Yesterday my community ladies had our monthly Bible study at the park. My grandsons got to play and we ladies talked about how Daniel had wisdom more and more as he aged. That certainly is a good goal to have.
This morning I'm pondering the change in one of our members. She came pretty exhausted but participated in the exchange of ideas. By the time we were done with the study and praying together, she was totally revitalized. A neighbor came to the park with her dogs and this gal went out to meet her and even invited her to our monthly tea party at the end of the month!!
Studying God's word and praying together as a group is CERTAINLY encouraging. In an effort to encourage my readers to experience this, if you're not already, I went in search of an article and found this one. It's pretty long with pictures so I'll just share the link here. https://arabahjoy.com/the-easiest-way-to-start-studying-the-bible-with-someone-else/
This is not to say that daily Bible reading isn't powerful, too, because it is. When friends get together and exchange ideas, though, we can see things from another perspective that may not come to us in our private quite time. I hope you'll start a Bible study with close friends if one is not available. You'll be glad you did.
This is cool. Although I won't remember it all I get the drift. God speaks to us through the Bible!
All of my growing up years I felt down to my core that I was powerless. My 2 brothers raping and beating made it seem that way BUT THEN I went to church camp. The pastor said that Jesus loved me and wanted to be my friend,
I will always remember that moment 56 years ago when I was leaning up against a big old tree and prayed to this one who wanted to be my friend for the first time. I was 11 years old and suicidal. I talked to Jesus and told Him that, if He wanted me, He could have me. That moment an immense weight left me and has never returned.
His power helped me rise above it all--even incest! God's power still does lift me higher than I can imagine. That's what I pray for all of you!
Only God could give me a loving husband, 3 precious children, and 8 grandchildren. All I ever wanted was to be a part of a loving family and HE gave me one of my very own!! As I look at the lives of my perpetrators, I AM the winner. One is dead and the other one a social outcast. They reaped what they sowed! It DOES happen.
So, as you ponder, your weakness, I urge you to view it as a good thing. God says "My power shows up best in weakness!" Our weakness is an open door to God to come in and turn all our failures into successes--if we invite Him to do so.
Just tell the Lord you're sorry for sinning against Him. Ask Him to forgive you; to put your sins under His shed blood; and to erase all of the charges against you in your books of life that satan is using against you.
That's it.
Then read your Bible to be reminded over and over that the victory was yours the moment you came to Christ. I suggest the Passion Translation so you can feel the deep deep deep love that God has for you!
Hugs,
Dawn
I Hear His Whisper...
There is no greater power.
As you live your life aligned with my kingdom through the surrender of your own will and ways, you will find that the fruit of freedom is more expansive than you ever could have imagined. The sweetness of living awakened to the marvelous mercy that covers every piece of your story is more satisfying than striving toward and accomplishing a thousand self-serving goals. I even take your every failure and produce goodness through it.
There’s no need to rely on your own limited resources when you have access to my resurrection power. I take what seems hopeless to most and work my redemption power. I will use everything for the benefit of my beloved ones. Watch as I turn even your darkest day into a beaming beacon of my glorious light. You will see the treasures that resulted from the pressures that threatened to smother you. But they didn’t. I wouldn’t let them. So come and exchange your weakness for my great strength and delight. Arise in the power of my love today. Awaken to life again.
I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you!
This may shock you but I have been wearing nicotine patches for almost 2 years. After listening to THE ANTIDOTE by Dr. Bryan Ardis I knew that nicotine is a nutrient and that it is NOT addictive.
I also learned that every cell in our bodies have nicotine receptors. Certain vegetable are rich in nicotine. Things like potatoes and tomatoes, which almost everyone eats every day, have quite a bit of nicotine. God put it in them plus He gave us receptors to nicotine in every one of our cells. Why would He do that if nicotine was bad for us?
I've been studying about the MANY health benefits of nicotine and I have been enjoying them as nicotine helps with MS. I know this may be shocking to you. I remember when my neighbor, Luci, told me that it would be helpful if I would watch THE ANTIDOTE, it went in one ear and out the other. I'm sure you know what I mean.
However, the Lord kept urging me to watch that first nicotine video that Dr. Ardis made to expose the lies that we've been told about nicotine. I could not grasp at that time how much healing nicotine could bring to me but I gave it a try. I am so glad I did.
Recently Dr. Ardis did an update on how he learned that for 400 years the American medical system used nicotine for healing people. Doctors did around the world. Now, that system has gone so far asway from God's ways that they're trying to make it impossible for us to get nicotine patches and gum. You can learn about that here. https://rumble.com/v6w99u4-the-dr.-ardis-show-why-they-want-to-ban-nicotine-around-the-world-episode-0.html
Now that is not to say that cigarettes are healthy as I also learned recently that there are 70 compounds in cigarettes most of which are unhealthy. They are also added to make cigarettes addictive because tobacco is not addictive. I know. I know. How can we grasp that when we've been told all of our lives that it is?
All I can say is that, after listening to the presentation I shared above, I am convinced that everyone can benefit from using a nicotine patch and/or chewing nicotine gum as I have done for nearly 2 years.
I walk better. I think better. The pain is minimal compared to what it was 2 years ago. Now I am not a doctor so I'm not telling you what to do but I would urge everyone with health challenges to listen to THE ANTIDOTE and the update I shared in the link above. Listen with an open mind and you will be encouraged, as I am, that God has given us a wonderful aid in the tobacco plant. PTL
That's all for today. I have a lot to do today as tomorrow is Sabbath. I do extra cooking on Fridays so I don't have to cook on Saturdays. We're also invited to my grandson's first birthday party tonight so I'd best get to work!
Love you all! Happy Sabbath and see you on Sunday.
Dawn
Check this out if you want encouragement on how to get rid of the lies from satan.
PS Dr. Ardis recommends ANTI-SMOKE patches from ToleVita. They come in clear or skin color. Everyone needs to start at 7 mg and then move up to 14 mg and eventually move to 21 mg. The patch needs to be cut into 6 pieces and you wear one of those a day. This is what it looks like. Hope this helps someone.
I don't have much time as I want to make this wonderful STRAWBERRY COBBLER dessert for supper.
I didn't receive an email from THE PASSION TRANSLATION today so I went to their website. I found this interesting article where they compare passages from several translations. I suppose the Passion translation may not be for you if you memorized passages from a certain translation but I urge you to also read the Passion translation.
I memorized all of my verses in childhood from THE REVISED STANDARD VERSION of the Bible. I still quote them in that format. I just couldn't get into the THEEs and THOUs of the King James Bible. I mean who talks like that?
I know a lot of people who love that version and that's fine. It's just that, when I studied fasting, I learned that King James didn't want the people to have too much power--which can come from fasting--so he had many passages about fasting removed. ); That soured me on that version.
Anyway, the Passion Translation speaks to my heart like no other version has!! I mean, I love my Jewish Bible so that I know how Yeshua would have said Jerusalam--Yarushalaum if my memory serves me correctly. That's probable misspelled but I love to do and say things how Yeshua did. You should have seen the raised eyebrows, though, at Bible study when I read from it. lol
So I found this comparison page on the Passion Translation website. If you're interested in hearing how the different versions speak to your heart, check it out here. comparison/https://www.thepassiontranslation.com/verse-
I'd best get back to cooking but I found a cool song about truth. When Robert and I were young, we belonged to a Sunday School class for young couples. It was called the SALT class and it totally opened my eyes to see the need to weed out lies. Of course, this was on a Sunday morning. :)
Look at this cool song I just found about how following God breaks the lies of satan. May it be so for me and all of my readers today.
I'm heading to Bismarck today so I don't have much time to write. Please keep me in your prayers as being gone two days in a row is usually pretty hard on my legs.
Yesterday my special neighbors picked me up and we went to paradise. No kidding. A retired fellow who loves flowers has created an unforgettable place of beauty. The only place more lovely is the Peace Gardens which sits on the border of the US and Canada. This is the sight that greats you when you get out of your car. The entire yard is filled with flower beds and trees and bushes of great interest.
Now I'd like to get a bee balm plant. It is stunning and I was just reading that it repels mosquitos too! I wonder how much they cost? HMMM
Dave also is a world wide hunter. He opens up his home to his guests to see his collection so far. It's absolutely amazing as he has everything from a walrus to an alligator and too many bears, antelope and moose to count. Here's a sample of photos I took inside Dave's house which also includes TWO waterfalls.
Now that photo is being ornery as I had it lined up nicely under the others. I'll tell you something about myself. I have VERY little patience with technology when I can't get it to do what I want it to do. Sorry about that.
Sorry also that I don't have time to find a song this morning. However, the Passion Translation just sent me this email. WOW Does it ever speak to me seeing as I have MS. Multiple Sclorosis is a situation where the immune system attacks the coating on the nerves. For me that means pain 24/7 mostly in my legs. Mental decline also hits me if I don't train my brain daily with Lumosity. Anyway, pain is a very much unwanted companion to me. I'll share soon about the natural morphine product that helps me deal with it.
Oh bother, now it's in the right spot. Oh well, I hope you don't expect perfection here. lol
Have a great day.
Dawn
I Hear His Whisper...
Pain is healed in my love.
In the safety of my love is where pain heals. Some wounds I heal slowly. With gentle breath that won’t quench a sacred ember of hope, I bring you back to life. I cradle you safely in my arms. Other times, I come roaring with such passionate might that you’re healed in an instant.
No matter how I heal you, I do heal you. But you must let me. Fall into my arms off the edge of despair. Come into unreserved trust in me and let go of your pain. Place it in my hands—my nail-scarred hands. Choose to relinquish the identity of your pain that you have connected with. Remember who I am and who you are. It’s okay to feel pain, but it cannot define you, beloved. Give me your reasons for holding on to the pain. Surrendering doesn’t make you weak. It makes you brave. Though it’s scary at first, I will knock down those walls you’ve erected to protect yourself. Don’t worry, I will be right by your side.
The Lord is close to all whose hearts are crushed by pain, and he is always ready to restore the repentant one. Even when bad things happen to the good and godly ones, the Lord will save them and not let them be defeated by what they face.
Yesterday I thought about my telling you that I was going to write every day. I felt bad for not clarifying that I wouldn't be writing on Sabbaths. That's my only day with my husband, Robert. Please forgive me for not making myself clear on that! I am truly sorry! I love you all and I thank you for being on this journey with me!
Thanks so much for your prayers for my health! This morning was the first day in a couple of weeks that I woke up WITHOUT coughing!! I'm hoping that means this nasty bug is on it's way out!
For you new readers, I thought I'd take a few minutes and tell you about my family. Robert and I will be married 45 years this October. We were blessed with 3 living children plus we have a small choir in Heaven due to repeated miscarriages.
Our oldest child is Cora Beth on Facebook. If you want to meet the sweetest gal on Earth, you can check out her page there. She's married to Michael and they have 4 precious children.
Our second child is Andrew. He's married to Marie and they have FOUR SONS!!!
Our youngest child is Jacob. He lives with us as he farms with us. He's found himself a wonderful gal and they're getting pretty serious. Hopefully they'll get married next Summer (That's the plan) and then they'll be our neighbors.
We put up a shop 3 years ago and we built an addition which has an apartment on top. It will be a nice place for the newlyweds. I hope it's ready by the time they are as it only gets worked on when our guys aren't doing something else. lol
We're all big dog people but haven't had success in keeping one alive since we moved across the road from the farmstead 10 years ago. The dogs loved going back and forth between the farm and our house and it's a busy road. ): I'm hoping that Jacob and his gal will get a dog someday and we can love on it. We always had dogs when we lived across the road and they stayed over there. Of course there wasn't anyone living over here then.
Here's a picture of me and our dog last year. She was a yellow lab and her name was Bailey. She sure was a kisser. Any time I sat down it was time for a face washing. lol I miss Bailey!
So now I need to find a song about a dog. HMMMM You will not believe the song I found! I LOVE IT!!!
Here's the passage from the Passion Translation that Father has chosen for us today. Romans 6: 12 - 13
Sin is a dethroned monarch, so you must no longer give it an opportunity to rule over your life, controlling how you live and compelling you to obey it's desires and cravings. So then, refuse to answer it's call to surrender your body as a tool for wickedness. Instead, passionately answer God's call to keep yielding your body to Him as one who has now experienced resurrection life. You live now for His pleasure, ready to be used for His noble purpose!
We each have a noble purpose--a reason why we're here. Let's seek God in prayer each day to see what that purpose is moment by moment--step by step.
