Where Is God Now Ministries

There is nothing new under the sun ( Ecclesiastes 1:9). Although we consider it a cliché, Solomon’s quote is a timeless idiom. It describes how history and human experiences repeat themselves. Solomon was wise enough to realize that, even in his day.

In the same way, when we talk about the word love, it has been seen over the years to be a cure all for many of our physical, emotional, and mental ills. Paul talked about the Fruit of the Spirit when he wrote his letter to the Galatians. The Galatians were having trouble getting along. Does that sound familiar, given what is going on in our world today?

We know the Fruit of the Spirit consists of joy, peace, gentleness, patience, kindness, faithfulness, goodness, self-control and love ( Galatians 5: 22-23). I believe love is the glue that holds the other fruit together. It is as if they all anchor on LOVE. Without love it is difficult to produce the other fruit. Of course, we know these are supernatural fruit that is given to us by the Holy Spirit

When Karl Mennenger, a lifelong Presbyterian and American psychiatrist, stated, “Love is the medicine for the sickness in the world.”, it really was not quite a new quote. Even though he said it in a different way, we can surmise the Bible influenced his life for him to make such a statement. For those of us who are Christian, I believe we would agree with his statement. Needless to say, if we all operated in love, it would be like a medicine for the sickness in the world.

Finally, the second half of the Mennenger’s quote is sad, but true. It appears when love is given, not many people accept it. Strange? That is because Satan also has an influence that some people choose to take. Satan wreaks havoc in our lives. We give him authority without even realizing it. This is how smooth Satan can be. He kills, steals and destroys (John 10:10).

In conclusion, Mennenger’s quote is timely and true. It has a Biblical influence, which reminds us there is nothing new under the sun. Once again, when we keep our eyes on God and apply His practices and principles in our lives, we too, can use the medicine of love to cure many of our ills. Amen. Love & Blessings!

Who has the loudest voice in your life? Whatever has the loudest voice in your life is the loudest influence. Is God the loudest voice? Does Jesus influence you? Are you listening to the Holy Spirit?

The Bible says we, as Christians, are to take on the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16). Therefore, in order for us to take on the mind of Christ we have to know what did Jesus says. Moreover, what did Jesus do when He walked the Earth? For we know that Jesus was God in human flesh. Further, Jesus said whatever the Father does, He does likewise (John 5:19). This was Jesus demonstrating His intimacy with the Father.

Jesus should influence everything we do. This is why we are Christ followers. If we are doing otherwise, it means we have taken our eye off of Him. We represent Christ on the Earth. If we love Christ we will follow His commands (John 14:15). We cannot do this on our own. Even now, we need the Holy Spirit’s help to do this (John 14:26).

God wants intimacy with us. It is not enough to go through the motions of going to church. God is seeking an intimate relationship with us through His son, Jesus Christ. Undoubtedly, it is a beautiful relationship to have with God. Because of what Jesus did on the cross for us, we can have this wonderful relationship. The Holy Spirit will bring to our remembrance the things of God and Jesus. This is why this relationship is so special.

In conclusion, pay attention who is the loudest in your life. So, if it is the world and culture, you will find yourself easily taking on those things. Conversely, if it is Jesus and God, you will be reflecting their character in your life. Likewise, you will have the Fruit of the Spirit oozing out and delighting yourself in the Lord. These are the influences that bring us peace and rest in our life. These are the supernatural things of God that we live by. Amen. Love & Blessings!  

We all are fighting a war within. Although we may have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we still live in a fleshly body. Our soul, will, mind and emotions, still face temptations. These temptations war against our soul. It is good for us to know this so we may be on guard against Satan’s schemes.

Worldly desires are just that. It is the desires we see, sense, taste, etc., in the world. 1 Peter 2:11 reminds us we are strangers and foreigners in the world. Moreover, it calls us to stay away from the lusts of the world which creates conflict in our soul. It can be as simple as eating too much. It wars against our soul and body. It produces poor health. Or, we get in the race of “keeping up with the Jones.” It causes us to overspend. We go into debt. We become depressed. It wars against our soul.

We have to be mindful of the things of the world. We can do this by putting things through a filter by asking ourselves if this is of God or of the world. When we feed our faith the more we can recognize the things of God and the things of the world. This is why it is so important for us to know the Word, the Bible, for ourselves. The Holy Spirit will always bring back to our remembrance those things of God.

When we do not have the Word of God to feed us as we are living our lives, we constantly find ourselves battling and struggling, and falling into sin. Of course this is not God’s best for our lives. For Jesus did not die for us to live defeated lives. We can cast down those things of the world, through the help of the Holy Spirit. Without a doubt, we are not alone. The Holy Spirit is our helper in ALL things. With resolve, we must seek God in all things.

Titus 2:11-13 says, “ The grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.” This is another reminder for us to stay away from worldly desires. It is through our Lord we are able to do this and still have an abundant, victorious life through Jesus Christ, on the Earth. Love & Blessings!

We often talk about God and His love. God is love(1 John 4:8). We often talk about God’s promises and blessings to His children. They are talked about and sprinkled throughout the Bible. Needless to say, for some, it is an incentive to serve Him.

As we grow in our relationship with God, we should be growing up and maturing. This begs the question, are you interested in God or what He can do for you? Dr. Charles Stanley with In Touch Ministries would often say God is not interested in our ease, comfort and pleasure. Therefore, God is more interested in our conforming and transforming into the likeness of His son, Jesus.

God is more interested in our character. He will use a mixture of blessings and pain to build our character. Apostle James said we should count it all JOY when we face trials, troubles, pain, as it tests our faith and helps us to endure (James 1:2-4). Nevertheless, this is not to say we should be happy in our infirmities. The JOY comes supernaturally, that God is molding and shaping you through the help of the Holy Spirit.

Our love for God should be that we want to please Him. Moreover, we should want to get to know who He is. We find this out best through His word, the Bible. Consequently, when things start happening in our life, in the world, etc., it is not strange. We should be able to recognize God’s hand in situations. We can base some of this on who He is.

God loves us so much that He gave His son to die for our sins (1 John 4:10). One of the mysteries of God is when He sees us, He sees His son, Jesus. That is why Jesus is our EVERYTHING! He provided the pathway to have an intimate relationship with God directly. In turn, God will allow selfishness in us to be chiseled away in our life to become more like Jesus.

In our maturity with our relationship with God, we become more interested in Him. We start to realize our relationship is not based on what He can do for us. Further, because we become fully committed in the relationship, the blessings, favor, seem to follow us. When troubles come, it does not shake us. We realize God is doing a work in us. Furthermore, we recognize His presence in our lives and welcome it. Amen. Love & Blessings!

On behalf of Where Is God Now Ministries, Inc., we thank YOU for your monetary and food donations during our food drive for the residents at MacDonald Manor. We partnered with the Chesapeake Redevelopment Housing & Authority, who manages this, of many properties, to serve their residents.

These residents were blessed with chicken, pork, beef, frozen meal kits, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables, box meals, canned goods, among other food items. We also offered them some spiritual food with the In Touch Ministries audio Messengers with the reading of the Old and New Testament and Dr. Charles Stanley sermons.

Along with Individual, Business, Cooperate, and Foundation donations, we had Food Lion to bless us with their donation. Additionally, the Chesapeake Police Department joined us in serving and giving out food to the residents.

This is God’s work when we are the hands, mouth and feet of Jesus on the Earth! It is how God gets His work done… through US! One volunteer shared it was a JOY! I believe we put a big SMILE on God’s face, too! Everyone gets blessed in the process… Amen! Enjoy the photo gallery. Click on any picture to see up close.

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100% of the repellent proceeds go back into the ministry to continue to be the hands, mouth and feet of Jesus on the Earth!

Thank you for your continued love and support.

Please share with whomever…

Love & Blessings!

Gwen

Jesus was radical. There is a belief in the world that Jesus died to set us free. That is Truth. Jesus said the Truth will set you free! (John 8:32). Therefore, this Truth sets us free from the bondages of sin. However, Satan has put a twist on this in the world. Moreover, people believe they can freely sin because Jesus has set us free to do what we want. They believe that freedom gives them the choice to sin, if they choose. That is a deception of Satan

Jesus’ radical message to the world was the path to the kingdom is narrow (Mathew 7:13 -14, Luke 13:23 – 24). For this blows up Satan’s deception to have the freedom to willfully and knowingly sin. Then ask for God’s forgiveness to make it right. Further, Jesus radical thinking was if you love your mother, father, children more than me you have no place in the Kingdom (Mathew 10:37).

Works of the Flesh contradict the Fruit of the Spirit. Furthermore, Works of the Flesh is of Satan. Works of the Spirit is of God. Yes, we do have a choice. God does not force us to serve Him. We can easily ignore his direction and promptings to us. Both have consequences. Works of the Flesh leads to eternal damnation. Fruit of the Spirit leads to eternal life. We choose.

Galatians 5: 19 – 23 expounds on the Works of the Flesh. They are human, sinful actions such as hatred, immorality, discord, rage, etc., that invite wretchedness. Oftentimes, it is full of worldly pleasures, selfishness, pride, and lives far from God.

The Holy Spirit is our helper with the Fruit of the Spirit. It leads and guides us in the ways of God. The Works of the Flesh arise out of our pride. We think we know better than God. We become little gods unto ourselves. Contrary, it leads to our destruction and demise which is what Satan is all about (John 10:10).

None of us is perfect. We all sin. The difference with Works of the Flesh is practicing these sins in your life. Is it your lifestyle? It is how you operate and live your life. Undoubtedly, these things are not of God. Jesus said there is no place in the Kingdom for such living. Unfortunately, what is sad is Satan has deceived so many thinking the Works of the Flesh is a fine way to live as long as I ask for forgiveness. Asking for forgiveness and not practicing these behaviors are different. Radical Jesus says, if you LOVE me you will obey me (John 14:15). Practicing sin is not loving God. Amen. Love & Blessings!

1 Peter 4:12 is a wake up call to all Christians. Sometimes we forget fiery trials will come our way unexpectedly. This happened to me recently. I was trying to be accommodating in a situation where I paid for a project before it was completed. Because I wanted to support the company and believe the best, I trusted they would do the right thing.

Well, less than 24 hours later, Satan visited me in the spirit of an employee in the organization. It totally caught me off guard when you pick up your phone and the person on the other end is yelling and screaming at you, the customer.

I immediately recognized this was not from God. I said it out loud on the phone several times. Not only was the person yelling and screaming, they mocked my faith. You know that is from Satan when that happened. Then the person became accusatory. Another tactic of Satan.

My training as a police officer, crisis counselor, school administrator kicked in. I remained calm and asked to speak to the supervisor. That is when this person hung up the phone. I called the office and I got continued unprofessional behavior minus the yelling and screaming.

According to the Bible, our faith will be tested. If Jesus was sent into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit to be tested, you know we will be tested (Mathew 4:1, Luke 4:1, Mark 1:12). The Bible also says we will share in Jesus’ sufferings and His glory (Romans 8:17).

When we get tested and squeezed in life, for Christians, the Fruit of the Spirit should pop out of us (Galatians 5:22-23). In this situation peace, gentleness, and self control popped out of me! I could tell this person wanted me to engage them in an argument. I refused to participate. Instead, I remained calm and exercised self-control and peacefulness. I did all of this with the Holy Spirit’s help.

My flesh wanted to lash out. However, when the Spirit of the Living God makes His presence known, we can either ignore it or embrace it. I choose to embrace it because I know it is the BEST for me. Moreover, 1 Samuel 17:47 says the battle is not mine in situations like this… It belongs to God! So I give it to Him and let Him handle the situation. He will take care of it… Amen! Love & Blessings!

Our Christian faith is a journey. It is our journey with God on Earth. Jesus died so we may have that relationship with Father God. Further, He died so we can have an intimate relationship with the Father. For what Jesus has done, we have an abundant, victorious life on the Earth, if we choose to.

Jesus set us free from sin. When He left us, He said He would send the comforter, the Holy Spirit, who would lead and guide us in all truth. Therefore, it represents the character of Jesus. Moreover, this is where our abundant, victorious life is. We experience the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22 -23). We live in the Spirit because of what Jesus provided for us… It is a beautiful thing!

Now contrary to the Fruit of the Spirit is fruit of the flesh. Galatians 5:19 – 21 tells us about the fruit of the flesh. It is all about us. It is selfish and shallow. Destruction is its goal. Satan sends the many traps, pitfalls, and distractions to sink us. Ultimately, it kills, steals and destroys ( John: 10).

The question is, who is in charge of our life? What fruit is consistently manifesting in our lives? Who is our source? It is an indication of who is in charge. The Bible instructs Christians to crucify the flesh and to walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16 -25). Again, who is in charge? Love & Blessings!

Where Is God Now Ministries, Inc, is partnering with Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority to have a food drive for residents at MacDonald Manor. This food drive will help with our pop-up food pantry for MacDonald Manor on Friday, May 8.

People are having a tough time paying their rent. This is an indication that many of them are struggling with paying rent and keeping a roof over their heads, to putting food on the table, paying for medication and gas. Where Is God Now Ministries believe we can help ease some of the burden by bringing food to them. This will take some stress off of transportation of going to the store and making purchases for food.

We have at our disposal an industrial size refrigerator. That means we can collect refrigerated and nonperishable foods. So we can collect eggs, milk, fruits, vegetables as well as can goods, pasta, rice, can meats, cereals and more. Non-food items are being collected, too! Toilet tissue, paper towels, toothpaste, deodorant, and anything else needed to survive in a household.

Our collection dates for this food drive are Saturday, April 25 and Sunday April 26. Send me an email to come and pick up your items for one of these dates. Of course, if you want to drop your items off at my garage door you are welcome to do so.

The Bible says people in need will always be with us (Deuteronomy 15:11). This is a call for us to help and to be proactive in our efforts. WE are the hands, mouth and feet of Jesus on the Earth. We reflect Jesus through the Holy Spirit when we help others. It is humbling knowing that Jesus is working through us. Amen

Thank you for your continued love and support.

Please share with whomever…

Love & Blessings!

Gwen