Just Mary

Running low on faith? In these tumultuous times, it's imperative that we gain endurance that empowers us to maintain our faith no matter what we are facing in life. Reference Scripture: “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1:2-4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Follow @j_us_t_mary. YouTube https://youtu.be/wQlONmDbk1E

God wants us to posture ourselves in 2021 not for more blessings, but to truly be in love with the blesser. “Then Peter said to him, “We’ve given up everything to follow you. What will we get?” Jesus replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭19:27-29‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com/116/mat.19.27-29.nlt.

There is no expiration date on the blood that Jesus shed, it still works. God is loyal to the blood! “But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.” ‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭3:8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com/116/2pe.3.8.nlt

Join me this Christmas season as we bring the focus back to Jesus. In this episode we ask ourselves have we made God lord over our life? ***Please note that when I mention a question in reference to the birth of Jesus. I’m talking the exact date of it occurring and not questioning if the Birth of Jesus occurred. I know that Jesus was born, died and Rose again! Correction to the book Kings the story of Israel wanting a King is In the book of I Samuel. ““Do everything they say to you,” the Lord replied, “for they are rejecting me, not you. They don’t want me to be their king any longer. Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually abandoned me and followed other gods. And now they are giving you the same treatment.” ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭8:7-8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com/116/1sa.8.7-8. “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:105‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com/116/psa.119.105.nlt “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com/116/pro.16.9. “But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭4:4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com/116/mat.4.4. “For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭11:36‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com/116/rom.11.36.nlt

Join me for the next few days leading up to Christmas as I share with you what’s on the heart of the father. “And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭3:15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com/116/gen.3.15.nlt. “After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice. A sign was fastened above Jesus’ head, announcing the charge against him. It read: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭27:35, 37‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com/116/mat.27.35,37.nlt. “Then they sat around and kept guard as he hung there.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭27:36‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com/116/mat.27.36.nlt. ““The time will come,” says the Lord, “when the grain and grapes will grow faster than they can be harvested. Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel will drip with sweet wine!” ‭‭Amos‬ ‭9:13‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com/116/amo.9.13.nlt.

A very impromptu word from God. Even has some minor bloopers in this episode. However I believe if you can get past the minor recording imperfections. You can receive a word from God and a charge to go forth in what he has destined for you to do. “If I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths.” ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭33:8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com. “But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”” ‭‭Jonah‬ ‭4:11‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://www.bible.com

Have you prepared yourself spiritually in Gods presence, his word, and prayer so that your faith can be built to endure? Mary shares her personal testimony on how she built her spiritual muscle and how it helped her to get thru one of the biggest challenges of her life.

It’s time to forgive and let go. @j_us_t_mary. “And even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and turns to you seven times and says, I repent [I am sorry], you must forgive him (give up resentment and consider the offense as recalled and annulled).” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭17:4‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ https://www.bible.com/8/luk.17.4.ampc “So if when you are offering your gift at the altar you there remember that your brother has any [grievance] against you, Leave your gift at the altar and go. First make peace with your brother, and then come back and present your gift.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:23-24‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ https://www.bible.com/8/mat.5.23-24.ampc “Teacher, they said, This woman has been caught in the very act of adultery. Now Moses in the Law commanded us that such [women–offenders] shall be stoned to death. But what do You say [to do with her–what is Your sentence]? [Deut. 22:22-24.] This they said to try (test) Him, hoping they might find a charge on which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger. However, when they persisted with their question, He raised Himself up and said, Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. Then He bent down and went on writing on the ground with His finger. They listened to Him, and then they began going out, conscience-stricken, one by one, from the oldest down to the last one of them, till Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing there before Him in the center of the court. When Jesus raised Himself up, He said to her, Woman, where are your accusers? Has no man condemned you?” ‭‭John‬ ‭8:4-10‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ https://www.bible.com/8/jhn.8.4-10.ampc. “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭18:6‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ https://www.bible.com/8/jer.18.6.ampc “And Jesus prayed, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And they divided His garments and distributed them by casting lots for them. [Ps. 22:18.]” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭23:34‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ https://www.bible.com/8/luk.23.34.ampc. “It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong]. It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening]. Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]. As for prophecy (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away [it will lose its value and be superseded by truth].” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:5-8‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ https://www.bible.com/8/1co.13.5-8.ampc

No, God never intentionally put unforeseen bad situations on us. However we are allowed to go thru things and will often find ourselves worn out by what we go through. In this episode we hear the heart of God on the topic and we are reminded how he gives us the ability to finish and not Lose hope in our faith.

In this episode we will hear a strategy that God has given to help us get through things like depression, worry and fear. Scripture for reference and meditation: “Saying, Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but [always] Yours be done. And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him in spirit. And being in an agony [of mind], He prayed [all the] more earnestly and intently, and His sweat became like great clots of blood dropping down upon the ground.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭22:42-44‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ https://www.bible.com/8/luk.22.42-44.ampc “For He will give His angels [especial] charge over you to accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways [of obedience and service].” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭91:11‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ https://www.bible.com/8/psa.91.11.ampc “IF YOU will listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God, being watchful to do all His commandments which I command you this day, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you if you heed the voice of the Lord your God. Blessed shall you be in the city and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your beasts, the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading trough. Blessed shall you be when you come in and blessed shall you be when you go out. The Lord shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. The Lord shall command the blessing upon you in your storehouse and in all that you undertake. And He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you. The Lord will establish you as a people holy to Himself, as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. And all people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name [and in the presence of] the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. And the Lord shall make you have a surplus of prosperity, through the fruit of your body, of your livestock, and of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. The Lord shall open to you His good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. And the Lord shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day and are watchful to do them. And you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.” ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭28:1-14‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ https://www.bible.com/8/deu.28.1-14.ampc. “And it shall be that before they call I will answer; and while they are yet speaking I will hear. [Isa. 30:19; 58:9; Matt. 6:8.]” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭65:24‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ https://www.bible.com/8/isa.65.24.ampc

Scriptures for reference: “And then many will be offended and repelled and will begin to distrust and desert [Him Whom they ought to trust and obey] and will stumble and fall away and betray one another and pursue one another with hatred.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24:10‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]. ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭147:3‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ “O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him. [I Pet. 2:2, 3.]” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭34:8‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ “For He will give His angels [especial] charge over you to accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways [of obedience and service].” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭91:11‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ “You number and record my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle–are they not in Your book?” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭56:8‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ “And it shall be that before they call I will answer; and while they are yet speaking I will hear. [Isa. 30:19; 58:9; Matt. 6:8.]” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭65:24‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ https://www.bible.com/8/isa.65.24.ampc

May I pray for you? “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.” ‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭1:7‬ ‭

Often times we hold back on pursuing our dreams because of Fear! In this episode I share my fears, how I’m over coming them and inspire you to push forward towards your goals despite your fears!