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Quit Running Around and Around…Get Centered!

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I remember…

Right after I came back to the Lord years ago…

 I had a vision…

 God was trying to show me…

This exact thought…

Jesus needs to be the…

Center of my life!!

I saw me…

My family…

My career…

My house…

My hobbies…

My passions…

My friends…

Swirling around and around…

Then I noticed that He began moving things…

So that He was in the Center of it all!!

There He was holding out His arms…

Taking care of everything that concerned me!

I finally got it!

If He’s allowed to be the Center of my life…

Everything else revolves around Him!!

Everything!!

Come sun…

Come rainy day…

Jesus is still the same!!

In the dark…

In the light…

In the morning…

In the night…

In the good…

In the hurt…

In the places I hide…

When I rise…

When I fall!! 

In the loss…

In the win…

In the beauty…

In the sin…

At the start…

At the end

He’ll be there…

Through it all!

In the Center of My Life!!

How liberating!!!

“But seek first the kingdom of God

and His righteousness,

and all these things will be added to you”

Matthew 6:33  ESV

Branch Out!!

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“He that trusteth in his riches shall fall:

but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.”

Proverb 11:28

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Stay Attached To The True Vine!

Bear Fruit!

Accept Pruning…

Be Even More Fruitful!

Remain!!

Be His Friend!

Love!

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John 15

The Vine and the Branches

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 “I Am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener.

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He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,

while every branch that does bear fruit He prunes

so that it will be even more fruitful.

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You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

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 Remain in Me, as I also remain in you.

No branch can bear fruit by itself;

it must remain in the vine.

Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

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I Am the vine;

you are the branches.

If you remain in Me and I in you,

you will bear much fruit;

apart from Me you can do nothing.

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 If you do not remain in me,

you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers;

such branches are picked up,

thrown into the fire and burned.

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If you remain in Me and My words remain in you,

ask whatever you wish,

and it will be done for you.

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This is to my Father’s Glory,

that you bear much fruit,

showing yourselves to be my disciples.

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As the Father has loved Me,

so have I loved you.

Now remain in My love.

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If you keep my commands,

you will remain in My love,

just as I have kept my Father’s commands

and remain in His love.

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I have told you this so that My joy

may be in you

and that your joy may be complete.

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My command is this:

Love each other

as I have loved you.

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Greater love has no one than this:

to lay down one’s life for one’s friends

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You are My friends

if you do what I command

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I no longer call you servants,

because a servant does not know his master’s business.

Instead, I have called you friends,

for everything that I learned from My Father

I have made known to you. 

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You did not choose Me,

but I chose you and appointed you

so that you might go and bear fruit—

fruit that will last—

and so that whatever you ask in My Name the Father will give you.

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This is my command:

Love each other.”

You’re Branches!!!

Remain attached to The Vine!

Flourish

and

Branch Out!

Bear Fruit!

Love

He Wills It!

God Thinks You’re Someone Worth Dying For…

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The Cross has proven that!

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son,

that whoever believes in Him should not perish

but have eternal life.”

John 3:16 ESV

“And by that will we have been sanctified

through the offering of the body of

Jesus Christ

once for all.”

Hebrews 10:10 ESV

 

But Sometimes You Need To Be Convinced!

You’re praying, God can you hear me?

Oh, God are you listening?

Am I more than flesh and bone?

Am I really something beautiful?

I wanna believe…

I wanna believe that I’m not just some wandering soul…

That You don’t see…

And You don’t know…

Jesus help me believe…

That I’m someone worth dying for!

 If God has set you free…

How can you think you’re the one that grace could never reach?

 Everybody’s asking…

His answer is…

You’re worth it…

You can’t earn it…

The Cross proves…

That you’re sacred and blameless…

Your life has purpose…

More than flesh and bone…

Something beautiful!

Believe!  Believe!

He wants you to see…

You’re a precious someone worth dying for!

If It Takes A Leap Of Faith…Dive In!!

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Thirsty for more of God???

Go find God’s wild, rushing, flowing river…

Even if your heart is racing…

And your knees are weak…

Walk to the edge…

Don’t  turn back!

When your feet have left the ledge …

 You’ll hear His voice…

 “It’s time to take that leap of faith!”

Yes, Yes, Yes…So here I go!

I’m diving in!

I’m going deep!

In over my head!

I feel alive!!

So sink or swim I’m diving in!

With God’s supernatural power…

The mighty river flows…

 Bringing the dead to life…

Fills my empty soul…

And gives my heart the only thing…

Worth living and worth dying for!

His awesome power…

The grace of God…

Let’s let ourselves get swept away…

Into this holy flood…

Take my hand…

 Close your eyes and count to three…

And take that leap of faith with me!

Come on let’s go…

Don’t know what that scary leap looks like to you, but…

Get ready to dive!!!

I promise you…

Have faith!

He won’t let you sink!!

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 “Lord, if it is You,

command me to come to You on the water.”

So Jesus said,

“Come.”

Matthew 14:28-29

Happy Birthday To Me!!

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Today’s My Birthday…

I’m Blessed!!

Here’s What I’ve learned:

1.   Always put God first…

2.   Walk right behind Jesus…

3.   Let Him leadso what you say, and do, always comes from Him…

4.   Don’t walk down the wrong path…

5.   Don’t believe satan’s lies…

6.   The enemy’s plan is to steal, kill, and destroy-you, your family, and your life…

7.   Satan’s tricks lead you down a path of destruction…

8.  Constantly ask yourself, “Will this path I’m walking, bring me closer to Jesus???”

9.   Let Jesus make your crooked path straight…

10.  Love your family and let them know it!

11.  Give the care of your family into the loving arms Jesus…

12.  Teach with patience wherever you go…

13.  Minister, full of the Holy Spirit, and with lots of Love…

14.  Laugh each day, don’t take yourself, or life, too seriously!  God loves to see us “Joyful, Joyful!!”

15.  Encourage everyone you meet to intersect their path with Jesus-their path and His life should meet at the Cross!

16.  Choose your path by  acknowledging Jesus-His will, His lead, and His guidance…

17.  Keep your path clear of clutter, dirt, and debris…

18.  Don’t take detours…

19.  Walk straight to the Gate of Heaven, to the path leading to Jesus…

20.  Don’t fret, worry, or wander-stay on the right path, others are following you, as you follow Jesus!

Lost?

Jesus is the Way...

Follow the path to Him!

Are You On The Right Path???

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Where Is Your Path Leading You?

 “‘…Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’

And they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,

and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.'”

Acts 16:30-31

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“Jesus answered,

‘I am the Way and the Truth and the Life.

No one comes to the Father except through Me.’”

John 14:6

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“Then know this, you and all the people of Israel:

It is by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,

whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead,

that this man stands before you healed….

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other Name under Heaven

given to men by which we must be saved.”

Acts 4:10,12

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Are Obstacles Blocking All Your Path?

 “He came and preached peace to you who were far away

and peace to those who were near.

For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.”

Ephesians 2:17-18

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Are You Stuck In A Sand Trap?

“When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom

as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 

For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you

except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”

1 Corinthians 2:1-2

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 Is There Debris On Your Path That Needs To Be Swept Away?

 “For no one can lay any foundation

other than the one already laid,

which is Jesus Christ.”

1 Corinthians 3:11

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Are There Too Many Stains?

 “For it is by grace you have been saved,

through faith —

and this not from yourselves,

it is the gift of God —

not by works,

so that no one can boast.”

Ephesians 2:8-9

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Are There Too Many Dead Ends?

 “Not by works of righteousness which we have done,

but according to His mercy He saved us.”

 Titus 3:5

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Are There Too Many Big Rocks Along Your Path?

 “This is good, and pleases God our Savior,

who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

For there is one God and one mediator between God and men,

the man Christ Jesus,

who gave Himself as a ransom for all men…”

1 Timothy 2:3-6

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Are There Too Many Patched Up Places?

 “But He continued, ‘You are from below;

I am from above.

You are of this world; I am not of this world.

I told you that you would die in your sins;

if you do not believe that I am,

you will indeed die in your sins.’”

John 8:23-24

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Is Your Path Crooked, And Filled With Large Obstacles??

 “And we have seen and testify that the Father

has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.”

1 John 4:14

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Is Your Pathway Just Dirt?

“No one who denies the Son has the Father;

whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.”

1 John 2:23

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Are You Going Around In Circles?

 “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels,

now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death,

so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.”

Hebrews 2:9  

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Are You Fenced In?

“Jesus said ‘Enter through the narrow gate.

For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction,

and many enter through it.

But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life,

and only a few find it.'”

Matthew 7:13

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Go Ahead!  Open The Door!!!

 “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin.

But if anybody does sin,

we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense — Jesus Christ,

the Righteous One. 

He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,

and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”

1 John 2:1

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There’s Only One Way!

“For God so loved the world that He gave His One and Only Son,

that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,

but to save the world through Him.

Whoever believes in Him is not condemned,

but whoever does not believe stands condemned already

because he has not believed in the Name of God’s One and Only Son….

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,

but whoever rejects the Son will not see life,

for God’s wrath remains on him.”

John 3:16-18, 36

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 There’s Only One Path!

“From this time many of his disciples turned back

and no longer followed Him.

‘You do not want to leave too, do you?’

Jesus asked the Twelve.

Simon Peter answered Him,

‘Lord, to whom shall we go?

You have the words of eternal life.’”

John 6:66-68

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The Path That Leads You To Eternal Life!

“And this is the testimony:

God has given us eternal life,

and this life is in His Son.

He who has the Son has life;

he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

1 John 5:11-12

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Who’s Lighting Your Path?

“Just as man is destined to die once

and after that to face judgment,

so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people;

and He will appear a second time,

not to bear sin,

but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him.”

Hebrews 9:27

Are You Going Down The Right Path?

Going The Right Way?

Who’s Leading You?

Oh, Yeah…This Is Good Training For My Son!!

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“There’s Always Something…”

Last August, our Crazy Siberian had a very scary seizure!

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Thursday evening she had a second seizure!

We  were all right there when it happened…

I was folding clothes..

She was in my son’s room…

I put his folded clothes away, and shut his bedroom door…

In a few moments, I heard her whimpering…

So I thought, “Oh, I shut the door, and now she wants to come out.”

I went back into my son’s room…

And she’s in the middle of floor, whimpering for no reason…

What’s wrong with her???

She gets up, comes towards me, and collapses…

And starts having a seizure!

We shout for my husband who’s watching TV…

He runs for the ice packs…

Barking his “police officer” commands…

I grab the medicine in the syringe we have ready on the kitchen counter…

Praying, “Jesus, Jesus, please help my precious little girl!”

I prayed hard!!

Thanking God we had the medicine on hand…

And knew to use ice packs to cool her down!

But it was so scary!!

Her eyes were unfocused, she was twitching, and so upset…

In about 20 minutes or so, she came out of it!

Praise God!

She wanted to go outside, where her bowels suddenly gave way…

Like last time when it happened on the tile floor in my dining room…

I cleaned it up that time, while my husband and son took her to the emergency vet clinic…

This time my son cleaned it up!

Like I said, “Good training!”

For when he has kids of his own!

We took her to the vet on Friday…

Her thyroid level is a little low, so she’ll be on medicine…

 But, she’s fine, and back to her old crazy self!

Thank God!!

Good training for my son…

To pray and trust God!!

Amen!

And I had just been complaining about her fur all over my house…

Since it’s getting really hot in FL…

She was “blowing her coat” all over my house!!

My husband and son finally shaved her!!

“Little Puffs”

I call those nasty hair balls…

However, after this second seizure…

I certainly changed my tune!

Who cares about the “Puffs!”

I want my precious little girl to be healthy!!

Learn, son…

Learn, what’s important!

Then, two weeks ago…

I was home from work with a bad sinus infection…

My head was so stopped up…

I was breathing through my mouth…

It was about 7 pm…

I had just taken a nice warm shower to try to unclog my nostrils…

I settled down on the couch to watch a little TV with my hubby…

I was so tired…

I thought, “I should just go to bed now…”

When my husband calmly says to me…

“You need to take me to the Emergency Room…”

What?!?!

A retired cop never, never, never says that unless…

It IS an emergency!!

I can’t think, I throw on some clothes…

No time for make-up!!!!

Put a visor on my head…

Don’t want to scare anyone in the ER!

Grab the keys…

And GO!!!

I’m praying all the way!

At this point, I don’t even know what’s wrong with him…

I just know what it could be…

And it makes my stuffy nose seem rather insignificant!

On the way, he tells me his hands are tingling…

That his blood pressure has been way up for several days!!

Men…

Husbands, in particular…

Why?

Why??  Are you so stubborn????

Don’t answer that…

I’m stubborn, too!

Ha!

While I’m racing to the hospital, he’s on phone…

Calling our son…

Who had graduate class 45 minutes away from us…

Telling him how much he loves him…

And what a great kid he is…

And I’m just thinking…

Dear Jesus, what did I complain about today?

Concerning this man???

And what does that matter right now!?

I know I have Jesus on my side, in moments like this…

Who else is there to help me??

So I keep praying…

Holding hands with my husband…

And with Jesus!

Saying, “You’ll be alright!”

Well, we get to the ER, sign in, and WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An hour goes by…I don’t even have my Kindle with me…since we left the house in such a hurry…

I’m NEVER without my Kindle in “waiting” situations!!

I can’t get through “waiting” situations without something to read!

So, hubby tells me to go home, and he’ll call me when it’s time to pick him up…

Since there are seven families ahead of us…

We’ll be there all night, I know…

I’ve been this route with my Mom…

God Bless her, now in Heaven!

And it’s shift changing time at the hospital!

What does he want me to do ?!?!

Is he serious?  How could I do that???

So I say, “No way!

I wouldn’t want you to leave me here!”

We sat there for an hour, only one person was called in…

And my impatient hubby had enough…

He asked the nurse when he was going to be seen…

She said, “Who knows?”

So, he told me he felt better now, and he insisted we leave!

I wanted him to promise to go to the doctor the next day…

But NO!

The next day, he went to WalMart to take his own blood pressure…

Praise God, it was lower by 30 points…

Well, I know there’s no Scripture in the Bible that says,”God takes care of fools…”

But I know God took care of him that night!

Because, I was sitting in that ER…

Silently praying…

And I felt God say, “He’s okay, He’s okay, He’s okay…

You don’t need to worry about this!

I will take care of him!”

Jesus tells me, “I’ll be by your side, whenever you call Me!”

Why are you crying?

Let Me lift up your face!

Why are you still searching?

As if I’m not enough?

To where will you go child?

Tell me where will you run?

To where will you run?

I’ll be by your side wherever you fall…

In the dead of night whenever you call…

Please don’t fight these hands that are holding you…

My hands are holding you…

Look at these hands at My side…

They swallowed the grave on that night…

When I drank the world’s sin…

So I could carry you in…

And give you life…

And I, I love you…

And I want you to know…

That I, I’ll love you…

I’ll never let you go…

Amen!

I believe Jesus has the best for us, so I pray for His best!

I don’t expect the worst to happen…

I expect His Best!

When, “There’s Always Something…”

You Need Someone Who’s Always By Your Side!

Trust!!!!

It’s Good Training for all of us!

Who’s By Your Side?

Nope! Face It! He’s Never Gonna Change!

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His Love will never fail you!

Nothing can separate you from His Love…

Even if you run away…

Even if you make mistakes…

He stays the same through the ages…

His Love for you never changes…

Your pain in the night…

Becomes joy in the morning…

When oceans rage…

Don’t be afraid…

Know that He loves you…

And that’s never gonna change!

When the wind is strong…

And the water’s deep…

Trust in Him!

You’ll see…

You’re never alone in the open seas…

The chasm’s wide, but…

Jesus is the bridge…

So, you’ll reach the other side…

Because…

“…we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,

who have been called according to His purpose.”

Romans 8:28  NIV

Love like that can’t fail!

Amen!