Daughters of Destiny Women's Gathering

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Even though this meeting is not until October, I am very excited to see what God has planned for that day. There are so many women that are thirsting for God's Word and the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit.

I know that most of you that may view this are in Texas, but if you have an opportunity, please know that you are invited to come. This is going to be a great Holy Ghost filled meeting!

MUSIC

Music will always take you where it came from. It will not take you anywhere else.

Quotable Quotes

Education is not the filling of the pail, but, the lighting of the fire. ~ William Butler Yeates

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish. ~ Jean De La Fontaine

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. ~ Plutarch

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion; you must set yourself on first first. ~ Reggie Leach

Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn. ~ John Wesley

Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something.  It's our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit. ~ Mary Lou Retton

John Wesley was asked how he was able to attract such crowds when he preached.  He replied, "I just set myself on fire and people will come from miles to watch me burn.

Vacation May 2009

I've added some pics from my vacation. I was able to go from Denver to Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Blessings!

konya


ZIP LINE - CANADA


SEA LIONS - SAN FRANCISCO

Among all the apostles none suffered so much as Paul; but none of them do we find so often giving thanks as he. Take his letter to the Philippians. Remember what he suffered at Philippi; how they laid many stripes upon him, and cast him into prison. Yet every chapter in that epistle speaks of rejoicing and giving thanks. There is that well-known passage: 'Be careful for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God'

(Phil 4:6) ~~ Dwight L Moody

Thanksgiving will draw our hearts out to God and keep us engaged with Him; it will take our attention from ourselves and give the Spirit room to move in our hearts.

~~ Andrew Murray

Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation

'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!'

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 Hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.  When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.  He shook the jar lightly.  The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full...they agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table And poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - God, family, children, health, friends, and Favorite passions -- things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

So...

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play With your children. Take your spouse out to dinner.  Play another 18.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

"Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities.  The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled.  "I'm glad you asked." It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."