Good Morning Beloved,
The sun is shinning in through the window on this cool day after Christmas.. Bringing with it hope for a new day. As I sat this morning waking up thoughts were popping through my head and I am going to share them with you , may be jumbled up a bit but please stay with me as I tell you about my journey in thoughts. Well, here goes!
I was thinking about first impressions. How we meet people and instantly we judged them. And right on the tail of that thought, Matthew 7:1 came into mind... " Judge not, that ye be not judged".
O' how many times have I judged on the first impression.. Everyday I have to ask for forgiveness for something I have thought.
Then I made the leap ( in my thoughts) to ; we are all the same in the way we are conceived.
It takes a male sperm and female egg to make a baby, doesn't matter if it is in a test tube or the womb. It still takes a man and woman to make the baby. So we all start out the same but we don't all end up in the same place. We all get to make choices though , all of us make choices. No matter where we come from or how rich or poor, smart or not smart , we all make choices..
Every nation on this planet has heard about Jesus Christ and it is up to that nation to make choices.. The people of these nations have choices to make too.
Let's take another leap in my thoughts.
We can argue and argue but truth is truth no matter how you try to spin it... Just like in Math,
2+2 = 4 not 5. We cannot change the truth. The truth is God and Jesus and Holy Spirit are one and the same.. John 1:1 God sent his son Jesus to die on the cross for you so you could spend eternity in heaven with Him. It is so simple... So, here is my last thought.
Have you accepted Jesus Christ into your heart? All you have to do is ask Him to forgive you of all your sins and believe that He has. Then a change will happen and you will want to be closer to Him and you will change . It is so simple and yet we make it so difficult.. It is as simple as this:
Jesus loves you and He wants to be a part of your everyday life. I hope you make this decision soon because the truth is Jesus is coming back soon and you don't want to miss it...
I love you all and really would like to see you make a decision you won't regret..
tenderly with arms wrapped about you, your sister in Christ Jesus , vickie
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
What Does Christmas Mean To You?
Merry Christmas !!!
Hello Beloved,
Today I received a text from my granddaughter wishing me a Merry Christmas Eve, Eve, so that is what I am wishing you today!
I stopped by to see a friend of mine this morning and her granddaughter was there.... She told me what she had planned for her family this Christmas and to my surprise tears fell from my eyes and I had to get up and come home.... I came home and had a message on my telephone and it was about two woman from our church who had been taken and admitted to the hospital. So many emotions went through me... I knelt down and prayed and while praying it came to me. " What does Christmas mean to you?
Well, this is what Christmas means to me....
It is not about presents under the tree, or food we eat, or the lights, or the carols or any of the things
of Christmas. To me it is about caring and sharing with those you love. I think back on Christmas and I see my brother taking the " wrap" for me when I was the one who had unwrapped all the presents under the tree or my sister working in a bait shop ( she hated worms!) and spending her money on me a baby doll ( which I still have!) or my nieces and nephew and I sitting in the floor telling silly stories. I cant tell you what many gifts I received but I can still see the faces of the ones I shared the day with... I love those faces.... I miss those faces.... My mama and daddy and all of my sisters ( I was blessed with THREE!! ) my brother and brother in law. O' how I miss those days.
Now I have my own grandchildren, two , a boy and a girl... I love them so much and love to see
the face of them on Christmas . I can not wait till that day when we will all be together....
I went to a play at church last night and it was a wonderful play.... All the little ones told the story of
Mary and Joseph and the birth of Christ.... They sang and danced and were so sweet and joyous.
No one got to open a present but everyone got a present.... it was the present of love and friendship and memories... I love Christmas without all the fuss and muss just family loving on family.
Who is our family, you ask. Well, who do you share your time with at Christmas? That is your family.
My friend's granddaughter , what is she giving for Christmas this year? A letter telling those who are important to her what they really mean to her... I love that... I did that for my daddy and when he passed , we found that letter in his wallet... It meant something to him.
Christmas means to me...... love, family, sharing our time together, telling those you love what they mean to you..
So my gift to you this year is the gift of love and friendship. You mean the world to me...God Bless each of you .
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!!
tenderly with arms wrapped about you,
your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Hello Beloved,
Today I received a text from my granddaughter wishing me a Merry Christmas Eve, Eve, so that is what I am wishing you today!
I stopped by to see a friend of mine this morning and her granddaughter was there.... She told me what she had planned for her family this Christmas and to my surprise tears fell from my eyes and I had to get up and come home.... I came home and had a message on my telephone and it was about two woman from our church who had been taken and admitted to the hospital. So many emotions went through me... I knelt down and prayed and while praying it came to me. " What does Christmas mean to you?
Well, this is what Christmas means to me....
It is not about presents under the tree, or food we eat, or the lights, or the carols or any of the things
of Christmas. To me it is about caring and sharing with those you love. I think back on Christmas and I see my brother taking the " wrap" for me when I was the one who had unwrapped all the presents under the tree or my sister working in a bait shop ( she hated worms!) and spending her money on me a baby doll ( which I still have!) or my nieces and nephew and I sitting in the floor telling silly stories. I cant tell you what many gifts I received but I can still see the faces of the ones I shared the day with... I love those faces.... I miss those faces.... My mama and daddy and all of my sisters ( I was blessed with THREE!! ) my brother and brother in law. O' how I miss those days.
Now I have my own grandchildren, two , a boy and a girl... I love them so much and love to see
the face of them on Christmas . I can not wait till that day when we will all be together....
I went to a play at church last night and it was a wonderful play.... All the little ones told the story of
Mary and Joseph and the birth of Christ.... They sang and danced and were so sweet and joyous.
No one got to open a present but everyone got a present.... it was the present of love and friendship and memories... I love Christmas without all the fuss and muss just family loving on family.
Who is our family, you ask. Well, who do you share your time with at Christmas? That is your family.
My friend's granddaughter , what is she giving for Christmas this year? A letter telling those who are important to her what they really mean to her... I love that... I did that for my daddy and when he passed , we found that letter in his wallet... It meant something to him.
Christmas means to me...... love, family, sharing our time together, telling those you love what they mean to you..
So my gift to you this year is the gift of love and friendship. You mean the world to me...God Bless each of you .
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!!
tenderly with arms wrapped about you,
your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Friday, November 29, 2013
Ugliness of Mind
Hello Beloved,
Today is a different kind of day.. I find myself in a negative frame of mind.
We all have them... I feel so guilty for mine.... As I try to grow in God's Word and change I am finding that the ugly in me is deep...... but I am finding that it is changing... It is not always easy to change , especially when the past comes at you like a roaring lion. We all have pasts and not all of them are pretty.. Everyone has a skeleton they would just as soon not come out.. Mine came out yesterday and it made for a unhappy holiday. My fault entirely. I am the one who chose to let the ugly leap out of me. I have repented and ask forgiveness from God..
Can I ask you a question? What would you do if your past came out at you ? As I ask you this question a scripture just came to mind.. I think I need to go and read it ..be right back.
Maybe you could go and read it too.. Acts 9. This is where Saul whom we came to know and love as Paul had his past catch up to him and how it was
dealt with.. Paul was converted in this chapter from a man who persecuted the church to one who ended up writing most of what we know as the New Testament. I guess I should be reading and not writing then eh? The more I read , the more I know I need too.. I don't want to carry the weight of all this ugliness inside me so guess I will go now and read and let the Word of God wash me some more.
Please forgive me if I have in any way caused you to falter in your walk.
tenderly, your sister in Christ Jesus
vickie
Today is a different kind of day.. I find myself in a negative frame of mind.
We all have them... I feel so guilty for mine.... As I try to grow in God's Word and change I am finding that the ugly in me is deep...... but I am finding that it is changing... It is not always easy to change , especially when the past comes at you like a roaring lion. We all have pasts and not all of them are pretty.. Everyone has a skeleton they would just as soon not come out.. Mine came out yesterday and it made for a unhappy holiday. My fault entirely. I am the one who chose to let the ugly leap out of me. I have repented and ask forgiveness from God..
Can I ask you a question? What would you do if your past came out at you ? As I ask you this question a scripture just came to mind.. I think I need to go and read it ..be right back.
Maybe you could go and read it too.. Acts 9. This is where Saul whom we came to know and love as Paul had his past catch up to him and how it was
dealt with.. Paul was converted in this chapter from a man who persecuted the church to one who ended up writing most of what we know as the New Testament. I guess I should be reading and not writing then eh? The more I read , the more I know I need too.. I don't want to carry the weight of all this ugliness inside me so guess I will go now and read and let the Word of God wash me some more.
Please forgive me if I have in any way caused you to falter in your walk.
tenderly, your sister in Christ Jesus
vickie
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Thanksgiving Eve
Good Afternoon Beloved,
Today is Thanksgiving Eve. Thanksgiving is my all time favorite holiday.
It is a day when family and friends get together and tell each other how .
thankful they are for each other.. Why do we do that only one day a year?
I want to try and remember to do this more often this next year.. I want to start with today.
I am so thankful for each and everyone of you and all the joy you have brought into my life this year.. Maybe it was a joke or maybe a sweet story you sent, may have even been hug from you.. whatever it was I want you to know that I am thankful for it and you.
I have many things I am thankful for but none as much as I am thankful that I know my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
As you sit down to your family dinner tomorrow I hope that you will not forget to thank God for all he has given you..
Jesus loves you.
Tenderly your sister in Christ
vickie
Today is Thanksgiving Eve. Thanksgiving is my all time favorite holiday.
It is a day when family and friends get together and tell each other how .
thankful they are for each other.. Why do we do that only one day a year?
I want to try and remember to do this more often this next year.. I want to start with today.
I am so thankful for each and everyone of you and all the joy you have brought into my life this year.. Maybe it was a joke or maybe a sweet story you sent, may have even been hug from you.. whatever it was I want you to know that I am thankful for it and you.
I have many things I am thankful for but none as much as I am thankful that I know my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
As you sit down to your family dinner tomorrow I hope that you will not forget to thank God for all he has given you..
Jesus loves you.
Tenderly your sister in Christ
vickie
Monday, November 4, 2013
Rockville part 2
Hello Beloved,
I just want to add some thoughts to the last post .... You know we are all at some point in time locked behind something... Whatever puts a person into a prison is something that they chose to do... It is really the same with what we do to lock our minds up too. We chose to do that...
These women had a chance to change the way they looked at themselves and the people in their lives. Family, friends, roommates, strangers ,,,, it didn't matter. They were open enough to let God come into their life and their heart, to change them. I truly hope and pray that these women will continue on the path of freedom from their pasts and grow and share the love that they found this weekend..... The love of Jesus Christ.
We all build walls and think we can handle it... Well, that just isn't so.... We all need Jesus in life.
Dear Lord Jesus,
I pray for my new sisters in Christ Jesus and that you will surround them with love and joy and peace and favor. I do not know their names nor do I know the circumstances of their lives.. I only know that You are bigger then all the problems they have now or that they will face later.. I know that greater is He that is in them, then he that is in this world.... I praise the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and give all glory and honor to Him.. In Jesus name. I pray your will be done... Amen
I just want to add some thoughts to the last post .... You know we are all at some point in time locked behind something... Whatever puts a person into a prison is something that they chose to do... It is really the same with what we do to lock our minds up too. We chose to do that...
These women had a chance to change the way they looked at themselves and the people in their lives. Family, friends, roommates, strangers ,,,, it didn't matter. They were open enough to let God come into their life and their heart, to change them. I truly hope and pray that these women will continue on the path of freedom from their pasts and grow and share the love that they found this weekend..... The love of Jesus Christ.
We all build walls and think we can handle it... Well, that just isn't so.... We all need Jesus in life.
Dear Lord Jesus,
I pray for my new sisters in Christ Jesus and that you will surround them with love and joy and peace and favor. I do not know their names nor do I know the circumstances of their lives.. I only know that You are bigger then all the problems they have now or that they will face later.. I know that greater is He that is in them, then he that is in this world.... I praise the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and give all glory and honor to Him.. In Jesus name. I pray your will be done... Amen
Rockville Woman's Prison
Hello Beloved,
I would like to tell you about something that I did yesterday. I was privileged to be invited to a very personal and everlasting moment of some young women who a lot of us would say don't deserve this post. I will strongly disagree with that..
I got to go and witness an amazing transformation at the Woman's Prison yesterday. I don't know why these women are in prison but I did get to see what the end result of three days with God did for them.. I saw lots and lots of tears and laughter and unity in God. It was very moving for me..
I must tell you that as I was admitted into the prison I had my moments of 'what are you doing here?" thoughts... some fear? yes.. The part that scared me the most was the locking down of the doors and knowing I could not get out again until someone let me out.....
I am not really sure what I thought I would see in there... woman to be afraid of or a harshness to the place, maybe just being ignorant of the place.
I know I came out with a different thought , then what I entered with..
I saw some pretty amazing things take place.... in me... I remember one young woman's face as they said, I would like to read her poem.. It was at first one of " o' no they will make fun of me that quickly turn to I am to embarrassed to have them here this, to one of one who had become humbled all in the span of a few seconds.. She was very beautiful to watch... Yes, I am speaking of one of the inmates ... but God had transformed her to His child and it was something you could see.. Beautiful, just beautiful.
One young woman got up to testify and what she said hit so close to home for me.... She said I want to thank God for this weekend . I was just off suicide watch and was told that my name was chosen to come on this journey.. She said " CHOSEN".. Her testimony said a lot to me...
It was something I am so thankful for ... I hope I never forget all the emotions I went through in such a short time... Panic, fear, anxiety, to acceptance, to calm, to freedom.
I thought about Paul and Silas while I was there.. How they were in a prison cell and they sang and the chains that held them were unloosed and they were free... I saw that in the woman yesterday . They would still be behind locked doors but they were free from all the burdens that held them prisoners in the mind. They were free .
Lord Jesus I want to thank you for allowing me the privilege of seeing
firsthand what true freedom is. I thank the women in this prison for not being ashamed of letting God's love show in them ... I thank my friend
Donna for inviting me to come and witness this beautiful and loving
tribute to our Creator and Savior, Jesus Christ.
tenderly your sister in Christ Jesus.
vickie
I would like to tell you about something that I did yesterday. I was privileged to be invited to a very personal and everlasting moment of some young women who a lot of us would say don't deserve this post. I will strongly disagree with that..
I got to go and witness an amazing transformation at the Woman's Prison yesterday. I don't know why these women are in prison but I did get to see what the end result of three days with God did for them.. I saw lots and lots of tears and laughter and unity in God. It was very moving for me..
I must tell you that as I was admitted into the prison I had my moments of 'what are you doing here?" thoughts... some fear? yes.. The part that scared me the most was the locking down of the doors and knowing I could not get out again until someone let me out.....
I am not really sure what I thought I would see in there... woman to be afraid of or a harshness to the place, maybe just being ignorant of the place.
I know I came out with a different thought , then what I entered with..
I saw some pretty amazing things take place.... in me... I remember one young woman's face as they said, I would like to read her poem.. It was at first one of " o' no they will make fun of me that quickly turn to I am to embarrassed to have them here this, to one of one who had become humbled all in the span of a few seconds.. She was very beautiful to watch... Yes, I am speaking of one of the inmates ... but God had transformed her to His child and it was something you could see.. Beautiful, just beautiful.
One young woman got up to testify and what she said hit so close to home for me.... She said I want to thank God for this weekend . I was just off suicide watch and was told that my name was chosen to come on this journey.. She said " CHOSEN".. Her testimony said a lot to me...
It was something I am so thankful for ... I hope I never forget all the emotions I went through in such a short time... Panic, fear, anxiety, to acceptance, to calm, to freedom.
I thought about Paul and Silas while I was there.. How they were in a prison cell and they sang and the chains that held them were unloosed and they were free... I saw that in the woman yesterday . They would still be behind locked doors but they were free from all the burdens that held them prisoners in the mind. They were free .
Lord Jesus I want to thank you for allowing me the privilege of seeing
firsthand what true freedom is. I thank the women in this prison for not being ashamed of letting God's love show in them ... I thank my friend
Donna for inviting me to come and witness this beautiful and loving
tribute to our Creator and Savior, Jesus Christ.
tenderly your sister in Christ Jesus.
vickie
Sunday, September 15, 2013
What to do, what to do?
Good Morning Beloved,
Today you hear people lamenting about the way of the world; the government, wars, health care, gas prices, ect.... Well , let me ask you a question. Are YOU doing what is right in your heart and mind? Do YOU trust God to take care of things for you? If you are having trouble seeing it all come together... Please, do yourself a favor and go and read Psalm 2. The last line in this Psalm says" Blessed are they that put their trust in Him." Are you doing that? Putting your trust in Him?
It will not make a difference if you are rich or poor, black or white, male or female, or if your from the USA or any other country; there will be NO difference..
In John 3:16 it says: " For God so loved the WORLD that he gave his only Son, that WHOSOEVER believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." This is a promise.
So, are you trusting in God? Believing in God? Talking to God? Have you became a WHOSOEVER?
God's Word is really pretty simple. Put God first, love everyone, and believe and trust God, that is Faith. Then you live what you believe.
Time is really only this long -. So what will it be? Are YOU ready should Jesus come today? Please make your calling assured today.. Trust in God with all your heart, mind, and soul.
Remember: Smile it is a free gift from God for you to share with all you meet.
tenderly,
your sister in Christ Jesus
vickie
Today you hear people lamenting about the way of the world; the government, wars, health care, gas prices, ect.... Well , let me ask you a question. Are YOU doing what is right in your heart and mind? Do YOU trust God to take care of things for you? If you are having trouble seeing it all come together... Please, do yourself a favor and go and read Psalm 2. The last line in this Psalm says" Blessed are they that put their trust in Him." Are you doing that? Putting your trust in Him?
It will not make a difference if you are rich or poor, black or white, male or female, or if your from the USA or any other country; there will be NO difference..
In John 3:16 it says: " For God so loved the WORLD that he gave his only Son, that WHOSOEVER believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." This is a promise.
So, are you trusting in God? Believing in God? Talking to God? Have you became a WHOSOEVER?
God's Word is really pretty simple. Put God first, love everyone, and believe and trust God, that is Faith. Then you live what you believe.
Time is really only this long -. So what will it be? Are YOU ready should Jesus come today? Please make your calling assured today.. Trust in God with all your heart, mind, and soul.
Remember: Smile it is a free gift from God for you to share with all you meet.
tenderly,
your sister in Christ Jesus
vickie
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