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The STORM Of emotions……It’s very real

STORM AROUND A LIGHT HOUSEThis past weekend, I was suffering a bit of a storm, as I have many times in the past. This friend of mine told me about a book, after I told her I feel insecure at times, and I began to read it. No, I didn’t write it, and that’s just fine!

I have benefited many times from the words of Authors, who chose to write down their thoughts. Well, this book is about insecurity, and I was shocked to see myself already, in some of it’s pages. I had a busy week, I would say extremely busy, and I had some concerns really weighing on my heart, things people asked me to pray about.

PLEASE do not get me wrong, I am thankful for my abundant life, people who TRUST ME With their prayer requests, friends who want to see me, family who likes to see me too.

I love being a servant of God and I love doing for others, but sometimes I get tired. When I get tired, I don’t think straight. Jesus himself, SON OF GOD, stumbled under the weight of the cross, and needed some help. Profound, isn’t it? I dare say he could have demonstrated supernatural strength to carry it, but he fell under it, as an example to use of how it will be, sometimes.

With that said, when we are tired, the devil often will send emotional storms. I am going to really step out and say this, that I also believe people who deny having emotions, often will have more physical manifestations of the problem. When we are being buffeted, tossed, falsely accused, careless words are spoken, AND they are tired, it’s a bad mix.

OH I used a strange word I know, “Buffet” NOT a buffet like a meal, no ………Anyway, Like my husband said, there are times he wants to go do something, he’s excited about it, and it will start to rain, and the wind blows, and it’s a supernatural INTERUPTION To what he wanted to do…….And there he is, helpless to fulfill his plans.

Yes, it happens. So an emotional storm, I would say, is you are thinking if one more thing happens, I am going to FREAK OUT, and …….one more thing happens, one more thing gets said, one more person poked you with their prickly pear attitude!  NOW YOU ARE THE STORM and you forget all about fruits of the Spirit, or being nice, you just want to clobber someone and walk away forever! That’s what storms do, they bring out the worst (or the best) in us sometimes. So, I am not perfect. Some days I see it’s a storm, rebuke it, walk on top of it, soar over it, other times I forget (I am human) and I freak out a little bit. FORGIVE YOURSELF and move on. God does! Who are you not to do the same?

That’s right, forgive yourself, shake off the dust of what happened yesterday….

and go forth! Amen                           Laura Grace oh PS “forgive them too” who are as human as you!

 

 

 

 

 

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Is there a recipe, for growing? Here’s a start

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In 1 Peter it says, “But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue, knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness, love.
For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.”
Christians love the song Amazing Grace, and so do I.
 
However, singing the song does not make a person become “un-blind” no matter how many times we sing it. Likewise, we are given the recipe for growing, in this power-packed verse.
 
So many times, Christians are led through a process of repentance, asking Jesus into their hearts, then on to going to church, attending services, singing songs (such as Amazing Grace) and then sent out into the world to “preach the gospel” to every creature. How can they preach a gospel they are not familiar with?
It’s like asking children to go out and get jobs. Consequently, many grow up (in church) believing that love is always the answer, and, not really understanding the definition of Love, proceed to fall into all kinds of sins, temptations, and doctrines that say a loving God would never send anyone to hell.
Without the knowledge of what the Word of God truly means, how can anyone clearly make such a statement? God is love, He is mercy, he is kindness, but He is also uncompromising, and a consuming fire. He is so many things, and we need to know this, and experience it, for ourselves. This is what is called a Testimony. A personal witness, where you have experienced God (and his fullness) for yourself.
You are Holy Spirit taught, blood bought, and you know the voice of God for yourself, just as the Lord intended. Don’t settle for less than what the Lord has in mind for you, and be willing to allow the Holy Spirit to teach you, as you study and read the bible for yourself. Don’t take someone else’s word for it, as to what you should believe. Eternity is at stake, and I know you don’t want to lead others astray.
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Laura Grace,
Author, speaker, and revivalist Check out her books:
Grace to the Rescue, Grace to Grow, Grace to grow Study guide, available on Amazon or via the montanachristianjournal.com
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Shattered (broken) How Pain changes us forever …..

shattered%20livesFather in the name of Jesus I pray please, help me get across this message the way you want me to, by your Spirit, and amen.

PAIN CHANGES US forever, whether we like it or not. Pain gets across truth, whether we choose to realize it or not, as well. Let me give you an example.

I used to believe, it was never right to use deadly force. I was idealistic. When I was 18 years old, (many years ago) a person lied to me, knocking on the door, saying they wanted to inquire about my car, and whether or not it was for sale. He said he had a car like mine, and was interested in the engine. I said it wasn’t for sale ……….and I had the screen door locked as I talked to him through the screen.

I was a humanitarian, I believed in giving everyone a chance, I did not like people who seemed to be suspicious, fearful of other people, or even overly cautious…..

I did not believe in the booger man, and I did not believe in packing guns.

This man then (after his car story didn’t work) asked for a glass of water. I remember thinking it was a weird request, for just a moment in time. I unlocked the screen door, and that’s when it happened.

It was like a scene from a movie, unreal, terrifying, beyond words horrifying. He said he was going to rape me. I tried to be smart, had a heavy pan by the sink, backed up and grabbed it. I raised and said GET OUT In the loudest voice I could muster. Quicker than lightening, he had my wrist, got the pan out of my hand, had his hand over my mouth (because I screamed) and yes, raped me.

Then he had the gall, when he was arrested later, to tell his attorney, he thought I wanted it to happen because I was wearing shorts.

This blog is my warfare of truth, against a show I saw last night, one about Christians, going on and on about how it’s never right to kill, or to use deadly force, because of the 10 commandments. Let me tell you something, if something like that was happening to my child, and they refused to stop because I held up a gun, I would shoot them.

Chances are if I had a gun, they would stop. Certainly this cowardly rapist, bully, horrifying man, would have stopped, if I had a gun with the thing cocked and ready. Maybe I could have stopped him with Mace, who knows? IF Perhaps he was not loaded on some sort of drug that stops the pain.

It took me years to heal and recover, even with multitudes of fervent faith-filled prayer. I was afraid for so long after that, Sometimes I wondered if I would ever recover, but I did.

PAIN Changes people. If we will not seek after and listen to wisdom, chances are, eventually pain will change our perspective.

It’s not a punishment and it’s not Judgment in the sense of God saying “NOW, you shall suffer” it’s more like, “I can’t help you if you don’t listen …………” (Is what God is really saying, with is pure heart of Love and acceptance) ……..Now trust me when I say, When someone Kills God’s kids, or even tries to kill them, HE IS indignant! He is Fired up! And he does have a plan for his own kind of vengeance against his enemies………..

So pardon me, if I don’t agree when someone says nobody should have guns, because some misuse them, and do bad things with them. There are thousands of stabbings every year, nobody takes all of our kitchen knives. There are thousands of rapes…………and men are still allowed to have…………well you know……

As the voice of wisdom pleads with us in Proverbs I plead with you now……..Cry out for wisdom, beg for it, search for it as hidden treasure ……

I know I wished I had done it sooner………after all the Pain I endured….And when I did, I found out so many things about what the Lord really meant, in his word. At one time, I thought God actually sent this pain (of rape) and many other horrible things that happened to “teach me a lesson” ……….

If that’s the way you believe, I feel sad for you. Let the Holy Spirit help you OUT Of this type of thinking. Amen Blessings to you all………

 

Laura Grace, author, Grace to the Rescue, Grace to Grow, Grace to Grow the study guide and Grace to Soar

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LOVE

Believing for Miracles……..
 
I believe we should always believe for miracles! I can see no reason not to ……..We are in an earth bound realm with born again Spirits of God. He created the earth just by speaking it into existence, so earth, as well as us, is all a miracle of God.
 
God intended for us (Our ancestors) Adam and Eve to have no sickness, beautiful surroundings, fruit to eat, good air to breath, and they could walk and talk with the animals, expecting no harm to come to them.
 
So yes we do live in a fallen realm, but expecting to have abundant life, and a miracle to live it if necessary (Or a few) Is not too much to expect or ask. God takes no delight in our suffering HE IS Love……..not does Love IS LOVE. He rejoices when we receive his words and his truths. And He rejoices when we begin to know and to continue to know, just how very good he is.
 
amen -Laura Grace
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Are you a Pioneer? Or settler?

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Settlers Settle. Pioneers venture out. Which are you? you can be both, you know.

The bible talks about pressing on, going forward, striving toward what is ahead, but it also talks about God strengthening, settling, and establishing us. I believe walking with God involves both; times of settling times of pioneering, and going forth into new territory with Him. There is a commercial on TV that says “settlers settle” and of course its’ about someone settling for less than what they “could have.”

I don’t want to do this. I believe we are born to win, born to master, born to overcome.

This old dirt road, a long time ago was just grass, then a rutted and hard-to-travel road. Someone paved the way by adding gravel, had a vision to make it easier (for cars to go upon) and later on, some even had a vision to pave it. That’s what I do when I write books, the hard won revelations I have received (and vision) of Growing, developing in Christ and soaring with him, I have established a road. I have not done it all by myself, God has anointed and appointed me to write on certain topics, others have done so as well.

We all have this vision of travelling the road (together) and hoping to make it less bumpy, less difficult, and easier for all of us (each other) to find our way HOME which is living in the Kingdom of God while we live upon this earth. We are strangers to this world, we are one with one another in God’s kingdom. Don’t settle for less than knowing Jesus fully, he wants you to have it all! He wants to eat with you, travel with you, laugh with you, cry with you and be your very bestest friend. #I love you Jesus! Thank you Holy Spirit for making the road easier to find, for all of us. In Jesus’ name we pray. amen

 

 

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Wake up Church!

wake up 2.jpgWake-Up

Some are awake, some are still sleeping. And some are sleep walking!

In Ephesians 5 it says “Awake, oh sleeper, and Christ will shine on you!”

Everyone says they want to be a light (Usually) but do we really want to be

awake? Some want to just go through the motions, routines are comfortable

like sleeping is comfortable. Some might even call it a comfortable rut…….

I had an experience this morning that reminded me of being awake and yet

being among sleep walkers all at the same time.

Sometimes we are so focused on “what did I do wrong?” We hardly see what

we did not do that was right! Like, Waking up! Shaking causes WAKING!

So while we don’t like to be “shaken awake” sometimes it needs to happen!

amen? -Laura Grace

 

 

 

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This super fun book, is FREE 2/26-2/29

Hi! This Super fun and power-packed book is free from Tomorrow 2/26 to Monday! I wanted to let you know about this. I really love Dr. Suess, so I wrote it in rhyming form but the truths contained in it are things I pray and declare over myself often. There is nothing like the power-packed truths of God to help us ARISE in who we are and meant to be in Christ! Amen! Stay Blessed! -Laura Grace SEE LINK

 

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Do you feel ready to handle anything? (that comes your way?)

My personal dealings with Atheists on a mission

I know how to fight spiritual battles and I know how to win. I know how to cast out demons, I know how to resist the devil, and I’ve seen him flee.

But nothing can prepare you for the day you run into one of these die hard atheists bent on the total destruction of your faith. Christian, you had better be ready. They will say you are living a fairy tale. They will tell you how the bible conflicts with itself and doesn’t add up. They will baffle you with facts and give you evidence you never even knew was there. If your belief in Jesus is built on sand at all, the storm of their lies will find you. The ones I dealt with were shrewd and pretended to be interested in what you had to say, long enough to gather information.

Once they have gathered the necessary information on what you believe (and why) they will often feign curiosity and ask a question, appearing to be interested in what you have to say. Every encounter is designed to gather more information from you, and then anything you have said can and will be used against you in the court of accusations later on.

For instance if you say, “I don’t know” the answer to that question, later they will say something like: “You said yourself you didn’t know, so how do you know what I am saying is not the truth?”

They will back you into a corner. When it’s all said and done, you had better have a testimony to overcome with, because if you don’t, there’s a good chance you might fall under the weight of the flood of intellectual logic coming at you full force.

I know my bible well, and when a logical and seemingly intelligent atheist came along and I began to argue with them; I soon found myself buried under so much confusion, I could scarcely find my way out. Now; I won’t say there isn’t a devil, because the devil does help these sorts of people at times.

The stance they believe will draw them in. Evil spirits are drawn to a place of lies and unbelief, as much as the Spirit of God is drawn to a person sold out to Jesus Christ and his ways. You may very well cast a demon out, see results, and be all encouraged by this, but I can tell you right now, the person who wants to be corrupt will always become infiltrated with demonic help once again.

So why did I say an updated version? Because, only the Spirit of God can teach you what the bible means to that you can honestly stand up for God’s word. Without the Spirit of God you won’t be able to do it. Without the Holy Spirit’s help, you personally will not understand the meaning of the scriptures before you. If that happens, and you are cornered by one of these persons, you may feel overwhelmed or even sunk.

Learning to receive from God is more important than learning self-defense in the natural. It could mean life or death for your soul. The truth is however, most people will not seek a self-defense class until something almost happens to them, or actually does happen to them. The close call or even being a victim of a violent crime is what often propels people to seek help so it never happens again. This was the case with me, and this is what brought me into a spiritual crisis, which then led to prayers I would grow.

So what about you? Are you sure you would make it, with or without church gatherings?

Will your faith In God stand solid, come hell or high water? If you would like some help, I have some books out there, sharing what God has given me.

Laura Grace, Author of Grace to the Rescue, Grace to grow and the very soon to be released, Grace to Grow Study guide.

 

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Knowing God: Drawn like a magnet

FATHER MAgneT.jpgGod wants to know us! You know? And I know what you might be thinking too; He already does (doesn’t he?) Why do you suppose the devils of hell “Knew’ Who Paul was? Because of his intimacy with God, the Lord (and the devil) Knew who he was! This word “KNOW” is not the same thing as knowing about someone. It’s a word about intimacy and a close relationship with God our Father in heaven. I can know all about my spouse; yet not really know him. (Isn’t that true?) I can know where he works and what chair he sits in every night; his favorite foods and his favorite hang outs; but there are things (hopefully) your spouse or even best friend knows about you that nobody else does. The cultivation of this type of relationship is what I am talking about here;

You can hold the scepter of God and even be an instrument of Faith and his power; but if you know him (and he knows you) that is the kind of person the devil is afraid when you step out of bed in the morning! What is he (or she) going to do next (he wonders).

And guess what? We’re not telling until the time has come!

Father I ask you today in Jesus’ name; Be like a magnet to me and draw me close to you I pray! Let good things and good friends and good company be drawn to me like a magnet draws the steel. Let open doors, opportunity and every good thing of you be drawn toward my life right now! I am believing you For Good things Father and I truly do want to know you today better than I have ever known you before! IN Jesus’ name! amen