DON'T JUDGE ANOTHER MAN'S SERVANT!

When you are sharing what you think is true, when you are repeating rumors, when you are guilty of accusing another man's servant (for that man will answer to his Master) you are guilty of character assassination....the Bible says it's the same as murder! It spreads like a cancer, corrupts your heart and the hearts of others. It contaminates the possibility of the effectiveness of the Gospel. It contaminates the hearts of young Christians because they trust your information is pure and true. What an ugly outcome when we do not let Love cover a multitude of sin. Ask yourself how many times you have been guilty of such a crime as those you have accused. May God forgive every time your mouth has rehearsed the curse and caused the evil one to rejoice, because love has not been the focus of your heart. How, then, can you say that you Love God whom you have not seen, when you do not Love your brother whom you have seen? "There are three things that remain—Faith, Hope, and Love—and the greatest of these is Love." (1 Corinthians 13:13)

THE SEASONS...

The last time you heard from me, we were coming out of the wintery blast of 2011. Across the nation, about 75% of the states in America were covered with ice and unbelivable amounts of that beautiful but deadly white stuff called snow.

The chill has now left the air, grass is turning green and trees are budding out in preparation to provide shade from the summer sun which will soon be upon us. How awesome are the seasons of God!

Now, those who are affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder, (lack of sunlight & causes depression), are looking forward to getting outside and soaking up some of those wonderful rays that provide Vitamin D to their muscles and bones. They are now filled with energy and hope for tomorrow. How awesome that God provided these benefits for us as the fall and winter seasons roll by into full blown summer!

We are cleaning house; putting away winter clothing; quilts; comforters; heaters; raking yards; cleaning the guttering (once again); dusting; emptying closets; cleaning out cabinets and drawers.....getting ready for celebrating life with a little less baggage to carry.

These wonderful experiences also should apply to our spiritual life, our walk with God. From time to time we need to take inventory of our journey and make sure that all the old baggage, the hurts, dissappointments, the losses, we have experienced have added to our life joy, faith, and longsuffering/patience. That those things which were meant to harm us have become the good that God meant them to be.

For it is God's plan for us to live with joy! Yes, trials will come, but because we know Him and have a relationship with Him, we can count it all joy, whatever this journey Home brings our way. When the dust settles, and we catch our breath, we can still say, ....."and yet will I trust Him!"

New and glorious events are coming our way, let's clear the deck so that we are ready and prepared to be Jesus to this world.

I pray for all of you that our God will heal you; bless your finances; heal your marriages; save your families and protect you with His mighty hand. May He cover you with the Blood of His Son, Jesus Christ, and carry you through tomorrow as you reach out to touch the lives of others in His Name. May He bless every relationship you have in this world and may your relationship with Him be greater and more real to you than it has ever been. Breathe His breath, hear His heartbeat, love like Jesus. In Jesus' Name. Amen

Heal us, O Lord, and we will be healed! Save us and we shall be saved, for You are our hope today and for all eternity!

HAVE YOU LOST SOMETHING?

HAVE YOU LOST SOMETHING?

It looks like it has been about 3 weeks since I visited this blog page but so much has happened over the past three weeks, that it has been a blur.


My son, Michael, and daughter-in-law Lenora and their grand daughter, Trinity came down from Washington and spent a week with me and it was awesome. It had been four years since I had seen them and so much life has happened in the four years.

Trinity told her grandma and grandpa that they should just spoil great grandma while they were here and that is exactly what they did. They were such a blessing to me and I love them and appreciate them so much.

After they returned home, my grand daughter, Elisabeth, came home on R & R from Afghanistan. she was able to spend about 9 days with me before she had to return. She is always a joy to me.

While Elisabeth was still in Afghanistan, she purchased a miniature dachshund puppy for me and had her flown to Tulsa on June 30th. This little puppy is just the greatest little puppy ever born and what a little miracle worker she is!

She loves everybody unconditionally, she is full of joy and energy and I am sure her greatest desire is to be able to talk. Her little eyes are full of life and she communicates so much with them. She makes me know that God had a purpose for everything that He created.

When she is getting sleepy and wanting to go to bed or when she is loving you, she makes this little humming sound that gives you a sense of peace, a sense that everything is just right in her world.

How awesome would it be if we could be more like Molly, trusting that everything will be okay, trusting that even though our world can feel like chaos sometimes, that it's all in the hands of the One who loves us and it will be okay; trusting that His grace is sufficient for today and leave tomorrow in His hands as well.

I pray for all of us, that we will be found trusting that the life He has given us was born out of purpose and love and that He will never leave us or forsake us but will be there with us, even to the end.

"He that clings to 'his' life shall lose it and he that loses his life for My sake, shall find it." Matthew 10:39

MAKE IT WORTH WATCHING!

Today, most of us are going through the motions, day after day, not realizing what a gift life is, and what an opportunity we have to make a difference in this world of sorrow and saddness.
Some may respond that their world is not filled with sorrow and saddness, and that is wonderful, but to ignore that the world of many is just that, is extremely selfish.
They say that when the end of life comes that the life we have lived flashes before our eyes........make it worth watching! Get up in the lives of those less fortunate than you, love them up, bring them along. Let them know that they matter and that you love them.
Jesus said, "They will know you are Mine, by the love you have one for another."
Don't waste it.....burn it up for Him!