NEW FEATURE! CHRISTIAN MUSIC VIDEO NIGHT!

For some reason, I have writer's block again today, so please bear with me. I think you'll find the video's chosen for this "music post" very spiritual and that they'll get your attention! 

There are things going on in this world, that if we don't start to really love each other, as Jesus loved us when He died for our sin? We're going to have a lot of problems!

S0 Calling All Prayer Warriors! Let's pray! Let's Dance and Let's Sing, and give all the Praise and Glory to God!

Enjoy these selections, and I'll see you back here tomorrow! 

God Bless!

#1 - Exhale all the stuff cluttering up 

your heart and It'll be a better day tomorrow!

#2 Even when we're a mess and everything's 

not fine? Call upon Jesus! He's right there with
you and He wants you to know, that you are loved!

#3 Okay, It's time to get your Worship Grove On!

#4 If only.....If only I could write a letter to my 
younger self that 35 yrs later, 
simply  by accident, I found!

If your eyes are on the storm....
Jesus is there with you, right now! 
Ask for His forgiveness!

You'll have a clean slate & a new life to live!

Second Chances

I had it rough growing up, as you've no doubt read in some of the other posts on this blog. I was abused in every way and in every sense of the word. Name calling at school, constant feeling of rejection, never feeling like I fit in, never feeling like I was just "normal?" 

I did a lot of crazy things once I had a little freedom and a car. I did things I never thought I would do. Thanks peer pressure! I still to this day don't understand the "why" behind the things I did back then. I guess I just wanted to kill the pain I was in? I know that sounds like an "excuse" but there are no excuses for the things I did to myself. The body is a temple, and we are to treat it like one. I wasn't doing that. I figured, "Hey everyone else is doing it," so why not me?

That was the first of many traps the devil had laid out for me, that inevitably bit me on the behind!

Soon after, I fell away from the Lord. I stopped going to church, and I was showing up to school late every day. One of my teachers, Mrs. Anderson, was so disappointed in me, that another girl sang the solo at our graduation. The rejection I felt at home and at school, where I'd been teased relentlessly since 2nd grade, finally came to a head with the final rejection from my favorite teacher? Yup. I went off the deep end into a rebellion against everyone and everything!

I had my fun, but the night I turned 21, I turned a corner. It was that all important day for all of us. The feeling of freedom was awesome! Only mistake I made was letting my roomie take me to El Torito and get me drunk! So drunk, I couldn't stand up the next day without falling down! I even hit the porcelain with my head which really hurt, I mean talk about getting your bell rung? 

I had a lot of things going on in my life that I just didn't understand. One of them was that child abuse victims have a hard time "growing up?" We get stuck in an "emotional age," which is how the devil keeps us captive, keeps us doing the same things, over and over, until we ultimately, destroy ourselves with alcohol, drugs, etc., till it gets so bad, we start thinking about suicide.

I don't want people to get hurt because of their emotions. It's part of the reason I write this blog. I lived off of my emotions for years and then discovered through a bible study at church, that our emotions is where the devil can find a way into our lives and then, through other ugly or bad thoughts, own us! If we're not careful? He can sneak in very quickly, without us knowing it, and the next thing you know? Well, you get the picture.

Thankfully we have a blessed Savior who will forgive us, no matter what we've done wrong. He loves us and is the King of Second Chances! 

Lord, I'm not tough enough for this world anymore. I'm in constant pain, and I need You so much! Please? Don't ever let me go? I love You Lord. Please continue to help me through the hard times and even harder times that might be yet to come? I'm nothing without You and can't get anywhere without You. I need You so much.

Jesus? Please, keep saving me?                                                      

Stop and Smell The Roses!

I'm really enjoying the roses I've been bringing in every day off of the two rose bushes I planted in our front yard back in 1994. I don't think I've ever seen quite this many roses on those two bushes before! Some are hybrid, pink/yellow & I wind up getting peach colored roses too! 

It's something I've really begun to enjoy and  have"bloomed" significantly in doing it!

As for "Stopping and Smelling the Roses," even if you don't own a rose bush, there are still "Roses" in your life.

Maybe this weekend, you could help a very special "Rose" in your life. Your spouse for instance? Help out with the chores, even if it means mowing the lawn! This goes for all you guys out there too! Pick up your socks, clean up after yourself, etc., and I know she'll appreciate it. (I know I did!).

Just in case, you should complete a few things from the "Honey Do" list! This is a relatively easy thing to do and the best part? Your spouse will be speechless! And you? You'll be the one who saved the day!

If you have children, make sure to set special time aside for them as well, whether it's reading "Good Night Moon," 5 times a night or taking your son to see his/her favorite movie.

Here's one more very important thing to remember. Your kids aren't expecting it, so don't get extravagant. Always be within your household budget. Keep those finances in the black!

Now, sometimes change can throw you, but don't let it. You'd be amazed at what helping others will do for you! It'll put a spring back into your step to be sure, but be careful? Doing nice things for other people? It tends to get pretty addictive!

God bless you all and have a beautiful day!

No More Pain

"Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all His benefits, who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases." (Psalm 103:2-3).

I live with chronic pain, every day. I've been giving this blog my all, every day as of late, no matter what, and I do hope that it's reaching people for Jesus Christ! We have so little time left to disagree about politics, religion, over what to cook for dinner....those are all pretty much minor things, when you really put things into perspective?

I'm having a bad night tonight, and I would appreciate your prayers. I hope you're all doing well, that things are going great, that your relationship with the Lord is on track and set to break records of hours spent in prayer over our failing nation. I predicted, after Britain decided to leave the European Union, that Trump will be our next President, and that he'll take us isolationist again. (Last time was during the late 30's. We didn't get involved in WWII until Pearl Harbor, 12-7-41). 

My point? Well, Britain did it. We're next. It fits, again with (ad nauseum, I know), Ezekiel 38-39! It says that "The Merchants of Tarshish and the villages (or young lions), will say, 'have you come to take a plunder?' It will be, without a doubt, the dumbest question any politician, King or Queen has ever asked. 

What's interesting is that in order for the Merchants of Tarshish to be around, Britain has to leave the European Union. America has to do the same thing, go isolationist, for that part of biblical prophecy to occur.

In any case, If you're having a hard time tonight? Please know, you are being prayed for. I don't like going through tough stuff alone, so if you need a friend, please email me through the address on this blog, or make a comment in the comment section below.

God bless you all, and have a terrific night/day in Christ Jesus!

A Letter to Jesus

Dear Lord Jesus,

I'm writing this post as an open letter to You. 

Thank You first of all, for never giving up on me. You've been leading me to write this blog since April 24th, 2012. At the time You did so, You were pulling me off of a ledge that had I jumped, would've destroyed my life. 

It is my highest hope Lord, that this blog reaches those who need to read it most, and that You continue to whisper to me the things You want me to focus on, whether a situation or a bible verse, that will really reach others who either aren't saved, or who have fallen away, as I have done, many times.

You have truly blessed this page. It's being read all over the world, in so many countries, I couldn't list them all. I'm just a nobody, but when You called my name, I answered, because every time I do, without fail, You've blessed me! I'm so glad You called me to do this! It has become my greatest ambition in life to reach the lost for You!

Lord Jesus, I give You all the praise and all the glory for what You have done! I know there are many grateful hearts who have come to know You, and I know that they were never the same again. I know I'll never be the same either. The more I get to know You Lord, the more changed I become! Yes, it is hard work, but it's about "transformation" of our minds, our hearts, and everything else in our lives.

I'm trying very hard to do a good job with this blog, and I hope You are happy with my work. There is one scripture I hope, someday, to master completely. "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:15).

I pray for everyone who reads this blog, that they are enlightened by Your Holy Spirit, and that they dedicate their lives to You as I have.

There are so many out there, walking around so lost, hurt, downtrodden, feeling dead inside, on drugs, feeling worthless like I used to, so please, Jesus, intervene in their lives in such a way that they cannot deny it's You? 

You really are my best friend Jesus. Thank You for setting me free. I'll continue to tell everyone everything You've done for me, and I'll shout Your name to the heavens in gratitude & give You all the glory! 

I love You so much Lord. I truly want to be a "pleasing child on that final day!" 

It is in Your most Precious Name that I pray, 

Amen!