Looking for God's Light

On this day of taking pictures, I was asking God to shine on me and as you see here, His Ray’s shined brightly on me through the trees.  This was a cool windy day, yet His light was bright, and all it took was me asking for it.  Praise His Holy Name!

“Let Us Never Forget”

God Bless America


I have come to learn that I am still learning that it is only with God as my anchor that I am making it in life. I write in honor today of those that lost their lives on 9/11 and those that are left behind. I know that God has given them strength to cry their tears and then helped them to find hope again, and how to be okay with each new day… He has given them the wisdom to know that He has not forsaken them nor has He left them alone. God will give them strength through other people and their issues. God will allow them to see that although they are hurting they are also growing and in that growing process they will be a testimony to others who are going thru this same trial in their life and give them the feeling that they can make it, for He shall never leave them.

I know it has been truly hard for them because everything reminds them of their lost one and the things that they shared together. I know they have had to reach out to God through tears, pain and plenty of lonely moments to get through this grief. I am sure many have found their way of speaking out through prayer, this is just another form of speaking with Jesus and I myself speak with Him daily and I keep my mind on Him and I try and stay in His cover always. My faith has gotten stronger in the Lord and I know it is only through the grace and mercy of Jesus that I can even write this today. Believing that Jesus is my Redeemer and Savior allows me to be okay with the void of the losses I have had in my life. I will always grieve for them and have love for them, as I am sure all those that lost loved ones on that September day will. Yes, my heart hurts continuously and my life has been altered drastically, but God makes everything work together for His good and I am now stronger than ever in Christ. As I hope many from that day have realized that God doesn’t let them go through this agonizing pain alone. If God can do it for me then I know and have faith that they too will get through the grief. Just lean on Him and speak with Him. The Twin Towers were buildings, they can be replaced, however the thousands of lives lost can’t be, but we as a people of this nation can keep their memory alive through our everyday kindness to each other. We have to pray for each other and continue lifting this great country up to God for safe keeping and harm from the evil of other nations; most importantly we have to ask for His divine prayers for their lost souls and for those who are harmed around the world by their hands. Prayer is a universal way of life, unfortunately not all pray to our God, those are the ones we have to keep lifting up, they are the lost sheep. God wants us all to know Him. Today as you are praying for those here that lost lives, pray for the lost countries that continue harming others. No matter how much pain you have suffered in your life from loss, please know that God has and never will leave you alone. He is there, ask for His help and guidance and He will get you through each and every trial that you face.


Revelation 21:4And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away." Psalm 48:14


King James Version (KJV) 14For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

Gods display of His Love

A tiny bug, as I zoomed my Camera



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Beautiful flower I captured



Bouquet of Gods love



I loved walking this path, it was so peaceful, Gods Presence was with me!

I have spent this summer getting acquainted with the beauty that has always been around me, but somehow I became blind to it all.  I wanted to share just a few of the pictures that i was able to capture on this particular day.  Please take time and walk around and share with the Lord, just a peaceful walk, talk to your best friend as I did.  He is awaiting you my friends!

I Look up at God every chance I get...A fun day in Christ taking pictures!

"Continued Study"

I continue in my strong commitment to the Word of God to transform my every day in this life. I find I want to be faithful and loyal with God with all my soul as stated in Proverbs 3:3.4. Let love and faithfulness never leave you, bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. (4) Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.


Stand firm until the Lord comes, no matter what, by taking advantage of the power of prayer and by restoring whoever wanders away from the truth. In James 1:22 as James states my desire is to not be a mere hearer of the Word, but a doer of the Word.

I know that God wants me to feel His Presence and His love, as much as I know God wants me to love Him and know that He is “always” with me.

As I have learned in my study of James today, He is asking that I “be patient”, “stand firm”, and persevere. God’s word is so important to me. “I believe”. I read the Bible to know God, the truth and to find direction for my daily life.

I know that no matter what is put before me, even death, I will cope because I have Jesus Christ in my life. I want to be able to inspire and encourage others to “Believe” and “Trust” so that they too will find this peace and am able to find their self with a compassionate heart, and that their heart is full to the brim with kindness and goodness. I truly believe that you can be touches as it is stated in Ephesians 2:8, 9. I believe a person comes into a right relationship with God by His Holy Grace, through faith in Jesus Christ. Take this next scripture my friend and know that God is love, and you are the intended receiver. Psalm 121:1, 2 I believe God is involved in and cares about my daily life.

I hope the Lord will allow me to continue fellow ship with other Christians so that I may be filled with His word to continue this journey in my life of serving my Heavenly Father and Savior and serving Him and finding and bringing the lost sheep home to Him. In Proverbs 3:13 it reads, reaching forward to those things which are ahead… I plan on going on and on and on, whatever path the Lord leads me down. Folks I know where I am going, I already have a sense of Gods calling on my life, Do you? My focus is on God and His God given goals which will make it easier for me to say no to trivial things in my daily life, to choose wisely my many options to choose from so I can stay on track with God. Paul writes on staying focused and reaching goals. I hope you will find its time in your life to start making goals so that when Jesus returns you will be ready. He has laid a path out there for each of us, my path is driven, I will move forward and let my feet carry me towards the finish line, which my dear friends is Heaven. This journey I am proudly on isn’t always easy, there have been many obstacles thrown in front of me, and I am sure many new ones to come. I know I have to remain spiritual, focused, mental, and emotional and have a continued drive, but this is one race I am committed to, all the way to the end. I pray to see you along the way. Please don’t be one of those that sits back and waits to see what will happen, focus on what’s before you and recognize Gods purpose for you in your life. I have truly enjoyed writing these past two years and am looking forward to writing this 3rd book for my Lord and Savior. I look forward to meeting many new Christians this year as well as introducing many lost souls to my best friend, Jesus Christ. Thank you for following me, I hope you too are now on track with God. By Gods Amazing Grace and Love I shall meet you one day in Heaven.

"The Presence of His Light Beyond the Clouds"

Yesterdays Dreams
Today's Reality
Hand in Hand
Yes? No?
Clouds in life:  sometimes slight,
sometimes dark and frightening
whatever clouds you faced today
Did you ask God?
He is the Light of the world, after all
Ask God! 
Is He not the light that consumes the darkness?
For are we not in our own understanding, hindered by the clouds of our own doing?
He is the Light of the world after all.

Clouds in Life
Behind each cloud in your life, is the Son still shining?
Ask God?
For the clouds in life are those that either blind us to uncertanity or shade the truth from our sight
Is not darkness the foe and not the light?
Ask God?
Because radiance is not found in the darkness
Nor is darkness found in the radiant light
Is it not because He is after all the Light of the World!

Be still sad heart
For behind those clouds the Son still shines on you
For He is the Light of the world after all
Those once darkened, gray, dangerous and scary clouds have now gone
and have given way to the Sons light
Does the Light embrace your heart?
Will you let the light of God pierce those darkened places in your heart?
May you heart no longer be content in the darkness of the clouds, for the Son will fill it
with His almighty light, for remember He is the Light of the world after all.

Will you not walk away and leave the shutters of your heart closed
and cling not to the darkened past, oh saddened heart...for the Sons glorious Light
hath reflected through those dense clouds to make your heart now see.
For He is the Light of the World after all.

Brenda Redmond
Septmeber 2011

“Children are a gift from God”

Psalms 127:3 Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.


What did you learn from your childhood that helped you to see that you are a gift from God? Do you instill God’s love unto all children? It all starts as a child, this is when we can learn bible verses that will stay with us forever, and also it’s the time in our young life when we are taught children’s bible stories to help us grow and be better adults.

Jesus has such a deep love for us. I remember as a child being told about a shepherd and his 100 sheep and when he counted them 99 of them were on the hillside, but looked like one had wandered off. I was asked if I thought the shepherd was more concerned for the 99 or for the one. Of course as a little child I thought it was probably best to report back that 99 were safe. What excited me was to find out this was real, that it came straight from the bible: Matthew 18:12-14 (King James Version) 12 How think ye? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? 13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. 14Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

Jesus loves all his children, he really don’t want to lose any of us. It is up to each of us to teach the children of the world about Jesus and His word (the Bible) Deut. 6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

When your children are small, bible school at church is so important; this is where the stories come to life. Such as this story: Once Jesus was passing through a town called Jericho. Many people were following Jesus. They had heard about the wonderful things Jesus had done. They all wanted to learn about God's kingdom from Jesus. Man, whose name was Zaccheus, also wanted to see who Jesus was, but he was a short man and could not see over the crowd. So Zaccheus climbed a tree and waited for Jesus to come that way. When Jesus got to the tree, He looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, come down, I must stay at your house today." And Zacchaeus climbed down and gladly took Jesus to his home. Many people around Jesus didn't like this. Most tax collectors were dishonest and took too much money from the people. Nobody likes tax collectors. The people didn't think Jesus should be friendly with such sinners. But Zacchaeus said to Jesus, "I will give half my possessions to the poor, and anyone whom I have cheated, I will give them back four times as much as I took." Jesus blessed Zacchaeus saying, "Today salvation has come to this house." And that is why God sent Jesus His Son, to help sinners understand about God's love.

This story comes from Luke 19:1-10. I just love to teach children about this story, as kids they have a much bigger heart to hear with than some of us adults. Please take time and tell you children about Jesus and all the many stories that you will find in His word.

Remember Jesus is always with you, even at the dinner table, so don’t forget to answer when He knocks.

God bless you and your family!

Physician

We learn in Colossians 4:14 that Luke is a physician. In this book Luke refers many times to sicknesses and diagnoses. Luke was a faithful friend and travel companion of Paul. He wrote the book of Acts as a sequel to the Gospel of Luke. Luke is one of the most significant of the early church evangelists who were not among the Twelve, yet little historical data survives about him other than a few references to him in Paul's writing, which describes him as a “dear and beloved physician.”

Nowhere in the Bible will you find where Jesus sent anyone to a physician, when He walked this earth, those that came to Him and believed in Him was healed by Him, and only Him. God is the Mighty Physician Luke was very loved by many, he was gentle and kind to the sick, and he was schooled in medicine. But nowhere does it say that He claimed to be Jesus, the Healer.

"He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon Him and with His stripes we are healed". (Isaiah 53:5) This is our Healer; Jesus Christ!


James 5:14-15 (King James Version)
14 Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

I tell you folks, our Father in Heaven is the answer to all our needs, He is the all sufficient one, He has the power and the authority to heal all disease against you, cleanse your heart and soul and ask Him in to help so that you too can receive your healing. The Bible says, “With men this is impossible, but not with God, for with God all things are possible”. (Mark 10:27) It may seem impossible to you but with God NOTHING is impossible. There is only ONE HEALER, Jesus Christ. He alone is the Great Physician. Seek Him and worship Him, and turn from every known sin. Seek the Healer and not the healing!

Focus your attention on Jesus. Worship, praise and glorify His Name and I promise you His love, forgiveness and healing will automatically flow your way!


“And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped Him, saying, Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth His hand, and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed”. (Matt. 8:2-3)

By seeking God through Jesus Christ, you will establish a vital contact with the Great Physician and receive your miracle! If you think you can only seek a healing or a miracle without worshipping God, you will be greatly disappointed.

We receive healing from God because of His grace and mercy on us and because of His word’ not because we deserve it, for we don’t…it is a true gift from God. And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in My name, I will do it.” (John 14:11-14)

It’s time we took a stand and started trusting and believing in what is right in front of our own eyes. Jesus loves us, and He wants to heal us, we have to quit being stubborn and get on our knees and ask for forgiveness so that we can receive the healing that He has waiting for us. I hope that when you read this, if you are suffering for anything, rather it be financial stability, healing of your health, or love in your family, that you will realize God loves you and would love to help you, JUST ASK!

God bless you my friends!