His will not mine.

“We eventually redefine our beliefs and understanding to the point where we see that our greatest need is for knowledge of God’s will for us and the strength to carry that out.”

NA Basic Text pg68

In our journey with our Lord we learn to surrender more and more of ourselves so that less and less of us is governing our lives and more and more of Him is actually living through us.
This is done step by step by making a decision to choose His will (regardless how it may hurt or how we feel about it) over our will in each and every decision.

Have I come to the place in my life TODAY
where I truly realize that all I need TODAY
is the knowledge of His will for me TODAY
and the power of His Holy Spirit to carry that out TODAY?

That is our daily job. Surrender TODAY!

But you may ask, "What exactly His will?"
To love Him humbly with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength. And to humbly love others.
Isaiah 66:2 (NLT)
My hands have made both heaven and earth;
they and everything in them are mine.
I, the Lord, have spoken!

“I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts,
who tremble at my word.

Abide in The Vine

Abide in the Vine

When we are properly watered & fed we will grow healthy in the Lord. This is by reading the word of God and prayer. When we eat healthy we grow healthy, When we eat junk food we grow unhealthy, sickly. We are what we eat .The physical & spiritual are parallel.

New Living Translation (NLT) John 1:1

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and

the Word was God.

Reading the bible & praying is eating and drinking spiritually

John 15:1-5 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3 You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

Amplified Bible (AMP) Philippians 3:10

[For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [[b]which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope]

Galatians 5:21-23
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

This is the fruit of the spirit, not the fruit of me. The fruit of the spirit that flows through is for others.

Luke 10:27
The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

LOVE

My husband Don Davis created the fountain that so powerfully shows the Lord's sacrifice and love. This is a dramatic depiction of the love that Jesus Christ showed by shedding His blood on the cross. His blood was what paid for and covered all of my sins. It is His blood that made it possible for me to intimately know Him. I really can't realize what it cost Him. I don't deserve the price He paid. But I am eternally thankful that He did.
AND NOW BEHOLD...THE LAMB...THAT WAS SLAIN.

NANETTE'S STORY

Wednesday night at the Soul Cafe a beautiful thing happened. Nanette shared the story of her and God in a very tender, vulnerable way - but also extremely powerful and thought provoking.
One of the things she shared was exactly what we have been learning in our group (imagine that) about the necessity to renew our mind by the Spirit through the Word of God.
She shared that she (and we all) believe lies, which influence our thoughts and result in the things we feel, say and eventually do.
It was put in such a simple way...a way that we can all use as a tool to help us in our renewal.
The chart she handed out went something like this:
Start with three columns:
INFLUENCE (What caused this?)
WRONG BELIEF/THINKING (What is the resulting wrong thought that comes from a wrong belief?)
WRONG "SAY, DO, FEEL" (What is the wrong thing I did, said, or felt?)

You can start in any column and work the situation through. Then you find a truth in the word of God that replaces the lie.

When the situation comes up again...don't believe the lie.
Remember the truth. No matter how you feel - choose to believe the truth. Don't worry, your feelings will eventually catch up.

She gave a few personal examples that really showed how deep the lies effected her (and us).

I want to thank our Lord for using Nanette and for showing us another tool we can use as we step out of the lie - into the truth-and become more like HIM!

LIGHTHOUSE

God Bless You Nanette for recommending this.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day

Is a day to remember Love

Love is a smile

Love is opening the door for someone

Love is a hug

Love is paying for someone's meal

Love is random act of kindness

Love is giving up your time for someone else

Love is running into a burning building to rescue someone

Love is more for others than for self

The color of Love is Red

The color of blood is Red

Mark 14:24
And he said to them, “This is my blood,

which confirms the covenant between God and his people.

It is poured out as a sacrifice for many.

Ultimate LOVE

John 10:18
No one can take my life from me.

I sacrifice it voluntarily.

For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again.

For this is what my Father has commanded.”

John 15:13
There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.