Bold As A Lion by Nina Keegan

 BE BOLD AS A LION FOR THE LORD..

WHAT IS GOD CALLING YOU TO DO?

Step out and do it afraid...WHAT IS GOD STIRRING IN YOUR HEART..? Have no fear, God will not ask you to do something that He has not already equipped you to do, even if you do not recognize those qualifications in yourself just yet, rest assured with God as your constant supply source you will always be well able to do all He asks and accomplish the tasks He anoints you to do. 

 Know that He will take care of all the seemingly impossible details of your God given mission. No matter what it looks like.. It's not too hard for God! 

God is simply asking for your Faith in Him.. blind faith, because faith is in what we cannot see. TRUST GOD! Take Him by his hand, let him lead you and guide you into your future, into your divine purpose in him. Be bold! What have you been putting off?  Are you deeming yourself unworthy or unqualified?  David was a mere shepherd boy that became a great King.. HE WAS BOLD AND PUT HIS GOD UP AGAINST THE BIGGEST GIANT IN THE LAND AND TOGETHER THEY DEFEATED HIM!

 

 God can do what men cannot and He can supernaturally open doors that you are to walk straight through with uncompromising faith.. Take that first step!! God's waiting!

The Bible says to Have no fear of man... 

We are called to be as courageous as Lions for The Lord and have no fear of man...

We are new creations in Christ, we are set free, our chains are gone... Lord we are your humble servants, we are ready... We chose you ..we said YES to your great commission!

God is for you so who would dare be against you.. Be bold for The Lord..! 

Do not back down!! What others think of you is none of your business ...we only need to be concerned with what God thinks of us..Keep your mind steadfast on the things above.. Do not be deceived.. Jesus is the only way!!

John 14:6

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Proverbs 29:25

Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.

But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats. 1 Peter 3:14 NLT

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 NIV

Acts 4:29

"And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence,

Acts 9:28

And he was with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

Acts 13:46

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

Acts 14:3

Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands.

Acts 18:26

and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

Acts 19:8

And he entered the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.

Acts 28:31

preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered.

GOD BLESS PARIS.. By Nina Keegan

GOD BLESS PARIS.. RESTORE, HEAL AND COMFORT THE PEOPLE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY.. This morning I want us all to take a moment and pray for God to bless comfort and restore peace to the beautiful city of Paris.. I have  been very blessed to have visited this city several times.. My heart hurts for these lovely people.

Many many people are dealing with the tragic news of the death of their loved ones today. It's such a reminder of 911.. People going about their normal life.. Then so needlessly and suddenly.. So many innocent families are permanently changed forever.

No matter what, we shall not fear, FEAR NOT, the Bible says this 365 times.. That is one for every day! 

We must understand and know the authority we have in Christ and seek Him daily for protection, safety, wisdom and strength . We as Christians are a vast number.. The Bible says where 2 or more are gathered in agreement that mountains can become level plains. 

I am asking for each one of us to pray just a few minutes each day for Gods protection for this nation and for the world.  These prayers can move mountains and restore peace. 

GOD IS THE ALL POWERFUL EVER LIVING GOD.. HE CREATED THIS UNIVERSE AND LET US INHABIT IT. 

WE MUST PRAY THAT THE BLOOD COVERING OF JESUS CHRIST COVERS OUR NATION TODAY... The enemy cannot cross the bloodline of JESUS!

THE SCRIPTURE SAYS THAT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS ALWAYS FORCEFULLY ADVANCING..Matt 11:12

WE MUST ASK GOD TO ADVANCE HIS KINGDOM ON THIS EARTH TODAY.. WE MUST ALLOW GOD BACK INTO ALL THINGS... our government, schools, workplaces and homes! 

Our country was founded on GOD.. One nation under GOD

IN GOD WE TRUST.. Is on every penny we have!!

Lord have mercy on us as a nation ,as a world!

 FORGIVE us our sins Lord as we turn our lives back to you in complete surrender. We ask Lord that your hand of protection would be on us.

We thank you and praise you Lord that a thousand could fall at our left side, 10,000 at our right side but it will not come near us ...(ps 91)

we thank you for your Psalm 91 protection to be over us, our land,our government, our leadership, our schools our homes, and families. We earnestly invite you back Lord! We seek you like never before to advance your kingdom and to protect us and lead us to a victory in you over evil. We overcome evil with good and we thank you Lord that your goodness and your light would be evident in all of us as we spread the gospel and the overcoming word of Jesus Christ!

GOD BLESS PARIS.. And GOD BLESS THE USA!

We love you and praise you Father!

In Jesus holy name we pray!

AMEN!

Psalm 91

1Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

3Surely he will save you

from the fowler’s snare

and from the deadly pestilence.

4He will cover you with his feathers,

and under his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5You will not fear the terror of night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

6nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

8You will only observe with your eyes

and see the punishment of the wicked.

9If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”

and you make the Most High your dwelling,

10no harm will overtake you,

no disaster will come near your tent.

11For he will command his angels concerning you

to guard you in all your ways;

12they will lift you up in their hands,

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13You will tread on the lion and the cobra;

you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;

I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15He will call on me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble,

I will deliver him and honor him.

16With long life I will satisfy him

and show him my salvation.”

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Endless Blessings by Nina Keegan

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THE BLESSINGS OF THE LORD ARE ENDLESS.. WE JUST NEED TO STAY BLESS-ABLE..
Because victory can be yours... here..now! 

Every day I long for more glory of God.. I have a hunger for all things of the Lord .. All things heavenly and all things supernatural ... We must believe in miracles, we must believe that God has not changed and that He is still the same miracle working God that the fills the Bible's glorious pages! 

The miracles and the biblical truths are every bit as relevant today as they were the day they were penned! 

We must always affirm God's strength and not our own ..

we are given supernatural abilities when we affirm that we are nothing without God ..and when we get out of our own way to allow God's strength and supernatural wisdom to take over, to rescue, to redeem and restore us...miracles happen! 

The Glory falls... And God's manifested presence on earth takes place for supernatural miracles to occur... Heaven meets earth.. And we are not left the same way we were found.. Behold... Behold!

God wants us to depend more and more on Him..we must do this for effectiveness in our lives... We must do this to be the example, to live as Jesus did .. This requires us to fully trust Him in all things. Even in the impossible even when our trial seems beyond comprehension; even our bleakest days and our saddest hour is absolutely no match for our supernatural God!

He will give us supernatural energy, effort, talents, ability, knowledge, wisdom, amazing character, titanium backbone, heightened gifts, the purest peace and the truest joy, and a supernatural strength as we boast in our weaknesses while simultaneously praising God for our strength that comes from Him and Him alone!

We must stand for all the things of God and believe all the truths and that He is the same God yesterday,today, and forever... we must never be afraid...If we fear God we need to fear nothing else...

God already knows the outcome.. He's already in our tomorrow's.. He's already preparing the way.. He's already doing mighty supernatural things in all of our lives! Follow the light.. believe again.. begin again.. trust God again! 

God is the author and the finisher of our stories, He knows the end-game already ..so why should we ever fear? Trust God! Trust the supernatural! Hunger for it!!
Seek God's face and receive! 
in Jesus name 
Amen! 

James 4:7 
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Romans 12:2 
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Mark 14:35-36 
And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

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I GIVE UP...By Nina Keegan

"Pick ONE!" I overheard a mother declare as I was working my way through the chaos of the packed grocery store.  This mother was frantically shopping with two elementary aged children. They  were standing in the candy aisle of the store  loudly debating what candy to buy. Each child powerfully clenched a bag of candy bars in their hands as if it were a life vest after a shipwreck..I could not help but overhear the argument taking place. 

It appears that there was a "stalemate" regarding which bag of candy that they would purchase as each wanted something different and a bag of their own .. The frazzled mother warned that they did not need all that candy and they would have to share ONE and hurriedly decide which one they wanted.. but, neither side was willing to give in.. This was all out war being waged right there in front of the M&Ms..

 The argument worsened and escalated into bursts of tears and I might add some "slightly higher pitched tones echoed in the aisles" I was bracing myself for glass to start breaking".. by this time the exasperated mother grabbed the candy from her kids and put it back on the shelf,  and declared rather boldly "We are  leaving, forget it, no one's getting anything now"!

Then suddenly... As if a miracle had taken place, a brilliant Red Sea moment right there in aisle 5... Both sides were willingly conceding, waving their white flags so humbly and in complete surrender.. I could almost hear the love boat theme song playing in my head.. Ahhhh bliss.. giving in was obviously so much better than giving up ...and getting ...gasp...zero candy! 

I could not help but laugh to myself as I remembered those days when my kids were young..  I used to tell my very rambunctious boys to settle their own conficts and not to constantly tattle on one another..I implemented the infamous "unless one of you needs an ambulance, settle it yourselves" Law in our house.. 

basically.. "No one gets candy if I'm stepping in"...  It takes two to fight.. There would always be both of their sides of the story "as they saw it" and the truth would actually be a subjectively skewed concoction of both. 

I would over the years hear many threats of " I'm telling mom"! To which the other would add a screeching.."Noooooo!" and then a more agreeable settlement would result as they took turns waving the surrender flag..

Proverbs 26:17

Interfering in someone else's argument is as foolish as yanking the dogs ears

How many of us stand making our own stalemate situation with God? When He asks us to do something or to lay something down? We often stubbornly try to hold out, pleading our case, hoping for God to change His mind...He is perfect .. Omniscient ...and He will never grow weary..  How many trips around the mountain do we needlessly take? Do we even realize that our lengthy treks could be avoided if we simply were obedient to what God is asking us to do? How many of our blessings get put back on the shelf because we are too stubborn to give in? 

Isaiah 40:28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

We CANNOT even search for the perfect understanding of God.. He knows what we do not.. if we are waiting for God to give in then we are going to spend the next 40 years in the wilderness.." I for one could not go that long with the same pair of shoes.. As the Bible says for 40 years their shoes did not wear out..gasp......of course I'm joking but it's a scary thought to be off the path that God has so brilliantly planned..We must enter into the promised land by trusting that God's plan is the ONLY PLAN FOR OUR LIVES..

why would we ever want to have anything God does not want us to have? How could that ever be good for our lives..?

Hosea 6:1

"Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.

Let's surrender, let's concede, and turn back to the loving arms of our Heavenly Father!  We must always try to be strong in Godly character.. let's trust God with our situations and know that He will make the crooked places straight in our lives if we will just let Him.

 We have to stop complaining about our problems.. Grumbling, fault finding, blaming others, picking up offenses and letting them run wild. Repent, turn back and let God settle things.. When we do what we can, He will do what we can't..

God is not fond of injustices..

The trouble we face is merely a training ground to make us stronger and more able to capably face difficult situations in the future.

The Bible says in Proverbs 24:12 that God will repay all people as their actions deserve..

Be the bigger person, overcome evil with good, follow closely and obey God and His holy written Word.  When we do what's right in God's eyes, even when we don't feel like it..we will be blessed!

Proverbs

24:3-4

The house is built by wisdom and become strong through Good sense through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuables

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Nina Keegan and Michelle Humphreys proudly  present  GRACE GRACE with Nina and Michelle ..

 AIRING SOON..OUR NEW TELEVISION PROGRAM..It's with humble and grateful hearts that Michelle Humphreys and I proudly present our new Christian Television talk show "GRACE GRACE with Nina and Michelle" airing soon!  Our prayer is for this program to bless many with the Word of God ..as we seek to reach hearts and souls for His Kingdom. Here is a sneak peek and a link to our website where you can log in to check Air Times, watch future programs and  where you can also email us prayer requests! We are happy to pray for you..

God bless!! 

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PRAY BIG! By Nina Keegan

ARE YOUR PRAYERS BIG ENOUGH?

In Jeremiah 33:3

it says... This is what The Lord says.. The Lord who made the earth who formed and established it, who's name is the Lord; ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.

Friends when you do not know what to do, when you are at a loss, when your whole world seems to have turned upside down...look up! Look to the Lord our God, the one who created everything, the one who knows everything, and longs to tell you things you do not yet know..he wants to reveal his glorious plans to you for hope and the future for your life.. 

No matter what it looks like right now, what the enemy has meant for harm ,God will use for good ..ask him what you need to do, ask him for His plan.. His solution..he said that if any man asks for wisdom he will give it to you liberally.. ask ..ask ...ask..seek him and you shall find him!

The Bible says in Ephesians 3:20 that God will do exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask or think!

So let me ask you...

WHAT ARE YOU ASKING FOR AND WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?

If we are asking BIG and thinking BIG and God will do exceedingly abundantly more than that... then what should we be worried about? Gods got it all!!

God has a plan.. he knows what he's doing, everything is designed for a specific purpose in mind.

 His purpose is for us to know him, to trust him,  to recognize his character and faithfulness, to know with our whole hearts how much He loves and cares about every concern we have and that He longs to perfect them all!

God is a man of his word.. he's ready to answer our prayers but we first must go to him..humble ourselves and ask for His assistance.  God can take care of all of our needs with or without us asking but when we ask, we are acknowledging that he alone is God, that we know and understand that we cannot accomplish things in our own strength .. When we try to do it all in the flesh, we are then trespassing on God's domain.

We are to lean not on our own understanding but trust him with all things ,set aside our worries and be determined to obey God and trust him with the outcome.

When we pray, who do we think we're talking to? We are talking to the Creator of the entire universe!  God can handle whatever it is you need today ..seek him ..lay your concerns down at the foot of the cross..

Let the blood shed from Jesus Christ cover it all ..it's already been bought and paid for...

 Your victory is at hand ..trust the Lord.. pray big! Give thanks and praise to the Lord of all of heaven's armies for He is abundantly good and his faithfulness endures forever!!

Hallelujah!!! Hallelujah!!  all the glory be his.. in Jesus name we ask and pray!

Psalm 107:28-30 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven

Ask

Matthew 7:7  “Ask, and it will be given to you seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Matthew 21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

Mark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

John 14:13-14 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it

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GOT FAITH? By Nina Keegan

WHAT DOES FAITH IN THE LORD REALLY MEAN?

Faith is not like a Spicket that can be turned on and off at convenient times.. God is not someone that stands in the corner  waiting silently for us to only call on him when we're in trouble ....

we must always and continuously seek him so when the trials do come (and they most assuredly will) 

we are prepared for the battle!

We do not have to shrink back in fear.. IF WE FEAR GOD WE NEED NOT FEAR ANYTHING ELSE..

Does faith  mean that we only trust God and all of his goodness when everything seems to be going smoothly, when we don't seem to have a care in the world..?But when the bottom falls out of our status quo lives we morph into a panic stricken mess of anxiety and fear...is this what we call faith? 

because ....it seems to me that the minute the going gets tough; the minute the trials happen.. our faith becomes shaken and diminished and that's when it should be the strongest!

The Bible says we will not be shaken, we will not fear bad news... this is when our faith should be put into its purposeful action ..this is not the time to run, to fear,  its time to speak the Word and go boldly through unwavering faith straight to The Lord and declare HIS GLORIOUS PROMISES OVER OUR SITUATIONS!

"GOD'S POWER IS NOT DIMINISHED BY A CERTAIN TURN OF EVENTS OR A CERTAIN SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES!"

THIS IS THE TIME WILL WE NEED TO PUT OUR FAITH INTO ACTION.. NOTHING HAPPENS WITHOUT GOD'S KNOWLEDGE AND PERMISSION... WHEN WE FEEL LIKE RUNNING AWAY WE NEED TO RUN STRAIGHT TO GOD!

INSTEAD OF PICKING UP THE BAD NEWS AND LET IT RENDER IN OUR HEARTS AND IN OUR MINDS WE MUST LOOK TO GOD BECAUSE HE WILL RESTORE JUSTICE AND GOODNESS IN HIS PERFECT TIME!

God doesn't always hide us and shield his believers from difficult circumstances, many times he uses these very situations to stretch our faith 

The Bible says that what the enemy has meant for our harm, God will use for our good..

God allows tests for a purpose.. THEY ARE A CALL TO TRUST GOD FAITHFULLY .. Trials can become in us either a refining fire or a they can become an incinerator of distraction and despair. The choice is solely up to us!

 we can't ignore these challenges that come our way we must learn to use our faith in God.. We must grow up in our faith... become stronger in our hope as we steadfastly seek him and him alone for the support, for the restoration and for the complete redemption and abundant victory! 

God cares for those in need he's closest to the brokenhearted, he longs to give us his beauty for ashes, he wants to protect the downtrodden and he will confront their oppressors...

Let's identify with God's attitude.. let's identify with his character of brilliant faithfulness.. he will rescue us...he has seen the violence done to the helpless.. he has heard the groans of the poor and they will not go unnoticed!!!

We are more than conquerors in Christ and he always causes us to be victorious! 

God sees the evil deeds... he takes note of them all!  He listens to our cries.. we do not have to face the wicked alone... God is by our side and he is always with us ..he is our guiding light and loving influence.. The battle is never ours but his and it's already been WON on the cross!

 The abundant way to live our life is by continually basking in God's presence ..welcome him into your mess..  We must invite him into our situations by humbling ourselves, laying down our pride... let God make us aware of our true selves and who we are in Him!!! 

Let this trial you are in serve a purpose as you bring glory to God through your testimony as to his upmost faithfulness as you trust him to lead you brilliantly through it all.. !! Amen!

Psalm 11:4-7

4 The Lord is in his holy temple;

    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.

He observes everyone on earth;

    his eyes examine them.

5 The Lord examines the righteous,

    but the wicked, those who love violence,

    he hates with a passion.

6 On the wicked he will rain

    fiery coals and burning sulfur;

    a scorching wind will be their lot.

7 For the Lord is righteous,

    he loves justice;

    the upright will see his face.