Bible-The Word of God

Reading the bible which is the word of God is a good way to get connected with God and a good way to keep your mind and spirit right with him. Here are a couple of verses I found reading today that really spoke to me.

James 2:13 (this is the very last sentence in verse 13) 

Mercy triumphs over judgment!

One sentence that says so much. Mercy triumphs over judgment! And it ends with an exclamation mark. I believe this is saying that we need to have mercy, for if we don't have mercy on others why should God show mercy to us? And when we are merciful that will triumph over judgment in the end.

The second verse is this.

James 3:17-18

17) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

18) Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.

Wow! Verses that make you think. Verse 17 talks about wisdom coming from heaven and how it is to be or how it is to act when we receive it. First it's pure, God's wisdom isn't evil or won't hurt us, God's wisdom isn't tainted it is completely pure of every thing, then peace-loving, maybe saying we should become more peaceful ourselves, become peace loving, and then it is considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. So in other words after peace-loving, we need to be considerate of others, submissive to God, and those who have authority over us (I have a hard time with this one. Not with being submissive to God. If it were up to me God is the only one I would ever have to submit to) Not saying that submitting to parents and authority figures should be taken out, just that sometimes those people abuse their power and I have always put everything in God, my faith, my trust, my submission. I have a hard time submitting to anyone other than God. I've been hurt, I've been burned, and only God has always been there for me. But I know we need to love our fellow man/woman and work together for the good of the Lord. So I try to move on and learn to trust people. But it is hard. OK, so then full of mercy and good fruit, we become merciful to others and as a result show good fruit in the Lord, and then impartial and sincere. We learn to become impartial not to judge people and learn to love and look at everyone the same, and sincere in all things, not fake, not bad intentions, just sincerity. Sincere in everything we do. The wisdom from heaven sounds wonderful, now if we would learn to use it and abide by it I think we would all be better people and better off for it. 

Walking Through Fire

I'm walking through fire but I have Jesus by my side.

It feels as if I’m walking through fire, every part of my being screams out in pain.

As if this wretched disease has tortured me yet once again.

I’m walking through fire or at least that is how I feel.

I am ablaze and there is nothing I can do to calm it.

But Jesus is right by my side and he calms the storms in me.

The fire does not burn me because I believe in Jesus and he is my destiny.

Run Run as Fast as You Can

Run run as fast as you can don't let nothing slow you down.
Run run as far as you can don't let the evil one in.
Run fast and run far, don't stop or you'll fall under his spell.

Running ever so quickly as fast as my legs will carry me away from the fear and doubt.
Running towards the light of Christ and away from the darkness that I'm in.

Don't stop, don't slow down then he'll get you he'll steal your soul then when he's done he'll cut your throat.
The evil imp will tear at you and gnaw till your bones are all chewed, he'll stab you in the back so listen when I say for if you stop you may fall under his spell today.

So just run, run as fast as you can run far and wide, don't stop, don't rest till Heaven's door's fling open wide. Run.

Death's Shadow

Death’s shadow came for me, but Jesus told them they had to leave.

I awoke like sleeping beauty and then I just went back to sleep.

Years ago I had an experience and that experience changed my life forever. When I was in high school I believe it was around that time, I was always so very sick. The doctors took forever figuring out what was wrong with me. But finally they did. But not before death tried to claim my name. I went to bed one night and the next thing I knew I was with my grandfather, now my grandfathers both died before I was born. But this one my mom’s dad was a preacher and a missionary. He was talking to me and it was as if we were in a hospital type place and someone was dying. It felt like we talked forever. Then all of a sudden he started to ascend up into the Heavens and he held out his hand and said come with me. I wanted to go with him so I took him his and we started to ascend further and further up into the sky, past everything till we reached the doors of Heaven. Now the doors were really tall and really wide, I have never seen such intricate workmanship and I have no idea of what they were made of, it was nothing from this world. Then my grandfather turned to me and said no you have too much work left to do, and I remember being sad and confused as we parted, then I woke up gasping for breath, feeling the sting of death, and smelling the worst smell I ever smelt in my life, my own rotting flesh! I knew I had just been dead. I was scared, grateful, I prayed a little bit then I didn’t know what to do but go back to sleep.

 The disease tried to call my name, but God had other plans. Satan tried to lure me away but God said no she needs to stay. Why am I here on earth where there is such sorrow and pain, maybe to help someone like you today. We may have totally different stories then yet maybe they are similar, maybe we can relate that sickness and death is a pain like no other. However it is that I am here today, I know that one thing is clear. We can figure this out together our stories are not too far apart. We can find God together and live more peaceful than before. No reason the devil has to torture us through our disease anymore. We just learn to trust the Lord and all things will lead us back to the Lord.

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Rachel Michelle’s Lush goodies

This is what Lush should do, they should invent a new hat gift box and fill it with these things that I would love love love to have again!!! Who agrees?

ALL FULL SIZED PRODUCTS!! There would be no samples!!!

25 Great full sized Items, Oh Lush Please won't you consider!! I give you permission to name it after me too, if you like... LOL!!!

From left to right in the picture below..

Ghost Shower Gel
The Comforter Shower Gel
Back for Breakfast Shower Gel
Snowcake Shower Gel
Skin Sin Lotion
Smitten Lotion
The Comforter Lotion
Skinny Dip Lotion
Skinny Dip Buttercream
Almond Kisses Facial Moisturizer
Gold, Frankincense, Beer Shower Jelly
Ghost Shower Jelly
Snowshowers Shower Jelly 
The Comforter Body Scrub
Tuca Tuca Massage Bar
Batty Cakes Bubble Bar
Snow Festival Bubble Bar
Flying Saucers Bubble Bar
Golden Slumbers Bath Bomb
White Wedding Bath Bomb
Flying Fox Temple Balm
Dream Time Temple Balm
Party On Temple Balm
The Comforter Solid Perfume
Snowcake Perfume

Just Call Me The Mad Hatter

Mad Hatter here, this is the best way I can think of to give my update about my day or life in general.


Today I saw a big butterfly with wings of snowflakes and rainbows followed the butterfly wherever it went. Then I met a fairy a very nice fairy whose wings were gleaming and sparkling in the light like dancing flowers. Next I met the wizard a wicked enchantress whose heart is pure evil and mind is set on destruction and darkness. Escaping this evil fate I landed on the flying monkey a rather large monkey shaped ships with wings of it's own and a mind of it's own also. Me and the flying monkey flew to the different portals of the world visiting far away unimagined yet beautiful lands, one land was full of nothing but pink and black, mostly pink with black accents to enhance the place and all the creatures were able to speak and fly, everyone had wings on entering this land and then the wings disappeared when leaving. Then we went into a blue and white land full of clouds, rainbows, and chocolate water. All the rivers were chocolate and the creatures were all very friendly and each creature had a matching unicorn to run like the wind. Then we went into a rainbow land full of beautiful things, everything was so pretty and the creatures were a mixtures of mermaids, fairies, unicorns, pixies, talking adorable pets, and rainbow fish. The rainbow fish could fly and swim in beautiful rainbow water, with waterfalls and hidden caves behind the waterfall leading to an even better land with more rainbow, flowers that talked, walked, and ate like people and fish that flew rather than swam, birds that swam rather than flew, and very small penguins, flamingos, koalas, and horses. With very large butterflies, ladybugs, caterpillars, and kitties, the kitties were just as friendly and cute and cuddly as little kittens, but larger than tigers without the furious nature, than I came home and went to bed trying to remember all the fun I had and I ate a midnight snack of rainbow delights, it's a special rainbow filled treat from the rainbow lands, and that is the tale of my day, how was yours?

Signed

The New Female Mad Hatter
 

Are You OK?

Are You OK?

These three words people ask you all the time are you OK?

Often times you will reply yes even though the answer is clearly no.

When people ask me if I’m OK, I want to throw my head back pull my hair out and scream at the top of my lungs “NO, I’m not OK, I’ve never been OK, and I doubt I will ever be OK again!”

Rare genetic blood diseases can do that to you; mess with your mind that is.

Sometimes I just want to scream at the top of my lungs and tell the world NO I’m not OK!

I don’t feel OK, My mind is racing, every ounce of my being is in some sort of physical or emotional pain, and on top of that I’m hallucinating, stressing out over every little detail of my day, my problems, what it means, what will become of me and just let me scream!

No one gets it, they think I’m crazy, making it up, imaging it, but it’s real, every ounce of misery I feel is real, yet I chose not to give up, I chose life, and I chose to follow Christ.

No matter what happens, what evil may come my way, no matter what is going on inside of me, I will never chose the easy way out. People with terminal diseases ending their lives is a coward’s way out. It’s pathetic, it’s wrong, it’s legalized murder. If you went up to someone and said oh today is just too much I think I’ll kill myself so I won’t have to face the hardships of tomorrow, they would automatically call the cops, shrinks, you name it and you would be in a padded cell with a straight jacket on. Well people I’ve got news for you, I have a rare genetic blood disease, one that is considered one of the most painful diseases in the world, it’s been called the Madness of King George, the Vampire Disease, the Little Mimicker, all sorts of names, but one remains the same, sickness. Its name is sickness. There is no cure, and many days all I want to do is scream my guts out from the pain, but I refuse to take the cowards way out, I refuse to put a time stamp on my life when God went through so much trouble just to get me here and keep me here this long. I refuse to give into an intuition that says it’s all right to murder yourself if the pain is too much. Cowards! Life is never easy, whether you are healthy or not, death is not the answer, life is. Living is hard, but I rather live a miserable life full of suffering and pain than to cop out and give into the disease, I refuse to let it win. If it takes me it takes me, but I will not help it, No One Should!

I will lean on the Lord in all things, in all times and refuse to give into the wiles of the devil. I will not let evil come into my house, which is my heart. I will not let anyone shake my faith and what I believe and I will not live without Christ, in this world or in the next, I will be an overcomer, and I will get through this, either by my living life or my death, but never by my own doing, the disease will run its course, God will heal me and let me live like he’s done before or he will call me home, either way, I will always choose life. It’s the hard way, it’s the painful way, but only the dead can’t feel; only the dead can’t cry, and only the dead can’t speak their truth. My truth is Christ, and Christ is life.

Glass of Water

OK, This is the best song I've heard in a long time. By best I mean wonderfully amazingly super silly awesome!!!

The Eyes of the Lord

The eyes of the Lord are upon us and everything we do.

The Lord sees all our downfalls and the good we do too.

Nothing is hid from him, he knows everything.

There’s nowhere to go, nowhere to hide God sees everywhere.

The eyes of the Lord searches, searches out far and wide.

For someone with integrity and a heart that bleeds for the lost cause.

The eyes of the Lord seeks someone, someone to call his very own.

He wants to embrace us; he wants us to prepare for our coming home.

Up high in the heavens where the Lord lives king of all.

He sits enthroned with angels preparing a city for all his saints to come home.

This world is temporary, nothing down here can stick.

No money, no power, nothing can be taken when you go.

But the Lord desires us to be righteous, following the Ten Commandments at all cost.

Not straying from the fold of God.

Living a life worthy to be called a child of God.

Living a life of honor and pure of heart.

Living a life for God.