Anything it Takes!!!

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For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. I Timothy 4:10

The Gospel Way

The Gospel Way

Blessed Lord Jesus,

No human mind could conceive or invent the gospel.

Acting in eternal grace, Thou art both its messenger and its message,

Lived out on earth through infinite compassion,

Applying Thy life to insult, injury, death,

That I might be redeemed, ransomed, and freed.

Blessed be Thou O Father, for contriving this way,

Eternal thanks to Thee, O Lamb of God, for opening this way,

Praise everlasting to Thee, O Holy Spirit, for applying this way to my heart.

Glorious Trinity impress the gospel on my soul,

Until its virtue diffuses every faculty.

Let it be heard, acknowledged, professed, felt.

Teach me to secure this mighty blessing.

Help me to give up every darling lust, to submit heart and life to its command,

To have it in my will, controlling my affections, molding my understanding,

To adhere strictly to the rules of true religion,

Not departing from the in any instance,

Nor for any advantage in order to escape evil, inconvenience, or danger.

Take me to the cross to seek glory from its infamy;

Strip me from every pleasing pretense of righteousness by my own doings.

O gracious Redeemer, I have neglected Thee too long,

Often crucified Thee,

Crucified Thee afresh by my impenitence,

Put Thee to open shame,

I thank Thee for the patience that has borne with me for so long,

And for the grace that makes me willing to be Thine

O unite me to Yourself with inseparable bonds,

That nothing may ever draw me back from Thee, my Lord, my Savior.

~Puritan Prayer~

The Joys of Life

My littlest sister Kourtneigh is probably about the cutest thing you will ever find. I know I'm a little biased but what can you do? :)
She is famous for her dancing and I finally caught her in the act! She is one precious little child of God, and always has a grand way of making me laugh.


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Remembering Peru

Though I am not in Peru any longer the people and events that took place there will forever be in my heart and thoughts. So many faces flood my mind when I pray for Peru, I wish I knew all of their names. Going through the hundreds of pictures I have makes me feel almost as if I am back in Peru....I wish I would have been able to do more. What saddens my heart is that many of those people that I can remember and have pictures of do not know our Lord Jesus Christ. Pray for Peru-they are a nation in need....not only of money for the poor, or character but they are in need of the gospel of Jesus Christ. They are heading toward an eternity without our Lord and an enternity in the fires of hell. Pray that their hearts would be softened and that God would send labourers into this grand harvest!

Photo credit:Leslie Quijano

Prayer for Japan

I know that everyone knows of the terrible events of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and as christians we should be in prayer for these people. I got an update from a missionary there and thought I would share it so that more can be in prayer for them and Japan.

"Dear Brothers and Sisters,

 

Here in Tokyo, our family, church and friends are safe. Just after we finished a Bible study, we felt the big earthquake. Some things fell down, but we just ended up dizzy from the movement. The coasts are the most affected areas.  Most probably you have watched on the news that they are estimating 20,000 dead people, and that there was some explosions in two nuclear plants in Fukushima. The reactors didn't explode with these explosions, but the government is trying to cool down the reactors to prevent this from happening. There was a release of vapor with high levels of radiation from one of the reactors. The country is in a state of emergency.  Some people were contaminated, but thousands are being evacuated 20 kms. away from the nuclear plants.

The world's perspective of what is happening is focused on the spectacular show of houses and cars floating, on the buildings on fire, or the power of the tsunami. The most terrible sound we Christians heard these days is not the terrible sound of the earthquake or the roaring of the tsunami, but we heard in our spirits the cry and screams of thousands of souls going to hell. We do not deserve to be alive, each person who is reading these lines or breathing today--it is just because of the mercy and grace of our God. It is hard to see so much pain and devastation, but we cannot blame God. We have to praise god for blessing us with another day to live.

God decided to take away the life of thousands of people, and He decided also to keep the lives of many. We are crying for the consequences of His purposes and sovereignty. God is allowing all this devastation, death and suffering in Japan for a purpose. We believe there is a specific precious message from Him to each one of us. So it is our first prayer that we will eagerly seek to listen to His voice behind this tragedy. To spend time entertaining our interest in the images and videos will make all these events worthless. All this will make sense only if we listen to the message of our Lord.

It is disgusting to see people who call themselves Christians united in prayers with buddhists and idol worshipers. Everybody is 'spiritual' now in Japan, but everybody is conveniently keeping silent about to whom they are really praying, and describing this time as an impersonal act of nature for the sake of the false atmosphere of world spiritual unity.  Jesus have mercy on us.

After this tsunami in Japan, it is very sad that Japanese people continue praying to the animals, to the toilets, to buddha, to mountains, to their worthless idols, to demons and much other garbage. But it is more sad that many Christians are afraid to tell that there is only One God and there is Only One NAME under heaven by which we can be heard, and His name is Jesus Christ. God have mercy.

Please help us by praying so God has more mercy and patience with this idolatrous country. Japan is the country that rejected the most-over hundreds of years-the Gospel and the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please pray for more mercy for Japan.

Please pray for more missionaries who are ready to suffer for the faithful preaching of the true Gospel. We need more missionaries here because the missionaries who do come, most of them return after only a very short time here.

Please pray that all Japanese people will repent from their idolatry and will run to our Lord Jesus, that they may be reconciled through repentance and faith.

Please pray that in this time of unbearable pain, the Japanese people will find through our Lord Jesus reconciliation, and real hope, comfort, love, joy and peace.

Please pray so Christians in this country will be brave enough to share the name of Jesus and to attack the idolatry.

Please pray so many Christians will talk with Japanese people about repentance and faith in Jesus, and that Christians will not use  "Bible Promises for God's children" to counsel and encourage the God-rejecting people.

Please pray for God to break our pride and break the pride of this country.

Pray so Japan will understand that their idols and thousand of gods are dead, and that they will not enslave or kill Christians like they did in the past, but this time they will melt and surrender and live on their knees worshiping the Only True God.  

~Luis"

Let's Risk It All!

David Platt-Religion or Devotion?
"And He said unto them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." Mark 16:15

"For "WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED."  How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?  And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, WHO BRING GLAD TIDINGS OF GOOD THINGS!"  Romans 10:13-16

"For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe unto me if I do not preach the gospel!" I Corinthians 9:16

"Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus."  Colossians 1:28

"But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God."  Acts 20:24

"And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' whether they hear, or whether they refuse."  Ezekiel 3:11

Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.  II Timothy 4:2

As Arrows in the Hand of a Warrior....

Behold Children are a heritage from the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth.

 Happy is the man that has his quiver full of them;

 They shall not be ashamed and shall speak with their enemies at the gates.

Psalms 127:3-5

I am late in posting this (again), but a couple of weeks ago a group of us got together for an afternoon to learn the skill of archery. Everyone had a good time and definitely improved on their shooting skills by time we ended.

The passage above is what my dad talked on for our devotion, but even before that when archery was mentioned the Lord brought this verse to mind.

Children are a blessing and are like arrows in the hand of a warrior. One translation says, 'like arrows in the hand of a might man.'

We live in a society where children are despised and are seen as a nuisance and bother (or as President Obama stated, 'a punishment') instead of seeing them as what they are, a heritage, a blessing and a reward!

We must remember what our Lord Jesus thinks about children and how highly He values them-

"It would be better for him if a millstone were hung aroung his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. Luke 17:2

Whoever recieves one of these little children in My name recieves Me; and whoever recieves Me, receives not Me but the One who sent Me. Mark 9:37

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such

is the kingdom of heaven. Mark 19:14

Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them,  and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.  Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me. "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Matthew 18:2-6

Parents are given the amazing task of training up children in the way of the Lord and then shooting them out as straight arrows to serve and glorify our Lord Jesus' name. Do not think that being mother, or being a father is  inferior to other tasks that the Lord gives to people. It is a high and beautiful calling.

 

Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

Here are a few pictures from our event, enjoy!

House For Sale!!

This wonderful house is for sale so if you or anyone else is interested please contact my dearest mother, Regina Tyndall,
at (225) 937-8388

I don't know much about it haha but, here is what my parents listed so here ya go :)

..."Simple, yet elegant with 3 spacious bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms,
3626 sq. ft. living, 5699 total under roof
Master Bedroom: 20x15 Bedroom #2: 14x14 Bedroom #3: 11x18
3 BONUS ROOMS that can be used as Office, Bedroom, Library, Formal Living Room, etc.
Upstairs loft with balcony and built-in seating and cabinets in dormer area
Large Kitchen with open floor plan and Living Room that has built-in entertainment center and over looks back yard
2 separate walk-in and climate-controlled attics
Built-in computer niche and abundant cabinets in kitchen
Large walk-in closets and more than sufficient storage space.
Spacious Laundry Room 10x10 plus an additional 5x5 space with tub sink.
Separate shower and jacuzzi tub in Master Bath
Acadian style with wrap around porch and double carport
The house sits on approximately 1 1/2 acres which is partially fenced. There is approximately 2 ½ acres available next door for $50,000
Nice rural community on a dead end street with no flood zone and French Settlement Schools
15 minutes from I12
Maximum energy efficient home receiving the highest rating of the HERO program, extremely low monthly utilities costs
Energy efficient low-e glass doors and windows, dense foam insulation including attic, and HVAC heat pumps
4 year old home with original smoke free owner, plans available for review
Because we are offering the lowest price possible to those working without realtors, agents are welcome at 2.5% and list price of $345,000 "

:)

It is a lovely house.....will try to keep adding more pictures as we get each room to perfection :)



Kitchen



Kitchen



Upstairs Loft-My room



Livingroom



Bedroom