Hello Beloved,
I have been watching the Left Behind movies.. They make me think. Do you ever think about
what might happen if you are left behind? What about some of your loved ones? Time is getting so short. When are we going to tell EVERYONE we meet about Jesus Christ and what He did for us at Calvary? Do you watch the TV news? Read newspapers or news magazines? Everyone, everywhere in the world is talking about this or thinking about this... I just wonder WHAT they are thinking. Have you ever wondered what God wants from you? So many questions, now I need to find the answers , huh?
What does God want from me? I believe He wants full commitment. FULL. Like in everything we do. Our private life as well as our public life... You know the part we try to keep to ourselves;
thoughts , actions, our deeds, worries, the sad as well as the happy .. He wants us to trust Him. Do you? He wants us to love Him. Do we? Are we conditional in our love? He was not conditional in His love for you... He knew before, yes, BEFORE, what we were going to be doing and He died for ALL of us anyway!! Do you have faith? In Hebrews 11:1-40 you see the word faith 23 times
and faithful 1 time.. That is why it is called the " Faith " chapter. Look at the names in this chapter and the reasons.... These were real people, just like you and me.. the first verse says"
" Now faith is the substance of things hoped for , the evidence of things not seen."
So, what are you hoping for? What is the evidence you are looking for and not seeing?
I see evidence of a returning Christ Jesus all around me... Do you? Earthquakes, sea sorrows, ( hurricanes, cyclones, underwater earthquakes, tsunami's ) economies failing, government's falling, do you see what I am talking about here? I have faith that Jesus Christ will keep His Word and return soon... I am asking each one who reads this ........ ARE YOU READY? DO YOU WANT TO BE LEFT BEHIND ? If you do not want to be left and you are not ready , would you let me help you get ready? It is so simple.. Knock, knock, . Well ,are you ready to answer that knock? I believe it is Jesus knocking at the door of your heart... Ready to let Him in?
Dear Lord Jesus, please come into my heart today and please forgive me of all of my sins... I accept you into my life and want to do your will ... In Jesus name.. Amen.
Now that was pretty simple wasn't it? Now, find a good Bible based church and read the Word daily and pray everyday and be quiet and listen to God talk to you... Thank you for choosing to become a new brother/ sister ... I love a big family...
Smile: you are the most beautiful when you do.... with arms wrapped tenderly around you...
your new sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Monday, August 22, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Are You Doing Enough?
Hello Beloved,
I just want to ask you if you are ready should Jesus come today? What about all your loved ones, are they ready? What about the mail person, the clerk at your favorite store, have you spoken to them about Jesus? Who else have you to talk to? Is it really all that important to you to have them with you for eternity? Do you believe in eternity? Do you believe in Jesus Christ?
John 1:14 " And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us( and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. KJV
How much longer do you think we have to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Are you doing your part to spread it? What can we do ? Go from door to door, talk to the person in line behind or even before us? What about the waiter or waitress, the one who cuts your hair? See that stranger over there, what about them? Oh, there are so many , many people we can talk to. Are you doing your share?
In Hebrews 10:25 " Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another: and so much the more as ye see the day approaching. "
We are to be about our Father's business... God is our Father..... and we should be doing what He wants us to do... What IS the commandment we are to follow?? Well, lets look at Matthew 23: 37 -40 . Please look these up and read them... I will just paraphrase here... #1. Love God with all your heart, soul and mind.#2 Love your neighbor as yourself. Yes? next ? would be , who is thy neighbor? You neighbor is the one to whom you are standing next too, here at home or anywhere you would travel. They would be your neighbor.. Does color , sex, religion, nationality, age or anything else matter? No, I don't think so.... We are to love period. Jesus loves us period.
We can choose to love Him back or turn our back on Him.... I sincerely hope you will chose to love Him back. Please go and find someone today to share the love of Jesus Christ with... You will be so much happier if you do....
Remember: Smile, someone needs it today and you are the most beautiful when you do.. Tenderly with arms wrapped about you, your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
I just want to ask you if you are ready should Jesus come today? What about all your loved ones, are they ready? What about the mail person, the clerk at your favorite store, have you spoken to them about Jesus? Who else have you to talk to? Is it really all that important to you to have them with you for eternity? Do you believe in eternity? Do you believe in Jesus Christ?
John 1:14 " And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us( and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. KJV
How much longer do you think we have to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Are you doing your part to spread it? What can we do ? Go from door to door, talk to the person in line behind or even before us? What about the waiter or waitress, the one who cuts your hair? See that stranger over there, what about them? Oh, there are so many , many people we can talk to. Are you doing your share?
In Hebrews 10:25 " Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another: and so much the more as ye see the day approaching. "
We are to be about our Father's business... God is our Father..... and we should be doing what He wants us to do... What IS the commandment we are to follow?? Well, lets look at Matthew 23: 37 -40 . Please look these up and read them... I will just paraphrase here... #1. Love God with all your heart, soul and mind.#2 Love your neighbor as yourself. Yes? next ? would be , who is thy neighbor? You neighbor is the one to whom you are standing next too, here at home or anywhere you would travel. They would be your neighbor.. Does color , sex, religion, nationality, age or anything else matter? No, I don't think so.... We are to love period. Jesus loves us period.
We can choose to love Him back or turn our back on Him.... I sincerely hope you will chose to love Him back. Please go and find someone today to share the love of Jesus Christ with... You will be so much happier if you do....
Remember: Smile, someone needs it today and you are the most beautiful when you do.. Tenderly with arms wrapped about you, your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Monday, August 8, 2011
Proverbs One
Hello Beloved,
Today I will be quoting from The Children's Living Bible. It will be from Proverbs 1:20-33
"" Wisdom shouts in the streets for a hearing. She calls out to the crowds along Main Street,
and to the judges in their courts, and to everyone in all the land: You simpletons ! she cries.
How long will you go on being fools? How long will you scoff at wisdom and fight the facts? Come here and listen to me ! I'll pour out the spirit of wisdom upon you, and make you wise.
I have called you so often but still you won't come. I have pleaded, but all in vain. for you have spurned my counsel and reproof. Some day you'll be in trouble and I'll laugh ! Mock me, will you?___ I'll mock you ! When a storm of terror surrounds you, and when you are engulfed by anguish and distress, then I will not answer your cry for help. It will be too late though you search for me ever so anxiously.
For you closed your eyes to the facts and did not choose to reverence and trust the Lord, and you turned your back on me, spurning my advice. That is why you must eat the bitter fruit of having your own way, and experience the full terror of the pathway you have chosen. For you turned away from me___to death: your own complacency will kill you. Fools ! But all who listen to me shall live in peace and safety, unafraid. "
How many of us have had wisdom call on us , and we ignored her? How we have had to go down the same old pathway of our own choosing. My sister told me many, many years ago to read
Proverbs a chapter a day every single month .. I did too for a few months... and then I stopped. I have made the decision to start doing that again.. I, like so many have made unwise choices in my life and I think I am at a renewing in my life... I hope that this opens someone elses eyes as it has mine...
Smile today, someone needs it and you are the most beautiful when you do.
God Bless each one of you today. your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Today I will be quoting from The Children's Living Bible. It will be from Proverbs 1:20-33
"" Wisdom shouts in the streets for a hearing. She calls out to the crowds along Main Street,
and to the judges in their courts, and to everyone in all the land: You simpletons ! she cries.
How long will you go on being fools? How long will you scoff at wisdom and fight the facts? Come here and listen to me ! I'll pour out the spirit of wisdom upon you, and make you wise.
I have called you so often but still you won't come. I have pleaded, but all in vain. for you have spurned my counsel and reproof. Some day you'll be in trouble and I'll laugh ! Mock me, will you?___ I'll mock you ! When a storm of terror surrounds you, and when you are engulfed by anguish and distress, then I will not answer your cry for help. It will be too late though you search for me ever so anxiously.
For you closed your eyes to the facts and did not choose to reverence and trust the Lord, and you turned your back on me, spurning my advice. That is why you must eat the bitter fruit of having your own way, and experience the full terror of the pathway you have chosen. For you turned away from me___to death: your own complacency will kill you. Fools ! But all who listen to me shall live in peace and safety, unafraid. "
How many of us have had wisdom call on us , and we ignored her? How we have had to go down the same old pathway of our own choosing. My sister told me many, many years ago to read
Proverbs a chapter a day every single month .. I did too for a few months... and then I stopped. I have made the decision to start doing that again.. I, like so many have made unwise choices in my life and I think I am at a renewing in my life... I hope that this opens someone elses eyes as it has mine...
Smile today, someone needs it and you are the most beautiful when you do.
God Bless each one of you today. your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
What is in between your (-) dash?
Hello Beloved,
I heard a young man give a talk in church and what he said touched my heart...I hope what is
here on this page will touch yours.
One of the things he said was" What are you hiding'? " What struggle are you going through?"
Can you make a list and then ask God about it and keep trying and asking? How many steps does it take? These and many others things were touched upon in his talk.. He sounded like a
young man in the know. You can listen to him at www.sermon.net/GMM Look for 4-10-11 date and Nick Miller. It is worth the time to hear this young man talk...
I went back to the scripture he read in his talk... Jeremiah 29:11. I stopped at that one...
This is what I wrote as I was reading the scripture..
Jeremiah 29:11
PEACE. Peace of who I am , what I am , where I am, not for who I think I should be , but who God intended me to be... Peace for those around me.. It seems like the ones who can hurt you the most are the ones you love the most... Now, we all know that is true. Then I ask myself ,
what are you hiding? Am I hiding a bright light from God? It is because I think in the natural?
Just think !!!!!!! God has thoughts towards YOU! WOW!!!! I found that to be amazing... The
Creator God of the whole EVERYTHING has thoughts about me. It is right there in Jeremiah
29:11. Please go and get your bible and read for yourself.. God wants me and you to have peace .. He doesn't want us to have all the junk we have collected... He does not want evil in our life but peace. God wants to give us an expected end... Now watch the words expected______
end.. What is the _____ in between ? What is on that line of your life? It is just a little line right? So what is on yours? It is sorta like what is the dash in your life span... ie:
1915-1998 what went on between those years the " dash " ? You can have a evil end or a good end. Which is the one you will choose?
Smile today , someone is waiting to see it.. You are the most beautiful when you smile..
God Bless and have a GREAT - ( Dash) !! With the love of Christ Jesus , your sister in Christ vickie
I heard a young man give a talk in church and what he said touched my heart...I hope what is
here on this page will touch yours.
One of the things he said was" What are you hiding'? " What struggle are you going through?"
Can you make a list and then ask God about it and keep trying and asking? How many steps does it take? These and many others things were touched upon in his talk.. He sounded like a
young man in the know. You can listen to him at www.sermon.net/GMM Look for 4-10-11 date and Nick Miller. It is worth the time to hear this young man talk...
I went back to the scripture he read in his talk... Jeremiah 29:11. I stopped at that one...
This is what I wrote as I was reading the scripture..
Jeremiah 29:11
PEACE. Peace of who I am , what I am , where I am, not for who I think I should be , but who God intended me to be... Peace for those around me.. It seems like the ones who can hurt you the most are the ones you love the most... Now, we all know that is true. Then I ask myself ,
what are you hiding? Am I hiding a bright light from God? It is because I think in the natural?
Just think !!!!!!! God has thoughts towards YOU! WOW!!!! I found that to be amazing... The
Creator God of the whole EVERYTHING has thoughts about me. It is right there in Jeremiah
29:11. Please go and get your bible and read for yourself.. God wants me and you to have peace .. He doesn't want us to have all the junk we have collected... He does not want evil in our life but peace. God wants to give us an expected end... Now watch the words expected______
end.. What is the _____ in between ? What is on that line of your life? It is just a little line right? So what is on yours? It is sorta like what is the dash in your life span... ie:
1915-1998 what went on between those years the " dash " ? You can have a evil end or a good end. Which is the one you will choose?
Smile today , someone is waiting to see it.. You are the most beautiful when you smile..
God Bless and have a GREAT - ( Dash) !! With the love of Christ Jesus , your sister in Christ vickie
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Prayer
Hello Beloved,
Oh , how I have missed you... I pray that all is well in your world....
My sister sent me a book to read and as I read it I want to share with you some of the things I have read.. The book is by Charles Capps and is called THE TONGUE ( A CREATIVE FORCE)
The part I read today is " Sickness a curse" He used Galatians3:13,14 and Deuteronomy 28:61
to come to this ... PLEASE read the scriptures.....
Now for what he said..
I am the Body of Christ, I am redeemed from the curse and I forbid any sickness or disease to operate in this body. Every organ , every tissue of this body functions in the perfection to which God created it to function... Every organ, ever tissue will function properly... for greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1John 4:4
Now if we speak the words out loud and we believe the words we speak, it should happen..
It does if we speak in the negative and it does if we speak in the positive. So why speak in the
negative? I have far to many times... well time's up.. Now to speak in the positive.
Remember : Smile today someone needs it.. and it is a free gift from God to you to share with others.... God Bless and have a great day with Jesus Christ our Lord.
your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Oh , how I have missed you... I pray that all is well in your world....
My sister sent me a book to read and as I read it I want to share with you some of the things I have read.. The book is by Charles Capps and is called THE TONGUE ( A CREATIVE FORCE)
The part I read today is " Sickness a curse" He used Galatians3:13,14 and Deuteronomy 28:61
to come to this ... PLEASE read the scriptures.....
Now for what he said..
I am the Body of Christ, I am redeemed from the curse and I forbid any sickness or disease to operate in this body. Every organ , every tissue of this body functions in the perfection to which God created it to function... Every organ, ever tissue will function properly... for greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1John 4:4
Now if we speak the words out loud and we believe the words we speak, it should happen..
It does if we speak in the negative and it does if we speak in the positive. So why speak in the
negative? I have far to many times... well time's up.. Now to speak in the positive.
Remember : Smile today someone needs it.. and it is a free gift from God to you to share with others.... God Bless and have a great day with Jesus Christ our Lord.
your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Monday, March 28, 2011
Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord
Hello Beloved, We had a visiting Preacher in our church services last night... He did a outstanding job. He was in the book of JOB. I have never heard much about Job from any other preacher... I have read of course the book of Job on my own.. It was a really great preaching time, for me. I have been on a roller coaster ride in my mind and spirit for sometime and this preacher seemed to say all the things I needed to hear... I can just never get over how God's word seems to affect you like that... You can hear the same thing from two different people but when God is really in it , it just seems to hit home.. Know what I mean? Job :1:20-22 , not alot of words, but, oh, so much impact. I will write it out here so you can see what I mean. Job 1:20-22 ( KJV) 20: Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground and worshipped, 21: And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, And naked shall I return thither: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD. 22: In all of this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. I am still in a learning process here. I do not know everything. I have really just opened my mind up to receive what God is trying to tell US. " Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither." Job said that.. but you and I can say that too... we are really no different then Job.. and we can also say what Job did next too... " The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away" What ever you think is yours, really isn't ... whatever you think you have done, you really haven't. The Lord gave us everything,,,, yes, He did.. He gave us , life, our mind, body, and soul. So what we have He gave us.... and it is really His to take away. We can all agree on that I hope. When things are going good and we have no problems we can say" Blessed be the name of the Lord. But, here is the clincher, Can you say that when things are piling up and not going your way . What about when you have multiple deaths, lose your income, and also your material things, can you then say like Job did," BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD" ? This is where the rubber meets the road folks... I had to take a deep breath because I have been failing in the Praise and Worship of my Savior... I can ask no one to help me but the one who has Created and gave me Life....... I am going to be trying to do this each and every day for the rest of my life.. I want to... I don't have to. but I want to .. I want to Bless the Lord with what He GAVE me and that is my Praise.... Like I said this was a good service last night.. Watch what you say out loud, your ears hear, and your heart reacts.... I want my heart to be reacting to God and the Word He GAVE us... How bout you? Smile: it is your free gift from God to share with others..... With arms tenderly wrapped about you..... your sister in Christ Jesus. vickie
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
What God Can do: My Testimony
Hello Beloved,
I want to tell you about what God can do for you.. If you have read any of this blog, then you will
know that I have been on a journey with God for some time now... It has not always been a easy
one but it has been a worthwhile one.. I fall more deeply in love with my Creator and Savior everyday.. While some of those around me may think I have not. Even on the days when it appears I haven't I am... I have learned so much about Him and myself.. So, today I would like
to tell you some of what I have learned. I promise it is worth reading about...
As a small child I learned about God in Sunday School... I still think this is an important part of
a child's life... ( I hope you are sending or better yet taking your child or children to Sunday School) One of the verse's that I learned really young was John 3:16. We all know that verse
" For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotton son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have
everlasting life." I have always since learning this ,loved this verse the best.. Why? Well , because I have most of my life looked down on myself... in this scripture it says "" WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH" . Well I have always thought I did... Now, when you believe something you are usually acting upon it, correct? Well, I didn't start acting upon it in my mind til recently.. I have lived my whole life believing but not acting ... and yes, I think it makes a difference.
Jump forward now, many, many years ahead... I fell in my bathtub in 2007 and that was the pivotal point in my testimony here... I had lived so many years in a dark depression and felt that there was no way out except to end my own life... The day I made that decision is the day I fell in the bathtub. Coincidence? I don't think so . I think we are all born with a purpose in God. Scripture says in Jeremiah 1:5 " Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee."
So I believe the fall was something used to wake me up. Not saying God caused me to fall, just saying it was something used to wake me up.
Wake me up it did. I used the time it took for me to heal to get into a closer relationship with God.. I had to to think on Him day and night and I read and read trying so hard to learn.... I still have had many trials during this time but I awoke this morning with something new in my mind, and that is what I would like to talk to you about now..
God loves me so much that even when I am down and out He takes care of me...
After the fall in the bathtub, I went back to work and worked for about 10 months and lost my job. For a couple of months I was OK , sorta. I had a daily Bible study with a few friends and then reality set in and I didn't have a job anymore... That was pretty scary business, let me tell you..
In 2008, just about 8 months after I fell, my husband was hurt in an accident. He was off work for over 3 months and on very restricted work after that. In May, 2009, he lost his job also... now we are down to living on savings and it was pretty much a horror story. I finally found work as a janitor after hours . And I am grateful for the job.... It has helped us to stay afloat. Since losing our jobs there has not been a month go by where we couldn't pay our bills and still eat out occasionally.. I sure didn't make enough each month to pay the bills.. and the savings was not much to start with.. NOW, I am going to tell you what I think , NO, what I know has happened.
During all this period we still were faithful to God,, We paid our tithes and made offerings and we honored God.... I know that during all this time that God saw that and he kept us through....I am so excited to tell you that through this time we had still had house payments and on each month we have paid extra payments and in April we will make the last payment on our house.... That is just a huge big thing!!!! And it will be paid off almost 3 years EARLY!!! That my Beloved is God. We would never have been able to do this if we had not been faithful to God...
So, I guess I am saying to you all that honoring God everyday and doing what He says do..( His Word, the Bible) is the way to go... Yes, you will make mistakes and have to pick up again many times but it is so worth the journey... That is my testimony of what God can do.. at least for today... Smile: It is a free gift from God to you for you to share with all you meet...
God Bless you all today ... Tenderly with arms wrapped about you... your sister in Christ Jesus.
vickie
I want to tell you about what God can do for you.. If you have read any of this blog, then you will
know that I have been on a journey with God for some time now... It has not always been a easy
one but it has been a worthwhile one.. I fall more deeply in love with my Creator and Savior everyday.. While some of those around me may think I have not. Even on the days when it appears I haven't I am... I have learned so much about Him and myself.. So, today I would like
to tell you some of what I have learned. I promise it is worth reading about...
As a small child I learned about God in Sunday School... I still think this is an important part of
a child's life... ( I hope you are sending or better yet taking your child or children to Sunday School) One of the verse's that I learned really young was John 3:16. We all know that verse
" For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotton son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have
everlasting life." I have always since learning this ,loved this verse the best.. Why? Well , because I have most of my life looked down on myself... in this scripture it says "" WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH" . Well I have always thought I did... Now, when you believe something you are usually acting upon it, correct? Well, I didn't start acting upon it in my mind til recently.. I have lived my whole life believing but not acting ... and yes, I think it makes a difference.
Jump forward now, many, many years ahead... I fell in my bathtub in 2007 and that was the pivotal point in my testimony here... I had lived so many years in a dark depression and felt that there was no way out except to end my own life... The day I made that decision is the day I fell in the bathtub. Coincidence? I don't think so . I think we are all born with a purpose in God. Scripture says in Jeremiah 1:5 " Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee."
So I believe the fall was something used to wake me up. Not saying God caused me to fall, just saying it was something used to wake me up.
Wake me up it did. I used the time it took for me to heal to get into a closer relationship with God.. I had to to think on Him day and night and I read and read trying so hard to learn.... I still have had many trials during this time but I awoke this morning with something new in my mind, and that is what I would like to talk to you about now..
God loves me so much that even when I am down and out He takes care of me...
After the fall in the bathtub, I went back to work and worked for about 10 months and lost my job. For a couple of months I was OK , sorta. I had a daily Bible study with a few friends and then reality set in and I didn't have a job anymore... That was pretty scary business, let me tell you..
In 2008, just about 8 months after I fell, my husband was hurt in an accident. He was off work for over 3 months and on very restricted work after that. In May, 2009, he lost his job also... now we are down to living on savings and it was pretty much a horror story. I finally found work as a janitor after hours . And I am grateful for the job.... It has helped us to stay afloat. Since losing our jobs there has not been a month go by where we couldn't pay our bills and still eat out occasionally.. I sure didn't make enough each month to pay the bills.. and the savings was not much to start with.. NOW, I am going to tell you what I think , NO, what I know has happened.
During all this period we still were faithful to God,, We paid our tithes and made offerings and we honored God.... I know that during all this time that God saw that and he kept us through....I am so excited to tell you that through this time we had still had house payments and on each month we have paid extra payments and in April we will make the last payment on our house.... That is just a huge big thing!!!! And it will be paid off almost 3 years EARLY!!! That my Beloved is God. We would never have been able to do this if we had not been faithful to God...
So, I guess I am saying to you all that honoring God everyday and doing what He says do..( His Word, the Bible) is the way to go... Yes, you will make mistakes and have to pick up again many times but it is so worth the journey... That is my testimony of what God can do.. at least for today... Smile: It is a free gift from God to you for you to share with all you meet...
God Bless you all today ... Tenderly with arms wrapped about you... your sister in Christ Jesus.
vickie
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