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5/16/2011

Gal 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ .
Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:29 And if you [are] Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

So, I have one very simple question, if these things are true. . . . . and I believe they are. . . . . why is there segregation and prejudice in the Christian world? Why do different colored people see color and act in a non loving way because of it? Why do Christians have hatred in their hearts for one another over unimportant discrepancies in theology that truly nobody knows but God? (I say unimportant meaning things that do not have to do with our salvation i.e. pre-tribulation, post tribulation, and other questions that don't keep us from entering the gates of Heaven) Are we as Christians called to love one another? Of course we are! We as Christians need to unite to do the will of God and leave our petty grievances behind! We need to see beyond the color of the skin, the minor differences of opinion, get beyond denominational lines that have been drawn in the sand, and live in a spirit of love, forgiveness, and truth so that we may glorify the Mighty God we serve! It is our time as Christians to live who we say we are. . . . . . after all, we are all descendants of Abraham's seed . . . . chosen of God to live a life of grace, mercy, and love!
~Father God. . . . I love You. . . . . I ask for Your forgiveness for each and every time I have allowed sin to cause me to bring You shame. Please forgive me for all of the times my heart did not honor You and Your plan for my life! I am so sorry for the times that I allowed myself to be a shameful witness for You because of my attitude towards others! Father God, I pray that You will open they eyes of ALL your children no matter what color, religion, status in life, rich or poor. . . . to Your truths that we should hold evident in our hearts! Please blind our eyes to these things as well so that all we see is the condition of the heart, mind and soul! Father, I thank You and I praise You for what You want to do in my life and in the life of ALL Christians! Please give us the desire to reach out to and love on ALL people. . . . especially those who do not know You! Please give us the courage and discernment we need to share Your Word, Your life, and Your promise with those who need you! Help us to discern when we need to press on. . . . . or to back off! I love You Father and I thank You for all You have given me in my life. . . . for all of the many blessings of this truly blessed woman! I love You, I praise You, and I thank You in the precious name of Jesus I pray. . . . .Amen! ! !

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God has given us all we need to learn.....if that is what we want to do!

5/3/2011

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Psa 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.Psa 32:9 Do not be like the horse [or] like the mule, [Which] have no understanding, Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not come near you.Psa 32:10 Many sorrows [shall be] to the wicked; But he who trusts in the LORD, mercy shall surround him.Psa 32:11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all [you] upright in heart!
Once again, God has given us clear direction on instruction. . . . and what to expect if we are stubborn and do not accept that instruction! God has given us His Spirit who will lead, guide and direct us IF we are willing to accept that direction. My prayer is that God will make me teachable, for if I am not, then my chances of learning what it is that God wants me to learn becomes thwarted because of my lack of desire to change! God also clearly warns us not to be stubborn like the mule or the horse that have no understanding and must be guided by the bit. . . .which to me says that it is not in a way that is pleasant! These verses also tell us that the wicked will have many sorrows. . . . now, I know that we Christians have sorrows as well, but the difference is that we have the grace and the peace of the Heavenly Father as it says,"mercy shall surround him"! God truly loves His children and desires for His children to learn and live lives that are full and prosperous in Him! Now our version of prosperous and His version of prosperous are not always the same. . . . that is where learning from His Word and His Spirit come in! He longs to give us the desires of our heart, yet the desires of our hearts should be the perfect will of God! We must be willing to learn that we might learn the mind and will of God. . . . . can you imagine? Can You imagine the relm we could operate in and the total peace in Him we would have if we only could grasp this concept instead of the worldly, fleshly concepts we tend to operate in? We wonder why we don't live lives that are described to us in the bible, and yet we don't really take into account that those who had the closest relationship with the Father, actually lived lives that would terrify us in a fleshly way! Yet . . . . they had total peace. . . .total faith. . . . total communion with Jesus and our Father! Wow. . . . to be honest with you. . . . . I don't know if I could mentally picture this! My prayer is that God will teach me. . . . teach my friends and family. . . . and transform us all into the likeness of Him!
~Father God, I thank You and I praise You for Your Word and for Your Spirit! I pray Father that You help me be teachable that I may be a living example of Your love and compassion. . . . and live a life that is Christlike! I thank You for loving us so much that You sent Your Son to die for my sin that I may live with You forever in Paradise! I thank You for the many blessings You have given me and for the desire You have given me to seek Your face and Your will for my life! I thank You and praise You in the precious name of Jesus. . . . . . amen!~

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Oh how we can be tricked by our minds!

5/1/2011

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2Cr 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;
The reason I titled this the way I did, is because I often have to remind myself that all that is good that I have done. . . . .well, it is not because of me. Yes, I do make the effort and I am so willing to do so. . . . . but it is ONLY because of God that I even have the ability! These things can be taken away at any given time! I watched a movie once. . . . a really old movie. . . . and this girl had such a wonderful life! She was beautiful, had a lot of friends, she was talented and life just seemed to go her way. . . . .then it happened. . . . the car accident! It left her beautiful face disfigured to the point that people were scared to be around her, and her life just fell apart. Men mocked her, played jokes on her, pretended to like her and then made fun of her for thinking they could ever like her. Needless to say, her identity was totally wrapped up in her looks and abilities. As the movie turned out. . . . she had many plastic surgeries, became beautiful again, and started killing the men who hurt her as she would lure them in with her new beauty. . . . . (maybe not the best example, but it gets the point across). All of this to say. . . . . our sufficiency completely comes from God! As many of you know, I am managing a Contemporary Christian Band and I get the pleasure of doing all kinds of things for these wonderful young men! I get to do their pictures, take care of the things they need during concerts and practice, talk to wonderful people when I book them and at the concerts. . . . many different things. . . . and I love just about every minute of it! Taking care of people is right up my alley! Now, I have found at times that it is easy to take credit for things, especially when people go on about things like the pictures I take. . . . . and then reality hits me. . . . it is really God who has done these thing! He gave me the ability to see things that some others do not see when they look through the lense of the camera. He even gives me the right moment to snap the picture and people the ease in front of the lense. I have very little I could even possibly take credit for! All it takes from me is my willingness to do whatever it is that God GIVES me the opportunity to do! Even that comes from Him! ! ! ! ! If I did not have God in my life, I might be willing. . . . . but with wrong motives because my motives should be to do ALL things to please HIM. . . . not man. . . . not myself. . . . .no one but Him! I will confess. . . . that is not easy and it is easy to slip into wrong motives. This is why it is IMPERATIVE to stay in Gods Word and to stay in prayer! We must pray that God will keep us humble and that we will serve with humility, with no puffed up feelings of pride in OURSELVES! Just remember. . . . 2Cr 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;. . . . . . .this is a beautiful place to be. . . . really, just knowing that God is in control of everything takes off burdens that we were never meant to bear! When things go wrong. . . . and we have done all that God commands us to. . . . then we know that God has a plan and a purpose for the turnout we did not expect and will use it in our lives and in the lives of others! This does not mean we can be slack. . . . we must still do all we can as we listen to God and work hard for God. . . . He never meant for us to be lazy and lackadaisical and expect Him to just wait on us as if He were our cosmic waiter. . . . (I strongly caution against that!), but if we do our due process, we can rest in knowing it is all good because it is all God!
~Father God, I thank You for this revelation in my life! I ask You to forgive me for the times I took credit for Your work! Forgive me for not always listening to You and Your plans and tried to institute my own plans instead! Father God, I thank You for the abilities You have given me and the desire that You have given me to do them well for Your glory! I thank You for the opportunities that You have given me to use these gifts and talents! I realize that at any given moment all could be stripped away and that no matter what You are still in control! I thank You for loving me so much that You sent us a comforter through Your Spirit! I thank You that You have allowed me to meet and build relationships with so many wonderful people that love You and lift You up on high! I thank You for opportunities that appear to come from nowhere and bring glory to Your name! I thank You for my family and my friends who love me. . . . . even when I am unlovable! I thank You for Your Son, Your Spirit, and Your Word! I thank You in the precious name of Jesus. . . . Amen!~

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My name is Lorri and I am a proud wife, mother, Honeygram, and band manager! I pray that you will laugh, cry, find needed information, peace and encouragement as you pa-ruse this site!

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Started days ago.....finished days later....but it is much needed!

God has given us all we need to learn.....if that is what we want to do!

Oh how we can be tricked by our minds!

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