daily readings June 12, 2008

psalm 56:12-13  (THE MESSAGE)

God, you did everything you promised, and I’m thanking you with all my heart.  You pulled me from the brink of death, my feet from the cliff-edge of doom.  Now I stroll at leisure with God in the sunlit fields of life.

this scripture hit me!  he really has done this in my life…….big time.  i need to def thank him more often.  if it wasn’t for his intervention i think i would def be in the looney bin (i might have done well there….ha ha ha)

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Don’t be quick to fly of the handle.  Anger boomerangs.  You can spot a fool by the lumps on his head.

well i am in some trouble here.  at this point i should have so many lumps that I am unrecognizable.  thank you jesus for your grace…….how bout you?

Galatians 4:17

Those heretical teachers go to great lengths to flatter you, but their motives are rotten.  They want to shut you out of the free world of God’s grace so that you will always depend on them for approval and direction, making them feel important.

I have felt this way often.  when i talk to people about my experience and my meeting with christ  i always remind them that all the rules and regs get in the way of experiencing his love and the relationship with him……….if he doesn’t want you to do something………he’ll let you know in a loving way (even while kicking your butt)  Judgement from anyone but him is way overrated.

NMFAPIMSLC week 3 update! June 10, 2008

alright so week three update and i know i’m being punished!!! i was joking with someone about being stagnant last week and i reap what i sow.   so no loss this week just STAGNANT.  I WILL NEVER TEASE AGAIN, I WILL NEVER TEASE AGAIN, I WILL NEVER TEASE AGAIN…………..at least till next week

just checkin June 6, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUST CHECKIN TO SEE IF JOEL REALLY READS THE BLOG…………….

some funnies!!!!!!1 June 6, 2008

Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you
get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle:  
‘Take two aspirin’ and ‘Keep away from children.’
–Author Unknown

‘Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so?
There’s a support group for that.  
It’s called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.’
– Drew Carey

‘The problem with the designated driver program, it’s  
not a desirable job, but if you ever get sucked into
doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night,
drop them off at the wrong house.’
– Jeff Foxworthy

‘Everybody’s got to believe in something.
I believe I’ll have another beer.’  
– W. C. Fields 

 

the past June 6, 2008

“Safety is not the absence of danger, but is in the presence of God”

 

This was on an e-mail that was sent to me today and it really hit me in a good way.  I have fear issues in my life that i am slowly but surely overcoming.  of course not on my own but with God.  I have spent a good portion of my life just trying to feel safe.  i don’t remember ever really feeling that real SAFETY  that your suppose to have when you are a child.  then as i grew up i tried all ways to somehow feel safe. always thinking that the next guy would be able to keep me safe and i was willing to give up things in seeking this like my moral thinking.  I always knew in my heart the things i use to do a long time ago weren’t right but i didn’t know how else to do it.   this statement was like a light bulb that just went off in my head.  I do feel safe now.  and it’s because of him.  even though the world that i live in is full of danger there in no fear because i am in the presence of him.  wow that’s pretty cool! 

powerful prayer! June 6, 2008

My friend sent this to me and i wanted to share:::::::::

Father, in the Name of Jesus, bless us even while we read this prayer. Open doors in our lives today, Save and set free!   Give us a double portion of your Spirit as we take back everything that the enemy has stolen:
****Emotional Health
****Physical Health
****Finances
****Relationships
****Children
****Jobs
****Homes
****Marriages

I cancel every plot, plan and scheme the enemy has devised Against us in the NAME OF JESUS. And I declare:

NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US WILL PROSPER.
I speak LIFE into every dead situation. And, I thank you that nothing is over until YOU say it’s over! Speak prophetically into our lives and to our situations:
****our households are blessed;

**** our health is blessed;
**** our marriages are blessed;                        
**** our finances are blessed;
**** our relationships are blessed;
**** our businesses are blessed;
**** our jobs are blessed;
**** our children are blessed;
**** our grandchildren are blessed;
**** our parents are blessed;
**** our siblings are blessed;
**** our ministries are blessed;
**** our decisions are blessed;
**** our friends are blessed **** Mortgages are paid and debts canceled; our hearts’ desires are on the way; According to YOUR perfect will and plan for our lives.
YOU SAID YOU’D NEVER FORSAKE US! IN
JESUS’ NAME!
                        AMEN!

prayer requests June 3, 2008

those in need of prayer: (not all names put in for privacy)

jeffery-for cancer to stay gone, healing for a spot found

t-for peace

j/c-for marriage issues to be healed

mary-for a brain disease to be healed,  kidney issue healed

k-to find the answers she is looking for

l-for spiritual healing with anxiety and depression

feel free to comment and i can pray for your needs!

daily readings June 3, 2008

PSALM 30:5,6

5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may remain for a night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.

6 When I felt secure, I said,
“I will never be shaken.”

the main verse that got me was the weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.  It just reminds me of when i went through such a horrible time with my anxiety.  i really thought i was gonna end up in the looney bin.  at the time it felt like years that i was that way but now looking back it was a blink of an eye.   god has made me feel secure and i really feel solid in him.  i’ve had some things thrown at me in the last couple of weeks and i somehow i can see the light in all of it.  my life seems like one big laugh with a few serious moments in it.  that’s ok laughter IS the best medicine!

week two! NMFAPIMWLC June 3, 2008

so it’s week two…………seizures are over doing much better.  lost a pound this week  yeah!! i had a rough day on Sunday due to a BBQ at kings park……….my cousin’s oriental spaghetti is to die for.  one cheat meal couldn’t hurt…..uhhh but I’m still down a pound……..not stagnant like some people i know…hint hint-you know who you are LOL

KIDS AND LYING May 30, 2008

so we’ve been struggling some with one of our children and lying.  i swear it’s become a habit.  i frequently think in my mind this kid has been lying so much that they must believe in their own lies.  uHHHHHHHHHHHH!  so i brought my church family into it and asked them to pray for it.  i also started praying.  it goes something like this:

“IN THE NAME OF JESUS STOP THIS  KID FROM LYING OR THEY WILL NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE WEEK!”

ok so not exact words but that’s the real feeling. ha ha  so deacon mike calls me the next day after asking for prayer and tell me that God gave him a scripture PSALM 120

when i read it i almost hurt myself laughing.  first two verses:  1″ I call on the LORD in my distress,
       and he answers me.  2Save me, O LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. “

i acually shared this with the kid and they laughed too.  they did admit that it was def for them.  they have been grounded for a few days now and last night they admitted to some stuff (not all yet)  so it’s getting better ——keep praying.  as i was reading my daily readings i came across this:

Proverbs 22:6  “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”

what the heck?? do i have to wait until they are old to get it??? ha ha  alright God i love you but enough is enough