LIVE LOVE

1 year has past since I was in the head-on collision. Thanks be to God for sending His word and healing me just as He said He would (Psalm 107, 103, Proverbs 4). What a faithful Father I have! His love never deminishes for His little ones EVER. If you are someone who has passed through situations that are overwhelming and you have received reports that have come back negative or the circumstances seem to be unchanging, long and drawn out...HOPE NOW IN GOD. PRAISE HIM MORE AND MORE. When my body was racked with pain and I could not straighten up, God sent His messengers (flames of fire/my friends) to encourage me to cling to His word and believe nothing else. (Thank you for visiting me and loving me the way you do my dear friends and family.) What I felt was not what would be if only I would believe. Our thinking always limits us that could be why His word tells us not to depend on our own understanding. He is so much greater! I was told a great numbe...

" And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent..." Acts 17:30 A few days ago I walked on the beach and took some pictures of the oil debris that was washing up on shore. The thoughts that were coming to my mind is: This is out-of-control and uncontainable without the Lord's help, we are helpless. Then Acts 17:30 came to mind. REPENT. ALL MEN EVERYWHERE. REPENT. Throughout the scriptures people willfully sinned and consequences happened, when the people repented their deliverance would come. On the beach today looking at the orange shirts that say COMMUNITY RESPONDERS. Thinking about what would happen if each individual responded to the difficulties in their local community with as much effort and prayer support as possible. Those people are roasting out there on the beach in full gear, walking around with brooms, garbage bags, and dust pans. Gathering up what's being washed up on shore. Something's off wh...

Women who fear the Lord speak right and worthy things. Bless and do not curse. Build up and do not tear down. You are to be a refuge of rest for him, a refreshment, doing him good and not evil all the days of your life. How priviledge I am to have friends that speak praise of the head of their household. How worthy to give thanks and praise for what God has so graciously given. Praise is fitting and right and glorifies the Lord. Weeks ago I was visiting with a husband and wife who greatly reverenced one another. Who clearly had an understanding that as they treat one another, so they intreat the Lord God Almighty.  A few days ago again in another conversation with a different friend, I was exceedingly thrilled to hear my friend thanking God for her husband who is her true friend. She tried to describe how wonderful he is and how much she loves who he is and how he is. I wonder how many spouses murmur, complain, badmouth, and disrespect their husbands thinking that...

"GOD SAID...GOD SHOWED ME..."  It gets old listening to a broken record. Do you realize that your behaviour and speech is continually encouraging others to be just like you? There are multiple forms of manipulation. Emotional, mind, relational, religious, guilt tripping, so forth and so on. Just because a person puts God's name in front of or behind a comment or includes it somewhere while attempting to convince you of his or her point, does not mean that what they are saying is truth. People have personal agendas. Some are obvious and some are well hidden. You have nothing to fear if you have a genuine relationship with your Creator. Practice living His word and doing those things that are pleasing in His sight, and make a conscious effort to examine yourself daily in light of His Holy truth and love. Renew your mind so that you will be able to test approve what is the acceptable, perfect, pleasing will of God.  (Romans 12...

Preparation is a MUST. One day you are here and the next you are not. We do not know what tomorrow might bring. Everything we are or are not doing effects others now and in the days to come. We would do well to remember the benefits listed in Psalm 103. The events of a single day are continually changing. One minute the sun is shining brighter than it ever has and then within that same hour we look up and heavy thick clouds are rolling in unexpectedly. Later on you go for a walk and step in poo, and at the end of your exercise time you are standing down-wind of the honeysuckle bushes. One morning you might be contemplating an idea or possibility, next thing you know you are living smack dab in the reality of that dream coming true.  The fulfillment of it had nothing to with your abilities or lack thereof, but everything to do with the faithfulness of the One who created you and has given you everything you need for life and godliness. We can prepare for...

PrayerLESSness is an epidimic. Most of us who have prayed and believed and seen amazing answer come from our small efforts know good and well that the more we pray the stronger our immune systems get against laziness and unbelief. There is something different about us when we follow through and do what we know we should do and what we want to do deep down, and we were made to worship and commune with our Creator. When we neglect our times of prayer and worship our countenances reflect that and the world around us feels the effects of it. Romans 12 speaks about THIS IS HOW WE CAN TEST AND APPROVE AND KNOW WHAT THE PERFECT PLEASING WILL OF GOD IS.  By renewing our minds and allowing it to transform us. This is how we guard against being barren and unfruitful. This is how we stand against temptation. We are enabled to walk and live out of the truth that sets us free when we pick up our sword and let the high praises of God be in our mouths. This simple act empowers us to...

When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes are crossed, your advice disregarded, your opinion ridiculed, and you refuse to let anger rise in your heart, or even defend yourself, but take it all in patient, loving silence...that is dying to self. When you lovingly and patiently bear any disorder, any irregularity, any impunctuality, or any annoyance; when you stand face to face with waste, silly extravagance, spiritual insensibility, and endure it as Jesus did...that is dying to self. When you are content with any food, any offering, any climate, any society, any clothing, any interrogation, any interruption by the will of God...that is dying to self. When you never care to refer to yourself in conversation, or to defend your own good works, or itch for commendation, when you can truly love to be unknown...that is dying to self. When you can see your brother prosper and have his needs met, and can honestly rejoice with him in spirit, and feel no envy, nor question God, w...