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You Can't Stop...


Last night at WNBS I just began to write this message below. Although I know this word was for me, I wanted to share it with you also, just in case you needed to hear it also…
…Somewhere you have gotten tired or have grown weary with the gift God has given you. I need you to ask God to renew your strength and to revive your spirit.

The gift that lies within you is not for you, but for others. You have been trusted with this gift. You have been equipped with this gift. You hold something that someone needs. I know that you are tired. I know that you feel misused, often abused and at times unappreciated. I know that you feel that you can’t give anymore of you. I know that you feel like “God, how can I give out when I am in need”? Please know that as you give, He will give to you. As you bless His house, automatically, He will bless your house.

Remember that what He has given you, He knows just how much you can bare before it runs low on fuel. It’s funny that the gifts we are blessed with we feel that we know exactly how to keep them going. Thing about it is, we are not the manufacturers. Sometimes we just go go go 100 mph without stopping to refuel and this is normal when things come natural to us. Always know that you are able to Restore and Revive your spirit and gifts through God.

Always keep in mind that it is a MUST to drink from His fountain. Remember to not lean to your own understanding and not to look at your own self as wise instead as a servant to God, always able and willing to be used by Him. I remember listening to a message from Bishop Jakes, where he felt like if another person asked him for another thing, he was going to bust... Until he met an elderly lady who let him know "it's for us". Meaning don't give much focus on those that really are there just to take; it's not for them, but for "us".
Go back to your 1st love and begin to stir up the gift that’s within you. There is more of you to give out. RENEW, REFRESH and REJUVENATE in God’s Word, His Might, His Spirit, His Grace, His Mercy and in His Love. The crazy thing about it is that the more we are given the more we will have to give. So why not do it in Love and with the Grace that’s available to you.
 

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  1. UnknownMay 21, 2015 at 9:13 AM

    Great word of encouragement Jess! So many times we forget that Gods gift to us is for His useage and were just mere servants.

    Its time to fuel back up for the next journey in order to finish the race as designed specifically for us all.
    Thanks for the reminder.
    Mom

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  2. Jessica S. PrestonMay 21, 2015 at 9:48 AM

    Thank you. Yes it was a really good reminder... Just have to learn to do it with joy and keep the bigger picture in mind.

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