The Easter Hat

Hello again friends! Praise be to God! Thank you Jesus our Lord and Savior for granting us a new day! Each day is a gift and let us be grateful forever in your name! Amen!

So my son Michael, 5yrs old, has an Easter hat parade today at school. Now I know the world wants us all to conform to bunnies & candy but we know the truth. 

My son had to make an Easter hat and stick all the things that remind him of spring on the hat. He wanted Jesus to be on his hat because though he is only 5, he is developing a strong relationship with the Lord. He knows the meaning of Easter and definitely wanted Jesus to be on his spring time hat.

Now this got me thinking; Praise be to God that my 5 yr old can humble himself and wear Jesus proudly. Now I know he's only 5 and still hasn't really developed his emotions. But it really got me thinking, man, how many of us Christians hide our beliefs from others?

Now I'm not saying because we are Christians we need to "brag" about how "righteous" we are...no friends. But what I am saying is I find it so surprising how many people I come into contact with that say they are Christians when they've never spoke about it. They've never shared a scripture, they've never boasted of the name of Jesus. They've never spoke of the miracles and wonders of God. 

Call me crazy but I thought it is our duty as Christians to spread the Gospel of Jesus?! I know that I am no better than any of you but really hearing my son say, "Hey mom I want Jesus on  my hat and I want him on the FRONT!" really put my faith into perspective. 

Is my son going to face persecution today? Possibly. Is he going to understand it? Probably not. But aren't we all supposed to be like small children in the presence of our Lord? Can we learn a thing or two from my 5 yr old? I believe we can...

We already know we are going to face persecution in Jesus' name. That much is written in God's word. But how many of us our WILLING to face that persecution for Jesus? All I am saying is, I am, I know my husband is, and praise be to God for guiding them right, I am grateful our children are.

Now I know there are things we need to do in private...such as fasting, prayer, etc. My friends I'm not speaking of boasting in our faithful acts...no no. I'm speaking purely of boasting in the good news of our Lord and Savior!

My son was so excited to see Jesus on his hat, he practically shoved the hat in my  husband's face and said "Dad, JESUS! is on my hat!"

Let us all be overcome with joy and excitement to shout out loud the name of Jesus! Don't hide him! Speak of him! It is your duty! 

Praise be to God! God bless you all 

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Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Praise God & Good Morning!!!!  Its early Wednesday morning where I am @ in CT USA…

Friends I have to tell you about the amazing gift the Lord blessed me with yesterday!

First, I have to go back to last week with my husband. Praise God he was baptized by the Holy Spirit last week and received the gift of tongues, our secret language the Devil can’t understand. Its our direct link to the Lord Almighty!

But I have to admit…I was a little WEIRDED out when he told me this. You see, I never understood tongues. I just thought it was craziness. But I’m a baby Christian so I know that there are SO many wonders of God that I am unaware of. I heard my husband do this and I couldn’t deny it was a gift from God. It was very emotional for him and I was amazed. Just by listening to him I could tell he might not be speaking words but he was speaking a language…I knew God was receiving his message.

But last week I was going through m y tribulation. The devil kept trying to attack me, whispering thoughts of “unworthiness” to me. Trying to make me feel that I was a liar, a deceiver, just no good and that God would want no part of me in Heaven. I rebuked those thoughts but then he send the spirit of gloom and the spirit of depression upon me to taunt me. I again rebuked those feelings but they were a heavy burden upon me. I noticed my patience with my children was running low, my sarcastic attitude towards my husband was getting worse…I know I had to continue to fight!

But the Lord became my strength and pulled me through! He told me to dedicate one full day to him and only him and I did that yesterday.

I stood off my networks, my cell phone, my tv and just gave myself fully to the Lord. I began to pray out to the Lord Almighty just to t hank Jesus and to speak directly to him…As I was praying I felt something come over me. It started at my head then I was just completely engulfed….then as I was praying out loud, my words became hidden under strange sounds rolling off my tongue. I wasn’t making sense audibly, but mentally I knew what I was saying. The tears started to flow and I was in an intense trance. My body began to sway back and forth and I could no longer hold my head up. It sort of flopped onto my shoulders. I continued to speak in tongues; praying to the Lord.

This lasted for a little while as I was at work and was interrupted. But it took me a few moments to regain my sense of awareness. I was just in such a trance that I needed to refocus myself on my surroundings.

I found a private place and got back down on my knees thanking my Father for baptizing me with a gift of the Holy Spirit.

At night after I tucked everyone in and was alone, I prayed again. The same thing happened…I fell into a trance being completely engulfed in the Holy Spirit and my prayers that I was saying out loud slowly became me speaking in tongues, still praying. Its very emotional when this happens…I can’t tell you how amazing it feels though. I feel light, I feel lifted. 

I know some of you are going to say “she’s crazy” …I don’t get this tongues thing…it sounds nuts…blah blah. I’m here to tell you I get it! I thought the same way!!!! But we are wrong and we have to be willing to accept all the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

If we truly want to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and follow Jesus we can’t pick and choose the gifts that we want to have. Its not a dinner menu…We have to be willing and actually PRAYING for ALL the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Seek speaking in tongues, seek healing, seek wisdom, etc! Accept everything the Lord blesses you with! Baptize me Father I will accept everything you wish to instill within me! Thy will be done Father! THY will be done!!!!

In Jesus Holy Name I pray that our Father blesses each and every one of you! God bless <3

What I've Been Going Through...

Hey everyone!

I hope everyone is having a blessed day, getting into the word, the truth of God and being a soldier for our Lord and savior Jesus Christ! We are in biblical times my friends and we have to daily prepare ourselves for the tribulation period and put on our armor for the Lord!

So I wanted to share with you what I’ve been personally going through. It’s been a battle for my mind my friends…The devil has been trying to plant seeds of doubt and seeds of worthlessness within me. I’ve been sulking my friends…truly feeling broken down and unworthy.  I’ve been in the scripture daily and feeling the Holy Spirit but also feeling a huge emptiness. It’s almost half-hearted on my part.

I have been feeling like I’m not doing enough for the Lord. I share scripture on my facebook and twitter. I even made a facebook page dedicated to the word of God and His Holy gospel. Still I just feel like I need to do more…like I’m not measuring up!

I know this is the work of the devil! Pray for me friends as I continue to fight for the Lord! I know I am doing all that I can and the Holy Spirit of the Lord is always going to call me to do more but I know that I am LOVED and I am worthy! I know my Father in Heaven loves me and sees me! I rebuke any feelings the enemy is trying to instill in me! I am not invisible! He may be keeping his one eye on me but the Lord has two eyes open! He can’t do a thing! He is powerless in the name of Jesus!

I am still learning and studying my Father’s Holy word and I know that I am allowing and WELCOMING the Holy Spirit to make changes in my life. It’s been the hardest challenge for me to be completely ridden of myself and filled with the Lord. I’m struggling through this stage in following Jesus but I WELCOME the changes with all my mind, body, heart, and soul! Empty me of myself LORD!!!! Fill me up with YOU!

Please friends, don’t let the enemy attack us! Yes we have to live our lives and provide for our families but please, instead of coming home and reaching for the remote…reach for your bibles! Come together as a family and fight the good fight! We have to daily prepare ourselves for the coming of the Lord! We have to be watching…the world out there is changing and she’s changing fast! He is coming, we NEED Him to come! The Lord hears our cries my friends! Be prepared!

I too have been quick to watch a show or read a book without getting into the word of God first but I’m putting that aside! I am meditating in the Holy Spirit…I am seeking my father FIRST! I am letting go of my selfishness…I am giving into the Holy Spirit. I’m even going to try my best to get into a weekly fast and dedicating that entire day to the Lord and only the Lord. NO FOOD, NO TV, NO FACEBOOK, NO RADIO, NO NOTHING until the Holy Spirit has run through me and God has used me for HIS purpose and HIS purpose alone!

We are in this together my friends! Let us pray for one another and live our lives for our Father! In Jesus’ Holy name let us live our lives! Let us prepare for our King’s homecoming and be ready to stand at the battle lines alongside Him. Prepare me Father! Prepare all of us! I am praying for you friends! God bless!

~Melissa

Amazing Grace

I am aware there are people on my facebook that get annoyed with my Jesus loving statuses. I can hear their thoughts in my mind saying “oh bc I don’t believe in Jesus I’m not a good person?! …I’m not going to heaven?! I am a nice person, I am kind, I do good in life, I’m a good mother/father/daught/son, I work hard for my family…I’m a happy person…etc” Well if you feel that YOU are YOUR own salvation and that YOUR works in life are well enough to keep you HAPPY; then my friends YOU have made YOURSELF and idol. You have created yourself to be the GOD of your life. And that my friends, is where your fault lies.

Jesus didn’t come down from Heaven to save the HAPPY! He came to save the broken, the desperate, the lowly, the ones who felt worthless! The grieving, the desolate, the lonely, the sad, the needy! The ones who were taught to hate their wretched selves!!!

We all know the song!

“Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound

That saved a WRETCH like me”

Jesus is HERE for you! For all you lost ones…but he’s also here for you “happy” folks …remember the next lines of that song?

“I once was lost but now I’m found

Was BLIND but now I see”

You are blinded by your own happiness to the truth! Let Jesus awaken the truth in you just as he has in me! I am no better than anyone! But I know that Jesus saved me…he picked me up and took the blind folds off my eyes!  Thank you Father!!!! Thank YOU!

I used to think these things myself! I couldn’t have been more wrong. I picked up a bible and I slowly began to know God. And then one day it hit me! He HIT me! He awakened me and I refuse to EVER go back to the ME in my life…I am now living for Jesus! And just in case you are wondering, it really is SO much better!