Happy Testimony Tuesday, Y'all! Today we have an exciting testimony provided by our own Amy Jo! I feel truly blessed to listen to her speak and open up about who she was before Christ and who she is now. What a beautiful reflection of God's redeeming love. 

Amy called herself a "child seductress." For most of us, we can not fathom what that really means, but it is horrifying nonetheless. Coming from Generational trauma, that is the only thing she knew as a small child. She mentioned being 'spiritually marked' when you come from trauma and that reminded me of the book "Scarlet Letter". The spirits can see her pain and trauma and torment her as she wears the big red "A" on her chest.

As an adult, she felt she 'trafficked' herself as that was the way of life she knew. She thought that being in control of the trafficking herself, it would release her from some kind of bondage, but it only brought her into more pain. For many years she was inside an evil marriage in an evil family and they knew every programming trigger to use against her. 

Until one day she was blessed with a child. She said once she was with child, she no longer lived for herself, she cleaned up so she could live for her son. I relate to this as I was the same way. I was full of pain and self-destructed in a lot of ways. Once I got pregnant I stopped eating high-mercury fish and even took a car seat training class! My life was no longer my own. I believe children are truly a gift from God because look how fast we change so that our children can live! (Psalm 127:3)

Amy was still weak and afraid but she knew she was stronger than that and overcame the fear. Instead of living in the pain, she turned that energy into helping others. (One quick note: DONATE SOCKS TO LOCAL SHELTERS!!! The homeless that are riddled with trauma living on the streets, always need socks!) She thought she was justified by turning her anger against her 'monsters' but realized vengeance is the Lord's. (Deuteronomy 32:35)

Like me, she started looking for answers and found herself interested in conspiracies. She was sent a link about Jessie Czebotar, and suddenly pieces of her puzzle came together. She could feel her own portrait being painted by Jessie's words. After years of just feeling "Crazy" and not knowing why... God took her on her own personal journey filled with discovery. 

While reflecting upon her life, she found that God was always there, he never left her. And while he was there, he took the worst of it first so that she could walk through the fire with him. Amy Jo grew in her walk with Jesus and the Holy Spirit and instead of being angry with others, she learned to no longer hate. God healed her so deeply, that he taught her how to love again. She was filled with so much love, grace, and compassion for others, that she began to change. (Philippians 4:7)

Amy Jo didn't need a deliverance ministry as God walked with her and taught her the prayers she needed to work on breaking her bonds. She is comforted by the solitude of life and likes to walk with the Lord daily. Jesus can handle ALL OF IT! And when he brings something to you, it's never in condemnation but rather for your own self-reflection. We have all been rescued in different ways and love is the answer. Jesus is love, true love, not Hollywood love. 

I love you all my friends, and I hope that by understanding each other through our testimonies we can then understand who God is more clearly. He loves us so much. So much I am tearing up writing this. YOU MATTER! I MATTER! And God loves us every moment of every day! Blessings over you! 

Helllllooooo my friends! Today I would like to reflect on Counting our blessings. Last article, I emphasized how by helping each other out, we are defying the devil and living for the Lord. I would like to expand on that today. 

FEMA was assisting us Hurricane victims with $770.00 payouts. These were generic and not everyone qualified for them. Some people are still jumping through hoops to try and recoup lost groceries, days from work etc. I applied on a Monday and was issued my funds by Thursday so mine was very quick. My mother exclaimed "The Lord is always blessing you" and I couldn't agree more! 

Every day, I thank him for big things and small things that happen in my life. Without him, my life would have no color, no joy and I would deserve every hardship that I "earned" in my life. With God, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. 

My youngest son gives me the most grief, the most tears, and the most grey hairs! When we prayed together last night, I prayed "Thank you for the things we don't know how to do yet as you have given us an opportunity to learn more." Always count your blessings! I could sit and cry about how he is so much harder than my eldest, but I KNOW that God has something in store for him and I have to be patient and learn how to be his mother.

My boy's Dad and I have been separated for 8 years, we have stayed "friends" so that we can both be there for our children. He never asks me for anything unless it's like to swap a day with the kids. He messaged me yesterday morning asking if I could help him scrub his bathroom and kitchen as he was having an inspection and was afraid of the state of the home. Most people would be like "Kick rocks... I don't owe you anything" but I accepted his request for help and went over for about an hour to help clean the hard stuff. 

Driving there, I thanked the Lord that I had the opportunity to help him. I thanked the Lord that the kid's Dad had the strength to ask me for help. And I prayed for stamina as I am recovering from what seems to be my 15th cold of the year... The Lord is so good to me, and I hope that he sees by blessing me, I am able to bless others.

Life is hard, times are tough. But if we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, and help our fellow brothers and sisters, life isn't so bad. I only pray that my children watch who I am rather than listen to me constantly yelling at them. I pray that they learn to serve others and care for each other, and I pray that God protects and comforts them as he is always doing for me.

I hope that you all can count your daily blessings. Being a soul in a flesh suit is uncomfortable. But when we dig deep, we find a well of blessings the Lord has provided to us and we are rich beyond measure. I love you all! Have a BLESSED week 💖

Hellooo my friends! It has been exactly a month since my last 'Testimony Tuesday' and for that, I am sorry. Here in Florida, we have had 2 major hurricanes and are still feeling the after effects of rebuilding our lives. For me, I only lost power for 6 days after Hurricane Milton, and my life and property made it through the storm. That being said, there was a lot of clean-up work we all had to do and we had to restock our Refrigerators and Freezers! 

God is so good to me, I evacuated to Lakeland to my Mom's and she only lost power for 1 night. I returned to work partially to ensure our staff and customers were ok before returning to my mom's to await my power restoration. I always believed the Lord would cover us and protect us. Hurricane Milton was NO JOKE. With winds up to 100MPH, we had so many trees pulled up from their roots, and tree branches laying on homes and power lines. Don't even ask about the fences, most are left barely standing. Thankfully our state does really well with the clean-up and power restoration, nearly 900,000 people were without power.

Most of the state struggled with gas availability. Many stations ran out prior to the storm with mass evacuations. The remaining stores that had gas lost power so it was a MESS! I had to wait for about 45 minutes for gas at 1 in the morning just to make sure I could get back to my mom's. The limited gas really brought the worst out in people. People were arguing at the gas stations, pulling sticks, knives, and guns at each other. Many policemen had to be onsite during gas refueling as it was mass panic and chaos....just the way they like us.

Looking around me after the storm makes me so sad. The world has grown so cold and its everyone out for themselves. I have a neighbor that we kind of just pass each other with our dogs and stuff, but I offered to help her collect her items that blew all over the yard and had my son's help too. They were kind of confused and I told them, "no matter what is going on, we are here to be helpful neighbors and help each other out" My kids are being raised in this world too, and I don't want them to harden against other people.

Yes, other people can be insufferable. Yes, people can be hateful and callus. But does that mean we have to stoop to that level? No, it does not. I am so thankful the Holy Spirit dwells within me and I always look to how I can help. I remember what it was like when I had no one, and one simple offer of assistance could change my world. 

God made you and I for just a time as this; This specific part of the battle. We are here to worship the most high and spread the gospel to the ends to the Earth. How can we do that if we are all fighting? We can't, and that's just how the devil likes it.

Friends, defy the devil! Help each other. Give until the last drop you have. The Lord is our portion, so we are abundantly blessed. I love you all, and I am praying that you have a blessed week! Amen.