Godly Words of Advice From Sisters In Christ!
Dr Rachinda Sutterfield
Rev. Melissa Sutterfield
Dr Rachinda Sutterfield
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to other women with a message that will inspire others. I have not received another message from our Sisters in Christ, so I will do it again this week. If anyone is interested in posting on here, just message me and I will let you know what to do.
Here again, is my Advice for you:
Let Praise Be The Fruit Of Your Lips!
Hebrews 13:15 (AMP)
“Through Him, [Jesus] therefore, let us constantly and at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of Praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His Name.”
Don’t Praise The LORD God by the Fruit of your Emotions, but by the Fruit of your Lips!
Fruit of our emotions. Don’t allow your emotions to surpass Praise from your heart. A willing act of Faith from the Fruit of your Lips!! For what comes out of your mouth should be processed before you speak and should bring forth something Sweet … “Sweet Fruit!” So Praise God continually. Because Praise is the key that opens the portal to Healing and Deliverance!!
Not that getting emotional when you Praise is a bad thing. It’s okay to get emotional when we Praise God. I get emotional in my Worship time. For Praise has brought me through the Storm, through the Rain, through the Sickness, and through the Pain! Hear me now God’s Dear Ladies of God, that Praise will do more for you than any complaint can accomplish when it is done in truth!
SO, GET YOUR PRAISE ON Ladies!!
Psalm 34:1
“I will Bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.”
It is not that life has been easy, perfect, or exactly as expected. It is just that I CHOOSE to be HAPPY & GRATEFUL no matter how I am feeling!! Praise doesn’t come from the fact that everything is good in Life, of course, we Praise God for those things, even sinners do that, but to Praise Him when things don’t go so well, THAT brings Glory to God.
Stop focusing of the “ifs” of tomorrow and focus on the “cans” of TODAY!! “What can I do for You today, Oh LORD!”
John 14:27 (AMP)
“Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.]”
Every day that you and I wake up is a Gift from our Heavenly Father above! So, cherish the days and don’t waste the opportunities that He puts before you to Praise Him!!
God Bless You As You Give Him A Shout Of Praise!
Blessings,
~ Dr. Rachinda Sutterfield
(Posted on May 12, 2021)
Rev. Tiffany Jackson
Rev. Melissa Sutterfield
Dr Rachinda Sutterfield
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to other women with a message that will inspire others. Our next Sister is Rev. Tiffany Jackson. She is my Daughter that is just newly married. Tiffany is an on-fire Christian who has been teaching the Word of God at many Ladies Meetings or Retreats!
Here is Sister Tiffany's Advice for you:
Breaking Up with Bondage: A Love Story
Galatians 5:1 (NKJV)
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”
Fear. Anxiety. Doubt.
I wrestled all of those. They swirled like eddies in my mind whenever my future came into view.
It wasn’t until I wrote a “Dear John” letter to bondage that I truly felt freedom from the angry and incessant anxious thoughts of loneliness and depression.
Pen to the page, eyes to scripture, I poured my heart out. I was tired of being lonely. I was exhausted from fearing what my future held. I was finished with fear!
Too many times I had called my mother in tormented cries of anguish and despair.
For a 35-year-old single woman waiting for “The One” God has for her, I felt like a second-class citizen. I was one step away from signing up for bingo night at the local senior center.
It wasn’t until I had stopped relying on the comfort of bondage and looked past my chains to the truth of the matter. I am loved. I am worthy. I am called and anointed for such a time as this.
Slipping the handcuffs of hatred from my hands, I picked up my bible. Not the phone. Not an app. But the living, breathing Word of God and delved into
Psalm 139.
“O LORD, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me.”
Fast forward to today and I’ll spoil the ending of this love story. I’m a joyfully married woman to a man after God’s own heart. As a newly minted bride, I know the difference now between knowing someone before marriage and knowing someone after marriage. It’s an intimate knowledge that God is referring to in this first verse of Psalm 139.
Whether you’re single, married, divorced, or somewhere in between, that intimate knowledge is reserved for you and Him.
The LORD knows us. Not just surface-level knowledge like the questions you ask on a first date. But it’s the deeper levels of a lifetime of marriage. The kind of knowledge that breaks chains.
Psalm 139:2
“You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do]; You understand my thought from afar.”
That intimate knowledge goes beyond the actions we do and the mannerisms we acquire, but it extends to even our thoughts as the second verse displays.
If that scares you, that reverent fear is good, but don’t let it turn you away from the beautiful vulnerability of a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Psalm 139:3
“You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And You are intimately acquainted with all my ways.”
Again, there’s that intimacy factor. He knows the paths we are on - whether good or bad. When we follow hard after Him and we know His voice, the voice of our Bridegroom, the voice of the Shepherd, we can be sure that the stumbling blocks in our way, the bondages we sometimes cling to out of comfort, will be removed and we’ll be able to navigate through them more easily.
Notice that they won’t be removed from the get-go. Life’s difficulties and storms are not something we can avoid, but when we focus our eyes on The One who truly matters, we can find a way through the entanglements and storms.
Psalm 139:4
“Even before there is a word on my tongue [still unspoken], Behold, O LORD, You know it all.”
When we allow Him to be, He’s the muzzle to our stupidity! I’ve been there. In a moment and flash of anger, I wanted to lash out because I was hurt. But the LORD knows even the words we don’t say, the words yet unspoken.
Sometimes my Husband, knowing me intimately as he does, can read me like a book. If I’m hurt or cross about something, he’ll ask if a certain something is bothering me. Which, of course, it is. Or he can finish my sandwiches - I mean sentences. Although, who am I kidding? He loves sandwiches!
In all seriousness, the LORD desires that intimate relationship with us, too. One where we want His love as much as He loves us.
Psalm 139:5
“You have enclosed me behind and before, and [You have] placed Your hand upon me.”
A love story with Jesus includes His hand of promises; His hand of protection; His hand of freedom from the shackles of loneliness and depression; His hand of Faith and Love. The kind of Love that melts away the bitter cold and wipes your tears away.
Marriage didn’t solve my loneliness. Marriage didn’t extinguish my anguish. God’s Love did!
I distinctly remember the night I chose to make my season of singleness one that did my future husband good. I chose to cast away the fear and doubts that held me in bondage and receive the mantle of being a woman called for His Glory.
I have my own story and passions apart from the man God had reserved for me and it was when I stopped listening to the lies of the enemy that told me I would never fulfill those passions that I truly was able to embrace the work and purpose God has placed in my life.
He reminded me of the scripture he tattooed on my heart many years ago:
Ecclesiastes 3:11 ~
“He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.”
In my years of bondage and looking at my surroundings instead of looking at the One who surrounded me, even then, the LORD had made everything beautiful. “He has” means it’s already been done. He has made everything - not just the things we think are obvious or small enough to handle, but everything beautiful.
It may look like a hot mess right now, dear Sister, but please know that God has already turned it into something beautiful for you. In its time.
My Husband laughs at me because he knows just how impatient I can be. But the funny thing is, I waited 36 years to be with the one that God had for me, so my patience apparently has run its course. Just like ink in a printer, I need to refill it now and again, I suppose.
Bondage, those pesky and painful chains that try to keep us down, will break. Trust in God and, for just a moment, PAUSE.
Pray! Allow God to Speak to You! Understand through Studying the Bible! Speak the Word! Empower Others through your journey! When we allow ourselves the beauty of taking a moment to PAUSE, we can see that this love story has a beautiful ending. One where we live happily ever after.
(Read Ephesians 1:4-7)
In essence, we can have that happily ever after because Jesus broke the bondage of sin in our life. So, pick up the pen of your life and write that Dear John letter to bondage today.
Rev. Tiffany Jackson
~ Newlywed ~
(Posted on May 7th, 2021)
Rev. Melissa Sutterfield
Rev. Melissa Sutterfield
Rev. Gail "Mercedes" Chappell
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to other women with a message that will inspire others. Our next Sister is Rev. Melissa Sutterfield. My Niece and a precious Sister in Christ! Melissa has been through a lot in her life and she has made it through knowing who she is in ;Christ!
Here is Sister Melissa's Advice for you:
Our Identity in Christ
Ps. 139:14-16 (NKJV)
“I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book, they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.”
Hello Ladies. 🌼 When I first started writing this I was honestly at a loss. Who am I, what do I have to offer? Blah, blah, blah. I think I mentally droned on for hours trying to see logically where God was leading me.
First, I thought, "AHA! I GOT IT! Menopause. (since I'm so actively a hostile participant. But maybe that's a topic for later). What finally hit me like a slap in the face was IDENTITY.
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore, if any man(woman) be in Christ, he(she) is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
As you see every one of the scriptures listed in this message has to do with identity. Who we are in Christ! And if we want to be anything like Jesus, then we must have Christ-Esteem. Christ-Esteem which directs our self-esteem.
And that, my dear precious ones, is where the slap hit me straight in the face. I have been proclaiming these scriptures over my loved ones as the Holy Spirit was leading me. But how can I pray them over someone else, when I can't even accept them for myself?
Gal. 5:1
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, & do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”
How can I give something I have never received for myself?
Especially with 2 Corinthians 5:17. When we receive Jesus as Our LORD, that old girl is gone! We don't forget so we can praise Jesus for what He has delivered us from. But that woman no longer exists! And we need to let that truly sink in. I definitely need to!
I really don't care if you call yourself a Jesus freak or just a plain freak at all. I've been a freak from way back. But just as the LORD says in Luke 12:7 says:Luke 12:7 (NKJV)
“But the very hairs of your head are all numbered....you are of more value than many sparrows.”
You are a freak for a reason! And with Christ-Esteem & your identity firmly rooted in Jesus & who you are through Him. Mountains don't seem so big. You can face the day knowing there is someone there when we are being challenged.
That we can call on Abba Father & curl up in His arms, rest, then pick up our Sword, the Word of God. READING & STUDYING IT! Become the Warrior Women of God. Knowing that our identity comes from Jesus Christ & all that we need is in Him. AND we are more precious than rubies!
Prov 31:10b
“For her worth is far above rubies.”
When we resist the lies of satan as Gal.5:1 instructs us & knowing who we are in Christ (Our identity 🤓) becomes easier as we practice, that with the Word of God, & the Holy Spirit as our guide, nothing is impossible.
Christ-Esteem will never fail me. And I haven't been applying that. Correction has been taken & moving into practice mode.
Is anyone with me?
Rev. Melissa Sutterfield
- A Freak for Christ!
(Posted on May 3rd, 2021)
Rev. Gail "Mercedes" Chappell
Rev. Gail "Mercedes" Chappell
Rev. Gail "Mercedes" Chappell
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to other women with a message that will inspire others. Our next Sister is Rev. Gail "Mercedes" Chappell. A Friend for many years and has a very sweet spirit in Christ Jesus!
Here is Sister Gail's Advice for you:
2 Timothy 1:5-7
“When I call to remembrance the unfeigned Faith that I in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and they Mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that that in thee also. Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
I want to take just a few minutes to talk about, “The Power of Godly Women” and to celebrate, recognize, and honour the many women; Mother, Grandmother, Sisters and Aunts, for their roles in the lives of their Children, Grandchildren, Siblings, Nieces and Nephew’s Faith journey.
When the apostle Paul was writing to Timothy, he was reminding him of the many Godly tributes his own Mother and Grandmother had made in his life, especially his strong Faith in Christ Jesus and how he now had the great opportunity to pass on this living Faith to future generations.
WHAT GODLY POWERFUL WOMEN!!
The Godly impact and influence of Lois and Eunice helped shape and strengthen Timothy to the glory of God. God named these women well: Louise means “beautiful”, and Eunice means “victory”. Beautiful Victory!
That is God’s will for the women of TODAY, that our lives may reflect, mirror, and replicate the beautiful victory of Christ Jesus over sin and satan.
Timothy means “honour", and this young man grew up honoring God through his life and ministry, also giving honour to his Mother Eunice and Grandmother Lois.
Whenever I read Paul’s words to Timothy, I remember my adopted, Spiritual Mother; Rev. Jean Matkin, and the impact that she had on my life. It was Rev. Matkin who truly shared the gospel with me and prayed with me and encouraged me. She always told me that one day I would serve God in a great way.
I am so thankful to the LORD, that she saw in me what "I could not see for myself", and it was on this foundation of her great Faith that I found my own Faith I God and I could respond to His call on my life. What was even more wonderful is that she did the same for my Husband and our Ministry together.
I am equally grateful to another wonderful woman of God, Dr. Laura Anderson, my other adopted Spiritual Mother, who always prayed for me without ceasing. Without Mom Anderson’s assuring Love, Spiritual advice, and constant support, I would not be here today.
Grandma Matkin and Mom Anderson are two amazing examples of the Power of Godly Women!
So, today, I encourage and urge every Godly Woman today to renew your calling that God has called you to. To follow these examples of Faith, and be a praying woman, and a woman of influence and Godly power in your Family, Church, and Community.
May the LORD Richly Bless Each & Every One of You...
BE A WOMAN OF GODLY POWER!
Rev. Gail Lynn Chappell
Pipe Creek, Texas
(Posted on April 26th, 2021)
Dr. Rachinda Sutterfield
Rev. Gail "Mercedes" Chappell
Dr. Rachinda Sutterfield
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to other Women with a message that will inspire others. Our next Sister is me, since I have not received from other Sisters to post on here. I am a Minister of the Gospel. And have been honored to have received a Doctorate of Christian Counseling and Healing. Praise God!
Here is my Advice to you Ladies:
"Your Once Upon A Time Story"
Philippians 1:6 (AMPLIFIED)
“And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you.”
God is not finished with your story yet! God still has a Happily Ever After waiting for you, because He is not finished with your story! Even if you have been married for many years, God is not finished with your Story! For God is NEVER a waste of time!
If you learn to wait upon God, He will give you more than you deserve and more than you EVER expected, because He is not finished with you yet. He always has you on His mind. Wanting the best for YOU!
Our Daughter, Tiffany, this last weekend, got her Happily Ever After! She waited on God for 37 years and was rewarded for her faithfulness to Him. She had her beautiful “Dream Wedding”.
The best does not always fit into what WE think that it should be, but it is what God has PLANNED for us, when we Trust Him for our best in life, for it will turn out to be beyond your expectations! He wants to give us an expected end!!
Jeremiah 29:11- “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [A hopeful expectation of a good outcome.]”
Psalm 27:14 –
“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”
Ladies, if you are waiting for your “Once upon a Time” to come, it is when you totally surrender to Christ that you will receive the Joy of Happily Ever After. If you are stuck in a loveless marriage, strike up a romance with your Husband. If you turn on the fire, he may just get turned back on to you!! So, turn up the FIRE, Sweeties!! 💗💗💗
Blessings!
~ Dr. Rachinda M. Sutterfield
(Posted on April 19th, 2021)
Rev, Juanita Sauvé
Rev. Gail "Mercedes" Chappell
Dr. Rachinda Sutterfield
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to other Women with a message that will inspire others. Our next Sister is a dear Friend, Rev. Juanita Sauvé and a Minister of the Gospel. She is filled with Holy Ghost Power and wisdom of God!
Here's Rev. Juanita Sauvé 's Advice:
"The Former Things"
Isaiah 43:18
“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.”
Isaiah
43:19“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”
The LORD is speaking to us about letting go of the past. Our past hurts, rejections, mistakes, and disappointments. We sometimes hold unforgiveness in our hearts. Which is not good! The LORD will only move us forward in our lives when we realize that looking back is not moving forward in Christ.
He changes our circumstances and moves out the hinderances by instructing us to not dwell on our past, but to recognize the possibilities of our future.
When we stop looking at our past, then we give the LORD the opportunity to bring us to a new thing in our lives! A new Blessing! A greater experience of His Love and presence! In Isaiah 43:18, His Word reminds us to NOT remember the previous things, or to contemplate, think upon, our old past.
Because God is doing a new thing in our lives (Isaiah 43:19), IF we allow Him to change our hearts and heal our hurts.
New things will come only after we have left the old things behind. It is important to remember NOT to dwell on the past, but to focus on our future in the LORD and expect great things to come in JESUS’ MIGHTY NAME! AMEN!
Author - Rev. Juanita Sauve
(Posted on April 12th, 2021)
Dr Debra McCormick
Dr Debra McCormick
Dr Debra McCormick
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to other Women with a message that will inspire others.
Our next Sister is a dear Friend, Dr. Debra McCormick and Pastor in Texas, she is filled with Holy Ghost Power and wisdom. She has a Christian School where Christ is Glorified!
Here's Dr. Debra McCormick's Advice:
"Midnight Musings of a Pastor"
Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV)
"Train up a child in the way (s)he should go, and when (s)he is old (s)he will not depart from it."
My sister Pam, and I, loved horses growing up. When we were 17 and 15, we shared one. We relentlessly begged our parents to buy us another one, but they said it wasn't in the budget. We finally got irritated and declared to them "fine, we are just going to ask God to give us one". My dad retorted back, "Well it will have to be God because it won't be me". We had a kind neighbor across the street who owned a horse but seldom rode. He had generously given us free reign to ride and use his tack as often as we wanted.
Not long after we had asked the LORD for a horse, the neighbor came over to our house. He asked to speak to us in front of our parents and told us how every day he feeds his horse, grooms his horse, buys his horse feed, and watches us ride.
So, he was thinking why not give us his horse and let us groom the horse, feed the horse, buy the horse food and maybe let him ride occasionally but it would be our very own horse at our house! He included all the tack!!!
We were ecstatic at how God had answered our prayers! As children we were taught to pray for things we wanted. As a Pastor, I teach people to tithe and give but I don't TAKE offerings. People who believe, get it, and practice it. They don't need to be coerced.
George Mueller never relied on corporate sponsorship, fundraising or high-pressured offering taking techniques. He went to the LORD in prayer. Yet that man had a remarkable ministry that saw many needs met..
The spiritual antidote to lack, is giving. A poverty mindset cannot trust that concept and will be bound by poverty. But those who give in Faith see results. Giving makes one budget, plan, and become responsible over their finances. It's the beginning of successful stewardship. Not braggadocious, fake Facebook kind. Because successful people don't have to brag!
Author: Dr. Debra McCormick
– Pastor in East Texas
(Posted on April 5th, 2021)
Rev Cristina Ruiz
Dr Debra McCormick
Dr Debra McCormick
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to other Women with a message that will inspire others.
Our next Sister is a dear Friend, Cristina Ruiz, and Minister in Christ, she is not just gorgeous on the outside, but her spirit is just as gorgeous for Christ on the inside! She Loves like Jesus Loves!
Here's Cristina Ruiz’ Advice:
"Women Knowing Their Value"
Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
Hello wonderful woman of God! As I was praying, God put on my heart the topic of “Women Knowing Their Value”.
Many times, especially in our society, women tend to compare themselves to others or become unsatisfied of who God called them to be. Yet how can we criticize the intended beauty about ourselves? Especially knowing that GOD, the maker of everything beautiful, took time to create us in His own way. Indeed, we ARE His Masterpiece!
Just like an artist who is pleased with his creation, likewise, God is pleased with us. Would an artist change or recreate his grand masterpiece? Would he want to compare his artwork to other artworks? NO! So why do we tend to fall back into the default mentality of “not being enough” or not being satisfied of who we are”? It’s all because we don’t know our true identity of how valuable we are through His eyes.
Ask yourself: How does God see me? What does God say about me? Many women think: “If I dress this way, I can get attention” or “If I act this way people will like me more”. Yet, all this will do is it will leave us unhappy, stressed out, insecure, and constantly finding ways to be approved by somebody. (Approval: the belief that someone or something is good or acceptable.)
The only approval we need is Gods approval! The good news is that when we got born again, God stamped His mark of approval on us, Glory to God! (Galatians 1:10) So since we are already approved by our creator what more must we seek?
If we just shift our focus from pleasing people to pleasing God, we will see a huge turn around in our lives in all areas! Joy, peace, self-esteem, financial, relationships, etc.
Psalms 90:17 - "And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it."
We need to stop listening to the whispering lies of the enemy and remind ourselves of how God sees us. In case you need a reminder: He sees us Blessed, Highly Favored, Beautiful, Intelligent, Successful, Strong, Full of Energy, Joyful, Loving, Peaceful, Confident, and so much more!
Doesn’t just reading that make you feel so good? I challenge you to constantly remind yourself of this and to shut the devil up! Give him no room to whisper a lie into your thinking.
The devil doesn’t want you knowing the Truth, he hopes that you believe in his lie, so he can keep you stuck. Remember that he is afraid of you knowing your identity and value in Christ, because he knows that once you know it you will be used mightily for God and by God. You are a Woman of Value so conquer your day Ladies with Jesus! 💕
Author: Rev. Cristina Ruiz
(Posted March 29th, 2021)
Debbie Nichols
Dr Debra McCormick
Debbie Nichols
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to Women with a message that will inspire each other. The Advice today comes from my Sweet Sister Debbie. She is a Godly Lady who walks by Faith and truly is talented. She was born with a special gift of playing the piano and singing for Christ. I say born with it, because when she was just 9 years old, a Family Friend gave our Family an old upright piano. Debbie sat down and began playing “When the Saints Go Marching In” without missing a note. It was the first time she had sat at a piano to play. Her whole Family are very anointed singers and musicians for Jesus. This is my little Sister, Debbie Nichols’ Advice:
"Cast All Of Your Cares"
Ps. 55:22 (KJV)
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
His plan for us is a provisional one. If we are able to give Him all of our cares, He gives us all that we need for perfect mental and emotional health. During the storms of our life, whether it is sickness, grief from loss, financial hardships, or just everyday life, He not only has the answers, He IS the answer! When we seek Him with our whole heart, we will find Him. It isn’t a one-time magic prayer; it is a daily walk with Him.
Philippians 4:6-7 NLT says
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus."
Did you hear that? “as you live in Christ Jesus”, that little tiny word as, makes it conditional. Don’t get ahead of Him; His Word and His Spirit is our guide. We just need to stay in Him!
“Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction. The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.”
Proverbs 18:20-21 NLT. I have been on the keto diet for quite some time, off and on. The goal is to consume 20 carbs or less daily. In the times of being off of it, I find that the more carbs I consume, the more I want to consume.
I believe that is like our sin nature. We have the tendency to be more negative if we give in to the urge. Misery loves company, so we tell anyone who will listen, and usually it’s a downhill trip, with difficulty applying the brakes (same thing with carbs, unfortunately). But again, JESUS IS THE ANSWER!
1 Peter 5:7
“Casting all your care upon him; for He careth for you.”.
Heeding this verse can keep us from sharing our woes with others. Do we truly trust Him?
Proverbs 3:5-6 says
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.”
When we cast our cares, we can experience Him in a deeper way. In those times, we ourselves can be surprised at the calm assurance we feel due to His presence and peace, because our mind is stayed on Him.
I’ve known those who have had GREAT loss, and they didn’t walk away from God, they drew closer to Him because they cast their burdens and cares on the Lord. He is the answer!
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NLT
“But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.”
I know as a Christian; my desire is to continue producing fruit. If that water is flowing deep into our root system, we will do just that. So, the next time you are tempted to share your cares, remember to share it with the right one!
Author: Sister Debbie Nichols
(Posted March 22nd, 2021)
Mitzi Appleby
Dr. Cheryl Anderson-Sanchez
Debbie Nichols
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to other Women with a message that will inspire others.
From my Sister in Christ and in the flesh, my older Sissy: Mitzi Appleby.
Mitzi has experienced the Grace and Love of God in a great way. She is an example to many who long to serve God with a pure heart. She is wise in the Spirit and Word and she has a Son who Loves and serves God, and his Wife and Children do, too. Please read what God gave to her and let her know how you appreciate it.
Here is my big Sissy: Mitzi Appleby's Advice:
"Negative Thoughts Can Hinder Your Praise"
Philippians 4:8 (NLT)
“And now, dear Brothers and Sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true (honest), and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely (of good report), and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”
Philippians 4:9 (NLT)
“Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.”
For the one who is serious about following Jesus, it can sometimes be hard to know what to do. Why does it seem easier to believe a lie from satan than the truth from God? Because of being born into a sin-filled world, our minds have been programmed to accept negative thoughts faster than the positive thoughts of God. As Children of the most high, we need to constantly renew our minds (Romans 12:1-3) by meditating on the word of God and singing praises.
Romans 12:1-3 (NLT)
“And so, dear Brothers and Sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and Holy sacrifice—the kind He will find acceptable."
This is truly the way to worship Him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.
The word says in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, Pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
In Philippians we are given a way to beat satan at his own game. Instead of waiting for satan, the world, or your own brokenness to take you some place you’ll regret, feed your mind with good things, positive things, godly things, praise-worthy thoughts..
You see, satan whispers lies and condemnation to our minds, then lies again by suggesting ways to alleviate your negative emotions by getting you to use tools that go against the very nature of God. Think on Christ, and be present with God, then you will begin to feel the peace of God start to rule over your heart and thoughts, then JOY will soon follow.
Author: Sister Mitzi Appleby
(Posted Monday March 8th, 2021)
Verna Sutterfield-Swizek
Dr. Cheryl Anderson-Sanchez
Dr. Cheryl Anderson-Sanchez
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to other Women with a message that will inspire others. From my Sister in Christ and in the flesh, my Husband's Sister: Verna Swizek, she is married to a great man of God and they have 2 Children, a Son and a Daughter. Their Son is a Pastor where Verna attends with her Husband, Jerry.
Here's Verna Sutterfield-Swizek's Advice:
Fear NOT, for I am With You Always!
John 14:7
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
If we can be honest with ourselves many of us can say that fear or anxiety has played a big part of this last year, and sometimes it’s a constant nagging. I can say for myself going through this last year, I’ve had to press in continually to the Word of God.
I had to keep my mind fixed on Him so that He could keep me in a place of Peace and in His presence, there was/is NO FEAR! And if any of you have ever experienced the Peace of God you would know the difference right away. GOD’s WORD NEVER CHANGES!
It’s the same today yesterday and forever! It’s a constant reminder that He loves us, He adores us, and He will never leave us. For He will never forsake us, and He is always with us, in every situation.
Our mind is the one thing that we have control over we can either take a thought that can cause you to be fearful and lost without any hope in sight, or you can think on and meditate on the Word of God, and His Promises that can turn a bad situation around.
A very wise woman once told me that if it doesn’t feel good to our spirit, then it’s not of God, so we can change that narrative by speaking the Word of God over every thought and casting down those negative things. However, we have to replace them with God thoughts; encouraging words by actually pulling out the Bible and finding the Scripture that will bring hope and deliverance to your situation! And by the end of the day those scriptures will be so evident in our thinking that we don’t even hear the voice of the enemy, all we hear is the Word of God which directs us and gives us light unto our feet in our path.
So, my advice to you is this: “Be that courageous Woman of God! That when those thoughts come, and they will, you can go to the Word and change your day!!”
Isaiah 41:10 AMP
“Do not fear [anything], for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you; I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].’”
Author: Sister Verna Sutterfield-Swizek
(Posted Monday March 1st, 2021)
Dr. Cheryl Anderson-Sanchez
Dr. Cheryl Anderson-Sanchez
Dr. Cheryl Anderson-Sanchez
GODLY WORDS OF ADVICE FROM SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Judges 20:7
"Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
We will be choosing different Ladies to minister to other Women with a message that will inspire others. This first Advice comes from my Pastors Daughter, Cheryl Sanchez. We have been Friends for many years. We have worked together at the Bible School her Father founded. From my Sister in Christ and my very good Friend:
Here is Cheryl Anderson-Sanchez' Advice:
Happily Ever After!
III John 2:2 AMP
“Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually].”
Happily Ever After. Hmmm, yep! Now there’s a common thread for women – of all ages, right?! Abba Father desires for us to live Happily Ever After…He even put it in WRITING!
Almost immediately my thoughts of Happily Ever After go to the children’s story of Cinderella and the wicked evil Stepmom and Stepsisters who did all they could to thwart her happy life. As empowered Daughters of God we take dominion and live victoriously…except when we choose not to. Sometimes we allow evil “stepsisters” to have influence.
One I would name: Offense.
Hebrews 12:15b NLT
“…Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many."
Many times, we are quick to grab onto Offense, almost like it is a prize of some sort. We may even go into a situation or event with a secret determination that we will find a way to hold an offense if so and so doesn’t perform to my satisfaction, or things don’t go my way. It may feel like an entitlement in those moments, but we soon find out Offense is not our friend, but rather a deceitful enemy that is damaging to our psyches, our souls, eventually affecting even our physical bodies.
The collateral damage can be heartbreakingly unpredictable, and it is those unintended consequences that are the most regrettable.
Roman 6:16 NLT
“Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.”
My Pastor illustrated the perils of “grabbing onto” Offense. He held up a coffee mug and explained we are like the mug and that by choosing to take offense – because make no mistake, it is our choice – a “handle” is created and attaches itself to us. Every time we decide to continue that offense, refuse to forgive, act in pride, additional “handles” attach themselves to us.
What’s the big deal? Those “handles” are the footholds used quite handily by the enemy of our lives, Satan, to manipulate us and have his way with us! Why? Because God allows him to? No! Because WE chose to go against God’s instruction for Happily Ever After and pridefully chose to be offended.
So, if we find ourselves in such a condition, what’s the remedy? My Pastor, in very dramatic fashion stunned the congregation by slamming down the mug handle against the altar bench and it amazingly broke off clean, leaving the mug intact…just a bit wounded.
The Bible says in Luke 20:18,
“Whoever falls on that stone (Jesus) will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”
It’s better for us to judge ourselves, repent quickly and come God’s Way, than wait for God to discipline us. We must come into agreement with God’s Word and make choices that will BLESS us, not curse us – to discipline ourselves against the carnality of indulging our feelings…but that’s another “stepsister” named Faithless Diva.
Romans 12:2
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
Deuteronomy 30:19 NLT
“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would CHOOSE LIFE, so that you AND your descendants might live!”
Yes, Happily Ever After -- Life MORE Abundantly -- is what Jesus declared He came to bring us! The choice is ours!
Author: Dr. Cheryl Anderson-Sanchez
(Posted Monday February 22, 2021)