Who Are You?

When no ones watching, WHO ARE YOU? When you think no one is listening, who are you?

If we are truly Christians we are suppose to be set apart. Do you know that there are some folks that say they don’t sin, that if you sin, you aren’t really saved? I just can’t wrap my mind around that because there is NO WAY we can’t sin day after day because we aren’t God, we’re human. You know how He tells us to look at the fruit? I see these same folks talking about others, isn’t that a sin? Doing things they say they don’t believe in, isn’t that a sin? I also see them over eating, isn’t that a sin? Or do they look at these things as not being a sin? Or have they lost their salvation if they sin? I just don’t understand how they don’t think they sin. I just don’t understand it when I see all these things I’ve meantioned above. I don’t understand how some folks think only their church folks will get to heaven and not other folks. I truly believe if you have asked God to forgive you your sins and you truly meant it from the bottom of your heart, you shall be saved. In the book of John He tells us so!!!

I know I sin lots of times and man I KNOW I have large beams in my own eyes so I can’t cast any stones. I have seen them look me up and down because of what I  am wearing. That doesn’t bother me though because I KNOW whose I am and I know that He looks at my heart and not what I have on. God is a good God and He knows that I try with all my heart to be what He wants me to be. Not what others expect me to be. He also knows I fall so short a lot of the times but He also knows I am not perfect just forgiven. When I fall short I have to ask Him for His forgiveness and not think myself above someone else.

We as Christians are also suppose to be peacemakers. Are we running around talking about people and looking down on them? In God’s sight no one is better than anyone else. A peacemaker doesn’t say or write things to try to stir up stuff with other people. They don’t look for faults in other people because they know they also have beams in their own eyes. So what I am saying here isn’t meant to be condemning or pointing fingers because like I said, I have a beam in mine own eye.

So who am I really? Who are YOU really? One day we’ll have to give an account for EVERY idle word we’ve ever said. Man some of us are going to have to give lots of accounts. :( God TRULY KNOWS WHO we are and what we do. We don’t fool Him. We don’t have to worry about the preacher seeing, we’re to worry about God, not the preacher.

Remember He never leaves us or forsakes us? He’s always with us and He really knows WHO we are, even when we’re alone or even when we’re with a crowd, He STILL KNOWS! He knows ALL AND SEES ALL! We’re NOT fooling Him. We’re really not.

Thank You God for being WHO YOU ARE and thank You for being patient with us. Thank You for Your grace and for answering prayers. Thank You for Your word so we can read it and hide it in our hearts. Thank You for forgiveness and thank You for saving my soul!! I thank You that I don’t take that lightly that I take it very serious!!!! There are so many things that I am thankful for and You know my heart and what they are. Just so many to try and name. Thank You for today and thank You for nature and for the beach that I dearly love! Thank You for freedom and for Soldiers that are fighting to keep us free. Keep them safe while they try to keep us safe. Amen

Home Where I Belong

 

The other day while listening to the Bill and Gloria Gaither Homecoming videos I bought, they were singing, Going Home where I belong and I was getting so homesick. It reminded me soooo much of Angie (my cousin) and how she felt. She had told her Mom a few months or weeks back, “this old world has gotten so bad I’m just ready to go on and be with Jesus.” That’s just how I feel at times to. Times when I am just so tired and worn out and tired of hearing bad stuff on the news that’s happening, or negative things about families not getting along. Or just negative in general. It just wears me down these days. I have to get my focus and look to Jesus or I would just be depressed. He tells me to rejoice and to look for good things, things that are good and lovely etc. He tells me to rejoice in THIS DAY because it IS the day the Lord hath made! IF I keep my focus on this old world or things in it, I would surely become depressed for sure.

I want to be around to see my only daughter married and happy. I also want to see my grandkids that I am already praying for to grow up to be Godly adults and adults with character and that are not a menace to society, and adults that are Christians and that act like they are. I know that God has still got me here for some reason. So like this song says, I’ll serve Him gladly and sing His songs, but not for long because I’m going home, where I belong!!!

I wanted to share the words of this song with you. It’s just sooo good!

 

Home Where I Belong

They say that heavens pretty, and living here is to.

But if they said, I’d have to choose between the two, I’d go home, going home where I belong.

Sometimes when I’m dreaming, it comes as no surprise that if you look and see that homesick feeling in my eyes,

I’m headed home, I’m going home where I belong.

While I’m here I’ll serve Him gladly and sing Him all these songs. I’m here, but not for long.

 

When I’m feeling lonely, when I’m feeling blue,

It’s just a joy to know I am only passing through.

I’m headed home, I’m going home, where I’ll finally belong.

But while I’m here I’ll serve Him gladly and sing Him all these songs. I’m here, but not for long!

And one day I’ll be sleeping when death knocks on my door,

and I’ll awake to find, I’m not homesick anymore (wooooo whooooo)

I’ll be HOME, finally be home, where I BELONG.

 

 

Man if that don’t get you excited, what will? :) Heaven’s going to be so pretty and so peaceful. No pain or tears will be there, and no disappointments.

Reminds me of yet another song…..

 

That Sounds Like Home To Me

Somewhere just across the Jordan river, There’s a place of everlasting joy and peace.

Where the tree of life is blooming there forever, And a crown of life is waiting there for me.

 

Cho: That sounds like home to me, right where I long to be. There'll be no tears to fill our eyes again. The hills will echo with the story, as we sing of His grace and glory. Where the saints of God will be, that sounds like home to me. 

 

The Saviors mansions there inside that city. A crystal river flowing by the stream of life. No pain or disappointments there to hurt us, and Jesus Christ himself will be the light.

 

Cho: That sounds like home to me, right where I long to be. There'll be no tears to fill our eyes again. The hills will echo with the story, as we sing of His grace and glory, where the saints of God will be, that sounds like home to me.

 

 

Edited to add one more……..

Midnight Cry

I hear the sound
of a mighty rushing wind.
And it’s closer now
than it’s ever been.
I can almost hear the  trumpet

as Gabriel sounds the chord.
At the midnight cry
we’ll be going home.

When Jesus steps out
on a cloud to call his children,
the dead in Christ shall rise
to meet Him in the air.
And then those that remain
shall be quickly changed.
At the midnight cry
we’ll be going home.

I look around me,
I see prophecies fulfilling.
The signs of the times
they’re appearing everywhere.
I can almost see the Father
as he says," Son go get my children"
at the midnight cry,
the  bride of Christ will rise.

And then those that remain,
will be quickly changed.
At the midnight cry, we'll be going home.
At the midnight cry, we'll be going home.

 

 

What a place that’s going to be!!! Are you ready? Have you asked Him to forgive your sins and save your soul? This place is going to be awesome!!!

Bargains and Blessings

Wanted to share my bargains with you all because there are a few that enjoy seeing what I find. First off, the two wooden picture frames, my cousin builds these. She gave me and my sister one and my sister gave me hers. I thought that was SO SWEET of her to give me hers. Since I don’t have my house decorated in the Primitive decorating style, I filled in the holes and am going to paint them to go in my beachy bedroom. But wanted to show you the before pics of them.

 

Now for all my bargains. This little fish was so cute I couldn’t resist. I have NO IDEA what I will do with it.

My daughter broke the clear glass cylinder that fit on this silver candle holder the other day. She was throwing the ball to our dog and she hit the tip of it and broke it. No biggie since I didn’t pay much for it to begin with. That’s the joy of thrift store shopping. ;) Anyway I found this one for 1.00 something and decided it would fit on here and I like it better since it’s curvy. It’s actually a globe.

This next glass piece I dearly loved. It is very heavy and it was 3.95. A little more than I usually pay for this sort of thing. But I love glass cut like this and had to have it.

Oh and isn’t this teapot just too precious? I just had to have it to. It wasn’t but 2.59.

 

I got these Bill and Gloria Gathier video’s for only 1.05 each. I bought like 15-16 of them. There was 3 more there I left. We’re already enjoying them!!!

What did you find this week? I sure hope you got out and looked because the joy of the hunt is soooo much fun! Like finding treasures.

Grace

 

G.R.A.C.E. = God’s Riches At Christ Expense.

 

Grace

Grace, grace, God's grace, grace that will pardon and cleanse within.

Grace, grace, God's grace, grace that is greater than all our sin.

 

Amazing Grace

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

T'was grace that taught my heart to fear.
And grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come,
'Tis grace that brought me safe thus far
and grace will lead me home.

When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.