For today 3-14-04 according to the Roman/Gregorian Calendar or the 1st. day of the week of The Bibical/Hebrew Calendar and the 22nd. day of Adar, 5763 (Spring to Spring/Barley Harvest) or 5764 (Fall to Fall) reckoning, but how are you all doing on this wonderful blessed day of our Lord Jesus Christ? For this is the Day that Our Lord hath made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it regardless of our situation! Lets give Him the honor and praise! Being thankful unto “Him” all the days of our life. Psalms 118: 24, 100: (Luke 1: 75).

Hello Sister Preston or Should I say Walter,

I hope u r having a good day,

love and blessings in the Lord,

Serenity

Hello Serenity,

I hope that you and your family is having a
blessed 1st day of the week.

I would like to wish Dylan a Happy Birthday!
I will be praying that he will remain studying God's word at the young age of 12.

For daily encouragement not only on a special day for your birthday but always, please read Psalm 145: all verses (Testify to God's Great Acts/A Praise of David.

May God and His Son Our Lord Jesus Christ be with you and your family. Always, Watch and Pray (Matt. 26:41)

Hi Deborah,

Just realised when I went to your's and Walter's home page the other day, that you are married. Walter and you have the same writing tone, there is a oneness that you don't see a lot of these days. That is wonderful. Thanks for birthday greetings for Dylan, he had a good day, although not free of pain though. Am looking at Castor oil and still lots of prayers for him. What was wonderful, my friend had a message for him to pray what is in his heart because the Lord will indeed answer his prayers.

He is committed to Christ and it is good that he is that way at twelve. He is like me finding it difficult to be around people that are not Christians or committed to the Lord. I pray the Lord delivers some wonderful children for him to fellowship with. He has also been having burdens for different things he prays for. He wants to be able to have a site like this so he can help other children who need prayers or guidance. He also would like to do some ministry work involving children. I pray that the Lord will answer his requests soon. At present he is up to Exodus, he wants to read the bible through.

This has been an answer to prayer when he was 8 he was so anti God, Christian and really rebellious. He was just fighting me all the time, didn't want to know about the bible etc...however the Lord showed him that a storm can be quietened in his name and also has shown him miracles can happen with prayer and through surrendering. However the most significant change came when one day the Lord showed him what would happen if he didn't turn to him in a dream. He was instantly changed overnight. Also taking him out of the world, has really helped, us not watching tv also helps establish the foundations. When the Lord is finished this wilderness period, Dylan is just going to be awesome for him. Now he has been really wonderful help for me, because he also reminds me when I need to be reminded about different scriptures at different times. We are truly united in God and we also have a unity with our prayer and worship music choices.

Have a great week and say Hi to Walter,

love and blessings in the Lord,

Serenity

Hello Serenity,

How are you? How is Dylan? Keeping you all in our prayers. Giving thanks to God and His Son Our Lord Jesus Christ for all of our blessings.

I thought this little poem would give you and your family some encouragement.

Free to Be . . . a Family
words by Sarah Durkee

We're all branches of the same big family tree.
but every family's different, don't you know?
Reachin' for the sun comes very naturally.
We've only got to let each other grow!

I've got a home . . .
I've found my place. . .
I live with people who are glad to see my face.

We're free to be . . .
you and me,
and you and me,
we're free to be . . . a family!

We're all workin' in the same big marching band,
but drums and horns have different things to say.
All together we'll ring music throught the land.
We've only got to let each other play!

I've got a place . . .
I've found my home . . .
I'm only solo when I want to be alone.

We're free to be . . .
you and me.
and you and me.
We're free to be . . . a family!


The relationship that we have in Christ brings the family out; Genisis 1: 27-28, Matthew 19:6.

But! since, God had made us and we cannot exist by ourselves, he has a plan for our lives to live down here on "his" earth and being the sheep of his pasture, we must be dealt with with that measure of faith that he gives us to glorify him first. And since the foundations was laid by him and for him we must be redeemed by him, to do his good pleasure in his family. Ephesians 2:20-22.(for the family).Ephesians 2:20-22.(for the family).

To encourage you to be set free, please view the following site:

http://www.aish.com/a/passover.asp

Hi Deborah,

Thankyou for this poem, it is beautiful and brings a smile because this is what we have taken a stand for, so our family can just be free to live and do God's path for them. I also loved the site, the Lord did give us free choice, however I know that my own choices at times have gotten me into some hot water. I am free to follow God's will for my life and that's what I want to do, even at those times I am trying not to question them.

Dylan has moments that he enjoys and horrible moments and then he has the blahhh non day moments. He can't move his feet at present. I am just trying to remember not to give importance to these external events we see...Just trust that the Lord has already done it for us and we just walk that way that has opened before us...without getting in his way or treading on his feet.

Thankyou for your prayers and say Hi to Walter for us, May you have a wonderful day in the Lord and thankyou Lord for all our pleasant moments...

I feel a lot better after reading and answering your post and also other posts as well. Each one has opened up a deeper understanding...I think I just am going to start writing and see what I write to get me going through all of this....Cause at the moment the Lord has shown me there are very few people around us that we can trust...that is why I am so greatful to have the Lord to trust..

Say Hi to Walter for us and hope he is well...his posts have help me to remember to give it to the Lord, leave it with the Lord and then just rest in the Lord, and watch his perfect plan unfold.

love and blessings in the Lord,

Serenity

Hello Serenity,

How are you and Dylan? We are working on the 7 fruits of the spirit by counting the Omer! I hope that the following will give you and your son and others some encouragement and some spiritual knowledge:

"The Omer count is a reflection of our spirituality". Are we developing the attributes of God and His Spirit in our lives? We should strive to grow daily, constantly, in these "attributes":
Chesed.....loving kindess.....love (Abraham)
gevurah.....contained strength...joy (Issac)
tefirat.....beauty............peace (Jacob)
netzach.....victory, eternity....longsuffering (patience) (Moses)
hod.......splendor, glory...gentleness and goodness (Aaron)
yesod.......foundation.....faith (Joseph)
malkut.....kingship......meekness and moderation (David)

http://www.triumphpro.com/the_awesome_mystery_of_sefirat_ha_omer.htmgo to the article The Seven Sefirot and Fruits of the Spirit (pgs. 23-24).

Each day of the forty-nine day Omer count is like a building block to salvation. It is a tool to develop and grow in spiritual maturity, so that we are ready when Christ comes, so that we will be a pure and perfect "Bride" for the KING of the Universe! For more reflections on the Omer count please go to:
http://elderwalterprestonjr.com/custom4.html or http://firstthing1sttab2002.freeservers.com/whats_new.html Genesis 17:1-6-8-14 esp. verse 7-And "I" will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, "to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. ; I Corinthians 1: and 2: all verses until revelation is received.I Corinthians 1-2


Hope that you'll will have a blessed evening! We are keeping you'll in our prayers!

Hi Deborah,

Thankyou for your post and sharing what is happening in your lives. I will take time to read this. For us it is about not striving, resting, resting in the Lord and trusting the Holy Spirit will increase his fruits when and where they need to be increased. I have been exhausted trying to do and realised I can't do only the Lord can.

At present he has given us Chariot of compassion to ride along with his Chariot of Fortitude. We are just trusting in him, to do what he said he would do in our lives and just watch and let it unfold. He has given us a book on the net, Secrets of a Happy Christian Life, it is a how to be happy in amongst trials and difficulties...

He has also given us a writing idea and have written the first page and will let him give me what he wants to give me to write, when he wants me to write it...I will just be obedient and be his hands...

Dylan is also learning this too, although his is a lot about courage, he lost his hope and so we prayed together for the Lord to give him his hope and now he has that hope again. We have also read in the bible how when people complained God left them longer in their circumstances, so we are giving up complaining and just doing what the Lord wants us to do.

May the Lord just bless you and Walter, may you just shine where you are for the Lord and be such a blessing...

Thankyou for blessing me with your posts,

Together united, with the Lord we can move mountains, illnesses, injustices and create miracles and many wonderous works, in Christ Jesus' name...Amen
love and blessings in the Lord,

Serenity

Hi Deborah,

I just read the article and for us the Lord has not given us 49 days to follow, he has given Dylan and I the 70weeks restoration of the temple. This is what is happening and everything we do he is changing, transforming, putting us through the fire, bringing us to rest in his love, in his son, in his spirit, removing what he wants removed out of our lives and revealing truth to us about different parts of our lives that are being transformed. Every thing that was taken away from us the Lord wants us to have, will be restored at the end of the period. Every part of our lives is affected. By following the 70week restoration process and period we can say we automatically fit into the 49 day count period that you are talking about.

However now we are living his new life for us and through this 70 weeks period at the end of it, we can not possibly go back to how our lives were before this process the Lord delivered us into. We indeed have become his perculiar people )

May you have a wonderful, peaceful day in the Lord and happy Omer,

Love and blessings in the Lord,

Serenity