Rejoice

definition: -show great joy and delight -jubilation -triumph -joyfulness Re-concerning, regarding Joy- great pleasure and happiness Rejoice is been able to look at situations around you and know without a shadow of a doubt and in your heart that God got it. If is happening is because The Lord had allowed and he knows you could handle it, and you will learn from it. No matter how it may look in the natural, no matter if it doesn’t make sense; specially if it doesn’t make sense. You don’t let anything or anyone to steal your peace and your joy. In the mist of all you raised up a hallelujah for the Lord. When we learn how to honestly rejoice in the Lord it changes our posture, it changes in how your see the situation, our attitude changes and even our behavior improves; because we had kept our focus, we had learn to discipline ourselves and we had stood our ground. So today put on Jesus. Put a smile on, and don’t give the enemy a foothold. For what the enemy has ment for wrong our Lord is using it for His glory. Don't lose heart for outwardly we are been crushed but inwardly we are been renewed. It's an important and necessary lesson we are learning. So my dear, cry if you had to. Express yourself to The Lord, ask questions, guard your heart, mind, and emotions, and play some good old worship music. Lift up your hands to our Lord and rejoice. For the joy of the Lord is your strength. Psalm 30:11 “You turn my wailing in to dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothe me with joy” so Rejoice in the Lord always. Romans 5:2b “We rejoice in the hope of the glory of God” Ivette Diaz-Yee 12/2021 Finishing Strong sisterlovedbygod.net

Emotions

For our struggles is not against flesh and blood, But is spiritual. Eventhough it may feel, physical, it startes in our minds by words spoken to us. It takes hold of our emotions and plays out the scenario over and over. It goes after our must humanity because attacks our heart: it uses Our emotions and plays trick with our minds, replaying the scenario over and over, playing the words at loud,like an old record player: slow motion, piercing our souls, breaking the heart. Building pictures inside our thought and imagination Emotions according to google "are mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughtts, feeling, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure and displeasure". We identify them by our emotions state as, happy, sad, disgust, fear, surprise and anger, and many more. By not mean I am an expert on them at least not as prophesional. But I had my fare share off them. its is one of the trick, the enemy uses to hold me back. To keep me prisioner and captive off my own though. They mascarate as reality, they feel real and it hurt deep inside, I cry and wonder, and I ask myself why? They are more than 25 patters of emotions that dictates our behabiour. The Lord gave it us, because it will help us and allowed us to sence when something is "a miss" when it doesnot "make sence". it give you goosponse, when something is wrong. It prepares you for what to come. At times it allowed us to hear the words that are not spoken, because it hightlights a behavior. This pass week I had to hear words spoken thru some one that cames from some one else. Word expressing all the wrong I had done, according to them. "I dont listen or paid attention, I dont follow instructions or do what thet expected off me. I dont know how to take care of, my own flesh and blood." I recognize the pain it causes for him to speak those words. I saw the justification, they reasons, and the excuses made. Words once said it can not be taken back. Its like a hammer hidding a nail in the wall once it come in, we coudl removed it, but the damage done to the wall it be there, until we fix or patched up. Our emotions are natural they come, is expected to feel the way we do, we play with it , we wonder what I could done different and we build imaginary castles and web in our minds. If we allowed it would control us, it will grow unto resentmet and anger, discuss and revenge. Emotions plays a very important part in our lifes, making us who we are, but we can not allowed them to run wild and take control off us. Yes its ok to scream, cry and dwell on it, but dont stay on it, because it will rob you of peace and steal your happiness. Leaving every one else around you in shadows. It has been only few days since that dreatful day. what the enemy ment for wrong The Lord will changed it around. What was given as a parting gift (consolation prize) , became a departing (to leave especially in order to start a new journey) It has been a released God will use everything for His glory, the Lord did this, He allowed to happen, he removed me from my commitment. He is preparing the way. They choose to let me go, but the wind that knocked me down gave me wings to fly. As The Lord showed me the other day, we pray for this things to happen and them when he opens the door, we dont like the way is open because we dont want to get hurt. little we do know that this situation is shaping my future. The agony, the labor pain, gets forgatten once the baby is born. it is the price we had to pay in order to give birth something new. Today I choose to find refuge under the wings of the almighty, He comforts my soul, he takes my emotions and bring them under control. This too may pass. I guard my heart, my mind and emotions I am learning to keep them under control. I will not allowed what was done out of anger, and control to destroyed , delay the plans The Lord has for me. and in everything that I will do I will set an example by doing what is good. " Titus 2:7. I will stay alert and will always be in prayer. I got hid bellow the belt, I got bruise and send away, But I am not alone for God is with me. Ivette Diaz-Yee

My New Red Jacket

 My New Red Jacket

“ Take of his filthy clothes. “ 

Grow where you planted , even when you are transplanted. 

One morning as I’m getting ready to work, I came across this old red jacket. Had been used, few stains here and there, but still looked good.  I put it on and left for work. 

As I’m sitting in my desk I notice the liner is coming apart and is showing.  I Did my best to hide it. would fix once I get home, I heard this whisper saying “. This is you Ivette”

I ignored it, I didn’t want to listen. A few months later I came across the same jacket again and I remember what I heard not too long ago.  This time I took the jacket and I asked how can this be? 

I held the jacket closed to my heart and ask The Lord to show me. 

Open it I heard. I had put that jacket through a lot. From  the Cleaners to the washer and then to the dryer.  Once I opened the jacket I got to see the inside of it. Yeah this jacket represented me. I was walking inside the church, trying to stay away, hiding in plain view.  Carrying inside all my hurt, my fears , insecurities, disappointments, my lost confidence.  God was calling me out but I had been left bare, alone and broken by my own brothers and sisters. I was hiding within the shadows. 

Inner healing was taking place deep inside of me. God was working with my soul. All I wanted to do was to remove the hurt and hide all traces of my pass.  God wanted to make me whole and to share all our load. New from the inside out. 

No more running away no more dragging my feeds. Time was now for healing to take place. I allowed it. I broke down in tears and asked for his guidance and help. 

The Red Jacket is a  constant reminder that I can’t hide who I am. And the new tears that shows now it’s because doesn’t fit anymore because God has transplanted me and I would grow again and I would bloom where He has planted me.

Zechariah 3:3-5

Healing Comes Out Of Chaos

  “Healing Comes Out Of Chaos”

In 2 Chronicles 7:14  The Lord gave us a mandate. “ if my people” talks about us. 

I wrote a devotional few weeks ago which talks about if my people would really humble and really seek the Lord. 

and today  he brings the same devotion, but in a different perspective. 

Through this pandemic we have learned how to truly and honestly humble ourselves truly repent from our inner self and expose the heart. We have learned how to repent from our indifference and our attitude that “it doesn’t concern me, it has nothing to do with me”kind off respond. 

The Lord has used the riots to expose the heart of a nation and his people.

God is using what came to divide us what had brought chaos and mayhem for good; his  people are coming out of hiding like Gideon and they had taken their rightful position and standing in the gab. 

The Lord uses the riots to expose the heart of our nation.  As we continue seeking him fighting in prayer he direct our steps. 

A house divided will not stand so we go together hundreds off us, in prayer, repentance and humility and seek God for answers. 

We don’t know what to do  but our eyesight are upon him. His righteousness hand will deliver us and save us. 

Not because we are better than anybody else but because the love that he has for us , because of his grace  and because of his  great mercy we are  not consume , for his mercy is renew every morning. 

He said to put our house in order and we are trying; it would  take years but we are making the efforts exposing the plans of the enemy and making changes. 

The Lord himself will bring the victory he had  reserved those whose knees has not bow down to the Baal of this world.  (1 King 19:18) they had not allowed fear and intimidation to bend them down. 

He has heard our prayers and seeing our tears he will healed us. (2 King 20:5b)

He will give us rest in the years to come. 

It won’t be without a fight it and won’t be easy either , but it will be worth it. 

America has been awaken, the sleeping beauty has been raised up from her slumber. Eyes had been open. Everything has been exposed , secret has been revealed and God will restore us back to our former glory. 

And yes the Lord uses ordinary men and women’s ; dislike people and hated people to fight for us God’s people. 

The word of God said  “But God  chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise God chose the wicked things of the world to shame the strong and he chose  the lowly things of this world and the despised things and the things that are not to nullify the things they are so that no one may boast before him” 1 Corth 1:27

As I said before everything would happen and it would take place according to heavens agenda. Today we are fighting for the souls of our nation. For our freedom our healing and our restoration. And it would come , but not without a fight. Together we stand. Divide we are weak.  Preservation in the mist of chaos. By Gods grace and goodness He will give us the victory. This is all distractions and smoke screen. Open your eyes.  

C. Christ

H. handling 

A. and 

O. orchestrating 

S. salvation 

Ivette Diaz-Yee