Your deserts will bloom again...

Isaiah 35:1 [ The Future Glory of Zion ] The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;  Hi.. When God allows us to pass through testing times we should know we'll come out stronger and better.Let's learn to walk through the desert praising God.  Soon the dry deserts in our lives too will bloom. God permits these desert walk so that we learn to cope with pain, rejection, misunderstanding, loss, death etc.  When we faithfully endure, in due season God will make our deserts bloom.  Let's serve God regardless of our circumstance. May be nothing is going as planned but let's remember God has good plans for each one of us His children. Let's praise God at all times..even in our dry seasons. Habakkuk 3:17 Though the fig tree may not blossom,       Nor fruit be on the vines;       Though the labor of the olive may fail,       And the fields yield no food;       Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,       And there be no herd in the stalls—        18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD,       I will joy in the God of my salvation.        19 The LORD God [c] is my strength;       He will make my feet like deer’s feet,       And He will make me walk on my high hills.  Has the going been tough for some of us? God's Word says.. " We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 So let's press on... Are we facing persecution because of our faith...? Let's not give up.. Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let not cares and worries of this life discourage you. This too will pass and our desert will bloom again. And.. God did not promise.... A life free of pain, Skies always blue, Pathway strewn with flowers, A bed of roses, Only sunshine with no rain, Only joy & not sorrows, No heart breaking incident... But He has promised..... Grace for the trials, Light for the way, Strength when we are weak, A lift when we fall, His undying love, His presence with us at all time! To mend a broken heart.. This gives us the courage to keep walking this narrow Path... May Grace and Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be Multiplied on each of you. What about you? God Bless, Julia

Let us resist, press one... and overcome....

When the opposition is strong from the enemy let us be determined to fight through and the Lord will raise a standard against him.

The Bible says, "Submit yourselves therefore to God Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” 

Let us not back up in fear, give up but hold on...fight on...

Let us  use our spiritual armor daily, carry our weapons of warfare; the word of God, the Blood of Jesus and His Name, the word of our testimony and prayer and overcome the enemy!

Hosts of God's angels will back us up and the very presence of God is with us...

His Joy is our strength and praising Him, breaks the enemy's shackles! When Paul and Silas were in the prison, they praised the Lord with all their hearts and the chains that bound them broke.

Our Lord is the Glory and lifter of our head!

Let us press on.....

Julia

Say "NO" to Adultery!

It does not matter what is the nature of sin.."Sin is Sin". 

But we have a God who forgives and forgets!

If we can confess our sins, we can be forgiven of it! 

It doesn't matter what we've done, if we sincerely turn to God in repentance and confess our sins, He will forgive us of ALL unrighteousness... that includes anything we've done, that we are willing to bring before Him!

  1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness."

There is Hope in Jesus! Anyone in Christ is a new creation. 

Adultery is sin too! 

God's Word says...

 Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.'

 Proverbs 6:32 "But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself."

  Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia says, "Adultery (anglicised from Latin adulterium) is a type of extramarital sex. "

But what does Jesus say?

 Matthew 5:27, 28“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery. But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."

 Matthew 19:9 "And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”

 What do the following writers say? (All scriptures are inspired by the breath of God.)

 Hebrews 13:4 "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."

 1 Corinthians 6:18 "Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body."

Can one overcome this temptation? 

Well God does provide a way of escape! One needs to flee to escape!  

In Genesis 39, When Joseph faced temptation, he left his garment in Potiphar's wife's hand and fled and got out of the house. The grace of God enabled Joseph to overcome the temptation, by avoiding the tempter. 

 1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."

Will God forgive a person who sincerely repents of this sin? Well God in His mercy does! But He says, "“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

 John 8:4-11 They said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground.  At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.  Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” “No one, sir,” she said.

“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

Finally....what if one chooses to live in sin?

Ephesians 5:5 "For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God."

 Revelation 21:8 "But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Turn wandering eyes to the Lord...He forgives, fixes, heals, restores and binds!

http://heavenlyfragrance.blogspot.in/2008/04/wandering-eyes_2.html

Be blessed...

Julia 

ARE YOU WILLING TO LET GO AND LAY IT DOWN?

HI...

ARE WE WILLING TO LET GO OF THINGS THE LORD HAS BEEN PROMPTING US TO LAY ASIDE?
MAY BE IT'S A HABIT, A RELATIONSHIP, A HARMLESS ACTIVITY THAT'S TAKING TOO MUCH OF OUR TIME?
A TELEVISION PROGRAMME WE ARE TOO ADDICTED TO?

 A COMPUTER GAME?

TOO MUCH OF NEWSPAPER READING, WATCHING TELEVISION NEWS THAT WE FIND NO TIME TO READ GOD'S WORD AND PRAY?

HAVE SOME FRIENDSHIPS TAKEN TOO MUCH OF OUR TIME, THAT WE FIND NO TIME TO TALK TO GOD?
IF GOD'S BEEN PROMPTING US TO LET GO OF THINGS ACTIVITIES, FRIENDSHIPS THAT HOLDS ON TO US...
LET'S TODAY PRAYFULLY LET THEM GO.
ANYTHING THAT COMES BETWEEN US AND GOD IS AN IDOL.
LET'S REMOVE ALL IDOLS FROM OUR LIVE.
LET OUR LORD & SAVIOR BE OUR FIRST LOVE ALWAYS.HE DESERVES OUR BEST.
LET'S LET GO OF THINGS THAT SO...ENSNARE US AND RECEIVE HIS BLESSINGS,

THE THINGS WE HOLD ON TO MAY BE HARMLESS BUT STILL GOD HAS SOMETHING REALLY BETTER, IF HE'S ASKING TO LAY IT DOWN, IT'S ONLY TO FILL US WITH HIS ANOINTING, HIS PRESENCE AND ALL THE GIFTS HE HAS TO OFFER. LET'S NOT LET GO OF THESE RICH HEAVENLY BLESSINGS, HOLDING ON TO VAIN EARTHLY PLEASURES AND THINGS THAT KEEP US FROM DOING GOD'S WILL ON EARTH.

THE STORY I READ THIS MORNING MINISTERED TO ME. HOPE IT BLESSES YOU.

I DON'T WANT ANYTHING I AM HOLDING ON TO, PREVENT GOD FROM GIVING SOMETHING BETTER.

I'M LETTING GO TO RECEIVE FROM GOD??

I'M WILLING TO LAY DOWN SOME PRICED POSSESSIONS TO TAKE WHAT MY SAVIOR HAS FOR ME. I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW MUCH THIS STORY MINISTERED TO ME.....
HOW OFTEN I HAVE STUBBORNLY HELD ON TO THINGS...WHEN THE LORD ASKED ME TO LET GO..EVER SO...GENTLY.......
TODAY I JUST WANT TO LAY IT ALL AT HIS FEET TELL HIM..
" LORD TAKE AWAY ALL THAT'S NOT REQUIRED AND REPLACE IT WITH THINGS FROM YOUR HANDS...."

IT MAY BE PAINFUL TO LET SOME THINGS GO AND LAY SOME STUFF DOWN. BUT WE NEED TO DO IT.

ARE YOU WILLING TO DO THE SAME?

YSIC,

JULIA

" GIFT OF PEARLS "(A touching story...)

The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five.
Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white
pearls in a pink foil box. "Oh please, Mommy, Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?" Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face."A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them, I'll
think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself.Your birthday's only a week away and you might get
another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."   As soon as Jenny got home, she
emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies.After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs.McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten cents.
On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace. Jenny loved her pearls.They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere - Sunday School, kindergarten, even to bed.The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath.
Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green.
Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story.

One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny,  "Do you love me?" "Oh yes, Daddy.You know that I love you." "Then give me your pearls." "Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess - the white horse from my collection, the one with
the pink tail. Remember, Daddy? The one you gave me. She's my favorite."
"That's okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.
About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked
again, Do you love me?"  "Daddy, you know I love you." "Then give me your pearls." "Oh Daddy, not my pearls.But you can have my baby doll, the brand
new one I got for my birthday.She is so beautiful and you can have the
yellow blanket that matches her sleeper." "That's okay. Sleep well.
God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you." And as always, he brushed her cheek with
a gentle kiss.
A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting
on her bed with her legs crossed Indian-style.As he came close, he noticed
her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek.
"What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?" Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her
little hand up to her daddy.
And when she opened it, there was her little
pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, "Here, Daddy.It's all yours ."   With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's kind daddy
reached out with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a
strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had them all the time.
He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her the genuine treasure. So it is with our Heavenly Father.He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things  in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasure.Isn't God good? Are you holding onto things which God wants you to
let go of??Are you holding on to harmful or unnecessary partners,
relationships, habits and activities which you have come so attached to that it seems impossible to let go?   Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the
other hand but do believe this one thing...

God will never take away something without giving you something better in its place !

Stay calm in midst of your greatest testing time...hold on to God's Word !

☆Jesus was calm in midst of His greatest and hardest testing time.

Jesus Christ our Lord was betrayed by Judas, now taken before Pilate for trial and was being questioned, accused by the chief priest and elders; jeered and booed by the crowd but He did not utter a word and stayed calm. 

 ▓▒░☆Matthew 27:12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?” 14 But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor." ▓▒░☆

☆Wow! the governor was amazed when Jesus stood calm and did not even try to defend Himself!

☆When we find ourselves in such situations we tend to defend, debate, argue, back-answer and waste precious moments. It's better to be still and let God work on our behalf, fix us if we are wrong, lift our heads high when we are right!

He is the Glory and the Lifter of our heads!

He will shield your head in the day of battle ▓▒░☆Psalm 140:7 "Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle."

Have a blessed day!!!

Julia

Be silent..wait patiently..in His time you will receive what He has prepared for you!

There is nothing good about us apart from the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 
Anything good that we are or hope to be or anything we hope to receive is only through Him. 
Let us wait on Him and for Him to meet our needs and give us the desires of our hearts according to Hi will! 
His timings are perfect.
Be blessed,
Julia 

Does prayer change things?(Author Unknown)

( DOES PRAYER CHANGE THINGS ?)

~Author Unknown~

They say that prayer changes things, but does it REALLY change anything?

Oh yes ! It really does!

Does prayer change your present situation or sudden circumstances?

No, not always,

but it does change the way you look at those events.

Does prayer change your financial future?

No, not always,

but it does change who you look to for meeting your daily needs.

Does prayer change shattered hearts or broken bodies?

No, not always,

but it will change your source of strength and comfort.

Does prayer change your wants and desires?

No, not always,

but it will change your wants into what God desires!

Does prayer change how you view the world?

No, not always,

but it will change whose eyes you see the world through.

Does prayer change your regrets from the past?

No, not always,

but it will change your hopes for the future!

Does prayer change the people around you?

No, not always,

but it will change you~ the problem isn't always in others.

Does prayer change your life in ways you can't explain?

Oh, yes, always!

And it will change you from the inside out!

So does prayer REALLY change ANYTHING?

Yes! It REALLY does change EVERYTHING !

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" GOD IS NEVER IN A HURRY, BUT HE IS ALWAYS ON TIME."

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" WHILE WE WORRY ABOUT HOW FAST WE GROW, GOD IS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW STRONG WE GROW."

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" We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose."

( Romans 8:28 )

" Prayer guards hearts and minds and causes God to bring peace out of chaos." ( Beth Moore)

Warrior’s Declaration!! ~Author Unknown~

Warrior’s Declaration!!

~Author Unknown~

I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed.

I have Holy Spirit power.

The dye has been cast.

I have stepped over the line.

The decision has been made. I am a disciple of His.

I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still.

My past is redeemed.

My present makes sense. My future is secure.

I’m finished and done with low living, sight walking,

small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams,

tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap fixing.

I no longer need preeminence, position, promotions, or popularity.

I don’t have to be recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded.

I now live by faith, lean on His presence,

walk by patience, lift by prayer, labor by power.

My face is set. My gait is fast. My mission is clear.

My goal is Heaven. My road is narrow.

My way is rough. My companions few.

My Guide reliable.

I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured,

lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed.

With God’s help I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice,

hesitate in the presence of the adversary,

negotiate at the table of the enemy,

ponder at the pool of popularity or

meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won’t give up, shut up,

let up until I have stayed up,

stood up, prayed up, paid up, and

preached up for the cause of Christ.

I am a disciple of Jesus.

I must go till He comes, give till I drop,

work till He stops me, preach till all know; and

when He comes,

He will have no problem recognizing me.

My banner will be clear!!!

Our Final destination....

Hi...

~~If we know Jesus as our Savior we also know we on a journey, walking a narrow path and one day will stand before Abba Father in Heaven.

¸.♥John 14:6 "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."

~~As long as we live here we are to serve our Lord and use our talents for His Glory.

~~Sometimes we look back at wasted opportunities to serve God.

Instead of looking back, we can start right now to live as Christ wants us to live.

~Let's not waste our time in useless pleasures.

~~When we come to the final hour and stand face to face with God, we will regret for so many hours wasted in self gratification.

~~Let's faithfully serve our Lord.

¸.♥1 Corinthians 15:58 "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord."

~~Yahweh is our judge, He is our rewarder and He also fights our battles, take care of our every need and concern when we get busy serving Him.

~~Our destination is Heaven, we are just pilgrims here on earth. Let's fix our eyes on our Savior and follow Him.

Be blessed..

YSIC

Julia

Don’t blame God for your mistakes ~AUTHOR UNKNOWN~

Don’t blame God for your mistakes

~UNKNOWN~

the next time you stub your toe, don't blame God

the next time you hit your head, don't blame God

the next time you slip on the ice, don't blame God

the next time you break a bone, don't blame God

the next time you lose a friend because of a lie, don't blame God

the next time you get in a car wreck, don't blame God

the next time you lose your job, don't blame God

the next time someone hurts your feelings,

don't blame God

the next time you yell at someone out of anger,

don't blame God

the next time your partner leaves you for cheating,

don't blame God

the next time you lose a friend because of an obsession, don't blame God

the next time you fall off your bike, don't blame God

the next time you sprain your ankle, don't blame God

the next time a bug smacks you in the face,

don't blame God

the next time you say something stupid in front of a friend at a restaurant, don't blame God

the day God judges you, don't blame God for your mistakes!!

~UNKNOWN~

Shun not the struggles...face it...overcome it!

Hi..

Another year has passed by and we are in a new year. Wish each of you a very blessed and a wonderful New Year! May God's greatness touch every area of your life and that of your family!

Last year has been really good for some, Praise God for that!

But...for some the year has been really hard.

some of us have long-term battles in our lives and deliverance seems far of...

Some of us are in the verge of giving up on our dreams and hope... 

Some of us have spent hours in prayer and the enemy's onslaught seems to continue...

Some of us are too tired and weary, our hearts are sore...

BUT TODAY LET US CHOOSE TO DECLARE: 

 "We shall not lose heart.  We are confident that the One who reigns Supreme and sits upon the Throne (Jesus Christ our Lord) will eventually conquer and help us overcome. 

We will press on until our deliverance comes from our Lord..

He is the Glory and the Lifter of our head!

Let us encourage ourselves in the Lord and be strengthened in Him. This is not time to give up, but rise up and move on. We have hard work to do, loads to lift, miles to walk so let us shun not the struggle, face it, overcome it!

Let us stand up, speak out, and bravely, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Let us be strong and not give up! It matters not how deep-entrenched the wrong, how hard the battle goes, or how difficult the situation is, we need to press on and faint not, fight on and not quit! The night will end and day will dawn, our deserts will bloom and our breakthroughs will come!

Let us call forth the things that are not...as though they were.

Awaiting a financial breakthrough? Let us call in our finances in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. It is written (Isaiah 45:3) “And I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the LORD, which call you by your name, am the God of Israel.” 

Therefore let us command the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, to arise and locate us. 

Let us proclaim the WORD OF GOD over and into our life and those around us and over every situation we face! THE TRUTH IN THE SCRIPTURE IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH! No enemy or demon can mess with that!

If our visions are clear and in alignment with God's Word, our virtues are right victory is certain. 

As we walk through this year, may God help us to be salty saints, presenting the salty gospel of a vibrant, living Savior to a world desperate for His preserving, redeeming power.

Have a super blessed year!

In Christ's love,

Julia