Mom Update and Prayer Thankfulness

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Colossians 3, Mom, prayers, Thankful

I’mmm Back! Thank you! Gracias! Grazie! Merci!

Thank you for all your well wishes and prayers for my Mom. Tiny, four-foot ten inch Mom weighing in at 100 lbs has the biggest heart of anyone I have ever met. She raised five children, worked and always made us nightly dinner, cooked up Sunday dinners for us and anyone not having a place “to be”. Honestly, I think she was the model for President Theodore Roosevelt’s “Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick” speech! We were raised with love but we knew when Mom was upset! When you have five children there’s no time for counting to three.

Mom received a pace maker back in April of this year. Unfortunately, the pace maker, although doing its job, does not correct the A-fibs and flutters (rhythms of her heart). The Dr. tried several things including medicine and resetting the pace maker but an
EV- Ablation was ordered.

In and out of surgery within an hour, out of recovery and back into a day surgery room, it was decided Mom should spend the night for observation. We all felt better knowing she was being watched over by the professionals that first night. I spent the night on the couch and helped Mom up and down during the sleep-less night. Between bathroom breaks, nurses coming in, blood taking and the sounds and alarms of the hospital, we snatched an hour of sleep at a time.

The staff was professional, courteous, kind and gentle. Don’t let anyone tell you that hospital staff is uncaring; they are professional. The staff and Dr’s worked in perfect unity.

I thank God my Mom is home, safe and sound and healing. I thank you all for your prayers. Mom is doing well!

Colossians 3: 12-14 (NIV)

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Peaceful Warrior (re-blog)

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Christian, Colossians 3, Faith, Living, Peace, Truth, Warrior

Colossians 3:12-17: Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Singing songs from the Spirit! Doesn’t that sound like an invitation; an invitation to divest ourselves from anger, pain and disappointment? Colossians 3: 12-17 invites us to teach and admonish through psalms, hymns and songs. Another smack myself on the head moment! I love Christian music especially Christian rock. The music touches my soul. Once again, I’m reminded to have peace in my life and be thankful for every thing! If any teaching or warning, scolding, rebuking or just plain chewing out needs to be done in someone else’s life, I need to get out of the way; the teaching and chewing needs to be done through the Bible psalms and songs.

When gratitude and praise flow from my mouth, then, I can be thankful and peaceful. Then I can be tranquil and satisfied. I can be undisturbed and serene. My gratitude will over-flow from my Christ-filled heart to my Peace-in-Christ mouth. Oh, how I struggle with the words coming out of my mouth. I am working on re-learning new habits instead of wasting my time on the old habits. STOP! Before I speak find calmness and composure. Harness myself with the armor of Truth and Love because my love is a conditional love. As much as I want to say I love you no matter what happens, I still find myself asking others to march to my drummer and not their own drumming.

I want to be that peaceful warrior of Christ. I want to be so filled with the Spirit that the Living Word spills, floods, pours out and burst through me to others. No more battles, no more “get backs”, no more “say backs”. Just the knowledge God not only has a plan for me but a plan for others too. He is fighting the battle for me and others. His plan is supreme. He wins every war and battle. I’m just here to learn from Him and His Son and to be Spirit-filled to the brim with His peace.

Whatever

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1 Peter 5, Bible, Christian, Colossians 3, Faith, Joyce Meyer, Living, Spiritual Gems, Truth

I’ve been watching Joyce Meyer (TV, book and tape Christian speaker). Joyce is on our TV schedule at 6am every morning. I usually tape the show and watch the series when I can. The last couple of days have been an inspiration gift! (The following notes are just a few “spiritual gems” from two of Joyce Meyer’s programs.)

Colossians: 3:17: And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Do everything you do for the Number 1 in your life – Your Father and His Son

Ask why am I doing what I’m doing? Why am I disappointed or resentful or angry when I have an assignment from God to complete?

Am I giving myself a Pity-Party? Pity Parties do not please God!

Every time you do something for someone and you complain about it – You lose your reward!

Come under authority with a good attitude in your heart.

God knows what He’s doing

Wait on God until He shows you what He wants

God wants us to be whole

1 Peter 5: Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Excess is always the devil’s playground – keep your balance

We need the whole council of the Word of God: sacrifice, taking care of your self, straightening out our priorities, balance in all things.

God can restore anything

Get glad now

Do every little thing unto the Lord

Don’t look at your circumstances – Look in your faith – even when your faith-seed is tiny

How you behave in your silence determines your future

Anything you learn – will be learned through God

God will teach you wherever you are

Even Jesus had silent years (after hearing about Jesus teaching in the temple at twelve years of age – the Bible does not write about Jesus’ ministry until he turned 30)

Keep doing what you are doing – No news is good news

Every person who has ever had a substantial break through in their lives has endured Silent Years

If God wants you – He will let you know

Excuses keep us going around the mountain over and over

If you have no time for God in your schedule – you will never have peace

Take care of your-self – FIRST – indulge in spiritual food – even if that means getting up extra early.

(The previous notes were just a few “spiritual gems” from two of Joyce Meyer’s programs. You can visit Joyce at http://www.joycemeyer.org)

Repeat these words: God knows what He’s doing – God knows what He’s doing – I will wait upon the Lord – I will wait upon the Lord – He will let me know when He needs me – He will let me know when He needs me

And then

Keep Growing – He’ll call you when He needs anything

Where’s your Happiness

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1 John 4, 1 John 5, 2 Corinthians 5, Christian, Colossians 2, Colossians 3, Ephesians 1, Ephesians 6, Faith, Living, Philippians 1, Philippians 4, Psalm 103 2 Timothy, Romans 8, Truth

Have a safe, wonderful Thanksgiving Weekend filled with Praise, Love and Laughter

Where’s your happiness?

Sometimes I feel like I give the impression that all I do is watch TV or movies! But honestly, I have received so many messages from one-liners; either through TV or film. Sometimes a message is received through a commercial.

I was working in the kitchen and heard this message: Where’s your road to Happiness? Is it a beach? Is it a mountain? Or is it right where you are right now?

So I thought and pondered this little message for awhile. Where is my road to Happiness?

So here’s the starting point of my happiness trail:

Assured that God works for the good in all my circumstances. (Romans 8:28)
Confident that God will complete the good work He has begun in me. (Philippians 1:6)
Able to endure all circumstances. ( Philippians 4:13)
Born of God and the evil one does not touch me. (1 John 5:18)
Healed because He has a plan (Psalm 103)

As I follow this trail I become stronger by becoming:

Powerful, loving and clear-headed (2 Timothy 1:7)
A new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Strong in the Lord (Ephesians 6:10)
Firmly rooted, built up, established in the faith and over-flowing with gratitude
(Colossians 2:7)

My Happy Trail endures as I recognize that I am:

Beloved of God (Colossians 3:12)
Free from condemnation (Romans 8:1)
Holy and without blame before Him in love (Ephesians 1:4)

Find your Happiness Trial today – 1John 4:18: There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Is that Water?

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Christian, Colossians 3, Faith, Light, Living, solar panels, Truth, water

We just drove to Arizona for a few days of visiting with my family. Our niece was flying in from back East so we drove down to see her. We spent a few extra days there to see Mom, Sis, Bro, Son and their families.

 

Driving to Arizona from our house takes about five hours with long stretches of desert in-between. The desert landscape is always changing and, yes, the desert can be green. When you throw in the multi-colored desert rocks, buttes and vistas with its ever changing desert landscape, the desert always puts on a show.

We had been driving for several hours, off in the distance; we saw what looked like a small pond or at least some type watering hole. My eyes kept glancing towards the shimmery spectacle and my husband finally said: Is that water over there? I replied I wasn’t sure but I was sure I had never seen water in “that place” during previous trips. On the other side of the vista was a dark, black area and we began wondering what the black area could possibly be.

We continued driving closer; the closer we got the more details we could see. Oh! It’s a solar panel field; now we get it! Funny thing about a solar panel field, as you see the light field from afar it looks like water, cool and refreshing. Then as you drive to the side of the panels, the light almost blinds you. As you drive away from the solar panels they become black. Now my husband and I knew what the questioned black area contained; but not until we drove by it.

Ok, I think you may know where I am heading with this writing! Our walk with God is just like the Solar Field. We drive along our lives, striving towards living in the God’s Light. Off in the distance we question and then see His Saving Waters, cool and refreshing. We strain toward His Light and when we finally reach the Light; that Light we worked so hard to receive is almost blinding. God’s Light is so perfect, impeccable and unspoiled that we sometimes feel unworthy to live in His Light.

We live in a fault-finding and flaw-filled world. We start to question our worthiness and we get off target. We find ourselves back in the black area and straining toward the Light; once again.

But God’s  perspective is different and He has a plan for living in the Light. Trusting in Him and surrendering ourselves to His Way is the only way. Pursue Jesus; keep your eyes on Him, not the road right in front of you. Look at Jesus’ perspective – the action is IN the Light – His Light.

Colossians 3:1: So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective. (Message)