"The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple." (Psalm 119:130 NIV)
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6/2/21
Fear Mongering
5/30/21
I Will Praise You In My Wellness, I Will Praise You In My Illness
Early last month was a difficult one for me. I was suddenly stricken with horrific nerve pain from a weather front, as well as unrelated nausea and fever. I was miserable. I felt like I was under attack for no particular reason. I began to take inventory of myself. I had not committed any sin. I had remained faithful to tithe. And I had no hidden hatred or unforgiveness in my heart that I knew of. Sometimes in our misery, we can have a tendency to believe God sends punishment of some kind because we've been a "bad child." Job had done nothing against the Lord and in fact, was sold out on Him 100% yet he suffered terribly with the loss of his children, property, wealth, his good name, and his health. When I realized my relationship with the Lord was stellar and yet Satan was attacking me I put my foot down. I was angry with Satan for thinking he could get me to blame God or to doubt God's goodness. I know there are those of you out there who question God or blame God for illness or chaos in your life, IE: "Why are you doing this God?" "Are you mad at me God?" "What did I ever do to deserve this?" Sound familiar? Instead of getting mad at God, instead of complaining or whining, instead of letting frustration get the best of me (which I have done I admit), I decided to praise God in the midst of my agony. I was not going to let Satan win. I wanted Jesus to hear my voice loud and clear that I was still with Him, for Him, and loved Him regardless of my present situation. The Bible is filled with examples of praise when we see His power released. There are life-changing miracles, dramatic stories of the enemy being halted or defeated, hearts being changed, and people drawn closer to Him. We have so much to praise God for, there's great power in giving honor to Him. And many of you live that truth out every single day of your lives.
5/21/21
ENCOURAGEMENT
Encouragement (2 Corinthians 1:3-5)
5/3/21
Where The Mind Goes The Body Follows
I once bought an unassembled gadget. After reading and re-reading the instructions I couldn’t figure out how the pieces went together. In my frustration, I finally threw the instruction booklet down, picked up all the pieces, studied them, then began assembling the gadget. In a short time, I put it together without the instructions. I'm still like that today with watches, mechanical things, furniture, etc. I simply cannot follow instructional manuals or the processes as written! I have to look at something to be assembled or taken apart AND THINK on my own!
4/11/21
Sin, Iniquity, Transgression
Matthew 7: 21-23 are alarming words the Church needs to hear because of their sheer intensity. Why do I say that? Simply because I am concerned for souls. Pick up your Bible today and read the verses closely! In it, Jesus is rejecting and telling Christians to depart from Him. Did I say, Christians? Yes. If you look closely at the two verses you will see that the people He is addressing had to be believers and followers of Jesus Christ because the only way a person can cast out demons in 'Jesus name is if they have been baptized in the Holy Ghost! Therefore, they had to be Christians who had been filled with the Holy Ghost. They also had admitted to doing other mighty works in His name as well as the gift of prophecy. By these, they thought they were worthy to enter heaven, and yet, were directed by Jesus to depart! Why? All Christians have a guaranteed ticket to heaven, right? Once saved always saved no matter what, right?
3/31/21
Afflictions
There is one thing I've noticed among my brothers and sisters in Christ. There is a whole lot of affliction! What is an affliction? It's simply a disorder, disease, ailment, condition, or illness that causes great suffering. But why? Why would the believers, of all people, be afflicted? Aren't we supposed to be healed by His stripes? Paul said something in his epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 4 verse 8 that many of us can relate to, "We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed, perplexed but not driven to despair." Today I want to address just one type of affliction and ask, why are we suffering from afflictions like fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, constant pain, bowel disorders, heart disease, lung disease, paralysis, on and on, and on? Is it that we have some kind of unconfessed sin causing our ailments? Is God mad and therefore punishing us? Why would a devote Christian who follows Jesus, loves the Word of God, follows in obedience, has been baptized in the Holy Spirit, etc. be afflicted? These are questions I have pondered over and over as I myself am "afflicted" by a genetic condition that progressed to the point I am now confined to a wheelchair. What in the world could possibly be the reason I, you, or any other believer is afflicted? I'm going to share what the Lord revealed to me.
3/28/21
I Waited But You Never Came