Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you from our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
I am so happy that no matter if I go to bed victorious or defeated from the wars of the day, GOD still works on me. He is still loving me and continuously drawing me toward HIM. I hope you all have that hope today. I hope you all realize how you are so loved by GOD HIMSELF.
I found the words to this song by Joel Hemphill and I want to leave the words to you tonight. I hope it may speak to someones heart tonight. GOD bless you all!
HE's Still Working On Me
There really ought to be a sign up-on my heart, "Don't judge him yet, there's an unfinished part." But I'll be perfect just according to HIS plan, fashioned by the MASTER's loving hand.
HE's still workin' on me to make me what I ought to be. It took HIM just a week to make the moon and stars, the sun and the Earth and Jupiter and Mars. How loving and patient HE must be, HE's still workin' on me.
But HE loves me as I am and helps me when I pray, Remember, HE's the POTTER...I am the clay.
Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you from our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
I just love these Biblical Cartoons! I hope you enjoy them too! GOD bless you all!
Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you from our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
This story is a tear jerker, but a good tear jerker so read it with your tissues ready in hand.
I spent the week before my daughter's June wedding running last-minute trips to the caterer, florist, tuxedo shop, and the church about forty miles away.
As happy as I was that Patsy was marrying a good Christian young man, I felt laden with responsibilities as I watched my budget dwindle... So many details, so many bills, and so little time. My son Jack was away at college, but he said he would be there to walk his younger sister down the aisle,
taking the place of his dad who had died a few years before. He teased Patsy, saying he'd wanted to give her away since she was about three years old!
To save money, I gathered blossoms from several friends who had large magnolia trees. Their luscious, creamy- white blooms and slick green leaves would make beautiful arrangements against the rich dark wood inside the church.
After the rehearsal dinner t he night before the wedding, we banked the podium area and choir loft with magnolias. As we left just before midnight, I felt tired but satisfied this would be the best wedding any bride had ever had!
The music, the ceremony, the reception - and especially the flowers - would be remembered for years.
The big day arrived - the busiest day of my life - and while her
Bridesmaids helped Patsy to dress, her fiancé Tim walked with me to the sanctuary to do a final check.
When we opened the door and felt a rush of hot air, I almost fainted; and then I saw them - all the beautiful white flowers were black. Funeral black.
An electrical storm during the night had knocked out the air conditioning system, and on that hot summer day, the flowers had wilted and died.
I panicked, knowing I didn't have time to drive back to our home town, gather more flowers, and return in time for the wedding.
Tim turned to me. 'Edna, can you get more flowers ? I'll throw away these dead ones and put fresh flowers in these arrangements.'
I mumbled, 'Sure,' as he be-bopped down the hall to put on his cuff links.
Alone in the large sanctuary, I looked up at the dark wooden beams in the arched ceiling. 'Lord,' I prayed, 'please help me. I don't know anyone in this town. Help me find someone willing to give me flowers - in a hurry!'
I scurried out praying for four things: the blessing of white magnolias, courage to find them in an unfamiliar yard, safety from any dog that may bite my leg, and a nice person who would not get out a shotgun when I asked to cut his tree to shreds.
As I left the church, I saw magnolia trees in the distance.
I approached a house... No dog in sight.
I knocked on the door and an older man answered.
So far so good... No shotgun.
When I stated my plea the man beamed, 'I'd be happy to!'
He climbed a stepladder and cut large boughs and handed them down to me.
Minutes later, as I lifted the last armload into my car trunk, I said, 'Sir, you've made the mother of a bride happy today.'
'No, Ma'am,' he said. 'You don't understand what's happening here.'
'What?' I asked.
'You see, my wife of sixty-seven years died on Monday. On Tuesday I received friends at the funeral home, and on Wednesday... He paused.
I saw tears welling up in his eyes.
'On Wednesday I buried her.' He looked away. 'On Thursday most of my out-of-town relatives went back home, and on Friday - yesterday - my children left.'
I nodded.
'This morning,' he continued, 'I was sitting in my den crying out loud. I miss her so much. For the last sixteen years, as her health got worse, she needed me. But now nobody needs me.. This morning I cried, 'Who needs an eighty-six-year-old wore-out man? Nobody!' I began to cry louder.
'Nobody needs me!' About that time, you knocked, and said,
' Sir, I need you.'
I stood with my mouth open.
He asked, 'Are you an angel? The way the light shone around your head into my dark living room...'
I assured him I was no angel.
He smiled. 'Do you know what I was thinking when I handed you those magnolias?'
'No.'
'I decided I'm needed. My flowers are needed.. Why, I might have a flower ministry! I could give them to everyone! Some caskets at the funeral home have no flowers. People need flowers at times like that and I have lots of them.
They're all over the backyard! I can give them to hospitals, churches - all sorts of places. You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to serve the Lord until the day He calls me home!'
I drove back to the church, filled with wonder. On Patsy's wedding day, if anyone had asked me to encourage someone who was hurting, I would have said,
'Forget it! It's my only daughter's wedding, for goodness' sake! There is no way I can minister to anyone today.'
But God found a way. Through dead flowers.
~Author Unknown~
'Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.'
GOD bless you!
Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you from our LORD and Savior JESUS CHRIST.
LOL!! This video is so funny! My mom sent it to me and I could not resist posting it. Enjoy!! BTW, it says naughty song, but it is not a naughty song, it is funny, clean song! LOL!!!
GOD bless you all!
Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you from our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
I found this awesome reminder from John Mac Arthur's book, " Truth For Today". Thank you GOD for your precious WORD!
1 Peter 4:14 says, If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
A pure conscience provides tranquility and vindicates you when you are slandered. It will be free from the task of pointing out any sin, and your godly life will prove any criticisms to be false. When you have a pure conscience, the verbal abuse and insults against you bring shame to your accuser, not you.
The world self-righteously condemns Christianity when it can point to a Christian who has scandalized the faith. Unbelievers enjoy drawing attention to a sinning Christian so they can justify their own sinful behavior. Therefore, live above reproach so that the unbeliever's accusations will be without any foundation.
GOD bless you all!
Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you from our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
I have a prayer request for all my brothers and sisters out there. I am looking for all prayer warriors who dedicate time to serious prayer.
Our church is having Vacation Bible School this week. I am teaching the 2nd to 4th grade class. Monday, I was soooo excited, nine kids came to me to accept CHRIST into their life. It was the most beautiful moment in my life, leading those kids in becoming children of GOD.
One of the girls, who I will call Kelly, left so happy and ready to share the good news to her family upon arriving home. But what Kelly got was not what she expected. Kelly was met with anger. She got into serious trouble for telling them that she was saved. She was told by her own mom and dad that she was not to have anything to do with Christians and she would not be returning to Church.
The next day, Kelly was able to share her hurt with another mom in the Church who lives in the same neighborhood, and this mom was able to encourage her for that day, but Kelly's new life is just beginning and it will not be easy for a seven year old to stay obedient to GOD living in a non-Christian environment. She needs us! Surround her with prayer.
I have one question...what do people think is being taught in a Christian Church? Why send children to VBS and then punish them for believing what is being taught. I do not understand that.
That night we shared the whole truth of the gospel with Kelly and she responded to the call. Praise GOD for that! I feel so bad for her. She did not have a chance to grow in CHRIST or get to know the WORD of GOD (besides the gospel) before being persecuted. What makes it worse is that the persecution is from her own mom and dad.
Christians, please pray for her! I pray that somehow I will be able to secretly get a BIBLE to her. GOD has placed this mission upon my heart.
I have been crying and praying for her most of the day. It just breaks my heart. One thing I do know is that GOD is in control. HE knows her situation and I trust HIM to guide her and protect her. She belongs to HIM now and there is nothing anyone can do about that, but the enemy is there to make it hard for her. Again, please pray for her.
We have 2 days left to reach more boys and girls, please pray that many more will come. So far this week 17 kids (Church-wide) have asked JESUS to be their SAVIOR. PRAISE GOD!!!
Thank you all for your prayers! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
GOD Bless you all! Muah!!
Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you from our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
I know you all have probably seen this very cute video, but I could not resist posting it tonight. She is sooooooo adorable...And she is surely putting a smile on the face of GOD...SURELY!!! LOL!!!
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