Jesus' Calling

So its been a minute since I've posted anything. God has done so much in my life. Through a season of brokenness and pain I became a living sacrifice unto God and as I began to identify myself completely in Christ Jesus God's purpose for my life was revealed. So what is your purpose? If you don't know it yet, that's okay. Romans 12:1-2 says: "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." By following these steps you will know God's will for you life.

My purpose is to be a "Voice for the Voiceless" speaking out for those whose voice is silenced. In my last post, I discussed raising funds to go to Haiti on a mission trip with my church. Well, thankfully I was blessed enough and had the wonderful opportunity to go. While there, we conducted soccer camps in the rural areas of Grand Goave, Haiti. In addition, we volunteered at Servants of All orphanage and on our last day of our 5-day mission trip, we visited New Life Children's Home, which is a orphanage that has a special needs branch.

My favorite part of the mission trip was visiting New Life Children's Home. If you want to be wrecked from the inside out go to an orphanage and love on those who have lost their families, been abandon, and abused. My life is forever changed and so will your's be if you do the same. While there, all the members of my team had the opportunity to wheel around the individuals that are in a wheel chair and I wheeled around this precious angel. She has no language, cannot walk, and cannot hold up her head. As I wheeled her around the orphanage, I began to sing, " Jesus loves they little children--all the children of the world. Red, and yellow, black, and white they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world." A smile formed on her lips. I then began to sing, "Jesus loves me this I know for the bible tells me so. Little ones for they belong. They are weak, but He is strong...YES, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! YES, JESUS LOVES ME! The bible tells me so." She began to laugh with joy. I continued to sing the song over and over again. What happened next was amazing! As I sung, I heard her shout out "Hallelujah!" and that's when I began to weep. This beautiful girl belongs and is loved by our Most High God. He sees her as precious and though she may be weak, He is strong! What a beautiful revelation.

During a difficult season in my life, God brought me to Swaziland, Africa one year and Haiti the next, so that my purpose may be revealed to me and in me. I will fight for those who have no voice and spread the hope of Jesus! No better purpose than to be a light in the dark.

Haiti Mission Trip with Healing Place Church

I know that I am called to missions. I had the opportunity to go to Swaziland, Africa in June 2012  with Children's Cup and it was amazing. God wrecked me from the inside out. I went to Africa to provide hope, be a  helping hand, and foster a change and it is incredible to think that by the time I left I was the one who changed the most. While I was there, the peace of God overwhelmed me. It was as if God was telling me, "This is just a glimpse of what I have in store for you. You like?" and my answer is "Yes!" I can hear God telling me go. Go out into the world and share the Hope of God with others. All I want to do is honor God with my life and now I hear God directing me to go to Haiti. I am seeking people to support and partner with me. I will be assisting in a soccer and basketball camp in Grand Goave, Haiti, which was 90% effected by the earthquake in January 2010. The best part about this trip is that I get to visit a special needs orphanage!!!! I actually believe God is calling me to establish a special needs orphanage in South Africa in the future, so that would be an amazing opportunity to actually visit an special needs orphanage in a third world country.  If you feel led to donate please do! Any amount helps for we are blessed to be a blessing. I just want to thank you already for your support.

Jessica Lamartiniere

Head in the Heavens: You are Valued

Head in the Heavens: You are Valued: God is doing so much in my life. At first, I was broken and He took my ashes and literally started creating something beautiful. I know th...

You are Valued

God is doing so much in  my life. At first, I was broken and He took my ashes and  literally started creating something beautiful. I know that I am found in the love of God and that my worth is set in Christ. Someone or something's worth is set by how much a person will pay for it. There is no worth in a material unless worth has been placed on it. Well, Christ literally paid the price of blood for me! So, that makes me valued above diamonds and rubies. I was worth everything to God, so I am going to act like I have worth and I will not live a meaningless life, because if God gave me everything than should I not do the same? I will sacrifice all I have to take up His purpose and life for me.

It's so exciting to know that God loves us and placed value on our lives through the blood of Christ. When Adam and Eve ate from the fruit of good and evil, sin enter the world and just like a disease it has been genetically passed down to all of us. Sin is something that separates us from God. God requires us to be without blemish to enter His Kingdom and despite the fact that we will try to admen for our sins our sins are not erased. Just because we do something good doesn't mean the bad we done has disappeared. Our sin cost us death and were deemed to be thrown all in hell, because when Adam ate of the fruit of good and evil he gave dominion to the devil and we belonged to him. But God, saw what he made and said it was "good" and though we make mistakes we are not a mistake to God! From the beginning of time He had a plan to redeem us from our debt. He planned to send his son, Jesus, who came from Him, to die for our sins as a payment to the devil, so that we can have life and life more abundantly!

The Blood of Jesus is like snow that covers ALL our sins and now God sees us without blemish for Jesus has purified us and we are now considered holy. When Jesus died on the cross "it was finished!" Now all we have to do is accept the payment that Christ gave to us and be born again. We need to be born again because we are dying to our own attempts to become holy and our own flesh and taking up life in the blood of Christ. Our salvation is all through grace! We deserved death but received life because God loved us enough to send His only begotten Son, so that we can have life and life more abundantly (John 3:16).

What's even more astounding is that God decided to not to just save us from our sins, but give us the Holy Spirit, (part of the Trinity of God), who is God in the Spirit and now resides inside of us.

 John 14:26 says^{: 26}But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.

The Holy Spirit speaks truth to us and we now have compass wherever we go! Wow, God is so good and though you may not feel loved all the time, you are, and though you may not feel blessed, you are. Live a life of worth, because you are valued by the Most High God!

Lay it at the Alter

When I go to church, my favorite part is actually the alter call. I didn't know that the alter call being one of my favorite parts about church would deem me as unique (apparently most people don't have my same answer), but truly, I love seeing people go to the alter! What is a alter call, eh? After the pastor preaches a sermon they usually give an invitation to accept Christ as their Lord and Savior or receive freedom and prayer for certain matters.

So when I see people go to the alter my heart fills with this joy and I root  everyone on. I literally clap my hands on fire, and scream "Whooo!" at the top my lungs. People are literally taking the steps to change their life and coming in contact with the Savior! To walk to the alter you have to set aside your pride and admit you can't do it by yourself. That is hard and I commend all who take those steps. That's a big deal to me. I often picture the people in Heaven, clapping, rejoicing and singing, much much louder than me...

Then Jesus told them this parable: ⁴ “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? ⁵ And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders ⁶ and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ ⁷ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.-- Luke 15:3-7

I also love praying for people. That is why I am an alter worker for our youth ministries. I may not be the best, but it isn't about being the best. It is about being a vessel for God to speak through and have His way. I tend to believe that when we speak God's words and wants out loud on earth we quicken them to being. I also believe when I pray, I give all my worries and concern to God and I know that I can move on and trust Him for an answer. For I know He loves me, or you for that matter, far more than I or any other being could love someone. So why not trust Him? They say I am free spirited. That is because I allow my spirit to be free from the worries of this world. It was a choice. Of course, I hurt at times, but I lay my hurts at the feet of Jesus and allow my self to be healed in His grace. Freedom was a choice. You have to choose and I choose life! What have you chosen?

Hair

 My HUR (hair). I have been wearing my hair natural, with no chemicals, for 2 years now. Now you might be asking, "what does she mean by no chemicals?" I use to relax my hair, which means I used chemicals to break the bonds in my hair to make it straight. When you see black people with straight hair it is more or less relaxed, a weave/wig, or flat ironed. Very few black people actually have naturally straight hair. If you relax your hair you might now be asking "is there any such thing as a black person with naturally straight hair?" Yes, my grandmother was one of them. Nothing is impossible people.

Sabina Karlsson rocks the length that I want my hair to be. I love her hair. It reminds of a lion mane. RAWR!

One day, I'll reach my goal