Guys, I have a confession. I’m walking through a breakthrough right now. It’s a gate. It’s unfamiliar. But I’m doing it anyway. I’m doing it in Jesus, cuz He said I could. Today, is the end of a 21 Day Business Sales Challenge with my mentor. I came in first place by 3,000 points. I worked hard with joy for it. I grew, I learned, I got lots of sales because I gave steep promos. My goal was to win so I could get exposure through my mentor’s network for the ultimate goal of bringing my husband home from a job. Then, we can work this together, turn on the financial faucet and steward the funds for His ministry. My mentor messaged me last night and said he wasn’t sure if I should get the points for all those invoices I submitted (it’s how you earn points) because my promo prices were incredibly low compared to other contestants. Then he followed up with, “lol I guess I didn’t specify how much you should charge.” We had a nice interaction and in the end, he liked my strategy and asked to interview me on youtube to show others what I did. But, here’s the breakthrough. It made me question myself… even till an hour ago. Did I cheat? Do I not deserve it? No, I followed the rule. I worked hard. I did the actions to get to first place. It made me afraid of being first place. I was afraid of taking something because I had a sharp strategy and relentlessness due to having a huge WHY. This morning, I had 3 more invoices come in “paid”. I almost didn’t submit them because I was already 2,000 points ahead. Holy Spirit reminded me of something, and I submitted it quickly before my human mind could get in the way. So, I prayed and praised the Lord. God’s been working on moving me from the residue of the orphan to a daughter who receives. I didn’t set out to win for self-exhortation. I ultimately aim to give God all the glory all the time. So I ask him, “Lord, what do You want me to do with this victory.” I share this here because I needed to share with someone. And I needed a community that might understand what I’m going through. I’m growing spiritually and financially. The only way I can make it is if I remain meek and touch none of the glory.

Matthew 17:20 NKJV [20] So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 21:21 NKJV [21] So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. Mark 11:23 NKJV [23] For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. SPEAK TO YOUR MOUNTAIN!! TELL IT TO MOVE AND IT WILL MOVE. I'm using my situation and what I'm believing in. My mountain is my hormones/insulin being out of whack. I Peter 2:24 NKJV [24] who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. SAY: pancreas, reproductive organs, and hormones by Jesus' stripes you are healed. (Speak to whatever body part you need to healed) Romans 8:11 NKJV [11] But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. SAY: Holy Spirit, you quicken and make alive my reproductive organs, pancreas, and hormones! In Jesus' name. (Speak to whatever it is for you that needs to be healed!) Matthew 8:17 NKJV [17] that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.” SAY: Jesus took all of our infirmities, all of our sickness, therefore devil I am NOT taking Insulin resistance, PC(M)OS, Hormones imbalance NO MORE because it was TAKEN TO THE CROSS! (Replace what it is for you!)

Hey When you get a second... grab some coffee and listen to this powerful testimony... its litterally one of the most Biblical encounters of someone going to Heaven and Meeting Jesus that I've heard. Show some love while you're there... on the video with a like and comment tooo please 😁

I'm learning as a New Pastor how to Shepherd. There are three main roles of a natural shepherd: Leading Feeding and Protecting The leading, i'm learning, is just following well. If i'm following Jesus correctly, the sheep will move in the right direction. I don't need to be overbearing or constantly correcting and redirecting... it's actually the Holy Spirit who does those tasks. For a shepherd he uses a tool called a shepherd's crook to lead and redirect but Psalms 23 says The Lord is our Shepherd and his rod and staff comfort us... but rods are used for war and staffs are used to redirect... God can even make correction comforting. Feeding is again the work of the Holy Spirit... I've had the experience of preparing a sermon and I thought it would be an encouraging message, yet the congregation says they were convicted or felt beat up by the word...but if you have a problem child and you preach on their known issue.... it's like their the only one who didn't answer the alter call, didn't respond to the message and actually preferred your previous message. Lol The Holy Spirit is the one feeding... as im seeing... Being a Shepherd is more like being the best lamb... the lamb closest to God. Protecting works like this. If i'm safe... the sheep are safe as long as they stay close and follow instructions, but the Bible says, "Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter." If im wounded or overwhelmed then the sheep are in danger. This is showing the importance of my dependency on Christ and not pointing to any authority or skill that I have to lead, guide, protect or feed. The paradox is im learning... to be a good shepherd... I don't need to do more, I actually need to do less. I need to trust that God is working and give him room, making sure not to interfere. No matter who you are reading this... if you have any natural or spiritual authority over another... then these points are true for you. Are you a Father, Mother, Employer or Minister? Then you have a role to play in being a sheep closest to our Shepherd, because this is the beginning of leading... learning how to follow well.

So tonight I will be teaching on open heavens. As I traveled around Brazil preaching at various churches my first year, I would preach on this often, but im not sure if I ever taught on it or spoke much about it here in the community. Let me know in the comments if you remember me talking about this. But I had two people ask me questions that im going to answer tonight. One question was can my prayers be hindered or stopped by the enemy... the simple answer is "yes" and we will dissect this tonight. The other question was about the meaning of Bronze in the bible... and its a perfect segue. Deuteronomy 28:23 23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. (Note that Bronze and Brass in the Bible are the same interchangeable word.) So tonight we are going to talk about what is an Open Heaven, How to Open the Heavens and more.