Good Morning

It looks like it's going to be hot again today!!  How neat is that??   

Tomorrow is Mother's Day!!  Did you get something for your mother?  I did not.  My mom passed away 11 years ago.  But, I do have some precious godly women in my lives.  Virginia is one of them!  She is a precious and dear lady.    So Happy Mother's Day to you Virginia.   

To all the mothers who are reading this:    

A new adventure for NayNay!

Here's NayNay's New Adventure!!  A swimming pool!!

Can we go swimming again Mommy?

The answer is YES!  He loves it!  And everyday during his outdoor time, if he wants to play in his little pool...he absolutely may!!    It's suppose to be in the low to mid 90s today... 

There's a recession?? WHERE??!!

Hey!!  There's a recession?  WHERE??  Every business I drove by tonight in southwest Louisiana - well - they were doing business!!  People are spending their money!!  People are still buying booze and cigerettes!  And there's a recession?? 

Food rationing??  When the grocery stores and the restaurants all run out of food, THEN, I might stop and get concerned.  But even then, if God sent manna from Heaven to feed the Israelites back in the day, why wouldn't He do it for us now??

So, if you get worried about no food or whatever - take a drive around your local town and check out the parking lots!!  PEOPLE ARE STILL PURCHASING GAS!!  People are STILL SHOPPING at Walmart, Target, and the different stores!!   I don't care if gas goes up to $5 a gallon - I'm still going to buy gas and fill up my suburban!!

People are going to spend money on what they WANT to.  Not just what they NEED.  Yes, we need to be good stewards with our money.  Tithe that first fruit and give over and above that.  GIVE OFFERINGS!!  Don't be AFRAID TO GIVE!!  Especially to God and His business.  If you pay GOD's bills - He'll help you pay your bills!! 

There are so many people living in fear and talking "poor" talk all the time.  Quite frankly, I get tired of it!!  "LIFE and DEATH ARE in the POWER OF THE TONGUE!!"  So, you're either speaking life over your finances or death.  Believe me, I know what I'm talking about.  I did talk death over my finances...and we just didn't have anything at all.  We started speaking LIFE over our finances and guess what!  LIFE came into our finances.  I can go to Walmart now and take care of our needs without sweating it!! 

I challenge you to speak life over your money.  If you go around saying "I don't ever have anything."  "My money just goes down the drain."  Believe me it will.  "If this situation or circumstance continues, I'm going to go bankrupt."  Oh, yes.  You will.

But if you start saying OUT LOUD - "Money cometh to me for the sake of the Gospel!"  "My needs are met and I'm out of debt and there's plenty more to put in store!!"  Afterall, we are to leave an inheritance for our children's children!!  IN other words, we're to take care of our children and then have an abundant supply of MONEY for our children's children!!

The devil wants you to live in FEAR over your finances! The devil doesn't want you blessed.  It scares people, MOST BELIEVERS in Jesus Christ to talk about money!!!  I never understood that!!  The devil is the one who comes to kill, steal, and destroy you and whatever it is you have.  Money, joy, health.  You can overcome him too.  GREATER is HE that is IN YOU than he that is in the world!!  He's nothing but a roaring lion.  He might sound scary, but in reality.  He's nothing!  People give the devil too much credit and God not enough!!

So, when you feel FEAR coming against you in your mind.  You tell the devil to get out in Jesus name!!  God is on your side!!  FEAR is the opposite of FAITH!!!  Have faith in God CONSTANTLY!!

Mark 11:22-24

A discussion of money

I like money.  It takes money to do anything these days.  It takes money to fuel the Gospel, not only in this country and in our churches here, but missions!!  It will buy gas for my suburban, food for our pantry, clothes, etc.  Money is my friend!!  Money likes me.   Money is finding its way to me!!  I like what Mike Murdock says:  "Anybody who says money can't make you happy - never had any!"  

People are going to use their money for what they want to use it for.  No matter what.  People will horde money and lose it.  The Bible says in Proverbs 11:24 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. 

A generous man will be enriched.  You can "give away" and grow richer!!  When you give, it refreshes others!!

I love Deuteronomy 28: 1-14.  It says "If thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God".  There's also a curse.  Deut. 28:15 - .  There's something about that obedience!

Deuteronomy 8:18 says it is HE that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy father, as it is this day.

Genesis 8:22 says While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

Psalms 23 - The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

(Taylor)Because the Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need!!

(Mof)The Eternal shepherds me, and i lack for nothing.

(Basic)The Lord takes care of as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.

(Norlie)The Lord shepherds me, I shall never be in need.

(Young)Jehovah is my shepherd, I do not lack.

(Knox)The Lord is my shepherd; how can I lack anything?

(Amp)I have everything I need.

Psalms 34:9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints:  for there is not want to them that fear him.

(Taylor) If you belong to the Lord, reverence him; for everyone who does this has everything he needs.

Psalm 34: 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

(Douay) they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good.

(Amp)they who seek the Lord (by right of their need and on authority of His Word) none of them shall lack any beneficial thing.

Psalms 35:27 - Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause; yeah, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

(Mof) All hail to the Eternal, who loves to see his servant prospering!

Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

(Mor) Tis the Eternal's blessing that brings wealth, and never does it bring trouble as well.

(Knox) Of the Lord's gift comes wealth without drudgery.

Oh yeah - Proverbs 8:21 - That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

(GNB) giving wealth to those who love me, filling their houses with treasures

(Young) to cause my lovers to inherit substance...

(KNox) to enrich the souls that love me with abundant store..

(NEB) I endow with riches those who love me and I will fill their treasuries.

(Basic) So that i may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their storehouse full.

There are many, many scriptures that talk about money!  MOney is important!

Money may not can "buy" happiness, but it sure makes me happy!!

NayNay's First Stunt

JOhn and I went to WAlmart earlier to pick up some things we needed.  Lydia and Destiny were watching NayNay.  He always loves to pick up the telephone and push buttons.  Tonight...our NayNay, 22 months old, dialed...911.  Yes.  911.  They called back and it scared the girls so bad, I'm sure it'll never happen again!!