You've raised the veil from my eyes
So that those around me might see
The glory of your spirit Lord and
What they themselves could be
I beheld myself within your glass
And death and sin were reflected in my sight
The sickness of the world around lay on me
Only your grace could wash me in a new light
Please Lord allow the light of your love to
Radiate from within me Lord
I pray that by looking upon my face
Others will see your love out-poured
(Based on 2 Corinthians 3:13-18)
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Just a little while
Just to hear your newborn cries
Feel your baby skin
Smell your sweet smells
Lasts just a little while
To be able to go back
Cherish those moments more
Linger in each of your breaths
For just a little while
I'll never get those moments back
But we'll make more each day
If God lets me stay with you
Just a little while
~I love you Jakob Ethan Mink! You were my first true love and always will be. I know sometimes you think I am the worst mommy ever, but I promise everything that I do, I do to make you a good man one day. I pray each day for you and hope that God guides you in the right direction all your days.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Just Pots and Pans
God has a funny way of delivering a message, doesn't He? Sometimes he delivers it through my children, sometimes through strangers, sometimes through His word. Sometimes He uses objects. Today He used pots and pans.
The sermon today at church, our Youth Pastor Josh Blanton took over the job of delivering God's word to us just as He has said it. First of all I must say he did just exactly what God wanted, He opened my eyes. Second of all Josh's sermon started off my day thinking about my mortality. (Yes I know, once again). What it made me think of is, do I do enough for God. Not saying that you get to heaven on your works, but God doesn't give out free rides either. Narrow is the path. Josh made a very important point. He gave us three warnings to consider when talking about showing people the way of salvation. Here are his words:
1. We drift towards that which is easy and popular.
2. We profess what we do not possess.
3. We assume salvation without biblical foundation.
Let me give you a short synopsis of each. The first is that we want the way to salvation to be as simple as repeat these words and you will go to heaven (without changing the life that you are living now).. Guess what.. The sinners prayer is not a magical incantation. It is only a stepping stone towards God. If you are praying that and expecting what Josh termed "fire insurance", you'll be sadly mistaken upon your death. Matthew 7:21-23 says:
"21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. "
God plainly says that not everyone that calls upon His name will enter into heaven. The second thing Josh talked about: Professing what we aren't possessing. That is talking about looking within ourselves and making sure that when we say we are going to heaven, we really are. Did you just pray the sinners prayer and carry on like nothing happened. When you really pray that prayer, when God has convicted you and your soul is yearning for Him, I promise you, you will notice a change.
The last thing that Josh talked about what assuming salvation. The verse that he took this from is also in Matthew 7 and verses 24-27:
24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
You cannot claim salvation through Jesus' blood if you are actually building your Christian foundation on a very shaky ground. You must be firm in the fact that you have truly accepted God's gift. If you have any inclination that you aren't saved, you aren't.
That is the first part of my day. After church I donned my cleaning clothes and went to my mama's house to help her clean her cabinets. My mom is 70 and I can hardly even say that sometimes without crying. As I was cleaning out the cabinets, I ran across my grandmothers cast iron skillets. She would have been 101 on this very day. Seeing that part of my grandmother, those pans that she so lovingly cooked for her family in, made me think of the day (unless I die first) that I will be cleaning out my mothers cabinets.
This made me think, do I do enough for my mama? I try to always be there when she calls. I wish I could jump every time she needs me at the second she needed me. But I do try. And I think she knows that. This second part of my day made me wonder if I don't do enough for God, and I don't do enough for my mother, who am I doing for? The answer is me. I do for me. I will not quit doing this blog, because when I write something here, I feel it is direct message from God. But I am going to cut out more time in my life for my God and for my mom.
I KNOW my mom is going to heaven, and will be happy that she won't be in pain anymore, but I will also be sad that I won't have my mother here on Earth for spiritual guidance, love and direction. She has been a true inspiration in my life. Thinking of a life without her is almost too hard for me to bear. Seeing her pans along with my grandmothers really brought the message that Josh gave this morning home for me. But they are just pots and pans right?
The sermon today at church, our Youth Pastor Josh Blanton took over the job of delivering God's word to us just as He has said it. First of all I must say he did just exactly what God wanted, He opened my eyes. Second of all Josh's sermon started off my day thinking about my mortality. (Yes I know, once again). What it made me think of is, do I do enough for God. Not saying that you get to heaven on your works, but God doesn't give out free rides either. Narrow is the path. Josh made a very important point. He gave us three warnings to consider when talking about showing people the way of salvation. Here are his words:
1. We drift towards that which is easy and popular.
2. We profess what we do not possess.
3. We assume salvation without biblical foundation.
Let me give you a short synopsis of each. The first is that we want the way to salvation to be as simple as repeat these words and you will go to heaven (without changing the life that you are living now).. Guess what.. The sinners prayer is not a magical incantation. It is only a stepping stone towards God. If you are praying that and expecting what Josh termed "fire insurance", you'll be sadly mistaken upon your death. Matthew 7:21-23 says:
"21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. "
God plainly says that not everyone that calls upon His name will enter into heaven. The second thing Josh talked about: Professing what we aren't possessing. That is talking about looking within ourselves and making sure that when we say we are going to heaven, we really are. Did you just pray the sinners prayer and carry on like nothing happened. When you really pray that prayer, when God has convicted you and your soul is yearning for Him, I promise you, you will notice a change.
The last thing that Josh talked about what assuming salvation. The verse that he took this from is also in Matthew 7 and verses 24-27:
24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
You cannot claim salvation through Jesus' blood if you are actually building your Christian foundation on a very shaky ground. You must be firm in the fact that you have truly accepted God's gift. If you have any inclination that you aren't saved, you aren't.
That is the first part of my day. After church I donned my cleaning clothes and went to my mama's house to help her clean her cabinets. My mom is 70 and I can hardly even say that sometimes without crying. As I was cleaning out the cabinets, I ran across my grandmothers cast iron skillets. She would have been 101 on this very day. Seeing that part of my grandmother, those pans that she so lovingly cooked for her family in, made me think of the day (unless I die first) that I will be cleaning out my mothers cabinets.
This made me think, do I do enough for my mama? I try to always be there when she calls. I wish I could jump every time she needs me at the second she needed me. But I do try. And I think she knows that. This second part of my day made me wonder if I don't do enough for God, and I don't do enough for my mother, who am I doing for? The answer is me. I do for me. I will not quit doing this blog, because when I write something here, I feel it is direct message from God. But I am going to cut out more time in my life for my God and for my mom.
I KNOW my mom is going to heaven, and will be happy that she won't be in pain anymore, but I will also be sad that I won't have my mother here on Earth for spiritual guidance, love and direction. She has been a true inspiration in my life. Thinking of a life without her is almost too hard for me to bear. Seeing her pans along with my grandmothers really brought the message that Josh gave this morning home for me. But they are just pots and pans right?
Monday, May 9, 2011
Ashley
Blue eyes
Clear tears
Utterly confused you are
Tiny hands
Tinkling giggle
These moments warm my heart
Sad whimpers
At night
While asleep you turn and toss
This world
Not you
Is sorrow, pain and loss
Know this
My sweet
I'm here for you today
If I
am alive
In my heart you'll stay
Love you
Ashey poo
Yes dear I'll pack you
I'll always
Love you
The love that you are due
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Take a stand and Shut your mouth.
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. ~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Brainy Quotes.com)
Have you ever been in a situation where you hear a child say something that you KNOW they did not decide on their own. Something that had been instilled in them by friends or family? Now when it is a good thing that they child says, fine (like Jesus loves me), but when a child is spouting hate, that burns me up!
I have raised my children to not ever discriminate against someone because of their color, economic status, odor, abilities or different abilities. I have only told them, if they are nice to you, be nice to them, if no one will play with them you should be the first. I cannot understand why parents would want to create hate in their child. For that matter I cannot understand why people in this day and age hate someone (or whole races) just because of their color, sexual orientation, religion or any one of the myriad of reasons people hate.
One of my children came home from school one day and told me that the President (Barack Obama) shouldn’t be president. When I asked him why he said well (I won’t name the child’s name) said that because he was African he shouldn’t be our president. I was flabbergasted. We don’t have a large population of other colors/religions/ethnicities in my community. I think the last time I remember it was 1% Black, 1% Hispanic and the rest are white. But I explained to my child that our president is an American, therefore he should be the president. I also told him not to repeat things that he hears other children say because that is not how we live. My husband is Hispanic, so I used the scenario of how would you like it if someone was mean to daddy because he wasn’t white. My son said he would be mad. I said well, if a child that is a different color heard someone say that about them, what do you think they would feel?
I also told my son and daughter that when they hear something being said that doesn’t sound like what I’ve taught them, they should stand up and say that it is wrong. Tell someone. I can only hope that they will always do that.
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