MY LOVE HAS ARRIVED...

Are you saved ? YES By/Through the bLood of Jesus Christ ? NO; i cant take that ride... and for this im left on the side/ side of the road; i watched as sin, lust, idolatry, adultery, & i cant forget PRIDE...bye bye boasting, showing off, dictating what i did according to peoples reactions;... drive further & further away from me. God is my tow truck; so its okay ; because my HELP IS ON THE WAY :)


MY HELP/MY LOVE HAS ARRIVED....

when i think of you i smile; my heart smiles. in unison. when i think of you i get that fluttery feeling; butterflies. your always on my mind and your name constantly escapes my lips. while your words rests in my soul. my heart is becoming a replica of yours, my eyes see what you want them to see, my feet go where you lead them; and i happily follow. my hands my arms raise as high as they can; just one of the ways to let you know I LOVE YOU, I NEED YOU, I BREATHE YOU as you breathe life into me. cold blue. your love has revived me; this love is divine. this is more than my emotions. this is all truth. you found me & you rescued me. from a world deeper than the ocean floors, they told me i was Deep because i could write; they were Right, i was Deep into a pen full of lies. i compromised, and scrutinized my way deeper & deeper into my demise. yet still i rise; not on my own, because i was ready to Give up. but because this love we now have was pre destined to come to pass. only things that i do with you will last. you are my EVERYTHING :) falling in love with you has been the best thing ive ever done. you are my first & my last, my beginning, and my end, you are my way, my truth, and you are my LIFE. i will be patient; there's no rush. i will be kind, i will not envy or boast, i will not be arrogant or rude, Not my way; but i will follow yours, no resentment, i will accept your correction, and rejoice when i am corrected, i will bear whatever i can handle; because you know just what i can :) i will believe, hope, and endure ALL things. because (Lord, God, Jesus, Christ, Good Shepherd, Messiah, King of Kings, Prince Of Peace, Lord of Lords, Redeemer, Savior, Creator, Provider, Protector, THE REAL JEHOVAH, father, Holy Spirit, Yaweh...) YOU MEAN MORE THAN THE WORLD TO ME !!



Dear; Sin, Satan, World "ITS OVER" there's nothing that you can say, do, or give me that'll make me come back. ive found true love; and im holding on for dear life; because my life depends on it YOU'VE ETERNALLY LOST ONE -Artisha Nicole Ivey-

i am NOT ashamed...

This is NOT for the SELF RIGHTEOUS; This is for the SINNERS who have recognized that they need a SAVIOR...you may know God; but is your heart & your life style allowing God to know you...i'm not here to Judge; that's Gods job. but i am here to share my testimony. OBEDIENCE is better than SACRIFICE...

so your doing good in school, making money, "doing something with yourself/life"; congrats...sad part is you putting more into ya career, yourself, ya reputation than your putting into your final destination ! Oh you the flyest; congrats. sad part is you worried more about ya rims, ya bling, ya clothes than you are ya soul. Just bcuz you go to church every Sunday, sing in the choir, ya daddy, ya mama, ya granny, are ministers...DOES NOT mean your going to Heaven. God doesn't care about your works. He cares about whats in your heart. We use the phrase "God Knows My Heart" so lightly; the bible says in Jeremiah 17:9 (The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?) if you were honest about the things that were truly in your heart Or for that matter apart of your lifestyle. You would know that neither are pleasing to God. i don't care who you are; you are NOT exempt from death Nor are you exempt from Judgment. These things here on earth are T E M P O R A R Y....i repeat T E M P O R A R Y; that dude/woman you idolizing, that car you drive, that house/apartment you live in, your style, your swag, your abilities, sex, money, fame, celebrity status; ALL T E M P O R A R Y. & when your standing before GOD; its NOT going to matter. So i say its time to start choosin up; the WORLD or GOD. Its simple. EITHER YOUR OF OR YOUR OUT; OF THE WORLD or your OPPOSING it. BUT its to hard to serve God; but truth is the only thing holding us back is "FEAR OF MAN" you can say your not scurred of nothing..but if you care what others think of you or what they might say. or your not doing something, wearing something, going somewhere bcuz you don't wanna be embarrassed; Whatever the case may be...YOUR SCARED ! what you really should be afraid of is how this world is destroying you BIT by BIT. you see the enemy is very subtle and patient. and a lot of the times "we follow our hearts" right into what the devil has set up. and we're so blind to the truth that we don't even know its him setting us up to FAIL. nothing Good come out of Sin (wickedness, darkness) while your still in it and enjoying it; that's like you trying to squeeze water out of sand. its impossible. unless of course God chooses to make that happen (yes; he's that good) the only way out is through the blood of Jesus Christ; and think about it; if we all were not "that bad" why would he have come to earth to become a pure, holy, blameless MAN (the only man who can call himself a savior; EVER) & die a gruesome and painful death; FOR OUR SINS. if it wasn't that serious !! I'M GOING TO BE REAL; i not to long ago in my life went hard for the world & thought i was OK because i waited until i was 20 to lose my virginity, i didn't really do bad things like kill, went to church on Sunday, & through out the week, wrote facebook post about him, blogged about him...i actually convinced myself that the drinking, smoking, fornication, lust, idolatry, parties, pride, attention seeking, vain,and the list goes on Artisha Nicole Ivey i use to be; was just me having "FUN" & living my life to the fullest. even tried to convince myself that i was happy ; but i can remember how i always felt a void; all these things i did was me trying to fill a place that only God can fill; let me tell you something you can NOT fix something that was meant to be mended by God... i learned the hard way; went from a lot of things to Nada. But truth is i gained so much more. (happiness, joy, peace.....) & i'm not saying that now i'm perfect because i'm far from it; i still face a lot of temptation, but i now have the key to going through a situation; without having to GO THROUGH; & JESUS CHRIST is that key, & i'm not saying that the walk with God is easy bcuz it isn't, i personally Lost friends, family, followers. lol i mean you name it i've probably lost it. but i've gained CHRIST; the one who loves me so much that through my sins, through the times i hated him, through the times when i could careless about what he did for me. HE KEPT ME, PROTECTED ME, CALLED ME, STAYED WITH ME...his Love is everlasting; it NEVER ENDS, EVER !! that alone makes me want to surrender EVERYTHING to him. ive been delivered & set free so that's why i can walk around with this "EX" on my chest (Ex-Diva, Ex-Narcissist, Ex-fornicator, Ex-Masturbator, Ex-Hypocrite, Ex-Liar, Ex-Conformist, Ex-Pharisee, Ex-Rebel, Ex-Failure, Ex-Slave, Ex-Deceiver...this WAS me; but i died to myself & allowed God to consume my life; & in me he reigns supreme =) !! (Sin can only take you deeper, & deeper & deeper. truth is there is no limit to what you'll do when your in sin...even the ones in that "things ill never do" list) Tomorrow, next month, 5mins from now is NOT promised to anyone; not even our President; God has given us so many chances, yet we still think we have time WE DON'T; YOUR SOUL IS ON THE LINE HERE !! so choose; GET RIGHT; WHEN EVERYONE'S GONE LEFT or OR GET LEFT; WHEN EVERYONE'S GONE =) God Loves you;

ITS TIME TO STAND UP...

While we as Christians are sitting around
waiting for things to happen; instead of
going out & spreading the Gospel; things like this are
getting people's attention & for those of you who think the
Bible isnt true. why would they want to take it away from you
so bad; to the point where they're desperate.
willing to whatever they can to make sure you
dont hold the truth; STAND; & when you do, STAND FIRM...
LETS GO !!!! NO GAMES..

the things of the world are WORTHLESS...

For some reason God has put in my
HEART to share my devotions...
so here is another...

(Phillipians 3:1-11)

The sacrafice Christ made when he came down to
earth to save me from Eternal Death. is exactly
what keeps me going each and every day
because i know what he's promised me.
Love, Peace, Joy, Wisdom, Protection, Happiness
that will never end, and the best of them all
Eternal Life In Heaven With Him =)

fact: i am free and liberated through Christ. I am no
longer in bondage. No longer captured by sin.

i remember a minister from my church (p4cm.com)
using this analogy...so ill kindof put it into my own words

"Like a monkey with his hand stuck in a bottle because
he wont let go of whats inside, only later to be captured"
(if only he would of just let go; he would've got away)

in my case; i LET GO of EVERYTHING sinful
EVERYTHING holding me back. even the "secret sins"
that we think no one know's about... pride, hate in our hearts, etc
forgetting that God is all seeing, all knowing...HE KNOWS what we
can HIDE from others..."IM FREE"

i may have lost all the things i valued or i thought
i couldnt live without. but compared to Christ and what
he done for me (and is still doing in my life) those THINGS
are nothing more than lint on black that can easily be
removed with a lint brush/roller and discarded into the garbage can.
never to be worried about again. so i guess you can say Christ
became my ling brush/roller. he removed every piece of lint (sin)
that was inappropriate for the person he has created me to become.

He's continuing to change my outlook on the things of this world
i thought i needed. i no longer go by what i think OR what i think
i know. but i go by every word God has spoken and still speaks to me.
i dont "just" follow instructions. but i have a personal relationship
with God, so i follow HIM. i have faith in the things God has done,
doing, and is going to do in the future. so im ready for whatever
satan/world throws my way, because God is almights and powerful
and he's on my side; so ive already WON...

(personal prayer...)
dear God i thank you for being just in everything you do.
i know that what you have promised those who know, trust, love, and follow you
is just you being modest. Lord i pray that you continue to show me who you are
and that you continue to show me myself (even when i dont like what i see;
especially when i dont like what i see) i ask that you continue to change me, that
you continue to give me an open heart to recieve the change. i ask that i fall inlove
with you again everday; make knowing you NEW to me every day/ each time
im in your word. help me to stay focused on you God. in Jesus name AMEN

PRAISE BREAK!

• I decided to make a list of the Top 10 songs a person should not listen to at work unless they are ready for a PRAISE BREAK…. I wish someone would have warned me…I was at work about to lift my hands and cry out to the LORD lol real spit
  
  Thirsty: Marvin Sapp
  Chasing After You: Tye Tribbett
  Worshiper: Marvin Sapp
  No Greater Love: Fred Hammond
  All I Have To Give: Mali Music
  It Would Take All Day: Kirk Franklin
  Hurricane : Jimmy Needham
  True Love: Phil Wickham
  Throne Room: Cece Winans
  Anything sang by Angelo and Veronica !!!!
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HELP...

i recently did a devotion on HELP
so i thought i would share it with you guys

most people i know struggle with Helping Others;
but i some how struggle with accepting the Help
God sends my way; when i need it...

(2Chronicles 32: 24-33)

You can have all the "things" in the world
but one day you may need a helping hand.
in this story Hezekiah was to Proud to except
the help God sent to him. In this case i am Hezekiah
i was so use to being the Helper; that when i needed
the Help i was to Proud to admit it, except it, and
rest in Gods word; knowing that he would provide and
Help me. it says in (James 4:6; God opposes the Proud
but gives Grace to the Humble)
Oppose- to act against or provide resistance to (verb)
Grace- the freely given, unmerited favor and Love of God
Humble- "NOT Proud" or Arrogant

i was so caught up in that "I'm independent" mindset
and i don't need anyone's Help.
that i allowed Pride to consume my actions.

i remember reading a quote from C.S. Lewis and one thing
that stuck out to me was "PRIDE leads to every other vice;
it is the complete ANTI-GOD state of mind"
we can walk around saying we Love God. but with even
a SPEC of Pride in our hearts. we are Totally 100%
AGAINST GOD !!

Contentment

Last night while reading Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh Demoss I realized that one of the lies I believe about God is that he alone isn’t enough. I recently did a study on what it meant to be content in Christ, and although I came across some amazing scriptures that stressed the importance of Christians trusting solely in the lord… my life style didn’t show that I understood what the scriptures expressed. As I read Lies Women Believe I started thinking about my mother and how painful it would be if she were to die. I know this is a touchy subject for most… I mean no one wants to think about a loved dieing…but it made me feel uneasy because I realized how much trust and dependency I put in my mom to guide and comfort me. I thought if God did see fit to call her home I would be alone…this isn’t true… if I am a child of God…God will ALWAYS be there…Even when my earthy mother isn’t…It will be painful, but I don’t have to feel alone because God my father said he will NEVER leave nor forsake me…Shelley(my mother) never promised me that…and although I grew up believing she did…that’s something she could never live up to…But Jesus Christ can and will be there to sustain me even in the mist of great lost…The idea of my mother dieing hunts me and is the scariest reality… but even scarier then that is professing that I am a Christian and not fully depending on him…I realized that a benefit of being in a relationship with Christ is that its ETERNAL… I had as dream last night and all though it was a tad bit strange (like most of my dreams) one thing in the dream really spoke to my spirit…in my dream I was being attacked …my life was in serious danger…it was dark…I began to cry out for help…my S.O.S cry filled the atmosphere …but no one… not one person responded…no one was in sight…I then began to cry out to the Lord… JESUS …JESUS…JESUS… then instantly I was shielded… This morning I realized that that’s how life is…I cry out for people and no one comes to my aide…anyone is in sight… But if I believe that Jesus is alive and the same spirit that rose Jesus from the dead on the third day lives in me…I AM NEVER ALONE… and when it seems there is no way out of trials, temptation, heart ache, pain, sickness, loneliness, self condemnation, darkness, I can simply call out to him and he will protect me… I can TRUST that GOD will never leave me…This is a dieing world and all that’s in it is dying…my friends, my family, my career, my plans, myself, but God is LIFE…and if I hold on to that truth regardless of how lonely I feel I can firmly stand!!!! And I can be CONTENT in my GOD and GOD alone…
(Jeremiah 17:5-7)

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