GOD IS FAITHFUL, WHO HAS PROMISED.

No matter what you may be going through, no matter how trying your situation, this Psalm will be a source of great strength and encouragement to you.

Psalm 37

¹Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

²For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

³Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

⁴Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

⁵Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

⁶And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

⁷Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

⁹For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

¹⁰For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

¹¹But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹²The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

¹³The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

¹⁵Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

¹⁶A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

¹⁸The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

¹⁹They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

²⁰But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

²¹The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

²²For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

²³The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

²⁴Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

²⁵I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

²⁶He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

²⁷Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

²⁸For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

²⁹The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

³⁰The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

³¹The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

³²The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

³³The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

³⁴Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

³⁵I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

³⁶Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

³⁷Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

³⁸But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

³⁹But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

⁴⁰And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

We Moved!

We got moved...wow what a job that was....I have been so tired cause moving is a job...Audrey is happy as can be she even cooked our supper last night.....

Prayer

Prayer......

Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
From a commentary out of my bible.....Out warfare against the spiritual forces of Satan calls for an intensity in prayer, praying "in the spirit" "always""with prayer and supplication," "for all saints," "with all perserverance." Prayer is not to be seen just as another weapon, but as part of the actual conflict itself, where the victory together with God Himself. To fail to pray dilgently, with all kind of prayer in all situations, is to surrender to the enemy.......

Mark 11:24T herefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
From a commentary out of my bible... Faith that receives is not something humanly produced; rather, it is a believing faith imparted to the believer's heart of GOd Himself. Sometimes the fulfillment that true faith desires is granted immediately; at other times it is not. Yet God gives the faith that the prayter has been heard and the request will be granted. The uncertainty concerns the time of the fulfillment, not the granting of the request.

Bible Reading for today.......

Isaiah 43:1-3
1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

²When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

³For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

Matthew 28:5-10
5-And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. ⁶He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. ⁷And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. ⁸And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 9And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. ¹⁰Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

Wait upon the Lord...

Psalm 37
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

³⁴ Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Thought for the day......

When I was a small child I always remember Mom never wearing shoes it did not matter if it was raining, sleeting, or snowing Mother never had shoes on. I always wanted to be able to do the same. During my childhood I looked forward to the first day of summer because it meant two things. First, I did not have to attend school for three months, and second I did not have to wear any shoes unless I wanted to, or if Mom made me. Everyday I would run out to play leaving my sock and shoes behind......
Those first few days of summer were always a painful shock to my tender feet because the driveway that we played on was gravel. At the end of each day my feet would be grimy and filthy, often bruised and sometimes slightly bloody. Even now I can remember the pain that those sharp edged rocks would do to my feet. But I knew within time that my feet would grow callused and tough. It would not be long before running on the gravel wouldn't hurt anymore. .....
You know I have come to realize that sin works the same way. The first time we commit a sin it really bothers us....We feel guilty and mourn the fact that we have grieved the heart of God...If we allow sin to settle into our lives, refusing to confess it, that sin hardens and builds sprituial calluses in our soul. When we become comfortable with our sin we are walking in the enemy territory and setting ourselves up for spritual discouragement and failure.
1 John 1:9-If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
This verse is an encouragement to believers to deal with sin and a promise that when we do so, God will be faithful to forgive us and clean up the mess those sins have caused. We are not perfect----just forgiven. The means being sensitive to sin and immediately choosing to do something about it....

Adversity

When we have problems like I have had in the past you know it is very hard to see the light at the end of tunnel, but through studying and a lot of praying I have realized that these hardships have a purpose. We may not know the purpose at the time we are going through the hardship but they are all for a learning experience. I have recently just sit down and studied some scripture on adversity. Peter tell us we should not be surprised at the hardships we face.

Actually, adversity is one of God's greatest tools for helping us to grow spiritually. God uses trials in our lives to shape our character and bring us to a higher level of faith in Him as He works in bad situations for our good. Some of the things that I have learned about adversity is (1) Adversity can come from the fallen world in which we live. (2) Adversity can come from attacks by the enemy. (3) Adversity can be caused by our own sin.

I have many times been in a midst of a trial and asked myself "Why is this happening to me?" But I have realized that I am not alone. No one is exempt from adveristy. Most, however, are the simple results of the circumstances to touch each of our lives. The Lord has not made a mistake by allowing adversity into our lives. He uses them for our good. God uses our trials to teach us about Himself, to create Christ-like character, to reveal His love. For that reason, adveristy can be a good thing depending on whose perspective we take. Just beware of your own perspective. It can fool you. While we have the right to view things from our prespective, it doesn't mean our perspective is always right.

While we look at adversity from our viewpoint, we tend to ask, "What am I going to do?" When we seek God's point of view through adversity, we ask, "What is God going to do?"
There is nothing we face in our lifetime that our Lord didn't face when He was on earth. He was rejected, betrayed, accused, misunderstood, and abandoned. Christ suffered grief, temptations, and pain. I have found that adversity from God's perspective is not about gloom, but HOPE! Hope that as God begins a good work in me, he promises to bring it to completion. Adveristy in the hand of God is what He uses to shape us and form us into all he created us to be.

When gold is taken from the coal mine, it is usually still covered with coal and other impurities. Left in this state, the gold is hard and less workable, just like a hardened heart left alone remains full of pride, anger, and self-will. Therefore, the refiner places the gold into the fire in order to remove all impuities from the gold. This is a delicate process because left alone the gold could be destroyed. So the refiner stays with the gold, carefully watching over it becasue he does not want to destroy the gold but purify it. When gold is purified, the refiner can see his own image reflected in the gold. It also becomes soft and flexiable much like a pure heart is soft, tender, and flexiable too.

Likewise, God is much like the refiner who purifies gold and silver. God is at work purfiying each of us. However, the prophet Isaiah explains that God's refining process is not done by fire, but through adveristy. Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Isaiah 48:10... It is through the refining process of adversity that God works "good" in our lives. We can never know all the ways God works "Good" in our life because they are beyond measure and our limited understanding. However, we can know some of the ways He uses adversity.
1st Our adversity draws us closer to God and His grace......Adversity is the door to knowing that God's grace is enough for whatever we encounter in life.
2nd Our adversity develops Christ-like character....James 1:4-But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. While alot of us want to be perfect and complete, we don't want to go through a trial to get there. Yet, suffering is what makes us strong and able to face the next trial that comes our way.
3rd Our adversity silences the devil while bringing glory to God....Bible says that Job was a righteous man for that reason God blessed Job. Satan, however accused Job of serving God for his blessings only. So the Lord allowed Satan to torment Job. God knew Job loved Him simply because He was God. This was a test of Job's faith. Through much suffering, Job was faithful. When his wife and friends give up Job trusted God, by doing so, His faith was proven genuine and Satan was silenced. Would God allow adversity in our lives in order to test out faith?

It's when we receive the will of God in our lives that we have won the victory! Our circumstances may not change, but our anger will turn to peace, our sadness to joy, and satisfactionwill replace fear as we receive and live out our life's purpose. Purified like gold we will become God's trophies of grace.........

Do you have JOY?

Last night we had a wonderful service at Lakeview Holiness Church Pastor Gary Phillips preached a message Do you have Joy? the scripture were from
Habakkuk 3:17-19
7Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: ¹⁸Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. ¹⁹The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

No matter what we are going through if we are Christians we should have JOY and it should show on our face daily. There will be times when we are going through things that we are not able to put a smile on our face but these times should not last long within time the JOY should be showing back on the face. If you are a true Christian you do have JOY......Even if the day isn't going the way that we would like for it to we should have JOY, even if the bills aren't paid in the timeframe that we would like to see them paid we should have JOY, even if the realtionship that we have been looking for a long time still hasnt come we still need to have JOY. There should be nothing that causes each of us not to have JOY in our life.

I really enjoyed this message last night!!!!

Audrey and Her dog Sally

Audrey loves her dog.....

Audrey and Rachel getting baptized

Some New Pictures of Audrey