Sorry about this week, but "things happen."
What is there to say... I am not sure right now.
Getting organized is always a challenge...
for #My2020PatreonChallenge it is a really big challenge... but I love it... it is helping me keep going with all the things I need to learn.
Today I have been checking my planning pages. I had to do them all over because a soda spilled on my last set...
Also updated some other forms I am working on to keep me informed about my goals. I think I will be going with ONE set of planning pages at a time... some of my other efforts are short versions, but the updating is a challenge. ONE set to reference is enough for me. I have it in my daily notebook now... which seems to be working out good.
The tiny notebook forces me to limit my pages. Since I created my planning pages (18 pages right now, and more in the planning stage) it has really helped. That is why I am moving toward just using that set. I pretty much have one page for each activity or site I need to track.
I haven't gotten back into tracking site statistics again... that is a job on its own... AND will need some place to be recorded. Patreon is my main interest, but Etsy and Ebay need some kind of tracking page.
Finding the right "flow" for my work is seriously important. I use my notebooks to help me. I am not sure what other people do.
I think I am going to be using LARGE size text now... it really is a lot easier to read. (It will mean I don't have to write as much, too... won't it??? haha)
I guess I will get back to my list for today.
It's the Sabbath tonight... I have to find a way to "REST" for a whole night and day... I'm not sure I will win the battle, but I keep trying. I have movies to watch, letters to write, and I can take as many naps as I want. :-)
Take care of yourselves...
enjoy your families, help others, trust GOD...
We can find a way through anything...
we just have to look for the answers in places we never knew existed.
In Christ,
Deborah Martin
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patreon.com/DebsRetirementPlan
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more to come :-)
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27 March, 2020
20 June, 2016
Spiritual Battles and Daily Life
My internet disappeared as I tried to write this,
so I finished it on my computer and then transferred it to my blog later,
when the internet was working again.... such a pain !!
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Monday, 20 June 2016 - about 6pm my time
The days of our spiritual battles are long and busy. I wonder how difficult these battles would be if I was able to do what I really want to do. When I think about how my own spiritual battles increased as I tried to do things in Christian realms, I begin to look at my favorite preachers and others in ministries differently. Now I wonder what battles they face, how they deal with them, how GOD helps them, what I need to know, how I can fight better, what it looks like when GOD helps them, and more.
Christians, ordinary people who are Christians, like me, are not prepared for these kinds of spiritual battles. When they happen, we just think life is really bad and don't understand why. I know that is what happened to me in the beginning of my efforts to create some kind of ministry. It was a long time before I realized that something was going on and all these problems weren't happening by "accident" or without purpose.
The spiritual realms are an unknown field to me. I understand the possibilities that the Bible teaches us, but the real life details are beyond my ability to figure out. I wish I was one of those mighty warriors of the faith, but I am not. I just keep doing my best and plead with GOD to protect us.
When I was searching for answers about Christianity and salvation and what the Bible teaches, I went to a lot of different churches... across the long spectrum of Charismatic and tongues-speakers to Conservative Southern Baptists. I tried to understand cults and how to know if a particular church actually is one. I explored groups that said they were helping the homeless and poor... and found some of them to be predators of those desperate and trusting people who are searching for GOD and heaven. I eventually decided that genuine believers are everywhere, even in the cults as individuals grow into future evangelistic believers.
The Body of Christ became more real to me as all of this was being discovered and reflected on. I wondered if we are weak because of our separations... if those differences that divide us are meant to be our place in the ONE Body of Christ... some for power in prayer, some for mercy, some for teaching, some for evangelism, some for helps, some for each of the gifts and ministries we know about. Big churches may be a reflection of personality... little churches may be critical to the neighborhoods they serve... but all of us suffer because we are not "working together" as a single Body of Christ. This is a spiritual battle that has existed long before me. I still hope that GOD will provide a way to bring us together, especially for the hardships ahead.
Knowing about spiritual battles doesn't help me fight mine. I think this may be because my personality is part of my army. I count on the power of GOD and His promises to help me, and the angels that do His work, and the plans GOD has for my existence. I am just one cell in the huge Body of souls that are saved by Christ. I don't have to become like everyone else, and they don't have to be like me. Knowing all this helps me to focus on what matters as I search for answers to my problems... and the problems of the world.
The future of America is being fought for this year. We have a serious election ahead of us, and four years of whoever wins. The battles for America's soul are growing. Franklin Graham's Decision America 2016 Tour is part of my hopes for America and my prayers for Christians who live here. I receive their updates through the mail, I joined the Oregon group on Facebook, I have the dates marked on my desk calendar, and I ordered one of the Prayer Journals they created for the event (with a page for all 50 states)... and I try to find a way to share my concerns for America whenever I can.
We are at a difficult time in prophecy... what we pray for may be impossible for GOD to honor because some things have been destined for centuries. I think prayer helps us, though... and helps us to look for GOD's solutions to our problems. If you have read any of my blogs, comments on Facebook, or other writings, you will know that Working Together's mission is to prepare for the End Time struggles we know are coming. Someone will face them, and there may not be a refuge for them if we don't make one. Our wayward children, grandchildren, and loved ones, might one day decide that GOD is the right path. Will there be a place of refuge for them... I don't know. I just think it would be good to build them.
I hope you will join me in this effort.
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Finished about 7:30pm
Posted about 8pm
so I finished it on my computer and then transferred it to my blog later,
when the internet was working again.... such a pain !!
======================================
Monday, 20 June 2016 - about 6pm my time
The days of our spiritual battles are long and busy. I wonder how difficult these battles would be if I was able to do what I really want to do. When I think about how my own spiritual battles increased as I tried to do things in Christian realms, I begin to look at my favorite preachers and others in ministries differently. Now I wonder what battles they face, how they deal with them, how GOD helps them, what I need to know, how I can fight better, what it looks like when GOD helps them, and more.
Christians, ordinary people who are Christians, like me, are not prepared for these kinds of spiritual battles. When they happen, we just think life is really bad and don't understand why. I know that is what happened to me in the beginning of my efforts to create some kind of ministry. It was a long time before I realized that something was going on and all these problems weren't happening by "accident" or without purpose.
The spiritual realms are an unknown field to me. I understand the possibilities that the Bible teaches us, but the real life details are beyond my ability to figure out. I wish I was one of those mighty warriors of the faith, but I am not. I just keep doing my best and plead with GOD to protect us.
When I was searching for answers about Christianity and salvation and what the Bible teaches, I went to a lot of different churches... across the long spectrum of Charismatic and tongues-speakers to Conservative Southern Baptists. I tried to understand cults and how to know if a particular church actually is one. I explored groups that said they were helping the homeless and poor... and found some of them to be predators of those desperate and trusting people who are searching for GOD and heaven. I eventually decided that genuine believers are everywhere, even in the cults as individuals grow into future evangelistic believers.
"There are Christians in every denomination,
but every denomination isn't Christian."
The Body of Christ became more real to me as all of this was being discovered and reflected on. I wondered if we are weak because of our separations... if those differences that divide us are meant to be our place in the ONE Body of Christ... some for power in prayer, some for mercy, some for teaching, some for evangelism, some for helps, some for each of the gifts and ministries we know about. Big churches may be a reflection of personality... little churches may be critical to the neighborhoods they serve... but all of us suffer because we are not "working together" as a single Body of Christ. This is a spiritual battle that has existed long before me. I still hope that GOD will provide a way to bring us together, especially for the hardships ahead.
Knowing about spiritual battles doesn't help me fight mine. I think this may be because my personality is part of my army. I count on the power of GOD and His promises to help me, and the angels that do His work, and the plans GOD has for my existence. I am just one cell in the huge Body of souls that are saved by Christ. I don't have to become like everyone else, and they don't have to be like me. Knowing all this helps me to focus on what matters as I search for answers to my problems... and the problems of the world.
The future of America is being fought for this year. We have a serious election ahead of us, and four years of whoever wins. The battles for America's soul are growing. Franklin Graham's Decision America 2016 Tour is part of my hopes for America and my prayers for Christians who live here. I receive their updates through the mail, I joined the Oregon group on Facebook, I have the dates marked on my desk calendar, and I ordered one of the Prayer Journals they created for the event (with a page for all 50 states)... and I try to find a way to share my concerns for America whenever I can.
We are at a difficult time in prophecy... what we pray for may be impossible for GOD to honor because some things have been destined for centuries. I think prayer helps us, though... and helps us to look for GOD's solutions to our problems. If you have read any of my blogs, comments on Facebook, or other writings, you will know that Working Together's mission is to prepare for the End Time struggles we know are coming. Someone will face them, and there may not be a refuge for them if we don't make one. Our wayward children, grandchildren, and loved ones, might one day decide that GOD is the right path. Will there be a place of refuge for them... I don't know. I just think it would be good to build them.
I hope you will join me in this effort.
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Finished about 7:30pm
Posted about 8pm
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