Miracles from God (praise blog)

4/28/12
Tim's ankles were swollen and he had to work all night so he had me pray over them at Samanthas house and the Lord healed his feet. They didn't hurt him all night long. Thank you Lord!

New blog place

Ok, this blogging thing is confusing, but I have added another site apparently.  This is the address and I will put all of the journaling that God gives me to put on this other page.  Thanks followers!!!! God is up to some big things:  Stay tuned.  Here is the address for the post I started today:  http://mypassionisjesuslife.blogspot.com/

The Bride of Christ

Someone told me over the weekend that the difference between a bride and a harlot is that a bride is willing to stay with her husband "until death do her part".  A harlot is just interested in what she can get to satisfy her own needs.  It's scary to know that there are some of both sitting in churches today.  Have we gotten to the place in our walk with Chirst that we can say, "Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done" ? Are we willing to lay down our life to walk with HIM wherever HE LEADS? Have you given your life over in total surrender to the Lover of your soul? There is no sweeter place to be than in the place of total surrender.  A place where you finally decide that NO MATTER THE COST, you will serve the Lord.  At times, that may call for letting go of family, friends, or whatever may be a hindrace in your relationship with HIM. Are you willing?  Are you a bride or are you a harlot?  That's a deep one to think about.  Ok, now I have something to throw into that mix.  Maybe, just maybe, you have decided to follow Jesus. You have taken that first step of surrender to His plan for your life and satan attacks and knocks you down.  A bride will get back up everytime. Are you ready to get back up? If you aren't a bride that's ready for her husband, are you girlfriend? or maybe you have just had one encounter with Him (went on a date of sorts)? Keep going and growing with Him and you will be prepared to meet Him when he comes back.  Stay connected with Him in total intimacy and you will be ready for WHATEVER HE CALLS YOU TO DO.  It's not always easy, in fact a lot of times it can be tough, but it's always worth it.  He died for you and He wants your life to be in HIM and HE WANTS TO BE IN YOU and give you HOPE!! I pray that anyone that has had a romance with Jesus continue in that romance......  Today, the woman that we brough to church had an encounter with Jesus and she surrendered to HIM.  I pray the Holy Spirit leads her and guides her to a very intimate place with the Lover of her soul.  I pray that He visit with her and keep her from anything that satan would try to plant in her!!! I pray that for you as well.  Yall have a great day with the Lord.  I am on my way to a mission in Niteroi Brazil and will not be the same when I come home!!! :)

5/26/11

5/26/11- Yesterday, after an extremely rough time at work, I came home to a pleasant surprise. My dear husband and children had taken the time to make about 50 or 60 signs and tape them up all around the livingroom to tell me that they love me and that they will miss me when I go on my mission trip to Brazil. It was so precious!!! Some of the signs that were hanging up said things like “Just Brazil it”-(w/Nike symbol), Spongebob Brazil pants, Got Brazil?, We love you, Jesus loves you, Brazil bucket (after the chum bucket on Spongebob. It even had a little form of Plankton named Brazilet- JOSH knew he was a genius for that one! Diary of a Brazil Mom (Diary of a Wimpy kid) It even had a picture of Greg Heffley and it said Don’t get the Brazil Touch. Precious I tell you. Then, my husband fixed us a yummy dinner of pork chops, corn on the cob, and fried green tomatoes. I was pretty tired and really didn’t want to go to church after that, but our lifegroup was supposed to have company last night so I forced myself to attempt it. It turned out that the mom’s we invited to join us didn’t come after all and so we didn’t have any company, but Christy and April decided to do a foot washing thing and pray for 3 of us that are going to Brazil. It was powerful. I love this group of ladies that I meet with. We are all very different people and have such drastically different lives, but God has taken us and knit us together. It is really amazing when I think about it. I know that if I need something, I can call on them and they would be there (and have already been) I don’t know what I would have done without some of the people that God has placed in my life. I am so thankful!!! Well, as I am attempting to get ready to go on this trip, I have so many things going on. Sometimes, it’s hard to get everything done, but I am learning that God is faithful to give me the strength to do what I am called to do. I am learning that it isn’t always what I feel, but instead about takingupon myself “HIS YOKE” instead of my own. When I am in the YOKE of Christ, there isn’t a lot of energy wasted or needed for that matter. There is a special anointing that I can tell is working in me and it’s almost as if it’s a natural response instead of something that I have labored over. Let me encourage you today: If you are going through something and it seems that it is the hardest thing you have ever went through, let HIM handle it for you and you take HIS YOKE UPON YOU. HIS yoke truly is easy and HIS BURDEN is truly light. May the Lord Bless you and keep you today!!!

5/26/11

5/25/11- I am going to attempt to enter the world of “Bloggers” . I was debating on doing it and then I thought about how I look at yard sales and realized that “other people’s junk is someone’s treasure” I had a friend from high school that was diagnosed with Cancer and continued to blog. He shared his Faith with all those who were interested. Normally, I post on Facebook and share, but thought I might start a blog so for those who want to read my adventures can. Who knows, maybe I won’t write another blog, but it’s here if I want to. At the time of the writing, I am preparing to go on a mission trip to Niteroi Brazil and have been going through many different trials, but I know that “He who called me is faithful to complete that which HE has begun” I want to be quick to only start that which HE has begun and not waste my time doing everything else under the sun that is meaningless. When it all comes down to it, only those things which HE HAS BEGUN will remain. Everything in this earth CAN AND WILL be shaken, but HE WILL ALWAYS remain!! Hallelujah!!! I just have to praise God for allowing us to keep our eyes on HIM who is ETERNAL and all these things we are going through are NOTHING. Oh how I wish that meant that I handled everything I am going through with a good attitude. NOPE- I have been a baby a lot. It’s no fun to go through a sickness that does CRAZY things to your body and NO ONE else understands, BUT GOD IS FAITHFUL and HE ALWAYS UNDERSTANDS. I am so thankful. I have recently been diagnosed with low thyroid and Low Vitamin D. I had a hysterectomy 10 months ago and I didn’t realize the importance of keeping a close check on these things. I have been in a funk the last couple of months and for the last 3 weeks or so, I have been walking around feeling like I have the flu everyday. My mind is foggy and things are going crazy, but OH WHEN I GET IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD!!! He has been holding me. He is all I need. He is my strength, my shield, and
my portion forever. Oh how I am thankful for the blood of Jesus that allows me to come into HIS COURTS with praise and enter the holy of holies and sit at the mercy seat of my daddy. He is so faithful. I pray you all have that special relationship with your abba father. If not, don’t neglect to cry out to Jesus! He can set you free and let me tell you; whom the son sets free is free indeed!!!!! Be blessed today and keep checking. I will try to update this blog and share some “stuff” as needed. Take care. Staci