Angels…Are watching over you!

March 14, 2012

camary1996 God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Prayer 1 Comment

Colossians 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

Today I feel led to speak about angels of God.  I’m not going to get real deep or overly focused on angels because they are created beings that are for God purposes.  Angel are NOT people and people are NOT angels.  They are NOT to be worshiped or glorified in any way.  All glory belongs to God alone.  They are surely unique to us humans though.

Angels have a variety of duties for the Lord such as providing protection, answering prayer duties, delivering messages, and many other jobs for God.  Hebrews 1:14  Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? They are down here on earth with us and are mostly invisible to us…but we can see them and not even know it.  Hebrew 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

I want to share with you my true stories of what happened to my son Joshua and me.  When He was about 8 years old he would walk to the bus stop at the corner.  There were other parents there that watched out for him for me and I watched him at my front door until he got there.  This one day he left the house and as I stood at the door a school bus was getting ready to passing by, so I told him to wait… and he was standing there…but at the very last second for some unknown reason… he dashed right in front of that bus!!!  It happened so fast I didn’t even have time to yell stop.

Josh is on the right

The bus driver jammed on her brakes and that bus should not have been able to stop like that.  The bus made a loud screeching sound and the back of the bus jumped up a little from the very sudden stop.  My son just scurried across the street and went on to the bus stop like nothing happened!!  That’s a boy for ya’!  The bus driver sat there for a few seconds and drove off.  I was at the door and had no strength in my legs and I believe my heart stopped too!  I tell you…there was no way that bus should have been able to stop like that!  I know there was an angel between my son and that bus!

This is what it looked like to me that day.

I know you many of you may have stories of near misses in a car.  This is my story.  A few years ago where I was waiting for a traffic light to turn onto a major road.  I was the third car back.  A car tried to make the light and another started going and they collided right in front of me and went airborne.   It hit the two cars in front of me and was coming for me.  I instinctively put my hands in the air and closed my eyes because it was coming towards me and I thought it was going to land on my windshield… but at the last-minute it went over to the side of me and didn’t touch my car.  At first I couldn’t move because of the shock of it all.  I had to pull over because I was to traumatized to drive and called my husband crying.  All I keep telling him was I was so glad to be alive.  I tell you angels were watching over me!!

I thought for a split second that this was my fate...but God had other plans for my life.

I tell you this to let you know that even though a lot of negative things happen in this world…there are some pretty awesome things that happen too.  So many things could have happened to us all but it didn’t because God intervened.  That’s why we pray for protection all the time.

I feel I have to say this because someone might be thinking this.  There are times that things do happen to God’s children.  Christians do get into accidents and die.  Where were the angels then?  Every human being is going to die and there are many ways that this can happen.  God knows just how long each of us is going to live…some will have a long life…some a short live and some in the middle.  It’s all up to the Lord.  But until that day comes….we are protected and blessed to have these servants of the Lord watching over us protecting and ministering to us for God.  Let’s not try to understand everything that God allows to happen in our lives…but let’s trust Him to take care of us.  He always had a plan to do so and part of His plan included angels.  I pray you feel special today…not because angels are special…but because the creator of all things is special.

Message for today: Angels are watching over you…at God’s direction.  You are blessed!

God has more angels than your mind can imagine.

The Fullness of God…What’s that?

March 12, 2012

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Ephesians 3:19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Today I feel led to blog on the fullness of God.  This is a very big topic and I don’t know how much I can bring to the table because I don’t have a degree in theology… but I will try to share what I can.

It’s very hard to put the meaning of the fullness of God into words because of our limited ability to take in all of God’s majesty or His supreme-ness.  Jesus has all of the fullness of God in Him.

Colossians 2:9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,

(Deity –  divine character or nature of a Supreme Being; divinity.)

Colossians 1:19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,      JESUS!

These are some of the BEST scriptures for revealing that Jesus IS God!!!!! 

 John 10:30  I and the Father are one.”  !!!!!!!!!

John 14:9-11 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.

We have Jesus in us who has the fullness of God in Him so we have the fullness of God available to us. 

Ephesians 3:16-19 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Paul prayed one of the most blessed prayers in the above scripture that anyone could ever pray for a brother and sister in Christ:

  1. He prays that all of the powerful, the great and wonderful things that God is and possesses and are available to you and will strengthen you. (The result:  Spiritual strength.)
  2. He prays that this power will build you up in your inner man. (The result:  Jesus Christ will live and inhabit your heart through faith!)
  3. He prays that because you are already grounded in the love of God that we and all God’s people will be able to catch on to and know for sure how much Jesus loves us. ( The result: evangelism)
  4.  He prays that we will know the depths of that love or how far it will go for us.) (The result: Trust and faith in God.)
  5. He prays for us to know this deep love that leads to being filled with Jesus and all His fullness.  He also expresses that we will not be able to fully understand this knowledge.  (The result:  That we will be filled with the fullness of God!)

The results that will affect our spiritual lives:

  1. Spiritual strength
  2.  Jesus Christ will live and inhabit our heart through faith!
  3. Evangelism
  4. Trust and faith in God
  5. We will be filled with the fullness of God

 

Is this an awesome prayer or what?  We have God’s fullness available to us as a Child of God!!

So what is the fullness of God you ask?   God is the most Supreme Being in the entire universe.  He has always been in existence and everything that exist….every galaxy, planets, sun, moon, creatures, and humans were created by Him.  He is extremely powerful with mighty strength,  great wisdom and knowledge and is able to do anything He thinks of doing or creating.  He is perfect in every way with no flaws.  He is very holy, very just and with love based motives.  All of this glorious awesomeness that is in His deity is in Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 3:16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

My mere words are a pitiful attempt of trying to explain the fullness of God because His whole presence of who He really is and the power and awe that is Him… is unexplainable in human language.  He is too great!!!  All of this greatness is in His son Jesus Christ and because of His great sacrificial expression of love…we have access to God and all of His fullness.  We have all of who God is…we are His children we were bought for a price by Jesus Christ.  Jesus Christ IS the fullness of God and we need to be all we can be in Him.  Then and only then can we experience the fullness of God.  It is through Jesus….we must have Jesus.  I must have Jesus….I need Him!!  I want Him!!  Jesus… I submit myself to you!!!

The power of God is at work in us!  Oh my Lord!!  We can experience the fullness of God through Jesus Christ.   God’s work in our lives can bring His plans into reality and people will marvel at how great our God is!

Ephesians 3:20-21  Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

God’s power and greatness is His fullness!  We need to meditate often on the fullness of God so that we can walk and reflect the fullness of God in our lives.  May the Lords plans and work be glorified in our lives through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior!

Message for today: The fullness of God……is something to ponder thoughtfully and deeply about.

How to trust God even though you’re very mad at Him

March 8, 2012

camary1996 God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Prayer 50 Comments

Sometimes I think I almost push God to this point….But I know my foolishness doesn’t affect Him that way. God is patient, kind and understanding.

If God was here on earth in the midst of a very difficult trial in my life I would shake His shoulders, jump up and down and just start screaming to the top of my lungs until He would have to slap me silly.

Bed beating with a broom…doesn’t really help!

I have done something this….let me share my crazy testimony.  In 2002 I had been suffering with an illness for about 3 years that was undiagnosed at the time and I was having horrible debilitating stroke-like episodes.  I was at my wit’s end because things were getting worse and I was waiting to be healed…like yesterday!   One day I just exploded in prayer to God.  I was trying to sweep my little daughters room and I was so tired that I could barely sweep.

I was so upset about the illness I suffered with that I started crying really hard.  I was so angry at God in that moment… I took the broom and just started beating my daughter’s bed with it until I had no more strength left in my body. (I was home alone thank God…my family would have thought I’ve gone off the deep end for sure!)  As I was beating the bed I told God that I couldn’t take it anymore.  I said to Him….how can you let this keep happening to me?  What did I do to deserve this?  I obey and serve you!  Why aren’t you helping me?  Can’t you see how hurt I am?  I cried so hard that my eyes were so swollen and painful.

After all this ranting…I laid on my daughter’s bed and fell asleep.  I couldn’t believe I was still in one piece when I woke up and that God didn’t knock my fool head off for yelling at Him like that.  I believe that while I was asleep…God ministered to my spirit.  He has done this many times before when I have been very troubled and I prayed and then fell asleep.  I know that He ministers to me in my sleep because when I wake up I feel….different.  I feel that God’s grace has worked in me and healed my emotional state.  Sometimes God has to work on you when you’re asleep because your spirit is in a quiet state.  Our mind never shuts down and is active even though we’re asleep.

I share this story with you because I want you to know that God understands our…FRUSTATIONS.  He knows us very well…He created us with emotions and He knows that we don’t understand His ways which can bring on frustration and grief.  This is something that can happen from time to time under a very distressing trial.  There is a really big cure for this kind of frustration and that is……..

YOU MUST PRAY THAT THING OUT….YOU MUST TALK TO GOD ANYWAY.  TALK TO HIM THROUGH YOUR TEARS AND THE PAIN!

It’s the only way to get complete rest for your soul in a situation like this.  If God doesn’t give you one of His inner healings…if God doesn’t take that heavy yoke (burden) from you…you will break under the pressure. You might resort to something else to compensate for the stress such as overeating, shopping, drinking, drugs or it can turn into depression, anxiety, panic attacks or you may take your anger out on someone. You could even backslide…turn away from your walk with the Lord.   It can lead to high blood pressure and all kind of illnesses.  Our body and mind can only take but so much.

Some people can handle a great deal of stress and some people can handle very little.  The best thing is to find the right help in the midst of what you’re going through.

I have two scriptures that are my first point of meditation about my situation when I’m going through a very difficult time and they are:

1.)   1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (NIV)

                   Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. (NLT)

2.)    Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

After you read these two scriptures (and there are many more scriptures in the bible, but seek God’s word and let Him speak to you through it) then put your mind on God, trust and wait on Him.  I tell you help and rest will come.  There are many ways God can minister to you in your time of need…even if you’ve been angry with Him.

The more heavy trials you go through (like me) the more you figure out how to seek out this kind of support from God when you are going through difficulty.  God has revived me and encouraged me many times and I KNOW he will be there for me…ALWAYS!

God won’t knock us out for talking to Him angrily or get mad at us for blaming Him…He understands human pain. Jesus cried out to God before He was to be crucified and while he was being crucified. God is not trying to see if He can break us…He has a reason for allowing us to go through these things.  Some reasons are testing’s which teach us patience and perseverance.   Some trials are to bring God glory and some trials we will never know or understand in our lifetime.  We need to have a plan so when the very difficult times come…we will know where to turn to and get the help we need to sustain us during that time

We have two choices…we can do things our way or accept the offer of Jesus Christ who tells us in His word to put our burdens on Him.  Personally I choose Jesus.  In my early years as a Christian I carried my burdens around a long while before I finally gave them over to Him.  But now after over 20 years of walking with the Lord I give them over to Him almost right way.  I’m still human and can worry  for a hot minute before casting my burdens on the Lord…but then the truth of God word rises up in me and I say…what am I doing and I give that thing right over to the Lord.

I feel in my heart today that there are some people who needed to hear my testimony today.  I put myself out there not to be a blog diva… but to let you see my tall goings and my short comings.  I’ve had highs in the Lord and I’ve had lows in the Lord.  I’m still singing God’s praises and will continue to do so no matter what I go through because I know what God has in store for me for my future.

I’m going to say a prayer for you right now:

Heavenly Father,

I know there are people out there really going through some very difficult times and some even feel like giving up.  Lord I ask you to please strengthen their heart and give them reminders from your word of the help you promise to give us during extremely difficult times.  Please look past their anger and fear and help them get to a better place in you.  Lord forgive them for their doubt in your ability help them.  Bless every person who has found their way to this blog today and has this need in their life.  Lord…heal hearts and minds today and give them peace.  I ask this in Jesus name…Amen.

Message for today:  Job 2:9, 10  His wife said to him, “Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!” He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

We interrupt your life for….BREAKING NEWS!!!

March 7, 2012

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The devil is out trying to mess with every Christians head today.  He is causing mass fear and doubt in people’s minds.  As soon as they wake up in the Morning he assails them with all the negative things they are going to face in their day and through the week.  When they leave their houses he goes on the prowl to try to consume them which can destroy their confidence in God which in turn will make them useless ineffective Christians.

Many of these Christians are prayed up and bible savvy so he can’t get at them but the others who aren’t prepared for the attacks get pounced on and walk around the streets all bloodied.  Non-Christians look at them and are turned off to their God and the devil has succeeded in his effort to takeover of this nation and the world.

The Christian community should be on the watch for this assailant whose description has been described as being a red male about 6 feet tall and is said to carrying a pitch fork…but others say he’s invisible to the eye and has the ability to penetrate people’s mind and affect their thinking.  There’s a contract hit out for Him that was taken out about 2,000 years ago by a man named Jesus Christ.

Everyone is asked to be on the lookout and protect yourselves and your family with prayer from this assailant.  If you have seen this person you are asked to call on this number 611 from Ephesians:

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

We now return you back to your regularly scheduled programing….your everyday life.  Have a blessed day!

Having trouble? Don’t worry…You’re covered

March 6, 2012

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365 Days of Compassion a year God gives me all the days of my life Lamentations 3:22-23

Goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life. Psalms 23:6

I’ll have instruction, teaching and counsel all the days of my life Psalms 32:8

Complete joy will be with me all the days of my life John 15:11

Peace has been given to me for all the days of my life John 14:27 Proverbs 1:33 Philippians 4:6-7

I have an inheritance of spiritual information for all the days of my life Acts 20:32

I have love 24/7 all the days of my life Jeremiah 31:3

Constant strength, refuge and help is available for me if needed all the days of my life Psalms 40:1

My needs will always be supplied all the days of my life Philippians 4:19

There is no need for me to worry about my life, food or clothing all the days of my life Matthew 6:25-26

God will never leave me alone all the days of my life Hebrews 13:5

I will never be separated from God all the days of my life Romans 8: 35-39

I have angels watching over me and protection all the days of my life Hebrews 1:14

The Holy Spirit my helper, instructor and comforter will be there for me all the days of my life John 14:16

So… I am covered for anything that will happen to me all the days of my life and I need to do two things:

1Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

God is there for you 365 days a year...for the rest of your life. No need to worry or fear. You're not alone in any of this! God has set up a way to take care of you. All your earthly need is covered under His promises to you. You can take this check to the bank and cash it...the deposit was made by Jesus. Everything for your present life and future life has be taken care of. Now leave everything in God's hands.

Facing a new week

March 5, 2012

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I woke up this morning and thought

I’ll be facing many challenges this week

I thought to myself

I’m a child of God

I will not be alone

I will not fear

I will wear hope like a badge

And have peace like medication for my soul

I know who I am

I know whose I am

My God will be there for me

He’s my Father after all

I remind myself of this

I meditate on some of my favorite scriptures

Encouragement envelops me

My spirit is lifted

The sun is up now

My new mercies have arrived

A fresh dose of goodness and mercy

I face my day with much hope

Thank you Jesus

You made this all possible

To you I owe everything

My Savior my King

                         Tanya Nemley

Lamentations 3:22-23

Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

((( Dancing in the Spirit )))

March 2, 2012

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Let's all dance like David danced!

2 Samuel 6:14 David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the LORD with all his might,

Dancing in the Spirit is an exciting way of praising the Lord.  I have praised the Lord in dance…mostly when I’m alone….all by myself in my house.  (Some people praise the Lord like this in Church and God bless them…I’m a little shy…maybe when I lose some weight I’ll praise Him publicly…LOL!)   One day ( at home!) I danced so much I thought I was going to pass out.  I could barely make it to a chair.  I was sooo tired but it felt really good.  I feel like I minister to the Lord in a totally different and exciting way.  My spirit gets so excited and burst with so much passion for the Lord.

It is a totally different experience because when you are dancing like that…your mind and body are totally on the Lord and the more you dance the deeper in his presence you get.  You don’t feel tired right away…you feel such joy and happiness.  You get to a point where you don’t want to stop and so you go past your point of endurance and continue on.  Then eventually you do run out of steam and you sit down and a feeling of euphoria comes over you and for a few more minutes you continue to experience an intense state of worship.

Why should we dance in the Lord?  It’s another level of worship in God.  I used to do it a lot when I was younger in the Lord…But now at…(you guessed it)…59… I have to modify it.  I can’t jump around like I use to but I still dance without the jumping from time to time.  I believe my spirit needs this because it really makes me feel close to my God in a unique way.  It’s like I release my whole body over to the Lord.  I also play a tambourine in church as a form of worship.  With ever beat of my tambourine….I feel like I’m sending a message to God that He is worth me cheering about Him and I celebrate everything that He is in my life.

Psalms 149:3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp.

I came from a Lutheran background and we didn’t clap to music in church.  In fact I was scared out of my mind just to sneeze in church.  It was a form of silent and reverent worship…and that was so blessed to me.  I had the quietness… just to drink in the goodness of God in a soft and moving way and to enjoy the beauty of quite meditation upon the Lord.  I miss that time in my life.  But I so enjoy praising the Lord in my more expressive form now.  Sometime it stirs me right down to my very toes!

The good thing is that I can enjoy both stirring praise and quiet praise.    In my town…I can park my car right up to the water at the ocean park and look at the beautiful ocean, bridges and the boats passing by.  I sit there and look at the beauty of the land and seascape and meditate and talk to the Lord.  I can be still and worship the Lord right in my car or at home also.  When I want to get my exuberant praise on I do.  I put on my worship music and praise the Lord at home or I praise the Lord with my brothers and sister in Christ at church.  The key point is…to worship and praise the Lord by any means necessary for you.

Message for today:  Remember how you used to get down and party at the club?….remember the crazy stuff you did at the football or any sport game game?….remember the way you celebrated and did the happy dance when something great happened in your life?  Well to know that the most powerful being in the whole universe sent His only Son Jesus to die so that you will live with Him forever and that the Almighty God of the entire universe is your Father who is going to take away all suffering from you forever and give you the best life with Him for eternity…should make you want to do….your best happy dance for Him…now!!!  So go ahead and shake….oh I mean get your dance on….because you’ve got a lot to dance about. Halleluiah!!!!!!!!!  Go ahead and praise Him!!

Ecclesiastics 3:1,4  There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: 4) a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance….

Finish the race….please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

March 1, 2012

camary1996 God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Prayer 4 Comments

This is Scott Downard . OH NO!!!!!! He missed out because he was never signed up!

Scott Downard was stripped of his title in this weekend’s Cowtown Marathon because of paperwork, or, more specifically, a lack of paperwork.

The 25-year-old won the Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth, Tex. on Sunday but was disqualified when he crossed the finish line because he never registered for the race.

Click here for the full story:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/marathon-winner-disqualified-because-didn-t-sign-race-014434559.html

1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.

Make sure you sign in

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

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

You didn’t just surf into this blog by chance today…it’s for a purpose.  There is some good news in the scripture above.  You can get into heaven…if you sign up for the race to get there.  How do you sign up?  Repent of the sinful things you’ve done and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and commit and submit your life to Him.  You must be born again…born again into a new life with Jesus Christ.

John 3:3-7 In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!”

Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.”

Whoever you are reading this…I want to tell you…..You only get one chance to get this right because once you die there is no getting a second chance…it will be too late.  So this is the time to really think about the good news that you read in this blog today.  Explore the truth for yourself.  Ask questions…read…and study the facts.  If you look for the truth you will find it.  Make sure you are signed up for the race…and the right race.  Your eternal future depends on it!

I searched for the truth for years and I know in my heart of hearts I found it because of this incredible peace I have.  God has revealed Himself to me in a way that I know the truth and I believe the truth.  I believe in Jesus Christ.  I’m signed up.  How sad it would be like the poor guy in the true story above to find out you were not signed up…and you lost out?

Oh yeah... hell is so real...it's not a myth...evil is real and it came from somewhere ...you've made it this far in life...there is a real prize...and that is Jesus Christ who promises...eternal life with Him. That means a great place to live forever and you will never suffer from anything in your life ever again. Hell or heaven...the choice is yours to make now...while you are...alive.

I want to see you there!...finishing the race!

Girl…Have you been drinking?

February 28, 2012

camary1996 God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Prayer , 9 Comments

1 Samuel 1:12-16 As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 13Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk 14and said to her, “How long will you keep on getting drunk? Get rid of your wine.”

15“Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord. 16Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”

After not being able to have a baby…Hannah was very very stressed out and deeply grieved in her spirit.  I have been in this exact same place for the same reason and have prayed in this way.  God heard  Hannah’s and my prayer… and Hannah’s answered prayer was named Samuel …and my answered prayer is named Crystal.  I prayed this prayer again after having 3 girls because  I was barren again for several years and I wanted a son.  I prayed like Hannah for 5 years.  My other answered prayer is named…Joshua.

I have prayed the drunken woman prayer many times for various reasons.  It’s a very difficult prayer to pray.  It’s physically taxing to the body and grief-stricken to ones spirit.  It’s a prayer that draws God to your side and causes Him to put His arm around you because only He can comfort you enough to stop you from crying and not succumb to your grief and anguish.

Abba Father

I tell you…when you are so grieved all you want is your mommy or daddy. When my children were in pain they only wanted their mommy.   When I’m grieved….Just give me my daddy….my Abba Father!  No one else can help me….no one else can console me like He can.

Whitney Houston sang a beautiful song and I would like to share the words here:

As I lay me down
Heaven hear me now
I’m lost without a cause
After giving it my all

Winter storms have come
And darkened my sun
After all that I’ve been through
Who on earth can I turn to?

I look to you
I look to you
After all my strength is gone
In you I can be strong

I look to you
I look to you
And when melodies are gone
In you I hear a song, I look to you                                                                               

About to lose my breath
There’s no more fighting left
Sinking to rise no more
Searching for that open door

And every road that I’ve taken
Led to my regret
And I don’t know if I’m gonna make it
Nothing to do but lift my head

I look to you
I look to you
And when all my strength is gone
In you I can be strong

I look to you
I look to you
And when melodies are gone
In you I hear a song, I look to you                                                                               

My levee’s have broken, my walls have come
Crumbling down on me
The rain is falling, defeat is calling
I need you to set me free

Take me far away from the battle
I need you, shine on me

I look to you
I look to you
After all my strength has gone
In you I can be strong

I look to you
I look to you
And when melodies are gone
In you I hear a song, I look to you

I look to you
I look to you

I found this rendition for you.  It’s so moving and has a great testimony too:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP2IzErAQPs

Message for today:  Go ahead get drunk girl…Go ahead and get drunk guy….not with real wine and liquor but in the Holy Spirit with sincere prayer from the depths of your heart and I tell you….God will surely hear your cry and answer you.  Your Father God loves you!  Pray…Pray like crazy…pray as if you’re drunk…let go and let it all out before God.

(Saying: We had  this saying in our prayer group…Prayer ain’t prayer until the snot starts rollin’!)  Let is roll baby…let it roll!  I know…just keepin’ it real.  Graffic as this may be…It’s the truth when it comes to deep anguish prayer.

Disclaimer:  Ya’ll do this in private…OK?  There are many Eli’s around!  If you have to pray like this in your car…pull over….I have!

God’s book…We’re in it for a reason

February 27, 2012

camary1996 God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Prayer , , 6 Comments

God has kept a record of everything about all of us.  When my kids were born I had a baby book for all their memories and milestones.  Well God has that for us too.

Psalms 139:16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

Why is God keeping a record?  Because we will be punished or rewarded for what’s happened with us while we were alive.

I believe God is going to bless me because I’ve endured through all my testing and suffering.  In fact there is a crown of life for us who have suffered.

Revelation 2:10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.

James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Yesterday while I was in church I got very tired toward the end of the service.  I was thankful that I was able to attend church because I have been suffering with these chronic illnesses. I had my mind on the Lord and He spoke to me.  He spoke of the crown of life and that because of my suffering and endurance through it all….there will be special rewards and for me.  He said He wants me to continue to hold on to Him and the grace He provides for me constantly. 

He told me I’m going to have complete happiness when I’m finally with Him.  He said that I won’t remember any of this pain and suffering and that I’m going to have a completely different life with Him.  He said I will be enveloped in His love and I will never experience fear again.

He told me my loved ones who are there are so happy and they are not worried about me.  They have perfect peace.  They will remember me when I get there…but right now they’re in a different realm.  He said they endured and He wants me to endure and to keep my eyes on Him at all times.  He said He will hold my hand through all of this.  (Precious Lord…take my hand…please)

He said when we die We’ll be in perfect love.  He said right now we have it but can’t experience it because of our human nature.

If we were to experience that kind of love in our souls right now… our spirits would fly right out of our bodies and head straight toward that love.  That’s how powerful God’s love is.

Right now we all have to experience our lives here on earth.  The good and the bad…we have to deal with it all  God will help us by the power of the Holy Spirit and with the help of earthly worker beings called angels.

We….you are going to be OK.  We should not question God a lot about ever little detail about our lives or about His ways.  He is only going to let us know but so much.  We should encourage each other and help each other make it or endure.  (This is why we should always pray)

While we are waiting our turn to get back to our Father…we should help others to know the way…which is through spreading the good news of Jesus Christ.

Today….I’m overwhelmed with what God told me yesterday and my own bible study about this today.  We should not dwell on dying….but we should be encouraged to know all the wonderful things God has prepared and has in store for us.  We all have a wonderful future.

I have no pictures today because I pray you will see the pictures in your heart of my blog which I hope is a great big Heart…God’s heart.

Waiting anxiously to see His face,

Tanya

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