To The Tippy Top

A friend gave me this quote... :)

Don't feel like you need to go lower or fall off of the tree. The one that God has made for you is brave enough and willing to do whatever it takes to capture your heart. Just keep being paitent and content right where you are. The Lord will continue to grow you and mature into the beautiful "apple" He wants you to be, and when you are ready he will send him to climb the tree. Don't be discouraged, don't be hindered...because Satan will try to discourage you and send things to tear you down. but hold fast, cling to he branch and He will fill you up and make you whole as you daily abide in His presense.

Fall Time Clean Up!

Abby and I had the privilege of cooking for all of the folks that came out to help us rake the leaves and clean up the property around HQ. It was so much fun!

Cinnamon Rolls

 

Fruit Tray

 

Abby in the leaves

We usually go to Boston Market after church on Sundays

Eating

Chocolate Cookies

 

It was so much fun to make the food for everyone, and also to help with fall clean up was awesome!

What Causes You to Stop Moving Forward?

 

"The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest and have nothing." Proverbs 20:4

Excuses

Excuses are only a hindrance to yourself. . .because no matter what you walk away from you won't be reaping the benefits. Don't give into being comfortable, but step up and even when it gets tough look to the Lord and see what He wants you to accomplish in and through you.

Determination

You must be determined to stick with it even when things get hard or circumstances aren't ideal. Push through the hard times. . . You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.

In our christian life excuses come when we look to Christians to full fill what God can give.

He is the only One that can make our cup full and overflowing. . .and therefore we can in turn help others run the race He has set before us.

Never let Satan get you down, He is ready to kill, steal, and destroy. Don't let him kill the passion Christ has given you, Don't let him steal the joy that comes from your daily fellowship with the Lord. And last but not least don't let him destroy your testimony for Christ or His precious name that you humbly represent. 

Always remember that this world is just our mission field and we are just passing through. Will you be like the sluggard and try to rationalize away why you can't do the work that the Master has laid before us to do. You don't want to come to the end and realize you have nothing. Invest in something that will matter for eternity!

What Highway Are You On?

 

I was reading Proverbs 16 this morning and came to this verse;

"The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preseveth his soul." Proverbs 16:17

So, I asked myself, what highway am I on? Are my decisions keeping me on the highway of the upright? Does my life reflect my Savior, Jesus Christ?

 

Don't sacrifice the right way for the pleasures of the world. . . every decision or choice you make has you going somewhere; either traveling on the highway of righteousness or off of the path and caught up in the thorn bushes of this world. Don't let the little flowers inside of the thorns catch your attention, they aren't worth going for. When you get to them, you will relize they were only weeds, and you lost precious, valuable time. . . that can never be regained. Keep focusing on the highway, seek righteousness, pursue God and he will hold you fast to His promise.

 

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." Hebrews 12:1-2

 

Don't be afraid of reaching the goal, because if you run with all of your might the race that was set before you, there will be no regrets! The reward will be so great you won't wish you had gone for the weeds that were covered in thorns. Because wondering off of the highway doesn't stop you from reaching the goal, but it will allow pain and sorrow that isn't necessary. Don't follow after fleeting vanity that atracks your attention, if it's not on the highway of righteousness, forsake it! It's not worth it!

 

Run with boldness! The Lord will go before you, will you follow Him in the way of the upright? Staying on the highway of the upright is a contiual decision. Choices come up all of the time. . . What will you decide?   

 

"There is nothing more dangerous on this planet than people that are not afraid of dying." -Josef Tson

Less Than 1 Week!

In less than a week I will be traveling home! I'm so excited!

 

Here are some pictures from Mr. Gothards birthday party!

 

The ATI department! Elizabeth, Sarah and Moriah.

Mr. Gothard

Vessels of Honor Group

Guys Music Group

Party!

Cakes

 

Group Picture!

 

We had a great time, decortating for the party, and we had a blast! It was so much fun!

Photography thanks goes to Thomas Paine.

Gratefully Blessed!

 

I'm so grateful for the election and the freedom to vote, but even more than that I'm thankful that I am redeemed and on the wining side, serving the King of Kings that does all things well in His time! He's not worried about giving us an easy life, but He is wanting power among the believers so that the nations will know and see that He is the King!  
He want us to be blessed living a life that is hid with Christ, one that lives in the secret place of the Most High God. He is not concerned with what America thinks is important, but with the church...we have so corrupted what the Lord meant to be sacred and holy. We have sinned and in our pride we point at the non-believers and say it's their fault....are we kidding. We are His children, He cares so much more for us and our relationship with Him than we even do, and He is willing to do whatever it takes to wake us up!
Who knows what it will take for Christians to take a stand for their King. I know I have failed many times, but fellow brothers and sisters in Christ we must be bold and courageous and stand for our King! Our time is running out, we are already one day closer to seeing our Savior's face! Are you ready to meet Him? Are you representing Him well? Is He pleased with how you're
living or could you do and give more for Him? It's a high calling, take it up and be courageous! Fight for the Lord, He will give you strength!

Here Am I, I Will Go

 

Here Am I

 

So many lost and dying in this world today

Have you heard their crying

Or do you turn away

The harvest now is plenteous

But the laborers are few.

God needs some willing vessels to be used.

 

Here am I

I will go

I will reach the lost untold

I will give the Lord control

I will tell them of the crimson flow.

 

Is it too late for caring

Does Jesus really save

Are we truly praying

For the blind to find their way

Little children are falling into

A burning Hell

Will anyone heed the calling to go and tell?

 

Here am I

I will go

I will reach the lost untold

I will give the Lord control

I will tell them of the crimson flow.

 

For my Saviour died

On that old rugged cross

He thought of me when

He counted the cost

How can I say that I love Him

If I don't reply?

 

Here am I

I will go

I will reach the lost untold

I will give the Lord control

I will tell them of the crimson flow.

 

Where are you? Will you go? We need men and women who are willing to stand up for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and proclaim what He has done for us. We've been silent long enough, the lazy chair is no place for someone running to win the prize, and yet so many times we sit back and hit the relax mode. Why, there is so much work to be done. So, it's time to start reaching out to those we come in contact with and share with them what the Lord has done for us. Be Strong, Bold, and Courageous the Lord will give you the strength to go and fight the battles that He places before you. So rise up and take the call!

The Winds of Life

Psalm 84:11-12 "For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee."
Safety is staying in the Secret Place of the Most High. Many times we want the protection from the Lord without trusting and staying in the Secret Place of the Most High. He has provided a place of refuge, will you trust him, no matter what the winds around you look like? It is always safer with the one who can calm the storm. Keep Trusting Him!

Psalm 5:11-12 "But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield."
When the winds around us are swirling like a tornado, the only safe haven of rest is right in the eye of the winds. So often we start doubting God's ability to keep us safe, so we start to step out of His will and His Secret Place...and we wonder why life just got so much harder, the winds are much more fierce, we feel like we are being tossed to and fro? I wonder why? Are we moving with Him? Are we following in his footsteps? If not the winds will hit us and if we don't quickly move and trust Him, will be jerked around by the winds of life...and feel so lost and confused. We must learn to trust, abide, and move when the Lord speaks, even in the stillness.

Jeremiah 31:14 "and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD."
Are you satisfied with where you are and with what the Lord has blessed you with? Stay in His perfect will and you will never regret living for the Lord and serving him!