We must do what we must do.

 What does it mean to surrender. Is it a feel good term of just saying okay God take it then when you get up off your knees, you pick it back up put it back in your pocket and take it back home with you and put it back on the shelf on the mantle if you will so you can stare at it.. We know what to say but we don't know how to actually lay it down. We must confess our sins.. what does that mean... it means call it out. Things that are hidden are toxic and will poison you from the inside out. When we call it out, we strip its power from controlling us... Why is this important? because we can't be held accountable for those things not known to anyone but us. God holds us accountable when we die. we must deal with it here and now... If I go before God and whoever is around me and call out for God to remove things from my life.. a good Christian brother or sister will be like okay, we're going to help you hold the line... we're going to be vigilant with you... We are going to stand watch and stand shoulder to shoulder and call out the enemy., then speak against it. we're going to wage warfare of this thing. We're going to stand toe to toe... we will come against that which is trying to end us! Confess, then the bible says repent. I know I am a sinner. I know I messed up, that I was consumed by lust and pornography. I repent of the wickedness in Jesus name. I ask Jesus to cover my sin, to remove the desire. To make me clean again. THEN the bible says to turn away from that which had you bound and flee from the very appearance of evil. RUN the other direction. Don't flirt with it thinking you're good now! MOVE! go and sin no more. get out of the same patterns that have you bound to a demon. rise above in Jesus name.. 

Satan has us believing that we are alone and isolated. he wants us there so he can defeat us... if we stand together he loses. 

hold one another accountable. WE RISE TOGETHER!

All we need is Love: From christian to Christ follower.

All we need is Love: From christian to Christ follower.:  We are entering a season of revival in the world. People do not turn to our creator when things are good. We don't appreciate what we h...

From christian to Christ follower.

 We are entering a season of revival in the world. People do not turn to our creator when things are good. We don't appreciate what we have until it is no longer there by default. We have to be reminded that we need our father to intervene on our behalf because we are a broke and faulty people. If we spent our time on following the will of the father rather than being entertained, then we would discover true freedom. If someone that is lost to the will of the father sees someone that is following the will of the father correctly, then he or she will be drawn to that because deep down we all yearn to be drawn back to our father. Many of us don't understand what it is that we are looking for and we try to find it in sex, drugs, alcohol or whatever else we can find.. until we are reconciled to the father we will have an empty place in our hearts. it's so important to seek and follow the will of the father no matter what because we do not know who is watching us and how what we do affects those around us. 

God is on the move regardless of what satan shows us. He is the master deceiver and only finds pleasure and joy in stripping Gods children from him. He knows that ultimately is the thing that hurts God the most. Convincing you that he doesn't exist. that he doesn't love you, that he isn't there for you. God's love supersedes anything on this planet. many of us cannot even fathom it because we haven't had a good example of what that even looks like. it's important for us to follow and obey. to reflect God, not ourselves. 

Independence or Victory

 Don't get caught up in the idea that you are independent and can do it all on your own. I am that person and I will tell you that it will cause you to struggle far more than you should. Why, you ask? Well, it's simple really. Many times the answer we are begging, pleading, and sometimes even fighting for is right in front of us but, we are so consumed with what issue we're dealing with that's all we see. Sometimes if we teach ourselves to be reliant on an outside perspective to see what we can't, it actually gives us an advantage due to the fact we don't have to fight an immovable object. Just simply step to the side and go around. Again, it's easy to say and much harder to do. If you don't have someone to ask or a higher power to consult, then you're doomed to struggle. If you refuse to ask someone that you do have access to for help, you are also doomed to struggle. Many of us are unaware of the resources we have as humans that comes from our creator. That help comes simply from asking and believing. You might say well, you don't know my situation. While technically true it doesn't remove the fact that I myself have been in a similar situation and took the hard road. 10 out 10 don't recommend. We all need advice from someone that is wiser than us, stronger than us, more spiritual than us. That's not a negative thing although society tells us it is. We all need a mentor that helps us along the way. It's equally important to become a mentor to someone that is going through something that you have successfully overcome. Whether that be addiction, anger, lust, pornography, etc. It is our duty to help those affected by us overcome things so that in the end we rise together. Society tells us to be out for number 1, ourselves. Culture says screw everyone else as long as you benefit from it, however, that will come at price in the end that will be too heavy to carry and too costly to pay. 

Two pulling the wagon are far more powerful than one. You might say, "well of course because there are two." However, it goes beyond sheer numbers. If one = 1 power then two = 2.5 power. One might say how does that compute. Other than sheer strength, there is also built in motivation. One protects the other, and there are fewer blind sides to worry about. It's not good for man to be alone. If you've watched the popular TV show Alone, you have witnessed the battle in the mind when people are removed from their support system. It's more of a mental battle to be there than it is a physical battle. Such as it is in life as well. Be strong and do as much as you can do. However, ask for help and guidance to maximize your steps so you can be a good steward of the time, effort, energy, and resources you are given. 

Independence or Victory. Rarely you will have both. True freedom is giving control to our creator. Battles then are fought on our behalf under the protection of his love and by his power and authority. 

I lift my hands and believe again

Lifting your hands is a universal and international sign of surrender. When I was young, my pastor always said something that for some reason always irritated me. Every chance he got in service he said, "everyone lift your hands" and I never did. Call it rebellion, call it disobedience, call it sin, but it was simply a boy saying why do I need to lift my hands? Ironically the answer was never given by my pastor that I can remember. It doesn't mean that it wasn't important or that he didn't think of it, perhaps I missed church that day. Thing is it wasn't till I was well into adulthood that I finally did  figure it out. 



There are many different reasons lifting your hands is important when it comes to worship. The first and most known reason is that it's a sign of surrender. We all know that an international signal that you are wanting to surrender is raising your hands. Many of us have either seen footage of one of the world wars where soldiers are being escorted with their hands up or waving white flags in the air. When it comes to worship it is important as a signal that you are surrendering control to God. To realize that you cannot overcome on your own and that you need help, you lift your hands to say okay God take over. Critics would say if God is God, then shouldn't he already know? The answer in short is yes, he knows but it takes us realizing that we need help to invite God to take over. We are given free will and God does not violate that...EVER. why do we have evil people? (free will to follow God or follow Satan).

Next, in order to lift your hands to surrender, you have to have faith. It takes faith to lift your hands and say, "okay God, I can't do it on my own and I need help." simply lifting your hands takes faith to say I'm lifting my hands expecting a response. Psalms 28:2 "Hear the voice of my supplication as I cry to thee for help, as I lift up my hands toward thy most holy sanctuary. This was King David saying that he lifts his hands toward heaven. Although it seems like it, it's not an act of defeat. Quite the contrary in fact it is an ultimate act of faith to say even when everything seems bleak and there is no hope, lift your hands and leave it with the only God who is able. Did you read that? HE IS ABLE. In essence it's kind of symbolic of meeting God halfway.

BUT WAIT!!! there's more! Not only is it surrendering the control, the worry, and the stress from the problem, not only is it an act of faith saying God will take care of it, but it's also an act of obedience. It's an act of worship in the fact that God, you are ultimate. You are absolute. There is none other than you. It is an act of blessing God. Look here - David lovingly calls to his faithful God: "So I will bless thee as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on thy name" (Psalm 63:4).

There are more than 28 verses specifically dedicated to lifting your hands in the Old Testament alone. search the word of God and look at the importance of lifting your hands in worship and obedience to God.