Crab Trap

June 26, 2012

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Psalms 119:110 The wicked have set their traps for me, but I will not turn from your commandments. (NLT)

I bought my father a large crap trap with double trap doors for Father’s Day. I knew he wanted one and the day after father’s Day…he caught a big batch of crabs in that trap. I kinda felt sorry for them…they thought they were getting some food, but after they got in that trap…they couldn’t get out. The enemy has traps set out for us too. He wants to catch us up in mess. He knows what tripped us up in our past and he’ll even set up some new ones for us. Unlike those poor crabs…we can get out of the traps that have been set out for us.

 

 

I have someone in my life that see’s those traps and connects with my mind to warn me of them. He uses my knowledge of the word of God and I can feel His warnings of danger ahead. This person in my life is….”The Holy Spirit”! I’m so grateful to God that the Holy Spirit lives inside of me and interacts with me all day every day. I try to always have my ears perked up to hear what He is saying to me.

I don’t always accomplish this…because…I am human, and sometime to my total dismay…my flesh, my short comings are exposed and I step into one of those traps that the enemy has set out for me. But thankfully the Holy Spirit is there speaking truth to me and I catch on to my sin and ask Jesus to forgive me and Jesus washing me clean. I hate those traps…but they are out there and even when I get caught in one…God uses that as a teachable moment and I gleam what I can from the experience.

I’m careful not to wallow in guilt and just move on. I make a bigger effort to stay in the word of God and walk in the spirit….and of course…Have on my amour because of the plots and the warfare against me. Thank you Holy Spirit for all your guidance, protection, instruction, love and companionship!!! I love you!

Message for today: Don’t be in fear of the traps from the devil but….make sure you are close with the one who protects you from them and warns you….”The Holy Spirit”!!!!! Our God is an awesome God who thought of everything for our protection and care! All praises go to God our Father! Thank you Jesus for making all of this possible!

 

Satan uses many types of traps for us and many different temptations such as money,drugs,stealing etc. But watch out for the small, sneaky and subtle traps that lead you into….sinning!

God is real, My testimony of this

June 22, 2012

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Been praying 4 souls this morning

June 18, 2012

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My eyes are wet with tears of intercession….my heart is greatly burdened…my mind is filled with thoughts of loss souls and I’m grateful that God has heard my pleas for mercy for the unsaved.  I’m thankful for the Holy Spirit who is very busy wooing those prayed for souls.  I have to go because…I need to get back to interceding for souls…oh Lord oh Lord have mercy!  Forgive us Lord! My God my God……….Jesus Jesus Jesus……

Very involved with my Paraclete today

June 13, 2012

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I’m listening to Him and relying on His strength to get me through my day. I thank God for Him being in my life 24/7. I can’t make it without His help and encouragement. He reveals the truth of God’s word to me and keeps reminding me of it. My Paraclete keep me on track and keeps me on target. I remind myself that I’m never alone because I have Him in my life. I feel so blessed and protected.

At my age of 59…I’ve learned to rely on Him more and more. I found out that I don’t always know what to do… but He does. He knows my pain and my weaknesses. Even when I’m too overwhelmed to pray for myself… He can talk to God on my behalf. I don’t even have to speak words. I can cry and or be in some type of pain and He can interpret my cry to God because He lives inside of me and knows what needs to be said to God on my behalf. My Paraclete is awesome!!! I love Him so. He keeps me in a good place with the Lord. He’s even given me a special language that is only known to God.

When I pray in that language I feel strengthened in my spiritman. I’ve had some really difficult times in my life and I tell you my Paraclete was right there…He was hovering all over me with this unusual odd feeling of extreme comfort. It’s hard to explain this phenomenon. All I know is that a large amount of comfort and peace enveloped me and I made it through those extremely difficult circumstances.

So today….I’m having an involved time of interaction with my Paraclete because… I want to have special intimacy with God the Father and God the Son. Every day I want to know God more and more. I hunger after Him with all my heart. I need this as a human being….I need this as His child….I need this as a Christian….I need this as a person who has life’s challenges almost every minute of my day….I need it because I love God so so much.

Paraclete is one who comforts, encourages, counsels, and advocates on one’s behalf. My Paraclete is the Holy Spirit of God. If you are a born again Christian…you too have a paraclete that is your constant companion 24/7. Your mortal body contains Him inside of it. He speaks to your mind and your heart. Listen to Him and look out for His gentle guidance. Don’t get on His nerves because you can grieve Him when you ignore His direction and guidance. He wants the best for you!

I have to go now so I can be involved with my Paraclete……..

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; John 14:16

Clowning around for the Lord

June 12, 2012

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Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine………

This weekend I dressed up as a clown for my church’s health fair.  I may not look very spiritual in this costume….but I tell you God was in this!  He gave me the skills to make my outfit, He gave me the physical strength to do this for hours that day, and the kids had a great time.

I want God to use me anyway He see’s fit even if it entails me wearing a clown costume.  I want my light to shine and my heart to express the joy I have for my Lord.  Laughter is very good …Hee! Hee! Have a blessed and joyful day!

Today is my blogs 1 Yr. Anniversary

May 31, 2012

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It was one year ago today that I wrote my very first blog. This was such a miracle because of my lack of any skill in this area. Please read my blog about my lack of abilities: https://godspeaks-i-listen.com/2012/01/01/i-am-so-stupid/

This has been an amazing year for me as the Lord has revealed Himself to me through writing my blog which entailed a lot of reading His word. My blog has also reminded me of all the great things God has done in my life. I’ve met many new friends that are very special to me.

You all have encouraged me so much…especially on the secret down days that I didn’t feel like writing anymore because I thought my blogging wasn’t very good or I was tired because it takes me so long to write one one blog.

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I feel the Lord is going to take me into a new season soon and I can use your prayers. I’ll continue to blog as the Lord leads. Thanks you so much to all my faithful readers and followers. May the Lord bless you and meet all of your needs physically and spiritually.

I love Him so,

Tanya

Knowing God

May 30, 2012

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I’m living my very last days of my 50’s as I’ll be 60 years old on July 27, 2012. As I was meditating on my life this week and thanking God for all He’s done for me…I realized that …..I KNOW GOD!! I KNOW WHO He is, where He is, what He’s done for me through His Son Jesus. I know what He expects of me, I know how much HE loves me. I know how He thinks and operates. I know how to go about questioning Him….I know if He’s angry. I hear when He calls me and I trust when He’s silent. I really know Him. We’ve had a lot of years together now.

Do I know Him 100%? No way! Knowing God has also let me be not as fearful about my life. I know He’ll be there for me…even if I don’t feel Him doing stuff. I don’t go by my feelings…I go by what I know!! I know what the bible says and what the Holy Spirit has confirmed in me. The truth has indeed has set me free.

John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

2 Peter 2:1 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Message for today: Strive as hard as humanly possible to get to know God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is the secret of growing spiritually and having an abundant life while we are here on earth.

This little girl is getting to KNOW God! This is what we should do to KNOW Him.

Abortion…Sensitive subject…My thoughts

May 21, 2012

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I want to talk about voluntary abortion which is the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy and why I’m personally against it.

My views on this come from a very personal thing that happened to me with one of my pregnancies. After having three girls… I was barren for about 5 years and my husband and I decided we wanted a son. After much prayer…the Lord gave me a miracle, opened my womb again, gave me a son and told me to name him Joshua. I’m a prayer intercessor (A person who prays for the needs of others). One day while I was pregnant with Joshua… I had a very strong sense of his spirit within me.  I was in very intense prayer and I felt my son’s spirit agreeing with me in prayer.  It was a very powerful moment for me. This was my first pregnancy as a committed Christian and I felt this baby inside me was alive spiritually as well as physically.

I’m not alone in this experience. Luke 1:44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. This is what Mary’s cousin Elizabeth said when she saw Mary the mother of Jesus.

I’ve had 4 premature babies who were born way too early.  When I first saw their very tiny bodies all I could do was to pray and ask God to save their lives.  I couldn’t believe a baby so little could live. They were struggling to breath and you could see right through their skin.   They all fought to stay alive and did indeed live and are very blessed adults now.

I believe that when a womans egg meets with a sperm and the cells start to multiply that a spirit/soul is attached immediately to that embryo. Whether that embryo ever lives doesn’t separate that soul from the embryo. Biblically I have to refer to:

Jeremiah 1:4-5 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. ”

Psalms 139: 13-16 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

Isaiah 49:1 Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.

I believe that before I was born that I was spiritually born in God’s heart and mind and sent to earth the day I was conceived. We are not only physical beings but we have a body and a spirit or soul. Even after our physical body ceases to live…our spiritual body will live on. I believe we start out as a spirit being and go back to being a spirit being….just makes sense to me. I was a real person the day my parents conceived me. To understand or believe in what I’ve shared… you have to know God and His Son Jesus, Know and believe God’s word and have the Holy Spirit living inside you who will confirm the truth (God’s word) of God to you.

If this is not your practice or belief you might have very different thoughts on the matter of abortion.

Message for today: I’m so grateful that I got to see my 4 premature babies and for the opportunity to raise them. For those who had babies who left this world way too early…I tell you they are back with the one who created their precious spirit and they are waiting to reunite with you someday. All praises to the wonderful creator of life…my God!

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Time has come today

May 19, 2012

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Time has come today is a song made famous by a rock group from the 60’s the Chambers Brothers. They recorded this song in 1968….I remember it as a young teen. I’m 59 now and soon to be 60 years old…yikes! I always wondered about this song because at that point of my life…time passing by for a teenager was very slow and I knew I had the rest of my life to live so what was time to me. It’s now 44 years later and I get this song….why?…because time has seemly has sped up for me now and I understand the meaning of this precious gift God has given me….”time”.
You can listen to the old 60’s song here:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHfB63ln1Ig

God’s word has some things to say about time:

Ecclesiastics 3:1-8

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

Everything in life is attached to time and seasons and I’m very aware and sensitive towards that. I’m also very discerning of time and as I walk in the spirit….I find it easier to cope with and use my time according to what the Lord would have me do and be. Time is up to God! His timing is something I strive… in a good way to keep up with and appreciate. There is a time for all the things so wisely written about in the scriptures above.

I’ve had many seasons in my life and the seasons that I’ve loved the most has been the season of raising my 6 children and the long season of marriage to my wonderful husband. The season that has been the most precious to me is my season of committing and serving my Lord and Savior… Jesus Christ, my long season of extreme intercession from 1984-1990 and my present season of praying for people who don’t know my wonderful Jesus Christ.

I’ve also had a very long season of suffering that has not been comfortable at all…but has been very profitable to my spiritual development and my eternal future…so I count it all joy because I know this season suffering has done great things in my life. This is why I have so much to blog about and have so many testimonies of victories in my life.

What time is it now for me? It’s time for me to continue to endure in this race….it’s time for me to let my light shine brightly for the Lord….it’s time for me to let people see the work, time and effort that the Holy Spirit has instilled, guided and produced in me. It’s time for me to trust God like I’ve never trusted Him before! It’s time for me to pray for and go after the lost. It’s time for me to encourage the hurting and speak a word in season.

 

 

How much time do I have?….Only God knows…but I’m keenly aware of time at my age. Every day I look in the mirror and my face tells me how much time has passed. I look in the mirror and it tells me how blessed I am to still be here.

No matter how much longer I’m gonna be here on this earth….I’m going make the most use of this gift the Lord has given me of………………….TIME!

Message for today: Time is an earthly word…there is no time in heaven. Every second, minute and hour of the day is precious…are you thinking about time? Even as I write this time is ticking away…are you aware of…….the time?

Jesus washes stinky feet?

May 14, 2012

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I was thinking to myself…what happened when Jesus washed the disciple’s feet? When Jesus looked down at their feet… did some have that big second toe? Did some have bunions? Did anyone have a hammer toe? Did their feet stink…they were fishermen after all? And worse yet…how about that toenail fungus? What did Jesus see? Did he even care? I don’t think so.

Why didn’t Jesus just hire someone to give these men a pedicure? If Jesus wanted to wash my feet…I’m so ticklish that He would have a really hard time because I would be bugging out. He would have to perform a miracle just to make me keep still LOL! I think washing a person feet is the most personal thing someone can do to another person. I had this done to me at a church service and I wash like don’t touch the bottoms of my feet because I will go crazy up in here! I just wanted this event to be over!

You know… if I was one of the disciples….I would tell Jesus that I need to go down to the lake first for a swim to wash my feet….  “I’ll be back in 5 minutes teacher!”

 

Jesus was making a really big point in washing His disciple’s feet in this true story and that is… we are to be servants just like He was when He was here on earth.

John 13: 14-17 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

Serving others is what Jesus wants us to do and what are the benefits? The answer is in verse 17…. We will be blessed. Serving others has really blessed my life. I suffer with a chronic illness and have found out that when I give to others…it keeps my mind off of my problems so no matter how I feel….I find a way to serve someone else. Example…on days when I’m too sick to get out of bed I crochet blanks for a ministry or I’ll call someone else who is sick to encourage them.

Jesus set a great example and He said if we do as He did we’ll be blessed. Anybody up for a blessing?

Message for today: Serving others will make Jesus shine bright in your life!

Footnote: I thought it was interesting that the scripture mentions that Jesus took off His clothes and put a towel around His waist and when finished He put His clothes back on. I believe He wanted to show that He really got into it. This wasn’t some symbolic small action…He really performed the real full action of being a real servant. When we serve others let’s be very sincere in what we do and let our motives be pure and from the heart.

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