Jeremiah 20:9
If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.Good morning friend!
Good morning friend!
I have some things on my heart that I want to share. I hope you are having a blessed week and you have the joy of the Lord in your heart!
Recently, I just got healed of something that in the world would take about 6 weeks to heal. I struggled back and forth for a few days and finally put my unbelief aside and decided to go all in and believe. I used my authority and moved my mountain and the power of God went to work and I was healed over night. I have had this revelation since 2015 and have been healed , blessed , full of joy and had all the blessing of God working in my life and have been sharing it since 2012 with our marriage testimony. My husband and I were also supernaturally healed and delivered of alcohol and adultery etc and that's when my whole painting journey began.
I started painting in 2012 when God told me to . You already know that. But the thing is, I was posting my art BUT speaking about marriage. I would share daily to encourage women who were in the same position and I cant even count how many women who have seen changed marriages because of our testimony. They are there and it is real.
In 2015 as God began to show me the truth about himself, I started to post about healing . I had a fire inside of me that was burning so hot because I was beginning to see REAL change in my life . REAL CHANGE. But as time went on, the enemy would send messengers to taunt me with false interpretations and false humility and fear tactics through women and I began to feel like " what is even the point of sharing this is people just don't want to hear or believe it."
What happened to me has been happening to people all over and its nothing new. It even happened to Jeremiah.
But it worked and it made me timid and lethargic and saltless. Friend, I don't like to talk about art as much as I want to talk about the word. And infact my art has somewhat become less salty just because sometimes I paint more for people than I paint responding to the spirit of the Lord. Its not what I am here to do. I am here to preach the gospel and heal the sick and set the captives free because the same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in me. I cant even take it anymore. I just cant. Its like fire shut up in my bones. This whole life is so unremarkable and bland without being who I was created to be. I am so excited, daily ,about the power of God in us and the revelations he has given me and about his coming to get the church! I am so excited its ridiculous. I can not even contain how much God speaks to me daily and how he leads me to people and places etc.
I feel the holy spirit reaching out daily to people who need something whether it be healing or deliverance or prosperity or freedom from religion! And more and more I encounter people who DON'T WANT IT . or DONT BELIEVE IT. and I have been taking that personally instead of keeping my flame going and moving on. I have been feeling defeated instead of steadfast. But I have just decided that out of the 100 people that I minister to, if one person receives , that's it. That's what I am here for. And the rest just get seeds planted in them that will get watered by someone else!
I have had true life changing revelations by studying the word of God everyday for 6 years and learning from the holy spirit and not man. And it has brought TRUE change into my life. My body has been healed and my mind delivered and my business blessed. It has also created generational change for my husband and children who also believe.
So if you are a person who desires to pursue the truth and be MADE WHOLE, I will be talking more about this HERE. right here. I just cant keep it in any longer and I cant let the rejection get to me or the luke warm Christianity influence me. I AM ON FIRE. God wants you to be too!
I will be taking a break from commissions as well. It is not life giving. I just can not paint beautiful when being told what to do. I try to tell people in advance and it always ends up that I am trying to recreate something that was painted from the holy spirit, in my flesh. I am not a commission artist. I can not create for man, it has to come from the place of joy and freedom in Christ. There are fear tactics there as well, the enemy would say well you need to do what is good for your business and what pleases the people . But that is never what God told me to do. And his way is always the best way.
I will be focusing on painting what God wants me to paint and painting my birthday collection to be released JUNE 25! I am so excited and even texted my husband yesterday from the shop that I was having so much fun!!
May you be blessed in everything you do today, healed in your body, freedom from lies and fear in your mind and you would have a greater revelation of what Jesus really did on that cross for you.
Shalom!
Melissa xoxo