A Storm is Brewin!

Its Spring, Its beautiful some days and then other days it looks like today. Dreary and rainy and word is we have one heck of a storm coming. Of course that pertains to many things does it not? Whether it be a storm in weather, life, soceity, our country or our world. But for me right now other than the weather life has been great. When you depend on God it sure does make the days go by easier. I am still learning to depend on him with everything but again I am diving into my Bible Study in hopes that will help me let go of my selfish ways and let God deal with my life. I ran across a quote on Twitter and I found it quite inspirational.  

When things aren't working out, be patient. Stop tryin to move ahead of God. His timing is perfect. Trust Him!

What a valuable piece of advice. We have to remember Gods plans are in accordance with his Kingdom in Heaven and we all play a small part of it. What I have learned is that no matter what season of life we are in we are supposed to appreciate it. Everyone is in different seasons in their lives. Some are having children, some are just getting married, some have already done both and do not want to do either of those again. I have to admit visiting with my one week old niece last week made me want a baby sooo badly but then when my nephew (mind you hes just a year old) throws a fit and does all the toddler things it reminds me why I stopped at three. Its not that I do no love babies and children but I am passed that season in my life and I would rather not have any more. I have also learned in my Bible Study that God is always teaching us a lesson... it may be abundantly clear as we are learning it or it may be something hidden behind our hearts but all in all we are learning things to grow with him. I have not played World of Warcraft in a week. It has been hard... giving up something I enjoyed doing but knowing it is not the right thing for ME to do. But remember what may not work for me it may work for you! These are my personal convictions. It was taking time away from my devotionals and my Bible Study and my sleep. I have not yet given up social networking but I am not into it like I was before. These may not be the ways other people live their lives but I have chosen to live mine this way. Eventually it will all be gone and we wont have any of it but I want to know that the Legacy I leave behind for my children is time spent with them, their father and the Lord and not on the computer or on my phone constantly. Though I am guilty at having my nose in a book instead but I have learned that moderation is key. Time goes by so quickly and looking back I missed a lot of good times with my children because I was tired or glued to my phone just waiting for someone to post something different. Too funny now that I look back on it. Also sleep does not come easy to me so when time spent playing games or goofing off online instead of relaxing and trying to get to sleep does not help my case. So you wonder what lessons I am learning... well I have learned that its probably best to live like you are broke all the time that way you will never be broke as long as you are frugal with your money and another lesson I am learning is to be careful what you entrust to others. Whether it be your time, money, house, children and whatever has any meaning to you. (Also brought to my attention in my Bible Study) If you have a gut feeling that something is not right listen to it. That is God saying ok.. Im giving you a warning you do not listen you will learn. But we are all just mere humans and we cannot be perfect all the time. As a believer I am filled with the Holy Spirit therefore I should strive to be more like him and that I have the power to be like him I just gotta put fort the effort. And that is what I am going to do. Strive to be the BEST person I can in accordance to God. We expect GREAT things from him and all he asks is that we read and live by his word, pray and worship him. The task at hand for believers is minute compared to the tasks of the Lord.

 "For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure" Philippians 2:13

Where Did 4 Years Go?

This past week my handsome son turned 4.. I welcomed my niece into the world the day before then celebrated my sons birthday the next... reflecting... where in the world did time go?? Photos are in no particular order but the last 4 are the most recent taken 3 days ago! Enjoy! Treasure the time with your children because one day you will turn around and they will be all grown up! By the way the song describes my son and his daddy to a T! Like father like son!

A Cleansing Period.

Heads up a scatterbrained religious post... So I have decided to cleanse my life of those things that keep me from my time with God. World of Warcraft, Facebook and anything else that comes before my set aside time with the Lord because for all hes done for me he deserves nothing less. . Make things right with people I may have wronged or hurt. Forgiveness.. sometimes its so hard to do when you have been hurt isn't it? I cant help but think about the awful things the Romans did to Jesus even his own people did to him and still he shed his blood so that they may accept the gift of salvation and spend eternity in Heaven.. Oh... Heaven... How beautiful it must be to take those who believe in the Lamb of God to live with you. Can you see it friends?? Can you close your eyes and see it? What does YOUR Heaven look like? Mine.. its beautiful, wondrous and breathtaking. In the midst of the beauty there is something more beautiful than Heaven.... what is it you ask, the face of Jesus Christ. The one who laid down his life so that you and I can share in this chapter in our lives. I have been humbled lately. Maybe its that time of year where the ultimate sacrifice is on the forefront of our eyes and our hearts. The act was beautiful, but the process was not. I am pretty sure that Mary's heart was ripped out of her chest as she watched her son tortured, spit on, shunned, beaten, whipped and then crucified on the cross. I cannot even begin to imagine as I watch my children play. What a blessing God gave us so that we do not have to sacrifice our own children!!! But how AWESOME it was when Mary returned to the tomb to see the body of her child no longer there but resurrected into the kingdom of Heaven to be with God. oooooh I just get chills thinking about how glorious that must have been. Isnt that why we celebrate Easter? Not for the candy, eggs or family gatherings but to rejoice and be thankful of the ULTIMATE gift?? On that note... is it right for your children to believe in something false like the Easter Bunny even Santa Clause? GASP! Yep I said it. Or should you be straight up with them. Maybe thats whats wrong with our generations and the generations to come. We live in a make believe world of killing, shooting, getting what we want, technology and we have become lazy in the things in our lives that really matter? When I started this blog it was premeditated to get my thoughts and sometimes ok well alot of times ANGER out at people who had hurt me or done things to hurt me or my family. Low blows just to say what I wanted to say not confrontation but now.... something else pulls at my heart.. a new goal... My job as a Christian is to spread Gods word, bring you friends to Christ so that we may be taken up when Jesus returns and live in Heaven with Jesus and God. I can honestly say I have not been very successful but my goal has changed. I will live my life to please God, I will get rid of those things that take away from my time with him and tell YOU about the GREATNESS of God. =) His greatness goes way back and continues to go on so this blog should last a while huh? I am sure I am going to scare tons of people away but I am hoping in those that go I have some that stay with a yearning in their heart to know God and get to know him along with me. Our journey will never end as there is so much to learn and so many ways to grow. Our country and our world is headed to terrible turmoil (yes folks it can get worse than this) and my hope is to let people see that there is a far more beautiful and less painful future for us all if we choose to walk that path. So many times when I talk to people about Jesus and getting saved and being Christians they say well I have to change my life, well my friends if you truly believe that Jesus is the way the truth and the light and hes the only way to get to Heaven and you read and study his word then you wont have to feel like you HAVE to change you will WANT to change your life. Do you want to know where you are headed without Jesus in your life.... There is a book in the bible called Revelation. If you think we are living in troubled times well we have not even began to touch on the things that are to come. The wrath of God.... we know nothing of the sort... yet.. and because I love my family and friends and you who have chosen to read my blog I want you to know that you do not have to endure the wrath. Take a walk with God and Jesus through his journey here on Earth. Pick up a copy of his novel The Holy Bible. You can start at the beginning, or you can read the book of John and read about Gods love for us, or read Revelation to see what you will be missing out on if you decide to accept him. I love each and everyone of you reading I do not know you but I do know there is a reason God led you to my blog. I may not know EVERYTHING about God or Jesus but I know the most important parts... Jesus died for our sins... that is it all we have to do is accept it and believe in our hearts , pray and read Gods word and he will do the rest.