I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

July 5th, I found out that I am diabetic. News that was very shocking to me because as far as I knew nobody in our family is diabetic. So why and how did this get to me. What did I do wrong? I now have a new life style I have to live. This is going to be a rocky road for me. But one thing I know that no matter how down I get God is right there to help get me through this, along with my family and friends.  I have to keep reminding myself of Philippians 4:13. 

I can do all things through 

Christ who strengthens me.

Liars....

What does the bible say about people who lie to one another?

Lying is a huge issue for many people, including Christians. "Thou shall not lie" is one of the ten commandments, but even Christians have trouble with this commandment.

Proverbs: 6:16-19 goes on to say....

There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.

Colossians 3:9-10

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.

Each one of these verses tells us that God hates when we lie. It is a sin. So tell me why do so many people  have to lie. When we decide to put God in our heart you become a new person. You feel like a new person. You just have so much happiness why in the world would you ever want to commit another sin again. I want to serve my God and do no wrong. Now don't get me wrong, I am going to sin again. I am not a perfect person nor will I ever be. But I made the choice to live a honest Christian life So why if you choose to live a new Christian. life would you choose to lie to people around you. Lying is a choice you make. So you are choosing to sin. Lying to get yourself out of trouble...no! Just tell the truth. Lying to protect those you love...no!! Just tell the truth. Lying to make yourself look good....no, why would you do that. People the truth will set you free..

Make the choice today my friends, if you have God in your life and he is in your heart today should be the last day you ever tell another lie no matter what.

His Light...

Luke 11:33-36

³³ “No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.

³⁴ “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is filled with darkness. ³⁵ Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness. ³⁶ If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.”

     So what do you think this means? To me, I interpret that it means the light is GOD, and if you have him in your heart you should shout it to the world. You should never hide the light. Never be ashamed of the light. When I started my journey with God I got this joy in heart. I was happy all the time. I normally am a happy person, but now it was just a little bit different. Now I wasn't going to let a bad day at work take my joy away. I wasn't going to let a co-workers bad attitude change the way my day was going, nor change my happiness. I just prayed that one day that co-worker would feel what I feel and then they would have this wonderful feeling of JOY in their heart just like me. Why should we let a chaotic day steal our happiness. Work can get so overwhelming. You can be short staffed, co-workers gossiping, no one doing their job. All these things can steal your joy. Don't allow that to happen to you. I at times did then one day I said enough is enough. 

         I also cry all the time as well. But it not a sad cry. It is this joyful cry. One thing I really enjoy is music. Both me and my husband love to listen to music. So naturally when we are at church we both are singing along to all the songs. Some of the songs gives me so much joy as I am singing them I will literally have tears streaming down my face as I sing. 

I hope that others have this joy like I do. I pray that one day all my friends will have this light like I have. I want my friends heart to swell up with joy like mine does when I sing a song or read a scripture. So, friends if your reading this and if you have the light in your heart please be sure to let that light shine. Let it shine bright for all to see. Share your love for Christ to someone that doesn't have that same light.  True joy can only be attained as part of the fruit of the spirt.  It is that overwhelming sense of comfort and contentment that floods one’s soul. It is the thing that we have when we are walking with the Holy Spirit and mortifying the deeds of the flesh  True Joy comes only when we are focused upon walking with the Lord and esteeming others. Since Joy is fruit of the Spirit it is a special gift that only the believer has.
They don't know what they are missing. But if we show off all of our happiness they are going to be curious. So get out there and let your light shine. 

He is my Rock...

Psalms 62

I wait quietly before God,
    for my victory comes from him.
 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress where I will never be shaken.

 So many enemies against one man—
    all of them trying to kill me.
To them I’m just a broken-down wall
    or a tottering fence.
 They plan to topple me from my high position.
    They delight in telling lies about me.
They praise me to my face
    but curse me in their hearts. 

 Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
    for my hope is in him.
 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress where I will not be shaken.7 My victory and honor come from God alone.
    He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
 O my people, trust in him at all times.
    Pour out your heart to him,
    for God is our refuge. 

 Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,
    and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
If you weigh them on the scales,
    together they are lighter than a breath of air.

 Don’t make your living by extortion
    or put your hope in stealing.
And if your wealth increases,
    don’t make it the center of your life. 

God has spoken plainly,
    and I have heard it many times:
Power, O God, belongs to you;
     unfailing love, O Lord, is yours.
Surely you repay all people
    according to what they have done.

Changed forever....

That's what he has done, he has changed me forever. Instead of feeling anxiety in my chest,I feel the Joy God has put in my heart. Everyday I smile and thank God for this wonderful feeling of joy and nobody is gonna steal my joy. I no longer will be letting the devil work his way back into my heart.

FEAR....

I have a group of friends that I am in a bible study with. The past 5 weeks or so we have been studying issues that a lot of women have. For example : control issues, insecurity, comparison and fear are just a few issues some of us woman have. I have learned a lot through this study, not about just me but also about my friends in this group. You know one thing I learned? I am not the only one who struggles with some issues. Thank goodness!  :)

My biggest issue that I have is fear. I already knew I had a fear of heights. Just the other day our family went to a college big ten basketball game. As we are making our way up to our seats I notice my husband going higher and higher up. I had to stop at one point. My legs were shaking, my heart was racing, I was sweating, I was getting nausea  and I actually started tearing up. I didn't feel secure and I was having a full blown anxiety attack. I was too far up in the stadium and I was scared to death. By the time I finally got to the seats my husband looks at me and asks "are you ok?" Um, NO!! There was no way I was going to be able to sit there and watch that game. Thankfully we moved down about 20 rows. It was still high but not as high and I felt more secure.

During this bible study I learned fear of heights is not my only fear. I also have a fear of failure and rejection. I don't like to fail at anything. I mean honestly who does. I always put 100% into everything I do and when I fail at something I get mad at myself. I also don't like to be rejected by people. Feeling like someone is mad at me or doesn't like me just breaks my heart. I will be the first to tell you I am very sensitive and I get my feelings hurt very easy. But along this journey with Christ I have learned :
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore i will not fear. "
Psalm 46:1-2

My Story....

Hello, welcome to my first blog. I am by no means a writer. But I wanted some place to jot down my thoughts, prayers and scriptures as I take this spiritual journey with God. I have a christian friend that says everyone has a story. But I don’t feel like I have a story. There was a time in my life I got really sick and was in the hospital for 6 days and the doctors gave me only 10% chance of making it. I had prayer chains all over praying for me. I had people coming into the hospital and praying over me. By the grace of God I survived, but it didn’t make me run back to God. We all have a time in our life that we fall away from God. This was our time. We were caught up in life. My son was competing in karate and playing hockey and it consumed us. We just didn’t have time. But if I am going to have a story I guess you could say it started when my dad got sick with cancer. He first had colon cancer. He went through chemo and radiation, then surgery to remove what was left. He kicked that cancers butt. He was cancer free for 5 yrs before he was diagnosed again with cancer. This time it was oral cancer. This time it was a much more aggressive cancer than before. This time he had a rough road ahead of him. This cancer took all he had. It took its toll on the entire family. We all had a long road ahead of us. Chemo and radiation only shrunk it. Surgery to remove what they could. Leaving him swollen and unable to speak. Me being the only one who could read his lips to tell what he was trying to say. To him only having  2 weeks when he felt good and that evil cancer came right back and this time they couldn’t get it all out and it had already moved to more places. Before we knew it we lost my Dad right before Christmas 2013.

Needless to say I was confused, angry and hurting. I have never lost someone so close to me. I had lost two grandma’s before him but that’s nothing compared to a girl loosing her Daddy. He was my dad and I was his baby girl no matter how old I got. He still always called me his baby girl. Just weeks before we lost him while he was in hospice care he wrote on a white board to my mom. “Where is my baby girl, I miss her.” So for me this was really hard. For a year after his passing I was continually up and down with emotions. For people who know me and might be reading this, I keep my emotions to myself. I bottle everything up and keep it inside. Then when I am alone I loose it. I was a mess. I decided one day enough was enough. If I ever wanted to see my dad and grandparents again I needed to get myself together and let God take over my life. I needed to take my grief and suffering and give it to God.  I decided to visit my mom’s church one Sunday. I instantly fell in love with this church. I wanted more. I wanted to hear more of what pastor Steve had to say. I then started to read more of the bible and I just couldn’t get enough.  Now don’t get me wrong we used to go to church. My husband’s dad is a preacher. My parents took me to church when we were kids. My first date with my husband was to church. So I am all familiar with church. But I had fallen away. Like most of us do at some point in our life. But this new joy that I had was different this time around. This time my heart and soul ached to learn so much of what the Bible had to offer. I started reading scriptures about how to deal with grief. It really helped me heal, along with going to church every week. So it was the passing of my dad that brought me back to church. When I think about it, I can’t believe it took loosing my dad for me to finally come crawling back to God. So I guess that’s my story.  If you want to say I have a story.

So join with me if you want in my spiritual journey and how everyday he brings joy into my life.  :)