Happy Sunday

Sunday, a day we dedicate to rest, peace and worship. Try all three, it will do your body good in more than one way:)
I read from the book, Jesus Calling, a way to focus on Him.

 "My face is shining upon you, beaming out Peace that transcends understanding. You are surrounded by a sea of problems, but you are Face-to-Face with Me, your Peace. As long as you focus on Me, you are safe. If you gaze too long at the myriad problems around you, you will sink under the weight of you...r burdens. When you start to sink, simply call out, "Help me Jesus!" and I will lift you up." It goes on to talk about the waves of adversity looming huge but by the time they reach you, touched by Him, they are small. Our encouragement is to smile at the future. Smile at this Sunday and lean on His favor.

 A song and a prayer that the Lord will keep you and all that concerns you in His care;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-gLdIO5G-Q

 

I just got home from Family Worship Center where David Fleming ministered. He is not getting older, he's getting better in Jesus name. Praise the good Lord! He always inspires my family.

 

 

So happy he shared the cutest pictures of his little boys with Bill and me after service. THEY ARE ADORABLE! The Lord certainly saved the best for last as in giving David the most awesome wife and sons in his later years after David serving him in the low places for years.

Pastor David Fleming believes Jesus More Than Repairs

Once again Pastor David Fleming came with the word of hope through the scripture that the Lord gave to him four years ago. Jesus more than repairs, far exceeds any damage and immeasurably outweighs anything the enemy wants to throw at us. As he preached last night I envisioned situations in my life and thought Jesus more than repairs this. As I prayed for each family member this morning I asked the Lord to more than repair them. Each situation, heartache and dilemma He can more than repair if we focus on that and not the negative things that we see.

 

The other message we always get from brother David is that God is so good to us. I have a feeling that as this young man ages he will be so loved by people, as they remember the joy they felt when he preached, even as someone like Calvin Miller was loved or Billy Graham. He will be a giant among preachers because he gave a simple message that was needed by us all. Oh no, that simple message did not come without  years of painful experiences and questions, but that is often the way of the cross. I am always so blessed and honored to be in a service where he preaches and it went right along with the great series about identity that Pastor Ray has brought us. A winning combination.

 

His sermons are blog-inspiring as you can see here:

http://thornrose7.blogspot.com/2015/03/jesus-more-than-repairs.html

I sure wish I could show you a picture of his cute little baby boy:)

Praying every day in every way,

Donna Collins Tinsley

Jesus More Than Repairs

I've decided I want to spend the rest of my life writing something concerning these words posted below. David Fleming has been preaching this message for four years and it comes from Romans 5:15. When he grasped the true goodness of God doing this, he has preached the message that "God is so good to me." It blesses everyone who hears it.

He more than repairs,
Far exceeds any damage,
and immeasurably outweighs

"God is so good to us," says Pastor David Fleming* from Tulsa, OK

http://podcasts.fwcpo.org/03.03.2015_david_fleming.mp3

As Brother David preached I felt that the Lord was saying that many people are living with an "orphan spirit." It affects how they perceive the love of our Lord and the love that is available from other people. They can't even receive that love because they are so bound up in the lies that the enemy of their soul throws at them continually. Lies, such as:

You're not good enough.

No one loves you.

You're a bad person (or insert mom, dad, husband, wife, child).

You're never going to have what you want.

No one is ever going to forgive you.

What you have is not enough.

God doesn't treat you fairly.

God will never answer your prayers.

Your family doesn't treat you fairly.

Your life is worthless to others...

And on and on and on, the enemy taunts you and there really is no one except the Lord God Almighty that can come in and do the work in your soul and in your broken heart but Him.

That's what David Fleming felt like for years when he felt abandoned by God when his father died when he was a teenager. The enemy taunted him for years until four years ago when he began to meditate on the word of the Lord, and the verse Romans 5:15 especially. The joy that this verse has brought him is so evident that it overflows to the audience and makes us all happy.

It actually made me want to do "The happy dance." It can make you feel like you have found your happy place, too. Now I will remind myself of this often and go back and research and meditate this verse in different translations.

Yes, it is true for all of us that our story isn't finished. Earlier Pastor Ray Dubois from Family Worship Center shared that someone had called him and told him that he had gotten an email from someone who was rejoicing. They had been praying for something for 14 years and God answered that prayer! What if they had given up on year 13? Press on in prayer.

The free gift immeasurably outweighs what we have gone through when waiting for our breakthrough. More than repairs, more than repairs, more than repairs all the hurts, abuses, damage and loss of relationships that you may have endured here on earth. What Jesus did for you on the cross more than repairs all of these things. Praise His holy name, we have an awesome savior and He is our Father-figure, actually our true Father. We have no excuse to continue in an orphan spirit. We rebuke the enemy who taunts us with this spirit and we say that no more will we listen to lies.

Declare over yourself as Pastor David did who God is and He will declare who you are. A child of God. A beloved child of God.

  * flemingministries.org/

http://mystory@flemingministries.org/

The words and tune to this song came to me as I pondered writing this blog. I think it is a perfect match.

Lyrics to You Are Here (The Same Power)

Same power that conquered the grave lives in me, lives in me, your love that rescued the earth lives in me, lives in me.

Same power that conquered the grave lives in me, lives in me. Your love that rescued the earth lives in me, lives in me. Lift it up

Same power that conquered the grave lives in me, lives in me. Your love that rescued the earth lives in me, lives in me. 

Same power that conquered the grave lives in me...., lives in me. Your love that rescued the earth lives in me, lives in me...

Same power that conquered the grave lives in me..., lives in me, Jesus your love your love that rescued the earth lives in me, lives in me.

Same power that conquered the grave lives in me, lives in me, O your love your love that rescued the earth lives in me, lives in me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4MdUQKA5CQ

Last but not least a PS about Florida Christian Writer's Conference:

Bill and Ashley did a great job of keeping the fort while I was away, taking a continuing education/mental health day at FCWC. It is always so cool to be among the awesome writers who attend the conference and to meet authors of books that I have read. I must say Allison Bottke rocks! But then I always knew she would. Lucinda Secrest McDowell had such a unique way of ending her workshop, that she blessed me all over the place. I also attended two other workshops. One was by Dianne Neal Matthews, a devotional workshop and the other one was by Rusty Wright about Communicating Christ to the Secular Audience. They were both awesome teachers. I was really blessed how Eddie Jones really listened and told me some pointers as far as hooks using my own words in our one on one appointment. Seeing my angel friend, Margie Houmes who the Lord put in the right place at the right time for us to connect as well as Jan Powell; it really made my day. I was so proud of our own Word Weaver Volusia Ray Gant as he received his writing award and ending the day with Ken and Patricia Keough-Wilson while we watched our own former president Mark Hancock, Eva Marie Everson and Sarah Carpenter Bulls oversee the awards presentations. All in all a priceless day:)