Welcome!   9-30-24

Here is a subject that has boggled my mind, but only to a degree!

Over and over throughout my life I have seen people blame God for the actions of others. Why? Did God make them, cause them, or tell them to live their lives contrary to His Character-which is unconditional love? The answer is unequivocally, No! 

God has given everyone a free will to live life as they choose. I do understand there are those who call themselves "Christians" who are deceived into believing they have the right to judge and point fingers at others when they should be looking at the three fingers pointing back at themselves. 

Over three decades ago, there were women at a church I went to who decide I was too happy as I was going through my divorce, and one of those women told me that the long skirt I was wearing was too revealing because it had a slit half way up the back about an inch above my knee. I could go on and on! 

However, in all the many situations, I never once thought it was Gods fault, I did, however, stop going to that church. It was situations like that and others that put me on a long journey to finding out Who God really was, and what He was really like for myself. Not for what the pastor or anyone else taught, I had to Know Him for myself! 

Truthfully, the pastor of the church I left did not tell the women in the church to mind their own business, or that if they thought I was wrong to simply pray for me, because I needed prayer with what I was going through. I know this because he passed their message to me, on to me. Yes I was happy to be divorcing! Truth is, they did not know my story and the strength I would need to go through the clean up I was facing from the storm I had been through. You can be happy the load of whatever your storm is has been lifted off you, but still need strength the go through the cleanup from the storm. 

I will admit, I personally have been mad at God, but it wasn't because of other "christians" it was because I wasn't mature enough in the things of God and thought He went against His own word, when He didn't! 

It's the devils sick pleasure to deceive people by saying, "look what they said or did, they call themselves christians? Who would anyone want to serve the god they serve? When in reality, the devil himself is the very god they serve! 

My job as a Christians is to show the love of God, not judge! Have I come short of that, sadly, many times, but Holy Spirit nudges me and says "Hey Tammie, that was wrong" and I repent. I'm intentional to not do it again. There are things Holy Spirit is working with me on, but I am happy to allow Him to change me from the inside out.  True change comes though Jesus, the help of Holy Spirit and the written Word of God. 

All of that to say this, please don't look at any person thinking they are the perfect image of God-don't put anyone on that pedestal, because they will fall off every time, I know, I've done it. We live in a fallen world and no one is perfect. 

I encourage you, look to Jesus, He will fill the void and give you the peace of mind you are looking for and give you the answers you need! 

Blessings

Welcome!   9-29-24

Well, here's a hot topic, forgiveness!

Why?  Years ago my life and the lives of my family were effected in an unhealthy way that had the potential to do further harm in different ways.

I personally thought if I forgave it would be saying that what happened would be excused-just letting it slide, throwing it under the rug as if it was ok. However, what I did not realize was that that fruit of unforgiveness became a cancer in my heart that created bitterness and started changing me into a person I did not want to be. 

Think about it, isn't that what cancer does? Eats away at your inside destroying the different organs in its miserable path. Unless eradicated, it continues to grow, depending on the cancer it could be slow growing or fast growing. While the person not effected my the disease (unforgiveness) goes on with their daily lives unaffected. 

Unforgiveness opened the door to the enemy to destroy our lives like a cancer, from the inside. Our personality changes, our facial expressions become hard, and truthfully, our health is effected, high blood pressure, anxiety, fear, and it can cause cancer, for real! 

God had to really work with me on forgiving in that one particular situation, and honestly it was probably one of the hardest things for me to do. It was hard to even say I forgive...  but I did it, and it freed me from the enemies trap to destroy my life. I admit, it absolutely was a process, but now the enemy no longer has access into my life because I haven chosen to forgive! 

It had nothing to do with the other person, and everything to do with being free from the enemies trap! Matthew 18:21-35

Jesus was hanging on the cross, the very people that had physically tortured Him, spit on Him, ripped His beard out, whipped His back 39 times with a cat of nine tails -- hooks-- ripping Him to the bone, and placed a crown of thorns on His head, said Father forgive them for they know not what they do. Luke 23:34 And looking through eternity, seen  the end from the beginning and everything I would do in my life time including rebelling against Him chose to die to set me free, forgiving me! How could I not forgive, even such a horrible thing? 

It doesn't mean I like the person or people, but it does mean I love myself enough to forgive!

Blessings

Welcome!   9-21-24

How do you see yourself ?

That was something I had to work on because I did not see myself as God seen me. 

I seen myself as not good enough, not smart enough, and not qualified. However, God sees me in a whole different light! 

He sees me made in His image-Christ in me the hope of glory! He sees me as equipped, qualified and justified for service in His kingdom. 

Years ago I sensed a pressing by Holy Spirit to start going live on fb. I said God I'm not ready! What I did not understand at the time was that He had been preparing me all my life through everything I went through and overcame, which qualified me. Even though I go through the valley of the shadow of death... I did not stay in the place of, a, b, or c, I went through the situation by the strength of God to the other side! How did I do that? By holding on the His Word in faith believing. I'm not saying at times my heart didn't feel like it was breaking, or that I didn't want what I was going through to go away or that I didn't want to walk away and give up, because I did! But I knew that I had to say, but not my will but Yours be done, and follow His direction whatever it was, like it or not! 

I knew that if I did not keep walking through to the other side, I would have to start the journey over and I was going through too much and had been through too much not to keep going through to the other side while holding on to His hand. 

Everything I have went through in life God has used it to mold me into the person I am today as He taught me to trust Him. He has shown me through poor decisions that even though I chose wrong that He was still just a whisper away and that no matter what, He would always Love me and be there for me!

My Heavenly Father has shown me that even though I have messed up, big time in some cases, that I am so much more than the mess-ups. I am His! and He is helping me see myself in His image through spending time with Him not only in prayer, conversation and His Word, but in listening to His heart for me and for you. 

He wants us to know HOW VERY MUCH HE LOVES US! That is is NOT conditional, but eternal. It's hard to fathom how that He don't just have love, but that He IS LOVE, there is absolutely no darkness in Him at all, therefore, how could He not be Love? 

So, how do you see yourself? 

Blessings 

Welcome!        9-19-24

Over the past few weeks I have been thinking about the subject of holding on, and trusting God. There is His part and our part. 

Both our parts involve keeping our end of the covenant through Jesus shed blood and our salvation. Since God can't lie because there is no darkness in Him, and He won't fail because as He speaks it is, no matter what "it" may be. 

Therefore, why do not all, but many, fail to believe Him?   I believe there are a hand full of reasons... Because they don't know Him-His character, they don't keep their own word so they don't trust His, they let pride get in the way which puts them on their own path and at the helm of their own ship of doing things their way which ties the hand of God, and they won't surrender their will for Gods will because they are afraid of, A, B, or C.  Because the enemy is a liar and deceitful and they have fallen into the trap of believing a lie instead of trusting the truth. I am sure the list goes on, but those are the ones that come to mind. 

I believe all but one of the above reasons go against our part of the covenant which blocks Gods hand, which stops us from receiving His promises-wholeness in every area of our lives from Him. 

What about if God has given you a dream (I know He has me) that has taken longer than you thought it should? What thoughts come to mind? Do we think, "ya, God isn't going to come through for me, I know He said... but I don't see how it can happen, it's been too long and nothing has happened". Or perhaps we think, that perhaps the dream is too big and even though I know He said it but look around you, look at this world, how could it possibly come to pass? I just don't think He can do it. Or perhaps we question if the dream actually came from God? 

I know from personal experience, if God said He will do something it will take my faith and obedience in Him that, He will do what He said He will do...period! No matter how long it takes. 

1 Corinthians 15:57  But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ

2 Corinthians 2:14. Now thanks be to God who always causes us to triumph in Christ

Notice in both of those scriptures there is a  thankful heart, because we have the victory! We stand in the place of victory! We are on the offense, not the defense, we are going in for the touch down in CHRIST! 

In 1986 God started preparing me for the dream that He placed in my heart many years later, although I sensed the dream in 1986 I didn't understand it. It's a dream that is SO BIG only God can bring it to pass. As the years passed He had me in training which gave me the knowledge I needed to put my dream in documentation (write the vision and make it plain) I have several hundred documents ready for approval, ready for God to bring my dream to pass (I did my part as directed).  

I've had doubters say they can't see how it will happen, but through past experiences of man telling me that the dreams God has placed in my heart won't happen, I choose to trust a God who cannot fail as apposed to any persons uneducated and deceptive opinions. 

Along with us preparing for our dreams in the natural, God also needs to prepare not only our character, but spiritually as well.  I know for me I needed to not only see myself qualified for the position of the dream, but I needed to see my rights as a child of God and what the Word of God said about about it. Dr Bill Winstons teachings pointed out scripture that opened my eyes giving me revelation of who I am in Christ and what belongs to me as a child of God that changed my mindset. It was seeing it in Gods Word that did it for me, He has proven to me that HIS WORD IS GOOD!!!  God also confirmed His Word to me several times through dreams, visions, His written Word, and confirmation from others that I trust spiritually. Therefore, if anyone tells me the promise-dream Gods placed on my heart won't happen, they need to talk to the hand, because I am not listening. 

Romans 3:3-4  For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: "That You may justify in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged."  

So even if nothing looks the way you think it should, know that God is not subject to the natural realm. He is a Spirit being. He is working behind the scenes in the spirit realm changing and doing things we do not know about unless Holy Spirit reveals it to us. We simply need to follow His leading and know He sees the beginning form the end and that HE IS FAITHFUL to perform His Word to us! 

The just shallowing live by faith! 

Blessings