This Little Light of Mine

Hello all you VWOGs! Do you remember singing this old church song when you were little?
"this little light of mine, I'm going to
let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine,
let it shine"
We all remember that one right? Well let me pose a question; did you let your light shine? For many of us it was simply a church song, that we sang because everyone else did. Well while reading and studying my Bible God led me to John 8:12 MSG
Jesus once again addressed them: "I
am the world's Light. No one who
follows me stumbles around in the
darkness. I provide plenty of light to
live in."

YAY👏 God is the light and every thing is great, we aren't living in sin, we are spreading the love and word of God To everyone! Right? Wrong!! How do I know, well 1) I'm alive and living in the world 2) this passage followed the above, turn to 1 John 1:6-7:
If God is the light and we say
we're with Him and He is in us then
why are we stumbling around in the
dark.If we claim that we experience
a shared life with him and continue
to stumble around in the dark, we're
obviously lying through our teeth-
we're not living what we claim. But if
we walk in the light, God himself
being the light, we also experience a
shared life with one another, as the
sacrificed blood of Jesus, God's Son,
purges all our sin.

WHOA!!! So A lot of us are walking around sinning or sinning and worshiping (simultaneously) these are who i call worldly christians, keeping the word of God to ourselves, or only sharing it with other believers! Well how much good does shining light into a lit room do? None! But when you take the light of God and put it into darkness: lives are renewed, seasons change, healing takes place, souls are saved, miracles happen, mountains move, there are no limits to what God (the light) can do! So I beg you to let that light in you shine, whether it's the size if a single match or a stadium beam your light will make a difference!

Havel what's the goal for the week? Right, same thing as every week! Try and take over the world! Be blessed and I love you and So does GOD!!

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That thing called LOVE????

Hello beautiful VWOG, I pray this finds you all well. Todays blog comes from Love and all the misconceptions. As an American culture we throw around love like its a used wash towel or an old shoe, when its dirty or worn we just toss it in the washer in attempt to bring it back to life or we pass it to the next like a shirt at a yard sale (priced below value) or we toss it out. What is this thing called Love? Is it a person, a noun, verb, feeling or emotion? What is it? Well to most of us its sex, a brief feeling that last until we feel betrayed or disappointed! Or a romanticized display of emotions that are conditioned based. Is that real love?  Its so cliche but let's see what God says love is.

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
                        -1 Corinthians 13:4-7

As I said for most of us this passage is cliche (even though we don't live by it) so let's bring it to our life. Reread the scripture above BUT this time everywhere it says love insert your name. So it would be like :
  
VWOG is patient, VWOG is kind. THEY do not envy, They do not boast, They are not proud. They do not dishonor others, They are not self-seeking, they are not easily angered, they keep no record of wrongs. VWOG does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. They always protect, always trust, always hope, always persevere.

Hmmmm....dont you feel like we missed the mark.  Yeah, me too. Now go back and do it again but replace love with God. Wow, right. Doesn't that make you feel excited, kind of special! Everyday we strive to be more like God so everyday we take His hand and allow Him to show us what love is. So what is love, that's easy. God is love, and there is no love without GOD.

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Oh My Dogs are Barking!!!

Hello beautiful VWOG!!! I know this an odd title but let me tell you that the way God showed me was even more odd. Have you ever been wearing a new pair of heels for the first time? You know that moment where you think "my toes are numb, the ball of my foot feels like pins" and you start dreaming of ways to find relief. Maybe if you lean your foot to the side, undo some of the straps, untie or unzip it, squiggle your toes around a bit, that maybe just maybe you can find relief and still remain cute. Ever felt this way??? Well Sunday night I did, I had on a new pair of heels and they were at that point I was dreaming of ways to escape the pain so I didnt have to take them off (while at the event). While I was temporarily distracted from Praise and Worship by my "barking dogs" God said thats how you do me. Instatnly I thought no, thats not right, I love God with all my heart,I reverence Him. That is absurd. Then..... He broke it down to me like this: When the walk with me gets tough, you wiggle around (become impatient) try to step away just a little (flirt with things you know are not of me) without completely coming out of your walk with me. I thought hmm..whoops! How often do we try and make our Christian walk more about us, to fit us, forgetting IT IS ABOUT HIM AND HIM ONLY. There is a song called Heart of Worship by Michael W. Smith. The words are:

"When the music fades, All is stripped away And I simply come, Longing just to bring
Something that's of worth, That will bless Your heart
I'll bring You more than a song,
For a song in itself Is not what You have required,
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear, You're looking into my heart

Chorus: i'm coming back to the heart of worship, And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus,
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it When it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus"

Scriptures:
     Let us not become weary in doing
     good, for at the proper time we
     will reap a harvest if we do not
     give up
                                    - Galations 6:9

When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.- Proverbs 10:25

So my VWOG, Tighten up those straps, stay strong and lets get to it!!!!<

Mission for the week: same as everyweek Try and take over the world!!!