The Launch...

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:" (KJV)

Greetings!  Wanted to say a big, huge THANKYOU to everyone who attended the official launch of FOCUSED Ministries, Inc. on January 25th. It was a tremendous blessing being able to share w/the church the vision and mission that the Lord has given!  I was blessed when Geneva arrived w/her grand-daughter, ecstatic when I saw Elder and Sissy walk through the doors of the church, and excited to see Mrs. Thompson and Ginny! And, of course, w/MyDearOne (Mom) there, it made it all around special!! Missed those who could not attend, but this was just the first of many firsts!

A big thank you as well to those who celebrated w/us at the luncheon!!

To ALL who have supported me through the vision and mission of FOCUSED Ministries, Inc. - Family - Church family - Friends...THANK YOU!! The work has only yet begun, but the Lord will continue to lead and guide! So I pray you would continue to follow me as I follow Christ in this project!! God bless! LoveU

Trisha J. Baker

Blessings in 2015...

Pronouncing the blessing of the Lord over your life in 2015!!

Deuteronomy 28:1-14 (NIV):

1 If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:

3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. 4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. 6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

7 The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. 8 The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.

9 The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. 10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. 11 The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.

12 The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. 13 The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. 14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.

 Thank God for the Word! It is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path!!  Amen and amen!!

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Staying FOCUSED! Moving Forward!
tjb

 

We all have a story...

We all have a story to tell - our life story. Stories about survival, about perseverance, about strength, about overcoming, about heartache, about pain. The thing that I love about life stories is that no one can tell the story like you can. You were there in the pain. You were there in the victory of overcoming that obstacle. That is your testimony and no one can take that away! You're still here! Praise the Lord! You're still here! You are here for purpose to fulfill God's purpose in the Earth. You're still here because God planned for you to still be here. Now, imagine you...check this out...

Staying FOCUSED!
tjb

We have been redeemed...

Greetings Ladies!

Reflecting on this walk with God...
Listening to my iTunes genius and it pulled up this song...check it out on YouTube...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRcoB10LW80

Here are the lyrics...kind of long, but the words speak a powerful, humbling truth...WE HAVE BEEN REDEEMED by God...redeemed means to make (something that is bad, unpleasant, etc.) better or more acceptable (Miriam dictionary). Yes, we were bad, unpleasant, and other synonyms, but God redeemed us through Jesus Christ! Amen...think about it...

I am a Christian
Do you know what that means?
That means I'm far from perfect
Simply redeemed, born with a purpose
Purchased by love

It's not a form of religion
But a gift from above
I am not perfect, no
But I have been redeemed

I am a believer
Do you know what that means?
That means I've pledge my life, giving everything
I never knew that this was meant to be
I'm not perfect but I have been redeemed

While I was yet in my transgressions
Somebody paid the price for me
I offer up my life to Him and now I say again
I am not perfect, oh but I have been redeemed
Oh yes

I am your brother
Let me show you the way
We'll take this road together
Take it day by day

Somehow I know
We'll make this journey's end
Make no mistake about it
You have been redeemed, redeemed

While you were yet in your transgressions
Somebody paid to set you free
So offer up your life to Him
Accept this love and we'll begin
Walk together for we have been redeemed
Redeemed

While we were yet in our transgression
He gave His life for you and me
So why not give your life to Him
Accept His love and then begin

To stand together hand in hand
And truly He will heal our land
And we will wear this chains no more
As these walls comes crashing to the floor

And then someday He'll come again
And we will find our rest in Him
This will be perfect
We will be perfect, yeah

Simply redeemed 

Your story...

Choices..life experiences leave us with choices to make. Life is an interesting thing, it is. For many, life has been a hard thing. Not fun, not enjoyable, not pleasant. We've all been in a place we never thought we would be. Seemingly stuck. Seemingly no way to get out. Dark. Cold. Lonely. Wondering how in the world we got there! BUT this is where God steps in. Not that He wasn't right there with you all the time. He was. In the middle of it all, He was there. The Bible tells us that He would never leave us or forsake us (Heb. 13:5). When we give God that pain, that disappointment, that mistrust, He is more than able to deliver us, heal us, and take our life hurts and use them to help someone else. Let God into your hearts today through Jesus Christ and your life won't be the same! 

Staying FOCUSED!

tjb

The word of God concerning you...

1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. 5 You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. 11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” 12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. 17 How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you. 19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty! 20 They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name. 21 Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord, and abhor those who are in rebellion against you? 22 I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies. 23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:1-24 NIV)

Praying for our children...