Parkinson’s disease- A Mother’s Wish and Jesus

September 24, 2011

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A Mother's Love

John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

I was in a grocery store yesterday getting some cold cuts and there was a lady next to me who was waiting to be served also. I start conversations with people so I can have an opportunity to share the gospel as the Lord leads. I could see she had some sort of disability. I started talking to her and during our talk she revealed she had Parkinson’s disease. I immediately felt so bad for her. She was struggling to stand and I knew about Parkinson’s disease because my former pastor had it. I shared with her my own testimony and then it was her turn to order…. but before she did she gave me a big hug.

I walked away to continue my shopping and I saw this older woman smiling at me so I smiled back and she started talking to me. She told me that I was hugging her daughter and that she had Parkinson’s disease. I told her I was very sorry to hear that and then she said something that stunned me. With tears in her eyes she said…..I wish it was me…..I wish I had gotten that disease instead of my daughter. She told me it ran in her family and several family members had died from it. This Woman was 90 years old and heartbroken. I had one of my testimonies on sufferings and I gave it to her and through her tears she asked if I was a Jehovah’s Witness because she was Catholic. I told her no and said a short prayer for her and continued shopping.

I checked out and put my groceries in my car and sat there a while thinking about that mother’s statement of deep love. She would have given her life for her daughters. To hear her say….I wish it was me was still ringing in my ears.

Then I thought about someone who did that for me…..and you…..it was Jesus. He gave His very own life for me.

Jesus Gave His Own Life For Us

John 10:18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”

This mother said what she said out of love. Jesus did what He did out of love.

Message for today: Do you realize the incredible sacrifice of love that was made for us?
Have you thanked Jesus lately?

P.S.- This is why I love Jesus so.

Love and Hurt Satchel Paige

September 22, 2011

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Some of Satchel’s famous quotes:

Don’t pray when it rains, if you don’t pray when the sun shines.

Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

It is this quote that I heard that has been running through my head:

Love like you’ve never been hurt.

Satchel Paige was a Baseball player and a baseball hall of Famer. He was quite outspoken and has been quoted a lot over the years. The above quote has been bothering me all week. I’m really sick of hearing it in my head….but….I know God is doing something here……I just know His MO.

I feel I have been hurt a lot over my life time and I have gotten the victory over much of that hurt with the help of the Lord. But recently I’ve had a lot of hurt resurface as well as new hurt. Here are a few scriptures that can snap you out of that state of hurt:

Proverbs 17:9 Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.(NLT)

Colossians 3:13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

Love like you’ve never been hurt.

Yup…These scriptures are hurt busters for sure….if…..you let them be that…..if….you obey them. It’s hard and there are times that you cannot do it on your own….YOU NEED GOD’S HELP!

Personally…..I like to hold on to my hurt quietly and stew….sometimes I can make a whole pot of stew and have enough to feed everyone in the neighborhood. When I’m having a great walk in the spirit….I can overcome the feelings of hurt like an Olympic champion. I’m usually on the mountain top at these times. When I’m in the valley I’m very vulnerable to hurt.

Being in the attitude of LOVE 100% is very hard to maintain. We need to keep ourselves in check by asking ourselves….what would Jesus do with the hurt? I know He would pray about it…I know that. I think about the bible story when Jesus was not a happy camper when they were selling stuff and swindling people in the temple…I’m sure He was hurt to see that going on in His Father’s house. He went buck wild in there throwing over the change tables. The difference with Him was He had a right to do what He did. We have no right to hold on to hurt…in fact God doesn’t like it at all. Say the Lord’s pray to yourself…….Ok…did you?……You know that part about forgiving those who trust past against us?….Yeah….that’s what I’m talking about.

Love like you’ve never been hurt!

Now….I don’t know if Satchel Paige was a Christian, but that quote is something to really think about…and I’ve been thinking.

I do know this fact…..God is love…and He wants us to be forgiving.

Hurt Zombie

Getting over hurt….and loving the hurter is one of the hardest biblical lessons for me to follow. Hurt is like a zombie. You finally get away from it and you feel safe for a while…sometimes a long while….and then….here comes that hurt zombie with his arms out calling…come here…come here. What needs to be done is either #1 or #2:

1. Turn around and knock that zombie’s head off.
2. Submit yourself to God, resist the zombie influence over you, love and pray for him and the stress will flee from you.

You know #2 is the right answer…don’t even think about #1!

Message for today: Love….Love….Love!

A word for Someone

September 21, 2011

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There is a prayer that is blocked…something is standing in the way of you getting your prayer answered.  There is some unforgiveness and you know who it is.  Blessed is the peace maker.  Pray today…right now ….and ask God to reveal this blockage to you.  God is good, loving and kind.  He loves to bless His children.  There is a very important line in the Lords prayer that Jesus taught His disciples.  God over this today and pray for the Holy spirit to make Gods word come alive to you.

A Message for someone today

September 21, 2011

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There is a very sick child out there today.

Father in the name of Jesus I ask you to touch that child’s body today  and heal them.  Father this child has been through a lot.  Strengthen the family.  Give the mother rest for her body. She has had a hectic schedule.  In Jesus name I pray ….Amen

Special Message for someone

September 21, 2011

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Psalms 18:6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

This morning I hear someone crying out to the Lord in such distress.  I feel someones heart is so heavy you can barely function.  The good part if there is a good part in this….is that you are crying out to the Lord.  My heart is heavy knowing that you are hurting so…but I know how to pray and I have prayed for you today and I know you are crying out to the Lord….so we will wait on the Lord to answer your prayers.  One prayer has been answered and that is God gives comfort to those who are suffering so accept His grace and mercy now.  Jesus will carry your burdens Himself so give your problems to Him and be at peace today.

Look up 1 Peter 5:7

God bless you!  Look at my video from yesterdays blog and Look through my blog archives for more encouragement.  Keep your hope in God alone.  Hold on tight to Jesus….He cares for you so!  You are going to be OK and you will get the victory.  Throw your hands up and thank God now….show Him that you trust Him….I know you do.  Your prayers have surely reached God’s ears today!!!!!

God is Able to take care of you!

September 20, 2011

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Please watch my video. I sang and gave a testimony at my church a week ago and the Lord gave me a word for everyone. I know it takes time to watch a video, but it’s the only way you will be able to hear the message.
I love you all and I’m always thinking about those who follow my blog. I wish all of God’s blessing on all of you and I know……GOD IS ABLE TO SEE YOU THROUGH…..ANYTHING!     NOTHING IS TO HARD FOR OUR FATHER GOD!!! ….Can I get an AMEN?

The scripture the Lord gave me in the video:

2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

Additional scriptures:

Philippians 4:19
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 3:20
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,

Genesis 18:14
Is anything too hard for the LORD?

Jesus the Real Superman

September 18, 2011

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Jesus Walks on the Water

Mathew 14:22-26 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into
the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the
crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside
by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the
boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves
because the wind was against it.

Jesus walking on the water

25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on
the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake,they were terrified.

 “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.

Yes… Jesus was a superman to me…the real superman…a powerful superman. I said… was… because I’m talking about when He was in His human form here on earth.

There’s not a lot in the bible about Jesus doing things personally to show His supernatural abilities. Yes… He did many miracles for others but not special things pertaining to himself.
Why did Jesus walk on the water up to those poor unsuspecting disciples that day? Did He want to scare the mess out of them for a good laugh?…Did He want to show off His cool Jesus skills?…Did He want to wash His feet off in the lake? Was He trying to start a new fad? After all Peter tried to copy Him without much success. The answer is no…He was about to make a point and teach a good lesson for us all to learn for hundreds of years to come.

You see I would have NEVER gotten out of the boat like Peter did…I would have hidden in the lower galley and use my cell phone to call 911 or start rowing fast in the other direction. I don’t get it…they are all standing there saying it’s a ghost and screaming…and Peter gets out of the boat and ask… is it you Jesus?  Run… Get out of there!! Man the oars and let’s roll! That’s just me…Let me get back on my subject.

John 20:19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”

Another bible story told of Jesus appearing in a room with the doors locked. How did Jesus get into the room with all the doors locked?…..No…Scotty from Stat Trek did not beam Him in the room….Super Jesus did it Himself…..the doors were locked…so….this proves my point of Jesus having super abilities.

Are you impressed yet? I am and my point is that Jesus was man but He was not normal…..He had supernatural abilities…that was given Him by the Father…. to teach lessons and to bring God glory.

Jesus could have done some wild things with His supernatural abilities…but He was without sin and wanted to bring glory to His father. If that was us…we would have gotten carried away eventually with that kind of super power.
Jesus didn’t use His superpowers to save Himself from the cross…He surely could have. If He had this kind of super power then…what kind of and how much super power does He have now? He has all power!! His next big demonstration of this superpower is when He comes back toward earth….He doesn’t touch ground but will be in the air over earth and He will get us who repented of our sins and believed in Him.

Message for today: Jesus is the real deal….He once was a superman and now He is an all powerful God. One day you will see His superpower up front and personal whether you are a Christian or not.

Do You Need More Faith? Read This!!!!

September 16, 2011

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Mathew 13:58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

In this scripture above Jesus was in His own hometown preaching and doing miracles. His own townsmen and family really didn’t believe in what He was doing and saying. Jesus could have told them off…..But he was really cool about it. I think He might have thought this….”well I’m not going to perform any miracles here except for a few people who I know really wanted to be healed and  believed that I could heal them…..I’m not pleased with the other folks lack of faith…it doesn’t pleases me or my Father…..too bad I wanted to do so much for them…..but I cannot deal with their LACK OF FAITH!” Yes this is my interpretation….but knowing Jesus the way I do….I know He doesn’t like it when we don’t believe in Him and His Father’s ability to take care of us and we will be hard pressed to get any of our prayers answered that way.
I have so many personal stories of faith and my two best examples involve my two sons. I will tell my son Joshua’s story today.

I had 3 daughters who were 4, 7 and 10. I never wanted any boys and was very happy with my 3 daughters until….I became a committed Christian. I don’t know what happened to me….I think this happened to me because I was reading about the people in the bible…. it seemed important to have sons….so I tried to get pregnant again but after 3 ½ years nothing was happening. So I started praying and praying. I got to the point of literally begging God everyday in prayer. I told Him that He had a Son and I wanted one too. The doctor told me I needed a hysterectomy so He scheduled it…but before I could go ahead with it…. one of my daughters needed to get her tonsils out. About two months later I wasn’t feeling well so I went back to this doctor to reschedule the hysterectomy and after the exam the doctor informed me I was pregnant. I asked him what happened and He said….you tell me! I knew it was a miracle and that it was my son that I asked God for.

God told me to name Him Joshua and for the next 7 months I told everybody I was having a boy named Joshua. My mom and mother in law thought I had lost my mind. I was admitted in the Hospital for the last weeks of the pregnancy and all the doctors, nurses, lab techs…everybody knew about Joshua. They even sent a social worker to talk to me because I was so adamant about having a boy. When I was in the delivery room and he was born… the staff was all yelling “Joshua is here” and they were cheering…even though he was only 3 lbs.  You see… there were no sonograms back then! I had faith!!!….I believed what God spoke to me!!….I had faith that God could and would do it!! I never doubted… not for one minute!!

This is the kind of faith that God wants us to have every day. Do I?……No….I’m just being honest here…there are times that my faith gets low…tiny…weak….but that’s my fault.

My faith gets weak when:

1. I stress about a situation.
2. I think the problem is really big and seems impossible…this is called…DOUBT.
3. I’m sick or very tired and drained.
4. I haven’t been in the word enough I haven’t been keeping my eyes on the Lord.
5. I think I have figured out the answer myself…this is lack of TRUST.
6. I pray out of God’s will.
7. I take my eyes off the Lord and focus on the situation.
8. I let people convince me what to do.
9. I pray and pray….God answers me but I keep praying thinking it’s not exactly what I asked for.
10. I may have unforgiveness in my heart.
11. I may have an unconfessed sin.
12. I’m too busy doing a million things and preoccupied with life’s daily challenges.
13. Neglect my prayer life

Faith knowing your father will be there to catch you!

In our Christian walk with God we need faith like we need air to breathe. God is not moved to answer our prayers because we hope He can do it…but if we know and trust He can do it.
When my kids were little…they didn’t run up to me and say they hoped I could buy the ice cream off that truck….they were ALWAYS CONFIDENT that I could and would buy them that ice cream. They Knew I had money…they knew I could do it if I wanted to and their confidence in me got them that ice cream most of the time.
Are you confident today in God’s ability to answer you when you call to Him? If not… I have the perfect answer for you today….you can take this answer to the bank and cash it:

Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.

Faith grows as you read and know Gods word

When you know what God says through His word…when you hear Gods word, when His word gets into your mind, heart and spirit…it is ALIVE in you because of the power of the Holy Spirit…this builds faith in you!

The bible is not a book with black and white pages of writings that you read and that’s it….It is alive….living…active…life changing….faith increasing!! There is one catch….if you don’t know what it says….your faith will be lower and life will be more challenging for you.

When Jesus was tempted by the devil…He used scripture to deal with him. Why did God put this true story in the bible…yup…you guessed it…so we can follow what Jesus did when faced with the devils taunts.

Message for today: Know scripture… know help…No scripture…satan’s gonna kick your butt! ( Hate to put it that way….but….somebody needs to hear this today.
Please…get a good bible and a highlighter….mark that bible up with scriptures that have helped you out of situations, share these with others….become a scripture master and see how your faith will soar. The devil will be scared of you!!!

 

What about Jesus? Oprah’s Statement Part 2

September 15, 2011

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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.

Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

I have already written about Oprah’s statement…but….I just have a little more to say about Jesus and will probably have a part 3 one day soon.

So much talk about Jesus Christ……people call out His name every second of every day. Some say His name with adoration and praise….and some use His name when they are shocked or upset about something. Some people have cursed Him ever since He was known to arrive on this planet earth and some have adored Him since they heard He came.
Just hearing His name makes some people really angry……His name makes some people argue.

When Jesus was here on earth people talked about Him behind His back…..and in front of His face. He took a lot of abuse from people…..He let people curse Him, slap Him, beat Him, whip Him, spit on Him and He let people kill Him.
In all of this horribleness….He let it happen.…I’m sure it was very painful for Him….but it was not the worse pain. I believe the very worse pain was when His Father God had to turn from Him because He could not look upon the evil…the sin that Jesus…. His only Son took on for all of humanity so that we can be forgiven of our sin and we can be reconciled with God the Father. Jesus sacrifice was a ransom that was paid for my eternal soul and I’m so thankful to Jesus Christ.

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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

Now that I am a Christian and a child of the God of the universe…..I could not bear it If I was separated from God for one second…so Jesus being the supernatural being that He is…must have really suffered from being separated from God and feeling all of our ugly, nasty, disgusting, horrible, gross sin all bearing down on Him.

Why?…Why?…Why? Would He do this? Why would He want to unite us with God forever? It’s simple….Because of the Love of the Father….the Love that God has for all of us. Jesus did this for Love and His obedience to Father God paid it all for us! Jesus Christ is the way….the only way to God forever. I didn’t make this up…it’s not my story…it’s in the bible and I’m sharing these facts through my blog. This information is in the Holy Bible. When people say that there are other ways to heaven….well they can believe what they want to…that is their right….but for me…..I chose to go through my acceptance and belief in Jesus Christ and my repentance of my sins.

The God of the universe has His way of doing things and it’s not for me to question the way He set this up…to be with Him forever. It’s not for me to question…why would a good god send people to hell? People make their own choices. Mostly everyone has heard the name Jesus and the story about Him. Some say many things about who He really is. We all individually have to make a choice about what we will believe about Him….now….because one day…after we are gone from this world…it will be too late to wonder if we made the right choice….did we really research all the facts for ourselves and make the right decision?

What if you’re wrong?

I was on a journey in my life to find truth…..I looked everywhere…..I was a seeker….seeking the truth about my life…..I was going to take my own life at 12 years old and at 30….what was my purpose?….What was the real truth?……Is God real?…..Is the story of Jesus true?…….So many religions…which one?….I needed answers….I needed truth!!! My husband was Catholic and I was Lutheran….I needed something…a church…a temple…a cathedral?……I was DYING to know, spiritually dying…empty, hopeless, suicidal, facing a brick wall….calling out in the darkness for a light….and then an answer came…..it was so amazing!!! I wanted to know truth and truth was revealed to me by the power of the Holy spirit who drew my husband and I to the Full Gospel Christian Church in Copiague, NY where we met up with Jesus Christ who led the leaders there to teach us about the truth of Jesus Christ and the bible…..we held on to the bible…read it…the Holy Spirit made it come alive in our minds and the truth was revealed to us and we were changed. We were 2 new people and everyone that knew us saw this amazing change.

This began a flood of God revealing Himself to us in supernatural ways because our eyes were now open to the truth.
This is an account of my personal experience and although I would like everyone in the world to follow my beliefs….I also understand that everyone has the right to believe in what they want to believe in or…. not to believe in….I respect your space.

Message for today: Life is short…the average Life expectancy is 77.6 years and that’s if you are blessed with a full life. We can die at ANY time. Have you made the right choice for your eternal life? Are you sure?…. Have you carefully checked out all options?…. Have you made the right choice?……You do not get a second chance. If you are not sure….be a seeker like me……look for truth…..seek God for answers….you will find it…I did. This is very serious…your eternal life depends on your decision. Please really think about this TODAY.

There is only one way to God and to understand this…You must understand who God really is.  Please keep seeking for answers.  Your very life depends on it.

 

Can crying be good? Tears in a Bottle

September 12, 2011

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Crying Tears

Psalms 56:8 You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?

Revelations 21:4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

These are good Tears….Tears of Joy

Tears can appear on our face from good emotions such as laughing, joy and extreme happiness. They can also appear from being upset, mad, angry, hurt, and from pain. Throughout history people have collected tears as a custom.

(Lachrymatory-small vessels that holds tears) They still sell tear bottles:

http://www.tearcatcher.com/tearbottle.html

I personally have cried many many tears. Yesterday I cried in our church service with my son’s girlfriend. It was a very special moment. We were singing during the praise and worship and I was so moved by the song. We were singing about loving Jesus and you all know how much I love the Lord and the tears of joy and love just came out of my eyes….then I noticed she was crying too….so I said to her.…isn’t God good? Those were such good tears and it felt good.

My mom went home to be with the Lord February 2011 and I tell you….there were many tears that fell from my eyes that week and many after. They were tears that reflected a lot of heartache.

Tears come from the emotions of the heart in real time….what’s happening in your mind at that very moment. Tears are good and they are necessary. I believe without them we would implode if you are the type to hold everything in and explode releasing anger if you are the type to unleash your emotions in this manner.

Crying out ones emotions is a good thing to do. Be careful where you do it though….if you are in an airplane or at work and you break out in a loud cry….folks will think you are out of your mind! If you do it at a funeral…well….it’s expected. I like to cry alone…but my husband has seen a great deal of my crying….and he’s a man of great compassion….he better be…or he’d been in the dog house LOL….just kidding…he is a good man!

Now what does God think about our crying? He’s very compassionate and caring and God with His God ways ( the Holy Spirit administers the grace and mercy of God) comforts us like no other.

Don’t try to fake God out with your much crying because He sees the heart and knows if you are really at your real place of I can’t take it anymore pain.

God is such a caring Father that not one of your tears/ prayers have ever gone unnoticed by Him…in fact He knows about every one of your tears…the reason you cried in the first place…. and they are in His book. Many people in the bible have cried out to Him…even His own Son Jesus. I’m sure Jesus tears that He cried for us at Gethsemane are in a bottle in a special place in heaven and Jesus did weep..…He was human…so He knows all about our tears.

God promises to wipe every tear from our eyes! What a tender act for our God to do one day for us. There will never be a reason for a single tear to ever fall from our eyes again.

My mom had a disorder called Sjogren’s syndrome which causes very dry eyes…she could not cry. She had no way to express her pain emotionally. She would always say….I wish I could cry!! Good or bad she wanted to cry…but sadly…could not.

Message for today: Cry….Cry if you need to….go ahead….get it out…the bad…the good. God made us this way for a reason. Our bodies were created to handle a full life. Your heart will beat about 3 billion times and we will shed about 31 gallons of tears in our life time. Amazing!

Tear bottles

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