through the fire!!

I was listening to a study on radshach , meshach and abendigo In the book of Daniel .. (these where the 3 guys that got put in the fire for not bowing down to the kings golden statue) something stood out to me that was really cool ..in Daniel 3;25 it says.. look i see 4 men unbound and walking around the fire,they are not even hurt by the flames ,and the fourth man looks like the Son of God... you may think ok thats cool but how does that relate to me right now .. well isn't it true that we all go through fire and things in our lives that feel like fire .. but because these 3 men trusted God not that they were perfect or holyer then anyone else but they simply trusted God in every situation and God joined them in the fire .... YES YES YES thank you.. how good is it to now that when you are in the fire that is when people see JESUS ! Hes there to take you through it and reveal himself to the people around you .. its when you are going through tough times is when the attention of the people are drawn to you because they want to see how you react .. do you bow down and worship the things around you or do you trust that God will take you through ...'
love you

drowning ...

Have you ever felt like you cant breath and the things around you just don't end. Bills don't stop coming , trials don't ever end the water keeps getting higher and higher till it covers you completely. When you get to a place where you just cant stop crying because theres nothing you can do to make sense or even try and figure it out , you just throw your hands up ,head down and give up .. it sucks to be in that place no matter what the situation is.. .IT HURTS and ITS LONELY! I want to encourage you .. instead of crying to an empty room ..cry out to JESUS .. hes listening and waiting for you to give him your heart completely ...

Can you see it ??

Numbers 27 :12-14 ...now the Lord said to Moses , go up into this mount abriam, and see the land which i have given to the children of Isreal. And when you have seen it you shall also be gathered up as Arron you brother was ...

If you have read the whole story it talks about how God promised this land to his people when he delivered them from slavery in Egypt. Well The Isrealites were some bratty people they complained they were diobidient and Arron and Moses had to defend them before God so that he would not destroy them all.. Well Moses had his moment when he didnt believe infront of God's people and for that God told him that he would never enter the land which was promised..

Even though he could not enter ,I think this is soooooo cool that Gods grace would allow Moses to even see the land before he died .. Isnt that just like our God to show us grace even when we dont deserve it ..

I feel like God does that every day for me .. he allows me to see a glimps of what he has for me (even though i suck and dont deserve it ) His grace encourages me to keep going to try and finish this race ..

I pray that God's Grace would rain down on you and that you would see his promises come true !

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 ...