify You in heaven.

We decree and declare that this a NEW DAY and that a garment of praise have been release to the ones who are spiritually heavy. Lord we thank you for your mercy and grace; to see for us, when we ourselves do not see Your plan for our lives. I thank you that we are FREE from the bondage of sin through atonement of Jesus Christ, and now we are ready to be release to our destiny!! The TIME IS NOW!  We call these things done in Jesus name!! Amen.

Prayer of Repentance: Lord Jesus I come to you just as I am, a sinner. Lord your word says in Romans 10:9 that I confess with my mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in my heart that God has raised Him from the dead, than I am SAVED. So please come into my heart and deliver my soul. Wash me whiter than snow through your blood that was shed for me on the cross. Today is a new day!! In Jesus name Amen.

**If you have prayed that prayer and believed it with all your heart, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!!! :D Your destiny has just begun!! Find a bible base church home and begin to renew your mind with God’s word; read Romans 8 and 12 for starters. If you do not own a bible, there are plenty of resources on the internet; http://biblegateway.com is one of my favorite and much more. Also there are thousands of free bible apps to download to your phone; email me @ Mechelle.stokes@gmail.com if you need more help. Well my friend!!! Embrace the newness of Christ and welcome again to the body of Christ!! God Bless

-PureEnlightenment

A Compassionate Healer for Your Soul

As I study the beautiful compassionate heart of Jesus Christ through His word, He continues to show great compassion to the ones who have been outcast by society. Mark 1:40-42 say: Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, Kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” Vs.41 Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Vs.42 As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. What a compassionate God to go against all odds to heal this man of great affliction.

 I want to speak to the hearts of the castaways;  the ones who have emotionally been abused, forsaken, misused, forgotten, ridiculed, tampered with sexually which disconnected you from the world. Jesus Christ desires to release you from your bondage, heal you of your afflictions, and give you a healing for your soul. I’m so sorry about the evilness that was done to you by someone who has replicated the feelings of what they have been exposed to as well. Please come near to Christ…this time leave your makeup and Sunday’s best suit at home and press your way through the crowd of uncertainty, into the presence of the Savior kneeling with your pride to the ground.

 Father, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” The humbleness of your heart will move Jesus with so much compassion that He will heal you and more. In verse 42 it was said that “As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.” So why did Jesus touch the man, if He had already been made whole by the speaking of His words? Jesus Christ was giving Him a healing for his soul. Being in such a negative state for so long can place you into bondage of oppression, depression, and the likes. There is no telling how long this man was stricken with leprosy, but a day of rejection can place you in a state of bondage of all kind.

There are some of you survivors who have pressed your way through the crowd and grab the hem of the Lord’s garment, and were immediately changed. But the oppression and depression still lingers over you taunting you regularly. Well my friend, get excited because God sent me to you this day with good news!! The Lord desires to deliver your soul from the residue of your afflictions, your abuse, your perverted past, your disappointments, and the likes. My friend I am to a survivor of rejection, abuse, and depression of all kind. The Lord has turned my deadly nightmares into a blood wash testimony and He desires to do the same for you beloved. At this point my heart swells with compassion on the people who have been a byproduct of hurt. I have searched and tried things of this world to free me from the hurt and pain of my past; in doing so it added insult to injury. The voids began to grow and my need for a Savior increased. It wasn’t until I pressed my way through the crowd of persecutors and naysayers I found myself kneeling in front of the King; who compassionately reached out and touched me saying: “I am willing; be cleansed.”  My dear friends take hold of this word, Jesus desires to forgive you and take you as His own. With Jesus Christ you will become a new creation; old things have passed away and all things are made new (2 Corinthians 5:17).

My beloved friend if you haven’t accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior this prayer is for. If you are broken, bond, and confused of your sexuality; this prayer is for you. If you were castaway because of your perverted sexual acts and in need of a Savior; this prayer is also for you. To ALL who are willing to kneel down before the King in repentance will be heard and delivered; this prayer is for you.

Prayer: Father; Savior, Deliverer, Healer, We welcome You. I pray for my broken brothers and sisters in need of a touch from you. Lord they are here kneeling before you with heavy hearts asking to be saved by you Jesus. Father, move with compassion and restore the needs of Your people to their rightful places. Show yourself strong in each one of their lives. Reached out and individually touch and restore the lost to your own. Heal the brokenhearted, proclaim liberty to the captives, open the prison to those who are bound, comfort and console all who mourn; give them beauty for ashes, oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Cleanse and wash them with Your precious blood, renew, and restore your people. In Jesus name Amen.

Say the Repentance Prayer: Lord Jesus I come to you just as I am, a sinner. Lord your word says in Romans 10:9 that I confess with my mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in my heart that God has raised Him from the dead, than I am SAVED. So please come into my heart and deliver my soul. Wash me whiter than snow through your blood that was shed for me on the cross. Today is a new day!! In Jesus name Amen.

**If you have prayed that prayer and believed it with all your heart, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!!! :D Your destiny has just begun!! Find a bible base church home and begin to renew your mind with God’s word; read Romans 8 and 12 for starters. If you do not own a bible, there are plenty of resources on the internet; http://biblegateway.com is one of my favorite and much more. Also there are thousands of free bible apps to download to your phone. Well my friend!!! Embrace the newness of Christ and welcome again to the body of Christ!!! God Bless

-PureEnlightenment