(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures: Lord, I come to you today as a reminder to myself that I have authority through Jesus Christ. I use Your mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. I destroy every proud obstacle that keeps me from knowing You. I capture my rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. Any negative thoughts or thoughts that are not pleasing to You, O Lord, I cast them out in Jesus’ name. They have no authority over me, but I have authority through Jesus Christ. I am free. I am delivered. I am made whole. When I feel lost or confused, I will turn to Your Word and gain strength, knowledge and understanding. I will seek deliverance because it is for those who ask and want it […]
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures – My Prayer:
Lord, I come to you today as a reminder to myself that I have authority through Jesus Christ. I use Your mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. I destroy every proud obstacle that keeps me from knowing You. I capture my rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
Any negative thoughts or thoughts that are not pleasing to You, O Lord, I cast them out in Jesus’ name. They have no authority over me, but I have authority through Jesus Christ. I am free. I am delivered. I am made whole.
When I feel lost or confused, I will turn to Your Word and gain strength, knowledge and understanding. I will seek deliverance because it is for those who ask and want it.
One Conversation with God Makes the Difference! “She” could be me. “She” could be you. “She” could be “he”, but at some point, I believe, “she” has been all of us. She is in a room full of people. Everyone is smiling and laughing and seems to truly be enjoying life. She has so much to say, so much to share; but as usual, she feels so alone and believes that no one will ever understand her plight. Life looks good, but on the inside, many a conversation is being had. She tries to reason things out and determine within herself that everything will turn out right because she believes […]
One Conversation with God Makes the Difference!
MY FAITH EXPRESSIONS
“She” could be me. “She” could be you. “She” could be “he”, but at some point, I believe, “she” has been all of us.
SCENARIO:
She is in a room full of people. Everyone is smiling and laughing and seems to truly be enjoying life. She has so much to say, so much to share; but as usual, she feels so alone and believes that no one will ever understand her plight. Life looks good, but on the inside, many a conversation is being had. She tries to reason things out and determine within herself that everything will turn out right because she believes. But what is she believing in? Herself? Her will to hang on and figure everything out on her own or is she believing in the ONLY ONE who has the answers to her very questions and who knows her like no other?
When the dust had settled, when the test and trial was finally coming to an end, she felt as though she had nothing left to give. She had poured it all on the table and had completely emptied out and given to others so that they may be set free. Being used by God, according to His purpose, she had made it through by His grace. He had carried her and given her strength she did not know she even had or could even possess and utilize in the midst of the storms. Now that she no longer needed the extra boost […]
Continue to know that God is with you. He is your comfort and your peace.
MY FAITH EXPRESSIONS
When the dust had settled, when the test and trial was finally coming to an end, she felt as though she had nothing left to give. She had poured it all on the table and had completely emptied out and given to others so that they may be set free. Being used by God, according to His purpose, she had made it through by His grace. He had carried her and given her strength she did not know she even had or could even possess and utilize in the midst of the storms.
Now that she no longer needed the extra boost, she was left feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by the release that was taking place in her life. She began a period of shutdown. It wasn’t on purpose, mind you, but more of an empty feeling that could not really be described to anyone.
God had did it! He had answered her very heart’s desire. Now what?
For our safety, God may be keeping us at bay until everything is prepared for our safe landing into our designated place of OVERWHELMING VICTORY. Hello and Welcome to My Faith Expressions. Today is a blessed day, no matter what may be happening all around us. God has allowed us to see a new day and we have another opportunity to trust in Him and His plan for us. This is awesome, don’t you agree! Word of Hope for Today: Remember that everything in God’s plan makes a difference in our life, even the places of immobility […]
For our safety, God may be keeping us at bay until everything is prepared for our safe landing into our designated place of OVERWHELMING VICTORY.
MY FAITH EXPRESSIONS
Hello and Welcome to My Faith Expressions.
Today is a blessed day, no matter what may be happening all around us. God has allowed us to see a new day and we have another opportunity to trust in Him and His plan for us. This is awesome, don’t you agree!
Word of Hope for Today:
Remember that everything in God’s plan makes a difference in our life, even the places of immobility.
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures: Lord, Your glory is rising over the horizon, shining forth in my life. I thank You for blessings seen and unseen; for undeniable miracles transpiring right before my eyes. Change is now, for the better, because Your hand of mercy has been gathering all of the pieces for a great reveal. I see You moving. I feel Your presence in the atmosphere. Everything has been working for my good. For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. In my struggle with waiting, You have mercifully sustained me […]
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures – My Prayer:
Lord, Your glory is rising over the horizon, shining forth in my life. I thank You for blessings seen and unseen; for undeniable miracles transpiring right before my eyes. Change is now, for the better, because Your hand of mercy has been gathering all of the pieces for a great reveal. I see You moving. I feel Your presence in the atmosphere. Everything has been working for my good.
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
In my struggle with waiting, You have mercifully sustained me. You were faithful in the process and have propelled me to a place in time where I am able to begin seeing what my eyes could not see then. As You work Your providential will, I am determined to maintain my focus on Your Word and promises available to comfort and guide my every step.
If I may have a moment of your time to share my heart and exciting news with you that would be greatly appreciated. Look Again! I have been highly anticipating the Audiobook release of my second book, “You Are More Than Enough – Don’t Look Back Finish the Process”. This step of my journey completes my obedience to the call of God for this particular venture. I have never in my life been this “outgoing – put myself on the line” type of woman. But through my tests and trials, God is developing me into who He wants me to be. I am thankful and I am excited! The opportunity to share a message of hope to the world through my Kindle books, Paperback books, and NOW through voice with an audio version of the book is simply amazing to me! The excitement is just bubbling over! […]
If I may have a moment of your time to share my heart and exciting news with you that would be greatly appreciated.
I have been highly anticipating the Audiobook release of my second book, “You Are More Than Enough – Don’t Look Back Finish the Process”.
This step of my journey completes my obedience to the call of God for this particular venture. I have never in my life been this “outgoing – put myself on the line” type of woman. But through my tests and trials, God is developing me into who He wants me to be. I am thankful and I am excited! The opportunity to share a message of hope to the world through my Kindle books, Paperback books, and NOW through voice with an audio version of the book is simply amazing to me! The excitement is just bubbling over!
I have always had somewhat of a fear of public speaking, just being a more shy, quiet, reserved individual. I believed that I wasn’t enough. Who knew that God would allow me to write a book with this title and have an opportunity to share the Good News with the entire world? God is simply amazing!
Through this book, God has shown me how to be bold for Him and how to put that boldness into words and speak so that others may hear and come to know Him. When I checked this morning, the audiobook was still not available. But now, when I LOOK AGAIN, there it is!
That is just how fast God can change the circumstances of our lives. Within a blink of an eye, He can bring into existence what He has for us. Once again, it’s about His timing, because, as I wrote about on yesterday, IF IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE, “at the right time, You the Lord, will make it happen.” GOD’S TIMING IS EVERYTHING!
I pray that you would consider supporting me through the purchase of either of my books in whatever format works best for you.
What God has called us to do, He will not allow us to fail.
BOOK ONE:
“Intentional Prayers – Praying the Scriptures – A Four-Week Prayer Devotional Journal”
This book is a book of prayers from my heart as I was journeying through my wilderness experience. I needed God to hear me and to move in my circumstances. I needed relief, and through it all, I needed to trust Him and never give up.
This book is great in paperback format in order to allow the reader to write their own prayers based on Scripture. Perhaps you know of someone who is looking for a great devotional who might enjoy this experience. Perhaps you are that someone. I pray that you will consider purchasing. You may check out the book description using the link below.
* Available in Kindle Format * Better in Paperback Format, as it includes a journal as part of the prayer devotional journal experience
“You Are More Than Enough – Don’t Look Back Finish the Process”
This book is a message of hope to encourage the reader to finish the process, even as they journey through their wilderness experience. God has so much in store for us if we would simply stick with Him and let Him do in and through us all that He has planned for our lives. He thinks about us all the time and what He imagines for our lives can be so, if we will not look back but finish the process to our promised land.
* Available in Kindle Format – NOW AVAILABLE AS PART OF KINDLE UNLIMITED * Paperback Format – I LOVE HOLDING A BOOK IN MY HANDS * NOW AVAILABLE IN AUDIO FORMAT – Use the link below to purchase.
Thank you so much for this interruption in your day. I pray that your day is an amazing one. Don’t forget to LOOK AGAIN!
P.S. Continue to visit http://amazon.com/author/melissahess for upcoming books. Intentional Prayers – Journal Two will be available soon. God is so awesome. Be blessed!
P.S.S. You may occasionally see this post again, as it is my prayer to reach many who need to know that they are more than enough. I pray that you will not be bothered by these posts, as I am simply aiming to be obedient to God and help others who have felt the brokenness that I have endured and who are still in the midst of their wilderness experience. I want others to finish the process as I am diligently pressing forward to do. Be blessed!
But God! He was there all the time. You see, “IT” happened. I found myself smack dab in the middle of a wilderness experience. At times, I would even call it a “NIGHTMARE”! The specifics really do not matter in and of themselves, but within any wilderness experience, at some point, we can find ourselves telling God, “I WANT OUT.” We can find ourselves dealing with circumstances, some of which have been out of our control, which have kept us in this dark place for far too long. How do we get out? We keep growing in God. We keep seeking after Him. We continue to grow in our faith and boldness for God. You Are More Than Enough. Don’t Look Back. Finish the Process. […]
New Book Announcement: “You Are More Than Enough – Don’t Look Back Finish the Process”
If I may, I would like to take a moment of your time to introduce to you my second book “You Are More Than Enough – Don’t Look Back Finish the Process”. It is my prayer that this will be an encouragement and a testimony to you.
God did it again, suddenly!
About the Book
But God!
He was there all the time. You see, “IT” happened. I found myself smack dab in the middle of a wilderness experience. At times, I would even call it a “NIGHTMARE”!
The specifics really do not matter in and of themselves, but within any wilderness experience, at some point, we can find ourselves telling God, “I WANT OUT.” We can find ourselves dealing with circumstances, some of which have been out of our control, which have kept us in this dark place for far too long.
How do we get out?
We keep growing in God. We keep seeking after Him. We continue to grow in our faith and boldness for God.
Our stories are not the same and neither is the way in which God will use them for His glory. The point is that He receives the glory that He is due as part of the exit strategy out of the wilderness into our Promised Land.
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures: Lord, I thank You for another day to come to You in prayer. I come with a spirit of thanksgiving and adoration for You being God and Lord over my life. I seek to humbly come before Your presence each day. Let my prayers be effective and reach Your ear and heart of understanding and when I pray amiss, Lord, guide me into all truth and give me direction for the next steps within my life. As Jesus instructed, I will keep on asking, and I know that I will receive what I ask for […]
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures – My Prayer:
Lord, I thank You for another day to come to You in prayer. I come with a spirit of thanksgiving and adoration for You being God and Lord over my life. I seek to humbly come before Your presence each day. Let my prayers be effective and reach Your ear and heart of understanding and when I pray amiss, Lord, guide me into all truth and give me direction for the next steps within my life.
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures: Lord, because I have been called by You, I will lead a life worthy of my calling. Teach me to always be humble and gentle. Honor my steps to be patient with others, making allowance for other’s faults because of my love, this Godly love that you have demonstrated towards me. Lord, I desire to make every effort to keep myself united in the Spirit, binding myself together with peace. For there is one body and one Spirit […]
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures – My Prayer:
Lord, because I have been called by You, I will lead a life worthy of my calling. Teach me to always be humble and gentle. Honor my steps to be patient with others, making allowance for other’s faults because of my love, this Godly love that you have demonstrated towards me. Lord, I desire to make every effort to keep myself united in the Spirit, binding myself together with peace. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as I have been called to one glorious hope for the future.
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures: Lord, when I am left with lingering emotions of irritation and disappointment because of how another person chose to interact with me, help me to aim high, looking to Jesus as my example when someone has offended me. Lord, I want to do all that I can to live in peace with everyone. Help me to recognize when the intent is not to cause these feelings to emerge within, but that a greater purpose and good is the end result. I mustn’t allow my emotions to control or dictate how I move forward in that connection. I must choose to set my feelings aside and do what is best to allow Your good plan to prevail […]
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures – My Prayer:
Lord, when I am left with lingering emotions of irritation and disappointment because of how another person chose to interact with me, help me to aim high, looking to Jesus as my example when someone has offended me.
Lord, I want to do all that I can to live in peace with everyone.
Help me to recognize when the intent is not to cause these feelings to emerge within, but that a greater purpose and good is the end result. I mustn’t allow my emotions to control or dictate how I move forward in that connection. I must choose to set my feelings aside and do what is best to allow Your good plan to prevail.
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures: Lord, by Your divine power, You have given me everything I need for living a godly life. I have received all of this by coming to know You, the one who called me to Yourself by means of Your marvelous glory and excellence. Because of Your glory and excellence, You have given me great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable me to share Your divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. n view of all this, I will make every effort to respond to Your promises. I will supplement my faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and […]
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures – My Prayer:
Lord, by Your divine power, You have given me everything I need for living a godly life. I have received all of this by coming to know You, the one who called me to Yourself by means of Your marvelous glory and excellence. Because of Your glory and excellence, You have given me great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable me to share Your divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures: Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. Lord, as I continue along this journey of faith and dedication to the God of my salvation, I want to live a balanced life. It is my prayer that I may be effective in the things that You have called me to do; therefore, I need Your guidance and presence to be evident at all times, in everything. Show me what to keep doing and what I must step away from so that my life will be balanced and will operate as a blessing for others […]
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures – My Prayer:
Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
Lord, as I continue along this journey of faith and dedication to the God of my salvation, I want to live a balanced life. It is my prayer that I may be effective in the things that You have called me to do; therefore, I need Your guidance and presence to be evident at all times, in everything.
Show me what to keep doing and what I must step away from so that my life will be balanced and will operate as a blessing for others.
(Intentional Prayer) – Intermittent Audio Prayer Break
Pray the Scriptures: I will clap my hands! I will shout to God with joyful praise! For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth. He subdues the nations before me, putting my enemies beneath my feet. He chose the Promised Land as my inheritance, the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves. Lord thank You for my personal Promised Land. Fighting this spiritual battle in order to conquer the land has drawn me closer to You. Thank You for being right by my side […]
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures – My Prayer:
Intermittent Audio Prayer Break:
(Available When God Says So – Listen and Pray Along)
High Energy Uplifting Prayer to the Lord!
I will clap my hands! I will shout to God with joyful praise! For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth. He subdues the nations before me, putting my enemies beneath my feet. He chose the Promised Land as my inheritance, the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves.
According to God’s perfect timing and expectations for the life that we walk with Him, He is really right on time if we would look through our spiritual lenses of faith and without reservation and fear, believe. “God, I’m ready. I need You to deliver and set me free. Only You can fix it, Jesus. I give You everything.” Have you ever uttered such words, sometimes even on a repeat cycle? You may be at your lowest point with nowhere to turn and you are finally ready for God to take full control. The stretch of land before You is full of darkness and You desperately seek to enter Your promised land. From one Christ follower to another, been there! Done that! […]
According to God’s perfect timing and expectations for the life that we walk with Him, He is really right on time if we would look through our spiritual lenses of faith and without reservation and fear, believe.
MY FAITH EXPRESSIONS
Hello and Welcome to My Faith Expressions.
“God, I’m ready. I need You to deliver and set me free. Only You can fix it, Jesus. I give You everything.”
Have you ever uttered such words, sometimes even on a repeat cycle? You may be at your lowest point with nowhere to turn and you are finally ready for God to take full control. The stretch of land before You is full of darkness and You desperately seek to enter Your promised land.
If I want to remain at the table of God’s blessings that He has prepared for me, then I need to make the necessary adjustments so that I don’t fall back into old emotional patterns. God has really been doing some amazing things in my life. Many long-term prayers are being answered and for this I am thankful to the only One who could have brought about the change that was necessary to move my life from being stuck, to the possibility of actually moving forward towards better, more; different from how things have existed. The possibilities are amazing! What once seemed impossible, is made possible with and because of God! […]
If I want to remain at the table of God’s blessings that He has prepared for me, then I need to make the necessary adjustments so that I don’t fall back into old emotional patterns.
MY FAITH EXPRESSIONS
God has really been doing some amazing things in my life. Many long-term prayers are being answered and for this I am thankful to the only One who could have brought about the change that was necessary to move my life from being stuck, to the possibility of actually moving forward towards better, more; different from how things have existed. The possibilities are amazing!
What once seemed impossible, is made possible with and because of God!
I had to make it to a point where I said Yes to God. “Here I am at the point of change and deliverance, Lord. Will I stay here or will I trust You to move me forward by means of Your desire for me as You part the Red Sea that sets before me? Will I cross over into the abundance of great things You have already prepared for me as long as I follow Your instructions and plan?”
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures: Thank You Lord for peace of mind and the promise that I have something to look forward to. This life is not the end if I will obey Your commands and remain with You. I want to follow closely and hear Your voice. I want to be submissive to Your will and let You be God. Jesus directed that I not let my heart be troubled. I shall trust in God, and trust also in Jesus. There is more than enough room in Your home, my heavenly Father, for me. If this were not so, Jesus would not have told me, in Your Word, that He was going to prepare a place for me […]
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures – My Prayer:
Thank You Lord for peace of mind and the promise that I have something to look forward to. This life is not the end if I will obey Your commands and remain with You. I want to follow closely and hear Your voice. I want to be submissive to Your will and let You be God.
Jesus directed that I not let my heart be troubled. I shall trust in God, and trust also in Jesus. There is more than enough room in Your home, my heavenly Father, for me. If this were not so, Jesus would not have told me, in Your Word, that He was going to prepare a place for me. When everything is ready, He has promised that He will come and get me, so that I will always be with Him where He is. And I know the way to where He is going.
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Lord, I pray that You and You alone will satisfy the hunger that I have for truth and righteousness. Increase my hunger for the things of God so that I may walk worthy of the calling which You have placed on my life. Feed my soul with good things from Your Word. Send others into my life that will aid in the nourishment of my soul for Christ’s sake. Remove all impurities from my life so that I may be strengthened as I feast on what You provide as my daily portion to sustain me […]
(Intentional Prayer)
Pray the Scriptures – My Prayer:
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Lord, I pray that You and You alone will satisfy the hunger that I have for truth and righteousness. Increase my hunger for the things of God so that I may walk worthy of the calling which You have placed on my life. Feed my soul with good things from Your Word. Send others into my life that will aid in the nourishment of my soul for Christ’s sake. Remove all impurities from my life so that I may be strengthened as I feast on what You provide as my daily portion to sustain me.
My Faith Expressions 