I Can Be Creative

I have a daily devotional intitled,"Meditations For Women Who Do Too Much".

I am sure that will fit many of you who like me tend to think, I can do it all, just ask me !!

Being raised the oldest 0f five, in a home with an alcololic Dad and a controling Mom, I always

was the one who wanted to fix everything. Even in my life now, which I like to refer as to

"After Jesus" I continue to catch myself trying to fix it for my family. When you have an immediate family as large as mine that can become a full time job.

Back to today's devotion, I tend to get off track, blame it on age !!

Creativity : Mary Daly describes it as,"The creative potential in human beingsthat is the image of God". Pondering on this I thought how true that is, especially of women as we create the atmosphere in our homes. We have all heard the saying,"If Mama ain't happy, nobody is happy."

The devotion says if we do not express our creativity, we are blocking the potential of the flowing energy of image God. For most women who do too much creativity has a low place on our list of things TO DO. We do not take time, we will do it later and later. Then there are those of us who do not feel we are creative. We look at other women as being so, but not ourselves. Only special women have real creativity and we are afraid we may not be one of those women.I have thought for too many years, if I can not do something and it be outstanding, it is better not to do anything at all. This is what the enemy want me to think and has been successful at it for years. I have found I am creative, I can be a leader, I can do what God calls me to do, not in myself, but in Him. He has given me the boldness to speak out for Him and one of these creative ideas is this blog. It will not be as fancy as some, but it will carry a message that will help you become the person God intended you to be.

When I think of my creative potential as the "image of God", I am in awe of how magnificent He is. Till next time "Keep Your Eyes on Jesus". He has all the answers !!

Psalm 91 A Weapon Against All Attacks

I have a Support Group for victims of Domestic Violence, at the present time we are studying

Psalm 91 and I am using a book by, Peggy Ruth Joyce entitled "Psalm 91". If you are bombarded with fear and worry, I encourage you to get this small paperback book.

We are going through it several chapters at a time and discussing what we learn and how the Holy Spirit is speaking into our lives. This Psalm covers every evil known to man: Terror

by day or night, Arrows that pierce us spiritually, physically, mentally, and emotionally, Pestilence which covers every sickness and disease that attacks our body,(this is mentioned two times) and Destruction, any natural disaster which those ignorant of the Word call Acts of God.

This book is simple to understand and will open your eyes to the Secret Place of Shelter that God

has provided for us. It has helped me in my personal walk and strengthened me to impart the Word to others. It is the Word that sets us FREE.

Refreshed and Renewed

Just returned from a Women's Retreat, one thousand women praising and worshiping Jesus. It was an AWESOME experience. It has given me a renewed fire to continue to Share Jesus with women who are hurting and lost or have strayed away from where they once were with Him. Want to share a couple of thoughts that I have recently received from the Holy Spirit. I pray this will bless you and be of encouragement to continue on your journey with Jesus or to begin your journey. He is but a call away and never too busy to answer. Our daily walk with Jesus is about the journey and not just the destination. Recently I have felt like I am crawling and not walking and certainly not running as Paul so aptly likened called our journey to a race. I see Christians in every phase of their journey going through a major trial/test of one kind or another. My prayer time is spent in praying for physical healing and emotional restoration for those I love. We have been studying on Psalm 91 for several weeks on Wednesday evening and in light of the turmoil in our lives in the natural I know Pastor is RIGHT on track with his teaching. I am learning that God has provided protection for us no matter what trial/test pops up in my life. It is not so much the trial/test as to how I react to them. My response, I believe can extend the situation or bring about a testimony of God's power in my life. I often think HOW would I react to these trials/tests, IF I did not have a personal relationship with Jesus? I only need to look at a world spinning out of control on most every level in the natural and see how those who do not know Jesus react to what they hear and see on a daily basis. So whether you are crawling, walking, or running in this journey of life, "KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS". Paul said those who finish the race are the victors, so I will see you at the finish line. In reflecting on my last posting I have been seeking for some spiritual answers to the our response when all seems to be spinning out of control. I will share with you the what the Holy Spirit has been showing me. We need more 3 R's in our life and I am not speaking on the old adage,"Readin, Ritten, and Rithmetic". God spoke these 3 R's into my spirit. " REGROUP, REFRESH, and RELAX." REGROUP -- Get my priorities into proper perspective. Pray before I commit myself to projects. Just because it is a Good idea does not mean it is a God idea. I do not have to say YES to everything asked of me. I can be too busy ministering that I may miss the ministers plan for me is. Do not feel guilty if I can not do it all. When I take on a project that He has not chosen for me I am most likely taking it away from the person He planned to do it. REFRESH -- Take time out to renew my spirit daily, do not wait until I am in a dry place and then ask , "Where Are You God ?" I can not give out what I do not have. Set aside a time for prayer, praise, and study. Seek out women who are uplifting and know how to come into agreement with me when I have special needs. Always be available to pray : anytime, anywhere, anyplace. Be prepared for those Holy Ghost moments, to help another. Always remember, "IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT ME !!" RELAX -- When I am walking in His will and doing what I know He has called me to there will be peace in my spirit. This does not mean everything will be ,"Coming Up Roses ", I am still living life which brings brings all kinds of trials and tests, without them I will never GROW to my fullest potential in HIM. I can relax in Him knowing when I walk through the trials and tests, Keeping My Eyes on Jesus I will come out the Victor, giving Him the Honor and Glory. So, at the present time I am activating these 3 principles into my life. Regroup -- Check out my commitments, making sure they are ordained of God. Refresh -- Daily in taking time out to seek His perfect will for me in this season of my life. Relax -- In the comfort of knowing I am not out of control, because I am giving my all to Him. Until next time, LOOK TO JESUS !! He has ALL the answers you need. Jesus said, "Without ME YOU can do NOTHING !"  

I am a grandma to soon to be 16

I love Jesus and have a Ministery to victims of Domestic Violence.

I counsel from a Bibical perspective and attempt to teach victims how to become survivors by applying Bible principles to their everyday life. I know this works

as it has moved me from a Victim to a Survivor. He is an Awesome God !!

New to Blogging

I am new to this form of the internet. So I will say Hello to all you bloggers out there and hope to make some new friends via the internet. I live in a small rural area of Texas and am retired from a worldly job. I now work full time for Jesus. I have a ministery to victims of Domestic Violence and hope to be able to share Jesus with others through this blog. So anyone have any ideas hoe to help me do thid I am open to suggestions Thanks Goodlistener