What is Love Joy Up to

OK its been a while since we have updated you all. This summer has been quite fruitful and the rest of the year will prove to be the same. Currently we are planning a Tent revival in Fort Gay Wv, we have been supporting another ministry from our church, and our BIG thing is a makeover and a banquet for some women at our local missions!!! Our goal is to represent Jesus and His love for people in any way possible. GOD IS SO AWESOME

Acceptance

Well earlier this week I was reading through some of the things I have written this year. WOW. Some stuff I had posted and others remain and will remain private unless God says otherwise. But the point is I am often shocked when I go back and read what I have written. You may wonder why. But the reason is so often I do not realize that God is talking through me. You see I have carried around insecurities and low self esteem so long that I seem to forget that indeed God is doing something amazing in me!! That YES if listened to he is talking to me. The other thing I quickly realized is I need to take my own advice lol. Everything I have written in the past year is relevant to me today. I have been on a wonderful journey with God for the past few years. But these past few months I have been on the emotional roller coaster. I have always been able to bottle up my emotions especially anger and frustration. You know pushing the anger over to the side because you certainly would not want to offend anyone. It doesn't much matter How other people have treated you as long as you can keep the approval of everyone you come in contact with. That in essence was and still remains a problem for me today is Approval Addiction. And though I have been a Christian most of my life and to the world around me seemed nice sweet and always responsible and bearing more wisdom beyond my years. That's wisdom & knowledge has not really transferred over to power until recently. I have had a thought that possibly all this growth and understanding myself somewhat is just a process of getting older and its really not God. I now beg to differ. I am often a people watcher and with this new found confidence and trust in God I am involved with a lot more people than what I was a year ago. What I have noticed is you can be 50, 60 , or even 70 years old and dealing with the pains of an abusive childhood that has led you to all kinds of wrong behaviors. My goal is when I am 50,60 or 70 years old I will not have any ramifications from my past. Oh I am sure I will make some mistakes and God will still be working on me then but I will not be battling the same things over and over again. The bottom line is God loves me God accepts me the way I am and HE is working in me. I will move on I will help others who have been used and abused or who just don't know that indeed God loves them and has a specific calling on their life. You see God has been so Great and protected me so many times. How could I ever suggest that He would not take the time out to speak through me? And if He will do it for me He will do it for you. You see acceptance and love does not come from our parents, siblings, spouses, kids, boyfriends/girlfriends, friends, or Facebook but the creator of the universe and ultimately the creator of YOU. So I ask you today are you the perfect little Christian to the outside world? Do you know God? Do you know that God loves you? Find out what you think. Then ask God if those beliefs are right and if they are not ask him to change them. Then stand back and see what God has done with His creation. No one can appreciate a creation quite like the creator. Allow HIM to LOVE YOU.
4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family.... Ephesians 1:4-5