Where is your Bible at?

Good Morning

It’s a new week

A new opportunity

To find encouragement

To achieve success

To move forward with purpose

Seeking GOD.

Trusting God and leaning not on our own understanding

RUNNING THE RACE with endurance

To Persevere to and be in the Faith you have

and ask for more FAITH.

If you feel you need more.

Pig interrupted and wanted to say in a BIG voice,

Because:

GOD IS FAITHFUL

GOD IS BIG

GOD CAN HELP US THROUGH THIS DAY AND WEEK.

Yes, Pig as I responded to her.

JOY in sharing Pig, as she is looking at her Pancakes and thinking maybe she should share one with me since she had so many.

Funny Pig.

And then I said,

Even when we feel we are in what ever dark moments or challenges that come into our life

OR even in this day or week we must look up and have FAITH that GOD will pull us through it.

Pig says,

That sounds scary are you doing that again to me trying to share the bad stuff

before I can even have breakfast ?

No, Pig it’s encouragement that GOD turns it around for good.

Like what? Pig asked.

First let me tell you what Jeremiah the Prophet said and then I will tell you a short story.

GOD says, "For I know the Plans I have for you," DECLARES THE LORD.

"Plans to Prosper you and not harm you, Plans to give you a hope and a future."

JEREMIAH 29:11

Well, Pig,

We are starting the day with a big breakfast for you and a BIG subject which is ISRAEL and THE BIBLE.

Pig said, Is that why I have so many Pancakes stacked up on my plate. Probably, I said.

I kind of got carried away with making Pancakes for you today.

ISRAEL starts with THE FATHER Abraham and SARAH and the baby Ishmael who was born first.

However, ISAAC the Promised one was named laughter because Sarah was so old and for everyone to laugh and to rejoice with her.

ISHMAEL was born by Sarahs' hand maiden and Abraham is the Father.

They would not wait anymore, on the Promise given by GOD so they decided to have Hagar the Egyptian servant for Sarah to have a baby to create the line of People that GOD had Promised.

However, Ishmael was not the Promise.

After the Promised was realized by the actual birth of ISAAC by SARAH being 90 years old. Hagar was sent out because of the inheirtance and because GOD said in confirmation to Abraham to let Ishmael go, AS He would become a great Nation too. Because ABRAHAM loved Ishmael too. ABRAHAM KNEW THAT ISHMAEL was not

THE PROMISE, ISAAC WAS. HE HAD TO LET HIM GO.

The Nation of The Arab Nation was formed. You can research that.

ISHMAEL also produced 12 children that became12 tribes and many Nations.

Just like later in the story of JOSEPH the 11th child born and the 13th tribe they combined into 12.

I will explain that later on another story.

Pig is sitting listening to the History lesson of the lineage of JESUS and how everthing worked out for us all to know GOD through the JEWISH NATION.

Isaac and Rebecca had twins his brother born first ESAU and JACOB

This was a hard labor as the babies kept fighting in her womb. Rebbecca inquired of

THE LORD. HE said to her, there are two Nations in your womb and the older will serve the younger so that is why she had place a ribbon on the hand of ESAU so it dermine who was who first.

That is not proper for older to serve the younger for the younger to get the blessing but GOD always knows.

ESAU later would sell His Birth right to JABOB for a bowl of stew.

Pig said, that must have been some tasty stew to do that.

Not so much Pig, it was that ESAU felt so hungry and did not value his birthright like JACOB did.

FOOD IS A POWERFUL THING PIG.

Pig said, I know that one for sure.

ESAU was SON OF ISAAC and a Hunter. ESAU was Favored by His Dad ISAAC and Mother Favorered JACOB a man after GODs heart knowing the blessing was his.

Jacob had to run because the blessing was given to Jacob not Esau.

Pretending to be Esau the blessing was given to JACOB by ISAAC.

There was a brief reconcellation with ESAU years later because he knew he had to escape Laban and his ways of taking the blessings that GOD gave him and his family. So he escaped to his fathers house or I should say land. But knowing NOW by GOD Laban was told in a dream to be stopped from giving Jacob any harm and never to return.

His next challenge would be Esau as JACOB would be bringing gifts to his brother to make Peace.

The most Jacob wanted was to see each other and forgive one another as brothers. They were able to acheive that by thier meeting with each other but years later the division remains even to this day.

Which is another reason for No Peace in the Middle East.

Prior to the meeting of ESAU that night desperate for rest which is another story to be written but the Angel of the LORD

renamed Jacob to the name of ISRAEL. They wrestled all night as Jacob and his hip pernamently became out of joint so he was disabled as he cried out for a Blessing as the sun was rising. NOW Jacob walked with a limp. He was made a new man inside.

The Angel of the LORD said your name shall no longer be JACOB but ISRAEL.

THE STORY BEGINS NOW AND ISRAEL WILL LIVE FOREVER.

GOD SAYS SO.

Then back to the story. Jacob ran to Rebeccas' family. You get to meet Laban and you get to meet Rachel very beautiful and Leah not so beautiful but so loving to Jacob too, but their love story would be different as it last over the time after the death of her sister Racheal so beautiful for one and sad and rejected almost totally for the other because of tradition and Jacobs love for Rachel. But love is love and having two wifes I can only imagine would be tough.

12 tribes would be produced by these two women and thier handmaidens.

Which will be the twelve tribes of ISRAEL to this day.

When Joseph in his late teens and his betrayal of Joseph brothers was thought it to be the end of his life. When JACOB was told Joseph died and the life JACOB changed. He mourned for his son and had little comfort until Bejamin was born and then his beloved Rachael died too. The family every day all the brothers would see the agony of their Father all by thier doing for years and years until they had to go to Egypt for Grain.

GOD turned it ALL around.

AS GOD had foretold JOSEPH IN A DREAM.

So he knew all would be wel and that GOD would be with him.

Through it ALL, it was one of Josephs'mistake he was sharing with his brothers about what GOD shared with Joseph saw in his dreams.

Turning the story back to Jacob and Leah the unloved wife and the eldest to be married first but as the one Rachael that Jacob loved instantly and Jacob then after the week with Leah He married Rachel too. After an extended work years to be made equal to both daughters of Labor for their Father Laban to honor both of his wifes equally.

Finally, Joseph his eleventh son and at the only son of Rachel was born and JACOB had more children had sons and daughters Leah had many sons and both gave Jacob to thier handmaidens to Jacob to complete the twelve tribes.

Joseph became his favorite son because Rachel was the love of his life. Even after Benjamins's birth that comforted him after the loss of Rachel in childbirth.

JOSEPH had many DREAMS Jacob made a coat for Joseph and showed how he was favored by His Father Jacob.

Joseph not understanding how his brothers felt,

Sharing Dreams given by GOD and was a mistake that caused jealously to his brothers.

GOD used that all too,s he turned that around to GODS PERFECT PLAN

And for his brothers too. Who would later

Sell him to slave traders going to Egypt instead of killing him.

Jealousy is a very bad thing.

We need to give our hurts to GOD and ask HIM to fill us with more love and Peace.

Easy to say hard to do, Pig said.

JOSEPH BECAME LEADER OF EGYPT

GIVEN BY PHARAOH

DIRECTED BY GOD

BECAUSE OF A SOON FAMINE COMING That JOSEPH shared to PHAROAH from Pharoahs dream.

PHAROAH made him second in command to him and saved the Egyptian People from starvation.

Famine means no food Pig.

NO FOOD.

Pig said,No Pancakes? No Pancakes, Pig.

No grains to make bread.

Wow, Pig said this is a scary story.

Funny Pig .

GOD used JOSEPH a young teenager boy.

To SAVE.

To RESCUE his family and THE NATION OF GOD.

Pharoah had him save huge graneries in the big pyramids and fed the people when the famine came.

Its a long story when Joseph saw his brothers they didn't recognize him but the short story

His brothers asked forgiveness and Joseph said what you meant for evil GOD meant for good.

All was well and Joseph forgave them and they were all at Peace. He was reunited with his Father Jacob and he met his brother Benjamin. Jacob claimed two of Josephs sons to be his.

which added another tribe called the Joseph tribe but later was included into one making only 12 tribes.

THE GOD OF ABRAHAM

ISAAC

AND

JACOB

AS IS HOW the JEWISH People

PRAY NOW

TO IDENTIFY THE ONE

TRUE LIVING GOD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

IS HOW THEY WORSHIP GOD IN THE HEBREW NATION

and to us too.

As Well as JESUS THE SON of THE LIVING GOD.

TO KNOW THE PROMISE IN ISAIAH 7:14 and Micah 5:2 COMING SOON THE SON OF GOD JESUS. THE MESSIAH

THE PERFECT PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME that

JESUS WOULD COME TO THE EARTH

TO RESCUE US AND THE WORLD

FROM THEIR SINS

REMEMBER PIG

The story of our Christian Christmas The baby born in a manger not Santa and Presents

and our Christian Easter celebration.

Not the bunny and candy but JESUS that suffered and died on a cross for HIS great love for you and rose up after 3 days and lives forevermore.

THE JEWISHISH NATION DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE MESSIAH

JESUS THAT CAME LATER.

HOWEVER SOME DO.

They are still waiting and will be deceived by another MESSIAH but that will help them build their Temple but that is another Story.

Pig asked, what do we do to help them?

GOD says to PRAY for the PEACE of ISREAL.

The story of their beginnings and fighting over land and are still are upset over GOD naming JACOB ISRAEL. And Israel JUST being ISRAEL and Jeruselum the Capital.

GOD says Pray for the Peace of Israel and you get a blessing back to you.

Later to sharethe STORY of MOSES leading the children from bondage in Egypt.

Is this the story where the water opens up and the people walk on dry land lke in the Movie THE TEN COMMANDMENTS with Charlten Heston? Yes, Pig thats the one. I love that Movie. Pig said.

NOTE:

The division of Land between the12 tribes and giving the land of ISRAEL to the

JEWISH NATION is really bigger than what you think in land mass.

But The JEWISH Nation just kept so far the land they had faith to receive.

The Promise of ABRAHAM was much bigger. But thats another story.

Watch the Movie the Ten commandments. I KNOW I KEEP SAYING IT.

but it gives you a better idea of the times.

So, Share THE GOOD NEWS.

How? Pig asked.

By sharing who JESUS is and How you can Pray like you did.

When JESUS came into your heart.

SO WE NEED to HAVE JESUS in our Mind our Heart and our Soul.

TO ACHIEVE

SUCCESS

DESTINY

As WE follow JESUS

As WE

LOOK to GOD ALWAYS

HE has your purpose to your life

Our Directions Pig

Is to

Read HIS WORD

AND PRAY

And then

Think where you are today ?

ITS A BIG THOUGHT Pig.

As we

Ask GOD

Ask HIM TO FILL US

WITH HIS HOLY SPIRIT TO OVER FLOW INSIDE US

TO

GIVE US WISDOM

TO BE BOLD

TO KEEP OUR EYES ON HIM

AND YIELD TO HIM

IN YOUR HEART

as

HE USES US

AND

OUR WILLINGNESS TO BE SHAPED

AS WE ASK ?

SOMETIMES?

I DONT UNDERSTAND

LORD ?

OR

WHY I AM IN THIS SITUATION?

BUT TO BE WILLING to BE SHAPED BY GOD ?

I could use a better looking body Pig said, I responded FUNNY PIG Me too.

But thats is not the shaping I am talking about Pig.

I WANT TO HEAR YOU LORD

I WANT TO LISTEN TO YOU

HELP ME

I WANT TO TRUST YOU

HELP ME

AND

GUIDE ME is our Prayer.

KEY IS TO REMEMBER

THE PROMISES OF GOD

REMEMBER

HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU

EVEN UNTIL

THE END OF TIME Deuteronomy 31:8, Hebrews 13: Joshua 1:5 and Isaiah 41:10

Look them up.

Wow, Pig said GOD must of wanted you to know that to have said that in so many books.

YES, Pig thats for sure and is my favorite verses.

I stand on those verses when I feel alone.

SIMPLE FAITH

Like what you do Pig.

If GOD said it?

YOU BELIEVED IT

AND

TO BEAR THE WITNESS BY

BELIEVING

OF THE ONE GOD

ONE LORD

ONE SAVIOR

OUR HEAVENLY

FATHER

HIS SON JESUS

AND

THE HOLY SPIRIT

WE ASK OURSELVES

Sometimes we don't want to go through these hard times as we Pray come JESUS.

Come get us out of here LORD. We all seem to pray that when times are tough.

But Pig,

IN THESE TIMES?

We need to stand stong or kneel in Prayer in humble strength.

WE NEED TO TRUST GOD

IN THE DARK TIMES AND IN THE GOOD TIMES

FIRST

TO KNOW THAT

GOD IS CONTROL OF ALL THINGS.

Pig said, in all this mess thats going on everywhere to what little I know?

Yes, Pig HE SAYS SO.

PSALMS 115:3 Isaiah 45:7 Isaiah 14:24 Ephesians 1:11 Psalms 22:28 Check it out Pig.

READ them to me. she said. Its more fun when You do it.

Funny Pig. I said.

HE LOVES YOU

AND

IS WITH YOU

WE ALL NEED TO READ THE WORD OF GOD

TO RECEIVE MORE FAITH

AND

UNDERSTANDING

SO YOU CAN STAND UP IN THE DAYS OF THE ENEMY AND HIS PLANS AGAINST YOU

BY KNOWING THE PROMISES OF GOD

IT WILL THEN BE HARD FOR THE ENEMY TO DECEIVE YOU.

GIVING YOU HOPE

AND UNDERSTANDING

AND

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOU

AND TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH OTHERS

AND

SO YOU CAN HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD SAYS.

What are you Looking at me like that Pig?

How can I hear what the SPIRIT of THE LORD SAYS? Pig asked.

I responded,By reading THE BIBLE and

Praying like you do.

STOP

DROP

and

PRAY.

Then Pig, you need to be still and listen.

Yes, Pig as she looks at me back and forth as she looks at that BIG BIBLE

on the table.

Yes, Pig It’s a BIG BOOK.

I know.

But Just

DUST IT OFF

And

OPEN IT UP

And

JUST BEGIN

HE WILL GUIDE YOU

WHERE ?

JUST KEEP TURNING PAGES

And THEN

HE will say:

BEGIN

AND

START READING

THEN

MEDITATE

THAT MEANS

Like you said Pig,

hang out

IN IT.

ITS HIS WORDS.

As you do that Pig

HE WILL HELP YOU TO THINK

THE WAY GOD

THINKS.

As Pig said

That’s AMAZING

Pig said.

TO HELP US THINK LIKE GOD?

WOW,

Yes Pig,

I replied

SO YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.

You PRAY as you know how Pig to,

STOP

DROP

AND PRAY AND PRAISE

HOWEVER you need a quiet place.

We are so side tracked sometimes

by TV, radio our phones and our computers.

Things we do in between as the

TV is on 24 hours it seems

AS TV Rules our life and

Our THOUGHTS

ITS A ANOTHER TRICK BY THE ENEMY

DON’T BE PROGRAMMED

BY What YOUR LIFE

IS ????

IN the VIEWS THAT ARE

BY WHAT IS BEING TOLD TO YOU

BY TV

AND

BY TV COMMERCIALS

MEMORIZING SONGS TO THE JINGLES TO THE COMMERCIALS

WHAT TO WEAR

WHAT TO EAT

WHAT PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS TO BUY and TAKE.

AND

HOWEVER,

I DO KNOW

That TV can be used for GOOD

just like your phone.

But limits on everything

To bring

BALANCE of

TRUTH IS WHAT YOU NEED

AND TO KNOW

HOW DOES GOD THINK?

ASK WHAT DOES GOD THINK

about

What YOU SHOULD

KNOW ABOUT NOW?

TO MAKE THE DECISIONS

YOU NEED TO KNOW

IT TAKES TIME

IN GODS WORD

AND

YOU GIVING HIM TEN MINUTES?

TEN MINUTES READING?

TEN MINUTES PRAYING ?

WITH HUGE LIFE

DECISIONS

IF YOU WANT TO WALK IN IT

AND GET THROUGH IT

THOSE

DARK MOMENTS AND LIFE DECISIONS

THAT YOU NEED TO

GET THROUGH SUCCESSFULLY

TAKE A little more TIME even though Pig and I we would not ever want to discount any time spent with GOD.

Time with WITH GOD is a habit formed and decided by YOU.

Its so fun but hard I know to get started. Pig and I love Praying and we do know about work and life interuptions.

That is why you need a place and a time to do it uninterrupted.

The Movie WAR ROOM is a great example to understand when you see it.

And then to know NOT ALL

DARK MOMENTS

OR

CHALLENGES

OR

TRIALS ARE NOT ALWAYS BAD TIMES without meaning or purpose.

THEY CAN BE TEACHING TIMES to share with others as you can give hope to others how you got through it.

ALSO THE GAINING OF MORE TRUST

AND GROWING OUR FAITH and

REMEMBER

GOD IS THERE WITH YOU

HE IS PULLING YOU THROUGH BY HIS

RIGHT HAND

Isaiah 41:13

FOR I THE LORD THY GOD WILL HOLD THY RIGHT HAND, SAYING UNTO THEE.

FEAR NOT, I WILL HELP THEE.

HE HAS SOMETHING IN MIND

FOR YOU.

TRUST HIM

I have too ?

TRUST HIM ?

Pig asked.

Yes, Pig

It is Wisdom to TRUST GOD.

Not your way but GODS way.

Your little thoughts and ways are no match to the perfect will of

GOD FOR YOU.

WHO LOVES YOU

AND

HAS THE PERFECT PLAN FOR YOU

YOU WANT THE PERFECT PLAN RIGHT?

As she nodded her head, Yes.

So Pig,

WE

READ HIS WORD

TRUST HIM

DO WHAT HE SAYS IN PRAYER

AS

WE ALL PRAY TODAY

That YOUR

HOPE AND THE ASSURANCE

OF KNOWING GOD IS IN CONTROL

AND

GOD IS FILLING YOUR DAY

With HIS THOUGHTS OF GOODNESS

AND CONFIDENCE.

TO KNOW THAT HE IS WITH YOU.

That

JESUS IS YOUR SAVIOR

SO YOU CAN HEAR HIS VOICE

IF NOT

YOU DON’T WANT TO BE ALONE

IN THIS LIFE AND TO KNOW THE SECRET OF LIFE ETERNAL

ACCEPT JESUS INTO YOUR HEART

ASK TO HAVE ALL

OF YOUR SINS FORGIVEN

AND

ASK NOW

And

SAY:

FORGIVE ME LORD

COME INTO MY HEART

I NEED YOU

FORGIVE ME FOR ANYTHING I HAVE DONE OR SAID NOT PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT.

THANK YOU LORD

I RECEIVE YOUR FORGIVENESS NOW

AND THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY SOUL

I RECEIVE YOU AS MY PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR

IN

JESUS NAME

AMEN

AND

AS YOU

HAVE RECEIVED JESUS

NOW

because there is not a perfect Prayer TO SAY

YES, TO JESUS

it is the true desire inside you.

The true Sincerity in your heart to say

YES to JESUS.

So as you have said YES,

TO JESUS

HE NOW is filling you with HIS HOLY SPIRIT

FILLS YOUR LIFE INSIDE YOU.

NOW BEING NEW

HE CAN GUIDE YOU

AS YOU ARE

TRUSTING IN HIM TO DIRECT YOU TO THE SUCCESS

YOU DESIRE TO HAVE IN YOUR LIFE

THE PURPOSE YOU WERE MADE FOR

AND

NOW YOU CAN RECEIVE THE

TRUE PEACE

AND ASSURANCE YOU

ARE DESIRING

AND

NOW RECEIVED IN FAITH

AND

KNOWING NOW YOU HAVE LEFT DEATH TO LIFE

YOUR NAME IN HIS BOOK OF LIFE

NOW

YOU

THANK GOD

AND NOW RECEIVING

HIS GIFT TO YOU

AS YOU HAVE SAID

YES,

TO JESUS IN YOUR HEART this is not a small thing.

HE IS

NOW BREAKING ALL BONDAGES AND HINDRANCES

NOW

HEALING YOUR MIND AND HEART TO START YOUR JOURNEY

TO FILL THE DESTINY OF

YOUR LIFE

AS YOU HAVE NOW MET YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR

JESUS.

WE REJOICE WITH YOU.

Pig asked, Why does it take so long in our life to say Yes, to JESUS?

Easy answer Pig, We Have choice to BELIEVE TRUTH or a LIE

THATS SATANS JOB TO FOOL YOU every day and every hour and he doesn't get tired like you do.

He trys to keep you from reading or hearing THE BIBLE that you can have read to you by the phone or TV or computer.

He is the Master of His constant Distractions.

So, Pig you now you know how to scare the Devil by letting him know you know what he is trying to do.

THAT PLAN NOT HIDDEN from you now.

Pig looked at me as said how?

Get THE BIBLE out.

Carry it in your car and be ready to read and be ready to be inspired and to know the power you have over the enemy and then you can be at Peace and have the convidence you need.

You can also listen to Praise music the devil doesn't like that either.

I love that idea. Pig said.

Do we have a BIBLE in the Truck?

No, but I will get one in there.

Great Idea Pig and Put a few more to give away.

Pig smiled and finally started eating her Pancakes. Its good she likes them cold or hot.

Pigs Pancakes are cold but she is grateful anyway.

Our story for today .

from Pig and me.