Will you stay outside the gates?

2 kings 7:3-4 (Message Bible) It happened that four lepers were sitting just outside the city gate. They said to one another, "What are we doing sitting here at death's door? If we enter the famine-struck city we'll die; if we stay here we'll die. So let's take our chances in the camp of Aram and throw ourselves on their mercy. If they receive us we'll live, if they kill us we'll die. We've got nothing to lose."

The other day I heard someone share this scripture and it encouraged me so much! It was like the Lord was saying to me, "What do you have to lose?"

I had been struggling with some of the things that the Lord was calling me to do, 1) this blog, 2) twitter 3)vlogs (video blogs) and when I heard Christine Caine quote this scripture, I said to myself..."What DO I have to lose??  NOTHING!

Sometimes we don't do something because we might look foolish, but how foolish did David look with a slingshot when he was facing the Giant? How about Noah..build an ARK? in the desert? Mary, pregnant and no sex? Moses being told to throw down his staff and it will turn into a snake??

God had been faithful all the other times in my life when he has called me to do something, why not now?
So I did it!
I Posted all the blogs I've written on facebook to here. Posted a video to http://www.momtv.com/ and I'm praying to get a live show on that site also!

So, what is it that God is asking YOU to do? What will you do? Will you continue to just stay at the gates and die? or take a chance and do something? what do you have to lose?

Something to remember: Everyone who did somthing great for the Lord, looked foolish! I'm sure whatever He wants you to do will be GREAT!

Is that a Weed?

If you don’t like where it grows, it’s a weed!
If you didnt buy it, it’s a weed!

The other day while out at our Restoration Ranch, my husband decided that he had a job that I could do...(haha, did I look like I needed a job??) Anyways, being the obedient wife that Iam (help me Jesus) I took up the challenge. I grabbed the "Round Up, Grass and Weed Killer gallon of stuff, and quickly took on this task. Armed with this heavy container that has its own lock and load spray gun I was ready to conquer these little weeds that were pestering my husband so much that he needed me to take care of it right away! So here I go pacing back and forth thru our ROCK filled driveway that is about 16ft wide by 120ft long, looking for all those tiny weeds that could become monstrous in my husband's eyes!

Soon after searching.."Ooooh, I found one!" aim.. shoot...fire!" gotcha, take that!" a few steps later, I do the same....."Ooooh, I found one!" aim.. shoot...fire!" gotcha, take that!"

Then I started asking God "why do you have me out here killing weeds Lord?"
then he showed me..just like we have to weed out our yards, sometimes we need to take some time to look at our own lives for weeds.Weeds in our lives? Ive listed some common weeds in our lives that could destruct our growing with God if we don't get them out!
Attitude,gossiping,cussing,jealousy,unclean thoughts,and bitterness are just a few.
I believe all our lives are susceptible to weeds...and we need to be careful not to allow weeds to grow in our lives.
So what do we do to stop the weeds from intruding our space?
Put on the full armor of God!
Ephesians 6:13 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Some times we can pull out the weeds by hand,some times we need a shovel depending on how deep the weed has grown.. other times we need to SPRAY them out!
I pray that you detect your weeds that are stopping you from achieving God's best and begin to pull them out...and PRAY THEM OUT! ....." aim.. shoot...fire!" gotcha!

Lord I pray you give us wisdom and strength to remove anything that will stop us from growing in your love. Amen.

What's in your trunk?

Whats in your trunk? Do you have a Jack & a spare tire?
One day I was sitting at a stop light, when all of a sudden this girl in front of me jumped out and ran to her trunk to get something out before the light turned green. All she did was grab her makeup bag but God had a different plan for me...This is what God wanted me to see.

I saw everything in her trunk, and she had alot of stuff! Your probably wondering what's the big deal...

Well I started thinking how our lives are like our car trunks! We have alot of junk & we have alot of valuable things in there. But in everyone's trunk we have a "jack & a spare tire" Right away the Jack symbolized to me... God, and the spare tire was like a second chance that HE gives us...sometimes we have to use this spare tire more than once in our lives..(well,I know I have!) When we are in need we search for our Jack to lift us up so we can use our spare tire. But what good is it to have a jack & a spare tire if we dont know how to use it? If we don't learn how to use all God has for us, we are cheating ourselves...we won't know what to do..who to call? I pray that if you don't have a personal relationship with God, that you ask him in your heart, so that when you are in need you can run to the Father to lift you up, and use your spare tire, and move on! Life is too short to not be ready for our troubles...seek him today, it'll be the best AAA service you've ever purchased! but its FREE!

With AAA you’ll have access to services such as 24-hour Roadside Assistance, special member discounts, most DMV vehicle registration services, professional travel services, and access to insurance at great rates. (With God you have access to all he has!)


Romans 10:9-13
9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."[e] 12For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

Potluck for God

God put it on my heart to talk about a "potluck", I guess we'll call it... a "Potluck for God",

Maybe you ask what is a potluck? A potluck is a meal to which each participant brings a dish of food to be shared.

Whenever us ladies are invited to a potluck the first thing we do is think of the BEST dish we could take right? Maybe even a dish that everyone knows YOU do well.

Well thats what God wants from us too...What is our best gift, talent, service, ministry that you can bring to HIS potluck? Now really Im not talking about just a potluck but God's kingdom..what would you bring??

Now theres no right or wrong answer here but I ask you to give me the first thing that God puts in your mind & heart okay? Also read 1 Corinthians 12 when you can.

But in 1 Corinthians 12:4 it says..There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. 5 There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. 6 God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.

We are one body..dont you want to know what the other parts of your body are capable of doing? I do!
Let's post it here, then let's get together for a real potluck! Ill check back with you guys later! ;)