Review of Scripture

Today I want to start with these scriptures from the book of Acts. They are important and really struck my heart this morning. The people of God had just received the Holy Spirit in the upper room and now they are beginning to meet as a group of believers. It starts with EVERY DAY! Why do you think the author uses everyday? Why not occasionally or once a month or even on the sabbath they devoted themselves? I believe that there is an importance to everyday.

These people came together to break bread in the temple. It wasn’t to gossip about what Jim and Jane are doing or not doing, the troubles of the day; oh no, they came together to praise and worship the Lord, their Savior. To gather to pray and read scripture. To get to know their Father! To draw close to him. Seeking for his guidance for the day. In return, God added to them daily those that were being saved!

What does this mean to me?

I feel like God is telling us here to get up and everyday seek him, praise him, read his word? Not just on Sunday and daily people will he added to the church. It doesn’t have to be on Sunday at church that people are saved and added to the church. We have the power within us to pray with others, speak God’s word and love them like no one else can! Let’s stop judging people by how they look or dress, how they talk or if they live a different lifestyle than you do! Let’s start loving people with the Love of Christ. Many of the people who are turned from God do so because God’s people have forgotten how to love them! Let’s be the hands and feet of Jesus, reach out to the lost and hurting world we live in and talk about our FATHER and how much He loves them. Be the light that brings life to someone else’s life! Let’s stop gathering together to gossip or talk about others, let’s gather to draw closer to Him.

Keep pressing moving forward, never looking back! The enemy wants to keep you focused on what your not doing for a God, focus on what you are. Keep that in front of you so that your moving forward to the things of God and not dwelling on the things that were not moving you in the direction you have been called. Laying those things down before God and moving towards the prize that he has stored for you! Don’t walk away! Push through the fear or anxiety that is trying to keep you away from loving people like Christ intended for us to.

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you for waking me up today. Thank you for the new day of Grace and mercy that goes before me. Give me wisdom in my words and keep my heart pure before you. With clean hands and a pure heart I ascend my heart to you Lord. I want to see people the way you do, I want to reach out to them and love them like only you can. Father use me today to touch someone with your words through your spirit. Thank you Lord for the sacrifice you made to give us the abundant life! Help me to use this life to glorify you!

In Jesus Name,

Amen

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

 

As I was reading 1Peter2:1-13. I felt like the Lord gave me 5 points he wanted me to share about our health. When I talk about health, I don’t mean diet…I feel like God is drawing me to learn to be healthy mind, body and spirit. One thing I have learned about my body is that when I am stressed, my whole body is effected. I began to pondering on how this affects my overall health. I know spiritually it was changing me. My body began to pay the price as well. So after reading 1Peter2:1-13 God revealed these 5 points.

1. Rid yourself 
– rid yourself of all malice talk, slander, etc… we can look at this as being towards others, but let’s looks at this scripture as how we speak or treat ourselves. God doesn’t want us to slander ourselves. Don’t speak about yourself in such a way that the word doesn’t say. 
2. Come to Him
-he is our living stone. He is the one thing that can bring healing, comfort, peace, etc. bring those things to him. If we hold on to #1 and don’t rid ourselves of those things, our body can become sick. Then we bring it to
Him! He’s telling us to come
To him… don’t wait. Don’t carry the things your holding onto.
3. Abstain from sinful desires. Whatever that desire is. It’s not healthy for you. It’s a sinful desire!! Overeating, lack of self-control, gossip, pride(in the talking your self up or talking yourself down). If we abstain from these things our spirit man will be on top and our spiritual health will improve, therefore your physical health will improve.
4. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles.
– it’s bad enough the unsaved thing Christians are hypocrites, let not give them any more ammunition. Let’s be sure to love the unlovable, love the broken and hurting. This is what will draw others to Christ and in return your spirit, body and soul will be healed. Remember we are the light to a dark world not a judgmental voice that doesn’t glorify God.
5. Submit yourself to human authority. 
-sometimes especially if you work you want to speak negative about our boss or someone in leadership over us. It could just be a decision they made that we didn’t like or it could be a major issue. But if we submit ourselves to the authority God has placed over us we will have peace. In return our health.
6. Glorify God
– if we do 1-5 God will be glorified.

This scripture talks about coming to Jesus, to be a living stone, we may be rejected by people but we are chosen by God. As women we struggle with that rejection and for some of us the being chosen by God doesn’t seem like enough; But I promise you, it is more than enough. Take your cares to him. If we hold on to negative emotions it begins to affect our bodies. Then once our bodies are affected it begins to cause sickness and disease. Remember what God’s word is reminding us of today. Together let’s walk out a journey of healing and wholeness, let’s walk our journey to healthy living Mind, Body, and Spirit!

God laid it on my heart over two years ago to start a ministry for women. A place that we can feel safe to share and be real. A place we can help hold one another accountable in love. A place we can learn and grow. A place to become healthy vessels for him. Not one of us is perfect and we definitely have not arrived in the arms of our Savior yet; therefore, we need each other. We need encouragement. Let’s help one another along this journey. Today I am moving forward, jumping off a cliff so to speak into the hands of the Father and starting what he has called me to. I hope the things I post here will help you grow and learn along the way. Let me know some things you would like to discover as we grow. I will allow God to show this group what he desires to show. I am starting out with health. WE need to be healthy mind, body and spirit. Let’s jump in together.