When You Get Serious.........

Jeremiah 29:13 (The Message)

^13-14"When you come looking for me, you'll find me. "Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be disappointed." God's Decree. "I'll turn things around for you. I'll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you"—God's Decree—"bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it.

Wait and Waiting

Tonight we watched the movie "Tangled" and this is what i thought, good things come to those who wait.
Sometimes it seems as though we wait and wait and wait.........


Psalm 130:5 (The Message)
 ^5-6 I pray to God—my life a prayer—
      and wait for what he'll say and do.
   My life's on the line before God, my Lord,
      waiting and watching till morning,
      waiting and watching till morning. 
 
Jude 1:21 (The Message)
 ^20-21But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit, staying right at the center of God's love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life!

MEGA

I looked up mega in the dictionary and it said it means BIG, really BIG!


I watched the movie, Megamind with my daughter and husband two nights ago. Megamind, who is considered evil is always fighting Metro Man, who is considered good. Megamind is always trying to find a way to destroy Metro Man but Metro Man always seems to rise above whatever Megamind dishes out.
This one time it seems like Megamind has destroyed Metro Man. Now when Megamind has no one to fight he becomes bored. 

The movie, Megamind reminded me of my everyday fight with my enemy satan. I so wish satan would become bored with me and never come back to taunt and annoy me. I always think I am nobody special so why does satan constantly pick on me? Satan will always be evil and is incapable of doing good.
He tries to get me by tempting with lust of they eyes and pleasures of a fleshly nature. But good always overcomes. The armor of God, which is MEGA for me and I put it on a long time ago; it is what I need to resist temptation. My armor does get a little weakened from lack of use, the hinges that holds it together a little loose, and the armor loses it's shine but I have never taken my armor off. Therefore, I strengthen my armor by using it again then I become strong enough with The Father and His Son's help to thwart the enemy and once again become the victor!

Ephesians 6:10-18 (The Message)

A Fight to the Finish

 ^10-12And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.  ^13-18Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life. God's Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.




 

Hard Times Anyone?

 "When you're in over your head, I'll be there with you. 
   When you're in rough waters, you will not go down.
When you're between a rock and a hard place,
   it won't be a dead end—
Because I am God, your personal God,
   The Holy of Israel, your Savior.
I paid a huge price for you:
   all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in!
That's how much you mean to me!
   That's how much I love you!
I'd sell off the whole world to get you back,
   trade the creation just for you."     Isaiah 43:3-4 The Message

St. Patrick became a believer while on a Irish slave ship. He escaped but then at age 30 went back to Ireland to evangelize. Multitudes came to hear him talk about Jesus and the relationship they could have with Him. He planted 200 churches and baptized over 100,000 people. He also wrote many poems. One of which has this verse "Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, Naught be all else to me save that Thou art. Thou my best thought by day or by night, waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light."

I'm Proud of Who I am

I'm not beautiful or gorgeous. I haven't got an amazing figure or a flat stomach. I'm far from being considered model material but I'm me. I eat junk food and love to wear my pj's and no make up around the house. I'm random and crazy. I am who I am- love me or not.....

Psalm 139:13-16  

Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out;
      you formed me in my mother's womb.
   I thank you, High God—you're breathtaking!
      Body and soul, I am marvelously made!
      I worship in adoration—what a creation!
   You know me inside and out,
      you know every bone in my body;
   You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit,
      how I was sculpted from nothing into something.
   Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth;
      all the stages of my life were spread out before you,
   The days of my life all prepared
      before I'd even lived one day. 

 

grace and mercy

grace=God gives us something good we don't deserve

mercy=God gives us something good when we deserve punishment

mercy is our warning ticket