Joy In Us
Author:Pat Aman

When we abide in Christ, our prayers are effective, we glorify God in our fruit bearing we demonstrate our discipleship, and our joy become full through experiencing Christ’s own joy with us.

Also when we obey the Lord and align our will with His will we receive
understanding of His Word, and many other areas of our lives.

Now, I know, some of you are saying, “Oh, that name it and claim if stuff.” Well, in away yes. See, if you spend time with God daily, and read His Word, then your will, shall become His will for your life.

In other words plainly written, the more you know of God, the more you will know of yourself. For we are made in His image and His ways.

As you commit more to God and His Word, then you will soon find out that you are only asking Him in Prayer what you know that He has promised you that He would do for you, by and from your obedience to Him.

Learn to do it God’s way. Moses was told the first time to strike the stone with the rod and water would flow. He did what was asked of him, and God gave them water.

The second time around, Moses did not listen too good. God told Moses to speak to the rock and water shall come out, but instead he decided to strike the stone twice with the rod to get water instead of following God’s direction. Well, we know what happen then, the people disobedience caused them not to be able to enter the Promise Land.

(You cannot always do something the same way all the time. Sometimes you have to take a chance. Dare to try a new idea. Pat Aman)

We must learn to listen to God and do what He requires for us to do.

If Moses had just spoke to the rock as God said, everything would have been okay, but instead he wore himself out by hitting the rock twice and doing it his way. Speaking would have taken less time and energy than picking up the rod, and hitting the rock. That took a little muscle on Moses own part. It would have been much easier if he had just obeyed God in the beginning.

His disobedience lost him the goal, plans, and ministry God had for him to do in the Promise Land.

Now the question, are you ready to listen to God and enter the Promise
Land, or do your own thing the hard way?

If you decide to do it your own way you may succeed just as Moses did after hitting the rock twice and doing it his own way, but he lost his Promised Vision, and he become tired and weary.

How about asking God what He wants for your life. I promise you that it will be better than any plans that you have come up with on your own.

Get in God’s Word, Prayer, and study to show yourself a workman, then you can asked what you will, and it shall be.

Blessings, Love and Prayers,
Pastor Pat

(Nehemiah 8:10)
“The Joy Of The Lord, Is Your Strength.”

(Proverbs 17:22)
“A Merry Heart Does Good, Like Medicine, But A Broken Spirit Dries The Bones

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Why Worry About The Unknown Things
Author: Pat Aman

Why Worry About The Unknown Things
Author: Pat Aman

Proverbs 3: 16 “For the Lord shall be thy confidence.”

H. E. Manning wrote, “He has kept and folded us from ten thousand ills when we did not know it; in the midst of our security we should have perished every hour, but that He sheltered us, ‘from the terror by night and from the arrow that flieth by day…’ from the powers of evil that walk in darkness, from the snares of our own evil will. He has kept us even against ourselves, and saved us even from our own undoing. Let us read the traces of His hand in all our ways, in all events, the chances, the changes of this troubles state. It is He that folds and feeds us, that makes us to go in and out…, to be faint, or to find pasture…’ to lie down by the still waters, or to walk by the way that is parched and desert.”

As I read the quote above, I thought, my gracious, God is continually taking care of us. There are so many times that we are worrying about things that really do not, or should not matter, because if we are God’s children, He is always watching over us and taking care of us.

Just think about it, God is protecting us from so many unseen things that we do not even know about. He takes care of the problem for us, when we did not even know or realized that there was a problem or need in our life at that moment.

I thank God that He does take care of the unseen or unknown things in my life. The things that are not bought to my attention.

So, if He can take care of the unknown things, then I am assured that He will take care of the requests and needs of my life that I know about and I lift them up in prayer to Him.

Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you make the Most High your dwelling- even the LORD, who is my refuge-
10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

Blessings, Love, and Prayers,
Pastor Pat

(Nehemiah 8:10) “The Joy Of The Lord, Is Your Strength.”

(Proverbs 17:22)”A Merry Heart Does Good, Like Medicine, But A Broken Spirit Dries The Bones

This devotion is a 1989-2020 © WestBow/Thomas-Nelson and Patricia Aman

The Unknown Things
Author: Pat Aman

Proverbs 3: 16 “For the Lord shall be thy confidence.”

H. E. Manning wrote, “He has kept and folded us from ten thousand ills when we did not know it; in the midst of our security we should have perished every hour, but that He sheltered us, ‘from the terror by night and from the arrow that flieth by day…’ from the powers of evil that walk in darkness, from the snares of our own evil will. He has kept us even against ourselves, and saved us even from our own undoing. Let us read the traces of His hand in all our ways, in all events, the chances, the changes of this troubles state. It is He that folds and feeds us, that makes us to go in and out…, to be faint, or to find pasture…’ to lie down by the still waters, or to walk by the way that is parched and desert.”

As I read the quote above, I thought, my gracious, God is continually taking care of us. There are so many times that we are worrying about things that really do not, or should not matter, because if we are God’s children, He is always watching over us and taking care of us.

Just think about it, God is protecting us from so many unseen things that we do not even know about. He takes care of the problem for us, when we did not even know or realized that there was a problem or need in our life at that moment.

I thank God that He does take care of the unseen or unknown things in my life. The things that are not bought to my attention.

So, if He can take care of the unknown things, then I am assured that He will take care of the requests and needs of my life that I know about and I lift them up in prayer to Him.

Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you make the Most High your dwelling- even the LORD, who is my refuge-
10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

Blessings, Love, and Prayers,
Pastor Pat

(Nehemiah 8:10) “The Joy Of The Lord, Is Your Strength.”

(Proverbs 17:22)”A Merry Heart Does Good, Like Medicine, But A Broken Spirit Dries The Bones

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What Did You Say!
Author: Pat Aman
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But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. (NKJV) Matthew 12:36

Scriptures About Our Words

When we speak words, they are said…..And you can “take them back.” we absolutely cannot retrieve words spoken out loud.

Words can kill the spirit or heal the spirit. They can edify or they can
demolish. Here is a bit of what God’s word has to say about our words.

The Power of the Tongue

James 3:4-10 (NRSV) Or look at ships: though they are so large that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great exploits. How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire! And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed
among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets
on fire the cycle of nature, and is itself set on fire by hell. For every species of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by the human species, but no one can tame the tongue–a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse those who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so.

Contrast Between Edifying Words & Destructive Words

Prov 15:2 (NRSV) The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the
mouths of fools pour out folly.

Prov 15:4 (NRSV) A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it
breaks the spirit.

Eph 4:29 (NRSV) Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is
useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give
grace to those who hear.

Prov 12:18 (NRSV) Rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of
the wise brings healing.

Eph 5:4-6 (NRSV) Entirely out of place is obscene, silly, and vulgar talk;
but instead, let there be thanksgiving. Be sure of this, that no
fornicator or impure person, or one who is greedy (that is, an idolater),
has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one
deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes on those who are disobedient.

Warning Against Futile Words

Eccl 5:3 (NRSV) For dreams come with many cares, and a fool’s voice with
many words.

Mat 6:7 (NRSV) When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the
Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many
words.

God Told Me…I Am Ready To Pour Myself Out To The Church
Author: Pat Aman
Inspired/Instruction: The Holy Spirit
1/30/2020

I feel that in these last days there will be a new wine poured out on God’s children. As each of us awaits with great expectations of things to come. Almost like a realigning for the church.

“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:19‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“The entire universe is standing on tiptoe, yearning to see the unveiling of God’s glorious sons and daughters!”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:19‬ ‭TPT‬‬

“For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.”Romans 8:19 NIV

Just as Jesus Ministry began with Him turning the water into wine at Cana, it was almost like a prophecy of a changing times.

“He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined.And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’ ””Luke‬ ‭5:36-37, 39‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Even now as I mentioned above, I feel the pouring out of new wine. A wine of healing and redemption. The last day harvest is going to come in upon us like a broken dam. Because of this new wine, we must have new wine containers to catch the overflow of the Holy Spirits outpouring. The old containers will not be able to hold the new wine. And we will not be able to put patches on old traditions. Things must be made new.

Decisions will need to be made in our churches to either stay stagnant to old religious traditions are to welcome and receive the new wine. Our churches cannot stay stagnant, but must be ready to move into a new season.

And again, old containers (wine sacks) will not be able to manage, sustain, in the new season of wine.

Will this new season of wine be easy?

No!

For most of churches will go through a tough journey of change. The church may even go through man’s traditions of holding on to the old comfortable ways, and then loosing and missing of God’s blessing of harvest in the church.

Friends listen, God will not let the church settle in this last day harvest. If the establish church do not except the pouring out of new wine, then God will let His Spirit move in places that you would never expect it to move.

Again, the church can receive the new wine with new wine sacks ready for an infilling are their old wine sacks will burst open and fall into shredded pieces of trash.

I feel lost visions are going to be restored. There will also be a flowing of redemption and healing ministry.

Satan has worked hard the last few years to destroy the church. He has worked overtime to weary the workers. He has torn down the church through sin.

Because of sin in the church, I also know God will do a cleaning out, a sweeping of the church. I feel it is already started. It will either bring the church together for the glory of God, are churches will have to close their doors.

It is time to rebuild the temple of God. It is time for a sanctification of the church. It is time for a breakthrough anointing new wine which is the Holy Spirit of God working and restoration. It is a purification of the hearts of God’s children.

Church let’s not give up now. It is a time of new beginnings. It is a time of discernment and a willingness to obey the voice of God.

If we want to be a part of this manifestation and glory upon the church, we need to have a spirit of obedience to the Holy Spirit.

We must be willing to step out on a new journey, a journey of pouring of new wine.

Are your wine sacks ready?

I myself have asked Father God to make me new. To give me a new body, a new wine sack. I do not want a patch job on my life. I want to be made new. I want the new wine to pour out of me and overflow to this dying, lost and hurting world.

Blessings, Love, and Prayers,
Pastor Pat

(Nehemiah 8:10) “The Joy Of The Lord, Is Your Strength.”

(Proverbs 17:22)”A Merry Heart Does Good, Like Medicine, But A Broken Spirit Dries The Bones

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He’s Still Working On Me
Author: Pat Aman

I have been singing the little song all week. “He’s Still Working On Me”

“He’s still working on me, to make me what I want to be. It took Him just a week, to make the moon and the stars, the earth and sun and Jupiter and Mars. How patience and loving He must be, for He’s still working on me.

There ought to be a sign hanging on my heart. Don’t judge me yet, there’s and unfinished part. For I being made according to His plan, molded by the Master’s loving hands.”

Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you, and before you were born out of the womb I sanctified you and I ordained you to be a prophet unto the nations.”

I love gospel music. It touches me with a happiness that only God can give to us. I can get caught up in a song, but I can also get emotional on the Word of God.

I think the last few days have been a time of thankfulness to God. A time of restoration and healing.

Last year for many we all had a remodeling time. We all had to be put back in the furnace to cook a little more. To be refined.

I think about Paul when he said, “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2. Corinthians 12:10

He said this, of course, because he knew that God would continue to do the work needed in him. Paul did have that sincere belief and hope…just as we should have.

Philippians 1:6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

And I am confident to know that my Father God will perfect you and me for His glory.

I thank God that He loves us and is patience with us. I thank God He does not judge us when we fall, but reaches down and picks us up. He is constantly teaching, if we will just pay attention. God loves to mold beautiful things. If you don’t believe me, just look around.

WOW! What a merciful God we have. He shows us so much love and grace.

If you feel like you are overwhelmed in life, just look to your Father God. And have the faith to know, He’s got this. He will work a Miracle for you.

Now the next part will give you a little laughter,

Nehemiah 8:10 “The Joy Of The Lord, Is Your Strength.”

Proverbs 17:22 “A Merry Heart Does Good, Like Medicine, But A Broken Spirit Dries The Bones.”

(A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around. Quote: Carolyn Birmingham)

My dog Cali and I share a banana every night just before we go to bed. And, she will tell me about it if I forget.

Tonight as I was peeling our banana another song came to me. All of a sudden I started singing a old country song, written by ‪Bill Anderson‬.

Throw me a peanut, peeled me a nannar, I come swinging from a coconut tree. Throw me a peanut, peeled me a nannar, you sure made a monkey out of me.

So you can say that during my refining period, I have not lost my sense of humor. And God just gave me a God wink by making me smile and laugh. That shows me, God loves me so much, that he also has a sense of humor.

I guess you could say, “tonight, Father God and Pat had a good time laughing together.

Blessing and Love,
Pat

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We Are Made In The Image Of Our Father God. 

Author: Pat Aman

I absolutely love quilts. When Joe and I married my Aunt gave us a beautiful quilt that she had made for us. 

I also have a beautiful guilt that my mama made for us that I use it as a bedspread in one of our bedrooms. 

I guess you can say I am just an old soul. I walk in antique shops and cannot believe the items that some precious hands of a mother or grandmother lovingly took the time to make, but their family has given away and even sold. I pick those crocheted dollies up and let my fingers feel the love in each piece. I even smell of them and I smell the fragrances of home. 

I imagine the person crocheting or quilting taking the time out of their busy life to share their gift of time and love. I think about their lives and wonder what they may have been going through in their lives.

But my heart overflows with joy and tears fill my eyes as I feel the love they must have put into each piece of fabric.

This Christmas our youngest daughter blessed the family with beautiful pottery that she made. She did not just paint them. She took the clay in her hands and molded and shaped each piece with love. She said, “Mom, I can look at the first pieces I made and I can see imperfections in them. But, the move I let my hands work, each new piece had less imperfections in them.”

You know that same love is how our Father God feels about us. He lovingly molds and shapes our lives into pieces of art.  And at first we may have imperfections. Then we are remolded, put back in the fire to help us grow as He reshapes us. But, as we continue to give our Father God more of ourselves, slowly He is able to remove all the imperfections from our lives.

In other words, we have to find exactly how pottery is made if we want to fully understand what God is trying to tell us in this most incredible analogy.

Here is the key verse from Scripture that will give us this specific revelation that God is the Potter and we are His clay:

“But now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand.” (Isaiah 64:8)

Please right now, invite Father God to have full direction over your life.

Allow Him to mold you into the perfect image of Himself. Allow your life to become a beautiful tapestry of God’s image in you. Give Him your whole heart and let Him be the artist. 

Blessings, Love and Prayers,

Pastor Pat Aman

Quilt of Holes

Author Unknown

As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls.

Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a  quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry that is our life.

But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled

with giant holes. Each square was labeled with a part of my life that had been difficult, the challenges and temptations I was faced with in every day life. I saw hardships that I endured, which were the largest  holes of all.

I glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares. Other than a tiny hole here and there, the other tapestries were filled with rich color and the bright hues of worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was disheartened.

My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare and empty, like binding air.

Finally the time came when each life was to be displayed, held up to the light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose; each in turn, holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had been. My angel looked upon me, and nodded for me to rise.

My gaze dropped to the ground in shame. I hadn’t had all the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life, and laughter. But there had also been trials of illness, and wealth, and false accusations that took from me my world, as I knew it. I had to start over many times. I often struggled with the temptation to quit, only to somehow muster the strength to pick up and begin again. I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, asking for help and guidance in my life. I had often been held up to ridicule, which I endured painfully, each time offering it up to the Father  God in hopes that I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of those who unfairly judged me.

And now, I had to face the truth. My life was what it was, and I had to accept it for what it was. 

I rose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light.

An awe-filled gasp filled the air. I gazed around at the others who stared at me with wide eyes.

Then, I looked upon the tapestry before me. Light  flooded the many holes, creating an image, the face of Christ. Then our Lord stood before me, with warmth and love in His eyes. He said, “Every time you gave over your life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, and My struggles.

Each point of light in your life is when you stepped aside and let Me shine through, until there was more of Me than there was of you.”

May all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing Christ to shine through!

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If you abide in Me, and My words abide
in you, you will* ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. John 15:7

“Pray without ceasing.”
‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:17‬ ‭Last night late I heard my Nephew died. He had a loving heart but as many of us do, he constantly fought some demons in his life, as we all do at times.

I pray he is at peace now. Resting in the arms of Jesus.

Since I found out the news I have thought about my mama. She loved him so much.

Then I have been thinking about one of my mama’s favorite songs. She loved the song, “How Long Has It Been.”

I got to spend some precious last months and days in 2002 with my mama, before she took her Heavenly Journey Home.

Before mama took her journey home, I had the privilege to stay with my sister Ruby to help take care of mama.

Before it came to the point that we could not leave her, we would put her
to bed, and then give her time to spend with God, after giving her plenty of hugs, and saying I Love You, over and over. Sometimes we would sit and
have prayer with her, but she still like that alone time with God. See, one of us always slept in the room with her.

We had monitors in her room so we could hear her if she needed us. Oh, she also had a bell that she would ring. I still hear that bell, at times, and I feel it is mama just letting me know everything is alright.

At night we-would listen to her prayers. She would sometimes cry as she prayed for her unsaved grandchildren, friends and family, Pastor’s, churches and everything Her prayer was not the same every night. And she did not have a time limit. She would pray for minutes to hours, and each night it was like a new song to God.

We would hear her pause as if she was listening to the voice of God for the answers to her questions. We would hear her say Thank you God, as He spoke to her.

I think this time with her was so wonderful, as well, as each morning when we got her up in her chair, and she would reach for her Bible to do her
morning Bible Study, and then pray again.

But one of the things that touch my heart was she waited on God. She would pray, and pray. She would bombard the gates of Heaven, and then she would tarried at the Throne of God, at the feet of her Saviour, for she knew He would answer her prayers.

Now, I ask you the question, how long has it been, since you tarried at
the feet of Jesus?

It seems at times we have become to busy to take the time to tarry, and
wait, and listen for the voice of God.

Please take the time to read the words to the song below, then maybe you
will decide that it is time you spent a little more time, at the feet of your Heavenly Father.

How Long Has It Been?

Words and Music by Mosie (Hovie) Lister

How long has it been, since you talked to the Lord,
And told Him your heart’s hidden secrets?
How long since you prayed,
How long since you stayed,
On your knees ’til the light shone through?

How long has it been since your mind felt at ease,
How long since your heart knew no burden?
Can you call Him your friend,
How long has it been,
Since you knew that He cared for you?

How long has it been since you knelt by your bed,
And prayed to the Lord up in Heaven?
How long since you knew,
That He’d answer you,
And would keep you the long night through?

How long has it been since you woke with the dawn,
And felt that the day’s worth the living?
Can you call Him your friend,
How long has it been,
Since you knew that He cared for you?

How long has it been since you talked with the Lord,
And told Him your heart’s hidden secrets?
How long since you prayed,
How long since you stayed,
On your knees ’til the light shone through?

How long has it been since you woke with the dawn,
And felt that the days’ worth the living?
Can you call Him your friend?
How long has it been,
Since you knew that He cared for you?

Blessings, Love and Prayers,

Pastor Pat

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Walk Beside God
Author: Pat Aman

And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismaued. Deuteronomy 31:8

I learned at a young age, that if my parents and I went somewhere that if I stayed close to them and I did not walk away they protected and watched over me. They directed me and I learned lessons of safety and protection and it helped to me stay out of trouble. If I started to turn and go in a different direction, they would call me back. When I listened and obeyed, I knew I was safe.

This in turn taught me fast that when I am walking with someone that obviously I am not going to walk in opposite directions. If I walk in a different direction I can’t listen to them, I can’t enjoy them, I cannot share things with them, and I won’t be able to understand them.

This is the way it is when we walk with the Lord, our will is going to align with His will. Since we are walking side by side with Him our focus will be on Him.

When we are constantly walking with someone we are going to understand them better than we ever did. We are going to know their heart. Walking with God is not just a time in the prayer and Bible study, it’s a lifestyle that we can only obtain through Jesus Christ. It is an intimate relationship with our Heavenly Father.

As God has me on a new venture. God has told me what I need to do, but, as humans even myself, I still want to hold on to some things and not let God take the lead.

But God is trying to show me, that part of the time is over, and new ministry has begun. It is time to walk on new ground. Healing ground. Restoration ground.

God is using my gift of writing poetry, devotions and books as my new venture.

Even though He had to sit me down hard, to the place of trials, hurt, anger and then nubbiest so I could listen to Him, and to put right in front of my face something very special and important in the gifts He wants me to use.

So, as I finally listened and obey in other words walked in the direction God has for me, a door has begun to open fast.

Below are three great quotes by the great men.
“Those who walk with God, always reach their destination.” – Henry Ford

“If I walk with the world, I can’t walk with God.” – Dwight L. Moody

“God’s mighty power comes when God’s people learn to walk with God.” – Jack Hyles

Maybe today, God had talked to you. Maybe He has asked you to make a move in a new direction.
All I can say, if He has, listen and be obedient. For God will never fail you. And when one door shuts, a bigger door opens.

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2019 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals” and Christian Faith Publishers …

1 Samuel 12:24 – Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great [things] he hath done for you.
Colossians 3:23-24 – And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; (Read More…)
1 Corinthians 15:58 – Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Romans 12:1 – I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.
2 Corinthians 9:7 – Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

The Three Trees
Author: Unknown

Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing
their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, ‘Someday I hope to be a
treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I
could be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the
beauty’

Then the second tree said, ‘Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take
Kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world.
Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull.’

Finally the third tree said, ‘I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest Tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and
look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to
them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people
will always remember me.’

After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of
woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree he said,
‘This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood
to a carpenter, ‘and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because
he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.

At the second tree the woodsman said, ‘This looks like a strong tree. I
should be able to sell it to the shipyard.’ The second tree was happy
Because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.

When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened
because he knew that if they cut him down, his dreams would not come true.
One of the woodsmen said, ‘I don’t need any special wood quality from my
tree, I’ll take this one,’ and he cut it down.

When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was
not at all what he had prayed for.

The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of
being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end.

The third tree was cut into large timber and left in a pile of lumber, alone in the dark…his dreams of being the tallest tree, reaching toward
heaven were gone.

The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams.

Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn, she gave birth and they
placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first
tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this
manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event
and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time.

Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second
tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the
water, a great storm arose and the tree didn’t think it was strong enough
to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and He stood and said ‘Peace’ and the storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had
carried the King of Kings in its boat.

Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the
streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came
to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at
the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was
strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as
was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.

The moral of this story is that when things don’t seem to be going your
way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in
Him, God will give you great gifts.

Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had
imagined.

We don’t always know what God’s plans are for us. We just know that His
Ways are not our ways, but His ways are always

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I receive the most beautiful pink Christmas Cactus from our precious family and grandchildren. And it is full of blooms. I went straight to the Farmer Almanac to see how to take care of it. And I even got to FT my sister Ruby who grows them beautifully and asked her what I needed to do. To me this gift is one that will last for years, if water with care, and loved with sunshine. It is one I will remember my precious loving family each time it blooms. I love a Christmas Cactus, and I love Christmas Poinsettias

LEGEND OF THE POINSETTIA
Author: Unknown

A charming story is told of Pepita, a poor Mexican girl who had no gift to present the Christ Child at Christmas Eve Services. As Pepita walked slowly to the chapel with her cousin Pedro, her heart was filled with sadness rather than joy.

“I am sure, Pepita, that even the most humble gift, if given in love, will be acceptable in His eye.” said Pedro.

Not knowing what else to do. Pepita knelt by the roadside and gathered a handful of common weeds, fashioning them into a small bouquet. Looking at the scraggly bunch of weeds, she felt more saddened and embarrassed than ever by the the humbleness of her offering. She fought back a tear as she entered the small village chapel.

As she approached the alter, she remembered Pedro’s kind words: “Even the most humble gift, if given in love, will be acceptable in His eyes.” She felt her spirit lift as she knelt to lay the bouquet at the foot of the nativity scene.

Suddenly, the bouquet of weeds burst into blooms of brilliant red, and all who saw them were certain that they had witnessed a Christmas miracle right before their eyes.

From that day on, the bright red flowers were known as the Flores de Noche Buena, or Flowers of the Holy Night, for they bloomed each year during the Christmas season.

Today, the common name for this plant is the poinsettia!

WHAT IS A POINSETTIA

The poinsettia is a plant from Mexico. It is known for its red and green foliage. Mostly used around Christmas for floral displays. Also known as the Christmas Even Flower. The star like leaf pattern was said to resemble the Star of Bethlehem (Christmas Star). The red color is to symbolize the blood of Jesus Christ and His crucifixion on the cross.