Monday, April 25, 2011

Hallelujah! He is RISEN!!!

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.


Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.



And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.


Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
But these are written, that ye MIGHT BELIEVE that JESUS is the CHRIST, the SON of GOD; and that BELIEVING ye might have LIFE through his name.

~THANK THE LORD~




Thursday, April 21, 2011

ALL the way to Calvary HE went for YOU and Me!

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged [him].

 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, 

and put it on his head


 and they put on him a purple robe,


And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!



When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.


The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power [at all] against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

But they cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called [the place] of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:




Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

And Pilate wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

To be continued.... John 19

Monday, April 11, 2011

God's Promises :)

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 2 Corinthians 1:20




Today it is on my heart to search the bible and share the good promises of God! I have learned as I have been walking with God to claim these promises when praying and asking God to help with a situation or to move on a situation. God always does what He has promised to do! We serve a mighty God who is full of compassion and Love and has nothing but good for us! Hope these promises will be an encouragement to you as much as they are to me! 


God's Promises :)


1. Comfort
John 14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.


2 Corinthians 1:4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.


Isaiah 40:1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.


Isaiah 50:3 For the LORD shall COMFORT Zion: he will COMFORT all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.


Isaiah 66:13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I COMFORT you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.



2. Provides 

Psalms 78:20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he PROVIDE flesh for his people?



Matthew 6:25,26 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?


3. Forgiveness


Matthew 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also FORGIVE you:


Mark 2:7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can FORGIVE sins but God only?


Mark 2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to FORGIVE sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)


Psalms 86:5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to FORGIVE; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.


4. Life (abundant and everlasting!)


John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath EVERLASTING LIFE, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.


Romans 6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end EVERLASTING LIFE.


John 3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have EVERLASTING LIFE.


Matthew 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit EVERLASTING LIFE.


Exodus 34:6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,


Philippians 1:26 That your rejoicing may be more ABUNDANT in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.


Thank the Lord for ALL His goodness, love and His promises to us! Have a great day in the LORD!










Friday, March 25, 2011

Is there a Hell? What does the bible say?






Matthew 10:28


And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in HELL.



The bible has several scriptures that speak of what is describes as Hell. The scriptures also say that we need to Fear the Lord, or have a healthy respect for God. God is good and God does love us but there is indeed a Hell that the bible talks of over and over and over again! This is a long post mainly because I am listing most of the scriptures that refer to Hell in one way or another. It is hard to say I believe Gods word and then say there is not a Hell. I know it is not a pleasant subject that is why I am just going to let the scripture do most of the talking rather then me. It is good to be aware that there is a Heaven, but also that for every positive there is a negative or opposite. The opposite of Heaven is Hell, and those who are not saved and doing there best to live as Christ Jesus would show you too through His word need to have a good healthy fear of the one who can "Cast their soul AND body into Hell! 


Mark 9:47
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into HELL fire:


Psalms 139:8

If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in HELL, behold, thou [art there].



Proverbs 23:14

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from HELL.


Isaiah 28:15

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with HELL are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:


Jonah 2:2

And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of HELL cried I, [and] thou heardest my voice.


Matthew 23:15

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of HELL than yourselves.


Mark 9:45

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into HELL, into the fire that never shall be quenched:


Deuteronomy 32:22

For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest HELL, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.


Revelation 20:14

And death and HELL were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.


Ezekiel 31:16

I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to HELL with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.


Ezekiel 32:27

And they shall not lie with the mighty [that are] fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to HELL with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though [they were] the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.


Isaiah 57:9

And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase [thyself even] unto HELL.


Isaiah 14:9

HELL from beneath is moved for thee to meet [thee] at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, [even] all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.


Psalms 16:10

For thou wilt not leave my soul in HELL; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.


Acts 2:27

Because thou wilt not leave my soul in HELL, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.


Revelation 6:8

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and HELL followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.


Matthew 18:9

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into HELL fire.


James 3:6

And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of HELL.


Job 11:8

[It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than HELL; what canst thou know?


Matthew 5:29

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into HELL.


Matthew 5:30

And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into HELL.


Luke 12:5

But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into HELL; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.



Matthew 5:22

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of HELL fire.



Proverbs 7:27

Her house [is] the way to HELL, going down to the chambers of death.





Job 26:6

HELL [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.





Psalms 9:17

The wicked shall be turned into HELL, [and] all the nations that forget God.





Proverbs 5:5

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on HELL.





Proverbs 9:18

But he knoweth not that the dead [are] there; [and that] her guests [are] in the depths of HELL.





Proverbs 15:11

HELL and destruction [are] before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?





Proverbs 15:24

The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from HELL beneath.





Proverbs 27:20

HELL and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.





Isaiah 14:15

Yet thou shalt be brought down to HELL, to the sides of the pit.





2 Samuel 22:6

The sorrows of HELL compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;





Psalms 18:5

The sorrows of HELL compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.





Psalms 55:15

Let death seize upon them, [and] let them go down quick into HELL: for wickedness [is] in their dwellings, [and] among them.





Amos 9:2

Though they dig into HELL, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:





Matthew 23:33

[Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of HELL?





Ezekiel 31:17

They also went down into HELL with him unto [them that be] slain with the sword; and [they that were] his arm, [that] dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.





Luke 10:15

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to HELL.





Psalms 86:13

For great [is] thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest HELL.





Ezekiel 32:21

The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of HELL with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.





Acts 2:31

He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in HELL, neither his flesh did see corruption.





Psalms 116:3

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of HELL gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.





Matthew 16:18

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of HELL shall not prevail against it.





Luke 16:23

And in HELL he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.





Revelation 1:18

I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of HELL and of death.





Isaiah 28:18

And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with HELL shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.





2 Peter 2:4

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to HELL, and delivered [them] into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;





Isaiah 5:14

Therefore HELL hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.





Matthew 11:23

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to HELL: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.





Habakkuk 2:5

Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, [he is] a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as HELL, and [is] as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:





Revelation 20:13

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and HELL delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.





Mark 9:43

And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into HELL, into the fire that never shall be quenched:





















Sunday, January 30, 2011

Come to the River that NEVER runs dry!


There is a river



 that FREES the soul from SIN

Come to this water 


There is a vast supply


There is a river

That never shall run dry….


Come to this water


 There IS a vast supply


 There is a river


 That never shall run dry!



Thursday, January 13, 2011

Are you a Soldier for Jesus?

2 Timothy 2:4

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a SOLDIER!

My bible story time teacher at church did a lesson on being a good soldier for Christ. We are in a spiritual battle, if we are saved we are fighting for Jesus. If we are not saved we are the enemy. How important is it to know that we are fighting for right. That we are fighting in the LORDS army and not the devils! There is no reason why we can't be in the battle on the right side. Just give your life to Jesus and you will be on the winning side! Here is a poem that our teacher brought. I wanted to share it.

A Soldier For Jesus Christ

I AM A SOLDIER IN THE ARMY OF GOD!
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IS MY COMMANDING OFFICER!
THE HOLY BIBLE IS MY CODE OF CONDUCT!
FAITH, PRAYER, AND THE WORD OF GOD ARE MY WEAPONS OF WARFARE!

I AM A SOLDIER FOR JESUS CHRIST!

I HAVE BEEN TAUGHT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, TRAINED BY EXPERIENCE,
TRIED BY ADVERSITY AND TESTED BY FIRE.
I AM A VOLUNTEER IN THIS ARMY, AND I AM ENLISTED FOR ETERNITY!!!
I WILL EITHER RETIRE IN THIS ARMY AT THE END, OR DIE IN THIS ARMY....
BUT I WILL NOT GET OUT , SELL OUT, BE TALKED OUT OR PUSHED OUT!!!

I AM A SOLDIER FOR JESUS CHRIST!

I AM FAITHFUL, RELIABLE, CAPABLE AND DEPENDABLE.
IF GOD NEEDS ME, I AM THERE!
IF HE NEEDS ME IN BIBLE STORY TIME, TO TEACH CHILDREN, WORK WITH THE YOUTH, HELP THE ADULTS OR JUST SIT AND LEARN,
HE CAN USE ME, BECAUSE I AM THERE!

I AM A SOLDIER FOR JESUS CHRIST!

I AM A SOLDIER!
I DO NOT NEED TO BE PAMPERED, PETTED, PRIMED UP,
PUMPED UP, PICKED UP OR PEPPED UP.
I AM A SOLDIER!
NO ONE HAS TO CALL ME, REMIND ME, WRITE ME, ENTICE ME, OR LURE ME!

I AM A SOLDIER FOR JESUS CHRIST!

I AM A SOLDIER!
I AM NOT A WIMP!
I AM IN PLACE, SALUTING MY KING, OBEYING HIS ORDERS,
PRAISING HIS NAME, AND BUILDING HIS KINGDOM!
NO ONE HAS TO SEND ME GIFTS, FOOD, CANDY, OR GIVE MY HANDOUTS!
I DO NOT NEED TO BE CUDDLED, CRADLED, OR CATERED TO!

I AM A SOLDIER FOR JESUS CHRIST!

I AM COMMITTED!
I CANNOT HAVE MY FEELINGS HURT BAD ENOUGH TO TURN ME AROUND!
I CANNOT BE DISCOURAGED ENOUGH TO TURN ME ASIDE!
I CANNOT LOSE ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME TO QUITE!!!

I AM A SOLDIER FOR JESUS CHRIST!

WHEN JESUS CALLED ME INTO THIS ARMY, I HAD NOTHING.
IF I END UP WITH NOTHING, I WILL STILL COME OUT EVEN! I WILL WIN!
MY GOD WILL SUPPLY ALL MY NEEDS!
I AM MORE THAN A CONQUEROR!!! I WILL ALWAYS TRIUMPH!!
I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST!!!

I AM A SOLDIER FOR JESUS CHRIST!

DEVILS CANNOT DEFEAT ME. PEOPLE CANNOT DISILLUSION ME!
WEATHER CANNOT WEARY ME. SICKNESS CANNOT STOP ME.
BATTLES CANNOT BEAT ME! MONEY CANNOT BUY ME!
GOVERNMENTS CANNOT SILENCE ME!

I AM A SOLDIER FOR JESUS CHRIST!

I AM A SOLDIER!
EVEN DEATH CANNOT DESTROY ME!
FOR WHEN MY COMMANDER CALLS ME FROM THIS BATTLEFIELD,
HE WILL PROMOTE ME TO HEAVEN.

I AM A SOLDIER FOR JESUS CHRIST!

I AM A SOLDIER, IN THE ARMY, AND I'M MARCHING, CLAIMING VICTORY!
I WILL NOT GIVE UP! I WILL NOT TURN AROUND!!
I AM A SOLDIER, MARCHING HEAVEN BOUND!
HERE I STAND. WILL YOU STAND WITH ME?

BE A GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST...
CHECK YOUR.....
1. ENDURANCE
2. ENTANGLEMENTS
3. ENLISTMENT

2 Timothy 2:3
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ!

Have a great day in the LORD!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

TRUST in the LORD!

 

 

Psalms 18:2

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will TRUST; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Well it is a New Year! 2010 was very challenging for me and for many people I know. Many hard trials, temptations, etc.; but "THANK THE LORD" through it all He was always there and an ever present help in time of need.

This past year God has been dealing with me a lot on trusting in Him. Not leaning on my own understanding, but to acknowledge Him in all things, go to Him with ALL things, and TRUST that He will work out every detail in the best way possible. There really are so many things this year where I was forced to lean hard on the Lord and not once did the Lord not show up or not be that help when I needed it most! It is such a blessing to have the Lord to go to with every obstacle, every tear, every problem, every joy, every heartache, and KNOW that He is there, He cares, and He is that 'ever present help'. Why do we ever doubt? Did He not create this entire world? The heavens above, the sea below? Did he not create you and me? Did He not send his only begotten Son, to die and live so that we would have the hope of heaven and life more abundantly? Is He not 'Love' in the purest form?

Romans 5: 6-8

We can Trust a savior who gave His life so that we might live! Have a great NEW YEAR in 2011 and remember GOD NEVER FAILS! You can TRUST Him!

Through it all, through it all,
I've learned to trust in Jesus,
I've learned to trust in God;
Through it all, through it all,
I've learned to depend upon His Word.