Category Archives: God

If Your New Here…

Posted by Jo on November 7, 2011 None comments

If you are new here and you are wondering what that Romans Road Page is all about up there…

^^^^^^^^ yeah, that one up there    ^^^^^^

It’s all about “The Plan Of Salvation”.  What? You don’t know that is? Well, I will tell you!

We all are born and we all die right?  Easy question….

Most of us wonder what is going to happen to us when we die, right?  Another easy question…

Well, the answer to that question is this, we either go to heaven or hell…those are the options, according to the bible.

Heaven = pleasant, happy, fun, blessings, family, food, sunshine, Jesus, God

Hell= unpleasant, sad, no blessings, loneliness, deprivation, satan, evil

Both are for ETERNITY one you are there folks, there are no second chances, once you die, the choice has been made, there is no going back…

This is the thing.  You must know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior in order to go to heaven! Plain and simple.

You have to realize you are a sinner (we all are Romans 3:10)…

You have to realize that there is a penalty for that sin (sin always has consequences Romans 6:23)…

You have to accept that Jesus paid that penalty for you (when He died on the cross Romans 5:8-9)…

You have to realize that He is your only way to heaven (you can’t do anything to get yourself there Romans 10:13, Romans 10:9-11 )…

It’s as simple as that.

Most people say a simple prayer, something like: “Dear Jesus, I know I am a sinner.  Please forgive of my sins and save me from hell. Take me to heaven some day when I die.  Thank You Jesus for what you have done for me. Amen.”  Or something along those lines.

The important thing isn’t “what” you say, it’s that you mean it and believe it in your heart, because “saying” a prayer isn’t going to get you to heaven!! You must believe!!!

That, my friends is “The Plan Of Salvation”

Has there been a time in your life that you accepted Christ as your personal Savior?  I would urge you not to wait! We aren’t guaranteed another day friends.

Hugs and Prayers

Seven Years Ago Today…

Posted by Jo on November 5, 2011 None comments

Seven years ago today my life turned upside down.

Seven years ago today my life turned inside out.

Seven years ago today my worst nightmare came true.

Seven years ago today I had to say good bye to my ten year old son forever (worldly speaking, that is).

Seven years ago today God took that precious boy home to live with Him and forever changed me.  I wish I could say it was for the better, but I just don’t know that I can.  Maybe some day…

I know God has a reason for everything he does.  Things don’t just randomly happen, I know that deep down, I do!! But I just feel so broken sometimes.  Sometimes I just feel like there is nothing that can fix this, ya know?

But God can…

He won’t bring Eli back, it’s not that He can’t, but He won’t.  There is a reason.  We don’t know why, but it’s for our own good that we suffer.  I know it sounds strange, but there MUST be something good that comes from this or it wouldn’t be happening.

I know that’s how God works.  I feel God working in my life.  Most times I feel the energy He puts off like I can reach out and touch it! It’s awesome and I love it.  I love to tell others about Jesus and what He’s done for them!!

Other times I feel like it’s this crazy roller coaster and I just wanna get off for a while cause it’s making me dizzy and sick! Like it’s all just too much.  I think that is the devil just wanting me to give up!

Well, I just want to tell the devil, you can’t have me…I am on the winning side!  I have Jesus and so did my son!

So for all those out there who have lost those you love or who are suffering in some way, please, don’t suffer alone.  God loves you and He sent His son to show you that!  Please see My Romans Road page for more information!!

This Post Is A Must Read…

Posted by Jo on October 1, 2011 None comments

If you only read one post I ever post, please let it be this one.  I beg of you. This might just be the single most important post I will ever post.  Okay, maybe the second most important.  Because the posts I post about salvation are probably the most important…

But this one is very important!

I want you to realize that we are in a fight! A fight against the devil and evil! Yes,  the devil! He is waging a war against us and if we are not careful and vigilant, he is going to win!

You think I’ve lost my mind don’t you? Look around you, friends…

Look at all the pastor’s wives fighting cancer or some other life-threatening or life-altering illness right now, do you think that is a coincidence?

Look at all the “men of God” being accused of “sexual deviance”, do you think that is coincidence?

Look at all the marriages in ruins, do you think that is coincidence?

We are in the fight of our lives, people, do we not realize this? The devil is after us and our families and I don’t think we even realize it!

Hold your dear ones close friends.  Yes, even when they hurt you.  Even when you think they have done the unforgivable.  Jesus forgave you!

Husbands, pray for your wives.

Wives, pray for your husbands.

Church members, pray for your pastors.

Pastors, pray for your church members.

Parents, pray for your children.

Children, pray for your parents.

EVERYONE, pray for EVERYONE!!!

One down…

Posted by Jo on June 30, 2011 None comments

I survived my first week cooking at camp…. :)   It was a great week.

I always have so much fun.  Some times I get a little stressed and it’s hard to handle, but for the most part it’s great. Gotta learn to be flexible in the camp kitchen.  Activities have to be planned around the weather and meals around activities and….see a pattern??  I am learning to be flexible!  :)

Found out we had two kids come to Christ this week and one got assurance of his salvation.  That is what it’s all about folks.  That is why we we do what we do, because young people have tender hearts want to learn about God.

Let us pray that these great kids will seek God’s will for their lives and that they will grow in the Lord and serve Him in every way possible.

Camp Season…

Posted by Jo on June 24, 2011 None comments

Well camp season is now in full swing.  Our first Jr. Camp (8-12 year old campers) came and went this week.  I didn’t cook for that camp, but I did go up and help a little bit.  Not much, but a little.  I mostly sat around a visited with friends.

They had lots of help, though.  They had two adult couples in charge of the kitchen and then like 3 or 4 other adults helping, plus some kids that were in and out helping with dishes and wiping tables and sweeping.

The next few camps I will be cooking for and I will be the only adult in charge of the kitchen.  This coming week I will have my daughter for sure in the kitchen helping me, but I’m not sure how many others I will have.  I have been trying to recruit some helpers.  The following week, I will have a lot of help.  The next camp I will also have lots of help with.

It’s gonna be a great summer, I can just feel it.  I cannot tell you the joy I get from serving God here at Fort Faith Baptist Camp.  I never knew I could be so happy.  I guess that comes from being smack dab in the middle of God’s will for your life!! Praise God!!   :)

Anyone wanna come out and help me in the kitchen next week?? You are more than welcome!!!  Can’t come everyday?? Can’t come all day?? Just come out when you can for as long as you can, any help would be greatly appreciated!!  I’ll probably be in the kitchen getting things started between 10:00-10:30 AM Monday morning…come join the fun!!!

At a loss…

Posted by Jo on June 6, 2011 None comments

For those of you who know me, you know this is something odd…that I would not know what to say…

It’s not so much that I don’t know what to say, so mush as I don’t want to say too much or say the wrong thing.

Just know that there is a lot going on with me right now.  I need some prayer, please. Some of what is going on is not going on “with” me, and doesn’t even really directly affect me, but it shakes me to the core that the devil is attacking  so “close to home”.

And the other stuff I’m going through is going on “with” me, but I am in prayer about it and I am seeking God’s guidance and His will in this situation, which is always hard because as a human being, I rely too much on my feelings and emotions…Of course, I never want to do anything that will cause anyone pain, especially my family and myself.

Please friends, keep your loved ones close to you, tell them and show them you love them every chance you get.  Be slow to anger and quick to forgive, for we are not promised a tomorrow to try again!!!

Narrow Is the Path…

Posted by Jo on May 22, 2011 None comments

THE ROMANS ROAD

If you could have God’s promise that YOU would go right to HEAVEN when you die, would you take it??

Let me show YOU how YOU can have This Promise!!

ALL HAVE SINNED

ROMANS 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one.

ROMANS 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God.

GOD’S PRICE ON SIN

ROMANS 6:23 A For the wages of sin is death.

THERE ARE TWO DEATHS

REVELATION 21:8  But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

OUR WAY OUT

ROMANS 5:8-9 But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

GOD’S PERSONAL PROMISE

ROMANS 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Take God at his word and claim His promise for your salvation.  Bow your head right now and sincerely ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and to save your soul.

Saying a prayer does not save you!!  You must believe what the Bible says and mean it in your heart to be saved!!!

ROMANS 10:9-11  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.  For the scripture sayeth, Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed.

Once you are eternally saved, you are always eternally saved…

HEBREWS 13:5B…for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

If you have read this and accepted Christ as your personal Savior, CONGRATULATIONS on getting that taken care of, you’ll be so glad you did!!   Please leave your name in a comment so that I can pray for you !!! And also find yourself a good, Bible (King James) preaching Church where you can grow in your faith!!

Home…

Posted by Jo on May 18, 2011 None comments

For those of you who haven’t figured it out yet, it takes a lot more than having the biggest, bestest, most high tech house on the block to make a house a home.  It takes a lot more than  fancy shower curtains and pretty nick knacks too!!

Some people just don’t get it.  It doesn’t matter if you have all the latest home furnishings and high tech gadgets like the ones you see on Home Makeover and other shows on TV, but if you don’t have love and security, you’ve got nothing!!!

You can have the biggest house on the block with the fanciest things in it and if you don’t have love and commitment and trust, you may as well have a cardboard box.  When will people learn this important fact?

“Things” are not evil or bad in and of themselves, but when we place the importance on these that we should have on our relationships with our families and with God, we are setting ourselves up for major disappointment!!

Just had to get that off my chest…

Judgement Is Coming…

Posted by Jo on May 3, 2011 None comments

I am not a “doomsday” sort of person at all, but people, judgement is coming!!

Reading Genesis 6 today,  I read about how God brought judgement on the whole earth, save one man and his family.

The world had become so wicked that God was saddened and sorry that He had ever created man. So, He eventually flooded the earth, effectively killing every person on the planet, except Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives.

I don’t think we know exactly how many people there actually were then, but God saw fit to save only 8 people of all that were there.

Makes me wonder how bad things will have to get before God will have to step in and do it again. I can’t imagine that He will allow it to get much worse. It seems that the world is getting worse by the day as far as wickedness and just plain evil.

Just some thoughts I had while having coffee and Bible this morning…

Genesis 4

Posted by Jo on April 29, 2011 None comments

Genesis 4:1 “….I have gotten a man from the Lord.”  What a thought.

Do we realize that our children truly are a gift from God??  I don’t think we appreciate that fact enough!!

Through all the pains of labor, the early morning feedings, the “terrible twos”, those trying times of  preadolescence , all the way through those awkward teenage years.  We should keep in mind that our children are in fact A GIFT from God!!

I think I will remind myself of that the next time I want to throttle “the girl” for being sassy or not cleaning her room!! Because she truly is a gift from God, truly!!

Please remember to be thankful for every second you have with your children. I have always been thankful for the time I have had with mine.  My son was taken to heaven at the age of 10, and though I have never been a perfect parent (never will be), I have never had to think to myself , “I wish I would have said I love you more”, or  “I hope he knew I loved him”.  Praise the Lord for that!!

Today, take a moment to let your children know that you love them and what a blessing they really are, even when they are driving you to drink and/or go bald or gray or both!!!   :)

Dreams and Aspirations…

Posted by Jo on April 28, 2011 None comments
Buster and I gladly gave up our “dream” home (it still needs a little work, but it has a lot of potential) when God called us to move out here to camp to serve Him here. We were so excited to see what God had in store for us out here, and we are still excited that God is using us here.
The house we live in here at camp is about 1/3- 1/4 the size of the home we own in town. That is a lot less space!! I try to keep the clutter down here in our little house, but it’s very hard considering there isn’t enough space for everything.
Anyway, Buster and I have been talking about eventually (once we sell our house, more than likely) adding on to this house and making it bigger. We would make what is now the dining/living area all dining area and put in a new family/living room and a master bedroom with a big master bathroom. We have a master bed/bath now, but the bathroom is very small and only has a shower in it.
Another thing I would like to add is a dish washer to the kitchen, which we could make a little bigger also. I really miss having one, it would make my busy life a lot easier.
Buster has also mentioned building or buying some kind of omnimount type contraption to attach the TV to the wall, giving us more space. At our house in town there was lots of space to put all his eagles (he collects them). Now we don’t, so if we put the TV on the wall, we will have the top of the entertainment center to put eagles on.
Don’t get me wrong, we are very thankful for a place to live, and I am in no way complaining, but we would love to be comfortable in our living space. We choose to be in God’s will comfortable or not, but wouldn’t it be nice if we could have both??? :)

Genesis 3:16

Posted by Jo on April 27, 2011 None comments
Today I read Genesis 3
This is the chapter where the serpent beguiles Eve and she eats of the fruit of the tree she shouldn’t and then convinces her husband to do the same.
Here in verse 16, God is telling Adam and Eve what their punishment will be for disobeying. This jumped out at me as this is where God tells Eve …”and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.”
Now I know a lot of women who would scoff at that and even buck against it. I was one of those women when I first got married. That is the way I was raised. My “mother” ruled the roost, so to speak. I used to joke and say my dad couldn’t even go to the bathroom without permission, which wasn’t really that far from the truth, unfortunately.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand.
I rather like the fact that my husband is “in charge”. It wasn’t always that way, though. I fought against it for years and didn’t find real peace and joy in my marriage until I learned that this was God’s will for my marriage.
Now that I have learned to be submissive and allow him to lead, I have peace and a lot of joy as well!!! I just had to get out of my own way and stop being so bull headed and stubborn.
So, to the women I say…Back off!! Let your husband lead you, let him be the head of your household. Let him take the role God intended him to have. God gives a husband discernment that a wife does not have, making him a better leader.
And to the men say…Step up!!! Be a man!! Take charge and lead. Seek God’s guidance and direction for you and your family and then do what He wants you to do. If you do not step up to the plate and do what you should, your wife will!!!