413 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

*Identity*

"It 's in Christ we find out who we are and what we are living for." Ephesians 1:11

It's Halloween today and it's one of my favorite holidays simply because me and my family love to dress up. We own a party planning business which sends characters to events, so dressing up has always been one of our favorite things to do. 

I know Halloween is not a Christian based holiday but the lord knows where my heart lies when we take part in dressing up as fun characters and walking around socializing with our neighbors. 

It's one fun day that we get to dress up and be someone or something else (in healthy taste of course). We should be happy to return to who we are but some are not happy to return to who they are. Some have completely lost a sense of their identity and who they were made to be. 

The Book of Romans focuses on how we find our identity through God! Our identity lies in knowing who we are in our God who created our very souls. 

We are at a time in history when never has there been more access to information but never has there been more confusion in society. To those who are lost, we will never find satisfaction or peace in things that are not focused on our Lord. We will not find our identity through others, we will not find our identity by changing the sex that we were born into the world with, we will not find our identity by wanting to be like someone we idolize and we will not find our identity by carefully blending into society. We only find our true identity through God! 

The Challenge: 

Struggling with your identity and who you are here on earth? Try reading the Book of Romans in the Bible. Instead of pouring all your energy into listening to the lies about who you are go to the one source of truth! Consult the one who fearfully and wonderfully made you in his image! 

412 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

*Fear No More*

"God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2: Timothy 1:7

This is how much my heart has grown. This is a lighthearted post so don't get too freaked by anything I say... I never take myself too seriously.

So we were in our basement watching the World Series tonight.My baby said, "Oh no, mom a bug." There it was a big ol wolf spider crawling across our floor. I used to be deathly afraid of spiders. I'm not kidding I would scream, kill them and then sleep with my light on the rest of my night because you know what they say where there are one there are more! 

With my fearless spirit I stayed calm, talked to the nice spider and made my husband get toilet paper to pick him up and let him outside. Yup, that's right we saved the spiders life. I now have just too much respect for life as I know all creation came from God. 

Guess what the spiritual meaning of the spider said tonight....  "Your creativity is at a peak right now. Explore new projects and ideas that are in balance with your dreams of the future." The Spider 

The Challenger: 

A fun little hobby of mine is when Gods creature makes an impression on my life I like to google their spiritual meaning and see what they represent. Try it some time. It will be sure to give you a wink, your way, from above! 

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411 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ
*And Energy Flows*
"Truly I am filled with power by the spirit of the Lord." Micah 3:8

I am filled with so much joy, energy and peace again. It feels amazing that God has rejuvenated me today and filled me with power. I'm not exactly sure what the change is but I have a feeling the Holy Spirit is up to something with all this energy he's pouring into me.
Today is a glorious day. I'm at the gym, back to a schedule and back to eating healthier with way less processed foods in my diet. This could also be the key to my energy which I'll gladly accept from heaven above.
This morning I felt like my fiesty old self with lots of stupid jokes flying out of my mouth. Me and my husband got a deep belly laugh from the song I wrote in day 410. One I'm not a singer and tried to sing it which is truly so funny, two he thinks I'm now wanting to be a song writer amongst my dozens of projects and three well he couldn't even believe I pulled out a tambourine to sing the melody of the song I wrote. I don't take myself too seriously. I'm enjoying my hippy free spirit mixed with the Holy Spirit of course.
The Challenge:
Need deep belly laughs? One don't take yourself too seriously and two, try something new! If it flops know how to laugh at yourself! Some projects are heroes and some zeros; one never knows what the lord will do with our talents!

410 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

*Jesus is My King*

"I came so that you may have life and have it more abundantly." John 10:10

I was in the shower today and this little hymn (chorus) randomly came into my spirit so I decided to write it down. 

(Speaking) 

Sent by God, his one and only son 

Born one night in Bethlehem 

The kings that came brought gifts 

A Child that came to love and share 

Share forgiveness and relieve despair. 

(Singing)

And All will know 

That Jesus is my King 

And all will know that Jesus came for me 

And All will know that he made me free 

Yes I will know 

That Jesus is my king 

Yes All will know

that Jesus is my King 

(Speaking)

He grew up in the shadows 

He looked like a beggar

He always showed his heart 

He shared his wisdom

Helped a blind man see 

And spoke that God is preparing a special place to be. 

A place in heaven for those who love him 

And there are many rooms in his kingdom! 

(Singing) 

And All will know 

That Jesus is my King 

And All will know that Jesus came for me 

And I will know that he made me free 

Yes I will know 

That Jesus is my king 

Yes All will know

that Jesus is my King

(Speaking)

Jesus is the way the truth and the light 

He was crucified for all to see 

See the truth that he is the God of mercy. 

Rising from the dead 3 days later 

The stone rolled away 

And he was gone 

He had risen 

500 people witnessed this

He was alive

(Singing)

And I will know 

That Jesus is my King 

And I will know that Jesus came for me 

And I will know that he made me free 

Yes I will know 

That Jesus is my king 

Yes All will know

that Jesus is my King 

Yes I will know that Jesus came for me!!!! 

The Challenge: 

As a creative soul sometimes these random things just come. This is teaching me to accept how God talks to me even if it doesn't look complete or perfected in mans eyes. When God speak, listen, write it down and pray on the meaning of his message to you.

409 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

*God NEVER Changes*

"The grass withers and the flowers fade but the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8

This is why we must trust The Bible and trust that it was written by man who was directed and guided by the Holy Spirit. 

The Bible was not put together in a year by one single man. The wisdom the Bible represents was put together over the span of 1500 years by 40 different authors! Once all put together there is a unity and cohesive flow that is nothing short of a miracle! It is supernatural! It is truly miraculous! 

The wisdom from these 40 different authors over a span of 1500 years all poured from one trusted source that matched up their opinions, beliefs and stories. Who was that one complete and reliable source you ask? Our almighty God creator of heaven and earth! 

In today's world many work to change Gods words to fit their own prideful ways. This is not what God intended when the Bible was gifted to us. The Word of God is to remain the same; Jesus remains the same yesterday, today and forever! He does not change! He does not want us to change his words! There is safety in knowing he does not change! 

Man continues to change his words. In fact for example a new bible is coming out called "The Queen James Bible." This bible completely takes out every part of sex related topics many in our society hate to accept. It's also known as the 'The Gay Bible.'

The Challenge: 

Want real wisdom King James Version of The Bible is the closest to the original scrolls. Beware of bibles that leave out messages or twist Gods words! Always have faith in Gods original plan for his people of earth! 

408 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

*Don't Drink the Kool Aid*

"And many false prophets will arise and lead many away." Matthew 24:11

So why am I such a Jesus freak? 

When I started this journey, now 408 days ago, I was on the bandwagon of trying to feed everyone what they wanted to hear. I call it the Oprah coma from too much Kool aid. God stopped me from this life of doom because it does no real good for our Lord. 

God wants us to share the truth. Truth lies within The Bible. I had planned to do this journey without The Bible but then God said, "Sweet child that's impossible! If you follow me you will follow my guide which is all right there written in that book under all that dust on your shelf!" 

I clued in real quick. Speaking truth means you will be persecuted and over the past year I have taken my beatings but I know that I now have eternal life. My key to heaven is not based upon the showers of praise of man (much like Hollywood chases) but upon the glory God gets when we share his words. 

There are absolutely many false prophets out there in this sugared up world! They will tell you of universal concepts such as all will make it to the kingdom eventually. According to biblical doctrine this is not so! False prophets will also tell you that you can get to heaven without Jesus but the word says Jesus is the only way to the kingdom of God. And there is only one God! Many many fallen angels but only one God! We must trust and accept his love and if we don't then we are not apart of the heavenly family and body of our Savior.

The Challenge: 

If this truth pisses you off then read the Bible or look into why Jesus is King.... You don't know until you read the truth which lies in the historical facts and pages within the Word of God. Don't knock it until you try it!

If your not sure if you walk with God then choose today as the day you mark as the day you are RE-BORN in him and become a follower of Christ the one true King.