Mary

As I await for H to get up this morning. Which I am so excited to see her open her gifts.

I thought I'd enjoy a little coffee and some Jesus. My devotional this morning was right on key. Isn't it amazing how the Holy Spirit always leads you to the right word. LOVE IT!

I'm a big fan of Joel Osteen. He came to my church back in STL. I was in awe. LOVE me some him.

I knew this day would be hard for all of us, so I thought I'd prepare myself with the WORD OF GOD before everyone woke up and the madness started. What a better way to start Christmas than with the word.You know put the armor of God on. The devil is BUSY (seriously, he has shown his ugly head these past few days) It is necessary to renew your MIND everyday lately in this home)

Today, The message was talking about Mary.

Mary was just a humble, teenage girl living in Nazareth. It was one of the poorest, most rundown cities of that region, and she didn't have any notoriety to speak of. One day, an angel appeared and said, "Mary, you are highly favored of God. You're going to give birth to a son without knowing a man. He will be the Son of God."

Can you imagine this, someone telling you A. your about to give birth (without a man) and B. He will be the Son of God.

"What the What?"

That's serious stuff.

Mary believed, but she did have one question. She answered the angel and said, "I believe this promise will come to pass. I'm in agreement, but how is this going to happen?"

I often ask myself, How Lord? How? What should I do? What should I say? Should I buy these shoes? lol..Kidding..

 I KNOW things will come to pass but I just don't know HOW. How God are we going to get through this? HOW?

How are we going to get through this? (are you ready for this...)

The Most High God, the Great I Am, the Creator of the universe is going to overshadow you. Friend, when God enters the scene, miracles happen. Supernatural opportunities come your way. Family members that were off course will suddenly turn around. Problems that looked permanent will turn out to be only temporary.

GOD is so God. God is so FAITHFUL.

Here is the part I love, the part that God says "OK AMIE DO THIS"

dig your heals in and do your part. Get into agreement with God's Word. Receive His promises and obey His commands. It won't be long before His Spirit overshadows you and brings life and miracles into your circumstances!


Can a sister girl get an AMEN!!

And all of God's children say...AMEN!!

And one to grow on... AMEN!!

Now it's time to start the festivities...

Happy Birthday JESUS!

Merry Christmas

How Beautiful...

I’ll try not to get too emotional. But.

I can’t get this song out of my mind since they played this song at Linda's service

I’ll spare you the singing and just show you the link.

How Beautiful the hands that served
The Wine and the Bread and the sons of the earth
How beautiful the feet that walked
The long dusty road and the hill to the cross
How Beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful is the body of Christ

How Beautiful the heart that bled
That took all my sins and bore it instead
How beautiful the tender eyes
That choose to forgive and never despise
How beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful is the body of Christ

And as He lay down His life
We offer this sacrifice
That we will live just as He died
Willing to pay the price
Willing to pay the price

How Beautiful the radiant bride
Who waits for her Groom with His light in her eyes
How Beautiful when humble hearts give
The fruit of pure love so that others may live
How beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful is the body of Christ

How beautiful the feet that bring
The sound of good news and the love of the King
How Beautiful the hands that serve
The wine and the bread and the sons of the Earth
How Beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful is the body of Christ

 

YEP…and I’m crying.

So as they played this at Linda’s service I thought what an appropriate song. How beautiful. Beautiful as in Heaven, Beautiful as in the body of Christ. How beautiful

Side note:

When my grandma Nellie passed. I was so heartbroken.

I loved me some her.

Seriously.

She was an angel on earth. Best lady EVER! When she passed I was devastated. Unbelievable pain. Then I had a dream. I may be slightly crazy but hey who isn’t?

So I had this dream about Grandma Nellie. She was standing in her blue shirt (with flour from baking like always on her shirt) and her pink skirt. That she wore all the time. She stood there and said:

It’s so BEAUTIFUL Amie. Just BEAUTIFUL.

My translation. Heaven. She was telling me how BEAUTIFUL heaven was.

 

A little far fetched I know,  but I was in mourning and sought comfort in anything.

Go ahead, call me crazy but I swear that was God. Giving me peace that she was in heaven and at peace.

Back to our regular scheduled story:

When Linda and I talked about her cancer. Well she talked I cried.

 She’s say “Stop it” "It’s ok Amie. It’s ok."

I thought, seriously it’s ok Linda?

I wanted to scream "IT’S NOT OK". "IT’S SO.... NOT OK!"

 

So as I sat in her service. I thought of grandma Nellie and I thought hmmm…wonder who is fighting over Christopher? I wonder what they are doing? I hope they are friends. I hope Linda tells Grandma Nellie EVERYTHING about Hannah. I hope they both are watching over me (watching, just watching). Linda promised to NEVER show herself to me aka Ghost. Yes we had that morbid convo. I can’t handle ghost and spirits.

Linda said, you better act right or I’ll haunt you.

Wow we are so inappropriate.

Anyway…as the song played..I cried. I cried with comfort knowing that really everything is OK. It's OK because of Jesus. and because of what Jesus did on that cross.

How beautiful is the body of Christ.

Really think about that. How BEAUTIFUL is the body of Christ.

He did something that no other person can do and will do.

Because of His body, because of His sacrifice we will have EVERLASTING life.

 

How beautiful.

 

How grateful I am for the body of Christ.

 

 

Prayer

Prayer.

Pray before bed

(I said this every night before bed as a child)

 Pray before dinner

 Pray when someone is sick

Pray when someone is healed

 Pray for safety

 Pray for peace

Pray for Guidance

 Pray that I don't loose my cool

 Pray that I find the closest gas station when my gas light comes on.

Pray.

When all else fails Pray.

When you don't know what to do Pray.

Pray without ceasing.

"If you're going to Pray don't worry, If your going to worry don't Pray"- Dave Washington

Isn't is awesome that all we have to do is PRAY....(and believe and have faith)

"casting all your cares on Him; for he cares for you ": 1 Peter 5:7

No, I'm not about to jump off a bridge, no I'm not leaving my husband, just thought I share what's on my mind lately.