October 25, 2016

Spiritually and Politically :VOTE

Spiritually
This time in history is a call to action. Passivity is out of the question. Political correctness must be laid aside. We must take a stand for the good of our children, the welfare of our nation, and look to the source from which all our blessings flow.
Our blessings have been bestowed upon us by the Great I Am, the Father and Creator of us all.
Am I standing firmly on the authority of the Word of God. Individually, the question is, have I done all? God's word contains clear instruction pertaining to personal responsibility in regard to all issues.
Opposition is to be met with the Spirit of the Lord.
Passivity and the winking at wickedness must cease. One can make a difference.
The strength of each man is found in what his mind and belly has been filled with.
As a people, what have we digested?
We will eat.
It is time for a new meal.

Having done all, STAND.
~Debbie Turner Chavers

Isaiah 50:10 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

Ephesians 6



Politically

I do not personally know Donald Trump or Hilary Clinton. I have gathered as much information and watched the last 3 debates of both candidates. I have read and observed as much of their careers, interviews, etc.. as I could. There are two choices realistically. One for and one against.
My intention is to vote for the Donald Trump/Mike Pence ticket.
There must be a line..a LEADERSHIP Line drawn somewhere and Donald Trump has done that.

For some their lines are erasable..moveable..therefore we have a country gone awry.
Most situations do not fall apart by one decision.
Chaos generally ensues after a multitude of poor choices. This is our country currently.

Your drawn line might be abortion, gun control, the right to bear arms or the right to have life at conception.
There are many lines and many issues.
I understand that mistakes can and will be made by all people.
Yet there is a HUGE difference between mistakes and the proven facts of chosen, blatant evil deeds. 
Each persons conscience is their own to bear.
As scripturally commanded in God's word, I am praying concerning those who are in office currently and those who will have that HONOR.
I am praying and gathering as much intelligent information that is available on both candidates and VOTING.
Now is not the time to be passive.
I know there are many things we can disagree on, yet most ills of society happen because an individual refuses to take a stand.  And take a stand is what we must do, to once again see the right thing done in our country and to protect life and liberty for all.

To not vote is NOT a conscientious abstaining.
It is helping elect who you consider to be the worst of two candidates.

Voting,
~Debbie Turner Chavers



Psalm 16..The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.




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October 14, 2016

Stirred Up!

© 2005 Debbie Turner Chavers



I awoke this morning with the adjective, lukewarm in my thoughts. Life and living is unpalatable when it is lukewarm. 
Lukewarm is listed only one time in KJV in Revelation 3:16.
One time.
Take heed.

Our marriage bond as the Bride of Christ seems to be going through the motions of marriage, yet without fervor.
Where is the hunger for our first love?
We who have been given eternal life and appointed as kings and priests are to serve God with fervor.  Fervor is sadly missing when we are satisfied with the status quo of companionship.
We should desire and apply ourselves to having a love filled and vibrant relationship with our Redeemer.
Remember John 3:16?
We are LOVED.

When we read God's word our innards are stirred. The fire of hope is ignited and only the in-filling of His Spirit and His love can quench the longing of our souls.
As I think about this process, I am reminded of my swimming pool and its filtration system. The pool has jets which are turned slightly upward to ruffle the surface of the water. This slight water current causes the outside debris in the pool to be carried toward the filter opening, which will be gathered in a basket to be removed. As the debris is filtered through the system, the water will circulate back into the main body of water having been cleared of debris.
The constant clearing of this process also depletes the water level over time, due to the movement and the heat of the sun causing evaporation on the pools surface. The heated stresses of life can evaporate our water levels also. Yet we can be renewed and refilled in our relationship with the Father.
As we study God's word and spend time in His Presence during praise, prayer and worship we can be refilled and filtered.
There is a beautiful stirring that happens in our soul, mind and body as His word and Spirit filter our thoughts and lives. We will find a basket of blessing instead of debris as we apply ourselves to the filtering process of time spent with the LORD.

~Debbie


Ephesians 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind.

Ephesians 5:25-26 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word.

2 Timothy 1:6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Revelation 3:16  So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spur thee out of my mouth.


*I wrote this in my journal on March 18, 2014, but it is still relevant, so I am posting it today.


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October 05, 2016

Yield

Yield
© 2016 Debbie Turner Chavers
Photography



I have always liked clouds. As a child I would recline on the grass and imagine that each puffy shape was a larger than life picture board! Boredom was not on the horizon for the view at times would change rapidly. The wind would function as a giant eraser and shape each cloud speckling the sky into new wonders.
As an adult I reminisced of my love of clouds. I wondered why they still drew my attention skyward.  As I gazed out across the great expanse of sky,I heard in my heart, "Because they yield." At that time, I had a quickening in my heart in recognition of a spiritual truth but no current situation to which it applied, until recently.

I was reminded of this heart tug as I spent some time praying about communicating. 
Communication can be a blessing or a hindrance. The tongue is a little member and accusations can be a giant. 
At times I find it is difficult to forgive the words of an errant, mislead tongue. 
Whether it is my own words or the words of one that has risen against me.
Thus my pondering of the subject. As I mulled the mental stew of it all..the LORD reminded me of the sweet word He had shared with me years ago. YIELD was the word and the visual of a sky filled with clouds, each cloud beautifully different in size and  color variations. 
Once again He reminded me that each cloud was in the process of constantly yielding to the wind.

We also should yield constantly to the wind of His Spirit in forgiveness of ourselves and others.
So ponder with me...
What if our service in the army of the Lord is to Yield.
Not to yield to the accuser of the brethren, but to yield to the captain of our salvation, the Lord Jesus Christ.


We never want to be likened to clouds without water.
Consider these scriptures and beware. All of 2 Peter 2:1-22 and Jude 1 in context.

2 Peter 2:17-19 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through muchwantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

Jude 1:12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;


Day by day we are growing and learning to walk in our shoes of peace and the wearing of our robe of righteousness. Our time on earth is not a dress rehearsal..it is the first act that continues toward eternity with our Creator.


After His initial correction of me, it is my goal not to do a repeat. Nor to rehearse the scene over again in my mind or in my actions.
The ghoulish play upon play of SIN. 
No watching of pious reruns of "would have, could have, or should have."
Be done with it.
All relationships thrive with clear communication and boundaries.
So when my Father God says He has cast all my sins into the sea, then it is not the time to practice fishing!

There is healing provided as we confess our faults one to another.

This obviously is easier to "think" than to confess.
Do not tightrope walk on the hard edge of the blame game. 
Let us walk in love with one another.
Yield to the Holy Spirit.

~Debbie


James 3:5-6 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.


Romans 6:13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members asinstruments of righteousness unto God.

Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?


Micah 7:18-19 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Hebrews 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.







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