He's Tailor-made

I've found that Jesus is all that I need and is perfectly suited to my needs. Whether I am sick in body or emotions and deeply troubled and need peace, Jesus meets me right where I am and He heals me with 'Himself'. For instance, He is called:

Jehovah - Rapha The LORD who heals.

Psalms 103:3 "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;"

And

Jehovah - Shalom The LORD our Peace.

John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."  Have the 'Jesus kind of peace'.

So, how can Jesus our Lord meet you exactly where you are today? Are you in want? Do you hunger for direction and guidance? Please be comforted and know that His name also is:

Jehovah - Jireh The LORD will provide. 

Philippians 4:19 "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

And

Jehovah - Roi The LORD my shepherd.

Psalms 23:1 "A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want."

Amen?! I'm so glad He's able and He is Tailor-made.

Be Glad for the Bad

Contemplating and meditating this morning, I see that pain and the shame of the past is finally ebbing away. Because I reckon that if I had not known the bondage of addiction, I wouldn't have an appreciation of the freedom of soberiety. If I hadn't known the loneliness of isolation, I would not honor or recognize a true friend and if my heart had never been broken, I wouldn't know the rhapsody of a God-kissed union. And if sin had not so separated me from the Lord, I would not hold so precious this loving relationship and acceptance I been given through Christ today. Yes, I can honestly say, I'm glad for the bad!


..if it had not been for the Law, I should not have recognized sin or have known its meaning. [For instance] I would not have known about covetousness [would have had no consciousness of sin or sense of guilt] if the Law had not [repeatedly] said, You shall not covet and have an evil desire [for one thing and another]. Romans 7:5-7


And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Romans 8:28

Be Comforted, Be Encouraged!

Hello Ladies,

As the prophet said in Isaiah 61:2,The Spirit of the Lord has anointed me to comfort those who mourn and to proclaim the year and season of God's deliverance, I too see as you may also be experiencing that this is our year of Jubilee!! He has promised us freedom from strongholds, drugs, alcohol and from mind-controlling thoughts that have depressed us and made us feel frustrated and defeated. 

Therefore, the time has come for us to take captive (arrest, in the name of Jesus) those things that have held us prisoner. For example, things like the thoughts that I can never stop smoking, or I can never stop drinking or overeating, or I will never be loved. Those are lies. They are the lying thoughts from the enemy. For the truth of the Word says that, by 'Christ stripes we have been healed.' Isaiah 53:5  And I am created in the image of God, (which is light and beauty) and that He will give us all things pertaining to life - like having love. Amen? 

Therefore, I've decided to keep the door to the enemy closed and keep my mind free from his lies. 1 Peter 5:8 says that he roams around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour with thoughts about your self image and that God is not looking out for our best interests. Romans 8:34

So today when those thoughts come to me I am going to cast them down according to 

2 Corinthians 10:5 and I will remind myself that: 

Number 1 - God created me and He loves me.

Number 2 - That I have faults and weaknesses but I do want to change and I believe God is working in my life and on my behalf, changing me bit by bit, little by little, one day at a time.

Number 3 - That I am in right standing with God through Jesus Christ. *

Be encouraged Ladies, I love you and so does the Lord.

Have a super duper weekend!

Sister Allison

* Excerpted from Joyce Meyers 'Everyday Life' Bible - 'Keeping Your Balance'

Break Your Alabaster Box

Luke tells us about a woman who was a sinner who brought an alabaster flask of perfume to where Jesus was reclining in the house of Simon the leper. While weeping, she broke the alabaster jar of perfume and poured it out on his head. She anointed him and kissed his feet repeatedly and affectionately. The perfume, spikenard, was reportedly to be very precious and expensive.  But so also was the flask it was contained in.  It was made of imported, handcrafted Alabaster. It was no doubt her most prized and treasured possession. However, I believe as she realized who 'He' was and knowing what 'she' was and had been, her heart was breaking in the presence of her Savior.

So Mary gave her all, all that she had, all that she was, and all she had been saving up for what she realized Jesus was giving her. He was forgiving her sins, was giving her back her dignity, and he was going to give to her eternal life.

I ask myself what alabaster box am I in possession of? What prized and precious thing am I holding onto instead of giving my all to Him? What dream, what vision of "perfect-me, perfect-life" am I holding onto instead of going all in, cutting my losses and forsaking all for the love of Christ? May we all bring our own  particular  'Alabaster Box' to Jesus, break them, and go all in!
Luke 7:37-38