Setting our minds on things above...

Hi family and friends...
Have you ever tried to think about 2 things at the same time?
A passage from the Scriptures and the items on the shopping list you made a while back?
It's difficult!!
The Bible says....
**" Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—
think about such things." (Philippians 4:8)
So if we are thinking about things that are noble, true and pure, there's no way we can be thinking about stuff that's not of God, false or dirty.
Our God tests our mind and when we keep our mind pure God will reward us.
**Jeremiah 17:10 "I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings."
If our mind is stayed on Christ we will enjoy perfect peace.
**Isaiah 26:3 "You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You,Because he trusts in You."
So...let's.. "Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth." Colossians 3:2
He renews our mind...
**Ephesians 4:23 "and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness."
May the Lord sanctify us through and through. May He renew and refresh our minds...
**1 Corinthians 2:16 "For “who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ."
Be Blessed...
YSIC
Julia

God refreshes us...

Psalm 72:6

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

Psalm 135:7

He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

Deuteronomy 11:14

That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.

Zechariah 10:1

Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

Hosea 10:12

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. 

You rule over the surging sea...

Job 9:8
 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
Abba Father....
Creator of all things...
You are the Lord who rules over the surging sea and your word stills them too!!
IN JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.....
Amen....
Psalm 89:9
You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.
Jeremiah 5:22
Should you not fear me?" declares the LORD. "Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it.
Jeremiah 31:35
This is what the LORD says, he who appoints the sun to shine by day, who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the LORD Almighty is his name:
Habakkuk 3:10
the mountains saw you and writhed. Torrents of water swept by; the deep roared and lifted its waves on high.
Job 38:11
when I said, 'This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt'?
Psalm 107:25
For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves

Love nailed Him to the cross....

John 3: 16

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
Galatians 6:14
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
1 Peter 2:24
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.

 When I compare my pitiful, natural, temporary circumstances and the pain, trials, opposition and rejection I may face, to what JESUS CHRIST my Lord and Savior endured to go to the Cross, there's nothing to compare!
Be Blessed,
YSIC
Julia

There is no one like the Great "I AM"

OUR GOD'S THE GREAT " I AM"
The name that is above all earthly and heavenly names is Yahweh, the great “I AM THAT I AM.”"I am that I am." Exodus 3:14

HE IS ALL WE NEED!!
HE IS THE FATHER OF THE FATHERLESS,
HE IS THE PROVIDER FOR THOSE IN NEED,
HE IS THE DEFENDER FOR THOSE DEFENSELESS,
HE IS THE VOICE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO ONE TO SPEAK FOR THEM,
HE IS THE COMFORTER FOR THOSE WHO NEED COMFORT,
HE IS THE LOVER OF OUR SOULS.
HE IS ALMIGHTY LET'S NOT FEAR ANYTHING THAT ARISES AGAINST US!!!
HIS WORD SAYS..Genesis 15:1 After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward." Genesis 17:1 ".........I am God Almighty;"
Exodus 6:2 God also said to Moses, "I am the LORD.
Exodus 15:26 "..for I am the LORD, who heals you."
 I was blessed to read the following..
Be blessed too....
WHAT AN AWESOME GOD WE SERVE!!!!
HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND..SERVING THE KING OF KINGS..
YSIC
Julia


Someone once wrote" I was regretting the past and fearing the future.
Suddenly God was speaking:
"My name is I am."
I waited and God continued:
"When you live in the past, with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I was.
When you live in the future, with its problems and fears, it is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I will be.
When you live in this moment, it is not hard.
I am here. My name is I AM."
"I AM
I Am above all Kings.
I Am above all Lords.
I Am above all rulers of the universe.
I Am all there is.
I Am all there ever was.
I Am all you really need,
As I Am for you.
I Am your Creator.
I Am your Counselor.
I Am your Savior and Friend.
I Am supreme, unconditional, Love.
I Am God Almighty
And I Am here to say,
 "I Am completely in love with you.

Something I read that totally blessed me:
I am The I Am
 Exodus 3:14
God said to Moses, "I am who I am . This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'

I am The Lord Your God
I am The Anointed One
I am The Christ
I am The Lord of All
I am The Maker of all Things
I am The Everlasting Light of the World
I am The Light Which Also Sends the Light
I am The Source of Life
I am Eternal Life
I am Your Salvation
I am Freedom From Sin
I am The Passover
I am The Lamb of God
I am The Redeemer
I am The Ransom
I am The Prince of Peace
I am Your Strength
I am The Glorious One on High
I am The Image of God
I am The Keeper of My Saints
I am The Lover of Souls
I am The Resurrection and The Life
I am The Beloved One of Men's Hearts
I am The Holy One of Israel
I am The One in Which All Rejoice
I am The Song of Your Heart
I am The One Alone Worthy of Worship and Praise
I am The Kingdom
I am The Power
I am The Glory
I am The Creation
I am The Wisdom
I am The One Who Is
I am Forever
I am The Father
I am The Joy
I am The Beholder of Life
I am The King of Kings
I am The Only God
I am The Love That Never Dies
I am The Protector
I am The One Who Reigns Forever
I am The Alpha
I am The Omega
I am The Author
I am also The Finisher
I am The Word
I am The Very Breath of Life
I am The Sanctuary
I am Your Faith
I am Your Closest Friend
I am Your Sacrifice
I am The Bright and Morning Star
I am Coming Quickly
I am The Reaper
I am also The Sower
I am The Existence
I am The Water of Life
I am also Your Bread, the Very Manna from Heaven
I am The Way
I am The Truth
I am The Life
I am The Savior
I am The Risen One
I am The Conqueror
I am The Authority
I am The Shepherd
I am The One to Whom Sing the Host of Heaven
I am Fulfillment
I am The Faithful and True Witness
I am Holy
I am The Seat
I am Mercy
I am also Wrath and Justice
I am Your Servant
I am The Healer
I am He Who Searches the Hearts and Minds
I am The Judgment
I am The Cornerstone
I am The Rock
I am The Tree
I am The Branch
I am The Son of David
I am The Peace for All Times
I am The Word
I am In You
I am The Voice
I am The Counselor
I am The Hope
I am Your Heart's Desire
I am The One Who Holds the Keys
I am The Bestower of Gifts
I am Long Suffering
I am The Reward
I am The Salvation Day
I am The Horn of Salvation
I am The First Born from the Dead
I am The First Born of Creation
I am The First Fruit
I am Your High Priest
I am The Face of God
I am The Image of the invisible God
I am The Holy One of Israel
I am Immanuel
I am The Mediator
I am The Mighty and Strong One
I am The Right Arm of God
I am The Strong One of Jacob
I am The Lion of Judah
I am The Warrior of God Who Needs No Weapon
I am The One with the Double-Edged Sword in His Mouth
I am He Who Sits on the White Horse
I am He Who is Coming on the Clouds
I am He Who Will Shine from the East Unto the West
I am The Son of Man
I am He Who Holds the Iron Scepter
I am The Lord of Lords
I am He Who Holds the Seven Stars in His Right Hand
I am He Who Has Eyes Like Flaming Fire
I am He Who Wears the Golden Sash
I am The First and the Last
I am He Who Died and is Alive Forevermore
I am The Conqueror of Death
I am The One Who Has the Sevenfold Spirit of God
I am The One Who Has the Key of David
I am He Who Opens Doors that No One Can Shut
I am The Faithful and True Witness
I am The Ruler
I am The One Who Sits at the Right Hand of God
I am The Messiah
I am The In All, Be All of Existence
I am The True Vine
I am The Love That Never Fades
I am The Inspiration
I am The Star out of Jacob
I am Almighty
I am Reachable
I am Close to You
I am Your Helper
I am Your Comfort
I am Your Rear Guard
I am The One Who Longs to Hold You
I am He Who Gathers You to Him
I am Lord of Heaven and Earth
I am The Hallelujah
I am Your Advocate
I am Your Cloak
I am The Holy Presence
I am The Spirit
I am The Anchor
I am The Beloved of Men
I am The Nectar of Life
I am The Restoration of All Things
I am The Holder of the Book of Life
I am He Who Has Loved You Before the Foundation of the Earth
I am He Through Which You Were Made
I am Your Tears of Joy
I am Christ Jesus
I am For You and You For Me
I am The Gift
I am The Amen
I am the All in All

We are secure in Him!!

•..¸✿Psalm 18:2
"The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."
★Even when the storm rages around, there is a place we can find shelter....
There surely is a place of quiet rest near to the heart of God! Have a blessed knowing your security is in Him!
  •..¸✿ DEUTERONOMY 33:12,
"Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him,
for he shields him all day long,
 and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders."
★He carries us on Eagle's wings and makes us ride on High places of the earth....
  •..¸✿ DEUTERONOMY 32:11"like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young,
that spreads its wings to catch them
and carries them on its pinions."
  •..¸✿ EXODUS 19:4".......I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself."
★Our Lord did not promise our sailing would be easy.
He did not say, we will not face storms.
But HE did say we'll reach the other shore.
So should the storms we encounter worry us??
Be of good cheer!
YSIC
 Julia

Abba Father...

Abba FATHER..Help us
not to let rude people steal your joy
not to keep a record of evil.
Not to Be bitter against anybody.
to not just count our days but make our days count.
Not to over work and loose out on doing things we like to do.
 Not to wait for the walking away or death of a loved one to realize their value..
Never to forget how to laugh.
Not to hesitate to reach out for help we all need it sometimes.
Not to forget to share a smile, say a word of cheer and encouragement to someone
who's feeling down.
 Not to miss a single opportunity to share Your love, Your Word and the message of salvation to the lost.
In Jesus Name we pray..
Amen

Our Lord wispers....

Jesus Christ our Lord whispers...
FOLLOW ME...
 LIVE FOR ME...
IMITATE ME...
BE MY AMBASSADORS....

*Philippians 1:21
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
  * 2 Corinthians 5:20
We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.
  * Matthew 4:19
"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."
  * Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Our Lord walks with us...

Revelation 3:4
Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy.

Genesis 6:9
This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.

Isaiah 30:21
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

Psalm 119:35
Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.

Psalm 119:133
Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.

Abba Father....
Help us to walk with you....
Live a life that will please you....
You order our steps O Lord...
Help us to walk in the paths of Righteousness
You Lead and guide us...
Keep us away from all evil...
Help us to resist the enemy and flee sinful situations....
In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ our Lord......
AMEN
Let's be content listening for Jesus' voice and following Him. Let's shut our ears to every lie, condemnation and accusing voice of the enemy!

Being His end time vessel...

Are we His end time vessels?
Are you ready to be used by the Lord?
Are you willing to decrease so that
He may increase in your life?
Are you willing to let God have His way in your life?
Then...
You are His End time vessel
 For His end time harvest.
.•*¨`*•..¸✿Matthew 9: 37,38
 "Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few."
When we come before Him in total surrender and abandonment,
 He'll take us break us and make us into a vessel to be used for His end-time harvest.
Then He'll fill us with His love, His anointing and use us.
Are we ready??
  .•*¨`*•..¸✿ 2 Timothy 2: 20In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble.
21If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

‎"Unreached places the most important in Gospel work." Vishwa Vani

.•*¨`*•..¸✿ Romans 15:20 (New King James Version)
20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man’s foundation,
•*¨`*•..¸✿Matthew 9:35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people."
Be His end time vessel...
YSIC
Julia

~~Art & beauty are part of God's character~~

Psalm 27:4 One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.

Hi..Just sharing a thought out loud.

Someone said~~

"Art & Beauty are part of God's Character."

Just take a look around everything God's created is beautiful & artistic isn't is?

~~Just look at the flowers the beauty, color & fragrance.

~~The birds of the air & mountains and you'll see God's beauty!

~~And the whales, dolphins & fishes of the ocean..

~~And aren't puppies & kittens so...cute??..

~~Seen the beauty of sunrise ..& sunset..? WOW!

~~The rainbow's ..beauty?

Each of us are beautiful & precious in His sight too...for He made us in His Image.

~~Ever looked at the mirror & thanked God (JESUS) for making you ..for each of us are fearfully & wonderfully made!

~~So let's think good of us & be happy at the way God created us & let's not think or speak negative about us.

Remember God never makes junk!

~~We are HIS HANDIWORK!

Thank God for creating each of us!

Julie

The Lord's unfailing love
surrounds the man who trusts in Him.
~ Psalm 32:10 ~

God is my Rock....

If God's the solid rock on which we stand..and if He's our shield and defender..
Why fear the enemy's fiery darts?
It will bounce back in Jesus Name!!
If we stand on the Truth of God's Word..
No lie or deception of the enemy can confuse us!!!
AMEN!!
O GOD OF JACOB, FIGHT OUR BATTLES AND FIGHT FOR US NOW!!! YOU ARE OUR VERY PRESENT HELP!!
IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
Psalm 46, Verses 1-11:
■*”God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
■*”Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the middle of the sea;”
■*”Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.”
■*”There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.”
■*”God is in the middle of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.”
■*”The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.”
■*”The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.”
■*”Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he has made in the earth.”
■*”He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in sunder; he burns the chariot in the fire.”
■*”Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
■*”The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.”

Faith...

FAITH IS.....~Opposite of Doubt...
~believing God will move mountains..
~Knowing a touch of the helm of His garment will heal me...
FAITH IS..
~receiving the impossible
~Experiencing miracles...Matthew 13: 58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
Where there is Faith..There is no fear..Mark 4:40
He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
The Righteous shall live by Faith!!
Romans 1:17
For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."

All we need is Faith as big as a mustard seed!!Matthew 17:20
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Increase our faith to believe O Lord.

Draw us back to Your plan and will O Lord...

Lord you commanded Jonah to go to Nineveh but he diverted himself to Tarshish, expose every diversion in our lives and help us to turn back to Your will and plan, In Jesus Name..Amen

Abba Father..help us to realize walking away from Your plan only delays our breakthroughs and Miracles.

Draw us back to Your plan and Will for us.

" If I ride the morning winds to the farthest oceans, even there Your hand will guide me." (Psalm 139:9)
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

From Gethsemane to Calvary You had me on Your mind...

 My Dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ...

I know You had me on Your mind when You prayed in anguish in the Garden of Gethsemane, that your sweat fell like drops of blood.. You knew You had to died in my place, carry all my sins, shame, may pain, my sickness, sorrow, my curse and everything else that was not right and good in me. You willingly chose to die for me so that  I can be totally free and have eternal life...

O how I love you Lord Jesus...

 Luke 22:44

And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Lord I know You had me on Your mind when You were flogged and O how painful it was and what a deep wound it caused and how much of blood You shed but still You bore it all without a word...for by those stripes You wanted to heal me....

John 19:1

Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.

O how I love You Lord Jesus Christ my Savior...

Lord I know You had me on Your mind when they placed a crown of thorns on your head and pressed it hard ..O how it pierced through Your head and eye balls and blood oozed out..It hurt You so...badly but You didn't open Your mouth and complain..but bore it all for all evil thoughts and sights of mine....

O how I love You Yeshua my Lord...

Lord You had me on Your mind when You were mocked, spat on Your face and when they pulled Your beard and stripped you...for You wanted to bear all my shame and clothe me with Your righteousness...

O how I love you Jesus the Lover of my soul....

 Matthew 27: ²⁷ Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. ²⁸They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, ²⁹and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. "Hail, king of the Jews!" they said. ³⁰They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. ³¹After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him

Lord You had me on Your mind when You picked up the cross..O how heavy it was and it hurt Your bruised back..but still You bore it for You made up Your mind to carry my every burden...

O how I love You Lord Jesus my King...

John 19:17

So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).

Lord I know You had me on Your mind when Your hands were nailed...and you bled, it hurt you so...bad but you wanted to bear the sinful works of my hands so that now my hands can be blessed to bless others and serve others...

how I love You Jesus/Yeshua my Shepherd...

Luke 23:33

When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him.

Lord You had me on Your mind when Your legs were nailed and You bled again, it was too much to bear but still You bore the pain for all the wrong places these feet led me..so that now every place I go is blessed...

O how I love You Yeshua my Guide...

And finally when a spear was pierced through Your side rupturing a portion of You heart and Your stomach and blood and water gushed out...you still had me on Your mind for Your heart was ruptured for the wickedness of my heart, so that today my heart is a place where where You live..and filled it with Your love and compassion...

O how I love you Jesus my Provider...

John 19:³⁴ Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.  

And even today as You sit at the Father's right hand you still have me on Your mind and keep watching over me...and interceding for me

O how I love you Jesus...

I bow before You my Lord...

I praise You my Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth...

You are my Savior....

O how I love you Lord...

You continue to work in me Lord and make me into a woman after your own heart.

Thank you for Your grace that saved a sinner like me.

Julia

Galatians 6:14

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Hi my dear brothers, sisters and friends,

Isn't it amazing to think Jesus Christ our Lord had each of us on His mind not just from Gethsemane to Calvary but from the beginning of creation?

He knew us even when we were in our mother's womb.

Be Blessed,

Hebrews 12:2

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.