The Prayer of Jabez 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
 ¹⁰And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

I myself, know that Prayer is our open communication to our Heavenly Father, and I also know that God hears our prayers and he will answer them in his timing.

I remember as a little girl, my mother would have prayer meetings every Monday, the saints would come by and pray for my mother , and I would go to the other room while they prayed. I was not saved at the time, but I would pray to God about my mothers illness and ask God to heal her and take care of her. So one Monday after prayer, I came into the living room where they were and one of the saints stopped me and told me that God heard my prayers, of course I looked at her funny, but she began to tell me what I said and all I could do is say " yes I said that". and my mother was so shocked by my request, and she said to me, " that's what you said", and I said, " Yes".

We may not know much about Jabez or his mother, but we do know that God heard his prayer, and he
answered it.

We may not know why his mother had him in sorrow and named him Jabez but we do know that he was more honorable then his brethren and when he prayed to God, God gave him what he asked..

Out of all the names we see in that Chapter, Jabez the one born in sorrow was the only one that prayed.

I may not know why my mother had to suffer for 16 years with a muscle disease, but I do know that God heard my prayers....


Prayer changes things, you do not have to live in sorrow anymore... Give your life to God, and let him change your sorrow into Joy!!

Live in Victory!!

Search Me, Search Me Lord

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
Psalm 139:23


So I walked into church this past Sunday morning, I was running late so I didn't go to my usual Sunday School Class, I slipped into the beginners class. The class was being taught on how to pray, and when to pray, and when you pray to be specific in your prayer. The teacher began to tell us that when they pray, their prayer is about asking God to show them who they really are, show me oh lord what I need to work on in myself. You know sometimes we can get so caught up with the things that are going on around us, and praying for subjection of flesh in somebody else  and forget that it is me oh lord standing in the need of prayer!


The teacher said that when you ask God to search you,  be ready to accept what God tells you about yourself! So God told the teacher that they were selfish, and of course they didn't believe it. So here comes the test!! God sent their godchild  for the weekend and the godchild  stole  all of the attention.


When it was time for the godchild to go back home they started to cry and say, " I don't want to go",  but  the teacher said in their head , " you ain't staying another night here, you have to go". Immediately, God spoke and said, " I told you that you are selfish, you are upset at your godchild and don't want to share your attention, you would rather they leave so you can get it all, while the child's poor little eye's are pouring out." Instantly, the teacher said they had to ask for forgiveness, because they really didn't believe it!


God has away of letting us know where we stand, and what we need to work on to be righteous and holy. So the next time we're praying for guidance let us remember to accept what's in  us, so God can deliver us for His Glory.

Praise Looks Good on You

You Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Psalm 139:13-14
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
When I think about how I grew up in a environment were praise did not come from my parents mouth. I was told that I was ugly, fat, and even laughed at when I told my mother that my boyfriend had a child on the way. I went through most of my pre/teen years hating how I looked, my hair was bad, broke off, and to top it all off I had Eczema on my face and my neck. So I was teased almost everyday, and I tried my best to hide it, but it didn't work.

When I think of my younger years I think of the testimony of Leah. Leah was the older sister of Rachel, and Leah was considered " tender eyed". Leah wasn't chosen by Jacob, she was given to him, hidden and covered, (I wonder how that made her feel). Leah knew she wasn't loved, and because of that God opened her womb and she began to give her husband son's. Even though she was having babies with him she still wasn't happy. If you pay attention to the names of her sons, you will notice that something changes around number 4 (Judah), her request changed. Leah was no longer seeking the love and approval of her husband, she was seeking the love and approval of God. Leah began to praise God for who he was in her life.  Gen.29:31-35

So if  anyone is out there looking for love and approval like Leah and I were, I know a Man named Jesus that Loves you just as you are, because you are fearfully and wonderfully made. God has designed us all different and unique in our own way. So praise your way through the hurt you may endure when you are feeling unloved and not beautiful to others. People can not create what real beauty is, real beauty is created by God.

Be Blessed, and Beautiful

Jesus Loves you!!

Palm Sunday

Matthew 21:9

  And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, ^aHosanna to the Son of David: ^bBlessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

Today we recognize and celebrate the day Jesus rode on  a donkey into Jerusalem, not on a Bentley, Mercedes, Cadillac, but a Donkey, what a  humble God we serve.

As we reflect on this event, and the Life of Jesus before Calvary and the resurrection, let us remember that He was not a man that came into the world to gain material things, fame or fortune, he didn't come here bragging about who he was and what power he had. He came here to Save souls. Our Souls!!


Let us remember today, and this week, that after this beautiful testimony of Palm Sunday, not even a week later was beat, spat on, ridiculed, shamed, blamed, lied on, and died on a rugged, bloody, painful cross that he had to carry to Calvary, and He did it for me and you..

John 6:47

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

Acts 19:5
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.