Only Believe

Sometimes unanswered prayers are answered prayers. God said that he will not allow more to be put on us than what we can bear. Everyone wants God to bless them, but who do you know that truly submits to God? Our will must be in alignment with God's will. Do we know the mind of God? Do we know what lies ahead of us? There are two forces at work in this world. One is the forces of evil that wants to kill, steal and to destroy our soul and does so through ignorance, and trickery. The other is the one true God in whose image we were created. Your conscious mind and the seat of your emotions; that is your soul. To win this battle you must control your mind and thoughts. You must bring every thought into subjection. The biggest battle for your soul is in your mind. There is hope because the fruit of the holy spirit within us are love, joy, peace, self-control, patience, goodness and kindness. These will come from within when you invite God's Holy Spirit to come into your heart and life. Evil spirits can put thoughts into your mind, but cannot read your mind. Satan cannot read your mind. Only God knows our thoughts.  Learn God's Word and his will and desires for you. Anything that is contradictory to what is in God's Word is a lie. Don't worry so much about whether or not you understand all of the Word correctly, ask Holy Spirit to come into your heart and be your leader and guide; he will. Ask for wisdom. He will give it to you. As we mature more and more of God's Word is opened up to our understanding. Study the Holy Bible using the tools on blueletterbible.com or Greek and Hebrew concordances to learn the scriptures and get a better understanding of God's Word. When Jesus was tempted by Satan he used his knowledge of the holy scriptures to defeat Satan. Take an active part in taking care of your soul. Choose where you will spend eternity. It's as simple as believing that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died on the cross for your sins and rose from the dead three days later. Some wonder why a blood sacrifice was necessary. Jesus  Christ fulfilled the Old law, the old covenant between God and mankind after mankind chose knowledge of good and evil over life. Now we have a new covenant and through the blood of Jesus that was shed for us we can become sons and daughters of God. Through praise, worship and repentance we can go before God and petition Him without any sin, guilt or condemnation. We only have to believe and ask God to forgive us of our sins in the name of his son, Jesus Christ and confess with our mouth that we believe that Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead. Then we are saved. We are washed clean like new born babes. And inviting the Holy Spirit into our minds and hearts and allowing holy spirit to produce the fruit of the spirit within us helps us submit to God and live our best life.

Stop Being Self-Defeated

Preaching, teaching, witnessing, giving your testimony or even being a child of God is not for the faint hearted. It takes guts and backbone to stand up for God, your freedom to worship and preach/teach/witness to others. Jesus didn't say follow me and I'll make your life a peaceful walk through a field of beautiful wild flowers. Jesus said take up your cross and follow me. He said those who do not accept me will not accept you. You spiritually stink to unbelievers. Quit trying to ride the fence and live in both worlds because without the armor of God you will be mowed down by the devil and evil spirits. When you drink or use something that alters your mind you open a gateway for evil spirits to attach themselves to you. When you profess negatives and curses over yourself, your life or your children you give the devil and evil spirits the right to inflict those things which you've said on yourself and your loved ones. Repent for not putting God first. Repent for your words. Live life to it's fullest in God's grace. Only God can fill you with Holy Spirit who teaches, leads and guides you, gives you word of knowledge, speaks through you. Don't make your addictions or your 'easy life' or 'me time ' your God. Stand up for what's right. Be a change maker one day, one moment at a time. Be someone who does  what's right in God's eyes.

By: Lisa C

YouTube Channel Sharing God's Love

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Hi, I started a YouTube channel so that I can share God's love via video. I hope that you enjoy watching.

Lisa C

Choices

We all have the freedom to make our own choices. But some choices can take our freedom. We can choose to build our treasures in heaven where moth nor rust can corrupt it. Or we can choose to build our treasure here on earth where nothing is permanent. Sometimes we want to build our treasures in people and family or things because we feel like they complete us and make us whole or happy. Nothing is permanent except God and your eternal life. People will hurt you, break your heart, and take away all your treasure here on earth just to control and manipulate you because they are selfish, broken or both. They need God. You can't be God to them and love them enough to change them. Only God can do that. Never do anything that is wrong to make someone 'love' you or want to be with you. That is the first sign that the relationship will be a disaster for you. Circumstances change. Your needs will change throughout your life. What's important to you may change. But God never changes. He is the same today, yesterday and tomorrow. He is not a man that he can lie. He is always the same. Have you ever met a person that was always the same every time you saw him; always loved you the same, always treated you the same, always was interested in you the same. How he felt about you never changed. The Bible says we should put God first. God, then your spouse, then your children; in that order. Putting God first gives you a solid foundation on which to live. People can mature in the LORD and become  stable in their mind and emotions but they got that way by putting God first. God, his unconditional love, his ability and willingness to make us complete, his ability and willingness to make our lives  complete, never changes. He won't  force you to change, to do his will, or to be and do what he wants you to. He gives us freedom of choice. Everything that is done whether good or evil was done from freedom of choice. As you get older what you think is important, will change. The Bible says when you put your trust in God you will change from glory to glory as you get closer and closer to the Lord and learn more and more about him and his will and choose to do his will. His will is his word, the Bible. The Holy Bible is God breathed, written by holy men of God. God gave them the words to write down to bring us wisdom, guidance and knowledge in written form. So many people blame God for the terrible things that go on in this world and yet they continue to make poor choices. They don't take time to get to know God or find out what his will is by reading the Holy Bible. Read the Bible. The New Testament is written for us. In the Old Testament you'll find prophecies about Jesus the Christ, his birth, life, death, and eternal life. He was with God from the beginning, before the world began and sits at God's right hand. God's will is for our good. If you read or have read the old covenant, those things written were to protect the people from human tendencies, from their poor choices and from the poor choices that people around them made. We want a shroud of protection around us and our loved ones yet look to the world for it. This life is temporary. Teach your children about God. Teach your children his will. Teach your children God's ways; how to handle heartache, abuse, trauma and loss in his loving, capable arms. Also, teach them that when they make poor choices that separate them from God, he is waiting with open arms to welcome them back into a relationship with him; forgiving them, washing them clean, healing them from the affects poor choices or trauma has had on them and their life. Your children will have eternal life with God. They will live forever with God who is love. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.  I miss my daughter Mazie Clewis so much.  Towards the end of her life she realized how loving, forgiving and healing God is. She felt that perfect, unconditional love, a love with no strings attached that only comes from God. Like many of us do she had lost her way and felt like she wasn't good enough for God, like she couldn't or shouldn't be forgiven because of the mistakes she had made. But she finally realized that no human being is good enough on his own nor can be perfect and that God completes us and makes us whole. He fills in all those gaps of imperfection. He makes us whole again. She found that through the blood of Jesus who loves us with a perfect, unselfish love we can be forgiven and his arms are always open. He is our advocate. He gave his life for us so that through him we have forgiveness.  God loves us unconditionally as his children. He doesn't want any of us to be lost, to be separated from him. But he's a gentleman. He won't force you to come to him. He waits patiently for you to choose him. Mazie found so much peace and joy in God before she died. She had planned to go away to a rehab and get well. But from what I understand she used one more time which was her last. I can't say that's what killed her. I haven't gotten her autopsy report yet. I know several people wanted her dead because she knew too much about the things they did and they were afraid she would talk if she got out. But her mind was already out. She put her treasure in God. She found the wonderful peace and joy that only comes from him. She was afraid to live with family because our lives had been threatened. From what I understand someone was angry with her, very ugly to her, controlling her, not allowing her to leave because she chose to get clean and live right, she was leaving the next day to start over, and she used again. I don't know for certain but that is what it sounded like on the phone with the person. But then I think I know where the drugs came from. Those people could have intentionally killed her, or just made another bad batch of drugs that killed her. Using drugs is like playing Russian roulette. You don't know what you're putting in your body. Drugs steal, kill, and destroy people , their relationships and their lives. Broken people make and sell drugs. Broken people are runners. Broken people give people drugs to ensure a viable income when they get addicted. Broken people give people drugs to ensure they'll stay with them and do what they tell them to. Broken people abuse people and manipulate people. Broken people expect the worst out of everyone. Broken people push others away and don't trust anyone. Broken people feel like they're not lovable and that nothing good happens to them. But through God they all can be healed from the inside out and live a life filled with peace and joy. They will have a perfect eternal life. If you have an addiction please realize that anything you put above God, anything you use as a go to for everything, anything worldly you have put your trust in to make you happy and peaceful or help you forget besides God will eventually destroy you or come to an end. This doesn't happen because of God or because it's his fault. This happens because everything in this world comes to an end. The thief, Satan, comes to kill, steal and destroy. Jesus came to bring life and for us to have an abundant life. Put your treasure in heaven where moth nor rust can corrupt, where eternal life begins. God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow, forever. And he wants to have a close, intimate relationship with you and give you the fruit of the spirit. 📜22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 📜For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
2 Chronicles 16:9 KJV

Be the Light

You are a single rose In a sea of darkness. You will always be surrounded by darkness, But you are light. Light dispels darkness; Let your light shine.

Where Is It Found?

People look all over the place for true love, something that will give them joy from within, peace, and comfort but there is only one place that those things can be found. You cannot work for it. You cannot do anything to deserve it. You cannot pay for it in any way, shape, form, or fashion. You must receive it as a gift. You must trust that the Son of the one true God died for you on the cross and was risen from the dead. Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus was with God before the creation of this world. He was born a helpless baby, had a childhood, was a teenager, went through his twenties, and was about 30 when he began his ministry. Jesus knew that his purpose was to die for our sins. He fulfilled the Law and the Prophets and established with us a new covenant. Through our faith in Jesus Christ, our sins are forgiven and fellowship is restored between God and us who believe. The same holy spirit that Jesus was filled with and that was given to his disciples is given to us still today. The holy spirit is our teacher, guide, and comforter. The fruit of the holy spirit that we have as believers is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Our Heavenly Father gives freely to us who believe.The one true God, our Heavenly Father, gives us mercy, salvation, grace, the holy spirit, healing, answered prayers, unanswered prayers, eternal life, having a loving Father stand by us and strengthening us through every hardship, and so much more. The Holy Bible is full of promises that we can receive as believers today. So look no further for godly things in other people or things that you can buy or make with your hands. Only true love, joy, and peace come from God. And believe me when I tell you, no matter what you face in this world God can and will give you a perfect peace that is beyond all understanding while you are going through it. The wonderful things that we seek are from above and can be forever with you and inside of you. Just look to your Heavenly Father and believe. Lisa C

The Whole Armor of God - Part 1

What is the whole armor of God? I am going to open the scriptures with you and go through a passage of scripture in the book of Ephesians. This passage of scripture is about the Whole Armor of God that is available for all believers. God provides us with the Whole Armor of God to stand unscathed in the presence of darkness and the powers of darkness. We are comrades with Christ and are given everything that we need to stand up to the powers of darkness, overcome the world and all it throws at us daily, and stand up for our Heavenly Father, His Word, and our beliefs. This passage of scripture was written by the Apostle Paul. Apostle Paul was a disciple of Jesus Christ from the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. He was a follower of John the Baptist but was called by Jesus to follow him towards the end of John the Baptist ministry. If you are not familiar with the Apostle Paul and want to learn more about his ministry and the miracles that he performed by way of the Holy Spirit and in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth let me know in comments and I will write about him. We are going to begin in Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren (a fellow believer), be strong (be strengthened, increase in strength) in the Lord, and in the power (force, mighty with great power, dominion) of his might (ability, force, strength). [Bible verses in italics. King James Version] Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole (clothe oneself) armour (includes shield, sword, lance, helmet, greaves, and breastplate; armed) of God (which God supplies), that ye may be able to stand (continue safe and sound, stand unharmed, to stand ready or prepared; to be of a steadfast mind; the foundation of a building; to uphold or sustain the authority or force of anything) against (position and state looking toward a thing) the wiles (to follow craftily, frame devices, deceive) of the devil (a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer; the prince of demons, the author of evil). We are given the armor of God and directed to put it on to. We are not left in this world defenseless. When we become followers of Christ, being washed by the blood of Jesus and filled with the Holy Spirit, we are no longer of this world therefore we become enemies with the prince of this world, Satan, and as such need to not only believe in Jesus and live for him but live prepared to face our enemy, that old serpent, and stand up to him. Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle (the term is transferred to the Christian's struggle with the power of evil) not against flesh and blood (a living creature (because possessed of a body of flesh) whether man or animal), but against principalities (from the beginning; angels and demons holding dominions entrusted to them in the order of things), against powers (used in the plural of a certain class of angels), against the rulers of the darkness (office given in charge ), of this world, against spiritual (a being higher than man but inferior to God) wickedness (evil purposes and desires) in high places. Ephesian 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Some of you at this point may be wondering if this is true. Are there really demons? Is there evil in the world? Is it good vs evil? And the answer is yes. There is a spirit world. We are being battling evil forces every day. But we are comrades in Christ and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ defeated sin and evil and all the powers of darkness. However, until Christ returns to get the church, the body of Christ, we are in battle daily with forces of evil and most of the battles that we fight are in our mind. The very thoughts in our head are used to destroy us. But God, foreseeing the evil we would face, has given us armour that we can wear daily. Lisa Clewis