I’m only able to stay positive and keep going in hard times because of my hope in the resurrection of Christ Jesus.
He alone imparts the hope that is even now leading me to share the truth of His Word with you the reader.
Many do not understand the incredible gift we have been given in that we can have an intimate relationship just by searching the Word of God. It was written and preserved since ancient times to reveal clearly His love towards all humanity.
Even so God has shared the fullness of His love by not forsaking us but giving us His only begotten son. He makes an invitation to come to His table and receive the bread of life.
One day soon it will be a banquet table liken to that of a wedding feast for all eternity.
Imagine a wedding invitation to the union of Christ and His true church.
If your not aware of the coming ceremony you can get an idea in a parable story Jesus tells in Matthew 22
Friends there is a wedding invite and I hope that you will accept it wholeheartedly because I know Jesus would like to see you there.
Are you floating out there by yourself or are you on a ship that will take you through the roughest storms ahead?
You notice how society says: be who you want to be, do what you want to do and believe whatever you want to believe but do not tell us how we ought to live.
Our belief system is ultimately our choice.
Imagine water all around you and the only vessel you have is yourself and you can’t see anything you don’t know what’s below you, you don’t know what’s around you, you don’t even know if you’ll ever see the light of day again, not a place you’d like to live certainly a place you want to get out of.
Yet, many live like this.
According to God’s word there are those, whom do not have eyes to see and ears to hear. John 12:37-50.
Having no spiritual light is what unbelief looks like.
Living in the dark.
But for those who want to know and have not harden their hearts towards seeking the truth that light is there for them, they are also those who are open and willing to be obedient to God and believe that Jesus is His son.
The thing about obedience to God is it’s not really different from a child to a parent relationship.
Hopefully you had a good one, if not I’m sorry this is not what God wanted. It’s a sin problem for when there’s no love in the home.
But when you accept Christ it’s like growing up in a healthy family environment that has rules and boundaries for protection and peace.
God is love, He loved us so much that He gave us His son to atone for the sins of the world and the only thing we need to do is believe in Him enough to follow Him. This is what stepping out of darkness and into light looks like.
The choice has always been ours, we can close our eyes to the truth of God’s love but eventually a day will come when all the things are over.
A relationship with Christ will save you.
My choice to believe is my testimony of Jesus.
I believe that I am able to trust that He will work out all things.
This comes from believing in His Word and learning daily what it says about who He is and what the plan of salvation looks like.
Daily it gives hope and faith that He is coming soon.
It helps us to make decisions not based on feelings and emotions but by the living word that comes from His voice.
Those whom He directs – He leads to the path of salvation and along the way encourages them to let go of things that are hurting them, He helps those who are seeking to rebuild their lives and go forward living life being a light for Him.
When we chose to look at the truth of His word which is the spiritual light that comes from God – we chose at this moment to not live in darkness or stay in the dark waters.
Jesus invites you into His lifeboat.
He will not force you, He does not trespass, you have to allow Him into your heart then He come in and transform your life and be healed.
Jesus came into this world as a light and those who believe in Him they will be safely guided through this world of darkness.
Id like to share a surreal experience about how the Lord hears our thoughts.
Back when I was young I would watch sunsets with my dad and little brother.
We would go up the road from our house to a hilltop with a view.
As it happened often my little brother and I would be pointing out cloud shapes and descriptions while our dad would be quitely listening.
Later he would share that he was talking to the Lord in his heart about something – then myself or my little brother would call out a scene and it was in those moments dad would be affirmed that the Lord heard his thoughts, it helped him to know that God was near and heard him.
Just another beautiful testimony of God’s faithfulness which dad would teach us all about and testify for years to come to those who would listen.
Fast forward to today I still enjoy admiring sunsets.
However it’s been about three years since I’ve chased sunsets but recently while walking on a hilltop road I noticed the perfect spot to watch one. So I did.
It was nice.
So nice in fact I went back and even invited my little brother.
It was pretty special to share again. His son came along and snapped this picture of us engaged in conversation.
Anyways a few days go by and as the weekend approached I was feeling tired, ready to put my feet up for the day instead of going for a walk. I asked my husband to check outside and tell me if he thought it was worth going out, he leans out the back door and says “oh yeah your gonna want to see this one..”
I didn’t hesitate. I had 10 mins till sunset and decided to drive there and after arriving he was right it was a pretty one.
I park and sit.
Watching the peaceful scene..being still.. giving thanks in my heart and talking to the Lord secretly in my mind.
I was telling the Lord something like: “I am not looking for any sign – just here to appreciate what You created. And the reason I’m not looking for anything special is because I’m not wanting to be deceived by the enemy, I know You know – but that’s why I quit looking about three years ago – because I saw something that was very disturbing and felt violated Lord.”
And while I’m sitting there in the middle of being honest and sincere – I notice a dark cloud that is just hanging around.
Here’s the picture I took of it.
In fact I’ll just share a few of them cause I want you to see what I saw.
As the last of the sun was setting this cloud changes form and at the same time I recognize it to be in the shape of a foot with an ankle; the calf of a leg and the scripture I’ve read before comes to mind “Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool.”
Can you see the foot /ankle /calf/ leg ?
That “disturbing cloud” (I saw three years ago) looked like a beast figure sitting on a throne, it was small looking next to the sun which was rising with huge clouds around it – I remember it looking like the 2nd coming of Christ – the disturbing figure was off to the right side.
I happened to be on a lake in our boat and just a few moments prior to seeing that picture in the clouds- a snake was aggressively swimming towards the boat, they are known to come up the sides.
It was unsettling but after we moved away from the area, I settled down to enjoy the sunrise and that’s when I saw what I just described.
I was not happy.
I was quite.
I didn’t do anything with this.
Just kept it to myself.
So now you can understand why I’m telling the Lord my distress over that time, when at that very moment He turns my attention to reveal the truth of His Word.
He shows me proof in that moment that HE is on the Throne in Heaven and everything on earth is below HIM. Even the enemy.
Seeing this played out right in front of my eyes is to incredible not to share.
I had to been taking sunset pictures which I always do.
But when I saw the “foot” cloud I had to snap it also.
My outline is messy but the picture is clear.
Even if it was just for me I needed to tell others, it was an experience to receive a message such as this from the Lord God Almighty.
Nothing is impossible to those who believe in Him. I know this..but He still WOWs me!
So here’s what I want to say.
I didn’t plan to share this here, but after today’s Bible study and then throughout the past few days I have been reminded to testify about how the Lord hears us.
I have read that if I confess the Lord – He will confess me to the angels of God, that I am to share the power of Jesus Christ.
This is in Rom 10:9- Luke 12:8 -Ps 119:46
Now that I have it’s become obvious I have more to testify about.
Stay tuned..I have other things to tell you about.
Hope you have a blessed day!
Remember Christ LOVE for YOU is worth investigating.
As I sit here contemplating this question..looking at this laptop screen with it’s blinking cursor waiting for my next data entry, I’m wondering how best to answer this prompt enough to impress you the reader to consider what I have to share.
I look up at the top of my screen where “Gemini” is ready to help with any questions I have.
AI is everywhere.
I have the ability to write with less typos and use wordpress free AI editor tool to do so.
Anything that needs “discovery” is at the tip of my fingers.
No mistakes. Perfectly edited paragraphs hitting all the key points.
You wouldn’t even know if these words were not human words and the question I have is does it even matter to you?
If you have seen the movie Wall-E it reveals what can happen to civilization when every decision is left to artificial intelligence.
The humans in the script allowed their lives to be dictated by the technological system they created. What was once a resource that made life more convenient, less hassles no guesswork which basically doing everything that a human should be doing, in short it ran their lives.
At the end of this movie it was also a robot who told the humans they needed to wake up because they had become complacent and lazy.
Every decision was left to the intelligence of robots, when you see this you can’t unsee it.
As a child I remember a fun cartoon called the Jetson’s, set in the year 2062 -which was scripted to be 100 years forward from the original premiere day September 23, 1962.
Interestingly enough the main character “George” birth date would be around 2022.
I loved that cartoon. Living way out in the country I would imagine how cool it would be to go to the kitchen and request a milkshake, fries and viola it was there at my command.
We have this today, it’s called fast food.
It’s not nutritional and it’s not good for us.
The instant gratification human kind has engineered is becoming like that of fast food.
Leaving you malnourished and hungry for more.
All the more reason I am thankful to have the nourishing Word of God.
I believe that the real battle for truth is and will be “the tug of war between AI and our own conscience” to know and believe in the love of God, His purpose for us.
God has given us assurance of this truth in the pages of inspiration – the Bible.
The Word was before the foundations of this world before AI and will always be forever.
I would consider seriously the time and effort it took to preserve and protect it.
It remains today to be the best source to look for understanding the future. It is not artificial -it is living and active, sharper than any two edged sword.
As much as evil wants to crowd it out as well as take over our decision making abilities it can not make the Word of God void – especially if we chose to believe it.
Therein lies the real problem.
Will you be one to accept whatever AI says, do what it suggest or are you one who will seek the intelligence of God’s Word?
God bless you as you look to Him the Author of life.
This is known as the golden rule “do to others as you would like them to do to you.”
What if the returnisn’t good..can you still do this knowing that it’s likely not going to be returned?
If you can then that says a lot about your character. But there’s no way you will convince me that you’re good with it forever. Eventually, you’ll get tired of being mistreated. That’s human.
The majority will even say ” I don’t waste my time on people like that..”
Here is the point, to be a good person you need to be willing to give whenever/ wherever/ and whatever without receiving anything back.
Are you still ok with that?
This means you have to stand firm in your good intentions.
No flex of attitude or change of heart.
You also have to be able to see past your own feelings and accept how others are feeling first.
You still believe you can do this ?
That’s a tall order.
So now that we are being honest with ourselves, being good is not that simple.
If you’re met with opposition enough times you will eventually tire of it.
Trying to be a good person will cost something we didn’t want to give.
So heres how to redirect this notion, instead I suggest looking to The One who came into this dark world and shared His goodness – His light which is meant for all, this is how I can be good – so that I will be able to have eyes to see and share in the goodness of God.
This is also what happens when we see good in others, it’s actually not them it’s HIM.
Here’s why I say no lasting good can come from us.
The only good in this world is Jesus Christ He was the only one to do good towards all even unto death on a cross.
So my first priority is not to look to self to “be good” but to ask Him to show me how to treat others and walk in this life, learning to be willing to be made willing in all circumstances.
The only good, I am capable of is surrendering to Him daily.
This is me being good to humanity, believing in the light of the World. This is what brings true change.
This means letting Him battle every bad and ugly thing I don’t want to deal with so that I will be able to stand firm in goodness.
I know you know. Being good means not being bad. It’s not possible to do unless you have the right kind of attitude.
So friend if you want to truly be a good person, then look to the ONE example that did it best and perfectly, it’s His perfection in you that is the hope of glory ~ Salvation.
It will be His character that shines through those who surrender to His leading in their lives, He is the light of life and all who don’t give their heart to Him will perish in the darkness because no light is found in them.
For more proof of this go read in the book of John chapters 11 – 17 get more understanding about this Light.
*Believing in Him who is the light of the World.
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*Walking with Him versus walking in self, is how we can be good.
Put your trust in the light while there is still time; then you will become children of the light.” John 12:36
Raised doing chores; feeding a neighbor’s pets; yard work; summer babysitting eventually working behind a counter or at a desk in customer service. From nursing to cosmetology to real estate and I have always done something even while raising children.
But this is my job now.
Sharing God’s bread.
It looks like giving out samples.
It also looks like being a light in the dark place or giving a little salt flavor to the day.
Some days it’s full with many oppurtunities to share, other days it’s less.
My Boss likes to work alongside me and never gives me more than I can handle.
This job has been by far my favorite.
Before I started there was this one time when the company held one of the largest picnics ever and feed over 5000, the catering was supernatural. And since then there has been so many stories about miracles and healings, the testimonies never stop.
The best part of my job is the fact that I am offered eternal benefits and my boss doesn’t base my earnings off my performance.
His policies are set in stone, but even if I don’t fully understand He is very gracious and works to teach me the how tos and whys and He takes into consideration what I know – not what I don’t know. Have you ever had a boss like this ?
He also never loads me with task I can’t complete, yet is very willing to help me to complete those task I struggle with.
I’m not the most organized employee and have had to ask Him to help me often. He will order my steps so perfectly that I don’t have to back track or redo anything when I follow His lead.
As for income I’ve had a steady increase in income because my job does not require that I worry about what I wear, or even what I eat. He provides all of this. And when I have made foolish investments or gotten in over my head, He provides the amount needed to cover the debts.
In fact recently I asked Him to help me purchase my next car, I was really hesitant because I didn’t want the monthly debt.
He showed me one I was able to pay cash for and the best part is that His company logo is on it “Cross”. It was also located at the “eagles landing” best car lot ever.
I am so thankful to have found this job, it’s likely the last one I’ll ever have. All the benefits are such a blessing and most are supernatural which is also very cool.
Fair warning it’s not an ideal job for someone who wants to be independently wealthy or even in charge.
There was this one rich man who thought he would be a good fit for the Company but the Boss said to go sell everything and give it away because the Company desires employees who wants what Company has to offer and for its employees to want what’s good for the betterment for the whole establishment.
But here’s the main reason I love this job.
I have job security, I am employed by a threefold Company which has been in operation since before time begin, and my job placement is not temporary “The Company” is invested in me.
Their mission statement is this: ” that you believe in Him whom He sent.” John 6:29
I am a desired employee and treated as a part of their team.
This offers more then financial security, the dividends are out of this world.
If your interested in a job ~I can put in a good word for you, I know you’d be treated well too!
John 6:35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
I am able to enjoy slower paced mornings, I love this because it allows time to reflect and learn.
Something I am learning to do before I do anything else is stop and pray.
If this is something you don’t know how to do let me direct your attention for a minute to the passage where Jesus the Son of God shares with us “the model prayer” it’s not the only way but it will help you to know how to pray. And seeing how Jesus did everything perfectly it’s good to learn from Him.
After prayer I sit down with the bible I begin looking for the next scripture passage I’ll be studying that day. I’m currently using a system that builds upon foundation of line upon line. For instances I just finished studying the words “Faith/faithfull/faithfulness/faithless” as were referred in my study bible. You can use a Strongs concordance but its very lentghy and would keep you buried in one word for a year or so. I don’t think my attention span can do that. I do ask about what I should study next in my prayer time, and I know the Holy Spirit lead me to begin this new word ” believe” it’s been really good.
After I am done reading and journaling about this I notice how the rest of the day that study or something I prayed about shows up throughout the day, it’s really quite special.
I love my time in His word because like today I was on the passage John 3:12 it kinda explains itself..but I wanted more, so I opened up my search and was in Matt 11:27 you can see how the two built upon one another and as I was sitting there..wanting more. I felt lead to the words from Proverbs 9:1-12
You see even in my study I was affirmed that unless I have respect and reverance for the Lord I will lack wisdom. This is not just a “ritual” it’s a way of life.
And according to His Word which I believe – I will have many days and even years added to my life. So it’s the best thing anyone can do to start their day.
Friends back in the book of Matthew 7 right after the model prayer was given..there is a passage about “Keep asking, seeking and knocking..” if you are not already doing this daily I encourage you to do so because there is nothing this life offers that is worth missing time with the Savior Jesus Christ.
