Category: Prayer

What Is Success?

Child, you think success is accomplishing goals. And your focus has been on your own created goals. Do you not know yet, I have My goals for your life?

I say success is being full of My Presence and walking in My Presence. Success is being full of My Holy Spirit. Success is fulfilling all I have called you to.

What is success?
This is success. (Photo by Deborah Crocker)

You think success is your accomplishments. But I say unto you, success is not in your accomplishments. Rather success is found as you yield yourself to My will. For I do indeed have plans for you, plans to give you a hope and a future. I have plans not to harm you, but to prosper you.

You think prosperity is abundant money, having all your needs and desires for pleasure fulfilled. But no, I tell you prosperity is peace, peace of mind, heart, and soul. Prosperity is assurance that I am with you always guiding all your steps and your ways.

True success and prosperity is knowing how much I love you.

Lord, I miss the quiet days when I was able to spend more time with You.

Child, it’s not the quiet days you miss so much. Rather it’s My Presence with you that you miss. During those past quiet days at home, you focused on My Presence. Now you’re too busy with your “to do” lists, your self-created goal lists, and Your diversions of entertainment and pleasure.

You focus on secular news and lament over what you see or hear reported. You eat for pleasure. In fact you look at and focus on many different things.

But it is My Presence you need, not your accomplishments. It is My Presence you need for fulfillment.

So Lord, what am I to do?

Come to Me, all throughout your day. Not just during your morning quiet time, but all throughout your day.

And no, I will not be another item on your “to do” list, checking off your time spent with the Lord. In fact, I want to be by your side all your days, not something on your “to do” list.

Rather I want to be your Helper, your confident and your friend, In fact, I want to be your everything. Make My Presence the center of your life.

This this success.
This is success. (Photo by Deborah Crocker.)

Then you will see all the blessings I have for you instead of being frustrated over your lack of accomplishments and resenting others for theirs.

Don’t look at others ,look at Me for I will meet and fulfill all your needs. Because right now, your greatest need is peace of mind and a quiet spirit. Those can only be found in My Presence. So come to Me for I am the answer you’re seeking.

Because only I can fulfill your needs and give you a quietness within your soul, mind, and heart. That My Child, is where true peace is found, in My Presence.

FEED ON THIS

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made to God; and the peace of god, which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ. Philippians 4:7

Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 2 John 1:3

Never Give Up! (Photo by Deborah Crocker)

Act Like It, Believe It.

Child, act like it and believe all the words I speak.

Lord, help me believe. Increase my faith.

Act like it
Hope brings faith. (Photo by Deborah Crocker)

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be the glory. . . . Ephesians 3:20-21

Child, do you believe this?

Yes, Lord, I do.

Then act like it, believe it. Now get up, wash your face, and go forth in Your victory.

You are of children, you belong to God. So you have defeated them because God’s spirit is greater than the devil who is in the world. 1 John 4:4

Child, do you believe this?

Yes Lord.

Then act like it, Believe it. So get up, wash your face, and go forth in your victory.

Act like it
Believe it. (Photo by Deborah Crocker)

Behold, I give you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you Luke 10:19

Child, do you believe this?

Yes Lord, I do.

Then act like it, Believe it. Now get up, wash your face. Get up and go forth in your victory.

Create in me a clean heart and a steadfast spirit. Psalms 51:10

Lord, I ask for Your forgiveness for all my doubts, worries, and failures to obey You. Help me to be steadfast and strong in following Your will in all things. Furthermore, help me to yield my selfish desires to Your desires and Your plans for my victory.

Make my heart clean and yielded to You Lord. Help me to be strong and steadfast in obedience to Your will for my life. Because I know you have great and wonderful plans for me, better than I could imagine.

So help me focus on You and seek Your will in all things. Because You work all things out for my good. Overall, I trust You, Lord. Change me, my heart, and all my desires. I desire Your Presence more than anything. After all, You are El Shaddai, God Almighty.

Make me steadfast. Grant me strength to be strong in Your Presence. I want You for therein is my victory, You and Your Presence. Therefore, I want to walk in Your will, not mine. For I am weak, but You are strong.

Believe it.
Believe it. (Photo by Deborah Crocker)

Therefore I give myself to thee. So take me for I am Yours. Help me obey Your will in all things, even to what I eat and drink.

Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7

So Child, do you believe this?

Yes, Lord, I do.

Now at this time, get up , wash your face and go forth in your victory. Because I have already designed your victory.

Never Give Up! (Photo by Deborah Crocker)

A Special Guest Who Brought Six Extra Friends

A special guest came to our family Christmas party and He brought six of His friends with Him too. How did I feel about this extra guest? I was so excited. And I was excited about His six friends too. Was I worried I would have enough food for them all? No, not at all.

Let me explain. Our family Christmas gathering was after Christmas. Due to everyone’s different schedule, it seemed best. Also, it gave me additional time to recover after foot surgery to wait until after Christmas.

You know how so many say their family gatherings are so miserable and conflicting due to different opinions. In the middle of the night before our family gathering, I woke up worried about it..

We, like everyone else, have family members with different opinions. We also have a somewhat conflicted past of many hurts we’ve caused one another. So I woke up worried about it.

God told me to come talk to Him about it. So I got up and went to my prayer spot. There it came to me to read Psalms 24.

Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Psalms 24:7

Then He spoke to my heart, “Child, the family gathering today will be all good, for I am coming to your house. And I’ll work out all things for My glory. Therefore it’s for your good too. I’ll heal hearts today. And I’ll restore relationships too. Because I am bringing Healing and Restoration with Me when I come. I’m also bringing Peace, Joy, Love, and Forgiveness too.”

My special guest came too
You don’t see my special guest,but He was here the whole time. (Photo by Deborah Crocker)

Jesus, my special guest, is coming to my family gathering and bringing six guests too! I’m so excited! Can’t wait!

So, at our gathering, everyone had a great time. We laughed together and played games. We exchanged presents with one another. Many hugs and laughter. I’m so glad Jesus, came and brought His six friends with Him too.

My special guest came, but you don't see Him.
My special guest came, but You don’t see Him. (Photo by Deborah Crocker)

You couldn’t see them, but they showed up in everyone’s face. You could hear them in our laughter too. I’m so glad my special guests showed up. And all my family had a good time too.

I suggest you invite Jesus to your next family gathering. Maybe He’ll bring His other friends too.

Feed On This

But to You I have cried out, O Lord, and in the morning my prayer comes before You. Psalms 88:13

These things I command you, that you love one another. John 15:17

For where two or three are gathered in My name, I am there in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20

Never Give Up! (Photo by Deborah Crocker)