All over the World

Does it excite you to think that God's message of redemption through Jesus Christ is spreading around the globe at a faster rate than ever before? Of the 6.8 billion people in the world, there are an estimated 11,500+ people groups that need to be reached across the globe! Those numbers astound me and sometimes overwhelm me! I am amped to think that these numbers do not intimidate our Savior, because He know each one of them by name and knows their every thought, dream, action, and even the hairs on each person's head WOW!! Our God is huge!!

Begin to pray today for people groups across the nations that need Jesus, and pray that the message of Jesus will reach them soon. He,after all, has entrusted us with His message!

check out this site: http://www.imb.org/globalresearch/maps.asp for more info about how the gospel is being preached across the globe and to see people groups across the world via google earth.

10,000 Steps a day?

Recently, I was watching Dr. Oz speaking about the importance of walking 10,000 steps a day!
Can you believe it!? I tried it yesterday estimating on my treadmill and walked a VERY long time (slowly, I am so out of shape!) and ended up about 90 minutes on the watch! Yikes!

I began to think about spiritual steps while I was walking..... if we physically need 10, 000 steps of walking a day, how many then do we need of spiritual steps a day? I thought that if I was willing to give 90 minutes of my time to walking, how much more could I receive from the Lord and our relationship of I gave Him 90 minutes of my day walking with Him?

I heard once from Louie Giglio, that our spiriual time should be divided into [my terminology] input ( hearing from God through His Word, through our local body of believers, accountability groups, discipleship groups) and output ( mentoring, ministry, service, etc. ) How much more would I shape up in Christ if I did these things on a daily basis?

Needless to say, I need to get physically and spiritually fit, and a great way to do that is just to begin a daily walk....

Memorizing Scripture

Recently, I have been reading a dear friend's journal of faith, and I am astounded by her knowledge of scripture! She readily has it at the front of her mind to draw upon it during this time in her life. You see, she recently lost her husband of 30+ years. He had suffered 2 longterm illnesses, with the last one taking his life. She began online journaling daily during his last ilnness in order to keep friends and family up on the latest news of his illness, but always closing with a word of scripture.
Now as she grieves, she continually has these scriptures on her mind to remind her of our Faithful and True Saviour who longs to share our burdens.
This has reminded me of MY need to memorize scripture. How many times do I find myself in a situation where I need to have scripture hidden in my heart so that I can draw upon it? I am convinced that because Scripture is our only offensive weapon to fight the enemy, it is vital that we have it rooted in our hearts and minds.
If you would like any verses to get you started in memorizing scripture, give me a holler, and I will help you get started with me as I begin this discipline anew!

Chilly Night Chili

I am making Craig's Chili since it is going to get down to 17 tonight!!

Here's the recipe!

Craig's Chili

Brown and drain:

1 1/2 lean ground beef

1 green pepper chopped

1 medium onion chopped

Add:

4 cups tomato sauce

2 15oz. cans stewed tomatoes

2 15 oz. cans kidney beans

5-7 tablespoons chili powder

1 tsp salt

Simmer 30 minutes or crockpot Enjoy!

Unwritten

Don't you just love new beginnings? I love to open a new book, watch a new movie, I still love the 1st day of school, so it's no surprise that I LOVE New Year's and the month of January!

I added one of my all time fave songs this time around( hopefully you're hearing it right about now!) called "Unwritten" by Natasha Beddingfield. I love this song- guess- Its about new things! Its about new beginnings. about the future being unwritten- we can dream, take chances, make mistakes ( which I do ALOT!), be creative, learn new things, go on adventures, enjoy our loved ones, and the list just goes on and on...... its about taking control of our circumstances and looking to the future with peace, hope and joy!

One of the things I love most about God is that HE loves new beginnings more than I do! He is always doing new things- He made a new covenant with us when He sent Jesus to die for our sins, and He makes us a new creation when we accept Him as our Savior! HE is making us new, renewing our minds and putting new songs in our hearts!

Its so great that He erases our past sins and gives us a new page to begin again! Not only do we have a chance to begin again with Christ, we have a new beginning- a blank page if you will!

As we start this year, will you take the time give this year to God? If you have not begun a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, call me or write me and I would love to talk to you about Him. Start this New Year with a new beginning with Christ. If you do know Him, this year is unwritten, and you have a chance to begin a new chapter with Him!

Happy New Year

Is it too late to post a "Happy New Year" to all of you? I hope not, because I am roughly 2 weeks behind on all things in my life right now.... haircuts, dr's appointments, you name it- I'm behind...... So Happy New Year!!