What Shackled are holding you captive

What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer…For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin… In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. — Romans 6:1-2, 6, 11

Am I sinning when my faith wavers? Am I sinning when I can't speak life to myself?

Am I sinning when I am stubborn? Am I sinning?

I think of the statement or saying, O ye of little Faith.

I am amazed I had Great Faith and Great Peace as I was going through

my procedure that everything would be fine.

The Dr. told me that everything looked good, but

that there would be a follow up next week.

I get a phone call yesterday from the Dr. that everything is not fine

and that I have an infection in my body.

An infection that is treatable, but I did not listen to

or Thank God for that news, I decided

to jump ship and become hysterical.

I returned ever so quickly to ye of little faith. I did not want to be encouraged.

I wanted to sit in pity that once again I have received a diagnosis

that was attacking my body. I allowed it to attack my mind.

I sinned by allowing the devil to talk to me and temporarily believing

the lie.

I am sorry Lord, I am sorry my friends for jumping in that pothole

and pulling the lid on my Faith.

So I am out of the darkness today and walking in the light.

Dwelling in the presence of the Lord and continuing to walk in

Grace and Mercy.

I will endure the medication and treatment with my head held high.

I will speak life to my self and seek the Lord for myself.

I will walk and not stumble, I will run and not get weary.

I will call upon the Lord.

His GRACE IS SUFFICIENT!

I am no longer held captive by my mind, by my circumstances.

HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT!

Thought of the Day-June 8th, 2009

Isaiah 40:31

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

The scripture on my heart today... I am waiting patiently.

Many of us today are waiting for one reason or another.

For example, my mother is waiting for my brother to cross over to responsible adulthood.

She has prepared him in some ways and in somethings you just have to learn

from trial and error. We all had to do it and he will to.

People are waiting for life changing news each and every moment.

People are wanting answers to the plane that crashed in the Atlantic.

I am waiting on the Lord, I trust him to be my strength. I trust him

to direct the doctors.

I trust him to sustain me,

to help me to endure with great courage this next

step in my journey.

I have had many health trials and tribulations in my lifetime, through them I have been provided great peace in knowing that god will hold me.

My Father holds me in life and in death, so

whether I be here to serve him,

or by his side serving

I am in great peace.

I am confident that I am not alone. I will call upon the Lord,

and I shall wait upon the Lord.

Much Love and Happiness

Thought of the Day-June 5th, 2009

Proverbs 3:5 (New International Version)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

In everything and through everything, I will trust in the Lord. I know that this

experience that I am having right now is nothing but a test of my Faith.

Know that I am standing strong on the promises of the Lord.

All my friends and prayer warriors, please pray that God be glorified

through my test on Tuesday. It begins at 8:15, so please

mention a prayer at that time...

Allie will be guest writing on Tuesday, so I look forward to seeing

what saith the Lord through her.

Much Love and Happiness...

Thought of the Day-June 4th, 2009

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.2 Peter 3:9 (NIV)

Coming into repentance, involves a change of mind and a change of heart

concerning what you are doing.

Once you have that change of mindset, change of heart,

it requires action, one must turn from the behavior

and move in a new direction.

A new walk, new life with Christ.

Our Father does not want us to perish, but to have everlasting life

with him. A new walk, a new life in Christ.

Thought of the Day-June 3rd, 2009

Psalm 121:2 (New International Version)
My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

As I am sitting at my desk this morning. My mind is stayed on this verse that my help comes from the Lord. I am not feeling well at all today, so I am clearly intentionally focused on the Father.

I wanted to go to choir last night, but was unable to. I wanted to share with the group my pennies. Yes, I said pennies. I was looking at my bucket of pennies yesterday morning as I was getting ready for work. If you look at the pennie just above the head, it says In God We Trust. Just above the head, that spoke to me yesterday telling me that my mindset, my focus is to be "In God We Trust" Not in man, woman or child, but "In God We Trust"

Where does your help come from? Where is your trust?

My help comes from the Lord... My mind has been regulated to trust in God.

Thought of the Day-June 2nd, 2009

Do you want to save your family money? Need to have some extra money in your pocket for a few things you might want? Well, I think I have some tips and tools that can save you money on the things you buy each month.

The process is couponing. Yes, I said couponing, for a small sacrifice of time and spending a little time with me, you too can stock pile items and save money to be used elsewhere in your budget.

There are things that I have a year supply of, there are items that I have shared with others to help pay the blessings forward, then there are items I just wanted to try and used coupons to try those items.

So you ask how do I get started. Here is the list of what you can do to get started. After you have worked on your list, your assignment is to contact me and I will walk you through several trips to the store. I will even go to the store and hold your hand to help smooth the transition.


1. Get your local paper-Tribune, only on Sundays

2. Go to the following websites and load coupons onto your Gerbes Card-
cellfire.com
pgsaver.com
shortcuts.com

The cellfire one will ask you to wait for the text message on your phone to log in. I never got one, because I block texts, so just log out and then log back in with your phone number and the year of birth.


3. Get a St. Louis Sunday Post and/or Kansas City Star.

4. Watch for coupons in the stores....

You must become familiar with the grocery stores or chains in your town, if you can look up the names of them and email them to me I can provide you with more localized information to get you started on your journey of saving.

Happy Shopping, get ready for savings...

Thought of the Day-June 1st, 2009

This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Today is my mothers birthday, another year, another day for her. I rejoice today for many reasons, first in celebration that we all have risen to another day, second because I still have my mother to celebrate her life. Treasure what you have, value the quality of time that you share with the one's you love.

This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.