by Tracy | Inspirational, Moms, Tuesdays With Tracy, Warfare
Casting Our Cares On The Lord
While it is normal for us to feel some anxiety and concern as we approach a new school year, today we choose to run to God and His Word.
1 Peter 5:7, says, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”
God, we cast every care, worry and concern for this upcoming school year upon you. Let us remember that You are on the throne. You reign over the heavens and the earth. You are Lord over all things. We ask that You dispatch your angels to cover our school buildings, our teachers, administrators, our children and over each family.
I pray Psalm 4:8 which says, “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord make me dwell in safety.”
May our teachers, students, parents and administrators feel peace as they lie down each night before bed. May they be confident that God goes before them each day. May they all experience sweet sleep as they trust in You.
Lifting Up Our Teachers & Administrators
Deuteronomy 28:12 states,“The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand.”
Lord, we give you our teachers, staff, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, librarians, principles and administrators. We ask that You bless the work of their hands. Please fill their hands in abundance with everything they need. Fill them with wisdom, patience, joy, strength, and understanding. Be everything they need in their body, mind and spirit. We lift up their families to you and ask that you invade them with Your goodness today.
Lifting up Students
Jesus, You are the Author and Finisher of our faith. You formed our children in the womb and You made them Your wonderful Masterpiece.
Ephesians 2:10 tells us that “We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”
We pray that our children walk in their God-given calling. We thank you that you have prepared good works for them in advance. Thank you that our children do not need to strive or run breathlessly, but they can simply walk into their God-given destiny as they are obedient to You.
Help us as parents to love them and teach them about You. Remove every distraction of the enemy and the lure of this world. May they hear God’s voice above all and may they come to know You as Lord and Savior if they don’t already.
Lord, You are their good Shepherd who tenderly cares for them. May your hand be upon them each day as they go to and from school. May you hand select their friends. Bring the right people around them and keep them from all wrong influences.
Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
We ask that you give each student the mind of Christ and help them in their academic endeavors. May the grow in their mind, body and spirit and fulfill all that you have called them to do on earth. We rebuke every plan of the enemy and declare that only Your plans will prosper over them. We ask that you keep them under the shelter of Your wings (Psalm 91).
Welcome Holy Spirit into our Schools
Romans 15:13 says, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
Holy Spirit, invade our school hallways, classrooms, teacher lounges, bathrooms, playgrounds and every inch of our school’s property. We ask that You would put the right person, at the right time, in places of need. Where there is bullying, misunderstanding or evil intent, bring the right person, at the right moment, whether it be a person in authority or a student to handle and influence an atmosphere of peace in our schools.
We pray this all in Your Mighty Name.
Amen
by Tracy | Inspirational
Spiritual Warfare Podcast Series
It’s time for part 2 of how to use your authority during spiritual warfare, and this one is a deep dive into the Armor of God–what it is and how to use it effectively! Again, you’re gonna want notepaper and a pencil for this one!
THIS WEEK’S VERSES:
“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” (Ephesians 6:13-17)
“God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13)
“For the Word (spoken word) that God speaks is alive and full of power {making it active, operative, energizing and effective}; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breathe of life (soul) and {the immortal} spirit, and of joints and marrow {of the deepest parts of our nature}, exposing and shifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12)
“So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11)
“The Spirit alone gives life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” (John 6:63)
“After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I amthy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.” (Genesis 15:1)
by Tracy | Inspirational
SPIRITUAL WARFARE PODCAST SERIES
We’ve established what spiritual warfare is, and we’ve exposed all the blatant and sneaky ways we experience it. Now, it’s time to fight it! This week, Tracy equips us with all the knowledge we need to know how to fight from victory when facing spiritual warfare. This is part 1, so make sure to take great notes and tune in for part 2 next week!
THIS WEEK’S VERSES:
“All authority (dunimus power) in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” (Matthew 28:16-18)
“Go therefore (exousia power) and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)
“Jesus now called the twelve (disciples) and gave them authority (exousia) power to deal with all the demons and cure diseases. He commissioned them to preach the news of God’s kingdom and heal the sick. The apostles departed and went into the villages with the wonderful news of God’s kingdom, and they healed diseases wherever they went.” (Luke 9:1-6)
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12)
“When He (JESUS) had disarmed the rulers and authorities [those supernatural forces of evil operating against us], He made a public example of them [exhibiting them as captives in His triumphal procession], having triumphed over them through [i]the cross.” (Colossians 2:15)
“Because she loves me, says the Lord, I will rescue her: I will protect her for she acknowledges my name. She will call upon me, and I will answer her: I will be with her and trouble, I will deliver her and honor her. With LONG LIFE I will SATISFY her and SHOW her MY SALVATION.” (Psalm 91: 14-16)
“For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” (Hebrews 4:12
by Tracy | Inspirational
Monica leads us this week on sneaky ways we experience spiritual warfare that we may not recognize as warfare, as well as things that may not be warfare at all! Listen in as we funnel down practically what warfare may look like to us as women on a day-to-day basis, and ways to combat it.
THIS WEEK’S VERSES:
“A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect—life in its fullness until you overflow!” (John 10:10)
“As the most dangerous winds enter at little openings, so the devil never enters more dangerously than by little unobserved incidents, which seem to be nothing, yet insensibly open the heart to great temptations.” (John Wesley)
“Therefore I was left alone and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me, and my countenance grew deathly pale, and I retained no strength.” (Daniel 10:8)
“I tell you this timeless truth; The person who follows me in faith, believing in me, will do the same mighty miracles that I do—even greater miracles than these because I go to be with my Father!” (John 14:12)
by Tracy | Inspirational
Click here to listen: https://www.bestillbefree.com/asbury/
In light of the week-long revival happening on the campus at Asbury College in Kentucky right now, Tracy felt led to share her testimony of miraculous healing on Asbury’s campus back when she was a student there. Listen in to this incredible story of healing, as well as excitement about what God is doing today on Asbury’s campus. And be encouraged that God is still in the business of miracles!
Tracy read Psalm 126 from the Passion Translation in this episode:
“It was like a dream come true
when you freed us from our bondage and brought us back to Zion!
We laughed and laughed and overflowed with gladness.
We were left shouting for joy and singing your praise.
All the nations saw it and joined in, saying,
‘The Lord has done great miracles for them!’
Yes, he did mighty miracles and we are overjoyed!
Now, Lord, do it again! Restore us to our former glory!
May streams of your refreshing flow over us
until our dry hearts are drenched again.
Those who sow their tears as seeds
will reap a harvest with joyful shouts of glee.
They may weep as they go out carrying their seed to sow,
but they will return with joyful laughter and shouting with gladness
as they bring back armloads of blessing and a harvest overflowing!”
In light of the week-long revival happening on the campus at Asbury College in Kentucky right now, Tracy felt led to share her testimony of miraculous healing on Asbury’s campus back when she was a student there. Listen in to this incredible story of healing, as well as excitement about what God is doing today on Asbury’s campus. And bencouraged that God is still in the business of miracles!
Tracy read Psalm 126 from the Passion Translation in this episode:
“It was like a dream come true
when you freed us from our bondage and brought us back to Zion!
We laughed and laughed and overflowed with gladness.
We were left shouting for joy and singing your praise.
All the nations saw it and joined in, saying,
‘The Lord has done great miracles for them!’
Yes, he did mighty miracles and we are overjoyed!
Now, Lord, do it again! Restore us to our former glory!
May streams of your refreshing flow over us
until our dry hearts are drenched again.
Those who sow their tears as seeds
will reap a harvest with joyful shouts of glee.
They may weep as they go out carrying their seed to sow,
but they will return with joyful laughter and shouting with gladness
as they bring back armloads of blessing and a harvest overflowing!”
