fast free

Hello There!

I'm squeezing in some time to write to you all and bring you up to date. 

For forty days I embarked on a fast with the Lord: no solids and no shopping. It was a wonderful time of worship, sacrifice, reflection, a lot of discipline, and over all life transforming. The Lord ever so gently called me out in areas that I thought I was in the right. There were days that I did all things through Christ who strengthened me and other days the spirit was willing but the flesh was weak. All in all I have learned that when I am weak then He is strong. Whether it be in a physical weakness or a spiritual one, His grace is sufficient for me. 

A few Lessons that I learned:

God fills those who are empty. 

You can never pray enough. 

The Word of God truly is the bread of life.

A disciple of the Lord must be disciplined. 

The condition of my heart may cause God to reject my offering.

God knows true repentance.

In the pursuit of self satisfy we find ourselves empty.

Only God can satisfy my soul.

Confession is the best medicine.

Godly accountability is a life preserver. 

God is jealous for me. 

When I am secure in God's love then I can be free to love someone else. 

Loneliness is a field of hidden treasures.

My loneliness is a gift from God, not only to be accepted but offered as well. 

I am not my own.

God will never ask me to do anything that He won't equip me for. 

When I break covenant with God, I bring reproach upon myself. 

I must check my vision: Can I see the mountain or the mountain mover? -Carl Lentz

And my favorite: 

    Greater is He that is in me than He who is in the Mall. -Paola Andrea Vega (my bestie!)

Three of the many great verses that my prayer warriors sent me during the fast: 

But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in the time of trouble. Psalm 37:39

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Romans 8:18

It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4

The Lord is good and just. May the Lord bless you and strengthen you as you seek to know Him and make Him known. 

Shopping, Department Stores and the Bible

Hi my Friends!

I just got back from doing a little shopping. While driving back home a divine revelation, or something like that, came to me! I must confess to you that I have Oniomania (from Greek onios = "for sale," mania = insanity)… it’s a medical term for the compulsive desire to shop. Ok, it’s out! I am a Shopaholic, recovering by the grace of God. But that is not what this blog is about.

Where was I? Ay, yes, driving home. As I was cruising down the road, with a smile from ear to ear it hit me- shopping in a department store (as I just did) is like reading the word of God. Ok, before you start throwing Bibles my way allow me to explain. 1. A department store specializes in satisfying the consumers needs. The Bible specializes in satisfying its consumer with the MOST important need- Jesus Christ. 2. Department Stores offer the consumer a choice of multiple products. The Bible offers its consumer with serveral choices of histotical accounts, stories, lessons, exhortations, poetry, law, and prophecy. 3. Each department has something completely different for a specific need yet it is one store. This one store is run by Employees wearing that one store name, they are in submission to a department Supervisor who is accountable to the store Manager. The Bible is just that, each book is unique yet it is one message. The Bible inspired by God, written by men who wear the name of God, in submission to the Holy Spirit prophesy, witnessed and point us to the One who saves our soul, Jesus Christ.

Maybe this was more for me, but at the moment it was a super cool analogy. Well here is what I bought and I’ll pair it up with scripture:

Detergent- Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” says the LORD, “ Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.”

Bread- John 6:36 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
Deuteronomy 8:3 So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.

Cute Blouse on Sale :) - Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Proverbs 31:25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.
1 Peter 3:3-4 Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— 4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

Body Wash- John 13:14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
1 Samuel 25:41 Then she arose, bowed her face to the earth, and said, “Here is your maidservant, a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

Children’s Books for my Friend’s Son- Acts 13:49 And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region.

Valentines Day Cards- Acts 20:2 While there, he encouraged the believers in all the towns he passed through.
Proverbs 31:26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness.
John 13:35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.

So yea, all this to say that if you search the Bible like you do a department store you will find valuable pieces, priceless treasures because He sees the need of your heart and is faithful to meet you there through His words.

God Bless YOU!

Me after shopping, always happy... hehe!