Amazing Grace

God is so gracious and full of mercy.  He saved a wretch when He saved me.  He still forgives me when I backslide and sin again.

Amazing Grace how SWEET the sound that

saved a WRETCH like me

I once was LOST but now am FOUND

was BLIND but now I SEE!

I know that once I got saved that I could NEVER lose my salvation, Praise God, but that doesn't mean that I'm immune to sin, no it means that the devil, satan, will try his best to get my testimony because he can't have my soul and he hates that so he trys to mud up my testimony so that I can't be of any use to God.  he is like a lion, serpent, and so many other things.  he thinks he has a big roar, and he does, but if we go after him in JESUS name we will TRIUMPH because JESUS alone can defeat the enemy, satan HATES Jesus, he hates everything about Him.  the devil is afraid of Him.

I know that the backsliding that has happened in my life recently can help someone else, I know that God can use my sinfulness to help some other sinner who went through the same backsliding I did.  Backsliding doesn't just appear out of nowhere, and neither does sin, it all starts in the heart/thoughts then it leads to actions.  My backsliding started in my thoughts and in my heart and then it became actions but were covered by a facade that was infront of others, only God, me, and a few people knew about my backsliding and that was fine by me. not that i was okay that God knew or that I was not under conviction because I was but I was refusing to heed the conviction.

Do the tears flow down your cheeks unbidden?
Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.
Have you sins that to men’s eyes are hidden?
Tell it to Jesus alone.

I had sins that to men's eyes were hidden but there was One that knew about them the whole time, even before the few that knew about it did, and that is Jesus.  In times past I had gone to Him with them and gained the victory but I didn't watch guard and the devil got a place in, and Ephesians 4:27 tells us Neither give place to the devil.  I was doing just that but I didn't let myself see that, I did not want to see that, I was having fun in my sin, but the Bible says in Hebrews 11 that sin is only fun for a season (than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Hebrews 11:25b)

But thanks be to God who led my dear friend to talk to me in the middle of the night and voice his concern over my waywardness and through God leading my friend I got right with the Lord and have stayed right with God for 15 days and counting.  I have the Joy of the Lord back in my heart and I am so glad that I got right.

Sin is only fun for a season, but you don't take into count the depression, the guilt, the hurt, the harm done to your testimony and others, you don't see that you see the fun, the enjoyment, but not the bad side.  

Praise the Lord for the friends He has given you, the ones that are willing to sacrifice some sleep to tell you you need to get right with God.  He has blessed me with a wonderful friend just like that and I thank the Lord for that friend.

I don't know how to end this post, so I'll just end it here lol.

God bless,

Mandy Marie

Guarding Our Eyes

I have noticed something in my life lately.  When I go to the store I can not but notice all the nice looking, attractive guys at the store.  I wonder if he is single, or if he's married, this does not happen every single time the wondering about his status, but it does happen.  But the noticing of the guys happens on a too regular basis.

Yes, God created the woman to notice the man, but we need to watch our eyes, guard them, because if we lust after them, wondering ohh i think that guy is so handsome, i wonder if he noticed me, it can verge on the point of us lusting after them in our heart, and God tells us that that is adultery in Matthew 5:28, yes the verse talks about if a man looks upon a woman with lust he is committing adultery in his heart with her but i believe the opposite of the verse to be EQUALLY true!

I've noticed that when I do notice a certain guy that I try to get his attention subtilly with body language or something close to that, maybe it is just in the way i stand.  I know that is wrong and I have to fix this, I do not want to cause a brother in Christ to stumble, and I don't won't a lost person to look at me in a way that I would be causing him to sin.  I want to be an example of purity to all those around me.  That does not happen 100% of the time, but I do know it happens more often than not.

I know that I won't have to look and see if every guy is the "one" for me, I know that God will guide us together and I will just know that he is the one, I won't have to question/wonder about his relationship status, or how he looks because I know that beauty is vain, or in this case handsomeness is vain (lol)  and as we grow older we don't look the same and we should love what is on the INSIDE more than what is on the OUTSIDE, we should strive to love the inner man more than the outward, physical man.

I've been reading out of Genesis today, Chapters 1-3 and that thought came to me within about 10 verses in Chapter 1. lol.  even though Genesis 1 has almost nothing to do with mates lol, especially the portion I was in lol.

What God first showed me, well really brought to remembrance a message my Pastor preached some months ago, was that this world tells us it is the MORNING and EVENING that makes up a day but GOD says that it is the EVENING and the MORNING that makes up the day.  I think that that parallels with salvation in that we are born in the DARKNESS (EVENING) of sin and when we get born again we are born into the BRIGHTNESS (MORNING) of new life in Christ Jesus. "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17

Over in Genesis 1:26-27 God tells us that we are created in His image, we need to live like it and LOOK like it!!  Before we ever step out our front doors we should STOP and look at how we are dressed and say Does what I am wearing GLORIFY GOD or does it glorify ME? If it glorifies God go out the door and if it glorifies me then go ask forgiveness and change outfits.  1 Corinthians 10:31 "Whether therefore ye eat, or ye drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."

Are we being a good, faithful steward over what God has given us? Genesis 2:15

God didn't tell Adam that he would physically die the moment he ate it, but He did tell him thou shalt surely die- it was 1st a spiritual death, it broke fellowship between him and God, and later on in life it was a physical death. Genesis 2:17

Often times we are not ashamed of our sins until someone points them out to us with God's Word.  Unless the Holy Spirit comes and convicts us of sin we would not be ashamed of our sins.  Some people are not ashamed of their sin, but one day they will be and it will be too late.  Every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.....

Satan comes to us in subtil ways sometimes and he questions what God has told us.  Don't give in to him!!!  Stand Firm in what God has convicted you about and showed you!!  Stand firm on that King James Bible, stand firm on Separation, stand firm on Salvation, and all those other doctrines, Stand firm in your conviction that women should not wear pants or anything that a man wears, stand firm on that good, solid Christian Christ-honouring music (not that CCM music, like Christian Rock that is an oxymoron if I ever saw one)  You can not put Christ uplifting words to a worldly beat and get a Christ-honouring song I am sorry but that is TRUTH!!!

Don't add on to what God has said either, that is sin and it is unwise, Eve did that when she answered the serpent and told him "neither shall ye touch it"  her first mistake was talking with the serpent in the 1st place, second was adding on to God's Words.

Her downfall was Lust (she lusted after the fruit that the serpent told her would make her like a god (a little g god) it was a "tree to be desired to make one wise", then it was Sin "she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat" and the old adage is misery loves company "and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat."  Christian LSD- James 1:15  Genesis 3:6

Then their eyes were opened to their sin and they tried to hide it, and hide from God, but my friend they could not hide from God.  They tried to clothe themselves with fig leaves, which is a symbolism of works salvation, but that could not hide their sins or cover themselves.  God knew exactly where they were spiritually and physically.  They played the blame game and that will not work with God, we all must give an account to God one day so don't be blaming anyone else for the sins that you have committed!!  In Genesis 3:21 God made coats of skins and clothed them.  That is, to me at least, the first sacrifice because Blood had to be shed to get those coats of skins, without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins.  God made provision for Adam and Eve, He saved them and He covered them.  He sent them away out of the garden of Eden to protect them from the tree of life.

Well that is all for now, that's all I got so far out of my beginning of Genesis today lol, I know this is a long post but I pray it is helpful to someone!

Walking in the Flame!!!

One of three Hebrew children I've been standing for God's word in a land where His name is seldom if ever heard, but today I refuse to bow to their desire and now i am facing a terrible fire!!!

BUT SOMEONE IS WALKING WITH ME IN FLAME (AMEN!!!!) I CAN FEEL HIS TENDER HAND, I CAN HEAR HIM SPEAK MY NAME (AMEN!!!!) WHEN THIS FIERY TRIAL HAS ENDED I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME SOMEONE IS WALKING WITH ME IN THE FLAME!!!

Now when I face each trial old Satan comes along and he whispers it's no use this trial is much too strong BUT I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR ALL THE LIES he brings Satan you would be so right EXCEPT FOR ONE THING!!!

SOMEONE IS WALKING WITH ME IN THE FLAME (AMEN!!!) I CAN FEEL HIS TENDER HAND, I CAN HEAR HIM SPEAK MY NAME (AMEN!!!) WHEN THIS FIERY TRIAL HAS ENDED I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME SOMEONE IS WALKING WITH ME IN THE FLAME!!!!

God never said that the fire would pass us by but I'M GLAD HE PROMISED TO STAND BY OUR SIDE!!!

WHEN THIS FIERY TRIAL HAS ENDED I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME SOMEONE IS WALKING WITH ME IN THE FLAME SOMEONE IS WALKING WITH ME IN THE FLAME!!!!  


AMEN PRAISE GOD !!!!!

The Pin Family

The Pin Family

I’d like for you to meet the Pin Family:

First, there is Mr. Clothes Pin, he thinks that if he has a good job and looks well that is all that is necessary.  He is very slow, for he is always holding up the works.  He always makes sure before he makes a decision, and to him the idea of salvation does not seem reasonable.  He reminds me of the rich young ruler, who was proud of his worldly possessions.  Mark 10:17-22 (read the passage)













Then there is the wife, Mrs. Hat Pin.  She says she’ll get ahead even if she has to stick people to do it.  She tries in her OWN STRENGTH to be a successful person, not minding a little cheating or crafty methods and not knowing that God says the “wisdom of this world is foolishness.” 1 Cor. 3:19.  She is up to the minute in business and politics and style, but not in the things of God.












Next is Bobby Pin.  He gets into everybody’s hair! He is always being mean.  No one has ever told him Romans 6:23 “FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH, BUT THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.” and John 3:16 “FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.”












The older sister is Straight Pin.  She is very strict, but NEVER gave her heart to the Jesus.  She gives money to many organizations, helps the poor, and does all kinds of good deeds.  She thinks that good deeds will  get her to heaven, but Eph 2:8-9 says, “FOR BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH ARE YE SAVED AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD: NOT OF WORKS LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST.”












Next is Safety Pin.  She heard of the love of the Lord Jesus Christ and received Him as her Saviour.  Her school friends laugh at her.  Everybody says she should eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow she will die, but she says she is on the “safe” side, and remember 1 Cor 6:19-20 which says “THAT KNOW YE NOT THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST WHICH IS IN YOU, WHICH YE HAVE OF GOD, AND YE ARE NOT YOUR OWN? FOR YE ARE BOUGHT WITH A PRICE: THEREFORE GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY, AND IN YOUR SPIRIT, WHICH ARE GOD’S.” She was bought with a price and has a job to do.  She is willing to do the little jobs as well as the big ones.  Everyone calls on her when there is trouble, for she can always be depended upon.









Which pin reminds you of yourself?  I trust you’ll go the way of Safety Pin, for you too, were bought with a price, even the BLOOD of the LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!

My Prayer to God is Psalm 51

Psalm 51

 ¹Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

 ²Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

 ³For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

 ⁴Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

 ⁵Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

 ⁶Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

 ⁷Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

 ⁸Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

 ⁹Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

 ¹⁰Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

 ¹¹Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

 ¹²Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

 ¹³Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

 ¹⁴Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

 ¹⁵O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

 ¹⁶For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

 ¹⁷The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

 ¹⁸Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

 ¹⁹Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

We sin against God first and foremost, every sin I have ever committed has been against God only.  I make mistakes and I sin, that sin first was a THOUGHT, then it was an ACTION.  No sin has ever been committed that was not FIRST thought about.

Sometimes God has to break us to get us back to Him, I pray that doesn't happen, but to me it seems all too often God has to break me, humble me, bring me to acknowledge how stupid or ridiculous I have been.  I think God is too patient with me at times.  I sin and sin and I get right over and over again, but I don't see how God could ever look behind my faults, but I am so glad that He does and when He looks at me He sees His Son.  Amen!!!


You, I, Can NOT effectively witness till I am completely right with God, it won't happen.  How can one witness when they are deep in sin?  The person who is LOST and WITHOUT hope can see RIGHT THROUGH you and see YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT because they are not stupid, they see your actions and we are probably the ONLY Bible some lost soul will ever see!  Make your life count.  Let God use you, don't buck the system.  I have done that way too many times and I regret it so much!!!

2 Chron 7: ¹⁴If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Our part

1. be saved
2. humble ourselves
3. pray
4. seek God's face
5. Turn from wicked ways (REPENT)

God's part

1. He will hear from Heaven
2. will forgive our sins (AMEN!!!)
3. and will heal our land

I can't help but think that the land God talks about in this verse could mean our lives, God tells us to break up our fallow ground, 2 times in the Bible, so our lives are compared to ground, so why not land be considered our lives.  If we are doing our part in this verse God will hear from Heaven and FORGIVE our sins and will heal our land, our lives.  He can take us and mold us into what He wants us to be, He doesn't have to throw the clay away, He can take us off the Potter's wheel and make us into a ball and add some water and put us back on the wheel and start all over again with us and make us a vessel meet for the Master's use.

Our SIN could HINDER the health of the land, the physical land we live in. Our sin could be the reason for no rain, I can't help but wonder if God is withholding the rain that we so badly need because I have been sinning, and unwilling to get completely right with God.  I have gotten right tonight and have spent the past 30 to 40 minutes in His Precious Word and I feel at peace once again with the Father!

If we have friends that draw us aside unto things that we ought not be doing then no matter what we need to stop and say I can not be friends with you, don't worry about how they will take it because if the friendship is going to pull you away from God then, my friend, it is not worth it!!!  I've learned that the hard way, and I don't want you to learn it the hard way either.

A good friend of mine asked me tonight, do I love Jesus more than my sins?  that is a convicting question.  Of course all of us would say yes to that, you would not even dare admit that you love your sins more than Jesus, but truth be told some of us live that way!!!  God forbid it though.  I know my life showed that I loved my sins more than I loved Jesus, the Saviour of my soul, and I regret that!

I can not take back the sins that I have committed these past few weeks but I have gotten them FORGIVEN and they are under the blood of Jesus!!!  God will help me and keep me in line and I will do my best to stay in line with Him and stay in the sweet communion with my Lord.

God bless you all!!!

Mandy Marie

Sin Always Costs You Something

This past week has been awful for me.  I have not been living for the Lord like I ought to and it has shown in
1. my walk with God
2. my relationship with God
3. my friendships
4. my internet life
It has affected every aspect of my life and that is wrong.

Today I got upset at a friend for I don't even really remember the whole reason why, partly I know because of the lack of emails I was receiving from my friend.  Which I know I know is a really STUPID reason to be mad at a super good friend!  but there was sin in my life.

I know that my temper was off and my attitudes were flaring and whatnot.

I got myself into trouble and I am going to be able to refund 2 out  4 things that I stupidly bought online that I should not have ever bought in the first place, so I am out 35 dollars and 80 cents.

I was so STUPID I took from my missions money to sin, i took 25 dollars out of my missions money to order stuff online, i was going to pay it back the next month but that was not right.

Mal 3:8 KJV - Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

God doesn't take too lightly on stealing.

I have sought God's forgiveness and God was merciful and forgave me! 

1Jo 1:9 KJV - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Sin will take you further than you want to go.
It will keep you longer than you want to stay,
and it will cost you more than you want to pay.

My New Room Pictures!!

Frank ended up painting my new room for me :-) lol

Godly Friends Are Hard To Come By

Today I'm reminded of how good God has been to me.  He has allowed one of my good friends into my life.  He has used my good friend to rebuke me in the Lord and I needed it.  God puts people into our lives for a reason, there is never a time when God puts someone into someone's life without a purpose.

In high school a boy named Robby was put into my life to show me that I can't stay pure by myself- I did not give him my full purity, but that is not the point.  God put him in my life to show me that I have to be careful who I pick as friends.  He put Brianna in my life to show me that I can't trust every one who says they are my friend, that I can't trust every person I meet online because they may very well be fake and not real.

God put my good friend in my life to direct me in the right way and to help me through some rough times, a person to talk to.  He, my friend, is a great guy and I know that God has a purpose for him being in my life. I owe a lot to him because he has been such a great friend to me.  I was really stupid today and got the much needed rebuke from him and that's what i call a true friend.  A true friend is one that tells you the truth, Biblically based truth, even though they know deep within that the person probably will not receive it the way that they should.  I could have gotten mad at my friend today, but you know what?  I know that he is right and God used him to show me that i was wrong.  Do I automatically stop being upset with him because I know he is speaking the truth? I should, but does that always happen? nope.  Did it happen today? over the course of a few minutes yes.  Now do I wonder if me and him are okay? Yes I do.  I don't want to lose such a good friend that God has given me because of me being so STUPID!! But do I deserve it? Yup.

Thank You for being such a good friend, if you are reading this you know who you are :-) and I'm truly sorry for being so stupid!!! I pray that you forgive me.


God bless!
Mandy Marie