IT'S......................#EncoreWednesday!!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Y'all Know what *TODAY* Is!  Soooooo Let's. Get. To. IT.................

For Today's **Featured  Message** for #EncoreWednesday!, we get a helping hand from Chloe from France (Merci Chole!) who's taking us back to LIFE'S A *PROCESS* from Wednesday, May 9, 2018.


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Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Well Loves.......Today Holy Spirit's got something for Us that He's been mulling around and around in my mind space for a few days. And here IT is......LIFE'S A *PROCESS*.

I'm sure some of you can complete that statement with another word 'bout the stuff of Life (smile) but Mona Girl Blog is a Positive Pure Blog (that's why You pop by every Wednesday) so We're going with what He put on my heart........LIFE'S A *PROCESS*. 😇🙏

*PROCESS* as Dictionary.com defines the Noun: "a systematic series of actions directed to some end." "a continuous action, operation, or series of changes taking place in a definite manner."

Soooooo, as we peep the literal definition and drop It into our lives, it's easy to see that as we Walk Out Life....there's a continual series of activities; a methodical plan of action; a series of detailed steps that make up the day-to-day stuff which creates the overall Bigger Picture of our lives.

And because I'm HIS Scribe and Everything I pen is for HIS Glory, we always end up back at HIS Word for Revelation and Confirmation. So let's peep just a few examples of  how Important the *PROCESS* is to our Sovereign Lord God...........

*God Spoke the World into Existence: Genesis 1 

*God Created Adam & Eve: Genesis 2

*Jesus' Awesome Wedding Gift: Water Turned To Wine

*Jesus' Picnic Lunch: Jesus Feeds Thousands

*God's DIY Project for Noah: Noah's Ark

*God's Chosen One: David Anointed King

***FYI:  If you Really want to See Adonai at Work In PROCESS, check out the Book of Leviticus in the Old Testament!! Oh Yeah! It's ALL About God's Meticulous and Precise Instructions to the Israelites via Moses on how to make Holy Offerings, Sacrifices & Blessings!! Talk About *PROCESS*!!

WOW! OK?! Now We See just how meticulous, and detailed, and perfection-oriented, and methodical, and Flawless our Father God is when it comes to Having His Hands in the Pot!! We See, in just a small sample size, how Critical and Essential PROCESS is to El Shaddai (Almighty God). And Loves, if Abba Father is so Uber Focused when it comes to bringing His Plans and Promises in The Bible to fruition, and keeping in mind We're His Sons and Daughters created in His Image, why would We even begin to think that the PROCESS of how We Walk Out Life is not high up on His Holy To Do List.

If our Father God is so Into and On Point with the orchestration of the Divine PROCESS of 

Everything of this World, then We're part of that Divine PROCESS too.  Rinse & Repeat: LIFE'S A *PROCESS*.

And because He uses "God Winks" to confirm things in my spirit, Holy Spirit's dropped two quotes and a Scripture in my lap that fit perfectly with His Word for us today.

*"Treasure the PROCESS to the Promise" (Apostle Joe Joe Dawson)

*"PROCESS and Routines Matter Most." (Coach Mickey Callaway, New York Mets)

"My thoughts," says the Lord, "are not like yours, and my ways are different from yours.

As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways and thoughts above yours." (Isaiah 55:8-9, GNT)

Family, it's crystal clear. Pretty much Everything We Do, Say and Are, is part of a "systematic series of actions directed to some end" that make up the Bigger Picture of our lives. Now our choice is to be Open and Allow our Father God to Lead and Guide us according to His Life PROCESS for us, which will at times mean We Won't Get Our Way or It Won't Be According to Our Life Plan/Agenda just like He tells us in Isaiah 55.

But Loves, I've learned from first-hand experience that doing life Mona's Way can get pretty gnarly and chaotic at times. And We Know Our Lord is Not about disorder and confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33).  So my gentle suggestion to those who are Heading Into PROCESS, In PROCESS or Coming Out of PROCESS, is to keep your eyes fixed like flint on your Abba Father and hold tightly to His Loving Hand.........as you let His meticulous, methodical, Flawless PROCESS mold, shape and transform you into His Divine Masterpiece.........so you can Stand Strong and say with All God-fidence........LIFE'S A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL *PROCESS*! Hallelujah! Thank You Jehovah-Jireh! Love You Lord!

Continued Success & Abundant Blessings!

Metsies' Off-Season Scripture #9:

"YOU'VE BEEN WAITING!...But HOW?!"

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Well Loves.......as most of you know who have your reserved seat here every Wednesday at His Mona Girl Blog..........Abba Father tends to Speak to me in All sorts of interesting and awesome ways! And Today's God Word from Him to Us Is. No. Different. 😇

Earlier this week, I received an email from DSW, like I always do a couple times a week, especially now with Black Friday and cuz I LOVE Shoes!!.....Umm, sorry, gettin a tad distracted.......as I was saying 😅......I received an email from DSW and in the subject heading was: "You've Been Waiting!" Practicing self-discipline I left the email where it was.........and every time I went back to check my email throughout the week, I saw "You've Been Waiting"!

Then in the wee hours of yesterday morning, Abba Father whispered to my heart space: "You've Been Waiting.......But HOW?!" Oh Hallelujah! WOW! OK! I Hear You Lord!

So my Beauties, like many of us, we know what it feels like to *WAIT* on the Lord for something, someone, answered prayer, directions/guidance, His Divine Wisdom/Discernment, a God Word, healing, blessings, provision, etc. But here's the kicker that ties into what the Lord whispered to me....here's what HE's Asking US thru Today's Title....."You've Been Waiting!.......But HOW?!"........Are we Waiting on Abba Father in Peace? Are we Waiting on the Lord in Faith? Are we Waiting Patiently? Are we Waiting Prayerfully? Are we Waiting Expectantly? Are we Waiting in Pure Humility? Are we Waiting with a Positive Attitude? Are we Growing and Learning His Lessons while Waiting? Are we Waiting with our eyes Fixed Like Flint on Him, holding tightly to His Hand? Are we Waiting with God-Fidence and a Holy Boldness? Are we Serving Him by how we Serve Others while we Wait? Are we Genuinely Waiting and not running ahead manipulating the situation? Are we Waiting on His Timing and His Voice? Are we Waiting with a Loving, Grateful Heart for what He's Done and Getting Ready To Do? Are we Waiting Obediently? (Oh Yes & Amen! Speak Holy Spirit!!) So bottom line is......Abba Father is asking Us..........HOW are We Waiting on HIM?

Oh Yeah Loves! That's a doozy of a question. And one that'll take us to a very intimate, honest and personal space with Daddy God to answer with a pure heart. Yes Lord! We HEAR You!! "You've Been Waiting.......But HOW?!"

And Family, what I've learned from being in the *WAITING* room from time-to-time with Abba Father, is that He really REALLY looks at HOW we Wait on Him! He takes our Waiting Posture, How We Wait, extremely seriously. It's a Big Deal to HIM! It's Important to HIM! He LOVES when we Wait in Faith, in Humility, in Trust, in Patience, in a Place of Rest........when we Wait In HIS PRESENCE.....no distractions, just Him and Us! Yeah I Know! I Know!! Not always easy but doable....achievable.......if we allow ourselves to really get Quiet........if we truly turn to Him in Prayer.......if we Worship Him with our whole heart and soul.......if we read our Bibles and feast on His Word and His Promises......we will eventually learn how to *WAIT* Well as we abide and dwell in HIS Loving PRESENCE!

So my Loves, I realize This is a lot to take in........and It's a long way from a DSW email (LOL!)....but It's a Divine Question Abba is Asking Us to REALLY think about...... and It's a question He wants each of us to honestly Answer (smile).

So as I close out our time together today and leave you to pause and ponder "You've Been Waiting.......But HOW?!".......I'm gonna leave you with some Divine Tools to aid you on the journey to your Answer........some Scriptures and a Song! Cuz as we All know, Adonai Speaks to Us through His Mighty Word and that In the *Waiting* we are Never Ever Alone! Yahweh is ALWAYS With Us and In Us In the *Waiting*! 💖🙏

**SCRIPTURES**

(Click Here ☝☝)

Continued Success & Abundant Blessings!

***Happy Blessed THANKSGIVING to our Family in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean and Wherever Else You Celebrate*** 🦃🙏

Metsies' Off-Season Scripture #8:

*KINDNESS*.....It's A Thing!!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Well Loves........last Saturday I posted the Weekly *SABBATH* Word on my Facebook Page and routed to His email database and I received quite a few replies via email and FB Messenger.......so Holy Spirit's got me "casting the net" of His Word on *KINDNESS*
(yesterday being World Kindness Day) to His entire Mona Girl Blog Family. I hope IT Hits the Spot for You! (P.S. If you want to receive the Weekly *SABBATH* Word, shoot me your email or send me a "Friend Request" on Facebook at "Mona J. Eskridge")

*KINDNESS*............It's A Thing!! 😇💖

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Hi Loves,

Here's our *SABBATH* Word for this Week.............

Abba Father's had the Word and Action of KINDNESS in my heart space lately.........

Being KIND seems to be a lost art - LOL! And I'm NOT talkin 'bout the Faux Kindness that we do so we can boast and puff ourselves up that we've helped someone. I mean Genuine, Authentic KINDNESS to Others. Those We Like and Those We Don't Like!! BEING KIND TO ALL.....whatever that means to you at this moment and in the moments to come.

Here are some God examples.........Giving up your seat to an elderly person on the subway. Holding the door for someone who's behind you. Paying for someone's gas or groceries. Saying a KIND word about someone instead of choosing gossip or slander. Smiling at someone as you pass by. Being KIND even if it's Not returned to You. Adding "Please" and "Thank You" to your vocabulary. 😇

Y'all KNOW what I mean........The Jesus Kind of KINDNESS!! (2 Samuel 9:1-7; Matthew 25:40)

As one of my Fave Pastors and Mighty Men of God used to say: "It's NICE to be NICE" - Rev. L.J. Perry.

And Loves, Just You Watch. When You Drink a Big Tall Glass of KINDNESS Kool-Aid and Keep IT to Yourself!! Oh Yeah! IT will change your Heart and Soul!

Blessed Sabbath! Love You Loves! ❤️🙏🙏

#WorldKindnessDay2018 #BeKIND #LiveLikeJesus #BeKindInSecret

Continued Success & Abundant Blessings!





Metsies' Off-Season Scripture #7:

*THIS* RIGHT HERE?!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Well Loves.......before we get ALLLLLL up into Today's Mighty God Word........gotta give a Big Shout Out WELCOME!! to Abba Father's Newest Mona Girl Blog Global Family Members from Belarus, Albania, Singapore, Ecuador, New Zealand, Italy and Vietnam and in the States, a Big Shout Out WELCOME!! to Abba Father's Newest Family Members from the Midwest, East Coast and wayyy Down South. WELCOME LOVES!!  Thank You Lord for growing and feeding Your Mona Girl Blog Family!! 💖

NOW...........for Today's God Word thru Daily Yeshua and the Scripture Text: Exodus 3.......ALL I can say as my intro is *THIS* RIGHT HERE?!

Hallelujah! Like Some of You.......Been There! Done That! Got Several T-Shirts!!!! And Like Some of You.......been uber Obedient, Got the God-Ordained Lessons (ALL of them!) and Victoriously Made It Thru HIS Process......Only by the Grace of God!! Thank You Lord!! 😇

Oh Yeah!! *THIS* RIGHT HERE?!...............

Although Moses was born a Hebrew he got to live as an Egyptian - he didn't have to do all the slave labor, he got the best education, he ate the best foods, and he lived in the palace of the king.

Moses was a "somebody" in the land of Egypt and you can imagine that there were Egyptians who admired him and Hebrews who despised him.

But Moses later found himself having to leave the life of an Egyptian behind him and become who he was predestined to be.

It's interesting how God placed Moses in a position where he went from a palace (a place of comfort) to taking care of sheep in the wilderness.

Moses must of hated that transition, who wouldn't; but God was teaching him how to be humble. Because what Moses didn't know was that he would one day stand in the presence of God, and couldn't stand there with the attitude he had in Egypt but that of a humble servant.

This is how God also deals with us when He's bringing us into our predestined purpose. Just like Moses, we, too, have ways that God needs to deliver us from. He has to teach us to be humble, patient, and obedient. It's not a process that we enjoy - it hurts, but if it didn't, our flesh wouldn't die and those strongholds wouldn't fall.

God has to take us through the fires so we can go from that "I'm somebody" mindset to that "I'm nobody without God" mindset.

Moses stuck it out through the process and saw that his position in God was greater than his place in Egypt.

You may miss the comfort and ease of Egypt, but endure the process any way. Let God mold you into who you are meant to be.

Remember Egypt didn't make Moses great, God's process did that!

Continued Success & Abundant Blessings!





Metsies' Off-Season Scripture #6:

IT'S......................#EncoreWednesday!!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

IT'S #EncoreWednesday! IT'S #EncoreWednesday! And Here.We. Go.........

For Today's **Featured  Message** for #EncoreWednesday!, we get a helping hand from Brandon in San Francisco, CA (Thanks Brandon! Love SanFran! One of my Fave Cities!) who's taking us back to HEYYYYY.....WHAT'S YOUR NAME? from Wednesday, July 1, 2015.  

**Remember**: Email me at wincty@aol.com or Post in Comments below or DM me on Twitter at @MonaGirlNYC to have your Fave Mona Girl  Blog re-posted the last Wednesday of the month for #EncoreWednesday!

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***HEYYYYY.....WHAT'S YOUR NAME?***

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Today's Mona Girl Blog is about **NAMES**.  Yeah.....this is what the Holy Spirit put on my heart to share with you today, so here we go......

What's Your Name?  Do you like Your Name? Is Your Name one that has been passed down through generation after generation in Your Family (i.e., are you a II or III or Jr.?).  Does Your Name have a sentimental, historical meaning?

All these things come into play (or should) when our parents give us our birth names.  As we carry these important monikers throughout our lives, Our Names are our banners, our representation, and sometimes our status. I will always remember back in high school (and even now), how the guys I hung around with always called each other by their full last names or shortened versions. There were times, when we were being funny that we would call each other by our parent's first names - LOL! And there were other times, we would use nick names and most of those nick names from long ago are STILL being used......me being known as Mo or Mo Mo (by my good friends) or Mone or Miss M.

But when all is said and done, Our Birth Names are something special.  I LOVE my name MONA (not short for Monica, Monique or Romona) - just MONA. And there are not a lot of Mona's roaming this Earth, we tend to be a special breed, so the fewer the better (smile).

My name in Greek means: Royal, in Italian: Lady and in Irish: Noble.  I remember one time in 5th Grade, we looked up each other's names in the Dictionary and my name meant: "small African monkey".....Yeah, I didn't live that down for a while.  But despite all of these meanings, nick names, etc. my parents named me MONA because there was a little girl in my Brother Mark's kindergarten class (named Mona) who my Mother just fell in love with......so here I am......M-O-N-A.........and I LIKE my Name.  Great Job - Mommy and Daddy!

"A human being's name is a principal component in his person, perhaps a piece of his soul." -Sigmund Freud

Now Family, if we Really want to do this "Name Thing" justice today, we MUST take a moment to look at the meaning of the **Most Important NAME** in Heaven and Earth.......Oh Yeah!! The NAME of Our Lord and Savior, Father God as found in His Word, The Bible.

"O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens." (Psalm 8:1, KJV)

As you've read in many Mona Girl Blogs, I will refer to Our Lord God as Our Heavenly Father, Our Sovereign Lord, Our Abba Father and so on.  But those Names for Our Lord are just a very small reflection of WHO GOD IS. Our GOD IS sooo much More and has sooo many More Magnificent and Awesome and Powerful and Humbling Names. You can see the entire list and the very informative meanings and derivations of each of God's Mighty Names here: NAMES OF GOD.  And as the Study Resource states: God knows us by our Names, shouldn't we know Him by His?  OH YEAH!! Good Point!!

• El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty)
• El Elyon (The Most High God)
• Adonai (Lord, Master)
• Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah)
• Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner)
• Jehovah-Raah (The Lord My Shepherd)
• Jehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals)
• Jehovah Shammah (The Lord Is There)
• Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness)
• Jehovah Mekoddishkem (The Lord Who Sanctifies You)
• El Olam (The Everlasting God)
• Elohim (God)
• Qanna (Jealous)
• Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide)
• Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace)
• Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)

Family, I urge you to revisit, often, the above NAMES OF GOD! As you repeatedly  read
and understand each and every Mighty Name of God during your quiet time, Bible Study, etc......You will begin to memorize the NAMES OF GOD and use them in your daily Faith Walk.  It's overwhelming how the Power, Magnificence and LOVE of Our Wonderful Lord permeates our souls when WE KNOW HIS NAMES!! When HIS NAMES sink deep down into the depths of our hearts. When HIS NAMES become an integral and important part of our Faith and Love for HIM! When HIS NAMES define the Powerful Audience-of-One intimate relationship we share with OUR LORD GOD!  When HIS NAMES cause us to walk, talk, speak and move with God Confidence!! Whewee!!.....That's when HIS NAMES begin to mean EVERYTHING TO US!!! Oh Yeah!!! Hallelujah!! Glory to God!! THANK YOU Lord God!! THANK YOU Holy Spirit!!!! 

My Loves, as I close out today's Mona Girl Blog, I leave you with an AWESOME, SOUL LIFTING, INSPIRING Video of the NAMES OF GOD!!  Real Talk?!? If this doesn't get your juices flowing and your heart racing for HIS Glory!!!!!!  I don't know what else will do the job. ENJOY!!

Continued Success & Abundant Blessings!






Metsies' Off-Season Scripture #5:

GONNA MAKE YOU LAUGH!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Well Loves.....Today's Mona Girl Blog is a Big Ole Shout Out to my dear friend Jim!

Abba Father Divinely connected Jim and me for life wayyyyy back in the early 90's during my time as the Director of Special Events for LaRabida Children's Hospital in Chicago. Oh those were some Gooood Days! And Jim was one of my Best Board Members when it came to the Annual LaRabida Golf Classic! Serving as Chair and bringing in the Big Sponsor $$. Jim had a Huge Heart for the LaRabida Patients & their Families and he's just an overall wonderful man and great friend. PLUS Jim was Always full of jokes and was Always making me laugh and smile!!

When Jim reached out to me yesterday via FB with a "Blast from the Past" pic of us at one of LaRabida's Golf Classics (Thanks Jim!!!).........it took me back to the days when he used to Put a Big Smile on my Face!! So..........in spreading the Love.....and the Feeling of Laughter that Jim Always Blessed me with.......Today's Mona Girl Blog is GONNA MAKE YOU LAUGH!!!!!!!! 😄

Family, please take a Moment in your busy day and LOL! with me at the Jokes picked out for Us! After all, Our Daddy God has an Awesome Sense of Humor......He LOVES to hear us Laugh! 😇

**Mona Disclaimer: Some are a tad corny but I Bet I Still Get a Chuckle Outta Ya! 😃


Late one night a burglar broke into a house and while he was sneaking around he heard a voice say, "Jesus is watching you." He looked around and saw nothing. He kept on creeping and again heard, "Jesus is watching you." In a dark corner, he saw a cage with a parrot inside. The burglar asked the parrot, "Was it you who said Jesus is watching me" The parrot replied, "Yes." Relieved, the burglar asked, "What is your name?" The parrot said, "Clarence." The burglar said, "That's a stupid name for a parrot. What idiot named you Clarence?" The parrot answered, "The same idiot that named their rottweiler Jesus."

Q: Can a kangaroo jump higher than the Empire State Building?
A: Of course. The Empire State Building can't jump.

You are on a horse, galloping at a constant speed. On your right side is a sharp drop off, and on your left side is an elephant traveling at the same speed as you. Directly in front of you is another galloping horse but your horse is unable to overtake it. Behind you is a lion running at the same speed as you and the horse in front of you. What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation? Get your drunk behind off the merry-go-round!

Q: Why is a baseball game a good place to go on a hot day?
A: Because there are lots of fans.

Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Officer asks a young engineer fresh out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "And what starting salary are you looking for?" The engineer replies, "In the region of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The interviewer inquires, "Well, what would you say to a package of five weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every two years, say, a red Corvette?" The engineer sits up straight and says, "Wow! Are you kidding?" The interviewer replies, "Yeah, but you started it."

Q: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have?
A: Big hands. 

Continued Success & Abundant Blessings!

Metsies' Off-Season Scripture #4:

THE LAST THREE.......#LikeABoss!!

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Well Loves........Holy Spirit's doing a Divine Drive By today.....so Y'all betta catch this message right now cuz It's A Quickie!! Ready?!

As I was Soaking in His Presence, Abba Father said: "The Last Three.....#LikeABoss!!"(And Yes, Adonai uses hash tags!) 😇

"The Last Three" He is referring to is the Last 3 Months of this year! October, November and December. (Thanks Leslie for the Seed of Inspiration!) "3" in the Bible Means: "Divine Completeness and Perfection." 

Oh Yeah! For those who've been persistently Praying, Worshiping, Listening and Waiting........for those who've been lovingly Remaining In His Word & In His Presence....for those who've been uber Obedient to His Will & His Way.....for those who've been Diligently Using what's in their Hands and Serving with Humility......for those who've kept their Eyes Fixed Like Flint, Holding Tightly to His Hand........for those who courageously continue to Be HIS Light In the Darkness......for those allowing Daddy God to do a Big Ole Heart Check.......for those consistently living each and every second of each and every day with a Thank You Jesus NOW FAITH Attitude........Father God's saying "This Season of Holy Heavy Lifting and ALL that's been Required and Requested by Me to get you to your *For Such a Time  as This* has been Divinely Completed to Perfection!"

Yes & Amen!! Ohhhhhh Hallelujah Loves!! Our Lord God, Jehovah-Jireh (Our Provider), is fittin to Show Up and Show Out in October, November and December....THE LAST THREE........#LikeABoss!!

"Yes indeed, it won't be long now." God's Decree.
"Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won't be able to keep up.  Everything will be happening at once - and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and hills. I'll make EVERYTHING right again for my people Israel........(Amos 9:13, MSG. Emphasis Mine)

"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, TPT)

#RECEIVEThisGodWord #ItsYourTime #BELIEVEHim #TRUSTHim #ShineStarShine #AllForHisGlory

Continued Success & Blessings!!






Metsies' Off-Season Scripture #3: