Shana McPeters Ministries

10/14/2025

Threshing Floors and Thresholds

Matthew 3:1–12

Threshing Floors – A place of separation and revelation.
The purpose of the threshing floor is to expose and collect the most valuable parts of the crop ,to trample out what is useless so that the chaff can be blown away. Threshing is the step that comes after the reaping, and if it doesn’t happen, growth becomes slow and production weak.

Thresholds – A doorway, a place of crossing.
Not simply a boundary, but a frontier that cannot be crossed unless the heart is fully engaged and awakened. It represents a life transition ,the point of entering into something new.

Before we can step into a new season in our lives, a threshing must take place. Because in order to receive all that God desires for us, there are times when things must be removed, shifted, or even stripped from our hands and our sight. Not everything that enters our lives is meant to stay forever, and that’s hard for us to accept, especially when we’re in the middle of the process.

If you were in the midst of the hardest season of your life, and I told you, “God is just shifting things to prepare you for something better,” you might look at me like I’d lost my mind. You might even argue back, because when we’re in the middle of a thing, it’s hard to see the purpose in the thing. Sometimes when we’re hurting, we can’t see any good in it.

And that’s okay. The threshing ,the sifting of the wheat ..doesn’t feel good. It’s the moment when what’s been growing with us is being taken from around us. But it’s in that very process that God reshapes our lives for His glory.

That’s the beauty of it all: no matter what we face or endure, it’s all for His glory and His glory alone. He gets the credit because He’s the one who brings us through it. No one can heal heartbreak like Him. No one can move mountains like Him. No one can set free, restore, or redeem like He can. If it weren’t for Him, where would we be?

We must go through the threshing …the breaking, the crushing … before we can transition and step over the threshold into the next season that’s been promised to us. Our God is not slack concerning His promises. His promises are yes and amen.

A threshold experience calls us to trust ….and to trust deeply. It means leaving the familiar and stepping into something new. It’s a moment of saying goodbye to the old and refusing to look back.

When we cross the threshold into a new season, we’re declaring that what was behind us cannot follow us into what’s ahead. None of us are the same person we were five years ago. We’ve walked through things that have changed us …as individuals and in our relationship with God.

There comes a time when God says, “Step over the threshold.” Step from this into that. But once you do, don’t look back. When you walk through a doorway, you don’t turn around every time to stare at what’s behind you .. because some things, and even some people, are not meant to follow you into the next season.

This is true for us individually and as a church. God is getting ready to do some new things …things we’ve never seen in our lifetime. Things people have prayed about for years. The move that generations have talked about… “back in our day, it used to be like this or that.” We’re about to see it and more. The world has changed, and God is raising up new ways to reach the lost. They will come in.

Sometimes, to get to the place where God is calling us, we have to take that step of faith .. forward and over the threshold ..as a physical sign of spiritual transition.

For those who say, “God, I know I’m anointed. I know You have a plan for me, but I just don’t see it yet”
It’s because your foot hasn’t yet come into alignment to cross over the threshold.

After the crushing comes the purification …the winnowing. This is where the Lord separates the heavy things from the light things. The heavy things will remain; the light things cannot go with us into the next season.

Some of what we carried before must now be scattered, so God can bring us into the full revelation of His glory. And in that process, we must live in total surrender …allowing Him to move out what needs to be moved, even when it hurts.

We may not understand the pain in the moment, but if we’ll just hold on and let Him finish His work, we’ll look back and see that it all had purpose ,and that purpose was good.

09/14/2025

Broken but used

Mark 14:1-11
Matthew 26:6-13
Luke 7:36-50

Alabaster ~ a compact fine textured usually white and translucent gypsum often carved into vases or ornaments

Gypsum ~ Widely distributed mineral (drywall)

2 women… different times,different pasts… they both came to Jesus with alabaster boxes

A sinful woman brought the alabaster box with ointment in shame and desperation , broke it and anointed jesus’ feet this woman was overwhelmed by her own sense of sinfulness and adoration to her pardoning lord

Mary brought hers and dumped it on his head with love and devotion

They were two different women but they both understood the same thing, Jesus is worth it all!

The best ointment is preserved in alabaster
The value of the perfumes and it’s identification as nard suggests that it was a family heirloom that goes from one generation to another , mother to daughter

They poured the entire contents of the bottle on Jesus, they didn’t try to save a little or use just a small amount, but they poured it all, he was worth it all!

They did not announce what they were going to do before they did it but instead they just did it, the people around them called it waste but Jesus understood it as worship!


They were doers

I don’t know about you but
I want to be a Doer....

Like the two women that washed the feet of Jesus ... they didn’t care what the others thought about them or what they had to say they just went and did...

They continued to wash the feet of Jesus and pour into him as the others rebuked them ...

They had came to a point to where they could not hold it in any longer... they didn’t know what else to do... where else to turn but to Jesus ...

They stopped caring about what was going on around them and went forth and got what they needed ..

we should become like these women ... blocking out what all people have to say ... voiding the words of the enemy at all cost ... pouring into Christ and giving him our all so he can begin to pour into us and use us in the way that he has full intended us to be used ...

Both ladies were criticized for their past, the others did not look at them for the thing that they were doing for Jesus but got their past and the label that had been put upon them , they didn’t care for a moment that they were doing something for Jesus, they just seen it as a waste of something expensive in the monetary, but what they didn’t understand is they were expressing a form of deep worship.

Sounds like people today... people look at each other according to their history, measured by scars and labels and mistakes
People act as if broken can no longer be whole

Have you ever noticed how God likes to use broken things and people

Noah was a drunk. Abraham was too old. Issac was a daydreamer. Jacob was a liar. Leah was ugly. Joseph was abused. Moses had a stuttering problem. Gideon was afraid. Samson was a womanizer. Rahab was a pr******te. Jeremiah and Timothy were too young. David had an affair and was a murderer. Elijah was suicidal. Isaiah preached naked. Jonah ran from God. Naomi was a widow. Job went bankrupt. Peter denied Christ. The disciples fell asleep while praying. Martha worried about everything. The samaritan woman was divorced. Zacheous was too small. Paul was too religious. Timothy had an ulcer. Lazarus was dead!

It takes broken soil to produce crop. Broken clouds to produce rain. Broken grains to give bread. Broken bread to give strength.

As you see no matter what you have gone through, no matter the things that have happened to you because of others, no matter how broken
Your story is not over!!!
No matter how broken you have been made or how broken you may be
You are never too broken for the master
Because he loves to turn broken things into things that are whole
Brokenness adds testimony
Don’t allow others do judge you because they have not been through your been through

God wants to begin to use you ... even if you feel you have been broken into a million pieces, you have worth

The alabaster box wasn’t valuable because of the box but it was valuable because of the oil that was on the inside, the oil only comes out when the box has been shattered!

You see when God sees broken things he begins to use them and when we see broken things we throw them away

The difference between God and us is he never uses anything until it’s first broken

When Mary and the sinful lady went to Jesus they had been broken by their past mistakes and failures they didn’t know where to turn next they didn’t know what else to do

And as I watched the clay vessel in his hands become flawed and unusable so the potter started again with the same clay he crushed and squeezed and shaped it into another vessel that was in his liking

Notice that before the potter uses a vessel he puts it In the fire

Before these many were used they went through the fire

Are you willing to be broken so you can be used??

If it takes brokenness to be used by God, then let it be so.
Here I am Lord,Use me. Break me where you have to, Empty me of me so you can fill me with you.

Because at the end of the day nothing poured on him will ever be wasted!

07/24/2025

When I think about worship, I think of an act that comes straight from the heart.
It’s not lip service.
It’s not about hitting the “right part” of the song like we’ve rehearsed it.
Worship is a real, raw, heart-to-heart moment with the Lord.

Even in my lowest place—may I worship.
When life is good—let me worship.
Whether it’s through tears, travailing, basking in His presence, dancing, shouting—whatever form it takes—He is worthy.

Worthy of all the praise.
Worthy of all the honor.
Worthy of all the glory.

There should never be a moment where I can’t call on Him in worship.
Because it’s been in my hardest seasons that worship gave me the strength to keep running the race.

🕊️ Take some time today to worship Him—for real.
No performance. No pretending. Just pure praise.

“I will become even more undignified than this…” — 2 Samuel 6:22

07/07/2025

It's easy for us to give up things we're done with. It's only hard when it's things we want to hold onto, the things that we think make us. However, when we take the step to let go of the added things in our lives, that's when we truly begin to step out in obedience.

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭2‬

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is

07/06/2025

FEAR

We all know that fear is not something that is from God

The devil uses fear as one of his tactics to get us off kilter , to get us to the point where we think and fear about things that are not even relevant to the place that we are in , in our life’s , but it becomes so real in our mind that sometimes it’s disabling

But did you know that fear is false evidence appearing to be real ? ?

Fear is an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger

It’s not nice , it’s not fun , it’s not something that we want in our life’s , well heres the good news it’s not something that has to be present in our lives . Did you know that it is up to you wether you allow fear to set in and to rein in your life , it’s up to you wether you trust God or not , it’s up to you wether you take the scripture and fight back every thought and anxiety that might come your way , it’s up to you how far you will allow your mind and your worries and your anticipations to go …

Fear

False evidence appearing to be real

False - not genuine , intentionally untrue , adjusted or made so to deceive

Made so that you will believe it’s true so that you can be deceived by something that is not yet real or not a problem at this very moment
It was adjusted to give you a problem .

That’s just what the enemy does , he is good about taking something and twisting it around to make it seem to be real , to make it seem to be a problem , to make it seem to be the biggest and baddest issue in your life when really it’s the most minuscule thing in your life , the enemy wants you to be down by things in your life he does not want you to press forward he wants you to come to an sudden stop in your life , he wants you to shake in your boots at the thought of something that might could happen …. Could …. Meaning it has not yet happened … meaning dwelling on something that is not really the problem in the present time … focusing on false information.

False evidence

So we all know evidence is when you have something right in front of you that points to the problem right
It’s when you have proof of what’s going on .. it’s a clue to what has happened

But what is false evidence ? Well it’s something that that devil likes to use to trip up Christian’s in their minds .. and it’s not all on him don’t think that that’s what I’m saying , we have to take some of the blame as well, you see it wouldn’t be bothering us if we didn’t allow it to come in and bother us , he can only go as far as you will allow him to go in your life and in your mind , if you allow him to come in and tell you false info that you believe he will and sometimes we do just that..

False evidence meaning that we are believing on something that we have perceived is evidence when we have no proof that evidence can really be found because it’s all a mind thing it’s all something that we have mustarded up to go along with that “fear” that we are listening to in our mind. We have justified it which sounds so crazy right we have took and told ourself how this fear is real and how we are not making it up yet when it is not indeed really something that we should be genuinely concerned about at this present moment .

Appearing
Outward aspect , looking

Appearing means it looks to be .. so that fear that we are carrying around just looks to be real there is not no hard evidence it just looks to be real , it just sounds good , it just sounds like it could happen right , it’s the right scenario. It could happen so we perceive in our mind that that’s what is happening

Believing it so much that in the present time we cannot unbelieve it

So much so that it has become crippling

It’s a fear that we have
We are afraid of this thing that we cannot tangibly touch , that we can not really put our hands on or wrap our mind around , we are afraid of it and that’s all we can really tell you , but if someone was to ask you why you are afraid of it there is nothing you could say as your reason because you have just gotten to the point that you have believed a lie but yet have no real explanation for it

Real

We all know what real is don’t we
It means that there is evidence it means that it is a sure thing

Now let’s look at some people in the Bible and some scripture to support why we have no reason to fear and why God does not want us to fear it’s not something that he wants us to have in our life he does not want us to be afraid

Let’s not focus on the what ifs but claim the he wills

When we look at the Bible with people who have been in fear

We can remember the ones that were on the boat with Jesus when he went down and slept in the middle of the storm and they woke him up in fear telling him that they were afraid and he got up and calmed the sea and said oh ye of little faith

What about when Peter asked him to get him to walk out to him on the water

Peter took his eyes off him for just one second and began to sink so he started calling out
In fear

There are many instances in the Bible where fear happened and the reply was oh ye of little faith … are you having complete faith and trust in him today ?

Did you know the Bible has the words fear not listed in it 365 times ..that’s one time per day per year

He has informed you to not fear enough times for you to be told everyday that he does not want you to be in fear .. did you know that you will learn more in a time of sorrow then you will in a time of joy !

Here are just a few scriptures where the lord tells us to be not afraid

https://believersportal.com/list-365-fear-not-bible-verses/

So the next time fear tries to enter into your life stand up and claim your ground . Begin to fight the fight with scripture
Make sure you put on the whole armor of God so that you are suited up and ready for battle and defend your self with what you know is true

The real undeniable word of God

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07/06/2025

God of the midnight hour. Midnight means the middle of the night, but it also means deep or extended darkness or gloom. In Acts 16:25-30, Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises to God at midnight, and their prayers were answered. We serve the God of the midnight hour, who hears and answers our calls even in the darkest moments. When we feel alone and overwhelmed, we can call out to Jesus, knowing that He is always with us. We must remember that God is in control, and He will work things out for our good. Keep praying and praising at the midnight hour, for God can perform miracles at any time.

07/03/2025

You can’t carry dead things into new seasons.

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬ ‭

“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭55‬:‭22‬ ‭

Dead things are heavy, dead things carry a stench, dead things hold you back and can make you weary.

If you carry around a dead thing long enough, the stench on the dead thing will begin to rub off on you so that when you move, you carry the stench of death with you. When you carry death, your mindset will shift, when you carry death, your attitude will begin to shift because once your mindset shifts, your attitude is not long after it.

But here’s the thing, dead things aren’t meant to be carried around and we all know that. We know that once something dies, it’s supposed to be dealt with:
A dead plant, you throw away.
A dead fish, you flush.
A dead man, you bury.
A dead phone, you charge.
A dead car battery, you replace.

You see, in life, we are not supposed to walk around carrying around death, whether that be death in the physical or death in the spiritual, because if we are not careful, we can allow ourselves to get to a place where we carry around the burdens of life so much that it becomes like that of carrying dead dreams or of spiritual death.

It’s never been Christ’s desire that we be spiritually dead or that we carry around things that cannot be carried into new seasons.

We were not made to carry things from season to season that died in yesterday’s season.
Some things are only seasonal and we try to hold onto them for a lifetime.

Some relationships are not meant to be lifetime relationships.
Yes, it hurts, but sometimes there are moments when the Lord will begin to allow relationships to end. We shouldn’t continually fight to keep relationships that Christ has told us to let go of or carry around the hurt and the betrayal of past relationships.
Things happen in our life that we may not understand.
We may not understand why we go through the things that we go through, and we may not like the way that it makes us feel, but at the same time, we can’t continue to carry that hurt from season to season.

We serve the mender of broken hearts. We don’t have to carry that heartbreak in everything that we go through. If we will just give it to him, then he is more than able to take and mend the things that have once hurt us.

You have been called out of the dead season.
You have been called out of the things that have hurt you.
You don’t have to carry the hurt forever.
You don’t have to carry the label that you have been labeled with.
You are more than enough.
You are loved.
And you have the authority to see things in your life changed.
All you have to do is call on Jesus, and he can take and turn complete situations around.
All it takes is simply giving it to him.

In the Word, it tells us to cast all of our cares on him, for he cares for us.
We can depend on him, and we can dwell in him.

You see there are moments in our life when something has to die to take us into the moment of a spiritual birth
Because if you are never crushed you never get to be taught in new things because it’s in the crushing that testimony’s come
It’s in the crushing that the anointing is brought forth. There are things that are to take you further but not to stunt your growth. We must not get to a place where we are complacent in the pain because all of the pain is yet for a reason. Allow him to do the things that he is wanting to do in your life
Give over the things that you are going through and fully surrender it to him so that he can take it and work it out in the way that he sees fit because his ways are far greater than ours.

06/25/2025

There's beauty in brokenness.

When we hear the word broken or brokenness, we think of ugly, trash, beat-up, or no good. However, the way we see brokenness is not always the way it is. Brokenness does not always lead to complete destruction. Instead, brokenness brings beauty. For instance, when a potter is making a pot and messes up, he breaks it down and remakes it into the form he wants. Similarly, before olive oil can be made, the olive must be beaten and broken. There are times in our lives when we must be broken to be prepared for the new thing God wants to do in us. It's not always a defeat moment. When we go through brokenness, we learn that something greater will come out of it. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5). My grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).

06/06/2025

For Mothers and Spiritual Mothers!

Go before the thrown of God provoked!

06/03/2025

Unless we ourselves experience heartbreak, how will we ever be able to minister to those experiencing it? We must go through something to have a testimony of God's goodness and grace. Sometimes we need to be crushed before we can fulfill our God-given potential; it's in the crushing that the oil flows. As 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 states, "Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God."