Thanksgiving!

There is much to be thankful for and often I failed. This season is a great reminder of how I ought to live daily. So this morning as I pull up my boot straps to go clocking I to am thankful for the Lord's provision in work. He is so faithful to provide, protect, and preserve and sinner like me what other response could I have other than thanksgiving. May we praise the King who cause everything praise worthy to come into works!

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Titus.... Type Women

If I couldn't say one word...I'd just wave my hand.....if I couldn't say a word I would just wave my hand...God has been just that good..Do I have one witness... Yeah something the are certain song just stuck in my heart. For that tells me my inner hear cry I do belive that truth about God He has been just that good. Yeap simple sounding but has the character of God written all over it. Goodness...A way this week God has shown His goodness to me is but provide godly married women in my life to encourge me. That means alot to me. Yeah, God knows every inch of anxiety and worry that I have and will take on and has given me two things to survive. Number one His word and number two godly women to display that Titus 2 type character you know Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored. Its been a blessing in my first year and half of marriage. So I encourage those older women encourage those younger women around you. They appreciate you and ultimatly God gets the glory because of His hand being all in it.So I to will keep my hand at the plow and trusting Jesus so that I will also beagan to bare that fruit. Titus two example....

A another year older prayerfully another wiser

A another year older and prayerfully another year wiser. Yep, a day after realizing hey I'm not getting any younger I see that there is a requirement on my life. To obey the King's orders without hesitation. That is King Jesus has a plan for my life and I must willfully submit to that perfect plan. So each year I seem to have some type of awaking. This years is to take it day by day and willful submit to the Lord. Not by feeling. You know what I mean.....um I feel like doing that....but I don't feel like doing this....that's exactly the problem (General). All that the Lord Jesus requires of me has been written in a thirty six book love letter.So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left.Deuteronomy 5:32So I need to soak it up. I admit and many of you can empathize with me, how its so easy to get caught up in in so much.Like, what our spouses, family and friends are or aren't doing. Asva result we are blind from what the Lord had commanded us (Christians) to do. For this is where the uncomphendable goodness of the Lord takes control. Me a torn-up sinner has been made right with God not because of anything that I have done but all that Jesus has done on my behalf. I bring nothing to the table not even faith to believe for the Lord has even bestowed that on me. Like my dear husband says, that I love to say that thang is DEEP. Even when I don't do what is right God see the rightousness of the Savior.So today the Lord Jesus reminds me. My dear child Jameika So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
being darkened in their understanding,excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus,
that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. Eph 4:17-24 So my on going prayer for the twenty fourth year of my life and onward is to look to Jesus is gaurnteed not to lead you astray.So here I go.......in much need of sustaining grace.

So Many things So Little Time

So the other day I had entirely to many things going on in my head.Just too many. Like all the things I want to do. So I wrote a list. SEE: Learn more of God's Word,read lots of books, serve the elderly (like my mommy), learn to sew, sign language,master scrapbooking, become a nurse and a certified hair dresser, learn to play the piano and drums, sing publicly, cook chef like, sketch, draw, master calligraphy,master crocheting,learn more history, travel , internationally, serve college girls, teach children and medical research. Yeah now you the list goes on and on. So a few days later I told General B what I was thinking. So he said write a list. I'm like check! Ask God Lord allow me to do what ever on this list that I can do for your sake. So I thought of it again and remember the verses below. Hey my life is but a vapor. But like piper said in the Book don't' waste your life" Only one life, 'twill soon be past; Only what's done for Christ will last.

Isaiah 40:7-8
The grass withers, the flower fades,When the breath of the LORD blows upon it;Surely the people are grass.The grass withers, the flower fades,But the word of our God stands forever.
James 1:11
For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.
1 Peter 1:24
For," ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS,AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS.THE GRASS WITHERS,AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF,

Refreshed.....

Vacation, Vacation lots of time to be encouraged,encourage,think,read,pray and sleep. Before vacation I was kind of burnt out.From what right? From my life of 12 hour night shifts,maintaining a home,exercising,and ministry envolvement. The weird thing about it is everytime summoned about What was new I had nothing really to share? So as I laid back on the couch and thought. I came to the conclusion of returning back to my love. I'm remembering so well the days when I truly met Christ. There was a fullness, completeness about cha' girl. I was so excited to be right with the Lord. Time wasn't an issue, living arrangements

Creation Testifies

As I hiked up South Mountain Saturday morning all I could pray is
Psalms 51:10-12
10(A)Create in me a (B)clean heart, O God,
And renew a (C)steadfast spirit within me.
11(D)Do not cast me away from Your presence
And do not take Your (E)Holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the (F)joy of Your salvation
And sustain me with a (G)willing spirit.
It's nothing like being faced with the weakness of your flesh,and creation under the sunrise. Yup creation doing nothing more than testifying to the work of God the Father. I was humbled by my weak flesh yet encourage by the words of David inspired by God. I am still pondering and holding fast to the Lord sustaining me with a willing spirit. My willing spirit will produce obedience and that's just what I need.Oh the feeling of being caught up obeying the Lord.....

Crafts, Creativity and Fun!

I forgot how much I enjoyed crafts and making things until my latest visit to Joann's. I had a great time. Looking at the paints, yarns, paper, candles fabric.I am back. To eploring my creative adventures. Currently I am working on a baby blanet.( By the way its not for me;~) I am crocheting it. A friend of mine, Thais taught me how to crochet a few years back on the road to I believe the Morehouse Classic. Thanks Thais! I am also making a few articles of clothing. You know tickering with the sewing machine. I am currently working on my second project. Much patience is needed doing these things. Thanks to CW I am currently starting a Portfolio for braids and hair styles. So if you have any picture of you hair complimentary of me, forward them to me so that I may offer these designs to others. Let me not forget my quest to play cords on the piano are still in progress. So if your wondering what I'm doing out in the desert just say I exploring my creative juices. Looking beyond the tumbleweed.

Where I from: In connection to my ministry

Today in our sovereignty study we talked about how nothing that has ever happened in our lives that was out of the hands of God. From our birthplace, parents, upbringing to current location. It all will be molded into something for God's glory. I went off and ponder so is there any evidence of that in my life. Has growing up in the Midwest, by my mom and being the youngest and only girl had an effect for the better towards ministry.Like the apostle Paul there were evidences of his upbringing used for God's glory. For example he wasborn as a Roman, in a city of knowledge, and also he was trained as a tent maker. These things that were apart of his life are even well known benefits and testament of the christian faith. What about you? Can you pin point somethings that the Lord has used to help you in ministry?


"Your money your singleness, marriage, talents, your time
they were loaned to you to show the world that Christ is Divine."
Lecrae

Jesus and Jesus Alone

I love You, I love You, I love You Lord today. You paid the price for me way back on Calvary. That's why I praise you I lift you up and I magnify Your name. Oh how my heart is filled with praise. My heart, my mind, my Soul belongs to You.....This song reminds me of the closeness of Jesus and how He and He alone is all my inner most being should long to embrace. Today I just thought about the faultiness of man and how the Lord Jesus is immutable. He is the only one that's there always the word of God says He sticks closer than a brother.Proverbs 18:24 A man of too many friends comes to ruin,But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Often times I depend my joy upon the status of my friends and family. As that song came to my mind I was reminded of the deepness of the verse.. My heart my mind my soul belongs to You. That is to the Lord Jesus. So the joy sang in that song is the same joy that should reign in my heart as my days are a going. Instead of the hurt and bitterness of those around me. For because of what Jesus did on my behalf why should I have a consistent glow for Him and intern for others. No matter the circumstance.Another example that comes to mind is like on Wednesday night at the DWYL concert,I was willing to praise the Lord in the sweltering heat. Nothing could spoil the joy of worshipping Jesus. Not even the sweat that weighed me down.So I must remember what belongs to Jesus...my Heart, Mind and Soul. I gotta give Him everything

At the feet of Jesus

We fall down
We Lay our crowns
At the feet of Jesus
We cry Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lamb

The greatness of your mercy and love
At the feet of Jesus
We cry holy holy holy is the Lamb

What a great place to sit and rest at the feet of Jesus. On this Lord's day, sleep deprived and all I heard the gospel message proclaimed and it caused me to first to look deep within to see if I earnestly knew, how can a man be in the right before God? In my heart I rejoiced that I can be right and am right with God because of what the Lord Jesus did on my behalf and man's behalf. So, I reflect back to waht I heard and this song came to mind. The sermon sent me to worship the holy lamb that was worthly to be righteouness on my behalf that flames up the fire and joy from early coversion. So I am reminded how I must cast down all my crowns the things that I hold high and bow before the King.In thanksgiving and awe of His mercy and love. The only true with no string attached mercy and love at the feet of Jesus.Great reminder to return to the feet of my first love.

Thinking on the night shift

When I'm on the night shift I have so much more time to think. Some would say too much time to think (12Hr shift). Many things I ponder are about the Lord. I am often amazed at Him and His Glory. I was thinking tonight just how great He is and how the testimony of His greatness that I can cling to is that from the scriptures and what He has done in my life and what He continues to do. It has to take the saving power of Jesus to keep me. Often I feel the power of sin trying to redeem itself but the Jesus that saved me, defeats the power of sin from reigning. Whereas when I was lost in my trespasses and sin there was no fight. Sunday, I believe it was Sunday PK that's my pastor, he was explaining how God was the Christian's shield.He expanded the definition by saying he is our buckle. You know like a belt buckle that hold your belt that holds your bottoms. He supported it by Scripture's from the Psalms. Like Psalms 3:3,5:12,7:10,18:2,30,35. My favorite being Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. So praise be to God for the life has been created in me and how he continues to be my shield and hold my life together. For He desires to be that to all men. Who reject the ways of the flesh and cling to the ways of Jesus Christ. To think and think about the Lord provokes me praise to Him. For my old thoughts were encompass by ways to praise me. So I'll continue to sit back and ponder the things of God. Until He shows Himself faithful and rises the sun in the morning, also the end of my shift. Think about the things of the Lord..........
Psalms 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

The Valley of the Sun

How hot do you think it is in the valley of the sun? Your correct scorching.... I walked out to the garage to get the key for the mail box. Then I thought I best get in the car and drive there and to get something cool so I did. Oh yeah by the way it's on 108 the average around this time is 112-114. We are doing good so far. So the best thing for me to do is get a book and read the heated day away.But the grand thing about this heat is that we know God, is in complete control of thermastat. So I must not complain. But praise the one who let's the sun shine constant and warm!

False hope

This morning as I was leaving work that is "The Night Shift", I rode home in the presence of the apostle Paul's letter to Timothy. This was via CD, the bible on CD. Paul warned them against false teachers of the law . People who would come and change the doctrine that had been taught to them. The truth about Jesus Christ would be under attach.Here's what I heard:
3As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer 4nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God's work—which is by faith. 5The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 6Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk. 7They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
8We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. 9We also know that law[a] is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 10for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine 11that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.My heart was pretty overwhelmed by this subject. As I went to sleep to prepare for another night shift, I was wakening by the urge to pray for those you are being deceived and for those who are deceiving. I was once caught in the lies of false teachers and was clueless about the truth of Jesus Christ. There are still many who I love dearly that are trapped and see no way out. But God can make them to alive in Christ as He did me and those in Ephesians 2.So as my heart continues to be burden I share with you in hopes that you to will pray, but ultimately I will carry it to my Father who is patient with us, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

Music

I never really knew how much I enjoyed music. Often I find myself sing and remixing different songs. Which brings me to this one. In Christ alone has had such a major impact on my life. I remember first hearing it Summer 2006 at a evening worship serve at Eastwood. So I had the song sheet and I was like if this anit' the gospel then what is. So I continued to sing it mess up the original tune, one day the Projects worship team finish practicing and my boy Alvin Melton was playing this song in a different style. I mean the truth and good music it was great. From then on this has be my theme. Every time I hear it, it gives me the chills. Read it I'm sure it will have that impact:
In Christ Alone
In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones he came to save:
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied -
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave he rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine -
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.
By: Stuart Townend, Keith Getty

So just imagine I have been sing this since the recent Lord's day.

Expectation for your Life

This book was great! Bruchko by Bruce Olson. A friend of mine recommended this book to me last week on the way to the gym. I brought it home and thought I'll get to that a little later. So I finished the book that I was currently reading and the I began this one. Just a brief overview:Bruce Olson a nineteen year old young man. Set sail to impact a tribe in South America. He faced disease, terror, loneliness, kidnapping and torture. But what he experience has has a major impact on the missions world. Once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. The main reason was the main character walked in faith time after time. I wanted to continuously see how he was able to make it through trial after trial. Hint:Obeying the Lord was his secret. There where many times he wanted to get give up but he pressed on. That what I needed to here. So though this book was a true story based on events that occurred 40 years ago, its still applicable today. I must tell you of one of the latter chapters that caught my attention the most. It was a discussion based on Philippians. One Character asked the other" Is Jesus Christ the expectation for you in your life? Really? Just as it did the character it had the same effect on me. It stop me short....and caused me to ponder, and reconsider some of my expectations!

Humble Beginnings

The deer in the desert panting at the water brook:
To me this was a great image to start blogging. My life has change dramatically over the past year and many times before I couldn't describe it at all until now. The Psalmist most often can express my heart like no other.

Explore in Psalms 42:1-11

1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
3 My tears have been my food
day and night,
while men say to me all day long,
"Where is your God?"
4 These things I remember
as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go with the multitude,
leading the procession to the house of God,
with shouts of joy and thanksgiving
among the festive throng.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and 6 my God.
My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember you
from the land of the Jordan,
the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.
8 By day the LORD directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.
9 I say to God my Rock,
"Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?"
10 My bones suffer mortal agony
as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
"Where is your God?"
11 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.

This passage is an expression of thirsting for God in trouble and exile.
I can't say its been exile but trouble to the least bit of my experience. For this currently is the state that I find myself in {As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God] My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
Prior to now my tears have been my food both day and night. While I sit back a question "Where is my God?" These things I remember as I pour out my soul. Back in Tuskegee I used to go with the multitude,
leading the procession to the house of God,
with shouts of joy and thanksgiving
among the wavering college students. Why now do I find myself downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Is it really the change in geographical location that has ignited this pain in me. I had be shown through the book of Job how to put my hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and 6 my God. I remember my soul is again downcast within. I reflect back to th days on the campus of Tuskegee. I had deep calls, to deep of anguish due to the weight of the world reign over me. By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me a prayer to the God of my life. If I cried out then and it made a permanent eternal change in me. Why do I say to God my Rock,
"Why have you forgotten me?
For I have come to the conclusion from here on out I must put my hope in God.
I must praise him,
my Savior and my God,No matter the circumstance and or condition...even here in the Desert