You can run the enemy out of your mind, out of your home, and out of this nation. It starts with you. You can make a difference. When your mind is filled with competition, complacency, and you are consumed with what others are doing instead of knowing God–you have opened a door to the enemy. Competition is not a kingdom value. You can choose to return to God in repentance and brokenness. 

Chase Jesus and memorize scripture. Scripture memorization is vital to living free indeed. This brings into your mind the Word that not only acts as a sword, but will cut away the adverse strongholds that you have that stand in the way of freedom through Jesus Christ—who wants to bring complete freedom to the heart. Hebrews 4:12 says:

“For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (KJV). 

Remember this, the devil cannot stand against the Word of God. Pray the Word of God over yourself, your family, and this nation. 

Great verses to memorize: Psalm 119:11 “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.” Other great passages to remember: Proverbs 16:3, Matthew 12:34; Proverbs 4:23, 2 Corinthians 1:3-5; John 3:16, the Lord’s Prayer of Matthew 6:6-13, the entire first Psalm and Psalm 100. Isaiah 55:11; Isaiah 54:17, Psalm 103:20 and Psalm 129:4 to start. Memorize at least a new verse each week. 

Instead of saying what is happening around you or what you see and hear on the news, pray the Word of God. Use these verses to bring your mind into alignment with God. Fill your mind with Scripture until it fills the very fabric of your being. When you begin to know the Word of God, your heart grows fonder and adores the God of the Word. 

Revere and honor God–in doing so, you will find that you honor others. Fall in love with Jesus all over again. 

Prepare for where God is sending you. That’s what David did in the fields while tending the flocks. He left the home and had to pack his bags for many days journey to find the best pastures for the sheep. He had to manage his time, money, and resources to protect the sheep. God was training David in his father’s business to be chosen as King. This was his time of preparation for promotion. 

God is opening new doors of opportunity. God chose David as a shepherd boy from the fields, and get this; his own family didn’t think he was even a choice as he was in the fields when Samuel came to their home. 

David’s father entrusted a huge part of his business to his son…so he must have known that David was trustworthy and loyal. Sheep and livestock represented great wealth in that culture and time. What David’s brothers may have thought was meaningless, God called training and preparation for promotion…..David became King.

Life was not always easy for David. I wrote this on facebook on October 1, 2013 and it is timely for America today:

When it seemed all life was destroyed for David and his men in 1 Samuel 30, all the people, including David, wept till there was no more strength in them. (They all wept bitterly over what had happened.) What you do after the weeping is vitally important. The people blamed David, but David chose to encourage himself in the Lord, worshipped the Lord, inquired of the Lord and God answered: “Pursue the enemy and without fail, you shall recover all” (1 Samuel 30:8). 

Don’t be like the rest of the world and blame. Encourage yourself in the Lord, worship Him, inquire of Him, and He will give you strategic instructions. Choose to cry out to God in prayer for America, for the leaders to turn to God and repent, and for America as a nation to turn back to God. Choose to pray and stand up to make a difference…starting in your own home…to the marketplace. 

God never called us to trust mankind…He has called us to trust Him. He calls us to honor His Word and to submit to authority…with the exception of when it goes against God’s Holy Word. Learn to surrender and submit to God, and instead of making demands of Him, choose to depend on Him through prayer and obedience. 

As believers in Christ Jesus, we must not allow anyone to drive God out of our nation. Don’t be a bystander any longer…

In ancient Israel, the people turned away from God through their prosperity. They turned to the false god of Baal and did horrific things. God wanted to be the Israelites only ruler, but they wanted a king. 

We are approaching the most pivotal election of all time for America. It is imperative that you hear from God and obey Him. Pray for all people to have wisdom when it comes to voting in the next election. God doesn’t want us to be ignorant of the enemy’s schemes and devices. Satan is the master deceiver. God has a better plan. 

1 Samuel 16:10-12 says:  “Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these. And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the children?” And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is tending the sheep.” Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.” So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautify eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.”….  

God uses people who have a heart that trusts in Him. (See 1 Samuel 16:7)  

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Spiritual resources for growth:

The Midnight Hour (Will America Turn Back To God?)

A Leap of Faith (25 Days at the Mercy Seat)

God’s Priceless Treasure (How To Overcome Challenges, Be Transformed, And Know Your Purpose)….

All available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Christian Book Distributors, etc. 

GOD bless you, 

Deborah Starczewski

You have probably sat on the sidelines to watch your favorite football team. You may watch the big game from your sofa or meet at a local restaurant and enjoy friends and food together. But there is a bigger war–between good and evil–that is happening all around us…and it is way too late to sit on the sidelines. 

With all eyes on the presidential debate, it is important that we are open to see the truth. This is probably the most pivotal election of all time. The only other election that takes precedence over all, is the one that matters for all eternity–being born-again from above through Jesus Christ. God wants all people saved. It is not His will that any should perish. 

Instead of assuming and attacking each other, we must rally together in prayer and unity to take a stand for righteousness. Success in life doesn’t matter very much where there is no safety. 

“I ask You, God, to wrap your arms of love around the families and friends of all who have lost loved ones in this war—-right here in America. I decree blind eyes open and light where there is darkness.”

There is always something you don’t know in every situation. Instead of being critics, may we use our voices to cry out to God for all people in this nation. It’s not hard to tell that America is on a moral decline at a high rate of speed. With terror in the streets, and needless casualties of a real war…it is the midnight hour, and we must take a stand.

One man–Elijah–took a stand. He defeated the prophets of Baal. Samson had a come back and destroyed more enemies in his death than he did in his lifetime. Delilah forgot to keep the scissors handy…and Samson’s hair began to grow again. He had a Covenant with God. 

A nation divided will not stand. Satan uses evil tactics to sow division and discord in a nation, in its leaders, in the family, in the church, and in the workplace. He poisons the minds of all who will take his bait. His mode of operation is to create strife and to cause everyone to fight against each other. It’s much like a Trojan Horse…in war..that destroys from within. Satan’s agenda is destruction. 

It’s time to take a stand…for righteousness. If one man named Elijah can make a difference, you can. Jesus used one little boy’s basket lunch to feed a multitude. Whatever we place in God’s hands, He multiplies. 

“Lord, I pray, the Holy Spirit draws us back to YOU as a nation. May revival fires fill every single heart to create a changed life that sparks revival fires in others across the nations.”

We are here on earth to stand beside each other, help when it is in our power to do so, squeeze a hand and listen intently to someone who is grieving, and to be a person who is so empty of self, but alive in Christ, that we feel the other person’s pain and are moved to tears and action like Jesus. 

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR (Will American Turn Back To God?) is a must read for every leader, every pastor, and every person who cares about the next generation to come. God’s Word is coming to pass before our eyes and with all the signs from Heaven we could be the generation that sees the return of Christ! We are called to occupy….to be about the Father’s business…..till Jesus comes! We are called to live like Jesus may come back today, and plan for the future…because no one knows the day or the hour of His return. 

We are not here to be entertained but to live in God’s power and advance His kingdom here on earth. America’s problem is sin–and the remedy is Jesus Christ! 

God wants to use you to advance His purposes and give you a future that is good. God used a man who committed murder (Moses) to lead His people out of slavery, a shepherd boy (David) to kill a giant and he became king, a virgin (Mary) to give birth to our savior Jesus, and a common fisherman (Peter) to lead His church. A man named Saul who had believers murdered, (now Paul after his conversion on the road to Damascus) was the most prolific writer of the New Testament.  If God can use all those mentioned above, God can use you and me!

 *(Excerpt from THE MIDNIGHT HOUR…published 2015). 

Pray with me daily:  God, I thank YOU for frustrating all evil plots and all ungodly counsel. I thank You God that the Holy Spirit reveals ALL hidden truth and shows us things to come. Father God, use me in your purposes here on earth. 

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do”(Ephesians 2:10). 

RESOURCES FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH:

The Midnight Hour (Will America Turn Back To God?)

God’s Priceless Treasure (How To Overcome Challenges, Be Transformed And Know Your Purpose)

A LEAP OF FAITH (25 Days At The Mercy Seat)….a modern day miraculous story

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