God has me working on a ladies night at my church. It will be on mondays starting mid september. It will be not only a time to study the word together but also to fellowship and pray together. I am excited to be a part of it and hope that I can allow God to be the guide. I pray that ladies will come and be fed(strengthened). It is my desire to strengthen ladies at Flipside so they can be more powerful tools for the Lord.
"So I will strengthen them in the Lord. And they shall walk up and down in His name" --Zechariah 10:12
Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down and the feeble knees. And make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed. --Hebrews 12:12-13
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. --Acts 15:41
"for the lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." --Revelation 7:17
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Christ His Son cleanes us from all sin. --1 John 1:7
So when I read all these verses I hear God communicating to me that He will strengthen me and rid me of sin. Thank you Lord oh thank you because we all know I was headed to hell! But, I also hear Him saying that He wants me to then help Him strengthen others. It is not just about Him strengthening me but then me allowing Him to use ME to strengthen others.(read that again because I may have lost you with my poor grammar skills) If I walk in the light or help make straight paths for others then I can lead others to the fountain of living water. --I can help God wipe away their tears. I can be a light for all the hurting people in my life! Oh LORD--this is so intense!!! Does this make sense to you? I hope it does---It makes sense to me and I know it means I must do my best to strengthen ladies at Flipside! So that the ladies at Flipside will be lights in their lives too. The more lights go on the darkness will turn into light!
Okay I will stop...
God is amazing...
LOVE IT LOVE HIM LOVE YOU LOVE THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
closing one door opening another!
Just finished up the Esther Study by beth moore--Beth Moore is amazing and so are all the ladies I was blessed to study with!
I learned that if I perish I perish but I cannot allow my destiny to pass me by!
I learned that even when you can't see Him-- He is in it!
I learned that God is the only one who can get me out of this mess! So I must wait on Him...and while I wait I will serve!!
That is just to name a few of the things I learned.
Anyway, each lady I meet at Flipside is such a blessing and this group allowed me to meet many ladies. Thank you Lord for answered prayers.
Next will be another Monday night study it will start mid september. Guide me Lord! Connect me Lord!
goodnight--sparkle
I learned that if I perish I perish but I cannot allow my destiny to pass me by!
I learned that even when you can't see Him-- He is in it!
I learned that God is the only one who can get me out of this mess! So I must wait on Him...and while I wait I will serve!!
That is just to name a few of the things I learned.
Anyway, each lady I meet at Flipside is such a blessing and this group allowed me to meet many ladies. Thank you Lord for answered prayers.
Next will be another Monday night study it will start mid september. Guide me Lord! Connect me Lord!
goodnight--sparkle
Thursday, August 6, 2009
crown of creation
I am reading a book called Captivating by John and stasi Elderidge. It is good. I recommend it! Anyway, I am gonna quote it...
Given the way creation unfolds, how it builds to ever higher and higher works of art, can there be any doubt that eve is the crown of creation? Not an afterthought. Not a nice addition like an ornament on a tree. She is God's final touch. She fills a place in the world nothing and no one else can fill. Step to a window, ladies, if you can. Better still, find some place with a view. Look out across the earth and say to yourselves, "The whole vast world is incomplete without me. Creation reached its zenith in me"
Pretty intense!
One the first day God gave us light--day and night.
One the second day God gave us Sky--He called it Heaven.
On the third day God gave us dry Land--He called it Earth. He allowed the land to produce vegatation--seed bearing plants.
On the fourth day God made 2 great lights--one to govern the day and one to govern the night(sun and moon)--they were to serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years.
On the fifth day God created living creatures.
On the sixth day God created man in his image. He said it is not good for man to be alone and saw that Adam had no suitable helper. He created Woman. --the crown of creation.
Then on the seventh day He rested!
I get all this information from the Bible-- Genesis 1-2.
Anyway, yes ladies we are the crown of creation without us this world is incomplete. Man is not meant to be alone. Man and Woman are not meant to be independent of each other but complete in each other--husband and wife becoming one flesh.
Before I knew Christ--I always thought it was good to be an independent woman-- not to need my husband. But I do need him and he needs me. We need to allow each other this. It does not make either of us weak; it makes us stronger. This is something that the world has confused for most people I know. The world says be independent--you are weak if you need a man/woman--bla bla bla. But the point is to remember who our creator is and what He says about man and woman. Forget what the world says--what are the divorce rates these days more then 50% fail. So I think the world clearly has screwed up marriage. We need to get back to why it(marriage) was created. Man was not meant to be alone & it keeps us holy etc...
Thank you God for bringing me to my amazing husband. I believe you brought us together because we make a good team. We believe in each other and encourage each other. We want to live life in the same manner--people first--passion first--love first!!! We will not be a slave to the dollar. We will choose you Lord. Everyday I choose you Lord! Thank you for the cross--AMEN!
Given the way creation unfolds, how it builds to ever higher and higher works of art, can there be any doubt that eve is the crown of creation? Not an afterthought. Not a nice addition like an ornament on a tree. She is God's final touch. She fills a place in the world nothing and no one else can fill. Step to a window, ladies, if you can. Better still, find some place with a view. Look out across the earth and say to yourselves, "The whole vast world is incomplete without me. Creation reached its zenith in me"
Pretty intense!
One the first day God gave us light--day and night.
One the second day God gave us Sky--He called it Heaven.
On the third day God gave us dry Land--He called it Earth. He allowed the land to produce vegatation--seed bearing plants.
On the fourth day God made 2 great lights--one to govern the day and one to govern the night(sun and moon)--they were to serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years.
On the fifth day God created living creatures.
On the sixth day God created man in his image. He said it is not good for man to be alone and saw that Adam had no suitable helper. He created Woman. --the crown of creation.
Then on the seventh day He rested!
I get all this information from the Bible-- Genesis 1-2.
Anyway, yes ladies we are the crown of creation without us this world is incomplete. Man is not meant to be alone. Man and Woman are not meant to be independent of each other but complete in each other--husband and wife becoming one flesh.
Before I knew Christ--I always thought it was good to be an independent woman-- not to need my husband. But I do need him and he needs me. We need to allow each other this. It does not make either of us weak; it makes us stronger. This is something that the world has confused for most people I know. The world says be independent--you are weak if you need a man/woman--bla bla bla. But the point is to remember who our creator is and what He says about man and woman. Forget what the world says--what are the divorce rates these days more then 50% fail. So I think the world clearly has screwed up marriage. We need to get back to why it(marriage) was created. Man was not meant to be alone & it keeps us holy etc...
Thank you God for bringing me to my amazing husband. I believe you brought us together because we make a good team. We believe in each other and encourage each other. We want to live life in the same manner--people first--passion first--love first!!! We will not be a slave to the dollar. We will choose you Lord. Everyday I choose you Lord! Thank you for the cross--AMEN!
hi...I just screamed at my kids...I hate it when I do this! But I am sad to say it happens sometimes. There is no excuse it is wrong. But I am going to tell you about my morning...Juliette decided to wake up at 5:30am. I am ok with 630 but I do not like 530. It just isn't fair! So anyway so that Jovan and Dante could continue to sleep I shut her door and tried to sleep somemore while she did whatever she was doing. This is just a really annoying way to start the day!!! ALL AGREED!!
So then I finally got up at 7ish made my family breakfast. Went to the store real quick to pick up a few things. Came home and realized that there was spilt juice on the floor that I hadn't noticed before so ANTS everywhere. . .FUNTIMES---today is laundry day so that is what I was doing all morning...while the kids play and make messes:) Gave the kids and my brother and me an early lunch and figured Juliette would nap early today(usually naps 1-3) so at noon I tried to get her down. I really just needed to have a moment to be still with the Lord.(not possible when she is awake). I laid down with her hoping she would sleep and NOPE--she wants to play...So since I am having a couple friends over tonight. I figured I would make them both nap(jov doesn't nap these days) and so at 1pm we all laid down in the big bed together and it was one thing after another I want water, i want to watch tv, I want my blue hot wheel, I want a snack, at 130 I had had IT!!! I SCREAMED "I NEED A BREAK, GO TO SLEEP, I NEED A BREAK!!!"
My throat actually hurts now. Isn't that something to be proud of...
SORRY LORD, I should not treat my children this way. They are yours and I should be a better mom. Teach me Lord patience...teach me Lord to act as an adult in these moments and not as a psycho... more of you and less of me. . . I know you forgive me but I need to forgive myself. . .I am gonna go listen to some worship music and hopefully I will feel better!
So then I finally got up at 7ish made my family breakfast. Went to the store real quick to pick up a few things. Came home and realized that there was spilt juice on the floor that I hadn't noticed before so ANTS everywhere. . .FUNTIMES---today is laundry day so that is what I was doing all morning...while the kids play and make messes:) Gave the kids and my brother and me an early lunch and figured Juliette would nap early today(usually naps 1-3) so at noon I tried to get her down. I really just needed to have a moment to be still with the Lord.(not possible when she is awake). I laid down with her hoping she would sleep and NOPE--she wants to play...So since I am having a couple friends over tonight. I figured I would make them both nap(jov doesn't nap these days) and so at 1pm we all laid down in the big bed together and it was one thing after another I want water, i want to watch tv, I want my blue hot wheel, I want a snack, at 130 I had had IT!!! I SCREAMED "I NEED A BREAK, GO TO SLEEP, I NEED A BREAK!!!"
My throat actually hurts now. Isn't that something to be proud of...
SORRY LORD, I should not treat my children this way. They are yours and I should be a better mom. Teach me Lord patience...teach me Lord to act as an adult in these moments and not as a psycho... more of you and less of me. . . I know you forgive me but I need to forgive myself. . .I am gonna go listen to some worship music and hopefully I will feel better!
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