Maybe we have to get a little messed up, before we can step up. Grey's Anatomy

So, who said life was supposed to go perfectly and we were going to attain the (North) American Dream, on our timeline? Besides, age is just a number, see, God is in control. How do I know that? Well, for one, we're not dead yet. Think about it! How many times do you think your life has been spared? Any near misses in your car lately? I mean, looking down for a second to pick up something you dropped, just a second, and of course the car veers about a foot into the oncoming traffic, one split second later and there would have been a crash! God forgive me, that was stupid. Am I the only one?

Well, how many times I wonder does that happen to the other driver and we don't even know about it? They could have nailed us! But, God keeps us, preserves us. Why, just to torment us with our daily trials? NO! I believe it's for us to enjoy and appreciate the life beyond the trials!!

I had no idea how critical and condemning and non-appreciative of life I was before now. I had to lose everything, my house, cars, and it was no great sin that brought me to this point, in fact, the circumstances were completely out of my control and I was following hard after God and in obedience to him all the way! Then, he allowed this? Now, the people that were judging me through that are facing what I faced. As well as some that were my greatest source of encouragement. DON'T JUDGE! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOD ALLOWS AND WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU MAY BE NEXT. Keep your thoughts pure.

I mean, we are so spoiled on this continent! Yes, there is poverty even here, but there is more richness on this soil than poverty, comparatively speaking. We have it all!! And we don't even realize it or appreciate it, until it's taken away. Then, we we'd gladly "settle for" what we had that we thought was so little before.

God is faithful though, it is the enemy that stole from us, and God will restore ALL. Above all God wants us to prosper and be in health, even as our soul prospers. He wants us to have it all more then we want it for ourselves, but he wants us to realize what we already have first. That others don't have the hope of having without some grand divine intervention. Wake up! We're sissies!!!!! :) More importantly, he wants our desires to change about what we want to do with what we have. Do we want more stuff for ourselves, or do we really want to GIVE with complete disregard for what is logical?

For those of you that haven't lost it all or don't face the threat of losing it all take stock of what you have and be thankful for it! Do not be focused on what you don't have. life is short. We are all rich. If you can't have your own kids, adopt, become foster parents, do it now! Who knows, you may have your own kids in the long run, but enlarge the place of your dwelling, now!!! Don't wait!!! There are so many lives you can touch, allow him to use you and move through you and touch and bless through you!!!

What are you waiting for? You have a dream in you, go for it!! There's a reason none of the logical doors are opening for you. There's a reason for the closing in, the claustrophbia, the lack. Yes, they're curses to be broken, so break them, in the name of Jesus and step up and move forward!!!! The word says, I GIVE YOU AUTHORITY!!! IN MY NAME YOU WILL.... not might, or wouldda couldda shouldda... GREATER works than these will you do, for I go to the Father. He wants to use US - that's YOU and me, to bring glory to his name, and all people to him!!!

Mark 16:17-18 (The Message)"These are some of the signs that WILL accompany believers: They WILL throw out demons in my name, they WILL speak in new tongues, they WILL take snakes in their hands, they WILL drink poison and not be hurt, they WILL lay hands on the sick and make them well."

WHAT IN HELL ARE WE WAITING FOR?????????? Let's beat hell to the punch, get off our blessed assurances, fight the battle, win souls and take the spoil, for Christ's sake!!!! THIS IS THE DAY, THIS IS THE HOUR, NOW IS THE TIME AND WE ARE THE PEOPLE!!! Don't let this opportunity pass you by! THE TIME IS NOW!

God I pray in the name of Jesus that you would break demonic strongholds in our lives that are keeping us from accomplishing your will on this earth. May your Kingdom come and your will be done ON EARTH as it is in heaven, NOW, rise up in us, let our enemies be scattered, let them no longer have the victory in our lives, we are not victims, we are conquerers through Christ that can render the enemy powerless! Lord, move in a mighty, awesome and powerful way right now, don't let the enemy take anymore ground than he already has, blow wide open the gates of hell and let your kingdom prevail here, now in the name of Jesus. Break off lack, timidity, fear, parylization. You are the God of more than enough and you have an awesome destiny for each of us. Open closed doors, give us favor and provision where we need it. Break our hearts with the things that break yours and cause us to see where you would have us move and bring your life and light in the name of Jesus!!! YOu are KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS and NOTHING is impossible for you. Cause a new stamina and endurance to rise up in us. The power that raised Christ from the dead is in us! We can do all that you called us to do. No more delays Lord, start responding to our cries so that we may have the confidence to cry out all the more for your will to be established here on earth. Signs and Wonders!!!!

Lord, bring provision where there is lack. Open doors where there seems to be no direction, bring someone to them to speak life and encouragement. Cause a knowing in the spirits of your people to KNOW that NOW is the time, you want to move NOW. The culmination of all that you put in us is to spring forth NOW. I just break the power of sickness and disease in the name of Jesus. Despair, GO! Depression, GO! Curses you are broken in the name of Jesus. I speak FIRE, LIFE! Dominion!!! We have overcome, I call forth a breaker anointing. Lord, light the way, illumine the path and bring your power to every desolate and desperate situation in the lives of your people. Let us no more be wandering, wavering, waiting and hoping, but walking in faith and power and victory in Christ Jesus, for YOUR name's sake!!!!

We cannot be cursed, the weapons of hell WILL NOT prosper. We are MIGHTY through God. Lord, let a sound of worship rise up from your people. Break the apathy and slumber right now in the name of Jesus. Break any barrier to intimacy with you and show up and show forth your great splendor in the earth!!!!! Lord, we want to see you move here. Lord come in power. Do not leave us waiting. Put a hunger and a drive in us to GO and DO ALL that you have called us to do in Jesus' name!!!! You are a mighty, awesome and powerful God and we praise you and thank you for all you have done and all you are doing.

Thank you for messing us up, so that we can step up, into your divine destiny for our lives, in Jesus' name, AMEN.

LA police to investigate threats to Nadya Sulemon, octuplet mom WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE HER???????????????????

I suppose I should not be surprised by this. I will say it sickens me. What sickens me the most though is the way Christians respond. She's sinned and she should pay. How could she be so selfish? What is her problem? Evil. Wicked. Demonic. Childish. Wow. First of all, I don't think it's a sin to have a dream and to do all within your power to make that dream come true. Life is short and Christ died that we may have it to the full, in abundance! She's in the midst of a very difficult situation. Yes. But God does not deal with only improbabilities - but he prefers impossibilities! Isn't it true that He gives us the desires of our hearts? You know, if she were living on nothing and started a grand ministry, from nothing, we would not be criticizing her. At least not for those reasons. We find other ways to judge.

Benny Hinn, Paula White, many many more started from nothing. Paula White talks about signing multi-million dollar contracts when she had NOTHING - no income. She had space to use in her husband's church. She used, as she calls it - rent to rent to rent to own furniture - foolish waste of money, right? No, not when you have a dream! He owns the cattle on a thousand his, and He provides. Granted, we should not test him, but there are times we must do things even when, and especially when, it doesn't make sense. I know, she's divorced, oooh, she must be in sin, at least she should step down from ministry, blah blah blah. I'm not tolerant of sin (I'm not saying Paula has sinned either), I am just aware that it is not my place to seek that out and find it. What I am to do is seek the fruit of the spirit. If that is good, then, pray about the rest. Keep your mouth shut. Don't discuss it, it's none of your business. If the fruit of the spirit is not there, than that's another matter.

Benny Hinn by the way, recently received a congradulatory letter from the IRS indicating how impeccable his records were.

Nadya said that she prayed before she had the implants. God, if this is not your will, you can see to it that I do not give birth to children, in a nutshell. I believe God heard that prayer, and answered it, but by giving her exceedingly abundantly above all that she could ever ask, think or imagine. She's not limited mentally, at least no more or less than we ALL are.

I've heard people say, it's okay if there's a spouse, God could give that many children to a family. She did this on her own. Well, I believe that's true - but the fact that she could do this "on her own" is the result of many years of scientific research and studies - are you saying then, that IVF is wrong in and of itself? I believe that God gave man the wisdom for this type of procedure. Nadya chose to save her money and take advantage of it. This wasn't just a couple hundred bucks. It was $10K plus, each time. She was serious about this.

Oh, the poor children. The children will be FINE! Give me a break. We are the richest country in the world. I suspect they will not be living in the streets. But then again, did you watch Pursuit of Happyness???

Nadya already knew she had complications in her body that left her unable to conceive. Yes, I know, God closes up wombs for whatever reason he deems. But, when he closes a door, does he not open a window? If it is indeed the desire of your heart to receive something, should you not persevere until you get it? She was told in addition to the complications she had in conceiving naturally, she only had a short window of time wherein she could have any children of her own at all. The fact that she did not have a spouse in place notwithstanding, she had a desire, and the means to pursue this. In addition, she had the embryos, which, to her, and last time I checked, to other Christians, are and should be regarded as, LIFE. She did not want them destroyed. Is that wrong?

I have heard people criticize her because she did not "ask" her family, friends, church, if they were willing to help her with her decision to have these children. I ask you, why? Did you ask your family, friends and church their permission before you bought a home if they would help you finance it if you lost your job? No - you have faith that God will provide, and if, God forbid, your home is taken from you, you will cross that bridge when you get to it. I don't believe Nadya should have 'asked permission' from others in her life prior to having her children. That is preposterous. She has a plan, to complete school, and work. Albeit, I think she wants to be a psychologist and that will take not only a bachelor's but a masters degree in order for her to get work in that area, and I don't know how easy it will be to get work in that field, but then again, there's always God who cares for the sparrows... again, her problems are not yours. They are for God to resolve and she is trusting Him to do that. When Moses went and led those people into the wilderness, that was a pretty stupid thing to do, if you really think about it. Noah, and the ark, that was ridiculous. Looking back, I'm kinda glad they did what they did. Those people eventually did get to the promised land - and what did Moses sacrifice in that? The flood did eventually come and I'm sure Noah's family were really glad they had a place high and dry to go to. Now, I haven't heard anyone express any concerns for the sacrifice Nadya will be making for her children? She's young, she's single - she could be out having fun - she could have BLOWN that money she got from disability payments - to the tune of $165K. She doesn't appear to me to be the type that is wanting to sit on her couch all day and collect. She has goals, aspirations, not only for herself, but of course for her children. What if Nadya's children become on fire evangelists, doctors bringing cures to cancer, whatever. She created and brought into this world LIFE. We were told to be fruitful and multiply. I don't see anywhere in that statement, make sure you have a husband first.

You know, I get the concerns, and the utter foolishness that this is in the natural. The burden she will place on tax payers - taxes that she paid for several years, and will pay again in the future. I get that she should be very concerned that she cannot attend to the needs of all her children adequately, but who can? Your child can walk right next to you, trip and fall, hit their head and well, have issues because of it - you're right there, but you couldn't have stopped it.

I do believe in the need for accountability. I don't suspect she is accountable to anyone in this, but herself and God, but I don't know. And it's not my concern. If she was accountable to anyone, I'm sure they would have tried to talk her out of it. I lived for 10 years doing ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING I was told to do by the people I was accountable to - and I wouldn't trade those years for anything, but, they weren't always right. I know God honors us for our obedience even when we don't agree with what we're being told to do, and I know their intentions towards me were good, but God is the only one you ultimately yield to and it sounds to me as if she did yield to God in this, in prayer. WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE THIS???????????????????

Have you ever had a dream from God and followed his direction to receive all that you dreamed - no matter how crazy it seemed to you, no matter what people around you said? If not, you're missing out.

Christians, I implore you - pray for her, do not curse her! If her kids truly receive the unconditional love and acceptance that she desires to give them, based on her own experience of having a dysfunctional childhood, which she did not criticize her parents, in fact indicated we all come from some type of dysfunction, she wants to give these children life, a good life, lets encourage her in it.

Besides - it's done now, get over it. I get that some want to send a message to prevent copycats from doing this. This is not a trend I'd like to see, of course, but if it happens, it happens. There are bigger things to worry about in this country. Get a life.

Think about this - what if, in say, five years from now, she is established and making a mark on this world. Do you want to be judged by how you got to where you're going? In five years from now, she may not be able to have kids, her own kids. Granted, she could adopt, whatever. We as a culture are so quick to judge. Remember, mercy triumphs over judgement.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. What if Nadya is doing this? I think she is.