Frustration In your message could I feel your frustration in where you are at! I have been there done that. One of the things that help me through my time of frustration was “changing my mindset to the mindset of the Lord”. What does this mean? I am so glad you asked. I will tell you what the Lord shared with me.
Change your Mindset to the Lord’s Mindset Change your mindset to the Lord’s Mindset! No; things are not the way you thought them to be but they are the way the Lord wants them to be. Yes, you have done things that have slowed up the process but it does not mean that the process is over. It does not mean that because you messed up that you have to start over from the beginning. Remember this saying “set back pays the way for comeback”. Yes, even in this period of frustration and struggling you are moving to another level in the Lord. The last place you were at you can handle it. But now the Lord trust you to move to another level. Yes, another level in the Lord means more responsibilities, moving to the next level means that thing around you are becoming uncomfortable which is a great place to be. Living in the uncomfortable zone is where God wants us to be. Your faith in the Lord! Your trust in the Lord! You’re willing to live outside of your comfortable zone has brought you to this next place in the Lord. Praise the Lord for the uncomfortable zone. Yes. Look around you, stop reading and look around you because the place you are at and the pace you on is about to change. Back to Changing your mindset to my mindset allows the Lord to work on your behalf. Requires you to look over and beyond but most of all it allows you to see the new things the Lord is doing in every situation, circumstances, and position of your life. The Lord is doing a new thing all things are working for your good. Changing your mindset to the Lord’s mindset you must be willing to repent of your attitude to the Lord and the people you have been mean too. Yes, this takes a humbling of yourself to bring your mindset under subjection. “Your mind time table is saying this should be happening but in the Lord’s mind for you is only good things to happen for you if only you change your mindset”. How you handle this new level which is just a test. Yes, this is just a test! (Smile) How you are you handling your test! You say bad but remember that Lord says I trust her with this test. Remember in Job 1:8 ~ And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is not like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and escheweth evil? Now let’s look at where you are! The Lord trust you enough that The Lord will say to Satan, “Hast thou considered my servant, that there is not like her in the earth, a perfect and an upright woman, one that feareth God and escheweth evil? YES! This is you! “Changing your mindset to the Lord’s mindset will cause mountains to be cast into the sea; will cause your faith to be renewed and rejuvenated; and will cause your understanding to be enlightening. Changing your mindset to the Lord’s mindset will bring you to the Lord’s door which has no knob to turn but open doors. The door the Lord has for you to walk through has a frame, hinges, and no knobs on your side but an entrance into my destiny for your life. Changing your mindset to the Lord’s mindset is having the mind of Christ; empty yourself; humbling yourself, become obedient and become a servant”. Your purpose for life, marriage, family and ministry are the following 6 things: 1. The service of God ~ Joshua 24:15 2. Seeking God’s Kingdom ~ Matthew 6:33 & Romans 14:17 3. Doing the Father’s will ~ John 4:34 4. Finishing the divine task ~ John 17:4 5. Completing the course joyfully ~ Act 20:24 6. Attaining Christ likeness ~ Philippians 3:13 & 14 Your duties to perform as a child of the Lord are as follows: 1. Worshiping ~ 2 Chronicles 5:13 2. Working ~ John 9:4 3. Warring ~ Romans 13:12 4. Walking ~ Ephesians 5:8 5. Witnessing ~ Philippians 2:15 6. Watching ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:5 & 6 Be blessed and encouraged in the Lord and where he has you! Rejoice and be exceedingly glad. Prophetess Althea Where Substance Matters!!! Struggling As I received your message, I could feel your struggle but the word that stood out in your message was "struggling". Instantly my mind reflected on the narrow streets of Jerusalem when Jesus struggled with His cross. You are struggling and I have your back in Christ. Let's think about this word struggle what does it mean?
Webster says move one's limbs or body in vigorous effort to get free; make a vigorous effort under difficulties; try to overcome an opponent or problem, etc. The word struggling means a vigorous effort; a hard contest. You are struggling you say this is good. Why? Because you are moving your body, mind, and soul are being line up for the hill experience. You are in a hard contest. One thing we do know about a contest there must be a winner and a loser. The loser is the devil! Are you on his side, I will answer this question for you; "NO" you are not. The winner is you in the Lord. Let us break the word of God. Philippians 3:12 ~ 16 - Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. Matthew 27:32 ~ Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. Luke 23:26 & 27 Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. And a great multitude of the people followed Him and women who also mourned and lamented Him. If you are wondering who can relate to your time of struggling is Jesus God's son. Matter of fact, Jesus could not even carry his own cross the whole way. Simon, a Cyrenian who was coming from the country and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. The way I see your struggling is now Jesus who is right there with you on the right hand of God Father laid your cross that Jesus might bear your cross after you. Jesus understands, Jesus is no longer going to allow you struggle with your cross; Jesus is there with you; Jesus has picked up your cross, put on the cross, position your cross on his back; proceeding to carry your cross away; praying to the Father on your behalf because your cross. Jesus has the mark for the prize of the high calling of God. Is it too hard for you to bear it? Yes, you were (past) struggling now you are free to enjoy your journey. Please notice the "P's" ~ picked up, put on, position, proceeding, praying and most of all Jesus has your prize for your contest. Hallelujah! The only word is missing is "PRAISE". Only you can do this. Jesus has taken and given you six "P's" and you just have to give him one "P". Psalm 150:6 Praise ye the Lord! Praise means to rely upon God's protection (other "P") Rely upon God when confronted by any enemy. Rely upon God whenever you are in any kind of distress. Rely upon God in times of natural calamity. Rely upon God in times of political crisis. Rely upon God when confronted with sickness or physical weakness. Other "P" word is Proclaim God's love, mercy and forgiveness to all of Israel. Proclaim His righteousness. Proclaim His mighty acts. Proclaim all that He has done. Proclaim His salvation, day after day! Only you can Proclaim His goodness. I wish I could do this for you but I can't and will not because I love you too much to allow you to struggle any further in this place in your day. So the next time you are struggling with something reflect, rely and rejoice in the fact that Jesus struggled too but He is not about to let you struggle because He has been there done that. Prophetess Althea Where Substance Matters!!! Thus said the Lord, "There is no more delays and my word shall not be prolonged any longer due to the down draft coming unto the earth from the praise and worship. As it in heaven so shall it is on earth.
There is a fresh season. There is a new season. There is fresh fire, oil and rivers’ flowing that is making all things new. Smell the freshness. Embrace what I am doing for it will be springing it forth and it is call new. You have not experience this before and will not be able to compare it with anything from the past. You have now crossed over the bridge of your past into fullness, completeness and perfection. Your dry places shall be wet with due and water. Your wilderness shall bring forth much fruit. The seed that I have planted in you shall bud forth and you shall now see the manifestation of what is in you. Awake, Arise and Shout for the redeeming of the times has come. The Apostolic and Prophetic revelation revolutionary will now be known among the nations as I am establishing governmental perfection that will product divine connections in relationships, to institute strategic associations, which will link acquaintances and contacts models for the Kingdom purposes”. Ezekiel 12:28 states "Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God". Revelation 10:6 states "and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay," Prophetess Althea Where Substance Matters! This is a Selah moment in that you have been refined and chosen in a place that you wouldn’t have chosen. You will better understand the place where you are at and accept that God is in control has the plan and you are been purified, cleansed and delivered for his honor, glory, praise and possession. So let’s look at this scripture found in Isaiah 48:10 (KJV) which states “Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.”
The word “behold” means observe, watch, see, take a look at, view, consider, and regard. The word “have” means contain, encompass, include, possess, own, retain, hold, obtain, receive, take, gain, undergo, engage in, take part in, enjoy, declare, carry out, allow, exhibit, give produce, bear, give birth to and give rise to. Did you know that God has refined you? The word refined means distinguished, developed, sophisticated, advanced, polished, cultured and gracious you. This means that God has distinguished, developed, sophisticated, advanced, polished, cultured and gracious you. He does not refine you with silver. What is silver? It does not mention any other type of material but silver. Silver has long been valued as a precious mention and it is used as an investment, to make ornaments, jewelry, high-value tableware, utensils (silverware), and currency coins. The word clearly states, “not with silver”. The next point is that you have been chosen. The word chosen means selected, elected and preferred. You have been selected, elected and preferred by God. But where and how does he choose us? He has already refined (distinguished, developed, sophisticated, advanced, polished, cultured and gracious) so why do we need to be chosen (selected, elected and preferred)? These questions bring me to the third portion of this which is “in”. “In” says that you and in something. The dictionary says that “in” means inside, within, during, or into. So if God has chosen (selected, elected and preferred) us where am I when He does this? The next portion of this is in the furnace (heating system, oven, or kiln). But this furnace (heating system, oven, or kiln) has a name and it called “affliction”. Affliction means suffering, difficulty, burden, problems, hardship, pain, trouble, misery and misfortune. So the place is a furnace (heating system, oven, or kiln) which has suffering, difficulty, burden, problems, hardship, pain, trouble, misery and misfortune. In conclusion, if you are wondering why things are happening is because God has refined, chosen and you are in the furnace of affliction. So I will preface this Isaiah to help you understand that what you are going through and how you feel is only because he has refined, chosen and you are in the furnace of affliction. Behold (observe, watch, see, take a look at, view, consider, and regard), I have refined (distinguished, developed, sophisticated, advanced, polished, cultured and gracious) thee, but not with silver (ornaments, jewelry, high-value tableware, utensils (silverware), and currency coins); I have chosen (elected, elected and preferred) thee in (inside, within, during, or into) the furnace (heating system, oven, or kiln) of affliction (suffering, difficulty, burden, problems, hardship, pain, trouble, misery and misfortune). Now you should be Rejoice and count it joy because you have been refined and chosen not in the palace but in the furnace of affliction by God. Written by Prophetess Althea Where Substance matter! If you have experience "set backs", know that you are in position to "come back". Coming back so much better because you have been on the threshing floor of life and all the unwanted stuff; people who rejected you; all the places that did not want you to be apart off or they got rid of you such as job let you go. Businesses that did not give you the contracts.
These forms of "set backs" was not sent to reduce you but sent to reroute you. I want to be the first to say "It is Come Back time". Cross over to moving forward. Cross over to you not looking back. Cross over to where you are going they cannot come. Cross over to the fact that you have the key code to unlock your destiny. They only had the ability to set you back to make you rest. Rest is nothing more than a pause. A place of brief, wait or delay but not denial. In set back, you might have to rest, become refresh, get healed but know that your "come back" time is at hand. So move forward, cross over, keep on, pressing onward for your destiny is being shaped and formed by your words and determination to go forth. Prophetess Althea Where Substance Matters. Hold on even if the rope are separating. Hold on even if you are down to the last rope. Hold on even if you feel like life has your hands tied. Because things are about to change. You have been tied up long enough. You need to look at your situation and start speaking I am free from the ropes that has me tied. The ropes that has you tied are false evidence appearing real. Yes it is fear. There is fear of the unknown. There is fear of the known. Yes it is fear of failure and fear of being successful. When things change you must be ready for the challenges. Do not be focused on the situation around you because one call, one knock at the door, one meeting, just one event in time can change the rope that has you tied. Rejoice in this situation because your circumstances is about to change. Amen. Remember to hold on for your change will come due to your faithfulness, obedience, trust in the Lord and His word and because you only believed. Prophetess Althea Winifred, Where Substance Matters. _ As the author, director and founder of Ministries of Substance International I want to write some "Selah Moments" to cause the core and central part of you to understand that your substance matters.
The word Selah means to think about this; pause; and calmly think about that. Selah is not a word that we use in our daily language. A matter of fact the word is used mostly in the King James Version of the Bible. It appears 74 times within the Bible and 72 in the book of Psalms and 2 in the book of Habakkuk. Hebrew scholars would say that the word "selah" means forever. These Selah Moments will be presented to you to make you think about it. Selah Moments name was given to me today by the Holy Spirit and will become Ministries of Substance International devotionals some will be very short but very unique in its contents. Enjoy, be encourage and my prayer is that you will say that this is a "Selah Moment for me". Prophetess Althea Where Substance Matters I, Prophetess Althea Winifred am an author, business woman, certified preparation coach, education with a bachelor Business Administration and Masters in Religious Education. Also I am a mother, grand mum, daughter, sister, friend, but most of all she is called by God from the foundation of the world for such a time as this. I firmly that my mandate is to prepare a people unto the Lord. My message is the Word of God. My mission is invite all to be saved. My ministry is my lifestyle. As a prophetess to the nation, I understand that being prepared for preparation produces performance. Selah Moments was given by the Holy Spirit and written in my time of preparation. Prophetess Althea Winifred Where Substance Matters. |
AuthorProphetess Althea Winifred is an author, business woman, certified preparation coach, has my Business Administrative and Masters in Religious Education. I am a mother, grand mum, daughter, sister, friend, but most of all she is called by God for this end time. Archives
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