3:33 becoming more prevalent

This past week in Bible study on wed night we watched the video "The Star of Bethlehem" where they study the Star (they are able to go back to when Jesus was Born and when he died and what it looked like in the sky in those days )..It showed 2 stars joined together right over the town of Bethlehem on exactly Dec 25th (when the wise men arrived)..according to scripture the star stopped right over Bethlehem. Then they fast forwarded 33 years later (the age Jesus was when he died) and it states in scripture that the sky turned dark at 3pm in the afternoon when Jesus breathed his last. It was the 3rd hour when they crucified him, the 6th hour when darkness came over the land and the 9th hour was when Jesus breathed his last (happened every 3 hours..3:33..
According to Mark chapter 15. They found a lunar eclipse had occured on April 3, 33..again 3:33..I couldn't believe the date...was this what God has been trying to reveal to me through showing me 3:33 in the time and on various things? (coupons, for sale items and the best yet..I went to my patients house yesterday and i asked how much she had voided (gone pee)..she has a foley cath bag and her caregiver said "exactly 33.3333 every hour..I said "are you serious?".."how do you know that number?"..he said she had gone pee 400 ml every 12 hours and divided 400/12..and you get 33.333..I then took it as a sign to let them know of my testimony since I started laughing ..they were totally blown away and they are Christians so it was easy to tell them..They were greatly encouraged.
I FIRMLY believe 3:33 is a Holy Number and God is defintely communicating through this ..I'm very excited to see what else he will choose to reveal to me!!!!!
Have a BLESSED MERRY CHRISTMAS!

3:33 in Biblical Scripture

I have been praying the last few weeks for God to reveal the meaning/significance behind 3:33 since 3 and 33 are everywhere..there have been a lot of coupons recently for 33 percent off..I just chuckle :). I was reading Rev 3 vs 3 the other day (see prev blog post) about "waking up" and then I was reading more in Revelation Chapter 8 about the 7 trumpets were sounded and it talks about "a third" starting in Rev 8 vs 7: "A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
VS 8-9: "The second Angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, a third of the living creatures in the see died, and a third of the ships were destroyed." 3:33
VS 10-11: "The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water-the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter." 3:33
VS 12:" The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, (3:33), so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night." 3:33
VS 13: " As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: "Woe, Woe, Woe (3), to the inhabitants of the earh, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!"
The trumpets are the second of three judgements of Revelation, each of which is sevenfold : seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls (3) and 7 x 3-21..hmm.

It is something to think about..I firmly believe God is wanting everyone to be prepared..we do not know the day or the hour he is coming ..It's very neat seeing God communicate through the numbers 3:33..some of you may think i'm crazy but I really do know that this is from God especially since it's being revealed through his mighty and powerful word..I hope each of you will study it for yourself !
Jeremiah 33:3 states "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know"

Signs and more signs..

As some of you may know my dad was at the Mayo clinic this am and was having tests since they found stomach polyps and further testing is needed..I was getting ready for work this am and God was telling me I needed to go to scripture..I was just reading and then i guess I happened to flip the pages and it landed on Romans 15:13 Which i happened to have underlined: " May the God of Hope Fill you will all Joy and Peace as you TRUST in him so that you may OVER FLOW with HOPE by the power of the Holy Spirit.". I was thinking of that before my pages happened to flip since I felt hopeful this am and I felt God telling me to share that with my parents as they awaited to see the MD so I sent it to encourage them..It's so neat how God will give you a verse relating EXACTLY to how you are feeling each day..the previous day He gave me more scripture relating to 3:33 (see previous blogs) ..I just "happened" to be on Revelation Chapter 3 in my bible in a year and as I was reading I got to verse 2 and 3 it states "WAKE UP! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have recieved and heard. Obey it and repent. But if you do not WAKE UP, I will come like a thief in the night, and you will NOT KNOW at what time i will come to you"..The light bulb then clicked on since this Verse relates to 3:33 significance and God originally waking me up exactly at 3:33 and Ashley saying "wake up " on the baby monitor. I believe we all need to "wake up " before it's too late..we DO NOT know the day or the hour in which our time on earth will be over..as I look around i see Cancer on the rise and Life is short..whether we leave before Jesus's return or when Jesus does return we will die eventually and If you do not know Christ as your personal Lord and Savior I pray right now that your eyes will turn to him and will come to know him.
He's always giving you signs of his presence/existence..we just have to be open to them..for instance today i went EXACTLY 33 miles with home health today and once last week..what are the chances of that ?? 33..is the age of Jesus when he died. (see prev. blog).
I Pray we remember that Jesus is the reason for the Season and may we all keep our eyes wide open so we don't miss what God wants to show us!

tea and testimony!

I feel so extremely blessed/overwhelmed at the tea I went to for one of my nursing friends that has been diagnosed with Cancer. The testimony that 3 people shared tonight were amazing and reminded me of the things I went through with mom being ill..some shared 'signs" from God that they had gotten from him when they were ill. But the last testimony is truly amazing and I know God would love for me to share his testimony..This 14 year old kid was riding his 4 wheeler and he got into an accident..no helmet. got pinned and it rolled on top of him 4 times. He had to have part of his skull removed since to reduce pressure in his brain and dr's told him he would never see, never talk and never walk. He went up to the mic tonight (walked and talked) and told us his side of the story of his heavenly experience and said he "woke" up and saw beautiful lights..lights he has never seen before and there were a lot of kids around him and were all happy and to his rt was Jesus in this bright light and he saw his grandfather and great grandfather ..they all hugged him and said to tell his grandmother that he loves her dearly. He then said he was walking with his grandfather and Jesus along side a river and beautiful flowers and colors everywhere. He said Jesus took him and told him to go back to earth and share with everyone what he has seen and that he may not have "vision" on earth but he gave him "vision" of heaven to share with everyone. He is still blind but he can talk and walk (which is a MIRACLE). It was so inspiring and I thank God I was so blessed to have heard that.
On my way home I was just so happy and so overcome by the holy spirit ..as i was driving I was in a thicket of fog and all of a sudden I saw the figure of jesus within the fog and he was moving to the left in the fog..it only lasted for a few seconds but it was VERY CLEAR and he has his arms outstretched. I then felt the presence of his wonderful spirit within the car and was just so overcome. He's soooo Amazing and I feel once again blessed that he allowed me to "see" him.
I have several people that I know personally that are battling Cancer and I just feel this night has given me more hope/encouragement especially with the finding of stomach polyps in my dad and the unknown of what is to happen in the future..but I do know God is in control and we can get through all things through him ALONE who gives me Strength..
Please pray for the following people with Cancer..pray for strength , pray for healing, and pray for peace:
Bruce Stewart
Michelle's Dad "Rob"
Dawn
and everyone that is going through Cancer or hardships/illness
I will never forget the following that Have lost their lives to Cancer..
Pat Pletcher
Sarah sutz
Love you all!

3:33 (dream, miners/school)

More 3:33...I was asleep last night and could have sworn i heard a drawer being opened and then closed ..you know how you wake up from sleeping and think you heard something ?? well that's what happened with me..I then thought.."God is waking me up again"..I looked at my clock and it said 3:33! and then I went right back to sleep..I was praying about it this am about What God is trying to tell me through 3:33 and I really believe it signifies his presence with us..then I get home and my friend posted a thing about the 33 miners and how it took 33 days to drill and they got out on 10/13/10 and if you add all those numbers it equals 33 and all the miners say Jesus was with them..Then I get to ashley's school to check her out and someone had wrote 33 for the time next to her name accidentally and they tried to erase it since they meant to put it on the line above for a 330 check out time..but you could still see it said 33..So 3 times today he showed me 33!!!! God is awesome!..if you haven't read my previous blog about 3:33 please do so but I explained before how 3 stands for father , son, Holy spirit and Jesus rising on the 3rd day, and then 33 was the age Jesus was when he died.

Mission Trip!

I recieved this email this past week about an upcoming medical mission trip to Nicaragua and thought wow I've always wanted to do that but I need to know/make sure it's God's timing and not my own so I was praying about it and then God put into my head that My sponsored Child from compassion international is from Nicaragua..I did further research and found he lives in the city in which we are flying into and i can arrange and individual visit with him while i'm there! That was the clarification that i needed and so I signed up and am ready to go..It will be in March so please Pray that God will bring the right people on this trip and that he will work through us to bless others and we will be blessed also!

"the Ghost"

2 nights ago ashley came into my room at 0600 and said "mommy I see a Ghost"..me: "where is the Ghost"..Ashley:"Under the Bed". "What does the Ghost /Angel look like?"..Ash: "all different multicolored light/spectrum "..me:"what does the face look like?"..Ash: "A bright light"..Me: "Did the Angel say anything to you?"..Ash: "Yes, she said to have good manners and say please, thank you and yes mam"...
I really do feel God's presence in my house..the other night i felt my bed shake and I happened to look at my clock and it said 3:33..(see previous blog of 3:33)..God is so amazing..he's constantly letting me know he's here and I'm so thankful that My blinders are lifted that I am aware and tuned in to what he wants to show me..I pray that those that may be reading this that you too can/will experience God's wonderful love for you!!!!!!!

More healing!

Last night I woke up at 1230am with fever of 99.5 and felt nauseated/body achy. I then took some motrin, and a rolaid and then laid back in bed but then I started praying to God to heal me so I can do his ministry (so i can work this week as a nurse and as a mom...). I kept thinking of the verses in the bible "I called upon the Lord and He answered me". I then fell asleep and woke up this am without nausea or body aches or low grade fever..At first I was shocked in a way..I don't know why I should "doubt' God's ability to heal..It's not that I doubt that it's just amazing that he would think of me "a sinner" and lavish his healing power on ME! It's soo awesome..so here i was this am doing my daily bible reading (i'm reading the bible in a year) and I happened to be on 2Kings chapter 20 and was reading about Hezekiah's illness and it says in verse 5 "I have heard your prayer, and seen your tears, I will heal you"..but this wasn't good enough for Hezekiah..he wanted a sign that he was healed by God..So God caused his shadow go back the ten steps on the sun dial..then i was reminded of this neat sun dial they just recently installed at the northwest fl campus..and reminded that I need to go by "faith" that I'm healed and not thinking that I will get sick again today..to just bask in his healing power and even if I do get sick again I believe it's for a reason and I will just trust in God's timing for everything. Thank you Lord for your healing power..you are the Big Physician !!!!!

The power of prayer

This past wed night my dad said he had been having chest pain for 2 weeks..I got onto him by telling him he needs to go to ER but he didn't want to go and states he would wait till his dr appt the next day. We went to the Dr and she admitted him for tests. It was funny cause as Dad and I were going up the elevator to the 3rd floor ..he says.."wouldn't it be funny if we saw the nurse that took care of mom "jeffery..well we round the corner and there he is at the nurses station and dad's cardiologist was sitting at the desk. Talk about perfect timing. I also felt everyone's prayers since by this time word was getting out about dad's hospitalization. He states his pain felt like someone sitting on his chest. I of course was very concerned. The ironic thing was he was in the room right next door to mom's old room that she was in an exact year ago for 2 months. CRAZY! Needless to say it was like a reunion of sorts with the Staff of PCU and it was neat to see everyone but really it was weird to relive that ..
I then went home for the night and the song that happened to be on the radio was "Praise you in this Storm" by Casting Crowns..I had posted this song a few days before on my facebook for my thurs am bible study ladies since it's from psalm 121 that we are studying.."I look my eyes unto the hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth."Awesome song and how true!!!!!!
Dad then went in for his heart cath this am and my wonderful friend Michelle came and prayed with my parents before the procedure and she said the holy spirit prompted her to say "in a little while we will be celebrating"..and then we went back for the news and he said his heart was clear!!!!! How Awesome..Dad did say his pressure in his chest was relieved greatly last night at 10pm without medication ..I really believe it's from all the prayers! God is the ultimate Healer!
Mom also said she woke up at 3:33 last night (see my prev entry about the significance of 3:33). So All praises and Honor and Glory to our wonderful Lord Almighty who is so much deserving of our Praise. He is all sufficient!

3:21

Recently i've been waking up (twice) at 3:21..yesterday i talked to my mom about waking up at 3:21 and what that could mean ..Beth Moore quoted a scripture the other day from Ephesians 3:3 "a time to heal"..cause if you add 2 plus 1 it equals 3. Then i went to sleep last night and woke up at exactly 3:21!!! WEIRD! Today I told Josh about it and i said maybe it's a "count down" to Christ coming back..and then one hour later I went to andy stanley's website and he's doing a series on "TI:ME" and the title was "your days are numbered"..It's all a sign from God..Just like he woke me up at 3:33 and used Ashley to say "wake up" ..he's trying to tell all of us wake up before it's too late..yes our days our numbered..what are we doing with our time??? That is the ultimate question. I consider myself so blessed to be within the ministry by going out and helping others at their homes and really spend time with my patients..its such an awesome /rewarding job to be a home health nurse. I really feel this is where God wants me..all of us have God given abilities to serve in his ministry. don't be afraid to use the skills God has given you..
The count down is on! and be aware..God is always communicating you just have to be in tune with what he is showing you..to do this you must be in his word and have a personal relationship with him..he's always waiting ..

The significance of 3:33

A few weeks ago I was talking to my friend Michelle and she told me God woke her up at 3:33 and she felt compelled to read her bible..she then pondered on the numbers 3:33 and thought 3 :stands for Father, Son,, Holy spirit (the trinity) and 33 was the age Jesus was when he died.
Later on after she told me this i experienced the "wake up" story that I had posted previously in my blog about how Ashley said Wake up on the baby monitor and it said 3:33 on my alarm.
Just recently Ashley woke up from a bad dream..at that time it said 3:30 on my alarm clock and when i came back I said/thought.."wouldn't that be funny if it said 3:33? and it did!
My friend Michelle and I were recently talking and she said the mayan calendar says the end of the world will happen on 12-21-12..if you add one plus 2 you get 3..so 3:33 again! God did say we wouldn't know the day or the hour but he also said he would give us signs as the end of the world..
Then wed night after bible study, Michelle calls me again and states she was at the gas station and there happened to be 3 items for sale for 3 dollars and 33 cents!..what are the chances of that???
Not to mention we just got done talking about 3:33 in class.
Then I'm reading the "essence of his presence" and in there he quoted Isaiah 43:1-3 which is what was quoted in my wed night class this past week and then Jeremiah 33:3 which states "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know"

I'm not usually into numbers but then i got to thinking ..what if God is communicating to us through "time"..think about it..when you look at your clock it usually read a number then a colon then a number..well when you look at scripture that's how you read it..usually the chapter, colon, then the verse number..
I'm sure this isn't the end of seeing 3:33..I believe God is trying to get our attention before it's too late and he's really making himself known..or maybe he's always been doing this..we just had the blinders on and weren't in tune with what he wants to show us ...either way I believe we all need to keep our eyes/ears wide open..God will surprise you. :)

The radio donation/ new job!

I went for an interview with Okaloosa Regional home health care on monday and felt pretty confident ..I have been feeling God prompt me to go into home health and work part time. I still felt a little pressure /doubt as to whether i would get the job since I didn't know if it was God's timing with all the other pressures going on at this time with trying to sell and buy a new house but I laid it all at Jesus's feet. The lady told me she would call me back sometime this week to let me know if I got it and so I was waiting and running errands today and while I was driving I was listening to WPSM (91.1) and they are celebrating their 26th bday and were asking for the listeners to donate 26 dollars to their ministry since it's all listener supportive. I thought sure Ill do that, that's pretty easy and after all God has communicated countless times to me through the radio so the radio station is very important to me. I then proceded to call them and wish them a happy Birthday. After I placed the call a thought (i call it a Thought from God) entered my head and said "since you were obedient, the lady is going to call you and give you the job"..I thought..yeah right..whatever happens happens..didn't think to much of it ..well 15 min later I get a phone call after i made the donation and it was her offering me the job!!! I got all tingly all over and got very emotional as I called my husband Josh to tell him. It was such a God thing! To top it off I just happened to be wearing my shirt that Has Jeremiah 29:11 on it "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. PLans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Also when I went to church My friend Michelle gave me a card to put in my wallet "nothing is impossible with God".
I'm very excited to see what God is going to do through me in this ministry he has called me to and as I help witness/take care of his people . To God be the Glory!
I will still be an ER nurse as needed to keep my hospital skill up and work home health part time (3 days a week). God is in control and I know he will be with me and my family as we impart on this new journey together.

JOB

This past wed in bible study Dad shared that he's reading the bible in a year and was tired a few days ago and just wanted to read one verse from anywhere in the bible..he flips it open and it lands on the book of Job which just happened to be the next chapter he was supposed to read following the bible in a year. Then I went to work on Thurs after hearing that story and as I was driving I was listening to 91.1 and my radio station started going out and this guy was preaching through this other radio station that was coming over 91.1 and he was talking about Trusting in God and was preaching from the book of Job! I think i've been so busy lately with trying to get the house ready for sale and trying to keep my mind off whether I would get this home health job..and I've honestly given it all to God and today I get a phone call from a home health agency that's actually affiliated with my hospital that I work at now and I'm going for an Interview this upcoming monday! I told them I only want to work part time (2-3 days a week) and still keep my Job in the ER as PRN. I'm very excited and I will keep praying for God's will and not my will to be done!

North Point Church

Just got back from my trip to Atlanta with Josh . Had a wonderful time..braves game on fri (we lost, we left during 6th inning) and then Six flags on Sat..It was too hot and long lines so we only rode 3 roller coasters (scorcher, mind bender, and Goliath).. we still had fun and then went to downtown atl but lines were too long there for coke factory. We then left and went back to hotel and relax and then Josh surprised me and took me to my fave restraunt "Bahama Breeze"..and then woke up this am and went to Andy Stanley's Church at North Point Community Church. I was so excited to go since Andy is my favorite Pastor and He's so laid back. I was amazed at even the size parking lot..it was huge..it was like going to an amusement park. We then went in and sat maybe 9 rows back on the end and I was bummed since they said Andy wasn't preaching but as i was sitting waiting for it to start out walks Andy!!! It was neat seeing him in person and they had a wonderful praise band that sounded like you were at a concert and then a preacher from South Africa spoke on "more"..I felt God speaking to me since I may be working more soon as a nurse doing home health or urgent care but I don't know if it's God's timing..I have given this all totally to God and I feel at peace about it but he was saying when we get handed something to calm our "appetite" you need to look at the outcome and not just one focal point..and I feel i've been guilty about doing this since it may sound good to go back to work or buy a nicer house but is that what God wants and what will the outcome be??? I will continue to pray for a "clearer" picture of what he wants me to do. All in all I thoroughly enjoyed being at his church..GREAT experience. If any of you would like to listen to his sermons online go to www.northpoint.org and click on messages..and if you want to listen to more messages go to www.northpoint.tv..prepare to be amazed. ..God is definetely working through him.

more "nothing is impossible with God"

I told everyone on wed night about what happened between my friend michelle and Me about "nothing is impossible with God" and then our leader Amanda was working at the bargain box the next day and said someone brought in a picture with "nothing is impossible with God"..Luke 1:37. Then today I was given a couples devotional and just happened to turn to today's date and the verse was Matthew 19:26 and said "With God all things are possible"..I really needed God to reiterate that to me this week being that I was dealing with a sick Kid and found out my neighbor died "got run over in the winn dixie parking lot" and then I'm waiting to hear from Gentiva about a possible Job and not to mention Josh starting his job this week ( a good thing) but it's just been a lot of stress and my best friend moved away this past weekend to TX (MISS YOU TANYA)..and I do know the thing that has kept me sane was the verse "nothing is impossible with God". Thank you Lord!

Freedom is a "present"

Over the last few days God has revealed to me several things..I'm currently reading Cconversations With God" about this guy who had a dialogue with God when he hit rock bottom (he was disabled, lost his job and was homeless)..If you haven't seen the movie I highly encourage you to do so..It really shifted my focus on helping others and realizing a lot of them can't help their situation.
In the book God was talking to him about the word "present"..he said we need to stop focusing on our past and our future and just live in the "present" moment and if we do that we will be less anxious and just be grateful for the "present" moment God has given us..our life could be taken from us in a millisecond..we should all live like that..I think if we kept that as our perspective life would be a lot better..He also said that our "present" moment is a "present" from God! He's funny how he plays on words..but that's so true and I never thought of it like that! How neat.
Yesterday I was in Sunday School and we were talking about Luke ch 10 and we were on Jesus sending out the 72 ahead of him to spread the good news..and then it popped into my head the word present again and if you take the word apart pre-sent..he pre sent the 72 before him just like we are "pre- sent " ahead of him before his second coming to spread the good news before his return..Wow!
Today I was listening to Andy Stanley's 4th of July sermon and he's talking about Freedom and I was looking at the word "freedom " and Andy said that if if stop focusing on "free from" rather than on "free to" life would be better..and then I thought "free to do God's work"..Which is very true..We should all be grateful that we are free to worship, free to help others, free to live, free to do, ..he says you can get in trouble when you focus too much on freedom and abuse it or take it for granted even. He used the anaology of a teenager driving for the first time...
Freedom is a "present" from God..Let us not take it for granted and focus on being more grateful!
Just wanted to share what God has revealed to me this week..It's amazing what he does!

Nothing is Impossible with God

I was talking to my friend Michelle the other day before bible study on wed night..she is going through a rough time with her father who is suffering from cancer right now (prayers would be greatly appreciated) and I told her about the verse "nothing is impossible with God " in the bible..I forgot exactly where in the bible that this verse is said at the time and she felt encouraged..
I then woke up this am to do my daily bible reading/devotional (read bible in 1 year) and just happened to be on Mark 10..I got to the 27th verse and Jesus was speaking and he said" Nothing is impossible with God" and I was so excited that God showed me where it was that I was fixing to call Michelle to tell her but as i was about to I was prompted to look in the Gospels cause I knew i saw that verse besides in Mark so i flipped open my bible and it landed on luke chapter 1..and my eyes immediately saw "nothing is impossible with God"..The angel was speaking to Mary about Elizabeth being pregnant in her old age..WOW!!! so I called Michelle and she was very excited/encouraged and so we went about our day..I went to work and then got home tonight and Michelle left me a voice mail saying she was out driving today and was behind a car with a bumper sticker entitled "nothing is impossible with God"...Double WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! God is so awesome and he usually does things in 3's to make a point..well the point is made! Thank you Jesus!
So Please remember that "Nothing is impossible with God"..No matter what circumstances you may be going through or about to go through..this verse should bring great comfort..Keep your eyes on Jesus and all will be made well..He has each and every intrests of ours in his heart and he cares greatly for each and every one of you. I focused on this verse when my mother was critcally ill in the hospital:
She had a hysterectomy on sept 13th 2009 and the next day developed blood clots in her lungs..they put her on blood thinners and then she started "fainting" a few days later and realized she was having internal bleeding..she was then rushed to ICU and got a filter placed to prevent blood clots from traveling to her heart and she also had where they went up her groin internally to stop the bleeders..they were able to stop some but she was still losing blood..During this time Ironically I felt extreme peace from God. I was so God centered and kept reading scripture over her and I could see she was at peace too. I also was able to witness to some people in the ICU waiting room and read scriptures with them and pray with them..their father was on the vent and through prayer they saught a second opinion and he was able to come off the vent!
So when God is telling you to do something please don't hesitate! Lives could be saved!
God revealed himself to me that whole weekend things were going downhill..for example..before mom's surgery she wanted me to read pssalm 23 and so I did and then that weekend i saw in the chapel psalm 23 on the wall..then when i got home from the hospital during that weekend In my mailbox was a magazine by charles stanley "in touch" that talked about several things about "do not fear", and John 16:33 : "In this world you will have trouble , but take heart I've overcome the world". on the back said "subscribe today"..lol. God has a sense of humor..So so far he used scripture, and pieces of mail to communicate..He also used songs and rainbows..I was driving and a song came on entitled " Lay it down" by needtobreathe..it only came on 2 times during that weekend and I instantly felt the wt taking off my shoulders as I was laying it all at Jesus's feet.
Back to the story: So mom was doing very bad and also went into acute renal failure since the bleeding was turning into massive blood clot in her abd that was compressing her kidney and actually punctured a hole in her bladder!. .She also had an NG tube down since her bowels were shutting down..she kept losing blood..and it was hard to treat because if you give blood thinners she will bleed and if you don't she will clot..so either way she would probably die. Well the next day i was praying hard to my grandfather who had been dead for 20 years and to Jesus and I walk in and her blood level had maintained (she recieved over 14 units of blood) and she had urine output and better kidney function! I prayed for those 2 specific things..It was like she did a complete 180..She was only in the ICU for 1 week and then was put back on Progressive care unit for 2 months total! Later on she told me she had seen God at her bedside while in the ICU ..he appeared to her on the rt, then left then above her..she describes it as a bright light with an image in the middle, she states he put his hands on her arms when she asked him if she was going to be okay and felt warm head to toe..I really believe he healed her in this instant..since he kept giving me the verse in Mark chapter 5 about the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years and touched the edge of Jesus's cloak and was healed "by your faith you have been healed". She also saw my grandfather whom i prayed to before she saw God..she said he looked younger and so happy.
Mom is doing much better now..she did have a lot of clots everywhere and now has only one blood clot in her leg..that's it! She truly is a walking miracle."nothing is impossible with God"~
I'm very grateful for Mom being saved and is here to enjoy life with us..she is such a wonderful blessing. We have been able to share our testimony with what God has done for us through our church and other groups and through xmas newsletter! I told God that if he saved mom I would give my testimony to whoever wants to hear. I pray that If you haven't accepted him as your Lord and savior you will highly consider it..He's always waiting..

"Love"

I was watching Daystar this am (Just happened to turn on the tv and there it was) and Kerry Shook was on talking about Love/Marriage. Some things that really stood out that he said are the following: Love is NOT a feeling it's a CHOICE. When we first meet our mate we are "attracted " to them .attraction will change and feelings will change due to us being imperfected..we all fall short..but Love is given to us by God ..it's unconditional, it's giving 100 percent to our spouse, an all out TOTAL commitment..not taking each other for granted..
Think about it ..all of the awards/achievements in life will not matter in the end..it's about the relationships we have with our family. This world forces on us to think about material things and to always strive at work , bring home lots of money..If we have an eternal perspective we will not be able to take our possessions with us. In 1Cor 13 it states love never fails,..without love you are simply a Gong clanging.
Most people nowadays are so quick to divorce just because they have "fallen out of love"..they don't even want to try or work at it..it's so important to communicate/go on dates/spend time with our spouse..We should be putting God first, spouse second, children third, job fourth..etc.
Stop right now and think of what's important to you..
God chose to LOVE us, he never said I will love you if you get that job promotion, if you do this..he just said I love you. He made a "commitment" by sending his only son so that we can have eternal life! That's the greatest kind of love.
who or what do you love?

bible study: The light

In bible study last wed night we were talking about light vs darkness and if we should "judge' those who walk in darkness and how we should minister to them and i went home and a few days later I was reading in my devotinal Romans 14 vs 1-4.."Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgement on disputable matters. One man's faith allow him to eat everything but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything, must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand."
What an awesome verse. It reminds me we are all on a different walk in life ..those without God, those that believe but just go through the motions and those that are genuine in their faith. It doesn't mean we are "better" than anyone if our faith is so huge..It just means we have a different relationship ..we should stop "comparing" ourselves to others and each strive to do better and spend more time in the word and with God..He's always there..he's waiting for you to come spend time with him..are you willing? You have everything to Gain and nothing to lose!

Gratitude!

This Past monday I was getting ready for work and I was by myself ..thanks to my loving husband taking the kids to the gym..and I was talking to God and just thinking of all the things God has done for me recently and all of a sudden I was overcome/overflowing with Gratitude towards God. I then proceded to read my daily devotional and just happened to be on Romans 15 and I read vs 13 which states: "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the holy spirit." This is exactly how I was feeling ..I felt God really speaking to me through this verse. His timing is always always so perfect!!!!!!

Josh's Job!

Good morning. Hope you all are having a blessed day! I wanted to share that God has answered my Prayer concerning Josh's job..recently he has been working shift work 12 hour/swing shifts (day and night shifts) and has been putting a strain on us since we haven't spent a lot of time together. I have been praying that God would open a door for a day shift _8 hours..I was praying really hard a few weeks ago for his job while in church and when church was over one of the men in charge of reviewing resumes for a day shift job that josh recently applied for was there getting a doughnut and needless to say he's actually in my bible study class (he comes every now and then)..just ironic that i met him right after praying..
Josh told me that over 70 applicants applied for this job and only 10 got selected for interviews..josh being one of them. He then recieved a call on wed afternoon being offered the job without having to even go in for the interview since he already knew the guys that were hiring and does reserve work for them. This is such a huge answer to prayer..God's timing is so perfect too since Josh and I are leaving today for New orleans for a marriage confrence. Now we can go and celebrate and focus on strengthening our marriage. God is GREAT!

WAKE UP!

hello everyone. I am new to this blogging so bear with me..I figured instead of writing things down in my journal about what God shows me I can do it here so you all can read about what He shows me on a daily/weekly basis. I think the best thing to do is share our experiences with others so God will get the Glory and people's faith can be strengthened.
God is always communicating with us we just have to have our eyes /ears open to what he has to say. A few weeks ago I was going to put on facebook "wake up before it's too late" under a link to a story about a pastor in MS that was in a tornado and how God told him to get under the altar table and he only recieved a few scratches. The next day they were outside all the debris having church and one of the church members found a hymnal laying open to the page, "after the storm.." ..I didn't put 'wake up before it's too late" since i thought that was too hard core even though an inner part of me wanted to..so i went to bed that night and I woke up to Ashley on the baby monitor saying "wake up"..she was talking in her sleep..i looked at my alarm clock and it said 3:33. I knew this was significant cause I remember a few weeks before my friend Michelle said God woke her up at 3: 33 and told her to open her scripture to Phil 2:13. I also think it's significant because 3:33 means to me 3= father, son, holy spirit, and 33 stands for age Jesus was when he died for our sins.
So needless to say that morning I was obedient and put "wake up before it's too late" on facebook. Anybody can see all the things going on it the world and might guess the end is near..the point is this..there will be an "end" to your life eventually ..whether or not Jesus comes while we are alive or whether we die..because we will die eventually..life is too short. It's time to come to Jesus if you don't know him..he's always there waiting for you. He took upon all our sins and died for each and every one of us ..it doesn't matter what you did or where you are right now..he's willing to accept you as you are ..just acknowledge him as your Lord and Savior , and confess your sins and you will be washed clean. He desires so badly to have a relationship with you! Come as you are..what do you have to lose???