encouragement for those suffering in body, mind and spirit

Psalm 34, verse 4: I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

I asked my friends on Facebook to give me ideas for a subject to write about: My Facebook 

and one of my friends suggested I write an encouraging Blog post for people who are suffering from Cancer, well I will go a little farther then that and say this post is for anyone suffering from any kind of ailment.

God knows what your going through, if you have cancer He is with you, if you have diabetes He is with you, no matter what your ailment is God is right beside you, sometimes the road is too hard for you so He is still there, He is carrying you through whatever your going through.

Be at peace, God knows your heart and your prayer. 

Some of you may think that God has abandoned you, but He hasnt. He said that He will NEVER leave or forsake you. and God NEVER breaks His promises.

God is with you, ask Him and He will give you the peace you need.

If you are suffering from some ailment please comment here and I will join you in praying for God's will be done and for you to be filled with the Holy Spirit and with the Peace of God

God Bless you :-)

Into The Light

Restoration

God is a Loving God and a God of restoration
I have a praise report to share, God is in the process of restoring my marriage.

I had thought that my husband and I were done because just a month ago his heart was angry and hard toward me, but our God is BIGGER, and He wants divine intimacy with us, and so once I started focusing on Him and not on my problems He started softening my husband's heart and mine. He spoke to me personally and He told me to follow my heart because He is leading my heart.

and so God softened my husband's heart and he is working on being a better husband to me, he is helping me and treating me like he should. right now we are still living apart because the house isnt ready for me and the kids to come back yet but when that is done and ready God will bring us back together.

right now I am trusting God and following what He is telling me....because God speaks to those who listen for His still small voice.

May you be encouraged and if you have been praying thank you and please continue to pray for God's will :)

Christian's and muslims do not worship the same God. here is why.

I found this on another website and I needed to share it, I'm very sorry I haven't written anything in a long time I have been going through some family problems, but God promises to work ALL things for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28)

Anyway I have been having some discussions with some muslims online and all of them have said at one point or another that the "christian God and the muslim god are the same"  that is absolutely not true. 

Jesus and Muhammad have nothing in common.  The God that authentic Christians worship is not the god that Muslims worship.  There is no connection at all.  We use a different book, we worship different deities, we have completely different values and belief systems and though both Christians and Muslims venerate Abraham, Muslims believe that the promised son was Ishmael while Christians understand the promised son to be Isaac, from whom the twelve tribes and the nation of Israel eventually arose.

I cannot think of anything that would cause me to want to worship with Muslims simply because there is no connection.  While I have heard Muslims tell me that “Allah” is simply a name which means “God,” that in and of itself does not mean that our religions connect in any way, shape, or form.

They reject the idea that Jesus is God the Son.  They reject the trinity (mainly because they misunderstand it, thinking that the trinity is made up of three separate Gods.  This of course, would be polytheism.  The Trinity is ONE God in three separate Persons.  How?  I have no idea, but there are a lot of things about God that I know I do not understand and will not understand in the next life either.  God is infinite.  How would it be possible for finite human beings to understand the actual nature of an infinite God?  It is arrogance to believe we can beyond what He has shared about Himself.

No, there really are no similarities between Islam and authentic Christianity.  None.  If there were, then one would not be needed would it?  Moreover, both would merely be ideologies.  If Jesus is God, that rules out everything and everyone else.

Islam says Jesus was a prophet.  He was a prophet, but He was also (and remains) God the Son.  Muhammad is considered to be a prophet (Allah’s final prophet to humanity).  Even if that was true, Muhammad was never God or God’s Son.

The idea that Christians and Muslims can worship together based on alleged similarities is merely another lie and it is tragic that many Muslims believe that lie.  This is another instance of Islam wanting to indoctrinate the world by pretending to be something that it is not.

then they try to claim that the bible was changed....well if the christian God and the muslim god are the same then wouldn't he be able to protect and preserve BOTH holy books? hmmm....If you believe that the bible has been changed please feel free to read my other blog

Has the Bible been changed or corrupted?

the evidence given shows that the bible I read today is the same as those in ancient times.

so anyway, I just wanted to share these tid bits with you, 

I will post more about the comparisons between muhammad and Jesus in my next blog post

God Bless

Into The Light

How Are you defined?

hmmmm, I know this isnt my usual type of post but I've been really feeling this subject being laid on my heart and so I needed to share, if you'r trying to define yourself, please read on...


the insane ramblings of.......Me.....


do I even know who....I....Am?


right now I can define myself by a lot of different things....


Mother....


Sister....


Friend....


Wife.....


But who am I?


I never really had a lot of time to really find out the answer to those questions, I've spent so much time focusing on those definitions that I never really defined Me.


I mean I could be the Writer....


the Photographer....


the Fat Girl.....[it's mean, but it's true, I'm overweight and thats how I sometimes feel]


the Nerd....


the Godly Teacher [I had someone call me that yesterday because I explained the Ten Commandments and Jesus' commandments to us to someone]


Who are you?


the Religious nut....[I've been called that before]


the Jock....


Preppy.....


the Skinny girl.....


the Ugly guy...
when I really sit and think about it, like I'm doing right now, I remember....I'm not really supposed to define myself....God is....Other people should not define us....Jesus should...


So.....let's see....Who are we in Jesus' eyes?

Who I am in Christ

Because you are in Christ, every one of these statements is true of you.

• I am loved 1John 3:3
• I am accepted Ephesians 1:6
• I am a child of God John 1:12
• I am Jesus' friend John 15:14
• I am a joint heir with Jesus, sharing His inheritance with Him Romans 8:17
• I am united with God and one spirit with Him 1Corinthians 6:17
• I am a temple of God. His spirit and his life live in me 1 Corinthians 6:19
• I am a member of Christ's body. 1 Corinthians 12:27
• I am a Saint Ephesians 1:1
• I am redeemed and forgiven Colossians 1:14
• I am complete in Jesus Christ Colossians 2:10
• I am free from condemnation Romans 8:1
• I am a new creation because I am in Christ 2Corinthians 5:17
• I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved Colossians 3:12
• I am established, anointed, and sealed by God 2Corinthians 1:21
• I do not have a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind 2Timothy 1:7
• I am God's co-worker 2Corinthians 6:1
• I am seated in heavenly places with Christ Eph 2:6
• I have direct access to God Ephesians 2:18
• I am chosen to bear fruit John 15:16
• I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house 1 Peter 2:5
• I have been given exceedingly great and precious promises by God by which I share His nature 2 Peter 1:4
• I can always know the presence of God because He never leaves me Hebrews 13:5
• God works in me to help me do the things He wants me to do Philippians 2:13
• I can ask God for wisdom and He will give me what I need James 1:5
• I am Beautiful.
• I am Beloved
• I am Wanted
• I am Worth it

I found this and I think it's amazing, this is how God see's me, this is how God see's you. true the world may not see us this way, but God is bigger. 

So something we need to keep reminding ourselves about is....The World shouldn't define us....God Should....

thanks for taking this journey with me as I discover myself once again, I am a New Creation, I hope you were as blessed by this thought as I was.

God Bless

Into The Light

relationship? yes....

God works in many mysterious ways, those who strive to do His will each and everyday find themselves being approached by people that God's sends, either to minister to them or receive ministry from them. it's really amazing how God works, He has shown me a lot of things that He wishes me to do, thankfully He never gives me more then I can handle. He has brought people into my life who He wants me to share His love with, He has given me dreams of the future, and He has never left my side in all of this...
I posted once the reasons why I would never go over to islam....my muslim friends cannot understand this, they keep wondering and they cannot grasp the answers I give. not many people these days grasp the idea of not just following a religion or a set of rules, but actually gaining a FRIENDSHIP with God, one that is perfect and personal, the kind that God WANTS....He doesnt just want us to follow the rules and be diligent, He wants us to search Him out, ask for His friendship, and have a true relationship with Him, He wants us to spend time with Him, talk to Him personally, just like friends should do...not many people grasp that concept anymore....lots just think that if they do enough good works, then their okay....NOT TRUE....sorry....if you want to be close to God, you need to cultivate a relationship with Him, one that is based on your love for Him and His love for you.
are you wanting that close loving intimate friendship with God? do you want to be perfectly loved by a perfect father? if you answered yes to any of those, then get on your knees and ask Him.

The Lord Bless you
-Into The Light-

What is Heaven Like?

I hear all the time according to the bible what is heaven like? heaven is perfect. we will Worship the One True God and there will be no sadness or any bad things. read more to find out more about what it will be like.








Question: "What is Heaven like?"

Answer: Heaven is a real place described in the Bible. The word “heaven” is found 276 times in the New Testament alone. Scripture refers to three heavens. The apostle Paul was “caught up to the third heaven,” but he was prohibited from revealing what he experienced there (2 Corinthians 12:1-9).

If a third heaven exists, there must also be two other heavens. The first is most frequently referred to in the Old Testament as the “sky” or the “firmament.” This is the heaven that contains clouds, the area that birds fly through. The second heaven is interstellar/outer space, which is the abode of the stars, planets, and other celestial objects (Genesis 1:14-18).

The third heaven, the location of which is not revealed, is the dwelling place of God. Jesus promised to prepare a place for true Christians in heaven (John 14:2). Heaven is also the destination of Old Testament saints who died trusting God's promise of the Redeemer (Ephesians 4:8). Whoever believes in Christ shall never perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).

The apostle John was privileged to see and report on the heavenly city (Revelation 21:10-27). John witnessed that heaven (the new earth) possesses the “glory of God” (Revelation 21:11), the very presence of God. Because heaven has no night and the Lord Himself is the light, the sun and moon are no longer needed (Revelation 22:5). 

The city is filled with the brilliance of costly stones and crystal clear jasper. Heaven has twelve gates (Revelation 21:12) and twelve foundations (Revelation 21:14). The paradise of the Garden of Eden is restored: the river of the water of life flows freely and the tree of life is available once again, yielding fruit monthly with leaves that “heal the nations” (Revelation 22:1-2). However eloquent John was in his description of heaven, the reality of heaven is beyond the ability of finite man to describe (1 Corinthians 2:9).

Heaven is a place of “no mores.” There will be no more tears, no more pain, and no more sorrow (Revelation 21:4). There will be no more separation, because death will be conquered (Revelation 20:6). The best thing about heaven is the presence of our Lord and Savior (1 John 3:2). We will be face to face with the Lamb of God who loved us and sacrificed Himself so that we can enjoy His presence in heaven for eternity.

islam or christianity? both cannot be the truth

If you believe in islam...please listen well....this might change your life.
I'm sorry to say this, but muslims and christians cannot both be right, and both beliefs cannot both be true...there are just too many ways they contradict eachother...


Contradiction #1:


the quran says: Quran (9:30) - "And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away!"


the Bible says: Galatians 5:14 The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."


Contradiction #2:


The Quran claims that Jesus was only a prophet.


The Bible says that He is Immanuel [hebrew, means God with us].Mighty God, King of Kings, Everlasting Father, Messiah and Savior.


Contradiction #3:


The Quran claims that you can get to paradise by going enough good deeds to outweigh the bad.


the Bible says, All have sinned and fallen SHORT of God's glorious standard....and the wages [price] of sin is DEATH but the Gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
meaning no ammount of good deeds can get us to heaven....ONLY accepting God's Gift can get us to heaven.


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These are big contradictions....so big in fact that both cannot possibly be right, there is only one truth...


do you want to know this truth?


you can know it, all you have to do is ask God...just tell Him, your searching for His truth, and ask Him to reveal it to you.. He will....if you have an open heart to His truth, even if it's not what you thought it was....God revealed His truth to me, and He told me that He wants other people to know about His truth, so this is why I will tell anyone who will listen [or read] 


May the Lord Bless you and reveal His truth to you.


-Into The Light-