Commit - Ask, and You Shall Receive.

Verse of the post: Psalms 51:10

"Create in me a clean heart; O God, and renew a right spirit within me."

Good morning, Good afternoon, and Good evening, depending on where you are tuning in from!

This month, like every other month, has flown by. I'm curious: What was one goal you set that you've accomplished thus far this year?

Q4 can comes and goes so quickly, especially when we don't take time to slow down, pause, acknowledge, and be grateful for it all. I pray that each person reading this understands the importance of a new spirit, a clean heart, and as a result a shifted perspective from "I have to" to "I get to," because Jesus died on Calvary for me to commit your works to Him.

Often, reaching our goals (the big ones) comes from setting incremental ones in the in-between. Breaking down the steps provides clarity, structure, and keeps things attainable and streamlined. If this is your go-to and you're anything like me, the moment a task pops up on the to-do list, an overwhelming feeling sets in, which turns into a lack of productivity. In essence, moving in parts is necessary for precise execution.

Why?

Because the reality of "I do so much that I actually do absolutely nothing" became my life. Telling everyone and their momma that I'm working on xy and z projects, but had barely touched them, let alone worked intentionally on them. Was it that I wasn't talented or that I couldn't do it?

Nope.

Contrary to popular assumption and belief. Talent has nothing to do with anything. But commitment following an initial decision controls everything for the most part.

The deeper layer is the spiritual aspects tying me to certain habits that were deeply embedded in me by way of my bloodline, such as tendencies of laziness, depression, anxiety, and procrastination. We all have garbage on our physical bloodlines, which is why it's so important to come into covenant with Jesus Christ to activate living under His bloodline swiftly.

Full transparency, this is where I was for the past 4 years up until the shift that occurred in November of 2024.

However, being me, I knew I needed to dig deeper, but couldn't bring myself to it at that time. So year after year, I sat in a slumber, physically, that had deep roots.

Not understanding this at first, I was seeking a hand, help, direction from everyone and everything else but THE ONE, THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIGHT.

Now, some may roll their eyes and think it's a cliché resolve to state, but if I'm honest most times people are just misguided in the word of God and in turn ways of God, and that's when it becomes "taboo" to talk about Him and His sacrifice. It gets contorted with religious rhetoric and traditions of men, and that's when we lose the essence of Christ's character, which is plainly stated in His unwavering word.

So, to anyone filled with doubt, let me encourage you today. That Jesus Christ is real, He saves, and He revives the spiritually dead.

Seek Him and ask Him, and you will receive.

You have to be desperate; you can't want to hold on to any image, reputation, tradition, habit, or rhetoric that isn't of Him. You have to truly surrender your life for Him, as it states in Romans 6.

TRUTH: You can be moving slower than you should be because you're discouraged, distracted, and disconnected from true power.

Demonic delays in peoples live are a real thing (and they are typically ignited when unrepented iniquities exist on the bloodline. Yet, in society, we pacify it with empty sayings like:

• oh, things just take time

• you need to allow yourself time to process (it's been 10+ years)

• you've been through so much, it's not normal to bounce right back

• you just have to believe and give it to God

Now, let me be clear.

1. I am not saying that we shouldn't extend ourselves grace.

2. I'm not saying that if God is growing you in an area that it won't take some time.

3. I'm not saying that we shouldn't cast our burdens at Jesus' feet and worship before we worry.

However, I am saying that we need to start reading in full context, so we can live in full abundance in the land of the living! Our relationship with the restorer should be a proactive one!

My words for every year have been discipline and consistency for as long as I can remember. I recently added to it: "follow through with your word,"because I noticed in self-reflection that I exemplified discipline and consistency up to a certain point, which conveniently stopped where I was to execute something.

That was a spirit. Nothing is a coincidence. I just want you to be encouraged that though we all come from different walks of life, it's a level playing field once you are a lover of truth!

Knowing what I know now, I realized that my intentional prayer life was the first thing that needed to be consistent and disciplined or otherwise committed to. When I think back to when I self-published my book, the revelations that the Holy Spirit gave me, even when I was still in rebellion in areas, were, I believe, because I feared God to an extent, repented occasionally, especially in fornication, and would always thank God and make a vow to never do it again.

My conviction was pretty strong my entire life, never really just been out there, and that was consistent. The moment I lost touch with what God hated and loved was the moment the chaos in my mind grew and germinated.

If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. The Holy Spirit is the answer. Follow this recipe = Repent, Renounce, Replace, and Reinstate, and you will find your way back home.

Just ask and you will receive.

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