"GOD'S PLEA FOR YOUR ATTENTION"

 Good Afternoon to ALL!

I know it has been a while since I posted, but I pray that I didn't lose the interest of many of my precious readers.  It has been a conflicting time for me as I am trying to the best of my ability to keep the internet usage cost to a minimum to please my hubby, but more and more I am feeling convicted in my spirit that I really need to start blogging and spreading my wonderful Heavenly Father's Word once again.  

The explanation of the pictures are as follows:  The top right, is the Fiery Dove.  It is a reminder to keep the Holy Ghost Fire within you.  Don't become complacent and let the fire or the love for God burn low.  

The middle picture is a reminder that we NEED to read God's Word so we Know what He expects from us.  This is no time for ignorance.  As you will see later in my post, ignorance is no longer an excuse.  

The bottom picture is a reminder to us that if God felt that Baptism was important enough to have Jesus baptised, then it must definitely be important for us to do the same.  Remember, Jesus is the same today, yesterday and forever.  His mind NEVER changes.

The time of His return is drawing closer and closer, and I feel that I am not doing my duty as a Christian  (a FOLLOWER IN THE WAYS OF CHRIST) if I do not do my part and witness to as many people as possible.  

There are so many people out there who have never heard of Jesus, let alone know His truth.  HE is the way, the truth and the life.  Without Jesus, NO ONE can be saved.  

Another myth is that the HOLY SPIRIT is not needed for salvation, that it is just an  extra bonus.  The Holy Spirit is a VERY NECESSARY component of our Salvation.  Without it we cannot be saved either.  Acts 2:38 tells us straight out that the way to Salvation is to REPENT, BE BAPTISED EVERYONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND YE SHALL RECEIVE THE HOLY GHOST.

The Holy Ghost is more than just a feeling we get, or goosebumps.  He is the ACTUAL Spirit of Christ or God Himself. Being filled with the Holy Spirit is the Actual Indwelling of Jesus' spirit within us.  He is there to GUIDE US, and nudge us toward the right path.  He is there to teach us HOW to live for God.  Without His guidance we would be so confused it would be easy to take the wrong path and be lost.  

If we will LISTEN and abide by the Holy Spirit's nudges, we can stay on the path to righteousness and to God.  

A lot of people believe that if you "say",  "I believe that Jesus Christ is my Savior" that that is all there is to it and they can go their merry way and live the way they want to, and not change a thing.  I am here to tell you
NAY!  That is not the case.  When you say those words, you have to back them up with your life.  You have to REPENT and turn your life away from the old ways you were doing things.  I have always heard the definition of insanity is doing the same old things the same old ways and expecting different results.  Needless to say that is not truly insanity, but it is definitely the wrong concept.  

If a person wants to be saved and enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, he must understand two things.  One NO SIN WILL ENTER HEAVEN.  If we don't change our lifestyles and continue to sin, disobey God's Word ( which means it is important to read His Word so that we will know when we are going against His Will), or even just be indifferent, we will NOT enter into eternity with God.

 According to the Message Bible, Acts 17:30, it says:  “God overlooks it as long as you don’t know any better—but that time is past. The unknown is now known, and he’s calling for a radical life-change. He has set a day when the entire human race will be judged and everything set right. And he has already appointed the judge, confirming him before everyone by raising him from the dead.”   In the KJV, it says He winked at sin. 

This means there is NO EXCUSES.  

Again, I tell you, if anyone tries to tell you the Holy Spirit is just a bonus, PLEASE don't listen to them.  Listen to your heart.  If anyone tells you that baptism is not necessary, PLEASE don't listen to them get baptized in JESUS NAME.  The ONLY NAME under heaven by which we can be saved.  If God saw that it was necessary to baptize Jesus, what makes us so special that we don't need it?  Don't be deceived.

This is not meant to be a "DOOM AND GLOOM" post, but it is my personal quest to get this word out and for as many people as possible to be saved and join me in heaven when our time comes.  

Good Afternoon and May God Bless!

"WHEN LIFE GETS DIFFICULT"

Good Evening to All!

Have you ever found yourself wondering why you have to learn everything the hard way? I know I have. I am always kidding around and telling people if there is a hard or difficult way to do something, I will find it. Nothing has ever come easy for me, no matter what it was. That is until I began building my relationship with God.

Life is still not a bed of roses, God never promised that. What He did promise is that He would help me through it. He would be there with me.

This being said, sometimes God takes us down the more difficult path rather than the easy way because He is a Good Father. He wants us to learn from our experience. Not only does He want us to learn from our experience, but also to lean on Him.

If everything in life is handed to us on a silver platter, or if we can do everything for ourselves how could we learn to have faith in Him? How could we learn to go to Him for help?

An example is God leading the children of Israel the long difficult way through wilderness. Now according to Joyce Meyer He did this to prepare them for the battles they would face in possessing the Promised Land. Her idea is that He was concerned that when they saw the enemy they might run back to Egypt and become enslaved again in their former bondage and God wanted to teach them Who He was and that they could depend on Him to fight their battles.

While this may be true, I also think that He did it because they had turned their backs on Him too many times, and were constantly complaining about what He was doing for them so He was leading them around the desert until the generation that had done this had died. Numbers 32:13 says And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.

Now that being said, let's move on. I truly believe that a lot of people, especially NEW Christians have the wrong idea about their Christian journey. I have actually encountered people who thought that when they became a Christian, and especially when they received the Holy Ghost that all their problems would cease. That God would miraculously take them away. This is definitely an error in thinking. God will be with us as I said earlier through our trials. As far as receiving the Holy Ghost, it is He that gives us that little nudge when we are about to make the wrong decision. It is He that makes us have second thoughts about doing something that will cause us harm or trouble. He is there to guide us and to teach us, but ultimately, it is we who make the decisions in our lives. Right or wrong. If we listen to the Holy Ghost within us, it will be the right one. If we ignore it and something bad happens it is the wrong one. God will NEVER STEER US WRONG.

If you feel in your spirit that God has asked you to do something, don't back down because it gets hard. He does this so you will learn to lean on Him and ask for His help.

Well, I wasn't quite through, but somehow this got published, (by accident) so I better quit and add some pictures and color to this post.

My point to this whole post is, if God can part the Red Sea and save the millions and millions of Israelites from the Egyptians, if God can lead the children of Israelites around a desert for 40 years and not have the people's shoes and clothes wear out, or go hungry, why is it so hard to believe that He cannot provide miracles for us today? God NEVER changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. His Word DOES NOT LIE.

Next time you come upon a situation that you feel is "impossible", call on God for help. I bet He will answer.

I chose the above pillar of fire picture because it portrays the pillar of fire in the middle of the "dry Red Sea, with all of the people standing in the middle. I really like that picture.

The Answers to last night's Bible Challenge "Fish and Ships are as follows:

1. d) no one (Genesis 7)
2. d) Zebulon (Genesis 49:13)
3. b) Tarshish (1 Kings 10:22)
4. d) harpoons and spears (Job 41:7)
5. c) Habakkuk (Habakkuk 1:15)
6. a) Egypt (Isaiah 19:1-8)
7. b) Tyrus (Ezekiel 26:4-5)
8. c) Sea of Tiberias (John 21:1)
9. c) 153 (John 21:11)
10. d) Adriatic Sea (Acts 27:27-41)

I hope you did well on this challenge. It is also my hope that while looking up these scriptures you also were nudged to look beyond the "given" verse to gain a little more insight into God's Word.

Good Night to All and May God Bless!