Out of the Ashes, Comes your Beauty

Broken, dirty, filthy, alone and choked. A Savior comes full of newness and love, faith hope, and beauty. All things old burned at my feet, here I come standing tall and strong, no longer worried about things that have gone wrong. FEARFULLY and WONDERFULLY made beautiful in the sight of my Father no matter how life has burned at your feet. Beauty comes from loving Christ.



Christina

When Satan Writes your love Story

When Satan writes our love story it's full of doubt and sin, and a lethal word called compromise. When Satan writes your love story the sin leads you to manipulate and scheme to control another person. When Satan writes your love story it's full of pain and anger, bitterness and resentment. Words that bring tears instead of encouragement and uplifting. When Satan writes your love story there is no room for patience and forgiveness.
So as you look around in the relationships in your life who wrote them?

Another Great Poem by: Lisa Matthews ~ "Broken But Not Shattered"

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN THE WORD OF THE LORD.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN RESTORED BY THE BLOOD OF THE LORD.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY BY THE LORD THAT NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY FROM US.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE WERE GIVEN A CHANCE TO KNOW THE LORD AND HAVE HIM LIVE IN US.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE WERE EMBRACED IN THE TENDER ARMS OF THE LORD.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE CALLED ON THE PRECIOUS NAME WE KNOW THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE BUILD OUR FAITH IN THE LORD.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE ARE HOLDING ON TO THE UNCHANGING HANDS OF THE LORD.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE TAKE TIME OUT FOR THE LORD EVERYDAY.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE ARE NURTURED BY THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE ARE OVER COMERS WITH THE LORD ON OUR SIDE.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE ARE TEMPLES OF THE LORD.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE STAND ON THE PROMISES OF THE LORD.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE HONOR THE LORD EVERY CHANCE WE GET.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE LORD IN OUR LIVES DAILY.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE USE THE TALENTS GIVEN TO US BY THE LORD FOR HIS GLORY.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE TRUST THE LORD TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR US ALWAYS.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE EXPRESS OUR LOVE FOR THE LORD IN MANY DIFFERENT WAY JUST HAS HE SHOWED US.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE RELY TOTALLY ON THE LORD FOR OUR NEEDS.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP OUR EYES ON THE LORD.

BROKEN BUT NOT SHATTERED BECAUSE WE OPENED THE DOOR WHEN THE LORD KNOCKED.

THIS ONE I WROTE WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM LADY SUTTON
CREATED BY, LISA R. MATTHEWS ON NOVEMBER 12, 2007

For more great inspirational poems by Lisa go to: www.lisamatthews-lisa.blogspot.com

Renewed, Restored & Transformed

Psalm 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right (constant) spirit within me.

CREATE - (Bara) which means to create, to form, produce, to engrave. This word occurs in the 1st verse of the bible (Gen. 1:1) Bara emphasises the initiation of the object, not manipulating it after the original creation. Creation is an activity which can only be performed by God. the word creation also possess the meaning of "BRING INTO EXISTENCE" (Isa. 43:1, Eze 21:30, Eze. 28:13-15).

CLEAN - (Tahor), means to be pure, purified, innocent, righteous, to be cleansed, to be bright, to purge, unadulterated, uncontaminated.

HEART - (Lev), meaning the heart, the center or middle of something, the physical heart or man's inner or immaterial nature, deepest inner most feelings. In the bible the spectrum of human emotions is attributed to the heart. Wisdom and understanding reside in the heart (1 King 3:12, Pro. 16:23) or perceptive nature (2 king 5:26). The heart is the seat of the will (Num 16:28, Jud. 9:3, 2 Chron. 12:14). to refuse to make the proper decision is to harden the heart (Ex. 10:1, Josh. 11:20). The heart is the seat of moral evil (Jer. 17:9). Also meaning the Intellect, to care for, consent, courageous, kindly and mind.

RENEW - (Chadash-khaw-dash) to be new, to rebuild, to repair

RIGHT - (kuwn-koon) to be erect, prepare, apply, appoint, render, sure, establish, prosperous, to confirm, direct, faithfulness, firm, meet, ordain, perfect, to make provision, stable, constant.

SPIRIT - (Ruach) air for breathing, breath, The Creative Word of God, the air put in motion by divine breathe, the blast of God, the visible, intangible, divine miraculous power by which inanimate things begining to move, THE SPIRIT OF GOD, the HOLY SPIRIT, the future empowering of the Messiah and His people, vital Spirit, the element of life in a person, the human Spirit as breathed by God into man, the mode of thinking and action, intellect bestowed by a creative act of God, man's inner being reflects the image of God.

- This verse is significant in 2 area's, REPENTANCE and CREATION, creation refers to only what God can do. We must do as David and ask that our heart be renewed, restored and transformed. God is the only source for this type of renewal.

- Because we are born as sinners (Ps. 51:1) our natural inclination is to please ourselves rather than God. We must ask God to cleanse us from the inside out, cleaning our heart and spirit for new thoughts and desires. The right conduct can come only from a clean Heart and Spirit.

- It's God's prerogative to CREATE! He made the heart and only He can remake it, cleanse it and make it new. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, everything and everyone was created by the POWER OF GOD. It is by the Word of His power as the God of grace that we are cleansed (John 15:3) and that we are sanctified (John17:17). Due to our disorders/wrong doings much of the good work that is wrought in us is undone, therefore we need the Lord to renew the right or constant Spirit in us.

- God needs to repay the decays of Spiritual Strength in which sin has been the cause of and set us to right standards once again. Like David we need to discover the much inconstancy and inconsistency within ourselves and pray that God will fix us for the time to come, that we may never in like manner depart from Him again. We must pray for the continuance of God's good-will towards us and the progress of His good work in us.

God is not a God that He should lie and He's faithful to His word. All those that ask of God concerning spiritual things, He will freely give to thee. Allow God to RENEW, RESTORE and TRANSFORM your inner man today!

Posted by: Lady Sutton

THANKSGIVING BY: LISA MATTHEWS

T. IS FOR GIVING THANKS TO THE LORD EVERYDAY FOR WHAT WE HAVE.

H. IS FOR HONORING THE LORD WITH A GRATEFUL HEART.

A. IS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE LORD AND SHOWING THE LOVE OF THE
LORD TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

N. IS FOR DOING SOMETHING NICE FOR THOSE WE LOVE AND ALLOWING
THEM TO SEE THE LORD IN US.

K. IS FOR HAVING A KIND WORD NOT ONLY FOR THOSE WE LOVE BUT
THOSE WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT IS WHAT THE LORD WANTS.

S. IS FOR SHARING A LITTLE BIT OF THE LORD'S GOODNESS TO YOU WITH
OTHERS.

G. IS FOR JUST BEING GENTLE TO SOMEONE AS IF YOU WERE LOOKING
RIGHT AT THE LORD BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

I. IS FOR LOOKING INSIDE YOURSELF AND BEING THE PERSON THAT THE
LORD CREATED YOU TO BE.

V. IS FOR VALUING THE LIVES OF OTHERS AS MUCH AS THE LORD VALUES
YOURS.

I. IS FOR MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE WITH HELP FROM THE LORD.

N. IS FOR BEING GLAD THAT THE LORD HAS NURTURED YOUR SPIRIT.

G. IS FOR BEING GLAD TO BE ALIVE AND HAVING THE LORD ON YOUR SIDE.

CREATED BY, LISA R. MATTHEWS ON NOVEMBER 11, 2007

To read more Inspirational Poems by Lisa Matthews you can visit her site at: Lisa's Memories

http://www.lisamatthews-lisa.blogspot.com/

A THANKFUL HEART

Dear Heavenly Father I thank you and give you ALL the GLORY, HONOR and PRAISE for all the blessings, healing and promises that you have bestowed upon the lives of myself and my loved ones. If it had not been for you loving me enough to send your son to die for my sins I would be lost and doomed for hell.

THINGS THAT I'M THANKFUL FOR

1. God being the only TRUE and LIVING GOD

2. God sending His only Begotten Son to die that I might live (Having life, and life more abundantly)

3. For being saved by grace and have a eternal home (Heaven) awaiting me

4. My husband and kids

5. The Ministry in which I was called

6. My home, transportation, food, clothing, etc. (all the necessities plus the extra)

7. Family members, friends and loved ones

8. For having the Joy of the Lord for it's my strength

9. For all of my Internet family (Workers for Christ)

10. Provision for the Vision

11. Health & being in my right mind and for my family & loved ones also

12. For all that God has done, is doing and will do for myself, my family, the Ministry and my loved ones.