It's Time For A Sober Awakening!

1 John 2:16-17 (GOD’S WORD Translation)16Not everything that the world offers—physical gratification, greed, and extravagant lifestyles—comes from the Father. It comes from the world, and 17the world and its evil desires are passing away. But the person who does what God wants lives forever.

Salvation comes to save you from yourself and to save you for the Glory of Jesus.

Christian life is often presented to us as all the benefits that God came to give us. Instead of calling us to deny ourselves Jesus is mainly presented to us as the one who offers – physical gratification, greed and extravagant lifestyles-.

We have been guilty of believing that God exist for us rather of us existing for Him. The gifts that God gives us- forgiveness of sin, increase in our finances, good marriages, healing in our body, revival, “feeling” the anointing, etc.- are to lead us into the exaltation of the Giver.

We have been guilty of serving God based on what He can do for us.
Philippians 3:7-9 (GOD’S WORD Translation) 7These things that I once considered valuable, I now consider worthless for Christ. 8It’s far more than that! I consider everything else worthless because I’m much better off knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. It’s because of him that I think of everything as worthless. I threw it all away in order to gain Christ 9and to have a relationship with him. This means that I didn’t receive God’s approval by obeying his laws. The opposite is true! I have God’s approval through faith in Christ. This is the approval that comes from God and is based on faith.

It’s time for the church to sober up and see that we have been bewitched to believe that God is just our sugar daddy! It’s time to stop serving a selfless God with our selfish behaviors!

Are you prayers full of request and not full of adoration of the Most High King?
Are you easily moved with compassion and love towards others (outside of your family)?
Are you giving or are you always looking to for what you can get or gain?
Do you serve God at your convenience?
Do you praise God only when you “feel” Him?
Are you willing forsake all for the sake of Christ: Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, wife, or child even your own life

**This is note for those that claim you are in a cult when you no longer move the way they want you to**

This is the words of JESUS: Luke 14:26-27 (GOD’S WORD Translation)
26“If people come to me and are not ready to abandon their fathers, mothers, wives, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as their own lives, they cannot be my disciples. 27So those who do not carry their crosses and follow me cannot be my disciples.

And the big Question: Are still trying to live in the world and in church?
1 John 2:15-17 (GOD’S WORD Translation)
15Don’t love the world and what it offers. Those who love the world don’t have the Father’s love in them. 16Not everything that the world offers—physical gratification, greed, and extravagant lifestyles—comes from the Father. It comes from the world, and 17the world and its evil desires are passing away. But the person who does what God wants lives forever.

So I challenge you to deny yourself (Jesus Said it first) Luke 9:23-25 (GWT)
23He said to all of them, “Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses every day, and follow me. 24Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will save them. 25What good does it do for people to win the whole world but lose their lives by destroying them?

In all that you do, do it for the GLORY OF GOD- 1 Cor 10:3131So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything to the glory of God.

Throw off everything that hinders you1Since we are surrounded by so many examples of faith, we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially sin that distracts us. We must run the race that lies ahead of us and never give up. 2We must focus on Jesus, the source and goal of our faith. He saw the joy ahead of him, so he endured death on the cross and ignored the disgrace it brought him. Then he received the highest position in heaven, the one next to the throne of God.

And keep your love geared towards God and not personal gain Rev 2:2-4 2I know what you have done—how hard you have worked and how you have endured. I also know that you cannot tolerate wicked people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles but are not apostles. You have discovered that they are liars. 3You have endured, suffered trouble because of my name, and have not grown weary. 4However, I have this against you: The love you had at first is gone.

Sober up! DENY yourself all just the FIND yourself!

Flat Line Daily

You have been called to DIE DAILY!
Luke 9:23-25
"Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?"

Follow God's example and give yourself as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Eph 5:1-2
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

This is our resonable service
Romans 12:1
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

Answering the Call to Simply BELIEVE

Earlier this year Pastor Sherry announced that Bla-zen would be teaming up with DG4Life (out of California) to go on a mission trip to South Africa. I was excited because this would be my second time going and this time it was 11 of us including my husband Joshua. From March 2010- October 2010 I saw God move in a tremendous way.

As you read this, I want you to think about the things that God has called you do. What desires and dreams do you have? God desires for us to go into all the world to spread His Gospel and this is a testimony of God's hand releasing:

As the team began our fundraisers, we had to pay $1500 to DG4 LIFE and $2300 for our plane tickets. Pastor Sherry gave us instruction after instruction and would not let us settle for less. When God calls you to do something, the only thing keeping you from being the person who does it and the person who does not is this: either you DO SOMETHING OR YOU DO NOTHING! This Mission trip thought me how to believe God and how to really live a life of TRUSTING GOD.

God asked me why are we (His body) so full of unbelief? After all the excuses the bottom line is we walk in unbelief because we really do not know Jesus. We talk with our lips but not with our hearts. A heart of unbelief is wavered between two opinions. For us as a team, we were either going to believe God or Not.

For this mission trip I saw God move like never before in my life financially. In the first two weeks of Fundraising I had a couple bless me with my entire $500 deposit. Then within the next month donations came in from friends and family and my entire $1500 to DG4LIFE was paid in full.

You would have thought that I would not ever doubt God right. WRONG. When it came time to raise the $2300 for my plane ticket I found myself struggling with that heart of unbelief again. Like peter I was walking on water and then I took my eyes off of Jesus and looked at the circumstances. (Matt 14:22-35) I looked at the " I can'ts".. "that's too much"... "no one will help me".. "maybe I will not make it"...etc. But God spoke so profoundly to me and said "Am I God?"

Within the next three months donations flooded and then they stopped. Me and husband were still looking at raising money for the trip and making sure the house was cared for. (God is a God of order). God really blew our minds. God had two people one we know and one that we had never met before walk up us and place rent money in our hands. Literally one person said "As you are about your Father's business he is about your business." We did not worry too much we were just going to take out a loan. Again God asked me "Am I GOD?" My family received blessings, unexpected checks, unexpected refunds and favor! Not only did we pay off South Africa but we were able to pay all of our bills up to Feb 2011 in November and we paid off several debts that we had. BUT GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As I enter into 2011 God is challenging me to move forward and not look backward. It was so funny because I keep going to my mail box looking for bills. My daughter said mommy why do we not have mail. The Holy Spirit stopped me and I looked at her and said because our bills are paid. So I ask you today ,"Is Jesus not Lord?" Many Times God calls us to walk out the destiny that he set before us and we struggle with doubt and unbelief. Sometimes we play the religious "name it and claim it" game. God is saying, not only believe that I am God but also put your faith into action!

God wants to do a new thing in the body of Christ in the area of INCREASE. He is reversing that Money Cometh to Me for Me mentality and is releasing Money is coming to Me to get Through me to advance his Kingdom. Us being debt free is not for us to boast and take trip after trip to gratify our flesh. It's for us to take the money and give back to the Kingdom. God is not releasing INCREASE for us to buy bigger houses and bigger cars so people can look at us and see our wealth. He's releasing INCREASE so that we can build up His Kingdom!

Believe me I want a nice home and nice car because those are benefits of being a King's Kid but my house and my car are just tools for the Kingdom to be advanced. Rather it be hosting small groups at my house or allowing college students to rest in our home while they are on break, it does not matter because it's God's house. He allowed us to inhabit it while we are here on the earth.

Let's step into INCREASE with a NEW MINDSET THIS YEAR! FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD! God is faithful. The team of 11 people went to South Africa but not only did our lives change, God took us on a journey called "TRUSTING GOD 101". We had to trust God for the impossible to be made possible.

I thank all of my supporter and I praise God for showing me what LOVE looks like through the eyes of the children in South Africa.

So I encourage everyone to step out of boat this year. Allow God to be God in your life. DO SOMETHING this year. Stop saying you have a vision. WALK the VISION out! If God gave it to you, he will supply ever need according to His riches in heaven . This is truly a two year reign of INCREASE in the body of Christ. Not just in the area of money but in ever area of your life!

PRAISE JESUS!

Who are we really living for?

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This Video challenged me to re-examine the way I live my life and the message I teach and preach. Listen and be blessed.

Where is the house that YOU will build for the LORD?

Happy New Year! Wow 2011 is here. God has truly been faithful.

When we reflect back over 2010 many people have already set new resolutions for 2011. Well I have a question.

Will you build a house for the Lord to dwell in this year?


When we are done setting goals for businesses, losing weight, getting married, reading the bible from Genesis to Revelation, etc. The Lord is asking “will you build a house that I can dwell in this year”?

Is 66:1 “This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be?” God is looking for a people that will build a resting place for Him to dwell him.

The house, the resting place he is looking for is YOU. 1 Pet 2:4 “As you come to him, a living stone-rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him- you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” Will you prepare yourself as workman approved by the Lord this year? When we get finished making all these selfish declarations and resolutions will the Lord be more glorified or will we waste this year building ourselves up? (Philippians 2: 3)

God is looking for prepared vessels to use. We are in the last days and we are already seeing the beginnings of many falling away from the word of God. We are about to enter a time of Great Falling away. (2 Thessalonians 2: 1-4). The question you need to be asking is Am I willing to waste my life for a higher calling than earthly gain. What profits a man to gain the entire world yet loose his soul?

Let’s build a house (a vessel) that the Lord may dwell in. What house is the Lord looking for? Read Matt 5-7, the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus says “therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and put them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the ROCK.”

So I ask again, where is the house that you will build for the Lord?

Think BIGGER than you... What you going to do with 2011

This is the time of the year when everyone is starting to make plans for 2011.

They are thinking about VISION. It’s a time were we are reflecting back over this year and saying what have we done with the gifts and talents that the Lord has given us? What have we done to bless others around us? What have we done to let someone know about Jesus? What have we done to advance the Kingdom of God right here in the earth? What have we done to change a generation? What have we done that really will last? What have we invested our time into and what has the return been?

2 Timothy 4:7-9 (Amplified)
I have fought the good (worthy, honorable, and noble) fight, I have finished the race, I have kept (firmly held) the faith. [As to what remains] henceforth there is laid up for me the [victor’s] crown of righteousness [for being right with God and doing right], which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me and recompense me on that [great] day—and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved and yearned for and welcomed His appearing (His return).

Say it with me “Only What I do for Christ will last!” God is looking for a generation to rise up and walk out the plans and purpose He set before them. God has a desired target that He intends for us to hit (Jer 29:11).



The only thing keeping you from hitting that target is yourself. You do not want to get to God FULL of dreams and FULL of Vision. You want to live a poured out life. Do not waste you life doing nothing. Waste you life wasting your life out for Christ.

In the “parable of the talents” (Matt 25:14-19) we get an idea of what God expects us to do here on the earth. All of us have been giving gifts and talents. It’s not how talented or not talented you are but it’s about what are you doing with what God has entrusted you with. Will God speak to you and say “well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things….Come share your master’s happiness!” Or will you hear “You wicked, lazy servant!”

Young and Old, it’s time to rule and walk in dominion NOW!


The book of proverbs tells us to take a lesson from the Ant (Prov. 6:6-11). In the message version it says, “You lazy fool, look at an ant…let it teach you a thing or two.” It’s time that we activate the gifts and talents that the Lord has entrusted to us.

Activate you dreams and visions. STOP BEING LAZY and MAKING EXCUSES and let’s do it in 2011. Think BIGGER than you. REMEMBER only what you do for Christ will last. When your life is ending, what will you regret not doing, seeing, or achieving? WRITE THE VISION AND MAKE IT PLAIN! Seek God and the counsel of the wise and do what God has called you to do.

Keep in mind true visions and dreams from God are never selfish. If your vision does not result in blessing others and others coming to Christ then it’s not from God. Also be willing to lay down what you think is a good idea for a GOD IDEA! (Ps 119:1) (Prov 14:12) (Ps 119:133) (Prov 14:15)

All creation is waiting for the true Sons and Daughters to stand up and take their rightful place and Heaven is waiting to back you up!!!!! Do it and do it BIG in 2011! For the GLORY OF THE LORD AND HIS GLORY ALONE!

The Power of Knowing!

The power of knowing!

Knowing what? Knowing that you have been predestined by Abba Father himself.
Okay this blog has been on my heart for two weeks and I finally have the words to type.

Okay… About two week ago my back break light was out on my car. When I went to slow down the car behind me would not know I was stopped or slowing down. I had some near accidents. So, I went and got the light fixed. The next day my single light on that same side went out. I would have to turn on my caution lights to turn right because I did not have a back right turn signal. So I went and got it fixed. Then I was driving from South Carolina on last Saturday night. It was dark and the back roads did not have any street lights. I could not see in front of me. So I kept turning on my bright lights. I was getting mad because I could see. Well what I did not know was that one of my front headlights was out. So…. I went and got it fixed.

Now what does this have to do with anything? Now when I am driving people know when I am slowing down, when I turning. I am confident in changing lanes now because I am able to warn people that I am changing lanes because my signal light works. At night time I can see and other drivers can see me. The power of knowing keeps me from wrecking my car or killing myself or worst killing someone else!!!

So because I am all spiritual and stuff….LOL, I started thinking about how important signals are. It is impossible to drive around and avoid accidents if your lights on your car are not working. It is just as importance for my lights on my car to work as it is for us to know that God predestined us. It is almost impossible for us to go on living with purpose if we do not understand where God has called us to go. The power of knowing your purpose is that it will keep you from wrecking your life.
You are the vehicle that God wants to use to fulfill His purpose in the earth realm. He wants you to carry his word, his love and his heart.

Light check- “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” Matt 5:14

Vision Check- 2-3And then God answered: "Write this. Write what you see. Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run. This vision-message is a witness pointing to what's coming. (Mess Hab 2:2-3)

Break check- 9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Luke 11:9

License check- 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

The power of Knowing- You are the light of the world. Write your vision and make it plain, stop living blinded and just allowing life to happen to you. Stop and Ask the lord for direction. And know that he going to direct you because he wants you to reach the destiny He has for you.