Words of Encouragement Blog

“Prompted to Pray!”

🙏🏽 An 11 year old tried to commit suicide because of bullying.🥲

🙏🏽 Two teenage boys planned and plotted an attack on their school.🚌✏️🏫

🙏🏽 A man and woman posed as being in need, knocking on doors asking for a glass of water and then ROB the people at gun point.🔫

🙏🏽 First time in history Massive layoffs at Southwestern Airlines. ✈️

🙏🏽 Government budget cuts caused thousands to be without food, healthcare and jobs.💸🤑

🙏🏽 Inclement weather rages to extremes at record-breaking levels.🥶🌪️🥵

🙏🏽 Natural disasters are not so natural anymore.🌳🔥🌊

🙏🏽 And the list goes on and on!📋

🙏🏽Saints…IT’s PRAYER TIME! 2 Chronicles 7:14🙏🏽☝🏾🙏🏽🌈⚓️☝🏾🙏🏽

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“FALL FRESH ON ME” 

Heavenly Father, I Pray for spiritual freshness to fall upon each of us individually and collectively as a body of believers to effectively serve in building up your kingdom here on earth.

Help us to use our spiritual gifts and talents for ministry, mission and witnessing so that this dying world will come to know a living Savior!

Pierce our heart with love and compassion for the unchurched and unsaved as we share and show the love of Christ each day.

Raise up spirit-fed, spirit-lead, anointed pastors, teachers, preachers, leaders, prayer warriors and true Christ-followers filled with holy boldness and ever ready to proclaim that YOU ALONE are THE TRUE AND LIVING GOD!

Hear our humble prayer this day…It’s In the strong and mighty Name of JESUS I pray and praise always…Amen.🙏🏽~M. Ford

“Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing, To declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.” (Psalms‬ ‭92‬:‭13‬-‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)

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“LOVE UNLIMITED“

On today, my HEART is truly glad and filled with Joy and Gratefulness because of the Unlimited Love of my Lord and Savior! 

Thank you, Lord, for allowing me to experience your Agape love every time I open my eyes to a brand new dawning!

Thank you, Lord, for allowing me to FEEL your love in the warmth of sunshine, brush of the wind, or moon glow on my skin!

Thank you, Lord, for endowing me with your LOVE, MERCY and GRACE so that I may run this Christian race!

Thank you, Lord, that Your LOVE for me NEVER RUNS OUT and NEVER FAILS!

For these things, and so much MORE, It’s YOU, I LOVE, WORSHIP & ADORE! ♥️🙏🏽~M. Ford

“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.” (I Corinthians‬ ‭13:4-8‬)

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“PERFECT PEACE”

Your level of PEACE is dependent upon where your MIND wonders and what you meditate on daily.

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary; Neither slumbers nor sleeps.

TRUST IN GOD…Yield your way to Yahweh and watch Him turn your midnight into daylight!🌈⚓️🙏🏽~M. Ford 

“You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.” (Isaiah‬ ‭26‬:‭3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)

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“COME TO THE ALTAR”

Heavenly Father, I thank you for the gracious Gift you’ve given us in Prayer. For through this gift we have the appropriation of power and authority in the mighty Name of Jesus!

Thank you for the forgiveness of sin and divine protection given us through the washing and covering of the precious Blood of Jesus!

For Only the 🩸 can wash away every sin soaked stain and elevate us to a higher plain!🦅 For it’s at The Name Of Jesus demons tremble with terror and Satan must flee!

Therefore, we command this Day…Pleading the BLOOD 🩸 and calling on THAT GREAT NAME!🙌🏼✝️

We Decree and Declare to walk in FAITH and not Fear! We walk in Deliverance and not Dilemma! We walk in VICTORY and not Defeat…IN THE MIGHTY, MATCHLESS NAME OF JESUS!

Thank you, ABBA, for the privilege of taking our burdens to the Altar of Prayer and leaving them there! Hallelujah and Amen!☝🏾🙌🏼🙏🏽~M. Ford

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—” (Ephesians‬ ‭6:18‬)

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“PERPETUAL PRAISE”

Heavenly Father, Thank you, for loving me past my faults and meeting me at the very core of my needs.

As I stand at the threshold of the second month of the new year, looking back I see your Hand of MERCY that has been my stabilizer on my right side and your Anchor of GRACE on my left.

When the enemy, the evil one, the Devil thought he had me down for the count…JESUS came in and called a TKO on Satan for the rescue!

Father GOD, Your Faithfulness NEVER Fails! Your Peace is Priceless! Your JOY is a gracious Gift! Your LOVE is always freely flowing towards me!

Thank you for your Word that is right and good. You indeed are a Promise Keeper!

THEREFORE…I will FOREVER lift up mine eyes to the hills from where comes my Help…for ALL of my Help comes from you, Oh LORD, who made the heavens and earth!

For THIS and so much more…I GIVE YOU PERPETUAL PRAISE!! Hallelujah and Amen 🙌🏼🙇🏽‍♀️~M. Ford

“YOU’VE ALREADY WON!”

Let your thoughts, speech and life magnify The Savior and not your problems.

WHY? Because you’re fighting a battle that JESUS HAS ALREADY WON! JESUS FIXED IT.🙌🏼🙏🏽~M. Ford

“For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.”(Philippians 2:13)

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“THE REMNANT”

Heavenly Father, raise up a remnant of believers that have not bowed their knee to the Baal’s of this modern world, the lusts of the flesh, nor the pride of life. A remnant of true believers willing to wage war on their knees in order to combat spiritual wickedness and demonic oppression of this present darkness! Raise up Pastors and give them wisdom and understanding as they call their congregations to prayer and lead them to a spiritual understanding and revelation of the present times. Raise up true believers willing to seek hard after the truth of your Word so that they might be spiritually mature, equipped, rooted and grounded in the Word and not blown away by every wind of doctrine; and therefore be able to withstand the wiles (tricks, traps, temptations) of the devil in this evil day.  

JEHOVAH Tsaba—The Lord our Warrior! Raise up a remnant of mighty prayer warriors, preachers, pastors, prophets, teachers and evangelists who are truly sold-out for Christ! Lifting them up high above their enemies until they become beacons of light in this dark and dying world! It’s in the mighty and matchless Name of Jesus Christ I pray and humbly submit…AMEN.🙏🏽~M. Ford

“They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.” (Jeremiah‬ ‭1‬:‭19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)

“THE HEART OF THE MATTER”

Unforgiveness is a Road leading to hurt, pain and a callused Heart, resulting in a fatal outcome for all involved.

Compassion reflects a Christ-like Heart, leading to healing and restoration, which sets an atmosphere for unconditional Love.

Pray for the latter to be embraced and demonstrated in your life. 🙏🏽~M. Ford

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” (‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭36:26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)

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“DISTINGUISHED YET DEAD” ☠️ 

The Church of Sardis in the book of Revelations thought that they were a “Live” Church when it came to the things of God, but in reality they were ”Dead”.

This self-misconception was due to their sinful way of thinking. Their minds were conformed to the sinful ways of the world instead of holding fast (ANCHORED) to what was taught in the Word of God (Rev. 3:1-6). 

If we (the Church of Today) Renew our Minds daily in God’s Word and allow The Holy Spirit to order our steps, it’s then we will see True Transformation and begin Looking like a Church (body of Believers) that pleases GOD. Being a “Living Sacrifice” means dedicating ALL of Yourself to Honor God—Living Holy even when it’s NOT Popular or Convenient. Selah.🙏🏽~M. Ford

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” (Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)