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Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 390
August 21, 2018///

Romans 8:37-39 (KJV)
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Oh, Love of God, so rich, so pure, how measureless and strong.
It shall forevermore endure……….

This old Gospel Song goes on to say that if the ocean were ink and the skies parchment, we could still never completely write the Love of God.

This morning as I sit in front of this computer screen, my heart is full of gratefulness for the Love of the Creator God of the Universe.

This Love transcends all differences, all arguments and all nationalities. This Love is pure and right and will carry us through each day if we will just let the power of it fill us up.

If we could just spread his abounding Love across the world so that all men, women, and children would realize that they can do nothing to cause God not to love them. If we can show them they are created by almighty God and whether they recognize Him or not, He Loves them.

THEN:::::

Wars would cease, shootings across our nation and around the world would cease. There would be no bombings and our world leaders would sit together in a place of agreement.

Children would not go hungry, neglected or beaten. There would be no human trafficking and no spousal abuse.

Sharing would be the normal, and therefore no one would have lack and people would live in safety.

Road rage would be non-existent, and pain inflicted on others from people in pain would cease.

BECAUSE::::

When all people understand who they are and that they are loved by the Creator God, all the deep needs of their hearts would be fulfilled and ever hurt of their hearts would be healed.

Sounds a little like heaven doesn’t it?

Jesus said in the model prayer in Matthew 6:10:
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

So, if His kingdom came and His will is done, then we would see a little heaven on earth!

Love is the key. Jesus gave loving the Lord God and loving each other as the two greatest commandments.

Just imagine if the truly born-again believers in this world took that to heart? What if each of us prayed daily, or even more often, that His “Kingdom come, and His will be done in this earth”? What if we allowed the Love of God to flow through us and make our actions one of Love and Caring?

Would His Kingdom come, and His will be done? I truly believe it would!!

Love is the key! Ask God to fill your heart with the kind of Love that He has for all the people on this earth!

Heaven has no caste system. Heaven has no segregation. The ground is even at the foot of the cross.

Spread Love today! Let it start in you! Let it start where you are!

God’s Love can transform the hurting into the healed: the desperate into the joyful: the depressed into the delighted and the pushed down into the confident!

Who can you show love to today?
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Father, thank you for your love! Because you love us we can love each other! May we understand the Power of Love and spread it all around us. Amen

Have an incredible week!
Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 389
August 14, 2018///

“My BFF”

If you have been around at all you know what that means. If you are my BFF, you are my “Best Friend Forever”.

How many of you know that our BFF’s sometimes leave us in death, sometimes leave us and walk away, or sometimes we just grow apart?

Let’s look at the definition of friend according to Webster’s dictionary.
: one attached to another by affection or esteem
: a favored companion

Now look at the definition of best friend according to Webster’s dictionary.
: one’s closest and dearest friend
: superlative of good
: excelling all others

So even though we may have many friends who we enjoy and esteem highly, we may have only one or maybe two BFF’S. This is someone who is there in the good times, in the bad times, and lifts us up when others let us down. With this person or persons, you can be real and know that they accept you as you are, and they excel all others in making you feel that you can go on and that you are worth something

This BFF will also tell you the truth’s that you may not want to hear because they see in you all you can be.

May I remind you of the dearest friend available to any of us. May I tell you of the one who will tell you the truth and Love you as no one else will do. May I tell you about the one who wants to be you true BFF.

Proverbs 18:24 (KJV)
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Hebrews 13:5 (KJV)
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Jesus wants to be your “BEST FRIEND FOREVER”!! Jesus will never forsake you nor leave your comfortless. Jesus will be there in the good times and in the bad times. Jesus will lift us up when we are down and hold us when we grieve. Jesus will Love us when we are not lovable.

Jesus will help us with our struggles and be there when our attitudes stink. Jesus will show us the right way when we want to go the wrong way.

Never will there be a BFF like Jesus. May I encourage you today to cultivate that friendship. You can share with this BFF anytime of the night or day without having to call, text, or email. He is just a whisper away.

We need earthly friends. We need those who will agree with us and who we can help and then lean on when we need help. We need those who we can just hang out with and have fun with.

BUT:::: more than anything we need to cultivate the friendship with the one who will never leave, never walk away, never be less than exactly what we need. Our true BFF: JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH!!

What a comfort and privilege to declare that Jesus is my BFF!!

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Father, in Jesus name I come. I thank you for the BFF who loved me enough to die for me, rise again, and is even now loving me as no one else ever has. I thank you for the comfort of being able to share all with my BFF. I ask that you move in the innermost being of each person who reads this to develop a friendship with the Lord Jesus Christ. I ask that each person who reads this will be able to say that Jesus is their BFF! Amen

Have an incredible week!
Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 388
August 7, 2018///

Stressed, Weary, Tired, while loving Jesus and doing all you can to bring the Kingdom of God to this earth?

I have good news for you! That is not the plan of the Loving Heavenly Father, the Creator of the Universe, and the one who loves you most and knows you best!!

Matthew 11:28-30 (KJV)
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

That is the scripture for today. There are many more in the Bible about resting in Love of the Lord God Almighty, but I want us just to zero in on what this is saying!!

A yoke is used when plowing a field to join two oxen together so that the work of plowing is easier. Where one may struggle and strain, two can more easily navigate the field.

Jesus invites us to take His yoke or get into the other part of the yoke with Him. Then as we navigate this journey called life, we find it much easier than it would be alone.

Jesus says in verses 28 and 29 that He will give us rest and that in the yoke with Him we will find rest. Then He goes on to say in verse 30 that His yoke is easy and light!

May we examine then why so many who Love Jesus and are walking with Him and Living their life for Him, are stressed and stretched to the max?

I believe if you think about it in the terms of two oxen we can see the problem. If both are walking in step and pulling together it is smooth sailing. However, if one of the oxen began to try to run ahead or lag behind you have a problem. They would be fighting each other, and the work would be hard and tiring.

Switch over now in your mind to us in the yoke with Jesus. He wants to make it easy and he wants to be in every part of our life and move mountains and change situations, but we are pulling against Him trying to draw back or run ahead.

We are totally wearing out and stressing out even though our deeds and our motives are right. We are trying to do ourselves that which the Lord God Almighty never intended for us to do alone.

We try to do more than He has planned, or we try to hold back from His plan because we feel that cannot possibly be the way to go.

I say to you today, lay it down, lay it all down and get in step with the one who is the way, who knows the way, and who opens the way.

Let’s plow this fertile field of ministry and sowing seeds of kindness, joy, and love, with the one who just wants us to come to Him and He will give us rest!

Rather than being like an ox, sometimes we are like a stubborn mule and decide I really must do this myself. It all depends on me, I cannot relax, let go of stress or lighten up because things might fall apart!

Jesus promise His burden, the burden of life and ministry, is light!

I so desire that we catch this. Get in the yoke and in step with Jesus and release everything in your life and every concern about your life to Him.

Maybe you are not even sure what all you are stressed about or what you need or want to change.

Take advise from a Me-Maw who has been there. Spend some time in prayer and fellowship with the Lord God Almighty. Sit in His presence and ask Him to bring to mind the things that are weighing you down that you need to release to Him.

As you sit in His presence, listen to that prompting deep inside you and as you are reminded of each thing, out loud release that thing to the Lord Ship of Jesus. Then listen again and do the same thing. You will begin to release things you had no idea you were letting weigh you down.

Just know that He wants to make life easy and He wants to carry your load.

With all our striving and trying we really cannot change much in our lives but with Jesus we can see the super touch the natural and walk in supernatural power.

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

Cast, throw, all the cares of this life on Him and just walk in step with Him, His will and His way.
Let Jesus lighten your load!!
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Father, in Jesus name I come. I thank you for your Love and Care for me. Thank you that you take my load and I can walk through the beautiful fields of life knowing that I do not have to do anything alone. Touch each person reading this with the resolve to get in the yoke with you and get in step with you! Amen

Have an amazing week!
Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 387
July 31, 2018///

“The Grass is Greenest Where you Water It!”

As we are in the heart of summer I know that you have, just as I have, notice that there are amazing looking yards with awesome green grass.

To keep the grass green, it must have water. Without water the grass dies and shows no life!

The green grass proclaims life and something real. May I tell you today that when you water your Spirit with the Word of God it produces life and shows something real.

The Word is life and it will cause your Spiritual life to be green and flourishing. The Word will cause the dry places to spring to life and the needy places to be filled.

Ephesians 5:26 (KJV)
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

John 4:14 (KJV)
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Many walk around with starving spirits and no life in the innermost being. They are longing for the life that only Jesus can give. If that is you or you know someone who is longing for the life and peace that the growth of the Spirit provides here is a scripture to encourage you and to share with someone you know,

Revelation 21:6 (KJV)
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Did you notice that God did not put a lot of stipulations on giving us living water? All we need to do in be thirsty and ask. He will give us a fountain of water springing up from the inside and he will give it freely.

Then we must keep the water flowing by watering it consistently with the Word that He has provided for us.

God knows what we need. Just as when growing grass there are different soil that requires different care, all the soil needs water.

In the same way we may need different teachings or encouragements that are found in Christ Jesus but we all must let the Water of the Word dwell richly in us!

Are we Christians in name only? Do we use prayer and speaking of a promise of God when we are in trouble, or concerned, or desperate? I call that using God as our 911 stand by! Are you a 911 Christian?

In his writings Peter describes a person who does not let the water of the Word transform them into a truly living witness of Gods Power!

2 Peter 2:17 (KJV)
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest;

Do you feel like that today? Are you enduring each day and just surviving? Are you tossed about with the things that are happening to you and around you?

I have good news! Jesus will give you the water that will satisfy that longing in your heart!

Psalm 72:6 (KJV)
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

Remember that the grass is greenest where you water it and even when it goes through the winters of life and looks less green, spring brings the glow of color back to it.

So it is when we have the water of the Word in our hearts. Even though we may struggle through some trials, there is still life and the spring will bring forth color and joy!
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Father, you spoke the world into existence and you speak to us through your Word that was written down by men inspired and destined to write it. Thank you that you honor your Word and when we are consistently reading, listening, and hiding your Word in our Hearts, we are growing and show life to all those around us. I ask that you touch each one who reads this with the knowledge that your Word is life and fill each of us with the deep desire to know your Word! I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth! Amen

Let God’s Word dwell in you!!
Love, Me-Maw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 386
July 24, 2018///

Keeping Power!!!

Jesus has KEEPING POWER!!

Some of the definitions in Webster’s dictionary for keeping are:
: THE ACT OF ONE THAT KEEPS:
: CUSTODY, MAINTENANCE
: the means by which something is kept : SUPPORT, PROVISION
: THE STATE OF BEING KEPT OR THE CONDITION IN WHICH SOMETHING IS KEPT

This morning as I was thinking back over my life I am so thankful for the Keeping Power of Jesus Christ.

I’m so thankful that I do not have to trust in my goodness or my actions to keep me a Child of almighty God! I’m so grateful that when I made Jesus my Savior, His Power began a work in me that has continued!

As I have made Him not only my Savior but my Lord, His Keeping Power has made me secure in the knowledge that I am never alone, and His Eye is always on me and He has angels and powers that are working through me and for me!

To walk in the companionship of the Lord God Almighty is the most amazing thing that I can imagine. To be able to praise, ask questions and feel the warmth of His Love flowing through me is more precious than I can even share!

Look at the definitions at the beginning of this. If you have made Jesus your Savior and Lord you are in His CUSTODY, and He does the MAINTENANCE needed in you and in your life. He is the SUPPORT you need in every situation and HE is your PROVISION in the emotional, physical, financial and spiritual parts of your life.

And that puts us in the state of being kept! Hallelujah!! Thank you, Jesus, that it is by your Power I am free from burdens, I am healed in my body and every care I have has already been taken care of!!

May I share with you some scriptures to solidify this concept of being kept?

Jude 1:24 (KJV)
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

2 Thessalonians 3:3 (KJV)
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

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

Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

These are just some of the scriptures that talk about being kept by the Power of Almighty God!

God is a God of rescue and forgiveness and we all need that from time to time but when we live a lifestyle of having to be forgiven and rescued maybe we need to ask ourselves this question: am I committing all my days and my ways to the Lordship of Jesus who can and will handle it all?

Think with me for a minute! If you were on the water in a storm would you rather be drowning and thrown a lifeline and finally pulled out of the water to safety, or would you rather be safely in the boat through both the calm and the stormy sea?

We all understand that life is a parade of ups and downs, times of happiness and sorrow, and tough and wonderful situations. However, if we are in companionship with the Creator of the Universe through our Faith in Jesus Christ, we can be safely in the boat of His Love, Joy, and Peace in any and every situation!

I encourage you to get out of the mindset of always having to be rescued and forgiven and just get in the safety of the arms of Jesus and relax and let Him keep you from and through everything the enemy would throw at you!

God Loves you! He really does! He desires to walk with you through the Holy Spirit, to guide you with His Love and protect you with His Care! Don’t be to stubborn to let Him!!
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Father God, my Abba Father, my Daddy God, thank you for your Love and Care for each of your creations as we allow you control. Help each of us to understand that life is meant to be lived in companionship with you. Break down every wall of stubbornness that makes us feel like we can guide our ship into the harbor. May we understand that if we make you captain of every faze of our life, you will keep us safe and in perfect peace. Amen

Have and amazing week!
Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 385
July 17, 2018///

Have you noticed that most Doctors offices have their televisions on the channel that has all the remodeling and house hunting shows on it.

We seem to always be in the waiting rooms when Fixer-Upper is on. I don’t know if you have ever seen this show, but Chip and Jo remodel houses that clients buy with the remodel plan in place. (that is my understanding)

Last week as we were waiting, and my eyes were on the television screen, Chip was banging down walls and cabinets with this enormous hammer type tool. As the house took on a new and amazing look I begin to think how like our life that is.

When we receive Jesus Christ as our Personal Savior He begins a work in us that will, if we allow it, transform us into something beautiful.

Sometimes to get to that beauty we must let Him tear out walls and destroy ugly. If we hang on to the old, there is not room for the new!!

Sometimes just redecorating with paint and new furniture is not enough, we must rip out old walls, plumbing, appliances, etc. and bring in the new.

We do that with old houses by bringing in someone who knows what they are doing, how to do it, and can get it done!

If I tried to tear out and remodel a house it would be a disaster because I would have no idea what I was doing.

In the same way, if we try to fix our lives it is a disaster because we have no idea how to do it. We try, we strive, we work at it, but we are clueless!

Father God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are the experts and they can not just fix us from the inside out, but they can make us new creations from the inside out. If we allow it, they can make real change in us, not just a cover up of paint, etc.

The power of the Lord God Almighty can rip out walls of past hurts, renew your mind from wrong thinking and make all things new. That power will build you into a sanctuary of beauty for the Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 127:1A (KJV)
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it:

We can try to make our lives right and to fix what is wrong, but the Word of God tells us that our labor is in vain, meaning it just is not going to work.

Now on the television program Fixer-Upper they complete the renovation in the time frame of the show, but all who watch know that it really took months for the final product.

In the same way as we allow Jesus Christ to begin a new work in us, it is a process and will continue as we allow it. For instance, we may think we have allowed all the walls and junk to be broken and removed and then discover a hidden room of stuff we have pushed down inside and tried to ignore. We may have attitudes that need adjusting and words that need correcting.

It is a process and we will must understand that we must allow the process to continue.

Philippians 1:6 (KJV)
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

We are in process until Jesus comes back or calls us home, but we need to remember the initial work of receiving Jesus as Savior makes us a new creation, we just need some refining!

2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
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Father God, thank you that you continue to work in me to correct my attitudes and words and deeds. I praise your name because I am not a finished work but am in process. I am the clay and you are the potter. Mold me into your image so that the world may see Jesus through me. Amen

God Bless each of you. Have a Blessed and Abundant week!
Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 384
July 10, 2018///

Murder, Mayhem, Robber, Rape, Lies, Cheating, Deception, Selfishness, Meanness, Abuse of Children, arguing, Wars, persecutions, injustice, I can go on and on!!

Bad News!!!

It seems that all we hear these days is Bad News!! I know that there are still good people in the world doing good things, but we rarely hear about those.

But I have some Good News for you today!! The Bad News is wrong!!!

The Good News is that Jesus came to give us access to a better way than the social systems of the world provide!

The Good News is that when Jesus came out of the tomb on the first Resurrection Sunday, He not only had defeated our enemy Satan, when that Stone was rolled away it represented all the ugly in our life being rolled away.

We live buried under mounds of guilt, shame, and the lies of the enemy that we are not good enough, or that we are less than. Our past mistakes hold us in that grave, but the Good News is that Jesus set us free if we will receive it!!

Romans 12:2 (MSG)
Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

The Good News is that we do not have to do life on our own. We do not have to wrestle with situations and decisions with just our own knowledge or intellect!! The Good News is that if we are tired of doing it on our own we can turn to the Creator God and God the Holy Spirit will begin to live life with us and through us!

Therein lies the key: “Through Us”! When we allow the change from the inside out, the change is real, and the pressure is off us to make it happen. The result of walking this journey called life with Jesus as our best and dearest friend is that we never have to do life alone!

The Good News is we do not have to fear!

Proverbs 29:25 (KJV)
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

The Good News is that He is our healer!

Isaiah 53:5 (KJV)
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

The Good News is that He is our provider!

Philippians 4:19 (KJV)
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

The Good News is that He gives us Peace!

John 14:27 (KJV)
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

There are multitudes of verses in God’s Word that are Good News!!

I encouraged you to find verses that fit your situation and begin to concentrate on those rather than the bad news all around us!

If God’s kids begin to concentrate on and share the Good News, I believe the Glory of the Lord will begin to invade our Homes, Cities, States, Country and the whole Earth!

His “Kingdom” can come to this world as we take our place both believing and sharing the Good News!!

Father, I come in the name of Jesus Christ and I thank you that the Bad News is wrong! Thank you that I do not have to walk this road called life alone! Thank you that God the Holy Spirit is my best friend and guide! Fill each person who reads this with the knowledge that they can choose to walk with you and fulfill all that you plan for them. Fill them with the warmth of your Love and the Peace that passes understanding. Invade each reader with direction and Joy! Amen

Remember the Bad News is wrong!!
Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 383
July 3, 2018///

WHO ARE YOU?

When we think about this question or we are asked this question many times our response goes something like this: I am a Doctor, a stay-at-home Mom, a Lawyer, a Pastor, an Accountant, a Fire-Fighter, a Mechanic, a Teacher, an Evangelist, a Retail Specialist, a Walmart Greeter, a Lawn Care Specialist, a Housewife, I am the person who checks you out at the grocery store, I am the person who sells products, I am a Senator, a Governor, The President of a company! I am a drunk, an addict, a prisoner, etc.!

I could go on and on, but you get the picture. May I tell you that those things are “What you do”, not “Who you are”!

The world may look at you and declare what you do as who you are but let’s look at the real you!

You are an amazing child of Almighty God and are created in His image. You are a reflection of all that you have experienced in life and you are someone’s role model.

You are the dream God has placed within you and you are the abilities He has given to you! You are Blessed and highly Favored! You are the creator God’s most precious creation!

Jeremiah 31:3 (KJV)
The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

You are loved with an everlasting Love!

Isaiah 43:1 (KJV)
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

Galatians 3:13 (KJV)
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

You are redeemed!

Genesis 1:27 (KJV)
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

You are the image of the Creator God!

John 15:13 (KJV)
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

You are God’s Friend!

Zephaniah 3:17 (KJV)
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

You bring out rejoicing and joyful singing from the Lord God Almighty!

Do you get the picture? Who you are is the creation of the Lord God Almighty! You are a Son or Daughter of the most High God with all the rights and privileges of Son’s and Daughters.

Whether the world recognizes you as a Son or Daughter of the Creator of the Universe or not, you need to understand who you are and that knowing will flow to your outer being.

You will begin to reflect the attributes of the Heavenly Father who sings over you with Love.

When you realize who you truly are you will neve feel inferior to anyone! You will never feel like you are defined by your job or your status in life!

We are Loved by our Father God because we are the creation of His hands! We are gifted and talented to change our world and when we realize who we are we will allow those gifting’s and talents to flow out to a world that desperately needs them!

May I admonish you to see who you really are and allow the true you to come to the forefront of your daily walk in this journey called life!

The Lord God Almighty Breathed into each of us the Breath of Life! His Breath, we are His!!

That is who we are, may we walk in that knowledge!
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Father, thank you that you created me, love me, and sing over me. Thank you that you have place me hear on earth FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS! Thank you for filling me so full of your Spirit that your attributes flow out to others! Thank you for redemption! In Jesus name I pray! Amen

Have an incredible week son and daughter of God!
Love, Me-Maw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 382
June 26, 2018///

Proverbs 4:23 (KJV)
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Proverbs 3:5 (KJV)
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

This past week I had a stent placed in an artery of my heart to open it up. I already have a pacemaker from last year.

Why go to such lengths for the heart? Because therein lies life. You may have various health issues but if your heart stops beating and pumping blood to your body the other issues will not matter.

May I tell you that just as your physical heart is the seat of life, your spiritual heart, the inner part of you, deep down in your spirit, is the seat of real life. If you want abundant life, eternal life, and joy and peace, you need to take care of the spiritual heart!!

If you neglect the spirit man, the truth is all the other things in life do not matter.

The Word of Almighty God has a lot to say about the heart of man. When the scripture talks about the heart, it is referring to the life or spirit of man. The part of man that will live forever in eternity.

When our heart is right we effect the situations and people around us!

Luke 6:45 (KJV)
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

What is in your heart is the real you! You need to take special care of it and let the Lord God Almighty do adjustments as necessary.

Psalm 51:10 (KJV)
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

We need to flee evil and follow righteousness.

2 Timothy 2:22 (KJV)
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

So, this all sounds good but how do we do this? We cannot!! We need help and that is what Jesus Christ did on the Cross. When we release control of our heart to His Lordship, He can then do the changes in us that we cannot.

The pacemaker and stent I have do not show to those around me. However, the results show in the fact that I am breathing and walking around and active.

Every attitude, action, word or thought that we do or have comes from our spiritual heart. When we are running our lives, it shows on the outside and when we are allowing Jesus to guide us, it shows on the outside.

Matthew 5:8 (KJV)
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Psalm 119:11 (KJV)
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

We can walk with a pure heart when we know the word of God, which is life to our Spiritual Heart. Listen to the word; read the word; pray the word!

Then the words and actions that flow from you will be good and right and encouraging to others.

We need to pray Psalm 19:14 each day of our earthly lives, it says:
Psalm 19:14 (KJV)
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

The Holy Spirit will clean out the junk, make the adjustments and we can walk in the promise Jesus made in John 14:27!!
John 14:27 (KJV)
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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Father, In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I come to you. I ask you to do your work in my spiritual heart! Clean out the junk and fill me with the same compassion and love Jesus showed to all as He walked this earth in human form. Guide each person who reads this to a vibrant, vital relationship with you by allowing your spirit to live through us. Amen

God Bless each of you!!
Love, Me-Maw

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 381
June 12, 2018//

“Off the Record!”

Each of you understand that phrase. When someone wants to make a statement or tell something they know, and they do not want it in a legal document, in the printed page, or in the news, the phrase they will use is “Off the Record”!

This morning I am pondering how many Christians are “Off the Record”?

They call themselves Christians privately but do not want it spread around work, the neighborhood, social media, that they consider themselves Christians.

Why would we want to be “Off the Record” Christians?

Maybe it is because it is not politically correct to call anything sin or to live Godly and above all the smut and filth and selfishness of the world.

Maybe it is because we do not want to be the only ones not laughing at an off-color joke or be the one who has not seen the latest R rated movie.

Or maybe it is just because we don’t feel like we know enough about the Bible or the foundations of our Faith to share with those around us.

I share with you a statement that you should take to heart:
“A MAN WITH AN EXPERIENCE IS NEVER AT THE MERCY OF A MAN WITH AN ARGUMENT.”

People may argue theology, but what they cannot argue with is when you just simply share your experience with the Lord God Almighty.

When you declare that your life is better since you made Jesus Lord and He is with you always to help you and give you Peace; When you tell where He brought you from to where you are now and the many things He has done in your life, no one can tell you that is not true.

In John chapter nine when the blind man was healed, and the Pharisees were asking him who healed him and telling him that Jesus was a sinner, the blind man did not even begin to argue about who Jesus was. He made a profound statement!

John 9:25 (KJV)
He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

If we know Jesus as our Personal Savior, we can be like the blind man and declare who Jesus is to us. To the blind man Jesus was his healer and that was what he was sharing.

What is Jesus to you? How is your life different because you know Him?

These are things no one can argue with.

Now we must mature and grow in the Lord and in the Knowledge of His Word and then at times we can explain or refute other’s questions or arguments.

But we should never let the fear of someone asking or saying something we have no answer for stop us from sharing. Just tell what Jesus means to you!!!

Just as the others could see the blind man had received his sight, others should be able to look at how we conduct ourselves and live our lives and know that we have something different.

Matthew 5:14 (KJV)
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.

When we have met Jesus, our light is to dispel darkness and not be:
“Off the Record”!

May I encourage you to let your light shine and be “ON THE RECORD”, as a bonified, born again, child of almighty God who does not bow to this world social system but walks in tune with the Lord God Almighty!!

In Mark chapter eight, Jesus asked the disciples a question He is asking us today.

Mark 8:29 (KJV)
And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

WHO IS JESUS TO YOU!!
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Father God, I come in the name of Jesus Christ and I declare that Jesus Christ is my Savior, my Peace, and my Joy. May I be on record as a born again, changed, washed in the blood, child of you, Father. I ask you to touch each person who reads this with the knowledge of who you are to them and may they be “ON RECORD CHRISTIANS” and light up the darkness of this troubled world. Amen

I declare you “On the Record!”
Love, Me-Maw