My biggest fault....

-LAZINESS-
That is the offensive name! It seems like we all have that one thing that gets in the way of our walk with the Lord! Whether it's something you do, or have, it's all the same in a way.
Recently I really have 'wanted' to get up in the mornings before the others are up, and spend some time with the Lord before our usual family devotions.
So I set my alarm for 6:00 am. Morning comes and the alarm goes off. I wake up partially...Look at the clock, and then how dark & cold it is....."God you know I want to pray and have a quiet time reading my bible, but I really NEED this sleep....I will get up extra early tomorrow morning " and with that resolve making me feel like a "good" person, I go back to bed.
I get up about an hour later,  asking myself why I didn't get up earlier? Tomorrow I will get up early FOR SURE I tell myself.
And on and on the same routine every day!
It was on Wednesday night when we had a meeting here, that we were reading in 2 Chronicles 20 
I will put down some of the main verses(at the bottom of the page) but I'd highly recommend reading the whole chapter!
These verses are talking about how God said how he'd right for them etc. And then before they saw the dead bodies of their enemies they worshiped and Praised God! It was when they stared to sing and to praise God  that God went before them and their enemies were all killed!
It was because they had faith in God's promise, that they praised him ahead I time, they BELIEVED that he would do what he had said! I think God really wants to take him at his word!!
 Anyways last night I realized that I never had faith that God would get me out of bed in the morning, I totally was disbelieving in God that he would help me overcome the enemy in my life called "laziness" So last night I just praised and thanked the Lord for getting me up the next morning, and had faith in him , and the morning comes around, and wow God really had defeated that "lazy" spirit , I got up, and really was awake and had my quiet time in the morning feeling so much refreshed!
I must daily have that faith in him!
There is a reason the verse says "faith as a mustard seed" you don't need to work up this "big" faith, just a pinch of the real thing, and God can actually do what he wants to do! I was just like THANK YOU GOD!!! he's so amazing, I want my life to bring him Glory, although sometimes Its so easy take my eyes off of the light!

15And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

¹⁶To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of 

Jeruel.

 ¹⁷Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be 

dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.

¹⁸And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.

¹⁹And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.

 ²⁰And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

²¹And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.

 ²²And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.

Powerful message with clips from 3 Godly men!

This is something you should watch!!
Here are some things that are said in it:
 "If he cannot control ALL of you  then he can't control any of you"
" you have to go through hell to get to heaven"
"Christianity hasn't been tried and found wanting, it's been tried and found difficult and rejected"
"A force of evil can only be overcome by a force of righteousness!"
" The church today is helpless without the Holy Spirit."
" It's not a struggle that I'm trying to be a Christian, it's LIFE!!" 
(I have come that you might have life, and that you might have life more abundant)
"give God the right to be God 24/7  7 days a week!!"
  
You MUST see this for yourself!!! It was a gigantic eye opener for me! It is so convicting and serious, but if you really want God , you will be not only convicted by it but hopefully changed!!

Keith Green - The Lord Is My Shepherd (23rd Psalm)

Another powerful song!!! I have listened to this one SO many times

Not only amazing words, but also the tune is beautiful!

Michael W Smith - Grace

THIS SONG HAS WONDERFUL WORDS!! "GRACE"

two birds with one stone...;)

This is me about a year ago a few weeks after I got my Panflute, and I was trying to play a song on it with one hand and then with the other hand attempt to accompany myself on the piano with the other. :)It is not at all professional though so don't hold your breath..haha. I thought it was pretty funny...
What came to mind when I saw this was how fun and amazing music is if we can use it in the right way! 
Like David for example played his harp and the devils fled....at bible school something that hit me was this "now in our churches all over the world, when music is played the devils come" Don Davis.
That is pretty true actually, how horrible that is!
I think we should always ask ourselves, is this glorifying to God to listen to? Or would I play this song if he was here?

The Glory of God

YOU ABOSLUTELY MUST SEE THIS ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY!
If you have seen it it won't hurt to see it again.

Some convicting bible verses...

Hello!!

I know you can never get enough of the word of God! And it seems like there is always more you can get out of a verse, as the Lord shows you something new!

 In the mornings our family has been going through the bible reading a chapter a day. 

 In Luke 12:42 

 And the Lord said,Who then is that FAITHFUL and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

43: Blessed is that servant ,whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

44:Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

45: But if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens,and to eat and drink,and be drunken;

46: The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the UNBELIEVERS.

   I guess it really was serious for me to read that! You will note that it was that same faithful and wise steward had that change of heart going against God that he went and  did wrong, beating the servants and getting drunk etc. It also says that he will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers...So if we've had times when we've been faithful to the Lord and are doing what we know pleases him then start NOT walking according to the will of God and turn away from him, then the good things we've done don't count!And if he comes when we are in that state our portion will be with the unbelievers! But if we are repentant he is just and forgives us! It's like if were a sinner and then come to the Lord and change the way we're living and live for him, he forgets those sins you committed and washes them away! But it's the same thing if you TURN YOUR BACK on God and stop living for him and serving him he forgets those good things you've done ! It was really serious for me...I know I'm not explaining really what I want to, it's hard to put it into the right words and I'll probably  portray the wrong picture... Read Ezekiel 33 the whole chapter!  Also I will put down the verse that really went along with the verses in Luke and what I was trying to say!!

Ezekiel 33 :13 When I shall say to the righteous,that he shall surely live;if he trust to his own righteousness,and commit iniquity,all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered;but for his iniguity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

So it's just not for the sinners to watch out, it's the Christians! That we would always have our trust in the LORD and live for him! God is completely just and does no wrong!!

Feel free to comment:) I just praise the Lord that he hasn't cut us off already, he is SO long suffering! I can't count all the chances he's given me, and I know I don't deserve it!

                KATIE                        

-Prayer-

Prayer is something  I've never done faithfully....  I guess I've not really [truly] loved the Lord in the past and wanted to spend time with him, sure there were moments,but nothing lasting!.I would talk ALOT about praying and spending time with him, and have such good ideas ;) But nothing ever came out of them since I always had tons of other "stuff" to do and so much of it was a TOTAL waste of time!! 
The reason we don't want to spend time with him is because we have other things that are more important than him!
If you're in a relationship with someone, and never talk or spend time with that person  and spend lots of time with other people and let other things take up your time; then when you see that person again tell them how much you care about them it's probably not gonna mean anything to them!(That that is probably the end of your relationship.) Your actions must show what your words say!! 
The Lord has been always there for us and we are the ones that are "cheating" on him in a way  by  living the way we want to live , and  doing what WE want. And then we will talk about how much we love the Lord(on sunday){if that} and  say a little prayer and feel good about ourselves! 
And yet when we have a problem or things are really going bad for us or a friend or relative is sick we want him! 
My desire is that I would want to spend time with the Lord the good days AND the bad! And that it wouldn't be something that is something I force myself to do to be this "good" christian!
Btw am I really "Christ-like?" I don't really think so! If I was  like Jesus there would be no greater joy then to spend time with my heavenly father!! I would greatly appreciate your prayers for me in that!
I know it's probably hard to understand alot of what I say, it's usually so scrambled up! Anyways that's not important...
Yes, and I've seen so much how if we are faithful in prayer and have FAITH in Jesus Christ that he WILL perform that which he promised! He has answered so many prayers of mine and I know I don't deserve for him to even listen after all those times I've not listened to his pleading voice!


Don't lose heart when something doesn't happen right away!  there is a quote from somewhere that says " that we would pray until we pray"


                                   *katie*

My work......

Honestly when you think of "work" and a "job" what do you think of?
Well, my job is probably the funnest job, selling Golden Retriever puppies! 
I will list all of the good things about it :
#1 getting to talk to so many amazing people that I've never known before!
#2  it is so much fun to play with these little furry puppies, they are so adorable!
#3 I love building the website; putting up new pictures and bragging about the pups:)
#4  Being able to help the people find the right pup for them!
#5  I love it when the pups are small bringing my guitar or panflute out there to sing/play for them;)
I don't think I will talk about the negative things about raising pups and btw there is actually work envolved  :P
I really thank the Lord that he has blessed me with such an amazing job that is so fun, plus to top that off I get paid!!! Call that unfair ! You have my permission....;) Here are some pictures of 3 different males from the last litter! For some reason I always have liked the males better! I get along better with them, it's like they don't get near as obnoxious as the females.....;)
The only reason I got a picture of the first one was because he had gotten himself tangled up!!


I guess, work is what you make of it too, I could look at all the worst things about raising dogs and totally lose focus  of all the awesome and  good things about it! 


Kinda like I can look at all my sins and the wrongs I've committed and be so discouraged, but if I look to Jesus who is perfect and amazingly wonderful  then I see the light, and through him I am and will be victorious! God bless you guys! 


                                  ~Katie~

*Thursday Night Witnessing*

I just got back from a freezing cold night on the streets down town in Missoula MT.
I hadn't went witnessing for quite a long time since my heart really wasn't right with God for some time, and I really couldn't go down there and talk to people without feeling guilty.
So this time It was for me actually something to look forward to! After a time of prayer together we went drove to town.
We usually go in two's there,  Isaac went with Hannah and Manny went with Tim Ranger our neighbor, and then Mom and me went together.
 When I go with Isaac I usually don't get a chance to talk, haha So I learn alot ,but I thought that I shouldn't hide behind someone else, so I went with mom, this way I am more likely put in a situation where I will have a chance to say something.
So I did , and I really realized something ; going out on the streets and seeing these lost people for yourself really gives you more of a burden for them and understanding  of the unhappiness and no hope they have. 
It is so sad how hardened some people are, when you look into their face. How was their child hood? So many of the people you talk to know about Jesus Christ or went to Sunday School, but do they really know the REAL Jesus? I don't think so!
Lord,  fill my mouth with your words and give me your love for these people! I was just convicted this evening for judging people just by what they look like or if they are poor and ragged.....anyone could lose their job and be thrust out onto the street and it could not be their own fault! How easy it is for me to be proud and look down on people! 
Lord, may I see these people through your eyes! 
I did get a chance to talk with some people and hand out a couple good tracts that have really blessed me, I pray that they read them, if just one person reads it and comes to God that would be amazing! The important thing is this, that I obeyed God in going out tonight... I believe some seeds were planted! It is not up to me to make anything happen!
Anyways, God bless you! Don't be afraid to share the gospel with others! 




                                       KATIE CLINE                                                                                 

Bible School

Hey! I know this is just my first posting on this blog, actually the first blog I've ever had!
I would just like to say some quick things about how much I LOVED bible school down in Cheyenne Wyoming. 
First of all the people were so amazingly sweet! I learned so much from the girls/young ladies there, the way  they act, so maturely, and at the same to not boring and dull, but very much alive and happy! I showed me that you can be out going without being so much that way that it becomes obnoxious for others to be around!
The guys there were all so gentlemanly, it was amazing how they treat girls/ladies, I am rather a tom boy type, but being treated like a lady, there is something about it that really makes you want to be more of  one. Also the way guys and girls both weren't afraid to repent or confess things in front of people and want to be prayed for ect!
What a huge encouragement to see others that are hungry for the Lord and that want more than just the "normal" Christianity !!!! 
I changed so much there, really a 180 degree turn! I am so excited what the Lord will continue to do in everyone's life!
Praise the Lord that we can go places like that and be encouraged! I really hope that I'll see some of  those amazing people again this year!:) 




                                                  Katie vannoy~