tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458357688114966282024-03-13T05:03:41.516-05:00Triumphant Victorious RemindersHeavenly Wit: Seeing Mission Fields in the Midst of BattlefieldsTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.comBlogger604125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-8341126656720623662024-02-10T08:57:00.002-06:002024-02-10T09:09:28.029-06:00May 20, 2023 | No Sound or Words + An Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyJDgGC9rRJzCi005zfQVeIB-VUuqj-hMBeS1MWVZMEml4u51f_VqgwT_tJ8hkdsr83XHwoKsyv8O5ng_BN_5--E7cMSsix8XXvhW45fjChR9sE984-k8HM3nuh38_c9l05SR3VY3xKq716oIT4e-jAi55JO1yXsZxRYKTJQa9hOzmP11q_bTO0q-/s320/4910A32F-0934-4CAA-933E-7B291DD3D3BE%202.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>"The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display His craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. </b></i><i><b>They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world."</b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;">- Excerpt from Psalm 19 -</p><p>The LORD's goodness is declared in numerously countless ways. </p><p>As I read the entire 19th Psalm - I am wow'ed.</p><p>Wow GOD! </p><p>Describing my awe and wonder of God will seem incredibly minuscule; but let me attempt to do so in this way...God utilized this specific Psalm to minister to my soul as my spirit applauded.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Think on this, part of the Psalm reveals day after day the heavens and skies continue to speak; night after night they make Him known...yet they speak without a sound or word.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Think about this...their pure, majestic display points to Almighty God without a sound or word. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Really ponder this truth...Just the display alone of the heavens and skies are encouraging and preaching to us to do the same. It's an invitation to surrender our lives to God to be the display of God's glorious majesty. We can do this in and with the Holy Spirit of God. </p><p style="text-align: left;">It's such a glorious bidding in Him...do you see it? It's being the light in this dark world. The world needs God's love seen through each of us. You don't believe me? Good. You're not called to believe me...but I'll point you to Luke 6:27-36 and you'll see our greatest calling is to follow Jesus. We do as He does and we say as He says. </p><p style="text-align: left;">We are so equipped in Him. </p><p style="text-align: left;">So readied in Him. </p><p style="text-align: left;">That alone is such an honor to get to do this life in Him.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Love, Teresa Ann</p><p style="text-align: left;">While I'm here...I wanted to share a fun update. Here's the irony...the news I am about to share does have sound and words are spoken. Ha! And here's how... it's done so via <a href="https://thebridgeaustin.com/shows/triumphant-victorious-reminders/" target="_blank">Triumphant Victorious Reminders</a> which is now on the radio, <a href="https://thebridgeaustin.com/shows/triumphant-victorious-reminders/" target="_blank">"Today's Christian Talk Radio: The Bridge Austin" </a> The show is on every Saturday morning at 11:30 on 101.1 FM, 1120 AM and on the website:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://thebridgeaustin.com/shows/triumphant-victorious-reminders/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIUDLvj91slnetWJ_RSRXeopaw9exeHh-6XrxiuIYij1XxGyaw_HB3_HbHWOVezPmdUi862ECzo_7w16Dhqjd8ZY0kqza-98zsjKK646Jli-0KG8O7o6eCzZj55QsLDwgNb7aZ0cujtfjG22zNMHmtcx2MWjbnLgSUIus0wLDVTMhODVFTKDm4MwR/s320/E5975FCB-0686-49B2-81A4-E314C7A935AE.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>To learn more about Triumphant Victorious Reminders (TVR):</b></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Click below to learn more about some of the books I've written and the TVR podcast and YouTube channel: </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpvt3iRV0MyGf8PyOrDW0viwR5gP1YWnm-J5IieALgc96fJ_maZeBfY_lUaBCXesFZ1FhS3Od3CCnuglxq19RV8PrKVXIzlbV90DoKjMerXWV2Q1w2TsglH_VWYlSYDTVIs6eMbZyQbOEGKVxy1IxHlupPOiOXYeg8o8RECCdmeDPnL9Eu1wBuyyXJjA/s1080/%E2%80%9CIn%20baseball,%20my%20theory%20is%20to%20strive%20for%20consistency,%20not%20to%20worry%20about%20the%20numbers.%20If%20you%20dwell%20on%20statistics%20you%20get%20shortsighted;%20if%20you%20aim%20for%20consistency,%20the%20numbers%20will%20be%20there%20at%20the%20%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpvt3iRV0MyGf8PyOrDW0viwR5gP1YWnm-J5IieALgc96fJ_maZeBfY_lUaBCXesFZ1FhS3Od3CCnuglxq19RV8PrKVXIzlbV90DoKjMerXWV2Q1w2TsglH_VWYlSYDTVIs6eMbZyQbOEGKVxy1IxHlupPOiOXYeg8o8RECCdmeDPnL9Eu1wBuyyXJjA/s320/%E2%80%9CIn%20baseball,%20my%20theory%20is%20to%20strive%20for%20consistency,%20not%20to%20worry%20about%20the%20numbers.%20If%20you%20dwell%20on%20statistics%20you%20get%20shortsighted;%20if%20you%20aim%20for%20consistency,%20the%20numbers%20will%20be%20there%20at%20the%20%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>And later Isaiah spoke boldly for God, saying, </b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>"I was found by people who were not looking for Me. </b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>I showed Myself to those who were not asking for Me."</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">- Romans 10:20</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">While on the phone with my daughter; she ended the call with an intriguing question. I laugh to myself as she ended the conversation on a cliffhanger note to say the least. She said, "<i>Mom, before we end this call, I have an interesting question to ask you. Don't answer now. Go to the Lord and ask Him."</i></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i> </i></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Curiosity perked as I eagerly said, <i>"Okay." </i>She then replied, <i>"How do you know you have been chosen by God?"</i></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">It was like I got hit up the side the head, while getting kissed on the cheek at the same time. I said, <i>"Ummm. Uh...Wow! What a great question to go to the Lord about."</i> She then said, <i>"Okay. I love you mom. I'll talk to you later."</i></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Immediately after our call ended...Tristin's question was definitely of the Holy Spirit. He was wooing me to know Him more. There was a keen desire to lean in with this wild exploration into The Lord like never before. There was a wooing to go deeper than deep with Jesus. With that question, I walked over to my messenger bag and pulled out my journal. Upon opening the notebook, I had to immediately write. That was when I wrote these two questions: </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>"Lord. How do I know You have chosen me?" </i></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>"What if I think I'm chosen and I'm really not?"</i></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">As quickly as I jotted down those words, this instant thought came in...this thought was a date. The date was March 6, 2003. I was brought back to that day immediately. It was the morning my life really began with new perspective I had never known before. I was LITERALLY touched by God's Holy Spirit. I was awakened to a comforting hand upon my shoulder. When I opened my eyes though, there was no one there...or at least that's what it seemed. </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">That day. </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">That morning. </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">It was the testimony of God's holy touch awakening me to Himself at 6:00 that morning. Amazingly enough, it was daunting and surreal to remember how the night before I was depressed and felt hopeless as usual. There was no apparent reason nor grueling circumstance that an outsider looking in would ever know of this deep sadness. The exteriors of my life were 'normal' and many would consider, I was just fine. But truly I was as an actor, pretending to be happy when I was so miserable inside. My perspective in life within my soul was like a moody pendulum to say the least and it was all based on feelings, emotions and circumstances. It was just the way it was - I had somehow settled in my heart that this is what life is about and there's no use of seeing differently. </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Or so I thought...</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Meanwhile in less than 10 hours, everything changed. I woke up with a strange yet familiar peace. I woke up with this foreign joy...yet it was so familiar deep within. My memory of that day is very light and airy. It felt as though I were floating while walking into my office across the hall of our bedroom. </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I made no plans for this supernatural awakening to God. Those were not my plans when I planned on waking up the next morning. And yet this supernatural grace was had or maybe it had me. I don't know - yet I know. A juxtaposition of sorts. I have a fresh memory of that day like it was right now at this very moment. </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I remember that treasured moment walking through the hallway from my bedroom and into the office. Automatically I grabbed the journal on the desk. It was a journal I "randomly" bought the day before as I had no desire to write before that day. As I picked it up, and grabbed a pen - I then proceeded to sit in front of my futon. While sitting on the floor with my back up against the futon, I opened my journal and began to pen unfamiliar words to my mind and yet in my spirit it was like I had written like this all of my life...they were praises to God. While writing I could hear these words in my spirit, <i>"You will write praises to Me all the days of your life." </i>Although I had never "heard" God speak; it wasn't scary. It was as though it was a normal moment. And it happened during a time of my life when I wasn't even looking for God; and yet He never lost sight of me (Romans 10:20). </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Fast forward to yesterday, as I was caught up in that incredible memory; I began to ask God, <i>"Thank you for this redeeming memory with you Lord. Could we go deeper with your insight on being chosen by You?"</i></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">He then led me to Ephesians 1 and Matthew 22. In just the greeting alone from Paul in the book of Ephesians, his words seemed to jump off the page of the Bible. It was as though the Holy Spirit highlighted the first verse, <i><b>"I am writing to God's holy chosen people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus."</b></i> </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>It was as though I could see the Holy Spirit teaching me that one sentence...</i></b><i><b>"Teresa, Paul points out to the people in Ephesus that they are God's holy chosen people...and he expounds on what a holy chosen people looks like...God's holy chosen people are those who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus. Faithful followers of not just one another; but of Jesus Christ. </b></i></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">After reading verse one and writing down what the Holy Spirit was teaching. I was then led to write the following, something I would also love to share with you. Perhaps you've received this revelation from Him as well...or something along these lines:</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">- My desire to want to know You more;</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">- My desire to reveal you more so others will want to live in You ;</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">- My desire to want others who have hurt me to be forgiven;</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">- My desire to no longer be hurt by people but hurt FOR them;</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">these desires revealing Your grace/supernatural ability to even desire such miraculous wonders.</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Those desires in Him are circumstantial evidence of what being CHOSEN looks like. </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">To have the grace to say, <i>“Yes”</i> to Jesus; to repent and follow Jesus; to hunger and thirst for God. All of these are MAGNIFICENT SIGNS AND WONDERS of being chosen by Him who has called us to Himself. What a miracle to even delight in who He is and what He does. We can't boast nor do we even desires to boast in our own self-discipline or devotion to God. All of it is simply a response to the goodness of God and His grace that is given to us to obey with such delight in who He is. </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Today's <b><i>Triumphant Victorious Reminder</i></b> is knowing we will always learn more and more of Who He is; as He is miraculous truth. To know that being chosen causes us to stay in Christ Jesus. For it is in Him and through Him where He is seen in and through us to have this ability to follow Him. </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Love, Teresa Ann</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Scripture References:</b></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Matthew 22:1-14</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Ephesians 1:1</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Romans 10:20</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Reflection Questions:</b></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Are you hungering for more of God?</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Do you want to know Him in a deeper way?</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Would love to know how God ministers to you...please share. </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>To learn more about Triumphant Victorious Reminders (TVR):</b></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Click below to learn more about some of the books I've written and the TVR podcast and YouTube channel: </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders">Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders</a></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbsmfPL1FP-CYYO9X38m4Y4MqP8Hnp4NN5OGYQvP5nWHEnJ-UUyjrTqgs65Q3RfkQozxXxKw-mV3cWyDE6NNiiY7j0Vj48iPaZG9x1-0mOVUxqkjPmzIGM3SzGJ1QWhyh7X-raTFWHGkMe1sA80_SAOUdkLMQfzDhziQ0cS-5vIGmhReX8-vXE9-cxAU/s320/It's%20an%20honor%20to%20send%20you%20a%20copy%20of%20my%20book!%20(1).pdf%20(1).png" width="201" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="--font-size: 49.0338px; --line-height: 1.4; color: #8d3d1c; font-family: "YAFdJjTk5UU 0", _fb_, auto; line-height: 68px;"></p><p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="--font-size: 49.0338px; --line-height: 1.4; color: #8d3d1c; font-family: "YAFdJjTk5UU 0", _fb_, auto; line-height: 68px;"></p><p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="--font-size: 49.0338px; --line-height: 1.4; color: #8d3d1c; font-family: "YAFdJjTk5UU 0", _fb_, auto; line-height: 68px;"></p><p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="--font-size: 49.0338px; --line-height: 1.4; color: #8d3d1c; font-family: "YAFdJjTk5UU 0", _fb_, auto; line-height: 68px;"></p>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-10686964274874784822024-02-01T06:42:00.005-06:002024-02-10T08:49:55.847-06:00February 1, 2004 | Delightful Exchange <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxi9Snj9RH9bQsHN5oMQHijLQdfJaa5I7ElPBzzNGbvjNi9pYIrGdSdIYUI4MDrX3v02JNHmAXY5lTUtzcrjQ96Nr4A6zmtR3-fbUmCImud7bebjc2m1K1B2BTeN2PVhcDAvksAQi2NDhg9R3yqeMfcWoRzQiDwQVFmRQZh4lBcTrDhHT05rHtVDX4gvs/s320/%E2%80%9CIn%20baseball,%20my%20theory%20is%20to%20strive%20for%20consistency,%20not%20to%20worry%20about%20the%20numbers.%20If%20you%20dwell%20on%20statistics%20you%20get%20shortsighted;%20if%20you%20aim%20for%20consistency,%20the%20numbers%20will%20be%20there%20at%20the%20%20-%201.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him, and He will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noon day sun. Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper - it only leads to harm."</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">- Psalm 37:4-8 -</p><p><br /></p><p>Wow! The mercy of God woke us up this morning to become more like Jesus. </p><p>What a truth that stirs within us to great awe and wonder of God. Our amazing Father God sent His only Son Jesus to restore us back to the glorious image of God’s love. </p><p>Today’s Triumphant Victorious Reminder is this:</p><p>In God and who He is as love, we become unoffendable. In Him we no longer are hurt by people; we hurt for them. We cry tears of rescue over them. In Christ is the safest place to be as we are new in Him. Transformed in Him. No longer taking anyone’s hurling insults personally; now what we do is personally take those dying people to God in prayer so He would restore them and reconcile them back to Himself. He does the work and we witness the miraculous exchange of delighting in Him. Let’s SHINE in Christ today and receive His mercy to become more like Jesus.</p><p>Love, Teresa Ann</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>To learn more about Triumphant Victorious Reminders (TVR):</b></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Click below to learn more about some of the books I've written and the TVR podcast and YouTube channel: </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders">Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders</a></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbsmfPL1FP-CYYO9X38m4Y4MqP8Hnp4NN5OGYQvP5nWHEnJ-UUyjrTqgs65Q3RfkQozxXxKw-mV3cWyDE6NNiiY7j0Vj48iPaZG9x1-0mOVUxqkjPmzIGM3SzGJ1QWhyh7X-raTFWHGkMe1sA80_SAOUdkLMQfzDhziQ0cS-5vIGmhReX8-vXE9-cxAU/s320/It's%20an%20honor%20to%20send%20you%20a%20copy%20of%20my%20book!%20(1).pdf%20(1).png" width="201" /></a></div>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-14713653966795305242022-12-25T22:05:00.009-06:002024-02-10T08:50:14.516-06:00December 25, 2022 | The Invitation to Seek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Vi3Fcc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2668" data-original-width="2560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_jjtA94tWdqkQKBdUMgT6rVI9OXGi83R4AxRSc4AJEN83Vf6xYy8Hq2VCC63QGy8UN15LWg7TbgMuSg-y0_neZGDLUlGwbQ4xYbvmrgIWICOwuPYmwsk5qVNetDEvzb_WO9YcT0lS9rbxz1hIBseA5Eud8Fw-GbmHF14DuiVkKcmiZumIdmdRrmu/s320/IMG_0332.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Vi3Fcc" target="_blank"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />InterVINED Art Doodle </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">(Part of Triumphant Victorious Reminders)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>"Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>their faces are never covered in shame."</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Psalm 34:5 -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's amazing how God truly invites us to seek Him in the midst of the good, bad and the uncertainties of life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Something I have come to learn is how the most reliable people in our lives, if we are not careful, we cling to them more than God. Or perhaps in the greatest of times, some don't see why God is needed in their moments. Then there are the moments in life where we ask God where He is when we have felt forsaken. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are so many scenarios. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And yet God is right there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Those incredible moments of life, where things seem so wonderful, even those moments have now become my <i>alerts</i> or <i>notifiers</i> to remember how I must cling to The Lord even more. The importance of clinging to Him and His grace for the purpose of properly carrying those beautiful moments with Jesus as He is our true perspective. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following scriptures have helped me stay fixed on the Lord this year:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jeremiah 17:7-8</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Psalm 34:5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">John 15</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I want to encourage you to go to the Holy Spirit and ask Him to help you with reading those scriptures with His Holy perspective. Personally, with those scriptures, I got to follow Jesus in starting "<a href="https://amzn.to/3Vi3Fcc" target="_blank">InterVINED Art</a>" back in 2020 and what has unfolded since that time has left me in awe and wonder. The way God has come to my aid in a practical way, staying fixed on Him in prayer with what I call, <i>prayer doodling</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was like the Holy Spirit was showing me how He practically invites my mom to pray for others - and that is with pictures that she has laid out on her table. With those photographs she prays for and even lays her hands on them as she fervently prays to the Lord on their behalf. You can <a href=" http://www.triumphantvictoriousreminders.com/2009/04/wednesday-april-29-2009.html" target="_blank">click here to read that post from 2009.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Going back to <i>InterVINED Art</i>, there's a book now on Amazon with a few of those doodles that you can <a href="https://amzn.to/3Vi3Fcc" target="_blank">order here </a>. It's a mini devotional with 10 prayer doodles, including the title of each one along with each one having a scripture reference, and then a short commentary of what I received during the doodling process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we go throughout this life; the <i><b>Triumphant Victorious Reminder </b></i>is that we get to remember everything we do that is both good in word and deed, is as an act of worship to the Lord. Not from a place of obligation; but from a place of awe and wonder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If we affirm and do good things for others, and if they don't appreciate it; we will always be disappointed and will even be tempted to quit and give up. Yet, when we do things for the Lord, it's all for Him and everyone else gets to benefit, whether they see it or not. When living this way, we no longer place false expectations that unintentionally say, <i>"You owe me." </i>Just that alone is gross as we should never see others as someone who owes us something or we have quickly forgotten all that God has done for us. The greatest example of this is our Christ Jesus. We can't get it twisted...Jesus didn't humble Himself for us first...He humbled Himself as worshipful obedience to the Father and because of that kind of obedience, sacrifice came forth by default. Jesus did the will of His Father; and we all became benefactors of what Jesus did. This is why He can look at us, even when we have rejected Him and not say, "You owe me" because He did everything for the Father. Let's be reminded with such Triumphant Victory how we get to eagerly learn from Jesus to simply give to the Father because it's all for Him and His glory anyways. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">God bless each of you and Merry Christmas! "Mas" means more. So the MORE of CHRIST, the MERRIER we become, no matter the circumstances. For He is our Hope. He is our Promise. He is our Journey and Destination. He is our everything. Amen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love, Teresa Ann</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>To learn more about Triumphant Victorious Reminders (TVR):</b></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Click below to learn more about some of the books I've written and the TVR podcast and YouTube channel: </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders">Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders</a></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbsmfPL1FP-CYYO9X38m4Y4MqP8Hnp4NN5OGYQvP5nWHEnJ-UUyjrTqgs65Q3RfkQozxXxKw-mV3cWyDE6NNiiY7j0Vj48iPaZG9x1-0mOVUxqkjPmzIGM3SzGJ1QWhyh7X-raTFWHGkMe1sA80_SAOUdkLMQfzDhziQ0cS-5vIGmhReX8-vXE9-cxAU/s320/It's%20an%20honor%20to%20send%20you%20a%20copy%20of%20my%20book!%20(1).pdf%20(1).png" width="201" /></a></div></div>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-84671178261838178452022-11-16T14:48:00.005-06:002024-02-10T08:50:33.857-06:00November 16, 2022 | Entitled to Humbled<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwdaloKeSTDwsjyKH-A9cp16XAgDxtKZ9vKYxM3KAPCQbHuKazU3Y7KBdr3s0YVbZqivQRWjPluB5KtHnPsL8OPFgtS-eRp0yM7TIC7smad-bctxRYVan0XDVYwkwyuET6Rek5kaEbxNN8CsH31OFJXL22LLchEutFxnf0P6_mTwXlQMqpWO3gcXH/s1125/A0CD7480-B9BE-4350-8A72-4C1790A04D02.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1125" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwdaloKeSTDwsjyKH-A9cp16XAgDxtKZ9vKYxM3KAPCQbHuKazU3Y7KBdr3s0YVbZqivQRWjPluB5KtHnPsL8OPFgtS-eRp0yM7TIC7smad-bctxRYVan0XDVYwkwyuET6Rek5kaEbxNN8CsH31OFJXL22LLchEutFxnf0P6_mTwXlQMqpWO3gcXH/s320/A0CD7480-B9BE-4350-8A72-4C1790A04D02.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="first-line-none chapter-2" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><i>"While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box. Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins. "I tell you the truth," Jesus said, "This poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has." </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">- Luke 21:1-4 NLT - </span></p><p><br /></p><p>Have you ever felt like you deserved something because it's what you believe you would do for someone else? </p><p>I've learned that this thought process is another form of false expectations. Unrealistic expectations placed on people. When we unintentionally place those things on others; we set them up to fail. We set ourselves up to be offended and then convince ourselves they are a disappointment. It's a needless recipe for disaster. </p><p>Recently I was lovingly convicted by my own <i>self-righteous</i> thoughts and doings. Audaciously bragging in my head of what I would do for others IF "that were me." </p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Yet in all of it, I had unknowingly saw people's value with a measurement of how I would do things and then measure their actions to either accuse or celebrate someone else's care </b><b>and concern for me.</b> </p><p style="text-align: left;">Yikes!</p><p>Meanwhile realizing I had placed my standard on certain people that <i>should</i> know better and if they didn't add up to what I would expect, then my thoughts were, <i>"Why waste my time on them?" </i></p><p>Wow! The more I think about it, the more I realize what an incredible tragedy that is. </p><p>It caused me to think, can you imagine if our God did that with us? </p><p>What if HE took everything we gave to Him and He replied, <i>"That's all you've got?"</i> <i>"What a disappointment you are."</i> </p><p>But I thank God that this is not what He does. He sees the metaphorical <i>fish and loaves </i>of our lives and knows how most of the time it is our everything and blesses it; multiplies it and reveals His glory. </p><p>Today's <i>Triumphant Victorious Reminder </i>is to reveal God's grace we have freely received and freely give it to others. Remembering what they have given to us, it could very well be their all. It may seem like nothing to us - but to them, it could very well be their everything. </p><p>When we can receive from people in this way - it's as though we are reminding ourselves of God's merciful love that extends grace to us. Revealing the glorious redemption of Who He is and Who He wants to be in our lives.</p><p>Love, Teresa Ann</p><p><b>Reflection Questions:</b></p><p>- Is there something that God has highlighted in your life of where you have felt entitled? </p><p>- Do you remember a time of giving your best to someone and they didn't value it?</p><p>- As you see it from both perspectives, what is God showing you about Himself that you never thought about before?</p><p>- What scripture from God's Word comes to mind after reading today's devotional?</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>To learn more about Triumphant Victorious Reminders (TVR):</b></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Click below to learn more about some of the books I've written and the TVR podcast and YouTube channel: </p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders">Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders</a></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbsmfPL1FP-CYYO9X38m4Y4MqP8Hnp4NN5OGYQvP5nWHEnJ-UUyjrTqgs65Q3RfkQozxXxKw-mV3cWyDE6NNiiY7j0Vj48iPaZG9x1-0mOVUxqkjPmzIGM3SzGJ1QWhyh7X-raTFWHGkMe1sA80_SAOUdkLMQfzDhziQ0cS-5vIGmhReX8-vXE9-cxAU/s320/It's%20an%20honor%20to%20send%20you%20a%20copy%20of%20my%20book!%20(1).pdf%20(1).png" width="201" /></a></div>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-28656929712972764262022-09-14T22:50:00.006-05:002024-02-10T09:09:48.189-06:00September 14, 2022 | To Truly Lend <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="To learn more about Triumphant Victorious Reminders (TVR): Click below to learn more about some of the books I've written and the TVR podcast and YouTube channel: Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IfVYk4ghCF19Y2dGvDP6ME0S_6sxy6FFCOB5WbwZpCJI-wfK8R8wjyX2tqXMH25ub7gPfj-CE9YdhHF2IGAchzLyXLHUzVslT-e-Ve6hKqFMzLU2MRdZzwkxtKq7rDintXY1ATrVT7MQQAzHn2CYf82l5TPhHUYEvto0l8br3WqGxHFUZF9QL9yP/w411-h231/Seeing%20Mission%20Fields%20in%20the%20Midst%20of%20Battlefields%20(6).png" width="411" /></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>After reading Proverbs 19:17, a thought came…</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><i>"How did we get the lending of the world and the lending of God so twisted up?”</i></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />God's kind of lending has no selfish agendas. He helps those who have fallen and gets them to rise again. He doesn't help while saying, "You owe me."</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />The lending of the world is of course necessary; but not when helping others who are down. The lending of the world says, “I know you’re down; but you still owe me (with interest).”</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />As believers in Christ, what an incredible gift we can give. The gift of giving to others without expecting anything in return from them; truly fixing our giving on God while others benefit. In whatever way we are able to give; it's an honor to do so from God’s magnificent love. Giving from God's love allows us to continually sow seeds of blessings to others whether we deem a person is deserving or undeserving.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />The greatest investment we can make besides following after Jesus, is investing in people! Following after Jesus leads us to investing in others. Not just with money; but in whatever we are able to give.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">What a <i>Triumphant Victorious Reminder </i>in giving to God with no expectations from man. We get to have a transformed heart and renewed mindset about lending. Getting to lend from God’s abundance; not from our lack. Just think...God keeps no record of our wrongs while also not keeping record of what He has done right (I Corinthians 13).</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />Other scripture references:<br />Proverbs 25:21-22<br />Matthew 5:44-48<br />Luke 6:27-36<br />Romans 12:9-21</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Love, Teresa Ann</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">What can you share about how God has transformed your heart toward Him about lending to others? </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="To learn more about Triumphant Victorious Reminders (TVR): Click below to learn more about some of the books I've written and the TVR podcast and YouTube channel: Linktr.ee/TriumphantVictorious_Reminders" style="clear: left; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-16927374945054225042022-09-03T06:38:00.004-05:002022-09-13T15:34:05.408-05:00September 3, 2022 | Back To The Beginning<p><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijK-ltHvYZfRMeAR9nJxmdLbIItmuy3VYJUWBIHOLaarTYJ0IAppL1mPOa2H6nQICJd6dkvhVnW3t-0y8v_uVvA6tExKPoU1Pwe8ZT6hcYGwRkO-sJhphu7xoIEMXYCqtT-lhz3iH1o3Z6GGS6CLjmk7EvYhtZmx2sLFDrAIx4TP-Schoa6kmZfWaM/s1124/IMG_7577%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1124" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijK-ltHvYZfRMeAR9nJxmdLbIItmuy3VYJUWBIHOLaarTYJ0IAppL1mPOa2H6nQICJd6dkvhVnW3t-0y8v_uVvA6tExKPoU1Pwe8ZT6hcYGwRkO-sJhphu7xoIEMXYCqtT-lhz3iH1o3Z6GGS6CLjmk7EvYhtZmx2sLFDrAIx4TP-Schoa6kmZfWaM/s320/IMG_7577%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br />Triumphant Victorious Reminders </i></b><p></p><p>Instagram @TriumphantVictorious_Reminders</p><blockquote><p><i></i></p><blockquote><i>"I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don't tolerate evil people...You have patiently suffered for me without quitting. But I have this one complaint against you. You don't love Me or each other as you did at first! Look how far you have fallen. Turn back to Me and do the works you did at first..." </i>- Revelation 2:2-4 (NLT)</blockquote><p></p></blockquote><p>Doing all the <i>good</i> things...</p><p>Praying for people.</p><p>Seeking opportunities to be hospitable.</p><p>Writing books testifying of the greatness of God.</p><p>Posting encouraging social media content. </p><p>Gathering with other <i>Christ-like</i> minded women.</p><p>Yet all the while, truly forgetting the <i>WHY</i>. </p><p>So often I would <i>do, do, do</i> because that's what you <i>do as a Christian. </i>This is how you're recognized as one of His own.</p><p>Yet God in His mercy and patience, woos us to Himself to respond to His goodness first so we can truly <i>do</i> from a place of awe and wonder. Remembering He is our first love. Loving Him from a place of grateful heart knowing He FIRST loved us, even while we were yet sinners. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><blockquote><b>Becoming so intimate with Him that the doing is from a place of overflow, no longer from duty or religious obligation. </b></blockquote><p></p><p>This week, God utilized a dear friend whom I've known since 1987, to remind me of this blog and from how it started. The Holy Spirit was speaking through her to remind me of how He was my first love. It was from my awe and wonder of Him. It started from a place of grateful awe. It wasn't about the "followers" - it was truly about wanting to follow after Jesus.</p><p>In this sweet reminder, there was a divine prompting, to go back to my first entry from March 20, 2009. In doing so, the Holy Spirit reminded me of the second chapter of Revelation. The loving Holy Spirit of God opened my eyes to catch that recorded moment in which Jesus spoke to John. Here it was, Jesus instructing John to write this letter to the Angel of the Church in Ephesus. </p><blockquote><p><b>The church was doing all the <i>right</i> things; but they had lost sight as to <i>why</i> they were doing it all. Their attitudes in doing good were evidence that it was out of great discipline - but not from a place of great love in response to Jesus and loving one another. </b></p></blockquote><p>Have you ever been so in awe of your grit and discipline or even someone else's? To the point where you forgot it was not by your own power or might but truly it was only the grace of God that gave the strength to endure and obey? </p><p>The <i>Triumphant Victorious Reminder</i> today is in everything we do and say, we get to do so as a response of grateful heart to God; from a place of worship. </p><p>This desire He so intimately and intricately placed within us to want to know Him more. </p><p>Not just wanting more knowledge of the things of God; but truly wanting to know Christ more. </p><p>Not just wanting the gifts of God; but truly wanting Him as the greatest gift. </p><p>Not just wanting to pray more with what I think should be said; but praying in a way where I want to lean into how Jesus prays to the Father and agree with Him. <b></b></p><blockquote><b>Praying in a way that dying to self is no longer the only narrative, but in dying to self it allows me the greatest joy of getting to COME ALIVE IN CHRIST.</b></blockquote><p></p><p>Getting to that place of awe and wonder of Who He is. </p><p>Knowing that we don't have to look for purpose anymore, but realizing from this love from Him, we realize He is our purpose. </p><p>He is our destiny. </p><p>He is our journey. </p><p>From this place of overflow is where we see He is the purpose to why we get to live and breathe. In this reminder, this is when our love for others and ourselves become the evidence of a life that remembers that Jesus is our first love.</p><p>He is the reason I rejoice. </p><p>He is the reason I get to delight in my husband, children and grandchildren.</p><p>He is the joy of my Salvation and in Him I get to live and breathe. </p><p>It is being reminded to no longer do things <i>for</i> God; but realizing we are simply witnesses of what He does <i>through</i> us as we follow after Jesus with loving awe and wonder. </p><p><i>"...Christ in us, the hope of glory..."</i></p><p>Love, Teresa Ann </p><p>Scripture References: </p><p>Romans 5:8; Colossians 2; 2 Peter 3:18; Hebrews 11:6; Ephesians 2; Romans 5:1-17; Acts 17:28; 1 John 4:19; Psalm 34:1; Psalm 51:12; Colossians 1:27</p>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-24006439143386733962022-01-10T20:04:00.000-06:002022-01-10T20:04:09.207-06:00January 10, 2022 - Doing Good, Blessing and Praying<p><b>Triumphant Victorious Reminders | Heavenly Wit</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw21LVkZInfMDYC2KhEsYKGQAqjPRC0LxhHUb1J0R5UXKL8B8TATj8EFj4Bhh4mGuy1S9O1t1VWBUgvJvwuxbxO4uM9RHSMbdxqjKJtfooBHWeHIFkSeqNpCLYJ-InOcDrGf8mw-Ion50zJtd5-P_UKvzruBbiPwdXCk8Yu-bFdUCGmM7co7yaBfla=s3546" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3546" data-original-width="2430" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw21LVkZInfMDYC2KhEsYKGQAqjPRC0LxhHUb1J0R5UXKL8B8TATj8EFj4Bhh4mGuy1S9O1t1VWBUgvJvwuxbxO4uM9RHSMbdxqjKJtfooBHWeHIFkSeqNpCLYJ-InOcDrGf8mw-Ion50zJtd5-P_UKvzruBbiPwdXCk8Yu-bFdUCGmM7co7yaBfla=s320" width="219" /></a></div><i style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>"But to those who are willing to listen, "Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you..." </b></i><p></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><i><b>- Luke 6:27-36</b></i></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">Have you ever wondered, <i>"How the heck do I love my enemies?"</i> I know I have wondered this quite often. Yet there was an awakening years ago as I was reading today's scripture passage. The Holy Spirit opened my eyes to know <i>how </i>we love our enemies<i>.</i> </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">The <i>how</i> is stated in the next sentence. It's spoken right after Jesus says to love your enemies. </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; text-align: center;"><b>The how is:</b></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; text-align: center;"><b> <i><u>Doing good </u>no matter what others do. </i></b></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; text-align: center;"><b><i><u>Blessing</u></i> those who curse you.</b></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; text-align: center;"><i><b><u>Praying</u></b></i><b> for those you who hurt you.</b></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">That's it!</div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That's how. </span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wow! Just think, He is setting us up to sow seeds of blessing so we constantly reap a harvest of blessing. With those blessings, it's amazing to be reminded that the greatest blessing is being aware of His glorious presence so we are aware of Him even in our most difficult moments.</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just think, any other way of responding to our enemies is leaning onto our own understanding (Proverbs 3:5-7). And when we do it our way, even if it <i>feels</i> rightfully so, we will rob ourselves from getting to see God's glory and miss out on the miracle of seeing God save others in the midst. </span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">It's a difficult one to fathom; yet when we follow Jesus' lead; by doing what He does and speak what He says, it allows us to face Him in the midst of what is trying to distract us from the Lord. In facing Jesus, He faithfully points us to the Father to behold God with awe and wonder. In this beholding of the Father by getting into the Word of God and are reminded of His greatness, this is when our hearts become transformed. It all starts with being fixed on the Father's heart. </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">When we are fixed on the Lord and in awe of His equipping grace to do this life His way; it's an extraordinary life of incomprehensible joy. Some onlookers and observers may believe you're dismissing what's been done; others may say, <i>"You're coping" </i>and others may think you're straight up crazy and irresponsible. Yet doing it God's way is peculiar; it's an anomaly and it horrifies darkness. The glorious light eradicates evil when we agree with God over and over again, revealing our trust in Him by doing it His way.</div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="apbqf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">With all that said, t<span style="font-family: inherit;">here are many of you who know that our daughter’s car was stolen about 3 weeks ago. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="69oi8-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="69oi8-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="69oi8-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="38gi7-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="38gi7-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="38gi7-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">With that said, this post is NOT about the car, but it’s about the young man who stole it. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="kago-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="kago-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="kago-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="6d3sk-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6d3sk-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6d3sk-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">It’s quite amazing how the car was locked and there were no keys in the car- so he had some technological ability to steal it, to where he was even able to override the security system.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="2k37g-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2k37g-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="2k37g-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="dmdgv-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="dmdgv-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="dmdgv-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">So, as we step back, this young man has a gift that has been thwarted. And we declare with the loving power of God that he will now use the gifting and talents for God’s glory to eradicate darkness. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="7rhs1-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7rhs1-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="7rhs1-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="9mnl2-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9mnl2-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="9mnl2-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Will you join us in praying for this young man? </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="4693v-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4693v-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4693v-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">L. B. M. (I will only give first initials as God knows who he is).</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="20idp-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="20idp-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="20idp-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="74pbk-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="74pbk-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="74pbk-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">If you will join me in prayer for this young man, thank you for getting with God and leaning into His heart for L.B.M. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="f37kv-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f37kv-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="f37kv-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="ehene-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ehene-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="ehene-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">What’s “cool” is he stole from people who are learning to know who God is. And those are the very people who will pray for L.B.M. as we remember our depravity without God. What is really amazing is how many people will be praying for him. God’s bowls of prayers are being filled for this young man. He will be prayed FOR (Not against) that his soul is redeemed and reconciled to the Lord and the generations beyond him will intimately know and fellowship with God. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="1ncqe-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1ncqe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1ncqe-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="7qqaj-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7qqaj-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="7qqaj-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>A few of God's loving declarations over him:</u></b></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7qqaj-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="7qqaj-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="9i2h7-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9i2h7-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="9i2h7-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">- L.B.M. is called to be a son of the most High God</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="9io1s-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9io1s-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="9io1s-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="5f7da-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="5f7da-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="5f7da-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">- L.B.M will do mighty exploits for the Kingdom of God</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="fsu80-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="fsu80-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="fsu80-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="brviu-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="brviu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="brviu-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">- L.B.M. will plunder and take back what is for God’s people</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="7c02c-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7c02c-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="7c02c-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="1usi5-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1usi5-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1usi5-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">- L.B.M. is so stealth that he will even be used to smuggle Bibles and the love of God into nations that have laws against the Word of God.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="17m4i-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="17m4i-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="17m4i-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="469si-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="469si-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="469si-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">- L.B.M. is a radical overtaken by the Love of God</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="4no32-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4no32-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4no32-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="csmuj-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="csmuj-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="csmuj-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">- Ministering laborers are being sent to L.B.M. even now and he will receive from God’s powerful, bold and earth quaking love!</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="6p07h-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6p07h-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6p07h-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="bt1s2-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="bt1s2-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="bt1s2-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">- L.B.M. will live for God for the rest of his days on the earth </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="8bab8-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8bab8-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="8bab8-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="a7k0h-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a7k0h-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="a7k0h-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">- L.B.M. will be utilized mightily by the love of God</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="11g6u-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="11g6u-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="11g6u-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="5hjpb-0-0" style="background-color: white; 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Surrender now!</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="b4smn-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b4smn-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="b4smn-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="background-color: white;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">Love our enemies. The way we would love those we adore; the love of God is even deeper than that for those who are difficult to love. </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">Will you receive the love of God not just for yourself, but for those who are in desperate need for the Lord? </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>How does today's <i>Triumphant Victorious Reminder</i> help you to see God in a situation you are going through? What is He showing you with how to express His love? </b></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>And the great reminder is as we do kind things for the unkind; let's make sure we are doing it as unto the Lord. Here's why...the one you do it for may not receive it and you'll be tempted to count it against them. But that is the moment we get to be reminded to rejoice that we got to do that with the Lord and we witnessed His love through us. This is how we get to live a life of love as God's love is unoffendable. </b></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remember, this is a reminder of the heart of God and to agree with Him. </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">He has gone before us. </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be assured God is not catching up to you and I. </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">So now as we pray, may we listen in on what God has planned and simply agree with Him. Our prayers turn to praise as we realize we are simply following Him and He has gone before us! </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">God's love be expressed through us,</div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teresa</div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can listen to my Let's Talk Podcast from today. On today's, "Heavenly Wit Monday" episode is with my daughter sharing what the Lord showed her when her car was stolen. </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://letstalkstudio.buzzsprout.com/12385/9861200-heavenly-wit-monday-stolen-car-a-soul</span></span></div><div style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="b50hs-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fl46e" data-offset-key="9d54r-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></div>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-34784557814824836812021-08-27T08:08:00.003-05:002021-08-27T08:29:27.743-05:00Triumphant Victorious Reminders | August 27, 2021 | Hold Loosely While Clinging Tightly<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FU06LbQY8FISdIHFlhudeVuOZGJBgbHYg1RPu5T0mFLdUgMbvd5Z62Lhy7N3BJUiY38bci43efee6pCJCWOjeaItBn4LlM0pcXuP870AkSLleN626Bk_3nAVc_QoLC0uyK2r7miyqQI/s2048/Seeing+Mission+Fields+in+the+Midst+of+Battlefields+%25281%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FU06LbQY8FISdIHFlhudeVuOZGJBgbHYg1RPu5T0mFLdUgMbvd5Z62Lhy7N3BJUiY38bci43efee6pCJCWOjeaItBn4LlM0pcXuP870AkSLleN626Bk_3nAVc_QoLC0uyK2r7miyqQI/w451-h254/Seeing+Mission+Fields+in+the+Midst+of+Battlefields+%25281%2529.png" width="451" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It's been April, 2019 since my last entry. To say, <i>"Much has happened since then"</i> is definitely an understatement. As many of you may know in 2017, I started a YouTube channel called, <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU7bi3JmdRQB8vxopnNcYOQ/videos" target="_blank">Let's Talk with Teresa Ann</a> </i>and began a perspective shifting segment via Instagram LIVE on Monday's titled, <i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lets_talk_studio/" target="_blank">Heavenly Wit Monday</a>, </i>based on the book I released in March, 2020 titled<i> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B084GSP5ZN?_encoding=UTF8&node=2656022011&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader" target="_blank">Heavenly Wit: Seeing Mission Fields in the Midst of Battlefields</a>. </i>It's definitely been a journey to learn how to see with God's Divine insight. To see the mission fields in the midst of the battlefields. </p><p>Meanwhile, learning from the effortless flow of water, how to be flexible to simply lean in to hear the voice of God through the Holy Spirit's help with properly reading God's Word and praying. Continuing to learn that prayer is simply yet profoundly agreeing with Him. It's not about Him agreeing with me. </p><p>To know that this life is about<i> holding onto Him so tightly so we can hold everything else so loosely.</i> I've been learning that there's a gravity within this world that pulls us into being reliant on the things of this life; to be repetitive within the boundaries that we've created instead of being submitted to the creativity of God in even obeying Him. The grace of Who He is invites us into that dance of obedience. Yet this is so foreign to our good, credible habits that are often times not God inspired. They were in the beginning but we didn't move in Him to know what He wanted to do. Instead, I would tell Him what I was going to do next...to even write that is laughable, isn't it?</p><p>There's been a classroom experience with the Holy Spirit. As I hold onto Him tightly, I can't help but to hold everything else so loosely. There's this meditation of Psalm 37:4, that when I begin to delight in Who He truly is, the desires of my heart are now submitted to Him and begin to transform. My heart now only desires what He wants; my heart only wants what He desires. In that truth is where we can find out that His every desire will come to pass in our lives as we continue to delight in Him. </p><p>Another learning lesson is following through in my own disciplines can quickly become a trap to pridefully boast in self-righteousness. In that is where I can quickly forget that I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. It is only by His doing and His invitation that provokes a yes to His glorious invitation. It's a life of active worship that stills the mind from wanting to control everything and realizing more and more that His yoke is easy and His burden is light. </p><p>For instance when I took notice of the effortless flow of water and how flexible it is, it was a reminder to be that way in the Lord. Yet it's so easy to be distracted into being rigid and staying within the lines of great discipline. Yet I have found that this is from the place of trying to get God's approval. Whereas now, because of knowing I have His approval, I just have a greater desire to obey Him with His effortless joy. His grace enables us to obey. This is when we quickly find out that it's not from a place of obligation but from the place of grateful heart. Obedience simply becomes an expression and from that place it looks like we are sacrificing. Yet when we go after Him with grateful heart, obedience follows and no wonder it becomes better than sacrifice; because the sacrificing happens by default. </p><p>Isn't this amazing? </p><p>So, with all of that, I am learning that procedures within companies and corporations is one thing; but to bring that mindset into my relationship with God; it is impossible to know Him for He truly is within that heart and headspace. In learning to be flexible like water, is learning His love is to surf the waves of the Spirit and follow after Jesus.</p><p>Yet for those who have found safety in things and people that were seemingly consistent and reliable; for the most part, 2020 brought that to an end. Many of those things we just 'knew' were structurally sound, they crumbled and toppled into nothingness. Those thoughts that would drive me, <i>"People want consistency and reliability."</i> - it sounded great but those were chains that bound. It sounded so true until I got that loving reminder that felt like a joyful "gut punch." It was with God's insightful truth with this Triumphant Victorious Reminder, <i>"No. People don't want consistency and reliability; they think they do. But their greatest need is for Almighty God. For He is Consistently Reliable in the midst of the changing tides of this life." </i></p><p>When I "felt" that "knowing" I was immediately stirred to read, Isaiah 40:8, <i>"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of the Lord will stand forever." </i>Then another scripture that I was led to was from the Gospel of John as recorded in John 2:24, <i>"Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in Him. But Jesus didn't trust them, because He knew all about people. No one needed to tell Him about human nature, for He knew what was in each person's heart."</i> </p><p>The Holy Spirit didn't call us to trust our processes, other people, or anything within this life; He simply called us to follow Him so we could actively trust Him more and more. It's in the relationship with Him; it's in the fellowship with Him that we can begin to trust Him and realize how much more we are in need of Him. The trusting in Him intensifies and then that's how we are able to hold onto everything loosely as we cling to Him so tightly. </p><p>Triumphant Victorious Reminders,</p><p>Teresa Ann, <a href="https://linktr.ee/lets_talk_studio">https://linktr.ee/lets_talk_studio</a></p><p>What is God showing you today? </p><p><br /></p>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-42258917656452743002019-04-17T04:50:00.000-05:002019-04-17T04:52:02.516-05:00Desires of your heart?Triumphant Victorious Reminders<br />
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When you hear the question, "What are the desires of your heart?" What say you?<br />
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I admit that most of the time my desires have not been of eternal value. They were of monetary rhetoric; the kind which moth eat and rust destroys as recorded in the gospel of Matthew (Matthew 6:19-24).<br />
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This whole blog entry began this morning due to a simple word search for REJOICE that set me on course to a DIVINE "rabbit trail". It was an adventurous path that simply wooed me to hunger for more of a desire to fellowship with GOD. The internet search led to me none other than a write up from the early 1900's from the church to it's congregants. It was a "newsletter" of sorts from May, 1921, titled, <a href="http://ifphc.org/pdf/LatterRainEvangel/1920-1929/LRE%201921/1921_05.pdf">"The Latter Rain Evangel"</a> and it was subtitled, "The Days of Heaven On The Earth".<br />
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This newsletter written so long ago was speaking even past the far reaching of what we would call, "now". I was in awe of the order of writings and how every point was as an arrow that pointed the church back to the Father God by looking to Jesus as they allowed the Holy Spirit to baptize them with fire and passion for GOD and the lost.<br />
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As I read this newsletter from long ago on a particular Chinese man, who happened to be a high ranking general, I was in awe of the report from the missionary to China. This particular general had been converted because of him witnessing a particular woman who said "Slay me but spare them." She died and yet her death caused resurrection life in so many from that moment on. It became the ripple effect of many high ranking military men within China to pursue the heart of GOD like no one had ever seen. To the point when their enemies surrendered, one of the generals gave each surrendered soldier money to go back home as their lives were spared with the Gospel being preached, so these soldiers who had surrendered would know the love of GOD with tangible evidence. Even as I read this newsletter, it was as though I became a witness of these Chinese military men who were converted by the love of GOD shown through a few missionaries. They began to even see their time of war as a mission field in the midst of the battlefield.<br />
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It led me to greater awe of all these months that GOD has had me parked in Luke 6:27-38; Matthew 5:44-48; Proverbs 25:21-22; Romans 12:9-21, it was outrageously inspiring, to see their lives demonstrate the goodness of GOD that leads man to repentance. They were revealing the Kingdom of GOD within the earth by loving their enemies.<br />
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With all that said, when the missionary was with many of the men within the Chinese military, they had a prayer meeting and before prayer they were all studying Matthew chapters 18-20. After reading, the missionary began to ask these powerful men, "What are your deepest desires of your hearts? Please state them before we go into prayer."<br />
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Their answers awakened me to the core:<br />
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One general answered, "My greatest wish before GOD is that all 9,000 of my men may turn to the LORD." Then a colonel answered, "Mine is that we may have grace given us to live lives so genuine that we will commend this salvation of the Lord Jesus to all men." Another colonel spoke up and said, "That GOD may use our brigade to convert all the soldiers of China." Then the general and the three colonels led in prayer among others.<br />
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As I stated in the beginning, now I ask again, "What is your greatest desire?" I have a feeling that like me, your answer may have shifted to one of great eternal value?<br />
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Would you like to share your hearts desire? Your life giving feedback is encouraging.<br />
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That moment you get the shocking report.<br />
Tired, scared and you even feel ill equipped.<br />
Yet all the while, there's a gentle whisper; a still small voice that can be heard above the loud distractions of our little worlds.<br />
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One moment everything was seemingly fine; the next moment, as though your life has been changed forever...and then right in the middle of it all; there's a SUDDENLY COLLISION of the miraculous! It seems as though GOD pauses time just for you...<br />
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Today I want to share an interview that is along these same lines, with Nikki Cody via <i><a href="https://letstalkstudio.com/flipping-the-script-monday-interview-with-nikki-cody-god-goes-before-us/">Let's Talk with Teresa Ann</a></i>. I've had the honor of knowing Nikki and her family for almost 5 years. It was fun times while her husband Les served on staff at <a href="http://www.reachchurch.com/">REACH Church</a> here in Austin. It was definitely a sweet time...and yet all the while GOD was calling them out of Austin and into Waco.<br />
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To hear the rest of the story; you can simply click <a href="https://letstalkstudio.com/flipping-the-script-monday-interview-with-nikki-cody-god-goes-before-us/">here </a>to listen via podcast or click on the video/link below to watch the interview via YouTube.<br />
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"The LORD detests evil plans, but HE delights in pure words."<br />
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THE LORD DETESTS evil plans...BUT HE DELIGHTS IN PURE WORDS. <b>What do pure words have to do with evil plans?</b> If you've been watching <a href="http://letstalkstudio.com/">LET'S TALK with Teresa Ann </a>or listening via my daughter and I's <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-episode-008-holy-shift/id1434230619?i=1000421465580&mt=2">OH...Podcast</a>, <b>you'll remember that our tongues "tell on" our mindset </b>(Proverbs 18:21). So if our mindset is set on the things of the earth; our conversations reveal that. It is no wonder Romans 12 states that we must renew our minds...not just with positive thoughts or "vibes" but with The Word of GOD which brings life giving, transforming speech from the place of ABUNDANT LIFE, WHO IS THE PERSON, JESUS!<br />
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When we get into the Word of GOD by the power of the Holy Spirit then the mind FINALLY gets to follow the Spirit. When we receive JESUS, The Holy Spirit within us knows TRUTH but it's our minds that must now line up with HIM.<br />
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When we know the truth of GOD, it's not from the intellect, instead it is by the WORD OF GOD. So with that, our tongues can by default speak life and that life giving power of the tongue is evidence of the fruit of life...and when our tongues speak unknowing death or negativity, it's evidence of that mindset as well.<br />
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When we catch ourselves speaking death or negatively about self, others or even a situation; remember that the beauty is in the "awareness' that we actually caught it. We can rejoice that we are now aware of our mindset as we get to simply SHIFT it with THE MIND OF CHRIST; THE WAY HE THINKS, according to the Word of GOD.<br />
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All in all, when we catch ourselves planning our own ways or creating an agenda that is not according to GOD, then we GET TO rejoice that Holy Spirit alerted us to "see" it and it's our moment to turn to HIM and say, "Lord! Thank YOU that YOU rescued me from the old way of thinking and are reminding me to "set" my "mind" on YOU, hence living with YOUR "mindset"...the pressing moments are a reminder of WHO I get to press into and that is YOU LORD...so we can see everything with life giving perspective and we are able to give HOPE to others in the midst of hopelessness!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-7902609460914260152018-05-20T10:49:00.001-05:002018-05-20T10:58:01.634-05:00May 20, 2018...MOVINGTriumphant Victorious Reminders<br />
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This life is an amazing adventure with GOD in learning more and more of WHO HE IS. I say this especially because since starting this blog back in March 2009, it is amazing to watch how you can't help but grow when you realize HIS goodness. I am in awe of GOD in how HE used this blog to teach and train me how to not forget about WHO HE IS and HIS faithfulness by showing me a powerful tool that HE has equipped each of us and that is with the tool of REMINDING AND REMEMBRANCE through the power of praising HIM.<br />
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In the tool of reminding myself of HIS greatness, I am in awe of looking back at all HE allowed me to write. It is amazing how I can clearly see the unfolding journey of how I used to think. You can see the unveiling and the falling off of religious ideas to a relationship with THIS ALMIGHTY GOD. As I look back on my writings I see the blinders fall off and getting to see this falling more and more in love with WHO HE IS. It's a constant renewal, as we allow HIM, knowing that we will never arrive.<br />
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Actually to quote the famous evangelist, Reinhardt Bonke, "The more I learn about GOD, the more I realize I know nothing at all."<br />
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It is amazing to look in hind sight on how The Word of GOD continually transforms us by the renewal of my mind causing an awakening as revealed in Romans 12:1-2. This awakening has made me realize even more it's not about changing my behavior that will please GOD; instead it's about being intimate with HIM and by default my behavior automatically changes.<br />
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More than anything I have been learning that it's not based on "my doing" or paying penance to make up for all my wrongs; instead it's GOD'S marvelous grace that woos me to fall more in love with HIM. In this collision of intimacy and awe is where it is seen that I don't want to do the same things I used to. In that, HIS grace is revealed that empowers me to rise above selfish desires; because of WHO HE IS, not because of how disciplined I am. On the contrary, it is intimacy with HIM in which self control kicks in by default as it is produced by Holy Spirit through me.<br />
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With all of that said, I want to introduce you to where I am now. You can now visit me online at <a href="http://www.letstalkstudio.com/">www.LetsTalkStudio.com </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.triumphantvictoriousreminders.com/2009/11/november-17-2009.html">For some, you may remember back in 2010, I was introduced with an idea to have a talk show of some sort</a>. Well in September 2016 after prayer and faith, I simply became more aware of GOD's grace and just did it with HIS encouragement! His encouragement was made manifest through some amazing women such as: Carrissa, Amanda, Christina and Terri! With their cheers, I started a <a href="https://letstalkstudio.com/blog/">YouTube channel,<i> Let's Talk with Teresa Ann</i></a> which has now led to last months launch of my new <a href="https://letstalkstudio.com/podcasts/">podcast</a>.<br />
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It's hilarious to see how <i>LET'S TALK with Teresa Ann</i> has continually transformed as it is fun and hilarious to watch! It's definitely a glimpse; a parallel of our lives that are being transformed by Christ! It's amazing to realize that in Christ we are new creations and completely transformed, and yet we get to see the process to what is already accomplished in Christ Jesus.<br />
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To realize that when I started the show, I started with what I had, and that was a step ladder and a desk lamp as my lighting and tripod. Since then to see how it has unfolded since the beginning is amazing to watch! Believing in GOD and HIS grace to be consistent has been fun. With the help of my branding ambassador Celina, HE has shown me the power of excellence. It's not excellence in what we think as some people's level of excellence is based on what they have in front of them. My excellence was giving everything I had to GOD, no matter how small it seemed. It was truly about giving my best and HIM showing me how HE does the rest. I love how HE showed me that if I waited until "I have all my ducks in a row" then this post wouldn't be written. GOD showed me the trap of comparison and to just give HIM what I had to give and as I give my best HE truly does the rest!<br />
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You may be asking, "What's the purpose of <i>Let's Talk with Teresa Ann</i>"? So here is the mission, it is about "flipping the script" in our lives by HIS transforming power in allowing GOD'S WORD to renew our minds. <b><i>In other words, getting heavenly perspective to replace our own.</i></b> The show itself is about bold inspiration, revealing GOD's goodness through my interviews/conversations with different women revealing their extraordinary GOD stories, testifying of HIS faithfulness. I have two shows a week. Every Saturday and Monday I post an interview or I share a nugget of something Holy Spirit has shared with me and it's either made into an episode or highlighted on my Motivational Monday.<br />
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I want to and must thank each of you for being such an incredible encouragement by being on this journey with me. I continually enjoy your feedback, so please feel free to do so as my husband, daughter, mom and dad, Patricia Sawyer, Poppa C.O., J.J. McKearnen and Celina Baginski have been great encouragers through this process. You have been a blessing to me and I also want to thank you for taking the time to read all the way to this point. Triumphant Victorious Reminders as a blog will remain and I will now be posting these reminders on Let's Talk.<br />
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This entry is to update you on where I am today...if you choose to follow me on this journey, I'd love to invite you to come and visit by clicking <a href="http://www.letstalkstudio.com/">here.</a> If you are on my current mailing list, you may not be able to click on that, so here's the direct link by copying and pasting in your browser: <a href="http://www.letstalkstudio.com/">www.LetsTalkStudio.com</a><br />
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Blessings and favor...Teresa Ann<br />
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Wow! Our GOD is glorious and strong! Think on that...He doesn't just <i>have</i> glory and strength...HE IS!<br />
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In this reminder, HE IS Refuge; Safety; Protector; and Security and we could go on for eternity as there is no one like HIM...NO ONE! Even when circumstances don't reveal HIM as Refuge, Safety, Protector or Security...HE IS no matter what.<br />
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That alone makes me "violently" confident as this stirs this unique, uncommonly supernatural, Kingdom of GOD "instinct" that comes alive within us with RESURRECTION POWER as o remind us that our HOPE IS IN HIM!<br />
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HE IS MATCHLESS IN STRENGTH; even the demons believe in HIM and they tremble (James 2:19).<br />
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Crazy! Just imagine this...GOD is what HE PROVIDES. He doesn't just give LOVE, HE IS LOVE. HE doesn't just give peace, HE IS PEACE. HE doesn't just give GRACE, HE IS GRACE.<br />
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DANG! That alone leads us to the vanishing points in thought to have the ability to comprehend.<br />
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Lord! You are what YOU provide and before any of us said "Yes" to YOU, YOU SAID, "YES" to us first!<br />
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What we can't possibly comprehend we can still receive with such grateful awe!<br />
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We get to Triumphantly Victoriously be reminded that as a "<b><i>son you</i></b><i><b> flourish like a well nurtured plant and as a daughter your rightful place is to be as a graceful pillar carved to beautify a palace"</b></i> (Psalm 144:12)...in other words:<br />
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It is another GOD day and you are proof of that. You are a sign, a wonder and a miracle. We are being cheered for to reveal GOD, not in and of ourselves, but by simply allowing Holy Spirit to produce what only He can.<br />
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He is the LOVE PRODUCER<br />
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joy in the midst of frustration;<br />
peace in the midst of conflict;<br />
patience in the midst of impending blow ups; gentleness in the midst of wanting to tear someone's hair out (Or worse);<br />
goodness in the midst of wanting to get revenge; faith in the midst of doubters;<br />
meekness in the midst of pride's voice beckoning us to fold and self control so that we can reveal HIM when we want to reveal ourselves. For God doesn't only produce these beautiful gifts; but get this...HE IS!<br />
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He is the gift to be revealed through us and in us and over us to reveal HIM and HIS blessings in the midst of curses that so quickly grip people's hearts with fear. I know all too well as everyday my "self" attempts to speak and reason why it's okay not to reveal HIM. We cannot step over the promises to pick up our measly rights. I get to work out my salvation daily with fear and trembling - when at times I want to turn from my Savior and do what I desire. You are HIS workmanship created in The Anointed One. You are anointed to do great exploits! Whether it's to honor your parents you live with, or loving your spouse and children you get to do life with or embracing a new season of adventure as your children leave home and now you pray they stay under the wings of their Heavenly Father.<br />
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Remember, whatever the season, we get to reveal HIM.<br />
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If you told me who you were, would you be able to do so without describing what you do?<br />
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Who are you really?<br />
What is it about "you" that causes the earth to be wow'ed by your place in this world?<br />
What is it about "you" that causes the earth to be wow'ed In this time?<br />
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Let me help you with those questions...this is who you really are...you are a child of the Most High God. He doesn't want to just be known as "Master" - HE now wants you to know HIM as "Father"/"Husband" (Hosea 2:14-15).<br />
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How about God? Would you be able to describe WHO HE is, for WHO HE IS?<br />
Or would our assessment and description of GOD be a list made up of what HE has done or how HE has "performed"? Yikes. Just asking that to myself causes me to be quickened to our GOD, as there is no one like HIM...NO ONE!<br />
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Do you know that HE knows you?<br />
Do you know that HE loves you?<br />
Do you know that HE is ETERNALLY faithful to equip you with HIS grace so that you can share with others how much HE loves them?<br />
Do we know HIM intimately?<br />
Do we really know HIM?<br />
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These are questions I have been asking myself; ponderings causing another level of awakening of WHO GOD truly is and WHO HE truly is within me.<br />
That TRUTH in and of itself is daunting, isn't it?<br />
It leaves me awestruck to say the least.<br />
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Here's another question I ask myself, and now I ask you:<br />
Is the focus of "the call" on your life wooing you away from The Heavenly Father? What?!! Yes! Believe it or not, if we are not careful and our focus is more on our call, then we could be led astray by what we "think" we need to do in our call.<br />
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Wow! To even ask that causes a paradigm shift of sorts.<br />
Think about it, so many of us are focused on what we believe GOD has called us to, that we forget to continuously be mindful of The AUTHOR of our life; THE ONE WHO HAS CALLED US. When we are continuously mindful of Holy Spirit, HE will show us how to do what HE has called us to. Here's how...when we begin to become familiar with HIM, investing time with HIM in prayer, even our questions - ask HIM and watch Holy Spirit guide you through The Word of God. In this we will realize our purpose is simple, it's to be a minister of GOD's reconciliation. We will all display and convey that uniquely, but just as it says in 2 Corinthians 5:11-21, as Christ reconciled us back to The Father, so that is what we are to do for others.<br />
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This life is an intentional assignment in which we get to have intimacy with GOD to walk intentionally in every area because we have the freedom to do so in Christ. Crazy! Amazing!<br />
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The bottom line...we are sons and daughters of GOD...ministers of GOD'S reconciliation.<br />
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This is not to be haphazardly redundant, but to be intentionally redundant...Again, In HIM our calling is profoundly simple - to be ministers of GOD's reconciliation.<br />
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Here's the TRIUMPHANT VICTORIOUS REMINDER today:<br />
We get to point others to the FATHER by how we treat ourselves and one another.<br />
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Friend, let me remind you - you have GOD's approval - and HIS PRE-approval of you, even before you began living for HIM is the very TRUTH that will cause us to want to go higher in HIM and help others to do the same.<br />
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<i>"Christ died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know HIM now! This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to Himself through Christ. <b>And GOD has given us this task of reconciling people to Him</b>..."</i> - 2 Corinthians 5 (Excerpt 2 Corinthians 5:15-18).<br />
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<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-11150797462838135662017-05-18T00:12:00.001-05:002017-05-18T00:12:41.499-05:00Here's what's new...Triumphant Victorious Reminders<br />
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Written by: Teresa Ann<br />
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To say it's been a while since I last posted on Triumphant Victorious Reminders is definitely an understatement. Since my last post however some great things have unfolded during that time. As some may know, I love to encourage and celebrate others and so with that, GOD has brought me on this extraordinary journey to "spotlight" seemingly ordinary people who possess extraordinary GOD stories!<br />
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Oh yes and feel free to click <a href="http://www.letstalkstudio.com/" target="_blank">here</a> to check out our new website. What's even more exciting is coming soon there will be an online shop with my branding partner and friend of 30 years, Celina who is the "creative" behind <i>LET'S TALK with Teresa Ann</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 13.2px; letter-spacing: -0.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">♡ </span>and founder of <i>Pearls In Bloom</i>. Celina is that friend who never got embarrassed of me when I would do those immature, irresponsible things before my walk with Christ, yet she was the one who would be embarrassed "for" me and continuously give me truth and defend me even when I least deserved it! This woman is an amazing friend and I thank GOD for her on a daily basis. Anyways, her upcoming site will be linked to mine at <i>LET'S TALK </i>and you will find it's a place where you can find great gifts for friends, family and even yourself as each gift will leave a lasting mark of God's handiwork of WHO HE IS! You will find that each item is a reflection from each of my past interviews!<br />
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This is larger than what I could have ever imagined and this journey reminds me of Ephesians 3:20, "HE is able to do the exceedingly abundantly above all you could ever hope, dream or imagine ACCORDING to that power that works within us." Now that's amazing - we see the crazy abundance when we realize HIS power is at work within us to be revealed in the earth for HIS glory!<br />
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Besides my incredible husband, one of our biggest supporters is JJ McKearnen. JJ's the one who you want in your corner. He's the one GOD sends to those who are in need of encouragement and a "sideline" shout to "Keep going!" So J.J., this is a BIG "Thank you" to you for all you do for others! You are truly a blessing!<br />
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-83293683706108707522017-03-06T08:01:00.000-06:002017-03-06T08:01:13.209-06:00Lesson of RepentanceTriumphant Victorious Reminders<br />
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Written by: Teresa Criswell<br />
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"Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?"<br />
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Slipping back into time, it was 1988; my eighth grade year. My parents experienced grueling frustration as they were continuously receiving reports from my teachers of me carrying on in class, not taking my classes seriously and consistently getting into trouble for being one of the 'class clowns'.<br />
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In hind sight, as a parent myself, the acting out wasn't their greatest frustration; it was my overall attitude of not caring, which to say the least, my grades mercilessly reflected.<br />
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Meanwhile, during this time, I still remember my wonderful dad. I shake my head in awe as my dad continuously believed in me. He would even say in the darkest times of my life, "Teresa, God has a great plan for you." I can still remember being in the awkward 'skin' of a young teenage girl; it was one of those situations where I sadly could not receive his words because of the inner turmoil stirred by insecurity and unworthiness stemmed from not knowing the value from within. The concerns of what the outsiders thought was more important to me than the ones who loved me the most.<br />
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Reminiscing this particular moment my eighth grade year is in regards to my dad (Including my mom and sisters) who never gave up. Although there were times he was justifiably on the brink of seeing no hope in sight, I can still remember that moment in eighth grade as though it were this very moment.<br />
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I remember it like this:<br />
<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Dad set his schedule aside and asked me to come down to the light and airy family room. He brought two chairs and placed them in the middle of the 'love-filled' room adjacent to the red brick fireplace. He had me take my seat as he walked away for a moment into another room. When dad came back, he was holding a medium sized cardboard box with certificate frames inside. He had my full attention as I wondered, "What is he doing?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Curiosity detained me in the midst of my dad's quiet demeanor. He sat down and now we were practically knee to knee. He looked at me with his soft hazel eyes, framed by his glasses and began to speak life into me. I remember how he began to one by one, show and tell me of his accomplishments backed up by the certificates in his possession. One of his accomplishments that I still remember so vividly was the one in which he graduated number one in his class for morse code in the ARMY. For a moment I was captivated by this untapped perseverance, integrity and tenacity that I had not yet chosen to experience for myself. Looking back, I am still in awe of my dad who chose to possess these attributes even after the setbacks of his own choices and did not allow his original choice of becoming a high school drop out stop him from pursuing the greatness that God placed within him. Dad revealed in his story as he patiently spoke to me how in one moment I could make a choice to turn it all around for good. He was showing me the power of repentance.</span><br />
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This reminder of this teaching moment from my dad with me, reveals a glimpse of how the goodness of God leads man to repentance. It was the goodness of my dad and his love expressed over me that enabled me to finally receive the message of God's rescuing power from sin and myself by turning away from my old ways and clinging to the new ways that God abundantly provided, revealing life and prosperity in my spirit from Jesus Christ. My family believed in God for many years, in spite of what it looked like, they would not allow my actions to trump God's promise as they continued to pray His abundant life to finally be received by me.<br />
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Perhaps there are those of you who may know part of my story as it took more than a decade to finally get to the point that I truly knew in my heart I needed to be rescued from one of my greatest enemies ~ myself. This incredible beginning took place on March 6, 2003. Actually, let me back up, interestingly enough, it was five months before my incredible beginning that my dad and mom flew to Michigan to come see us and gift me with a ring that he designed just for me in October of 2002 (He also did this for my sisters who were already following after Jesus).<br />
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I remember when I put it on my finger my dad said, "Whenever you look at this ring, say a prayer for your mom and I." I remember thinking, "Yeah right...they know I don't pray." Well, I truly believe that the ring I still wear 'til this day was truly a 'point of contact' from my parents prayers of hope in God over my life to be redeemed and restored back to Him. The moment from my eighth grade year was a defining reminder of discovering the power of repentance; allowing God's Holy Spirit to rule and reign over my life.<br />
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I am reminded that my dad took on a glimpse of the perseverance, integrity and tenacity of Jesus Christ which was victoriously revealed at the Cross of Calvary. Death, hell and the grave shook in fear as they surrendered all power to Jesus as God raised Him from the dead!<br />
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The reminder set before me is realizing yet again God's glorious power as He sent His Word Jesus to become a mere man to pay the debt of sin as He 'suffered long' even while we are known to be 'quick to quit'.<br />
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We must remember when we find ourselves being faithless, get rid of doubt and allow faith to rise up as we remember that He is still faithful even when we aren't (II Timothy 2:13).</div>
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-73720025810253479022017-01-20T15:42:00.000-06:002017-01-30T13:20:23.192-06:00Did you know?Triumphant Victorious Reminders<br />
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So much has happened over the last 13 years of my life since I FINALLY said, "Yes to Jesus!"<br />
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All those moments being drawn to go deeper into the roots of GOD and HIS righteousness and wanting to know this GOD who in HIS love and redemption extended HIS mighty hand and said, "Let's do this...you may not believe in ME, like you want, and you may not believe in yourself, but I believe in you for I see what's about to bloom and the fragrance of MYSELF you will leave behind..."<br />
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That alone is a "doubt destroying" thought into a "faith exposing" life in wanting GOD more and more as HE beckons us to draw closer to WHO HE IS.<br />
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Did you know there was a time I was so far away that I truly thought life didn't matter?<br />
Did you know that the very words you read were never even a thought in those moments of waywardness? <br />
Did you know I was so deceived in my waywardness that I thought I was on my way to fulfillment?<br />
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- Do you truly know that no matter how far I went - it didn't change how close HE was? Like my middle sister would tell me so often, "Teesa, remember you can take a million steps away from GOD, but take one step back and HE's right there..."<br />
- Do you truly know that I can't imagine my life without THE WAY and HIS name is JESUS?<br />
- Do you truly know that fulfillment will never come except through The Fulfiller of Abundant Life Himself - the ONLY ONE who can COMPLETE US when others only have the ability to compliment...big difference wouldn't you say?<br />
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Today, be encouraged and lean into HIM by reading and hearing the WORD OF GOD...be aware of HIS SPIRIT that makes the WORD come alive and while you're at it...go visit my most recent YouTube channel, "Let's Talk TV Show" - it's just starting and so thank you for overlooking the "amateurity"...<br />
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Let God have the last word over your life and no one else...now that's a victorious and triumphant reminder of how to live!<br />
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<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-16033220342046032292016-12-30T08:43:00.002-06:002016-12-30T08:43:36.317-06:00"Dare To Be Blessed" CampaignTriumphant Victorious Reminders<br />
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Seething anger, detailed thoughts of how to get revenge and the thoughts of "How dare they?" Has this ever happened to you? Perhaps you are going through this right now and even rightfully so. <br />
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Maybe you've even had the worst of the worst take place in your life and you can't see straight. Hurt, grief, and the pain of betrayal has you in a choke hold. You don't even want to get out of bed. This life is not at all what you had hoped for. Your hopes, dreams have all seemingly come crashing down and the "If only" begins to plague your thoughts, mutilate your demeanor and curse your very actions.<br />
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Then suddenly a "dare to be blessed" opportunity comes your way. It's a dare that changed my life back in 2005. A friend showed me the scripture and I lashed out at her with expletives and all she did was laugh and say, "One day Teresa, you will see this as the most freeing thing you've ever done..." It was the very dare that Jesus took by going to the Cross of Calvary - HE chose the death of a criminal over what was "rightfully" His and in this fulfillment of the "God Love Dare", He experienced a resurrection return that humanity nor this earth or hell itself ever saw coming! Where am I going with all of this? I'm glad you asked. Let me take you to the moment of Jesus talking to His leaders as recorded in Luke 6, starting in verse 27. <br />
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Here it is...it's the Famous Outline of what to do, how to do it as He gives examples of what it looks like - the very act of forgiveness and release allows us to freely live in HIM! Luke 6:27-38<br />
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Jesus begins with a profound statement:<br />
"If you're willing to listen..." DANG! It's a dare!<br />
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Then, here's the "Bless, Pray and Bless" dare:<br />
Bless, pray and bless those who hurt you, persecute you and spitefully use you.<br />
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If you act on the dare it's truly a campaign of "The Revealing of God's Love..."<br />
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Example of what this looks like on a practical level, the demonstration of this dare (Luke 6:28-36):<br />
- If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also.<br />
- If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.<br />
- Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back.<br />
- Do to others as you would like them to do to you.<br />
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The Kingdom Reasoning behind the dare:<br />
If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much! And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.<br />
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Adamant reminder and closing statement to the "dare to be blessed" campaign:<br />
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Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly REVEAL YOU ARE CHILDREN of the Most High, for HE is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.<br />
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Drop the mic...let's be willing and see the rewards of the dare. It's easy to get back at people...this is human nature - but it takes warriors to do this dare...and you are HIS warrior - every time we do this, it becomes easier and easier as HIS grace is what gives us the ability to rise above and as soon as we act on the "dare", HIS compassion flows - it's supernaturally unexplainable...it's a miracle and that's what this world needs to see - MIRACLES OF GOD'S WONDER WORKING POWER OF HIS LOVE!<br />
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Triumphant Victorious Reminder: God calls us to step over our "rights to get back" and pick up "The promises of GOD", it not only saves our lives, but it saves so many others along the way - we may never see those lives that were saved - but we can be assured that our release will be someone else's ability to receive from GOD!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-68450393407374631952016-12-19T06:56:00.001-06:002016-12-19T10:38:50.434-06:00Merry Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I pray you experience Christmas in a way that the world could not market; the retail stores could ever slash in prices or the feat of the many lines you weathered this year - I truly pray each of us experience Christmas - MORE of Christ not just this month, but every month, every week, every day and every moment. May the fragrance of His presence lead us out of the miraging deceits of nostalgia and into intimacy with the ONE who calls us son, daughter, friend, and lover...Our God is the Lifter of our heads so we don't just lift our heads but that we lift our heads as our eyes gaze upon the Most Holy One - The Great I Am!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">During this season and time of where we see yet again marketing intensified; greed magnified and nostalgia wooing us back to the "good ol' times" or even those moments of shame - I must intentionally "park" the "vehicle" of nostalgia on March 6th, 2003, the day Holy Spirit of GOD revealed by Jesus Christ awoke my spirit and touched me physically. I woke up to SOMEONE'S gentle touch on my left shoulder, but when I woke up, I saw no one there. Yet that was the moment His Spirit led me to an encounter with Him as I felt like I floated to my office from my bedroom and found my purple journal I bought the day before. As I sat on the floor with my back against the futon, I began to write. It was "like" an "out of body" experience. All I could write were praises to GOD. And that was the moment my love affair with Jesus began. That was the moment I knew that the journal could only be filled with words of praise to God and nothing else. That was the moment He taught me (without me knowing) that praise would be the greatest instrument and in turn the greatest weapon. He would teach me and continues to open my eyes in awe of HIM as the praises from my mouth are like an instrument and in those praises of HIM when I would naturally want to complain, HE would become the perspective changer, the joy deliverer and the ONE Who would make my crooked paths straight and show HIMSELF as REDEEMER.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These are the moments we must realize that if we want to see the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, then the Kingdom of Heaven through my actions and responses to everything and it can ONLY be done by the Spirit of God as we rely on HIM - what a privilege to rely on HIM. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Again, if I want to see the Kingdom of God on earth, then I get to be the representative of The Kingdom of GOD ON and IN this earth. When others react from a place of offense, we get to be the ones who rely on Holy Spirit to RESPOND TO HIM, revealing HIM as Defender to the very ones it would be easy to accuse. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Practical ways of living this life with wanting more of CHRIST:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Be thankful to GOD for WHO HE is in your life</span></div>
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-67570651085161975242016-11-18T06:57:00.000-06:002016-11-18T06:57:00.768-06:00How do I know?Triumphant Victorious Reminders<br />
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How do I know if I'm walking in my ways or GOD's?<br />
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Here's how I know when I'm walking in self, humanistic, prideful, egotistical, fleshly ways...are you ready? It's pretty ugly...here we go:<br />
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- I get hurt easily by people;<br />
- constantly wanting to control others so I'm not hurt;<br />
- it's about me, myself and I (The trinity of humanism);<br />
- trying to get others to side with me;<br />
- being disappointed by others;<br />
- when I allow others to hurt me, I see all THEIR faults and how THEY need to improve; it makes me feel better when I can say I made the wrong decision because I was protecting so and so;<br />
- I allow disloyalty from someone else to cause me to be disloyal to GOD;<br />
- planting seeds of discord into others by saying, "Did you notice what they did, or was it just me?";<br />
- I forget about how much He has forgiven me and in that I end up not extending HIS forgiveness over someone else.<br />
- I'd rather be right and justify by proving my point than to allow GOD's RIGHTeousness and JUSTICE to win out.<br />
- I lead others out to do things with a peasantry mindset versus a flourishing royalty mindset.<br />
- I have to constantly confront others in how they've hurt me and then because it's not made right it involves others and then it gets really messy filled with division when all along I was to make sure I was unified - not with them or with their or my agenda - but with Holy Spirit, which reveals a gentle and quiet spirit.<br />
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Of course I could keep going and going - but watch what happens when I wake up out of myself and into His presence - worshipping HIM and praising HIM - all of a sudden it's not about my ability to pray, praise and worship - but it's ABOUT THE ONE I pray to, praise and worship...watch what happens when I walk in HIM, in THE SPIRIT...it's beautiful and it reveals HIS glory once again which points others to THE FATHER so others can also be reconciled as our purpose is to be ministers of GOD's reconciliation!<br />
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- I no longer am hurt by people, I now hurt FOR them.<br />
- I want Holy Spirit to control me with GOD's endless, captivating, violent love that was proven at the Cross of Calvary.<br />
- I don't want to side with others, I only want to side with HIM.<br />
- I don't see the faults in others, instead I see what they were meant to be and how I can go deeper in GOD so that by default I improve in HIM.<br />
- It makes me rejoice when I allow HIS decisions to rule me as HIS mercy is executed. <br />
- In HIS presence, even throughout the day, my mind is so fixed on HIM because my spirit by HOLY SPIRIT's power is leading me.<br />
- My memory, remembrance is set on HIM as I'm in continual awe.<br />
- Those "checks" in my spirit about another person leads me to lift them up to GOD...and when it's difficult to do so, that is my check to go deeper into GOD yet again as the deep calls to deep.<br />
- I rejoice when the truth wins out but I don't rejoice when others are exposed<br />
- HIS love causes me to desire to cover them in prayer and if I still have a tinge of rejoicing because they were exposed, then I know to go deeper into THE FATHER.<br />
- My life in Christ is about constantly blessing and praying for those who the enemy attempted to use to hurt me, spitefully use me or persecute me.<br />
- I don't even want anyone to know what's going on - because I know GOD knows and HE has already worked it out and I have no idea what HE's prepared. <br />
- In what seemed like "set backs" I can now see were really "set ups" to allow GOD's glory to be seen yet again in and through my life.<br />
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All in all, as I was reminded today - Holy Spirit has been teaching and showing me how HIS way will always lift others up with the tools HE has equipped us with in praying and blessing as we come to the realization that we believe GOD was not surprised and HE can do things we could never imagine THROUGH US. No longer does offense have power, instead of being hurt by others we hurt FOR them and in that no one can ever be disappointed by someone else. We immediately correct if we see wrong being done - but no amount of behavioral change can ever come close to the change that takes place when in the awareness of GOD's presence that is constant. The greatest reminder in all of this is we can do the right things with wrong hearts - but again, when we are aware of HIS presence, our hearts reveal HIM with effortless grace - it's no longer about having to, now it's about I want to because it just flows out of me!<br />
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This requires us to get out of the way and this is HOW...by going deep into The Father as HIS heart and HOW do we do this? By being enamored how HE loves us -<br />
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Scripture references:<br />
Luke 6:27-38<br />
II Timothy 2<br />
Philippians 2<br />
I Corinthians 13<br />
Galatians 5<br />
James 1:2-4<br />
II Corinthians 5:11-21<br />
Ephesians 4:1-6<br />
Revelation 2:4<br />
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<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745835768811496628.post-69426760472070108002016-11-05T02:51:00.000-05:002016-11-05T02:51:15.437-05:00Praise You? Right now?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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It was that moment where panic tried to stir when SUDDENLY I heard in my spirit, "Praise Me now..." - and so I began praising God right there (Here I was at a stoplight on my way home in my vehicle that I call my JESUS car as it was a gift from HIM through some very special people in my life)! Let me not forget to point out that the whole week the engine light had come on and I ignored it and not only did I ignore it but I also didn't tell my husband on purpose (We'll go there later). <br />
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So fast forward to the moment as the light turned green, I stepped on the gas pedal and my car would not go more than about 10 miles an hour when I noticed my car was revving. As I looked down at the dashboard I noticed my RPM's were going over 7,000 while simultaneously I noticed cars were fast approaching behind me as they didn't realize I was almost at a stop. At first my "knee jerk" reaction was to "fight" the enemy by telling him where to go as so many thoughts were whirling as that still small voice instructed me to turn my hazards on, tap on the break to communicate to the other drivers approaching to slow down <b>all the while He was showing me not to fight the enemy but instead to praise HIM.</b> I laugh looking back at that moment as wait until you see what happens next...<br />
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I know it was a GOD moment when this Cadillac Escalade came up closely behind me and patiently followed me as the driver must have known something was wrong. With that Escalade behind me, they unknowingly escorted me from the middle lane to the right lane so I could turn right on the closest street which just so happened to be Angus Street. As I pulled over on the shoulder I turned my car off for a few minutes and then turned it back on as I noticed I was in between an apartment complex and a Prosperity Bank...don't you love that name...Prosperity? <br />
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So here I am praising GOD, while now asking Holy Spirit, "What do I do next?" First I called my local Firestone and let them know to be expecting me in a couple hours and then I called road side assistance in which I was told it would be the typical 50-70 minute wait. A seemingly inconvenient moment turned into a Philippians 4:6 moment, "Do not worry about anything, pray about everything..." for this is the reason...."it will guard your heart and mind with the peace of GOD..." And here are some of the things I prayed:<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- Favor and I'll have so much joy stirring when the tow truck driver comes</span><br style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- Driver will come fast and not have to wait too long</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br />- if this is for the driver to see GOD's hope, then I'm all for this<br />- What was meant for distractions and inconvenience is an opportunity for GOD TO BE SEEN IN JESUS NAME<br />- Diagnosis and car cost will be paid for and covered with GOD's provision<br />- Let me remind myself and anyone else who reads this, the enemy gets no glory for this - ONLY GOD's provision of what HE's about to do next!!! I can't wait to see!!!!!!! </span><br />
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Without fail, the results of GOD's WORD from Philippians 4:6 is exactly what happened - peace seemed to rest on and in the car, all the while seeming to surround me and although at first it was an intentional moment to praise as I didn't "feel" like it - in that moment as I felt the goodness of GOD I told HIM I was sorry for not telling my husband about the engine indicator light - after that I began to praise GOD again, not singing (O Lord, you wouldn't want to hear that, HA!), but just simply declaring WHO HE IS!<br />
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In moments my ability to understand seemed to explode and it became like first nature as I prayed in the Spirit and in that time I said, "Lord, I know I'm here for a reason, what is it?" And that is when I felt that impression/unction to pray for the area I was in. I remember saying, "I don't have authority in this area", and that is when I knew, HE was giving me the right to pray in HIS authority. In that moment as I prayed in the Spirit, I don't remember if I said it out loud or if I just saw or heard in my spirit, but in that moment the words, "Set the captives free" came to me. That's when I felt that unction to look down at my dashboard and I noticed the engine indicator light was off. I was puzzled and then said, "Lord! Is this You okaying me to drive to the Firestone?" "Or do you want me to wait for the tow truck driver?" "Lord, I don't want to do the "Gideon" on you, but if you want me to stay here, then the indicator light will come back on - but if You are okay with me leaving then I will praise and pray all the way there. Now mind you my car is where I love to pray and many times get unction to do so on a regular basis, but this time had ever greater intention of focusing on THE FATHER more than anything else, even more than "hoping" for a good result with my car.<br />
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As I arrived at the Firestone, of course they were amazing and after diagnosing the issue they found no codes appearing except an old history code and something else that would be best for the dealer to look at...but other than that the car was just fine and guess what? Do you remember my number 5 declaration? It was that the diagnosis and car cost will be paid for and covered with GOD's provision, well it was covered as they said I owed nothing. No matter what the issue or circumstances are - GOD is worthy to be praised.<br />
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Yet there's one more important thing to know...as I shared this testimony with a few ladies at a meeting I had in my home - one of the ladies looked up the name "Angus" - remember that's the name of the road I turned right on to pull over...well guess what it means? It comes from the Celtic meaning of "God of Love" and also means unnaturally strong and ONLY choice! In that moment on November 1st, I ran right smack into the deeper parts of the GOD of LOVE as HE was my only choice; one WHO IS supernaturally strong but who is also STRENGTH HIMSELF WHO I got to see in a new way - yet again! A seemingly inconvenience turned into a divine appointment of HIM showing me how HE inhabits the praises of HIS people.<br />
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(Oh and yes, as my husband picked me up at the Firestone, I did let him know that I knew about the indicator light and told him I didn't want him to know so he wouldn't stop me from going and doing the things I needed to get done throughout the week. He looked at me and such patience plainly said, "Teresa, please don't do that again...this is about your safety and the longevity of the car and we would have figured out a way for you to get what you needed to get done throughout the week.")Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192642092137482710noreply@blogger.com1