Hooray!!

Two of my boys asked Jesus into there heart this past Sunday at church. They each received a Spiritual Birth Certificate.


4 year old Tommy.


5 year old Luke.

His Favor

So I noticed that God has been giving me favor at HBC. The cup of blessings has been overflowing and I am in awe at what He is doing in my life. This is what the Lord has filled the cup with so far...
lunch paid for
book given
C.R when ever I want and I get to ride with 2 wonderful woman of God.
A woman who has been in recovery for like 20 yrs that offered to be my sponsor.
I got invited in and joined there little homeschool group.
Invited to do a woman's bible study. We started last Mon. and it's a Beth Moore one.
And the latest, someone wants to adopt my family of 8 for Christmas.
This has all been in such a short amount of time, and all of it is coming from this one church. I am just overwhelmed and in awe of His goodness towards me.

Wed. Thankful 5

1. Royal Identity

2. Music

3. God's love

4. sick kids(there calmer that way)

5. The Word of God

Thankful 5

So the pastor at C.A. is doing a series called Thank God. At the end of the message yesterday he said something about writing a thankful list. I'm gonna write my 5 things I am thankful for everyday this month. Here's 5 things I thank God for today...

1. rain

2. the computer(so I can blog)

3. color

4. church

5. encouragement from friends

A Thankful Heart

I am gonna try something new. When I pray I will only pray thankful prayers and thats it. I got this idea from my sister. I started last night and will continue through out November. In doing this I hope to rid myself of negative, complaining, discontent, unbelieving prayers to God. And change my way of thinking to a thankful heart.

Church

God is totally changing my idea of church. My idea of church is only a mere human idea that exists in so many ways to glorify man, not the creator of the universe, the creator of church and all.
I realize that I have been carrying an unseen guilt this whole time. I am guilty...

For attending another churches woman's ministry...And I like it.
For attending another church the past couple of weeks.
For being able to discern the voice of God...sometimes so easily.
For listening to motivational speakers and other pastors messages.
For preaching and teaching that don't follow the order of the Book.
For seeing in the spirit.
For my enthusiasm when it comes to Him.
For being bored in certain christian circles.

Man, this list can go on and on and on. I have a lifetime of what man's idea of church is since I grew up in the church. With so many differences and different opinions I was taught that where ever I landed was the right one and all others are not in there right mind. Think about it, is this not what your church is teaching??
If you think not then I challenge you to think again. Oh they ain't gonna tell you straight up, they can't. But if you notice it comes out in other deceiving, manipulative ways. I am not saying that all churches are like this.
The guilt that I carry is man's idea not God's. And I don't want to be entangled in this humanistic, legalistic, prejudice thinking anymore. I want to follow His idea of what the church is and what it looks like. I want to be apart of the Holy Spirits church, the one most like Christ, the One that glorifys His name.

Cup of Blessings

I had one of those phenomenal days yesterday. It was just outa this world to me. I went back to my friends church again. No, I'm not switching churches, at least not that I know of. God hasn't showed me to leave my home church. But I am asking God to confirm that to me and to help me understand what He is doing right now.
I am not and was not looking to leave my home church when I visited this other church. I just did not expect to like it soooo much. I did not expect to see God so much at work in my life thru going there just 2 times. The plan as of now is for the whole family to visit there next weekend. I actually think my husband will love it.

So the whole reason I went back is cuz when I visited the first time, during worship He told me to "come back" and that He had something for me here. Doubtful that I even heard from Him correctly and scared cuz I thought He was wanting me to switch churches, I decided I wouldn't reason. And come the following Sunday He would again put it strongly on my heart to go back. And He did.

Anyways, the womens group there that is studying that Grace & Truth book gave me one so I can work on it this week. I am so excited about that. I hope to post my thoughts/notes, then again, I plan on blogging a lot of things that I never seem to get to.
I got to hook up with a couple ladies to attend C.R again. I will be going tonight for the first time in awhile. This is what I believe He had for me. I am nervous and excited all at the same time. But then theres more...
During worship He told me twice to "take this cup He has for me. It's filled with blessings." I didnt understand this but I have learned enough that if it's really His voice I am hearing(not audible) then He will reveal more whenever and however He wants and it will all come to pass.
I went out to lunch with a friend and at the end the waiter told her the gentleman that just left paid for our ticket. That was 7 of us including our children.
He is actually the worship pastor at her church. I wanted to cry. This took me back to when God first revealed Himself to me in a way I never experienced b4. And I reminisced how He loved on me that cloudy day in IHOP too.
Driving home I knew that the cup of blessings is filled with His goodness towards me.
And I think theres a lot more where that came from!