Encouraged!

To be very honest last night I was heavy burdened... I started a post and the Spirit checked me so I put it away... Now I know why... God is so good..

The devil is such a coward, not that is a news flash to anyone... his lil wheezily tactics are to hit us low and hard and when we are weak..
We have been listening to Bro.Chappell and He preached a series on "By His Spirit" and in one of his sermons he talked about how we have a power source yet don't use it the way God wants us too. I have been thinking about that and what is in my life that I am struggling with and not "tapping" into the power source which is THE HOLY SPIRIT. We have been dealing with some major stuff emotionally as well as physically, but the emotional part has been the hardest... Don't get me wrong, The Lord has been with us every step of the way, leading and guiding and it is ONLY by HIS power we have made it and are continuing to make it... but there was still that part of me that was just so wounded, it was still somewhat raw so to speak.

So after I got the girls going on school, I came in to the bedroom shut the door and "took" the time that was much needed to commune with my Savior. Was working on the Bible Study homework and WOW it just about knocked me out of my chair, had done day one and was headed to day two when half way through day two... what I was struggling with.. I MEAN THE EXACT SUBJECT MATTER was practically jumping off the page at me and through that the Holy Spirit spoke to me " don't ya think its about time ya completely let me have that hurt?" it was as if "He was asking me did I trust Him?" Oh how the Healing waters started flowing and on my face before the Master I cried out and HE HEARD ME-

Jeremiah-29:11-13
" For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart."

I know I already posted the song but I am going to type out the words anyway.

When I started walking with the Lord, I did not really trust Him, and how He longed for me to understand that I could.
So through the valley He led, afraid as I may be,
until I felt His loving arms embracing me.

(Chorus)
And I've been through enough to know He'll be enough for me,
He's come through to many times, that puts my mind at ease.
And I'll stake my very life, He's going to take care of me,
Because I've been through enough to know He'll be enough for me.


How could I ever doubt a God who's hands hold this universe,
how could I ever question His ability.
Ya see there's no place that I can go that He doesn't know exactly where I'll be,
He's always aware of wherever I am and just what I need.


(Chorus)
And I've been through enough to know He'll be enough for me,
He's come through to many times, that puts my mind at ease.
And I'll stake my very life, He's going to take care of me,
Because I've been through enough to know He'll be enough for me.

Thankful He is with us

We have been going through a "season" for the past 6 months( on top of the other ones we were already working through) this one has been extremely difficult due to the nature and those involved... Right now emotionally it is so painful yet how we feel the presence of our Almighty God! And I am so thankful for that... It is never easy to "work" through pain, but always better to deal head on with it now than wait for the devil to deceive us into thinking things we shouldn't and fall into a trap that is worse than what caused the pain.. Have you ever had someone you loved more than life itself and sat and listened to their hurts? and had you know you would of done something ? Nothing is more horrid than feeling helpless in moments like that... When you were trying to do good, be of help, and in the process have trust abused, over and over again?

I am glad we can cling to the Cross at all times, and specially in these times as well. When satan wants to come in like a flood, take a knife and keep stabbing an already deep and bleeding wound over and over again.... Jesus enables us to raise up a standard against him and he MUST flee...
We ask ourselves,, WHY? How?
Yet it is in these moments I feel The precious Holy Spirit sweep over the situation lift us up even when we don't feel it, and carry us just like" the foot prints in the sand"

And all Praise and Power and Glory to Jesus for making a means of escape

Thankful we serve a big God

In a time when things are so uncertain, more so than ever before, people are falling down all around, no one is what they seem to be, or thought to be, or they changed from who they use to be, everything almost seems backwards in the human term.

We are I believe smack dab in the middle of the "end times" I mean the END of all ends... yet instead of drawing closer to God, folks are so caught up in the past of unforgiveness, Double standards, or no standards at all. The big one that startles me and down right scares me is.. the adding to and taking away from scripture that has been going on in our once completely Bible believing churches... Since when do we just give up because the money isnt there to support the pastor? Since when do we let churches close or come close to it

Through The Fire - The Crabb Family/The Gaithers

CT Townsend and wife Becky singing He'll be Enough

Wonderful weekend!!

Had a Wonderful, encouraging, uplifting, Spirit filled Lord's Day!!! I know MY REDEEMER lives WITHIN my heart!! He walks with me and talks with me, and tells me I am HIS own! Had one of those " links connecting" kind of days.. I will have to share the testimony sometime soon... with pictures.. I am exhausted but so very very ... thrilled, encouraged, peaceful, and excited! So exciting to "see" and "feel" Gods moving in our life... So very thankful for the blessings bestowed upon us, and as if just for extra measure has brought more"family" into our lives... Thank You Lord!!




Trust everyone has a wonderful week...

CT Townsend - I have been blessed