tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43746411311263079792024-03-10T16:44:19.493-05:00HEART 2 HEARTI am a recycler. Anything God teaches me has never been wasted it has always been recycled for God's glory.Elaine Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324020502895051583noreply@blogger.comBlogger516125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-22793893873783033392024-03-10T16:43:00.002-05:002024-03-10T16:43:27.925-05:00GREEN WITH ENVY"I'm proud to tell you my friend will be spending a month away fulfilling her life dream!", declared the post on a persons Facebook post.<div><br /></div><div>I had been good about blocking out Facebook, but sometimes I have to go on and then I saw the above post, <i>I was green with envy.</i> I felt it hit my gut and my own imagination of dreams came to the forefront of my mind.</div><div><br /></div><div>OCD, obsessive comparison disorder, It's a Snare to Compare, the cute sayings I always passing on to others, comes to my mind. "Do not envy", a biblical truth. I ran to Jesus. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Lord can I ask you to help me with this reaction. I don't want to loose my joy and what you are doing in my life. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>I'm in my own personal time out! Asking God to restore, renew, help me.</div><div><br /></div><div>I find a worship song! Hallelujah Our King by Jordan Feliz. </div><div>My grateful cry for this song and the worship of Spirit and truth this song brings. </div><div>My commitment to the Lord is real. My walk Lord define.</div><div>Only God, only God can grab, change, open, restore.</div><div>My heart is His.</div><div>Focus on the here and now I hear in my head.</div><div>A verse, "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."</div><div>Does that mean a trip, a high paying job, an adventure. I don't have that answer.</div><div>In Nehemiah 6 some mean were trying to distract Nehemiah by wanting to meet with him. They gave some story of why they should meet. Nehemiah being a leader knew what God had him doing at the time of this request and he felt inside that meeting with these men was not a good enough reason to take time out to stop doing what God had given him to do. (build the wall) Four times he told these men that and they persisted to try and get him to stop. Their motives were not genuine. It was tempting for Nehemiah to stop but he finally, directly said to the men, "Nothing like what you are saying is happening; you are just making it up out of your head."</div><div>These men were jealous trying to get Nehemiah off track. But Nehemiah prayed, "Now strengthen my hands."</div><div>Friends when we see a post that is a status and we react to it, we must go to the Lord and ask Him about it. </div><div><br /></div><div>What are we doing with our time, talents?</div><div>Lord give me some assurance. As I looked up the word imagine the Nehemiah 6:8 popped up so I renewed my mind with this story. I originally was looking for the verse, "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's go to prayer:</div><div>Lord forgive me for reacting, Lord thank you for helping me to hear from you. Now strenghten my hands just as the Lord did for Nehemiah. What a good prayer. Help me. Amen.</div>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-19441318764121822132024-02-27T16:17:00.000-06:002024-02-27T16:17:05.949-06:00REPLACEMENT THERAPY<p> Another, Another, and there is another!</p><p>Therapy clinics line up along the major roads as I drive down the main street near my home.</p><p>Many Children therapy clinics have popped open recently. I use the word popped, it's just so many since covid. I know the increase of anxiety, depression, stress, burnt out, overload, and exhaustion. It's all real but I have to say, I myself in my twenties, thirties have been twisted up with the above.</p><p>The word therapy an approved service that clinics are have waitlists to get into. My mom born in 1938 lived in times where therapy was possibly a bad word. Life was so full of secrets and keeping hush about it the way of the world.</p><p>I am not writing this to debate the effectiveness of therapy. I have seen the greatness of both sides of therapy. </p><p>I am writing from my own personal journey where my life has been transformed by replacement therapy, a termed that I blurted out while chatting with friends about my experience.</p><p>replacement; the action or process of renewal.</p><p>I referring to my thought life. When I really began to THINK ABOUT WHAT I AM THINKING.</p><p>John 14:26 states, "But the Counselor (capital C) the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you."</p><p>I poured out my heart and asked God to help me with my anxious thoughts, panic attacks. I heard the whisper in my soul as I was sitting at the kitchen table. "You will be healed, you won't know how long it will take, but learn as much as you can along the way." So the time to heal began and with God I was determined to see it through.</p><p> </p><p><br /></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-55794732631634225562024-02-26T15:41:00.005-06:002024-02-26T15:42:41.572-06:00SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT<p>It's four o'clock in the morning damn it, listen to me good!</p><p>I really woke up at that time and heard this old Elton John song in my head.</p><p>I hadn't heart this song since my high school years. What the1</p><p>Then more lyrics perfectly from this song.</p><p>And someone saved my life tonight, sugar bear.</p><p>You almost had your hooks in my, didn't you dear, you nearly had me roped and tied</p><p>hypnotized sweet freedom whispered in my ears, your a butterfly and butterflies are free to fly, fly away, high away., bye-bye.</p><p>Chorus repeat.</p><p>Someone saved, someone saved my life to night (ooh whoo)</p><p>Someone saved</p><p>someone saved</p><p>someone saved </p><p>someone saved my life tonight. Tonight!</p><p><i>Lord does this have meaning from you to me?</i></p><p>It played strongly through the night. And in the morning I looked it up. Elton John's meaning was a commitment he was going to make to someone and realized he could not do that. He was saved from making a bad decision.</p><p>But for me. It meant evil tried to take me down another path at some point in my life, but Jesus won. He opened my eyes to the truth and my life charged down another path. This was my butterfly moment. I was a new creation in Christ. I realized my need for a Savior.</p><p>It almost had its hooks in me. </p><p>But now I fly away from that, high away, bye-bye. No more gripping me.</p><p>I thank God for his good news. His reason for being.</p><p>I thank Him for showing me this interpretation of this song over me.</p><p>It made me feel Free! SWEET FREEDOM WHISPERED IN MY EAR!</p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-66618170994959653272024-02-26T15:21:00.001-06:002024-02-26T15:21:24.440-06:00LET IT BE<p>The world...</p><p>Giving up...</p><p>lost dreams...</p><p>or what we thought were dreams...</p><p>the aura of art, creativity lost...</p><p>I left her with a prayer...asking God where did the aura of creativity go. "I had it before the kids were born, never got it back. Now I'm 80 and they are grown and gone. I don't know where it went, I never got it back", with sincerity my friend stated. This made me sad. As an artist myself I get the ups and downs of blocked creativity from writing and drawing.<br /></p><p><i>Lord restore what stopped, bring it back. If it is your will have mercy., my prayer.</i></p><p>Friends, some of you may be experiencing what I'm talking about with my friend. A ceasing, a feeling of being cancelled. I know living in a season of cancel culture this is happening all around us.</p><p>But we don't have to except it when we are brought into awareness. Awareness is the beginning of prayer and then restoration. Her awareness is it was there and now it's not, an aura.</p><p>Grappling with reality of things myself, I got it what she was saying!</p><p>As I parted with her this song pops in my head, <i>Let it Be!</i></p><p>Why that song I haven't heard it in years? Never heard it recently. I got in my car and searched Spotify for the Beatles song. Checking out the lyrics this spoke some truth for me and my Christian faith.</p><p>My truth</p><p>Let it be, Let it be, there will be an answer, Let it be. Let it be, let it be, whisper words of wisdom, let it be. When I find myself in trouble, Jesus comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be.</p><p>And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me shinin' until tomorrow, let it be, I wake up to the sound of music, Jesus comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be.</p><p>This is my Christ view and truth...I will LET IT BE for now.</p><p>There will be an answer, LET IT BE.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-17311836861451695832024-02-07T11:46:00.003-06:002024-02-07T17:38:35.075-06:00GREENLIGHT<p>"I guess I have the "Greenlight", said in an upbeat positive tone!</p><p>Let me explain.</p><p>I was sitting in a coffee shop with a friend. Across from my table their was a young thirtysomething girl reading a book called GREENLIGHT by Matthew McConaughey. I had just recently looked him up on Wikipedia, so I was curious. I turned to the girl and asked hesitantly, "Excuse me, but I was wondering how you are liking that book?" </p><p>Looking up at me she replied very nicely and openly, "I just got it, but it is talking about his childhood and moving along in life he wrote this book using his diary and stories. Each story has situations where he got the greenlight to move forward." Honesty of the success and failures which are yellow or red lights that eventually turn to GREENLIGHTS. </p><p>Conversation took a turn to becoming deeper. I can't write it all it would be to long because I am sure the conversation was for a couple of hours. After giving her the reason for Jesus birth, death, resurrection-he sacrificial way He rescued us from death and brought us to life eternally.</p><p> Sharing continued explaining choose life or death. God has given us eternal life and this life is in the son, he who has the son has life, he who does not have the son does not have life. Simple. No working toiling toward forgiveness, because Jesus came to set us from from works and brought us into a new life by believing and receiving Jesus Christ. </p><p>We gave her a bible and she opened her heart to the understanding of what she had told her mom the week before meeting us, "Mom, I have been dreaming and thinking that we need to get back to our faith." Now she knows in a deeper sense of what Jesus was opening her heart to understand, we were the witness to confirm it, with a resounding, YES! YES! Choose life! Let the reading of the word wash over you and renew your mind, it is the instruction and food we need more than bread alone. We become new when we follow Him. With tears in her eyes we parted. She knew she had an encounter with the living Jesus who wanted to show her hope and love, I got to witness this eye opening experience. Her final words, "I guess I got the GREELIGHT!"</p><p>Go, go into the word.. Don't yellow, don't red, but green! Let the light guide you from this day forward. Let the Holy Spirit give you clarity. We prayed. It was so exciting to see my friend and my lunch prayer answered. Lunch prayer = Thank you for our food, bless this coffee shop and when people walk in they will sense the Spirit and desire the things of Jesus. Amen.</p><p>We gave her verses.</p><p>Psalm 139 which will confirm His direct attention God gives to those he created and wanted to be born. He just wants us to listen and see this truth.</p><p>Matthew 11:28 Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will show you real rest for your soul. Come walk with me, talk with me, learn from me for I am gentle and humble at heart. And you will find rest for your soul.</p><p>John 14:6 I am the way the truth and life. No one comes to the Father except through me.</p><p>John the whole gospel.</p><p>Proverbs 2 seek the Lord like you would seek silver or gold (like a treasure) and then you will know the wisdom and understanding of God.</p><p>I am fully convinced God had her so ready to hear these truths and receive them.</p><p>Lord I pray for my new friend guide her protect, do not let the enemy have any way in her life or her families life. Guide her with your truth. Amen. ...</p><p>Friend open your heart to this truth and be set free from the tyranny of this world.</p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-16970058052842056552024-02-04T12:41:00.002-06:002024-02-04T12:41:14.149-06:00WAITING ROOM<p> </p><p>Think of yourself in the waiting room and what do you do with your time?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I usually get me fingers going and taking in the blue light on my social
media. But what "if" us believers were more intentional on a grander
scale using our whole life, metaphorically, as being in the waiting room till
Jesus returns.-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> so when a situation arises what do we do?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">recently on Dec. 9 i got a mole checked and my Dr. was alarmed and said,
"I don't like the look of that!"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">She gave me a name of a dermatologist. I called from the Dr. office and
the number was disconnected. I went to the nurse to inform her the Dr. she gave
me was not available. I prayed what will happen now I feel she scared me and I
needed to be seen quickly. She went to the Dr. and within an hour my primary
Dr. said she would shave biopsy it on Jan. 11. I had to wait. I prayed God not
sooner. Then within 24 hours I met others with a cancer diagnosis on their
skin, they quickly reassured me God is in control and if I needed to get in
soon that He would make it happen. It was not happening, so I calmed down and
said what do I do in the waiting.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I did exactly what I was trained to do in 1997 when I had panic and
anxiety attacks. The Lord back then had all my attention. I made a list of all
that's going on. Being very honest of every thought I have had in a day. Even
if I thought about a relationship, one of my prayer request from a friend. even
a concern of a child. Everything! That gets every real thing down and I'm
looking at it. Even my what "if's"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Like what if I don't get an answer of what this is that week? What if it
grows bigger and worse?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Next I remember the very important verses that warn me about this
"what if" kind of thoughts!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Stinking Thinking!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">2 Cor. 10:5 "<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">We demolish arguments and every pretension that
sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to
make it obedient to Christ." NIV</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">2 COR.
10:5 "We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies,
tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose
thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by
Christ." THE MSG</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">WHAT
type of thoughts</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Think
about what you are thinking: all thoughts captive to Christ.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Imagination,
arguments of the fight and what you could and could not say (these thoughts
keep wanting you to pick up the phone and keep that unproductive work going),
impulsive loose thoughts (thoughts can come from nowhere and fly out of your
mouth, where are they from you, evil, or God), truth, lies, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The
list puts them in front of your eyes and now you go through them asking:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">is
this true, is it a lie, where did the thought come from (me, God, evil one),
the true vs. lie test fits for all thoughts impulsive, loose, imagination. We
need the hard cold facts, pray!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Distinguish,
act on now, later, never. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">You
see I am asking for the opportunity to grow through this waiting process or
trial. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Opportunity
vs. depression, anxiety, worry.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">What
else does God have to say about these things?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Matt.
6:24 Don't worry about tomorrow.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Phil.
4:6-7 Do not be anxious for anything. Thru prayer and petition and <u>thanksgiving
(emphasis added)</u> present your requests to God and He will guard your
MIND AND HEART in Christ our Lord.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Whose
in control?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Psalm
139 - God knows you so well. In the end of this psalm is an examination of your
heart. Search me and know me see if there is anything in me. God reveal it.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Waiting,
listening, hearing. In the story of the transfiguration my greatest take away,
God says, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to
Him."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Question:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Slow
down, sit down, quiet down. Are you seeing and listening that this is best for
you right now. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">I
memorized Psalm 139. yes! Put it on index cards and took it with me everywhere.
Others I memorized all the 5 verses of assurance (find them google Navigator 5
assurance verses for memorizing. click on quizlet, a least that's at the top of
my google search. Front page is flash cards with the 5), Is. 23:6 "You
will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust
in you., </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Phil.
1:6 "He who began a work in you will carry it on to
completion.", </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Phil.
4:8 Whatever is true, noble, right, pure lovely, admirable, trustworthy,
excellent, praiseworthy <u>think</u> on such things., </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Galatians
5:22 fruits of the spirit love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (pray for these), </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Col
1:9-12 (memorized the elements from the prayer, which states if we desire God
and want to glorify and please Him (that is my reason for living following His
will)) we can ask for and expect, knowledge, understanding, wisdom, bearing
fruit, strength, power, endurance, patience-giving joyful thanks to the Father,
(get this) who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of His holy people
in the kingdom of light (wow!), 2 Tim. 1:7 "For the Spirit God gave us
does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. (remember
it this way God gives us P.LS.) I read through the Psalms.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">You
are probably like: What! Huh! This is a lot, but wait let me explain. This is a
more comprehensive list that I have learned over years. What's your list?
Compiling a list of works in your waiting room is what is important. Your list.
What is working to allow you to feel the peace and joy that Jesus wanted to
leave us? A mode of hearing from God.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">At the
end of the waiting room and you are on the other side of a circumstance it's
important to have your story ready to glorify God.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> Romans
8:28</span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> "</span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">And we know that in all things God works for the good of
those who love him, who</span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+8%3A28&version=NIV#fen-NIV-28145a" style="box-sizing: border-box; min-width: 0px;" title="See footnote a"><span style="color: windowtext;">a</span></a>]</span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> have been
called according to his purpose." NIV</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">I
maybe sounding to perky here right now. Like the result of your waiting room is
all good news. When my mom died I felt the weight of it all and when I got on
the other side of it (timing is different for everyone) I was and still missing
my mom. But I could say stories of God's guiding hand helping me get through
it, seeing Him, hearing Him supporting me comforting me. Things like I can't do
this. I can't see her dead or I can't get through were not able to come out of
me because I prayed and I was guided to, Elaine you can do all things with me
who strengthens you Phil. 4:13.,</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> "Blessed
are those who are grieving for they will be comforted." My response, but
how God, how, Help me. The pain was so great! From knowing what God says about
death helped me to navigate this difficult time.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">"</span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Brothers and
sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in
death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no
hope. 1 Thess. 4:13" We grieve differently with the hope.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Getting
now finally to: This past week I concentrated on Phil. 4:8, Gal. 5:22,
Col. 1:9-12, Rememorizing Ps. 139. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Also
the day of my surgery which was now Feb. 1,2024. I really had waited, but I
woke up that morning with this. My devotion for the exact day was;</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Driving
to the hospital that song is my only thing on my mind. A nurse walks me back to
my room and I pass a big window with I woke up to this glorious revelation! I'm
having my procedure at 1250ish. My devo says the title "Praying for
Healing". How great that this devo coincides with this procedure day and
my circumstance. Coincidence? Oh no!! The reading on prayer is very insightful!
What a mighty God we serve comes on my mind! I think of the children's
song and quickly find it on you tube, filling my mind with this playful fun
song. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">the
sun shining through. I say what a beautiful day, what a blessing. He responds
well to that so I say this brings up what I have been singing all morning and I
sing the stanza, "What a might God we serve, what a mighty God we serve,
angels go before Him, heaven and earth adore Him, what a mighty God we
serve." He says yes. I say I try to focus on the important things looking
upward, heavenly. He said, "I teach my kids that each morning to get up
and do the same."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">I say,
"Can I ask are you a Christian?" He says, "Yes, can you
tell?" I say I was wondering and guessing you would say yes, Next he says,
"My wife and I love to tell her testimony. I tell it as much as I can for
God." Here's the story:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">His
wife when she was 15 years old was working with butter all over hands in the
kitchen, when a friend called her to the balcony outside to tell her something.
When she went out her hands were still slippery. The friend talked a couple of
balconies away and suddenly as his wife leaned forward she fell over down 3
stories. She crack her head, bled out from her nose and ear and fell into
unconsciousness. They rushed her to the hospital and did a scan on her brain
and found damage. The village were all praying for her. For some reason hours
later they redid the scan and they miraculously saw no damage. She was
completely healed. A miracle. Someone pointed out the spot where she fell is
the place where they come together once a week to pray. He said from that day
she would never doubt that Jesus is real. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I took a prayer request from another nurse. I just asked after she took
such good care of me, "If you don't mind I would like to pray for you,
what could I ask of the Lord?" She looked up surprised and was like as a
matter of fact, "Yes! I am newly married and within the year we will be
starting a family and buying a house and I would like it to be close to this
hospital." I said "I would ask God to give her a sign and don't
settle for just any house make a list." My surgeon came in and my husband
I talked with her for about a 1/2 hour. She looked at my book and asked,
"What are you reading." We got into a discussion and I found out she
knew the Narnia books and C.S. Lewis. It was a delight because my surgery was
delayed for 1/2 hour. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">In Psalm 139 the Psalmist says, "<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">You have searched me, </span>Lord<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">,</span> and
you know me. <span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">You know when I sit and when I rise; </span>you perceive
my thoughts from afar. Y<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">ou discern my going out and my lying down; you are
familiar with all my ways."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">He
knows! He knows friend what you are going through. The bible says he knows
yesterday, today and tomorrow. Friend give it to him and fix your eyes on what
He gives you each day. Ask Him what do you want me to read today. I am no one
special. What he did for me He will help guide you and get you through
also. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Let's
pray:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Lord
here is my list__________(go thru it with Him). Help me. What should I read,
memorize or forgive? Forgive me for the times I did not listen or see, guide
me. Thank you Father the promise of knowing me and showing me. Amen.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Giving
makes me feel like I'm living, says...Author Mitch Albom</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">If you
do not know Jesus personally and want to start to learn how to just Pray, Jesus
I want to know you. Amen.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">you
must know....with Easter as our next Holy day...Jesus died and rose from death
to paid for our sin. (we all fall short of the glorious plan of God, We are all
born with a condition of separation from God) God has paid for us the penalty
we deserve. He did this by dying on the cross. He is risen. We know can have
full access to Him through His death and resurrection. This new life is
forgiveness of sin and life eternally with Christ. This new life can only be
find in Jesus. Jesus rose and went to heaven seated at the right hand of the
Father. He did not leave us alone. He said the Holy Spirit will be our
guide. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Say to
the Father you believe, thank Him for his plan and thank Him for the Holy
Spirit who now resides in you. I now turn from going my way and I want to
follow you from this day forward. Amen. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Find a
good bible believing church and stay powered up in prayer. Jesus loves you and
wants to hold your hand to guide you. Do not let the evil one take this prayer
away from you and try to say, "This is false and didn't happen." Find
people who will reassure you of this truth. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-79187491261258175632024-02-02T14:59:00.006-06:002024-02-02T17:16:28.831-06:00THE WAITING ROOM<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">Think of yourself in the waiting room and what do you do with your time?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">I usually get me fingers going and taking in the blue light on my social media. But what "if" us believers were more intentional on a grander scale using our whole life, metaphorically, as being in the waiting room till Jesus returns.-</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span> so when a situation arises what do we do?</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">recently on Dec. 9 i got a mole checked and my Dr. was alarmed and said, "I don't like the look of that!"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">She gave me a name of a dermatologist. I called from the Dr. office and the number was disconnected. I went to the nurse to inform her the Dr. she gave me was not available. I prayed what will happen now I feel she scared me and I needed to be seen quickly. She went to the Dr. and within an hour my primary Dr. said she would shave biopsy it on Jan. 11. I had to wait. I prayed God not sooner. Then within 24 hours I met others with a cancer diagnosis on their skin, they quickly reassured me God is in control and if I needed to get in soon that He would make it happen. It was not happening, so I calmed down and said what do I do in the waiting.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">I did exactly what I was trained to do in 1997 when I had panic and anxiety attacks. The Lord back then had all my attention. I made a list of all that's going on. Being very honest of every thought I have had in a day. Even if I thought about a relationship, one of my prayer request from a friend. even a concern of a child. Everything! That gets every real thing down and I'm looking at it. Even my what "if's"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">Like what if I don't get an answer of what this is that week? What if it grows bigger and worse?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">Next I remember the very important verses that warn me about this "what if" kind of thoughts!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">Stinking Thinking!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">2 Cor. 10:5 "<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">We demolish arguments and </span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bolder;">every</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we </span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bolder;">take</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bolder;">captive</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bolder;">every</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bolder;">thought</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> to make it obedient to Christ." NIV</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">2 COR. 10:5 "We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ." THE MSG</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">WHAT type of thoughts</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">Think about what you are thinking: all thoughts captive to Christ.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">Imagination, arguments of the fight and what you could and could not say (these thoughts keep wanting you to pick up the phone and keep that unproductive work going), impulsive loose thoughts (thoughts can come from nowhere and fly out of your mouth, where are they from you, evil, or God), truth, lies, </span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">The list puts them in front of your eyes and now you go through them asking:</span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">is this true, is it a lie, where did the thought come from (me, God, evil one), the true vs. lie test fits for all thoughts impulsive, loose, imagination. We need the hard cold facts, pray!</span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">Distinguish, act on now, later, never. </span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">You see I am asking for the opportunity to grow through this waiting process or trial. </span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">Opportunity vs. depression, anxiety, worry.</span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">What else does God have to say about these things?</span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">Matt. 6:24 Don't worry about tomorrow.</span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">Phil. 4:6-7 Do not be anxious for anything. Thru prayer and petition and <u>thanksgiving (emphasis added)</u> present your requests to God and He will guard your MIND AND HEART in Christ our Lord.</span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">Whose in control?</span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">Psalm 139 - God knows you so well. In the end of this psalm is an examination of your heart. Search me and know me see if there is anything in me. God reveal it.</span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">Waiting, listening, hearing. In the story of the transfiguration my greatest take away, God says, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him."</span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">Question:</span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">Slow down, sit down, quiet down. Are you seeing and listening that this is best for you right now. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;">I memorized Psalm 139. yes! Put it on index cards and took it with me everywhere. Others I memorized all the 5 verses of assurance (find them google Navigator 5 assurance verses for memorizing. click on quizlet, a least that's at the top of my google search. Front page is flash cards with the 5), Is. 23:6 "You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you., </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;">Phil. 1:6 "He who began a work in you will carry it on to completion.", </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;">Phil. 4:8 Whatever is true, noble, right, pure lovely, admirable, trustworthy, excellent, praiseworthy <b><u>think</u></b> on such things., </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;">Galatians 5:22 fruits of the spirit love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (pray for these), </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;">Col 1:9-12 (memorized the elements from the prayer, which states if we desire God and want to glorify and please Him (that is my reason for living following His will)) we can ask for and expect, knowledge, understanding, wisdom, bearing fruit, strength, power, endurance, patience-giving joyful thanks to the Father, (get this) who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of His holy people in the kingdom of light (wow!), 2 Tim. 1:7 "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. (remember it this way God gives us P.LS.) </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;">I read through the Psalms.</span></span></p><p><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">You are probably like: What! Huh! This is a lot, but wait let me explain. This is a more comprehensive list that I have learned over years. What's your list? Compiling a list of works in your waiting room is what is important. Your list. What is working to allow you to feel the peace and joy that Jesus wanted to leave us? A mode of hearing from God.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;">At the end of the waiting room and you are on the other side of a circumstance it's important to have your story ready to glorify God.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;"> Romans 8:28 "</span></span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">And we know that in all things God works for the good</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> of those who love him, who</span><span class="footnote" data-fn="#fen-NIV-28145a" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NIV-28145a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+8%3A28&version=NIV#fen-NIV-28145a" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; min-width: 0px; vertical-align: text-top;" title="See footnote a">a</a>]</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> have been called</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> according to his purpose." NIV</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 16px;">I maybe sounding to perky here right now. Like the result of your waiting room is all good news. When my mom died I felt the weight of it all and when I got on the other side of it (timing is different for everyone) I was and still missing my mom. But I could say stories of God's guiding hand helping me get through it, seeing Him, hearing Him supporting me comforting me. Things like I can't do this. I can't see her dead or I can't get through were not able to come out of me because I prayed and I was guided to, Elaine you can do all things with me who strengthens you Phil. 4:13.,</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 16px;"> "Blessed are those who are grieving for they will be comforted." My response, but how God, how, Help me. The pain was so great! From knowing what God says about death helped me to navigate this difficult time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">"</span><span class="versenum" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;"> </span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> about those who sleep in death,</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 1 Thess. 4:13" We grieve differently with the hope.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 16px;">Getting now finally to: This past week I concentrated on Phil. 4:8, Gal. 5:22, Col. 1:9-12, Rememorizing Ps. 139. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 16px;">Also the day of my surgery which was now Feb. 1,2024. I really had waited, but I woke up that morning with this. My devotion for the exact day was;</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;">I woke up to this glorious revelation! I'm having my procedure at 1250ish. My devo says the title "Praying for Healing". How great that this devo coincides with this procedure day and my circumstance. Coincidence? Oh no!! The reading on prayer is very insightful! What a mighty God we serve comes on my mind! I think of the children's song and quickly find it on you tube, filling my mind with this playful fun song. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;">Driving to the hospital that song is my only thing on my mind. A nurse walks me back to my room and I pass a big window with the sun shining through. I say what a beautiful day, what a blessing. He responds well to that so I say this brings up what I have been singing all morning and I sing the stanza, "What a might God we serve, what a mighty God we serve, angels go before Him, heaven and earth adore Him, what a mighty God we serve." He says yes. I say I try to focus on the important things looking upward, heavenly. He said, "I teach my kids that each morning to get up and do the same."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;">I say, "Can I ask are you a Christian?" He says, "Yes, can you tell?" I say I was wondering and guessing you would say yes, Next he says, "My wife and I love to tell her testimony. I tell it as much as I can for God." Here's the story:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;">His wife when she was 15 years old was working with butter all over hands in the kitchen, when a friend called her to the balcony outside to tell her something. When she went out her hands were still slippery. The friend talked a couple of balconies away and suddenly as his wife leaned forward she fell over down 3 stories. She crack her head, bled out from her nose and ear and fell into unconsciousness. They rushed her to the hospital and did a scan on her brain and found damage. The village were all praying for her. For some reason hours later they redid the scan and they miraculously saw no damage. She was completely healed. A miracle. Someone pointed out the spot where she fell is the place where they come together once a week to pray. He said from that day she would never doubt that Jesus is real. </span></span></p><p>I took a prayer request from another nurse. I just asked after she took such good care of me, "If you don't mind I would like to pray for you, what could I ask of the Lord?" She looked up surprised and was like as a matter of fact, "Yes! I am newly married and within the year we will be starting a family and buying a house and I would like it to be close to this hospital." I said "I would ask God to give her a sign and don't settle for just any house make a list." My surgeon came in and my husband I talked with her for about a 1/2 hour. She looked at my book and asked, "What are you reading." We got into a discussion and I found out she knew the Narnia books and C.S. Lewis. It was a delight because my surgery was delayed for 1/2 hour. </p><p>In Psalm 139 the Psalmist says, "<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">You have searched me,</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="small-caps" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="font-size: 16px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">,</span><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-1" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="font-size: 16px; position: relative;">and you know me. </span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">You know when I sit and when I rise; </span><span class="text Ps-139-2" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="font-size: 16px; position: relative;">you perceive my thoughts from afar. Y</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">ou discern my going out</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways."</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">He knows! He knows friend what you are going through. The bible says he knows yesterday, today and tomorrow. Friend give it to him and fix your eyes on what He gives you each day. Ask Him what do you want me to read today. I am no one special. What he did for me He will help guide you and get you through also. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Let's pray:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Lord here is my list__________(go thru it with Him). Help me. What should I read, memorize or forgive? Forgive me for the times I did not listen or see, guide me. Thank you Father the promise of knowing me and showing me. Amen.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Giving makes me feel like I'm living, says...Author Mitch Albom</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">If you do not know Jesus personally and want to start to learn how to just Pray, Jesus I want to know you. Amen.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">you must know....with Easter as our next Holy day...Jesus died and rose from death to paid for our sin. (we all fall short of the glorious plan of God, We are all born with a condition of separation from God) God has paid for us the penalty we deserve. He did this by dying on the cross. He is risen. We know can have full access to Him through His death and resurrection. This new life is forgiveness of sin and life eternally with Christ. This new life can only be find in Jesus. Jesus rose and went to heaven seated at the right hand of the Father. He did not leave us alone. He said the Holy Spirit will be our guide. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Say to the Father you believe, thank Him for his plan and thank Him for the Holy Spirit who now resides in you. I now turn from going my way and I want to follow you from this day forward. Amen. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Find a good bible believing church and stay powered up in prayer. Jesus loves you and wants to hold your hand to guide you. Do not let the evil one take this prayer away from you and try to say, "This is false and didn't happen." Find people who will reassure you of this truth. </span></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-4785781436392181302023-10-17T15:34:00.002-05:002023-10-17T15:44:39.242-05:00I REMEMBER<p>I remember... </p><p>the time I got asked to tell my testimony to my friend's neighbors. It was a small gathering in her home during the Christmas season. Just a note...it is a perfect time of year to tell your coming to faith story.</p><p>She gave me a book with suggestions of how to put my story together. </p><p>I remember...</p><p>taking a speech class in high school that was distinctly very fun for me. It stood out enough that I thought I like doing this.</p><p>I remember...</p><p>being chosen to be Mary in the all school pageant when I was in third grade. It was such an honor. I could not believe it.</p><p>I remember...</p><p>creating skits in my backyard with my sisters and friends. I loved doing that. The creativity flowed.</p><p>I remember...</p><p>asking my mom to sign me up to be in a play through the local park district. When we got there for the first meeting, the play got cancelled. It took alot of courage to sign-up. So much so that I never tried it again.</p><p>When I said yes to the first "I remember" on this list, funny thing, I did not remember the I remembers of the past.</p><p>I just said "yes". I knew the importance of sharing my story from studying the bible and realizing how it can make a difference in other peoples lives.</p><p>Why am I telling you all this...</p><p>I am studying Exodus and the story of Moses. God prepared him to be able to be the leader to help free the Israelites.</p><p>Moses resisted and felt terribly unqualified, yet He did it! God truly was patient to lead Moses. His love is so big.</p><p>I went on to do a Christmas Gathering annually for fourteen years. They got bigger and it required much more planning each year, but I had help and support to keep me going.</p><p>Friends, I am telling you this story with tears in my eyes, hoping I would encourage others to just walk out what God is calling you to do.</p><p>I remember...</p><p>when someone in my childhood said, "She will always need help." I took that to mean I can't do anything on my own, don't even try. You will always be dependent on others.</p><p>I remember...</p><p>when someone said, "She is just so sensitive."</p><p>I remember...</p><p>when someone said, "She is not a leader, she is not organized."</p><p>These last four "remembers' were always used negatively for me trying or doing. Like going away to college or finishing my degree. </p><p>But when I met Jesus he was someone that I believed would lead me and with Him "I Can"!</p><p>You know I now say, "Thank you" to those someone's who said you're sensitive, disorganized, not a leader, helpless! </p><p>Those all were qualifications God used to give me courage to say "Yes" to serve Him. </p><p>Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. To me this means that I am sensitive in a good way. I recognize my weaknesses and accept them. I am willing to ask for help. I am willing to get help and delegate. Those that can not delegate or let go and let God miss out. Miss out on seeing God first hand. Just as Moses did. He witnessed the bush burning but it really did not disinagrate.</p><p>Paul went on to say, "When I am weak He is strong."</p><p>My weakness would make me qualified. God is like ok, your listening. </p><p>A youth leader in my town said to me after a prayer vigil we planned, "You are such a good leader." I was like like no I'm not, God is!</p><p>He did this prayer vigil in town, I just listened.</p><p>When God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. Whatever the "it" is!</p><p>Friends...believe.</p><p>Just believe and walk. I was humbled by the voices that said I was weak, but God used that to give me strength to do things I can not even imagine.</p><p>I guess what I'm saying is we must pay attention to past and remember that God has been qualifying you all along. You are qualified to lead, even though you did not have leader training. All that we have to do is walk it out.</p><p>He who began a work in us will carry it on to completion. Phil. 1:6</p><p>Blessed are those who listen.</p><p>I am not a hero, I am a follower of Christ.</p><p><br /></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-69325107341067626782023-09-10T13:46:00.002-05:002024-02-02T11:12:59.453-06:00RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT<p> Good question!</p><p><i>Really good question!</i></p><p>Let me explain.</p><p>For me this question struck me and is continuing to work through my head to my heart.</p><p>It is my prayer to ask the Holy Spirit to examine me. Over the years people have scripted questions like What Would Jesus do?</p><p>This brought holy remorse to my heart. Have I been doing asking this too much? Don't get me wrong it's not a good question for some clear reasons but there needs to be balance.</p><p>I suppose you are looking back in this article wondering, "Did she state the question yet? If not, ask it already!"</p><p>Ok you asked, here it is:</p><p>Do you look for things that are wrong? Wrong with others in what they are doing or saying. Wrong in what things are going wrong in my life.? What feels wrong on my body?</p><p>It now begs the questions what do I see that is right? Right in others, right on my body and in things going on?</p><p>As I stated we have to improve, event planning needs the question what went wrong (so next time it can be better)? Debriefing is good, but when taken to an extreme, well, could that be a reason for the increase in depression and anxiety?</p><p>YES!</p><p>Then comes the call from the Apostle Paul wrote 2 Cor. 10:5 "<span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(80, 151, 255, 0.18); color: #040c28; font-size: 20px;">We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Critical spirit thoughts are included in this verse. Is that really what the label of =what is wrong?</p><p>Critical</p><p>maybe so if we are honest.</p><p>Let's pray about this:</p><p>Holy Father: I pray that I look for too much wrong. Critical. I repent of asking it too much. Help me to learn and see when this is operating in me. Help me to change and see things from the Spirit perspective. In Jesus name Amen.</p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-51385740875499844672023-07-13T15:27:00.005-05:002023-07-13T15:33:37.777-05:00CAR WINDOW POETRY<p style="text-align: left;">Poem #1</p><p style="text-align: left;">Think about what you are thinking!</p><p style="text-align: left;">If you do you'll be blinking!</p><p style="text-align: left;">And realize it's stinking thinking!</p><p style="text-align: left;">It's time to stop that stinking thinking!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Slowdown, sit down, quiet down!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Get down to the root!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Put your thoughts on mute!</p><p style="text-align: left;">You'll be glad, when you get rid of the sad!</p><p style="text-align: left;">You'll feel lighter and brighter!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Philippians 4:6-7</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Poem #2</p><p style="text-align: left;">Stop move forward, toward the light </p><p style="text-align: left;">it can be bright...but</p><p style="text-align: left;">He is worth the fight!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Jesus way is right!</p><p style="text-align: left;">He is so bright!</p><p style="text-align: left;">John 8:12</p><p style="text-align: left;">Poem #3</p><p style="text-align: left;">Now with all your might set your sight on what is right.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The golden rule is so cool...</p><p style="text-align: left;">"Do to others as you would have them do to you." Luke 6:31</p><p style="text-align: left;">Poem #4</p><p style="text-align: left;">If it pleases Jesus then its right!</p><p style="text-align: left;">You've got to be the light!</p><p style="text-align: left;">John 5:19</p><p style="text-align: left;">Poem #5 </p><p style="text-align: left;">Think about what you are thinking! </p><p style="text-align: left;">Stop, plop, flop stinky thoughts!</p><p style="text-align: left;">This is your good mood food for the day! </p><p style="text-align: left;">Romans 12:2</p><p style="text-align: left;">Poem #6</p><p style="text-align: left;">Everything will be okay!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Hang on! Hold on! Pray!</p><p style="text-align: left;">New answers will come your way!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Jesus will not lead you astray!</p><p style="text-align: left;">For He knows the way!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Just say, "Help me."</p><p style="text-align: left;">You will see</p><p style="text-align: left;">how you'll feel free!</p><p style="text-align: left;">John 8:36</p><p style="text-align: left;">Poem #7</p><p style="text-align: left;">There is more to life </p><p style="text-align: left;">then all the strife.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Know Jesus, Know peace.</p><p style="text-align: left;">No Jesus, no peace.</p><p style="text-align: left;">1John 5:11</p><p style="text-align: left;">Poem #8</p><p style="text-align: left;">Whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, </p><p style="text-align: left;">admirable, excellent, praiseworthy</p><p style="text-align: left;">think on such things.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Philippians 4:8</p><p style="text-align: left;">You are loved by Jesus. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Put these poems on sticky notes and stick them on a car window, bathroom mirrors.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Wherever! Encourage someone!</p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-44520193592444724072023-07-06T14:12:00.001-05:002023-07-06T14:12:10.896-05:00TOMATO TOMAHTO-LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF<p> <i>listen to it again....Psalm 119</i></p><p><i>stop the song...verse 9 </i><i>How can I young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 19 I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 36 Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 50 My comfort in my suffering is this; Your promise preserves my life.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 63-64 I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts. The earth is filled with your love, Lord; teach me your decrees. (me-let all the earth rejoice)</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 66 Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 68 You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 73 Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 103 How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 111 Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 118 You reject all who stray from your decrees, for their delusions come to nothing.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 125 I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 144 Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 165 Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.</i></p><p><i>continue...verse 175 Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Friends, I ask of the Lord why did you have me listen to this over and over. I stopped asking because I was praying, singing and adoring the Lord after the 3rd time. I was worshipping and I loved it.</i></p><p><i>Each time the same verses jumped out to me. I prayed along and declared with the Psalmist.</i></p><p><i>All that I can say...is try it...you may like it. </i></p><p>We all like different scriptures. Some of these verses will talk to you others will talk to you more. </p><p>In this old song...look it up...for the differences we have in the world we just have to hang in there and cling to Jesus for everything. We need to listen and stop finding differences and find the one truth that matters. Only one 1! Jesus!</p><p>Otherwise as the song goes. "But oh, if we call the whole thing off, then we must part and oh, if we ever part then that might break my heart."</p><p>Friends lets stick to what's important. Jesus Christ came into the world full of grace to extend grace. He paid the penalty for what was due to us. He suffered, die, rose again all for us to have new life. </p><p>Jesus God or Jesus man.</p><p>We must agree! Jesus God!</p><p><br /></p><p><i> </i></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-81955843150933915832023-07-02T15:27:00.001-05:002023-07-02T15:27:08.315-05:00FINALLY, WHATEVER IS TRUE<p> Think about such things.</p><p>Phil. 4:8</p><p>True appears in my NIV new testament 20 times.</p><p>I like Revelation 19:9 "These are the true words of God". Revelation 22:6 "These words are trustworthy and true."</p><p>1 John 5:20 "He is the true God and eternal life."</p><p>He is true, bread of life, light, his testimony is true, true God, His words are true, true vine,</p><p>"Let God be true, and every man a liar." Romans 3:4</p><p>He is truth, He is true!</p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-21682942656324641512023-05-08T12:38:00.003-05:002023-05-08T12:45:32.879-05:00REMEMBER -MY WORD FOR 2023<p> my soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices</p><p><br /></p><p>Thankful for this place to sit and meet with you Lord. </p><p>Recently very grateful for friends thanking us for years ago sharing Christ with them.</p><p>Finding blog posts with caring comments. I never thought to check them.</p><p>Someone recently telling me that my name came up about lunch and the topic was stories of past prayer groups, prayer drive by, prayer vigils, Christmas gatherings...just warmed my heart to remember.</p><p>Realizing long friendships that have been a time of togetherness. Friendships where you are worshipping the Lord in your conversations.</p><p>Times of remembering and confirming the journey of marriage, speaking, acting classes...God's guiding hand.</p><p>Remember that God can bring me to it and through it. Just as the Israelites were asked to remember...we to must do just that.</p><p>Recently just meeting someone in the park and having a God conversation, honoring and sharing His faithfulness with a stranger, yet, new friend. </p><p>Let us hold fast to God my savior who build us and increases our faith.</p><p>He to for you can help you remember. The word remember found 240 times in the bible.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deuteronomy 8:2</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Thank you Lord for helping to remember to remember. Amen.</span></p><p><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Work Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;">As I meet people I will put their name on a stone and put it in a jar. I will continue to see God's hand in a more visible way.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Work Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-18984259259210191382023-05-06T16:24:00.003-05:002023-05-08T12:42:55.646-05:00THEN SINGS MY SOUL<p> Friends, can I say what I hear in my head, "Just wait for it, just wait for it, get on the other side and you will know."</p><p>Then sings my soul, how great thou art!</p><p>When things seem chaotic! Do you ever ask God to intervene and show you the truth?</p><p>Is it really chaotic or is the enemy trying to convince you of that? Sometimes I stop and say is the enemy telling me I am off base, I'm can't hear from God, I'm not hearing from God, I have to ask so and so..., </p><p>It's sly friends...it feels rushed...you have to know now...you can't wait...this has to be answered now...then I will move on...I can't decide...this must be anxiety (again?)...</p><p>Friend no!</p><p>Stop with me.</p><p>Realize the enemy is trying to make you feel off, like you don't have it together...</p><p>It spirals downward...to hmmmm...you are questioning your salvation...maturity in Christ.</p><p>DOUBT!</p><p>Spirit of doubt stop! Just stop it!</p><p>It is all part of his strategy to get you derailed. It happens fast. Be careful! Question it...pray about it.</p><p>Get on the other side and realize that it is NOT FROM THE LORD! </p><p>Cast it down!</p><p>Replace it with I am a child of God. I know the SHEPHERD and I am His sheep and His sheep knows His voice, the Lord!</p><p>Build yourself back in the most Holy Lord!</p><p>Then SINGS MY SOUL, HOW GREAT THOU ART.</p><p>It's not about your ability but His!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-84165628420432479212023-03-21T14:11:00.004-05:002023-05-08T12:44:28.859-05:00ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAHSinging, "ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH my, oh, my, what a wonderful day plenty of sunshine headin' my way!"<div>Let me explain.</div><div>Oh my those impulsive, imagination thoughts, cra cra!</div><div>Stop in the name of Jesus! </div><div>Suddenly a car pulls up in front of me and the license plate says ZIPPY...the song comes to mind and there it is a rescue. I live by this verse.</div><div>Zephaniah. 3:17</div><div><span class="text Zeph-3-17" id="en-NIV-22838" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px; position: relative;">The <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span> your God is with you,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;">the Mighty Warrior who saves.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px; position: relative;">He will take great delight in you;</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;">in his love he will no longer rebuke you,</span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;">but will rejoice over you with singing.”</span></span></div><div><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;">Songs over me all the time. This is the first secular one but hey, why not! It has been buzzing in my head since and it loosens the anxiety and I give God all the glory!</span></span></div><div><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;">He tickles me pink! I like pink!</span></span></div><div><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;">Anyway I reflect now on the beauty and sovereignty of God!</span></span></div><div><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;">I can imagine: </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;">The</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="small-caps" style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;">your God is with you,</span></div><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;">the Mighty Warrior who saves.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px; position: relative;">He will take great delight in you;</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;">in his love he will no longer rebuke you,</span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;" /><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;">but will rejoice over you with singing.”</span></span><div><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Zeph-3-17" style="position: relative;">He IS WITH ME.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">HE SAVED ME (such a big deal how He caught my attention).</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">HE DELIGHTS IN ME (AW that's amazing, I ponder that in my heart).</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">HE DOES NOT REBUKE ME.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">HE REJOICES OVER ME WITH SINGING (for me a song plays 24/7).</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">It's Him! It's all Him! He is there! I must choose to listen. His rescue!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">He gave me today Romans 15:13 </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;">May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"> as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;">By the power of the Holy Spirit may I overflow! I'm overflowing with the knowledge that God wants to overflow me with HOPE!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;">Pay attention to His message.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;">There is one flowing all the time.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;">Tune in.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;">Like you would a radio!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;">Choose Him!</span></div><div><br /></div>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-3715147702581259562023-03-09T09:20:00.002-06:002023-05-08T12:46:31.772-05:00Safety Act<p> "My safe place, my hide away, my constant, my shelter, my oxygen", is part of the lyrics in Lauren Daigle's new song just released.</p><p>"Where would I be if I don't know you? Thank God I do!", the chorus in the song, Thank God I do.</p><p>It causes me to to reflect. At least that is what the song is doing to me. It's exposing my inner self, raw, vulnerable part and it resonates with me to yell out, "Yes, Lauren I agree! Thank God I Do!</p><p>Yes to all the times this blog has shared my God sightings. Walking and talking with the Lord is the best choice. </p><p>Yesterday I wrote, "Run for the Hills". I have been rereading a great allegory called, "Hinds Feet On High Places"</p><p>Much Afraid, the main character, walks a winding, ascending, descending, twisting, complicated road to get to a place on a mountain where she finally senses a confidence in the Good Shepherd, the lesson to be learned.</p><p>I remember reading the book for the first time. My insides identified with Much Afraid, the people, relatives, nature, everything she encountered on the journey. Beautiful! So beautiful! Hard, yes!, but so worth it.</p><p>Jesus is better than any food says King David (by the way I agree with David), better than any job I have (being a wife and mom is high up there! But I'm not talking about works that come by faith), better than talking with a therapist and venting. All of this is temporary. Lasting is Jesus. Reading a passage of His words really does accomplish. Accomplish, peace, calmness, rest, assurance. Remember God can be interrupted at any moment 24/7. I believer that is glorious and I am so thankful. I can be taxing!</p><p><br /></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-16047565977142301882023-03-07T14:01:00.003-06:002023-03-07T15:55:22.646-06:00RUN FOR THE HILLS<p> englishstockexchange.com 1889 Johnstown PA, when a dam burst causing one of the deadliest floods in the U.S. history. </p><p>They yelled run for the hills! They also said, "Run for your lives!'</p><p>If you are defending territory, it's usually better to be on high ground.</p><p>Trying to get people out of the path of the flood, which naturally followed the valley.</p><p>I have been known to state, "Go to the throne before the phone." But I also want to include, "Go to the throne before every bit of advice, social media, person."</p><p>I guess this day and age the phone includes contacting people, social media and pretty much any bit of information at your fingertip.</p><p>But I have heard we go for advice and the advice back is reading a book.</p><p>Friends, if we have the Holy Spirit dwelling within us, why can't we pray about parenting, marriage, relationship issues, grief etc. and find comfort from Jesus? </p><p>Advice is quick! It's like a band-aid. Quick-fix!</p><p>I can't say it from experience enough, getting to know Jesus, walk and talk and learn from gentle, humble Jesus is best. It takes time. Truly I say to you that I have learned it takes time clarifying. Clarity is scripture, experience and filtering the difference in voices. Good vs. bad. Did that voice come from truth or impulsive, imagination? All good questions when trying to clarify or get clarity.</p><p>Bless you friends!</p><p>Pray I am running to you Jesus. Help me to clarify! Amen.</p><p>Read Psalm 121!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-75587247346819434902023-03-01T09:08:00.002-06:002023-03-01T17:03:17.448-06:00WINDSHIELD WIPERS<p>The rain was pelting the windshield and the wipers were ferociously trying to keep up as I drove to school. As I set up my classroom the chaplain came in to pray for our day, he prayed, "God you got this day. I am reminded today as the rain was pelting down on my window yet the were keeping up so I can I liken that to you Lord. You are like the windshield wipers that helps me see in life. We need you Jesus so we can see and respond like you. Amen."</p><p>It comes to my mind <i>everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial.</i></p><p>Meaning that when we learn things like boundaries, love languages, personalities, enneagrams, codependent no more, amygdala/brain processing patterns, social intelligence, being vulnerable/authentic is not all beneficial unless it is put against the word of God.</p><p>Sayings like speak your mind, follow your heart, stick up for yourself all have to be in context of the of what Jesus taught. </p><p>I am finding many of us who call ourselves Christians being more concerned about learning these things. </p><p>Recently I heard someone asking about teaching their children to obey them and wanting them to have relationship with friends. If a child is not taught from OT to NT what God said to pass down and teach while we walk and talk with our children they won't understand how to do these things.</p><p>They won't know the answer to the question are relationships important, how many, what constitutes a good friendship. I have seen us race to a book and what did she or he say about parenting or teaching our kids friendships. What about just starting with a prayer like God you gave me these children, guide me with your wisdom of how to parent them. What do you want me to read in the bible? How important are relationships with my children and other children. Stop, listen. Ask God to show you in scripture what to read to your children.</p><p>How about 1 Samuel 17- David's dad, Jesse, sends him to give food to his brothers. That gives evidence that if Jesse did not instruct David, David would not have gone to kill Goliath. Read on to see that David had built inside of himself experiences with God that gave him the courage to not listen to his rude brothers making fun of him instead He listened to God. If he let people get to him, he would not have killed Goliath. What are we directing our kids to build inside of them. Friendships with the world or Jesus? Folly creates folly. Same as underdeveloped minds talking to underdeveloped minds may not be very beneficial. They need you parents, they need know what Jesus opinions of them and that it matters. Show them how to find God's will for their lives. Read Psalm 139, Romans 12:1-3, Proverbs 3:5-7. Do word studies, where is the word children in the bible-Moses taught the Israelites what to say to their children. Leave markers of God sightings by writing stories in their diaries or journals. Have them pray about the will of God in obedience and friendships. Teach them to be present with the Lord. Impress the importance of what Jesus says if they do these things they will be directed which way to go. </p><p>There is so much to teach them from the bible.</p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-35427873823626355012022-12-13T10:39:00.001-06:002022-12-13T10:39:12.712-06:00FROM THE THRONE TO THE MANGER IN THE DIRT<p> Praise the Father, Praise the Son, Praise the Spirit three in one God of glory Majesty. Praise forever to the King of Kings.</p><p><i>Go now! Praise the Father! </i></p><p>The song KING OF KINGS plays in my head.</p><p>Take the thoughts in my head, the unsaved, the broken, the grieving, oppressed, hurting, lost...give them to God in song and praise.</p><p>The King of Kings have mercy on our souls.</p><p>My earlier heart cry:</p><p>Crowd out the fears of my mind today. Rejection, hurt, fear of loved ones being lost. It all hits home. Lord if I'm being honest, I'm scared. Help me! Amen.</p><p>I finally sit and listen.</p><p>Waiting!</p><p>Listening (finally)! The story of the hurting mom whose daughter went missing. The thought translates into my unanswered prayers. My fears well up within! I give into the thougthts!</p><p>Thank God I rehearsed this game before. The song (the rescuer, the redeeming son, the Holy one, sovereign one) sees fit to get my attention... Praise the Father, Praise the Son, Praise the Spirit three in one...I hear it...I stop...I resist it by keeping busy...but again I have experienced it before and realize where to run...as the song repeats itself I hear FIGHT! FIGHT IN THE SPIRIT!...not in the flesh with worry...what good does that do?...you know when you run to him you are always renewed...your thoughts go from the world despair and the possible bad outcomes to hope...TRUE HOPE..</p><p>HE OFFTERS PEACE ETERNALLY! H.O.P.E.</p><p>Mercy in his eyes.</p><p>Virgin birth</p><p>He leaves the throne to the cradle in the dirt!</p><p>Our Redeemer to rescue the whole creation.</p><p>For us, He suffered death!</p><p>Heaven held its breath until He conquered death!</p><p>Restoration.</p><p>By His word, blood, name I am free. </p><p>Are you free?</p><p>Prayer:</p><p>Father God I praise forever to the king of kings. Grab ahold of my thoughts and replace them with you truth. My truth filled life (the previous work of the Spirit within me) will awaken and listen now. Forgive me for giving in. In the moment I gave in. But now Father with your help please renew me. Restore me. I stand in awe of your majesty! Amen.</p><p>In your freedom, I am free!</p><p>Christmas. This is Christmas!</p><p> </p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-89461205076575902892022-12-04T12:03:00.004-06:002022-12-04T12:03:58.586-06:00O NIGHT DIVINE<p> Jesus wept!</p><p>Jesus looked at humanity and wept. He felt. He cared. He was in the moment.</p><p>He already knew Lazarus would rise from the dead. He did not reflect on that in the moment. He stayed with those suffering and felt their sorrow.</p><p>This Jesus is with us all the time.</p><p>Each moment of pain, sorrow, discouragement, confusion, rejection, lack of understanding and pain, pause like Jesus, stay with it. Pray!</p><p>Let him work.</p><p>Stop thinking of what will happen, what is next, the argument to defend...</p><p>Ye Lord we greet you!</p><p>Love Father, Son and Holy Spirit. </p><p>Prayer: Stir me to the peace you can only promise. Amen.</p><p> </p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-10858794813182150352022-09-28T09:51:00.004-05:002022-09-28T14:52:05.663-05:00CHATTER IN YOUR BRAIN- YIKES! HELP LORD!<p>You are past one worry! Yah! Then it happens!</p><p>You feel the next one coming on, is this an addiction to drama?</p><p>Can you feel it?</p><p>Are you expecting there will be another? Maybe your mind is trained to just go on and begin to think of what's next. You don't even realize you are caught in this pattern of destruction, distraction, deception.</p><p>Friend, I am right there with you.</p><p>Let's talk to God about it today. Let's ask the Holy Spirit to stop this insane cycle.</p><p>Pray:</p><p>Lord I am aware that my mind wanders from one thing to the next and it is all in the name of worry!</p><p>Lord I want to break the cycle. Help me Lord...so that I can be truly FREE! Free from fears, worry, hatred, destruction, distractions, deceptions. Lord I am honest...it creeps in slowly, slyly. I sometimes don't even realize I am allowing it. Help me break this cycle! I want to captivate my thoughts in obedience to you. Thank you Lord. I want to hear from you. Amen.</p><p>Jesus:</p><p>Be free indeed. John 8:36</p><p>sin turns into death (not physical death but depression, anxiety) James 1:15</p><p>Do not worry. John 6:34</p><p>Captivate all types of thoughts in obedience to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5</p><p>I take the worries.</p><p>Vengeance is His.</p><p>You draw near to Him; He draws near to you.</p><p>Fix your thoughts on Him and you will be in Perfect Peace.</p><p>Do not be anxious. Phil. 4:6-7 (don't forget to be thankful)</p><p>I suffered from the same temptations. Matthew 4:1-11</p><p>No temptation can over take you. 1 Corinthians 10:13</p><p>Friends when feeling like shame and guilt are setting in because of your admission, DO NOT LET.</p><p>Jesus said, "He was tempted in every way that we are being tempted." There is no shame in the realty of living this side of heaven.</p><p>Give yourself a break, talk to Jesus, let him handle the situation. You can't fix it in our own strength. Record now in your journal what verses come to mind about him fixing and helping you.</p><p>What comes to my mind right now is, "We can't imagine, it is immeasurable to know the help Jesus can give." Eph. 3:29 It actually says-abundantly, exceedingly, superabundantly, beyond what we can imagine. </p><p>Is He a genie? No! But when you agree that some pattern of thinking you have been doing is not what He would want, He steps in and allows the Holy Spirit to come in and transform and renew your mind.</p><p>It is the work of the Holy Spirit. Allow the transformation to happen. </p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-85258260855126644292022-09-21T15:25:00.024-05:002023-05-29T14:52:27.643-05:00STOP IT! AWARE, ACCEPT, ACTION, AVAILABLE<p> As I was speaking recently I mentioned some cute sayings that have helped me, someone asked if I could write them down, so here they are:</p><p>STOP WHISHING AND WHINING-START RECEIVING AND BELIEVING-Phil. 2:14 "Do everything without complaining or arguing. 1 Cor. 10:10 "Do not grumble."</p><p>CONFESS BE BLESSED-1 John 1:9 "<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> and purify us from all unrighteousness." NIV</span></p><p>IT'S A SNARE TO COMPARE-1 Cor. 13:4 "Love does not envy." ; 2 Tim. 2:4 "<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer." NIV</span></p><div>STOP SLAMMING AND BAMMING-<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">1 Peter 3:10b, NLT</span></span><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 16px;"> keep your tongue from speaking evil…</span><p>GO TO THE THRONE BEFORE THE PHONE-Matt. 6:33 "<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">But seek first his kingdom</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." NIV; 1 Thess. 5:16-18 "</span><span class="text 1Thess-5-16" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" id="en-NIV-29638" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">Rejoice always,</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text 1Thess-5-17" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" id="en-NIV-29639" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;"> </span>pray continually, </span><span class="text 1Thess-5-18" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" id="en-NIV-29640" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." NIV</span></p><p>READ THE RED WORDS-GOD'S LOVE (IT STARTS AT THE CROSS)</p><p>PHILIPPIANS 4:8 THAT THOUGHT-Phil. 4:8 <span face="system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial"><span style="background-color: white;">"</span></span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." NIV</span></p><p>STOP CURSING INSTEAD BLESSING-Romans 12:14 "<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">Bless those who persecute you;</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> bless and do not curse." NIV</span></p><p>HUSH NOT RUSH-Ps. 46:10 "Be still and know that He is God." ; James 1:19 "<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> and slow to become angry," NIV</span></p><p>We have P. L. S.- POWER, LOVE, SOUND MIND-2 Tim. 1:7 "<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> but gives us power,</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> love and self-discipline." NIV</span></p><p>FOUGHT THAT THOUGHT-Hebrews 4:12 "<span class="versenum" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;"> </span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">For the word of God</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> is alive</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> and active.</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> Sharper than any double-edged sword,</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">" NIV</span></p><p>GRIEVE AND GROW-Romans 8:28 "<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">And we know that God causes everything to work together</span><span class="footnote" data-fn="#fen-NLT-28106a" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NLT-28106a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8%3A28&version=NLT#fen-NLT-28106a" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; min-width: 0px; vertical-align: text-top;" title="See footnote a">a</a>]</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." NIV</span></p><p>BETTER TOGETHER-Ecc. 4:9 "Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor." NIV; Matt. 18:20 "<span class="versenum" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;">For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” NIV</span></p><p>PURGE SPLURGE-<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial"><span style="background-color: white;">Heb. 12:4 "</span></span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> with perseverance</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> the race marked out for us," NIV</span></p><p>LIVE THE MEANING-John 10:10 "<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> and have it to the full." NIV </span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px;">Life or Zoë means </span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">life that is real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, Life that comes directly from God</span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px;">.</span></p><p>I'M A MEMORY MAKER-Ps. 105:4-6 "<span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;">Look to the</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="small-caps" style="background-color: white; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">and his strength;</span></span><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="background-color: white; font-family: times; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-105-4" style="background-color: white; font-family: times; position: relative;">seek his face always. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Remember the wonders</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">he has done,</span><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="background-color: white; font-family: times; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-105-5" style="background-color: white; font-family: times; position: relative;">his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, </span><span class="text Ps-105-6" style="background-color: white; font-family: times; position: relative;">his chosen ones, the children of Jacob." NIV</span></p><p>NOT BITTER BUT BETTER Heb. 12:15 "<span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> and that no bitter root</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> grows up to cause trouble and defile many." NIV</span></p><p>HEAVENLY MIND-Luke 15:7 "<span face=""Oakes Grotesk", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #393939; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">“There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.” NIV</span></p><p><span face=""Oakes Grotesk", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #393939; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">HONORING AND BLESSING-Exodus 20:12 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -48px;">“Honor your father and your mother,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -48px;"> so that you may live long</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -48px;"> in the land</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -48px;"> the </span><span class="small-caps" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: -48px;">Lord</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -48px;"> your God is giving you." NIV</span></p><p><span face=""Oakes Grotesk", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #393939; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">Cleansing + Yielding = filling; filling of the Spirit comes, fruits of the Spirit are more evident.</span></p><p><span face=""Oakes Grotesk", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #393939; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal;">Rest when you are stressed.</span></span></p><p>All of the above can connected to a bible verse. When we know the truth, the truth sets us free.</p><p>STOP BLAMING TAKE RESPONSIBILITY</p><p>Woulda, coulda, shoulda are warning words to Stinkin Thinkin; MMO-Major Mind Overload</p><p>I find these scriptures are great to memorize:</p><p>Hear his voice Psalm 29. proof you can hear from God.</p><p>Isaiah 26:3 He whose mind in steadfast on the Lord will live in perfect peace. (P squared approach).</p><p>Psalm 139:14 We must love ourselves to love others.</p><p>James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.</p><p>James 1:13-14 death=low functioning</p><p>Proverbs 18:21 Life or Death are in the power of the tongue.</p><p>Ephesian 6 Armor of God</p><p>Isaiah 54:17 no weapon formed against you will prevail.</p><p>Exodus 14:15 MOVE ON</p><p>Zephaniah 3:17 For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With His love, He will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. NLT</p><p>1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.</p><p>1 John 1:11-12 If you confess your sins He is faithful and just and will forgive your sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.</p><p>John 10:10 The theif comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (LIFE IN GREEK MEANS ZOE LIFE!) </p><p>I have found that captivating my thoughts in obedience to Christ has been helpful to conquer thoughts that are rolling in my head.</p><p>I like it in the message version-2 Cor. 10:5 "We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ."</p><p>Powerful God tools-Holy Spirit-(tune-in), bible reading and word studies (the words that come to mind like joy-are you lacking joy? Who, what, where, when, how do I get joy?), prayer, journaling, listening to Christian radio, circle of friends (beware and pray who that would be), Godly counsel (people who really will be careful with their words and pray for what is best for you, not for them) worship, praise, thanksgiving, give up your expectations of others-(think of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane-forgiving, no expectations). Be able to know stating scripture that backs up these statements of truth. 1. Gods is who He says He is. 2. God can do what He says He can do. 3. I am who God says I am. 4. I can do all things through Christ. 5. God's word is alive and active in me.</p><p>These tools DO NOT earn us salvation-they are bringing us in tune of the will of the Father.</p><div>Hi Friend: Do you want more? Here is a little exercise to open your mind to focus on Jesus.</div><div>Read Psalm 111. This Psalm contains a word bank of characteristics of Jesus.</div><div>great, glorious majestic righteous, wonderful, memorable, gracious, compassionate, provider, covenant keeper, powerful, giver faithful, just, trustworthy, steadfast, upright, redeemer, holy, awesome and eternal. His character is being presented to you every day! Is He real to you? How do you see Him working? What verses help reveal this truth of who God is for you right now? Are you meditating on this scripture day and night? Is it a work in progress, are you waiting, is it finished and you have the answer? Realize sometimes you won't ever get the answer. That's okay! It still will be an opportunity to grow. Your next steps: be brave, be vulnerable, be authentic, invite someone to her your story of now!<br /><br />Pray: God I want to let my testimony witness to your glory. You are available 24/7/365, thank you Lord. Amen.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's say that you are having a discussion with someone you are caring about and it is not going well. You feel like they have strayed from the truth. Stop! Take a deep breath! Know the truth. You feel anxious or fearful in the moment remind yourself of truth, like...Jesus is omnipresent, He represents love...He will take your request and guard your heart and mind...pray...think about the fact of this God holds all things together...tell yourself that Jesus I can't handle this, but I know you love and that I want to trust you with my thoughts and my loved ones thoughts...help us.. AMEN</div><div><br /></div><div>Stories from the bible that have come up that correlate with my life that resolve, give me peace and teach me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Esther-I am a FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS GIRL TOO!</div><div><br /></div><div>Women with the issue of Bleeding-What if! If only I could touch His garment! Yes you can!</div><div><br /></div><div>Feeding the 5000-After Jesus fed the 5000 he said to the disciples, "Immediately leave!"</div><div>With all that is going on so many opinions peoples dissension, division-don't get caught up in the arguments, discussions, LEAVE!</div><div><br /></div><div>Joseph-It took him twenty years to get back what was stolen.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Ruth-Your God is my God; where you go I will go.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>1 Kings 19:11-15 Elijah heard God not in the elements of storm, but in a gentle whisper.</div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Jesus asks, "who do you say I am?" Matthew 16 "You are the Christ."</span></span></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Transfiguration Matthew 17, Peter, James, John see the glorious transfiguration of Jesus on a mountain top experience. Jesus changed to a regal state before their eyes. God enveloped them and spoke. He spoke to them! "This is my son whom I love; with Him I am well pleased, Listen to Him! </span></span></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Jesus in John 20 appears after His death for the first time! First appearance he says, "Peace be with you." Not what happened? What did you learn? Let's talk about the bad guys, none of that, just, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me I am sending you." He wanted us to receive, believe...walk in peace as He did.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Last supper-Jesus is a servant. He came to serve and save. Do as he does!</div><div><br /></div><div>John 17-Jesus final words. I feel like this is the most important thing to know. Don't you like to know someone's final words before they die? 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I wait on you Lord. I thank you that you are with me walking and talking, teaching me, giving me strength and power. I try Lord to control, forgive me. Help me see you. Help me to see these giants and help me to put it into perspective.</p><p>David's family, Goliath is to big to slay, David "He is too big not to miss." Perspective.</p><p>See Jesus.</p><p><br /></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-59674865060177301882022-08-30T09:19:00.005-05:002022-08-30T09:24:52.087-05:00PLAYLIST<p> <i>Lord I lift you name on high.</i></p><p><i>Holiness</i></p><p><i>Diving In</i></p><p><i>This Is A Great Adventure </i></p><p><i>You Are My All and All</i></p><p><i>Be Not Afraid</i></p><p>These and so many others have come to me during all times of the day. They have come before a storm or during peace but they are in my head. I can choose to let them soothe my soul or ignore them.</p><p>But you know Jesus never gives up with the songs of love. If I am distracted or frustrated I can choose to stop and just focus, listen and they are there. At times something can come up and all of the sudden I pray and a new song will come. One day I even got a random text from a friend/saint with the song Never Alone. Sometimes the song just comes for just the purpose of being there.</p><p>I am never alone...so true. So true.</p><p>I give thanks for several years of this profound way Jesus has confirmed this promise to me from His word...</p><p>Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.</p><p>Really they are songs that I sing to Him and I find great delight in that.</p><p>Our God in heaven wants us to focus on the things above not on earth. He is constantly training me in this.</p><p>Prayer:</p><p>Lord thank you for this playlist. The enemy prowls around trying to devour me, to rob me, yet you saw fit to rescue me as you promised. Thank you. Amen</p><p>Jesus is real! He has undivided attention for you. Receive it, believe it!</p><p>Ask God for a playlist of the mind.</p><p>He is faithful!</p><p><br /></p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374641131126307979.post-24573237927884576252022-08-21T18:29:00.001-05:002022-08-21T18:33:39.438-05:00FOR SUCH A TIME IS THIS?<p> There are many psychologists that say, "What if" sentences signify anxiety." Like if someone asks, "What if I don't go, what if I make a mistake...?"</p><p>It could signify anxiety but there is an exception to this rule. If that is what you want to call it a rule.</p><p>When Queen Esther found herself and the Jewish people in trouble she was perplexed asking, "What can I do?" For it was said, "For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position <b>for such a time as this</b>?"</p><p>I ask us all , "What if we were born for such a time as this?"</p><p>In the case of Esther and ourselves the question, "What if?" is a good one but you should know the answer is always, yes.</p><p>We are all created for such a time as this. Esther had a pretty significant calling to help her people, but we all have significance no matter what our calling.</p><p>Friends this is a short message today because its meant to remind us-</p><p>FOR SUCH A TIME IS THIS...you are here, you are alive, seek the Lord, listen and believe.</p><p>Pray:</p><p>Lord help me to understand my purpose and be confidant that I was born for now.</p>EJLUV2LUVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092219229052755296noreply@blogger.com0