tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62542790634554648892024-03-05T04:57:58.112-08:00Eagles Restoration MinistriesNona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-75085000990413858522014-08-16T14:41:00.000-07:002014-08-16T14:41:51.864-07:00Considering Abortion or Already Had One?<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your children might live. Deuteronomy 30:19</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">If you're pregnant and considering abortion, I have one response - DON'T DO IT. It's not a blob of tissue, that's a life, a baby, that you're carrying. There are other options besides abortion, including adoption or letting a family member care for the child. Can't afford to have a baby? Pregnancy centers can help with referrals to get diapers and clothes. Your state can help you get Medicaid to cover medical costs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Already had an abortion? There is healing for broken hearts and lives after abortion, through the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ. His work at the cross of Calvary removes all shame, bitterness, self hatred and sin, if we only believe and receive Him in our hearts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Don't ever rush to make important decisions. Pray. Ask for help. You may feel alone, but you ARE NOT.</span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Father, I pray that You reveal yourself to Your children. You are a good Father and I pray that You help Your children to be a good parent as well. Help all to choose LIFE. Impart wisdom. Lead. Guide. In Jesus' name, amen.</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Juda Myers (<a href="http://choices4life.org/"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>Choices4Life</em></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">) and </span>Keith Humphrey (<a href="http://prolifewithoutexception.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><em>ProLife </em><em>without Exception</em></span></a>) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">worked together on this video. Juda commented regarding the video, 'This video is only a very small percentage of the multitudes of stories in our society. Most are silent, but hopefully as others see the courage and truth of these stories they too will give back the shame to the rapists. Women and children of rape conception NEVER should be (<em>made to</em>) carry that shame. Society must give us justice. The rapists are the criminals.'</span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Father, I pray that You minister to the heart of each person as they listen to our stories. May there be healing and restoration that takes place. In Jesus' name, amen.</span></em><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">In 1983, in Houston, Texas, I was 15 years
old in the 10th grade in high school. <span style="color: #93c47d;">After being forced into sexual intercourse
with my boyfriend, I realized after a few weeks that I became pregnant.</span> The
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I went to Planned Parenthood to get a 'free'
pregnancy test to confirm that I was pregnant. They told me that at this stage
of only 5 weeks of pregnancy, 'it' was only a blob of tissue. They also
suggested that I could have an abortion, since I was so young and still in
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">After speaking with my sister and several
friends at school, I decided to have an abortion, since everybody told me that
it was really 'no big deal, people do it all the time, especially since you're
still in school'. I was thinking how terrible it would be to try to go to school
pregnant, like others I had seen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">I was covered with shame and guilt, even
before the abortion took place.</span> When I told my ex boyfriend that I was pregnant
and needed money for an abortion, he denied that he was the father, which
deepened my shame.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Around Oct. 1983, my Mom and sister took me
to an abortion facility - my Mom had overheard me talking on the phone to my
sister about being pregnant. My Mom, like me, knew absolutely nothing of what an
abortion actually did to a baby or the woman.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Emotionally, I spiraled into a very
destructive behavior of drugs, alcohol and promiscuous sex almost immediately
following the abortion. I was completely spiritually void, rebelling against my
Christian upbringing. <span style="color: #93c47d;">I also became emotionally numb, with not much regard for
living at all.</span> As I was going through the motions, trying to fill this huge void
within me, I attached myself to an abusive relationship less than a year after
the abortion.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">My Dad was an evangelist, so I was too
fearful to ever tell him about the abortion, until almost 20 years later. When I
told him, he was devastated that he had lost a grandchild. I married the man
that was already abusing me, as a result of extremely low self esteem. </span><span style="color: #93c47d;">I
attempted suicide as a result of recurring depression.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">The abortion ruined all chances of having
children. </span>I suffered 5 miscarriages during my marriage of 18 years, which
resulted in divorce. Three of these miscarriages were tubal pregnancies,
requiring emergency surgery and very near death experiences. I so wanted an
'atonement' baby to make up for the one I killed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d;">Abortion was the most selfish decision I
ever made in my whole life. It affected everyone in my life and caused
devastation to my mind, soul and body.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">There is healing for broken hearts and lives
after abortion, through the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ.</span> His work at
the cross of Calvary removes all shame, bitterness, self hatred and sin, if we
only believe and receive Him in our hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d;">I pray that anyone reading this testimony,
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<span style="color: #93c47d;">or someone else, would consider seeking
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<span style="color: #93c47d;">that will share the truth in love about
all of your options by calling:</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">CareNet</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d;">I pray also that anyone reading this
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">When we read this verse, we usually think that the Lord is promising that the church, which is His Body, will withstand all the attacks launched against it. Of course, that is true.<br /><br />But when we think about it more carefully, we realize that in a battle, the gates do not run out into the battlefield to attack the enemy. Rather, they stand still to defend the city from the enemy attacking it.<br /><br />So when the Lord says that the gates of hell will not prevail against the church, who is doing the attacking? It is the church storming the gates!</span></span></span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">The church, all of God's people in Christ, is called to take the offensive, to run into enemy territory, and to gain ground for Jesus Christ. We do not wait for an invitation; we already have a command. We prepare, but we do not wait for circumstances to be perfect; we already have One who has gone before us.<br /><br />Indeed, the gates of hell will not prevail. The gates of falsehood will flee in the presence of truth. The gates of sin will melt in the presence of grace. The gates of death will fall in the presence of the church, the People of Life!<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: red;">-----------------------------------------------------</span></span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Father, we praise You. We have heard the voice of your Son, and therefore we can make our voices heard. We have done battle with the power of evil, and therefore we can have compassion on those still within its grip. We have been freed from the kingdom of darkness, and therefore we can bear witness to your Kingdom of Light.<br /><br />May the witness of all your people bear abundant fruit, and may we begin again each day to storm the gates of hell until You welcome us into the gates of Heaven. We pray in the victorious name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.</span><span style="color: #674ea7;">
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<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I am sharing this for all women who, like me, have never had the opportunity to hold their own baby in their arms.</span></strong><br />
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Having empty arms can be a result of infertility (like me), still born babies, babies that have been lost due to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), and many other reasons.<br /> <br /> First, I will share a little of <strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">my own experience</span></strong>:<br /> <br /> <strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">As a result of an abortion at age 15 I have suffered 5 miscarriages</span></strong>, with 3 of them being tubal pregnancies requiring emergency surgery, and also very near death experiences for me. Therefore, I am now <strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">unable to have any children of my own</span></strong>. Although the loss of my children happened several years ago, there is still much pain there that the Lord continues to heal.<br /> <br /> <strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Empty Arms Syndrome is basically a void, a hole or an emptiness that gnaws at your heart after the loss of a child.</span></strong> The empty arms of a woman desires a child almost more than life itself.<br /> <br /> There are several ways that Jesus has used to help me with experiencing "empty arms syndrome", though even <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><strong>to this day going to baby showers, walking through the baby department in the stores and going to church on Mother's Day is very difficult to do</strong>.</span><br />
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1. When I completed going through an <strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">abortion recovery group*</span></strong> and Bible study, I felt led to give back by helping others receive healing also. As a group leader in the recovery group, the Lord brings a deeper healing for myself each time I go through with others. At the end of the 12 week recovery group is a memorial service, where we honor the babies that have been lost to abortion. I decided during one of our memorial services to also honor the babies that I had lost to miscarriage as a result of the abortion. It was so <strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">very healing for me to be able to give my babies their names and hold a handmade doll in my arms and lay them at the foot of the cross</span></strong>. At the memorial service we allow the women to choose a handmade doll to represent each baby lost to abortion. Having something in your arms to lay down at the cross is such healing to our hearts, it is hard to put into words. This experience brings much honor and closure to the loss of those babies that most people don't even acknowledge ever existed. Just because they were never brought into this world doesn't mean that they didn't exist. When a baby is living inside a mother's womb, it has as much life as a baby living outside a mother's womb.<br /> <br /> 2. One of my friends who had just had a baby was letting me hold it when she said "getting your baby fix, huh Nona?" This was quite a revelation for me because I didn't realize that was what I was doing, but it was. It is hard to describe the awesome feeling of being able to hold an infant in your arms when you have never had the opportunity to have your own. It is very comforting and peaceful. So, obviously <strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">holding and caring for, or even babysitting other people's babies is a good way to fill in the empty arms</span></strong>. It does help a lot, although I do remember one of the first times I held a baby years after my abortion, I started crying. It was just automatic, I didn't expect it at all. I had several opportunities to babysit a loved one's babies, and it was such a blessing.<br /> <br /> 3. Another way the Lord has used babies for further healing of my own heart is He led me one year to <strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">volunteer in the nursery at church</span></strong> during a revival we were having. I think I may have done that for a year. This work was so very rewarding for me in so many ways. I actually experienced a miscarriage during the time that I was serving in the nursery. You would be amazed how much strength the Lord can give you to go through something like that. I even was required to work in a baby department at one of my jobs, which was very strangely comforting for me at the time.<br /> <br /> 4. I have also always been a big fan of stuffed animals. One of the books that I have read on "empty arms" says that <strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">it is good to have a teddy bear or some</span> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">other stuffed animal in your home to hold onto when your arms are aching for holding a baby</span></strong>. It sounds silly, but it really works.<br />
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Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-88536074728880944962012-05-22T16:06:00.001-07:002012-05-22T16:06:12.727-07:00This is Not Your Only Choice<br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><strong>Every day in America women are forced into abortions against their will. They are subjected to unrelenting psychological pressure, threats, blackmail, verbal abuse and physical violence...until they "choose" to have their own babies aborted.</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">The following blog is taken from the booklet "This Is Not Your Only Choice", written by Human Life Alliance.</span></strong><br />
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<strong>(Abortion Isn’t the Answer)</strong></div>
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<strong>I was raped and got pregnant. Nobody told me the abortion would hurt more emotionally than the rape. — Maya</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">I realized the child in my womb </span><span style="color: orange;">didn’t deserve to die because of </span><span style="color: orange;">the crime of her father.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">In a study of pregnant rape victims, Dr. Sandra Mahkorn found that 75 to 85 percent </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">chose against abortion. Joan Kemp, a rape crisis center counselor, said, “I am familiar with </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">no case of incest-related abortion that did not make matters worse for the victim.” </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Studies also show that incest victims rarely ever voluntarily agree to abortion. Instead </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">of viewing the pregnancy as unwanted, the incest victim is more likely to see the pregnancy </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">as a way out of the incestuous relationship because the birth of her child will </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">expose the sexual activity.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><strong>•• Don’t blame yourself; it’s not your fault.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><strong>•• You may be offered emergency contraception, but be</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><strong>•• Get in touch with a support group that specializes </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><strong>•• Many attackers count on the silence of their victims.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><strong>and do it so that no one else has to experience the same</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><strong>trauma you went through.<br /></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>Researchers David C. Reardon, Julie Makimaa, and Amy Sobie completed <span style="font-family: Helvetica-Narrow;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica-Narrow;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica-Narrow;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: GillSans;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: GillSans;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: GillSans;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">a nine-year study on pregnancy outcomes of sexual assault </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">victims. As part of their research the authors found that after any </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">abortion, it is common for women to experience guilt, depression, </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">f</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">eelings of being “dirty,” resentment of men, and lowered self-esteem.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">These feelings are identical to what women typically feel </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">after rape. </span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>Abortion only adds to and accentuates the traumatic feelings associated with sexual assault. Rather than easing the psychological burdens, abortion adds to them.</strong></span><br />
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</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><strong></strong>Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-33873488932452564262012-03-04T21:39:00.000-08:002012-05-22T13:34:52.665-07:00Conversation With My Lord 3-2-12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;">Then the Lord answered me and <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I have been asking the Lord to give me something to share in this blog and He told me to share the conversations that we have with each other in my journal. In a post abortion Bible study group that I was a part of years ago, the leader gave us an idea of how to journal during the 12 weeks of the study and after that. She told us how she personally spent time with the Lord in her journal by starting out writing what was in her heart to the Lord using a blue or black pen, and then she would set that pen down and pick up a red pen and pause and listen to what the Holy Spirit would say to her heart in response, then write it down. I really loved the idea and have been using it ever since that time. The enemy tried to lie to me in the beginning and say that I wasn't really hearing God's voice, but when I would go back and read what was written in RED, then I knew it was Him, because I know His voice.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">I would like to share with you a few things in my conversation with the Lord from 3-2-12:</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Dear Lord,</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">I love You with all of my heart. Forgive me of my sins, in thought, word and deed. Help me to be more like You. I feel like You have something to say to me today. Speak to my heart, Jesus, I'm listening....</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">My dearest Nona,</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">You are so precious in My sight and I love you with all My heart too. I have more love to give you than you could ever imagine. You are welcome to share any of our conversations with others that you want to. You are free to share, so that others will know that they too can talk with Me this way. I AM your Counselor, and I want others to receive My counsel too. So many do not know that I actually speak to people beyond My written Word, but I do. How do you think My written Word came about? I have always spoken to My people since the beginning of time and I will continue to until we are all together in eternity. I want My people to know that they can have a personal relationship with Me at any time of the day or night, not just when they are in church or in a Bible study. Many of My people don't even have a Bible, but they have Me in their hearts. Share My words to you, Nona. Don't be afraid. I am tired of My people being so afraid of Me that they don't know the difference between My voice and the voice of the enemy. Show them the way, my daughter. Be free! Continue to do what I've called you to do. Speak what I've called you to speak. I will help you like I always do. You can do this. I AM the lover of your soul, and I want others to know this also. My Bride has many members that haven't been reached. You are reaching them, even if you don't realize it.</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Don't give up, my child.</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Love,</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Daddy God</span>Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-17634385093644202742011-11-12T14:10:00.000-08:002011-11-12T14:10:39.642-08:00ABORTION HURTS WOMEN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlP6XEAumb32xVfU-kMElYsFok5td1b28LxX6xdhtDx-EeTXmQ8pcf1WyJLsAKx1YKxxd7rDVilKtU3iFWIOWfGOGdGVGDDCWKdZ_WlgGYXNiWnGulllY7OedG5QI11hHDAKS-qbkwtM/s1600/p_00269+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlP6XEAumb32xVfU-kMElYsFok5td1b28LxX6xdhtDx-EeTXmQ8pcf1WyJLsAKx1YKxxd7rDVilKtU3iFWIOWfGOGdGVGDDCWKdZ_WlgGYXNiWnGulllY7OedG5QI11hHDAKS-qbkwtM/s200/p_00269+-+Copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">My name is Nona Ellington. </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Thank you for the honor of sharing my personal testimony with you of how abortion hurt me.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">When I was 13 years old, I was raped by a family member, who stole my virginity. After that experience, I was covered with shame and low self esteem. At 15 years old, I began dating a boy at high school who was quite popular, and I would hang out with him to smoke marijuana. He took me to his cousin's house one day after school and forced me into having sex before I even knew what was happening. I didn't realize at the time that it was "date rape". Shortly after that event, he broke up with me and then I realized I was pregnant. My shame was deepened when the ex boyfriend denied that the baby was his.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">My sister, several friends and Planned Parenthood coerced me into having an abortion, giving me no other options, telling me it is what I needed to do since I was so young and still in high school.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">After the abortion, I spiraled into very destructive behavior, more drugs, alcohol and promiscuous sex to fill the empty void. This led to getting married to a very abusive man for 18 years. I also attempted suicide by cutting myself during a time of severe depression. </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">During the marriage, as a result of the abortion, I had 5 miscarriages, 3 of them tubal pregnancies which required emergency surgery and very near death experiences. I have never been able to have children, as a result of the abortion at age 15.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Finally, after several years of hurting, I attended an abortion recovery Bible study, where I received healing and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. I also learned through Jesus how to forgive myself. I was able to honor my baby lost to abortion and also those I miscarried, as a result, in a memorial service. Soon after, I had the honor of leading others through the healing process and also the opportunity to help women in the state prison find healing after abortion.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Thank you again for the opportunity to share my heart with you about how abortion affected my life. </span><span style="color: orange;">May God bless each and every one of you!</span>Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-25613014658216208782011-09-23T12:00:00.000-07:002011-09-23T13:14:43.856-07:00In The Bible Days<div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx0nNC3utGG7k3wzkT2kAd6XT9Q8iCiy0TFpCPnvwsopWMD72UUQn0h0HcSV1-ivIPjSTOxCcOhF3GJT6GeYshcahAs94HYbelF56U54Tdv9nlB4WjIEPjs6yi-jEmbcy28aUoTqd34Q/s1600/earthsmoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx0nNC3utGG7k3wzkT2kAd6XT9Q8iCiy0TFpCPnvwsopWMD72UUQn0h0HcSV1-ivIPjSTOxCcOhF3GJT6GeYshcahAs94HYbelF56U54Tdv9nlB4WjIEPjs6yi-jEmbcy28aUoTqd34Q/s200/earthsmoon.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: lime;">That is why the Holy Spirit says, </span><span style="color: lime;">“Today when you hear His voice, </span><span style="color: lime;">don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled, when they tested Me in the wilderness. </span><span style="color: lime;">You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God. For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. Remember what it says:</span><span style="color: lime;"> “Today when you hear His voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled.” </span><span style="color: lime;">Hebrews 3:7,8,13-15</span></div><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">As I was in the Word the other day, I was thinking of the expression that all people use, both believers and unbelievers..."Back in the Bible days." </span><span style="color: cyan;">What I realized is that the days and the life we are living right now, at this moment, are recorded in our Holy Bible. Yes, our past is recorded, but our present and our future is also.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">Most of our preachers are speaking on the "Last Days" we are obviously living in now. </span><span style="color: cyan;">The world even knows that we are living in the "Last Days". You can tell by the news reports and the movies being shown. </span><span style="color: cyan;">I have noticed more and more how those in the world, who are not claiming to be Christians, are quoting Bible scriptures and mentioning the words pray, prayer and praying quite often on secular TV programming.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">I understand that some may not be praying to our One and Only True God of the Universe, but they all know that there is an urgent need for prayer on this earth. </span><span style="color: cyan;">We know that we can't handle the disasters that are happening daily on our own.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">Here are some scriptures that speak of the here and now:</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;">He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns. </span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">1 Corinthians 1:8</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many parts of the world, as well as famines. But this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. </span><span style="color: red;">For the Good News must first be preached to all nations. </span><span style="color: red;">And everyone will hate you because you are My followers. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. </span><span style="color: red;">Watch out! I have warned you about this ahead of time!</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Mark 13:8,10,13,23</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;">You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">2 Timothy 3:1-5</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">Dear Lord,</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan;">Help us to honor Your Holy Word and to defend it at all times. When we or others refer to it as "in the Bible days", help us to realize that we are living Your Word right now and that Your written Word is not just a history book of our past, but a guide book and love letter from You to study daily, so that we can be prepared for our present and future that You have already recorded in it. </span><span style="color: cyan;">Help us to live our lives to honor You, one day at a time.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan;">In Jesus' Name,</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan;">Amen</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;">In closing:</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: lime;">But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said. They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires. These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them. </span></span><span style="color: lime;">But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love. </span><span style="color: lime;">And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives. </span><span style="color: lime;">Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into His glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to Him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are His before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Jude 17-25</span>Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-46885011493939004572011-07-23T12:32:00.000-07:002011-07-23T12:42:26.383-07:00?UNITED? STATES OF AMERICA<span style="color: red;">Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, <span class="woj">“Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand." <span style="color: blue;">Matthew 12:25</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.</span><span style="color: blue;"> Mark 3:24</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I was wanting to write this blog earlier in this month, in honor of our nation's 235th birthday, but I am just now getting it done.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">During this month, I just recently, for the first time, read the Constitution of the United States. </span><span style="color: blue;">It was sent to me by Liberty Counsel in the form of a pocket sized handbook. It also included the Declaration of Independence and other important quotes from key leaders in our nation.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Reading the documents that formed our nation made me truly realize how <u><strong>un</strong> </u>united and actually divided our nation has become. When the leaders of our nation started ignoring God and the Constitution and stopped praying together, then the "People", which is all of us "under God" and under our leaders, began to follow suit and do the same things..... How sad.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Here are some scriptures that have touched my heart concerning America:</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He chose for his inheritance. </span><span style="color: blue;">Psalms 33:12</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. </span><span style="color: blue;">Galatians 5:13</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving, and I will multiply My people and make of them a great and honored nation. </span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Their children will prosper as they did long ago. I will establish them as a nation before Me, and I will punish anyone who hurts them.</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">They will have their own ruler again, and he will <u><strong>not</strong> </u>be a foreigner. I will invite him to approach Me, says the Lord, for who would dare to come unless invited? </span><br />
<span style="color: red;">You will be My people, and I will be your God. </span><span style="color: blue;">Jeremiah 30:19-22</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">...."I will put My law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be M</span><span style="color: red;">y people. </span><br />
<span style="color: red;">No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD. “For I will forgive their wickedness<br />
and will remember their sins no more.</span><span style="color: red;">” </span><span style="color: blue;">Jeremiah 31:33-34</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Please join us in a call to prayer for a nation in crisis on Saturday August 6, 2011 at The Response USA: <a href="http://theresponseusa.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">http://theresponseusa.com/</span> </a></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">If My people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. </span><span style="color: blue;">2 Chronicles 7:14</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Dear Lord,</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">I humble myself before You, my King. Forgive me for my many sins and the sins of my nation. forgive us for the shedding of innocent blood and for allowing Your Name and Your Word to be removed from our public schools. I am seeking Your face today Jesus. Our nation does not deserve Your mercy, grace or kindness, but I am asking for Your Divine intervention once again for America to be "United" in You. Help us to stand united, even though we have fallen so far from You. Help us all to be willing and obedient to Your Word, that our nation was built upon.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">In Jesus' Name, Amen</span>Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-37415363275953946712011-05-09T19:09:00.000-07:002011-05-09T19:09:55.913-07:00Who We Are IN ChristThe following scriptures have helped me to learn and understand my identity, of who I am in Christ.<br />
The enemy of our soul loves to make us feel unworthy and full of shame and confusion.<br />
The Word of God, through these passages, defeats these attacks of the enemy, as we speak them out loud and continue to believe them in our heart.<br />
All are taken from the Holy Bible-New Living Translation<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.</span> Romans 3:24 <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. </span>Romans 8:1 <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!</span> II Corinthians 5:17 <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.</span> Ephesians 2:10 <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus.</span> I Timothy 1:14 <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.</span> I John 5:4 <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!”</span> Luke 10:17 <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.</span> Phillipians 4:7 <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.</span> I Corinthians 1:30<br />
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<span style="color: red;">“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden." </span>Matthew 5:14Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-73006208866071373872011-04-06T20:23:00.000-07:002011-04-06T20:23:59.592-07:00Most Famous Bible ScriptureAs I have been reflecting on the meaning of Easter and what Jesus did for us on the Cross, I was led to do this blog on one of my favorite scriptures.<br />
The following scripture is the most famous in the Bible, but no matter how many times I read it or hear it, it never gets too old.<br />
As you read these different translations of the same scripture, replace "world" with your own personal name.<br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: red;">JOHN 3:16</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="left">King James Version</div><div align="left"><span style="color: red;">For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Amplified Version</div><div align="left"><span style="color: red;">For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">New Living Translation</div><div align="left"><span style="color: red;">For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son so that <u>everyone </u>who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">The Living Bible</div><div align="left"><span style="color: red;">For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son so that <u>anyone</u> who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">New International Version</div><div align="left"><span style="color: red;">For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Contemporary English Version</div><div align="left"><span style="color: red;">God loved the people of this world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who has <u>faith</u> in Him will have eternal life and never die.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Today's English Version</div><div align="left"><span style="color: red;">For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not die but have eternal life.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">The Message</div><div align="left"><span style="color: red;">This is how much God loved the world: He gave His Son, His one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in Him, <u>anyone</u> can have a <u>whole</u> and lasting life.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: yellow;">Have a very blessed and happy Easter!</span></div>Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-30941113648602625002011-03-02T18:11:00.000-08:002011-03-02T18:20:50.338-08:00Encouraging Words<span style="color: red;">Jesus Calling</span><br />
Keep your eyes on Me! Waves of adversity are washing over you, and you feel tempted to give up. As your circumstances consume more and more of your attention, you are losing sight of Me. Yet I am with you always, holding you by your right hand. I am fully aware of your situation, and I will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able to bear.<br />
<span style="color: red;">Psalm 73:23; I Corinthians 10:13</span><br />
Excerpt from the devotion for February 27th from the book<br />
Jesus Calling by Sarah Young.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">A Friend in the Storm</span><br />
When it feels like life has failed you<br />
and your mind's been cast in war,<br />
please remember Love's forever;<br />
I will pass you through this door.<br />
You don't cry alone in battle,<br />
even when you think you've lost.<br />
Please believe this truth, My winner:<br />
Heaven paid your victor cost.<br />
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted<br />
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.<br />
<span style="color: red;">Psalm 34:18</span><br />
Excerpt from the devotional gift book A Friend in the Storm by Cheryl <br />
Ricker.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">God Will See You Through</span><br />
Sometimes it's hard to see through our tears.<br />
But even when we can't see, God has promised to be there - loving us, <br />
strengthening us, giving us what we need to face each day.<br />
No matter what happens, God will hold you close and see you through <br />
because you are so precious to Him.<br />
God cares, cares right down to the last detail.<br />
<span style="color: red;">James 5:11 The Message<br />
</span>Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-28354089941743037202011-02-19T15:00:00.000-08:002011-02-19T15:17:42.572-08:00Sharing Today's DevotionalsJust wanted to share the scriptures, prayers and reflections that I had for today:<br />
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Read <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%2063&version=AMP"><span style="color: red;">Psalm 63</span></a><br />
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Dear Lord,<br />
Help us to never overlook our need for You, especially when we are abundantly blessed with prosperity.<br />
Amen<br />
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Read <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans%205:6-11&version=AMP"><span style="color: red;">Romans 5:6-11</span></a><br />
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Dear Lord,<br />
Help us to always love and forgive each other, even our enemies.<br />
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Read <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans%204&version=AMP"><span style="color: red;">Romans 4</span></a><br />
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We are considered "righteous" by our "faith" in Jesus Christ, not by what we do for Him.<br />
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We have right standing with God our Father (righteousness), because of the work Jesus did on the Cross, not because of anything we have done or will do.<br />
Our only job requirement is to "believe". As we live our lives in faith, others will follow our witness.<br />
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Thank You Lord, for the honor and freedom to be able to read, study and reflect on Your Holy Word, the love letter that You personally wrote to us. I pray that we will continue to have that freedom here in our "nation, under God".Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-34818854461181110102011-01-10T20:10:00.000-08:002011-01-11T00:20:24.185-08:00Power<div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Lord recently put on my heart to do a Word study on "power". </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The following are the scriptures that really touched my heart as a part of this study, that I wanted to share. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I guess you can call this a "power scripture blast".</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;"><strong>Thank you Lord for the POWER of Your Word!</strong></span></div><strong><span style="color: red;"></span></strong><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><strong></strong></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><strong>Exodus 9:16 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>But for this very purpose have I let you live, that I might show you My power, and that My name may be declared throughout all the earth.</strong></span></div><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Exodus 15:6 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power; Your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Deuteronomy 4:37 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>And because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them, and brought you out from Egypt with His own Presence, by His mighty power.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Deuteronomy 8:18 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>But you shall [earnestly] remember the Lord your God, for it is He Who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">2 Samuel 22:33 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>God is my strength and power: and He maketh my way perfect.</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 Chronicles 29:11-12 (Amplified Bible) </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and the earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and Yours it is to be exalted as Head over all. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hands are power and might; in Your hands it is to make great and to give strength to all.</span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><strong>Psalm 21:13 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.</strong></span></div><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Psalm 59:16-17 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>But I will sing of Your mighty strength and power; yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy and loving-kindness in the morning; for You have been to me a defense (a fortress and a high tower) and a refuge in the day of my distress. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unto You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; for God is my Defense, my Fortress, and High Tower, the God Who shows me mercy and steadfast love. </span></span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Psalm 66:3 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Say to God, How awesome and fearfully glorious are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power shall Your enemies submit themselves to You [with feigned and reluctant obedience].</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Psalm 79:11 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Let the groaning and sighing of the prisoner come before You; according to the greatness of Your power and Your arm spare those who are appointed to die!</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Psalm 106:8 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake [to prove the righteousness of the divine character], that He might make His mighty power known.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Psalm 147:5 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Great is our Lord and of great power; His understanding is inexhaustible and boundless.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Proverbs 3:27 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Withhold not good from those to whom it is due [its rightful owners], when it is in the power of your hand to do it.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Proverbs 18:21 (Amplified Bible)Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Isaiah 40:29 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound].</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Jeremiah 10:12 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and by His understanding and skill stretched out the heavens.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Jeremiah 32:17 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Alas, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too hard or too wonderful for You--</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Daniel 6:27 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>He is a Savior and Deliverer, and He works signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth--He Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Nahum 1:3 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>The Lord is slow to anger and great in power and will by no means clear the guilty. The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Habakkuk 3:4 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>And His brightness was like the sunlight; rays streamed from His hand, and there [in the sunlike splendor] was the hiding place of His power.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Zechariah 4:6 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Matthew 6:13 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Matthew 10:1 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>AND JESUS summoned to Him His twelve disciples and gave them power and authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out, and to cure all kinds of disease and all kinds of weakness and infirmity.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Matthew 26:64 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Matthew 28:18 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Jesus approached and, breaking the silence, said to them, All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Mark 6:7 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>And He called to Him the Twelve [apostles] and began to send them out [as His ambassadors] two by two and gave them authority and power over the unclean spirits.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Mark 13:26 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great (kingly) power and glory (majesty and splendor).</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Luke 4:14 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Then Jesus went back full of and under the power of the [Holy] Spirit into Galilee, and the fame of Him spread through the whole region round about.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Luke 4:32 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>And they were amazed at His teaching, for His word was with authority and ability and weight and power.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Luke 4:36 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>And they were all amazed and said to one another, What kind of talk is this? For with authority and power He commands the foul spirits and they come out!</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Luke 10:19 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Luke 24:49 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>And behold, I will send forth upon you what My Father has promised; but remain in the city [Jerusalem] until you are clothed with power from on high.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">John 1:12 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name:</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Acts 1:8 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Acts 4:33 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>And with great strength and ability and power the apostles delivered their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace (loving-kindness and favor and goodwill) rested richly upon them all.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Acts 10:38 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>How God anointed and consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with strength and ability and power; how He went about doing good and, in particular, curing all who were harassed and oppressed by [the power of] the devil, for God was with Him.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Romans 1:16 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Romans 15:13 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">1 Corinthians 1:24 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>But to those who are called, whether Jew or Greek (Gentile), Christ [is] the Power of God and the Wisdom of God.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">1 Corinthians 2:5 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">1 Corinthians 6:14 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>And God both raised the Lord to life and will also raise us up by His power.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">2 Corinthians 4:7 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">2 Corinthians 12:9 (King James Version) <sup> </sup>And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Ephesians 3:20 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Ephesians 6:10 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">2 Timothy 1:7 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">2 Peter 1:3 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue:</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Jude 1:25 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>To the one only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory (splendor), majesty, might and dominion, and power and authority, before all time and now and forever (unto all the ages of eternity). Amen (so be it).</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Revelation 4:11 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Revelation 5:13 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Revelation 11:17 (Amplified Bible)<sup> </sup>Exclaiming, To You we give thanks, Lord God Omnipotent, [the One] Who is and [ever] was, for assuming the high sovereignty and the great power that are Yours and for beginning to reign.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Revelation 12:10 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.</span></h2><h2 id="passage_heading" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Revelation 20:6 (King James Version)<sup> </sup>Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div></div>Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-8490370449263061232010-12-04T19:23:00.000-08:002010-12-04T19:23:59.421-08:00I Will Not Fear<div align="center"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=29&chapter=41&verse=13&version=45&context=verse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: red;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1291518730_0"><em>Isaiah 41:13</em></span></span></strong></a><br />
<span style="color: red;"><em>For I the Lord your God hold your right hand; I am the Lord, Who says to you, <b>Fear not</b>; I will help you!</em></span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Sin brings fear of punishment. </div><div align="left">We should never fear punishment, we need to only quickly repent and allow God to love us out of our mess. </div><div align="left">Even when God chastens us, it is bearable, for He never gives us more than we can bear. </div><div align="left">I will not fear! </div><div align="left">When I <u>feel</u> fear, I will do what God says "afraid" if I have to. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><em><span style="color: red;">Dear Lord,</span> </em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="color: red;">Help us to overcome the temptations that so easily come upon us. Help us to come directly to You even when we fall into temptations, instead of running the other way. We want and need to trust You more and more every day with the things we are faced with. Lead us and guide us as we face each day unafraid because You are with us.</span> </em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="color: red;">In Jesus' Name, Amen.</span> </em></div><div></div>Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-68363298715261263452010-11-21T19:14:00.000-08:002010-11-21T19:14:18.281-08:00REFLECTION by Carmen Pate, 40 Days for LifePray that we each will daily put on the full armor of God, so that we are strong in the Lord and the power of His might.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><em>For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.</em></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><em>Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all, to stand.</em></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><em>- Ephesians 6:12-13</em></span><br />
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REFLECTION by Carmen Pate, 40 Days for Life<br />
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I am confounded to see how the battle over the issue of life is perceived more often in churches today as political rather than spiritual. Ironically, the enemy has used this twisted perception to silence many in the body of Christ.<br />
We must see the battle for what it is and if we are to be prepared to face the spiritual enemy on the issue of abortion, we must daily “put on” the armor God has given us:<br />
Gird your waist with <strong>Truth</strong> (vs. 14) — Commit your emotions to believe truth and to speak truth, regardless of the repercussions.<br />
Put on the breastplate of<strong> Righteousness </strong>(vs. 14) — It will protect our hearts — the innermost springs of our beings — from all unrighteousness so evident in this fallen world.<br />
Shod your feet with the preparation of the <strong>Gospel of Peace</strong>. (vs. 15) — Preparation is vital if we are to be effective in God’s work.<br />
Taking the shield of <strong>Faith</strong> (vs.16) — The accuser will instill doubt, fear, and guilt. Faith acts as an invisible shield that deflects such false accusations.<br />
Taking the Helmet of <strong>Salvation</strong> (vs.17) — A helmet protects the head, the brain and in turn our mind and thoughts. Satan hopes we will set aside divine revelation for human reasoning.<br />
Taking the<strong> Sword of the Spirit</strong> (vs.17) — The Word of God, the only offensive weapon in this armor, was used by the Lord Jesus against satan. The living Word is powerful and effective.<br />
Our armor is complete. We are ready to wage war, and the next verse tells us how, “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit.” (vs.18)<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><em>Dear Lord, as you lead us into the spiritual battle of ending abortion, may we be reminded that the battle is truly Yours. We thank You for equipping us with Your armor. Lead us daily to put it on!</em></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><em>Thank You for allowing us to serve under your command, and for hearing our requests for direction and protection. Thank you for the victory that is ours because of Your Son, Jesus, Amen.</em></span><br />
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reference <a href="http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=1246"><span style="color: red;">http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=1246</span></a>Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254279063455464889.post-13497297784573748512010-11-20T21:12:00.000-08:002010-11-20T21:12:40.476-08:00The Journey of Life<em><span style="color: red;">Your own ears will hear Him. Right behind you a voice will say, 'This is the way you should go,' whether to the right or to the left. Isaiah 30:21</span></em><br />
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My Spirit is in you, says the Lord. <br />
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I am with you on your journey. I am with you always, on this journey of life. This is a life journey, not a death journey. Have faith and do not give up your hope in Me.<br />
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I know what is best for you. You know My voice. Follow the sound of My voice. If you slip and fall, I am here to pick you up, dust you off and send you on your way. <br />
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I love you more than anything!<br />
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<em><span style="color: red;">Prayer: Father, I pray that you help me to be led by You and to trust that I hear Your voice and follow. Give me peace in knowing You. In Jesus' name, amen.</span></em>Nona Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771603182807564178noreply@blogger.com