100% Surrender

To become one with Jesus Christ, a person must be willing not only to give up sin, but also to surrender his whole way of looking at things. Being born again by the Spirit of God means that we must first be willing to let go before we can grasp something else. The first thing we must surrender is all of our pretense or deceit. What our Lord wants us to present to Him is not our goodness, honesty, or our efforts to do better, but real solid sin. Actually, that is all He can take from us. And what He gives us in exchange for our sin is real solid righteousness. But we must surrender all pretense that we are anything, and give up all our claims of even being worthy of God’s consideration.

-Oswald Chambers

GRACE

God is a gracious God. He loves us when we are unlovable. He never leaves us. Obedience is the key for God’s blessing to be in your life. What can you do to draw closer to God? Are you seeking Him with all your heart? God wants 100% of you, no less! This is a must! I know this is a big order, but doesn’t the Savoir of your soul deserve your all? If God did nothing less than the cross, we would deserve no more! Are you ready to give it all………….

Wives

The same goes for you husbands: Be good husbands to your wives. Honor them, delight in them. As women they lack some of your advantages. But in the new life of God's grace, you're equals. Treat your wives, then, as equals so your prayers don't run aground.

Ephesians 3:7 The Message

The Cross

In the cross is salvation, in the cross is life, in the cross is protection from enemies, in the cross is infusion of heavenly sweetness, im the cross is strength of mind, in the cross is joy of spirit, in the cross is highest virtue, in the cross is perfect holiness. There is no salvation of soul nor hope of everlasting life but the cross.

Insight!

Pains and sufferings would be a paradise to me if I suffer with my God, but the greatest pleasures would be hell to me if I had to experience them without him!

Above all, get in a habit of entertaining yourself often with God and forget about him as little as possible

-Brother Lawerence

Renewed Vows

So I'm so excited about what God is doing in my marriage. He has brought restoration above anything I could have ever imagined. GOD is so good. Our love for each other has increased beyond my wildest dreams. After almost 6 years of marriage and two baby girls, my love for my wife Christy is greater than the day we got married. I am so excited as I start to write wedding vows to renew our marriage. I will post part of them once I'm done. We serve a great God!!!!

Miracle Worker

God is a miracle worker! I thank Him so much for his Holy Spirit and His love. Have you had an encounter? If not it is the only way you will have true change in your life. Jesus must be on the throne of your life. All things are complete in him. Our motives must reflect what we want God to do in our lives. I ask God daily to take the throne of my life. Give me the mind of Christ, Lord. I don’t want to go a single minute without the Spirit guiding me. Lord come in today and let me be light and salt to this dieing world! Thank you for your provision. Thank you Lord for my Family, my beautiful, godly and loyal wife and my beautiful and healthy girls. Walk in my life today and make me more like you!

Thank you Lord!

Marriage

God, not you, made marriage. His Spirit inhabits even the smallest details of marriage. And what does he want from marriage? Children of God, that's what. So guard the spirit of marriage within you. Don't cheat on your spouse.
Malachi 2:15

This is God’s desire for marriage as well as mine! Work this into my marriage; raise my girls to be Godly women! Thank you God for this Hope!!

"Damascus Road Experience"

God is so good, He has made himself real to me. I thought I knew him, But as Matthew 7:21-23 says
"Knowing the correct password—saying 'Master, Master,' for instance— isn't going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience—doing what my Father wills. I can see it now—at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying, 'Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our God-sponsored projects had everyone talking.' And do you know what I am going to say? 'You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don't impress me one bit. You're out of here.'

This really was a wake up call for me, I always thought I was doing the right thing for God, but it was really for man or myself, now thanks to my “Encounter” I now know differently. Just like Paul I have been knocked off my horse and was blinded by the light. Acts 9:3-4
He set off. When he got to the outskirts of Damascus, he was suddenly dazed by a blinding flash of light. As he fell to the ground, he heard a voice: "Saul, Saul, why are you out to get me?"
After this time God has now removed the scales from my eyes and now I can see. Acts 9:17-19
So Ananias went and found the house, placed his hands on blind Saul, and said, "Brother Saul, the Master sent me, the same Jesus you saw on your way here. He sent me so you could see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." No sooner were the words out of his mouth than something like scales fell from Saul's eyes—he could see again! He got to his feet, was baptized, and sat down with them to a hearty meal.

Thanks be to God for this new found sight, I can now live by the Holy Spirit as he has always wanted. I thank you God for opening my blind eyes. Help me to live for you more than ever, Draw me closer to you in intimacy. Give me the eyes and mind of Christ. Make my ministry your ministry. I love you Lord. Bring me to restoration!

JOE