"Try Not To Let Folks Frustrate You"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

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"Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia." Ezra 4:5

I sure could have put this Word into action on yesterday evening!

While on our way home yesterday, as we approached an accident, I stopped to ask an officer a question...why in the world did I do that....the officer's response was so offensive...y'all....at first I said I was going to let it go, but then our paths crossed again, so for me that was a sign, I had to let him know how I felt!

Now, I wasn't loud, rude or offensive back towards him, but I had to let him know I didn't appreciate his response and while his response was inappropriate, it was totally unprofessional! I think what messed me up the most is that I allowed this person to "take me there"! I was so frustrated...how dare he speak to me that way! The pen is mightier than the sword, so when I got home I wrote a letter to his commanding officers about the situation.

People of God....DON'T ALLOW FOLKS TO FRUSTRATE YOUR PURPOSE......YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO GET WHERE GOD WANTS YOU TO BE....YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A PURPOSE...PLAN...AND A VISION...SO STAY ON TRACK.....TRY NOT TO ALLOW FRUSTRATION...ANGER OR SOMEONE ELSE'S ACTIONS TO THROW YOU OFF TRACK....BE ANGRY BUT SIN NOT.....HANDLE YOUR BUSINESS AND STAY FOCUSED......AS YOU STRIVE TO MOVE AHEAD....REMEMBER THERE WILL ALWAYS BE FOLKS WHO WILL TRY TO BEAT YOU DOWN...TEAR YOU DOWN AND WEIGH YOU DOWN....YOU'RE STRONGER THAN THEY ARE...FOR GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN YOU THAN HE THAT IS IN THIS WORLD...YOU HANG ON IN THERE....YOU HAVE A BLESSED ASSURANCE THAT NO WEAPON FORMED SHALL PROSPER...OH IT MAY FORM...BUT PRAISE GOD....IT WILL NOT PROSPER.....JUST DON'T GIVE IN TO IT.....YOU KEEP DOING THE RIGHT THINGS AND BY ALL MEANS.....AND YES IT IS HARD...BUT....AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE....TRY NOT TO LET FOLKS FRUSTRATE YOU!!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged......
Love ya,
Paula

"Somebody's Watching You"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

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"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven." Matthew 5:16

My Momma, Sarah Ann, used to say...."I can show you better than I can tell you"...when she said that....I knew I was headed for trouble!There's a song by Rockwell and Michael Jackson "Somebody's Watching Me"! Well my Brother.....my Sister....THEY'RE WATCHING YOU!!!!! Rather it's big brother, big sister, little brother or little sister, someone is always watching the way we, as Christians, are handling ourselves and living our lives! That's why it's so important that we live a Righteous life!

Titus 2:12 says "......we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world." Paul said in Philippians 3:17 "Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample."

People of God.....YOUR ACTIONS SPEAKS LOUDER THAN YOUR WORDS....DON'T JUST TALK THE TALK....BUT WALK THE WALK....BE GOOD EXAMPLES BY ALLOWING OTHERS TO SEE CHRIST....THE HOPE OF GLORY......IN AND THROUGH YOU.....OF COURSE SOME PEOPLE MAY BE WATCHING JUST TO SEE YOU SLIP AND FALL....DON'T CONCENTRATE ON THE FALLS....THOUGH A RIGHTEOUS MAN FALLS SEVEN TIMES...HE GETS BACK UP...YOU KEEP GETTING UP....DUST YOURSELF OFF AND SHOW THE WORLD THAT YOU RISE ABOVE ANY OCCASSION......SHOW THEM BETTER THAN YOU CAN TELL THEM.....CONTINUE TO LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BECAUSE YOU CAN REST ASSURED....RATHER IT'S ON YOUR JOB....IN YOUR HOME.....AT THE GYM.....GROCERY STORE...TRAFFIC LIGHT AND EVEN IN YOUR CHURCH...SOMEWHERE OUT THERE....SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU!!!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....
Love ya,
Paula

"Stick With What You Know"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

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"You are of your father, the devil, and it is your will to practice the lusts and gratify the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a falsehood, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar [himself] and the father of lies and of all that is false. Whoever is of God listens to God. [Those who belong to God hear the words of God.] This is the reason that you do not listen [to those words, to Me]: because you do not belong to God and are not of God or in harmony with Him." John 8:44,47

I know...I know.....sometimes we give the devil far too much credit but it is, what it is...the devil is cunning, crafty, sly and deceitful! He knows if he can get plant a thought in our head, especially a lie, if he can just get that thought planted into us, and when we are not careful or fall ignorant to his devices (II Corinthians 2:11), he will have us believe a lie rather than the truth! It's so important for us, as Believers, to know what God's Word says we can have, to know what His Word says we can do, and to know what God's Word says about who and Who's we are!

People of God......THE ENEMY WANTS TO THROW YOU OFF TRACK....HE WANTS TO GET OUT OF CHARACTER....GET YOU OUT OF WHACK...SO MUCH SO UNTIL YOU START THINKING AND ACTING IN A WAY THAT'S SO CONTRARY TO GOD'S WORD.....DON'T GO FOR IT.....IF IN DOUBT....TRY THE SPIRIT BY THE SPIRIT....HOLY SPIRIT WILL LEAD...GUIDE AND DIRECT YOU INTO ALL TRUTHS....YOU HAVE THE WORD HIDDEN IN YOUR HEART....AND IT'S IN YOUR MOUTH...CONTINUE TO TRUST GOD AND STAND ON HIS WORD.....HIS WORD WILL NEVER RETURN TO HIM VOID....IT SHALL ACCOMPLISH ALL HE SAYS AND PROSPER WHEREVER HE SENDS IT.....SO STOP TRIPPIN'.....YOU'RE ALWAYS SAYING....THE DEVIL IS A LIAR....SO......STICK WITH WHAT YOU KNOW!!!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....
Love ya,
Paula

"Jesus Is The Best Part of Waking Up"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

As I was preparing for work this morning, I heard a commercial and I thought.....The best part of waking up is not with some coffee in my cup.....but it's with JESUS.....WHO FILLS MY CUP!!!!

People of God......I'M BOILING OVER IN THE INSIDE THIS MORNING.....MY CUP RUNNETH OVER WHEN I THINK OF HIS GOODNESS AND ALL HE'S DONE FOR ME....MY SOUL CRIES OUT HALLELUJAH...THANK YOU JESUS FOR SAVING ME.....MY CUP RUNNETH OVER BECAUSE HE'S IN MY HEART....MY CUP RUNNETH OVER BECAUSE HE IS LORD......MY CUP RUNNETH OVER BECAUSE I KNOW HE'S MORE POWERFUL THAN CAFFEINE....HE'S MORE THAN ABLE TO MAKE ALL GRACE ABOUND IN MY LIFE.......HE DOESN'T NEED SUGAR OR ANY SWEETENERS....BECAUSE WHEN HE SPEAKS HIS WORDS ARE SWEETER THAN A HONEYCOMB....HE DOESN'T NEED HEAT FROM A STOVE....COFFEE POT OR A MICROWAVE TO GET ME GOING IN THE MORNINGS BECAUSE AS I MEDITATE ON HIS WORD....AS I SPEAK HIS WORD....BROTHER JEREMIAH PUT IT. THIS WAY....HIS WORD IN MY HEART IS AS FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES....OH I'M BOILING....I'M BOILING......I'M BUBBLING OVER WITH JOY......GLORRRRYYYYYYYY......HE'S JESUS...GOD'S SON...HE'S JESUS ALL BY HIMSELF...HE'S MY SAVIOR AND RULER OF MY WORLD.....JESUS IS THE BEST PART OF WAKING UP!!!!!!

CAN I GET A WITNESS??!!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....
Love ya,
Paula

"It Shall Come To Pass.....Your Time Will Come"

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Motivations from the Heart of
Paula Williams-Gaillard

"But now in this period since you began to build, I am not to the remnant of this people as in the former days, says the Lord of Hosts. For there shall the seed produce peace and prosperity; the vine shall yield her fruit and the ground shall give its increase and the Heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit and possess all these things. And as you have been a curse and a byword among the nations, O House of Judah and House of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a Blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong and hardened. And let none of you think or imagine or devise evil or injury in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, says the Lord." Zechariah 8:11-13, 17 (Amplified)

"And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. " Luke 15:29 (KJV)

Now how does the Scriptures and title above tie into one another.....I don't know....I just know I attempted to write this Motivation at around 4:00am but just couldn't. Holy Spirit directed me to the Scriptures, gave me the title but that was all I had. I figured instead of trying to operate in the flesh and try to make something happened, I'd go back to bed and wait until Holy Spirit gave me what He wanted to say to the Church! Well after I laid down for about an hour.....I was awakened by this Word from The Lord"

GOD WILL MEET YOU AT YOUR POINT OF NEED!!!!

That's it People of God.........GOD WILL MEET YOU AT YOUR POINT OF NEED......not mine....not your spouse's....not your brother's.....sister's........but at YOUR point of need!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....
Love ya,
Paula

"Encourage Yourself In The Lord"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard


I don't know what battles....what circumstances and what issues some are you are facing right now.....but know.....GOD KNOWS!!!! He knows every situation.....he knows every struggle....and every challenge!

While God has gifted me with the Gift of Exhortation to encourage and uplift His People......this day Holy Spirit wants you to.......ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN THE LORD!!!

Judges 20:22: "And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day."

I Samuel 30:6: "And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God."

II Chronicles 32:5: "Also he (Hezekaiah) strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance."

Each of them.....The Men of Israel, David and Hezekiah....when faced with a battle after they sought God for direction......THEY ENCOURAGED THEMSELVES.....PURSUED AND WON!!!

People of God......YOU WILL WIN!!!! ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN THE LORD......ASK HIM TO COVER YOU WITH THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS AND FACE YOUR BATTLE HEAD ON......GOD IS WITH YOU....HE'S THERE....FIGHTING FOR YOU....WITH YOU........EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.....HE'S THERE.....ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN THE LORD!!!!!

I'll end with a Prayer which includes excerpts from II Chronicles 32:7-8 & Ephesians 3:16:

"Be strong and courageous. Be not afraid or dismayed.....for there is Another with us greater than all those with him (the enemy).....with him (the enemy) is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles....May God grant you out of the rich treasury of His Glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty Power in the inner man by Holy Spirit Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality.......in Jesus' Name and by His shed Blood.....Amen!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....
Love ya,
Paula

"Safe In His Arms"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

"You who sit down in the High God's presence, spend the night in Shaddai's shadow, say this: "God, You're my Refuge. I trust in You and I'm safe!" That's right—He rescues you from hidden traps, shields you from deadly hazards. His huge outstretched arms protect you—under them you're perfectly safe; His arms fend off all harm." Psalm 91:1-4 (The Message)

This morning I was awaken after having a very disturbing dream. My youngest son, Jaquan, must have been about 5 or 6 in the dream....anyhow.......he and I were up 2 stories standing on a porch. As Quan was playing he grabbed a hold of me and kinda wrapped his little body around me.....obviously I didn't want to play because I kept trying to push him away telling him to move......and for some reason....telling him to wake up.....wake up.......well....I guess I pushed the little boy too hard because before I knew it....I pushed him off the porch.....y'all my heart was about to stop in the dream.....I was distraught....talk about scared.....and panicked...... well.... when I did come to myself (we all have to come to ourselves) and looked over the side of the porch....low and behold Quan had not fallen to the ground but actually.... somehow....NO....by The Grace of God.....he was hanging by the back of his shirt...on a fence....WHEW!!

After Quan was taken down (and I don't know how he got down)....but afterwards he came to me.....the little boy....with smiles all over his face....started telling me how good God was and how as he was falling......he remembered THE WORD that was spoken into his life! WOW!!!! I Love how The Lord orchestrates and confirms what has been placed on my heart because just as I checked my emails this morning Sis. Sharon's devotional gave confirmation!

People of God.......GOD'S EYES ARE ON THE SPARROW......HE'S WATCHING OVER US.... OVER OUR CHILDREN.... PROTECTING THEM FROM DANGERS SEEN AND UNSEEN..... HE'S WATCHING OVER THEM.....LEADING AND GUIDING THEIR FOOTSTEPS ALL THE WAY.....RATHER THEY REALIZE IT OR NOT......REMEMBER HOW YOU WERE WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD...... YOU CAME TO YOURSELF DIDN'T YOU.....JUST LET THEM GO IN JESUS' NAME....... ALLOW THE BLOOD OF JESUS TO COVER THEM...PROTECT THEM.....ALLOW THE WORD OF GOD THEY HAVE BEEN TAUGHT....SPOKEN INTO THEIR LIVES... ALLOW THE WORD TO BRING THEM BACK HOME......WHILE YOU HAVE THE CHANCE..... JUST KEEP TRAINING THEM.......THEY MIGHT GO ASTRAY FOR A MINUTE.......BUT SOONER OR LATER....BY AND BY.......THEY WILL WAKE UP....AND LIKE THE PRODIGAL SON....... THEY WILL COME HOME.........AND YOU'LL SEE AND THEY'LL TELL YOU..... YOUR WORK WAS NOT IN VAIN......SO STOP WORRYING.....STOP FRETTING.....GIVE THAT CHILD OR THOSE CHILDREN TO GOD.......LET GOD HAVE HIS WAY IN THEIR LIFE..... YOU CAN'T PREVENT THE FALL......THE FALL IS INEVITABLE....YOU CAN HOWEVER BE THERE AFTER THE FALL WITH STRETCHED OUT ARMS.....JUST AS CHRIST RECEIVED YOU WHEN YOU WERE LOST.....RECEIVE YOUR CHILD WITH LOVE......JUST LET GO....AND LET GOD AND BELIEVE.......THEY ARE SAFE IN HIS ARMS!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....
Love ya,
Paula

"Thermostat.....or Thermometer"

Motivations from the Heart of
Paula Williams-Gaillard

I forgot now where I heard this last week, but I heard someone say we should be like a thermostat....setting the atmosphere around us. This morning I was reminded of that when I went into my favorite breakfast spot. As the gentleman behind the counter and I were engaged in a conversation about speaking and thinking positive......he said........"Paula, rather you know it or not, there's something about you that when others are around you, they want to do better.....even me"! Well little does he want to admit (he's a Muslim) or know....that that "something" is THE POWER AND ANOINTING..........through Jesus Christ by Holy Spirit....that God has Graciously place on and in my life!!

Now, it's not that I'm puffing myself up because no man should "think highly of himself than he ought to think" (Romans 12:3)....because....I GIVE GOD ALL THE GLORY and boldly say like Paul "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by Faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." (Galatians 2:20)

It's always been one of my desires that when others see me.....they see Christ who lives within me. Matthew 5:16 "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and Glorify your Father which is in Heaven." God gets The Glory out of all we do.....that's why it's important that as Believers we always have to remember.....we "walk by Faith and not by sight"! (2 Corinthians 2:5)

We should operate like thermostats.....setting the atmosphere around us and not like a thermometer which goes up and down according to it's environment or atmosphere. The unbelievers are watching! They are watching and listening to how we talk....they are watching how we react...especially when we are faced with challenges and adversity. They are even watching how we respond to how they treat us! We should not allow how we feel or the circumstances surrounding us to detect our actions and thoughts!

People of God.....GOD WANTS TO BRING US INTO A HIGHER CALLING BUT HE CAN'T UNTIL WE DIE TO SELF AND SEE OURSELVES AS CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST....GOD WANTS US IN THAT PLACE WHERE WE WALK LIKE CHRIST....TALK LIKE CHRIST.............BELIEVE LIKE HE BELIEVED....JESUS HIMSELF SAID THAT GREATER WORKS SHALL WE DO THAN HE DID......WE WERE MADE IN HIS IMAGE AFTER HIS LIKENESS....WE ARE THE ONLY IMAGE OF CHRIST SOME PEOPLE WILL EVER SEE......WHERE EVER CHRIST WENT...THE PEOPLE WENT RUNNING TO BE IN HIS PRESENCE......WE SET THE ATMOSPHERE OF PRAISE AROUND US....WE SET THE ATMOSPHERE OF WORSHIP AROUND US.....WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TOUCH THE LIVES OF OTHERS THROUGH CHRIST......WE CAN'T GO ON OUR FEELINGS.....WE CAN'T BE SWAYED BY OUR CIRCUMSTANCES......WE MUST SET THE ATMOSPHERE OF EXPECTANCY....PRAISE AND HOPE......WE SET THE ATMOSPHERE WHERE OTHERS DESIRE TO TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD.....OH PEOPLE OF GOD....WHEN WE SET THE ATMOSPHERE....LIKE THE JAILER ASKED PAUL AND SILAS....WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED....IN SETTING THE ATMOSPHERE AROUND US....LIVES WILL BE CHANGED......HEARTS WILL RETURN TO CHRIST....WHEN WE SET THE ATMOSPHERE....THE SICK WILL BE HEALED....BROKEN HEARTS WILL BE MENDED.....OUR FAMILY WILL BEGIN TO ALIGN THEIR FAITH WITH OURS......OUR BOSSES WILL BEGIN TO DO THINGS THEY NORMALLY DON'T DO FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS WILL BE BLESSED BECAUSE WE HAVE SET THE ATMOSPHERE FOR BLESSINGS TO FLOW......WHEN WE SET THE ATMOSPHERE......THE PRAYER OF JABEZ ALLOWS GOD TO ENLARGE OUR TERRITORY...WHEN WE SET THE ATMOSPHERE...WE DECLRAE AND DECREE A THING AT IT IS SO.....HOLY SPIRIT BEGINS TO MOVE....OPERATE AND FLOW IN A WAY THAT INSTEAD OF OTHERS TALKING ABOUT THE MIDAS TOUCH...THEY WILL CONFESS AND KNOW.......I'VE BEEN INTHE PRESENCE AND GOD.....I'VE BEEN TOUCHED......AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE HANDS OF THE LORD.....GLORRRYYY.....I BLESS HIM TODAY PEOPLE OF GOD....I BLESS HIM!!!!! Thermostat.........or Thermometer????????

You are already Blessed so be Encouragaed....
Love ya, Paula

"You're On The Winning Side"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

"So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen." Matthew 20:16

I saw a classic example of the first ending up being last on Cupcake Wars! Just to give a very brief description of the show.....there are a total of 3 rounds and 4 competitors. Each competitor is asked to bake specialty cupcakes and during the first 2 rounds one competitor is sent away. The last 2 remaining competitors square off in the final round for a chance to showcase their cupcakes at a major event and also win a Grand Prize of $10,000.

Now there were 3 women and 1 man. The man I thought was just not a good sport at all. He couldn't just finish his cupcakes in the first round and focus on himself....nooooooo.....he had to make comments and poke jabs at the women because he thought they had taken longer than he did. He started bragging about how good his cupcakes were and that he just knew he was going to win the competition.....NOT!

Well "Mr. I Know I Got It Like That" was gone in the 1st round. The one woman who counted herself out the competition before the judges ever tasted her cupcakes....she went before the judges in tears because she felt her cupcakes were not fully cooked.......but guess what.....and even she said it herself....she didn't know how...but by the time the judges tasted her cupcakes....it was like a miracle had taken place....the cakes were fully cooked......who figure! Her cupcakes were fully cooked...the judges loved them and hers were the best of all.....check this out....she not only won each round as the judge's favorite...but she ended up winning the $10,000 prize and she got the opportunity to showcase her cupcakes at a celebrity golf tournament!!! If I could have said something to the guy before he left in the 1st round....I would have given him a dose of his own medicine and said....."Na na na boo boo.....who's winning now"!

People of God.....the enemy wants us to feel and think we are in last place.....like God has turned His back on us.......he wants us to think that others in the world are way ahead of us....like the unsaved are being Blessed and that God has overlooked His Children.......we know the devil is a liar.............remember the story of the tortoise and the hare......DO NOT FRET BECAUSE OTHERS APPEAR AS IF THEY ARE PROSPERING........DON'T LOOK AT WHAT THEY HAVE AND YOU DON'T HAVE......THEY WILL SOON BE CUT DOWN LIKE THE GRASS AND WITHER AS THE GREEN HERB.....DON'T WORRY ABOUT SATAN'S TAUNTS AND HIS JABS AT YOU...GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN YOU THAN HE THAT IS IN THIS WORLD....DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT WOMAN/MAN THAT HAS A HUSBAND/WIFE AND YOU DON'T.....YOU DON'T KNOW THE ABUSE OR TORTURE SHE/HE MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH......YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH TO GET WHAT THEY HAVE......YOU WAIT ON THE LORD.....ALL GOOD AND PERFECT GIFTS COMES FROM ABOVE.......GOD SEES YOUR TEARS....HE KNOWS YOUR STRUGGLES.......HE HASN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOU......YOU JUST STAY FOCUSED ON YOUR TASK AT HAND......DON'T WORRY.....YOU JUST KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE.....GREAT IS HIS REWARD....YOU WILL BE REWARDED GREATLY....YOU WILL INHERIT THE EARTH....YOU WILL REAP PEACE AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO STAND BEFORE KINGS.........ALWAYS REMEMBER......THE RACE IS NOT GIVEN TO THE SWIFT NOR THE BATTLE TO THE STRONG..........BUT TO THOSE WHO ENDURE......YOU ENDURE.......CONTINUE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS......STAY YOUR COURSE......AND YOU WILL TRIUMPH IN JESUS' NAME.......YOU HAVE OVERCOME.......BECAUSE YOU ARE ON THE WINNING SIDE!!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged
Love ya
Paula

"All God Wants Is Yes"

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Motivations from the Heart of
Paula Williams-Gaillard




It was about 4:30am when I heard "Paula"! I didn't respond with a "huh"....I didn't say anything....I just got up and headed for Prayer. After I Prayed.....and as Holy Spirit often moves.....I opened the Bible right to Jeremiah Chapter 37. My eyes immediately focused on verse 17 which I had highlighted in the Bible ".....Is there any word from the Lord."

As I read on and on....I took note of a couple of Scriptures that said "....Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison." (Jeremiah 37:21 and Jeremiah 38:13). Now I was sitting here....trying to figure out....Lord what do You want me to talk about......I started searching and searching reading about Jeremiah's plight in jail......trying to figure out.....should the topic of the Motivation be "Stuck With No Place To Go"....this Sister was Praying hard y'all......all sorts of ideas were running through my mind but guess what......Jeremiah was not the only one stuck with no place to go.....I was literally stuck with NO Word from The Lord other than....."go back to bed"!

Probably 5 minutes after I laid back down......I heard......."when I called you....your response should have been "YES LORD" then just as clear.......I heard Shekinah Glory's song "Yes". I went on Youtube to look for the song.......and it wasn't until I heard Part 2 that Holy Spirit really began to minister to me personally! Perhaps one day I can speak about Jeremiah's imprisonment but for now.....all Holy Spirit is allowing me to say today People of God is......ALL GOD WANTS IS YES!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....
Love ya,
Paula

"Persevere"

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Motivations from the Heart of
Paula Williams-Gaillard

Okay I'll piggy back or as they say.....expound on The Word my cousin Minister LaKisha texted today:

"You need to persevere so that when you have done the Will of God, you will receive what He has promised." Hebrews 10:36 (NIV)

Dictionary meaning of per·se·vere (pûr s -vîr ): To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.

When I look at the word persevere...for me....it's not only a challenge to spell it…...but to actually carry out its meaning…....well that's 100 times more challenging....especially in the midst of a crisis....obstacle or discouragement!

I remember after I went to my Daddy and asked for forgiveness........I asked him how did he do it....how did he get through all those years knowing that his very own knuckle head daughter......(that’s me talking)who lived one bridge away from him....how did he make it knowing I shut him out of my life? Well my loving and forgiving Daddy said......."I always knew one day you would come around." DADDY….that was more than one day….that was 42 YEARS!!!! Talk about persevering!!!! Thank God for Jesus in his life because my Daddy remained constant in his Prayers and thoughts that one day I would come around! Every time Daddy answers my phone calls…..the first thing he says is “hello my Dearest Darling Daughter”…….you should see my face when he says that…..I light up like a barn fire!!!

Meditate on this: "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in Heaven give good things to them that ask Him?" Matthew 7:11

People of God....I know today some of you might be facing challenges.....obstacles or discouraging situations….....or even rejection……PERSEVERE! REMAIN CONSTANT IN THAT PURPOSE……IDEA OR TASK HOWEVER DIFFICULT IT MAY BE……REMAIN CONSTANT BY STANDING AND SPEAKING THE WORD OF GOD….FOCUS ON HIS PROMISES……CONFESS HIS PROMISES…..REMAIN STEADFAST….DON’T WAIVER…..REMAIN CONSTANT IN HOPE….ALTHOUGH YOUR SITUATION MAY SEEM IMPOSSIBLE…..REMEMBER WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE…. DO NOT BECOME WEARY….DO NOT FAINT….. ..YOU WILL REAP IF YOU FAINT NOT…..YOU WILL INHERIT THE PROMISES OF GOD…….. YES THAT SITUATION HURTS…..YES THAT SITUATION STINKS WORSE THAN LAZARUS DID 3 DAYS IN THE GRAVE…..BUT PERSEVERE ANYHOW……….LET PATIENCE HAVE IT’S PERFECT WORK IN YOU….GOD HAS A PLAN AND PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE……GO WIT THE FLOW…… STICK IT OUT……GOD IS SO FAITHFUL AND HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH…..YOU ALREADY KNOW ALL THINGS ARE WORKING TOGETHER FOR YOUR GOOD…SO ALLOW GOD TO BE GLORIFIED IN YOUR SITUATION….LET HIS WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN….PERSEVERE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS…..PERSEVERE!!!!!

Thanks Minister LaKisha for The Word!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged……
Love ya,
Paula
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"Holy Spirit To The Rescue"

Motivations from the Heart of

Paula Williams-Gaillard

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"But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My Name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." John 14:26

I couldn't believe my little child.....Quanny Quan was about to leave the project home that I....oh no I mean.....WE.....worked so hard to complete! I wonder about kids sometimes....particularly this child.....are all of them so easily distracted......were we like this this when were were children? Doesn't he realize we will not always be around to remind of him what he has to do? Every day my husband and I have to remind him of things that should be routine.....take out the garbage Quan....clean your bathroom every weekend Quan....make sure your clothes are ironed for the week Quan.....QUan...QUAn...QUAN...all of that gets a little old.....not to mention exhausting at times! Maybe we should have a recording or place post it notes all around the house to remind him....you think that will help.......probably NOT!!!

Even after I placed the poster on his bed.....OH MY GOODNESS....I still had to remind the little boy to get his project before he came downstairs....then here's my husband....adding fuel to my simmering fire....."if you didn't remind him....he would have left the project home".....not on my watch dude.......it wasn't funny, however.....instead of blowing a gasket.....I just had to laugh to myself!

Well I didn't laugh for long because Holy Spirit quickly reminded me....."It's no different from what I do for you"! Who did I think I was....actin' like I'm so ever mindful of things......like I didn't or don't make mistakes and mess up....like my Heavenly Father doesn't have to remind me of what I've done or is doing wrong.......like He doesn't take me to His Word and reminds me of the error of my ways.....the nerve of me......"Ms. Good Little Christian"!!!! WOW!

Here are 3 Themes I found on Sermoncentral.com written by Paul Fritz regarding roles Holy Spirit takes on in the lives of Spirit filled Believers:

1. Acts 8:4-8

Theme - Holy Spirit shows His power through the reproof, correction, teaching, and training with the Scriptures.

Holy Spirit takes the Word of God and infuses into it powerful messages to its hearers. Holy Spirit miraculously changes the way we look at people. He gives us discerning eyes to see past the superficial actions of people.

2. 2 Corinthians 4:1-6
Theme - Holy Spirit’s Ministry not only involves communication skills, but confrontational ones as well.

Holy Spirit is the one who can convincingly challenge people with sin, Righteousness, and judgment. Since the devil is smarter than any man, it is futile to try to outwit him. Instead, Holy Spirit gives us the Power to overcome the devil and his tricks if we will only use it.

3. John 16:8-11
Theme - Holy Spirit acts as a Prosecuting Attorney convicting all of sin

Holy Spirit discloses to every person, their errors, shortcomings, and sins of omissions . Holy Spirit makes it clear there is gap between people’s realities and the ideals found in Christ. He points out inconsistencies between their words and their actions. By convincing the world of the Righteousness found in Christ, Holy Spirit warns people of the impending judgment awaiting those who reject the Truth. As a Prosecuting Attorney, Holy Spirit exposes incriminating evidence against everyone for wrong words, emotions, and actions. He uncovers hidden thoughts of anger, jealousy, and covetousness. Each person’s conscience is pricked in areas that are sensitive to guilt, shame, and fear of punishment.

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2 Cor. 2:14-17

Theme -Holy Spirits gives Christians attractive powers.

Holy Spirit controls our lives. He produces Fruits that draw others to us. By arousing interest through the Fruit of Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Gentleness, and Self-Control, He produces a desire in others to know Jesus Christ better. Constrained by the beauty of Jesus shining through Spirit filled Believers, thousands have come to Salvation through another’s life testimony.

People of God......just as we are to nurture.....teach and train our children in the way they should go........Holy Spirit nurtures us....trains us and corrects us if need be in the way we ought to go in The Lord......SO DON'T DESPISE THE CHASTENING OF THE LORD.....DON'T GIVE UP WHEN WE ARE REBUKED......GOD LOVES US......THAT'S WHY HE SENT HIS SON JESUS AND HOLY SPIRIT.......THEY WORK HAND IN HAND....TO MOLD US......CONFORM AND TRANSFORM US INTO THE LIKENESS OF CHRIST....DON'T DEPISE IT....JUST ENDURE IT....IF HE DIDN'T LOVE US HE'D JUST LET US STAY STUCK IN OUR MESS......WE ARE HIS CHILDREN.....WHOM HE LOVES HE CHASTENS........IT'S PROFITABLE FOR US BECAUSE IN THE END....IF WE FAINT NOT.....WE WILL YIELD THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS...HOLY SPIRIT IS HERE TO HELP US...HE'S HERE....HE'S HERE...HOLY SPIRIT TO THE RESCUE!!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....
Love ya,
Paula
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"It's Those Little Foxes That Will Mess You Up"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

"Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes." The Song of Solomon 2:15

Remember the Motivation yesterday....."Don't Fall Hook....Line and Sinker"....well it's not for me to try to figure out what's going on....but what I do know is God is trying to tell us something! This morning Holy Spirit lead me straight to The Song of Solomon, Chapter 2. Now I've heard the text Scripture preached before......but thank God for commentaries because I had to dig deeper for revelation today. Now, after I read the commentary and looked up a couple of definitions....I realized 2 words which were referenced in yesterday's Motivation stood out: CRAFTY & CUNNING

Dictionary meanings:

crafty (kraf′tē, kräf′-): subtly deceitful; sly; cunning; artful: a crafty rascal

cunning (kun′iŋ): skillful in deception; sly; crafty; made or done with skill or ingenuity; attractive or pretty in a delicate way; cute

Here's what I found in "Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible" Commentary:

By foxes may be meant false teachers, to whom the false prophets of old were compared, Ezekiel 13:3; foxes are crafty and subtle creatures, malignant and mischievous, hungry and voracious, full of deceit and dissimulation, are of an ill smell, and abominably filthy; so false teachers walk in craftiness, use good words and fair speeches, and thereby deceive the hearts of the simple; their doctrines are pernicious, their heresies damnable, and they bring destruction on themselves and others; they are hungry after worldly substance, are greedy of it, and can never have enough; devour widows' houses, and make merchandise of men, to enrich themselves; they put on sheep's clothing, transform themselves into angels of light, mimic the voice of Gospel ministers, use their phrases and expressions, that they may not be easily discovered; and are abominable in their principles and practices, and to be shunned by all good men. Now ministers of the Gospel are ordered to take these, to detect them, and refute their errors, and reprove them sharply for them; and, after proper steps taken, to reject them, to cast them out of the vineyards, the churches, and keep them out.

Even the little foxes; heresies and heretics are to be nipped in the bud, before they increase to more ungodliness; otherwise errors, which may seem small at first, soon grow larger and spread themselves, and become fatal to the churches: That spoil the vines; as foxes do, by gnawing the branches, biting the bark, making bare the roots, devouring the ripe grapes, and infecting all with their noxious teeth and vicious breath (x): so false teachers make divisions and schisms in churches; disturb their peace; unsettle some, and subvert others; sap the foundation of religion, and corrupt the Word of God; and therefore by all means to be taken, and the sooner the better

People of God.....DO NOT BE DECEIVED...THE ENEMY IS DECEITFUL...SLY....CUNNING AND CRAFTY.....HE'S OUT TO DESTROY YOU BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.... IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS....THE LITTLE FOXES.....THE LITTLE LIES.....THAT HE USES TO SPOIL THE VINE....DON'T ALLOW ANYONE OR ANYTHING TO COME BETWEEN YOU.....GOD....THE BLESSED TRINITY AND AND THE BODY OF CHRIST.....CONTINUE TO STAND ON THE TRUTH YOU KNOW....AS CHRIST TOLD PETER...UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH...THAT ROCK IS THE TRUTH THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD......LET NO MAN FOOL YOU.....THE CHURCH HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED......ON THAT TRUTH....AND THE GATES OF HELL WILL NOT PREVAIL....THEY WILL TRY...BUT THEY WILL NOT PREVAIL......BEWARE OF FOXES...THEY COME IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.....THEY MASK THEIR SMELLS...THEIR ODOR...BUT ONCE UNMASKED....THEY WILL REEK.....THEY ARE ROTTEN TO THE CORE.....DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE POLITICS..... THAT YOU MISS OUT AND NOT HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT HAS TO SAY TO THE CHURCH....BEWARE PEOPLE....BEWARE.......IT'S THOSE LITTLE FOXES THAT WILL MESS YOU UP!!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged......
Love ya,
Paula
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"Don't Fall Hook.....Line and Sinker"

Motivations from the Heart of

Paula Williams-Gaillard

"And when the woman saw that the tree was good (suitable, pleasant) for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave some also to her husband, and he ate. Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves apron like girdles." Genesis 3:6-7

Before I get started....I chose the pic from photobucket.com because my husband's name is James!

Now I'm sure everyone's heard or even at one time or another used the well known saying "all that glitters ain't gold".....well this morning Holy Spirit placed that in my Spirit! I thought about Adam and Eve. God specifically told Adam DO NOT eat the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:16-17)....but did he listen....noooooo.....he allowed "that woman".....Eve to bait him...…he fell for it and ate the fruit!

Side note: My Daddy and I were discussing Genesis 3:3 in which Eve told the serpent "But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die."......what's that about? Genesis 3:1...the serpent himself said "Yea, hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden".......where in the world did Eve get not to touch? I saw nowhere in Chapter 2 or 3 where God himself said not to touch…..did Eve make that one up? Can the Bible Scholars and Ministers of The Word help me out with this one???!!!! (Email me)

Okay back to the matter at hand.....

People of God.......some things or some people might look good....but OH MY.....it or they may not be good for you!!!!!! The enemy will use whatever or whomever he can to entice.....tempt or trap you into going against God's Will!!!! When unmasked.......you will see it or them for what or who they really are…..just plain rotten to the core! The enemy is conniving....he's a schemer and as sad and bad as this may sound....there’s a possibility he will "deceive the very elect" (Matthew 24:24)……. DON'T ALLOW THE ENEMY TO DECIEVE YOU WITH HIS CRAFTY….CUNNING WAYS.........WATCH OUT THAT HE DOESN'T USE MATERIAL THINGS….THE HOUSE…THE FANCY CAR…..THE “PHAT” BANK ACCOUNT……TO TRAP YOU.....BE CAREFUL THAT YOU AREN’T LYING…..CHEATING OR STEALING TO OBTAIN THOSE THINGS…..WATCH OUT FOR THAT MAN OR WOMAN YOU THINK IS SO FINE......HE/SHE CAN MAKE YOU LOOSE YOUR MIND....IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL…….YOU JUST MIGHT........WATCH OUT FOR THAT JOB YOU WANT SO BAD THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO GET IT BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY....BE CAREFUL YOU AREN’T COMPROMISING YOUR INTEGRITY OR STEPPING OUT OF LINE FOR WHAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR YOU.…….WATCH OUT BECAUSE THE DEVIL....YOUR ADVERSARY.....HE WALKS TO AND FRO…..HE SETS TRAPS AND SNARES……IT’S HIS JOB TO STEAL…KILL AND DESTROY…..HE’S AFTER YOU……HE MASKES SIN….MAKES IT LOOK GOOD.......IT.....HE....SHE MAY LOOK APPEALING BUT IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL……IF YOU BITE THE BAIT….IF YOU FALL FOR IT……YOU'RE DONE......HE’S GOT YOU...… HOOK….LINE AND SINKER!!!!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....

Love ya,
Paula
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"Shake Off The Dust Off Your Feet"

Motivations from the Heart of

Paula Williams-Gaillard

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Now I wasn't going to write about that experience but guess what....when I opened my Bible this morning....I went straight to Acts 13:50-52 which says: "But the Jews stirred up the devout women of high rank and the outstanding men of the town, and instigated persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their boundaries. But [the Apostles] shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium. And the Disciples were continually filled [throughout their souls] with joy and the Holy Spirit."

I'd like to share my reply to Pastor Washington in regards to the email below:

This is so on point because this morning I rec'd an email from someone who requested I take her off my mailing list.....well....the flesh side of me was hurt because I don't understand why she made such a request.....I believe the enemy wanted me to doubt....wanted me to second guess...if you will....my Gift that God has given....I Prayed and asked Holy Spirit to speak to me.....and I did what you said...a self inventory.....to see if there was something I did wrong or did I offend Holy Spirit or anyone else.

Well....when I read your email, I realize more now than then.....my Gift will not always be appreciated by everyone.....not that I'm comparing myself to the equal of Jesus....but even Jesus was rejected......some wanted to receive Him and some didn't.....He didn't allow offense to take root.......I know Pastor Washington when I write.....I write under the direction of Holy Spirit.....many times I've questioned my style of writing but then more and more Holy Spirit reminds me that it's MY Gift.....however different it is from others....IT'S MINE!!! God gave it to me this way...and this is how He wants me to operate in it....no....I may not write like you....and I may not write like the next person.....but God has given me my Gift......just as you stated.......people are not my priority...God is.....and if I don't get my eyes off man and continue to look to God who is the Author and Finisher of my Faith....then my Gift will not make room for me.......I will continue to use my Gift to His Honor and for His Glory!!!

People of God......not everyone can appreciate or will accept your Gift or Calling! STOP TRYING TO PLEASE PEOPLE....CONTINUE TO WALK IN THE GIFT AND CALLING GOD HAS GRACIOUSLY BESTOWED UPON YOU.....LET YOUR GIFT MAKE ROOM FOR YOU....CONTINUE TO WALK IN JOY.....LET NO MAN STEAL YOUR JOY....CONTINUE TO ALLOW HOLY SPIRIT TO LEAD...GUIDE AND DIRECT YOU....YOUR GIFT WILL MAKE ROOM FOR YOU......SOME REJECTED JESUS....SOME WILL REJECT YOU....CONTINUE TO WALK IN RIGHTEOUSNESS....CONTINUE TO LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE.....THERE WILL ALWAYS BE DESPISERS.....PLAYA HATERS IF YOU WILL....STAND FAST AND CONTINUE IN THE GRACE OF GOD....WHATEVER YOU DO...DO IT UNTO THE LORD AND NOT AS MEN PLEASERS...YOU CAN EITHER USE IT....OR LOOSE IT.......DON'T TRIP......SHAKE OFF THE DUST OFF YOUR FEET.......AND MOVE ON!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged.....
Love ya,
Paula

"Go Wit The Flow"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard






"I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them." Isaiah 42:16 (NIV)

To me....sometimes when God instructs me to do something...His instructions are clear and to the point...but then there are those times...OH MY GOODNESS.....when things just really do not make sense.....rightly so....because God specifically lets us know in Isaiah 55:8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.

Yesterday God placed an idea or should I say "command" in my Spirit....however, in my little itsy bitsy mind.....I wanted to figure out the who.....what....when.... and hows....I mentioned to Sis. Linda (my former Real Estate Agent and friend) that instead of me trying to figure it out......I should "just go wit the flow"! Why do we always feel that we've got to figure things out and always be "in-the-know" especially when it comes to God? It's not like He needs our help!!!

People of God.....and I think I've said this in a few emails last week.....LET'S LET GOD BE GOD!!! HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING....HE WHO HAS BEGUN A GOOD WORK IN US.....HE WILL FINISH IT......HIS WORD SAYS HE WILL SUPPLY ALL OUR NEEDS...THEN GO WIT THE FLOW.....LET'S THANK HIM IN ADVANCE FOR SUPPLYING ALL OUR NEEDS.....HE SAYS BY JESUS' STRIPES WE ARE ALREADY HEALED...GO WIT THE FLOW AND LET'S WALK IN OUR HEALING....HE SAYS WE ARE THE HEAD AND NOT THE TAIL....GO WIT THE FLOW AND LET'S STOP PUTTING OURSELVES DOWN........HIS WORD SAYS WE CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST JESUS....GO WIT THE FLOW AND LET'S STOP SAYING AND THINKING "I CAN'T"........LET'S TRUST IN HIS GODLY WISDOM...DIVINE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION......WE'VE GOT TO WATCH OUT FOR PITFALLS AND SNARES IF WE SEEK UNGODLY COUNSEL.....THE BLIND CAN'T LEAD THE BLIND.....GOD WILL LEAD AND GUIDE US INTO HIS MARVELOUS LIGHT.....OUR PATHWAY HAS BEEN SET BEFORE US......STOP KICKING AGAINST THE PRICK AND.....LET'S JUST GO WIT THE FLOW!!!!!

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

Love ya,

Paula

"What's Weighing You Down"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard


"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of Witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us." Hebrews 12:1


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As my husband and I helplessly watched a woman who obviously was homeless....struggle across the street......she had one hand filled with bags while the other hand was pushing a luggage cart filled with more bags and luggage. It was really sad! As I thought to myself.....she needs help across the street.... my husband then said outloud....."she's carrying so many bags.......with no place to go." That thought was even more sad! All those bags....the woman's baggage.....was literally weighing her down!

The other day Holy Spirit allowed me to minister to a family member. I believe in his heart he really wants to do what's right because he has a heart for God....but because he gives into his fleshly desires....he's not walking in God's Will for his life. He is still trying to hang on to "things" and people who are only pulling him down further and further. Now he's not the only member of my family with this issue....right now I have to declare and decree a thing to be so...GOD WILL SAVE MY ENTIRE FAMILY.......GLORY!!!!!!! Now this particular family member refuses to first admit he has a problem and that he needs help. He's refusing to "lay aside" that sin which is tearing his body and soul apart.....he is literally "self-destructing" and the only place someone with that kind of lifestyle can go....and I hate to say it...but it can only lead them to an early grave.

Now unlike the woman we saw.....we do have a place to go because the Text Scripture states we are running a race.....and as in every race...there is a finish line....soooooo....I'll re-word the question....as you run your race.....are you allowing anything to weigh you down? What are you struggling with in your race? Who or what baggage do you need to lay aside....get rid of.....and why are you allowing it/them to weigh you down?

People of God.....you don't have to carry around baggage! As John The Baptist prepared the way for Jesus....Jesus has already prepared the way for you! JESUS IS THE WAY....THE TRUTH AND HE IS LIFE.....WHY ARE YOU CARRYING AROUND THINGS THAT CHRIST HAS ALREADY REDEEMED AT THE CROSS......YOU SAY YOU'RE CASTING ALL YOUR CARES ON HIM...SO WHY DO YOU LAY CERTAIN THINGS DOWN....BUT YET CARRY OTHERS......YOU CAN'T CHOOSE TO LAY DOWN WHAT YOU WANT TO LAY DOWN....GOD'S WORD SAYS TO LAY ASIDE EVERY WEIGHT....EVERY--THING.....EVERY--THING MEANS EVERYTHING.....NOT SOME THINGS....NOT ONE OR TWO THINGS.......BUT LAY ASIDE EVERYTHING SO PATIENCE CAN HAVE HER PERFECT WORK IN YOU...YOU WANT TO BE PERFECT...LAY ASIDE EVERY WEIGHT.....YOU WANT TO BE ENTIRE...WHOLE.....COMPLETE....LAY ASIDE EVERY WEIGHT....YOU WANT LACK TO BE A THING OF THE PAST....AGAIN I SAY....LAY ASIDE EVERY WEIGHT.....EVERY SIN......GET SELF OUT THE WAY....LET GOD BE GOD......HERE'S A THOUGHT......COULD IT POSSIBLY BE THAT NOTHING OR NOBODY IS WEIGHING YOU DOWN.......BUT YOU!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged.....
Love ya,
Paula
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"Steady Does It"

Motivations from the Heart of

Paula Williams-Gaillard

I was awakened by this question: "What kind of man is a steady man?" Then these Scriptures were placed in my Spirit:

Psalm 1:3 "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season, his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall Prosper."

Ephesians 4:14 "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive."

I Corinthians 15:58 "Therefore my beloved Brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the LORD, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the LORD."

People of God......REMAIN STEADY.....DON'T BE MOVED BY YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES....THE ENEMY WANTS TO SIFT YOU LIKE WHEAT.......STAY ROOTED AND GROUNDED.......DO NOT BECOME EASILY SWAYED BY THE ENEMY AND HIS LIES......BE CONSISTENT....DO NOT BE MOVED.......FIERCE WINDS MAY BLOW.....THE RAINS WILL COME.....THE STORMS OF LIFE MAY APPEAR AS THOUGH IT WILL SWALLOW YOU UP....BUT AS A HORSE IS CONTROLLED BY BIT AND BRIDLE.....AND A SHIP TURNED BY IT'S HELM......CONTINUE TO OBEY GOD.....LET HIM CONTROL AND LEAD YOU........GO FULL SPEED AHEAD IN HIM THAT MADE YOU......FULL SPEED AHEAD IN HIS WORD....STAND FAST....HOLD THE TRADITIONS WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN TAUGHT.... WHETHER BY WORD OR BY LETTER.....GO FULL SPEED AHEAD....STEADY DOES IT!!!!!!

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

Love ya,

Paula

"How You Lookin' Today"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

"And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering....and above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness." Colossians 3:10,12,14

I must have had 50-11 things on my mind concerning this Motivation....however I'll get straight to the point......look at the picture above from a Spiritual standpoint. How many of us can say we are our Heavenly Father's "Mini-Me"? When others look at us....who or what do they see?

Do we walk in Love, Mercy, Kindness, Humbleness, Meekness or Long Suffering or like Paul mentioned in Colossians 1:10 "....walk worthy of The Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God"? I can only speak for myself, but almost everyday I have to Pray like David "Lord create in me a clean heart and renew a right Spirit within me" ! (Psalm 51:10).

Philippians 3:12 (NIV) says...."Not that I've already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that which Christ Jesus took hold of me."

I have not obtained but I strive each and every day to walk like Him! Talk like Him! I want others when they see me.....to see Christ who lives within me! I want when I walk into a room....for others to feel God's Presence.....His Anointing on my life! The Barrett Sisters has a song from back in the day that says......

"I want to walk and talk with Jesus each and every day
I want my life to be an example for Him in every way
I want to treat my brothers the way that Jesus wants me to
Because He said "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

"I want Him to lead me and guide me in everything I say and do
In His service I want Him to choose me and use me I do not choose
What a wonderful Counselor, Mighty Prince of Peace is He
And all I want each day is a closer walk with Thee."

We're made in His image after His likeness......how you lookin' today?

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged...
Love ya,
Paula

"Let The River of My Worship Flow To You Lord"

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Motivations from the Heart of
Paula Williams-Gaillard

As I laid before The Lord this morning.........I was filled by Holy Spirit with an overwhelming sound of Praise and Worship! Holy Spirit took over and the Praises and Worship came out of my mouth like the song says......like a river! GLORYYYYYYY!!!!!!

Holy Spirit asked me....."what do you think you will be doing in Heaven"? I then envisioned myself at The Throne of God at His feet......Praising and Worshiping Him! WOW!

PEOPLE OF GOD ALL GOD WANTS IS OUR PRAISE....ALL HE WANTS IS FOR US TO GLORY IN HIM.....IT'S NOT ABOUT OUR WANTS.....OUR NEEDS.....BUT OUR WILLINGNESS TO GIVE HIM THE PRAISES DUE TO HIM AND HIM ALONE!!!!!

Sis. Annette.....I love the song you and the Praise and Worship Team sang last Sunday. I Pray all of you are encouraged today to just WORSHIP HIS NAME....LET THE RIVERS OF YOUR WORSHIP AND YOUR PRAISE FLOW TO HIM TODAY!!!!!

Enjoy Full Gospel Baptist Church's....FLOW TO YOU

(copy and paste)....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yjrANaBpXM&feature=related

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged.....
Love ya,
Paula