going to bama

on my way to alabamy but i don't have a banjo on my knee. please be praying for our trip we are going to see family and I'm going to visit my mothers grave. we are also in the middle of a youth revival and need your prayers i want and expect for god to move greatly in our church we also have many family curses and there is so much bondage in the lives of our families today that need to be broken . so please pray for the brake trough's that are needed and the releases also. god makes us his watered gardens but we have to want it pray for it expect it and share it . we need the rain so rain on me my family and my church lord and the world also on us and in us change for ever lord change forever. amen and so be it.

in the shadow of his presence

in the shadow of his presence i stand, all in aw of his majesty grand ,i look upon his face so sweet to know i can sit at the masters feet .my love soars high beyond the sky then i look into his eyes and i see his love for his family .my loyalty is tried and true to him i belong and forever to his hand will i cling for the joy of sitting at my fathers feet and his son to see ,and his son to meet ,so onward i go and onward i press to live love and do my best. so one day i may rest at my fathers feet and be complete in the shadow of his presence .i shall finally meet the master of all time and the great i am shall hold me close and know we are one. in the shadow of his presence i shall rest and sing hallelujah to the lamb glory to god in the highest. in the shadow of his presence i will bask to know at last i made it to the fathers throne. i am and always have been his own, always in the shadow of his presence . amen and so be it .

lifes little blessings

life's little blessings come in all sizes and shapes. not to long ago my husband and i were looking to buy this house in ward Arkansas , and had already given up our rental and were prepared to move in the house when it was sold out from under us.we had no idea where were going to live but god did he opened up a place for us through our good friend Louise Armstrong. it has been one blessing after another and we are getting closer to being out of debt. not to mention i feel god is making away for us to buy her home here in Beebe Arkansas. so never give up on your dreams or were you think god is taking you because his road is always the best and the safest. it truly has been a blessing for my husband and me living here and we are getting to know the family even better. plus my husband has never really known how a family really reacts or interacts with one another without trying to hurt each other. and god is opening his eyes through this precious family. to a whole world of goodness that he has never experienced. just another way of god blessing and imputing his grace and unmerited favor. in our lives . i praise god always in all ways possible amen amen and hallelujah.

the lamp

though life be dark and dreary there's a lamp in the distance. though life roads seems bleak there's a lamp in the distance. when life throws shadows upon your path there's a lamp in the distance. the light of hope has come and victory is one. i pray let me be your lamp lord, let me be your lamp, shine through me lord shine through me make me you lamp lord shine through me shine through the darkness so others might see shine through me lord ,shine through me. when i'm down and out and theres no one around ther's a lamp in the distance. when no one hears my shouts ther's a lamp in the distance. when life is beating me up ther's a lamp in the distance. when everything seems to fail there's a lamp in the distance. when all i have to do is call there;s a lamp in the distance. and all i have to is pull the switch and the light comes through. Jesus you are that lamp and you shine through me there need be no more darkness just light. so shine through me lord,shine through me , make me your lamp lord, shine through me, shine through the darkness so others might see, shine through me lord shine through me.

princess

once there was a beautiful maiden destined to be a princess,and there was a lad destined to be her prince. one day she spied this fine young lad he was a breathless creature so handsome and strong and she dared to think maybe some day maybe he will be mine then chance brought them together and as the relationship blossomed she began to see her dream coming closer to reality . and then one day the lad asked the question will you be my princess and she smiled with glee , and said yes ,yes oh yes. then there life together took off they had many happy times some sad. they bore to beautiful sons who in time gave them three beautiful grandchildren. now there life was even more complete. they had a ministry for God of a life time helped many subjects. there rain together was in there eyes, a rain of family legend. they loved the same things they shared the same dreams this lad loved his princess deeply and his children more and the princess wanted for nothing and the lad sheltered her from as much pain as possible. and shared all the joy she could handle and then some. his love for God out way ed everything else even though the princesses happiness meant everything to this handsome lad God meant more he searched him out daily went to any lengths to find him and because of this he was blessed with great insights and helped many. he became a great asset to the Lord and his work. His princess worked in tune with the lad so much so they were one heart beat, but one day God had to call the lad home this greatly saddened the princess for she felt cheated she said how am i supposed to carry on the rain without my prince and God said you wont he is in the sound of your heart beat he is there when you smile and he is there when you here your children speak he is there in your decisions he sings to you through the birds and nature for he loved it so. he is the work you do for me says the Lord. our prince has not left he is still here he asked me to keep watch over you and i will honor that request as i have for many. so princess just remember we have a kingdom to protect and i have gone on but you must take up were i had to leave off the work must be completed little girl . don't give up just look deep with in yourself and the great I am will always be there, but most of all so will i.keep putting the jewels in the crown little girl keep putting the jewels in the crown . you always were and will be my little princess. but some day you'll be my queen. may we rain together again . love your lad. and love you from heaven.

why self

you know God says we as humans really believe in self preservation ,and he keeps telling me that he is the only one who can preserve us from destruction, so i ask my self what keeps me from letting go it all boils down to trust. you know even children have the need to preserve. just as we begin to learn to walk if we fall or begin to we try to protect our selves from harm when all we have to do is reach out and trust in the hand of God to protect just as we rely on our parents to be there we must rely on Jesus we must trust the unseen hand. it's the unseen that scares me even though i know i have nothing to fear,why is that? is it because we fear as humans what we cant see we feel it has to be tangible if you can feel it touch it or taste if your five senses cant fix it or come in contact with it we fear it.if we don't understand it we run from it, if we cant grasp it we toss it aside.if it doesn't benefit us we don't want it even if it does we push it aside because we feel we know best we let self in the way, why is that i ask? why do i let little silly things in and bother me as if they were life threatening why do i behave the way i do ? i ask myself this a lot and all i can come up with is self i let self become to all important. now that i see the problem how do i fix this do i keep trying myself or do i let go really let go get rid of the safety nets and jump into the unknown head first no parachute no human life lines that I've put there and let god do what he is best at? sherry's feelings my feelings of me first or why me or my lack or capability of letting someone else namely the great I am taking full control of my life i say i want change it is time for it i have lived in self long enough i am not the fixer God is the fixer i am his legs arms eyes ears mouth but what i have forgotten is i am not my own and it isn't my job to fix everything and everyone isn't out to get me and it isn't there trust i need or my need to trust them i just need to trust the one and only one who matters and that is Jesus that is god the father the great I am i can either let go now or watch the rope break of human self preservation . i choose once and for all to let go to let God take full control it's the only choice the right choice. so God here is my written declaration i here by let go of self of pride and the me ,me attitude, i here by let go of all lives pains and disappointments, i let go of criticism , i let go of anger, bitterness, i let go of the desire to be boss, i let go of self indulgence, i let go of worry, worry for tomorrow, let go of worry for today, let go of worry for finance, i let go of self. God i need you to take control of me and change me from the inside my dependence is on you. so help me father to be what you have created me for just as Jesus gave you all i must do the same it is the only choice for me . do or die i must crucify self forever to the cross and i do this gladly. so good by self hello Jesus. take control heavenly Father change is pain full and even more so when self is involved but here i am and here it is . help me to not help myself but allow you to help me. wake up , look up , and get up to where my God is. amen

andrew the lighthouse

hello my name is Andrew and i am a lighthouse.I didn't always shine as brightly as i do now. once i was dark and nothing worked inside. a lot of ships wrecked when they came near my shores. so they quit coming by. i got so worried and lonely , one day i couldn't take it anymore. and i cried out if someone would help me i know that i could shine again. i know my friends the ships would come to the harbor once more. what can i do? someone please help me. well one day and old friend came to visit he knocked and Andrew said come in old friend.and so he did. my friend said what have you done to yourself.Andrew sadly replied nothing.everything just quit working and no one comes close anymore. Andrews friend said i can if you will let me. Andrew said oh please do please help help me old friend. his friend said it will take a lot of work and it may hurt a little and it may hurt a lot. Andrew said i don't care, i need help. so his friend said well we better get started then and his friends first job was cleaning up the mess below . and he began pulling out the old furniture and the wiring from the walls and the bad plumbing. Andrew said must that go it was old but I'm used to it, and why my wires that hurts when you pull that out not mention my pipes to.his friend said Andrew the furniture is not safe for your friends to sit on and the old wiring can cause much damage if they are not repaired your pipes have to be replaced so fresh water can be pumped in. Andrew said reluctantly OK, go ahead . and soon the bottom half of Andrew was clean and working again. old pains and sorrows gone. then his friend came to the stairs which led up to the top of course. and his friend ripped out one step after another replacing them with newer and much stronger ones. but it hurt so bad , Andrew complained cant you just patch it up why must you take it all out. Andrews friend replied i could patch it up new over old but it wouldn't hold for long and we'd be right back were we started. OK, said Andrew but Finnish quickly. and his friend said one step at a time my friend one step at a time. well finally it came time for Andrew upper half, and his friend looked around and he saw great possibilities. Andrew wasn't sure he wanted to his friend in on this floor. he would have to let go of all his comforts and his way of doing things. he began to feel resentful why must i give up so much. then rebellion reared it's ugly head i don't know old friend should i let you finish? then he started to feel some independence well i have been here for a long time on my own, why should stop now? and Andrews friend replied finishing helps you to know you can do anything with someone there to work with you, don't worry about why because you know it is really better for you, and can you see where you were before you got to where you are now. Andrew thought about this and while he was thinking his friend kept on working and then Andrew said my dear friend your right i do feel better and i do need you. just as Andrew said this my friend tripped the switch and i shined brighter than i ever had before. and everyone came back to see me my ship friends were not afraid of my shores. the rough edges were still there but my light shined and they could work around them. i told my friend please don't leave,please stay. and my friend said i never left and I'll always stay. love Jesus. from Sherry's quiet place