Politics

The other day I was praying about an Issue that I have been waiting almost 9 years for it to be resolved and 10min later I get on facebook and there is scripture that talks about waiting on the Lord! I know that through my waiting it will make me stronger but sometimes it's just plain hard to wait for answered prayer. The lord and I have these arguements back and forth and he always reminds me of Jeremiah 29:11.."For I know the plans I have for you..". Thank you Lord for that reminder. In the mean time I will wait and hope in him!! On another note I posted something last night on facebook that has caused quite an uproar with my non christian relative (that i don't really know..it's a relative on my inlaws side..distant cousin). I was watching the Presidential debate and said that I don't like watching people lie..It's full of empty promises..Just my opinion. Well she went off saying that I'm "uneducated" along with all my friends (they started posting as well and standing up for me and for themselves). and basically said that she doesn't want to have anything to do with those that don't support Obama! WOW!! We live in the land of the free and I thought we had freedom of speech?? and I stated that Jesus himself was friends with sinners..He came and died for all of us..doesn't mean he "agreed" with everyone..he still loved them but didn't mean he had to agree with them to love them..At any rate I ended up saying I will pray for her and that's all I can do at this point..People have such blinders on they can't see the truth! I was pretty fired up and restless after this conversation and I had to get up early for work so I didn't think i was going to sleep but the Lord gave me so much peach last night when I prayed to him and I instantly fell asleep. Then this morning my daughter Lily walks in and she has a rainbow on her shirt (which she picked out her clothing the night before). The Lord knew I needed to see a rainbow as his promise to us to never leave us nor forsake us! He also woke me up at 4:33 exactly and this am one of my coworkers talked about going to sweet water, TN and he googled it on mapquest and it came out to 433 miles..Intresting..not to mention "33" is the age of Jesus when he died..Please read my previous blogs about 3:33 and what has been revealed by that. I did read today in My Jesus today book this verse that helped with what i went through last night.."Do not be afraid of (your enemies); The Lord your God himself will fight for you." Deuteronomy 3:22! Amen!!! Thank you Lord Jesus for always being there for me and please help everyone to be a living example of who you are and that others can be won over by our actions because you dwell in us. I pray for my relative Ann that she comes to know you in a deep/personal way and for all those that don't know you!! for you are the Way, the Truth, and the Life!!! and all those that believe in you will have eternal life! I pray for this upcoming election that it will not serve as a divider in any way and that you will keep our words pure and kind but also correct where correction is needed. I pray that your will, will be done in all things! and that this nation will once again turn to moral /biblical values and turn back to YOU!!!! Thank you Lord for your GRACE, and Mercy and Love that you so richly give! I love you will all my heart! In Jesus Name I pray AMEN!!

walk to emmaus #224

As I write this I am in the first week after my completion of my walk to Emmaus at Blue lake in Andaulusa Al. For those of you that don't know its a christian retreat to get away and focus on God among other things. I highly recommend it. It's definetely life changing. I was getting ready to go this past thurday 9/6/12 and that morning God gave me a Rainbow in front of my house!!! Then my sponsor came (amanda) and she had a rainbow on her nametag!! There were other rainbow things that occured but can't discuss it since it needs to be a surprise for those that haven't gone..Also I wrote my testimony about the rainbow in emmaus bayou blessings last year! Other things that were revealed this past weekend: 1. My daughter Ashley had a dream 1 week prior to Emmaus. She said she dreamed that she was in the hands of God and an Angel was on either side of her. She also drew a picture for my dad of hands coming out of sky and she was in his hands. We went to break at Emmaus and there was this ornament that said "you are in the Palm of God's hands! I was instantly overwhelmed! I was able to get one to give to Ashely as well and gave it to her when I got home and she was so excited! There was also this banner of Esther and underneath said "Such a time as this" and she had red hair and crown on her head and 2 hands were reaching down out of the sky to her! 2. on Friday this speaker (krista) spoke about being in the ICU and how she was healed..I then felt God saying I need to tell them about my mom being healed when she was in ICU and was able to share with my small group and big group as well!! It was definetely encouraging to everyone. I spoke to Krista afterwards and she said they had called her at the last min to come since one of the speakers got sick and the hospital this happened at was TMH which is where I did my original nursing clinicals at! 3. On Saturday, the topic of the bleeding woman came up.."by your faith you have been healed!..Which is part of "mom's testimony" 4. On Sunday, we recited Psalm 23 in chapel which is my mom's fave verse and part of her healing testimony. 5. Before I left for Emmaus I saw a black snake at my dad's house the day before..didn't think anything of it..well the next day my sebaceous cyst on my neck started hurting and running low grade fever. I left message with dr to switch antibiotics and he was going to call the next day. I said a prayer for this to go away and I knew it was to serve as a distraction or keep me from focusing on what God wanted me to know..the snake represents the serpent...My sponsor also prayed for healing and others were praying..on Saturday my Jesus calling devotional states to "not focus on the conditions of your body"..at this point it was getting worse but I had to constantly center my focus on God and give it to him..other antibiotics did arrive on Sat but On Sunday it wasn't going away. At no point in time did i let it distract me from the things God was showing me. I then ended up going to ER on way home and they lanced it and took culture of it.I was given different antibiotics and told it might be MRSA. I just held on to the claim that Jesus was going to heal me. I had to irrigate it 3 x daily for 3 days and return in 3 days for recheck. When i returned 3 days later the culture showed that it didn't grown any bacteria!! Just normal flora, and I didn't need sutures. and the fever was GONE!!! Praise God..also dad and i watched Charles Stanley the day before preach on healing!Also on Sunday they were able to remove the whole cyst! 6. Jesus gave me multiple things that said "Smile, Jesus Loves you"..goes back to the smiley face egg blog..when I cooked egg and smiley face showed up and the message was "smaile, I love you". 7. I was able to end the time with testimony about the rainbows and promising to go and love others! and the rest I just can't say since you should experience it yourself when Jesus calls you to go on a walk to Emmaus!

double rainbow!

This Morning was the first day of school and my dad is currently still in the hospital. I woke up praying for God to give me strength to get through this day along with every day. This weeks EWomen Devotional was about "I can do all things through Christ who gives me Strength" Phil 4:13. I've copied it so you can read it below: The Strength to Do it All August 20, 2012 By: Julie Clinton "I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13 Dream. Beauty. Princess. Some hear these words and immediately think "weak"... "frail"... "helpless." I suppose they have read too many fairy tales, because it doesn't necessarily have to be that way. Being a princess of the King of Kings, such as you are, is completely different. If you believe, you can do everything and anything through Christ who gives you the strength to handle it. Just think—you have the power to accomplish great things. Even with this power, remember, you can’t try doing it alone. It’s not in your own power that you can attempt to accomplish your tasks and duties. You must rely on Christ’s power that is living within you. We all try to get by on our own. We have the best plans, the greatest intentions. We work hard and long. We worry, sweat and even panic. Then everything goes wrong and it all fizzles out. It’s time to realize that you can’t do it alone. For true success in anything, you have to be sure that your motives are pure, that the plan you have in mind is from the Lord, and that His power is within. When these ingredients are all lined up, then you will be able to accomplish anything and everything! Prayer Too often, Lord, I struggle and strive on my own. Help me to rely on You, to hold on to the strength that comes from You to accomplish everything I do. Amen. Bible Readings for the Week Ahead: Monday: Jeremiah 17:5-8 Tuesday: 2 Corinthians 12:9 Wednesday: Ephesians 3:16 Thursday: Colossians 1:11 Friday: 2 Timothy 1:12 Saturday: Daniel 10:19 Sunday: 2 Timothy 4:17 WOW!!! God just answered what I prayed for..or confirmed what I said!! How Awesome. Also Dad had a rough time this past weekend and i Prayed specifically for his appetitite to increase and for no infection..and today he ate really well and his incision looks awesome! PRAISE GOD!!! Mom called me on the way home and she said she sees a rainbow! I go outside and there's a huge rainbow over my house and it gets brighter and then a double rainbow. God has given me rainbows in the past when he healed my mom and dad while they were in hospital previously!! How AWESOME IS THAT?? Also in Jesus Calling book today talks about God's healing power. His timing is sooo perfect!!!! Thank you Lord!!!

Angel in clouds on horse

I took a picture of the sunset last night 8/14/12 since it was so pretty after church outside church. I briefly said to myself to God to show me a sign.. Didn't think anything if it and I looked briefly at pic. Well woke up this am on the morning of my dads surgery( having gallbladder removed) and I was on Facebook and today's verse On klove was " be still and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10. Then I showed the pic of the sunset to my girls and my youngest ashley said " do you see the angel on the horse?" I looked again and there it was!! You can see the bridle and the angel! It does say in scripture that God shows signs in the heavens and on the earth below! Then I get in my car after saying how great is his love for us and then " oh how he loves us" comes on the radio and then " your presence is like heaven" and talked about Lisa tyrkhurst new book" unglued" because I felt last night I was coming unglued. My husband is currently in afghanistan and I haven't been able to talk to him on phone last few days which has been hard. God is awesome!!!

Mom's testimony!

My mom has been invited to share testimony at her cousin's church in Pace FL on 7/29/12. I am so excited for her since God will get the glory he so richly deserves (see previous postings on how he healed her). So as I was reading my book this past week entitled "captivating" ..there is a paragraph about the bleeding woman..which is the same scripture he gave me when mom was losing blood. Then The next day (fri) I came across Psalm 23 in my daily reading bible that I just happened to be on (which was the verse I prayed over mom 3 years ago prior to her surgery). then the next day (which is today) we go to church and  the sermon is on "the Power of Prayer". AWESOME!!! So God confirmed 3 x this week leading up to her testimony!!! God is AWESOME!!!

You're Not Alone!

This morning I woke up and read Jesus calling and it said "I speak to you continually. My nature is to communicate, though not always in words. I fling glorious sunsets across the sky, day after day after day. I speak in the faces and voices of loved ones. I caress you with a  gentle breeze that refreshes and delights you. I speak softly in the depths of your spirit, where I have taken up residence. You can find me in each moment, when you have eyes that see and ears that hear. Ask my spirit to sharpen your spirtual eyesight and hearing. I rejoice every time you discover my presence. Practice looking and listening for me during quiet intervals. Gradually you will find me in more and more of your moments. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me above all else.
I prayed for God to open my eyes to the things he wanted me to see and I was driving to work and I prayed for peace and as soon as I Prayed that on Klove they quoted Philippians 4:6-8 . AWESOME! I then went to see my patients and one of my patients said he was ready for heaven and he knows that is exists because he saw it. I then asked him to share and he said 40 years ago he lost his wife and he was walking around in his yard praying that God would take him since he wanted to be in heaven with her and didn't want to be alone. All of a sudden he saw her grave appear and she was standing (his wife) there dressed in white and then an Angel appeared dressed in white and then Jesus appeared dressed in white. He said he saw 3 words appear " You're Not Alone." He then saw his garden but it looked different and had pretty flowers growing and there was a man dressed like normal tending to the garden. He said his house was there but different as well. Then he felt his shirt collar flutter and he saw a big giant black trash bag filled with his dirty clothes/sin and drifting over the garden and then it dissappeared. He said he felt that was all his sin and Jesus wiped it away. He then came out of his "vision" and felt a renewed sense of peace/hope/outlook on life. He eventually found another mate to marry and became a deacon.
Then I went to bible study tonight and Mr V.P brought an email concerning his drawings that someone was talking about feeling alone and how Mr VP's drawings brought her comfort and she didn't feel "alone". It totally confirmed the story/testimony I heard earlier about "You're not Alone". He's always with us ..He will never leave nor forsake you!!!
On a side note: my mom took my girls to the hospital today where she was healed by Jesus and Ashley asked her if this was the hospital and mom said yes and Ashley was so excited to be there. Then they quoted Psalm 46:10 today in bible study (which was conveyed to mom by God when she was healed and Psalm 23 . WOW.
It's amazing how you pray for something (eyes open and ears ) and how God just loves to reveal things if only we keep our eyes open!! Can't wait for the next thing he wants to show !!! God is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Love from God

I woke up this morning feeling bummed since I couldn't talk to my husband yesterday and so I wanted to send him an uplifting email to remind him that God loves him and so do I!!! Well after I sent the email, I went to today's devotional and read from Jesus Calling and it said "I have loved you with an everlasting love. Before time began, I knew you. For years you swam around in a sea of meaninglessness, searching for hope, hoping for hope. All that time I was pursuing you, aching to embrace you in my Compassionate arms. When time was right, I revealed myself to you...". It quotes Jeremiah 31:3 which states "The lord appeard to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love, therefore I've continued my faithfulness to you. That was so awesome since it just confirmed what I had just written. Little did I know God had even greater things in mind. I go to VBS today (I'm teaching 2nd grade, Lily's class) which I LOVE. Today's bible verse is from Romans 8:38 which states "For nothing can separate us from the love of God.". and no matter what  you are going through you can TRUST GOD!!! How awesome!!!! More confirmation about how Great God loves us !!! and today's message was about Jesus Dying on the cross for our sins..I just had this conversation this morning with God about how great was his love that he gave his one and only son to be the living sacrifice for all of our sins..that's "LOVE"..in case you didn't know what Love is!
Then I get home and I check my mail and there is a note from my husband that he had written to me 2 weeks ago with a note written on stationary with a "Heart" on it!!! How awesome!God was defintely revealing things today as he does every day ..we just need to be open to what he has to show us! Remember He loves EVERYONE so much!!!!!!!!!!!!All you have to do is Accept him (that Jesus died on the cross for your sins) repent of your sins and have relationship with him and you can have eternal Life!!! what a TRUE LOVE GIFT!!!!!!!!