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Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 375
May 1, 2018///

God weeps! I believe God weeps when he looks over this world and sees the chaos, hurt, anger, prejudice, evil and all the other horrors that are taking place!

Jesus lamented over Jerusalem shortly before His crucifixion. I think this verse sounds like He may have been teared up!

Luke 13:34 (KJV)
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

How often would we keep our children or others from much pain and hurt if they would listen to us. If they would understand that we want the best for them. How often we may hurt because we understand that the choices they are making will lead them in the wrong direction.

And how often we see that those we are trying to help think that they know what they want and that they know best.

This was the situation when Jesus stood and looked down upon Jerusalem and declared that He wanted to gather them under His wings and protect them and fight for them, but they would not listen, they would not come to Him!

We were created in the likeness of God the Father. We were created with the ability to choose. We have a will and we can choose our paths. We are not robots that are programed to do exactly right but are created uniquely and with great destiny.

I have heard the statement many times: “Why would God allow……..” or “Where was God when….”!

We, as a society, have pushed God out of our government, our schools, our businesses, and even sometimes our churches and yet when evil causes destruction and havoc, we want to know where God was.

God is here, God is weeping as we make our choices to leave Him out of our lives and our world or at least put Him on the back burner!

May I tell you today that we are the hands and feet of Jesus in this world and if we will spread the good news by our lives and our words, God can begin a revolution in those around us.

YES! We absolutely have broadcasting and ministries that are doing everything they can and reaching out with the Word and Love of God!

We have men and women who have dedicated themselves to sharing the Gospel around the world and thank God for them!

But what about the men and women who are working hard to support their family and doing what they can to be a good person? Can they make a difference?

Absolutely! If you will come under the wings of the Almighty God and allow His Love and Care to flow through you, lives can be affected that no evangelist or pastor or broadcast could ever reach.

Jesus declared that for those who come to Him, He would be in them and live through them!

John 15:5 (KJV)
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

However! When we are abiding in Him and He is abiding in us we can make a difference in the lives around us and we can usher His Kingdom to come to this earth.

Jesus taught the disciples to pray: “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven!”

May I ask you to begin to pray this declaration for yourself, your family, your church, your state, your country and your world!!

We can make a difference and our prayers can make a difference all over this world that has seemingly gone crazy!

Determine today, that from this moment on you are going to come to Jesus, let him gather you as a hen gathers her chicks and protects and loves them.

Determine today that from that position you are going to begin to bring HIS KINGDOM TO EARTH, through your prayers and your daily walk!!
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Father God, Creator of the Universe, My Lord God Almighty, I come to you and snuggle up under your wings and am safe. I decree and declare in the name that is above all names, the name of Jesus, that YOUR KINGDOM IS COMING, YOUR WILL IS BEING DONE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN! In the name of Jesus, I push back evil from my family, my church, my country, my world. In the name of Jesus, I declare for each person reading this, that their minds, hearts, and wills are turned toward you. Forgive us when we cause you to weep, Father God, because we will not come to you! Fill each of us with the knowledge of your Love and I decree and declare that we walk in that Love! Amen

I love each of you and If I could make life perfect I would! Have an awesome week!
Me-Maw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 374
April 24, 2018///

I love my kids and their spouses, I love my grandkids and their spouses, I love my great-grandkids!

I love chocolate and I love hallmark movie channel! I love the beach and I love the smell of fresh brewed coffee!

I love spring when everything is coming to life and I love fall when leaves are turning, and the temperature is perfect!

I love a pedicure and a massage, and I love to read a book that keeps me turning the pages!

I love looking at pictures that bring up precious memories of the past and I love the taste of fresh vegetables!

I love my friends and I love my church! I love to sing the songs that lift the savior higher and I love to sing the songs of God moving in our heart!

I love to hear the Word of God Preached and Taught in Power and Conviction, and I love to see each of us as Christian’s being the loving hand of the Savior!

I love to feel the real presence of the Lord God Almighty deep within me and I love knowing that I am never alone and will never have a situation or problem that He cannot handle!

I love that knowing the Creator and Walking daily in His Presence gives me Joy and Peace that the world cannot give!

But the thing that I love most is knowing that the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the Creator of the Universe, really LOVES and CARES for me!

John 3:16-17 (KJV)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

John 3:16-17 (MSG)
16 “This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.
17 God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again.

God so Loved! What a wonderful statement that we take for granted many times! Do you truly understand that the Creator God, the one who spoke and created all things, then formed a human and breathed His Breath into Him! Male and Female created He them!! And He has continued to breath life into each human ever born on this earth.

Do you comprehend that the breath of life comes from the Father of lights with whom is no variableness or turning!

James 1:17 (KJV) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

James 1:17 (MSG)  Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle.

Man’s sin allowed evil into the world that God created but God gave us the solution to sin and it is Jesus.

Darkness seems to prevail on the earth at this time but if each Christian will begin to live in Love as Jesus did, the light will overrun the darkness! We are the light of the world!

I ask you if your light is shining to those you see every day? As we receive the truth of God’s love for us we can spread His love around us!

Ephesians 2:4-6 (KJV)
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Ephesians 3:19 (KJV)
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

I challenge you to look in the mirror several times a day and declare out loud:

“GOD LOVES ME AND IS FIGHTING MY BATTLES, I AM HIS LOVED SON/DAUGHTER!”

I leave you with this: I love that He loves me!!
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Father, in Jesus name I come to you and thank you that you love me in spite of the fact that I do not deserve it! Oh, your love, Father God, is unexplainable and so precious it is hard to comprehend, but I say THANK YOU LORD! Amen

Have an amazing week in the Love of Jesus! Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 373
April 17, 2018///

I peeled a banana yesterday morning and it looked perfect, but when breaking off a piece of it I noticed a small black spot in the middle part of the banana.

Since it was not very large I was able to just break that place off and eat and enjoy the rest of the banana, but it reminded me of a scripture in Song of Solomon.

Song of Songs 2:15 (KJV)
Take us the foxes, THE LITTLE FOXES, THAT SPOIL THE VINES: for our vines have tender grapes.

I have capitalized the part of that verse that I want to emphasis. We all know that if the banana from yesterday had been allowed to sit on the counter it would not be long before the entire banana would have been affected.

Potatoes, Tomatoes, Apples, and you can name many other foods and mold and rot and other things that left alone will grow and spoil everything around it.

The enemy of your soul seeks to imbed into your life little things that will hinder your growth and relationship with the Lord God Almighty.

Little Foxes, or small things. The idea that Solomon was getting across was that small tiny things can eat away at the fruit of the vine. Small little things eat away at the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

The skipped church service, being to busy to pray this morning, letting your Bible lay without reading it just one day or two. Watching a show that is feeding the lust of the flesh. Reading or listening to the worlds garbage. It may be a little thing, but it will spoil the Relationship with Jesus a little bit at a time.

Our hearts need to be set on eternal things. When we allow the little foxes to exist in our attitudes or our actions, we give way too much bigger things that will not just spoil but take us to places that are far from all God has planned.

The little foxes in Song of Solomon were so dangerous because they were so small. If a huge grown up fox had come toward the vines, the vinedresser would be able to send them away and protect the tender plants. But the little foxes were so small that no one noticed how they were destroying the vines.

This is how small things get into our lives with destruction. The large temptations of satan we quickly see and refuse but it is the small things that will get us in a place of vulnerability.

I ask you this morning what are some of the little things that you allow in your life that you have doubt about? How many thoughts have you allowed to take root in your heart that you know are not pleasing to the Lord Jesus?

Little things: lies to the boss or your spouse or parents: speeding to get to the next appointment: anger that you give vent to because you are entitled to be mad.

It may just be a little thing, but it will affect your soul, your innermost being.

DAVID PRAYED THE PRAYER WE SHOULD PRAY EVERY DAY!
Psalm 51:2 (KJV)
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

PAUL GAVE US THE ANSWER TO AN OVERCOMING LIFE!
2 Corinthians 10:5 (KJV)
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

The LITTLE FOXES start by planting little thoughts in our minds and then they grow bigger as we come into agreement with them. I heard it said once that “you cannot keep a bird from flying over your head, but you can keep it from building a nest”.

Bring those wayward thoughts into alignment with the word and will of God and the rest of your life will line up correctly.

Philippians 4:8 (KJV)
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Watch your thinking and the LITTLE FOXES will not have a chance.
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Father, in the name of Jesus I come to you. Thank you that as I fill my mind with praise and adoration, that praise will invade all of me. I release myself to your Lordship and decree and declare every little fox in my life defeated. Amen

Know how much God Loves you and I do too!
MeMaw

 

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 372
April 10, 2018///

I baptized my paper dolls! As a preacher’s kid around maybe eight or so years old, I had seen many baptisms. So, I looked at my beautiful paper doll family and decided they need to be baptized.

I proceeded to fill a pan with water and dip each of them into the water. With my eyes closed I repeated the words I had heard so many times. “I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!”. I was so caught up in doing it right that I had baptized the entire family before realizing that paper and water do not mix.

My paper dolls fell apart. They could not handle the water because they were not real. I was so upset I buried them in the backyard and had a funeral.

Now this is funny to me but as I think about it I am reminded of how many people claim to be a “Christian”, but when they are tested they fall apart and show that they are not real.

Isaiah 43:2 (KJV)
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Isaiah 43:2 (MSG)
When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead end—

When the Savior of the world is your best friend and your Father is the Creator of the Universe, the strength to navigate this earthly life is given to us as we surrender every situation and every problem to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 24:10 (KJV)
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

Proverbs 24:10 (MSG)
If you fall to pieces in a crisis, there wasn’t much to you in the first place.

May I ask you today, do you rely on the power of God to get you through the struggles, tragedies, and turmoil or are you depending on yourself or those around you and therefore fall apart when things get rough. What do you do when the phone call is bad news, or the friend or family member turns against you?

What do you do when you face each day with fear of losing your job and spouse and home?

Is your “Christianity” a real relationship or is it outward appearance?

You can dress nice and go to church each week and smile and look like you have it all together, but without a real connection and relationship to the God of the Universe, through believing and trusting in what Jesus did on the cross, it is all on the outside.

When real trouble comes you will not stand because you are walking like the religious leaders in Jesus day. They looked religious on the outside, but Jesus told them inside they were dead. He was telling them that they did not have life in them, real life.

I ask you today: are you breathing but do not have real life because you have not received all Jesus did for you through the Cross and the resurrection?

Am I saying that you will always be happy and smiling, of course not! But what I am saying is that you will know who to go to and where to find strength, when life falls apart! You will not run from but will run to the Almighty God!

If you are not sure today of your relationship with Jesus Christ, I encourage you to just pray honestly and tell the Loving Father in Heaven that you want to acknowledge that you believe all that Jesus did and you want to give Him control of your life.

Even if it is hard, say it out loud! Our words are powerful, and you will find when you reach out He is there!

As my paper dolls did, will you fall totally when problems and adversity come?

Are you a real “CHRISTIAN”, or are you only one outwardly?

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Father, I thank you that you give us strength in adversity. We may falter for a moment or two but then the power of the Holy Spirit rises within us and declares that you are Lord and you are Able. May each of us walk in the victory of your Love and Care and grow in our relationship to you. May we know you!! Amen

I Love you more than Ice Cream!
Have an awesome week!
Me-Maw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 371
April 3, 2018///

Easter has just past, and I wonder what that day really meant to each of us!

Many gathered with family and friends. Eggs, both real and plastic, were hidden and found. Some wore new clothes, and some took that day to shop.

Many attended church to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus who rose on this FREEDOM DAY. Yes, this day represents freedom for the Child of Almighty God and is like the forth of July is for our nation.

What does Easter mean to you??????

Do you realize the significance of the resurrection?

Do you realize that if there were no resurrection, we would have no hope?

But because of the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, we can live an abundant life and also die a victorious death, knowing that we will live on forever, not only with those who have died before us but with the Creator God and The Savior of the universe.

1 Peter 1:3 (KJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:21 (KJV)
Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

Romans 15:13 (KJV)
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Why is the resurrection so important? Many people died on a cross in the days Jesus walked in bodily form on this earth. It was the form of capital punishment.

But never had one been crucified and resurrected. If Jesus had stayed in the tomb, we would be of all people most miserable. There would be no Victory, no Peace, no Joy, no Hope of Eternal Life.

When a loved one died there would be no assurance of being with that loved one again. There would be no comfort of the Holy Spirit in our grief.

There would be no guidance and companionship of the Lord Jesus through the Holy Spirit.

How can a dying person be healed through the name of Jesus: how can an addict be set free through the blood Jesus shed: how can a liar be turned into a truth teller and how can the Spirit of the Living God live inside a person?

I cannot explain it, but I can experience it! And when you choose to believe, the heaviness inside lifts and a new life with hope in Christ Jesus begins.

Romans 10:9 (KJV)
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

John 10:10 (KJV)
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

The enemy is satan, who brings evil into this world. He desires to keep you from real life and real peace, but Jesus came to destroy the works of the enemy!

To have a better life and live a better way must step out of the understanding and step across the threshold of Faith. Just to speak out the belief and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ begins a journey that continues until we see Him face to face.

DO YOU HAVE THAT HOPE??

IS ETERNAL LIFE WHAT EASTER MEANT TO YOU??

My hearts desire and prayer is that each person who reads this will know and have a relationship with the God who knows you best and loves you most.

It is such a precious relationship as we grow and understand that we are Sons and Daughters of the creator of the universe.

Rejoice!!! He is Risen!!!

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Father God, Creator of all things, I come to you in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I thank you that through the shed blood and the resurrection of Jesus, we can have life abundantly. I thank you for the Joy, Peace, and Security that receiving what happened on the resurrection day gives me. What an incredible gift is the gift of life. Thank you that because He Lives I can live also. I love, worship and adore you, Lord God Almighty. Amen

Walk in the Joy of the Resurrected Lord!!!!
Love, Me-Maw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 370
March 27, 2018///

When everything is in place things happen.  Have you ever played a game, put a puzzle together, planned a gathering, cleaned your house or office?

When everything is in place things happen! You win the game, the puzzle is complete, the gathering is a hit and your house or office looks organized!

I am reminding each of you today that the same is true concerning the dreams and desires and prayers in our life.

WHEN EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE……….

How do the things concerning my dreams and desires get into place? How do I walk in my destiny?

The same way you play a game, plan a gathering, etc. Know your goals and submit them to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and then do the things you can do, and know to do, to advance toward what God has placed within you.

Let’s look at an example of a puzzle. If you have 500 or a 1000-piece puzzle you usually begin by finding the outline of the puzzle and then begin to fill in the pieces.

I submit to you today that knowing the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior is the beginning of fulfilling all you were created for. If you will: it is the outline of the puzzle.

As we work on the puzzle we may pick up pieces that we just have no idea where to put them, so instead of staring at the piece and throwing it down or giving up on the puzzle, we lay it down and pick up another piece. Eventually you will use the discarded piece.

As we journey through this thing called life we need to keep going and lay down the things that we cannot figure out and go for the things that we can fit into place. At some point the things you do not understand will fit right in, right in the place they were made for.

We learned at the Fearless “Dream” conference this weekend that we need to get a picture in our minds and spirits of the dream that is in us coming to pass!

I ask you to think about my puzzle example. When we are working a puzzle we usually keep the picture that is on the front of the box before us or a least in our minds. We need to see it in order to assembly the pieces correctly.

May I share with you this morning that just as parents or older siblings will help the younger kids with a puzzle, the Holy Spirit has been sent to guide us as we navigate the puzzle of the reality we have been placed in.

When we relax and allow the power of the Living God, who gave His best for us, to help with every decision and every move we make, we are headed for………..

EVERYTHING BEING IN PLACE!!!

When we acknowledge it is His way that is best and just walk in fellowship with the Father God, the Creator of all things, life will begin to come together, and we will begin to see the picture taking form.

Isaiah 30:21 (KJV)
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Let me tell you that God Loves you so much that when you open your heart just a little, He will begin to speak to you deep down inside, guide and show you the way to go!

The problem comes when we are like a two-year-old who is trying to put an 8 large-piece puzzle together and refuses to listen to the parent who is telling the child where the pieces go.

NO!!! I do it!!! Is many times the response, and that is our response much of the time!

We somehow have the idea that we can navigate this crazy thing called life alone.

How much better when we are in relationship with the giver of life.

If we listen to the creator, and do what we can, we will realize soon that:

EVERYTHING IS FALLING IN PLACE!!

What are you created for? Just move toward it!!!
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Father, thank you that your Word is Truth and you want to help and guide us and work in our lives abundantly. May we listen and obey and move forward as we know how and you will do the rest. May each of us allow you to speak deep in our innermost being and life will begin to be what you have planned for us. I ask this in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth! Amen

Have An incredible week!
Love, Me-Maw

 

Me-maw Thoughts
Number 369
March 20, 2018///

How many times have you said or heard someone say: “That person is just so real, I just love them!”

We all know that “Coke is the real thing”, and Disneyland or Disneyworld is the “real vacation”.

We recognize how much better real flowers look and smell than artificial and how much better real orange juice is than orange drink.

Sitting on our window sill over our kitchen sink is a ceramic (or something of that nature) small flower with a humming bird drinking nectar from it. It is colorfully and bright.

A few days ago, a REAL hummingbird was outside the window trying to get to the fake flower. Since the window was there, the real bird gave up and went away.

That reminds me of us earthly beings with a place inside that needs to be filled with the spirit of the Living God.

We spend energy strength and sometimes our lives trying to get the fake fulfillment that the enemy puts in front of us. We cannot seem to see that it is all fake.

The fortune, the success, the beauty, the fame, the honors: they will all fade away and the only thing that is real most of humanity will have failed to see and understand.

The real life is about our relationship with Jesus Christ and how we live our life walking in love for Him and love for others.

John 3:36 (KJV)
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life;
John 3:36 (MSG)
That is why whoever accepts and trusts the Son gets in on everything, life complete and forever!

Rather than turn from the fake to the real as the humming bird did at our window and realize true satisfaction comes from knowing we were created by God on purpose for a purpose, we continue to push on that window of deceit and spend our live in futile pursuit.

John 14:6 (KJV)
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:

Do you want real life? It is found in walking with Jesus and allowing Him to be our Lord and Savior.

Psalm 36:9 (KJV)
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Psalm 36:9 (MSG)
You’re a fountain of cascading light, and you open our eyes to light.

To pursue real is to pursue Jesus. You were created with talents and abilities and to use those to their fullest and live life to its fullest, you must allow that void that is within to be alive with the Spirit of God.

To enjoy life, we need to come back to the original relationship with God, through all that Jesus did on the cross and the resurrection!

Psalm 34:8 (KJV)
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

God is good, and God is real. The evil in this world is from satan and the more we understand God’s Love for us and walk in that Love toward others: the more we pray for those around us and the circumstances of life, we are reducing satan’s power and allowing Gods kingdom to come down to earth.

Seek the real. Everything else will fade away.
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Father, In Jesus name I come to you and ask you to open our eyes that we may see what has real meaning in this world and what is just fluff. May we desire the real Jesus above all else and may we allow the real to be real in us. Amen

Have and amazing week and seek the real!
Love, Me-Maw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 368
March 13, 2018///

Psalm 91:1 (KJV)
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 91:1 (MSG)
You who sit down in the High God’s presence, spend the night in Shaddai’s shadow,

DEFINITION OF SHADOW
1) A REFLECTED IMAGE
2) SHELTER FROM DANGER OR OBSERVATION

The shadow in a picture you take may ruin the picture, and the shadow of an umbrella may not keep the rain off you but, if you dwell in the shadow of the most high God you will be safe and secure.

Just as your shadow may drive a bird or an animal away the shadow of the Lord God Almighty will keep you safe and secure from destruction.

Psalm 91:2 (KJV)
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Psalm 91:2 (MSG)  Say this: “GOD, you’re my refuge. I trust in you and I’m safe!”

In order to be under the shadow of anything: a tree, a house, or an umbrella, you must be close to the thing casting a shadow.

Therefore, if we want to dwell in the shadow of the Creator God of the universe we must be close to Him. We must snuggle up and set up residents there.

When we accept Jesus Christ as our savior the Spirit of the Living God comes alive in us. We must decide at that point to begin to grow closer to the Lord God Almighty by learning about Him, and by release every part of our life to His Plans.

Maybe you remember being afraid and then having all the fear gone as you snuggled close to a parent or someone you knew would keep you safe.

When we dwell in the secret place of the Most High we settle there and abide there.

• According to Webster’s Dictionary to dwell means: to live as a resident and to keep the attention directed
  DWELL Synonyms
  abide, hang around, remain, stay, stick around, tarry

Do you see what I see there? When we choose to live in the presences of our Father God and keep our attention on Him, we then are in the shadow and protection of all the enemy can throw at us.

Does this mean nothing bad will ever happen to us if we are in the shadow of the Almighty God. No, but it means when we are living in the shadow of the Living God that we see the temporary nature of earthly struggles and we know that God can work all things for our good and His Glory.

It gives me great security and strength to picture myself snuggling so close to the Creator of the Universe that His Shadow is driving away every fear, confusion, and enemy that tries to bring me down.

What about you? Do you know the comfort of dwelling in the presences of your Father, the one who knows you best and loves you most?

In this world we will not escape all problems and live a perfect existence, but when we are in the Secret Place we can walk in Peace and the knowledge that if God is for us then no weapon formed against us will prosper.

I encourage you to live in His presences and keep your eyes directed on the eternal. Let His Love enfold you and give you strength.
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Father, thank you for the Secret Place that your children can dwell in and your shadow will drive away all evil. May we release our cares and our fears and just abide in your presences and let you love us and give us spiritual hugs.

I love you more than my luggage!
Me-Maw

Me-maw Thoughts
Number 367
March 6, 2018///

Isaiah 64:8 (KJV)
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

Today I want to call your attention to a story you may have heard in the past. The author is unknown, and it has been told in various forms, but I believe the message in it is what is on my heart today.

The Story of the Cracked Pot –

A Water Bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the Water Bearer bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the Water Bearer one day by the stream. ‘I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.’

The Water Bearer smiled, ‘Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side?’ ‘That’s because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them.’

For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.’

**Each of us has our own unique flaws. We’re all cracked pots. But if we will allow it, the Lord will use our flaws to grace His Father’s table. In God’s great economy, nothing goes to waste. So, as we seek ways to minister together, and as God calls you to tasks He has appointed for you, don’t be afraid of your flaws. Acknowledge them, and allow Him to take advantage of them, and you, too, can be the cause of beauty in His pathway. Go out boldly, knowing that in our weakness we find His strength, and that “In Him every one of God’s promises is a Yes.” **

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Do you ever feel like a cracked pot? Do you ever feel like you are not able to do it right or as good as others? Look around: you are accomplishing more than you think. Do not keep your eyes on your flaws but look at the flowers of other lives blooming all around you. Maybe you are helping them to grow.

I want you to understand that God is the potter and we are the clay and He molds us into the vessels He needs. There are different pots for different task: be the pot you are fashioned to be. Let the Love of the Father flow through all you do. Be you! God made you and He is using every part of you including your flaws for His Glory!

Father,
Thank you that you are the potter and I am the clay!
Thank you that you use cracked pots!
I thank you that your will is being done in each of our lives as we commit ourselves to the task before us!
Use each one who reads this for your Glory!
I pray this is the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth! A-men

Have and amazing weeks! Love Me-Maw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 366
February 20, 2018///

Ordinary days! What makes a day ordinary? Is it that everything we do is routine, and nothing is really exciting? Is it the expected verses the unexpected? Is it going through our day in sheer boredom wishing for something different? Or is it the way we approach our day??????

What if we went through each day as extraordinary instead of ordinary?

Webster defines ordinary as: the regular or customary condition or course of things.

Extraordinary is defined as: exceptional to a very marked extent

So, if you add extra to ordinary you get extraordinary or exceptional.

On what we would define as ordinary days there is sunshine and rain, breath and life, hugs and laughter, pain and tears. Far from being routine these are blessings or situations that we can celebrate and/or conquer.

When the creator of the universe is your constant companion no day should fall into the ordinary category.

We may call extraordinary a trip or a cruise. We may call extraordinary a birth or a special anniversary. Maybe we see as extraordinary a wedding day or a promotion.

While those are extraordinary we should look at being able to clean the peanut butter off our child’s face or the mud off their shoes as extraordinary.

To sit across the table from one we love or watch a sunset or sunrise as extraordinary.

Extraordinary is to be able to go to a job and provide for our family: to be able to look into aged parent’s eyes and see alertness and joy: to be able to take a deep breath and wash our clothes!

Extraordinary is dropping our kids off at school and hugging them goodbye: to shop for those things needed and to smile at the clerk.

Extraordinary is to pray for our family, friends, church, neighbors, and country and to know that God is listening and hears and cares.

Who defines ordinary and extraordinary?? I believe that each day we are privileged to walk on this earth is extraordinary!!

Look around you and you will see multitudes of extraordinary things that are never recognized as such.

As children of the most high God we need to grasp each moment of each day as extraordinary. Enjoy it, love it!

When your child is getting on your last nerve or your boss or coworkers make you want to scream, remember how many weep for a child or need a job and understand that your day is extraordinary.

When you feel like you do not matter remember how each of our lives touch those around us.

There are no ordinary days, just ordinary thinking.

I challenge you to begin to see the extra in each day and understand that to live is extraordinary.

Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

We are Gods workmanship created to do good works. That can no way be described as ordinary.

Think extraordinary!!

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Father God, I come to you in Jesus Name. I thank you for my extraordinary days! I thank you that when you, the master of the universe, are with me nothing in my life can be ordinary. Touch each of us with the realization that our lives count, and each moment is indeed extraordinary. Amen

Love your extraordinary day and week and life!
Love, MeMaw