Don't be an April Fool

I almost made it. I didn't get all my goals completed but I was very close. I will do better tomorrow.

April 1st is the day we call, April Fool's Day. There is a verse in James 4:17 that has been on my mind. To know to do good and not to do it, that is a sin. In other words, we know that we need to read the word, to pray and to be in church under the covering. When we neglect to do what is right, we are not making wise decisions. Over and over again I have witnessed friends taking a break from God and what He tells us to do and over and over again they will end up in a bad situation. Don't take a break from God! We must stay in church; we must read our Bible even if we have already read it a hundred times. It is like the air we breathe. Do you say, I have already taken air in today and so I don't need to breathe? No, we need air every second and the same with God. We need His presence and direction all the time not just when we feel like it or have nothing else to do.

Don't be foolish, we need God just like the air we breathe. He is our spiritual air. We are going to face trials as long as we on this earth. Keep your air level perfect. If we have our God level right, maybe we won't need to be hospitalized when trials come.

I am sending a hug to you today. Last thing I want to say today, Ephesians 4:29 reads like this:
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Okay, that is it for today, go forth and conquer the enemy, friends!!

Starting Over

Well, this is the last day of March. I already have my goals written for April. It is going to be a great and busy month. My baby will be 11 in a couple of days. Time goes by too fast. Today I made my ma maw Hopkins homemade biscuits. They didn't smell and taste like I remember but I'm working on it.

I love new weeks and new months because I can start over again. Today I commit to pray more, read more, exercise more and even lose more weight. If you are like me and your new years' goals are broken and you need to start over, don't wait until next year, lets start today and try again.

Those of you that go to my church, what about that sermon yesterday? Wow! That should get us going, right? It was so good to have Trent and Becca with us. I loved the worship song they did. I want to re-cap one point that was made in the service, our relationship with God needs to be fresh and new everyday not just once or twice a year.(Easter II, like that title)

Have a great week. Let me hear from you and we will hold each other accountable.

Karen

Today is the beginning of the rest of your life! I suppose this is in my heart today because yesterday I enjoyed witnessing the union of two special people in my life, Tyler and Lesha. It was a great wedding. Two lives joining together to become one forever. I was able to renew friendships of some of my favorite people that I haven't seen in a while. I had quality time with my husband and some great folks from Monticello called their family in Memphis and treated us to an awesome dinner.(Thank you, Candy and John) It was a happy day for me.

A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to get to know someone that I have admired from a far for many years. We were both speaking at a retreat and we were sharing a room for the night. She is a beautiful woman on the outside and also she has an inward beauty that draws you. She is a "radical" woman in her walk with God. As she shared with me about her new ministry, I became excited and challenged. So today is my first post to my new blog.

It is around 4:00a.m. and I felt the Lord speaking to my heart and so I am up trying to write what He is sharing with me. I have been asking God to reveal His purpose for my life to me. I understand the word of God to say that He has a plan for my life and yours. Jeremiah 29:11 reads that God has a plan for us. He has plans for our futures. I think the reason that I can't sleep this morning is because of the dream I had. I was dreaming that the world was in a state of fear and chaos. That we were hiding and running from danger and people were being hurt and I was trying to help. I woke up and fear was upon me and then I began thinking about that scripture it reads, "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." God is going to remove His church before these things that I was dreaming about come to pass. I lay there thinking about my children and friends. Have I done my best to instill the word of God in them? Do they understand that they need to have that personnel relationship with God? This is part of my purpose, to help prepare my children and those I know to live for God and to accept Jesus. We don't want to be here when the dream that I had tonight comes to pass and it is going to happen.

I have a lot I want to write but I think I will wait until next time. I look forward to getting to know you as we become "blogger buddies." The thought that I want to sign off on today is, search your heart. He is waiting on us to allow Him to fulfill the plans that He has for us.

Karen