Need help in your business, in your life, with your mind, brain fog, dating, or sex in marriage? 

You may have woken up tired today or totally exhausted from simply trying to do life. You might be the person who stayed in bed all day due to feeling like you couldn’t take another step in life due to pressures, or the mother of small children who is so exhausted she feels like retiring from life. You may be the person who wishes they could run long distances for exercise, but the fact is, if someone found you passed out on a trail, they would know a bear was chasing you or someone kidnapped you and placed you there. You may feel like the manikin that was left on the floor at the entrance of a department store—exhausted and tired. 

You may be a dad who is working and having to be both dad and mom at home and worn out from having to do everything. You may be a father who is sharing custody after divorce and rebuilding your life. You may be experiencing brain fog, depression, anxiety over someone mistreating you, to learning you have a heart issue that requires surgery. 

You might have experienced a super weekend of awesome activities and then, all of a sudden, you experience overwhelming despair. Whatever the case, there is hope for every situation.

You might be thinking, “What kind of manual can help in every area of my life?” It must be genius to put it all in one. Can you imagine the book sales? Yes, I can—and it is the best book in the entire world. Wait till you hear what happened in a friend’s business when she chose to read and apply the manual to a specific situation. 

She was waiting on two certifications for her business and she googled “how to get government workers to cooperate” and Romans 13:6 popped up. The search engine gave her a scripture as an option. Imagine that for a moment!

The Bible says, “For this same reason, you pay taxes, for the civil authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing…”

Romans 13:6 reveals that government workers are God’s servants. 

She read and prayed the Scripture, and it wasn’t even two minutes till her certifications got approved. This is an example of how God will give you a specific scripture to pray over a situation. Unless a person reads the Bible, they won’t know what is inside the pages. This is why Satan has worked so hard through people and organizations to remove all mention of the name of Jesus and the Bible in America. 

Let me ask you a question. If you received a Valentine’s Day card from your spouse, would you open it and read it? Of course you would, right? That is exactly what God has done for us. It is God’s love letter to the entire human race. The Bible is the greatest manual for life, for business, for family, for relationships, for sex God’s way, and for every other question known to mankind.

You might be feeling depressed, overwhelmed, or stressed out to the max about some issue that is giving you a hard time. You can go to a lavish spa and still have overwhelming despair. But I am here to tell you that the Word of God is the greatest health spa for all time. 

It doesn’t matter where you live, what you own or don’t own, what you’ve done or not done, the manual still works—when you choose to read it and apply it to your daily life. Even better than that, you can know the author personally. You can move from existing to living in awe of God on a daily basis by opening God’s gift, reading it, and applying it to your life.

It is the Bible—the greatest love letter to all mankind and basic instructions before leaving earth. It is the greatest sex manual. It is the best leadership manual for any business or entrepreneur. It has the best instructions on how to raise children, a family, and start your own business. It is the best manual for vision and purpose—all in one. 

How can you know the author personally? I am glad you asked. God sent His Son to redeem all mankind—His name is Jesus Christ. Have you heard of Him? Do you know why He came to earth?

The simple and concise answer is what God says in His Word. In John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again.” 

In the Bible God gives us the plan of how to be born again which means to be saved. His plan is simple. You can be saved today. How?

First, my friend, you must realize you are in need of the Savior—realizing you are a sinner. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

But God loved you so much He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13) We come to him with a heart of repentance and receive God’s forgiveness by accepting the gift, believing and confessing Him as Lord. Then He changes us from the inside out.

Come along on the greatest adventure of all time as you open the love letter from God and begin to read, study, and pray His Word back to Him. It is part of our growth process, and in spending time with Him in His Word, you and I can know and experience God’s extravagant love, know who we are in Him, and learn the great plans He has for us as individuals.

You will experience growth, new hope, and help in every area of your life. I pray that God will wrap you with Himself—with His extravagant love—where you can find peace and joy as you go about each day and learn to truly live again. You can experience Valentine’s Day all year long when you live out of God’s Word, applying His time tested principles to every area of your life. You will experience His unconditional love and come to know He cares about every detail of your life! Happy Valentine’s Day…. 

DEBORAH STARCZEWSKI

Author of:  GOD’S PRICELESS TREASURE (How To Overcome Challenges, Be Transformed, and Know Your Purpose)

A LEAP OF FAITH (25 Days at the Mercy Seat) ….the full account of how God raised my husband from the dead and healed him from two strokes and two open-heart surgeries–will give everyone hope!

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR (Will America Turn Back To God?) A “must read” for every pastor and leader 

Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Xulon Bookstore, etc. on-line and can order in stores.

Waking up to a new day with joy, fully knowing God hears and answers your prayers, and praying in childlike faith will put a new step in your life. It’s like the excitement of a parent hearing their unborn child’s heartbeat for the first time. It is life changing and will create a flame in your heart to win souls. 

You will find yourself getting in step with God and living with eternity in mind. It will be a new way of thinking for your mind and heart. You will begin to notice that natural things have spiritual meanings and your eyes will be opened to new levels of understanding.

Since the ultimate purpose for all believers is to rescue those held under sin’s bondage of death, what are you waiting for? You will meet people in need today in your daily routine of going to work, filling the gas tank in your car, standing in line at the pharmacy, running your usual route for daily exercise, sitting in a business meeting, or going to the grocery store near your home. What is your job description while going about your day? You are an ambassador for Christ and you are much like a fireman—you rescue people by giving them hope through sharing your faith in Jesus Christ.

If you want a fresh revelation of how important your job is…take the time to watch the movie, Schindler’s List. As you watch the movie, notice the details and observe how Oskar Schindler spent the fortune he had made to buy lives from Hitler’s death lists. 

One more soul matters. Every life matters. Without Christ, every soul will perish. 

You are called and anointed by the Spirit of the Lord to preach the gospel of hope to the poor. You have been sent and empowered to heal the brokenhearted and to proclaim liberty to the captives. You have been given divine authority in Jesus’ name to open the eyes of the blind and to set at liberty those who are oppressed of the devil. (See Luke 4:18-19)

Look for opportunities to point people to Jesus through sharing what God has done in your life. Be a problem solver—don’t attack people. Love God, love people, and share the Good News!

You are anointed today, cleverly disguised in whatever sphere of influence you find yourself, to proclaim the “acceptable year of the Lord”!  I don’t know about you, but I am expecting the media and news to be filled with amazing reports of what God is doing and miracles that will give others hope.

Are you prepared to do what Jesus has commanded you to do?  We must be prepared to pay the price and say with Jesus, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke 4:21). 

We all need God’s grace. Proverbs 3:34 says that God “…gives grace to the humble.” We must choose to humble ourselves through prayer and fasting so that our hearts are pure and there is no mixture in our motives and lives. The biblical path to humility is through prayer and fasting. 

Genuine humility is not what you are wearing or not wearing. It is an attitude of the heart to please God at all costs. It is thinking the best and being patient in His presence—knowing if it had not been for the grace of God…need I say more. Humility is the position for triumph. 

Take time to read Philippians 2:5-9 today and learn from Jesus, our ultimate model of ministry, discipleship, and leadership. Ask God to give you a pure heart as you spend time in His presence. 

When Jesus speaks of purity, He is speaking of someone whose sins have been forgiven and whose heart has been made new, whose purity comes, not from themselves, but from the presence of Jesus in their lives. It’s all about Jesus and being so in love with Him that you are hidden in Christ —totally abandoned to Him—with your heart on fire for God. You begin to see what He sees and have understanding, perception, and discernment that you wouldn’t have otherwise into the heart of people and situations to be a light to the world, pointing others to Jesus because He holds first place in your own life. 

The tugging in your heart is the Holy Spirit fanning the flame for you to cooperate with Him in the most wonderful adventure of sharing His great love and amazing grace with all you encounter.

HIS LOVE and mine,

Deborah Starczewski

A dear friend called me with a prayer request for her mom a few weeks ago. She was unresponsive and later was decided she needed to be in a nursing home for total health care because of what appeared to be dementia.

Her daughter asked the physicians to take another look at tests that were done due to a little change in her mom after they removed a very small amount of fluid from her brain. She had an aneurysm 19 years ago and had a shunt put in that was obviously causing another problem currently.

The physician told my friend there was absolutely no way possible that removing such a small amount of fluid from her mom’s brain that there could be change in her mental state and even be noticeable. However, that is exactly what happened.

The physician removed more fluid from her mom’s brain and she became responsive and started to improve. As I began to think about her mom improving and starting to walk and live again, I knew that is exactly what the enemy of our souls tries to do to us in life.

Satan tries to use circumstances to apply pressure to cause people to give up, become discouraged, depressed, and to drive people to suicide in some cases through the feeling of hopelessness. You can rest assured that when pressure is coming from all sides, there is something new coming on the horizon.

I have good news. There is hope in Jesus Christ.

I was watching a movie the other night and realized that the evil people that had taken hostages in the White House (movie: WHITE HOUSE DOWN) were aggravated and ran out of a room when the good guys in the movie activated the sprinkler system that started spraying water everywhere.

We must learn as believers in Jesus Christ that the enemy tries to get us discouraged or distracted to keep us from saying what God says about us. Satan tries to wear people out and wear them down—emotionally, physically, and financially. He comes to steal, kill, and destroy.

When we pray the Word of God with our voices, we have the power to bring heaven to earth. Our heavenly sprinkler system is activated to bring help and to change the atmosphere and to run the devil out of our lives.

The Bible says that when we pray the Word of God, angels hearken to the voice of the Word of God. Psalm 103:1-22 praises God’s sovereignty over all His creation, yet it also shows His awareness and care of us as individuals.

That is great news my friends.

There is something to be thankful for in life—God knows us by name and He goes to extreme measures to care for His own. Those convinced that God rules have a distinct advantage over those who believe things happen randomly. Nothing escapes God’s all seeing eye. Don’t give up today. Activate heaven’s angels—by praying the Word of God.

We must renew our minds in the Word of God—because that is where the enemy attacks.

With many years of ministry, I have come to learn there are three types of Christians. Many simply receive salvation but don’t realize there is more in Jesus Christ. The second type is the Christian who received salvation and moves to the place of surrender and allows Jesus to be Lord of their life and starts to grow.

The third type of Christian is the one who has been saved, knows Jesus as Lord, and moves to listening to the LORD through the Holy Spirit and obeying His leading and teachings. We are all on a journey of faith.

If you are being attacked in your mind or in any other area, there is more to experience in Jesus Christ. You may be experiencing attack in your marriage, your family or some other relationship, your health, business, or it may be a friend. Choose to activate the Word of God in your life and know that even a small amount of the Water of God’s Word will bring change and give you hope for full recovery of all. It brings new life just like a flower that begins to bloom.

God’s Word says, “I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint” (Jeremiah 31:25).

Like my friend’s mom who is learning to live again—choose life today.