Judgement on the house of God

Today I want to share some interesting information I read in the book by Jeremiah Johnson that I am in the process of reading. He explains that in our generation many sons and daughters have stopped listening to their spiritual fathers, and this disconnect has contributed to God becoming increasingly unfamiliar in America and throughout the world. It’s heartbreaking to witness. Johnson also points out that some fathers themselves were never raised with God at the center of their lives, allowing the cycle to continue from one generation to the next. He emphasizes how vital it is for us to intentionally teach and guide our sons and daughters in the ways of God so that His presence is restored in our homes and communities. If you are interested in reading this book I found it on Amazon. It is titled “Judgement on the House of God”. Very insightful and interesting, I could not put the book down. Here are more of his words, they appear in quotation marks to give him credit. “If God doesn’t punish America He’ll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah. Millions of babies have been aborted, and our nation seems largely unconcerned. Self-centered, indulgence, pride and lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle. Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone – except God. My heart aches for America and its deceived people. America has the 5th largest population of young people under 18. That is the 5th largest harvest in the world. Out of 75 million young people, 24 million do not live with their biological fathers. Daughters are being raised to marry porn-addicted men who have not been fathered. I am pained in my very heart to hear such statistics.” It is time to rip our clothes states Jeremiah, time to raise our children who will listen to their spiritual fathers and walk in the ways of God. Prayer: Heavenly Father, I pray for the failure to honor many of the spiritual fathers who have given us the word of the Lord repeatedly, we repent as sons and daughters for failing to heed their words. If we are under the judgement of God for ignoring what these righteous men declared in their dying days, God, we are sorry. Please lift off the curse from our land and restore honor in Your house once again. Turn the hearts of the sons and daughters back to the fathers, we pray in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen!

Conquering the storms in life

Hello everyone! Today on Whidbey we have beautiful sunshine and clear skies, the temp is a tiny bit chilly but I can live with that. I am in the process of painting a beautiful landscape commission art piece for someone so I have my Christian gospel music on and are having a blast. Some days though are not as pleasant, when life's storms come my way. Before Christmas I had a bit of a trial that I am still going through with my family. I will not get into the weeds of it, but it is very heart breaking how things have been handled. I have now turned it over to our Lord and Savior, with lots of prayer and grace and forgiveness I know that God will turn things around for the good. So having said that I have a beautiful prayer to share with you in case you ever go through any of those dark gloomy days, when you have done your best but things are still not right. I pray you will turn to Jesus first and foremost, he will be with you and comfort you, and He will give you strength, Holy Spirit will guide you and our Heavenly Father will always love you and be by yourside through it all. Amen! Dear Heavenly Father, in the midst of life's storm, I come before you Lord, seeking your strength and guidance. Lord you are the master of the wind and the waves, and I trust in your power to calm the storms that rage around me. Grant me courage and strength to face each challenge with faith and hope. When fear and uncertainty threaten to overwhelm me, remind me of your promise to never leave nor forsake me. Help me to anchor my soul in Your steadfast love and unchanging faithfullness. May your peace, which surpasses all understanding guard my heart and mind. Father, I surrender my worries and anxieties into Your capable hands. Grant me wisdom to discern Your will admist the chaos, and strength to perservere with grace. Strengthen my faith, Lord, that I may rise above trials and testify to Your goodness and provision in every storm. Thank you Father for being my refuge and strength, a present help in times of trouble. May Your glory shine through me as I trust in you to conquer every storm of life. In Jesus mighty name I pray - Amen!

Becoming the best version of yourself in 2026

New year, new goals, or maybe just a better version of yourself. 2026 for me begins with asking God to help me have more of Jesus and less of me in all that I do and say. Crucifying the flesh has to be the hardest thing we can do on a daily basis, can I get an "amen". Thank goodness we have the Holy Spirit who keeps us focused, or we can turn to His word to gain insight on how to move forward. God's word shows us a better direction for our mind and spirit rather than to follow our immediate emotions (the flesh) and not give that control. One example for me is cutting back on sugar. I love sweets but they do weird things to my body. So when I am tempted it's only by Holy Spirits' conviction that I can resist. On my own I cannot do it. Apart from Jesus we are weak and will give in. So making that decision each and every day, hour by hour to follow the spirit and not the flesh is harder said than done. I have to say that I have failed so many times, but it's by God's grace which is sufficient I can do better the next time. This is true for other things that come our way on a daily basis. Life is filled with temptation. In this modern world of technology and social media being at every turn, we have so many temptations that our flesh wants to get into. I have been there and done that. But now I turn to my Savior - Jesus, and the Holy Spirit for guidance and usually what happens is if I take the bait, my spirit will be restless, but if I don't, I have peace. I choose "peace" each and every time. So if you'd like to become a better version of yourself, start with keeping God first in your daily life. Study His word, be obedient when prompted by the Holy Spirit, in word and actions. Help others whenever and however you can, as often as you can. Forgive easily, and use your talents and gifts to increase the Kingdom of God. Stay humble and grateful and give God all the glory and praise! Amen! My prayer for you today: Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you with a heart eager to grow and to become the person you have created me to be. Thank you for loving me unconditionally and for your desire to see me flourish in every aspect of my life. Lord, guide me on this journey of self-improvement and transformation. Grant me wisdom to recognize areas where I need to change and the courage to take steps towards personal growth. Help me to embrace Your truth and to align my thoughts, words, and actions with Your will. Father empower me to let go of negative habits, attitudes and fears that hold me back from reaching my full potential. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, that I may bear the fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfullness, gentleness and self-control. Help me to see myself through Your eyes as a beloved child created in Your image. Strengthen me to perservere through challenges and setbacks trusting that your grace is always sufficient. May I glorify You in all that I do, becoming a beacon of Your light and love to those around me. Thank You for Your promises and for the assurance that You will complete the good work You have started in me. In Your Precious name of Jesus - Amen!

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New Year new beginnings

Good morning, today I just want to offer another prayer. As the new year begins there is always new worries that sometimes overcome us. At least they do for me, until I changed my way of thinking and dealing with certain emotions that are sure to come when living life in todays world. Worry is such a waste of time, causing us so many health issues and sad moments. I have found that God did not send his son to die for us so that we would worry and be sad or depressed. He died so we could live a life full of love, peace, joy, etc. the fruits of the spirit. So, today I want to offer this prayer for anyone who maybe feeling worried or anxious. The world is going through so much anger, war and so much division in our own country, peace is no where to be found, except in Jesus. "Thank Lord that your words say that you don't give us a spirit of fear but divine power, love and a sound mind through Jesus. I thank you, Lord that I can put my trust in you to work all things out for my good. I break my agreement with anxiety and cast out the spirit of fear and worry and command it to go now in Jesus name. I plead the blood of Jesus over my mind and heart and protect myself with the armour of God so that I can fight off the attacks of the enemy. Thank you for delivering me in Jesus name. Amen! Share this prayer with anyone that maybe experiencing worry or anxiety. I truly hope and pray that your life will begin to be less stressed and more alive in Christ. God Bless!

What are you thinking about?

Happy New Year everyone! I wanted to start off the new year with a prayer. It's a prayer I found that really helps me when my mind wonders. It's not very often but when it does it usually wants to go negative, can I get an "amen". I hope it helps you as well. I believe we all go through this at one time or another and depending on how we have trained our mind, it can take a turn that well is hard to recover from. Been there done that. So keeping this post short and sweet, here is the prayer. May 2026 bring only hope, love and Jesus into your lives each and every day. Prayer - Dear Lord, I thank you for the redeeming power of Jesus, who died and was raised from the dead for me. I repent for dwelling on any negative evil thoughts, and bring my mind into obedience to Christ. I seal up any access points that my thoughts have given to the enemy. I seal my mind with the blood of Jesus and wear the helmet of salvation. Thank you for saving me in Jesus name - Amen!

Thankful and Blessed

Good morning everyone. Days after the Thanksgiving festivities is always a time to gather your thoughts and approach the upcoming celebration of Jesus's birth with a whole new perspective. Christmas is just right around the corner, the ads remind me, the songs already on the radio. I wish they would wait until at least after Thanksgiving before they began, but that is not the case. I started hearing them long before that this year. Maybe it's just me, I do not think so. I believe others may be experiencing this too. It is a feeling of being rushed. Shop more, buy more, you get the drift. To me it's supposed to be a time for preparing for the birth of Jesus, and showing more care and love to others right? My Thanksgiving was a quiet one. I was home alone with the flu, it seems I get sick at the darndest times anymore. I am 70 so perhaps it comes with the territory. I was not able to see my family, or friends but they were in my heart and prayers. I gave thanks to God the Father, Jesus, my Lord and Savior and Holy Spirit. I have been blessed so much this past year. The list of things is long so I will not bore you to tears, but I will say God is Faithful! So many times I prayed, cried out to Him and He came through, not always in my timing but His. So what I would like to express to you to day is to stay faithful in your obedience and trust Him. Stand on His promises that He tells us in scripture, believe that He loves you and only has your best interest at heart. Know that He is always with you no matter what life is throwing at you, He cares for you. I hope this is comfort to your souls during this very busy and exciting season we get to experience. Also remember to not go into debt for gifts you cannot afford, I used to do this, until God showed me how to give from the heart, they will appreciate and love you more for it. So now, let's get busy in our lives showing our neighbors and friends more love and compassion. Giving a little more to those in need if you can. Just calling someone who is home alone to check up on them will be such a blessing. Then on Christmas we can rejoice and celebrate the birth of that little baby Jesus who came to this earth so we could have eternal life through Him. It's the best story in the whole world. God Bless you all and may God's face shine upon you each and every day. Mary

God has your back!

Today I just want to remind everyone just how much the Lord loves you. Even in our imperfections, sinful nature at times and even when we do not place Him first in our lives each day, He is faithful! He has your back! I had a situation recently, I prayed that particular morning God would use me in ways that would encourage and help others. I have a sweet neighbor, she is elderly just a little bit older than myself. Anyway, she called me with a heavy heart. She seemed very troubled about something and had a little fear about it. She was worried and anxious and just needed to talk to me. I told her God loved her and to remember God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of love, peace power and a sound mind in Christ Jesus. I prayed for her and later on in the day I sent her a scripture that would remind her of God's love and faithfulness. That whatever it was she was going through, He would be right beside her. She sent me a text the next day and said she was at peace that evening and loved the verse. She said she would read it every morning to remind her of God's love. See, the enemy will try and make us feel bad, worried and anxious which these feelings only bring on more fear, but in those times we need to turn to God's words and promises from the bible and remember He will be with us and help us through whatever it is we face. I praised God even more that day! He used me to bring Jesus to my sweet neighbor when she needed Him the most. You are so amazing God, your love for your children is beyond words. May this story bring some hope to you in a time of need when you are sad or dissappointed about life in general, turn to God He has your back. Then pray if forward that He will use you in ways to bring Jesus to others around you. Amen! God Bless you! Mary