COME ON 2016!! #Let'sDoThis!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Welllll, WE are 2 days away from leaving 2015 behind and Stepping Boldly into 2016! I use the word Boldly because that's how I'm seeing ALL of US as we move into 2016! Boldly stepping into the New Year with New Attitudes, New Out Looks on Life, New Ideas, New Goals, New Wisdom, New Insights, NEW US's (smile)!!!

Don't know about You Family but Mona is sure happy and excited to be leaving 2015 with Lessons Learned and Experiences Gained! And eagerly Anticipating and Expecting ALLL the New Stuff Our Lord's got for Me in 2016.  Stuff that will allow me to put to use my 2015 Knowledge that He's Blessed me with!

Loves, one thing Holy Spirit's had weighing HEAVILY on my Heart last few days is, I want ALL of YOU who read Mona Girl Blog to enter 2016 Free and at Peace in Your Hearts, Minds and Souls. FREE from the drama of the past; FREE from the folks of the past who don't fit your life; FREE from frustration, discouragement, anger, fear, envy, bitterness and depression; FREE and At PEACE!! At PEACE with Yourself and Others.  At PEACE with Your Lord and Savior!

Some of you may be saying: Well, Mona, you just don't know what I've done, said, how I've treated folks in the past. You don't know what I've been through. The stuff I've endured and the way I've lived out my life up to this point and time.  God will NEVER forgive me, HE will NEVER accept me.  I've messed up too much, behaved too badly. No way I'm ever getting into the  FREE and At PEACE Zone!! Yeah, You're exactly Right.  I DON'T KNOW about your life experiences but I do KNOW my Daddy God and I do KNOW this.......ALL IS FORGIVEN BY OUR LORD.  HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER, EVER, EVER IMAGINE OR RETURN TO HIM.  HE'S ALL ABOUT YOU!! HE MADE YOU AND OUR LORD MAKES NO MISTAKES! HE KNOWS EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, SAID FROM BIRTH TO NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE! HE KNOWS THE EXACT NUMBER OF HAIRS ON YOUR HEAD. HE LOVES YOU SOMETHING AWFUL!  HE WANTS TO BE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU! HE WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF YOU! HE WANTS TO HELP YOU! HE WANTS TO LOVE ON YOU! HE WANTS Y-O-U!!

Soooo, Now that I'm finished speaking Boldly into Your Heart, Mind and Soul, I ask you to Please (if you are willing) take the Loving and Comforting outstretched Hand Jesus is extending to You, Right Now and say out loud with Me the following Prayer of Salvation.  That's ALL you need to do to enter HIS FREE and At PEACE Zone. This is the PERFECT time to give Your Life and Soul to Christ, especially after ALL He's done and sacrificed for You.  HE gave up His Life for OUR sins so we could be in Loving and Genuine Fellowship with Him. He died On the Cross, shed His Blood for US so We can be released from ALL our Past, Present and Future sins and be guaranteed a life with HIM in Eternity.  Loves, what an AWESOME way to enter into 2016..........riding shotgun with Your Lord and Savior in the FREE and At PEACE Zone!

Prayer of Salvation:
Dear Jesus,
I don't want to live without a Savior any longer.  I believe You died for me, and I want to confess my sin and receive Your new life.  I choose on this day to invite You into my heart.  I thank You for Your blood shed for me on the cross at Calvary.  Now I will live the rest of my life for You.  I pray this prayer by Faith in Your Name. Amen.

WOW!! OK!! How do you feel?!? I remember how I felt right after I said the Prayer of Salvation!! Whewee! What a Rush!!  Do you see me waving and jumping up and down ova here?!?  I'm right here with YOU in the FREE and At PEACE Zone! "Anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come." (2 Corinthians 5:17, GNT)

Now Love, there's just one more thing for US to do......please give me Your hand, bow Your head and close Your eyes...........You've just taken an important life changing step and I want to PRAY with You!!

Father God, Lord Jesus, THANK YOU for my beautiful friend who just Prayed the Prayer of Salvation! Thank You Lord that my friend has given his/her life to You as we enter 2016, a New Year of New Adventures.  Thank You Lord for your Grace and Mercy in his/her life. Thank You Lord for LOVING my friend MORE than he/she will ever know. Lord, I Pray that as my friend continues to keep his/her eyes and heart focused on You, You will continue to Guide, Lead, Direct, Teach and Help him/her as they walk in the New Experience of being with You in the FREE and At PEACE Zone....as my friend Learns, Listens and Desires Your Plan for his/her life.  I know there will still be obstacles, drama, hurts and life stuff that will come across my friend's path.  But Lord, NOW that my dear friend has made a commitment to Walk with You, he/she will be able to weather the storms of life, make it over the mountains and through the valleys, and remain unshakable and steadfast as the winds of drama blow.  May my friend Stand Tall and Strong in his/her Faith with YOU as a VICTOR and not a victim.  Thank you Jesus for my friend's new found Friendship with YOU.  Thank You Abba Father for his/her Glorious NEW Beginning. Thank You Jehovah Jireh, Our Provider, for being a Generous God and Blessing my friend with a Wonderful Abundant Life! May my friend continue to fall more and more in Love with You every second of the day.  May my friend continue to Rest and Trust in Your Mighty Love and Protection, Knowing You will NEVER Leave or Forsake him/her, No Matter What! In Jesus' Name. Amen, Amen, and Amen.

Oh Yeah!! I am soooo excited and happy for YOU my Love!! All types of GOOOOD stuff is going to begin to manifest in your life......food is going to taste different (LOL!), you are going to look different, you are going to feel different, you are going to act different.  Not in a scary, I can no longer have any fun kind of way BUT in a WOW! I want to be the BEST Person I can BE and Live for Jesus and His Love kind of way!! You Know I'm here if you need me, have questions, etc. wincty@aol.com

My Loves, 2016 is OUR YEAR! Embrace It! Live It! Believe It! Love It! Share It! Enjoy It!

You're NOW riding shotgun with Our Lord and Savior in the FREE and At PEACE Zone!! Your Life will NEVER be the same.  Just WATCH how Our Heavenly Father SHOWS UP and SHOWS OUT in Your Life and Be AMAZED....Be Very, Very AMAZED!!!

"Never doubt God's mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this.  He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination!  He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you!"  (Ephesians 3:20, The Passion Translation)

P.S. Family, THANK YOU for ONE YEAR of Mona Girl Blogs! We have come full circle, with the inaugural Mona Girl Blog in December 2014!  Oh Yeah! Thank You Holy Spirit for your Weekly Wednesday Wisdom!


Love, Blessings and Continued Success!!

ARE YOU READY?

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

It's Almost That Time! CHRISTMAS is only 2 days away!! Are You Ready?

Have you....Finished Shopping for all your Gifts/Presents, Cleaning the House, Cooking, Getting the last To Do's done on your To Do List, Taking/picking up your Christmas Day outfit from the cleaners...shopping for your Christmas Day outfit - LOL!, Packing your luggage, Downloading your travel music, Buying the last minute ornaments for your tree, Buying those last minute Gift Cards and Lotto Scratch-offs for stocking stuffers, Putting the finishing touches on your decorations around your home, Getting your hair and nails done, Heading to the barber shop, Putting the last few Christmas cards in the mail (you know, the cards to folks who you initially didn't mail to BUT NOW you need to send a card cuz they mailed you one - smile), Preparing for the Christmas Eve/Christmas Day services at your Church where you serve on the Holiday Ministry, Taking the car to the car wash, Heading to Petco for your pets Christmas Gifts/Outfits, Making sure you have enough ice in the freezer, Wrapping the gifts that you're donating to a Family in need, etc., etc, etc. AND I'm SURE you can continue to add to my list!!

Hmmmm. For today's Mona Girl Blog, Holy Spirit put on my mind and heart to ask you this question.  So I'm going to ask you the question again......

But this time, I'm gonna ask you the question **HIS** way........ARE YOU READY to Celebrate Jesus Christ's Birth? ARE YOU READY to Really Walk Out and Celebrate the REASON FOR THE SEASON? ARE YOU READY to Give Glory and Honor to Our Father God for Giving Us....BLESSING Us with The BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT EVER.........the Baby Jesus! Our Lord and Savior! The Messiah! The Anointed of God! Emmanuel!

Loves, there's NOTHING wrong with Celebrating the Fun, Food, Friends, Family and Gifts that are part of The Christmas Season........but I urge you, this year, to **STOP** and Make ROOM for Jesus in Your Christmas Celebrations.........I urge you, this year, to **STOP** and Thank God.......THANK GOD, Your Heavenly Father,......for The BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT You've Ever Received....JESUS CHRIST!!!

Oh Yeah.......ARE YOU READY?!?

Merry Blessed CHRISTmas Loves!

Enjoy this POWERFUL version of "O Holy Night"  by Josh Groban
**Thanks Jesse & Lizzy @ PktFuel.com**

Mona Suggestion: Earbuds in/Headphones on.....MAX Sound with Eyes Fixed on the Video!!!



Whewee!! I PROMISE YOU, YOU will NEVER look at CHRISTmas the SAME!!

Thank YOU Jesus!!

"So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn."

-Luke 2:6-7, NKJV

#Done!Fork! Christmas/Holiday Style!!!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Welll, for today's Mona Girl Blog, Holy Spirit has me sharing an AMAZZZZZING and I mean A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Video with YOU! I have NO idea what the folks are saying but WOW! Look At GOD!

I saw the Video for the first time on one of my Fave web sites....Thank You Sandy for the Knowledge and Inspiration!!

I don't want to drag out the intro...want to get right into the Video so you can Oooooo! Ahhhhhh! WOW!! on your own time (smile).

I call it  **The Human Christmas Tree!!**  Enjoy Loves!!!

"Lord, catch me off guard today. Surprise me with some moment of beauty or pain. So that at least for the moment I may be startled into seeing that you are here in all your splendor, always and everywhere, barely hidden, beneath, beyond, within this life I breathe." - Frederick Buechner



Continued Success & Blessings!!

WHO??? WHAT?!? WOW!!!!!!!!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

For today's Mona Girl Blog, Holy Spirit has me sharing with YOU one of my Fave MIRACLES in the Bible, which you can read in its entirety here: Four Men in the Furnace!

It's an Off the Hook Testimony of FAITH, COURAGE, TRUST, LOYALTY and LOVE!! Whewee! Me so excited to SHARE with you today! Here we go......... Thanks Holy Spirit!!

**WHO???**
Shadrach, Meshach and Agednego (Yeah, that's a mouth full...just rolls right off your tongue - LOL!), were three Hebrew Men back in the Old Testament Book of Daniel who LOVED and I mean LOVED and WORSHIPED their Lord...even until death. Back in their day, there was a King....King Nebuchadnezzar, who was ALL about himself.  He was the King, he was the Man, he was the Bomb! And because of King Nebuchadnezzar's over appreciation for himself, he built a HUGE gold statue and ordered all the important folks in Babylon to attend the dedication ceremony. At the ceremony, the leaders were informed that whenever the Band played, you were to fall to your knees and worship King Nebuchadnezzar's gold statue. And the down side to that mandatory request was that anyone who did not kneel and worship would be thrown into a roaring furnace.  (See Daniel 3:1-7, MSG) Geez!  Harsh punishment for not stroking the King's ego, don't you think?

**WHAT?!?**
Shadrach, Meshach and Agednego, who were three of the King's leaders in Babylon, did NOT buy into King Nebuchadnezzar's self-aggrandising tactic. When they chose NOT to kneel in worship of the gold statue when the Band played, they were called out for their disobedience. In fact, Shadrach, Meshach and Agednego were called out in such a public way that they insulted and angered King Nebie (Mona Nick-name) but he gave them a second chance.  Oh Yeah!!  Here's where it gets interesting.......the Hebrew Mighty Men were not afraid of King Nebie or his threats of death by the roaring furnace.  They stood FIRM and UNMOVABLE in their Faith in God....their Almighty Sovereign Lord.....and, as a result, spoke some of the most Powerful Words in the Bible: "Your threats mean nothing to us. If you throw us in the fire, the God we serve can rescue us from your roaring furnace and anything else you might cook up, O king. But even if he doesn't, it wouldn't make a bit of difference, O king. We still wouldn't serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up." (Daniel 3:16-18, MSG - LOVE, LOVE the underlined portion of this Scripture!!!!) Family, Y'all notice how the Message version used the lower-case "k" when the Hebrew Men referred to King Nebie?!? Just adding fuel to the fire (pun intended).  

Soooooo, Shadrach, Meshach and Agednego disobeyed/disrespected him publicly and THEN when he gave them a 2nd chance, they dissed him even further with their strong reply and allegiance to God!!! Oh Yeah!  King Nebie was DONE!!! As a result, he ordered the furnace fired up 7 times hotter.....7 TIMES HOTTER THAN USUAL.....ordered his strong army men to bind up Shadrach, Meshach and Agednego in every way possible and throw them into the roaring furnace. (See Daniel 3:8-23, MSG).

**WOW!!!!!!!!!!**
Now for those of Us who've been doing this Faith Walk thing for a while....or even if You just gave Your Life to Christ.......WE Know Our Abba Father DOES NOT LIKE UGLINESS.....especially when it's directed towards HIS Anointed, HIS Children, HIS Loyal Sons and Daughters. After all, it's part of Our Heavenly Father's Covenant Promise to US that He will ALWAYS look out for US because we are His.  Thank You Jesus!  Now, here's where it gets really interesting..........here's how the MIRACLE played out.........

After the Three Hebrew Men were thrown into the ferocious fiiery furnace, (which by the way burned up the strong army of men who were obeying King Nebuchadnezzar's orders).....Hmmmmm, beware who you chose to follow/obey....you could get Burned, literally!!, King Nebie was shocked to see FOUR Men walking around FREELY in the Fire!!!  Remember they were completely bound hand and foot!! And it even further AMAZED King Nebie that the FOURTH MAN looked like JESUS!!  Oh YEAH! Like the seasoned Saints at my church say: "God is an ON Time God......He may not always show up the way we expect but HE Always shows up On Time." 

But Ohhhhhhh Loves, because JESUS was in the Fire with Shadrach, Meshach and Agednego, when King Nebie called them out of the furnace,.......the Fire had not touched the three Mighty Men of God...the Fire had not singed ONE hair on their heads......the Fire had not scorched their clothing......they DID NOT EVEN HAVE THE SMELL OF FIRE/SMOKE ON THEM! So King Nebuchadnezzar, because of his arrogance and wrong choice in his godly worship, secured himself a front row seat to witness One of the Bible's Most Powerful MIRACLES!! Whewee!! All King Nebie could say after witnessing such an Awesome Sight was: ".......There has never been a god who can pull off a rescue like this." (Daniel 3:29, MSG) AND to put the icing on the cake with a cherry on top........Shadrach, Meshach and Agednego were promoted by the King!! (See Daniel 3:24-30, MSG).

Oh YES!  Family! When We STAND FIRMLY ON OUR FAITH, when We do NOT waver, when We are NOT swayed/manipulated/bullied by the world, when We are Loyal, Trusting and Courageous, when We are NOT afraid of what we are facing, when we Believe in Our Lord no matter what, when We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight, when We really...REALLY Love & Worship Our Heavenly Father........HE'S GOT OUR BACKS no matter the firey trials, challenges and stuff life brings!! Oh Yeah! Take it from my boyz, Shadrach, Meshach and Agednego, when You Love, Honor and Respect Our Sovereign Lord -
Get Ready for Miracles.........Get Ready for Promotions!!

"And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king's counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them." (Daniel 3:27, NKJV)



Continued Success & Blessings!

1440

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

I PRAY WE are ALL still Giving THANKS even though we've turned the page on another Thanksgiving Holiday.  Let's make a pact, that WE will continue to Give THANKS no matter our circumstances, challenges....No Matter what stuff life brings our way.  And I can promise You by doing this "Giving THANKS" thing daily, we will have a much better attitude toward life and others, we will smile more, we will be more loving and kind, we will be more likable to be around.  OK?!?  YOU with ME??  YES!!! Thank YOU!!

So what's on tap for today's Mona Girl Blog you ask??  It seems that ALL I've been reading, hearing, seeing is folks going Over board and I mean Wayyyyyy OVAAAAA board on the Holiday Shopping (aka Black Friday) activities.  And with all of this waste-of-time foolishness bombarding my brain waves, I received the "gut check" read/message from my Sister Friend (Thanks Shalawn!) I'm sharing with YOU today that's about a precious commodity that we sometimes, most likely abuse.....TIME. 

Side Bar: Family, could you imagine if Folks got **Black Friday Excited** over coming to Jesus....Giving their lives to the Lord?!?  Oh Yeah! I'd be FIRST in Line at that Door Buster!!

As we get deeper into the Christmas/Holiday Season, I hope, PRAY that each of us will take Time to chill-lax, that each of us will take Time to REMEMBER the Reason for the Season, that each of us will take Time to spend quality time with Family & Friends, that each of us will give ourselves a Personal Time Out in order to pause and ponder what WE are actually doing with OUR TIME!! The Awesome Gift of Precious TIME....the seconds, minutes hours, days, weeks......We have ALL been Blessed with from our Wonderful Heavenly Father. So Family, I ask YOU, What are you doing with Your TIME?

Well, here's how one author (by the way, don't know who actually wrote this insightful word on Time) breaks it down......

Every night when the clock strikes midnight, you don't turn into a pumpkin but you are the recipient of a brand new, shining gift. We all receive the same amount of this gift regardless of weight, age, education, beauty, job description or marital status. When each new day raises its sleepy head, you are the sole owner of 1440 of the most powerful commodity ever known in the history of mankind. At precisely one second after midnight, every single day of your life, heaven opens its windows and gives to you 1440 untouched and valuable minutes to spend. How you spend your minutes is entirely up to you! Time is free, but it is priceless! 

You can gossip or you can worship - you can be filled with anger or with gratitude - you can jog five miles or watch television all day long - you can read a book or go to the mall. You, and you alone, choose how you will capitalize on this extravagant and priceless gift. You can choose to laugh or to cry - to whine or rejoice - to be negative or to be positive - to be bitter or to be better. These 1440 pieces of time belong to you and to no one else but you! They are not your husband's or your boss's or your children's to spend. 

It is true that there are things that we have to do. Most of us must work but we choose how we work. We can either go to the office with a chip on our shoulder, filled with angst and negativity or we can walk in with a happy heart, a solid work ethic and praying for those in our office. You can hate every minute that you are at work and waste time by gossiping with the girls in the office, playing computer games and sneaking out the door five minutes early. Or you can know that God has set you in this particular office to be a blessing and to bring the excellence and character of God into your workplace. 

It is true, you have to take care of aging parents, raise your children and take out that dreaded trash. Nevertheless, you choose how to do your have-to's. You can march through life with heavy steps and a frustrated heart or you can perform all of the necessities in life with patience, love and joy.

Wheweeee!  Message Received!!  #Done!Fork!

So Loves, as I send you off to ponder, meditate.....WALK/LIVE OUT this Mighty Word..........I ask YOU again, What are YOU doing with Your TIME?

Continued Success & Blessings!!