29 Jan 10 My Prescription for Insomnia
Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible. 1) THINKING This is the absolute most important place to start. Start thinking that things are going to change. God really is bigger than anything. I know because of some big things He alone did for me. I do not go to doctors. I don’t need them. I don’t want them (or be forced to have health care insurance lol). God is more than enough, and has brought me back from the brink of death more than once, and I also plan to walk out of this world healthy or, on second thought, dance out of this world! How do we change our thinking? MEDITATE AND SPEAK THE WORD OF GOD. You can search for any word or topic in any version at: 2) REPLACE Insomnia sometimes plagues a person because they think too much! We really need to put all our trust in him and walk in his peace. It helps me at times to speak the word, such as: “The peace of God rules and reigns in my heart and mind.” God is waaaay big enough to handle all of the issues in your life and mind that might want to keep your body from precious sleep. Replace thoughts of the problem with His Word. 3) DIET and EXERCISE Of these two I believe physical activity to be the most important. Do you think the pioneer of the past had trouble sleeping? They worked so hard for so many hours, sleep was a welcome and full restoration for yet another day of hard physical labor. Workout, run, work physically every day. I have heard to do it at least three hours before you go to bed. It is imporant to get adequate calcium in your diet. I eat a little dairy and take calcium supplements. Avoid caffeine, especially later in day, including sodas, such as Mountain Dew, Coke and Pepsi. 4) WIND DOWN Take a hot shower or bath, and do something really boring, like watching TV, lol, or reading. Some say to do it outside of the bedroom, and keep the bedroom only for sleep, however I used to read in bed before I went to sleep sometimes (as well as having my quiet time there in the morning) and slept fine doing that.Ephesians 4: 23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
29 Nov 09 Exceeds Our Needs
In trouble? What’s going on in your life? I know I need some major miracles right now. Guess what? OUR GOD EXCEEDS OUR NEEDS. There is never a limit to his power to take care of everything in our lives, no matter how big it is. In fact, we need to think bigger. He not only wants to MEET, he wants to EXCEED our expectations and show us his power.Ephesians 3:20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us…
Ephesians 1:18-20 (King James Version)
18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead…
12 Nov 09 “doubt”… not in God’s dictionary
Read Ephesians CAREFULLY
I am paraphrasing parts from Chapters 1 and 2.
Through Jesus we have access to the Father.We are given unsearchable riches of Christ. We have access with confidence through faith in Him. Let’s really comprehend how big He really is and how big His love for us is… it is even bigger than we can know.. and know that He is not only ABLE to do exceeding abundantly above all that you ask or think but really, really wants to. It’s totally up to you. For it is ACCORDING TO the POWER that is IN US (our faith).
For God, doubt does not exist. And for his children, it should not either.
Our need merely to be single minded and not waver. It IS happening!
10 Nov 09 Get Out of the Boat!
Get Out of the Boat and Keep Walking!
Do you want to see God work in your life? Get out of the boat!!!
I am making a major move in my life that I’ve dreamed about for at least a year. What did I do about it this last year? Pretty much nothing. No wonder nothing happened.
Get serious!
That’s what I have done lately. I decided that I needed to do the many things I needed to do, so that when the doors opened I would be ready! Was I ready? Am I ready? NO!
So how can God do anything if you are not ready?
Now I am out of the boat (have been for a couple weeks at least) and walking on the water.. moving forward. One thing I never do is look back (another great lesson to save yourself from sadness, heartache and regrets) and I am not getting back in any “safe” boat! I’ve waited for this for too long, and even though I have been sooo blessed where I am, I know God has even better for me!
Get out of the boat! If you sit on the shore you go nowhere!
2Corinthians 5:7 “walk by faith”
Isaiah 30:21 “This is the way, walk ye in it.”
.. “walk in the Spirit,” “walk in love”
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06 Jun 09 He Loves Me!
This is an excerpt from Fields with God.
He Loves Me!
How often do we really look at how much God loves us? I did today.
He loves me, He loves me not, He loves me, He loves me not. When
young, we would pluck petals off daisies to discover the verdict.
He loves me!
How do I know? I put my nose up to a Purple Vervain wildflower. It is
everywhere this year! Our Joepyeweed will bloom soon and we have
lots of it, too. I also investigated another plant that I call “Arms of
God.” It is mostly green with white edged leaves. One small flower is
nearly hidden and protected in the center of four slightly larger flowers.
He loves me!
He loves me not.
Don’t we sometimes feel like we are
far from God’s love? Sometimes
we just don’t feel
worthy.
How could He possibly love me?!
Yet we are told that nothing shall separate us from His love, goodness
and blessing . . . unless we let it! Greater God sees us through the perfection
of His Son, and through the offering of His Son who make us
“perfect.”
He loves me!
Rom. 8:31-39 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for
us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered
him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us
all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is
God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died,
yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God,
who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the
love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we
are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through
him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life,
nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor
things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall
be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus
our Lord.
03 May 09 Power, Part 2
Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious inpower: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.Exodus 32:11And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with greatpower, and with a mighty hand? Deuteronomy 8:17, 18 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
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01 May 09 Power, God’s
Look the word up in a dictionary (http://definr.com/power)and think about it! (also see below for an entire dictionary entry.) If you meditate on this one word, in the concept of God’s power; “all power”, you will have no problem with faith. You will have no problem with anything! More and more, I am seeing that we are lacking in mental focus. Meditation means (see below) and is a chance to do that; a chance to develop our concentrated focus. In this case, when we focus on God’s power, not neglecting his unstoppable love for us, we know that we have all the things we need and desire. Don’t forget, He is our loving Father and wants to give us “the kingdom.”
30 Apr 09 Life after Kids
I have not written anything about children or homeschooling for so long. Sorry! But it seems like there really is a life after kids and it does not include the day to day to day activities, or teaching that would be of interest to homeschooling parents. The latest family thing was Zephi and John’s wedding in South Dakota on April 4th. There was a huge snowstorm and even natives were having trouble getting to the church. Nevertheless it will be very memorable because of that. It was nice to be together with family. Everyone was there except Ezra who is stationed in Kuwait and his wife, Nikole, living at the base in Alaska.John is in the Air Force and he and Zephi will be moving to Japan soon with his transfer, for four years. Zephi Perea and Jessica Jobes both have active Facebook pages if you want to keep up with family news.
27 Feb 09 Are You Really Listening?
Matthew 13
9“Are you listening to this? Really listening?”
10The disciples came up and asked, “Why do you tell stories?”
11-15…Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. …In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they’re blue in the face and not get it. I don’t want Isaiah’s forecast repeated all over again:
Your ears are open but you don’t hear a thing.
Your eyes are awake but you don’t see a thing.
The people are blockheads!
They stick their fingers in their ears
so they won’t have to listen;
They screw their eyes shut
so they won’t have to look,
so they won’t have to deal with me face-to-face
and let me heal them.
16-17“But you have God-blessed eyes—eyes that see! And God-blessed ears—ears that hear! A lot of people, prophets and humble believers among them, would have given anything to see what you are seeing, to hear what you are hearing, but never had the chance.
… 23“The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News, and then produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams.”.’”
Are you listening to this? Really listening?… 51Jesus asked, “Are you starting to get a handle on all this?”
They answered, “Yes.”
52He said, “Then you see how every student well-trained in God’s kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put his hands on anything you need, old or new, exactly when you need it.”
58But Jesus said, “A prophet is taken for granted in his hometown and his family.” He didn’t do many miracles there because of their hostile indifference.
