Hello Beloved,
I just started reading a new book, titled: Dug Down Deep by Joshua Harris.
It is going to be a good teaching book, at least for me.... I have just finished the first two chapters.
Theology- study of the nature of God, who He is and how He acts.
What we know about God , affects every part of our life.
God is real. He acted in our world and His actions have meaning today and for all eternity.
Jesus built his house on the Rock. ( Yes, I know Jesus is the the Rock) It takes time , effort, and work to build on the Rock.
You need to know God, His character and attributes, so you can have a relationship with our
Creator and Redeemer.
Find someone you want to be like an sit at their feet. ( mentor)
You have to work at it everyday of your life.
A important part of caring for and cultivating a relationship involves willingness to learn, character and personality, likes and dislikes..
They describe a living person whom I love. Facts can never take the place , but you can't know them without them.
Doctrine is the meaning of the story God is writing in the world. It's the explanation of what he's done and why He's done it and why it matters to you and me.
Firsthand knowledge of God' character and love is the only thing that can hold us. It is joy and humility.
This is what I have picked up from the first couple of chapters... I will study them and then I will finish the book....
I hope to fill in on some of the thoughts here as I go along... Hope you are up for the ride! ( smile)]
Remember to Smile; It is a gift form God to you, for you to share with others..
Tenderly with arms about you. Your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
God Is In The Little Things
Hello Beloved,
Well here it is another cold and cloudy day out.. What a GREAT day to be inside where you
can spend time with Jesus!! I love doing that. Well, just wanted to talk to you a little bit .
Yesterday I had some errands to run after I did my morning Bible study.... and I cleaned house some and just stayed busy most of the day.. But, around mid-afternoon I was so tired... I decided to lie down for 20-30 minutes.. I said out loud now I can only lay here a short time because school will be out in 30-35 minutes... so I laid down and I was just getting warm and
toasty and almost asleep when the phone rang and it was my friend just calling and it was just in the nick of time too.... 2:55 p.m Yeah, 5 minutes to spare! God is so good to me.. He sends
the things I need just in the nick of time.:)
We should stop and really think about the little things that God is in... I am learning how to see them more and more everyday... A bowl, a phone call. these are just the beginning of me waking up to all the wonders of God.... The more I get into the Word the more of the Word gets into me..
Well, just wanted to say Hello and share my Jesus with you today...
Smile: It is a gift from God to you for you to share with others...
Tenderly with arms about you... your sister in Christ Jesus.. vickie
Well here it is another cold and cloudy day out.. What a GREAT day to be inside where you
can spend time with Jesus!! I love doing that. Well, just wanted to talk to you a little bit .
Yesterday I had some errands to run after I did my morning Bible study.... and I cleaned house some and just stayed busy most of the day.. But, around mid-afternoon I was so tired... I decided to lie down for 20-30 minutes.. I said out loud now I can only lay here a short time because school will be out in 30-35 minutes... so I laid down and I was just getting warm and
toasty and almost asleep when the phone rang and it was my friend just calling and it was just in the nick of time too.... 2:55 p.m Yeah, 5 minutes to spare! God is so good to me.. He sends
the things I need just in the nick of time.:)
We should stop and really think about the little things that God is in... I am learning how to see them more and more everyday... A bowl, a phone call. these are just the beginning of me waking up to all the wonders of God.... The more I get into the Word the more of the Word gets into me..
Well, just wanted to say Hello and share my Jesus with you today...
Smile: It is a gift from God to you for you to share with others...
Tenderly with arms about you... your sister in Christ Jesus.. vickie
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Answered Prayer
Hello Beloved,
I just want to share with you how personal God is. My husband and I went shopping yesterday. We like to go to the flea market and Goodwill stores and places like that..
Anyway we were at a flea market and just looking around and as we were about to leave
one of us I don't remember which said something about a bowl. We had been talking about a
bowl that my husband needed and so we decided to go around again more quickly this time.. As
we were going around I just said out loud... Jesus I need this bowl not for me but for my husband. Well, we did not find one. We went on out and had something to eat and just took
our time. When we left there we went to a Goodwill Store and just looked around.. didn't find
it there either, but we did learn where another Goodwill store was.. So we went there and as we
like to look at different things we went each their own way.... Well, I went over to the section where they have " stuff", you know wot-knots and ornaments and odds and end things.. Well,
I just looked down and the EXACT same bowl I had been asking for was sitting right there.. Yes, the EXACT same one!!! I picked it up and just started saying aloud thank you Jesus , thank you Jesus... Now, I am telling you that I know that I know that I know God is a personal God...
I had been studying on asking just that morning in the right motive... God answers prayers when we ask unselfishly. I know because he did it for me... Just a small thing but a HUGE eye opener..... Thank you Lord Jesus for answered prayer.......
He answers small things as well as big things.... Just ask with the right motive.... I love you Lord Jesus..
smile: it is a free gift from God to give to others...
your sister in Christ Jesus.. vickie
I just want to share with you how personal God is. My husband and I went shopping yesterday. We like to go to the flea market and Goodwill stores and places like that..
Anyway we were at a flea market and just looking around and as we were about to leave
one of us I don't remember which said something about a bowl. We had been talking about a
bowl that my husband needed and so we decided to go around again more quickly this time.. As
we were going around I just said out loud... Jesus I need this bowl not for me but for my husband. Well, we did not find one. We went on out and had something to eat and just took
our time. When we left there we went to a Goodwill Store and just looked around.. didn't find
it there either, but we did learn where another Goodwill store was.. So we went there and as we
like to look at different things we went each their own way.... Well, I went over to the section where they have " stuff", you know wot-knots and ornaments and odds and end things.. Well,
I just looked down and the EXACT same bowl I had been asking for was sitting right there.. Yes, the EXACT same one!!! I picked it up and just started saying aloud thank you Jesus , thank you Jesus... Now, I am telling you that I know that I know that I know God is a personal God...
I had been studying on asking just that morning in the right motive... God answers prayers when we ask unselfishly. I know because he did it for me... Just a small thing but a HUGE eye opener..... Thank you Lord Jesus for answered prayer.......
He answers small things as well as big things.... Just ask with the right motive.... I love you Lord Jesus..
smile: it is a free gift from God to give to others...
your sister in Christ Jesus.. vickie
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Deannie
Hello Beloved,
It is with a heavy heart that I write today... Just five days ago, someone I love with all
my heart, suffered a massive heart attack, which has resulted in severe brain damage. I
was called last night by the family to come .. I feel like this man has been my brother, always..
It was hard walking into the house to see his wife of just about 50 years.. She has been
like a sister to me also..... I love very much this family.
This morning as I was in prayer a song, an old song from 1939, came to me... It was called
VICTORY IN JESUS.. Do you know the song? It is a good one..
I know that my sweet friend knows Jesus, he does... He used to sing to us when we were little
and they were mostly Hymns... One I will never forget is " I won't have to cross Jordon alone."
He loved this song. He sang it all the time.. Songs can give us peace... when we listen to the
words of a song and remember how it might have helped us through a rough spot, and then peace follows..
When you have trouble ahead or a tough choice to make just remember that you are not
alone... You are never alone... not if you have a relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ.
He will stick closer than a brother if you let him in... Today is going to be a tough choice for
my friend and her family ..... I know that they know all about Jesus and that it will be into
his hand that they leave their loved one today.. Please join me in prayer for this family. Lift them up so they can find peace in the arms of our Savior.... God Bless each of you.. When we get to the other side of our trouble, it is then that we can see that THROUGH it all we were never
alone... THROUGH IT.. God keeps us through it all.. Thank you for you time and prayers..
your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
It is with a heavy heart that I write today... Just five days ago, someone I love with all
my heart, suffered a massive heart attack, which has resulted in severe brain damage. I
was called last night by the family to come .. I feel like this man has been my brother, always..
It was hard walking into the house to see his wife of just about 50 years.. She has been
like a sister to me also..... I love very much this family.
This morning as I was in prayer a song, an old song from 1939, came to me... It was called
VICTORY IN JESUS.. Do you know the song? It is a good one..
I know that my sweet friend knows Jesus, he does... He used to sing to us when we were little
and they were mostly Hymns... One I will never forget is " I won't have to cross Jordon alone."
He loved this song. He sang it all the time.. Songs can give us peace... when we listen to the
words of a song and remember how it might have helped us through a rough spot, and then peace follows..
When you have trouble ahead or a tough choice to make just remember that you are not
alone... You are never alone... not if you have a relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ.
He will stick closer than a brother if you let him in... Today is going to be a tough choice for
my friend and her family ..... I know that they know all about Jesus and that it will be into
his hand that they leave their loved one today.. Please join me in prayer for this family. Lift them up so they can find peace in the arms of our Savior.... God Bless each of you.. When we get to the other side of our trouble, it is then that we can see that THROUGH it all we were never
alone... THROUGH IT.. God keeps us through it all.. Thank you for you time and prayers..
your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Prayer for Mankind
O' Dear Lord , our Creator, who is the Most High God, who has come to dwell with us and in us. The God who alone is our Righteousness, who we know by His Name, Jesus Christ, our Savior.
I pray today that you would hear my prayer for all of us O' Lord who are not where we should
be in our relationship with you...Lord, you provide each and every day for us and we just take
it for granted. Please make us more aware of how thankful we should be.... Each day that we are awaken ,it is with the breath You have given us. We move because of the way you designed our bodies and are intricately made, just as you want us... But, Lord, some of us do not know what it is we do . We don't think about what we worship and how much we do it... We don't think of these things as idols. Help us O' Lord to overcome this world and all it has to offer us for such a short time.... Show us how we may get closer in fellowship with You. O Lord my prayer is not for me alone but for those who are lost.. I pray for the souls of my loved ones and Father I pray for my enemies too. Lord Jesus, You alone are the answer to this prayer... You, alone can only know the hearts of all mankind..... I pray Dear Father for your soon coming and pray I can be ready.. I pray for Your will to be done... In the Name of Jesus Christ my Savior. Amen
I pray today that you would hear my prayer for all of us O' Lord who are not where we should
be in our relationship with you...Lord, you provide each and every day for us and we just take
it for granted. Please make us more aware of how thankful we should be.... Each day that we are awaken ,it is with the breath You have given us. We move because of the way you designed our bodies and are intricately made, just as you want us... But, Lord, some of us do not know what it is we do . We don't think about what we worship and how much we do it... We don't think of these things as idols. Help us O' Lord to overcome this world and all it has to offer us for such a short time.... Show us how we may get closer in fellowship with You. O Lord my prayer is not for me alone but for those who are lost.. I pray for the souls of my loved ones and Father I pray for my enemies too. Lord Jesus, You alone are the answer to this prayer... You, alone can only know the hearts of all mankind..... I pray Dear Father for your soon coming and pray I can be ready.. I pray for Your will to be done... In the Name of Jesus Christ my Savior. Amen
Friday, January 7, 2011
Counterfeits, Part Two
Hello Beloved,
I will just continue.
Jesus Christ vs. Santa Claus
1.) Has white hair like wool., has white hair like wool
Rev. 1:14; Dan 7:9
2) Beard- curly and white ;beard curly and white
Isa. 50:6 : Rev 1:14
3) Throne is north of the temple
Ezek. 1:4, Ex. 26:35, Ps. 48:2
Isa. 14:13 comes from north pole
4. Omniscient , all seeing , all knowing
Rev. 19:6: omniscient, knows about all
5) Ageless
Rev.1:8,21:6, Heb. 13:8 ageless, eternal
6) Wore red robe stained with blood
Matthew 28:38 robe dipped in blood,
Rev. 19:13 wears a red suit.
7) Lives in sparkling , clear city
Rev. 21:18-23, lives in a sparkling ice palace
8. Served by millions of angels
Rev. 5:11, Dan. 7:10, Heb. 12:22 served by non-humans elves, orgin unknown
This is just a sample of what she sent. There is just so much more. It is all about how
Satan has used his knowledge of Jesus Christ to trick the world.... Just like he did to Eve in the garden so long ago.... We have all bought into this trick.... I have now some more work to do.
I am not just exactly sure what I will write about next time ... I need to pray about it.
I leave you with these things to ponder.... I believe we are to speak the Good News and not to live with false goods... Till next time.... God Bless you... your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
I will just continue.
Jesus Christ vs. Santa Claus
1.) Has white hair like wool., has white hair like wool
Rev. 1:14; Dan 7:9
2) Beard- curly and white ;beard curly and white
Isa. 50:6 : Rev 1:14
3) Throne is north of the temple
Ezek. 1:4, Ex. 26:35, Ps. 48:2
Isa. 14:13 comes from north pole
4. Omniscient , all seeing , all knowing
Rev. 19:6: omniscient, knows about all
5) Ageless
Rev.1:8,21:6, Heb. 13:8 ageless, eternal
6) Wore red robe stained with blood
Matthew 28:38 robe dipped in blood,
Rev. 19:13 wears a red suit.
7) Lives in sparkling , clear city
Rev. 21:18-23, lives in a sparkling ice palace
8. Served by millions of angels
Rev. 5:11, Dan. 7:10, Heb. 12:22 served by non-humans elves, orgin unknown
This is just a sample of what she sent. There is just so much more. It is all about how
Satan has used his knowledge of Jesus Christ to trick the world.... Just like he did to Eve in the garden so long ago.... We have all bought into this trick.... I have now some more work to do.
I am not just exactly sure what I will write about next time ... I need to pray about it.
I leave you with these things to ponder.... I believe we are to speak the Good News and not to live with false goods... Till next time.... God Bless you... your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Counterfeits, Part One
Hello Beloved,
I have a heavy heart right now.. A friend sent me some reading material and as I have
read only partly the way through; I find myself kinda sick in the stomach.. I am finding
out things I NEVER knew or thought about before in my whole life.. I feel sorta like the
kid in class with the big DUNCE hat on it's head. Before I talk about it can I ask you some questions? It will relate to this subject. OK.
Do you worship idols? Do you think you ever have? What is a idol? I looked the word up
online at the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and this is what I found.
idol: symbol of an object of worship; pretender or impostor; a false conception
Now that we know what an idol is , I will explain what I have read in this material . I have only just read a little of it but enough to know that for me it is going to be life changing..
The material sent was just a little poem that had been rewritten to fit another line of thought.
As it turns out it also had many more pages to it to back it up, 40 pages in all ,she sent... As I started reading through it I had to stop ,it was a very large eye opener for me.... I truly had
never in my life ( least ways that I remember) thought of any of this before...
I may have to make this into several writings so please stay with me and I will get to the point I promise.
The poem was called " The Night Before Christ Came". We all know where the title came from.
It is the after I read the poem stuff I want to talk about...
It is a comparison of Jesus Christ and Santa Claus.
I will write about it in the next post.... tenderly with arms about you. your sister in Christ , vickie
I have a heavy heart right now.. A friend sent me some reading material and as I have
read only partly the way through; I find myself kinda sick in the stomach.. I am finding
out things I NEVER knew or thought about before in my whole life.. I feel sorta like the
kid in class with the big DUNCE hat on it's head. Before I talk about it can I ask you some questions? It will relate to this subject. OK.
Do you worship idols? Do you think you ever have? What is a idol? I looked the word up
online at the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and this is what I found.
idol: symbol of an object of worship; pretender or impostor; a false conception
Now that we know what an idol is , I will explain what I have read in this material . I have only just read a little of it but enough to know that for me it is going to be life changing..
The material sent was just a little poem that had been rewritten to fit another line of thought.
As it turns out it also had many more pages to it to back it up, 40 pages in all ,she sent... As I started reading through it I had to stop ,it was a very large eye opener for me.... I truly had
never in my life ( least ways that I remember) thought of any of this before...
I may have to make this into several writings so please stay with me and I will get to the point I promise.
The poem was called " The Night Before Christ Came". We all know where the title came from.
It is the after I read the poem stuff I want to talk about...
It is a comparison of Jesus Christ and Santa Claus.
I will write about it in the next post.... tenderly with arms about you. your sister in Christ , vickie
Saturday, January 1, 2011
1/1/11
Hello Beloved,
H A P P Y N E W Y E A R ! ! ! ! ! !
Well, lets start the year out with Praise on our lips.
Thank you Jesus for this day, thank you Jesus for the breath I have, thank you Jesus for the warm house I live in, the clean hot and cold water, the lights , the family that surrounds me in this warm house, thank you Jesus for the rain/ snow, sun/clouds, that we can see out of the window.. Thank you Lord Jesus mostly for the blood you shed for me on the cross at Calvary.
You are such a AWESOME God!, Bless the Lord o' my soul....., Praise God from whom all mercy flows. I praise you Lord with songs and dance!!! I love you o' so much, Lord Jesus.
Want to sing with me here? Sure you do.. Let's sing:
We are going to Praise Him, Praise Him,
Praise Him in the morning , Praise him in the noon time,
Praise Him , Praise Him , Praise him till the sun goes down.
Why? because he is Worthy!! Because I love him! Because he is EVERYTHING to me.
Now don't you feel better after all that!!! I do..
When you start your day with prayer and thanksgiving it just seems to go much better.
This is going to be such a wonderful year. I am going to learn how to pray more effectively and
I am going to learn how to have a closer relationship with Jesus. I hope as I learn on this
journey, you won't mind coming along... I love to share what I am learning and how I am leaning
on Jesus. My prayer for this year is to share more of Christ Jesus with you and everyone I meet. I am praying for a revival of the Holy Spirit in each one of you.... May God Bless
you and your loved ones this year with HIS Spirit.
Remember : Smile: when you do you are sharing a free gift from God to you , and you are
dressed in the best you have . Tenderly with arms wrapped about you. Your sister in Christ
Jesus, vickie
H A P P Y N E W Y E A R ! ! ! ! ! !
Well, lets start the year out with Praise on our lips.
Thank you Jesus for this day, thank you Jesus for the breath I have, thank you Jesus for the warm house I live in, the clean hot and cold water, the lights , the family that surrounds me in this warm house, thank you Jesus for the rain/ snow, sun/clouds, that we can see out of the window.. Thank you Lord Jesus mostly for the blood you shed for me on the cross at Calvary.
You are such a AWESOME God!, Bless the Lord o' my soul....., Praise God from whom all mercy flows. I praise you Lord with songs and dance!!! I love you o' so much, Lord Jesus.
Want to sing with me here? Sure you do.. Let's sing:
We are going to Praise Him, Praise Him,
Praise Him in the morning , Praise him in the noon time,
Praise Him , Praise Him , Praise him till the sun goes down.
Why? because he is Worthy!! Because I love him! Because he is EVERYTHING to me.
Now don't you feel better after all that!!! I do..
When you start your day with prayer and thanksgiving it just seems to go much better.
This is going to be such a wonderful year. I am going to learn how to pray more effectively and
I am going to learn how to have a closer relationship with Jesus. I hope as I learn on this
journey, you won't mind coming along... I love to share what I am learning and how I am leaning
on Jesus. My prayer for this year is to share more of Christ Jesus with you and everyone I meet. I am praying for a revival of the Holy Spirit in each one of you.... May God Bless
you and your loved ones this year with HIS Spirit.
Remember : Smile: when you do you are sharing a free gift from God to you , and you are
dressed in the best you have . Tenderly with arms wrapped about you. Your sister in Christ
Jesus, vickie
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