My
beautiful sister in Christ blessed me this morning with this text! I
hope you find it as much of a blessing in your life as well! Thanks,
Sondra!
Good morning my brothers and sisters!! The Lord spoke
to me this morning
and I wanted to share His word with my family!! In Acts 18:19, the
sorcerers brought their scribes (used for spells) and burned them all
up!! Now, in the natural mind you would say that that was a waste of
money but look @ this thing spiritually!!! The scribe was an implement
(an instrument used to perform a task); you see the sorcerers
surrendered
the tools that were preventing them from doing the will of God!!! What
is
it that we are holding onto in our lives that we need to burn up to
MOVE
FORWARD IN GOD!?! It only becomes sin when we yield to it!!!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
The Most Searched for Answer
"Salvation
is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given
to men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12 (NIV)
Growing up I had a plan for how I could make my life good.
Get a good education. A good job. A good husband. A few good kids. A good house. A good flowerbed out front. And a good mini-van parked in the driveway.
Then life would be... good.
Eventually, I had all that good stuff. I was thankful for it all. I loved my family to pieces. The mini-van wasn't all I thought it would be, but I felt like an official mom driving it. So even that wound up being good.
But something inside me still felt hollow. A little off. A little lacking.
Growing up I had a plan for how I could make my life good.
Get a good education. A good job. A good husband. A few good kids. A good house. A good flowerbed out front. And a good mini-van parked in the driveway.
Then life would be... good.
Eventually, I had all that good stuff. I was thankful for it all. I loved my family to pieces. The mini-van wasn't all I thought it would be, but I felt like an official mom driving it. So even that wound up being good.
But something inside me still felt hollow. A little off. A little lacking.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Be Still & Know that I AM God
Sometimes we take certain scriptures & apply them only to certain situations.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me:
We quote this when we're facing something difficult as encouragement to go on because Christ will give us strength.
No weapon formed against me shall prosper:
We quote this when things seem to keep coming up that try to deter us from doing something.
Be still & know that I Am God.
This scripture is often quoted when we realize that God is telling us to stop trying to do things ourselves & allow Him to do what needs to be done for us.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me:
We quote this when we're facing something difficult as encouragement to go on because Christ will give us strength.
No weapon formed against me shall prosper:
We quote this when things seem to keep coming up that try to deter us from doing something.
Be still & know that I Am God.
This scripture is often quoted when we realize that God is telling us to stop trying to do things ourselves & allow Him to do what needs to be done for us.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Just Because
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." Psalm 90:12 (NIV)
"How are you doing?" she asked. "I heard about the death of your grandmother and have been thinking about you." My eyes widened in surprise and pleasure as I recognized my friend Melanie's voice on the phone. She's a friend I dearly love, but we live long-distance and don't stay in close touch.
I told her about my sadness, but also my joy over the fullness of my grandmother's life, and we continued to catch up on old friends, kids and church. I started to wonder when we'd get to the reason for her call. Finally, there was a pause, and she explained that she needed to go back to her work day in a minute.
I was stunned. That was it?
"How are you doing?" she asked. "I heard about the death of your grandmother and have been thinking about you." My eyes widened in surprise and pleasure as I recognized my friend Melanie's voice on the phone. She's a friend I dearly love, but we live long-distance and don't stay in close touch.
I told her about my sadness, but also my joy over the fullness of my grandmother's life, and we continued to catch up on old friends, kids and church. I started to wonder when we'd get to the reason for her call. Finally, there was a pause, and she explained that she needed to go back to her work day in a minute.
I was stunned. That was it?
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A Time to Pray
"Never stop praying." 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT)
GUILT. Many Christians I talk to equate this word with their prayer life, and I can relate.
I used to feel guilty. People would ask me to pray, or I would volunteer to when I heard they were going through something difficult. With a heart of compassion, I'd reply, "Oh, I'll pray for you!" And I fully intended to. But then I'd forget ... get busy ... say that to five other people ... and often never get around to doing it despite my good intentions.
I'd put off praying in the moment, in favor of waiting until I had a big chunk of time. Then life would happen and that chunk of time wouldn't materialize. By the time I carved some out, I couldn't remember all I'd intended to pray about.
One perception I had was that I needed to spend a lot of time in prayer in order to do it "right." I thought short prayers wouldn't have much power or impact. Then I noticed something that shifted my thinking. In Matthew 6, Jesus is teaching about prayer. He says, "When you pray, don't talk on and on as people do who don't know God. They think God likes to hear long prayers. Don't be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask" (Matthew 6:7-8, CEV).
GUILT. Many Christians I talk to equate this word with their prayer life, and I can relate.
I used to feel guilty. People would ask me to pray, or I would volunteer to when I heard they were going through something difficult. With a heart of compassion, I'd reply, "Oh, I'll pray for you!" And I fully intended to. But then I'd forget ... get busy ... say that to five other people ... and often never get around to doing it despite my good intentions.
I'd put off praying in the moment, in favor of waiting until I had a big chunk of time. Then life would happen and that chunk of time wouldn't materialize. By the time I carved some out, I couldn't remember all I'd intended to pray about.
One perception I had was that I needed to spend a lot of time in prayer in order to do it "right." I thought short prayers wouldn't have much power or impact. Then I noticed something that shifted my thinking. In Matthew 6, Jesus is teaching about prayer. He says, "When you pray, don't talk on and on as people do who don't know God. They think God likes to hear long prayers. Don't be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask" (Matthew 6:7-8, CEV).
Sunday, July 31, 2011
As We Worship
This song is soooo amazing! You can feel the
power of God as you listen & pour out your heart in song to the
Lord! As it plays on the home page, HEAR it, don't just listen to it! Allow the words to minister, in melody, to your soul! The lyrics are below :-)
If anybody is hungry for the rain & the presence of God, just lift your hands, invite Him in. Holy Spirit, we say to You that You are welcome here! Have Your way in the midst of Your people!
Holy Spirit, we're calling on You; we are asking you to send the rain.
When we worship in spirit & truth, something happens that we can't explain: Lord, as Your presence fills this place, demons tremble; kings bow down! Lives are changed at the sound of Your Name!
As we lift our voice in praise, Lord, we pray: let your glory fill this place. As we bring this offering, Jesus we crown You as Lord and King as we worship!
If anybody is hungry for the rain & the presence of God, just lift your hands, invite Him in. Holy Spirit, we say to You that You are welcome here! Have Your way in the midst of Your people!
Holy Spirit, we're calling on You; we are asking you to send the rain.
When we worship in spirit & truth, something happens that we can't explain: Lord, as Your presence fills this place, demons tremble; kings bow down! Lives are changed at the sound of Your Name!
As we lift our voice in praise, Lord, we pray: let your glory fill this place. As we bring this offering, Jesus we crown You as Lord and King as we worship!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Now Faith Is
Faith is so amazing & God just won't let me get
away from it! The foundation of the world was created by faith! We are
saved by faith! We believe in God, whom we cannot see, by faith! God,
not a man that He should lie, says that we should eat, breath, drink,
sleep, meditate on day & night & live by every word that
proceeds from His mouth & because we know that it is impossible to
please Him without faith, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT!!
TO MY BROTHERS IN CHRIST (LUKE 7:2-9):
There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
TO MY BROTHERS IN CHRIST (LUKE 7:2-9):
There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
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