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FREE CYCLE!!www.freecycle.orgWhat an amazing concept. I check my freecycle group every morning.......... I have 'freecycled' some board games. I have picked up 2 different freecycle items. What a great concept. Everyone should join!!! 02:15 - Friday, July 18, 2008 - comments {3} - post commentIsaiah 58........Isaiah 58True Fasting1 "Shout it aloud, do not hold back.Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins. I am His. 2 For day after day they seek me out; This is me. "Seems eager" to know His Ways. "Seems eager to come near". The "seems" needs to be turned into an action word. 3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, Oh yeah. Me. "Well Lord, I do xyz and didn't you see"? Like He doesn't SEE everything. Sometimes I am so dumb. 4 Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, I don't know what "quarreling and strife or wicked fists" is but I will tell you my 'fasting' will get the same results. Because its not good. 5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, For me God is saying "stop putting on a show and get real, knock off all the drama, and LISTEN to me" 6 "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: This is a huge verse. I 'fast' for silly stuff (oh it may seem big to me, but compared to verse 6? SILLY STUFF) and He is showing me that He is SO much more........... 7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry Hmmmmmm wow. No where do I see anything like what the 'world' tells me. No where in this verse does it say...."volunteer for this program, sign up to do this on Sunday, give X amount of money" It says........be ready, spot on. Be ready at any SECOND to give. 8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, I love the word "then".......... 9 Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; 10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry God says "ok, PAY ATTENTION........Verses 1-7, and now 8-12 He shows us our reward. It's all written down for me. How simple duh. 11 The LORD will guide you always; 12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins 13 "If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath 14 then you will find your joy in the LORD,
Ok........."IF you keep your feet from breaking Sabbath". That's huge. Understand this.........for 40+ years I have been conditioned, I have chosen, I have lived for Saturdays. I work on Saturdays (big money days) I do big projects on Saturdays. My kids play sports on Saturdays.................I do not honor "THE Sabbath". I do not honor it and the only "delight" in it is for myself. Not to honor or please God. I do what I want, go my own way.........I totally thumb my nose at God, and His Sabbath....... It's no wonder I am in the condition, I am in. Footnotes:
07:35 - Friday, July 18, 2008 - comments {1} - post commentTop 5 on my First Love listTop 5 of 40 on my first Love list:What can I do today to "have more than a passing thought of Him"? What can I do today, to "really focus on Him"? If I 'think' with my head, then that is all I am doing.......using my head. Hmmm, and my head is wrapped in flesh. Ok, skip that. If I just pick up the Word and read......then I am just reading with my eyes. Again, flesh. Ok Skip that. My heart. See, that's the real problem. My heart. Oh and the fact that I have my "running shoes" on. Yep, remember when the kids were 2-3 years old and when they got a new pair of tennis shoes, they would say "LOOK HOW FAST I CAN RUN NOW". Yeah, I have a pair of those on. Kids were right: You CAN run fast in them. So I need to sit down, untie the strings to my running shoes then Let HIM take them off. And while I am sitting still........hand Him my broken heart. He has the Perfect Glue to fix it. Why I won't sit still and give it to Him.......baffles me. Ok. Today. Sit down, untie shoes, allow the Lord to take them off. Hand the Lord my broken heart. Every piece. Then: Be still. Be still and know. Be still and know HE is God. GOD. He is God. KNOW He is God. Still know He is God. Be 08:32 - Thursday, July 17, 2008 - comments {0} - post comment10 Things I will never say to my kidsI am always amazed at people.........the stupid stupid things that come out of their mouths.......10 things I will never say to my kids 1. I hate you 2. This is all your fault. 3. This would have never happened, if it weren't for you. 4. You are worthless. 5. You were a mistake. 6. I wish I would have never had you 7. You are stupid. 8. You act just like _____ (fill in a persons name you OBVIOUSLY hate) 9. Because I told you so 10. I love you because you are my child, but as a person, I hate you. 08:26 - Thursday, July 17, 2008 - comments {1} - post commentChoices............Which would you chose?Situation 1Someone has verbally abused you, for years and years. Twisted your mind and your heart.........This someone is the parent figure in your life. Choice A: Hurt them back as much as they hurt you Choice B: Forgive, and let them continue to abuse you Choice C: Forgive, and put distance between you and they Situation 2 A "friend" is using you. You know it deep in your heart. They only call when they need something or it is conveinent for them. Choice A: Tell them off Choice B: Forgive, but keep trying to be friends. Choice C: Forgive, but stop putting in the effort. Let this "friendship" run it's course. Situation 3 A "friend", who is steeped in pornography, but wants to be critical about YOUR walk with Jesus........this friend not only talks out both sides of their head, but is underneath a very angry person, constantly critiquing your parenting abilities (when they themselves are not married, never have been and have no kids), constantly throwing your past up in your face, and in general just a real yucky person to be around. Choice A: Tell this person to go jump in a lake Choice B: Forgive them and continue your relationship with them hoping they will change Choice C: Forgive them, but put distance between you and they. Situation 4 You have a neighbor that you have invited to church. They say they don't want to go because it's full of 'people'. But this neighbor jabbers your ear off every time you come to the fence (indicating that they are longing for a relationship). But when you take the neighbor to church, they are quite, withdrawn.......but you know they want to be "part"........ Choice A: Tell the neighbor it's not worth their time to try, just stay home. Choice B: Pray, and encourage the neighbor to go. Choice C: Pray and keep inviting, keep encouraging, keep dragging them along...... What say you??? This curious mind wants to know??? 07:53 - Thursday, July 17, 2008 - comments {2} - post commentWhat gives??1. When you send out an email to a group of 20 people, specifically requesting (bold print, underlined, in a bright color) that they print off and mail their paperwork to your address yet they send you an email, with their form attached.Does no one read their email? Does everyone just skim? Or is it that they just don't care, and do what they want? 2. When you have told someone multiple times that ____ has to happen before ______ happens................yet they continue to try to achieve the second blank before completing the first? Example. You have to eat your dinner, before you get ice cream. They keep trying to get the ice cream, first. Ok, with a child I can see repeating myself, but with an ADULT? Do people just not listen? Or is it that they just don't care what you have to say, they want it their way? 3. Why is it that when you are hired to do a job, and paid to do that job, that doesn't automatically make you 'indispensable", it just makes your a paid employee?? Is it that people get an ounce of power and they think they are rulers? Is it that they think they are so smart? Or is it that they just don't care for anyone but themselves?? 4. You're driving down the road, and someone roars up on your rear end, tailgating dangerously close? You have no room to get over, but they stay RIGHT ON YOUR BUTT anyway? Is it that this person is having an emergency? Is it because your are in the fast lane, doing the speed limit playing "keeper of the speed" to drive people crazy?? OR is it that they are just stupid and think they own the road?? The longer I live, the more people act like baboons. If I were not Saved by Grace..........I would believe we evolved from apes, and we are turning back into them!!! No kidding. It's amazing how many people just act like those red butted baboons you see in the zoo.......... What gives??? 07:23 - Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - comments {1} - post commentONE REASON WHY I HOME EDUCATE!!!!Why Christian Manhood MUST Prevail
There is an alarming rise in effeminacy amongst young men in our nation. And the increase has nothing to do with genetics. The issue is moral, cultural, and, most importantly, theological. The collective social conscience of the meaning of Christian manhood is quickly becoming the stuff of story books. The abandonment of teaching on family orthopraxy from the pulpit, and the exchange of fundamental moral issues for short term political victories by too many Christians who are engaged in culture wars, has created an environment where there is precious little practical difference between the way the church and the world view manhood and womanhood. The fact is that our boys are confused because their fathers are confused. The gender-blending of the last twenty-five years is reaping an alarming toll on men, and the worst is yet to come. The answer to the problem of effeminacy in boys and leaderless men is not going into the forest and beating a drum. Nor is the answer found in psychologically driven behavior modification theory. Christian manhood must prevail. But for it to prevail we need a generation of men and women more concerned with the biblical vision of manhood than the prevailing view presented in the government schools, on MTV, and in too many pulpits across America. And we need men and women willing to stand — sometimes alone — against the wave of androgyny and social confusion. The good news is that feminism in women and male effeminacy are self-defeating. They cannot be sustained. They are ultimately doomed to destruction. But along the way to their own self-annihilation, they can leave a devastating toll in the lives of our sons and daughters. They can wreak havoc on an entire culture. And this is where things stand now. History is behind Christian manhood, which is why it must be studied both theologically and historically. In this important message, Why Christian Manhood Must Prevail, I explain the issue and seek to encourage fathers and mothers who aspire to raise their sons to stand against the tide of effeminacy and embrace a vision of noble manhood. May we about the business of recovering biblical manhood in our time. www.visionforum.com12:28 - Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - comments {0} - post comment40 evidences that we may have left our first love......I received this email this morning.........40 Evidences That You May Have Left Your First Love 1. You can go hours or days without having more than a passing thought of Him. 2. You don’t have a strong desire to spend time with Him. 3. You don’t have a strong hunger for the Word; Bible reading is a “chore” – something to mark off your “to do” list. 4. Spending time in prayer is a burden/duty rather than a delight. 5. Your worship is formal, dry, lifeless, merely going through the motions. 6. Private prayer and worship are almost non-existent . . . cold and dry. 7. You are more concerned about physical health, well-being, and comfort than about the wellbeing and condition of your soul. 8. You crave physical food, while having little appetite for spiritual food. 9. You crave human companionship more than a relationship with Christ. 10. You spend more time and effort on your physical appearance than on cultivating inner spiritual beauty to please Christ. 11. Your heart toward Christ is cold and indifferent; not tender as it once was, not easily moved by the Word, talk of spiritual things, etc. 12. Christianity is more of a checklist than a relationship with Christ. 13. You measure spirituality (yours/others’) by performance rather than the condition of the heart. 14. Christianity is defined more what by what you “do” than who you “are” (“doing” vs. “being”). 15. Your obedience and service are motivated and fueled by expectations of others or a desire to impress others, more than by passion for Christ. 16. You are more concerned about what others think and pleasing them, than about what God knows and pleasing Christ. 17. Your service for Christ and others is motivated by a sense of duty or obligation. 18. You find yourself becoming resentful over the hardships and demands of serving Christ and others. 19. You can talk with others about kids, marriage, weather, and the news, but struggle to talk about the Lord and spiritual matters. 20. You have a hard time coming up with something fresh to share in a testimony service at church or when someone asks, “What’s God been doing in your life?” 21. You are formal, rigid, and up-tight about spiritual things, rather than joyful and winsome. 22. You are critical or harsh toward those who are doctrinally off-base or living in sin. 23. You enjoy secular songs, movies, and books more than songs or reading material that point you to Christ. © Revive Our Hearts. Used with permission. www.ReviveOurHearts.com 24. You prefer the company of people who don’t love Christ, to the company and fellowship of those who do. 25. You are more interested in recreation, entertainment, and having “fun” than in cultivating intimacy with Christ through worship, prayer, the Word, and Christian fellowship. 26. You display attitudes or are involved in activities that you know are contrary to Scripture, but you continue in them anyway. 27. You justify “small” areas of disobedience or compromise. 28. You have been drawn back into sin habits that you put off when you were a young believer. 29. “Little” things that used to disturb your conscience, no longer do. 30. You are slow to respond to conviction over sin – or you ignore it altogether. 31. You enjoy certain sins and want to hang onto them. You are unwilling to give them up for Christ. 32. You are not grieved by sin – it’s no big deal to you. 33. You are consistently allured by certain sins. 34. You are self-righteous--more concerned about sin in others’ lives than in your own. 35. You are more concerned about having the right position than the right disposition. 36. You tend to hold tightly to money and things, rather than being quick to give to meet the needs of others. 37. You rarely give sacrificially to the Lord’s work. 38. You rarely have a desire or burden to give, when you hear of legitimate financial needs within the Body, your church, or a ministry. 39. Accumulating and maintaining material “things” consumes more time and effort on your part than seeking after and cultivating spiritual riches. 40. You have broken relationships with other believers that you are unwilling or have not attempted to reconcile. 1"To the angel of the church in seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2"'I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. 3I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary. 4But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. 5Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. . . . 7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.' CHILLING! 08:23 - Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - comments {0} - post commentThe "Curse"The CurseWhen you were a kid, and misbehaving, someone would say: "When you have kids, I hope you have one, JUST LIKE YOU". "Pay backs are a _____" "You act just like your _____" (fill in the blank, but it is the parent who is perceived in the family to be the "bad one") "Why can't you be like ____" (fill in the blank with the name of the "good" sibling) "_______ never acted like this" (again see above) "People who act like you end up homeless and jobless". "No one likes a person like you / No one wants to be around a person like you". Then when you become and adult and a parent, when YOUR children misbehave you hear: "HA HA YOU DID have one just like you, see....paybacks are a ___" "See you are becoming just like your _____ (fill in the name of the disliked parent" "See how it feels". "Well now you know how I felt". The old saying goes: Sticks and stones may break my bones... but Words will never harm me. Lies Lies Lies Lies Lies Lies Lies What the heck. Do people just not think? I am KEENLY aware of generational curses. You know, the ones that you got from your parents, you pass to your kids and they will pass to theirs? Yeah those. When I was a kid, I swore that I would never say to my kids: "Because I said so" "Because I am in charge and that's the way it is". "I can't wait till you turn 18" And I never have. I did A LOT of things different......I was mindful of the hurtful things said and done to me, and was careful not to repeat them. There were things that my folks did that I just didn't want to be done to, or done with my kids..........and I have been mindful of that. But I hear people say the above junk ALL THE TIME!! To their kids AND to other people's kids. I don't know if they think it is "normal" to be so hateful and negative? Or if they are just ignorant? I guess people really just don't know the power of words........ 12:47 - Monday, July 14, 2008 - comments {0} - post commentHow to.......How do you do it?How do you do it?I asked a question, and got a great answer!! My question? What needs to be done to obtain this mindset of "daily Saved by Grace Gratitude"? My answer? About the attitude thing.........I think when one is focused on self and self wants more than the wants of others, especially what God wants us to do, we tend to have that attitude. Being a silly human, wrapped tightly in flesh, I love a list. I love the 12 step program. I love a good book "to show me the way". But, is this 'His Way'? Hmmm Am I still relying on my flesh? You know, if *I* make a list and *I* strike this off and that off when *I* do it, then *I* am accomplishing things.......... How do I "be still and KNOW He is God"? And how do I "Love" His Way? There HAS to be a starting point. Where is it? What is it? 08:58 - Sunday, July 13, 2008 - comments {0} - post commentBitternessAt Dictionary.com, this is the English explanationDictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This bit·ter
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MAR is the root in Hebrew that means "bitter". Exodus 15:22-24 22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah. [a] ) 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What are we to drink?" Footnotes: Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitterNow for the Greek!! Pikros: it is the word that defines 'taste' Pikraino: in an active voice, "to be bitter" "to embitter, irritate, or to make bitter. In a passive voice: to be made bitter. Pikria: Metaphorically: condition of extreme wickedness, "gal of bitterness' or 'bitter gal'. evil speaking. hatred. root of bitterness produces bitter fruit. Pikros: (long o) bitterly is used of the poignant grief of Peter's weeping for his denial of Christ, Matthew 26:75 07:58 - Saturday, July 12, 2008 - comments {0} - post commentWhat is it about pregnant women??I have been pregnant three times.Three times in four years!! Is that why I am compelled to put my hands all over a pregnant woman!!?? The little girl at work (thank you SO MUCH for the prayers a few months ago.........I get to see the "fruit" of your prayers to God every time I go to work!!) is about 4 months...... I just can't keep my hands off her. SHE is totally ok with it, and I asked permission first.............. But I just love to rub her belly. I will put my face up to her belly and talk to the baby. I rub her back. I rub her belly. I smile at her ALL THE TIME. I told her if I get 'obnoxious' that she can tell me to knock it off. She said she loves it and I am more than welcome to "love on her all I want". When I see pregnant women in public, I just smile. Ear to Ear. It is hard to keep my hands to myself......but I do. Pregnant women are the most beautiful women, on the earth!!! 07:46 - Saturday, July 12, 2008 - comments {1} - post commentJudge?GLEANINGS FROM THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENTby Dr. Philip Bryan Wordplay: Judgment and CondemnationA Common Literary Device"Wordplay" or "punning" is a favorite literary device utilized in the Old and New Testaments, especially in Paul's letters. English often cannot communicate the force of a passage by means of wordplay in corresponding English words. Sometimes the most familiar English version even gives a false impression of the meaning. For example, because of wordplay and changes in English usage since the 17th Century, the English words "judgment" and "condemnation" (or "damnation") often are interpreted in certain passages to mean something other than what the author intended, and at the same time something of the subtle "flavor" is lost. A typical example appears in 1 Cor. 11:29, which some have interpreted to teach that "eating unworthily" at the Lord's Supper will send a person to Hell: "For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body." To the contrary, Paul in this passage states that God judges a believer for eating and drinking unworthily so that he will not be condemned! Paul is very careful in his usage of the words translated "judgment" and "condemnation." Basic Meanings Three variations for judgment (and their cognates) are regularly employed by Paul in the New Testament: (1) krino, (2) diakrino, and (3) katakrino. The basic word krino includes primarily the ideas of "separating," "judging," and "reaching a decision." Sometimes this "judgment" may be a form of "condemnation," but that is not the basic meaning. Clearly related to krino is the word diakrino, with the ideas of "separating," "differentiating," "judging correctly," "discerning," etc. This word emphasizes proper judgment. The third pertinent form, katakrino, carries the related ideas of "condemning," "punishing," "damning," etc. Clearly, all of the ideas are closely related, both in Greek and English. Detailed analyses of these words are contained in the standard Greek lexicons. Comparison and Contrast In a number of New Testament passages, Paul uses two or more of these words (or their cognates) to compare and contrast different ideas and shades of meaning. See Rom. 2:1, 5:16, 18 for usage of krino and katakrino. Rom. 14:23 includes diakrino and katakrino. Analysis of 1 Cor. 11:27-34 gives some of the most fruitful benefits when distinction is maintained between all three words. Analysis of 1 Cor. 11:27-34 These controversial verses in Paul's discussion of the Lord's Supper may be translated and interpreted as follows: "(27) The result is: whoever should eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord." Unworthy behavior at the Lord's Table is a serious matter because of what the elements represent -- the Lord's body and blood. "(28) But let a man prove himself [or, show himself approved?], and so let him eat of the bread [or loaf] and let him drink of the cup; (29) for the one who eats and drinks eats and drinks judgment [krima, a cognate of krino] to [or for] himself, when he does not discern [diakrino] the body." Failure to "discern the body" (i.e., the church; see v. 31) brings God's judgment (not damnation on that person (a believer, see v. 31). "(30) Therefore, many among you are weak and feeble, and a number are sleeping." God's judgment ("therefore") is illustrated by the fact that many of the Corinthians are "weak and feeble" (physically sick?) And not a few are "sleeping" (i.e., they are physically dead?). "(31) But if we had discerned [diakrino] ourselves, we would not have been judged [krino]; (32) but when are judged [krino] by the Lord, we are chastened lest we should be condemned [katakrino] with the world." So, if we discern (diakrino; judge correctly) ourselves (the body) we will not be judged (krino) by the Lord. He will judge (krino) His people when they need it (e.g., when they do not "discern the body"), but He does not condemn or damn (katakrino) them. It is "the world" that will be condemned (katakrino)! "(33) The result is: my brethren, when you come together [or, assemble] in order to eat [the Lord's Supper], wait for one another. (34) If anyone should be hungry, let him eat at home, lest you should come together [or, assemble] for judgment [krima]. And the remaining things I will arrange whenever I come." Proper discernment (judgment) of the Lord's body (the church) is evidenced by waiting for one another at the Table. Since the purpose of assembling is not because of hunger, observance of the ordinance will bring God's judgment (krima) if the participants eat and drink in an unworthy manner by not regarding one another. These verses probably explain why the Corinthian supper was not the Lord's Supper (v. 20). It was their own supper! 09:10 - Friday, July 11, 2008 - comments {0} - post commentWhat a great article........and MHO of it.I saw this article at Hidden Creek Homstead....and baby, it hit a nerve with me!!
Are Rising Prices Scaring You? We are getting e-mails and it has been all over the news - "What do we do? They are rationing rice!!" Um, they did that because Chinese restaurants were coming in and buying bags and bags at a time because it was cheap. Duh. I haven't decided if I should just laugh or start tearing my hair out. First everyone panicked over the price of gas... then it was the price of apples, then milk and now rice. What I find so amusing about the whole thing is a lot of those same people who are in a panic are still using their gas to go to the movies, to go on vacations, to travel for sports activities, to go shopping and to go most any place they want to go.They panic because they were brainwashed to panic. HELLO anyone who reads the newspaper daily, watches tv daily, or listens to the radio has been brainwashed with the message of 'recession' FOR MONTHS. If you tell a person a lie every day for months on end, eventually, they believe it. People are in a tizzy because they listened to lies........... So many people complain about the price of gas when it costs $4.00 a gallon but don't bat an eye when going to Starbucks to pay $4.00 for one cup (8 oz. or 1/8 of a gallon) of coffee that they could have made at home for pennies. Despite all the fuss, most Americans have not substantially changed their lives because of gas prices. NOT only have they NOT changed their lifestyles.......but they STILL would rather hug a tree than to dig for our own oil. Stuuuuuupid. They whine about gas, but are more than willing to let the Middle East dictate how much we pay. Poor blind souls. Then there is another whole group who complain about how they "aren't like other people". They don't spend a penny on anything and they still have nothing and, because their lot in life is so miserable, they have a right to be afraid of what is happening in the world and in their lives. They have a "What about me?" attitude all of the time.WELL GUESS WHERE THEY LEARNED THAT??? Hmmmmmmmm schools teach "what about me"......TV programs are all about ME. Magazines, ME, self help books (even christian ones) ME. The media in general ME ME ME ME ME. Walk into any place where people congregate. School, work, church.........everyone is too worried about what everyone ELSE is doing, dressing like, driving, living in.........Um, Scripture says: Mind your own business!! The Bible says that God does not give us the spirit of fear but of power and love and a sound mind. Even if you aren't a Christian, I want you to really think about those words because they apply to human nature in general.FEAR is from satan. Fear is a tool of the devil. Fear is a destroyer...........it is a tool of manipulators. Women who are beaten by their dh......fear is his greatest weapon against her. Children who are molested........fear is the greatest weapon used against them. Jesus said:John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My Peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. He told us in advance what to expect.........if we would pick up the Bible instead of the newspaper, People magazine, or turn on the tube, we'd know this!! We are living in a world that is crazed with fear and because of that we have lost power over ourselves, our lives and our circumstances. Because of that fear we have very little love for anyone. When you love someone or something your main thoughts are focused on that person or thing that you love. What do you think about all the time? --Your spouse, your children, joyful things and happy things or do you focus on yourself and on how these terrible prices are going to affect you?It is the love of money that has driven us mad. We fear if we lack it, we can not buy. So many equate 'buying things' and "showing love". We think "oh my kid has to have an amazing b-day party, or an amazing b-day gift, or I have to take them on a vacation, or they have to have these clothes" Or ________ you fill in the blank. Do you know how powerless you become when you give way to fear? When you're constantly afraid, you can't function properly at work which leads to not getting a pay raise or worse yet, getting fired. You can't get your mind off of that which you fear and it filters into every area of your life.AMEN AMEN AMEN. Have your child take your photo at different times of the day (when you don't expect it) or photograph your spouse. A face, doesn't lie. Fear drains you of life. It sucks you dry........and your face shows it. Your voice shows it. Your actions reveal it........ You become short and angry with your family when they try to talk to you, ask you something or want to spend time with you because they are interrupting your focus on your fear. "How am I going to get some rice (or gas, or milk or apples)", "If there's a shortage of rice now, I'm sure that is going to lead to a shortage on ALL food", "If there is a shortage of food, that will mean I can't go on vacation this summer or buy that new car." As my daughter says "oh ye of little faith". That is what fear is. We are getting caught with our pants down. Spend Spend Spend debt debt debt. Now we are called to pay the piper, and our pockets are a little short............I am reaping what I have sown. Again, this is all in the Word....... You say but that's silly and doesn't even make sense. No it doesn't and that is where the sound mind comes in. Where there is fear there is total loss of rational reasoning or what I call "common sense". When someone isn't of sound mind (not using common sense), they think there is going to be a shortage on rice and they panic. They tell everyone they know. The word spreads and then everyone panics and runs out to hoard rice. All that fear has a snowball effect which then creates a shortage of rice where there wasn't one.Guess what? Satan played us like a fiddle. We are so.........sheep BAAAAAA BAAAAAAAAA. Because woman are not home, minding their own business (as Scripture COMMANDS) and out being busy bodies, this is how this kind of insanity starts! It's one thing to be informed. Its another to be hysterical. I guess if we pulled our spines out of the closet and came along side the "siren" and corrected them and tried to train them.......or call sin a sin.........but no, we must consider the "feeling" or the "diversity" of it all. Gag. Another one of satans tricks. If people had not given over to fear and had been of sound mind (using common sense) they would have thought, "No big deal, we'll have pasta instead or just do without rice for now." They would go about their daily business without giving it another thought and focus on more important things like how to be a kinder more loving spouse or parent.OR (now here's a concept) INVESTIGATE what the REAL reason is. Was there something that happened that caused the rice production to be less? Are Chinese restaurant owners buying it all up? Was their a disease that ate up the crop? Floods? Typhoons? What? Actually take the time to investigate truth!!!! Learn for yourself. Don't rely on others to "tell you what truth is".........That's how Hitler deceived a nation! When people aren't consumed with fear they can think more rationally, which helps them make wiser and more practical decisions. When fear is gone they have peace and joy and patience and most of all they are more loving.When fear is REPLACED with the Peace that only Jesus Christ can give, then AND ONLY THEN, we will have peace, joy, patience, and love. Think about it. How much of your life is ruled by fear? If you filter back through most negative emotions, most of them begin with fear of something. Do you buy things you can't afford because you are afraid of what people will think of you? Do you spend more on gifts for your friends and your children's friends because you fear that people won't love you?AMEN again. It's sickening, and maddening that I allow satan to manipulate me. I was breathless yesterday when I paid bills and then had to fill up the tank. Then I remembered.......um, (A) the mess I am in, I caused (B) Trust in the Lord with ALL my heart....(C) I chose not to do the evil ones bidding. I chose to have Faith in Christ! (d) BUT their are consequences to sin.......and this discomfort? Guess what.....I should be thankful that is ALL I am feeling. Take a serious look at the things you obsess about. Do you obsess about them because of some kind of fear? I don't know how to tactfully and gently say this but lately I have seen quiet (and sometimes loud) fear in a new thing called "becoming green and saving the environment". This is really just another form of fear. When people become obsessed and overcome, it is usually out of fear and not out of rational thinking.CASE AND POINT: She says "tactfully and gently" Um, no, the word I would use is Idolatry. Call it what it is!!! Stop namby pambying around!!!!! So many books tell us how bad WE ARE for 'hurting mother earth'.(Last time I checked, we were Created in HIS Image?) Um, could someone point out in Scripture where the Lord commands us to LOVE the earth? I think it's Love the Lord, Your God,and Love your neighbor as your self............I see nothing about the earth. Worship the CreatOR not the creatED. I'm not saying you shouldn't try to save the environment if you think that it needs saving. I'm simply saying don't let things that stem from fear of something control your life in such a way that you lose all of your life's joy and your capacity for reasonable and rational thinking.We cannot save it.Those ridiculous programs at school and church on how "kids can save the earth" are just teaching the babies how to be Idolaters!!!! THE EARTH is doomed to a fiery end. Read Matthew 23-25, and Revelation. Anyone who thinks that (a) man has ruined the earth AND (b) man can save the earth, worships a different god. God Created it, God will Judge it, God will destroy it. And there is NOTHING man can do to 'speed that up' or 'slow that down'. AND anyone who thinks they can........is blinded by satan, an idolater and worships man and earth, not God almighty. Jill Cooper and Tawra Kellam are frugal living experts and the editors of Living on a Dime. 07:36 - Friday, July 11, 2008 - comments {4} - post commentLet me rave on about my local extension!So I have this horrid problem with my tomatoes. I have blogged here, and whined there about it.Well I emailed my local extension. I sent him photos. This man hunted and searched for an answer. Contacted Purdue, and spoke to two experts. Showed them my photos.......... Really really went the extra mile. Any time I emailed, he was emailing me back within 24 hours. Every single time. I have never had to contact my local extension. But I am so glad I did. I know someone here recommend that I contact the extension.......thank you. That is the best advice ever~!!!! 08:25 - Thursday, July 10, 2008 - comments {2} - post commentWhat say you? Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace.......Is this "Dave Ramsey The Financial Peace Planner" like a diet?You know, the latest fad / craze that everyone is doing, only to find out in 6 months that is was a fad, and you are worse off than what you started? Has anyone going thru the program, and has Y E A R S under their belts living as he prescribes? It looks good...........I think I may try it...........but curious minds want to know!! 02:47 - Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - comments {2} - post commentANY good ideas???Ok, I am willing to hear ANY good ideas on how to cut my electric bill in half.I thought about running and extension cord to my neighbors outside outlet.......but since that is dishonest, I guess I shouldn't do that! ![]() Seriously though. I am so open to any ideas!! Here's what I have on electric. (2) 50 gallon water heaters. Dehumidifyer A/C (set at 80 degrees, and only runs when it's HOT. Has only ran 2-3 days in all of June) Fridge, stove, microwave, washer, dishwasher, lights, freezer. Ceiling fans ok the ONLY thing that is ran off the propane is the heat, and the dryer. I do appreciate any and all advice. Thanks 08:50 - Monday, July 7, 2008 - comments {6} - post commentWhat is the best way to dry BasilI have a ton of basil I need to pluck of the bush and dry.What is the best way to dry, and store fresh basil? I will 'assume' that I wash it first, then pat it dry.....but after that? Dunno. I was thinking about smashing it between two pieces of screen, but I don't know what the screen is made of and if that material would leach into my basil, changing it's flavor? You expertise is appreciated!! 08:47 - Monday, July 7, 2008 - comments {2} - post commentMy tomatoes.I think the whole crop is terminal.The 'brown spots" are on the leaves, stems, and fruit. I am sick. Now.........the 'misplaced' tomatoes (the ones that randomly popped up out of the ground from last years left over seeds) are NOT diseased.. I don't know what the disease is. I don't know if I can kill it. I do know this. I will rip up EVERY SINGLE PLANT and return them for my money back!! I saved my receipt!! 08:26 - Monday, July 7, 2008 - comments {1} - post commentSomeone's gotta help me out on this one.................Let's say I have a blog.And on my blog, I type and entry, and the entry title is in question form. Example Blog Title: What is your idea of homesteading? Blog Title: What is your idea of home schooling? Blog Title: What do you think about recycling? Blog Title: My son acts this way, what do you think? Ok. Those are 'questions'. Like, if I walked up to you and asked you a question, in real life, what would you do? Well, you have 2 choices, answer, or not answer! Let's go deeper. Let's say that you have home schooled 8 kids, and 'graduated' all of them. Someone asks a 'home school question'. YOU have an answer. YOU have great advice. So you step out and answer the question, based upon your own experiences. Not opinion, but your experience. Then you are mowed down like a blade of grass. You are all but attacked, and called names for giving your answer / advice. What gives? If people don't want an answer, why do they ask questions??? Seriously. In real life.....you get the cold shoulder, the ugly stare, the chilly silence. In blog life........you get the nasty anonymous commenter, or the hateful PM. what gives? (hey.............that's a question. HAHAHAHHAHH) 08:15 - Monday, July 7, 2008 - comments {3} - post comment |
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