LOVE THE BOOK OF ROMANS... BE ENCOURAGED!!!!

Sometimes the pain is to fresh to wrap your mind around this...  But please have faith that in the most difficult trials, events, and tragedies.  Our God, the KING OF KINGS is already working and is by your side.  He will give you Treasures in the Tragedy and even a way to kick the enemy right in the face.  Which makes me happy...  We need to always remember WE WIN.... 

You may not understand everything that’s going on in your life right now, but I encourage you to keep your head held high. Know that God is working in your life.  Be faithful. do the right thing, knowing that in the end God is going to turn things around in your favor. If God is for you, who can be against you? No one. Greater is the One who is in you than anyone who can be against you. No matter what’s going on around you today, you can put a smile on your face, knowing God is working things together for your good because He loves you!

"and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose"    Romans 8:28

The Book of Romans is an awesome book to read. Study and just get in you....

SPEAK LIFE!!!!!!!!!

Think before you speak! 
Negative, fearful, bitter words are like rotten fruit.
POSITIVE, FAITH-FILLED WORDS ARE THE PATH TO NEW AND WONDERFUL SEASONS OF LIFE!!!!
"God Your word says that You are for me, and because YOU are for me, no one can stand against me."
"Father, YOU promised to never leave me or forsake me.  Even when I can't feel it.  Even when it feels like the world's against me.  YOU ARE WITH ME!!
Now that is good stuff...
Proverbs 18:21
The tongue has the power of life and death,  and those who love it will eat of it's fruit. 

Found this and thought it was worth sharing....

The next time you feel like GOD can't use YOU, just remember... Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was ugly Joseph was abused Moses had a stuttering problem Gideon was afraid Sampson had long hair and was a womanizer Rahab was a prostitute Jeremiah and Timothy were too young David had an affair and was a murderer Elijah was suicidal Isaiah preached naked Jonah ran from God Naomi was a widow Job went bankrupt John the Baptist ate bugs Peter denied Christ The Disciples fell asleep while praying Martha worried about everything The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once Zaccheus was too small Paul was too religious Timothy had an ulcer... AND Lazarus was dead! No more excuses now!! God can use you to your full potential. Besides you aren't the message, you are just the messenger.

 

IF THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS A CHANCE AT US - HE CAN MAKE SOMETHING OF US

DEVOTION---

God will indeed lead you out of the wilderness.  The wilderness experience of these past years have been hard for you.  Many of Gods people have been wounded and lost hope, and some have even lost faith.  But, God said that in this season you shall regain all that you have lost, and you shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.  God will bring blessings to you to demonstrate not only His goodness, but it shall be a sign that what He has spoken to  you is true and shall come to pass....  Encourage Yourself--  Encourage Yourself!!!!  Forget those things that are behind you, GET ready for a great crossing-over, for your are about to cross over into a new level of anointing, power and glory.  There will be a greater demonstration of Gods kingdom...  All that is required of you is to rise up and say,  "I'm going!  I'm going with the Lord... I'm going to cross over into the goodness of the Lord."

DON'T EVER FORGET IN THE DARK WHAT GOD HAS SHOWN YOU IN THE LIGHT!!!!!

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE SEED?

The crowds have left, family members have gone home, the casseroles have quit showing up and the boys are back at school.
I sit here at home with reality settling in.  In the quite, stillness of that moment a mass amount of of emotions begin to come to the surface.  I knell down in front of a table that we all put together, there are photo's of Cody, his sport trophies, his shoes, a little waterfalls, the Bible and a box which contains Cody's ashes.  I begin to cry and cry out,  "Lord why me, why Cody?  Where do I go from here?  Even a plead to take me cause this pain is more than I can bare."
I hear the softest voice full of compassion and love reply...  "Why not you?  You have a box of ashes and a seed... Gail, what are you going to do with the seed?


It is a disillusion and even a down right lie from the enemy that causes us to believe we are exempt from tragedy.  So as the Lord asked me I would have to ask you.  When tragedy strikes we are always left with a seed.  What have you done with your seeds???
Something to think about...

Blessings 

Love Letter from God!!!!

My Child, You may not know me, but I know everything about you.  Psalm 139:1 I know when you sit down and when you rise up.  Psalm 139:2 I am familiar with all your ways.  Psalm 139:3 Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.  Matthew 10:29-31 For you were made in my image.  Genesis 1:27 In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28 For you are my offspring.  Acts 17:28 I knew you even before you were conceived.  Jeremiah 1:4-5 I chose you when I planned creation.  Ephesians 1:11-12 You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book.  Psalm 139:15-16 I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live.  Acts 17:26 You are fearfully and wonderfully made.  Psalm 139:14 I knit you together in your mother's womb.  Psalm 139:13 And brought you forth on the day you were born.  Psalm 71:6 I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44 I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love.  1 John 4:16 And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.  1 John 3:1 Simply because you are my child and I am your Father.  1 John 3:1 I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.  Matthew 7:11 For I am the perfect father.  Matthew 5:48 Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.  James 1:17 For I am your provider and I meet all your needs.  Matthew 6:31-33 My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.  Jeremiah 29:11 Because I love you with an everlasting love.  Jeremiah 31:3 My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18 And I rejoice over you with singing.  Zephaniah 3:17 I will never stop doing good to you.  Jeremiah 32:40 For you are my treasured possession.  Exodus 19:5 I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul.  Jeremiah 32:41 And I want to show you great and marvelous things.  Jeremiah 33:3 If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me.  Deuteronomy 4:29 Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart.  Psalm 37:4 For it is I who gave you those desires.  Philippians 2:13 I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine.  Ephesians 3:20 For I am your greatest encourager.  2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles.  2 Corinthians 1:3-4 When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you.  Psalm 34:18 As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart.  Isaiah 40:11 One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes.  Revelation 21:3-4 And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4 I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23 For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.  John 17:26 He is the exact representation of my being.  Hebrews 1:3 He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you.  Romans 8:31 And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled.  2 Corinthians 5:18-19 His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you.  1 John 4:10 I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love.  Romans 8:31-32 If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me.  1 John 2:23 And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39 Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7 I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15 My question is… Will you be my child?  John 1:12-13 I am waiting for you.  Luke 15:11-32 Love, Your DadAlmighty God

THE JOURNEY

June 29 2006  ( 2 months into my grief journey )

Straight from my journal....
THE JOURNEY
I can't stay here,  I must move forward-
Time keeps moving forward and so must I-
I can't stay here cause Gods word is always going forward...
Philippians 3:14
Paul says that he moved forward towards "the upward call of God in Christ Jesus"
It is my walk with God that will move me forward into a larger life with God....
The Lords plan for my life is pure and simple, specially during this time of grief.  He has shown me...
Oh Gail, what is good:  and what does the Lord require of me  But to do justly.   To love  Mercy and to walk humbly with my God.
My Prayer...
Lord may I humbly walk with You,  take my hand and guide me through every moment of every day.  Anoint my mind-mouth-hands and feet.  Let me not miss what You are doing in me and my sons in this process.  Lord download wisdom in me as I truly don't know how to handle the things that are ahead of me...  keep me covered as I walk so very Raw- fill my loneliness with Your presents, fill my mind with Your thoughts, forgive me for my anger as I release it to You... fill my spirit with power as I witness to others  and Lord fill my family with HOPE again -Let us not forget Your call on our lives. I pray for good relationships as many have walked away and keep us healthy.  Help us to be a good witness- let us believe what we say- let us witness You at work through us...  Bottom line is I can't survive with out you....  In Jesus name Amen

It has been years since I looked at this prayer and wow I think I will continue to pray it....   Blessings