How a relationship with Christ will assist in recognizing your purpose mate

Single ladies listen up! I was talking to my sister, and I even posted on Facebook that it is so important that we form an intimate relationship with Christ. I didn't realize it until I was in mid conversation with her as to why it really is so important. This is the scripture that the Lord gave me, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." (John 10:27-28) I'm just going to throw this out there, but could it be that you keep falling for the same okie dok with men because you don't know our saviors voice. I can recall a time in my last relationship when a ex said that the Lord told Him that he can not handle or talk to me any way because It would only scare me away. He was right because I have spent enough time with Jesus to know that He is a comforter. He has a way of speaking to me that no one else can comprehend... He maybe more stern with one person, but calmer to another. I can recall several times where I was struggling with something in my walk that I did not want to do, and it never fails I always hear the song "for your glory" after that It's like I hear a still voice say "will you do it for Me?" My God! every time I find myself doing that exact thing with ease, and giving Him a Yes! So with speaking to my sister it dawned on me that I need to be looking for that same voice in my future mate. The scripture I was reminded of was is in Ephesians.. Where the man is to love the wife like Christ loved the Church, and he is to "Wash her with water through the Word." Ladies we have got to shut up, and let the man talk. For one you'll see if He is familiar with The Word at all... Does He even know Jesus? the bible says that "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1) Jesus is the word! How can a man wash you with someone that he doesn't know?... I'll wait...... and so I just keep hearing the Lord say, "listen for my voice.... you are my sheep you know my voice." The problem is we are always too busy to spend time with the Lord... The Lord also reminded me that the bibles says, "faith comes by hearing, and hearing by The Word of God"... we have got to stay in our Word also in order to build our faith up to where we are confident in recognizing His voice. I was just reminded that enemy knows the word, but what he can't do is what my friend always tells me is be The Word... he can't align himself perfectly with scripture that's why with allowing the man to talk you'll get a better understanding of where his heart is. The Lord will begin to speak to Him on how to address you in a way that you'll know its nobody but Jesus speaking through Him. Listen! it's time out for games I believe that we are truly in our last days the bible says " Iron sharpens Iron" you need a team mate that you can go to war with. the bible also says to put on the full armour of God and to "take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." (Ephesians 17) The Word is our sword, and it's how were going to fight the devil. I didn't post this to preach at anybody, but it's serious. The Word will be all that we will be left with. It's time to familiarize ourselves with our savior it's like I can picture Him standing there with His arms stretched saying, "get to know Me" He's longing to commune with you. I pray that again this blessed you the way that it blessed me... I am going to attempt to post more, but I only post as the Spirit leads so keep me in your prayers. I love you all! be blessed. Taira :)

Wives and Silly Women: Which one are you?

I have been reading in the book of Samuel and also in the book of Judges about 2 women. The Lord showed me vividly that there are 2 women, and we know that there is no in between because that would mean that we are lukewarm. So I'm going to (with the help of the Lord) break down these 2 women: Are you a wife? a wife is defined as: A woman joined to another person in marriage; a female spouse. So I asked the Lord how can I speak on the topic of a wife If I've never been one... Thats when He took me to the book of Samuel, and I began to read about Hannah. Hannah is a wife who was honored by her husband... so much so that in the bible it said that He adored her. What makes me love Hannah so much is that she had an issue, Hannah's womb was closed. She was so tired of being called names, and being laughed at that she had stopped eating, but never once did it say she lashed out at her husband or cursed God. No! Hannah took this as an opportunity to go before the Lord... she wept and prayed so hard that Eli thought she was drunk. Now before this she had promised the Lord that if she was given a son that she would give him back to the Lord. After praying she got up, Eli blessed her, and that morning they got up an worshiped. The story goes on to say that God honored her request, and she was given a son. I said Lord how can I be a wife now.. I don't have a husband. He said I am your husband... honor me, submit to me, and bring all of your cares to me. A wife prays. She does not nag or dwell on an issue. She takes it before the Lord. She honors God by presenting her body as a sacrifice. All of her motives are good. For a more in depth look at a wife lets go to Proverbs 31, The bible says, "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. (Proverbs 31:10) Some versions even say a "A wife of noble character who can find." It even says she does him good and not evil. I could go on an on about a wife, but I'll say this if prayer and worship are beyond you then being a wife is beneath you because even in singleness this should be our goal. We should be seeking to glorify God in all areas of our lives. With or without a husband. Are you a silly woman? a silly woman is defined as: a woman having or showing a lack of common sense or judgment; absurd and foolish." So I can more so relate to a silly woman because well... I was one. The Lord took me to the book of Judges, and I studied Delilah. Delilah was the epitome of a silly woman. She was driven by money, greed, and selfish desires. In the bible, she was approached by the Philistines, to discover the secret of Samson's strength. They offered her money to betray him, and she made it her duty to get the secret. I'm sure she nagged, pleaded, and conned until he finally gave in. So what does the Lord want us to know about a silly woman. He said it all boils down to the curse in the garden of Eden...if you go to Genesis it says that, "Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." (Genesis 3:16) The silly woman always has to be in control, nagging... her desire is to seduce a man into getting things from him. It could be money, sex, or even just to fulfill the desire to be married. This woman has no real Godly intentions. Ladies, let this be your wake up call to check your motives... If your desire for marriage is anything besides glorifying God you've turned it into an Idol, and you must be healed/ delivered. Check your motives in all areas... whether it be your make up or even the way you dress. The bible says that "charm is deceitful." Even pictures can be enticing if posted in the wrong spirit. Are you attempting to lure men or glorify God. To get a closer look at silly women check out 2 Timothy, It says that she is gullible, and "laden with lust." I know this post is extra long, and there maybe typos. lol But I am pleading with you.. ask God to search your heart. Allow Him to show you the areas in which you need to work on. I don't post for my health. My desire is to see women healed and whole. I had a vision of women linked together in chains, and I believe that was because there are so many women out there who can't worship or serve God because they are in bondage. I even had a married woman reach out to me. If you can relate to the silly woman please take it to the Lord, cry out to Him, and I promise He will send in His informants to help guide you to deliverance. He did it for me, He'll do it for you. I love you all. Be blessed... Taira :)

What I'm learning about pride....

Lately, I have been put in position where the Lord has been using me. What I'm finding is that it's so easy to get caught up in the hype or allow pride to come in... I had someone call me out on this so I figured Id share: I had to humble myself, and go before the Lord to ask Him for forgiveness, but it didn't stop there because He showed me how this was generational. Yes! there are somethings that you just have to lay hands on yourself, and cast out that has been in your family for years. Pride is one serious spirit.... and so the Lord gave me a scripture "Psalm 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.".. We are all like glow sticks... He breaks us in order to shine through us, but What the Lord showed me is that we have to be willing to be broken so that He can use us... acknowledging that in our own strength we can do nothing. Brokenness is what He requires of us because the reality is He can easily take our gifts, and give them to someone else. The bible has so many scriptures about how "He resists the proud and gives grace to the humble" and "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom." Today's post is mainly for me. My desire is to see people healed and whole... but it all starts with me. I am willing to sacrifice myself to see others be healed. My prayer is that we will begin to check ourselves not just with Pride, but in all areas of our lives. I thank God that He corrects because I know that the bible says in Hebrews "whom He loves He chastens" so it brings me to tears thinking about how He loves me enough to correct me. There are so many people walking around with a reprobate mind, but for God to take the time to not just tell me, but show me it only makes me love Him even more. We are all a work in progress... a work that He said He would continue until the day of Christ Jesus. I love you all! till next time be blessed! Taira :)

A call to repentance: What has helped me to remain pure.

Listen! I post to this blog to give hope and to inspire. My prayer is that you will see me as a servant of the most high God. I was thinking even deeper on how I was able to stay in this place of abstinence. Today, I want to just share somethings that have helped me to remain pure: 1. I repent! I repent often... why? because sin is a slippery slope, and in order to not be entangled I bring any ounce of sin... those known, and unknown to Jesus. I make it a point to forgive those whom I may have an alt against. Not only that, but I pray blessings over them. 1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Revelation 2:5 - Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 2. I lay hands on myself. I do this often, and I try my best to remain as humble as possible never esteeming myself any higher than what I am. I know that spirits and demons are real. So when I feel myself slipping I know it has to be something causing it. I may even watch someone else on periscope whos more knowledgeable than I am, and allow them to pray over me, and cast out any unknown spirits. Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 2 Corinthians 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalt itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 3. I pray, fast, and decree things over my life. Remembering His promises is important. There are seasons of our lives where our faith may be tested. The only thing that will get you through those tests is remembering the word of God. and what He promised us. This will build up our faith so that when we are tested we'll pass. Not only that, but we'll be strong enough to fight the devil. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing. Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful I pray that this blessed you as much as it blessed me. I was reminded of all the times that God has kept me, and it was only by His grace. I love you all! be blessed. Taira :)

Let go and let God!

Hello everyone! Okay I'm going to attempt to make this short, and sweet. lol I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded by some amazing God fearing, Light bearing women and men of God. The only problem with this is that light reveals everything.... Even the stuff that you want to keep hidden. What I realized is that instead of guarding my heart I have been attempting to build a wall around it. The difference, The bible says, "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." (Proverbs 4:23) This scripture I believe has been often taken out of context... to keep something or guard is simply to protect it from being hardened by this world. The Lord revealed to me though that once were born again, and receive His Spirit were no longer working alone. Therefore, at the gate of my heart I have a night watchman who whispers, discerns if someones not good for me or has il intentions. So I don't have to try to convince myself that I'm guarding my heart... when in reality It's a trust issue. I had to come to terms with the fact that I hadn't fully let go of what a person had done to me. Crazy huh? The Lord showed me how I can potentially block blessings when I build walls.... No one entering into our lives should have to tear down a wall. So once I acknowledged the issue the only thing left to do is to humbly, surrender it to God.... allowing Him to mend what's broken in the area of trust. I was saying, "Lord, I trust you" when in reality I did'nt because anytime you have to say something its because you're are trying to convince yourself that you do... Trust is an unspoken confidence in God's abilities. So Ill be the test dummy... don't wait until someone comes in your life, and sheds light on your heart issues... hand them over to Jesus, and let Him correct them so that they don't fester. I love you guys! Till next time.. be blessed! :) Taira

I'm expecting!!!! :)

NO I AM NOT PREGNANT!!! LOL I recently posted this on my Facebook page with this scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9 (KJV) But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. I figured today I would expound on that seeing as it caused somewhat of an uproar. lol Okay so lets define the word expecting. Expecting is derived from the word expect.. which means to believe that (someone or something) will arrive soon... Now I could shout just on the definition alone. I have been through alot this year, and I am believing God for somethings... not only that but I am also preparing myself for Jesus' return. I was thinking about how when I first became pregnant that no one could tell in the beginning because I wasn't showing, but on the inside of me a baby was growing. The same goes for my life right now the job I'm working at now may not be all of that, the car I drive, and the house I live in may not look like I have purpose. But just wait.. God is doing some major work on me to prepare me for what's coming... so I'll "let patience have her perfect work, that I may be perfect in entire wanting nothing." (James 1:4) So I challenge you to take a look around at your surroundings.. the areas that you have the most struggle in are the areas that God is going to bless you in the most. If there was any prophecy that was spoken over you believe it... because that was God giving you hope. Just take a birds eye view at your life.. then begin to speak over yourself. God has not forgotten you... He's preparing you for it. I thank God for a mind to think outside the box, and somewhat think the way He does.... for we know "His ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts" I pray that this blessed you the way it blessed me. I love you all! Be blessed, Taira :)

Getting my life :)

I have been feeling a shift in all areas of my life after fasting this month... It's like the Lord has once again taken the blinders off. The last relationship that I was in had a way of exposing somethings about me, and I have begun to notice several areas of my life that I need to be focused on while in this waiting period of my life. I know that there's no way you can totally prepare for marriage or the future, but there are somethings that as a woman we should doing in the meantime and between time. For example, brushing up on our cooking skills, cleaning etc. etc. I myself have 2 children who eat up the little time that I do get during the week after working 50 plus hours... aside from that I am very much active in my church so on the weekends that I don't have my kids, which is every other weekend... I am attending events at my church or helping my sister with something. I know you're like why is she telling me all of her business...lol I'm saying all of this to say that I could be utilizing this time to "get my life!" or in other words prioritize. It's like I woke up and was in complete disgust at the time that I've wasted in my singleness... to be honest it seems as if I was more in a rush to end it then I was embracing this season that God has given me. I know I quote alot, but if I''m not putting those words to practice they mean nothing. So I am determined to make the most out of this single season if it's the last thing I do.... I was thinking last night like what if the time that the Lord has given us is compared to talents.. like in the parable that Jesus told. I want to be able to tell God that you gave me this amount of time as a single woman, and I did all of this with it. So from here on out the only relationship that I really want to talk about is the one between Jesus and I... till next time.. lov you guys! Be blessed, Taira :)

So Thirsty!!

I'm not sure who coined this phrase, but it so describes this period in my life. I was washing dishes, and it just came to me like "you are so thirsty." lol What I mean by that is I am so in love with Jesus! You know that kind of love when all you can talk about is that special someone... that's so how I feel! I don't care what people say... I post about Him because I want my life to reflect my love for Him. On the flip side of that it's also so surreal... it's like when you long for a drink of water, but I don't care how many bottles you drink nothing quite quenches your thirst. That's what being in his presence is like... water. I don't care how long I spend in His presence it's never enough. The side of Jesus I pray that people get to know is... how natural obedience can be. Having a personal relationship with Him is like wanting to make your Father proud.... I want to treat everyone right... I want to be obedient to the word because in the end I want to be reconnected with Him, and hear well done. Revelation 22:17 (KJV) And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Thanks for reading! Love you guys! be blessed! Taira :)

Keeping my mind stayed on Jesus!

Hello everyone! I am learning that by keeping our lives busy with the things of God (reading the bible, praying, watching sermons) is what will keep our minds focused. I made a personal vow to God that from here on out I would not reach out to any man. I stated in my update post that I have been praying to God that He would keep me hidden.... now the challenge was in what do I do in the moments when I want to reach out to a guy.. Well it dawned on me that prayer is way more effective than a phone call. So if I happen to get the urge to call someone I'll say a prayer for them. I had to come to terms with the fact that if I am on a mans mind then whoever it is will call me or text... if not I'm obviously not that important to him. Ladies, we were created to be the helper so its natural for a woman to want to throw out hints or "help the man see that were the one" but let me serve you notice today that the man God has for you will be in tune with what God is saying, and he will go above and beyond to receive the favor that you will bring to his life. The bible says, "He who finds a wife, finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord." God does not need your help, and neither does the man that He has for you. be patient! after all "patience is a virtue.".. Love you Guys! be blessed. Taira:)

Keep me hidden Lord!

Hello everyone! Okay so lately I've been praying this simple prayer, "Lord keep me hidden"... not sure exactly when this came about, but soon after it was as if I could hear the Lord saying, "are you willing to be looked at as ugly" Now this didn't make sense to me at first, but if you think about it none of what God speaks to us makes sense in the natural. So let me break this down for you guys. What I believe the Lord was saying is that to the man that's not for you you'll be found unattractive or not enough. You may even be looked at as too much work, but that's ok because to the man God has for you he's not a stranger to hard work.... Just like a pearl that is hidden deep below the sea I now see that I was praying that God would keep me hidden until the man of God that He has for me comes and finds me. I prayed that until that appointed day that I would be found so lost in Jesus that He would have to seek Him in order to find me. I want to be so engulfed in your anointing Lord that nothing but your presence connects us. So I pray that this is not just my prayer, but that we all may be found as Jesus was by His parents in the temple "about His Father's business"... putting in work. Not just standing there like a damsel in distress, but as a servant. I pray this blessed you as much as it blessed me. much love, Taira :)

Update/ Testimony!

I'mmmm backkk!!! I can't believe I've stayed away for so long, but nevertheless I'm back!! So much has happened that I don't know where to start. Let me get this out of the way first... Yes! I am still abstinent/saving sex for marriage. I have not had any form of sex in 4 years! To God be all the glory... He is surely a keeper.. there is no way I can take any credit for that. Testimony time: I went through what I now see was a huge test/lesson. I had to get rid of all of the residue that was left from living a selfish/worthless life... I see now that I still had a huge lust problem. I am super excited that God has released me to speak on this because I know it means I've passed. Okay so in the past 3 years I was still low key trying to take matters in my own hands. I was attempting to rush to the alter or get married assuming that would solve all of my problems... So I was entertaining men who were Christian guys, but the relationship was not God ordained... What I mean by that is I was more seeking to solve my fleshly desires than I was to bring glory to our Father. I see now that I wanted the wedding, dress, and happily ever after more that I wanted a real relationship with Jesus, and as backwards as that sounds it's the truth. One thing I can say though is I never stopped praying, and as much as It hurt me to hear the answers God gave me... He never failed me in revealing the truth. So ladies and gentlemen if you are unsure about any relationship pray earnestly, and God will reveal the truth to you.... I was in one relationship in particular with a pastor whom I still have nothing bad to say about... I take credit for everything going south... because if I would've stayed hidden I could have prevented a lot of what happened. I realize also that I didn't go through that experience just for me, and that I am going to help a lot of my brothers and sisters who are going through similar situations even now as I type this. So what have I learned: 1. Single sisters we must stay hidden in Christ. We've got to stay in our word and pray without ceasing. If we feed our Spirit man we'll starve the flesh... so when you want to pick up the phone or Facebook a guy go to The Word first, pray about it first. The man God has for you won't miss you. There is nothing you can do to interrupt the plans God has for you. Focus on building a firm foundation that will be able to with stand a marriage. 2. In every situation seek Godly counsel. Before you even get your feelings involved go to someone whom you can trust, that is Holy Spirit filled, and please once you get the advice do exactly as they say I don't care how bad you want a yes... if the say no it's no. Trust me... you'll thank me later for that one. 3. Last but not least, get use to saying No! the bible says, "let your ye be ye, and your nah be nah. I learned from a friend that you have to make a list of non negotiables... this is a list of things that you will not compromise on. so if a man/woman enters your life, and they're not in alignment with what you wrote down you know that this person is not the one. I pray that this post has blessed someone... Lord willing I plan on posting alot more here... If you have any questions or just need prayer feel free to email me at tairaburks@gmail.com. much love, Taira :)