Good Evening!
Enjoying the cooler temperatures? Definitely colder than yesterday, but a beautiful day all in all with the sunshine warming it up a little!
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: Acts 16:25-34 ~ At the brink of death (27), seeing the integrity of Christians around him led a man to choose life ~ for him and his family #Jesussaves
I love this story! Do you realize what Paul and Silas were doing at midnight? They were praying and singing hymns! They were having their own little church service and everyone in the prison was paying attention. Then all of the sudden there was an earthquake and it opened all the doors of the prison.
Put yourself in the place of the jailer - what would you have done? This was a big responsibility and all the cell doors were swung open and he assumed everyone was gone. What would happen to him? The authorities probably would have beheaded him anyway and so he went to take his own life. However, Paul stopped him and then the story is full of joy - the Jailer approached Paul and asked how to be saved, listened to Paul and Silas and then was baptized along with his family. Wow!
Verse 34 says that the whole family was filled with joy because they had come to believe in God.
Let me ask you a couple questions: How does worship affect you? Do you really get into the praise songs and the prayers and the preaching of the word or do you just "quietly participate", thinking about other things that you need to do? You know, we are going to have an eternity of worship - praising our God and Savior! Hallelujah! What a day that will be - when His face I see and I can raise my hands and sing His praises with all that I am!
Secondly, are you filled with joy? Real joy that comes from deep within! The kind of joy that helps us grow in our faith and helps us persevere. Read James 1:2-4! Joy is not always an outward expression, but many times and inward action. Consider it pure joy when.....
How about you? I choose to worship Him all day everyday with joy in my heart! Read Psalm 100 and sing it to the Lord! Begin to memorize this chapter and then use it often in your devotions! It is true praise for the Father!
Love and prayers!
Cheri Lynn
Monday, November 12, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Sunday, November 11th - Proverbs 11:29
Happy Veteran's Day!
I am so very thankful for all those in the armed forces that have served and are serving and for those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you men and women of the Armed Forces!
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: Proverbs 11:29 ~ Family can be the greatest source of joy and of pain. What are you pouring into your family? No matter what, choose to be loving.
Family is important to God and He has given us a guide book on how the family should look. God, our Father disciplines us just as we discipline our children. It hurts, but it is needed. It is hard to discipline your child, but you want them to learn!
I became a mother through adoption. November is National Adoption Month and we - my family and I - celebrate with thanksgiving, as we have seven adopted children in our immediate family. I have two, my sister and husband have three, and my brother and his wife have two. We have truly been blessed. My son and daughter are the best blessings I have ever received. I pray daily that I will be the Mom that God wants me to be to them.
I pour the love of Jesus into them each day and know that they are the greatest joy for me and yet can make me weep with pain and agony and uncertainty. It hurts! People always talk about tough love and I think it is harder on the parent than on the child. As you read Lisa's tweet: What are you pouring into your family - both immediate and also extended (friends and family)? No matter what, choose to LOVE!!!
As for me, I choose LOVE!
"Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, but still miraculously my own...never forget for a single minute - you didn't grow under my heart, but in it!"
Remember, family is important! No matter what - choose to show them love!
Have a great week!
Love and Prayers!
Cheri Lynn
I am so very thankful for all those in the armed forces that have served and are serving and for those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you men and women of the Armed Forces!
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: Proverbs 11:29 ~ Family can be the greatest source of joy and of pain. What are you pouring into your family? No matter what, choose to be loving.
Family is important to God and He has given us a guide book on how the family should look. God, our Father disciplines us just as we discipline our children. It hurts, but it is needed. It is hard to discipline your child, but you want them to learn!
I became a mother through adoption. November is National Adoption Month and we - my family and I - celebrate with thanksgiving, as we have seven adopted children in our immediate family. I have two, my sister and husband have three, and my brother and his wife have two. We have truly been blessed. My son and daughter are the best blessings I have ever received. I pray daily that I will be the Mom that God wants me to be to them.
I pour the love of Jesus into them each day and know that they are the greatest joy for me and yet can make me weep with pain and agony and uncertainty. It hurts! People always talk about tough love and I think it is harder on the parent than on the child. As you read Lisa's tweet: What are you pouring into your family - both immediate and also extended (friends and family)? No matter what, choose to LOVE!!!
As for me, I choose LOVE!
"Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, but still miraculously my own...never forget for a single minute - you didn't grow under my heart, but in it!"
Remember, family is important! No matter what - choose to show them love!
Have a great week!
Love and Prayers!
Cheri Lynn
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Saturday, November 10th - John 15:1-11
Good Evening!
What a beautiful day! It was a little windy, but so nice! Hope you enjoyed it as much as my family did!
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: John 15:1-11 ~ Got Joy? Jesus says, "Want some? Come get some." How? Know God so well by studying and applying the Bible to you life #completejoy
I love this passage of scripture. God is the Gardener, Jesus is the Vine and we are the branches! God cares for us and He trims where it is needed and he cuts off where that is needed. Verse 4 is important: "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me."
We CANNOT do it on our own! We have to have Jesus beside us and in us to share His Story! Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life and no man comes to the Father, but by and through Him! Go ahead and read verse 5, which says almost the same thing.
Verse 7 - if you are in Christ Jesus - ask and it shall be given. Look at verse 11 - complete joy - as can only come from Jesus!
Memorize verses 9 through 11 and pray them daily. Remain in His love and He will remain in you and your JOY will be complete!
Hope to see you tomorrow at church, but if not, have a blessed day!
Love and prayers!
Cheri Lynn
What a beautiful day! It was a little windy, but so nice! Hope you enjoyed it as much as my family did!
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: John 15:1-11 ~ Got Joy? Jesus says, "Want some? Come get some." How? Know God so well by studying and applying the Bible to you life #completejoy
I love this passage of scripture. God is the Gardener, Jesus is the Vine and we are the branches! God cares for us and He trims where it is needed and he cuts off where that is needed. Verse 4 is important: "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me."
We CANNOT do it on our own! We have to have Jesus beside us and in us to share His Story! Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life and no man comes to the Father, but by and through Him! Go ahead and read verse 5, which says almost the same thing.
Verse 7 - if you are in Christ Jesus - ask and it shall be given. Look at verse 11 - complete joy - as can only come from Jesus!
Memorize verses 9 through 11 and pray them daily. Remain in His love and He will remain in you and your JOY will be complete!
Hope to see you tomorrow at church, but if not, have a blessed day!
Love and prayers!
Cheri Lynn
Friday, November 9, 2012
Friday, November 9th - Proverbs 6:12-15
Good Morning!
It's Friday! Can you believe it? The entire first week of November is gone! Thanksgiving in two weeks and then Christmas and then a New Year! It seems like time is flying by much faster than it used to - am I getting old? LOL! Either way, today is a whole new day and I will use it to serve and worship my God! How about you?
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: Proverbs 6:12-15 ~ Going down a wrong path can seem "fun" ..for a minute. God's way leads to success and unimaginable freedom...that lasts for eternity
As we discussed on Tuesday night, the broad road leads to destruction. It can seem very easy and fun, but the end result is pain and destruction. God's way or the narrow road is difficult at times, but the end result is eternal life with Him. As Lisa wrote, God's Way leads to success and unimaginable freedom. It is amazing!
Yes, there are parts of my life that I still struggle and I continually give them up to Him, but I try and walk everyday in His steps and allow Him to have control. I have been a Christian almost all my life and I still have "those days". God is good and continues to pick me up and tell me that He is with me and I am His!
How will you spend this day - Friday, November 9th, 2012? As for me and my house - we choose God's way!
Blessings!
Cheri Lynn
It's Friday! Can you believe it? The entire first week of November is gone! Thanksgiving in two weeks and then Christmas and then a New Year! It seems like time is flying by much faster than it used to - am I getting old? LOL! Either way, today is a whole new day and I will use it to serve and worship my God! How about you?
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: Proverbs 6:12-15 ~ Going down a wrong path can seem "fun" ..for a minute. God's way leads to success and unimaginable freedom...that lasts for eternity
As we discussed on Tuesday night, the broad road leads to destruction. It can seem very easy and fun, but the end result is pain and destruction. God's way or the narrow road is difficult at times, but the end result is eternal life with Him. As Lisa wrote, God's Way leads to success and unimaginable freedom. It is amazing!
Yes, there are parts of my life that I still struggle and I continually give them up to Him, but I try and walk everyday in His steps and allow Him to have control. I have been a Christian almost all my life and I still have "those days". God is good and continues to pick me up and tell me that He is with me and I am His!
How will you spend this day - Friday, November 9th, 2012? As for me and my house - we choose God's way!
Blessings!
Cheri Lynn
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Thursday, November 8th - Luke 11:9,10
Good Evening,
What a day, but rewarding just the same. The weather is suppose to turn a little warmer this weekend and I am looking forward to that! How about you?
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: Luke 11:1-12 ~ When you feel lost, where do you turn? Talking to God in prayer works; you have to do your part. Ask/Seek/Knock ~ He answers
I love this passage and especially the Lord's Prayer at the beginning and then verses 9 and 10. Have you ever really looked at the Lord's Prayer? It covers everything! Praise - Worship - Supplication - Thanksgiving - the physical - the spiritual! It is everything we need. Think about it as you pray!
As for verses 9 and 10, these are a promise. As Lisa says, we have to do our part as well. We have to have a relationship with Him in order to be able to ask and to seek His will for our lives and to knock and ask for guidance, etc. We have to be in His Word daily and also have a good prayer life. This is how we get through each and every day! It is important!
Memorize verse 9 and 10 and hide them in your heart!
Talk to you tomorrow!
Love and prayers,
Cheri Lynn
What a day, but rewarding just the same. The weather is suppose to turn a little warmer this weekend and I am looking forward to that! How about you?
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: Luke 11:1-12 ~ When you feel lost, where do you turn? Talking to God in prayer works; you have to do your part. Ask/Seek/Knock ~ He answers
I love this passage and especially the Lord's Prayer at the beginning and then verses 9 and 10. Have you ever really looked at the Lord's Prayer? It covers everything! Praise - Worship - Supplication - Thanksgiving - the physical - the spiritual! It is everything we need. Think about it as you pray!
As for verses 9 and 10, these are a promise. As Lisa says, we have to do our part as well. We have to have a relationship with Him in order to be able to ask and to seek His will for our lives and to knock and ask for guidance, etc. We have to be in His Word daily and also have a good prayer life. This is how we get through each and every day! It is important!
Memorize verse 9 and 10 and hide them in your heart!
Talk to you tomorrow!
Love and prayers,
Cheri Lynn
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Wednesday, November 7th - Proverbs 1:27-31
Good Morning!
Did you get to come to GEMS last night? It was good and the meal was wonderful! I wasn't feeling on top of my game last night, but through the fellowship with my GEMS and Lisa's teaching and some prayer, it was a great evening!
Proverbs 1:27-31 kind of reflects Matthew 7:13-15. Read both passages and then look at the verses in Matthew: Jesus said: "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
Jesus did not say it would be easy to follow Him, but it is totally worth it! I honestly do not know how people make it each and every day without Him. I couldn't!
Take a look at verse 33: But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm." That is how I want to live! How about you? Listening to the Word of God and knowing it in my heart is how I will stay on the narrow path and one day be ushered into the Throne Room of God! I can't wait!
Memorize verse 33 of Proverbs 1 and hide it in your heart!
Have a great day!
Love and prayers,
Cheri Lynn
Did you get to come to GEMS last night? It was good and the meal was wonderful! I wasn't feeling on top of my game last night, but through the fellowship with my GEMS and Lisa's teaching and some prayer, it was a great evening!
Proverbs 1:27-31 kind of reflects Matthew 7:13-15. Read both passages and then look at the verses in Matthew: Jesus said: "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
Jesus did not say it would be easy to follow Him, but it is totally worth it! I honestly do not know how people make it each and every day without Him. I couldn't!
Take a look at verse 33: But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm." That is how I want to live! How about you? Listening to the Word of God and knowing it in my heart is how I will stay on the narrow path and one day be ushered into the Throne Room of God! I can't wait!
Memorize verse 33 of Proverbs 1 and hide it in your heart!
Have a great day!
Love and prayers,
Cheri Lynn
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Thursday, November 1st - Titus 2:11-14
Good Evening!
The first day of November! Wow! I had a very busy day - how about you? Either way, I hope it was a good day for you and yours.
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: Titus 2:11-14 ~ We have salvation because of God's grace. The same power that saved us gives us strength to live holy lives. Boldly ask for strength
This passage pretty much gives us our marching orders! We have been saved by God's grace. It teaches us to say "NO" to ungodliness and worldly passions. We are to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives while we wait for the return of Jesus Christ. HE redeemed us from all wickedness. We are HIS!!
If you look at verse 15, we are asked or rather told to teach these things - to encourage and rebuke with authority.
We have our orders, let us carry them out until the day Jesus Christ returns! Let's encourage one another as well and share the Gospel with all those that cross our path.
One more thing - As we enter November - let's start a journal of Thanksgiving and each day, write something that you are thankful for and then re-read it at the end of November and see what God has done in your life!
November 1st: I am thankful for my sisters at GEMS and for the opportunity to minister through the Blog and GEMS nights!
Love and prayers!
Cheri Lynn
The first day of November! Wow! I had a very busy day - how about you? Either way, I hope it was a good day for you and yours.
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: Titus 2:11-14 ~ We have salvation because of God's grace. The same power that saved us gives us strength to live holy lives. Boldly ask for strength
This passage pretty much gives us our marching orders! We have been saved by God's grace. It teaches us to say "NO" to ungodliness and worldly passions. We are to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives while we wait for the return of Jesus Christ. HE redeemed us from all wickedness. We are HIS!!
If you look at verse 15, we are asked or rather told to teach these things - to encourage and rebuke with authority.
We have our orders, let us carry them out until the day Jesus Christ returns! Let's encourage one another as well and share the Gospel with all those that cross our path.
One more thing - As we enter November - let's start a journal of Thanksgiving and each day, write something that you are thankful for and then re-read it at the end of November and see what God has done in your life!
November 1st: I am thankful for my sisters at GEMS and for the opportunity to minister through the Blog and GEMS nights!
Love and prayers!
Cheri Lynn
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