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copyright(c) Daneille Gray Snowden 2018 WHAT WOULD YOU DO MY DEAR FELLOW CHRISTIAN, PASTOR, & SERVANT OF GOD... if the owner of a local bar calls you and asks ya to start a church there (on its off-hours)? Now, before you quickly answer... may I gently encourage you that this is something to seriously pray to God about. FOR YOU SEE- In God's Presence is where His thoughts and direction is; so that we may know how to proceed. Secondly; recall the last beckoning of Jesus while still walking this earth: ‘GO!’ NOT wait for those who do not know Jesus as their Savior (who are walking a life of sin and definite bondage) to come to you or in a church building! NO! He said: ‘GO!’ We, as His Children...are all responsible for those we know who need Him! May our Heavenly Father see us bringing  the HOPE & LIFE that is found in Christ Jesus to their door! Back to my original question about starting a church in a bar. Well, my friends did pray. They dug d...

 My nice back yard. Where I got my little scolding today. 😅 I was sitting outside on my back porch meditating on the Lord; thinking about our very near future life in Africa. As I looked around my freshly mowed, large, green back yard; I stared and thought to myself (comparing this to where I will live) it looks like I am so rich; when truly I am very poor.  INSTANTLY...I got a scolding from my Dear Heavenly Father!   He said; "Don't you know who you are? I thought of you before you were made, I created you so uniquely in my hands, I never stop thinking of you and I have planned your life.  I sent my Son so you could live a life of love, hope and victory and live with Me forever! I have gifted you, filled you and I send others to pray for and love you.  I have proven this over and over again in your life.  So, are you poor?" GOD SAID: -YOU ARE RICH-    - not poor   2 Corinthians 8:9 " F or you kno...

copyright(c) 2018 Daneille Gray Snowden 2018 Having An Eternal Mindset Today we visited with my elderly father & stepmom. I know the days are numbered on how many times I get to do this. He pulled out a file with some of my mother’s old letters & Bible studies (she passed away 26 years ago as I was giving her cpr). In it was a song God gave him in a dream when she passed away; ‘She’s not gone; she’s in heaven so am I..” He teared up as he sang it to our girls. I felt so heavy in my heart when I left. I whispered to Jes us; please give me more of an eternal perspective- knowing it won’t be long for all who know Jesus as their Savior to be in Heaven. I looked up and saw this sky and felt an amazing peace. Oh God; may I always keep my heart with this eternal focus! Peter 1:13-15 “Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

copyright(c) 2018 Daneille Gray Snowden 2018 KNOWING THE PURPOSE GOD DESIGNED FOR YOU Want peace, fulfillment, a deep joy and just satisfaction in life (daily)? KNOW THE PURPOSE GOD DESIGNED YOU FOR! 1) BY KNOWING HIM & HIS WORD! 2) KNOW WHY & THAT WE WERE MADE IN HIS IMAGE. (Gen.1:26-27) 3) Fulfill your call & purpose for you (not your own). Example: King Solomon (the richest king), who had it all in riches, wives, concubines, & popularity; still at the end of his life realized his emptiness. He concluded the only WORTHWHILE LIFE IS ONE THAT HONORS AND OBEYS GOD! [Eccl. 12:13-14] It’s a good thing to reflect; does my life honor Him (or me)? Do I daily live out what He lovingly created me for? Am I listening & obeying His voice as He tries to lead us (or do I listen and just do what I want)? May we all lay our heads down at night, full of great satisfaction knowing we have lived out our day according to God’s Purpose & Plans for our precious ...

copyright(c) 2018 Daneille Gray Snowden 2018 God says; “Set Thy Course By My Promises !” Quote from Come Away My Beloved: “Hold to my promises. They are given to thee as a chart is given to a ship... Ye May Set thy course...’by the way’ of my promises.” Ps. 16:11 “God will show me the path of life.” Heb. 13:21 The God of peace will make me COMPLETE in every good work TO DO His WILL...”

copyright(c) 2018 Daneille Gray Snowden 2018 ‘The Treck To Jerusalem’  I entitled a recent Bible study: ‘The Treck To Jerusalem’ (before Palm Sunday). This last walk was likely Jesus’ 7th time there. A ‘5-day’ journey from Nazareth. Walking to His betrayals (deep hurts), to torture, being all alone, + painful & long crucifixion. Yet, it was HIS MISSION! His focus on that 5 Day walk was still others! We see that 70 more were called into service, the 10 lepers Healed, etc. Many of us are walking this last treck! Where is our mission focus? Retirement or moving forward and touching as many lives with Christ’s Love, Praying for others for healing, spreading the Gospel so more will know how to live (know they have a loving Savior)! KEEP WALKING! As Jesus walked many hills & valley’s on His path; so do we. Make HIS MISSION yours, spend your life to the end; to declare: “For God so loved the world, that He gave us His only Son; that whosoever believes in Him...

copyright(c) 2018 Daneille Gray Snowden 2018 TOSSING THE WEIGHTS & REMOVING ALL DISTRACTIONS   God has been impressing me in my own life, to look at what all is - ' taking-away ' from what He intends for-me and to do through-me . It wasn't hard to see what these things are; social media and tv are my biggest 'DRAINS'!  😔 by Tabitha Snowden photographer          Here is what I posted on my Facebook Page: "Removing those things that definitely doesn’t add to my life; but also those that take away (the importance’s) of life. What are they for you? We have the abstract, visuals, to the spiritual. [Drugs, alcohol, lots of entertainment, maybe even toxic people or at least their behaviors & the list continues.] In the Bible we read about producing good fruit in our lives. And that fruit also be multiplied because of the seeds of life within. If this be; we must be nourished from th e God who purposefully created us! If ...

copyright(c) 2018 Daneille Gray Snowden 2018 SELLING OUT...  'OUR RIGHTS' by Daneille Gray Snowden No, this is NOT a political blog post. God brought this to my heart this morning as I was travailing in prayer; interceding for loved ones who were given a GREAT BIRTH RIGHT as children of God. When we are heavily burdened for our loved ones as well as all the souls of men and woman; God hears our cry and reveals HIS VIEW on the situation (whatever it may be). Our first response (should be) for anything that hurts, frustrates, and burdens us is to fall on our knees before the Face of our great God and King.  Why do we even allow a moment to let it fester within our own spirits? I think because we have this 'human-tendency' to want to 'FIX' things and people. Yet, over and over again, God prods us with the Holy Spirit; moving our hearts to seek Him. I was considering those especially who were raised with seeing and hearing of  God's Love...