Triumphant Victorious Reminders

Triumphant Victorious Reminders Inspired by the Holy Spirit Written by: Teresa Stevens Criswell What a reminder...to never let the "things" of God become my idol... - The focus was never meant to be solely on the Ark of the Covenant...but THE ONE WHO took up residence within the Ark. - The focus was never meant to be solely on the Cross but THE ONE WHO hung on that cross. - The focus was never meant to be solely on the tomb but THE ONE WHO WAS RAISED OUT OF THE TOMB. - The focus was never meant to be on prayer but THE ONE WHOM WE PRAY TO and WHO PRAYS TO HIS FATHER FOR US...THE GREATEST INTERCESSOR OF ALL. - The focus was never meant to be about church but THE ONE WHO IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH and imitating HIM as we are the church. - The focus was never meant to be on the gifts of the Spirit but THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO HAS GIVEN THE GIFTS. - The focus was never meant to be solely on the Bible but THE ONE WHO IS REVEALED IN THE BIBLE. - The focus was never mea...

Triumphant Victorious Reminders Inspired by the Holy Spirit Written by: Teresa Criswell Let's just say you have a sneaky suspicion that your child is about to do something contrary to what you have taught them pertaining to what is right, just and godly - and upon that warning you talk to them and lovingly encourage them to do what is right - yet they continue on and they end up committing the wrongful deed and perhaps worst off - they even end up living in a lifestyle of sin - even after ALL the urgent pleas and fervent prayers. So the question is - "Are you to blame?" Of course not...right? So in the same manner we must no longer blame God for things that others are influenced to do by the enemy rather than the Holy Spirit...let us remember that Jesus said it Himself, "The enemy has come to kill, steal and destroy BUT I have come to give life and life more abundantly!" I hear that scripture with such deep victory: "Teresa! The enemy has come...

Triumphant Victorious Reminders Inspired by the Holy Spirit Written by: Teresa Stevens Criswell Repost from December 31, 2009 entry... "And when they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison charging the jailer to keep them safely. He, having receiving so strict a charge, put them into the inner prison (the dungeon) and fastened their feet in the stocks. But about midnight, as Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the [other] prisoners were listening to them, suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the very foundations of the prison were shaken; and at once all the doors were opened and everyone's shackles were unfastened."... ~ Acts 16 (Excerpt from Acts 16:23-26) ~ A fellow blogger wrote on his post, "...I sat, rather laid, much of today just in this coffin of depression, self-worthlessness, and soaking up the cloudy skies even though the sun was quite brilliant today." Descriptive feel...

Triumphant Victorious Reminders Inspired by the Holy Spirit Written by: Teresa Stevens Criswell How often have I prayed for Love, Joy, Patience, etc...? Investigators, counselors, leaders in many industries are taught not to just ask questions, but to ask the "right" ones. The same goes with prayer...am I praying to get answers? Or am I praying to draw closer to The One Who is The Answer? In this awareness I begin to pray differently - prayer becomes communion versus a list of requests and "Get out of jail" pleas. So here's an example...I became aware of Galatians 5:22-23 in my constant need of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,    gentleness, and self-control... especially this past weekend. A situation, actually a few situations of life this weekend caused stuff inside of me to come out that God so gently highlighted in hind sight. His gentleness surrounded me as He took me back to the scenes of different real ...