"SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LAUGH"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

I wrote this Motivation about 1 1/2 years ago however Holy Spirit said today "post this one"!

During this time in my life, I really didn't know how I was going to make it! This was days before I had to move out my house, the car I was driving was a loaner from my brother, my son brought home F's on his schoolwork and the enemy wanted me to think everything around me was falling apart!

Now I look back and no longer wonder how I got over, but I give God ALL The Glory and ALL the Praise for what HE has done! I Pray this Blesses and encourages you!


11/15/2007

Wow..........what a morning! Now, I'm going to be a little transparent (like I haven't always been) but this morning was one of those morning! This morning I stopped at the gas station. I left my son (he's 10 years old) in the car and went inside to pay for the gas........nothing unusual about that right?

Well....when I got back to the car I noticed the back door was opened and guess what.......my son was not in the car! I saw my bag, his book bag...but no child!

Now picture this scene.......I walked to the car, looked in the car, under the car and all around the car.........I looked here, there and everywhere. I felt like I was being whirled around by a whirlwind! I turned around so fast and so many times, I made myself dizzy!

A young man who was at the pump next to me must have heard the terror in my voice as I screamed "has anyone seen my son"........OH MY...........the adrenaline was truly flowing now.........I felt my stomach knot up......the young man told me he saw a kid go into the store. Now, I had just left out of the store and I was right there near the door so I thought.....no way, he couldn't be in the store!

I ran back into the store and there he was..........walking from the back of the store like he didn't have a care in the world! My Little Prophet........my #2 Child..........my last birdie in the nest........who....in his little Sanctified mind decided he had a question....and because he obviously felt it couldn't wait ....he decided to come in the store and not tell me he's in the store. I should have seen him, but I guess I couldn't because I was busy at the register counting ALL my change to pay for the gas!

Well y'all can imagine the next scene, I started yelling and screaming! The poor child....I scared him more than he had scared me......LOL...anyhow......we got into the car and after the rush of emotions........the stream or should I say, rivers of tears began to flow! We both were boohooing....wait a minute....why in the world was he crying? LOL To calm both of us down, we Prayed! I then dropped him off to school and headed on to work!

As I was driving into work (still crying).....the enemy sought opportunity and tried to use this moment of weakness to really dump things on me........he started me thinking about my finances, the house, the "F's" my child showed me on his schoolwork this morning and he (satan) wanted me to believe God was not going to deliver me from my afflictions and that God turned His back on me. Let the Church say............"the devil is a liar" because just at that moment Holy Spirit stepped in and gave me "A Word".....they were:

"We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed."

(II Corinthians 4:8-9)

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
(Philippians 4:8)

Proverbs 24:16 says, "For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again".........I fought back against satan's attacks in my thoughts! I spoke to satan and told him that I might be down right now....BUT PRAISE GOD I'M NOT OUT.....WHY....because when he (satan) comes in like a flood...... God lifts up a standard!!!!! Holy Spirit interceeded on my behalf and I fought with The Sword.......The Word of God!!!!!!!

I started thinking about how funny I must have looked spinning around in the parking lot.......all I could do was laugh! I then went a step further and started laughing at satan. I laughed at my circumstances and reminded them and myself that I can't be moved by what I see...........no matter what! God is with me and Greater is He who is in me...........than he (satan) who is against me!!!

Let me tell you.......sometimes all we can do is laugh! No...what I'm going through doesn't feel good and yes, I cry sometimes but I know....God is my very present Help in every situation and no matter what I am going through..........HE will work it ALL out for my good........I HAVE TO TRUST HIM.....AND YOU MUST TOO!!!!!!!

Remember: A merry heart does good like a medicine.......laugh a little!!!!!

Prayer for this day.........Father Thank You for a merry heart and for Your Word that Promises You will deliver me from all my afflictions.....in Jesus' Name I Pray........Amen!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged.....
Paula
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In case you are wondering what the IMPORTANT question was my son had to ask......well......my Little Prophet wanted to know (I guess he didn't feel it in his spirit) but he wanted to know what to do with the papers he took out of his Wednesday-Take-Home-Folder.....yes you heard me...he wanted to know what to do with the papers. What in the world did the little boy think I wanted him to do with papers that had more F's than the word fefifofum......that alone was enough to make me laugh!!!!!!!

"A MOUNTAINTOP ENCOUNTER"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

A co-worker, when she steps out the office, uses code words to let me know when she’s leaving. She’ll either say “I’m going to the other side, I’m going to the mountains” or she’ll just come straight out and say “I’m going to lunch”. Well, this morning she informed me another co-worker was out of the office, so she said “she crossed over to the other side and is experiencing a mountaintop experience”. I laughed and responded by saying “it’s a nice thing to have a mountaintop experience…..you come back refreshed, lighter”…she added…”yes, like new”! WOW….I told her she gave me something to write about!

I’m sure we all are familiar with Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech “I’ve Been To The Mountaintop” in which he says: “Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!” WOW!

When I think about what it means to cross over or have a mountaintop encounter with Christ…..what AWESOME…AWESOME experiences! Can you imagine how Moses felt when he and the Children of Israel crossed over the Red Sea and when Moses went up to Mount Sinai or Abraham’s encounter at Mount Moriah? Let’s not forget Jesus’ encounters on mountaintops! When I researched the details of Jesus, I found out that he had 6 mountaintop encounters! WOW!

The church my family and I are attending had a Guest Pastor speak from the Victory Outreach in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Pastor Joey Del Rio started the weekend off with a message Friday night entitled “Having A Face To Face Encounter With Christ”! WOW…what a word!

Yesterday’s encounter which I described in “Set It Off’, left me feeling like I had a mountaintop encounter! There’s nothing more…..and I’m trying to come up with the right word……..but there’s nothing…..NOTHING…..NOTHING like a mountaintop encounter with Christ! I also wrote another motivation that talked about being in The Presence of The Lord! See….in The Presence of The Lord…there’s fullness of Joy and at His right hand there are pleasures evermore! Psalm 16:11

Being in The Presence of The Lord brings change….BEING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD BREAKS YOKES….LOOSENS SHACKLES…OH…IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD SATAN CAN’T DWELL! IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD HEALING TAKES PLACE…IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD LOVE ABIDES….THINGS BEGIN TO HAPPEN AND YOU MAY GO IN ONE WAY BUT YOU'LL LEAVE OUT ANOTHER.....CHANGED....WHOLE...RENEWED……REFRESHED AND RESTORED! OH THERE IS NOTHING LIKE BEING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD! WOW!

It is my Prayer today that you stay in The Presence of The Lord! I Pray every experience you have with Christ takes you, as it says in II Corinthians 3:18, "FROM GLORY TO GLORY"!!!! I Pray you realize there’s no better choice than the one you’ve made or could ever make....and that is.....choosing to CROSS OVER AND FOLLOW JESUS!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged,

Love ya,
Paula
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"SET IT OFF"

Motivations from the Heart of

Paula Williams-Gaillard

I'll say like Jeremiah...........it's like "fire shut up in my bones!"

As I was coming into work this morning, I was Praising & Worshipping God asking Him to allow me to feel HIS Presence like never before!!!! As tears began to stream down my face and words of Worship & Praise flowed from my lips.....I felt God's Presence!!!! God's Presence was so strong......when I entered the building this morning (I work in a court building)....I set the metal detectors off at the front door!!!! LOL

A female officer came over to scan me and I jokingly told her it was because I had so much bling-bling on that I set off the detector...well....when she began to scan me....PEOPLE OF GOD......this Vessel of God....whom I had never spoken with on a personal level before...hear me....as she was scanning me she said...IN THE NAME OF JESUS....IN THE NAME OF JESUS.....BLESSINGS FOR YOU TODAY!!! YA'LL I wanted to do a dance right there!!! I grabbed her and hugged her!!!!!! I see her everyday and say good morning and good evening...that's all...but she…who doesn't know me from Adam...Eve or Jack......LOL....Blessed me so this morning!

Me being scanned this morning was Spiritual not routine or procedural! When she said IN THE NAME OF JESUS...I felt the Anointing ALL over me! I felt as though her words from God had sealed my Prayer and I also knew it was confirming a motivation that was brewing in my Spirit....which brings me to this point.

Let me ask.....or should I say....Holy Spirit wants to know.....when we say we TRUST GOD...do we really TRUST GOD? Do we just TRUST HIM when things are good....or do we TRUST HIM in the bad times... in the ugliest of ugliest.....do we TRUST HIM? I know I've gone from one thing to another, but this is all a part of my Worship this morning to God!

We ought to TRUST God no matter what! God wants to do things in our lives that sometimes we hinder because we lack Faith and Trust in HIM! I Love my husband very much but I know my TRUST in God is GREATER! Yes...God allows him to take care of his family to fulfill his role as Priest, Provider and Head of our home... but our ultimate SOURCE...our ultimate PROVIDER....THE ONE who makes it all possible is GOD...HE IS OUR JEHOVAH JIREH!!!!!

Oh....People of God.....TRUST GOD TODAY!!!! I'm reminded of this over and over....it doesn't matter what it looks like....it doesn't matter what it sounds like....TRUST GOD!!!!! GOD WANTS TO DO WHAT WE FEEL IS IMPOSSIBLE!!!! GOD WANTS TO DO EXCEEDING AND ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL WE CAN ASK OR THINK!!!!!! TRUST HIM MIGHTY MEN OF VALOUR AND VIRTUOUS WOMEN OF GOD.....TRUST HIM!!!!!

Prayer for this day....FATHER I THANK YOU....I THANK YOU FOR MY AWESOME TIME OF FELLOWHIP WITH YOU THIS MORNING....FATHER I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME IN YOUR PRESENCE AND FOR BEING ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOUR PEOPLE....NOW FATHER....I HUMBLE MYSELF BEFORE YOU AND PRAY ON BEHALF OF THOSE READING THIS NOTE....FATHER I THANK YOU THAT EVERY PRAYER....EVERY PLEA....EVERY REQUEST THEY HAVE PETITIONED BEFORE YOU....I PRAY THAT YOU INCLINE YOUR EAR AND HEAR THEIR CRIES....FATHER THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THEIR EVERY NEED....FATHER LET YOUR GLORY & PRESENCE SHINE IN THEIR LIVES TODAY...LET THEM SEE AND FEEL YOU LIKE NEVER BEFORE......FATHER I SPEAK HEALING IN THEIR LIVES....I SPEAK THAT DELIVERANCE TAKES PLACE THIS DAY....FATHER I PRAY THAT YOKES BE DESTROYED AND BURDENS BE LIFTED...FATHER LET YOUR WILL BE DONE...ON EARTH...HERE ON FACEBOOK & THE INTERNET....AS IT IS IN HEAVEN...FATHER SAVE THOSE WHO ARE LOST....HEAL THOSE WHO ARE BROKEN....MEND HEARTS AND RESTORE.......I BLESS YOU THIS DAY....THANKING YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE...IS DOING...AND HAVE YET TO DO...IN YOUR PRECIOUS SON JESUS' NAME I PRAY....AMEN!!!!

You are already Blessed.......so be Encouraged!

Love ya,

Paula
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