WINNING THE WORLD FOR JESUS.......

psalm 3:3-6 the message

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 16:59:00 +0000

But you, God, shield me on all sides;
You ground my feet, you lift my head high;
With all my might I shout up to God,
His answers thunder from the holy mountain.
I stretch myself out. I sleep.
Then I’m up again—rested, tall and steady,
Fearless before the enemy mobs
Coming at me from all sides.

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Sun, 31 May 2015 02:14:00 +0000

I am made in your image
You called me beautiful one
I am your and you are mine
In the secret I am there
In the valley I am there
I am alway right beside you
Holding your hand in this journey
I will never let go of you
You are worthy because I made you worthy
Draw close to me
Return to your first love, I will whisper truth in your ear
I love you more than anyone else in the world
Your value is in me not in the world
You were brought with the price of my blood

Poem

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Sun, 31 May 2015 02:10:00 +0000

I decided to give blogging another go, enjoy

He is faithful to all his promises
His love endure forever
He rejoice over us with singing
He is good
He is the redeemer
His name is Powerful
By the blood of the cross we are free
We just need to walk it out a
We are worthy because he madeus worthy
Every good and perfect gift come from him
Open your hands
Receive everything
He has in store for you
He has great things
Just trust and believe in him

cool commentary about Luke 15:parole of the lost son

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:11:00 +0000

Who Does the Youngest Son Represent?

The youngest son represents all of those who have been called by God and for whatever reason; they have placed one foot in the world and one foot in the church. When God chastises those Who He has redeemed, as any loving father would, He brings them to their knees and they see their need for repentance and return to God and ask for His forgiveness. This can not be a picture of the lost because they would never have been a child of the father in the first place. Unbelievers are children of the devil as Jesus said in John 8:42-44, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. “To the Father’s own, does He give “the right to become children of God” (John 1:12).

Who Does the Father Represent?

The father represents God the Father for He gladly receives His son as part of His family. The young son returning is a good picture of what repentance is. He made a change of direction, which is the root meaning of the word repentance. He returned to the father begging for his forgiveness and acknowledging his sin. He comes back with nothing to offer, yet the father receives him with joy and celebration. The son felt unworthy and was remorseful. The son had come to the end of himself and was in desperate need.

The father, as God the Father does, shows His love is unconditional He accepts him back into the family. In fact the father had been watching and waiting for his son to return. When the father sees the son approaching, indicating that he had been watching for him, he runs to him and embraces him with open arms. The Jews considered this highly undignified in their culture. The patriarch never ran or never made the first move in such a situation. Yet this shows that God the Father sought us and called us and that we never initiate our own calling into the Kingdom of Heaven (John 6:44).

Here the Father gives the son what he does not deserve (called grace) and withholds what he actually did deserve (called mercy). The Father celebrates as he tells the eldest son, “…this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found” (Luke 15:32). The older brother is filled with anger saying in Luke 15:29-30, “Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

Who Does the Eldest Son Represent?

The eldest son represents the Jewish leaders. The religious leaders saw their rewards due for their works. They didn’t understand that they can bring nothing to the plan of salvation and if they try to earn it, they do not understand how God saves and that it is Jesus’ righteousness alone that accounts them worthy. No human works can ever earn salvation. The youngest son had nothing to bring, no good works, and came back with barely the shabby cloths on his back. This may be why the father provided a robe for him and sandals for his feet.

In Luke 15:31-32, the father tells the oldest son why he is rejoicing: “’My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.” But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

Harmony in the Gospel

The Parable of the Lost Coin in the same chapter, Luke 15:8-10, is similar in nature in how the Father seeks those who are lost: “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’ Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents” (Luke 15:8-10).

The pursuit is relentless, it is effectual, and it is with great intensity that God the Father seeks those to whom will be His children for now and for eternity. And God never gives up this pursuit. The Bible emphasizes:

there is no one who seeks God (Romans 3:11);
that our “Salvation does not, therefore, depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy” (Romans 9:16);
that Jesus tells them plainly that, “My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.” (John 10:29); and
as stated by Paul that, “… he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.” (Ephesians 1:4-6)

luke 15:parable of the lost son

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:08:00 +0000

And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. 14 And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to[a] one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.

17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ 20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’[b] 22 But the father said to his servants,[c] ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. 23 And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.

25 “Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’ 28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, 29 but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’ 31 And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”

one of my favorite parable of scripture: every time i read it i get the picture of Jesus just standing in a field with his arms wide open ready to receive the lost son and just embrace him and give the son grace and unconditional love.

Psalm 19-21

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:01:00 +0000

This is the one we did last night:

19 The heavens declare the glory of God,
    and the sky above^[a] proclaims his handiwork.
²Day to day pours out speech,
    and night to night reveals knowledge.
³There is no speech, nor are there words,
    whose voice is not heard.
⁴Their voice^[b] goes out through all the earth,
    and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
⁵    which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
    and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
⁶Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
    and its circuit to the end of them,
    and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

⁷The law of the Lord is perfect,^[c]
    reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
    making wise the simple;
⁸the precepts of the Lord are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
    enlightening the eyes;
⁹the fear of the Lord is clean,
    enduring forever;
the rules^[d] of the Lord are true,
    and righteous altogether.
¹⁰More to be desired are they than gold,
    even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
    and drippings of the honeycomb.
¹¹Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
    in keeping them there is great reward.

¹²Who can discern his errors?
    Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
¹³Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;
    let them not have dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
    and innocent of great transgression.

¹⁴Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

This are the ones we did tonight:

20 May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!
    May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
²May he send you help from the sanctuary
    and give you support from Zion!
³May he remember all your offerings
    and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah

⁴May he grant you your heart's desire
and fulfill all your plans!
⁵May we shout for joy over your salvation,
and in the name of our God set up our banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

⁶Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
    he will answer him from his holy heaven
    with the saving might of his right hand.
⁷Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
⁸They collapse and fall,
    but we rise and stand upright.

⁹O Lord, save the king!
May he answer us when we call.

21 O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices,
    and in your salvation how greatly he exults!
²You have given him his heart's desire
    and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
³For you meet him with rich blessings;
    you set a crown of fine gold upon his head.
⁴He asked life of you; you gave it to him,
    length of days forever and ever.
⁵His glory is great through your salvation;
    splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
⁶For you make him most blessed forever;^[a]
    you make him glad with the joy of your presence.
⁷For the king trusts in the Lord,
    and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.

⁸Your hand will find out all your enemies;
    your right hand will find out those who hate you.
⁹You will make them as a blazing oven
    when you appear.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,
    and fire will consume them.
¹⁰You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
    and their offspring from among the children of man.
¹¹Though they plan evil against you,
    though they devise mischief, they will not succeed.
¹²For you will put them to flight;
    you will aim at their faces with your bows.

¹³Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength!
We will sing and praise your power.

psalm 18, remind me when Jaime R and I were praying for our session mates in the war college when there was lots of spirtual warfare and i use this psalm a lot for praying for my session mates

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:58:00 +0000

18 I love you, O Lord, my strength.
²The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
    my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
    my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
³I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
    and I am saved from my enemies.

⁴The cords of death encompassed me;
the torrents of destruction assailed me;^[a]
⁵the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.

⁶In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.

⁷Then the earth reeled and rocked;
    the foundations also of the mountains trembled
    and quaked, because he was angry.
⁸Smoke went up from his nostrils,^[b]
    and devouring fire from his mouth;
    glowing coals flamed forth from him.
⁹He bowed the heavens and came down;
    thick darkness was under his feet.
¹⁰He rode on a cherub and flew;
    he came swiftly on the wings of the wind.
¹¹He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him,
    thick clouds dark with water.
¹²Out of the brightness before him
    hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.

¹³The Lord also thundered in the heavens,
    and the Most High uttered his voice,
    hailstones and coals of fire.
¹⁴And he sent out his arrows and scattered them;
    he flashed forth lightnings and routed them.
¹⁵Then the channels of the sea were seen,
    and the foundations of the world were laid bare
at your rebuke, O Lord,
    at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

¹⁶He sent from on high, he took me;
    he drew me out of many waters.
¹⁷He rescued me from my strong enemy
    and from those who hated me,
    for they were too mighty for me.
¹⁸They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
    but the Lord was my support.
¹⁹He brought me out into a broad place;
    he rescued me, because he delighted in me.

²⁰The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness;
    according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
²¹For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
    and have not wickedly departed from my God.
²²For all his rules^[c] were before me,
    and his statutes I did not put away from me.
²³I was blameless before him,
    and I kept myself from my guilt.
²⁴So the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

²⁵With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
    with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
²⁶with the purified you show yourself pure;
    and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
²⁷For you save a humble people,
    but the haughty eyes you bring down.
²⁸For it is you who light my lamp;
    the Lord my God lightens my darkness.
²⁹For by you I can run against a troop,
    and by my God I can leap over a wall.
³⁰This God—his way is perfect;^[d]
    the word of the Lord proves true;
    he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

³¹For who is God, but the Lord?
    And who is a rock, except our God?—
³²the God who equipped me with strength
    and made my way blameless.
³³He made my feet like the feet of a deer
    and set me secure on the heights.
³⁴He trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your right hand supported me,
    and your gentleness made me great.
³⁶You gave a wide place for my steps under me,
    and my feet did not slip.
³⁷I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
    and did not turn back till they were consumed.
³⁸I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise;
    they fell under my feet.
³⁹For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
    you made those who rise against me sink under me.
⁴⁰You made my enemies turn their backs to me,^[e]
    and those who hated me I destroyed.
⁴¹They cried for help, but there was none to save;
    they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
⁴²I beat them fine as dust before the wind;
    I cast them out like the mire of the streets.

⁴³You delivered me from strife with the people;
    you made me the head of the nations;
    people whom I had not known served me.
⁴⁴As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me;
    foreigners came cringing to me.
⁴⁵Foreigners lost heart
    and came trembling out of their fortresses.

⁴⁶The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
    and exalted be the God of my salvation—
⁴⁷the God who gave me vengeance
    and subdued peoples under me,
⁴⁸who delivered me from my enemies;
    yes, you exalted me above those who rose against me;
    you rescued me from the man of violence.

⁴⁹For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations,
    and sing to your name.
⁵⁰Great salvation he brings to his king,
    and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
    to David and his offspring forever.

Bedtime story

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:39:00 +0000

So I decided it would be a cool idea if i started to read psalms to Isabella before she goes to sleep and this are the ones we did tonight.

Psalm 16
1 preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
²I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”

³As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.^[b]

⁴The sorrows of those who run after^[c] another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names on my lips.

⁵The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
⁶The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

⁷I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.^[d]
⁸I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

⁹Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being^[e] rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
¹⁰For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let your holy one see corruption.^[f]

¹¹You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 17:

Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry!
Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
²From your presence let my vindication come!
Let your eyes behold the right!

³You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,
    you have tested me, and you will find nothing;
    I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
⁴With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
    I have avoided the ways of the violent.
⁵My steps have held fast to your paths;
    my feet have not slipped.

⁶I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
    incline your ear to me; hear my words.
⁷Wondrously show^[a] your steadfast love,
    O Savior of those who seek refuge
    from their adversaries at your right hand.

⁸Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings,
⁹from the wicked who do me violence,
my deadly enemies who surround me.

¹⁰They close their hearts to pity;
    with their mouths they speak arrogantly.
¹¹They have now surrounded our steps;
    they set their eyes to cast us to the ground.
¹²He is like a lion eager to tear,
    as a young lion lurking in ambush.

¹³Arise, O Lord! Confront him, subdue him!
    Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
¹⁴from men by your hand, O Lord,
    from men of the world whose portion is in this life.^[b]
You fill their womb with treasure;^[c]
    they are satisfied with children,
    and they leave their abundance to their infants.

¹⁵As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;
when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.

what the lord show me

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:47:00 +0000

Christians talk a lot about being born again. Sometimes, I think an important truth is overlooked in that. We are born again as His babies. In all the times when we feel helpless to even communicate, He hears the deepest cries of our hearts. He sings for joy over us. Not resignation, or impatience or disappointment, but a lullaby of tender, heart-bursting delight. He holds us in His arms, rocks us and comforts us. He wipes away our tears, draws us close and whispers to us who we really are. He names us. Cast Your anxieties on him because he care for us. There is rest in his arms, Peace and security. He invited you to climb on his lap and find rest in his arms. This is what the lord was sharing with me through out the evening service at Cariboo Hill temple as Isabella was sleeping on me. Babies have different cries when they need something, they rely 100% on their caregivers for their needs to be met, We too should be crying out our Heavenly Father for our needs and our desires because he gives us the desires of our heart if we delight in him. He is good provider and wants to give his children good and perfect gifts.

testimony

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 07:35:00 +0000

I am Rebekah who is a believer in Jesus Christ who struggles with self-control, anger. I grew up in a christian home but my parents would fight a lot and my mom was a hoarder so I became very resentful toward my parents at very early age. I blamed my mom for my low self image because she use to call me fat and ugly and I also blame her for not teaching me how to cook and clean probably. Because she was a hoarder I did not have much friends because our house was always messy and we were not allowed to have anyone over. I was sexually abuse when I was little by my neighbor who at the time was my best friend and a friend of the family and he sexually abuse my sister as well and I have to watch so I have carried resentments of the guy that abuse me for a long time. For the first year of our marriage when we were living in Gibson, my relationship with m husband was difficult, we would fight constantly over stupid things and it was just us mostly of the time so there was no time apart . we had no another couples to do things with and financially we were not doing well either cause peter's job was only 4 hours a day and his paychecks were small so that add stress and frustrated to our relationship. I deny that was a problems for years and I would justified my actions, saying it is my burden to bear, no want to hear my issues, they have enough on their plates already and if I tell people, they may pass judgment on me but I start to address my denial when I came to Vancouver the first time In the War College which is a school of a ministry, it was the first time I start to open up to another people about my life and my struggles because all through my childhood I was always told to not open up to people, my home life was secret and no one know what was really going on and I was suppose to keep a smile on my face and tell everyone I was fine but deep down I was not fine, not even close to fine. I became very depressed and I attempted to committed suicide at the age 9 but gratefully my mom walk in before I could do anything and to this day I truly believe Jesus sent her as an angel to save me from doing anything. My relationship with God was lukewarm and I desire to be free from my chains that untangled me to go deeper with Christ. My attitude to others were if I told them my secrets they will go and tell other about what I told them, I isolated because I have no idea to be a friend and I just became a lonely girl that had no friends and no one talk to me and I got teased a lot through high school, people would make fun of how I look and how I dressed and I start to have a true hatred toward people and I just want to escape this hurtful world. I have always struggled with employment and keeping it for a long period of time, something would happen and I would lose it and I blame myself and I would always think only if I can hold down a job for a long time, my husband would want to spend time with me or if only I had solid employment we would be in a better financial situation and we can go away and I believe that I was failing my husband in some way and making him take all the responsibly. I got into recovery by coming to Celebrate Recovery on and off again when my husband and I lived in Gibsons but I did not get too involved in recovery until my husband and I move back to Vancouver a year ago when I start a step group and start to work the steps. My Relationship With Christ influenced my recovery by being pregnant because it help me feel more beautiful and help me know who I was in Christ, it help me marvelous on his power and his majesty and how cool his creation is, how I was created in his own image and I was fearfully and wonderfully made. Being in Recovery has help my relationship with my husband by talk to Michael and he help us to deal with the issues that cause us to fight consistently and I can tell you all now, I love him more today than I did before. Being in recovery has help me in my spiritual gifts and not being shy to speak out what the Lord is speaking to me. He gave me a verse that has been a key verse for me throughout my recovery,Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14.Another key verse for me through war college was Roman 12 1-2 which say I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b] 2 Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[d]. . The Lord start to renewal my mind and break the chains and only by what he did on the cross, I start to believe that I was daughter of the king. I started to believe in the truth and not the lies of the enemy that has been tormented me which told me that I was not good enough or unworthy of anything good.

Step 5 and Step 9 were huge steps for me because I was finally able to forgive the guy that abuse me after all these years and how the Lord heal my heart and I finally able to forgive and make my amends to my mom after all these years and my relationship with her is stronger than it has ever been. My apathy of not cleaning or cooking is gone, my relationship with my husband is stronger and I love seeing him spend time with his daughter and how our daughter has change me and him for the better. I am able to share my frustrations and struggles with others and I have more patience than before, I still have some outburst of angry sometimes but not as much I did before and the Lord is still working on me, he is not finish me with me yet. Philippians 3:12-16 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.

Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold true to what we have attained. My Relationship with Jesus Christ has grown by knowing he loves me so deeply, I am forgiven and I am saved by his grace and I belong to him. I been brought with a price. Roman 8 :1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.[a] 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you[b] free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin,[c] he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5b For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus[d] from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons[f] of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abbas! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. Being an mom has help me become more patience in my life and be still and know he is God. I have become a better wife by helping around the house by cleaning and cooking sometime, I went from not caring at all to it would drive me crazy if there was dishes in the sink and I would have to do them before I went to bed and make sure our house was presentable. Working the steps has help me deal with resentments and my hurts,habits and hang-ups. For example, he told me I was going to have my daughter on the day she was before 3 weeks before she came but became doubtful when I went to the doctors and they would sent me home but trusting him that what he said and it came to pass. I am learning to step out in faith when he speaks and trusting him more in our finances , He has provided every need for us and how he blessed with us with a beautiful daughter who I see Christ in every day

The Lord has been teaching about his grace for last 3 years and he been teaching other things but everything has come back to grace because it is by his grace I am been set free. For the newcomer: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. From a book I been reading: what is grace capacity? It cover the sins of all mankind from the time of Adam to the coming the son of Man. No matter how great our sins, how weak our flesh,how often we fail,grace abounds. It's impossible ever to do or fail to do anything that can't be covered by grace of God. It Cost Jesus his life, do not let his costly grace in vain. He want you right now, just the way you are,He has changed my life and he want to change yours today so let him do it. I am sharing the good news by being an discipline ship and accountability partner with someone and more than willing to do that with anyone else.

extraordiny

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:43:00 +0000

i been reading the book extraordinary the life you're meant to live by john bevere, it is very challenging book but quite good .The person who fear God has nothing to hide,in fact he or she is scared to be away from God.
Much like a skilled surgeon,the true word of God cut deep into our inner most thoughts and desires and reveals the state of the heart so that we can be truly healthy before God. Are we hearing message according in our western churches? if not,are we hearing the true word of God? is the true wisdom of God coming from our pulpits. Have we honestly ask ourselves why we have so much selfishness and envy in our churches. could this be a result of not the fearing the Lord.

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:55:00 +0000

Guilt and shame are known to tear a person to pieces spiritually. They make you feel guilty, separated from God, they rob you of your faith and rips you to pieces. They break God's children down piece by piece, robbing them of their joy, peace, confidence and pure conscience. They are also valuable tools that demonic spirits use against a person in the forms of mental torment and harassment.
Furthermore, it seems that those caught in this trap find it hard to open up and talk about their struggle or failure with others. Almost everybody finds it hard to even admit that they are struggling in the area of sexuality, even when it seems almost everybody else struggles with it!!
I guess the key question is, why are sex-related sins so embarrassing? This intense embarrassment is not a fleshly nature, but rather the workings of unclean spirits. "Who told you that you were naked?" God asked Adam and Eve, thus giving us a clear indication that Satan or one of his unclean spirits were telling Adam and Eve that they were naked, and thus should be ashamed of themselves! Shame did not enter the world until this moment, and it came about when someone (a spirit) told Adam and Eve (through their thought-lives) that they were naked, and therefore made them ashamed of themselves.
Genesis 3:11, "And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked?"
They were so ashamed, that they not only covered themselves, but also hid in the garden from God!
Genesis 3:10, "And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."
Notice how shame brought a dreaded fear of God! Before that moment, there was no fear of God, at least not the type of fear where a person is scared and wants to distance themselves from God! This is exactly what happens when people are fearful of having committed the unpardonable sin... they become afraid of God and feel that He is out to punish them!
Also notice how even Adam was ashamed of his body, and didn't want God (his own creator) to see him naked! It shouldn't surprise us when we see how the enemy tries today to make our sexuality shameful in the same way. Obviously, God has made sex beautiful, but Satan wants us to be ashamed of it, and when we partake in sexual sin, it becomes an open door for a heavy burden caused by guilt and shame to move in on us. Unclean spirits then use this to their advantage and bring much bondage and torment.
So why do unclean spirits work so hard to keep a person 'locked/shut up' concerning their failure or struggle? He does not want them to open up and uncover the darkness in their soul in which guilt and shame have their strongest grip. God's Word is clear that confessing our faults to one another can bring about and promote healing in one's life:
James 5:16, "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed..."
From experience, many (including myself) will testify to a powerful healing concept of simply admitting to another believer what your faults have been. It seems to lift a heavy load when a person brings something that's kept them bound for years, out into the open. There's a tremendous release that many feel when they simply confess their struggle or failure to another!
So why are sexual sins so embarrassing? The unclean spirits who are taking advantage of the person through guilt and shame do NOT want you to open up about your failure, and expose the darkness by which their weapons (guilt and shame) are able to do their work.
Guilt and shame have their strongest grip when kept in the darkness of a person's soul, and when a person brings something out into the light, it brings light into the situation and things such as guilt and shame tend to lose their grip on that person. That is why the enemy works so diligently to keep a person from opening up about their sexual failures and struggles.
Embarrassment is simply a tool used by the enemy (who works through his army of unclean spirits o keep a person from opening up and seeking freedom from their struggle or past failure.
Don't fool yourself, just as the enemy can work to tempt us, he can also work to keep us from admitting our faults by making us feel embarrassed over what we've done. It's merely Satan's weapon of choice to keep our souls in darkness!
Let me ask you this, if you saw the same struggle that you're facing, in another brother or sister in Christ, would you make a big deal about it? Providing of course, that they have either turned from it, or are trying very hard to turn from it? Would you beat them up as much as you beat up on yourself? My guess is that you would probably think nothing of it!
Behind many sexual related struggles and failures, lies unclean spirits. They often enter through sexual defilement, and it is not uncommon to find them behind many sexual struggles. However, before these unclean spirits can be cast out, the minister must first know about them. Many deliverances are either not complete, or have failed simply because the person hasn't opened up with the minister about everything that needed to come fourth. This is why it is important to bring up such failures and struggles when going through a deliverance. Even if you have repented of those sins, there may be spirits lingering that must still be driven out.

Isabella Brenda ann Dooley

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:40:00 +0000

Wrote a poem about my daughter, enjoy

Every good and perfect gift comes from above
You are a true gift from the Lord
You are beautiful, every time i look into your face, i see the glory of the Lord
You are fearfully and wonderfully made
You were made in his own image
He called you his beautiful one
He has grant my desire of my heart, giving you to me
May you experience Christ's love, grace and all the days of your life.

My Birth Story

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:35:00 +0000

On Thursday Sept 27th, my contractions were stronger and 2-3 min apart so i went to the clinic and i was 2 and half cm dilated so they sent me home again, these was the four time i had gone to clinic to get checked out. The nurse kept saying you will know when you know but i thought it was time, that why i came in so we went home and bounce on the exercise ball, shower, had relations with my husband and it work because my contractions got stronger and closer together but i got really frustrated and emotional because they sent us home. On Friday Sept 28th, the contractions were still strong and 2-3 min apart and i was nervous to time my contractions because all the discouragement of going in and being disappointed and my mom encouraged to time them so i did and my friend Jenea suggested the 123 method so that what i did. the 123 method is when the contractions last at least 1 min long, 2 min long for 3 hours so i did that and my contractions were 2 min for 5 hours from the time we called to when the doctor did finally call us back. They checked and i was in between 3-4 and they still said to go home but because i was GB Positive and we lived a good distance so they had to start the antibodies, GB is not harmful to me but it was not treated, the baby could get ammonia or a brain infection so we took the precaution anyway so they said we were staying. Peter and I walked down the hall to promote my labor and our Doula bonnie arrived and peter and her would take turn with the hot water bottle or her mas-sager because i had a little back pain labor to reduce the pain and it did. After 2 hours they check me again after a while, i was at 4-5 now so they suggested to add more of the hormone Oxycontin to speed my contractions up. we got into the room where we were going to delivery our baby. i ate some protein bar because i could not eat anything until the arrival of our baby and i was also drinking a lot of fluid before they could start it. All three of us would walk down the hallway and peter and bonnie would massage my back when i needed it. Doctor styian, the doctor that deliver our baby. at 5-6 they broke my water and my contraction got stronger because when my contraction occur, i went super quiet so the nurse did not know what she could do for me but she would show me ways to get her into the right position before she came out and massage my hand to reduce pressure or teach my husband to push down on my hips to reduce the pressure. We were listening to worship music and Lecre so all the nurse want to be in our room. Between 7-10 cm was the most intense but we had Tim Hughes album going on in the back ground and every time Everything came on, I got more strength to continue and it really did become my focus point song. I tried laughing gas but i stopped because i was able to breath better on my own. It took 7 push to get her out and the doctor told peter to scrub up to catch her coming out and when the head was coming out, i felt her head, it was quite smooth. Isabella Brenda Anna Dooley was borne at 1:11 which i believe it represent the trinity, 8 pounds 3 ounces, 53.5 cm long.Peter cut the umbilical cord and put her on my chest. It was pure joy when i held in my arms. The doctors and nurses were amazed that i did it all naturally and it took 14 hours long. They said that is short for first time mom. She latched on 5 min after she was borne. The lord told me 4 weeks before she was born that she was going to be born on the 29th of September but i start to doubt because all the time they sent me home. Nicole came to visit us in the hospital on the first night and brought me a frosty and peter some food, it was so great. her temperature was not right after she was borne so the nurse warm her up and after that she was totally fine.

Other Cool things that happened when we were in the hospital
she roll on her side on her own at day 2
she lose 13% of her body weight but gained 90g overnight and another 15g the next day
my milk supply was not complete in so they said i might have to put her on formula because they did not have any donor milk at that time but 10 min later the nurse said there was 20 bottle donated and we found out later that Jenea donated 20 bottle on that same day
she had jaundice but for 2 days she was on the borderline for being putting under the lights
Jenea and Donny brought me chocolate milk,fruit and cane to visit, that help us stayed sane,Jenea also brought peter some food so he did not have spend money on food at the cafeteria, we did not eat it all but we did eat it when we got home when we did not feel like cooking at all
we had other friends and family come to visit and hung out with us, that help us stay sane being the hospital for that long.
she was put under the lights, she love the heat of it and the fan remind us of home so it actually help us sleep better at night. she recovered in 24 hours.
the prayer support from our community was awesome.
our doctor that has been with me since week 7 was not take patients in her private practice but she told us to call her office anyway to make an appointment anyway.
Gareth,Daniel and Cinzia came over to our house when we left and it was so great to just hang out with them and Isabella is so good around other people. we all prayed for her and it was so lovely.
she adjusted to being home quite quickly, she sleeps in a crib already for 3-4 hours or longer if we go for a walk.
The home nurse came over the next day and she is gaining more weight and the jaundice is very low or completely gone.
Got more clothes donated from our church so now we have clothe from NB to when she is like 3 which is so great.

I am truly blessed

31 weeks

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:39:00 +0000

Well i am 31 weeks today, She is one active baby, she kicks a lot specially at night so sometime it is difficult to sleep but i am happy that she is active. Fatigue is coming back, some ligaments pain and soreness in my hips but my mom got me a pregnancy belt and it helps a little bit. we purchase a crib from Craigslist that was in good condition which is excellent. In other news, Jesus is teaching me how to trust him daily and it can be a challenge but it is a choice so daily choose to trust him is what he been teaching me. I have almost finished a set of steps through celebrate recovery, it is been really great for me to do it and the lord has healing me and my relationships around me. well that is all for now

Week to week

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noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:57:00 +0000

here is a picture of our baby's ultrasound for all the people that has not seen it. Everything is healthy and good with the baby which is great. i been very blessed regarding a pretty smooth pregnancy, minor discomforts in the ligaments around my pelvis because the muscles are stretching. the baby is moving a lot and a few weeks, my husband peter felt the baby kick for the first time so that was very exciting for him. I will post updates about my pregnancy throughout.

before the morning by mark schultz, listen to it.

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:46:00 +0000

sorry i have not been blogging lately but i could not access my blogger account for a long time and now that i can, i will try to blog more.

Do you wonder why you have to feel the things that hurt you
If there’s a God who loves you, where is He now
Maybe there are things you can’t see
And all those things are happening to bring a better ending
Someday somehow you’ll see, you’ll see

Would you dare, would you dare to believe
That you still have a reason to sing
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
It can’t compare to the joy that’s coming
So hold on you gotta wait for the light
Press on and just fight the good fight
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
It’s just the dark before the morning

My friend, you know how this all ends, you know where you’re going
You just don’t know how you’ll get there, so say a prayer
And hold on cause there’s good for those who love God
But life is not a snapshot, it might take a little time
But you’ll see the bigger picture

Once you feel the weight of glory
All your pain will fade to memory
Once you feel the weight of glory
All your pain will fade to memory

Would you dare, would you dare to believe
That you still got a reason to sing
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
It can’t compare to the joy that’s coming
Come on you gotta wait for the light
Press on and just fight the good fight
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
It’s just the hurt before the healing
Oh the pain that you’ve been feeling
It’s just the dark before the morning

Mercy - Parachute Band (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:56:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:31:00 +0000

23The Lord directs the steps of the godly.

He delights in every detail of their lives.

24Though they stumble, they will never fall,

for the Lord holds them by the hand psalm 37:23-24

He is good and direct our path and he is the God of all the details and he is faithful to his promises :) He is the great provider.

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:50:00 +0000

Love Like God

By Max Lucado

“Though he was God, he did not demand and cling to his rights as God.” Philippians 2:6 NLT

Need more patience? Drink from the patience of God (2 Peter 3:9). Is generosity an elusive virtue? Then consider how generous God has been with you (Romans 5:8). Having trouble putting up with ungrateful relatives or cranky neighbors? God puts up with you when you act the same. “He is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked” (Luke 6:35 NIV).

Can’t we love like this?

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:03:00 +0000

Merry Christmas Everyone :) Happy News years.

Revealation12:11

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:13:00 +0000

They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. - They overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb, they are freed of their sins by the blood of Jesus (1:5), therefore the basis of his accusation has gone because the penalty has been paid by the blood of Jesus, so when he accuses them they point him to the blood. Hence Paul can write 'Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies' (Rom 8:33. They overcome Satan's lies in the world through the words of their testimony to Jesus. They overcome Satan because in the end they are prepared to die for their faith. When Christ died on the cross the saints were technically in Christ and therefore share in his victory, Rom 6:5-14. The results of this victory can be seen in James admonition to resist the devil and he will flee from you (James 4:7). It is seen by the spiritual warfare of Eph 6:11-18, in which the shield of faith is used to extinguish the flaming arrows of the evil one. Col 2:15 tells us that by the cross Christ has disarmed the powers and authorities and triumphed over them.

Just as Jesus overcame Satan by his death on the cross so Christ's followers must follow His example. The basis of his accusations has become null and void because they have been freed from their sins by the blood of the Lamb (Rev 1:5, 7:14, Col 1:22, Rom 8:33, 1 John 1:7), they testify that Jesus is the Christ (resulting in their salvation Rom 10:9-10) and prove the genuineness of their faith by being faithful unto death and thereby gained their life (Rev 2:10, 2:13, 6:9, 11:7, Luke 14:26, 21:16). Even death does not defeat them (Rev 6:9), just as Jesus achieved victory over Satan through death, the saints do likewise. Once more a reference to those who are martyred, a recurrent theme of the book. Later in 13:7 we find the beast waging war against the saints and defeating them but in 15:2 we also find those who are victorious over the beast in heaven singing the song of Moses and of the Lamb.

Ephesian 1: sprit of adoption

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Dooley) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:55:00 +0000

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us[b] for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 making known[c] to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ 10as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

11In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 13In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is the guarantee[d] of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it,[e] to the praise of his glory.

This Scripture should be something that we are excited about. There is what i got out of this scripture:

Blessed be our god and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ(in sense recongizing his glory and honour and goodness because the Father has blessed the believer with spirtual blessing.

Blessed-Praise with worshipping love.

Every Blessing we receive, we receive in christ. God wants bless us with every blessing available to us.

We are Chosen in Him, for if we chosen in christ, it is outside ourselves, It is not from sight of our deserving but because our heavenly father has engrafted through the blessing of adoption into the body of christ.

predestined-marked out beforehead

Believer in the Lord Jesus are not adopted into the family of god, they are born into the family. We are Family because we are covered in the blood of the cross.

accepted: highly favored or full of grace

observe, it is not redemption through his power, it is not redemption his power, it is not redemption through his love, it through his blood.

there is no possible redemption outside of Jesus and his redeeming blood.

Through his redemption and his blood we receive the riches of his grace.

Reveals to us the mystery of his will

gather together-to unite

You are sealed with the holy spirit of promise, God works is the sealing work of the holy spirit. His presence in the believer denotes ownership and security.

We don't deserve anything but we receive everything through his grace.

May we minsteries of his grace and truly believe in the power of his grace and redeeming blood. His Blood is the only one can change us and set us free. Do you believe in the power of the Cross and his redeeming blood? May you experience the power of his grace today some how.