We Are Not of This World

We are in a wrestle.

We are in a storm.

We are in a test.

We are in a waiting period.

We are in a struggle.

We are in a battle.

But we are NOT in the kingdom of this world.

We are not in this world’s system, and we are not subject to its condition. The bad economy is not why we are jobless at this moment. God is letting us wait for a while. He has some things to say to us and to teach us. He is also allowing some struggles to bring things out in us so we can deal with them, and He can deal with them.

We are fighting for our Promised Land. We are realizing that we need to get our sights higher and pray for better things than we were praying for before – bigger blessings, more prosperity – so that we can accomplish more for His kingdom. We are at times wrestling with God. At other times, we are fighting the enemy. Sometimes we are fighting our own flesh. It is difficult to discern which thing we are engaged in sometimes. We don’t know if we are under attack, or wrestling with God or fighting our own flesh. That’s why we need to be praying all the time, and asking the Lord to show us what’s going on. All I know is, we are in a fighting season right now.

Thank you, everyone, who is praying for us. We need lots of strength to keep fighting.

But we are not of this world, and we are not being tossed to and fro because of lack of faith. We are not controlled or limited by what is happening in this world’s economy. This is a God thing all the way. And He is working all things out for our good.

God, Give Us Men

God, give us men!

A time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands;

Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;

Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie;

Men who can stand before a demagogue
And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking!

Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty, and in private thinking;

For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds,
Their large professions and their little deeds,

Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps.

God give us men;

Men who serve not for selfish booty;
But real men, courageous, who flinch not at duty,

Men of sterling worth;
Then wrongs will be addressed;
And right will rule the earth.

God give us men!

Josiah Gilbert Holland – 1895

2013 – The Year of Great Grace

2013 – The Year of Great GRACE

This Word of the Lord was received by Kenneth Copeland
on August 17, 2012

“Stay where you are! Stay steady! Your greatest BLESSING ever is at hand. No one can stop My plan for you. It’s a BLESSED plan. STAY ON MY WORD. Stay strong in faith! Insist on walking in My commandment of love. NO DEVIL, NO GOVERNMENT, NO MAN CAN CURSE WHAT I HAVE BLESSED. Believe that. Know that! You belong to Me—not the world! We will carry out THE BLESSING plan together. I’m teaching you GRACE. Keep it on your mind throughout 2013, and beyond. Never, ever let it go. The thing that I can do that is exceeding abundantly above all you can ask or think is to make ALL GRACE abound toward you, and that’s what is happening for you and for your country, right now. BE BLESSED! Enjoy My GRACE. It’s yours.”

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This word was given to Kenneth Copeland on August 17, my birthday!!! It makes it that much more MINE! I take it. I receive it, in Jesus’ name.

He’s telling us to stay where we are. He wants us to stay in Texas no matter how hard it seems. The doors for a new job seem to come open and then have shut tight again several times already, but we know that God has something wonderful for us, and it looks like it will happen in Texas.

Thank you for praying and agreeing with us for a whole new wonderful life for our family on a farm in the country.

Mystery Object Identified :)

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Have you figured out what the mystery object is from this post?

Here is the man who built it.

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Aaron!!!! Patrick’s mentor, trainer, friend and friend of our whole family. The little girls just love him!

What did he build?

A computer that looks like an old-fashioned radio for his mother’s birthday.

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What did she think of it?

She loved it, of course.

He put it together at our house and surprised her with it when he took it home.

Isn’t that an awesome gift? I thought it was absolutely beautiful and very creative.

So that is what the mystery object was. Did you guess it?