My Blessing and Prayer for our new and up coming additions

My Daughter Jaymie and my Niece Jenny are having babies, this brings me to much rejoicing for many reasons and it also demonstrates GOD's goodness to us.

As a woman when I was pregnant it was both a blessing and a cursing for me. But I soon saw the spiritual side to pregnancy and how it demonstrates our lives in Christ.

The first thing about pregnancy is the trials of it, the vomiting, tiredness and other difficulties that come along with it, BUT, the reward is beyond any word or reaction man can use to describe.

I would like to take the analogy of  being pregnant to demonstrate the great commission of Christ. In our christian lives we are either pregnant -bringing souls into the kingdom or rising -disciplining for Christ. When we are pregnant there are so many opportunities, and possibilities that GOD uses in-order to get that soul to know Christ as their Savior. But even with these doors and opportunities there are those days that are filled up with difficulties and problems, but like all who have been through pregnancy and child birth will tell you the end result is worth it all. All those days of sickness, emotional roller coaster rides as well as hot flashes, cravings and all. Jesus said it simply all of heaven rejoices when one sinner comes to know Him. 

It is the same with going about fulfilling the great commission. When that child is born all mothers look to their mothers and father and ask the same question... "Did I do good?" and all parents respond with the same answers..."You did good" as they gaze upon that child that is now part of their families. The mother has gone through difficulties after difficulties, went through hours of labor and produced a child out of love that will add to the generation of both families,  a gift of life and love that will bring joy, tears and happiness.

This is exactly how GOD the Father will see us as we stand before Him. And with the same expectation we ask our parents after we had our children we will ask Him the same... "DID I DO GOOD FATHER?" and GOD the Father will look upon our christian lives, each difficulty, each problem and opportunity that we have come across to add to the Kingdom of Heaven and generations to the souls that know Christ as their Savior. What have we done with the time laboring in His fields, what did we do with the pain that we had... did it produce a soul or did it hinder a soul. GOD our Father will say one of two things... "Well done My GOOD and Faithful Servant, enter into the reward I have prepared for you." Or "Depart from Me you worker of inequity for I know you not."

Let's be the good mothers and bring in souls to the Kingdom, fear no sickness [people hurting, lying, talking, plotting, deceiving about YOU], fear no pain [broken hearts, body aches, or fiery darts] because the end result of the pregnancy is MARVELOUS and WONDERFUL a soul into the Kingdom, another generation of prayer warriors, harvesters, planters, and ministers to go out and fulfill the great and wonderful commission of Christ.

With this I would like to end with a...special blessing and prayer [use it for your family,church or how ever GOD places it on your hearts to do]

As a soon to be Grand-mamma or what the child will really call me... MOMMA YAGA….

This is my prayer and blessing for my Jonah and Ezra

LORD, we have prayed for these child and You have heard our petitions of which we have asked from You for them [1 Samuel 1:27] and LORD we know that You will perfect those things which concerns us over matters that are beyond our control and You will not forsake the works of Your own hands because Your mercy endures forever [Psalm 138:8]

LORD you are faithful and will establish and keep all from evil [2 Thessalonians 3:3], comforting our hearts in love in full assurance that You are aware of all mysteries and things which we cannot see [Colossians 2:2], because it is nothing by what we have done nor our righteousness but according to YOUR mercy on which You have given us abundantly in Christ [Titus 3:5-6].

Order these children’s steps and let them delight in Your ways [Psalm 37:23], let their praises of Your wonders and works be from generation to generation, let them declare Your mighty acts to all they come into contact with, we will praise You for Your works our marvelous in our sight and these young men are fearfully and wonderfully made, let them know You that all will be right in their souls [Psalm 139:14]. Being confident of this very thing that You have begun, this good work You will provide all their needs according to Your will and ways and will perform it until that very day when Christ returns [Philippians 1:6]

These children are our heritage and a blessing from you, and we are happy of the wonderful gift of life, that now only will add to our family generations but to the generations of Your kingdom, may they be men of GOD filled with the Spirit and go out telling others of Your goodness and mercy, let all who see them know of You and Your goodness and grace [Psalm 127:3-5].

As a mother and grandmother, I can say I have no greater joy then to know that they will walk in Your truth and light [3 John 1:4]. Help us to teach them and to guide them in You that they may know Your peace [Isaiah 54:13], let the beauty of You be upon them and establish Your works upon them that they may work Your good works [Psalm 90:17].

Let them grow in Your grace and knowledge [2 Peter 3:18] and we lift them up daily asking Your blessings upon them now and as they grow. In Jesus, name Amen

Until next time.... You pray for me and I'll pray for you..

Under His Wings

After attending our monthly youth rally, Pastor Eric Kamanu preach a most challenging message that not only tugged on my heartstrings but also convicted me to the core. The story Pastor Kamanu told about sacrificial “Stead Fastness”[Psalm61:3] which helped me to understand Christ and His obedience to the Father and how the Father’s love for me even when I walk through testing and trials of fire that may sometimes threaten my eternal life [John 3:16-17]. I will share only the first of these inspirational urban legends because it has several valuable lessons to be seen with in the tales [1 Corinthians 15:58].

 Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with His feathers; you will take refuge under His wings. His faithfulness will be a protective shield. Holman Christian Standard Bible

“After a forest fire in a national park, a few of the forest rangers trek up a mountain so that they could be able to assess the inferno’s damage. As one of the rangers was walking, he found a bird that had been literally petrified into ashes with wings out stretched [Psalm 63:7] and perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. After gazing at the eerie sight for several seconds, the forest ranger somewhat sickened by this sight of the bird knocked it over with a stick, as the ashes fell over three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother’s wings. This loving mother, profoundly aware of the looming calamity, had carried her off springs to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise, knew that the lower lands would have breathable but sacrificial air, but refused to abandoned her babies. When the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, this mother could have flown away to safety the mother and lived to have other chicks and another day, but she had remained steadfast in her sacrifice of love, she choose her children over life and because she was willing to die, those under the cover of her wings could live.”

Upon reading this inspirational story there are several things that came to my mind, the first was… “Daggone it how come I can’t write like that.”, and after that I looked at it saying LORD make me that Mother Bird, give me that kind of love, the love that doesn’t fear the enemy’s fiery darts. 

So it is here I begin…

We sing songs, we read the scriptures, which repeat so often Under the Shelter of His wings or Arms, but how do we get there?

We get under these wonderful wings by FAITH…

Faith that GOD is our protector

Faith that we shall find all that we need in Him

Faith that He will be our comforter

Faith that He will be our refuge

Our security is promised in the midst of danger, just as birds do their young, who cannot cover themselves: the mother in her tenderness for her children will do this to keep them warm, and protect them from those that would hurt them. This should demonstrate to us as being chicks we must rely upon GOD in our helplessness and weaken state, we are unable to defend ourselves but GOD is loving towards us to keep us well protected under His powerful and gracious presence and He comforts us in our tribulations, as well as defends them from our enemies.

Deuteronomy 32:11 As an eagle stirs up its nest, flutters over its young, spreads abroad its wings, takes them, bears them on its wings: King James 2000 Bible

Once again, the scriptures uses a metaphor of GOD’s loving-kindness towards us, as the Eagle cares for her young… The wings out stretched could represents Christ love and how He became our sacrifice [picture the mother bird willing to die for her chicks]; this is how much GOD loved us. 

Just as the mother bird drew her chicks close to her to cover them and redeem them for another day GOD has redeemed us from Sin by providing the Cross at it is at the base of the Cross we all must kneel to be covered by His precious blood [a metaphor for the out stretched wings of the mother bird]. The main clause of the scripture is “TAKES” and “BEARS” in our trials or needs GOD will take us, lift us, and put us in a high safe place. 

The female eagle cherishes for her young and when it is time for her newly fledged children are sufficiently advanced to soar in their native element, she, in their first attempts at flying, supports them on the tip of her wing, encouraging, directing, and aiding their feeble efforts to fly and just as the eagle does this GOD does the same for us. GOD will bear our trials or yokes if you will but we must be willing to “Come” under the safety of His wings.

Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. American King James

I found my answer to how do we get under the shelter of GOD’s wings… BUT THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD… well sister what do you mean by waiting upon the LORD? I’m glad you asked this question. GOD is to be waited on, we should come to Him as children come to their parents, with respect, and expecting, knowing  that GOD will answer our prayers as we wait on Him in prayers and thanksgiving. Our spirits should be with meekness and humbleness. GOD will fill us with His strength, protect us with His wings, and give us His grace so that we obtain His presence. There is no fleeing from GOD’s shelter but we should run into GOD’s loving arms, and in doing this we trust Him for His words.

Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of Your eye, hide me under the shadow of Your wings, American King James Version

Here King David once again uses the metaphor about GOD’s wings, but this was to demonstrate GOD’s ability to keep him safe. But the first part “KEEP ME” as the apple of the eye, could also be said as keep me in the center of Your will [as Christ said… NOT MY WILL BUT THY WILL BE DONE]. Our commitment to GOD should be in trusting in Him and bringing souls into the kingdom of GOD. We are covered with Christ so that we may behold GOD’s face, that we may conform to His likeness which is set before us [in the bible His word]. We will never find rest unto our souls until we find the shelter of His loving arms.

I think it is only appropriate to end this blog instead with a prayer but with the lyrics to “In the Shelter of His loving arms” by The Oak Ridge Boys… let that be our prayer instead.

When my soul was disturbed with sorrow, when my heart was burdened with sin Jesus opened His arms of mercy and tenderly took me in

[Chorus] There is peace in the time of trouble, there is peace in the midst of the storm, there is peace though the world be raging… In the shelter of His arms.  

Tho' the world all-around be raging, and it's filled with many alarms. Trust in Jesus and He will keep you... In the shelter of His arms

Amen… You pray for me and I’ll pray for you… until next blogg.