Friday, August 12, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
His Grace IS Sufficient
From one of my favorite devotional book, I pray this encourages you today:
"And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness" Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me." ~ 2 Corinthians 2:9 NKJV
2 Corinthians 12:9
The Message (MSG)
(verses 7-10)
"Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan's angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn't think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me,
My grace is enough; it's all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness.
Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ's strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become."
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"....Never turn God's facts into hopes, or prayers, but simply use them as realities, and you will find them powerful as you believe them."
~ Prebendary H.W. Webb Peploe
"He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater,
He sendeth more strength when the labors increase;
To added affliction He added His mercies,
To multiplied trials His multiplied peace.
When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed ere the day is half done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources
Our Father's full giving is only begun.
His love has no limit, His grace has no measure,
His power no boundary known unto men;
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth and giveth and giveth again."
~ Annie Johnson Flint
From Steams In the Desert - Volume 1
Be IN courage.
United with you in strength and victory,
With love,
Linda Michelle
"And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness" Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me." ~ 2 Corinthians 2:9 NKJV
2 Corinthians 12:9
The Message (MSG)
(verses 7-10)
"Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan's angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn't think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me,
My grace is enough; it's all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness.
Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ's strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"....Never turn God's facts into hopes, or prayers, but simply use them as realities, and you will find them powerful as you believe them."
~ Prebendary H.W. Webb Peploe
"He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater,
He sendeth more strength when the labors increase;
To added affliction He added His mercies,
To multiplied trials His multiplied peace.
When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed ere the day is half done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources
Our Father's full giving is only begun.
His love has no limit, His grace has no measure,
His power no boundary known unto men;
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth and giveth and giveth again."
~ Annie Johnson Flint
From Steams In the Desert - Volume 1
Be IN courage.
United with you in strength and victory,
With love,
Linda Michelle
Monday, July 25, 2011
Fear Not.
"The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him, and all the upright in heart shall glory." Psalm 64:10
"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
and whose hope is the Lord.
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
which spread out its roots by the river;
and will not fear when heat comes;
but its leaf will be green,
and will not be anxious in the year of drought,
nor will cease from yielding fruit." Jeremiah 17:7-8
"The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;
therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
and with my song I will praise Him." Psalm 28:7
"There's a stampede of fear out there. Let's not get caught in it. Let's be among those who stay calm. Let's recognize danger but not be overwhelmed. Acknowledge threats but refuse to be defined by them. Let others breathe the polluted air of anxiety, not us. Let's be numbered among those who hear a different voice, God's.
Enough of these shouts of despair, wails of doom. Why pay heed to the doomsayers on Wall Street or the purveyor of gloom in the newspaper? We will incline our ears elsewhere: upward. We will turn to our Maker, and because we do, we will fear less."
~ Fearless; Fear Not - For I Am With You Always Promise Book by Max Lucado
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but (He has given us a spirit) of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control." 2 Timothy 1:7 Amplified
Be IN courage.
United with you in strength and victory,
Linda Michelle
"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
and whose hope is the Lord.
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
which spread out its roots by the river;
and will not fear when heat comes;
but its leaf will be green,
and will not be anxious in the year of drought,
nor will cease from yielding fruit." Jeremiah 17:7-8
"The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;
therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
and with my song I will praise Him." Psalm 28:7
"There's a stampede of fear out there. Let's not get caught in it. Let's be among those who stay calm. Let's recognize danger but not be overwhelmed. Acknowledge threats but refuse to be defined by them. Let others breathe the polluted air of anxiety, not us. Let's be numbered among those who hear a different voice, God's.
Enough of these shouts of despair, wails of doom. Why pay heed to the doomsayers on Wall Street or the purveyor of gloom in the newspaper? We will incline our ears elsewhere: upward. We will turn to our Maker, and because we do, we will fear less."
~ Fearless; Fear Not - For I Am With You Always Promise Book by Max Lucado
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but (He has given us a spirit) of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control." 2 Timothy 1:7 Amplified
Be IN courage.
United with you in strength and victory,
Linda Michelle
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Join us at our next Empowering Workshop
RISING WOMEN of K.I.M Presents
A workshop for every women & girl…
Rahab (A horrible Life Redeemed-Joshua 2:1)
"Abuse & Incest Workshop"
Linda Michelle Trainer ~
Elegant Doves International Inc.
Do you know the signs? & Is there recovery for those who’ve experienced it?
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2011
Time:1-3pm
Location: Kingdom Investment Ministry
Pastor James Murphy, Jr.
2219 Idlewood Road Tucker, GA 30084
*Incest/sexual abuse disclosure
*Healing & Prevention
*Courage in fulfilling God's will & purpose
*Hope & healing in marriage
*One's value & worth in God's view
A workshop for every women & girl…
Rahab (A horrible Life Redeemed-Joshua 2:1)
"Abuse & Incest Workshop"
Linda Michelle Trainer ~
Elegant Doves International Inc.
Do you know the signs? & Is there recovery for those who’ve experienced it?
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2011
Time:1-3pm
Location: Kingdom Investment Ministry
Pastor James Murphy, Jr.
2219 Idlewood Road Tucker, GA 30084
*Incest/sexual abuse disclosure
*Healing & Prevention
*Courage in fulfilling God's will & purpose
*Hope & healing in marriage
*One's value & worth in God's view
Saturday, May 28, 2011
You are Worthy
This timeless message from Bishop TD Jakes rings true through the Holy Spirit as much today as it did when He first wrote it in "The Lady, Her Lover and Her Lord".
Receive this Rhema Word for yourself today.
"...It is dangerous for all to know your worth and you not know it yourself. If you do not know what you have, you will not know when you lose it. It is only when one is aware of a treasure that it is treated with respect and kept away from villains and opportunists. Do you know your own worth, O woman of virtue? Your knowing it is not boasting. It is affirming yourself so that you will have virtue to assist others. It is almost impossible to give out to others what has not been deposited..."
(End Quote).
T.D Jakes, The Lady, Her Lover and Her Lord." Page 77
Look in the mirror and recognize who you really are and affirm your worth and value= precious and priceless, through the blood of Jesus Christ.
"...In quietness and in (trusting) confidence shall be your strength."
Isaiah 30:15 (Amplified version)
Be IN courage.
United with you in strength and victory,
With love,
Linda Michelle
Receive this Rhema Word for yourself today.
"...It is dangerous for all to know your worth and you not know it yourself. If you do not know what you have, you will not know when you lose it. It is only when one is aware of a treasure that it is treated with respect and kept away from villains and opportunists. Do you know your own worth, O woman of virtue? Your knowing it is not boasting. It is affirming yourself so that you will have virtue to assist others. It is almost impossible to give out to others what has not been deposited..."
(End Quote).
T.D Jakes, The Lady, Her Lover and Her Lord." Page 77
Look in the mirror and recognize who you really are and affirm your worth and value= precious and priceless, through the blood of Jesus Christ.
"...In quietness and in (trusting) confidence shall be your strength."
Isaiah 30:15 (Amplified version)
Be IN courage.
United with you in strength and victory,
With love,
Linda Michelle
Thursday, May 12, 2011
4 Things to Remember
God makes all things new.
1. Jesus loves you more than you can imagine, and His forgiveness never ends."
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
2. God has a special plan for your life and wants you to succeed.
"Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you your heart's desires." Psalm 37:4
3. Jesus wants to move mountains in your life and can change impossible circumstances in a moment's time.
"For the LORD is the one who shaped the mountains, stirs up the winds, and reveals His thoughts to mankind. He turns the light of dawn into darkness and treads on the helgihts of the earth." Amos 4:13
4. God desires to reveal His love in new ways to others through you.
"But if we love each other, God lives in us, and His love is brought to full expression through us." 1 John 4:12
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"I LOVE YOU with and everlasting Love. The human mind cannot comprehend My constancy. Your emotions flicker and falter in the face of varying circumstances, and you tend to project your fickle feelings onto Me. Thus, you do not benefit fully from My unfailing Love.
You need to look beyond the flux of circumstances and discover Me gazing lovingly back at you. This awarness of My Presence strengthens you, as you receive and respond to My Love. I am the same yesterday, today and forever! Let My love flow into you continually. Your need for Me is as constant as the outflow of My Love to you."
Jeremiah 31:3; Exodus 15:13; Hebrews 13:8
Be IN courage!
Complied with love,
Linda Michelle
1. Jesus loves you more than you can imagine, and His forgiveness never ends."
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
2. God has a special plan for your life and wants you to succeed.
"Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you your heart's desires." Psalm 37:4
3. Jesus wants to move mountains in your life and can change impossible circumstances in a moment's time.
"For the LORD is the one who shaped the mountains, stirs up the winds, and reveals His thoughts to mankind. He turns the light of dawn into darkness and treads on the helgihts of the earth." Amos 4:13
4. God desires to reveal His love in new ways to others through you.
"But if we love each other, God lives in us, and His love is brought to full expression through us." 1 John 4:12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I LOVE YOU with and everlasting Love. The human mind cannot comprehend My constancy. Your emotions flicker and falter in the face of varying circumstances, and you tend to project your fickle feelings onto Me. Thus, you do not benefit fully from My unfailing Love.
You need to look beyond the flux of circumstances and discover Me gazing lovingly back at you. This awarness of My Presence strengthens you, as you receive and respond to My Love. I am the same yesterday, today and forever! Let My love flow into you continually. Your need for Me is as constant as the outflow of My Love to you."
Jeremiah 31:3; Exodus 15:13; Hebrews 13:8
Be IN courage!
Complied with love,
Linda Michelle
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Join our 8 Week Women's Incest Recovery Tele-Class Tuesday Evenings
"The pain of understanding and healing is far less than the pain of denial and despair". It takes far less time and energy to deal, head on with circumstances and situations, than it does to put them off and allowing them to linger. Matters of the heart and soul are no different. NOW is the acceptable time.
Join me for our 8 week women's Incest Recovery Tele-class. Every Tuesday evening, April 19 - June 7, from 8pm until 10pm (EST), from the privacy and comfort of your own home or office, via private conference call phone line, you can begin the process of moving from your pain, confusion and/or frustration surrounding your issues with incest onto wholeness, healing and restored joy.
We will be using several "tools" to help facilitate our understanding along our journey further into healing and wholeness, with Joyce Meyer's "Beauty for Ashes" as our foundational focus.
The cost of $25 includes all materials. Scholarships are available, so there is no excuse to hold you back from this opportunity. NONE. Fear is not an excuse. FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real. Know this, "If there is HOPE in the future, there is POWER in the present.
Be IN courage, for real. I am taking the journey with you. It is NOW time to go to your destiny.
Register today. Log onto www.elegantdoves.org or email me at info@elegantdoves.org, or call me at 770.310.6434.
Please print this page and share with your friends, sisters, nieces, cousins, church members and co-workers and ask them to share with their friends, sisters, nieces,cousins, church members and co-workers - anyone and everyone you care about.
Studies have found that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday and only 1 in 10 will tell. This means there are MORE THAN 42 MILLION adult survivors of child sexual abuse in the US.
This just may be the encouragement and gentle "nudge" they need to finally take that step towards their victory over this issue, once and for all. And you may just be the vessel God has have waiting on to work through. Now is the acceptable time.
"Fear not (there is nothing to fear), for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God." Isaiah 41:10 (amplified version)
With blessings and joy,
Linda Michelle
Join me for our 8 week women's Incest Recovery Tele-class. Every Tuesday evening, April 19 - June 7, from 8pm until 10pm (EST), from the privacy and comfort of your own home or office, via private conference call phone line, you can begin the process of moving from your pain, confusion and/or frustration surrounding your issues with incest onto wholeness, healing and restored joy.
We will be using several "tools" to help facilitate our understanding along our journey further into healing and wholeness, with Joyce Meyer's "Beauty for Ashes" as our foundational focus.
The cost of $25 includes all materials. Scholarships are available, so there is no excuse to hold you back from this opportunity. NONE. Fear is not an excuse. FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real. Know this, "If there is HOPE in the future, there is POWER in the present.
Be IN courage, for real. I am taking the journey with you. It is NOW time to go to your destiny.
Register today. Log onto www.elegantdoves.org or email me at info@elegantdoves.org, or call me at 770.310.6434.
Please print this page and share with your friends, sisters, nieces, cousins, church members and co-workers and ask them to share with their friends, sisters, nieces,cousins, church members and co-workers - anyone and everyone you care about.
Studies have found that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday and only 1 in 10 will tell. This means there are MORE THAN 42 MILLION adult survivors of child sexual abuse in the US.
This just may be the encouragement and gentle "nudge" they need to finally take that step towards their victory over this issue, once and for all. And you may just be the vessel God has have waiting on to work through. Now is the acceptable time.
"Fear not (there is nothing to fear), for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God." Isaiah 41:10 (amplified version)
With blessings and joy,
Linda Michelle
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