Take Authority by Nina Keegan

WE MUST ALLOW THE WORD OF GOD TO CONTINUALLY CONVERT US.. 

We can renew our minds  daily to be like Christ, to believe Him! 

Who's word do we believe? This must be continually asked so we can immediately take every thought captive! We get to choose daily what we will accept or deny.. 

God's power to heal, bless, restore, and provide is not changed or diminished by our circumstances.. When faced with a need that has already been paid for on the cross; we have an immediate choice to make..

Whose Word will we believe.. The enemies or Gods..? 

Do not utter words of defeat but let every word that comes from your mouth be The written Word of God..

Faith comes by hearing  and hearing by the the Word of God! 

We are victorious in Him !!

We have complete dominion over the enemy.. We have the mind of Christ.. We can tap into this gift and through the knowledge of the Word and knowing how to use it as our supernatural offensive weapon 

We can defeat the enemy and forbid him to trespass on our lives.

Take authority!! Learn the Word for yourself, ready your feet for battle and fight the good fight of faith! We can do all things through Christ who gives us strength! 

God bless you all

Love

Nina

Mark 11:22-24 

And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Proverbs 18:21 

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

Matthew 21:22 

And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

2 Corinthians 4:13

Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak,

Isaiah 55:11 

So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

2 Corinthians 4:18 

As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Matthew 12:34-36 

You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,

Are You Stuck In A Rut? By Nina Keegan

WHY ARE YOU STUCK, WHY AREN'T YOUR PLANS SUCCEEDING, WHY ARE YOU NOT MOVING FORWARD ?

This morning the Lord was giving me a nudge to read Proverbs. He specifically said 16, so as I began reading I realized what seems to be on God's mind concerning his people today.

 It says in 16:1 that we can make our own plans but it's the Lord that gives us the right answer

2 people may be pure in their own eyes but the Lord examines their motives... That's where I came to the wow moment..

Motives....

Do we really ever take our motives into consideration for why we do things,why we seek things, why we want certain things, what really drives us? What's really behind it all? 

We may think that we are doing the right things for the Lord,  that we are pure hearted before Him, but what are our real motives?

People can rationalize anything if they have no standards for judging right from wrong, we can always try to prove that we are right and argue our point of view, but before putting any action into place we must ask ourselves three very important questions:

1. Is this plan in keeping with God's truth?

2. Will my plan work out under real life conditions?

3. Is my attitude concerning my plan pleasing to God?

Proverbs 16:3 goes on to say that we must commit our actions and plans to the Lord and then they will succeed. We

can lay the groundwork, we can come up with a good plan and if it is in harmony with God's will, and if we have sought FIRST, God's wise counsel,  if we have asked for His wisdom concerning our circumstance, then yes our plans will indeed succeed!

WHEN WE DO ANYTHING ACCORDING TO GOD'S WILL AND ACCORDING TO HIS WRITTEN WORD WHICH IS SIMPLY JUST US COMMITTING ALL ACTIONS AND PLANS TO HIM, AND THEY WILL SUCCEED!!... THEN WHAT ARE WE WORRIED ABOUT?

 Truth:

Gods Word cannot fail and He cannot go back on His Word! 

Stand on His Word, Gods written Word on how to succeed!! It is tried and true and will not return void! 

There are different ways that we can fail to commit whatever we do to the Lord, some people commit halfheartedly or superficially, they say that the project is being done for the Lord,  but in reality they are simply doing it for themselves or the benefit of self gratification. Others give God just temporary Control of their interests then they tend to take it back the moment things get rough or the moment it doesn't go exactly how they expected it to. They jump ship and blame God.. When just maybe, the timing was not quite right.. How many people throw in the towel just a bit too soon and miss the blessing?...

WE NEED TO STICK TO IT" STAY THE COURSE.. Do not veer.. Or stray.. That's when the going gets tough! There's always PEACE ON GODS PATH! 

Again seek God first and daily, ask Him to put you in His plan and surrender the day and all it's tasks to Him! 

Then,  there are those who have a brilliant idea but put forth no effort of their own whatsoever and expect God to do it all. 

God is not a fairy godmother with a magic wand, He expects us to lean on him but He also expects us to step out in faith and to let the hand of God guide us through as we trust Him each step of the way.

We must find the balance,  step out and do it afraid because once again we will succeed if we have committed it to the Lord!

We can trust God as if everything depended on him while simultaneously working as if everything depended on us. DO ALL YOU CAN AND GOD DOES ALL YOU CANNOT!

to summarize,

 proverbs 16:9

We can make our plans but the Lord determines our steps!

proverbs 16:33

33 we may throw the dice but the Lord determines how they fall.

I encourage you all to read proverb16..go live on purpose For God! 

God bless you

Love 

Nina!

Proverbs16 New Living Translation (NLT)

16 We can make our own plans,

    but the Lord gives the right answer.

2 People may be pure in their own eyes,

    but the Lord examines their motives.

3 Commit your actions to the Lord,

    and your plans will succeed.

4 The Lord has made everything for his own purposes,

    even the wicked for a day of disaster.

5 The Lord detests the proud;

    they will surely be punished.

6 Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.

    By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.

7 When people’s lives please the Lord,

    even their enemies are at peace with them.

8 Better to have little, with godliness,

    than to be rich and dishonest.

9 We can make our plans,

    but the Lord determines our steps.

10 The king speaks with divine wisdom;

    he must never judge unfairly.

11 The Lord demands accurate scales and balances;

    he sets the standards for fairness.

12 A king detests wrongdoing,

    for his rule is built on justice.

13 The king is pleased with words from righteous lips;

    he loves those who speak honestly.

14 The anger of the king is a deadly threat;

    the wise will try to appease it.

15 When the king smiles, there is life;

    his favor refreshes like a spring rain.

16 How much better to get wisdom than gold,

    and good judgment than silver!

17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;

    whoever follows that path is safe.

18 Pride goes before destruction,

    and haughtiness before a fall.

19 Better to live humbly with the poor

    than to share plunder with the proud.

20 Those who listen to instruction will prosper;

    those who trust the Lord will be joyful.

21 The wise are known for their understanding,

    and pleasant words are persuasive.

22 Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,

    but discipline is wasted on fools.

23 From a wise mind comes wise speech;

    the words of the wise are persuasive.

24 Kind words are like honey—

    sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

25 There is a path before each person that seems right,

    but it ends in death.

26 It is good for workers to have an appetite;

    an empty stomach drives them on.

27 Scoundrels create trouble;

    their words are a destructive blaze.

28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;

    gossip separates the best of friends.

29 Violent people mislead their companions,

    leading them down a harmful path.

30 With narrowed eyes, people plot evil;

    with a smirk, they plan their mischief.

31 Gray hair is a crown of glory;

    it is gained by living a godly life.

32 Better to be patient than powerful;

    better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

33 we may throw the dice but the Lord determines how they fall.

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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

Nina Keegan Ministries

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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