There is something deeply comforting about a navigation system. You type in the destination. The route appears. You begin to drive. And then—suddenly—you miss a turn. What happens? The system doesn’t scold you. It doesn’t abandon you. It doesn’t say, “You’ve ruined the trip.” It simply says: “Recalculating.” Within seconds, a new path appears. In many ways, this is exactly how our gracious Heavenly Father deals with His children. The Bible tells us: “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.” —Psalm 37:23–24 Notice what Scripture does not say. It does not say we will never stumble. It does not say we will never miss a turn. But it does promise we will not be utterly cast down. Life has twists, detours, delays, and unexpected turns. Sometimes we make decisions we later wish we had made differently. Sometimes we rush ahead of God’s timing. Other times we feel as though we have fallen behind. But when your life is placed in the hands of God, He does not cancel your promise because of a wrong turn. He simply recalculates. Romans 8:28 reminds us: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Not some things. All things. Even the missed exits. Even the seasons of waiting. Even the moments when life didn’t unfold the way we expected. Think of Joseph. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery, and forgotten in prison. None of that looked like the dream God had shown him. Yet every apparent detour was God recalculating the path that would eventually lead him to the palace. Think of the children of Israel. They wandered in the wilderness for forty years, yet God’s promise never disappeared. The journey took longer than expected, but the destination remained the same. Proverbs 16:9 declares: “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.”

In today's chapter reading, we see a couple of examples of "gas lighting". I was not able to address this topic in part one of my take away revelations from today's bible reading plan. However, it was too juicy to leave on the table. So, here goes.... there is a testimony at the end. Gas lighting can come from enemies who are trying to use psychological warfare in an attempt to make you embrace their attack. Gas lighting can also come from those who bring attacks but who are "supposed" to be your friends and allies. In today's reading, we have an example of each type of gas lighting along with an example in each case of accurately discerning what was occurring. 1) The first example comes from an enemy in Judges 11:12-27. 2) The second example in Judges 12:1-3, is what I would call friendly fire" because it comes from one with whom you are supposed to be in allegiance (a friend or co-worker). 3) There is also a third example of gas lighting in yesterday's reading in Judges 8:1-3 from "friendly fire". TESTIMONY... Several years ago, I had a court case and one of my key witnesses was a victim of gas lighting. She was a seasoned believer so I shared Judges 12:1-3 with her and explained that it was a scriptural picture of what she was experiencing. Her job required her to investigate elder abuse and she had been assigned to a pending complaint. The individuals being investigated had the audacity to gas light her (try to make her feel guilty for doing her job) based upon the fact that she had some type of prior personal history with them even though it was a very slight prior personal history. She was also experiencing a conflict of interest based upon the prior personal history with the individuals she was assigned to investigate - It would have been wise for her to ask her supervisor to reassign her based upon the potential for a conflict of interest - an investigator needs to be completely impartial and unbiased. This would have spared her this gas lighting situation.

Hey Fam, If your entire community was being attacked - wouldn't it be nice if an advocate stepped in and said, "why are you attacking me? - why have you come to my community? - If you mess with this community, you mess with me" ! We see an example, in Judges 11:12, of what it looks like for someone to say, when you mess with them, you mess with me. The text is quoted below from the KJV easy read version. "And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What have you to do with me, that you are come against me to fight in my land?" The battle commander is saying, this is my family - these are my people - I am in relationship with them - if you mess with them, you mess with me. I believe this is the heart of Jesus - The gospel of Jesus Christ is based upon Jesus stepping into our battle !!! In other parts of scripture, we see examples of Jesus taking it personally when someone was persecuting his Body (the church). For example, in Acts 9:4-5, Jesus Himself states to Saul, on the Damascus road, "Why are you persecuting me?" We are the Body of Christ as set forth in 1 Corinthians 12: 12-27. ON A DIFFERENT NOTE ..... I gleaned other revelations from today's reading as well - Specifically, I saw multiple examples of "gas lighting" in today's reading. Gas lighting can come from enemies who are trying to use psychological warfare in an attempt to make you embrace their attack. Gas lighting can also come from those who bring attacks but who are "supposed" to be your friends and allies. In today's reading, we have an example of each type of gas lighting along with an example in each case of accurately discerning what was occurring. More to share on this point - Stay tuned for PART 2 later today. SIDE NOTE - The version of the bible you use matters. In my opinion, as it relates to the points made regarding Judges 11:12, it makes a difference.. Please note that some versions of the bible use the word "us" and "our" in Judges 11:12 as opposed to "me" and "my".

ATMOSPHERE OF MIRACLES Worship is far more than a song. It is surrender. It is alignment. It is the atmosphere where the presence of God moves freely. All through Scripture, miracles followed worship. When God’s people worshiped, enemies were scattered. When worship rose, storms were stilled. When broken hearts bowed before Jesus, healing flowed. Worship clears confusion. Worship shifts atmospheres. Worship invites divine intervention. This is why the enemy resists your worship—because your breakthrough is close. SEED — THE ACT THAT BREAKS CHAINS If worship is the atmosphere, seed is the action. The smallest seed, when joined with worship, carries enormous power—power to break chains off lives across the world and power to break chains in your own life. Sickness cannot stand. Lack cannot remain. Every need must bow to the authority released through faith-filled worship and seed. When you sow, you are saying, “Lord, I trust You with my future.” “I believe You for healing.” “I align myself with Your harvest.” From my Wednesday worship devotional

You guys! Today is a great day for me. It's been eight days since I stopped making excuses for starting. These pics represent how my meals have looked like for eight days straight. I starting my weight loss and healing in my body journey and honestly, I wont stop now. This has been so incredibly revealing for me. The enemy doesnt want me feeling right in my energy. The enemy doesnt want me to stop feeling the guilt from not taking care of my temple. He doesnt want me to know that if I can have dominion over what I eat, everything else that needs change is gonna be easy to do. And he most definetely doesnt want me to feel the joy Ive been feeling from enjoying clean, healthy, enriching meanls. Oh! And he for sure didnt want me to know that my money that has so much purpose was being spent like crazy in more expensive meals that were making me feel sick. Honestly I dont want this post to inspire you to eat well, I want this post to inspire you to cut the *blank* and finally start doing what you've been postponing. The devil is a liar, there's is a huge blessing in doing what the Lord told you to do. The Lord has been telling me to do this for 2 years (thank you God there's no shame for me🙏🏻) God is good, and what I'm naming these week is "The miracle sometimes is in your obedience" PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!! Its not vanity why Im changing, its because the Lord has purpose with me, my family and my generations 🙌🏻❤️ I want to thanks sister Ester for the inspiring post she shared the other day, Stephanie for being such an angel and having such a divine calling for helping others with weight loss, beautiful Ari for having such a grace to hold me for a second before I gain strength again, and Everett of course, for instead being a rockstar at holy spiritual slaps that give you an urgency to change. So GRATEFUL! This week Im going to start exercising 🙌🏻 Tips are so welcomed, Im ready ✅️🙋🏻‍♀️