Praise ~ What is in a Name?

Once again I am amazed by a New Thing Ministry’s motivational today.

I then threaded together what God wove in my head…It’s slightly different than the definition in the devotional..not much though. See what you think…

{I’ll attach the devotional at the end…just know I didn’t get any sleep last night, and no nap today and it’s midnight! LOL…;) }

What happens when we praise God?
What is in a name?

In the bible names have significant meaning. God even wove promises within the blood lines of His people! From father to son, one may find blessings and promises within the names of biblical families.

Generational inheritance at it’s finest.

In Chronicles 4:1 we find Judah and his five sons. Judah, meaning Praise, we could say the sons of Praise.

Judah was father to:

Pharez meaning: break, gap or cut off
Hezron meaning: a yard, a surrounding wall or hamlet (a small village).
Carmi meaning: gardener, increase of the vineyard.
Hur meaning: liberty, white linen
Shobal meaning: flow, the flow of a lady’s train (behind her)

So what is God telling us in this family lineage?

Praise breaks all hinderances off of God’s children. Bringing His protection, enveloping the coming of God’s harvest in the lives of His people. Causing them to increase and be freed from their restraining roots. Praise then cleanses God’s children, causing the unbridled flow of His blessings. Praise brings forth God’s abundance, peace, anointing, healing and inheritance in the lives of His people.

One can also see the mission of Praise, when we define the names in this way:

Praise breaks all of the strongholds that block the harvest of God’s people. God surrounds and protects His harvest while Praise frees them from their roots (sin) and cleanses the Bride (The Church). Thus allowing the train of her gown to flow in her inheritance. God’s abundance, peace, and anointing in Christ.

Praise ushers in the Kingdom of God!

It brings new meaning to the question of “What is in a name”!

Blessings<3

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A Product of My Praise…

I have always loved to teach on praise and worship – it is one of my favorite subjects. It is such a powerful force and many people don’t realize that truth.

Many of us know some of the effects of praise, the Bible tells us plainly that praise stills the avenger – or stops the enemy in his tracks. It also tells us that God inhabits our praise, He literally makes a home, or habitation with us when we praise Him.

Yesterday, I was visiting with a friend and she brought out a verse about praise that was very enlightening – I have to share it with you.

1 Chronicles 4:1 teaches us that the sons of Judah were, Pharez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. The name ‘Judah’ means praise, therefore these four sons were the product, or you might say ‘what was produced when praise was partnered with intimacy.’

In the Bible, names were very important and always significant; in these names we will find great significance.

Pharez means a break, a breach, a breaking forth, gap. This name, that is a product of praise, tells me that praise will remove or cut off hindrances.

Hezron means a yard, enclosed as in a fence, a hamlet, as in surrounded by walls. There is great protection when we praise.

Carmi means a gardener, a garden or vineyard, increase of the vineyard. Our praise will gather in a harvest of blessings. Hur means liberty, white linen – praise will bring the liberty that frees us from our past. Shobal means a flow, a lady’s train, as in trailing after her. There is a flow that follows praise, a flow of blessing, abundance, peace, anointing, and inheritance.

In this season where God is telling us to expect great things – to increase our expectation, I believe that it is timely to know the effects or results of becoming a person of praise. First of all, it will remove anything hindering what you are expecting in this season to come to pass. Secondly, it will bring you protection; you will be fenced in by His presence as He makes His habitation in your life. Next, it will help to gather in your blessings. It will bring you liberty from the past as you praise and worship God. Finally, there will be a flow of blessings in your life that will be undeniable.

I spoke the other day about getting ready for what God has for you – and to show God that you are expecting something – one way to do that is through praise. In the Old Testament, the children of God would praise greatly after God delivered them. They threw parties and danced before the Lord, praising Him with all their might.

Today, our deliverance has already come. It was complete at the cross. That is undeniable. When Jesus declared ‘it is finished’ it was indeed finished. And we are people of faith. We see it with our spiritual eyes before it happens. We hear the sound of the Lord coming with His promises before He arrives. Like the breeze of the wind, blowing through the woods, we hear Him coming in this season. Therefore the perfect thing for us to do is to praise Him before we see it with our natural eyes, don’t you think.

Praise stills the avenger. Praise removes hindrances. Praise surrounds us with God’s presence. Praise will gather our harvest. Praise liberates us. Praise brings the flow of the blessings of God into our life – all these are good reasons to praise.

However, there is one reason and one reason alone that we should praise and worship God. He is worthy of our praise, He is God. Today, take some time to become intimate with God through praise. Dance before the Lord as if you have seen the manifestation of your promise. Shout to the Lord as if all your needs are met in abundance. Sing to the Lord as if you were walking in the fullness of His promises. You will be in awe of the things that will change in your life as you do – praise Him and allow Him to make His home with you.

~ Kim Potter

Pretty is as Pretty does… But beautiful is just plain beautiful! ~ Maya Angelou ~ A Wonderful Find :)

I found this when I was cleaning out my e-mail…never know what you are going to find!

Enjoy…

Beautiful Fall ~

 

BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN SISTER
By Maya Angelou

‘A woman’s heart should be so hidden in Christ
That a man should have to seek Him first to find her.’

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I’m not shouting ‘I’m clean living,’
I’m whispering ‘I was lost, Now I’m found and forgiven.’

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I don’t speak of this with pride.
I’m confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I’m not trying to be strong.
I’m professing that I’m weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say.. ‘I am a Christian’ I’m not bragging of success..
I’m admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I’m not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it.

When I say…. ‘I am a Christian’ I still feel the sting of pain…
I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

When I say… ‘I am a Christian’ I’m not holier than thou,
I’m just a simple sinner Who received God’s good grace, somehow!

Pretty is as Pretty does… But beautiful is just plain beautiful!

 Blessings!

The God is Good List…Update!

Trinity in Clover

It has been a few weeks. Things have been odd to say the least. I believe depression has even attempted to enter. No battle here, just a refusal, now, to allow myself the indulgence!

Some substantial changes are occuring around me. These are good changes, I am told, and they effect my life. Also, in things I know that God told me would be happening, and things He has firmly confirmed are still processing into the natural world are taking time.All the while I am being called to continue my faith stand. All who have been standing in faith for an extended period of time knows how this can, at times, can be difficult. Yet, we do it. So that being said here are the wonderful things God has continued to do in my life!

3 Sundays ago one of my front teeth fell out, as I have already written about! Yep, right there in service it broke and disintegrated into my hand!

On the way to the dentist God told me that a person (who wishes to remain anonymous!) would be taking care of my dental needs. Having the blessing of actually hearing God’s voice, I understood what he was telling me and from past fulfillment knew that His promises are always kep, I told my husband what I had been told.

Now, as much as this person is apart of my life and I love them, I did not understand why this would even be a consideration on their part. But I know God, so I acknowledged it and went about finding out what was going to need t be done.

Somehow I got $1200.00 in my head, and I know that that will be what is needed, even though after all is said and done I don’t know the final bill here, obviously.

The following Sunday this lovely person came to me and wanted to talk to me. It was Sunday morning, and I am the church secretary, so my dental issues were not a consideration for me then. Besides it had been a week, and as humans we become accustomed to things, even big things, in that amount of time, so I didn’t think she wanted to talk to me personally, I thought she had church business in mind.

She met me in my office and said hi, and asked about my tooth and the dentist. Thinking she was being polite and would get to the subject she wanted to discuss after the friendly chat, I told her I had gone and I would have to wait a bit to have the work done.

She asked if I would mind telling her how much it was going to cost. I said no that I thought the figure they had quoted was $1200.00. This figure was the figure that when I purchase the insurance my dentist provides would be the round about cost of a partical denture, which is what will eventually be what is done.

She then brought back my conversation with God a few days before, with a jolt! She smiled and said to me that that figure was exactly what God had told her. She proceeded to tell me that God had put my need on her heart and that she had spoken to her husband and they had agreed, as they usually do, to be obedient!

THIS IS A HUGE THING!!!

Just about immediately, and I believe, no I know, the lag in time always has something to do with us and not God at all, God handled my need.

In our weakness, when we are completely unable to manage our situations ourselves and admit that, God is able to work wonders and miracles.

Unfortunately the miracles and wonders that follow those of us that believe are small in comparison to Lazareth (John 11:17-46). Mainly because we have allowed ourselves to be blinded by the definitions of a world that does not believe!

God sending the exact person with the exact solution, He told me about, should be the norm in life! But in our world this is the miracle that followed me, so I tell you about it!

It is no small miracle or wonder to me! I stand in awe of a God who takes the time to solve my problems!
Like the quotes and songs ask, “Who am I that He is thinking of me” ?

I am His child! The daughter of the King! Yet, and still…He thinks and cares for me!

Other things He has done since the whole dental thing?…

My son had issues with a business situation. This should have cost him money he could not afford. Less than a day ago, a representative of the bank in question even told him his chances were slim, as his misunderstanding of the current changes were basically his problem.

Today, after prayer and reminding my son that God has all of this in hand, everything was put in order costing him nothing.

He remindes me daily to stand on His Word and not my understanding, or on what I see. He has stopped me from making my own plans. Stopped me and affirmed in me not to fix my own situations! He assures me daily that He will attend to my needs!

All the glory and honor goes to God here! He is faithful to us, all of the time.

The other changes that are in the works, the other promises God audibly told me would occur… They will come to pass! My inner battle with worry and control, while exceedingly smaller than in the past, I am handling with the Word! I will stand on what it is He told me personally and I will build that faith in me with His Word, as my humanity is refined to righteousness in God, by God!

Psalm 139

1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.
5 You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.

7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall[a] on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

13 For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;[b]
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.

17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.

19 Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God!
Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.
20 For they speak against You wickedly;
Your enemies take Your name in vain.[c]
21 Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.

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Psalm 52:8-9

8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
9 I will praise You forever,
Because You have done it;
And in the presence of Your saints
I will wait on Your name, for it is good.

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Ephesians 2: 11-19

Brought Near by His Blood

11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Christ Our Peace

14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. 17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
Christ Our Cornerstone

19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

I encourage you today to look to God for the answers to those circumstances that appear impossible for you. I encourage you to look to the Word, build your faith and stand on it.

I am, personally, here to tell you that the more this becomes apart of your life, your day to day, the faster He answers you and attends to your needs.

God is good and He is faithful to finish what He has started.
Blessings!

Now I know what it all meant…Deep Change and Loss.

Yellow and Blue Flowers

On friday God sent me to Psalm 27:10

“When father and mother forsake me, the Lord receives me.”   It was preparation for loss and, not the loss of my left incisor either! If you read this post on my babyblog, you’ll understand that statement.

The loss of my tooth was the means to get me in prayer before another change! One that will feel like a deep loss.

Some vast changes are taking place in my life and I hate change. Especially change that seems as if it is a break, instead of just a change. Right now I cannot go into detail, but I should be able to in a few days.

I am just hoping in Christ that by the time it is revealed I won’t feel so abandoned. Vital people in my life always seem to go…and though I am not battling in the old way, I am battling the confusion and loss. I just keep remembering what a very good friend says often, “more will be revealed.” She also says that what God reveals He removes…don’t appreciate that one right now!

So until I can feel openly, I will stay in prayer by what God has given:

Psalm 27:10 and this one, that will prepare me for my future…I must heed this one!

John 5:43  I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.

I will receive the one that the Father sends! My loyalty is in the Father and my obedience too!

Blessings  =)

Praying God’s Word ~ Beth Moore

Breaking Strongholds

I bought a new book that is confirming my prayer style. After reading Andrew Wommack’s a Better Way to Pray, as many may know, I began to pray only God’s Word.

 

Having been taught over and over again, by the Word and by my Spiritual leaders, I finally came to the conclusion that one cannot pray God’s Word incorrectly! Repeating back God’s promises to Him has a twofold effect.

 

1. It causes one to have communion/communication with the Father without interruption. Mainly because we are speaking His language and His words.

 

2. It pulls God’s Word from our heads into our hearts. Praying God’s Word settles matters in our heart, in the natural, and in the spiritual.

 

Having realized this prior to purchasing my new treasure, many breakthroughs and prayers have come into being. They were literally prayed into the natural from the open heaven where they were stored for me and my family!

 

In Praying God’s Word, Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds, Beth Moore’s introduction caused me to reread it to my husband in tremendous excitement! In his quiet manner he agreed that this was confirmation of what we had begun to do and to receive. I was even more excited by his agreement.

 

All I can say here is that unity, Godly unity, in a marriage is electric. It courses through the spirit, the veins through the heart and into the home! It is tremendous. One knows, as it is ignited, that heaven is the limit for one’s life as this specific unity is achieved.

 

The Word says that “two or more in agreement”; 2 Corinthian 13:1 ”This is the third time I am coming to you. On the testimony of two or three witnesses every word will be confirmed”.

 

Every word will be confirmed!!!! I am here to testify to that!

 

When God’s Unity enters a marriage that is the three in witness, God (the Trinity), Husband and Wife. Confirming God’s Word, His  promises, His mercies… His all… of it. It is an immeasurably vast promise in a marriage and must be maintained, diligently! The good news…Once marital unity is developed in Christ, maintaining that unity is helped by the simple acts that brought the couple to that unity. Staying in and Praying the Word…you are already trained and maintenance is profoundly simple.

 

Back to Beth Moore’s Book! Having only completely read the Introduction and the first two chapters I have an excitement about what is to come.

 

I was shocked by much that I had already attained on my own mission to only pray God’s Word. I simply came to be in this place so that I could speed up my maturity and breakthroughs. Many of my Church family had become weary and I was concerned that I would get there, and wanted to delay and avoid that place, frankly. Yet she by the second chapter brought me to a question that I must attend to in my life.

 

Beth says that she came to a place in here life where God was repeatedly bringing the same Word/Question to her. As an active Christian, I find that God does this often. IT is a comforting reaffirmation, most times, that one is hearing God. However, there are the times when in our Spirit we know that God is directing us to a thing that needs attention. That thing is most times a stronghold. Like Beth, I could not get this one out of my head, and heart, to be transparent.

 

With credit to Beth Moore and God, alone, I will share with you a familiar passage of the determined Christian’s life:

 

 

 Several weeks passed, and I still didn’t get it. Finally one morning even Oswald Chambers had the audacity to bring up the subject in thaqt day’s entry of, My Utmost for His Highest. I looked up  and exclaimed, ‘ What is this all about?’ I sensed the Holy Spirit  speaking to my heart, ‘Beth, I want you to believe me.’ I was appalled. ‘Lord,’ I answered ‘ Of course I believe in You. I’ve believed in You all my life.’ I felt He responded very clearly. Adamantly. ‘ I didn’t ask you to believe in Me. I asked you to believe Me.

 

I sat very puzzled for several moments until I was certain that the Holy Spirit had faithfully shed light on my pitifully small faith. I sensed Him saying, ‘My child, you believe Me for so little. Don’t be so safe in the things you pray. Who are you trying to keep from looking foolish? Me or you?’

~~Beth Moore

 

Like Beth, that has changed my life for the last two days…and counting. Dramatically. 

 

I see myself as very strong in faith. My friends and family have stated that they rely upon my faith, and pridefully I have enjoyed that. Reasoning in my head that somehow I was strengthening their faith with my strong faith. Well, we all know that we all get the same measure of faith, therefore if they rely upon mine, they are not growing in Christ, and…if I am not showing them how I got where I am (with the Word), then I am standing in prideful judgement of their lack of faith, while strutting mine…or something along those lines.

 

So, I believe in God. I’ve made the common Christian term, “I know that I know…”, and the like. However, do I believe God? I must ask myself this for two reasons.

 

1. It is impossible to please God without faith.

 

2. Because this concept has not left my heart and soul for two days…

 

Beth tells us in her book, “Believing God is never more critical than when we have strongholds that need demolishing. Believing God is  rarely more challenging.”

 

Why?

 

Because we, ourselves, have battled these strongholds for years and years to little or no avail. Even in our measly little successes we don’t completely demolish the entire stronghold. Often times leaving remnants of the fortress, in fragments, here and there. Therefore leaving us feeling useless and deprecating. Even as Christians we feel this way, though we ‘know that we know’ we are none of these things in Christ.

 

We can believe in Him, allowing surface faith. Or…we can have the breakthrough! However, we must believe Him.

 

“You do have what it takes. You have Jesus-the Way, the Truth, and the Life. You MUST Believe Him. Believe HE can do what He says He can do. Believe HE is WHO He says He is. And BELIEVE who He says YOU are!” ~ Beth Moore

 

I’ll leave you with a prayer from the book, about Overcoming Unbelief (chapter 2); saying a prayer like this daily will assist you in beginning to renew your mind in the area of belief.

 

Specifically Believing God…

 

Father God,

Your Word declares that we, Your people, are Your witnesses and Your servants whom You have chosen, that we may know and believe You and understand that You are He. Before You no god was formed, nor will there be one after You. (Isaiah 43:10) You have chosen me, God, for the express purpose of knowing and believing You. I can’t really begin to know You until I choose to believe You. I can’t really begin to know You until I choose to believe You! Make me a person of belief, Lord. AMEN.

 

Praying this way will begin to help us to believe God at His Word. It will help us to line up our thoughts and beliefs with God.

 

I leave you here with blessings and the encouragement to put your hands on this book and these concepts in your spirit. Next I hope to convey in words my awe at the concept of demolishing strongholds…How demolition in the natural correlates to demolition in the spiritual.

 

Blessings!         =)

 

 

 

 

My God is Good List! Testimony Alert =)

This week has been a week of multi-blessings for the Hutchinson’s!

 

The Hutchinsons

Wow! We need an updated family photo! =)

Just over 7 years ago, my husband and I began the process of being obedient to the will of God for our lives. In unity.  We got married and stopped living in sin.

Since then it has been a arduous process of back and forth, success and failure, in our daily walk with God. As individuals, a couple and a family. Times have been good, bad and indifferent!

It’s been a life, spent well, in the diligence of discipline.

We have persevered with tenacity to control our actions, emotions and impulses. As well as, simply get things in our lives and selves in right standing with God!

We have pursued righteousness. And trust me! There is more, much more to do. We, like everyone else, will know we have made it when we see Jesus, face to face.

In my search for God’s Voice this morning I found this scripture: Genesis 41:47
47 “Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth abundantly.”

July 2009, marks 7 years that my husband and I have been on our journey, together. True to His Word, God is having   “our Ground” bring forth our fruits abundantly.

Mid-July it seriously began, however, in fear and misunderstanding, we delayed the consistant flow a bit. Thanking God that He knows His children and was not surprised or disappointed. He knew His plans for us. Jeremiah 29:11

(LOL with those who know what that means to the Hutchinsons).

So here is the list that began in mid-July:

1. Don’s boss told him he was sending workers to measure our roof and have it replaced!
2. I won 2 writing contests and received 2 nice paychecks from Helium.
3. My pay at work began to come in more regularly.
4. All this time our bills were being paid, we don’t know how we managed it!
5. A friend of one of the boys came and informed him that his father was looking to develope the land on Chapel Street.
~ now this one is a confirmation on what God told me about 2 years ago! ” they are coming for the house!” when I heard that I knew to hear it and trust God, so I told Don.
6. Don’s boss confirmed that he was going to take care of the roof.
7. Don gave a testimony at church! Yay! Don, it was his first!
8. A publisher bought an article from me! Praise, Honor and Glory to God! (Yesterday!!!)
9. And now…my new keyboard is in!!! Confirming that I am to continue to write.

So where is 10? you ask. Right around the corner I say!!!!

We put numbers on lists, essentially limiting God. However His abundance is limitless.

Abundance was described as: more abundantly in the bible! More abundantly! So I am leaving the 10th to God!

Check out how Abundance is described in the Bible:

Psalm 36:7-9
7 How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
8 They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
9 For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light.

John 10:10b
I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Hebrews 6:17-18
17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might[a] have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.

God intends to fulfill every promise He gave to us, contained within the Bible, for each and every one of us! Everyone, the believer and the un-believer alike. It is for each of us.

~ Selah ~
“The peaceful, silent pause, in the music of my life, wherein I hear God.” A.Hutchinson
Blessings! <3

Pursuing Silence…So that I may hear God….

This time last year I got the urge to take out this devotional…exactly this time last year. Exactly this day’s devotional. God is a God of order…

The new transformation of my life?

Learning to be silent. My thoughts are this. If it is not edifying, if it is opinion (unless requested and positive), if it is at all contrary to the thoughts of God (!) I desire to be quiet.

I determine to demolish my opinions and the constant sound of my voice.

I desire to speak wisdom and God’s Word. Therein is the challenge, and I know that this is about to get difficult, because I share it.

So my silence, my quiet is not personal to you. I love you.That is exactly why I have chosen God’s Word and not mine!

My silence is an assignment from God. I ask only that you understand.

Blessings <3

Do it Yourself
Determinedly Demolish some Things…

“Casting down imaginations and every HIGH THING that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God.”
2 Corinthians 10:5 (1911-1917)

Deliverance from sin is not deliverance from human nature. There are things in human nature, such as predudices, which the saint (believer) has to destroy by neglect; and other things which have to be destryoyed by violence, i.e., by the Divine strength imparted by God’s Spirit. There are some things over which we are not to fight, but to stand still in and see the salvation of God; but every theory or conception which erects itself as a rampart against the knowledge of God is to be determinedly demolished by drawing on God’s power, not by fleshly endeavour or compromise (vs.4).

It is onlywhen God has altered our disposition and we have entered into the experience of sanctification that the fight begins. The warfare is not against sin; we can never fight sin: Jesus Christ deals with sin in Redemption. The conflict is along the line of turning our natural life into a spiritual life, AND THIS IS NEVER DONE EASILY. It is done only by a series of moral choices. God does not make us holy in the sense of innocence. and we have to turn that innocence into holy character by a series of moral choices. These choices are continually in antagonism to the entrenchments of our natural life, the things which erect themselves as ramparts against the knowledge of God. We can either go back and make ourselves of no account in the Kingdom of God, or we can determinedly demolish these things and let Jesus bring another son to glory.

God is a God of order…

Progressive Moon

~ Proof of God ~

Shhhh…I’m listening for God.  =)

Blessings <3

Mondays…

Solitary Mondays

Mondays have become an issue for me. I am finding that I become depressed on Mondays again.

While I continue to force myself to be productive, the sad and low feeling is not lifting much. I want to sleep, and I don’t want to get out of my pj’s. I hope, regularly, that no one will call or worse, come over. It is terrible.

I wonder if it is because I have been out of my vitamins for several weeks. Basically just the Biotin, Women’s Multi and the supplement for my skin and hair…can they really have such an effect. Because if I think about it, I feel low if I am not fully occupied by a task.

On the upswing of this…I have begun to clean house regularly. Some may find this odd, that it is such a big deal, but for me it is, and it’s a long story.  I see to it that the kitchen is clean and all the dishes are done each night. I am making dinner myself at least 4 out of 7 nights. And I am keeping my area from becoming cluttered with books and papers. Laughably this is huge for me.

I dread becoming depressed again! I refuse to become depressed again! I will not fall into this, yet I am having a very hard time on Mondays! And it’s my day off!!!!

I do love my job though…so being off is not that big a deal in the I hate my job sense! =)

So what to do? Do you have any pick me up suggestions? I welcome those who would share with me their tips to raise the low spirits! Leave them in the comments section…let us help one another here. Who knows yours may cheer my spirit and those of others!

It is true that when we help one another it frees God up to help us !

Here is a prayer that I am using for this…

I thank You now, Father God, that you lift me up when I am bowed down. I am strong in my Lord and my heart takes courage. I am established on righteousness, the right standing in conformity with your will and order. I am far from the thought of oppression or destruction and I do not fear! I am far from terror and it shall not come near to me.

Father I thank You for our thoughts and plans for my welfare and peace. My mind is stayed upon You, for I will not allow myself to become agitated, disturbed or intimidated, cowardly and unsettled, any longer!

In Jesus, I loose my mind from wrong thinking. I tear down the strongholds that have allowed bad perceptions. I submit to You, Father, and I resist fear, discouragement, self-pity and depression. I will not give place to the enemy in my thoughts. I will not harbor resentment or hold onto anger. I surround my self with praises for You and shouts of deliverance from this lowness. I will continue to overcome by the word of my testamony and the blood of Christ.

AMEN.

Scriptures against depression:

Psalm 9:9-10                                       Ephesians 4:27

Psalm 42:5-11                                     Luke 4:18-19

Psalm 146:8                                          2 Timothy 1:7

Psalm 31:22-24                                   1 Corinthians 2:16

Isaiah 35:3-4                                        Philippians 2:5

Isaiah 50:10                                         Hebrews 12:12-13

Jeremiah 29:11-13                             Isaiah 60:1

Isaiah 26:3                                            Galatians 60:1

Jon 14:27                                              Nehemiah 8:10

James 4:7

Blessings! I think writing this helped a little! Hope to hear from y’all! =)

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Pro-Life Convictions Worth Risking Career For: “The Passion” Actor Jim Caviezel.

 

Simply astounding article!

Summer time Crock Cooking…

I finally have a contribution for….(((drum roll)))

Make-Do Mondays!!

So the sad story goes like this…

Last weekend my wonderful husband cleaned our ancient wall oven for me. I’m 5′ tall and I cannot safely reach…and he is sweet! Well he heated it up…applied the oven cleaner, cleaned it and repeated! Yeah! I know, but I am too short! Anyway, he did a wonderful job.

Two days later I season a whole chicken, and oddly enough decided not to stuff it. God is good! Put the lovely meal in the roaster with its marbled blue lid and set the oven to preheat. Well I heard a little pop, but the indicator light was on and when I opened the door a waft of heat was coming off the heating element. Needless to say that the waft of heat was from the short out…20 minutes later, indicator light shining luminously and the oven was cold.

Now I have a beautifully clean, ancient (Olive green 1970’s Electric) wall oven that is decorating my kitchen! What to do?

That night I clevered the chicken in half and cooked it in the cast iron pans I have and love! All pans should be cast iron!

Tonight, however is Monday and I wanted to make a pot roast! Ahhhh, my mind recalls the Crock Pot that is stored away, out of my 5′ reach, atop the refridgerator. A ladder….or footstool???? No!  The amazing 6′ foot son….

James!

James got me the crock pot, while I rubbed a beautiful pot roast with freshly minced garlic, kosher salt and coarsly ground pepper. I then dry seared the seasoned roast, in the cast iron skillet, making an awesome crust. Set it lovingly in the dry crock and then deglazed the skillet with a bit, about 4 tablespoons of stock, pouring the flavorful tidbits over the roast and cooked on high setting ( it was 1 pm) for about three hours.

google crock roast!!! =)

 

google roast plated ~ =)

(I made do with web photos too, if that counts! LOL…=))

Served with Knorr Cajun Rice and sliced carrots ~ we had a lovely roast dinner, without the use of an oven. And on a hot and humid summer NJ evening to boot!

Blessings! =)