Dear Friend,
If you were satisfied with the Heaven described in the last post, I would strongly encourage you to CHECK your salvation!
If you can find satisfaction in anything at the end of this life other than CHRIST you are LOST! The Heaven described in the last post is HELL! I know you are saying, "Seriously how could one describe hell with all the natural pleasure that were noted in that description?" Simply put, it was void of Christ!
What was lost in the Garden of Eden after Adam and Eve sinned? They lost God! Not that God could not find His way to them but their sin caused a separation between man and God. In that separation they were punished. They had life without God/Christ. Christ was in the beginning with God and in deed was God (that was a sidebar). Christianity without Christ is just a bunch of "good morals" that will lead you to Hell.
Heaven is about CHRIST! Let's paint a new picture...
If you walk into the gates of Heaven and hear the words, "Well, done my good and faithful servant." Then you walk into what seems like a throne room and the only thing there is God the Father and Christ on His right hand.
Would you be satisfied?
Is Christ enough for you?
Sincerely,
Nicolle
Showing posts with label time in the word. Show all posts
Showing posts with label time in the word. Show all posts
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Moments in the Word
Would you describe Heaven?
What does it look like?
What does it feel like?
Who is there?
What color are the streets?
What does your room look like?
How many jewels on your crown?
What questions do you have?
What are you most thrilled about?
Is it that your spouse is there with you?
Maybe your father, mother or grandparent?
What are you most looking forward to in Heaven?
My friends I want you to take this time and ask yourself these questions, then answer them. You don't have to do it here, but I do want you to take this time and think on what is being asked. I hear people all the time say when I get to Heaven I'm going to ask God this or that. Have you ever heard or said this, "I can't wait to get to Heaven to see my (family or friend)"?
Let's think a little harder....
What if Heaven was this.....
You with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted and experienced. There were no human conflict or any natural disasters.
Could you be satisfied with Heaven if it were just like this?
To be continued.......
What does it look like?
What does it feel like?
Who is there?
What color are the streets?
What does your room look like?
How many jewels on your crown?
What questions do you have?
What are you most thrilled about?
Is it that your spouse is there with you?
Maybe your father, mother or grandparent?
What are you most looking forward to in Heaven?
My friends I want you to take this time and ask yourself these questions, then answer them. You don't have to do it here, but I do want you to take this time and think on what is being asked. I hear people all the time say when I get to Heaven I'm going to ask God this or that. Have you ever heard or said this, "I can't wait to get to Heaven to see my (family or friend)"?
Let's think a little harder....
What if Heaven was this.....
You with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted and experienced. There were no human conflict or any natural disasters.
Could you be satisfied with Heaven if it were just like this?
To be continued.......
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Interesting!
I just realized I have left all my friends in the blogging world high and dry. My last post was about me realizing that I need more time with the Lord. God is very ..... I don't have words. Whatever word I would find would be positive but words fail in describing the greatness of God most times. The day after posted Honesty I received an email asking me to speak to a group of young moms (MOPS) about how much time in the word a woman in leadership needs in order to lead effectively. REALLY!? I thought why in the world would the Lord send someone to ask me that when I am struggling with that very thing. Then I realized the answer was simple.
There is not a recipe for your commitment level. I would never tell a woman to read her bible three times per day and pray to the west at high noon laying flat on the floor before the Lord and then you can effectively minister to others. Far from it! I would and did encourage the woman and myself to keep a steady flow of in pour as you pour out. Does that make sense? I used the illustration of three jars. One of those jars is you, the other is family, friends and people you serve in ministry, then the final jar is Christ. I filled the Christ jar and the you jar up with water. Then I discussed everyday scenario. For instance you homeschool, your husband has a hard day at work, your kids need emotional direction and support, your girlfriend calls and her life seems to be crumbling before her eyes, one of the ladies in your church needs help (simple advice) and finally a girl in your neighborhood is struggling with some serious issues and wants to talk to you about it. By the end of that day your jar should pretty much be empty. However if you keep a slow steady flow from the cup of Christ your cup will never run out. We have to understand that His cup will never run empty but ours will. For mothers with small children or even older children with tons of activities going on it is hard to get time to be in your prayer closest for hours on end. I encouraged these ladies and myself to sing songs of praise and worship while washing dishes, listen to a sermon on the internet while folding clothes, pray as you go and on the way. I absolutely believe we need to take purposeful time to spend with the Lord but when we become legalistic about it, it turns from worship and fellowship to duty. There is no joy in duty.
So I am thankful to the Lord for presenting me with that opportunity and realization. I need Him consistently but it doesn"t have to look like three hours in the prayer closet while your children are tearing up the whole house outside your door. Different seasons of live require different and creative ways to maintain a steady flow of Christ into our hearts.
There is not a recipe for your commitment level. I would never tell a woman to read her bible three times per day and pray to the west at high noon laying flat on the floor before the Lord and then you can effectively minister to others. Far from it! I would and did encourage the woman and myself to keep a steady flow of in pour as you pour out. Does that make sense? I used the illustration of three jars. One of those jars is you, the other is family, friends and people you serve in ministry, then the final jar is Christ. I filled the Christ jar and the you jar up with water. Then I discussed everyday scenario. For instance you homeschool, your husband has a hard day at work, your kids need emotional direction and support, your girlfriend calls and her life seems to be crumbling before her eyes, one of the ladies in your church needs help (simple advice) and finally a girl in your neighborhood is struggling with some serious issues and wants to talk to you about it. By the end of that day your jar should pretty much be empty. However if you keep a slow steady flow from the cup of Christ your cup will never run out. We have to understand that His cup will never run empty but ours will. For mothers with small children or even older children with tons of activities going on it is hard to get time to be in your prayer closest for hours on end. I encouraged these ladies and myself to sing songs of praise and worship while washing dishes, listen to a sermon on the internet while folding clothes, pray as you go and on the way. I absolutely believe we need to take purposeful time to spend with the Lord but when we become legalistic about it, it turns from worship and fellowship to duty. There is no joy in duty.
So I am thankful to the Lord for presenting me with that opportunity and realization. I need Him consistently but it doesn"t have to look like three hours in the prayer closet while your children are tearing up the whole house outside your door. Different seasons of live require different and creative ways to maintain a steady flow of Christ into our hearts.
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