Glimpses of a personal knowledge of God learned through a lifetime with Him…shared in love with joy.
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I asked Jesus to be my Lord and Savior in 1958. He has loved me dearly and has never forsaken me. He has never left me and showed me his love every moment of my life.
This is a picture of my spina bifida child. There is so much joy in her.
God has a purpose for your pain. A reason for your struggles, and a reward for you being faithful. Don’t give up. Amen
I do not know who said the above, but I believe it. I have seen the pain my daughter endured. I have endless pain and can not take many medications that are given to us by the doctors. But I do know that I have a loving God. Yesterday I experienced God filling my heart to the point that I thought my chest would split wide open. As I mention in “Enter The Throne Room of God” I completely forgot to ask God to heal me. All I could do was cry tears of love. Now during this time with the Lord, there was no pain. But there was pain after the time with God. When I went to my Bible Study last night (Bible Study Fellowship)., I was in pain and was shaking when I arrived at my classroom. I did not notice when it all stopped. One of the ladies mentioned that I was not shaking. There was a lot of joy in that room for our Lord Jesus. We talked about it for a moment. One may not know if someone is watching you. You may be an inspiration to others. You may be an answer to someone’s prayer. That is why I must trust God while enduring endless pain.
There are so many in this world that suffers endless physical pain. And just as many suffering emotionally, mental and spiritual pain. This is the main reason I started this blog. My Hope is that by sharing things in my life, it may help others find courage. It helps to know that you are not the only one suffering. You are never alone. Jesus can be with you.
What do you say to the God of all? What do you say to the God you love? What do you say to the Creator of all things? What do you say to a presence of Love when it is unfolding within you. What do you say to the one that broke down your walls to save you? What do you say to the beauty of God’s Love which heals your soul and spirit?
I know many do not understand these things. Even Christians may not understand. I only know if you endure these things, Jesus will reward you. But we do not do things for a reward. We do things to prove to the world and the heavens that no matter what happens, we love our Lord Jesus. (Ephesians 3:10) Let everyone see You in me.
I will lift my eyes to you, my Lord. In my pain, I will rest in Your loving arms. Even Your shadow brings comfort. Council me while I sleep (Psalm 16:7). Let Your mercy always be upon me. Open my heart and show me Your will. I surrender my will to You. Help me to live in Your will. Give me the courage to fulfill your will. Forgive me of all my sins so that you may fill and live in my heart for an eternity. I was lost and you found me. Thank you my Lord Jesus.
Such sweet courage.
I have seen this child curled up on the floor crying in pain. I have seen her when a sheet on the bed caused her pain. I remember her saying, “God knows what He is doing. I remember the car spinning and spinning and heading for an overpass and she cried out “Jesus Save Us Now.” In an instant, Jesus did save us. It was like he took the car and parked it on the side of the road. Precious memories to praise God.
Beloved, do you know what courage looks like? I don’t know how to teach others about courage, especially children. In my case, it was some of my children that showed me what courage should look like. One might say that courage comes from trusting God, but I believe it goes further than just trusting God. A heart and a spirit must be close to the Spirit of God. I do not know if it is a person drawing near to God or if God pulls one close to Himself or both. I believe God must plant courage in a person.
In a matter of three weeks, my child with Spina Bifida had her first surgery and we found out that my oldest daughter had cancer. My child with spine problems was a perfect patient for the first day. After surgery, she would not take any medicine. I think the Lord let us know why. The last thing she remembered was taking some medicine, and did not remember anything about going to surgery. Now, she did not feel good. After we explained things to her, she was back to her courageous self. After 7 days we checked out of the hospital. We stopped at a store to get her some different PJ’s. The ones we had was difficult getting off and on because of the surgery. At one point, my husband came to me and said we had to go. He showed me a wire that was sticking out of her bandages. It scared me. My husband called the hospital and they told us not to worry.
The following week my oldest daughter started to have severe pain. I took her to the doctor. He did not know what was happening. I don’t remember what he prescribed. The following weekend was Easter. We went to church. She started to see double. Monday I contacted the doctor and she was admitted to the hospital. After x-rays were taken, he saw something in her lungs, on her liver and something in the spine and brain. She was transferred to the Children’s Hospital. We were told she had cancer and had about six months to live. I witnessed courage in the faces of my children. I experienced God’s strength.
This is yet another time I felt that stabbing pain in my heart (other times are mentioned in other articles). It was God that gave me the strength to endure the next 18 months. There were five times that I had both of these children in the hospital at the same time. Plus the endless other times we had to be there. The children’s hospital was just beginning its progress forward. There were no chairs one could rest on. The chairs were hard plastic chairs found in cafeterias I had a pillow and a sheet to help me sleep on the floor and now and then under her bed. That first visit was for three weeks long. When you have a team of doctors, they do not always agree. Many things had to be sorted out.
The nurses, doctors or God would put us in a room when parents needed help to cope and help with their emotions. I assume that were the reasons. Only once did I ask for us to be in a different room. It was with a little girl that would die that night. I even heard a nurse talk to the mother saying that she could go home because there was nothing she could do. I am thankful that my husband was there. He would help our daughter and I would help the other little girl. She needed her mother. After hours of this, is when I asked them to move us. It was hard, but I did not want my daughter watching this little girl die. I did not leave this little girl with no one. A nurse came and stayed with her.
I do believe that God gave us strength and maybe by helping others, we did not just focus on our problems. The Lord raised us up above our problems and had us love these other children. Some of them will always be in my heart. One was a little girl that was 18 months old. The same age as my youngest daughter. I talked to the nurse The nurse said that her grandmother brought her to the hospital and left. She expected her to die. I do not really know what righteous anger is, but I felt anger that this precious child was left to die. I decided that would not happen on my watch. She did not die.
A question for times like these is, “What does God want me to do and be God’s hands. Can my heart show God’s love in these situations.? “Many times, there were not many words said. I still remember the eyes of many of these children, especially the one that did not make it. I saw the 18-month-old child a year later and she looked well. Of course, she wasn’t, but she had life in her eyes.
There was a baby that had a heartbreaking situation. The dad had thrown him up against the wall. I told the nurses that they needed to give me the baby, so he would never be hurt again. I don’t remember if I said anything else. That evening or the next day, I went to get a drink and I noticed that 4-5 of my daughter’s doctors were headed toward our room. When you get that many doctors coming your way, something is wrong. I have seen this before. I can make a list of what generates this stance, One time it was me. They said they were going to bar me from the Medical Library. All was well with my daughter. It was me. They wanted to talk to me about the baby. They told me that I did not need this baby because I had enough on my plate. I just listened.
We had to go to the hospital every four weeks and would go back when problems arose So there were many children that needed Christ’s love, My only regret was that I was not a mature Christian. I could have done more.
I told you some of my experiences for one reason. No matter your situation, you can be the hands and heart of Jesus no matter if you are a baby Christian or a mature Christian. Pray and look where Jesus needs to express His love through you. Jesus will strengthen you for you know Jesus. Most of the parents at the hospital did not know Jesus. All the children were precious to Jesus.
We are to show the love of Jesus to whomever God puts in our path. John13:34-35 and Matthew 5:43-45
Matthew 13:34-35 (NAS) “A new commandment, I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this, all men will know that you are my disciples if you have loved one another.
Matthew 5:43-48 (NAS) You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the righteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax-gathers do the same. And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? therefore you are to be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect. So we are to love everyone and pray for those God puts in our life. Then there is the last verse which calls us to be perfect. No one is without sin but we are to be moving forward toward maturity. We are to strive to be perfect.
When my daughter died from cancer, I was approached by those that were touched by her. I did not know how she continued to help even with her cancer growing so fast throughout her body. She still cared for others and helped them. This one lady that lived at the end of our road told me that this daughter had the maturity of an adult. The lady said that she had lost her baby. My daughter helped her through her depression. I was not told by my daughter what she was doing. My daughter turned 13 in the hospital when we first found out about her cancer. She was fourteen and a half to the day when she died. When did she become so wise?
As I said earlier, God kept us busy at the hospital to help us to focus on Him. Looking back I wished I had understood more about rising above our problems. You rise above them by focusing on Christ. Jesus was so gentle with us. When people thought times were bad, there were good times. There was the light of Jesus. People became stronger. Some were going through problems. Some people accepted Christ as their Savior.
The Lord kept us from pity. To pity yourself and want others to feel sorry for you is not how Christ wants you to respond. Yes, there may be days that you feel down. A person is exhausted and somewhat in shock at times. Again, the Lord kept us busy.
The week before our daughter died, my husband was at his job as an electrician. He was working 20-feet up on a ladder. All the wires were supposed to be dead. They were not. He knocked himself off the wire by hitting his hand with a wrench. He layed on the floor for 20 minutes before anyone came back to that part of the plant. They called me when he got to the hospital. I could not leave because the daughter with cancer thought she was upside down when she got out of the bed. I had to find someone to take care of her and be by her when I left. I got to my husband when the surgery was over and he was awake. I did not know what had happened until then. The next day, I had to take my daughter to the Children’s Hospital about 60 miles away. Two days later he was with me and our daughter. So he was there when she died.
The winter that followed was filled with sick children. One child would bring some virus home and it would go through all the children. When the last one would be well, someone would bring something else home. This happened throughout the winter. To add to this, my husband’s wrist would not heal. They decided to have him be hooked to a machine that produced electrical impulses to mimic the brain telling the wrist to heal.
The Lord took care of us financially. About two or three weeks after my husband had his accident, most of the factory shut down. Since his accident happened before the shutdown, his workman’s comp paid us 70% of his pay. When summer arrived, we decided we were going to travel, The doctors said he could travel just as long he stayed hooked up to the machine for his broken wrist for about 15 hours a day. So we got something for the car to keep a charge on the machine. This was a special time. We traveled for 5 weeks. My husband bought me a new camera, so I got to record our journey. Now, this was before digital cameras. We had film that had to be sent off and developed. This was a very special time for all of us.
God was with us through all of our problems. If you praise God through hard times, you will rise above your problems. If you do not, then you allow your problems to make you a victim. You must focus on Christ, keep praying and praise God. God can take an insignificant thing and make it powerful. God knows how to make your life have an impact.
When my spina bifida child was 16, she had to have another surgery. The doctors let her pain get out of control. The sheet would cause her pain when it was laid on her. I said something like I was sorry that I could not do anything to help her. What she said to me made a lasting impact on me. I will always remember her words. She said, “God knows what He is doing.” I went to the window and looked out of it. I did not want her to see my tears. I have said those words to myself so many times. Those words have carried me through many trails.
God knows when you are angry at a situation or with someone, especially to other Christians. Remember when Saul was on the road to Damascus, and what Jesus said to Saul? In Acts 9:4 Jesus says, “Saul, Saul why are you persecuting Me?” Jesus knows everything and how you react to things and what your motives are in your heart. Jesus did not ask why he was persecuting His children. He asked why he was persecuting Him. So what we do to other Christians, we do to Jesus. If you focus on Christ during times of trouble, you can walk in peace and your eyes and ears will be opened. People will not understand how you can manage to be calm. You will walk in peace that surpasses all understanding. As a Christian who is walking in the will of God, you will have difficulties. You must make a choice to not let these difficulties crush you.
Who is the most effective witness for Christ? The one that has accepted Jesus as their Savior. Have you accepted Jesus as your Savior? If you choose Jesus Christ, you can be empowered and carry peace within you. Praise and Thank God that you can live in heaven for eternity. In heaven, there is no sickness or tears
This is an Easter Picture taken one day before my cancer daughter went into the hospital, She is sitting on my mother’s left. My spinal Bifida child has her fingers in her mouth. The baby is my youngest child.
Beloved,
has God ever given you a word to say and you kept that message to
yourself. God will get the message to that person, but you missed
the opportunity to share those words. Most of the time it is just a
few words. I have missed opportunities too. I want to give some
examples where God did bless His words going forward and allowed me
to go with Him.
One morning I was listening to a radio shortwave station located in the north. The host said that they had a million listeners. God told me to call the station and give them a message. I wrote down what God wanted me to say. I wanted to make sure I said exactly what God wanted me to say because I was nervous. I think I had only been listening to this show only a few weeks, so I did not even know the feel of the show. I did not know how God’s word be received. The first caller was on the air. I dialed and thought I would not be able to get on the air. I forgot for a moment who told me to call. I got on immediately. I did the regular pleasantries. Then I said, “God told me to share something with your audience. May I?” He said, “Sure.” I said, “What if your blessings of tomorrow, depended on your thankfulness today.” That was it. I really did not think much about it after that. A few weeks after that time I stopped listening to the radio due to other things I needed to do.
Then about 20 years later, I was in a Bible class and my leader said, “Don’t you just love the saying, What if your blessings of tomorrow depended on your thankfulness today.” I was shocked. I had been thinking I must be missing something because I was not seeing God move for a time. You know one of the lies Satan uses to take joy. God brought to my mind, that He is in charge of His words. We just need to share them in truth and love.
Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be which goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it (NAS).
For about 12 years, I was in the tape ministry at our church. These were sermons from our pastor. He would do word studies, and go into the Greek and Hebrew in a message. I would send these messages out into the world. One missionary would give them to a bush pilot and he would drop them in the interior. Then he would spread the word to people that lived in the interior and did not leave the area.
Another example was with a lady missionary and the Lord lead me to ask her if she needed anything. It was after my father passed away and I wanted to tithe some of the money to ones spreading the word. I expected some need she might share. She did not ask anything for herself. She said they were having a Ladies Retreat and needed some money for that to add more ladies . I sent enough for 13 or 14 more ladies to attend. After the retreat, she sent me a letter saying that 12 of the extra ladies accepted Jesus. I was so thankful to the Lord that He allowed me to be a part of His word going forward.
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would love to hear examples of how all of you have shared God’s word.
Fill up the comment section so we all can learn and be alerted to
other ways to share God’s word. Are you teaching or something else?
How about taking children to church and come up with a way to share
God’s word with them. We can all learn from your experiences. God
will bless every word you share.
All at once you stop in mid-step. Your engagement ring is not on your finger. Your engagement ring is precious to you. You panic! Your mind is racing. Where could it be? Your finger can still feel the ring.
Beloved, you have another engagement ring that is more precious than your physical engagement ring. But when you no longer feel it most do not panic! Most know why they can not feel this ring of promise but do nothing.
This ring of promise, your engagement ring is worn on your heart. It protects and moves your heart. When you no longer feel Him, it means you have pushed Him far down into your heart and chose not to listen to Him. By your choice, He may not fully protect you. You have grieved Him.
In Ephesians, chapter one, is a beautiful love story you can read. This chapter tells who you are engaged to and tells of God’s promise to you. When you accept God’s proposal, He seals you with the Holy Spirit of promise (Ephesians 1:13-14). The Holy Spirit is given to you as a pledge of your inheritance with Jesus Christ.
When you decided to accept Jesus as your Savior and to follow His teachings, you are given the Holy Spirit to live within you. He is to teach you, to guide and to give you a commission (Acts 13:4). He commands you (Acts 8:29), restrains evil and He intercedes (Romans 8:26) for us to Jesus and Jesus will talk to the Father God concerning us. It brings peace to us because Jesus talks to God about your situation. The Holy Spirit bears witness of God (John 15:26 and 2 Peter 1:21). We can cause the Holy Spirit to Grieve (Ephesians 4:30).
The Holy Spirit is our foundation. This Spirit of God will write things on your heart. He will help you to love more.
When we are living in heaven’s eternity, the Lord will bring our love story to each of us. Beloved, we will see and feel His glory that He shared with us to its fullest. We have this to look forward to and it will never be taken away. We will not find the words to say to Jesus. There will be tears of love that He will collect and put in His heart. Your tears, my tears, He collects for His heart. What words can be spoken that carries what we will feel in that moment. This moment and for eternity is why we were created. We will see and understand God’s grace and mercy that He shared with us. With eternity on His mind, God gave us our engagement ring. Then our hearts and knees will bow and we shall say, “Here are your Beloved for eternity. We love you.
Alan Ruck and my daughter on the set of “Three For The Road”.
Sometimes the trusting and obeying God comes at a very inconvenient time. After the trusting and obedience you say, “Lord, you sure had a lot of moving parts to accomplish what you wanted me to do.” Sometimes I cannot see all the moving parts., but I know God was working behind the scene.
One day my oldest living daughter came home and said someone was producing a movie in our state. She wanted to try out for an extra. I said we had too much to do, but we would see if we could.
Well, that was the last time I thought about it. That was until we got a phone call from the casting director. We had never done anything like this and wondered how they got our number. This was in the ’80s when there weren’t cellphones and computers were not as useful as they are now. I asked the lady about the morals of the movie. She assured me it was fine and I said okay.
The filming was not in our city but in two other cities. One was about an hour and a half away. I need to mention that I have no sense of direction. I would get turned around at our mall which is built almost in a straight line. We set out and I gave my daughter the directions and we made it there without getting lost. The next day we forgot the directions and neither of us could remember how to get there. We needed divine direction and prayed in silence.
Unknowingly we would turn here and there and made it to the location. We were provided with lunch. It was during this time we got to meet some of the stars. My daughter was not excited when she got to meet Charlie Sheen but was very excited when she met Alan Ruck. There were pictures taken. During this time I kept noticing the gentleman going here and there. I felt led by the Holy Spirit to talk to him. I was not comfortable talking to him, but I obeyed the Holy Spirit. During our conversation, he said, “I tried religion and it did not work out.” I tried to tell him this was about a relationship with Jesus. The next day was our last day. I went over to Charlie Sheen and made small talk. I did not feel led to talk to him about the Lord. I did talk more with the other gentleman. At the end of the day, I did not have the peace one receives after obeying God and I thought this was the last day.
After we got home, my mother called. She shared they were going to film in the city but did not know where. I felt led by the Holy Spirit to run off the cassette tapes. They were various sermons from our preacher. I obeyed and put the cassettes in a brown paper lunch bag. The next morning I got my children off to school. Then the Lord spoke to me. Give your dog a bath and take him with you. My response was, “You want me to do what?! I’m already dressed and you want me to give my dog a bath? I’m nervous enough.” I obeyed and gave Xanadu, our Yorkshire Terrier, a bath and put him in the van.
I reminded the Lord that I did not know where to go. We turned here and there. I did not know I was following a divine navigator. But then there we were. I saw the casting director in the distance. I decided I would go and chit chat with her. Maybe I could ease into the set and not get kicked out. Remember my daughters last day was the day before, so I had no excuse for being there. So Xanadu and I ventured toward her. She loved Xanadu and wanted to hold him and kiss him. I kept my eyes on that gentleman for an hour. I started walking at the other end of the parking lot. I was really nervous. Then I realized I would have to pass by the director to get to the trailer the gentleman was going in and out of. I walk toward to producer and he said to me, “My wife has a dog like that and she will be here shortly.” I wandered around and did not know where the gentleman went. Then the producer’s wife appeared with her Yorkie. I looked at her dog and then mine. This was most definitely a Lady and Tramp meeting. We engaged in conversation and walked our dogs in the parking lot before walking down a nearby alley. While in the alley a policeman walked by and asked if we were authorized to be on the set. The lady said yes and that her husband is the producer. I thanked her and we continued to walk our dogs. I saw the gentleman go into a trailer. I said good-bye to the lady and headed that way with my dog and the lunch sack.
I knocked on the door and someone I did not know answered the door. I asked if the gentleman was there. The gentleman came to the door. I handed him the lunch sack with the cassette tapes. I cannot remember what I said, but it was short. My dog and I were ready to go home and rest our weary legs.
I thought about what God pulled together for this divine opportunity to talk to a person and plant seeds. I still don’t know where the casting director got our name and number. I asked myself, “What would have happened if I did not take my dog?” What happened to the gentleman I gave the tapes to? Did it help the next person talking to him about Jesus? Did he ever accept the Lord?
All I am certain about is that I obeyed God. I thank the Lord Jesus for the divine opportunity. Also, I thanked him that He was my divine navigator.
Charlie Sheen and my daughter on the set of “Three Foer The Road.
I started, “Enter The Throne Room of God with these words:
In an instant, everything changes. You run to God and fall on your knees while a roaring thunder rolls with pain through out your whole being.
The emotional, mental and spiritual pain caused a physical pain. In my case, I do not believe it was a heart attack. Although I did ask God to take me home that night because I did not think I could handle this storm. I most definitively did not even want to try. When I woke the next morning and was still here with nothing being change, and I was angry at God. I was angry because He did not want to take me home.
I guess the only thing that I did right was I did not stop talking to God. It was a way of life before the storm. I could not let go of Jesus. I need His love. There were times that I felt so alone. The Holy Spirit helped me to hold on and remember His love.
At that time I was sitting under an excellent teacher/preacher and did in dept Bible studies with word studies. Plus the Lord had me doing Bible Study Fellowship (bsf.org) . I thought the knowledge I had gained found a resting place in my heart. Looking back, this probably is what gave me strength to go forward. Everything was tested and put through the fire and whatever else was in the mix. No one could see the dept of my pain that filled my soul. In the dept of my soul I knew Jesus must be there collecting my tears. I lost my oldest daughter to cancer when she was 14 and knew Jesus never left me then. I survived that pain. I thought this pain was deeper so maybe I just could not feel Jesus because of this pain.
Although knowing how He helped me and always there, I believed a lie. I thought God had favorites and I was not one of them. My faith became weak. My prayer life stopped. I am thankful that did not last a long time.
God is so patient with all of us, especially things concerning me. There are scars but Jesus has a healing hand on those scars. I survived and feel a deeper love from the Lord and He is helping me to love Him even more each day. Jersus heals and binds our hearts together. He keeps me on His mind. He is a caring God.
I remembered Him and His love when the doctors told me I had arthritis and thyroid problems. I stilled loved Him and praised His name. I remembered His goodness when the doctors said I have Parkinson?/ Positional tremors. I still loved Him when the doctors told me I have degenerative disk disease. God came to earth as Jesus to give me life for eternity. I remembered His great love when the doctors told me I had cancer. Yes, I ask God to heal me physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritualy.
Each new day brings rejoicing songs in my heart for the God who saved me for rejoicing Him for eternity. He has an everlasting love. A never ending love for me with my name, Diana, inscribed in His hand (Isaiah 49:16).
May the angels and demons know that God’s children will love Jesus without seeing Him and when bad things happen to us, we will still love Him.. Jesus died on a cross, so we would have the riches of heaven. Only Jesus forgives us and loves like no other. I am a witness of this love.
Beloved ones of God, the Lord Jesus is patient with us and helps us to get through difficult times. He is holding our hearts but we do not know it because we are consumed by whatever. (My lie was I was not God’s favorite. He does not have favorites.) He waits to share truth with us. It is because we did hold on to each other that God shares truth with us.
God does heal our spiritual blindness that one develops in the midst of things, to share truth. He waits for all of us with an open heart and wide open arms. The same heart and wide open arms that were on the cross. Run to Him and softly weep on His blood stained robe.
He takes the lies that we have believed and the pain we have suffered and replace them with His wonderful truth. Can you hear His love calling you.
If you are under a severe attack from Satan, find a safe resting place. You must find this place so you can begin to heal. God will use His other children to help you find this resting place. When you have been destroyed emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and maybe physically. Do not travel this road alone. Have a physical person that can hold you as you weep. They will help you.
You are a precious treasure to God. “Believe this my precious love, you are a jewel. A jewel inscribed in my hand. A jewel placed in my crown so you can share my kingdom. I chose you. You are far from home but I am coming to show you the power of my Love. Will you wait in your love for Me just a little longer. Hear my love calling out to you. Sing your praises. I love you with an everlasting love. Allow Me to pull you closer as you endure your journey. Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to help you and bring you into the place which I have prepared for you with many rewards.”
Jesus calmed the Storm.
Note: I have been married twice and it was a biblical separation.
A man must pursue God goodness, holiness, direction in order to lead his family on this journey. A man must have the inner strength to lead his family through the hardships of this world. If a man developes inner strength, fuel by worldly things, one will fail at some point in time. Inner strength given by God will bring about confidence will cause the man be gentle and will do things in love (I Corinthians 11:16:13-14) He will have a spiritual backbone for leading his family. Today’s paths are filled with adversaries. A man must have wisdom and have self-control. In Proverbs 22:24-25, it says not to even associate with a man given to anger, lest you learn his ways.
A man must have a prayer life, (I suggest a prayer life title, “Enter The Throne Room of God) in order to lead his family and the church he attends. He should at times pray with others, especially with his wife. A wife feels more secured and loved with her praying husband and as she walks through life. If she becomes afraid, she not only finds strength in the Lord, but runs to her husband for security an strength. This is a new trinty of Christ, man and woman ( I Peter 3:1-6). Being frighten will only last a moment if she is filled with the Holy Spirit. But she may need to have just a little more, and seeing Jesus within you will help to melt away her fears. She will gladly submit to her husband. (I Perter 3:1). This verse says, “you husbands likewise, live with your wives, in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, since she a woman, and grant her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayer may not be hindered.”
The first scary thing about this verse is the last, “that your prayer may not be hindered.” If a wife does not see Christ in you, she may feel insecured. She may become afraid and scared to submit to you.
If you take time to worship the Lord and allow the Holy Spirit to consume you, loving her as Christ, your wife will follow you and submit with an incredible love. That is, if she is a Christian. If she is a Christian, she will feel the presences of God with you. With this new trinty existing, you will be saturated with His glory, love and divine guidance.
Men should teach things of God to their sons. Men are commanded to do so in Deuteronomy 6:6-7. Also when they are older teach them about the family and how to bless their wives. Remind them that they should do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with them (Deuteronomy 6:18).
Father’s, do not provoke your children to anger: but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4).
I have seen husbands/wives, that will emotionally and mentally abuse their spouse in order to drive them out of the home. Then they say that they did no wrong because the other spouse left, in order for the church to think different about the situation.
On just about every page of the bible, one can find something on how to know God, consequences of actions, examples of Jesus and wisdom.
There is one more thing I would like to mention, and that is about the times we live. Yes, natural weather needs to be watch. But what is not mentioned often is the behavior of people. The bible states that things will be like in the “days of Noah.” I look at the wickedness of people. I have seen so called Christians become hostile to each other because they did not vote like them, or the color of carpet to be bought for their sanctuary. People are getting more wicked and accepting things that are not right in the eyes of the Lord.
The sad part is that the people have not become as wicked as they were in the days of Noah. The Christian man must be so close to the Lord in order to hear God tell him where he must go to be safe. I am not suggesting to run for the hills. I am suggesting that each on of us, especially men, to do as the Lord instructs. He might have you go on vacation on certain days to avoid a mishap. Or maybe stay home instead of going some place. Just stay close to the Lord so He can move and direct your path. Allow God to be a part of your whole being and feeling His glory.
Beloved men of God, this is the greatest gift you will ever receive. It is the greatest gift you can give your family. Your children may not know why your home brings peace and comfort to them. But they will be drawn to your home and not forget the peace.
Men, this is a high calling. Leave a legacy for your children. Allow God to breathe on you. Teach your children the things of God. Be faithful to God and meet Him daily. Repent of any wrong doing or thinking. Have a direct line to God. You and your wife were made for this moment in time. Live it to the fullness of God. Reflect God.
A woman of divine elegance has a heart that is opened to the light of Jesus Christ. She walks with the joy of the Lord. Her heart sings praises to Jesus for His love to her and her family. Her faith runs deep into God’s promises and that He will never leave her. She believes that God empowers her courageous obedience with His presence.
This woman walks in kindness with constant prayer on her lips. Constant prayer is necessary for not only does this life brings glory and honor to God, it is seen by Satan. He will try to bring things to disrupt the family. He will try to take away the song in her heart. He will try to take away her joy and replace it with fear. He will try to steal the hearts and minds of her children. He wants to blind them to hidden dangers. She must keep her hope and eyes on Jesus. He’s the one on the white horse before her bringing light to the dark areas.
Her home has a calming affect on all who enter. She plays Christian music and sings to the Lord for she knows that the dark one do not want to listen to the music sung to Jesus. They can only take it for so long and has to flee. Prayers to Jesus asking Him to send mighty angels to surround her home and the ones dwelling there. She ask for these mighty angels to surround all who leave and enter her home. Angels are to help to bring God’s purpose for each individual in her home. She never talks to angels, but ask God to command them. God grows His people as they share in His victories.
For He will give His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, Lest you strike your foot against a stone. Psalm 91:11-12
Her home is a welcoming home filled with kindness. Kindness is an extension of love. In her heart is a calling to live for others in love. She pleases God for exercising love for the weak and strong. She makes others feel important because they are important to God. If all she has is peanut butter, she will put that sandwich on silver or crystal plates or fake ones from the everything for a dollar store. She makes others feel that they are worth her best. She carries this love and kindness within her so the Holy Spirit will guide her.
She knows that in a calm surroundings people are more willing to speak of the burdens in their heart. She is willing to pray and guide them into prayer with soft spoken and soothing words. She prays with her husband, children, their friends and whomever the Lord brings into her home. She ask Jesus to spread His wings over her and when she draws people in, to pray for them, they will feel Jesus in their midst.
She allows Jesus to move her heart deeper into His heart. Her arms and home bring comfort and love to all. Her hands and feet are an extension of Jesus hands and feet.
Also she keeps her home holy. Although she extends love to all, not all are allowed into her home. She will meet some elsewhere in a public place. Although she probably has a gift of mercy and helps or others, discernment may not be one of them. She allows God to set boundaries and always remembers that her and her home is precious to God.
She hands down to her children a spiritual heritage. Through her God will prepare those who follow. She knows that loyalty to God and His word builds unity in her family and among His people.
She knows there will be struggles. She faces her struggles knowing that God will give her strength because of His protective love. She responds to them in a godly manner and then helps others to discover their hope in Jesus.
She understands the Proverbs 31 woman. First, she is faithful to her husband and a helpmate (V11-12). She is a busy woman and industrious (v13). She provides food for her family (v14-15). She is frugal (v16). She accepts the fact that her work is never done (v18) and is productive (v18-19). She helps people and meets the needs of her household (v20-21) She is clean and tidy (V21-23) and helps add good to her husband’s reputation. She has a business, if possible, in her home so that she can train up her children. She smiles at the future because of her faith in God’s goodness. She feels God’s love and is quick to repent. She knows God gives her wisdom and helps with all things because of her kindness and love for Him. Her prizes are her children who rise up and bless her. She is a treasured gem to her husband.
She trust in the Lord God with all of her heart and does not lean on her understanding. She acknowledges God so He will direct her path that she walks on in grace and divine elegance.
Remember Eve in the Garden of Eden? Satan mixed truth and lies to deceive Eve. He uses this method today. When you review history, you can see that Satan has used this over and over. He will do anything to stop a person from knowing God’s plan of salvation and His love. Satan now has his demons delivering lies to us. There is a war within us (the flesh) and lies all around us being delivered in various ways.
We must be walking in the Spirit in order to deflect those fiery arrows of lies. Demons have the knowledge of Christ, but they reject that knowledge due to their pride.
Their main job now is to cause God’s Beloved to stumble in their faith. They want to make your faith not be seen by the unsaved. We are in a war for the souls of men and women. There is a line drawn in the sand. You are either with Christ or with Satan. There is no sitting on the fence. I see more distinct lines now of people either following Satan or Christ.
The demons are in spirit form with intelligence. They know Jesus and know about His salvation plan for us. Demons are the arms and legs of Satan. They have different levels of authority just like an army of our world. Demons have different levels of power. So do angels. The demons can influence a Child of God, but not possess them, (Ephesians 6:12). They spread false doctrine.and have emotions. Satan is a created creature of great beauty. Satan is an angel of the Cherubim. Satan has limitations. For example, he can not be everywhere.
Christians can resist Satan, but we need to be on guard. We should know God’s word and be prayer warriors. Do not be silent before God. Your life depends on your relationship with God. Let your words be lifted up to the Lord Jesus Christ. Let the fragrance of your words bring joy to the Father. If you should fall, repent and begin to sing praises. God will chase your heart and renew it. You must repent first. You want your heart to beat for the Lord’s glory.
That can be hard for baby Christians. Daniel was a mature person of faith and still experience problems. In Daniel 10:13, an angel was going to Daniel to answer his prayer when the prince of Persia (a demon) stopped the angel and there was a 21 day fight. Michael had to come and fight the demon. Michael is a high ranking angel. He is an archangel, who disputed Satan over the body of Moses. Read all of Daniel and Jude.
How many times have you heard on the news about some evil act done and they stated they heard voices telling them to do certain things. This is a demon influencing someone.
There are fiction books by Chuck Black that seem to follow this theme. The series is called “War of the Realm”. The 3 books are titled, “Rise of the Fallen, Light of the Last and Cloak of the Light.” I do not remember the order of the series. But it is well worth the read. After an accident, Drew Carter, sees fierce invaders that no one else can see. This is a spiritual warfare series and after the introduction of characters becomes a suspenseful read. https://www.christianbook.com/wars-the-realm-series-volumes-1/chuck-black/pd/425021?event=ESRCG
Most of the time, news reports are slanted so you will believe as they do. Everyone has an opinion which may be true or how they see it. Knowing God’s word with prayer must be active so you can be lead in truth.
Study the book of Ephesians. This book is so rich. Every verse holds a gem. But Ephesians 6 tells about our spiritual battle. We are to stand firm in verse 14 or to dig in with Truth and have a relationship with God. Verse 16 talks about the shield of faith so we can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil ones. We put on this armor with prayer.
Do not ignore this battle we are in daily. Pray constantly. Let your heart sing praises as you walk through life. If you are not close to God, you can be deceived and believe lies. It says in Matthew 24:22-25. “And unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days shall be cut short. Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe him. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.”
