Hold Your Ground
Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. Numbers 13:30
I have not brought you out of the wilderness to allow you to be devoured by the giants in the land. I brought you out by a miracle and I bring you in that you may experience My delivering power.
Stretch for the hand of faith. Set foot upon the territory you wish to claim. I will move ahead of you and clear a path, but you must be determined to follow closely, and to hold your ground without wavering.
When I read this I thought, what in my life do you desire to set me free from, what is controlling me and keeping me from hearing from you? I believe if we ask God he will show us. I know that he is changing my desires, and most of you have been recipients of that as I have given you things that I once used and no longer use.(stamps, etc.) But I think that this could be different than physical things. Are there things controlling our lives that keep us from being the person God wants us to be? Is it the things I say, the thoughts that I entertain, the actions that I express. The author speaks of giants in the land, but what are the giants in my life?
Father, we commit this day into your hands, we thank you that you do care about the small details of our daily existence. Help us today, to search our hearts and examine our actions. Father, what about my life do you desire to change? Help me to be a willing vessel and to yield to your still small voice as you speak to me. Father, I pray for my family for their protection and your guidance in their lives. Father guide our choices, open our eyes to what you desire to do in us. Thank you for caring about our every situation. In Jesus name. Amen
Yesterday, the key word was cold, but then it was the same for all of us, this morning I put a blanket around me as I sit and write. Since it is the change in semester there are changes in my schedule at school. I actually covered for Maureen Bertsch yesterday morning. I visited Myrtle in Hampden. She is a person living alone on a very limited budget. She has an embroidery sewing machine and I have some designs that she is going to try to down load on her computer. I hope they will be of help to her. God has opened the door for her to make some items and sell them.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
January 13, 2009
Constancy
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee. Psalm 139:12
Do not let your heart be discouraged. I am nearer you than ever in the past. I have brought you up to a place of constancy, and I will hold you firm regardless of what you are feeling.
You do not need always to see My face to know I am near. You may touch My face to know I am near. You may touch My hand by faith in moments when it is too dark to see anything. My Spirit is everywhere...even in the darkness.
/Sometimes we feel like, we are all alone, and then some little thing happens and we know it was God. Have you had any special blessings to you, that you know it was God? Think about it, you have. Sometimes I feel a special blessing because of something someone says, They have no idea how it blest me, but it did. Sometimes it is something I see God doing in your lives, You might not see it as anything special, but I see it as God, blessing you. When I am reading God's word, sometimes it is tempting to maybe not read a verse, because we don't think it will be important, wait, that is probably where God wants to bless us, keep reading. Sometimes we are doing very 'unspiritual things' and something special happens and we know it is God. Yesterday in a study hall I was blest to hear a student talk about world events, he is a very neat young man, but I don't anticipate that he has ever read a Bible, and yet his insite was quite revealing. It was encouraging.
I like the thought about 'I brought you up to a place of constancy, and I will hold you firm regardless of what you are feeling.' I am thankful that God isn't like me, he is constant, he is there always. It isn't dependent on how I feel. I am sure you have heard those comments about the Husband and Wife in the car who no longer sit right beside each other. Husband saying, I didn't move away, Well God hasn't moved away either, he is right there waiting for us to come to him. His hands are outstretched to meet what ever need we have today. He would say to us 'Come unto me all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30
Father, We commit this day into your hands, Help us to seek you for the things in our lives that seem to overwhelm us, things that we feel we are powerless to do, We thank you that you care, that you are right there desiring to meet our needs. Thank you Father for meeting our needs for this day. We commit this day into your hands. In Jesus name. amen
Yesterday, was a school day, it was very cold, and when I went to school the visibility was terrible. It is the beginning of a new semester, and we have a class schedule that has changed, so I am not sure where I will be, but we will get it figured out. I went to Cando and cleaned church, set up a display for Nicaragua service on Sunday and then came home. It feels good to get inside, and after I ate, I shared some history writing that I had been reading in a book about Webster. It was a good day.
Sorry that I got mixed up on dates yesterday and also repeated some events that I had written about in earlier writings, you can see what happens as we get older Mom
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee. Psalm 139:12
Do not let your heart be discouraged. I am nearer you than ever in the past. I have brought you up to a place of constancy, and I will hold you firm regardless of what you are feeling.
You do not need always to see My face to know I am near. You may touch My face to know I am near. You may touch My hand by faith in moments when it is too dark to see anything. My Spirit is everywhere...even in the darkness.
/Sometimes we feel like, we are all alone, and then some little thing happens and we know it was God. Have you had any special blessings to you, that you know it was God? Think about it, you have. Sometimes I feel a special blessing because of something someone says, They have no idea how it blest me, but it did. Sometimes it is something I see God doing in your lives, You might not see it as anything special, but I see it as God, blessing you. When I am reading God's word, sometimes it is tempting to maybe not read a verse, because we don't think it will be important, wait, that is probably where God wants to bless us, keep reading. Sometimes we are doing very 'unspiritual things' and something special happens and we know it is God. Yesterday in a study hall I was blest to hear a student talk about world events, he is a very neat young man, but I don't anticipate that he has ever read a Bible, and yet his insite was quite revealing. It was encouraging.
I like the thought about 'I brought you up to a place of constancy, and I will hold you firm regardless of what you are feeling.' I am thankful that God isn't like me, he is constant, he is there always. It isn't dependent on how I feel. I am sure you have heard those comments about the Husband and Wife in the car who no longer sit right beside each other. Husband saying, I didn't move away, Well God hasn't moved away either, he is right there waiting for us to come to him. His hands are outstretched to meet what ever need we have today. He would say to us 'Come unto me all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30
Father, We commit this day into your hands, Help us to seek you for the things in our lives that seem to overwhelm us, things that we feel we are powerless to do, We thank you that you care, that you are right there desiring to meet our needs. Thank you Father for meeting our needs for this day. We commit this day into your hands. In Jesus name. amen
Yesterday, was a school day, it was very cold, and when I went to school the visibility was terrible. It is the beginning of a new semester, and we have a class schedule that has changed, so I am not sure where I will be, but we will get it figured out. I went to Cando and cleaned church, set up a display for Nicaragua service on Sunday and then came home. It feels good to get inside, and after I ate, I shared some history writing that I had been reading in a book about Webster. It was a good day.
Sorry that I got mixed up on dates yesterday and also repeated some events that I had written about in earlier writings, you can see what happens as we get older Mom
Monday, January 12, 2009
Today
You will have to excuse me because I have told you the same thing twice, I thought that I had told you but I couldn't find it this morning, and I see that I wrote the same devotion twice, You must think that your mom is losing it. Forgive me, God still loves us and cares about what is happening to us.
January 12, 2009
Be Not Afraid of Solitude
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you 1 John 2:27
I have a ministry for you. You have not found it yet because you have been earnestly and in sincerity and with humble heart trying to conform to the patterns of others.
Be not afraid of solitude. You will not lose My touch. You will not miss a blessing. How shall the hand of any other bring you greater joy or clearer insight than I can bring to you Myself?
/This again is a devotion that it is hard to put into words my thoughts and I am sure you will each think I am crazy, but I am sensing that for this season of my life, some of the things I thought were so important, I don't really desire. YOU may not be there, but please be patient with me for feeling this way. Saturday, we were at Senior Center, one of the lady's is using her embroidery sewing machine, I could be using mine, but I don't feel or have any desire to do that. I see other things in my life that were once so important and now I don't desire them either. I know that God is changing my goals and desires in this season of my life. Is there something in your life that you once saw as important that you may not feel so keen about today? God may be changing your direction in life. For the past maybe 10 years or more, I have felt a strong desire to be in ministry, but that is only doing what God wants, and as I have yielded to God, he has been cleaning out my life, but he has also given me opportunities to be used by him. I know that it is God.
Father, we thank you for this day, we thank you for your everlasting love for us, We thank you for being so patient with us. Guide our steps this day, show us what you want in our lives, open and closes doors for us and help us to know it is you. In Jesus name. Amen
/
Yesterday was a good day, we had Sunday School and Church. Gene, one of the men is leading us in a video series on Israel. It is really timely in the light of what is actually happening there. We must always remember that God has placed Israel there, they are his chosen people. There are plenty of scriptures that tell about God's provision for them. You all remember the way we set the tables in the basement, there were people on three sides and in a room behind. We have very few children, but I think they to were learning from what we saw. Our pastor is speaking to us about the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, and he puts it in very easy to understand words, ands shares from his own experience. I don't know if you remember my own experience, but this is about it. I have told you about my feeling like I couldn't cope with life, At one time I walked from the garden and prayed for God's help, thinking that I would end up being a mental case the way my life was going. So them comes Halloween night and I am invited to a meeting with a group of Bible School students at the Legion Hall. I was a youth leader in our church, and Betty Boatman would have had children there, she invited me to come. After the Trick and Treating episode I went to the meeting. I don't know if I took you three oldest children with me or not. There I heard youth from this Bible school share their faith, I had never heard that. There was a message by the leader and then a time for prayer. I really wanted to witness to my Father, he was an alcoholic and I knew that only Jesus could change his life. I went for prayer and I was baptized in the Holy Spirit that night. God was in the steps in my life. For soon after that we went to Oral Roberts University and there we both heard about the Baptism. I came back to home from ORU and made a poor choice of doing a personal activity(cake decorating class) when God really wanted me in church, the next night at our Methodist church I asked God's forgiveness and I know that was a key choice in my life(putting God first and asking forgiveness when I didn't put God first) That is a long time ago, but from then on I saw God giving me a desire to read his word, and to pray. Many a time I have made a wrong choice, but as I sought God he would show me my mistakes and I would ask for his forgiveness and then we would go on with life. I hope that I haven't bored you with telling this but this was a key time in my life.
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you 1 John 2:27
I have a ministry for you. You have not found it yet because you have been earnestly and in sincerity and with humble heart trying to conform to the patterns of others.
Be not afraid of solitude. You will not lose My touch. You will not miss a blessing. How shall the hand of any other bring you greater joy or clearer insight than I can bring to you Myself?
/This again is a devotion that it is hard to put into words my thoughts and I am sure you will each think I am crazy, but I am sensing that for this season of my life, some of the things I thought were so important, I don't really desire. YOU may not be there, but please be patient with me for feeling this way. Saturday, we were at Senior Center, one of the lady's is using her embroidery sewing machine, I could be using mine, but I don't feel or have any desire to do that. I see other things in my life that were once so important and now I don't desire them either. I know that God is changing my goals and desires in this season of my life. Is there something in your life that you once saw as important that you may not feel so keen about today? God may be changing your direction in life. For the past maybe 10 years or more, I have felt a strong desire to be in ministry, but that is only doing what God wants, and as I have yielded to God, he has been cleaning out my life, but he has also given me opportunities to be used by him. I know that it is God.
Father, we thank you for this day, we thank you for your everlasting love for us, We thank you for being so patient with us. Guide our steps this day, show us what you want in our lives, open and closes doors for us and help us to know it is you. In Jesus name. Amen
/
Yesterday was a good day, we had Sunday School and Church. Gene, one of the men is leading us in a video series on Israel. It is really timely in the light of what is actually happening there. We must always remember that God has placed Israel there, they are his chosen people. There are plenty of scriptures that tell about God's provision for them. You all remember the way we set the tables in the basement, there were people on three sides and in a room behind. We have very few children, but I think they to were learning from what we saw. Our pastor is speaking to us about the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, and he puts it in very easy to understand words, ands shares from his own experience. I don't know if you remember my own experience, but this is about it. I have told you about my feeling like I couldn't cope with life, At one time I walked from the garden and prayed for God's help, thinking that I would end up being a mental case the way my life was going. So them comes Halloween night and I am invited to a meeting with a group of Bible School students at the Legion Hall. I was a youth leader in our church, and Betty Boatman would have had children there, she invited me to come. After the Trick and Treating episode I went to the meeting. I don't know if I took you three oldest children with me or not. There I heard youth from this Bible school share their faith, I had never heard that. There was a message by the leader and then a time for prayer. I really wanted to witness to my Father, he was an alcoholic and I knew that only Jesus could change his life. I went for prayer and I was baptized in the Holy Spirit that night. God was in the steps in my life. For soon after that we went to Oral Roberts University and there we both heard about the Baptism. I came back to home from ORU and made a poor choice of doing a personal activity(cake decorating class) when God really wanted me in church, the next night at our Methodist church I asked God's forgiveness and I know that was a key choice in my life(putting God first and asking forgiveness when I didn't put God first) That is a long time ago, but from then on I saw God giving me a desire to read his word, and to pray. Many a time I have made a wrong choice, but as I sought God he would show me my mistakes and I would ask for his forgiveness and then we would go on with life. I hope that I haven't bored you with telling this but this was a key time in my life.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Winter at Hampden
christmas memory
Jerry and I were talking about Grandma Helen and her Christmas morning breakfasts. He remembers the pancakes and sausage, and there probably was cranberry juice. I found this which was a part of that time. They were two little lanterns that she would put on the table. We always went to Grandpa and Grandma Neidlingers on Christmas morning. I am sure you have all heard about our first Christmas. Grandpa Oscar had bought us a TV(we didn't have one so we went to their house to watch theirs) One night we went to watch TV and the back door was locked. That is because they were trying out the new tv that Grandpa Oscar had bought for us.I found these lamps in a box which includes decorations that we aren't using but have sentimental value and I have saved them. I gues some time when all of you are here I should get the box down and have you each pick out things you would like to keep. Just a little memory for today.
January 10, 2009
Spiritual Liberty
Go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you.
An entire generation perished because of indecision, for though they were bodily freed, they never wakened to their spiritual liberty; they grieved the spirit of God for forty years and died in the wilderness, never having received the promise (Hebrews 3:15-19)
Bringing you out. My children, is only the beginning. I am preparing a people who shall go in. They shall possess the land. They shall be strong in the Lord, and they shall fulfill My purposes (Joshua 1).
/This is hard to write about, but it says to me: Though I am not Jewish, I wasn't living then, I can not judge them, because how many times has God spoken to me and I didn't listen to him? He may have spoken to me through his word, he may have spoken to me through a message at church by the pastor, or a sunday school teacher or through my parents, my spouse, and he may have spoken to me by a quiet voice in my heart. But did I listen? What would my life have been like if I had listened right away, rather than dragging my feet, or just plain not listening. I would have to say that I am trying harder to be tuned into his voice and listening to him, and then to follow his instructions. Last winter when I couldn't sleep on a Saturday night. Jack was asleep when I started to have this strong thought. You are not cooking at camp. I pushed it away a few times and finally I knew it was God and it was a time of praying and saying yes. That was a really hard one, but the next morning was Sunday and I talked to Martha about it first, and we prayed. When we were at home that day and sitting at the table eating, I told Jack and Julie. Their reply was are you sure, and I was sure. So the next step was to tell Jay and Paula. And we know how the summer was for our family, so I know that it was god. God wants to talke to us about all kinds of things, and if we ask him and allow him, he will guide us in all areas of our lives. He wants to help us make every decision.
Father, we thank you that you care about everything in our lives, the little details and the big decisions. Help us to realize how much you care about our choices. Father, I pray for Jack and I,each one of our children, their spouses, for the grand children, and spouses and for the great-grandchildren, may all of us be drawn to you to know your voice and listen to it. And then to obey you. In Jesus name.
Yesterday, was a lazy day at home. I started out the day by doing a spiritual gifts inventory(it was something we talked about at Bible Study on Wednesday evening) You can find it at: _www.buildingchurch.net/g2s.htm _ I first read the scriptures that tell about the spiritual gifts Romans 12:3-8, I Corinthians 12:1-32 Corinthians 14, I Peter 4:7-11, I always need to write things down so I can see a visual picture. I didn't do a lot of anything special at home. We had lunch with the Seniors and Dad played a game of pool with them. We went to O'Brien house and brought home some meat. We want to get the deep freeze shut off there.
Go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you.
An entire generation perished because of indecision, for though they were bodily freed, they never wakened to their spiritual liberty; they grieved the spirit of God for forty years and died in the wilderness, never having received the promise (Hebrews 3:15-19)
Bringing you out. My children, is only the beginning. I am preparing a people who shall go in. They shall possess the land. They shall be strong in the Lord, and they shall fulfill My purposes (Joshua 1).
/This is hard to write about, but it says to me: Though I am not Jewish, I wasn't living then, I can not judge them, because how many times has God spoken to me and I didn't listen to him? He may have spoken to me through his word, he may have spoken to me through a message at church by the pastor, or a sunday school teacher or through my parents, my spouse, and he may have spoken to me by a quiet voice in my heart. But did I listen? What would my life have been like if I had listened right away, rather than dragging my feet, or just plain not listening. I would have to say that I am trying harder to be tuned into his voice and listening to him, and then to follow his instructions. Last winter when I couldn't sleep on a Saturday night. Jack was asleep when I started to have this strong thought. You are not cooking at camp. I pushed it away a few times and finally I knew it was God and it was a time of praying and saying yes. That was a really hard one, but the next morning was Sunday and I talked to Martha about it first, and we prayed. When we were at home that day and sitting at the table eating, I told Jack and Julie. Their reply was are you sure, and I was sure. So the next step was to tell Jay and Paula. And we know how the summer was for our family, so I know that it was god. God wants to talke to us about all kinds of things, and if we ask him and allow him, he will guide us in all areas of our lives. He wants to help us make every decision.
Father, we thank you that you care about everything in our lives, the little details and the big decisions. Help us to realize how much you care about our choices. Father, I pray for Jack and I,each one of our children, their spouses, for the grand children, and spouses and for the great-grandchildren, may all of us be drawn to you to know your voice and listen to it. And then to obey you. In Jesus name.
Yesterday, was a lazy day at home. I started out the day by doing a spiritual gifts inventory(it was something we talked about at Bible Study on Wednesday evening) You can find it at: _www.buildingchurch.net/g2s.htm _ I first read the scriptures that tell about the spiritual gifts Romans 12:3-8, I Corinthians 12:1-32 Corinthians 14, I Peter 4:7-11, I always need to write things down so I can see a visual picture. I didn't do a lot of anything special at home. We had lunch with the Seniors and Dad played a game of pool with them. We went to O'Brien house and brought home some meat. We want to get the deep freeze shut off there.
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