AIM International Ministries

09/19/2024

Titus 3: 9-11;
(Avoid Dissension);
9. But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, conventions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.
10. Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition.
11. Knowing that such a person is warp and sinning, being self-condemed.

Father, give me the grace to work with such a person and pray that God will deliver them and me if needed.
Amen!

04/09/2023

Today is Resurrection Sunday... let the word and work of our Lord and Savior arise in our hearts and minds today.. let them make into who He created us to be! Let them let us see that it is not by our strength nor might buy by His Spirit! Let them guide us to seek Him and His righteousness First! Let them be a light to our path.
Have a bless Sunday children of God!!

01/04/2023

Prisoners of Hope
Trauma is subjective. If you feel as if what you went through was traumatic, it probably was. However, if you feel that your experience wasn’t traumatic, you may or may not be correct because trauma is tricky. It hides in the dark and trips us up when we least expect it. It tries to convince us that what we experienced was normal and to minimize it while stacking itself up against someone else who “had it worse.”

By its simplest definition, trauma is a deeply disturbing experience or series of experiences. If you have been abused (mentally, physically, spiritually, or sexually), been neglected, lost a loved one, survived an assault or natural disaster, or even lived in close proximity to someone who has experienced trauma—you have experienced trauma.

The first step in healing trauma is acknowledging its existence. We have to come to grips with the reality that what we experienced wasn’t normal. When we dismiss or excuse our trauma as simply a regular part of life, we deny its impact on us. We end up looking for remedies rather than getting to the roots of the problem.

All around the world, God is redeeming what seems irredeemable: “He who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new’” (Revelation 21:5). Notice that God says he is making all things new, not that he is making all new things. God’s innate reaction to brokenness is restoration.

Healing from trauma probably won’t bring you back to your pre-traumatized self because the scars will always be there. But the scars will remind you of what you’ve overcome. Someday, they will be a powerful testimony to others of what God has done in your life. There’s beauty in this kind of renewal. There’s richness in things that have been truly restored rather than cosmetically dressed up. In Zechariah, we read that we are “prisoners of hope” because God promises to restore what we have lost.

God knows exactly which parts of you are wounded and what will be required in order for them to heal. He has restored millions of wounded minds, bodies, and souls throughout history, and he is paying special attention to your wounds right now. He is preparing them for healing.

In what ways does your life feel broken right now?

02/07/2022

YOU ARE EQUIPPED

This series began by comparing how insecurity functions similarly to eyes needing corrective lenses. Along the way, you have learned how seeing yourself and those around you through the lens of your identity in Christ is what focuses His light shining upon you.

Stay on guard, though, because the reality is that most insecurities do not simply disappear overnight. The enemy will try to plant lies and seeds of doubt in your mind, but with the power and authority of the Holy Spirit, you can take every thought captive and surrender them to Christ. You can be transformed by allowing God to change the way you think.

Time spent meditating on God’s Word is the key to tuning your heart to hear His voice— for His voice to become louder than any other voice in your life. So to wrap up this series, here is a list of Scriptures you can turn to and declare whenever you feel insecurities arise. Screenshot this list, write it down, or even send it to encourage a friend. The Word of God will equip you with everything you need to rest secure in your identity in Christ.

WHO AM I IN CHRIST?

I am a child of God (1 John 3:1)
I am loved (Romans 8:38-39)
I am seen and known (Psalm 139:1)
I am free (Romans 8:1-2)
I am safe (Psalm 32:7)
I am healed and made whole (Isaiah 53:5)
I am a masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10)
I am fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14)
I am capable (Philippians 4:13)

5. casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
2 Corinthians 10:5 KJV

2. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Romans 12:2 KJV

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1 John 3:1 KJV

38. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth,
39. nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38‭-‬39 KJV

1. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Psalm 139:1 KJV

1. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1‭-‬2 KJV

7. Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Psalm 32:7 KJV

5. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5 KJV

10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10 KJV

14. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
Psalm 139:14 KJV

13. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:13 KJV

02/05/2022

YOU ARE MADE WHOLE

Finding your identity in Christ leads you to His power to overcome sin, shame, and insecurity. But let’s be real, sometimes the choices you make out of your sin, shame, or insecurity only end in hurt. Maybe you have dealt with some difficult life circumstances or the consequences of your choices have been extremely painful. No matter the hurt you may feel, the Lord is able and willing to be your healer.

Mark 5 documents the story of a woman who suffered with a bleeding issue for twelve years. She spent everything she had to get care from doctors, and her condition only grew worse. But this woman heard about Jesus and thought if she could just touch His robe, she would be healed. The woman pushed through the crowd, and as soon as she touched Jesus’s robe, she was immediately healed. Catch Jesus’s response, though, after the woman told Him what she had done. Jesus said her faith had made her well. He told her to go in peace because her suffering was over. The spiritual and societal implications of this woman’s condition surely left her heart hurting on a daily basis. Yes, she needed physical healing, but Jesus also knew how much the woman needed emotional healing to move forward after her miracle.

You are loved by a God who understands your pain. He is close to the brokenhearted. Because of the suffering Jesus endured on the cross, you can be healed and made whole. The presence of God is a safe place to exchange all of your past hurts for healing and wholeness. As you put your heart in His hands, He will make you whole again.

SAY THIS OUT LOUD: I CAN LOOK TO JESUS TO BE HEALED AND MADE WHOLE.

25. And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 26. and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27. when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
28. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
29. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
30. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
31. And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
32. And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 33. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
34. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Mark 5:25‭-‬34 KJV

18. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Psalm 34:18 KJV

19. He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3 KJV

5. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5 KJV

02/04/2022

YOU ARE FREE

Have you ever randomly thought about what it would feel like if suddenly everyone around you found out about your deepest, darkest secret? The feeling most of us would instantly resort to is shame. In John 8, Jesus was teaching outside the Temple when a woman caught in the act of adultery was brought out in front of the crowd. The Pharisees and other teachers of religious law completely aired this woman’s sin out for everyone to know in an attempt to trap Jesus into saying something they could later use against Him. If anyone is familiar with the feeling of shame, it would be this woman.

Shame can be caused by sin or a variety of other factors, but unlike feeling guilty over something you did wrong, shame makes you feel like part of who you are is intrinsically wrong. One rule of thumb you can use to recognize if shame is what you are dealing with is that it always makes you want to run from God or try to hide from God.

When this story took place, the punishment for adultery was to be stoned. However, Jesus’ response was to let whoever was without sin throw the first stone. This response caused every accuser to slip away until it was only Jesus and the woman left in the middle of the crowd. Not a single person was left to condemn this woman, and Jesus did not condemn her either. Full of mercy and grace, Jesus lovingly told her to go and sin no more.

Everyone has sinned, but God sent His one and only Son to save us, not to condemn us. There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus, and the power of the Holy Spirit has freed you from the grip of sin. If the Son of God has set you free, you are free. No matter how far you have run away, or how hard you have tried to hide, you can come back home to the Father, confident that you will be met with His love. It is only the mercy and grace of Jesus that continually allows you to walk in freedom from all sin, guilt, and shame.

SAY THIS OUT LOUD: I AM FREE IN CHRIST JESUS.

1. Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
2. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
3. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
4. they say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
6. This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
7. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
8. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
9. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11. She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
John 8:1‭-‬11 KJV

23. for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24. being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Romans 3:23‭-‬24 KJV

17. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 3:17 KJV

15. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
16. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:15‭-‬16 KJV

for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

02/03/2022

YOU ARE LOVED

God loves you. Yes, He loves you. Overcoming insecurity and finding your identity in Christ starts here because you cannot begin to trust anything God says about you until you first wholeheartedly believe how much He loves you, like really loves you.

Love is God's most central quality. Love comes from God, and God is love. God has revealed His love for you by sending His son, Jesus, as the sacrifice to pay the price of sin for humanity. The crucifixion of Jesus is forever sealed in history as the ultimate display of the love of the Father. The joy of salvation rushes into your life when you admit that you have sinned against God, believe in the redemptive work of Jesus completed on the cross, and confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.

Maybe you have already accepted salvation but still struggle to grasp God's great love for you because of mistakes from your past or feelings of unworthiness. Here is a reminder: the love of the Father is unconditional and everlasting. You never have to strive to earn His love, and you never have to manipulate to secure His love. No other love could ever satisfy compared to God’s perfect love for you. God knows every part of you, both lovely and unlovely, and He still delights in you. This is real love, and nothing could ever separate you from it.

When you strip everything away, the very foundation of your identity in Christ is that you are loved by God. As you read the Word, ask the Lord to make His love so real to you and then allow it to transform you from the inside out. And just in case you have never spoken these words from your own mouth, or if it has been a long time since you have heard yourself say it...

SAY THIS OUT LOUD: I AM LOVED BY GOD.

9. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:9‭-‬10 KJV

8. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 KJV

17. The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 KJV

38. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39. nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38‭-‬39 KJV

02/02/2022

Although the exact statistics are difficult to gather, research estimates approximately sixty-one percent of people in the United States need some type of vision correction in order to see clearly. Here is a quick lesson on how your eyes work: when light passes through the structures of the eye, it must be focused correctly on the retina and turned into electrical signals that travel along the optic nerve to the brain. From there, the brain turns the signals into the images you see. Blurred vision results when the lenses of your eyes fail to focus light properly. Any type of corrective lenses work to focus light correctly so the clearest image is produced. Insecurity tends to function the same way.

When light enters your life, whether it be in the form of love, encouragement, or acceptance, underlying feelings of insecurity often hinder you from receiving it. Insecurity causes you to lose sight of what is actually true about you, obstructing the way you see yourself and everyone else around you. If left unchecked, insecurity will root itself so deeply in your heart and mind that you end up settling for an existence defined by negative thought patterns and low self-esteem.

The best news is that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the light of the world. Today, you can make the transformative decision to stop allowing insecurity to hinder how you receive the light of Christ. The corrective lens for feelings of insecurity is your identity as a child of God. Just like putting on a pair of glasses or contacts, establishing your identity requires you to wake up and choose to confidently believe who God says you are.

This series is going to reinforce the truth of God's Word about you. Defining your identity in Christ will focus His light, bursting through any insecurity, and bring total restoration to your vision.

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 8:12 KJV

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Ephesians 5:8‭-‬9 KJV

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1 John 3:1

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

01/16/2022

New year, same old mindset!
My friends, saints of God... do not have a cup mentally!!!
It is not a supply issue it's a container issue.. too often our containers are not enough for God to fill... let it be with health, work, love, knowledge or rest... God wants to bless you but your vessels are not enough.. Elijah told the woman borrow plenty... and all the vessels she gathered were fill with oil... imagine, if she had collected more vessels? No limits on God.. He wants to bless you all for what you all need.. get your vessels ready!

11/07/2021

God has given you the privilege of living each moment of your life with the knowledge that time is a gift and opportunity. It's a gift to enjoy and an opportunity to make a difference in the lives and the eternities of those around you.