Deliverance Is Ours

Some times in our lives when we find ourselves trapped in a situation and we just cant see or even dream of a way out. God has placed a gift within me, a gift of feeling others pain. A discernment for those who are going through something, especially those who may be caught in an addiction. This is an area where the enemy has so very many people deceived.

Over the coarse of several years I found myself addicted to pain pills. These were opiate based so for someone who has struggled with depression their whole life it seemed to help a lot. In actuality all that it did was bring more harm to me and cause a physical dependance on the drug. I see so many hurting, who are in that endless cycle moving from one addiction to another. Sometimes they get clean and then fall back into the trap of the enemy and find themselves using again. They just cant seem to break the deadly cycle. Much like a spiders web they are entangled in a trap made entirely of lies.

I am here to attest to the absolute fact that whatever you may be struggling with whether it be drugs, alcohol, pornography, or anything else. There IS complete and total healing. There IS most certainly a way out. There IS deliverance for all of those who would call on the name of the Lord! There IS a different life for you... waiting.... just around the corner. It isn’t Gods will for his children to be bound to anything. His perfect will for us is to walk in freedom and healing. Jesus paid the price for our deliverance on the cross. He bore it all upon himself, for me, for you.

When there is pain and hurt on the inside of us, things that we have never dealt with, those things remain. Although we may try and ignore them or push them to the side they can still linger. We as humans have a tendency to self medicate if we are hurting. We may reach for different types of things to satisfy that empty place or quieten that hurt we carry deep within ourselves. We are all different individuals so what one person reaches for may be completely different than the next.

When I think of these things I am reminded of the Casting Crowns song Slow Fade. That is usually how the enemy comes in in these types of situations. Slowly, methodically wrapping his invisible coils around us until we realize we have been bound over the coarse of months, years and yes.. sometimes even a lifetime. The good news in all of this is Christ is there to deliver and set you free. He will heal all of you.... down to the core, but we have to ask and be willing to receive it.

When you do come out of whatever you are in the middle of, it will be a complete work. God doesn’t do anything half way. He is an above and beyond what we ask of him God. If we are willing to take his hand and enter in to his healing he will do great and mighty things with us and through us. We come out with an even greater testimony and a sympathetic heart toward others struggling with what we have gained the victory in.

“God works ALL things for the good of those who love him and are called according to his great and mighty purpose.....”

Romans 8:28

*** Angela Jennifer ***

Faith Building

Sometimes God allows certain impossible situations to enter our lives so that we can exercise our faith. Faith is an amazing thing. Much like the muscle that inhabits our human bodies, our faith needs to be fed and stretched continually in order to strengthen and grow. This exercising of faith is usually pretty uncomfortable to our flesh. 


Every man is given a measure of faith. What is easy for you to believe God for may be excruciatingly hard for another. That's why every ones struggles are different ,our walk in Christ is an individual one. God can and will make a way out of even the most painful trials and will hold your hand through the darkest night. 


Trusting in him when you are facing your own personal Mount Everest is an exercise in faith. It is also a choice, day by day and sometimes hour by hour. Rest assured there will come a time when you look back at that mountain and say "wow i made it over!" "God was faithful and he made a way when there WAS NO WAY!" You will also find yourself walking away from it with an increased amount of faith to see you through future mountains and valleys. 


God also gives us these victories as part of our personal testimony to help and encourage others who cross our path. How could I effectively encourage and minister to someone who is going through a specific hardship if I hadn't been through the same thing? The words of life we are allowed to breathe into our brother or sister in Christ is both an honor and blessing to the receiver and giver. As we watch others come out of the fiery furnace un cinged by the flames we find that our faith has once again reached a new level. 


God has proven himself to me over and over again. He has given me many victories and helped me to overcome impossible odds time and time again. Not every victory came in the way I would have liked or when I would have preffered.... but it came. With each struggle.... with every victory I have come to know my savior in a new and wonderful way. I am humbled by the glory of all that He is ..... O how we loves us!


Shortly I will begin blogging about some of the things God has brought me through and things he is guiding me through now!


*** Angela Jennifer ***

Precious Prayers

Sitting in silence she tries to take hold of the hope that seems to be slipping away. Just out of her grasp there lies an abundance of all things hoped for. Waiting to be discovered are the answers to her prayers ….. mountains of prayers.... new and old. Some she has forgotten, others still freshly burned upon her mind. The one who holds them ,who answers them, will never forget. Even the prayers that have come through tears with no words to form them. Precious in his sight they are....they all are.

*** Angela Jennifer ***

Give Us Eyes To See

If we could catch a glimpse of the battle that is continually raging in the spirit, how differently would we percieve all that we encounter on a daily basis? Seeing our enemy for what he really is. What would we discover? Powers, wickedness and authorities who have set snares in place to confuse and bewilder Gods children. Demonic forces whose sole assignment is to keep those walking in darkness on the path of destruction.


  We would also see angels sent forth from the One True God. Ministering spirits sent to comfort and uphold those whose names are written in the lambs book of life. If we could only see how God is the ultimate authority, high and lifted up above all of these things. He is working on behalf of those who love him. We would never walk in fear if we had a true revelation of this.


 Lord give us eyes to see that you work ALL things together for the good of those who love you! Help us to walk daily in the knowledge that you have never left us and will never forsake us. As we walk through the fiery trial may we be filled with peace as we keep our eyes upon yours. Fill us with an unyielding hope, knowing that it doesnt matter how it looks with our human eyes.  You.... and only you precious Savior, can bring forth beauty from ashes. 


*** Angela Jennifer ***

Pressing In and On!

Its crazy how certain things affect us as humans. Sometimes our hurts turn into scars that run so deep we are not even aware of it. I never really understood what writers block actually was or how annoying it could be until recently. So bare with me as I delve back into my passion. I will start by sharing some of my personal journey with you. I began my writing as a child and found it was something that came quiet naturally to me. I used writing as an outlet to express myself through poetry and short stories. Today it is still a source of great joy to me.

A while back I prayerfully decided to go full force with my writing and see what doors might open for me. I sent word out that I was available for free lance writing projects and sent my portfolio to a few local magazines. Not long after that I was asked to help launch a new East Texas magazine. Of coarse I was beyond excited about the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of this magazine. I jumped at the chance, giving it my all, networking and bringing in new clients for the advertising end of things. I was also the first writer hired for the many articles the magazine would be publishing, which left me a nice array of topics to choose from. I dove right in spending countless hours researching and interviewing people for the plethora of upcoming stories, articles and reviews.

The more I wrote the more inspired and excited I became. After a while deadlines kept getting pushed back for one reason or another. Eventually the project was shut down completely. Funding just wasn’t there to get the magazine off the ground. I had to walk away with no articles published, no magazine, no writing gig...absolutely nothing. I felt utterly crushed, defeated and heartbroken. This thing I had put my heart, my time and countless hours of hard work into had crashed and burned before it had even taken flight.

All I could do is ask God why. Why did you allow this to happen Lord? Why was the rug pulled out from under me when I did my very best? WHY!? Not receiving the divine answer I sought, I began praying for peace. I shut it out of my mind and tried to just move on. I never realized that I was merely stuffing that hurt and in the process snuffing out the creative fire that had always burned deep inside of me.

As time has gone by I have tried countless times to pick up a pen or pound the keys to no avail. Every time I would try my heart would sink as I realized I had NADDA. I would walk away feeling defeated over and over again. Eventually I stopped trying all together. Did it help? NO it most certainly DID NOT help. Why? Because when there is a gift inside of you, a passion, it may grow quiet or lay dormant for a while, you may even try to bury it. But.... rest assured it is still there. Those gifts are placed within us by our creator. We will only be truly fulfilled in our lives when we are stirring up those gifts and using those talents. I am now pressing in and on ,trying to rekindle that spark again. God uses all we are called to do to bring Glory to him and fill us with the satisfaction of following our dreams. The enemy will try anything within his power to keep us from walking into our destiny, whatever it may be. Embrace your gifts and passions and you will be honoring His name in the process. Who knows where this creative road may take me, but this I do know... as I travel it, He will be holding my hand throughout the journey!

*** Angela Jennifer ***

Roots of Righteousness or Bitterness?

I see many self proclaimed christians wearing their anger and bitterness like a badge of honor. This saddens me. It is by no means an honorable thing , in fact the word of God warns against anger against ones brother and roots of bitterness. He wouldn't speak of forgivness in the word of God as much as he does if it wasn't important. The world would say someone who turns the other cheek or forgives easily is weak.Or maybe, that you have to stay offended so that you can "protect yourself " from further heartache. These are lies from the enemy of your soul and couldnt be farther from the truth. We are actually stronger when we forgive and let go. It is a form of warfare against the powers of darkness, and an act of worship unto our Lord Jesus Christ. When we choose to stay angry or offended with someone who has hurt our heart or feelings we are by no means punishing that person or "being strong" . What we are doing is allowing the devil to form a strong hold in our lives. This causes us to become more unhappy, more offended and   wounded even more. Christ forgave us and we are to forgive others. When we heed his commands we are walking in obedience and this not only pleases our Father but it blesses us! We can walk in freedom and blessing as we choose to walk in obedience. God is amazingly awesome and he loves to be near to his children. All obedience unto him brings us closer and closer and CLOSER to him! PRAISE GOD! I urge you to study the following scriptures and let God quicken to your spirit areas in your life that you may not be walking in complete freedom. 

*** Angela Jennifer ***

The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy.

Proverbs 14:10 

For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.

Acts 8:23

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 5:31-32

Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall  short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble and by this many become defiled

Hebrews 12:14-15

Walking Through The Open Doors

As doors begin opening time and time again for me, I cant help but to walk through them ever so carefully. I am amazed every single day at all of the work God is doing in my life.

He opens the doors and my job is to walk through them......walk through... just walk through. Sounds easy huh? Its actually an act of faith, walking through each of those open doors. 

Have you ever prayed for something so long and hard that when you see that prayer answered and becoming a reality, you actually find yourself cringing in fear and disbelief? It sounds so silly, but, it happens!

The Enemy would like nothing more than to achieve his goal, which is to keep me from walking through those open doors. Because for me it IS an act of faith. 

God says it is impossible to please him with out faith. So in spite of my fears and insecurities I have to continue to walk... by faith.

If God opened the doors ,surely he will help me to make it to the other side victorious? I'm more than a conqueror through him …. so yes ...YES and AMEN!

Angela Jennifer