there's a song I like and here are the lyrics:
Life Is Easy, When Your Up On The Mountain
and You've Got Peace Of Mind
like You've Never Known
but Then Things Change And Your Down In The Valley
don't Lose Hope For Your Never Alone
[Chorus]
for The God On The Mountain Is Still God In The Valley
when Things Go Wrong He'll Make Them Right
and The God Of The Good Times, Is Still God Of The Bad Times
and The God Of The Day Is Still God Of The Night
v. 2
you Talk Of Faith When Your Up On The Mountain
oh, But The Talk Comes So Easy
when Life's At Its Best
but Its Down In The Valley Of Trials And Temptations
that's Where Faith Is Really Put To The Test
I feel like I've been in a valley lately and I think sometimes Christians feel like something is wrong with them when they go through valleys. The Bible says to be content in whatever state you are in, to be content, and to be thankful. That's hard to do when you're in the valley. You feel ineffective, you feel like you don't have a testimony to share and what you don't have anything to offer anybody. But really, it's in the valley that we have the truest measure of where our faith stands. It's in the valley where we are strengthened, where our faith grows. Spiritual highs are nice, but they don't keep people. If I can go through the dry times and keep my faith, then I thank you Lord for this valley!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
PRAISE!
I love days when I can't help but praise Jesus!! Yesterday and today have been like that. Not that I'm not always thankful for what He's done for me, but some days it's just easier to express my gratitude. I love Jesus!! He redeemed my life from the pit. I was going nowhere fast and once I turned to Him, He set my feet on a firm foundation, started building my faith, gave me a purpose. He is my strengh and my shield. He is my defense. When the accuser of the brethren shoots his firey darts, my God is my defender and my refuge. He is my wisdom when I have one. He is my redemtion from an eternity in hell. He is my strength, my song, and my salvation. He is all the good that is in me, and all the victories that I have and will ever win are through Him. When I don't know which way to turn He is the light unto my path, He is my guide and He is my comfort. He is my source of joy, and peace, and anticipation. When I am confused, and hurt, and feel defeated He is my rock, my support, and my companion. He is my health and my healer. He is my rest. His name is sweet on my lips, He quenches my parched soul. Before I have a thought or emotion He knows it. He is Jesus!! I am His, and He is mine.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
I'm angry today, God is angry with the wicked every day!
I don't know if it's anger so much as disappointment. I am so disappointed with the church in general today. Not only that but with some people in the church I attend. As far as churches go, I go to one of the best, if not THE best church. We have an awesome pastor, and his wife is a rare jewel. They will speak truth and faith to you and would be there in an instant to help anybody. Our church has been so blessed with a revelation of the true Word of God. We have faith in our body, we have substance, we have people who are willing to take a stand for truth. Which is in part why I am troubled today, well, the past couple days. You see, it's not surprising to see mainstream denominational churches bow to the world and celebrate halloween, that doesn't shock me. The mainstream churches seem to care more about keeping people happy than pleasing God. How can you blame them, their money is coming from the people because they don't trust God to supply for them. I'm talking today about "Harvest Parties". HELLO PEOPLE, IF IT LOOKS LIKE A SKUNK, SMELLS LIKE A SKUNK AND ACTS LIKE A SKUNK - IT'S A SKUNK!! So, these churches embrace halloween in the form of a harvest party, they still dress up, they still have it at halloween time, but somehow it's supposed to be ok? Well, if that how it works, how about this:
Before I met Jesus I drank, smoked and swore. So, all I have to do is change the name of beer and it would be acceptable in the eyes of the Lord? I'll call it "harvest brew". It's not beer, it's harvest brew, it still smells like beer, looks like beer, tastes like beer but it's not, it's harvest brew. Well, it's still sin and sin still leads to death and ultimately hell.
No wonder the world mocks the Christian church. The church is weak because they haven't resisted enough to be strong. They bow their knee to anything that calls itself religious. If people can't withstand one day a year how will they withstand the anti-christ? My Bible says to abstain from the appearance of evil, in my eyes that includes halloween and anything that resembles it. What does your Bible say?
I want to take this time to share a dream I had a few weeks ago. In this dream I was with a bunch of other people in some sort of a stadium. There was a speaker talking about some changes that were going to be taking place. They were going to be monitoring all phone activity, money was changing, people wouldn't be able to travel anymore. It happened so quickly that all these changes were made before we even made it home. I knew that it was ushering in the time of the anti-christ and great tribulation for true followers of Jesus. I had a plan though, I was going to make some contacts and skip the country with a couple other people. So, we did. We went to another country, but it was happening there too. There was no escaping it. In the dream, officers were coming into houses and taking away people to a sort of concentration camp. We (the 2 people I was with and myself) decided that we would all commit suicide by taking pills. We prayed before taking them that the Lord would see our hearts and forgive what we were about to do and still allow us to go to heaven, then we took the pills. In the dream I stirred awake just as the officers were coming in, the other two had already died. I quickly went to take more pills but then woke up. As I woke up this kept coming into my mind: "These things needs be but the end is not yet".
That went through my mind all day "These things needs be but the end is not yet". Hard times are coming. Not only physically, but mentally and spiritually also. There is no escaping it. Now is not the time to draw back in fear but to press on, to do the things that you know you need to do to strengthen your inner being. Pray, fast, read the Word of God. We don't have the strength we need but we know who can strenghten us. Don't draw back from suffering, in the end is strength. In the end is victory, if you stay true.
Before I met Jesus I drank, smoked and swore. So, all I have to do is change the name of beer and it would be acceptable in the eyes of the Lord? I'll call it "harvest brew". It's not beer, it's harvest brew, it still smells like beer, looks like beer, tastes like beer but it's not, it's harvest brew. Well, it's still sin and sin still leads to death and ultimately hell.
No wonder the world mocks the Christian church. The church is weak because they haven't resisted enough to be strong. They bow their knee to anything that calls itself religious. If people can't withstand one day a year how will they withstand the anti-christ? My Bible says to abstain from the appearance of evil, in my eyes that includes halloween and anything that resembles it. What does your Bible say?
I want to take this time to share a dream I had a few weeks ago. In this dream I was with a bunch of other people in some sort of a stadium. There was a speaker talking about some changes that were going to be taking place. They were going to be monitoring all phone activity, money was changing, people wouldn't be able to travel anymore. It happened so quickly that all these changes were made before we even made it home. I knew that it was ushering in the time of the anti-christ and great tribulation for true followers of Jesus. I had a plan though, I was going to make some contacts and skip the country with a couple other people. So, we did. We went to another country, but it was happening there too. There was no escaping it. In the dream, officers were coming into houses and taking away people to a sort of concentration camp. We (the 2 people I was with and myself) decided that we would all commit suicide by taking pills. We prayed before taking them that the Lord would see our hearts and forgive what we were about to do and still allow us to go to heaven, then we took the pills. In the dream I stirred awake just as the officers were coming in, the other two had already died. I quickly went to take more pills but then woke up. As I woke up this kept coming into my mind: "These things needs be but the end is not yet".
That went through my mind all day "These things needs be but the end is not yet". Hard times are coming. Not only physically, but mentally and spiritually also. There is no escaping it. Now is not the time to draw back in fear but to press on, to do the things that you know you need to do to strengthen your inner being. Pray, fast, read the Word of God. We don't have the strength we need but we know who can strenghten us. Don't draw back from suffering, in the end is strength. In the end is victory, if you stay true.
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