God's House

"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands ~ Acts 17:24 ~

Many people act differently at church compared to when at home, school, or work because they think of church as God's house. But God says's He does not live in temples built by hands. God cannot be contained in a building, He is everywhere. As a Christ follower God also lives in your heart. Jesus said "Worship in Spirit and Truth" If you truly love Jesus and want to worship Him, be honest, sing songs of praise, act justly, love mercy, be kind, love people, if you truly want to worship God, don't worship only at church, worship everywhere, all the time, worship Him with your life!



Bitter Sweet

Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water when they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.) So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. ~ Exodus 15:22-25 ~

A human can only last about 3 days without water before they die. For the Israelites, it had been 3 days. The Israelites looked to a man for help and saw no way of escape, but Moses looked to God. Psalm 121:2 tells us "My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth" God will always provide what we need, exactly when we need it, if we just call on him and trust Him. So if there is something bitter (or bad) in your life, call on the Lord, trust Him with all your heart and at exactly the right time, in exactly the right way, God will make it sweet (or good) The scriptures tell us in Romans 8:28 "All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose" Remember, the help or blessing will be according to His purpose and His plans, not ours, for it is all for His glory. This scripture is why my email address is what it is "HealingWatersof Marah" When I cried out to Jesus, turned my life over to Him and surrendered my will to His will, God took some really bitter (bad) things in my life and made something good out of it (He made it sweet and healing) My email is a daily reminder that Jesus saved me, for me to trust God, obey His commands, and the sacrifice Jesus made for me, to God be the glory! 



God has a Perfect Plan for your Life.

"...we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." ~ Ephesians 2:10 ~

God created you in Christ Jesus with a plan and a purpose in mind. God planned it before the beginning of time & nothing catches Him by surprise. What a great feeling of confidence that we can go to God everyday and ask Him "God, what have you prepared in advance for me to do today that will bring You glory and honor?" How cool is it, that you are not subject to the world around you, circumstance or chance, but God is in complete control of every little detail, just surrender to His will and rest in His hands.

YOU CAN DO IT!

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 with perseverance the race marked out for us. ~ Hebrews 12:1 ~

There are a whole bunch of great people that have gone before you that are cheering you on! Moses, Abraham and David to name a few. David beat the giant Goliath against all odds and wants you to know that if you have faith in Jesus there is no giant you face that is too large for you to conquer. Giants today come in all kinds of forms such as sickness, cancer, doubt, finances, addictions and more but there is nothing too big or too hard for you to conquer through Christ Jesus! So whatever race your running, just pace yourself, don't give up, keep going, put your faith in Christ and throw off everything that slows you down, especially sin. Know that I am cheering you on as well and I believe in you too. And don't forget, the God that called you will keep you..

This is Discipling

O' What a Happy Soul am I

Today I wish to share a poem. This poem was written about a hundred and fifty years ago by a 8 year old blind girl by the name of Fannie Crosby. 

"O' what a happy soul am I.  Although I cannot see, I am resolved that in this world, contented I will be. How many blessings I enjoy that other people don't. To weep and sigh because I'm blind, I cannot, I wont."

In the Bible, Paul was beaten, stripped, run out of town, homeless, and hungry more often than not and he says's in Philippians 4:11 "...I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances" So we praise God in spite of our circumstances because we know our real blessing is not found in material things but in abiding in Jesus and being reunited with God, things eternal. Fanny Crosby went on to write over a thousand poems, many which are used as hymns even today, she had multiple books published and at least 4 biography's written about her. And don't forget she started it all as a little blind girl.

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Trust in God Alone

But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head ~ Psalm 3:3 ~