The arms are sore!!!

Well this evening the arms are pretty sore. Spent a wonderful day helping out one of the family friends on his farm. My job was to open the gates to let cows in to get there shots and well…. I guess you could say lose there bull hood. Must have lifted those gates close to a hundred times. Arms and hands aren’t used to that. Had a wonderful time though. We had great time fellowshiping with each other. Even was able to witness a small calf that thought it was a deer. Shot out of the shoot like it had it’s backside on fire. Broke through the cattle gate like it was a toothpick. It was funny and amazing at the same time. Makes a person wonder how they did this 100 years ago. Without the shoots and cages. Must have been a tough job to boot. Something amazing in doing farm work though. It’s peaceful in a strange way. Not sure why, but sure makes a person more relaxed. Maybe that’s why farmers live longer than most. I must put a big shout out to Farmer Tom for asking me come again. I know that  you don’t have to.

I’ve never been around farm work until I met Tom. So when he asks me to help. He’s asking a person that doesn’t have a clue at all on how to do things. I am learning though. I guess it’s a pay back in a way. I taught him some church stuff. So in return he’s taught me farming stuff. I would have never gotten the chickens or goats before. If wasn’t from Tom helping me out. Sure can’t wait to get back to that. Well maybe not the goats part. To stubborn of an animal.

 The thing is. That most people complain about there jobs. Which is 5 days a week. Around 40 hours a week. With most jobs being inside with A.C. and heat. Farmers don’t have that luxury. They work 24hrs a day. 7 days a week. They work in the rain, heat, cold, wind, and dust. They don’t have a desk and comfortable chair. They have an old truck or tractor. You have people to talk to about your problems. They have cattle or there crops. Now isn’t it unfair for us to complain about our jobs. When they aren’t tough jobs at all. If you need your eyes opened up on how easy your jobs are. Go work on a farm for a day or week. I bet you’ll enjoy your job even more. Farmers sure don’t get the congratulations that they deserve. Here we eat the food that they work so hard to produce, and we don’t even think about them at all. I for one. Thank all farmers for what you endure. Thanks for not giving up during the bad times. My hat comes off to you.!!!!! Thank you God for making special people to do the jobs they do. It sure takes a special person to be able to do farm work. Here’s picture for you Tom.

One Big Snake!!!

It’s time to use our Faith.

It’s time to use our Faith. Not just say it but do it. Most of us think that we use our faith in which we don’t. We pray for God to heal a headache. Then we go an take aspirin. Where was the faith in that? We ask God to help us in a situation that we are having. Then we try to fix the situation on our own, or we just stay put waiting for it to change. Where’s the faith in that? Sometimes we think that we use our faith when we really don’t. Then we complain to God why it didn’t work. Well you didn’t even use one mustard seed of faith. That’s all the bible says we need to use. The size of one mustard seed. That mustard seed is the size of the tip of a pin. It’s not big. So yes I’m telling you, that you are putting so much little effort that you are not even producing enough faith the size of a mustard seed. Ouch!! I know, I know. We all have done it. I’ve done it numerous of times. Thinking that I was using faith. When I was actually just mouthing words that ment nothing.

Ok! Let’s start at the beginning. What does the word of God say about your situation? You must use the word of God!!!! If you don’t have the word you don’t have nothing. It’s like when you make a cookies for the first time or  you have to put something together. If you don’t have the recipe or the instruction book. You ain’t going to do to good. You have to be grounded. The devil isn’t scared of words. He’s scared of the word of God. That’s why it’s important to use it. If you need healing. You should have tons of scriptures. You can use the stories of people getting healed. You can use the scriptures on why Jesus died on the cross for you. You have to remember if you are saved and born again you are a new person. Born again means you are new. Everything you once had are now gone. I think that’s were people miss it. When a person gets saved. Everything they had is gone. If they are crippled. They are made whole. As Christians we miss that. When we save someone we also need to heal them, and let them know they are healed. It’s in the word. That’s why in Acts when people got saved there was miracles happening. Also in Acts since we are here. When a person got saved they made sure they were filled with the Holy Spirit. Able to speak in tongues. Why have we got off of that?  Because church’s are affraid that people are going to leave the church because we are weird. Oh well. A person should be saved, then they should be filled. All at the same time. Church’s need to get back on track. Ok back on track.

Everything was left at the cross. When you get saved you are on  the cross with Jesus. Everything was taken from you, and everything was given to you. Now you have the power, authority, and abilities of  Jesus living inside of you. So why are we complaining? We should be rejoicing. Jesus defeated the devil already. So why are we acting like the devil is defeating us? When we act on faith we are using the power that Jesus gave us. By letting the devil know who we are in Christ and what we have through Christ.

When we act on faith we need to step out in it. That’s were we miss it. We really don’t believe what we say. We say we are healed, but we don’t act like it. If you have a headache, and you pray to be healed. Act like you are healed. Act like you don’t even have a headache. If you have sore muscles and you pray for healing. Don’t walk or act like you still have sore muscles. Walk and act like you are normal.  You’ve been healed so act like you’ve been healed. Don’t act like you still have it, because when you do. You just canceled out your prayer. By unbelief. I hope you are grasping this. It is so powerful. I’ve had a sore back for years. I’ve always prayed for healing, but never put forth the mustard size faith. I always act like I still had a sore back. Now I don’t. I act like I have a normal back. When I pray. I act like I’m healed. Not like I’m going  to be healed. Man what a difference. When I act like I’m healed. I have no pain. When I act like I’m going to be healed or that I’m waiting for my healing. I still have pain. Ain’t no faith in that.

The same can be said with saving the lost. You can pray until you’re blue in the face, but if you don’t do anything about it. It’s just wasted air. Step out. Use your faith and start saving the lost. Stop letting the devil convince you that you are small and weak. When the word says you are big and strong. They’re shouldn’t be a reason why Christian’s aren’t saving people everytime they go somewhere. We are letting the devil convince us that he is bigger than he is. He’s just a little worm with a big mouth.

Let’s get bold for God. Let us use Faith and not just air. Start stepping out and watch your life change. Just don’t pray for something. Step out in it like you already have it. That’s they way to use the faith that God has given you. You don’t have to pray for more faith or for you faith to be stronger. You can’t get more faith. You already have all the faith you need. You faith can’t get any stronger. It’s the strongest that it can get. You just have to know how to use it. When you use it right. You’ll see the power of God that comes with it.