There is ROOM for You!

A child always reminds us.....that love is forever!

John 14:1- 4  NKJV " Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were so, I would have told you, I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you; I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know."

Jesus spoke for His disciples' hearts to not be troubled. In believing in God and His Son is paramount to our receiving salvation by faith.
In sending His only Son, we have salvation, a family (the children of God) and a forever home with God!

And in that work of the Cross, Jesus set us free to live in the presence of the Father!

In the past few days, we had our grand-daughter over and what a delight to laugh with her. We enjoy her company so much. She is a ray of light to us as well as to many others. In our time together, we would ready ourselves with shoes on feet and march outside to be visited by a rain drop or two and a breeze of wind possibly, but the sun was shining and nothing was keeping us indoors. We stepped out the back door, and she took my hand, and I took hers, and we made our way to the tree swing of course. Now the swing she swings on looks nothing like the one in the picture above, but thought of our holding hands. Yes, children hold our hands for awhile and our hearts forever. AND our clutching hands flooded my mind of the memories of those former years. It brought memories of our daughter when she was this very age and how she wanted to hold hands.

As children are welcomed to a couple expecting the child, so God is also expecting His family. He sent His Son that many would believe in Him and for those who do, Jesus said He would prepare a place for us. The way is found in Jesus and it is by faith we see with spiritual eyes the heaven that awaits our arrival!

But there will be many who choose not to go. They choose not to obey the Father of Heaven, they choose not to receive the Son and have the Helper who guides our way through this life to the next. We are to expect Jesus' return. We are to look up and pray.
God has greater for us in His kingdom of heaven. It is a place prepared. When we take each other's hand we go into our future and understand that it has arrived.
If we, my husband and I chose to retire, we would not really know the full life that God has for us. If we chose to "be alone" ....we would certainly miss out of the greatest gift we have since the birth of our own daughter, her marriage and that wonderful birth of our grand-daughter.

We experience rich lives when we can hold each life in our hands and speak God's truth into their hearing. We can experience that richness each time we desire to spend with family here now in this lifetime. Oh, but the greatness of the life to spend an eternity with our family with Jesus in the presence of the Father is a grand thing to think on.

The future has arrived and we are come to the Father through Jesus. He is that life for which we longed for and have seen come to pass in our lives. May we, my husband and I encourage you that taking the hand of that grand-child is worthwhile. We focus on giving all that the Holy Spirit is given to us as we walk this daily life into eternity. Our acts are those that are Christ-centered, and the pursuit of the family is foremost in the mind of God the Father. As kingdom people we are child-like not childish. And within our grand-daughter we find someone who loves us, and her trust is knowing that we will care for her all of her life. Our interactions with her keep us remembering that our Father in heaven desires for us to reproduce the qualities of that character we see from Jesus that will build and sustain those wonderful relationships.

We have learned when we make room for others, we always have other's in our lives. We made room for many, although some refused, but we still seek to speak truth in the light of God's word to others we meet, and pray for those that God sends our way. And we pray also that others will know Jesus as we have learned as the child to the Father.


Yes, we enjoyed so many wonderful moments the past few days, and they are forever etched in our memory files where life is filled with joy, laughter and a song or two from the heart. Our grand-daughter is precious to us. And Jesus is precious to us too! Our commitment in this moment is that we love by choice, prefer God's will to our own, and that we boldly confess Jesus with all our family and those we come in contact with. We choose not to be wrapped in religion, and we guard against it. We pray the Holy Spirit to have His way in our lives and in our home.

In these past few days, we encouraged faith in our grand-daughter, reminded her of the Lord's Supper and to pray. Her zeal was evident, her speech was declaring glory for Jesus and her heart was set on keeping that conversation going all through out the day and evening.

I pray our motives are clear, that our hearts are set for the eternity with the Father, walking with Jesus and ready for His soon return.
Father has a place for you if you have chosen Him. If you have not, choose Him, Jesus, today. Choose life everlasting in the bosom of the Father. Choose to Worship Jesus and give Him all your devotion and much love. It is He WHO rescued us from evil and from repeatedly falling into sin. He has made us His own. And may He hold your hand and cause you to enjoy that life of the child that you so deserved to enjoy but did not get too. Enjoy those kids, and those grand-kids and understand God gives us many examples of devoted and trusting love and when we choose to do the same we find our lives rich with love and peace in the presence of the loving Father. Amen.

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Pablum???

Is our home becoming a storage unit?  

Now when I was much younger, I remember mothers' of small children recommending pablum to other women with small babies. My thought as a five year old was pablum could not be all good. In some cases, I would see some relatives would take to making their own cereal of sorts for their small babies. I thought the Gerber baby food was good. Not sure when it came, but that applesauce and pears was good. But anything else seemed so bland. Anything that was so watery, so dull with no flavor had to be on the boring end of no adventure in eating.

As a child I thought dessert would be great for the beginning course of any meal!

But did you know that even adults can show no emotion, be rather bland, watery, with no flavor, no pizzazz! And what is interesting to some, is that some folks can seem really "out there"! No, not that they are that different, but they seem emotionless till they come on some kind of gadget that really excites them and they have a fire to try "it" out.

My husband was looking for a specific thing for a gift some days ago, and when he had walked through the store, there was a display of this "lounge looking chair" that would wrap around a person, and massage their body. Yikes! And in a store with many in line to try out the "latest" thing seemed odd to me. But it must have held some kind of awe to those who looked on and relished the thought of the machine giving them a massage who waited in line to try the new thing!?!

But not to step on toes, what adds adventure to your day may not seem like an adventure at all to others. So what things allure us? If you are to teach others of Jesus, do you mention of the Lord's return?

Parent's of the twentieth century, and relative to the 50's and 60's had come to the time of the T.V.
For those of the 1950's and early 60's pablum and detergent were the optimum words. Commericals were rampant: like Salvo tablets for the wash, Breck shampoo for the hair (funny the model always had blond hair).
For that time period, many products did not find their way to the market shelf for you to buy. So in reviewing that I am reminded of words  like: gardening,  ironing clothes (Yikes), using dial telephones, no diet Pepsi or Coke (something called Tab was the diet drink of the day), athletic shoes were for the court, like basket ball and not for running 10 miles. Other words were: cooking dinner, washing out some linens (yeah) by hand, taking the trash to the dump (yourself), gassing up at the station, and men came out to gas up your vehicle, wash your windshields, and clean the dash if need be.

Sewing, mending, and starch were important words of the day. Everyone in the household needed to know what day the laundry was to be done. For all the clothing, sheets and such had to be in the laundry room, if you had one. There were still limited Interstate highway travel, limited plane rides, limited rail travel, but change must come to all, right?

And "Mom" would remind us when it was darning day?
And then one thinks of the Tomorrowland  at Disneyland.  With where their active thoughts took them in the mid-twentieth century seems lame to today's standard such as the people mover, Opening July 17, 1955, they had to have some great displays of rockets and rides to allure all ages.
In truth the future date they worked or looked toward was 1986...and it displayed the Monsanto House of the Future.

Of course some tag words never change:"get your homework done."

On thinking of that pablum, the mother worked hard and diligently to make that watery cereal. I am certain the baby ate it if they were hungry enough. And that recipe probably got passed around to many who found out a child was going to be born into their family.
I am certain that the pablum company in Canada made a lot of money making that product for some years. It certainly worked for that period of time, when most food was grown in people's gardens. Also lot of clothes were made at home by a sewing machine, and many things were ordered through a catalog: like Montgomery Ward's, Sear's, and J.C. Penney's. Alas though many are closing or have closed in the last 40 years like Ward's.
BUT,Why do I say this, why do I write in this manner?

Some "new things" are great to see, try it even and maybe, just maybe to take home., but sometimes things need to stay at the store. Or else our homes begin to look like storage units instead of an actual home to rest and find comfort in.

One day is coming where people will need to know how to prepare their foods, plant a garden, grow something the family can eat. Take a look at that market you shop at now and has it not changed in the amount they keep on stock? Yes, the earth has a great population of people to feed!
I started noticing this about 15 years ago.  Has it not changed to the amount of food or maybe such item you really liked to purchase cannot be found. Now in some instances you can purchase it on-line. But there are times they say the item is not available at this time.  And what if you need that one thing, can you find it in a moment's notice or would it take some searching?
Some hair products I once purchased can no longer be found. Some certain food items we once kept regularly are no longer available. And that is by searching all the food markets in this area of about 100 miles.


Yes, catastrophes can occur. Just think on all those in Tennessee who lost their homes and their jobs all in one day this past year of 2016. ( and that one fire was caused by two teenagers.)

In a moments notice, things can change for anyone anywhere in this world. We should know how to do some things, like first-aid, provide dried food to those in need, give them life support in God's word, pray for them, and see they get to the place they need to be.

Most people today cannot or don't want to cook a meal. Some will not try to plan a meal. But I know they take great pics. Alas, they won't help when a real need arises. We should take every effort to inform other's of Jesus' return. We should be looking for those opportunities to minister life and in doing so, to find joy and peace in the Holy Spirit. We find our place in the Son of Righteousness, with healing in His wings....

Habakkuk 3:17-19   NKJV....17 Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the live may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls----18 YET I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19 The LORD God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills.

Although things may not go as you expect them to, always expect God to be faithful for you and yours. Our fellowship should be with Him who can feed us in famine and provide everything we might need. Truly He is with us, always, even to the end of the age. Amen. (Matthew 28:18-20)



IN CLOSING: I leave you with another scripture passage: Luke 12: 42-48  NKJV   42 And the Lord said, "Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? 43 "Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 "Truly I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has. 45'But if that servant says in his heart, 'My master is delaying his coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk; 46 'the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him portion with the unbeliever's. 47 'And that servant who knew his master's will and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many strips. 48 'But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of strips, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, form him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they ask the more.


Leaders of the family (dad and mom) lead their children by teaching them the importance of being responsible of the household chores. Each of their children are communicated love in the beginning and healthy growth is expected in a loving home of support. So "a team adventure" has begun. The life of each should be with anticipation of what God has planned for those who have been introduced to knowing God, not just knowing of Him but to have a relationship with HIM!
Within the church, too, that leader is to lead the congregation. As an apostle, teacher/pastor or prophet they remind everyone that Jesus is returning. And each apostle, prophet, or teacher/pastor has the responsibility of teaching and always reminding of the Lord's return. If they are not they end up with the unbeliever's......that's the word of God!

He who is the faithful and wise will give those their portion in due season. The parent's give their children that due them for each age as they develop into adults. So too, the leading of the "church" has to give the "food" to those he leads. That which is due season is now being told of the Lord's return. If your leader has not, then pray for them, and ask the Lord if you should talk  with them about it. But most certainly tell your peers of Jesus' return.
For what food we need should have developed to the sincere"meat" God intends for us to mature. Our next step would be toward reading the book of Revelation.
If you lead others, much is required of you, are you telling them of the Lord's return? Or is your group still receiving "pablum"?



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Broken Crayons Can Still Produce Color

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Unity is paramount for a family to not only survive but to thrive. And of those raised in the admonition of the Lord, His wisdom, love and knowledge is that "eternal" light always leading and always guiding them, they remain in unity.
Just like family units, the body of Christ must be in unity. We are to be speaking God's truth, declaring Jesus's soon return and to be expectant to see not only for today but for an eternity with the Lord!

We take a look at Paul, Barnabas, and Mark in this writing. Within this teaching we can see something has happened with the relationship of these two sent ones.
Acts 13:13   NKJV    13 Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.

Now Mark has exited this team, and for whatever his reasoning as a "young" one has returned to Jerusalem.
Two to three years have passed and we get to Acts 15.

Acts 15:30- 41  NKJV  30 So when they were sent off, they came to Antioch, and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter. 31 When they had read it, they rejoiced over its encouragement. 32 Now Judas and Silas, themselves being prophets also, exhorted and strengthened the brethren with many words. 33 And after they had stayed there for a time; they were sent back with greetings from the brethren to the apostles. 34 However, it seemed good to Silas to remain there. 35 Paul and Barnabas also remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

36 Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing."
37 Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark. 38 But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with to the work. 39 Then the contention  became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus, 40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God. 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia strengthening the churches.


Let us remember that apostles are about checking on the churches they have begun. They make the periodic trips around the region to not only check on them, but to also preach the word of God there, and have fellowship with them as well.

In this we will see the division occur.
AND divisions do occur and can be painful within the church or body of believer's in Christ Jesus.
We find Paul relating about Mark in Colossians 4:10   NKJV  10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas ( about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him). 11 and  Jesus who is called Justus. these are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me.

As ministry continued in reaching the lost for Jesus; Aristarchus traveled extensively with Paul. Standing at this time with Paul is of course, Justus and Aristarchus. But he tells the brethren to receive him as per the instructions Paul the apostle has sent. Whatever the earlier instruction was, it was held private. Yet, Paul is adding Mark to be greeted by the brethren.

Yes, divisions do occur. From Paul's standpoint, Mark had deserted them earlier in ministry and probably had a position that had to be done, but failed to do so. Mark left them " so to speak, in the lurch." So Mark had left without leaving help evidently when it was needed most.

Yes, people can ultimately face divisions. People can leave, people can let us down and fail us, but where do we stand when chaos seems to rule over the norm?

 Though not of God, divisions can certainly play a big part of people's lives. Like when the husband leaves the wife of 20 years for greener pastures only to find the grassy field is the cover of a septic tank. Or the teenager leaves home to find someone who to them truly cares and who listens........only to find they are in worst trouble than before they left home. Each individual in each circumstance we have listed here can face many new changes, good or bad, and can face challenges that causes one to cry out "help".



IN that division, we know that the church had sided with Paul in the verse 40 of Acts 15. The same was not spoken of Barnabas and Mark.
Paul went on to strengthen the churches in Syria and Cilicia.

We find another situation with Barnabas and his character weakness affecting others. Within Galatians and chapter 2:11-14 we find this: 11 Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his  face, because he was to blamed ; 12 for certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.


Paul addresses the "hypocrisy" that Peter (Cephas) and Barnabas are practicing. They are trying to implement a new commandment for the Gentiles to become Jews. Out of step with God can break people. Out of step of the ordered of God can cause a multitude of problems.

We are to operate in the truth of God's Word and give that truth only! 

Barnabas surely wanted to raise Mark up to minister to others. And he had taken him under his wing to teach him ministry. He wanted the young one to grow in the Lord.
But sending people out just for the sake of sending them can produce bitterness, hurt and especially on the part of the one "not ready for service" in the Gospel to the nations. Diversity is good, but we must be Jesus Christ centered, and not out to please man. In the case of Barnabas, the son of encouragement surely took those alongside himself to see they continue with God, but being THE encourager to others that they might continue, also caused him, Barnabas to err.
Barnabas had  some strong ties to the Jew more strongly than Paul and was making attempt to add another commandment. And being tied to the past can cause some really big issues for families, ministries and even for the work place.


Paul spoke that he prayed more than them all..in 1 Corinthians 14:18..and in his praying and keeping his focus on the Lord, by the Holy Spirit he wrote 2/3 of the New Testament. He had a devotion to God to pray in tongues and allow God into his life. Praying was to Paul that God is in the midst of me and whatever the situation. Paul filled with the Holy Spirit, we know kept the wisdom, power and holiness of Jesus.

(Note: if you do not have your prayer language, you can ask God and receive by faith just like your salvation. And remember you can pray in your own regular language of words, but seriously for me after about 10 minutes of regular words, I run out....and, I go into my prayer language of tongues)

We do see in 1 Corinthians 9:6 that Paul and Barnabas had continued to have work or trade they had while teaching the Gospel.

Did Barnabas do anything else for the Lord? Is there anymore of him written anywhere?
I have asked others, and of all we conclude little else is known of his career in ministry. Although still laboring in AD 56 or AD 57 about the time Paul wrote 1 Corinthians 9:5-6, he had died as some point while Paul was in Rome. For we find Mark did come to assist Paul in his latter day.


Broken people can still produce for the kingdom of God. Like broken crayons, one can still color a happy face on a crisp white sheet of paper.
Whatever the difficulty or division, we must remain within God and His leading by the Holy Spirit. We are to stay within the boundaries of His wisdom and love but not go off with something that changes God's Word, God's love,

Many say they believe that two ministries came out of the one, yet of Barnabas, that part was never put out for others to read and know about.
If division has occurred, we need to find what side we remain. If it is on the Lord's side, that is an excellent place to be.
Brokenness hurts, brings much pain and most times separation, but even in that one can still color their future because God continues to guide them when they remain faithful to His leading. Amen.

A child gets upset when a crayon is broken.......will hold it out.........for the parent or grand-parent to fix. I know I have seen it many times. Yet, that same broken crayon will produce. It still has the capacity to color in those places that need help. In division, know there is much you can still do for the kingdom of God. Now go color those places that need your giftings God has placed within you. With that your special circumstance, there will be a special smile on your face as well, a joy in your heart and a knowing that God is with you!


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FRAMED!

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What pictures do we have displayed on a counter, cabinet or fireplace for others to see when they enter our home? Are they our families "hall of kids"?  Or is there possibly a "wall" with all the grand-kids pics framed and displayed all in rows according to their age?
We have a couple of places, but one grand-child so far.
And I cannot remember others having any pics of their grandchildren displayed for others to see.


Now today, at the moment the word "pictures" is mentioned, a nice phone comes out of the person's pocket and many pics will be shown, and at least once or twice a special word is given for a couple of the pics as to what was happening the very moment when that specific shot was snapped.

Now I love pictures. I love seeing people's vacation pics. I like seeing some of those new grand-babies, too!

In this, I was thinking of the scripture where God displays His jewels.( His special treasures)
Malachi 3:16-18    KJV     16 Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

17 And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

The Message Bible of the same verses reads this way: Then those whose lives honored GOD got together and talked it over. God saw what they were doing and listened in. A book was opened in God's presence and minutes were taken of the meeting, with the names of God the GOD-fearers written down, all the names of those who honored God's name. God-of the- Angel- Armies said, "They are all mine. They'll get special treatment when I go into action. I treat them with the same consideration and kindness that parents give the child who honors them. Once more you'll see the difference it makes between being a person who does the right thing and one who doesn't, between serving God and not serving Him."

Zechariah 9:16-17  NKJV  16 The LORD their God will save them in that day, as the clock of His people. For they shall be like the jewels of a crown, Lifted like a banner over His land-----Lifted like a banner over His land----17 For how great is its goodness and how great its beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women.

REDEMPTION!

We are God's special treasures. He spoke of saving Israel and we as Gentiles were grafted in. In Jesus we have salvation. In that forgiveness of sins, we find repentance to mean we have become the Lord's jewels. Their beauty is that of a submitted one to God. Their humility is seen in their character. They are vessels with the distinction of faithfulness. He gathers them together, delighting in their love for Him. Bright and shining, they glorify God. They are not of the world. They resemble their Maker. Oh the happy state of the believing heart totally devoted to God who finds peace and joy in love without borders. 

Framed within the love of God, we prevail. Framed within God's love we find peace, honor and joy. God's people are His glory! The crown they wear is that which displays the beauty of the Lord and of His holiness.

God lives. He is merciful, just and loving. He refreshes us with grain and with wine. He gives out of His goodness. He desires His family to live as He lives. He desires them to have their life within Him and His plan.

Hebrews 11: 1 NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]. 2 For by [faith-truth and holy fervor born of faith] the men of old had divine testimony borne to them and obtained a good report. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds [during the successive ages] were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose )by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible.

Framing our week with the good things God speaks always brings us good things. But complaining or disputing that you will have another bad week only frames another "bad week" for you whether at work, school or at home with the kids.

Frame your days ahead with God's word and expect just what you speak. Then the beauty you will see and enjoy and more than that you will experience an eternity with God who planned for you from the foundation of the world.

I can show you pics of my kids, and grand-child, but I can also show you my life that speaks of God's goodness to me through healing, restoration and strength. Greater is He that is in you and me than he that is in the world. Truly God desires our lives FRAMED WITH HIS GOODNESS FOR HIS GLORY! AMEN!

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Glow-In-the-Dark

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Psalm 45 Message Bible
My heart burst its banks, spilling beauty
and goodness.
I pour it out in a poem to the king,
shaping the river into words;
You're the handsomest of men; every
word from your lips is sheer grace,
and God has blessed you, blessed you so much.
Strap your sword to your side, warrior!
Accept Praise! Accept due honor!
Ride majestically! Ride triumphantly!
Ride on the side of truth!

Ride for the righteous meek!

Your instructions are to glow-in-the-dark, you shoot sharp arrows.                                                            
Into enemy hearts; the king's foes lie down in the dust, beaten. Your throne is God's throne; ever and always; The scepter of your royal rule measures right living. You love the right and hate the wrong. And that is why God, your very own God, poured fragrant oil on your head, Marking you out as king from among your dear companions.

Our hearts should burst forth with praise to the beauty of the King, our King Jesus Christ. In speaking out, our praise speaks the same as Jesus Himself spoke. Speaking what Jesus heard from the Father and spoke should be a confirmation to our hearts of His intent to bring light to us.

Now those glow-in-the-dark sticks are awesome. They can put out some light for a short time, but in the long run of our lives, God's word does and will light the way for us no matter the day, hour, rain, or shine, God 's word is working.

In this psalm, is a song of love. Psalm 18:1 in the Living Bible speaks this: Lord, how I love you! For you have done such tremendous things for me. Are we thinking in terms of love for God our Creator and God our Savior?

In our loving our spouse, our children, grand-children or other relatives, those special moments is revealed to greater depths of love when our love is found in God and when it is extended to others who can not possibly repay with the same kind of love.
Our lives can contain some things that help us light a dark way: like candles or that great Dorcy Flashlight. Yeah, now that is a flash light a dark room and is great help when the power goes off at your house!

In writing this, I refer back to Psalm 31 in the New King James Version. In verse 1-5, it reads this way: " In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be shamed; deliver me in Your righteousness. 2 Bow down Your ear to me, deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge and a fortress of defense to save me. 3 "For You are my rock and my fortress; therefore, for Your name's sake; lead me and guide me, 4 Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For you are my strength. 5 Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth."

Light leads us especially when you cannot see where you are going. Thinking of when the power goes off and one walks through the dark room, "now where is that light switch"..?????......bump.....crash...!
"Oh yeah, I moved that lamp and it's table to a different place."
Having God active in our lives, points to the dangers, and gives us the needed support when things are out of order in our lives.


But in these specific verses, they are referring back or pointing to the utmost trust in God!

One has to learn to trust.
A baby is dependent on the mother and then the father. If they do not exist in his or her life, then they, the baby will most likely not learn to trust, especially adults.
You have an older child or children who may trust and they most likely have both parents active in showing them examples of trusting another person. When "kids" have both parents active, the seeds are sown in teaching them what "trust" actually looks like.

The husband/wife team deliver to their child/children, strong lessons vital for life to protect them and guide them. With God as the "standard", truth is revealed, commitment to another is seen, and a steadiness to continue in a steadfast instructions are like that glow-in-the-dark stick or bracelet. His instructions teach us to rely on His strength and reside in His peace.
God will always act in according to His character of holiness and His Word. He never changes. What He spoke to you, He will do it!  But it is you who chooses! And what will you choose?

King Jesus spoke what He heard the Father speak. And we are called to live and endure by faith in Romans 1:17. We are to come to God and required to believe not only that He is, but He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6)

If we had no previous training in relying on Him, seen no examples through parents, God can show us what it looks like. When we read through those passages of Abram leaving Haran ( Genesis 12:1-3) and going to the place God told him to go, we Abram become Abraham and how he trusted in the One True God. ( Genesis 17:5....a covenant and he became Abraham)
Taking us into His bosom, God keeps us, protects us, loves us and without restraint. His love never comes to an end. People may exit our lives, a spouse may choose greener grass on the other side to find out that the other side comprises only artificial turf, and best friends might become the next likely enemy, but our faith is to be in God, our trust is to be the utmost, and our next  breath must be about speaking of Him.

The world has its issues! But God is still God and knows all.
For both of us,  my husband and myself, our parents did not stay married to their first spouse. Whatever issues though, we have worked for our marriage. Not always an easy thing, marriage takes hard work and endurance. Just like Jesus had a walk before Him to the Cross, He never waivered in His walk with God...... "not my will but Yours be done" when He prayed to the Father.
May our hearts choose to burst its banks, spilling beauty and goodness to our KING! May our river flow into words for Him, and may those lips be sheer grace. For it is God Who has blessed us, and given us His best. Our King rides majestically and He is coming again. It is on the side of truth and of the meek who shall inherit the earth.

If we spend time looking back at those people who had their trust in God, we learn not to rely on the fleshy man. And our future and prosperity is not to rest upon our own ability.

Confidence in God is going to run long, the way of life in placing our whole being on the promises of God and His faithfulness knowing He will never leave us and He will never forsake us!
God responds to our choices and what choices are we making?
There is a war out there in this world for the children and grand-children, will we fight back in prayer, will we speak right things that align with God, will we be that glow-in-the-dark light that will show people our trust is to be in God only? 
Dear Lord, excite and quicken us to be men and women of prayer. We desire to be ever speaking praise like a river for Your glory and honor. And may we be that light in that dark place, knowing what to speak and that our total trust is in You.....and that we cannot fail for we have Heaven backing us up. For all that is required of us today Lord, may we speak in that moment that will dispel the darkness and light the way for someone to know You and love You forever, in Jesus' name. Amen.

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Ready, Set, Glow!

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Luke 11:34-41   nkjv   34 "The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. 36 " If then your whole body is full of light having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light."
37 And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat. 38 When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner. 39 Then the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees, make the outside of the cut and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.40 "Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also? 41 "But rather give alms of such things you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.


In the above reading, the lamp is useful for light. With regard to the eye having light, our lives are to be useful providing light to others. Letting our light shine is " that which produces words of life" to another. We are to have a positive affect. Serving God is about serving the needs of others. Washing can make you clean on the outside, but what do we hold inside our hearts that prevents us from helping a neighbor, giving time, or counsel that is of compassion revealed?


Matthew 6:22-24    nkjv  22 "The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 "But if your eye is dark, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness." 24 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

As mammon represents the materialistic of a system, that which is considered the "bad eye" is one of being selfish, covetous and miserly. It looks like looking out for number one!
Being loyal to God counts for everything. Making a commitment for some is hard to make. We see from the rise of divorces among Christian couples, that work is hard and communication is greatly needed. It is commitment and hard work to raise children together. So if two people within one house cannot get along, how can a whole family get along?


Being sensible about what is right and wrong, means looking toward God always, making the adjustments, learning not to make the same mistakes, and be led in peace without any compromise anywhere in our lives. We can find at times the need to lose weight. We implement some workout time, but fail to cut out the sweets.  Eating healthy can be expensive, too, and take some time of learning what is best for any age group. Even healthy eating desired for a young child takes a lot of work and much planning. Ask a parent with a young baby and what it takes to get the child to try new foods! In truth, ask an older couple when one or both must change their eating habits!

Being responsible is looking how to care for those around you with a compassionate love that speaks words to edify, yes correct  some, too. If a child is not corrected, and goes on with their own desires they can end up, well, "like front page news". (for those who still like to read a newspaper that you can hold in your hand)

Are we glowing with light to guide others? Are we illuminating truth? Or are we like the Pharisees' and caught up with ceremony and not really taking care to see our heart is right?

In writing this about glowing, I think of when a woman finds out she is pregnant. And many take notice as to the woman's look of vitality and brightness. The woman's face appears to exude healthiness out of her pores. I remember that of our daughter when she and her husband were expecting our grand-child. She was already planning to have one of those pillows that had a cassette or some type CD player in it, so she could have the word of God played in our grand-baby's hearing before she was born. In our daughter's rest time, that pillow was centered on her abdomen, and that baby heard Johnny Cash read the Bible.

Then after her birth, her room was wired with the Word of God that sounded a lot like Johnny Cash. (I can only imagine that day she meets Mr. Cash for the first time in heaven, and wondering what she will say to him.)
Our giving to others starts well before conception of a child. Our giving begins in our hearts and grows. But if we choose to believe that other's owe us because of whatever reason, then we lose the truth that God can and will bring to us a wonderful life that is filled with many diverse people and who all love God. He desires us to be open-handed to receive all the good He has to give us.



When our grandchild started to read a couple of years ago, she really like the picture books. She would point to those pictures when 2 or 3 years old and we would read to her. That was so much fun. And we loved when she spent the night with us, as we could read her many, many bedtime stories. But now she reads to us! And she does not read books with lots of pictures anymore. Her reading has certainly changed in these few years.

If we are a picture book to someone lost, without hope, without Jesus, could they read us, that is read our hearts and know that we have something that they need within their heart as well?

Finding light should give us light!

When giving that light, we should be bringing others to the light of the Lord. God sowed His Son for a family.

Luke 6:30-36   nkjv  30 "Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. 31 And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. 32 "But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 "And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. 35 "But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great; and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36 "Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. 37 "Judge not, and you shall not be judge. Condemn not and you shall not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. 38 "Give and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."

Yeah, heard that one taught as "offering message" at church.

But in truth, it has to do with every area of our lives, not just money.

Too many hold on tightly to "things" when God is wanting to release into their lives an abundance of  blessing to them. Yielding all to God, means yielding all to HIM!
Being tight-fisted does not allow God to get anything into our hands.

Are we giving out of every area of our life: spiritually, physically, financially, socially, and mentally? Yeah an area or two needs some work, right? But if our giving is to be pressed down and running over........remember the measure God uses....does ours come up to His standard?
How much needs to be sowed into other people and their children? How much needs to be sown into our kids and grand-kids? What about that weight loss program?

 In the essence of these verses we are to sow our lives into others. OUR Light is to glow and give a direction of where to meet Jesus. Do our lives do that?

Is any persuaded by what I write or what I teach? Is anyone directed to maybe changing something......and focus on Jesus........and then see if any "can read us like a picture book"?

Could we be a light shining out of the dark, with no chains, and give a loud voice that expresses glory to God? In this day and hour, let your light shine! 

READY, SET, GLOW!

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Persuaded: Finishing the Race to Receive the Crown  
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