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Building in God #4 What is Worship?

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Bob Pittman, a pastor in ND at a church we attended, used to pray every service “Help us Lord to honor you.” Today when I stepped into the church door, that’s what I prayed. That prayer struck me as a simple thing I can pray when I don’t FEEL like worshipping God.

When I have things i feel but shouldn’t say, When I’m hurting, when I am even a bit disappointed in how things are going right now……When I do not know exactly WHAT God is up to or why his answers seem to take so long…….

This is a prayer I can grab onto. “Help Me Father to Honor you.” 
It reminds me of B. Hinn who said he was called, but didn’t want to go and God told him to pray “Pray that you’ll be willing to be willing”

Sometimes the things God asks us to do seem staggering, or imposssible. Sometimes our friends or companions seems to make light of how hard the struggle is. Some days when you have taken many hits from “life in general” it’s a big effort to jut get out of bed, and keep doing the right thing. SOMETIMES we don’t know how to pray.

Some days we are just tired of having hope, and wonder if it would be better to give up, give in and wave the white flag at the devil and say Fine …….’just do me in” There are days I can’t even articulate how I feel-and I wish I DIDN”T HAVE FEELINGS!

But then, I”d be a robot. I would not feel love, or passion, or any of the wonderful things God wants me to feel. So in our grief, even in despair we can still Honor God with our Lips, and pray our heart comes in line with his. ‘Father, help me to Honor you”

It was the very best I could give today, and it led to exuburant an sincere Worship!!! thank you Father! thank you! you are my strength, you are my song. i will praise thee, all day long! And Worship? It’s telling God how much you love him! Right? Pretty simple 

Laura Grace PS. thank you Bob!

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Christmas Story #8 You don’t have to have money to be generous……..

12 days extra extraChristmas story #8 Jesus is real. I testify!

One of my Life changing Scriptures is found in Jude 22 “And on some have compassion, making a distinction. 23 but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.”

If someone comes to me with a problem they are going to get the word of God, Prayer and Jesus! The way I see it, if they don’t want him they aren’t ready for help. And if they won’t receive him I can’t help them either. Now you know. I am radical!

The bible says a generous person will prosper. Now I don’t care so much if it’s financially but I Know it makes our soul prosper. We don’t have to have money to be generous. We can give our time, our love, a cookie, or even a prayer.

I met a guy one time in a housing project, he asked me to pray for him during Christmas time. He was “having such bad thoughts” he said.

After we prayed, he brought me a painting he had painted and said to me “I have to give this to you!” It was a nice painting.

I said why? “Because”, he says, ‘I just know I will feel better if I do.” 
He gave me this gift and as far as I know he was fine after that.

I don’t know why he was compelled to do that, but he was having murderous thoughts and it was scaring him. When He told me, it kind of scared me also. 

I just said “LET”S PRAY!” I know who the counsellor is. His name is Jesus! 
You don’t need a minister license to represent Jesus. All you need, is faith If you don’t have any start today praying on little things, and read your bible!

Oh I forgot to tell you why he asked me for prayer! Everywhere I go I talk about Jesus. I don’t even remember how it came up, but as people oten tell me, Nobody can be around you long without Jesus coming up! (Good!) 

I either drive them crazy or they ask me questions OR they run away! Why would we not tell the reason we are okay in this world? If hearing about Jesus drives them crazy, they are not ready for him. Yet. 

Jesus is still the answer! so get your brave shoes on and next time someone has a problem, offer to pray with them. And if you need help. Ask me for prayer! I will be happy to pray for you and I won’t judge you. Jesus is not some picture on the wall to me or someone I was ‘told about” He is REAL! And he loves you!  and thank you those who pray when I ask (You know who you are!) and I love you very much.

With Love,

Laura Grace

“For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

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WHAT DO I DO? Different Kinds of Faith

owfaith in GOdSo We know the scripture! “THE just shall live by Faith” and all the stuff we’ve heard. sounds pretty lofty doesn’t it? I’m sorry but we can’t possibly cover all the examples of faith in one little meme’ or passage or even a blog! The various ways a person can HAVE FAITH (Just Have Faith) Is as endless as the types of jobs in the world or even dare I say (brands of cereal?). 

One put mud in his eye (In the Bible) by the way that’s where the saying came from “Here’s mud in your eye!” (a Reference to a bible story!) One did this another did that and one lady touched Jesus and another cut a hole in a guy’s roof! IN NONE OF THESE CASES did Jesus run around saying “who can I heal today or who do I WANT TO HEAL?” Tell me where he just randomly chose okay “You, you and you” I will heal and “you you and you” I will not heal. Didn’t happen. 

WE have something to do with the outcome. IF you are seeking him and he says go to the doc go..if he says put mud in your eye well, I would do it! would you? I am NOT afraid to do what the world considers crazy to get a miracle. I Am NOT Missing out! 

How about you? 

Think about that for a minute. READ your bible you’ll be amazed (and forever changed) and read it like a person who Expects to understand it BY FAITH!!!! that’s the biggest thing I’ve done by Faith in my life time. I read my bible expecting the HOLY SPIRIT To help me understand it. No I don’t care what the pope said, or what he said or she said or they said. NOPE sure don’t! The Holy Spirit is my teacher (John 14, 15, 16) there are severeal references to this I AM accountable to HIM. I have FAITH he will correct me! I have FAITH he will guide me! and guess what? HE DOES!!! This lonely ol’ girl from MT of whom if you don’t accept my testimony that’s fine. God Made it! HE WILL DEFEND IT! 

amen Laura Grace Author, speaker, minister in training and in internship with Jesus.  Love ya! MWAA! 🙂 now grow grow grow!