Falling Away.....(let us pray)

Matthew 7:27

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.

 

Most everyone who is a christian has heard of the great falling away.

  Do you actually know the main reason this is going to happen? The

  main reason is because of bad teachings and people choosing to have

  faith about things that are "other' than what God actually was telling  

  them to do! This Relationship is "everything" that we talk about is

  far more (FAR MORE) Important than most really do realize.

  See, if you don't hear from God and you don't understand how to build

  your house according to his instructions- then IT WILL be built on sand.

  So many people out there are so overly-concerned about whether you

  can or cannot lose your "salvation" so we have those who teach we can,

  those who teach we cannot and those who preach something in between!

  The truth is, Jesus talked about the house built upon the sand! Many think

  "doing' (his words) means going to church, saying your prayers, witness

  here or there and some sort of "DOGMA" OR it means being very super-

  spiritual about everything to the point nobody can hardly stand you "OR"

  maybe getting a book and doing everything THEY said they did (like some

  do-it-yourself instruction manual?).

The titanic: (case In point) the captain was WARNED! (did you know this?) He

was warned and chose "not to listen' so the boat sank!

I was watching this show (on television) investigating what might have

gone wrong but the truth is the captain (DID NOT LISTEN!)

I don't know about you- but I do not care to be on "that type of boat" if I can help it!

There is a saying: "Well we are all in the same boat." The disciples were in a boat with Jesus and there was a storm but he was there "rose up" and told the storm to be still. That boat "That day" was THEIR church service! Ever think about that?

I don't think I can get much clearer than this Matthew Jesus said "and great was the fall" (of the house!) And in Thess. It also says there will be a great falling away.

My books are just a real small appetizer compared to all The Lord has put in my heart to say or share or "re sow" or whatever you wish to call it. The real and true heart behind my book and why I wrote it is this: I want to encourage anyone and everyone I can that you CAN be founded and grounded in Christ no matter what comes or goes.

 

Whether you have "the ideal circumstances' Or not, whether you have a church or a way to get there "or not" and also to say pray!

 

 

 

Pray to be a lover of truth and to know the truth! don't leave it up to someone else to spoon feed you all your life. Dig your heels in, get in there and "PRAY TO GROW" :)

Minister of the Lord, MIT and his servant,

 

Laura Grace     Peace!

"Where do I go from here?"

America's top 20! by Laura Grace

Father in the name of Jesus! Help

us to stop talking about what we

need to do and actually Do it! Help

us to see you as you really Are and

get you out of those boxes we have

put you in and expand our horizons!

Oh sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.

Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

amen! Psalm 96:1 KJV

I was thinking the other day about these ads I see on TV

"the top 20" and this had to do with music, but I think it

also has to do with the same messages and sermons we

often hear day after day. OH they are good! (those songs)

and it's good to sing along with them too! (We know them

already!).

 

We are busy taking our shower, getting ready for

work or shopping or cleaning the house (taking care of kids)

and we want to feel better so we sing "those old tunes" that

we know so well! (Right?).

The thing is, I realized a long time ago that singing those songs

(while wonderful indeed) or even "quoting" the same scriptures

I'd been quoting for years, not to mention my saying "it's not

about religion it's about relationship" but KNOWING down in

my heart The reality of that statement was NOT something I

was fully living!

Oh sure, I had experiences with God, encounters

and testimonies, "light bulb moments" and such but I truly wanted

to know him! I was in bible school, studying, praying, doing everything

the minister said and wanting so desperately to totally understand the

good news of God so I could fully share it with others!

Who is actually chosen? (I wondered) How do we know they are chosen?

How do we know if we are chosen? how do we know just because someone

is out there preaching they are actually of God? Is it because of their great

following? THE REASON we sing those same old songs is because they

become so familiar to us (you see) and many of the sermons we hear are

very good, but they don't always fit "our lives" exactly!

We need the Lord to give us recipe's For US that work with what we have

(amen?) As sometimes we cannot even afford (or find) all the very expensive

ingredients we are told will make: "the perfect cake!". A big part of what this

ministry is about (Grace to Grow) is believing YOU TOO can write a song and

YOU TOO can sing a "different tune" and be yourself IN HIM!

YOUR (unique) testimony in the Lord is like "another song" that nobody has

heard yet! It is added to the very arsenal of Heaven's Praises (toward the
Lord!). We need to stop being so afraid of the doctrines of men and study,

pray, learn and see that OUR (unique) testimony of how God brought us out

is not necessarily a recipe for others but an inspiration for them to have a

testimony too! Your Testimony is like "a song" and it doesn't have to be

just like the top 20 (songs) you have already heard to be good!

Father please, I pray people out there everywhere will begin to believe they

can be a light and another shining Testimony for you! I pray people will have

their own stories (in you) and will share, declare and tell those stories! I pray

you will bring to fruition the answer to that prayer Jesus prayed so long ago:

"Let them be one" as we are one" ......"Glorify yourself"

 

 Let the Testimonies of the saints arise and while our songs may be a bit different,

let all of them bring Praise, Honor and Glory to you Lord' including my own.'

amen! Laura Grace

Grace to Grow is completed and available at Tate Publishing

Grace to Grow by Laura Grace | ISBN # 978-1-63418-890-6 | Tate Publishing 

God patiently waits.........and is so very patient with us. (let us pray)

"God Patiently Waits' by Laura Grace

God Patiently waits for us to return to him

He Patiently waits for us to heal.....

He Patiently waits for us to GET IT ....
(and to understand) ......

God is a very patient Person.

You know I had this friend say to me today
"never pray for patience' (you will get trials).

The Truth is sometimes it takes a long time to heal
and it takes a very long time to get (sometimes) what
God is trying to get across.

The Lord is so PATIENT...he would never ask us
to have it unless he has it towards us FIRST!

We love because he loves us first (and we have a chance to
absorb that and let it sink in deep!)

So many people Jump the gun and start talking about God
and what he is like never really knowing what he is like at
all. How can you know someone you have never listened to?
How can you "get to know" someone you have never let in
all the way? how can you know the thoughts of your friend
if you never sat down with them and asked them what they
think (about a certain thing?).

The friends you treasure most...is it because of what someone
else said about them or what They said to YOU? What they
DID For you? .....how do you become "a friend of God?"

God waited so patiently for me to just ask him.......
and for years I just ran around grasping at scriptures here
and there "being" in such a big fat hurry to think I knew him
so I could go tell everyone else! ........

God Patiently trains us before he asks us to run any races
and he waits (Patiently) until we are ready........

Father God you are so Patient with me.....and you have Faith
and see the finished product "OF ME" ....Please help me to be
patient with myself and others as well and to remember ......

Never worry about Time........there is always time....(in You
oh Lord) .........In Jesus' name I pray.

amen