Turn from worry

• Have you ever been worried about something ?Why?Worry means allow ones  mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles. I remember when my daughter was being bullied at school . We together prayed and prayed every night. The bullying went on for 2 years total. There were days when she was at school that honestly I could do nothing but pray. I was so worried I was paralized in fear. As with any lesson God  teaches me I have to learn what to do in order to find peace.I have to learn exactly step by step what I'm doing wrong and make the correction to line up my life with His word.I am so thankful God loves me so much that He believes I'm worth teaching and has the patients to do so. can honestly say today Olivia and I are free and now have peace.How did I go from paralized in fear to peace?Like I said it was a 2 year journey and it began when I placed my Issac on the alter.After a year of worry and fear i remember going for a run, I needed to run away from this problem so bad i literally put on my sneakers and ran. While I was running I remember saying God I'm done. I'm done trying I cant fix this. I told God I had Olivia babtized at 12 and she is yours. I told God I placed my Issac on the alter and took her back off when things Got hard. You are the alpha and omega . I'm not.I am so sorry please forgive me.I wasted so much time worrying and day by day the worry grew to the point I was paralized in fear.No more I trust you Lord let your will be done in me. The thing is God gave Olivia to me.She was always His. my job as a parent is to raise to know Him. I have to teach her the tools she needs to build her own relationship with God  so there is another generation to serve Him. That's it.I stated studying Jesus,from the time Mary was pregnant she knew this was a gift from God. She knew God was in control and the  holy  spirit will help her raise Him. There is no story about Mary successfully intervening and saving Jesus from life on earth. That's because we are mere human and we cannot. What did she do?She trusted God. I'm not saying she didn't cry or pray or hurt.She was human she did but she cast her cares to God. Have you ever watched something terrible and have to turn your head know it will be over soon. Worry means  allow ones mind to dwell on difficulty. God says surrender you mind to Him. What I was going threw with Olivia of corse did not compare to what Mary went threw but can you surrender your mind to God by looking away from the difficulty and know it will be over soon. I believe that's what Mary had to do each time Jesus was whipped and beaten because as a mother I cant fathem how else you could get through that.I believe if we cast our cares to God  trust Him by looking away do not let you mind dwell on the difficulty God brings peace in place of worry. This is were the peace that surpasses all understanding comes in. I say its peace that does not make sense in the situation.How do we do this?What I learned was I cast my cares my cares. Cares come first if we allow it to grow it becomes worry and worry is fear of whats to come. So cast your cares right away then I always pray God I have a right to a clear mind to serve you.I surrender my mind to you.I worship you .This is my care I bring to you do not allow it to grow in my mind.Matt 6:34 says "Do not worry about tomorrow tomorrow will worry about  itself.Each day has enough trouble of its own." Each day has enough trouble of its own. Doesn't say there is no trouble tomorrow. It says each day has trouble of its own. when we worry we let it consume us and grow into fear. We do not have to fear about whats to come if we believe in Jesus because He is to come.Each day has trouble of its own. Didn't Jesus have new troubles as well every day?This is earth not heaven we will have troubles but we do not by the power of Jesus Have to let our minds dwell on difficulties. Jesus suffering was for us. He taught be showing us to Trust God no matter what the price even after death there is life with God.What I learned was I  place my Issac on the alter and no matter what i leave her there because she is safe. Issac didn't die on the alter he lived.He not only lived but thrived.I believe like Mary Abraham before he went to sacrifice Issac he looked away in order to be obedient. I think we need to know looking away is not allowing you mind to dwell on the difficulty but focus on being obedient to God. That day I went for a run I placed Olivia on the alter and didn't take her off. I'm not saying that's the end because right after that Olivia was physically theretened God allows us to continue to be tested to make sure we surrender the strong hold. But hold fast because this is worth it. After that I did look away, I didn't dwell on the difficulty . You cant change a difficult situation but God can change your outlook on it. I had a feeling to put Olivia in self defense classes. Not to fight or become the bully but to see the enemy coming and have confidence to defuse the situation. And that is exactly what happened. Olivia became confident that even if it came to a fight she would be O.K. and not just that but could just by her stance and tone change the situation. Not just Olivia but me as well,I no longer have to worry at allllllll. Now its been 5 months and the tables have turned to Olivia's favor. Through Jesus We  can have pure peace that's surpasses all understanding and surpasses worry.We just have to look away from the worry and cast our cares to God.

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Physical faith

We take the first step. Give your life to Christ . But there is always a need for more. There are levels to our relationship with God. Just like any relationship sometimes we have to physically show our love. I was talking with my husband today, I told him you tell me you love me everyday , but how do I feel the love? I explained to him he says it and I am trusting that he does. But when you say the words I do not feel it. I hear it then my memory searches for the times you showed me physically . Then I remember what love feels like and it was from you. But the love was first  physically felt . When my husband and I met we had to walk to each other, we had to talk, he went out of his way to get my attention. He sacrificed his time , his money , sleep, he thought of me first I was always on his mind. What could he do ,when could he see me , we physically had to spend time together to get to know each other. I wanted to buy him candy or a card and write something in it. So he knew I was thinking of him. God sent His son , Jesus was physically here. Jesus physically suffered died on a cross for us. God physically showed His love for us. We can physically show Him love too. Testify, fast, serve, babtized, tithes, worship, pray, . These are things that we can physically do to go out of our way to show God we love Him. Just like with my husband , when he called me, brought me flowers etc. he showed me he cared. He wanted my attention . He wanted our relationship to move forward together, to grow. We should never stop wooing God, we don't have to, we grow closer by telling and physically showing Him. He led by example, He gave us life, he physically heals us. To give is a physical action. He gives us everything. It's better to give than receive. Who knows that better than God? When I started physically expressing my faith my faith grew quickly, there is always a need for more until we r with Him, but as long as were are waiting we can grow closer and closer and closer.being obiedent to all He says is the best way to physically show Him your love.

Fasting for friends

What i love about my christian community friends is that they fill the need in my heart i have been longing for. I am free to share my love lesson from God . I can jump start another believer and the jump start me. This is true fellowship. I wish we all could sit around a table at a church together and study, pray , praise, worship together and we will one day but until then i truely enjoy my daily revival with you all. Fasting for friends was inspired by another community member im proud to call my friend. The holy spirit is awake and working through her. Today is wed . Every wed. From 6am to 6 pm i fast. I wake up thank God for however my day will go and ask him let the spirit take over me and do its work today. I get out a sheet of paper and a pen and i make a list. I write all the names that God brings to my mind even names from  my google community. I write all names of people that have come against  us hurt me or my family that week. They come against because they need prayer. I write my pastor , church members , kids, there friends, husband, his coworkers, teachers , session members, missionaries. Yes my list is long and longer every week. I circle the names that my spirit is sensitive too. The pastor,,the ones that hurt me, a new friend, and old one, someone that i havent seen in church. Then i lay my hand on the paper and pray over each one. I tell God these people all need feed by you. I fast for them today. You brought them in my life for a time , today i give them back. Then i go on with my day. When i get hungry i pray for all the souls on my list over again. Today i encourage you to join me in this beautiful gift of fasting God gave us. Love your loved ones in a most high way. Fast for your friends.

Do you know how to jump start another? Testimony!

Have you ever had a conversation with someone and found yourself saying," yeah, i know what you mean that happened to me then you begin to tell about you." God made our brains with the ability to identify , understand, and communicate testimonies. Not just that but  when someone tells you somthing have you ever felt like jumping in the conversation? Like you cant wait to share your experience? God made our soul with a need to communicate testimonies. When you get to engage in a conversation and share your experience dont you feel satisified ? He made our bodies our  mouth , mind, soul all to work together to testify our life experience to benifit another in conversation. We all testify every day in coversations but it can go two ways . Lift others up or tear them down.
We all have social circles. At church, your kids schools, work, the communities on line. In every circle there are positive and negative people. There are people im more likey to call a friend that lift me up and encourage me in our talks, then the ones i try to avoid that find a negative in every situation i present. Our testimony, our experiences, our conversations can encourage, be positive, be energizing and refereshing to others. Testimonies are meant to ignight, empower, energize, feed others. Kinda like putting a new batterie in a remote control, that was dead. Or a car that needs a jump. Some cars take a jump easy some need to go in the shop.
Have you ever been in a social circle and felt uncomfertable around a negative person like a constant negative person? Someone that every testimony every conversation is a bummer. God allows us believers to feel this so we judge accordingly. Can this person use a jump? A positive word of encouragement, a testimony of how it was positive for you, do they need a responce ? Or do they need to go in the shop? Do they need a prayer? So first , what kind of testimony do you want to give? Positive or negative. Second know your audience. Do they need a positive testimony a jump or do they need to go in the shop? A prayer in your own time? Third , feed them accordingly. We r nit the shop. We can not fix what is broke. Knowing that will help you not to try and not get offended and take it personal. If you go to jump someones car and it doesnt work :( you say well i tried sorry and you hope they get it all sorted out. While there waiting for a tow you can wait with them , you can even share a time when you needed a tow. But , thats it . Just because there car broke doesnt mean yours has. You do not need to take on there problems and make them your own. How do we not get dragged down by negative people? Know your not the machanic.
I have been thrown into a social circle where God wants to teach me how to stay positive and do my job. Give jump starts. But first i had a long journey with Him of learning what a testimony is how powerful it is and how to use it. Its a weapon all of its own.
In James 3 it talkes about untamable tongue. 3:1-2 says let not many if you become teachers , knowing that we shall receive stricter judgement. For we all stumble in many things. Good teachers know how to jump start a student. Good teachers know every child is teachable. Good teachers know hiw to encourage a student with there words. Good teachers give good positive testimonies. Great teachers know all children are teachable. Sometime they have to refer the student to a more qualified teacher that will meet their needs. James describes how faith works in every day life . Everday speech and actions should correspond with inward faith. Knowing what testimony means and how to use it can greatly benifit all involved. How can we give a testimony of Jesus?  By following the 10 commandsments by knowing his greatest commandment, love God with all your heart , mind and soul. Love your neighbore as yourself. Till it oozes out of you in testimony of what is in your heart. What is truly in your heart comes out of your mouth. Be a living testimony of who is in you.

Testimonies and trials.......

There is an amazing power in testimonies. Testimonies are meant to cause a revival in believers. They are meant to renew and refreshes and energize another believer. Testimonies encourage each other to resist evil and hold fast to Gods word. John had the best testimonies , in revelations 1 it explains it beautifully. John bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ. We are witnesses of Jesus Christ. We must stand and testify to the things He has done for us, to energize the spirit in another. Its contagious let it be. About a year ago i felt the desire to stand up on Sunday morn at church and give a testimony of what Jesus has done for me that week. It never failed every saturday evening I would know exactly what I was supposed to stand and say. At first i really didnt want to do it. I didnt want to stand up and have everyone look at me i was insecure. The devil really preyed on that too. I went to church the whole way there im talking myself out of doing a testimony, by the time it came to joys and concerns i was just were God wanted me humble , weak, of few but powerful words. I would leave church and satan hit me hard. Some of the biggest trials of my life were during the year of testimonies. But week after week sat night i knew what to say. Sun at church when it was time there i was more and more humble week after week because after a testimony satan would attack. For some reason I knew i couldnt stop. Even though satan tested me hard God always Gave me a reason to testify by the end of the week. I told God as long as there are reasons ill testify. Satan tested me harder and harder and the reason to testify were smaller and smaller. But there was still always sometime. Finally about 6-7 months in I had a horrible week. Satan must have been mad because that week my daughter was being bullied at school coming home crying every day, my finances hit rock bottom, my husband asked for a divorse, I was exhausted to the point of thin and sick. Saturday rolled around and I had it. I asked God why , why are you allowing this for me? Have I not stood on Holy ground in your house and testified to every good thing ??? Saturday night I still had no testimony to offer. That night while my family slept, i stood in my kitchen and called out to satan. I was shaking but i stood strong as i could and said. Satan, by the power of Jesus Christ in me you are a bump in the road, MOVE i have a job to do. I am marked by my maker, you will have to take my life to stop me. And you do not get that right. I will still serve my Lord Jesus no matter what you do. I dont know why i dont know how i knew to call him out . All i can say is the holy spirit in me took over and stepped in. I felt peace after that . I felt strong . I went to church the next morning had no testimony but asked permission  to not stand in my seat but come to the front of the church. Honestly i was a mess that day . I had little sleep, my eyes were swollen from weeks of tears and i was in no shape to be giving a testimony. I stood up there and said im not hear to testify for all the good God has done in my life Im hear to tell you all the bad. I named every single thing. Talk about humble. Still to this day that was one of two days I have ever been that humble before God. After i named everything i said im testifing that i still believe. I told them satan is a bump in the road and no matter how bad it got I will still testify that i believe. That day I was attacked by satan in church. Out of respect for my church family Ill never say how but, satan used a person in the church i did not know to attack me at my most weak volnerable time. I was caught off guard to say the least. To satan nothing no place on earth is off limits. After a few dayes of prayer i asked God please help me . Teach me what you are trying to. That week i spent learning all i could about the enemies in the bible and in my alone time with God he was teaching me to know the enemy see him coming. Over the seven months of testimonies and trials God also reminded me He was building my confidence in Him. No matter what God always was there for me and gave me something to find peace in in the end  of the week. No matter what happened in my life and when i could not take any more the holy spirit would take over. By the end of the year God healed everything in my life . I still gave testimonies but my out look changed. When i was tested first i saw it coming so i wasnt caught off guard and full of emotion. When you  are confident and emotionally strong .the testimonies get bigger and the tests get smaller and smalker till  God shows you the mole hill you made out to be a mountain he made look like a grain of sand. I still give my testimonies but now i encourage my kids to as well. And as i said before nothing is off limits to satan not even my children. I seen them tested as well. I keep telling them God gives back what satan takes and there is always and will always be something to testify for. Now i know my testimonies can inspire and encourage others as they did me every week. Now i testify of hiw God has blesses me only for the benifit of other believers. There is power in testimonies for all of us. There is a lessson chance to be obedient chance to mature your faith through them. Looking back it was a crazy year but i love God more. We need to testify for each other. Its important to not hinder our children in any way to orotect them. God will. We must encourage them to testify

10 commandments for every day life....

Exodus 20 God spoke 10 commandment. He commanded these words . Command means to give an authoritative order. To tell, direct, instruct, require.I like  the word require. God requires His people to  live by His rules. I don't know about you but right now I'm so honored to be His . I'll try to meet any requirement needed. I'm honored to be commanded by Him. Today I was talking to God and asked Him how do I survive / thrive at being a sports mom? I have a daughter that's a cheerleader and a son that plays all sports. They are both young so I have a long road ahead. I know there is no way in the WORLD I can do this alone , and I really don't want to. I know if anyone has there child in any extracurricular activities you understand my request to God. How do I not get caught up in the desires of the flesh??????Gal 5:19-21 desires of the flesh include adultery, fornication, uncleanliness, lewdness, idolutry, sorcery, contention, jealousy, outburst of wrath, selfish ambition, dissension, heresies, envy, murder, drunkeness, revelries. These sound familiar? I'm sure I've seen them all played out during a little league ball season. So back to my question in my prayer today, how do I survive being a sports mom? Well, quickly I felt the need to refer to the Ten Commandments. As I restudied the commandments I knew God was telling me if I live by these commandments in all situations of my life I do not have to get caught up in the desires of the flesh. God commands me to live by these requirements in every situation every day no exceptions.
Thou shall not have any Gods before me.....keep my priorities in order. God, family, school, activities. God chose this for my child's life! I need to recognize this is an oppertunity for my child to build a relationship with God through prayer and encourage that. Teach my daughter to pray for her squad and her coach. These children were put in her life for a period of time each one of them. I need to teach my daughter to be an example of daughter of God , and focus on that . Teach my daughter by example to keep her priorities in order.
Thou shall not make for yourself an idol......  Do not put anything or anyone in a place where only
God belongs. Give credit where credit is due. By keeping your priorities in order with God first , you realize the coach , team, parents, kids, field, time etc. is all in Gods control and Being obedient to His commandment , He will cover you , your child, your family in a shield of favor for your child to be an example.
Thou shall not bow down and worship them.....Seeking to please God and God ALONE, being obedient to His commandment is not only freeing but pleasing . What I mean is, knowing you have one judge one person to please to answer to, one person that wants to help you and work with you . If you are pleasing God it is pleasing to others. Therefore you are free from the chains of trying to please others all the time.
Thou shall not use the Lords name in vain........ Don't make Him look bad. Be an example of The way He is raising you. Rebuke the desires of the flesh and being obedient to His commandments keeps vain at bay. If you put pleasing God first in your priorities nothing can be self seeking or vain. god knows our heart seek Him first.
Remember the sabbath by keeping it holy.......Every day is the sabbath . Every day you should put God first, everyday make time for just God. If I am too busy with kids and their activities to pray , spend time with God alone, pray with my kids , help my church. Than I'm more busy than God intended me to be. Therefore I need to go back and check my priorities. Every day the world wants to suck me into the drama , I need to spend everyday with God helping me not to be.
Honor thy father and mother........How did Jesus honor His parents? Seeking God, being obedient to Gods commandments.
You shall not murder....... If you hate you murder a chance to honor God . Hate kills . Hate separates you from God. Seek God first all else is added! Hate subtracts.
You shall not commit adultery ......... When you love God you want to be obedient to His commandments and not dis loyal to Him . I am HIS . I want to fight all desires of flesh with the fruits of the spirit. To be loyal to Him.
Thou shall not steal..... God gives! Satan takes. Give credit where credit is due, everything give God credit. Do not take what is not yours , fame , credit, job, etc. Always
 give because God gives to you.
Thou shall not bare false witness...... Don't lie! God says the truth will set you free. Lying puts you in chains. Let your yes be yes and no be no. Anything in the middle is a lie . When I put a God first He reveals the truth . He lets you see it and therefore act in it.
Thou shall not covet...... Thou shall not want!!!!!I do not want anything more than the life God chooses for me and my kids. Anything I want on Earth cannot compare to what God has for us.
Keeping my priorities in order God first. By letting the Ten Commandments become part of me, enables me to keep His greatest commands. Matthew22 love God with all your heart, mind, soul the most second love your neighbor as yourself. Knowing this allows us to not just survive but thrive at anything and any situation we are in. We do have free will. We have a choice to be obedient to his commandments but the consequences are all in His hands. I want the consequences to my actions to be a result to what He request of me.

Shield of favor

My son Hunter plays baseball. When it comes time for the dad's that coach every year to go in and pick their draft, somehow Hunter gets the shaft. He was one of 2 second graders on an all first grade team. All his friends in his grade were on another second grade team together . At first when Hunter told me I was upset. I knew even asking the people in change of the league would not change anything but I called anyway. I explained these two teams play each other how is this fair???? And of corse they assured me it was. Well all I could do was pray. So I did. I prayed and asked God to show favor on my son. God can go places we can not. God alone can make fair was was not made fair by the world. I asked God I do not care if Hunters team wins or looses but can you please  build a relationship with my son through this game. Can you place Hunter were he is needed on this field and help him play his best game?I had faith, every single game Hunter played , I went early, I walked laps around the field with my son and prayed over the whole field. I taught Hunter how to make prayer circles. We circled the field in prayer. Hunters coach put him at first base, he thrived there. Hunter ended up getting his friends out . Turns out God made Hunter a pretty good hitter as well. There was one game in particular that Hunter hit 6 home runs in a row. I'm not kidding at all, the other teams coach actually called and reported my son and his coach and said Hunters bat had to be illegal. The baseball league sent someone to my house to get Hunters bat and take it to get measured and weighed. Of corse it was legal. All I saw was my 8 year old intimidated grown men . I saw Gods favor actually come to life. That wasn't all, God took it to another level I didn't see coming. Hunter had to play against his friends and before the game I walked outsite to tell Hunter get ready we had a game and I saw him sitting at the picnic table praying:) I stood there with tears in my eyes listening to Hunter 8 years old saying" I don't care if we win or loose let us all have fun , please let me play well in front of my friends on the other team and this game is for you God. " he finished just like I alwayed finished prayers with him at the field" my bat is my rod my mitt is my shield" amen!!!Hunters team lost big but Hunter hit a grand slam and hit ball over the fence:) all the kids from both teams stopped the game and ran to hug Hunter. They let him run the bases while the coaches search over the fence in the weeds for the ball to give him. That is gods favor. All season Hunter took his bat and wrote in a sharpie marker all the games and dates God allowed him to hit a home run. The bat was covered. When he made all star the coach that overlooked Hunter became his new coach. During all star season kid after kid saw Hunters bat and asked what was wrote all over it. Hunter explained proudly God used me to hit a home run. The boys thought that was cool. I'd love to tell you that all star season was great and easy for Hunter but it was anything but. It seamed like the more we prayed the harder it got for Hunter . He never gained favor with the new coach but he continued to gain favor with God. All star season ended and by the end we as a family were all exhausted emotionally. From there Hunter knew God is alive in him and he knew how to talk to God. Hunter continues to thrive at sports no matter the circumstances. We no longer worry who's on his team or who the coach is. Now we know and Hunter knows God shows favor on him. I could give you example after example of Gods favor in our life, Gods favor is real and it had a power all of its own that is untouchable. Do not get discouraged by the worlds favor but instead grow stronger in faith and confidence of Gods favor. God can go places we cannot , he can go to the hearts of those we cannot. Ask God to teach you His favor. Ask Him to remind you of when He showed you favor and you may have not noticed.since this I have noticed many moms grow angry and offended when this happens to their own kid. I just tell them doesn't matter if team is fair or win or looses but your child could have a great game, focus on that. Psalms 5:12 for you bless the righteous oh lord, you cover them in favor as with a shield. And HE does. He really does, just like Hunter and I prayed my bat is my rod and my mitt is my shied. Ask God to cover your family in favor as a shield.