The Natural-Minded Soul

Thank you all for reading The Bait of Satan  with me. God used this book to really expose my heart and heal me at the "God level." It was this experience that showed me that Jeremiah 17:9, The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly perverse and corrupt and severely, mortally sick! Who can know it [perceive, understand, be acquainted with his own heart and mind]?  [Matt, 13-15-17; Mark 7:21-23; Eph 4:20-24] AMPC While reading this book, the Lord showed me a few things in my heart that I needed to rectify. Some small, Some large, and amongst those was something I wasn't aware of nor was I sure I could ever  fix once brought to my attention. In that moment, I chose to ask for God's help. 2 Corinthians 12:19 states that His grace is sufficient for me and in my weakness He makes me strong. So I tested that word! lol In this video, I will share my experience of The First Time I REALLY Died to Myself. God is Good! I want to enco...

One day, I was asked, "You're so strong and confident. How did you get there?" Well, I told her the truth.  Jesus. For years, I suffered from depression. I was mean, I was ALWAYS ANGRY, sad, said cruel things, was closed off. I just wasn't happy. To make matters worst, I would get depressed because I was mean, angry, etc. making me sadder, angrier, & more depressed.  I wanted to be seen as good in the eyes of men so badly. So I often went out of my way to prove that I was worthy of friendship and sometimes existence. It may seem extreme, but hey that's how depression was for me. In an effort to fix myself, I would try to "make" or "will" myself into a better person by forcing myself to be kinder, more graceful, faithful, consistent, happy, free etc. because I felt like these were qualities of a good Christian. I would go out of my way to give compliments, hugs, smile, be overly helpful, funny, charitable, etc. My charade didn...

Everything in life is a reflection of a choice you have made. If you want a different result, make a different choices.  -mz Shortly after my realization, I decided that this time was going to be different. No more half stepping. No more excuses. I'm going to follow God with all of me. Action Plan I decided to go on a consecration . I was determined to make this time different from the rest. So, I decided to wake up 30 minutes early everyday to pray and read the bible. I stopped listening to the radio; tuning out all sexually explicit and morally incorrect music. I stopped watching TV shows and movies that actively conflicted with the word, like Scandal and Empire. Yes, Scandal and Empire! lol Hey, it was a struggle, but I was determined to make a change. I un-followed ungodly examples on social media and followed more Christian based blogs and accounts, etc. This might sound a bit extreme; however, I am a strong believer that if you want something different yo...