I am Jasmine Clark, Founder of the blog "Writing My Story in Love." My mission is to continually record my truths through words and allow others to connect my stories to their own experiences. My prayer is that you will find the courage to write your own story in Love.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
SMH..Am I? Can I? Wiliing? The Cost....
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Meditation
Why did He choose me? Me little old me, simple old me, quiet old me. To do bold, eloquent and beautiful things. To transform, shift and ignite lives. To share my sorrows. To share my weaknesses. To share my frailties and oh my how God mutated my pain to Glorify His name. Mutated me into a spiritual being. Creation of implantation with His breath. To spark the fire of my life. To run rampant for His claim. Take me away! Take me away! JESUS! All for your name!
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Wrestle
After Jacob was done wrestling with God he came out with a broken hip because he would not stop until the Lord blessed him. After you wrestle with God you dont come out the same. Just as Jacob came out walking different so will you. We all face times when we have to wrestle with God. And I mean wrestle! On your knees, prostrate, crying out....but just wrestle with Him until your deliverance is complete! Your healing is done! Until you are SET FREE from whatever is keeping you from moving to a higher place with God. I am so in awe of God. Yes! Yes! Yes! I say Yes to God! Im moving today to a higher place with and in God! I am Brave, Bold, Courageous!! God is taking me to unfathomable places. Wrestle with Him and dont move until you hear from the Lord.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Push Through.Fight Through. No Defeat.
Lately the struggle to keep pushing has gotten real. When you know you should be striving for excellence the voices in your head to tell you you can't and the vision seems to be skewed. You know what God told you, you know who you belong to you, you know the strength lies within you, but you just can't seem to shake this feeling of heaviness. I know I get it because I'm there. But just as the Sun rises every day we to rise the same and we determine how our day will be. Everything that we need to accomplish whatever it is that God gave us already lies with in us. The key to me seems to be studying the word praying and meditating and spending that intimate time with God. Also accountability partners is huge! Reach out to your peers and elders. Be honest. Confess your shortcomings and allow God to use them for His glory. You are called to do great things! Trust God! Allow Him to be Lord over your life. Evaluate yourself daily. Know your strengths, weaknesses, what your body craves & when, dont give into your flesh. You are more spirit than flesh. Start thanking God now! Dont be defeated! Make a gratitude list and look over it and add to it daily. "Count your many blessings, name them one by one and it will surprise you what the Lord has done." -Anonymous
Because of Jesus,
Jasmine Nicole
Hover over me Lord
Today my prayer is that God will fill me up today. That His love will overflow and permeate all my soul. My prayer is the same for you all today! Im at this point in my journey where I want to be Free and Transparent. The closer I fill my break through is coming the more challenging the journey gets. But God!!! He is so Worthy!! He loves us so much! Make Him Lord over your life. Put Him back in His place and that is being the Cornerstone in our lives. Wrestle with God until your break through comes! I was talking with someone about the book of Genesis and God beginning to create. And before God began to create He hovered over the waters and after that He began to create everything. And her desire is for God to hover over the unforned places in her life. I was like yesss Lord!! Hover over me. Form the unformed places in my life to your desires for me. Wow! That is such a beautiful prayer and I pray that you will also ask God to do the same in your life. Stay connected, get accountability partners, confess, repent, wrestle with God until your in His presence Hard! Its time to be free! Someone's life depends on you pressing through!! Yes its hard! Yes it hurts!! Yes people dont like you! Yes no one gets it sometimes! Yes your always the one who has to Love first, Forgive first and so on! But the Grace of God is holding you. And by God's Grace you are able to do all things and get through all things!!! Hallelujah! Amen.#Tell
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
It is Time to Die!
In order for a seed to grow it has to die. "When seeds are given the right environment, which includes the right amount of water, oxygen and temperatures; the seed will germinate. The seed absorbs water; the water softens the seed coat and causes a chemical change inside the seed. Once the seed falls into fertile ground, the outer shell begins to open as it dies; and inside the dead shell, new life awaits ( Seeds for Success Pt. 2) ."
This really stood out to me. Have I died to myself? Am I a sell out for Christ? Am I holding on to a seed that needs to die, so that God can get the increase and others will be saved? Mmmm...I began writing my first book last week and as I am writing through the first draft I am seeing a part of me that needs to die. And this study confirmed for me that the little girl inside of me needs to die so that the Warrior Woman inside of me can live.
According to the Seeds for Success article "Experts believe that seeds are produced by as many as 250,000 kinds of plants;A plant has to produce seed to continue its legacy; so near the end of the plant’s life, the plant produces its offspring in the way of a seed. Seeds can remain dormant for different periods of time yet they are still able to germinate under proper conditions."
This right here is mind blowing!! I hope you see yourself in it! This is a universal truth and a natural/biological fact. If a plant has to produce seed to continue its LEGACY then what do you think you need to produce to continue Your Legacy! Have you even considered the legacy that you are leaving behind or desire to leave behind? DORMANT?! Means to have normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or if as in a deep sleep. Biological seeds can remain dormant for years!! What seeds in your life are dormant, because you have not been willing to die to yourself so that God can GROW YOU UP! Just as under proper conditions seeds can germinate even if they have been dormant for some time, so can you! God is willing, ready and able!
So I choose to give God the little girl inside of me and I give her permission to die, so that God can produce a Warrior Woman of God within me. Guess what! She has been there all along, but now in 2014 I decree that she will rise! She will rise! She will rise! In 2014 give God You!!! Give God that idol. Give God that Habit. Give God Alcohol. Give God lust. Give God Fear. Give God Anger. Give God Unforgiveness. Give God Resentment. Give God your frailties. Give God whatever is holding you back from FULLY walking in the Anointing He has placed on your Life. As I join with others at Immanuel Praise Fellowship tonight at 10pm to give God whatever is keeping me from Him, I pray you will have the courage to join me. Your 2014 is decreed to be a Blessing! God has got Awesome things in store for you. So participate , do your part, plant those seeds, Embrace our Father. Awake to the Spirit Man that resides inside of you.
XoXo....Jasmine Nicole
Monday, December 23, 2013
Obediance
Obedience is so key in this life journey. And I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I have falling short. But thank God for His Grace and Mercy. I feel so undeserving sometimes but thank God for Jesus. This next season we transition into I want us to go into it focusing on just living righteous. We focus so much on who we don't want to become, what we don't want to do and in turn we end up becoming or falling for that very thing. Get real accountability partners, be honest with yourself, what you can and can't handle and your accountability partner. Jesus loves us despite our sin and however many times we have put him back on the cross. Choose today to walk in obedience. Choose Jesus over that feeling. Over that anger. Over that judgemental attitude. Over unforgiveness. Over lust. Over your "boo." Over Yourself. Don't allow anything or anybody to take away your anointing. Ignite to Movement. Jesus Loves You.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Jesus-Constant
The beautiful thing about God is that He is always there. I love that we can never go too far, make too many mistakes or disown Him too many times. Yes this hurts our Father, but because of Jesus! ! Because of Jesus we have opportunities to come back to Him. Jesus stands with open arms waiting for us to embrace His Love. Thank God for Jesus. I used to think I messed up too much and just wasn't worthy enough. Why would God love someone like me? What do I have to offer Christ? That thinking led me to live astray and according to my own will. But I'm glad to say that today I am saved. My value comes from Christ alone. Without God I am nothing, but with God!!!! Oh man! You better get out my way, lol. With God I am Bold, Anointed, Powerful, Called....must I go on! Yes I Am! And Praise be to the Most High God so are You!!!! Won't He Do It!!
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Diagnosis
These past two and half months have been trying and challenging. I have not been reading my Word as faithfully as I should, praying and fasting. I learned in a message that there are acute problems and then there are chronic problems. When you want to treat something acute you go after the stems. When you want to treat something chronic you go after the roots. Our stems indicates our roots. Most of our stems aren't Godly because Jesus is not at our Roots. "We are treating the stems of our problems and neglecting the roots(Pastor LaQuetta Simmons)." This message hit home hard. Here I am after all this time of being saved and delivered and serving in the church....and Bam! Stems not of God begin to seap up. So where is my root? What is my root? Because my stems aren't reflecting Christ. This tells me that I have to be courageous enough to be vulnerable and deal with the roots that are keeping me from growing into what God wants me to be. What you plant is what you reap. I say I'm a seed of God but my stems/fruit fail to show it at times. Be willing to look deep within and inspect your roots. Make sure your source is God. Not yourself, your boo, money, school, a job...etc. #I've been diagnosed
Friday, December 13, 2013
W.O.W
WOW was amazing tonight! WOW stands for Women of Worship and this is the women's ministry at Immanuel Praise Fellowship in Rancho Cucamonga. The leader of this ministry is Min.Jenise Bush and she along with Pastor LaQuetta Bush-Simmons ( Co-Pastor with her husband Pastor Kelvin Simmons of IPF) lead the women through this ministry. The ministry is phenomenal and has excellence stamped all over it. My life has not been the same since I began attending every 3rd Saturday of each month. This is a safe, LOVING, non judgemental environment. I cannot use the word Love enough because that is what these women have given me and countless others.
We need more ministries like this one that is genuine and adds to the life of every women that steps foot in WOW. I urge and encourage every women to be here next year 2014! Tonight was the last WOW for the year but these women will meet again next year.
If your interested in learning more about this ministry and/or how to be apart of it please go to www.immanuelpraisefellowship.com
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Allow Love In...
God is so amazing. His love is awe inspiring and infectious. I sure didn't expect Him to bring love into my life and use it to heal my wounds. I always thought that I couldn't let love in until my divorce was final (Yes i said divorced, thats another blog in the making) and I was walking fully in perfection, but that was not the case. Love came knocking and God saw that it was good and as afraid as I was I let love in. Surely it wasn't without a fight because I had to get to a point that I believed that I deserved to be loved by a man who could love and see me as Jesus does. Jesus loves us so much. He knows exactly what you and you and you need, want and desire. And He is so amazing that He will give it to you all in His order and timing based on your obediance to Him. Allowing love in for me is beautiful, because its apart of my healing process as a woman of God and a woman of anointing. Love is being vulnerable. Love is trusting, even when it hurts & isn't pretty. Love is unconditional and always has your back. Love is your #1 fan even when that's your only fan. Love is God. Love heals, Love delivers, Love protects, Love provides, Love loves, Love gives exactly what it has, Love is resurrecting...Love is Jesus. Thank God for Jesus.
So trust God, Listen and Obey Him. If he says to leave that "random" then do it. If he says not to date for a year then do it. If he says serve me like this then do it. Its in your serving him that you will discover your partner. When God says its time your life partner will awake and so will you and when your in eachothers presence a shift will occur. Then that process is a lot of work in itself, so listen, trust and Obey our Lord. He knows best, so there is no need to stress. Love is...You. Ignite Love & Move.
XoXo,
Jasmine Nicole
Saturday, December 7, 2013
#Won't He Do It!
Wow! God is so Amazing! He knows exactly what you need, so trust Him. Let me tell you about the God I serve!!! A couple months ago God told me to leave my job. Did you read this good?! He said "daughter, leave your job. You asked me to take you to your wealthy place so you need to leave your job and do this 5linx business." And I was like, okay Lord but I don't know Jesus. I got benefits, security, great repor with Supervisors. I'm good Jesus. But I was working in Beverly Hills and that is a 30 minute drive going and 1-2 hour drive home. And my car was taking a hitting from all that commuting. And honestly I was ready to leave. I worked with children in an after school program and my passion began lacking. I love working with children and love teaching. But leave my job?! I have to point out that I struggled working in Beverly Hills. Having to deal with people's prejudices and being one of the few Black women was not always easy but I LEARNED so much. And God is So Intentional. So back to my story!! So after a couple weeks I finally put in my resignation after working there almost 2 years. The only source of income I had was an Internship and that was only 12 hours a week. So it wasn't a source of income that could sustain me. So two weeks later I leave my job. My supervisors were sad to see me go and my last day was bittersweet, but I was OBEDIANT and I trust God! So now I'm going to my internship and now bills need to be paid. Oh and my car starts having mechanical problems. So I got a little bit of money and a list of bills, including rent. I believe and follow the Laws of the Harvest, so I give my TITHE & OFFERING Faithfully!! So whatever I get from my internship I sowed it back to God. Whatever I got from family, I sowed it back to God. I was torn because I wasn't able to give as much since I wasn't making that much anymore but I gave my 10 percent and Offering and gave toward my $500 Seed Pledge. My last day was Oct 18th so I have been unemployed since then. It has been a learning and humbling experience. My God you are good! I struggled with doubt, worry, concern and I combated it with tears running down my face saying I trust you God, I trust you. I was at a point where I had no control. I had to submit myself fully, really trust God and have real Faith. I say real Faith because real faith is trusting that God will sustain you after leaving a job and having no other secure income coming in. Im doing my 5linx and getting No's left and right[Network marketing is a billion dollar industry by the way & the services are essential! We use them everyday & you pay lower prices for same products you use everyday]. So I'm like okay Lord...are you sure this is what you said? Maybe I heard you wrong. Then a friend of mine shares with me about her job hiring for black friday at Charlotte Russe. #Humbling I haven't worked retail in 5 years Jesus. Oh no no no! Lol! But I was like okay i could use extra money. And who am I to think any job is beneath me. Check your Heart Jasmine! So I go to the interview, get hired and work black friday. I actually had fun and enjoyed working with all the ladies. Plus it came natural because I worked retail for so long, love fashion and helping others. So it was a great day. So that was a one day job so now I'm back to not working my internship at all because my hours are cut and I really don't have nothing. Zero.Zelch.Nada. But I give the little I have and sow my seeds. A week or so later I get a call from Charlotte Russe asking me to work! And it was supposed to be a one time job. Wow! Okay Lord. Ill take it! Then i get an email that says "Jobs!" From Immanuel Praise Fellowship the next day and it says Christian Preschool now hiring in Rancho Cucamonga. What! Okay Jesus! Well I will apply and go from there. I call at 7:15am to inquire about position and gave my info to staff. Then I send my resume and receive a call from the director that afternoon to come in for interview the next day. I go in for an interview on Friday the 6th and after seeing the daycare preschool, meeting staff and children then getting my interview...I got the job! :-) Okay Lord! This is an amazing fit. I get to teach kids about Jesus, what?! I get to teach praise dancing to kids, what?! I see more beautiful Black children, what?! Awww Lord you done, done it now! *praise break** Aaayyyy!!!* So Sisters and Brothers I am a living witness and testament to when you are OBEDIANT, step out on Bold FAITH, TRUST GOD then He will give you way more than what you need, want and desire. Won't He Do It! Yes He Will! I praised Him when I had nothing and when he gave me something. I spend time with God, I study His Word, His will is my will. We must take up our cross daily. Stay connected. He is good! What He Does For Me, He Will Do For You!! God does not discriminate. Trust Him!! We are all in this together!
With Jesus,
Jasmine Nicole
Friday, December 6, 2013
Trust.Worry.Faith.Doubt.
just when the caterpillar thought the world was over...
This quote really spoke to me and my situation and reminded me that there is an end. An awesome, great end in Christ. You may be in your caterpillar experience right now and the process is slow, challenging, painful and you lost sight of the vision or just cannot see what God is doing through you. Well Sisters! God is about to TRANSFORM you into a Butterfly!!! Change comes through chaos. It doesn't come through taking the easy way. Stars in the sky are literally formed out of chaos. They collide with eachother, collapse, become denser, lose gravity...but in the end a Star is born. So continue to strive and persevere in your caterpillar experience and Trust & Believe that God is about to Transform You! #BOLD#CONFIDENCE#
Unfathomable God
Because of God,
Jasmine Nicole


