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The season of holidays are upon us and its a time of sad vs happy which triggers the fixers to step up, And an interesting observation on these people called "fixers” arose again. fixers: defined as “A fixer is a person who carries out assignments for someone else or who is good at solving problems for others. The term has different meanings in different contexts.” In this context today a fixer is defined as those that wear their heart on their sleeve and strive to minimize others struggles. Here is the issue with a fixer… they tend to intervene for God by going in to situations willy-nilly without checking with Him first and get hurt or aggravate an already unstable situation. Ecclesiastes chapter 3, verses 1-8: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven… To the fiixers... go easy on yourself, check in with God and wait on His answers allowing God to be God, for there is only one savior, Jesus. And when He urges you to step in, go for it knowing you have Heavens protection and promises at your fingertips!! And lastly, to the fixers... good on you and your big hearts!! You bring the grace of God to real life! Don’t quit! But let God clear the way to protect you please. ❤️ You are loved and needed!❤️ ps.., In Acts 16 today our bible time reflected on how Paul and his companions were stopped from going ahead by the Spirit of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and were sent elsewhere where they spoke with to a group of women instead. There in the group was a woman named Lydia whom God had made ready to receive His word. It’s all in the plan! whats the big deal? Lydia’s conversion marks the start of a new epoch in the Bible. Up to that point, the gospel had not gone further west than Asia Minor. In fact, on this journey, Paul’s original intention had been to stay in Asia, but God had changed his plans. The Lord sent Paul a vision calling him westward across the Aegean Sea and into Macedonia ( Acts 16:6–10 ). Lydia, although a native of Asia Minor, is the first person recorded to have been saved in Europe.

“Only the eyes of your heart can perceive spiritual realities.” #SarahYoung A closed heart will only see the mundane. Jesus teaches us to go beyond and see into the reality of His Spirit. Amen. “Call to me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 i have to share! this morning I got up, walked into the laundry room to feed Charly and saw his water bowl was still pretty full so oddly enough I had the never before feeling to pour the rest of my nights water bottle into it and set it on the washer as I put food in his other bowl. I know more than set it on their when an angel knocked it over and it landed on my foot! Ow that hurt! I then heard “dominion! everything deserves fresh water.” My takeaway on this… we can do better as His stewards. I am okay. Angels mean only to get our attention and never to maim 😂

What artwork helped you discover hidden meaning in your life? I don’t think there was any one creation or moment that helped me discover hidden meanings in my life. I’ve toured the art shows, museum’s, including the Louvre, and nothing ever reached out to me for a second look. It was more of a sequence of events that caused me to turn away from art. It was in this loss that I found out just how much I needed the outlet to create. I tried to feed this need by taking it out on flipping houses, interior design, manufacturing design and random corporate arts and crafts stuff but it was just settling. When I finally turned back to getting my fingers in the oils and turning my being loose onto my own canvases that I am finding me and what makes me tick.

I prayed, as always, before my sweet student arrived for our painting session that the results of it would be a blessing to all involved and intended. She painted. I coached. We talked. We laughed. It is as always a treat to commune with a like hearted soul. It was only after the picture was completed that I was shown from the Holy Spirit why it was chosen to be painted by this particular Miss Ayla for her family. Even though the mom thought it was she who picked out the subject matter, this piece changed and evolved into something similar yet different. It is no surprise to me that God will have His way to get His message delivered. He always does. He always will. I count on it. The message...the blue and green section represents their world, a seemingly small but yet very important part in the big picture of eternity. Swimming about are three symbols of the Christian fish representing the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in every area of their lives. At the top is the 5 pointed crown of His glory as it is bestowed upon this family as in 1 Peter 5:4 "And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away." And those five squares on the top left? Oh so significant because His creation, the ‘man’ has five fingers, five senses and five toes and it is the number of God’s grace. There are five great mysteries: Father, Son, Spirit, Creation and Redemption. Oh but it is the twelve stripes that stand out loud and proud and represents those He calls His own and shall claim Isaiah 53:5 "But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed." Nothing is random in Jesus.

I recall an older sitcom where the stereotyped ditzy blonde was being prepared to be on a television game show. And for every useless piece of information she gathered in to her mind in order to win, she lost a piece of useful information. By the end of the show she could barely remember to tie her shoes yet she won the grand prize of something like four years worth of canned tuna fish. Sad. I would have much preferred canned chicken myself The apostle Paul said, "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -- think about such things and the God of peace will be with you" Philippians 4:8. That being said it also says in John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." I was reading that "of all the gifts given to mankind by God, there is none greater than the presence of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit has many functions, roles, and activities. First, He does a work in the hearts of all people everywhere. Jesus told the disciples that He would send the Spirit into the world to “convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment” John 16:7-11. The Holy Spirit's primary task is in coming to glorify Christ. PoW! “He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you” (John 16:14). So you have all heard that "God is a jealous God" right?! Did you know, even though well intended, you actually grieve the Holy Spirit when you fill your conversations and prayers for others with stories and glories about the tribulations sent in affliction from the evil one. WHAT! ?! ummm... yes. Paul tells us not to "grieve the Holy Spirit" meaning "to pain, to hurt, to cause sorrow". When we as Christians allow negatives to be such a big part of our life, God is hurt and the indwelling Holy Spirit is affected by this attitude. And you are in the lineup to be put into a serious timeout. When one asks for prayer, pray to Jesus for them. Give Him the top billing as well as the total package. Do not make the whole prayer in honor of the devil and all the things that are wrong or going wrong. Hence the series of the Lessons from the Jars! Jars Yes! The canning season is upon us and just as we put up seasonal goodies for the winter ahead it’s also a good time to remember to lay up our treasure in heaven. And with the right spices, accurate amounts and time and patience the pantry can be laid in waiting like treasures in Heaven. So here's the deal... "check yourself" the Father says. "Put yourself together a swear jar. And start owning your conversations." For every time you speak of the devil or His minions, add coins to the jar. ​​If you are talking about him how an you be talking about Jesus. And really, would you like it if your spouse spoke so often of their ex? It is to be to Christ be the glory. Only. Forever and ever. Amen. PS... the "I CANNOTs" cost double. And it looks like this story just cost me $2.

Mark 3:28-29 says, “Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation.” The Holy Spirit is our counselor, at our invitation, helping us open our eyes, to urge us into repentance, and to point our walk always in alignment to Jesus. You disrespect Him… you basically just shot the messenger…and yourself. The point to ponder on is just how far off track did one get in their sinning that hardened their heart to stoop so low? Or how naive must one be to think that Gods grace is a given? “If by God’s grace you can repent today of your sin, do it now, because you may not be able to tomorrow.”

I wait. On the Father. The creator of all including me and everything about me. In Exodus it says “… 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— 4 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 5 to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds …”. When I am led to create, I create at the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. And when I am at told to rest. I rest. In my rest, it is my time to seek Him more. To love His more. It’s my time to give back. To practice the next step in becoming more like Him. And then ta-ta-dah! The paintings begin again. Better. Deeper. More.

I have been in ongoing prayer vigil/battle (25+ years) with another that has waxed and waned over all this time to where God stepped in and said “enough!"and put us both in a time out. And it’s been going well. Personal and spiritual growth is apparent which is a given when you are walking by faith and feeling calm, determined and at peace, blessings happen. And then … dun-dun-dunnnnn! The past few days I was sorely tempted to contact them, I miss them and I love them. Then “weirdly” enough the face time, the texting, and the calling out all stopped working on my new phone. Everything else works but that! God is hilarious! ❤️ Message received. Into His hands I place my faith and my trust. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Thank you Jesus and forgive me for picking that back up off the cross. I give it back !!

Necessity. T he principle according to which something must be so, by virtue either of logic or of natural law. Standing in the grocery store with my long list and short budget and picking up a can of peas and it's newly updated price figuratively broke me. I stood there in well worn bell bottom jeans and a tee shirt with a sequined peace sign left over from my high school days and I cried. In that moment, over a can of processed peas, I reached the end of me. I had just moved into my one bedroom efficiency apartment with my two babies and started back to school. I gave my babies the bedroom and I slept on a camper cushion in the living room. The $25 a month awarded child support never arrived and I never counted on it. But I had my pride. I had my kids. And we would be okay. My dreams were intact. My budget was outlined. And there really wasn't a dime to spare. The biggest blessing was that a previous tenant had wired the dryer coin slot permanently to the on position saving me precious quarters every week. But we were safe and we had the rest of our lives ahead of us. Money has never come easy to me. I have had to work for everything we had. Yet we had fun. Once a week we would walk to the bakery and they could pick out any kind of treat they liked. And it was always a chocolate frosted cake donut. We walked everywhere. And we talked and we enjoyed. We had no sense how poor we were. But then that was our perspective on poverty. We stood in no soup line. We had clean clothes and water. We had a roof over our heads. Because I was on my path according to God and He saw to it that I was provided for. I suppose I could have begged others so I could have more stuff but then that would have stripped me of my self worth. Thank you Jesus and I am grateful no one disrespected my attempts. So what brings this story about? I have been solicited by many for money. Seems you ask one person on social media about their needs and bam! you are inundated with requests from all over the world for money to help them attain their goals of getting more money and stuff. After all, as an American with seemingly endless bounty, I too have been lumped into the generalization that I am a possible savior with a quicker answer to their prayers than the real Savior. I have been a giver for as long as I can remember and in the manner I was tasked by my gram to do so. "If you are going to give, don't you dare take credit for it and for heavens sake try really hard to not let anyone find out that you did! Let the glory go to God." Matthew 6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." I am well aware that my money and my stuff will not get anyone into the Kingdom of Heaven or even up the path so they can answer the door when Jesus knocks. And I see "gifting" money fundamentally disrespects the person on the receiving end and changes the nature of the relationship. It puts the giver in control and in a role that does not rightfully belong to them and it just may well stifle the message of the gospel. Are you willing to take that risk? Not me! Search your heart to see the what is at the root of your giving. Is it to gain friends and acceptance? Are you thee most popular giver ever?! Is it to become another's master so that you are able to "advise" them? Or because you are directed by the Holy Spirit Himself to do this? In that case only, then please give! give! give! But giving to appease your conscience changes the game and you will completely miss the chance to give something of infinitely more worth: genuine relationship, the kind that isn’t built overnight. It dismays me when my prayers are poo poo-ed when I respond to requests with "I can and will support you to the end of the world with my prayers". After all, do you not know who I am and that God and I are one? And we talk! And I get prayers answered all the time. Or do you not really know God? After all, He does own everything and disperses everything as He sees fit. Still after all this time I will look upon a can of peas in the grocery store and remember. We made it through, God was sufficient and I have another success story to tell. So if you ask, of course I will pray for you. And I will see you on the other side.

As I dreamed last night, I heard an alarm clock go off. And I told the Holy Spirit I am awake but “ Father why I am here?” Who do I paint for? Who do I write for? He answered, “For the 1 in 99.” I asked, “Tell me about the one.” And in my thoughts, I saw the one who was brave enough to look up as the rest were content to graze. I saw the one who wandered off looking for adventure. I saw the one who wanted more. I asked, “But I thought the 1 in 99 was about a lost sheep.” He showed me that Jesus didn’t come for just the found, but to save the lost and help those convicted to helping Him help others find His gift of salvation and bring them into God’s kingdom. He came for those who have woken up. These are those people who really get ”it.” For Him… they live to make a difference. And then I read this… about the 98? TIME TO WAKE UP - Romans 13:11 "And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed." God is saying, "Wake up." There is such a great need for the slumbering saint to wake up. “A man came into church and he thought he would impress his pastor, so he said, "Pastor, give me a good prayer to pray unto entering the sanctuary." The pastor knew him and knew his habits, so the pastor suggested, "Why don’t you pray, ‘Now I lay me down to sleep.’” from http://preacherscorner.org/alarm.htm

i had the most experience today!! Theres been a rift happening over the years that had caused me and mine senseless hurts. Lately it has gotten out of hand. This past week I came across an hour long instrumental on you tube of shofar calling. I felt led to play it again and again … reminding me of my teen self enjoying the daily dramas by playing the same 45 record over and over. But this grown up drama is not enjoyed. As it played, I prayed in the spirit and the more I prayed, I could feel my soul bursting up through me to reach God. I knew if nothing else came from it it’d be okay. And then… I was led to right a brief and basic “I quit all you alls” note and send it off. This was odd as thats not my thing. I received a text this morning apologizing and asking forgiveness. I asked God how to answer. He said wait. About an hour later, He said say “of course.” I asked Him to say it with me. He said of course.” So we did. And WOW!! It was an EXPERIENCE! And healing! https://youtu.be/ErxNX88lnzQ - the part that struck me was the waiting a bit to answer. He knew the weightiness of the decision to say “of course” God was in it so it was successful. Just like everything we try on our own, it falls short. I have asked Him before to help me forgive but asking Him to be the details was new. 😀

This 🙏 popped up in my thoughts during my prayer time (on the elliptical) just now and my crazy cool God confirmed by having me notice that my steps were in sync with the minutes (3847 steps vs 38:47 minutes) and that it held in sync (which is a God move) till my allotted time up of 40 minutes. He was showing me that He sees so many offer this 🙏 to others in solidarity or sympathy and then move on with their tasks having never prayed. 🫢 I am sure it wasn’t you. But a couple of instances popped up where I had which has caused me to pray right then and there. Matthew 26:41 ESV Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

I know of no Christian who knows Jesus that says this. The question then is a lie. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Rather than speculate on opinions, why not just ask Him? And because you spelled sanitize incorrectly… should this question be discredited? Jk… John 18 37 “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” 38 “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him.

To make sense to another of the losses in my life, I first need to qualify that I have endured them. And ”endured” not in the sense that I have suffered something painful or difficulty patiently because patiently seems defined by one who never experienced a no-sound scream of utter agony repeated over and over to where a bystander would say "it seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain". This was my mother’s path. She was my mentor, she was my heart and she was my guide in my walk with God path. For me I endured loss after loss after loss of my family. Some instantaneous as far car accidents, aneurysms, drug affects, mental health related threats and some like issued a prison sentence of health issues. Did you ever watch the death row prison movie the Green Mile? In the last scene the camera pans to one cell and the prisoner literally evaporated (special effects style). Then on to another and that prisoner also evaporates. And the same scenario plays out over and over until the cell block is emptied of its inmates. All gone. At first I endured as my mother did. The soundless screams. Through the osin she dug her faith heels in and gave of herself more and more that would rival any titled apostle or evangelical faith healer. Yet she was as her mother, extraordinarily ordinary to most. Until they looked again. I think because it started early in my life and once the losses began and never let up that I learned to endure as “to remain in existence” as in “these cities have endured through time". I too dug my faith heels in and praised God for all things throughout the tears I thought would never cease. I see memes of relating to “always say I love you” and “carpe diem” and I think ”amateurs“. I see “its sibling day! Celebrate together!“ and I am stung for what was taken from me yet inevitably grateful that someone can celebrate what I once had. I see families fighting snd squabbling over money and who said what or who did what and i think ”seriously?!“ yet inevitably I remember the joy of bickering with my big sister and how normal it is. I am glad I lived it. I would pick them all again to join up with, even knowing. God had a good idea about it after all. I used to think that my mother buried herself and her pain deep down into her soul. Maybe she did. I don’t know. I know I miss her. For me, I see that my own self is not buried deep into my soul but that because I embrace the Holy Spirit as my counselor and Jesus Christ as my savior, that my soul has risen and embraced me and I am truly blessed beyond all measure. I wear the mantle my mother wore. A Five Fold ministry. APOSTLE (Dream Awakener): You are uniquely gifted at awakening people to discover who they are. You are uniquely gifted at helping them reach their potential. This is a great joy to me! PROPHET (Heart Revealer): You are uniquely gifted to reveal God’s heart for his people. You are particularly gifted at hearing the Holy Spirit and helping others do the same. EVANGELIST (Story Teller) You are uniquely gifted to celebrate the transformations of God. You are gifted at inviting and including people into relationship. PASTOR (Soul Healer) You are uniquely gifted at restoring and healing the broken souls. You are uniquely gifted at integrating people into the family of God. TEACHER (Light Giver) You are uniquely gifted at making truth and understanding accessible to all. You are gifted at helping people apply truth and the scriptures to their life. But you know what? I just love Jesus. He does restore souls. He does carry our burdens. If I can continue to continue and in spite of my losses but because I KNOW they live again in heaven, i want to help you know it too. I want your soul to merge with you. I want to help you find out just why you jumped into the life you did. I want you to find the truest love of all, Jesus Christ, King of kings, my best friend.