On my Heart and mind

Why does it seem so many people want to blame God when things don't go right, but yet when they do go right they won't give God any credit? It seems to me that these types of people believe that everything good in their life is because of their own hard work and they did it all on their own. But as soon as one thing goes wrong it is not because of something they did themselves it is because of God. I believe that God is all powerful and he can do anything. I don't think God causes bad things to happen but I do believe that he does let it happen. All things happen for a reason, both good and bad. We should always learn something from everything that happens in our lives. One thing that is hard to remember is that God's time is not our time. He knows what is best for us. Maybe we should think of what we consider unanswered prayers as answered prayers God's way. Not everything that we ask for is good for us or in God's plan for us. It seems like so many want to take God out of our lives and only seek him when we want something. We should seek him always.

One of my friends and her family are truly seeking God in everything they do. I have always admired my friend's devotion toward God. It is very obvious the she and her family truly love to serve the Lord. They are now beginning a new chapter in their life and walk with the Lord. They are going to become missionaries. I pray that whatever the Lord has in store for them in this new venture that he keeps them safe and that the love of the Lord will continue to shine through their lives.

I was talking with my sister the other day. I don't remember exactly how the conversation got on the topic of her oldest daughter and her doctor but it did. Anyway, apparently my niece's doctor began to talk to her about God. My niece got offensive. My sister said "You don't talk to Andrea about God". My sister then proceeded to tell me that she had heard the doctor talking to another patient about God. I told her that it is good that the doctor was talking about God to her patients. My sister's reply crushed me. She said "You can talk too much about God". I thought at that time "No you never can talk too much about God", but I did not say it. I should have and I know it. I am very concerned about my sister's salvation and her kid's salvation

Steal a Car to avoid Church?

I posted a link to a news article on my facebook account the other day about a young 7 year old boy who stole his father's car to avoid going to church. I noticed that the other day on the View they were discussing it, although I did not pay much attention. However I do remember one of the hosts saying something to the effect they should make church a half hour and provide good snacks wanting to go to church. I am all for making church fun for the kids to help with the learning process. The other thing about this story was that so far it has seemed that everyone has made it out to be a joke. I mean com one. The kid stole a car, drove the car, and involved the police in a car chase. He could have hurt if not killed someone. There is nothing funny about that. The article said the boy was too young to prosecute, why? He was old enough to steal the car; he should be old enough to be prosecuted. Maybe he should not be allowed to get a driver's license until he reaches the age of 21. Was he really trying to run from Church or God?

 

Just a Question: Was your Heart Truly In It?

I have a question for some of you. You say that you accept the Jesus Christ is your personal Savior that he died on the cross for the redemption of your sins and you have been baptized. But yet you don't want anyone talking to you about God. Nor do you talk to anyone about God. You want to say whatever you want to, even if you use the F word all the time. You don't care to go to Church and worship the Lord. In fact you don't worship the Lord at all. You say you don't care that having extra marital sex is wrong let alone a bad example for your children. My question to you is a simple one, but yet can be very profound. When you were baptized and accepted Christ were you just going through the motions, was it just for show, or did you really truly feel it in your heart? Remember God knows your heart now and always. God knows if you truly meant it and if you're truly belong to him. I truly do pray for you my dear sister, and niece. I pray that you turn your life back to Christ giving yourself completely over to him. For that will be the only time you will truly feel complete.

He Carries You Through

Remember as long as you call on the Lord and follow him, he will never leave you. Even when you feel you are at the darkest point in your life the Lord will be there, he will never leave you.

 

 

Footprints in the Sand

 

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.

This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord,

"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?"

The Lord replied, "The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you."

Submitting to Our Husbands

I thought that I would go a bit deeper into what I was saying about wives obeying our husbands. Maybe Obeying was the wrong word to use, only because it can be misconstrued. We as wives are to SUBMIT Ourselves to OUR HUSBANS. God has a distinct purpose for woman, it is to be man's HELP MEET. In Genesis 2:18 it says "And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him." Help
Meet is simply one who helps, we are to HELP our husbands. In Ephesians 5:22 it says: "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord." If we look further into
Ephesians 5: 23-25 it says;"For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;". Someone made a comment to be about my earlier post saying that she thought I was saying that women should just allow our husband to beat us. No I never said that, but I did not go into a lot of detail either. God tells man to Love your wives as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. If a husband is abusive he is not living according to God's word. God does not expect us to accept abuse by our husbands, however I am not too sure God would want us to use divorce as an escape either. Rather maybe he would want us to seek outside help and protection. Clearly if your husband is abusing you there are some underlying issues that he may need help in resolving. Now I am not saying that you need to stay and accept the abuse, go get help. But continue to pray for your husband and for his salvation.

Hold to your Vows

In church our Pastor has been talking about relationships. The study is off of the Book Of Ruth. We have discussed how after Elimelech, Mahlon, and Chillion had died Naomi wanted Orpah and Ruth to go back to their country, people and gods. Orpah went back, but Ruth stayed with Naomi out of love and devotion to her. It has made me think of people that I have known in my life that have married only to leave the marriage. Granted some left for Biblically based reasons, others left their marriage just because they fell out of love. I know of a couple that has been married for a long time now, and I am sure they have gone through many trials but they have stayed together. That is until now. I have heard that they are divorcing, when I asked the lady why and what happened she told me it was because her husband had a problem with his prescription pain medicine. Now I know she wants it to work out, because she has told me that. My concern is why even talk of divorce then. When we take our wedding vows we say for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in SICKNESS and in health as long as WE BOTH shall LIVE. We need to take those vows seriously and stick through even the hard times. If we don't we might just miss out on the Most Exciting and reward time of our lives here on Earth. My marriage has not been perfect by any means. Jeff and I have been separated before. However, I stood strong and prayed to God that he would save my marriage and bring Jeff and I back together. We have been married now for 12 years, and I pray that it will last another 40 +. Women we need to learn how to serve our husbands. We are not to be the head they are. Yes we MUST OBEY our husbands. Too many have taken that word out of the marriage vows. I did, but now I wish I had not. However, I am determined to OBEY my husband now. I am here to HELP make his life easier. I know he does all he can to support me and our daughter. Yes, he does drive me crazy at times with taking his time to get things done, but that is how he operates and I accept that. I just have to TRUST that my husband will get it done and all will be well. I try to do things that will help make it easier for him, things that will make him proud to call me his Wife.

 

Where are our Churches headed?

First off I want to say that I mean to offend no one with this post, nor am I saying one denomination is better than the other. I am just voicing my opinion based on what I have read to be true in the Bible. Tonight I came across an article online about the Episcopal Churches of America allowing priest in same sex relations to become bishops. I have never understood why a "Christian" church would even allow someone who practiced homosexuality as a leader in the church. The Bible clearly states that it is a sin. So why let someone who is breaking God's word like that be a leader? Now I know that every Preacher, Priest or whatever your denomination calls them does sin to some extent. But to do something that is an abomination, I would not want them leading me in worship. In Leviticus 18:22 the Bible says; Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. In Leviticus 20:13 is says; "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a women, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." So why if the Bible says it is a sin and that it is an abomination would we want our church leaders practicing homosexuality. Please understand I am not saying that homosexuals should not be allowed into church, I think they should. They just should not have a leadership position. Everyone should be welcome into a church to hear the Word of God. I have had friends in my life who are homosexuals, I pray for them and I hope that they will learn and accept their sin. I am not going to push them away, although I have lost touch with most. One I know of also used drugs, and a few years ago I learned he had passed away from Aids. Did he get Aids from his sexual behavior or the needles I don't know. I just know that he was a good caring individual who made wrong choices and unfortunately really did not know the Lord. I can only hope that in his last days he did accept the Lord and repent for his sins.