armour up !!!

Use every piece of amour to resist the enemy in the time of evil, so that after the battle you can stand firm , stand your ground putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of righteousness...Ephesians 6 :13-14

I picture this is what my armor looks like (just add a few rhinestones) !hahah
Right now in this world is it a battle field , whether its with your own thoughts and struggles or with the people around you.. I know for me ive been in situations that i went into battle with just enough armor to get me out ... I HATE that , knowing how i feel but not being able to defend it .. Uhhh... have you ever done that .. Its like this election people are so passionate about a person and a hope that these MEN would give, that if you ever listen to your friends debate its funny because one usually get frustrated and backs down because they don't have enough facts ! Well its the same with our day to day ... get passionate about JESUS! He can give you A REAL hope. One that doesn't require a vote , he gives his freely because of his Son and what he did for us on the cross ! Dont back down and dont forget you have all the facts ... just spend time with him , he gives you your armor (how cool its like being knighted by the King) ..we are in a great partnership with him ... yippy!! I love you guys

Honesty from the heart..

But you require honesty from the heart, so that you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being. psalms 51 :6
Have you ever known or been one of those people who look like they have it all together .. they know how to talk they know what to say ... they act a certain way to make it seem like they are right on with what ever the situation calls for ... I was totally a person like that ... i was raised in a home with a great Christian foundation so i knew the words i knew the act ..blah blah blah
but what i didnt have was honesty in my own heart (wow that hurts to say ) It was easy for me to say one thing but hide and do another , even in the way i spoke my lips would move on there own.. lie after lie ... The less time i spent with God the easier it was to lie to my own heart. the desires of my heart were not real anymore .... they were damaging .. i was following my own desires and what felt or looked good in that moment ... God gives us the promises and desires of our hearts..HE has never spoken and failed to act, he has never promised and not carried through ... but he requires an honest heart that that requires you to step out of the way !! What i thought was a desire was nothing more then a selfish want ...
...I have put my hope in your word , my eyes are straining to see your promises come true ...psams 119 I cant wait !!!

Rain drops keep falling on my head !!

Yesterday when i was running ... out of nowhere it started to pour down rain , it was kind of crazy but cool at the same time .. everybody running the golf course went and hide under the trees or stopped running to just trip out.. but for a strange reason i just kept going . it felt good and there was such beauty in it .. it was weird .. i kept looking up at the trees and thinking to myself "i hope this doesn't end"... well when i was done i figured thats sd weather for ya !
but this morning as i was reading my bible i ran across a verse in Joel 2:3 "For the rains he send are an expressions of his grace" Wow sooooo cool .. I immediately thought of yesterdays rain
If it wasn't for his grace on my life i could not have seen beauty in the rain.. i would have hide so i didn't get too wet ..
Whatever your going through let his rain wash you .. take hope in knowing that even in the rain theres Grace ... Its not always going to be like this ..
Next time it rains take a break and get wet .. its kind of fun
love ya

whats your #1

...Its easy to say "Gods first" or to thank him when you accept an award or when something good happens ... Its actually the cool thing to say and it shows that you are humble right ? Well at least thats what it looks like on the tv or when watching the video music awards.. You see all these people say" first off i would like to thank God for this award" .. PLEASE!!! I feel like God is looking at us shaking his head looking at us like ...man these guys just don't get it !!

I will be the first to admit it .. when something is great its easy to give praise and be thankful but when things are rough and your personally at the edge... well then ...where do u look... where do u turn .. do u turn to urself to fix things and rely on u or the things around you or do you go to God first ....
trusting in yourself is foolish, but those who walk in wisdom are safe..prov 23:26
Romans 5:3 We can rejoice ,too,when we run into problems and trials for we know that they are good for us, they help us learn to endure.And endurance develops strength of character ...
God allows things to happen for a reason he knows when you cant do it on your own .. Dont you think he is just waiting for you to ask him for help .. If your a parent then you know exactually what its like , your kids are doing something but just cant do it ...they refuse to ask for help when your standing right there.. instead they throw a fit start crying, until they get to the point where they feel no hope and then and only then they ask you .. the whole time your watching them do this thinking all you have to do is ask and i will do it or help u ... SIMPLE HUH !! think about it ...

what up !!!

So i am reading this book called "Captivating" that one of my best friends gave me & I am so loving it ..
It talks about the heart of a woman .. and how God created a woman so different and unique.. after his own heart ..
God created Adam in his own image (a warrior, protector, provider,strong, a leader & hero)
He also created a woman ...a compassionate , ready to forgive, loving, nurturing, gentle and emotional
Through Adam he shows us his strength and through Eve he shows us his heart!
What a cool thought !!


...A woman in the presence of a good man ,a REAL man loves being a woman . His strength allows her feminine heart to flourish. His pursuit draws out her beauty. And a man in the presence of a real woman loves being a man .Her beauty arouses him to play the man, it draws out his strength. She inspires him to be a hero ...

uhhhh I love that !!
Thats how i see God pursuing me to be as beautiful as i can be!
If i allow God to pursue me and be my hero then and only then can i be the woman that inspires my husband to be the hero !!~

broken ..

Isaiah 57 :15 ...I live in that high and Holy place whose spirits are contrite and humble , I refresh the humble and give NEW courage to those who have a repentive heart ..

Man when i read that verse I has excited because he was waiting to refresh and give me a new courage if i was willing ..YIPPY ... think about it ..when we are weak and at that place of complete, sadness or loneliness or just ready to give up..HE is ready to be our hero... give us a new hope and just simply get us through the day ..
I dont know bout you guys but i can use some new courage...
Lord refresh my heart and give me the courage in this world to live for you !
Get me through my week , my day and help me to remember that you have me here for a reason and a purpose...

friend till the end ...

Wounds from a friend are better than many kisses from an enemy...
Faithful are the wounds from a friend ...
Prov 27 :6

Some times its hard to hear the truth or even hear an opinion about yourself . It hurts when it comes from someone you don't know or even care about but when you hear it from a good friend it goes deep. Because most likely its true ( if the friend is a real one)..
Have you ever had one of those days where theres toilet paper on your shoe or broccoli in your teeth and nobody tells you ... and when you finally realize it, you get mad at your friends who didn't tell you .
Its hard to be a good faithful friend . It takes humility and an honest heart to sit with a friend and let them know that they may be doing stuff thats destructive to themselves , or that they may have someone in their life that is unfaithful . Whatever the circumstance is wouldn't you rather be a friend or have a friend that is willing to risk everything for you ..Kisses from someone who hates you or empty compliments are gross!!! I know I don't want a friend who laughs about the toilet paper on my shoe when i leave ...I want someone to laugh at me as they tell me ..
What kind of friend are you !!

For God so loved the world that he gave his ONLY Son that who ever believed would have eternal life ...John 3:16
Now thats Someone who loves you !!