Katy Rose

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

Thursday, December 22, 2011

The Christmas Nail (TRUE REASON FOR CHRISTMAS)

It's Christmas time at our house
and we're putting up the tree.
I wish I could find some simple way
to remember Christ's gift to me.
Some little sign or symbol
to show friends stopping by,
The little babe was born one day
but He really came to die.
Some symbol of His nail-pierced hands,
the blood He shed for you and me.
What if I hung a simple nail
on my shining Christmas tree?
A crimson bow tied round the nail
as His blood flowed down so free,
To save each person from their sin
and redeem us for eternity.
I know it was His love for us
that held Him to the tree,
But when I see this simple nail
I know He died for me.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

12/15/11 The Nogales' are growing :)

We are so excited to find out the news that we are expecting!!!  We did have it planned but it is always in Gods Hands so we were just praying that he would bless us with another baby!!! My due date will be in August :)  I am so thrilled and blessed and grateful and excited all at the same time :)  I catch myself holding my stomach and praising God for this life that he placed in my belly and trusting Carlos and I to raise this child right and godly.  This child has a plan, a soul, and a purpose.  I find myself daydreaming, I wonder what this child will aspire to do , what kind of hobbies will this child like, etc.  I am just so thankful and grateful especially it being so close to Our Saviors Birth!!!  Praise God every season!!!!

Friday, December 9, 2011

December..(true reason for christmas, and my vision)

IT is December J
          It is the season for Holiday and also my hubbys’ birthday J  It can be really easy to be so caught up in gift giving, decorating, running around like crazy, etc.  Keep what is important this holiday season and that is J-E-S-U-S!!!!  God loved us so much that he gave us his only son and delivered him to us as HUMAN!!!  This is amazing, and this should be something that you shouldn’t get “used” to hearing.  He experienced everything we experience, and on-top of it he experienced the most pain anyone can experience.  He had the weight of the whole worlds sins on his shoulders and pierced in his skin.  He was innocent, but was found guilty of no crime.  He loved us so much that he died for our sins on the cross, and gave us his robe of righteousness. 
          When I was in church and the pastor was preaching on something, I had a vision come to me, and of course after church I had to tell my husband my vision because it was so powerful that it brought me to tears.  I saw my husband in Heaven and he was being clothed with jewels, a thick luscious robe of beautiful colors and thick material, and then he looked to the right, and Jesus was standing next to him and he had the crown of thorns, and was covered in blood and scars and wasn’t even recognizable as a person.  Jesus then looked at my husband and said “I did this for you.” “I took your place.”
          This is with each person that is saved and has the Lord as their Saviour.  He did it just for you.  This is the true reason for Christmas.  Jesus the King of Kings was born as a human baby and was born as a sacrificial lamb for us.  He bridged the gap between us and God.  We can experience peace because of Jesus and what he did.
          Educate yourself, your kids of the true reason behind the season.  Don’t lose focus on what the world says.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Opposite… (My New Year’s Resolution, if you want to call it that)

The Opposite… (My New Year’s Resolution, if you want to call it that)

            This is something I have decided and taking a stand, and if someone wants a label on it, then I guess you could call it “my new year’s resolution.”  Jesus died for us to have an abundant life and to not struggle and have stress and to be simple and peaceful and happy.  So I look at that, and then I look at the “world’s way.”  The world is all about pleasing itself, more, more, and more, never satisfied, all about status, who looks the best, etc.
            So the simplest thing I came up with is to do the opposite of what the world is doing. J  Here is a list:

            Worlds Way                            /           Opposite

1)      Never Satisfied with job                      Thankful to have A job.
2)      Never Satisfied with looks                  Happy to be made, and to see, hear, walk, think,             
3)      Never satisfied with car                      Happy to have a vehicle that runs
4)      Needs more clothes                            As long as can cover body parts, good for meJ
5)      Needs more money                            Has enough if can provide for necessities
6)      Needs bigger better house                 As long as has a roof over head, that’s all I need
7)      Complains about food                         As long as has something to eat
8)      Needs the newest technology If have a computer and phone that is great
9)      (For women) trying to be                    Cover up!!!! Don’t show everyone your display
“The sexiest” “hottest”
“Show off what they have”
10)  Spend, Spend, Spend, get into debt    Pay off debt, start saving and planning
11)  Needs to figure out everything           Trust God for everything, don’t figure it out
12)  Needs to “fit in”                                  Know that I am complete in God’s eyes and not to
Be conformed to this world.
13)  Compares themselves to others         Know that I am fearfully, wonderfully made and
Need to be different.

This list shows how it is today with everyone and how far we are from God’s way and will, and people wonder why they are confused??  If you are living the world’s way then you are going to have problems.  Just look at black Friday and how people acted.  People acted like animals,
Some old man died in the middle of a store and people were walking over his body to get merchandise.  Some lady pepper sprayed kids and people to get some electronic items.  People camped out all night in front of stores in the cold for items.  This is crazy!!!! Do you think God is pleased at this????  Why aren’t people speaking up about this???  We are most definitely in the end times and it is ugly out here.  So take a look around and decide if you “fit in” or “set apart”

Monday, November 28, 2011

Status

Status…..
          You spend your day to day doing what you have to do to survive and make it in this world.  You work, get in your routine to just make it through the day.  You go through the motions sometimes not even thinking of your next move because it is so routine for you.  Does this describe you??  This describes everyone!!!!  We get into robot mode and sometimes go on auto-pilot.  The enemy gets us into a routine where we don’t even have to think, and we just stay “in this world”  We don’t challenge ourselves to question things, or try to become deeper and become more spiritual.  Did you know that when we die if we are born again we have a seed planted in us that we are responsible for bearing fruit and working for the kingdom of God.  (1 Corinthians 3:11KJV) For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.  12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;  13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.  14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.  15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
          So when we have these fruits that we are responsible for and since good works don’t save us we need to rely 100% on Jesus.  When we die like it says in the scripture above the fire will burn away what we didn’t do and what we did do.  If it has true value eternally, then we give it to Jesus because it is all because of what he did. 
          So back to what I was saying, we get in this routine where we forget why we are here and our purpose.  Like it says in
(Ecclesiastes 1:2-4) Life is useless, all useless.  You spend your life working…but what do you have to show for it?... The world stays just the same.
          We need to be constantly renewing our mind and training ourselves how to think and how to act.  It takes work each day to do this.  We need to think of the Big picture/eternally NOT small picture/temporary.  We need to be taking advantage of being here alive on this earth today.  God gives us only ONE life to live.  Jesus never intended for us to slave ourselves working and being miserable.  We are supposed to have joy and an abundant life.  If we surrender to God we can have that day in and day out.    

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Quote that is simply amazing & a message to back it up!

I strongly suspect that if we saw all the difference even the tiniest of our prayers make, and all the people those little prayers were destined to affect, and all the consequences of those prayers down through the centuries – we would be so paralyzed with awe at the power of prayer that we would be unable to get up off our knees for the rest of our lives!
                             -Peter Kreeft

Everytime you pray you are putting angels to work and they are taking your words of prayer  and putting them into action.  There are angels on your behalf that are fighting demons for you and making sure your prayers get answered.  Each time you pray for someone you are drawing them to the Lord and bringing them closer to loving the Lord and seeking the Lord.  We have authority in our prayers when we are saved and in Christ.  It is time to pray with authority and take ownership of what Christ died for us to have.  We are to no longer believe the enemies lies, we are to stomp and trample on him and cast out demons that are affecting our loved ones lives and strangers lives.  Each time you pray believe that as soon as those words are spoken out, there is an army of angels grabbing those words and carrying them up to Heaven and fighting off demons who are trying to steal your prayers.  Take authority!!!!! Be Bold!!!! Take a chance!!!! Speak out!!! IN JESUS NAME!!!

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

So Important.

It is so important to write this, that I don't even think words can even express how important this is.  We tend to think of our own feelings, and our own situations and we could really care less about others.  Now, of course we care about our loved ones and close friends, I am talking about people we meet everyday or we pass by.  I am talking about people you may just meet for 2 mintues, or 2 seconds.  If someone does a wrong action (Ex: cuts you off while you are driving) we never stop to think "Wow, I wonder if that person is having an awful day, Lord let me pray for that person and lift that person up to you today"  We always think we are "owed" something and we deserve and are entitled to special favours.  This is a big lie that the enemy deals us daily.  We are all the same, we are all created equal.  I don't care if you are a millionare and a poor person, we are ALL EQUAL!!!  We all have special and unique gifts but we are all equal!!  We are all sinners in need of a Saviour and that is the bottom line!!!  There are people everywhere in this world that are hurt, they are hurting from the effects of life and with people so self-involved in their own situations, we totally miss opportunities to be humble and show love to one another, and most importantly share the love of Jesus.  Women today aren't in "sister hood" the way that we are supposed to be.  Women who are in christ are sisters, and we need to be there for one another through the good and the bad. It seems these days women are so quick to stab eachother in the back, and are in constant competition and never have eachothers interest at heart.  Each day we need to renew our minds and set it right and learn how to think right.  How do we want God to see us?  When you meet people wherever it is, be a disciple, be different, show love and kindness and most importantly don't be Judgemental.  Don't have a critical spirit, don't think you are better than someone else.  Everyone has a past, and everyone deserves forgiveness.  Afterall, Christ died for us while we were and are sinners.   We need to share that type of love with one another.  Next time you catch yourself not acting kindly, or lovingly try and figure out why that is?  We need to stop acting like this type of behavior is ok and accepted.  It isn't normal and it isn't what Jesus Christ died for us to have.  We are Sons and Daughters of Christ and we need to act like it and show others. 
  I was able to experience something yesterday that was  a true annointed "Divine Appointment" and it broke my heart and was beautiful at the same time because it was ALL GOD!!!  People are hurting and need to hear love and kind words and remember that Jesus is there for them no matter what.  Also, that God wants to restore your life and if there were pieces of it that you lost, he wants to fix it and make it better than it has ever been.  Please get up this morning and get your mind set Godly and train yourself to do this daily.  Keep in mind that we aren't here for ourselves and our purposes, we are here to learn and be disciples.   

Monday, November 21, 2011

THANKSGIVING WEEK.... What are your plans?

Thanksgiving week…..

                I am sooo stoked for this week, it is Thanksgiving week!!!!  I am beyond excited because it is a 3 day work week for me, we are having a wonderful Thanksgiving with loved ones and great food, and we are seeing amazing Christmas lights this weekend.   I am in a great mood because great things have been happening with blessings from the Lord.  I cannot express the fact on how thankful I am with every day that has been passing by.  I have family that I love with all of my heart, I am learning new things at church on how to grow closer to the Lord and meeting new people while learning new skills.  When you truly put yourself out there and think of others, the Lord has no choice but to use you.  When you become bold in your walk with the Lord he sees you mean business and will set up divine appointments and you begin to see his work in all areas of your life.  I learned an amazing message this week at church that I must share! J  We are to seek God’s face FIRST, then ourselves second!!  When we pray, we aren’t to ask for things, and ask for God’s hand.  We are to desire him first, thank him first, glorify him first, have his will be done first,  THEN…. We can ask for blessings for our loved ones, and favour for situations, etc.  When we start asking for blessing first then we put ourselves as idols before the Lord and we are not seeking him first. 
                Please have a wonderful week, give thanks to the Lord in Everything!!!  Kiss and hug your families, there is so much to be grateful for…. Just look around!  God Bless xoxo

Friday, November 18, 2011

Thankful for moments like this....


Thankful for moments like this:  There is nothing better than coming home from work and seeing my boys J  Having quality family time, playing, laughing, and just loving on eachother.  My dreams here on earth have actually came true!!!  God is so good to our family and has blessed us so dearly!!!

Thursday, November 17, 2011

When you are sensitive to the Holy Spirit, Amazing things can happen……..

When you are sensitive to the Holy Spirit, Amazing things can happen……..

            My husband and I attended our Wednesday service at our church and we were in the middle of praise and worship and we saw a man that we have talked to several times and he always asked about our son because he remembers when we used to bring him to church as a newborn.  Well we haven’t seen this man in awhile and the first thing that came into my mind was (To go into my wallet and pull out a picture of Gabriel so he can see how big he has gotten) and then I gave the picture to my husband and his thought was (Let’s give this picture to him) So he pulled out a pen and started writing on the back of the picture to personalize it.  Well the man ended up looking over and seeing us, and got right out of his seat to come over and give hugs and say hi J  We showed him the picture and he was so happy we were showing it to him, but the moment my husband said “Here this is for you to keep.”  The man started tearing up and us giving him that picture made him feel special and that we thought of him enough to give him a family picture and included him.  He gave us hugs with tears in his eyes and said “thank you so much, you don’t know what this means to me.” 
            Then after service we went to our couples class and this is the first time we went to the couples class on a Wednesday night because this is a new class they are doing.  Anyways, the class was very helpful and had good information, then we all got in a circle and started just sharing with one another.  I was very proud of my husband he was the most talkative in the group and was giving amazing advice to other couples.  Well towards the end we all did prayer requests, and this one lady that I have never seen mentioned to pray for her grandpa and then I saw her tearing up when she said it.  After the prayer requests were done, I looked at my husband and I said to him “I want to go over there and give her a hug.”  I walked over there and told her I want to give her a hug because she needs it, and as soon as I held her tight, I felt her weeping on my shoulder.  I just kept telling her to let it out and that it is ok.  We then talked for a bit afterwards and I told her that I would see her next week in class.
            These two stories I shared with you are to see how the Holy Spirit is always present and we can miss these amazing opportunities if we are too busy with things of the world and too concerned with ourselves.  Our prayers need to be:  Please Lord help me to be more sensitive to the Holy Spirit, let him lead me and guide me.  So when you feel something in your heart, or have thoughts it could be the Holy Spirit.  You know the fruits of the Holy Spirit:
    1. Love
2.      Joy
3.      Peace
4.      Longsuffering
5.      Kindness
6.      Goodness
7.      Faithfulness
8.      Gentleness
9.      Self-control
So when you feel any of these things know it is coming from the Holy Spirit, act on it and just be in the midst of him.  Be different from everyone else, and actually be concerned about another hurting.  Be selfless not selflish.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

One of the most amazing things to read

At the moment I am training to become a Life Coach and currently reading the manual and doing on the job training.  Well the stuff I am reading is
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! Everything is explained in detail and it is really well put together.  I wanted to share a few things in the manual that just have that “WOW factor.” 
This is the Contrast Between You and God:
He is the Shepherd.  You are a sheep who often stubbornly goes your own  way.
            He is the Master.  You are a servant who often tries to take charge.
            He is the Potter.  You are clay that often fights molding.
            He is the Holy One.  You are grimy with sin yet often pretend you’re clean   in the comparison to others.
            He is the Redeemer.  You are a prisoner of sin who often clings to your prison and resists redemption.
BUT GOD SAYS YOU ARE:
            Not just a stubborn sheep, but a beloved sheep, so precious that He’d leave the ninety-nine to go in search of you.
            Not just a servant, but His dear friend.
            Not clay after all, but a vessel made of silver and gold, worthy of being purified seven times.
            Not grimy any more, but covered in Christ’s righteousness, and
            Not merely a freed prisoner, but the future bride of Christ!

Ok this is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read, and here this is about You and Me!!!  This is something to get excited about!!!  This gives up hope and purpose and reminds us of who we are in Christ and how he wants the very best for us and that we can’t do it without him. 
The one thing that I have been noticing where my eyes are being opened more and more each day while doing this training is that there are so many people that are hurting.  They are in pain, and they are being deceived from the evil one and believing his lies and he is stealing the joy and peace from people and their homes.  He has completely destroyed families and relationships and people’s self esteem.  It is so important that I need to put on the armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18) To stand and do actual spiritual warfare and bring the love of the gospel and of Christ to these hurting people is going to be a serious battle.  To be able to do this, you need to be prayed up and filled with God’s Word because if not then Satan can easily attack you when you are alone, and try and come into the household.  I can honestly say right now that Satan has seen what I am training to do and he knows my heart and knows how eager and ready I am for this and can’t wait to start sharing the love of Christ with others that he has been trying every way to get me down and get into our family.  Since I am aware of this, then I know what is going on and don’t “buy” into the lies and can stand comfortable  through the trials and tests because I know the Lord is with me and never leaves me.  The best thing I can say about my husband and I is that since we are on the same page about the Lord that when things try and come against us, we unite even stronger and don’t get into “strife” and fights that others may get into.  We understand that we are eachothers gifts and that we are to be united as one and be warriors for the Lord.
So the purpose of this blog was to share the amazing stuff I am reading while doing my training and I am excited beyond belief about what God is getting ready to use me for and I can’t wait to share my testimony with others and really actually become a real living disciple of the Lord and let people know that God IS REAL!!!!

One of the most amazing things to read

At the moment I am training to become a Life Coach and currently reading the manual and doing on the job training.  Well the stuff I am reading is
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! Everything is explained in detail and it is really well put together.  I wanted to share a few things in the manual that just have that “WOW factor.” 
This is the Contrast Between You and God:
He is the Shepherd.  You are a sheep who often stubbornly goes your own  way.
            He is the Master.  You are a servant who often tries to take charge.
            He is the Potter.  You are clay that often fights molding.
            He is the Holy One.  You are grimy with sin yet often pretend you’re clean   in the comparison to others.
            He is the Redeemer.  You are a prisoner of sin who often clings to your prison and resists redemption.
BUT GOD SAYS YOU ARE:
            Not just a stubborn sheep, but a beloved sheep, so precious that He’d leave the ninety-nine to go in search of you.
            Not just a servant, but His dear friend.
            Not clay after all, but a vessel made of silver and gold, worthy of being purified seven times.
            Not grimy any more, but covered in Christ’s righteousness, and
            Not merely a freed prisoner, but the future bride of Christ!

Ok this is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read, and here this is about You and Me!!!  This is something to get excited about!!!  This gives up hope and purpose and reminds us of who we are in Christ and how he wants the very best for us and that we can’t do it without him. 
The one thing that I have been noticing where my eyes are being opened more and more each day while doing this training is that there are so many people that are hurting.  They are in pain, and they are being deceived from the evil one and believing his lies and he is stealing the joy and peace from people and their homes.  He has completely destroyed families and relationships and people’s self esteem.  It is so important that I need to put on the armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18) To stand and do actual spiritual warfare and bring the love of the gospel and of Christ to these hurting people is going to be a serious battle.  To be able to do this, you need to be prayed up and filled with God’s Word because if not then Satan can easily attack you when you are alone, and try and come into the household.  I can honestly say right now that Satan has seen what I am training to do and he knows my heart and knows how eager and ready I am for this and can’t wait to start sharing the love of Christ with others that he has been trying every way to get me down and get into our family.  Since I am aware of this, then I know what is going on and don’t “buy” into the lies and can stand comfortable  through the trials and tests because I know the Lord is with me and never leaves me.  The best thing I can say about my husband and I is that since we are on the same page about the Lord that when things try and come against us, we unite even stronger and don’t get into “strife” and fights that others may get into.  We understand that we are eachothers gifts and that we are to be united as one and be warriors for the Lord.
So the purpose of this blog was to share the amazing stuff I am reading while doing my training and I am excited beyond belief about what God is getting ready to use me for and I can’t wait to share my testimony with others and really actually become a real living disciple of the Lord and let people know that God IS REAL!!!!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

PRAYER REQUESTS...

Prayer Requests

        We live in a world where it is very hard to stay true and be a real prayer warrior and disciple of Christ.  I wanted to put this out there and actually make a personal prayer request log.  Anyone who needs prayer request for themselves, people they know, medical issues, anything at all!!! Please contact me and let me know your Prayer Request and I will pray for you and keep you in my daily prayers.  We need to stick together and when we all unite spiritually then ANYTHING can happen with one touch from God.  So please anytime contact me via my blog Katy-katyrose.blogspot.com / email address zlkaty@aol.com  or private message on facebook.  It will be confidential and you will know that you have someone praying for you!!!!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Just Want everyone to know.....

                   I just had to Blog about how Awesome Our God is!!!  He comes through everytime in any and every situation.  We can often think we have it all figured out and then God can remind us that HE is in control and HE knows better than we do.  It is so comforting to know that He loves me so much and has my best interest at heart 100% of the time.  Things are never perfect and things are always changing, but God stays the same and his love never fails so I can rest in Him even when I am not stable in certain situations and afraid of the unknown.  It blows my mind how God hand-picked my husband for me how anointing our relationship is, it is different from anything I have ever experienced.  I know God has truly blessed our marriage and relationship.  It is beautiful on how God knew about Gabriel way before I did, and how he put certain people in my path to minister to me, and how he cared and loved so much for Gabriel while he was still in my womb that he protected him and kept him safe.  I can honestly say that God has his army of angels around me protecting Me and Gabriel.  God fought for my baby and made sure he stayed safe!!  In my lifetime I can look back and see how God was always with me and was just waiting on me.  He never gave up on me, and always gave more love when I needed it the most.  Every trial I have been through, I can now see why I went through it and what beauty came from it.  I am now equipped to be a strong wife and mother with what I have experienced and I can be there for my Husband and Son in ways I couldn’t before, if I did not experience what I went through.  God has truly blessed me with my family and I am so in love with them.  I am still learning how detailed our creator is and how specific he is with everything, and I am learning to appreciate it.  I do not want to take things for granted and let things pass by.  Every moment and every breathe is a gift, even in the Trials.  I am beyond excited with seeing how God has started to use me by helping women, and I can’t wait to see how God will use me to have His name be known and Him have all the glory and honor.  Every good thing is from God and for God.  I really feel this is the start of many great things for our beautiful family.  No matter where you are in your life right now, Stop, and give God thanks.  Give him thanks for everything and anything!!!  He loves you so much and is so detailed about you and what happens to you and your loved ones.  He wants the best for you but there is one key to receiving it.  Follow Jesus and do this in obedience.  You can’t be one foot in and one foot in the world.  You have to change your lifestyle if it doesn’t align with God’s Will and by doing this, everything in your life will align.  Have a blessed day and remember This is the Day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be Glad!!! Love Katy-Rose

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

My Most Favorite Scriptures

Some of my Most Favorite Scriptures…..


        These scriptures I rely on in good times and in bad times. 

Ephesians 6:10-18
        Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 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. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people
(This scripture was my favorite when I first started reading the bible, I claimed this one and it gives me strength and authority)




Psalm 139: 1-24
        You have searched me, LORD,
   and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
   you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
   you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
   you, LORD, know it completely.
5 You hem me in behind and before,
   and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
   too lofty for me to attain.

 7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
   Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
   if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
   if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
   your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
   and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
   the night will shine like the day,
   for darkness is as light to you.

 13 For you created my inmost being;
   you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
   your works are wonderful,
   I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
   when I was made in the secret place,
   when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
   all the days ordained for me were written in your book
   before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God!
   How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,
   they would outnumber the grains of sand—
   when I awake, I am still with you.

 19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
   Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
   your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, LORD,
   and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
   I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
   test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
   and lead me in the way everlasting.

 (This scripture makes me remember who I am from the very beginning and that God knew me before I even accepted him.  This scripture I claim over my son and will remind him)
Acts 16:31
        Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved-you and your household.
(This scripture I literally stand on and declare it because I want everyone in my “inner circle” to be saved and born-again.)
Proverbs 22:6
        Start children off on the way they should go,
   and even when they are old they will not turn from it
.
(My husband and I have made an agreement that we are raising godly children no matter what and this scripture we will declare)



Genesis 18:19
        For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.
(This I declare over my husband and how he is going to lead our son.)

Proverbs 18:22
        He who finds a wife finds what is good
   and receives favor from the LORD
.
(My husband declares this scripture between him and the Lord.  He knows he has favor with the Lord because God found him a wife J)
1 John 1:9
        If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
(This scripture was given to me in a life/death moment from a priest, and this has stuck with me ever since)
John 3:16
        For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
(This is the example of TRUE LOVE)
****These are just a few of my top scriptures that I remember and use a lot.  The bible is filled with so many so it is hard to narrow it down, when it is all truth you can’t just pick some of it.  When you are alive in this world and there is nothing but lies surrounding you, wouldn’t you want to grasp the only real true thing in this world???  The Bible is the Way and the Truth.

Monday, November 7, 2011

NEVER ENDING BATTLE.....

Constant Never Ending Battle……


                Do you ever just feel exhausted, defeated, weak, etc?  This tends to happen when you are in battle and you have been giving the tools and training.  There is all of this training done and then the final test comes and you either pass or fail.  If you fail you get to do it over and over until you get it right, but when you pass, you become stronger but then have to get right back into training for the next test that will be much stronger.  This my friends is called “living a Christian life.”  Every day you get out of bed and start the day, it is time to put on the armor of God and get ready for battle.  Each day brings trials, and some days there are even rewards.  J  This is a battle that must be fought day in and day out.  The only way the battle will be over is when you are no longer on this earth.  But, as long as we are alive and well, then there should be no excuses.  It is a privilege to be alive, so why buy into satans lies and get wrapped up in the chaos of the world by being too busy for anything.  We have loved ones with us that we need to spend time with, we have to become disciples of God.  I will share a personal story below….



                I have mentioned in my video blogs that I was always in and out with the Lord for the beginning of my life in my walk with God.  It is much harder to do the walk with God when you are alone.  If you aren’t in a good church, and surrounded by good people, and having godly counsel to where you have people remind you of God’s Word and help keep you in check.  So of course I was back and forth because the majority of it I was on my own trying to spiritually feed myself the word and there is only so much you can do alone.  The huge difference I noticed was when I was alone, and then when I started connecting the dots and seeing how important it is to have all of those other key elements.  I found a good church and I was hooked in that, then I started watching the type of people I was surrounding myself with because influence is everything and to be honest I have had wrong influence in my life (especially in my past ) for too long, and it was time to cut it out!!  Then I found Godly counsel by seeking godly women and pastors and the times I had doubt and fear I would talk to them and they would point me back in the direction of where I needed to be (in the Bible)  It is funny because once you start progressing spiritually you see where you start and all of the levels you go through and how much more you learn.  Here I started out alone, and now I found a church and going one time a week wasn’t enough, so then twice, then three times, then extra studies, etc.  You want more and more and you become addicted to serving God and his word.  Once you have it, you don’t want to lose it so you make sure to stay in it.  I have had people in my past especially when I really started becoming a true Christian and my life started showing it, they would tell me “You’re a religious fanatic now, you don’t know how to have fun, you are boring, do you think you are better than us now, I am a Christian but I don’t feel you need to go to church, etc.”  These are things that people tell me, and they start to judge you because you become open with your beliefs and start putting God first.  My best advice is Keep on Loving God first and foremost!!!!  People are going to come and go, and if people don’t understand you then don’t waste time trying to convince them, it isn’t worth the time and energy.  You will see circumstances start to change when you start fully serving the Lord, your eyes become opened and you are no longer blinded by the world.

                So…. Is this battle worth it???? ABSOLUTLEY!!!!  Life is short, we are here for HIS purpose not OUR OWN!!  We need to love the Lord with all of our heart and learn about his word so we can tell it to others and win people to Christ and get salvations.  There are people going to Hell and it is our job to put on our armors and start becoming real warriors of Christ.


Friday, November 4, 2011

LOVE....

  L O V E….
                This word gets thrown around in the world today as if it is just a word.  People think love is a feeling they get and then they go with it and assume it is love.  People say they can fall in and out of love with people, and some even say that love can die and fade away.  Let’s look at the definition of what love means:  a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person/ a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend/sexual passion or desire/a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.  So here the dictionary describes love as a feeling of affection, and a sexual desire.  This definition describes how we use the term love in our world today.  Now let’s look at a true definition of love according to God  (John 3:16)  For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son, that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.  Does this even match what our dictionary says?  This here is a true sacrifice of giving His ONLY Son and to take on all the sins of us.  We cannot even understand how amazing this is.    Could any of us sacrifice our own child for all of the sinners of the world?  Could you watch your child who was innocent, be beaten, abused, spit on, whipped, skin pierced, stabbed, made fun of, etc.  ????  This is something to think about because this is the true definition of what real love is.  Once you understand just a little of this, then you have something to comprehend and go off of. 
                Something I cannot understand is the divorce rate in our society.  In the bible God clearly states the reason for marriage, and the gift of each other between man and wife, and it seems people have a different definition of what marriage is as well.  Here we stand at an altar and make a promise to God through the good and the bad, till death do we part.  Then it seems as soon as it doesn’t meet what we had in our mind, people are so quick to bail out and forget what was said to God and the reason for marriage.  As you can see clearly there is a “world” definition for things and a “God definition.  Which do you want to have aligned with? 
                Awhile ago I saw an article that was in the news and a wife lost her husband who was in the marines, and she actually laid down next to his casket and spent the night laying next to him and played all of “their” songs.  This to me shows love, and it shows it going all the way to the end.  No bailing out, through the good the bad and the ugly.  When things get uncomfortable people tend to panic, but this is where God can be a big part of your life if you let him in.  It is funny I asked my husband if he would do what that lady did, and he agreed and then I asked him what songs would he play that our “our songs” and he gave me a list.  It made me laugh because the majority of our songs are about God and giving praise to God.  We love certain songs that we really enjoy together and they happen to be praise and worship songs to our Lord.
                So keep in mind that there are two definitions in our world related to everything.  There is the world’s way and Gods way.  What definition are you living by?  What definition are you raising your children by?  If you want to know more about Gods definitions and ways, the bible gives the guidelines of how God wants us to live and what he has planned for us.