The Savage Five

My husband has been a witness at work. This goes against who he was in every way. He no longer cares about what people think of him and actually he voiced to me recently that as his 1 year anniversary was just around the corner he was feeling like a hypocrite because he had not shared his new found faith at work. He has continually confessed his faults to me and now God has given him an amazing boldness. He has been sharing and discussing God with a Jewish man at work who is quite challenging and when he comes home it is amazing to hear how the the Holy Spirit kept him grounded and secure in his stance. He also hunts in his bible for confirmation and checks with me as to the standpoint from where he is coming from to make sure he is being consistent and accurate. All I can say is WOW it sure is fun to be around a new believer because not only do you see the radical change but you see the spiritual growth and it is truly supernatural! Please pray for Shannon as God gives him

Let me tell you today how wonderfully amazing God is.  My husband is coming up on his first anniversary as  a Christian.  Within this year I have seen amazing growth.  We have also come under much attack from the enemy.  Most recently we can see that as the words leave our mouths they are distorted before they reach the ear of the hearer.  We are now commiting to be a united front against the enemy. I prayed heavily for my husband for the past 12 years.  One of my prayers that I thought was sooo out of reach but that did not prevent me from asking......... My husband and I have been getting up to read our Bible together!!!!!  I am ever reminded of how important it is to put on the whole armor of God.......  This is the passage of scripture we read together this morning! God you are an amazingly good God!  Thank you for hearing and answering my prayers!    10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you ma

Know that you serve a loving and merciful God today who longs to bestow His mercy and grace on you! All of the prayer requests for Ruby have come to pass!!!!!!!!!  Hallelujah!  Thank you Jesus you are an awesome God!!!!   1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!          For His mercy endures forever.          2 Let Israel now say,          “His mercy endures forever.”   3 Let the house of Aaron now say,          “His mercy endures forever.”   4 Let those who fear the LORD now say,          “His mercy endures forever.”          5 I called on the LORD in distress;          The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place.   6 The LORD is on my side;          I will not fear.          What can man do to me?   7 The LORD is for me among those who help me;          Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.   8 It is better to trust in the LORD          Than to put confidence in man.   9 It is better to trust in the LORD       

I have been continually and utterly amazed at how God answers our prayers.  He is such an active, living and personal God! My husband and I have been praying about our communication and as we do that we have had to deal with much pride and misunderstanding. Do not doubt for a minute that the enemy of your soul hates unity in marriage and he will either try to twist what each person says or distort it before it gets to the other persons ear.  How do I know?  I have been a witness to this in my marriage on a continual basis. NO LONGER!  God is so faithful and in the past two weeks my husband and I have really sought after God in this area.  What have I seen happen? Well I see us both immediately self analyze how we say things and instantly correct them as to not bring division and contention.  Only God Almighty can change people who have been in a relationship for 18 years.  Old things are past away all things are made new! God spoke very specifically about reading Ephesians. 

This is from a friend at my church who is sending out daily prayers and scripture for our body. Friends, always keep it in mind that your life is a testament of God's grace. The enemy would cause you to compare your life and experience to others and tell you that you should keep quiet. But if you have been touched by His grace, someone, somewhere needs to hear what great things the Lord has done for you. 1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil." 13 And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled." 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;  _______________________

Sometimes I get discouraged because I don't see a situation working out the way I think it should.  The people involved aren't doing things the right way, or they aren't following through, or maybe its just not fast enough.  Or, maybe they turn and go the other way when I hoped they would stay in one direction.  Its easy to lose hope when that happens.  John 2:23-25 (New International Version)   23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name. 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men. 25 He did not need man's testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man. Its a lot easier to keep a positive attitude when you keep you focus on the right person.  When we trust things to man (man's nature) we will be disappointed or hurt. People aren't perfect.  But when we trust God to work things out, He always does it perfectly.  God never fails!  We should lov

Romans 8:28 (NKJV) 28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. James 4:2 (NKJV) ...Yet a] you do not have because you do not ask. Ephesians 3:20 (NKJV) 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, So tell me again why we worry and don't ask for God to take control?!?! All three of these verses came to me today.  The last two were my devotional.  How perfect they are for today!  I had just gotten off of the phone with you asking you to pray when I read these.  God wants to bless us in ways that we cannot imagine.  All we have to do is ask.  But are we asking for mole hills when God wants to give us Mountains?  (That happened to me last weekend!  I asked for just a little and God gave me a lot!)  Lets be bold and ask for the best things we can imagine and know God's ways are better than ours.  He

Ephesians 2 19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit .

I realized the other day that I was feeling a little down.  Not really depressed, but just not myself.  It was a little gray, cold and drizzly outside and it would have been a great day to stay in bed.  I managed to get to work, but I just wasn't upbeat like usual.  After some time in prayer, I remembered that if I stay in that state of mind, the devil will take advantage.  He loves when our attitudes are even just a little out of line.  I couldn't quite figure out why I felt the way I did.  I just knew I didn't want to stay that way.  John 14:16  (Amplified Bible) 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever-- I read this verse and remembered that whatever I was feeling, God is bigger!  These are a few of His names.  No matter what I was facing that day, one of these characteristics of God was the answer.  It was interesting that as the

I am in a place where God has moved and ordered some things in my life.  I am waiting for Him to work out a few more details in a situation.  I know there is nothing I can do during this time - except to trust Him!  Last Sunday the Pastor spoke about having a right relationship and sometimes that means waiting for God to work it out.  He spoke from Ruth.  Ruth 3 :18 (NIV) 18 Then Naomi said, "Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today."  This really hit me.  I need to "wait", but the problem is that waiting is not something I do well.  So, I asked God if there is anything I can do in the mean time.  This verse came to me a day later: 1 Thessalonians 5 :16-18 (NIV)  16 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." I love this.  Just a couple of months ago, I found my self at a different waiting point in

God the Refuge of the Righteous   1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs—          O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!   2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth;          Render punishment to the proud.   3 LORD, how long will the wicked,          How long will the wicked triumph?          4 They utter speech, and speak insolent things;          All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.   5 They break in pieces Your people, O LORD,          And afflict Your heritage.   6 They slay the widow and the stranger,          And murder the fatherless.   7 Yet they say, “The LORD does not see,          Nor does the God of Jacob understand.”          8 Understand, you senseless among the people;          And you fools, when will you be wise?   9 He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?          He who formed the eye, shall He not see?   10 He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct,          He who teaches man knowledge?   11 The LORD kno

The Eternal Reign of the LORD   1 The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty;          The LORD is clothed,          He has girded Himself with strength.          Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be moved.   2 Your throne is established from of old;          You are from everlasting.            3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD,          The floods have lifted up their voice;          The floods lift up their waves.   4 The LORD on high is mightier          Than the noise of many waters,           Than the mighty waves of the sea.            5 Your testimonies are very sure;          Holiness adorns Your house,          O LORD, forever.

Here is what I want for all the boys and men in my life and ultimately all the men that God has called according to His purpose 1 Blessed is the man          Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,          Nor stands in the path of sinners,          Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;   2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,          And in His law he meditates day and night.   3 He shall be like a tree          Planted by the rivers of water,          That brings forth its fruit in its season,          Whose leaf also shall not wither;          And whatever he does shall prosper.

1 Thus says the LORD: “ Where is the certificate of your mother’s divorce, Whom I have put away? Or which of My creditors is it to whom I have sold you? For your iniquities you have sold yourselves, And for your transgressions your mother has been put away. 2 Why, when I came, was there no man? Why, when I called, was there none to answer? Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Indeed with My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink because there is no water, And die of thirst. 3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, And I make sackcloth their covering.” 4 “ The Lord GOD has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak A word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear To hear as the learned.

Psalm 116 1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. 2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. 3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow. 4 Then I called on the name of the LORD : "O LORD, save me!" 5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. 6 The LORD protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me. 7 Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. 8 For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, 9 that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living. 10 I believed; therefore I said, "I am greatly afflicted." 11 And in my dismay I said, "All men are liars." 12 How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness t

1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth. 2 Why should the Gentiles say, “So where is their God?” 3 But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. 5 They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see; 6 They have ears, but they do not hear; Noses they have, but they do not smell; 7 They have hands, but they do not handle; Feet they have, but they do not walk; Nor do they mutter through their throat. 8 Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them. 9 O Israel, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. 11 You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is