Pioneer's

Pioneers...
I know a couple.
One is my Pastor. She is truly a pioneer. She pressed past all of her fears and plowed a road for me to trail on. It's narrow, but it's glorious.
Another, well...she is my mentor and spiritual mother. She is one persistent pioneer. She lives and breaths what she says. She lives the Word of God to it's end. She has amazing integrity. I follow her example in my lifestyle.
The last one...but the best...is Jesus. He was totally a pioneer. Just think about it for a minute.
He endured all we could ever endure and more. He made the narrow road for us to walk on. He spoke great teaching and wisdom. He is the Word. He is our example and the best one for everything in our lives!
If He had not come to this earth...to live in flesh as a man...and died for our sins(literally taking responsibility for them) and then resurrected three days later....we could not live victorious. We would not have eternal life. It would be over. This would be it...but praise God. It's not over. 

So, I know that I need to sometimes be stirred up. Never, never, never give in. Never. Never give up. never. never. never. We win if we don't quit. And you don't know yet what your obedience and persistence will do for those you disciple...

selah. :)

Just some thoughts...

You know...I am moving in about 2 months.
Looking in from the outside it looks like there are no challenges
but that's because I wont show them to you. Those who know my challenges are very close to me and they know them because I need help. Actually, I have a huge list of things to accomplish. I have things to pay, things to mail, things to renew, things to get rid of, things to pack, and things to print and send. I have a huge list and today I got to check my first thing off of it...only to have to add another to the bottom. I was very discouraged and almost let it stay that way. But I had to go to work. So I had to shake it off!

I just got off work less than an hour ago.
It's hard to believe that I won't be there in two months.
I have gotten close to a few of the residents and will miss them.
Also, I have the best boss. He is involved heavily in Missions.
Today, he called me "little missionary". I loved it. I love that people around me can speak my calling and help me thrust forth.

I was thinking about faith
and the measures of it.
How do you measure your own faith?
Is saying "oh, I don't have enough faith for that"
truth? or is it a lie from hell?
Jesus said that if we had faith the size of a mustard seed...then nothing would be impossible for us.
This all happened after the disciples asked Jesus why they were unable to cast a demon out of a boy.
So-if all it took was little faith...then did they have none?
And when we say, "we don't have the faith for that" are we actually crippling ourselves?
Unfortunately I cannot answer the first question.
I was not there. I did not know them. I have not been given all the details.
But-by what Jesus said...it would certainly look that way.
The second question...however I can answer.
Yes, I am crippling myself when I speak words like that.
If I say, "I do not think I can do it." "I do not have faith for that."
Then-Then I really DON'T think I can do it. Therefore...I wont. I wont even attempt with all that is in me.
Then I really DO NOT have the faith for that....and will not believe for it.

We need to be very careful with our words and thoughts. The Bible speaks much on this. We are to take thoughts captive that are contrary to the Word of God.

if Jesus said nothing is impossible for me...if I have faith....then I have faith. I believe I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. My list is finished in Jesus name! All my needs He meets according to HIS riches in glory! Hallelujah!

So the whole world hears

Im going to shout His name
so the whole world hears
Im going to sing His praise
so the whole world hears
Im going to dance for joy
so the whole world knows
that I am in love, in love with the King
Im going to laugh out loud
so the whole world hears
Im going to speak the truth
so the whole world hears
Im going to stand my ground
so the whole world will hear
that the King is coming...
soon.

Revelation of Grace

What grace reveals:

It's not the activity, it's the motivation behind the activity.
It's not forgiving, it's WHY are you forgiving?
It's not drinking, it's WHY are you drinking?
It's not fasting, it's WHY are you fasting?
It's not reading your Bible, it's WHY are you reading the Word?

When you are constantly doing, and doing, and doing...just to do it.
Or because you have to. Or need to. Or the Bible tells you to...
you start to rely on your commitment to God.
It should be that you do, because you love. because you Love Him so much.
It should be that you don't do...because you LOVE.

You see, when the covenant was made between God and Abraham...(Genesis 17)Abraham did not make the covenant. God did. Because man, can break the covenant...but God cannot. He is held to His own word.
When it came to the final sacrifice for your sins...you didn't make the covenant...because you could not.
So, God did. He made the sacrifice.

So-be confident in God's commitment to you and not necessarily your commitment to Him.
That was just the foundation in the revelation of grace.

Romans 8 [<3 it's a heart matter. David's heart was set on/captured by Yahweh.
Romans 8:1- REFUSE shame the devil throws up in your face. (resist him and he HAS to flee)
Hebrews 12:1-2- Jesus initiates every good thing in you. Every fire. Every seed. HE started it and HE completes it.

                       seed------------to--------->tree!

Psalm 116:13,17- This is faith in a practical way...take salvation and then thank Him.

Simple.
beautiful.
grace.

Redeemed from the curse!

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rooftops Jesus culture

This is one of the greatest songs.
I am His and He is mine.

I kneel before You, God
I lift my hands because You set me free
So I shout out Your name
From the rooftops I proclaim
that I am YOURS
All that I am
I place into Your loving hands
I am Yours
Here I am
I stand
with arms wide open
to the One
the Son
the everlasting God

Geography...

Homework...
oh boy.
Here are some facts I learned from my Geography homework:
The U.S purchased Alaska from Russia for about 2 cents/Acre.
It was a total of 7.2 Million...(we paid 7.2 million for oil we haven't tapped yet)
The Rwanda genocide that ended in 1994 killed approx 400,000 people.
Chile and the U.S are the top copper producers.
Thailand is the leader in rice exports but China is the largest producer.
India is the second largest rice producer and exporter.

Just thought I'd share.
:)
p.s. I'm done with my geography homework for my schooling! Yay! ptL!