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Good, beautiful, wonderful, glorious morning to ya!

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 Hi there, Top of the Morning to you!  If you have just tuned in for the first time, welcome and if you have been here before, welcome back! We have been covering some mighty big stuffs lately and thought it might be time to stop for a moment and catch my breath... What a day for us here yesterday!  Whew!  I knew we had a lot of check outs, so I loaded a bag full of clean linens first, we loaded the cart up and took off.  We worked over our shift but it wasn't too bad!  We had 3 lodges  and 3 kabins to clean.  Some of the lodges have lofts in them with 2 double or queen mattresses and some have just the bunks and a fold out couch.   This is a lodge, just like a trailer or RV.  Home for a time!  It takes about 30 - 45 min. to clean one of them well.  We take everything in, broom, mop, cleaning bucket and then we start stripping beds. Steve takes all the linens to the laundry and starts them...

A little bit of the Religious Spirit

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As I put into writing this, it makes me wonder will I terk anyone off?  I am not here to do that, just simply share with you. This is what we are learning and want the world to know it as well from http://www.akwellspring.com/  and The Wellspring Ministry Book The Religious Spirit Ephesians 4:27 says, "Neither give place to the devil." The word "place" means a right to us or a room in us.  Paul said in Romans 7:17, "Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me."  It is our responsibility not to give place to the devil. But I want to carefully point out that we are talking about the evil spirits and the nature of Satan, no people.  We as people choose to sin, we choose to allow Satan to act out his nature through us but we are not evil. Satan is evil.  As humans we were created in the image of God, not Satan. Character of the Religious Spirit     It wants to hold people in one place, tied to tradition...

We've been talking about forgiveness, look what we found!

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We found this article from Cancer Fighters Thrive Magazine Winter 2011!   It confirms what we with the help of Art Mathias - Biblical Foundations of Freedom book teaches!   To Forgive Is Divine A CANCER DIAGNOSIS At Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the pastoral care team has added one more treatment option to the mix: forgiveness. What does forgiveness have to do with cancer and its treatment? According to new research, a lot. Forgiveness and the Immune System It turns out that time does not heal all wounds. In fact, research indicates that individuals who harbor resentment and ruminate on past wounds trigger a physiological stress response in the body. Over time this chronic stress—and the consequent flood of stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol—has a dramatic impact on the immune system. Put simply, anger and hatred eat away at us from the inside. The link between stress and illness is still ...

what in the world?

What is going on in the world?  Lots to be sure of and lots you can not see unless you look at the other hand.  The news doesn't tell you everything, but you can be sure there are people jockeying into position to push things through.  As the news tells you of the horrids of Japan, it is horrible, but they are passing things through that no one is aware of.  http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/g_three_sections_with_teasers/legislative_home.htm Just take a peek inside and see if you find something you didn't know about. I'm just saying, keep an eye on the other hand. So, have you enjoyed the blog?  Are you ready for more of the prayers and teachings?  I won't have any travel logs for a while, we leave here from Milton FL and head to the dealer for some trailer repairs and then head into the Smoky Mtns for a month.  Most of the time in the Mtns will be God time and not necessarily our time.  We have committed to prayer and searching...

Let's continue on our journey of learning how to let go of stuff in our lives.

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It seems that fear and anxiety attacks are common and allow our bodies to become major testing labs for the medical professions.  I don't despise Dr's, but I believe that there is always a pinpoint to our illness or diagnosis.  It has started somewhere in our bodies for some reason we didn't know about. One of these starters are fear and anxiety.  They cause so many problems in our bodies.  Here's just a short list, but the list is so much longer:  Acid Reflux Resting Tremor Phobias come from this too!  Kidney stones are caused by self-bitterness, self rejection, fear and anxiety.  PTSD is also caused because of fear and anxiety, guilt, worry, depression, self-hatred, trauma and shame.  PMS does too but it has some other stuff with it too, conflict, fear of abandonment, depression, self-bitterness, anger and guilt.  Memory loss can be caused by fear and anxiety too!  Also insomnia!  Tension Headaches Migra...

So last minute but what a blessing!

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God is always on time and sometimes the timing isn't always ours.  We have been so very blessed here. I want to love on a few people that we have worked with here, they have taught us some valuable things and knowledge.  Jim and Ruth have been full-timers for almost 12 years!  They have enjoyed 43 years of marriage and have 3 grown boys.  Jim is retired Navy and Ruth is truly the funniest comedian!  She has a quip for most things and is real!  They made it fun here for us.  They are on their way up north from FL, through some highways and byways and lots of visiting family and friends.  Kathy and Jim have been following God for a long time.  They are Pastors and have had life changing experiences and teach wonderfully.  Pat and Ken have been full-timing for 3 years but retired for a few more than that.  They have taught us how important it is to keep our word.  They will be working up the road from us in Michigan. ...

What are vows?

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  What is a Vow?  We aren't talking wedding vows, but what is a vow, do you know?  I am using the "Green Book- Wellspring School of Ministry, the Wellspring model.  How to Minister Workbook.  By Art and Patti Mathias Have you ever said:  "I will never let a man (or woman) ever hurt me again?" Or, "I will never put myself in that position again." "I can't trust anybody." "Nobody can do it right but me." "I will never be like my mother (or father)." "I will never be like that." "I will never share what I really feel, it is not safe." Many men say this ab out their mothers, and then it transfers to their wives.  "Men (women) never do it right." "Don't share", etc. Proverbs teaches us that as we think in our hearts, so we become (Proverbs 23:7a).  If we make these "vows", or statements, they are waiting to be fulfilled, and Satan will make sure they happen.  M...

Just remembering...

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This article is what we have been teaching on here.  This is from Beth Moore.  One of the keys to a sound mind is forgiving others and forgiving yourself for holding onto all that grief or pain.  I thought I would share this with you today because it really does fit into the Biblical Foundations for Freedom (I Found Freedom) plan for enemy attacks.  A Saved Mind with Beth Moore “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV) The New King James renders this phrase in the Greek as “sound mind.” The other part of the phrase is where we get the idea of “salvation.” It refers to a saved mind. When I think back on what Jesus Christ has done for me, I can tell you that He saved my mind. I truly was a tormented and insecure child coming out of abuse, second-guessing, self-doubt and self-loathing. With that kind of mindset, you absolutely despise yourself and believe that you'll never amount to anythi...

Last night

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Last night, was the last night for our manager here.  Yesterday was her last day of work.  Last night, she took her last breath and passed away.  Grace, did a great job here.  She worked hard and made sure she kept everything straight.  She will be missed. God Saw You... by Author Unknown God saw you getting tired, When a cure was not to be. So He wrapped his arms around you, and whispered, "Come to me". You didn't deserve what you went through, So He gave you rest. God's garden must be beautiful, He only takes the best And when I saw you sleeping, So peaceful and free from pain I could not wish you back To suffer that again. This place won't be the same.  Our prayer is for her family and her husband.  May God give them the peace that passes all understanding. 

A Life Worth Living with God All things are possible!

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God is good right?  God doesn't cause bad things to happen, but the devil does.  The devil comes into kill, steal and destroy any good thing.  He brings in his little demons and sometimes big demons to keep you in bondage so he can play in your mind, heart and soul.  We are here to kick devil butt!  So, here are the devils that will attack and maybe they have already set up shop in your life.  It's time to kick them out in the name of Jesus! These are the spirits that will invade your life and cause you death in so many areas!  Are you ready?  Let's kick them out! There are just a few (haha) of them, one is accusing spirits - they can operate in our life when we don't know what the real Spirit looks like.  They build on our ignorance of who we are in Christ.  They tempt us to misunderstand who other people really are.  They confuse our thinking about God's true nature.  Their goal is to bring us down, to bring others down,...