I AM BLESSED

I want to be blessed!!

There, I can't help it.  I don't want to be rich, or famous.. I don't want to be liked by everyone or first in everything.. I WANT TO BE BLESSED.

To be blessed is having approval placed over my life .. my marriage was blessed by my parents.. they approved of Jamie and me and blessed it .. and they gave us such freedom to live and prosper and be joyful, knowing that we were approved for each other by our parents.

Today, I just stopped to thank God for His blessing over me.  Because of the faith that He gave me to believe that Jesus is God and the Holy Spirit that He sent to comfort me.. I AM BLESSED!! 

I am approved by God. I am righteous in His eyes, because of the blood of Jesus over me.  I am holy because Jesus is holy and THAT's who saved me.    I have freedom to live and prosper.. I have freedom to be joyful.

I AM BLESSED!!

Today.. I choose to live like I am blessed.   I choose to embrace God's Word.   I choose to delight in God's WOrd so that I can drink it in and grow fruit that never spoils.  

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on this law he meditates day and night.
He is like the tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away.
The LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked  will perish.
 Psalm 1:1-4

Dear friends... unfortunatly this is not going to be a feel good letter that i am writing to all of you. I feel the need to tell you the things that the Lord has pressed upon my heart for a long time. I have kept these things to myself because I have had to convince myself (with the Lord's help) that I am not a crazy paranoid person. I don't sit around with my TV on (I know that is what some people think non-working mothers do) .. instead I pray and listen to the Holy Spirit and wait for him to confirm what I think he is telling me.
This all began about 5 years ago. i felt a tugging at my heart to begin to prepare my family for some tough times. I thought then that I knew what he was telling me .. but I dismissed it because I thought "no way".. America is to prosperous for THAT!!!
Then 2 summers ago... at around 3 am.. i awoke to the sound of someone calling my name... and I learned from Samuel in the Bible to just get up and go to the Lord when that happens... so I did! Actually, first, I laid in the bed and said "yes, Lord?" and the Holy Spirit in me said " You are about to go through the hardest time in your life"... THEN .. I got up and went to Him.. in prayer.. not knowing what in the world it could be!! I cried and prayed and asked him to take it from me I was sure I couldn't handle it!! ..
that night i read in scriptures .. "Go in peace"... so i did.. i went back to bed BUT my spirit was still awake!!! and today it is more awake than ever before!!!
Dear friends... WE ARE ALL about to go through the toughest time in our lives. a time that we have never seen before... and we have got to get prepared.... I know this like I know that God is real.. like I know the sky is blue.. and I want you to know it to..

I could send you scriptures and articles and testimonies but I am not going to do that.. I am pleading with you to search God's will and find out His plan for yourself...
WE don't know when the church will be raptured.. but I DO KNOW THAT GOd has me preparing for a time that is going to be very difficiifult..... I believe that we are about to face food shortages... and we need to prepare.... I believe that the times are increasing in evil .. and we need to be pure avoiding EVEN the appearance of it.... I believe that we need to be in prayer , even fasting , and praying for this nation .. the CHURCH.. and for ISrael...
I believe we need to repent of our sins... turn from them ... stay close to the Lord... prepare our children.. Let go of 'stuff'..
come back to the basics... sharing the gospel of God's love in everyway..
Our future in this nation MAY NOT be college for our children .. a bigger/better lifestyle... the dream vacation... it WILL BE surviving! and CLINGING TO THE LORD JESUS with all we have!!
you are are going to be tempted to delete this and think. "she has lost her mind"... because things "seem " okay in this nation right now
But i am telling you.. DO NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR IT... spend time alone with GOd and see what He says ...
In Jesus' name..
Please feel free to post back any comments .. lets encourage one another...

 

 

 

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He looked to the heavens and spoke directly to God

This weekend has been an amazing time in the life of our church.  I was so glad to be a part of something so special.  A couple of years ago we stepped into a big commitment to build a Family Life Center.  (AND BIG, IT IS)  This weekend we held a special service to dedicate the building and the work that will take place in it , to the Lord Jesus Christ.  To be honest, I didn't go there with the intent to worship the Lord. I went to eat fish.. and yea, maybe participate in a prayer of dedication.  But, I left having been filled with tears and praise for our amazing Provider.   Mr. Rodney Baxter presented facts about the building .. the many ways God intervened and provided for us during the building process.  He thanked so many people who had been a part of the big endeavor.   By the time he finished I found my own heart being so thankful for all of the people involved, too.  Bro. Kim Calloway led us in a time of praise when we sang "My Tribute", how appropriate to say the words..  "how can I say thanks for the things you have done for me... To God Be The Glory!" Then, our pastor, Bro. Timothy Davis, brought a message from the Lord.  Building dedications go back a long way.  He presented passages from the Bible when Solomon dedicated the temple to God.  Bro. Timothy left us with a reminder "the eyes of God will always be upon this place".  We all stood together on the floor of a building that 'alone' has no significant value but on this day took on a whole new meaning.  In unison we spoke words of our commitment to use that facility to bring Glory to a Risen Savior.  To God.. that same God that Solomon built the Temple for. 
Mr. Ben Hall said our dedication prayer.   But before he did ... I saw this man of God do something that I have never witnessed before.  He looked to the heavens and spoke directly to God.   We had not entered into prayer yet, we had not bowed our heads and closed our eyes.  But there stood a man ... let me say that again... there stood a man.... daring enough to speak to God, in first person, calling out to him. Saying... will YOU bless this house, OH GOD?  This was an intense moment for me!  I have read the Bible and know that God requires complete reverence ... I also know that we as Christians, through the blood of Jesus have access to the throne of God.  But this was different!  (yes, the same, but different)  On our behalf... a man... dared... to stand... and speak directly... to the Creator of the Universe.... and ask for His blessing.  Do you know what God could have done???  He could have struck him down!  He could have struck us all down!  I had "spirit bumps" rise up all over me! The hair on my arms and neck were straight up.  I looked up... thinking any minute.. we could all die!  Let me tell you.... the spirit of God was there!  God was there... in our midst ... and the fact that we are still standing and breathing today, tells me that He found favor in that man .. that dared to stand .. and ask Him for His blessing.  
and the fish.... I can't leave out the significance of a fish dinner!!!  it was delicious, yes... but can there even have meaning in what we eat.   My brother in law, Holt Floyd, helped me realize many years ago... that EVERYTHING has spiritual value! Everything??? Yes, everything!  Not long ago, I started taking Omega 3 Fish Oil Capsules... I read that they are good for the overall health of your heart.   So fish is good for your heart... hmm.... Could it be that even in the meal that we had that evening God was preparing in us a healthy heart?  A heart for Him?  A heart ready to accept that blessing that Mr. Ben so bravely asked for?  We must never take for granted anything that we do there... the ministries we set out to do, the attitude we have about it,  the commitment we put it into ... take nothing for granted. "The eyes of God are always upon that place."