Where do you stand? Will you let the things of today alter what you feel about Jesus? Will you allow your voice to be suppress?
Remember to say what is wrong and to SHOUT what is Right which is Jesus Christ. Become strong by exercising your faith in Him and reading Gods Word.
Be Encouraged,
Question Two: First let me explain. I saw this image today in a vision. 
Hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil. As a Christian do you think that if you hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil that evil doesn't exist? Or that it will just go away because you refuse to deal with it?
This particular week, I have begun to question who I am in the Body of Christ. I don't mean if I am a servant in Christ nothing like that; but, with the background that I have I'm wondering if I didn't get off track somewhere. This seems strange but the culture in the Pacific Northwest is different from the Midwest.
I'm very upfront, direct and passionate (if you will) about my love for the Lord and all that he has done for me. I have stated so many times about not being ashamed of the faith that I have in God; but, I find that in doing this showing this being this then there is some of the time opposition from some within The Body and this is where it's starting to get a little muddy.
I will say this that since being in The Body of Christ (almost 10 years), I have never learned more about grace, mercy, encouragement and love. It has warmed my heart since my family and I moved to the Pacific Northwest over 1 year ago. So I'm not knocking anything. I'm learning more about Gods characteristics. He is not just a Judging God, but loving, kind, patient, merciful, etc.. (I feel as though I'm justifying something here.) In the Midwest I was taught about demonic warfare and strongholds, but also the authority that God gave us with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. I was taught about searching my heart to allow God to fix those areas that needed to be tended to. When I left Church I wasn't always so happy because The Word would come to correct what my flesh was acting out as right. I was taught that I had to choose God or choose the devil. Yet, I walk out of the Church feeling hopeful that God was not going to leave me in that condition and that He would not give up on me. You get my point. The North teaches differently from the South, the South teaches differently from the East etc...As long as it's the Word then I'm ok.
Example: I informed a person about the spirits that I saw on or in a person (depends upon what you feel Christians can have when it comes to demonic influence) and they accused me of judging and even quoted the scripture about "he who is without sin to cast the first stone!" and "how we have all fallen short of the glory of God." Now I will admit that this caught me off guard because if I say anything about anything I'm always referring to the spirit of a thing because: Eph 6:12 Amp 12 For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.
Now it's not up to me to say who is what, but I believe even with the persecutions of the Christian people say that they are a Christian but their fruit will say a completely different thing. I will just go to the Word (I.e. I John 3:9-10 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
With this is mind comes prayer. Jesus is a Savior, as well as The Lord; but, He is also a deliverer. One of my Sister's in the gospel stated that a person can entertain demonic spirits. In others words play around with them or think that they are in control of them.
Imagine the devil knocking at your door and you see him through the peephole. You know not to let him in, but he just says that he wants to talk to you and asks if you will open the door just a little. You then open the door. Do you think that he isn't going to burst in? The devil will never play fair. So let us not give any room to the enemy otherwise we will find that he just might get the advantage over us.
Keep in mind I'm talking about Christians not (Col 4:5-7 Be wise in the way you live around those who are not Christians. Make good use of your time. 6 Speak with them in such a way they will want to listen to you. Do not let your talk sound foolish. Know how to give an answer to anyone) Mmm! Maybe! Just maybe this person doesn't believe or know about the spiritual aspect of this battle. Something to think about.
Anyway! Back to the question: By doing this: does it change anything?
Sincerely Wanting to Learn,
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For anyone that knows me, they know that I'm a question asker. It could be said that I am nosy or that I am simply wanting to learn more. I prefer the latter. Mmm!
Question One: Is there a reason why people in the Church do not witness outside of the Church? Could the reason be that they haven't experience the prophecy of what Jesus stated in John 14:1? I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if anyone steadfastly believes in Me, he will himself be able to do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these, because I go to the Father. (Amp)
Or
Mark 16:17-18 These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. 18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.”
Please share. What do you think?
Wanting More of Christ,
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Always show - Love
Always give - Grace
Always extend - Mercy
Always be - YOU!!!
Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
You are very special to God and to others. Never allow anyone to tell you your worth. You are priceless in value. God Bless you Man or Woman of God. Continue to allow God to order your steps and you will be considered a good man or woman.
Be A Blessing to someone today.
With Love in Christ,
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I don't want to complain, but PRAY when I see the things of this world constantly going to the wayside. I don't want to complain, but pray that Gods children remain steadfast in Him. I don't want to complain, but pray when I was confronted today that it takes one million signatures to get a bill to Congress and the Senate to lower the gas prices, but it only takes a three judge panel to dissolve a bill on traditional marriage. I don't want to complain...........I want to pray, cry out to God, fast, lay on my face and remain strong in knowing that God is still in control in a world that is so out of control.
I pray this prayer for you:
This post has been given the express authorization by Germaine Copeland, Prayers That Avail Much (Tulsa Harrison House Publishing, © 1997)
Hedge of Protection
Father, in the name of Jesus, we lift up (your name) to You and pray a hedge of protection around him/her. We thank You, Father, that You are a wall of fire round about (your name) and that you set Your angels round about him/her.
We thank You, Father, that (your name) dwells in the secret place of the Most High and abides under hte shadow of the Almighty. We say of You, Lord, You are his/her refuge and fortress, in You will he/she trust. You cover (your name) with Your feathers, and under Your wings shall he/she trust. (Your name) shall not be afraid of the terror by night or the arrow that flies by day. Only with his/her eyes will (your name) behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because (your name) has made You, Lord, his/her refuge and fortress, no evil shall befall him/her - no accident will overtake him/her - neither shall any plague or calamity come near him/her. For you give Your angels charge over (your name), to keep him/her in all Your ways.
Father, because You have set Your love upon (your name), therefore will You deliver him/her. (Your name) shall call upon You, and You will answer him/her. You will be with him/her in trouble and will satisfy (your name) with a long life and show him/her Your salvation. Not a hair of his/her head shall perish. Amen.
Scripture References:
Ezekiel 22:30 Zechariah 2:5
Psalm 34:7 Psalm 91:1-2
Psalm 91:4-5 Amp Psalm 91:8-11 Amp
Psalm 91:14-16 Amp Luke 21:18
]]>There are so many things that I have wanted to type lately that I have simply chosen NOT to type. I know that it doesn't make sense, but what do you do.
My heart has been heavy because the world is going to hell in a hand basket and yet "we" as Christians seems to be very passive about the evil doings that are taking place.
Let me explain, I believe that corporate America has entered into the Church. We won't half preach the Word because we want to be politically correct or we simply don't want to offend anyone. Tip of the Millennium: The flesh will never understand nor agree with the things of God.
The bible says that "we" would call evil good and good evil (Isaiah 5:20) and that the time would come that men will no longer listen to sound doctrine. Instead to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear (II Timothy 4:3).
Are the ears requiring that we simply preach about acceptance, tolerance, prosperity, love, peace, and happiness, etc....What happened to the preaching on SIN? Yes! SIN!!!!! It's real.
No one wants to talk about the things that are wrong any longer because the world is constantly telling you that they are right. Well, the devil is a liar. I will stand firm in the things of God regardless of the outcome in this world.
No one wants to talk about sexual sins(among other things): homosexuality, fornication, adultery, pedophilia etc........(I Cor 6:8-10) Especially homosexuality because you might get sued. The pressure is on Christian. What do YOU believe? And what are you willing to stand up for?
Lately I have been hearing little jokes about the "olden days". Even how saying "Amen" is old. What!!!???? So now we don't want to use the words in the bible because it sounds old and maybe people won't understand. Help us Father!!!! In the "olden days" people were real and preached The Word without watering it down to suit the congregation or the press. Deliverance was a regular occurrence. People learned about how to survive once they left the Church, because hell was waiting for them at home. Not every one has a wonderful husband that is saved and set free or wife for that matter. Not everyone's child is an angel. People brought their bibles to Church. I'm not knocking the screens, but how do you go to Church without your sword? We looked to God instead of looking to the world to give us a message for the sermons. Oops! Do we even say sermons today? Wow! Times have changed and NOT for the better. I sound angry don't I? Well, I am (at the devil) so get over it.
Last week at my part-time job the manager mentioned that it was inappropriate to talk about Church at work. I then asked if it was appropriate to talk about witchcraft, sex, drinking, cursing, etc...because that is what takes place for the most part. She mentioned that she would not regulate the break room. Mmmmm! (Just so you know if you know me and we have a conversation it just might end up on the blog. I don't say that to tell you to watch what you say, but I say this to tell you that I write about my life and what the Lord puts upon my heart either as a teaching tool, correcting tool or a humbling tool. Either way, I'm simply going to write about the goings on in my heart)
Let me say this, I don't wear my Jesus shirt to work, nor do I have the bumper sticker, the cap or the jacket; but, I walk in love, grace and mercy which comes from what Jesus Christ did for ME on the cross. I will not be ashamed EVER. I shall not be moved by the sins of man. I will continue to pray, fast and hit my face at every given opportunity; but I will not nor will I ever compromise The Word of God because of the pressure from the world. I WILL NOT DENY THE GOD THAT I SERVE. I will speak what is wrong and SHOUT what is right no matter what man says that he can do to me. Luke 12:4-5 NLT Dear friends, don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that. 5 But I’ll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell. Yes, He’s the one to fear. Wow! The bible does speak like that and it's even in the NEW TESTAMENT. Imagine that.
Simply put - I'm tired of the devil and all his antics upon the creation of God. I know that The Word says that the world will get worse, but did it say that I should just sit back and not pray, fast, walk in truth, etc....ACTION!!!!!!
He loved us so much that He gave His life, what will you give for Him?
With Love in Christ, (I really mean that)
Philippians 3:13-14 (New Living Translation)
13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
Stop allowing the enemy to torture you with your past. Don't dwell on yesterday when God has blessed you with new mercies this very day.
Be encouraged and remember that the race is not given to the swift, nor the strong, but to those that endure to the end.
You are MORE than a Conqueror.
God Bless and Be Encouraged,
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1 Corinthians 2 (Amplified Bible)
1AS FOR myself, brethren, when I came to you, I did not come proclaiming to you the testimony and evidence or mystery and secret of God [concerning what He has done through Christ for the salvation of men] in lofty words of eloquence or human philosophy and wisdom;
2For I resolved to know nothing (to be acquainted with nothing, to make a display of the knowledge of nothing, and to be conscious of nothing) among you except Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and Him crucified.
3And I was in (passed into a state of) weakness and fear (dread) and great trembling [after I had come] among you.
4And my language and my message were not set forth in persuasive (enticing and plausible) words of wisdom, but they were in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit and power [a proof by the Spirit and power of God, operating on me and stirring in the minds of my hearers the most holy emotions and thus persuading them],
5So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God.
6Yet when we are among the full-grown (spiritually mature Christians who are ripe in understanding), we do impart a [higher] wisdom (the knowledge of the divine plan previously hidden); but it is indeed not a wisdom of this present age or of this world nor of the leaders and rulers of this age, who are being brought to nothing and are doomed to pass away.
7But rather what we are setting forth is a wisdom of God once hidden [from the human understanding] and now revealed to us by God--[that wisdom] which God devised and decreed before the ages for our glorification [to lift us into the glory of His presence].
8None of the rulers of this age or world perceived and recognized and understood this, for if they had, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.
9But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear has not heard and has not entered into the heart of man, [all that] God has prepared (made and keeps ready) for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has bestowed].
10Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them by and through His Spirit, for the [Holy] Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God [the divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man's scrutiny].
11For what person perceives (knows and understands) what passes through a man's thoughts except the man's own spirit within him? Just so no one discerns (comes to know and comprehend) the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
12Now we have not received the spirit [that belongs to] the world, but the [Holy] Spirit Who is from God, [given to us] that we might realize and comprehend and appreciate the gifts [of divine favor and blessing so freely and lavishly] bestowed on us by God.
13And we are setting these truths forth in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the [Holy] Spirit, combining and interpreting spiritual truths with spiritual language [to those who possess the Holy Spirit].
14But the natural, nonspiritual man does not accept or welcome or admit into his heart the gifts and teachings and revelations of the Spirit of God, for they are folly (meaningless nonsense) to him; and he is incapable of knowing them [of progressively recognizing, understanding, and becoming better acquainted with them] because they are spiritually discerned and estimated and appreciated.
15But the spiritual man tries all things [he examines, investigates, inquires into, questions, and discerns all things], yet is himself to be put on trial and judged by no one [he can read the meaning of everything, but no one can properly discern or appraise or get an insight into him].
16For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart.
God Bless!
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BE ENCOURAGED
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint or grow weary; there is no searching of His understanding.
29 He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound].
30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and [selected] young men shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted;
31 But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.
The Joy of The Lord IS your strength.
God Bless,
Attitude 2008
There once was a woman who woke up one morning,
looked in the mirror,
and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.
“Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today."
So she did
and
she
had
a
wonderful
day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror
and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.
"H-M-M," she said,
"I think I'll part my hair down the middle today."
So she did
and
she
had
a
grand
day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.
"Well," she said,
"today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail."
So she did
and
she
had
a
fun,
fun
day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head.
"YEA!" she exclaimed,
"I don't have to fix my hair today!"
Attitude is everything.
Be kinder than necessary,
for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeply,
Speak kindly.......
Leave the rest to God
Praise Him for what He has given you. Never compare yourself to others because that is NOT what God intended YOU to be.
Blessings,
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