Lara Love's Blog, page 67

This Will Upset the Devil

I could be wrong, but I believe with all my heart this will get the devil very upset. And this thought just came to me minutes ago as something happened. I was just about to start worrying about something for the zillionth time in my life since I am exceedingly prone to worry when all of a sudden I decided to pray instead. Then I realized the devil was probably really upset. After all, I am sure the devil loves when God’s people worry. Worry is sin against God, and worry messes with our relation...

Okay God

One of the worst things we can ever say to God is NO. Pride and rebellion when God tells us to do something, the decision to disobey Him and His commands to us, this grieves the Holy Spirit of God, surely must break His heart, and comes with terrible consequences both to us and to others in this world.

Perhaps then you think we should respond to God when He tells us to do something, “I will think about it, God,” or, “Let me get back to you, God,” or “Maybe, God, I will see what other options I h...

Feeling Hopeless?

Feeling hopeless? Over a certain situation? Over your life in general? Over the world’s woes? Over anything at all? Please read on!

Hopelessness is one of the most awful feelings I have ever experienced! And rest assured I know all about it! Honestly, I felt hopeless, helpless, purposeless, lost, broken, and despairing for most of several decades!

But I am not here to talk to you about hopelessness. I am here to tell you about hope! A hope, in fact, that nobody can give you and that nobody can t...

A Warning About Your Calling

I know of a man who was called by God to serve Him in ministry in certain ways but seemed to refuse to wait on the Lord for God’s perfect will and perfect timing and instead rushed ahead to serve the Lord. Three major problems ensued.

First, he did not appear to give God time to prepare his heart and life to fulfill his calling so he would likely fall short in pursuing God’s plan for him.

Second, he had a seeming serious sin in his life which when confronted concerning it he refused to get rid o...

Feeling Sorry for Yourself?

I have been prone to feeling sorry for myself my whole life, and for a very long time I excused my self-pity by convincing myself I deserved to have it due to having a lot of challenges throughout my life. But I now know the truth about self-pity which I now share with you.

Self-pity is sin against God and needs to be gotten rid of. God’s greatest commands are to love HIM with all our hearts and to love EACH OTHER. He doesn’t command us to love and pity self. He commands us to love Him and other...

Why Won’t You Forgive?

Probably if we were all left to our own devices we could come up with a zillion reasons why we refuse to forgive someone or some people. But with all my heart I encourage you to consider these 4 truths and to act humbly, swiftly, and obediently in response to this message I so strongly believe the Lord has compelled me to share with you.

1. The Lord commands us to forgive people whether we want to or not, think we should or not, feel like we should or not, and regardless of what the person or pe...

Holding Back Your Tears

“Why are you trying to hold back your tears,” I heard the Holy Spirit speak to my heart.

God knows everything. He knows every tear we try to hold back. Every tear we try desperately to keep from falling down our cheeks. Every ounce of hurt, pain, heartache, heartbreak, grief, etc. we try to stuff down inside.

Most of all, He knows His unfathomable love for us and the comfort and healing He has for us when we who are His children quit trying to hold it all back and hold it all in and choose to po...

lara’s latest Update & Prayer Request

Many of you know after over 5 years on the road full-time with my special needs ministry dogs for the Lord and ministry I was led by God to set up a ministry base in Florida just a few months ago. The Lord made clear my new assignment would be the state of Florida. He also made clear my highest priorities would be writing, praying, and prophesying (encouraging, comforting, and warning) along with streets and beach ministry as He leads me. Never in a million years could I have foreseen the unbeli...

When Grief Overwhelms You

Are you grieving, friend? Is your heart broken? Are you hurting? Do you feel all alone with the grief? Or even if there are others around, do you feel like they cannot truly understand? Do you feel overwhelmed by grief? Do you need help? Hope? Comfort? Healing? Peace? Joy? A loving hand to reach down and pull you up out of the river of grief you are drowning in?

I woke this very morning I write this with a grieving heart. I have experienced countless losses, tragedies, disappointments, etc. over...

This is a Real Tragedy

This is a real and terrible tragedy. I beg you to search your heart and cry out to God to see if you might be part of this exceeding tragedy as I was before God in His amazing love and mercy set me straight.

Please consider the words straight from the mouth of the Lord Jesus Christ to many who said they believed in Him.

“Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: ‘THESE PEOPLE DRAW NEAR TO ME WITH THEIR MOUTH, AND HONOR ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR FROM ME. AND IN VAIN...