Christmas. Love.

Christmas. Love. Just LOVE one another, not just your family & friends or the people you choose to love, and not just the people who have hurt you, Love EVERYONE . Love the person who holds the door open for you today at the mall, love the person who you hold the door open for who is taking forever to walk through. Love the person who is in line before you at the 20 items or less check-out and they have 50. Love the person who just honked because you didn't notice the light was green bc you were reading this post . Love the server who didn't get your order right . Love without expectancy and Give without expectancy. This is our Christmas call. LOVE

Cindy

Losing Your Identity

I have seen so many girls conform to a guy to be accepted & loved.  They will change their entire world to please a guy.  They will leave behind their identity, family & friends. 

 

I have watched girls change their personalities from one extreme to the next, depending on the type of guy they were dating.  Dating a cowboy – they are buying cowboy boots and every new country music cd.  Dating a jock – Girls will learn football, baseball, basketball.  They will memorize stats and players.

I have seen girls even go as far as choosing a career to match the guy they were dating.

I have seen girls become alcoholics & drug addicts to fit in with a guy that they believed they were “in love”.

The guys are completely oblivious to the girls’ needs because they are so caught up & living in his world. They believe their girl is happy because she leads him to believe that.   And she sincerely believes she is happy, but it is only temporary.  

 Sooner or later she will no longer be able to conform to a world that she was not created to be in.  She will realize that the relationship has been all about “him” and his world.  As she begins searching for her true identity she will be hurt, frustrated and angry when he won’t accept who she really is, who God created her to be.

I see a lot of this especially with girls from divorced parents.  Yes, another “Daddy” issue. 

At some point these girls did not feel accepted by their Father.  They may have witnessed their Daddy rejecting their Mother. 

 Fear of rejection will drive a wedge between mother & daughter.  The daughter will distance herself from her mother for fear that if her Father saw that she was anything like her mother, he would reject her also.  Often daughters will have to learn to be someone that they believe their dad will love in order to feel safe, free from rejection.

From here she will enter into relationships with guys under a false identity.  Taking on the guys likes, dislikes, family, friends and environment, leading to unhealthy & failing relationships.

Ladies, we must not be so hungry for love that we compromise our identity. We are fearfully & wonderfully made, accepted & loved just as we were created to be.  A man will not make you whole.  The wrong man will leave you lonely & hurting.  The right man will accentuate your personality and your life.

Fathers, treat your wives & ex-wives with acceptance & respect. Love your daughters unconditionally and accept who they are.

Saved by Grace ♥ Changed by Love

♥Cindy♥

Last Minute Salvation

To all those who believe they have until their death bed to accept Jesus because that’s what the thief on the cross did … Think again … The thief was still under the Law.  Jesus hadn’t died yet.

Saved By Grace♥Changed By Love

♥Cindy♥

Unity in the Body

If a "Christian" is more concerned about tolerance for sinners than unity in the Body of Christ, then I can assure you that that person is operating under the wrong influence.

Apostles & Pastors - Leadership Roles

Apostles & Pastors - Proper placement of leadership is essential for the ministry.  Leaders can either accelerate or hinder God's will for your ministry.

Saved By Grace♥Changed By Love

♥Cindy♥

Prophets

Prophets - When mockers come against you keep your emotions in-check.  Use God's power for increase instead of decrease.  Call them into repentance.

Saved By Grace♥Changed By Love

♥Cindy♥

I Am Nothing...But I'm ALL His ♥

I am nothing.  And everything I appear to be is Him.   He accepted me in all my messes, my failures, and my brokenness. 

I was a hurting, empty vessel.  I had nothing to offer Him but pain & shame.   All He wanted was my heart, but that was broken, cold & hardened…He said He didn’t care about the condition of my heart, He wanted it anyway.  

So…I gave Him my broken, cold, hardened, dying heart and He gave me a new heart & a new life.   He changed & transformed me with His love.

I heard the call, I answered, He chose.  He filled me with His power, made me holy & righteous, and anointed me for the call.

My righteousness is only found through Him.  It is only through Him that I move mountains.  It is only through Him that the sick are healed.  It is only through Him that I am able to rule & reign.

Repent, Submit, & Obey.

Saved By Grace♥Changed By Love

♥Cindy♥