God is in Control...no matter WHAT!

When things look bleak and dark, that is the time to remember WHO your help is. My church family is going through a lot of trials and tribulations. It seems like one problem is solved and the enemy throws another one at us.
  GOD is in CONTROL! No matter what the enemy tells you. He will keep things messed up if he only gets a chance. BUT I know this one thing. My God is in control.

Sleepless nights and Prayer

Sleepless nights are the perfect time to pray. There is always a reason that a person cna't sleep. One of them maybe that the Lord has impressed upon you to pray for someone or something in particular. Another reason could be that the enemy does not want you to have the rest you need.

I can remember one time my Papa telling me to pray when I can't sleep. He said it puts you to sleep every time. Well I thougth "Of course it does! Prayer is boring." This was way back in the day when I was not a Christian. It was my Papa's way of wittnessing to me about the love of Jesus Christ even though I didn't know it.

Prayer is such an important part of my life now. I really enjoy talking to my Lord. I have learned to stop and listen too. Even though I am a "talker", I know that God don't care that sometimes I ramble on, He never gets tired of what I ahve to say.

Paul said that we are to be in prayer constantly. Now that don't mean that we are to be on our knees all the time and do nothing else in our life, no, what he is saying is that we are to be in the attitude of prayer. To praise the Lord for no reason at all just to say "I love you Lord" To life His name up in praise. When we are in that attitude of prayer it will come much more easily to pray for a need when we are called upon to pray.

Be ready at all times. Be sure that you can go to the Throne of God and petition Him for things without having to make sure you are clean and ready to go before Him. That is another thing that Paul talked about. Die daily. This means make sure that there is not one sin or thing that stands between you and God. That it all is under the blood of Jesus Christ our Savior.

So the next time you cannot sleep, try praying. God will answer your prayer one way or another, be it that you go back to sleep or that you sit up and post something on the computer that may help someone else in the world.

Evening Service

It was a great day yesterday at church. The Sunday School lesson was about the man who was demon possessed with a legion of demons. You will find the story in Mark chaopter 8 and also in Luke chapter 8. Matthew mentions it too, but I can't remember right off the bat where it is. :)

During the evening service, a message in tongues was given. Then the interpertation. Jesus was telling us that He wants us to praise Him. He gave us everything He had. He laid down His life on Calvary for us. He now stands at the right hand of the Father praying for us. All He wants is for us to come to Him and worship Him. He gave it all for us. What more do we want Him to do?

I for one will live for Him. I don't know how a person can NOT love Him. How a person can not live for Him. I will bring up my children in the house of the Lord. I made a promise to Him that I would do that and I intend to do it.