Triumphant Victorious Reminders

Triumphant Victorious Reminders Inspired by the Holy Spirit Written by: Teresa Criswell "And no doubt you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power.  Then Jesus went around doing good and  healing all who were oppressed by the Devil, for God was with Him." ~ Luke as recorded in Acts 10:38 ~ "Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.  Pray for the happiness of those who curse you.  Pray for those who hurt you..." ~ Jesus as recorded in Luke 6:27-28 ~ Mother Teresa.  A woman truly after the heart of God.  There is no doubt from her life that she craved God's heart and wanted  to 'dance' to His heartbeat as she revealed Him moment by moment. Here's a beautiful reminder of one of my favorite quotes...our pastor read it at the end of the 'Forgiveness' series which sums up the ministry of Jesus and what each of us can reveal throughout our life moment by moment... " I f you are kind,...

Triumphant Victorious Reminders Inspired by the Holy Spirit Written by: Teresa Criswell "This is a true saying: If we die with Him, we will also live with Him.  If we endure hardship, we will reign with Him.  If we deny Him, He will deny us.  If we are unfaithful, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself." ~ 2 Timothy 2:11-13 ~ It's a cold, damp, dark place. Tiny particles of light hardly pierce through the seemingly rotting material. There is a sense that the structure is fragile, barely being held together as fear overwhelms the atmosphere of this place.  The creaking sounds seem to be in 'surround sound' as I slowly look around shaking as my arms are crossed over one another. My back slightly hunched over as my teeth chatter at rapid speeds because of this lonely, scary dark place.  I become overwhelmed as every sound seems to move and shove me until finally I find myself in the corner not knowing which way to go.  As my eyes begin to adjus...

Triumphant Victorious Reminders Inspired by the Holy Spirit Written by: Teresa Criswell "And this is what the Lord requires: to do what is right, to love mercy and to walk humbly before your God." ~ Micah 6:8 ~ "But you don't understand, they really ticked me off." "How dare they!*&@#" "That hurt my feelings!" "They didn't notice me!" "They didn't choose my child." "Why wasn't I recognized?" "I did more than they did yet I never or seldom am noticed." The 'triumphant victorious reminder' today is to remember what the Lord requires of each of us.. .to do what is right, to love mercy and to walk humbly before our God . When we do this we will begin to pursue the heart of God versus pursuing our desires of accolades.  Incredibly as we honor and esteem others greater than ourselves looking to Jesus as the greatest example of this, we can know that God will for sure...

Triumphant Victorious Reminders Written By: Teresa Criswell Inspired by the Holy Spirit "One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so He could touch them and bless them, but the disciples told them not to bother Him.  But when Jesus saw what was happening, He was very displeased with His disciples.  He said to them, "Let the children come to Me.  Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.  I assure you, anyone who doesn't have their kind of faith will never get into the Kingdom of God. Then He took the children into His arms and placed His hands on their heads and blessed them." ~ Mark 10:13-16 Laughter and squeals of children filled the atmosphere.  The merry commotion caused curiosity to lead me into the living room when to my surprise I saw the adorable, adventurous children attempting to 'ride' on my wooden decor elephant.  The little boy in his gentleman-like ways did his best to help his lady friend climb a...