God's Faithfulness

I trust you and your family are doing well and realizing all the blessings that God has promised to you.  I am doing well and just celebrated a very big birthday this past week. I am grateful for this awesome blessing but had mixed emotions as I thought about my son who never had even a half of what I celebrated. What can I say? God has been and continues to be faithful.

  

I am sure that you can also think of instances where God has proven His Faithfulness in your life as well as in the life of your family.

  David knew of God's faithfulness as well? Here is what he said in Psalm 37:25 - I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. David had been through many situations in His life but never felt that God had forsaken Him or allowed his offspring to be in want of food.

  Are you dealing with a situation in your life where you cannot see a way out? Are you overwhelmed with "stuff". Are you worried about your children- their choices, their health, their future? Well it is time to let go and Let God, knowing that He is Faithful to keep both you and your children from falling or suffering defeat. What a consolation !

  

 In His service,

 

Vilma

Put God in the Mix

It's another Friday evening and it is with great pleasure that I share with you some words of encouragement and hope. I hope that you had a good week in spite of all that we are hearing in the news about the Ebola virus.

 

I find it so ironic that with all the safeguard in place the Ebola virus is here in this country. What is this saying? We can never be completely self reliant. We use our knowledge and skills, cross every "T" and dot every "I", but can most time miss our target. For this reason with everything that I do I have a safety net-God.

 

  Here is a verse that I would like to share with you this evening:

Proverbs 3: 6-In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct[a] your paths.

 In this verse Solomon is saying that we should seek God's guidance in everything that we do, big or small, easy or difficult. When we do this we will always be on target because we have a pilot at the wheel directing our route. What are your plans for your life? What plans do you have in place for your children, your career, your marriage, your retirement? Have you consulted God on the matter? If you have not I would run it by Him right now. It does not mean that everything will go smoothly, but does mean that with God's direction you will get to your destination.

 

 In His service,

 

Vilma

OOPS....It's on purpose

I trust that you and your family have been doing well. My family and I have been doing well and continue to trust God for complete psychological and emotional healing. In order to achieve our goal we realize that we cannot just sit back and wait for it to happen by accident but have to deliberately put some things in place. As a matter of fact doing things on purpose should be the norm, not the exception..

   If we look at the life of Jesus Christ we see a great example of this. Everything that Jesus did involved steps for a single purpose and that was to redeem us from Satan and eventually for us to be with Him forever.  

  Here are some things that I want you to do on purpose starting today:

Purposely thank God for all that He has done and is doing for you and your family

Purposely give God Adoration and Praise

Purposely thank God for your children

Purposely hug your child or children and your spouse and tell them you love them

Purposely thank God for your trials and tribulations

Purposely speak life, not death into your life and the life of your family and everyone that you meet

Purposely love, especially the unlovable

Purposely be kind

Purposely give a smile

 , Remember if you are waiting for the perfect time when you feel on top of the world you may be waiting forever.

 In His service,

 

Vilma

Are You Ready to make a Difference

Can you imagine September is more than half-way over and in less than four months we will be welcoming 2015.  Have it struck you how much things have changed over the last few years? Some of these changes are positive, but most of them are changes that warrant our attention. These changes are not only world-wide but are happening in our country as well, impacting our families.

 I don't know about you but my family has been impacted by some of these changes. These changes have created within me the awareness of our need to draw near to God, but also the need to arise and take our stand as Christians. As we look around and see what is happening we must become more passionate and determined to make a difference in our homes, our communities, our workplace and our ministries

Making a difference requires action. There is no place for apathy or indifference. We must turn our spiritual temperature up or off, being lukewarm will only get us spewed out (Rev. 3:16).

     What are some changes around us? Increase in wars, diseases that cannot be contained or cure, gun violence in our schools, suicide and mass murders within families. There seem to be Increase in the number of individuals declaring to be lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Unemployment have escalated, natural disasters such as flooding, hail storms, tornados appear to be more frequent and at unusual seasons. Wild fires seem to be popping up more frequently. 

 What can you do? First you must realize that the answers do not lie within the government or world leaders, but in God. Let us come together and seek God's face and hear from Him.

Here are two opportunities where you can join others to pray for our nation, our government, our families, and our children.

 1. Kingdom prayer Gathering- Winning the battle on our Knees.

Saturday September 27th 2014 10am- 2pm

Embassy Suites Newark

654 South College Avenue

Newark, DE 19713

"Every spiritual awakening was founded on corporate prevailing, Kingdom Centered prayer"

 2. "Hearts like Water" Prayer call- as our children return to school

      Monday September 29th 2014 at 8:30p

       Call in info: 1-712-432-1212  meeting ID 395-735-840

  

In His service,

Vilma

You have all it takes

   I hope you are doing well and I trust that you had a fantastic week and looking forward to a great weekend.  By this time if you have younger children they are all back to school and college and you continue to daily lift them up before the Lord.

 Did you realize that you have what it takes to do all that God has called and is calling you to do? Yes you do, How do I know that? As a child of God you are created in His image and as any good father He has placed in you a wealth of resources in the person of the Holy Spirit. This resource will always walk beside you, and guide you in all truth. The scripture reminds us that what is inside of us is greater than anything in the world. We are also reassured that we are more than conquerors. What great news!

God will not ask you to do anything without giving you the tools or the ingredients to work with. That is not how God operates. He does not set us up or failure. Nobody can say he is an irresponsible father. Not only are you fully equipped but so are your children.

As you look at yourself is there a disconnection between who you were created to be and who you are at present?  Over the years I found out that the key in getting this in sync is obedience in what God is asking and Faith to step out and do it.  There were many times that I heard fear knocking at my door, but each time I would release Faith to go to answer him.

 I did not always get it right but I always tried and gave it my best shot. I kept remembering that it was not me taking on these tasks or pushing through these challenges but it was the God that I knew, that I taught my children about. He was the one who took over and gave me the strength that I needed.

My encouragement to you is never give up as you are also a conqueror. I don't care if it is a demanding boss, wayward children, loss of a job, foreclosure, a child with a chronic illness or even if you have suffered the loss of a loved one you will not go under. God has equipped you with all that you need for this journey called life. Find where these resources are. A key place to start is in His word.

In His service,

Vilma

Our Children are covered

I hope you are doing well and you are accessing and enjoying every blessing that God has in store for you. The summer holidays are almost over and many of our children are gone back to school or getting ready to go back in the upcoming week or so.   Hopefully those children in Ferguson, Missouri will be able to return to school shortly. Due to the riot that has been going on in Ferguson as a result of the shooting of 18 year old unarmed Michael Brown, the opening of schools last week was suspended.  

This evening I would like to share a prayer with you for your children as they return to school and college for the fall semester.

Father I am so thankful to you for keeping my children safe and occupied over the summer. As they return to school I pray that I will not become anxious and worry, knowing that I have committed them into your great big capable hands and under your very watchful all-seeing eyes.

I pray for their continued protection as they leave home on a daily basis or for the entire semester. I thank you for keeping their minds and giving them the ability to stay focused in their classes.

I denounce any unwanted spirit that would rise it's ugly head against them. I take a stand and denounce the spirits of violence, school shootings, bullying, drugs, alcoholism, pornography, homosexuality, lesbianism, and promiscuity. I say my child will not have issues of ADHD, ADD or oppositional defiant behaviors but will exhibit the mind of Christ.

 

I call forth the spirit of excellence, kindness, empowerment, and diligence to rise within them. I thank you for favor that will overtake them along the way. I thank you Lord that our children will be rewarded with good grades, that they will be leaders and not followers, and that they will be lights in every dark places around them. In the name of Jesus, Amen!
 

Please continue to pray for the various cities- see August Calendar . Let us also remember to pray for those people in West Africa- affected by the Ebola virus- Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria in particular.

 

 In His Service,

  

 Vilma

  

  

 

Our Gifts-our Children

I hope you are in good health and that you had a great week. I know most times we identify "great" as something earth shattering, however it could be something simple as being able to move around unaided, or as simple as knowing where your children are. 

     For this week I would like to remind you of one of the key messages of this ministry- "children are gifts on loan from God" I feel compelled to constantly remind us because we tend to forget especially when or relationship with them becomes rocky. We need to be reminded as well when we see them as our own to do what and how we want with them. Be reminded keeps things always in perspective, knowing that we will need to give an account for the way in which we handled these gifts. Being reminded keeps us humble knowing how privileged we are to be chosen as caretaker of these precious gifts. God does not give us garbage, He gives us the best.

 

 Today let us thank God for our gifts and not spend time comparing them with someone else's gift. Every gift is unique and was created with you in mind. Pray for wisdom in understanding who to correctly care for and utilize these precious gifts so that God is honored and gets all the Glory. Let us see them as in the image of God and not just as an image of you and or their earthly father. Not only are they created in God's image but they also possess some of His characteristics. Your job is to help bring these out of them to be displayed for the world to see.

 

Please continue to pray for the various cities- see August Calendar . Let us also remember to pray for those people in West Africa- affected by the Ebola virus- Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria in particular

 

 In His Service,

 

 Vilma