Heavenly Scent (Repost)

On October 2, 2015, Nicole and Andy and the grandkids came home.  Upon arrival Nicole said Landon, who is seven years old, sniffed at our back door and said, "Smells like God!" He said it twice!  I did during the previous week pray House Cleansing prayers.  Wow!  They work great.  We all had a real good laugh.

However, it did get me pondering... What does God smell like?  Now, when I think of the smells of God, I think of the incense smoke at church during certain occasions.  Sometimes, I think I can smell God in a refreshing spring rain.

What does the bible say about God's fragrance?

"Therefore be imitators of God, as Beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ has also loved you and gave Himself up for us an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma."  Ephesians 5: 1-2.

God is love and love is fragrant.  When I think of love, I think of a rose.

I have witnessed myself while attending an apparition site whereby The Blessed Mother was appearing the sweet scent of roses.  My mother has also witnessed this numerous times.

 It is said that true prayer releases a sweet fragrance that wafts up to God. What a beautiful thought!

 "For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved."
 2 Corinthians 2:15".

We're not real sure how God smelled to Landon that day.  But, I would have to surmise... it was pretty wonderful.

Breathe deep.  Breathe in the fragrance of God.

**The grandkids were here this past week and put in mind this post.  This is one of my favorites!

Love Waits

Some wonderful words of wisdom from Mark Mallett...

http://www.markmallett.com/blog/love-waits/

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

"I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world."

John 16:33

I heard this scripture in my spirit and then this song came to me...

 When you're weary, feeling small

When tears are in your eyes,

I will dry them all

I'm on your side

When times get rough

And friends just can't be found

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay Me down

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay Me down

When you're down and out

When you're on the street

When evening falls so hard

I will comfort you

I'll take your part

When darkness comes

And pain is all around

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay Me down

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay Me down

Sail on silver girl

Sail on by

Your time has come to shine

All your dreams are on their way

See how they shine

When you need a friend

I'm sailing right behind

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will ease your mind

Like a bridge over troubled water 

I will ease your mind

I Have to Admit

"The cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?"

John 18:11

I'm struggling right now.  I have some issues in my life that are literally drowning me.

I'm holding on, but sometimes I feel like I'm barely keeping my head above water. It doesn't help that I've been extra tired.

I find myself running to Him saying... "Jesus I trust in You, I trust in You."  But, I have to admit I'm struggling.

Today was one of those days.  So, I reached out to Jesus and was nudged to open my Every Day In His Presence.  I opened to this...

"Admit it - the reason certain situations bother you so deeply is because you feel out of control.  Life hasn't turned out the way you planned and you're desperate to regain your influence.

Perhaps this was the problem for Peter.  After all, how could a man brave enough to fight for Jesus in Gethsemane suddenly become so fearful that he denied the Savior three times? Could it be because his plans had fallen apart and he felt out of control?  He could handle fighting Rome with swords, but he didn't comprehend the far greater victory Jesus' resurrection would have over sin.  Had Peter understood Jesus' true purpose, certainly he wouldn't have been so fearful.

Like Peter, you may want God's will but are unsure about how He is accomplishing it and you prefer to manage life according to your terms.  But, friend, it just doesn't work that way.  So let go of your fear and allow the Savior to work.  He has a better plan than you can imagine.  Accept that He's in control, and rest in the knowledge that He's always victorious." End

Wow, I felt nailed on that one!  I say I trust Jesus, but at times I'm trying to "fix it" all on my own.  I am trying to control something that is uncontrollable.  I'm trying with my own strength to make it all better.  When I fail, I find myself dangling and once again calling out to Jesus.

I can't fix this.  It is totally out of my hands.  So, once again I admit my mistake, hang onto Jesus and wait on His perfect timing.

I have to admit, it's hard.  But, didn't Jesus tell us to pick up our cross and follow Him?  Didn't He remind us that following Him is the narrow way, not the wide?  Yes.  I need to remind myself of this.

Maybe someone else out there reading this is struggling like this too.  If so, pray with me...

Jesus, Your ways are far wiser than mine.  I will trust Your purposes, amen.

"Father, I will wait for You.  I know You hear me and will answer my prayers in Your perfect time, amen.

(Every Day In His Presence)

Let us keep holding on.

Homebody

Homebody - a person who enjoys the warmth and simple pleasures of being at home.

And I have to add to this because I am truly a homebody and proud of it.  I'm someone who needs to go deep within myself.  I seek the small still voice within me.  I feel comfortable there, loved.  I'm very spiritual.  I'm very interested in spiritual things.  I ponder on our heavenly home.

Too much chatter actually annoys me.  I participate because I have so much of it thrown at me, but actually I prefer to be quiet.  Of course I talk more with family at home, but in public I am very reserved and quiet, I barely speak.

I speak more if it's something I'm interested in, but I have found that much of the chatter going on in social events is not of interest to me.  In fact, much of it I would rather not hear.

My special needs daughter, Jaclyn, is also a homebody.  We tried putting her in a summer camp for a couple weeks, and it turned out to be the wrong thing to do.  I felt pressured to put her in it, but upon dropping her off I knew we were in trouble.  The camp had to many, loud and rambunctious kids in it for Jackie's liking.  On the first day we got a phone call to pick her up because she would not cooperate and they actually struggled with her giving her rug burns on her knees because she threw herself down and in throwing her glasses she broke them.

There was way too much stimuli going on for Jackie.  Her mind could not handle the commotion.  It was Loud in that room!

I had to bring in her glasses to be fixed and I told the secretary there what happened.  She knows Jackie and commented, "Jackie's a homebody.  I'm a homebody too!"  I agreed and I added that I was also.  We all have something in common!

Needless to say, Jackie didn't go back to camp and she's much happier
for it.

I was feeling a little disturbed by the drama that took place and I asked Jesus about it.  I sensed Him to ask me... "Did you come to Me before putting Jackie in that camp?"  I replied... "No, but I felt pressured by the teachers."  Then I heard... "Yes, you pleased man, not Me.  I didn't want Jackie in that camp either.  That camp was not for her.  See what can happen when you do not come to Me and ask for my leading?  Come to Me before making decisions.  Give your decisions time, contemplating the direction I lead you.  Did you not say to Me after putting her into this camp... 'Jesus, I really don't want to send her!'  Well, problem solved.  She most certainly won't be going back, right?  However, you should have come to Me first!"

I felt very convicted that He was telling me these things.  Looking back, in my heart I knew it was a wrong choice for Jackie, but I caved in because of outside pressures.  I never went to Jesus at all.  I completely took it upon myself.  It would have been easier if I would have gone to Jesus first.  He was trying to tell me within my heart, but I did not listen.

These camps are wonderful for many kids.  However, this camp was Not for Jackie.  There were too many children and too much commotion and it drove Jackie literally insane!  Not a good choice for her.  I did talk to a teacher there and she said that Jackie is being placed in a very small class at High School this fall.  Hopefully less chaotic!

So yes, my Jackie is also a homebody.  She doesn't care for all the fuss of this world.  She likes the stability and comfort and routine of home.

Out of all my children, my daughters Nicole, Brooke and Jackie have my personality, but I have to say Jackie is probably the one most like me.  We both have "special needs".

Speaking of home... I came across this song.  It brought me back many years to about the age of thirteen or so.  My brother, Ron, listened to them a lot.  He's also a homebody.  Enjoy!

Recharging

Recharging of batteries, of our batteries.  How do we do that?  To truly recharge, the Only One who can do that for us is God.

 When our batteries are running on low, we sometimes flee to other people to get our charge.  We can get some energy and strength this way, but many times all we are really doing is draining their batteries.  God intends for us to go to Him.  To lay all of our burdens at His feet.

I really talked to Jesus about this lately as my batteries, my energy seems exhausted.  When we have very busy lives and lots of needy people around us we can quickly feel the draw and drain on our energy.  Not only our physical energy, but also our spiritual energy.

Sometimes our loved ones require so much of our attention, that we don't have the time or energy to spend with God and as time goes on we are more and more depleted, until our batteries are totally drained and no longer functioning.  As I collapse in bed, I sensed Him to tell me... "In all your busyness, you've hardly whispered a single prayer all week."  Oh my!  No wonder I'm drained!

I am an introvert.  But, I live in a family full of extroverts.  One is not better than the other, it is just how God made us individually.  I respect that, but I am a homebody.  I don't need to go about socializing and constantly interacting with other people.  But, being in a family of extroverts, they sometimes look at me as being anti-social.  I find this comical because my house is full to the brim with people and socializing.  I don't need to go anywhere to get that!  So, especially during the summer when there are so many extra activities going on and we are naturally busier, my quiet time with Jesus is even more hampered.

So it is during this time that we find ourselves feeling the heat.  Not only the heat of the summer, but the heat of the world.

Here is an excerpt from a message given yesterday to Still Small Voice as she spoke of how challenging it is to take care of the needs of others when we ourselves are drained...

"I'm wanting to encourage you, everyone is feeling the heat, Claire, not just the summer heat, but the heat of the battle, everyone.  Pray for each other."


Especially in a world that is daily getting even darker, the pull on us, the spiritual war around us, gets hotter and hotter.  Another excerpt from Claire's message...

"Not only are you carrying a cross for this world, but personal attacks are at an all time high.  I know you don't like negative messages, but this is to encourage you, all of you, that I Am a Faithful God.  And I will not give up on you.  I will not let you down.  I will not abandon you.  You must all seek Me for your answers and know that I will not let you be tried beyond your strength.

We are ascending the mountain of holiness together.  Some of you I am carrying.  Others I am supporting on one leg.  Others I'm pulling up the mountain.  And some are strong enough to walk on their own as we go up.  The ones that are strong enough to walk are the ones that spend the most time with Me and have yielded more of their lives than others.  That's not a condemnation, but a suggestion to help you realize what really works.  If you avoid suffering it only gets worse, but if you embrace it and turn to Me, I strengthen you."

You can see the message in it's entirety here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8VmxtoCzg

I find it interesting how in this message Jesus spoke of how the strong are the ones who have yielded more of their lives to Him.  Just prior to hearing this message I had randomly opened a devotional to... "Eternal Yield".  He speaks loudly, if only we listen!

Casting our cares unto Him.  That is where our strength lies.  If we think we can get that kind of strength, recharge from anyone or anywhere else, we are fooling ourselves.  We are falling for the "big lie" of satan.  He wants you to run everywhere else, but not to God.

It is absolutely imperative that we spend time with God.  If we are to finish our race, plugging into Our Heavenly Father is the only way.  If we don't, our batteries will run out and the race will be over for us, and we will be left sitting in the middle of the road watching others cross the finish line.

Praise God!

My daughter Jill, was in a bad accident last week.

 An oncoming car came into her lane forcing her off the road.  She barely misses a pole, then a large tree and then is stopped by a rod iron fence keeping her from ramping back onto the road and probably flipping her car, according to the police.

My husband saw the tracks and was amazed at her driving skills going around 55 miles per hr. and sliding to miss the objects in her path.  I told him she had help.  Someone was looking out for her.  God and angels were looking out for her.  He agreed.

Jill said approximately 15 cars drove on by the accident without stopping.  Finally, a semi-truck driver stopped to see if she was okay.  As he stepped up to her window and seeing that she looked to be fine, he pointed to a St. Benedict Crucifix she had on her dashboard and pointing to Jesus said... "That Guy saved you!"

The person who drove her off the road continued on and there were no witnesses.  Her car was totaled.  However, Jill escaped without a scratch!  We have no doubt that God intervened and saved Jill from severe injury or possibly death.

Thank You God for Your Divine protection.  

We love You Father with all our hearts!

The Great I Am

Redemptive Suffering

What actually is "Redemptive Suffering" (Offering It Up)...

Redemptive Suffering is a Christian belief that human suffering, when accepted and offered up in union with the Passion of Jesus, can remit the just punishment for one's sins or the sins of another, or for the other physical or spiritual needs of oneself or another.

Excerpted from "The Redemptive Value of Suffering"...

"Jesus is God's gift of love to all who suffer.  Through His Son, the Father reveals that He desires our salvation, our "eternal liberation" from the evil of suffering.

Those who embrace suffering can embrace Christ's work of saving the world.  Also, such good works entitle sufferers to share in Christ's glory."

Here is the link to this article... http://www.redemptivesuffering.org/

Here is another great site on Redemptive Suffering...

http://www.spiritualdirection.com/2014/05/05/redemptive-suffering-part-i-the-mystery-of-merit

Have a Blessed Day!

Give Your Yes!

Last Sunday while at Mass, I heard... "Much is coming.  It is here.  Everything that I have told you will happen.  This is big, really big.  Do I have your "Yes."

I replied, "Yes Jesus, I have already given You my yes before."  Then I heard.  "Tell Me again, do I have your Yes!"  I said, "Yes! Yes!  I will do whatever you want me to do.  I will go wherever you want me to.  You have my Yes!  No matter what, You have my Yes!"

Interesting how the following day Lana Vawser's message was...

"The Lord is really performing some deep heart surgery on His people right now.  Where His people have said Yes to Him, the Surrendered Yes, there is a deep heart surgery taking place and the pruning in many ways is uncomfortable, but it is driving people deeper into the secret place.  It must happen to prepare the people of God for the promotion that is upon them.

The interesting thing was as I sat with the Lord on this, He was being Very intentional, that He was looking for the "Yes Afresh" from His people.  The surrendered "Yes" to Jesus, of "I will go wherever you want, do whatever you want me to do.  I am giving You my life afresh." End

How amazing that while at Mass I said these same words while giving my "Yes Afresh"!  It wasn't until the next morning that Lana posted her message.  No coincidence!

I told Jesus how exciting things were becoming and I sensed Him to say...

"It's getting exciting because you listen, you hear My Plan and you believe.  You obey!  I want to give My Plan to all My children.  But, look at it this way, you have a wonderful, exciting plan for your children and you try to tell them the plan and they are not interested, they walk away.  What do you do with that?  Come on this adventure with Me.  Believe.  Just do it!  You won't regret it!" End

Say "YES" to Jesus!

Who Am I

Last night after I posted the song below "I Can Only Imagine", I was on Youtube looking at other songs.  A song came to my attention, it is "Who Am I" by Casting Crowns.  I listened to it more than once.  I really liked it.  For some reason it especially touched my heart and I felt nudged to put it on my blog right away, but thought I'll wait until tomorrow because I already posted a song.  

This morning I went to Lana Vawser's website and was shocked to see that some exact lines from the song "Who Am I" were in her message.  Here is an excerpt...

"Such love surrounded me... Jesus spoke again, "You are enough!  You were enough!  Not because of what you do, but because of Who You Are!!!!  You Are Mine!!!!"

The underlined words are essentially the chorus of  the "Who Am I" song!  No wonder I was nudged to publish it here!  No wonder it touched my heart so!  I should have listened then, but I am listening now.  Sorry Jesus for not responding.  Here is the song...  Enjoy!!!

But that's not all!  As I read further into Lana's message she mentions being awakened to our "Own Song". Interesting how over a week ago I asked the Lord for a song.  I asked Him to help me just play a song, no sheet music, but just a song that I can sit down and play out of my head.  He gave my a song on my piano within an hour's time!!  I play that song now all the time.  It's Jesus' and my song!

Here is an excerpt from Lana's message today regarding this...

"You are coming through this process as you give Me your "Yes" and obey Me, healed of this striving, this performance, awakened to your Own Song!  The expression, message and gifting I have placed within each of you that is uniquely different!  Different "songs" are going to rise up all across the world in accelerated ways in this season.  The "songs" being the life message, the gifting, the anointing I have given you and you will sing your own song with confidence in My love and not comparison".

You can see the rest of the message here... https://lanavawser.com/

How awesome is our God!!  And like the last lines of the "Who Am I" song goes...

Whom Shall I fear?

'Cause I am Yours!

I Can Only Imagine

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Straw In The Wind

Straw in The Wind - and idiom meaning a small sign that hints that something is about to happen.  A slight hint of something to come.

This morning I noticed on our deck straw strew around especially in the corner.  Then I noticed it in the yard strewn everywhere.  I investigated where the straw came from and walking to the side of our house I noticed along the side road straw right by the road.  It looked to come from the field across the street.

No big deal, right?  What makes this strange is this straw was strewn all over our front and back yard, on the roof and on the deck and it wasn't there last night.  In this picture you see a corner of our lot.  It was strewn like this on a large portion of our land.

Before I went to bed I checked the weather for storms.  There was to be no rain nor any wind all night.  How is it that this morning this straw is everywhere as if a big 30 mile and hour wind picked it up?  No person did this.  There was NO wind.

This is strange to say the least.  I sensed to look up "straw in the wind."  So I looked into it and found the idiom "straw in the wind" meaning a hint that something is about to happen.

I sense there is something to all this. Enough so that I'm mentioning it here.  We'll see.

Poor Souls

A most charitable act for us is to pray for lost souls, but also, let us not forget the poor souls in purgatory!

Last night a document called "Read Me or Rue It" By Fr. Paul O'Sullivan, that I had saved in my favorites popped up on my screen.  I didn't think that I accidentally clicked on it.  Maybe I did, but not on purpose.  So I began reading this document that I had saved, but only read once longer ago.

I sensed that this document was placed before me again to remind me to not forget the poor souls suffering purgatory.  After once again reading the document, I felt renewed in my quest to help these souls.

Upon going to bed I prayed the St. Gertrude prayer many times.  By praying this pray it was promised to St. Gertrude that us ordinary people on earth can help these poor souls leave their agony and enter heaven.

Here is a link to a free online booklet... https://www.ewtn.com/library/SPIRIT/READRUE.TXT

Here are two links on you tube of wonderful prayers given to St. Gertrude for the poor souls in purgatory...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XndDHGUVaD4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xMqd53gg-g

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses, said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, for those in my own home and within my own family, amen.

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Let us pray to help the poor souls.  And offer up masses for them. It is one of the most charitable things you could ever do.

Climb Aboard!

It is time to climb aboard God's ship, His Ark.  It is time.  There is no time to waste.

My sister today was emailing her boss on her cell phone regarding something to do with her job.  She said randomly as she was typing this picture popped up on her screen.  It filled her entire screen!

She has this picture nowhere on her phone.  Not in her saved pictures, nowhere.  She had to figure out how to get it off her screen.  This is the same picture at the bottom of this blog.

God sends us messages in all different ways.  We feel this was a message to enter the Ark.  To Climb aboard God's ship because it is about to set sail.  In fact she felt it impressed upon her... "Come!  Come enter the ship for we are about to set sail!  We are about to set sail!  We are about to set sail!   Come!"

There is no time left to waste.  Climb aboard God's ship because there are approaching us stormy seas that only our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ can navigate.  Climb aboard!

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee, be not dismayed for I am thy God.  I will strengthen thee, yea;  I will help thee, yea; I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness."

Isaiah 41:10

The Win

"Nothing however little, that is ever suffered for God's sake can pass
without merit in the sight of God.

Be prepared to fight if you desire to gain the victory.

Without fighting you cannot obtain the crown of patience."

We have to realize that as we continue to do God's work and follow His plan for our lives we will come across friction from the dark side.  As attacks come we need to remind ourselves to give it over to Him and He will fight for you.  

When others, especially loved ones come against us it's especially hard.  Being in such a struggle, I randomly opened to the following excerpt from Every Day In His Presence..

"Lead Them to The Cross - As believers, Jesus commissioned us to continue His work on earth, sharing the good news about the salvation He provided for us on the cross (Matthew 28:19).  However, obeying this command isn't always easy, especially when we come across people whose lifestyles are questionable to us. It often feels more reasonable to befriend those who share our values and morals.

Yet understand, Jesus ministered to those whom society avoided.  And He explained that He "did not come to call the righteous, but sinners." (Mark 2:17).

Remember, sin enslaves its victims.  With despair and confusion as constant companions, the captive doesn't know the way to freedom.  But believers do, and we should share the message of hope with them.  

So today, as you come across those who need God's grace, tenderly point them to the cross.  Jesus ministered to the needy, addicted, and downtrodden so they could be freed from sin's grasp.  And because we are His, we should as well.

Father, work through me to lead others to Your salvation, amen." End

As we are attacked, which we will be if we are followers of Jesus Christ, instead of taking offense, we need to forgive and reflect His love to others.  This is not so easy sometimes.  But, by doing this we stomp down those stumbling blocks satan lays for us to stop God's plan working in our lives.

Father, give us, Your people, the strength we need to fight our foes.  To fight the good fight.  To fight the darkness and to bring Your light into the darkness, lighting the way straight to You.

Our Sad Times

Prayers for the people in Nice, France.

Whom?

"Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high."

Psalm 113.5

"When you hear the planes roaring overhead.  Be not afraid."

That is what I heard spoken to me nearly a year ago upon waking from my sleep.  Then I perceived to have a vision of being outside and looking up at planes flying overhead.  They zoomed past my house and then in the distance I saw men coming down with parachutes and I saw explosions. 

For the past month now we have had planes roaring over our heads.  Not just regular planes, but AR-16 Fighter Jets.  And... they are LOUD!  Never in all my life have I experienced this.  

We don't live close to a major airport.  The only planes we see here are small aircraft, helicopters now and then.  Oh, and commercial airlines way up high, and can't fail to mention aircraft spraying chemtrails.  But those aircraft are only seen, not heard.

This as of late is different.  These aircraft, the AR-16 Fighter Jets are not seen, but most definitely heard!  They can be so loud at times that our dog Sophie shakes and follows me wherever I go.  I say to her to "Be not afraid!", but to no avail.  She still shakes.

When it first started, my mom and I were standing outside talking and suddenly we heard this loud roaring coming from up above.  We kept looking, but could see nothing.  We knew it was some type of aircraft, but could not see them.  Upon further investigation we found out that there was a little blurp in the newspaper about our area being designated for AR-16 Fighter Jet military exercises over the next couple months.  Right now they are just loud, in the future who knows... but only God.

One day I asked Father God, "Are those pilots now flying those Fighter Jets good or evil?"  I sensed His reply to be... "Some are good, yet some are only poising to be good.  When the time comes, their true colors will come shining through."  

Upon hearing that I should of been pretty shaken.  Some years back I would have been.  But, I am not.  Fear is not of God, only peace.  We need to pray for His protection and then have peace that He is not a God that lies.  He is all truth and can be trusted to do as He says.

On July 12, 2016, I received this message... "My daughter write what you hear.  It has begun.  War.  War is upon you.  Steady.  Stay steady in Me.  Do not worry, nor fret My Love for you and yours are safe.  All that is written shall now be fulfilled.  I will make all things new again.

Pray now.  Please pray for lost souls for many will lose their lives.  I am sorrowful, My Love.  I desperately need your prayers and sacrifice for much is at stake here.  Your family is in the palm of My hand.  

Much will take place.  Lives will forever by changed.  Nothing will be the same.  The past is long gone.  A new day is dawning.  Prophecy will be fulfilled.  It has been written.  It shall be so.  Do not fret for you and yours are forever Mine.  You are My true remnant, My Chosen set-apart people, a kept people unto Myself.  Pray, pray, pray." End

Today Clare on Still Small Voice received a similar message, here is an excerpt...

"These days have been very rough, but as the Lord says in this dialogue, "This has been a rough day.  We are trying to avert a war you know."  And today is a decisive meeting with heads of state and NATO concerning Russia. Putin has really been actively trying to get America's attention that we are headed for a nuclear war... but of course the government controlled media is ignoring his attempts." End

Who is greater than our God?  Who are we to be afraid of?  If God is for us, who can be against?

I refuse to be afraid of those pilots, of any man, of aliens (which are demons), of disasters, of an economic collapse, ect...  For I have God on my side, so who can harm me?

Of whom shall we be afraid?

"Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge, my fortress, my God, in Whom I trust."  Surely He will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.  He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.  You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.  A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you."

Psalm 91:1-7

Jesus I Trust in You!

I Love This Song!

Go For It!

I asked Jesus if He had anything for me and I sensed Him to say...

"Go For It!" 

 I heard it Loud and Clear.  Then I was nudged to go to youtube and type it in.  It brought up this song from the movie Rocky V...

  Go For It!

It takes Heart and Fire!

Just Do It!

Your Future

Your future eternity with God.  Nothing is more important than that, nothing!

Where we spend our eternity is up to us, our own free will.  God does not force us to love Him.

But, some questions.  How can you not Love a Father who loves you so dearly?

 How can you not Love a Father who is beside you continually reaching out His Hand with only your best interest at heart?

How can you not Love a Father who has given you everything you have starting with your very own life?

How can you not Love a Father who patiently waits on you to come to Him no matter how awful your sins, so He can throw His arms around you and totally forgive?

How can you not Love a Father who Is LOVE?

How can you not Love a Father Who died for You and Your sins and would do it all over again? 

How?

Love Him!  He Loves You!

"And we have come to know and believe, the love that God has for us.  God Is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him."

1 John 4:16

Warning! Warning! Warning!

That is the title I felt strongly to have for this post.  I strongly sense the need to further propagate a message given to Ned Dougherty, Endtimes Daily, July 4, 2016 - The People of the United States of America, A New Declaration of Independence From Satan and His Minions.

Here is the link http://www.endtimesdaily.com/messages-1/july-4-2016-st-michael-archangel

May God be with us all during these trying times.  Pray, Pray, Pray!

I Make All Things New

"For behold, I create a new heavens and new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind."

Isaiah 43:18

The day before yesterday I heard... "I will make all things new."  And I knew to make a post.  

Interestingly, that same day a message was given to "Behold I Come".  Here is an excerpt...

"I will hold back no longer as all of creation responds to not being in harmony with its Creator.  Nothing will be the same again. 

 My people, do not look back.  Do not mourn for what is past and what I must do.  Pray for those who do not know me continuously throughout each day.  Do not fear your tomorrow's for I will never leave you or forsake you.  Trust in Me, your Father.  

I am doing a new thing, and I desire you place all your confidence in Me and My design.  You are chosen to participate in the greatest time there ever will be, the generation that sees My return.

You can see the full message here... http://iamcallingyounow.blogspot.com/2016/07/i-have-closed-door-there-is-no-turning.html.

God Bless!

I Will Comfort You

Our children are... In His Hands!  I trust You Jesus!

We are concerned about our children.  The way this world pulls and tugs on them constantly bombarding them.  It can be disheartening.  But, be assured, be comforted that God has them in the palm of His hand.

"They replied, Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, 

you and your household."

Acts 16:31

This scripture came to my mind, and upon pondering it I felt nudged to open my God Calling devotional randomly.  I opened to this...

"Dwelling with Me, desiring only My Will, and to do My work, My Spirit cannot fail to pass through the channel of your life into the lives of others. Many think it is humility to think they do little and are of little value to My world.  To think that is pride.

What if the pipe were to say 'I do so little I wish I could be more use.' The reply would be 'It is not you, but the water that passes through you that saves and blesses.  All you have to do is to see that there is nothing to block the way so that the water cannot flow through.'

The only block there can be in your channel is self.  Keep that out and know that My Spirit is flowing through.  Therefore all must be the better for coming in contact with both of you, because you are channels.  See this and you will think it natural to know they are being helped, not by you, but by My Spirit flowing through you as a channel." End

On July 10, 2016,  Clare on Still Small Voice received a message touching on this subject... our wayward children...

 "Many of you have labored for Me tirelessly, praying, fasting, serving and doing your very best as a parent, while you watched your children walk off into the world.  Even those of you who had the best resources and intentions have witnessed this tragedy.

But you see, I am with you and your children in a way you will never understand until Heaven.  Indeed when you see how I am accompanying them, you will exclaim, 'Oh Lord why did I worry and fret so?'  'And I will answer you gently, 'Because you didn't see what I see.  But now you know, I had My hand on them the whole time and never let them go.' End

While listening to this message to Clare, I had extreme Holy Spirit chills.  I also have been told this in a previous message to me.  That after I have prayed to save others, many others that I don't even know, why would He not save my very own?  It was so comforting to hear this message to Clare.  A real confirmation of what I myself has heard.

The Lord has our children.  He has our household.  He really does.  

This we can know for certain.  

He has said so. 

Look Up!

"But when these things begin to pass look up, lift up your heads for your redemption draweth nigh."

Luke 21:28

Look up my friend!  It seems to me these days a lot of people don't look up.  They are way to busy looking down on their cell phones, or busy calendars... who really knows.

I've always been a sky watcher. I love on sunrises, sunsets, the midday clouds and sun, the stars at night.  I remember as a child lying on the grass or on a blanket and gazing at the ceiling way above my head.  I'm still a gazer.

It is time, however, that we all start looking up and lifting our heads... Jesus has something to show us.

Recently in July I sensed the Lord telling me... "Look up for your redemption draweth nigh!" And... "Keep your eyes on the prize!"

Yesterday, Clare (Still Small Voice) received a message from the Lord, and at the beginning of her message she said both those things.

 Here is an excerpt...  "Thank You Lord for bringing me into a preview of the Wedding Banquet.  I cannot tell if it is very soon, or so very far away, that You are allowing me to experience this.  Although You have been speaking to Ezekial, my husband, every day.  Tonight he said that he felt You were trying to get him to lift up his eyes. for his redemption draws nigh.  In other words:  keep your eyes on the signs that say it is soon.  Keep your eyes on the prize."  End

Jesus is trying to alert and prepare us. The time is soon, the time is now.

Look up!

Practice What You Preach

We can't be a hypocrite.  If we preach it, we better be practicing it.


I struggle, and I know a lot of people who struggle.  I'm getting back into the swing of things and hopefully am pleasing our Lord.

I have had a deluge of distractions lately.  I can't say it's always easy.

On this blog I may look like I have everything put together just right.  But, I do not.  I am a sinner.  I fall down.  Then I pick myself back up again.  Then I fall, and then dust myself off, place a bandage on my injuries and get going again.  Just like everyone else.  I think the key here is... to get back up.

The world strives to be first.  It takes real effort to combat that.

God never said it would be easy.  It's not the wide way, but the narrow.  In my 54 years of life on this earth, I have learned that anything worth having takes work.  It don't just come to you.  You have to want it and go for it.

It is no different with God.  He's there waiting for us, but we have to respond.  We have to go after Him.  He holds out His hand, but if we don't grab it, we'll fall. 

And it will be our own fault.

*I hold onto You Lord with all my strength.  I am weak, I am a sinner, but with You I am made strong.  Please don't tire of me, Lord.  You really are my Everything.  I will continue to try in earnest to Practice what I Preach!  But I know I can only do so with You by my side to guide.

I love You Lord,

Lori

*Update!  A Confirmation!  It is no coincidence that after finishing this post I randomly opened Every Day In His Presence to this...

Time With God - Do you desire more time with the Lord, but can't seem to make it work out?  The day gets away from you, and the next thing you know, it is time to start all over again.

We are commanded to seek the Savior - to have a desire to know Him and His ways.  He also tells us that if we will pursue Him, we will find Him.  But it doesn't just happen, we must make Jesus a priority.  A demanding schedule or busy personal life is no excuse.  We must be careful not to pursue urgent or immediate goals while we miss the one thing that is absolutely essential to our spiritual health and, ultimately, our enduring success: intimacy with God.

So set boundaries and let nothing interrupt the time you have apportioned for the Father.  He will teach you about His nature and His eternal care, and will give you the strength to meet the challenges of life.  Then when problems come, challenges increase, or sorrows deepen, you will instinctively go to Him for wisdom and guidance with the confidence that He will provide only the absolute best for you." End


How amazing it is that this entry is exactly about what I was writing about.  What an awesome God we have.  He wants our love, our cooperation and our time!  He wants us, His sons and daughters.  It is so obvious how much He loves us.  We will see it, if we pay attention.

I just wish that my children would be as excited about seeking God as they are lately of the new game, "Pokemon Go".  It is an app whereby they go out and seek pokemon, gaining as many as they can.  It is all the rage right now in the United States.  Oh wait, I've been informed it's a world-wide rage.

Evidently, I've been informed by some of my children that a pokemon was in my kitchen sink yesterday.  I asked why it didn't do my dishes while there.  What good is he?  We've had some in our yard, the park, the courthouse. Talk about distractions!

As for me, I ain't takin' the bait.

Obviously, it's a trap.