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Healthy for a Higher Purpose: An Interview with ReKishia McMillian

By Apostle Tonya

Most surely, I am grateful for the blessed honor to introduce to the readers of Heaven’s Pen, ReKishia L. McMillian, total wellness coach for Christian women. In this lively interview with our Holy Lord’s blessed daughter, I pray you shall delight in the presence of our Lord as ReKishia marvelously provides us with what I might say is a plethora of knowledge on nutrition and of what our Lord most generously giveth to us from the Blessed Garden of Eden.

Apostle Tonya: ReKishia, would you kindly share your testimony with the readers of Heaven’s Pen of how thy Lord allowed a season of chronic illnesses to prepareth you to help and serve others? Most particularly, with counseling on improving our sisters diets and aiding them in weight loss?

ReKishia McMillian: My story began while I was serving on Active Duty with the United States Air Force. While serving, I witnessed one of the most tragic aircraft accidents recorded in the history of the Air Force today. My commander, operations officer and other crew members that I worked alongside of on a daily basis were killed in a B-52 aircraft accident. In addition, I served on the safety investigation team in an administrative role.

After witnessing this accident, I went through a period of Post Traumatic Stress and I denied it for a long time without getting any type of biblical counsel or mental health therapy. This caused me to emotionally eat, trying to bury my pain with food. It got to the point where I can no longer live in a state of being mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually drained. After visiting doctor after doctor, I would leave feeling empty because I was being prescribed medication after medication with no improvements in my health.

Finally, I cried out to God in prayer and He answered me by showing me seven divine keys found within the Bible. I followed the keys one by one and eventually recovered my total health. God blessed me to write about these keys in my first book along with the companion journal. These same keys that God used to recover my health are now being used to help other Christian women to do the same.

Apostle Tonya: Let us speak about GetFit21 for a moment. Rekishia, what is GetFit21?

ReKishia McMillian: GetFit21 is a medically endorsed educational and accountability program to help individuals achieve and maintain a lifelong healthy weight, blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure and positive mindset. More than 35,000 people have experience positive and dramatic results. GetFit21 is a proven approach, one that combines science based education, daily coach interaction and a supportive community.

This 21-day virtual program empowers individuals to step in to a healthy lifestyle. Each month, I co-lead this program online with women from around the world teaching them how to incorporate healthy habits through proper eating, drinking water, sleep and exercise. Spiritual and emotional health and wellness are also covered. It is truly a blessing to witness the many testimonies after the completion of the 21 day program. Women are losing weight, getting off of or reducing medications and reversing chronic illnesses like diabetes and high blood pressure.

Apostle Tonya: Most wonderful, ReKishia! Consequently, I was led by the Dearest Holy Spirit to study the gut microbiome most recently. Could you share with the readers how our Holy Lord hath guided you to teach on the gut and chronic illnesses?

ReKishia McMillian: Research shows that the gut Microbiome is a collection of about 40 trillion different organisms living in our gut. In addition, we have microbiomes in other parts of our body like our mouth and skin. These organisms include bacteria and play a vital role in our health. Our gut Microbiome is essential for development, immunity and nutritional intake. The bacteria that live within our gut helps to digest food, regulate our immune system and also produces vitamins. It is essential for overall health.

Our gut health is linked to our health because it influences our metabolism through blood glucose, weight management, and even impacts our mood and mental well-being. The health of our gut is heavily influences by the food that we eat and what we drink. There are many symptoms to determine whether or not our gut is healthy. If you are experiencing symptoms such as bloating, diarrhea or constipation, these are all symptoms that your gut might be out of balance.

The most effective way to maintain a healthy balance of good and bad bacteria is to eat gut-friendly, nutrient-dense foods. Some of the best foods for gut health are yogurt, sauerkraut and other fermented foods which support good bacteria, boost natural antibodies and can help fight infection. Other foods like oats, bananas, berries, Swiss chard and pears pack your diet with soluble fiber, which helps keep your energy stable and nourishes the healthy bacteria in the gut.

Apostle Tonya: Surely this is most glorious knowledge you have shared with the readers of Heaven’s Pen. Could you tell us what would be a typical nutritious meal wherefore our Lord might have guided you to minister healing to your client’s bodies?

ReKishia McMillian: A typical nutritious meal would be rooted in Genesis 9:3 which shares God’s definition of food. “Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.”

A nutritious meal would include an abundance of green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, kale or collard greens. It would also include humanely raised organic grass fed meat such as turkey, lamb, or beef or cold water fish such as salmon or sardines. Instead of ending the meal with a sugary dessert, a warm herbal tea can be enjoyed instead. This is an easy practice that will aid in digestion as well as provide nourishment to your overall body to include your gut health.

Apostle Tonya: Praise thy Lord for providing principles for nutrition from the Garden of Eden. Now how can we learn more about your work for thy Lord, ReKishia?

ReKishia McMillian: For those wanting to align their physical, mental and spiritual health, please visit my website at www.rekishiamcmillan.com. On the website, sisters can schedule a free consultation and receive free complimentary health coaching. They can also visit, www.rekishiamcmillancommunity.com where I offer my free e-book, Healthy for a Higher Purpose, and my podcast where I teach women that true healing is found in the Rock, Jesus Christ.

Apostle Tonya: Rekishia, thank you for sharing your testimony and work for thy Lord with Heaven’s Pen. It has been an honor. I bless our Blessed Master for you.

ReKishia L. McMillian, total wellness coach

The Blessed Gift of the Holy Spirit

By Apostle Tonya

On a most wonderful evening some years ago, I entered into an unassuming storefront church in my former hometown of Brooklyn wherefore hosted a school for ministry where I had become a newly enrolled student. At the conclusion of the first session, the faithful leader, a mother who was a most respected prophet in New York City stood in the midst of the Blessed Presence of the Lamb of God leading her students in a most glorious time of praise and worship. Suddenly, the mother’ eyes became fastened upon me and began to speaketh of the Spirit of God’s power and further asked me if I wanted to receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Surely, I might say I became most terrified at this Holy Invitation wherefore for years had been a secret yearning in my heart (the infilling of the Blessed Spirit of God to pray in a heavenly language). And yet, even though I felt the Blessed Master was ordering my steps to begin attending formal training to serve Him one day in ministry; in my heart hid the truth: I held fear of it. For surely, I had no desire to leave the comfort and somewhat successful life I held in my profession wherefore thy Lord had been gracious to giveth me to entereth into a life of ministry alone.

Oh, how I remembereth on that pivotal evening walking most nervously to the center of the church’s altar to meet thy Blessed Majesty. And, there in what was a most humble sanctuary was Heaven’s portal, opened over the powerful mother and me as she handed me a small perfectly-wrapped gift box. In it, she encouraged was a Gift from Heaven for me; the Blessed Holy Spirit.

Most marvelously, as I opened the top of the gift box, I was filled with Spirit of God, and His eternal power. Surely, He hath becometh a most loyal Companion whom I might testify hath been patient, devoted and faithful in His Friendship to me while guiding me in truth about the Cross, and our most Beautiful Savior, Christ Jesus.

Beneath His Wings

By Apostle Tonya

On a recent occasion spent delighting with the Blessed Master, He was most gracious to giveth me His Direction to release, Beneath His Wings: 50-Days of Throne Room Prayers. Surely, I am most thankful for His grace wherefore is sufficient to birth a book in the midst of a season of change, and as I was challenged to adapt to a new realm of thy Holy Lord’s glory.

Beneath His Wings shall be released on April 27 (pre-order is now available on amazon and the ministry’s website). I want to thank you most kindly for your astounding support and sharing the prayers from this ministry, my books and writings wherefore cometh from our Dearest Holy Spirit and are only written by my hand.

And so, it is my prayer thy Lord receiveth all the praise, glory and honor for this second book on prayer from the ministry. Might He continue to increaseth in us wisdom, and knowledge on how to pray the blessed Scriptures and address Him with reverence, awe and with thanksgiving in prayer.

I declare our Holy Lord shall extend His Scepter and release new mantles of intercession for His glory with this new release. Amen.

The Aroma of Christ

By Apostle Tonya

Last Friday evening, as I was reading about our most Blessed Master in the Book of John there suddenly became a glorious aroma whereby pervaded from the pages of the Scriptures.

In the beginning, the marvelous aroma somewhat reminded me of one of my most favorite room fragrances whereby I had recently plugged-in into a nearby outlet. And as I continued to read thy Lord’s blessed love letter in John, the distinct aroma began to intensify. Then, I paused momentarily from reading to wait on thy Lord to speak. Yet, our Lord was silent.

Returning to my reading, the fragrance from Heaven continueth to pervade and become most profound upon my open Bible and around me. And, what a marvelous aroma was then released! In His generosity, thy Lord granted the blessed release of the fragrance of roses.

In ending the silence I asked, “Lord, is that You?” How glorious it was for my Dearest Friend to finally respond to me; and it was most sacred.

Oh, how I adore Him!

Finding Strength in God amidst the tragic Earthquake in Turkey-Syria

By Apostle Tonya

Days ago, as I sat praying, I was led by the Blessed Holy Spirit to turn my attention to the television whereby a Christian news program was reporting on the devastating news of the massive Kahramanmaras Earthquake in Turkey-Syria. Most swiftly, after seconds of watching it; our Holy Lord instructed me to turn away from the graphic images whereby the news now astoundingly reports 41,000 people hath perished.

Since the tragedy, I have remaineth silent to be most careful not to hurt our most Holy Father with my questioning of Him of those who have lost their lives and the suffering of the precious survivors. This past Tuesday evening, thy Lord was faithful to speaketh to me about the Earthquake and instructed me to write this post.

And so, I might say for many days before this catastrophic Earthquake occurred our Lord was most kind to bestow grace upon me to speaketh to me about the beginning of sorrows. Matthew 24:8-13. And ofttimes, when He revealeth to me calamities, I pray in faith as I am led by Him to turn around what He has revealed to me. When our Lord does not answereth cries for tragedies not to cometh to pass, such as one on the magnitude of the Earthquake; I am surely left most sorrowful. Yet, thy Lord did not lead me to pray for the Earthquake in Turkey-Syria.

How might we be strengthen in our faith in this hour amidst such catastrophe? I might want to offer the blessed passage in the Book of Psalms, Chapter 46:10, wherefore the Psalmist writes a most encouraging verse most appropriate for us to hide in our hearts today. It reads: “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Friends, it is in the stillness of the presence of the Holy One we receiveth His strength and His will on how He has purposed to use us in these end times for His glory.

The Lord of Hosts is with us. Amen.

Daily Prayer for Protection

By Apostle Tonya

Righteous Father, this blessed morning I arise to giveth thee thanks. Great Architect and Engineer whom Hearest prayer, I beseech You to heareth my cry and answereth me, strengthened me with strength in my soul as I offer my sacrifices of praise to You holy, righteous, and magnificent Father for thou alone are the God of my salvation.

Holy Father, oh how I love thy law and I giveth thee thanks for it. In the Book of Philippians 2:9-10, it is Decreed that You hath highly exalted Your Son, my Beloved Christ Jesus and hath given Him a Name which is above every Name and at His Name every knee should bow of things in Heaven, Earth and under the Earth. Wonderful Father, I offer my thanks to Thee for Your Beloved Son and for the power and authority You have bestowed for me to tread upon serpents and scorpions. Thank You for the Blood of Your Son, the Lamb of God and the hedge of protection that surrounds me as it is recorded in Job 1:10.

Ancient of Days, I thank You for thou art my hiding place. I beseech You to continue to cover me in Your presence from the secret counsel, plots and conspiracies of the wicked one.

I giveth thee thanks and praise for receiving and answering this prayer, Eternal Father according to 1 John 5:14-15. I declare thou art my Refuge.

I adore You most Holy Father. In the Name of Your Son, the Blessed Master. Amen.

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Exalting our Lord with a Prayer Journal

By Apostle Tonya

In above six years, the Blessed Holy Spirit was most faithful to instruct me to begin to keepeth war journals for His glory. The journals are where I have safely recorded the secrets from Heaven whereby thy Lord has entrusted to me to steward, love notes to our most Blessed Master, and prayer assignments. Ofttimes, the journals have been a place where I am led to revisit past victories so I might receiveth encouragement from our Holy Lord.

Surely, I am most honored that in 2020, the Blessed Holy Spirit led me to create a downloadable booklet on how to create your own war binder. In it, I also provide a sample of how my war journal (binder) might be organized. The booklet is available for free on the ministry’s website. You may download it here.

Early will I seek Thee

By Apostle Tonya

Eternal Father, I offer my sacrifices of praise to You Who is holy, righteous and Who lead me in truth for thou art alone the God of my salvation.

I ascribe unto You the glory due Your Holy Name and worship You in the splendor of Your holiness. Holy Father, I am in awe of You as I meditate on Your glorious splendor and power whereby even causes the mountains to melt like wax at Your glorious presence. This morning, I beseech You, The God of Might to sendeth an increase of the manifestations of Your signs and wonders. And in this miraculous season wherefore is now upon us remember how You performed Your signs wondrously at the Blessed Birth of Your only Begotten, Son, our Beloved Lord Jesus. Holy One, in this holy season may You in Your generosity manifest selfsame signs and wonders to the lost and pursue them according to John 6:44.

Thank You most Holy Father for receiving my prayer and for my Beloved One, the Lord Jesus whom I love. Amen.

Thy Word have I hid in my heart

By Apostle Tonya

Surely, I must say the most cherished time for me is in the Blessed Master’s presence reading and nourishing up in the Holy Scriptures. The feasting is a time whereby we delight with our Beloved One in inexhaustible joy and peace as our relationship with Him continues to flourish.

In John 13:23, we read of our Master’s devoted and loyal Disciple whom He loved leaning on His Bosom while our Lord feasted with His Disciples. And in reading this most profound verse we might imagine this wondrous love wherefore the beloved Disciple held in his heart for the Blessed One. Surely, his devotion should continueth to encourage us to walk in purity before our Savior.

Most wondrously, each blessed time our hearts are intentional and focused on abiding with our Holy Majesty; He responds to our love for Him and grants the splendor of His presence. In awe and astonishment of our Lord’s Humility, we are bestowed the blessed favor of reading the Word in The Throne Room.

What might we offer our Holy One for His generosity, loyalty and everlasting love? I might say, I have nothing I may offer to Him but the blessed love our Lord hath given to me to poureth on Him as I worship Him. And ofttimes, in prayer, I offer our Merciful Lord the river of tears that course down my cheeks wherefore speaketh of the sufferings of what walking with Him for this ministry hath cost. Amen.

The Lord is our Shepherd

By Apostle Tonya

Holy Jesus, whom righteousness belongeth, I arise in the womb of the morning to giveth You all the laud, honor and glory.

Shepherd of my Soul, in the Book of John 14:27, the passage records of thy blessed impartation to the Disciples. And it reads: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

And so, Christ, I giveth You thanks for my daily bread and the blessedness of the revelation of thy word. How grateful I am for the entrance of thy word which hath given me light. And, Blessed Majesty, I beseech You in Your lovingkindness to giveth me more peace even according to thy word. Amen.