Teaching Our Children

I am extremely sorry to you all for my absence.. I want you all to know that you all are an extension to my spiritual family.. I did promise a few people that I would send a message out yesterday, but I was sick in the bed.. But I’m back.. LOL!! I also would like to welcome a new member.. Ms. Jenny, welcome to HIS WORD expressed thru me.. Enjoy!!

Deuteronomy 4:10
Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb,

when the LORD said to me, ‘Assemble the people to Me,

that I may let them hear My words so they may learn to fear

Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.’

Fear only HIM.. Fear only HIM.. I find myself saying this to my 9 year old son over and over again..

Fear only HIM.

But, how do we implement this when they already have formed in their little minds to be scared of certain things..

The dark, monsters, creepy crawlers, etc, etc..

How do we implement fearing only HIM when society places fear in us.

How?

If I haven’t placed any encouragement into you all please listen to this….

Never give up..

Keep trying..

Keep reading the WORD to them..

Keep telling them how much you love them, and how much HE loves them..

Keep telling them that they are important..

Keep telling them that they can do anything they put their mind to positively..

Keep telling them..

Keep telling them..

And keep telling them to fear only HIM!!

Never give up on our children!!

May God Bless You All J

Make That Call...

Matthew 14:28-32

²⁸ Peter said to Him, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water."

²⁹ And He said, "Come!" And Peter got out of the boat,

and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

³⁰ But seeing the wind, he became frightened and beginning to sink he cried out,

"Lord, save me!"

³¹ Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him,

"You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

³² When they got into the boat, the wind stopped.

You of little faith.. You of little faith.

I was one with little faith once upon a time, but HE brought me through that.

HE supplied me with contentment and satisfaction.

Now make sure you don’t hear me wrong..

 I’m not content and satisfied with stopping where I’m at right now..

But I am happy and joyful with the contentment and satisfaction in my heart,

for I have HIS hands wrapped around me.

What about you?

Do you find yourself getting so upset about things that have no importance?

Do you find yourself shutting down a friend/family member

because you received a wrong interpretation?

Do you find yourself doubting HIM

 because HE hasn’t helped you in your timely fashion?

Remember this my friends, HE has plans for you and HE has the times stamped!!

HE places events in your life to strengthen your heart,

and HE places people in our lives to help us along the way!

Trust in HIM J

Importance of Family

I just want to talk to you all today, no verse, just talk.

Family.. Family is not just your blood relatives.. Matter of fact sometimes our blood relatives are not even family. Your best friend could be family, your coworker(s) could be family, your neighbor could be family.

What entitles an individual to be called your family?
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!!

The kind of love that doesn’t judge, the kind of love that doesn’t ridicule, the kind of love that just cares..

The kind of love that HE gives!!

I believe that HE equips us all with the appropriate tools at the appropriate times.. I believe HE drops the power of grace onto specific family member(s), our living angels here on earth, when we start to veer off HIS path.

I vow to continue my path towards HIM because of people like you,

and because of HIS love wrapped around us all.

I love my family!!

May God Bless You All J

Do the right thing...

James 4 : 2 - 3

² You lust and do not have; so you commit murder.

You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel.

You do not have because you do not ask.

³You ask and do not receive,

because you ask with wrong motives,

so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

   Doing the right thing can be hard at times.. Living right through HIM can be hard at times..  

But where do we draw the line.. When do we give it all to HIM, and when we don’t get our way when do we let it be..

Only HIS plan shall prevail.. Nothing we do to go against that will change things..

In result, we will end up with worse outcomes or something catastrophic happening in your life.

Give it all to HIM.. May God Bless You All J

Speak...

^{1 Peter 3 : 9-11}

⁹ not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead;

for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.

¹⁰ For, “THE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE AND SEE GOOD DAYS,
MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING DECEIT.
¹¹ “HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD;
HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT.

Watching what we speak, good or bad, has a reflection in our daily living.. As well as the way we speak.

You could say something positive, but if your tone is negative then your message comes off as negative.

The way we speak is just as important as what we speak.

I know you all have heard the saying,

“If you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all”

or

“Kill them with kindness”

The saying “kill them with kindness” can still coincide with the way you say it..

Speaking kindness in a sarcastic tone is still negative, people.. LOL!!

Try this on for size:

Throughout your day speak nothing but positive attributes..

When you feel the urge to speak of something that is not in HIS nature,

stop yourself and thank HIM for your new found self awareness of positive speaking/thinking!!

At the end of your day, reflect on how your speaking of good changed your day and outlook on life.

I would love to hear some feedback!!

May God Bless You All J

Find Joy...

Proverbs 17 : 22

A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Finding joy in stressful situations.. It’s hard, but it can be done.

I’m going to touch a bit on the ones that have left this temporary place setting, to go HOME.

Losing someone is never easy; whether that lost is the physical presence, or the mind of an individual.. In these past two weeks, I have lost one friends physical presence, for he was called HOME.. Two individuals that I know of have gone HOME, and I lost another friend to the streets..

When baby Tripp passed away on Jan. 14^th, I kept thinking of all the great memories that his mother, Courtney, must have and all the joy that she has absorbed from those days.. When my friend, Phil, passed away last Friday I had some of the same thoughts; I can only imagine the stories that his wife, children, siblings, and grandchildren will remember.. My friend Teresa; losing anyone is hard, but I can only imagine the pain/hurt when it is your parent; remember those precious/joyful moments Teresa.. And last but certainly not least, my long lost friend Lindsay; I lost her years ago to the streets, and I continue to pray that she will see the light.

I will always remember the joyful days I had with Phil and Lindsay..

I continue to pray that I will not question HIS will, and keep joy in my heart.

HE is the best medicine out on the market!! May God Bless You All J

Loving the one's you don't care for.....

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and do good,

and lend, expecting nothing in return;

and your reward will be great,

and you will be sons of the Most High;

for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.

Your mama always told you to treat people the way you want to be treated,

but what happens when those people don’t treat you in a kind manner..

Do you act as they do?

NO NO.. We love them just the same!!

“But Lynette, why would I love someone that doesn’t treat me kindly”, you ask.

Because.. HE doesn’t turn away from you,

or treat you any different when you sin against HIM..

HE continues to love you..

HE continues to bless you..

HE continues to have your back.

Love is not an emotion, it is a choice.. Let’s choose to act as HE does.

Love is an act of HIS will.. May God Bless You All J