satisfaction in Christ

We are all looking for satisfaction. We try entertainment, food, sports, sex, and the like, but nothing fully satisfies. Satisfaction in Christ can be a reality. You can be complete in Christ, but only when we are not yoked to everything else. I'm not talking about a life full of activities, but a heart that is completely satisfied in Jesus. There is a huge difference between the salvation of our soul and the satisfaction of our soul. are we satisfied in Jesus...or just saved in Him? I think both is possible!ALL FOR YOU

flesh and spirit

where have you set your mind? For where your mind is set...is where you will walk. If your mind is set on the flesh, you will walk by the flesh. If your mind is set on the Spirit, you will walk by the Spirit. If walking by the Spirit, the Spirit will cause you to walk in His ways and your mind will be set on life and peace. But in the flesh, you are hostile towards God, unable to please Him at all.
The deeds of the flesh are evident....and if you are walking in the flesh, it is because your mind is set on the things of the flesh. If there is evidences of immorality, impurtiy, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing and things like these, you are walking in the flesh.
If we are living according to these things, you must DIE. But if BY the SPIRIT you are putting to death the deeds of the flesh, you will live. Our only hope...is to DIE-to by the SPIRIT of God, habitually put to death the deeds of the flesh. (romans 8) ALL FOR YOU

REPENT

Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand....this is what Jesus and his disciples preached. Seems simple enough, until you dig in and figure out what this whole repent thing is all about. It is not merely admitting sin and it is more than turning from it. In the root for repent is the idea that we abhor or hate the sin so much that we desire to turn from it and head another direction. We don't cling to it, return to it or long for it....repent means we abhor it. Wow, when I look at it that way, it makes we wonder how much sin I have repented from verse how much I am just sorry for. Repentance comes from a godly sorrow over sin-which is so much more than being sorry for my sin. Repentance means I can't tolerate it, I don't like it, I can't stand it, I don't want to be around it, I must get away from it, I don't want to look on it, I HATE IT. I guess this is why Jesus said many will call me Lord and not enter....because most have not repented...we are just sorry. REPENT...for the kingdom of heaven is a hand.ALL FOR YOU

ON PURPOSE

Everyone is looking for PURPOSE. We all want a "reason for being". Many think purpose is found in success and money. And yet God's ordained purpose is not usually found in success, it is found in a calling. Because we have been blinded by the world's thinking of purpose, we were never fully enabled to discover our Purpose in life. This is why we are all still searching for it. But what if we discovered that our Purpose/calling is not found in what we do...but in who we are made to be-reflections of the Creator? What if we found that Purpose is realized in not having to be something you are not....but in being what you were created to be...
God made us on PURPOSE, for HIS PURPOSE...we don't need to discover our PURPOSE, but be reminded of HIS....ALL FOR YOU

DO NOT DELAY

"By delaying repentance, sin strengthens and the heart hardens. The longer ice freezes, the harder it is to be broken." Thomas Watson was wise when he wrote the above. You must deal with sin swiftly, before it strengthens and your heart hardens. Most of us delay and deny our sin. I am finding that the first step in finding freedom is to NOT deny, but deal....put it out there, be honest and real. And then after that...to NOT delay in handling it....no hiding, no masking, just dealing. Because the one who can own up to their sin is greater than the one who merely knows how to hide it!
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RISK

Journeying with the Lord is not without RISK. You have to choose to be vulnerable, transparent and to walk roads that you can't see where they lead. You must stand in the face of all the world shouts. And to do these things, is a RISK. You RISK losing acceptance, love, success, happiness, pleasure and health. And yet, God has not called us to be Christians that don't take that RISK. We are to RISK it all, take off the mask, become transparent and vulnerable-knowing all the while what you might lose.
But journeying in with Christ, though often feels like a RISK, is not a RISK at all. In fact, when we are willing to realize that RISKING means winning-for us, then we have taken the first step in freedom! For is anything truly a RISK with God?
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Free to Breathe

Sometimes the weight of this world keeps us from being able to breathe. The stilfling activities of life cause the peace that God gives to be overlooked and we begin to run on a treadmill that is going no where. I have longed for a time when I could just journey with God, Breathe deep-inhale, exhale-Him and enjoy the journey-enjoying Him. Many wonder if it is possible-to journey, to enjoy, to breathe, to find peace-to get off the treadmill. IT IS! You can be free to breathe, to dance again, to lift your hands to Him....to call Him Abba, to rest in Him, to be free and at peace again. Thankyou Abba, for making me FREE TO BREATHE....ALL FOR YOU

Peace be still

Where is stillness found.....right beside BE....the great I AM....we find peace in the stillness, beside Be. ALL FOR YOU

refining moments

There is a difference in what defines you and what refines you. You are defined by who you are (or are not). You are refined by those moments that challenge who you are. God promises that we will all be refined-as silver-tried through the fire. It is how we respond to those moments that who we are is seen. Refining moments are necessary so that we can see what is truly in our hearts. The fire is going to be hot...but that refining is what allows us to reflect our Maker! ALL FOR YOU

what defines you

Many of us are living our lives trying to discover "who we are". For a lot of us our jobs define us. Our children define us, our families or spouses. Some of us are defined by our economic status, others by their atheletic ability. But all these things change and thus what defines you....changes and therefore we continually struggle with our self worth. What truly defines each of us is not what we do, who we are, who we hang out with, how much money we have or any of our abilities. What defines us is that we KNOW who HE is and in light of that....who we are not. That makes us who we are....made to be simple reflections of His glory-not fame stealers from a God that outshines us all. ALL FOR YOU

CLOUD COVER

I have been thinking a lot about the cloud of glory that hovered over the tabernacle in the wilderness. It was the cloud that led the way and it was the cloud that was the picture of God's glory. Sometimes I feel like my life is a little cloudy itself-but in a different kind of way...like fog, or something that keeps me from truly seeing. I long for the cloud cover of His glory and to get rid of the cloud of sin that seems to obstruct my view. It is time for God's people to see clearly the glory that was seen in the cloud in the wilderness instead of being satisfied at worshipping from a distance. We have been brought near...if we would only get out of the fog, wake up and see that the glory of the Lord lives within each of us. The cloud cover....is all over us....one way or the other!ALL FOR YOU

Relationships Rule

Jesus was all about relationships. In fact, He was seldom about religion, about programs or about experiences. Even in the greatest of commands He said to LOVE God and LOVE people. Our greatest challenge in this life will be to not chase after the experiences of this world, but choose to chase after a relationship with God and with others. To make relationship the priority. Jesus understood that in this life will be many experiences, but that the greatest thing in all of life is to know and Love God and people. For it is through relationship that influence is gained. ALL FOR YOU

humility

Probably not one of my stronger points. And yet, I am learning everyday the significance of dying to self, laying aside my pride and being obedient. I am seeing the truths that the Lord dwells among the contrite of heart, the broken and those who have sold their soul for HIS KINGDOM. For many of us, we clamour and fight for our names to be known, for our recognition, for our own glory. but God has not created us for such a purpose. Instead, it is HIS name and HIS renown that is to be the desire of my soul. Humility-I am far from having arrived, however I have choosen live my life for the renown of another....not to me-but to HIS name be the GLORY! ALL FOR YOU

Life in the breath

Breathing is the most natural of functions, that without we would certainly die. We know that life is in the breath. It is something we take for granted because it just happens without us even thinking. Spiritually speaking, life is in the breath as well. (it is also in the blood-but that is another blog!) We may have skin on our bodies and muscle on our bones, but without the breath of God blown into our nostrils, we are nothing but dry bones! We must inhale and exhale the breath of God. Allow Him to Breathe on us instead of us breathing in the crud of this world. We must choose to inhale what God is longing breathe into our hearts....and then exhale to the world. We are simply....living to exhale....what God has put within. So the KEY to live is found in breathing....for LIFE IS IN THE BREATH. ALL FOR YOU

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poop in the potty

Today we are all excited because my youngest pooped in the potty. This is a victory for all of us. I know that sounds weird, but it is a cool thing when you learn to get rid of the excess in your life in the correct way. Whether it is poop in the potty or sin. When you learn to deal with it correctly-it is a victory. ALL FOR YOU

ready to learn

Lately, all the talk is about getting ready for school. We buy new shoes, new clothes, school supplies. We begin to schedule our lives, our vacations and our sleep around school. School is a great thing-a necessary thing-that we might not always like, but something that is not optional for any of us. I was thinking that maybe we ought to think the same way about our spiritual education/discipleship. We should gear up, get the necessary tools, spend the necessary money, schedule our lives, our sleep, our time off around learning what God has for us. It need not be optional, it is a necessary thing that we may not always like, but something we can't NOT do. So the question today is are you ready to learn? And what are you learning? ALL FOR YOU

rough days

Today has been a rough one. In the last week, the computer crashed for good, my son had to have $1500 in dental work, my other son had to have braces put on ($1800), my car a/c went out ($1000) and my husbands car broke down. I sat on the curb at the gas station waiting to be picked up because I was driving the car when it broke and wanted to just cry. I was aggravated, frustrated and down right disappointed. And then the Lord reminded me....He gives and takes away....blessed be the name of the Lord. I am to be a reflection of His glory in good and bad times-so today was my chance. Can't say that I shined too brightly, but I am working on it-even when I have a rough day!ALL FOR YOU

raging waters

My dad wrote me the other day to tell me of a young boy who during the hurricane thought it would be a cool idea to jump into some of the fast moving water. He and some friends were hanging around a culvert and the water was moving through the tunnel/culvert pretty quickly. He thought it would be kind of like a waterslide and jumped in-expecting an adventure. The young boy drowned.
We often look at sin as a raging adventure, a cool idea and something we are ready to jump head first into...only later to find out that the ride was not what we thought, killing us.
The only raging waters we need to be jumping into....are the ones that cleanse us from all unrighteousness...the Living water of Life.
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