Friday, April 18, 2008
Can I just say that
serving Jesus Christ is the MOST life changing experience EVER!!! We were offered the job! It is such an awesome testimony to the Glory of God!!! I give Him ALL the credit. So, after much prayer and seeking my DH will let them know today that we will accept the position! Thank you Jesus.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Praise Jesus in the Highest!!!!
About a year ago I was incredibly frustrated with the position that my husband was in at work. He has a wonderful job financially, way above what we ever had imagined, but his employer had just put him on salary and then promptly tacked on the responsibility of a whole nother position!!!! Imagine my irritation! BUT!!!! I serve the God of Heaven and Earth! So, naturally I went to prayer, after some teensy weensy wailing and gnashing of my teeth(sheepish grin). After all I am human and incredibly fallible!
I digress.
So, where was I? Oh ya, he was working TWO jobs for one salary. The second position that they gave to him was a position that was supervising, sometimes, up to 30 employees, all the other supervisors were making $10,000-15,000/year more than he was making! So, here is what I prayed-"Father you say in your Word that a man is worth his hire! And I believe ALL of your word I am going to stand on your Word--Please pay DH what he worth." Then I promptly informed the thief(that is Satan in case you were wonderin') that he HAD to return to us everything that he was stealing and that he had stolen(in regards to this work situation)in Jesus name and that I wanted him to return it sevenfold(it is scriptural!).
I know that I should not be surprised, but Jesus just reminded me that I had prayed that, and right this very minute my husband is being interveiwed for a position that if you look at in the natural is IMPOSSIBLE, but with our GOD, JESUS CHRIST, NOTHING is impossible! Mix faith in Him and prayer(according to God's Word) and a splash of spiritual warfare and you have a recipe for God to be GLORIFIED! PRAISE YOU JESUS! I LOVE YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
KEEP YOU EYES ON THE RESURRECTED JESUS CHRIST !!!!!
I digress.
So, where was I? Oh ya, he was working TWO jobs for one salary. The second position that they gave to him was a position that was supervising, sometimes, up to 30 employees, all the other supervisors were making $10,000-15,000/year more than he was making! So, here is what I prayed-"Father you say in your Word that a man is worth his hire! And I believe ALL of your word I am going to stand on your Word--Please pay DH what he worth." Then I promptly informed the thief(that is Satan in case you were wonderin') that he HAD to return to us everything that he was stealing and that he had stolen(in regards to this work situation)in Jesus name and that I wanted him to return it sevenfold(it is scriptural!).
I know that I should not be surprised, but Jesus just reminded me that I had prayed that, and right this very minute my husband is being interveiwed for a position that if you look at in the natural is IMPOSSIBLE, but with our GOD, JESUS CHRIST, NOTHING is impossible! Mix faith in Him and prayer(according to God's Word) and a splash of spiritual warfare and you have a recipe for God to be GLORIFIED! PRAISE YOU JESUS! I LOVE YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
KEEP YOU EYES ON THE RESURRECTED JESUS CHRIST !!!!!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Lots of Concern for Lost Souls...
In light of the "Cult" that Oprah is raising up and supporting, I thought that these youtube clips would absolutely let you know where she stands. It is so sad. Pray, for her and AAAALLLLLLLLL the countless people that she is leading astray, not to mention the actual Christians that are buying into her lies.
Watch it here.
And then here.
If you are a Christian and you are absolutely walking with the Lord Jesus Christ in a personal relationship with Him, then YOU are needed. Not just to pray about and for Oprah and what she is doing, but to be praying that God's man, whomever that may be, will be voted into office in the upcoming election. It is imperative that we, as the bride of Christ seek Him for His wisdom about who He wants as President of this country. If we do not then it is very possible that our freedoms, to outright, be Christians will be jeopardized. Wake up! Do not let the enemy lull you to sleep any longer. Get on your face before the Lord and ask Him for His will and His man to be elected...
We, as Christians, need to care about the lost souls in our country. We need the continuing freedom to preach the truth within our own country, that we may be able to continue bringing in the harvest. Don't turn a blind eye to the possibility of losing that freedom---Please get on your face before our Father in Heaven. He says: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray , and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2Chron 7:14.
So, I guess, I am asking for you, who read this and serve our Lord Jesus Christ with all your heart, to be in agreement with me in prayer. I am going into God's throne room daily and petitioning the Lord to allow His man to be elected, that God would even cause the hands of those who don't serve Him to vote for His man(who may not be a "Christian" just the "one" that God has chosen for the job). And to continue to allow us to harvest new souls that are being won for Jesus Christ in relative peace and freedom. God bless.
Watch it here.
And then here.
If you are a Christian and you are absolutely walking with the Lord Jesus Christ in a personal relationship with Him, then YOU are needed. Not just to pray about and for Oprah and what she is doing, but to be praying that God's man, whomever that may be, will be voted into office in the upcoming election. It is imperative that we, as the bride of Christ seek Him for His wisdom about who He wants as President of this country. If we do not then it is very possible that our freedoms, to outright, be Christians will be jeopardized. Wake up! Do not let the enemy lull you to sleep any longer. Get on your face before the Lord and ask Him for His will and His man to be elected...
We, as Christians, need to care about the lost souls in our country. We need the continuing freedom to preach the truth within our own country, that we may be able to continue bringing in the harvest. Don't turn a blind eye to the possibility of losing that freedom---Please get on your face before our Father in Heaven. He says: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray , and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2Chron 7:14.
So, I guess, I am asking for you, who read this and serve our Lord Jesus Christ with all your heart, to be in agreement with me in prayer. I am going into God's throne room daily and petitioning the Lord to allow His man to be elected, that God would even cause the hands of those who don't serve Him to vote for His man(who may not be a "Christian" just the "one" that God has chosen for the job). And to continue to allow us to harvest new souls that are being won for Jesus Christ in relative peace and freedom. God bless.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
So the next part of my tranformation was...
Being set free from spiritual bondage. You see, I had a problem from about the age of 15, with promiscuity. I was never taught that you should wait for marriage to have sex, noone EVER told me that fornication was wrong. But God says that it is and if you don't believe me:
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 1Cor6:18
God's Word is true even if you do not know it. Just because you do not serve Him, or believe His Words or His commandments does not mean that that makes them not BE. So, while I was out committing sexual sin, the enemy, or satan, was putting me in spiritual bondage, i.e. demonic bondage. Satan only has a right to attack us if we are in direct opposition to God's Word and I was.
I had decided in the summer of '97(I think it was '97!) that I couldn't be a good christian so I gave up and went back to a life that I was familiar with. The only problem with that was that I was a new creature in Christ Jesus and no amount of going back would change that fact. Try as I might I was not able to "fit" in with my old crowd! However, that did not deter me. I kept on(did I mention that I can be stubborn?!). Satan took it upon himself to deceive me, he brought a man into my life and literally, very audibly spoke into my ear that "this was my husband". I was shocked and excited and I thought that that HAD to be God!!! However I did not know Gods still small voice during that part of my walk or lack of my walk. So, I married this man, I did not love him, but oh how he professed to love me. I tried sooooo hard to love him, I thought that my family loves him and he loves me that should be enough. Eventually, I could not lie to him, myself, and my family and friends anymore, I had to tell them that I had made ANOTHER mistake. During this time the Lord had been wooing me with His Holy Spirit, whispering to me that I needed to come back to Him. He would love me no matter what that all I needed to do was come back--repent and turn away.
That time in my walk is a time that I have tried desperately to shove way down into a dark pit, so that I won't have to feel the pain of the treacherous mistakes that I made. I very seldom share this part of my testimony, out of shame I suppose. The Lord told me I must for His Glory, because I have been abundantly blessed, much like the prodigal son.
So, I told this man that I had joined myself together with that I did not love him, that I never had felt any type of emotion other than friendship for him and that I wanted to get a divorce. Now lest you see that I made this decision in haste, I PRAYED and agonized over my situation for a VERY longtime. I searched the Word, poured over it, consulted mature Christians that God had placed in my path, went to the pastors at the church that I attended, you name it I did it, but in the end it was just me alone with God. There is a scripture that we use ALL the time that I guess most of us miss the first part, at least I had:
What God has joined together, let no man put asunder. Matt19:6b
God had not joined us together. We had put ourselves together. Do not think that I am OK with divorce, I am not. The Word of God is very clear on this issue. God is also clear on the issue of Him joining man and woman. I believe that there is a perfect someone for everyone, God made each of us a husband and visa versa. I know this only because He has shown me.
OK, so during this terrible time of emotional and spiritual upheaval in my life some friends(christian) of mine had mentioned that I needed to meet this woman that they knew. She was a christian woman who the Lord used in the gifting of word of knowledge and deliverance from spiritual bondage. I had ignored them until one day I woke up and I KNEW that I had to meet her, so I called my friend.
I met this woman, Nita, at my friends house, I saw a peace in her that I wanted, a kindness, a gentleness--I saw Jesus. The Lord started out by using Nita to tell me some personal things that no one would know, heart things(not physical things) stuff that I had thought and felt but never shared with anyone, only God could have known. Then she asked me if I would like to be free from a demon spirit that I was in bondage to, I said "what? of course I don't want a demon on me." So, she prayed for me and took authority over that spirit in Jesus Name rebuking it and told it to leave. I am telling you that that was one of the most AWESOME things that has happened to me in my walk. It was like I could suddenly think clear, there was a VERY dark cloud that left. I felt joy and peace and warmth! It was amazing! That night I went right to sleep, I had trouble falling asleep in the past with racing thoughts of insignificant things going through my head, but now those thoughts were gone! And they have NEVER come back! Praise be to God! Jesus Christ came to set the captives free!!!! And I was free indeed!
This bondage that I had accumulated was because of sexual sin. It was a demon that also caused me to lust in a sexual manner among other types of lust. The biggest change that I noticed right away was that I did not have a driving desire to be in a sexual relationship. I no longer HAD TO HAVE a male to make me feel worth something. It is very hard to explain, but the obsession that satan and his demons make you feel for ungodly things is VERY overwhelming and hard to stop yourself from doing. They always make your fleshly desires stronger almost superhuman strong(not in a good way either because they want you to sin so that you won't ever experience freedom and might possibly end up in hell for eternity, that is their main goal.). I just hope that you understand that sexual sin opens your spirit up to a bunch of spiritual bondage, stuff that ONLY Jesus Christ has the power to set you free from. I pray that if you have issues with anything that you are not able to stop then you will call on the name of the Lord.
Jesus says that Ye ask, and receive not because ye ask amiss, that ye may comsume it upon your lusts. Jam4:3
So, ask Him, He will answer you and take care of you.
That was only the beginning of a wonderful walk with the Lord, because He was not(and still isn't) done with me!
God bless you all.
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 1Cor6:18
God's Word is true even if you do not know it. Just because you do not serve Him, or believe His Words or His commandments does not mean that that makes them not BE. So, while I was out committing sexual sin, the enemy, or satan, was putting me in spiritual bondage, i.e. demonic bondage. Satan only has a right to attack us if we are in direct opposition to God's Word and I was.
I had decided in the summer of '97(I think it was '97!) that I couldn't be a good christian so I gave up and went back to a life that I was familiar with. The only problem with that was that I was a new creature in Christ Jesus and no amount of going back would change that fact. Try as I might I was not able to "fit" in with my old crowd! However, that did not deter me. I kept on(did I mention that I can be stubborn?!). Satan took it upon himself to deceive me, he brought a man into my life and literally, very audibly spoke into my ear that "this was my husband". I was shocked and excited and I thought that that HAD to be God!!! However I did not know Gods still small voice during that part of my walk or lack of my walk. So, I married this man, I did not love him, but oh how he professed to love me. I tried sooooo hard to love him, I thought that my family loves him and he loves me that should be enough. Eventually, I could not lie to him, myself, and my family and friends anymore, I had to tell them that I had made ANOTHER mistake. During this time the Lord had been wooing me with His Holy Spirit, whispering to me that I needed to come back to Him. He would love me no matter what that all I needed to do was come back--repent and turn away.
That time in my walk is a time that I have tried desperately to shove way down into a dark pit, so that I won't have to feel the pain of the treacherous mistakes that I made. I very seldom share this part of my testimony, out of shame I suppose. The Lord told me I must for His Glory, because I have been abundantly blessed, much like the prodigal son.
So, I told this man that I had joined myself together with that I did not love him, that I never had felt any type of emotion other than friendship for him and that I wanted to get a divorce. Now lest you see that I made this decision in haste, I PRAYED and agonized over my situation for a VERY longtime. I searched the Word, poured over it, consulted mature Christians that God had placed in my path, went to the pastors at the church that I attended, you name it I did it, but in the end it was just me alone with God. There is a scripture that we use ALL the time that I guess most of us miss the first part, at least I had:
What God has joined together, let no man put asunder. Matt19:6b
God had not joined us together. We had put ourselves together. Do not think that I am OK with divorce, I am not. The Word of God is very clear on this issue. God is also clear on the issue of Him joining man and woman. I believe that there is a perfect someone for everyone, God made each of us a husband and visa versa. I know this only because He has shown me.
OK, so during this terrible time of emotional and spiritual upheaval in my life some friends(christian) of mine had mentioned that I needed to meet this woman that they knew. She was a christian woman who the Lord used in the gifting of word of knowledge and deliverance from spiritual bondage. I had ignored them until one day I woke up and I KNEW that I had to meet her, so I called my friend.
I met this woman, Nita, at my friends house, I saw a peace in her that I wanted, a kindness, a gentleness--I saw Jesus. The Lord started out by using Nita to tell me some personal things that no one would know, heart things(not physical things) stuff that I had thought and felt but never shared with anyone, only God could have known. Then she asked me if I would like to be free from a demon spirit that I was in bondage to, I said "what? of course I don't want a demon on me." So, she prayed for me and took authority over that spirit in Jesus Name rebuking it and told it to leave. I am telling you that that was one of the most AWESOME things that has happened to me in my walk. It was like I could suddenly think clear, there was a VERY dark cloud that left. I felt joy and peace and warmth! It was amazing! That night I went right to sleep, I had trouble falling asleep in the past with racing thoughts of insignificant things going through my head, but now those thoughts were gone! And they have NEVER come back! Praise be to God! Jesus Christ came to set the captives free!!!! And I was free indeed!
This bondage that I had accumulated was because of sexual sin. It was a demon that also caused me to lust in a sexual manner among other types of lust. The biggest change that I noticed right away was that I did not have a driving desire to be in a sexual relationship. I no longer HAD TO HAVE a male to make me feel worth something. It is very hard to explain, but the obsession that satan and his demons make you feel for ungodly things is VERY overwhelming and hard to stop yourself from doing. They always make your fleshly desires stronger almost superhuman strong(not in a good way either because they want you to sin so that you won't ever experience freedom and might possibly end up in hell for eternity, that is their main goal.). I just hope that you understand that sexual sin opens your spirit up to a bunch of spiritual bondage, stuff that ONLY Jesus Christ has the power to set you free from. I pray that if you have issues with anything that you are not able to stop then you will call on the name of the Lord.
Jesus says that Ye ask, and receive not because ye ask amiss, that ye may comsume it upon your lusts. Jam4:3
So, ask Him, He will answer you and take care of you.
That was only the beginning of a wonderful walk with the Lord, because He was not(and still isn't) done with me!
God bless you all.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Did I mention that I am lousy at staying in touch?
Well, I am. I think that it is just plain old laziness. Not necessarily an attribute. I would rather browse around and read what everyone else is writing! I am soo lazy about it that I don't even comment! What is that all about?! People I know will be celebrating something and I don't even want to take the time to log in and wish them "happy whathaveyou"! Man, I really need to have this looked into!
Have you ever noticed that when you seem to be gaining ground in one area of your life and walking well with the Lord there, there is ANOTHER area that seems to be going down the slippery slope? Yah? You too, huh? Well, that is me in my insane laziness about staying in touch... Usually, I have to make myself(but I can most often overcome the urge to not do it), but lately I just don't. So, I am going to try to at least post once a week. Not that anyone cares, but I do! Why have a blog if you aren't going to post?!
Besides, I started this blog so that I could testify about my walk with the Lord and give Jesus Christ ALL the glory!!!! Because, the Word says that We are saved by the Blood of the Lamb AND the word of our testimony! Praise be to God! So, I need to get a move on and start sharing, maybe somebody needs to hear it! God bless you all!
Have you ever noticed that when you seem to be gaining ground in one area of your life and walking well with the Lord there, there is ANOTHER area that seems to be going down the slippery slope? Yah? You too, huh? Well, that is me in my insane laziness about staying in touch... Usually, I have to make myself(but I can most often overcome the urge to not do it), but lately I just don't. So, I am going to try to at least post once a week. Not that anyone cares, but I do! Why have a blog if you aren't going to post?!
Besides, I started this blog so that I could testify about my walk with the Lord and give Jesus Christ ALL the glory!!!! Because, the Word says that We are saved by the Blood of the Lamb AND the word of our testimony! Praise be to God! So, I need to get a move on and start sharing, maybe somebody needs to hear it! God bless you all!
Monday, December 31, 2007
Hello! Again. Do We Know You?
I just thought it appropriate to get reaquainted with whoever may be interested in a visit to my blog! I have been highly distracted with various different events happening with us personally and don't forget the "event" of Christmas. Not to be confused with the actual meaning of Christmas which is something I try to celebrate daily with my Savior! Anyway, I am back for a brief interlude to let you know a little more about us and what it is we do(or don't do as the case often is! ;))
We have had a very full and exciting year here on our farm! We decided to add a couple of goats to the mix and with them had to come this
She is so cute and fluffy, for now, but someday soon she will be a BIG goat protecting dog!
That isn't all that we have been doing here. We have been raising a small herd of cattle, eleven cows and 4 heifers and 2 bull calves to be exact! We have a small flock of chickens, and 4 horses. We have been talking about perhaps downsizing even more, but not sure where we could at this point seeings how we have only a small farm to begin with! It may seem small, but sometimes I can feel very overwhelmed by the responsibility that comes with caring for animals! However, there are many more positives than negatives. For instance, I am learning that raising my children out here coupled with homeschooling is such a stark contrast to how I was raised. They love to be home with their Mommy and Daddy, they love each other, they absolutely love being able to go outside and play with the goats and horses, and they are mostly unaffected by other peoples opinions of what they wear, how they play, how they act etc etc. I love that! Someday they will be grown enough on a solid foundation of love and truth in the admonition of the Lord, that I can put my trust in the Lord and hand them into His care, but for now He has given them to us(my husband and I of course!) to train up and with His grace we will perservere!
We have been blessed abundantly with ALL that God has trusted us with even when there have been intense valleys. One thing this past year the Lord has taught me more than ANYTHING is to Praise God ALWAYS, especially in the valleys! And that can be difficult when the shadows of those mountains are looming over you and it seems as though darkness might swallow you up! Always Praise Jesus, ALWAYS...
GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!
Monday, December 17, 2007
ANOTHER Give Away?!
I know!!!! The only thing you get out of me is go here and win this or go there and win that, but a girl has to do what a girl has to do!! I LOOOOOOVVVVEEE give aways! We happen to live on one income for 5 people, so I sign up where signing up is due! ;) However, I also know that a few of you live on one income as well and could be blessed by some free bidness!!!! So, without delay go here and sign up to win a $200 gift certificate for JEANS!!!!
Hurry Hurry!!! I will definetly have an update on my blog about something other than give aways some time, it just might have to be after Christmas! Being a wife, mommy, teacher, baker, cook, budgetier, house cleaner, and ALL the hats that I sport throughout the day, seems to take up a WHOLE lot of my time!!! ;) Who'd a thunk!
Ta Ta For Now! God bless you!
Hurry Hurry!!! I will definetly have an update on my blog about something other than give aways some time, it just might have to be after Christmas! Being a wife, mommy, teacher, baker, cook, budgetier, house cleaner, and ALL the hats that I sport throughout the day, seems to take up a WHOLE lot of my time!!! ;) Who'd a thunk!
Ta Ta For Now! God bless you!
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