Tuesday, July 24, 2012
AIRPORT SECURITY VS. GOD SECURITY
AIRPORT SECURITY VS GOD’S SECURITY
7/23/12
The other day I was at the Charlotte Airport on my way home from an amazing conference. I was exhausted from the conference and I just wanted to get through security and read one of the books that I bought. Now, let me just tell you that this was only my second time at the airport, my first was a couple days prior when I flew from Orlando to Charlotte.
I was standing in line to go through security and I made sure that I took my watch off and took my laptop out of my bag. I didn’t know that I had to do that when I left Orlando, so I held the process up by having to pull my laptop out of my bag. I put all my stuff up on the conveyor belt and stepped into the little X-RAY type machine. When I went to step out the man at the end told me to stand in this one spot and not to move. I stood there and then was told that I needed to be taken to another room to be patted down.
When you tell someone that doesn’t like to be touched that they are going to have to be patted down it does something to their brain. I felt as if everything were going blurry as the anxiety began to set in. Three women took me into the room and told me what they were going to do and I told them that they were not going to touch me in the places that they wanted to touch me. After some debate more security officers came and a couple of police and told me that if I did not allow them to search me then I would be arrested for being “noncompliant” and “suspicious.”
Today as I was reflecting on this event and how the airport security wanted to search me to make sure I was “clean.” I began to think about how God wants to search us. He doesn’t need to pat us down, but He does want to search our heart and our lives. He wants to make sure that our lives are free from all the junk that will hurt us and others. There are many times that we want to hide from God though because we don’t want Him to search our hearts in fear of what He may find.
When I was at the airport I was not afraid of what they might find, but it was more so embarrassing and degrading to me. I know that there are times in my own life when I want to hide or run from God because of knowing that what He is going to find is embarrassing. We live with such sin in our life, but sooner or later it will be exposed whether we want it to or not. Just like I had to be searched at the airport God is going to continue to search my heart, mind and soul.
The thing we need to think about though is if we would be more comfortable with airport security searching us or God? It should be our desire for God to search us. Psalm 139:23 says, “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.” This verse should be our prayer. We should want God to search us and purify us!
Oh and it turns out the reason they had to search me was because of the “jewels” on my shirt.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Cutting Edge Ministries
Cutting Edge Ministries
11/15/11
About a year and a half ago for the first time in my life I felt as if I had a calling on my life. I can still remember the day like it was yesterday. I woke up and was just doing my normal routine and in my quiet time with the Lord He revealed to me that I am supposed to write and speak. I didn’t exactly know what that meant, but my first reaction was I can write, but I can’t speak. For those of you who have known me for a while know that I wasn’t the type of person who would talk out loud in a group. It always made me really nervous and I couldn’t stand it. I only shared this calling with one other person at first because it seemed so unrealistic to me and I didn’t want people to think I was crazy when I told them.
I started writing blogs, but I just continued to put off the speaking thing because I had no idea what I am was supposed to do with that and I wasn’t going to pursue something I didn’t want to do in the first place. Well, my writing turned into sharing my story on the radio and then on T.V. and at different church functions, youth groups and women’s events.
In talking with my pastor to try to figure out what this is all going to look like, we decided it is pretty much a ministry that the Lord has given me. He is using all of the things from my past to help bring others to Him and provide them with Hope. We came up with the name CUTTING EDGE MINISTRIES, which I think is very fitting. I have spent the past couple of months trying to get a logo together in order to make a business card and a page that tells about the ministry. I finally have a card and I have a friend putting together the page this week. I am hoping to create a Facebook page for the ministry and do a blog on BlogSpot for it. I am just trying to find different ways to promote the ministry and get the word out.
Although I haven’t done anything yet other than the business card, which I haven’t really even given out yet opportunities are coming left and right. Just last week I was asked to speak at an event in October 2012. It is a sanctity of life event and I will be speaking about transformation. A lady from Connecticut contacted this week about possibly going there to speak and there have been other possibilities in the past couple of weeks. It is evident that this is what the Lord wants me to be doing because He is the one opening the doors and all I have to do is obedient and walk through them. It would be my desire that through this ministry I will get to speak to many people and even mentor and encourage some to be able to help them overcome their struggles and know that they are loved and there is hope.
I am in the process of making several more business cards so that I can give everyone some to pass out. When the flyer is done I will have that to give to you too. It doesn’t even have to be for a speaking event… even if you just know someone who is struggling, hurting themself or just needs encouragement I am willing to make time to help.
I ask that you will be in prayer with me for this ministry and that you would help me in getting the word out. Feel free to contact me if you would like more information or cards to give out.
11/15/11
About a year and a half ago for the first time in my life I felt as if I had a calling on my life. I can still remember the day like it was yesterday. I woke up and was just doing my normal routine and in my quiet time with the Lord He revealed to me that I am supposed to write and speak. I didn’t exactly know what that meant, but my first reaction was I can write, but I can’t speak. For those of you who have known me for a while know that I wasn’t the type of person who would talk out loud in a group. It always made me really nervous and I couldn’t stand it. I only shared this calling with one other person at first because it seemed so unrealistic to me and I didn’t want people to think I was crazy when I told them.
I started writing blogs, but I just continued to put off the speaking thing because I had no idea what I am was supposed to do with that and I wasn’t going to pursue something I didn’t want to do in the first place. Well, my writing turned into sharing my story on the radio and then on T.V. and at different church functions, youth groups and women’s events.
In talking with my pastor to try to figure out what this is all going to look like, we decided it is pretty much a ministry that the Lord has given me. He is using all of the things from my past to help bring others to Him and provide them with Hope. We came up with the name CUTTING EDGE MINISTRIES, which I think is very fitting. I have spent the past couple of months trying to get a logo together in order to make a business card and a page that tells about the ministry. I finally have a card and I have a friend putting together the page this week. I am hoping to create a Facebook page for the ministry and do a blog on BlogSpot for it. I am just trying to find different ways to promote the ministry and get the word out.
Although I haven’t done anything yet other than the business card, which I haven’t really even given out yet opportunities are coming left and right. Just last week I was asked to speak at an event in October 2012. It is a sanctity of life event and I will be speaking about transformation. A lady from Connecticut contacted this week about possibly going there to speak and there have been other possibilities in the past couple of weeks. It is evident that this is what the Lord wants me to be doing because He is the one opening the doors and all I have to do is obedient and walk through them. It would be my desire that through this ministry I will get to speak to many people and even mentor and encourage some to be able to help them overcome their struggles and know that they are loved and there is hope.
I am in the process of making several more business cards so that I can give everyone some to pass out. When the flyer is done I will have that to give to you too. It doesn’t even have to be for a speaking event… even if you just know someone who is struggling, hurting themself or just needs encouragement I am willing to make time to help.
I ask that you will be in prayer with me for this ministry and that you would help me in getting the word out. Feel free to contact me if you would like more information or cards to give out.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Don't Get Comfortable!
Don’t Get Comfortable!
10/13/11
First, I just have to say that God is so AMAZING!
It seems as if right when we are quite comfortable where we are in our life God decides He is ready for us to move. This is where I believe I am right now. For the most part things have been great in my life lately and I believe the Lord is doing wonderful things in and through me. He has given me this ministry that is still in the works, several opportunities to speak and two of them being this month. He has blessed me with the gift of writing and has given me even more friends in the past couple of months. I thought things were going great and I was right where He wanted me… WRONG!
I had an opportunity to attend a wonderful conference last week and I believe it was designed to be more of an informative, workshop, type of thing, but it was more than that for me. I did learn a lot and with that it has opened my eyes and made me realize that God is ready to take me to the next level. He has revealed that there is more healing to be done inside of me and it is going to be used for His Glory. It is a step that I am not willing to share at this time, but I am sure one day when I have freedom over it, it will be in a blog at some point.
I think sometimes we get so comfortable where we are that when God wants us to move we don’t even realize it. I know that is what happened with me. I felt God bringing this same situation up a couple weeks ago and I kept trying to push it down in hopes that He would leave me alone about it, but He didn’t… God ALWAYS gets His way.
One thing that is neat though is that I know this whole “healing process” is not going to be easy I am very much at ease about it at the same time. I learned a lot this weekend about just how much the Lord cares for me and I do plan on sharing that soon in other blogs. I know that I can trust Him with any situation, even this one and He is going to bring me out better than I went in and I am very thankful for that.
During the conference I was also able to meet some pretty amazing people and it opened even more doors for the ministry that God has given me. It was almost as if it were confirmation that I am where the LORD wants me to be.
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10/13/11
First, I just have to say that God is so AMAZING!
It seems as if right when we are quite comfortable where we are in our life God decides He is ready for us to move. This is where I believe I am right now. For the most part things have been great in my life lately and I believe the Lord is doing wonderful things in and through me. He has given me this ministry that is still in the works, several opportunities to speak and two of them being this month. He has blessed me with the gift of writing and has given me even more friends in the past couple of months. I thought things were going great and I was right where He wanted me… WRONG!
I had an opportunity to attend a wonderful conference last week and I believe it was designed to be more of an informative, workshop, type of thing, but it was more than that for me. I did learn a lot and with that it has opened my eyes and made me realize that God is ready to take me to the next level. He has revealed that there is more healing to be done inside of me and it is going to be used for His Glory. It is a step that I am not willing to share at this time, but I am sure one day when I have freedom over it, it will be in a blog at some point.
I think sometimes we get so comfortable where we are that when God wants us to move we don’t even realize it. I know that is what happened with me. I felt God bringing this same situation up a couple weeks ago and I kept trying to push it down in hopes that He would leave me alone about it, but He didn’t… God ALWAYS gets His way.
One thing that is neat though is that I know this whole “healing process” is not going to be easy I am very much at ease about it at the same time. I learned a lot this weekend about just how much the Lord cares for me and I do plan on sharing that soon in other blogs. I know that I can trust Him with any situation, even this one and He is going to bring me out better than I went in and I am very thankful for that.
During the conference I was also able to meet some pretty amazing people and it opened even more doors for the ministry that God has given me. It was almost as if it were confirmation that I am where the LORD wants me to be.
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Forgiven And Set Free!
Forgiven and Set Free
10/11/10
One subject that doesn't get talked about much is abortion. It is not something that people like to think about or talk about, but the fact of the matter is that abortion is real and is happening everyday. Statistics show that one in three women in the church are post abortive, meaning that they have had an abortion. When I think about that number it is just amazing to me.
Not only does abortion kill an unborn child, but it emotionally damages both the woman and then man of the aborted child. Some abortionist tell women who are considering abortion that it is not yet a baby, but just a blob of tissue... That is a LIE. Life begins at the time of conception! The Bible does not say do not have an abortion, but it does say thall shalt not murder and that is exactly what abortion is, the killing of a child whether it be done at 8 weeks or 30 weeks. If you are in a position where you are pregnant and are considering abortion because you can not care for your child you have another option. There are many people who want to have children, but for various reasons are unable to and they would love to adopt your baby. It is better to let your child live than to abort them without giving them a chance at life.
If you have had an abortion there is still hope for you. We serve an amazing God who is full of grace that covers ALL of our sins. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior and have asked for forgiveness then He has forgiven you. He can also provide healing for your emotional hurt and scars. If God has forgiven you then you need to forgive yourself, because if you don't then you are saying that the Lord's forgiveness is not enough.
I know someone who had an abortion at a very young age. She didn't even know what an abortion was at the time. Her mother took her to the "doctor" and they just told her that they were going to remove some tissue and that she wouldn't be pregnant anymore. She was told that she couldn't tell anyone and she didn't. She carried around all of the pain from the guilt for nine years before she told her secret to anyone. She has learned that the Lord has forgiven her and He has healed her of all of the hurt and pain that she carried around for so long. She did a Bible Study with other post abortive women and during that study she wrote two letters. One of the letters was to her aborted child and the other was to God dedicating her unborn child to Him. She has given me the privilege of including her letters in this blog so that if this blog may reach someone else who had had an abortion they can see the healing and freedom that the Lord has brought to her and know that He can bring it to them too.
Here is the first letter that she wrote to her child:
To my precious child,
Though I have never had the chance to meet you I think about you all the time. I often wonder what life would be like with you by my side. Would you love me? Would you call me mom? These are the questions that I ask myself all the days long.
I am sorry that I was unable to give you the chance to experience life and because of someones selfish decisions you had to die. Your silent screams have awakened me many times at night and I have laid in the dark and mourned the loss of you, the baby that I killed. There have been many times when I have contemplated ending my own life as I ended yours.
When I think about where you are now I am at peace in knowing that you are with Jesus. He loves you more than anyone in the world ever could, including me. I long for the day that I will get to see you face to face, but until that day please know that you hold a special place in my heart that nobody could ever replace.
I speak to the Lord everyday and ask Him how you are. He has comforted me more times than one. He has told me that He is holding you tight and keeping you wrapped in His loving arms until He brings me home. He has given me assurance that He has forgiven me and you have too. He has also told me that you love me very much, way more than I will ever be able to understand. I don't know how many more days we will be apart, but your never really far because you are always in my heart. I love you baby.
Love,
Mommy
This next letter is the letter that she wrote to God dedicating her baby to Him:
Dear God,
Oh how I wish I had words to say and stories to tell about my baby who is in heaven now. I wish I could hold her in my arms and tell her how much I love her. I wish I could have had the chance to meet her and give her a life that would have honored and glorified you.
Lord you know my heart and you know my circumstances and you know that I did not have a choice at the time. I know that my baby is with you and you are taking better care of her than I ever could have. Lord I am ready to dedicated her to you and allow you to continue to care for her as you have been, until you bring me home. Keep her wrapped in your loving arms and please continue to tell her how much I love her. She is yours Lord.
Love,
__________
What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. Romans 6:21-22
10/11/10
One subject that doesn't get talked about much is abortion. It is not something that people like to think about or talk about, but the fact of the matter is that abortion is real and is happening everyday. Statistics show that one in three women in the church are post abortive, meaning that they have had an abortion. When I think about that number it is just amazing to me.
Not only does abortion kill an unborn child, but it emotionally damages both the woman and then man of the aborted child. Some abortionist tell women who are considering abortion that it is not yet a baby, but just a blob of tissue... That is a LIE. Life begins at the time of conception! The Bible does not say do not have an abortion, but it does say thall shalt not murder and that is exactly what abortion is, the killing of a child whether it be done at 8 weeks or 30 weeks. If you are in a position where you are pregnant and are considering abortion because you can not care for your child you have another option. There are many people who want to have children, but for various reasons are unable to and they would love to adopt your baby. It is better to let your child live than to abort them without giving them a chance at life.
If you have had an abortion there is still hope for you. We serve an amazing God who is full of grace that covers ALL of our sins. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior and have asked for forgiveness then He has forgiven you. He can also provide healing for your emotional hurt and scars. If God has forgiven you then you need to forgive yourself, because if you don't then you are saying that the Lord's forgiveness is not enough.
I know someone who had an abortion at a very young age. She didn't even know what an abortion was at the time. Her mother took her to the "doctor" and they just told her that they were going to remove some tissue and that she wouldn't be pregnant anymore. She was told that she couldn't tell anyone and she didn't. She carried around all of the pain from the guilt for nine years before she told her secret to anyone. She has learned that the Lord has forgiven her and He has healed her of all of the hurt and pain that she carried around for so long. She did a Bible Study with other post abortive women and during that study she wrote two letters. One of the letters was to her aborted child and the other was to God dedicating her unborn child to Him. She has given me the privilege of including her letters in this blog so that if this blog may reach someone else who had had an abortion they can see the healing and freedom that the Lord has brought to her and know that He can bring it to them too.
Here is the first letter that she wrote to her child:
To my precious child,
Though I have never had the chance to meet you I think about you all the time. I often wonder what life would be like with you by my side. Would you love me? Would you call me mom? These are the questions that I ask myself all the days long.
I am sorry that I was unable to give you the chance to experience life and because of someones selfish decisions you had to die. Your silent screams have awakened me many times at night and I have laid in the dark and mourned the loss of you, the baby that I killed. There have been many times when I have contemplated ending my own life as I ended yours.
When I think about where you are now I am at peace in knowing that you are with Jesus. He loves you more than anyone in the world ever could, including me. I long for the day that I will get to see you face to face, but until that day please know that you hold a special place in my heart that nobody could ever replace.
I speak to the Lord everyday and ask Him how you are. He has comforted me more times than one. He has told me that He is holding you tight and keeping you wrapped in His loving arms until He brings me home. He has given me assurance that He has forgiven me and you have too. He has also told me that you love me very much, way more than I will ever be able to understand. I don't know how many more days we will be apart, but your never really far because you are always in my heart. I love you baby.
Love,
Mommy
This next letter is the letter that she wrote to God dedicating her baby to Him:
Dear God,
Oh how I wish I had words to say and stories to tell about my baby who is in heaven now. I wish I could hold her in my arms and tell her how much I love her. I wish I could have had the chance to meet her and give her a life that would have honored and glorified you.
Lord you know my heart and you know my circumstances and you know that I did not have a choice at the time. I know that my baby is with you and you are taking better care of her than I ever could have. Lord I am ready to dedicated her to you and allow you to continue to care for her as you have been, until you bring me home. Keep her wrapped in your loving arms and please continue to tell her how much I love her. She is yours Lord.
Love,
__________
What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. Romans 6:21-22
Friday, October 15, 2010
Working In The Womb
Working In The Womb
10/8/10
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full and well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, 16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:13-16
I have read this passage of scripture several times and have even used it in one of my previous blogs. I have always looked at it in the aspect of God knowing us before we were born and how we are fearfully and wonderfully made. While doing Bible study homework I had to look up this passage of scripture and when I read it this time I thought about something that I have never thought about. Before a women becomes pregnant the Lord can already see the child and knows everything about them. Then the awesome part is that while a women is pregnant God is working inside her creating this precious child that He loves so much. Scripture says that He knit us together and that we were woven together and that just makes me picture the Lord working inside the womb creating each child just the way He wants them.
God knows if and when a women will become pregnant and He is the one who controls that. He promised Abraham and Sarah a son, but Sarah did not give birth to Isaac until she was 90 years old. God made the "impossible" possible.
After thinking about that I asked God why He allows women to get pregnant outside of marriage and why He allows people who shouldn't have chidren have them. He quickly reminded me that ALL things happen for a reason and that He works ALL things together for good for those who love Him and have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 In my opinion my parents should have never been able to have me because of they were unable to take care of me and I went to foster care and all of that stuff, but God is using all of that to make my testimony so much more powerful. He created me for a reason and I had to go through the things that I did for a reason and it is for His glory.
I don't know why things happen the way they do, but I know that God has a reason for all things and He never makes a mistake. We were all created the way that God wanted us and He worked inside of our mother's wombs to make us just this way.
10/8/10
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full and well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, 16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:13-16
I have read this passage of scripture several times and have even used it in one of my previous blogs. I have always looked at it in the aspect of God knowing us before we were born and how we are fearfully and wonderfully made. While doing Bible study homework I had to look up this passage of scripture and when I read it this time I thought about something that I have never thought about. Before a women becomes pregnant the Lord can already see the child and knows everything about them. Then the awesome part is that while a women is pregnant God is working inside her creating this precious child that He loves so much. Scripture says that He knit us together and that we were woven together and that just makes me picture the Lord working inside the womb creating each child just the way He wants them.
God knows if and when a women will become pregnant and He is the one who controls that. He promised Abraham and Sarah a son, but Sarah did not give birth to Isaac until she was 90 years old. God made the "impossible" possible.
After thinking about that I asked God why He allows women to get pregnant outside of marriage and why He allows people who shouldn't have chidren have them. He quickly reminded me that ALL things happen for a reason and that He works ALL things together for good for those who love Him and have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 In my opinion my parents should have never been able to have me because of they were unable to take care of me and I went to foster care and all of that stuff, but God is using all of that to make my testimony so much more powerful. He created me for a reason and I had to go through the things that I did for a reason and it is for His glory.
I don't know why things happen the way they do, but I know that God has a reason for all things and He never makes a mistake. We were all created the way that God wanted us and He worked inside of our mother's wombs to make us just this way.
Worry Ends Where Faith Begins
“Worry Ends Where Faith Begins”
09/13/10
I can’t believe it has been six months since I have started this journey of writing blogs and I can’t believe that I have written over thirty of them. It is neat to see and hear about the affect my blogs have on others. Sometimes things will happen to me and I know that I am going to use that for a blog, but most of the time I have no clue what I am going to write about until I actually sit down, pray and just begin to write… like today!
A lot of things have taken place this past week and I have some decisions to make and changes that will be happening in the next couple months that will change my life. Normally I would be totally stressed out and constantly worrying about what I am going to do because reality is that I don’t have any idea what is going to happen in the couple months.
Although there has been times when I have started to stress and needed to talk to get back to where I need to be, I have found myself so much at peace. I know that no matter what decision I make or what happens that God is in control and I don’t have to worry about anything. There is a quote that I have seen and I love it so much and it is that “Worry ends where faith begins.” When you think about it, it makes total sense because if you are worrying about something you don’t have faith that God can handle it. Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
We are all human and we are all going to worry from time to time but we have to remember to “let go and let God.” As I was reading my Bible today I came across a passage that is just exactly where I want to be at this time in my life and I think this is where we all should want to be. It is Jeremiah 17:7-8 “But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. 8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” If we trust in God and have confidence in Him we will not have to worry about anything at all and we will always be bearing fruit no matter what situation we are going through at the time.
This past week I have been trusting in the Lord and although I have no idea what is going to happen I feel so at peace that I almost feel like there is something wrong with me. I know in my heart that everything is going to be okay because God has not failed me yet and I know that He never will. Hebrews 13:5 says Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; Never will I forsake you.”
I am finding that the closer we walk with the Lord the more we begin to trust Him. It is amazing to me that I am at this place in my life with Him and it is my desire for you to be too.
09/13/10
I can’t believe it has been six months since I have started this journey of writing blogs and I can’t believe that I have written over thirty of them. It is neat to see and hear about the affect my blogs have on others. Sometimes things will happen to me and I know that I am going to use that for a blog, but most of the time I have no clue what I am going to write about until I actually sit down, pray and just begin to write… like today!
A lot of things have taken place this past week and I have some decisions to make and changes that will be happening in the next couple months that will change my life. Normally I would be totally stressed out and constantly worrying about what I am going to do because reality is that I don’t have any idea what is going to happen in the couple months.
Although there has been times when I have started to stress and needed to talk to get back to where I need to be, I have found myself so much at peace. I know that no matter what decision I make or what happens that God is in control and I don’t have to worry about anything. There is a quote that I have seen and I love it so much and it is that “Worry ends where faith begins.” When you think about it, it makes total sense because if you are worrying about something you don’t have faith that God can handle it. Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
We are all human and we are all going to worry from time to time but we have to remember to “let go and let God.” As I was reading my Bible today I came across a passage that is just exactly where I want to be at this time in my life and I think this is where we all should want to be. It is Jeremiah 17:7-8 “But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. 8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” If we trust in God and have confidence in Him we will not have to worry about anything at all and we will always be bearing fruit no matter what situation we are going through at the time.
This past week I have been trusting in the Lord and although I have no idea what is going to happen I feel so at peace that I almost feel like there is something wrong with me. I know in my heart that everything is going to be okay because God has not failed me yet and I know that He never will. Hebrews 13:5 says Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; Never will I forsake you.”
I am finding that the closer we walk with the Lord the more we begin to trust Him. It is amazing to me that I am at this place in my life with Him and it is my desire for you to be too.
Monday, September 20, 2010
WHO CONTROLS YOU WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY?
WHO CONTROLS YOU WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY?
9/5/10
Recently I was faced with a situation where somebody who is no longer a part of my life went to somebody that I am close to and told them something about me that was just a misunderstanding. At first I found the situation to be very funny because of the circumstances and so I pretty much just laughed it off. Well, the next day as I thought about the situation I became really angry at this person for two reasons. One, being that she accused me of doing something that I did not do and two being the fact that she went to someone else rather than coming to me. Later that day I was in the car driving and of course still thinking about the situation because I was still angry. I thought about calling her and telling her how I thought but I knew that I would not be able to do it in a very Godly way. Then I began to think of ways that I could get her back and as soon as I began to think about that I drove by a church and out front they had a sign that said "THOSE WHO ANGER YOU CONTROL YOU." I knew at the very moment that the Lord was telling me, Okay Savannah give it to me and let me deal with this rather than allowing someone who isn't even in your life anymore control you. I began to pray right then that God would take that anger from my heart and fill it with love. I was so excited about what had just taken place that I had to call Vicki and tell her what had just happened.
In the world that we are living in today there are many many many people who have anger problems and it is scary. There are even a lot of kids who are full of anger. I have been angry many times before this last time and it just seems like when we are angry it just makes us miserable inside. In this particular case I allowed this person's actions to control my thoughts for many hours and my anger did not affect her one bit, but only myself. I was the one that was miserable until I gave it to God, so what is the point of being angry?
Ephesians 4:26 "In your anger do not sin." Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.
Proverbs 29:22 An angry person stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins
James 1:20 Our anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.
I liked what James 1:20 says about our anger not producing the righteousness God desires. I decided to include a couple verses on righteousness too because when I read that verse it made me think about what righteousness means to God.
1 Samuel 26:23 The LORD rewards every man for his righteousness and faithfulness...
Proverbs 21:21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor This verse especially speaks to me because we can't pursue this righteous with our anger and this righteousness finds life, prosperity and honor!
The next time you are angry at someone or something think about how you are letting that person or that situation control you. Being angry only makes you and sometimes the people around you miserable and does nothing for the situation. Give your anger to the Lord and allow Him to take care of the situation because He can do it far better than you can.
9/5/10
Recently I was faced with a situation where somebody who is no longer a part of my life went to somebody that I am close to and told them something about me that was just a misunderstanding. At first I found the situation to be very funny because of the circumstances and so I pretty much just laughed it off. Well, the next day as I thought about the situation I became really angry at this person for two reasons. One, being that she accused me of doing something that I did not do and two being the fact that she went to someone else rather than coming to me. Later that day I was in the car driving and of course still thinking about the situation because I was still angry. I thought about calling her and telling her how I thought but I knew that I would not be able to do it in a very Godly way. Then I began to think of ways that I could get her back and as soon as I began to think about that I drove by a church and out front they had a sign that said "THOSE WHO ANGER YOU CONTROL YOU." I knew at the very moment that the Lord was telling me, Okay Savannah give it to me and let me deal with this rather than allowing someone who isn't even in your life anymore control you. I began to pray right then that God would take that anger from my heart and fill it with love. I was so excited about what had just taken place that I had to call Vicki and tell her what had just happened.
In the world that we are living in today there are many many many people who have anger problems and it is scary. There are even a lot of kids who are full of anger. I have been angry many times before this last time and it just seems like when we are angry it just makes us miserable inside. In this particular case I allowed this person's actions to control my thoughts for many hours and my anger did not affect her one bit, but only myself. I was the one that was miserable until I gave it to God, so what is the point of being angry?
Ephesians 4:26 "In your anger do not sin." Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.
Proverbs 29:22 An angry person stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins
James 1:20 Our anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.
I liked what James 1:20 says about our anger not producing the righteousness God desires. I decided to include a couple verses on righteousness too because when I read that verse it made me think about what righteousness means to God.
1 Samuel 26:23 The LORD rewards every man for his righteousness and faithfulness...
Proverbs 21:21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor This verse especially speaks to me because we can't pursue this righteous with our anger and this righteousness finds life, prosperity and honor!
The next time you are angry at someone or something think about how you are letting that person or that situation control you. Being angry only makes you and sometimes the people around you miserable and does nothing for the situation. Give your anger to the Lord and allow Him to take care of the situation because He can do it far better than you can.
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