Submission Disqualifies Division

Word Buoys-Life Preservers

© 2015 Debbie Turner Chavers

A religious spirit and a spirit of rebellion are in the children of disobedience.

Their behavior will mimic what they worship: man’s tradition and self.

Child of God, Servant of God:

You can not serve God and mammon. 

You can not be a people pleaser.

The dilemma: 

As we navigate daily interactions with others we quickly conclude that all is not well relationally if we dare to voice truth.

God’s word in a lost and dying world is a life preserver. 

Yet most will decide to drown in a sea of despair with the life buoy right beside them offering safety and relief.

Redeemed child of God:

Speak truth, throw the life line.

Misplaced desire:

Our desire for human love and acceptance easily silences our witness of God’s redemptive plan in our world, our family and our sphere of influence.

A desire to fit in is a spirit of bondage that makes you ineffective, unable to do that which your redeemed man desires to do.

This desire to fit in becomes a cord which entangles you and will prompt you to do that which you hate: hiding.

Your action cloaks or attempts to hide His light within you.

Our heart is well aware of its double minded state and the fact that its carnal nature is at war with the Spirit of God within us.

Therefore:

Our spirit must stay attuned to pleasing the Spirit of God within us. 

This tuning will turn us to doing God’s will not your own.

The war within us seeks to separate us from our true call of obedience to Christ Jesus. 

If we choose not to tune and turn:

Our witness when we refuse to stand for TRUTH will present

 a warped mirror of Christ to others.

We are to mirror Christ not the individual.

Let them see Christ in you, not an idolatrous view of themself.

Be aware:

When you feed your flesh your spirit wanes. 

Fire within you is fed by the oxygen of the Holy Spirit. 

The breath of God.

Give place. 

Give first place to God.

You have been redeemed. 

You have been bought with a blood fulfilled covenant. 

Our allegiance and first call is to serve the LORD. 

~Debbie Turner Chavers

🌻Seed sowing to the glory of God.

You are loved.🌻

Study Opportunity:

Luke 16:13

Roman’s 8:15

Roman’s 8:7

James 1:8

James 4:4

James 4:7

James 4:8

1Peter 5:5

Ephesians 2:2

Roman’s 7

🚫DO NOT quietly live

your faith in Jesus Christ.

Your #voice is needed.

Your #action is warranted.

Stay or go.

BUT DO NOT be silent.

~Debbie🌻

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Salt

Salt

© Debbie Turner Chavers

Salt and sugar are similar in appearance, yet the taste and the effect are opposite to one another. 

As children of God we are the salt not the sugar in this world. Sugar in its created form is a gift of sweetness, yet too much makes one nauseous. Walking in love with others requires seasoning.

Our Creator is merciful and kind, yet not sticky sweet. 

We have been instructed to conduct ourselves in the same manner.

Therefore to represent God as a permissive parent to one another is wrong.

God’s mercy encompasses every need, yet requires accountability.

When we invite others to the table of our lives we want to be salt. 

A bit of salt gives a heightened taste of the goodness of God. 

Excess in sugar or salt in our daily life and demeanor with one another can overwhelm the taste of any dish or life situation. Our lives and fellowship with one another need to be centered on the well seasoned plate of the Word of God.

Pass the salt, please.

-Debbie

Prayer

Father God, in my day to day interaction with others help me to be kind, yet truthful.

In Jesus name. Amen.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Mark 9:50

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltiness, wherewith will ye season it?

Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

Matthew 5:13

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Psalm 119:103

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Proverbs 20:16

Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith,

and vomit it.

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Stirred Up!

Loafing,The Bread of Idleness

© 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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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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Grace and Color Chips of White

Behold the Man,The Word Became Flesh

© 2005 Debbie Turner Chavers

John 1:14

It is difficult for a human to realize the purity of righteousness until they have recognized the dark stain of unrighteousness. Pure white never looks as brilliant to the natural eye until contrasted with another color. I was not able to appreciate spotless until I saw my sin from His view.
I had played in the world and needed a cleaning transformation.
But my perception was ..I am a good person. A nice person. We have many variations of self perceived self righteousness.
I was wrong.
Just as there are no stages of perfection achieved by human endeavor there are no stages of salvation. We have nothing to add in our flesh except submission to His perfect gift of righteousness.
It is no longer about who I am, but whose I am.

A "good' person sees themselves and their actions as a neutral white. But visit any paint aisle and you will be amazed at the many hues of white.  Human nature takes most things at face value, like white is white...right?
But the Word divides asunder our human perception and opens wide the eyes of our understanding and allows us to see as He sees. Shadows and variations of fleshly endeavor never equal the cleansing and the stain removing power of His blood as applied to our lives and thinking.

If you are tired, tired of trying to be perfect. Then I have Good News for you. He who is perfect, Christ Jesus, is offering you perfection. His. His sacrifice on the cross and His blood which was shed for our redemption.

Today is the day.
Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
John 20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

~Debbie




Isaiah 55-all of it.
Isaiah 64:6  But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

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No Condemnation but Correction

Fishing Vessel

© Debbie Turner Chavers

There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, but there is correction. We are sons and daughters of the LORD. It is the love of our Heavenly Father who chastens us and conforms us into the image of His Son. At times the gifts of God in us is used to correct us and sometimes He allows His gift in others to bring small corrections in our daily path in the course of our days. Most times we assume correction is a whooping...but usually it is more of a time out. A setting aside, a Selah pause to stop what we are currently doing and consider the correction. God is very tender hearted toward us and the leading of the Holy Spirit is gentle. I am referencing the term of correction as a form of direction. Direction toward or away from a known way or a determined path. As children of God we do not order our footsteps. The Lord does and has a plan in place for us before we were born. Psalm 37 and 139. When a captain is steering a ship there are small corrections to stay on course in a sea that appears to have no lanes. 
Yet a skillful captain knows the boundaries unseen by most. A path has been charted, coordinates considered and followed through to arrive at the intended destination. 
Our life on this earth is like a ship with The Lord as our Captain. He is the Way and has not only gone before us but ever intercedes on our behalf for our individual charted course on the ocean of life. If you have received correction..rejoice that the God who created all things has you in the palm of His hand and that the wind of His Spirit is gently bringing you to the desired port on Earth as well as the final destination of home in Heaven. 


 ~Debbie 

Romans 8:1 
Hebrews 12:5-6 
Chastisement as correction 
-Outline of Biblical Usage: the whole training and education of children (which relates to the cultivation of mind and morals, and employs for this purpose now commands and admonitions, now reproof and punishment) 
*It also includes the training and care of the body whatever in adults also cultivates the soul, esp. by correcting mistakes and curbing passions. 
*instruction which aims at increasing virtue chastisement, chastening, (of the evils with which God visits men for their amendment) 

Romans 12:1-21
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable, unto God, which is your reasonable service. 
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 
Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Warning! For Real?

The body has many parts. Yet man has the ability to mimic or copy the original very convincingly. Warning! Not all parts are real.
They represent as real when cloaked, or dressed. But when brought into the light of day, the obvious is evident. Fake. A person representing as a member in the Body of Christ Jesus can manifest the same spiritually. Man can appear as one of Christ's own yet in reality be a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Do not be deceived.
In modern society, man has the ability to create natural appearing body parts to enhance appearance...looks normal on the outside but closer inspection reveals the truth.  Usually only those close to the subject ever see the truth in the natural body, but spiritual falseness can be identified by all with godly instruction.
Scripture warns us to try all spirits and see if they be of God. Not everyone who appears to be godly or sincere is actually the real deal in reality. Without the light of God's word and His Holy Spirit it is impossible to detect an imposter.
You want to know Jesus and you want Him to know you.
When your part in the Body of Christ is examined or the fruit of your doings in this life come up before the Lord, I believe most will want to hear Him say...
Matthew 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many thing: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

~Debbie


1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Christ Jesus warned..
Matthew 7:15-23  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.  
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit: but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits Ye shall know them.

Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, that I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

1 Corinthians 12-all of it





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Working Out

Our feelings may not always agree with the facts of the Word of God. But as we exercise our faith and our understanding we will change.
"Let it burn, let it shake, let it change" is the tag my favorite fitness instructor Suzanne Bowen uses as I exercise.
This analogy "Burn, shake, change" tag can also be applied as an exercise for our thought processes concerning our understanding of God's word.
We do not yet know as we ought. We are daily being conformed to His image.
We have been given the mind of Christ, yet at times refuse to walk it out in our everyday life and challenges. Let every man be a liar, yet God be true.

May our faith be solid and unmovable in the truth that the Holy Spirit has revealed in our hearts, minds, and lives, lived unto God.
May that which is unholy, in error, or disobedient within us burn up in the Presence of His Truth.
When our mind, body, spirit and soul are exercised in the Word of God..internal and external shaking will then reveal the solid rock of Jesus Christ upon which we stand.
We are changed as old things pass away and behold all things are new.

Working out my own salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12)
~Debbie





Luke 24:32  And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

2 Corinthians 5:17  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

1 Corinthians 2:12-16 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:17-18 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Romans 3

Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of will of God.

Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

1 Timothy 4:16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear.

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There Is Always a Place For You

The Prodigal and Family

© 2010 Debbie Turner Chavers

Luke 15:11-32

This morning as I was thinking about Gods great love for you and I, this is what came to my heart.  We all at times have been or are currently a prodigal. God is the Father and God has provided all that His children need. God longs for you with an everlasting love.
Luke 13:31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
Jeremiah 31:3  The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying,Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee.
Isaiah 44:22  I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me, for I have redeemed thee.
Isaiah 45:6  That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me.  I am the LORD, and there is none else.


Always A Place For You

There is and always will be a place for you.
In my arms
In my heart
In my fields
At my table
There is and always will be a place for you.

~ © 2015 Debbie Turner Chavers 


Mark 10:16  And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Luke 22:30  That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

John 4:35  Say ye not, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already unto harvest.



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A Paradox in Poetry and Art

Enough

© 2004 Debbie Turner Chavers

Poetry is expressed from where I am, where I have been, and where I am going. I write the poem as an expression of human nature and spiritual longing. Throughout time, spirit and verbal expression have moved man.
At times I write poetry after reading scripture, at times when I am pondering, rolling over my need for expression.  I painted an Art Parable titled "Enough" and after reading Isaiah 54, I saw a paradox in my poem of 2013 and my painting in 2004.

Isaiah 54:2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.

I don't believe another can tell you when you are full. There is a satiety point for all.
As you partake in consuming, only you can say when you are full.
Whether you have need of filling or have had enough.
My point is..EAT until you are full.

~Debbie



I Long For You

I long for you
For you to fill my emptiness
To wash away the fullness of that which pains me
To remove the bloat of "everydayness"
The incessant fluff of "nothingness"
Nothing that really matters

I long for you
To open my eyes to new possibilities in a wide place
A place of pure air
A large place where I can breathe
Enlarge my understanding Lord
I long for you

© 2013 Debbie Turner Chavers







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Do Not Whisper

My oldest grand-daughter and I were sitting at her small table having a snack, sharing a moment.
Sometimes during these moments of sweet fellowship with my grand-daughter I tend to speak softly, almost conspiratorially.
But this time as I spoke she said "Don't whisper" and I asked "Why?"
To which she replied, "Don't whisper, because I love you!"
I smiled and said "Alright, I love you too. I won't whisper."
She was so serious about her request that I prayerfully considered our interaction during our meal together.
As I thought about it, the Lord brought the scriptures in Matthew 10:27 and Matthew 5:14 to my mind.

So... I am not whispering.
We are a city set on a hill. Let us shine.
What God whispers in our ear, we preach from the housetops!

Do not whisper, because He loves us.
~Debbie


Matthew 21:15-16
Matthew 10:26-27
Matthew 5:14-16
Psalm 8:1-9

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Prayer-Do Not Let Go

Life Line-The Word and Blood of Jesus Christ,

Do Not Let Go

© 2011 Debbie Turner Chavers

Prayer: My need to remember that God, who holds all things in His capable hands is holding me and all that concerns me by His Word.     ~Debbie Turner Chavers





War Room the movie is being released to the public today. Beautiful movie, I recommend it. My family and I saw it at the theatre and will be buying a copy for home viewing.  Make an investment in movies with a positive message.

~Debbie



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