Stepped Out

In this times of so much chaos, competition and rivalry. As children’s of God we need to discern the times and the place where we are. The mundane(typically) behavior of the world around us, will continually try to bring us deeper unto self and despaired. The word of God tell us to “come from among them, Not to conform, have nothing to do with it. Set ourselves apart”. Warning after warning and exhortation are given to us. And yet in the mist of uncertainty, fear grasp our heart and minds and let us to concentrate in the “what if”. Robbing us of tomorrow’s victories. Some of us play a good talk and good game. We know the lingo, until we are confronted with situations that leave us uneasy, doubt fog out perspective and fear settles in. It feels natural, for it hides itself in flesh. As my pastor said once “we build cases in the clouds” we start to rationalize and instead of looking with the eyes of the spirit. Flesh comes in and we believed their lies. We accept as reality, we align ourself with it. The door is slightly open given the enemy a way in, an entrance. He doesn’t need a big situation to to gain access. He is waiting for the proper opportunity. Subtle, smooth lies that penetrate our heart and change our thought patterns. Until we step out and take a good look at what is taking place in us and around us. In this situation I had to step back and see and study the behavior of others not believing that the Lord wasn’t going after them, but after me. How I had handle it, how I reacted and acted. So yes at time there is circumstance that will requires for to take back at steps in order to be able to see cleans, then we could step forward and do what the Lord requires and expect of us. Elijah stepped forward and pray.( 1King 18:36-37)He came from among them, he was different, he stand out. I need to do the same. “Lord as I continue in this few days of solitude and prayer, in the midst of the busyness of my week. Continue helping me to stand guard and to stand my ground. As I see what is taking place around, don’t let it bother or affect me personally. I am able to recognize the symptoms for I notice how my body react. Muscle spasms, neck pain and discomfort and I know is not natural but spiritual and it comes when I move my eyes from you. You are my source, my strength, my helper when I am in need. You will continue showing me favor as I stepped forward with you by my side” In Jesus name. Amen.

The Year Our World Changed.

The year our world changed. Christ.Over.Virus & Infection.Disease Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous Do not be frightened, And do not be dismayed For the Lord your God is With you whenever you go” This was the first off many scriptures the Lord gave me when this pandemic started. I was taken out off work 3/20/2020. I was in the process of writing “My personal walk to Gethsemane,coming face to face with self and life in this current world.” Preparation for Passover. Everything around me was changing. The words that where coming out off the news; Pandemic-an outbreaks affecting an exceptional high proportion of the population Lockdown- people must stay where they are Isolation- separated from others. Well plan strategically, powerful and effective. That my opinion off it. Little by little I whiteness how our states were closing down to prevent the spread off it. I asked the Lord what I am do to. Saturated your self with my word. Anchor yourself to the scriptures. Saturated-holding as much water or moisture as can be, absorb; throughly, soaked. God has been preparing his people for a long time. It is writing on Amos 3:7 “The Lord God will do nothing without reveling his secrets to his servants the prophets”. He has been talking. But we had been too busy, distracted, overwhelmed, tired, to even pay attention. Until now. I walked outside and I came face to face with panic, fear, greed. People running around over buying groceries. C’mmm to run out off paper toilet. Hundreds of people at the supermarkets, I came in to buy some chicken am I find this little old lady confused because she need it a whole chicken in order to make her soups. Scare, alone...talking to herself. I said to her, you be fine sometimes we had to learn different ways to make the same thing, took my time to explain how she could still make her soups without the whole chicken. For one second her fears left her. I walked away knowing in my heart; The world the way we knew it’s never coming back. But Jesus Chris is. Hopefully we had learn, prepared and able to recognize the trick of the enemy. We ought to be vigilant and ready. For we are living very darks days. let this be a lesson for all of us to learn. Ivette Diaz-Yee March 2020

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

Uncharted (non-mapped)

“If you let me I would take you through uncharted territory”spoke the Lord into my heart as I’m walking near the waters. You may have to walk through uneven paths, and at times you may have to make your own way, and just because it may look familiar, doesn’t mean you know where you are going. I may take you through familiar places. It's easier for you to recognize the areas, since you had been there before; the time has come for you to help others to find their way out, just as you did. It's not going to be easy for fears, insecurities, and doubt will come around to discourage you to stop you, and at the same time to derail you; but remember this “I am the one who called you, the mighty one of Israel. I go ahead of you, I had prepared the way. I am your guardian, your guidance, and your strength; I have you. The Lord himself holds you in his hands. You had been trained in the fires of afflictions. Sorrows and disappointments had been your companion. Doubt of the unknown had tried to clog your vision. You had learn how to recognize the counterfeit from the real one, because I the Lord your God had personality trained you. So my child doesn’t be afraid for I am with you I would protect you and guide you always. You would hear my voice behind you saying this is the way to follow. When the enemy whispers in your ear I speak to your heart. Everything you need is inside of you. So take your position, stand firm and you would see the deliverance of the Lord. All I ask is for your willingness and your yes. I would never leave you nor never forsake you. I am with you until the end of the day. I had raised you for times such as this. There is no the mistake you are here today. So take heart, my sister for the best is yet to come. Ivette Diaz-Yee 2021

The Empty Seat

As I prayed over our beloved church. I star to remember where people used to sit. Once we get familiar we tent to claim a sit as our own. I myself I try not to sit in the same place, I tent to change it up, since it gives me a better chance to meet new people. Or get lost within, going unnoticed. But this morning as I ponder about the missing brothers and sisters. My hearts aches for the freinds and family that are gone. Would I see them again? As I pour out myself to the Lord. Writing how I feel. Alone and lonely. Many feelings running through me. I stared to think off few months ago as I am greeting people as the walk in. My eyes capture this mother battling health issues. Trying to walk through with her walker on hand. Her little daughter walking right beside her. This isolation has taken a toll in this little girl. Hair unkept, dirty long sweater. She is waking right between us and yet no one sees her. I try to talk to her, lower myself to her level looking directly at her eyes. She hides from me. And I said , why are you hiding from me sweetheart. No response. We need to keep the line going I was told. Did anybody sees her? As I remember that situation I started to pour out myself to the Lord. No words because I don’t know what to said. I sat in silence. Then I heard this within my souls. “How do you feels seeing all those empty seat, where faithful servants once’s sat?” Today I am looking for the familiar faces, those that help me through when everyone else left me alone. I don’t see them. Where are they? Are they coming back? How are they doing ? Did some one reach out to them? So as I walked into church this morning, with anticipation to see what the Lord has for me. I am walking with expectancy in my heart. Only in His presence I am able to see clear. Hear clear and understand what is taking place. My hear is heavy. I don’t want to think. All I want is to get lost within His presence. I want to run to the altar and lay at His feet. But I can’t. I don’t even know if it would be allowed. So there next to rows off empty chairs behind me I knell and allow myself to be touch in my most delicate areas. I am mourning I and lamenting. I am broken. How does it feel? I don’t have words to express them. The Lord said to learn the language of my heart ❤️. So here I sit. Away from every one. Listening to worship knowing that I had to press thru. The Lord has not release me yet. As I sit in service I noticed a little girl, enjoying the worship, eyes closed hands raised up. She can’t be more than 3 years old and here she stand. A road of chairs between us. Sumerge in his presence. I hear the words in my heart “come to me with the child like faith“. Deep deep inside my soul the Lord allows me to see my wrong motives, wrong expectation not wiling to received. A lot of my familiar faces are gone. Someone else sitting in their chairs. Are they been missing? Did someone reach out to them? Where are they? Would I see them again? Those are the questions I ask myself and I asked God. I may never get an answer. All I know it’s that today as I sit in the back of the church, waiting and watching. I have not been released yet. Like it or not I need to stay here. Lord I repent for my unwillingness to let go, trying to change things and allowing my EGO to take over. Forgive me Lord. Received me once again and allow me to see what you want me to see. Guard my heart. Channel my emotions and lead me. In Jesus name. Amen Ivette Diaz-Yee S♥BG February 21

Redesign Your Armor

 

Re-redo

ReDesign- design again or in a different way. 

God has given us a full armor which we find in Ephesians 6:13-18.  We all are very familiar with this scripture but do we really know how to use them.??? 

I’m always asking the Lord, why was fashion the way it was?  His answer blows my mind. “It was fashionable for those times and what was available and familiar for those that were living in those times.  Times and places.”

I took upon myself to learn and study a little more about the armor of God. I was told I need to go back to the drawing board.  To really understand the meaning of each piece and to know what was given to us.  The first words I came across PUT ON.  An action is required, take action.  Spiritually we need to put it on.  There were times when instead of putting on I was dragging it along. Forgetting it or leaving it behind. 

What I’m going to write is what I have learned about Puttying on The Full Armor of God.  

Take every word and give action to each and one of them.  Visualize what your doing. Recognize the battle you would be confronting.  Make sure you bring the right equipment to the battle ahead.

Again I asked the Lord, “Why it is that all these people are praying and honestly interceding ,but they don’t get the results they expecting? “Because they go to battle with the wrong equipment". 

What!!!! Explain it,  Lord make it simple for me I asked.  “We have a 5 alarm fire going on...the whole building is in flames, the help you are expecting is coming in, running in to the fire we see a whole group of doctors, nurses, medical technician, all running in fully equipped and trained to the work, but at the wrong place and that is what is taking place nowadays.  We are going around fighting this battles with the wrong equipment. 

Now take your time and let’s do this together.  Let us learn how to utilize the tools and the armory that was presented to us.

1st The Helmet 

        Protects your head. Your mind which is the battlefield of the mind. Where your thoughts 1st take place. Covers your ears and depending on the battle shields your eyes with the protective shield.  Ask God to open your eyes to see things for what they really are and to hear the unspoken cry. 

2nd Breastplate

          Guards your heart. The heart could be very deceitful down wicked and only God could comprehend and only God knows the motives of it. 

3rd Belt of Truth

          It is your stabilizer, holds you straight and firm, able to understand and recognize the truth that comes from the world of God.  Don’t let anyone fool you with empty words.

4th Feet Ready 

         With the readiness that comes from the gospel of truth the ability to change them depending on the battle and the terrain you are walking in.  Boots on the ground, running shoes,  stilettos to sandals, let His light show you the way. 

5th Shield of Faith 

         Not just to protect you from the many arrows the enemy is going to send your way but also as a shield as we walk to help our brother or sister in need,  able to protect and shield them until they too recover their strength. 

6th Take your Sword 

       Which is the word of God. Planted in your heart so we won’t sin against him. Able to penetrate even the deepest marrows of the heart. I have also added a dagger for those times when we know we are encountering a closed encounter,  when it becomes closed and personal. 

God wants us fully equipped and fully trained. 

Every single morning before I leave my house I read and readjust my armor.  Many times I do a check up on it because I know fully well the enemy is watching and waiting for the right opportunity to come in.  He does not need a door but a crack.  Inspection is required at all times. 

Be blessed my sisters and if you feel this help you feel free to share. 

Love 

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

Develop Your Sixth Sense

 Develop Your Sixth Sense. 

“Grow powerful in union with The Lord,in union with his mighty strength “ Eph 6:10

The other day as I was walking into work.I notice a nickel and a penny on the floor. I have the tendency to always pick up the pennies because they say “In God we trust”.Today I picked up the six cents and placed them in my pocket. Usually I just dropped them inside my work desk drawer just incase I need change for the vending machine. For some odd reason I didn’t do that this time. I forgot about the change in my pocket until I arrived home later that night. 

As I sat in front of my vanity taking off my jewelry, I notice the change in my pocket. I held it in the palm of my hand. And said “six cents”

Six cents I repeated. This time it sounded different, Sixth sense. Shivers ran down my arms. I know what was coming next. 

“Develop your Sixth sense” It took me by surprise. I knew what He was talking about. But I didn’t know what to do with it. Doubt came in, fear and double minded thoughts came in too.  

I understood why I received this revelation. I knew I had to do something with it but at the time I didn’t know what. I know God was telling me something. I needed to find out what he was trying to tell me. So I could get to the bottom of it. I had received the word. Now it was up to me to process, simmer and figure out what I have received. 

I recognize we are living in dangerous perils days.The 6th Sense God was talking about, has to do with our spiritual self. It has to do with discernment of the spirit,alertness, and the ability to recognize the tricks the enemy brings our way. Able to recognize it from a distance. It has to do with the knowledge to know the word of God so no one can deceive you with their beliefs and interpretations. Being able to see behind the mask and listening to whats not being said. It’s being able to see through what is fake and counterfeit. Able to see  the real problem behind the hurt, disappointment and fears. 

Developing our sixth sense would keep us accountable and ready for when He calls apon us. 

The 6th sense is essential for the battle we are facing today. “For we are not struggling against human being, but against the rulers, authorities and cosmic powers governing this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm”. Eph 6:12, (The Complete Jewish study bible).We need to wake up!

The weapons of our warfare are mighty and unto God to bring down strong holds.

Even when you walk through the fires you won’t be burned and the waters of affliction won’t sweep you away.  He will raise you up with wings like an eagle.

Times are changing and they are changing fast,look around you...tell me what you see? These are difficult times. 

God is calling us to a new level in Him. Not as individuals but as the body of Christ. United in unity by the blood of Christ. As one body, God is training us to distinguish good from evil. He is opening our eyes to the realm of the spirit. The enemy is after our souls. We ought to regain what he has stolen from us. 

The Lord is developing in us a new sense that has nothing to do with the natural senses and everything to do with it at the same time. Your senses are more defined and alert. He has awaken our senses to the super natural. We have a divine authority given to us by God himself. Because greater is He who is in you then him that lives in the world. We have the revelation of the present times, we know and have learned from our past. Today is the tomorrow we have prayed for yesterday. 

This is what developing our sixth sense is. To know what God has bestowed on us with His Divine Authority and that we carry inside the Resurrection Power. We no longer live but Christ lives within us.So my dear sisters let go and let God. 

Praying for you all. 

S♥️BG