23.) KINGDOM LIVING....TALKING ON COMFORT !

KINGDOM LIVING;
TALKING ON COMFORT !


One Aspect of Kingdom Living is that God offers us Comfort.

When we have little children, we hear a lot of crying. If they even
Bump their knee a little, they howl like the end of the world has come!
That is just to get a reaction from Mama! That is how they say :
“Come here and come Quick, I am in pain “

And Mama comes. She runs and she worries:”What happened?
My poor baby! “Then we comfort them and they love every minute of it.

Isaih 66:13
As to one who is comforted by his mother,
so will I give you comfort:
and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.

Humans need comfort. We all do. All of our lives. There are so many
Things that come against us and disturb our peace, we really need to learn
To receive Comfort from God.

But, the same principle applies to the Kingdom of God.
God wants us to become like little Children.
We do not need to act so strong and so together.
We can be weak. We can be human.
He wants us to come to Him with all our concerns.
He takes care of us, because He is our Heavenly Father.

Psalm 71: 20-21
Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

Isaiah 49:14-16
But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me." "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me."

But many times, Christian People do not come to the Lord, when they need comfort.
They might turn to TV to tune out the Pain. Or busyness, or Computer etc.Or hobbies ,books,work or something else.Anything else,but God.

We even have,what we call "Comfort foods" now-a-days and how many people use food as a comfort ?
That is a good Question,too.Only affluent countries have that problem !

If people do not know the Lord,they can use Drugs,Alcohol or sex to dull the pain .People can use so many things to escape pain, but God wants us to bring it all to Him and let Him deal with it.

If our children can run to us, when they are hurt or in trouble,
so much more the People of God should run to their God!

Scripture emphatically declares that God is the God of all Comfort ( 2.Cor.1:3,4)

He alone is the source of real and lasting comfort, the kind that is not based on the fleeting
and momentary uncertainties of life.

Isaiah 40, begins with the call to comfort God’s people:
"Comfort,Comfort my People"

Run to His Arms of Love. Run for Comfort. Run for re-assurance.
Somebody said, that Comfort could be translated as Encouragement, too .
We know that Comfort turns to encouragement in time.
With the Comfort we have received, we can comfort others.

I think what is wonderful about God that He does not represent Himself
at arm's Lenght as a Distant God,but He says ;

I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you (John 14:18)

So, let us just run to Him for Comfort, for that pleases Him and brings Joy to Him t
hat we keep our Hearts open and Soft towards Him.
If we stop coming to Him, we become easily hardened in our hearts.

It is good to keep our hearts open to the Lord and let Him take our hurts
and disappointments away and to heal us.
The sooner we bring it all to Him, the sooner He can help us and sooner we get over it.
It is a necessary part of our walk with God.

We get hurt and burned by life and people and situations so often,
we really need to learn to turn them over to Jesus, quickly !

Don’t stuff it inside….give it over to God !

Remember the Old Song:

COME TO THE WATERS
STAND BY MY SIDE
I KNOW YOU ARE THIRSTY
YOU WON'T BE DENIED

I FELT EVERY TEAR DROP
WHEN IN DARKNESS YOU CRIED

AND I SOUGHT TO REMIND YOU
THAT FOR THOSE TEARS I DIED!



Blessings …

Marja Koivumaki

http://life.angeltowns.com

22.) KINGDOM LIVING.

KINGDOM LIVING .

The Most wonderful thing in life is to love and to be loved.
God created us to be loved. Everybody longs to be loved.

In the Kingdom of God that is what God want to show forth to the World around us.

It is supposed to be one of the Characteristic of our Christian life on this earth.

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.

John 13:35
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one to another.

So, that is what God wants to do on this Earth. That Is what He wants to show forth through the Church. It does not happen by itself. There is a part that God does and there is a part that we need to do, also. It is two- sided issue, as most things in Kingdom of God are.

The Book of Acts shows us the Outpouring of God’s Spirit.
Book of Acts should be called Record of the Acts of God on earth!
For that is what it was.

As a result, very diverse people and even different cultures were able to blend together and love each other and grow together in faith. Bible indicates that the Church Grew by the Refreshening Influence of the Holy Spirit and the Influence of the Holy Spirit upon the People of God. Signs and Wonders and Miracles were a Daily occurrence and it strengthened the Church and Solified the Testimony of God’s Word in the hearts of People.

In a real sense, we in the Western Churches have lost the Awe of God and the Reality of God. Without the Power of the Holy Spirit in our hearts and in the Church we cannot do the Will of God and we cannot even Love others .Our sinful nature seems to get in the way. It comes in a way in
Many, many ways. We need the Power of the Holy Spirit to be able to love others.

Yet, the Love of God is poured upon our hearts by the Holy Chost !

By the Spirit of God we have access to the Flow of the Spirit and the enabling of the Spirit of God to even Love others. God offers us that ability. It is not of ourselves. It is a gift and a testimony to the world around us.

John 13:35
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one to another.

That is quite a sobering thought, when you think of it,
Since many times, people can stay in Churches for years And years and not really connect with others.
There is a Real dilemma there. And yet, they continue to walk with God and that is good, but God wants to pour out His Spirit upon His People and that will also release the Love of God upon the People.
So, they will truly love each other. That is a testimony to outsiders. It is important!

I know of a little Ethnic Church. God sent them a powerful Preacher from Europe. This man was on fire For God. Very Anointed man. When he started preaching it was always on the Holy Spirit and the Work of the Spirit of God in people hearts. His desire was to awaken God’s People. As a result people started to wake up from their Slumber. They started to change.

The people who had not talked to each other for years Started talking to each other. The people who only Shook hands with each other on Sunday Mornings started smiling and hugging each other. The ones, who had always been kept on the outside because they were eager For the Lord, were now accepted and sought after for Prayer and counsel. Things changed dramatically.

Nobody really had anything against each other.
They Just did not connect.
How often that happens?

That lack of connecting might be Church living,
but that is not Kingdom living.

That is not God’s Plan.So, the people started connecting.
Prayer meetings started in peoples homes and
there was Great Joy and excitement among the people.

That is what happens when God pours out His Spirit upon the People.

PEOPLE CONNECT WITH GOD AND WITH EACH OTHER.

The refreshening changes people. The”Frozen chosen” start thawing out and start smiling and hugging others.That is a testimony to outsiders as well as the insiders.
We need that! God give us more of that!

In the end, the Elders, who did not want the Holy Spirit Started accusing him of being a Heretic, because he spoke so much on the Holy Spirit and this was a Pentecostal Church! Lord, have mercy!

He said one time, that if you awaken a bear from its winter nap, it will Attact you and that is what happened to him, eventually. The ones, who were longing for the life of God, were Grateful to God for his ministry and the ones, who were Happy to go on slumbering, they got mad!
And there rose a great opposition against him.

But, this is Biblical. There arose a persecution for the Word of God!
And he suffered greatly in the hands of the brethren who did not walk in the Spirit.
They were Believers but they did not walk in the Kingdom of God.
It was hidden from their eyes. Sad thing, for sure.

But, the point of the story is…God wants to pour out His Spirit upon His People,
so they will love one another.
There are many aspects to Kingdom Living, but that is
Just about the Number one!

Without that, you do not have a Church; you just have a group of people,
who meet together once in awhile.That is all.

God calls the Church a BODY of Christ. The whole Idea of Body Is that there are many parts and they cannot function without each other. From one part flows life to the other part and visa versa. We need to remember that. We were not created to function as lone rangers.

But, as Life is not always ideal, we know, God gives Grace upon Grace to His People.
The times, when we do not See real Body connection and real Outpouring of the
Spirit of God in the Church, He simply covers us.He covers us with His Grace.
He gives us strength to go on. He is good and His Mercy endures forever !

We are not dependent on the circumstance of our lives.Ideal or not ideal.
We are dependent on the Lord. He meets our needs. One way or the other.
He comes to our Rescue.

If we enter under the Shelter of the Most High and stay Under His Wings,
there is Peace. Perfect peace. There is the SHALOM of God and it covers us and makes us Strong.
He never leaves us nor forsakes us. He takes care of His Own.

Many times, Body of Christ is not where it should be Spiritually speaking,
but God who is faithful to His Own Takes care of us,
through those dry times and the times Of dysfunction.

But, I personally believe, in the End Times, God wants to restore the Kingdom Living
into His Body and that will have many aspects and yet one of the foundational aspect is this:

John 13:35
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

There is much that need to be restored to the Church, but that is the foundation. Love of God for us and us giving It back to God first and then to others.

It might mean a call to die to flesh. And putting the needs of others before our own. It might mean, repenting more often, adjusting our attitudes more , and being humble Servants. It might mean Forgiving more and praying more …and yet, I know, that is what God wants to do with His Body on this earth.

Blessings…

Marja Koivumaki

http://life.angeltowns.com

21.) KINGDOM OF GOD !

KINGDOM OF GOD.

“Rom 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink;
But righteousness, and peace,
and joy in the Holy Ghost.

That is a good way to begin a Message. Every Born -Again, believer belongs to the Kingdom of God, but Not every born again believer walks in the Kingdom of God and knows the reality of it.

Do you know where the secular counseling went wrong? They got the Idea that we need to listen to people and that Is an excellent Idea, but if it stops there, you are not helping People.So, what happens, many people go to counseling the Rest of their lives and never get better, because someone is Listening but not giving any input, advice or direction.

So, the people are truthful in a sense, that they see a gap between “What is” and “what could be” and that is why they go to counseling. To find out how to fill those gaps. If the counselor goes by the Books and Ideas and never says a word ,the people remain the Same. Listening is good. It is kosher.But, people need more. We
All need input from time to time. Every one of us. That is how Humans are. It is just a fact of life. We need others.

In the Kingdom of God we have similar situations. People know There is a gap between “what they have” and “what they could have” In God and so they go to Counseling to find out how to fill those Gaps. And if the counselor gives Godly input and Godly advise, the Person can get on tract, again.If not…the person might be lost for A long time, looking for a way out.

This one person said to me, she is not happy with her job.Or the Idea of working, at all. We all feel that way, at times, that is Fine. I am not shocked. That is life.
But, and then we want to look at this Issue in front of us.

So, I said,” What would be the alternative? What would Happen, if you did not work?”

She looked at me and said:”We would have nothing “I looked at her and said “So, it seems this is a provision of the Lord?” She nods.Yes, definitely, but she is still grumbling.

I looked at her and said:” If it is the provision of the Lord …would it Be a good Idea to thank Him for it? And ask Him to teach us to be Thankful for what He has given us?”

She nods and I added: “I have grumbled about the way God has Provided for us, too.Many times, and I realized, I had to repent from my sinful attitudes. God wants us to be Thankful. That is Kingdom living!”

She nodded:” You are right, my attitude is sinful, and I know it.
Let’s pray!” So, we prayed right away and she was happy.

... Hebr 12:28
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,
let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

That might not be the World’s way of looking at life, but we have a Kingdom And in this Kingdom, God expects us to be honest with ourselves and our Attitudes and let God help us to come in alignment with His Heart.We trust Him. We walk by Faith. Not by feelings. We walk by Faith.


That is good, you know. It is not so hard. It is actually fun.I think, anything God does, it is fun. It is very wonderful.

So, then other time, in a meeting God gave me a Word for this lady. I went to her and said “I feel, the Lord says, He wants you to slow down!” She looks at me and says:”You want to adopt some of my kids? There is no slowing down here!”

You see? People do not understand the Kingdom of God! In the Kingdom Of God….what God offers us, is not dependent on what happens to us on the outside.

Our whole life can fall apart, our house can be a chaos and yet, in our hearts…
There is this amazing PEACE of GOD! That is the “Shalom of God”.
It is the hidden life with God. Being under His Shadow. It is kingdom living.

It is not dependent on how you think and feel and what happens, it is dependent
On God, who gives it to you, if you but ask for it! It is a gift and it is a miracle
And it is something that is INSIDE of you. Kingdom of God is within!

So, I said:” It is not about the kids. It is not about, what happens around you, it is
What happens inside of you. It is you opening your heart to God and letting Him
Touch you first thing in the morning, and you say:
“Good Morning, God…here I am! Let me walk in your Peace, today.
Your word says, Kingdom of God is righteousness
Peace and Joy in the Holy Chost. I need your peace, in order to function in this
Life …I want to walk in the Kingdom today, not in my feelings, or circumstances.
I want to walk in the Kingdom. In your Peace. In your SHALOM!”

Then the SLOWING DOWN…is what happens in your heart and mind.
Instead of your Mind racing million directions, it races to one direction: GOD!
And once our minds are settled on Him, we have peace.

Then the work gets done.The house, the kids, the work, the bills get paid.
It all gets done, with less stress and hassle, if your minds just stay on God!
That is the Secret. Peace of God is the secret healing agent. Our minds are so stressed.
Our bodies take toll from this stress and busyness we are all caught up in.

So, God says…SLOW DOWN…on the inside. Focus on Me.
Stay in my Presence and it all gets done and you are able to function.

Peace of God is Healing. It brings healing to stressed out people!
We need the Shalom of God. We need to enter into His Rest…Into His peace.

If you look at little children, they all have natural ability to laugh, to smile, dance
and enjoy Life. Until life takes it out of them!

They go to school and you see changes. The rejection from other children comes
And takes some of that joy out. The criticism from a Teacher Comes and takes some
Of that laughter out. And soon our children are as serious and stressed out as adults!

We need to walk in the Kingdom of God and teach our Children to come to the Heavenly Father for Healing, when Enemy robs us. He robs our natural ability to feel joy. To laugh and to relax.

We need to run to our Father’s Arms for Comfort very often.
Life has a way of robbing us and affecting us.But, He does not mind.
His Arms are reaching Out still!

When my daughter was small, I put her down for her afternoon naps. She would not sleep unless I was beside her.Often, I would open one eye to peek at her and she would open one eye and Peek at me and then I would point my finger and say:”Close that eye, Princess” And she Would point her finger at me…without the words and we would both burst into laughter! It was such a bonding thing for us.

We bonded through laughter. It brought joy to us and we still do that.
She is now, almost grown up, but we still laugh at funny things.

God wants us to become like little children for such is the kingdom of heaven.
And that means children can enjoy life. We should have joy and laughter and dance in our Hearts. God allows us. Did you know that?

Where Presence of God is…there is Joy and Laughter. We should see more Joy and laughter At Church, because God comes to Church.He loves the Church. Did you know, God loves The Church??

“Christ loved the Church and
gave Himself for it “ He loves it!

But, if His own are not walking in the Kingdom, they do not have Joy for living.
And that makes Him sad, He wants His Children have “Life and have it more abundantly “

That means, His Peace and His Joy in our hearts, maintains our inner stability,
So that we are able to function in life and maintain our responsibilities and
Still have some left over to give to others. That is Kingdom living.

If life has robbed you of Joy….you need to get filled with the Holy Chost!
Again and Again and Again, till you are so full, you have some left over and
Are able to pass it onto others, too!

Now, you go to Church. People, who know the Lord, they belong to the Kingdom,
But often they do not walk in the Kingdom.

If they do not smile, love and laugh and show spontaneous Ability to connect
With others and enjoy life, they have not entered into the Kingdom living.

Might be part of it, but not in it! Funny, how that works.So, we see many wooden faces.
Some never talk. Others never make eye- contact. Others never smile.
Or they never hug others.Children do all of that.
They say “I love you “with joy in their face.

Some people look very sober. Very serious.
”This is serious business being a Christian, you know!”

It is serious, but God wants His Children to have the joy of the Lord and freedom in their Heart to enjoy life. We need to become like little children! Life robs us, but God gives back To us, what life and circumstance took from us. He wants to pour His Supernatural Peace and Joy into us.

That is what Kingdom of God is all about. It is Him giving. Him doing it. Not us.
We can choose to enter in, but He does the outpouring of His Spirit upon us.

We are called to become like Children, or we cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.So, the Lord Says “Kingdom of God is Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Chost “

God wants to bring that reality back to the Church.His people need to enter into the kingdom of God.Not just be part of it, But to enter in.

Learn to relax. Learn to enjoy life. Enjoy God’s Presence. Enjoy your family, friends, and A cup of coffee.Don’t try so hard to be Christian, you forget to be human.
Enjoy life. Relax.

You can have title deed to a house and never live in it. It is yours and yet, if you never live in it…It is just there and you cannot enjoy what is rightfully yours. Similar thing happens often with Christians. What is rightfully ours…have to be entered into and enjoyed!

You know, in God’s Kingdom there are no Orphans. We all belong. We have a Father. He is a very loving Father. And He wants us to know-how much he enjoys His Children.

God’s Word says:”Behold, what manner of Love the Father has given us, that we should be Called the sons of God!”

The ones, who never were sons…can be sons of God!
The ones, who never were daughters… can be Daughters of God.
That makes me really happy. We belong.

You know, in a natural family, when a new baby is born People get so excited.
They want to see the baby and it is exciting. There is JOY!

In a similar way, when ONE sinner repents, there is JOY in the Kingdom of God!
There is JOY, because one more person has been born into the Family of God.
God rejoiced over you and He Rejoiced over me, when we accepted Jesus,
As our personal saviour.He put His Seal of approval on us and that is the Holy Spirit.
That is the title deed in your heart, it says, you totally belong to God.

You belong to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, He is your Father.

So, the one, who was never called a daughter or son….
is now called “CHILD OF GOD!” Isn’t that great?
What do you think of that?
Is that good news, or what?

Kingdom living means, we understand we belong to God.
We understand that we are Children of God and we are rejoicing in that truth!

Are you Thankful you are a Child of God? I am very thankful!
I was never a daughter, you know. I never belonged until I met the Lord.
I never had family.Now, I do have a family.So, that is good.

You could say, I was robbed and I really was.But, God gave me His Spirit, He poured
Into me His Peace and Joy and it made up to it. In a lot of ways.

Sure,some woundings do Remain and God heals those as we go on with our life.
He is good to us. He understands And He brings balance to those areas, where we are bit off.

When my babies were born, not many people showed or said, they were happy.
I was happy but I did not get that rejoicing together with others.
I felt very robbed that way. It caused sorrow to lodge in my heart.
Sometimes, life robs Joy from us, in these kind of ways, too
and we need God to heal our hearts in those areas.
But, God comforted me for that, too.He gave back to me.

Laughter is healing. Did you Know, Laughter is good medicine?
Bible says:”Merry heart doeth good like a Medicine”

Often, when I laughed with my daughter, it was so healing to me.It brought so much life to me. God used her Joy to touch me and bring me back to joy, too! God can use our children to minister to us, too.Or friends or neighbours.Or anyone.

It can be a little thing that turns the tide for us. It is not always big things that help us.

Back to Kingdom Living.Bible says:
” Walk in the Spirit, that you would not fulfill the lust of the flesh “

We cannot do that on our own. We are so driven. So busy. So go-go in our Western
Culture. We cannot walk in the Spirit in our own Ability. That is a work of God.
I realized that if we wish to walk in the Spirit,we need to enter into the Peace of God.

Under His Shadow. That secret Place, where it is only Him and I. Just you and God.
Nobody else. Our entire focus is on Him. Nothing else.
That is where Peace is….when our Focus is on Him.
Our mind is stayed on Him. That is where Peace is. That is Shalom.

When we walk in His Peace, we can walk in the Spirit and then we do not fulfill the lust Of the Flesh.
Otherwise, forget it. We end up striving and beating ourselves over the head
And we never get anywhere.

It is the hidden life with Christ. It is the Shadow of the Almighty.
Just you and Him and Nobody else.

In that place, it does not matter, if people reject you and criticize you
and Misunderstand you and nobody talks to you and they shut you out of fellowship.
In that place, there is Peace and the rest of the world can go on as it does
and we can continue in the Peace of God.

That is kingdom living. It is what we need to enter into.
It is what I Want to enter into more and more.
That is God’s Desire for His children.

“Rom 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink;
But righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Amen.



By Marja Koivumaki


http://life.angeltowns.com

20.) HEALING LETTERS TO A FRIEND.

HEALING LETTERS !!!

Peace to you, from Our Heavenly Father.

When you write to me, do not worry about confusing thoughts.
It is more interesting anyhow, than the YES…YES…..people,
who say “Yes” to everything and yet, you never know,
what they really think about and with you I do know,
what you think about, so that is a very good thing!

So, be yourself and please,stop worrying.

I found it very interesting, when you said, that you feel,
there are two personalities Inside of you.
One, you call “Little ME “and the other you call the “Strong ME “
I thought about it and I think, you are probably right on that one.

It is not good or bad. It simply is how your life was.
You were forced to be strong and you learned well.
And the” Little You” went to hiding. That is all.

When you threatened to pack it all and quit everything
for six months, the Thought came to me…

-Is it wisdom to throw everything away and give it all up?
-Just because you feel miserable?

Do you remember the Bible story about the TEN lepers?

Jesus told them to go and show themselves to the Priests.
AS THEY WENT ON THE WAY…THEY GOT HEALED!

So, I would say, keep doing, what you doing and don’t give it all up, now. Continue your normal routine and do what is in front of you:
AND AS YOU GO ON THE WAY…THE LORD HEALS YOU!

LITTLE YOU gets healed and STRONG YOU can rejoice in the Lord!

YOU will make it. We will not give up!
We do not have to be completely whole,
In order for the Lord to use us.

He uses us in spite of us and in spite of where we are at!
He uses us, in our Weakness!
That is a pretty good thing, isn’t it?

We can come to the Lord in our weakness and stay before Him
as weak people and He loves us back to Life!
Even in those areas, "where we have lost it all", as you so well said it!

Enemy steals a lot from us...but Heavenly Father
will pour More of His Love and Grace into us, to make up to it!

When we have lost it all...there is even more room,
for the Blessings of God.

So, it is not all bad, to lose it all.
It does create room, you know! (Smile)

I thought,It could be a good Idea to Pray for” Little YOU”…daily!

Should we do a scientific test?
You pray daily for Little YOU and tell me,
after 6 mos.how things have improved???

Nice little test...and we can pray,
God would strengthen “Little YOU”
and remove some of the fear, she has stored inside Of herself.

"JESUS, COME AND BLESS LITTLE ONE.
COME AND BLESS HER,
WITH A SENSE OF YOUR GREAT LOVE.
POUR OUT YOUR LOVE ON THE LITTLE GIRL,
THAT NOBODY LOVED,
WHEN SHE WAS JUST A SMALL, HELPLESS CHILD.

SHOW HER, HOW MUCH YOU VALUE THE GIRL,
THAT OTHERS MADE FUN OF AND LAUGHED AT
AND DESPISED SO OPENLY.
HOLD HER IN YOUR ARMS…
ALL DAY LONG AND LET HER FINALLY FEEL SAFE AND SECURE.

DRAW OUT THE HOPELESSNESS AND INSECURITY THAT SHE EXPERIENCED IN HER LIFE…DRAW IT ALL OUT INTO YOUR WOUNDED SIDE.

YOU WERE WOUNDED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS
AND BY YOUR STRIPES WE ARE HEALED..COMFORT HER!

THE LITTLE ONE HAS NO STRENGHT IN HER
TO PROTECT HERSELF AGAINST THE ENEMY.

BUT, YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT,
SO COME AND HIDE HER UNDER YOUR WINGS.
AND FROM THERE SHE CAN LOOK AT THE EVIL WORLD
AND WHISPER TO HERSELF:

”EVEN IF NOBODY LOVES ME IN THIS WORLD...
..I AM NOT ALONE...FOR JESUS IS MY FRIEND
AND HE CARES FOR ME .
AND TO HIM I AM THE SMARTEST
AND MOST BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL IN THE WHOLE,
WIDE WORLD…HE WILL NEVER ABUSE ME OR HURT ME…
OR BRING FEAR INTO MY LIFE ….
UNDER HIS WINGS...I AM VERY SAFE AND PROTECTED “

"Now, think about another the Bible story …
the Story about Lazarus.

After he died, the Angels brought him to Abraham’s Bosom.
And there Abraham said:
“You got all your good things in your life,
but, Lazarus only the evil things…
but…now…here he is receiving Comfort!”

Now, the thing is that God is everywhere.
He is ever present. He is not limited by anything.
Not a place. Nor even a time. He is simply not limited.

Bible says, He is the same, today, yesterday and forever…

And if that is so….then God is not limited today, either!!

And He can easily touch the “Little YOU” and bring her comfort!
How do you like that thought?

So, if Lazarus, received Comfort after his death,
WHY WOULD Heavenly Father NOT give Strong YOU
and Little YOU …comfort…already in this life???

That is a good Question!

For we have a Better Covenant and Better Promises,
through Jesus, our Lord!

The New Covenant promised us,
that Jesus Himself would send us a COMFORTER!

That is one good thought, if you really start thinking about it!
That is for sure!

It is worth thinking about and then...
When was the last time; you heard a sermon on COMFORTER?
See?

Very seldom! It sure seems like they have forgotten about Him!

But, there was a Purpose...as to WHY God sent us a Comforter.
It was not sent and promised for no reason.

GOD KNEW, WE WOULD SUFFER A LOT ON
THIS EARTH AND WE WOULD NEED
TO BE COMFORTED OFTEN!

So, now we have our very own private COMFORTER!
That is a good thing, is it not ??

So, as you pray daily for us...add another prayer,
to your prayers...dear friend.

Throw in a prayer for “Little you “and ask Comforter to come
to her and give her comfort for all the evil she experienced as a child!

This should be our special test and as you pray that
prayer daily for 6 mos.then after that time period,
you can report the results to me!!!

I started praying prayers like that years ago.
I am not quite sure, what inspired me, but I started praying each night:

” Lord, wrap your arms around me like I were a little baby in your arms.
Keep me close to your heart and take all the fear out of me…
And all the anger….just hold me close to your heart “

Around the same time, my daughter started
praying similar prayers and writing poems
about the things God showed her.

So, the ladies of the house were on the same level mentally! (Smile)

Blessing to the” Strong you” and “Little you”...

Remember, You may both go and sit on Jesus’s Knee!
There is always room for you two
and His Love is Pure and brings True Warmth to your heart!

By Marja Koivumaki

19.) SHALOM OF GOD AS A SECRET HEALING AGENT.

SHALOM OF GOD ...AS A SECRET HEALING AGENT !!!!

I was thinking about the Psalms 23:


I thought, that would be a good Psalm to think about in regards to many
Situations people find themselves in. Or have found them in the past.
It is a good Psalm to think about, when people try to make sense
Of their lives and understand the Pain in their lives and find healing for it.


King David said in Psalms 23: these words:
” Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me”


In some sense, many peoples childhood situations have been like
“Walking through the valley of Death”, with many traumatic events.
Some people have had so much sorrow in their life.


Psalms 23: says, “I will fear no Evil, for you are with me “
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You Anoint my head with oil”


It is good to pray for that to become a reality to people we meet in life. Many times,
When people recount their stories…. all those Memories and feelings are like
“Being before the enemy” and it is like Big TV-Screen in front of them.
It might seem that the Enemy’s power is very real.


But, God is greater than all that and He can Prepare a Table for us,
In the presence of our enemies and He can anoint our head with Oil.
And we can live in the House of the Lord, forever.


The fiery darts of the Enemy and the pain of the past and memories
Cannot take away from us, what God has given us.

Nobody can take away from us, what Jesus Himself has given us.

Even, when we were children, God Himself protected us. It might not seem to be
That way, but how else can you explain, how some people have survived such
Incredible cruelties ? And yet, years after the original events, people still might
carry some of the trauma and pain in some part of their soul.
In those areas, God wants to show His People, that He is more powerful
Than the Enemy. He can heal us from the pain of the Past.



David cried out in Psalms 143:9

‘Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord

I run to you for protection/ to hide me “


The Lord wants to deliver us from all our Enemies. In many situations
We could say, the Enemy is the bad feelings, painful memories and
The intense pain people are feeling.

The Lord wants to deliver us from all of our Enemies.


The Word of God says, the Goal of a Commandment is Love
To That I would add, that the Goal of Inner-Healing is PEACE!

THE SHALOM OF GOD IS THE SECRET HEALING AGENT !

God Offers His Shalom….His Peace in any area,
Where we still suffer and carry pain.

So, we can ask the Lord lifts off the memories and pain and to
Draw the Pain to His Heart

Isaiah 53:1-3 says
“He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”

He would understand about pain and sorrow. He would understand about being rejected, better than anyone. In all areas, He suffered, even as we have suffered.

God’s desire is always give us peace and to bless us with His Peace.
His Shalom…Is the Secret Healing Agent and the
Best Healing Agent in the world.


The LORD will give strength unto his people;
The LORD will bless his people with peace.
Psalms 29:11


The conclusion is that the Goal of Inner -Healing is Peace.

So, that every Area of our life would come under the Influence of God’s Peace
And then we can give testimony for the goodness of God.

We can give God a permission to restore Peace into every area,
Where Enemy has disturbed us and robbed us and thus we can get
Victory Over our enemies!

His Perfect Peace for the rejection. His Shalom for all the sorrow the enemy has
Heaped upon people. God’s Perfect Peace for all the losses.
His Secret Healing Peace, for all the lack of love in peoples lives.
God wants to give us His Peace, His Shalom in all of those areas.


Romans 8:37-39
In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.


I.Jh.4:17 There is no fear in Love; but perfect love casts out fear.
Perfect Love cast out fear. In its stead comes Peace.

Our God is an Awesome God and He is more powerful than the sorrows and pain
In peoples lives. He wants to bring His Comfort into all those areas of pain.

When we receive His Comfort, it brings His Gift of Shalom.
The secret Healing Agent into Operation in our lives.

Shalom…Shalom….Peace of God!
The Peace, that passes all understanding!

Shalom….Shalom….Peace to all who enter here.
Shalom…Shalom…. Peace to all who love His Name!

Praise be to God. He is Good!


Amen.

By Marja Koivumaki

18.) IN THE BEGINNING.

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD
AND THE WORD WAS GOD.
JOHN 1:1


The above Bible verse…is a good verse to begin
The New year with!

The one thing, I was reminded of last week …
was that God always speaks to us thru His Word and
as we understand it and receive it in our heart.
It makes a difference in us and for us.

I also realized, real healing is always a
Work of the Spirit and Only the Work of the Spirit.

There are other avenues, that might help people,
But for us to become more like Jesus…
It got to be the Work of the Spirit.

Often times, God’s People need to get back to the Word….
More and more. And let the Word of God work in us,
through the Power of the Spirit and Bring Healing
in the areas, where it is needed.

We should not depend of any formula,
groups or teaching guides or person for it.

We depend on the Work of the Spirit. The Bible says:
“HE SENT HIS WORD AND HEALED THEM “
Ps.107:20

So, that is the simplicity of the Gospel
as well as the Work of God in its simplicity.

I, myself like simplicity when it comes to Spiritual things.

There are many different kinds of teaching out there.
Some sound complicated and others sound real good .
But, many times, the results are not there.
They use the course- materials and Ideas and formats
and yet…it is not there.

Because, it has to be a Work of the Spirit.
We have to depend on the Spirit of God.
We focus on the Lord.

I think, I personally want to be Open to the Lord
more in that area and Soak in the Word of God
and believe that, at the same the SPIRIT of God
will do a work in me and change what needs to be changed.

Bible also talks about light :

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."
I. John. 1:7

So, we need to open our hearts to the Light of God
and let Light do its work in us.
The Word convicts us of areas that need to changed
or things that need to be set Right or areas where
Repentance is needed.
Or where restitution is needed or confession
of sin is needed or making
Things right with people.

Light of God ….brings all of that to the Open.
And we deal with what needs to be
Dealt with and we find the Blessing of God.

Light exposes and God heals and cleanses
all unrighteousness from us, when we confess our sins.
Sometimes, walking in the light, means talking to a friend,
who is somehow pushing our buttons.
Not necessarily that it would change them,
but that we have right Attitude towards them,
or receive healing, where we are bound.

So, that is the effect of Light.
Let the Light of God flood into our being.
Let the Light Expose what needs to be
exposed in us and Heal and Change us.

Light of God is full of Truth and Full of Love.
His Mercy and Grace flows into.
It is a good thing to be/walk in the Light.

It is also a good thing to soak in the Word of God.
I bought myself the whole Bible in CD’s.
I listen to one CD each day.
It fills my heart with Joy.

It is very touching. It is very Life giving.
And I agree to the Word I hear and let it go into me.
So, that is good thing, to do.

LET GOD MINISTER TO US, THROUGH THE LIVING WORD!

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Col 3:16

What I noticed as I went thru the CD’s last week
and week previously is that …although Apostle Paul
wrote 75 % of the New Testament and he deals with
doctrines and issues Of basic beliefs among Christians.

And… Although, he rebukes sin and establishes
a basis for Proper Christian conduct and right and
wrong…and he was never afraid to confront Truth
…Yet…it is not so much about that.

Most everything Paul teaches is about Relationships.
Relationship to God and Relationship to other believers.

Real relationships of love.
Commitment and Covenant Relationships with each other.
Not just “I walk out, when you get to my nerves “

He was such a deeply emotional man.
He had such deeply emotional terms in his letters.”
You have become dear to us “/ “I long for you “
(to see the believers) etc.

Paul was not afraid to express his love to the other believers.

If we underlined and made a list of ALL the emotional sayings,
Paul used in the New Testament it would be quite
interesting study and would give us an interesting
picture of the heart of the man, who wrote much of our New Testament.

That was an interesting thought…last week.

And other than that….the old truth:
“HE SENT HIS WORD AND HEALED THEM”
Ps.107:20

So, our Journey to become more Christ like is tied to two things:

1.) First of all…to the Word of God coming to us and the
Working of the Spirit of God inside of us.
2.) And then our Relationship to other believers.
His Word comes forth through people as well.

But, even in our Relationships …our focus must
always and foremost be focused on the Lord Jesus!
He is the Source of all things.
He is the beginner and finisher of our faith.
He alone can meet our needs.

All our expectations need to be directed to Him.
Not to people. God meets our needs.
He heals even our wrong Expectations
and teaches us the way to go.

So, we begin a New Year…the same way,
as God did, when He Made the World.
From the Same foundation and here it is:

IN THE BEGINNING….WAS THE WORD
AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD
AND THE WORD WAS GOD!
JOHN.1:1

He is the Living Word. He is beginning and End.
Apart from God, there is no true Life.
He is the Source of all things.
We start each new day and the
New Year from that perspective.
With Him in the center of all things.

All Good things come from Him
He is The Light, and in Him, there is no Darkness.

If we walk in the Light, as He is in the Light,
we will have Fellowship with one another.

As we study His Word….we believe,
He will Send His Word and heal us.
To make us into the Image of Christ.
And take away ….all things that hinder.

We all have ways to go, to be more like Jesus
And to act more like Him.
We need to be open to the Spirit of God
So, He can change us and Mold us.

He does all of that, because He is good
And His Mercy Endures forever!

Amen.

By Marja Koivumaki
January, 2006

17.) YOUNG PEOPLE IN MINISTRY

YOUNG PEOPLE IN MINISTRY.

I would like to share few thoughts on Young People
In the Ministry. I am talking of a Christian Ministry,
As in: Preaching and Teaching and praying for others.

There are some people, who think, Young people should
Not be in Full Time Christian Ministry.
That it is only for Older, more mature people.

Bible does not say that.
It says, the Pastors and deacons of the Church
should be blameless in their conduct.
Not perfect, because that will not happen.
They should be able to teach.
And have good testimony of those outside. Etc.Etc.
I.Tim.3:1-14

I would say, for anyone entering the ministry,
the main focus should be the call of God and Inner Maturity.

Now, I would like to explain my definition for maturity.

In a real sense, we all know, it takes a lifetime to grow up
And mature. None of that happens over- night.
So, if we all waited until we are mature, we would never do anything in life.

We would not get married, have children, or finish our
Studies in University or go to work. We simply could not.
We would just sit around waiting to become mature.

In a practical sense of a word, Maturity indicates that a person
Is responsible and takes responsibility for his/her life and even
For the lives of others.

It means being good role model and being
Conscious that our life –style/ -choises will affects others.

Maturity also indicates willingness to work hard at making a living and pursuing the inner passions and talents God has given us.

Whether it is in Music, Arts or some other Creative talent,
God has given us.

Christian Maturity indicates being committed to Godly values and Godly principals and living by the Truths of God’s Word.

All of those things indicate maturity.

Maturity means, we serve God, in spite of our hang- ups and hurts
And wounds and ask God to help us Overcome where we have
Been shortchanged by life.

Maturity means, we can admit we were wrong and are willing and able to receive counsel, advice and Input from others.

Maturity means, opening our life to others, by being vulnerable about our weaknesses and strengths and areas where we might fall into sin.


That takes huge amounts of guts, to be that honest.
Maturity indicates willingness to do that, too.

Maturity is a choise.

Maturity means being Accountable to other, older belivers, or
Others who are more experienced or have a measure of wisdom
And Experience in areas, where we might not have that.

If I am willing to act like mature person…I will be open in those
Areas.

Maturity does not mean, I have to have it all, today.
It means, I am willing to learn and grow and listen to others.

In that sense, Maturity is a choise, we all have to make, at some point.

We have all met adults, who act, think and feel like children.
They have never processed their inner issues and therefore, they
Have not become Mature. Some never will.

So, with that backdrop, I would like to say, any Young Person, can
Be Mature, by their choise and willingness to learn and to listen
To others and by remaining in Fellowship with God’s people.

Humility is big part of Maturity and that means, we can admit
To some other trustworthy person, when we are wrong or are
Going the wrong way or going to an extreme in some area of our
Lives.

Humility means, we ask for prayer, when we’re tempted to sin.
Or when we have already sinned, we confess and ask for help, when we need it. That is not always easy for us. We need to ask God to give us grace to humble ourselves and ask for help, when we need it.

That leads to maturity, also.

The world’s way of dealing with life is to be Independent and
Appear to be together and aim for Success.
God’s Idea of Success and
Our Idea of Success can be total Opposites.

As God’s People, Success is summed up in one sentence:

OBEDIENCE TO GOD. /FAITHFULNESS TO GOD.



In a sense, people at any age, should make a decision to act Mature
and to become more mature. We all have room to grow !
And we should be willing to be Accountable to someone.

That is not only wisdom and protection to us,
but it is a requirement In the Word of God.

Bible says…”Be, ye Holy, as I am Holy”

We cannot do that, without the help of the Holy Spirit and that means many Godly choises.Choise to stay in fellowship.Choise to remain open to people around us.Choise to obey the Word.

So, now you know already, that I am all for young people being
In the Ministry. I believe, local Churches should release young
People, who have obvious willingness and Anointing of God in
Their lives, into their God-given callings.

If we don’t release our young people, guess what???

All the Para-church organizations take the best we have!
They go to YWAM and other such groups.

And there they receive excellent training and opportunities
to practice what they learn. Just as they should.

So, why should local Churches give up their best?
Why should they lose their own future?
And prevent the young people from entering into the call of God in their life?

Now, I am very practical person, and I would think, that to release
Young people into their callings and giftings, should not happen
Without some qualifications.

There is a sense, that we grow into our gifting and callings and
Unless we practice what we know, we never mature in it or
Become better at it.

A Young Pastor might have good sermons, but I bet after 30 yrs.
In a Ministry, he has depth, that he did not have in the beginning.

That comes from the” School of hard knocks,” being through the trials of life and by being taught by God. The depth and growing into our giftings and callings come over time.
But; we all need to have Opportunity to begin, at some point.

We need to encourage the Young People, also!

Maturity will come.But, they need to begin, at some point.

But, about the qualifications?

I believing in some sense, Christians like to think, someone in a
Ministry is better off than other humans.
ALL they need is Anointing. They like to think, that is all they need.

Reality is not like that.

Nobody is 100 % Anointed all the time. They will have to deal with their humanity, just like any other person. They will have to deal with their own emotions and marriage and children, and friends and Relatives and to pay bills, just like the rest of the humans.

Nobody can escape their own humanity. It just tags along.
All day Long. No brakes given to folks in ministry!

So, the qualifications, I am thinking about it…comes in a form
Of building protectors and fences around people in ministry.

Specifically Young People in Full- time or Part- time ministry.

We do not need more shipwrecked lives. We have seen enough of that. We’ve heard often enough, how “so and so” fell into sin and then other guy in the ministry fell, too, and left his wife and so on… ….

No, we do not need more of that kind of news!

We need to start building protectors around each other and make
Provisions for the ones, who fall into sin.

How are we going to Restore them?

Where are the Restoring teams?

Where are the Ones, trained by God and others
to Minister Inner- healing and Deliverance and
Repentance and to teach Godly principals
to the ones fallen on the way side?

Where are the ones, who are willing to walk alongside,
until the Sister or brother is totally restored?

It is easy to judge and be angry.
It takes much more grace to walk alongside and help
the brother or sister to walk to the other side.

I’d like to see, these kinds of “Restoring Teams”
among believers.

I would say, anyone who thinks, he/she would like to go into a
Full time ministry should find two–three people, they can be
Absolutely honest with.

Brutally honest with about every area of their Life.
Weaknesses and strengths.
Their hopes, their dreams, their brokenness.
The sad parts and shameful parts of life,
they rather not Look at or touch.
The areas, they rather forget. Or never mention, again.

All of it. Opened and kept open.
So, the enemy would have no foothold and
no open doors to enter in to torment the people of God.

Why is enemy having such an easy time with the People of God??

Why is there so much defeat?

Because, people are not open to Each other.
We talk about Anointing more than our reality.
What we really experience inside. What we really see and hear daily.

And then we put the “Happy face “on, when we enter a Christian
Meeting. Where did we get the Idea, we can separate our humanity
From Anointing? Did you know, Bible says, that Jesus came to
Heal the broken hearts?

Somehow, He is not disgusted by our weaknesses and inability to
Process life 100 % perfectly.


Somehow, He has compassion on us
And is not ashamed to call us His Brethren!

Did you know, Bible says that?
It actually does.
God Loves US!
That is the good news!

Bible says, He has compassion on our infirmities.
Do you have compassion on yourself?

Or would you rather, appear 100 % together, all the time and smile
While your heart is braking?

That is a good Question and that is why many fall into sin.

People in a Ministry fall into sin, for the same reasons, you do!
There is no difference!
So, you see why we need to build protectors?

Because, we are human! And humans need protectors.
We need Encouragement and Love and Prayers and
without all that, we die inside.
Those all act Like protectors.

No, we do not believe in controlling people.
Control comes from outside.
Control comes in a form of rules and lists of things to do.

But, God wants to lead us and teach us from the Inside!

Holy Spirit in us wants to lead us. But, if we are not open to
Each other, we miss the Wisdom of God in our sisters
or brothers and we might still be deceived!

So, we cannot overlook our need for other people.
It is not a sign Of spirituality to shut others out.
And try to make it on your own.

We need others. For balance, for input, for wisdom, for warning,
For prayers, for correction. For the joy of sharing our life with others. We need others for many reasons.

Sometimes; it is nice to see a Face.
Even without many words or deep problems.
It just is.That itself can minister life to us.

So, the protectors are Godly Interactive, Relationships,
where we are being Mentored and loved and
accepted with the good, bad and sad in our lives.
With the weaknesses and strengths.
Even with The extremes in us.

Other protector is…stay in local church.

It might not be Perfect, but even then, there is protection in it.
If nothing else, It teaches you to walk in love and forgiveness and patience.

And, if Young People travel /minister in other areas….
Could they travel in Groups with some older ones supervising???
Would that provide some good protection, too?

What about Reporting after the meetings…. to others, about the good, sad and bad, that took place ,in terms of their own conduct and experiences/ what God did and who they met there.


Would it be wisdom to teach young women who struggle with their life and marriages to speak to older, mature women in the Church….and then bring those issues to the Lord, in prayer?


How about teaching about the balance between family, marriage and ministry and how to maintain it??? We cannot afford to lose families and children, while trying to save the whole world.
That is not godly.

We need to teach balance. That has to be there. If men neglect their
Wives, by leaving them alone, no wonder, the marriages fall apart.
If women get so involved in local church, they have no time, for
Their children and husbands, it is no wonder if family grows bitter.

We need balance desperately and these kinds of things can be
Taught, to the young couples or singles entering the Ministry.

If they are young and willing to enter into a Discipleship, Mentoring, Accountability Relationships, it could save them lots of heart- ache in life.

Also, it can save their marriages and then the rest of us, don’t have
To say “Another minister fell into sin “

The other thing is…is it possible to train Young People to minister
Locally and reach out in local areas, too, so they don’t have to
Be far too from their families and spouses etc.for long periods of time ???

How can Christian in full-time ministry maintain balanced life, in these areas?

It can be a Challenge, but with God’s Help it can be done.
We need to open these kinds of issues for discussion.

How about the ones, who do revivals each month and
leave their families behind ???

The Question is … how often should they travel each month and still be able to maintain normal Life for their families and spouses and themselves and maintain normal Relationships with other people?

Do they have traveling companions ??
Is it possible to travel in groups ??

Those are issues, we need to discuss in Christian circles, simply
Because we care for the Young People. We want to see them
Enter into a Ministry, and maintain their lives together and
Live normal lives that glorify God.

No more shipwrecked lives. We need protectors.
We need holiness. But, holiness does not just happen.

It is a by –product of honesty and humility and maturity.

Maturity is a choise.To remains open and honest with others.
Humility is the ability to admit our weaknesses and mistakes and learn from them. And Ask God’s Help in those areas.
Holiness is a result of both, being Mature and being humble before God and before men.

I think, Christian Community needs to start teaching on real
Relationships much more, than we have in the past, and then we
Can see a New Generation of Young People rising up, who will walk in Holiness and Humility and will do great Exploits for God.

But, there is a price tag and that is what this message is all about!

Read the message again and there it is!

The End.

Luv and Blessings to All.

Marja Koivumaki
Surrey.BC
Canada

16.)HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOURS !

HAPPY NEW YEAR ~2006
TO ALL FRIENDS....OLD AND NEW !






The Word of God says,that
God is Wonderful in Counsel
and Excellent in Guidance !


Other names for God are listed in the Bible like this:

"His Name shall be Called Wonderful.Counselor.
The Mighty God Everlasting Father,The Prince of Peace "

Isn't it good to go to a New Year,with the knowledge that our God
goes before us and with us and He guides us.

He is Wonderful in Counsel and Excellent in Guidance !

I am so Thankful to know Him and to have Him as part of my daily
life.He gives us Peace.Sweet Peace.He gives us Counsel.
He is our Father.

Oh,how wonderful it is to know,
He is with us,every step of the way !

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Have a Blessed day and a wonderful New Year.

Yours...

Marja Koivumaki

15.) Christmas Greetings to all friends,near and far !

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO FRIENDS NEAR AND FAR


The Old year is gone and New One is beginning.
And how fast this year seemed to go!

It seems our whole life goes fast, but some years seem faster!

In different parts of Canada the winter is already there.
Winters can be cold and long and yet,
here on the West Coast we got it easy.
At least, we don’t get much snow.
Not more than our regular one week a year.
So, we can handle that.

But, then again, being close to the Ocean
causes our climate to be very damp and
that in itself seems to go right into your very bones !
Dampness is not funny, either.
No perfect life on this earth!
Is there ?

Our friends in the Interior of B.C
have a bit of snow and the air is dryer
and they seemed to like that.
And we have the dampness and
rainy season on, for the whole winter!

Each region has its good and bad,
in terms of weather and climate.
Then, if we go the States,
they get hurricanes and tornadoes
and I think, I am rather thankful,
we do not have those kinds of disasters in Canada.
At least, not in BC.

Year 2005 ~ was extremely difficult to many people,
because of Natural Disasters.
Some people lost all they had and were happy
to escape and stay alive!
How they will rebuild their lives is another story !

My Aunt in Finland ,lost her only child in a Tsunami in Thailand.
Her daughter’s family went to Thailand,
for Christmas holidays and only one left alive
was her grand daughter, who is 9
years old !
Her brother and both parents were lost.
That has been a real trial to my Aunt,
who is not a believer.

How can she receive Comfort,
Without the Presence of God in her life ?

So, we learn few powerful lessons from these disasters:

1.). LIFE IS FRAGILE.
2.) LIFE can end any time and we ought to be
Ready to Meet the Lord.
3) The things we considered important, were not.
4) Only lasting thing and only thing, we take out of this life
Is relationship with God and with People, who know the Lord.
Everything else is temporary.

5) Life does not always go the way; we wish it to go,
But God gives us strength to go on even in the midst of
Natural disasters.


The Prayers and Love of
God’s People keep us going.

The strength that comes
from God enables us to go on.

Those are important lessons for us to remember daily.
And it is important we remind ourselves of those truths.

We all have our own special Circumstances
that might not seem much To others,
but are very real to us and we cannot
minimize anyone’s suffering and trials.

But, we can remind them, that regardless,
what they go through, God is With them!

We need to go into the New Year ~2006
Trusting God to strengthen us to do Will of God
in our lives and to be an Encouragement to others.

We will go into New Years ~ 2006 confidently,
for the Mercies of the Lord are new every
morning and no matter what comes,
He will be with us.

That in itself is a blessing to know and
a great Treasure to hold close to our hearts.

The Presence of God goes
with us and before us.
He will never leave us
nor forsake us,nor leave us.
So,we should not live in fear.

We can confidently look to Him and say:

“Yes, Lord, we walk confidently to the New Year~2006
Because you are with us ! "

We need to pray for our children and families.
Whether they walk with God or not.
We need to pray, they will enter into the deep things of God.
And find comfort in His Presence.

What a wonderful thing it is to know, there is a God,
who loves us and such a blessing to be able to pass
that knowledge and faith to our children
and even to our grandchildren!

God is good and sharing about
His Goodness with others is a privilege.
Amen!

I do believe, God wants all His People
to come to a place, where we can
Trust Him for all things in our lives.
And to truly learn to live without fear.
Fear seems to be such a huge issue in people’s lives.

God wants to bring us
to a Place of “No Fear.”

So, we need to have that focus and prayer, for the Next Year.

To learn to walk without Fear and Trust God
with our whole hearts.
That is a good focus and Prayer
for the Coming year.

Isn’t it?
It sure is.


Blessings to all, far and near.

Yours.

Marja Koivumaki
Surrey.BC
Canada

14.) JEWELS FOR MY CROWN !

Jewels for my Crown !










THE LITTLE TEARS.

The little, tiny tears,
I call “tearlets”

How often they have
Fallen down my face.

In my heart of hearts,
I‘ve asked the Lord:

“Lord, what could you do
With all these little tearlets?”
The many, many little tearlets?

They could easily form a
Mighty, big river,
If they were all held...
In one place, together.













If all of them, were held together
Throughout all the years.

Could you let them go
Down to the Ocean?

Could they be mixed
Together with the Ocean?

Could all the tears
Be mixed together...
In the Ocean of His Love?

And could they all come
Back to me...
Washing over me...
With a waves of your
Great Love?

Lord, could you, would you
Let that river run ...
Into the Ocean of your love?

Could you turn the
Little tearlets…
Into one huge Wave
Of your Sweet Love?

Could it wash over me?
Run over me?
Gently splashing over me?

Could those tears
Be mixed and washed
Over in His great love?

What would you do
With just ONE tiny, little
Tearlet?

Would you hold it,
In your hand and say:

“This one I will keep ...to remind
Me, when she was so sad? “
I will keep it as a reminder, of how
I touched her, just then “


Would you hold my ONE little
Tearlet in your hand and maybe
Just turn it into a Diamond?

And make is so special?
Make is shiny and gleaming and
Filled with light?

Would you add it to my Crown?
Or would you make a necklace
For me?

Just to remind me, how you can turn
Tears into something beautiful?
Even into a piece of art?

Tear drop Diamonds ?


Diamonds for me?
Shiny? Bright and so clear?

Yes... He will make Diamonds for me.

Yes...I will take diamonds
For my Tearlets.

Diamonds for a necklace.
Diamonds for my crown.

Amen.


Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal
diadem in the hand of thy God.
Isaiah 62:3


By Marja Koivumaki
July 2, 2005