Lara Love's Blog, page 52

Donations Receipts for Taxes

Thanks so very much to all who donated in 2022 to Good News Ministry! I recently sent an email out letting people know I would be happy to send receipts for taxes upon request. Unfortunately, due to an unexpected problem, I do not believe the email reached my email list as planned and hoped for. Please contact me at 843-338-2219 or lara@GoodNews.love if you would like a receipt. I apologize for any inconvenience!

Your Thoughts Do Not Please Me

The Holy Spirit of God broke into my thoughts with a strong message.

“Your thoughts do not please me,” He spoke to my heart.

God was chastening me. Leading me to repentance. Making plain and clear I needed to stop thinking about what I was thinking about. If I wanted to please, honor, and glorify God. If I wanted to love Him with all my heart, MIND, soul, and strength as the Lord Jesus Christ commands us to do.

No pun intended, have you ever thought about what you think about? Ever considered th...

How NOT to Plan Your Future

I was going all out in my mind one day trying to plan my future when the Holy Spirit of God stopped me. The Lord reminded me to let Him plan my future! See, I was trying to plan out the steps I would take going forward in life. But a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ is not to plan his or her steps and plan out the future apart from God!

If we genuinely believe Jesus Christ is Lord, we are to live like Jesus Christ is Lord. We are to submit ourselves to the lordship of Jesus. We are to surrender...

The Real Problem with Money

God does NOT tell us in the Bible that pieces of paper or coins called money are the problem when it comes to money. Having money and spending money WHEN IT LINES UP WITH GOD’S WILL FOR US IN TERMS OF HOW WE GET IT AND WHAT WE DO WITH IT is NOT the problem. So what is the problem?

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” 1 Timothy 6:10 NKJV

Notice the people God descri...

All God Has Brought You Through

I was thinking about something incredibly hard and scary God has brought me through. Then came the thought of something else seemingly insurmountable He has brought me through. Then came other memories of unbelievable things God has brought me through. Soon enough it came to me I have a lifetime of circumstances that appeared utterly hopeless, dangerous, tragic, terrifying, heartbreaking, impassable, etc. God has brought me through. Truth is over the years I have done something I believe many of...

Amen, Praise You Jesus!

“Amen, praise you Jesus!” a long-time beloved friend and sister in Christ wrote me after I shared something with her.

I loved her message to me. Why? God had used her to help me with something. I had told her this. But instead of taking the credit for herself and being prideful, she humbled herself and gave the credit to God. Instead of giving glory to herself, she gave glory to God.

There is nothing wrong with feeling good when God uses us for something, to help someone, to accomplish something...

Stop Resisting God

If you know what God has told you to do and you have been resisting God, it is time to stop. Stop resisting God. Do what God told you to do.

Cry out to God for the willingness, strength, wisdom, direction, provision, resources, people help, etc., i.e. for all you need, to get up and go out and do what God has told you to do.

Your flesh may not want to do it. The world may be screaming at you to choose comfort and pleasure and luxury etc. instead. The devil may be taunting and tempting you to go ...

Lara’s Big News & Prayer Request!

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder God willing I am taking off March 31 from Florida my latest location for ministry headed back for another season of ministry in New York City with a stop on the way in Virginia to see friends and family and pick up a big batch of my newest Gospel tract I am excited to soon announce and start handing out.

Through this transition period, I will be doing a lot of praying and seeking God and spending time in His presence as I love to do ongoingly anyway and also will be ...

Are You Going the Wrong Direction?

“I am sending you north, and you want to go south,” the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart.

Caught in the act. I was getting directions to go hours south of where I was for a “quick trip” before heading north where God had made plain and clear He was sending me. It would just be a “little detour”. I would obey God ultimately. But go in the opposite direction first. I had my reason, and I believed it was a good one. Had I prayed? No. Had I considered God in this? No.

Praise God in His love and mercy H...

Pray Harder!

Talk about crazy advice from a friend. I had shared with a beloved friend how a loved one had hurt me for the umpteenth time over the years concerning the same old issue. But instead of my friend taking pity on me and telling me I should sever the relationship, seek vengeance, get rid of the person with a heart filled with hatred, hurt, and anger, etc., which is how the world would likely tell me to address my situation, my friend told me to pray harder! For myself, right? NO! My friend told me ...