No Bible Study, but a look at "weak minds"

good morning righteous ones!!!         I pray that we all can have that word used over our lives by the way we try to walk in the light of Gods word.         it's a big word, but God has called His own to live righteous lives and we CAN NOT do that without Him guiding us.         we have to be familiar with His word, we have to have Christ as our Lord and Savior and we have to have the guidance of the Holy Spirit.         we CAN NOT listen to the culture of the day to define what it good.          only God has that power.          scripture tells us that in the last days, what God has called good will be called wicked and evil and what God has called abominable will be called good.       this is exactly what we are seeing today.           there are a lot of weak minds in places of leadership in government and they should not be there.         the church is full of weak minds and we know it.         we just don't want to admit it, because maybe, just maybe, we are one of those with a weak mind.          the church looks just like any other social club and that's NOT right.          if you're in the church and your marriage looks just like your non Christian friends marriage that's not in church, or worse, then something is wrong.          if you're a church member and your life looks no different than your non Christian friends life, or worse, then something is wrong.          it just is and we don't want to hear it, we don't want to read it, we don't anyone to point it out to us, that our lives should be a whole lot different and look a lot different, simply because  we  believe  and trust  God.          do we or don't we?          if we don't, then let's stop pretending.         let's just call  a spade a spade  and deal with it.         we either change  or we walk  away from the  word of God.          we can't play games with God and we shouldn't play games with each other.         there are some things that should just flat out, make us mad, not to the point of sinning, but mad enough to call a spade a spade and that's what I'm doing.        we tip toe around not saying what we know is sin, because we are so worried about numbers in church when we should be worried about the souls in church.         why do you go to church?         do they have a good coffee bar?   do they have good activities?          do they have music that sounds like a rock concert?          do they tickle you ears by saying that we welcome and affirm you in all your sin?        does the preacher preach the word of God, the whole word of God and nothing but the word of God?????          if he doesn't, then he's just a high paid emcee.           do you ever hear the words "sin", "repent", "hell", "the devil",  "mercy", "the blood of Jesus that covers all your sin".          are any of these and so many more,  do you ever hear in church these days?         not much, for sure.         if any of this resembles anything that you may be dealing with, then you need to find a godly person right away that can help you and point you in the right direction.         culture will take you right straight to hell with them all the while thinking that you are living right.         when you are living directly opposed to the word of God, that's a slippery slope to be on.         where is all this coming from?          I read something on facebook and it made my blood boil and  I just  wondered  how  many  people, even  people right here reading my blog that thinks it's ok.          let me tell you, it's not ok.         and if anyone here reading my blog thinks it's ok, then maybe you're in the wrong place reading the wrong stuff.        or maybe, just maybe, you are in the right place!!!         maybe too, you just need to go back to the beginning of the bible and start from day one and reread what you've already read.         but just understand the fact that you'll never read in God's word where living like animals and and men claiming to be women and vice versa is ok.        you WILL NEVER find that in God's word.        you may have a twisted version of the bible, with perversion added, but God has pronounced homosexuality and all the variants thereof as abominable behavior.        I never want that word used against me by God for any reason.        but if you have a weak mind and support others that have weak minds, then you'll support all the abominable behavior that you see.        this is the world we live in, sadly.

something else that weak minds support is abortions.           weak minded people think it's ok to kill babies.           these weak minded people want to have sex with anything and then murder the results of their actions.         if you can't control your urges, get fixed.        we spay or neuter animals every day and if you want to live like an animal, then go to the vet and get fixed.        I'm not a hard hearted person at all, but I hate seeing women that should have the heart beat of a mother standing up and saying that having an abortion is part of a woman's health care.          NO IT'S NOT!!!!!!!         it's all about covering up, removing and hiding sin in their life.        that's what 99.99% of all abortions is about.        when you stand before God some day, what will you say?          I'm trying not to be judgmental, but the word also says that Christians are to hold each other accountable.         so if you claim to be a Christian and you support women getting abortions, shame on you.        life starts at the point of conception and that is a sacred life regardless of how it started.         weak minded people support this behavior.        weak minded people think it's ok to kill off millions and millions of innocent babies who had absolutely nothing to do with the situation.          weak minded people don't see this at all.          weak minded people see me as being hard, harsh and judgmental.           that's ok.        I pray that real Christians will take a look at what they believe.           trust me when I say this.      "what you believe matters!!!!"          it matters so much that what you believe will determine your eternal destiny!!          that's why it's so important.         if you have a weak mind, then you will be swayed by every thought and idea that floats by that sounds like the latest and greatest way to thumb our noses at God.         weak minds blow off what scripture says about sin.         are you weak minded?         only you can answer that, but answer it to yourself truthfully.          if you are weak minded, what will you do about it?

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I just seen a post of facebook that says "the weakest men compete with girls and the weakest minds accept it".           no truer words have ever been spoken.           we live in a day and age where grown men claim to identify as female, 2 feet taller and 100 + lbs heavier than their women counterpart can compete in any sport, much less a sport requiring strength, then this is one of the most abominable disgraces that has ever graced the face of the planet and the earth is crying out because of it.       and this is just exactly the world we live in!!!!!          how in the world could this EVER be seen as right in any way, form shape or fashion???         well, if you have to think about whether it's right or not, just know this, you are part of the problem and you need a Jesus awakening.         the people in  this world is about as  evil and  demented  as they can get.         when we want nothing to do with Jesus, this is what we get.           weak men and weak minds.          scripture tells us that iron sharpens iron and real men want to compete with real men to sharpen each other.        we have weak minds in every area of society to think for even a split second that this is ok.        I don't know how anyone's mind would become so weak to think this wickedness is ok.          but it takes a weak mind to think this garbage up in the first place and then other weak minds go along with it.          a mind that doesn't know Jesus.          a life that isn't led by the Holy Spirit.        a life that doesn't believe in our omnipresent and sovereign God.         when we come to know Christ as our Savior and Lord, and have the Holy Spirit as our guiding force, and acknowledge God as creator of all, we don't have weak minds!!!!!         period!!!!!!!!        so trans, gay, lesbians, homosexuals and any other perverted words they want to be called to say they are Christians, there is no possible way they can be.        I don't care who it is and what they say.         I know that scripture says that this behavior is abominable in God's eyes; God's words, not mine.         so if you are weak minded enough to believe that this is ok, just know that I pray for you to come to a saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and become strong enough in mind to repent of your sin and to renounce this sin and call it what it is and live a life that is based on the word of God and what He commands from us.         we've been studying a lot about judgement and how God judges and how even during the judgement, He offers the hope of repentance and restoration.      folks, this is where the rubber meets the road.        we need to really think about what we believe, why we believe it and if it lines up with God's word in scripture.         if something in your life, in your beliefs and in your lifestyle doesn't line up with God's word, someone is wrong, and it ain't God!!!         but He always offers hope to those who come to Him in sincerity.         cling to hope and get rid of the weak mind that believes all kinds of ungodly filth.         reach for righteousness instead of weakness!!!!

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well, there you have it.         this is what was running rampant in my head and I needed to get it out.      if it comes off as harsh, then maybe we need to think about it and see what we need to do to correct a few things in our lives.        we've just been studying this whole year so far about how He judges and disciplines, not just for punishment, but for correcting and helping us to turn to Him or to turn back to Him.        but if we are weak minded, this will only make us mad and we can't see what we need to see because we are weak minded and only see what the culture wants us to see.         if it's something that the culture of the day supports, we need to look  at thru the filter of what God wants us to see.       God wants us to live righteous lives.         we can't do that with weak minds.       blessings of strength and strong minds be ours today and ever day forward.

hugs and love, patty

Bible Study, Yay!!!

good morning my beautiful friends.           as you can see, I didn't get to it yesterday, but I did today so I'm tickled.           it just doesn't do well for me take a break, it's hard for me to get back at it, but it was good for me to take a quick break and then, get back to it.          I hope everyone is having good weather and getting gardens started and looking forward to watching what God's gonna do with what we're trying to do.        I always say that I plant and pray, and leave the rest of it to Him.         He's the first and only original gardener, so I think He knows what He's doing.          thank You God for always blessing my efforts.     

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giggle for the day:

Q - How do you keep a bull from charging?

A - Take away its credit card!

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of course!!!  hahahaha

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picking up with Obadiah Chapter 1,         in this short book we see the judgement and the terrible consequences of sin and pride.           but thru it all there is a promise of hope and restoration.          do you have areas in your life where pride has taken root and separated you from God, if so, let go of pride and humble yourself before God.          we just have to do this if we want to stay in right relationship with God.         do we can within our power to bring unity to our community as a whole, supporting each other instead of dividing each other.         but always stand on the word of God.          don't just go along to get along.          stand up for the right things.          God is the ultimate judge in all things and He will always be just and His timing is perfect.         hang on to the hope of restoration and deliverance that God promises to us, even in the midst of trials.          pray for strength to hold on to the promises of God even in the hard times, especially in the hard times.

Jonah Chapter 1,          have you ever tried to run away form God?          Jonah did too.         he wasn't successful, because he couldn't run away from God, neither can we.        rebellion leads to chaos and we see a lot of chaos in the world today.          submission to the will of God in our lives can lead to peace, even for the most reluctant hearts.          even when we try to run and hide, God is still and is always in control.         others are always watching the call of God in the lives others.          make no mistake, other people see us when we try to run from the will of God in our lives.        do we want the world to see us running away or stepping into the plan that God has for us?        ask for a heart of obedience and willingness to walk into the plan that God has for us.       God continues to try to draw us to Himself, He doesn't give up on us.          His plan and desire for us it to walk in faith and obedience.          may we continue to seek after the heart of God in all things.

Chapter 2,            even in the belly of a whale, there is no situation to difficult for God.         repentance and and holding on to faith in dire situations is of most importance.         faith in God is all we have to hang on to.         absolutely no one is beyond the saving power and reach of God, where ever you are, what ever whales belly you find yourself in, God will hear your prayers!!!!        thank You Father for hearing our prayers!!!!          thank God for His mercy to hear our prayers.

Chapter 3,              Gods mercy is unlimited and offered to anyone and everyone who sincerely repents and Jonah sincerely repented.           Jonah's obedience brought a whole city to repentance.         we need to recognize the opportunities that God gives us to correct the course of our lives, and be thankful for the opportunity to fulfill His purposes.         share the truth of God's word with others, knowing and believing that the word of God has the power to change lives.        we have to know that it was the same word of God that transformed our own lives.          just as God gives us mercy and compassion, we need to  show  that  same  mercy  and compassion to those around us, especially those who need to know God.           thank God for second chances!!!!           pray for courage to accept God's call even though it may be difficult.          have a heart that's quick to repent and seek God's forgiveness.

next time we pick up with Jonah Chapter 4.

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I don't have much more for today, so I guess I'll call it a day.         I pray that we all have a great day today and that we keep seeking after the heart of God in all we do.          serve the Lord where ever you are and what ever you're doing.         blessings of strength and courage be ours today.

hugs and love, patty

I may not get a Bible Study up today

good wet morning to you all.          as the title says, I may not get a bible study up today, if I do, it'll be right here and I'll even change the title.        just not up to par this morning.          when I do start back, we'll be in Obadiah Chapter 1.         

I hope  everyone is  doing well and  I hope and  pray that we have a new perspective on the Holy Week that we just celebrated that culminated with the wonderful Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.        no one else could have made a way for us to be in right relationship with the Father, but Jesus Christ.        that's how much God loves us and wants for all of us to be in right relationship with Him.      

I have a couple of friends who are dealing with  some hard  issues right now.         they are heavy on my mind and heart this morning.         I pray that you'll join me in prayer for these friends.          one of the most awesome things we to do for each is to pray for one another.        and I know these ladies cherishes any and all prayers.

may we remember what Christ has done for us as we get about our day.          blessings of salvation that comes only from Christ be ours, eternally!!

hugs and love, patty

The Tomb is Empty!!!!!!! It's Resurrection Sunday!!!!!!

good Resurrection Sunday!!!!          may our day be blessed with sweet remembrance of our dear Lord and Savior. 

it's early Sunday morning and the followers of Christ are still grieving and heart broken.          I can imagine that they are still shedding a few tears.        Peter was still probably heart broken over the fact that he had denied knowing Jesus, not only once, but 3 times.         the other disciples were probably walking the floor and trying to make sense of all the treasures that Jesus was sharing with them before He was crucified.         there had been centurions stationed at the entrance of the tomb so His followers wouldn't break in and steal His body.        it was early and the women who loved Jesus just couldn't stand it any longer so they went to the tomb and the found the stone rolled away.         this was just the beginning of all the glorious events that happened on Resurrection Sunday!!!!!!!           the grave couldn't keep Him.          death was not a thing that could hold our Lord and Savior down.         He, alone, has  the  power to overcome death!!!!!        I can just imagine that sun shone brighter that morning.          the birds had a new, sweeter song to sing.         the flowers  was just  a lot more beautiful that morning, simply  because  the earth  was glorious and had the footprints of our Lord and Savior upon it once again.        when Christ rose from the tomb, it was the very thing that we as humanity needed.          His resurrection assures me and you of an eternal resurrection someday when Jesus comes back to claim His own.          

I don't know a lot, but I do know enough to know that if there had not been  the crucifixion of my Lord and Savior, there would not have been a Resurrection!!!        The resurrection is what gives life to my hopes and dreams of being with my Savior some day.         So, of all the days that I am thankful for, Resurrection Day is the day that matters most to me.        He had to be born for all of this to take place, but He also had to be crucified for my salvation.      When the  stone was rolled away, and the tomb was found empty, the cloth that had been on Jesus' face was neatly folded, that was the sign that Jesus would come back to claim His own.          a folded napkin always meant that if someone had left the table and he folded his napkin, he would be back.        he had not finished eating and the servants knew to leave the place setting just as he had left it.      His work on the cross was finished, He said so himself, when He said "It is finished".        But, the folded napkin meant He would be back!!!       how much weight do we give to a folded napkin today?         not much!!        but make no mistake, this folded napkin  said  it  all!!!!         Folks, He is coming back!!!!      Praises and Hallelujah!!         Are you and I ready?          I pray we are!!!

this probably isn't much of a way to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, but I wanted to share what I've always thought about on this day.        I'm so thankful that God loved me enough to provide a way for me to be in right relationship with Him through the events that took place during this Holy Week all those years ago.         were it not for this, we would all be doomed and lost and bound for a devils hell.      

this is a beautiful song sung on this day, may we sing it today with all our heart and commit to love Him even more than we do right now. 

Up From the Grave He Arose

Low in the grave He lay—

  Jesus my Savior!

Waiting the coming day—

  Jesus my Lord!

 

Up from the grave He arose,

With a mighty triumph o’er His foes

He arose a Victor from the dark domain,

And He lives forever with His saints to reign.

He arose! He arose!

  Hallelujah! Christ arose!

Vainly they watch His bed—

  Jesus, my Savior!

Vainly they seal the dead—

  Jesus my Lord!

Death cannot keep his prey—

  Jesus, my Savior!

He tore the bars away—

  Jesus my Lord!

we have a song to sing, let's sing it with praise and adoration.

blessings of love and adoration for the One who loved us this much!!!

hugs and love, patty

No Bible Study today or tomorrow; ...and Saturday, while He was in the Tomb

good morning on this somber Saturday, while our Lord and Savior was in the tomb.         I have cancelled bible study for today and tomorrow, but will try to remember to pick back up with it on monday.       it's kinda gloomy here this morning, the sun is trying to shine, but don't know if it will really make it or not.       I went to my garden shed yesterday and got some soil ready to up-pot my hyrdo unit tomatoes sometime today.        I hope I get them done.         the weather is calling for nice warm night time temps for the next 10 days at least.       so I'm hopeful that our night time temps are on the rise so I can leave my starts in the greenhouse on the deck overnight.       I need to go to aldi if I keep feeling up to it.       

we're also  getting  ready to  start the process of replacing the 34 year old deck on the back of the house.        we'll be talking with a gentleman on wednesday.        I just pray that it's something we can afford.         it won't be cheap and I dread it, but it's got to be done.       we're going to have a ramp put on it so it's easier for me and my husband to go up and down when we're not at our best.       plus, I'm having a knee issue and I'm probably looking at surgery sometime in the future.         if and when that happens, I need a way of getting in and out of the house.         as it stands now, if I have surgery it will be horrible trying to get up and down the steps.        I done it way back in 2015 when I had an acchiles tendon injury, but that was 10 years ago and a lot can change in 10 years and I wouldn't want to risk life and limb trying to get up and down the steps now.         I also wouldn't want to risk injuring my husband while he is trying to help me.        so, we'll see.       I just keep praying that God will intervene and make it affordable for us.         thank you Lord for what You are doing for us.      

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giggle for the day:

Q - How do you get a squirrel to like you?

A - Act like a nut!

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now, that's not hard for most of us.    hahahahaha

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As we think of spring and all the newness that comes with it, at some point in time our mind goes to Resurrection Sunday.          I think of Good Friday as the day the earth changed.          There was a moment in time on that day when Our Father could not look upon His Son, because He, Jesus had taken upon Himself, the sins of the world.          The land grew dark, because the sun in the heavens could not even cast light on such a dark and gruesome scene.         Our Savior died in the dark for my sins.        Jesus said, "It is finished!"          How in the world could such a day be called Good Friday?          Because He died for my sins!!!!!!          He died for your sins.        

He was in the tomb, resting on Saturday.        I wonder what He was thinking about?          He was probably wanting to console His disciples.          He may have even thought of His precious Momma and how she was heart broken.        He was probably even thinking about those in the crowd who said "crucify Him, crucify Him".        we really don't know what took place while He was in the tomb on Saturday, but I'm sure it was a very solemn  and painful day for those who knew Him.     

I would also think that those who killed Jesus thought it was done and done and He was no longer to be dealt with, little did they know, Resurrection Sunday is coming.        Barabbas was probably walking around like a hero, and you know the pharisees and the church leaders was feeling pretty proud of themselves too.        they had gotten rid of their major thorn in their side.        Jesus so irritated the devil in the church leaders that it was intolerable to them.       

The disciples were probably afraid at this point.        we probably couldn't even understand the fear that they may have had.        they were probably wearing tear stained faces and was still in shock over what had happened.        although Jesus had tried to explain to them what was going to happen, they still had in mind an earthly army and earthly mission, so to speak.       they couldn't understand the kingdom that Jesus was actually building.        but Jesus was speaking of eternity and heaven and spiritual  things and they couldn't warp their head around it.        I totally understand it, because it's hard for me to wrap my head around it too.    

I  think of  the  women  that followed Jesus, not just His mother, but the others that loved Jesus too.         Mary of Magdala had anointed His head with some expensive perfume and had dried His feet with her hair.        she was scolded by one of the disciples for doing such a thing with the expensive perfume.         Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead and I'm sure he and his sisters were feeling the pain of such a great loss of such a great friend and person.       I'm sure Nicodemus was also feeling some kind of way, after He had come to Jesus in the night to ask Him, "what must I do to be saved?".       Zacchaeus was probably feeling really heart broken too.        I can probably think that the blind man whom Jesus restored sight too, couldn't believe his eyes at having seen and witnessed the death of his healer.          the crippled man was probably somewhere in the crowd and thinking that the Man that healed him was gone.         Joseph of Arimathea was may have even be looking for another place for his own burial when that time came.        all the children that Jesus had loved was now without the One who had made a way for them to come to Him in all their innocence.        Jesus actually said at one point that for someone  to mistreat one of the least of the kingdom it would be better for them  to  have a millstone tied  around  their  neck and  cast into the sea.        (my rendering of that story)         Jesus had told His disciples that the religious folk would kill Him, but He would be back in 3 days.        (again my rendering of that story)         they couldn't wrap their heads around it.       they had witnessed the raising of Lazarus, but still, they couldn't understand yet.       

But wait, it is not the end of the story!         Why?       Because He burst forth from the borrowed tomb early on Sunday morning.          The  cold  slab of stone was no place for our Savior to lay His head.         The grave could not keep Him.         The burial clothes had to come off Him.        The stone had to roll away.           I just know in my heart that the sun was more than happy to shine on Resurrection morning!!          I would believe that the birds sang even sweeter than before.            I too would believe that the earth was very happy to have our Risen Lord and Savior, once again,  walking  upon  the earth and  trying  hard to  remember ever footprint that He made.          I pray that as the weekend approaches, that we will remember it for what it is.         It is the weekend that changed all of humanity forever.         It is the weekend that gave us hope!!!          It is the weekend that has assured me of my salvation through my risen Savior and Lord, Messiah.        No matter how dark the world may seem where ever you are, there is joy in knowing the risen Savior.      My prayer is that you know that joy first hand, personally.          Psalm 30:5b Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes in the morning.          Joy  comes  from  knowing  the  long night of tears is past and daybreak is fresh and new.         I hope and pray that every day brings joy, peace and hope to you.      And also a steadfast understanding that Christ is alive and well and will be coming back to claim His own one day soon!         Hallelujah!!!!!

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I hope and pray we all have a beautiful saturday and keeping in mind that Resurrection Sunday is coming.        try to think about some of the real life people that was there on that friday and saturday, His followers and  His haters, those who wanted Him gone.         in reality, Jesus fulfilled His mission as designed by His Father, for our sake.         it's easy to be angry at the religious folk of the day, but we have to remember that it had to happen.        if we was to have anything to do with the kingdom that He was building, it just had to happen.         so, as we think about these things today, I'm so thankful that God loved even me enough to provide a way for me to be in right relationship with Him, thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ.       so as we think about what may have been in the hearts of minds of His followers and His haters, let's praise God for the coming Resurrection Sunday!!!         blessings of mercy, grace, and peace be ours today.

hugs and love, patty