~Happy Thanksgiving~

I could start now and go for all eternity and it still wouldn't be enough time or words to express my gratitude for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I love the words of this song, Jesus I Thank You!! Thank You for loving and setting me free, Thank You for giving Your life just for me. He so graciously gives to me, each and every second of every day, He is continuously giving to me. The gratitude I show in return can never measure up to His goodness and faithfulness to me, but when it comes from a grateful heart, I am sure it pleases Him!! Jesus, I Thank You for everything because You are the source of every good thing in my life!! Spend time today thanking Him! I pray you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Hear Us From Heaven

We were in revival Wednesday evening through Sunday evening and it has been an awesome experience for our church (East Roxboro Church of God)!! Evangelist Mike Warwick preached powerfully every service and I praise God for his obedience. I saw lives changed right before my eyes. The magnitude of worship was something I have been praying for to happen in our church for a long time!! God can not move in a little box that so many churches have confined Him to. He desires us to worship Him, to be intimate with Him, to enjoy His presence. When we worship Him individually like I witnessed this week in our church, His glory dwells in the House!! This is the themesong for our church for this season and my heart's cry as well!! I will be sharing some of the testimonies of what happened during this revival, here are a few that I have received so far:

Lisa Neely ~ "God will give me the wisdom and strength to go through whatever He wants me to go through, everything is in His hands!"

Mary Phillips ~ "I just feel "FREE"!!!!!! Like all of that stuff is gone!!!!!"

Jeremiah Smith (My 6 year old) ~ "I cried, God touched my heart!"

Assistant Pastor Wesley Black ~ "I am claiming that my blood platelets will start rising after 5 years!!"

Lord, hear our cry

Come, heal our land

Breathe life into these dry and thirsty souls

Lord, hear our prayer

Forgive our sin

As we call on Your name

Would you make this a place

For your glory to dwell

Open the blind eyes

Unlock the deaf ears

Come to Your people

As we draw near

Hear us from heaven

Touch our generation

We are your people

Crying out in desperation

I Am The God That Healeth Thee

Last night during our revival service, the evangelist (Rev. Mike Warwick) handed me an outline of one of his sermons entitled "Waiting On A Miracle". I know of so many who are in need of a miracle. The evangelist this week has shared several testimonies of the many times God has healed his wife and several others in his family and ministry. This song couldn't be more appropriate for anyone who is faced with sickness in their body, soul or spirit. God says in His Word Exodus 15:26 If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of those diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians, For I Am the Lord that healeth thee.

How encouraging to know that He doesn't say "I used to be the Lord that healeth thee" but He says I AM the Lord that healeth thee, meaning He "continues to be" the Lord that healeth thee. His healing is not just a thing of the past, but it is past, present and future! Praise God!!

"His Word is a healing Word!"(Rev. Mike Warwick) Psalms 107:20 He sent his Word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions!! The same word of God that created the heavens and the earth is able to heal our lives. Whenever the word of God is allowed to be heard by people and received by faith, it is going to heal people.

One True God

Jeremiah 10: 10But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. 11Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. 12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. 13When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. 14Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. 15They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. 16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.

As I have been studying this week, I realize that there are several religions that believe in "GOD". However, this does not mean they believe in the "ONE TRUE GOD". I know several people with the name "Bill", but that does not make them all the same. The God of the Trinity (God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Ghost) is the ONE and ONLY TRUE GOD!! HE IS THE REAL THING!!

Come To Me

Matthew 11:28-30(KJV) 28) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29) Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30) For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

(The Message) Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly.

Children Listen

Last night I was asking my husband a question and his normal response was "HUH?" So, I replied "You really need to get your ears checked, I get so tired of having to repeat everything I say!" As we were leaving the house my 4 year old was in the back seat behind me and he was saying something to me and I had the radio on and couldn't hear him so I said "What did you say Jordan?" and he said "You need to get your ears checked too, you can't hear good either!" haha. Then he went on to say "They do it at my school, in the gym".....Maybe that is something my husband and I need to check into.

Even when we think they aren't listening or watching..... more than likely....They are! Our Heavenly Father is also listening..Psalms 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer! Reminds me of the song...

Oh be careful little mouth what you say, Oh be careful little mouth what you say, For the Father up above is looking down in love, Oh be careful little mouth what you say.

Though I'm Not Worthy

Veteran's Day Tribute!

Paying tribute to those who are fighting for our freedom, those who have fought for our freedom, and those who have died for our freedom and the families of all involved. REMEMBER!! Freedom is never free, someone always has to pay a price. May God's Blessings be upon the United States Military!

The Silversmith

My brother sent this story to me last night and it really ministered to me. He is supposed to send me the name of the person who wrote it, so until then it remains anonymous. Hope you enjoy it!

I heard a story today about a group of women in a Bible study trying to find the meaning in the parable of Jesus found in Malachi 3 . It reads in part: He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. As I did my research for this post, I found the story is somewhat of an urban legend. It was so poignant and relevant that I thought it was still worth sharing and I hope it blesses you!

The women in this Bible study wondered how the verse related to the character and nature of God. One of the women decided she would research the process of refining silver. The next week, she found a silversmith who agreed to allow her to observe his work. He never asked why.

The day had come. The woman carefully watched the silversmith as he held a piece of silver over the fire. He demonstrated and explained that it was important to hold the silver right in the middle of the fire, where the flames were hottest, as to burn away all the impurities.

The woman thought about the Bible study. Then she asked if he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered yes; not only did he have to sit there, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left in the flames a moment too long, it could be destroyed.

The woman was silent. Then she asked the silversmith how he would know when the silver was fully refined. He smiled and said, "oh, that's easy - when I see my image in it".

Are you feeling the heat? Are you feeling refined? Are you feeling God?

Jesus What A Saviour You Are

Falling In Love With Jesus

I first heard this song sung by "The Mills Family" while ministering at our church. It is a beautiful song and so true! Falling in love with Jesus is the best thing I've ever done. In His arms I feel protected, there is nothing in the world that can compare to Him and the love He has for me! This is Brooke Mills singing and sharing what this song means to her. Enjoy! Thanks Brooke!