It's Time...(NOW)

Greetings and Blessings!

Well it's been a while since I last posted to GEMS for Women. And I have been waiting for the right time to post what is on my heart. And today, after trying to get a hold of my younger brother on the phone: I had this thought in my mind that would just not go away. And so I shared it with loved ones (we have a family website and we are able to post news, so I posted this message below on the family website). Then I thought to myself, I should post this on the GEMS for Women site. And the title of this message is "It's Time...(NOW)." You'll see why as you read these thoughts that came to mind earlier this afternoon. It's time for a new beginning. And the church that I attend is called New Beginnings Fellowship. Of course, their vision (Desiring a new beginning) has inspired me to record the thoughts I was having this afternoon. And it is my prayer that you take the words that are shared in this message to heart as you read it and even after you read it. God is talking with me every day now and I am having a hard time keeping up with what He would like me to share with His people. I ask for your patience as I obediently spread the message that His love is the only way. Let's do it God's way family! Enjoy the message...

It's time for us to help one another and love one another as Christ loves the church.

It's time for the pain and the hurt to cease.

It's time for the communication to flow freely out of our mouths as we express love for one another.

It's time for us to celebrate the blessings that all of us have been given from God above.

It's time to lay our resentment, our frustrations, and our anger aside.

It's time for us to make mends with broken relationships.It's time to forgive and love our enemies.

It's time to pay tribute to the one who blesses us with His glory.

It's time to slow down and enjoy the small things (life, love, health, all created by Him).

It's time to stop identifying ourselves as Victims and start living as Victors!

It's time to give in to God (surrender ourselves, our entire being to Him) and let Him take control of our lives.

It's time to be humble and give up those selfish thoughts that are plaguing ourselves and our loved ones.

It's time to be free of anxiety, frustration, and the bondage of fear!

It's time to detoxify ourselves of PRIDE and cleanse ourselves with the pure heart that has already been implanted within us.

It's time to embrace the ones you love.

It's time to remember who you are and where you came from.

It's time to give of yourself, and stop taking from others.

It's time to come together as a community and stand against the evils that threaten to destroy us.

It's time to sacrifice ourselves just as Christ sacrificed His life for us.

It's time to put on the armor of love and protest the hate that satan uses as a weapon to kill, steal, and destroy.

It's time to break the strongholds that have been weighing us down emotionally, spiritually, and physically.

It's time to release all the pain and suffering we are carrying from our past.

It's time to ask God to strengthen us in our present sufferings.

It's time to stand after you've done all you can in the midst of the trials.

It's time to get on our knees, and say, "No more of this battle. I choose God."

It's time to laugh and have fun, even when we are hurting.

It's time to smile because we are still here- living, breathing, and able to enjoy Life.

It's time to touch somebody because everybody needs to know that they're loved.

It's time to wise up and don't give up. God is always here!

It's time for a new beginning.

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The time is now. What are we waiting for?

God is ready and able. Are we willing to surrender to His leadership so that we can win the battle that satan has already begun?

The time is now. What do we have to lose?

We have NOTHING to lose and EVERYTHING to gain.

It's time for a new beginning.The time is now. So start now.

God is waiting for you to let Him in.

If you desire to change your current circumstances, then you must let go of the past, let go of the fear, and let go of being "comfortable" in your own suffering.

God desires for us to inherit all the blessings that He has stored for us.

All we have to do is be obedient and faithful.

This is why it's time for a new beginning...there is no time like the present.

Don't wait until it's too late. Stop putting it off.

We desire to be happy and live in peace.

This is our human nature and it is what God designed for us.



*This is just to encourage all of us to begin a new path that leads us on a journey where Love, Life, and Peace are eternal. We choose to stay in the same boat that we are in.

And God says, "Step out on faith and watch my works."

The only thing that is holding us back is US.

I don't know about you, but I am ready for a new beginning. And it's time NOW to start!



--Loving you eternally, and praying for God's strength!

~ats