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  My Testimony of Divine Protection (Psalm 105:1) I have a powerful testimony to share with you today about God's peace, protection, and forgiveness. Two weeks ago, my granddaughter had been staying with me for 11 days. As I returned her to the airport in my BMW, I encountered a situation that tested my faith and ultimately showed me the extent of God's grace. Upon arriving at the car rental facility, I discovered that all the cars were gone. Thankfully, I found another rental facility nearby offering luxury cars at a discount in honor of my birthday. I was able to secure a fully loaded 23 BMW, allowing me to continue with my plans for the day. After a busy day of meetings and errands, I stopped to get gas. As I attempted to leave the gas station, a car blocked my path. A man approached me with a gun and a crowbar, demanding my keys. In that moment, a blanket of peace enveloped me, reminding me of the promise of perfect peace for those who keep their minds focused on God.
 I AM Victorious: Therefore, I Sing Consciously (Ephesians 5:18) Because I have the victory, when you have the victory, you sing consciously. This means I am aware of what I am singing, when I am singing, where I am singing, and how I am singing because I am conscious that I am victorious. Therefore, I sing consciously. Sometimes I sing to God directly, not just about God but to God, and that is worship. Sometimes I sing to myself, encouraging myself in the Lord, and that is a form of self-encouragement. Whether it's in the shower, while working, or singing around the house, it's important to sing to yourself and have a theme song to encourage yourself because you are victorious. I sing to God in worship because I am victorious, and I sing to myself to encourage myself because I am victorious. I have a contagious victory, and I share this victory with other people. Sometimes I sing to others to support them, build them up, and lift them up. And sometimes I sing consciou
  Every Experience Gives Me Life (John 10:10).  In life, you are going to have tests, trials, and tribulations. You are going to face temptation, headaches, and pain. You will encounter hurdles and obstacles; it’s all a part of life. However, you get to decide how you will respond to the experiences you face. John 10:10 says Jesus mentioned that the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but He wants you to have a life that is more abundant. So when a difficult situation comes your way, you have the power to decide if it will harm you or if you will allow it to bring you life. Every experience that occurs in your life gives you a choice. Will you become bitter or better? Will you spiral into depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts, or will you learn and grow from the experience? Every experience presents a choice, and I choose life because both options are available. The thief will come, but Jesus also offers His presence. You have the choice of which door to open - the door to
   I AM At PEACE with My Past (Psalm 32:1) Let's talk about our past. That's right, your past. We all have one, we all have a past, and the past is not just what happened decades ago, years ago, months ago, weeks ago, or days ago. Your past is anything that's not in your present, and we all have a past, so what do we do with our past since we all have them. Accept your past. You cannot change it. There's nothing you can do today to change your past, so be honest about it, be open about it, accept that you have a past, and everybody else has a past. Be at peace with your past, knowing that you can't change it, and therefore don't lie about it, don't hide it, it's your past. One thing I do is forgetting those things which are behind me, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We all have a past, and when you have a challenge of being open and honest about your past because maybe it's not your past, maybe it'
  Do What Works For You (Jeremiah 40:4) Do what works for you, Jeremiah was in chains, he had been bound, and he was being set free. He was offered the option to stay in the promised land or to go into Babylonian captivity. He had a choice and the idea that Jeremiah had to do what would work for him. And today, you are Jeremiah. You have to do what works for you even if people don’t understand it. Share it with them, but don’t keep going back and forth with people if they don’t understand it. You still have to do what works for you. If people don’t agree with it, not everyone is going to agree with everything you do but you still have to do what works for you. Stop doing stuff that doesn’t work for you just so people will agree with you. Sometimes we have to agree to disagree but I have to do what works for me. Sometimes for my friends, I give them the FTR which means (I don’t agree with this, I don’t understand this, I don’t think this is going to work out) but because you are my frie
  Pro-choice (Hebrews 11:1)  I am pro-choice. Every day we make choices and decisions about how we are going to live our lives. We are always choosing between love and fear. It is a choice. You can choose to live your life in fear, or you can choose to live your life in love. Perfect love casts out all fear. You get to decide whether you want to operate in faith or doubt. It is a choice.  We all have doubts, questions, and concerns, but I allow my faith to be bigger than my doubts. I allow my love to be bigger than my fears. It's like muscles - in fact, we all have the same amount of muscles, but we don't all have the same amount of fat. So we are always going to have a little bit of fat, a little bit of fear, a little bit of doubt. But choose faith over doubt. Allow your faith to be bigger than your doubt and your love to be bigger than your fear. You are choosing between hope and worry when you look at your future. Are you worried about your future or hopeful about your futur
Do What Works For You (Jeremiah 40:4) Do what works for you, Jeremiah was in chains, he had been bound, and he was being set free. He was offered the option to stay in the promised land or to go into Babylonian captivity. He had a choice and the idea that Jeremiah had to do what would work for him. And today, you are Jeremiah. You have to do what works for you even if people don’t understand it. Share it with them, but don’t keep going back and forth with people if they don’t understand it. You still have to do what works for you. If people don’t agree with it, not everyone is going to agree with everything you do but you still have to do what works for you. Stop doing stuff that doesn’t work for you just so people will agree with you. Sometimes we have to agree to disagree but I have to do what works for me. Sometimes for my friends, I give them the FTR which means (I don’t agree with this, I don’t understand this, I don’t think this is going to work out) but because you are my friend