Time To Forgive

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

Matthew 18:21-35

²¹ Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”

²² Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. ²³ Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. ²⁴ And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. ²⁵ But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. ²⁶ The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ ²⁷ Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

²⁸ “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ ²⁹ So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ ³⁰ And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. ³¹ So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. ³² Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. ³³ Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ ³⁴ And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.

³⁵ “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”

Have you been hurt by someone and thought I’ll never forgive the hurt that they inflicted onto me in this present time? Well it is time to forgive. Not having forgiveness towards someone only hurts you even the more while this person is living their life. You’re causing turmoil in your life because you have no forgiveness towards others because in the bible verse Matthew 18:35 quoted above is basically saying if you do not forgive God cannot give you forgiveness. That makes sense right? If God can forgive all of our sins and ways that do not line up with His word why cannot we forgive the next that hurt our feelings.

I can say that so many people have done me wrong and I’m the type that would hold onto this pain and thinking I’m hurting them going against them when in all reality I was really doing myself damage. At the end of the day my unforgiving ways was not pleasing to God especially since I was trying to ask Him for forgiveness probably that same day (what kind of mess is that) and also I was left still feeling hurt while not forgiving. When I finally gave this hurt to God and released to this person that I forgave them whether they knew what I was talking about or didn’t care I was set free from the pain that was hovering over my head.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Hebrews 10:22 

Also not only do you need to forgive others, but you also need to forgive yourself so that you may draw nearer to God. What do you mean forgive myself? Well if you sit and think on your past with how you sleep with this guy, lied, cheated, stole something and get upset with the fact that you let yourself do anything like that or that you’re still ashamed of your past sins it is time to forgive yourself. In 2 Corinthians 5:17 it says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." This means once you made that decision to turn away from your old ways you have become cleansed and God has separated you from your past. So since God has forgiven you and He does not even care about it anymore why should you dwell on it and let the enemy attack your mind in this way. It’s time to renew your mind take back control and forgive yourself.

For me during my not forgiving myself phase it lead to so much turmoil in my life. It started with an attack in my mind that even brings back to remembrance the things that I have done in my past. It was then that I would dwell on them and that opens doors for anything to come to mind. When I would dwell on these things I would think maybe I’m not good enough to do what God has called me to do, and what if people think I am weird which lead to me getting myself in a space where I wanted to isolate myself because of things that I went through and encountered. Things like this will create harm to you because even now it is still hard for me not to isolate and interact with people because I did separate so much when I was in that stage of my life, but God is surely bringing me out of that stage. I have forgiven myself and now that I have it is like God is pushing me to another place. Once you forgive yourself God will open new doors because he will know that you are ready to receive because He will know you are not dwelling on the past, so that means you will be able to focus on the future and the call that He has placed on your life.

Forgive and Forget. God did it for you! It will free you!

I Love You All, But Remember God Loves You MOST!

Fork In The Road

 

 

There is a war going on and there is no being neutral, in the middle, or choosing both sides. We are in the end times where evil is trying to snatch our freedom and destroy God and his people at every angle. Which side have you chosen or choosing? Good or Evil, with God or the devil, light or darkness, heaven or hell; if you’re having a hard time choosing and actually contemplating between both sides here is the answer choose life, goodness, righteousness, holiness, to be cleansed, and most of all choose God.

If you’re are in the “middle” and playing with God in Matthew 6:24 it says No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (deceitful riches, money, possessions, or whatever is trusted in) (AMP). It is time to stop playing with God because the devil is not playing games with us. The devil is looking for every possible way to destroy us so that we may jump over the median barrier in between the two roads trying to go back to our old ways. If the devil is not playing around why are we still playing patty cake with this precious gift we call salvation? It is just not the time to play around, and it’s not the time to be timid Christians. The world is confident in getting us what they want us to do, so we have to be even the more courageous and confident in Christ (Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9) It’s time for extreme measures to be taken and for us to start spreading the gospel, preaching salvation and not these feel good sermons, breaking beyond the barriers that the world has put us in just preaching within the church, and most of all just preach God’s word that saves you can never go wrong with it.

If you’re on the verge of choosing the path that is living in the worlds way let me warn you this road may come with the “pleasurable” lifestyle doing what you want, having sex, cursing, partying, drinking, smoking, or whatever may apply to you, but it also comes with death: death of your spiritual man and death that leads to hell. Every day that you live on this road is another day that you separate yourself from God causing confusion, hurt, hardship, and pain in your life. If you’re on the path leading to death or about to choose the destructive path it is not too late because for me I was on the road leading to destruction, I was lukewarm, I was not living, I was playing saved and not living it, but I made the decision that I wanted to walk on God’s path and not the road leading to death. It was like then God brought me to another fork in the road saying are you going to take this exit to my path or continue on this destructive path that you are on now. I took the exit going on his path and soon as I took the path and said God I believe in you and that Jesus is Lord and that He raised him from the dead that the destructive path I was walking on was erased from my past! (If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. Romans 10:9-10)

For those who have chosen God’s path I just encourage you to surrender yourself fully to Him. Do not withhold your gifts that he has placed within you. If you are in a place where you feel uncomfortable it is time to move higher up in Him, don’t ever get complacent with where you are because there is different levels that situations need to be handled and different people that need to be ministered to get them to choose the path of life. Most of all stay strong in Christ and not for one second let your hair down to relax in the moment of life because the devil is waiting there to attack you. Be a light unto this dark world, and be unashamed!

 

In John 10:10 it says the their comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

God gives life and the enemy is death. Which one: life or death it's time to choose a path God or the world...I choose God!

 

I Love You All, but Remember That God Loves You MOST! Have a blessed day everyone!

 

What Are You Searching For?

 

Way back when (a few years ago) when I wasn’t saved in some points in my life I was filled with sadness, fear, hurt, rebellion, vanity, and many other spirits that just came with not being saved. I can say that I was looking for something to fill a void because how many know that majority of the time while we weren’t saved and doing whatever that we was looking for something to fill an empty spot within us whether it was with food/having a gluttonous spirit, drinking, smoking, having sex; whatever it was our hearts were searching for something at least mine was. For example at one point in my life my family and I lost our home and was living with family and friends for a month or so, and while in this test my heart was searching for a comfort that no one could give me but God, and I was willing to do anything to find it. I was willing to almost give my purity up (if it won’t for God blocking every “appointment” I scheduled it would have happened) which would have led to soul ties that were not needed at all! I was searching in all the wrong places and for the wrong things to fill a void that no person or thing here on earth can fill.

After searching for the wrong one day it was like God slapped me like Nicole you’re not going to find what you’re looking for because you are not searching for me. It didn’t happen overnight, but quickly I started to search for God/Be saved (But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 4:29). Searching for God led to me totally surrendering my life to Him and giving up the spirits that were not of him. I gave up the obsession of secular music (waking up, in class, at home, and going to sleep listening to secular music), the wrong friends (those that know you’re trying to do right but persuading you to do wrong), and I started getting busy doing ministry to glorify Him and also to not have an idle mind. God has changed my life in so many ways when searching and now continuing to pursue Him because although situations come God is that comforter and void filler that keeps me level headed (should’ve been cray cray a long time ago), and once you find someone that will never leaves you or say you’re not important to me that’s someone you can never give up on!

Search for God he will fill every void that you think cannot be filled!

If you don’t know where to start with searching for God…Step 1: Give your life to God (Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9).

I will end with this scripture “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30

 

I love you all, but REMEMBER that God loves you MOST!! Be Blessed!

What Do I Wear?

As a Christian Female I always ask myself what should I wear, and recently I have come in to different ways to wear the latest fashions like crop tops without looking like the world. So I’m just giving some fashion advice along with pictures of examples, and in the near future I will show some of my own modest but fashionable outfits that I come up with for my day to day wear.

My favorite pieces of clothing are crop tops, the super long cardigans, and of course leggings (girls favorite comfortable thing to wear). So below I’m just showing different ensembles show modesty, but are fashionable.

 

This ensemble contains the crop top which is usually worn to show the mid drift area, but in this ensemble it’s paired with a tulle skirt than can pulled pass the mid drift area to cover exposed skin.

Here is a more casual look for a more casual day where you do not want to wear a dressy outfit and want to be comfortable

 

Majority of these pieces are name brand so what I would do is take the pictures and shop around for these items to get the items that are on the higher priced side for a lower price. Start at the thrift store (There isn’t nothing wrong with the thrift stores save some money)!

 

For the men it’s not hard to dress modestly so I have a few outfit ideas that may catch your eye to help if you’re stuck in what to wear or just need ideas to add in your closet

 

 

 

I Love You All, But Remember that God Loves You Most!!! Have a blessed day everyone!

 

Maybe it’s YOU!

Have you ever sat and wondered God why am I going through this situation, how could you let me get here, and why aren’t you doing anything to get me out. Well I have, and I came to the realization Hey Nicole! Maybe it’s YOU! Every single situation that I went through other than deaths of family members or friends were in my control. I can speak for myself for one point in my life I would say God why are you not speaking to me, why can’t I hear you, and why are you not blessing me when in all actuality I was not doing what was required of me to receive these things. I was not reading my word like I was supposed to, praying as required, fasting, or even giving Him his time out of my day. I was working God around my schedule rather than working my schedule around God. Not doing what I was supposed to be doing lead to much turmoil in my life school, friends, guys, and ultimately sin. I would often sit and say why can’t you change me God, or why do you allow these temptations or desires when I really did not want to get rid of them myself. I was still hanging around the wrong people, listening to any and every type of music, and just doing the opposite of what I was praying for myself. When I finally realized that it was me and my mind that was hindering me I gave these things to God and really wanted in my heart to be changed; this lead to me reading my bible more, praying, and fasting. The outcome was I was stronger (He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks might He increases power. Isaiah 40:29), wiser (But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5), and overall just a new and improved person. (This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17)

So if you’re ever sitting and thinking WHY WHY WHY God did you put me here STOP and think how did I get here, did I put myself here, MAYBE IT IS ME, and how can I change to get out of this! If you do not know the first step to change here it is the best advice I can give anyone………SURRENDER YOUR LIFE TO CHRIST AND GIVE EVERYTHING TO HIM HE’LL WORK IT ALL OUT!!!

I love you all, but GOD loves you most!

He Wasn't There

HI! I’m Nicole and I was raised in a single parent home which came with many hardships, but through it all God has kept me. Part one of my testimony is not having a father figure in my life to fill the voids of where a father is purposed to be. Throughout all of my life I have a dad that I have to call in order to hear from him, but the conversations were filled with empty promises that often left me feeling heart broken and would cry a river of tears. Every young woman needs a father figure to fill the void of wanting another man until God has ordained someone for them. Not having this guidance from a father lead me to look for it in other ways whether it was hanging with a crowd that I really felt out of place with or talking to or dating more than one guy at once (what was I thinking). Even though I had all those people surrounding me guess what I still felt lonely, broken, unsatisfied, and ended up more heart broken than before. This hurt and pain continued intensely until maybe a year ago when I finally said that even though I do not have my earthly father here with me; I have a heavenly father who will never leave me nor forsake me. When I let God take over my life the empty promises no longer hurt, and rather than cursing my dad I rather pray for him and pray that he will raise the children that he does have not with just money (money is NOT everything) but with a love that is only given through God and that he would one day be saved.

So to the girls out there with no father figure I just want to say that giving your life to God is what is going to keep you on those days that you see others with their dad and you feel like nothing, God is the one who is going to hold you on the nights that you would like that loving hug from your father, God is your protector when your father is not there to protect, God is the one to provide for you when your fathers “promises” are not fulfilled, and last but definitely not least God is the one who will always love you no matter what you do; He is a forgiving God who is the greatest father you can ever ask for!

 

Where your father was not your first love…GOD IS!!!!