Katy Rose

Katy Rose
JUST A WOMAN SAVED BY GODS GRACE AND WANTS TO WRITE ABOUT IT.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

7/29/2010 Are you a Part of Gods Army?

Do you have any idea what a privilege it is to be part of God’s Army? In this corrupt world filled with SOOOOOO much sin, what an honor it is to be a part of the All and Mighty Creator of the Universe. Do you understand the territory that comes with being a TRUE part of God’s Army? Sacrifice, Humble, Enduring Suffering, Being in this world but NOT of this world, turning the other cheek, showing grace, etc. All of these things mentioned here, aren’t something you just get down and start a routine doing. It isn’t like a workout routine. These things take discipline and obedience, and not just one day a week, but EVERY single day in EVERY situation. You will always be tested, and the enemy doesn’t leave you alone. Don’t expect people to feel sorry for you, or give you the same treatment and respect that you give others. If you keep thinking people owe you favors, then your mind is very far from God. As a Christian the greatest book to live by and is our guideline is the Bible. So if you want to know how to live and have a guide, then that is your answer. The majority of the world is not living according to what the Bible preaches, because people choose to live by the guidelines of the World. So very few people you will notice that are different, and that they are doing something different, and those are the people you want to surround yourself with. What benefits come with surrounding yourself with un-godly people? Nothing good comes from it, it only steers you in the wrong direction. This world has enough things to lead you astray, why make it easier by associating with the people that are un-godly. Think of the people that you hang out with, do they curse a lot? People think cursing isn’t a big deal because EVERYONE does it. Once again you don’t want to do what everyone is doing. Do you know that in the Bible it states you cannot praise God and curse God at the same time? Or from the same mouth? So if the guideline clearly states that and if you are truly a part of God’s Army why do you curse or associate with people that do that? That is not what God wants, so don’t be a part of it. That is just a smaller example I brought up, there are many to choose from. So instead of reading this and then living the way you want to live, stop and think. What are your actions? Are they godly? Have a blessed day, katy rose

Friday, July 16, 2010

7/16/2010 Things Not seen

Hello Everyone, I hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday :) I wanted to write this bulletin on: The things we don’t see.
All we can do as humans is judge with our eyes, ears, senses etc. This is all we know, we learned this as we were young and this is all we know on how to go by. We are able to see our world and how the society is and the changes that it is headed towards and we can see how we are doing. It is very easy to go by our natural senses and do what we know best, which is to follow them and blend in. The unfamiliar territory is the things we don’t see, and how to feel those out and start to tap into our senses. The Bible mentions time and time again that we are to believe in faith, and our faith is to be so strong that we believe in the things that are not seen. We put our full and complete trust in the Lord, and he will be our eyes, ears, and senses. The Bible is a book on how God wants us to live accordingly. We will never be able to live by each thing perfectly because we aren’t perfect, but it is an exact guideline on how God wants us to live in the world today. Nothing in the Bible mentions to use our own eyes, ears, and senses because Satan is the God of this world and that is what he wants us to go by. He wants us to only tap into those senses and live life according to what we see, it would scare him if we started searching for the truth and the way our creator wants us to live. If you really think about it, this world reflects huge on “status” and monetary value. Do you know that you can’t put God and Money in the same sentence? You can’t worship God and money. It is either one or the other.
Ok, so how do we tap into our senses in what we are not familiar with, and completely foreign to our knowledge? 1) Start looking into the only truth in this world, and that is the Bible. It states everything true and right and exactly what God wants us to know and how to live and how to be as people. 2) Start going to church, get involved in a fellowship with other believers that come and worship together. Don’t just go as a routine, where you get nothing from it. God would want you to leave church feeling on fire, and wanting to spread the word, not just mark off on a checklist, that you attended church. 3) Start practicing what you read and hear from Church, and show others grace by action. 4) Start being more aware of where you spend your free time, how you think, and how you treat others, and ask: is this godly? It is so easy to be distracted and to think that things don’t affect us. Do you think if you are trying to be good and live the right way, and you go to a nightclub and start drinking, is not that big of a deal? Think again, think of the environment you are putting yourself into ( music with sexual hints, cursing, people dressing very revealing, alcohol, getting into fights, being around people that are ignorant and openly inviting sin into their life) Do you see where everything could lead? It really is a lifestyle. When you start seeking the word, you are more familiar with the right type of environments. So there are steps to get right and it is a long road, but it is a privilege to follow that road and endure the trials, and if you are able to save some souls along the way, then Hallelujah!!!!!!!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

7/8/2010 How Good are you with God?

If you were asked this question, how would you respond? Could you answer with confidence or would you let your head hang down? Maybe it would make you nervous or uneasy. Ask yourself it, and see how you can truly answer that deep down. It’s not about making yourself feel better and giving excuses, you know your thoughts, actions, values, morals, etc. Measuring all those together, could you answer it? I know a lot of people do what feels good, For example, they will volunteer, do charity, etc. Those are amazing things to do, and those should be done because your heart is telling you too, but I believe some people think if they do those things, they will be ok in God’s eyes. The thing is that God wants us to bring others to the Lord and help the needy, those are things we are called to do, but it doesn’t make us good with God. How about if you were to do a mental list and try to measure out the good you have done, verses the bad. How does that measure up? I will change it up again, When do you call on God the most? When things are good or going bad??
The reason I ask these questions is because no matter how you answer them, the overall answer should be the same: WE ALL NEED A SAVIOR!!!! No matter how good you think you do, it’s never enough. If you call on God only when things are going bad, then there is NO RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD!!!! It’s so easy to just carry on when things are going good, and going to your standard, but when something happens, we freak out and come crawling to God. It is important to always come back to God, but shouldn’t we always try and stay with God????? He never leaves us, so why do we leave him? No matter what we do, we are always going to fall short and be sinners, the part we can rejoice in, is that we have that chance to become worthy if we accept Jesus as our savior and become born again, then we will be with the Lord in eternity. Isn’t that an amazing thought? Here we are sinners, we are never good enough, but because of what Jesus did for us, it can be ours, if we want it and choose it.
Now you may ask, well how do we choose it? How do I become born again? The answer is to acknowledge out loud and say proudly before others that you whole heartingly accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, and ask forgiveness for your sins, and invite him into your life and to have him dwell in you and be in full obedience with HIS WILL and not your own. It really is that simple. You say it, and watch what happens, it is the most powerful experience ever, and once it happens, it is up to you to be obedient and follow in His way. We always have choices, we can choose to do wrong, or do good. Choose to do our own Will or His. It is so easy to make good and bad decisions, the key is to sticking them out and following through them when you are tested. So let’s say you made this commitment today, do you think it is going to be all good and no worries or problems? The road for christians is one of the hardest to follow, because the enemy hates you and will try to bring you down. That is all part of it, all of the suffering and enduring is for Jesus, we are on his army and we should be more than happy to go to battle for our Lord. He fought for us and stood for us, we need to do the same!!!
So I am going to close with this, really evaluate and see where your time goes, and if you are truly living in the word, and reading it. Because life is too short, people can get wrapped up into flesh things, since we are human, but that is what the enemy wants us to focus on. He doesn’t want us to focus on the spiritual battle that is happening around us, and that is the area we should be most concerned about because that is our eternity forever!!!! God Bless KatyRose

Friday, July 2, 2010

7/2/2010 Endure, Endure, Endure

I wanted to write this Friday bulletin on how truly blessed we are and sometimes don’t see it or realize it. It sometimes takes something to happen in order to realize it. I know everyone has their own trials and tribulations, but no matter what were going through, it is not as bad as what trial and tribulation that Jesus went through. He paid the ultimant price. Would you be innocent and put up with the treatment that Jesus did? Would you stay peaceful and loving as the people that did it to you? Would you die for the people that were doing it to you? Everyone tends to focus on themselves and can get really hard on themselves and get down, but that is what the enemy is trying to do. He is trying to get you in a negative mind set, he doesn’t want you to have hope, he doesn’t want you to pray and have faith, he wants you to get into deep depression and also pull others down. The enemy is already defeated, why let him win? His whole thing is that he wants to pull you down because he knows you were created in God’s image and knows your potential and God’s greatness for you, he is trying to keep you from accomplishing it. We need to stand up and put on our armor and fight as a Christian Warrior for God. It is a never ending battle, the battle ends when we are no longer here, so we must NEVER give up the fight.
In church last Sunday, we had someone speak on a visit to Rome and they saw the prison cell of the disciple peter, and here peter was innocent and sentenced to jail and was in a dark, mildew prison cell and was chained between two prisoners and he still kept his peace and wrote pages of the bible, telling us to hold steady to faith and endure the suffering because peace will come for the Glory of God. Can you imagine how he must of felt? Could you of kept your spirits up and been positive in a situation like that?? The devil didn’t have a chance with Peter, he stayed true to God and trusted him in every circumstance and situation.
So my bulletin is to trust God in ALL SITUATIONS!!!! Stop looking at the time frame of how long you have been in a situation, God will pull you through it, stay true and faithful to the Lord and you will prevail. Have a blessed weekend, katy

Thursday, June 17, 2010

6/17/2010 Ackowledge Him

Life is truly amazing but I must say it is amazing not because of free will, or doing what we want, it's because of what Jesus did for us!!!!!! Since he died for us, it gives us the chance to spend eternity with him and his father forever!!! It is up to us if we choose it or not and that is by our lifestyle, choices, and obedience. There is only one way to heavan and that is through Jesus's salvation. It isn't by good works, etc. There is only one way, and if you haven't found Jesus yet, I suggest you get on board. There are alot of rebellious people in the world and prideful people. Don't people understand we are all sinners and we will always sin, we will never be perfect? Why hold grudges? If we hold grudges with people, how do you expect God to forgive you?? Acknowledge Christ in everything you do, and I mean in everything. The whole day should be a non-stop conversation between you and God. God needs to be first, go to him before you go to anyone else. He knows us better than we know ourselves. Sometimes we go to other people because we already know how their response is going to be, and it gives us comfort to hear someone agree with us. The truth is, that it doesn't really matter who sides with us or what advice is given. We are all held accountable for our own individual lives. I will tell you that I am not going to listen to someone when it comes to my judgement day. I want to go to God first, and lay it down to him and have him lead me and work me through it. In this day of age it is so hard to live a christian lifestyle, it is very hard, but it is no impossible. It just takes you to have a strong relationship with God, a very intimant relationship, and obedience. If you get into a routine of reading the bible, and practicing what you read, not only in your actions, in your thoughts and in your heart, then that is a start and God will show even more favor in your life then ever before. Yes the enemy will mess with you because he hates God, and the enemy will try and try with circumstances, certain people you meet, etc to try and get you to get on his side. but if you are into the bible, you already know that the enemy is a defeated foe, and he is finished. So knowing that, it gives a sense of power to be in God's army and be a soldier for God. I will take whatever suffering God has for me because everything is planned and he already knows all that is to happen, and I will endure if for Jesus. Look at what he did for us!!! Why do we complain of struggles? Do we expect life to be easy? Do you not understand that if we had no struggles, then we would never call on God. We would take things for granted and be even more spoiled than we are now. Everything happens for a reason. The biggest thing I can preach on with something that I am currently working on, is to show grace through actions. I don't care if 100 people say you are crazy for treating someone with kindness after they have done wrong over and over. We are all sinners and grace is shown to us from jesus, so we must pass that along to others. Alot of people haven't found Jesus yet, and our job here isn't for us to find ourselves and have it be ALL about us and our needs. When you surrender to Jesus its what HE has planned for you, and HIS will and what is pleasing to him. He wants us to help get souls that are lost, that is what we should be doing, instead of concentrating on ourself. I am going to say a prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you heavenly father for blessing us another day and giving us grace for another day. Lord Jesus, let people find the light and see you and invite you into their hearts. let them perform your will as you have commanded. Let the Holy Spirit fill us with guidance, let us have the boldness of faith to get into the bible even more then before and into church and to find the lost souls and be a vessel. Speak through us Lord and let us do your will. Amen

Saturday, June 12, 2010

6/12/2010 Outreach

Did my second outreach today and I must say that I am now officially addicted. To go out there and get involved and be bold and help people is amazing. To meet people and hear their stories and get to know them by name, is so touching to my heart. Today was an absolute success!!!! I had my very first opportunity of laying hands on a man and praying over him :) It was the best feeling ever!!! To have God use me as a vessel to touch someone, is an absolute blessing. I was so moved after today and it really changes my whole view on the things we should really be focusing on, and how lucky we have it. Some of these people didn't have anything but the clothes on their back and that is it, and they were some of the most giving people, not selfish at all!!!! We as americans who have everything are so spoiled and always want more, that just isn't where it's at. I just wanted to share this, get more involved and make a contribution, get out and help people, make God proud, do something bold, step out of your comfort zone. AMEN>>

Thursday, June 10, 2010

6/10/2010 Authority

I actually woke up in the middle of the night last night and had this message come to me, and so I had to write it today and share it. We need to have authority over our soul, mind and body. It can be so easy to get wrapped up and lose it especially with being busy and getting consumed with things that do not matter. There are things we know that we do that are not right and still do them. Now why is that? Do you make excuses or brush it off? By doing that and getting in the habit of that we make it acceptable to ourselves and make it a natural environment to live in. The truth is that no matter what we are going to sin, the difference is that since God gives us grace, we need to accept that and respect that and we need to ask for forgiveness when we catch ourselves doing wrong, have obedience and follow the Lord. It is not through our perfection, but HIS!!!!! There is only one way to heavan and that is through the salvation of Jesus Christ. It doesn't matter how many good things you do, if you don't accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and start living for him, then there are no short cuts about it. I think we can get into the routine of waking up each day and doing our daily routine and think that we are going to be guaranteed another day, but that is never the case. Why does it take for something bad to happen or to catch us off guard to wake us up???? That is what the enemy wants, he wants to put fear into our lives. The spirit of fear is not from God, it is directly from Satan. So the next time you have fear, you already know that it isn't from God, and you need to rebuke it in the name of Jesus Christ. As christians we are supposed to be sharing our faith with others that need help with strengthening their faith. Why are people so shy about sharing that? We have a million rap songs that are all worldly known that are full of cursing and the wrong way to live, and everyone is so open and vocal about it and shares it. Can you see where the mixed up prioritys are? It is the exact opposite with the way our society works today and it is only getting more worse. Our society is literally playing into what the devil wants. Everyone is more vocal about sleeping around, cheating, lying, cursing, money over God, materialistc things, etc. If we know these things are against the Lord, why play into them and think it isn't a big deal?? It is a big deal. Do you know that we are always under a spiritual test 24/7. If we know better, why fail??? In the bible in Job, it mentions that Job was a godly man and was highly favored by God and the devil was next to Job and basically said that the only reason Job was so godly was because he had everything good, and everything in his favor, but the devil told God that if he was to take things away, that Job would curse God. So God took things away, Jobs sons got sick, etc and you know what??? Job still was a godly man!!! That is the devil's mentality with us, he predicts that we will curse God and fall apart when things don't go our way. Never ever please the devil!!!!! Stop wasting another day, and start now!!!! Start in the Bible, lead a godly life, do not blend into society be different!!!!!!!!!!! Remember there is only one way to heaven. You need to keep quenching your mind, body and soul. It needs to be a daily thing, it is like job, if you don't keep up, you can lose it, and have to start over. Keep building. I am going to say a prayer right now: Lord Jesus, please forgive us for our sins, and continue to bless us and keep us in your Holy Hand. I rebuke the devil and his schemes in the name of you most holy high Jesus. Keep us uplifted, help us to always be pleasing to you and become more godly men and women each day. Have the Holy Spirit enlighten us and bless us and keep us safe and give us peace. Let us keep praising your name forever and ever, and keep us in the light. Let us always keep turning to you and following YOUR WILL and YOUR WAY and be vessels to those around us. Amen. Have a blessed day Katy Rose

Friday, May 21, 2010

5/21/2010 Inside is what counts

Ever notice how much pride and time people spend on their outward appearance?? Yes, it is amazing to take the time to have a put-together look and it is always important to have a good respectable first impression, but when is it too much??? Today our society focuses on labels, and all of the new and hottest things to get, do you notice that all of those are a distraction? There are much more meaningful things going on around us. It is very easy to be blinded when people are telling you what you need or should have, or what the majority of people have. I have said this many times before and I will always keep saying it, these things are ALL TEMPORARY!!!! Its great to reward yourself, but don't get consumed in it. It is very easy to get wrapped up in it and forget about the most important value, and that is what is inside. We are judged on eternity for our inside, not the outside. When it is our time to stand before God, we are alone and judged on how we lived our life and how our inside is, and if we had obedience following God. We should have a fear for God. If we don't fear God, then we do what is best for us, and don't think about consequences. We need to respect the authority of God, and think about if what we are doing is pleasing to God, or if a change needs to take place. Once you get tapped into God's Word, and following Jesus, you will experience a different relationship and a more intimant relationship. God won't seem so distant anymore, he will be more present in your life. God forgives and loves us, but it is up to us to acknowledge him and have obedience. The more involved you get and the more you open yourself to God, the feeling is something I cannot explain. Your eyes will be fully opened and you will want more and more, and you will want to share with others what you learn. Time on earth is limited and its important to remember that all of our days our numbered, if you were to go right now, do you know where you would be spending your eternity??

Friday, May 7, 2010

5/7/2010 Life is Truly a Blessing

It is such a blessing to be able to wake up each morning and be alive and healthy and able to experience the gift of another day!! We are truly blessed and this is something that we should never take for granted!! it sometimes takes for something bad or unexpected to happen, for us to truly appreciate this and it shouldn't be that way. Rejoice and enjoy life's true blessings and gifts, don't take things or people for granted. I was once told by a Pastor, that no matter what the sun is going to rise in the morning, no matter what mood you are in, so you can either be positive or negative. it is our choice!! The biggest thing I can preach on is to cherish the things in life that really matter. God, family, friends, and the gift of life. All of these earthly things that are forced upon us are just a distraction and don't mean anything in the end. We are all judged on how we lived our lives individually and nobody can help one another out in the end. If you aren't living your life accordingly, then this thought should scare you. The good news is that if you are still alive right now, you can start today and change the way you life today, before it's too late!! Get connected with the bible, spread the good word, be kind to one another, we aren't supposed to have the mind set of "eye for an eye." It is also important to be in fellowship with one another and get to church and worship and praise the Lord with other believers and form connection with godly people. We are definitely in the end times, and we should be coming together even more now and focusing on God's word. Rejoice and be happy that you re alive today, and its not too late to start, so start now!! Find a good church that can get you through the coming week, and when times get rough turn to the bible and on the go, get the book "Gods Promises" and that will pull you through the hard times when the enemy tries to catch you off guard. There are tricks to arm yourself in God's Armor. As my favorite bible verse in Ephesians says: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powerful forces of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all of this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." God Bless, have a wonderful blessed weekend!!! Katy Rose

Thursday, April 1, 2010

4/1/2010 Now

I just wanted to write a note saying that no matter what happens, or what kind of break/vacation you take from church or reading the bible, it is most important to not take it for granted, because we are not promised another day. My opinion is that if you aren't in church on sundays and if you are not reading the bible, then something is greatly missing in your life. You may be trying to find earthly posessions to fill that void, and that will fail EVERYTIME!!! Get to church, it doesn't matter if you are by yourself, it is time to praise and worship Our Savior, we owe that to him, it should be a pleasure to do that for him. Throughout the week, start reading Gods Word, start meditating on scriptures. Don't let this precious time be wasted. We need to make sure we are running the race and living spiritually and if we mess up, we must ask for forgiveness and go right back to being disciplined and obediant. There are NO excuses!!! When our time is up on earth, that is IT!! There are no do-overs, we only have this lifetime and that is it, then we are judged for ETERNITY!!! When you let that sink in, you should be in a panic because that is a scary thought if you aren't living right and reading Gods Word. Start Today, get a bible and start reading in it and getting in tune with God's Word, start going to church, meet people that can help and enlighten you with the knowledge of Gods Word. It is our job as christians to look after one another and get eachother in line, and spread the good news!!

Monday, February 1, 2010

2/1/2010 Start Now

It's not too late to start now!! If you are still alive and breathing, then it's not too late to start!! We are here to live for Jesus and him alone!! So many of us are selfish and stuck in OUR ways and what makes US happy and what is fun for US. Once you start realizing the meaning of why we are here, and start living your life for Jesus, then you finally started living!!! The biggest lie that the devil tells us is that there is no hell. The bible mentions hell more than heaven, so start realizing that, and know that a change needs to happen NOW!! Why wait until it's too late?? We are already sinners, why sin more and be selfish more. Let's live for him and ask for forgiveness when we sin. Let's go to church, we are supposed to be in church, it is mentioned all throughout the New Testament that we are supposed to be in church. So many people are content with their faith and saying that they believe in Jesus, and that is it. That isn't enough, you need to read, live the word, and be in obedience of the word. You need to make sacrifices, and cater your life to jesus. It goes by how you speak, think, actions, etc. You can't curse and praise Jesus at the same time. Don't curse!! Get to church, stop with the excuses, you need to be in church. PERIOD!!! If you truly love jesus, start being in obedience!! We are in the final times, and if people think it isn't happening, then they are mistaken. It's not too late to start now, the longer you wait the worse off you are!! Help one another, love one another, forgive one another, Praise and be vocal about your love for Jesus!! This world doesn't do it enough, we need to be different from this devil world. This world is so evil because of how much control the devil has, if you are part of this world and blending in, then that isn't where you need to be at. it will distract you from what you need to be doing!!! Katyrose