The Kingdom of God

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 6:33

What is Jesus saying here? He is saying that the top priority in anyone’s life is the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is Spiritual in character, and no human weapons can be used to establish it.. This is represented by the organized church, or the visible church if you will, but it is more comprehensive and greater than the visible church in anytime in history.

To the individual the kingdom of God means being brought into a personal relationship with God through subjection and devotion to Him, and a blessed spiritual relationship by the blood atonement for the cleansing of all sin.

To seek “first” means to seek God before and above everything else. Once we put God first then everything else in our lives will fall into their proper places.
Do you know this truth? Are you seeking after God and all His righteousness? If the answer is “I’m lacking in this” then come before the Lord. He will wash you clean and help you in seeking His righteousness

Home Blessings

Do you know the feeling of having a clean house all the time? When you walk into all of the bedrooms in the house and the beds are made and toys put away in the toy boxes. Dirty clothes in the laundry baskets, and dresser drawers closed. The feeling is wonderful.
What makes it so much more so is the fact that the children of the house has done all of these things before they left for school. The oldest still at home is 15 and the youngest is 6. How did this come to pass you may wonder. Well I have a system.
FlyLady has helped me with my daily cleaning but it seemed that I was still doing everything all by myself. So one day last month I decided that the children should also have their chores posted on the front door of the house. They can go to the door and read what they still need to do. I have it broken down into 3 different times of the day.
Before School
The children should have finished the following before leaving.
Get Dressed
Make bed
Fold pj’s and put under pillow for the night (they wear there bed clothes 2 nights in a row)
Brush hair
Brush teeth
After School
Do homework
Do their individual chores
Read
Before Bed
Pick up toys and put away
Lay out clothes for next day
Brush teeth
Braid hair ( for the girls)
Make sure book bag is ready

Since I have started this it is easier on everyone. They know that they have these things to do. Once they finish a chore they will color the square that is next to it. I will then give the kids a sticker for that “time” if all the things are done and colored in (This is for the younger kids for motivation).
This teaches the children that they are responsible for their own rooms. It also teaches them respect for other peoples things. When they have to clean their own rooms they are less apt to go into another’s room and “trash” it because they know how hard it is to keep their own clean. Responsibility is something we need to teach our children at a young age. If we do not then they will grow up thinking that they should have everything handed to them on a silver platter.
So now that I have more time to study the Word and pray I am growing much more closer to the Lord. And THAT is such a wonderful feeling!

Rejoice

This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.

Can you truly say that statement? If you can not, look into yourself and ask yourself why. Why is it so hard to be glad for a new day when things are so difficult in your life? Is it because you are depressed about something that is completely out of your hands? Or is it because you are not happy in general?

Jesus Christ don’t want us to be unhappy. He wants us to rejoice in our SALVATION. Have you given all to the Lord? We can be happy in those hard times because our happiness don’t come from the things that we can acquire. True happiness is something that we receive from the Lord. We have to reach out and ask for the happiness that He has promised.

Things that we have been through is difficult enough when we have Jesus to lean on, imagine how difficult it would be if we don’t give it all to Jesus. So don’t pick up those things that you lay at the feet of Christ. When you are down on your knees and lay your burdens down before Him, leave them there. I know it is harder to do that say in some cases, but how can you expect Christ to move in your life concerning those burdens if you don’t let Him have them to do something with them?

So can you say that “This is the day that the Lord has made, I WILL rejoice and be glad in it”? If you can then I will rejoice with you. If you can not then I will pray with you if you want me to.

2009 New Year

Here it is a new year. 2009. Is it possible that the coming year will see the return of Christ? I truely hope so.

What has been happening with me. I became a grandma again. I love my grands. I also like the fact that they can go home when they get sugered up by Grandpa. Haha.

We have also changed church's. We are going to a small church nearer our home so it saves on fuel. The kids love it. We have become involved in the church. The Pastor came to my husband and asked him if it was alright if he asked me to teach the adult Sunday School class. My hubby said yes. So the Pastor came to me and asked if I would teach. I told him I would since I had been subbing for the past 2 weeks.

I taught the class without studying like a teacher. I had studied like I always did but it seems like they liked my style of teaching. Now I study like a teacher, and I find that I am learning more, much more than I ever thought I would learn. The Lord is opening my eyes and heart to get deeper in His Word. It is so awesome.