Write Everyday Down - Birthday Blog

I'm happy to tell you that God is still the same yesterday, today, and forever! He has never changed-- and never will. Part of me wanting to write this down is to simply put my heart in here.

As I was cleaning up after a nice festive evening with family and friends. The melody for this song came to my head- "Write Everyday Down" by Jason Upton. Its a special song-- in many ways, but especially because it causes a reminder to live everyday for what it is-- today, one day at a time. :) Work was great today, but coming home to see people who got together and took some time-- to write a little piece of their time- into mine. Thank God.

My heart always seems to be stirred a lot particularly every September on the fourth day! I always have a very close and personal reflection with God-- and always seem to get a bit more perspective and insight from the LORD at this time every year. I don't know why, but it seems like my heart looks back at the years-- and I always have a spirit of gratitude that begins to stir.

What I am truly excited about is, His love. It never fails nor does it faint. And as I do get older every year--thankfully, I realize more so that He is truly God. His sovereignty is absolute.

Psalm 135:6

"The LORD does whatever pleases him,

in the heavens and on the earth,

in the seas and all their depths."

So I thank God for all that He has done--and all that He will do. It also feels great to have little reminders of how His love continues to reach to me-- daily. That being said, I am glad and grateful for all those who reached out to say Happy Birthday today! Thank you. Whether many people do or not, the point is that it counts every bit. Even earlier--as I read some of the facebook posts. I was in awe and felt blessed.:)

And I'm also happy to tell ya, I did have a nice cup of coffee and cake ealrier!! Sweetness baby!!!

Much Love people,

Write Every Day Down.

Blessings,

Daniel C.

AKA "Black Hawk" at work. Ha.

THE PROBLEM-SOLVER--Morris & Theresa Cerullo

This is a devo with Morris & Theresa Cerullo. I kinda happened to stumble into this and thought it was very good. So here it is. Also meditate on Isaiah 26:3

"You will keep in perfect peace

him whose mind is steadfast,
because he trusts in you."

THE PROBLEM-SOLVER

Do you have a problem on your mind tonight? Is it weighing so heavily that you cannot relax enough to sleep? Has the enemy convinced you that there is no solution? Nonsense! There is no problem made by man or devil that God cannot solve on your behalf.

Get your eyes off the bigness of your problem and focus them on the bigness of your God!

If you keep your eyes on your problem, the devil will use your circumstances to defeat you. Determine that this problem will be a doorway to new growth in your life, that somehow God will turn the situation around to glorify Himself. Determine that not only will your needs be met, but that you will find the character of God blossoming forth in you because this difficult experience has driven you closer to Him.

Remember that when you give your problem to the Lord, just because you don’t see an immediate change it doesn’t mean that God is not in control. There may be people He is dealing with and situations that must transpire before you see His behind-the-scenes handiwork revealed.

God has an answer to every problem, no matter how great the struggle or how deep the pain. Cry out to Him in your need and know that His help is on the way even this very night.

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles (Psalm 34:17)..

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New Year 2010

I don't really claim to know everything. Even though at 4 years old--I went up to my mother and told her---"mom, I think I already know everything--uh, except how to multiply and divide." Ha--what? --that was prolly what she was thinking. It sounds pretty funny now--but I think I actually really felt that way....I guess we can sometimes think we are somewhere that we are not--and keep on living that way. Its more of a fantasy than a reality. Maybe that is why the Bible says to us to "be ye sober" in everything. It's like saying, don't really live in the twilight---as it seems to be the popularity of our culture. The New year, comes with so much promise--it can be scary at times.

My thing is really to be free. Maybe its part of my DNA/personaltity, but mainly I feel---if my life is no longer mine, but to the One--God--I gave it to. When the Bible declares that "it is for freedom that Christ has set us free" I want to say that is exactly how I want to live then. For freedom's sake, not to be enslaved in bondage with fear, anxiety, or anything else. So yah, then, He will handle it all. It's like--we are in for a wild ride--and its all to be enjoyed as we go after it. After---the new year, the promises, the resolutions, go after....what? Well--go after it means to go whole-heartedly after what the LORD has placed in front of us. Its like a race, a course that He has set out--and its up to us to go live it out. To me, I think is brilliant. The Master Craftsman--has created a course that is charted out for us---meaning this New Year--a year full of new epsisodes, new adventures, new life lessons to be learned, etc. Its like the course gets more and more interesting as we're on it.

Ok, so maybe I'm babbling on...but I thought that was the point of a blog. Perhaps---one should take a scripture of the Bible and stand on it. We say, well resolutions don't really work, yareyareyare----true. But on the other hand--a Word from the LORD surely does. Take Ps. 65:11--what an amazing scripture. It goes like this---

"You crown the year with your bounty,

and your carts overflow with abundance."

And then, begin to stand on it. So in other words--it is God whom shall pour out and release with power His blessing and His glory to fill the whole earth. It is in His interest to make sure that His own are taken care of. It shall be so---we can just rest assured that it will happen.

=) I'm all smiles, because of the goodness of the LORD> This year shall our best year yet!! We will be more effective with our ministry, we will succeed in everything we set out mind to do and do it as unto the LORD> we will proclaim with more boldness the Gospel--and this year will be different. This will be the year of the LORD!! 2010--here we come!!!

Complacency Breeds Contempt--by Jennifer T.

THis inspired me---when I read it half way through the year. And hope it does the same to you as we are in the last quarter of it!!

-Daniel-

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I feel led to share this. This year began with such anticipation and I was marveled as God continued to move and shape in new ways. I am just in awe of how much has been accomplished in such a small amount of time. It's been a great year! But, I read this well known saying and it spoke to me in a new way. Please read on to see what God was showing me in this. I am giving it to you as he gave it to me so it may seem harsh but, I know it comes with love :) His Love! As a friend and sister in Christ I pray this ministers to your spirit and brings fresh revelation.

Jennifer Tellez

Complacency Breeds Contempt

Complacency as defined in the dictionary reads, "Self satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual danger or deficiencies. A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with anunawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy." Contempt is defined as, "the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. The state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace."

We are halfway through 2009 and it has been an amazing year but, do not get comfortable! There is still a year to finish in Victory! Do not be compliant in your walk. You willfully show disobedience to God's will as you just continue in the "usual". It is a time to rejoice in all that he has accomplished for us this year, yes! But, do not sit back and relax. His successes in our lives has just begun. Now is the time when we need to sprint to the finish! I was able to participate in a Marathon at the beginning of this year and I did not train and only by God's strength I made it to the finish. I drew to him for all that I would need, I knew that I had nothing I would need! I am here to tell you that it is time to draw closer, go deeper, reach farther! It is him in us and not us that will make it to the finish line! Do not be conformed to the world but, be ready to transform everything around you. I know we are comforted with our successes and we just become satisfied as we are continuing with God in our usual ways. But, now is the time to look into our hearts and souls and just reach into the new heights of where he is taking us. As you are getting closer to his glory things will start to feel normal and life will have it's continued way. Do not be fooled, do not be deceived. I remember a dream the Lord showed me a long time ago where I was in a desert and there was a huge pool of water, it felt normal and I was ready to take a rest but, i was in danger. It was a mirage! I sensed there was something not right and I booked it out of there as fast as I could fly! There was a trap and the feeling of normal went away. The water began to move and a demon was waiting for me in the pool. I know it was just a dream but, do not take a rest in seeking God and pay attention to the leading of the Holy Spirit. You will know something is wrong as you let him lead. Do not be deceived! The enemy is waiting for you to take a rest! Refresh yourself in the Lord and he will renew you! Do not continue to think things will work out if you are not working out! Work out your spiritual muscles, now is the time for a refreshing. Stop in your tracks and take the time to be refreshed by the Holy Spirit. Drink and your thirst will be quenched. This is the time to get the water you will need to finish this race at your best! Shout and praise at how far you have come and thank the Lord for your position this year but, we are only halfway there. Do not be hindered by your success. Success is a wonderful thing as long as it doesn't breed complacency. Strive for more! Don't take for granted your 1st place trophy. There is still more to come. Draw near to him, that he may draw near to you! You will need him! You cannot finish without him! You are completely deficient without him! Do not be automatic about seeking God's face! You need to look to him, for him with a new determination! With him, through him and in him all things are possible! We need to continue with an continued awareness of the source of our strength. When we are performing the same things on a continual basis we tend to grow habitual. And God needs us to desire his refreshing and renewing daily! There are ways we seek God that become repetitive in nature; pray, read the bible, worship, ect. Desire more! Find out what God needs you to do now and not what he had for you yesterday! We begin to take a more leisure and relaxed approach to life as we draw closer to our destination but, the destiny ahead of you is worth pursuing with a fierce passion. The passion for God is not just an off and on attempt, it must continuously be in the on position. Just because things feel fine doesn't mean they are, do not settle for just "fine". Feeling fine is our biggest threat when the enemy is waiting for us to drift into a state of mindlessness. Be mindful of what is familiar and make changes where God is leading you to. Find your strength in him! Let the spirit in you lead. Not by power or by strength, but by your spirit we are led! I pray this soaks into your spirit and allows you the refreshing you need to continue this race to the finish. I am already waiting and rejoicing with you in his Victory!

Jennnifer Tellez
Founder
Brown Bag Blessings
PO Box 22182
Houston TX, 77227
(832)971-1592

"Drawn near to God and he will draw near to you." -James 4:8

Let Me Tell Ya…

by Daniel Castaneda

Let me tell ya, about the one thing that matters most

The thing of beauty of highest worth

Truly you have not seen, oh no you have not even heard

Of this wonder, of this Love, of the greatest Thing ever told

Let me tell ya, of this Joy I know, so captivating its quite inebriating

This joy is oh so contagious

Really its no pretending, it’s honestly quite liberating

To know, to experience the work of this Great Miracle Road

Ah yes, let me tell ya, please listen closely and pay me close attention

For this chance, is the chance of a lifetime

For what I have to say is of this Mystery I am speaking of

This Thing, This Love, This Joy are you still listening?

Don’t let the shadows overcome you

Common’ be honest with yourself, say again, No! Hear again!

Not with your ears only, but with your Song

Tune yourself to the Melody that can move your eternity

Oh come come now, you say, it’s time to play again!

Ah yes, play, play, play it loud! This Joy that I have found!

Please sing to me, and tell me of this life-changing Thing

Fine I say, I will convey to you this Gospel Truth.

There is One broken for all, One shamed for the sake of us all

His name, the One called Holy, Jesus The Christ

God’s Highest Prize, His greatest Gift to all of dying humanity

The Saviour, the King, the Son, repent and just believe

And live not just to live, but have life and Life more abundantly

Let me tell ya, let me tell ya... ah yes,

You will never be the same. Your life will forever be changed.

Life and The Gospel

Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 1:18am

Wow, life is truly full of surprises! You never really know what's gonna give or come your way. And well, that is where the Lord steps in. That is where our trust in Him becomes more real and evident as well. In how we move, live and breathe. We should take our every step in Him and not be afraid of the future. What a great privilege God has given us by allowing us to live in this day and age. We are not to take it for granted!

There has been a new mandate placed on my life to preach the Gospel!! The Gospel must be preached so that it can be heard! What is the Gospel you say? The Gospel is Jesus Christ, God's Son revealed in the flesh, who came down from Heaven, and died so that we might live and was resurrected on the third day! All we must do, is believe in Him, repent from our sins, and confess that He is Lord. Then we will be saved! Once brokenness comes, then the openness is there to receive the Gospel.

May the Lord break our hearts for the lost, dying and sighing. May we see how

He sees, and be moved with compassion as Jesus was moved with compassion for His generation! May His plan and will be established even more on the earth!! For His Glory!!

Blessings to all the Jesus Lovers!!

Daniel C

John 3:16- Let it be fresh revelation!