You're Amazing

Ephesians 3:20New International Version (NIV)

20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us

5 years I graduated from undergrad and now I'm living in DC almost 10 years later after graduating from high school. 

Wont HE Do it! Today will be great...in Jesus name. AMEN!! 

He's been too good. Let's make the ending of 2015 a great one! 

It's already claimed

Come January 4th 2016 new blessings will unfold! Plus my birthday is Jan. 5th so its only fitting!!

Matthew 2:1-6New International Version (NIV)

The Magi Visit the Messiah

2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod,Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

6 

“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;

for out of you will come a ruler

    who will shepherd my people Israel.’[b]”

Praise God For Everything

1st Semester of grad school...FINISH!!

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

1 John 5:14-15 NIV

He Does Marvelous Deeds

Psalm 72

Of Solomon.

1 Endow the king with your justice, O God,
    the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,
    your afflicted ones with justice.

3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
    the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 May he defend the afflicted among the people
    and save the children of the needy;
    may he crush the oppressor.
5 May he endure[a] as long as the sun,
    as long as the moon, through all generations.
6 May he be like rain falling on a mown field,
    like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days may the righteous flourish
    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

Psalm 72:18-19New International Version (NIV)

18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,
    who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 Praise be to his glorious name forever;
    may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.

My Baby Brother's Bday!

Today's word:

Jeremiah 33:14-16New International Version (NIV)

14 “‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah.

15 

“‘In those days and at that time

    I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line;

    he will do what is just and right in the land.

16 

In those days Judah will be saved

    and Jerusalem will live in safety.

This is the name by which it[a] will be called:

    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’

Day 2

Isaiah 9:6New International Version (NIV)

6 

For to us a child is born,

    to us a son is given,

    and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called

    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Sweet Blessings: December Scripture Writing Plan (Late Post)

12/1/15

Isaiah 7:14-17New International Version (NIV)

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you[a] a sign: The virgin[b] will conceive and give birth to a son, and[c] will call him Immanuel.[d] 15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, 16 for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste. 17 The Lord will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria

Footnotes:

1. Isaiah 7:14 The Hebrew is plural.
2. Isaiah 7:14 Or young woman
3. Isaiah 7:14 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls son, and he or son, and they
4. Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel means God with us.

#LateBloomer

God did not forget about you. Stay faithful, it's coming love!

Pray on Your Dreams

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV

I prayed last night and I wake up to this Monday morning as my bible verse for the day. My God!  

ad·mi·ra·tion

 a feeling of great respect and approval

Effortless Voice

Oh Whitney.

Tell Him How You Feel

Pour out your heart to him. Unload every emotion that you’re feeling. Job did this when he said, “I can’t be quiet! I am angry and bitter. I have to speak” (Job 7:11 TEV)

HELLO

"Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did."

Take a chance on life!

Be Easy

Do you want to be at peace? Do you want to be like Jesus? You can’t just walk out your door and force yourself to be gentle. You can’t manufacture gentleness, because inside you’re still going to be under stress. It’s got to be an “inside” job. It has to be the fruit of God’s Spirit inside you.

Jesus is gentle and humble. When you let him share your burden, you will walk with him in a close relationship. You will learn how to be more gentle and humble, and he will give you rest and peace, not stress and pressure.

The Entrepreneur

We should believe
Believe in each other's dreams
Jesus left along time ago
And said he would return
But he left us a book to believe in
And in it we've got a whole lot to learn
Yeah-yeah-whoa Holly Wholly
He can't talk out
Can't walk out now
Holly Holly Holly

The Power of Thoughts and Affirmations

I am + a positive thought

Speak everything into existence

Keep a positive mind

Wasn't it kind of wonderful. . .

Granny

7 years later....I love and miss you.

Black Excellence

When your girlfriend reaches a goal we all celebrate!! 

The Promise Keeper (Wont He Do It)

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

His perfect timing

east coast education. . . let's go get em B!

Never forget what He has done before and what He can do again, again, again and over again and AGAIN! 

Yes You

Happiness...

Praise Him Anywhere, Anytime, Anyday

Psalm 147:7 says, “Sing out your thanks to him; sing praises to our God” (TLB). Nothing will make you more aware of God’s love and presence in your life than singing and praise.

14 Years Later....

8/25/01

Aaliyah

Train Ride

Am I falling.....I think so!

Stop Worrying

Pray this prayer today: 

Dear Father, I admit that I often forget that you are with me. I often forget what you’re like. Would you please forgive me for that? I need to get to know you better. I need to get to know your Word and your promises better. Help me to put you first in every area of my life. Help me to live one day at a time. Help me to not worry about tomorrow but instead focus on what you’re doing in my life right now. I want to trust in your promise to take care of every one of my needs — financial, relational, physical, social, spiritual, and emotional. Help me to trust you more and worry less. I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Extended Version..

Looking back over my life and where he has brought and where is He is taking me

HE HOLD ME IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR.......

YOU'RE AMAZING.

Hola Senor :)

Who would've known you were around the corner....

Movement

Everything is working for the betterment of my life. Working for my good.....

Planner

I have a Plan A- infinity but the ultimate decider of my destiny is the man upstairs!

Great and Mighty is Our God

Mighty is our GOD

Mighty is our GOD

Mighty is our GOD

Mighty is our GOD

Mighty is our GOD

Mighty is our GOD

Mighty is our GOD

Mighty is our GOD

Mighty is our GOD

I cry yes Jesus Yes

Mighty is our GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Greatest Gift of Love Is Attention

The essence of relationships is not what we do for each other or what we give to each other. The essence of relationships is how much of ourselves we give to each other.

I thought you said.....not my character

Better Together Than Alone...

Excellent word for the day!! 

Love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it … shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.” (1 John 4:18NLT, second edition)

“I hate you!”

When people say that in relationships, it’s often a sign that somebody’s trying to control somebody else. What’s beneath that control? It’s fear. Insecurity causes us to try to control others or resist the control of others. When you’re so insecure that all you think about is what others think of you, it destroys your relationships and disables your life.

It’s an amazing dilemma we have as human beings: We long to be close, but we also fear being close. We long to have intimacy with others, but we’re also scared to death of it.

Insecurity prevents intimacy and destroys your relationships. You can’t get close to somebody if there’s fear in the relationship. If insecurity destroys relationships, then what builds them? Love! Love builds relationships.

The Bible says in 1 John 4:18, “Love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it … shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love” (NLT, second edition). How does that work? How does love expel all fear?

Love takes the focus off of you and puts the focus on others. People ask me a lot of times, “Do you ever get nervous when you’re talking to a lot of people at Saddleback?” The answer is, “Of course!” But you know what makes the difference? I get the focus off of me and focus on the people in front of me instead. If I stood there thinking about what they thought of my hairstyle, I would have something to be afraid of, right? But the minute I start thinking about how much I love my church family and how we serve God together, all of a sudden the fear is gone.

It’s the same in any relationship. Focusing on the other person gives you the power to throw fear out of your life.

So how do you find that power to focus on other people? You realize how much God loves you. The moment you begin to understand how much God loves you, you don’t have to prove yourself any more. You don’t have to spend your life trying to impress other people, because you already know that God loves you.

Do you know how freeing and enjoyable it is to live life that way? Your identity and self-worth are not caught up in what others might think of you. When you’re secure in your relationship to Christ, you’re no longer pressured by everybody else’s expectations. God’s love frees you to love others fearlessly.

I'm Open

Every man that has come into my life was here for a reason. Each one taught me something and for that I am forever thankful. This song only seemed fitting because 5-10 years ago the younger Brittany was suppose to be in love by this moment. Welp, my timeline did not go as I planned but you know what....that is alright! It's coming boo it's coming.....

Raise Your Expectations of God

Put a little faith in a big God, and you’ll get big results.

“Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1 NIV)

No. 1: Put. God. First

fail big” and keep things in perspective as they reach for their goals.

“And while you’re down there [on your knees], say thank you. Thank you for grace, thank you for mercy, thank you for understanding, thank you for wisdom, thank you for parents, thank you for love, thank you for kindness, thank you for humility, thank you for peace, thank you for prosperity. Say thank you in advance for what’s already yours.”

Good While It Lasted..

Thank you!

Telling Others About Your Dream

Three benefits of telling others about your dream:

1. It gets you started. Once you’ve announced it, you’re accountable to try and get moving.
2. It attracts other people’s support. The moment I stated my dream, other people wanted to get in on it. A dream from God will attract people that you don’t even know yet to help you.
3. It releases God’s power. Because of your faith, you step out of the boat and start walking on water. God will hold you up!

Growing Your Faith in Six Phases

Faith is like a muscle — it develops. It can be strengthened or it can grow weak, depending on how much you use it. So how does God build your faith? He uses a very predictable process. If you understand it, you can cooperate with it.

First, God gives you a dream for your life. Then, you have to make a decision about it. The third stage is delay, where you wait for God to work in his time. The next stage is difficulty, where God tests you. Then, you might reach a dead end, which will make you want to give up. But, in the end, God always brings you to deliverance, the final stage of his six phases of faith.

How To Trust God for Your Big Dream

If you want to make it in a career, you have to show audacity. Audacity is the courage to think big, to show initiative, and to take risks for a dream while facing the possibility of failure. 

Me

Be of Love

The Bible says, “Do everything with love” (1 Corinthians 16:14 NLT, second edition). “Do everything” — that means in the office, in the car, on a sales trip — whatever. The good news is this really is not hard. It’s easy to underestimate the power of a kind word, a friendly smile, a pat on the back, a genuine compliment, a word of encouragement, and a listening ear.

People need affirmation, attention, and affection. Learn to care about the people you work with and show them God’s love.

“Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love” (Ephesians 4:2 TLB).

Develop Your Character

Do you have a boss who drives you nuts? Think about this. God can use a boss who tests your patience, and he can use a workplace that you’re unhappy in to develop and grow your character. He plants seeds of love, joy, peace, and patience in your heart, and then he fertilizes those seeds while you work.

The answer is character. Life is preparation for eternity. You’re not going to take your career with you to Heaven, but you are going to take your character. And while you are here on Earth, God is developing your character and testing your faithfulness. Will you be faithful to do the right thing, even when you don’t feel like doing the right thing? He’s watching so that he can determine what kind of job he is going to give you in eternity.

Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much .…  If you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?” (Luke 16:10-12 NIV)

HAVE FAITH. PRAY. FAITH. SPEAK INTO EXISTENCE. PRAY

HE SAID HE WILL.

NO TIME FOR BREAKDOWNS. PRAY AND KEEP READING. PRAY. PRAY PRAY. PRAY TO GOD. SPEAK FROM THE HEART AND PRAY YOU VISION TO THE GOD ALL MIGHTY. HE WILL DO WHAT HE SAID HE WILL DO. MY GOD IS GREAT. MY GOD IS GOOD. I LOVE THE LORD. HE DID IT BEFORE AND HE WILL DO IT AGAIN.

GMAT TOMORROW LETS GO!!!!

Prince of Peace

“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.” (Philippians 4:6-7 NLT)

These verses tell us that worry is never from God. It only creates pressure in our lives. Those verses also give us this incredible promise: Take your worry to God, and leave it there. Listen to his voice. It will bring peace if you only obey it.

Two weeks away from March 27th, by the grace of God I will do well and get ACCEPTED IN MBA Programs for Fall 2015. Speaking everything into existence, in Jesus name I pray! 

New Desires & Choices

I want to hear from God and so I will...

• listen
• obey
• believe
• receive
• wait
• pray
• not assume
• not ask question

I will. 

Recommitting

Dear God, I want to learn to hear your voice. Help me take these steps of preparation. I want to cultivate an open mind. I want to allocate time to listen. Today, I [commit or recommit] to having a daily quiet time with you and getting into a weekly small group. Help me to eliminate the distractions or the weeds in my life. I want to cooperate with you. Before you even tell me what you want me to do, I’m saying yes in advance to you, Jesus. I surrender my life to you. I pray this in your name. 
Amen.

God speaks to the person who decides in advance to do whatever God says to do.

A Woman in harmony with her spirit
is like a river flowing.
She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination
prepared to be herself
and only herself ” - Maya Angelou

Positive Vibes

Motto:

Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Phil. 4:6

Finding Myself Through A Few Lessons

Thank you for teaching me what love looks and feels like! I almost forgot for a second...

Stay True to the Lord

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.

Proverbs 16:3 NIV

Fat Tuesday 2015

Here’s the principle of sowing and reaping: Whenever you have a need, you plant a seed. Whatever it is you need — more time, more energy, more money, more support, more relationships, more wisdom — just plant a seed. If you need more time, give more time to your kids. If you need more money, give it away to someone who needs it. If you need more wisdom, share what wisdom you have with others. Give yourself away!

It may not make sense to you to give away something that you need more of, but that is exactly the kind of attitude that God wants to bless and that will produce fruit in your life. When you have a need, don’t gripe about it, don’t wish about it, and you don’t even have to pray about it — just plant a seed!

Time to plant a seed......

Season of Contentment

“But as for me, my contentment is not in wealth but in seeing you and knowing all is well between us. And when I awake in heaven, I will be fully satisfied, for I will see you face-to-face.” (Psalm17:15 TLB)

Life is not about things. You’ve got to maintain the right perspective about possessions, or you’ll be possessed by your possessions. You’ve got to realize none of it is going to last.

Never judge your self worth by your net worth. Never think your value is related to your valuables. Realize that the greatest things in life aren’t things. You didn’t bring anything into the world, and you’re not taking anything out of it. Life is not about acquisition or achievement. Life is about relationship and learning how to love God and other people.

The best way to remember that your life is not about things is to build your life on eternal priorities. Focus on what will last forever. Every possession is temporary, so don’t build your life on acquiring possessions. Only two things are going to last forever: the Word of God and people.

Entering a new phase and accepting whats to come in the near future. Not anxious but excited for what's instore!

CONTENTMENT and not COMPARISON