387 Days Save - A Walk with Christ 
*Sharing God's Goodness*
"For when two or three are gathered together in my name I am there in the midst of them!" Matthew 18:20 KJV

A part of my mission and what I do is pouring Christ into social media and making him famous. This is a post that I made today on my personal wall. 

"In this busy life our friends need our prayers...  Sometimes we say we pray but then we forget or don't do it! You know it's TRUE! Let's begin to use this thing called social media for the GOOD! Satan can be in here but let's flood social media with prayers our God! If you see someone hurting instead of saying I'll pray for you actually write your prayer and pray over them on their wall or thread! I know God will LOVE this and in this disconnected world it can connect us all! 
The Challenge: Satan is in social media but so is Jesus! Don't let Satan WIN here! Good shall prevail! Pray over people today by sharing a prayer for them on their wall space! 

386 Days Saved ~ A Walk with Christ 

*End Days Prayer*

"I have set the lord before me continually; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved." Psalm 16:8

Today I need to say a prayer. Today I want to cry out to Jesus and say Dear Lord Jesus Christ we have seen self destruction, terror, envy, rage, hopelessness! We have seen families self destruct and destroy themselves from within. Non of this is of you lord! I am saddened and deeply hurting as I watch others choose to ground themselves in everything else but you lord! Even those who say they love you are grounding themselves in worldly things! These worldly things are so easily seen but will never satisfy! You are not easily seen but you completely satisfy! How in 1,984 (estimated) years since Christ died, man still chooses not to use you.... his right hand? Lord please teach through others that the only way to survive these end days is through you and you alone! Through everything (that is not of you) Satan crawls, schemes, lies and just laughs as he creates more followers and more SUCKERS! We need Deliverence and Healing HERE and NOW LORD! Here and Now! 

The Challenge: 

Look around! The world is self destructing before our eyes! Ground yourself in Jesus name! We are to have no other Gods before (our God of LOVE) (PURE FORGIVING LOVE!) because if we pour our focus into anything else self destruction and death is our hopeless future! I do not seek death I forever seek ever lasting life in Jesus name!  Who is with me here?  Let's join and stand together!

385 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

*Be True*

"For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows from the spirit reap eternal life." Galatians 6:7  

I am finally back home in Colorado and after a long summer of vacations and going from here to there I am so very happy God has brought me back to the peace and safety of my home, family and routine. As I sit here in my quiet house by the fire, kids are in school, I'm reminded the importance of quiet time and peace in our lives. In my younger years I could keep up with the ways of the world but now all I want is a simple life. I sometimes fall into the worldly ways but it's not what brings peace to my soul.

I am actually way more of an introvert than I actually ever allowed myself to share. In fact I think many times I would binge drink just to feel more outgoing. I tend to be very affected by my surroundings, which I'm learning how to embrace. Drinking gives the illusion that its easier to blend in and not be so affected; But honestly is this what God wants? 

I now know God is okay with a few drinks here or there in the right company but when we use these worldly things to escape or change our personality, well I don't think that is from our lord.  Believe me I still fall short on this concept like so many of us do. God makes us special for his purpose and if we aren't utilizing the true gift of the personality he granted us with than we truly are missing out on something! 

The Challenge: 

Remember we satisfy Satan when we are in love with following his worldly ways! Work daily at pleasing the lord with the TRUE personality he granted you with! Remember having FEAR of sharing who you are is NOT gifted from our lord! "God did not give you a spirit of fear." 2 Timothy 1:2

384 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ

*Slow Down*

"Be still before the lord and wait patiently for him." Psalm 37:7

My first year of walking with Christ was very intense.  I needed and wanted it to be intense and I truly felt God daily. I felt him because I looked for him daily. This year God is slowing me down! I thought I was listening and learning how to go slow but then a few things occurred this week. I now know God is not only slowing me down but he is calling for us all to slow down together! 

We went to Iowa and the second night we were there my two year old baby fell off a chair at the restaurant and broke her collar bone. This kept us pretty confined to the hotel. As I looked around I noticed God slowed everyone down around me. My hometown of Cedar Rapids, IA was flooding.  The river was flooding over and into the city, so all schools and many businesses were closed for the week. My niece was having some asthma problems and my best friend was wobbling around as she had knee surgery a few weeks ago. 

The Challenge: 

Sometimes God uses drastic measures to tell us to slow down! Rushing around with our heads cut off is not of the lord. The lord wants us to enjoy! Enjoy our families and not feel so rushed and stressed out! Gods asking us all to slowwww down. Find ways to slow down this week. Most importantly cut some worldly things out in order to fit in spending more time with God and your beautiful families!

383 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ
*Serve Each Other*
"Serve one another in love." Galatians 5:13

I've been studying the book of James as suggested by my dad. James emphasis the importance of serving our lord. When we serve our lord we learn how to better serve and love each other.

My hometown in Iowa called Cedar Rapids is about to have a record breaking flood occur in a few days. In 2008 most of the city along the Iowa River went completely under. We never thought we would see another flood like this but the river is flooding once again.
As me and my sister drove around the city today we saw the city come together. Volunteer all over the city were filling and placing sand bags around stores. They were also all helping each other move furniture to higher ground. I know devastation is coming but today I saw God! I saw people serving, loving and helping each other in a time of need. Life is a whole lot easier when we come together instead of being a part!
The Challenge:
Serve! Find a way this week to serve your city. Volunteer or even get more involved in serving at your church.

Day 382 of My Spiritual Life Journey
*Grace Wins*
"Grace is the power of the holy spirit to enable you to go through things that seem impossible"  2 Corinthians 12:9

Today we are In Iowa with my family. Unfortunately last night my baby girl fell off of a chair at the restaurant and she cried and cried. I was in the bathroom but my parents picked her up off the floor. When I saw her she would not stop crying. Today when we awoke she would not move out of the bed. Around noon we took her to the ER to find out she has a fractured collar bone.
This is what I will tell you about our lord! Seeing my child hurt is nothing I ever thought I could handle but today God filled me with the grace of acceptance. I had a peace of knowing all would be okay. I'm very sad my baby is hurting but in the busy world I had an entire day to cuddle with my baby, bond with my sister and hang with my daddy. It was nice to have my loved ones there supporting us. I felt God all around as I did not have to face the battle alone! God gave me my family to show me he is always by my side.
The Challenge:
When your facing something that seems impossible know God will send his angels to watch over you. He will give you your earthly angels to love you! Hold, Wait and simply watch as he is all around!

381 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ
*Inspired by God*
"All scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness." 2 Timothy 3:16 ESV

Ahhh why I'm so very passionate about this beloved masterpiece called "The Bible!" Do you know what the #1 best selling book on the New York Times Best Sellers List is, stays and will always remain? Yes, that is right "The Bible!" In fact they do not include it on the list anymore because it will always be number one! Simple facts.

Do you remember that game telephone where you send a message around the circle and it always comes out with a different message then what was meant to be sent around? Well.... That's because it starts and ends with man! The bible starts and ends with God! The bible is written by man but influenced by the Holy Spirit (Our lords grace). How do we know? 40 people sharing similar massages in the span of roughly estimated 1600 years! A simple game of telephone between 16 people can't get a similar message sent within 2 minutes but "The Bible" got a similar massage across, sent by 40 people, over the span of 1600 years! Now that my friends is a miracle, The Holy Spirit, Our Amazing God!
The Challenge:
Today grow your love and faith in the bible! Google and read about 'Historical Proof The Bible was influenced by the holy spiritual.' Your faith will expand with this simple knowledge!