"A ROAD LESS TRAVELED"

"I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL, BECAUSE IT IS THE POWER OF GOD FOR THE SALVATION OF EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES: FIRST FOR THE JEW,THEN FOR THE GENTILE ."( ROMANS 1:16 )..... THIS IS A SCRIPTURE WHICH BRINGS A PERSON TO A ROAD LESS TRAVELED ...... WE ARE GETTING ALONG JUST FINE IN IN LIFE , TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD ,WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS A "FORK" IN THE ROAD....... WE ARE FACED WITH A DECISION TO MAKE .......DO WE TAKE THE ROAD WHICH IS TRAVELED BY OTHERS , MANY TO BE EXACT, OR DO WE TAKE "A ROAD LESS TRAVELED "? IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO WE ARE ..... MAN OR WOMAN, GENTILE OR JEW, MORAL DO-GOODER OR BLATANT SINNER....... WE ALL STAND GUILTY BEFORE GOD. WHETHER WE ARE BELIEVERS OR NON-BELIEVERS , RICH OR POOR, ATTRACTIVE OR NOT, SMART OR NOT SO SMART, ASSERTIVE OR SHY..... EVERY SINGLE PERSON STANDS CONDEMNED BEFORE GOD, THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE OF ALL THE EARTH..... HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE "NO CONDEMNATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CHRIST JESUS ."( ROMANS 8:1 ) WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN ? NO DEATH SENTENCE !!!...... SO YOU SAY YOU BELIEVE , YOU'VE REPENTED OF YOUR SIN AND HAVE TAKEN THE LORD INTO YOUR HEART ..... WHAT DO WE DO WITH THAT GIFT OF SALVATION ONCE ITS BEEN GIVEN TO US? ( JAMES 2:14-25 ) SO YOU SAY YOU DON'T BELIEVE , THAT THIS IS NOT FOR YOU AND IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER ...... WELL, WHAT IF GOD TRULY DOES GET THE LAST SAY? WILL IT MATTER THEN ?( REVELATION 20: 15 ) .......BEFORE WE DIE IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO GO TO THE LORD JESUS AND ASK HIM FOR FORGIVENESS.... REMEMBER IT IS GOD WHO WILL HAVE THE LAST SAY NO MATTER WHAT WE THINK ...... SO I GUESS " A ROAD LESS TRAVELED " IS REALLY SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT ,ISN'T IT ? P.S. IF YOU DO TALK TO GOD & ASK FOR FORGIVENESS AND TAKE THE LORD INTO YOUR HEART , DON'T BE SHY, PLEASE DO LET ANOTHER CHRISTIAN KNOW .......AND REMEMBER , JESUS LOVES YOU !!.............................SUMMER

" BUT FOR ADAM ...........

NO SUITABLE HELPER WAS FOUND.SO THE LORD GOD CAUSED THE MAN TO FALL INTO A DEEP SLEEP; AND WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING, HE TOOK ONE OF THE MANS RIBS AND CLOSED UP THE PLACE WITH FLESH.THEN THE LORD GOD MADE A WOMAN FROM THE RIB HE HAD TAKEN OUT OF THE MAN, AND HE BROUGHT HER TO THE MAN. THE MAN SAID, " THIS IS NOW BONE OF MY BONES AND FLESH OF MY FLESH; SHE SHALL BE CALLED WOMAN , FOR SHE WAS TAKEN OUT OF MAN." FOR THIS REASON A MAN WILL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE UNITED TO HIS WIFE, AND THEY SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. " GENESIS 2:20-24 I THINK I'LL SPEND SOME TIME TONIGHT WITH MY HUSBAND..................SUMMER

.....and she said, " JUST BE THERE ,THATS ALL."

WOW !!It has been a whole week since i have been here , but time spent away always makes my heart grow fonder of this site ....... I'll share with you a little bit about what happened when my stand at the farmers market closed up for the winter season. A friend of mine called one day ,early on this winter, to ask me if i'd like to help out with the care of her friends mom (95 years young ),who was living alone and in need of some daily care....... I decided to accept thinking that winter season wouldn't feel so cold and spring would arrive sooner than later !! Little did i know that i was about to receive a lesson from my LORD on christian obedience and the different seasons of our lives instead . So early each morning i would begin my day and ask the LORD to reveal to me what it was most that this woman needed besides her basic physical care . He would always bring to my attention that i was to be extra kind and very respectful to her because she was in the winter season of her life . This brought me to the scripture in the OLD TESTAMENT ,"Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your GOD . " LEVITICUS 19:32 I had not known if this woman knew of the LORD, but i did know what the LORD revealed to me as i prayed. And so it was, as i began the long winter season with a 95 year old woman in need of physical care ,kindness and respect . As time passed, there were days on which i was so excited i accepted this assignment that i found myself looking forward to getting up, despite the sub zero temperatures . And then there were those other days where i was so sorry i accepted the request,that i would bury my head under the pillow and wait until the very last minute to dress and go.Through it all however i held true to my obedience to the LORD to be extra kind and respectful. I wondered what it was the LORD was trying to teach me , until just the other day ,as i sat next to her it clicked . As we both sat quietly in the living room i was thinking of how my time spent there was not appreciated as it should be but still yet i asked , " V , can i do anything for you ? " and as she picked up her head and slowly turned to me she weakly stated , " Just be there thats all. " Sometimes the situations in our lives really don't require us to do anything at all but to " just be there ". ...................................................summer

TO MY SWEET PEA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET PEA GRANDAUGHTER............. SHE WAS 9 YEARS OLD TODAY !!!!!!!!!! : ) WHAT A JOY SHE IS TO BE AROUND !!

PAYBACK TIME .......IS IT FOR YOU ?

SO MUCH OF TODAYS TEACHINGS FOCUS ON BLAMING PEOPLE FOR THE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE WRONG IN OUR LIVES ...... ACCORDING TO SOCIETY,WE ARE ALL VICTIMS OF SOME SORT ........ WE USE EXUSES FOR THE BEHAVIORS WE DISPLAY , BEHAVIORS INVOLVING CONVERSATIONAL BLEEPS TO MURDEROUS ACTS OF VIOLENCE ..... WHAT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO IS , AS A PEOPLE, WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH FORGIVENESS .YOU SEE, WITH FORGIVENESS COMES THE LETTING GO OF SUCH THINGS AS ANGER ,WRATH ,HATRED AND BITTERNESS ; HENCE REPLACING THEM WITH LOVE, KINDNESS ,COMPASSION AND TENDERNESS .SO HOW DO WE BECOME A FORGIVING PERSON ? WHY SHOULD WE BE A PERSON WHO FORGIVES ? CAN WE DO THIS OR LEARN TO BECOME THIS WAY ON OUR OWN ? THE LORD TELLS US IN MATTHEW 18:21-22 "Then Peter came to JESUS and asked ,"LORD how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me ?Up to seven times ?" JESUS answered , "I tell you , not seven times , but seventy times seven ." SO WE KNOW THAT JESUS WANTS US TO FORGIVE ! IN THIS CHAPTER FURTHER ON DOWN IN VS.35, AFTER JESUS FINISHES EXPLAINING THE STORY OF THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT (I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THIS CHAPTER ) He states ,"This is how my heavenly FATHER will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart . " AGAIN THIS TELLS US THAT WE ARE TO FORGIVE, BUT ONE CANNOT FORGIVE TRUELY FROM ONES HEART WITHOUT KNOWING THAT JESUS HAS FORGIVEN US FIRST...... DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THIS ..... IT IS TRUE. THE LORD JESUS HAD PAID THE PRICE FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND BY DYING ON THE CROSS AT CALVARY !! WHEN WE LOOK AT THE GOSPEL OF JOHN IN CHAPTER 19:28-30 , "Later, knowing that all was now completed , and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled , JESUS said, "Iam thirsty.'' A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it , put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to JESUS' lips. When he had received the drink , JESUS said , "It is finished ."With that , he bowed his head and gave up his spirit ." IT IS TRUE TO SAY JESUS WAS THE LAST BLOOD SACRIFICE . AS WE LOOK UPON HOW GOD FORGIVES US OF OUR SIN WHEN WE REPENT AND TAKE THE LORD JESUS INTO OUR HEARTS WE CANNOT IGNORE THE NEED TO FORGIVE OTHERS THAT HAVE WRONGED US. MATTHEW 5:38-39 STATES "You have heard it said ,'Eye for eye,and toothe for tooth. But i tell you different,do not resist an evil person . If someone strikes you on the right cheek , turn to him the other also." AND IN 1JOHN 1:8-9 , "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins , he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrightousness." IS THIS EASY FOR US ...... NO . IS THIS POSSIBLE FOR US ....... NO. NOT WITHOUT THE LORD JESUS . IN EPHESIANS THE SCRIPTURES TELL US TO, " Get rid of all bitterness,rage anger brawling and slander ,along with with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another , forgiving each other, just as in CHRIST JESUS GOD forgave you. " LET US THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY ....... IS PAYBACK TIME REALLY THE ANSWER ?.............................................SUMMER

ITS NOT LIKE ME TO FORGET BUT .........

I ACCIDENTALLY FORGOT TO SIGN MY NAME AT THE END OF MY LAST BLOG SO HERE IT IS....................................................SUMMER

SNOWFLAKES & WIND

WELL I KNEW WE COULD NOT ESCAPE THIS WINTER WITHOUT AT LEAST ONE BLIZZARD LIKE STORM ....... BUT THERE'S SOMETHING SERENE ABOUT THE ACTIVITY THAT A BLIZZARD BRINGS ABOUT THAT WARMS MY HEART AND MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A PIONEER FROM THE 1800'S ....... AS I GAZE OUT THE PICTURE WINDOW IN MY KITCHEN I CAN SEE NO FURTHER THAN THE BIG OL' SPRUCE TREE IN THE YARD ...... OUT EVEN FURTHER THERE'S A HALO AROUND THE STREET LAMP WHICH GIVES OFF A GLOW AS THE SNOW WHIPS THROUGH THE AIR AT NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR ....... SO WHAT'S A GAL TO DO ON A COLD WINTERS NIGHT AS SUCH ?? WHAT ELSE OTHER THAN TO COOK UP A BIG POT OF BEEF BARLEY VEGETABLE SOUP & BAKE A REALLY DELICIOUS COCONUT CAKE WITH CREAMY COCONUT ICING !! SO AFTER MY BIG STRONG HUBBY FINISHED MOVING THE SNOW FROM OUR DRIVEWAY WE DELIGHTED IN THIS WONDERFUL WINTER FEAST ..... TONIGHT'S WINTER WEATHER REMINDS ME OF THE OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES OF ECCLESIASTES 3:1-8 .IT IS IN THIS BOOK OF THE BIBLE THAT STATES ,"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven : a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build , a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up,a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,a time to love and a time to hate,a time for war and a time for peace." GOD ALWAYS HAS A TIME FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE QUESTION IS DO WE HAVE A TIME FOR GOD ??