when people look at me, what do they see?

Philippians 1:27 - 2:2

no matter what i go through in my life, i need to let people see Jesus!  i need to BLEED JESUS!  when i am put to the fire, i need for people to know that He will see me through.  He is how i got here.  He is who put me here! i am not suffering by mistake.   let me see suffering as an honoring.  God doesn't allow everyone to suffer. 

verse 27
"whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ"

WHATEVER HAPPENS! 

verse 29
"for unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake"

i must not only believe in Him, and on His promises...BUT, i am given the "opportunity" to suffer.

what will i do with this opportunity?

verse 10 - 11
"that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth"

"and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father"

i love these two verses!!  REVERENCE! 

DO WE CONFESS JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, EVERYWHERE WE GO, EVERYDAY, IN EVERYTHING WE DO?

LET'S BEGIN TODAY....

"pardon my progress; or MESS, God is still at work in my life"

40 days in the Word...week one

shall we say, let's kill two birds with one stone?  well, actually that sounds like a david thing, as i don't kill birds, he does...what i mean is this...the taylor family started a bible study group while we partake in 40 days in the Word...AND if i WRITE about what i study then i can kill two birds with one stone, so to speak, and i'll never give up a chance to WRITE!!..HERE GOES...

MY take on Philippians 1:1 - 1:26

"pardon my progress; or MESS, God is still at work in my life"

well, this week started with the book of Philippians and oh my gosh, just look what paul did in prison...can i not make a stand for Christ in my life, through my life, through my challenges, in my challenges, in spite of my challenges??  i think so...  i can't help but think where paul is and how the book begins with "GRACE BE UNTO YOU", (I LOVE LOVE LOVE TO ENCOURAGE!!)  and "PEACE".  GRACE AND PEACE..yes, thank you!!  God pours GRACE in the midst of our trials as if from a huge pitcher, right over our heads!  feel it?  right now? verse 3,  "i THANK my God upon every remembrance of you".  how often are WE thankful?  do we forget to BE thankful?  LIVE thankful?  LIVE THANKFULLY?  now, those were questions, ready for the statements?  THANKFUL.  BE THANKFUL.  LIVE THANKFUL.  LIVE THANKFULLY.  period!!  end of story!  not really, cause i'm still typing and i'm not done.  THANKFULLY, just as verse 6 states, "being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.", HE'S NOT DONE EITHER!!  with YOU, with ME!  i LOVE that i'm not done!!  i'm just getting started!! 

i truly BELIEVE, that just like paul, WE ARE WHERE WE ARE FOR A REASON.  ALLOW GOD TO WORK IN YOUR LIFE!  paul advanced the Gospel, in spite of his circumstances, CAN WE?  WE SHOULD!  so many of the verses speak of REJOICING and JOY!  i love those two words.    verse 20 speaks of BOLDNESS, not being ashamed of Christ being MAGNIFIED in us!  yes YOU!  AND ME!  let's LIVE our lives with BOLDNESS for Christ's sake.   verse 21 "for to me to LIVE is Christ, and to die is GAIN."  LIVING FOR CHRIST!  it will change your life!!  LET'S START NOW!!!

i love you all!