This Totally Amazed Me Today!!!

On December 9th I blogged about something the Lord had shown me about our faith being under attack... Well today I got David Wilkerson's letter and WOW Confirmation in a HUGE Way! I'll write that portion out:

"... But there is something even deeper and more sinister than all of these frightful happenings. It is this: the body of Christ, consisting of devoted disciples of Jesus, is under attck from principalities and powers of hell. An angry devil who knows his time is short has waged all out war against the righteous. Satan has seen the handwriting on the wall, and he is dispatching his demonic army against Christ's most devoted children. Those who are wholly given to Christ, who seek him and love him dearly, are now set up as targets of the enemy's wrath. Every reader who prays and serves the Lord understands what I am saying. You have discernment from the Holy Spirti that what you are experiencing is warfare against your mind. Satan is infusing your thoughts with fears, discouragement, temptations, depression. He is after your faith, wanting to so discourage you that you'll quit the fight. Make no mistakes about it: the war is for your mind. In my own spirtitual warfare, the Holy Spirit continually whisper to me, "Do not be alarmed. These thoughts are from the enemy. You are under Satan's attack. So just be still. Do not judge yourself, adn do not fear. Est in the knowledge that the Spirit of God is in you; you will not go down." It is time for us all to take a stand on this Word: "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed (fixed) on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord forever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength" (Isaiah 26:3-4)" David Wilkerson

Okay so talk about Confirmation... wow I'm so in awe of this letter! Not only the same thing about the faith stuff but also the scripture is the exact one the Lord gave me!!! We serve such an AWESOME God! I feel like we are soldiers in training for the battles ahead... but OH if we hold on.... He's coming back soooo soon I can feel it deep in my spirit!

My son got a Creed CD for Christmas and one of the songs was just so touching... the lyrics are great but when you hear him sing them it's so powerful! So I'll share these lyrics...

"Don't Stop Dancing by Creed"

At times life is wicked and I just can’t see the light
A silver lining sometimes isn’t enough
To make some wrongs seem right
Whatever life brings
I’ve been through everything
And now I’m on my knees again

But I know I must go on
Although I hurt I must be strong
Because inside I know that many feel this way
Children don’t stop dancing
Believe you can fly Away…away

At times life’s unfair and you know it’s plain to see
Hey God I know I’m just a dot in this world
Have you forgot about me?
Whatever life brings
I’ve been through everything
And now I’m on my knees again

But I know I must go on
Although I hurt I must be strong
Because inside I know that many feel this way
Am I hiding in the shadows?
Forget the pain and forget the sorrows
But I know I must go on
Although I hurt I must be strong
Because inside I know that many feel this way
Children don’t stop dancing
Believe you can fly Away…away

Am I hiding in the shadows?
Are we hiding in the shadows?

Have a GREAT day and if you live near me at all... are you as sad about the million inches of snow too??? My poor little dog went outside this morning and got lost in a drift.... she was not too happy with that!

Christmas Day 2005

Christmas Morning started later than usual this year... I actually got up before the kids and it was 8:00. I enjoyed the sleep but I must admit it's one more sign thier growing up :(
So I started my turkey cooking and got my big pot of coffee ready video camera going on the tripod... AH now we're ready!
So we gathered around and read some scripture and prayed as a family... then we tore into our gifts! FUN FUN FUN! My son Chris got me a beautiful cross necklace and the AWESOME "Healing Rain" CD / DVD by Michael W. Smith... my favorite video of all time is Michael W. Smith's Healing Rain.. UH so Powerful! From my son Josh I got 2 of my favorite movies... My Girl and The Cinderella Story! Corny I know but I love those sweet movies! From my Husband I got a very cool selection of stuff from Israel... a cool Black Hoody that says Israel on the front and Jerusalem on the Back... for the past 4 years that's all I ever want from him is stuff from Israel... last year I went there and got my own stuff! YAY YAY Israel is the Best... K well back to Christmas... presents were done and we went to get my mother n law to join us for our wonderful yummy turkey dinner! My son Josh got a drum set so he and his dad spent quite some time assembling that, my son Chris got an MP3 player and he spent quite a while downloading songs onto it... It holds like 3,000 songs so that keeps him busy! Then to carry on our tradition we head over to my mother in law's for our presents and her wonderful clam dip and chips! YUMMY... She always goes way overboard on us, this used to bother me because it never felt right but she loves to so I go along with it now! I got a nice coat (warm down and feathers); 2 pretty shirts; 3 movies; Walmart gift card; and a purse. Then we played Mad Gab for a few hours! That game is soooo fun! Then home we came! I was in bed by 11:00 and asleep straight through the night for the first time in over a week! That was GREAT!

Great Scripture

13And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
14Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
15And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
16And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
17And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

I love this passage of Scripture! When we are going through a battle we can be overcome with fear and the enemy seems so big... but it's such a comfort that "those who are with us are more than those with them"
I was awake a long time last night dealing with fear and feeling like those against me were bigger and stronger than those for me... but God reminded me of this awesome passage of scripture and I took great comfort in it! He (God) also led me to a great book last night that really helped me get through the night... "Praying God's Word" by Beth Moore... what an amazing tool! I highly recommend it! The Word of God really is a weapon against our "enemy"... it's called the Sword for a reason!

I love this song....

My Glorious
The world's shaking with the love of God
Great and glorious, let the whole earth sing
And all you ever do is change the old for new
People we believe that
God is bigger than the air I breathe
The world we'll leave
God will save the day and all will say
My glorious!
Clouds are breaking, heaven's come to earth
Hearts awakening let the church bells ring
And all you ever do is change the old for new
People we believe that
by Delirious

This song is so great... it really reminds me during times of difficulty who this God I serve really is! He's Awesome!

Christmas Miracles

I love stories about God doing amazing things! They build hope and faith and are just plain great! So I'm going to share a Christmas miracle story from 1992. There have been more in my life but this one is my best! I was a single mom of two really great little boys and pregnant for my third child. My oldest son was 2 and my younger son was 9 months old. Things were intensly tight financially at that time. Well Christmas Eve I laid in bed and cried... all I had under the tree was a squeakie toy for my younger son and a toy football for my older son (dollar store toys). Well of course as a mom I wanted to do so much more as I have the best kids ever born :)! It was around 11:00 pm on Christmas Eve, there was a knock on my door within seconds I was at the door, no body was there. I lived on the top floor of my apartment building and saw no one in the stairway, no one in the hall, no footprints in the snow outside... at my door had been left a big box of presents for my children and myself! To this day I'll never know who left that box... nor do I need to! So that's my Christmas Miracle! God heard my cry and blessed us abundantly! My other prayer that day was that someday I could do that for others... and God has blessed us with the ability each year to do the same for someone else! God is Great! Please if you have any Christmas stories let me hear them!!!

Last Night Different than Planned

Christine I thought of you and the job situation last night... I was supposed to be somewhere last night then someone I've been witnessing to invited me somewhere else so I prayed about it and decided to go with those people... then something changed and that just didn't work out either so I didn't end up at either of those two places... but I think I was where God wanted me last night. We had just dropped my son off at the school for his Basketball game and we went to the store to buy some wrapping paper... while in the store there was this man who was kinda smelly and dirty, first reaction was of course to be like ew yuck! but then I thought of something someone once said to me "you'll know your becoming more like Jesus when the ones you twould normally urn your nose up at you'll want to embrace." Well we left the store and saw him walking... I NEVER pick up strangers I think it's really stupid, but I just felt the Lord's nudge to offer him a ride. It was only 13 degrees outside and he had a 3 mile walk ahead of him. So I'm really glad God didn't let me be at the 2 places I thought I belonged at! So don't question why God is not letting you have the thing you thought was best.... trust that HE knows what truly is! Hope your day is going really well.... I'm just jealous of you being in Texas really warm while I'm dealing with 13 degrees of yuck! But no complaints the Sun is Shining!

The words to this song really hit me this morning while in prayer! There's been so many attacks lately on not only myself but all my brothers and sisters in the Lord... I asked God today why? Why is it that all this junk is happening... and it finally hit me! Satan isn't interested in us he's after our FAITH! We are so close to that time when Jesus is going to rapture us out of this world and in His Word He asks, "Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8) This song came on right after I said that prayer... Building 429 Never Look Away.

The water rages on tonight
And the storm is hiding the skyline
I try to see the northern shore
But the waves are much higher than before
From the deep LordYou are beckoning
You call out my name
Say don't be afraid cause I'm here just believe me
So I won't look at the waves
I'll look on your face and I'll walk when I see youLord
Give me faith To never look away
Staring deep into you eyes I'm standing by your strength
But fear and doubt they take my sight
And I begin to sink Hear my plea Lord will youCome rescue me
It's not that far to where you are
With outstretched arms you're calling out my nameI'm gonna walk, I'm gonna fall
But you'll have my all You've called me by name
And I'm not afraid I'm here I believe you I won't look at the waves I'll look on your face and I'll walk when I see YouLord give me faith to never look away

I just pray the answer to that question will be YES~ He will find faith on earth... in my heart and home! Have a GREAT day anyone and everyone who stumbles upon this!

Blessed Beyond Measure

I haven't done much blogging but today I just had to share my thoughts. Over the past 4 weeks or so I've been in constant battle spiritually; physically; and emotionally. Through this time God remained so true and faithful... the days I thought I couldn't bear it anymore He sent a friend with just the the right word or when I had to deal with it all alone God would give me a Word or a Song... there were days when like Elijah I wanted to run away and just hide in a cave.
Last December I had the awesome privilege of spending time in Israel... one of the most memorable parts of the trip was our drive to Masada, we saw the desert / wilderness where Jesus wandered around for 40 days all ALONE. I took such comfort this morning in that... He wandered and was completely alone doing "battle"... though I've felt alone at times through this wilderness period, I've never been alone... Jesus has been with me! He never allows us to go where He hasn't already been.
Today I'm reminded of all that I've been soooo incredibly blessed with. First and foremost my Salvation and my BEST fried ever Jesus Christ! My wonderful children and my husband who loves me in spite of all my shortcomings. My 8 amazing nieces, who have blessed me so much lately... Kyrstin with her sweet personality and kind words; Sherri with her silly way that makes her so much fun; Christy who will never know the extent of how much God has used her in my life over the past few months! My adorable little nephew Manny! My 3 sisters who have become best friends! My 2 sister n laws who I love so much! My 2 brothers who are great and wonderful! My awesome brother n law Louis who is away fighting to keep our country what it is! My great brother n law Steve who has been such a tremendous influence in my great sons lives! The Pastor and his wife who have come along side Alan and I to help us in our relationship! My church family who I don't know where I'd be today if it weren't for them! My Monday night prayer meeting with 5 of the most amazing ladies I've ever met!
I'm just in awe today of my great SAVIOR who has met my every need as well as blessed me so abundantly in so many ways and given me so many of the desires of my hear. Though the storm may rage and the battle may grow fierce... Jesus is on the throne and never asleep! He will NEVER leave me nor forsake me! Praise Him for all He is!