“THE SHIFTING”

Heavenly Father, Jehovah Tsidkenu—God of our Righteousness—Open our eyes so that we might see the invisible! Fortify our faith so that we can believe for the impossible! Turn our stoney hearts that have been calloused by worldly culture, lusts of the flesh and prides of life into hearts of flesh that are in tune with heaven’s calling and sensitive to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. Fill our hearts with a fervent passion and steadfast love for you that will take our breath away as you breathe new life into us! 

LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, ELOHIM—Order our steps in your Word, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from all evil! Ignite your Holy Spirit within us so that we are filled with the power to operate in the fruit thereof.

Thank you, ABBA, for your loving kindness towards us and your steadfast patience with us as you skillfully and intentionally mold, shape and TRANSFORM us into your likeness.

It’s in the mighty and matchless Name of Jesus, who is The Christ, I humbly pray this prayer. Amen🙏🏽~M. Ford

”And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.“ (2 Kings‬ ‭6‬:‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

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“A RIGHT NOW WORD”

Beloved…Are you wondering WHY the masses are rushing down paths that appeal to the lusts of the flesh while the road you are on seems less traveled and difficult at best?

Are you wondering WHY the pains of your past and the predicament of your present seem to repeatedly attempt to rob you of hope for the future?

Stop wondering and start Praising GOD! You have been Called Out, Intentionally Picked and Planted for GOD’S Purpose. YOU have been Anointed and Appointed to a Higher Calling. You have been Equipped and Empowered for such a time as this—So take your STAND NOW!

Gird up in your most holy Faith to be Spiritually READY! The devil can’t defeat you because of your Armor—Ephesians 6:13. 

Don’t be deceived…the Devil is a LIER. Man can’t curse what GOD has blessed! Start Praising God NOW for keeping His Hand ON YOU while working His PLAN through YOU!

YOUR NAME IS “VICTORY”! Hallelujah and Amen🙌🏼🙏🏽~M. Ford

“No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; And every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn. This [peace, righteousness, security, and triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And this is their vindication from Me,” says the Lord.” (Isaiah‬ ‭54‬:‭17‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

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Loose Them & Let Them Go! 

Every Believer is engaged in spiritual warfare—from the time you get up in the morning until the time you go to bed at night, and even while you are asleep the battles are raging!

The enemy is busy building strongholds in your life—destructive patterns of thinking, reoccurring cycles of sin, and systems of oppression, suppression and depression that seek to keep God’s people bound, steal your joy, and eventually kill and destroy you! 👿🤛🏽🙏🏽

As the enemy constantly bombard you day and night with lies these strongholds may appear unshakable, BUT they cannot withstand the weapons God has placed in our hands! 📖🙌🏼🙏🏽

It is imperative that Believers understand that we cannot fight spiritual battles using carnal weapons. God has given us weapons of warfare that are not carnal BUT mighty in God for pulling down strongholds! Satanic darkness is driven back by the Power of God’s Word, Praise, and the powerful weapon of PRAYER. 📖🙌🏼🙏🏽

When we Pray, we do not fight in our own strength, BUT we connect to the main power source, which is GOD himself, through the Power of the Risen Savior—JESUS—pleading the power of His Blood and His Name!🩸🙏🏽

When we call on THE NAME OF JESUS we activate the Power of the Holy Spirit! Where the enemy has built fortresses of deception, PRAYER tears them down brick-by-brick!🧱Where unholy habits have taken root, PRAYER pulls them up and casts them out! Where depression has seeped in, PRAYER overcomes suicidal thoughts, transforms your mind, and replaces stinking thinking until nothing remains but the Victory of Christ Jesus!☝🏾🙌🏼

When We Pray…the enemy is defeated and will therefore have no alternative BUT to Loose You and Let You Go…IN THE MIGHTY AND MATCHLESS NAME OF JESUS! Amen!🙏🏽~M. Ford

“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,” (2 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)

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A HOUSE OF PRAYER 

Father God, you have said in your word, “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations”; therefore, open the eyes of your people to see that Prayer is the Lifeline of The Church, and not just a support ministry to the church’s mission.

Allow it to settle in our minds, hearts, and spirits that prayer is the power that fuels the church and all it is established to accomplish here on earth! Just as oxygen is to our physical body, so is prayer to our church body—the lack of them both will result in DEATH due to asphyxiation. 

LORD GOD, as it was in the early church, restore prayer as the lifeline of our churches today! Forgive us for substituting agendas, programs, and performance for the Power of Your Presence.

Let prayer be our lifeline, strength, and the pulse that drives us into Your mission—evangelizing sinners, edifying saints, and glorifying the Savior!

Breathe new life into your people again and teach us to be a Praying Church—Truly A HOUSE OF PRAYER for all nations. In Jesus’ mighty and matchless Name I pray, Amen.🙏🏽~M. Ford

“Even them I will bring to My holy mountain, And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices Will be accepted on My altar; For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” (Isaiah‬ ‭56‬:‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)

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“THE SHIFTING”

Prayer touches Heaven in the Spiritual realm and shifts things in the Natural realm down here on Earth. When God puts HIS SUPER on Our Natural it’s then SUPERNATURAL things take place!  Let us PRAY for a SUPERNATURAL SHIFTING in our homes, churches, schools, communities, governments, nations, and world!🙌🏼☝🏾✝️🙏🏽

Heavenly Father, Jehovah Tsidkenu—God of our Righteousness—Open our eyes so that we might see the invisible! Fortify our faith so that we can believe for the impossible! Turn our stoney hearts (that have been calloused by worldly culture, lusts of the flesh and prides of life) into hearts of flesh that are in tune with heaven’s calling and sensitive to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. Fill our hearts with a fervent passion and steadfast love for you that will take our breath away as you breathe new life into us! 

LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, ELOHIM—order our steps in your Word, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from all evil! Ignite your Holy Spirit within us so that we are filled with the power to operate in the fruit thereof.

Thank you, ABBA, for your loving kindness towards us and your steadfast patience with us as you skillfully and intentionally mold, shape and transform us into your likeness.

It’s in the mighty and matchless Name of Jesus, who is The Christ, I humbly pray this prayer. Amen🙏🏽~M. Ford

”And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.“ (2 Kings‬ ‭6‬:‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

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My heart’s desire is to move people to embrace change in order to develop a more intimate relationship with GOD through the Power of Prayer.

Whether FACILITATING a workshop, TEACHING a PRAYER class, SPEAKING at a conference or conducting THE PRAYER FUELING STATION, you will leave each experience EMPOWERED, EQUIPPED and ENCOURAGED—thus moving your prayer life “From Duty to Delight!”

🚨If you would like me to speak, teach, or facilitate at your next event please visit my website at http://www.duty2delightministries.com and click on “BOOK MARY FORD” to complete the contact form and Speaker Request Information Sheet.

Please feel free to share this information with others! Thank you in advance for your support. 🙏🏽~M. Ford

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalms 37:4)

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“THE CROSS IN THE MIDDLE”

Back in 2020, on Resurrection Sunday, a fierce storm came through and traveled down Highway 78 where there were 3 Crosses displayed along the side of the road.

Two out of the 3 Crosses were knocked down by the fierce winds, except for the Cross in the Middle. I thought about my LORD and SAVIOR…How He hung, bled and died for me on “THE CROSS IN THE MIDDLE”!!! (Shout Break🗣️☝🏾🙌🏼) 

Using My sanctified imagination, I can see the two malefactors that were hung on the two crosses (on the left and right) that GOT KNOCKED DOWN by the fierce winds and relentless rain.

I thought about how many times we get knocked down by sin and Satan in life…BUT (you go to wait on the “BUT”) because of The Cross in the Middle we don’t have to stay down!!🙌🏼☝🏾✝️ (Another Shout Break🗣️☝🏾🙌🏼).

You see, JESUS had to die ON THE CROSS IN THE MIDDLE for our sins, He was buried in a borrowed tomb, BUT… HE RAISED UP from the dead early that Sunday morning so that those of us knocked down by Sin and Satan (…BUT NOT counted OUT by our SAVIOR) could have LIFE ETERNAL!🙌🏼☝🏾✝️ (Yet another Shout Break🗣️☝🏾🙌🏼).

Therefore, no matter what fierce winds, relentless rain, and chaotic storms of life come your way always remember…THE CROSS IN THE MIDDLE…and the RESURRECTION POWER OF JESUS CHRIST to bring seemingly dead things back to Life! HALLELUJAH!! AMEN!✝️🩸♥️🙏🏽

HAPPY RESURRECTION SUNDAY!✝️🙏🏽🌈

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After almost 40 years in Workforce Development, and 26½ of those years of service at the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), I have officially announced my retirement effective April 3, 2026–Good Friday!🙌🏼🎉🥳

This decision comes with bitter-sweet emotions as I have been in this professional career for almost four decades! I am deeply grateful for the opportunities I have had to contribute to meaningful programs that positively impact lives, collaborate with dedicated colleagues, and support the mission of serving our 14-county region with excellence.

It has been indeed an honor to work with such talented staff, and alongside a Team of professionals that truly cares about the communities and people we serve.

Nevertheless, I’m excited about the future God has in store for me moving forward. It’s now my time to shine even brighter! Selah✨🌟🤩 🙏🏽~M. Ford

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“IT’S MANIFESTATION TIME!”

Heavenly Father, LORD of the Universe! Release a Manifestation of Your Power upon all those who are called by Your Name so that we might live holy, walk in Faith and not fear, pray and not panic, witness to the lost, serve fervently, and walk passionately in our calling!

Allow Your purifying power and supernatural anointing to rest upon Us in ways unimaginable!🔥

Anoint the feet of those Called by You, so that wherever our feet trod 👣let us move in holy boldness, power, passion, and authority! No longer bound by a compromised faith, worldly ways, and eyes blinded by the prides of life! Walking in authority and Reclaiming that which the enemy has stolen and held captive—loosing the sweet fragrance of your unconditional love as we move forward in Victory!🙌🏼💪🏽🙏🏽⚔️🛡

Have thine own way Yahweh, have thine own way! You are The Potter, we are the clay!🙌🏼☝🏾🙏🏽

It’s in the Name above every name…JESUS, I pray and praise always…Amen!🙌🏼🙏🏽~M. Ford

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