Month: December 2019

The Food Award 2.0

Thank you big brother Matt @ Jesusluvsall Blog for tagging me in this award. I invite you to visit and follow Matt’s blog where he blogs daily and shares about his faith in Jesus, interesting stories from his life, testimonies about his perseverance through chronic illness, and he also shares about his ministry helping and teaching refugees and immigrants.

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Here are the rules:

1.Thank the person that nominated you.

2.Pingback to the creator, Elisha at https://africaboy.home.blog/

3.Use the same featured image as your nominator.

4.Answer the five questions.

5. Create five questions about food.

6. Nominate five people.

Matt’s Questions to Me

1. What is your favorite snack and do you snack while writing your blog? I love popcorn 🍿, and gummy bears. No I don’t snack while blogging.
2. What is a food you love for celebrating Christmas? For Christmas I don’t really have a favorite food, but I guess I’ll go with the Christmas cookies that always pop up everywhere. 🎄
3. If I lived in your city, could I stop by for dinner anytime? Sure come on by!
4. If I stopped by for dinner, what would we eat? Mexican 🌮 or Italian 🍝 (It’s easy to find gluten free ingredients for these types of foods.)
5. If Jesus came for dinner, what would you cook for him and how would you feel? I would serve some hummus, pita bread, falafel, Tabouleh, and of course some delicious Baklava. 😋 But in reality, if Jesus came to dinner, I don’t think I’d be eating too much because I would feel overwhelmed by His Presence. There would be so much joy and excitement!!

My 5 Nominees if you choose to participate…🤗

A Happy Life

The “F” Word

View From The Back

Blessings By Me

Believing Beautiful

My Questions to my nominees…

1. What is one of your favorite foods or recipes?

2. What would you bring to a pot-luck lunch?

3. What’s is one of your favorite healthy foods?

4. What is the most unusual food you have ever eaten? Did you enjoy it?

5. What is a food that is very popular in your town?

Extend The Love Of Jesus

Ephesians 4:2, “Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.”

Humble. Gentle. Patient. Forgiving. These are words that don’t exactly go along with today’s culture. Responding to people with humility, gentleness, patience and forgiveness may even be viewed by some as a sign of weakness. But it’s actually quite the opposite. These attributes are part of who God is, and when we extend them to others, we are extending His love to them.

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Extending genuine love to people is very powerful, because it will help them to see the hope that is found in Jesus. Through Jesus, we have been forgiven of so much. He has pardoned our sins and given us the privilege to be heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17). When we are angry and upset, forgiving someone may not be what we want to do, but as children of God, it’s what we are called to do. When He calls us to a task, He will equip us with the grace we need to accomplish it.

We as children of God are set apart by a special calling to be humble, gentle, patient, and forgiving. It’s all part of the new nature we have in Christ. What a joy it is to rise above circumstances and walk in the ways of the Lord. The Holy Spirit living in us will empower us to represent the Lord Jesus in all we do. We are truly blessed.

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A Future and A Hope

A Future and A Hope

http://joycottage.blog/2019/12/03/a-future-and-a-hope/
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Foolishness Leads To Ruin

Proverbs 19:3 NLT, “People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD.”

When I read this verse, I immediately thought of my own life and the many times I have made sinful choices that caused me heartache and pain. But instead of taking responsibility for my sinful choices, I questioned God’s love for me or felt that He was being unfair. I can even recall times when I knew the Holy Spirit was cautioning me to avoid certain things or certain people, but I still chose to follow my own worldly desires and ended up regretting it.

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Although sin can seem pleasing for a period of time, it eventually leads to ruin and death (James 1:15). There is no set timing on how long it can take for that ruin to come. It can happen quickly, or it can seem as if someone is persisting for an extended period of time with no repercussions to their actions, and then it all catches up with them. I can’t tell you how many times I have given God thanks for watching over me and delivering me from my foolishness. I’m thankful for the opportunity I had to repent and receive salvation through Jesus Christ. Even today, I’m thankful He forgives me when I sin and fall short.

If we believe what God says, we have to learn to trust His instructions. What he instructs us to do, is for our own good. When He tells us to refrain from certain actions, it’s because He in all of His wisdom knows and understands all things. He knows the dangers of sin, that is why He sacrificed His son Jesus. As Christians, I pray that our hearts will remain sensitive to God’s Spirit and obedient to His Word. We are living in perilous times, but I like what David said in Psalm 31:15 NIV, “My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me.”

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Our times are in God’s hands, we need not live in fear. However we do need to seek God, and choose His ways above our own to avoid unnecessary foolishness. There is a lot we may not understand, but God said we don’t have to understand everything (Proverbs 3:5-6). We need to abide in Jesus and trust Him to take care of us as we rest in His loving arms. His ways and thoughts are higher than our own (Isaiah 55:9), so He knows what is best for us.