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I hope you and your family are having a very Merry Christmas today! It's my favourite time of year because it represents hope, promise, forgiveness, and love - 4 things I absolutely adore. This day reminds me that I can have hope in the future to come because of the promises made by a forgiving and loving Saviour 2000 years ago. I don't know how you will celebrate this year or what your heart longs for, but I pray the spirit of Christmas runs through your veins and spreads to everyone in your family. I pray you will be surrounded by love and laughter and filled with joy and wonder, and if there's a miracle you've been hoping for - I pray you will see it come to pass this year. I hope I see you one day in heaven, but until then, let's continue to sing the praises of our Lord and Saviour and to share the Message of our Father in Heaven to every nation on earth. With much love and enduring hope for a better tomorrow, Carmen XO  Children of God. I pray you never forget who you belong too. I pray you will always remember that your Father in Heaven loves you and created you exactly as you are to glorify His name among the nations. Never change who you are to please man, rather, ask the LORD to refine you and sanctify you so you are pleasing to Him. This earth is full of darkness and despair, but that is exactly why God made YOU, so you could be a light among the dark. A beacon of hope for those whose are lost and in need of a Shepherd. So let your light shine brightly among men - regardless of the fears, hatred or mockery shown by naysayers and scoffers - because when your good works point to our Father in Heaven, you glorify His name. Peace be with you, friend. XO  In today's video, I review 3 characteristics of the narcissist that are NOT from God - Envy, Boastfulness, and Pride. Be careful and tread lightly if you know someone who exhibit these behaviours because they are operating from the anti-Christ spirit and are therefore extremely dangerous. Have a blessed day XO. The Holy Spirit has been speaking very directly to me this past week - He wants me to share my personal, professional, and spiritual experience with "narcissist personality disorder." If you don't know, these people are very dangerous and they are being used by the dark forces to hold back my brothers and sisters in Christ. Across the globe, Christians missions are being stalled, Christian energy is being drained, and the light of the LORD is being snuffed out by these selfish, lying, pretenders and it needs to stop. So if you think you might be in a relationship with a narcissist - whether it be with a spouse, parent, friend, or co-worker - I invite you to watch my mini series. The first topic I have been instructed to teach on is the narcissist's counterfeit love. Part one was uploaded to my YouTube channel this morning and I pray you find the information useful. 🙏 "I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve." (Romans 16:17) Blessings friend. 💗 XO I love this song at Christmas time. 🎄 Thank you Jesus for loving me and for making salvation possible. ❤️ You are the light of my world. 🕯️ Hi Friends, This video explains how I've come to understand the Gospel - the good news of our LORD Jesus Christ. I hope you find it useful. I've also included some additional resources in the description box. If you want to stay in touch and get notifications when I upload new videos, be sure to subscribe to my channel. Blessings XO AOC Network is getting ready to release another documentary. This time, about repentance. I watched the trailer below this morning and I'm really looking forward to watching the full video in the new year. Thank Jerren! On a personal note, I woke up at 1:00am last night with a heavy heart about the relationships I've lost since becoming a follower of Christ, so I spent a few hours in my prayer closet speaking to the LORD and reading His word (there's something really special about meeting with God in the secret place at night). Every day, I'm learning new details about the LORD's character and His righteous and I'm amazed at how He always seems to bring together the specific information I need to hear to help me understand His Will for my life at just the right moment in time. The LORD instructed me to read Jeremiah 4:14 last night,in response to my prayers for my unsaved friends and family. The verse says this: "Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?" And then this morning, the first video in my newsfeed was about Simon the Sorcerer who was an unrepented believer with an unclean heart. We all get things wrong and it's common to bring our old ways of thinking into our new relationship with Christ, but when another person brings your sin to light - your response to that Truth is very telling about the condition of your heart. I've come to understand that the issue is not whether God can change my family and friends, but whether they want to change. Will they let go of what has served them in the past (money, power, authority, deceit)? Will they commit themselves to the grace of a good God and allow the Spirit to change the intentions of their hearts? I suppose only time will tell, but I will continue to pray for their souls and their salvation until the LORD finally plucks me from this fallen world and takes me home, Praise God. 🙏 Talk about kicking me out of the nest and teaching me how to fly! 🤣 The LORD is releasing me (His timid sheep) into the world (full of wolves). BUT it's OK, because the Holy Spirit is with me and He keeps telling me how proud He is of me for taking this step. THANK YOU JESUS FOR GIVING ME YOUR STRENGTH! I have no idea what this will bring into my life, but I am OK with not knowing. This move is all about faith - faith in God and His promises for my life. I do, however, kind of feel like a sitting duck. 🤣 But I have a feeling that's the point. God is saying to me, "Oh ye of little faith, will you focus on the storm or on Me this time? Will you continue to doubt, or will you finally trust that on My wings, you will sore into the Heavens like the Blessed eagle I created you to be?" Praise Jesus. Your daughter is ready to FLY!  Hi Friends, It's been a difficult few months for me so I've been spending most of my time in prayer. I didn't mean to disappear - it wasn't may intention to forget about you. I'm sorry. Consistency has always been a problem for me. I seem to have all the gusto in the world to think up new ideas and get started, but when push comes to shove, I have a hard time withstanding the storm. I often fold like a cheap suit when things go wrong (or become scary). I end up just running away in fear and waiting for the danger to pass. I can certainly relate to Peter in my walk with the LORD: And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” The LORD knows I am plagued with doubt - especially self doubt. There are so many things I would like to do - sing, teach, pray, deliver, share the gospel, climb a mountain, feed the homeless, perform my one-man show! But because I think so little of myself (and I'm afraid of what others think) I can't seem to make any of these things a reality. Not too mention the fact that even the slightest hint of mockery or disapproval makes me stop in my tracks and doubt my decision. This condition has been absolutely debilitating for me my entire life, but I have hope and faith that the LORD will heal me. He has already cured me of my anxiety and addictions - now I just need to get over my "people pleasing" tendencies so I can finally be useful in the Kingdom of God. 😉 Yesterday I watched the video below and Latoya gave me the "kick in the pants" I needed to get back in the game. Thank you for being so obedient to the LORD Latoya. I am very grateful for your words of encouragement. It is my prayer that if you are reading this post and you resonate with my struggle, that you be released from the bondage of people-pleasing today, in Jesus Name. P.S I just read through this post and found it very helpful, so you may want to check it out too. I especially like this part: "The goal for her is to be like Jesus rather than this delusional idea that she has in her mind. Christ was so connected to His Father that He was free to say “yes” or “no,” depending on what a situation needed. The opinion that mattered most to Him was His Father’s, and He knew He had that good opinion, which empowered Him to live in the Father’s perfect pleasure. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you, I am well pleased.” (Mark 1:11) This freedom released Jesus to be free to make decisions that were untethered from the pressures, manipulations, or (perceived) desires of other people, whether their desires were good or not. We see this illustrated when Mary and Martha came to Him, asking about their brother. They wanted Jesus to heal their brother, Lazarus. Jesus, on the other hand, did not respond the way they wanted Him to answer them (John 11:6, 14-15). He was resting in the Father’s favorable opinion of Him, which freed Him to make a clear-headed decision about the best course of action." I'll be back tomorrow with some more resources for you. While I am far from having all the answers, I spend a lot of time studying the Word of God so if you want someone to journey with - someone who's still in the trenches herself - I invite you to hang around and stay in touch. Much love, Carmen XO |
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