Blog Silence

On Tuesday, December 18th, there will be a blogger day of silence. We will post the button and that's it. Please try to not post anything else that day if possible.

We are also raising money that will go to an organization in the memory of this tragedy. The organization is called The Newtown Family Youth and Family Services. Here is the official description of the support service we are donating to:

"Newtown Youth and Family Services, Inc. is a licensed, non-profit, mental health clinic and youth services bureau dedicated to helping children and families achieve their highest potential. NYFS provides programs, services, activities, counseling, support groups and education throughout the Greater Newtown area.

ANY DONATIONS MADE TO NEWTOWN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES WILL BE DONATED DIRECTLY TO THOSE EFFECTED BY THE SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTING."


Please visit THIS PAGE to make your donation.

 We can't imagine how they must be feeling, especially this close to the holidays. We would love for you to spread the word on your own blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Let's make a difference and use blogging in a positive way. Thank you in advance for participating.

 Love,
The Blog World

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Ecclesiastes 3:7 NIV

a time to tear and a time to mend,

    a time to be silent and a time to speak,

Praying and praying,
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Where Was God?

While looking through Facebook, I saw this link from Garry Boisseau's page on a friend's page and the message it carries is strong and powerful. It is only 3 minutes long, please take a moment and listen and pray for God to become the Head of our nation. Let's turn to Him in repentance and seek His face.

Hosea 6:1-3 NIV

“Come, let us return to the Lord.

He has torn us to pieces

    but he will heal us;

he has injured us

    but he will bind up our wounds.

After two days he will revive us;

    on the third day he will restore us,

    that we may live in his presence.

Let us acknowledge the Lord;

    let us press on to acknowledge him.

As surely as the sun rises,

    he will appear;

he will come to us like the winter rains,

    like the spring rains that water the earth.”

Blessings,

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Sam and Emily

Please keep Emily and Sam in your prayers this week. Emily will be having scans on Tuesday December 18 and Sam will be having scans on Thursday December 20.

The more I pray for people who suffer from cancer, the more respect I have for them and all they go through. If the cancer is not bad enough they also must suffer from the side effects of the chemo and radiation. These children and adults that push through this are troopers especially since I see many of these children with smiles on their faces even when they are so sick. 

Father,

I love You so deeply and I honour You above all things. You are my God and I totally adore You. I want to be like You Daddy. :) Thank You for creating medicine and medical doctors and nurses and orderlies. Thank You for sending so many people to pray for these sick people. Lord, You know how my heart bleeds and ache for these children who are suffering and how I desire to see them healed. Father, have Your mighty hand on Sam and Emily as they go through these scans. Lord, let the scans come back CLEAN! You know Sam's scans have only been stable, please give Sam and Emily a wonderful gift of NED.

Cancer, I bind you in the name of Jesus. I command you to leave Sam and Emily in the name of Jesus. Leave and never return in the name of Jesus. Father pour Your healing down on Sam and Emily and heal them completely in the name of Jesus amen. 

Luke 10:19-20 NASB

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions,

and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you,

but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.

Praying and praying,

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Children of Sandy Hook

Isaiah 25:8 NIV

He will swallow up death forever.

The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears

    from all faces;

He will remove his people’s disgrace

    from all the earth.

The Lord has spoken.

Tragic!

Horrific!!

Abominable!!!

Oh how my heart bleeds and aches for the survivors and the families of those who died during the massacre that took place in Newton. This is pure evil and the worst thing is, it will only get worse. I am joining Barbie for Fresh Brewed Sundays. Today it is to share this tragic event and a prayer for those involve. Oh these dear children and now what they must bear!

Father, my God, the lover of my soul, I honour and adore You above all things. You are worthy of praise and worship in all circumstances. You are holy and You know all things. You are Comforter and Healer and only You can console the families and people that are involved in this tragic massacre that took place in Newton. No one else can heal the hurt and suffering these families are going through. Lord, step in with Your love and comfort the suffering and broken hearted mom's, dad's, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, neighbours, city, state, country and world. Rain Your wonderful amazing peace down on these who are in need right now. 

Father, we cannot comprehend this kind of killing of sweet, dear, innocent children. This is too painful to even try to understand, but I know, my Lord, that this is the act and hand of our enemy Satan. I know his day is coming when he will be thrown into the pit forever, never to torment us again. What a glorious day that will be! 

Daddy, oh daddy! Right now we must deal with this suffering and right now these families need Your grace and mercy. Send You healing blanket to cover and comfort them. Take this horrible situation and bring souls into Your Kingdom, Lord. Take what Satan has planned for evil and turn this into something good. Raise up mighty warriors who will pray and pray against this type of wicked. Let Your light shine brightly from Newton! Let Your love pulsate through North America and shake the wicked out of the ends of the earth! 

Sun, moon and stars, I command you to obey Your Creator in the name of Jesus. Rise up and fight for the One who formed you in the name of Jesus. Use the power your Master gave you and turn the fiery arrows of the evil one and throw them back to him in the name of Jesus. Fight like you fought Sisera in the times of old, in the name of Jesus. Judges 5:20 From the heavens the stars fought from their courses they fought against Sisera. 

Father, thank You for hearing my prayer and thank You for answering according to Your good and perfect will. You are Lord and King of my life and my deepest desire is to obey You and love You. I come to You and ask these things in the name of Your Holy precious Son, Jesus Christ my Savior amen and amen. 

Praying and praying,

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Update on Amy

Here is an update for Amy taken directly from her CarringBridge page.

I got a call from Dr Fisher the oncologist last night. I wish I can say we got all positive news but its only cross our fingers and pray kinda news. Radiation is not possible. Chemo alone wont cure this, brain surgery alone wont cure this. Brain surgery and chemo together is our best shot. He believes they can get a biopsy and find out what kind of tumor this is (they think it is a low grade glioma but there is a chance since it is a reoccurrance that it can upgrade to a high grade glioma and for that there would be little chance of a cure, So pray for low grade please.) the biopsy will help them determine what chemo treatment to use. We have a 10.00 am meeting with the neuro surgeon Dr. Storm on Tue dec 18 th Amys birthday. (i just told her last night that i would make it after her birthday but he only sees people on tuesdays-sometimes i feel that its like the world is out to get me. oh well its just a consult and she will have the party that night to lift her spirits again after hearing all the scary stuff about surgery)  Well thats all i can give you for now.


If anyone has any ideas how i can make scotty feel less overlooked please let me know. Im trying really hard but I am also concentrating on keeping everyone updated and doing little things around the house that need to be done and of course concentrating on how to keep my little girl alive. Shes getting cards and stuff and he jealous because hes not getting anything. Although I do have him signed up to get stuff it just takes time. If someone would like to write him a little card every now and then email me and ill give you our address. He told me yesterday he feels like we love amy more than him. I tried to explain we are just trying to help her survive. But hes little and doesnt understand. I hope talking to a therapist will help. I love them both so much but its really hard right now not to be concentrating solely on amys tumor and what is going on. So please if you have any ideas speak up and if its constructive critisism ill try not to hold it against you I will do anything to help my babies through this rotten unfair horribly scary situation.

 God Bless you all and thank you so much for the prayers I can feel the love. And I know he hears us and he will take care of us.


Friends, you know we serve a mighty big God so will you join me in asking big? I'm praying for the biopsy to come back clean, no evidence of cancer. Also will you pray for Scotty, Amy's brother. He is feeling unloved and not special. If you have any ideas on how to make him feel loved, please send a message to Etta. You can send a friend request to her Facebook page here.

Matthew 4:23-24 NASB 

Jesus was going throughout all Galilee,

teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom,

and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.

The news about Him spread throughout all Syria;

and they brought to Him all who were ill,

those suffering with various diseases and pains,

demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them.

Praying and praying,

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Please Pray For Scarlett UPDATED

Scarlett is having brain surgery today. Here is what her mom had to say... UPDATED


The entire growth was removed, including some of the adjoining tissue that might harbor rogue cells.

The pathologist looked at a sample.  The initial impression is that we are again looking at glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).  Official diagnosis results will come in the next few days, but it is definitely some kind of tumor.  I have some particularly colorful words I could add here, but I'll keep it PG-rated for now.  

While they had her opened up, they used a mesh to help repair some of the unhealed soft spots on her skull.  This will hopefully help them heal stronger.

They expect her to be ready to go home Sunday or Monday.  

Her doctors at LPCH at Stanford are being informed, as well as samples sent soon to start developing their plan.  Her case will also be presented this Friday to a doctor we met at the Pablove conference in LA last month, who consults at Children's Oakland.  Basically, everyone is on it, and we should have a plan (or likely, a choice of plans...) soon.



Scarlett was taken into surgery around 9:30 am PST.  It's nearly 11, and we have not yet heard that the actual surgery has begun - they are still preparing, setting IVs and breathing tubes, etc.  The OR nurse will call us soon.

The neurosurgery team took on a very short case before Scarlett's, so we were delayed a bit.  It made for a very long morning, but everything went according to plan.

We signed consent for "brain tumor resection."  Seeing that instead of biopsy was a bit jarring - we've been avoiding the idea of a new tumor as much as we could, but I guess the doctors aren't.

The only question I had for the surgeon this morning was how much change was evident on yesterday's MRI compared to the last imaging in October.  He said very little, if any change.  This gives me a bit of hope - still very slow growing.  His words: "We're just going to get it out of there."  I can get on board with that.

Isaiah 26:3 KJV

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,

whose mind is stayed on thee:

because he trusteth in thee.

Father, Holy, Holy, Holy are You! Father, thank you for surgeons and hospitals, You are so good!! Lord, be with dear, sweet Scarlett and guide the surgeons hands as he preforms this surgery. Jesus, please place Your hands on the surgeons hands and remove this tumor completely from Scarlett's brain. Breathe Your life giving breath into Scarlett and reverse any damage done to her brain. Soak Scarlett in Your blood Lord, give her a blood transfusion! I bind cancer in the name of Jesus. Cancer be bound with chains that cannot be broken in Jesus' name. I cast you into the sulfurous pit and command you to not bother Scarlett again in the name of Jesus. Cancer, lose the power over Scarlett in the name of Jesus. 

Thank You Jesus for what You are going to do in Scarlett's life. Amen!

Praying and praying for you Scarlett.

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Celebration of Jesus in Jordan

Celebration of Jesus in Jordan Unrau

Friends, all I can say about this video is WOW!! I am totally blown away by the love and trust the Unrau family have in Jesus Christ. This video is long, 2 hrs, but if you have a chance please watch it. I guarantee it will totally bless you. This is not your ordinary funeral service, this is a life service and it is Spirit filled.

Jordan Unrau passed away from this earth from bone cancer at the age of 15 and now he is in the presence of his Lord, Savior and friend, Jesus Christ. His life was one fully dedicated to Jesus and spreading the Gospel.

Here is the 2 hr video. Jordan's mom, Darlene, speaks at 37 minutes. It is really good and encouraging and then Kim, Jordan's dad, speaks after her. If you don't have the time to watch all of this then please go to 37 minutes and watch. At the end of the service there was a calling for those who wanted to be prayed for healing.




Here is the slide show.





There is also a fundraiser the family put up called Jordan's "We Win" Fund. If you are interested in donating you can check out his blog Jordan's Healing for the details.

Philippians 4:6-7 NASB 

Be anxious for nothing,

but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving

let your requests be made known to God.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension,

will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Blessings,

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Amy Lynne Hosmer

Meet Amy!
On September 21 2004 Amy was given the devastating news of a brain tumor that at first look thought to be untreatable but then at the second look was decided that just maybe radiation would work. She had about 7 weeks of radiation treatment with the tumor shrinking 80% and as time went on it continued to shrink. After 3 years the tumor was stable and Amy has been about 8 years in remission, until December 6 2012 when Amy had a routine check and the doctor noticed a cyst growing on the small tumor.

Amy and her family are devastated by this news. Here is a post from Amy herself. Please consider stopping by her CaringBridge site and give her some encouragement and love. Thanks!

Hi guys its me Amy,Hey I just wanted to thank you guys for saying all of these prayers for me. it realy helps to know that other people care.I know my mom told you my story so you know exactly what happened[my mom can be very detailed.].I'm not to scared about chemo but  what i'm realy afraid of is the"gulp"...the BRAIN SURGURY!Dun,Dun,Dun!!!;]But we'er not so sure that I'm geting brain surguery yet. So if I can just get a few more prayers just for that i'd be very thankful.Now,,,I've relized that i havn't been talking to you guys to much so i'm going to try to do that more often.But I don't now if I can because I'm tied up in-between school and homework alot but ya know...I'll try.Now any-who, the other day when we got the bad news, we came home, and there was a battle for a cure box on our front porch.[battle for a cure is a website that givs away presents for kids either with cancer or that are in treatment. I think i'm concitered both.] We felt s bad tat my mom said we needed a little christmasso me and my broth each opened seven presents and I opened a moxie girl doll up backwords. then i turned it around and I said 'and iquote'  'its bald........'then my mom explained to me that she was a special doll and only kids with cancer gets these kinds of dolls[ps:you can't get thes dolls any where else.]now she is my most favorite doll and i enjoy making clothing for her. Witch brings me to a  different note.......Any matierial,needles,or thread that you don'tneed talk to me.because i can take it off your hands. so thats it for now.bye!

Isn't she adorable??!! I am totally in love with this girl. :)

Romans 8:31 NIV

What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Praying and praying,
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Fruit Gives Life

John 15:5-8 NIV

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples."

Just like a tree if the branches stay rooted to the tree they will grow and produce fruit which brings life to those who eat it. If that branch is diseased, by say a worm, then that branch will wither, die and fall away from the tree. So it is with us, if we allow sin to come in and we don't get rid of that sin then it will destroy our foundation in Christ and we will wither up and fall away from our secure foundation. But if we repent of that sin and and keep our heart pure in Him, then when we pray and ask of the Father what lays on our heart, He will hear us and give it to us, but only if it will glorify Him by bringing more souls into His Kingdom. 

I'm linking up with Barbie for Fresh Brewed Sundays.

Blessings,

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Phoebe AT/RT

Please lift Phoebe up in prayer, she is having a rough go and needs a lot of intercession. Below is taken from An ATypical Miracle

Phoebe is still having a rough go in the hospital. Yesterday there was a mix-up in her orders and her Hydrocortisone was dicontinued. Well, Phoebe is cortisol dependent and can not live without it, so by yesterday afternoon she was floppy, distant and fading. Her heart rate was accelerated and her sodium was very high and thank God they finally figured it out before she crashed. Needless to say it was a rough day.

Her body is still not absorbing Potassium which is most likely a kidney issue, and that could continue for weeks, or months, or years or just suddenly correct itself. I constantly have to remind myself that people can live with potassium supplements but they can not live with AT/RT. People can live with Diabetes Insipidus but they can not live with AT/RT...etc.etc. Chemotherapy is a double edged sword.

Right now she is receiving her second blood transfusion and yesterday she received platelets. Her ANC is 40 today which is still pretty low, but at least on the upswing. We will be here for a few more days until her counts recover and she is in better shape. Thank you all for continuing to pray.

~Amey

Psalm 72:12-14 NIV

For he will deliver the needy who cry out,

    the afflicted who have no one to help.

He will take pity on the weak and the needy

    and save the needy from death.

He will rescue them from oppression and violence,

    for precious is their blood in his sight.

Praying and praying,
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How To Battle

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First part of this series is Warrior God.

Forces in the spiritual realm are set against us so we must battle or the enemy will invade and prevail over us. We must don our spiritual armour and wear it 24/7 and stand up to our enemy and fight because forces are set against us and if we are idle the enemy will run us over. If we do not fight the enemy will be relentless in attacking us and will take our blessings away. Whether we like it or not, spiritual warfare is going on 24/7, Satan and his army are not going to back off just because we are ignorant of his devices or tired of fighting. Oh no, he will fight even harder until we are so bound up in demonic chains that we are totally harmless to his kingdom.

Unbelief in spiritual warfare does not stop the oppression of the enemy, that only gives the enemy an advantage over us. Remember:

Exodus 15:3 NIV

The Lord is a warrior;

    the Lord is his name.

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A child of God should not behave like a civilian or a citizen of the world but needs to take on their responsibility and be a soldier in the Lord's army.

Ephesians 6:12 NIV 

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

The word struggle or in some versions, wrestle, implies fighting or hand to hand combat. Struggle defined by dictionary.com says: to contend with an adversary or opposing force. to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive: to struggle for existence. to advance with violent effort: to struggle through the snow. (of athletes and competitors) to be coping with inability to perform well or to win; contend with difficulty: After struggling for the whole month of June, he suddenly caught fire and raised his batting average 30 points. This word gives us the picture of extreme fighting, a battle that one does not give up on until they win the fight.

1 Timothy 6:12 NIV

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Psalm 144:1 NIV

Praise be to the Lord my Rock,

    who trains my hands for war,

    my fingers for battle.

Jesus is our teacher, ask Him to show you how to do battle and He will. Remember He is faithful and Father hears our prayers if we are not living in sin and stay under the covering of the Blood of the Lamb. There are some rules to warfare and if you follow them you will be successful in the battle.

Deuteronomy 20:1-8 NIV

When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you. When you are about to go into battle, the priest shall come forward and address the army. He shall say: “Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them. For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.”

The officers shall say to the army: “Has anyone built a new house and not yet begun to live in it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else may begin to live in it. Has anyone planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else enjoy it. Has anyone become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else marry her.” Then the officers shall add, “Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his fellow soldiers will not become disheartened too.”

From reading this above passage we see that we are to go into prayer knowing God is with us and we have no reason to fear because it is God who will be fighting for us. We also see that if we are distracted when we go into prayer then our prayers are not effective and we are open for a sucker punch to the vitals by the enemy. We must deal with the distraction first in order to win the war.

Psalm 8:1 NIV

Lord, our Lord,

    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory

    in the heavens.

Always start your prayers off with praise and worship. God is worthy of our praise so when we go to war we need to acknowledge Him for Who He is, praise Him and know that He is going before you into the battle field.

1 John 1:9 NIV

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Confess your sins. You cannot enter into the presence of the Lord while you are living in sin or have unrepentant sin in your heart. You need to be right with Him because when you are He will hear your prayer and He does answer right away. It is either yes, no or wait.

Ephesians 6:18 NIV

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. 

Now you are ready to pray all kinds of prayers in the Spirit. What does praying in the Spirit mean? Check out GotQuestions.org for a good explanation. Here is a little snippet of their answer...The Greek word translated “pray in” can have several different meanings. It can mean “by means of,” “with the help of,” “in the sphere of,” and “in connection to.” Praying in the Spirit does not refer to the words we are saying. Rather, it refers to how we are praying. Praying in the Spirit is praying according to the Spirit’s leading. It is praying for things the Spirit leads us to pray for.

Next post will be on why we must fight.

Blessings,
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Candles for Keegan updated

I am updating this post as I wanted to share with you the picture I shared on Keegan's page, Candles for Keegan. 

It will be 1 year tomorrow, December 6, that Keegan went to be with Jesus. Beth has been having a very rough year and has put out a request. Please read:

As of 5:45 am tomorrow morning (CST) my love will have been gone ONE FULL YEAR.

365 days it has been since I saw his smile, heard him giggle, or changed a diaper.

Please join us in lighting a candle in his memory tomorrow 12/6/12.

If you think about it and get a chance I would love to see them. Photos can be shared over on Candles for Keegan or Karing for Keegan.

I know this would make Beth really happy to collect pictures of candles lighted for Keegan. If you are willing to do this you can visit her Facebook page Karing for Keegan or her events page Candles for Keegan and post a picture of your lighted candle. I know this would really touch Beth's heart.

Psalm 116:1-2 NIV

I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;

   he heard my cry for mercy.

Because he turned his ear to me,

    I will call on him as long as I live.

Thanks!!

She Will Live!

Adorable Scarlett will be going in for surgery next week. Please keep her in your prayers. Here is what her mom said...

Scarlett is scheduled for surgery next week, on Wednesday, 12/12/12.  Hopefully, her neurosurgeon will be able to remove the entire mystery spot, and we will get some answers on what we are dealing with here.  They expect her to be in the hospital for 3-5 days, depending on how her body handles it all.She will have a "stealth" MRI the day before to map out the surgical zone.  He may or may not deal with some of the cranial bones that are not healing properly.

 Psalm 118:17 NASB

I will not die, but live,

And tell of the works of the LORD.

Praying and praying for you sweet Scarlett! 

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Warrior God

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God is a Warrior, a Mighty Fighter and the lives we live are not going to be all fun and games. The battles that we deal with in the physical is nothing compared to the spiritual battles that occur 24/7.

Around the world over billions of dollars are spent on defending our nations from attacks and wars. Wars are a huge part of our human history. We have biological warfare, Guerrilla warfare, religious warfare, germ warfare and so on. Our countries live on the defense with war strategies placed all over our nation.

The natural mirrors the spiritual and what we see here in the physical is only a fraction of what is happening in the spiritual which is a mega war on a colossal scale.

Jeremiah 12:5 NIV

“If you have raced with men on foot

    and they have worn you out,

    how can you compete with horses?

If you stumble in safe country,

    how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?

The story of our lives is one long stretch of unending battles starting in the womb and ending in death.

Jacob tells us how difficult his life has been...

Genesis 47:9 NIV

And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers.”

Job declares that our days are few and full of trouble...

Job 14:1 NIV

“Mortals, born of woman,

    are of few days and full of trouble."

Paul talks about his hardships...

2 Corinthians 11:23-29 NIV

"Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again. Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was pelted with stones, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers. I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn?"

The wonderful thing is that we have victory in Jesus Christ! He won the war and so we are winners too.

1 Corinthians 15:57 NIV

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Christian are to be warriors just like our Lord Jesus. He is a mighty Warrior and He has shown us how to do battle.

Ephesians 6:10-13 NIV

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

Jesus is our Commander in Chief and He is prepared and ready to lead us into the battle field.

Exodus 15:3 NIV

The Lord is a warrior;

    the Lord is his name.

If you are a person that is not willing to do battle, if you want a cosy life problem free, then you cannot belong to the family of God because God's children are warriors just like their leader. How do we war? Simple!! We war in prayer and intercession just like Jesus did.

Luke 22:43-44 NIV

An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

We fight with our words in intercession to our God who hears us and answers right away. Have you every prayed so intensely that your sweat was like drops of blood? I haven't but if we could have that same determination and focus I don't believe our world would be in the situation it is in now.

Christians need to wake up and put on their battle clothes. Our knees need to become calloused from kneeling in prayer. We need to pray intensely about all situations because Satan's children are praying and doing battle in the second heaven against us. They are fasting food and sleep in order to gain favour from their leader.

Prayer:

Father You are glorious indeed! The might of Your armour shines and Your mighty right arm bulges as You hold the double edge sword. I praise and worship You and give You thanks!!
Release in me the understanding of who I am in Jesus Christ.
As I stand by Your side and mimic Your moves I trust that You have my back, my front and all around me You surround me with Your presence. Any satanic demons tormenting my life, be tormented in the name of Jesus Christ. Any satanic demons standing in the way my destiny be blocked in the name of Jesus. Every demonic angel blocking my prayers be roasted by the fire of the Holy Spirit. Every power increasing against the healing of the sick be silenced in the name of Jesus. Lord, soak this blog in the blood of Jesus and the people on the prayer page be healed, in Jesus' name.

Blessings,
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You Don't Know

Matthew 7:1 NIV

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged."

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Remember to show love and compassion because we just don't know.

I'm linking with Barbie for Fresh Brewed Sundays.

Blessings,

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Great Is God's Faithfulnees

 LUCY

Her scan results are CLEAN! Thank You GOD!! 

What a relief and a joy for the Krull family and us. Here is what Kate said...

Praise God! Praise God! Clean scans. We were told that they actually saw improvements in some areas they were watching. There was a build up of fluid that may need to be addressed but our sweet baby remains cancer FREE!!!

Lamentations 3:22-24 NIV

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,

    for his compassions never fail.

They are new every morning;

    great is your faithfulness.

I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;

    therefore I will wait for him.”

Rejoicing in the LORD!

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