New Year - New Birth

I take care of my little 2 1/2 year old granddaughter Monday thru Thursday and sometimes on Friday, She loves to say NO. If she doesn't want to do something, she will say "No". She loves to stay in her pj's and when we need to go somewhere I have to convince her to change into her clothes and get out of her pj's. She knows what she wants to eat and there is no changing her mind if she wants it (without a battle).

As I was thinking about her and my grandson today, along with my kids from children's church, I thought about how they will say "No" also. I love how children can express themselves today, in my day of growing up saying "No" wasn't even an option. But the feeling and message was also that I wasn't important, what I thought or had to say didn't matter. I just needed to obey and go along with what I was told to do. In both instances I believe it is unbalanced. My feelings and thoughts should have been taken into consideration, just as our children today need to learn to obey and that "No" even with tears and a tantrum we must stand our ground and they must obey.

I am a child evangelist. I was born to evangelize children. To tell and teach them about Jesus and their Father God. I was born to share the gospel to children and lead them to the Only One that can save them from this world.

It's 2 days before 2017, what a glorious time to evangelize your own child. To begin to disciple them into God's kingdom. You may have them in a Christian school, and take them to church, but are you discipling them Monday through Sunday? I have planned for our Sunday service to be a celebration of the New Year and New Birth as children of God. John 3:16 is wonderful and glorious; however, it's just one scripture in the Bible. Jesus said so many wonderful things, there are so many exciting stories of God's power and greatness in the adventure of the Old Testament. Jesus said we are to be "More than Conquerors." We can't be, if we don't know what Jesus conquerored for us. Our children will not conquer this world and all its evils if we don't evangelize and disciple them.

Evangelizing: The World or You

The world is doing a great job evangelizing our kids. The world knows where the true consumer market is - "CHILDREN".  Parents will spend $$$ on toys, and gadgets, Disneyland, movies, and fun for their kids. We as Christians need to be better evangelists to our children. Entertainment is at an all time high in our children's lives. "He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man." Proverbs 21:17. Satan and his trickery wants our kids to love pleasure so he can keep them in bondage to lack and poverty, or the feeling of lack when they don't get that toy.

As a parent or grandparent the greatest $$$ spent is a Bible for your little one (as long as you read it to them and they read it). You purchase toys and such as your child grows, it should be the same with a Bible, its not a once in a lifetime purchase, it should be a continual birthday gift as they grow older. My daughter when she was really young (5-6) had a Bible and she would mark it up with her highlighters, you could barely read the pages, scribbling actually. Then (7-8) a new Bible and the markings would be less. By the age of 12 to 13 her Bible was highlighted with scriptures that meant something to her, a treasure she packed in her bags when she moved to Michigan to live in her God ordained life.

Our little ones know who Mickey Mouse is, Pokemon, superheros, the songs to Frozen and such. Do they know who the 12 Disciples are and their names? Do they know God made the World? It is not automatic. They must be taught of the Lord. Who better to teach them day in and day out than mom and dad, grandma or grandpa, aunt and uncle.

They are NOT to young

Don't think they are too young. First, the Bible says that little children will lead us, that we must become like a child to enter the kingdom of heaven.  Second, we did a series during our Wednesday night services "Jesus' Disciples" ages 3-10, one of our 3 year old girls could name the most disciples. We didn't rush. God's Word is too vital, too precious to rush through. One of our little boys who is also 3, always remembered "Thomas" because he loves Thomas the train, but now he also knows about Thomas the Disciple.

Our Responsibility

Being with my little granddaughter the responsibility for me as her grandparent is to make sure Jesus is a focus for part of her day. I put Utube on the TV and put on Yancy Kids, she is so anointed to write songs that are fun and put the Word of God in our kids lives. I love it when my granddaughter sings, "Super Wonderful God." She knows the words to many of these songs. The B-I-B-L-E, one of her favorites. As we ride in the car I will put these songs on through Spotify and when a song finishes she will say, "another song, another song".

More importantly is that her parents make Jesus a part of her and my grandson's day.  The greatest gift or parenting you can give your children is a lifestyle filled with Jesus!

Now is the Time

Now when they are young before the world has time to influence them and then you will be praying them out of the devil's clutches. Now is the time! No matter what age, begin this year. Begin and continue even through the distrations and distruptions, through the challenges. Anything worth anything comes with a cost.

I have on my Teacher's Pay Teachers store a free resource. Go to my Teacherspayteachers page and download your free January 2017 Bible Reading Calendar. Begin the year off right. I will be updating it monthly with a new Bible reading plan for that month, its just a click away. If not just begin somewhere. But begin!

We are all to be evangelist to children.
Susie

Are You Different?

This morning during my time with the Lord, going through my tagged scriptures, reading and speaking them I know that I have seen and said this verse numerous times, but today this verse stood out and I saw something or noticed something I hadn't before.

We are living in the last of the last days. Whether you acknowledge that or not doesn't really change the truth that we are closer to Jesus' return than we were even yesterday. So how we live this life God has given all of us, no matter who or where we are our life matters. Our eternity depends on how we live, and other lives are depending on how we live.

Hebrews 12:14 "Follow peace with all men, and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord."

This scripture tucked into the Bible in this chapter of Hebrews. As I spoke these words what stood out was "holiness."  We don't hear that word said very much or even at all these days. We say that God is sovereign, God is in control, God is love, grace. But holy we don't hear that and even less we hear that we need to be holy. One of the synonyms for holy is blessed, we use that word often, we want that word "blessed" to be what our lives are filled with we expect it and consider it automatic as a gift for being a Christian, yet nothing with God is automatic. Everything requires us to respond.

Holy in the scripture means - sanctified or "so separated."  When I looked up the word Holy in the Strong's Concordance and Vines Dictionary it said, "so separated." As I saw those words it stopped me, I am to "follow peace and holiness without which I shall not see the Lord."  This verse so powerful, so important, so vital to my and others eternity was tucked behind the Hall of Faith chapter of Hebrews 11. Two things "peace and holiness" without these I (and others) will not see the Lord.

Stop and just let those words seep deep into your soul. I could be serving in church, sitting in church every service, But if I am not following peace (with all men) and holiness I shall not see the Lord. and others will not see the Lord in me.

Follow = pursue

Peace - hospitality, kindness, love, joy, - with people, yet live a so separate life. No offense or offensive. All men, which includes my husband, family, etc. Those we do get offended by or can be offensive to so easily.

So we can say this verse like this:
"Pursue peace (hospitality, kindness, love, joy with all people, don't get offended and don't be offensive and live a so separate righteous (a life in right standing with God) life, if not you will not see the Lord (and others will not be able to see the Lord either)."

As I pondered on the implecations of this verse I thought about my sister. She has always been persecuted by her husband and children because she pursued a so separate life unto the Lord. She would obey the Lord no matter what it cost her, she's denied herself, her wants, and desires. I've seen her cry because of the rejection of her children and her now ex-husband due to the choice to live a "so separated" life. I have also seen how God has "blessed" her. Having nothing, I mean no clothes, no home, to abundance of clothes, a home filled with everything she loved. Time and time again I have watched her give up what God said to and then He lavish her with love and blessing with something better.

I am gaining understanding of this verse. I want the world to see the Lord and accept Him as their Lord and Savior. Then I need to pursue peace (be hospitable, kind, loving, gentle, not easily offended nor offensive) and live a so separated life (to be in the world but not part of it) to be so different (but not a weird different) don't participate in the things the world does. Then people will see the Lord.

 Living a so separated life means I diligently seek what God says to seek. Living a so separated life means doing what God says to do.

When we chose to live like this the Lord is seen. People see the Lord. They may not verbally acknowledge but they see Him. They may reject Him, but they see Him.

I determine to Pursue peace with all men and to live a so separated life so I and others will see the Lord. How about you?

Love you enjoy this life God has given you. It may not be easy, it may not be like anyone else's life, but its yours. Pursue peace!

Susie

Seek First The Kingdom of God

Today during my quiet time with the Lord, again He never ceases to bring my thoughts higher to His thoughts.

I am working on my "Prosperity Faith Muscle" do you know that you need to work out your faith. You need to train your faith and work it out to get muscle in certain areas. Areas that you study and they become not just head thoughts or head beliefs, but actual beliefs and heart faith. That produce results. You can have all the head knowledge about a certain faith subject, but without it being rooted in your heart and you actually have opportunity to work out that "faith" in that area it will not produce the results you are looking for.  Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God Romans 10:17 says.

So let's say you need healing. You will need to hear and hear and hear some more the Word of God in regards to healing until your healing faith muscle is strong, then  your healing is manifested. Then when a symptom hits your body again, you just flex that muscle and again that healing is manifested. Whether you believe me or not is up to you, but I have proven this time and time again.

1. Had a cough every year that would stay for months, tried all the cough syrups, went to doctor (don't discourage doctors they are needed and required) but nothing helped. Coughing and miserable. Embarrassed when I went out. Then I began to hear and study  the Word of God about healing. I began to "pump my 5 lb. weight" of "By Jesus' stripes I am healed." I said this every time I coughed. I would whisper it under my breath time and time again. Within 2 days that cough was gone. It tried to come back the next year, but I immediately hit it with "By Jesus stripes I am healed" again every time I would cough, stayed maybe 2 days. The next year, same thing, "By Jesus stripes I am healed." Left within a day, the next year - coughed 3 times, left, the next year - didn't even bother to show up. Healed! Hallelujah.

2. Knee problem, this was a fight. Severe pain, going to doctor, getting pain medication, but then listening all night to scripture being read to me about healing. Confessing, "By Jesus stripes I am healed, whole, nothing missing, nothing lacking." I wore the brace, I used the crutches for 1 day because after that day I didn't need them. I continued to do my normal schedule. At night the pain would be excruciating, and I would stay up and pray and listen to the Word of God, praise and worship music, and I would only say, "I am healed of tendinitis. I have been redeemed from the curse according to Galatians 3:13." I am healed whole. I quit the medication after a few days and just worked my faith muscle. After the healing was manifested every so often the lying symptom of pain would show up but immediately I would say "by Jesus stripes I am healed made whole nothing missing nothing lacking. I have been redeemed from the curse so curse get out and leave now." The last time I dealt with this I said all the previous but then I added, "and don't come back in the name of Jesus." And it obeyed. Hallelujah.

Now I am building my "prosperity" muscle. I always have struggled financially. But these last 2 years have been severe. I am determined to eliminate this part of the curse out of my life. I am Abraham's seed according to Galatians 3:16. So I am to be blessed. I am God's child and the Bible says, "The blessing of the Lord makes me rich and He adds no sorrow with it." Proverbs 10:22.

So I am working out to buff up my faith muscle in prosperity. I am done with not enough, with insufficiency, with lack, and poverty mentality. I'm done with worrying about what I will eat and what I will wear.

Today the Lord showed me - when you think about what I will eat and what I will wear, It is the lowest form of poverty. God wants us to lift our sights higher, to see ourselves prospering, and have more on our minds then such a low standard of our needs. I want to dream big. I want to believe big. I want my faith to be so strong that I can believe to be a blessing to others in need. I can be God's source of supply to someone in need. I want to be in the place where God will show me a need and I will be able to meet it because He has given me such an abundance of supply.

I will have it. I have it now in Jesus Name. I call those things that be not as though they were. Just as God called "Light to be."  I was made in His image, to do the things that He does. Jesus said, "Greater works will you do because I go to My Father."  I want to do those greater works. I can't do it if I'm thinking about what "I" will eat, what "I" will drink, what "I" will wear. No, No, NO. But I have to start now lifting those prosperity weights and quit thinking about me, and my, and I.  It's time to believe for the More than Enough. I am More than a Conqueror. I have Conquered lack, I have conquered debt, I have conquered insufficiency, I have conquered! Why? Because Jesus has overcome the World and so I can too in HIM. I am MORE THAN! and so are YOU.

What do you need? Begin to lift those faith weights in that area. We will not turn back. We will not draw back. We will run towards our Goliath's and not only defeat them, but CUT THEIR HEADS OFF!

Jesus' blood and sweat conquered everything including the devil and demons (Colossians 2:15)We are More than Conquerors through Jesus Christ our Savior. I hope He is your Savior.

We got this because we got God!
Susie

Creating Something From Not Enough

"When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great crowd come unto Him, He saith unto Philip, Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" And this He said to prove (test) him; for He Himself knew what He would do. Philip answered Him, "Two hundred pennyworth (denarii) of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little." One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto Him., "There is a lad here, which has five barley loaves, and two small fish: but what are they among so many? and Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place,. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when He had given thanks, He distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were sitting down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they wanted. When they were filled, He said unto His disciples, "Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost." Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten." John 6:5-13

God is our Source. He is our only Source. He uses things of this world to provide for us, but He is our ultimate Source.

Here Jesus creates something out of little. As we have been discussing on this blog how God "speaks" to create. The Bible says our words bring either life or death - the power of our tongue. Our tongue has the power to bring life, sufficiency, more than enough, exceedingly abundantly more than we ask for. Or our tongues brings forth death - lack, poverty, insufficiency, not enough, sickness, etc.

1. There was a crowd of 5,000 men not including woman and children which you know there must have been
2. Jesus and His disciples had money to buy bread
3. Philip spoke "Two hundred pennyworth (denarii) of bread is not sufficient. How many times when we get our paycheck do we look at it and compare it with our bills and obligations and say, "this is not enough." I can't count the number of times  my words have stopped the sufficiency. I see it now so clearly. Jesus couldn't send Philip to buy bread because Philip's words had set in motion his faith or should I say his lack of faith, in regards to purchasing bread - its not sufficient for them to even take a little were his words. Jesus didn't even respond to Him. Philip's words stopped Jesus from responding, with instruction and blessing. Jesus couldn't work with those words that Philip had put in motion. Jesus can't work with words of doubt or unbelief.
4. Andrew comes and says, "A boy here has 5 barley loaves and 2 small fish, but what are they among so many?" Andrew, suggested the 5 loaves and 2 small fish, he knew they were not enough, but he didn't say it, he said, "what are they among so many?" Andrew's words though they were not full of faith, they left room for Jesus to respond and work with.

There are so many examples in the New Testament of this type of thing happening. John 1:11-20, read this account, the words Zacharias used were not words of faith. "Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years." Then in John 1:26-34. Mary, asked "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?"  Although their words were similar, there is a difference in tone. One came from the avenue of doubt - unbelief. The other from a question to get understanding.

Our words matter. I realized that if there was any insufficiency in my life, I had brought it with my words of fear and unbelief. Looking at our paychecks and saying there is not enough. It's not enough, we don't have an sufficient amount to pay what needs to be paid. Has stopped Jesus from responding with blessing, it would go against God's word to bless unbelief. The Bible says that unbelief is evil and Jesus cannot bless evil.

"Take heed, brethren, lest there be any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God." Hebrews 3:12

It says, Jesus already knew what He was going to do. Jesus already knows He will supply, He will make our money multiply exceedingly abundantly above what we need, our words of faith can cause our payheck to go exceedingly abundantly farther than we think. Jesus did it in these scriptures. We need to get our words in order so He can respond and provide until we are filled to as much as we want.

I love how verse 13 says, "Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above  unto them that had eaten.
These same words are confirmed as a witness in Ephesians 3:20: "Now unto Him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us."

 "Power of life and death are in the power of the tongue. And those that love it will eat its fruit." It could be good fruit or it could be bad fruit - its up to us.

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Proverbs 18:21.

I've been eating of the fruit of my tongue. Looking at the paycheck and thinking and saying, "It's not enough." We won't have enough. Doubt we will be able to do what is needed. Instead of bringing our "little" to Jesus and saying what He says. "The Lord is My Shepherd, I shall not want." I shall not lack any good thing. Psalm 23:1

2 Corinthians 9:8: "God (Our Supernatural Provider) is able to make all grace (favor and blessing) abound toward you (me); that you always having all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work." 

God always does His part - now we or I need to do our (my) part - don't speak insufficiency, Don't speak not enough, don't speak lack or poverty. God already knows what He will do. We need to know that also. We need to not just know it - we need to know that we know He makes ALL sufficiency abound towards us.

"Lord, forgive me for my words of death to my circumstances. I repent of them now. I turn from that way of talking and I say, "Lord, my Supernatural Provider, you cause all grace to abound towards me, that I always have all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work. Thank you Lord for the supply and taking my little and doing exceedingly abundantly above all I could ask or think. I will gather up the fragments of each and every paycheck. Our paycheck supplies for first of all giving You Lord the tithe, and then sowing our seeds that You have provided into our storehouse (church),  then it is distributed to the  multitude of bills and debt to bring debt freedom and current in all things, and we have exceedingly abundant leftovers of money. Thank you Lord for your grace and blessing. in Jesus Name Amen."

Don't just say this once, continually say it throughout the day. When your mind wants to go sideways to fear and doubt. Open up your mouth and stay on the Way and speak what God says. Give God something to work with. Give God something to respond to hourly and daily. Even when it manifests and we are walking in exceedingly abundance keep those words going.

Let's watch our words - make sure we are speaking God's Words, God's Life to every situation in our lives. The power is in our tongues! Wow!

Susie

God is a Good God He Speaks!

Genesis 1:1AMPC: "In the beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth."  

Who was He preparing it for? Who was He fashioning it for?

Genesis 1:2-3 AMPC: "The earth was without form an empty waste - and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters." 

Think about this - even though the Spirit of God was there over the face of the darkness, nothing changed until God spoke the Word. "Let there be light." and there was light!

Nothing will change for our dark and empty waste places, or circumstances, UNTIL we speak The Word of God and say the opposite of what we have.

It was "dark" God spoke, "Let there BE light!" (my capitalization)

We need to be about speaking The Word of God over our darkness. Sickness and disease is darkness. Not enough money to pay your rent and bills is darkness. Your child in rebellion is darkness. Your marriage in turmoil is darkness. Alcoholism and drug addiction is darkness.

God spoke everything into being, the sky, moon, sun, flowers, plants, beasts of the field, fish, birds. The only things He didn't speak into existence was man and woman. He created us in His image.

So speak to those things. If you need healing, speak the Word of God to that place in your body you need healing. "Let there be healing in my.....  I am healed by Jesus stripes. Don't just say it once, continually say it until it manifests. Satan is convinced you won't keep at it, he is convinced you won't be diligent. His lying symptoms will make you back off and quit speaking because the pain is intense or you see no evidence of change. Hebrews 11:1 says, "NOW faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen."   Keep calling those things that BE not as though they were until you not only see the evidence but feel and live in the evidence of the thing hoped for. Praise Him NOW! Through the pain, through the lack, through the turmoil, keep your mouth filled with His Word and your praise of thanksgiving.

You need money, then first consider your ways, have you brought your tithes and offering to your storehouse (church)? If the answer is yes, then speak the Word of God to your bank account, "Let there be money." Let every need be met by Christ Jesus. Phil 4:19. Then praise and thank Him that every need is met and that money comes to you.

Search for the scriptures in the Word of God that covers your darkness, and then speak the Word of God and keep speaking to it until there is no evidence of darkness, and only light. Believe it will BE. Thank Him and praise Him for the evidence of the thing you are hoping for. Not wishing. But hoping (expecting).

Who was God preparing for and fashioning the earth for? US.
He prepared every good and perfect thing for us. Yes, we sin and fall short. But God sent His Only Son - Jesus to live and die, and resurrect just for us (you). Jesus BEcame our righteousness. We need to receive Him as our Savior and Redeemer, and then take our place in the Family. Not as a rebellious or ungrateful child, but as a son and daughter who loves and honors their Good Good Father. Living according to His standard. Going to church, reading and studying His Word, following Him, obeying His way, living our lives for Him, serving in His house. Living in God's standard includes, living in health, wealth, and prosperity, our family and children saved and living in the fullness of God's blessing and favor.  God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants, how much more His children.

"Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause; and them say continually, "Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant." And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness and of Your praise all the day long." Psalm 35:27-28

When we mess up, He is right there to receive our repentance and get us back on track. Keep delighting in Him as your Father and He will back up your words of Faith. Keep praise and thankfulness in your words and heart all the day long.

Have a blessed and glorious day!

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Be Care Free

Boy can "care" weigh you down, and steal your joy and peace. In the middle of the night or early morning the cares of this life can enter my mind and then I lay in bed mulling them over, trying to work it out, trying to find a solution, and I begin my to do list to work it out.

Well, again this early morning I awoke and the same routine began happening. Then I was reminded about "casting my cares upon the Lord." I begin to think about the verse that says, "Take my yoke upon you, for my burden is light..." So I pulled the covers off and went to my place to read, study, and spend time with the only One that can carry these cares and burdens.

I prayed for a few minutes, turned on worship music very softly, and opened my Bible. As I went through my tagged scriptures that I declare, I came across 1 Peter 5:6-7, I've read it many times but today it stood out to me, and touched my hurting soul.

"Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for you (me)."  1 Peter 5:6-7

Even now writing this it brings tears to my eyes. Take a moment and just re-read this verse. I have been so accustomed to caring for myself and those around me. How about you?

Psalm 37:5 "Commit your way to the Lord (roll or repose) your load on Him (be confident, rely on).

This is what stood out to me:

• Humble yourself: then there must be pride there if God is saying "humble yourself" Thinking I can handle and fix the situation that is so heavy. Trying to find a solution with out seeking God is prideful.
• Casting - to violently throw or fling something with great force. 

This word also brought to my mind the scripture in Mark 11:22-23: So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, "Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.

I have learned in studying the Bible to read looking for God's response and then what my response is to be.

1. My response: Is to have faith in God
2. My response: Speak to the mountain and tell it to be removed, cast it into the see and do not doubt in my heart but believe only that what I said will be done
3. God's response: To back up my faith words and my belief in my heart 
4. Outcome: I shall have what I said.

So I am to say to this mountain, not whisper. With authority and confidence my words will be obeyed because I have faith in God to back up my words and I won't doubt in my heart.

The Amplified Version says: Mark 11:22-23

And Jesus, replying, said to them, "Have faith in God (constantly). Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him."

Its up to us what we receive. What are we saying? Are we saying what the situation is? Or are we talking about the situation or to the situation?

Philippians 4:6: Don't be full of care for anything, but with prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God!

God tells us "don't" be full of care for anything - laying in bed thinking and mulling over circumstances is caring. Praying for wisdom, casting the care upon God is my response to this scripture. Doesn't mean I don't do anything, I pray, with supplication and thanksgiving, and then wait for God to respond with direction. My response, listen and wait for direction and then follow the direction. Doesn't mean that the enemy of my soul won't try to get me to take the care from God, or reason out the direction that God gives, this is the fight of faith - I only do what I hear from the Lord and I complete the direction to the end.

Be confident and He will bring it to pass. 

Matthew 11:28: Come to Me (humble yourselves my insertion) all you who labor and are heavy laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest (I will ease and relieve and refresh your soul (mind, will, and emotions) my insertion).

Matthew 11:29: Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment, and recreation, and blessed quiet) for your souls.

Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my Shepherd....Is He?

He leads me beside green pastures (a good shepherd takes his sheep early in the morning when there is still dew on the grass and takes them to pasture to feed early in the morning, they get both the fresh grass and water.) The picture that comes to mind of our Shepherd doing this for us, because He is a good Shepherd, heart warming, like a warm hug and a great cup of coffee.

When we get up early and sit with our Shepherd in the morning before the day begins, and eat from His word and drink in His Holy Spirit in prayer, we are humbling ourselves and will find rest, relief, ease, refreshment, recreation and quiet for our mind, our will, and our emotions. This is offered to us every morning. 

Our response: Lead me Shepherd, I set my alarm to wake up earlier than necessary so I can spend time with you. I humble myself first thing in the morning.

God's response: Rest, relief, ease, refreshment, recreation, and quiet to my mind.

Matthew 11:30 (amp) For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good, not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light (easy to carry, not heavy) and easy to be borne.

Yoke = commandments, assignments, daily instruction.. 

2 Commandments:

1. Love the Lord God with all your hear, with all your mind, and with all your soul.

2. Love your neighbor as yourself.

Where do you stand on these commandments? If you have missed it, or are struggling to forgive someone then allow the Lord to Shepherd you to green pastures. Get refreshed in His presence. Humble yourself and come to Him, with the pain, disappointment, betrayal, cast them on Him for He will care for you. 

2 Corinthians 4:17 (amp)

For our light, momentary affliction (this slight distress of the passing hour) is ever more and more abundantly prospering and producing and achieving for us an everlasting weight of glory (beyond all measure, excessively surpassing all comparisons and calculations, a vast and transcendent glory and blessedness never to cease).

Humble yourself and come and trust God.

Speak confidently and with the authority God has given you and throw those circumstances into the sea, and believe and don't doubt in your heart, it didn't say in your mind, you may have thoughts that will come to tell you its not working, because the battleground is in our minds. That is the only place the devil can come and whisper lies of doubt and unbelief, but as long as you don't take them and say them then you are in faith. Cast those thought down, take captive any thought that would try to uproot your trust or your words, and the knowledge you have gained, God said for you to be care free, and with this situation you cannot be carefree if you are still caring about it . But if you cast it on God, and cast it into the sea, you don't have a care. You've let go and let God care for you. Just like Abraham waited for his promise child, sometimes we have to wait. But let's wait in faith believing, thanking and glorifying God for the answer now. For the deliverance now, for the healing now, for the money now, for the relationship now, for the salvation now. 

God's yoke is easy, He is not teaching you a lesson with sickness or anything that falls under what Christ redeemed us from on the Cross. We have an arch enemy who wants to destroy our faith and trust in God. We must fight the good fight of faith. We have been given authority to cast out whatever or where ever the curse is trying to infiltrate in our lives. We have the power of God to back us up when we take Him at His Word and do what He says for us to do. With God all things are possible.

Cast all your cares upon the Lord, for He will care for you. In due time He will exalt you! What a promise. I can feel my shoulders relaxing as I've cast all my care upon the Lord, He'll take care of them for me. He will exalt me in due time. Thank you my Father, you are so precious. Only You are able to meet the care and take the care. Plus you just don't care for me, You say You will also exalt me in due time. I need to look up that word and study it out.  

God Bless you over abundantly above all that we could ask or think. To God be the glory!

Susie B.

I love kids

I am the children's room coordinator for our 3-10 year old classroom. Yes we are all in one classroom and to say it is a challenge to reach each child at their various age is definitely out side the box. But the way I see it, if God gives you an assignment if you'll listen, He will also give you the way to make it happen.

Well, He has and we are thriving - more importantly our kids are thriving. Recently we had a Oasis Training (the name of our children's ministry is Oasis Kids) and our Oasis Kids took over the Wednesday night service (approved by our Pastors). We began planning in February and began talking and praying about the theme and what we wanted to accomplish. When it comes to kids there is so much we want to accomplish.

We had a wonderful evening and it proved to be a great resource for recruitment without going out and trying to recruit people. Its amazing how God just moves on hearts.

Our theme was " A Heart for Children's Ministry." We were focused on giving things for "children to reach for" instead of candy, chips, soda, video games, etc. Their hearts are hungry and boredom is a loud suggestion. So we wanted to give ideas for parents and kids to reach for when they think their hungry, or bored, to reach for things about Jesus. Reach for their Bible, or even an activity based on the Bible. So I created some things for parents to take with them.

One of the things that I thought was so wonderful, I found on Pinterest from Rachel Wojo, was a Bible reading plan for kids. I printed it out for Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John along with instructions to parents to get stickers and make Bible reading a fun daily activity for their family.

I also created for our younger children - ABC Attitude Cards you can obtain a set of your owe from by going to my store at www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Suzy-Bzz-Things.  You will want to print them out, laminated them for long term use, hole punched them and then put a colored plastic ring so they can hang on a hook, you can review the ABC's with your child, have a verse every day to read. Its a way to bring the awareness of God into your child's everyday.

Here is a sample of Alphabet Cards. 

Recently one of our grandparents who brings her 3 grandchildren to Oasis told me her one granddaughter was dealing with a disease. I told her that I would bring her healing scriptures for her to confess daily. Well, I was prompted to create a set of Healing Scripture cards similar to the ABC Attitude cards. They are also available

Healing scripture cards there are 29 cards in all. You can get your set at my Teachers Pay Teachers Page Suzy Bzz Things.

If you believe that Jesus is your healer, and that He still heals today then these cards are for you. Declare them in faith. Believe and take them just as you would take the medicine the doctor prescribes. The doctor is practicing medicine - our Jesus is the Great Physician. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is (eternally changeless, always) the same yesterday and today and forever.

We can count on Him healing us. Believe in His Word, act on His Word, and say what His Word says.

Kids will reach for something - why not Jesus!

Be Blessed!