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OUR HEAVENLY FATHER’S BLESSINGS GO OVER THE TOP

My friend Hector came over after work one day to cut some of the branches off my mulberry trees—the ones that were hanging over the roof of the house. I was picturing maybe six branches max, but the Lord had something else in mind. Hector became God’s fulfillment of Ephesians 3:20 (CEB version): “Glory to God, who is able to do far beyond all that we could ask or imagine by his power at work within us.”

 

Hector stood back and looked at my trees with the eyes of an expert artist, and he began to sculpt away. By the time he was finished with the first tree, it was perfect AND... the pile of branches began to grow high. He cut, and I pulled the limbs and branches to the side and started making piles.

 

Then we started on the second tree, and this one presented a few more problems—dead branches at the top, crisscrossing branches, etc. So, Hector took off the major ones and came back a couple of days later to finish up.

 

Deuteronomy 28:2 tells us: “And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you.” That’s how I felt. I was given the ultimate tree-trimming job, when I only expected a few branches to be cut. I could picture Jesus standing there with a big smile on His face, saying, “That’s what I wanted, for my girl to be blessed and surprised, over the top!”

 

One of the Hebrew names used for God in the Old Testament is El Shaddai. It means the “God of more than enough.” And God delights in overflow. That’s what it was for me with the tree trimming, and I was so happy.

 

Psalm 23:5 says: “God preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: God anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” It’s God’s delight to give us more than enough—to overflow us with spiritual anointings, supernatural wisdom, love, mercy, and much, much more. And many times, He’ll work through people who are willing to pass on His El Shaddai blessings.

 

I shed tears of joy thanking the Lord for sending me Hector to help me and do way more than I expected, in a truly El Shaddai way, to carry out God’s will to bless me. And of course, I thanked Hector too, with a nice big check and lunch for him and his wife. 😊

 

Have a great Father’s Day today, and take special notice of how our loving Father, in the aspect of El Shaddai, blesses your life this week.

 

Love, Carolyn

 

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A TIP TO ENHANCING YOUR SUPERNATURAL EXPERIENCE EVERY DAY

A TIP TO ENHANCING YOUR SUPERNATURAL EXPERIENCE EVERY DAY

Genesis 24:40 is one of the scriptures I pray every morning. It gets me to expect the Lord to interact with me in a supernatural way every day, and He does.    

 

The context of this scripture is when Abraham wanted his servant to go back to Abraham’s homeland to find a wife for his son, Isaac. Abraham was sending his best servant, along with other servants, and camels loaded with riches for the dowry. It was well known that there were bandits along the route, and it could be a very dangerous trip.

 

We never know what a day can bring, but there’s a great thing God teaches us early on in the Bible, in Genesis 24:40. It’s a very important life-enriching key God wants us to believe and trust in.

 

Abraham’s servant arrives safely in Abraham’s homeland and tells the story of what Abraham told him before he left: “And he said unto me, ‘The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way’” (v. 24:40a).

 

We have angels available to us, too. And we have “Christ in us,” as it says in Colossians 1:27. God sent an angel ahead of the servant to “prosper” his way—no bandits stealing from him, no major injuries, but instead, a good and successful journey. Can you see why I pray this scripture every morning, for every day?!

 

But there’s another part of this scripture that is equally important to having a great journey. The second half says: “and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house’” (v. 24:40b). The servant did find the perfect wife for Isaac. Not only was the journey good, but he reached his Godly destination! Isn’t that what our hearts desire from our life experience every day—to reach our Godly destinations?

 

What the Almighty God made available to Abraham’s servant, is what he makes available to us today. God put this in the first book of the Bible for a reason, and He has not changed His mind about it one bit!

 

Here are just two incidents that happened this week, illustrating this important key of praying Gen. 24:40 at the start of our day:

 

Wednesday of last week, we were delayed for just a few minutes in getting out of the house at our usual time.  As it turns out, there was a huge accident at a busy corner near our house—three police cars, a fire engine, and the EMTs lifting someone into the ambulance. Had we been at that corner any sooner, we would have been in that accident!

 

Yesterday we went to our favorite grocery store. Our friend Stella has been promoted to a higher position in a different store, and when we didn’t see her on what we thought was her last day earlier this week, we were super disappointed.  So yesterday, when we went, we were kind of down in the dumps about Stella not being there anymore. But then, out she came, and it happened that the Lord got us there only five minutes before she was leaving the store for good! So, we got to exchange numbers and say our goodbyes.

 

How does it happen that we were minutes from being in an accident, and got to see our friend in the few minutes before she would be gone?

 

I could give you several other incidents from this past week that illustrate this important key, but I’m sure you can think of wonderful things that you have seen in your own lives, as well. If you want to start seeing even more, I encourage you to start praying this scripture at the beginning of your day, and let me know what happens.

 

“And he said unto me, ‘The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way [and get me to my Godly destinations] (my add)’” (Gen. 24:40).

 

Enjoy your journeys and successful outcomes this week.

 

Love, Carolyn

 

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HONORING THE TRANSITION FROM CHILD TO YOUNG ADULT

HONORING THE TRANSITION FROM CHILD TO YOUNG ADULT

A few years ago, I was invited by a coworker to her daughter's Quinceañera. It has its cultural roots in Mesoamerica and is widely celebrated today throughout the Americas. Traditionally, it is a gift from the father to his daughter on her fifteenth birthday. As I was driving over to the event, I was thinking about how important it is for a teenage girl to be honored. And to be respected by her father first, but also by her mother, her family, and other adults, can be paramount to a young girl’s future. Teenage girls are fragile. What happens to a teen girl has a lasting effect. Her relationships with men in the future will show reflections of how her relationships went with her father, brothers, and other men in her teenage life.

 

Boys go through changes when they become young men, and I believe they should be honored and recognized, too.

 

I believe that events (big or small) that bring families together to take special notice and give honor to a child transitioning to adulthood can be instrumental in giving teens courage, confidence, and assurance of a good future, with the support of adults who have gone before.

 

I believe that there should be mention of God and the Lord Jesus as the sovereign guide of their future, and the Bible principles as their ultimate standard for every decision.

 

“In Luke 2, the Bible gives us a short synopsis of Jesus’s transition. He had to go from being a child, a teen, and an adult, just like the rest of us.

 

“Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover.  And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast” (Luke 2:41-42).

 

At this feast, the Hebrews celebrated the great Exodus from Egypt, and how, when the angel of death slew the firstborn of all the Egyptians, he “passed over” the children of the Israelites. 

 

“And when they [Joseph and Mary] had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances.

 

“And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions” (Luke 2:43-46).

 

Just like any teenager, Jesus found something that fascinated him and distracted his attention away from his parents. He must have thought it was much more interesting to hang out with the teachers than to stay with his parents.  

 

“And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers” (Luke 2: 47).  Here we see that the Jewish rabbis honored him. And isn’t that just the case sometimes? The parents can’t see how amazing their kids are, but other adults see and go on and on, lavishing the kids with praise.

 

“And when they [the parents] saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, ‘Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.’

 

“And he said unto them, ‘How is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?’  And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them” (Luke 2:48-50).

 

“And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.” Here we see that Jesus, as a teenager, was generally obedient to his parents, and that’s a great teaching lesson for teenagers. The other thing is that Mary thought about what was now happening in this transitional phase in her son’s life. She was taking time to really look at her son, not just as a child, but as he was turning into an adult.

 

We see in the next verse that Jesus truly was becoming a man. I don’t know if, in the Bible, any formal celebrations took place surrounding the time of transition. Jewish Bar Mitzvahs started in thirteenth-century France. What we know is that the Bible says that shortly after the incident in Jerusalem when Jesus was twelve years old, he was honored by God and by men.

 

“And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man” (Luke 2:41-52)

 

Parents, if you haven’t already done it, how about considering some kind of special event, even if small, to give your transitioning child some special honor, recognition, and assurance of support for whatever he or she may desire for the future. Every teen deserves the stability of not only an adult’s love but maybe even more, their respect and honor.

 

Love, Carolyn

 

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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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