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Ladies check out this challenge and let me know if you are in!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
crafty mama... creative therapy
i've always been attracted to all things creative. i love to look at items and clothing others have designed for inspiration and them come up with my own m.b. (mamabear, of course) version. i've been thinking about trying to sell on etsy, but just not sure i'm ready for that. i need to start taking pictures of everything before i give it away, but here are a few of my more recent creations...
Saturday, January 21, 2012
the burden of my HEART
tonight I weep... not because my Dad passed away but because of so many people I know who do not know JESUS as their Lord and Savior. I feel a heavy burden greater than ever before for family and friends and strangers who don't know Jesus.
HE is the ONLY way to the Father- THE ONLY WAY to eternity in Heaven! it is that simple and that is all that matters. being a "good person" isn't enough- none of us are good enough- only in Christ Jesus can we be made pure.
the thought of anyone enduring an eternity in HELL, is heartbreaking and agonizing
i'm praying the Lord will use me to be a magnet for Him- to bring Him glory & make His name famous!
God doesn't desire for anyone to spend eternity in Hell. He made each of us and loves us- He wants to spend eternity with us in Paradise- that is why Jesus came to earth as a man- endured every temptation to the extreme yet did not sin- that is why Jesus died and took our sentence in HELL. He paid my debt and your debt and the debts of everyone who ever was or will be. The even more wonderful news is that He did not stay there. He arose to show His power to save and put an end to the agony of death.
"Beware, I pray thee, of presuming that thou art saved. If thy heart be renewed, if thou shalt hate the things that thou didst once love, and love the things that thou didst once hate; if thou hast really repented; if there be a thorough change of mind in thee; if thou be born again, then hast thou reason to rejoice: but if there be no vital change, no inward godliness; if there be no love to God, no prayer, no work of the Holy Spirit, then thy saying “I am saved” is but thine own assertion, and it may delude, but it will not deliver thee. "
HE is the ONLY way to the Father- THE ONLY WAY to eternity in Heaven! it is that simple and that is all that matters. being a "good person" isn't enough- none of us are good enough- only in Christ Jesus can we be made pure.
the thought of anyone enduring an eternity in HELL, is heartbreaking and agonizing
i'm praying the Lord will use me to be a magnet for Him- to bring Him glory & make His name famous!
God doesn't desire for anyone to spend eternity in Hell. He made each of us and loves us- He wants to spend eternity with us in Paradise- that is why Jesus came to earth as a man- endured every temptation to the extreme yet did not sin- that is why Jesus died and took our sentence in HELL. He paid my debt and your debt and the debts of everyone who ever was or will be. The even more wonderful news is that He did not stay there. He arose to show His power to save and put an end to the agony of death.
John 14:6
The Message (MSG)
Jesus said, "I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. No one gets to the Father apart from me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well.
"But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power." (Acts 2:24)
"But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power." (Acts 2:24)
"Beware, I pray thee, of presuming that thou art saved. If thy heart be renewed, if thou shalt hate the things that thou didst once love, and love the things that thou didst once hate; if thou hast really repented; if there be a thorough change of mind in thee; if thou be born again, then hast thou reason to rejoice: but if there be no vital change, no inward godliness; if there be no love to God, no prayer, no work of the Holy Spirit, then thy saying “I am saved” is but thine own assertion, and it may delude, but it will not deliver thee. "
—Charles Spurgeon
What is the burden of your heart? Have you accepted the gift of salvation through Jesus alone? If so, please share? If not, what is holding you back?
Thursday, January 19, 2012
God is ALWAYS faithful! Part 2
Cherished memories do not fade because a loved one's gone...
as long as there is a memory, love lives on.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
God is ALWAYS faithful! Part 1
2 weeks ago at this time I was with my Dad, Mom, and sisters at the hospital. Well, my Dad's body was there, but he was absent from the body and present with the Lord (2 Cor 5:8). My brother wasn't there, and I was really missing him....
I was at the grocery store a little earlier that night alone and my sister called me. She told me that Mom had just called her and that she and Dad were on their way to the hospital and Mom wanted us to come. My sister asked if she could pick me up and we would go together. I said yes and didn't ask many questions. She lives about 40 min from me so I proceeded to the checkout and headed back home, unloaded and put away groceries.
My mind was spinning (as it often does). I kept thinking- Dad has been in the hospital many times over the years and Mom has never asked us to come right away. Was she driving him or were they in an ambulance? What happened? Everything about this just felt different. I started reading God's word and came to this verse:
Psalm 63:6-8 (NLT) I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night.Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings. I cling to you;your strong right hand holds me securely.
I didn't feel anxious, but in my heart I was preparing for the "worst" and I was clinging to the Lord!
My sister picked me up. She updated me on the way there that Dad was being transported by ambulance and Mom was with him. I was so thankful my sister and I were together. We talked about although Dad had serious heart problems, past stokes, COPD, he had seemed to be doing so well lately. I remember sharing with her that I thought our family Christmas we had celebrated was one of the best ever...
We arrived at the ER. We approached the desk and my sister told them we were here to see our Dad who was brought by ambulance. Just as she finished saying that a man from pastoral care walked up and the woman at the desk told him who we were. He asked us to follow him. We both knew at that moment that Dad had passed away. We held hands and walked bravely behind him. Our Mom and other sister and brother-in-law were waiting for us and Mom told us "He's dead. He died." We all hugged close together and wept. Nothing could have truly prepared us for that moment.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5&version=KJV
I was at the grocery store a little earlier that night alone and my sister called me. She told me that Mom had just called her and that she and Dad were on their way to the hospital and Mom wanted us to come. My sister asked if she could pick me up and we would go together. I said yes and didn't ask many questions. She lives about 40 min from me so I proceeded to the checkout and headed back home, unloaded and put away groceries.
My mind was spinning (as it often does). I kept thinking- Dad has been in the hospital many times over the years and Mom has never asked us to come right away. Was she driving him or were they in an ambulance? What happened? Everything about this just felt different. I started reading God's word and came to this verse:
Psalm 63:6-8 (NLT) I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night.Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings. I cling to you;your strong right hand holds me securely.
I didn't feel anxious, but in my heart I was preparing for the "worst" and I was clinging to the Lord!
My sister picked me up. She updated me on the way there that Dad was being transported by ambulance and Mom was with him. I was so thankful my sister and I were together. We talked about although Dad had serious heart problems, past stokes, COPD, he had seemed to be doing so well lately. I remember sharing with her that I thought our family Christmas we had celebrated was one of the best ever...
We arrived at the ER. We approached the desk and my sister told them we were here to see our Dad who was brought by ambulance. Just as she finished saying that a man from pastoral care walked up and the woman at the desk told him who we were. He asked us to follow him. We both knew at that moment that Dad had passed away. We held hands and walked bravely behind him. Our Mom and other sister and brother-in-law were waiting for us and Mom told us "He's dead. He died." We all hugged close together and wept. Nothing could have truly prepared us for that moment.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5&version=KJV
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