tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172069818315036892024-02-07T08:16:27.685-06:00Spiritual Truths From A Layman's Point of ViewMany people are conflicted about their spirituality. Spiritual Truths From a Layman's Point of View offers insight about Christian Living, prayer, the Holy Spirit and other spiritual truths from a Pentecostal perspective.Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-36708368483242833192011-06-30T07:39:00.000-05:002011-06-30T07:39:35.454-05:00True Miracles
God has a way of making impossible things happen. I know this sounds trite but there is just no way to make clear the impressive power of the Most High God when you have no one to turn to for help. The ability to trust God in the face of impossible odds; to continue believing when no one thinks you can win is a rare gift. It should not be rare among believers, but it is.
Approximately one Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-50856929053282011462011-06-15T21:37:00.000-05:002011-06-15T21:37:05.187-05:00Take a Stand For God In Time of Trouble
This is Spiritual War. Here I make my stand and retreat no farther. In times of pain and trouble we MUST stand on the word and refuse to entertain any thought that brings doubt, fear, or distress. In Ancient Warfare men rode to war with their standard (banner or flag) flying in the breeze. Before the battle started they thrust the flag pole into the ground to let everyone know where they were Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-21931741990817129942011-06-07T08:46:00.000-05:002011-06-07T08:46:35.959-05:00What is the Fear of the Lord?Deuteronomy 6:2That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I commandthee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
Proverbs 9:10
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
I recentlySmireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-57338850997420228722011-06-05T20:06:00.000-05:002011-06-05T20:06:08.756-05:00Pentecost SundayThe Holy Ghost is here today just like it was in the beginning.
1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 AllSmireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-75410054309800493352011-01-29T20:25:00.000-06:002011-01-29T20:25:13.817-06:00Comfort in the Time of FearFear has a way of taking hold of your heart in spite of your best efforts to ignore it. Even those of you who KNOW perfectly well that your God is there for you find yourself shaken by fear at times. I thought I had put fear behind me but recently it reared its UGLY head again. I remembered where I go in times of anxiety and fear and the Lord did not let me down. Here is my favorite verse. I Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-74927148312523315742011-01-27T22:17:00.000-06:002011-01-27T22:17:05.755-06:00How Much Do You Love Me?John 21: 15-17
15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-58816994629918148572011-01-24T15:16:00.000-06:002011-01-24T15:16:21.679-06:00Will You Dance For It?
Habakkuk 3: 17-19
17Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
18Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
19The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-16277397810988390382011-01-12T23:51:00.000-06:002011-01-12T23:51:02.552-06:00Can You Do This?Acts 3
1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4 Peter looked Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-79299163813077217052010-12-25T22:07:00.000-06:002010-12-25T22:07:09.074-06:00A Child is Born
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9: 6
While we share our Christmas Dinners and enjoy the gifts, please take a moment to remember the King of Kings whose birth we commemorate on December 25. Some of us spend too much time worrying if Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-16888206583730645832010-12-19T23:33:00.000-06:002010-12-19T23:33:24.546-06:00Persuasion
2 Timothy 1:12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I havebelieved, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-929058920294090052010-11-30T15:54:00.000-06:002010-11-30T15:54:06.098-06:00Caleb... This is What a Miracle Looks Like
When you pray without doubting, a miracle will come. If you have wholehearted faith your miracle will come. Six montha ago God gave me a vision of this longed for child. My vision was so clear I knew the color of his hair, his sex, the color of his skin, the time of the year he would come and the little standup curls on the top of his head. I asked God to bless this child, keep him safe until Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-35469395024062376292010-11-06T22:39:00.000-05:002010-11-06T22:39:27.516-05:00Giving Thanks
Psalm 100
1Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
3Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-91018983073381555962010-11-05T18:34:00.000-05:002010-11-05T18:34:34.018-05:00Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the time for family and friends to come together to remember the blessings and triumphs of the year.
November is a month when most are thinking about traveling to visit family, turkey dinners, and pumpkin pie. God has answered several prayers for me this week and I am supremely grateful. Take a moment this month to give thanks to the Most High God. It is a good thing to Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-65806073459872752212010-11-01T12:14:00.000-05:002010-11-01T12:14:43.158-05:00Changing Your Mind
Romans 12: 1-2
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
We live in Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-84682078134047083402010-10-30T20:47:00.001-05:002010-10-30T20:48:36.314-05:00StrengthPsalms 27: 1
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
No matter what comes into my life, The Lord is my light and salvation. He isSmireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-10100933789763150882010-09-29T18:56:00.000-05:002010-09-29T18:56:35.720-05:00Are You A Believer?James 1: 5-8
5If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-58101964090009494432010-09-02T15:30:00.000-05:002010-09-02T15:30:08.749-05:00Spiritual WarfareEphesians 6: 10-18 (NIV)
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-13606713931703427752010-08-04T16:04:00.000-05:002010-08-04T16:04:35.537-05:00Eternity
John 14 New Living Translation
Jesus, the Way to the Father
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home.[a] If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?[b] 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-49167809301672290692010-07-17T12:22:00.000-05:002010-07-17T12:22:03.057-05:00God Speaks From A Can of Jalapeno Peppers
Proverbs 3:6
6In all thy ways
acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Today I was cleaning my cupboard and organizing the cans together when I happened to read the back of this can of jalapeno peppers. Written very small in the lower left corner in italics was Prov. 3:6. Of course I had to look it up and lo and behold it was one of my favorite verses of all time that I had not Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-54379059861346616542010-06-29T21:10:00.000-05:002010-06-29T21:10:15.273-05:00Don't Kill The Messenger
PUSH
PRAY UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS
Do you ever get upset when you pray and pray about something and it seems to be thrown back in your face? Don't kill the messenger. Sometimes we get messages from the Lord that we do not like. They take us out of our comfort zone and make us generally unhappy. Make sure the Lord sent you the message and try your best to accept it. God will neverSmireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-68748282525982546312010-06-21T14:58:00.000-05:002010-06-21T14:58:56.360-05:00Keep On The Firing Line
Veteran Voices
Keep On The Firing Line!
If you're in the battle for the lord and rightJust keep on the firing
lineIf you win the battle surely you must fight
Keep on
the firing line
God
can only use the soldier he can trust
To keep on the firing line
If
you wear the crown bear the cross you must
So keep on the firing
line
There are many dangers that we all
Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-62419814819113352122010-06-07T22:08:00.000-05:002010-06-07T22:08:24.697-05:00God's Promises
If you live by the first two verses in this chapter then these promises are yours. Praise God.
Psalm 91
1Whoever
lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the
shadow of the Almighty.2I
will say to the Lord, “You
are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
3He is the one who will rescue
you from Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-32691162095688954222010-05-24T15:06:00.000-05:002010-05-24T15:06:14.210-05:00For You, Tiffany Psalms 27 The Message Version
Tiffany, I love you with all my heart. I am giving this to you because it is my favorite chapter in the whole Bible. I thought you would appreciate this version "The Message". It says it all!
Psalm 27
A David Psalm
1 Light, space, zest— that's God! So, with him on my
side I'm fearless, afraid of no one and nothing. 2 When Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-7683391684408186022010-05-20T22:40:00.000-05:002010-05-20T22:40:34.451-05:00Are You A Believer? DoThe Signs of Miracles and Wonders Follow You?
Mark
16:16
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Mark 16: 17-18
17And these signs shall
follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they
shall speak with new tongues; 18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink
any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the
sick, and they shall Smireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206981831503689.post-21023798149936560692010-05-13T11:56:00.001-05:002010-05-13T11:58:00.026-05:00Dare to Believe That Miracles Follow You!
We pray for miracles. We wonder why they do not happen. It is true that we tend to overlook the small miracles every day but as Believers the Bible is clear that you will know the believers by the signs that follow them. There are many believers in the world. All love Jesus Christ without a doubt, but somewhere along the way we forgot that there are signs that areSmireleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595800531405741792noreply@blogger.com0