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Where Do I Fit In?

August 18, 2017/2 Comments/in Everything, Faith, God's Promises, Real life, Uncategorized /by Heather Gillis

As many of you know this summer our family embarked on a journey of traveling and new beginnings. We trekked across Alaska, Canada, and many National Parks in our RV, until we arrived in our new home in Colorado. Every place we move arises a lot of unknowns. Where will we live? Where will the kids go to school? Which school is best for them? Where will I work? Who will be our friends? What church will we attend? What activities will we be involved in? And mostly, will I fit in?

With each new move, I question will we have nice neighbors? Will others be accepting of us? Will I fit into this new life? Do I really have to make a new life all over again? Moving every 3-4 years in the military is just enough time to establish roots, which makes leaving so much harder. I would never trade the amazing adventures our family has had traveling to our next assignment but would do anything to keep the friends and relationships we had, move with us.

As I get my footing in our new house, our new area we live, I can’t really just knock on someone’s door and ask ‘Will you be my friend?’ These things take time. Moving really makes me lean and depend on God more for His provision of everything. This new life reminds me of the parable of the new cloth and old garment.

Matthew 9:16 NKJV “No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.”

Luke 5:36 NKJV “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old.”

In this parable, Jesus is questioned about His actions regarding fasting. Jesus is trying to explain the dangers of patching an old garment with a new patch of cloth. That would be ridiculous to patch a new cloth on an old garment because when a person washes the old garment, the new patch of cloth would shrink and make the tear worse. Jesus was challenging those questioning Him to understand, we don’t just cover up the old with the new. He was offering a whole new meaning and message–we become new when our freedom, identity, and truth, comes from God Himself, not from following a bunch of rules. Jesus was the new message, a fulfillment of God’s law.

Jesus was offering a whole ‘new cloth,’ one that didn’t cover up the old with the new. In this new life I’m living I can’t try to fit my old life into my new one. It would tear and not match up. I can’t travel around with my life in a box and expect everything to match up wherever I go. I have to be gentle with myself and allow for God’s timing and plan to fall into place, not my own agenda. I am so thankful for Jesus’ message, I don’t have to try to fit in and be something I’m not.

When my freedom, identity, and truth are in Christ, I will Fit in wherever I go. Click To Tweet

FREEDOM

Galatians 5:1 “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”

2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

IDENTITY

2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”

Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

TRUTH

John 8:32 “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.”

Maybe you’re a single mom trying to fit in a married couple world. Or maybe you’re a part-time working mom trying to fit in the stay-at-home mom world. Maybe you struggle with temptations or sins and don’t know how to walk away and believe it’s better to keep them hidden to fit in. Maybe you struggle with an eating disorder trying to fit into the world that says you have to be skinny to be accepted. Maybe you struggle with addictions and don’t know how to fit in a world filled with pain. Maybe you have stronghold reigning in your life that doesn’t allow you to fit in at all.

Where do you find your F.I.T?

Do you struggle with where you FIT in?

If I waited to find my acceptance and approval in the world, I may never Fit in. Starting over can be difficult but when my F.I.T is found in Jesus, I will always FIT in wherever I go! I don’t have to worry or fear the unknown when my F.I.T is in Jesus. He fulfills my greater purpose, I don’t have to be something I’m not.

God’s love and grace are transformational. We become victorious when His word is alive and active in our lives!

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The Struggle is Real

June 16, 2017/70 Comments/in Christianity, Everything, Faith, Prayer /by Heather Gillis

The other day I was sitting in Sunday school class and the pastor asked us questions about storms we go through as couples. Couples raised their hands and said they had struggles with finances, loss of a job, unexpected sickness, a baby born were some of their responses. Our pastor then asked, “How many couples have had a miscarriage or lost a baby?” A surprising amount of us raised our hands. No one would have ever known by looking at the couples in the room, that we had these deep struggles.

There are so many of us that go through struggles in life that we keep hidden and in the dark. Many of us walk around with smiles on our faces but in reality, there are deep struggles going on inside.

Some of us may have struggles that are hard to even admit. They might be something we are ashamed of or the enemy has whispered lies that have led us so far astray we don’t know how to get back on course.

The struggle is real. We all have them. Even godly people of the Bible had struggles.

For example, King David had a wandering eye for another man’s wife, which got him into trouble. One night when David was walking around his roof, he saw a beautiful woman bathing who caught his attention. He was intrigued and sent someone to find out about her. The messenger returned and informed King David, her name was Bathsheba wife of Uriah, one of his soldiers in command. Even though King David knew she was married to another man, he slept with her and she conceived a child.

To make matters worse, David covered up his mistake. He concocted a plan for Uriah to return from the field and lay with his wife, to make him think he conceived a child with Bathsheba and not David. When David discovered his plan didn’t work and realized his mistake would be exposed—King David had Uriah killed by putting him at the front line of battle.

Talk about scandal! King David’s wandering eye not only led to adultery but also murdering another man to cover up his mistake! David had some real struggles.

At what point do you think David should have came forward his struggle?

If David had just opened up to God about what he was dealing with or asked someone to pray for him, the scandal could have been avoided. Just imagine all scandals that could be avoided in our own homes and communities if we would just let someone pray for us? Or if we would just entrust God with our struggles?

David did not go on to live the rest of his life allowing sin or his struggle to reign over him. After being approached by the prophet Nathan, David said to him, “I have sinned against the LORD” (2 Samuel 12:13). David was a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14). Through David’s repentance and turning away from his sin, is what transformed his life to become apart of one of the greatest plans ever—the bloodline to Jesus.

David had to learn the hard way. His choices did not come without consequence. Nathan tells David, “The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the LORD show utter contempt, the son born to you will die” (2 Samuel 12:13).

Scandals. They are everywhere. Our government. Our homes. Our communities. Our schools. Even our churches. The very place where we think we can feel safe and entrust another in prayer, is the very place the enemy attacks the hardest.

No one is exempt from the enemy’s trickery, even godly people, even the anointed and appointed.

Here is the Real Truth.

“But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” 1 John 1:5-7

The struggle is real. We are all human, we all fall short and make mistakes. (Rom. 3:23)

Behind every struggle there is an enemy force at work.

The dark is where the enemy does his best work.

The enemy desires to keep our struggles hidden in the dark.

When our struggles are brought into the light, the enemy can no longer reign over us.

Bring your struggles into the light.

1. The best way to expose the plans of the evil one—bring them to the light.

“Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.” Ephesians 5:11 ESV

2. No amount of darkness can ever extinguish the light of Jesus. Keep his light inside of you. “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” John 1:5 ESV

3. Follow Jesus He knows the way. Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 ESV

The enemy has us scared to believe we will be persecuted and abandoned if we expose our flaws. He disillusions our minds to think keeping the struggle in the dark is a better option than getting help that is so desperately needed.

Imagine what our world would look like if we were free from the reign of the enemy and exposed his evil plan by illuminating it with light? Suicide wouldn’t be an option. Abortions would not occur. Divorce would be non-existent.

We don’t have to learn the hard way, like David did. We can put an end to the enemy attacks, by allowing someone we entrust to pray for us. Allowing their prayers to intercede on our behalf. By surrendering our struggles to God and getting the help we need before it leads to our destruction.

Hold onto God’s promises. Stay in His Word. Stay faithful in prayer! This will allow our struggles to be brought to the light and allow God’s divine power to fight our battles for us.

Do you have an an accountability/prayer partner that can help you get through your struggles?

Do you have a pastor you can entrust?

Do you take your struggles to God and allow Him to fight your battles?

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I pray and hope this post is an encouragement to you. If you are struggling with something, please don’t keep it hidden in the dark, bring it into the light. Don’t let the enemy silence you. Entrust another to pray for you, take it to God. Allow God to fight your battles for you.

Keep praying our hearts and minds will be guarded against the evil one, before it is the death of us. The enemy is relentless and won’t stop until he has destroyed our lives, our families, our marriages, bank accounts, it is endless.

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First Encounter OR Second Hand Faith?

May 19, 2017/7 Comments/in Christianity, Everything, Faith, Prayer /by Heather Gillis

Today’s post is written by blogger Carol Dunfee. This post was first published on www.caroldunfee.com.

I grew up hearing stories about my grandpa. He passed away when I was a newborn, so I never got to meet him. My mom has told me that he was fun-loving. He treasured his two daughters. He loved music and often entertained his family with his guitar, his harmonica, and his singing. My mom has fond memories of singing along with him. She honored his love of music by singing with me when I was little. She encouraged me to dance and sing to the music playing in our house. My grandpa had an indirect effect on me even though I never knew him.

Then there was Gramma. I didn’t have to rely on stories to learn about her. I got to meet her in person. She was my hero. She made everyone around her feel special and loved. She worked hard tending her enormous garden, canning fruits and vegetables, sewing her own clothes, and preparing the most amazing meals. She loved God with all her heart. I wish I had recordings of all our late-night conversations where she told me about her history and about her God. I knew her FACE TO FACE.

Many of us who are “religious”, know Jesus as I know my grandfather. I have heard wonderful things about him, but I never got to KNOW him personally. Religion tells us stories about the great things Jesus did while He was here on earth. It tells us that He is God’s Son and that He died on the cross and rose again to pay the price for our sins. It tells us that if we confess our sins and accept Him as Savior, then He will give us a home in heaven when we die.

Second-hand stories are great. They connect us to those we could never meet otherwise. I know who my grandpa was because my mom told me about him. Many of us learn about God through second-hand stories. These stories help shape our morals and values. They give us an anchor.

However, I don’t want to know my Creator only through second-hand stories. I want to KNOW Him first-hand. I want to hear His voice speak to me as I read the Bible and as I ask Him for guidance. I want to see His hand working in my family. I want to have His abundant life NOW!

He is not a list of rules or traditions. He is not defined by organized religion. He can work through those things, but He is not confined by them.

I want my children to know that He is real and available RIGHT NOW. How will they know if I don’t show them? I need to tell them the stories, but I also need to go a step further. I need to let them see that He is real in my everyday life. I need to continue to pray that they encounter His love and power for themselves.

Jesus is a real person. He loves you. Don’t take my word for it. Don’t take your pastor’s or priest’s word for it. Search for Him yourself.

“But if from there you seek the LORD your God,

you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Deuteronomy 4:29 NIV

A note from Heather: I hope Carol’s message today challenged you to not settle for second hand faith but to get your own personal encounter with Jesus. When I think of first encounters, I think of Paul and Silas when they were beaten and thrown into the inner prison in Macedonia (which is the lowest, darkest, grotesque of all prisons) with shackles fastened to their feet. They were imprisoned in a deep dark pit for healing a girl who was possessed.

Despite being persecuted and beaten for their beliefs they started to pray and sing hymns of praise to God while they were in this deep dark pit of a prison! Their prayers and songs of praise echoed throughout the prison.

Suddenly an earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. All the doors were opened and their chains fell off (Acts 16:26). The guard keeping watch trembled at the sight of this and asked “What must I do to be saved?” Paul replied “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household” (Acts 16:31). In verses 33-34, it goes on and says this man took the prisoners home and washed their wounds. Immediately he and his whole household were baptized. The jailer then brought them a meal and was filled with joy because he and his whole household believed in God.

Talk about First Encounters! We can’t just take the world’s word for who God is, we have to seek him ourselves to obtain our own testimonies. When we have our own personal encounter with God, we believe because of our FAITH, not because of what someone tells us.

Have you had a first encounter with God?

Do you have your own personal relationship with God?

Do you have a personal testimony to share with others?

Meet Carol

I am a wife, mom, piano teacher, and blogger for Alaska Christian Women’s Ministry. When I am not teaching piano, I live the crazy life of a wife and mom of three. I love it when life is neat and organized, but I find that rarely happens. I am learning to love the chaos. To read more about Carol visit her blog at www.caroldunfee.com.

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Does Our Faith Save Us?

May 12, 2017/1 Comment/in Encouragement, Everything, Faith, God's Promises, Real life, Struggles/Trials /by Heather Gillis

The other week I went to a special viewing of the movie “Facing the Darkness.” It was a documentary produced by Samaritan’s Purse about the Ebola Crisis Outbreak in 2013/2014. It featured Dr. Brantly who was the first documented American to enter into the United States with this deadly disease. He was extremely close to death until a major breakthrough occurred. An experimental drug emerged that could possibly save his life. His only options were to do nothing and die at the expense of the disease or be given an experimental infusion drug only tested on animals.

I can’t imagine being in this situation, knowing you were going to possibly die in both situations. Dr. Brantly took a leap of faith and chose the latter, which ended up saving his life. He became the face of Ebola all over world. Dr. Brantly contracting Ebola showed the world, no one is excluded from this disease, it can happen to anyone.

His diagnosis was the catalyst for the Center for Disease Control pursuing a cure for a disease that spread and killed people at a very rapid rate. Because of the Dr. Brantly situation there is now a vaccine created for this virus.

At the end of the movie Dr. Brantly said something so profound. He said, “Faith is not something that makes you safe. My faith did not save me but got me through it. My Faith actually brought me to the Ebola crisis.”

Dr. Brantley’s situation asks deeper questions.

Is our faith enough to save us?

So many people in the Bible can ask the same question.

Did Daniel’s faith save him from being thrown in the lion’s den? No

Did Shadrack, Meschack, and Abendago’s faith save them from being thrown in the fiery furnace? No

Did the Israelites’ faith save them from being attacked by the Egyptians? No

Did Jesus’ faith prevent him from being crucified on the cross? No

You may be thinking, then what is the point in having faith if it doesn’t keep me safe?

These examples of faith did not PREVENT them from being put in scary, dangerous circumstances. Standing firm in their faith DID PROTECT them and allow for God’s greater plan to happen.

If Daniel didn’t have faith we would have never seen God’s power to shut the mouths of lions.

If Shadrack, Meshack and Abendago didn’t have faith we would had never seen God’s power protect them from being burned in the fiery furnace and how God was with them.

If the Israelites didn’t have faith we would have never seen God’s ability to part the Red Sea providing a way out from their enemies.

If Jesus refused to put his trust in His Father’s hands, we would have missed out on the greatest plan that ever existed—our eternal salvation.

Think about it. Each example of faith, including Dr. Brantly’s brought them to the heart of a crisis where their lives were at stake. Through each act of faith, we were able to see how trusting in God’s plan moves mountains and makes the impossible, possible.

How big is your faith?

Matthew 17:20 “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there, and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Our faith allows God’s greater plan to play out. Our faith does not save us, but God’s grace does.

Ephesians 2:8-9. “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—9 not by works, so that no one can boast.”

Our faith will not SAVE us from our bad circumstances or GUARANTEE us a life without struggles. Our FAITH will not prevent us from being thrown into a pit of lions, a fiery furnace, being attacked by our enemies or contracting a deadly disease. Having faith does not exempt us from harsh realities of this world.

Our faith DOES allow God to be in control and puts the trust in HIS capabilities. Our faith is the very thing that will get us through to the other side and live in the abundant blessings God has to offer. It doesn’t matter what circumstances we are up against, when we have faith we become OVERCOMERS in Christ. Our faith allows us to experience PEACE in the storms and JOY in our struggles because of what God has already gone ahead of us and done.

Where will you allow your faith to take you?

Our faith may lead us into scary, dangerous places.

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God’s grace and love are greater and bigger than anything in this world.

1 John 4:4 “ You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”

How has having faith in God protected you in your hard circumstances?

All you need is to have faith the size of a mustard seed and you will see the mountains move.

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Yes Lord

March 10, 2017/6 Comments/in Bible study, Everything, Faith /by Heather Gillis

“God doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies the called” quote Mark Batterson.

Has God ever asked you do something that didn’t make sense?

About 2,000 years ago Jesus was looking to qualify the called. He was starting his ministry on earth calling His first disciples. He saw some fisherman fishing alongside a lake. He then told them take the boat, out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch (Luke 5:4).

Simon, the boat owner said to Jesus, “We’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets” (Luke 5:5). Then something amazing happened. Their nets began to break and their boats began to sink because they had caught so many fish (Luke 5:6-7).

Simon and all his companions couldn’t believe what they had just witnessed. They had been fishing all night, then Jesus came along and changed everything. Simon fell to his knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” Simon knew he had witnessed something great and felt unworthy to be in the presence of Jesus.

Jesus said, “Come, follow me, and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.” Matthew 4:18-20

In just three words Jesus changed the lives of these fishermen forever. The disciples were busy making a living catching fish, then Jesus came along and said, “Come follow me,” you are now going to catch men. Without hesitation in the both gospels of Matthew and Luke, the men dropped their nets, pulled in their boats to shore, left everything (their families, their businesses) to go follow Jesus.

I have thought about this scenario many times.

Why do you think God allowed these men to experience what it was like to catch the biggest catch of fish ever in their lives, to then tell them to drop their nets and walk away from everything they once knew?

This amount of fish could have made lots of money to feed their families and then some. The fishermen prior to this had only been loosely associated with Jesus. Jesus allowed the disciples to have a taste worldly abundance, so they would know nothing in this life could ever bless them more abundantly than what God could provide. Dropping their nets and walking away led to the most extraordinary life ever in Jesus.

What would you do if Jesus came along and asked you to drop everything to come follow Him? Would you say ‘yes’?

What courageous faith, trust and obedience these men had to just walk away. We may not always know what lies ahead but God does.

I can so relate to the disciples. Three years ago God asked my husband and I, “Will you walk away?” He said, “I know your life is comfortable, but will you leave all of your family, friends, your jobs and your life, to come follow me?”

I’ll be honest at first, our response was ‘wow God that’s asking a lot.’ There were a lot of unknowns, where would we go? Where would we live? Where would we work? When God asked us to walk away, He already orchestrated the plan, we just had to follow.

Once we said ‘Yes Lord,’ God started opening the doors to where He was leading us. We didn’t need to know how every detail was going to work out, because God had it under control. We knew where God was leading us may be uncomfortable at first learning how to live in our new life. But, we knew whatever abundant blessings we had in our comfortable life couldn’t compare to what God had in store for us. Saying ‘yes’ to Jesus was the best decision we ever made.

His abundant blessings are always greater.

Saying ‘Yes Lord,’ allows for God’s biggest blessings to overflow within our lives.

Saying ‘Yes Lord,’ to whatever He is asking us to do will always leads to the most extraordinary life in Him.

Has God ever asked you to walk away and come follow Him?

God is calling all of us to have the most extraordinary life in Him. We don’t have to be extraordinary to do what God is asking us to do, we just have to be ready.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3

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It’s all about meeting Jesus right where we are. In Him we will have life to the full that is complete and everlasting. Have a blessed week!

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Finding Victory in the Storms

September 5, 2016/0 Comments/in Bible study, Encouragement, Everything, Faith, God's Love, God's Miracles /by Heather Gillis

“That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be Still!” then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” Mark 4:35-41 NIV

Have you ever felt like the disciples before, being caught in a storm and didn’t know what to do? The storm came upon the boat fast and furious, filling the boat with water. The disciples’ fears of sinking and drowning were soon going to become a reality if something didn’t happen to change their situation. The disciples then wake Jesus to ask ‘Don’t you care?’ Jesus responded not to the disciples but to the storm itself and says only three words, ‘Quiet, Be Still!’

It wasn’t until the disciples turned to Jesus, that their situation was changed. They could have lingered in the ‘what ifs’ or the sinking of their boat, but that would have never changed their situation and put the trust in themselves. It wasn’t until they turned to rely on Jesus and asked Him for help, that the storm was calmed.

Jesus then asks the disciples, “Why are you afraid? Do you not have faith?” Jesus is basically saying, ‘you silly disciples, haven’t I taught you anything?’ ‘I am right here with you in the same boat you are, why do you fear the storm? Why are you putting your faith in what you see?’ Up until this point Jesus had already performed many miracles, such as His disciples catching a large amount of fish (Luke 5:3-10), to healing many such as a leper (Luke 5:12-15), a paralyzed man (Luke 5:18-26) and raised a widow’s son from the dead! (Luke 7:11-17). Jesus is saying, ‘Hello! What else do I have to do to prove my abilities to you? I can make all things possible!’ Jesus was trying to teach the disciples, stop relying on your circumstances in which you see and start relying on and depending in Him!

There is Victory when you put our faith in what God can do.

Maybe you have been there before, in a middle of a storm and all you see is your circumstances bringing you down. Oh, how I have been there many times before, where all I have seen is a hopeless situation. It is in those hopeless moments, God uses them to display his divine intervention. God doesn’t want us to put our hope and trust in ourselves, He wants us to put our hope and trust in Him. We will never know the abilities of God if we don’t let him handle our storms.

If Jesus can quiet a storm by merely saying three words, imagine what he can do in your situation if you just ask Him?

Nothing is impossible for God. He is capable of all things.

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Even if we can’t see how it is all going to turn out, it doesn’t matter. God knows and sees the bigger plan. Putting our faith in God’s abilities will always lead to a victorious life in Him.

Where do you find your hope in your storms?

Do you allow God to handle your situation or do you try to handle things on your own?

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