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Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 459
January 14, 2020///

Yesterday morning I stood in my closet looking for a particular shirt! It just was not there! Knowing I had just washed it a few days before and hung it up, I looked on the floor, through the shirts again and then walked away not understanding what had happened.

I went back to the closet to get a different shirt and in one last try looked where I knew it should be and it was there.

Did it miraculously appear the second time I looked? Of course not! I just did not see it the first time even though I looked carefully.

Now, I’m not going to try to say that the enemy of all that is good caused me not to see my shirt, but I am going to tell you that the enemy of your soul, the devil, will blind you to the truths of God’s word and who you are in Him and what is going on around you.

The Bible warns us about seeing correctly or seeing with eyes that have been anointed by the Lord Jesus. Or seeing with Spiritual eyes, if you will!

Matthew 13:16 (KJV)
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Matthew 13:16 (MSG)
But you have God-blessed eyes—eyes that see! And God-blessed ears—ears that hear!

Jesus tells us here in Matthew that eyes that see are Blessed! Well unless you are physically impaired, if you have eyes, you see. Jesus was talking about seeing through eyes that see as Jesus sees. Eyes that see people as they can be and not as what they are doing.

Jesus was talking about seeing yourself as He sees you and understanding who you are in Him.

But the evil one, the devil, does not want you to see truth and so we are inundated with lies and deception to the point we think it is the truth.

Mark 8:18 (KJV)
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

Jeremiah 5:21 (KJV)
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

Deception starts out as a tiny seed planted in our mind. Then we grasp it and begin to act like it is true!

When I look around at those who claim to be the children of the Creator God, I feel like we are in a time like Ezekiel spoke of! We are living in a time of great rebellion against God and His word. Even among Christians we sometimes find attitudes of wrong is right and right is wrong!

Ezekiel 12:2 (KJV)
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.

We need to pray like Elisha did when he was surrounded by the enemy and his servant was expressing concern.

2 Kings 6:17 (KJV)
And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

Elisha prayed and the servant was then able to see they were surround with the army of God ready to fight for them. What a concept. May we pray that we and those around us can see with the spirit and understand that the Greater on lives in us and that His truth will override the lies and deception of the world around us.

In the message John was given to the churches in the book of Revelation part of the message to the church at Laodicea, which was the church that was neither cold not hot, should be our prayer for ourselves and others!

Revelation 3:18 B (KJV)
and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

We must pray that our eyes are anointed with the eye salve of the word of the Living God and the truth that we are created on purpose for a purpose. The truth that sets us free and obliterates the lies and deception of satan ever time.

Oh, what a difference seeing with Blessed and Anointed eyes makes! We could approach each day with assurance that we make a difference in this world. We can see those around us a created vessel of Almighty God even when they are not acknowledging Him.

We can see our adverse circumstances as God sees them and understand “If God be for us who can be against us!”

LORD, OPEN OUR EYES THAT WE MAY SEE!!

Father, you are truth and you are right, and you fight our battles. May each of us see with Spiritual eyes the truths that will set us free! Open our eyes and anoint them with your truth! I decree and declare it in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth! Amen!

Let God open your eyes! Love, MeMaw

MeMaw Thoughts
Number 458
January 7, 2020///

Philippians 4:6-7 (KJV)
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7 (MSG)
6 Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.
7 Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

One translation says “Do not be anxious about anything…”

Do you ever long for living without any worries or concerns. Many times we say we do not worry, we are just concerned but if we followed the scriptures above and understood that God longs to give us Peace and a sense of wholeness maybe even what we call concern would give way to walking in constant Faith and Victory.

I have noticed that when I am feeling Peace and Power with almighty God, I wonder why I would ever fret or doubt. Then if I am not diligent to guard my heart, I will find myself frustrated, agitated, and in turmoil inside because of some circumstances.

Have you been there? At that point each of us need to stop and recognize where the turmoil comes from and let the God of Peace fill us once again with the assurance that He is with us!

Psalm 46:10 (AMP) Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth!

We need to immediately cast our cares on Him!!

1 Peter 5:7 (KJV)
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

When our bodies do not want to cooperate with us or are in pain, He cares!

When our prayers seem fruitless, He cares!

When our child is sick, He cares!

When our family members are not honoring God, He cares!

When a loved on has died, He cares!

When the bills become due before the money is there, He cares!

When some people we love disagree and argue, He cares!

When the job we dedicated ourselves to is gone, He cares!

When our home seems to be in shambles, He cares!

When the phone call comes that we never want to get, He cares!

“Does Jesus care….oh, yes He cares!!!”

When we don’t feel Him, He cares!

Just keep walking and praising and casting all those concerns on Him. He has great big shoulders and great big hands and with His word He commands, and it is so.

But God needs you to Trust Him. Fear and doubt leave us without!

James tells us:
James 1:8 (KJV)
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

The answer then is to fill ourselves with the truth of His promises, fellowship on a continual bases with the Father, and meditate on His declarations and promises.

Then when we lose our peace, we just begin to repeat those promises and praise the Lord God Almighty that He has all things under control and our hearts will settle back into the rhythms of Grace and Peace.

My desire and declaration is that I will lay hold of this truth and walk in divine Peace even when the world is falling in around me. Praise in the Good and Praise in the bad!

Oh, what a Savior who made a way that we can travel through this life with the Peace and Power of Almighty God flowing through us!

Join me this year as I declare the Peace of God my constant companion!
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Father, you made the way for my Peace. I ask your forgiveness for when I have allowed turmoil to replace that Peace. It is not your will for your children to ever be out of Peace because you are with us! What a Joy to know I can lean on you and you will fight for me! I declare my Trust and Dependence on You, Father God and receive and walk in your Peace. Grant your Peace to all who read this! I ask in Jesus Name, Amen!

I desire you walk in Peace!
Love, MeMaw

MeMaw Thoughts
Number 457
January 1, 2020///

May God Bless you as we enter the year 2020. Yes, I am aware that I am doing MeMaw thoughts a day late. I will not bore you with all the reasons it did not get done yesterday but just know that God has an amazing year ahead for you.

What did the last moment of 2019 and the first moment of 2020, look like for you?

Were you asleep, with friends, with family, alone, trying to stay awake to see the year leave and begin a new decade?

As we are all aware, no matter what we were doing 2020 is now a reality.

May I tell you that no matter what we do each day, the next day will come. Whether we rejoice in this day, weep in this day, wallow in regret in this day, waste this day, or live it to its fullest for the Lord Jesus Christ, this day will pass, and tomorrow will come.

Then the next tomorrow and the next. If we are not taken to heaven by death or the rapture 2021 will come faster that we can imagine!

What will we have done with the day, the week, the month, the year, that the Lord God almighty has given us?

In everyplace in everything we as Sons and Daughters of the Creator God must honor Him and do all as unto Him.

As we sit in His presences, pray, study the Bible, rest our bodies, cook, clean, work, minister, reach out to the hurting around us, we are to do all as unto the Lord.

As we hug our kids, wipe runny noses and wash their clothes, do it all as unto the Lord God.

As we drive long distances or short distances to our jobs, do it as unto the Lord God.

Colossians 3:23 (KJV)
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

As we deal with uncaring employers, grouchy fellow workers, and work overload, do it as unto the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 (KJV)
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

As we seek God’s direction for the next step in our life or our ministry, listen with an open heart and mind and He will direct your path.

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.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

As we embark on the journey of not just another year, but another decade may we keep in mind the we were created “On purpose, for a purpose”!

I encourage you to live each day to its fullest, praise and love in the good times, the hard times and the most difficult times. Praise releases the forces of the Lord God Almighty in our lives. Love is the expression of Jesus to others.

May we be the hands and feet of Jesus to our families, friends and all those we encounter in our life journey.

As you wonder what God has next for you and you continue to ask and listen, live each day as if that were the reason you were created. Who knows, it just might be!

The smile you give the weird looking kid in the store isle, just might be what keeps him from going home and taking the life God gave him.

The hug you give an acquaintance may be just what they need to continue to be the care giver for a loved one.

The prayer you pray for your grouchy boss may just cause him to hear or read the gospel and be changed for eternity.

The encouragement you give a child may cause that child to understand that the dream in their heart can be a reality because they are seen and loved.

As my most favorite Christmas movie (It’s a wonderful life) shows us, we affect more lives than we ever could comprehend.

May we affect them for the Lord Jesus Christ.

Do all things unto the Lord!!

1 Corinthians 10:31 (KJV)
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
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Father in Jesus name I come. I release to you all the failures and wrong decisions of 2019 and I release to you all the accomplishments or any good I may have done! I look forward to walking with you in my daily and lifetime destiny in 2020 and I release all of that to your Lordship! It is all about you and all for you! Bless all who read this and give them an amazing and wonderful year and beyond. Amen

May this be the greatest year ever. Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 456
December 24, 2019///

“Joy to the world, the Lord has come,
Let earth receive her king!”

John 1:14 (KJV)
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

“Jesus, what a wonderful child!”

Matthew 1:21 (KJV)
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

“What Child is this!”

Can we even begin to comprehend the miracle of our Savior? God the Son, who was in the beginning, chose to come to earth as fully God and fully man and bridge the gap between man and God.

I’m not sure that our human minds can realize the totally significance of His coming, but I just want to worship and adore Him this Christmas Eve.

His Love transcends gender, race, heredity and limitations.

His Love reaches to each of us who take a breath and His Love reaches to wherever we are.

This one who came to set the captive free, made the Sun, Moon and Stars!

This one who opened blind eyes said let there be light and there was light!

This one who gave life to the lifeless, gives us living water flowing freely through our innermost being!

“Oh, Holy night!”

“Come Worship the King!”

My heart is overwhelmed as I understand that the one that wraps me in His Love and Mercy, came to fulfill the requirements of the law so I do not have to!!

I come today and lay my desires and dreams at His feet and He will Bless them and mold me into the vessel of honor I desire to be.

His presence is our present given freely, with out limits and without requirements.

The gift of abundant life that Jesus gives is to be received, lived to its fullest, and shared with those around us as our lives give Him Praise and Adoration!

If I were there on that Holy Night would I have bowed and worshipped, or would I have hesitated to go into a smelly stable and opt for comfort?

Even knowing and serving and basking in His Love do I hesitate to go into the hard-smelly places of life to show my love for Him by sharing and helping?

I pray that the love that Jesus shines abroad in my heart will override any discomfort of places He leads me or people He leads me to!

“Oh, love of God, so rich and pure, so marvelous and strong!”

I have quoted lines of familiar songs in this writing. I encourage you to listen to these wonderful words of truth in their entirety and allow the truth of this Christmas season fill you with the Peace that Passes all understanding!

“Holy is your name!”

“His name is wonderful!”

My one desire this Christmas Eve is that each of you who read this, and the entire world are filled with His Peace and His Glory covers that earth!

It is available to all who will receive! What a gift! What a Savior!
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Father, in Jesus name, I come with a heart of worship. My innermost being overflows with gratefulness that you do all things well. My mind is set free of worry because I can cast all my cares on you for you care for me. My body is healed because you bore stripes for my healing. I am free from guilt and shame because you bore my sin and sorrow on the Cross of Calvary. And you are my Lord and Master and my soon coming King. I worship and adore you because of who you are! Spread your loving arms around all who read this and let the warmth of your presences be their present this day. Amen

Have an incredible Christmas!
Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 455
December 17, 2019///

I am sure you are aware that one week from today is Christmas Eve!

So, I want to throw out to you some thought provoking questions!!

What is on your mind today?

Are you thinking of tinsel and bright lights or are you thinking of the light of the world that we are celebrating?

Are you thinking of the gifts left to buy or are you thinking of the gift of life Jesus came to give?

Are you thinking of the preparation for next week still to do or are you thinking of preparation with an eternal perspective?

Are you thinking about those less fortunate or only of you own needs and desires?

As we gallop or rush or stroll through this last week may we remember the reason we as Christians love and celebrate Christmas.

You notice the CHRIST in Christmas, but the social system of the world wants to take the Christ out of Christmas in more than just the name. They are trying to make it just a holiday.

But as children of the most high God, creator of the Universe, we understand that this is a most wonderful time of the year! Not because of stuff but of the stuff life is made of. Jesus came to give us real life.

It is most amazing to be able to celebrate with friends and families but may we not ever get so busy and so caught up in the rush to get it all right that we forget the King of Kings and Lord of Lords chose to come as a babe, to a less than ordinary birth place, so He could show us how to live and then take the sin from the entire world on the Cross of Calvary.

Our actions and reactions to those we meet in the stores and malls can show the world that Jesus brings Joy, Peace, and a spirit of ease in a world of chaos!

Nehemiah 8:10 (KJV)
the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Philippians 4:7 (KJV)
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 5:7 (KJV)
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

God’s word will give you joy, and joy will give you strength. Then you can walk in peace, casting every care on Him. We do not have to live life alone, we can cast every decision and every care on the Lord Jesus, who understands.

As you prepare your homes for receiving family, or prepare yourself for travel to family, remember the reason that we get to celebrate. Jesus gives us abundantly life.

As you prepare to maybe spend Christmas alone for any one of various reasons, remember that you are never alone. Jesus said I will never leave you nor forsake you. If you are in that position in life, I encourage you to look at around and maybe find another person alone this holiday and celebrate together. Or find a place that you can serve others on that day and that will lift you up.

Maybe you can invite someone you know will be alone to celebrate with your family.

Maybe you can place a phone call to family who are far from you.

May we be God’s hand extended this season and may we carry that as a lifestyle into the new year. May we never forget the greatest gift of all!

Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Luke 1:30-31 (KJV)
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

JESUS. the REASON for the season!!! Never forget it!!
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Father, thank you for the gift of life given through the entrance of Jesus into this world you created. May we always be mindful of the privilege we have to bring our cares and lay them at your feet because Jesus chose to give Himself for a world with no hope. May we be your hand extended this season and always. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I come. Amen

Remember the reason!!
Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 454
December 10, 2019///

This day I want to call your attention to the latter part of the story we know as “Noah and the Ark!”

This is a familiar story but as I was reading it last week the Holy Spirit showed me a truth through it that I will share with you.

In the ark was Noah, his wife and his son’s wives and two of some animals and seven of some animals. When the flood waters began to recede, the ark came to rest on Mt. Ararat and here is where this lesson begins.

Noah knew that they were to exit the ark and replenish the earth. But just think about this. If they had tried to exit the ark as soon as it stopped on the mountain, they would have sunk in the water as soon as they exited.

But even though they knew they were to exit the ark, they had to wait for the right time. Even though they were anxious to get out of this ark, they had to wait, in order to succeed.

I’m sure while waiting for the right timing and sending out the raven and dove, Noah was also leading his family in preparing themselves to exit the ark into God’s promised restored world.

Noah tested the timing several times with the raven and the dove and when the time was right, he, his wife and his son’s and their wives and all the animals came out of the ark and did not mar up in mud or drown in water.

May we understand that God has a timing and even though we may be anxious to get from where we are to where we know we are supposed to be, we must test the waters and follow God’s timing. Then it will be right!

May we be preparing in the waiting for the right time!

When we are in the waiting period we may sometimes go ahead and do what we know we are supposed to do even though it is not the right timing. Or we may give up because it is taking to long to see the promise fulfilled. But what we must do is to begin to test, prepare, and see if this is God’s timing.

Like Noah sent out a raven and dove, we can begin to share our vison with the right people, or inquire about the possibilities and keep going forward, never giving up!

When God calls you must answer with a willing heart and rest in His timing but do your part to test the timing.

Genesis 8:5-12 (AMP)
5 And the waters continued to diminish until the tenth month; on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the high hills were seen.
6 t the end of [another] forty days Noah opened a window of the ark which he had made
7 And sent forth a raven, which kept going to and fro until the waters were dried up from the land.
8 Then he sent forth a dove to see if the waters had decreased from the surface of the ground.
9 But the dove found no resting-place on which to roost, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were [yet] on the face of the whole land. So he put forth his hand and drew her to him into the ark.
10 He waited another seven days and again sent forth the dove out of the ark.
11 And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a newly sprouted and freshly plucked olive leaf! So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the land.
12 Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, but she did not return to him any more.

18 And Noah went forth, and his wife and his sons and their wives with him [after being in the ark one year and ten days].

We should not get ahead nor lag behind God’s timing, but we should be actively flowing toward the timing of the Lord God Almighty!

What is the vision or dream on the inside of you? What do you need to do to see if you are to hold steady or march right out of the constraints of your personal ark into the future God has prepared?

You see it is His will in our lives that will make a difference, not our own will. It is the doors He opens that will change lives, not the ones we force open by sheer determination!!

Do we Trust our Heavenly Father enough to follow His timing? I pray each of your dreams and desires come forth in abundance in the timing of the Lord God Almighty!!!

Go forth in the power of His promise, and in His perfect timing! Don’t give up!

Jesus birth was foretold all through the Old Testament but:
Galatians 4:4 (KJV)
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
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Father, in Jesus name, I ask you to guide us into the truth of your timing. May we prepare for what we know you have called us to and may we wait patiently on your timing. Amen

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 453
December 3, 2019///

DECEMBER 2019!!!!!

Does that make anyone but me laugh. It seems only yesterday it was December 2018.

I have no idea where 2018 went. But I love December with all it’s craziness and busy schedules. I love the lights and all the decorations and all the good will it brings out in people.

I love that whether the world system is recognizing it or not they are participating in the biggest birthday celebration of every year.

To the retailers it may be about sales, to the agnostic or atheist it may be all about gifts and being with family or/and friends, and to the scrooges of the world it may be about just surviving. But, regardless, there is a celebration and a little love spread all around!!

But to the Christian it is all about the Gift of the Savior of the world, born in a stable, wrapped it cloths and laying in a manger. It is about the Gift of life to fallen man that was announced by heavens angels to the lowly shepherds doing their jobs on a hillside.

I’ve heard it said that the sheep they were caring for may have been some that would be sacrificed in the temple for the sin of the people.

But these shepherds were presented with the news that the “Lamb that Takes away the sin of the world”, was now born to begin the journey to the cross.

The entire area of Jerusalem, Bethlehem and surrounding places were busy with the tax registration, so caught up in their “duties” they may not have seen the angels had they been sent to them.

But here in the quiet of the hillside, the shepherds were privileged to hear the greatest news ever given, proclaimed from the heavens by messengers from the Lord God Almighty!

May I suggest that many of us in December become so bogged down with our “duties” that we forget to take time to sit in the quiet of His Presence so that His voice can be heard in our innermost being.

As we take time to sit in His presence, read Luke’s account in the Bible of the Birth of Jesus, may we allow Him to speak Peace to us, directions for our busy days and ways to reach out to the hurting all around us.

December is the loneliest month of the year for some. This December may be the first without a loved one who has gone on, but the comfort of knowing that God Loved enough to Give, should invade us with the Peace that only a relationship with Jesus Christ can give.

May we who are so blessed share with those who are hurting in various ways. May we remember that God the Father gave us the greatest of all gifts, as we give to others.

The light of the world was born so that we can walk if Faith and Victory!!

I challenge you this December to let go of the regrets of this past year, let go of the busyness that keeps us from enjoying this season, and take a part of everyday (even just a few minutes) and sit in the presence of the one who represents the Gift of Abundant Life, and just listen deep inside and let Him give you the Joy and Peace that should be flowing from all Christians in this most wonderful time of the year!

May I challenge you that whether you are in a busy mall, working on gatherings or special programs or baking or decorating or wondering how to pay for those things you want to buy for others, you will remember what the holiday is all about.

The Savior came!! The Angels proclaimed!! The Shepherds, heard, went and worshipped, and rejoiced!

May we hear, worship and rejoice!

Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Luke 2:11-14 (KJV)
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men
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Father, In Jesus name I come. Thank you for the Gift of Life through Jesus! Thank you, Jesus, that you chose to come to show us how to live and die in our place and overcome death and hell and be resurrected the third day. Thank you for the celebration of your birth, Jesus! You are real and you change hearts and lives and you care for each of us with a Love that we cannot comprehend. Amen!

Jesus is the reason for the season!! I rejoice in the celebration of December!!
Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 452
November 26, 2019///

In this week of thanksgiving when we are gathering with family or friends to just take time to be thankful, first let me remind you that we should be living a life of thanksgiving, which I call thanksliving. I like that word even though auto correct will not recognize it.

For some, there are those who were here last year and are now spending thanksgiving with their savior, Jesus Christ. For all of us we are so blessed to be able to be with family and take time to appreciate each other.

May I express to you this morning the incredible gratefulness in my heart for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is always with me and the Holy Spirit fills me with Peace, Joy and Love. I am guided by a power that knows all, sees all and can do all!

I so desire that the world understand and grasp that the real life is found in Jesus!

I think of all the decisions we make each day and in every way from getting out of bed to getting dressed and a thousand other things all during the day.

Which leads me to the greatest decision we will ever face! The question was posed by Pilot to the crowd on the morning after he was arrested. It is a portion of the 22 verse of Matthew 27:

“Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? “

This can be restated to each of us:
“What shall you do then with Jesus which is called Christ?”

Each of us must answer that question, and the answer will affect our life, all those around us and where we spend eternity.

Will we take part in the great exchange: exchanging all our mess ups and wrong choices for the cleansing of all Jesus did at Calvary, or will we take the way of the world that says you must prove and strive to succeed above all else.

Or maybe we buy into the lie that says, enjoy yourself and don’t consider how it affects others. It’s your life, do it your way.

Or maybe you believe in almighty God and have received Jesus as Savior, but you have not made Him Lord and therefore you are not walking in His benefits, nor pointing others to THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE!

Jesus came to give us life abundantly. When we treat Him as an acquaintance rather than a constant companion and friend, we live so below what He desires for us.

“What are we doing with Jesus which is called Christ?”

Oh, what a savior, what a friend, what a wonderful privilege to be able to take all our cares and release them to the Creator God because of what Jesus did!!!

Do you know Him? What is your relationship to the one who is called Christ? Is it flippant, is it casual, is it calling on Him when in deep need?

Or is it a second by second intimate friendship with one who promised never to leave us nor forsake us?

Are you trying to do life your way or have you exchanged your way for His Way which is forever and always better!

His plan for you, the story He has written for you is so much better than anything you can dream up, but the enemy bombards us with doubts and fears and the same question he asked Adam and Eve “Hath God Said?”.

Hath God said He Loves you unconditionally? Hath God said He would supply you needs? Hath God said He would never leave you? Hath God said He will guide you into truth? Hath God said He is preparing a place? You failed, hath God said He would forgive that?

Yes, a thousand times yes to all of those and more. We are created in the image of almighty God and He breathed life into us. We can only live life to it’s fullest when we allow His Spirit to invade us and carry us through each day and its adventures.

“What are you doing with Jesus the Christ?”

May we all allow the exchange of all that we are not for all the He is to take place in our lives, and may we be forever thankful and live a thanksliving life!!
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Father, in Jesus name I come. My heart if filled with your Peace and I am so grateful that I can call the Creator of the Universe, my Father. You created everything and you know what I need. I release my day to you and ask you to control my attitude, words and actions and may they be pleasing to you. Amen

“What will you do with Jesus, who is called Christ?”
Love, MeMaw

MeMaw Thoughts
Number 451
November 19, 2019///

Have you ever just looked at all that is going on around us and felt discouraged because it seems that chaos and compromise and deception and anything goes attitudes rule?

Have you ever wondered what God thinks as we murder babies by the thousands and live as if there were no eternity, no morals and no consequence for ignoring God’s Word, will and ways?

Even in our Churches we have many times rejected Holiness for acceptance and being politically correct.

We do not seem to understand that yes God is Love but God is Holy and through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ made a way for us to be Holy and have the Holy Spirit live in us.

I am not referring to perfection but to the desire to please God and do good and live a life that is an example to all of those around us!

I admit that even during prayer and time in the word this morning, I was discouraged by all that goes on in our world and our churches and those who call themselves Christ representatives.

In the midst of tears as I asked God to touch those I know who have Him as a crutch and live the way they choose, as I was praying the scriptures over my family, I felt that God was weeping with me over the mess humans have made of this beautiful world God has given us! I believe He is saying to us what He said to Jerusalem in the following scripture.

Matthew 23:37 (KJV)
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

I believe He is saying oh, America, America, ye who could win the world for me and was established on the Bible, how I want to gather you under my wings and protection, but you will not let me.

I believe He is saying to each of us, oh (insert your name), how much I want to Love you and fellowship with you and fill you with the Holy Spirt and right choices and ways, but you will not listen.

I think we are living in an age of rebellion, which the word says is as the sin of witchcraft. We want to do it our way and will!!

But God reminds me that He is Victorious, and He will judge the world in righteousness and He can move mountains and invade peoples hearts and turn nations to Himself as we give our self to prayer and decreeing and declaring that His Glory covers the earth.

Job 22:28 (KJV)
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

Matthew 21:21 (KJV)
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

John 8:32 (KJV)
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

May we begin to declare His Glory, revival, truth and right in our homes, our families, our churches, our towns, our states, our country, our continent, and our world. May we begin to decree that rebellion is sent back to hell where it belongs, and may we show the world we are Christian by our love and our obedience to shun evil and embrace right.

I believe it is time to quit the compromise and live the way we were created to live, in the freedom of truth and light. Jesus is the answer and Jesus is not defeated and we can walk in Faith and Victory and we walk hand in hand with Him.

Live, love, laugh in the purity of the Holy Spirit in us, and with Jesus, the Hope of Glory!

Let’s take back all the enemy has stolen from us and the wonderful world God has created!!

Father, thank you that you are Holy. I ask you to be Holy in me! Cleanse me and purify my heart and that purity will flow out to the outward living. Forgive all our compromise and desire to fit in. Forgive our weakness and may we understand that when we are weak, you are strong, so we just lean on you. Thank you for Love and Truth that can change our world. May we be examples of that wherever we go to whoever we meet. Amen

Let the truth of God’s Word rule in your heart and life!
Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 450
November 12, 2019///

This morning as I was praying about what God wanted me to send out today, I was also thinking about situations right now where people close to me are having to just trust God because they cannot see the way, and so I pulled out a MeMaws Thought from 2011. I pray God touches you and encourages you through this!
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AUGUST 2, 2011

ISAIAH 30:21
Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,
“This is the way, walk in it,”

How many of you have ever made the statement, “If God would just draw me a map of what I need to do with my life, I would do it”. Or you say “I know where I am supposed to be going, but I cannot see the way”.

Or maybe you have not even gotten to the place where you are concerned about what God wants from you but know that life has to be about more than you and more than survival. The first step for you is to know that God has a plan for your life and joy comes when you follow in that plan.

Following the plan of God seems like it is sometimes taking steps into the unknown. We know what the desires in our heart are. We believe that our Father God placed them there, but we cannot see how to get there.

It reminds me of driving in a car to a destination. We are looking at a map or depending on our GPS, and believe we are headed correctly. Or maybe we know where we are going. Suddenly in front of us is an 18-wheeler going very slowly. We cannot see around it. We do not know if an accident is ahead, a traffic light, a license check stop, or just slow-moving traffic. Or maybe the 18-wheeler is moving at a normal speed, but we still cannot see the way ahead.

This can be a very frustrating spot to be in. You believe or know you are headed in the right direction but cannot see anything but the back of the 18-wheeler in front of you.
You just keep going, trusting that somewhere down the road the 18-wheeler will get out of your way and you will see what is ahead.

In our Christian walk we face seasons when we cannot see what is ahead. We know God said to us “This is the way”, and yet all we can see ahead is the back of some huge problem or situation that is standing in our way. We begin to question if we really heard God. Is this really what I am supposed to be doing? Am I making a difference in any life? Am I showing the world a different way to live?

At these slow moving, non-seeing, discouraging times, we must know that the Father has a plan and He is guiding us even when we cannot see the way. Sometime in the past I heard a good guide for this. “If you are committed to God and pray for his guidance, don’t change your direction unless you hear a clear command to do so”. Trust that the Spirit of God within you is listening to the voice of the Father. Keep going. Don’t stop even though you cannot see anything that is ahead.

This reminds me of a story Corrie Ten Boom told. She said that her father was taking her on a train trip. She began asking hours ahead for the train ticket she was to use. Her father said to her, “Corrie, you don’t need the ticket now, I will give it to you when you need it”.

This is so like our Heavenly Father; He is saying I will show you the next step when you need it. We may know the destination or dream He has place in our heart, but He will show us the way to get there, one step at a time.

What is the 18-wheeler in your life today? What situation or problem are you looking at and saying, I cannot see what’s ahead, I do not know if I should stop, change course or blow my horn and yell.

God is saying, “just keep going, tune your ears to the spirit that is within you and listen way down deep and you will hear my direction. If I don’t tell you to change your direction, keep going, by faith, knowing I am in control”.

Do you want to make a difference, do you want to fulfill your destiny, then just keep following what you know to do. Love God and Love each other. Then God will show you the personal plan, the personal direction He has for you.

Deuteronomy 10:12 (NKJV)
“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

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Father, help us to Love you and follow you even when we cannot see the way ahead. In the precious name of Jesus I pray. Amen

Life is about making a difference,
Love, MeMaw

Have an awesome week: Trust
Love, MeMaw