Be My Valentine Marriage Challenge....

Week 2 January 26th - This week we will be a little more creative with our praise. I will give you many ideas of fun things you can do to praise your husband such as surprising him with a love message on the mirror, a message packed in his lunch, using sidewalk chalk to write on the driveway, write a poem, making a toast to him at dinner with friends etc. Get creative with your selflessness!

Let's not forget the Valentine's Husband Challenge we are in week 2 please visit my friend Courtney @ www.WomenLivingWell.org for more detailed info.!! God Bless and let me know how it is going thus far ladies!!!

In His Grip,

Cindy

I am joining a gal pal blogger over @ http://www.womenlivingwell.org/ with yet another amazing challenge for our marriages called "25 DAY PRAISE PLAN". We are challenged beginning today to encourage, praise, inspire,admire, build up, thank, and appreciate our husbands for the next 25 days leading to Valentine's Day. May we be SELFLESS this Valentine's Day and make it all about our mates and less about ourselves. Our Husband's carry so much on their plates as the leaders of their homes and the heavy load of working in the harsh secular world all day taking in garbage from this world they have fears and burdens and even insecurities Let's join each other in building them up and pouring our love on them that they may see Christ Jesus in and through us and feel the love of God!! So begin today try to say something uplifting and encouraging towards your hubby if you find this challenging to do pray that God will give you eyes to see your husband as the Lord sees him. God Bless your journey and visit my sister in the Lord's blog so you can get full details!!

In His Loving Grip,
Cindy

Affirming our Husbands!!!

It Has been a while since I last posted I apologize ladies however I have been placing my time and efforts on being a wife whom builds her house up unto the Lord.
God is amazing, HE had prepared my heart at the beginning of the year to focus on my relationship with my husband and then led me to a woman's bible study for wives in which the book being done is called "CREATIVE COUNTERPART by; Linda Dillow awesome book. I have made it a point to prepare my heart and home every day upon the arrival of my husband so that he may return home to a peaceful house and a peaceful wife. Ladies I know how hard it is at times to not want to unload all the days troubles onto our husbands when they walk through the door but this is not the time nor place to be doing so. We have to remember they have worked in this dark sinful world all day with many pressures they NEED to come home to peace and unwind and be loved on and rebuilt back up not torn down by the stress of our day they have been torn down at work enough all day. Another important thing is to make yourselves presentable to your husbands first and foremost getting our hearts ready before God so we are prepared for whatever mood our husbands come home in also ladies our men DO NOT want to come home to a wife whom has not cared for herself and looks frumpy and unmade and in sweat pants with baby throw up on her lol... now ladies please do not misunderstand me I am NOT SAYING we have to look like a beauty queen everyday we will have those sweat pant days but they cant be the norm. Our husbands want to see us looking and smelling good from time to time they are in fact visual beings. Many of our husbands see the opposite sex at work dressed nice all day everyday and we NEED to give them a reason for wanting to come home and leave NO ROOM for enemy to get in there and entice them to other areas. I once had a friend ask me why do you ALWAYS dress so nice and dress up if you have no where to go I simple said because I am expecting the King to arrive in a few hours and he will not want to see a queen in sweats. My husband is thankful to me he has shared it makes him feel important and loved and he desires to come home to his wife because of that. I do have down days when I am sick or just not feeling it but the majority of the time I do my best to present myself in a way desirable to my husband and also making sure my heart attitude matches. I stop and say a prayer before I know he is about to walk through those doors and I ask God to pour love into me that I may in turn pour love into my husband. Yes there are days I can barely keep it all together but I MUST WILL to LOVE my husband and be that " Wise woman whom builds her house up and not the foolish woman whom tears it down with her own hands" Prov. 14:1
Also ladies we are home ALL day many of us and we need to make our homes presentable as well not dirty with laundry everywhere, sinks full of dishes and toys to be tripped on do a quick clean up before he enters the home as well and maybe light a candle and have kids busy with a task so they dont attack daddy upon his arrival as well. We really do set the moods and tones in our households and ladies this is so VERY IMPORTANT I have been in the opposite place and it is no fun such chaos and maddness none of us were joyful. I can say you will be blessed 10 fold if you just place God FIRST, husband SECOND, children THIRD, home FOURTH and ALL other things to follow this is not my suggestion it is GOD'S DIVINE ORDER and is given for a reason and when out of that order ladies all other things we put our hands to is done in vain ALL OTHER THINGS even being busy in our churches LISTEN CAREFULLY PLEASE I HAVE LEARNED THIS THE HARD WAY AND SEE MANY A WOMEN WHOM STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS................WORKING AND SERVING IN THE CHURCH IS NOT PUTTING GOD FIRST HE IS SPEAKING OF OUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM ALONE GROWING AND MATURING IN HIS WAYS , THEN HUSBANDS, THEN CHILDREN, THEN HOMES, THEN OTHER THINGS if any of these things are taking a back seat we are NOT in the perfect will of God there is pleanty of time for service in the church our home lives and especially us mother's our time with kiddo's is so fleeting and our place is in the homes caring for them period if we can find that balance great yet to often than not do I see so many of us doing doing doing and our families our getting our second best NOT GOD'S DIVINE WILL for our lives.
Father God may you give us that balance may we put nothing above you Lord Jesus may we love and respect our husbands next and then may we be strengthened to be the Godly mom's you have called us to be placing the importance on our children and the training of them not becoming overly busy with good stuff that we forsake the training of our precious children, may we tend to our homes making that a priority that our families want to be home Lord Jesus then may you help us all to find the balance with any and all outside duties may we NOT loose sight of what YOU have called us to for a time such as this. Lord may you be glorified in all we say and do and please multiply our efforts as Wives whom wish to build their homes unto You Lord. In Jesus Name I pray amen.....
Until Next Time,
In His Loving Grip,
Cindy

PREDICTIONS 4 2011 We can Count On -

I generally don't blog on Sunday's however this was so good that I had to share!! At church today we were handed an announcment and on the back had this wonderful list of Predictions for 2011 that we as Christians should hold onto.

As we enter the new year, the T.V. prognosticators are sharing their predictions for 2011. Every year we hear predictions, but seldom do we hear that these predictions come true. The Top 10 predictions that we as Christians can hold to and expect to for sure happen in 2011:

1) The Bible will still have ALL the answers.
2) Prayer will still be the most POWERFUL thing here on earth.
3) The Holy Spirit will still MOVE.
4) God will still HONOR the PRAISES of His people.
5) There will still be God-anointed preaching.
6) There will still be singing of Praise to God.
7) God will still POUR out BLESSINGS upon His people.
8) There will still be ROOM at the cross.
9) Jesus will still LOVE you.
10) Jesus will still save the LOST when they come to HIM.

This is good stuff my friends and ONLY Jesus knows our days and hours left here on this side of Heaven and we must live 1 day at a time depending solely on Christ Jesus to guide.
Man can make his plans ,but GOD alone will direct those plans!!

Thank YOU LORD for YOUR unfailing Word and everlasting LOVE!!!
Serving The King,
Cindy

Saying Good-Bye to 2010 !!!

I cant even believe CHRISTmas has again come and gone in the blink of an eye no signs of CHRISTmas in any of the stores and even in my neighborhood as fast as it all goes up it also comes down FAST!! I am amazed that as I was shopping yesterday there is ALREADY hints of Valentine's Day and St. Patty's Day things already hanging on the shelves WOW I ask that we STOP and slow down not rush into the next season of life without first REALLY pondering what 2010 has been about...so as we head into the LAST week of 2010 may we REALLY PONDER over the last year as a whole and ask ourselves; "ARE WE WHERE WE WANT TO BE, Spiritually, Relationally, in our marriages, with our children, in our friendships, with our ministries and if NOT WHY what can we do this year to have that closer walk with Thee??? I always try to have a Word of the year or a scripture something to WORK on in the next year to come a focus point instead of a New Year's Resolution for 2010 my Word was TRUST I wanted to Trust God more in every area of life He told me if I learned to REALLY TRUST Him with every part of my life NOTHING could seperate me from the Peace of God! Trusting God with every area of life was NOT easy for me especially with all the change endured this last year my niece went home out of the blue and returned to a hostile enviornment after being in peace with us for a year plus, my ex-husband returned to our lives after 15 years wanting a relationship with his two children now almost 17 and 16, my husband endured a horrible car accident in which we came to find out his health was failing at the age of 38, and then leaving our church after 5 1/2 years all very hard situations in which I was forced to put the word TRUST to the test will I really trust God 100% in ALL these circumstances??? I am thankful to answer YES I did TRUST GOD in ALL these circumstances was I perfect NO (still a work in progress) but I was able to peacefully make it through each circumstance because I chose to TRUST GOD and what HE was showing me rather then trying to do things myself or focus on the circumstance and NOT GOD!! So I am thankful to end 2010 with being able to say I believe I have learned to trust God more at the end of this year then I did at the start of 2010!!!

NOW FOR 2011- My new word or theme for this year is LOVE
I want to LOVE more with an AGAPE LOVE to understand God's never ending LOVE His perfect LOVE. My desire is to LOVE as God loves unconditionally, not based upon feelings, or appearances, or performances, but allow the LIGHT of God's LOVE to soak every part of my soul that it may spill over into every relationship in my life that all around me may know I am a "CHRISTIAN" by my LOVE!!
"And walk in LOVE, [esteeming and delighting in one another] as CHRIST loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God [ for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance. [Ezek. 20:41.] Eph.5:2 Amplified Version
this is my scripture to start 2011 and we will see where the Lord takes me from here I am excited to learn to LOVE more like Christ!!! What do you want to grow in the New Year??? something to ponder as we are in the last week of 2010!! God Bless and may you end the year in the Lord and thank HIM for every circumstance in 2010!
Until Next Time,
Serving The Lord Together,
Cindy

Sufficiency of God's Word

God's word my friend's IS THE ONLY TRUTH there is!!!
Psalm 19:7-14 is the most monumental statement on the sufficiency of scripture ever made in concise terms:

The law of the Lord is perfect,restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are RIGHT, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogehter.
They are more desirable than gold; yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them Thy servant is warned;
In keeping them there is great reward.
Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.
Also keep back Thy servant from presumptuous sins;
Let them not rule over me;
Then I shall be blameless,
And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight,
O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.

I love this God's Word is ALL SUFFICIENT and we must discipline ourselves to live according to BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES not Worldly alternatives. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR SUBMISSION TO SCRIPTURE. Our spiritual health depends on placing the utmost value on the Word of God and obeying it with an eager heart. If we look to anything other than God's Perfect Holy Word for answers to our problems or life in general we are forfeiting the most valuable and only reliable source there is may we not take for granted the satisfying riches of our Lord's Word
for the world's foolishness.
David has ended this amazing Psalm by praying a prayer I pray often," Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer" (v.14) MMM so how can I be assured of having such acceptable thoughts and meditations? Well by meditation we must meditate on His Word day and night so we may be careful to do according to all that is written in it SO MY PRAYER FOR THIS BUSY SEASON IS FOR US NOT to FORSAKe our time in the word of God but to meditate Day and Night on it and to remember the IMPORTANCE of THIS CHRISTmas Season and to remember His Word Truely is ALL SUFFICIENT we NEED No substitute !!!! God Bless you Have A Merry CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year!!!!

Srving The King,
Cindy

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