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The seeds we sow.

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Genesis 1:11

“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.” 

King James Version (KJV)

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My lemon seed sprouted in an paper towel!

Good day everyone!

I hope you all will have a blessed day on this 1st Sunday in May. This is the time when those of us who are able to garden will have our plants ready to be put into the ground. Or will direct sow our seeds our seeds into the warm ground. I love it!

When I have a tiny seed in my hand like a broccoli seed for an example, I see how tiny it is from the seed packet in my hand. This little seed will produce food for my family. It fascinates me every time. I always remember that GOD has created this tiny seed!

How this seed grows into the adult plant is a total and complete miracle to me. And only our GOD could have made this so. GODS wisdom is way beyond our human understanding. No way could we humans know how to do this. All that it would take to create such a healthy delicious veggie!

Lemon seeds fascinate me as well. These will grow, but living up north they need to be warm all of the time. And if you don’t plant them in the ground, you can have them grow in a pot that can be brought inside during the colder climates. I have started mine in a paper towel.

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Lemon seed taken out of the paper towel to be put in a pot.

Genesis chapter 1:12

12. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 

 

For GOD to know what veggies some of us humans will like to eat too, for there are all kinds vegetables that our GOD created, there is some thing for everyone. So cool!

And we don’t know all of the veggies out there TO eat or that can serve as medicine too. We are blessed to have what we have, and to share with our brothers and sisters who do not have. As how some good hearted churches do with food pantries.

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Seedling ready for it’s pot.

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Seedling now in the soil, let’s see how big it will grow in side!

Life is too short not to want to see all of the wonderful things that GOD has created for us all. If we have the chance to enjoy the creations that GOD has made, we will get just a very small grain of what ALL our GOD can do! When we plant a seed into the ground to get food or enjoy a sweet smelling plant we are getting a small sample of GODS creations.

I feel GOD is sharing HIS love and joy for us in many ways and this is one of them. And as people who love GOD the FATHER and are followers of JESUS we need to spread this kind of joy the others. All of the good things positive things that GOD is sharing with us to encourage us to repent and do good. For if these wonderful things are dwelling here on a fallen earth, imagine how more wonderful it will be to live in heaven with GOD and HIS beloved son JESUS.

Only GOD can make a large tree taller than man grow from a tiny seed that will fit into the palm of the hand of mankind. Think about it. This seed which you can hold or even pit in your pocket that will fill your back yard with fruit and shade. 

 

 

lemon tree planted in soil outside

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1 Corinthians Chapter 3

 

6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, [ye are] God’s building.



May all of you who plant for food get what you need and want. Many blessings and a excellent harvest. Share this blog with others and have a blessed day! Pass-it-forward.
 
 
 
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“Danielle”and “Daniel” in a den of Lions.

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Good morning , afternoon, and evening everyone!

You know how when you want to share the good news with everyone you meet in life about the LORD? Well I will say you do have to test the spirits 1st before you do so. But most often with a smile and being consistently pleasant people will and do listen. When my husband and I are going about our days we do this. Try to talk to people about the LORD.

We do have some good conversations every now and then, some people are stunned and do not know what to say when we begin to praise GOD for the things HE has done, or ask politely “how is your relationship with the LORD?”. You can tell the level of faith they will have , and if they want to talk they will. Up to them.

You will never know how you affect other people until you are leaving to move to a new location or what ever. And you could have had just small little talks, nothing to long. Smiling over things together you talked about. And then leaving them and saying “have a blessed day”. Wanting them to be safe at all times. Maybe have them understand what “blessed” means too.

For me when my office is being relocated, I was saying good bye to all of the people I knew outside of my department and office. I did not realize how many people I had said good morning to, or shared pleasant conversations with. All of them said something nice to me I didn’t expect, some took the time to come and say good bye because they knew I was leaving and did not know when we could catch up with each other.

I am about to cry right now, my eyes are watering up. Because they are all pleasant and good people too. Just when you think nothing of being kind and do NOT expect anything in return, GOD gives you this blessing! Awesome encouragement from GOD! Just awesome!

I will say that there are times when you may think that when you mention the LORD and the blessings HE has given you….you are very wrong. People do listen. When I was buying something in a store. And elderly woman was the cashier at the register. And we were having a conversation about the weather. Mentioning the LORD perked her right up.

I learned that some people may not have the opportunity to talk to anyone about the LORD and they want to, need it like a breath of fresh air. This is where and why people of faith need to stay together. There are people that need the encouragement from “the tribe of JESUS”

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(T.T.O.J). Let them know and bond with them by encouraging them, and letting them know they are not alone. Even in the walks through the lion dens of the secular world.

They have GOD!

They have JESUS!

They have faith!

They have fellowship with true believers in CHRIST! You will feel the bond that you do that goes beyond a bloodline family. This bond is true, and you can tell it when you meet a person. You will know if they are your sister or brother by what they say and what they don’t say.

I learn things every day that the LORD shows me. And what I have learned from leaving the old office and going to the new location was that people do listen. And will show you respect when they can see your light shine.

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GOD is good!

May you all have a blessed day, and share this blog post with others so they can read the scripture and get a blessing as well. Pass it forward!

Peace!

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Every word of GOD is pure! Proverbs 30:5

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Proverbs chapter 30, verse 5

5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

 

Good morning everyone on this Psalm Sunday.

I do pray that you all will have a blessed day to give GOD the glory and praise. For GOD is so worthy to be praised with our every breath we take! AMEN! I do thank GOD for all that HE has done for me and for HIS beloved son JESUS!

When I see new people who come into my office, I see those who maybe quiet and keep to themselves, or those who seek out those who are like-minded. Being that when you are a Christian, you are given discernment as to test the spirit of people. This is what will help you trough the day as how to relate to others. We all who love and believe in GOD need to ask for discernment in regards to knowing the spirit of others and lean on it and not our own understandings. So all this is to say, we can only trust in GOD and HIS son JESUS!

GOD will not lie. HIS words to HIS children are right, pure and true. We can depend on what HE says. I know, for this is what I enjoy and live by as best as I humanly can. We all need help to get through the evil of the day by those people who do not listen to our HOLY FATHER GOD.

Pray for the wisdom and knowledge you will need for testing the spirits of people. Some people will have an outward appearance of a quiet and peaceful look, others will seem mean and unapproachable. And this can be the opposite for both, for the one with the mean look may not feel well and have a tummy ache as an example. The one who looks peaceful could have just stolen $100 dollars from someones wallet and feels content.  So to just judge a person on outward appearances and not the heart will not only not benefit them but it will not benefit you either,

Take people as individuals. Leave the judgement to the FATHER and creator of all heaven and earth. Life is less stressful when you do for you know GOD is in control.

You being a child of GOD will learn that you are going to go through some things that our saviour JESUS had gone through like being lied on and to, being used, hurt, set up to fail by our enemies , family who just dont see who you really are, and people who we thought were friends at one time and are really not. All because we choose to be close to GOD and have accepted JESUS as saviour and want to do what is right.

Proverbs 17:17

“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” 

King James Version (KJV)

Numbers 23:19 (KJV)

19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

King James Version (KJV)
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Knowing that GOD is pure and good, why believe in what any man or woman says to you and that includes me until you read the word of GOD.
Have your pen and paper with you when you go to church and write down the scripture you hear your pastor preach so you can read it and study it later. Take notes, for our souls are in jeopardy if we are not concerned enough to take notes and confirm what we have heard.

How God Can’t Lie

Numbers 23:19

“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

Samuel 15:29

“Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind.”

Hebrews 6:18

so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.

Psalm 89:35

“Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David.

 

Never forget, that those of us with loving intentions can say something we think is right and be wrong.  So when I give you scripture it from the King James Version of the Bible and you can read and study it for your self.
Trust in the LORD GOD. Accept JESUS as your savior. And then you will truly know what pure love, peace and joy is because it comes from them.
May you all have blessings from the reading and the sharing of the word. Pass it forward!
Peace!
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Texting in the chapel.

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Good day, afternoon, and evening to you all. I do hope that you all will have a blessed day no matter where you will be on GOD’s earth!

I want to share something with you all. I have a chapel in the building where I work. And on my break, I sometimes go there to get comfort from GOD or pray.

When going into the Chapel this day, two women I work with were in there….texting. it is their business what they do. But when your heart is not right it shows. See, some people who do not have a Bible will use there phone to look up scripture. But this was not the case here for it was very obvious as to what they were doing.

As soon as I came into the small chapel, they rolled their eyes looking at me and with an attitude left. The JESUS in me chased them out without me even saying one word! LOL!!!

I proceeded to get on my knees and did what I needed to do.

Coming back into the office, one complained to another one of her friends that I came into the Chapel. So that I would know exactly what she thought about me interrupting what she and her friend was doing.

I don’t care what she thought. I do care what GOD thinks about me, for it is HIS heaven I want to be in for all of eternity as how GOD sees fit.

They were not in the church because they love GOD. They were in there doing their own thing that had nothing to do with GOD and giving HIM worship.

The fact that when I came into the chapel, and they glared at me wasn’t right by GOD’s ways. These women do not share a loving Jesus heart.

We all need to step back and think about what we are doing in our lives.When we see a person we are angry with for no reason wanting to worship, in the chapel to seeking GOD and HIS divine comfort.

GOD so awesome and forgiving. If either of these people decided to repent and seek after GOD and HIS son JESUS , they would listen to the person.

GOD and JESUS would not have a cell phone in their hands distracting them from listening to their prayers or mine , or yours in need of help or comfort.

Share this blog post and let others get a blessing too from it and some peace. There are always similar situations in life we all share with those who are unsaved and do not want anything to do with GOD in heaven and all of us who do sincerely love HIM.

Would JESUS be in the #metoo?

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This artwork by Lester Kern “Take my hand”

Would JESUS approve of the “metoo” movement that is against abuse if he walked the earth ? Yes I believe so because the people in it know it is wrong to abuse.

This is on my heart and has been for sometime now, which is the ” #metoo”  movement. It is very important to understand as to what is really going on that is never taken serious to those who are not the victim.

You may know that with all of the issues of the day regarding any kind of sexual abuse….there still needs to be compassion and care for one another. If any of you reading this has ever been disrespected or abused on ANY level at any time in your life, you know the hurt.

You know according to your experience in your OWN life what you have gone through. Be it at any age from infant to elderly citizen, male or female what that sexual abuse was and how you had to deal with it. From the times when you were a small child, or in preschool to and through college, to dating to marriage, in the hospital with doctors, and even in church.

It could have been verbal or physical , it doesn’t matter what it was if you felt it was wrong and made you feel uncomfortable at the situation you were in. You instinctively knew it was wrong.

What I can not understand as the reason as to why so many do not want to believe that these things happen. And how rude and mean , insensitive many people are when they hear about the women that confess the crime that was done to them. This happens is not inclusive to age or gender.

What is needed in these cases is a savior, one who hears the cries and feel and sees the tears we have going through this evil if we are able to live through it. For both the victim and the criminal need JESUS for they both need healing even of the criminal will do time for the crime.

If you thought you had no one to talk to, you do. JESUS

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This artwork by Lester Kerns

 

I go to GOD and his beloved son JESUS for help. Faith and trust will let me wait ans see how GOD handles the situation. This is what I need to do when I am facing a situation I can not control I am in. We all need the protection from JESUS in this world. Many people do not know who JESUS is. Many live by what they want to do without thinking of the consequences that will be the result.

We pick and choose the lifestyle we want to live, and then when things have gone wrong we will point our finger at the LORD as if it is HIS fault when it was ours alone. These people who abuse feel this way when they are caught and then will play the victim over the evil they do.

But our JESUS has shown compassion for the abused and confused of this earth. He spared the woman who was adulterous and had been with many men. She came to JESUS with oil to anoint him and to prepare him for burial.

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Luke 7:36-50 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. 37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 38 and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. 40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. 41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. 42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? 43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. 44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. 45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. 48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. 49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

To know this kind of love, from the sins we have done to others and ourselves has to limit or measure at all. But this is good to know that you can be healed with the help of JESUS, we can not do this alone.

To have been there to look into JESUS’s eyes and to see this kind of love, would bring me to my knees in tears of joy because I know I have help, a savior and his name is JESUS!!!

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I want you all to know who have been abused….dont give up on yourself. JESUS did NOT give up any of us for this is why HE gave his life on the cross. To save all of us from our sins, heal us and show us the way to heaven where we can have all of the unconditional love we need and want .

No more pain.

No more tears.

No more feeling the guilt from what others have done to you ever again.

We wait for GOD to call us home as we do HIS will here on earth. Just think about this good news…to be able to look into the face of our loving GOD and HIS son JESUS for all of eternity long. That is our goal and the best blessing to ever have! Be encouraged and let GOD deal with all of those that have hurt you.

May you all receive a blessing from the reading of the this blog , passing it forward and sharing it as well.

 

Peace!!

 

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