All of my life I grew up going to church, being told if you don’t accept God, you’re going to hell. After asking Jesus into my heart at an early age, I failed miserably according to the traditions of man, in trying to serve Him. “You can’t wear pants, makeup, short sleeves.”  I was told, in darkness you will spend eternity. But as I took a closer look at those who would often testify and declare one thing and then leave the four walls and live completely opposite; I wanted out and nothing else to do with this kind of life. However, I loved God and part of me wanted to live for and serve Him. After being so disappointed in church as I knew it, I decided to NOT follow the advice that was given me (“You can’t question God”), and asked my Father about wearing pants. He lovingly answered me and said, “I am not looking at your pants, I’m looking at and desire your heart”. Once that was settled with the truth from the Creator Himself, I wanted to know more, so I begin to seek Him. My heart was filled with many questions, one specifically; if you are my King/Father, and You are royalty, why is my life as Your daughter, so different, nothing was making sense.

I served as praise and worship leader for over ten plus years, I was a minister of God, wrote and co-produced two CD’s (both inspired by God). I traveled with a singing group; worshiping God in song, volunteered and served in many capacities. Although, I was very busy doing church traditionally as I knew it to be, I was yet unsatisfied, felt empty and was always thinking and saying, “There has to be more to this than this!” Still searching, I wanted and needed more, if I was to continue on this path.

Testimonial: I knew at an early age, God was real. One day after school, I jumped off the school bus and without looking, darted across the street. Something (my ministering angel) grabbed me by my waist and lifted me up off the ground, as a speeding car passed me by; the impact alone would have killed me instantly. 2) My car battery blew up in my face, spreading acid from my hairline to my waste line, all over my arms, in my eyes and mouth and on parts of the car. I quickly said, “God, I don’t want to be blind”! Immediately, water begin to flush my eyes as though someone was pouring it from them. There was no damage to my body except a line down the side of my face where the top of the battery hit me when it blew off the battery. I believe the Doctors are still scratching their heads, trying to figure out, why there was no devastating damage from the acid of the battery; only to my car, where it literally ate all the paint off where it landed. This is just a few of many miracles God allowed me to experience and I knew and know for sure, without a shadow of doubt, He is real!

Now knowing for myself, with evidence; I wanted to know more about this Man called Jesus, who said, “Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven and His Righteousness and everything will be added unto you”, what? I’m saved, I’m working in the church, but no one was talking about this message that Jesus said was the reason for His coming! So, I begin to ask, “What does this mean”? I’ve heard the scripture being read and messages, and versions of interpretations as well as they knew and understood about it, but I always left disappointed, thirsty and hungry for something more; like the truth! So, to the source I went, “Holy Spirit, what does this mean”? I asked, knocked, He answered and opened the door to the mysteries of the Kingdom of God and led me to a place of information, knowledge, light; the Truth! I began to look closely at not only what Jesus did, but, more importantly, what He said. For some reason, seek first the Kingdom rang in my heart; are we supposed to be doing this first, I asked myself, because if so, we are failing miserably! And now, because of my questions, I had to know the answer, again, I knocked and again, He answered.

One morning I was searching through channels on television, I came up on a program who had a special guest who just happened to be speaking about Rediscovering the Kingdom of God. I listened, my light came on and I was hungry for more. I excitedly ordered four books on the subject about the Kingdom. After receiving them, sad to say but, on the shelf they would sit until, ONE DAY! I continued doing church as I knew it until I felt like I was in the wilderness, alone, drained, empty, and completely depleted spiritually. The biggest problem was, I didn’t know or understand what I needed or was searching for. ONE DAY, while speaking to a very close friend, we both begin to share how we were feeling, not useful, tired of church and the same old same old. The subject of the Kingdom came up and I remember informing her of the program and the books I ordered, she ordered the books, ate them up (all four) in a matter of days and begin to share what she read, and of course, I pulled mine from the shelf, begin to read and the Holy Spirit opened my understanding about the Kingdom of God and became my Teacher and continues to enlightened me daily.

I got mad in the beginning, “Why is no one teaching this, If I had known this information from the beginning, what could I have accomplished for the sake of the Kingdom”? After we get saved, what are we supposed to do, yes, I know, read the Bible, that we don’t understand. Salvation is instant, now what are we supposed to do? … Exactly! Which is what led me to my purpose in creating this site, to assist those who have the same questions, who feels there IS more, and are hungry, thirsty, seeking and knocking. The TRUTH will make you free! God has answered my prayers by opening the door, and for the very first time, I feel like a fisher of men! Let this day be the last day you leave without an answer!

Let’s grow in the Kingdom of God together. This is just Jacqi, talking Kingdom Simply Stated.