1 Corinthians 2:9 "However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him."
We cannot begin to understand all that God has in store for us on this earth or in heaven. This world brings much sorrow and hardships, but this world is not all there is. In your times of struggle, REMEMBER: The BEST is yet to come! Lean against Jesus' chest and feel his heartbeat and breath upon your life. Trust him to make your paths straight and to give you rest.
When our world is shaking, Heaven still stands!
Seeking wisdom from God,
Tonya
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Bless You!
Acts 3:26 "When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways."
Bless: 1. To make holy by religious rite; sanctify.
2. To invoke divine favor upon.
Our 'nature' is sinful. We all have struggles of some kind, and at times we may feel as though we cannot overcome the sin that is striving to take control of our lives but thankfully there is hope and a future for us!
This morning as I was reading my bible, this scripture literally jumped off the page at me and spoke to my spirit. I know God sent his son to die for my (our) sins, but I have never looked at it from the point of view that He sent Jesus to bless me. I don't know of anyone that doesn't like to blessed by others. But why would I not see that God sent Jesus to bless me??
How does that make you feel to know that Jesus was sent to bless you; to make you holy; to sanctify you; to invoke divine favor upon you? Oh, dear friend, He loves you so much that He stepped down from His throne to romance a world that has fallen apart. How many Fathers do you know that have gave up their sons for you (me)? Only ONE did that for me and you! He did it to bless us!
I was reminded of a video that I had watched years ago not long after I had received salvation from the Lord. This video is an awesome visual of what it may have been like for God to watch his son die for others. Please watch and be blessed by hopefully understanding more about the love God has for you and His desire to bless you.
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I pray that mine and your heart may be touched and changed today as you see in a different light the action of being blessed by God.
Thank you Lord for the many blessings you have poured out to me even though I don't deserve them. I pray that I will consistently turn away from sin that you bring to my attention and that I would know that You are always there loving and blessing me. Amen!
Praising our King of Kings!
Tonya
Bless: 1. To make holy by religious rite; sanctify.
2. To invoke divine favor upon.
Our 'nature' is sinful. We all have struggles of some kind, and at times we may feel as though we cannot overcome the sin that is striving to take control of our lives but thankfully there is hope and a future for us!
This morning as I was reading my bible, this scripture literally jumped off the page at me and spoke to my spirit. I know God sent his son to die for my (our) sins, but I have never looked at it from the point of view that He sent Jesus to bless me. I don't know of anyone that doesn't like to blessed by others. But why would I not see that God sent Jesus to bless me??
How does that make you feel to know that Jesus was sent to bless you; to make you holy; to sanctify you; to invoke divine favor upon you? Oh, dear friend, He loves you so much that He stepped down from His throne to romance a world that has fallen apart. How many Fathers do you know that have gave up their sons for you (me)? Only ONE did that for me and you! He did it to bless us!
I was reminded of a video that I had watched years ago not long after I had received salvation from the Lord. This video is an awesome visual of what it may have been like for God to watch his son die for others. Please watch and be blessed by hopefully understanding more about the love God has for you and His desire to bless you.
If you are receiving this by email, please click here to watch video.
I pray that mine and your heart may be touched and changed today as you see in a different light the action of being blessed by God.
Thank you Lord for the many blessings you have poured out to me even though I don't deserve them. I pray that I will consistently turn away from sin that you bring to my attention and that I would know that You are always there loving and blessing me. Amen!
Praising our King of Kings!
Tonya
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Bible "iStudy" Group
Do you have a quiet time in the morning with just you and the Lord? I can honestly say that on the days that I rise earlier and start my day with Jesus before anything else, it makes for a more confident and stable day in my life. What about you? Can you tell a difference between starting your day with God and starting one without Him? Now, I know that there are days that we awake very tired and would rather get that extra 30 minutes of sleep instead of rising to read the word of life. I have these kinds of days just like anyone else and I desperately need a sister or someone to hold me accountable and encourage me in my moments of weakness. That is exactly why I started what we call an “iStudy” bible group. This study group doesn’t meet once a week at someone’s house or at the local coffee shop (where I live that would be the Chevron Gas Station), or at the church. We all have busy schedules and really didn’t have time to add another morning or evening meeting to our calendars and thought that an approach with the new technology would be more convenient. So, we meet via phone, text, email, facebook, blog, etc. We will share something that God spoke to us during our quiet time to encourage each other and it will serve as a great way of using different technologies to hold each other accountable in spending time with God daily.
Our group consists of five to six women. If this sounds like something that you think you would like to participate in, give it a thought and pray for God to lead you with whom to share in your group. I would encourage you to keep your study group small (3-7 people) so that you are not overloaded with trying to communicate 20 or so emails, phone calls, texts, etc. each day. Also, keep in mind that you probably will have someone to drop out of your group at some point in time. That’s ok. Your group will change from time to time. Just look at it as God moving and adjusting for His will!
Today, I am blogging about my quiet time in my effort of sharing with my ‘iStudy’ sister group as well as you, my blogger friend.
My quiet time this morning was in 1 John 1:2. "The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us."
God came into this world as human. The disciples seen and testified of Him. They still testify of Him today thru the living word of God. The disciples were so blessed to have been able to physically walk and talk with Jesus! They witnessed firsthand Jesus' life and work on this earth. As I began meditating and praying over this scripture, I realized I was becoming somewhat jealous of the disciples.
At the time of John writing the book of 1 John, he was the last disciple living that had an eye witness account of Jesus. Although John had been exiled to the island of Patmos, he continued his letters of testimony and leading Christians.
John was considered the one whom Jesus loved. Can you imagine being the last person alive that had witnessed God walking the earth in human form or being known as the one whom God loved? Well, let’s give it a try. Fill in the blank with your name. _________ is the one whom Jesus loves. ________ is the one whom I wait for daily to spend time with.
When I felt that sense of jealousy creeping up inside of me this morning as I was praying, this is exactly what I heard God say to me. “Tonya, I consider you whom I love very much! Although you may not have witnessed with your eyes my life of walking the earth in human form, I am still there with you and you have witnessed my miracles and work many times. I wait for you daily to talk with me. I appear before you in ways that you often overlook, because at times you are so busy that you miss the sight of me. I am so delighted to call you my daughter and I am very thankful you spent time with me this morning. I love you, my child!”
My friend, we are a lot like John and the other disciples. We witness and hear from God daily. We are called to share our story about Jesus just like the disciples did! I pray that you slow down enough today to see Jesus and to look for ways to share Him with someone.
Blessings,
Tonya
Our group consists of five to six women. If this sounds like something that you think you would like to participate in, give it a thought and pray for God to lead you with whom to share in your group. I would encourage you to keep your study group small (3-7 people) so that you are not overloaded with trying to communicate 20 or so emails, phone calls, texts, etc. each day. Also, keep in mind that you probably will have someone to drop out of your group at some point in time. That’s ok. Your group will change from time to time. Just look at it as God moving and adjusting for His will!
Today, I am blogging about my quiet time in my effort of sharing with my ‘iStudy’ sister group as well as you, my blogger friend.
My quiet time this morning was in 1 John 1:2. "The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us."
God came into this world as human. The disciples seen and testified of Him. They still testify of Him today thru the living word of God. The disciples were so blessed to have been able to physically walk and talk with Jesus! They witnessed firsthand Jesus' life and work on this earth. As I began meditating and praying over this scripture, I realized I was becoming somewhat jealous of the disciples.
At the time of John writing the book of 1 John, he was the last disciple living that had an eye witness account of Jesus. Although John had been exiled to the island of Patmos, he continued his letters of testimony and leading Christians.
John was considered the one whom Jesus loved. Can you imagine being the last person alive that had witnessed God walking the earth in human form or being known as the one whom God loved? Well, let’s give it a try. Fill in the blank with your name. _________ is the one whom Jesus loves. ________ is the one whom I wait for daily to spend time with.
When I felt that sense of jealousy creeping up inside of me this morning as I was praying, this is exactly what I heard God say to me. “Tonya, I consider you whom I love very much! Although you may not have witnessed with your eyes my life of walking the earth in human form, I am still there with you and you have witnessed my miracles and work many times. I wait for you daily to talk with me. I appear before you in ways that you often overlook, because at times you are so busy that you miss the sight of me. I am so delighted to call you my daughter and I am very thankful you spent time with me this morning. I love you, my child!”
My friend, we are a lot like John and the other disciples. We witness and hear from God daily. We are called to share our story about Jesus just like the disciples did! I pray that you slow down enough today to see Jesus and to look for ways to share Him with someone.
Blessings,
Tonya
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Unexpected Blessing!
Last night I had a date night with Camron. He was so called 'starving' and wanted to eat Chinese. I was hoping for a quiet dinner with just the two of us but things got interrupted. The hostess sat us in a booth next to a man that was dining by himself. Out of the blue, the man began conversing with us. To be honest, at first I was trying to avoid the conversation but I soon felt the holy spirit leading me to go ahead and engage in talking with the man.
As we were conversing, Camron piped in and said to the man, "My mom is married. Do you know my daddy?" (I couldn't help but laugh silently at his remark) The man replied that he was not from here and didn't know anyone. He stated that he travels through many states delivering medical equipment.
As we prepared our plates and sat down to eat, Camron asked the blessing. Afterwards, the gentleman asked what Church we went to. I replied but didn't have time to ask him where he goes to church because Camron was taking control of the conversation. Camron asked the man where he went to church and proceeded to talk about God with the man. What a BLESSING to watch my child not be afraid to talk about God with a total stranger in a public place!
The man finished his dinner and said goodbye. Camron and I both encouraged him to travel safely as he began his journey on the road back home. He walked away and Camron and I resumed finishing our meal. After a few minutes, the man returned and proceeded to tell me that our bill had been taken care of and that he had been blessed so much during dinner conversing with us that he wanted to bless us in return. I was overwhelmed with shock and humbled to the fact that a complete stranger would want to bless me!
After the man left, Camron looked at me with his big, brown eyes and said "Mama, that was really nice of that man to pay for our supper." Together we discussed what a blessing and great example this was of Jesus' love. I guess Camron really let it soak it in about being a blessing to others because on the way home he put his hand on my shoulder and said to me "Mama, you sure are pretty with your earrings and I am so grateful for you." Now, you talk about melting a mother's heart! God knew exactly what He was doing when He surprisingly blessed us with Camron 7 years ago. He brings so much joy and love into our lives and I am so proud of the young fellow that he is.
Hebrews 13:2 "Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it."
Love in Christ,
Tonya
As we were conversing, Camron piped in and said to the man, "My mom is married. Do you know my daddy?" (I couldn't help but laugh silently at his remark) The man replied that he was not from here and didn't know anyone. He stated that he travels through many states delivering medical equipment.
As we prepared our plates and sat down to eat, Camron asked the blessing. Afterwards, the gentleman asked what Church we went to. I replied but didn't have time to ask him where he goes to church because Camron was taking control of the conversation. Camron asked the man where he went to church and proceeded to talk about God with the man. What a BLESSING to watch my child not be afraid to talk about God with a total stranger in a public place!
The man finished his dinner and said goodbye. Camron and I both encouraged him to travel safely as he began his journey on the road back home. He walked away and Camron and I resumed finishing our meal. After a few minutes, the man returned and proceeded to tell me that our bill had been taken care of and that he had been blessed so much during dinner conversing with us that he wanted to bless us in return. I was overwhelmed with shock and humbled to the fact that a complete stranger would want to bless me!
After the man left, Camron looked at me with his big, brown eyes and said "Mama, that was really nice of that man to pay for our supper." Together we discussed what a blessing and great example this was of Jesus' love. I guess Camron really let it soak it in about being a blessing to others because on the way home he put his hand on my shoulder and said to me "Mama, you sure are pretty with your earrings and I am so grateful for you." Now, you talk about melting a mother's heart! God knew exactly what He was doing when He surprisingly blessed us with Camron 7 years ago. He brings so much joy and love into our lives and I am so proud of the young fellow that he is.
Hebrews 13:2 "Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it."
Love in Christ,
Tonya
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