The Greatest Teacher of Them All

While earnestly in prayer this morning I was reminded of the Beatitudes.. Jesus Blessings to us.

In Jesus own words He focuses on our  weaknesses and our strengths and how they can be turned to good in our Fathers sight.  
His words uplifted the downtrodden as an example for us to do the same.
So, never let your words hinder or be judgemental.  
  

Are you feeling lost?

Are you sorrowing after something?

Do you feel inadequate?

We are ALL different. God made us so. 

We are a BODY - SOUL - SPIRIT

Two of these components differ.

Our bodies are different in gender, then shape, size, and looks.

Our souls are also different in our likes, needs, wants, thoughts, desires. Yes, our soul is the us that we are. It is our personality and these differ.

Our only likeness is our Spirits because they are created in the image of God.

Yet with our spirit we can CHOSE to be filled with holiness, or we can choose to be filled with evil. 

Holiness: 
Is all holiness the same? When we choose Jesus Christ as our Lord and our Savor, we will want to walk in His ways. 

We won't all see Gods Word in the same way because our souls are different. AND.. we can be at a different growing stage of our life journey. BUT, we are to keep our eyes on Jesus, as our main focus.    NOT, disagree on various scripture meanings. 

Who are we to judge another child of God? 

 Be encouraged. Be uplifted. Be blessed.

God understands you. He looks into your heart.

 Read the Beatitudes that JESUS spoke. Hear His voice in your mind as you do.  

KNOW that GOD ACCEPTS and LOVES you....                            
Just as you are......  

Read your Bible... and let the Holy Spirit teach you. 

Turn your eyes upon Jesus  ....  He is everything. 

LIVE FOREVER

YOU CAN live forever!!! 

And I don't mean growing older and older.

There are a few so called Christian faiths that teach their followers 
that THEY are the ONLY true way to Heaven. 

I know of five such faith's and there are likely more. 

These are: Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholic, Seventh Day Adventist, Mormon,(Church of Latter Day Saints) and The World Wide Church of God.

This is very sad because they are telling a LIE and yet they say that they are the TRUTH. 

God is NOT a lair. 
Satan is a liar. 

To know the truth we must look to Gods Word, the Bible. 

Jesus said, "I AM THE WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE, NO MAN comes to the Father, except THROUGH ME!" John 14:6 

Jesus did not say we MUST belong to a certain church to enter into Heaven. He does say, that when we believe in HIM, we will have eternal life. 

Am I saying don't go to church? No! 
Do I go to church? Yes I do! 

However, I don't BELONG to a church. I do BELONG to The Creator God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. 

Do I believe every word that comes out of the Pastors mouth?
I listen, I take it in, BUT, if what is said is not in accordance to the Word of God (Bible) then I will not accept it. 

God loves animals. "You care for people and animals alike, O LORD. How precious is your unfailing love." (Psalm 36:6-7) 
Are there animals in Heaven? 
I could be wrong but, I believe there are. "The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord."(Isaiah 65:25). So animals will live in harmony.  

HEAVEN: The Bible tells us it is the most beautiful place. There is no sickness, strife, or growing old. Everyone is young or if going there as a babe, grows to a certain age then stops at the time. 
(http://thebookofrevelationmadeclear.com/revelation-bible-study/view-of-heaven.html)
After reading of many experiences about Heaven, the one that I have found to be proven through a scientific brain is by Dr EBON ALEXANDER (a Neurosurgeon). "In 2008, Dr. Alexander contracted bacterial meningitis of the brain and spent a week in a coma where he took a trip through the afterlife. Rather than be led to Heaven by a mysterious being or cluster of light, he entered the afterlife by what he calls the "earthworm’s eye view" before the "blinders came off and [revealed] this crisp, with beautiful butterflies and flowers, with souls dancing and angels above [him]. There were color's beyond the rainbow and butterflies appeared repeatedly.” 
https://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538782281&sr=1-1&keywords=dr+eben+alexander

Do you desire to live young and free, in eternal bliss forever?

Pray this prayer for salvation right now. 
Lord Jesus, for too long I’ve kept you out of my life. I know that I am a sinner and that I cannot save myself. No longer will I close the door when I hear you knocking. By faith I gratefully receive your gift of salvation. I am ready to trust you as my Lord and Savior. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for coming to earth. I believe you are the Son of God who died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead on the third day. Thank you for bearing my sins and giving me the gift of eternal life. I believe your words are true. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus, and be my Savior. Amen.

Jesus loves you. 

AMAZON BOOK REVIEW

The most encouraging blessing to an author is to read a uplifting review.

My latest book (Post below,) is soaring. However, it needs reviews. So I felt very happy when I read this one.
The book does have another three - 5STAR wonderful reviews.

This is my latest 5 STAR review. 

Paula Rose Michelson 

5-Stars! “A Great Faith Fiction!
In author Crystal Mary Lindsey's The Mystery Healer of Smoky Mountain we read a tender-hearted story, which I believe was written under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. For Marni Granger's journey up the mountain... how she was lead there and all that happened shows readers God's blessings.

That this author was able to show us the unseen blessings of Lord is a testament to her faith and made me a fan for life. If you're looking for an author whose work will build-up your faith, I highly recommend Crystal Mary Lindsey! 

FROM https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Healer-Smoky-Mountain-Inspirational-ebook/dp/B07CVWJBKF/

Yes, all my books are written under the Holy Spirit influence. 

The things I don't do as an author, that most authors do. 

I don't map a story out.

I don't work out my characters prior the story. 

I don't have an office to write in.

I don't set times apart to write. 

What I do.

I begin to write and the story unfolds itself as do the characters. 

My hubby has taken over the office, and its a mess. 

So I write on a lap-top while sitting in my recliner. 

(I haven't been well for a long time)

I count my blessings, I praise God and talk or sing to him constantly. 

AMAZING GRACE

When I look at one of my stories, down the line, long after its published, I can't believe that which is written, actually comes from me.  Well... that's how I know its from the Holy Spirit.

Gods grace is sufficient. ALWAYS..

I LOVE TO READ COMMENTS so don't be 

shy, you are important to me. 

(Just as you are to our Heavenly Father.)

MYSTERY in North East Tennessee

Love the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.

The music with banjo, guitar, fiddle, together with clog dancing.

STORY LINE OF MY NEW BOOK:

Who is the mystery healer concealed in the Great Smokey Mountains of East Tennessee? Why does he need to keep his identity a secret?

Marni Granger is a young woman who lives at the base of the mountain. As a child, falling against a hot cooking pot, she burns the side of her face. Being teased at school and later stared at as an adult, Marni remains living in isolation with her grandfather. Her one friend is a half wolf dog, rescued by her as a pup.

Marni would like a life similar to other young women, yet she feels all this will be denied her due to her facial deformity.

Heading off to the base of the mountains to pick berries, she wanders up and becomes lost in the dark. When her pet disappears, Marni is terrified and cries out to the Lord for help. A mysterious woman in white calls her name then leads her to a large cabin on the plateau.

Here she will meet a handsome man and the hidden surgeon who performs reconstruction operations, un-allowed in 1885.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVWJBKF/

Did you know that Davey Crockett's grandparents graves are in this town??  

They were massacred by Indians.

Crockett Tavern in those days 

The Crockett Tavern Museum is situated about 15 miles from Rogersville, at Morristown. 

http://crocketttavernmuseum.org/

Davey Crockett's log cabin is also not far from Rogersville. In a different direction to Morristown. 

https://www.tnvacation.com/local/rutherford-davy-crockett-cabin-museum

I was amazed by it, built without a nail.. on a rushing river frontage. Take a picnic and spend the day. 

How it looks now. (me there)

How it looked before.

Sitting looking over the Smoky Mountains, of North East Tennessee.

At the base of these mountains is Gatlinburg. Ray and I were married at Pigeon Forge -  close to there on 12th September 2004 by Rev Keith Leonard.

Psalm 96:11-12  (KJV)

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice.



ARTICLE from Newspaper at Historic Rogersville, Tennessee.
ROGERSVILLE REVIEW NEWSPAPER

Discovering Your *SPIRIT*

DISCOVER YOUR SPIRIT

We are spirits, who live for a time in a physical body. Yes, we are created in the IMAGE of God, and God is a SPIRIT. In Genesis 1:26“ God said, “Let us make mankind in our (Father, Son, Holy spirit) image, in our likeness.” So, we were FIRST created as a SPIRIT. John 4:24 “God is a Spirit.”

Being born as a human, we receive a soul. This soul is our character, our personality, the uniqueness of who we are. We make human choices according to our soul.

Our soul can be beautiful, kind, endearing, empathetic, thoughtful, and generous. 

OR, our soul can be selfish, self-seeking, disruptive, deceptive, thoughtless, and unkind. 

Our SPIRIT lived - as a SPIRIT in Heaven with God before we were born. Jeremiah 1:5 confirms this, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.”

Spirits come to earth to live the life as a human – much like Jesus did. The blood of Jesus was his Father God’s blood, so it was SINLESS, just as Jesus was sinless.

We are different. God knits us together in our mother's womb, but our blood can be that of either parent and because of this, it is sinful.  “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” (Psalm 139:13).

The reason some babies are born with deformities is due to the parent's blood and DNA.

When we accept God into our life (by free choice) and recognize Jesus as our savor, we make the outward profession of our faith, by being baptized.

Baptism is Physical and Spiritual. Physically we are submerged in water as going into a grave and dying to self.  At this time, our SPIRIT is born anew – in the confession of our acceptance; that Jesus is Lord of our life. We rise UP from the water as if we are born anew. (In human birth a baby comes forth, with a rush of birthing water).

“Jesus answered and said to him, 'Truly, truly, I say to you unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.' John 3:3-7

The second baptism of faith is by fire. John the Baptist said,  "I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one (Jesus) who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and FIRE.”

Acts 2:1-4 “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. ² Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. ³ They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. ⁴ All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit (of God) enabled them.”

No everyone receives the Gift of Tongues. Many different gifts are given to a believer. READ: 1Corinthians 12. 

To come to Jesus, all you have to do is, -  tell him sincerely that you are sorry for your sins. Then ask him to be the Lord and Saviour of your life.                                                                                                      Find a Bible-believing church, and follow Jesus examples.                                                                           PLUS READ THE BIBLE SO THAT YOU ARE NOT DECIEVED.