Tuesday 4

Hosted by Toni!

If You Could Only... You Would

1. If you could only choose any place on earth to live.....you would?

I am a huge anglophile, so it would definitely be someplace in the UK or Ireland.   Below click the location to see a property for sale! I would have to choose from 

either the Yorkshire Dales

 or the Scottish Highlands

or Coastal Donegal.

2. If you could only buy anything you ever wanted.....you would?

I would  have plantation shutters on every window down

stairs (only 7 to go!)  hehehehe 
I would also love to be able to afford to underwright every need  for Friendship House,  a mission  for  kids  in the inner-city of our  community..  We do what we can,,  but the need is  very great!

3. If you could only do whatever your heart desires.....you would?

Spend about a month traveling the UK

4. If you could only write a great novel about (any genre).....you would?

Probably not

Into the Light

So if you have been following the Road to Salvation series, one very important truth  reiterated  is that  all mankind is born in sin..    due to the Fall in  the Garden of Eden..  when sin came into the world  Another truth is  sin is death..   unless you have  been made alive  in Christ, you are like a dead man walking.   Your spirit inside of you is dead..you walk in darkness and the enemy  tempts you to only  desire  things  seem right to you,  but  will ultimately lead you farther and farther away from the light...    God!  This is exactly what is happening all over  our  nation,,    a spirit of death walks  around unchecked  because there are so many  dead men and women walking  who choose death, murder, abortion,  drugs, alcohol,  self-seeking, ungodly life styles.    Which all seem right to them in their deadness...   But God had a remedy for this deadness..  He send his son into the world to give them a hope..    to give them a choice  to choose life instead.  What is this hope? 
We know all living things need light, food, and water    to be sustained! Jesus provides it all!

John 8:12

I Am the Light of the World

12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 6:35 
I am the Bread of Life!

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger; and he that believes on me shall never thirst.

The Bread of Life is the spiritual food needed by man. Without the bread of life man cannot live spiritually. Just as physically man needs to eat in order to live, the bread of life gives nourishment for the soul. Unless one eats from the bread of life he faces eternal death.  The bread is the Word of God


I am the living Water

John 4:13-14 John, a disciple of Jesus, was inspired by God to write of this encounter of Jesus with the woman at the well, a sinner, a prostitute,

13Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; 14but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
Jesus  supplies  our needs when we choose to leave this death trap we  were born into  and seek Him... God doesn't wish any to perish and be left  in their  deathly state,  so His Spirit speaks    softly  to  everyone  at some time or another..  he is leading me to write these posts  so that whoever might  find them  may hear the gospel  and  know it is His Spirit that led people  here ..  God is a gentleman.. He will not  speak to you forever..  after a while he will move on    and leave you   on your own ... we have no guarantee  of a tomorrow...  and one of these days I will be writing a post  about just how  close  we really are to the end of days..   and  believe me  no one wants to be  without  a savior at that moment in time!

So what  can you do..
1.  Hear the word  about your need for salvation...  You just did
2. Realize  and admit, yes, I am a sinner and  become a seeker  of life
3.  Know in your heart and your mind that Jesus is the only way to  come to God, your Maker,  and to  receive  transforming life
4   Repent,  TURN, from your  hell bound  path and  receive God's free gift of salvation.
5. By speaking  your confession of your sin  and  your  confession  that you  know in your mind and your heart that Jesus is the Son of God,  that He died for you  on the cross,  was dead for 3 days, and was raised from the dead on the third day  ..  That by His  shed blood on that cross you  are saved  by faith  in that you believed these things about  Christ!  Once you  can confess and  pray for God's forgiveness, then you receive the free gift of salvation.


I am praying for you  to    make this  profession of faith  and  be  born again..  You were born in the womb,  but  your spirit  inside you is  dead.  After making this profession, you   are made alive in Christ and  your spirit is ignited  ...  God's Spirit   comes to live  inside your heart and you are regenerated into a new whole  person in Christ!  There God will  remain with you forever..  You will never again be forsaken or alone.  So you receive a new birth,   a new sight,   to  see  and hear from God  in your special times you spend seeking more of Him.  The Scriptures will  become alive to you!  And your faith will begin to  grow and flourish!  Haven't you missed out  on    enough  already..  There is soooo much more awaiting you  ..in the Light!

Happy Homemaker Monday

Happy Birthday, USA! You will be 243 years old  this week.  I remember  how much fun it was when we celebrated the Bicentennial year in 1976!  Was that really 43 years ago?!? I was 26 then and had taught fourth grade  for 3 years.  It was so much fun to teach   Virginia history that particular year.  So many celebrations and historical adventures to  take part in!
It was a different world back in 1976.  A lot has changed   a bit for the better,  and  I  feel  a lot that isn't  so great,    but  we  must always be  glad   that we live in a free nation under God and can still celebrate that liberty.  Raise you  flags proudly and give thanks  to the One who  is Great who  makes all things possible! 

Let's join Sandra's blog for the Happy Homemaker 

Monday meme!

On the breakfast plate:::
My   glorious  first cup of coffee and fruited yogurt!

The Weather:::

Not my favorite kind of weather,,  but we  endure it! Thank goodness for A/C

On my reading pile:::  I am about 2/3 through my latest mystery, Chamomile Morning by Laura Childs  I do love her  books  with so much emphasis on tea time!!  Same as last week..  I had no time to read  last week!!!  I hope to  this week!!!

What am I listening to:::

Unfortunately, Glenn Beck.. Hubs got  control of the air waves this morning!

Movies or Shows I watched this weekend:::

I am so sad..I finished the Call the Midwife  series,, and  Hubs and I started  season 4  Outlander last night..  I loved the Scottish story best, I do believe

On my TV this week:::

We will probably finish  at least one  cd of the season 4  Outlander,  other than that,  it will be catch as catch can...  I like to watch the Home  and Garden  channel and food network...  and  at bedtime I  love to  watch   old  programs on YouTube.  I want to check out  the  Steve Allen  Show..  I always really liked him...actually, he always reminded me of my daddy!

On the menu for this week:::

leftovers (green beans,    cucumber and onions, country ham and corn bread

Grilled cheese and tomato soupgrilled  shish kabobs  with veggies and fries
Hot dogs, slaw, and chips
dinner out with friends

On my to do list:::

laundry
reading
 important meeting at church
On Mission activity-prayerful journalling
Hair appointment
Breakfast out with friends

Looking forward to:::

I  always look forward to  my  time together with my Gal Pals...   we meet  to share about  our our lives  as Christians,    our  victories and our    low places,  and to pray  for ourselves and   other pertinent local  and global issues. This week we are meeting for breakfast, too! 

Looking around the house:::

Hubs put the  fourth of July bunting up  around the porch and we are  proudly flying  our  flag.    I hope to see many more flags  being flown around the neighborhood..

From the camera:::

Summer celebration picnic indoors...  to hot  to take it outside!!!

 What I'm wearing today:::

white   top and denim  bermudas

One of my simple pleasures:::

Journalling about  my time with the Lord..    this week we are starting a new initiative..  We are challenged to go On Mission to    pray for and  study scripture about sharing the gospel  with others..  It is so easy to  put this off,  make up all kinds of excuses,  and particularly, if  the  ones who need the 
Lord  so desperately, well, everyone does,  but when it is a beloved family member  who is  a very hard nut to crack..  it is  especially hard..this week  we are to pray  for them  to  be  open to  the suggestion and   willing to    hear  from the Lord..I will be journalling along with my prayers  in the coming weeks

Bible verse, Devotional, prayers:::

When you think about July 4th, what comes to mind? 

Perhaps you think about a day off from work with picnics, fireworks, and those red, white, and blue flags displayed in front yards along your neighborhood.

This is all good, but the one word that comes to my mind is freedom.

It is a fact that we live in the United States of America where we can voice our opinions freely and can vote for the people of our choice. These are very good reasons why we should never take our freedom for granted.

Each year, I notice that some people really go all out decorating for every holiday. For the 4th of July, I display my flag in the yard for the entire month. The flag means a lot to me because of those in my family who have been in wars. I have also had friends who served our country, and I have known some who did not come home in the past and present war.

My father served in World War II. My mother was a Red Cross volunteer during that war. My niece and her husband served in Desert Storm. I also have had loved ones in the Vietnam War and a friend now in Afghanistan. 

Because of their contributions in keeping us all free, I proudly display the flag.

Have you thought about the American flag and all that it stands for? This emblem of the greatest nation on earth is placed on graves of our honored dead who fought for us to remain a free nation, and it flies high during times of peace, as well as war. “Old Glory” is its name.

There is another real freedom we can have. We can display it every day of the year, and that is our freedom “In Christ” to live a life to glorify Him, so that His banner of love, truth, and peace can be seen by all.

It is a flag flown high in the castle of my heart (taken from a song). We can be free in our spirit to serve the Creator of the whole universe and that my friends, is True Freedom.

Romans 8:2 says,

"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death." 

Just like the flag that represents freedom, Jesus is a banner over us, protecting and shielding us. He is the “Glory and the Lifter of our heads” at all times. Let freedom ring out in your heart today.

Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life

John,  a disciple of Jesus,  was inspired by the spirit of God to  write  from His  experiences with the Lord.  Jesus, said to him,   “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

John 14:6

I am the way

Jesus is the only way to heaven. ... The Bible teaches that there is no other way to salvation than through Jesus Christ. Jesus Himself says in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” He is not a way, as in one of many; He is THE way, as in the one and only.  There are  many   in the world who  say there are  many ways to  get to heaven,    but  that is a lie from  satan...  there are many religions, but  without fail they are based on false teachings...    they  base  their  tenets on things  that do not last, that do not   have a basis of truth, and   were ideas created by man..  To be a Christian you a re aligning yourself with the One True God of heaven and the Universe..  The Creator,   of the ends of the earth..  The Holy One ,  who is so holy   He can not look  on the sin of man..  Each person who comes to him  must  be  first of all cleansed (Repentence) by the blood of His beloved son, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for the sins of all  When we confess Jesus as Lord of our life  His  blood covers us  and we  are given His righteousness ..  Jesus is the only man who NEVER  sinned..  He was born of a woman, so is fully man,   but His Father was  God  the most High..  and  so at the same time He is fully God ..THis God-man is  the answer to our fallen  state as sinners.. 

Sin entered the world  in the Garden of Eden when the serpent tempted Eve to eat from the Tree of Good and Evil.  God had  told them to never eat of that tree,  but  Eve believed the lie of satan and she convinced Adam to  join her in their disobedience.  The moment they sinned by  disobeying God's  command, sin came into the world and attached itself to  mankind..  from that day forward  we were all  born in sin..  with a propensity to  sin    and  desire to live  by our sinful desires..    But Sin is death.. death to the body...  therefore, our lives are  a road straight to hell  which  was satan's plan all along.  God had a better plan.  But it meant sacrificing his only begotten son to die, once for all...  and ANy who would   confess  the truth of his death and resurrection from the dead    would be saved  from  hellfire and damnation and   live in the light of God and inherit  heaven.. eternal life!  

Jesus is the only way to God,  and He is the Truth!

Our attitude toward the truth determines the outcome of our lives. If we don’t love the truth, if we resist it, we resist salvation. But if we do love the truth then we embrace salvation and we receive the reward: the crown of life.

The truth about who we are and about who Jesus is

God’s Word is true, and the Word became flesh.  Sin is anything that goes against God’s will and His laws. To commit sin is to transgress or disobey these laws. The lust to sin dwells in human nature. In other words, Our lives are contaminated and motivated by the sinful... and dwelt among us. (John 1:14) So the truth is the life of Jesus – which is to be manifested in us. (2 Corinthians 4:10) When we compare His life to our own lives and see how enormously different the two are, then a light turns on for us. The truth is that light which shines into our lives and reveals what we are really like by nature. It reveals the way that we must walk on in order to be transformed into the image of Christ. (Romans 8:29)

The first step on the way of truth is taken when Jesus shines His light into our lives and we acknowledge that we are sinners in need of forgiveness, atonement, and justification. This causes us to repent.

The next step is that He shows us that, even though we are forgiven, we still have sin in the flesh, and we have to acknowledge that we ourselves are powerless to overcome when we are tempted to give in to the sin that is so rooted in us as human beings. When we humble ourselves to acknowledge this truth about ourselves then the Holy Spirit can fill us, enlightening us, leading us, and giving us the strength and power that we lack in ourselves so that we can keep all that God commands us – we can give up our own will and do His will instead. In other words, we can get victory over the lusts of the flesh which lead to sin.

“And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.” 1 John 5:20.

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life!  This is so multi faceted... I will  ask you to  visit this page!   Click the word “page”. Actually teaching begins at 2:47.. It will bless you and give you many answers!