WALKING BY THE SPIRIT

WALKING BY THE SPIRIT

It’s Memorial Day weekend and a lot of people have come here to Vegas for a few days of fun and relaxation. But when I woke up yesterday morning, the sky was full of clouds and some of them were ominous rain clouds. I didn’t want that for the people, and I was urged by the holy spirit to pray. Recently I’ve learned some new things about vaporizing, so I asked the Lord to split up the particles in the clouds into vapor form. Within the hour, I was out watering my sunflowers and looked up to see a sunny sky and only a small ring of clouds around the edges of our city, and it stayed that way all day!

 

I knew that when the Lord urged me to get rid of the clouds it would happen because I’d done it before, on a rock-climbing trip. Right when we were about to start up the mountain, it started to pour down rain. The Lord told me it was because the people were afraid of climbing. But He wanted us to get over our fears, so He told me to pray. I did, and the clouds spread out and the rain stopped. Because of this supernatural experience before, it was that much easier to believe and act on what He told me yesterday.

 

That’s how it works. We step out when we have the slightest spiritual urging, and the Lord supports us! We have holy spirit in us, and we learn by doing.

 

Sure, we may make a few mistakes, but Romans 8:1 tells us that the Lord doesn’t condemn us. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”

 

And Galatians 5:25 tells us that if we are attempting to live in a spiritual way, then we need to step up and take a chance on the actions He inspires. The results are beautiful. “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”

 

The more we practice responding to the Holy Spirit’s voice, vibrations, urges, and nudges, the better we get at it. Philippians 2:13 says: “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” And His good pleasure is to bless us and see His goodness spread throughout the earth.

 

“Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart” (Psa. 37:4).

 

It was a blessing to be a partner with the Lord on giving the Las Vegas visitors a sunny day, when the devil wanted to make it gloomy. We are always winners with the Lord. Let’s see what beautiful things happen this week as we obey the Lord’s urges and walk by the spirit.

 

Love, Carolyn

 

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WHO PROTECTS A SCRAPPER?

WHO PROTECTS A SCRAPPER?

By the age of four, I was a scrapper. Some called it selfish, but for me, it was self-preservation. At four years old, I had a two-year-old brother and a one-year-old sister. I could see this wasn’t working out for me, so I wrapped all my favorite stuffed animals and toys, as well as my clothes, in a blue blanket and headed out the door and down the driveway. I didn’t get very far before mom coaxed me back, announcing that my favorite TV show was about to start.

 

My first day in kindergarten, I bit a girl on the arm when she cut in front of me to get on the swing. The teacher called my parents.

 

I learned early on that dad was busy working late, mom had to take care of my younger siblings, and I had to fight for myself. When some older neighborhood kids tied me up and locked me in their garage with a hose underneath the door so they could torment me with threats from outside, there was no one to come to the rescue. I screamed in terror at the top of my lungs until the older kids let me out. I’m not sure if my parents ever even knew about that.

 

In sixth grade, when the boys made fun of me, I wrestled Lex Garcia to the ground, pinning him down so he couldn’t get up till the teacher made me get off him.

 

Being a scrapper, I grew up fighting for myself. Then, when I became a Christian, I fought for my friends and the people I loved. I still do, just different weapons.

 

I don’t blame anyone in my family for not making me feel protected. Those early years jaded my thinking, and I was pretty good at hiding my feelings. I grew a hard shell and a tough persona. I didn’t have the feeling or experience of a father who fought for me, or a big brother either. They probably didn’t know I was in so much trouble, or they felt I was tough enough on my own. I always felt I was on my own. And even with God, I knew He would eventually bring justice to pass, but not quickly. Until now.

 

There was an incident at work where I was being accused of something I didn’t do, and the rumors were being spread. Suddenly, the hair on my arms stood up, and the hackles of my mind rose up, ready to fight.  Isaiah 51:20 describes it perfectly: “Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of fury.” That was me.

 

I felt like I was right back in that garage, little Carolyn, tied up, terrified, and enraged. I did my best to hold my tongue, but some descriptive words did slip out! But this time was different. My Father God and my big brother Jesus brought swift judgment on those who would bully me and bring me down. Those who accused me were exposed and taken down.

 

In all my life, I’ve never seen it happen so fast! I was shocked, and I’ll never again doubt that God has my back. He has your back, too. He is a great, great father!

 

If you have a father in the natural who you know has got your back, you are a very blessed person. And if you are a father, try to be this person for your kids.

 

If you’ve never felt the protection of a father or big brother in your natural life, then I am praying that if you ever have a demoralizing situation like I had, you will also experience the protection, love, care, and avenging, like I did. God’s fatherly actions and Jesus’ brotherly interceding are unmistakable and life-changing.

 

Love, Carolyn

 

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MOM TO THE RESCUE

MOM TO THE RESCUE

The grass on the hillside behind our house was long and dry—perfect for hours of fun for the three of us kids. We found the largest cardboard boxes we could and broke them down to make sleds. Up we climbed to the top of the hill and down we flew to the bottom. We’d do it again and again all day long, until mom called us for dinner. But the one time when I was sledding alone, something horrible happened.

I got tired early, so I folded my cardboard and headed home. I carefully lifted up a section of barbed wire at the bottom of the hill and started to climb under. My foot crunched down on a small dead branch in the way. All of a sudden, I was swarmed and being stung by yellow jackets. They were all over me—my face, my arms, my head, even stinging me through my socks—and they just kept attacking. Yellow jackets aren’t like regular bees that die once they sting you. Yellow jackets can just keep on stinging over and over. I must have disturbed their nest, and they were mad. I managed to get myself out from under the barbed wire and ran to the middle of the street. 

They followed me and surrounded me and kept stinging me. I could do nothing to stop them. I panicked and froze there right in the middle of the street and started screaming at the top of my lungs.

My mom came running out of the house and saw immediately what was going on. She ran out to the middle of the street, where I was paralyzed in panic. Grabbing me in her arms, she quickly got me off the street and into our driveway. She turned the water on and hosed me down. I was sopping wet when she took me into the house, sat me down at the kitchen table, and slathered me from head to toe in calamine lotion, finally easing the pain of probably over a hundred yellow jacket stings. 

This memory reminds me of the Bible story about the man from the Gadarenes. He was being attacked by a legion of devil spirits. Most sources say a legion can be as many as 6000 in number. The man was lashing out, tearing at himself and scaring everyone, that is, except Jesus. The man wasn’t in his right mind but Jesus had compassion on him and rescued the man. Jesus set him free from the attacks, and the people “found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind” (Luke 8:34). 

My mom was not afraid. When it came to one of her kids, she had no fear, but instantly knew what to do and did it. My mom ran right into the swarm of yellow jackets, to save her daughter. She rescued me from the yellow jackets and calmed the stings.

 

Jesus was not afraid either. He knew that God wanted him to rescue this man and He did it. Jesus ministered God’s love to the man and delivered him from the stings of torment the devils put on him.

 

As I look at the people God puts in my path, I want to be more compassionate toward His children, like my mom was for me. I want to react more like Jesus and help those who want deliverance from the stings they experience in this life.

Like it says in 1 Peter 3:8: “Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble” (1 Peter 3:8). First Corinthians 13:8 says: “Love never fails.”

 

To all of you mothers who have rescued us so many times: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY!

Love, Carolyn

 

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WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT THE BIBLE?

WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT THE BIBLE?

I had the opportunity to talk to a friend about the layout of the Bible, and it was thrilling. I explained how in the Hebrew language every letter has a number, and all the chapters were numerically worked out so that when the early Jewish scribes copied, there was a way to make sure everything was accurate. Also, I explained that when we read different translations, we can still go back to the original language to see how certain words were translated at the time they were copied; words don’t always translate accurately from one language to another, but we can find out the original meanings.

 

Second Peter 1:21 tells us how God’s messages in the books of the Bible got there in the first place: “For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” The Bible is not the writers’ opinions but a direct download from the Creator Himself.

 

In ancient times, people were outdoors a lot more than we are today, and they saw God’s story of life and the revelation of His son, Jesus Christ, in the configuration and names of the stars and constellations. Jesus Christ is the chief message of the entire Bible. Every book represents one or more aspects of his personality, interests, actions, knowledge, and wisdom.

 

Jesus is the ultimate gift from God to all humanity and life, from the book of Genesis to the book of Revelation.

 

We need to read the Bible ourselves or listen to someone else reading it in its entirety. And not just the New Testament. God says it’s important to know what happened before He sent Jesus to earth. “For whatsoever things were written aforetime [before Jesus was born] were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope” (Rom. 15:4).

 

I’ve read through the whole Bible before, and every time learned more truths, but this time I want to read it specifically in light of what I can learn about the son of God, the man Jesus Christ!

 

The well-known heroes of the Bible—from Abraham to Moses to Joseph to Ruth, Esther, Peter, John, Paul, and David, and other big names—to the lesser-known heroes, including Micah, Nehemiah, Deborah, Elisabeth—to the unnamed heroes, sometimes called “a certain woman,” or a “certain man,” or a child. All these heroes teach about the ultimate savior, Jesus Christ.

 

Not only do the people of the Bible tell us about Jesus, but we learn things about him as we hear the stories about other aspects of God’s creation such as the ants, the bright and morning star, the living water, the lion of Judah, the shield, the wings, the rain, the balm of Gilead, and so much more. We can look for these things when we read the Bible stories. They are hiding in plain sight if we only use our spiritual eyes and ears to experience what our Creator is telling and showing us about life and about His son Jesus Christ.

 

In the included photo, you can see my scribbled writing next to the names of the books of the Bible. I heard a preacher listing an aspect of Jesus Christ in each book of the Bible, wrote it down.

 

Who is Jesus?

 

In Genesis, He is the seed of a woman.

In Exodus, He is the Passover lamb.

In Leviticus, He is the High Priest.

In Numbers, He is the pillar of fire by night and the cloud by day.

In Deuteronomy, He is the prophet like unto Moses.

In Joshua, He is the captain of salvation and the captain of the Lord of Hosts.

In Judges, He is our judge and our lawgiver.

In Ruth, He is the Kinsman Redeemer.

In 1 and 2 Samuel, He is the trusted prophet and the anointed one.

In 1 and 2 Kings, He is the reigning King and the King of kings, and the Lord of hosts.

In 1 and 2 Chronicles, He is the glory and the temple of God.

In Ezra, He is the faithful scribe, and the teacher come from God.

In Nehemiah, He is the rebuilder of the broken-down walls of human life.

In Esther, He is the protector of His people.

In Job, He is the day-spring from on high, the forever living redeemer, the only comfort in times of trouble.

In Psalms, He is the Lord our shepherd.

In Proverbs, He is our wisdom.

In Ecclesiastes, He is the preacher of the kingdom of God.

In the Song of Solomon, He is the lover.

In Isaiah, He is the Prince of Peace.

 

And the list goes on:

In Daniel, He is the fourth man in the furnace.

In Micah, He is the great intercessor.

In Nahum, He is the avenger of God’s elect.

In Haggai, He is the owner of all the silver and gold in the world.

In Malachi, He is the son of righteousness with healing in his wings.

 

In the New Testament, he is the wonder worker, the son of man, the son of God, the multiplier, the mediator, the faithful, the friend closer than a brother, the blood of the everlasting covenant, the word of life, the beginning and the end, the living word of God.

 

The whole Bible is about God’s greatest gift to humanity, His son Jesus Christ. Let’s get to know Jesus better. Join me in this new adventure of reading or listening to the entire Bible. You’ll be glad you did!

 

Love, Carolyn

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