My Tea Time With Jesus

Who’s “driving” your attitude today? What is the “right” attitude when praying? Do this at all times, in all situations, pray without ceasing… 1 Timothy 2:8-10 (MSG) Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want mostly is for men to pray – not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hands to God. And I want women to get in there with the men in humility before God, not primping before a mirror or chasing the lasts fashions but doing something beautiful for God and becoming beautiful doing it. I know I know, “how can I pray at all times in all things?!” is a question we ALL ask. The thing is, when we start to trust Jesus in ALL things, it makes it pretty easy to turn to Him in ALL situations and circumstances. Kind of like, when you have someone with you, right at your side – in the middle of something. If you are like me, even if you don’t mean to say something out loud, because there is a “person” there next to you, you DO say something out loud LOL Well...

Is it possible to live in peace and harmony? Is it possible to live by goodness and with dignity? This is how you do it: 1 Timothy 2:1-4 (NLT) 1 I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. Gosh! It seems so simple, right?!?! Think about it… the easiest thing we could ever do that benefits EVERYONE: pray for them! Yup, everyone. Those in your house, in your neighborhood, at school, at work. Those that run the city, state, country. Those in far-away places. The many people serving and defending our country… the list goes on and on.   Ok – I can imagine what you are thinking, “But Lisa Marie, that will take ALL day to do. And you want me to do it EVERY d...

What is the purpose of the bible? What is the purpose of laws? Do they tie us down or set us free? 1 Timothy 1:2b, 6, 8-11 (NLT & GNT) 2b NLT: May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace. 6 NLT: The purpose of my instruction (the bible) is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. 8-11 GNT: We know that the law is good if it is used as it should be used. It must be remembered, of course, that laws ae made, not for good people, but for lawbreakers and criminals, for the godless and sinful, for those who are not religious or spiritual, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the immoral, for sexual perverts, for kidnappers, for those who lie and give false testimony or who do anything else contrary to sound doctrine. That teaching is found in the gospel that was entrusted to me to announce, the Good News from the glorious and blessed Go...

Are you in a corner full of darkness? Swimming in the pool of despair? Are things neither going good or bad? Zephaniah 1:12 (NIV) “I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem’s darkest corners to punish those who sit complacent in their sins. They think the Lord will do nothing to them, either good or bad.” Well, ouch!! I have been in this position before! I have sat in a place of being complacent thinking that God won’t do anything to or for me, good or bad. Wow! That He searches for me, even in the darkest corners! This made me think of when I was caught in my addictions. How, I would do all things to feed those addictions, in the dark. Because I was so caught up in my selfishness and sinful desires, I didn’t see or hear the Lord and His voice. I didn’t read His word, or go to small groups. No studying of His word… yes, I did go to church – I had to keep up appearances after all LOL I just had a flash-back of just how much God really DID love me!! He actually got out His...