Afflictions

Hello Release Yourself Family, and as always, thanks for stopping by. It has been quite a journey for me these past few months. Back in October, I think I may have mentioned it to you, but for those of you who do not know, I had knee surgery. I was released to go back to work on January 7, 2013, with very light duty, so my Administrator assigned me only with three days, Monday, Tuesday, and Fridays. I am cool with this, because it keeps me from standing and walking too much.

Anyway, today is not a reflection of my journey with my surgery, that is another segment by itself. Today is about a woman that I know that has almost completely destroyed her most precious gift from GOD.....her children, and their significant others, their children, and some of her sisters, brothers and nieces.This woman has done and will do just about anything for attention, whether the attention is bad or good, she will do it. She wants that attention, to the point of going to the hospital, pretending of shortness of breathe, chest pains, vision in her eyes, you name it, she will get it, and use it for attention. If there is someone else that may be getting more attention than what she feels she may not be getting, oh, it's on......she is in full attention mode. On Friday, February 15, 2013, she was transported to the ER via ambulance, because of attention, or shall I say, and Affliction............yes, Affliction.

After experiencing all the "excitement" I was feeling a bit overwhelmed and a little full, so please bare with me as I dialogue. This woman has gone to the ER several times and each time, they cannot find anything wrong with her. To me this is a classic symptom of "it's in your head" Many times she has pretended to have chest pains, headaches, blurred or no vision, just to seek attention. She goes on rampages of verbal abuse, and shouting matches with her sons, and others that may associate with her sons or anyone else that she can target to get her point across. She has manipulated her mother to thinking that she is innocent to what everyone else sees, or says about her. She has managed to make her mother "feel sorry" for her in ways that no one can get through to her (her mother). I have had enough of her manipulation, lies, deceit, constant mood swings and crazy behavior. There needs to be a full intervention.


Well family, I have a question. Have you ever come across a person who will do just about anything or say anything to get attention from the people that surrounds him/her, even if it means almost destroying the relationships of others just to get all the attention or some attention? Well I have, and as this situation transpired, I was quickly reminded of a passage on Afflictions that I had read in a book some months ago. The passage reads like this:
 

An affliction is a pathological (deviation from normalcy) condition of the mind, body, soul, or spirit that produces suffering, sicknesses, disease, or conditions that is difficult to treat, cure, or overcome by human interventions. The ultimate cure, of course, is divine intervention. The list of afflictions include: trials and tribulations, sorrows of the soul (depression, rejection, inferiority complex, loneliness), physical ailments, emotional hardship, misfortunes, satanically induced vexation, satanic/demonic provocation, incurable disease and sickness, adversity, abandonment, calamities and catastrophes, distress, and medical emergencies.

After remembering the passage I read on afflictions and spirits, and going to my book and re-reading it again, I quickly knew what I was seeing and may be dealing with. Then it also hit me……………this is a spirit, a spirit that is carried around on a person/people that have allowed the devil to form and forge weapons against them. What are spirits? Any child of GOD and believer knows that spirits linger around, waiting to attach themselves to those that are weak and available. We as children of GOD must be ready to recognize these weapons/spirits/afflictions that the devil is using against us, and be ready to counterattack him with the word of GOD. I was feeling a “certain kinda way” before I started to re-read this passage and the word of GOD. I went to Psalm 34:19 and read, and it reads this:

Psalm 34:19---Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Be ready to recognize these affection/spirits/and weapons of destruction that the devil is attempting to throw at GOD’s children. They are: aches, pains, arguments, competition, fear, harassment, infections, depression, disease, emotional instability, fatigue, filthy unclean thoughts and fantasies, guilt trips, isolation, loneliness, nightmares, polarized emotions, poverty, repression, suppression, and worry.

Be ready to pray and ask GOD to open the doorway to save our minds, body, souls and family.

Father, I come right now declaring and decreeing that my family and the families that surround this person are protected from all sorts of weapons and evil spirits that the devil has attempted to throw out……Father I declare healing of the mind, body, soul, spirit and finances of this person and all the people that surround. Father I come this morning declaring that the spirit ofGOD will dwell in this person with such a mighty force, that no weapon formed against them shall prosper and that all demons, devils, prince of darkness that lurks in high dark places shall be overthrown by the word and works of GOD. Father I declare that all malice, and instability be overthrown by the word ofGOD and GOD’s work. Father right now I declare love, peace, healing and salvation be restored to this person right now in the mighty name of Jesus. Father I know that all things are in the power of your hands, and Father right now I come asking that you just touch the souls, minds, and bodies of all who needs and desires your touch. Father touch those who are afflicted with the bondage of the devil, RELEASE them right now in the name of Jesus. And Father as I end this prayer, but never leave your presence, I ask for peace and love among all your people in the name of Jesus………..AMEN!

Release Yourself family, as I come to the end of the passage, but never from your presence, I pray love, peace and thanksgiving to you all.

.......Bless someone today, and don't forget to PRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

..................smoochies..........

rcansawgirl........<3 

Talking to MYSELF

Hello Release Yourself Family, and as always, it's great to be here, and thanks for stopping by. I know that it has been a while since we have last engaged in conversation, actually, it has been since July. I have been a little busy, school, work and then I had knee surgery in October, so I have had alot going on, but I have never forgotten about all of you. I relaized today I was talking to myself when a caller called me just to vent.....This is how the conversation went down.

 

Today was not necessarily a day that I felt like listening to someone else’s problem. Yes, I was being selfish, but it turned out that GOD had something else he wanted me to do. Just when you think that your life is far from what you would like for it to be, here comes someone else with a problem that is greater than yours.

I was in one of those moods today, you know, “feeling a certain kinda’ way” and my cell rang, well, I looked at the number and name for a few seconds, wondering should I answer or not. Well I did. This 55 year old person was on the other end, actually wishing me a Happy Belated Thanksgiving, and also asking for a few slices of pie, which this person knows that I will cook for an army on Holidays. I broke the news to him, that I did not have any cakes or pies, and I did not cook anything this year. He could not believe it. Well, nonetheless, he just jumped right into why he called. He was a little depressed, mad, and sad all at the same time.

Mind you, I really did not want to hear it, because, I was in my feelings as well. But as he began to tell me what was wrong, I took a seat and listened to his situation. He was telling me that he and his daughter have been having issues, she is being defiant, disobedient, lazy, and often talks back. He was explaining to me that he did not go to church this morning, I guess from feeling exhausted from arguing with her. Well, he went on to tell me some of the conversations they have been having, and her actions and reactions. I listened and never opened my mouth, I would say “hum uh”, from time to time, just to let him know that I was still on the line.

Soon, he asked, “what should he do?” I then said, “Pray”, that was the only thing I could say at the time. I told him to pray for her, and pray against the spirit that is holding her, or attempting to hold her in bondage. Anoint her day and night, anoint her shoes, clothes, doorknob, keys, school items, toothbrush, everything. Pray over her as he takes her to and from school, as he walks in and out the house, even as she walks pass him, pray and anoint her. Now I felt a little strange telling him that, because he is a man that believes in GOD, and the HOLY SPIRIT. But, I guess, he was feeling withered, broken, and tired. I told him to not give up, or give out. He told me it has been so hard raising a girl by himself, and she has become so bitter, because of her mother’s actions.

I told him, to sit her down, praise her in her face, tell her he loves her in spite of all that is going on, tell her that GOD has a plan, and that she is not alone. Tell her to continue to pray and seek his word. Tell her that he will never leave her, and that GOD is a mother, father, sister, or brother, he is everything. Now in the midst of telling him all this, I realized, I was telling myself these same things. You see, GOD had a plan all along. He put this man on my phone to tell me his problems, so that I could minister to MYSELF.

After all the conversation between the man and myself, he said, Thank you Annette, thank you so much for listening to me, and offering words of encouragement, I really appreciate what you have done for me today, now I feel like I can go and fight this spirit. I said, you are welcome, you are always welcome. When we hung up the phone, I realized………GOD HAD A PLAN, and he can use anybody to carry out his work.

 

LORD, I thank you today for your lesson learned, I thank you for sending your angels to keep me safe, I thank you for wisdom, knowledge, and your courageous spirit. LORD, if I have ever doubted you, please forgive me. LORD I thank you for humility, and grace. Thank you for listening to me, and never leaving me through all my fears and doubts, thank you for your passion, peace, love, grace, and knowledge. Thank you for my family and all those who care about me. Thank you, that you are always a listening GOD, and not the one to turn your face or ear from me. Thank you that you rose from the dead to set me free, thank you for opening me up, and pouring more of you inside of me, and thank you for blessing me to be a blessing to someone else.  And Father most of all…….Thank you for just being you all by yourself. AMEN!

 

Once again, thanks for stopping by, and always remember......."Bless someone today, and don't forget to PRAY!!!!!!"

Much love..smoochies.....

..............rcansawgirl...........

That Little Talk.......

Hello Release Yourself Family, and as always, thanks for stopping by. It has been a while since I last posted, with school and all, I have really been on the grind, but I am never too busy for all of you, my family, friends, and followers. I wanted to post this, because I feel this is a something we as parents need to address at some point in time. We must be careful how we address it, but it must be addressed. This subject can and will save a lot of our young girls and boys from heart aches and pains, and death, yes death. My post is as follows:

Parents, ladies, young ladies, girls, young girls, adolescents, and all. Today I had a conversation with a young girl in reference to sex. She came up to me, and asked, Ms. Annette can we talk, and I said sure what’s up. She said, what is sex? I said why and who wants to know? She said, I wanna know, and I asked her where is your mama? And she said at home. I said let’s get her on the phone. So I called her while my little friend was standing there and me and her mom began to talk. I asked her if I could have such conversation with her, and she gave me permission to speak to her about this.

So as I got off the phone with her mom, I took her to an area so we could talk. I asked her why was she inquiring about sex? And she told me that a boy that she likes and he likes her, asked her to have sex with him. Now mind you, this young girl is only 13 years old, and very gullible but nice and smart. I said, sex is nothing to play with, it is not like your iPad that you can put down and pick up when you want to, sex is more complex than that. She asked how. I told her well for one, sex does not have a face or a name. A guy can tell you that he has no STD’s (sexually transmitted diseases) and he may very well have one, that he does not know about. And for the guys the same thing. Sex is dangerous because you run the risk of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and a bad reputation, and maybe even death.

I told her that sex can kill you, and it can….you have HIV/Aids-no cure and it kills you; Syphilis-no cure, but treatable; Trichomonas-curable, treatable; Herpes –No cure, treatable; Genital Warts-curable and treatable; Gonorrhea-curable and treatable. I explained to her that all these STD’s can cause pain, and later problems in your reproductive system, your eyes, your brain, bladder, heart, various infections and even cancer. This is why I say sex is dangerous. Sex should be handled and shared by two people who are married and in love, not just because he says he wants you, or if you like him you really would show him how much you like him. That’s a guilt trip he will throw on you to make you have sex with him. Don’t fall for any of those tricks.

So then I asked her how far have they already gone, and she told me, he has raised her shirt and touched her chest, and tried to go in her pant to feel on her. Well, of course, I told her, that is a form of sex, touch, caressing, foundling, that is a form of sexual activity. Don’t think he’s not going to tell his buddies, even if he tells you that he is not, he will, then you will become the “EASY GIRL” around school and town. You will be the prime candidate for humiliation by all the boys, because he told. And that is not the reputation you need or want.

She went on to tell me, that she really like him, and I told her, she need not do it, because she will never be the same. Hold on to your virginity as long as you can, and never give it to just anybody. It is OK to be a virgin, it is OK not to engage in sexual activity, it is OK to be weird, or be square. Concentrate on your books, get good grades, go to college and make something of yourself. Sex is not a prerequisite for life; GOD is a prerequisite for life.

So then she told me, that no matter how her feelings are hurt right now, she will not be having sex, cause she did not want to become pregnant or get a STD. I told her, not only that, but she did not want to labeled as a skank, whore, easy, tramp, or anything out of character. She then gave me a great big hug, and said, Ms. Annette, I knew you would tell me the truth, I love you!

WOW, that really made my day.

Family, if we would just sit our youngsters down talk to them, give them a reality checks, put some evidence in their face, tell them the truth, and not sugar coat these thing, Teen-age pregnancy, STD’s, and the epidemic of HIV/Aids related deaths and exposure would be far less than it is today.

Consider talking to your teens, and being honest. It will make a world of difference. I felt like I saved her life!!!

Release Yourself Family, as always take the time to Bless someone today, and don't forget to PRAY!!!!!

Smooches

rcansawgirl.....muah!!!!

Cover It Up!

Hello Release Yourself Family, and as always, thanks for stopping by. As you all may know, I have always petition the young ladies to carry themselves in a respectable fashion. It is my wishes and desire that all young ladies know who they are inside as well as outside. There is no need for you(us) to gain negative attention to ourselves or our bodies. We are children of the MOST HIGH, so with that, this is my appeal to you--

Young girls, Ladies, Teens, Tweens, Daughters, Aunts, Mothers, Brothers, and Fathers. There is an epidemic going around, and somehow we need to figure out how to stop it, if not stop it, at-least put a cap on it. In a conversation earlier today that I was almost involved in, I heard a grandmother telling her grand-daughter she could not and was not going to leave out the house with what she had on. I was not able to see what the child wanted to wear, but I'm sure if there was such a debate about it, it was not pleasing to the grandmother.

My problem today is the eye sore of so many young ladies. The provocative dress, skin tight jeans, low and nearly no cut tops, or blouses, booty-shorts and mini-mini skirts. Our young ladies are being fooled by society, the celebrity society that is, that is ok to dress in-appropriate. I hear the young girls speaking of Nicki Minaj, Beyonce', Rhianna, and many more. But to our dismay, things aren't always what they appear to be. 

Young ladies, I appeal to you, to dress appropriately, you don't have to show your posterior(butt) every-time you leave home, or have your clothes skin tight, or show your breast for attention, because this is what is happening, attention. But the attention that you are receiving is the attention you should be seeking. Ok, so you say guys look at you, men whistle at you, ok......but that is negative attention. The attention you should be receiving is the attention of a gentleman, because a gentleman will not whistle at you, or call you "hey mama", a gentleman will walk up to you, and introduce himself to you, without looking at your posterior(butt), or down your blouse at your breast. He will be looking at what's on the inside of your brain. He wants to get to know you mentally, intellectually, and not physically or sexually.

Don't be fooled by the celebrity stars who wear tight articles, that's what they do, they are promoters, promoting sexually graphic lyrics, clothing, and videos. Ladies, Fathers, Brothers, Mothers, Aunts, etc. I appeal to you all, sit your daughters, nieces, cousins, and friends down, explain to them what a real man is looking for in a woman, and it's not what every other man can see on the outside.

It's ok to feel, look, and be sexy, covered up. I am 44 years old, I feel and look sexy, without showing my private areas in public. It's not cute, nor sexy to expose yourself in a negative manner. PLEASE, I cannot say it enough.....Take the time to dress appropriately before leaving the privacy of your home.Showing your thong, or your butt cheeks, is not sexy, it's down right degrading to whole woman race.

I always think about this.....If GOD was looking at me, what would I leave home looking like?
If my Aunt Vern was alive, what would she tell me? I can answer that, in her words not mine, "My ass aint no looking glass, for the world to see."  I spoke of this one time before, but I guess we as parents, aunts, children of GOD can never say it enough. Ladies, clean it up, cover it up, we have daughters, nieces, and cousins looking at us daily.

Ask yourself one question.....How you you feel if your daughter, grand-daughter, niece, or cousin was sexually assaulted because of what she was wearing, and the assaulter stated, "well, the way she was dressed, I thought she was trying to give it to me."

COVER IT UP LADIES!!!!

Once again, as always, I appreciate your support, and thanks for visiting, "Release Yourself" 

remember to Bless someone today, and don't forget to PRAY!!!!!  Much love-------

rcansawgirl

3-5

Hello Release Yourself Family, and once again, as always, thanks for dropping by. This post was sent to me through a dream, yeah a dream...I was a little skeptical about posting it, so I had to wait on confirmation from my almighty. So here it goes......

1.     It takes a woman 3-5 years to find out that her co-worker or acquaintance is being physically and mentally abused by her or his lover or spouse.

2.     3-5 tears will fall from a woman’s eye when she’s hurt, but it will take 3-5 months before she will get over the pain of being hurt

3.     A young girl will fall in love 3-5 times from Jr. High to High School

4.     It takes a man 3-5 years to lose some interest in his significant other or wife in some cases.

5.     A man will date 3-5 women at one time and the other women will never know about one another

6.     It takes a woman or man 3-5 years to learn that their spouse or significant other has been unfaithful to him or her.

7.     It takes a woman/or man 3-5 years to earn a degree

8.     It takes a child 3-5 years to learn the basics of mommy and daddy

9.     It takes 3-5 years to learn your place in a new environment or society

10.   It takes 3-5 months for a divorce to become final in most cases

11.   It takes 3-5 months for an expected mother to feel the first movements of her unborn child

12.   It takes 3-5 weeks to close on a new home

13.   It takes 3-5 weeks to potty train a child

14.   It takes 3-5 weeks to receive a mail subscription for a magazine or book

15.   It takes 3-5 days to receive results from a drug test or any blood test

16.   It takes 3-5 days for orientation on a new job

17.   It takes 3-5 hours for a business meeting, seminar or conference in most cases or 3-5 days in others

18.  A woman will wear shoes with a 3-5 inch heel

19.   It takes 3-5 mins for a man to introduce you as “his girl” when he’s feeling you, and 3-5 months to introduce you as a “friend” to his boys, if you are only a friend with benefits

20.   The first 3-5 mins of a job interview will determine by the employer whether or not he or she will hire you

21.   Every 3-5 mins someone dies alone broken hearted

22.   Every 3-5 mins a person dies from a drug overdose

23.   Every 3-5 mins a child is being abused, sexually or physically

24.   It takes only 3-5 mins to spread gossip on a person or persons

25.   It takes 3-5 mins to make a decision that you affect you for the rest of your life.

26.   The first 3-5 mins of a conversation will determine if the person wants to continue to converse with you or not

27.  It takes 3-5 mins for a woman to become pregnant

28.  It takes 3-5 mins for your lover to infect you with a deadly disease

29.  It takes 3-5 mins for a man to choose to walk out on you

30.  It takes 3-5 mins for a man to know whether or not he is going to have sex with you during your first personal conversation

31.  It takes 3-5 mins for a woman to be sexually assaulted in her home by a man she is acquainted with

32.  It takes less than 3 mins to say “I’m sorry”

33.  It takes 3-5 seconds to send /receive an email

34.  It takes 3-5 seconds to tell a lie and from 3-5 weeks to 3-5 months to clean it up

35.  It takes 3 seconds to tell the devil to flee

I could go on and on, but you get the point. But through all of the 3-5’s, the main thing is…….

“It will only take GOD a split second to clean you up and BLESS YOU!!!!

God is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending

Nothing else really matters…….

Now, as I come to a close from this post, but never from your presence, as always.....Bless someone today, and don't forget to PRAY!!!!!!Much Love

            smoochies.....

.....rcansawgirl <3

WOMEN.......

Hello Release Yourself Family, and as always, thanks for dropping by. It has been a while since we have last talked, but I am back. Sorry for the long delay, but my fiance' has been in competition, and of course, I was the cheerleader. Some may say that a woman can speak to you through her body language as well as her mouth. Being a woman, I will agree to that. Often times, other people look at women to carry out a lot of the chores and errands, raise the kids, attend parent meetings at school, recitals, cook, read a story and to be there to give a hug when needed.

Society look at women, black women more closely than any other race alive, and at all times are we to be on our best behavior, however, you have some women that simply do not care, or otherwise don't have a clue.  When a woman or young girl defiles herself by taking drugs, drinking alcohol(to become drunk) and doing or saying things that are embarrassing yet demeaning to herself and others around her, that is hard pill to swallow. We as women must always show ourselves as royalty, queens, daughters of the most high. We should not demean or defile our bodies and our morals for a moment of pleasure, drunkenness, or becoming high. We are to always think and remember that GOD created us, our bodies, and our minds, he did not created us to prostitute ourselves, become drunken from alcohol, nor demean ourselves through sin of such nature.

Women should always be prepared to help one another with a clear and open mind, nurture each other, teach one another, and most of all, have a sober understanding of ones self. It is not GOD's will that a woman become drunken and sloppy with her mind, body, soul, and spirit. When you allow drugs, alcohol, depression and other forbidden entities to enter into your spirit, you become less aware of GOD's will for you.  Don't be a fool to the enemy, he is here to kill, steal and destroy the body of CHRIST. He does this through, drugs, depression, alcohol, and not knowing your self worth.

I encourage you to seek help, know your self worth, know that GOD is your only true master, GOD is your drug of choice, alcohol of choice, and the only man you need to fall down to. Never allow anyone or anything to drive you off the edge of no return. Drugs, Alcohol, Depression, they are of the enemy. Wake up from your bad dream, and return to your self worth. You are Queens, Royalty, and Daughters of the most high GOD.

Once again, as always, it's a pleasure to have you to stop by and pay the Release Yourself family a visit. So as I come to a close from this page, but never from your presence, Bless someone today, and don't forget to PRAY!!!!!

Much Love....
....smoochies....
............rcansawgirl.....                                                                       

Help or Hinder?

Hello Release Yourself Family, and as always, thanks for stopping by. I have been away for a while, school has started back, my fiance' is in training mode, and I have been developing a new attitude.

I know that sometimes we travel down different paths, and roads to get to where God wants us to be. I also know that God can place you in situations, and involve you in circumstances to see where or who you are going to call on. I know that God has placed me in a situation, as well as a loved one. We often find ourselves helping family, friends, co-workers, etc. out of their situations or circumstances, but we never thought that maybe we are hindering them from the real process that God is trying to take them through. I have been there through ups and downs, ins and outs, trying to make everything o.k.

Well, the other day, I was in my laundry room ironing my clothes for work and at that very moment, I know that God spoke to me, it was a soft whisper, but I know it was God. He told me, "all the helping and assisting that you are trying to handle, let it go, you are helping to hinder", and I said huh, and it was as plain as day. God told me I was helping to hinder the process and growth of a loved one. It was very clear to me, I was HELPING TO HINDER, OMG, I never thought I was doing that, I thought that I was helping, but in reality, I was hindering. I never want to hinder the process of GOD. So I had to step back.

Family, if you are dealing with a situation, or circumstance with someone dear and near to you, stand back, and ask the LORD what are you doing? Ask the Lord are you a hindrance, or are you helping?

As I come to a close from this page, but never from your presence, Bless someone today, and don't forget to PRAY!!!
       ............much love, smoochies......
rcansawgirl....