A friend loves at all times

Two days ago I get a text from a dear friend and it says,  
"OK LADIES I NEED FELLOWSHIP, SAT @ 3pm


I knew what this meant, she needed us. As she would say,” She needed to draw from the well." Whether it be for laughter or tears or just to have a hug when we entered the door, she needed us. I watched as everyone came in and hugged her. Some long hugs, some short but with a big smile. It felt so good to be all together again. I sat in awe of how amazing God is for orchestrating such a great group of ladies.

Not asked to bring anything, we all just did. We had it all: chocolate cake, chips and dip, sodas of every color, pizza, wings and homemade cookies! But most of all, we had friendship!

In Proverbs 17:17 it states that a friend loves at all times. So we are called to love each other when were strong and love each other when we're weak. Today we loved each other by just showing up. We didn’t have to say anything particular because in each of our own ways we said, "I Love you, and I'm here for you!"

We sat around the table and talked about everything from jewelry to the Bachelor show, we learned who baked and who didn’t, who grew up where, and who was going to a Mariah Carey concert! No set program, no time restrictions, just a great "girl time" fellowship!

I had a great time and I'm thankful to have a friend that is real and able to say "Hey it's been awhile and I need you." Because in all actuality I needed her too!

What do you do to show your friend you love them at all times? or what do you plan to do?

Be a "real" friend

Why is it that we can't be "real" with each other?

This is how we do it:

(you)"Hi, How are you?"

(me) "I'm fine, how are you?

(you) "I'm fine!"

Why is it that we can't just say "really" how we are?

I remember one time going into church broken hearted, and weak.

I said to myself, "If someone asks me how I am, I'm just going to really tell them!"

But guess what? No one asked! But I really needed a friend at that time.

I think were all guilty of being too caught up in ourselves and our situations that we forget that we are designed to care and love for one another. But most of all, we need each other!

Like..

A screw and a nut.

A bowl and a lid.

A knife and a fork.

They need each other to do their job to the fullest.

Sure I may "look" like I have it all together, but I don't! There are days I'm not at my best, and wish I had someone to say to me "What's wrong" and that I could be "real" with them. I know there are a lot of Christian women out there that feel the same, but for some reason there are some issues in life that we are too scared to share. (I’m sure I’ll touch on this more in the future) These tough issues however can break us and lead us away from Christ if we don’t watch it.

I don’t know about you but I want to be a friend who can offer both truth and grace. I want to be a friend that will help someone become all that they could be. Like Jesus and the woman caught in adultery.(John 8:7) He protected her, then pointed her in the right direction. We all need a friend who can hear us, lift us up, pray for us, and point us in the right direction. I want to be a friend like Aaron and Hur who held up the hands of Moses when he became too tired. (Exodus 17)

Do you ever wonder how it would be if we all strived to be better friends?
How powerful would our churches be?

Phil 2:1-4 (Message)If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care— then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.

There’s a song I thought of while writing this blog "I need you to survive" check it out when you get a chance...Be blessed..

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.