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I was awaken this morning with a poem on my heart. The Lord said get up and write, so I did! This is what became of the prompting of His Holy Spirit! I pray you are blessed.



Tattered Pages


My life was like an open book,

Pages torn from cover to cover.

Wallering in worldly sin,

I made it my friend and lover.

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Each chapter lay before me,

My life began to unfold.

Each was marred with sin,

Never a happy ending to be fortold.

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Then something wonderful happened,

With each and every chapter and verse.

Jesus re-wrote my tattered book,

And lifted that awful curse!

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He erased all the shame and guilt,

And made each page blank to the sight.

And upon this tablet of snow white

My new story I shall gladly write.

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Now between these many pages,

From the beginning to the end.

I have a new & Precious Author,

A wonderful and trusted friend.

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My Jesus is my everything,

He is the greatest of all my fans,

Thank You for completing my story,

Most grateful, Precious Lord, I am!

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Written By Carla M. Vaught

12/15/07 -9:00 am

Are You Raising Fruitful Children Or Harvesting A Flock of Failure?

Deuteronomy 6:5-7 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up

A major role in parenting is giving your children a loving, Christian example from which they may learn righteousness and a productive, fruitful life. This step brings us to the need of a Savior, because without Him we cannot do what is righteous and holy. When the parents are living a sinful life, this brings shame and condemnation upon not only themselves, but their children as well. When children have a Godless example, they will learn a lifestyle that will lead to sin & bondage.

Proverbs 20:7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

Part of teaching in the home is that the parents are to admonish their children, and to encourage and instruct them in living for Christ. It is also to help them find God’s purpose for their lives. We must teach our boys how to be godly men and our girls how to be godly women. Being mature in Christ does not happen over night. This is something that has to be instilled into our children’s lives. This is all part of the plan God has unfolded in the Bible on raising our children to become productive, respectful, God loving adults.

Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

In order to be a responsible parent in raising your children, you first have to take a look at where you are in life. Are you in a stable, loving, respectful and nurturing marriage? Do you show examples of trust, love and respect through your actions and words to each other? Do you practice the words that you speak? Anyone can quote God’s Word, but to walk in it is a different story. These things are the keys not only to successful marriage but being successful as a loving parent as well. If you have mistrust, hatred, disrespect, and jealousy between you and your mate, your children will see these emotions played out before their eyes. How can they learn to love, respect & trust others if their role models are not demonstrating the mind of Christ?

Peter 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
To have a mind like Christ, we must abstain from things that pollute our thinking. Mind altering drugs, alcohol, hypnosis, Witchcraft, the Occult and such are a sin and are forbidden by God’s Word. ANY of these things can & will effect the way we think and act. Is it any wonder that such parents raise up kids who often times become dysfunctional parents as well?? We are admonished to keep ourselves free from things that defile & corrupt our minds and our bodies.

1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

1 Corinthians 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

If parents lie to get out of something, are we not surprised when the children will do the same when they are confronted? If they see the parents stealing as their justified ways of making ends meet, don’t be surprised if their children grow up to be professional criminals. If they see them conning and cheating their neighbors, do they expect them to learn to respect others property? What you do in a Childs life, can and will help to mold them into the adults they become.

One thing I want to point out is that the Husband & Father’s decisions will in fact determine what happens to the family as a whole. If he is not lining his life up with Gods Word, he will in fact be bringing chastisement on the entire family. Through his sins the family will NOT reap God’s bountiful blessings. He too will stand in judgment before the Lord one day for his lack of leadership in his family.

Exodus 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

The above scripture shows us the severity of the consequences of the sins of the leader of the home. Not only will it affect their own children but up to and including their great, great, great grandchildren. What a sad legacy this will leave for their current and future generations.

The Lord has been leading me to post these last 3 blogs (minus the Colt’s one) for a purpose. There are those who are living there lives in the above sins. God wants you to know that He is a forgiving God, IF your heart is sincere. You can indeed repent from those sins and start to walk in the Light that God so freely offers to you. It’s all up to you. God blessed you with children, don’t they deserve a chance at a decent, loving and Christ Like family??.....Lord bless you all

“What Responsibility Does the Christian Have in Assisting Others?”

Have you ever wondered exactly how far your responsibilities go in assisting others? Do you ever question the motives behind the people who are asking for assistance? Do you ever wonder if it is appropriate to deny help to some, but give it freely to others? If blessings are the result of obedience, and calamity is the result of disobedience, then do we have a duty to assist those who are reaping what they sow? Do we as Christians have an obligation to assist all who ask for our help? Are we to associate ourselves with non-Christ like people who ask for help? These are valid questions and hopefully through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and what I have learned from my wise and Spirit led Pastor; I will be able to answer some of these troubling questions!

The Bible admonishes us to love another: John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. Does this mean that we are to share our resources and our blessings with all? Absolutely not! If we see need with one of our brothers or sisters, we are to lend a helping hand. Now what defines who is our brothers and sisters? It means that those who are not brothers & sisters in Christ show themselves to be so by how unChrist-like they are, how they rip apart rather than build up, how they warp the meaning of what love is. It is then that we can say that, 'this is not the action of a follower of Christ'. Therefore those, whose lives bear righteous fruits, walk in His Light and obey the Will of God, are considered our brethren. These people we are commanded to help; all other we are NOT!

Those who chose to not to walk in His light but rather dabble in the worldly venues, are the ones we are to steer clear of. These people who are self-indulgent in the pleasures of the flesh are not the kinds of people a Christian should be associated with. The Bible clearly warns us of such people: Romans 16:17-18 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. How many times have you found yourself in a situation where someone says one thing, but their actions speaker volumes above the words? Or how about the ones who are always looking for a handout, but unwilling to take responsibility for their own calamity? Preying on the next victim that they can scam into giving them their next hand out? Wasting what resources they have on things that satisfy the flesh and not the spirit? These types of people we are also warned not to associate with them. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

The Bible tells us that we “reap what we sow.” Galatians 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Is it not a wonder that those who put their time, their effort and even their love into worldly things, are always looking for someone to bail them out? To satisfy ones fleshly desires is to sow into corrupt soil. But those who choose to sow seeds for Spirit edification reap bountiful blessing of the Lord!

There are some who come into the body of Christ with the intentions of pretending to be one of us. Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. These types of people are walking on a dangerous ground. If they are accepted by the body of Christ, they are under an “Umbrella of Protection.” Either by leaving on their own terms or being cast out from the body, they have removed themselves from this protection. We are told that such people should not dwell among us: 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us………2 Thessalonians 3:14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
The consequences of their actions fall completely and solely on that person. They are not to be a part of the Body of Christ that is until there is proof of their repentance. This also releases the members of that body from any gestures of help.

The Lord clearly states His position on the man whose heart is full of deceit. Psalm 101:7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight………Jeremiah 48:10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. The Bible clearly tells us that those who walk in righteousness will reap God’s wonderful blessings! Proverbs 11:18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

The Christian Walk is not easy at times, but the rewards are literally out of this world! It is much easier to walk beside Him with the aid of your righteous brothers and sisters, than to walk against Him in a cloud of self indulgence, deceit and loneliness.

I pray that this has been a blessing to those who read this. If this hits home then repent of your sins, turn toward the Word of God and Walk in the Light of God’s Truth & Love……..Lord bless you all abundantly!!