"It is in this situation that I ask Christians to pray for the people of Bihar, and for the believers there."Dr K. P. Yohannan said. "We don't know how many churches we have lost or how many Christians have been flooded from their homes, but we do know that our commitment is to help everyone we can, regardless of the situation.

The Kosi River is a volatile neighbor to the millions of Biharis. It causes massive erosion and frequently alters its course, washing away everything in its path.

"Over and over, we have seen God at work in the wake of these disasters, and I am confident that He will turn what we see as evil into His good.

"I join my leaders and missionaries in Bihar and Nepal in asking that Christians around the world pray for those suffering in these floods, that the waters will quickly recede and that those who have escaped the disaster will be kept safe.

I had to put this on my blog both the song Held by Natalie Grant and Mr. Charles R. Swindoll remind me only, only God can be there for you when the awfulness of life comes........and they will come....its just a matter of when...............................................................................................GOD’S PRESENCE IN SUFFERING
by Charles R. Swindoll

Read Job 2:11--13

The book of Job is not only a witness to the dignity of suffering and God's presence in our suffering, but it's also our primary biblical protest against religion that has been reduced to explanations or "answers." Many of the answers that Job's so-called friends give him are technically true. But it is the "technical" part that ruins them. They are answers without personal relationship, intellect without intimacy. The answers are slapped onto Job's ravaged life like labels on a specimen bottle. In response, Job rages against this secularized wisdom that has lost touch with the living realities of God.

The late (and I might add great) Joe Bayly and his wife, Mary Lou, lost three of their children. They lost one son following surgery when he was only eighteen days old. They also lost the second boy at age five because of leukemia. They then lost a third son at eighteen years after a sledding accident, because of complications related to his hemophilia.

Joe writes in a wonderful book, The Last Thing We Talk About:  

I was sitting, torn by grief. Someone came and talked to me of God's dealings, of why it happened, of hope beyond the grave. He talked constantly; he said things I knew were true.
I was unmoved, except I wished he'd go away. He finally did.
Another came and sat beside me. He didn't talk. He didn't ask leading questions. He just sat beside me for an hour and more, listened when I said something, answered briefly, prayed simply, left.
I was moved. I was comforted. I hated to see him go.

We went to TCC aka "the cool church" Sunday and after church was TCC University…..Pastor David is giving background as to why doing church differently and how it came to be. He spoke of our church being a seeker friendly church! A naughty word “emergent church”…..and made absolute sense…..he said , everything we do is to draw new people in….everything is choreographed to make it comfortable welcoming to the new person not accusing and inducing guilt. Making it a place you want to be, so we can fill the seats with “new souls” ….not for money not to grow the way the world sees a church as successful. Pretty much done the way Jesus preached to the people. Not to embarrass not to condemn not yelling scaring heaping upon a person all they should be doing…..he was gentle strong encouraging loving….and drew you into following him because “you wanted to” …..Pastor David said “true worship” is done by living your life FOR God, it isn’t just done on Sunday or when you pray …it is done in everything you do being mother father sister brother aunt uncle grandma grandpa worker student, friend,…in every part of you life the roles you have ….worship Jesus by your obedience and your heart. Pastor David especially brings in the kids [family’s] in our worship of God… Anyways Our church is geared to the seeker sensitive, BUT THE MESSAGE STAYS THE SAME, it is understandable to the person off the street not mystical not a new fad……..grounded and logical. Faith based on facts, Expressing belief in Jesus on the cross and resurrection, Repentance [turning around and following], baptism [immersion in water and professing], I love how Pastor explains church….TCC is ”the church is teaches the foundation and springboard for spiritual growth….I like that Pastor also teaches in parables thru stories or movie clips so it is clear as day what the bible is saying. Church has become to me the classroom of who God is, like pre-k to 12^th grade , I’m still in kindergarten ….but God’s wisdom only applies here not human wisdom…so that’s what I’m learning….God, Jesus, and The Bible! Small groups bible studies so much to take advantage of to grow and strengthen God in your life….everything is systematic and geared from baby [newbie’s] Christians to adult Christians. Baptism Pastor said IS a requirement….Jesus did it so we follow Jesus……the thief on the cross is used for not being baptized…not true, so says Pastor…..he died BEFORE Christ and was under the OLD TESTAMENT……Galatians 3-27 And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes.^[n] 1 Peter 3-21 21 And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from^{[g] a clean conscience.} So Pastor says baptism is a must not only for expressing obedience to Christ but an outward expression of belief. Getting right with God is a “ lifetime commitment involving “foundation motivation consistency“ ….being SAVED is a life long commitment!! And a lifelong learning process……my chosen profession, just call me a student of God!

This video is so good about why DISABILITY NICK VUJICIC BORN WITH OR GROWN INTO OR HAPPEN TO……HE IS VERY FUNNY AND REALLY SHOWS THE GLORY OF GOD! !! ! GOD`S LOVE STORY FOR NICKG NICK AND GREG

What draws a person to God…….I know about being called by God…predestined…..predetermined……but observing different families ….all adults are saved…or..…a mother or grandmother maybe just 1 or 2.……in my family brothers and sisters there husbands and wives all were saved but many walked away and there kids have walked away..…………If you are saved the fruits of the spirit overflow******[ GALATIANS 5:22-23 but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 25If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit]

and spill onto your family……doing everything in love and compassion strength with those closest to you…..living the bibles words…..children take notice of us…….my kids are my mirror……things they say or do…..come from me…….if we model God then he is their mirror……saying the word of God. Living in the world, modeling the fruits of the world ….being hypocritical ensures that your kids will grow up to be of the world…..it takes

On Greg Laurie sermon today he spoke of a poem “ grow old with me the best is yet to be” applying that to God and heaven. He spoke of Satan who uses the best times first and how fun you have, then pow!! the worst the rest of your life. I am a gal that saves the best for last…dessert…..presents……buying groceries little Debbie cakes chips etc…I hide half away so the kids don’t eat it all at once…..in 2 Corinthians 12* 1 [ the message bible] Paul speaks of going to heaven and what he saw was so unspeakable……there are many books written about heaven and how people died for a few minutes and saw heaven…..Greg Laurie said that he will take Paul’s word and what he wrote in the bible instead of reading books. I am also inclined to agree, I am willing to wait for the best is yet to be, God has promised that……and I believe him, whatever God has made it will be beyond my wildest dreams! “ GROW OLD WITH ME, THE BEST IS YET TO BE” so comforting growing old with God….this link wow, written by John Lennon! A man and a women ….Grow old along with me..

Today I have noticed when Jaylee comes home from school……she asks how my day was…….she takes off her shoes grabs her sippy cup with Kool-Aid her blanket climbs up on the couch I turn on noggin TV and she “unwinds”……they sure grow up early! that’s all I got to say today!

Sunday morning started off disconcertingly , Eddie had coffee ready for me what a great hubby he is!! He was making breakfast and I’m looking at the sliding door and the packrat ran by …….Eddie came looked out and went into attack mode!! He is very territorial!! So I watch from inside he swings the broom and turns on the hose spraying and jabbing! I have a plants stand I made up of bricks and boards with 20 pots or more on it and the rat ran for that….Eddie jabs again cussing and jokes follow apparently a 5 foot snake is curled in there….so now he is spraying water and flinging the broom from side to side and he manages to pick up the snake with a hula hoe and broom and flings it out to the middle of the yard…….he finally kills a few mice but the rat is entombed in a brick….I am not going out there to look because right now that is where it is! We went yesterday for rat poison….I hope the rabbits and quail don’t keel over! They eat just about anything! At Church Pastor David spoke about “why living for God is the best way to worship God” and “breaking down barriers” John 4-4-42 He spoke how Jesus in Samaria spoke to the women at the well, and how no “good Jew” would go thru Samaria…..Jesus brought his message to the people in ways that were very different to reach them. There has been a lot of talk of emergent churches and our church has been accused because of the way our Pastor looks ….the name of our church aka “the cool church” actually TCC [Tucson Community Church] are what is said on the website or TCC unpopular stance on the homosexual lifestyle, relevant logical interesting and yes even fun or…..on and on it goes…….David said the message doesn’t change but who we reach does…..thru video, TV….I waited for 2 years to find a church,, I prayed and watch TV evangelists and Eddie is the one who wanted to go if he “had” to go. He is Catholic and I told him it had to be a church that preached from the bible. The music a live band who sings the songs Pastor and others have written …..Eddie would not go to a “pushy” church who spoke in tongues and had church every day of the week. I could not go to church if Eddie didn’t want to nor could my kids. This church fits us perfectly and next Sunday starts TCC University, freshman course……. 2-3 hours on spiritual foundations for your life. I love how Pastor wants to ground us in the bible so I’ll be there and Eddie is ok with that by letting me go. Our Pastor for the eastside Andy is a Medical DR and how he puts together medical with the bible. Usually Doctors have so much human knowledge they have no need of God’s knowledge, reading Luke who was a Medical Doctor also ……I see where he is coming from. Church should be a place you want to be, I find that it is opening all areas that people like to do like café, exercising, band music on Fri. and Sat. Teen programs, Kids programs…. Somehow I learn so much more when I enjoy being there. I understand many people say a “show” ‘entertainment” should not be a part of church…..I don’t think ours is anything like that, just using TV and video to accomplish the teachings of the bible…..repentance spiritual growth, baptizing confessing God as your Lord and Saviour ………I like that things are explained and slow even pace is set….many churches rush you into all the things of God and it is so over whelming you lose heart because you have not yet begun to anchor yourself in God. Anyways just wanted to thank my Pastors David McAllister of The Tucson Community Church aka The Cool Church and Doctor Andy Laurie…….thank you for introducing me to “the God of the bible”.

When I read my bible it occurs to me that I am getting to know God Jesus….many people do not have time to read but how will you recognize God and Jesus when they return…..in the bible Abraham Jacob Daniel bowed down to angels they did not recognize who they were……how will I know….most importantly how will I discern mans words and God’s words…..Jaron and Jaylee learn in school math reading …..Is earth God’s classroom……what we have learned will we take that when we go to heaven to our new jobs? How can I be a Christian if I don’t recognize Jesus ..…the tickling of the ears is in large part not knowing God Jesus and the bible….but also wanting more worldly things .Dr J. Vernon McGee I am entranced by the video of him and his life………I prayed a while ago for more discernment stronger roots my blog wisdom from God to understand the bible…….God sent radio sermons 24-7 and one of the teachers was _by_Dr_J_Vernon_McGee.htm before listening to Dr. McGee I followed “the read the bible in a year” in my older bible I have that program ….. I had a difficult time being consistent and so would have to make up for weekends read extra Thursday and Friday so I would be on track Monday………no understanding….. I retained nothing and was frequently angry at God because I didn’t understand it didn’t work for me so God sent me the radio..…on the video they speak of Dr McGee saying that his broadcast will continue into the great tribulation…he died in 1988 How God works is unfolding before my very eyes…..I WOULD LOVE TO CONTRIBUTE….somehow someway I will . Joni Erickson Tada sang this song about what Vernon McGee has done with the bible, ....Sing them over again to me, wonderful words of life; let me more of their beauty see, wonderful words of life; words of life and beauty teach me faith and duty. Refrain: Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life. Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life. 2. Christ, the blessed one, gives to all wonderful words of life; sinner, list to the loving call, wonderful words of life; all so freely given, wooing us to heaven. (Refrain) 3. Sweetly echo the gospel call, wonderful words of life; offer pardon and peace to all, wonderful words of life; Jesus, only Savior, sanctify forever. I so agree……I look at the bible as a wondrous work God has wrought for me to know him to see him to follow him....Dr J .Vernon McGee, My Pastor David and countless others all point to the bible to hear to know to see God and strengthen my roots. It isn’t how much you read, its how much you understand.   TRUE LOVE give it a few secs for the song!

I wrote this about 3 months ago and didn`t feel I had finished it, but I had come across some sites and then Jehovahs Witness at my door....they are very tenacious and have come for 10 years. I read there books to find out why they are wrong , the bible verses they quote doesn`t say  what they said.....it looks like it is of God but a few words turned around...and it becomes mans interpretation, religion ,mans god dictated by man..............I was watching Oprah yesterday and she had reformed polygamists and the recent raid on the polygamists in Texas. I was very heartbroken to hear them comparing the Mormon polygamists sect connecting to God and the bible. There is a verse about the glory of women is the hair……..cutting the hair………..many just pull bits and pieces from the bible to scorn or laugh at not knowing what it means, the context in that day when Paul was preaching to Corinth……paganism being rampant cutting meaning shorn……..shave it all off……..have many meanings [rebellion against God] besides following a pagan cult called Dionysiac Cult…..I think the real discussion has to do with women submitting to there husbands which they have real disdain for. These different religions that have **there own bible**written a few hundred years ago…. to follow written by men are NOT OF GOD……NOT OF GOD……, they are of the world created by men to follow there rules…..the bible is the only written authority**written by men filled with the holy spirit divinely written thousands of years ago** I look to for truth about God and Jesus. I am ashamed to think these sects are associated to God when the unsaved look and say “see, that’s why I don’t believe. If they don’t worship the God and Jesus of “the bible” they worship Satan. Its black and white no gray areas……right or wrong……..watching TV it occurred to me standing before the judgment seat is this how we will see everyone’s guilt……..will this be how one will see how there lives played out on earth like watching TV? Pulling out different verses in the bible to scorn or condemn the bible, Jesus as useless…….like watching Jesus walking with the cross again people laughing yelling scorning……heartbreaking…..being unsaved you didn’t think so much about what the bible said just thinking it was antiquated and wasn’t relevant to living today. I watched another cult called God’s children…………vile with child abuse and molestation……it reminded me of the Canaanites ,Moabites, Hittites, Amorites, Jebusites, Sodomites……. that God had told Joshua to annihilate them because of there detestable habits. It would seem these religious orders are coming back with a vengeance……..there is one religion that take there newborns and encapsulate them in a wall… burns them or impales them on wooden poles. In Deuteronomy and Numbers much of this information makes it seem That God was punishing over the top but the more you read that isn’t so…….. http://www.susancanthony.com/Resources/Dennis/canaan.html This I found on the web which delves even further into the history of these religions. RELIGION isn’t of God it is of HUMANS…..

Reading the bible today psalm 22.….1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
       Why are you so far from saving me,
       so far from the words of my groaning?   2 O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
       by night, and am not silent. .........................is truly a picture of Jesus on the cross Dr. J. Vernon McGee said “ today instead of looking up at the cross we will look down from the cross….thru Jesus eyes…..it made me cry to see what Jesus saw….we humans are a terrible lot,,,,, I told my brother once we are God’s burdens…….grace like rain… ..what a terrible burden the human race is……………………………….................................Jaylee has been loving school, I ask if she misses me…….”no” she looks at me strangely! I am glad that she is ready to learn , I am glad she loves adventure, I am glad she is ready to grow up….things are achanging again…..and that is a good thing……..Jaron…..is still closed up but little by little……I have taken him off the Adderall XR this summer so we will see if his learning improves or his focus gets worse. When he is eighteen what will happen, he can’t be on adderall the rest of his life……….so its time for a change for Jaron, and me…….its time to grow

 

On the bible bus with dr. j Vernon McGee……psalm 18 *1-3.1-2 I love you, God— you make me strong.
God is bedrock under my feet,
the castle in which I live,
my rescuing knight.
My God—the high crag
where I run for dear life,
hiding behind the boulders,
safe in the granite hideout.
3 I sing to God, the Praise-Lofty,
and find myself safe and saved. psalm 19*1-6 1 The heavens proclaim the glory of God.
The skies display his craftsmanship.
2 Day after day they continue to speak;
night after night they make him known.
3 They speak without a sound or word;
their voice is never heard.^[a]
4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.

God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.
5 It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding.
It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race.
6 The sun rises at one end of the heavens
and follows its course to the other end.
Nothing can hide from its heat

It’s so good to understand what God is saying……