Eternal Insurance!

OUR ETERNAL INSURANCE!!!

Girls, I have been hearing a lot about insurance over the past few weeks. What I found the most interesting is the similarity with our Eternal Insurance in Jesus! Which is way more interesting and important than Home and Auto insurance.

I could not help think about the Lord when I heard all of these terms. Did you know that there are 3 parts to a contract. An offer (which is the good or services offered), in spiritual terms is our promise of eternal life. When we are offered our salvation “Jesus' Blood” from our Father. The Acceptance, (the buyer must be willing to have what is being offered), which would mean we must accept Jesus in our heart, we have to be willing to take what is being offered. Then lastly is the Consideration (the amount the buyer is willing to give in exchange for the good or service in the offer). What is the cost to being a child of God, not our sins they are forgiven that is automatic, but what is the cost of being a child of God. Is it just to live a good life, not tell lies, be kind, giving, peaceful??? Not really those are kinda givens and gifts of the Holy Spirit. What I am talking about is how are we doing on our end of this deal to further the Kingdom of God?

Here are some scriptures to get us moving in this area...

Deuteronomy 15:11

Matthew 5:16

1 John 3:17

Romans 15:1

John 15:12

See these are just a few of many scriptures that points out to us that once we are filled with the Love of Christ we are suppose to go out and share it. It is for our own Joy ofcourse, but it is also not meant to be hoarded inside of us and inside of our own homes. We are called and chosen to go out into the world and show God's Love. Think about it, how good is God's Love inside of us if we are not using it, if it is not being shared. It is like having a room in your house full of food, overflowing and people all around you starving. Do you hold on to that food for yourself??? Ofcourse not, you would share it. Well girls there are so many people around us who are spiritually starving. They are struggling without the Love of Christ. They need it, and it is our job to let them know. I realize that this is out of our comfort zones, even mine as outspoken as I am, but it is important, it is worth it. Let's talk about salvation with others... their insurance... if not you who else will? It is a calling we have on our hearts.

He has overflowed our hearts with his love for a reason. So what if someone feels uncomfortable about talking about their faith or salvation??? They should feel uncomfortable... they are missing the most crucial important thing of there whole life. Not only are they being robbed of an eternal life in Heaven, but also the comforts and Joy of being full of his spirit right now!!! It is soooooo important. We can talk to everyone about the most silliest things with no importance, but how dare we not share the Good News, what brings us the most Joy in our life! How dare us not do that!!! If we can save $10 with a coupon we are so excited to tell our friends or anyone who will listen.. But what about when it comes to telling others about the excitement of the Holy spirit? How about your testimony, what God has done for you? What about how excited you are that God love you so much? How one day you will be in heaven with those you love for eternity forever! Now these are things to get excited about people!!! Lets get excited about God, lets not get into our little rut of not sharing his Love. Lets not get caught up and distracted by life, and our own lives and forget our end of the deal. Will God still love you if you never tell anyone about him... ofcourse he will there is nothing to separate you from his LOVE. Nothing, but do you think God is looking down on us right now and saying my Love, my baby girl, why are you not sharing? Look around you at this broken world, be my light... Go do it! I need you!

Amen!

Lord, we know that we have entered into this eternal policy with you! We have been given the ultimate gift of salvation! Praise Jesus. We know that the in order for us to have this amazing Insurance you had to pay the ultimate price. We can never thank you enough for this Lord. Just strengthen us Lord to be your ambassadors in this world, give us the confidence we need to be bold for you, you so deserve it Lord. Thank you that we are chosen, we are set apart for you Lord, help us be your hands and feet. Help us give your word to the people who are so hungry for it.

Lord we Love you, in Jesus name we pray!

Amen

We are in Good Hands... lol  THE BEST HANDS!!!

Lord...lets clean house!!!

You know how good it feels to go through your cabinets, closets and drawers and get rid of the junk?  We throw away some things and donate some things.  I want you to close your eyes and imagine the Holy spirit pouring down on you... feeling you up...totally consuming you.  Is there areas in you that can be cleaned out to allow him in more?  Is your house... your temple of God... in need of some house cleaning?  Some deep cleaning? 

~1 Corinthians 6: 19-20~Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

I don't know about you, but I know I could use some cleaning in my temple.  It is God's, it belongs to him.  We are suppose to honor him with our bodies.  How do we do that?  How can we honor our God with what is inside of our bodies?  I know that he is wanting to clean out our cabinets, closets and drawers girls!  He wants to get rid of the junk, re-organize what is in us.  Simplify and prioritize us.  Amen!  I need that. 

We are always trying to complicate our lives often with things that don't even matter.  We can spend hours, days, even weeks thinking on something that really has no importance in our lives.  They are distractions.  They keep us from focusing on the important things we need to be doing.  I am so guilty of this.  Well the good news is that we can repent for this and move on! 

~Psalm 119:36-37~Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.

One thing that we have in us that is junk is unforgiveness.  We need to forgive people who have hurt us, but also let go of that hurt.  We may have went through the process of forgiving them, but if we are still thinking about what it was, if we are still allowing our mind to go there, then there is still unforgiveness.  The Lord wants us to totally let go of that hurt.  If you are having trouble doing this then pray about it.  Ask Him to take those hurtful thoughts out of your mind! 

~Mathew 6:14~For if you forgive people their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins, leaving them, letting them go, and giving up resentment], your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

We also need to say we are sorry.  Have you hurt someone?  Do you know that you should say you are sorry?  Do you know how much freedom is in telling someone you are sorry?  The Lord knows how hard this is for us, to admit we we were wrong and say we are sorry.  I really encourage you to seek out those people you have wronged and say you are sorry!  I recently had the opportunity to do this, I was recently set free from one of the burdens on my heart. 

2 Corinthians 5:18-19 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.

Reconciled means ~ Cause to coexist in harmony or Restore friendly relations between

What do you beat yourself up about?  You know how upset we get when someone says the slightest thing insulting about our children?  Guess what... we are God's creation, his perfect masterpiece he made, and he does not want us to insult it.  We cannot help what other people say about us, or if they like us, but what we can do is like ourself.  Lets clean out all that, anything that you may think that makes you feel you are anything less than that perfect beloved creation God made, then get rid of it!!!  He wants us to love ourselves. 

We need to forgive, say we are sorry, and start loving on each other.  That includes yourself! 

Lord, we want a deep cleaning in us... take away all the areas in us that could be filled with more of you instead. 

~Psalm 51: 10-12~Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit. 
Lord, help us get rid of all that junk we have, help us to truly forgive others and ourself, help us say we are sorry, and get rid of the negative thoughts about ourselves.  Take it all Lord, and fill every part of our being with your Holy spirit. 

~In Jesus name...AMEN~

Make us New Lord!

It is a new year! A time for a fresh start. A turning point to start doing things that you have thought about but not done yet. Every year we have our own selfish thoughts about what we are going to do. This year I am thinking about what would God want us to make new??? Well I believe that he would like us to renew our minds! There is so much scripture to back this up as well. See the Lord uses our minds to communicate with us. It makes me think of a cell phone... you have to have the bars to get the reception you need to make the call right. If we do not renew our minds our Lord will not have a clear and open connection with us.

There are so many things that we allow to get in our mind that God does not want in there. He tells us this. Yes the enemy will put thoughts in our head, but it is up to us to discern them immediately and get rid of them. God wants us to be trained to do this! We however allow some thoughts to hang around...why? Why do we not listen to God? Why do we continue to do things that cause us to not be happy? I think it is time to learn what the word says about this so that we can be renewed and start new with our Lord! He is going to clean out the junk in our mind, and so that he can fill it with his Goodness. We are going to start this new year right.

Revelation 21:5-6~The one who sat on the throne said "Behold, I make all things new ." Then he said "write these words down, for they are trustworthy and true."  He said to me, "They are accomplished.  I am the the Alph and the Omega, the beginning and the end.  To the thirsty I will give a gift from the spring of life-giving water.

2 Corinthians 5:17~Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!

Romans 12:2~Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Philipians 4:8~ Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

2 Corinthians 4:16~ So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.

1 Peter 1:13~Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hop fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 4:23~And to be renewed in the spirit of your minds.

2 Timothy 1:7~For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of love, and of a sound mind.

Galatians 2:20~I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now life in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and give himself for me.

The Lord knows us so well. He knew that we would need help with this. He is instructing us to keep our minds focused on him...what is good, not on the bad. He is all about making us new. Just like in 2 Corinthians 4:16~our inner self is being renewed day by day. We cannot do this without our Lord. He made us to need him, to depend on him. We cannot be made new without him. He says he has given us a spirit of love and of a sound mind, not anything or anyone has the authority but him to do this.

As we begin this new year we can ask him to renew us. To clear our minds of all the junk the world has put in that does not belong there. We want to have that pure sound mind the Lord intended for us. Lord, This year let us ask what you want for us, not what we want for ourselves. We know for a fact that you want us to know you more this year, that you want us to study your word so much that it is like a weapon on the tip of our tongue anytime we need it or anyone else needs to hear it. That we can be your light in this world full of darkness. Lord...please cleanse our minds and fill them with your Holy Spirit, your word and Love, and once you have done this Lord put on our helmets of righteousness like in Ephesians 6. Cover us Lord with the blood of Jesus. Lord let our mind be a precious secret place we can meet with you this year.  Happy New Year!