Worth Sharing

Earlier this week I heard an awesome sermon.

I ddn't realize how spiritually hungry I really was.

Ok so I took a lot of notes in 1 hour. Okay you win I took 4 pages of notes.

Okay I'll admit that I was so thankful to be fed spiritual.

OK its so good that its worth sharing some key points

God-invented Change

CHANGED PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE WHO CHANGE OTHERS

ITS NOT THAT PEOPLE COVER THE GUILT

THEY COVER THE LACK OF INNOCENCE

ITS CRUCIAL TO HAVE THE ATTITUDE

"WHATEVER GOD CALLS ME TO CHANGE--

SIMPLY TELL YOURSELF OUT LOUD

"I CAN DO THAT!"

COMING TO CHRIST

IS LIKE

AMAZING GRACE

"I ONCE WAS LOST

BUT NOW I'M FOUND."

"I ONCE WAS BLIND

BUT NOW I SEE." (Colossians 1:13)

A CHRISTIANS LIFE IS

LIKE A CONVEYOR BELT.

WITH GOD THERE EVERY STEP

OF THE WAY...........................

GOOD OR BAD?

GOD IS THERE

VALLEY OR MOUNTAIN?

GOD IS THERE

TEARS OR LAUGHTER

GOD IS THERE

GOD HAS CALLED US TO CHANGE (Exodus 3:11-12)

WE DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO 'CHANGE'

FOR

FEAR OF FAILURE

PEOPLE WEAR FEAR

AS A BADGE

GOD IS NOT LOOKING FOR

-self confidence

GOD IS LOOKING FOR

-God Confidence

REMEMBER WHATEVER

SHIELD YOU NEED

THAT SECOND

GOD IS GOING TO

BE THAT SHIELD FOR Y-O-U

AFTER ALL ACCORDING TO

GOD

YOU MATTER

YOU HAVE VALUE

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Does it have to end????

I remember when I started the blog.

It was dedicated to God, Jesus, and the Holy-Spirit.

Okay that is my favorite part of the entire blog.

Allow me to set the stage:

Most of the people who read it are people that I work with.

I'll be the first to say that God has blessed me with the job I have.

This weekend me and Debbie just hung out.

To say that it was relaxing would be an understatement.

To sit there and to discuss the written word was such a luxury.

The best part was just sipping my coffee while I listened.

I found myself thinking does it have to end???

I'm enjoying spending time with George, Barbara, and Debbie.

If only this moment could last....

After I left I realized it had become one of my favorite memories.

I guess it did last.

Earlier today I found myself thinking of a person's heart.

After all Valentine's Day is coming up.

A day that we tell others that we love them.

But what's so special about Valentine's Day??

Why wait to a special day to tell a person that he or she means a lot to you.

After all God never sleeps nor slumbers. All because God loves Y O U.

A person's worth and value come from God.

According to God Y O U MATTER!

Then again Jesus shed His blood for you because Jesus loves you more than you will ever know.

Then I found myself thinking about my very own heart.

After all its not that big.

Yet it is just the right size for Jesus to come n dwell in.

"Always remember that My heart is the biggest of all.
There is nothing too small or too big for me.
After all My Heart is so big that I shed my blood for you.
Love,
Jesus"

Regardless of the type of day you have had.

Regardless of what you are going through.

Remember Gods Love is the Biggest of all.

For it was God who made your heart just big enough for Him to dwell in.

Dependent

When the Son of Man

was Dependent on ...........

As I was getting ready for work this morning.

I found myself thinking about when Jesus was dependent on sinners.

Upon looking up the word in the Dictionary.

Dependent means to rely on another

for support; to rely

Yet even God's son "Jesus" chose to

be Dependent

Think about it someone without sin is suddenly dependent upon sinners.

Well the first time was the birth of Jesus.

Think about it Jesus had to learn to sit up, crawl, walk.

Well needless to say these are just a few of the many

things that Jesus was dependent upon sinners to help him with.

The next obvious time is when Jesus was

on the Cross.

Ah come one you remember

the Cross is where Jesus shed His sinless blood

for YOU and for ME!

For

there was

no other

way.

After all

GOD LOVED US THAT MUCH

GOD IN HEAVEN
GOD ON THE CROSS

One turns HIS BACK

The other sheds HIS BLOOD

After all

there

was no

other way.

What about the spreading of

the Gospel?

You Know God's Word.

AH Yes once again the SON

OF MAN WHO

KNEW

NO SIN

WAS DEPENDENT

upon mankind

to tell others

the Plan of Salvation

Ah yes the word DEPENDENT

Then I found

myself thinking.

Okay I must admit

pondering it is me

who

is DEPENDENT

on God

It is me

who is

DEPENDENT

on Jesus

It is me

who is

DEPENDENT

upon the

Holy-Spirit

It is me

who is

DEPENDENT

upon the

Written Word

It is me

who will

say that

my strength

comes from

God

Yet

it's God

that's

DEPENDENT

upon

SINNERS

to

SPREAD THE GOSPEL
BUILD CHURCHES

DISCIPLE

LEAD OTHERS TO JESUS

AH yes

DEPENDENT

LOVE OF GOD

LOVE OF GOD


As I look to the left to the right I see God’s love.

It is painted in laughter I hear a smile on a Grandma’s face.

Its funny how Grandparents work.

When they are just parents it is typical for the son or the daughter as the case may be to hear both yes and no.

When they become a Grandparent suddenly their love is different.

They get all the favorite things for the grandchildren.

Its common to hear just don’t tell your MOM and of course the child is going to say I am going to do just that.

Cause in the Child's mind I want you to bless me and you wont feel good if you don’t bless me.

Kind of makes me wonder where they get that idea.

Then I find myself stopping and thinking that God knew the book of Revelation before He chose for there to be a beginning.

To begin simply means to create, start, implement, however whenever there is a beginning there must be a finish line.

What is so interesting that God knew the order that the verses need to be in.

The written word is a gift from God to His sons and daughters.

After all God remembers everything that He has ever spoken and will ever speak to every one of His sons and daughters.

Regardless how mankind acts nice or mean, an act of friendship or a hate crime the choice is left up to mankind.

Not that mankind chose for it to be that way but God chose it that way.

Yet it makes me stop and wonder because God created mankind to worship Him.

We should have an intimate relationship with Him to always thirst for more.

Yet God took His love so far to the point regardless of how mankind treats Him He simply says I love you.

With God, He sees one or the other.

This is my child who last prayed (you fill the date in) or this is my creation that I long to welcome to the family.

The angels are waiting to have a party.

There is nothing that will hurt God quicker.

Than someone who accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, yet for whatever the reason may be they chose not to be close to God.

More than anything God longs to hear every son and daughters prayer.

He even silences all of Heaven just to hear your voice.

In the meantime God waits and longs just to hear your voice .

As much as He longs to hear your voice.

He just simply says it would not be God's love if he or she didn't have free will.

God made the choice to give everyone free will.

Just as a child wants to be spoiled by his/her grandparents.

God wants to do even more but it all begins in prayer.

The best thing about the Bible is that God works according to His written word not mans word.

There is a difference.

Regardless of your choice God gently whispers I LOVE YOU .

I can’t wait to hear from you.

Love,

GOD

Journey Begins.........

Journey Begins with God’s First Choice

In the Briticanna the definition for journey is to travel from one point to another.
Yet it goes back much father than that.
So just where did the journey begin? With every journey there will be choices made along the way.
But have you ever stopped to think about God’s first choice.
God has and will always be on His throne. He placed the scripture in the order that He wanted it to appear.
Ah yes, the Bible pure perfection.
He impenitently left out 18 years of Jesus life for a reason that is to remain a mystery to mankind.
God will always be God and well man will always be man.
Perfection verses no perfection.
So again I ask the question where does a journey begin?

For me the journey began a long time ago.
Way before Away in A manager would be sung or talked about in Bible stories, devotions, and ah yes Church.
Yet the same one who was in a manger for you and for me was right beside His Father when God made His first choice.
Have you ever stopped to take the time and ponder on what inspired God to make a choice.

Throughout the years God has made so many choices and my Heavenly Father will continue to make choices.
Then I remind myself that my Savior the one who was bruised for my transgressions. The same Saviour who was persecuted for my sins.
That is the one who lives in my heart which is just the right size.
The same one who ministers to me on a daily basis.

He conquered death that I might live.
Yet one of the names of Jesus is Firstborn (Colossians 1) and it is beyond my comprehension. Just to know how deep His love went for you and me.
So again I ask the question where does the journey begin for you?
For God the journey began a long time ago.
Does it start with Genesis 1:1 or did God make choices long before that.
Again God is the unveiler and it is important to recognize that.

For the Ladies

I went to Biltmore Baptist this morning.
It was a sermon that I needed to hear.
In the sermon it compared men to women

Fact:
Women are more verbal than men
Its easier for women to learn foreign language than for a man
The average woman speaks 25,000 words a day
The average men speak 12,500 words a day
Men think mostly using the right side of the brain
Women can multi-task because women use both sides of the brain

The text for the sermon was Genesis 2: 18-25
Women are to be corresponding to men

My favorite point of the sermon is:
-Women are to be corresponding to men
-God brings the woman to the man
-God fashioned every detail, every aspect of the woman.
-God fashioned every detail of everyone (Psalms 139)

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Mercy

Throughout the years God has always blessed me.

Its easy to see Gods handiwork when things are going your way.

Its another to see Gods handiwork when your in a valley.

Friends have come into my life for a reason.

The lessons that God used them to teach me.

I used to wonder if they knew any other words.

After all regardless of the circumstances/situation they would just say Mercy.

If I was in a good mood they just simply said Mercy.

When I got knocked down they said Mercy.

Now don't get me wrong after all they picked me up.

In short regardless of the scenario they just said Mercy.

I must admit it was a lesson that I didn't learn overnight.

Long story short Mercy does indeed cover a lot.

God's Mercy is new every morning.

Good or bad God still loves you.

Bad or good God still loves you.

Even in the darkest of dark places God is there.

'Lo I am with you............

As my friends would say "MERCY!"

He Gave His Everything

Has anyone besides me had a bad day?

Sure you have.

Has anyone besides me had a good day?

I hope you have.

Regardless of the type of day.

God gave you everything.

God is watching over you.

Jesus is carrying you.

Oh how they wait to hear your voice.

Your value comes from God

Every good n perfect gift comes from above.

Lo I am with you

Regardless of what you might be facing.

Remember He gave His everything.

Cause He cares

Jesus shed His blood for Y O U!!!!!!!!!!

The Holy Spirit longs to speak to you.

HE GAVE HIS EVERYTHING FOR___________________________________

God wants you to fill in the blank.

God waits on you.

In Process

In every area, every walk of life there are so many beginnings.

For some it may be getting married.

For others it may be walking by faith.

For others it may be the first decision they made on their own.
For others it could be moving out on their own for the first time.
Ah yes, independence.
In my life there has been so many beginnings.
There was the first time I took my first breath after all that was a beginning.

The day would could come when I would able to crawl.
Later on I would stand up on my own.
As time would have it not long after that I would try to take my first step.
As time progresses I would begin to grow.
Before you know it I am beginning to learn to ride a tricycle
Then a very big day would come I would go to kindergarten now for me this was a big.


After all everyone was going to fall in love with me so I thought.
Well as luck would have it I was wrong.
It was not long before I realized that my perception of things would not necessarily be the perception of everyone else.
There’s a number one question that regardless of the year still continues to be asked even today.
Something about this old aged question that deep down tells me it will be asked tomorrow.
If there is one thing about your life that you could change what would it be?
Well needless to say depending on the person is going to depend on your answer.
I have found it to be interesting that even though mankind continues to ask this question.

There is one person who will never ask this question and of course that is God.
The older I have become the more I realize that I don’t know the things I once knew.
In short I will always be in process.


My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.” (Isiah 46) NIV
Then I find myself saying it’s all about beginnings.

Words of Wisdom part 2

The Christian Alphabet Poem

A lthough things are not perfect

B ecause of trial or pain

C ontinue in thanksgiving
D o not begin to blame

E ven when the times are hard

F ierce winds are bound to blow

G od is forever able

H old on to what you know

I magine life without His love

J oy would cease to be

K eep thanking Him for all the things

L ove imparts to thee

M ove out of “Camp Complaining”

N o weapon that is known

O n earth can yield the power

Praise can do alone

Q uit looking at the future

R edeem the time at hand

S tart every day with worship

T o “thank” is a command

U ntil we see Him coming

V ictorious in the sky

W e’ll run the race with gratitude

X alting God most high

Y es, there will be good time and yes some will be bad, but….

Z ion waits in glory…. Where none is ever sad!

Words of Wisdom

WORDS TO LIVE BY


People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.

If you are Successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you
and them anyway.

Written by Mother Teresa

Cause He Cares

Call upon the Lord while He may be found

Bend your ears to what your Father has to say

May your eyes be kingdom focus

Blink and you might miss:

-God's voice

-Blessing

-Your destiny

Every Good and perfect gift is from above.

Remember YOU are an ORIGINAL

For I know the plans...............

Eyes, Ears on GOD

For YOU are the Apple of God's EYE

REGARDLESS OF YOUR:

-Thoughts

-Words

-Actions

YOU are on GOD'S Mind

CAUSE GOD CARES ABOUT

Y --O--U

Blessings in Disquise

This morning I had my oil change.
I must admit that it was just a little behind.
Okay it was overdue for an oil change.
I decided to take it to a new place.
After listening to my Father brag about his oil change.

I decided to give it a try.
I sure am thankful that I listened.
When I walked into the room I felt a sense of warmth.
It was just so good to listen to the conversation.
After all it was about the written word.

I always enjoy going places where I feel at home.
Even though today was my first time there.
The owner has a way of making you feel at home.
So the next time you need an oil change.
Go to Rogers Lube Express
and be sure an enjoy a cup of joe while you wait.
You'll be glad you did.
For you will feel right at home.

The following is what the owner put on the sign:

FORGET ME

YOU'VE LOST

NOTHING

FORGET GOD

YOU'VE LOST

EVERYTHING

Best Decision a Person can Make

Father, I am a sinner
I realize now that Jesus died on the cross for my sins.
Jesus chose to die for me because Jesus loves me.
From the resurrection on the third day
Jesus conquered death and was able to defeat Satan
For it is written in your word Father that if I profess the name of Jesus
and ask Jesus to come into my heart.
That Jesus will hear me and come into my heart.
Father, I am not perfect for I am a sinner
I realize that my heart is not big but Jesus please come into my heart.
Jesus please forgive me of my sins.
Thank you Jesus for hearing my prayer.
Thank you Jesus for coming into my heart.

The next step is to go to a Bible based Church.

Begin to Read the Bible.
The Book of John is a good place to start.

A Vessel

God has indeed blessed me with a wonderful friend.

She moved up here from Atlanta.

It didn't take long for us to become friends.

After all she has such a sweet personality.

At work we did Secret Santa

Needless to say I think I got the best gift of all

Its a book about being a Godly Woman



Allow me to set the stage for you

This past fall sometime in August I got the rug pulled out from neath me

It taught me to have a new dependency on God

After all there is nothing like not knowing what to do except to keep my eyes on God.

I was blessed with Godly men and women who just loved on me unconditionally.

After all we all need that.

As my Uncle says we all need prayer.

OK I need prayer.


I used to love to reach out to the hurting and broken hearted.

Suddenly it was gone.

All I knew was to cling to God for dear life.

After all God had never left nor forsake me.
That is one of the promises that God made just to me.

Night after night I read the same verse
It was just 1 verse
Of course this verse was committed to my memory
Yet I picked the Bible up and read the verse
"The LORD is my shepherd I shall not be in want."
Psalm 23:1

I continued to grow spiritually.
I started a blog shortly after the incident happened in August.
Walls continued to come down.
As the walls came down it was as if God Had said "Eyes on God, Continue the journey."

"Eyes on God, Continue the journey."
I spent time crying about what was once in my heart because it was no longer in my heart.
"Eyes on God, Continue the journey."
So much that I didn't understand.
So much to learn.

"Eyes on God, Continue the journey."
Well lets hope your getting the picture.

Which brings me up to my Christmas present that I got on Dec 28, 2008.
As soon as I started reading it.
I started crying on the inside at work.
Not very professional but I felt the Holy-Spirit speaking to me as I read.
I was so thankful for how God used my friend from Atlanta to be a vessel.

We didn't meet until October 27,2008
That's the day before my salvation birthday.
This year I'm 18 years old as Gods daughter.

God started speaking
The more I read the more I felt the Holy-Spirit speak
Oh some things may have changed.
But you see my friend is very humble.

Then today at work she asked me if I got the bookmark.
I said yes.
She left the bookmark on my desk on December 29,2008.
Guess what's on the bookmark?

PSALM 23

Still the only thing my friend from Atlanta knows is that God used her.
Just between me and you I'm glad I met her in October.
I'm even more blessed to have her as a friend

The Sound of Christmas

Ah if only the Sound of Christmas could stay just a little longer.

Complete strangers wishing each other Merry Christmas.

Instead of hearing foul language you hear praise.

Ah the smiles you see on so many faces.

Then I read a bumper sticker "Help keep Christ in Christmas"

The car behind it said "You can't spell Christmas without Christ."

Then I found myself thinking why not keep those bumper stickers on all year.

Why does the cheerfulness have to only be a short season?

Whose to say that it has to end?

Why not continuing speaking words of encouragement?

Whose to say that it has to end?

Why not continue to reach out to help others?

Whose to say that it has to end?

Does it have to end?

All I know is :

One Birth changed History

Jesus never sleeps nor slumbers.

Jesus came to pay

a debt that

He did not owe

Because Mankind

could not pay

the debt

that we owed

Jesus still:

Loves

Accepts

Forgives

Minsters

Heals

Gives Grace

Gives Mercy

After all the

one thing that

Jesus never did

was to make a

MISTAKE

Yet its

Jesus

who says

I FORGIVE YOU

3 powerful words that changes so much

Jesus

still

says

I LOVE YOU

This Christmas

make it a point to include

Jesus

Who Knows you

might just hear

Jesus saying

"Thank you for

including me."

"My Father sends

His Love"

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Just an Old Pair of Shoes

I went to a Christmas play last night.
Something I heard last night really stuck with me.
Allow me to set the stage

A man has a dream that Jesus will be coming to see him on Christmas Day

Needless to say He speaks to everyone the following day.
After all He wants to meet Jesus.
Just to talk with Jesus face to face.

Oh what that would only mean.
Well in a way that's what prayer is like.
Regardless of whether your in a good mood or not.
That doesn't matter.
Jesus just wants to hear your voice.
Cause He cares
After all He shed His Blood for YOU.
Cause He cares

One person is cold He gives them a cup of coffee.
He proceeds to tell that person Do you know Jesus?
He is coming to visit me today.
The person drinks the coffee and continues His journey.

Next comes an old lady.
He offers her kindness.
After all its Christmas Day.
Cause He cares.
He proceeds to tell that person Do you know Jesus?

Before he can continue.
This old lady tells it exactly how it is.
Son, when you get old, people just discard you as an old pair of shoes.
Just an old pair of shoes.
She says.
That's how they treat you.
Just an old pair of shows I tell you

He asks the question again
Do you know Jesus?
He's coming to visit me today.
Old lady walks off and says
Just an Old pair of shoes I tell you

Upon hearing that I found myself thinking its easy to have that mindset.
After all God gave mankind freewill
God waits just to hear my voice.
Jesus silences all of Heaven to say Listen......

There are 24 hours in 1 day.
7 days a week.
52 weeks in a year.
Yet I do not pray every second.

Then I thought Jesus shed His blood just for ME.
After all He never sleeps nor slumbers.
I'm alive today because of God, Jesus, and the Holy-Spirit.
Jesus knows exactly how many breaths I will actually take.

Yet Jesus still continues to love ME for me
Cause He cares

No wonder this man is so thankful that Jesus is coming to visit Him.

Sometimes it seems like Jesus just continues holding his stick drawing one circle in the sand after another.

Always knowing
Always loving
Always accepting
Always forgiving
Always giving grace
Always giving mercy
Always being there
The list is indeed infinite........................
Cause He Cares

Worth Sharing

I received this as e-mail from my sister.

How can I not share something this good?

Christ Bell

THE BELL

I KNOW WHO I AM

I am God's child (John 1:12)

I am Christ's friend (John 15:15 )

I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17)

I am bought with a price (1 Cor 6:19-20)

I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)

I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8)

I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt 5:13-14)

I am a member of the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27)

I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2)

I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil 3:20)

I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31 -34)

I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor 5:17-21)

I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph.. 2:18)

I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)

I cannot be separated from the love of God (Rom 8:35-39)

I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor 1:21-22 )

I am assured all things work together for good (Rom.. 8:28 )

I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16 )

I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12 )

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)

I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)

I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16).

I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)

I am hidden with Christ in God ( Col. 3:3).

I have been justified (Romans 5:1)

I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1)

. I am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10)

I am confident that the good works

God has begun in me will be perfected. (Phil. 1: 5)

I have been redeemed and forgiven ( Col 1:14).

I have been adopted as God's child (Eph 1:5)

I belong to God And so do YOU May the LORD bless you and keep you;

May the LORD make His face shine upon you And be gracious to you;

May the LORD turn His face toward you And give you peace.'Numbers 6:24-26
AMEN

Hope this ministers to you as it did to me.

'TIS SO SIMPLE

When I read the monthly newsletter.
I felt that this was worth sharing.

SITEL NEWS
DECEMBER 2008

From the desk of Jean Harmon

"I wish everyone a joyous Holiday Season and Health, Happiness and Prosperity for the coming year.

CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS:

To your enemy, forgiveness.

To an opponent, tolerance.

To a friend, your heart.

To a customer, service.

To all, charity.

To every child, a good example.

Here's hoping this will impact you as I was impacted when I first read it.