Christmas Jesus

Christmas is in Jesus.

Not the blessings on the shelf.

Christmas is in Jesus

For you He gave Himself.

Christmas is in Jesus.

He is here all the year through.

Christmas is in Jesus

Not in just the holiday mood.

Christmas is in Jesus

You won't find Him in the tree,

in the lights, in the presents, 

or the children filled with glee.

Christmas is in Jesus 

as you put away your decorations

Christmas remains in Jesus

He lives through man's ablation.

Christmas is in Jesus

You cannot place Him on a shelf

to soothe your conscience

as you reflect upon yourself.

Christmas is in Jesus

Not the material things you have gained

Christmas is in Jesus

and the cross that He stained.

Christmas is in Jesus

Just for you He lived.

Christmas is in Jesus

Just for you He died.

Christmas is in Jesus

Not in the month of December.

Christmas is in Jesus

It is HIM you should remember.

Live Christmas each and every day.

Even when the decorations are all put away.

Live Christmas in Jesus

and give Him ALL of you today.

My Husband

My husband is awesome
My husband is great.
His humor is first class
not second rate.

My husband, so wonderful
and yet so complex.
My husband, how I love him
my heart he doth not vex.

My husband is loving
My husband is kind
My husband is always there
in body, spirit, and mind.

My husband, my blessing
He makes me complete.
Without him my life would be
an insurmountable feat.

Here's to you honey
The one who on this earth
loves me the most.
The one who does me no harm
The one on whom I love to boast.

I have a wonderful, wonderful husband.  I love him dearly.  He has always been my special angel.  To say that I love him cannot even begin to describe just what my heart holds for him.  He always puts God first, even when others don't understand.  Money is not his motivator (Praise God).  My husband is not material.  He seeks first the kingdom of God and His righteousness so that these things may be added unto you.  He provides spiritual guidance and leadership for our family above all else.  He is ministry minded.  He is people minded.  He puts others before himself - always.  To me he is precious and I am willing to go down whatever path God has for us regardless of what others may say.  It occurred to me today that I am 35 and I have gray hair!  Why should I let discouraging words affect my relationship with God or my husband?  Why should I sacrifice eternal blessings because "they" do not approve?  I will not and cannot do that anymore.  That part of my life is done. I am a grown woman capable of making my own decisions.  I am ready (and way overdue) to defend my husband and his actions.  You see, I know beyond any shadow of a doubt that we are EXACTLY where God wants us.  That's what matters most to US.
My husband has been a young man with lots to learn.  My husband has been down hard roads of lessons learned from mistakes.  My husband has made progress. (and so have I thanks to him!)  My husband is now a middle age man with knowledge gained from experience.  My husband is growing as a person, a Christian, a husband and a father.  My husband is wonderful.
I will support my husband in everything.  If that means poverty, homelessness, hunger or shame I will support him.  God shall supply all our NEED according to HIS riches in glory.  We have never done without.  We have never been hungry.  We have never suffered.  God has ALWAYS provided exactly what we needed when we needed it.  He has supplied above and beyond our needs and given us wants.
A Godly life does not always entail riches and glory.  Sometimes it's just walking the chosen path meant just for you and that is what we are doing - together.  We've been made fun of, rejected, scolded and lectured.  We have carried on together. My husband is someone in whom I delight.  He gives me strength when I am tired.  He gives me courage to carry on when people are so mean and nasty.  As I am writing this, I am realizing more and more that my husband is a direct reflection of Christ's love for us.  The strength, the love, the courage - it's amazing!
My husband is human, he is not perfect, but for me he is perfect.  He is exactly what I need and who I need to spend the rest of my life with.
I asked my children one day "Are you happy?"  They said "What do you mean?"  I said "You know, do you like your clothes, your shoes, your hair, your parents, your house?"  They all said "Yes, of course"  They do not desire a large house, fancy shoes or brand new clothes all the time.  They are happy because they see that displayed in their father.  My husband is not only a wonderful husband but a wonderful father.

For you honey, because I love you and I don't care who knows.  I support you in whatever, wherever, and however - now and forever.  I know you are not perfect but I don't care.  I'm bragging on the God that lives inside of you and what He has done in your life.  Only He can make you be what I need and you have done an awesome job of letting Him mold you in His hands.
Yours forever! 

If When Today, If When Tomorrow

If when you are called to do something great what will you say?
Will you just doubt, throw it out and walk away?


Often we live with the "Ifs" of life.Why?  Are we afraid to do what we know is right?  Are we afraid of what people will say?  Are we afraid of failure, rejection, or poverty? I am here to tell you yes on all counts.  We are afraid and it shows.  It's time to stand up and stand against those who would persecute, put you down and try to destroy the very gifts God has given you.  Everyone has their own gifts.  What is yours?  Are you using them or do you hide them because you are afraid of rejection?  Are you afraid of what people will say?


If you are an adult, act like an adult.  

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. I Corinthians 13:11

If you are letting people control you, don't!  God is the only one who's opinion should orchestrate the ebb and flow of your life.  If it isn't standard by man's ideas don't worry about it.  God is in control.  Stand up for yourself, Stand against those who will try to suppress and Stand against those who treat you like a child.  When you become an adult you act like one.  An adult is capable of making their own decisions and fully accepting the consequences or rewards of their actions.  

If when today you are called

Will you go?

If when today you are called

Will you try to stall?

If tomorrow you have a chance

and you take that first stance

Stand down your mockers

Stand down your scorners

Jesus has your back

and He's in your corner.

If Today, If Tomorrow, If When your time is here

Go to Him without delay

The laborer's few, the fields are white.

There is no time for play

Our time is drawing near.

If Tomorrow

If tomorrow you were told to quit your job and serve God faithfully would you?  Would you have enough faith to live by His grace and sufficiency alone?  If you can't trust God to supply your daily needs then what can you trust Him for?  Surely if He is good enough, strong enough, merciful enough and loving enough to keep our souls from Hell, HE can surely supply food, shelter, and basic needs of life.

Obedience is key in a happy, successful Christian life.  Using your 'common sense' will get you into a whole lot of trouble. Our Lord is not common nor does He work in common ways all the time. If you let your own sense of what is good for your life propel your decisions then you have taken your life into your own hands.  You have fully told the Lord that you don't need Him except for when you deem necessary.  Our actions speak volumes and our hearts proclaim our true intentions.


Word of the Day

Common - of frequent occurrence; usual; familiar 

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.  Judge not, that ye be not judged. 
Matthew 6:24 - 7:1

When God leads you to the edge of  the cliff
Trust Him fully.
Only one of two things will happen;
Either He will catch you when you fall or He will teach you how to fly.

If Today

If today God called you out and said "My Child, whose business are you about?"
If today He said to you "Lay it all down, leave everything behind. Your job here on Earth is to mankind."  Would you do what He asks or would you be found floundering around?
If today His call to you were to drop everything the flesh desires, a house, a job, stability and family close by.
Could you, would you, should you lay it all aside?
Yes you should, yes you could and whether or not you would is up to you.
The call is great, the call is hard, to save souls from hell is surely worth it all.

If His call to you today is great or small I urge you lay it all down.
Do what He says,  not what you desire.
 Life is short and the cost very great.
 Do not waste your time as He patiently waits.
 Do not worry about what family says.
Do not worry about friends with negative retort.
Just do what HE says. He gave His life for us!  What are you willing to do for Him?