Sheltered In The Arms Of God!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! We are sheltered in the arms of God. When we are tired in body, spirit and mind, we can find rest in His arms. When the days seem short and the time seems to get lost. When we feel we can't put one foot in front of the other...we can find relief in Jesus. We can draw strength from Him. He is our shelter in the time of storms. Won't you let him shelter you today. Give yourself a break today from all the turmoil....don't push.....just let go and let God. Step softly into today with a prayer that he will hold you and carry you throughout your day. You can smile at others because you know that Jesus is sheltering you from whatever is going on today. Feel His covering! Run into God's strong tower and be sheltered! Blessings!

Psa 61:3
For thou hast been a shelter for me, [and] a strong tower from the enemy.

Not Satisfied? Try Jesus!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God is so Good!!!! We have all had that meal that just did not hit the spot. Or gone on a trip that didn't make us happy. Gotten a drink of water that just didn't satisfy us. Well, I submit to you....that spiritually speaking...when bread is not enough......when you have eaten your fill and are still not satisfied with what this world has to offer you....when you have tried the things of this world and have been let down.....try Jesus. He is truly the only one who can satisfy that emptiness within...He is the only one who can fill the void. He is the only one who can make you happy when things are falling down all around you... you can have that peace that everything will be alright. That pull that you feel in your deepest inner most being...you can't explain it but you feel it.....that part of you that just can't seem to be complete.....that is Jesus knocking on your day...saying let me in... I can fill that part of you and make you complete and whole again! I encourage anyone today that has an empty place within to just turn to Jesus....He can and will fill it up with His love and his spirit and make you whole! God Bless!

Take Our Hand, Precious Lord!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Hear Our Cry, Hear Our Call, Hold Our Hand Lest We Fall...Take Our Hand Precious Lord, Lead Us On! This is my prayer for our country. I have talked with so many people who feel that this is a critical time for our nation. We must stand for something or we will fall for anything. This is a time for prayer and fasting like never before. As christians everywhere we need to stand for what we believe in....search our hearts and pray that God will lead us in the right direction. I feel this so strongly in my spirit. May our hearts be filled with God's spirit....may we keep him close and let his love over shadow our hearts. Choose this day whom we will serve.....as for me and my house we will serve the Lord!

Jos 24:15
"And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

Let Our Light Shine In This Dark World!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! What a beautiful morning! I was driving back from dropping Allie off at school around 7:15am and it was dark...but as I headed East I saw a medium size spectrum of light as if the lights of Heaven were just coming on. Have you ever seen the lights of a department store come on...flick, flick one light at a time. It shines so bright because of the darkness around it! Well, this light shone very bright as well and reminded me of our light.....Does our light shine like that in this dark world we live? That should be the first thing we do in the morning is turn on our Heavenly Light...so that it shines bright all day long. When we pray and worship God it causes our lights to shine even brighter! We need to be the light that people see. The light that they can gravitate to when things in their life is so dark! May our light shine even brighter today and always! Be Blessed!

Start Somewhere!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! I was praying and thinking about things, mainly about what I wanted to accomplish for God and how to go about it. The holy spirit spoke to me very plainly: Start Somewhere! Then at our Women's Conference this weekend...Pastor Connie mentioned the exact same words. Sometimes I think we look at things so broadly that it overwhelms us....so we just wait hoping for some sign of what we need to do. But God is wanting us to pick a portion of what we are looking at and just go for it. Try something, even if it's wrong....if it doesn't work you can cross that part of it off and go on to the next part of it. I guess what I am trying to say mostly to myself...is that we just can't look at the big picture, we have to break it down into parts like a puzzle and work at it piece by piece. I don't know the best way to do that I am still working that out...but I do know that if we ask God to show us what we need to do or how to go about it He will! He wants us to make a move.....remember faith + action creates something increditable! May God impress us with what we need to not only see the big picture but embrace the parts bit by bit. Blessings!

Where Is Our Vision?

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God is a loving God! The Bible talks about "where there is no vision, the people perish. One of the definitions of Vision means: mode of seeing or conceiving. If we are seeing or conceiving where our future is headed then we have a vision. We have a vision of where we want to be in a few years. But many do not have a vision. Many are just aimlessly going about life without a thought for where they are going. They are just existing from day to day. Many approach their walk with God that way...aimlessly attending church from one day to the next not really focusing on what God has called them to do. Where is our vision? Do we know what or where we are going? Do we have a vision and an assurance today of what we need to do to affect the world we live in, or are we expecting others to make that move. I challenge all of us today to get a vision and make a move. When we do nothing we still impact people and the world around us. Not making a decision is still making a decision. May the Lord bless us with a vision and a desire to be decisive people! Be Blessed!--
Pro 29:18
Where [there is] no vision, the people perish...................

Our Hope Is In The Lord!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Without hope surely we perish! And without hope in Christ our Lord surely we perish! We cannot live without hope. Hope means: to expect with confidence. We have hope for tomorrow, that is what makes us travel from one day to the next. We live in hope of promotions, marriage, babies, we live in hope of our future. With the way our future is shaping up, it is easy to feel your hope start to weaken. But it is now that we must grab onto our Lord which is our hope for eternal life. When we put our hope in the Lord, he will strengthen our hearts and give us the courage we need. I pray for increase in hope for all of us today! God is with us! He loves us, His people and will not let us be discouraged. He has a plan for us and we must trust in Him. May we all feel our hope increase today and feel the love of God all around us! Be Blessed in Hope!


Psa 31:24
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

God Is Knocking!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. The Lord is knocking at your heart today. He wants to come in and have fellowship with you. He wants to be a part of your life in a major way! Want you listen to him today. All those troubles you have been experiencing, all of the pain in your body, all of the heartache....he wants to heal you, save you, and release you of all those troubles! Don't make him stand there and keep knocking, surrender to him, open the door and invite him into your life. He wants to wrap his loving arms around You today! He cares for you like no one else will ever do. He won't reject you, or laugh at you. He made you! You are his most wonderful creation! Open the door today and Be Blessed with His presence!--
Rev 3:20
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

We Shall Not Be Moved!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God is so wonderful! We shall not be moved! Like a tree that's planted by the water, we shall not be moved! When we are rooted and grounded in Christ Jesus, we shall not be moved. There will be high winds, strong rains, and all manner of elements in this world come against us, but we shall stand. We shall not fear when heat comes or when their is a drought....nor will we cease from yeilding fruit. Now, think about it this way, there are times when we do feel as if we are in a drought. We don't feel anything, we can't seem to pray. We don't know if we are being affective for God. It feels like we have lost our way. This time is the wilderness or the testing time. Remain planted by the water....do not fear...there may be a drought but you are planted where the water never ceases to flow. Continue to yield fruit. Continue to tell people about Jesus, just because you can't feel him doesn't mean he's not there....God tries our faith, it is tested by fire to become pure as gold. Though Satan comes against you..continue to put one foot in front of the other. God will meet you in your circumstances...you have within you all that you need to get through this wilderness experience....just use it.. and don't give up. Be Blessed With Abundant Faith!


Jer 17:8
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear* when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

1Pe 1:7
that the genuineness of your faith, [being] much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Faith Chemistry At Work!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Todays Christian Peeps comes from Darlene Foy. This is something that God laid on her heart and I think we can all relate.

We've all heard the terms "Basic Chemistry" at one time or another, but have you ever heard of "Faith Chemistry"? Basic Chemistry is when a base element (substance) is mixed with an extreme element. In doing this an explosion occurs! Well, I was watching Dr. Creflo Dollar teach the other day and he brought out the "Faith Chemistry". If we take "Faith" which is our base element and mix it with "words" our extreme element, we get a quick reaction "JESUS"! James 2:26 says Faith without works is dead. The works in this verse is the action + words put our faith into action! Let's apply this faith chemistry to our lives today and get our quick reation through Jesus! Be Blessed!

Also see Mark 11:23

God Is On Our Side!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God is so amazing! You know sometimes it is hard as humans, at least I know for me to get up in the morning and anticipate going to work. It gets mundane sometimes. I was talking with two different people who were bored with their life and their jobs. I found this scripture that speaks to us of working with enthusiasm, as though we were working for the Lord rather than for people. Paul was trying to instruct and encourage the people of Ephesus. We must do all we can to encourage ourselves and others in the Lord. Surround ourselves with the good things of God. Listen to uplifting music, sing uplifting praises on our way to our job. Put as much good as we can into our day to ward off the bad. We all know it takes one bad thought to detour down a different road which certainly puts us on a different path for the day. Be uplifted today that God Is On Your Side! Speak to him this morning as you would your friend...He is listening and willing to help you have a great day! Be loved in the Lord! Blessings! --
Eph 6:7
Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people

God Desires To Talk With Us!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God desires to talk with us everyday. I imagine Him waking us up in the morning desiring for us to talk with Him first. I imagine as a Father it is music to hear us wake up and the first words we whisper is "good morning Lord, I love you". He wants to impart all things wonderful to us...He wants us to hear words of wisdom, if we will take time to listen we will hear instruction for our day...He created us with the ability to hear his voice and know his voice...but with our busy lives we rarely take time to listen.....May we all begin to desire to hear from Him everyday....to talk with Him first, to get our instructions at the beginning of each day. May our ears be awakened each morning to hear from God! Be Blessed!

Isaiah 50: 4b ..............he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

God Wants To Use You!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! We may not be mighty and we may not be noble but that's okay. God says he has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty! We don't have to be the cream of the crop for God to use! We don't have to have a royal linage attached to our birth for God to speak through us or touch someone through us! It doesn't matter our status in life...take a look at Peter, he was a fisherman, and God saw his heart and called him into the ministry. Zacheus was a wee little man who was actually cheating people out of their money but God saw what he could be and spent time with him in love and changed the way he operated from then on. Look at Saul who was in essence a murderer, God changed him and he became a champion for God. God can take the lowest of the low, raise them up and use them for His kingdom. When you have a willing heart, God can do the rest. He has already bestowed the gifts you need to do what he has called you do. Though you may be weak, He will make you strong. Though you may have fear, He can take it all away. Let God use you today! Let Him begin a work in you...You are mighty in Christ Jesus! Be Blessed!


I Corinthians 1:26-27
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]:


But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

We Are All Called To Spread God's Love!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Sometimes we may feel small in our eyes and think that we are not doing anything just because what we are doing seems little compared to others. I know we aren't supposed to compare ourselves...but that is what humans tend to do. I was kinda feeling that way this morning and as always God took me to a scripture that opened my eyes. We are not all called to preach, prophecy or go to missions....but we are all called to love others. The scripture I Corinthians 13:1-3 says it all for when we feel we are not doing what we think are the important things for God. There is nothing as important as love is to God...listen to this verse..."Though I speak with tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity (love), I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understanding of all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, (love), I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity (love), it profiteth me nothing."
Yes those other things are vital to the kingdom of God...but so is love... it is so important to God that we love him and then love our neighbors as ourselves! We must understand that we are all equal in God's eyes and that he has called us all to love! As I was praying this morning, I began to think about what would happen if we began to spread God's love in a way as it has never been done before....There is no telling what we could accomplish in our schools, our government, our nation, if we were to put our minds and hearts together and spread God's love to every person we meet! This is the time and we are the people. Let's go forth today with a renewed spirit and a determination to spread God's love to everyone! Be Blessed and Filled With God's Amazing Love

Cast Your Cares For Real on Jesus!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God is Good! I looked up the word cast today. It appears so many times in the KJV of the Bible. The definition was the longest I had ever seen... it went on for days and practically means most anything...the most common being to throw away or get rid of . When we cast our cares or our troubles on The Lord, we give them to Him and he takes care of them. But have we really given them over to Him? I have written about this before, but I feel that it is worth mentioning today. As humans we are creatures of habit...and sometimes we are holding onto things without realizing that we haven't let them go. God can and will take care of any problem you have, but you must first turn it over to Him. He is so faithful! Won't you let him have your cares today. We all pass the email around about God saying, "today I will be taking care of all your problems so don't worry and have a great day!" But do we really believe that He can and will take care of it, I know that we do! Let's let Jesus take care of the problems in our life and let's concentrate on spreading the message of His Love and Salvation to everyone we meet today! Be Blessed IN Jesus!

With Faith The Mountain Is Removed!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! This simple little song came to me while I was praying.. I haven't heard it in a very long time. I think we used to sing it as children. It simply says.. "Faith can move mountains, mountains of fear and of doubt. Faith can move mountains, why don't you try your faith now." When we practice faith, and by practicing I mean putting it to the test. When we do that it becomes stronger and stronger. It's not about how big our faith is. The Bible says if we have faith as a grain of mustard seed we can say to this mountain be thou removed and it will be removed....not moved to a different area of our life but removed which means gone forever. Then He goes on to say....and nothing shall be impossible unto you! I don't know about you this morning but that makes me want to shout! All of our trials and tribulations that we stood stedfast in and refused to give into has now become the very thing that makes our faith stronger so when next trial comes along we have more faith built up with which to stand. If you are in the midst of a trial today, grab a hold of your faith and say to that trial, be thou removed in Jesus Name! Your Faith will see you through! Be Blessed!--
Mat 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

By Faith And Grace, Be Encouraged!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Here are a few grace and faith scriptures to brighten your day! May they encourage you like they do me.

Rom 12:3
¶
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Rom 5:20
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
2Ti 1:9
Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
Rom 5:2
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.Be Blessed!

Don't Let Satan Steal Your Peace!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! The Joy of the Lord is our strength! I was impressed by God this morning that we are giving our peace and joy away on the little things. Have you ever noticed one minute you feel joy and peace and everything is going smooth and then "wham" your peace is gone...the joy is a faded memory and you are in a bad place fast. Well, that is how satan works. We need to recognize when he there picking away at our peace and joy. We can't be effective christians if all they see are the times we are angry or down. I have begun to notice that he tries to steal mine in the morning as soon as I am done praying. I will be so happy and just getting christian peeps done and the kids will wake up.... that's when I now have to stop take a deep breath so when Graham decides he can't wear a pair of pants "cause they don't feel right" that I just say quietly and sweetly, "okay, go find something to wear" with my teeth clenched ever so tightly. But you get the picture. We have to become more aware of when he begins to sneak in to steal our joy. Stop, count to ten and pray! When we get good at recognizing the signs then we can combat what satan is trying to do. Then we can be more joyful and more peaceful! We can start giving it back to him. Everytime we triumph over him...we are conquering him and we are moving forward with Jesus! I speak joy and peace and triumph over all of us today in Jesus Name! Go out and be effective Christian for Christ! Blessings!

God Is Winking At Us Today!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! What a wonderful day! The Lord just keeps blessing! We heard something at the conference that I think will make you smile as well as it did us ladies. I had never heard the term "God winks at us" or "God winking at us". I know what your thinking....what does that mean? Well, it's the little things that God does for you that just makes you smile. We had an example on our trip. Two of our ladies went out to eat at a restaurant and the waitress found coupons to cover their meal when they didn't even ask her to. God winked at them. A parking space up close when your are in a hurry. A check in the mail when you didn't expect it. The list could go on and on. Just little blessings to let you know that he is thinking of you. That you are favored. I got to thinking of all the times that God has winked at me and boy does it make me smile. I'm sure if you think about it for a moment you will think of several times that God winked at you! It's the little things isn't it, that just uplift us so much! Today, let's go about our day with the assurance that God is winking at us! Be Blessed!

God Owns The Resources We Need!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God is Working! Our Ladies Conference was amazing!

God made the Heavens and the Earth, and God made us. God created the resources that we use today. God owns the crude oil, the minerals, gold and silver...all of our natural resources were created by him. So it stands to reason that since God made them, He wouldn't have a problem creating more for us should we need them! God can, He has and He will continue to provide for us. When our kids come to us for money, they don't think about where we will get the money to give them...they don't worry about the process that goes into obtaining the money we give them...they just know that it is there. That's how we have to be with God. We must go to him asking and just knowing that He will provide and not worry about how He will provide. He is our Father and He is faithful to provide our needs. Be Blessed in all things today!

Create A Good Environment!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God is so Good! This morning let's think about the environment we create for ourselves on a regular basis. Bro. Finch gave me a word about this last night that is awesome, I just wish that I could do it justice.....
But the gist of what he says is this. What type of environment are we creating for ourselves. The environment is the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded. Where we sit, stand, sleep and communicate! The Bible talks about meditating on God's law day and night. When we take delight in what God wants us to do and we make it a part of our environment....we create an atmosphere of positivity all around us! We can control what we surround ourselves with. We can choose to surround ourselves with the good things of God! This mentality can change our lives in the most wonderful ways! I challenge each of us today meditate and delight in God's law and create an atmosphere of wonderous things! Be Blessed.
Psa 1:2
But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.