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Perfect Love

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“Perfect Love casts out fear,” rises in my spirit as I follow my phone to the hotel.

Volunteering at the Joyce Meyer Women’s Conference downtown St. Louis, I eat lunch and walk to my room for a nap.

People ahead of me cross the road to stay away from 15-20 men standing on a street corner. Believing God doesn’t want me to fear, I walk up to them and ask, “Can I pray for you?”

I am not sure how to do this, but God does. Half of the men circle and join hands with me and the man opposite me in a wheelchair. I pray what I know to pray and say, “Thank you!”

Continuing on, JOY FILLS MY HEART: fear is defeated!

In the next block, I see a crazy person in a park; I try to ignore her, but God keeps nudging me. PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR, I walk to this person with q-tips sticking out of both ears and mumbling, “Do you want me to pray for you?” I don’t understand the response, so standing next to her I pray without touching her and go on my way.

Filled with Joy, I ask many in passing if they will allow me to pray for them, for the day, about 17/20 say, yes!

The last person God led me to is sitting on the sidewalk outside Busch Stadium, watching a play off game. A TV set up for the homeless, or overflow?

He gives me his name and allows me to take his picture! During the prayer he added, “Give me a sound mind!” I Believe God gave him his sound mind!

He shows me to pray, God to Bless People with a Sound Mind and a Sound Body.

1 John 4:18-19 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. We love, because He first loved us.

GOD IS SO VERY GOOD!

 

 

What God says about Words

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God says This book of the law (Jesus) shall not depart from your mouth; but you shall meditate on it day and night, so you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it: for then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have success

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.

For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses we are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

The one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of our mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all unto Him, who is the head, Christ.

Finally, brethren whatever is true whatever is honorable, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things… Practice these things, and the God of peace shall  be with you.

GOD HAS SET ME FREE from anxiety and fear; as I follow Him, HE Fills me with His LOVE: He will do the same thing in you!

Joshua 1:8; 1 Peter 2:24; 2 Corinthians 10:3,4; Isaiah 55:8; 1 Corinthians 6:17; Romans 12:2;

Ephesians 4:29,15; Philippians 4:8

 

Outback Pain Relief

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Suffering sciatic pain for over a year I searched for relief. My doctor said, “The sciatic nerve is wrapped in a muscle, when one is swollen it inflames the other becoming a vicious cycle.”

Finding a solution became my goal: the medicine from the doctor did nothing, and stretches only helped for the moment. I looked into everything to gain knowledge and understanding. I saw an ad for free Outback pain relief on Facebook. I decided to try it because it has tea tree, and eucalyptus oil, healing from nature.

Applying it just above my hip joint, the pain was gone in just over a week.

Since it worked so well, I tried it on muscles pain from scoliosis, surgery, and nerve damage. Lately I have found numbness in my knee, the doctor said, ” the numbness is from kneeling.”

I use Outback Pain relief daily, to keep the numbness away!

 

Learning to live my life better!

 

What Do Words Matter?

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Over 15 years ago I had my first revelation on words.

When my daughter was 6 years old I decided it was time to teach her how words can hurt. Sitting down on her bed I told her a painful lie, “you are mean, ugly, and worthless.”

As tears formed in her eyes, and my insides cringed, I quickly I told her the Beautiful Truth: “You Are Beautiful, Kind, Giving, Loving, and Smart!”

Can you feel the difference on your inside? How did it feel when I said bad things? How did it feel when I said good things? Remember this and never use the bad words but use the Good Words and Build People Up!

Today, I have a greater Revelation on the POWER OF WORDS!

God says in Deuteronomy 30:15-20 God says, I set before you life and death, I will even give you the answer: CHOOSE LIFE.

God says in Proverbs 4:20-27 Pay attention to His Words because it brings life to those who find it, healing and health to your flesh, and put away all dishonest, contrary and willful speech.

The Truth of God has impacted my life as Paul says in Romans and Ephesians: I have spent the last 20 years transforming my mind from the garbage that filled it and kept me depressed and filled with anxiety, into one FILLED WITH JOY AND BLESSINGS AND LOVE!

I am finding this year that people are not running from me but are believing what I say and hanging around to hear more.

GOD IS VERY GOOD!!!

 

Love

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I Corinthians 13:5  LOVE does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong!

Walking in LOVE transforms fear and bravado into kindness.

Tonight, I offered to play cards with, “the man who yelled at me.” I injected Blessings with every word I spoke, suggesting the game was for friendship and enjoyment of companionship. Who cares who wins? or being skunked? We are spending time together getting to know one another.

He struggled a bit with the concept: beating the other person has been inbred into his soul; but he didn’t reject it, he actually smiled and laughed a bit.

I imparted God’s Word: God set before us Life and Death: He gives us the answer: CHOOSE LIFE and EVERY WORD THAT WE SPEAK BRINGS WITH IT LIFE OR DEATH.

He said, “card games don’t count! They are separate.”

I responded, “Every word spoken leads to Life or Death! You can lift people up and Bless them even in a card game! Isn’t Joy and Laughter better than a curse?”

Live Life! Live Love! Speak Life! Speak Love! See How it transforms your life!

God is Good!

God is Very Good!

Changing Times

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Traveling West 5000 miles round trip for the 6th time in 2 years, one the year before: we know the rest stops by heart, and the dogs have learned it is a LONG WAY so sleep!

In the middle of the trip is my favorite rest stop; a place to relax and walk up a big hill and take in the Beautiful sights!

Depending on which direction we are heading, into or out of Wyoming we are either preparing for Wind or taking a break from the wind and in January the blowing snow!

God is Good and has Kept us Safe each time through! One step at a time!

God Bless each of you this day! Amen!

My First Page redo for Jerry’s Guild

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It is January, I need to drive West to spend the last days with my mom. We need food and prescriptions for the 2500 mile trip. As I wait for my prescription, Mom appears in my mind. No time for shopping, I need to get home. Paying for the prescription, I leave.

I walk in the door and Bart is leaving, “I have some errands to run, be back later!”

“A text arrived from my sister, it is a picture of my mom, she looks dead already!”

“Sorry, I will be back soon!”

Believing my mom can hang on, I hope! Twenty minutes later another text comes. She is gone.

WHAT DO I DO?  I am alone 2500 miles from family. WHAT DO I DO? My sister calls, “The pastor is here and he wants to know, what is the most important thing about Mom?”

“SHE CAME AND FOUND US!!!!!!”

*****

Forty-seven years earlier, my friend says, “It looks like you are moving.”

“NO, WE AREN’T!” I turn and see a U-Haul behind a station wagon and my dad is packing. Very soon I am in the third seat, leaning out the window saying goodbye, “I will write to you!”

Dad says, “NO, YOU WON’T!”

Everyone is in the car except…  “Where’s Mom?”

Fighting my Battle

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God has given me a dream of helping millions of women to be set free: from the lies of the devil, the garbage they have been handed in life, and from thoughts which enslaves them.

When I look at my self, I see a 56 year old woman who is only now learning how to communicate clearly. From the worlds point of view 56 is close to 60 which is when people start to die, or what I saw growing up. Who am I to think I could be used?

Walking out the door, Bart reminded me a few years ago he thought I would be using a walker, or a wheelchair by this age. During prayer meeting I mentioned how I see myself doing what Joyce Meyer is doing but I am already 56 years old, Joyce started so many years earlier. Jody spoke up and said, that is why you are going to live to 120 years old. Living to 120 is a thought God dropped into my mind when I turned 50, I am not yet even to middle age.

Tonight is the first time I have ever looked at Abraham and compare him to my life; he became a father in his old age and lived 75 more years, maybe I need to pay more attention. Abraham had to Believe God and not look at his body. I need to remember How God has healed my body and is continuing to make it new, not look or think about my age!

This God, who changed me from a broken body, bent and limping in chronic pain for 28 years to standing tall and straight with no limp, pain free, and daily run or walk 5 miles! He is able to do what needs to be done for me to succeed in helping others.

 

Sleep and the Sun

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Some of my earliest memories of the sunrise are weekends at Grandma B’s farmhouse in the summer.  She would wake me each morning to stand at the edge of the field, and watch the sun come up and puts words of being a princess in my head. In a dress with a white sweater, she would hold me tight, keeping away the morning chill, standing together, filled with love, watching the sun rise.

A few years later we are living on Grandma W’s farm. This Grandma didn’t rise to watch the sun, but to work the farm. Each morning I would wake with the sunshine peaking in my window, and the sound of Grandma making breakfast was traveling up the stairs, to my ears.  Crawling out of bed, I tip toe down the stairs quietly, allowing my sister to continue sleeping. Grandma reacts with surprise and joy when she sees me enter the dining room and greets me with a hug! I see the sun pouring in the windows, casting a beautiful glow in the dining room that is only seen in the early morning summer sun. Grandpa is out milking the cows before I wake up; but he makes it back to the kitchen before breakfast carrying a pail of fresh milk for Grandma: to be strained, skimmed, and chilled. Each morning we poured the fresh cream on our cereal and berries, what a treat.

During the years my daughter is a toddler, I am pleased to find she is not a morning person. She joins my husband wanting to sleep in giving me the ability to get up and spend some quiet time with God before the day gets busy. This works well all the days of my life, until year 50!

To have the morning change so drastically, my evening also needed to change! All my life, bedtime has been around 10 in the evening.  I am very thankful for my friends during sleepovers; they moaned and complained, but didn’t prank me when I fell asleep, long before they did.

The days my daughter is young, I am often tempted to go to bed just after 8 pm! The very last year I go to bed before midnight, I have an online Hebrew class; it ends at 10 PM, pushing me to stay awake until it ends. The very next year I have a Hebrew class in the morning and I struggle to pull myself out of bed and be awake up for it.

Something switches around the time I turned 50: sleep starts coming in the early morning with the sun rising! It is such a strange thought to feel awake and alert and look at the clock to see it is midnight! It messes with my head! This change shows up when I wake up, wide awake after sleeping in bed for 2-3 hours. I start to be awake for hours in bed.  At first it bothers me and I stress about how little sleep I am going to get because 5 am is approaching. I pray and take medication to sleep, but stay awake. I turn on a cd or podcasts to keep my mind positive and learn, while I wait to fall back asleep.

Before the change, in my 40’s I am so weak (from scoliosis and accident damage) I nap 1-3 hours in the afternoon after the 8-10 hours of sleep at night. Turning 50, Menopause has something to do with my sleep changing, but also the healing and strength God is providing has a great deal to do with it.

WISDOM ARRIVED!  I lay down (not in bed) if I am tired, resting my back for scoliosis.  Going to bed before midnight, no longer works. I learned Peace and how to enjoy my time awake in bed. Stress and worry make everything worse; if I am not sleeping, I trust God to carry me through my day.

 

 

Still Here

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Just in case you thought I disappeared I pledge to be back to tell you all the ways God has been changing me these last few months. I have been changing by leaps and bounds as God is helping me get my house in order for Him to Use me. Already He is growing my faith to reach out to strangers I meet in the grocery store, the doctors office, or a rest stop and pray for their healing. I have not had the chance to see miracles healing but I have planted seeds for God to Water and Grow His Love in their hearts.

God Bless each and every one who reads my blog, tomorrow I will have my new logo set to my blog. I have chosen one with Marcia, and Bart likes it; I am growing and becoming normal enough that unless I say something people don’t know I spent my life being broken. God Is a Wonderful Miraculous Loving Father Who Brings Healing if you allow Him!

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