Christians need to join together and pray for Pastor Youcef

Hey all, well I posted a video about this on my YouTube Channel, but I felt I needed to write something about it here as well.
It's been on my heart a lot lately to really get the word out to everyone I can about Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, he is the Pastor in Iran who has been sentenced to death for apostasy, He is a Christian Pastor who was arrested and given the chance to reject his christian faith and accept islam...well he has NOT....and now he faces the death penalty because he will not accept islam...

Christians really need to stand with him in prayer, we need to pray that he is released, we need to pray that God gives him strength and peace.

So please I urge you, set some time a day to pray for him and pass the word along, tell everyone you know about what is going on there, urge them to pray as well...and pass the word on to everyone they know.
this needs to go VIRAL.

we need to stand together in prayer.

anyway I felt I need to say this so please tell others about Pastor Youcef, get the word out and show Iran that we will not stand for out brother in the Lord to be killed....

Blessings

Krysten

Avon Order and God's Blessing

well my Avon order is the largest I've ever had so far, over $300 worth in this order.
my goal is to start getting $400 or more orders, because it I do that for one year I will hit Presidents Club (I would have sold over $10,100 in a year) when I hit that (I say WHEN and not if) I will get even better discounts and I'll be able to order more demo's at once...
anyway my goal is to not just make it in sales, I am also going into leadership, and trying to get other people who want to work Avon with me.

anyway God is really blessing me in this, so I'm very encouraged about it.

anyway so far most people love my hair, and God has really been giving me the GIFT OF GAB, I mean I am just telling everyone what God's been doing in my life, its been amazing.
anyway I can tell by how a few people give me looks that they do not like my style or what I have to say....but I just go on with my message and if they hear it great, if not...oh well...

so yeah anyway it's late so I need to go to bed...
Night

Krysten

New Book-Crazy Love

I bought a new book today, it's called Crazy Love...

http://www.crazylovebook.com/

Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts — it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same.

Because when you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything.

I have really been wanting to get into a closer encounter with God
and so I have been studying everything that I can get my hands onto....I have been pressing into God and chasing after Him.

anyway I just wanted to share :)

Blessings
Krysten

Dare to be Different -New Hair and New attitude-

Well I did something wild for like the first time in my life....
I had my hair highlighted Teal (yes, thats right...TEAL)

and I cut almost all my hair off :) it's now a little above my shoulders...

I think I look awesome!

anyway I have had some people that don't like it, I don't know they think it's too much or something like that, they cant get past the wild color or something...but anyway I have been thinking about this and my opinion for those who dont like it is, I am not here to please everyone, my main focus is to please God and He loves it when I show my creative side like this. so this might not be something that everyone likes but God likes it because it is creative, colorful and it shows a true part of me that He created...I'm not always the shy little church mouse most people see me as...lately God has been bringing out my more flamboiyant side, I have been more bouncy, talkative, and outgoing...more so then I've ever really been....I have been looking up more rather then looking down.

I think a part of my shyness was just a lie of the enemy, and I've been praying about it more and more lately, and the lie that I've been told is "your not good enough, if you speak everyone will think your stupid, so you should just stay quiet" something to that effect, but I discovered that hey that's not really me, I mean God gave me a way with words and I am great at writing on paper but when it came to speaking I never did, because I was always afraid of saying the wrong thing then looking like an idiot...now I see that that was just a lie from the enemy to get me to not speak whatever God has me speak....

But lately now that I know the enemy's lie, I have been speaking against that...because I have really been feeling like I have a gift for speaking wisdom and truth to people...that is completely God given...I mean even right now I am not even looking at what I'm writing I'm just saying whats coming to me through God, God has given me a way with words in order to speak life into others and wisdom and truth. the enemy knows this and he doesnt want me to realize that so he spoke lies to me saying that I will look like a fool if I speak, or no one will listen...but I am speaking against that and I am breaking that lie RIGHT NOW....I WILL speak whatever God wants me to, no matter what it is...God wants others to be blessed and He wants to do some of that through me, and I am ready and willing :)

anyway so I really feel that God allowed me to do my hair like this....because it wasnt something the world considers "normal" and He is ministring to me telling me that I am not "normal" and that's okay, He made me just the way I am and I cannot believe the lies of the enemy anymore, I need to DARE to be Different, break the mold, and not allow "normal" to get in way of God's calling on my life, because God has something much more bigger and different then "normal".

I am slowly realizing my potential in God, and I WILL NOT allow the enemy to hinder that ANYMORE.

now my question for you: do you know your potential? what does God have for you?
God has something for each of us to do, He has a gift for each of us, the question is are you going to accept it?
the enemy doesnt want you to realize your God-given potential, so he is going to attack that area constantly...what you need to do it look at God's Word, find out what lie[s] the enemy is telling you and use God's Word (The Bible) and counteract that lie with the TRUTH.
Give thanks and praise to God everyday because the enemy HATES it...
worship God everyday.

if God wants you to be different, then be different...dont be afraid because God it with you no matter what.

God Bless
-Krysten-

Journey to Self-Confidence

I find it interesting, when I was so focused on my body image and trying to change it because I didnt like it...nothing changed...


but AS SOON as I started to focus on what God says about me and not what people say...I started losing the weight...so far I have lost over 30lbs and I have lost 2 inches in my waist...PRAISE GOD!


I know why it happened like that...it was because I was stressing and not focusing on God...but as soon as I started putting my focus on God again He started working it all out...and I love myself no matter how I look....my main focus is to get myself healthy....


God says that your body is a temple for the Lord....so right now God is fixing it up both inside and out, anyway so I wanted to say that dont worry about what other people think about you or your looks...people tend to put more focus on how they think others should look, and when they do that they end up hurting the other person....but God loves us regardless of how we look, we could be short, tall, big, small, and God see's us as gorgeous, why? because HE created us.


now if someone's body isnt healthy, that is something God does want us to change, because He tells us to take care of our bodies, but that NEVER changes how God feels about us...


now I know people can be very hurtful, I mean I have been called all sorts of things by people who have nothing better to do then hurt others....but what matters is I DONT accept their words, it took me a long time to get to a place of security like that, because I used to believe everything people said about me and I'd accept the lies, that brought me into depression, destroyed my self-confidence, and made me hate myself...I mean even when I was thinner I had bad self-confidence, I mean when I let myself be controled by what other people thought about me or said about me then no matter how thin I was, it was never good enough...no matter how my makeup or hair was done I was never pretty enough in people's eyes...and that brought me down a long road of self-doubt and self-hate.


Finally I got so sick and tired of living in depression, that I started to fight back...not physically, but emotionally...I started reading the bible to find out what God thinks about me, and when people would say crap to me like "why are you so fat?" or "why dont you lose some weight? you'd be so much more prettier" I  would tell them that their words arent kind, and they are hurtful, and I mean MOST people would then say how sorry they were and they didnt mean to be hurtful...then there were a few who did actually want to be hurtful so I told them goodbye because I do not need people like that in my life...it took me a while but now I'm to the point where yes I do allow the words to hurt BUT only for a few minutes, because I am being real...they are hurtful...and I cannot allow myself to bottle any pain up because if I do then it would just keep expanding until it explodes....so I'd rather feel the pain for a few minutes rather then have it all explode on me...but after those few minutes are over...I move on....


it is NOT an easy thing to do...and it took me a while to get to this point and even now I am still working on it. but God is forever with me and He is doing great things in my life....so I want to share with you...


DONT focus on what people tell you negatively about your body image or anything else
DO focus on what God says about you...because He loves you passionately and He see's you as GORGEOUS 


Here is an Excerpt from Proverbs 31 ministries:

"We desire to display both inner and outer beauty. One without the other is not really who we are, and we want someone to see who we really are. What we really long for is for someone to be enchanted with our entire being, our very essence.

What if instead of discarding this longing to be admired for our beauty, we embrace it?  What if we recognize this longing as a God-given desire which distinguishes our feminine heart?

When I turn this over in my mind and heart, I find something incredible: Not only does God give us this desire, He also satisfies it. You see, the King is enthralled with our beauty (Psalm 45:11).

The King sees me completely. He sees the effort I put into creating a scrapbook of my teenager or revising a writing submission until the words line up perfectly.  He sees me taking time to encourage a friend, or love my husband.  And He sees my efforts to exercise and take care of my body.

Our heavenly Father is the One who created and fulfills the longing of our hearts. God sees us inside and out, and He’s not disappointed or critical. He is delighted and enthralled.  By you!

The King is enthralled with our beauty. That’s why I’m dancing in my new boots today.  Won’t you join me?  Put on your favorite stylish shoes, crank the tunes, and dance.  His eyes are on you!

Dear Lord, nothing makes me more beautiful than Your love.  Thank You for being a Heavenly King who sees me completely and loves my whole essence.  In Jesus’ Name, Amen."

God thinks we are so amazingly beautiful and He wants us to know it and be confident in it...He is NOT a liar, so when God says we are BEAUTIFUL then we really are :)
It shouldnt matter what other people say or think about us...all that truly matters is what God thinks and says.


Here are some verses that show us what God says about us:

Jeremiah 29:11  I know the plans I have for you. Plans to prosper you and no to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future.

1 Corinthians 2:16 We have the mind of Christ.

Philippians 1:6 He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.

Philipians 2:15 We shine like the stars in the universe.

Isaiah 55:11 God’s word will not return empty but, will accomplish what He set it out to do.

Psalms 139 13-16 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because i am fearfully and wonderfully made. I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you whenI was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

Romans8:37  Nothing can seperate us from the love of God.

Romans 8:28-32 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son, that he may be the firstborn among many brothers.And those He predestined, he also called;  those He called, He justified;  those He justified, He also glorified. What shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, then who can be against us?

Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me.

Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

I started meditating on these, and as I did, God changed my heart...He changed it so I would focus more on His words about me, and not other people's...He wants to do the same in you, if you'll let Him...

God Bless
-Krysten-

MIDNIGHT RELEASE: Breaking Dawn part 1

Well I am SUPER excited!!! I am going to the MIDNIGHT release of Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 TONIGHT!!!

I've already seen the movie but I am going to go tonight because I WANT the special cover :) so yeah I am making myself wait until 10 at least....hopefully most people will want to get it up in redding so they wont come down to Anderson...but yeah

anyway I am SUPER excited and I just HAD to say something....

LOL I love Twilight, I am not afraid to say that :) I love Jesus more...but I am a Twilight fan

anyway gonna go get ready 

Krysten

Lies the Enemy tells us and ways to overcome them.

Spiritual Warfare is about EXPOSING the enemies high places in our lives. and when we have anything in our lives that is higher then God that is a stronghold.
But when we start getting free from those the less hold the enemy has on our lives.

How can we overcome the enemy:
Revelation 12:10-11

Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,

   “It has come at last—
      salvation and power
   and the Kingdom of our God,
      and the authority of his Christ.^[a]
   For the accuser of our brothers and sisters^[b]
      has been thrown down to earth—
   the one who accuses them
      before our God day and night.
   ¹¹ And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
      and by their testimony.
   And they did not love their lives so much
      that they were afraid to die. 

1. The Blood of the Lamb.
that is the FIRST method of defeat. whatever we TOUCH and where ever we WALK we have AUTHORITY in the blood of Jesus.

2. By the Word of our testamony.
when we testify of the great things God has done in our lives (healing, restoration, etc etc) the enemy HATES that...he cannot stand that we testify of God's greatness. So if we are to overcome him we need to testify EVEN MORE

3. Loving NOT our own lives even unto death.
we have to be willing to let the flesh die (spiritually) this for me means, stop worrying about finances, dont let myself be "shown-off" to men whom I'm not married to (I have a webcam, and I used to open it for anyone, or course some men wanted more which I wasnt willing to give, and so God convicted me about that, so I only open my cam for very close female friends and family)
What has to "die" in you so you can face End Times Stradagy
When I'm pressed (squeezed by the enemy) what does the enemy squeeze out of me? praises to God? or worry and fear?

Deep down though is a WARRIOR, VICTOR, who knows who she is and WHO'S she is (I belong to God)

Whats awesome is we are being EMPOWERED with an End Times Overcomers Anointing
Revelation 12:12
Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! 
      And you who live in the heavens, rejoice! 
   But terror will come on the earth and the sea, 
      for the devil has come down to you in great anger, 
      knowing that he has little time.”

Learn to be Spirit Controled NOT flesh controled.

8 Lies of the enemy and 1 word to break each

Lie #1. "Your going to get sick and die"
Word: Proverbs 3:25-26
 ²⁵ You need not be afraid of sudden disaster 
      or the destruction that comes upon the wicked, 
   ²⁶ for the LORD is your security. 
      He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.

Dont give the enemy a foothold. do NOT be afraid.

Lie #2. "Your life is unstable, you will not make it, your finances are unpredictable"
Jeremiah 17:7-8

⁷[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is.

    ⁸For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall not be anxious and full of care in the year of drought, nor shall it cease yielding fruit.

You WILL be prosperous, right now we are going through kind of a drought, but we dont need to fear because when we trust and rely on the Lord He will bless us. (this was a lie I believed, NOT anymore though)

Lie #3. "God is unapproachable, He is not concerned about your problems and current sufferings"
Ephesians 3:12-13
  ¹² Because of Christ and our faith in him,^[d] we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. ¹³ So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.

God loves us, and we can boldly approach Him.

Lie #4. "God will not help you in your time of need"
Hebrews 4:16
  ^{14 -16}Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let's not let it slip through our fingers. We don't have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He's been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let's walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help. 

we can BOLDLY walk right up to the throne of God and He will listen and help

Lie #5. "You will never change, you are a sinner, God has not provided salvation to you"
Hebrews 10:19-22

 ¹⁹Therefore, brethren, since we have full freedom and confidence to enter into the [Holy of] Holies [by the power and virtue] in the blood of Jesus,

    ²⁰By this fresh (new) and living way which He initiated and dedicated and opened for us through the separating curtain (veil of the Holy of Holies), that is, through His flesh,

    ²¹And since we have [such] a great and wonderful and noble Priest [Who rules] over the house of God,

    ²²Let us all come forward and draw near with true (honest and sincere) hearts in unqualified assurance and absolute conviction engendered by faith (by ^[b]that leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness), having our hearts sprinkled and purified from a guilty (evil) conscience and our bodies cleansed with pure water.

We have FULL assurance of our salvation through Jesus Christ

Lie #6. "You cannot make it, give up, throw in the towel, God will not prove to be faithful"
Hebrews 10:35-36

 ³⁵Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward.

    ³⁶For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and ^[e]carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised.

God doesnt Lie, when He promises to be faithful He will fulfill His promise

Lie #7. "You are alone, abandoned, there is no one to help you"
Hebrews 13:6
⁶So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me?

The Lord is my HELPER, we dont have to fear because what can man do to us? absolutely NOTHING.

Lie #8. "God doesn't love you"
1 John 4:16-18

 ¹⁶And we know (understand, recognize, are conscious of, by observation and by experience) and believe (adhere to and put faith in and rely on) the love God cherishes for us. God is love, and he who dwells and continues in love dwells and continues in God, and God dwells and continues in him.

    ¹⁷In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world.

    ¹⁸There is no fear in love [dread does not exist], but full-grown (complete, perfect) love^[g]turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear ^[h]brings with it the thought of punishment, and [so] he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love [is not yet grown into love's complete perfection].

When we dont accept His love we will be tempted with fear but when we understand and accept His love we WILL have COURAGE!

DONT' spend your energy on the lies of the enemy....Spend it on DECLARING TRUTH....Dont dwell on the lies...

Philippians 3:3
 ³For we [Christians] are the true circumcision, who worship God in spirit and by the Spirit of God and exult and glory and pride ourselves in Jesus Christ, and put no confidence or dependence [on what we are] in the flesh and on outward privileges and physical advantages and external appearances--

Have NO confidence in the flesh, but have FULL confidence in God.
Ask Him to heal, restore, deliver you from the accuser, because you want the anointing.
DONT let the enemy have ANY section in your life....

Blessings,
Krysten

Vision...standing in the gap

Last Sunday I had an AMAZING God Encounter and so I decided to write it all down after. And so I'm sharing it here and on Facebook and quite possibly my Ministry Blog (The Light Ministries Blog)....here we go...

2-5-2012

On Sunday morning I had asked for prayer for my husband, because he had been going through stuff in his life and he hasnt been going to church, he really hasnt seen the importance of it. so I had asked for prayer that he would get the passion back.
And while I was getting prayer, I noticed that nobody was standing in front of me, that struck me as weird because every time I had gotten prayer someone stood in front of me and held my hands, not this time though. everyone who was praying for me had their hands on my back. I just kind of wondered about that but I just closed my eyes and focused on God...that's when it happened....
God gave me a vision (first truly vivid one ever)

I saw a battlefield in front of me, it was dark, it gave me chills...
I looked down and I saw that I had armor on, (Ephesians 6:11-18) I had the breastplate, shoes, belt, helmet, shield, etc. and I was in a battle stance, ready to fight...I noticed though that my back was bare, I looked in front of me and then I saw the enemy, he was so hateful and he was rushing toward me, his only intent was to trample....but he wasnt looking at me, he was looking behind me. I looked too and I saw my husband, he looked weak and knocked down (spiritually I'm guessing) and I was standing between him and the enemy.

I looked back at the enemy and all of a sudden I felt hands on my back, and I heard prayers being prayed over me and my husband. At that moment I heard God's Voice speaking, He said that I can Face the enemy with Confidence, those in the church are standing with me in prayer and they have my back, their prayers hold me up. I was placed in front to stand against the enemy in place of my husband. The enemy is trying to get at him with worldly things and worry and depression, But God placed me there ready for battle.

My Armor is ON....my back is COVERED in prayer and God said to STAND confidently and SPEAK OUT against the deceptions of the enemy.

~~

It was completely AMAZING, God had never given me such a vivid vision before....so I know for a fact that it is vital that I as a wife need to stand in the gap for my husband both in battle and in prayer.

If your husband or wife is going through the same things with worry or depression or anything that is not from God then it is your job to stand strong in prayer and battle for them, I mean I dont know all the military terms so I might not explain it right but it seems to me that if a soldier is wounded in battle that soldiers fellow brothers in battle would stand and fight to protect their brother in arms....
that is how we need to opperate in the Spirit...when a brother or sister is wounded by the enemy (going through depression, worry, and believing the lies the enemy tells us, which I will share some of those too in my next blog post) we need to Stand in the gap and fight...

anyway I wanted to share this with you....Be Blessed

Krysten

Struggling with Body Image? look to the Creator

Hey all,


I know it's been a while since I've written anything, I do have a lot to catch up on but I wanted to address something that I have been struggling with almost all my life...


it took me a while to get to this point, I never thought of myself as "beautiful" going through my early teen years, I was a bit overweight, so I was shy and self-consious, when I hit 16, 17 and 18 I slimmed down, according to the world's standards I was pretty, and thats how I started seeing myself...I started viewing myself as the world does....
I had kids...I gained weight....and now a days most days I have people making comments about my weight....negative comments....and so I started viewing myself how they view me....it was darn depressing....I mean I had gotten to the point where I wanted to loose the weight so bad that I wanted to basically starve myself to do it....thankfully I havent...
Lately though God has really been speaking to me about this, He has told me through other people how much He loves me and cares about me, and He has also been speaking to me through song, and His Word -Psalm 139:14-16

For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother's womb.

    ¹⁴I will confess and praise You for You are fearful and wonderful and for the awful wonder of my birth! Wonderful are Your works, and that my inner self knows right well.

    ¹⁵My frame was not hidden from You when I was being formed in secret [and] intricately and curiously wrought [as if embroidered with various colors] in the depths of the earth [a region of darkness and mystery].

    ¹⁶Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them.

    ¹⁷How precious and weighty also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!^(E)

    ¹⁸If I could count them, they would be more in number than the sand. When I awoke, [could I count to the end] I would still be with You.
...Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations
...Galations 1:15-16

¹⁵But when He, Who had chosen and set me apart [even] before I was born and had called me by His grace (His undeserved favor and blessing), saw fit and was pleased^(A)

    ¹⁶To reveal (unveil, disclose) His Son within me so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles (the non-Jewish world) as the glad tidings (Gospel), immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood [did not consult or counsel with any frail human being or communicate with anyone].
...Isaiah 49:1
LISTEN TO me, O isles and coastlands, and hearken, you peoples from afar. The Lord has called me from the womb; from the body of my mother He has named my name.
...etc etc etc....
He has been telling me to Not even give thought to the negative things people say, my hope is in Him...so today I can say this and actually believe what I'm saying....I am Beautiful! lately I have been walking with more confidence because I actually believe what God tells me and Not the negative things man says.


that being said...I am still dieting....NOT because I dont feel beautiful....nope thats not the issue anymore...right now my body is not healthy....so seeing as it's a temple in God's eyes I need to take better care of it...so I am getting it healthy....
so I just think it's really awesome that God has broken down the lies that the enemy has told me almost all my life about body image...I mean the world says that your only "beautiful" if your stick thin, thats what all the magazines tell you, most movies, almost everything...you get indoctrinated with these lies as a child....But God thinks very differently, He thinks I'm beautiful no matter what :)


anyway I wanted to share...I hope you are as blessed as I was by this....we need to BREAK the lies that the enemy tells us....Girls now a days are told that their bodies are not beautiful unless they are super unhealthily thin, they are bombarded with movies, magazines, and ads selling an unhealthy body image. and it's so sad because it leads to depression, eating disorders, self mutilation, sometimes even suicide....
So we need to Break that, we need to show girls that they are beautiful just the way they are because that's how God see's them.


I myself can totally testify to how much the worlds view on body image has an effect....so I know firsthand the effect it all has....
anyway for those that struggle with body image, look to God, He loves you so much and He thinks you are gorgeous....He created you...


Take Care and God Bless


Krysten