If there was one scripture you could tell others to learn and get into their heart and mind (only one, mind you), which could be transforming which one would it be? 

The scripture that has been revolutionary for me and my life is found in Revelation 12:11.  The Holy Spirit enlightened this scripture to me years ago and it, through time, has proved to be the most significant scripture in my life. (Other than to love God with all my heart)  I have fought Satan toe to toe for the sake of the Gospel and I have overcome.  It hasn’t been easy and I can tell you I really wish it had not been my call, but nevertheless, I learned through the school of hard knocks just how real Satan is.  What I also learned is just how much power and authority we have as a child of God to defeat him in our lives……knowing that one scripture alone would be enough to do this. We have to understand that Satan is real and he has no regard for human life.

What does Idolatry mean?

Idolatry literally means to worship idols.  Idols to me might not be idols to you.   Idolatry is anything that exalts itself in your heart above God.  TV can be an idol if you are watching it so much it takes you from God.  I recall watching Christian TV so much that it became an idol to me.  I was spending time looking for answers from a TV set instead of the One who created the TV set.  Now don’t get me wrong. Christian television is a wonderful tool to use and God has indeed spoken a word to me when I needed it through a couple of preachers.  However, you have to be discerning when it comes to who you listen to and what you allow your spirit man to listen to.  Not everything is from God.  Nothing replaces spending time with God…. nothing.  I learned from the Holy Spirit one-on-one for three years before I watched much Christian TV.  There was one particular preacher God put in my path to learn faith from and one I listened to for his point of view on the Bible.  But 90% of what I learned was from spending time in the word with the Holy Spirit guiding me.  I did not learn what I have learned from going to church either.  If I had waited to learn from the church I thought I was placed in, I would have already been dead and God only knows what would have happened to my daughter.  Don’t let anything come before God in your heart (even church).  Something as small as food can be an idol if it is bigger in your mind than it needs to be.  Ask the Holy Spirit today to reveal any idols to you… then you can be certain that you are not putting anything in your heart before the ONE and only ONE who can help you.

What does it mean when Jesus says, ‘Take My yoke upon you?’

Can Christ really turn a life around?

I am a living testimony that a life (any life for that matter) can be turned around by the power of the living Christ.  In order to have this happen though you have to be willing to submit to the authority of God through the Holy Spirit.  Most of my life I didn’t believe there was anything more to God than just going to church….I was wrong.  We all hear stories, at least I have, of people getting set free, delivered and healed by the power of Christ.  While growing up, I was never exposed to the power available to me as His child.  The power of the anointing of Christ is what is able to perform miraculous feats in human beings (Mark 16:16-18).  Most of us are only aware of what we are exposed to but I can tell you this:  Jesus is faithful and He will always try to get you the truth for your life and circumstances.  Whether or not you will listen and obey is another issue all together.  I am living proof of how God can take a life and turn it around.  The power is there and it is real to set you free, but the choice will be up to you.