Colossians 3:17

Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

Oh to glorify our Lord Jesus Christ in everything we do! And Be truly Thankful!!!

How can we keep this promise?  Giving thanks in every word and deed?  

You know it is really hard to glorify the Lord when we are ranting and raving or yelling sarcastic remarks at strangers much less our loved ones!  How can we be thanking God the Father through His Son Jesus when we are in such a horrible state? I honestly believe so much of this comes from being in a hurry.

We must tame our tongues and tempers....we must learn to get our disagreements settled in love not hate.  Every dispute can be solved in love if we look to Jesus to guide us.  We can slow down and look to His example to reach out to others in love and understanding.  

Patience is one thing that we must practice....  Our lives are so hurried and everything seems so important that we miss out on what really, truly counts.  Slow down.  Feel the touch.  Listen carefully. What really is the hurry?  Where just where are we all rushing to?  Why can't we listen to each other?

Meals together are rushed.  Fast showers instead of relaxing baths.  Microwaves rather than ovens.  Instant foods, phones and ipods growing out of our ears....who can listen?  I know I sound old but well...I guess I am.  But you know what everyone is rushing to get old and then they will get there and say what was the hurry?  Where did the time go?  How did my children grow up so fast?  Why don't they come to see me or have time to just talk?  I am very fortunate that I have so many interests and also have a lot of time to enjoy and I get to spend a lot of time with my family.  But I still get in a rush and stressed and yell.  I am forever working on my patience.

We can take time to give God the Glory and enjoy and thank Him for the many Blessings He bestows.

Praise to our Heavenly Father through Jesus Christ His Son!

In His Love, Meme

What a beautiful night of Worship!  I just have to write my morning post tonight because I have been so blessed by the Wonderful service of Praise and Worship of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour!  Our Church Choir, Band, Orchestra, Living Water -Human Video and the whole congregation praising God in song and prayer. 

This night made me realize how very fortunate we are to have this freedom to worship whenever we want, wherever and how.  We have the freedom to witness to others and share our testimony of how Jesus died to save us from our sins.  How lost we get into busy lives of the worldly things we do and neglect to actually ask the questions of our neighbors to find out if they believe and shout our praise for what Jesus means to us.

Oh that we may recognize the privilege we have, the wonderful freedom to spread the Good News.  God is So Good and So Mighty and Loves us all!  Jesus is our Good Shepherd, our Lord and Saviour, our All in All!

In God's Love, Meme

Good Morning!  

What a beautiful day......Thank you Dear Lord!

Gratitude!  Someone, somewhere told me to first thing each morning make a gratitude list.  Also each evening add to the list.  It is amazing how your perspective changes with this practice.  Priorities fall in place and attitudes lift and lighten.  Actually this is the same as we were told all our lives to " Count your Blessings."  Just think of the hymn which sings " Count your many blessings, name them one by one.  Count your many blessings, see what God has done."  Even though we know God is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent,  we still are amazed at the wonders he performs each day.  Look to Him each  day and see what He has in store for you.  Life with Jesus is so exciting! 

Have a Blessed Day with Jesus!

Love, Meme

Is it possible to be happy and sad?  Joyful but also mournful?  I feel happiness and joy in the Lord and thankful for so much each day.  My list of blessings goes on and on.  I have been given so much.  There is so much love in my life.  God does provide for our needs, He knows what we need before we even ask.  I feel sadness for the hurting world - the abused and abusers.  The angry and heartbroken, those with no self respect or no  respect for others.  I mourn our nation's loss of faith and contentment.  I am saddened to see children's innocence stripped away by the pictures and voices bombarding them each and every day.  Children who feel they can not be comfortable admitting they enjoy being children ( growing up too fast).

I am not making predictions, I do not claim to know anything on my own, but I believe the Word of God to be true and my heart breaks for the things we all take for normal now in our society. The numbness that takes over when inside we cringe at what we are seeing or hearing but do not speak out against it because it's too big a task or things will never change or we can never go back or whatever.......

Prayer, gratitude, repentance, mourning, more prayer.   Peace only comes in my heart by knowing Jesus as my Saviour.  My only Sanctuary - My only Rock. 

God is and always will be in complete control - no matter what men choose by their free will given them by their Creator.

2 Timothy 3

Godlessness in the Last Days

 6.They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7.always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. 8.Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth—men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9.But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.

Paul's Charge to Timothy

 10.You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11.persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12.In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13.while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14.But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15.and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16.All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17.so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Good Morning! 

Today there are so many things on my mind.  There is an aching in my heart for people everywhere who have heard the Good News of Jesus and yet are not convinced that it applies to them.  Those who are unwilling to accept His Mercy and Salvation because they don't want to change their ways - yet these same ones are so miserable and constantly seeking more in their lives.  More fun, excitement, satisfaction, peace, and the list goes on.  One of my prayers today is that people might see a change in me - so the message I write and talk about will be inviting and clear.  I want to be able to show the message of God's Love in my life.  I know I fall short of this message in so many ways.  I just pray that The Potter uses this broken vessel today. 

 Love, Meme

My six year old granddaughter Allison reminded me of this one day during Vacation Bible School.  She said, " Meme, I have been learning all of the ways I am suppposed to act and things I am supposed to do and I realized that I  don't need to just hear them but I need to do them."

“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”- James 1:22

Long time since I have written here....busy, busy.  June and July are always busy and the summer goes by so quickly. 

Seems like I was just watching for the leaves to pop out and the flowers to bud.  Suddenly the flowers are drooping and the steam is rising from the road.  The ants have already made two marches around my kitchen.  And we have born and almost raised a family of kittens.  It's just me and the boys now - one cat - one dog - one Meme.  Quiet.....for now. 

Ahhh...but just at the right time I am anticipating those girls bursting through the door with excitement of joy or terror.  It is always something - and always exciting.  Hopefully joy!  I do really miss the voices even though I cherish the stillness.  It's okay, I get to have both. 

God does speak to us in those blessed silent times.  Just listen and you will feel something you may not have noticed before.  I am reminded in the stillness to take a deep breath, something I sometimes forget with this illness.  I like the sound of the fan and even the click of the keys on the keyboard.  Faces of friends and family come into my mind and I am reminded to pray for them.  In the busyness of so much going on I do forget.  Oh, I try to pray extra hard to make up for it and I know Jesus understands.  I also know I must keep making time to spend alone with Him in quiet and to Be Still and Know that He is!!!  And to Stay in His Word and Pray without Ceasing!

My God is So Big - So Strong and So Mighty - There is Nothing My God Cannot Do!!!!!

With Love,  Meme

If we really want to love we must learn

how to forgive.      Mother Teresa

What a beautiful day to rejoice and praise the Lord!  To tell you the truth - I haven't even checked to see if the sun is shining today.  But it just is not really high on my list of priorities for a beautiful day.   Because the Son is always shining!  The Bright and Morning Star!  The Light of My Salvation!  Jesus Christ is The Same Today and Every Day and Forever!  Even on a cloudy day, and yes through the storms.