I ran across an interesting article: "Don’t Settle for a Fake Anointing"

Don’t Settle for a Fake Anointing

A Life Worth Dying For..New Life in Christ Jesus causes old things to past away for sure!

Pastor V ministering to at "Mission Day 2011" A Life with Christ is Worth Living!

Pastor V Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Hockley,TX : "A Marriage After God's Own Heart"

And the Gospel of Good News is being spread..Beauty for Ashes Fellowship Meeting 2010

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No Complaints Here...

Today as the countdown to the New Year begins...I cannot lie and say I'm ready for 2010 to go! Why? Because this year was a GRRRREAT! God moved in such ways that it was mind blowing. He moved in me and the work came through with boldness.
Beauty for Ashes IWM's foundation was lain on good ground...the Word of God. The result was that the favor of God poured like a river. The Fire of the Holy Ghost moved through the House time and time again.
I could pout about the negative events but even those worked out for our good.
God taught me to operate in His love and forgiveness. To Stand even bolder against the wiles of the devil..The in submission to God and resisting the devil..he had to flee the camp!

Honestly, I have no complaints. There are video clippings, camera shots to prove why.
Women and young women (even guys) were touched by the ministry in some way. Glory to God. You cannot complain when everything you set your hand to do for the Lord prospered. I'm thankful for 2010.

I encountered God like a hungry person...my heart chased after Him! God is faithful because he rewarded me with His peace, His love and security. I slept at nights not tossing and turning. My tears were okay because Abba was there. My prayer life grew in leaps and bounds and so did the manifestation! Wow..what a year.


The Holy Scripture took flight in our lives. God's voice was clear and ever present. Obedience to Him rocks! There was completion that occurred. Our adoption of the little princess was completed! Glory to God. We multiplied as well..Our latest addition made her grand entrance (in the car on the freeway)..Ahh we love you M&M..and Gammy's boy turned a Terrific Two! (perhaps that was terrifying two to his Mom).

And to think God just whispered," This was a foundation now I'm building on it!"Glory to God! I have no complaints. Christ brings completion in our lives.

Maturity in Him has caused my perspectives to not shift but change completely. Here is to a God that can make you whole. 2010 will never be forgotten. How could I forget the year I aligned myself completely with God and walked in His perfect will?

Happy New Years to you!
Love,
Pastor Valencia

It's That Time!

As we prepare for a second year in ministry the winds of change are blowing. God has ordained our path for sure. My spirit is leaping for joy today.
Gone are the hindrances, the negativity and carnal mindsets. The fresh oil has been poured. Positioned and ready to operate in His might.
Beauty for Ashes IWM's blog will be buzzing. There will be messages of hope,laughter,and testamonials! Join in on sharing the beauty of God's love.
Love to you,
Pastor V

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Wes Morgan - I Choose To Worship

Christ or the Crowd? A look at People Pleasing..

29And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

30And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

31And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

32And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

34So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.


Here lies a real gem in the Word of God.. Choosing between Christ or the Crowd. The blinded men were faced with a choice. Forgo the healing or simply continue to please others..This can often be hard for someone who struggles with people pleasing.


The crowd's mentality represents a natural distraction that at some point we all face.
They were more interested in the appearance than the needs of the blind men.
These men apparently needed a miracle and the Anointed one was in their midst.
However, the carnality of the crowd was there as well. The crowd clearly did not understand the ministry of Jesus. If they did they would have scooted the guys up to Jesus. Or perhaps they were trying to be heard first..hmm
Nevertheless, there was a decision the blind men had to make for themselves.
Opinions or Christ's gift of a miracle.. Seems like an easy choice but surprisingly sometimes its not.

They knew that Christ was the Son of David and had the power to heal their infirmities. They sought Godly counsel against the carnal counsel of men. They stepped out of the cushioning the crowd can sometime offer to one. The crowd's response to the men indicated that this was a real necessary push for the men. There is no way in that crowd the miracle would have happened for them.

This miracle was a personal choice for them. It boiled down to a choice Christ or the Crowd. They had to ask themselves will I follow the in crowd, the fad, the trend, or will I stand for Christ and His will for my life. It says in the Word that Christ was sent to heal the sick! Yes these men had to choose..

How often are we faced with this type of choice. Do we obey God or do what the flesh says matters most. How often do we ponder,"What will people say if do this thing that God is telling me to do". There are countless battles that were fought unnecessarily with God based on that mentality.

People pleasing yields nothing back to us. Sure we may get the pat on the back or maybe not that if we encounter those that are never satisfied. Its not our call to cater to the attitudes or opinions
of others as much as it is for us to follow after, and desire to please God..there will come a place of conflict between the two! Christ or the Crowd?

People pleasing is not fun by any means. It really shuts down who we were called to be in Christ. He called us to be healed and whole. Not laden with trying to figure out who will be today because we need fleshly validation. That is bondage and it brings you down to naught. Be liberated in Christ to walk whole and have your site restored.

I applaud the Blind men for choosing Christ. For understanding that pleasing flesh has no true value no real yielded result. They understood that God had more for them. They sought Christ not the Crowd! Wow what maturity. It would have been different if there was a crowd of those praying with them and seeking Christ as well now that's a different story! But this lesson built them up in their faith. It had purpose....

The purpose is seen in the last verse.. They after choosing Christ not the Crowd were healed. After being healed the men went on a mission.They followed Christ and there lied their ability to be effective in the Kingdom of God. The men were walking testimonies of God's miraculous healing power to others..Wow!
Shalom,
Prophetess Valencia B. Luckett