We Must Pray! NOW!!

THIS IS A REPEAT FROM A FEW WEEKS AGO. But it is so vitally important for our country and our freedom. We cannot afford to get lazy. Have another look.

If there was ever a time for the Body of Christ to stand strong, together in prayer, it is now.
Our world is turned upside down and inside out. Our freedom as we know it now is in grave danger and at risk of being gone forever. We, the children of God, must take a strong stance and pray for our country and our President. We must not take a passive role, but an active role.
What do I mean by active versus passive? Passive is sitting back and watching every one else do the work. You may be in agreement, but you are not actively taking part.  While being active is just that. Actively praying, actively doing.  We all are created with a purpose. We all are created to pray.
There are many people disagreeing in our country currently.  But one thing for sure is there are at least 3 groups of people who are terrorizing our country.  These people do not care about our country or about us. They are set on stealing, killing, and destroying.  Especially anything that is relating to our Lord Jesus and His Word.  These groups HATE Christians, HATE God, and HATE the United States of America.
“A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.”
‭‭John‬ ‭10:10‬ ‭HCSB‬‬
What are we to do? PRAY!  God has given us the most powerful weapon there is, prayer. A good portion of this war is spiritual.  Evil vs good.  God vs the devil. Righteousness vs sin.  (By the way, God already won the war, this is the devil’s way of trying to take it back. But it cannot!)
And many other factors are a part of this war. Many people from different walks of life are involved as well. A few things they all have in common, a lying tongue, hatred, evil in their hearts. They will not stop for anyone or anything. Including harming or killing young children.
I cannot understand how anyone with a sane mind would agree with these terrorists.
As the church, the Body of Christ, children of God, we must take our stance, stand tall, linked together, and pray, pray, pray.  This is an urgent plea, needed now, not in 2 weeks, or 2 months, or for 1 day.  But now and continually.
As part of the church, are you willing to stand with me? Are you willing to pray?  You can pray in your own closet, or wherever you are. We must actively pray.  God can save our country and our freedoms.  But He wants His children involved.
“A wise heart accepts commands, but foolish lips will be destroyed. 
The one who lives with integrity lives securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be found out. A sly wink of the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will be destroyed. 
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offenses.
 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense. 
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction. 
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction. 
The labor of the righteous leads to life; the activity of the wicked leads to sin. 
The one who follows instruction is on the path to life, but the one who rejects correction goes astray.
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool. 
When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is wise.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭10:8-19‬ ‭HCSB‬‬
#pray #faith #hope #powerinprayer #theworldneedsprayer

Our Purpose! Our Choice!

These are very rough times we are living in. Our world is turned upside down and inside out. We have a deadly virus that is running rampant. We have activist groups that hate God and anyone who serves Him so much that they are even killing little children. We have people who are more concerned about what people look like on the outside than on the inside. Those more concerned about color than character.  I hear the term “person of color”. That makes me cringe.  The way I see it, we are all a person of color. Just different shades that’s all.
God does not care about our color or what we look like. He is concerned about our character.  Who we serve.
“We are pressured in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair; we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4:8-9‬ ‭HCSB‬‬
This is the Word of God.  He knows we go through difficulties.  But He promises us we will not be destroyed. He never leaves our side. He guides us, protects us, and He leads us.  But we have to be willing, and ready to serve Him. If we choose to leave Him out of our lives then we are closing the door on Him, and the blessings He has for us. He loves us more than anything. But He made us with free will. And able to choose who we decide to serve. We can choose what we will defend, good or evil.
That’s it, plain and simple, good versus evil.  God or the devil.
I choose God and good.  Am I perfect, of course not.  I will make mistakes. The same as the rest of you. But I choose to serve God. I know my purpose here on earth is to serve Him with all my heart. My goal is to see the glory of God flow across this globe and encapsulate it.  My goal is to see evil wiped off this earth and be thrown into hell for eternity.
I know my time on earth, as is all of yours, short compared to eternity. I know I will spend eternity in heaven with our Lord Jesus.
I pray that you decide to choose God, and good, and can look forward to eternity with Him in heaven.
Let’s not get hung up on color. But instead see everyone as a child of God. Choose to define your character as godly.  Not filled with evil and destruction, with no respect to life.  
“Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us — to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3:20-21‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

Thank You!

It has been a few weeks since my last blog. I have been recuperating from hand and wrist surgery. It was quite intense, I could not get my thoughts together to write an encouragement to you all.
I’m still using one hand, but I am confident I can get this done.
A memory came up on Facebook today, I knew this was what I needed for this blog.
This was something I wrote in 2009. My health was declining rapidly from the spinal cord damage. I did not have leukemia yet. I needed to hang on to the hope I have in Jesus.
-There were 10 men in the Bible days. They had been sick for so very long. Then one day Jesus passed their way, their diseases were healed. But only ( 1 ) came back to say....he said "thank you, Lord. I just want to thank you." I shall never stop praising You. 
I have always tried my hardest to thank Jesus for His loving touch on my life. No matter what circumstance I am facing, or what pain I may be enduring, or what the doctors tell me, I know I must always thank Him for His love for me.  I want to always walk in hope.
I do not know what He has in store for me. But I do know He has plans for me, my life, my future. These plans do not include calamity or defeat. But for victory, joyfulness, peace, comfort. And the list goes on.  So it doesn’t matter if I am still struggling. I know without a doubt that Jesus has His best for me. And I never want to be in a place when I do not thank Him. He is worthy of my praise and my thankfulness to Him no matter what.
In these days of turmoil in the world, we, the people of God, the children our Lord Jesus Christ, need to stand tall and secure in our Lord.  We need to be firm in our trust in Him, and declare the glory of our Lord.
And we must always remember to thank Him.

“While traveling to Jerusalem, He passed between Samaria and Galilee. As He entered a village, 10 men with serious skin diseases met Him. They stood at a distance and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us! ” When He saw them, He told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And while they were going, they were healed. But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God. He fell facedown at His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus said, “Were not 10 cleansed? Where are the nine? Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner? ” And He told him, “Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well.””
‭‭Luke‬ ‭17:11-19‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

Faithful readers, the Lord has amazing plans for your life. He always deserves our thankfulness. Be blessed in our Lord Jesus.