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I SAID IT NOW WHAT?

I SAID IT NOW WHAT?

In the new year you made a declaration to be more positive and watch what you say. You are speaking the Word and the Word only over your life and others and you feel like nothing has happened.

The first question you must now ask yourself is do you believe and are you staying in faith? There are things in life that we do just because but we do not believe it will work or be beneficial.

If you do not believe how do you expect what you say to come to pass?

Mark 11: 22-23 22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”


Now this passage mentions a few things you must have Faith, you must Speak/Say, you must BELIEVE and not DOUBT, and you must FORGIVE.

Faith - is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1).

Speak - Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. (KJV) You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. (NIV) (James 4:2)

Believe - Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." (John 20:29)

Doubt - But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. (James 1:6)

Forgive - 15 "But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew 6:15)

So I leave you with this, If God promised it, believe it, speak it and know without a shadow of a doubt that He's going to do it!

Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials

Who Does God Say That You Are?

The Word is God, Jesus came to earth as the Word clothed in human form. Before the foundations of the earth was laid Jesus (the Word) was with God and was God! (John 1:1-2). The great thing about the Word of God is that it is powerful, when it goes forth it doesn't return empty it accomplishes just what it says! (Isaiah 55:11). God is not like man, he cannot lie (Titus 1:2).

SO FORGET EVERYTHING THAT ANYBODY HAS EVER SAID ABOUT YOU. (Romans 3:4)

Romans 3:4 tells us to let God be true and let man be a lie!

So Who Does God Say that You Are?

I am the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21)

I am an heir of God and co-heirs with Christ. (Romans 8:17)

I am more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37)

I am victorious (1 Corinthians 15:57)

All things work together for my good. (Romans 8:28)

I am confident that God will perfect the work He has begun in me (Philippians 1:6)

I am a citizen of heaven (Philippians 3:20)

I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love and self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7)

I am blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3)

I am chosen before the creation of the world (Ephesians 1:4, 11)

I am given God's glorious grace lavishly and without restriction (Ephesians 1:5,8)

I have purpose (Ephesians 1:9 & 3:11)

I have peace (Ephesians 2:14)

God's power works through me (Ephesians 3:7)

I possess the mind of Christ (I Corinthians 2:16)

I am blessed in the city and in the field when I come and when I go (Deutoronomy 28: 1-12)

I can do all things through Christ! (Philipians 4:13)

I am in good health by his stripes. (Isaiah 53:5)

I am prosperous in everything. (Psalm 1:3)

Looking for your life to change? Start with your tongue and what you say. For your tongue sets the entire cours of your life. (James 3: 3-6) If you don't like where your life is watch your mouth! This includes what you say about others for the greatest commandment of all is to do unto others as you would have them to do unto you. I am sure you don't want anyone speaking death into your life.

Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials

DEVIL GOT YOUR TONGUE?

I am being abundantly blessed by the Word of God and I want to be a blessing. If anything that I ever write just helps 1 person, I am happy and satisfied with that.

There are sayings we have heard over and over again and we repeat them without fully understanding them. As we grow, mature and develop we can hear something we have heard hundreds/thousands of times yet the impact is different.

I am sure most have heard and said....

Proverbs 18:21 "The Power of Life and Death are in the tongue."

I am sure must have also heard and said these as well....

I am dying to go

My feet/back are/is killing me

You/he/she/it makes me sick

James 3:10 says "Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be."

I have personally decided to be mindful of the words that I speak for I want my words to have power and I want to be able to decree a thing and it be. For when God said let there be light, there was light (instantly as soon as he said it!).

Jesus tells us in Matthew 21:21 "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done."

(Now yes there must be some faith behind the words that you speak and I will go into that soon but not today.)

We cannot have it both ways. We cannot speak life and death with the same tongue and expect one and not the other to happen. If we want our words to have Power, that means when we say you make me sick ( we woud become sick) however, that is not what we want. Yet at times that is what happens for Words are POWERFUL! After all the heavens and the earth were created with words. So your life has been shaped by your words and the words of others that you have allowed to enter your spirit/heart and then spoke with your own mouth as well.

"The enemy creates situations to get our tongues to speak that which is not of God. The devil wants your words, DON'T SPEAK EVERYTHING YOU SEE." (Pastor Bill Winston) For we are instructed to call those things that are not as though they were!

If you read about the Shunammite woman yesterday she is a great example. As a refresher, she sowed a prophets quarters and reaped a son. However, one day her son was out with his father and started complaining that his head hurt the father took him home to his mother he laid in her lap and the scripture said that he died. The Shunammite woman took her son, laid him on Elisha's bed and then went to see Elisha. On the way there she was stopped and someone asked her how was her son and husband, she replied

ALL IS WELL!

now that was a prime opportunity to "tell it like it is" Well, my son was out with his father, his head started to hurt and he died in my lap (now that is truly what happened) however, again I REPEAT DON'T SPEAK EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE! For we walk by faith and not by sight!

No, this wise woman simply replied all is well. And what she said came to pass. Elisha went to her house and revived her son back to life and all was well.

So the next time you feel that you are telling it like it is, just joking, maybe even signifying think about what kind of Power you want your words to have in your life and in the lives of others and ask yourself,

Does the devil have my tongue?

and also understand that we will be held accountable for our words,

Matthew 12:36 "But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken."

NOTE: GOD CANNOT SAY ANYTHING THAT HE DOESN'T MEAN

Isaiah 55:11 "so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it."

This is a process that will take time and effort to alter but it is definitely necessary if we want to experience the fullness of God in our lives.

We are all works in progress! Be encouraged and of good cheer. Speak the Word of God and speak the Word of God only and let God do the Work!

Be a blessing and be blessed,

Epiphany Essentials

You Don't Always Reap What You Sow!

You Don't Always Reap What You Sow...

but you always reap when you sow! I was blessed on yesterday by Pastor Bill Winston as he spoke on the law of reaping and sowing. He declared that when we sow, that is our seed, and we can name our seed e.g. you can sow a seed for your new house, new car, or whatever it is your heart desires. The message was on "The God Factor" and how we alone don't/can't accomplish what it is we want desire in this life. We must not forget about God. Allow God to put some super on our natural. Miracles are still happening every day it is just a matter of belief.

You may be saying yes you do reap what you sow. Well you do reap yet you don't always reap in the manner in which you sowed.

The Shumanite woman was gracious enough to feed Elisha whenever he came to her town. She then told her husband that they should prepare quarters for Elisha in their home where he could stay whenever he came to visit.

She sowed a prophets quarters.

Elisha in turn wanted to bless her, his first offer she declined and then he spoke with someone to determine what it was he could do for the Shumanite woman. He spoke unto her that at the same time next year she would have a son.

She reaped a child for sowing a prophets quarters.

See 2 Kings 4:8-17

While she sowed without an expectation of reaping she reaped anyway because it is a law that works on its own.

So whether you are sowing/giving/doing out of the goodness of your heart with no expecatation or sowing a seed for a specific need.

Galatians 6:7-10 "7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers."

One of my favorite Bill Winston quotes,

God is not moved by your need he is moved by your seed. If you have a need get to sowing!

Be a blessing and be blessed,

Epiphany Essentials

CPS - New Schools Expo

New Schools Expo

Your Child, Your Choice

• Attend workshops
• Meet school leaders
• Don't miss any deadlines!
• Be a part of a Town Hall forum, moderated by Fox Chicago's Robin Robinson
• Enjoy a free screening of The Lottery a film about New York City's battle of high quality schools

When: Saturday, January 29th 9:00A - 3:00P

Where: Soldier Field (Indoors) 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive, Gate 6

FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING!!!!!!!!!!!

Be a blessing and be blessed,

Epiphany Essentials

THE NEW YEAR IS HERE - INFINITE POSSIBILITIES

We are 3 days into the New Year already, if you made any resolutions or thought about necessary changes I hope that you have started already to a greater new you.

This year can be the best year of your life thus far, declare it, walk in faith, believe and you shall receive.



I received a mighty word on yesterday that has me filled to the brim with expectantcy and I want to share.....

REMOVE THE WORD IMPOSSIBLE FROM YOUR VOCABULARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark 9:23 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes." There are things God has yet to do in our lives because we don't believe it is possible.

Matthew 9:29 29 Then he (Jesus) touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you."

Matthew 19:26 "Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

So yes there are things that man cannot do, however when you have the Spirit in you, you can do all things through God working in you. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. We just must remember it is not us that does any great works but the God in us.

John 14:10 Jesus said "Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work."

So take you out of the way and remember that with God all things are possible so whatever you have set out to do or accomplish this year and beyond....do your part, believe and have faith, and let God do the rest. Let me refresh though faith without works is dead so again DO your part and let God do the rest!

Be a blessing and be blessed,

Epiphany Essentials