Hello blessed people of Blogsville
I want to apologise for being out of touch for a while now. My laptop has finally given up on me and I have been in the middle of so many things.
I do trust and believe that God has everything under control and my testimony will be shared right here and you all will be witnesses to the goodness, greatness and awesomeness of our God.
Let me just leave you for now with this:
To that person that feels there is no hope and it's the end and there's no way out- Don't give up on God. Hold on to Him. He is the author and finisher of your/our faith. There is a new anointing that is being poured out and that anointing is able to silence any and every opposition that may be standing against you. The New anointing lifts every siege and removes all kinds of reproach. The new anointing transforms every situation.
To whomever this may apply to: begin to thank God for the past, the present and the future. God has it all in control.
Remain Blessed Darlings
VirtuousKelly
xxx
Saturday 29 October 2011
Saturday 15 October 2011
What Praise Can Do
Hello People!!!!!
I apologise for not dropping a post earlier on this week. So many unexpected things came up this week but I thank God cos in all things I am more than a conqueror through Christ who dwells in me. Somebody shout Hallelujah!!!!!
On this glorious Saturday morning I just want to drop a few lines to give you my first hand experience on what PRAISE can do.
I noticed a lot of visitors who come to my blog usually visit my post 'The Importance of Prayer' and I believe it has blessed them so I will give my experience also on praise.
Recently, a lot has been going on around me. There are some prayer requests I have and also partnership prayers that concern me that I pray about as well. Sometimes its hard to get into that zone when you want to really go all deep. In those situations I just tell myself to PRAISE God.
Now most of us (I included) have confused Praise to be that part of the singing, clapping and fast beat phase while worship is the more solemn phase. Due to my experience I beg to differ.
There are times when no song comes to your mind but you remember the goodness of God, His awesome power,His majesty and you begin to Praise Him. You Praising Him is an ACT of Worship in itself. The two are one and the same. It's more than the singing, its more than the clapping. It's more of a lifestyle of always having a reason to appreciate God for what He has done, what he is doing and what He will do. Most times Simply for who He is.
On Tuesday I had an awesome experience. At first the spirit was willing to pray but the flesh was weak because I had a somewhat nasty episode at work. All I wanted to do was follow my usual routine prayer and get it over and done with. Little did I know that God had a different plan for me.
So here I was about to go on my knees but while standing in my little room I just began to sing praises to God. Thinking back on it all those songs had one thing in common: They all had the theme of THANKFULNESS. Now at the time I didn't think of what I was being thankful for considering the fact that I didn't exactly have the best day. However that went on for about 20-25 mins. It came so easy that when I thought I was finally released and got on my knees to get my so called 'worship Phase' started all I could do was minister to God with words. His faithfulness, His kindness, His ability to always show up.
People I am glad I was not released early that night to go ahead with a routine prayer just cos I felt I had to. I am glad I was able to submit to His will and Praise Him the way I did. In Praising Him I worshipped His Majesty and the extent of His love for me.
On Wednesday morning all invigorated after such a powerful night session the day was worse than the last. I am sure you were expecting me to say all will be fine. Nope Worse I tell you. Right until getting home.
But People when you praise and worship God in the midst of your circumstances and you surrender everything to Him: I tell you THINGS HAPPEN!!!
Nothing happened on Thursday. All I was lead to do was read some Psalms for encouragement (Psalms 56: 3-4 and Psalm 144: 7 and 11.)
But people on Friday my God showed up for me in a wonderful way. How it came about I do not know all I know is that it has to be God only God. And I attribute it to the day I submitted to His will to Praise Him.
I can not begin to explain to you the level of joy I feel. God is taking me through something and after the first stage of manifestation on Friday I thanked and praised Him some more because I know He who began a GREAT work in me will be Faithful and more than Able to complete it.
People Watch This Space. More is about to come. Because when the Praises Go up, the Blessings come down.
This is my experience. Prayer is important but do not forget the importance of Praise as well.
Please share your experience with me and with visitors on this blog. You do not know who may need encouragement from your experience(s).
Stay Blessed and with an attitude of Praise
VirtuousKelly
xxx
I apologise for not dropping a post earlier on this week. So many unexpected things came up this week but I thank God cos in all things I am more than a conqueror through Christ who dwells in me. Somebody shout Hallelujah!!!!!
On this glorious Saturday morning I just want to drop a few lines to give you my first hand experience on what PRAISE can do.
I noticed a lot of visitors who come to my blog usually visit my post 'The Importance of Prayer' and I believe it has blessed them so I will give my experience also on praise.
Recently, a lot has been going on around me. There are some prayer requests I have and also partnership prayers that concern me that I pray about as well. Sometimes its hard to get into that zone when you want to really go all deep. In those situations I just tell myself to PRAISE God.
Now most of us (I included) have confused Praise to be that part of the singing, clapping and fast beat phase while worship is the more solemn phase. Due to my experience I beg to differ.
There are times when no song comes to your mind but you remember the goodness of God, His awesome power,His majesty and you begin to Praise Him. You Praising Him is an ACT of Worship in itself. The two are one and the same. It's more than the singing, its more than the clapping. It's more of a lifestyle of always having a reason to appreciate God for what He has done, what he is doing and what He will do. Most times Simply for who He is.
On Tuesday I had an awesome experience. At first the spirit was willing to pray but the flesh was weak because I had a somewhat nasty episode at work. All I wanted to do was follow my usual routine prayer and get it over and done with. Little did I know that God had a different plan for me.
So here I was about to go on my knees but while standing in my little room I just began to sing praises to God. Thinking back on it all those songs had one thing in common: They all had the theme of THANKFULNESS. Now at the time I didn't think of what I was being thankful for considering the fact that I didn't exactly have the best day. However that went on for about 20-25 mins. It came so easy that when I thought I was finally released and got on my knees to get my so called 'worship Phase' started all I could do was minister to God with words. His faithfulness, His kindness, His ability to always show up.
People I am glad I was not released early that night to go ahead with a routine prayer just cos I felt I had to. I am glad I was able to submit to His will and Praise Him the way I did. In Praising Him I worshipped His Majesty and the extent of His love for me.
On Wednesday morning all invigorated after such a powerful night session the day was worse than the last. I am sure you were expecting me to say all will be fine. Nope Worse I tell you. Right until getting home.
But People when you praise and worship God in the midst of your circumstances and you surrender everything to Him: I tell you THINGS HAPPEN!!!
Nothing happened on Thursday. All I was lead to do was read some Psalms for encouragement (Psalms 56: 3-4 and Psalm 144: 7 and 11.)
But people on Friday my God showed up for me in a wonderful way. How it came about I do not know all I know is that it has to be God only God. And I attribute it to the day I submitted to His will to Praise Him.
I can not begin to explain to you the level of joy I feel. God is taking me through something and after the first stage of manifestation on Friday I thanked and praised Him some more because I know He who began a GREAT work in me will be Faithful and more than Able to complete it.
People Watch This Space. More is about to come. Because when the Praises Go up, the Blessings come down.
This is my experience. Prayer is important but do not forget the importance of Praise as well.
Please share your experience with me and with visitors on this blog. You do not know who may need encouragement from your experience(s).
Stay Blessed and with an attitude of Praise
VirtuousKelly
xxx
Monday 10 October 2011
Psalms I love: Psalms 66
Hello Wonderful People!!!!!
How did the weekend go?
Mine was fine;busy;but fine.
It seems I'll have 3 posts in this week...Somebody shout Hallelujah!!!!!
Yesterday I was re-introduced to a Psalm I must have read before. However a verse from the psalm was read during service yesterday and prompted me to read the whole psalm.
Trust me to do some research on it. (Insert what's app smiling face smiley)
'Praise is the topic, and the subjects for song are the Lord's great works, his gracious benefits, his faithful deliverances, and all his dealings with his people, brought to a close by a personal testimony to special kindness received by the prophet bard himself. Ps 66:1-4 are a kind of introductory hymn, calling upon all nations to praise God, and dictating to them the words of a suitable song. Ps 66:5-7 invite the beholder to "Come and see" the works of the Lord, pointing attention to the Red Sea, and perhaps the passage of Jordan. This suggests the similar position of the afflicted people which is described, and its joyful issue predicted, Ps 66:8-12. The singer then becomes personal, and confesses his own obligations to the Lord (Ps 66:13-15); and, bursting forth with a vehement "Come and hear, "declares with thanksgiving the special favour of the Lord to himself, Ps 66:16-20.'
(Excerpt gotten from The Treasury of David by Charles H. Spurgeon)
This Psalm is made up of 20 verses. My favourite verses are:
Verse 3: Say to God,
“How awesome are Your works!
Through the greatness of Your power
Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
This for some reason just makes me want to burst out with joy. My God is Awesome and not only that but through the greatness of his power which is demonstrated in the works of creation and beyond, enemies submit themselves.
Kelly's Interpretation: When I am troubled all I need to remember is how Awesome and Great my God is: in remembering how great he is every problem becomes smaller compared to Him.
Verse 12: 'You have caused men to ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water;
But You brought us out to rich fulfilment.'
Kelly's Interpretation: Even when I go through adverse situations I will always hold on knowing that God will surely bring me out better and brighter than before. Abundance is the word.
Verse 18: If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear.
Kelly's Interpretation: At times when I sin the Lord does not hear and I become susceptible to the wiles of the enemy. Therefore I must always ask God to forgive me of my sins in order for my prayers to be answered.
Verse 19 and 20: 'But certainly God has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer,
Nor His mercy from me!'
Kelly's Interpretation: Because we serve a merciful God He will attend to our prayers. We are his children created in His image. No good thing will he deny us. All Praise be to him.
The whole Psalm is power packed. I have only highlighted verses that jumped out at me. Please read the whole of it and let me know which verses jump out at you :-) or better still your own interpretation to the whole Psalm
Don't miss me
I'll be back soon
Yours with Love
VirtuousKelly
xxx
How did the weekend go?
Mine was fine;busy;but fine.
It seems I'll have 3 posts in this week...Somebody shout Hallelujah!!!!!
Yesterday I was re-introduced to a Psalm I must have read before. However a verse from the psalm was read during service yesterday and prompted me to read the whole psalm.
Trust me to do some research on it. (Insert what's app smiling face smiley)
'Praise is the topic, and the subjects for song are the Lord's great works, his gracious benefits, his faithful deliverances, and all his dealings with his people, brought to a close by a personal testimony to special kindness received by the prophet bard himself. Ps 66:1-4 are a kind of introductory hymn, calling upon all nations to praise God, and dictating to them the words of a suitable song. Ps 66:5-7 invite the beholder to "Come and see" the works of the Lord, pointing attention to the Red Sea, and perhaps the passage of Jordan. This suggests the similar position of the afflicted people which is described, and its joyful issue predicted, Ps 66:8-12. The singer then becomes personal, and confesses his own obligations to the Lord (Ps 66:13-15); and, bursting forth with a vehement "Come and hear, "declares with thanksgiving the special favour of the Lord to himself, Ps 66:16-20.'
(Excerpt gotten from The Treasury of David by Charles H. Spurgeon)
This Psalm is made up of 20 verses. My favourite verses are:
Verse 3: Say to God,
“How awesome are Your works!
Through the greatness of Your power
Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
This for some reason just makes me want to burst out with joy. My God is Awesome and not only that but through the greatness of his power which is demonstrated in the works of creation and beyond, enemies submit themselves.
Kelly's Interpretation: When I am troubled all I need to remember is how Awesome and Great my God is: in remembering how great he is every problem becomes smaller compared to Him.
Verse 12: 'You have caused men to ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water;
But You brought us out to rich fulfilment.'
Kelly's Interpretation: Even when I go through adverse situations I will always hold on knowing that God will surely bring me out better and brighter than before. Abundance is the word.
Verse 18: If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear.
Kelly's Interpretation: At times when I sin the Lord does not hear and I become susceptible to the wiles of the enemy. Therefore I must always ask God to forgive me of my sins in order for my prayers to be answered.
Verse 19 and 20: 'But certainly God has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer,
Nor His mercy from me!'
Kelly's Interpretation: Because we serve a merciful God He will attend to our prayers. We are his children created in His image. No good thing will he deny us. All Praise be to him.
The whole Psalm is power packed. I have only highlighted verses that jumped out at me. Please read the whole of it and let me know which verses jump out at you :-) or better still your own interpretation to the whole Psalm
Don't miss me
I'll be back soon
Yours with Love
VirtuousKelly
xxx
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Hymns I Love: How Great Thou Art
Hello Blessed People
Hope your week has been blessed so far?
As for me I am tracing my steps back to my master. Enjoying every moment I spend with Him. Embracing Him in a new way and experiencing His presence like never before. These days I just want to burst out singing praises and worshipping Him. I thank God for His love.
Well in the spirit of my last post which you can read here I was taken back to this Hymn I love so much. It's a wonder how I don't know the full lyrics by heart considering the fact that I sing/listen to this song (well not the whole hymn) almost everyday. And thanks to CeCe Winans' rendition my love for it has grown deeper.
Why do I love this Hymn?
It is deep. Very deep. The Hymn writer tried to put in words the awesomeness and greatness of God by showcasing his creation( verse 1 and 2), the depth of his love for us by sending his son Jesus (verse 3) and also tried to create a picture of how majestic the second coming would be (verse 4). The hymn reminds me that God's awesomeness supersedes our wildest imaginations. Imagine what this God can do for you? Yes EVERYTHING!!!!!
Brief History:
The Hymn is actually based on a Swedish poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg.
'Carl Boberg and some friends were returning home to Mönsterås from Kronobäck, where they had participated in an afternoon service. Nature was at its peak that radiant afternoon. Presently a thundercloud appeared on the horizon, and soon sharp lightning flashed across the sky. Strong winds swept over the meadows and billowing fields of grain. The thunder pealed in loud claps. Then rain came in cool fresh showers. In a little while the storm was over, and a rainbow appeared.
When Boberg arrived home, he opened the window and saw the bay of Mönsterås like a mirror before him… From the woods on the other side of the bay, he heard the song of a thrush…the church bells were tolling in the quiet evening. It was this series of sights, sounds, and experiences that inspired the writing of the song'
It is believed that inspiration was also drawn from Psalm 8.
Here are the wonderful Lyrics:
O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed;
Refrain:
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
When through the woods and forest glades I wander
and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
and hear the brook, and feel he gentle breeze;
Refrain
And when I think that God his son not sparing,
Sent him to die - I scarce can take it in,
That on the cross my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin:
Refrain
When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home- what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
And there proclaim, my God, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
That's it people. If you are a lover of hymns like I am please share your favourite hymn(s) with me as well.
Enjoy the rest of the week and don't forget How Great our God is...
VirtuousKelly
xxx
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Great_Thou_Art_(hymn)
http://www.pietisten.org/winter0203/howgreat.html
Hope your week has been blessed so far?
As for me I am tracing my steps back to my master. Enjoying every moment I spend with Him. Embracing Him in a new way and experiencing His presence like never before. These days I just want to burst out singing praises and worshipping Him. I thank God for His love.
Well in the spirit of my last post which you can read here I was taken back to this Hymn I love so much. It's a wonder how I don't know the full lyrics by heart considering the fact that I sing/listen to this song (well not the whole hymn) almost everyday. And thanks to CeCe Winans' rendition my love for it has grown deeper.
Why do I love this Hymn?
It is deep. Very deep. The Hymn writer tried to put in words the awesomeness and greatness of God by showcasing his creation( verse 1 and 2), the depth of his love for us by sending his son Jesus (verse 3) and also tried to create a picture of how majestic the second coming would be (verse 4). The hymn reminds me that God's awesomeness supersedes our wildest imaginations. Imagine what this God can do for you? Yes EVERYTHING!!!!!
Brief History:
The Hymn is actually based on a Swedish poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg.
'Carl Boberg and some friends were returning home to Mönsterås from Kronobäck, where they had participated in an afternoon service. Nature was at its peak that radiant afternoon. Presently a thundercloud appeared on the horizon, and soon sharp lightning flashed across the sky. Strong winds swept over the meadows and billowing fields of grain. The thunder pealed in loud claps. Then rain came in cool fresh showers. In a little while the storm was over, and a rainbow appeared.
When Boberg arrived home, he opened the window and saw the bay of Mönsterås like a mirror before him… From the woods on the other side of the bay, he heard the song of a thrush…the church bells were tolling in the quiet evening. It was this series of sights, sounds, and experiences that inspired the writing of the song'
It is believed that inspiration was also drawn from Psalm 8.
Here are the wonderful Lyrics:
O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed;
Refrain:
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
When through the woods and forest glades I wander
and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
and hear the brook, and feel he gentle breeze;
Refrain
And when I think that God his son not sparing,
Sent him to die - I scarce can take it in,
That on the cross my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin:
Refrain
When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home- what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
And there proclaim, my God, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
That's it people. If you are a lover of hymns like I am please share your favourite hymn(s) with me as well.
Enjoy the rest of the week and don't forget How Great our God is...
VirtuousKelly
xxx
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Great_Thou_Art_(hymn)
http://www.pietisten.org/winter0203/howgreat.html
Monday 3 October 2011
Going Back To Basics
Hello People!!!!!
Hope you had a fantastic weekend and if you are in the United Kingdom area I hope this heat wave did not drive you slightly insane as it did to me...
Oh well we thank God for it all.
I'm quite early posting this week but it's all good as I feel this post is an appropriate post for an early post :-)
Yesterday I got talking with #AOD# and it ventured into one of our deep conversations. Now when we get into such conversations I tend to withdraw slightly and think of my words well before I speak so that I don't look silly.
Anyway he asked me a question; very simple yet I took it overboard with over thinking the question. The question was:
What is my(His) uppermost priority?
Now this question is a straight forward question that requires more often than not a single word answer.
Now here I was silent for about 30seconds thinking to myself what answer does this man want to hear from me now. The first thing that came into my mind I said to him but it did not seem to be the right answer and then I went ahead to say the next thing that came to my mind. The first was a word (name) the second was more or less an explanation.
For both answers they were wrong. And I think God was using #AOD# to remind me to go back to the basics. The simple answer he was expecting me to say was GOD.
Now why I didn't say this first I do not know. In everything I do right down to my twitter bio I describe myself as one whose aim is to please her master: that is my main purpose. And here I was being asked the same question by my other half and I had fumbled. I felt totally disappointment in myself. Not because I had failed to give the correct answer to #AOD# but because I felt I had let God down. It's like I had been going on with my daily routine of do this, pray this, read the bible this, go to church this and I had totally left out the person behind the wheel of it all.
I thank God for using #AOD# to remind me about what is really important. Pleasing GOD and doing His will ought to be and is my uppermost priority in life. It is sometimes easy to get so caught up in the rat race of life that one forgets that simple principle. May the Lord forgive me.
All through the night I tossed and turned with guilt. I have asked God to forgive me and I know He has. He then took me to two scriptures in the bible:
Matthew 6:33
'But seek FIRST his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well'
Romans 8: 28
'And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to his PURPOSE'
These two scriptures I have read previously over and over again. But reading it this morning showed me that in putting God as the topmost priority the chasing of life's pleasures becomes irrelevant as these are automatically added to me once I acknowledge his SUPREMACY and Leading in my life.
The verse in Romans 8 also reiterates that as we put God first(By virtue of our love for Him: following His will and direction for our lives) we become part and parcel of His purpose and in becoming part and parcel of that PURPOSE all things ought to and will work together for our good.
I am so going back to basics. I urge you to please take some time to ask yourself this question? If you can truly answer this question and sincerely know that God is not the first thing that comes to mind please I encourage you to take the step I have taken and ask for forgiveness and GO BACK TO BASICS.
Selah
VirtuousKelly
xxx
Hope you had a fantastic weekend and if you are in the United Kingdom area I hope this heat wave did not drive you slightly insane as it did to me...
Oh well we thank God for it all.
I'm quite early posting this week but it's all good as I feel this post is an appropriate post for an early post :-)
Yesterday I got talking with #AOD# and it ventured into one of our deep conversations. Now when we get into such conversations I tend to withdraw slightly and think of my words well before I speak so that I don't look silly.
Anyway he asked me a question; very simple yet I took it overboard with over thinking the question. The question was:
What is my(His) uppermost priority?
Now this question is a straight forward question that requires more often than not a single word answer.
Now here I was silent for about 30seconds thinking to myself what answer does this man want to hear from me now. The first thing that came into my mind I said to him but it did not seem to be the right answer and then I went ahead to say the next thing that came to my mind. The first was a word (name) the second was more or less an explanation.
For both answers they were wrong. And I think God was using #AOD# to remind me to go back to the basics. The simple answer he was expecting me to say was GOD.
Now why I didn't say this first I do not know. In everything I do right down to my twitter bio I describe myself as one whose aim is to please her master: that is my main purpose. And here I was being asked the same question by my other half and I had fumbled. I felt totally disappointment in myself. Not because I had failed to give the correct answer to #AOD# but because I felt I had let God down. It's like I had been going on with my daily routine of do this, pray this, read the bible this, go to church this and I had totally left out the person behind the wheel of it all.
I thank God for using #AOD# to remind me about what is really important. Pleasing GOD and doing His will ought to be and is my uppermost priority in life. It is sometimes easy to get so caught up in the rat race of life that one forgets that simple principle. May the Lord forgive me.
All through the night I tossed and turned with guilt. I have asked God to forgive me and I know He has. He then took me to two scriptures in the bible:
Matthew 6:33
'But seek FIRST his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well'
Romans 8: 28
'And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to his PURPOSE'
These two scriptures I have read previously over and over again. But reading it this morning showed me that in putting God as the topmost priority the chasing of life's pleasures becomes irrelevant as these are automatically added to me once I acknowledge his SUPREMACY and Leading in my life.
The verse in Romans 8 also reiterates that as we put God first(By virtue of our love for Him: following His will and direction for our lives) we become part and parcel of His purpose and in becoming part and parcel of that PURPOSE all things ought to and will work together for our good.
I am so going back to basics. I urge you to please take some time to ask yourself this question? If you can truly answer this question and sincerely know that God is not the first thing that comes to mind please I encourage you to take the step I have taken and ask for forgiveness and GO BACK TO BASICS.
Selah
VirtuousKelly
xxx
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