It’s our confession Lord, that we are weak
So very weak, but You are strong
And though we’ve nothing Lord, to lay at your feet
We come to Your feet and say, ‘Help us along’

A broken heart and a contrite spirit
You have yet to deny
Your heart of mercy beats with love’s strong current
Let the river flow by your Spirit now, Lord we cry

Sweet Mercies by David Ruis

As I’ve chugged away at my day today this song has kept ringing in my ear. But it’s made me wonder, do I really confess that I am weak? Or do I try and coverup my weaknesses?

Doesn’t really help to attempt to cover them up, with an omniscient God, he know it already anyways……

My prayer for today:

Lord God, Abba Father… I thank you for your strength. For hiding me in your wings. I thank you for your revelations in my life. The scales which are being lifted and the renewed spirit you are giving to me. I thank you that you are my teacher. I pray you continually teach me every day, that I may be open to your guidance. I pray for healing… Not just physical healing, but also healing emotionally. I pray the false identity I’ve come to accept would be removed. I would be able to view myself with your eyes. See what my true identity really is. See myself as a child of yours. Your precious beautiful daughter. The lover of your soul.

I thank you I am fearfully & wonderfully made. You took the time to make me. I thank you, for the blessings you’ve placed in my life. For my beautiful family. I pray I am able to be a blessing to them, and be a Proverbs 31 woman. I pray for wisdom and patience with my children. May they see wisdom in me. May I have the guidance to raise them as Godly sons & daughters. May they have compassion on the lost and the hurting. I pray they walk in divine health, that the snares of the enemies would not trip them up.

I pray for better time management. I would be able to manage my responsibilities in such a way to bring more glory to you. May I have the extra hours in my day to educate my children in your ways.

I pray for the spirit of peace to encompass Garcia’s family as they mourn his passing. I pray you would be revealed to them in a deeper way.

May I always be humble and give all the glory to you. You deserve all praise & adoration. You are worthy O Lord. My soul cries out to you, cries to go deeper. Wash over me… Wash over me.

Fill me with your peace! Fill me with passion! Fill me with Desire!

 

 

Keith & Kristyn Getty “In Christ Alone”

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You’re Beautiful by Phil Wickham

At The Foot Of The Cross

The book of Galatians speaks intensively about the chains which “the Law” binds us with. The Law of the Old Testament was very strict & rugged, there is no way possible anyone could follow the Law perfectly.

Galatians 2:16b points out

“no one can be made right with God by following the law.”

and quickly follows up with verse 21b

“if the law could make us right with God, then Christ’s death would be useless.”

 

Christ’s death freed us from the Law, it gave us the grace we needed in order to be in right standing in the eyes of the Father.

Many will question, why the Law was even given if it is so strict and not life giving?

Galatians 3:19-20 answers the very question

“It was given to show that the wrong things people do are against God’s will. And it continued until the special descendant, who had been promised, came. The law was given through angels who used Moses for a mediator^[a] to give the law to people.20 But a mediator is not needed when there is only one side, and God is only one.”

 

The Law was given to keep us all in line, but now we have a direct connection to the Father through the Spirit. The Spirit can now be our guide instead of the Law.

The Law cannot bring life, only the Spirit of God and a relationship with him can bring about everlasting life.

 

One of the perks of having a relationship with Christ is the inheritance we are now entitled to receive. Abraham was the first to receive an inheritance from God, and “all who believe as Abraham believed are blessed just as Abraham was.”

Those of us whom are in Christ are “all Children of God“. As a child, we are to receive blessings and an inheritance, the same blessings which God gave and promised to Abraham and his descendant.  

Repeatedly Paul states in Galatians whom we are in Christ. We are his Children! We are his descendants! We are those whom receive the blessings and inheritance!

Paul even goes as far as comparing us to Issac! We are to God, what Issac was to Abraham & Sarah.

 

If we could fully grasp the blessing God has allotted to us, our lives would be changed! There is a freedom that comes with the understanding of who we are in Christ. The blessings are waiting there for us, we simply have to ask and believe.

 

I want to encourage everyone to claim the blessings God has waiting for them. May we all received a deeper level of understanding about whom we are. May our eyes be opened! May the spirit of deception be removed from our lives. Command the lies of the enemy to cease! Listen intensely for the voice of the Lord, and follow him. He has blessing waiting for you.

The past  years, few years several people have asked me how to keep worms out of their fruit trees. The majority do not want the yearly expense of paying to have their trees sprayed in the spring.

My Grandmother, whom is 86, has used a natural “worm killer” in her trees every year, and seldom had a problem with worms.

To keep the Worms out of your fruit trees follow these simple steps.

Clean a couple of gallon size plastic milk jugs. Cut a large hole on the side of each one.

In each jug place:

• 1 Banana Peel
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup Apple Cider Vinegar (make sure it’s the real stuff)
• 1/2 Gallon Water

Make sure everything is mixed very well.

Place a string through the jug handle and hang in your fruit tree.

In a Medium or Dwarf tree you’ll need at least 3 jugs. In a regular size tree, place at least 4.

The bugs/worms will end up in the jug, and not in your fruit.

When the jug is full of bugs, remove and add another jug.

During the summer time I will typically add a jug anytime the old ones dry up or end up full of bugs/worms.

 

If you follow this simple recipe you will not have troubles with worms in your fruit!

The Motions by Mathew West

Encouraging everyone to give it all

Abortion truly hurts women.

I know it’s hard for the anti-life people like Planned Parenthood to admit this, but it’s true. I understand Planned Parenthood doesn’t want to jeopardize their $1,000,000,000 (yep, that Billion, 9 zeros) a year income. Especially since the American taxpayers subside Planned Parenthood to the tune of $335 Million a year. But, the fact remains, ABORTION HURTS WOMEN!

 

This past weekend my brother-in-law stopped by and chatted for a while with my husband and me. He was telling my husband how a mutual acquaintance of theirs from Iowa had an abortion a few years ago. This woman has been tormented since the day the abortion happened.

 

Since the abortion she has nightmares on a regular basis. She keeps seeing the face of her baby. She has become a “raging alcoholic” and a cocaine addict. She has trouble going into stores because anytime she sees baby clothes she zones out and cries. She will stand in front of a rack of baby clothes and just stare at them……. Knowing the clothes would have fit her baby.

 

ABORTION HURTS WOMEN!

 

Any women suffering from their abortion, I encourage them to seek healing and help. The Alpha Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has the resources available to help you heal from the trauma you have been through.

 

 

 

 

This morning I woke up a little bit earlier than normal, 1:30am. I started my morning by attacking my growing mountain of mail. I was half way through when it was time to leave for the gym. At 5am as I drove down Interstate 29 the skies were clear. You could see for miles!

Fast forward two hours, as I left the gym it was weird. On one side of the road there was a minute amount of haze, on the other side, there was fog everywhere! You could heardly see a block.

The foggy haze at 7am

I took this picture one I arrived at the shop.

It’s 8:30am, and the fog is all gone. Amazing how the weather can change in a few short hours. I’m not just referring to fog, but also to tornadoes, hurricanes, etc…