TRUTH or CONSEQUENCES

Are you a disciple of Jesus? A disciple is someone who sits at the feet of another, who accepts their teaching and helps to spread those teachings to others. So I ask you again, are you a disciple of Jesus?  I have to keep reminding myself that a true disciple takes time with the ONE they believe in and learns ALL they can learn.  I have committed myself to be a lifelong learner.  I try to keep the attitude about me that there is always more to learn about Jesus and the Kingdom of God.  I don't ever want to think that I know all there is know, and no one can teach me anything I don't know.  That is actually pride!  As a disciple I am asking the Holy Spirit to daily breathe on the Word of God and show me something NEW. I want more!  I want more understanding and insight into the heart of my Father.  I want to know MY inheritance in the Kingdom.  I want to be the best daughter I can be.  So I willingly posture myself to continue to ...

The "C" word the Holy Spirit is speaking to me is COURSE. I am defining course as the path we follow, the direction we go as we follow the Holy Spirit leading us.  It includes the way I act as I follow Him.  The course of my life has led me deeper in the things of God.  I have never been one to just settle for what is easy or simple! One of my favorite scriptures is Proverbs 4:18, "The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of day, shining ever brighter till the full light of day." To me it gives imagery of God's plan for each of us! We get a little glimpse of who He is and Holy Spirit brings a ray of light, of hope, of love into our lives. Jesus said he was the light of the world! So I begin to receive some light, some understanding, some revelation about my God. As I am drawn to follow Him, to get more, I am drawn deeper into light.  Light chases away ALL darkness!  So as I come closer to Him, the dark places inside me MUST be dealt with and over...

My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' Blood and righteousness. I dare to make no other claim but wholly trust in Jesus' name.  On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand! A hymn that declares the gospel truth!  When we are building our lives to be able to walk through all the storms and turmoil of life, if Jesus is not in our foundational beliefs, we are in trouble.  I don't know how people walk through life only depending on themselves or others.  I have learned through life that only my Heavenly Father is trustworthy!  Actually the Bible tells us, to love others, but to put our trust in only God! Jesus told a parable at the end of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapters 5-7 about the wise and foolish builders. 7: 24-27... " Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew ...

I felt like the Holy Spirit told me to go through the alphabet and He will give me words to write about for the next 26 posts!  So here is the first word...ABIDE. Jesus addressed this concept of abiding in Him in John chapter 15.  He talked about Himself as the true vine, the giver of life.  In verse 4 He said, "Abide in me and I will abide in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself, it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in me." He is our connection for life! I have heard it explained like this... He is the source of our power, everything we need to do life! Like an electrical appliance, if we unplug from the source of our life, there is no power.  That is when we flounder on our own, mess up and then quickly try to plug back in for His help.  The picture above says it all! I can grow and do life when His life flows into mine.  That flow is only created as I stay attached to Him.  So why do so many peopl...