Author: Bill

Joel1:19 To You, O Lord, I cry; For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness & the flame has burned up all the trees of the field. Jonah 2:2 “I called out of my distress to the Lord, & He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice. 1 Chron 16:8 Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. 2 Sam 22:4 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, & I am saved from my enemies. Acts 2:21 It shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Psalm 116:2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live. — We need only to call upon the Lord to be saved & we should never fear what mere man can do to us! For if God is for us, no devil in hell can steal us from His hands! Love is the key to His kingdom! We must protect our hearts from the hardening in this world! Be willing to be like Him! Love Mel

John 12:46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in Me may not remain in darkness. John 14:1 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. 1 John 4:19 We love because He first loved us. Hebr 10:24 Let us consider how to stir up one another to love & good works. 1Cor13:7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1Peter3:8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, & a humble mind. —Love has the power to build up, while hate destroys! The human heart is so broken without God! We need Him more now than ever! I love the story of the two wolves, —“An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you & inside every person, too.” The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?” The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”” —Let’s be the ones that pray the most to stop evil! Love Mel

From Bill,”God is not in the event, he is in the response” (Sister Julienne From Call the Midwives). Romans 8:28 “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”After a bad thing “Keep living until you feel alive again.”  Psalm 34:19 (NKJV) “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all.” 14 “Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. 16 Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, & he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”  —What if there is no prosperity? What if there is no healing? Will our faith be strong & will it remain? This is courageous faith! It does not depend on what God does for us. This is what we want. We must Seek to develop it.  Love Mel

Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good, acceptable & perfect. Psalm 118:4 This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice & be glad in it. Psalm 66:18 If I cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not listen. 1 John 4:8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. Phil 2:4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. —Life is a gift to be cherished not destroyed & everyday counts! When we learn to cherish the small stuff, we will be as children with the big stuff! And don’t forget that God tells us to get to Heaven we must be as children! —Matt 18:3-4 Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change & become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Love Mel
Q: Rose Tafoya, “When you begin to show up and are present in everything you do, your daily cherished moment’s list will be endless. Cherished moments can be as simple as drinking a Chai Latte in bed while reading the newspaper to spending time with your favorite people.”

Matthew 24:10-12 “Then many will be offended, will betray one another, & will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up & deceive many. & because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.” —As we see lawlessness increase we must keep our love of God & our fellow man, & our hope in God strong! —Gen 26:1: “There was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. & Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.” What do you do when times are hard? Gen 26: 12 “Then Isaac sowed in that land, & received in the same year an hundredfold: & the Lord blessed him.” Sow in the time of famine, pray & give in the time of lawlessness. Matt 24:13-14 He who endures to the end shall be saved. & this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, & then the end will come.” — The secular world promotes rebellion. People will not to listen to authority. People want to be the god of their own lives. Scripture equates rebellion to witchcraft. Rebellion makes God angry. We as Gods Children must continue to seek 1st His Kingdom & leave ALL wrath to Him! Love Mel