June 14, 2011 | Mike_Admin_080412 | Make A Comment | Blog, Insights
The Lord woke me at 4:19 a.m. on June 5. I asked why he had awakened me at that time, and immediately an answer came. “419” is the international code for criminal fraud. “My people have defrauded me,” the Lord said. Hear the word of the Lord: “My people have defrauded me, says the Lord.
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June 8, 2011 | Mike_Admin_080412 | Make A Comment | Blog, Insights
We don’t love the truth. We think the truth is our enemy and we despise anyone who dares to tell us the truth. We have become deaf to any rebuke. All we want is to hear messages of blessing and prosperity. Our ears itch for any false prophecy that will make us feel good and
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May 30, 2011 | Mike_Admin_080412 | Make A Comment | Blog, Insights
There are only two ways to avoid God’s discipline: 1. You are NOT a child of God. 2. You are perfect. Apart from those two, you will be disciplined by God. Why? Because GOD LOVES YOU. “The Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.’ If you are
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May 19, 2011 | Mike_Admin_080412 | Make A Comment | Blog, Insights
The Good is the enemy of the BEST. You have to make a decision NOW that God’s will is the BEST for your life and that you are going to follow it even if it means giving up the good. Not every opportunity is God’s opportunity. Not every open door is a good one. Listen
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May 10, 2011 | Mike_Admin_080412 | Make A Comment | Blog, Insights
1 Samuel 17:49 “David hurled a stone from his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face downward to the ground.” God brought deliverance through a very ordinary means. He increased David’s ability. He took something that David already did and anointed it supernaturally to
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April 13, 2011 | Mike_Admin_080412 | Make A Comment | Blog, Insights
Living to please people brings pressure and stress. It’s a heavy burden, for you can never please everyone all the time. Don’t allow the expectations of others to direct your life. You can’t serve two masters. Let God be your only ruler and live to please him alone. Paul said, “I’m not trying to win
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April 9, 2011 | Mike_Admin_080412 | Make A Comment | Blog, Insights
Life can be full of pressure – but your heart can be full of peace! Don’t stuff your feelings inside: you have to DEAL with how you FEEL. Instead, release your frustrations to God in prayer. Give him your burdens and cares, and receive His grace in return. Then you will find His rest for
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March 25, 2011 | Mike_Admin_080412 | Make A Comment | Blog, Insights
Wisdom dictates that we dedicate our lives to giving ourselves away in service to God and others. A life that counts is not a life of self-interest or self-preservation. A life that counts is not one of fame or fortune or pleasure. A life that counts is a life surrendered to the plan of God.
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March 15, 2011 | Mike_Admin_080412 | Make A Comment | Blog, Insights
Take this step today to win the war against lust: make Job’s covenant with your eyes. Job 31:1 tells us: “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman.” Your eyes are the window to your soul. When you refuse to look at pornography, immoral movies, and sensual
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February 18, 2011 | Mike_Admin_080412 | Make A Comment | Blog, Insights
This is adapted from St Benedict’s “The Twelve Steps to Humility”: 1. Intentionally seek to be humble before God and man. 2. Acknowledge that God is my Lord and I am his servant by obeying him. 3. Always seek God’s will in my decisions, not my will. 4. Confess my sins to God quickly and
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