EYES FORWARD!!

We are visiting Panama City Beach with family for a few days. 

I was brought up in Panama City, FL and have not returned for 50 years!

It is an experience going back after all these years!  Things have changed…

As we are driving, things look different and feel different. 

And that’s to be expected after 50 years!!  That was a different season in my life. I have memories, but it’s impossible to return to the way it was.  And that’s okay. 

I am in a different season now. And that’s okay too.  

Beloved, are you letting your thoughts and emotions return to a time that has passed?  

Are you feeling regrets?

Are you feeling sadness?

Are you feeling drawn to how things “used to be?”

Dearest ones, it’s okay to remember…but, don’t spend too much time dwelling and living there. 

God is calling you to the NOW!  You are needed NOW!  God has more for you in the days ahead than you realize.  

Don’t let your attention and focus be stuck looking backward!  

Shoulders back!  Head up!  Eyes forward!  

God is calling you to walk boldly with Him into a season that will bring you much JOY…much PEACE…much LOVE!!

It may not come as you expect…it may not look as you expect…but it IS coming!!  Are you ready to turn from the past and jump into your future?  

God is ready to make new memories with you. 

ARE YOU READY??

How Do We Respond?

Grace = unmerited favor-God’s free gift of love, forgiveness, and blessings that we don’t deserve or earn.

Knowing that God has offered and continues to offer His free gift of grace in salvation… How do we respond?

Knowing that His grace continues to work in our lives empowering us to grow in holiness, to increase in our love for Him and our neighbors, and to continually become more like Jesus…. How do we respond?

I pray that we will respond to His precious gift of grace by being His light in our cities, our states and our nation!

“Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” 2 Peter‬ ‭1‬:‭2‬ ‭

THE ROAR OF THE LION

I came across something I had written in 2/6/2012.
(I have capitalized the words that I felt the LORD was giving emphasis to.)

As I read it today, I felt the LORD say “SPEAK IT AGAIN!”
So, here it is…

“I woke up this morning feeling the ROAR of the Lion of Judah erupting from me!!

It was so strong that I let it erupt from my lips. The sound that came out was a SHOUT!!

Each time that it happened…I felt that the very atmosphere shifted!

I believe that the Lion from the tribe of Judah is calling forth His army! I believe that the time for sitting back and praying FOR something to happen is over. I believe that we are in a time of action!!

THERE IS A SOUND THAT IS POURING FORTH OUT OF THE BODY OF CHRIST, HIS CHURCH, THAT WILL CAUSE WALLS TO FALL, STRONGHOLDS TO BREAK, AND DARKNESS TO FLEE!!

I see the Church of the Living God moving forward in Authority and Boldness! We will take our stand in Christ and ENFORCE HIS VICTORY!

His voice thundering through us is the means He will use to have His Will be manifested on this earth!

We will be His Voice calling out in the wilderness!

Where there is barrenness…there will be life!

Where there is lack…there will be abundance!

Where there is weakness…there will be strength!

Where there is defeat…there will be victory!

PSALM 29:

The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;
The God of glory thunders,
The Lord is over many waters.

The voice of the Lord is powerful,
The voice of the Lord is majestic.

The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
And Sirion like a young wild ox.

The voice of the Lord hews out flames of fire.

The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

The voice of the Lord makes the deer to calve
And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

The Lord sat as King at the flood;
Yes, the Lord sits as King forever.

The Lord will give strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.

THE LION OF JUDAH IS ROARING! THE EARTH AND THE HEAVENS SHAKE AT THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE!

RELEASE THE ROAR THAT IS WITHIN YOU!!

~Tina K. Roach
reflectionofglory.com

RISE UP!

Years ago, I had done/said something that I regretted. The circumstances around it have faded in my memory. But, I still remember the regret and condemnation I was feeling at the time.

I went to the Lord in prayer and asked for His forgiveness. A few days after that I again felt myself in the throes of regret and condemnation. I again went to the Lord in repentance begging for His forgiveness. This went on a few more times…and then I heard the Lord lovingly say to me:

“Tina, I forgave you the first time you came to me…now you need to forgive yourself!”

Dearest Brothers & Sisters, I believe there is someone who is reading this post that is living in the same place that I was…living under the spirit of condemnation. If you haven’t repented of your action to the Lord and asked His forgiveness…I encourage you to do that today! Also, if it is involving a person, I would encourage you to go to the person and ask their forgiveness.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

God has given us a sound mind…the mind of Christ! (1 Corinthians 2:16). We need to get our thoughts aligned with His thoughts…with His truth. We need to “…take every thought captive to obey Christ…”. (2 Corinthians 10:5)

Beloved of God, DO NOT let the enemy weave a stronghold of condemnation, fear, shame, and doubt within you! Stand strong…stand on the promises of God…stand on the truth of God! Take up the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, which is the Word of God, and wield that sword against anything the enemy throws at you!

Tear down the strongholds of the enemy and let the LORD be your stronghold! He [Jesus] is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. (Psalms 62:2)

RISE UP, MIGHTY ARMY OF THE MOST HIGH GOD! PUT ON THE ARMOR OF GOD! PICK UP THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT AND BE STRONG IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT!! THE TIME IS NOW!! HALLELUJAH!!