Here is the journal Spirit led writing from 9/5/2019.  I am really encouraging all to start your day off with quiet time with the Spirit. Write down a few questions, emotions, concerns and sit quietly. Then, open your journal and let the words flow out. If you hear nothing, then open the bible, read left and right, writing down the scriptures or theme that speaks to you. We have got to get to a place where we listen more. Prayer is great but listening and reading word will allow the Holy Spirit to teach, guide and correct you.  Jude 1: 19 teaches us…. Do not follow mere natural instincts but…

The art of listening to the Holy Spirit and obeying takes practice. I’ve been really trying to start my day by asking the Holy Spirit to teach me, speak to me on different things on my mind or just give me a lesson. Then, I quietly wait for the thoughts to come in and begin journaling. Some days it’s a specific question or frustration. Some days I have no mindful agenda or topic. Today, I did not have a specific question. This is what came through.   Like two swords fighting in a dual are darkness and light. The living WORD is the Sword to fight the sword of captivity.…

Yesterday, Brax and I were at Costco. When we were leaving, we noticed what seemed to be a 1000 baskets in a random place crowded around a tree making it impossible for many car spots to be used. It seems that one person left a basket under the tree near the curb instead of walking it to the basket cage. Then, another person did. Then, another.  It was crazy how many people lazily didn’t choose to do the right thing and put their basket up in the proper place.  Perhaps, they justified because there were so many baskets cluttered.  Braxton looked over there and said, ” I kind of feel…

Do Not Resist An Evil Person Matthew 5: 38-3938“You have heard that itwas said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ 39But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. When I read this, I think about my son who was bullied at school. The parent in me wanted him to defend but the follower of Jesus is so proud of how he did not respond in anger or outburst. At the beginning of 8th grade, Slade was stabbed pretty violently in his hand by a kid at school in Spanish class, we will…

Often, I go to the grocery store, and I’m amazed that people pass by who don’t make eye contact and refuse to smile. They pass by quickly as If I am invisible. Some days, I’m like, ” Father, I want out of here. What is wrong with everyone? “ I day dream about being beamed up to paradise in some kind of a rapture. Ever so often, I will pass someone with a light in their eyes and a smile on their face, sharing some friendly shopping small talk. But boy is that a rare occasion.  A lot of the workers in the stores are also in their own little…

James 2: 18: Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.  ” Mom, we love you. ”  ” Well you guys sure aren’t showing it. I’m sick and this house is a complete mess. Nobody is helping. ”  ” We do love you , Mom” Now of course, I know that my kids love me. But when you are sick, and feeling sorry for yourself, boy can you get disappointed when people don’t help. We can claim we love God, but do we show Him? There must be good deeds,  to back up what we profess.  Actions really speak louder than words.…

Why is it when we take the cell phone or television away from our kids they act like they are having a crack withdraw? You would not believe the response at my house from my son when we took away his cell phone and television. My husband started singing the R.E. M Friend’s song, ” It’s the end of the world as we know it. ” Seriously, there were tears, a tantrum, a walk out, some throwing of dishes, all because the electronics were taken for a time. It wasn’t for punishment either. It was just because he’s so exhausted, staying up to late and needs rest. But I must…

Keep Your Word! Matthew 5: 33-37 33“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.’ 34“But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING. 36“Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37“But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil. I promise….I swear…cross…

On Sunday morning, I got a pressing on my heart. It was as if the Holy Spirit was saying, ” Take your holy oil and go find Nileen.” Nileen was a lady that I met through a friend. She had suffered what I call a stress stroke after her daughter passed away. The stroke caused paralysis on one side of her body making moving her right arm and leg difficult. Over a month ago, after a bible study group, the three of us had a nice prayer session in a local coffee shop. When I met her she mentioned to me that she went to a certain church in Leander,…

It hasn’t been too long ago that I went on a church tour in my area. My family would try church after church. Several Holy Spirit and divine appointments happened at the various churches. I will probably share a few others on later blogs. My heart was aching for His presence. I wasn’t wanting the perfect speaker or perfect message, I wanted to have an experience, a feeling, a spiritual encounter with the creator. At each church I visited, I would quietly in my mind whisper. ” Are you here Abba Daddy? ” There is no doubt that I got something out of each message and felt love from the…