Category: Christian Living

What Is Joy ?

What Is Joy ?

Then Ezra said to them, “Go [your way], eat the rich festival food, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be worried, for the joy of the LORD is your strength and your stronghold.” – Nehemiah 8:10 AMP

Being Content

               As a new divorcee , and single mother I have learned the practice of being content in every season that I am in. I find myself revisiting memories of bad choices and decisions that I made in the past, and determining to do better this time. Now being back in my personal territory of Chicago, I find myself mentally healing. I have been forced to face some painful things that happened but God has been alongside me through it all. I know that in the future I will be released for something great, but now I am content where I am in life.

               I think as a believer it is important to learn the art and talent of being content. Many times people post their “success” on social media – but a picture could truly be a lie. People only post what they want you to see, not what is really going on behind closed doors. When you learn to be content, you are not bound by what people think.. I learned this from following Christ closely in this season.

               When you focus on grief your life will be cut short by grief. Life (despite what people teach) is not meant to be filled with pain and suffering – but with joy. You have to learn how to make your personal life journey “joyous”.  When release joy into the atmosphere, it makes it easier for gravity to return joy back to you by law of attraction.

Honor Yourself

               I am a firm believer of not waiting for someone to do what I know how to do myself. Today why don’t you honor yourself? Compliment yourself? Encourage yourself? Stop waiting for someone else to affirm you and affirm yourself. Learn the art of engulfing yourself with healthy books, good podcasts, and words of affirmation that will draw you closer to God.

Who Do I personally listen to?

Below I posted some people and some books that I am reading right now in life.

1 – The praying mom by Stormie Omartian.

2 – I have begun to listen to sermons by Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell

3 – I have started reading this book by Heidi St. John (Bible Promises For Moms)

               I have made the decision in my own life that I will not allow what happened to me to be the cause of me becoming a failure. I think in life I have had to push past a lot of abuse that I endured as a child – let it go and give it to God. Because I can’t allow what happened to me destroy me mentally, physically, and emotionally. I have mastered smiling again, liking what I see when I look in the mirror and loving the fact that I am alive. But it took a long time to accomplish that.

               In life you can’t allow what people do to be the pilot of your emotions. You must move on. I pray that whatever is causing you to toss and turn at night will be released and fly away from your mind so that you can have peace.

Vision Of An Island

               I remember there was a time not too long ago, I would close my eyes and envision myself living peacefully on an island by myself. That reality that I formed in my mind was better than my reality. Ironically, overtime my life (in real life) became a beautiful version of what I envisioned in my own mind.

               I had to learn to let go of what people have done and move on. Let me tell you the people who have done evil to me in the past have been repaid and some are even dead now. But I learned that the people who hurt my feelings are dead, and I am still alive. I have officially outlived all the naysayers, lies, and gossip about me… So, there is no point of living a life of depression. Life is not purposed and meant for you to live in some sort of emo state – but instead to live a life filled with joy.

               In life, you should not be waking up looking forward to death – but looking forward to something new each day. Your life is still in the filming stages of something great so keep going. I believe that God is going to generate something greater and better for you. I believe that happiness will become a regular emotion for you.

Cut Out Toxic People In Your Life

               There is a old saying that goes that you are the company that you keep and that is true. When you remove people who are toxic and are set in there ways of “toxic-ness” – then you will see a transformation of your life. At 29 years old I have had to practice this and yes toxic people don’t like that and I don’t care. People who are ill intentioned should not be in your life and should not be in your vicinity. That will help you have mental clarity as well. Don’t waste your time and energy on people who are “fake” and mean you no good. You want to be surrounded by people who genuinely love you and want you to succeed in life.

Conclusion

               When you surround yourself with joy then you will indeed have joy. To have joy you have to remove people from your life who mean you no good. Focus. Remain positive. Live a little. Things will surely change … Slowly but surely for the better.

Minister (Esther ) Precious-Diamond S. Chessier (Kelly)

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Are You Ready For The Overflow ?

“For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the LORD, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope”. – Jeremiah 29:11 Amplified Bible

Are You Ready For The Overflow ?

          This year is coming to a close and it may not be ending like how you want it. But that does not mean that God does not want to do a overflow in your life in the future. Whether it’s your business, job, workplace, love life, money (finances), peace in your home, freedom from your past, a refill of joy, more opportunities – whatever it is know that God has more instore for you.

          Do not pay attention to the negative things that people say but instead focus more on the powerful things that God can do and perform in your life. The last few years I have overcome a lot of pain and humiliation. I was very shocked and surprised at how far people will go to hurt me. Many nights I cried myself to sleep disappointed in life, felt no need to pray, and had no hope. But one day I decided to remain steadfast in the armor of God and know that he will make a way out of no way. Don’t shrink or limit God but instead believe that God will show up in every circumstance in your life. Believe God that he can take you to a brand new level. Believe that God is going to move mountains and cause you to be walking, living, and breathing in expectation .In life everything is not perfect but even in that God is always faithful. Determine to have a heart of flesh and live in gratitude knowing that God is exactly who he says that he is.

Minister Precious-Diamond Sandre’a Chessier (Kelly)

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Instead Consumed By Purpose

Prayer Applications

“You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name”. – John 15:16 New Living Translation

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When Filling Out A Job Application

          When you take time out of your day to advance your career and fill out job applications, you get emails that say that your job application corresponds to the requirement for the job. Then you get an email and phone calls that ask you to come in for an interview, and then you are hired.

          That is the reality of being an adult that you have to remain employed so that you can afford to take care of yourself (especially if you are a parent). I really wanted to write this for black women, because I am a black woman. For the last 2 years I have been in a wilderness and I learned a hard lesson being a black woman. To God be the glory. However, I have learned that as a black woman you cannot allow a man (even if he is black) to lead you down the wrong path as a woman.

          Whether it is with your weight or appearance, as a black woman you have to do better and achieve and achieve better. You can’t chase a man down a rabbit hole of failure just to have his attention. Instead focus on you and bettering yourself to fulfill the purpose that God has placed on the inside of you.

          So even if you are experiencing backlash, you still have to press forward and overcome how you feel. Instead crying over some fool, and eating your sorrow away – fill out a job application so that you can into something better for your life. Don’t waste all your data and cell phones minutes, crying over some loser.. Instead get ready and prepare yourself because a member of the recruiting team is getting ready to call you and ask you to come in for a job interview. Or instead chasing some fool who wants to be pacified and babied, why don’t you chase the purpose that God has for you. Why don’t you call the job and ask to speak to the hiring manager, and follow up on your job application – and schedule a time to come in for a interview.

          Moral of the story, I wrote this for black women because I feel like black women want more and compare themselves to other ethnicities , but you have to make better decisions like the other ethnicities. You have to want something better for yourself. You have to make the decision that you will not be consumed by a man, but instead consumed by purpose.

Sincerely,

Minister Precious-Diamond S. Chessier

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Why God Is More Important Than Hypocritical Church Folk

Isaiah 54:17New King James Version17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper,And every tongue which rises against you in judgmentYou shall condemn.This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,And their righteousness is from Me,”Says the Lord.

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As of recently I had gone through a wilderness and for 17 months it was rough. I was praying every night for a break through, but God told me that I had to go deeper in God to accomplish what he wanted me to. As a prophet, I can tell you I was met with a lot of crappy answers from hypocritical church people that didn’t have the right answers to what I needed.

The word of God discusses Adam and Eve and talks about why a woman should have a husband. I can tell you that my boyfriend John was the answer to my prayers . The word of God says that relief and deliverance will arise from another place. When someone in the church won’t do what God said to do in order to help you , then God will go somewhere else and cause help to arise from some other place.

Your Gifts and Talents

I want you to know that you were not chosen to make someone else great. You were not chosen to cause someone else to arise into power. You were not chosen to cause someone else to go “higher in God”. You were chosen because God has a plan for your life specifically and your wilderness is not for someone else to be blessed , but it’s for God to cause YOUR gifts and talents to be defined in Christ.

I want to remind you of the story of Joseph and how his family ( brothers ) were jealous of him. Yet despite all they had done, it did not change that God hand was still of Joseph life. I want you to know that God hand is very much on your life , and the word of God says not to give your pearls to the swine.

Real Life Real Jesus

So there was a time that I attended The Way of Truth Baptist Church in Chicago and I had to leave the organization because of rumors and perversion. The Bishop was a adulterer and had a reputation for cheating on his wife. Because I am a prophet, there were rumors that I was only pretending to be anointed to get the Bishop attention and that was a LIE ! Why in the world would someone waste there time on a man that is married , when you can just go get your own man ? So I left the church and had to stop speaking to people that I knew from my childhood because it was obvious that the ministry has become a occult and was headed to foreclosure. Now I know why the Bishop is always sick and it’s because of his perversion.

Anyways , what I learned in that season is that there are people who have churches that God never choose and though they have a ministry God has already determined for it crumble down and fall. God is replacing people , and you can’t let what people do stop you from moving forward in Christ.

The word of God says Esther was chosen “for such a time as this “. I need you to stay focused and remain positive in this hour because despite what you are going through God still has a calling and plan for your life.

Minister Precious – Diamond Sandre’a Chessier

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What A Night It Has Been

Isaiah 54:17New King James Version

17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says the Lord.

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Being a parent comes with unexpected hospital visits. On this episode of the ghetto parenting life chronicles, my ( daughter Ruth) had to be admitted. I believe God for supernatural healing. ( Ruth ) was very sick and throwing up . I say this because as a parent don’t automatically assume that throwing up is normal because it could be a sign that the child needs to go to the doctor.

Because we will be in the hospital for one week. Moral of the story don’t automatically assume that your child is being “extra”, “dramatic”, or “doing something for attention”. Something could really be wrong so get it checked out !

Minister Precious – Diamond S. Chessier

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