LaNora Means Ministries
Stories develop over a lifetime. From the moment we get up in the morning
to the time we go to bed at night, there are countless possibilties that could
occur. That is why a person definitely needs to be in The Lord’s care every-
day. It is so important to give your whole life in surrender to the way of
Jesus that you may be in the protection that He offers.
In my sermon, “Reaching For The Master’s Hand”, My heart was
touched to discuss faith and healing in such a way to help those
realize that no matter what is going on in the body, God’s Hand
of mercy is there with our faith reaching out to Him in such a way
of desperation acknowledging that He alone can intervene in a
seemingly hopeless situation. The Spirit of The Lord moved upon
me in such a way to bring out the fact that it is not truly things or
even ideas that has any power other than The mighty move of the
Holy Spirit Who has all authority for a Divine Touch of His grace
offered and His mercy extended to us in such a time of need.
I relate my life to a time when I almost would have died had not
The Lord brought a healing in such a way that kept me tightly in
His care to live and share His wonderful news of healing and
restoration beyond what anyone could have imagined. I praise
God to the fact that His purposes in my life to preach and teach
His Word gave me hope to go on.
It is important to know that God loves you no matter what you
have faced. He gives strength beyond human reasoning.
Trust in Him for healing today!
As I was praying for the leading of The Holy Spirit for my next
sermon, I began to think about the structure of our lives and
how The Lord wants to work within our hearts in such a way
that we would have a renewed outlook giving us a chance to
live a more victorious life that is more pleasing in His sight.
In order for us to desire a closer walk with Him, we much first
pray for His guidance to help us make better decisions for the
upcoming year.
In times of grief, it may seem that God doesn’t care about our
situation; but even in that state of mind, God not only cares, He
also understands the frail heart. In knowing His Word, imagine
how grieved He feels, when we don’t put our full trust in His
promises. In my sermon, “WE SHALL COME FORTH!”, I felt led
to express, that even when delays make us feel that all is
hopeless, God , in His ultimate control, gives us our hope
through the reassuring Words Jesus gave us.
He made us alive now by His grace in salvation to live by
that kindness in the believing faith; that, even if we would not
see the fullness of a complete healing in this life (due to
death of this earthly body as we know it), He will give us
a translated body to live forevermore with Him!
The Sincere Word of God spoken is truth. That truth received
brings life through His Spirit. That life lived in His Spirit brings
hope for eternal life. In that eternal life, we will forever rejoice
in His presence.
God gave us His best, Jesus. Give Him your best, your life, by
living for Him. You will then be truly blessed with eternal life
to come.
In the first part of “Fruitfruits”, the expression God provided
was one of realization of The Holy Spirit’s true work, transforming
lives to be lived seriously and completely before Him, so that
we may partake of all His Goodness that He alone bestows!
The giving of ourselves in what we do in the work of The Lord
should be of an attitude of humbleness. For one day we will
give an account of just how well we handled what He gave us.
Watch my second part of “Firstfruits”. Listen closely of how
God deals with a heart to offer Him the fullest of obedience
in every area. Then take a close look at “Living Today In Christ
Jesus”. Watching and listening attentively and entirely to the
whole thing (Song, Sermon, Prayers). You may notice how
transforming a life in total obedience in every area brings a
greater victory to one’s life. Always realize that intercessory
prayer is an act of reconciliation that brings a true mediation
that God brings to settle our broken hearts in a mending
process on to an even greater victory ahead!
Living our lives in The genuine love of Christ Jesus our Lord
guarantees a secure standing in not only peace by The Holy
Spirit’s presence; but also, it enables us to have a firm stead-
fastness to remain faithful to Him in this race of life we run.
With each passing day we are closer to finishing this race of
life. In “Run The Race Well”, God dealt with my heart to realize
that although there is fraility in our lives, we need to determine
to persevere through every trial. God gives us the ability by The
Holy Spirit’s comfort to continue to persevere in a steadfast
manner that we may continue to mature in a pleasing way,
keeping the love of Jesus deep inside that we may be blame-
less before God to radiate His love in sincerity without
hypocrisy in The truth of The Gospel.
No victories gained in this life could be lasting apart from what
The Lord Jesus did for us. God’s plan through Jesus gave us every
reason to walk in victory! How? We are overcomers by the
assurance that living in Him gives us our hope, that no matter
what befalls us in this life, it doesn’t tear apart His love towards us.
Although the crushing blows in a world full of turmoil, His unfailing
love remains intact. With all the pressures we face today, our
committment should be to a faithful work and reliance upon
God for His help. Having an unshakable faith gives us stabiltiy
and grows us into a maturity to understand His extraordinary
forgiveness. In “Nothing Can Separate”, Realizing Jesus Christ’s
love in our hearts by The Holy Spirit’s presence within and the
cleansing work He does in our lives by His forgivesness grows us
into His grace that we may therefore also show an example of
forgiveness to others. We also will someday see a surpassing
victory ahead standing in God’s presence. Thank God for The
Holy Spirit’s work within lives today! “Therefore, my dear
brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling
in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the
Lord is not in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:58 CSB)
Have you ever questioned your efforts as to what you desire
to see in result of the energy you put out to complete something
in your life? Although this question may seem somewhat complex,
due to the fact that everyone has different goals, the answer differs
from person to person. One thing is certain for true success in a
life that can be genuinely fulfilled, and that is a reliance on the strength
that comes from God alone. With a hope filled expectation in a future
God has planned, and an active faith by waiting upon God, you should
give Him the best you can with what you have deep inside of yourself.
With The Holy Spirit’s presence upon your life, one could never go wrong
by giving Him all The Glory for everything He does within a heart
and life in the excitement that the outcome will be to forever
rejoice in His presence someday all together giving praise to His
Name! Watch “Courageous And Expectant Endurace”.
Disobedience to trust in God’s promises of His grace hinders the ability to
enter into that rest He provided. Then, if it is that vital to acquire the blessings
by listening to His Word, how much more important it is to heed that
Word promptly, by realizing God’s power to the very breath of His Spirit
that He places within, that sees to the very deepest part of our nature.
The good news of His grace needs to be heeded in order to someday
enter into that perfect rest. I pray that my sermon entitled, “God Knows All”,
will help with an awareness that He places the very breath in our bodies;
by believing in Him with acceptance to what He gave us, His Spirit
resides in our lives to use in a skilful way to live our lives pleasing Him
in order that we will someday enter into that everlasting rest.
In Matthew chapter twelve verse thirty-six, Jesus says, “…every idle word
that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of
judgment.” In the New American Standard Version, the word “idle” is
rendered “careless”, “Careless” words. Just think, what is grown in the
heart with the cultivation of thought produces either good or bad words
spoken that could lead to action taken. Those words will either free one
from guilt or else will bring condemnation upon. Being aware of how
serious this is before God, should make one decide to think carefully
before saying anything. A person walking in the trueness of The Holy
Spirit through the grace of Jesus will not only never want to bring a
reproach to His Name, that person would never want to use the type
of filthy language that has the meaning or jestures that denotes
immoral conduct or lifestyle unbecoming to a Christian life. Therefore,
it is of utmost importance that one take a serious amount of time in
prayer, asking God to examine one’s heart before Him, allowing Him
to search through and through to bring a conviction of heart and mind
to be centered on pleasing Him. Then, whenever one is pricked by
conscience to really want to make a change, God gives the added
strength needed in times of distress to persevere in the trying times
to watch one’s tongue and use it with thankfulness and the heart of
love in order that all glory and honor goes to Him as testimony of the victory
He has given. Then one can expect every blessing of His love that He has
bestowed for a fruit filled life and expectant hope with Him forever!
Take the time to watch my sermon entiltled, “Watch Your Words”.
LaNora G. Means
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