Sister Barnabas

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR VERY OWN TRACI MASON!!!🥳🎂🎁🎈🎊🎉
May the peace of God be with you forever! May God continue to strengthen you to finish strong and may your new year be full of all you give x10! We love you Traci!

Yay, lots of ladies are telling us they're attending Extraordinary You Virtual Day of Encouragement on Saturday, December 3rd. Remember that registration is required. The link to attend will not be shared publicly and only given to those who register. We're super excited for those who have already registered! Let's roll!
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Friends, remember to pour into YOU. ❤️

Trauma Bonding and Abuse - FOCUS Ministries, Inc. “I feel sorry for him. He had an abusive childhood.” “He said he’s sorry for hurting me and it’ll never happen again so I guess I will stay. I can forgive him one more time.” “I feel physically sick at … Trauma Bonding and Abuse Read More »

Sometimes our load is extra heavy, yet God gives us His strength to gracefully persevere. Thank you Lord, for carrying the load for us, leading us, and teaching us along the journey. Lord, our trust and hope is in You.

It's a great day to pour into yourself. ❤️

Whew! A brand new school year is here for many, and approaching for others. Parents, grandparents, great grandparents, guardians, staff, and students of all ages; I am praying for you!!! Have a wonderful year! Go get em y'all!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZQaKxHfehw&t=4s

Back to School Prayer 2022-2023 Students of all ages, staff, and parents need our prayers as the new school year starts. Join me as I pray, and feel free to comment with names of those you...

Thank you Veterans and those serving in the military!

WHATEVER IT TAKES, WEDNESDAY – (James 4:7) "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee” -

We live in a sin filled world, and we must deal with our own sinful desires. And we have to daily do whatever it takes to submit to God and resist the devil and his fiery darts that are thrown at us. Remember, in faith, we must keep our spiritual armor on, (Ephesians 6:10-16).

Too many times Satan throws a fiery dart at us and we aren't prepared to do whatever it takes to keep our faith-walk strong. We don't stand steadfast and firm, instead we faint and cry, "Why did this happen to me?" Satan flings a little fiery dart and instead of taking out the fire extinguisher of the Word, we freak out and holler for help in the wrong direction. God will always have a remnant of holy and separated people, who will do whatever it takes, to show forth Christ in the midst of these most evil days. These are those that know and love God, are faithful to His Word, Jesus the Word made flesh, and the written Word of God.

Those that draw strength from believing in the majesty and power of God, whose judgments are always righteous. Those of us that will stand and having done all to steadfastly stand, trusting in Almighty God. Steadfast standing will bring results every time! The word steadfast means, unwavering, persistent, committed, unswerving, dedicated. Powerful words that the enemy hates. When we have a “whatever it takes” attitude, we will not quit or give up quick to be discouraged or to quit but we must strive to do whatever it takes to maintain and sustain our relationship with our Lord and Savior, to be steadfast and unmovable, and to be in the world but not of the world.

No matter what circumstance, situations, trials and tribulations, God will give us strength to endure, faith to believe, and mercy and grace to do whatever it takes to walk our walk in these evil days. Peace and blessings!

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Happy Monday!

MIDST OF DISAPPOINTMENTS, MONDAY – (Psalm 34:18-19) “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart and saves such that have a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all” -

From time to time, we feel the sting of disappointment. We’re disappointed about the job we applied for but didn’t get, the promotion we were passed over for, the man or woman we thought was “the one” riding off into the sunset with someone else, we did not win in an event we were in, the list can go on and on.

No matter what the disappointment is, we may subconsciously feel like we failed or that God failed us, but of course God never fails. We must still trust God even in the midst of life’s disappointing moments. When God doesn’t answer our prayer our way, we tend to get disappointed that he did not come through for us, and our emotions may flare up. Sad thing is God is not moved by our emotions. He’s moved by our trust and faith in Him!

Even in our disappointment, God is yet moving. He’s probably shielding us from some hurt, harm or danger, seen or unseen, illness or injury. He knows the end from the beginning, He knows our needs and our wants He knows everything. So, we can trust that He knows what He’s doing, even if He’s not doing what we want Him to do!

When we choose to put our trust in Him, He anchors our souls, calms our fears, and comforts our hearts. God is bigger than any situation or challenge we will have in life. When life brings disappointment, we must remember and encourage ourselves that God is still in control, trust that God knows what He’s doing and that He’s got our best interest at heart. Peace and blessings.

Here's some ideas of how to respond, and not respond, when you learn bad news about someone.

Build Up or Tear Down: How to Respond when Others Deal with Grief, Illness, and Emergencies Unfortunately death, illness, and emergencies are realities that we all face. Words and actions can build others up, or knock them down. Allow me to demonstr...

Happy Friday! Look up! Rise up!

For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. Isaiah 43:19

Photo by Traci Mason 😁

Happy Friday! The Attire for Today’s Praise Party is an Attitude of Gratitude! Amen 🙏 . From Edwina

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Thank You - Walter Hawkins & The Love Center Choir This is from their 1990 album "Love Alive IV". Soloist: Yvette Flunder Guest Soloists: Rev. James Moore, Tramaine Hawkins, Frank Williams, and Thomas Whitfie...

WE MUST NOT WORRY, WEDNESDAY - (Matthew 6:31-32) "Do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear? For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things" -

As He did with Paul, the Lord promises to meet the needs of all of us, His children. We can rely on His promised care for us, so we do not need to worry or fret. It just doesn’t make sense to worry, because it will not fix anything or prevent anything. To worry about something we cannot change is irrational because when we worry about something, it just gets bigger in our mind.

Worry will not make us live longer or grow any taller. When we worry, it’s like carrying a weight God will take care of everything you need. He meets our needs because He is good and He loves us not because we deserve it. If we’ve accepted Jesus as into our lives, we must not worry for we are depending on our own strength and that won’t work. If He loves us enough to die for us He will certainly lead, feed and meet our needs.

When we are faced with something at work, declare that the Lord is our shepherd and trust Him to guide us through the day. If we are laid off, know that our faithful and loving Father is fully aware and will be faithful to "supply all our need”, (Philippians 4:19) “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus”. He may typically use a paycheck to fulfill His promise, a rebate or refund we were not looking for, but He will supply our needs. Even if we are flat on our backs and unable to work, God is our faithful source of everything we need, so we must not worry. Peace and blessings.

Have a Fabulous Day! It Is a great day for a Sunday visit to someone who feels forgotten, and you may not realize who's lonely or feels forgotten. Reach out today. ❤️

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"Please Be Patient With Me" (1979)- Albertina Walker Albertina Walker, James Cleveland, and John McNeil lead.

Thank you Lord for another day!

Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11

Made mistakes? Have regrets? You can't go back, but you can move forward. 👐🏽👊🏾

Yup!
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path.
Proverbs 3:5-6

Be encouraged my friends!

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Encouragement for My Single Friends Not married? Just because there's no ring on your finger doesn't affect who you are. You are amazing! Tune in and be encouraged.

DON’T GROW WEARY, WEDNESDAY - (Galatians 6:9) “And let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not” -

We all go through seasons of life and as difficult as some may be, we can't quit too soon, otherwise, we will never reap what we have sowed. All of us have been weary, trying to handle this, trying to handle that, dealing with the many issues, concerns, and challenges that we face in our daily lives. We get weary working on jobs that are stressful and demanding, but we still strive to “let our lights shine”.

We get weary when we’ve planted seeds of faithfulness and diligence but have not seen the results or manifestations of our prayers and have not yet reaped a harvest. We get weary as we strive to help and do good to others but may end up getting backstabbed by those we helped. We get weary with all the “issues” that our families, children, or friends may burden us with. Give those issues to God in prayer and trust Him to handle it.

To help us to not get weary and from feeling overwhelmed, pray to God and ask Him for direction (Proverbs 3:6), “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths”. Never forget the truths of the Word of God, decreeing and declaring them, things like: (1 John 4:4) “Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world”; (Isaiah 54:17) “No weapon formed against us will prosper”; “(Philippians 4:13) “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”.

Keep running our race, trusting God and reminding ourselves of God’s faithfulness. Don’t grow weary. Don’t lose hope. Don’t grow bitter and don’t lose faith. Peace and blessings.

THE WORDS WE SPEAK, TUESDAY - (Psalm 19:14) “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer” –

We are responsible for the words we speak. Words have no rewind function. Once they are spoken they cannot be taken back. Our spoken words can create or destroy, discourage or inspire, heal or hurt, so we should take time and choose what we say careful.

We should endeavor to take time to think before we speak. Most importantly, our words should line up with the Word of God, which always brings forth truth and life. Our words are powerful, and we will get what we speak. Therefore, we want to speak life not death.

The words we speak come from our heart. It means the thoughts or feelings, and it refers to the mind. Many times, when the Bible talks about the heart, it's referring to thoughts, feelings, and the mind. (Luke 6:45) “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks”. When we agree with God’s Word, and begin to speak the scriptures, it opens the door for God to bring forth the manifestation. Whereas, if we speak things that do not line up with the Word of God, then, we are in division. We don’t get what we believe, we get what we believe and speak.

So, speak like the true conqueror, and royal priesthood that we are in Christ. (Proverbs 18:1) “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit”. What kind of "fruit" are we bringing forth with our words The Word of God will work for us, if we work it. Peace and blessings

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Prayer: Dear God, I know that there will be times in my life where I will make a number of mistakes. There will be times where the decisions I thought were right, will actually be wrong. Father, I ask for help to remain humble so that I can take correction from those around me May I be one to act on the correction I receive, so that I can avoid any unnecessary consequences. This I pray, in Jesus' name. Amen. From Marcella 😁

It starts with us. ❤️❤️❤️

A prayer response to violence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xG0xPhqXBU

Let's Pray! Prayer is always in order, but today it's needed more than ever! So much is going on in the world; shootings, murder, racism, police brutality, and so much ...