Declarations For February 2022
Who can separate me from His love?
February is recognized as the month of love with the Fourteenth day officially declared as the day when lovers express their affection for each other with greetings and gifts. Some have expanded this day of love to include family and friends. I remember my late uncle Moore and my dad used to send me cards with some money in it when I was in High School. As I grew older, I came to understand why they did that - it was their way of keeping me away from the boys. How smart huh? They wanted me to feel the love of the father, that it supersedes any love or affection I will receive from those younglings running around campus. I know there are so many people who are hurting, disappointed in love, wondering if love will ever find them or who even feel that no one loves them. I am here to declare Romans 8:35-37 AMP over your life, that you are loved by a Father who is incomparable.
I decree and declare that;
- No one shall ever separate me from the love of Christ.
- No tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword.
- I am more than a conqueror.
- I have an overwhelming victory through Him who loved me so much that He died for me.
- I am convinced and continue to be convinced—beyond any doubt that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present and threatening, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate me from the unlimited love of God, which is in Christ Jesus my Lord and savior.
I declare it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN!
XOXO
Lady Abena.
Discern
In my studying of scriptures, I noticed a lot of emphasis and sometimes caution on how we as believers should be very DISCERNING. The Collins Dictionary defines DISCERN as “to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend”. For me, to be discerning is becoming aware of what is happening in and around you and also, understanding the source of that thing.
Let me attempt to break this down for you, a lot has been happening around me lately and I have to tell you that they are all good stuff. Anytime I think of something, as my spirit prays for it even without me uttering the words out loud, it happens or somehow I receive it. I think about people that I haven’t connected with in months or even years and in less than 24 hours, they are calling or texting me. These occurrences were beginning to disturb me but I was led to various scriptures which explained what happens when our spiritual senses are activated and elevated. I used the word “disturbed” because I was forced to be careful what I think and desire for myself and others. We truly are spiritual beings and I am recognizing that each day.
1 Corinthians 2:14 ESV, “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.”
That scripture is so true. The natural me was interpreting everything as either a coincidence or as some may call it, luck. My dear friend who’s reading this blog, “coincidence” and “luck” do not exist in the life of a believer. We are spiritual beings and everything that happens is already orchestrated in the spirit before it manifests in the physical realm. When you have this mindset ingrained in you, you will become more discerning. Discernment can save you so much trouble in life. You will avoid errors and situations that cause unwarranted delays and mishaps in your life. A discerning life is one filled with divine wisdom and knowledge from God. You perceive what is at work and you act immediately. Spiritual Ignorance is a topic I am going to reserve for another day but can I tell you that most of us have suffered and continue to suffer because we are not spiritually intelligent? I know this because I was a victim of spiritual ignorance for a very long time and I am grateful for the illumination of the word of God in my life which is now beginning to correct my spiritual lens and awareness. The missed opportunities, the people we drove out of our lives because we lacked discernment to know that they were part of our destinies, the unnecessary afflictions and torment we got ourselves into because we didn’t see all the signs and warnings God was giving us. The list goes on but even just calling them out wearies me.
The good news is, God is one who gives mega second chances. Yes - He does. When you give up your own triune (Me, Myself and I) and take on the divine one, (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), he starts to shift your focus and awakens your spirit man. What seems like foolishness to others is wise to you because you can discern what God is doing through that. When people are running out you will be running in. You see light even in the darkest corners and you begin to fly over mountains instead of waiting for them to be demolished.
This week, make a conscious effort to DISCERN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
When I Think Of TIME
TIME is the greatest mystery and every day, I am amazed by the reality of it. There are over 8 billion humans on earth and yet, none of us have the same fingerprints. We have different features, different races, different families so many different things but the one thing we all have in common is TIME. One Thousand, Four Hundred and Forty (1440) minutes each day. No one has more and no one has less of it. The wealthiest people in the world have 1440 minutes and so does the poorest man who can barely afford clean water to drink. I heard someone say that the only currency we have in common is TIME. This is the ultimate truth! Time is both a physical currency and a spiritual one. You can lose time, and you can gain time. Have you heard of people saying “I just need to buy some TIME” or “I am biding my TIME”?
I’ve been very fascinated about the mystery of time lately and it’s definitely needed for the season that I find myself in. A great man of God said that you can gain everything that you lose, even people, but you can’t gain back TIME. If you lose a car, chances are, you can work and buy another one, but once TIME is spent, it is gone forever. If you buy another car and do not have TIME left in your life span to enjoy it, you have really lost. What’s even mysterious is that, any date you live through will never repeat itself in your lifetime ever. TIME is unstoppable, hence the saying that “TIME and tide waits for no man”. Which means no one can control or stop TIME. As people, we should always be moving forward because time is constantly running, not waiting or pausing for you and I. You can rectify so many things, even mistakes but you cannot rectify TIME.
In Genesis 41, Pharaoh had a dream and what Joseph interpreted was a revelation to all of us that TIME can eat TIME. A TIME of plenty can be eaten by a TIME of famine. Joseph by God’s wisdom advised the Egyptians to discern the seasons (Times) that will be coming for them and how they need to preserve and save so that they can sustain themselves. TIME is the greatest loss to man, not things, not people but TIME. With this reality in mind, it is so imperative for us to cherish every passing minute. We have to take an inventory of how we spend our TIME because our results in life are a reflection of what we spend our TIME on. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai after spending TIME with the Lord, the bible says that his face was so radiant he had to cover it with a veil, (Exodus 34). What Moses spent his TIME on was reflecting in his appearance. Just like you and I, if we spend our TIME in the gym, our tight muscles will let people know what we are spending our lives on.
The revelation of the mystery of TIME has caused a shift in my life. I am so careful now how I use my TIME. Lord knows that I have misused and abused some TIME. There were seasons (TIMES) in my life that I did not discern and thus I missed greatly BUT, God is a restorer of TIME. If He created it then He is the only one who can control it, pause it or stop it. Hey, He stopped the sun for Joshua - yup He did. Read Joshua 10. He halted TIME for him. Based on this knowledge, I've been praying fervently for Him to restore my time and you can pray with me as well:
Joel 2:25-27 AMP
25 “And I will compensate you for the years (TIME)
That the swarming locust has eaten,
The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust—
My great army which I sent among you.
26 “You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied
And praise the name of the Lord your God
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to shame.
27 “And you shall know [without any doubt] that I am in the midst of Israel [to protect and bless you],
And that I am the Lord your God,
And there is no other;
My people will never be put to shame
I declare it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name! AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.