FYI

For Movie Lovers

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I love movies. Don’t get me started.

One of my favorite childhood memories is staying up late on Friday night with my sisters to watch old movies on TV.  We’d gather our pillows and blankets and sit as close to the TV as possible, so we could keep the volume as low as possible in order to wake-up our parents.

If we could manage to stay awake,  there were usually three movies worth watching between few channels we had to pick from—back in the day. There was never anything objectionable, either. They didn’t show that kind of stuff of TV back then.

Nowadays, it’s very different. I still love movies, but they are often rather offensive.  Even movies with a PG-rating use words and images I don’t like. It’s so disappointing. I don’t want to sit down for a pleasant evening with my husband and be exposed to things that I have to repent for later.

Well , we have discovered something new and awesome: VidAngel. It’s AMAZING! I love it! You have total control over what you see, so that you can decide for yourself which words or images need to go. I love the selection, the price, and—most of all—not having to hear the Lord’s name in vain. Or, seeing people do things on my TV screen, that I’d never want to watch them do in real life.

It is also really easy to use, and movies are only $1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7t85SESTXI

Now, I am sharing this awesome service for three reasons: I believe it’s great, I believe we need to protect ourselves and our children, and if five folks sign-up we can earn a year of free movies.  That would be pretty cool, right? Conversely, anyone who signs up has the chance to earn free movies, too.  There is deadline, though. So, you have to act fast. This is the link to click: https://www.vidangel.com?vip=5vv6kcyi

For your own sake, though, I hope you’ll sign-up. I was hesitant to sign-up for something new, that no one I knew used, but this video is convinced me to go for it. It depicted exactly how I felt, every time I heard certain things. I thought, “Wow, if I can protect myself, why shouldn’t I try it out?? And, of course, there are the images. I think words hit me the way the images hit the Saxophone Player, so for his sake it seemed like a no-brainer. (Of course, neither of us need to hear or see any of that stuff.)

Well, I am off to hear the Saxophone Player actually play the saxophone, so I better get going. I will close with a little video I secretly recorded of his practicing scales.

 

Knowing God’s Will

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I would like to introduce you to my Mother.

There’s much I can say about Rev. Stella Lucille Mosqueda, but I will just share the quality I respected most: my Mother was a woman who feared the Lord.

From the time she was a young child, her one desire was to serve Him.  She battled the same demons we all face today, but she would let nothing hinder her from obeying Him and doing His will. Nothing. Not poverty, not pride, not fear, not grief, not sickness, not anything.

My Mother’s last year on earth was very difficult. Lots of health challenges, with many visits to doctors and emergency room; several stays in hospitals and rehabs.  One day, during a rehab visit in March 2012, we started to talk about spiritual things. I realized our conversation was something special, so I turned on my camera and began recording. The video below is a portion of that particular conversation.

As the video begins, I have just asked my Mother about  knowing God’s will.

POST SCRIPT
Knowing God’s will is one of the things Christians desire most, but have the hardest time discerning, because we are not willing to do the work of seeking Him and waiting at His feet until He answers. We often get impatient or allow fear to rule us. We get up and leave before He can answer.

Of course, sometimes we get an answer, but we don’t like what He has to say. We pretend we didn’t hear Him, or we find a way to justify doing what we really want.  Then, our life gets so complicated and hard and frustrating that we start to ask questions like, “Why did God let that happen? Why did He do that to me?” Stepping outside of God’s will is never going to go well for us, but if we are willing to wait on Him and obey when He answers, we will walk in His peace and blessing. That is a very good place to be, my friends!

Remember:  God’s will is not a mystery or a game. He does not hide it from us. However, if we are not walking in obedience now—to what He has already told us to do—why would He tell us more? We’ve already rejected His will through our disobedience.

Yet, God still desires that we know His will, because He still desires that we do it! If you have been seeking God for His will, but feel like He isn’t speaking to you, I encourage you to invite the Holy Spirit to search your heart. Repent, and put your spiritual house is order.

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24, KJV)

Wanting God’s will means being willing to follow Him.
Following Him means being willing to know Him.
Knowing Him means being willing to give Him time.

What does that mean? It means giving our time to the reading and study of His Word, and giving our time to our secret prayer closet. If we cannot give God our time, we should not expect Him to give us His will.

Friends, I pray the Lord bless and keep you, and I pray you will all know the peace that comes from being in His will. Much love!

2014 in Review

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A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 820 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 14 trips to carry that many people.

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