Guardian Angel

Matthew 11 gives us great insight into the relationship between Jesus and John the Baptist. In case you didn't know, because I sure didn't, they were cousins. Mary and her sister were pregnant at the same time and both could tell that their babies were special. John was very powerful. He even baptized Jesus. When John was about to be beheaded, he sent his disciples out to find Jesus to make sure that Jesus was in fact the son of God and that the scripture would be told. Instead of Jesus saying, "It's me," he told them of all the miracles he had don, letting John know that he was in fact the son of God. What should we learn from this? It's okay to doubt thinks and to want to make sure everything is in order. It's human nature. John wanted to make sure the word of God was going to be taught. He didn't want to die before making sure. You could even say that John second guessed himself. He just had to be sure that the coming of God was going to be told. Jo...

These are some random notes that I found at the front of my bible: God is in control. He knows the result before it happens. Humble ourselves, be children of God. He is in charge. Bow our hearts and heads, bend our knees, pray that our leaders will be the leader God has called them to be.

She waltzed into her master bathroom to draw herself a bath. She removed the blood stained clothes and sank into the hot, bubbly water. The suds around her began to fizzle and pop, taking her back to the Vilmart dinner she had with her husband just a week earlier. Two champagne glasses sat half-filled on a white tablecloth that reached to the floor. Candles burned in the center of the table. She had been busy staring at the menu while her husband stared at her. Every once in a while she looked up and studied his disgusted scowl. She finally closed her menu and said, “Are you really going to be mad at me forever?” “Do you not realize what you’ve done?” She looked around to see if anyone had noticed his angered tone, and leaned in towards the middle of the table. She whispered, “Nothing happened.” “Yeah? And pigs fly.” “Would you stop?” He leaned in towards her. “No, I won’t. Do you know what it’s like getting a phone call from your best friend at two a.m. saying that he went out a...

"Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy in his dwelling place." 1 Chronicles 16: 23-27 Church isn't about religion. It's about relationship, praise, honor, and thanksgiving. You have to talk to God at home and at church. Worship and praise Him. He is more than worthy. THANK God at church and at home. He has given us an opportunity for salvation. He has educated us. He has allowed us to flourish. You have to put Him at the front, not the back burner. Also, give thanks to whoever brought you to church. We need to be raising our children in church and teaching them God's word. Give your kids morality. Teach them. We need to worship more. Our culture is...

"Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, 'Did God really say 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden?' The woman said to the serpent, 'We may eat fruit from the tress in the garden, but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' 'You will not surely die,' the serpent said to the woman. 'For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'" Genesis 3:1-5 This is known as the fall of man. It was never said in the bible that the serpent was Satan, but all arrows point to it. God tells us what we should and should not do. We don't always do what He says. We do what we believe, not what He believes. We do it because we are told not to do it. We are like children. "Don't touch the stove it's hot." And...

This chapter of Matthew is about Jesus sending out His twelve disciples. Many of these men were sinners that were given precise instructions. They were destroyed. Jesus sent them out. He prepared them for this, but the rejection increased. We are what we are. It is easier to be bad than it is to be good most of the time. The definition of bad has changed. Our culture accepts bad even though we know it's bad. Things will continue to get worse the further we get from God. They thought Jesus was a joke. People will throw you under the bus. Warnings are terribly strong and we live in a "me" society. You have to be faithful and listen to Him. God gives you the answers and words. God will speak for you. We have everything because of God. We would be nothing without Him. Rejection has/continues to progress and intensify. In this culture it is hard to stand up for God. Today, religion is persecution. There will be a second coming. Defiance won't end until Jesus comes back. We...

Chapter 9 of the book of Matthew is all about Jesus healing people. He wants us to bring the lost to Him. We are the hands and feet of Christ. We have to bring them to the understanding of Jesus. You have to be righteous and take on the power of God. His own people had Him killed, but he still loved them and healed them. You can't be the possibility of being righteous. You have to BE righteous. When He heals, He asks for an action from you. All paths lead to Him. You have to do what Jesus desires. Jesus wants the sinners to seek Him so that He can heal and revitalize them. It is our duty to bring people to God. Having faith in Jesus will heal you physically and spiritually. You have to believe what Jesus tells you. Faith takes you a long way, but don't go behind Jesus' back. Jesus heals all who believe. Do as He says and you will prevail. He will heal your body and soul. Remember: THERE IS EVERYTHING IN IT FOR YOU. DON'T GIVE UP.

We must remember that Jesus is powerful and mighty. He heals. Chapter 8 of the book of Matthew is about the Man with Leprosy. This man knew that Jesus could heal him, so Jesus sent him to the temple. Romans and Jews did not mix but this man had so much faith in Jesus. Jesus was touched by his faith and healed him. Faith gets you a long way in life, but you have to do something beforehand before Jesus does something for you. You have to have faith and believe. Once these people were healed then they could be a part of society again. People were jealous of Jesus. We may not see Jesus or God but we feel them. I know I sure do. Jesus touches us in so many ways and works miracles daily. We just may not see it. There are Devils' Angels. But you have to trust Jesus spiritually. Christ HAS to be first. Jesus will return and He will tell nonbelievers to fend for themselves. Jesus is desiring faith from us. He needs us to believe and see that it is true. We live in a skeptical world, but Jes...

Matthew chapter 7 is all about judging others. We have to focus on not being hypocrites and not judge. We have to be kind to others. You need to know your God, brothers, and sisters. Jesus is the only way for us to get to heaven. You have to open that door for Him. Don't knock lightly on that door. Pound it to the ground. He is our faithful provider. He is the door to salvation. You also have to be sure you want to go into that door. Think about what we do for our children. God will do so much for you if you actually seek Him. Miraculous things would happen. What is good for us is good for anyone. You have to be right with God, and not many people are. We don't need more war, more deaths, or more storms. People are going in all directions and we need to help guide them to the Almighty. This is happening right now in our society, especially since it's election day. False prophets are everywhere and we have to be aware of them. There is also a difference between being in chur...

Hello everyone! I know I haven't been keeping up with my blog and I wanted to explain why. These past few months I have been dealing with health issues. I've had the worst stomach pains you could imagine. I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. I didn't feel like a real person. It seemed as if I was withering away into nothing. From the first doctors appointment to my first GI appointment, two months apart, I lost about 15 pounds. I had a ultra sound of my abdominal cavity done, a scan of my gallbladder, lots of blood work, a CT scan, and a scope. Everything came back normal. I've been on two different medications for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The first one worked for a few weeks and then I started having pains again. The second one is supposed to help with anxiety and to keep my flares to a minimum. It's been helping, but here lately I have barely been able to eat anything. Moving on to what else I have been up to...Troyce and I just closed on our first h...