Hi there! Laura Grace here! This is my son Thomas. I am thankful for friends, family my daughter my grandchildren, daughter in laws, step son, dogs, husband…..Mom and many others (and God of course) but I have to share that we were talking about thanksgivings in the past (my husband and I) and what we are truly thankful for today is we are not FUSSING! We are eating link sausage and French toast and there are minimal dishes. We are more thankful because we simplified! It’s fine to have a day to say “be thankful” but what are we really thankful for? be honest! sleeping in?

I am featuring Thomas because he talks about “quality time.” he is super busy but he makes time for me; even if it’s a 20 minute lunch having a corn dog together. I APPRECIATE That so much! He doesn’t just give up on seeing me because there is not time to spend the whole day together.

Thank you Thomas!

Meals out and you don’t have to cook? Some are thankful to cook all day some are not! those who are not should not be forced to do it and be told to be cheerful while doing it!

I have jumped through that hoop a thousand times and let me tell you what. It was a blessing not to wake up and wonder what time I should get the turkey going! So be honest! what are you REALLY Thankful for? (each and every day) and let’s not lie to each other because I think that may be more of a sin that “not really” being all that thankful for all the work that holidays seem to involve sometimes. Hope my honesty doesn’t shake you up too much. with Love prayers and Rejoicing! Minister of the Lord:

 

Laura Grace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What does mean exactly? AS I was driving home today from journey into a neighboring city, God was speaking to my heart about Solomon. There I was, in the car with Him asking questions and trusting the Holy spirit to teach me.

Suddenly I saw that Solomon (the wisest man ever) was given this blessing of finances because when he ASKED For wisdom (instead of money) he was actually being very generous. The bible says a generous man prospers.

He was generous with his “one request’ God was granting to him at the time. He sowed a seed by asking for wisdom instead of something for himself. God knew he would become idolatrous but he granted the request anyway. Why? Because God is fair and he honors his word.

When Solomon began to get involved with the idols of his wives and concubines; the spirit of Grace was insulted by this.

It isn’t written down this way in our bible: but I know That in the New Testament we are warned not to insult the Spirit of Grace. God began to show me that many times what we consider to be “disobedience” is actually insulting him after he’s blessed us so richly.

The loving-kindness of God is meant to lead us to repentance. That is to honor him, serve him, thank him, be so grateful we run to his arms and say what else can I do for you Father God? When the Spirit of Grace is insulted he moves away and therefore the enemy has more access into our lives. We do not want this. A new take or perspective on why “bad things” happen to people when they insult the very Spirit and Heart of God by rewarding his good toward them with evil thoughts and greedy behavior.

From the upcoming book “grace to Grow study guide” by Laura Grace.

cheers! God bless you! Carry on!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreement vs unity:

Agreement and unity are not the same thing. Okay? Not the same. We can agree to go to a restaurant and we all go there; but we don’t all order the same thing. Where we ate is unity, what we had to eat is either agreement or disagreement. We do not have to have a fight about it and tell others they should have had the chicken. We like potatoes, they like rice.
We like chocolate, they like vanilla. Unity agrees we all need to eat something; we can agree on what restaurant to eat at (or not) but nobody has the right to tell you if you should or shouldn’t except God himself. Doctrines of men is a feeble attempt to get everyone into agreement, assuming it will also bring unity. The trouble is we need to be unified in the idea that we all need Jesus as our savior and we all need to know him.
We do not have to be in agreement as to how we do it, how we achieve it, or how exactly it will happen. Disagreements are the number one reason for strife and dis-unity in the body of Christ. It was addressed long ago in our bible; “one follows this, one follows that, you are yet carnal,” it says. What part of this do we not understand? It’s time for unity; don’t you think?

From Grace to Grow Study guide by Laura Grace (coming soon)

Hey; Laura Grace here.

I want to say I do have another Blog it’s http://www.gracetogrowdaily.wordpress.com I believe that’s the right address. Anyway this one is paid for I just paid for another year so I had better be writing something!

I AM IN THE LIGHT Right now with Jesus Christ, God the Father and the Holy Spirit speaking with you. He wants me to share that no matter what is going on in your life right now; He will help you overcome.

In my book Grace to the rescue, I detail how 16 years of my life was spent in survival mode; struggling to know God and to grow in him; while at the same time married to a person who said they were a Christian but showed no fruit, no faithfulness, no love and no growing. He was a drug addict and he would say he “really wanted’ God to change him but it was not the truth. Had it been the truth he would have made some progress, amen? If I said I was a child of my mom and I wound up looking nothing like her (or my Dad) there would be questions eventually about “where I really came from,” Amen again? Amen!

So I have had quite the struggle. I’ve moved over 50 times in my life and I’ve lost track of how many jobs I had to leave over “my husband’s decisions.” I had people say I would never get a job again my resume looked so bad. My employers loved me but my resume was looking like a cocktail of dysfunction and gypsy-ism. I’ve had to have faith to live for so long I can’t remember when I didn’t have to live by Faith. Right now I live in a town of 250 people and I am counting my BLESSINGS I am okay at all! I published a book in 2013 a very scary task for me but the Lord urged me on. At the time I was working 2 jobs and praying daily that we wouldn’t lose our house as I watched the bill skyrocket out of control. I had no insurance and had to have 10,000 worth of dental work done. The bills mounted and I was using credit cards for gas to get to work and food each month in 2012. That same year my husband lost his job. NOW keep in mind God restored me after I left this bad marriage in 2002 and I had literally nothing when I started all over again in life (at age 40). So to have been restored and have it all supposedly going up in flames was not so acceptable to me. I Prayed; Put it all in God’s hands and we are still okay after almost two years in ND working there to save our butts from disaster with God’s help.

AS IF I didn’t have enough problems; it’s beginning to look like the publisher I went through is stealing from me or not paying my royalties. I haven’t wanted to believe this is happening but I see a lot of testimony out there of “others” who have said Tate doesn’t pay them. I haven’t been paid a fraction of the royalties I know I should have coming yet. Therefore I am putting books under my name now and publishing myself. I refuse to be broken, refuse to give up and refuse to believe God is NOT with me because I KNOW THAT HE IS! He has called me chosen me, sustained me, blessed me, rescued me, provided for me, loved me, cherished me and taken care of me all of these years. He’s not about to stop now.

I am reminded of how many including “watchman Nee” said they were severely attacked by the enemy while they were pioneering new things for the Lord that he had put on their hearts to say. I KNOW I am anointed of God to help people gain a closer relationship with him. NO matter what I say you’ll be blessed because my heart is on target wanting you to receive from him, get closer to him, learn from him and be blessed by him! (the Lord that is) and he is with me on this! YOU CAN BE closer to God if you really want to be. All you need is willingness, desire, sincerity and to just get started. If you can’t afford my book write me I will do my best to get one to you. With love prayers and affection for you the people of God:

Laura grace

Getting close to God #2 Be sincere and honest with your saviour.

It’s true. I miss this one song we used to sing in church “I’m healing you sayeth the Lord, restoring you, sayeth the Lord” Making you whole “for I am the Lord your God…….”

So often a person never gets the chance to be restored if someone is ‘on their case’ about what they are doing wrong all the time. It’s really important to get to know people before we jump to conclusions. what have they been through? Do they want to be restored? If so how can we help that to happen? Souls (even though a person is born again) can need healing. Jesus is #1 into reconciling people to God #2 healing and restoring them #3 training them HIS way to do what they were called by him to do! In between they have to take care of jobs, family and take care of business and he knows that also. he is not into over burdening people with more burdens they cannot bear. #knowtherealjesus      -Laura Grace, Author #Grace to Grow and more to come.