Spirit and Truth
Image by Marla Shaw O’Neill 7/24/2018
I haven’t doodled for a while but still listening to Lisa Mitts song, Divine Breath, I felt compelled to do this angel…God has been speaking to my heart about praise…when we praise Him in total surrender and in Spirit and Truth…He is delighted… strongholds are broken, the devil runs from us, and God is in our midst…Praise opens doors for victory and closes doors of defeat…
Oh magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt his name together! Amen! (Psalm 34:3)
I Am Yours
This song, Divine Breath was written and performed by my dear friend Lisa Mitts and it inspired me to write the poem. We hope it blesses you.
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Are your ears awake? Can you hear the wind begin to blow…?
Can you hear him whisper your name?
Are your eyes open? Can you see the splendor or His Majesty?
Can you see the evidence of His glory?
Come on…come walk with me in the cool of the afternoon,
When the sun is bowing low…and the grass is soft and tender…
Let’s have a talk…share with me your deepest heart’s desire…
Just you and me together…
Look, see that lily near the brook…its petals are reaching for a cold sip of water…
And look there; see that deer as she quietly, gently, drinks from the stream…
Son…
Daughter…
I am that living stream…
Drink of me and you will never thirst again…
Arm in arm we will stroll through life together…
You and me…on a journey…
A journey called forever…
Smiling, I slowly turn and see…
Face to face…love’s grace…
Yes Lord…I will walk with you…
I can hear your wind-words as you speak…
I hear your Spirit as you call my name…
I see your love and I understand…
I am yours…
And you, are mine!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill July 23, 2018
Revelation 2:7 The Message (MSG)
“Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches. I’m about to call each conqueror to dinner. I’m spreading a banquet of Tree-of-Life fruit, a supper plucked from God’s orchard.”
Now People
This post is written by my Aunt Rose and was given by her permission. She has written beautiful poems and articles over the years and wants to share them with you. It is her heart to share the Lord with everyone, we hope you are blessed.
“Now People”
We need to be “now” people and “today” people. The procrastination or “there’s no hurry” attitude is a trick of Satan and brings hardness of the heart.
We should not only be hearers but doers of the Word. The “doing” part does not mean depending just on self. When we study God’s Word and apply it to our lives, God will lead and direct our paths. We should not lean back and call on God just when we have a need. Let’s not be depressed about things of yesterday nor drown in depressions and self-pity. God says we can possess the land! God is a God of today! Let’s move on and forge ahead with the mighty power of His Spirit.
Don’t expect to do the doing on your own. Let’s do in God’s time so that we may have spiritual results. Sometimes God says “wait” and sometimes He says “now.” When we move in His time, with His anointing, his work gets accomplished. The Holy Spirit leads, guides and directs. We are His vessels. The flesh or the natural man’s thinking is removed. His Spirit works through us when we are willing. “Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord!
When we procrastinate or have the “no hurry” attitude, we fool ourselves into thinking that good intentions are enough. We think “someday” when I get this done or when I finish this or that or when I’m financially able or I stop this or that sin or all the other excuses that come to mind; then I will commit myself to the Lord. Will your time run out? We do not know about tomorrow. No. God will not credit you for good intentions as you may think. He said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” We will never accomplish or carry through God’s anointing with that attitude. That is an attitude of disobedience to God. A “little” obedience is the same as no obedience to God. We cannot serve two Masters. We must love one or hate the other (Satan). Anything that replaces God in your life is the same as idolatry. God was and still is against idol worship. “Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me.” He demands to be first in our lives. Our God is a “Now” God; not to be put off and used as a God of convenience. Letting other things come first is easy since God gives us a will of choice. We decide whom we wish to serve.
We must be “now” people while we are under the anointing. When we step out for God, He anoints, equips and directs. Today is the day of faith! Now is the time of your anointing. Now is the time of salvation and the reaping of the harvest! Do not be concerned of what people will say. Make a stand for God now, while there’s still time. Satan says. “There’s no hurry!” God says, “Now people!” God will take care of you when you make Him your priority now!
You’ve heard the phrase: “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.”
There’s another story about the Graduation School of little demons.
Satan asked three of them, “What are you going to tell the people when you go out there?”
The first little demon says, “I’m going to tell them there’s No God!”
Satan said, “Not good enough. Most Christians and sinners know there’s a God.”
He asked the next one. “What will you tell the people?”
The second little demon says, “I’ll say there’s no Hell!”
Satan says, “Ahhh, that’s good. You’ll get a few, but not enough.”
He asks the third little demon, “What will you say?”
The third demon with an evil grin says, “There’s no hurry!”
Satan laughed and said, “That’s great! You will win many for the kingdom of darkness!!”
Let’s not put off tomorrow what we can be blessed with today! There is life and power in God’s Word.
Be people of purpose…be people of “Now!”
Reference: Isaiah 60:1; Ephesians 5:11; James 1:22-25
~Rosa L. Benton Gandy April 1, 1997
Give God Your Ashes
Last week I had been praying about something that I believed the Lord wanted me to write and it was difficult because it was something that had happened in my life that was painful and I didn’t want to talk about that part of my life. But the words from Ashes to Beauty, kept coming to my mind. I had gotten this letter from my Aunt Rose and had left it on an end table. As I walked past the table the letter caught my eye and I decided to open it and read it. There in the pages of her letter it was confirmed that God indeed wanted me to write my story and I did. I’m not going to share it at this time, but I wrote it in obedience to the Lord for another venue. Even after writing it, I was torn, but something my pastor said in his sermon Sunday was that, “The Bible is full of stories of broken and imperfect people and maybe your story will help someone else.” We all have stories…some happy and some sad life is messy…we can’t change the story in the past…it is what it is…But with the grace of God and with His guidance and direction we can change the story going forward…God took all the ashes of my life; the broken, bitter, ugly story and turned it into something beautiful and of worth, to be used for His glory…I am not that person from the past…I am a brand new creation…I have the favor of God and I will forever Praise Him for transforming my life by living in obedience to His will! The thing is…is that when we surrender our hearts to Him…he takes our ashes and turns them into beautiful jewels for His glory!! He will give you beauty for ashes…we just have to be willing.
God used my Aunt Rose’s letter, the letter below to give me the courage to tell what otherwise would have left me bound to something he wanted to set me free from.
Writings by Aunt Rose
A New Beginning
We may “wish” for a change, but wishes do not come true without a decision. Decisions come with faith and obedience to God. There will never be a change without a decision.
God can give us a renewal daily with fresh mercies. We can either go on the way we are or accept the fact that we have been created, by God, to need “new beginnings.” We must release our faith and say, “His is a place of new beginning for me, a place to have a fresh start.”
It is time to have the abundant life that Jesus says we can have. We must put away the old and put on the new life in Christ.
There is no room or the time for the depressions, the guilt, the hurt, self-pity, unforgiveness, bitterness, selfishness, anger or jealousy; anything that may come between you and God. Jesus bore all of this on the cross so that we may be free and delivered of all sins. He delivers you from any bondage! God assures us that, through Him, we may have ever lasting life and be Overcomers.
In order for God to change things for us, He needs our co-operation. There must be a change “within” us before there can be a change in circumstances. If He has been speaking to your heart about new levels of obedience or some sacrifice; you may need a change of attitude. We may have to take an action of faith to see results.
(Isaiah 61:3) How wonderful it is to know that God gives us beauty for ashes! He heals us physically and spiritually. The ashes are everything that’s been burned away that’s keeping you from coming into the fullness of God. We must get rid of it. The devil wants us to keep them around to destroy us and remind us of the past and our weaknesses. The past has been wiped away and He never remembers anymore, neither should we. He gives you too much abundant life for you to be consumed by the past sins, which you died away to.
This is the time and year chance to decide to make a fresh beginning. Be determined, by faith and obedience and the power of Christ to make a fresh beginning with God for the New Year 1998 or at the present.
When we obey God, in love, He will restore to us all that we have lost. Even if all you have left is rubble and broken pieces of your life. He, in His miraculous way will make it all work for your good. I know this is unnatural to the carnal way of thinking. “What the devil means for evil, God will work it out for good.”
If you have everything but don’t have Christ, you have nothing. If you have nothing but have Christ, you have everything.
(Romans 8:26-28) With God being our partner, “all things work together for good to them that love God according to His purpose.”
There is a calling and a purpose on each life. We must set ourselves apart from this world and be in complete obedience to Him. Without obedience there can be no joy~ what do you have to lose?
~Anger, shame, condemnation, self-centeredness, hatred, bitterness, guilt, unforgiveness and many things that defeat us.
(Lamentations 3:22-26) We have new mercies every morning and great is God’s faithfulness. It is in the Lord we have our hope. The Lord is good to those who wait for Him and to the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that we hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. During that quiet time we should honor the Lord with praise. He loves to hear from His children and He loves to spend time with us. He wants us to know that we are strengthened just by His presence. He wants to be first in our lives but He also knows it is our choice. It is our obedience that He yearns for. He wants to bless His children and He’s waiting for us to take the time to commune with Him to give Him our undivided attention.
We gain so much during our praise. “Be still and know that I am God!”
God is the Deliverer. The Peace-giver. The Restorer of the soul. The Resurrection and the Life. The Comforter. The Overcomer. He is everything you take time for Him to be. What do you want God to be to you?
(Isaiah 41:10) Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Amen~
~Rose Gandy December 29, 1997, used by Rose Gandy’s permission.
Isaiah 61:3 New King James Version (NKJV) To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
Romans 8:26-28 New King James Version (NKJV) Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession [a]for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Isaiah 41:10 New King James Version (NKJV) Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Lamentations 3:22-26 New King James Version (NKJV) Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord.
The Willow
The roots of a Willow tree are tough and fibrous. A twig left lying on rather moist ground will take root, at every joint. Willows grow chiefly in moist land along streams or around the margins of lakes and swamps. They are planted on the banks of streams where the fibrous roots bind the soil and prevent its washing away. Willow twigs often are the thrust in the soil of river levees by workers carrying out flood control programs. These soon take root and develop into trees.
I think I might just take a liking to Willows. Doesn’t seem like they take too much taking care of and if you don’t have a “green thumb”, it sounds like the right kind of tree for me. One that takes root at every joint is left lying on moist ground. Isn’t this a beautiful descriptive way of looking in comparison, to a Christian? One who eventually grows and matures in Christ like the Willow is nourished, grows into a tree. Just think at first, these plants bend and flow with the breeze and all the while, are becoming strong enough to withstand even the storms that rage until they grow into tall, strong trees. Jesus helps us to withstand the strong raging storms of life with His Divine Power and guidance, (with our acceptance of His help), eventually, so no matter what our circumstances are, or the insurmountable obstacles that come against us, like a tree that’s planted by the water, we shall not be moved…
Maria’s “Notebook of Sayings”
P.S. So goes the Christian who has matured by desire and being grounded deep into God’s Words—She never thirst again after receiving the water He gave. Feeling His Devine Power in the breeze of the Holy Spirit.
~Maria Gandy (Permission to post by Rose Gandy 2018)
Memory of Mama
Pearl Jeannette Gandy
As I looked at my memories for Facebook today I see where I posted about my mom going home to be with the LORD! (7162015) I am strong…I am determined…I am brave…I am loved…I am a Child of God…in these moments of sadness…I will let myself cry…and then I will release God’s peace and hope in my heart…we have all felt the pain of loss and we grieve…that is part of how God designed us, it is a natural process…Our Hope is in Him…our life is in Him…our help is in Him…and while I am sad today and miss my mom so terribly much…I know she is in a wonderful place…I am blessed to have had her with me for as long as I did…and you know what, it doesn’t matter how old you get…you still feel like a little kid at times and need a hug, a kind word and some TLC.
My mom wasn’t perfect…but she strived for perfection and to do what was right…
She lives on in her children and grandchildren and great grandchildren…and those to come…she failed many times in her life as we all do…but she didn’t take her eyes off the Lord…and if you were around her for any length of time…you’d know she was full of God’s love…I like to think that, that part of her has rubbed off on her children…I believe it has…we came from strong roots…and best of all…from the roots of Jesus…we may not all share him the same way…or live for him the same way…but the evidence of Him is in our DNA…and the prayers of my mama are eternal…her prayers are still being answered…God’s anointing flows deep within us…there is no escaping Him…oh we can rebel and disobey…but He loves us too much to let us fail…for those who draw close to his breath…will always breathe the prayers of salvation and his conviction will cause us to come to repentance and draw us closer…and closer to His presence…
Mama, thank you for your life and for living the second part of your life totally and completely sold out for Jesus; preaching, teaching, praying, abiding, lifting His name up. Thank you for your faithful prayers. Thank you for your mentorship and the legacy of living your life for God! Thank you for never giving up…
…I’m still here and while I’m here I will proclaim God’s great Love and share His life with others…because there is no greater name, no greater teacher, no greater love, no greater way or truth, than the Lord Jesus Christ…
Maybe you don’t believe…that’s OK…because Jesus believes in you and he will never give up on you.
His grace is sufficient…and one day…One day…every knee will bow and every tongue will confess…
That Jesus Christ is LORD!
But today…I’m writing this as a memorial to my Mom! This may have been the day she died…but it is also the day she gained life eternally in her heavenly home!! I am still on a journey in a far away place…a sojourner…a traveler through this time and space…it’s not my time to go home yet…so until then…
Thank you mama for being you! I miss you dearly. I see you everywhere I go…I feel you in my heart…I see you when I look in the mirror…and one of these days I will be with you…and we will run on the streets of glory…we will sing at the top of our lungs in the Angel Choir…we will fish in the Jordan river…we will even walk on the water…we will dance and twirl and laugh and talk and never ever get tired… We will rejoice in the presence of the Lord God almighty forever….Amen!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill July 16, 2018
1 Thessalonians 4:10-14 New Living Translation (NLT)
Indeed, you already show your love for all the believers throughout Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you to love them even more.
Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others.
The Hope of the Resurrection
And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.
Relationship Restored with Adonai
No longer could a veil, divide, the place where God’s Holy Presence resides
From crown of thorns, to nails, and a pierce in His son’s side,
Torn body,
Yahweh cries…
It…is…finished!
He gives up this life and he dies~
And in that moment, in the Holy of holies…the temple veil is torn…
From top to bottom
God’s presence unleashed, set free for mankind’s hearts to receive
Total transformation~
New wine poured out…
The heaven’s shake; the earth quakes…
A drink, from His holy cup…
Graves open up
As the God-man preaches there’s a revival in paradise
Chains, from souls are broken
God’s word purely spoken…
First fruits of the resurrection; born to give us new life…
Anointed one…Jesus the Christ…lives to testify…
Jesus is now our High Priest; He will never cease, to intercede for us
No more separation from the Holy One…
His death ripped the veil; new life has begun…
No flaming sword of cherubim, to block us from His presence,
No sacrifice of animals to cover up His essence…
No longer incense burned, nor water from an urn…
No more years to yearn, to see Messiah come…
Jesus tore the veil…
His name we’ll forever hail…
His story we will tell~
We are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb…
Full access to Elohim…
We will walk and talk with him again…
No longer, will we mourn…
For the veil, is torn~
Praise El Shaddai, our Adonai…
Reunited with our Abba…
Nothing more, can ever separate us, from the LORD!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill July 16, 2018
Matthew 27:50-52 New Living Translation (NLT) Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead.
Hebrews 4:14-10:18 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus the Great High Priest
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness. This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.
In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him,
“You are my Son; today I have become your Father.”
And he says in another place,
“You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
Holy Ghost and Fire-Do Not Fear
OK here we go!!!
So about this Holy Fire…
This is the message I have to give today…and in obedience I write…
God sent Jesus.
Jesus said to tarry (wait) for the Promise…stay in Jerusalem until you are filled with the Power from on High…
Luke 24:49 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) And look, I am sending you what My Father promised. As for you, stay in the city until you are empowered from on high.”
You know it takes wind blowing on embers, to cause them to ignite and catch fire…
One-hundred-and-twenty-souls in a room upstairs near Jerusalem…what were they doing? They were waiting in obedience, and they were praying together in one accord….Ten days after the ascension of Jesus…(Acts 1:14)
And then suddenly, like a mighty rushing wind the room was filled where they were and tongues of fire lit upon each of them and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and Fire!!!! Praising God, all speaking languages they didn’t know … (Acts 2:2-4)
The crowd thought they were drunk with new wine, but it was too early to be drinking it was nine in the morning…
Tribes and nations were there from all over the known world for the feast of Pentecost….They heard these unlearned men and women praising God in each of the foreigner’s on language…shocked by this display…some mocked, but some listened.
Peter stood up and began to preach, this is not new wine, it is what was spoken of by the prophet Joel. (Joel 2:28)
He began to tell them about Jesus, and what the religious rulers did to the Son of God…About 3000 souls repented and were baptized that day.…When the Holy Ghost and Fire is seen and heard in God’s people, when His word is preached, faith rises and…transformations take place and something miraculous happens…these early Christ-followers didn’t have a lukewarm encounter with Jesus…they didn’t have a scheduled program or organized religion, they had no fine, luxurious buildings to minister in…they preached in court yards and on hill sides….They were persecuted…crucified, mocked, spit on, beaten, betrayed, stoned to death for their faith…and that was before they received the Holy Ghost and Fire…look what happened to them afterwards…they Rocked the known world for Jesus and He spread like wild-fire everywhere they preached. Hearts were changed, bodies healed and set free, deliverance from evil spirits…they helped each other, loved each other, prayed for each other…They were the called out ones…The early Church…
Peter said the Holy Ghost was for everyone who accepted Jesus as the son of God. I’m not just taking about tongues of fire…I’m talking about a rejuvenation of the heart, where the love of God is the focus and souls for His kingdom are the goal…that even the far off ones would be filled…that’s you and me. That the Holy Ghost and fire is for every generation and all who will seek Him…Do you eat only one meal and never eat again? No. You eat daily. The same is true of being filled with the Spirit.
God always has a remnant…those who will not conform to this world…those who get alone with the Messiah and pray, not to be seen of men…but to have an intimate relationship and pivotal moments with Him. Where he directs their lives and reveals more of Jesus to them. By letting the Holy Ghost have full reign showing them the heart of Jesus…
It doesn’t matter what is going on in this world…chaos and death and sickness and climate changes have been going on since the beginning of time… Jesus said there would be wars and rumors of war…it rains on the just and the unjust…our bodies are going to decay they are going to wear out…but our soul never wears out, never grows old, never dies…the soul is eternal…depending on the decision we make will determine where our soul will dwell forever.
Evil is ever present and will continue until Jesus returns….We as Jesus’ children and followers must keep our eyes on Him…be full of the Holy Ghost and Fire and continue in His word…Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God!!
The Holy Ghost is gentle, kind, comforting, peaceable, longsuffering, He doesn’t grow weary or tired…he doesn’t sleep or slumber…He is always watchful always aware and always brings the Presence of God and reveals Jesus to the seeking heart. He grieves, he rejoices, he doesn’t bring confusion or doubt. He brings understanding and encouragement. The Holy Ghost of God is not fear or death. He brings life and refreshing.
Don’t let lies or distractions keep you from the life-source…tarry in His presence and let him show you what it is He has for you…he doesn’t make a display to bring glory to himself…He comes to show us Jesus.
The only way we are ever going to truly know Him…is to be with Him…seek Jesus not the gifts he has to offer…those are manifestations that he is present. Do you want to know about the author of the book…or do you want to know the author?
If you are a God-seeker…a Jesus-follower… Holy Ghost walker-talker…then ask him to fill your cup on a continuous daily basis…let the rivers of life flow from your belly. Not hot or cold and never lukewarm…
Be on fire.
If you have no clue what I’m talking about…and you want to know Him…Ask Jesus to come into your heart and change your life, fill you with The Holy Ghost and Fire and I promise you will understand. I’m not talking about emotionalism…I talking about a real, honest-to-goodness encounter with the Living God!
Open the Book. The Holy Book, known as the Bible…God’s words were written down for us to read and feast upon. Men and women lived and died to make sure this generation would have the Word of God. Don’t take it lightly…respect it and protect it. Learn it and know it. The scriptures testify of who Jesus is…if you truly want to know Jesus…read His word and ask the Holy Ghost to open your understanding. Ask him to show you the face of Jesus. He loves to reveal Jesus to us so that we will live and not die.
~Marla Shaw O’Neill July 13, 2018
(Read Acts chapters 1 and 2)
Acts 2:2-4 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying. And tongues, like flames of fire that were divided, appeared to them and rested on each one of them. Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.
No Condemnation
I read your words of life today they made me stop and ponder
Is there hidden sin within my heart?
Lord, help me so I do not wander.
Am I being kind and thankful for all that you have done?
Am I setting the right example?
Do I criticize and complain, do I take your name in vain
Is my heart pure before you Lord, or do I bring you shame?
Help me Lord.
I don’t want to point fingers or accuse anyone of blame…
Are my ways pleasing to you Lord?
If someone needed help, would I welcome them in, or turn them from my door?
Do others see you, in me, Lord?
When troubles come my way, is faith alive and shining bright, morning, noon and night?
Do I offer a drink of water to a dry and thirsty soul…?
Do I offer them a place to sleep and fill their empty bowl…?
The orphan and the widow Lord, let me, their servant be
So that they will know it’s you Jesus, living inside of me…
Child I hear your honesty…
And when you praise and dance for me, it thrills me through and through
There are not many that I can say, has a heart like you do…
You know the way you feel,
Watching your grandbabies play, sing and dance, the way they are so free
How it brings you joy and happiness just to witness this…
Pure peace and exuberant bliss…
Like your heart will explode in wonderfulness…
Child, you do this for me
Every time you lift your hands to pray
Every time you speak my name and say
“Jesus I love you…”
My heart melts with joy and complete and utter delight…
A pure heart with loving kindness makes heaven bright…
The stars, light-up and the Moon rejoice, when mine are faithful and true…
The Father sings and the Holy Ghost brings heaven down to those in tune…
With the angels holy choir they make music and a sweet melody…
When you speak words of life in my name…we become one-and-the-same…
Never doubt sweet child of mine, for we are one of a kind…
I’ve chosen you because your heart and mine are intertwined…
That day long ago when I died upon the tree
Buried in the rich man’s tomb
Rose for all to see
Your sins were all forgiven
When you opened your heart to me…
And on the day of Pentecost,
My promise gave you the power to stay free
To love and give and teach and preach for all who will obey
Keep your heart pure and clean
Holy Spirit will guide your way
I love you child, it blesses me when you open your heart to pray…
Humility brings honor; and life when you obey!
I rejoice over you with singing…you are my delight and shining star!
A priceless treasure…
~Marla Shaw O’Neill July 12, 2018
Romans 8:1-2 New International Version (NIV) Life Through the Spirit Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Zephaniah 3:17 New King James Version (NKJV) The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Deuteronomy 7:6 The Message (MSG) Do this because you are a people set apart as holy to God, your God. God, your God, chose you out of all the people on Earth for himself as a cherished, personal treasure.
I had a bout with vertigo yesterday and vegged out for most of the day…today it is better. I used the time to do some reading and praying and pondering some things.
Today as I talked to the Lord I did as I always do I just talked honestly with him and some times he answers and some times there’s just a comfortable silence. We have an understanding it’s perfectly fine. Like two friends who can sit silently together without saying a word but enjoying each others company. That’s the kind of relationship I have with my friend Jesus. No disrespect I know who he is…