It’s a Daily Process — Not a Quick Fix — Love Being Key
First let me say, we all would know these are trying and difficult times!
Still we shall come out to the other side if we keep our focus on Jesus Christ!
One thing I see, we need more balance in our lives. This message always comes to me first.
Again as I have said before, if any of us think we have ‘arrived’, we have not even started!
“Therefore let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall.” 1 Corinthians 10:12.
I’m just not super impressed with ‘who is who’ in the Kingdom of God. To me all the gifting and abilities in The Body of Christ, don’t mean so much if we are unreachable!
“Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.” Isaiah 65:5.
Still we know we are to give honor to whom honor is due.
“Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.” Romans 13:7.
If we do not balance everything out, we will go down. Who does this speak to first? Me of course, but I am willing to often use myself as an example to edify The Body of Christ.
In my distant past, I have had my daughter say to me, “Mama just where is your common sense?” I was ‘complicating’ something without meaning to. It was simple understanding but I was trying to look at the ‘whole picture’ at one time.
Our Lord will break it down for us. As you all know by now, my favorite Scriptures are Matthew 11:28-30,
“Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My Yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I AM meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My Yoke is easy, and My Burden is light.”
Sometimes we just try to walk so ‘super spiritual’, we just need to get some good ole ‘horse sense’, lol.
Things can be so simple, but we, mankind, can tend to complicate them. Even in The Church (not a building I’m speaking, but His Body) we can make everything so hard!
For instance, why do we get into battles that are not ours?
We can bring a lot of ‘Warfare’ on our own selves at times. Still, if we stay minding our own business, we won’t have to fight so many battles maybe?
First let me say here, I do believe sometimes we need to jump in and help others! That’s not what I’m speaking of here though. It is about ‘meddling’ into something we don’t fully understand.
“He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.” Proverbs 26:17.
“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;” 1 Thessalonians 4:11.
In conclusion, let’s love Jesus; love life, serve without complaint and stand together! Also, let’s stay focused, balanced and above every circumstance ! It’s all About Him (Jesus), anyway…. not us!
Written in love to whoever may need this day. God bless you all.
“Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.” Romans 6:13.
First Published: January 12, 2022.
~ Joyce D. McGuire
My name is Joyce D. McGuire, called to work in and for the Kingdom of God! To lead we must try to follow Jesus Christ closely. That is my heart. I am a Chaplain in the prisons; prophetic intercessor by His grace, author, and a Mother in the Kingdom of God. To many I am simply Mama Joyce. Some favorite verses of mine are Matthew 11:28-30.
Joyce,
Really enjoyed this Word, so TRUE!!! LOVED you saying it was a “DAILY PROCESS” as that right there, breaks it all down to smaller pieces, so it doesnt become overwhelming.
Years ago the LORD kept telling me to “REST” in many ways, through Words, gifts, signs, articles, it didnt seem to stop. GOD had so much patience with me. I kept thinking I was resting, as I’d snooze once in a while. Until the day I ended up in the hospital very sick. GOD literally had to hit me on the head, until I understood what He meant by “REST”.
Please “REST” and take care of your health. You are such a blessing to so many.
Much love, Bev
Thank you Bev and Betty both. I’m just catching up this morning. I pray you have the best of all Christmases and New Years ever, in the Lord. Love you.
❤️
Another great message and perfect timing!
“”Again as I have said before, if any of us think we have ‘arrived’, we have not even started!
“Therefore let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall.” 1 Corinthians 10:12.””
Oh so TRUE! Sometimes it is a moment by moment, especially with kindergartners. They can frazzle my brain, to refocus, I literally look up, asking Father God to “help me”, and He does! Praise God.
Dearest Joyce, I love your comments about complicating it. THe Lord constantly tells me KEEP IT SIMPLE. I love that what is going on in the spirit is mirrored in the natural and vice versa..If I lose my balance, I fall. If my spirit is out of balance, it gets into error, If I receive a word that is out of balance, my spirit will not align with it. Our spirit bears witness to truth and when the truth is mixed with flesh, it is off center and out of balance. GREAT REMINDER, dear friend. We all need it! Love you, Sandi xoxo
Thank you my dear friend for your confirmation.
Loved how you said if the truth is mixed with flesh it is off center and off balance.
A mixture never works is so true! Let us march onto seek the fullness and be pure in all things. Love you much sis.
Thank you both Adams & Shelley for all your responses! I loved and read each reply. It is sooo.. hard for me to even be online right now as having most terrible neck and shoulder pain from typing so much, lol… Believing God for healing.
I, we press on in the Lord. God bless you both. Much love in Christ!
Mama Joyce!
Praying for you! We love you so!
May I invite you to go to “Praying Medic’s site” and listen to one of his wonderful prayer sessions. His latest is very anointed. https://prayingmedic.org/video/
Lay down and soak in the prayer as you ask Holy Spirit to bring His presence, loosen up the weary muscles and take away the pain…
Very interesting…This was a part of my dream last night…Someone in a “military cap” focused in front of a computer needing a deep shoulder rub…I was behind them giving them a deep rub while we were looking at what was taking place on the computer screen, talking about global strategy.
Shelley, you are such an help and ongoing encouragement to us all. Thank you!
I pray any reading will take your advice. So love that site and already have it bookmarked at the top! Very wise and ontract, the praying medic. Love and prayers.
Haha! I can feel the Lord’s JOY!
Such a GREAT JOY to a “Unity in the Brethren”
And just as I was typing I saw and heard, JOYCE…. “RE…JOYCE” (REJOICE!) HE’S RESTORING ALL!!
RE….OH MY! That was the Prophetic “RE’” msg that Sandi shared with us!
And that day on your computer…all that was left of yiur work was a “RE”
OHHH!! BLESSINGS!!
Oh my I almost missed this. Yes and I receive referring to RE.
Thank you dear Shelley! Also, that note that disappeared that day twice shall be wrote again by the Lords grace! Love you
May the Lord touch & heal every bones in your body in Jesus name. I battled same last December . Please Mama, You need to stay off systems for now/temporary until the pain subsides.
Thanks alot for your prompt response Ma’am.
Adams, I am praying to do just that and thank you so much for your concern and prayers! Already I am better but some heaing still to manifest.
Part will be for me to ‘balance’ just as the word was about. I need slow down a little and focus.
Already I am trying make some changes. All of us are just one person and we need not stretch more than is good for us. Holy hugs and prayers.. Mama J
Mama Joyce welcome to your year (2022) of unexplained testimonies! I absolutely agree with your message from the Holy spirit Ma’am. Just two days ago the word “I BALANCE EVERYTHING” (I.e. prayer times, what to say, relationship with even my Haman(s) e.t.c) came to me when I was alone & reflecting on how rough the years had been. Mama Joyce, it is the Grace of God to BALANCE EVERYTHING that has kept me a’live today. Satan worked tirelessly to DISFOCUS me from PRAYING TO GOD & FIXING MY GAZE ON JESUS by using some fellow Christians against me. He wanted me to see what was never an issue to my God as big mountains thereby drawing me nearer to my early grave! This is one major cause of SUICIDE/MENTAL ILLNESS in the society today & even the death of the physical church as some Christians have been jugmental/use hurtful words on others; meddling into what is not an issue & complicating things & other times not minding their own business e.t.c. Many christains are wounded & nursing pains from fellow Christians. Those who are supposed to be TRUE SHEPHERD & care for the FLOCKS are now scattering the FLOCK’S. This is Satan’s greatest trick which he is using on many believers today & they are falling into the trap. May God give us the Grace to fix our gaze on Jesus alone! May we Love everyone sincerely & genuinely with pure love of Christ without complaints, fault finding & pulling others down. May we correct people with love of Christ in Jesus name. God bless you Ma’am.
ahhhh…BALANCE…Yes!
you shared,
“let’s love Jesus;
love life, serve without complaint
and stand together”
As human beings we can complicate things so, but It’s really quite simple with the qualities of humility and love- yes?
Finding our place in the rhythms of His heart perhaps is the key…bc then our “doings”can flow from there ….with all sincerity, and without a hidden agenda.
If we can serve in love without self-promotion, or offence, in a spirit of humility, then that’s the Kingdom, nu ?
Philippians 2:5 in the Passion Translation says, “let His Mindset be our motivation”…
Thank you for your thoughts Mama Joyce
His Grace to lead,
and His peace to hold us firm!
Much love
Philippians 2:1-5 tPt
Joined Together in Perfect Unity
Look at how much encouragement you’ve found in your relationship with the Anointed One! You are filled to overflowing with his comforting love. You have experienced a deepening friendship with the Holy Spirit and have felt his tender affection and mercy.
So I’m asking you, my friends, that you be joined together in perfect unity—with one heart, one passion, and united in one love. Walk together with one harmonious purpose and you will fill my heart with unbounded joy.
Be free from pride-filled opinions, for they will only harm your cherished unity. Don’t allow self-promotion to hide in your hearts, but in authentic humility put others first and view others as more important than yourselves. Abandon every display of selfishness. Possess a greater concern for what matters to others instead of your own interests. And consider the example that Jesus, the Anointed One, has set before us. Let his mindset become your motivation.
Thank you Dear God’s vessel Shelley for been led by the Holy spirit to pen this message! May God give you more Grace & wisdom in Jesus name. Happy New year to you, your loved ones & all that concerns you over there. Its Adams from Africa.
Dear Adams,
I felt Holy Spirit engage my heart to pray as I was reading through your testimony and response to mama Joyce…and then I read this response of yours!
I can see washes of dancing gold light over you…I feel The Lord’s delight being released in you and over you dear brother… You are not alone, abandoned or diminished in any way in Father’s sight, but very dear to His heart…
I feel this, SING TO HIM!! and He will continually flow over and through you with His GREAT JOY!!!
The enemy can’t keep you down, or ever cover the Light of the Glorious presence of Jesus in you! And because of what you have gone through, still persevering in Jesus, as you let every shackle of offence go, you will have GREAT AUTHORITY to change atmospheres where you live with JOYFUL PRAISE and VALIANT DECLARATIONS OF THE KINGDOM! Let the WORD BE STRONG in you!!!
Haha…Now I “hear” the song, He has triumphed valiantly, Horse and rider thrown into the sea….”
THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE!
Cheering you on from Canada!
2 Corinthians 4:6 tPt
For God, who said,
“Let brilliant light shine out of darkness,” is the one who has cascaded his light into us—the brilliant dawning light of the glorious knowledge of God as we gaze into the face of Jesus Christ.
Glory!!
2 Corinthians 4:6 tPt
For God, who said,
“Let brilliant light shine out of darkness,” is the one who has cascaded his light into us—the brilliant dawning light of the glorious knowledge of God as we gaze into the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:7-10
Treasure in Clay Jars
We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious treasure within, so that the extraordinary overflow of power will be seen as God’s, not ours. Though we experience every kind of pressure, we’re not crushed. At times we don’t know what to do, but quitting is not an option. We are persecuted by others, but God has not forsaken us. We may be knocked down, but not out. We continually share in the death of Jesus in our own bodies so that the resurrection life of Jesus will be revealed through our humanity….
vs 13 “First I believed, then I spoke in faith.”