Ways to be B.A.D. #27: Don't Carry a Spirit of Fear

The Bible tells us that God didn't give us a spirit of fear. Okay, the end...


Well not exactly the end; see we shouldn't fear man, what they like and don't like, and what they say, but we should fear the LORD AND WHAT HE CAN DO. So, we shouldn't walk or carry the spirit of fear for the things, or people, of this world, but we should have so much fear of God that we press on.

What do I mean?

I mean you better be so scared of what the Lord will do that you will obey no matter the cost of any relationship. You better be so scared of God that even if people don't like you, you will keep doing what He said do.

The process is hard and trying, but is still better for you than it is if you don't adhere to the process. Being afraid in this process can also mean endure; enduring til the end.

Let us say it together, I will endure because I'm afraid of the Lord and what He'll do if I don't.


Dana Neal
Coach

Ways to be B.A.D. #6: Help Others

There are times in life that you have to know that you can be helpful. You have to know that with and in all your resources, you can help others. Its not about selling what you have or bringing people in to be members of your church/ministry; its about sharing what you know and not looking for anything in return.

God has given us many tools; these things come in the form of gifts and talents. What are you doing to share those use those tools?

1 Peter 5:3King James Version (KJV)

³ Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock.

Matthew 5:42King James Version (KJV)

⁴² Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
 

If God is in you, dwelling in you not only for YOUR GOOD, but HIS GLORY, you should be reaching back the same way you reached out. The same way you asked, someone is asking of you. Are you ready for the blessings if you truly aren't blessing others? 

 

Dana Neal

Coach 

www.baduniversity.com

www.coachdana.biz 

Ways to be B.A.D. #3: Study Your Bible

Every time we attend fellowship services, we hear the Pastor say STUDY TO SHOW THYSELF APPROVED; He's talking about the Bible, but some people say WHAT AM I STUDYING? Then they say, what are they studying for?

First, know the scripture completely:

2 Timothy 2:15King James Version (KJV)

15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

This full verse says, a workman (servant), that needet not be ashamed(for the spiritual choices you make), rightly dividing the word of truth(knowing the real from the fake; the lie from the truth). 

See, we only hear part of the verse. We have to know the FULL TRUTH, but that comes from studying. You need to know who you are and you'll find it in the word. 

So what do you as you study? You ask God to give you revelation and clarity of what you are reading. You ask God to show you what to read and why. You put God first, and He'll teach you. You can't study without a teacher. #catchthat 

Dana Neal

Coach

Motivational Speaker

www.coachdana.biz 

The Past

Today I'm talking about life as we knew it. I needed to come HERE to write this because I want it to reach the masses. There is purpose in all of our lives that is important we attain. Now, what you take from this is totally up to you, but you have to see, hear, meditate, and understand.

THE PAST

What does this mean to you? What does it meant to the people around you? Are you running from it? Have you decided that it is not yours to remember? Have you repented of all your wrongs and asked God to forgive you? Who were you and does that matter now?

I was taken to Proverbs this morning and the scripture bothered me. It bothered me in a way that was not pleasing to my understanding. You see, the words weren't clear so I studied each verse aquainted with it and then studied those verses. I looked in various bible versions to get a clear understanding and then put in my journal a question that you will see later.

The verse is Proverbs 9:18 But he does not know that the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of hell.
 
Doesnt' say much does it? So look at Proverbs 2:18, 7:27 and 5:5
 
After you do that look at what the message bible says about 9:18:
 
Madame Whore Calls Out, Too


13-18 Then there's this other woman, Madame Whore—
brazen, empty-headed, frivolous.She sits on the front porch
of her house on Main Street,And as people walk by minding
their own business, calls out,"Are you confused about life, don't know what's going on?
Steal off with me, I'll show you a good time! No one will ever know—I'll give you the time of your life." But they don't know about all the skeletons in her closet, that all her guests end up in hell.

Now this is deep!

Now, I'm wondering how many of us can understand where we are in this. This would mean, and it goes against some of my most recent messages, but this would mean that you have to look at your past and really see if there are any skeletons in your closet. You have to know if you are acting immorally in anything that you do or have done and your HAVE TO lay prostrate to get healing, to get over and to get it right!


Noah Webster's Dictionary(bible dictionary) says immoral is


(a.) Contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licentious; as, an immoral man; an immoral deed.

As I read this, I decided to look at what is divine law and found this definition that will help us ALL get to the point we need to be and thus getting over the past.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_law
Divine law is any law (or rule) that in the opinion of believers, comes directly from the will of God (or a god). Like natural law (which may be seen as a manifestation of divine law) it is independent of the will of man, who cannot change it. However it may be revealed or not, so it may change in human perception in time through new revelation.

In Thomas Aquinas's Treatise on Law, Divine Law, as opposed to Natural Law, comes only from revelation or scripture, hence Biblical law, and is necessary for human salvation. In Aquinas, divine law must not be confused with eternal law.

This definition can go in many directions, but still, you have to know what you are doing wrong in order to get right. If you are going against the Divine Law..God's law then you are not in right standing.

So, if you have  not opened the closet of your past to let the skeletons out and be buried in the cemetary of repentance and God's forgiveness, you need to do that NOW! The past IS the past, but in order to get over it you have to put it in your face and do what's right. Get rid of the guests of your past; get rid of what is dead and bury it in the proper place. Do not teach about getting over the past if you haven't yet. It is a wonder that I have seen this scripture today as I was having issues with my past previously. I couldn't understand, this day, if God was telling me that I was an immoral woman in the biblical dictionary sense. So I can be transparent and humble to say, YES, I have been immoral but I will not go on in that manner. I am looking in the closet of my past, and giving the dead a respectful burial place.

I can't help you until I help me first...so today is the day!

Repositioning Your Mind to Reposition Your Life

Today is Working Wednesday and our conversation is about repositioning your mind to reposition your life.

I have linked TD Jakes' website with his book Reposition Yourself

There is a spiritual connection that helps you to work out your businesses and your life and that is your mind.

From bible.com (thoughts): These are to help you see the wrongs in your thoughts. God can hear us...whether we speak it out of our mouths or in our minds. We have to get control of whatever we think and speak. Why? It affects our entire lives...it affects our families and our businesses. If you keep your mind on the Lord and what he wants for you, you will see change in your lives and your businesses; you will see prosperity and complete success. Study these scriptures and open your bible. Purchase the book from TD Jakes. God bless you in all that you do!


Job 20:2 (Whole Chapter)
"My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer because I am greatly disturbed.

Psalm 10:4 (Whole Chapter)
In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.


Psalm 13:2 (Whole Chapter)
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?


Psalm 55:2 (Whole Chapter)
hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

Matthew 9:4 (Whole Chapter)
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts?


Matthew 12:25 (Whole Chapter)
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.


Matthew 15:19 (Whole Chapter)
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.


Mark 7:21 (Whole Chapter)
For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,


Luke 1:51 (Whole Chapter)
He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.


Luke 2:35 (Whole Chapter)
so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too."

Marriage Monday ~~Your Spouse Isn't Saved!

We are in a time where we have to live according to the word. It's no time for mistakes, and mishaps...thought patterns have to change. OUR marriages are at stake and the enemy knows it. We can pull it together now or wait.......until the rapture..which will be too late.

God gave us directions so let's try to adhere to them:

1. 1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer.

~~~do not take the intimacy away from your spouse.........you both need it.

2. 1 Corinthians 7:33
But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he can please his wife---

~~~the husband can't be everything to everybody, if he isn't anything to his wife first.

3. 1 Corinthians 7: 34(b)
But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world--how she can please her husband.

~~the wife can't be anything to the world if she isn't a wife in her home first.

4. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind, It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

~~what else is there to say? Walk in total love with your spouse.

5. Ephesians 5:25-27
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant Church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.

~~Husbands find it easy to blame their wives (or any woman) for any and all things. But as the husband, despite the faults in the wife, they should build them up in FRONT OF PEOPLE, while praying to the Lord to help change them.

Come back next week for part two!
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Heart of the Wife (Part 1)

Praise God today reading audience!!! It's in my heart to be the women to teach the younger women to be wives. Oh yes, I'm still learning....but I'm praying along the way!! So this post is just for the ladies; please free your minds of all negativity. Walk with the spirit...hold hands with our Lord while you meditate on these words...when you are done, pray about your husbands and their minds, their attitudes..their intimacy.

Pro. 5:19 a loving doe, a grace deer--may (my) breast satisfy you always may you ever be captivated by (my) love.

Song of Solomon(Songs) 5:16 His mouth is sweetness itself;he is altogether lovely This is my lover this is my friend, o daugthers of Jerusalem.

Song of Solomon(songs) 7 10 I belong to my lover, and his desire is for me.

The spirit is telling me to revisit this subject again. Be able to share the scripture and help the heart.
Praise God that I have chosen to love.....my husband