Angela’s Thoughts

This morning as I was praying and then studying, I stopped for a moment to check Facebook.    It has become such a part of me, that I check at the oddest times of the day.

I’m glad I did today.  There was a video posted by a friend… and it got me to thinking.

As I opened my Bible to Proverbs 21, I began to read.  21:2 says, “Every way of man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.”

This is so true.  In today’s society, there is a blur of what is right and wrong, because no one will stand for right (which is laid out for us in the Bible)!  Everyone person has made up their own mind what is right or wrong. We live in a world that is so afraid of encroaching upon someone else’s values that they compromise their own.  There “appear” to be no absolutes.

“But the Lord pondereth the hearts”.  Oh, I want to be in the place where I am following after God, and that I am speaking and living in His absolutes… so that as He searches my heart, He will find a servant, and seeker of truth. Many people claim to be “Christians” or followers of Christ, but any part of the Word of God that is offensive to them, they discard as not being for “them”.   I was taught that we were to take the whole Word of God, not taking away from or adding to it! I want to view right and wrong with God’s eyes, not my own.  I want to be pliable in His hands, and stand firm on His word.

The chapter continues… vs. 15 “It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.”  Amplified version, “When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, in right standing with God), but to the evildoers it is dismay, calamity, and ruin.”

As I read these scriptures, I could already see a courtroom.  Justice prevailing.  It is, unfortunately, a common sight to see the “evildoer” feeling the dismay, calamity and ruin over what is Justice, what is right!  So many today, don’t ever feel regret for their wrong doing… it is the system that is wrong… it is the laws that need to be changed.  There has to come a time when we just begin to take responsibility for what we choose to do, what is right and wrong in our sight.  There is such a thing as Absolutes.  Right and Wrong.  We choose what we do.

What will God see in our hearts today?  Right or Wrong?

Just realized I haven’t posted on here much lately!

Much has been happening.  We are getting ready for Pentecost Sunday tomorrow (or should I say today?).  I am excited about what God is going to do.  We handed out around 1300 fliers today.

Next week my focus moves from school, since Kelsea is finished with this school year, to camp.  Camp, I think, is more monopolizing than school at times.  Need to get some things in motion so that I am ready for that first day… orientation and registration.  Yay! … also need to get the next issue of the news ready for print!  whew!!!  Tired just thinking about it all!

But back to tomorrow.  We will be doing a special presentation, that I am really excited about.  And next week, on top of the refocusing… I am starting another Bible Study with a new group.  Now, that really excites me!

Well, I need to get to bed… big day tomorrow, and so much to still get done!

God Bless!  I pray you have an awesome Pentecost Sunday… experiencing the Power of the Holy Ghost!!!!!

I was able to get to my reading and prayer today, but not much study time!

Kelsea and I had a busy day, and are heading for an even busier one tomorrow.  9:20 Dr. appt for Kelsea, 12 noon Bible study, 3:30 Hershey Dr. appt. and then church at 7.    Hopefully, it will be spaced out enough that I will get to breath in between… which is why I had a Dr. appt today.

Last night, we had an awesome move of God in our service.  There are those times when He just comes in and you can almost see the cloud of His glory.  You would have to be dead not to feel His presence in these types of services.

I was praying with a young lady… and I remember saying, “Lord, If my breathing never gets better, but you answer this womans prayer, and provide for her need… then I know that You will give me strength to endure.”   I don’t necessarily want to live in a condition where I am constantly trying to catch my next breath… but my health is not near as important as seeing someone come to God with a repentant heart and seeking His will for their life.

As Pastor preached last night, sometimes God takes us to places, so that He has our complete attention and we turn to Him.  All around me, I am seeing that people are in a constant need of more… better jobs, a job, healing… just so many things.  And God is standing there, saying, “I am here.  Try me.  I have everything you need.”

I’m so thankful that the God I serve is personal.  He knows me better than I know myself, and if I have issues with my breathing… then He knows them, and there is none greater than He.    I know in whom I trust!

Today, I am trying to get back into the groove of posting!

It has been a while, and I have missed it.  It seems so many other things begin to take time away from devotions and just journalling… it is time to start afresh.

Last night in Bible Study, Pastor taught on Light.  It was an awesome study, and really opened my vision!   For without light there is no vision!

So much has happened since I last posted, and I don’t know if I should catch up with everything or if I should just start anew.

A few things that have happened was our 6th Anniversary service at the church.  I can’t believe that we have been here for 6 years already.  God has been good!  With each year, we are seeing more people finding the need for Christ in their lives.  I love the new converts! I love discipling (because in all honesty that never ends)!  And, I love the saints that have been around for a while, now watching the newer ones, and experiencing that reviving in their spirit!

There have been miracles – healing, infilling of the Holy Ghost, baptism!  I am so thankful that the God that I serve is ALIVE!  He has risen.  He is no longer in a tomb!  He is with me even now.

I pray that God blesses you through out today!

As I was sitting here reflecting on our service yesterday, and how awesome it was to have a full house…it never ceases to amaze me that as soon as there is a victory…there is another battle to be fought.  Even before we entered the church, there were calls of dire need.  Things that only God can change or fix.  So many times I am faced with the thought of “what can I do?”  Really!  What steps do I need to take?  How do I respond?  Sometimes I am so overwhelmed with unbelief of situations, or even the insane way that things come about, that I have no response.  I am stunned.  But in the midst of it all, there is more happening than what we see on the surface.  For that I am thankful!  I know that God moves beyond what we see, or think…. He moves in ways that we can’t even comprehend.  So in all of this.  I will stand strong and know that He is God, and that this is His people and His church.  When you put it into focus… you realize how very much He is in control!    Another thing for which I am thankful!

Last night, I was supposed to be working… but I decided that I didn’t like my wordpress theme.  So, I began the long search to look for something l liked.  Isn’t it amazing that you think, it will only take a minute and I’ll find something and that will be that!  Not so!  It takes all evening, searching, googling, deciding.  Well, I finally found a very clean theme called “Fluency 1.2.1 by deanjrobinson.com”  The colors are much more appealing to my eyes.  (Can’t handle that orange-red color on the normal wordpress.)  So thank you very much.  Time, maybe not well spent, but eventually worth it!

I decided to start a blog today… because the last few days have made me realize how important it is to write our thoughts and life events down. No one else may ever read what I have to say but I will be able to look back and see what God has done in my life and in those around me as well. God has blessed me, my family, church family, and friends in so many ways… and I don’t want to forget! Then there is just the day to day things; cute things my daughter says, where we went today, who did what, etc., that makes a blog diary just a little more interesting. So, hello world!