Take a Knee

I recently saw the movie "After Earth" and I really loved the story and the message. One of my most favorite parts of the movie is when the son, Kitai, has just left his father in order to save both of their lives. The thing is, Kitai has never been out on His own before, and his surroundings are freaking him out big time. His father tells him over the radio "Kitai, take a knee...assess" and he would do what his father said. After he would do this he would stand back up at peace and ready to face whatever would come next. Throughout the movie the father would tell him to take a knee, and in the end of the movie when the son could no longer hear his father voice, the son took a knee all by himself. Then saved the day. The Holy Spirit showed me that I could apply this "take a knee" to my own life.  

I was at work and my employer was having a bad day, and well she took it out on me for a few minutes. I was right at the edge of being ticked of. Then I heard Holy Spirit say "Janell, take a knee". I smiled and knew he was right. I couldn't take a knee for real because I was right in the middle of work, but I took a knee in my spirit. So I did what Kitai did, I centered myself in God, remembered who I was in Christ, that my peace comes from God. Nothing can take my peace away unless I give it. And well I wasn't going to let my stressed out employer dim my joy. 

When trails come a lot of times we will do what young Kitai did...we freak out! We tell everyone of our troubles and make the problem bigger than it was. Instead we should go to God and take a knee and do a assessment on what God thinks and who we are in Him. We should always get on our knees before God in all things, no matter if it's big or small. 

"Kitai...Take a knee..."

So after I took a knee in my spirit I felt so much better..actually my joy increased! I had beaten the plan of the enemy! 

Try this in your own life, take everything to God.....My Friend, take a knee... 


Whatsoever Think...

World of Wondrous Things

I love fairy tales...this is a fact, so it's no surprise that I fell in love with the classic Thumbelina as a little girl. I didn't own the movie as a kid so whenever I went to grandma’s house I would always watch it. Now as an adult I own the DVD (I feel no shame) and I still really enjoy the story. So when God brought this movie to mind tonight, I immediately thought of the movies main song:

Let me be your wings let me be your only love

Let me take you far beyond the stars

Let me be your wings

Let me lift you high above

Everything we're dreaming of will soon be ours

Anything that you desire

Anything at all

Every day I'll take you higher

And I'll never let you fall

Let me be your wings

Leave behind the world you know

For another world of wondrous things

We'll see the universe

And dance on Saturn's rings

 It's a beautiful love song right? Tonight I believe the love song is for you from Gods heart. I could just hear Him sing it over you tonight. That he wants to take you far beyond the stars, just leave this world behind and come into a new world of wondrous things. God is so wonderfully in love with you He just wants you to know that. God is so much fun; I believe this is a invitation for you to actually go dance with God on Saturn’s rings if you want! The song also says "Heaven is where you are", You carry heaven with you, don't doubt it! All you have to do is say yes to Him. This life was made to be a wonderful adventure with our God.

Happily Ever After

I've been learning that God can speak to us any way He wants. So I was looking on my news feed and I saw a post from the Disney Princess page (yes I'm a big princess fan!):

"At the stroke of twelve, the spell will be broken and everything will be as it was before."

-Fairy godmother

This saying was from one of my favorite princess movies Cinderella. I looked at the saying that I had heard so many times and it was like I was hearing for the first time... Poor Cinderella! She had everything, great clothes, a personal carriage, a fairy godmother, true love...then she had to give it up after just a few hours. And knowing that she may never get to experience anything like that again. Then a thought hit me...

"What if it was like that with God?"

What if you have had been in a lot of pain, and then one night God shows up big and heals you from everything? But then after the stroke of 12 everything went back the way it was before? 

I have been living right in the middle of revival and when people decide to make it a lifestyle, healing and miracles are sure to follow. So I have seen people get healed, but then a few days or not even that long they are right back in the same pain that they were in before. 

Why would a good God do that? Why tease with healing, when it's not going to last?

Well let me put your mind to ease...He doesn't. He doesn't give us gifts like that only to take it back. God isn't like the fairy godmother who's magic has a expiration date. But you may say"I've been healed before but now I'm back in pain.".

Yes I know, I have experienced the same thing! But here is the deal: the enemy doesn't want you well. Because if you are, then you can serve God, holding nothing back. 

The devil just wants to see if you really want to keep your gift. 

He will try and tell you lies, that it's not real, that you are just imaging it. And if we let ourselves believe those lies, we welcome back the pain we were just set free from. 

There is a lady in my church who was healed in her neck and shoulders just a few weeks ago. She had been dealing with pain and discomfort for a long time, then God healed her! Today she told me that the pain tried to come back. But she said no, that she was healed and the pain left! 

I've talked about it before, but our confessions (words) matter so much more than we know! Hold fast to what God does in you. He is not a man that he should lie. He is a good Father. So if you have been healed, hold on to your promise. Then go release what you were given! It's too much fun! 

Be like Cinderella, when it looked bad she kept holding on to her dream. Never doubting, and she lived happily ever after.

Do you need a miracle? Do you need healing in your body? Comment below and I'll pray for you!