Striving To Be "Christ-Like"!

I miss my MoMo (grandmother) and Aunt Emmer (great Aunt Emma) something terrible these days. I grew up on homemade biscuits and the Clanton radio station (Southern Gospel music), while staying at their homes. This was one of the 1st songs I remember learning and singing with my Aunt Emmer while the morning radio program came home, and she was cooking breakfast. It was a simpler time, but it was full of love and unshakable faith. I wouldn't bring them back for anything, especially with the mess we are in these days, but I know beyond a shadow of a doubt if they were still here they wouldn't be listening to the mumbo jumbo, they would be singing praises to the Lord and trusting Him every step of the way and leaning on that perfect peace God gives us. I'm thankful for God's continued peace throughout all of this, because I choose to only feed my mind with His word. I'm thankful for the simplicity of sitting down at a piano and singing a song unto God, and how He can st...

Even in the midst of the chaos and craziness right now, even when it looks as though God isn’t working or answering our prayers, even when it seems as if all hope is gone, or nothing will return to normal... I believe God will show up right on time and do something miraculous... reminding us that He is always working. He never sleeps, He never forgets, He never lets a single moment go to waste. I have that faith and assurance. → Breakthrough is coming, by faith I see a miracle! I'm thankful for the continued peace of God which passes all of my understanding!

Long post alert: "Walking out my faith, even if I'm by myself" • God's given me a boldness over the years and sometimes that makes folks mad, but oh well... I'm not out to please this whole world around me, I've got my mind on eternity. I still feel like there is a parable of the wheat and the tares going on during this time in our nation. You can read about it in Matthew, Chapter 13. Everyone is so eager to do one thing, instead of heeding God's warning and doing what He said should be done. Also, I keep hearing of a "spiritual reset" button God's trying to activate during this time, when I've been praying and fasting. Daddy and I have talked about this several times over the last month. I think we can all agree, anyone over the age of 30, church isn't like it use to be when we were growing up, and that's not a good thing. I've grieved over missing those days many times, and I long in my heart for it to be how it was, but we ...

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the  earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”  Isaiah 55:8-9  God sees what we don't. He does not think the way we think. He does not handle situations the way we think they should be handled, because He knows what's best. In the middle of this time of uncertainty ask yourself, am I looking at this through God’s eyes (with my spiritual eyes)? God sees the whole picture: beginning, middle, and end. Our physical view is limited. Our trust and faith must be in God. I'm so glad God sees what we don't, that He is continually working behind the scenes on our behalf to mold bad things into something good. I pray even in reading this, God fills your heart with encouragement and His perfect peace comforts your soul.  Romans 15:13 "I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace beca...

This week, I wrote on my calendar that for us in Alabama, May 17th would be 9 weeks we couldn't meet in a church building. As well as 9 weeks of basically being home bound. Today, with the latest governor's press conference release, that has changed. I went to bed last night knowing that God is bigger, and He would have a say in when things would start slowly opening back up to reach a point of somewhat normalcy again... not everyone will agree, but guess what you still have the freedom to stay home. Some churches have packed sanctuaries and maybe they can't safely socially distance and still won't be able to open up, yet God is still bigger. Some churches may still decide to do virtual services or drive in services. If you feel in your heart being in a church service is what you need, don't be afraid to join in with another church where you can safely socially distance. I'm thankful for the ways we've still been spiritually fed during this. I've enjoyed...

If you're a child of God giving up is not an option. Caving into fear and panic of the ways of this world and the enemy is not an option. I fear God and His judgement alone. For my word says, "if God be for me, who can be against me!" Roman's 8:31 • That's why I do my best each day to stay the course and trust in God until He calls me home. I can't say or would never try to say what's coming or if things will ever be normal again, for what is normal anyway? What I can say with assurance and confidence is that as a child of the most high God, He is control every step of the way, He knows what He is doing, I trust Him, and by His grace I will make it through to my heavenly home one day. I do know that sweet, gentle still small voice has reminded me daily to only allow what saith the Lord of Hosts to feed my heart and mind; not any media or man whether that person be in ministry or not. It has to line up with the Word of God. We are living in a time when Chri...