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no retirees in God's kingdom

2012-02-08T15:20:00.000-08:00

I don't know how many times I have said I'm retired when someone asks me do you work? I thought I was giving the right answer until I searched out the word retirement and found that Moses, Caleb and Joshua were all in their 80s when they were called, in the New Testament, Ana spent her days in the Temple fasting and praying for the Salvation of Israel...So, in my quest to enjoy retirement and then found out there is no such thing in the Kingdom of the Lord, I will simply answer anyone who asks, I CHANGED JOBS! My Boss is the Best in the Universe.
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requirements to being used of God

2012-01-30T08:13:00.000-08:00

oh, you mean there are requirements? Acts 6 lays it out real good. No matter how menial the task, be a person filled with wisdom and the spirit of God. Both of those qualifications are obtained from loving God's Word and loving fellowship with God all the time. Blessed day to you.

what really counts

2012-01-25T17:53:00.000-08:00

"only what we do for Jesus will count". I am rethinking this little statement right now, to me whatever we do here on earth should be done unto the Lord. The Bible said love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind & strength and love our neighbors as ourselves, so if I am in the ministry or not and I am always trying to be the boss or always trying to show that I have authority at the expense of another person, then I really question what I am doing for Jesus, will it count at all?

ordained moment?

2012-01-20T19:11:00.000-08:00

it was a beautiful afternoon in our neighborhood, I had taken a nap and when I awoke, I decided to go for a 20 minute walk. I took my car and went to the closest park to my house, park the car there and went for my walk. The sun was a bit warm but the southern breezes were blowing and starting to cool things down. I walked around the perimeter of the park for awhile then I came back to where my car was parking. I saw a table and a bench and it looked so nice I made a beeline for it, and sat down and just watched people walking, riding bikes and waiting for da bus. While I was sitting there, I started talking to the Lord about our neighborhood, our church as well as our school and all it's extensions at their respective locations around the world. It was so nice talking to the Father at that time. I like to think that I might have not planned it but my Father in heaven ordained it.

vision

2012-01-16T15:01:00.000-08:00

do you have one? If you have one, that's good. If you don't have one then you need to ask God to give you one. Right now, I am doing a reassessment of my vision. One servant of God said, a person's vision has to be something that will impact other people's lives, it must be something that will live on, even when you are gone from this earth. I was watching a movie called "the diary of Anne Frank," and I was amazed at how this little girl's diary lived on for many generations. The entries in her journal gave me a picture of how she had a vision for herself, she was an optimist, always hoping for a better time and better things, sadly her life ended before she saw any of that happened, but, years later in a different time when her diary was found and given to her father who survived the holocaust, it caused such a stir in the hearts of many around the world.
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so, in reassessing mine, I find out that I actually need to ask the Spirit of God to help me fine tune my vision according to God's purposes for my life. a hui ho

It's a new day!

2012-01-07T19:28:00.000-08:00

God made it and he said, It's Good!...
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ashes

2012-01-05T22:20:00.000-08:00

how's your first week of 2012 coming along? Well, for me, I have a lot of ashes that had to be cleaned off the altar. Actually, I should say, RESIDUE from last year that needed to be swept away. The beginning of the year when our Sr.Pastor went through Levit. 6:13,12 & 11 was awesome. The strange thing is, as I am cleaning the accumulated piles of ashes on the altar, it dawned on me, that the dust from the old is affecting me physically....YUCK!

make a plan

2011-12-29T04:06:00.000-08:00

be sure to make a plan that will make you a sower and not an observer in the New Year. The Bible says "those who observe the wind will not sow."

accurate settings

2011-12-15T18:48:00.000-08:00

A few days ago, I was doing my daily reading in the Word of God, and I came across Colossians 3: 1,2. I don't why on this certain day, part of that verse just seemed like it jumped up and caught my eye. "Setting the heart on things above." I thought wow, I always do like everyone does, quote the part that says, "set your mind on things above." But, there's more to the verse, and for the first time ever, I noticed that setting our hearts and minds accurately will be the best thing we can do for ourselves this season. We begin then, by doing 2 things.
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1. Set our hearts on the things above. It means we are to desire and to strive for those things above A servant of the Lord says, we not only seek heaven; we must also think heaven. Our allegiance to Christ takes precedence over all earthly allegiances.
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2. Set our mind on things above means giving such things a large place in our thought life-seeing to it that the inner nature is bent toward God. It does not mean that we are suppose to withdraw from all activities, but, we will no longer live as if this world is all that mattered.

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We wish all the readers of this blog a very Merry Christmas! May you and your family be blessed.

adapt me Lord!

2011-11-21T20:39:00.000-08:00

we have to adapt ourselves to the atmosphere in our classroom. The air has been out for 4 days, and we found out today the electric device does not have enough power to cool the room..hmmph...anyways...that's how life is sometimes, we run into situations that are super uncomfortable but, because of Jesus inside of us we should know how to adapt ourselves to every situation that we face. By the way, that goes for people also who make us very, very uncomfortable.

finding the right niche

2011-11-18T22:26:00.000-08:00

are you like me, always restless when you have been in a place too long? always wondering am I missing something out there? well, if you are like that, it means you are trying to find the right niche for yourself. So, bless the Lord, maybe you don't have to go too far, the right niche for you might be right infront of you and has been there all the time..

something to think about...

2011-11-18T13:34:00.000-08:00

the pathway to revival is the way of humility...

halloween

2011-10-31T16:18:00.000-07:00

is having halleluia nights the right thing to do? are we really countering the enemy's works or are we doing the same thing the world is doing? just in a religious way? hmmmm, just thinking loudly wondering WWJD?

be a bridge

2011-10-27T17:44:00.000-07:00

do I mean that you should turn yourself into a bridge? well, that's one way of putting it, but if you can be a connecting point for someone do so and bridge the gap.

what is ministry?

2011-10-26T17:57:00.000-07:00

I sat at a meeting this morning and, realized what the young man from the USNavy was saying makes good sense. Ministry is taking care of others first, before me and mines. Our Pastor continually reminds us, if everyone is taken care of and we are left with nada...it's alright, we have done what we were suppose to do. So smile, pick up your things, hele on home and thank God for the opportunity you had, to serve others...

beautiful day today...

2011-10-06T11:50:00.000-07:00

I said to a lady on the stairs, you have a nice day today, she said, I am trying to have a nice day, but, I get in the car it won't start so I cancelled one appointment, and now these people down here, I am trying to have a nice day today...
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In Hawaii, it's a beautiful day today, sun is shining, light showers are falling, the skies reflect the creativeness of God. The clouds are wonderfully arranged up there this morning with a touch of black and white, and a faint touch of blues in the midst of it. "This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."

There is no distance between heaven and earth if you are in Jesus.

2011-09-29T18:31:00.000-07:00

Mark 15: 37,38...

And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed his last. Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

There is no distance between heaven and earth for those who are in Jesus Christ.

are you working for Jesus?

2011-08-31T11:15:00.000-07:00

"And the disciples went everywhere preaching, and the Lord was with them and confirmed what they said by the miracles that followed their messages." Mark 16:20
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Let's be encouraged now that we know whatever we do for the Kingdom of God, Jesus is with us validating what we are doing for His Kingdom. Can't beat that, right?

The anointing factor..

2011-08-11T23:10:00.000-07:00

I was listening to this servant of God talking about how we should remember to factor in the anointing when we are doing something for the Lord., So, as bilingual as I am, I said so tell us how do you factor in the anointing? what does that mean? I believe the Lord heard me when I was thinking, is there a prayer that I should say? or is there a practical thing that I should do? Then, I started researching this phrase, don't forget to factor in the anointing...I thought to myself when we do bible teaching that reaches the millions around the world, we need to speak in a way, that someone in the deserts of Iran or maybe the wilderness in the Amazons or PNG will understand what we are saying. No wonder Paul asked the church of the first century, pray for us that we will speak the gospel in a simple and clear way. So, during my research, I came across a paper that was written by God's servant Bill Subritsky? I think that's how you spell his last name, but anyway, I know about the man and how God uses him, anyway, he did explain in a very simple way what it means to factor in the anointing and how to begin. But, this is a good reminder for me, if I am going to speak, say it in layman's terms, sweet, simple, sharp and short.

moving to a new place

2011-07-31T01:20:00.001-07:00

we can do that in the natural as well as in the spirit...both are good if we know, that God has instigated it. It might be hard at first to understand the reason why, but in the long run we will see that it's actually a fulfillment of God's purposes in our lives and the fulfillment of God's purposes for others too. Looking forward to it...*smile*

slander

2011-07-15T12:11:00.000-07:00

worst thing anyone can do is begin one...was watching something about this of how two prominent families lost sons to slander...one son began the story so to drive the dad of the other out of office and ended up killing the son instead, and the one who started the trouble, instead of feeling remorse about the whole thing, he wanted to drive it more till the dad of the dead son is clear out of the picture. The mom of the son who started the rumor finally had to take matters in her own hands and got rid of her son by way of shooting..and both families ended up losing sons, all because of slander..
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the devil comes to steal, kill and destroy...JESUS came to bring life and life more abundant.

an answer to boredom

2011-07-02T02:47:00.000-07:00

be creative and think...here's some things that might surprise you that you really can do..bear in mind that this is the age of technology and most people do not walk or drive to most places anymore, they type their way into a business door like a restaurant, foodland, etc, and they also type their way around their neighborhood if not the state. The other interesting thing is, some type and attend church or bible study online..So, what am I trying to say here? Let's see:
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1. Create a Blog and be a witness online for Christ.
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2. Open an online business.
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3. Create a website for your family or a ministry online
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get the picture? I sure hope you do...beginning there eliminates boredom and gets you into
an exciting new arena of serving God..

a hui ho....

what is wisdom?

2011-06-28T15:59:00.001-07:00

Proverbs 3:18-"Wisdom is a tree of life to those who eat her fruit; happy is the man who keeps on eating it."

so...now that we know that...how do we put it in our modern day lingo?

let's see ..

**Wisdom is when you see an argument coming and you say, excuse me please, I gotta go.
**Wisdom is when you want to buy and this little voice says, do I really need it?
**Wisdom is when you are watching tv and a little nudging says, you should study your lessons.
**Wisdom is when you know how to say no...
**Wisdom is when you know how to say yes..
**Wisdom is when you develop how to listen, and talk less..

don't worry...I'm still working on these...have a pleasant day

is your mind a forest?

2011-06-24T11:54:00.000-07:00

I have asked that, because in actuality my mind is like that sometimes...I remember years back when I was working as a journalist. I had an assignment to do a travel log for a group of islands in the South Pacific, upon traveling to the islands to see what should go on the report, I came back with so many ideas of how I should write the piece and how to highlight different things, long story short, when I wrote the report out and add the video to it, although the report was good I failed to put in the most important things that were important in drawing tourists, so this gentleman who has been a great helper to me came and said, can we meet? when I sat down in his office, he said, the report is good, but you forgot this and you forgot that and you should have done this and that, then your report would have been excellent. He said, your mind is like a forest, it's full of beautiful trees and running streams, lovely birds, etc...But! you need to know how to sit down, think and meditate more on what's inside the forest, then put down on paper what comes out of that quiet time and as you do that, put them in priority of what's important and what that will do for the forest and the community around it. That has become a practice that I am still trying to do each day...

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the transparency of our testimony

2011-06-10T21:23:00.000-07:00

I have just finished watching a very old film powerfully acted out by veteran actors like Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon and others, the plot of the story centers around politicians in congress and how they work to bring each other down as well as put each other up by doing all kinds of things. The storyline is about a man played by Henry Fonda who was being nominated by the President to be the Secretary of State. There were senate hearings to see if this man will be confirmed and during these hearings it was found out that the man was involved with communism activities in the early days of his life. There were many things that happened all because of these confirmation hearings, the man was found guilty of lying when he said he was not involved in communism and in the hopes of having their man confirmed, some politicians fell into tactics that were demeaning and many skeletons in other people's closets, people who were involved in the hearings were opened up. But, the one thing that grabbed my attention was when the nominee went back to the President and told him to please withdraw his name and then he told the President he lied. He was invited by some of his college buddies to go to the communist meetings with them in his younger years. He went a couple of times and when he found out what the meetings were about, he never went back. but, because he entertained the thought of communism during his youth, his career in politics is now hanging by the thread,even though he was now in an influential position or as they say at the top of his game. His loyalty to his country was also being questioned. This is so like the devil, he will seduce our minds with lies and if we are not careful we can end up entertaining those lies in our minds and later on find that we should not have done it at all. The other thing that happens is, when we become born again christians and serving the Lord diligently, the devil will use someone to dig up those old lies to falsely accuse us to the point where our loyalty to our Lord Jesus Christ is questioned. Now, if you ever find yourself in that situation, than the transparency of your testimony is the best way to go..
(1) tell the truth for Jesus said it will set us free
(2) be steadfast for the Lord will give you the right words to speak
(3) Remember God's love for you, He will never leave you nor forsake you.

anointed by the Holy Spirit

2011-06-09T22:26:00.000-07:00

did you know that there is music that has been anointed specially by the Holy Spirit? This kind of music will convict a man's heart before the sermon is preached, it will heal the sick before they are prayed for, it will bring comfort to a grieving soul before someone puts a hand over their shoulder and so forth...I am listening to that kind of music right now. Old fashioned sweet gospel music that transcends everything and takes you straight to the throne...that's why Psalms lived for thousands of years and will go on living because those songs were anointed by the Holy Spirit..so, in our modern times songs like, I know my Lord will lead me on, How great thou art, and many others will live on from generation to generation because they were anointed by the Holy Spirit. Time for a reality check in the church, is the music anointed by the Holy Spirit? I know this one thing even if the singer is not anointed, the anointing in the song will break the yoke of bondage...

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listening to one of my favorites: He washed my eyes with tears..
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a hui ho malama pono

unreliable

2011-06-06T08:09:00.000-07:00

you know I have not used the blog for awhile, so I get up early this morning and tried to go on it and google says our e-mail is wrong as well as the password, oh well, even these mega companies like google are unreliable.
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I like God's word better, it was reliable in the past, reliable now and will be for our future generation. God is not man that he should lie.

How to get back in line

2011-05-22T10:19:00.000-07:00

I believe that when things in my life begin to stress me out and all around becomes like a dress that does not fit right, it means I am but a thought away from God's expectations. So what I need to do, is to ask forgiveness of the Lord and make sure my expectations are the same as God's.
1. Love God first with everything I got
2. Believe Jesus Christ His Son
3. Receive the gift from God, His Holy Spirit.
4. Become more like Jesus Christ
5. Be concerned about the lost, go out and witness..
Beginning there will get me back in focus and everything else will fall in place again..

a hui ho

a tooth ache

2011-05-14T22:00:00.000-07:00

it has got to be one of the most painful things a person can experience, got one this evening..and I am very uncomfortable because of it..but, while I am thinking about that, I think that even a toothache has its use..for one thing...it is giving me an opening to fast, something which I have been neglecting lately and making up all kinds of excuses of why I did not do it..Lord, please have the Holy Spirit help me that when I fast you will be glorified in it..thank you Jesus.

trying to catch up

2011-05-02T10:57:00.001-07:00

-have you tried to catch up your bible reading? if you are don't...you will get frustrated and end up not reading the Bible at all..A visiting professor gave us a great way..take the book of Proverbs..it has 31 chapters..so for each day read that chapter of the book, meaning if today is the 3rd than you read that chapter. Each day you do that, and, even if you continue for the next month and the next month, you will find the word of wisdom being imbedded in your spirit more and more and letting it guide your thoughts and actions..I'm doing it and I love it.
-have you tried to pray the same prayers over and over and trying to remember who needs and who asks for prayer? if you are don't...pray the answers, what I mean is pray the word of God and say, Lord nothing escapes your eye and ear..everything asked of me to pray about that I have forgotten, thank you Lord, your name is Jehovah-Yireh..you are our Provider..you supply all our needs according to your riches in Christ Jesus our Lord. amen.
- have you forgotten to do a good deed yesterday or even today and you want to do it as soon as you can? if you are don't...planning to do a good deed is fine but tomorrow might not come, but for now, who is wanting some food to eat but too busy to cook? who needs to have laundry done and have been too busy to do it? oh, are there dishes in the sink? or maybe a bathroom that needs cleaning? doing good does not have to be outside of your area of influence..

a hui ho...

In Christ and In Spirit

2011-04-25T22:26:00.000-07:00

I learned that there is a difference between the two. Do You know what the differences are? I was surprised, but delighted that I know now, helps me a lot..In Christ applies more to the involvement in the body of Christ. In Spirit means that you or I have totally surrendered our individual selves to the Holy Spirit's control. Interesting, huh? I thought about this difference for awhile and thought to myself...although I like the "in Christ" a lot it actually is talking my being involved actively in the church, which is the way it should be, however; "in spirit" or "in the spirit" means I should be like what Paul said...I no longer live but Christ lives within me. I am totally surrendered to the Spirit of God and He reveals more of Christ to me and then as my eyes open and as heart receives the revelation from the Holy Spirit, then I will continually serve Christ tirelessly which is what in Christ means, and I serve Christ with such zeal and fervency because I am in the Spirit completely.

whose child am I?

2011-04-02T10:12:00.000-07:00

I remember back in the 80s there was a song called..I'm nobody's child..back then the tune was so catchy as were the words, 10 or more years later as I sit here posting these comments, a thought came to me, how can someone be nobody's child when someone gave birth to him? so, in my thinking whatever habits I have constitutes whose child I am. right? someone's good and bad habits influenced my way of acting or reacting, someone's good and bad habits influenced my way of thinking and my way of doing things. So, if I know who my parents are, which side do my actions lean more to? dad or mom? for myself, I was blessed with 3 dads and 3 moms each one unique in their ways. They each had good and bad habits, and some of those habits whether good or bad filtered into my life, some unbeknownest to me. In 1973, I became a born again person and all that Paul said in 2Corin.5:17 became the truth in my life. So, I am no longer my dads or moms child, but I am my Father's child.. *********** So, I have to work at that everyday...I no longer live, but HE lives within me and the life I now live, I live by faith in Him who gave His life for me.

There is a God and every person needs HIM..

2011-03-27T07:30:00.000-07:00

I pity the person who thinks there is no God, or the person who thinks God is only a crutch for those who are weak. (1) The thought of saying there is no God makes me wonder how does a person get to that conclusion? What a liar satan is. Would it shock everyone to know that God did create satan himself? But, satan wanted to be god so he did the unthinkable by going against God, his Creator? we all know what happened, satan was thrown out of heaven and his ending we already know because Revelations 20 states it. But, then someone might argue how do I know God created satan? well, Revelations 4:11 says, God created everything for His pleasure alone.. to think God is a crutch for those who are weak is alright with me. I don't know what others might think but, I'm glad that I can lean on God all the time, I have no strength to fight the enemy, but God is my Avenger, any battle I fight is HIS. Things that come against me are sometimes too big for me to handle and I just stretch out my arms and cry to Him and He's there. I'm glad there is God, I'm glad that I am His Child and His word says if I believe in His Son Jesus, I will be saved and all my household! I am glad that God is our fortress, our shelter, our God in whom we trust. I am glad that even though He has a busy schedule He always makes time to hear me out and comes to my rescue.

lessons from God's little children

2011-03-26T01:51:00.000-07:00

me: whatever...
g-son: don't say that grandma..
me: I'm sorry, if that's what you think
ten minutes later...
me: burped loudly
g-son: excuse me *looking at me with raised eyebrows*
me: excuse me
g-son: you always gotta say excuse me
me: (5 minutes later again-burped)
g-son: (playing with toys and ears wide open) excuse me grandma, always tell you excuse me..
me: where are you going? (he walks over to the case of water on the floor)
g-son: took out bottles of water, opens up the fridge and puts them on the shelf one by one
me: oh, are you putting those in? what a smart boy you are..good job
g-son: I put them in, no more bottles inside (3 adults & 1- 5 yr old )
me: are you hungry?
g-son: I like 3 bread and peanut butter with strawberry
me: are you gonna eat all the 3 bread
g-son: no grandma, 2 for me and 1 for grandpa
me: do you want something else besides bread?
g-son: no that's a lot..(is the Lord teaching me something?)
prays : thank you Jesus for the food, amen.

the noises I appreciate

2011-03-24T20:54:00.000-07:00

the sound of birds singing in the morning, the sound of the breezes brushing the leaves of the trees, the baby's cry that always remind us something has changed, the sound of the grand piano playing a lovely piece of classical music, the laughter of children playing, beautiful choral singing and there is this special noise that I really like...it is so unique that, sometimes I miss it because I have too many of the other noises playing... this one has a name to it, the Word of God says it has a color to it too, it's gold. So, what do you call this sound or noise?...It's called, SILENCE!
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All the noises I appreciate do not compare to this one, because when all the others are not heard, I will hear the one sound that I want to hear all the time, THE VOICE OF MY GOD!
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a hui ho...

Sending out love and peace

2011-03-22T00:30:00.000-07:00

making up my mind to do something different...for me, that's like keep sending out love and peace...did you know that some things always look and happen like it did before, maybe 10 years before? Because of that I have decided to work more on sending out love and peace to all...

what can I say?

2011-03-19T20:53:00.001-07:00

This morning my son and my grandson arrived home from Japan. It is so nice having them here with us, my grandson speaks fluent English and boy can he talk. My son has matured so much and it's amazing how sometimes we treat them as if they are still our kids and yet they are in their own seasons of life, managing their families as the Lord gives them wisdom and planning their futures as the Lord shows them in his own way. I am so grateful to the Lord, for what I thought I had to help with, they do it a lot better for themselves than I can. What can I say? Maybe the Lord is trying to show me, cut the apron strings and trust the God that I am preaching to them.

love you Jesus...what can I say Holy Spirit?

What have we found in the times of our troubles?

2011-03-17T13:03:00.000-07:00

I heard a Pastor spoke on this, in fact this morning and thought to myself, yeah, what have I found for myself during my times of trouble? Well, I came up with this list..or maybe I should say, my eyes were opened to see the Holy Spirit's list about me during those times.
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Trouble gave me an experience in what pain is and how to deal with it
Trouble trained me more in how to pray right
Trouble made my faith soar to the heavens even on broken wings
Trouble showed me who my real family and friend is
Trouble taught me how to really forgive
Trouble showed me that the faithfulness of God is my Shield
Trouble showed me that the safest place to be is being sheltered under the feathers of God's wings
Trouble opened my eyes to see that God's angels are ministering to me and for me always, because they were commanded by God to do so...
etc, etc, etc......

alright, you can add on to that list...right? a hui ho...pleasant day to you.

can a nation be born in one day?

2011-03-16T18:33:00.000-07:00

can a nation be changed in one day? The answer is YES! What takes man many days to build, God can do in 1 hour. What takes man months to plan, has already been planned in God's mind. What takes us to do in many days, God can do in the blink of an eye. *****
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I love the Lord
He is my God
da dee da dee da dee
He is my God
He is my King
He is Christ the Lord!..
(my version)

There is no job so fulfilling

2011-03-10T00:00:00.000-08:00

like preaching/teaching the Word of God. I started working in secular jobs when I was about 14, I can honestly say this, although I am grateful to God for the good jobs, none of those jobs can compare with working full-time for God. Someone once said, God is a good paymaster, give him 8 hours or more and he will pay you for that time. Give him 0 hours and the pay will be the same. So, let's work diligently and continue to be F.A.T. for the Lord. F=faithful in big and small things; A=available at all times to do and go wherever and whenever HE wants you to. Hope you have made up your mind as I have mine. Working for God, is preaching the Word and going to be a witness for Jesus Christ.

notes from hinesville, Georgia

2011-03-06T23:44:00.000-08:00

It has been a rough trip getting to the state of Georgia. The night we left home to come here, you could almost feel as if the devil was trying to stop us from getting to do what God sent us to do. There was turbulence in the atmosphere and an incident happened in the plane right infront of us. But, although this was going on, God opened a window for us to witness to a young man who was on his way home to Ohio, to see his family before deployment, what a joy it was to share Christ with him. After we prayed for him, we just kept on praying for everyone in the plane as well as for ourselves. I did not realize that we'd lose a day getting to Savannah, I'd be lying if I did not say that it was a long arduous journey. But, I wanted to say that to say this; in the midst of the storm we were in, God calmed the storms in the heart of a precious young soldier, who is about to be deployed, we told him, you are on our prayer list. In the hustle and bustle of the flight crew helping the doctors to treat a passenger, we prayed for someone's healing and God honored our prayer and healed him in mid-air. In the bumpy atmosphere that seemed like it was so long, we leaned more to the wind and trusted our God who sent Him to be our helper and comforter. In the length of the many gates and long and huge airports, we made new friends with total strangers. In the process of trying to get to our hotel and with roadblocks everywhere, until we finally got to (Savea Lane), we saw the most beautiful Church built by Samoans, in the midst of a piece of land approximately 5 acres circumference. I can honestly say, this is one trip I will never forget. Because there is an Obed-Edom who has opened up his arms and said, bring the ark of the Lord to rest at my house. Blessed is the man, who opens his heart and his hands to Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Oh yes, I pray that I will be picked sometime again, to come to Ludovici in Liberty County, Georgia.

order in the court

2011-03-03T18:18:00.000-08:00

this is not the court like the one we all know, has a judge, jury, bailiff and that, but this is the court of the house of God. My surroundings, I woke up today, first thing, that came to my mind was not good. It was a critical thought about someone, went to prayer meeting, it seemed like it went away because the atmosphere at prayer meeting was so charged with the presence of the Holy Spirit, but, after I prayed that nagging inner feeling was still there and it tasted, bad. Now, it's 4:36pm and I am doing laundry, preparing for this week-end's trip and as I sit down to write what I think, I suddenly thought, order is needed in the court. I was gonna write down a lengthy, thoughtful, religious point about setting order in the court of a godly person, I mean another person but not me, *chuckle*...but, there is that soft nudge of my best bestie as a youth would say, pointing his finger at my face...heeheehee...order is needed in my court.

and my God shall supply all my needs...

2011-03-02T17:30:00.000-08:00

today, I finally started to get things ready for the trip to mainland side. It's still cold there so the Lord knew that we need jackets or some kind of sweater, anyway, we were doing something and the Holy Spirit reminded me of family members who have been going to stateside all the time and they have what I need, called them and my nephew said, yes, we do aunty, Praise God! no worries for a warm jacket now, sat around again thought I need some new clothes, waiting till I get to Georgia then, go shopping. This morning, I went through the closet and clothesbin at home and found out I have quite a few clothes I haven't worn in awhile, so, it was a matter of getting to see if they still fit, Praise God! they do, 2-3 good blouses, a couple of mu'us, a couple of dresses, a couple of skirts, basic color of course, and 1 puletasi, I tell you, don't need to spend that much money, now all I gotta get is some booties for my feet & knee highs for my legs, a pair of comfortable walking shoes, my slippahs and I am set. hmmmm, just thought of something, I don't need booties, there are so many white sport socks in my hubby's drawer, I can put that to good use..hahaha! And my God shall supply all my needs according to his riches in Christ Jesus my Lord! YES!!!!!!!

timing is very important

2011-03-02T01:51:00.000-08:00

just got home after attending a beautiful service with the living word of God encouraging and renewing me in many ways. afterwards stopped off at a eatery and had a snack, just thinking though, that during that time while I was enjoying my jello parfait, I heard many plans, not bad ones, so so kind of plans and the kind that I would call, need more of God kind plans. I think as I grow more in the Lord, I am being taught by wonderful teachers of the Word of God, timing is always very important. In saying that, I spoke up and said exactly what I said above, timing is very important. And, PLEASE! put the plans down on paper!!!!!!! hallelujah.

Jesus is the answer to everything

2011-02-26T21:59:00.000-08:00

It's the truth..

whether you are single or married, JESUS is the answer to all that you are going through.

He will never fail you.

Trust HIM only!

The law to being a successful person

2011-02-25T14:04:00.000-08:00

Psalms 1:
I believe the Holy Spirit revealed this secret to David for everyone who wants to be successful.

1. Do not walk according to the advice of a person who has no fear of God
2. Do not take the same position with those who live a careless life
3. Do not sit in the same seat with those who do not honor God.
4. But, love the Word of God, read it and think about it all the time
When you do that, you will be refreshed all the time, steadfast in your faith and thinking, you will be producing good fruit in the right season, you will not dry up and you will be successful in everything that you do.

may the Holy Spirit help us to see this.

Being part of God's work

2011-02-23T15:03:00.000-08:00

means, be the answer to a need. Sunday, God used a missionary who works among the native american indians to remind us, God wants us F.A.T. not the true meaning of the word, but in taking the letters apart, it goes like this, F- Faithful in small & big things; A- be Available to God for His purposes and then, T-Teachable, we don't know everything so have the kind of heart that listens well and take advice. When we become F.A.T for God, you will find that you are actually an answer to someone's need, maybe not right away, but it will happen as you pay attention to what God gave you, HE will do something you never expected that will also surprise you because you did not do it, He just went ahead and did it HIMSELF. Remember Joseph in the Bible? He was FAT for the Lord, and he became an answer to all of Egypt's need and while he was taking care of that matter, God did not tell Joseph that HE was going to use him to answer the need of Israel. God just went ahead and brought Joseph's brothers to Egypt to buy grain, and the rest is history as they say.

When we work together to build the kingdom of God we will be met with some surprises on the way, God will use whatever HE gave each of us to be the catalyst for HIS purposes in other places or people we never even thought of. But, then, that's why HE is GOD! because His ways and thoughts are much higher than ours and much better than ours..
Isn't it? Praise His Holy Name..

bless you today reader... be

what are we doing to ourselves?

2011-02-21T14:22:00.000-08:00

It suddenly dawned on me, that maybe the so-called bible teaching we are doing in Sunday Schools as well as Bible Studies maybe doing us more harm than good. Oh, oh, don't get all red in the ears, but hear me out. If we listen very closely to most Bible Teachers which I am including myself in this little circle, when we teach or preach, it's like we are delivering motivational speeches, they are fine and I am not saying they are bad, BUT! if one of us asks our students a very simple question like, who is King David? I guarantee you they will not know the answer. It doesn't matter if they are singing, jumping, shouting the name of Jesus, most of them have to think for a good 10 minutes before they can give an answer that is totally wrong. That's why I am asking, what are we doing to ourselves? I am encouraging all of us teachers as well as preachers of the Word of God, let's get back to teaching the Word of God as a whole, not pieces from here and there, what I mean is book by book, memorization is great. I love it! Gotta get back to doing it again. That's what God meant when He told Moses, have the children of Israel put His Word in their minds, mouths and ears. I think it was sometime last year, I heard one of the best teachers of the Word of God teach on the Book of Acts, the whole class recited from memory the outline of the book of Acts, it was moving, why? because that is of God. He is His Word!

when good is bad

2011-02-18T17:57:00.001-08:00

did you know that there is a time when good becomes real bad for a person? the way I see it, not everything good that comes our way is the right thing for us. We might think it is good because the deliverer of the message is a man or woman of God. Be careful here. God knows our hearts and reads every thought in our minds, so he knows what he wants for you and knows what you want for yourself and as we ask for His wisdom to guide us, His Holy Spirit will reveal to us the will of God and if it is the same as what you have in your heart, he has confirmed then what you have known all along. Your heart will not be troubled, your mind will be at peace and you will start seeing God's hand moving upon your situation. Then you will know that the good you heard and accepted is really good for you. On the other hand, there's a chance that the person who might have brought the seemingly good word to you and make it seem like they really care and are opening some great doors for you, have been used by the devil to stop you or delay you from fulfilling God's purpose in your life. Now that my friend, is good that is actually bad for you.

Time is of the essence

2011-02-17T15:06:00.000-08:00

Our lovely islands are not lovely anymore, physically it might look that way but spiritually it is crumbling. But, are we going to be depressed about that? I say NO! All the things that are happening now are not new things, they were there in the time of Jesus and even before then, the Prophets prophesied against it, the apostles warned the church about it. So what do we do? Well, the answer is clear in the Word of God. Be alert and Pray that temptation will not overtake us. Do the job that has been given to us on this earth, Preach the Word of God! Pray for the Salvation of all! and Do the good works of Jesus Christ, everywhere. We have no time! the whole earth groans and any goal we set is to do the things that will point everyone and anyone to Jesus.

love's simple notes

2011-02-14T12:59:00.000-08:00

woke up this morning, remembering it is Valentine's Day, went to the restroom (pardon me) and in the dark of the room, although I could see the faint light from outside fumbled around the desk to turn on the lamp on it. Found the key of the lamp, turned it on and when my eyes got adjusted to the light, I was pleasantly surprised by a bouquet of flowers laying next to our desk and a pale pink balloon saying, "I love you" on it just silently swaying to the breeze in the bedroom, a smile lit up on my face and I turned to thank my hubby who was snoring away, and in the light of the moment, he just said, you welcome and kept on snoring...heeheehee...hope your Valentine's Day is as sweet as mine...

this aging process

2011-02-12T13:53:00.000-08:00

you are only as young as you think...hmmm. I'd like to know who initiated that phrase.....anyways, my body says, put more moisturizer on so the skin can drink and look good, my bones say drink more milk so you can get more calcium for strong bones and everything else just screams work a bit more, work a bit more, work a bit more, the collagen needs to be built up, the tummy needs some a tug so it can be at least a bit firm...this aging process, *(chuckles)* is just like our salvation, you gotta work it out yourself.

have a great week-end

unexpected favor...

2011-02-07T01:29:00.000-08:00

what is that? I don't know about you and what your answer is, but for me it's when God's goodness follows after you and just open doors before you, it's when the supernatural starts happening in your life, what I mean by that is, suddenly connections are made with people you've been wanting to meet, people you know can make things for you. People you know can help make your dreams come true. Unexpected favor is getting something you know you don't deserve...

a hui ho...have a blessed week...

a funny thing happened on the way to a massage..

2011-02-07T00:39:00.000-08:00

ok, ok, ok, don't get crazy ideas now...hahaha..it's like this...
We came home from a special service today, wonderful word of God, beautiful babies being dedicated, a servant of God and his wife were installed to be a Pastor, and there was joy everywhere, now even though all this and more of God's goodness followed us home, my feet were sore! and I mean sore to the bone. So, I ask my other half for a foot massage, besides the soreness of my feet, there was a knot on my right shoulder as well and it felt like a case of carpal tunnel syndrome was working itself out in my hand, I noticed then , that while the sole of my left foot was getting a massage there was also a knot on my left heel and when it was being massaged I felt the pain of that knot on my heel all over my body, then I fell asleep, about a couple of hours later, I woke up wide awake, the pain on the soles of my feet was gone and the knot of nerves on my right shoulder was gone. It suddenly dawned on me this is exactly how the body of Christ is. No matter how blessed we are, there are still some in church who are living and carrying pain in their lives. Unless they ask for help or someone gives help unconditionally, the pain of those people will not go away. And, if that pain is not taken care, it will flare up and cause pain to other areas of Christ's Church.

starting the day off right

2011-01-19T12:46:00.000-08:00

Do you know that in Psalms 119 there are so many writings that if and when we pray God's word and ask God for direction, his Holy Spirit will either direct or redirect our steps. Did that this morning and the Holy Spirit has been that with me, the places I thought should be avoided the Lord took me back there and I found out my perceptions about them were totally wrong, or maybe my time was off then and now, God has redirected my steps and helped me in getting things done.

Jehovah-Rohe...The Lord my Shepherd

2011-01-17T21:59:00.000-08:00

I am sitting outside of my house enjoying the moonlight this evening. It's so beautiful and the air is cool here in Ewa, HI. The moonlight surrounds me and is so bright outside, I am not sitting under the shade of my papaya tree because, last night, our huge papaya tree fell. I think it is probably the rains from last week that loosen the dirt and made the roots unstable, anyway, I was in my room last night, no one was home, except my Jesus and I. The house felt kinda funny like it was shaking but I thought oh, maybe an earthquake or something, I came and took a look outside but in the dark could not see the papaya, long story short, this morning, I came outside and saw my hubby cutting branches and when I inquired he said he thank God that the papaya which fell during the night did not take off the corner of our garage. Suddenly, I remembered the house shaking at night, but, the papaya tree was laying across our glass table outside and none of it's branches touched the roof of the house, it was like shading it but none hit the house. Hubby and friend cut the whole tree down and hauled the papaya tree to the trash. I love Jehovah-Rohe, the Shepherd and Guardian of our souls. He watches over us and everything that HE gives us..

a hui ho malamala pono...

Hold on to your hat!

2011-01-12T18:01:00.000-08:00

I am recalling a conversation with a sister in the Lord, where she pointed out that the beginning of this year is so QUIET...but, I am reminded of what's that saying after the calm the storm comes? Indeed, after the calm the storms come, both naturally and spiritually, in the book of Ephesians 6, it mentions that one of the things we must do is to put on the helmet of salvation always as part of our spiritual armor.... and I for one say hold on to your hat! the winds are starting to blow...and while you are holding onto your hat, remember the One who told the winds and the sea ...Peace, Be still!

talk again.

Living with Unforgiveness SUCKS!

2011-01-11T03:31:00.000-08:00

Mark 11:24..Jesus said, "Listen to me! You can pray for anything, and if you believe, you have it; it's yours! (vs.25) But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive you your sins too." (TLB)...

Living with unforgiveness stinks! It's an awful thing to be sticking inside of us...crampy and yucky feeling comes from it and all kinds of emotional problems... Let's get rid of it.

prayer: God please have mercy on soul..please forgive me for harboring this demonic behavior, I renounce this anger, hate and jealousy in the name of Jesus..amen!

Feasting on God's table

2011-01-09T12:30:00.000-08:00

I was thinking about this wording...feasting on the table God sets before us...it is such an easy phrase for people to quote, even myself, so we speak of feasting but there are two things we need to understand, (1) feasting means eating, (2) if God sets a table before us what is he setting? (answer, His Word)..Ladies and gentlemen, God has already set the table before us, the table has been set in different ways but, it has still been set. So whatever recipe fits your pallete, God has set a meal before you in the way that fits your taste just right, I am challenging myself to memorize chapters from God's word. I am talking about a whole chapter instead of just a verse. Oh, yeah right, like it's easy to do...but, you know, if I set my mind on eating off of God's table in the way that he has set for me, I CAN!

The Bible is full of testimonies of people who made it a good habit of memorizing huge portions of the Scriptures and when they find themselves faced with adversities, the Holy Spirit reminds them of the word of God, the meal that they ate maybe a day or two before, to draw strength from. Jesus when tempted, told old sluefoot satan, "man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that is brought forth from the mouth of God." So, I hope you will join me in eating off of God's table that He has set before us in this New Year of 2011. Just a reminder. Jesus said, all things will pass away, but HIS word will remain forever.

Begin anywhere...1 Chapter at a time...

Praise God! for ants

2011-01-07T06:15:00.000-08:00

Got up very early this morning, like at 2:45a.m., can't go back to sleep, so talk to my dad a bit then checked e-mail and so forth online. This first week of 2011 is going by fast, I remember what one sister in the Lord said, the beginning of this new year is quiet, as we shared we both agreed it's a good time to attend all the prayer meetings going on in almost all churches to hear the word of God and to spend time in prayer with all the family of God. I believe that for this year we need to take a good look at the ants as the Bible states in the book of Proverbs. Take and store things away for the time you need to use it. Hear what the Spirit of God is saying to the church today. Feast on the table that God is setting before us now as one of the Prophets of God reminded us..when things happen up ahead, everyone will run around looking for answers but you will be at peace because you have and are feasting off the table set by the Lord our God. So, observe the ants during the beginning of this year and take and store for the rainy season is not too far ahead...

manuia lava le aso ile alofa ole tatou Alii Faaola o Iesu.

Thought this should help

2011-01-04T14:44:00.000-08:00

When we want to stay on track, there should be a manual or a method that we have to work with to keep ourselves focused. So, this morning I had a very nice sharing with one of my brothers in Christ about Psalms 139...For us to stay on track spiritually, we need detoxing like our physical body needs one before a change of lifestyle in eating, etc. So, I just wanted to share with you some of the ways that I believe the Lord is giving me to keep myself on the narrow path.

1. Psalms to meditate on: 139, 51, 103, 91 my dependency on God alone and my personal relationship with my creator.
2. Ephesians to meditate on: know who I am in God...
3. Matthew 5, 6, 7 to meditate on: Sermon on the Mount, the Magna Charta of God's kingdom
4. Matthew 28: 18, 19 to meditate on: My purpose as a believer in Christ..

Stay on Track!

2011-01-02T14:34:00.000-08:00

I have been putting down plans on what the Lord wants me to do. It is in line with how He has been using me during the last years. Then on the second day of this new year 2011, someone decided to approach me and says this is what I believe we should do. I am thinking, there was no planning on this person's side, no bothering to ask me have you got anything planned for the approaching year , etc. I looked at the plan that was given me and I asked the Lord to see what's going on here. The person's plan looks great but I am one who tries to approach each thing cautiously and I have one of this minds that keeps inquiring why? So, as I look at this intervention into my plans that have been laid out, I asked the Lord, please take a look at this other plan and if it's not from you, stop it dead in it's tracks. Bring the truth in the inwards part out and make the one who made this plan see what the planner failed to see. So, I took down my notebook from the shelf, looked at the things I have written down some days ago, before this rude awakening, and told myself, STAY ON TRACK!!!

Happy New Year! everyone and may the Lord give us all a steadfast spirit in the days ahead.

keep it simple

2010-12-24T01:44:00.000-08:00

that's the theme of my 6th day of reorganizing my life. So, I am going to carry that into this christmas as well as to the year 2011, Lord willing! Interesting thing is my kids feel the same all the way from Japan, and a friend of mine in Australia feels the same way. Keeping it simple means for me to stop the unnecessary shopping and shop only when needed, which is if I look around I have too much right now and most of the things have not been used for awhile. hmmmm, that's not good, so decluttering is needed.

a Merry Christmas to all the readers of this blog. I pray that you be in good health and become prosperous also.

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas...

2010-12-22T23:18:00.000-08:00

5th day of my reorg journey..
beautiful moon this evening shining brightly over the villages... our yard smells of fresh cut grass. The xmas lights are so beautiful on our street, our kids called today and our grandson was excited about his xmas present, even though he only saw the box but have not opened it yet. God is so good. Inlaws stopped by with xmas presents for us, and it was nice having breakfast this morning with very good friends. One of my nieces said there will be many changes in 2011 and I believe that too. Changes will be in the spiritual as well as in the natural way. So, if you're wondering what's the next thing in my reorg it's going to be, let me see, do more reading and writing... it's a wonderful way to let out steam and express yourself. hahahahahaha....

a hui ho

Redigging the old wells

2010-12-21T14:50:00.000-08:00

I believe I am at the 4th day of my reorganization? I'll check later..but, today the sun has come out and it's nice to feel the warmth of the sun after a few days of rain. Did a bit of work around the house, of course not much, but now I have to do this for my reorganization plan for 2011. On Sunday our Senior Pastor said, he wants commitment from everyone and in remembering what he said, I am applying that to my reorganization plan. Commitment, that's a big thing because a year is a long road to travel. So, here goes nothing....Isaac revisited the old wells his dad Abraham dug and these old wells became a lifesaving thing for him and his household. Even in the face of conflict, Isaac was determined to commit himself to the task of redigging the wells his dad dug. Isaac knew, that there is wealth to the man who owns many wells in the dry and arid desert land they call home. So, on this fourth day of my reorg plan, I am reassessing some of the old things that are good that I neglected, God forgive me. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! I know that if I commit myself to the task of redigging old wells in my life I will come up able to help someone else. Truthfully, in redigging one of the wells, I have found that if I commit myself to keeping this well clean and digging it deeper, the water from it will quench the thirst for me, my family and many others.

good day for contemplating things....

2010-12-20T11:38:00.000-08:00

it's now the third day of my reorganization...
I'm listening to the pat, pat, pat of the raindrops on the tent right outside my window. The weather has been unstable for the last few days, but, because I live in one of the driest spots of the island, I'm grateful for all the moisture we are getting. I have not had breakfast yet, been doing some sharing with my other half and now he is snoring while I am still thinking. I don't know why but, this morning I woke up with a song in my heart and a thought in my mind, which in actuality was a question. I kinda don't want to state the question because it's a controversial one and everyone has a different answer to it. Nothing bad, just too many arguments when folks hear the subject. I will just keep it to myself and meditate on it a bit more. But, if you are really curious about it, the question has to do with the order of things.

have an enjoyable day in the Lord.

what's an alcoholic?

2010-12-18T13:29:00.000-08:00

watching this movie where the mom is an alcoholic, the dad is a pilot, they have a nice home but no one knows the problem the mom is having, the only ones who know are the children. Later when the truth came out, the dad finally realized his wife needs help, what he did not see was, mom's problem has affected the children, especially the oldest one who received mom's anger. The other thing he did not see was he is also affected by mom's problem. Although this is only a movie, it's the exact picture of what's happening in many families around us.. sometimes even in our own. God has made each one of us unique, and each individual has different needs. I'm thinking do we even take the time to know what the other person's needs are? do we know our own family members at all? I'm wondering if our prayers are making an impact in our families and in our neighborhoods. This is the second day of my reorganization project in my own life. God is making me see things in a different perspective, HIS.

I love you Jesus, thank you for giving me another way of looking at my situations.

First Day of Reorganization

2010-12-17T10:47:00.000-08:00

Thank God that His mercy endureth forever....
for me, for my family and for everyone...

Did you know that fear makes us think of the ultimatum instead of the otherwise? Fear makes us also think comfortable instead of risk. Fear paralyzes a person. So, what am I saying here? I will not let fear stand in my way. I cast fear down in the name of Jesus. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

my first step in reorganization

2010-12-16T13:47:00.000-08:00

I woke up this morning thinking about many things, my Jesus must have thought, tsk, tsk, tsk... actually I was thinking about going to Ace and buy a vacuum and containers then to a grocery store to buy cereals as well as baked cheetohs for my kids in Japan. As we get closer to the ending of this year, I see many things beginning to change, many incomplete tasks that I need to finish and so begins my first steps to reorganization. Truth is, to begin to make changes without taking care of these incomplete things and decluttering my surroundings will slow me down more then help me.

What is accountability?

2010-12-11T14:19:00.000-08:00

This is a question that most of the Christians in the modern Church shrugs its shoulders to, or they would rather not deal with. The interesting thing about this is, if we are bible reading Christians like we should be, we will find that from Genesis to Revelation, accountability is the subject most discussed in there, maybe not naming it like being stated here, but the word of God given to each individual comes out to one understanding for all, be ye holy! meaning, hey! repent! be accountable for your actions! When Adam lost his head over Eve's beauty and conniving ways, God held him accountable for his actions and the result, we are all sinners come short of the glory of God. The man Noah kept telling his generation for 120 years to live righteous, no one listened, in the end, the actions of the man and his staying accountable, saved him and 7 family members. Moses had a hard time trying to save the Israeli slaves who came out of Egypt, the slaves were actually God's people who never knew they were blessed and stands to inherit everything good of the earth and heaven by just staying accountable to the unseen God Moses was telling them about, they were so rebellious that in the end, the journey that should have probably taken a year, took 40 years of going round and round like people without a tomorrow in the wilderness and a whole generation of young able bodied men and women were lost to the desert. Skipping that to Jesus time, Jesus told his disciples to be accountable too, if we read his teachings, Jesus said, if we love HIM, we will keep his commandments. What is that? I don't know about others, but to me, it means staying accountable. I have to be accountable for my actions, not for myself but because not being accountable has a domino effect, it will affect others and by the time we are sorry, it's no use. What do I mean by saying that? It means, if I say I love Jesus, it means I love the Church, Pastor and his family, my family in the Lord and my own family, anything that has Jesus stamp on it. What I say or do will affect them drastically and there will be heavy consequences felt everywhere if I do not pay attention to what I am doing. Now, here is what happens if God is using you to bring the word of accountability to this generation of the modern Church, when Herod the king of Israel, married his brother's wife Herodias, John the Baptist confronted him about that, John wanted Herod to be accountable to how he is living his life, the result John was beheaded. Jesus preached accountability to his own Jewish people and he was crucified. Jesus' disciples followed his leading, they preached accountability to their generations and each one of them suffered martyrdom. Recently, the ABC President spoke to the student body of this College and asked, how is your spiritual life? The question was simple but very important, because you see, our leader was calling us to once again look at our lives, are we being accountable? for if we look at the effects of accountability, it should give us an understanding of what the word means. Accountability actually is holiness, without which we will not see God. So, what do we say? if we are asked to stand accountable, are we going to be the ones who behead the messenger or are we going to be like David, he admitted his fault and sought God for forgiveness? As students of the Bible, I would like to think that we will be like David, confess our faults one to the other, ask forgiveness, make up our minds that we will end this year stepping into the new year as people who by faith will live accountable lives in everything small to big, that God will be pleased with us.

"Lord God, we have sinned against you and you alone. In humility, we come asking for your forgiveness. Please give each one of us a new heart and put a new spirit within each one of us; Please remove from each one of us the heart of stone and give each one of us a heart of flesh that we will hear, receive and obey what your Holy Spirit is saying to us your people now." In Jesus' name we pray.... amen.

making changes

2010-12-10T22:12:00.000-08:00

it's quite around our house, everyone's gone, each one has something to do. Our neighborhood looks so beautiful with all our neighbors homes decorated beautifully with xmas lights and things.. At first I was feeling kinda down because my kids are faraway as well as my siblings but, then I thought, I will not feel down but I will lift my head up and enjoy my time with my Lord Jesus. We have so many things to talk about. I thought about the many changes I have planned to do in my daily lifestyle, changes to improve myself in many ways, it will be a fun time, why just yesterday, I looked at my bare garden and thought, wow, the soil is soft from the rain, I need to get roses and gardenias to grow in my garden, I have been planning to get a japanese maple tree to go there too. Then, there's my room, we have been planning to build shelves and refloor it, last but not least, I have to finish my schoolwork... to that I say ...yuckkkkk! hahaha... so I will be quite busy this year ending going into the New Year, Lord willing! oh my gosh, it's actually busy, busy, busy...Lord Jesus, send your Holy Spirit to please help me with these things. I love you Jesus! you always know how to get me up!...

God is still the same

2010-12-04T20:11:00.000-08:00

We are getting close to the ending of another year.. it's now the 4th day of the last month of 2010. I don't know about you but as for me, I need to tap into heaven's portal and have a talk with my Dad. He knows exactly where I should be and has all the answers to my questions. He loves me more than anyone and he loves my family much better than I can. There are 3 things that Dad gave me and all my brothers and sisters to do, when we do them he will give us the answers to some of our unanswered questions and doing these 3 things will also point us to do the right thing. In the Book of Daniel 9:1, 3,21, 22. - (a)verse 1,Daniel went to the word of God, read it and started to meditate on it, (b)verse 3, Daniel fasted (c) vs. 21.. Daniel prayed consistently and while Daniel was in prayer and fasting, God's answer came. You know that's what I like about Dad, He's the Almighty Creator of heaven and earth, He's the Only God, He's the King of the Universe but, to Him, I am still HIS little girl. So, when I go to His Word, Fast and Pray, I will hear His voice telling me don't run around like a chicken without a head, remember I have a plan for you and as you delight yourself in me I will direct your path. Dad has never changed I tell you.... He's Dad, with great plans for me and my siblings, plans for us to succeed and be in good health, plans for us to prosper.

aloha pumehana...

when you have done all

2010-12-01T02:43:00.000-08:00

was listening to a presentation this evening on the apostle Peter and how he died. Interesting thing is I have listen to the same story for many years but, never did it make more meaning to me then today.... when the student was speaking of how Peter was crucified upside down because of his not wanting to be crucified the same way like his Master Jesus, I felt as if Peter was showing that even if we die because of our belief in Jesus Christ, we are still not worthy of Jesus.

a hui ho malama pono..

new things

2010-11-29T00:13:00.000-08:00

today... is an interesting day... it's an interesting day, because the Bible says ...this is the day the Lord has made we will rejoice and be glad in it. it's interesting also because the Bible says..today if you hear the Lord's voice, obey. And, when we rejoice and obey the Lord.. we will have new things in our lives.

a breath of fresh air

2010-11-27T03:31:00.001-08:00

having the Holy Spirit of God breathing on all of us and in everything that concerns us. God told the Prophet Ezekiel to prophesy to the winds to come and breathe on the dry bones and the Spirit of God breathed on the dry bones and they all came back to life. Come Spirit of God and breath on us... breath in to every situation and every condition in our lives that concerns us. Thank you Holy Spirit for giving us all a breath of fresh air...

Hebrews 2:1-3

2010-11-24T14:49:00.000-08:00

"We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received it's just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation?"

May God give us all ears to hear what His Spirit is saying to the Church now.

holiness

2010-11-22T13:23:00.000-08:00

what is holiness? I read in the Bible that without holiness, no one will see God, I took the dictionary out and looked to find if the meaning of holiness is the same as what I had. My thought was holiness is how I should talk, walk, dress, and act. But upon looking in the dictionary I had to go to the root word holy to find out what it is, holy means sacred and reverence or show deep respect for. You know what's frightening to an older person like me, is that we play with words so much that we have no respect for things that we need to pay attention to, the devil is so subtle that what we think is right is actually demons working through us because of the hardness of our hearts. Do you know that if our hearts refuse to yield to God's word that God will allow things to happen just the way you want it but God is not in it? In the book of Ezekiel God told the prophet to let the priests continue to serve him and do the work in the temple, but they cannot come near him? Jesus himself even said at the end some will come and say, Lord, Lord, we healed the sick, cast out demons etc., in your name and what did Jesus say his answer will be, Go away, I do not know you. Jesus said, everything will pass away, but HIS word will not pass away...so, what is holiness then? this is my opinion, holiness is you and I having a teachable heart, weighing the consequences of our actions against God's word, a heart that wants to please God more than ourselves or others. A heart that is not crying out me, me, me, all the time. Holiness comes from a heart that is clean and pure, not selfish and full of pride. Holiness is living the Word of God whether we like it or not!
I pray that the Spirit of God will give us ears to hear what He is saying to the Church now!

a hui ho...

did you know this?

2010-11-21T17:55:00.000-08:00

there is a time when a right becomes so right that it is actually very wrong....

I found out about that much later after I have realized I should have prayed more about what I thought was right and not be so emotional with my decision...

it's raining! yaye

2010-11-19T01:25:00.000-08:00

it's been really muggy today in honolulu, the vog has been so thick you could actually see it thinly spread out over the land, sulphuric smell, yuckkkkkky!!!!! it wasn't but more than an hour when the rain came pouring down. So, right now, I am listening to the pitter patter of the raindrops on the tent in our backyard, lightning, wow! haven't seen that for awhile, oh wait, is that thunder I hear? goodness, that's loud! but, it's raining still and I just love it. Water cleansing the outside works like the Holy Spirit who cleanses our inside and makes it fresh and new... thank you God for the rain and I especially thank you for the Holy Spirit!

aloha...

a nagging feeling ...

2010-11-15T01:19:00.000-08:00

do you ever get a nagging feeling like you need to be somewhere that you don't exactly want to be? I do, it seems the more I feel it the more I know I gotta do something about it. I always want to visit home and just stay there and go help some little church, but, this nagging feeling that's inside of me points me somewhere else. Not home that's for certain, it's places that I have told myself I do not want to return to, had enough of it, lived there for many years and just don't like it... Oh, they are beautiful, exciting, lots of opportunity and just adventurous and many things to do. So, what do I do about this? Lord, I need an answer from you.

I need your prayers...

things we don't pay attention to

2010-11-13T21:46:00.000-08:00

had a good rest today, with the exception that a few times now, I have noticed that if not for the angels God commanded concerning me and family, there would have been some unpleasant situations that might have happened. Sometimes we don't pay much attention to the doors of our houses or checking things around the houses, but these are open invitations to the enemy. I must have slept so soundly that when I woke up, the door to my room was ajar. Heard someone walking around in the house, thought oh could be someone home, looked outside it was dark, got up feeling so refreshed, looked at my phone it was 7:30 p.m., used the little room, went outside and found the kitchen door wide open, walked outside to the garage and no one was there, dryer open and thought to myself, ok, if no one was home, who was the last one out? who was walking around in our house when I was sleeping. This thought came to my mind, this has not been the first time this happened, and this is the picture of little things we don't pay attention to, and it gives the enemy an entrance into our lives.

a hui ho....

silence is golden

2010-11-12T18:48:00.000-08:00

still learning this one... I keep telling myself, I will only talk when someone asks me and if not I will just keep quiet. But, it's not working well, dear Holy Spirit, I am in total need of your help in this matter.

doing our best

2010-11-08T14:55:00.000-08:00

Jesus said, and when we have done all that we can do, just stand and remember we are nothing but servants... what I am trying to say is, when we want to do something or if something is given to us to do, we should give it all our best. Jesus said, when we have done all that we can do, so if we start to do something then we say, ok, that's enough, let somebody else finish it or that's all I'm gonna do, then actually we have not done all that we can do. To me, it seems like the Lord is talking about completing tasks that are given to us. Do not do incomplete work, we are to do our best at what was given for us to do and do it completely.

an idea

2010-11-07T01:42:00.000-07:00

do you have a great one and haven't told anyone about it? why not tell God? he knows how to make people listen to you. Good thing also is He can tell you the best to show it. Too early might not be good, others will kill it. Too late might not be good, somebody else might have the same and just jumped on it. So? what will thou do?

a hui ho malama pono

can I change my mind?

2010-11-05T15:55:00.000-07:00

When my son was young, I used to try and explained to him that a person has a right to change his/her mind about what he/she said he/she was going to do. Sometimes he would understand what I am saying, other times he would say but he/she lied. Interestingly, he never thinks about himself doing the same thing, it wasn't till after he graduated from high school that it clicked in his mind, everyone has a right to change their mind about what to do.

have a great week-end readers...

When the new happens on earth!

2010-11-03T00:10:00.000-07:00

We must learn how to observe the happenings around us in a spiritual sense, because when things change on earth, the spirit side is also affected. It's a time to watch and see what God is going to do. When the babe was born in the stable, the heavens opened and the angelic choir from heaven came down and sang over the earth. When the same babe now a man hung between heaven and earth, the heavens opened and lightning came down and tore the curtain in two. When the saints were gathered in the upper room praying, there was the sound of the rushing mighty wind, then tongues of fire descended upon the heads of the 120 announcing the arrival of the Holy Spirit of God on earth. May the Lord give us wisdom like Mary had to say, I am a servant of the Lord, let it be so done to me as you say... Praise Jesus forever.

elections

2010-11-01T23:35:00.000-07:00

this is supposedly the world system to remove current officials from their posts and replace them with new ones to lead the city, state or country for a certain amount of time. In the kingdom of God, there are no elections, He appoints and places the person wherever he pleases. Funny thing is, during the elections before the people vote, God has already chosen the person for each position, what matters to HIM is that HIS purposes be fulfilled. So, we pray, we listen and we vote.

aloha ke akua

everything has a meaning

2010-10-25T15:28:00.000-07:00

in colors..... green is growth and blue is divine or of heaven...

in names..... every name given out means something.. so careful on this one... the Word of God says, Jesus was given that name because it means "Savior, " which he is. His other name is "Emmanuel" which means God is with us, and He is.

in circumstances.....when the same one happens too often, then we need to find out what is the meaning of this? God has the answer, could be something from before and was never taken care of.

everything has a meaning, let's stop living in denial, inquire of the Lord, He has the answer. Abraham did, Moses did, Joshua did, Samuel did and David did.

I have no idea who this is for.... but, it's for me too... a hui ho malama pono

decision making

2010-10-24T22:18:00.000-07:00

everytime I come to the point of making a decision, I have to make sure that I am considering all that matters. The first thing to do is to pray, second thing to do is WAIT! on the Lord. Israel's armies and their King David were geared up for battle against the Philistines, so David asked the Lord whether he should go to war, and God told David to go and circle the enemy and attack, but the attack is to be done after David hears the rustling of the leaves of the mulberry trees. Now, if David had attacked b4 the leaves were rustled by the Lord of Hosts, David's timing would have been off. Look at the instructions, David had generals and 30 mighty men under his command, could you just hear them saying...(this is my thinking), hey, what's happening with the old man? is he getting senile? he wants us to wait to hear a bunch of leaves rustling in the wind? Thank God David did the right thing, because he left for us believers the best lesson in dm.

I had a decision to make and today at church, God's Word spoken through his servant gave me the answer. It was not after the sermon, it was during the first part of the sermon. Praise the Lord! came home and shared it with my confidant and he said he too felt the same thing. So now, God's plan is our plan... hahaha... exciting this walk with God's Holy Spirit. whew....

I ate too much

2010-10-22T13:11:00.000-07:00

yuck... I ate too much of my favorite food.. cocoa rice!

need to eat more of my spirit's favorite food, the Word of God! it helps my spinning head and my aching tummy a whole lot better than cocoa rice.

practice makes perfect

2010-10-17T22:33:00.000-07:00

that goes for anything....

go! ye into all the world

2010-10-16T13:09:00.000-07:00

interesting our discussion last night.... our Lord Jesus Christ said Go! and someone said what if we went and then just come home after a day of outreach and pray to the Lord to work in the hearts of those people that they will come to church or maybe go to another church close to them? now this kind of thought poses a question, at least to me, I am not saying it is a bad thought, all I am saying is, Jesus said to go! make them disciples baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. So, now to me, I think of how Philip did his evangelism program, he proclaimed Christ in Samaria, did miraculous signs and people paid attention to him, then he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women received this great news about Jesus and got baptized. If we read the whole chapter, never once did the apostles Peter, John and Philip said a prayer to God to send the people to the church close to them or anywhere. Philip did his job there then he left, Peter and John did too and they left, so who do you suppose was working after all the 3 left?... Paul said later, I plant, Apollos water, but GOD! makes it grow. No matter what we think or how we pray, it does not change the fact that Jesus wants his people to move forward! GO!

a hui ho malama pono...

thinking out loud

2010-10-15T14:18:00.000-07:00

too loud sometimes.... hahaha...too too loud sometimes...

gotta keep it quiet..

the locator

2010-10-15T03:15:00.000-07:00

I'm watching this show called the "locator"...I get misty eyed everytime I watch families reuniting...it's neat what this guy does, but you know who knows where people are? yup you guessed it... all we gotta do is mention the name of the person to HIM and he sends his ministering angels to seek 'em out and b4 you know it, a meeting takes place, whether online, in person or through the mail...no one escapes God's eye...

when God shows up

2010-10-13T01:53:00.000-07:00

made some sandwiches for sale tonight at our snackbar, I laid the snacks down and immediately disappointment came to me when I saw the people eating McD's...we had sandwiches cookies, chips and nice sweet japanese crackers...just did what I was suppose to do but I was thinking to myself, I do not want to take those sandwiches home, the Lord must have heard me, the students bought small snacks, but after class, the faculty sat down and had their snacks, ate up all the sandwiches and had a nice little chat among themselves..I counted my turn in, I was surprised, it was more than I expected...amazing! God shows up at the oddest times..this time, HE showed up after all the classes, not during the time I expected him too...

I love you so much Jesus, lover of our souls. Mahalo Iesu...

what's on top of the mountain?

2010-10-11T14:37:00.000-07:00

(1) fresh air; (2) beautiful view of heaven where God is; (3) beautiful view of the creation of God on all sides; (4) a nice place to talk to God after a sacrifice of praise and worship (5) Abraham went to the top with a heavy heart because of the command God gave Him, but, when he and his son Isaac got there, the Lord went before them and prepared a lamb that took the heaviness of Abraham's heart away; (6) Moses went to the top and ended up having a face to face encounter with the God of the Universe; (7) Elijah went to the top and God gave him faith higher than Mt. Carmel to call down fire from heaven (8) Jesus went to the top and did the ultimate thing, that no one else can do. He willingly offered HIMSELF to be the sacrifice needed to redeem all God's creation which includes you and me.

a new creature

2010-10-10T22:17:00.000-07:00

I'm so grateful to God that the Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write this down..2Cor.15:17..."if anyone be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things have passed away, behold all things have become new." I saw some pictures of some old friends and although we were close at one time, memories of how they hurt me came flooding in, how they used me and laughed at me...but, the Holy Spirit reminded to me the verse above. I am no longer the old person who was embarrassed, I am a new person, who has the wisdom of God, the steadfastness of the Holy Spirit's work in me, so what do I do? instead of feeling hurt again, I rejoice for the great things God is doing for them and yes, they still are my childhood friends. Christ has made us all new people.

Fakafeta'i Eiki.....malo Sisu...ofa lahi atu kia koe Sisu...

downsizing...

2010-10-09T23:00:00.000-07:00

it's good for everything in our lives...I'm there right now. Just gotta ask the Lord to prioritize what I need to downsize. I know, somebody might think, what on earth is she talking about? but, I believe that there is a point in our lives where we have to ask the Holy Spirit to downsize what He wants to in our lives as well as put those things in priority and then He can downsize them the way He wants.

a hui ho malama pono...

peacemaker

2010-10-08T15:56:00.000-07:00

meditating on Jesus' words this morning...(Matt.5)...Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be called children of God..during a nice long walk in my neighborhood and had a nice talk with one of my best friends, I agreed...even if I am right about something and if no peace is coming out of the situations then I am not a Peacemaker and I am not being a child of God...in other words, I have no right to be called a child of God. isn't that right?....so I made up my mind on my way back home, I will practice this everyday of my life, to be a Peacemaker...because I want to hear Jesus say to me when I go home...Welcome Home, Child of God!

First Love

2010-10-04T13:42:00.000-07:00

first love is like an old landmark...it's where you knew someone and just totally fell head over heels inlove with him/her..you remember the place, the smells in the air, the day, etc...after many years that event becomes part of the faded past of our lives, it's hidden somewhere with all the distractions of hurts, frustrations and the unnecessary busyness of our lives. You know the Church in Ephesus was like that. They became so involved in so many things that the Spirit told John, write a letter to them, tell them where they are with God. The Spirit told the Apostle to tell the Church they have left their first love.

We heard God's Word yesterday in Church, reminding us of that...toe foi ile mea sa e iloa ai le manuia....there is never a better day then right now, this very minute and second to make a fresh commitment to the Lord...

manuia le aso..