Wednesday, June 29, 2016

GETTING TO KNOW YOU......GETTING TO KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU :)

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Whewee Y'all!! It's Been OVERWHELMING the last few weeks for Mona Girl (smile). And I mean OVERWHELMING in a God Way!!

I'm sure there's some of You who've experienced this feeling......where You are soooo Completely, Totally CONSUMED, SATURATED, DRENCHED with Our Lord's PRESENCE in Your Life that You feel OVERWHELMED (again in a God Way!)

It's like you jump into an ice cold pool on a scorching hot summer day and swim underwater for a bit and then you come up completely out of breath.....trying to catch your breath. It's Exhilarating and Overwhelming ALL at the SAME TIME!! WOW!! WHOOSH!!

Anywho, now that I've had some time to catch my breath......Holy Spirit dropped this little assignment in my lap this week and Loves, I HOPE & PRAY You'll join me...would LOVE to feel your energy as We Walk this Out together! We can Start July 1st!!

Below are the two links Holy Spirit sent me through a Mighty Woman of God and Very Dear to My Heart Friend that will take US, over the next 30 Days, on a Humbling and Awesome journey of getting to KNOW Our Daddy God better. Thanks Shellie for the Knowledge!!!


30 Days of Praying the Names & Attributes of God
(Full Length Version)


30 Days of Praying the Names & Attributes of God Calendar
(Handy Dandy, One Page Calendar Version)



OK! Soooooo here's how we walk this out in Real Time:

On July 1st (and for the 29 Days to follow), in the morning (which is The Best Time) or during lunch or before you go to bed or any QUIET Time that works for you, We read Box #1 - God Is Jehovah. Read it a couple times...let the words...the POWER of the definition sink down into your heart and soul.  Then look up the Scripture Exodus 3:13-15 in your Bible, on your Tablet, Laptop, Phone, etc. Same thing you did with the definition.......Read the Scripture a couple times....let the POWER of the Word sink down into your heart and soul.  I would suggest reading the Scriptures in either the **The Message (MSG)** or **New Living Translation (NLT)** Versions. Both of these Versions are easy reading, bringing His Word to life.

Who's IN?!?  Great!! Yes!! I see Your hand, and Yours and Yours and Yours!! Fabulous!! Me xcited!! Oh Yeah......I can Already FEEL Us Growing Closer to HIM...Our Lord and Saviour!!

Family, feel free to share below or email me at wincty@aol.com with Whatcha Feelin as we wade out from the shore, as we move out of our comfort zones together over the next 30 Days....in Getting to Know HIM....Getting to Know All About HIM!! #FRFR


Continued Success & Blessings!





Mets Gushing Moment:
Whewee! I KNOW it's been a tad bumpy lately but Y'all will be JUST FINE!

Please give me your hands, close your eyes and bow your heads.......

Father God, I know we can come to you with ANYTHING & EVERYTHING that's on our Hearts and Minds. You are our Heavenly Father and You Hear US when we cry out to you, when we seek you, when We NEED You! So, Right Now,  I come to you lifting up Your Mighty Mets Men. Thanking You for Healing, Energy, Encouragement, Stamina, Perseverance, Strength, Patience (Oh YES Patience!), Humility, Confidence, Trust, Peace and LOVE. Please continue to Shine In and Through these Men who will continue to stay on Your Path and Shine Like the Stars you created them to be. I also Pray for their Families, that these Men not only **Receive** Support and Love but they **Give** Support and Love in return. In Jesus' Name. Amen. Amen. Amen.

OK! You're good to go!! #LGM! #IBelieve! 


Wednesday, June 22, 2016

PILED HIGH & DEEP......#PhD!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Yeah! Yeah.....I Know! That's the negative meaning of "PhD" that I just learned this year.  It does not apply to ALL folks earning their Amazing PhD monikers (and I've been BLESSED to meet/know some Awesome PhD's) but you know those folks who it applies (smile).

And speaking of PhD's........I read a wonderful message by Steve Goodier, Life Support System that puts the whole PhD thing in a practical, positive, inspiring light. Here's the read........Walk away Blessed!


PhD In Living

American Baseball great Charlie Hough says, "Listen to everyone.  Learn from everyone.  Nobody knows everything but everyone knows something."

At her citizenship hearing in 1967, Immaculata Cuomo (mother of the late New York Governor, Mario Cuomo) was asked by the judge how many stars were on the U.S. Flag.  She said she didn't know, but could she ask the judge a question?  After he agreed, she asked him how many hands of bananas were on a stalk.  He admitted he didn't know, so she proudly said, "Well I do."  Her citizenship was granted.  Here was a judge who wisely realized that everyone has something to teach.

"Live to learn and you will learn to live," says a Portuguese Proverb.  For life cannot be lived well in ignorance.  In fact, those who live life to the fullest have a PhD in Living. This is what a PhD in Living means:

P is for "poor in knowledge".  Those who live best realize that they can never learn enough.

H is for "hungry to learn."  Those who hunger for knowledge will always find plenty to eat.

D is for "desire to succeed". Those who desire to learn and improve, and those who persist in spite of obstacles, will live fully.

Realize you're poor in knowledge, become hungry to learn and desire to succeed.  Everybody and every occasion can become your teacher, and this is the PhD that will open the door of living fully.







Continued Success & Blessings



Mets Gushing Moment:
Now THAT'S WHAT I'M TALK'IN 'BOUT!! GO T-E-A-M!!

Continue to Ignore the NOISE & DRAMA!  And Continue...Each and Every ONE OF YOU to Do YOU!!  The BEST YOU!! 

#BackToWinItAll!  

"For NOTHING is Impossible with God." (Luke 1:37)

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

HELP LORD......HELP US!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Whewee!! Holy Spirit has soooooooooo MUCH on my Heart today, so pleeeez bear with me.  Gonna ease in and take it slow......maybe a tad bumpy in the middle......and run to the finish line with a Peaceful Heart!  Here we go......

Loves, WOW! Seems like EVERY time we turn around....mass shootings, horrible tragedies, unbelievable things happening in Our World, to Our Sisters and Brothers. I just can't help think that Our Heavenly Father is saying "What is going on down there??.....What is happening to my Children??" But since He is El De'ot, the All-Knowing God.......He already knows (sigh).

My Heart is so very HEAVY for those who are being touched so directly and so deeply by the tragedy in Orlando. What do you Say? What do you Do? How do you Comfort? were some of the thoughts that ran through my mind when I first heard about the shootings. Then......my Heart went to wondering How does one Human do something like that to so many other Humans?  What drives a person to such a scary place? How do I PRAY for the deceased murderer, Mr. Mateen's soul?  These were and have been questions that keep banging around in my mind, streaming down into my heart and soul........

Holy Spirit keeps bringing me back to a four letter word that continues to be absent in Our Society.....a word that is lacking in ALL of these senseless, horrific tragedies we continue to witness all over Our World.......and that word is LOVE!

When things get this bad.......when folks like Mr. Mateen and the countless, Countless!! list of others who've orchestrated/been at the center of such ruthless and horrible tragedies emerge on the scene, it's not an "all of a sudden event".....it's been a process....it's been over time...and sometimes it's been years in the making. Day In and Day Out doses of hatred brewing in their lives; unkindness shown to them; deep seeded anger, depression, bitterness, unhappiness, resentment and discouragement in their daily walks; egos out of wack searching for the wrong kind of attention;....the list goes on and on......but the word that's missing in these folks lives......the feeling that is absent from their heart space.....the emotion that is NOT present to prohibit one from acting in such a catastrophic, devastating and cruel way towards their fellow Brothers and Sisters is LOVE! LOVE IS MISSING IN THEIR LIVES........LOVE IS MISSING IN THEIR HEARTS.......LOVE IS MISSING IN THEIR SOULS!!

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." (1 Corinthians 13:4-6, NIV)

I just can't shake the feeling that ALL of those who have walked this terrifying and tragic walk in their lives......choosing to be murderers under the cloak of a cause.......choosing to inflict harm, pain, suffering and danger on innocent lives due to self-hatred......choosing to infect other's lives with hatred and fear as a result of fear, unworthiness and lack of self-discipline and respect in their own lives......I just can't help falling to my knees, running to my Lord and Savior and crying out in Prayer for HELP!!  HELP LORD!! HELP THESE YOUR CHILDREN WHOSE SOULS ARE SO DAMAGED AND TROUBLED! HELP US LORD!! HELP US HELP THEM WITH HEARTS AND HANDS OF LOVE!! HELP US LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE US!!

"He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." (1 John 4:8, NKJV)

"So, chosen by God for this new life of LOVE, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline.  Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense.  Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear LOVE. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it." (Colossians 3:12-14, MSG, emphasis Mona)

Family, I Know some, many, Ok, All (LOL!) of you are saying "Mona, you want us to PRAY for these folks.....you want us to waste our Prayer Time PRAYING for them?!?" Yeah! That's what I'm saying. When WE go to PRAYER for those in Orlando and those ALL over Our world who are hurting, suffering, walking out devastating, senseless and heart wrenching tragedies in their lives and their families lives.....when WE PRAY for Peace, Comfort, Healing and LOVE in their lives........in the same breath, I urge Us to PRAY for Peace, Comfort, Healing and LOVE in the murderers lives......in the lives of the lost souls who walk this earth with Us! Hmmmm, sounds CRAZY right? A few years ago, I would be right in agreement with you......that what Holy Spirit is saying to my Heart....to PRAY for the Lost Souls who come in and out of our Lives Every Day......is a CRAZY.......#CrayCray thing to do!! But when you STOP and look at Our Lord and Savior....when you STOP and see how He Walked/Lived Out His Life on this Earth, that's EXACTLY what We should be doing! AND it's Biblical.........See.....

"But I say unto you, LOVE your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and PRAY for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;" (Matthew 5:44, KJV, emphasis Mona)

I KNOW this is such a Ridiculous and Radical way to react to the Tragedies, the Horrible Atrocities in Our Lives but, to be honest, that's the way My Heart's been leading me to react EVERY time I witness, read, watch, hear about the foolishness, the violence, the wickedness.....the down right Evil that's going on in Our World, in our Cities, in Our Neighborhoods....on God's Earth!! I immediately go into PRAYER Mode.....for those suffering and for those causing the suffering. **FYI: This week will be one year since the horrible shooting tragedy at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. Yeah...Again....the absence of LOVE in the young gunman's heart.

Loves, I'm not telling you anything you don't already know when I say.....it's going to take a LONG time to get past the STUFF that keeps Hurting Us, Our Loved Ones, Our Friends, Our Families, Our Brothers and Sisters all over the World.....it's going to take a lot of LOVE & FORGIVENESS for those who are causing the STUFF........it's going to take Our Hearts filled with LOVE & COMPASSION to get Us to a place of PRAYER for the many, many Hurting and Lost Souls.

And over the next few weeks, We are going to continue to read/hear of the horribly violent details of the Orlando tragedy; the last, desperate, fear-ridden calls for help of those in the line of fire; the faces and names of the beloved victims will emerge; the injured being released from the hospital sharing their incomprehensible stories; the cries of pain and sorrow from the bereaved families......all these things being played out at the height of media frenzy, which will make it even more difficult (and I raise my hand wayyyyyy up high with YOU), to drop to our knees, bow our heads in PRAYER.  But I think,  I *KNOW* as a united and caring Mona Girl Blog Family who Live and Breathe LIFE all over this Mighty World of Ours..........We Can and Will get to this point.......PRAYING WITH LOVE FOR ALL HEARTS and SOULS.....those of our Brothers and Sisters suffering and those causing the suffering! Because when it comes right down to it, WE are ALL God's Children!! 

Family, as you know by now, Holy Spirit ALWAYS makes sure to download a few Scriptures to ride shot gun with Us as we walk out this thing called Life together.  I hope these Words from Our Lord help soothe Your Heart and Soul like they did for me........and continue to do.......

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he SAVES those whose spirits are crushed." (Psalm 34:18, CEB, emphasis Mona)

"You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!" (Isaiah 26:3, NLT)

"Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven?  You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you." (2 Chronicles 20:6, NIV)

"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all  thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6, JUB)

Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." (Luke 23:34, NKJV)

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.  Not as the world gives do I give to you.  Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." (John 14:27, ESV)

"You will give us Victory and crush our enemies." (Psalm 60:12, CEV)

"Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you.  He will not leave you nor forsake you." (Deuteronomy 31:6, NKJV)

"Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord." (Romans 12:19, KJV) - Oh Yeah! #MyFave!


Loves, I know we've been ALLL ova the place today with what Holy Spirit put on my Heart to share with You but I can feel in my bones that You Get Me!  And before I let you go...would love to know what's on your Heart and Soul about what We're experiencing, not only here in the US with the Orlando Tragedy but as a World Family...so, if led, please share Your thoughts, Your coping mechanisms, Your Prayers, Your Scriptures below in Comments.

One more thing....Holy Spirit brought this Powerful Prayer to my attention this morning.......fits PERFECTLY here don't you think?  Love You LOVES!!


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Continued Success & Blessings!!







Mets Gushing Moment:
OK Soooooooo What! Take Care of Biz'ness My Mighty Mets Warriors!! #YouGotThis!! #ISTILLBelieve!! 

"If you think I'm going to criticize my lineup, you're talking to the wrong guy."- Terry Collins

Oh YEAH!!! You Goooo Terry!! God is Good.....Manage On Terry! #BlessedHealth!!























Wednesday, June 8, 2016

WHO YOU ARE!! #DropTheMic!!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Holy Spirit is BLESSING Us with Two POWERFUL Messages!

Mona's Suggestion: WALK IT OUT.....LIVE IT BOLDLY........RIGHT NOW!!





Who You Are: A Message to All Women:








Who You Are: A Message to All Men:



"So God Created humans in his image.  In the image of God he created them. 
He created them male and female." (Genesis 1:27, GW)

But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God's instruments to do his work and speak out for him,
to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you -
from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted." (1 Peter 2:9-10, MSG)

"You are the light of the world.  A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:14-16, NKJV)

"And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God
and are fitting into his plans." (Romans 8:28, TLB)

"How beautiful you are, my love;
how perfect you are!" (Song of Solomon 4:7, GNT)













Mets Gushing Moment:

Watch.......Listen......Walk Out......Play Out the Message Above.......

#BackToWinItALL!!!!




Continued Success and Blessings





Wednesday, June 1, 2016

JUST THREE THINGS......THREE *AWESOME* THINGS!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Well today, Our Lord has me sharing Just Three Things.....Three *AWESOME* Things!

I read the Prayer below yesterday morning at Prime Time With God and it touched my Heart so much that I'm sharing it with You today. It hit me Head On....brought Front and Center....how important Our Private Time....how essential Our Prayer Time....how critical Our *Alone* Time with Our Heavenly Father is when it comes to Living Out Our Daily Lives!

With ALL the Stuff life throws at us, with ALL the Drama that comes a 'knockin', We Must have, We Gotta have a Foundation of Faith in order to Survive, Persevere and THRIVE!

For Us to really be who God purposed Us to be before We were even formed in our Mother's wombs, We have to have a Life that is rooted, grounded, deeply connected in HIM. And from what I've learned, there's no other way to get to that place of Intimacy, Humility and Peace with Our Abba Father without spending some quality, one-on-one, *Alone* Time with HIM.

Now, I can just hear you in my ear right now, "Mona, between my career, family, managing a home, volunteering, getting my work out in, and spending time with friends.....I don't have enough time in the day for myself let alone to spend time in His Presence in Prayer and just Being Still".  Hmmmm, well all I gots to say to that is, You may just want to rethink your current life game plan, cuz when You do take time to spend quality, one-on-one *Alone* Time with The ONE who created Us in the first place, (however that *Alone* Time looks for You), Your Life will run smoother, Your Family Life and Work Life will have less Drama, You will be a Happier person.....You will experience more Joy and Peace in your Life!  I PROMISE!!! So Loves, I Dare You to just try it for a week (even if it's just reading the Prayer below over and over or memorizing your fave Scripture)........and Just You Watch!!

Anywho, I will get off my soap box now (smile) and share with You the Prayer that got us to this point in time today..........

Oh Father In Heaven,

I want to KNOW You.

You are so Great and do Great things.

I want to spend more time with You.

Help me to make time to sit before Your throne in quiet places, to read Your Word in order to know You more intimately, to develop an ear to hear Your voice so that I know when to turn to the right or to the left.

I TRUST You to guide me in All things.

And I PRAY this in the Name of Jesus. Amen.

Welllll Family......What Ya Think?  Yeah. Me too :) There's NOTHING like a Pure, Genuine Shout Out to Our Heavenly Father! And that Prayer above does just that!

Loves, YOU know, at times I tend to go a tad overboard with what Holy Spirit has me equip you with as takeaways from Mona Girl Blog........so I leave you today with a Mighty Word from King David via Psalm 16 and this Powerful Video called Healer by Hillsong. The words of the Song are repetitive for a reason..........let them ring over and over and over deep in your Heart and Soul........PEACE will come to Your Heart.........a YEARNING for Our Daddy God will flood Your Soul!! Much Love LOVES!!









Mets Gushing Moment:
ALL I have to say today is....ALL IS WELL & **EVERYONE** IS GETTING WELL in Metsville!








Continued Success & Blessings.