What Is Worship Really? A Powerful Revelation on Takeover

What Is Worship Really? A Powerful Revelation on Takeover

Some time ago, I was worshiping God, and He gave me a definition of worship. Want to know what worship really is? It’s TAKEOVER! In the spiritual realm, worship is takeover!  

When you praise God, what you are really doing is you are fighting. Your praise is the weapon with which you fight the enemy. 

But as you keep praising, there comes a point when worship comes out of your heart. At this point, you enter into a phase of takeover. In the spiritual realm, this is the point when the battle is given to you.

That means the more your capacity to worship, the more you takeover.

worship, takeover

Some months ago, we had a worship session for 3 hours. Until then, when I stood for a long time, my lower back would begin to hurt. 

But that day because I had received this revelation before the worship session, the way I worshipped completely changed! Now I want to worship more because I realized I’m taking over what the enemy was trying to steal. 

Child of God,.worship is an ambush! It’s a surprise attack on your enemy. So, never lose your worship, no matter what situation you are in When your problems look big, worship. Because, that’s when you’re taking over. 

When Job lost everything, he might have not understood why things were going wrong, but the Bible says that Job “worshipped” (Job 1:20). That’s when he began to takeover. 

In the physical realm, he may have not seen the manifestation immediately. But, in the spiritual realm, when he genuinely worshipped God, that’s when he began to takeover. 

Job must have got this idea from Abraham. Because when God told Abraham to sacrifice his son, the devil tried everything to stop him from doing it. 

But Abraham said, “we are going to worship” (Genesis 22:5). And that’s when takeover really happened. 

Your TAKEOVER lies in your worship.

Now that you have understood worship from God’s perspective, may your worship go to the next level, where you begin to TAKEOVER!

Some months ago, we had a worship session for 3 hours. Until then, when I stood for a long time, my lower back would begin to hurt. 

But that day because I had received this revelation before the worship session, the way I worshipped completely changed! Now I want to worship more because I realized I’m taking over what the enemy was trying to steal. 

Child of God,.worship is an ambush! It’s a surprise attack on your enemy. So, never lose your worship, no matter what situation you are in When your problems look big, worship. Because, that’s when you’re taking over. 

When Job lost everything, he might have not understood why things were going wrong, but the Bible says that Job “worshipped” (Job 1:20). That’s when he began to takeover. 

In the physical realm, he may have not seen the manifestation immediately. But, in the spiritual realm, when he genuinely worshipped God, that’s when he began to takeover. 

Job must have got this idea from Abraham. Because when God told Abraham to sacrifice his son, the devil tried everything to stop him from doing it. 

But Abraham said, “we are going to worship” (Genesis 22:5). And that’s when takeover really happened. 

Your TAKEOVER lies in your worship.

Now that you have understood worship from God’s perspective, may your worship go to the next level, where you begin to TAKEOVER!

XOXO

Author Kim Dsouza

God is Not Fighting Your Desires, This is…

God is Not Fighting Your Desires, This is…

Many of us have desires that we are waiting to see fulfilled in our lives. And sometimes when we don’t see those desires fulfilled, it becomes easy to think that God is fighting our desires and we start doubting His goodness.

But it is not God who is fighting your desires. In fact, He says in His Word, “Delight in Me and I will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4)

Actually it’s ‘YOUR’ desires that are fighting you!

That’s because those desires were not conceived right. Our desires are either birthed from our intimacy with God or from the world.

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Desires that come from intimacy with God

God called Abraham His friend, and in that sweet friendship, God told him, “I’m going to make you a great nation,” and “Your children will be as numerous as the stars in the sky” (Gen 12:2, Gen 26:4).

With that, God placed a desire in Abraham’s heart. It was birthed in intimacy with God.

Desires that come from the world

You see, every time God spoke, He spoke to Abraham, and not directly to Sarah. So what did Sarah do? Right after Abraham received the promise from God, Sarah told Abraham to sleep with Hagar, and Ishmael was born (Genesis 16:2).

In that moment of weakness, Sarah looked around and saw everyone else with children and there was birthed a desire for a child. It was a good desire, but it didn’t come from her intimacy with God, and that’s why it ended up as a mistake.

So how does it apply practically to you?

Most of us are getting our desires from the world – from YouTube and Instagram, and it may even seem good – like the desire for success in ministry. But then those desires cause us to push to “make things happen”, like Sarah, and ending up in chaos and confusion.

How to Receive God-desires for Your Life?

God wants you to take your desires from Him, and not from your community or social media. So, in this season, spend more time with the Holy Spirit and you will begin to get unique desires. And the best part is, He who began it, will bring it to completion. He will not only meet, but exceed your expectations.

Now, isn’t that a better way?

 XOXO
Author Kim D’Souza

Why Choose Christ-Minded Friends Over Like-Minded Friends?

Why Choose Christ-Minded Friends Over Like-Minded Friends?

We prefer surrounding ourselves with people who agree with us and make us comfortable, don’t we? These friends that we choose more often than not, reflect the condition of our heart and more importantly, will influence the person we are going to be tomorrow.

 That’s why more than like-minded friends, we need Christ-minded friends! You need to surround yourself with those who think more like Jesus and less like you.

 The Bible says in Proverbs 13:20, “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”

Who is a Christ-Minded friend?

So you may be wondering, what is a Christ-minded friend like? Proverbs 11:30 says, “he who wins souls is wise” – this can only be a hallmark of a Christ-minded friend.

Christ-minded friends are friends who genuinely love the Word and who can correct you in the ways of God. As David says in Psalm 119:63 NLT, “I am a friend to anyone who fears you— anyone who obeys your commandments.”

When David committed adultery with Bathsheba, it was his friend Nathan the prophet who confronted him and that opened David’s eyes to the blunder he had made.

“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)

Christ-minded friends are precious because they are not afraid to challenge you to look more like Jesus, speak more like Him, and be more like Him.

The Bible says, An honest answer is the sign of true friendship (Proverbs 24:26).

Another example of godly friendships is Daniel and his three God-fearing friends, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They were brought to Babylon as captives, but in their friendship they stood together against all odds – whether being in danger of annihilation by King Nebuchadnezzar, or whether being thrown in the fire for their faith.

The end result of their lives? God raised them to influential positions in the province of Babylon next only to the king.

Oh the sweet joy of godly friendships where your faith and love for Jesus becomes contagious and together you start influencing the world around you.

 

Choose Friendships That Will Keep You in the Perfect Will of God

 

You see, “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour: if either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)

There is nothing greater than to be in the center of God’s will for your life – that’s where you will find success and abundance of joy flowing into your career, marriage, family, ministry and everything that is connected to you. Christ-minded friends will drive you into this!

This season let’s evaluate our friendships. Are they pushing us closer to Jesus, or are they drawing us away from Him? Remember, the friends you choose to keep will influence not only your present but also our future. So, choose well!

Want more guidance in the area of friendship? Check out this ebook “5 Lies You Believed About Your Friends”, by Author Kim D’Souza. You can buy it here.

XOXO

Team SoarGirls

5 Lies You Believed About Your Friends!
Want to Soar Spiritually? You Can’t Fly Without This Second Wing

Want to Soar Spiritually? You Can’t Fly Without This Second Wing

Have you ever been in a situation where you messed up? You wished you hadn’t said that statement or did what you did?

 Sometimes even when we know what is the right thing to do, we fall when trialing moments come. 

One day, when I was pondering on this I began to hear the song “What a friend we have in Jesus”, where it says “take everything to the Lord in prayer.”

 That’s when I realized that sometimes it was not the lack of knowing the Word that caused me to fall, but that it was a lack of prayer.

 I was backed with the Word but wasn’t backed with prayer.

prayer,Word

Is it important to pray for ourselves?

Yes! It is so important for us to pray for ourselves. This is one of the most important teachings I’ve heard my spiritual father, Prophet Derrick D’Souza, teach on recently. He showed us how Jesus, being the Son of God, had to pray with loud cries and tears to the only One who was able to save Him.

“In the days of His flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to Him who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.” (Hebrews 5:7)

Many times we don’t overcome certain temptations because we think we can overcome with our own strength. God wants to help you. All you need to do is ask Him for help, seek Him for His grace and understanding, and knock until you get your breakthrough.

Jesus said to his disciples in Matthew 26:21, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Remember the incident at Gethsemane? Jesus asked three of His closest disciples to pray for at least an hour, but they couldn’t because they were genuinely tired. So tired that they couldn’t even stay awake. Yet their genuine tiredness did not stop Jesus from asking them to pray.  Because He knew that the hour of trial was coming.

If you have been often falling in an area though you know the truth, it’s time to cry out to God to help you overcome it.

Prayer & the Word– You Need Both!

Girls, we need the backing of prayer as much as we need the backing of the knowledge of the Word. Because there are also times when we pray a lot and are still struggling or falling in an area because we haven’t understood God’s heart for us in that situation.

 And the way you will know God’s heart for any situation is through the Word of God. Prayer and Word are like the two wings of a bird– we need both to fly with Jesus.

You are more than an overcomer in Christ Jesus. Soar high with Him this year!

 XOXO

Ria Jobin

Are You Settling for the Second Best?

Are You Settling for the Second Best?

Everyone’s getting engaged, married or having children and wondering when it will be your turn? Or are you just compromising and settling for a boy just because the clock is ticking even though you know he’s not the right one?

Girls, I believe the Lord wants you to hear this today.

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Recently, I came across a reel of a very popular Bollywood actress where she was sharing how her father, when he was alive, gave her an eight carat diamond ring and told her that any boy that she decides to spend her life with has to beat that standard.

Immediately, the Holy Spirit spoke to me saying, her father gave her a diamond ring and do you see what your Father in heaven gave you? When God had to show His love, He didn’t give you diamonds or gold or silver but He gave His only begotten Son to die for you.

Girls, this is what you are worth..

And take a moment to picture this – when Jesus had to die it wasn’t with His arms straight or tied to His side, but rather with His arms open wide, pierced and nailed to the cross. And He did that while you and I were still sinners. (Romans 5:8)

That’s the worth your Father has placed on you. Can any boy beat that standard?

No man will ever be able to! Does that mean you shouldn’t get married? Certainly not! But the point that I’m trying to make is, don’t get swayed by the so called standards and timelines of this world. Don’t settle for the second best just because you feel you won’t get anyone better. Know your worth!

If you desire to get married, tell your Father in heaven and ask Him to prepare you in this season.

Trust your God. Trust His timing. He’s too faithful. He’s too good. And this God who gave you His son, will He not also graciously and lovingly give you what you desire? (Romans 8:32)

Only keep your eyes fixed on Him.

Here’s a song that Author Kim recently shared on telegram that has blessed me and every time I hear it, I can’t stop weeping at this line.

He has done great things.

Arms open wide, Lamb crucified.

Worthy is He

I hope it blesses you and reminds you of the good good Father you serve and the worth He has placed on you.

(Song – He has done great things)

XOXO

Rinnah

Are Wrong Conversations Leading You To Unwanted Problems

Are Wrong Conversations Leading You To Unwanted Problems

Have you ever been in a situation where a colleague or friend starts sharing and pouring out their problems to you and before you know it you are involved in their problems?

If the enemy cannot have access into your life, he will cause you to enter into someone else’s battle.

Many times we are entangled in the wrong battles as a result of entertaining conversations that we should never have engaged in.

battles, wrong conersations

I’m not saying we shouldn’t help anyone or be rude when someone shares their problem. But know what boundaries you need to keep. Ask God for wisdom on how to help someone who approaches you with their problems.

Jesus, the Son of God, was called to be the Savior of the whole world. But, when He was sent into the world He was sent only to the children of Israel.

“He answered, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’” (Matt 15:24)

There were many neighbouring nations where He could have gone and shown mighty miracles and wonders. And maybe those nations would have even accepted and believed Jesus more than Israel.

But, He was clear about what He was sent for. He stayed within His mission, and still impacted the whole world.

If the Holy Spirit prompts you to not enter into a conversation, avoid that conversation. If you sense a conversation is going in the wrong direction, learn to cut it off. That way you will save yourself from entering into unnecessary battles.

Pick The Right Battles

Girls, it’s sometimes so easy to sit, hear and get involved in the battles of others; to the point that now their battle becomes your battle. Then you see yourselves going through unnecessary emotions and struggles and wonder how you even reached that state.

Author Kim D’Souza once said, “To whom you give your ear to, you give your heart to.”

Guard your heart with all diligence for out of it flows the issues of life (Prov 4:23). When you give your ear to the wrong conversation, you are not just hearing them, but you are allowing certain information to enter into your heart.

“What you hear is a seed that can bring either faith or fear.” – Author Kim D’Souza

The wrong information that you hear can cause feelings of doubt and fear to enter your heart and slow your walk with God. So, learn to guard your heart. Learn to stop a conversation or deviate a negative conversation by speaking life and speaking the truth.

This season, guard your conversations.

XOXO

Ria Jobin

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