We have an enemy who wants open access to our lives...and we have angelic hosts to guide, guard, and protect us here on the earth (Psalm 91:11, Psalm 34:7). As we become more aware of both, while living in this day and time, living a lifestyle of victory becomes our daily norm.

"The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them." - Psalm 34:7

The enemy has many tactics to prevent us from stepping into our destiny. One of those tactics...

Yeah, but isn't it always?

Actually, what I plan to do this weekend happens on my days off from work, even though a real vacation is forthcoming in a few weeks (pending my boss', ..... um, approval ). Just needing to take another trip this Sunday back into Oklahoma for some R&R. This time, however, not quite all the way into Oklahoma City. I'll be exploring Norman and Moore, Oklahoma, as I haven't spent a lot of time in these dynamic OKC suburbs....

I'm sure some of you out there have taken the time to listen to some Gospel music. Sometimes, the choices range from Southern gospel to contemporary Christian.

Well, my thought for this post centers around a song that has long been a favorite of Southern gospel aficionados and, also, gatherings at area churches. That piece of music is "I'll Fly Away". It's long been one of my faves, and through the years, I've heard many versions of this song. Many different...

Leviticus 16:14,19 - "Before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger SEVEN times.....Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger SEVEN times, cleanse it, and consecrate it."

The fourth place Jesus' blood was shed was from His hands, where the soldiers pounded spikes to nail Him to the cross.

Genesis 1:26 - Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion of the...

John 17:16,17 - "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."


We've been placed in another world; our citizenship is in heaven.


We are to live by heavenly principles, and one of those principles is that of framing our world with the word of God.


We don't confess what we don't have -- we confess what we desire to have.


We don't talk...