Writing

       Just as I have been reading these blogs especially from 2015 I realize that I was even calling out for the more then. I do not even know if I was going to church at that time. The Rock was not my home then, because I was still working. The Rock has never been my church when I was employed. That just confirms to me that I have always wanted the more in the Lord. I want to see the works of the Lord manifest in the land of the living. Some people won't believe even if they see miracles, but many will so this is what I want and if I can be an instrument so be it Lord for your glory. The Lord is good all the time all the time He is good. He is always right too. Not always easy to walk in but always right.

Deliverance

 I have really enjoyed reading Pigs in a Parlor by Frank Hammond it has been an experience. This book is convincing me that I can be the real me. I have know for years the way that I react to situations is just not me. Not the real me. The real me is patient and kind and I am not always patient and kind.

I need to focus on who I am in Christ and that God really loves me and if I really do my homework and allow the Holy Ghost to work in me I will find the real me. My later years are going to be better than former years. Just a little regretful that I have not put this into practice years ago. I had this book and just did not really understand what I was reading. Back in the day deliverance was not talked about much. They did not believe that Christians could have a demon which I did not really believe that because I knew that I had something going on. 

I am going to be reading and watching videos that just point me to the cross its nothing that I can do or earn for success in the Kingdom of God but just trusting in what the Lord did at Calvalry.

He has given me authority though on this earth.

Cognitive Thinking

This past year I have been learning about Cognitive Thinking. I find it very interesting that we all have some twisted cognitive thinking. There are some stories that we tell our self about our self and others that is just not true. We really believe they are true but they in deed are not true. 

If we can get past this self debilitating story telling out of our way we could be so much more productive in our lives. Our relationships would improve and the relationship that we have with our self would  improve. It is a tough cycle to break because most of us have been doing it for a long time. Its a good idea to keep track of how many times that this story telling starts to manifest in our daily lives. After we identify it then we can just start correcting our self and it will get less and less. It certainly will be a life long challenge for sure.

I find this whole cognitive thinking so interesting and I love that I am aware of what is going and can shut that thing down when it starts surfacing. I really need to refresh my memory on CBT. Tom Bilyeu explains it so well I wish that I had written that video down that he explains it so well. 

God is Good!!

Unfortunately, there is so much sadness in the earth and I am sure that everyone who would choose to read these words in this post would say that they have had some sadness in their lives at some point in time. 

The thing is that everyone who has made Jesus the Lord of their lives can choose to be happy in times of great peril. Many of the bible heroes were under great persecution and yet thy chose to rejoice and told the readers to again I say rejoice !! History records that one of those followers was in human refuse under the prison where he was being held for preaching Christ, and yet he was rejoicing and encouraged others to do the same!! That person was none other than Paul the apostle that wrote two-thirds of the New Testament. 

I am so thankful to the Lord Jesus for drawing me to Him and giving me the grace to except Him, to be Lord over my life. Accepting Christ is the most important decision a person can make in their life. I am humbled that I made that decision almost 40 yrs ago and He has never failed me. Does it mean that I don't go through tough times? No way, but it does mean that He never leaves me or forsakes me in my times of need. Does it mean that He does things the way I am expecting Him too? Of course not, but He does things the best way for He knows the best for me.

We have a lot to do with how things turn out in our lives as well, we have a free will to do how we want. We gain knowledge through the Word of God, the Bible and we pray and apply the Word to our lives and do the things that He tells us to do and then He does the things we cannot do. He even helps us do the things that we can do. 

 We need a relationship with The Lord to lead us and guide us into the truth that we need for our current circumstances that are causing us pain, or the things that are bringing us great joy. He is the God of the mountain top and the valley. He will never leave us of forsake us!!

This is the day that the Lord has made and I will be glad in it. I want the Lord to reveal things to me not just to have knowledge but things that He gives to me it is for my family. I want to know that scripture but not sure where it is but giving my children things that the Lord has given me revelation on. If I do not give my children money but give them truths I am still leaving them and inheritance. I really want to be rich though so that I can help establish God's truth on the earth.

A Little off Topic

This post is a little off topic from healing but I am going to give myself a chance at drawing. It has been said that anyone can draw and I am very interested in learning to draw. Drawing could be very relaxing and it could be very good for the soul when you are not feeling well it would be a way of expressing your inner most feeling at a challenging time. My youngest son is an artist and he is very good at it. It will give me something to talk to him about at the very least. There is a book at my local library that I am soon going to check out.

This paragraph is five years later and I want to say that I am learning manga and anime art. It is very popular right now and worth knowing how to draw in this type of way. I also am interested in Calligraphy. I want to show up in a big way in this area.

This is The Day

No matter what we are facing in life that is challenging our happiness or way of life when we first wake up we just have to declare to the Lord that this is the day that he has made, and we will be glad in it. That is not always easy, but that one sentence can change the whole course of our day. We are to be glad in the Lord no matter how devastating our circumstances can be. Words are not the only actions of faith that there are to take, but the words that we speak are very important. The Bible instructs us to be very careful of our words because we are going to be judged for every idle word that comes out of our mouth....so I guess that they are very important.

To know what to speak, we have to spend time in the Word knowing what it says about us and our circumstances. The Word is very clear about healing...By his stripes we are healed, and he sent his word and healed us and delivered us out of all our destructions.... that covers a lot of territory. It is just up to the individual what verses that they decide to make important to them to fight in the battle that they are facing. Web browsers are a great way of finding scriptures concerning healing and there so many books on topics of the Bible and books on healing. It is very important when seeking a healing from the Lord, that He has purchased at Cavalry to be careful what you listen to concerning healing. Some do not believe that God heals, but really, I just do not know how true that is now. Because all denominations turn to the Lord in sickness and call out to the Lord. They certainly are wanting something from Him, so I am sure they are not just expecting Him to leave them sick when He is all-powerful and compassionate concerning His children.

Jesus loves us and his mercies are new every morning so when we have a bad day, we put it behind us and start over and know that he is there ready to help us, and he will never leave us or forsake us.

Out on the Water

We never know what is coming our way in the natural, but we can always know that God is the same yesterday and forever. For sure the Lord wants to heal all of our infirmities. Challenges of health come to many and the Lord bids us to come out on the water and believe Him for total healing in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. He took thirty-nine stripes on his back for our healings. Healing is the children's bread and we are his children. Those who have asked Him into their hearts to reign supreme over all and be involved in every area of their life he is theirs and eternal life is a certainty in the realm of the spirit. The Kingdom Life is awesome and is something that should be sought out by every believer. Many believers never know the Lord beyond salvation of just going to heaven when they die. There is so much more to be had by the believer in retrospect of the Gospel.

The Bible proclaims that His Word will not return to Him void. His word is going to accomplish much as it is sent out into the atmosphere by the believer speaking the word and believing it more than believing facts. Facts are very convincing and hard to refute but without a doubt the word of God trumps all facts.