BlessedAssurance

 Jesus is the perfect example sent for us to read, pray, and imitate the way he behaved in order to pattern our behaviors. In John 14:6, Jesus articulates, "Jesus told him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me" (New Living Translation). Jesus was a nurturer, He was no respecter of persons. He treated everyone like the children we are. His warmth and healing was so strong that the woman with the issue of blood said, in paraphrase, I don't have to even touch Him, if I could just touch the hem of his garment, I know I will be made whole (Matthew 9:20).  Let us build that nurturing environment, but first we have to set the standard based on Jesus' example and stay close to Him and do what He did.  I pray blessings upon blessings for you because you deserve all that God has for you.  Thank you Jesus for setting the example for us all.  We are God's blessed assurance! ~ LaKenya 

  Thank You DFA and Family   This serves as a “Thank You” to all of you who are reading this right now. Today is my last day at DFA. Although some of you were here when I came to DFA back in June of 2000, many have retired or moved on to various other assignments. Some have come after I started with DFA. I have had the opportunity over the last few weeks to execute a brief version of a succession plan. What usually takes years, I had to condense in a few weeks. However, I feel assured that the work of DFA will continue with excellence. I did not want any of you to worry about how you were getting paid, so I preferred to work until my last day and think of it as a “see you soon” rather than a "good bye". Good byes are not my forte, because they seem so final. So, I will see you soon. I will be rooting for you and know that DFA will succeed. The years and seasons have gone by so quickly. Time surely waits for no one. As a nation and state, we find ourselves still in the m...

Rejection comes in many forms. People may reject you, your ideas, your personality, your money, your family, your joy and even your voice. Either form of rejection should not be taken personally. People who reject are more prone to have suffered rejection themselves. The objective response is to keep pressing despite the rejection. Jesus does not reject us. In fact, He accepts us just the way we are and for who we are. Psalms 94:14 reassures us that, “For the Lord will not cast off His people, Nor, will He forsake His inheritance”. No matter how imperfect we are, God will not walk away from us . The world can be a cold place. Many people are out for themselves. They look out for their own well-being while overlooking the needs of others. The best way to keep joy and peace is to rest in knowing that God will stay right there with us through it all. His strength is made perfect in our weaknesses. When we relinquish our will and accept that His will holds us up and that He watch...

Resilience is the ability to fall and get back up. It is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. When obstacles, trials, tribulations, the unexpected occurs; there is a kindling on the inside that stirs and gives us the ability to get back up. Proverbs 24:16 articulates, “For a righteous man may fall seven times and rise again” (NKJV). Thus, if a righteous man fell seven times, he had to also get back up seven times. Wow, that is resilience! In the chaos of uncertainty, there is reward in continuing to press through. Believing God at his Word and speaking God’s word has power. As stated in 1 Thessalonians 1:5 , “For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake”. Lord, your Word is powerful . Let us speak with the authority and continue along the path You have designed for us. What things look like in the natural has nothing to do with what ...

We believe in many things. Some things we believe are conditional, based on something else happening. For example, we believe that some people are popular on Instagram because they have thousand or millions of followers. In essence, the World has taken a stance that popularity is good. Anyone who has a lot of followers sets the benchmark. People will mimic or try to duplicate postings based on the popularity of others to attract more followers, thus seeking and longing for acceptance.  What if we have millions of followers seeking the same acceptance by believing in Jesus Christ? We would have a whole new example or standard of acceptance and would undoubtedly lead to less confusion, turmoil, strife, disappointment and oppression. There are many accounts in the Bible where God employs our  attention to believe in Him - God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit . God wants us to take Him at face value, what you see is what you get. His word is our bond. It is wo...

All things are working today for your good. God wants the best for you and me. No matter what we go through, have gone through, or will go through, the end result is that  God will work it out for our good .  Everything that God created was good.  - Genesis 1:31 New International Version (NIV)   31   God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. When He created the earth, after each piece or day he made, he said it was "Good". So, that means that you are "Good" and He works everything out for your good.  All things are working for your good. - Romans 8:28 New International Version (NIV) 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose . So no matter the circumstance surrounding the day, we will  declare  that it is working for our good. ...