Rescued????

Good morning everyone!!! What a great day to be alive in the LORD!!! God is good all the time, and all the time God is good. Where would you be today without God??
Sometmes we may feel like we are in quicksand. The more we try to get out of it, the deeper we sink. What do we do?? Well, don't panick-calm down, breath, relax and ask for help.
But who will hear?? God can help you get out of your mess. God can rescue you from ANY mess you put or find yourself in. But what do we have to do?? STOP, quit fighting, call on God, give it ALL to Him, relax, and He will take care of the situation.
Psalm 40:2 "He drew me up out of a horrible pit...and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings."
Psalm 40:3 "He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall see and fear (revere and worship) and put their trust and confident reliance in the Lord."
So, who are you going to trust?? GOD??? Or listen to satan telling you that you can do it all by yourself.....since you are a self made man or woman??? STOP, DROP, & PRAY!! Let God have it. Thanks for reading. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Got heart problems???? Are you a TRUE JEW?!?!

Good morning everyone!!!! Yes, yes, yes Lord!!! Let it be me Lord!!! Is this part of your vocabulary??? Do you want to be pleasing to God??? Where do your want and desires lie??? In the world????? New house, new boat, new car, new....new.....new.....Just so we look good???
Do you want to be a TRUE JEW???? I do!!! WHAT????? But you profess to be a Christian, now you want to be a Jew??!!?? What is wrong with you??
Okay, can we talk??? Huh?? Can we talk??? Romans 2:29 "......a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God......."
Here, to be a Jew meant you were in God's family, we get to be an heir to all HIS promises. God's family is based on our internal qualities...NOT what we have. All whose hearts are right with God are true Jews-part of God's family. Galatians 3:7 "The real children of Abraham, then, are those who put their faith in God."
Attending church, being baptized, being a member of a church is not enough.... it is not what this is all about!!!
God wants our heartfelt devotion and obedience!!! (Jeremiah 4:4) SO, where is your heart???? Do you have heart problems??? If so, now is the time, you cannot do it any sooner.....turn everything.....truely everything over to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Let's all be TRUE JEWS and have a heart felt faith in God. Thank you for reading. May you have a truely blessed and prosperous day. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Are you GREATFUL? Or, are you GRATEFUL??

Good morning everyone!! I trust and pray this will be a great day in the Lord Jesus Christ for you!!!! God is good all the time, and all the time God is good.

What do you mean greatful.....or.....grateful??

Many times we are greatful........

Look at what I did......See how good I am......Did you know I......

We become GREAT in our eyes.

We become LEGENDS in our own minds.

We begin with "I", because we are "great"

Let us begin with Thank you God....or....Thank you Jesus

Thank you Jesus for giving me the ability to............

Now we are being GRATEFUL, for without Jesus Christ, we are nothing!

We have nothing!

The biggest single item we should be grateful for is God's gift-JESUS!

And JESUS is the greatest gift we can ever be given.

2 Corinthians 9:15 "thanks be to God for His indescribable gift."

Colossians 3:15 "And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were also called in one body, control your hearts. Be thankful."

Colossians 2:6-7 "Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."

Life is busy and complicated, Stop, Drop, & Pray. Don't lose sight of God and what He did for us. Be GRATEFUL!!! Thanks for reading. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Peace???? PEACE!!!!!

GOOD MORNING ALL!! YES, WHAT A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Are you at peace????

Is your mind at peace??

Is your spiritual mind at peace???

Are you happy with where you are????

Who you are?????

What you are doing???

Are you happy with where you life is???

If you are not happy, then you have to ask yourself....WHY?????

GOD'S PLEASURE FOR US IS TO BE HAPPY!!!! Yes, there may be tough times BUT: "DON'T WORRY.......BE HAPPY!!!"

It is simple,

Read the Bible,

Go to:- - - ->New International Version (NIV) Job 22:21

21 "Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.

Have you submitted??? Are you in God's will??? Don't you want prosperity???? Take time now, S,D & P! (stop,drop,pray) Love you all!! GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME, ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD!

In Christ's Love and Grace,

Johnny

Life, don't put it on fast forward

Good morning everyone!! I hope you had a super Easter weekend!! God is good all the time, and all the time God is good!! Jesus came, died, and rose again just for us!!! YEA!!! WOW!!!
I watched a movie "Click" with Adam Sandler, where he went to bed, bath, and beyond to get a universal remote. He went in a door marked 'beyond' and met Morty, who took him to a door marked 'way beyond' where he got a remote.
This remote would mute, freeze, and fast forward things in his life. This remote also could see the areas where he would fast forward and would automatically fast forward through any future similiar areas.
Adam Sandler is an architect with a bright future in a firm. His fast forwarding caused him to miss his kids growing up, lost his wife, all he had was fame and fortune. When he realized this he wanted to go back. Morty, the Angel of death was going to take him (death), but then allowed him to go back and have a second chance.
Jesus did this for all of us, allows us a second chance. That is why he came, died, and rose again for us. THANK YOU JESUS!!!
Jeremiah 29:11 "I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU," SAYS THE LORD. "THEY ARE PLANS FOR GOOD AND NOT FOR DISASTER, TO GIVE YOU A FUTURE AND A HOPE."
May your day, and days to come not be on fast forward, enjoy each step you take and let the Lord be part of each step. Thank you for reading. Love you all. Pray for your self, then others. STOP, DROP, & PRAY!!
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Who do you seek??????

Good morning everyone!!! It is indeed GREAT to be ALIVE in JESUS!!! Jesus knows, HE can and will lead us. GOD is good all the time, and all the time GOD is good!!!
Proverbs 3:6 "SEEK HIS WILL IN ALL YOU DO, AND HE WILL SHOW YOU WHICH PATH TO TAKE."
Solomon is telling us that we MUST seek GOD'S WILL in all we do to receive HIS guidance. This means to turn EVERY AREA of our LIFE over to GOD. In Matthew 6:33 Jesus emphasizes this again. When we look at our lives and priorities we have to ask: What is important to me? How often do we acknowledge God? Do we really give all to God?
We may already acknowledge God in some areas of our lives. We pray before we eat, we fuss and cuss drivers; we study our Bible, then we walk in the ways of the world; we love Jesus, we keep it a secret; etc. We give credit and acknowledgement is some areas, but some places we restrict or ignore God. Is this what HE wants???
Let's all pray for our selves and then each other that we make God a vital part of everything we do. When we do this HE will guide you becuase you will be working to accomplish HIS purposes. My prayer is to keep me humble, working for the Lord, and to not take credit, but to give credit to God for all HE has given me.
Don't be as Moses, strike the rock with you staff and take credit for providing water. IT IS GOD WHO DOES ALL!!!! Thank you friends for reading, have a very blessed day in the Lord. Share a kind greeting, a smile, the love of God with someone today!! Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

In Whom or What do you trust?

Good morning every one!!! I hope you are blessed this wonderful day in the Lord Jesus Christ. Things happen that we don't understand, and things happen that we do understand. Psalm 119:105 "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." We should be leaning on God completely.
Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding." We need to put ALL our trust in the LORD!! When we do...unbelievable things will happen. When Peter gave complete trust to the Lord, and his eyes were focused solely on JESUS, guess what..... HE WALKED ON WATER. T H E N , he began to trust in himself and what happened? Yes......he began to sink and who do you think he called out for help from.....Yes, JESUS!!!
No, this does not mean you can take a picture of Jesus and walk across a lake. This simply means we need to remain focused on Jesus in all our lives in every day in every way. Allow God to provide guidance for you life by reading His Word. Let God speak to us through the Word, and know that the Bible is a gift from God.
John Wesley said, "All the knowledge you want is comprised in one book, the BIble." Daniel Webster "The Bible is a book of faith, and a book of doctrine, and a book of morals, and a book of religion, of special revelation from God, but it is also a book which teaches man his own individual responsibility, his own dignity, and his equity with his fellow-man." In Whom or What do you trust? If it does not begin with "J" or "G" then it is time to re-evaluate our lives. All we have to do is keep Jesus/God number one in our life. Pray about this today, let God lead.
Thank you for reading today. Love you all. God is good all the time and all the time God is good. Pray for yourself first, cleanse yourself, then pray for others.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

What the.......HELL????????.......Uh.......

Good morning everyone!!! I trust this will be a wonderful day in the Lord Jesus Christ. God is good all the time and all the time God is good!!!! There is a man, Bill Weiss, who wrote a book entitled, "20 minutes of hell" and it is available now. His account is very interesting and in his interview he commented, as did the host, that too many times we don't hear about hell from the pulpit. Also, some, from the pulpit and some not in the pulpit do not believe in hell. After hearing this interview I queried this statement.
Then I started looking in my study Bible as compared to my King James. In my study Bible there are about 12 references to hell, then when I go to the scripture the commentary does not address hell. In the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance there are 54 references to hell. Are we becoming a watered down, feel good body of Christians???? There is not really hell, just heaven where we will have no pain and suffering? We are living in hell now??? Interesting thought and trend. Where do you stand???
As for me, I believe in hell!! I believe in heaven!!! WHY??? Because, that is what the word of God says..........Sooooo.....do you believe the Bible is the inspired word of God????? Wow!!! This is such a great topic. Where do you stand???? On hell???? In hell???? Give me some feed back and let's discuss this some more. Revelation 20:11-15 refers to the doom of the unbelieving dead, the last judgment. Please read it. vs 15 "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
Where is your name written??? Stop, Drop, and Pray!!! Don't you love Jesus??? Isn't God great???? Thank you for reading. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Believing and hope!!!

Good morning everyone!! What a fabulous day to be alive in Jesus!! Jesus, Jesus, oh for grace to love Him more. Doesn't that come from a song????? You know: God is good all the time and all the time God is good!!!!
Okay, let's look at 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 "For our present troubles are small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweights them and will last forever! (18) So we don't look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever."
vs 17 - our troubles should not decrease our faith or cause us to stray. There is a purpose behind our suffering and there will be benefits to our suffering. First, remember Christ suffered for us; obstacles will keep our pride in check; we can see beyond physical life to eternal life; a chance to prove our faith to ourselves and others; and last, God may show his powers through us. We should see our troubles as great opportunities for the kingdom and glory of God.
vs 18 Our hope is not to see our current problems, but to realize that after this life.....THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH!!! Knowing that we will live forever with God in a place without sin and suffering should help us in our daily walk, no matter what we face.
Is God in control??? A resounding YES!!! Thank you Jesus, God, Holy Spirit for being in our lives!! WOW!!! How exciting is this. Please pray for yourself, let you be right in the sight of the Lord and all will be well. God takes care of those who take care of themselves.....uh....no... God takes care of His good and faithful servants. Stay strong. Stay the course. Stay humble. Stay in prayer. Thank you for reading. Love you all!!
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Do you believe in the unseen??

Good morning all!!! What a great day to be alive in the Lord Jesus Christ! God is good all the time and all the time God is good. Yesterday I have an opportunity to meet a young lady (18) who has cervical cancer. Her name is Toie (pronounced Toy). Please pray for her and put her on your churches prayer list. Thank you. It was a great time to witness.
2 Corinthians 5:7 "For we live by believing and not by seeing." Some will tell you they don't believe, but we all believe. We don't have to see, we do see evidence of, but we may not see. Think about what you have now, a computer, I believe that when I hit send this message will come to you. Do I understand the complete binary system that does this? No! How do I know it will go? Because, I believe. Do we see Jesus? Do we see God? Do we see the Holy Spirit? We see evidence of: Jesus! God! Holy Spirit!!
How do people explain things? Coincidence....well...yeah...okay!!! Are there coincidences? We believe in lots: the light switch, the car key, the remote will work, the toilet will flush, the water will come on, and on and on. Then our belief comes true as we see evidence of. The light came on, the car started, t.v. came on, we watched the water go down, we were able to see the water.
God does so much more, if we stop and look, we can see evidence of God everywhere! Look at the sky, sun, stars, flowers, animals, people, etc. We didn't just come from the big bang theory!! Take time to stop, drop, pray, and thank God for being our one and true living GOD!! 2 Corinthians 4:18 "So we don't look at the troubles we can see now, rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever." Thank you for reading. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Are you listening????!!!!!??????

Good morning everyone one!!! I hope this day is a wonderful day in the Lord for you! God is good, all the time; all the time, God is good!! WOW!! God blesses us, even when we don't think we need or deserve it. Sometimes when we are just sitting around thinking, we may wonder.... why doesn't God ever talk to me?!?
You know, I often felt like God did not talk to me. Other people would say God said this, God said that, and all the time I am wondering if God really talked to them or are they cracked; loose in the head; a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic. I didn't understand. Slowly, as I grow (slowly because of my learning curve,lol) I begin to understand, I listen to different preachers, my own from the pulpit, and others on Christian radio, and I realizeD the radio I was dialing in on was broke.
You can't tune in if the radio doesn't work. Soooo, I have tried very hard to be aware of when God talks to me. No, I don't hear an audible voice booming from the sky. I do, however, hear His voice through my thoughts, my sleep, just being aware that God will talk to me. The radio I am using now does work. It is important, too, tha I pray the Holy Spirit leads me in what I say and do.
Mark 4:24 "And he (Jesus) said unto them, 'TAKE HEED WHAT YE HEAR: WITH WHAT MEASURE YE METE, IT SHALL BE MEASURED TO YOU: AND UNTO YOU THAT HEAR SHALL MORE BE GIVEN.'"
May the Holy Spirit lead you today, and I pray that you will be available to God's word as He speaks to you. Please pray for yourself first, and then everyone on this list. Pray for our nation and its leaders. JESUS IS RETURNING.......only God knows when.....stay alert..be prepared! Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

The 11th Commandment

Good morning everyone!! I hope this is a wonderful day for you all!! God is good all the time and all the time God is good!!!! It don't get no bett'r dan dis!!!!! When we leave earth, we see JESUS!!! WOW!!! BIG WOW!!!
Hey, do you know the commandments? If you don't remember look at Exodus 20:3-17. You remember: no other God; no idol; don't misuse Lord's name; keep sabbath holy; honor your father/mother; don't murder' no adultery; don't steal; no false witness; no coveting. Well, in John 13:34 Jesus gave us a new commandment."SO NOW I AM GIVING YOU A NEW COMMANDMENT: LOVE EACH OTHER. JUST AS I HAVE LOVED YOU, YOU SHOULD LOVE EACH OTHER."
Jesus is telling us that our Christlike love will show we are his disciples. Love is more than simply warm feelings; it is an attitude that shows up in actions!! How can we possible love others as Jesus loves us as His love is pure? By helping others, even though it is not in your plans or convenient for you. Give, even when it hurts, listen to others who are hurting and take on some of their hurt; don't complain or fight.
This is tough to do, but if you will do it people will notice. Let the supernatural, GOD, lead you in your quest to show TRUE LOVE. As my daughter told me the other day......do a random act of kindness (love): carry a package to the car for someone; open the door; pay for someone's lunch; share a smile and kind word. A beautiful love letter is I Corinthians 13. Thanks for reading with me today. May your day be blessed. Bless someone today!! Love you all!!!
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

No FEAR.....just BELIEVE

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!! WHAT A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!!! Many things happen in our lives, but you just have to believe! Oh, yeah, believe in what???? First, your salvation, and then that Jesus does hear you, and then in prayer. What is prayer?? Prayer is simply visiting with your Father God, also, prayer is a petition to your Father for your needs.....not wants.....but needs!!
We should not walk in fear because God is with us!! When fear starts to set in.....STOP, DROP, & PRAY!!! Mark 5:36 "Do not be afraid; only believe."
A man was desperate, no where to go, his little girl was dying, everyone had given up hope......his family, the medical staff, everyone!!! All looked hopeless......nothing.....no, nothing could help. The man made one of the most important decisions of his life. He fell to his knees, went straight to JESUS......he cast everything at the feet of JESUS!!
Well, now you know the rest of the story.....Jesus healed the little girl. God can do wondrous things in each of our situations. What do we have to do??? 1-believe and have faith; 2-trust Jesus (give it ALL to Jesus); 3-again, believe, do not fear.
Our Father in Heaven can do anything.....ANYTHING!!!! Take time to pray. Several prayer requests have come in God knows...please prayer for healing!!! Thank you for reading. Love you all!!
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Put you JESUS on!!!!!!

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!! What a wonderful day to be alive in Jesus!! Let us rejoice and be glad!!! Say, those could be songs!! lol I hope you wake with the attitude that you are "going to put your JESUS on."
What do you mean put my JESUS on??? 2 Corinthians 6:3 "We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry."
In all that he did, Paul always considered what his actions communicated about Jesus Christ. If we are believers then we are ministers for God. Non believers observe us, AND wait for us to do something so the response can be "if that is being a Christian, I don't want to be one."
Don't let our careless or undisciplined actions be someones excuse for not accepting Jesus Christ. Put your Jesus on, this means be loving, considerate, kind, and enjoy being alive. Tell someone you hope they have a blessed day. Share a smile, do a random act of kindness. REJOICE!!!! You are a child of THE LIVING GOD!!!! Stop, drop, and pray.....for this is the way you communicate with your Father God, and HE IS ALWAYS DELIGHTED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
THANK YOU FOR READING. LOVE YOU ALL!!
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Random Act of Kindness!!!

Good morning everyone!!! I trust you will be blessed today!!! Look for the blessings and you will find them. As from yesterday, count your blessings, take time and see what blessings you really do have.
People have problems going on all the time. Take time to share, to be kind. 2 Timothy 2:24 "A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people."
Let today be: "A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS" day!!
Smile (share a smile, it's free)
Speak pleasantly
Help someone one
Pay for someone's lunch (anonymously)
Open a door for someone
Tell someone something nice (I like your ???, You look nice, etc)
Look around when you drive, slow down, be pleasant.
So many people develope tunnell vision and can only see where they are going, focused only on a particular object. Share something, no matter how slight, a smile, and see their reaction. Usually it is pleasant.
Thank you for reading with me today. Love you all!! Here is a smile for you :), you are special to me!!!!
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Count your blessings!!!!

Good morning to all you disciplines of Christ Jesus!! May you have grace and peace. What has happened and will happen in you life???? In the late 1800's a hymn written by Johnson Oatman Jr...."When upon Life's Billows" is a very encouraging hymn. However, we know it better as "Count your Blessings." If we take time to count our blessings, dwell on them, rather than on the dismal things, we will be happier and realize why we have life and what we are living for.
We just need to stop, be still, and see how God has touched you life each and every day, hour, moment. Many times we let the everyday items take over and forget who all we are and all we have belongs to.....GOD!!!
Try this today: Choose to smile more often; Recognize the little things in life that bring you joy; Be happy for others when good things happen to them; Expect to find the silver lining and the pot of gold; Be a positive-thinking person; Thank God for what He has done, and is doing in your life; Believe that God can turn any negative into a positive.
Take time today to do 1 little thing. Write or email a friend or family and thank them for being in your life; Help a family member or co-worker; Thank God for who you are, what you are, where you have been, and where you are going!!
Psalm 136:2 "Thank the God of all gods, his love never quits."
Psalm 50:1 "Offer to God thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High?"
Thank you for reading. Thank you for being my friend. May you be blessed more today than ever before. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

How is your anger??????

Good morning everyone!!! May God bless you today, tomorrow, and forever. God is good all the time, all the time God is good!!!! Have you ever noticed people around, on t.v., just life in general, how people get upset? About what?? Many times it is just a little itty bitty item, but a person may explode or become extremely angry over what????? NOTHING!!!
Wife is angry because the husband didn't take the trash out; husband is angry because the wife didn't have dinner (supper) ready exactly when he wanted it. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE??!?? If the trash goes out...good! If dinner is served later.....good! Don't we let foolish little things get in our way of not just good, but great relationships??? Sometimes it is appropriate to be angry, and Jesus when he confronted the moneychangers in the temple. But over trash, dinner, laundry, the car, the house, and on and on......WHY????
"DON'T LET YOUR SPIRIT RUSH TO BE ANGRY, FOR ANGER ABIDES IN THE HEART OF FOOLS." ECCLESIASTES 7:9 Now I ask you, are you a fool??? Becoming angry quickly or over foolish things?
Ephesians 4:26-27 "AND 'DON'T SIN BY LETTING ANGER CONTROL YOU.' DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN WHILE YOU ARE STILL ANGRY, FOR ANGER GIVE A FOOTHOLD TO THE DEVIL." The Bible does not tell us not to feel angry, but we should handle our anger properly. If we react quickly or thoughtlessly, anger can hurt others and destroy relationships. A thoughtless word can damage an otherwise good relationship.
If we bottle up the anger, it will fester, we will become bitter, and this is a wonderful opportunity for the devil to step in, divide us against each other. Paul tells us to deal with anger properly. Sit, talk, and be open with each other....without yelling or becoming loud and beligerent. Be under control. Thank you for reading. May your day be blessed by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. God's blessings are upon you, just accept them.
Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Who keeps promises?????

Good morning everyone!!! what a beautiful day to be alive in the Lord Jesus Christ!! God is good all the time, and all the time, GOD IS GOOD!! How great it is to be a child of God. Have you ever made a promise or promised someone something and then it did not come about??? Sure, probably have, I have. Who does not break promises??? Well, of course, GOD
2 Corinthians 1:19-20 "For Jesus Christ, the Son of God, does not waver between "Yes" and "No." He is the one whom Silas, Timothy, and I preached to you, and as God's ultimate "Yes," he always does what he says. (20) For all of God's promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding "Yes!" And through Christ, our "Amen" (which means "Yes") ascends to God for his glory."
Here Paul is telling the Corinthians of God's faithfulness. We should be encouraged knowing that God will never leave us or forsake us. God will give us the desires of our heart. Whatever the promise is, God will fulfill it. God does not break his word and it will be done.
God does not jocky between yes and no. Jesus Christ was the ultimate example of this. All of God's promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a loud, resounding "YES!" Because Jesus Christ is faithful, Paul, a messenger appointed by Jesus, would also be faithful in his ministry.
Are you faithful in your ministry? Are you promises sound? Do you follow through? We need to be as Paul, faithful in our ministry. Thank you for reading. Love you all!!! Be faithful today to the Lord Jesus Christ!! Begin with a prayer for yourself. I ask once again, pray between 6 & 7 as God knows the need.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Are you joyful in the Lord?????

Good morning all! What a wonderful day to be alive in the Lord Jesus Christ. God is good all the time and all the time God is good. Remember, STOP, DROP & PRAY!!!! Why should we be joyful all the time???? There are times I just don't feel good!! Times I don't want to be joyful!!! WHY? Because things have happened that upset me!!! SO!!!!!!! Look at Paul.
Philippians 4:4-5 "ALWAYS BE FULL OF JOY IN THE LORD, I SAY IT AGAIN-REJOICE! LET EVERYONE SEE THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERATE IN ALL YOU DO. REMEMBER THE LORD IS COMING SOON."
Now here is Paul, a man in prison, telling the church at Philippi to rejoice. Paul's attitude teaches us a very important lesson. Our inner attitudes do not have to reflect our outward circumstances. WHY??? Paul was full of joy because he knew that no matter what happened to him, Jesus Christ was with him. It is easy to get discouraged about the events that are happening in your life, or to take these events TOO SERIOUSLY!!
If you haven't been joyful lately, you may have your view of life from the wrong perspective. Take time to look from where Paul did, the inside, and rejoice for your name is written in the book of life. Thank you for reading. May God bless you far greater than you deserve. Pray for yourself first, then others. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Who listens 24/7??? GOD!!!!

Good morning everyone!! I hope this is a great day in the Lord for you. God is good all the time, and all the time God is good. Remember, when you have questions.....STOP, DROP, & PRAY!!! I am asking that you all do this on Thursday, between 6 & 7, several things are happening at that time and prayer would be beneficial.
We do not always address prayer ENOUGH!!! We all have someone in our life who really enjoys this...GOD! Matthew 6:6 "Jesus said, 'When you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.'"
Mark 11:24 "Jesus said, 'I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them."
Romans 8:26 "The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought,but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.'"
I Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray without ceasing."
Mother Teresa said, "The more you pray, the easier it becomes. The easier it becomes the more you will pray."
Prayer is BETTER than CELL PHONES!!! We never have a dropped call, we never have to say "can you hear me now?" Plus, since we all are either parents, have siblings, or aunts or uncles, it is nice to just sit and visit. I enjoy when my daughters come to me, visit, and sometimes I can help them with their needs. I love my daughters. My love is not the perfect love....GOD'S LOVE IS PERFECT!!! Can you imagine the greatness of His love??
God's love is so much greater than ours, and when we visit with our FATHER GOD, He is delighted. But, but, how do I pray?? God just does not want us to us ritual words which carry no meaning. He wants us to pray from our heart. Just talk to God what is bothering you. Talk openly and freely. I was at a church social in Colorado, and the man asked to pray said, "and thank you for this grub"; he was sincere and it came from the heart. Do you think God heard him? I think so!!!
Take time to talk to God whether it be for 5 minutes, 1/2 hour, in the shower, while driving, where ever. God loves you, HE wants to hear from you, take time for your FATHER.
Thank you for reading. Love you all. God loves to hear from you. I do also.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny