WFW ~ CROWN and PRIDE..... ~

Proverbs 17:6 (New International Version)

Children's children are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the
pride of their children.

Link today at Amy Deanne at the 160 Acre Woods and have a Word Filled Day!

WEEKLY MEMORY VERSE

Today is monday again I reflect on lastweek memory verse...hosted at The power of Your Love.
Lately i like to see the different translations and now a bloggyfriend Laurie-Ann posted in one of her interesting post to dive deeper in the word with http://www.blueletterbible.org/search.cfm
I had a lot of to think about....Here some of my findings...

Jeremiah 17:9-10 (The Message)

9-10"The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful,
a puzzle that no one can figure out.
But I, God, search the heart
and examine the mind.
I get to the heart of the human.
I get to the root of things.
I treat them as they really are,
not as they pretend to be."

King James Version

9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

10I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

English Standard Version

9The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately sick;
who can understand it?
10 "I the LORD search the heart
and test the mind,
to give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds."

New International Version

9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
10I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve.


HEART
1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding

a) inner part, midst

1) midst (of things)

2) heart (of man)

3) soul, heart (of man)

4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory

5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will)

6) conscience

7) heart (of moral character)

8) as seat of appetites

9) as seat of emotions and passions

10) as seat of courage

The numbers 8-9 and 10 brought to mind my struggle to not being so seriouse with my food intake.....This part i need to bring into prayer MORE!!

DECEITFUL
1) deceitful, sly, insidious

a) deceitful, sly, insidious, slippery

b) foot-tracked

2) steep, hilly

DESPERATELY SICK
1) to be weak, sick, frail

a) (Qal)

1) to be incurable

2) to be sick

3) desperate, incurable, desperately wicked, woeful, very sick (pass participle) (metaph.)

b) (Niphal) to be sick

CAN UNDERSTAND/KNOW
1) to know

a) (Qal)

1) to know

a) to know, learn to know

b) to perceive

c) to perceive and see, find out and discern

d) to discriminate, distinguish

e) to know by experience

f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess

g) to consider

2) to know, be acquainted with

3) to know (a person carnally)

4) to know how, be skilful in

5) to have knowledge, be wise

1c and 3 The Lord perceive and see, find out and discern, he knows me personally carnally. Why is it that this slips the mind in the HEAT OF LIFE!!

I TEST

1) to examine, try, prove

to examine, scrutinise

2) to test, prove, try (of gold, persons, the heart, man of God)

to be tried, proved

to make a trial

I found this verse who came a long these explanations and that strucked me...The Lord who refines us like SILVER and TEST like GOLD !!

Zec 13:9 This third I will bring into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is our God.' "

THE MIND
1) kidneys

a) of physical organ (lit.)

b) of seat of emotion and affection (fig.)

c) of sacrificial animals

2) (TWOT) reins

He SEARCHE my heart and EXAMINE my mind

My conscience
heart (of moral character)
seat of appetites
seat of emotions and passions
seat of courage
IS SEARCHED and
My seat of emotion and affection
IS EXAMINED

I'm so thankful that i know He is there to call unto Him to give it ALL to Him .
I want to be refined to become more of HIM.
So i can shine like GOLD.......SHINING HISlight and nothing else....AMEN

Join this week in memorizing our new verse...and let us read what you learn from it.

Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You.....Psalm 119:11 (NASB)

Blessings!!

Are you a born supervisor?

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave
thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were
darkened. Romans 1:21 NIV

Lack of thankfulness leads to futile thinking
and a darkened heart. Trying to have a loving, peaceful home where the Holy
Spirit is pleased to dwell is impossible under these circumstances.
It is
amazing, but once I replace critical thoughts with thankfulness, and put away my
evaluation sheet, the more happy I become, and the better my husband looks to
me. It is easier to love my children and the other imperfect people God brings
into my life

These thoughts from Sherry are shared At the Well today with the assignment to use our blog as a place to thank God publicly for our husbands.

It is verry special to me this topic especially this week of my Marriage anniversary on the 28th!
In my "heart of hearts" i know God had an ordained PLAN with us meeting eachother and getting married....

I am THANKFULL

• that he knows how to LOVE unconditionally
• that his love for his kids and me comes after God
• and have RESPECT for who he is and become as a "selfmade" (Godmademan) from the "slobs" of a cosmopolitan city in Africa to a beauthybusiness owner ("top to toe") in Europe.
• that he knows to cook and does not mind a bit to look after the kids.
• that i know he knows my heart intentions no matter the wrong "workouts" frequently
• he stimulates me to change to the positive
• that through sharing our thoughts he learns me to think not only with my mind........( listening to your innerself........)
• that he can be like a child ( that is handy to connect with the kids as a parent)

This was so good to do....i know i can come up with more the coming weeks will post on our anniversay day more.....

What are you thankfull of about your husband??

Link to At the Well for more thankful readings.

What a Sweet Surprise !!!

Laurie from Supernatural Living has blessed me with this past week! She has given me this fabulous award, my first blog award!I came accros her blog and was touched by her transparancy to combine her daily life and struggles with her seeking to do God's will.I could identify in her writings.....

Two rules accompany this award:

1. Confess 5 things you are addicted to.
2. Pass the award on to 5 deserving bloggers.

Five addictions:

1.Having contact with elderly especially Alzheimer patients ( during holidays i miss them so to me this is a kind of adiction!!)
2.Reading stuff all over the place..bibles,books,newspapers, magazines
3. Having a lot of paperwork with reminders and thoughts around me.
4.Surging on the internet for Christians and encouragement (Chatting and blogging)
5. Coffee....Coffee....

(Now, here's the hard part!! I have been blessed and have learned so much from so many of you!!!!! in only THIS shorttime being in "bloggyland")

Five deserving bloggers:
1.Sonya from Truth 4the Journey Her TT hosting caught my eye and from there i start meeting other bloggers and her thoughts in her blogs touched me a lot.Thank You Sonya for being who you are...

2.Kelli from Faithful Life.I always find something to read and listen to...To read about life struggles and God in it ...inspire me to pray and praise God,and also learn how to handle my own situations....Tank You Kelli to be transpatant...

3.Shannon (See Saw Faith)
I admire her for how she can put her thoughts into words so it's like she make her world and inner thoughts come to Life!And her heart for God shines constantly between the lines or in her shoice of music.

4.Jenny from Flutterbye Chronicles....I LOVE ..LOVE her butterfly,s...the beautifull pictures from family and activity's and she has a favorite atist of me on her playlist..Celine Dion. Is like i can feel her spirit and heart. Thank You for the goodtimes on your blog Jenny!

5.Colleen from Thoughts on Grace....Yes your thoughts intriged me and are really on GRACE....I love your Catholic insights made me remember my youth on Catholic schools and understand My hubby's thought flow.....when i read yours.... he has also Catholic roots.....! Thank you for your insights Colleen.

Ladies, I tried my best to summarize my thoughts. If I misspelled or misstated anything, forgive me (and let me know:) If you have received the award already, then just accept it as confirmation of your blogs impact.

Than Sings My Soul Saturday!~ HE IS........~

I join Amy at Signs, Miracles and Wonders for TSMSS
This week I came accross the song " He is by Aaron Jeoffrey ". It so touched my heart and stirred me up to think about ,all the names and titles of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.... Mark with me each one, and let's ask ourself the “So what?” question....:
So what does Jesus as the ____ ______ (fill in a name or title) mean in my life for today?"



Blessings

FEARLESS FRIDAY

Do not worry about anything, but pray about EVERYTHING! Please click the image and head over to Angela's site, add your name to the meme list (Mr. Linky) and join us in prayer.

Read with me the choosen verses to sustain this FEARLESS FRIDAY and be blessed!

(The Message)

Psalm 112

Hallelujah! Blessed man, blessed woman, who fear God,
Who cherish and relish his commandments,
Their children robust on the earth,
And the homes of the upright—how blessed!
Their houses brim with wealth
And a generosity that never runs dry.
Sunrise breaks through the darkness for good people—
God's grace and mercy and justice!
The good person is generous and lends lavishly;
No shuffling or stumbling around for this one,
But a sterling and solid and lasting reputation.
Unfazed by rumor and gossip,
Heart ready, trusting in God,
Spirit firm, unperturbed,
Ever blessed, relaxed among enemies,
They lavish gifts on the poor—
A generosity that goes on, and on, and on.
An honored life! A beautiful life!
Someone wicked takes one look and rages,
Blusters away but ends up speechless.
There's nothing to the dreams of the wicked. Nothing.

2 Chronicles 7:14

God appeared to Solomon that very night and said, "I accept your prayer; yes, I have chosen this place as a temple for sacrifice, a house of worship. If I ever shut off the supply of rain from the skies or order the locusts to eat the crops or send a plague on my people, and my people, my God-defined people, respond by humbling themselves, praying, seeking my presence, and turning their backs on their wicked lives, I'll be there ready for you: I'll listen from heaven, forgive their sins, and restore their land to health. From now on I'm alert day and night to the prayers offered at this place.

Pray with me for

1. Wisdom for the people in crucial places to decide how to organize the recesion problems
2. The people who suffer in all the countries who are in different warsThat peace will be shed amongst them
3. Suffering of inasant children
4. People who suffer from different diseases,let them come to know the healing power of God.
5. I pray for the country i life in ( Holland) and the city of Amsterdam ....In my WFW God said in psalm 46 - 4-6 River fountains splash joy, cooling God's city, this sacred haunt of the Most High. God lives here, the streets are safe, God at your service from crack of dawn. Godless nations rant and rave, kings and kingdoms threaten, but Earth does anything he says. This is what i pray for my country and the city of Amsterdam.
6. The youth who have the desire to follow The living God and need courage and strenght for the temptations of today...
7. I pray also for the youth who are on the wrong path and life in bondage that they will be FREED in Jesus name ,that their spirit will be full of Gods...and NO other spirit..and that they will honour Him with their Life.....
8. I pray for the ELDERLY who are so forgotten in this age and time...That they will get the repect and care what they so deserve....

Father God i bring all these prayers to You who hear and always answers....

But father God ANYTHING that stands between Us and You please open our eyes for it and forgive us and cleanus with the precious blood of Your Son Jesus Christ!

Thank you Lord that we can come to Your throne of grce with all our praayers ,worries and concern.

Bless this special day nd this weekend in Jesus name AMEN AMEN AMEN.

Thankful Thursday

I'm sooooooooo late with this......For me it is just friday,but instead of jumping in bed i 'm urged to finish this day by Thanking my Lord and God from who i get everything i have...Who is worthy of ALL my praise......

I'm just finished with my sons birthday's sweets what he will share on school today for his 8th birthday,we went this evening to buy his birthday present/request a "soccertable"......Already for some day's he couldn't sleep because he was wondering if he will get it or not......

Here goes my THANK YOU'S for today...

1. I'm so Thankfull for my SON for the Joy,that he brought to our life, for who he is and for all he will become.That the Lord will keep and guide him through his whole life in Jesus Name!
2. I'm thankful that i experience the Lord in different forms speaking to my mind and heart
3. I love and am so thankful for the spring that is in the air.....i love the change from Winter to Lent...So good to see new life coming up in nature
4. This week i was thinking a lot about my parents and want to say i'm thankfull that i still have them and that God grant us to still have eachother.
5. I'm already at point 5 the TT, host by Sonya at Truth 4 the Journey,requiers 5 .I can go on writing some more but i will end that i'm thankfull that i got verry well through some physically "set backs"

"I am praising Jesus for He has come to bind up the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom for the captives, and release the prisoners from darkness.
How has Jesus freed you? "

This was said and asked by Lynn who is hosting this month for Iris from Grace Alone

When i think about JESUS the Christ who died for me and for ALL mankind i think of it with amazement ...I feel my heart shaking......and overflowing with Love. Like a child who wants to be close to her daddy who showers her with Love !

I remember the day that i decided that i want to have what i saw in other Christians ON FIRE...

I knew it was HIS SPIRIT...In a way it was not that I decided ,it was HIS LOVE flowing to me.....and it was what i know now saying to me "I stand at the door( your heart) and knock...."

I opened and i let Him in....I'm so greatfull for His LOVE,PATIENCE with me daily and His MERCY and His interceding for me at the throne of our FATHER in heaven...

All this FREED me to LIFE in HIS PEACE daily and to Honour Him with all that i have!

THANK YOU LORD JESUS!!

WFW ~ Cooling God's city ~

Psalm 46:4-11 (The Message)


4-6 River
fountains splash joy, cooling God's city,
this sacred haunt of the Most
High.
God lives here, the streets are safe,
God at your service from
crack of dawn.
Godless nations rant and rave, kings and kingdoms threaten,
but Earth does anything he says.

7 Jacob-wrestling God fights for
us,
God-of-Angel-Armies protects us.

8-10 Attention, all! See the
marvels of God!
He plants flowers and trees all over the earth,
Bans war
from pole to pole,
breaks all the weapons across his knee.
"Step out of
the traffic! Take a long,
loving look at me, your High God,
above
politics, above everything."

11 Jacob-wrestling God fights for us,
God-of-Angel-Armies protects us.

( note... When i took this picture...in the heart of this city i remember my thought to pray for the city....I felt a kind of "worry" and than PEACE came over me after lifting this city up in prayer.......! )

Link to Amy Deanne who's hosting this WFW to have a " Word Filled Wednesday".

And for more info about the rules to join click the button in my sidebar.

Blessings!

MY STORY

LauraLee, at Selah ~ Pause.Ponder.Praise asks us to share our story of salvation. I wanted to share it here, too. It may help you get to know me better.She asks some questions that I thought I'd answer.

1How old were you when someone first told you about Jesus?
To believe in Jesus Christ and to look -up to God for help and guidens in your life was learned to me just like learning to read and write.This is to me a huge blessing and privilege.I got awesome examples by stronggodly woman ( My grandmother ,her sister and"Nene Dina") and godly man My grandfather read my 7 xmas-memories .
I was always prayed for and over even when i left my birthcountry all by myself and the BEST advice my grandma gave me was ALWAYS take "your bible and pray"!

2When did you become open to the gospel?
I was always as a child open to the gospel God was for me a living reality ...I always love reading and telling story's.So the story's from the childrensbible i could tell out of my head...I remember as a teen i wanted to read "the real bible" from beginning to end.My grandfather frequently read passages to me and we talked about it....
In my teen time i went to Youth services in other christian denominations because i start coming up against the "kind of set liturgic services" and the common songs from the 17- and 18 centuries......

3What compelled you to give your life over to Jesus?
Was an vibrant experience of Gods Spirit in a youthgroup in the same denomination i was baptized as a child but now in Holland. I left my birthcountry when i was 18yo age.I did my commitment to follow Jesus when i was 21

4What Scriptures were particularly meaningful to you?
My favorite book is of Isaiah a lot about HOPE to me.....Isaiah 40:31but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faintI was and am always intriged by the HOPE we can have as Christians for this life to live out of restoration and after this Life with Him and All who died in Him!

5I finally start living it?
In my married life and this last year i was more compeled to hold on to His Promises to His Children.

6What changed inside of you?
I accepted Jesus Christ when i was active in the Youth group because of the experience ..That Gods spirit lives in people...I saw it i felt it i accept the gospel "That He is the only way to God"

I realised also around that time that i embraced other thoughts in my teens going to adolesent, who were not endorsed by The living God the God of Jesus Christ....

7How do you think your life is different since you made Jesus the Lord of it?
When i start living it, it was the moment i stopt ONLY believing in Jesus Christ and began to confess and realize i need a SAVIOR. I can't life Godly out of my own strenght. In that season of my life as a mother ( of toddlers) and married i felt i came totally short...
I found a verse of Apostel Paul and realized than the dept of it....Romans 7:23 (The Message)
21-23It happens so regularly that it's predictable. The moment I decide to do good, sin is there to trip me up. I truly delight in God's commands, but it's pretty obvious that not all of me joins in that delight. Parts of me covertly rebel, and just when I least expect it, they take charge.
Gods spirit urges me to grow....,to pray without ceasing for myself for my family...i felt totally inadequate and .I was "housebound" loose contact with my churchfamily.
But in the mids of this my relationship with the Lord began to grow and He start to "weed" in our lifes and plant new seeds so to say...
I found a book along the way "Praying Wife" from Stormie Omaritain....and praying those scriptural prayers helped me to focus on GODSPLAN for me my dh's and my family....I was directed to His WORD and i can testify that God is faitfull He answered in His time each and every prayer that i send up to Him......and also the prayers send up by my "Granny's" who followed and blessed me trough my whole life. My marriage is stronger than ever, My husband is drawn to God more than ever, My kids love the Lord and learn about Him and I'm challenged now more than ever to become the P31 woman and become the best i can be for HIM who restored me and gave me HOPE for now and everyday!

My Husband, My Friend

On this is focused today At the Well...In Pursuit of Titus 2 by AMY. If you liked to join link to it:

Discussion Questions:

What other scriptures did you find pertaining to
friendship?

How do those scriptures relate to your marriage?

What are some ways you die to self in your marriage?

Do you have
any ideas as to how we can develop a deeper physical, emotional, and
spiritual
intimacy with our husbands?

How do you sharpen your
husbands
countenance?

While reading the discussionspoints different thoughts crossed my mind..

To me a FRIEND is somebody who you TRUST and come CLOSE to you....

This as long as i can remember never came easy to me as specially the "close part"...to say what you think show your REAL emotions.

BUT i must say a long those years the closest people ( on earth) to me are my husband and my children no matter i doubt frequently my own friendship but "doubt " is not of the Lord so i can rather put our relationship and insecurities in prayer ....

I look-up just now the verb FRIEND what that means in language....a person whom one knows well and is fond of; an ally, supporter, or sympathizer.

I was surprised when i looked the definition up because it does not talk about TRUST and CLOSENESS ....

This say's something of MYSELF...

My husband gave me His friendship...He is all of what the definition says and so I can TRUST and feel CLOSE no matter what...

DARE to trust and BE close i learned along the years..

John 15:13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

John 3:29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

The " being fond of "," supporter" and " sympatizer" where there from the beginning

But " THE GET TO KNOW WELL" comes along the years...

The attitude talked about in JOHN 3:29 was put there in my husbands heart from the beginning and buildeth up my trust a lot.......and to open up.....

I had to learn to acguire this attitude it gave a lot of misunderstanding and a feeling of "coldness or not being interested..."

Especially the part of LISTENING REALLY LISTENING...not hearing what you want to hear...or interpretate things.......

JOHN 15:13

Always struck a core in me...when i realized and read about "the Love of Jesus" to us to be and become our friend to life this example was to lay down His Life everyday he was among men and literally on the cross!!

To be able to build up a HEALTHY MARRIAGE a Marriage as how GOD had intended it full of TRUST/LOVE/RESPECT for differences /WILLINGNESS to FORGIVE/OPENNESS to GROW....can only be done i realised by laying down my own Life before Jesus wanting to be His friend and want to accept HIM as my friend and SAVIOR...Only than i was able to start BEING THE FRIEND to my husband as how God intended it....

I died to self by wanting to show my vulnerability....( i'm not perfect can't do all on my own)

Laying down pride and subborness ( My way is NOT the high way!!)

LEARN to foccus not on MY WANTS al the time

What helped to develop a deeper physical, emotional, and spiritual intimacy .......

Communication with God and with eachother........

Ask and give forgiveness

Taking time for eachother in means of doing things together (also doing things what is not so my own interest)

I realized now that i "sharpened my husband countenance" by witnessing to him about what i learn from God and not to relent in praying for his salvation and becoming "the head" in our house to give spiritual guidens and example.....

Now after 16 years he tells me the effect of that in his spiritual growth.......I didn't realize what i was doing it was all God's leading.....

With my whole heart i believe that He brought us together and keep us together!

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I reflect on my week vers

It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High......Psalm 92:1 (NASB)

If you like to join in this week at "The Power of Your Love"to memorize and reflect on bible versus.

Last week i read this verse everytime i came to my blog it caught my eye......

A thankfull heart is so good for our soul......

God knows what we as His creatures need...

When i start singing a long with praise music my mind and heart changes...to look at God ( and not at circumstances or at self) ...to praise Him to honour Him and to see Him in big and small things.....

I loved this week to be remembered to do this as much as possible and so i cultivated

" A heart of Thanksgiving"

My prayer is to continue with this as much as possible

Our new weekverse is

Jeremiah 17:9 (The Message)
9-10"The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out.But I, God, search the heart and examine the mind.I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things.I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be."

This verse choosen for this week connects with my thoughts in my ~ Face to Face~ post from last week......

God is Good and sees us for how we really are!!

Thankfull thursday ~FACE to FACE ~

2 Corinthians 3:16
Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God
removes the veil and there they are—face-to-face! They suddenly recognize that
God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God
is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is
recognized as obsolete. We're free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God,
our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured
much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful
as God enters our lives and we become like him.

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  It's Thankfull thursday friends
  This week was for me a lot of reflecting in Gods Word or all of your blogs brought me in God's word!
  I tried to write an analogy about my feeling/experience of this week.
  When you arein front of a mirror and do something ( positive) after looking and look again and again and start seeing a different Happy/bright face.....
  When this thought crossed my mind i was like "Can you find a bible verse to sustain what you put in words" !!??
  So i gave "Biblegateway " a hard time but this verse above rolled out......
  My face is brighter because i'm now "Face to Face"
  
  My Thankfullnesslist with this special week as focus
• The RESURRECTION POWER of GOD in my LIFE
• Blogreadings from Christiansisters who want to give there time and Love to share about God's word.
• To have a BIBLE and also the bible in ALL translations on the internet.....
• My family with whome i can share my experience
• For my LIFE in general...that i wake-up and get another day with changes,possibilities and a future in Christ....It's like a "Spring is in the air feeling"

To celebrate this day of "THANKFULLNESS" link to SONYA from Truth 4 the Journey and to Lynn who is hosting this month for Iris ( Grace Alone)

Blessings

Word Filled Wednesday ~ DIRECT MY STEPS PSALM 119:133 ~

Psalm 119:133 (The Message)
129-136 Every word you give me is a miracle word—
how could I help
but obey?
Break open your words, let the light shine out,
let ordinary
people see the meaning.
Mouth open and panting,
I wanted your commands
more than anything.
Turn my way, look kindly on me,
as you always do to
those who personally love you.
Steady my steps with your Word of promise
so nothing malign gets the better of me.
Rescue me from the grip of bad
men and women
so I can live life your way.
Smile on me, your servant;
teach me the right way to live.
I cry rivers of tears
because
nobody's living by your book!

American Standard Version
Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Contemporary English Version
Keep your promise
and don't let me stumble
or let sin control my life.

English Standard Version
Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.

King James Version

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

New International Version

Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.

Read the different versions closely and see how
each of them speaks to you!!
My favorite is now " The Message"

Also visit our lovely hostess Amy Deanne over at the 160 Acre Woods, for more ofthe WORD. (Thanks Amydeanne!!)

Blessings!

Maintaining Home Peace in Times of Chaos

This was taken from At the Well...In Pursuit of Titus 2 by Chelsey. I'm joining in.

Life's storms will come
sometimes when we least expect them, how do we give our children a "safe
feeling" in the midst of a life storm?

Sometimes chaos is created by our
own efforts of trying to do too much, how can we maintain a peaceful home where
chaos is prevented?

How can we as wives and mothers actually calm the
storm?

These questions let me hit on a subject what " I was ( and am) tackling" ( is this a good eng verb) already but still not always with success !!
But as i said in last weekend devotion...I'm God's Child.....I want to be His Child........!!

In my relationship with The Lord anytime i "fell short" is when i try to do things in my OWN power....The enemy distracts starting in my my MIND and FLESH...
At first i didn't understand and breakdown and cry before the LORD in despair and i know because i always did that no matter i fell short in daiyly life...He covered up the effects of my mistakes to handle "chaos" in my mind and life.......

Everytime He is pointing me to PRAY and read HIS WORD...

Over and over He asked me the questions

- Are you committed to ME
- To your dh's
-To your children
-to youreself to lay down your will and to change to become who I intend you ?
-are you disciplined
-do you put your priorities straight

So making time to PRAY ( also quick prayers) and reading His Word is where i must start and stay committed and disciplined in it than i can act -PEACEFULLY- and SEE CLEARLY where He is leading me
My kids " feel saved" because mummy is not in "panic mood" or depressed ...I see them and build -up lasting relationships with them..

Sharing about God in lifesituations daily......singing together with them.......doing other activities.....Praise them instead of nagging........

When Peace comes in the Storm is calmed!

The verse what calms me instantly is

Philippians 4:6

6-7Don't
fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your
worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a
sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and
settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the
center of your life.

Signs, Miracles and Wonders Saturday!~ WORTHY IS THE LAMB~

Today is than Sings my Soul Saturday at signs miracles and wonders ( the song and dance is at the end of this saturday's devo.... in fact..my 1 st....bear with me...)



This morning i was lead to look up versus around giving our worries to God and what it aquiers from me.........
I'm a verry..verry visual person so that's why the bold and colored letters......so you could follow my mind
And as you see i love the Message translation.

Ephesians 6:14 (The Message)

13-18Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life. God's Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.

Philippians 4:6 (The Message)

6-7Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when CHRIST displaces worry at the center of your life

Psalm 55:22 (The Message)


22-23 Pile your troubles on God's shoulders—
he'll carry your load, he'll help you out.
He'll never let good people
topple into ruin.
But you, God, will throw the others
into a muddy bog,
Cut the lifespan of assassins
and traitors in half.

And I trust in you.

A David Psalm, When He Was Captured
by the Philistines in Gath

Proverbs 3:5 (The Message)


5-12 Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don't try to figure out everything on your own. ( he said it above already eph)
Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he's the one who will keep you on track.
Don't assume that you know it all.
Run to God! Run from evil!
Your body will glow with health,
your very bones will vibrate with life!
Honor God with everything you own;
give him the first and the best.
Your barns will burst,
your wine vats will brim over.
But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline;
don't sulk under his loving correction.
It's the child he loves that God corrects;
a father's delight is behind all this.

JOIN TOGETHER ALL THE REDS WITH ME!!


Be prepared

Gods Word is an indispensable weapon and
Prayer

Let petitions and praises, shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.
CHRIST displaces
Pile your troubles on God's shoulders (visualize it....what a mighty God we have isn't it!! full of love and compassion)

WHAT.......

I TRUST
GOD
Listen for HIS VOICE ( no one elses...the world ( common accepted) believes...,enemies wispering/negative thinking fe)
Honour God with my FIRST and BEST.
DON'T resent DISCIPLINE and SULK under HIS loving CORRECTION!!

WHY

IT'S THE CHILD HE LOVES !!..........that GOD corrects !!



Conclusion
If i kick and fight against it or feel frustrated...
I want to be a stubborn child!! Or behave like that...I'm not listening to His voice.......
I don't want to accept His Love...
and discipline and corrections....Which i get when i go to Him in prayer and His Word.....
( side thought...if i neglect to pray and be in the word i let the enemy distract or steal my time... i hide for my "daddy" isn't it or i'm at least far to reach........!!)

I told you i love to make a picture of things in my mind.........I see "my kids when i discipline and correct them!!" Remember my last TT post.... God use situations with my kids to understand Him best...to speak to me....
In both directions to see MYSELF in relationship to HIM and to get directions to discipline and corrects my own Kids in a Godly manner using Gods values and standards.........It's not easy ( but did He say in His word it would be easy?)

Friends let's meditate on God's word and bring everything to Him in prayer....
When i feel far away drifted from God i take psalm 51 written by David and set my heart on to it and start saying those words........

1-3Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record. Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry. I know how bad I've been; my sins are staring me down. 4-6 You're the One I've violated, and you've seen it all, seen the full extent of my evil. You have all the facts before you; whatever you decide about me is fair. I've been out of step with you for a long time, in the wrong since before I was born. What you're after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life. 7-15 Soak me in your laundry and I'll come out clean, scrub me and I'll have a snow-white life. Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing. Don't look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health. God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. Don't throw me out with the trash, or fail to breathe holiness in me. Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails! Give me a job teaching rebels your ways so the lost can find their way home. Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God, and I'll sing anthems to your life-giving ways. Unbutton my lips, dear God; I'll let loose with your praise. 16-17 Going through the motions doesn't please you, a flawless performance is nothing to you. I learned God-worship when my pride was shattered. Heart-shattered lives ready for love don't for a moment escape God's notice. 18-19 Make Zion ( ME) the place you delight in, repair Jerusalem's ( MY HEART AND MIND) broken-down walls. Then you'll get real worship from us ( ME), acts of worship small and large, Including all the bulls ( sacrifices) they ( I) can heave onto your altar!

When you pray this psalm to our heavenly dad we know,believe and trust( because His word said it also to us....whiche verse....??)that it touches His heart and His voice speak to our heart and minds who are now open to be filled and spill over........
Our mouths can start praising and worshipping to our Lord and speak out the words of this also awesome psalm ( i can't get enough friends....)

Psalm 34
1 I bless God every chance I get; my lungs expand with his praise.

2 I live and breathe God;
if things aren't going well, hear this and be happy:

3 Join me in spreading the news;
together let's get the word out.

4 God met me more than halfway,
he freed me from my anxious fears.

5 Look at him; give him your warmest smile.
Never hide your feelings from him.

6 When I was desperate, I called out,
and God got me out of a tight spot.

7 God's angel sets up a circle
of protection around us while we pray.

8 Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see—
how good God is.
Blessed are you who run to him.

9 Worship God if you want the best;
worship opens doors to all his goodness.

10 Young lions on the prowl get hungry,
but God-seekers are full of God.

11 Come, children, listen closely;
I'll give you a lesson in God worship.

12 Who out there has a lust for life?
Can't wait each day to come upon beauty?

Is your heart not full are you not experiencing a sense of GOD'S WHOLENESS everything coming together for good ....( philipians 4:6-7 above) ??

My choice of music is on this beautifull worship video.



Weekend Greetings!

Thankfull thursday ~ My kids ~

We bring praise again to God with our TT blogs.
I want to thank Sonya from Truth 4 the Journey and Lynn from ‘Spiritually Unequally Marriage’ who are hosting this.
If you like to join us link to there blog.

Coming home from work looking at my kids and listening to there fussing ,wanted me to turn around....LOL
But God so good said when you go and write your TT look -up the Word and write about your thankfullness concerning ..."My gifts to you"!!

Psalm 127:3 (The Message)
Don't you see that children are God's best gift? The fruit of the womb his generous legacy?

Dear Lord forgive me my im-patience.....!!

Thank You

1 For there life and uniqueness

2 That i learn to look at them how "My heavenly father" looks at me

3 For ALL the opportunity's my kids gave me by meeting there friends and frequently there parents to share the LOVE of God or be a witness for Him.

4 For the part i may "play" in there life choices.

5 That my children bring me closer to "My Father in heaven" without Him i can't
raise children with Godly values......Without His blessing and wisdom all my
efforts are in vain!

Word Filled Wednesday - from a pure heart-

The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

1 Timothy 1:5



Visit our lovely hostess Amy Deanne over at the 160 Acre Woods, for more of
the WORD. (Thanks Amy!!)

Blessings!

Thankful THURSDAY !!!!

I love that my two sisters Iris and Sharon came up with this idea to reflect on our week
and think about what we are thankful about!

This afternoon when i remember i must make an TT i was surprised how fast a week goes....
Think about it,,,how fast does a day goes how fast our LIFE...

That's why we must use our time wise and life with a purpose.....!

I read the "dayword" out of my Moravian dayword book and it said...

Micah 6:8 (The Message)

 8But he's already made it plain how to live, what to do,
  what God is looking for in men and women.
It's quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor,
  be compassionate and loyal in your love,
And don't take yourself too seriously—
  take God seriously.


I"M THANKFUL LORD

1 YOU gave me the BIBLE " The word" ;wth all this wisdom inside.....how to LIVE

2 YOU send Your son JESUS CHRIST " The living Word" to earth for me for everyone.......
as an example HOW to LIVE
He was FAIR- JUST-COMPASSIONATE and LOYAL-PURE LOVE....

3 For the HOLY SPIRIT who is given to us; who believe in YOUR SON and want to lay down our lifes....,, to LIFE PURPOSEFULLY !

I had to start with these " Trinithy thank you " so to say because the more i talk and come accross NEIGHBOURS of other religion......I realize more and more how SIMPLE OUR FATHER GOD made it for us....We only need to LiVE out of HIS LOVE ( his spirit) and share it....

4 For the "field" God put me ( and family) in to share HIS LOVE ......

5That you kept us from catching this terriblef lu or cold that is going around...and was trying to find his way trough my son

6 For the simple basic things what we had this week; food,shelter,safety to life in a free country, financial means.......

7For the life of my kids and that i may watch them grow up..and that You entrust them to me and my dh's as their parents.

8 For this 2TH MONTH OF the YEAR who is coming to an end and can say we felt YOUR presence and AMAZING LOVE who led us so far!

Then Sings My Soul Saturday - That's Why We Praise Him -

I'm late with this but still want to take part in
Joining Amy at SIGNS, Miracles and Wonders in then sings my soul saturday!
Maybe i can't join the coming weeks because i have some pc problems whath makes it difficult to insert links and pictures etc.....

Anyways i came accross a praise medley of my favorite singer Donnie McClurkin what i love about it is i can let you hear my native language of Surinam and you hear the dDutch language also...So enjoy........

Blessed week!
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Thankful THURSDAY !!!!

Psalm 105 (The Message)





1-6 Hallelujah! Thank God! Pray to him by name!
Tell everyone you meet what he has done!
Sing him songs, belt out hymns,
translate his wonders into music!
Honor his holy name with Hallelujahs,
you who seek God. Live a happy life!
Keep your eyes open for God, watch for his works;
be alert for signs of his presence.
Remember the world of wonders he has made,
his miracles, and the verdicts he's rendered—
O seed of Abraham, his servant,
O child of Jacob, his chosen.

7-15 He's God, our God,
in charge of the whole earth.
And he remembers, remembers his Covenant—
for a thousand generations he's been as good as his word.
It's the Covenant he made with Abraham,
the same oath he swore to Isaac,
The very statute he established with Jacob,
the eternal Covenant with Israel,
Namely, "I give you the land.
Canaan is your hill-country inheritance."
When they didn't count for much,
a mere handful, and strangers at that,
Wandering from country to country,
drifting from pillar to post,
He permitted no one to abuse them.
He told kings to keep their hands off:
"Don't you dare lay a hand on my anointed,
don't hurt a hair on the heads of my prophets."

16-22 Then he called down a famine on the country,
he broke every last blade of wheat.
But he sent a man on ahead:
Joseph, sold as a slave.
They put cruel chains on his ankles,
an iron collar around his neck,
Until God's word came to the Pharaoh,
and God confirmed his promise.
God sent the king to release him.
The Pharaoh set Joseph free;
He appointed him master of his palace,
put him in charge of all his business
To personally instruct his princes
and train his advisors in wisdom.

23-42 Then Israel entered Egypt,
Jacob immigrated to the Land of Ham.
God gave his people lots of babies;
soon their numbers alarmed their foes.
He turned the Egyptians against his people;
they abused and cheated God's servants.
Then he sent his servant Moses,
and Aaron, whom he also chose.
They worked marvels in that spiritual wasteland,
miracles in the Land of Ham.
He spoke, "Darkness!" and it turned dark—
they couldn't see what they were doing.
He turned all their water to blood
so that all their fish died;
He made frogs swarm through the land,
even into the king's bedroom;
He gave the word and flies swarmed,
gnats filled the air.
He substituted hail for rain,
he stabbed their land with lightning;
He wasted their vines and fig trees,
smashed their groves of trees to splinters;
With a word he brought in locusts,
millions of locusts, armies of locusts;
They consumed every blade of grass in the country
and picked the ground clean of produce;
He struck down every firstborn in the land,
the first fruits of their virile powers.
He led Israel out, their arms filled with loot,
and not one among his tribes even stumbled.
Egypt was glad to have them go—
they were scared to death of them.
God spread a cloud to keep them cool through the day
and a fire to light their way through the night;
They prayed and he brought quail,
filled them with the bread of heaven;
He opened the rock and water poured out;
it flowed like a river through that desert—
All because he remembered his Covenant,
his promise to Abraham, his servant.

43-45 Remember this! He led his people out singing for joy;
his chosen people marched, singing their hearts out!
He made them a gift of the country they entered,
helped them seize the wealth of the nations
So they could do everything he told them—
could follow his instructions to the letter.

Hallelujah!

Today TT i want to be thankfull just like in the psalm about where He met me and the wonders and signs in my Life....

1 I'm thankfull that He kept me and my spirit since early age from harm......
His Word was brought to me due to faitfull strong woman who raised me.......

2 I'm thankful he brought me safe as a young adult to Europe and learn me to grow and life independently
on my own.

3 I'm thankfull for the church family and youthgroup i was in and the life experience i had that Jesus is
ALIVE..leading to do my commitment to follow Him

4 Thankfull of the STORMS and STRUGGLES of being single,getting married , getting babies, being a mum

5 Thankful for my husband and kids who are all uniquely created just like me by God and all of us will tell our "Godstory" and being a part of Godsfamily....Isn't this special !!

6 Thankfull He provided 16 years ago an space to start our own business so provided a job for my dh's

7 I'm thankfull my dh's was touched to talk about God and His wonders so our custumors get an extra on
top of our service "The Word of the living God"!

8 I'm thankfull that i am aware and experience in daily live that i am His hands and feet in my small world!

Blessings to all of you on this TT.

Reading and learning !!

I did not post for awhile due to not knowing what to post and my browser isn't working properly so i can't make some nice postings with links and pics Anyway.I want to try to post my readings on a day and see what i can blog about that....


Matthew 5:3-11 (The Message)



 3"You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.

 4"You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.

 5"You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought.

 6"You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God. He's food and drink in the best meal you'll ever eat.

 7"You're blessed when you care. At the moment of being 'care-full,' you find yourselves cared for.

 8"You're blessed when you get your inside world—your mind and heart—put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.

 9"You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That's when you discover who you really are, and your place in God's family.

 10"You're blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God's kingdom.

 11-12"Not only that—count yourselves blessed every time people put you down or throw you out or speak lies about you to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and they are uncomfortable. You can be glad when that happens—give a cheer, even!—for though they don't like it, I do! And all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company. My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this kind of trouble.

I was brought to this reading because i start with a " coffee cup Bible Studie" book from Sandra Glahn " Mocha on the Mount"
When i heard about the title i was "gigling" in myself visualizing drinking my favorite drink on a mountain and LISTENING TO JESUS !!

In my innocence i assume myselfe enjoying the drink and relaxing!!

BUT those words STIRRED me up....I heard and read them before but it was like a voive said " YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THIS IS WHAT I WANT.." Like this you MUST look at things .

In my core being, i felt it goes AGAINST my nature.......
It is not a view what will make me popular or understand
I must be at the end of my ROPE.....with less of me there is more of God.
I must give up everything..
Be happy with youreself.....
Be hungry for God..
My heart and mind must be put right......other wise i can't se God in the outside world.
Peacemaker
My commitment to God must provoke persecution.....

WOW...

My conversation went like this.

"God i can't do this,on my own"......." Did i tell you to do it on your own"

" Do you really mean i must give everything up what is dear to me.."." Yes because all what you have is
mine...Do you Love me......"
Think about Abraham who had to
sacrafice Isaac
" I feel guilthy Lord"..............." I send my son He rok EVERYTHING on Him...your guidt...your...........
He told you in those verses you must put your INSIDE WORLD straight
your HEART, MIND are you not doing it right noware you not seeing me!!!

" YES LORD I SEE i understand forgive me IN JESUS NAME....
AMEN "