Journal of Faith: Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling Philippians 2:12

Here in US and all over the world, craziness is breaking out socially, politically, economically, environmentally, and spiritually.  This is why it important to stay in communication with the king of kings and lord of lords. This world needs the people of God to cry out in intercession, and on September 23rd women all across the world are gathering to pray via simulcast.  Join in and watch God show himself strong. go to cryout16.com to find a group to meet with near you. It's free. 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves , and pray , and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

I was helping my son get ready for school this morning when I noticed his shirt was a little wrinkled.  We had a few minutes before his bus came so I told him to hand me his shirt while he brushed his teeth.  My son handed me the shirt reluctantly and then insisted that he couldn't go to school without his shirt because the kids at school would laugh at him.  He was so concerned about being laughed at that it took me by surprise.  As I handed him his shirt and rushed him off to the bus, I felt a small seed of devastation in my heart.  Are kids at school laughing at my son? My son has some learning differences  that cause him to speak and respond a little differently than others might find appropriate.  He is very emotional, demonstrative, busy, and easily frustrated.  On a good day, people might just write off his inattentiveness and assertiveness as "kids being kids", but on his bad days I get comments about putting him on medi...

As I look back at this past week I've noticed something about myself that I am concerned with. I have been very impatient and angry. Yes, I have had reasons, but my entitlement didn't help me or my situations at all. I decided to pray and be quiet for most of the weekend until I could figure out how to resolve my attitude. I reminded myself that joy and peace are God's will for me, and this morning these scriptures was in my Bible app: Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. Proverbs 3:34 KJV When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. Proverbs 11:2 KJV For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. Psalms 149:4 KJV There was scripture after scripture talking about humility and meakness. I initially felt awful, but it was quickly followed with reassurance. God is telling me to take low, not because I am wrong, but because he is God. The words of a visiting pastor from a fe...

I love the Olympic Games because it is a great opportunity to see the glory of God in how he created his greatest accomplishment, humanity.  As I reminisce on labor and delivery of my firstborn son, I think about how I stayed up all night with contractions while watching the Olympics. I was enthralled with how many sports there were to watch.  I especially chuckled a little at the speed walking competition as grown men swayed their way to victory.  It is amazing the things that people will do for glory; to make their mark in history.  I am not surprised or even upset at man's desire to seek out glory.  It's a part of our being because we were created to bring glory to God.  In order to bring glory, you have to first take hold of it.  With every Olympic record and show of skill, God is glorified as the most masterful artist and architect of mankind.  We are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works preordained by God that we shou...

It hurts when I read or hear stories of how people are dying around the world, and I realize how desperately this world needs to embrace God's love for them and everyone else.  In the US everyone is being polarized by what I not so affectionately call Black vs Blue Lives.  There have been so many publicized cases of unjust killing involving the police and black/African American people that it seems like the civil rights movement all over again.  People of color are fed up with the abuse they continue to experience from law enforcement in spite of this so called era of post racism in America, and they are declaring that "Black Lives Matter".  Some are rising up in response to defend police because they believe "Blue Lives Matter."  All of this unrest is simply leaving my nation black and blue with individuals full of hate in their hearts taking advantage of this dismal moment in our history to spur on hatred from one man to another like a plague.  This is a ...

So, I am so excited to promote The 2017 Business and Ministry Expo by Daughter of Promise Women's Club.  It is a wonderful event where ministries all over the North East Ohio come together to celebrate their faith and share their gifts and talents with the rest of the family of God.  To support this event DPW is doing a T-shirt fundraiser!  I love this shirt and you will too.  I intend to run at least 4 marathons this year and I will be wearing this shirt at one of them. Check it out, and if you are interested in participating in this event contact me and I'll get you to the organizer.  I will be there and so should you! Check out the link to see the shirt. https://www.booster.com/organized-by-dpw-daughter-of-promise-womens-club ps. I am seriously thinking about starting my own journey of faith marathon. What do you think?

     Sometimes in my journey of faith I get really tired and a little bit disoriented. I try to wear this world loosely, but every now and then life gets heavy on me.  In those times I tell myself "If this is what God wants then he must be training me, but if this isn't God's will I am not going to take this."  This may sound a bit confrontational, and that's because it is.      What I have come to know is that this journey of faith is right through a war zone, and everyone who takes this journey needs to be vigilant and in full armor ready to fight for their spiritual life.  You see God is not the only one that has a plan for my life.  Just as light can not exist without dark, good can not exist without evil.  When we fail to recognize that we have opposition, we make ourselves easy victims, and set ourselves up for a fall. There is a real enemy of our souls and we need to be ready for him. ...