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Let's Look At... Marriage In A Box!

8/30/2020

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it...
EPHESIANS 5:21-25

THE MARRIAGE BOX

Most people get married believing a myth that marriage is a beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for: companionship, intimacy, friendship, etc. The truth is that at the start of marriage--the box is empty!

You must put something in before you can take anything out of the "Marriage Box!" And, without God this is no easy task!

THE EMPTY MARRIAGE BOX

There is no love in marriage itself. Love is in God and God puts love into each of us, so that we can put love into our marriages.

There is no romance in your marriage. God uses you to infuse it into your marriage. And you must carefully soak your lives in the love of God so that He can bring forth a lifetime of romance!

THE THREESOME IN THE MARRIAGE BOX

There is no ME in your marriage. There are three people... not one single, solitary person can sustain a marriage! The head of the marriage is CHRIST JESUS, The head of the wife is her husband, and the wife submits to her husband as unto the Lord.

Now wives don't fret, the Spirit makes it possible to submit humbly to one another out of respect for the Lord Jesus Himself.
Wives it should be no different with your husbands, submit to them as you do to the Lord.

THE MARRIAGE BOX OF GOD'S PURE LOVE

And husbands, God has given you a sacred duty to love and lead as the Lord Jesus loves and gave himself for the church. (The church is His body; He is her Savior.) So wives should submit to their husbands, respectfully, in all things, just as the church yields to Christ Jesus.

Husbands, you must love your wives, deeply, purely, and sacrificially that we can understand it only when we compare it to the love that Christ Jesus has for His bride, the church. We know He gave Himself up completely to make her His own, washing her clean of all her impurity with water and the powerful presence of His Word.

KEEPING THE MARRIAGE BOX FULL

A strong marriage rarely has two strong people at the same time. It is a husband and a wife who take turns being strong for each other in the moments when the other feels weak.

A couple must learn the art and form the habit of giving, loving, serving praising. The consistent investment of time thoughtfulness, affection, forgiveness, mutual respect, prayer and a rock solid commitment to one another will keep the box full.

Nonetheless, if either of you take out more than you put in, the box will quickly be emptied.

THE MARRIAGE BOX REMEMBERS

The closer the husband and wife get to Christ Jesus, the closer they get to each other.

BELOW:
Find Us Faithful (LIVE) - Steve Green

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Reclaiming My Prodigal - Just Come Home Jimmy! Final 5

8/28/2020

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And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28

WARFARE PRAYERS DAY AND NIGHT

There were many prayers lifted up on Jimmy's behalf, at all hours of the day and night, by my myself, family and the people on our prayer chain. It was good to know we
were not alone in the process of getting back our son.

We asked God to show us how to pray for the felonies and the possible "Life Prison Term" he might have to serve.

LOSING EVERYTHING TO GAIN A NEW LIFE

Updates came with Jimmy's permission, they were given to us almost on a daily basis by his attorney. Jim had lost everything, including his home and family by the drugs
the USAF had him on.

Then one day his attorney called and said a gang had stolen Jimmy's identity and also had pictures of his children walking to school. They had threatened to kill his kids if Jimmy didn't do what they said.

Loving his daughter and his sons, he said he would do anything to keep them alive. So this is how he had racked up some of his charges of burglary and drugs with intent to sell.

GOD WORKED IT ALL OUT FOR GOOD

We knew God had put us in touch with Jim's attorney, but we soon learned how much of a "God Send" he truly was. He asked us to send him a letter of what Jimmy was like in his youth and since he had married and joined the USAF.

The letter stated that Jimmy was always a challenge, but he had done well in school, played varsity basketball, was able to move from Pennsylvania to North Carolina and bring the racial division in the school to a peaceful end. He would have no part of segregation and was friendly with everyone, soon others followed by his example.

He was told that he would never make the basketball team over the African Americans, but he still tried out and not only made the team, he made friends and played every game they had. In joining the USAF, he accelerated to the top of his field, winning one of twelve airmen in the world in 2008.

The attorney also asked the Officer's of the USAF over Jimmy
to write letters of reference to the judge who would be
deciding Jimmy's case.
FRIEND OF THE BONDSMAN

The lawyer took all this information and he was able to get many of the charges expunged, it was then that he went to his 'friend the bondsman' and was able to get a bond for Jimmy! Jimmy was released from jail in May of 2018 and
went straight into rehab, this time he did awesome, and has been sober for 2 years & 3 months as I write this.

GOD'S GRACE UPON JIMMY

Now, Jimmy not only goes back to the rehab centers to speak about how the narcotics affected him and how good it is to be sober, he also works at a rehab with clients.

In January 2019 Jimmy went to court for the rest of his charges, the Judge told him that she reads every letter addressed to her concerning her defendants. She explained to Jimmy that there were too many to read about him, but the ones she did read all contained admiration, respect and praise.

She ordered Jimmy to five years probation with no prison time! She then complimented him on the letters she had read and his service to the rehab, by speaking to their clients.

FREEDOM THROUGH PRAYER & FAITH IN GOD

Jim walked out of court that day basically as "a free man" not just physically but mentally! He has told us, "Jail was the best thing and the worst thing that has ever happened to me!"

I thank the Lord that He worked through not only my prayers but those who also prayed for Jimmy on the prayer chain. It may have taken 20 plus years, but now it's been worth it all!!!

We talk to Jimmy on a regular basis and I still text him. He has found a good church family and a pastor that is mentoring him.
Jimmy still has obstacles to overcome! So my prayers now
are "Growth in his relationship with the Lord!"

I thank God that He meets us where we are and we're trusting
the Lord and the Holy Spirit to grow a lasting relationship
between Jimmy and Our Lord Jesus Christ!

PRAY, THEN PRAY SOME MORE BUT DON'T GIVE UP

Parents, if you have a child who is wayward, on drugs or having any other problems, DON'T EVER GIVE UP! Pray without ceasing and know I am praying with you.

If you want me to pray specifically for your child... just use my contact page by going to the top of this page under the tabs or feel free to email me at: [email protected]!
Just DON'T GIVE UP!!!

BELOW:

To GOD Be the GLORY! - Andre Crouch (LIVE)

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Reclaiming My Prodigal - Just Come Home Jimmy...4

8/27/2020

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Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6

SHOW ME THY WAYS, O LORD

Journeys vary from person to person, and we were about to embark upon one that was entirely unfamiliar for us and so we were asking the Lord to direct our paths. Knowing absolutely nothing about formal arraignments or indictment hearings, criminal lawyers or bail bondsmen we began our excursion.

Jim however, was determined and in a hurry to find a lawyer and someone who would bail him out of jail asap. We called all the names he gave us and some that we found on our own, not one would touch Jim after what had happened the first time.

HE SHALL DIRECT MY PATHS

My husband made a few calls and found a veteran who gave him the name of a lawyer who actually fought just for the military vets.

When we called him we found him to be very passionate about helping the soldiers who came home from war with no help available, many of whom were also addicts. He found Jimmy's felony charges to be the norm with veterans and he said he would gladly do some checking on his own and get back to us, he also mentioned he had a good friend who was a bondsman.

GOD'S WAY OR NO WAY

His retainer fee was $2000.00 which we didn't have and we would not put our home up as collateral because we couldn't afford to lose it. Jim would have to stay put and use his air force pay, pending his approval of this particular lawyer.

We had to inform Jimmy, that he was going to have to stay exactly where he was until God worked this all out! Personally I felt he was safer in jail then out on the street doing drugs.
He eventually realized that and agreed to wait for
the Lord's help, which was a big step for him.

SYMPTOMS OF DETOX BEGAN TO FADE

As Jimmy's withdrawal symptoms began to fade he began to sound more like our son that we had raised. There was a much calmer tone in his voice, his sentences were clearer and more concise, still he had a long haul ahead of him.

The attorney Don had found eventually met with Jimmy in the jail, and they agreed he would handle Jim's case. Jim was chiefly enthusiastic knowing that this lawyer had a friend who was a bondsman and that he would talk to him about helping Jimmy get out of jail in the course of time.

SEIZURES AND A FIGHT

In the meantime, we learned that Jimmy was having seizures once again and there were other inmates that had been bullying him, he finally went right up to them and said,
"Okay, lets settle this once and for all!"

With that a fight broke out and Jimmy was able to take the guys down one at time even with his broken wrist. Ending the intimidation and terrorizing that was occurring in Jim's pod made jail just a little bit better for Jimmy to be able to cope.

LOCK DOWNS AND NO SLEEP

There was much trouble sleeping most nights for Jim, do to the felons on the opposite of his wall who were screaming throughout the night and he also had a hard time when the correctional officers put his unit on "Lock Down!"

Lock downs occurred when the units were short staffed or whenever there were disruptive inmates. The length of time they had to stay in their cramped cells varied which agitated Jimmy, so he learned to read during those times and it seemed to help him pass the time.

TAKING GOD SERIOUSLY FOR THE GOOD AND BAD DAYS

Jimmy would read The Bible and he also called home to ask his dad for some recommendations for other reading materials. He read some of the Christian Martyrs autobiographies, along with The Stones Cry Out. This is when we began to see Jim truly turning around as he was also asking for prayer.

There were still really good days and some truly horrible days. Jim was never comfortable being cooped up or closed in and the small cells didn't help. So he signed on to clean the pods they were in, sweeping floors and wiping down the tables and such in the evening hours.

JESUS IS ALWAYS ON CALL

It wasn't long before Jimmy began to feel the forgiveness and the love of Jesus once again!

TOMORROW:
Months passed and Jimmy began to get impatient, and
then we learned a Trial Date was set.

BELOW:
My mind often thought about the words to this song when
I thought of what Jimmy was going through.

CHRIST KNEW JIMMY--YET HE LOVED HIM And Jimmy was on Jesus' mind, while he hung on the cross for all our sins!
Jesus loves your Prodigal also for:

When He Was On the Cross - Sue Dodge
There's an anointing on Sue as she sings this awesome song.

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Reclaiming My Prodigal - Just Come Home Jimmy! Part 3

8/26/2020

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And, this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, he hears us: And if we know that he hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.
1 John 5:14,15

GODLY FACTS - NOT FEELINGS - NOT FEAR

Alright, so then this is our assurance in the relationship that we have with God: If we ask Him anything that is in agreement with His will, He hears us! Hearing us, we have the certainty that we will receive what we have asked of Him.

For me, these two verses meant and demanded a strong faith in the FACTS of God's Word and not my FEELINGS which may vary and fluctuate from day to day.

I asked God to first of all, "Forgive me for failing my son!" Then made this promise to the Lord, I said "Lord, bring Jimmy back to you and I will pray for other parents who are broken, knowing their kids have an addiction and yet they have no idea where their kids are in order to help them!"

You see... I live on the east coast and my son Jimmy lived in Texas, there was no way I could even look for him. So I started to pray for other parents and their kids who were going through much of the same thing my husband and I were
going through.

JIMMY IS FOUND BROKEN

One particular night I began to pray and before I realized it, I had prayed the entire night not just Jimmy but for ALL the Prodigals, ALL the teens, and yes, ALL the adults who were hoodwinked and bamboozled by the devil himself. Fooled into thinking an overdose would never happen to them.

A day or two later, we received a call from our older son Chris saying, "Jimmy is in jail!"  I did my research and found Jimmy was facing ten felony charges that in Texas could put him in prison for life.

I cried out to the Lord again, "Lord, you told me that You were going to use him on the day he was born!" The Lord came right back at me, "You don't think I can use him in PRISON?"  I then said, "He's yours Lord Jesus, your will be done in his life!"

MY GOD WAS BIGGER THAN EVERYTHING

Once again, people told me I would never see Jimmy again, they also said he would in prison for a very long time. It reminded me of Job's friends and how they tried to comfort
him. I quietly listened, but I never responded, my God was bigger than that!!

We had no way of contacting him, but at least I knew he wasn't dead in a ditch. And then, somehow... Jimmy had someone... get him out on bail and once again we didn't know where he was or what was happening to him.

When he didn't show up for his hearing... a bench warrant was issued. Two weeks later the police picked Jimmy up again. This time it wouldn't be so easy for anyone to get him out as his part of the bail was one hundred thousand dollars.

JIMMY WAS IN JAIL WITH NO BAIL THIS TIME

Jimmy was going to be in jail until ALL his cases were heard. But, then something wonderful happened, Jimmy called home. I can't begin to tell you what it meant to hear my son's voice once again!

We spoke everyday as he would put his air force check into one of our old bank accounts that was supposed to be closed. However, this way he could pay for his own commissary needs and the phone calls that he made to us.

DETOXING IN JAIL

The first two weeks of our telephone conversations were ambiguous to say the least. Jimmy was experiencing dramatic anxiety and agitation from withdrawal symptoms, he didn't even sound like "our Jimmy!"

The physiological changes in his brain and body, altered the his ability to have a normal conversation with us. He would have days where he was euphoric and days where he was down and depressed. Still, we encouraged him to call us any day or any time.

CALL ON THOSE WHO WOULD PRAY

Now I was told by friends and family that coming off such withdrawal symptoms would probably kill him. I quickly learned NEVER to listen to what people said to me,
"WHOSE FAITH WAS WEAK."

We called our prayer groups and told them exactly what we were going through. I didn't care what people thought of us as parents, I knew Jimmy needed specific prayers for his exact needs.

TOMORROW:
Jimmy has a fight in jail...

BELOW:
The Lord had given this song to my husband and I
many years ago. Still, the words had a message of HOPE!
When we don't understand, when we don't feel God's Guiding Hand... We can still BELIEVE He will bring us through
anything! So here's our song:
I BELIEVE - Don & Judy

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Reclaiming My Prodigal - Just Come Home Jimmy! Part 2

8/25/2020

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And Jesus looking upon them saith, "With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God ALL things are possible."
Mark 10:27

PERSISTENCE IN PRAYER

Yesterday, I spoke about my son Jimmy who was lost and on street drugs. I also spoke about how I prayed for his soul and deliverance from all drugs. So You might have to read Part 1 to fully understand my story.

However, when it was one month and I hadn't heard from Jimmy, I began to reconstruct my prayer life. I suddenly began to truly understand "The Story of the Persistent Widow" in the Bible book of
LUKE, CHAPTER 18.

Jesus was speaking a parable regarding our commitment and perseverance in prayer. It is in respect to this widowed woman who consistently was going before a judge asking him to assist and accommodate her in the adversity she was facing.

A CHANGE OF HEART

Yes, the judge withheld his help from her: however afterwards he began to think to himself, I don't respect nor do I fear God, and I do not concern myself with what the people may think or say. However, this woman is insistent and unyielding she is an incessant bother to me.

And, with that thought he said, "I will absolve and deliver this woman, lest she relentlessly annoy and exhaust my patience!"

Listen, to this most important part... The Lord Jesus said, "Shall not God avenge his own elect which cry day and night unto Him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?"
LUKE 18:7,8

GOD'S PROMISE TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT

Jesus was clearly saying, will not God make the things that are right come to His chosen people who cry out day and night to Him? Will he wait a long time to help them?

No! I would tell you that Jesus will not only help us in our prayer but, he will be quick to help us, when we are faithful to Him in our prayers! When we refuse to 'never give up' and not yield to the lies of the enemy!!

My prayer life had changed once more simply because, I refused to give up on my son, nor would I give up on his addiction to the drugs. I not only prayed throughout the night, I also prayed through to my Lord, I prayed unhindered on the grounds of 'not ceasing' in the name of Jesus!

SPIRITUAL WARFARE PRAYER

I prayed as even Michael the archangel prayed when grappling with the devil and he said, "The Lord rebuke thee!" So, I cried out with the same words, "The Lord rebuke thee, Satan you can't have my son even if I need to pray night and day!"

I wrote out my prayer in my prayer book and I read it daily, sometimes hourly... I would cry out to God unhindered, confidently and with great expectancy! My friends, I won't lie there, were times when the enemy taunted me, but I continued to ask my Lord to rebuke him and send him on his way, after taking his claws off of my Jimmy!!

TOMORROW:
Then I learned Jimmy was in jail...

BELOW:
For Those Tears I Died - judy

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Reclaiming My Prodigal - Just Come Home Jimmy! Part 1

8/24/2020

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And, he spake this parable unto them, saying, "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls his friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Luke 15:3-7

MY FUN-FILLED, LOVING LITTLE BOY AND .62 CENTS

My son, Jimmy has always been feisty, lively and he his heart is exceptionally big! At the tender age of 7 he welcomed the Lord Jesus into his life as his Lord and Savior after seeing a church production of "The Passion Play" more commonly known as The Easter Story.

To say he was passionate as a young Christian would be understated and toned-down. An African missionary visited our church, showing slides of the territory and the people he ministered to. One such slide revealed the swollen abdomens of children with severe malnutrition.

Jimmy came to me the very next day and gave me $0.62 cents to send to those children so they would not go hungry. He said that he couldn't forget or ignore the pictures he had seen of little kids who were so very hungry.

That said, Jimmy strayed as he grew up and he eventually joined the USAF. He married and had three beautiful children with his wife, Shana. Jimmy excelled in the air force and was even named one of twelve airmen around the world in 2008.

WHERE NO MOTHER WANTS TO BE

Long story short, allow me to fast forward his life to a place no mother wants to go to. Jimmy had an injury to his neck and to his back while he was in the air force. The injury was so that he needed surgery instead and in their great wisdom the doctors put Jimmy on some hard and powerful narcotics.

He was on them so long that he eventually began to have seizures. I received a call one day from an emergency room doctor telling me if we wanted to see him alive, we needed to get to San Antonio, Texas as this particular seizure was affecting his heart.

I was on a plane the very next day, my husband and our oldest son flew out within the next two days. The seizures caused the air force to deem Jimmy ineligible for deployment, so they gave him an "honorable medical discharge!"

WHAT NO MOTHER WANTS TO HEAR

Air force doctors also pulled his pain pills without first weaning him off of them. I'm sure you can see where this is going, yes Jimmy went to the street to get the narcotics his system was so habituated to. His wife got him into a rehab and while he did well, his mind wasn't really into it... so he relapsed.

While "hitting bottom" had come to my mind several times, Jimmy's bottom was much lower... so to speak. His wife wanted him out of the home and rightly so, because of their children.

A MOTHER'S LOVE

Jimmy and I invariably had a firm and faithful relationship, we were strangely, very much alike in personalities. I tried my best to keep in touch with him, usually by texting him at night, letting him know I loved him and I was praying for him. He would always return a text stating, "I love you too, Ma!"

However, one night came and he didn't get back to me. Then it was a week... two weeks... three weeks... and the enemy would tell me he was lying dead in some ditch with an overdose. This mom would get on her knees as I always did for my boys and their families, but now I was particularly determined to 'pray through' praying Jimmy's soul into God's Kingdom once again!

I WOULDN'T LET GO - IT WAS SPIRITUAL WARFARE

I prayed long and I prayed hard! I refused to give up on my son I would not let street drugs take his life if I had anything to say about it!! If it took one hour or my lifetime, I was determined to pray for his health and his soul, I prayed through many nights promising myself I would NEVER GIVE UP ON MY JIMMY!!

TOMORROW:
When the nights passed and I didn't hear from Jimmy.
Where was he?? And my PROMISE to Jimmy and the Lord!

BELOW:
PART THE WATERS LORD - HERITAGE SINGERS

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Judy A. Weltin
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My heart cries out for those who are hurting and those who are lost and do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as their Personal Savior. I want to show you the "Love of Jesus" & give you some skills to "Rise Above" any and all misery you may face on a daily basis.

The "Church in General" has and is... failing this world! We have grown complacent, with a mediocre attitude in our relationship with Christ Jesus!

When Jesus rose from the grave and after He ascended into heaven, He gave us the most powerful support & assistance we need to help us "rise above" our daily problems by giving us His Holy Spirit!

He also gave us "His Holy Word..." which is a blueprint or map of how to live in this world that is so full of pain and sin. Thru Christ Jesus, "His Holy Spirit" and "His Holy Word," we have the power, ability and the authority to change this world and its problems.

We as a church have to "wake up, repent and go back to our first love of Jesus" in order to "Be the church, Jesus Christ intended us to be!" I am so ready for REVIVAL, not just for myself but, in the church also! I want so much more of God and what He has for me and YOU!!!
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Feel free to contact me by using the contact page or emailing me at:
[email protected]
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May God Bless you as you read my blog! May the words help and inspire you to live your life fully in Jesus Christ!

Isaiah 55:6

Welcome to my blog! My prayer is we will all benefit by hearing what God is doing and find JOY in everyday life! Blessings....

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