IT"S RIGHT THERE, IN FRONT OF YOU

Ever get in a hurry trying to find something, but can't? Today I was doing that very thing, hurrying to get ready so I could leave, trying to find my perfume bottle for the last touch before leaving. There were several other bottles of "stuff" sitting all over the counter and I could not SEE the perfume bottle I was looking for (although it was right in front of me)! I took a deep breath and tried to look again, only s-l-o-w-e-r ! There it was ! Right in FRONT of me! I told the LORD thank you! finished up and went on my way.

The LORD then spoke to me: "That's what happens sometimes when you read my WORD. I have something there for you, that is RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU and yet you just can't see it! You can't see it because "stuff" is in the way. You get in a hurry, or have something else on your mind, or you are just not LOOKING ! Slow down, clear out the clutter of your mind, take your time, and spiritually SEE what is in my WORD. Open your spiritual eyes to SEE the mysteries I have there for you. Come closer, draw nearer, sit a while longer, ponder and receive all I have for you. I love you and want to spend time with you in the secret place."

♥ ♥ ♥ Jeremiah 33:1 ¶ "Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
2 Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name; {the LORD is: or, JEHOVAH, etc}
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. {mighty: or, hidden}"

♥ ♥ ♥ Deuteronomy 29:1 ¶ "These are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
2 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;
3 The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:
4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
6 Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God."

♥ ♥ ♥ Deuteronomy 12:28 "Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God."

♥ ♥ ♥ Deuteronomy 13:18 "When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God."

♥ ♥ ♥ Ezekiel 12:3 "Therefore, you son of man, prepare you stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and you shall remove from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house."

♥ ♥ ♥ Psalm 81:7 "Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah." {Meribah: or, Strife}

♥ ♥ ♥ Psalm 91:1 "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." {abide: Heb. lodge}

♥ ♥ ♥ Proverbs 20:12 ¶ "The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them."

♥ ♥ ♥ Psalms 5:3 "My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up."

♥ ♥ ♥ Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."

♥ ♥ ♥ 1 Corinthians 2:12 "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Ghost teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he that is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."

♥ ♥ ♥ It's time to dwell in the "secret place" with our Lord Jesus Christ ♥ ♥ ♥

♥ ♥ ♥ "It's right there, in front of you !" ♥ ♥ ♥

♥♥♥ @byWords, by Sharron Gray Atkinson 08.05.10 ♥♥♥

Put on your BINDERS ... not your BLINDERS

The Holy Spirit dropped this nugget into my heart as I gazed at the picture of the cross-like shape of Laminin, a DNA-cell, (the glue that holds our body together), and as I read the names of each of the 3 binding domains of the cell.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 "And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." The CROSS is our very foundation!

Col. 1:16 "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist."

"PUT ON YOUR BINDERS ... NOT YOUR BLINDERS"

BINDERS:
Mt 18:18 "Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

BLINDERS: (very interesting it's only in the KJV 6 times)
* Jer 52:11 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. {put out: Heb. blinded} {chai...ns: or, fetters} {prison: Heb. house of the wards}
* Joh 12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
* Ro 11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded {blinded: or, hardened}
*2 Co 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
*2 Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
*1 Jo 2:11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

God Bless you !
©2010 by Sharron Gray Atkinson .... byWords 08.04.10

"THE HUMMINGBIRD CUPS"

(I wrote this for my two sisters Virginia Ann and Linda Sue, and our momma Helen Galloway Christmas 2008; and gave each a porcelain hummingbird cup from a matching set of four).

We are a family of four, but are a part of so much more. I'm just one little porcelain Hummingbird cup. I began as a piece of clay, but my maker created me as he created each of you to be His most precious work. He formed us and shaped us so that He could do wonderful things through us for His good pleasure. He painted the beautiful flowers and the Hummingbirds to bring Joy to you and Joy to me as we prepare for each and every day; to let us know that when things are going bad, or just on those days when we may be feeling sad, or when we are just "there" sitting all alone, gazing at the stillness as we sit in God's presence, in awesome wonder of things not understood.

As you sup from your Hummingbird cup, enjoying your morning brew, just think of me and the other two. Think of all the good times and pray for all of us, even though we aren't all four together each day, we can always be together in thoughts of our hearts. It is "the thoughts" that count! Thoughts are the beginning of words we speak out. So say a prayer for me and for the other two.

As you sup from your Hummingbird cup, enjoying your morning brew. We will be praying for you and for each other, a prayer of agreement (Matthew 18:18-20) for our "brothers," even though we are daughters, sisters, and mother. Nothing is greater than praying to "Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, in earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. In Jesus' name, AMEN." (Matthew 6:9-13).

"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." (Matthew 6:14-15).

Prayers touch hearts by the Spirit of God, so as you pray, you will know that the other three are also praying too; as we start our day before getting busy doing all our chores and work, or getting dizzy or even in a tizzy, or going here and over there! We can keep those thoughts and prayers deep inside our hearts as we pray without ceasing, as we go about our day. This is our way to keep in touch by His Holy Spirit. God loves us so very much that He gave His only begotten Son, so we could be His sons and daughters, to be loved by Him and through Him LOVE others.

So as you sup from this Hummingbird cup enjoying your morning brew, know that I do love you very much too! And so do the other two! As we three and you make four, who are a part of so very much more. Our prayers are threads that hold us together woven in this tapestry of life as we love one another as God works through us and pieces it all together. To give us JOY in our cup for each and every day.

Sometimes we must look deep inside to find His JOY, that has been there all the time, buried under thoughts going all through our minds. Right there with His peace that surpasses all understanding, waiting for us to be quiet and to be still. Lord give us wisdom as we seek you today. Thank you Lord for my sisters and my mother and for every blessing they have been and are to me. Bless them today because I love them dearly. Give them strength when they are weary. Give them Hope when they have none; and help them endure until in Heaven we are all one. In Jesus' name, AMEN.

As you sup from this Hummingbird cup, enjoying your morning brew ..... take a moment to savor God's LOVE and His JOY, and count all the blessings He has given you.

ASK, SEEK, and KNOCK: (Matthew 7:7-8) "Ask and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."

(Matthew 6:33) ....."But seek ye FIRST the Kingdom of GOD, and His righteousness; and ALL THESE THINGS shall be added unto you."

Think on "things" of GOD today: He takes care of our today.....and tomorrow will be today when we get there......and He has already taken care of tomorrow too! And one great day we will all be in Heaven as a great big family with HIM. Oh what a day that one will be!

........... written for each of you because I LOVE you dearly!
............ your daughter, your sister, your sister in Christ

................. Sharron Kay (Gray) Atkinson, @byWords
.........IN GOD I TRUST
.....December 23, 2008

In Celebration of the Spirit of Christmas.......May God's LOVE shine on you and through you always! Preserve me Oh God; For in thee do I put my trust. (Psalm 16:1).

Remember to pass-on your Hummingbird cup to someone following after you; as this is the start of a new family tradition, and one day four others will tell about the JOY found deep in their hearts, pondered and prayed for while sipping a brew from one of these four Hummingbird cups.

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Brokenness

Brokenness is when you allow a layer of your ♥ heart ♥ to be peeled back, and God goes deeper inside to pull out the real you, a piece at a time.   Embrace HIM as HE draws nearer to you.

 Brokenness is openness with GOD ... You open yourself to HIM and HE breaks through every barrier and wall you have built up and around yourself own your own ... HE breaks through it all, piece by piece, in such a gentle loving way ....only when we allow HIM to and ask HIM to help us ... without HIM we are nothing ... but through brokenness we can be all HE has planned for us to be in HIS STRENGTH! ♥

It's Time To Gather At The River

This is a NOW WORD spoken to me today Dec. 15, 2009 from the Holy Spirit as I read a blog entitled "TWO KINDS OF ANIMALS" from "World Revival Network" written on Dec. 10, 2009 by J.D. King (Kansas City Missouri, a speaker, church consultant, and author; International Director of World Revival Network). Thank you Mr. King for the awesome article.

You may want to go to this link and read the blog first ... then read the Word from the Lord.

http://worldrevivalnetwork.blogspot.com/

The blog article spoke volumes to me and those thoughts from the Holy Spirit follow as a prophetic NOW WORD.

""God is calling HIS people to be responsible and accountable. All His people: not just those in leadership or authority. Are we HIS people? Are we HIS CHOSEN ones for a time such as this?

IT IS TIME ! It's actually past time!

It's time to protect the "watering hole" and drive out any predators. It's time to get serious about prayer and about fasting to protect the "watering hole" or the water will be lost from all the chaos and confusion of those "splashing and acting like they are drinking" when in reality all they are doing is "splashing the water" onto the dry land that evaporates into the atmosphere, that is drying up the "watering hole" (the Word fell to the way-side).

There is always more "noise of bragging and boasting and bossing (pride, controlling spirits, Jezebel spirits) and talking and telling" (talebearers, gossip) where there is "splashing" for attention of anyone who will look their way: which is a distraction to confuse and side-track those who are there for "fresh water from the watering hole."

The question is: How LOW does the water have to get, before we wakeup and see the TRUTH of the matter and CALL OUT for corporate PRAYER and FASTING?

Can we not pray for 1 hour? How few do the people become before the CALL goes out?

Must it be an emergency before the ALERT (CALL) goes out?

If we wait until there is no more "water in the watering hole" how can the CALL be made? Calls can not be understood or heard from dry, parched throats of those who have no more "water from the watering hole." It is time! ""


Shall we gather at the river?

God Bless you, as you drink.

Sharron Gray Atkinson Dec. 15, 2009

SUICIDE: Story about my Daddy

This is a copy of what I posted on THE BIBLE site on facebook in response to others discussion notes regarding a discussion page about: SUICIDE.

My father committed suicide in 1986 at age 64. He used a gun to the head. Five years before that he tried to OD on medication, but that failed due to the cold temperatures. He loved the LORD and served every Sunday in church. My father was the closest example to Jesus walking the earth that I knew and loved. He was diagnosed with "schizophrenia" at the time he was discharged from the ARMY in WWII with honorable discharge, (however they denied causing the disabling illness). He was involved in "secret" missions during the war, which we will never know the facts of what those involved. He was tormented with voices daily, constantly. The medicications would cause him to be "drawn" into the bed to sleep to the point he could not function as a husband or father to his 3 children or work at the job he loved. When he was doing well, he would stop the medications. Then shortly thereafter, the torment grew worse. His life was up and down, up and down, controlled by medications or voices.

For anyone that is not familiar with the "voices" they hear, pretend you and I are in a room alone talking, and you have head phones on and you hear the 1 Million other voices continually talking to you at the same time I am talking with you and you are trying to carry on the conversation with me. Frustrating is a very light term .... torment best describes this.

When my father died the Lord led my older sister to this verse, and since that time I have heard other preachers minister this same scripture when suicide occured.

My father was saved when he was young and served the LORD all his life. He was easy going and never said an unkind word to or about others. Is suicide a sin? YES and so is gossip, and so is envy, and so is jealousy, as is murder, as is lieing, but yet we murder with our tongues daily. There is life and death in the tongue. I am not the judge, and neither are you. God is our judge, and we will all stand before HIM.

If you have never lived with or been involved with someone that suffered with "schizophrenia" I encourage you to learn more, until you have compassion for those millions that fight battles daily to have a "sound" mind and function in their daily lives. God only knows the heart of man. How is your heart? Do you have a heart condition? God is still in the business of giving "heart transplants." Let God be the judge, love your neighbor, love your enemies and pray for them, and have compassion for those "neighbors" you meet on this road called life. Jesus Christ is our hope!

Isaiah 57:1 ¶ The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=About_NAMI

Visit NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness

Prevention is the best medicine, but mental illness is a disease that requires medication. Most medications for this have numerous side effects and what works for one person will not work for the next. WE have billions of neuro transmitters in our brains and if they "misfire" a chemical imbalance in the brain occurs. A medication that corrects certain neuro transmitter chemical imbalances in a person can at the same time destroy others that are working properly.

While you walk this earth living your life, please remember that almost everyone you encounter has some battle going on in their life or in their mind. Pray for them, and ask GOD to give you compassion and understanding in your heart. Please join me in praying for MIRACLES for all those that are suffering now. God Bless you!

Thank you Lord that I have a sound mind, according to your word in
II Timothy 1:7 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." AMEN! ♥ ♥ ♥

Get all the NOT's out of your way

Isaiah 44:9 "They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; & their delectable things shall not profit; & they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed."

SEE NOT, KNOW NOT (remove the NOTs)

put them together and it is: SEE KNOW / SEEK NOW

SEEK NOW --- if you SEEK the LORD now you will SEE and you will KNOW.

The Lord said: get your not's out of the way!

Am Not, Be Not, Cannot, Could Not, DID Not, Do Not, Go Not, Have Not,

Know Not, Shall Not, Will Not, What NOTs.

What is a What-Not? The very things {the WHAT's} we are NOT suppose to

have!

Clean out the Clutter ! Get all the NOT's out of your way!

The Lord gave this to me about 7 years ago, and led me to this again on

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, and told me to tell the people!

It is TIME: "SEEK NOW!"

AMEN! God Bless you! ♥ ♥ ♥