Sitting Down With God

“Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you.” Deuteronomy 4:22             It is very easy to become overwhelmed and anxious in the world today.   If it is not one thing it is another.   Every person has something that they can be worried about.   Each and every one of us has a problem that seems to jump out at us from an unseen adversary.   We take one step forward and something comes up and knocks us fifteen steps backwards.   At times, it feels like we make efforts that never see fruition because there is always a stumbling block in our way.             I am here to tell you that the battle is not your own.   No matter what is getting you down, no matter what is bringing you to the breaking point, God is in control.   He is fighting for us even when we feel no one is there but us.

                              Everyone loves the game of monopoly.  It is a game full of challenge and based upon who has the most property and money, and that person ends up winning the game.  But, with a roll of the dice or if you end up getting a faulty chance card, you are on the fast track to jail, do not pass go and do not collect $200.  You get to sit out and watch others buy up the rest of the property and you might even lose out on being the victor.  You are Ms. Broke Bags sitting in jail watching others have fun with the money that should have been yours.                 This made me think.  Uh Oh.  There I go thinking again.  Haha, just kidding.  Seriously though, How often do we get caught up in worldly gains? The fast track of life.  We become absorbed in figuring out who is wearing what designer label, who is driving the most expensive car, who lives in the mansion on the corner lot?  We get caught up in stuff.                 When you aren't the one driving the fa

Drawing: “Falling Down the Stairs to Save Time” by Sam Brown   www.explodingdog.com                   What is a friendship?   If you define friendship, it is the state of being friends; friendly relation, or attachment to a person or between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will; amnity; Kindly aid, help, assistance , unity, conformity, harmony , etc.   I bolded the last three words because when you are around someone for long periods of time you become close with one another.   You don’t find many people just spending time with people that they have nothing in common with.   Don’t get me wrong, all of us have friends that are complete opposites of us, but there is some common ground that unites us.           The reason I am bringing this up is because of two things on my heart.   The first, being the popular belief that, “You are who your friends are,” and the second being “Be careful of how your friendship with others affects your life.”           When you beco

                               I decided to sit on my front porch this afternoon and read out of my Bible while I was out there.  It is getting ready to storm and the wind is blowing and you can hear the thunder rumbling.  I thought of all the storms that have occurred in my life.  I say this metaphorically.  Because when we go through any trial or tribulation it is a storm in our life.  It may not really be raining in the world but you feel as if the one and only rain cloud in the world is hanging over you.  I sat there and I kept thinking that with every rumble of thunder and gust of wind my God is a good God.  He is an amazing God.

                Alright ya’ll, humor me.  Today has just been an “ugh” kind of day.  A day filled with frustration and aggravation, and it is only 9 o’clock in the morning.  I keep trying to remind myself that there is peace and love in the presence of God, but let me tell you today it is hard to hold onto.  Everything seems to be going wrong and my temper is trying hard to fight through.  As of right now, I am searching desperately for my internal muzzle.  I hope it makes it to my mouth before my flesh starts crying out.                 Anger is such an ugly thing.  I happened to walk past a mirror that I have hanging, for decorative purposes, in my living room. Let me tell you it shined a light on me real quick.  I realized for the first time how ugly my temper really is.  I stopped knee deep in angst and looked at my fiancé and asked, “Wow, do I always look this ugly when I am mad?”  Well, the look he gave me told it all as he tried the “manly” no of course nots.  I could tell tha

Brother Don shared a powerful message with us at church yesterday morning. It really made me think.  He talked about how so many Christians go around telling people how to be Christians.  That we put such a "religiousness" to it that people shy away from wanting any part of church or God.  I had to look back at my blog and see if I was doing this too. I think he caught me before I did anything to crazy.  His main point was that God is LOVE!!!!!!  We should love God, love Christ, but even more we should love each other.  God wants us to live a righteous life but if you love everyone as Jesus loves you then you are making a very big step.

  I took a deep breath and I walked in.  To my amazement, everyone smiled at me.  People I had never met before were shaking my hand and hugging me.  I walked as fast as I could to find a seat and look inconspicuous.  I was just blown away at the response of these strangers.  Wow, I mean they don't even know me and they are so welcoming.  With this I sat back and watched as service began.  I am a people watcher.  I am looking at everyone and everything.  When I tell you that you could feel the presence of God in this place, I mean goose-bumps on your arms and tears falling out of your eyes and you don't even remember starting to cry.     I felt like I had come home.  Now, I moved from South Florida when I was a junior in high school.  Before, I moved I was involved sporadically in youth group down there.  When I moved up here to the Florida Panhandle, I knew absolutely no one.  I went to several different churches and nothing answered my soul like it did at Carrabelle Christi

                                 All over the nation people are encouraged to participate in some type of awareness program.   (I.E. Breast Cancer, Drunk Driving, Getting Organized, Volunteer Blood Donors, etc.)   I looked up a calendar that has lists upon lists of topics to be aware of every month.  I decided that with this idea, I am going to promote a different type of awareness topic; A two-part awareness week.   Firstly, being aware of the schemes of the enemy and his effect on human kind.   Secondly, being aware of the coming return of Jesus to this earth.                 Being Aware of the Schemes of the Enemy: 1.)     Hatred 2.)     Malice 3.)     Discouragement 4.)     Envy 5.)     Sickness                 Satan has a whole bag of tricks he totes around.  As I have said in a previous post, the devil’s main task is to try to make you inefficient in the Kingdom of God.  He does what he can to make us feel low, depressed, and oppressed.  He lies and makes us f

                                 I have hardly slept in the last few weeks.   It seems that each day that my discontentment is growing.   I seem to find fault with everything being done around me and even more in myself.   If I look at it biblically, I have no reason to be discontented.   I have food, I have clothing, I have shelter, and I have a job that pays most of my bills.   I have so much that others would be happy to have and yet, I still feel as if something is missing.                 Contentment is defined as being free from care because of satisfaction with what is already one’s own.   It also is defined as being at rest.   It is the ability to make easy in any situation.   I have tried to figure out what has made me feel so discombobulated of late.   Looking at my list, I should be above and beyond happy.   But, the fact is, I am not.   So, today my goal is to strengthen myself with God’s unfailing word to ease my discontentment with life.                   One of the defin

                                 I have been sitting here for the last hour listening to God.   His Spirit is moving in me to share a message with everyone.   Around the world, there are people who are being tortured, killed and imprisoned for their love of Jesus Christ.   I have spent the last few hours surfing the web and looking at several different websites dedicated to underground churches and to martyrs of Christ.                   All of them tell similar stories.   Stories of women, men, and children being taken from their homes and loved ones for having the courage to speak of the Gospel.   They know in their hearts that when they voice their beliefs they are condemning themselves to horrible injustices.                 I look around my house and I can count 3 Bibles, stacks of Christian books and other Christian literature.   I have a computer with internet access and daily I am receiving more literature in my mailbox.   But, across the world these same things would cause me

I have became a volunteer of Be-A-Voice network.  It is a network that lets you know the prayer needs of persecuted Christians worldwide.  They send you prayer bulletins and ask that you spread the word of the need for prayer for the men/women/ and children that are losing their lives and/or are being imprisoned for the Love of Jesus and the spreading of the Gospel. I encourage you today to join me in praying for our brethren under persecution.  I ask that you join with me and lift your hands up to our brothers and sisters in Christ that need to know that our God is a merciful, loving God.  Pray that they be strengthened in their trials.  That their families be provided for during their imprisonment and after their deaths.  I encourage you to visit the sites enclosed with this post. Please open your eyes, ears, and hearts and take a few minutes to pray for others.  Love in Christ,  Kristine http://www.prisoneralert.com/ http://www.persecution.com/ http://www.kidsofcourage.com

            I got off of work this morning at six a.m.   I have been wrestling with sleep for the last few days.   Physically, I should be so tired that I fall into oblivion as soon as my head hits the pillow.   But, the last few days, I have hardly slept.   If anyone works graveyard shifts they know that this is not a good thing.   Being awake all day, without sleep, equals a bad night at work.   (And a not so great mood at home either)             A week ago we had a prophet come in to speak at our church.   He talked about his beliefs of insomnia.   He said that he felt that when people can’t sleep it is because we don’t spend the time with God that we should and He waits until He can talk to us.   Here we are trying to relax and get some sleep and God wants to have a conversation.   I have experienced insomnia my whole life, even as a child.   It never occurred to me, until I heard the prophet speak; that maybe all this time it was God trying to get His say for the day.   So, as I

      

1 www.FathersLoveLetter.com Father's Love Letter used by permission Father Heart Communications Copyright 1999-2010 The words you are about to read are true. They will change your life if you let them, for they come from the very heart of God. He loves you, and He is the Father you have been looking for all your life. This is His love letter to you. My Child, You may not know me, but I know everything about you. [Psalm 139:1] I know when you sit down and when you rise up. [Psalm 139:2] I am familiar with all your ways. [ Psalm 139:3] Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. [ Matthew 10:29-31] For you were made in my image. [ Genesis 1:27] In me you live and move and have your being. [ Acts 17:28] For you are my offspring. [ Acts 17:28] I knew you even before you were conceived. [ Jeremiah 1:4-5] I chose you when I planned creation. [ Ephesians 1:11-12] You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. [ Psalm 139:15-16] I determined the exact time of you

                          I have an issue.   Sounds funny, but the reality is that I know I am not the only one.   Actually to be completely honest I have more than one problem, just like so many other people.   Everyone has problems.   It is identifying them, pinpointing the cracks in your defense and dealing with them in a Godly way that really matters.             Out of my many problems/issues, I wanted to talk about my Moth to a Flame syndrome.   Yep, this is Krissycorrect terminology.   Acronym MTAF.   You might wonder, “What is MTAF?” I am going to break this down just like they would on WebMD: OVERVIEW & FACTS: Moth to a Flame Syndrome, A.K.A MTAF, is a disorder common to both men and women.   It occurs when people are attracted to people that are not good for them spiritually and/or in the flesh. In this attraction they make decisions to be involved romantically before they are married.   It is brought on by the human response of excitement, danger, and for women, “the