It seems forever since I have last blogged. We have been having a interesting time at home and we still not see the end in sight, but we do know God is in charge of it all.
As most of you know, we have been raising a child that was left with us for the last twelve years. This child is a very loving child, with a heart of gold, until recently. In April, I was supposed to go on retreat, and now I know he did not want me to go. He ran away and called CPS on us (we received the paperwork that it was unfounded). It was a control issue on his part.
We took him to the doctor and received a referral to a behavior therapist. The night before the appointment he ran away. Running away is not illegal in this state, so he is constantly on the run from 4-16 days. They keep picking him up in the next town north of us and calling us to come get him. The last two pick ups they have informed us that there are criminal charges pending (car prowling and obstruction of justice).
We are due back in court this month to sign a youth at risk petition to get some type of help for this child. I still see that side of him once in awhile, not often, when he is home for a couple of days.
We remain strong in the Lord, though I will admit I have wrestled with God many times over this in the last few months. I know that God is not only working in him, but also in me and this will be good training for my work. I am still doing counseling with a bereavement counseling as the forefront. I am currently in schooling for being a child advocate. I have to say, that working with mental illness diagnosis has been challenging. There are so many out there that fall under the umbrella of anxiety. I know with time and practice I will get this mastered.
On a good note, we will be down at our house in Orgon for Thanksgiving weekend. It will be a time of great rest and relaxation.
For those of you who wondered where I went, I am here and have decided to get back into the swing of things. Yes, nanccy, I have gotten and saved all your emails, and will be getting back to you shortly. I take all blame for being gone, as circumstances are not what limits us they are just the experience we go through to make us stronger.
Love you all!!
I have filled out the paperwork to head to California for crisis response training for next year. I believe it is in September in Huntington Beach. Please pray that Gods Will be done in all of this.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
Life is wonderful
I do not know how many times in the course of the day I can make the statement that God is so good. It seems like it has become a constant in our lives. Yes, we have periods of learning, however, by trusting God with all things, it turns out just fine.
We are starting to plan our yearly trek to Oregon. It may be two weeks long this time as there is a lot of people we will be spending time with. We enjoy the trip as we have just as many friends who reside in Oregon as we do in Washington. We will more than likely spend time in Redmond and then over to the coast. My favorite two places in Oregon.
We have also been looking for another condo. We are currently looking at Port Townsend, Washington. It will mean a ferry trip to get there and back but it is really a beautiful place. A town with a lot of history behind it.
I have learned alot in the last thirty days and am working in many personal areas. I have learned that living one day at a time is the only way a person can truely live to the fullest. When you go to bed at night, the past is over, the future is not yet arrived. Everyday is a new start. Am I saying that we should not look forward or backwards? Of course not! We need to keep taking glimpses, as that helps keep us on track. We need our past to see where we came from and our future to see where we are heading. What we do not need is to get stuck there. We need to look at our past in proper perspective, look for the things we can change, the wrongs that we need to make right. How can you truthfully move forward in the right direction when you keep the baggage? You have to look forward, just like taking a trip, if you do not have a destination in mind, when will you ever know that you have arrived?
What else have I realized? That every person who crosses your path in life are there for a purpose. Sometimes this hard to understand, especially with cashiers who seem to be having a bad day. Have you thought that maybe you are crossing their path just to be the ray of sunshine? you have no idea what they are going through at this time of there life. It comes back to the statement "Do not judge."
Are you being a light that lights up the darkness in a nothers life? Or, are you one hat is so caught up in what you are going through that the down trodden are not acknowledged? I pray that I never get so focused on my life or myself that I do not see the pain in others. I pray that I always have a moment in time to give to another. I have learned to turn the other cheek as God is the ultimate judge and He will deal with everyone according to His standards and not mine. Do I need to get even with someone who I feel has wronged me? Heavens no, it is not my goal nor desire in life. I will let it go as I know that there is one bigger than me that will utlimately sort things out.
Am I easily walked on or used? I have been told that I tend to be. My take on the things is, If I can help lead in the right direction, I will. If they need something I can asertain, I will. If they need something I have, I will give. If they are in need in something I can do, I will spring into action. Life is not about me, nor what I can do, Life is about what God has done for all of us. Could you imagine Jesus on the cross saying : I will die for this one, and not for that one? He died for all. If we all spent a week in our lives being quiet and listening, we would hear. If we spent a week in our life not focused on us, what we want, what we do, etc. we would know what it is like to be truely compassionate in lfe. If we would spend a week communicating with others, and not sort peoples words through our own emotions and experiences, we would really be a friend. I am not perfect, nor would I want to be. I was given this lifetime for a purpose and a reason. God had a unique reason for bringing me forth at this time to accomplish what he has set out before me. May I always be quick to respond, slow to anger, form no judgements about others word or deed and so show Gods love for every living thing!
We are starting to plan our yearly trek to Oregon. It may be two weeks long this time as there is a lot of people we will be spending time with. We enjoy the trip as we have just as many friends who reside in Oregon as we do in Washington. We will more than likely spend time in Redmond and then over to the coast. My favorite two places in Oregon.
We have also been looking for another condo. We are currently looking at Port Townsend, Washington. It will mean a ferry trip to get there and back but it is really a beautiful place. A town with a lot of history behind it.
I have learned alot in the last thirty days and am working in many personal areas. I have learned that living one day at a time is the only way a person can truely live to the fullest. When you go to bed at night, the past is over, the future is not yet arrived. Everyday is a new start. Am I saying that we should not look forward or backwards? Of course not! We need to keep taking glimpses, as that helps keep us on track. We need our past to see where we came from and our future to see where we are heading. What we do not need is to get stuck there. We need to look at our past in proper perspective, look for the things we can change, the wrongs that we need to make right. How can you truthfully move forward in the right direction when you keep the baggage? You have to look forward, just like taking a trip, if you do not have a destination in mind, when will you ever know that you have arrived?
What else have I realized? That every person who crosses your path in life are there for a purpose. Sometimes this hard to understand, especially with cashiers who seem to be having a bad day. Have you thought that maybe you are crossing their path just to be the ray of sunshine? you have no idea what they are going through at this time of there life. It comes back to the statement "Do not judge."
Are you being a light that lights up the darkness in a nothers life? Or, are you one hat is so caught up in what you are going through that the down trodden are not acknowledged? I pray that I never get so focused on my life or myself that I do not see the pain in others. I pray that I always have a moment in time to give to another. I have learned to turn the other cheek as God is the ultimate judge and He will deal with everyone according to His standards and not mine. Do I need to get even with someone who I feel has wronged me? Heavens no, it is not my goal nor desire in life. I will let it go as I know that there is one bigger than me that will utlimately sort things out.
Am I easily walked on or used? I have been told that I tend to be. My take on the things is, If I can help lead in the right direction, I will. If they need something I can asertain, I will. If they need something I have, I will give. If they are in need in something I can do, I will spring into action. Life is not about me, nor what I can do, Life is about what God has done for all of us. Could you imagine Jesus on the cross saying : I will die for this one, and not for that one? He died for all. If we all spent a week in our lives being quiet and listening, we would hear. If we spent a week in our life not focused on us, what we want, what we do, etc. we would know what it is like to be truely compassionate in lfe. If we would spend a week communicating with others, and not sort peoples words through our own emotions and experiences, we would really be a friend. I am not perfect, nor would I want to be. I was given this lifetime for a purpose and a reason. God had a unique reason for bringing me forth at this time to accomplish what he has set out before me. May I always be quick to respond, slow to anger, form no judgements about others word or deed and so show Gods love for every living thing!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Really Blessed
We have started our year being truely blessed. People have been doing things that are just wonderful and have been a blessing us. God let us walk through the season of dryness for a couple of months and since we continued walking, we are now reaping the magnificent rewards of following Gods time of finding out what we truely believe. We know that God is our supplier and nothing is impossible to them who believe.
We are being blessed daily in the area of finances. We have blessed with tangible items galore. We have completely redecorated our dining room. It is now done in wrought iron. We have a dining room table that when you put the leaves in, will sit 12. The kitchen is redone in a black, white and silver theme. We still are looking for new plates, and silverware, and glasses. We already have nice things, but we are looking for the dishes for our formal dining room.
We are now redecorating our family living room, and gave away (payed the blessings forward) our big entertainment center and 37 inch television. We replaced it with HDTV. We will be getting rid of the attorneys bookcase, that stores all of our movies an d sizing this area down. I am tired of Oak in the living rooom, as right now it is blue, oak and gold. It is time for a change and God is showing us how to do things. We started last night, but by 12:30 this morning, I was tired, so this room is a mess and really bothering me. I do not like messes in my house.
Our main bathroom is themed in green and frogs right now, but this will be changed to a beach theme, after the living room is completed.
Embracing Eternal Memories has also been blessed. We were just informed that a friend of ours just bought a bolt of white bridal satin for a dollar a yard, and she is giving the full bolt to us. She normally is an afghan and quilt maker.
We were prophesied over around Thanksgiving time last year, about this, and it is just amazing to sit back and see what God is up to. We continue to keep ourselves out of Gods way and let Him work in our lives.
We are still looking at real estate in three states. We travel throughout these three states a lot when we take road trips and vacations. We do have condos in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, but still are looking at at least four bedroom houses to enjoy ourselves and to loan out. This way we can spend lots of time and have guests come and stay with us. It is hard, when you only have three bedroom condos. I also like yard work, and condos do not allow this.
As I sit here I am watching the snow come softly down. I personally do not like the snow, but am glad that we are receiving it. It had to warm up to snow (with the wind chill factor we saw the temperature drop to a -13.)
Life is so good, and I have lots of things to get done today, as I know to receive a blessings you have to become a blessing to others. This is my top priority daily, not just in my charity work, but in life and to every person that God brings across my path. It has not been easy getting to where I am at, as I had to learn about Gods seasons for us. I had to learn about the testings He allows to come our way, to see what we truely believe and to refine us. I can honestly say, that I am thankful for the time of testings. I no longer have to ask God why. I know that it is to make me the person He created me to be. I have learned what it takes to turn any situation I am in around and I am slowly learning to do it without the complaining. I have learned not to put God on later mode. It is never in our best interest to take the later route or the route of doubt and questioning. Life is too short, and God has to much in store for us to enter into the spirit of procrastination. I have learned that God wants you to explain your speech so that both parties will know what each other is trying to say. No attitude, no anger, just acceptance of what the other person is attempting to say or explain. Communication is more of a listening than talking.
I have learned that when people accuse you of doing things that you know you are not doing, just let it roll off of you, as it ultimately becomes a opportunity for God to allow testing to come to them. I have always been slow to anger, but will try to explain what I am saying if I feel that the topic or conversation, is not truely being heard, that people are trying to make more of it then it really is, and then I will leave it. I have figured out that there are people out there that will make snap judgements to make themselves right. I do not believe that people have to be right or wrong, it is a difference of opinion and should be left at that. I have learned that people will judge you and attempt to make decisions for you, do not let the spirit of rebellion to take root in you against them, as they will be the ones who will have an experience to go through, and you will receive the blessing. I will always do as my Bible says and allow God to be the judge, as He knows the intent of your heart and what emotions you are allowing to control your decisions. It is God that deals with people. True friends, not mere acquaintances will take the time to really get to know you and never make an assumption about you, what you can and cannot do, or even what you need. Communication is the greatest asset that God has given to us and the words of our own mouth create the world in which we live. What we speak to another in Truth will always stand, what we speak to another in our own preconceived truth, will come back to us in one way or another. Do not form snap decisions on what your emotions are telling you as you will make a decisions that is more than likely going to affect you in one way or another and not the person you are making a judgement against. Remember even those peope you believe are your enemies, are also Gods wonderful creation and treat them with the respect they deserve. Remember to always go to another and try to make a wrong right. If you have said something against another, made a judgement against another, or have done wrong to another, go to that person, admit the errors of your ways, ask forgivieness. If they will not grant forgiveness, then the burden falls on their shoulders as you have lived the principal that God set before us. God will deal with them. it is not your job. Do not assume that you are right. Most problems and issues are a result of a communication issue, and can be remedied pretty quickly by not trying to read between the lines and making assumptions, as you are not the other person and you do not know without listening to the words or written communication exactly as spoken, what the other person is attempting to say. Read their letters line by line, listening to their words, word by word. Do not add to it, do not distract from it, clarify it with the other person if needed. Always keep yourself in a position that God can bless you!!
We are being blessed daily in the area of finances. We have blessed with tangible items galore. We have completely redecorated our dining room. It is now done in wrought iron. We have a dining room table that when you put the leaves in, will sit 12. The kitchen is redone in a black, white and silver theme. We still are looking for new plates, and silverware, and glasses. We already have nice things, but we are looking for the dishes for our formal dining room.
We are now redecorating our family living room, and gave away (payed the blessings forward) our big entertainment center and 37 inch television. We replaced it with HDTV. We will be getting rid of the attorneys bookcase, that stores all of our movies an d sizing this area down. I am tired of Oak in the living rooom, as right now it is blue, oak and gold. It is time for a change and God is showing us how to do things. We started last night, but by 12:30 this morning, I was tired, so this room is a mess and really bothering me. I do not like messes in my house.
Our main bathroom is themed in green and frogs right now, but this will be changed to a beach theme, after the living room is completed.
Embracing Eternal Memories has also been blessed. We were just informed that a friend of ours just bought a bolt of white bridal satin for a dollar a yard, and she is giving the full bolt to us. She normally is an afghan and quilt maker.
We were prophesied over around Thanksgiving time last year, about this, and it is just amazing to sit back and see what God is up to. We continue to keep ourselves out of Gods way and let Him work in our lives.
We are still looking at real estate in three states. We travel throughout these three states a lot when we take road trips and vacations. We do have condos in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, but still are looking at at least four bedroom houses to enjoy ourselves and to loan out. This way we can spend lots of time and have guests come and stay with us. It is hard, when you only have three bedroom condos. I also like yard work, and condos do not allow this.
As I sit here I am watching the snow come softly down. I personally do not like the snow, but am glad that we are receiving it. It had to warm up to snow (with the wind chill factor we saw the temperature drop to a -13.)
Life is so good, and I have lots of things to get done today, as I know to receive a blessings you have to become a blessing to others. This is my top priority daily, not just in my charity work, but in life and to every person that God brings across my path. It has not been easy getting to where I am at, as I had to learn about Gods seasons for us. I had to learn about the testings He allows to come our way, to see what we truely believe and to refine us. I can honestly say, that I am thankful for the time of testings. I no longer have to ask God why. I know that it is to make me the person He created me to be. I have learned what it takes to turn any situation I am in around and I am slowly learning to do it without the complaining. I have learned not to put God on later mode. It is never in our best interest to take the later route or the route of doubt and questioning. Life is too short, and God has to much in store for us to enter into the spirit of procrastination. I have learned that God wants you to explain your speech so that both parties will know what each other is trying to say. No attitude, no anger, just acceptance of what the other person is attempting to say or explain. Communication is more of a listening than talking.
I have learned that when people accuse you of doing things that you know you are not doing, just let it roll off of you, as it ultimately becomes a opportunity for God to allow testing to come to them. I have always been slow to anger, but will try to explain what I am saying if I feel that the topic or conversation, is not truely being heard, that people are trying to make more of it then it really is, and then I will leave it. I have figured out that there are people out there that will make snap judgements to make themselves right. I do not believe that people have to be right or wrong, it is a difference of opinion and should be left at that. I have learned that people will judge you and attempt to make decisions for you, do not let the spirit of rebellion to take root in you against them, as they will be the ones who will have an experience to go through, and you will receive the blessing. I will always do as my Bible says and allow God to be the judge, as He knows the intent of your heart and what emotions you are allowing to control your decisions. It is God that deals with people. True friends, not mere acquaintances will take the time to really get to know you and never make an assumption about you, what you can and cannot do, or even what you need. Communication is the greatest asset that God has given to us and the words of our own mouth create the world in which we live. What we speak to another in Truth will always stand, what we speak to another in our own preconceived truth, will come back to us in one way or another. Do not form snap decisions on what your emotions are telling you as you will make a decisions that is more than likely going to affect you in one way or another and not the person you are making a judgement against. Remember even those peope you believe are your enemies, are also Gods wonderful creation and treat them with the respect they deserve. Remember to always go to another and try to make a wrong right. If you have said something against another, made a judgement against another, or have done wrong to another, go to that person, admit the errors of your ways, ask forgivieness. If they will not grant forgiveness, then the burden falls on their shoulders as you have lived the principal that God set before us. God will deal with them. it is not your job. Do not assume that you are right. Most problems and issues are a result of a communication issue, and can be remedied pretty quickly by not trying to read between the lines and making assumptions, as you are not the other person and you do not know without listening to the words or written communication exactly as spoken, what the other person is attempting to say. Read their letters line by line, listening to their words, word by word. Do not add to it, do not distract from it, clarify it with the other person if needed. Always keep yourself in a position that God can bless you!!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
2008
This is a year of new beginnings. The year 2007 was a year of completion and so we are looking ahead at what God is doing in our lives. We look back at all the things we have learned, the experiences we went through, and the blessings we have received. All we can say is God is so gracious. His Mercy endures forever!!!
We do not mae resolutions at our house, however we do make our goals for the year, they include personal goals, family goals, and our walk with God goals. We have all pledged in the area of daiy devotions, obedience, and listening to Gods voice. We are on the fourth day of the new year and have seen one goal come to a completion at this time. This is going to be a wonderful and fulfilling year. We will do nothing until we get Gods leading throughout this year. This is His year for us and we will walk through the doors that He opens for each one of us.
We do not mae resolutions at our house, however we do make our goals for the year, they include personal goals, family goals, and our walk with God goals. We have all pledged in the area of daiy devotions, obedience, and listening to Gods voice. We are on the fourth day of the new year and have seen one goal come to a completion at this time. This is going to be a wonderful and fulfilling year. We will do nothing until we get Gods leading throughout this year. This is His year for us and we will walk through the doors that He opens for each one of us.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
As the year comes to a close..
To start, we spent 10 scary days in the hospital. We had a doctors appointment for Tom at 1:30 on friday the 14th. At 1:00, we had to call the ambulance as we could not get enough oxygen into him. His oxygen level kept dropping to 84%. We spent eight hours in the emergency room. His bloodwork looked good, his x-rays were clear. We finally got him admitted as his heart rate was racing, and oxygen was low. They did a nuclear medicine test for blood clots in the lungs-negative!!!!! By saturday, pneuonia showed up in both lungs and he was not strong enough to breathe on his own. By monday we had grown three different strains of peumonia, so the antibiotics begun. The first one caused a drop in his platelet count so we have another allergy to another antibiotic, just another one to add to the long list. Anyway, on the 24th we received a phone call from the Intensive Care Unit, we could come and bring him home!!! The best present one could receive. We had been trying to figure out what we would do if they could not get him home on time. Christmas could not be Christmas with him in the hospital. God does work miracles when one does not see a way.
We have done a lot of talking about what this year has brought. We have had our share of ups and downs throughout the year, but when September hit, we do have to admit that blessing after blessing has been bestowed upon us. God has shown us so much and given us so much. We have learned that what we think is impossible becomes very possible with God. We had to let a door close to open a larger door. It was hard but great. We move forward still walking in abundant blessings and looking forward to another year. We have felt honored to bless people whether they are standing on the street corner with a sign, or short on cash at wal-mart. Our charity has also been blessed tremendously with supplies and shipping. We sent out from our charity this year alone over $6000.00 in shipping. This is just the amount that was shipped out from this address to people, charities and other organizations. It does not include any amount spent by our members who have blessed us with paying their own shipping.
We have doubled our outreach list (this does not include emergency need), we are hoping to double our productive voluteer list for this year. We could not function to the extent that we do without volunteers like we have. God has truely blessed us with productive people and this is why we have an application process. Our stock for 2008 has really started coming in and it has been like Christmas just receiving the donations. We have gowns coming in daily for burial outfits, and are still looking for mens ties. Our biggest scheduled delivery for the first of the year is for 50 memory boxes and 50 burial outfits in tiny sizes. These will be going to Texas.
At this time, I can think of no more except Thank You from a very grateful heart. God is so gracious!!!!!!
We have done a lot of talking about what this year has brought. We have had our share of ups and downs throughout the year, but when September hit, we do have to admit that blessing after blessing has been bestowed upon us. God has shown us so much and given us so much. We have learned that what we think is impossible becomes very possible with God. We had to let a door close to open a larger door. It was hard but great. We move forward still walking in abundant blessings and looking forward to another year. We have felt honored to bless people whether they are standing on the street corner with a sign, or short on cash at wal-mart. Our charity has also been blessed tremendously with supplies and shipping. We sent out from our charity this year alone over $6000.00 in shipping. This is just the amount that was shipped out from this address to people, charities and other organizations. It does not include any amount spent by our members who have blessed us with paying their own shipping.
We have doubled our outreach list (this does not include emergency need), we are hoping to double our productive voluteer list for this year. We could not function to the extent that we do without volunteers like we have. God has truely blessed us with productive people and this is why we have an application process. Our stock for 2008 has really started coming in and it has been like Christmas just receiving the donations. We have gowns coming in daily for burial outfits, and are still looking for mens ties. Our biggest scheduled delivery for the first of the year is for 50 memory boxes and 50 burial outfits in tiny sizes. These will be going to Texas.
At this time, I can think of no more except Thank You from a very grateful heart. God is so gracious!!!!!!
Friday, November 30, 2007
November
Our month of November has been a month of blessings from God.
Johns car is paid off, licensed and tabbed. He is such a responsible young man, as he paid for it completely by himself and is only working twenty hours a week. This is his last year of high school and the he is off to college. He will be in school for youth ministry.
Our thanksgiving was wonderful and we once again had a housefull. We are still munching on the leftover cookies, fudge and brownies.
I am personally going through an interesting period of time. I am waiting on my final grades and while waiting received the information if I should go back and acquire my doctorates degree. This is an area of much praying right now. I am also like the little child, who peeked at his Christmas presents, and knowing what he is getting is having a hard time waiting for the big day. No, I have not peeked, but God has shown me something and I am having a hard time containing the ecitement, expectancy and the joy. I want to sream from the rooftops just how good our God is!!!
Anyway, I wanted to share a couple of pictures and these were taken before the snow.
John Trinity Trinity
Johns car is paid off, licensed and tabbed. He is such a responsible young man, as he paid for it completely by himself and is only working twenty hours a week. This is his last year of high school and the he is off to college. He will be in school for youth ministry.
Our thanksgiving was wonderful and we once again had a housefull. We are still munching on the leftover cookies, fudge and brownies.
I am personally going through an interesting period of time. I am waiting on my final grades and while waiting received the information if I should go back and acquire my doctorates degree. This is an area of much praying right now. I am also like the little child, who peeked at his Christmas presents, and knowing what he is getting is having a hard time waiting for the big day. No, I have not peeked, but God has shown me something and I am having a hard time containing the ecitement, expectancy and the joy. I want to sream from the rooftops just how good our God is!!!
Anyway, I wanted to share a couple of pictures and these were taken before the snow.
John Trinity Trinity
Monday, November 12, 2007
I have spent some time in major Bible study and prayer. It has been interesting, how when we take a small step towards God, He takes a giant step towards you. I have come out of this period of time more prosperous in every area of my life. More than I was ever seeing before I entered. The one thing that sticks out in my mind is how much credit we give to the devil when it is not his doing. I will try to explain:
When God created man, the Jewish were His people. They were the insiders. We were the outsiders. As they turned away from God, they left the door open. We were then able to enter His gates, as the door was left open. As we go through life, we keep our doors closed to keep out the things we do not want to enter our house. We leave the door open to Satan in our thoughts, words and deeds. When we think on things that we are not supposed to, we open the door, Satan then enters as a welcome guest. When we say things that are a cursing and not a blessing, we are willingly opening the door, and Satan enters as a welcome guest. When we do things that we know that we should not, we open the door and allow satan to enter. Then we are reaping what we sow, we are quick to give the devil credit for something we actually have done. He does not need credit for the things we do on our own, as he does enough with the human race. We need to learn to listen, with an open mind, not trying to figure out what we are going to comeback with, we need to listen with to what the person is saying without trying to decide if there is hidden meaning or give what another is saying meaning of our very own. We need to quite thinking people are out to get us. We should always be slow to speak and if we can not speak something nice, maybe we should choose to not speak!!! Our actions (deeds) should never be done from an emotional response. If what we are going to do to another will come back to us. When angry, maybe we should just sit back and wait for the anger to pass before deciding what to do, so that we can honestly say that we are angry and sin not. If we would all realize that what comes out of our mouths is what is truely in our heart, we would allow ourselves to see others as they really are. From the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. If you tend to say hateful things, look first to why you are harboring the root of bitterness in yourself. If you tend to close doors on people on your life, look to yourself and see what is in you (normally a fear of closeness). We tend to close doors when we look at our relationships from a competitive point of view or when we think that someone is out to get us. When you look for the truth, the truth will show. God will move people when they are not good for your life, you do not have to do anything except give it to Him in prayer. It is always done to you as you believe, as another person can not change your belief system, that is your job. It really means that you have decided to hold a grudge, which has no effect on the other person, but only to yourself. We have to look at ourselves first, and honestly ask ourselves, why did I choose to react this way? Do I need to make something I have done wrong, right? Was I truely looking at the whole picture, or just from what I wanted? We continue making the same mistakes, as we are not perfect, we are in process. When we learn from our mistakes, we are one step closer. We were created in the image of God and if you want to see what type of character we are supposed to live up to, look to the life of Jesus. When we get the log out of our own eyes, we then are ready to help another get the speck out of the other persons eyes, however, we must start with ourselves!!!
We are continuing to walk through many miracles!! We are walking in health, love and prosperity. We have been seeing the mighty hand of God in enormous ways in our life on a daily basis. It is just so amazing when we change our perspective of ourselves, clean the temple of the knowing wrongs that we commit in our hearts, how much God is able to do. It begins with not looking at what others have done to us or what we conceive others have done to us, but with looking at what we have done to others.
When God created man, the Jewish were His people. They were the insiders. We were the outsiders. As they turned away from God, they left the door open. We were then able to enter His gates, as the door was left open. As we go through life, we keep our doors closed to keep out the things we do not want to enter our house. We leave the door open to Satan in our thoughts, words and deeds. When we think on things that we are not supposed to, we open the door, Satan then enters as a welcome guest. When we say things that are a cursing and not a blessing, we are willingly opening the door, and Satan enters as a welcome guest. When we do things that we know that we should not, we open the door and allow satan to enter. Then we are reaping what we sow, we are quick to give the devil credit for something we actually have done. He does not need credit for the things we do on our own, as he does enough with the human race. We need to learn to listen, with an open mind, not trying to figure out what we are going to comeback with, we need to listen with to what the person is saying without trying to decide if there is hidden meaning or give what another is saying meaning of our very own. We need to quite thinking people are out to get us. We should always be slow to speak and if we can not speak something nice, maybe we should choose to not speak!!! Our actions (deeds) should never be done from an emotional response. If what we are going to do to another will come back to us. When angry, maybe we should just sit back and wait for the anger to pass before deciding what to do, so that we can honestly say that we are angry and sin not. If we would all realize that what comes out of our mouths is what is truely in our heart, we would allow ourselves to see others as they really are. From the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. If you tend to say hateful things, look first to why you are harboring the root of bitterness in yourself. If you tend to close doors on people on your life, look to yourself and see what is in you (normally a fear of closeness). We tend to close doors when we look at our relationships from a competitive point of view or when we think that someone is out to get us. When you look for the truth, the truth will show. God will move people when they are not good for your life, you do not have to do anything except give it to Him in prayer. It is always done to you as you believe, as another person can not change your belief system, that is your job. It really means that you have decided to hold a grudge, which has no effect on the other person, but only to yourself. We have to look at ourselves first, and honestly ask ourselves, why did I choose to react this way? Do I need to make something I have done wrong, right? Was I truely looking at the whole picture, or just from what I wanted? We continue making the same mistakes, as we are not perfect, we are in process. When we learn from our mistakes, we are one step closer. We were created in the image of God and if you want to see what type of character we are supposed to live up to, look to the life of Jesus. When we get the log out of our own eyes, we then are ready to help another get the speck out of the other persons eyes, however, we must start with ourselves!!!
We are continuing to walk through many miracles!! We are walking in health, love and prosperity. We have been seeing the mighty hand of God in enormous ways in our life on a daily basis. It is just so amazing when we change our perspective of ourselves, clean the temple of the knowing wrongs that we commit in our hearts, how much God is able to do. It begins with not looking at what others have done to us or what we conceive others have done to us, but with looking at what we have done to others.
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