"Be Of Good Courage"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

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Psalm 27:14 (K.J.V) "Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."

I keep telling y'all....I can't make this stuff up if I try...but just now....as I was watching TBN...there was a commercial by Mountain Wings Ministry....the announcer was saying "be of good courage...be of good courage...I know you got a light bill...a gas bill and rent is due...but be of good courage." Then I grabbed my Bible....opened it and guess what I opened it to....Psalm 27....WAIT....I'm not finished.....then when I came to the computer to type what happened....as I was about to put the "My Personal Promise Bible" aside, I opened it and guess what topic I opened to......STRENGTH......get this.....guess what was one of the Scriptures referenced under that topic....you're brillant......Psalm 27:14! DOUBLE...TRIPLE WOW!!

My Sisters.....my Brothers....and my dear husband.....why are you worrying.....why do you fret.....why are you letting that headache beat you down like Muhammad Ali beat Joe Frazier?

BE OF GOOD COURAGE....BE OF GOOD COURAGE....WAIT I SAY ON THE LORD!!!

GLORRRRRRRRYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

"What's Going On"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

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In the words of Marvin Gaye "what's going on"? Friday I went to my cell phone carrier to upgrade my phone....well...I did find a phone that's not too high tech and one in which I could text without taking a day or two to do so...but guess what.....the young man that serviced me....he erased....with the exception of 11 names.....he erased all my contact information....OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! Now today Yahoo....for whatever reason....is telling me that I have 0 contacts.....thank God I had the Warriors Prayer list saved in my drafts.......WHAT'S GOING ON?????

I truly believe "nothing just happens".......so whatever it is that God is trying to get through to me.....I just Pray that my heart....mind and soul is open and receptive to hear what The Spirit has to say to this Church!

OKAY I HEAR YOU.....THANK YOU HOLY GHOST.....

RESTORATION: I just heard in my Spirit....YOU MAY HAVE LOST SOME THINGS....I WILL RESTORE WHAT YOU HAVE LOST....SOME OF WHAT YOU HAD...YOU REALLY DIDN'T NEED......NEVER USED IT ANYWAY......I'll GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED!!!!!

WOW!!!!!!! I'm speechless!

Love ya,
Paula

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"It Works If You Work It....It's Worth The Work"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

Now....while in and out of my nap the other day...I saw bits and pieces of the movie "28 Days".

There was one scene...where Sandra Bullock and others, who were in rehab, were all sitting around in group session. Before they began their group therapy...they recited the Prayer of Serenity and ended with what I thought I heard......"It works if you work it...it's worth the work". I thought.....that sounds like they are talking about FAITH!

See....Faith is an action! We can't say we have Faith and just sit around and wait for something to happen without putting Faith to work. James 2:26b says it best "......so Faith without works is dead also". Faith works...but we've got to work it! WOW!

Let me use an illustration I often hear...let's say someone who's looking for a job....speaks in Faith the job will come to pass....BUT...he/she haven't even attempted to fill out one application or step foot out their door to seek that job....does he/she think a job is just going to come and ring his/her bell and say "here I am"....DUH....NO WAY JOSE...that person has to get off their tush....fill out some applications......maybe pound the pavement and in a case like mine....he/she might have to volunteer/sow their Seed (time) believing by Faith that the job they are seeking will manifest!

I can go on and on with illustrations, but I want you to read for yourselves Hebrews Chapter 11...how...by putting their Faith into action...how Men and Women of God.....ooopppsss....I stand corrected (not all were men and women of God)......don't believe me.....Hebrews 11:31 says: "By Faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient."....you'll see how many put their Faith into action and the results thereof! If Faith worked for a harlot....don't you think Faith will work for you...."Oh ye of little faith" and no action!

So tell me "Oh ye of little faith" and no action.......why are your worried about what you are going to wear...eat or drink (Matthew 6:30)...doubting Jesus' Awesome Powers and what He can do (Matthew 14:31)...and reasoning amongst yourselves how and if He will provide (Matthew 16:8)...just put your Faith into action and thank Him in advance for being Jehovah Jireh & El Shaddai...Your God who provides and is more than enough! "Oh ye of little faith" and no action....why are allowing the storms and challenges you are facing today overwhelm you and keep you in fear...... just put your Faith into action and and rebuke the storms....commanding "Peace be still" (Matthew 8:26)! "Oh ye of little faith" and no action.....Trust God at His Word....exercise your Faith according to the Word of God (Romans 10:17).....whether you have Faith "as small as a mustard seed" (Luke 17:6) or "great Faith" (Matthew 8:10)...."God hath dealt to every man the measure of Faith" (Romans 12:3)...put your Faith into action.....don't just talk about it...but be about it....because when it's all said and done........in the end......

FAITH....."It Works If You Work It......It's Worth The Work"!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....

Love ya,

Paula

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"Lazarus Was Stinky Dead....BUT...He Got Up"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard


"Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go." John 11:39,44

Quick one...quick one!

Sis. Shaun....I have you to thank for the inspiration...anyways.....Sis. Shaun just shared with me her AWESOME Testimony which after this she has no other choice but to "TELL IT"....ooopppss.....anywho...Sis. Shaun and I were talking about another Sister in Christ who was in the hospital. Now, this Sister was really...really sick.....BUT...... look at God.....she was released from the hospital last week and is on her way to recovering!!!! TGBTG! I told Sis. Shaun....."see...it doesn't matter what it looks like to man......it doesn't matter what the doctor's say....Lazarus was dead... and stinky dead at that......but he was raised from the dead"! WOW!

People of God...it doesn't matter what it looks like......yes, it stinks that you are sick or that your circumstances look a hot mess right now......BUT...IT'S NOT OVER.....IT'S NOT OVER! Stop listening to the enemy and his lies....he wants you think you aren't healed....or that your healing will never manifest.....he wants you to think you are not be delivered...he wants you to think your sickness is unto death....or that you're situation is dead...a done deal...finito...BUT....and I like that word.....BUT....he doesn't have the final say so.....the devil is a liar......and the father of lies (John 8:44) from the pits of hell.....YOU SHALL NOT DIE BUT LIVE AND DECLARE THE WORKS OF THE LORD (Psalm 118:17)...YOU SHALL HAVE LIFE AND LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY!!!! (John 10:10) Raise up out of sickness....Raise up out of lack...doubt and fear....YOU ARE VICTORIOUS....GET UP...GET UP....TAKE UP YOUR BED AND WALK...IT'S NOT OVER....NOT OVER.....NOT OVER!!!

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

"Back Track...Back Track...It Is He"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

"Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands." Deuteronomy 8:2

Have any of you ever had one of those moments where you attempt to do something but then right before you get to where you think you are going.....you forget what you were supposed to do.....WELL....that was me today! The funniest part about it all.....I had the nerve to ask our high school intern what it was I had to do...it wasn't until I retraced my steps that I remembered what it was I had to do!

Holy Spirit reminded me that sometimes we need to back track and remember where God has brought us from! Now, I'm not saying that we should dwell on or try to re-live the past, however, God wants us to remember "....it is He". Deuteronomy 8:18

Sometimes we get so caught up in our present day circumstances....we forget that God...who brought us through this.....and took us through that....that He is still God and because He "change not" (Malachi 3:6 ).....just as HE worked it out way back when... my Brothers & Sisters...HE SURE IS ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN!

Stop stressing about that situation....stop loosing sleep....stop trying to fix it yourself.....stop trying to rely on man to do what only God can.......stop thinking the "dollar and a dream" lottery will give you that big pay off or that you have to be in it to win it.......God is your Source....He is your Jehovah Jireh....He is El Shaddai....more than enough! Back track....back track....remember what He did yesterday....remember what He did last week...last month....last year....10 years ago.....remember how He made a way when you thought there was no way....remember how He Blessed Momma and dem when they didn't have a proper education or PhD or when they didn't make 6 figure salaries but feed all their kids and Babe kids too.....remember how Jesus' Resurrection took the sting out of death so you and I can have Eternal Life.....remember when your body was rackin' in pain and the doctors said there was no hope...HE did it......HE did it....God delivered you...God saved you....God brought you through and because He brought you through before.....He'll do it again.....He's "...the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever." Hebrews 13:8

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....

Love ya,

Paula

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"But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day." Deuteronomy 8:18

"I Ain't Afraid Of No Po-Po"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard


"Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you." Hebrews 13:17

Sing wit me now..."Bad boys...bad boys...what ya gon' do...what ya gon do when they come for you.....bad boys...bad boys"!

This morning afar off...I could see that someone was pulled over by the police....as I quickly approached them....I said to myself...."why am I slowing down....what can he (the Po-Po) do to me"....myself answered back and said....."well Ms. Thing......if you keep on speeding like you are....you are going to be the next one pulled over and you'll get a big fat ticket"....y'all know this Sister mashed on the brake quick fast and in a hurray!

Police Officers serve and protect citizens.... they are what we consider....AUTHORITY figures! They have the authority to arrest people and throw them in jail....the have the authority to ticket people and they even have the authorityto tow cars and put someone out of their home...if deemed necessary! We give a lot of respect to the authority of Police Officers but why....OH-OH here it comes.....but why as Children of God...don't we give the same kind of respect to our Spiritual Leaders whom God has placed over us? OUCH!

God is a God of order! He has placed Spiritual Leaders/Pastors aka "Under Shepherds" (Jesus is the TRUE SHEPHERD) over us who "watch over our souls". They are given AUTHORITY to lead God's Sheep and to lead with knowledge and understanding! God says in Jeremiah 3:15: "Then I will give you Shepherds after My own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding."

Romans 13:1-3 (NLT) says: "Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you."

Karen Wolf gives 4 steps in her article entitled: The Ultimate Definition of Respect: Submitting to and Respecting Authority" Practical Steps for Respecting Authority:

1. Start by reading and learning what God says about respecting authority. Find out just what he thinks and how much importance he places on your willingness and your attitude about it. When you discover that God will only give you authority over others when you show that you can come under authority yourself, perhaps things will look a little different to you.

2. Pray for those in authority over you. Ask God to guide them as they fulfill their tasks. Pray that their hearts would seek God as they make decisions. Ask God to show you how you can be a blessing to those in authority over you.

3. Set the example for the people around you. Show them what submitting to authority for the right reasons is supposed to look like. Don't participate in back-biting, gossiping, or criticizing your bosses or others in authority. There is nothing wrong with having constructive conversations, but there is a fine line between offering your opinion and becoming disrespectful.

4. Understand and know ahead of time that you are not going to like every decision. If you look at the responsibility and accountability that exists within the role of your leaders, it should become clear that the scope of their authority affects more than just you and your circumstances. There are times when decisions will negatively impact you. But just remember that how you react to these times will determine how quickly God puts you in a position of authority over others.

Do we agree with everything our Leaders say....NO....do we even like what our Leaders say...DOUBLE NO....do all Leaders lead by good examples...TRIPLE NO.......however the case may be....we are mandated to RESPECT and SUBMIT to those who have rule over us and apart from that....well...that's between them and God!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged....
Love ya,
Paula
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"God Uses What HE Chooses"

Motivations from the Heart of Paula Williams-Gaillard

"And the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you should strike me these three times?" Numbers 22:28

I know the people in the glass building were looking at me this morning wondering what in the world is wrong with that woman! As I was walking into work I was laughing and smiling because a license plate spoke to me this morning!!!

Now, I'm sure you're wondering too...what's wrong with Paula...she don' bumped her head or somethin'...NO..the license plate DID speak..or should I say....ministered to me!

Okay let me back up a minute.....almost every morning after I drop off "Kid" (that's what PamS calls him) and hubby...I turn the radio off so I could "have a little talk with Jesus". I thanked Him in advance for what He has done and is about to do in my life and just after I finished...as I pulled into my parking spot I noticed an SUV parked across from me with a license plate on the front that said: "Shhhh...God Got This"

DUH...I didn't have to be Balaam to understand...God used that license plate as a ministering tool! WOW!

I rec'd an email from one of my Spiritual Mentors today and in it Pastor Charles Spurgeon says: "In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand." Watch not the clouds, consult not the wind-in season and out of season witness for the Saviour, and if it shall come to pass that for Christ's sake and the gospel's you shall endure suffering in any shape, shrink not, but rejoice in the honour thus conferred upon you, that you are counted worthy to suffer with your Lord; and joy also in this-that your sufferings, your losses, and persecutions shall make you a platform, from which the more vigorously and with greater power you shall witness for Christ Jesus."

Look....in the past....at times my life was turned upside down..I had heartache after heartache...disappointment after disappointment...lack (plenty of it)....low self esteem....no purpose......at times I felt like I had no hope....BUT.....(I like that word...BUT)....NOW IT'S MY TIME...MY SEASON....IN SPITE OF....OTHERS WHO KNEW MY PAIN...KNOW MY STORY...THEY CAN LOOK AND SEE WHERE GOD HAS BROUGHT ME FROM...NOW MY LIFE IS A LIVING TESTIMONY FOR CHRIST'S GLORY AND TO HIS HONOR!

Sooooo....like the license plate said.....I'm gon' Shhhh until I see the manifestations of His Promises....I'm gon' Shhhh until HE who has begun a good work in me complete it.....I'm Shhhh...."Just Sit Still"....wait on The Lord.....continue to stand on His Word....and REST IN HIM....I'm not going to try to make things happens or wish for things to happen...I'M REJOICING AND THANKING GOD BECAUSE HE GOT THIS!!!!!

Peace.....I'm out!!!!

You are already Blessed so be Encouraged...and OH....... remember.... "Shhhh...God Got This"
Love ya,
Paula
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