THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER: Our Father in heaven, we thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. We thank You for Your grace and mercy. We thank You Lord for always loving us unconditional. We begin this day on a thankful note because we recognize You are the reason. You're the reason we can smile in the midst of our tears. You're the reason we can have peace right in the middle of confusion. You're the reason, if we're honest, we really don't need anything, because You have kept Your Word and supplied all our need. You're the reason we can have joy unspeakable joy. You're the reason, and we praise You for giving us a reason to live. We pray one for another asking You to help us remember You have always taken good care of us, so today won't be any different. We pray for Rilei, Delanie, Nene, Apostle Berry, Annie and Pam and the family. We pray also for the family of Juanita N, Smith as they mourn her passing. LORD we know YOU are GOOD and YOU are GOOD all the time , so Bless and Heal in JESUS name.We know,You have already planned on what You already know today will be like, so help us Lord to trust You and know You already know, and because You already know it's already being worked together for our good. By faith we call today GOOD and we purpose in our heart right now to rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
I spoke with Sis. Tawnette Fulton-Gilbert today and she sounded good. She said that she is still battling a few health problems (gallstones, breathing problems, and a stomach infection which was due to her having pneumonia). She says hello to you Bishop and to everyone and says thanks so much for the prayers. She asks that we continue to keep her in our prayers as her body heals. She realizes that her health could always be worse than it is, but she continues to praise God through it all.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION: CHECK YOUR LIFE
My computer was running a little slow and not performing to its potential.
I ran “check-disk” and discovered there were a number of temp files clogging up my system, unnecessarily. So, I ran “disk clean up” to get rid of all temp files.
Did that help? No! Things were worse, I couldn’t access any of my programs!
I panicked for a minute, became frustrated and angry.
I took a deep breath and decided to “reboot and run in safe mode”.
I’m not a computer expert, so I really don’t know why that made everything better;
All I know is, right now everything is alright, my computer is performing to its potential.
Is your life running smooth? Are you performing to your potential? What’s slowing you down? What or who is clogging up your life? Tired of having the same conversation that keeps leading to the same argument, confusion and stress? Is your operating system called, “Procrastination” and your Search Engine being fed by, “I can’t”, “I’m tired”, “I tried” or “It’s too hard”?
Well, maybe it’s time to “check-your-life, reboot and run in safe mode”.
Safe-mode allowed my computer to go through all of the necessary steps without causing harm to the system. Again, I’m not a computer expert, but after I ran “disk-clean up” obviously it got rid of extra “stuff” my computer had gotten used to running with.
The reboot and running in safe-mode caused the system to run safely through all of the normal processes, without the extra “stuff”. It caused my computer to safely get back to its original design.
Our bodies are not designed to go through the extra “stuff”: Worrying, stressing, low-self esteem, speaking negatively, abuse, and all other excuses that cause us to live a clogged life, going nowhere fast. All these things are temporary and should not be.
Reboot and run in safe-mode! Get rid of or walk away from the things that are slowing you down.
Safe-mode: Trust God your system designer! Go through the process of “clean up” which won’t be easy, but it’s safe to know, God’s grace is sufficient. Go through and know it’s time to stop relying on the extra stuff to survive. It’s time to let go and let God show you your original design, you are beautifully and wonderfully made!
You’re too good for the “extra stuff”, stop accepting it as the norm. Check-your-life, reboot and run in safe mode. It’s safe to know, God Almighty reigns and because He lives in me, I can make it without the “extra stuff”.
Our Father, we thank and praise You for waking us to see a brand new day. We thank You for a wonderful weekend and we look forward to a week filled with victory after victory. We pray one for another, asking You to continue to lead, guide and direct our path. We pray You give us the strength to keep standing in the midst of it ALL. We can stand because we trust You. We can stand because we recognize it is in You we live move and have our being. We can stand because we know You’re working all things together for our good. We can stand because we are confident in the fact that You are in control and everywhere we go Your grace and mercy is following us. We shall go forth today walking like we belong to the most High God. We’re going forth knowing who we are because of Whose we are. We're praying for Zuniga Cannon and Ola Jason as they prepare to go in for surgery this morning. We are also praying for Apostle Berry, Tawnette and all our family and friends. Praying You draw them closer to You and grant them peace in knowing You're in the operating room and everything is already alright. It’s a great day today and we stand on tip toe anticipation for the great things You have in store for us. We’re more than conquerors through Christ Jesus Who loves us, so there is nothing about this day that will keep us from rejoicing and being glad in it. We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER: O Lord, our God, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! We thank You Lord for the privilege to be able to call on the Name Jesus. The Name of Jesus is the sweetest Name we know. We smile this morning just because we’re able to say, “Jesus”. We thank You for this day, another day we’ve never seen before. It is another perfect day You made just for us and we don’t take it lightly or for granted, we’re thankful to be alive one more day. We’re praying one for another, asking that we be appreciative for life, health and strength. We thank You because You have blessed our lives with purpose, a purpose You designed just for us individually, there is no one else can do what You created us to do. Help us this day to live out our purpose with joy, thankful for our part in making this world a better place to live in. We’re praying today for Fred Redd, as he prepares to undergo a serious surgery. We thank You because it’s difficult for the doctors, but it is nothing to You. We pray You speak healing, a speedy recovery and peace to Fred and his family. We thank You Lord in advance for a wonderful day today and we’re excited because it’s the first day of the best days of our lives. We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER: Good morning Lord! We praise You because You are holy, O so holy. We worship You because You are faithful, O so faithful. We thank You because You are worthy, O so worthy. It’s an absolute privilege and honor to worship at Your throne. We thank You Lord for another day of life. Lord, when we look back over our lives, our testimony is You have brought us through dangers seen and unseen. You have kept us in the midst of trouble and confusion. You continue to be our provider, protector, healer, comforter, and our very best friend. You have proven to us that You know what You’re doing always, so we pray one for another asking You to help us trust You today and know Your record in our lives will remain unblemished. Help us to remember our walk has nothing to do with how things may look right now, but it has everything to do with our faith in knowing our God is a faithful and You have never let us down. Help us trust Your hand in our lives enough to keep our hands out. Bless each one to know our effort to help You out in our lives today, only means more that You will have to be worked together for our good. Today is a beautiful day, we pray each one sees the beauty and not be distracted by things that attempt to make us believe today is not a good day. We’re rejoicing and we thank You in advance for this great day ALL day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary, Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER: O Lord we praise You! We worship and adore You! For You are the source of our strength and the strength of our lives. This morning we lift our hands in total praise to You, thanking You for another Monday morning. It was an absolutely wonderful weekend and because we know every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before, we stand on tip-toe anticipation for the great week You have in store for us. We pray one for another, asking You to continue to give us the strength to keep moving forward. There is nothing about our past that excites us, nothing about our past that will hold us, nothing about our past that is worthy of us entertaining going back. We trust You, we believe You do all things well and You always know what's best for us. We are well aware the enemy is hovering around us, using who he can to stop us, block us, distract us, tempt us, but we declare by faith no weapon formed against us shall prosper. Help us to stay on the path You have set before us and be determined to be at the point of all blessings You have assigned for us to receive at the appointed time. No more distractions! We want all You have for us! No more delays! The time is now and we're ready! Hallelujah Jesus! Great things in store for us, YES Lord!!! We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER: We give thanks unto You O Lord, for You are good and Your mercy endures forever! We thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. Lord, as we look back over our lives our testimony is, You have been good to us. You have brought us through heartache and pain. You have healed us from sickness and disease. You have opened doors that no one could close and You have closed doors that we could no longer open. You have supplied all of our needs. Lord Your reputation is, You have been faithful. We pray each one remembers You are the God Who changes not, and because You have been faithful, You will continue to be; Which simply means we have no reason to worry, fret or complain. Things may not look good today, but our walk is not based on what we can see, it’s based on what we know. We know You’re working all things together for our good. We know You are our very best friend. We know You are all knowing, all powerful and everywhere present. We know You love us and You take care of those You love. We know You are the King of Glory and You're strong and mighty and mighty in battle. We know the safest place in all the world is within Your will. We know You will continue to be Who Your reputation says You are, so we give You praise and we thank You in advance for the victories we will celebrate today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? Are you motivated by what someone else said?
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.”
~ Bernice Johnson Reagon ~
“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”
~ C. Malesherbe s~
“All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.”
~ Walt Disney ~
“Where there’s a will there’s a way.”
~ English Proverb ~
“Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.”
~ Dale Carnegie ~
“Real happiness comes from inside. Nobody can give it to you.”
~ Sharon Stone ~
“That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.”
~ Abraham Lincoln ~
If what “they” said motivates you, then get motivated and DO something!
I choose to be motivated by what God said:
“I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me”
“I am more than a conqueror through Him Who loved me”
“With God nothing is impossible”
“Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world”
“No weapon formed against me shall prosper”
Your motivation may not work for me and what motivates me may not work for you, that’s fine. What’s important is that however we’re motivated, we’re motivated enough to DO something other than worry, fuss, complain, be stressed and unhappy. Do something to make you smile from within and you will discover, your genuine smile is contagious. What’cha gon do?
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER: O mighty God, we praise You O Lord for being Who You are in all of Your glory. We thank You for life, health and strength. The three day weekend was nice, but for many of us it’s back to work we go! We’re blessed to have a job, so we will not complain about having to go to work, instead we’ll say thank You for blessing us with a means to supply our needs. We pray each one will count their many blessings and realize how blessed we are, so blessed that complaining is NOT an option. Lord we pray a special blessing for all teachers and administrators in our schools as they prepare to be a blessing to our blessings. Help them to know they have a great opportunity to impact our children’s lives, one life at a time. We pray for our children, build a hedge of protection all around them that no hurt, harm or danger gets to them. We pray one for another, asking that You envelop us with Your peace, saturate us with Your joy and help us to remember we are loved by the only true and living God, and there is NOBODY greater than You! And because You’re great, we’re great and we’re walking in our greatness today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER: Our Father in heaven, we thank You for waking us to see today. We thank You for the air we breathe, the greenery we see, the music we hear, the flowers we smell and our love ones we can touch. Lord it is in You we live, move and have our being—we are who we are because that’s who You made us to be. We pray each one recognizes how great You are, and because You live in us how great we are. You are great and greatly are You to be praised. We shall praise You with the lives we live, with the words we speak, with the steps we make and with the actions we take. We pray each one realizes they can do “it” today, they can make it through “it” today—whatever the “it” is, it’s no problem because we can do all things through Christ Who gives us the victory. We’re going forth today with confidence because we know who we are and we know the Great I Am is with us every second, every minute, every hour of this day. Knowing You’re with us, we can thank You now for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
TRUE HAPPINESS Everyone has their own definition of happiness. There are some people who will do anything for the sake of saying, “I’m happy”. Real Talk: People, stuff and things will never make you happy. No thing or no one has the capability to make you happy. If you’re happy because you have them, what will happen if you can’t find what you said makes you happy? It’s ludicrous to put the ownership of your happiness on someone or some thing.
If you’re not happy before he or she walks in your life, you will still not be happy once he or she walks out. If you can’t genuinely smile before you make the purchase, you will smile even less when you have to pay the bill. True happiness cannot be obtained outside of you. Why? Because everything must change, nothing remains the same; Except you being happy being YOU.
Your happiness lies inside of you. Get to know who you are, love you because you’re the best you God created. As long as you are alive and you’re happy being you, you will always be happy. If you’re happy being you, you will insist on being you, no matter what. If you’re happy being you, then you’re happy with a glass of water, saltine crackers, watching your favorite reruns, all by yourself.
What I’m trying to say is, “If you’re happy because of you, you will never be bored, and you will always be happy, because you will always be around.” That’s TRUE HAPPINESS.
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
O Mighty God, O Faithful God, O Merciful God we love You, we praise You, we worship and adore You; For truly You are the only living God and there is none like You. We thank You for blessing us to see a new Monday morning. We thank You because all our needs have been supplied. We thank You for being the source of our strength and the strength of our lives. We pray one for another, asking You to help us trust You more and know although people and situations change, You always remain the same. We pray You will draw us closer to You so we can experience Your peace and know the joy of the Lord is our strength. Bless those of us who are struggling that we may know the struggle comes before the birth. The breakthrough is on the way. Give us the strength and courage to hold on and expect great things. We thank You Lord because today is included in the plan to work all things together for our good. There is nothing about this day that will take You by surprise, so we will trust You because You're already ready for today. We give You praise and we thank You in advance for the courage to rejoice in this day, all day, no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Each day I count my blessings, it was a blessing for me to become another year older yesterday; so praise God for that blessing (as well as the many others that he bestows on each and everyone of us daily).
May God continue to bless you and keep you and your Ministry Bishop Willie and may it flourish and overflow!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY My Sister in the Lord! May the Blessings of the Lord overtake you in your going out and in your coming in. May your borders be enlarged all the days of your life, in JESUS' Name!
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER: Lord You are good and Your mercy endures forever! We worship You for Who You are and we shout out, You are good all the time! Thank You Lord for blessing us to see one more day filled with new mercy. Lord we thank You because You are everything we need You to be, all the time. You're our peace when everything around us seems to be going crazy. You're our joy when it feels like we have nothing to smile about. You're our hope when the end of our trouble seems to have no end. We thank You Lord because we don't walk by the way things seem, but we walk by faith, trusting and believing You love us and You will continue to take care of us. We pray one for another, asking You to heal sickness, mend broken hearts, deliver those in bondage, comfort the lonely and may each one have the peace that is far beyond our understanding. Peace that lets us know, no matter what the situation—there is nothing too hard for our faithful God. We pray each one knows You are our focal point and give us the strength and courage to stay focused and keep moving forward. It’s an absolutely wonderful day today, we’re rejoicing and expecting great things, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER: Lord, for Who You are in all of Your glory, we love You. For every mountain struggle You brought us over and every valley situation You brought us through, we thank You. All the days of our lives You’ve been good to us. We didn’t always know it was You loving on us by protecting us; We didn’t always know it was You insisting that we not get too far out; We didn’t always know it was You making sure what we wanted didn’t work out, but we know now. We know You’ve been there all the time allowing us to be Your children. We’ve made some mistakes, we’ve done a lot of wrong, but we’ve done some good as well ---You Lord have placed it all in Your mixing bowl and it’s being stirred to work together for our good. We praise You for the good we’ve already experienced and we thank You in advance for the good that shall be manifested soon. You’ve done great things for us and because You change not, we offer praise to You for the great things You shall continue to do, even today. We’re expecting You to do exceedingly abundantly above all we have asked or thought—great things in store for us! It’s a beautiful day, we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
I’M JUST SAYING . . . Yesterday we thought, thoughts like: “She said something to offend me”, “He didn’t speak to me”, “They didn’t like my FB status”, “I’m sick and no one cares”, “I don’t have any friends”, “I’m lonely”, “She didn’t call me”, “My life is a mess”, “I’m never going to get rid of all this debt”, “I’m too fat”, “There is never enough time in a day”, “Why am I the only one struggling?”, “Why is it always me?” “She/he is just jealous of who I have and what I got”.
TODAY, I’M JUST SAYING . . . Her saying something to offend you, does not change who you are, be you and move on
Never-mind him not speaking to you, when is the last time you spoke to yourself? Try it.
If they don’t like your FB status, you hit the “like” button and scroll on
Are you sick? Instead of complaining, praise God in advance for healing your body.
No friends? Be a friend to yourself, find something to laugh about and laugh out loud! LOL!!!
If you’re lonely, treat yourself to a movie, ice cream, hamburger or large glass of iced tea.
If no one calls you, use the time to have a little talk with Jesus
Listen, if you think your life is a mess, take a look around, I bet you can always find someone who would love to be in your shoes.
Debt drowning you? Stay out of the stores, drive past the drive thru, do your own nails, cut your own hair, get Netflix, drop the cable --- DO SOMETHING! But for goodness sake, stop saying you will never get out of debt, because your words are powerful!
Too fat? For now try saying, “I’m pleasingly plump” and then get to the gym! Take a walk around the park, skip to your car, and don't forget to watch your portions.
Not enough time in the day? How about you use the time you have wisely, appreciate the fact you have time and stop wasting time complaining.
You know your struggle, but I’m good at hiding mines, so please don’t compare your struggle to what you “see” in me. As the saying goes, "You see my glory, but you don't know my story".
It’s always you because you’re always saying, “It’s always me” Find something positive to say!
How does it make you feel thinking "they" are jealous of you? Are they really jealous of you or are you that insecure? Hmmm, maybe you're the one jealous because you know what you have is really not all that.
PLEASE, no more repeats of yesterday!
.I’M JUST SAYING . . . Watch what you think, your thoughts become words. Watch what you say, your words are powerful! What YOU say is what YOU get!
Phil 4:8 - "And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise."
Our Father in heaven, we worship You for Who You are. You are our provider. You are our peace. You are our protection. You are our salvation. You are our friend. You are everything we need You to be and we praise You because with all that You are You love us unconditionally, always. Thank You for blessing us to see another splendid day! It’s splendid because You made it and we’re sure because You made it You can handle anything this day shall bring. We pray one for another, praying You continue to draw us closer to You and that we will have a constant praying spirit, talking to You always about everything. Help us to know the closer we get to You, attacks and distractions will increase for the soul purpose of getting us to stop moving forward. In the Name of Jesus we’re staying on the wall today. We’re not coming down to deal with foolishness, but we shall remain on the wall and do our work. We’re working to glorify You with the obedient lives we live. We’re working to be who You designed us to be, nothing more and nothing less. We’re working to let brotherly love continue knowing by this all will know we belong to You. We thank You in advance for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Hallelujah the Lord our God, the Almighty reigns! Lord we thank You for the blessing and privilege to approach Your throne of grace boldly. We approach to worship and adore You, for You alone are worthy. We approach to praise and give thanks to You. We approach because we know we have a true friend in You. You’re always available to hear our prayers, we pray each one will not only talk to You, but take the time to listen. We thank You for calling the offensive plays in our life, leading us to the doors that are open, and the defensive plays that lead us away from doors that are closed. We don’t always understand the plays and sometimes we don’t agree with the calls, but still through it all we’re learning You’re the best Coach and more and more we’re trusting You. It’s a great day that You have made and we purpose in our hearts right now to pay attention to our Coach. We will rejoice and be glad in this day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Our Father in heaven, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! Your Name is the sweetest Name we know. Jesus, there is something about Your Name that makes us know everything is alright. We praise the Name of Jesus and we thank You for being our Rock, our Fortress and our Deliverer. You are our Healer, our Comforter and our Friend. It’s because of You our hearts are filled with praise. We thank You Lord for assuring us always that we can trust You, and we can count on You to always be present and accounted for in our lives. We pray each one takes the time out today to offer praise to You. We pray each one is determined to worship You with the lives we live. We pray You be glorified in the words we speak and the actions we take. We pray each one knows, what we do today will speak for us tomorrow. It’s a great day today, made by our great God and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER: Lord we praise You! Lord we worship You! Lord we adore You! Lord we love You! Lord we shout out, hallelujah to the Lord our God! Lord we thank You because our hearts are still beating, our lungs are still breathing and the blood is still flowing through our veins. We thank You Lord because we recognize it is in You we live, move and have our being. We thank You Lord for LIFE! We pray each one takes the time to see the beauty of life all around us (birds, trees, grass, flowers, the sky, the sun) and come to the conclusion, things may not be as well as we would like, but it’s good to be alive. We shall live this day just being thankful for being alive. No complaining, no whining, no fussing, no cussing, no fighting, no back-biting—We’re just thankful to be here to enjoy this beautiful day You’ve made and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER: We praise You Lord for bringing us through another fantastic weekend! We thank You for today declaring it is the first day of the best days of our lives. We’re excited because yesterday’s heartaches, pains, disappointments, procrastination, mistakes and troubles are over, it’s a new day filled with new mercies. We’re not going back, we’re moving forward excited about the endless benefits and possibilities that are ahead. We’re excited because we know You love us and You have given us everything we need to be all You designed us to be. We declare by faith we will not be distracted, we will not be convinced to participate in senseless arguments or conversations. Our mind is made up, we will share our beauty with all we come in contact with. We’ll smile more, laugh louder and rejoice in this beautiful day You’ve made just for us. We give You praise in advance for a spectacular day today, in Jesus Name, Amen
This is the day that our faithful God has made! We will rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what! Thank You Lord for Your grace and mercy. We thank You Lord for Your unconditional love to us always. We pray for those who are affected by the government shutdown. We pray each one will have a, "I will trust You Lord no matter what" attitude. Lord strengthen the faith we have that we will continue to hold on to our faith and know there is no failure in our faithful God. We pray You speak peace and resolution, not just in our government, but in our own personal lives. Help us to recognize the distractions and be determined not to be distracted. Forward is where our blessings await us; Forward is where our dreams will be realized; Forward is where we will experience exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think. Our breakthrough is forward, so we're moving forward shouting the victor's shout, "Hallelujah to the Lord our God, the Almighty reigns!" Lord because You reign and we belong to You, we automatically win! Thank You in advance for this victorious day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Praise Jehovah, Lord God Almighty! Praise Jehovah, everlasting peace! We praise Your Name! You are the source of our strength and the strength of our lives. Lord we lift our hands in total praise to You. Thank You for waking us to see another new perfect day. We thank You for eyes to see, ears to hear, a voice to talk, legs to walk and hands to reach out and touch our fellowman. The older we get the more our eyes, ears, voices, legs and hands don't operate the way they used to, but still we're mighty grateful to be alive. We're grateful for another chance to forgive and live; Another chance to stir up the gift in us; Another chance to conquer the thing we were afraid to try; Another chance to say no to drama; Another chance to show appreciation to our family and friends. Lord we're grateful to still be here and we declare by faith today will be a good day. We pray each one takes the time to think things over--the things that don't matter, let them go and leave them alone. What does matter is, we're still here for a reason and today is the day to do our reason. Today is the day to be who You designed us to be, appreciate who we are and be happy being "ME". We love You Lord, we praise You and we honor You; Be glorified in our lives today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER: Our Father in heaven, we love, honor and adore You. We give You praise because You are our righteousness. We worship You Almighty God declaring there is NONE like You. Lord, just knowing You has made the difference in our lives. We know You’re always there looking out for us. We know You’re causing all things to work together for our good. We know Your love to us is always amazing. We know You’re with us everywhere we go. We pray each one truly understands what it means to have the Great I Am with us all the time. Having You with us means there is no such thing as, “I can’t”. Having You with us means we’re already empowered by the Great I Am to speak, “I can”. There are some things we must say today, some things we must do today, keep us reminded You’re with us and because You’re with us our courage and strength is already there—NOW it’s time to move forward and have a great day! We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
GROW WHERE YOU ARE The flowers don't determine where they're planted, they just grow where they are. Maybe the trees would rather be planted closer to the water, but they just grow where they are. The grass is walked on, trampled on, and unappreciated, but still it just waits for a little water and just grows where it is. The fish live in the water WE pollute, but still they just grow where they are.
What a wonderful world this would be if everyone decided, "I'm just going to grow where I am. " I'm not saying settle for anything, but I am saying, ask the questions, "What should I be learning from this? " or "How can I outgrow where I am right now? "
Everyone will have different answers to these questions, but ask the questions and grow where you are. In order to gain new heights we must decide to outgrow where we are. Think about it, if you outgrow where you are, maybe your life will advance from "repeat mode".
Don't be so quick to dismiss troubled or difficult times . . . I'm thinking of a song, "If we never had any rain, then we would never grow". Trust God and yourself, and just grow where you are.
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for waking us to see another perfect day filled with Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. We thank You for another chance to say yes to Your will. We thank You for more time to work out our purpose. Today is the day to let our light shine. Today is the day to let the world see You through us. Be glorified in our lives today. We pray each one will purpose in their hearts right now to make today count. The words we speak, the actions we take will make a difference. We're blessed, we're blessed, we're blessed! Praise the Name of Jesus, we are blessed! We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen
Congratulations Reggie Hall c/o '75 on the birth of your 1st Grandson born yesterday on Sunday, October 13, 2013.
I know that you all were scared to death when your daughter had the baby in the car in the Parking lot of the hospital. So glad that the Doctor and Nurses ran out to the Parking Lot to help with the delivery.
God is so.... good; I was so glad to hear that Mommy and her sweet baby boy (7lbs. & 1 oz.) are doing just fine!!
Congratulations again to all of you & God bless!!
Love and Blessings, Phoebe
P.S. My Son & Your Son is excited as well. He is now a 1st time Uncle. Please tell Lauren if she & baby needs anything else please feel free to let me know. Take good care!!
We worship You O mighty God, there is none like You. We worship You Prince of Peace and we give You praise because You are our righteousness. We worship You O mighty God because there is none like You.We love You, we praise You, we magnify Your holy Name for truly, truly You are the only living God. Thank You Lord for waking us to see another beautiful day that You made just for us. Today is a perfect day to choose to rejoice and be glad no matter what. It’s a perfect day to decide it’s time to move on. Today is the perfect day to start doing what we keep putting off. It’s a perfect day to take a look around, see how blessed we are and choose to live a grateful life. It’s a perfect day to revoke permits we’ve given for drama in our lives. Today is the perfect day to smile more, laugh out loud and share love one to another. Thank You Lord for this perfect day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Our Father in heaven we praise Your Name! We thank You for waking us in our right mind. A mind to praise the only true and living God. A mind to say thank You for all You’ve done for us. A mind to please You by being all You designed us to be. We pray for Our Annual Conference which Begins Tonight with a Dedicatory service; dedicating to You the completion of our Renovation Project and the Conference itself. Bless Lord in a mighty way as only You can, and for that we give you all the praise and the glory! We also, pray one for another asking You to heal sickness and diseases, comfort the bereaved, speak peace to the confused, give direction to those contemplating a big decision, strengthen those who need just a little more courage to do what they know they need to do; Bless new ideas, increase new businesses and open doors that lead to prosperity. Father our lives are in Your hands and we trust You, so we take our hands off the wheel and we lift them in praise to our Almighty God, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Great is the Lord and greatly are You to be praised! From the rising of the sun till the going down of the same, Your Name is to be praised! We lift our hands to worship You and bow our heads to honor You, confessing You are the only true and living God. We thank You for opening our eyes to see a new day. We thank You for the activity of our limbs and the activation of our senses. We praise You because we know it is in You we live, move and have our being. It’s because of You we are who we are and that alone makes us unique and special—We’re Designer’s Originals!Lord, this morning we’re praying for Janice Smith-Ruth, asking for a mighty healing touch from You. We thank You that she calls You Savior, we ask that You manifest Your healing power that all who know her will know You are The Almighty Healer. We Pray also for Apostle Berry, restore health and strength to her in the Name of Jesus. Thank you for an awesome Conference, bless all of our presenters and participants. Bless each eye that shall read this prayer, that each one will know today is the day to expect great things. Today is the day to stop focusing on all that’s wrong around us and concentrate on the One Who will bring us through it all. This is the day our God has made and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER: Hallelujah! You are the source of our strength! You are the strength of our life. We lift our hands in total praise to You! Thank You Lord for waking us to another beautiful day with a mind to worship and praise You. Lord, we begin this day professing, declaring and claiming the victory. We claim victory over all distractions. We claim victory over all attempts of sadness and depression. We claim victory over procrastination—today is the day. We claim victory over sickness. We claim victory over complacency. We can claim victory in and over all because we know You are with us and our help comes from You. We pray each one purposes in our hearts to magnify You over all because there is nothing and nobody greater than You. This is the day our faithful God has made, let each one declare: “I WILL rejoice and be glad in it!!!” In Jesus Name, Amen
Are you afraid to move forward for fear the familiarity and comfort of your past won’t be there?
Are you afraid to use your natural talents (you know the thing you’re really good at) for fear someone is better at it than you?
Are you afraid to stop saying how sick you are, get up and proclaim how well you are for fear you will actually be healed and have nothing to complain about?
Are you afraid to accept your calling and live out your purpose for fear you will fail and people will laugh at you?
Are you afraid to leave the stress and strain of a bad relationship for fear you will be lonely and have no one to stress you out, cuss you out or leave you out?
Are you afraid to say, “No more drama” and mean it for fear that would be the end of the action in your life?
Some of this sounds comical, but what’s really comical is, knowing it’s time to look out, step out and move out, but won’t for fear things will change. Listen, with every new step comes a new situation-- what could be worse than where you’re stuck now because of fear?
The truth of the matter is, fear is afraid of you! Why else would fear continue to whisper lies in your ears? You keep hearing things like: “You can’t, that’s too hard.” “The doctor said you’re sick, just take your medicine and lay down”. “No one else will love you like they do, just stay and give it another try.” “Many people have tried that and failed, don’t make a fool of yourself.” Are you kidding? These are ALL lies and vicious rumors! What happened to, “I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me?”
If you believe God, but fear has you stuck, the question has to be, “How big is your God?”
Fear will be lonely without you, because without you fear will not exist. Fear needs a body to exist , does it have to be yours?
If fear has you stuck, don’t wait till tomorrow, take the first step today and fear will no longer be a factor.
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. We thank You for Your grace and mercy. We thank You Lord for always loving us unconditional. We begin this day on a thankful note because we recognize You are the reason. You're the reason we can smile in the midst of our tears. You're the reason we can have peace right in the middle of confusion. You're the reason, if we're honest, we really don't need anything, because You have kept Your Word and supplied all our need. You're the reason we can have joy unspeakable joy. You're the reason, and we praise You for giving us a reason to live. We pray one for another asking You to help us remember You have always taken good care of us, so today won't be any different. We pray for Rilei, Delanie, Nene, Apostle Berry, Annie and Pam and the family. We pray also for the family of Juanita N, Smith as they mourn her passing. LORD we know YOU are GOOD and YOU are GOOD all the time , so Bless and Heal in JESUS name.We know,You have already planned on what You already know today will be like, so help us Lord to trust You and know You already know, and because You already know it's already being worked together for our good. By faith we call today GOOD and we purpose in our heart right now to rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 15, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
I will keep those made mention in prayer!!
I spoke with Sis. Tawnette Fulton-Gilbert today and she sounded good. She said that she is still battling a few health problems (gallstones, breathing problems, and a stomach infection which was due to her having pneumonia). She says hello to you Bishop and to everyone and says thanks so much for the prayers. She asks that we continue to keep her in our prayers as her body heals. She realizes that her health could always be worse than it is, but she continues to praise God through it all.
Aug 15, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION:
CHECK YOUR LIFE
My computer was running a little slow and not performing to its potential.
I ran “check-disk” and discovered there were a number of temp files clogging up my system, unnecessarily. So, I ran “disk clean up” to get rid of all temp files.
Did that help? No! Things were worse, I couldn’t access any of my programs!
I panicked for a minute, became frustrated and angry.
I took a deep breath and decided to “reboot and run in safe mode”.
I’m not a computer expert, so I really don’t know why that made everything better;
All I know is, right now everything is alright, my computer is performing to its potential.
Is your life running smooth? Are you performing to your potential? What’s slowing you down? What or who is clogging up your life? Tired of having the same conversation that keeps leading to the same argument, confusion and stress? Is your operating system called, “Procrastination” and your Search Engine being fed by, “I can’t”, “I’m tired”, “I tried” or “It’s too hard”?
Well, maybe it’s time to “check-your-life, reboot and run in safe mode”.
Safe-mode allowed my computer to go through all of the necessary steps without causing harm to the system. Again, I’m not a computer expert, but after I ran “disk-clean up” obviously it got rid of extra “stuff” my computer had gotten used to running with.
The reboot and running in safe-mode caused the system to run safely through all of the normal processes, without the extra “stuff”. It caused my computer to safely get back to its original design.
Our bodies are not designed to go through the extra “stuff”: Worrying, stressing, low-self esteem, speaking negatively, abuse, and all other excuses that cause us to live a clogged life, going nowhere fast. All these things are temporary and should not be.
Reboot and run in safe-mode! Get rid of or walk away from the things that are slowing you down.
Safe-mode: Trust God your system designer! Go through the process of “clean up” which won’t be easy, but it’s safe to know, God’s grace is sufficient. Go through and know it’s time to stop relying on the extra stuff to survive. It’s time to let go and let God show you your original design, you are beautifully and wonderfully made!
You’re too good for the “extra stuff”, stop accepting it as the norm. Check-your-life, reboot and run in safe mode. It’s safe to know, God Almighty reigns and because He lives in me, I can make it without the “extra stuff”.
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 16, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Our Father, we thank and praise You for waking us to see a brand new day. We thank You for a wonderful weekend and we look forward to a week filled with victory after victory. We pray one for another, asking You to continue to lead, guide and direct our path. We pray You give us the strength to keep standing in the midst of it ALL. We can stand because we trust You. We can stand because we recognize it is in You we live move and have our being. We can stand because we know You’re working all things together for our good. We can stand because we are confident in the fact that You are in control and everywhere we go Your grace and mercy is following us. We shall go forth today walking like we belong to the most High God. We’re going forth knowing who we are because of Whose we are. We're praying for Zuniga Cannon and Ola Jason as they prepare to go in for surgery this morning. We are also praying for Apostle Berry, Tawnette and all our family and friends. Praying You draw them closer to You and grant them peace in knowing You're in the operating room and everything is already alright. It’s a great day today and we stand on tip toe anticipation for the great things You have in store for us. We’re more than conquerors through Christ Jesus Who loves us, so there is nothing about this day that will keep us from rejoicing and being glad in it. We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 19, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Keeping those made mention of in prayer!!
Aug 20, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
O Lord, our God, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! We thank You Lord for the privilege to be able to call on the Name Jesus. The Name of Jesus is the sweetest Name we know. We smile this morning just because we’re able to say, “Jesus”. We thank You for this day, another day we’ve never seen before. It is another perfect day You made just for us and we don’t take it lightly or for granted, we’re thankful to be alive one more day. We’re praying one for another, asking that we be appreciative for life, health and strength. We thank You because You have blessed our lives with purpose, a purpose You designed just for us individually, there is no one else can do what You created us to do. Help us this day to live out our purpose with joy, thankful for our part in making this world a better place to live in. We’re praying today for Fred Redd, as he prepares to undergo a serious surgery. We thank You because it’s difficult for the doctors, but it is nothing to You. We pray You speak healing, a speedy recovery and peace to Fred and his family. We thank You Lord in advance for a wonderful day today and we’re excited because it’s the first day of the best days of our lives. We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 20, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Good morning Lord! We praise You because You are holy, O so holy. We worship You because You are faithful, O so faithful. We thank You because You are worthy, O so worthy. It’s an absolute privilege and honor to worship at Your throne. We thank You Lord for another day of life. Lord, when we look back over our lives, our testimony is You have brought us through dangers seen and unseen. You have kept us in the midst of trouble and confusion. You continue to be our provider, protector, healer, comforter, and our very best friend. You have proven to us that You know what You’re doing always, so we pray one for another asking You to help us trust You today and know Your record in our lives will remain unblemished. Help us to remember our walk has nothing to do with how things may look right now, but it has everything to do with our faith in knowing our God is a faithful and You have never let us down. Help us trust Your hand in our lives enough to keep our hands out. Bless each one to know our effort to help You out in our lives today, only means more that You will have to be worked together for our good. Today is a beautiful day, we pray each one sees the beauty and not be distracted by things that attempt to make us believe today is not a good day. We’re rejoicing and we thank You in advance for this great day ALL day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 21, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Aug 22, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER:
O Lord we praise You! We worship and adore You! For You are the source of our strength and the strength of our lives. This morning we lift our hands in total praise to You, thanking You for another Monday morning. It was an absolutely wonderful weekend and because we know every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before, we stand on tip-toe anticipation for the great week You have in store for us. We pray one for another, asking You to continue to give us the strength to keep moving forward. There is nothing about our past that excites us, nothing about our past that will hold us, nothing about our past that is worthy of us entertaining going back. We trust You, we believe You do all things well and You always know what's best for us. We are well aware the enemy is hovering around us, using who he can to stop us, block us, distract us, tempt us, but we declare by faith no weapon formed against us shall prosper. Help us to stay on the path You have set before us and be determined to be at the point of all blessings You have assigned for us to receive at the appointed time. No more distractions! We want all You have for us! No more delays! The time is now and we're ready! Hallelujah Jesus! Great things in store for us, YES Lord!!! We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 26, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Aug 27, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER:
We give thanks unto You O Lord, for You are good and Your mercy endures forever! We thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. Lord, as we look back over our lives our testimony is, You have been good to us. You have brought us through heartache and pain. You have healed us from sickness and disease. You have opened doors that no one could close and You have closed doors that we could no longer open. You have supplied all of our needs. Lord Your reputation is, You have been faithful. We pray each one remembers You are the God Who changes not, and because You have been faithful, You will continue to be; Which simply means we have no reason to worry, fret or complain. Things may not look good today, but our walk is not based on what we can see, it’s based on what we know. We know You’re working all things together for our good. We know You are our very best friend. We know You are all knowing, all powerful and everywhere present. We know You love us and You take care of those You love. We know You are the King of Glory and You're strong and mighty and mighty in battle. We know the safest place in all the world is within Your will. We know You will continue to be Who Your reputation says You are, so we give You praise and we thank You in advance for the victories we will celebrate today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 29, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Aug 29, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Friday Morning Inspiration:
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?
Are you motivated by what someone else said?
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.”
~ Bernice Johnson Reagon ~
“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”
~ C. Malesherbe s~
“All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.”
~ Walt Disney ~
“Where there’s a will there’s a way.”
~ English Proverb ~
“Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.”
~ Dale Carnegie ~
“Real happiness comes from inside. Nobody can give it to you.”
~ Sharon Stone ~
“That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.”
~ Abraham Lincoln ~
If what “they” said motivates you, then get motivated and DO something!
I choose to be motivated by what God said:
“I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me”
“I am more than a conqueror through Him Who loved me”
“With God nothing is impossible”
“Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world”
“No weapon formed against me shall prosper”
Your motivation may not work for me and what motivates me may not work for you, that’s fine. What’s important is that however we’re motivated, we’re motivated enough to DO something other than worry, fuss, complain, be stressed and unhappy. Do something to make you smile from within and you will discover, your genuine smile is contagious.
What’cha gon do?
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Because of Calvary
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 30, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
O mighty God, we praise You O Lord for being Who You are in all of Your glory. We thank You for life, health and strength. The three day weekend was nice, but for many of us it’s back to work we go! We’re blessed to have a job, so we will not complain about having to go to work, instead we’ll say thank You for blessing us with a means to supply our needs. We pray each one will count their many blessings and realize how blessed we are, so blessed that complaining is NOT an option. Lord we pray a special blessing for all teachers and administrators in our schools as they prepare to be a blessing to our blessings. Help them to know they have a great opportunity to impact our children’s lives, one life at a time. We pray for our children, build a hedge of protection all around them that no hurt, harm or danger gets to them. We pray one for another, asking that You envelop us with Your peace, saturate us with Your joy and help us to remember we are loved by the only true and living God, and there is NOBODY greater than You! And because You’re great, we’re great and we’re walking in our greatness today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 3, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for waking us to see today. We thank You for the air we breathe, the greenery we see, the music we hear, the flowers we smell and our love ones we can touch. Lord it is in You we live, move and have our being—we are who we are because that’s who You made us to be. We pray each one recognizes how great You are, and because You live in us how great we are. You are great and greatly are You to be praised. We shall praise You with the lives we live, with the words we speak, with the steps we make and with the actions we take. We pray each one realizes they can do “it” today, they can make it through “it” today—whatever the “it” is, it’s no problem because we can do all things through Christ Who gives us the victory. We’re going forth today with confidence because we know who we are and we know the Great I Am is with us every second, every minute, every hour of this day. Knowing You’re with us, we can thank You now for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 5, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION:
TRUE HAPPINESS
Everyone has their own definition of happiness. There are some people who will do anything for the sake of saying, “I’m happy”. Real Talk: People, stuff and things will never make you happy. No thing or no one has the capability to make you happy. If you’re happy because you have them, what will happen if you can’t find what you said makes you happy? It’s ludicrous to put the ownership of your happiness on someone or some thing.
If you’re not happy before he or she walks in your life, you will still not be happy once he or she walks out. If you can’t genuinely smile before you make the purchase, you will smile even less when you have to pay the bill. True happiness cannot be obtained outside of you. Why? Because everything must change, nothing remains the same; Except you being happy being YOU.
Your happiness lies inside of you. Get to know who you are, love you because you’re the best you God created. As long as you are alive and you’re happy being you, you will always be happy. If you’re happy being you, you will insist on being you, no matter what. If you’re happy being you, then you’re happy with a glass of water, saltine crackers, watching your favorite reruns, all by yourself.
What I’m trying to say is, “If you’re happy because of you, you will never be bored, and you will always be happy, because you will always be around.” That’s TRUE HAPPINESS.
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 6, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 9, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen to the prayer Bishop Willie!!
Each day I count my blessings, it was a blessing for me to become another year older yesterday; so praise God for that blessing (as well as the many others that he bestows on each and everyone of us daily).
May God continue to bless you and keep you and your Ministry Bishop Willie and may it flourish and overflow!!
Love and Blessings, Phoebe
Sep 10, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY My Sister in the Lord! May the Blessings of the Lord overtake you in your going out and in your coming in. May your borders be enlarged all the days of your life, in JESUS' Name!
Bishop W
Sep 10, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Lord You are good and Your mercy endures forever! We worship You for Who You are and we shout out, You are good all the time! Thank You Lord for blessing us to see one more day filled with new mercy. Lord we thank You because You are everything we need You to be, all the time. You're our peace when everything around us seems to be going crazy. You're our joy when it feels like we have nothing to smile about. You're our hope when the end of our trouble seems to have no end. We thank You Lord because we don't walk by the way things seem, but we walk by faith, trusting and believing You love us and You will continue to take care of us. We pray one for another, asking You to heal sickness, mend broken hearts, deliver those in bondage, comfort the lonely and may each one have the peace that is far beyond our understanding. Peace that lets us know, no matter what the situation—there is nothing too hard for our faithful God. We pray each one knows You are our focal point and give us the strength and courage to stay focused and keep moving forward. It’s an absolutely wonderful day today, we’re rejoicing and expecting great things, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 10, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen to the prayer & Thank You Bishop Willie
for the Birthday prayer!!
Love and Blessings, Phoebe
Sep 11, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Lord, for Who You are in all of Your glory, we love You. For every mountain struggle You brought us over and every valley situation You brought us through, we thank You. All the days of our lives You’ve been good to us. We didn’t always know it was You loving on us by protecting us; We didn’t always know it was You insisting that we not get too far out; We didn’t always know it was You making sure what we wanted didn’t work out, but we know now. We know You’ve been there all the time allowing us to be Your children. We’ve made some mistakes, we’ve done a lot of wrong, but we’ve done some good as well ---You Lord have placed it all in Your mixing bowl and it’s being stirred to work together for our good. We praise You for the good we’ve already experienced and we thank You in advance for the good that shall be manifested soon. You’ve done great things for us and because You change not, we offer praise to You for the great things You shall continue to do, even today. We’re expecting You to do exceedingly abundantly above all we have asked or thought—great things in store for us! It’s a beautiful day, we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 11, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Sep 12, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION:
I’M JUST SAYING . . .
Yesterday we thought, thoughts like: “She said something to offend me”, “He didn’t speak to me”, “They didn’t like my FB status”, “I’m sick and no one cares”, “I don’t have any friends”, “I’m lonely”, “She didn’t call me”, “My life is a mess”, “I’m never going to get rid of all this debt”, “I’m too fat”, “There is never enough time in a day”, “Why am I the only one struggling?”, “Why is it always me?” “She/he is just jealous of who I have and what I got”.
TODAY, I’M JUST SAYING . . .
Her saying something to offend you, does not change who you are, be you and move on
Never-mind him not speaking to you, when is the last time you spoke to yourself? Try it.
If they don’t like your FB status, you hit the “like” button and scroll on
Are you sick? Instead of complaining, praise God in advance for healing your body.
No friends? Be a friend to yourself, find something to laugh about and laugh out loud! LOL!!!
If you’re lonely, treat yourself to a movie, ice cream, hamburger or large glass of iced tea.
If no one calls you, use the time to have a little talk with Jesus
Listen, if you think your life is a mess, take a look around, I bet you can always find someone who would love to be in your shoes.
Debt drowning you? Stay out of the stores, drive past the drive thru, do your own nails, cut your own hair, get Netflix, drop the cable --- DO SOMETHING! But for goodness sake, stop saying you will never get out of debt, because your words are powerful!
Too fat? For now try saying, “I’m pleasingly plump” and then get to the gym! Take a walk around the park, skip to your car, and don't forget to watch your portions.
Not enough time in the day? How about you use the time you have wisely, appreciate the fact you have time and stop wasting time complaining.
You know your struggle, but I’m good at hiding mines, so please don’t compare your struggle to what you “see” in me. As the saying goes, "You see my glory, but you don't know my story".
It’s always you because you’re always saying, “It’s always me” Find something positive to say!
How does it make you feel thinking "they" are jealous of you? Are they really jealous of you or are you that insecure? Hmmm, maybe you're the one jealous because you know what you have is really not all that.
PLEASE, no more repeats of yesterday!
.I’M JUST SAYING . . . Watch what you think, your thoughts become words. Watch what you say, your words are powerful! What YOU say is what YOU get!
Phil 4:8 - "And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise."
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Because of Calvary
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 13, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Our Father in heaven, we worship You for Who You are. You are our provider. You are our peace. You are our protection. You are our salvation. You are our friend. You are everything we need You to be and we praise You because with all that You are You love us unconditionally, always. Thank You for blessing us to see another splendid day! It’s splendid because You made it and we’re sure because You made it You can handle anything this day shall bring. We pray one for another, praying You continue to draw us closer to You and that we will have a constant praying spirit, talking to You always about everything. Help us to know the closer we get to You, attacks and distractions will increase for the soul purpose of getting us to stop moving forward. In the Name of Jesus we’re staying on the wall today. We’re not coming down to deal with foolishness, but we shall remain on the wall and do our work. We’re working to glorify You with the obedient lives we live. We’re working to be who You designed us to be, nothing more and nothing less. We’re working to let brotherly love continue knowing by this all will know we belong to You. We thank You in advance for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because Of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 17, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen and Amen to both of those much needed prayers!!
May God abunduntly bless you & your ministry always Bishop Willie!!
To God Be The Glory!!
Love and Blessings, Phoebe
Sep 18, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Hallelujah the Lord our God, the Almighty reigns! Lord we thank You for the blessing and privilege to approach Your throne of grace boldly. We approach to worship and adore You, for You alone are worthy. We approach to praise and give thanks to You. We approach because we know we have a true friend in You. You’re always available to hear our prayers, we pray each one will not only talk to You, but take the time to listen. We thank You for calling the offensive plays in our life, leading us to the doors that are open, and the defensive plays that lead us away from doors that are closed. We don’t always understand the plays and sometimes we don’t agree with the calls, but still through it all we’re learning You’re the best Coach and more and more we’re trusting You. It’s a great day that You have made and we purpose in our hearts right now to pay attention to our Coach. We will rejoice and be glad in this day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 18, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Sep 24, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Sep 24, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Lord we praise You! Lord we worship You! Lord we adore You! Lord we love You! Lord we shout out, hallelujah to the Lord our God! Lord we thank You because our hearts are still beating, our lungs are still breathing and the blood is still flowing through our veins. We thank You Lord because we recognize it is in You we live, move and have our being. We thank You Lord for LIFE! We pray each one takes the time to see the beauty of life all around us (birds, trees, grass, flowers, the sky, the sun) and come to the conclusion, things may not be as well as we would like, but it’s good to be alive. We shall live this day just being thankful for being alive. No complaining, no whining, no fussing, no cussing, no fighting, no back-biting—We’re just thankful to be here to enjoy this beautiful day You’ve made and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 26, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Sep 26, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY INSPIRATION:
JUST BECAUSE
Just because it’s a new day;
Just because I’m alive;
Just because I have food, clothing and shelter;
Just because I’m here, I smile.
Just because my God is alive in me;
Just because I have peace;
Just because my joy has nothing to do with my circumstances;
Just because I am beautifully and wonderfully made; I rejoice.
Just because my path is bright;
Just because I am who God says I am;
Just because my attitude determines my altitude;
Just because I have a choice, I choose to have a great day today!
Just because you have life, choose to live today.
Live without stress.
Live without negativity.
Live, I mean really LIVE! Make the choice to have a great day today!
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 27, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER:
We praise You Lord for bringing us through another fantastic weekend! We thank You for today declaring it is the first day of the best days of our lives. We’re excited because yesterday’s heartaches, pains, disappointments, procrastination, mistakes and troubles are over, it’s a new day filled with new mercies. We’re not going back, we’re moving forward excited about the endless benefits and possibilities that are ahead. We’re excited because we know You love us and You have given us everything we need to be all You designed us to be. We declare by faith we will not be distracted, we will not be convinced to participate in senseless arguments or conversations. Our mind is made up, we will share our beauty with all we come in contact with. We’ll smile more, laugh louder and rejoice in this beautiful day You’ve made just for us. We give You praise in advance for a spectacular day today, in Jesus Name, Amen
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 30, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Oct 1, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Oct 2, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Oct 2, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Oct 3, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Our Father in heaven, we love, honor and adore You. We give You praise because You are our righteousness. We worship You Almighty God declaring there is NONE like You. Lord, just knowing You has made the difference in our lives. We know You’re always there looking out for us. We know You’re causing all things to work together for our good. We know Your love to us is always amazing. We know You’re with us everywhere we go. We pray each one truly understands what it means to have the Great I Am with us all the time. Having You with us means there is no such thing as, “I can’t”. Having You with us means we’re already empowered by the Great I Am to speak, “I can”. There are some things we must say today, some things we must do today, keep us reminded You’re with us and because You’re with us our courage and strength is already there—NOW it’s time to move forward and have a great day! We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Oct 3, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION:
GROW WHERE YOU ARE
The flowers don't determine where they're planted, they just grow where they are. Maybe the trees would rather be planted closer to the water, but they just grow where they are. The grass is walked on, trampled on, and unappreciated, but still it just waits for a little water and just grows where it is. The fish live in the water WE pollute, but still they just grow where they are.
What a wonderful world this would be if everyone decided, "I'm just going to grow where I am. " I'm not saying settle for anything, but I am saying, ask the questions, "What should I be learning from this? " or "How can I outgrow where I am right now? "
Everyone will have different answers to these questions, but ask the questions and grow where you are. In order to gain new heights we must decide to outgrow where we are. Think about it, if you outgrow where you are, maybe your life will advance from "repeat mode".
Don't be so quick to dismiss troubled or difficult times . . . I'm thinking of a song, "If we never had any rain, then we would never grow". Trust God and yourself, and just grow where you are.
Written by
Kimberlyn J Jones
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
the Prayer Ministry
Oct 4, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Oct 8, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Congratulations Reggie Hall c/o '75 on the birth of your 1st Grandson born yesterday on Sunday, October 13, 2013.
I know that you all were scared to death when your daughter had the baby in the car in the Parking lot of the hospital. So glad that the Doctor and Nurses ran out to the Parking Lot to help with the delivery.
God is so.... good; I was so glad to hear that Mommy and her sweet baby boy (7lbs. & 1 oz.) are doing just fine!!
Congratulations again to all of you & God bless!!
Love and Blessings, Phoebe
P.S. My Son & Your Son is excited as well. He is now a 1st time Uncle. Please tell Lauren if she & baby needs anything else please feel free to let me know. Take good care!!
Oct 14, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Oct 14, 2013
Phoebe Macon
AMEN TO THE PRAYER BISHOP WILLIE & GOD BLESS !!
Oct 15, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Our Father in heaven we praise Your Name! We thank You for waking us in our right mind. A mind to praise the only true and living God. A mind to say thank You for all You’ve done for us. A mind to please You by being all You designed us to be. We pray for Our Annual Conference which Begins Tonight with a Dedicatory service; dedicating to You the completion of our Renovation Project and the Conference itself. Bless Lord in a mighty way as only You can, and for that we give you all the praise and the glory! We also, pray one for another asking You to heal sickness and diseases, comfort the bereaved, speak peace to the confused, give direction to those contemplating a big decision, strengthen those who need just a little more courage to do what they know they need to do; Bless new ideas, increase new businesses and open doors that lead to prosperity. Father our lives are in Your hands and we trust You, so we take our hands off the wheel and we lift them in praise to our Almighty God, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Bishop Willie William
The Prayer Ministry
Oct 15, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Great is the Lord and greatly are You to be praised! From the rising of the sun till the going down of the same, Your Name is to be praised! We lift our hands to worship You and bow our heads to honor You, confessing You are the only true and living God. We thank You for opening our eyes to see a new day. We thank You for the activity of our limbs and the activation of our senses. We praise You because we know it is in You we live, move and have our being. It’s because of You we are who we are and that alone makes us unique and special—We’re Designer’s Originals! Lord, this morning we’re praying for Janice Smith-Ruth, asking for a mighty healing touch from You. We thank You that she calls You Savior, we ask that You manifest Your healing power that all who know her will know You are The Almighty Healer. We Pray also for Apostle Berry, restore health and strength to her in the Name of Jesus. Thank you for an awesome Conference, bless all of our presenters and participants. Bless each eye that shall read this prayer, that each one will know today is the day to expect great things. Today is the day to stop focusing on all that’s wrong around us and concentrate on the One Who will bring us through it all. This is the day our God has made and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Oct 22, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Keeping those made mention of in prayer!!
Oct 23, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Hallelujah! You are the source of our strength! You are the strength of our life. We lift our hands in total praise to You! Thank You Lord for waking us to another beautiful day with a mind to worship and praise You. Lord, we begin this day professing, declaring and claiming the victory. We claim victory over all distractions. We claim victory over all attempts of sadness and depression. We claim victory over procrastination—today is the day. We claim victory over sickness. We claim victory over complacency. We can claim victory in and over all because we know You are with us and our help comes from You. We pray each one purposes in our hearts to magnify You over all because there is nothing and nobody greater than You. This is the day our faithful God has made, let each one declare: “I WILL rejoice and be glad in it!!!” In Jesus Name, Amen
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Oct 24, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Oct 25, 2013
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION:
FEAR FACTOR
Are you afraid to move forward for fear the familiarity and comfort of your past won’t be there?
Are you afraid to use your natural talents (you know the thing you’re really good at) for fear someone is better at it than you?
Are you afraid to stop saying how sick you are, get up and proclaim how well you are for fear you will actually be healed and have nothing to complain about?
Are you afraid to accept your calling and live out your purpose for fear you will fail and people will laugh at you?
Are you afraid to leave the stress and strain of a bad relationship for fear you will be lonely and have no one to stress you out, cuss you out or leave you out?
Are you afraid to say, “No more drama” and mean it for fear that would be the end of the action in your life?
Some of this sounds comical, but what’s really comical is, knowing it’s time to look out, step out and move out, but won’t for fear things will change. Listen, with every new step comes a new situation-- what could be worse than where you’re stuck now because of fear?
The truth of the matter is, fear is afraid of you! Why else would fear continue to whisper lies in your ears? You keep hearing things like: “You can’t, that’s too hard.” “The doctor said you’re sick, just take your medicine and lay down”. “No one else will love you like they do, just stay and give it another try.” “Many people have tried that and failed, don’t make a fool of yourself.” Are you kidding? These are ALL lies and vicious rumors! What happened to, “I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me?”
If you believe God, but fear has you stuck, the question has to be, “How big is your God?”
Fear will be lonely without you, because without you fear will not exist. Fear needs a body to exist , does it have to be yours?
If fear has you stuck, don’t wait till tomorrow, take the first step today and fear will no longer be a factor.
Written By Kimberlyn Jones
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prater Ministry
Oct 25, 2013
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Oct 26, 2013