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Matthew 6:19-21 19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Praise the Lord! Oh the word of God! I have been just asking God what to say what to say and let me tell you this I have to just say He is AWESOME! I tell ya, Facebook (FB) gives me a bunch of topics to discuss. I am determined to spread His word and His love everywhere I go!!

We must remember that our treasures are not here on earth – our goal is not to get our pleasures here and hope for the best later when we stand before the Lord. Our goal is to live according to His word but we are falling short – we are allowing the mess of some break us down and change our thinking.

How many times have we heard – get your breakthrough – God’s got a blessing for you – take back what the devil stole from you – position yourself for finances…just to name a few but that is not of God – we have to stand and understand what the word of God says.

God says to not focus on things of this world – to not worry about what we need in life but to focus on Jesus and Jesus alone!

How many times have you heard that God has a blessing for you – but leave church feeling empty or come Wednesday feeling like that blessing must have left you. Too many of us are going to church and by Tuesday or Wednesday we are just feeling like the blessings was missed or just left us – God’s blessings do not leave us and if you go to church on Sunday and doubting Jesus by Tuesday – something is wrong.

Once again this is back at . . . what are you doing to build your relationship with the Lord? Do you know that your joy, peace, and happiness is in looking to the Lord to supply all your needs and wants? Do you know that Jesus has all you need? Sure you do – but what are you doing to build your walk in the Lord?

This is the time to stop worrying about what ‘you can get’ from God but what you are doing in His name. This is the time to stop thinking about what your blessing is and to be a blessing to others. It is time to really say and mean that it is not about you but Jesus and what you can do to spread His love and to give His word to all those we meet.

Yet one more thing – we must remember that we are being watched – when we confess that we know Christ and live for Him – we are now under a microscope – the world is watching and we are to be examples of Jesus – please remember that no matter where you are – in person, on the phone or even online – you are a representative of Jesus!  

Let us remember whom we represent and who we live for – and as always – live a life of holiness – this is our reasonable service!

God Bless!

Love your sister,

Sister Alissa Lynne

 
 
Praise the Lord! I love this time of the year – just the change in some of the people around us is just so nice. People still seem to be nicer – although not as many as when I was a kid – but yet and still there is some favor of the Lord in the air from all of us!  

I am thankful to the Lord for all things in Him! I praise the Lord for all things in Him! I am very thankful for the Lord working things out for the upcoming radio station. We were thinking we would have to buy all this equipment and guess what – we do not. Brother Merv found the software for free on line and I have some of it when I got my Adobe Creative Suites 4 Master Collection programs!!! I am still trying to learn that – have to buy books – you know Dreamweaver for Dummies and Photoshop for Dummies. Well we ended up instead of spending $250.00 – only have to spend $74.00 as we just need the headsets, microphones, and external hard drive! Praise the Lord for these mighty financial blessings!! I am thankful to the Lord for all that He is doing in our lives! 

I do not have much to say today as my mind is preparing for the upcoming weeks until the end of the year. Here is why…. 

30 Days of Christmas & 36 Days to the New Year for Good Morning and Honesty Today 

Praise the Lord starting Thursday, November 24th until December 25th, 2009 – the Good Morning and Honesty Today will have 30 Days of Christmas. Each day will be a scripture based message with the word being the gift for the day. There will be writings for each day – including Saturdays and Sundays!  

I will also add a special segment at the end of the daily writings that will include – a daily thanks to the Lord until the New Year. There will be a ‘bigger’ email on Mondays for the Good Morning email until the end of the year – I am working on a better format for the emails so that it is not too jumbled to read!  

For those that have been reading my writing for 3 years now (praise the Lord – wow time flies – 4 years in February, 2010), you know that the holiday season is a time of the year that I love and really pray for more hearts to be open to the true word of the Lord. Let us join in prayer together as it seems that this time of the year more people are open to hear the story of Jesus Christ – well at least to me it seems.  

Thank you so much for continuing to be readers of the Good Morning emails and the Honesty Today website (www.therealtruthofalissalynne.com) It is awesome to be able to come before you each day and spread what God has laid on my heart to each of you!  

This is truly a day to rejoice in the Lord – why? – because we are alive and we are going to sing this day to the glory of the Lord for He is worthy of all praise! God is good and for all things we will trust in the Lord!  

If you do not already get the Good Morning email or would like to have the Honesty Today sent via email too – head on over to www.therealtruthofalissalynne.com and click on the appropriate links and there are sign up pages there!  

God Bless and enjoy the rest of your day for in Jesus we can have all things in Him!
 
 
Praise the Lord! He is so worthy to be praise – He is so worthy oh so worthy! Enjoy the day in Him – Enjoy your day! God has been just sending many wonderful blessings to my family and I am thankful for it.

I was blessed last night to be on the WHW (Women Helping Women) Fellowship call and it was just so calming and relaxing. We talked about things and when I got off the phone – I felt so calm. I just thank God for that – for it was nothing but Jesus.  

We have a hedge of protection around us and it is keeping us and I am thankful for that hedge of protection is really close this week and I am just blessing the Lord for it. I am so appreciative of the rest from the stuff – all that stuff. I am thankful to be able to just rest in His arms full of joy and love.  

Yes I smile through my trials and tribulations and getting better at it but a lot of times we get so comfortable in our over abundance times that we do not take the time to thank Him. I want to make sure during the outpouring that I tell Him THANK YOU – OH SO THANK YOU JESUS FOR JUST GIVING ME THIS AWESOME TIME IN YOU! I will cherish this time and relish in it – striving hard to not let it go.  

I am thankful for the extra blessings from the Lord and I am just so grateful for my life. I love my life – I am blessed – and I am loved! Thank you Jesus for loving me and for blessing me with all that you have!  

My son came home yesterday with yet another good behavior. Of course the teacher decided to also tell me how he is still not focusing . . . well she got an email back reminder her that we are taking ONE DAY at a time and ONE SITUATION at a time. I am not going to go to my son with that negativity – I am encouraging him to behave in class – and to bring all his papers from school home. If he brings it home – then we can work on what is wrong. I told him that we are not going to care about the grades but that we get all the information and be able to go over it all with him and learn TOGETHER!  

Awwww the Lord is good and so greatly to be praise – He is taking my son – one step at a time! God is so good!  

Okay – I have wanted Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection since Sister Anna told me about it and what it does. I have been searching and looking for it and seeing if I can find it for the right price. My church wants a website done, WL4J needs updated and the new venture Victorious Living Radio needs a website to reflect so. I want to learn how to do graphics and just really take advantage of all this technology too. Well even in the wonderful world of EBay – there is no telling if you can get what you want to get for the price you can afford. Some things just are too expensive. So I started researching and I could not see this program going for less than $300.00 USED!!  

I did not even have to have the latest version – I was good with version 3 not version 4. Yet I prayed….let it go and from time to time look it up to see. I knew that I could afford 200.00 and placed a bid a few times for things – but lost out on them. Well last week, I saw one and it was going for 75.00 with only 20 minutes left – but I did not have 75.00 so I just said okay Lord – I will just have to grin and bear it – you will work it out.  

So I went about my week, and happened across yet another EBay auction that was about to end on the collection…why not try it…I put in 145.00 for my bid – awwww….lost it. Hey there is another one – place a bid for that one – just jump out there Alissa – it is ending a few hours before your check comes into the account – okay $200.00 bid…hey I beat that last bid. Cool…now sit and wait.  

So the countdown comes . . . I did not expect to win it. . . but guess what I did – what I got it for $142.50 – THANK YOU JESUS! I placed the bid and no one else placed after me – no one! God is good. I had to smile as sometimes EBay can be a ‘cut throat’ bidding process! It amazes me what some people will pay for things. So I was smiling – just smiling!  

I was sitting talking with Sister Casandra and Sister Gene in chat – and the Lord kept telling me how blessed I am. I mean I was just so thankful for the things He has been answering in prayer for me that I am so humbled by it. He hears even our ‘smallest’ prayers and answers them for His glory – there is no other way to live. 

So no matter what you are going through today – sit back and enjoy your day – look around you and see the mighty hands of the Lord in your life – sit back and see how awesome He truly is in your life – relish in that – look over the blessings and see His awesome love that flows and let the rest fall to the way side!  

Praise the Lord – Enjoy Your Day! 
 
 
Praise the Lord – a beautiful day in the Lord today – what a beautiful day in the Lord! I am thankful and blessed to be here this day. 

Something last night as I was working on stuff – did not get as much as I would like to get done – done! Yet isn’t that it always goes. I woke up yet again this morning asking the Lord to give me strength to get out the bed and head to work…man there are days I just want to lay in that bed until at least 8 AM! LOL Shoot this week this 5:45 AM is kicking me in the butt! I am looking forward to the Labor Day – three day weekend. Yahoo!  

My hubby asked what I wanted to do on Labor Day (he is off too) I said NOTHING! LOL I do not want to grill or anything…as far as I am concerned – they (Hubby and son) can do all the work. I am sleeping in which will be no later than 8 AM and then getting up – doing my exercises to get them out the way and sitting my big butt on the couch with my feet up and laptop in my lap! Yahoo…planning on getting more stuff done – Labor Day kicks off our Honesty Week – so you know I have stuff to do as I am planning stuff now! We are having giveaways this year and just trying to open sisters up so they can stop hiding. 

Yes blah blah blah blah – LOL I swear sometimes that is what people hear when I speak on these things…but I trust God and know that the word is true! AMEN! Yet it is so excited to me when a sister realizes that all my blah blah blah talk really does change their lives as they allow themselves to be free in Jesus. There comes a freedom from expressing what is deep inside of you – one that no one can take away. Sure the enemy is going to attack – but hey when you are living right – he is always going to attack – nothing new there…but the secrets that many are hiding is KILLING them – literally. 

There are sisters hiding behind sex addictions, smoking addictions, gluttony, loneliness, pains/hurt of the past, and just every day life – and wondering why they feel so trapped inside – wondering why they can not breathe at times. I know why – they are not alive – they are dying inside and the enemy loves every single second of it. Expressing ourselves frees us in all aspects of life – it helps not only us but others too – so then you feel more encouragement and love from the Lord. God is able to change your entire life – just got to release the mess – just got to really let it go. 

It amazes me how much stuff people hold onto and not realize it. I had a sister tell me once that she was over her ex boyfriend…she just knew she was. Well what do I know – not her – so I take her for her word. Until she calls me crying, crying because he is getting married…he is getting married AND he had the nerve to call her and tell her – not tell her face to face. WHAT? Was my first thought – but my second thought was – oh my sister you are not over him….if you were over him why would you care if he was getting married – why would you not have seen that as a blessing from the Lord that he let you know so you knew where you stand in your heart about him. Yet the pain and misery that she had was clear that she still loved him and could not believe he was marrying someone else…mind you she had a new boyfriend and saying how wonderful he was and how God sent him to her about 2 weeks before this call! Yet the Lord speaks volumes to us – are we paying attention or are we so caught up in self we miss the message. 

Man there is so many messages in that one story that I still wonder if she gets it. I have to give her a call and see! LOL See she could be free from that by hearing what she was saying to me and learning from it…see there is no point in being honest in what you are feeling IF you do not learn from it. There is no point in saying that you feel dirty, unworthy and completely jacked up – if you do not learn from it and move forward in feeling better….just a waste of time and conversation… 

So as we approach Honesty Week – I am going to challenge my sisters to not only participate but to actually learn from it and grow in themselves in Jesus…this is all about the love of the Lord and we are going to be giving away giveaways that will help you to become a better you in Jesus…there is more to us than what meets the eye…time to let it go sisters – one day at a time…one woman at a time…one secret at a time.  

God bless and have an awesome day in Jesus!  

Love you all!  

P.S. Also looking for one more sister to participate in the Women Helping Women Fellowship – it is small groups via email and conference call…expanding who we are together…we are starting out really small and need just one more sister – you have to be willing to participate – we are flexible with times of participation but not with not participating…interested email me at founder@womenliving4jesus.org (At this time you have to be either in the US or Canada) 
 
 
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Praise the Lord what a beautiful day it is…I am just so excited. I can not hold it in anymore…LOL We are 222 members! Praise the Lord for His mighty blessings of bringing us sisters together. Okay yes – there are tons of other Ning site with sisters talking but none of them are ones that the Lord gave me! LOL Nothing against those others sites at all, just overjoyed at the beginning of a huge blessing for all of us.  

I have always been and always will be open about who I am and what I am thinking, feeling and going through…this is just me. After hummm I say about 35 years of my life of being quiet and shy (YES I WAS!!! No one ever believes me when I say that – LOL) I have developed into a big mouth sister – sharing it all in the name of Jesus. It was the Lord who brought me out of my cocoon and blessed me with a mouthpiece to speak His words. I am blessed – oh so blessed and so thankful that the Lord is changing me. I spent my whole life silent and I no longer am that way…of course that means more prayers because I forget to be tactful and I forget to be sweet sometimes. LOL I have a low tolerance for mess and mayhem and I am praying to have more patience with those that require more patience but I have a tell it like it is attitude that can be over bearing at times, yet I trust in the Lord and keep seeking His direction on that as I need to hear from Him how to change that. (So pre warning to the sisters who are new – I say ALL I say in love sometimes it does not come across like that and for that I am sorry – working on it and if I hurt your feelings – please tell me so I can work on it harder!)  

Yet I am thankful – Oh so thankful for meeting so many new sister in Christ that I know that I can call on whenever I need them – whether for help, prayer, sound advice, a shoulder to cry on, an ear to chew out (LOL), or just someone to say Hi to because I am feeling lonely! Praise the Lord for His mighty blessings that He gives us. It just makes me so much more excited as He keeps blessing us to move forward.  

It just goes to show that the power of prayer is mighty. The Lord showed me a group of women of ALL races coming together and praising Him, encouraging each other and supporting each other in all things. I thank the Lord for I see that this day forming and yet we still have more to come…not just members but workers – sisters ready to get out into the world and spread the gospel, come together for fellowship, reaching out to our younger sisters and helping them with our senior Godly advice, and just reaching the masses of women, men and children all over! God is good and the vision is clear and I am so thankful and excited to be a part of it.  

I no longer question why me Lord – I just say what’s next Jesus!! Hallelujah Lord for all that you are doing in our lives…I am excited because our first retreat is in less than two weeks and though we are small in number – we are going to come together and praise the Lord as if we were millions! I am so excited about that too…I plan on video taping the workshops and audio taping the speakers so for those that are not coming – you can check it out after we get back! I am just so thankful that the Lord has blessed me to be able to do this. Of course the enemy comes at us during this time and tons of stuff is going on to try to deter my excitement and joys but guess what – I am blessed and I am still excited!  

I am giving it all over to the Lord and I am pumped up in Jesus for the blessings are flowing and the love is going! I love it! God is just so good to us!!  

 I am trying hard to get pumped up about living healthy and even got my first phone call from my weight management coach and was excited about that. She was really encouraging and I am looking forward to working this mess off of me – the good thing is we take baby steps and head towards the right way…I started a healthy eating blog just to keep me motivated…come on now – you know me by now – I write about everything! LOL I think I even write in my sleep! LOL Not an addiction but a commission that I just love so much – Praise the Lord for knowing each of us as individuals and what we truly need…you still trying to find ‘you’ and not as excited about life as I am – change your focus my sister – focus on the Lord and not on self and watch what He does for ya!!  

Well that is all for today – had to hurry up and write something – work is actually busy today but you know I could not go without writing an Honesty Today!!  

Bless the Lord – all my soul and all that is within me – bless His holy name!  

God Bless

Your sister

Alissa Lynne Griffith
 
 

You know there are times in our lives that we are going through so much fighting against our flesh, calling on the Lord and just barely making it through. We will have our minds focused on so many things and not even realize that we are forgetting the beauty of life. 

Yet as I sit here typing, I just got off the phone with my son. My son is my baby – my sweetie and truly meant to be my son as we are so much alike in so many ways. (Pray for Brother Merv! LOL) He calls me every morning after getting up and before really starting his day – it has been really nice to hear his voice in the morning. He remembers everything and so full of compassion. He asked me if I wore my flip flops today because I got my manicure done yesterday. He wanted to know if I wore the purple ones or the red ones…I forgot I had purple flip flops (go figure) but my ever attentive son remember and told me where he believed they were. It made me smile.  

I have an awesome husband who brightens up my days when I let him love me. I have a roof over my head, I have a job and a car. We have food in the refrigerator and we are truly blessed. I have joy in my heart that Jesus gave me and it is a blessing when we just stop letting the rest of the mess come at us and allow the glory of the Lord to shine through. It makes us feel so much better…so to those that are going through something today…try this…. 

Stop thinking so much…stop and look around you and see the beauty of the Lord in your life and know that in it all – He has blessed you – no one but Him. It is a blessing to be in the service of the Lord – we are blessed beyond what we can ever comprehend…we are blessed.  

Just a note to say that I love you all and you have no idea how much your love for me means to me. There are days that just going to the WL4J site is a feat in itself but then to be blessed as soon as I start to read is so awesome! I thank God for my sisters at WL4J – each of you in your own individual way has blessed me in some manner…stand tall and know that all things work together for our good and He shall get the glory out of it all!
God Bless! 

 
 

Praise the Lord everyone, I read a blog about helping others this Christmas season that was a great reminder but I wanted to take it one step farther….as it is just who I am and we all must be who we are…so this may not apply to you or what you feel but this is how I feel and what is on my mind.

I know there are a lot of desolated places in the world, there are a lot of third world countries where the government is not about the people and in some places it is not even a government but kings still running things and they are running things for themselves and their citizens are suffering – trust me I feel for them…but sometimes I think we do not give enough here in the United States. I am not saying not to help, but it really amazes me how many hungry people right here in the US that we have.

It amazes me how many young children we have right here in the US who need adopted, how many people who need homes built for them, or a place to live. There are services here in the US that is struggling to maintain their financial balance to help others yet and still they are striving to help.

I have given a good amount of money to not only the United Way, Salvation Army but WL4J too. To me there are just so many people in need and we need to remember them. We need to make the United States a better country. I live in a neighborhood that I am not afraid of getting robbed, but being shot because of the drug dealers in my neighborhood, but yet and still we are trying to do outreach. People see Minister Merv coming and RUN in the other direction. They know he is the minister in the area who is truly out there talking. Yet we are out there doing outreach…so it started dawning on me.

Why is it easier to help those overseas…I believe it is because you do not have to leave your home to do that. You can donate and just feel better about yourself, what happened to reaching out to your neighbor? We have neighbors who are hungry, we have neighbors who are in need of things and we ignore them but will write a check to some organization to those in other countries. Now I am not saying that you should not help others in other countries but I grew up being taught to take care of home first.

It is clear that the problem of the US is so vast that many are falling short in the finances…yet the Lord is blessing many others in this area too…we need to take the focus off of the world’s perspective and start thinking like Jesus…as He walked through this world, He reached out to those right in front of Him. We need to reach out to those in front of us. We need to start taking care of all those that are in our neighborhoods those that are in need of help. If you stop and take the time to talk to your neighbors and fellowship with them – the Lord will bring you to understand what they need.

Here is yet another thought…why not do it all? Why not give to organizations that deal with overseas, give to organizations here in the US? Give to those that you know are in need, and while you are at it spread the gospel of the Lord to all those that you meet? Isn’t that what Jesus did? Did He not take care of everyone? He did not think of himself, He gave freely to all – all of Him! He is the perfect example of how we are to be! We need to remember this not only during this upcoming holiday season that they are just throwing us into, but all year long 365 days a year.

If we stop asking for blessings and start being a blessing – guess what…you will be blessed!!

My honesty thought today is that we are too dag on greedy!!!! Lord help us get over the greed within ourselves and know that the Lord will bless us in giving to others as He has given to us. I love to give, so much so that my hubby wants to smack my hands on a regular basis. I love to give and it is because so much was given to me all my life. I look at what the Lord has blessed me with, no I do not have a lot but I have enough. I think sometimes I upset Minister Merv when I tell him that if we had a lot of money, we would not live as such as I would be giving it away to all those that are in more need than I am. I want to cry when I see someone who has no place to lay their head down, or when I see children with holes in their shoes. It breaks my heart to know that so many are suffering…yet it pushes me still to move forward with getting WL4J where it needs to be to be able to offer others help in all areas of their lives. We are coming to a time where we need to be out there giving the word of God and feeding people too. We have to be a blessing to others…God is calling us to do so. If you have a BMW – great but my prayer is that you are reaching out to others and giving a hand up and not a hand out but the opportunity to others to be a better person and getting to where they need to be.

There is a young woman on my street who is the mother of 3 children; she is striving to get two of her children back with her permanently because she had a bout with drugs and mental illness. She has come out of that and truly striving to live her life right. She is not saved, yet, as I am still talking to her and praying that she comes to church with me soon. Yet this young woman has no furniture in her home, she sleeps on an air mattress and she is not complaining, she is thankful to be in a home. She is still struggling with things, yet I am praying for the finances to be able to reach out and help her get a few things. I will be approaching her to join us for Thanksgiving dinner as I do not think she has the means to do so. Yet there are many others just like her…we need to remember that  the Lord is calling us to be a help to others everywhere we go…come on my sisters and brothers …take care of home and be a blessing to all those that are in need of blessings from you!

Until tomorrow,

Love your sister,

Sister Alissa Lynne


 
 

Isaiah 61:1-3 1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Praise the Lord! For those of you that listened in or have listened via archive to the Living Victorious Show know that we received a word from the Lord and it was truly a blessed show for me at least. (You can listen to the show at www.talkshoe.com/tc/13097 - it is dated for 10/27/08) I am thankful to the Lord for His word last night as I truly needed to hear it.

Prophet Mohr spoke on the blessings of the Lord when we are obedient in Him, when we do as the Lord says how the Lord blesses His people in abundance. It was truly what I needed to hear. I needed to be reminded about being obedient to God in all things, not just the things I want to be “good” in. So as Prophet Mohr delivered the word, it was just confirmation of what else I needed to do in our finances and He (God) really slapped my hands, but yet it was well needed and I truly thank God for that word and direction for me. I do not know if anyone else needed to hear that but I did. As I teach the children on Saturdays, Obey the word of God, so it is my turn to obey the word of God and His direction for my life. I have turned it all over to Jesus and repented for not listening to Him and His direction before now. 

After Prophet gave His word, the floor was opened to all those that wanted prayer.  Our dear sister called in and received a word from the Lord that brought joy to my heart and joy. (Listen to the show to hear what Jesus had for her) I was overjoyed in that word for her. Yet as I listened to him speak on more people’s lives, I was leery of asking for prayer.

I have always had “issues” with those that claim to have a word from the Lord for you. I have had people say things to me before that means nothing to me so I am very leery of those that are giving a specific word from the Lord. I have also been “afraid” of getting a word for fear that it would be something that I did not want to hear. I was afraid of being “exposed” so to speak. Well praise the Lord, in my growth in Him, I am no longer afraid.

I learned in my walk with the Lord that anyone that says to me…”the Lord said to tell you blah, blah, blah – does this make sense to you?” I know that they may not be sent by the Lord to tell me anything. Only once did it make sense to me when someone said that, but yet I was still not sure it was from the Lord. I have also learned that you know if it is from the Lord or not.  Jesus makes sure you know.

For example, when I went to Minister Merv’s home church two years ago for Easter break and was at his church, a prophetess was there speaking into people’s lives. I was leery, very leery as I was not ready to receive anything from a prophetess. She was different to me, she did not do what I had seen before, she did not call people up for prayer and started laying hands on those that come up for prayer. She called people out of the audience that she had a word for. Of course she called me out, I knew before she did that she would. She stood about 50 feet away from me but the presence of the Lord was there and she spoke on my life about being a worker of miracles and going forth in the ministry that He had for me. (At that time I was not being obedient to what He wanted me to do.) I was relieved as I was not embarrassed in front of a bunch of people, but I was blessed by the Lord with a word from Him. Henceforth it was the confirmation that I needed for WL4J and thankful to the Lord for more of His direction in this manner.

I started talking to Minister Merv about this and reading my word. I think the Lord did this for me with her because she never once touched me. It was something to see as I could feel the Holy Spirit moving in me and she never laid a hand on me. You know sometimes the enemy plays tricks on you and you will think later that they “pushed” you down on the ground…well that is not the case with this woman of God. She does not even touch those that she speaks on and on this particular day…the only people she touched was the children. I had to change my thoughts on those that speak things on people’s lives – all of them are not full of it. (This is what I thought prior to this day)

The next time someone spoke on my life was when I went up for prayer. The Elder was at my home church and he spoke a powerful word of God, the praise was going up and the Holy Spirit was heavy in the atmosphere, it was truly a blessed service. It was also the service that I had this awesome experience of praise and I always wanted to “repeat”. It was during one of our church services outside of Sunday services (I forget for what) I do remember that this Elder was from Cleveland and if I ever get the chance, I will visit his church. 

I stood in line and waited for prayer. As I stood in line, the Lord was preparing me to receive a specific word from Him. I was nervous, which was my first sign that it was meant for me to be in that line. I could feel the urging of the Holy Spirit moving on me and making me stay in line. Finally I am there and the anointing of the Holy Spirit on the man of God was so strong that he went to touch me to pray and down I went. He prayed over me as I laid there on the floor, telling me to praise the Lord. After some time, as I was coming “back to myself”, he instructed the Elders to bring me to him. He told me that God wanted me to praise Him and let it go…praise Him with all that I had for He has blessings for me, that there is increase all around me and all I have to do is praise Him and accept the increase. Hummmm as I think about it…I am so ready to shout for God is so good to me.

Well then, the Lord had my hubby speak things into my life too. Oh the blessing of the Lord in this is awesome. I wrote not too long ago about how Minister Merv saw a door that I was to walk through and after I walked through it, I had to praise the Lord. Minister Merv saw the windows of heaven opening up and pouring His blessings out on me. There was a sun which to me meant a new day in the Lord, He has me walking into a new day with Him, a new opportunity in Him.

Yet, the Lord had yet another word for me….last night I requested prayer for Minister Merv, my son, and me, for WL4J and Living Victorious Ministries. It never hurts to ask for prayer, but I was not going to ask for prayer as I knew in my heart that I had received a word from the Lord in the message from Prophet Mohr. I knew that I had to turn my finances completely over to the Lord by being a good steward and by paying my tithes to the church – without worry that I will be missing out on something. BUT GOD….

God had another word for me last night…it really amazes me how awesome the Lord is.

Prophet Mohr started to pray but before he could go into the “prayer”, he said to me that he saw a Mantle of Praise with me, that it was to come forth from me that he saw me singing prophetically, and teaching. He spoke about our children and the Lord using them in a supernatural way, as I pray for them (mind you, I asked for prayer for my CHILD – not children). He spoke about the Lord using us to establish a church and its growth. He spoke on Minister Merv and his singing and his songs changing people’s lives. I felt the Holy Spirit moving in me as I began to praise Him.

When Minister Merv and I were speaking on this once we were off the call, I was blessed to have prayer with my husband as we always do, but the Lord gave more word that I knew was from Him.

Okay, I said all this to say what…for the last 2 years, I have been praying to the Lord that I would let it all go, that I would not slow down, hinder or suppress the praise that is in me. Over time it has got much better where I can tune out the world and tune into the Lord. Yet, I always feel like I am just not 100% there yet. I was there only once before and since being there I want to get back.

I felt like I am holding back in the Lord. Now mind you, I am not a quiet church girl, I go and make a joyful noise unto the Lord, yet there is a part of me that is always mindful of those around me. I want to release that last part.

I asked my husband last night what did a Mantle of Praise mean…he did his famous thing that he always does…go look it up dear. LOL When I wanted to know what a miracle worker was – he did the same thing to me. Sometimes I want a fast answer but I have to go find it myself. Yet it always works better when I do that anyhow so I am not mad at him. (My hubby) So I did my own research and came up with the verses listed at the beginning…

Isaiah 61:1-3 1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

I looked up what the words mean also…

Mantle is something that covers or envelops, and praise is the act of expressing approval or admiration, offering of grateful homage in words or song, as an act of worship, the state of being approved or admired.

This had me think of where I was in my praise life. I praise the Lord all the time, but as I stated I felt like I was missing something and now I know that I am. I need to have the mantle of praise with me all the time, no matter what goes on, to not allow people to make me stop praising the Lord with their comments, snide remarks, hurtful actions and things of that sort. I have to continue to strive to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh by allowing the Lord to dwell in my heart without ceasing.

I feel so much closer to the Lord as I come to understand where I am in Him and where He is taking me. It is awesome to know that I am a chosen generation, a royal priesthood – knowing that He has selected me to do His will and His way to reach other sisters and brothers in Christ, it is an honor that I shall not take for granted and I am putting on my mantle of praise and asking the Lord to have it be completely released in me for all eternity.

It is the love of the Lord that keeps me moving in Him and it is His love that keeps me in line with His word too. I am thankful this day for the message from last night and as you can see it has me on fire even more for the Lord.

Let us continue to listen to the Lord in all things and be a blessing to those around us.

If you have time – go on and check out the show that was done and hear the words of the Lord. The show is located at www.talkshoe.com/tc/13097 may it be a blessing to you.  I am looking forward to having Prophet Mohr back on Living Victorious and maybe even at an in-person venue too. God is good and may His will be done!

Well that is all for today! Praise the Lord!

Have an awesome day in the Lord and know that the Lord dwells in the praises of His people….AMEN!

God Bless,

Love your sister in Christ,

Sister Alissa Lynne