HOLDING FORTH THE LIGHT - LILACLADY JUNEBUG2

           

HOLDING FORTH THE LIGHT

                                                           LILACLADY JUNEBUG2   

                                           

                                                 WALKING BY FAITH - I KEEP CLIMBING

                               AS I LOOK

                     I SEE BEYOND

                      WHERE I AM

                      KNOWING 

                     THAT THERE IS 

                       SO MUCH MORE 

                        THAN I CAN SEE 

LIGHT 

IN THIS LIGHTHOUSE

SHINES BRIGHT

IN THE DARKNESS

WITHOUT 

LIGHT

THE SHIPS 

AT SEA

MAY JUST FLOUNDER 

AND SINK

WITH 

LIGHT

A SHIP 

CAN FIND ITS WAY

AND 

AIM FOR DEEPER WATERS 

OR 

AVOID 

THE ROCKS 

AT 88 YEARS OF AGE
I INTEND TO KEEP LETTING 
MY LIGHT SHINE FOR JESUS CHRIST 
MY LORD 
AND SAVIOUR
WHO 
IS 
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

JESUS IS COMING SOON!

                                                 Walking in the darkness

                                 Or Traveling on the wide Seas

                                  I live in the light of that 

                                  Blessed Hope - The Glorious 

                                   Appearing of our  Great 

                                   God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

                                            Titus 2.11 -  14

                                 11.  For the grace of God that 

                                 bringeth salvation hath appeared

                                 to all men.

                                  12. Teaching us that, denying 

                                   ungodliness and worldly lusts, 

                                   we should live soberly, righteously,

                                   and godly in this present world:

                                  13. Looking for that blessed hope

                                    and the glorious appearing of 

                                     the great God and our Saviour 

                                     Jesus Christ;

                                  14. Who gave himself for us, 

                                   that he might redeem us from

                                    all iniquity, and purify unto 

                                    himself a peculiar (unique - 

                                     different)  people, zealous

                                      of good works.

                                     

                                  

As a flower blooms and displays 

its beauty

We are to flourish

shining our light 

My husband Henry was one 

man that let his light shine.

He was to me 

a LIGHTBEARER   

Psalm 25.4,5 

4. Show me thy ways, O LORD; 

teach me thy paths.

5. Lead me in thy truth,

and teach me: for thou

art the God of my 

salvation; on thee do I 

wait all the day. 

You might think of it this way.

A church building is just 

that. 

no more.

no less. 

a building is not

what God is about.

The people make a church. 

God wants people 

to know 

WHO HE IS 

and 

that 

HE HAS SENT JESUS

Jesus said of himself 

I am the way, the truth, 

and the life,

No man cometh 

to the Father but by me.

John  14.6  

A local church is a 

gathering of those people 

who have admitted they 

are sinners, and have 

come to God through the blood of 

Jesus Christ who died once 

for all

that we might

have 

everlasting life

that we might 

become 

the Sons of God

with all the 

legal rights

of the Son Jesus Christ

now their inheritance.

A Local Church 

is not the Building it meets in.

It is a Living Organization

in which Christ is the head 

the the members are the body.

For you see, Jesus is 

the Head of the Church

and He Alone

is the Author 

and 

the Finisher 

of our 

Faith.   

Jesus said 

I am the Light of the world: 

he that followeth me

shall not walk 

in darkness,

but shall have 

the light of Life.

John 8.12  

Psalm 18.28  

Thou wilt light my candle:

The LORD my God will 

enlighten 

my darkness.

Isaiah 50.10 

Who is among you that feareth

the LORD, that 

obeyeth the voice

of his servant,

that walketh in darkness,

and hath no light?

Let him trust in 

the name of the LORD, 

and stay upon his God.

GET PLUGGED IN TO THE SOURCE

AND THEN SHINE ! 

Matthew 5.16

Let your light so shine before men

that they may see your 

good works

and glorify your Father

which is in heaven.

 When Jesus was about to heal a

 blind man,

he said " As long as I am in 

the world, I am the light of the world." 

John 9,5 

He spat on the ground,

and made clay,

and anointed the man's eyes

with the clay.

He said, Go, wash in 

the pool of Siloam.

He had quite a walk.

It took a little time 

to get there. 

and he did waht Jesus said to do.

He came seeing.  

And asked who made him to see, 

He said, A man that is called Jesus 

made clay, and anointed mine eyes,

and said unto me,

Go wash in the Pool of Siloam.

And I went and washed, 

and I received sight.

They said unto him,

Where is he? 

He said,  I know not.

(John ch. 9 is where you 

can read for your self.)

After this man was cast out 

of the Temple, Jesus came 

and found him.

He asked him, "Dost thou 

believe on the Son of God? "

    The man said, 

Who is he, Lord? 

And Jesus said unto him, 

Thou hast seen him, 

and it is he that 

speaketh with the."

And he said, Lord, I believe.

And he worshipped him.

John 9.v 38 

And Jesus said, For judgment 

I am come into this world, 

that they which are blind 

might see, and that they which see 

might be made blind.

My husband and I together

served our Lord 

letting our light shine for Jesus 

many years.

In this blog, I hope to share

sermons and thoughts

from our life and ministry

which all point 

TO THE LIGHT

COME JOURNEY WITH ME

Romans 3.23 

All have sinned and come short of

the glory of God.

Romans 6.23 

For the wages of sin is death;

but the gift of God is eternal 

life through Jesus Christ his son.  

John 3.3 

And Jesus answered and said, 

Verily, Verily

(Amen, Amen)

I say unto you,

except a man be born again, he

cannot see the kingdom of God

It was Jesus speaking to

Nicodemus 

that said:   

(John 3.16)

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD

THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON

THE WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM

SHOULD NOT PERISH,

BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. 

Jesus was either a liar 

or he was crazy 

or he was telling the truth.

In Matthew 4.13 - 16 

13. And leaving Nazareth, he came 

and dwelt in Capernaum, which is 

upon the sea coast, in the borders

of Zebulun and Nepthalim:

14. that it might be fulfilled 

which was spoken

 by Esaias the prophet, 

saying, 

15. The land of Zabulon, 

and the land of Nephthalim,

 by the way of the sea, 

beyond Jordan,

 Galilee of the Gentiles;

16. The people which sat in 

darkness saw great light,

and to them

which sat in the region 

and shadow of death light is 

spring up. 

ARE YOU WALKING

TOWARD THE LIGHT?

OR, 

ARE YOU 

HEADED 

TOWARD THE DARKNESS?  

Only God knows your heart.

Only God sees and knows. 

Only God has provided 

a provision 

for you 

to walk 

in the light.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO 

IS START BY 

FIRST 

1. agreeing you are 

a sinner, with a sin nature 

and a practice of sinning.

2. agree with God 

that you need to be have 

your sin nature 

and your sin past 

present 

and 

future 

washed and cleansed

and forgiven.

JESUS BLOOD IS 

ALL THAT IS NECESSARY.

John 1.19  Behold the Lamb of God 

which taketh away the sins of the world. 

What can wash away my sin?

nothing but the blood of Jesus. 

What can make me whole again? 

Nothing but the blood of Jesus! 

Oh! precious is the flow

That makes me white as snow ! 

No other fount I know!

Nothing ! but the blood of Jesus!  

Psalm 119.105

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet;

and a light 

unto my path."   

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CHRIST IS RISEN - MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS

         CHRIST IS RISEN 

MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS

 LILACLADY JUNEBUG2 

                                                       with notes from Wm. H. Cash Jr (1927 - 2012)

                          

                                      

LET US CONSIDER THE FACTS OF JESUS' RESURRECTION

JOHN 20.29 - 31

29.  Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast

seen  me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, yet have believed.   

30. And many other signs did Jesus in the presence of his disciples which are not written in this book.

31. These are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, ye might have life through his name.

THE BIBLE GIVES US FOUR RECORDS

MATTHEW 28

MARK 16 

LUKE 24   

JOHN 20 and 21 

IN ADDITION, PAUL SUMS IT UP THIS WAY:

                                       

                               I CORINTHIANS 15. 1 -  16

                                  15.1   Moreover, brethren,  I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;  2. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.  3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4. and that he was buried, and that he rose again the thir day according to the scriptures: 5. and that he was seen of Cephas (Peter) then of the twelve: 6. after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7. after that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 and last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.9 for I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 16. but by the grace of God I am what I am, and the grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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           As I look at the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus I see what He said of His own death and resurrection: 

         

        Matthew 16.21   Jesus tells the disciples what would happen.

        From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his 

         disciples, how that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer 

many things of the elders and chief priests, and scribes, and

be killed and be raised again the third day.

Again, Matthew 17.22,23  And when they abode in Galilee,

Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be 

betrayed into the hands of men: 23 and they 

shall kill him, and the third day he shall

be raised again.

The third time that is recorded when Jesus spoke

was in Matthew 20 while Jesus left Galilee

to go along the Coasts of Judea beyond Jordan.

He is on his way toward Jerusalem.

Matthew 20.17 - 19

17. And Jesus going up to Jerusalem

took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and

said unto them, 18. Behold, we go up to 

Jerusalem: and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto

the chief priests and unto the scribes,

and they shall condemn him to death.

19. And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to

mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and

the third day he shall rise again.

When Jesus arose and appeared before the eleven,

Mark's Gospel tells us in chapter 16. verse 14

that "afterward he appeared unto

the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided

them for their unbelief and

hardness of heart, because they believed

not them which had seen him

after he was risen.

Let us go over the FACTS 

as given by the witnesses:

I. The Angel appears to the Three Women.

Matthew 28. 1 - 7 

The three women,  Mary Magdalene, Mary the 

mother of James, and Salome start for the tomb

and are followed by other women. They find the 

stone rolled away, and the Angel speaks "He is risen." 

Mary, the mother of James and Joses draws near to 

the tomb, and the Angel gives her the command

to "go and tell the disciples"  Matthew 28.2   

She goes back to the other women, they are bearing the spices.

Mary Magdalene meanwhile comes to the Tomb, weeping, and Jesus 

reveals Himself to her.

Luke 20.14 - 18

He tells her that "I am not 

yet ascended to my Father, 

but go to my brethren,

and say unto them,

I ascend to my Father, 

and your Father,

and to my God.

2. THE WOMEN TO THE DISCIPLES.   

These women go to tell the GOOD NEWS !

HE IS RISEN !

On their way they met Jesus ! 

So here they come !   He is Risen ! 

John 20.19 - 20

19. SAME DAY, AT EVENING,

BEING THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK,

WHEN THE DOORS WERE SHUT

WHERE THE DISCIPLES WERE ASSEMBLED

FOR FEAR OF THE JEWS,

CAME JESUS, AND STOOD IN THE MIDST,

AND SAITH UNTO THEM,

PEACE BE UNTO YOU.

GOD'S LOVE FOR US - sermon Wm. Henry Cash (1927-2012) - Lilacladyjunebug2

          GOD'S LOVE FOR US 

         Sermon by Wm. Henry Cash 

         Transcribed by June E Cash, 

 LILACLADY JUNEBUG2

                                      

      THE LOVE OF GOD FOR US IS REVEALED IN JESUS' WORDS TO NICODEMUS IN JOHN CHAPTER 3.VERSE 16.

       I. THE LOVE OF GOD OUR FATHER.

                  A.  GOD'S LOVE -  JOHN 3.16 

John 3.16 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.

                        1. FOR GOD -   GOD ORIGINATED, AND IS 

                             THE CAUSE OF SALVATION.

                         2. SO LOVED -   THE INSTRUMENTAL 

                              CAUSE OF SALVATION.

                       3. BELIEVETH - RECEPTIVE CAUSE IN 

                            SALVATION 

                       4. NATURE -   FOR GOD SO LOVED 

                                  HIS LOVE THE MOTIVE

                        5. GIFT -   THAT HE GAVE.....

                        6. SACRIFICE -   HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON.

                  B.  LOVE OF IN  I  JOHN 3.1   

                         BEHOLD, WHAT MANNER OF LOVE THE FATHER HATH BESTOWED UPON US, THAT WE SHOULD BE CALLED THE SONS OF GOD: THEREFORE THE WORLD KNOWETH US NOT, BECAUSE IT KNEW HIM NOT. 

                                              I John 3.1 

                         1.  MANNER -  BEHOLD, WHAT MANNER

                         2.  MEANING -  CALLED THE SONS OF GOD.

                         3. MEASURE -  THE WORLD KNOWETH US 

                                NOT.  

                C.  LOVE OF GOD IN I JOHN CHAPTER 4                                      1. ORIGIN OF LOVE - GOD THOUGHT IT. IT'S NATURE IS BORN OF GOD.   I John 4.7   Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 

                       2.  GOD'S LOVE FOR US - GOD IS LOVE.

 I John 4.8   He that loveth not knoweth not God, for God is love.

                      3. MANIFESTATION OF LOVE -  - GOD TAUGHT IT.  I John 4.9    In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.  

                    4. SACRIFICE OF LOVE-  GOD WROUGHT IT. 

I John 4.10.    Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

                   5. LOVE THROUGH US -  LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

I John 4.11    Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 

                  6. PROOF OF LOVE  -  I John 4.12  NO MAN HATH SEEN GOD AT ANY TIME.  IF WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER, GOD DWELLETH IN US, AND HIS LOVE IS PERFECTED IN US.   

                7.KNOWLEDGE OF LOVE -  I John 4.16

          And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us.  God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 

                     8. RESULT:   CONFIDENCE OF LOVE.   I John  4,17 

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.  

                    9. JOY IN LOVE -    I JOHN 4.18   THERE IS NO FEAR IN LOVE; BUT PERFECT LOVE CASTETH OUT FEAR: BECAUSE FEAR HATH TORMENT.  He that feareth is not made perfect in love.  I John 4.19  We respond in love to Him, for He has loved us, and fear goes out the door when we discover LOVE IS THERE.

             II.   LOVE OF CHRIST     

                     A.   LOVE OF CHRIST IN I JOHN 3.1 - 2 

                          Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God; therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 

                   1. BESTOWING - HATH BESTOWED.  

                   2. SEPARATING -  WORLD KNOWETH US NOT.

                  3.  TRANSFORMING -  BE LIKE HIM.   

                B.  REDEEMING LOVE IN EPHESIANS CH. 1.

                     EPHESIANS CHAPER 1.VERSES 3 -6

                   v. 3.Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. v 4. According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.  v 5.Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will.   v 6. To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 

                       1. PAST -   ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED. 

                                 Ephesians 1.3 - 6 

                      2. PRESENT -  BESTOWMENTS -  

                           FORGIVENESS OF SINS.   Ephesians 1.7 -12

                            v.7  In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,  according to the riches of his grace.

8. Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence.  9. having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he had purposed in himself:

10. That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: 11. In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. 12. That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

                     3. FUTURE FRUITION - REDEMPTION OF THE PURCHASED POSSESSION..... Ephesians 1.13 - 14

                Ephesians 1.13   In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise. 14.  Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.      

                               

JESUS PAID IT ALL

by    Elvina Hall   1820 - 1889 

I HEAR THE SAVIOR SAY 

THY STRENGTH INDEED IS SMALL! 

CHILD OF WEAKNESS ! WATCH AND PRAY! 

FIND IN ME THINE ALL IN ALL ! 

JESUS PAID IT ALL ! 

ALL TO HIM I OWE ! 

SIN HAD LEFT A CRIMSON STAIN ! 

HE WASHED IT WHITE AS SNOW ! 

LORD, NOW INDEED I FIND 

THY POWER AND THINE ALONE 

CAN CHANGE THE LEPER'S SPOTS,

AND MELT THE HEART OF STONE.

FOR NOTHING GOOD HAVE I 

WHEREBY THY GRACE TO CLAIM

I'LL WASH MY GARMENTS WHITE 

IN THE BLOOD OF CAL'VRY'S LAMB.

JESUS PAID IT ALL! 

ALL TO HIM I OWE !

SIN HAD LEFT A CRIMSON STAIN ! 

HE WASHED IT WHITE AS SNOW !

AND WHEN BEFORE THE THRONE

I STAND IN HIM COMPLETE

"JESUS DIED MY SOUL TO SAVE" 

MY LIPS SHALL STILL REPEAT.

JESUS PAID IT ALL! 

ALL TO HIM I OWE !

SIN HAD LEFT A CRIMSON STAIN ! 

HE WASHED IT WHITE AS SNOW !

              

   

SIX RULES FOR DAILY LIVING - A WAY OUT OF DEPRESSION

        SIX RULES FOR DAILY LIVING -

A WAY OUT OF DEPRESSION 

                                                     GLEANED FROM THE PAST 

                                                    BY LILACLADY JUNEBUG2  

  

IN THIS LIFE OF OURS 

WE

OFTEN 

FIND 

OURSELVES 

WALKING 

AS IT WERE

IN THE VALLEY OF SHADOWS

THE WAY 

HAS 

BECOME DIFFICULT.

OUR 

HEART

IS 

BURDENED AND

WEIGHTED DOWN.

THIS CAN HAPPEN 

AT 

ANY TIME

ANY PLACE

TO ANY ONE 

HERE ARE SIX DAILY RULES

A WAY OUT OF DEPRESSION.

    When I was younger, in 1965  my

dear husband was working for the 

U.S.Forest Service, and I was home

much with my two children.

My husband and I were dedicated to the Lord's work, and were indeed very active in our church ministry.  As a Pastor-Teacher, he usually worked to support himself as a Pastor by working, and yet 

    found time to prepare his sermons, and spend time with me.

We had just moved the winter before to a house located in an orchard, where all around us apple and pear trees abounded.

Not a new house, it was, however comfortable.   That winter was a hard one, with a really hard S T O R M of snow and ice that as it came down on everything, it would melt and then freeze in what they called "AN ICE THAW"    

There was damage done to our septic tank out in back

of our home -  I was not much aware of it - but was notified by my dear husband that it had broken up due to the ice. 

Several months went by.

Spring came with the lovely daffodils and the budding trees.

I was enjoying my little black puppy that had been given us,

and blithefully unaware of any hint of trouble.

T H E N    DISASTER....

Ohhhhh !   What a sight ! I saw ! as 

my dog now about six months old was 

wagging its tail and was S T I N K Y and 

dirty !  AND   JUST COVERED with 

fecal manure... 

and 

NOW I KNEW I HAD TO 

BATHE HIM

My children were not at home 

at this time - so I knew I had to 

do it B E F O R E  they 

came home.

KNOWING THE RISK,

I WASHED 

AND WASHED 

AND WASHED

AND THREW OUT THE 

TOWELS USED TO DO IT

AFTER THIS MY DOG BLACKIE WAS

BATHED.

So I knew I needed to bathe him.

I did not want the children to be exposed to this.

In this picture, it shows how big a six month dog

can be.   I knew I had a duty before me.

My heart was thinking as I did all this.

I need to be very careful not to get 

infection.

I washed myself carefully

after I was done.

I spoke to my landlord about the Sewer...

was he going to fix it ?

When he could, he would.

I was distraught.

Began to get moody.

Found myself tired.   Worn out.

Thoroughly unsure of myself.

As a Believer in the Lord Jesus,

I have always been very enthusiastic

in my service to the Lord.   However,

as weeks went by, I began to be 

morose, and "depressed."

One day,  I realized I needed to go to the 

doctor.  

I wasn't sure, but I thought just maybe 

I might have hepatitis - the serious kind 

the kind no one wanted

….

so I spoke to Henry one Sunday about this,

which took him by surprise...

he said, we will go in to the hospital 

this afternoon.

Well !

You know, when we got to the

hospital,

they took me right in,

put me where they could examine me,

and immediately told my husband

it was indeed 

very

serious.

I was in the Hospital for ten days.

While I was recuperating, husband and 

the children had to have special

medicine to make sure they did not

have what I had.

The dog had been the reason I got 

this.   

God was with me the whole time.

He helped me adjust to what 

was being done.

My body was weak, but the treatment

worked, and little by little 

I got better.

This was our family at that point.

Just before I got sick.  

God's love was much a part of my life,

and I had no greater joy than

my family.

IT WAS AFTER I GOT HOME

THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT 

TO GET MY JOY BACK.

One day, as I was reading the Reader's Digest 

I came across an article by a lady who

similarly had lost her joy, though for different reasons.

And she found in an attic a box with a piece of paper in it that had this title 

SIX RULES FOR DAILY LIVING

-

Here I share them with you

For they helped me 

come out of a difficult depression

and I learned again, to take my days

as God allowed, one at a time.

RULE 1

Do something "for someone else"

no matter how small the task,

Look around.

Perhaps it is a new neighbor who just moved here.

A small packet of tea with a few blooms from

your yard, even if just wildflowers, might 

encourage that person,

and it gives you a new UPLOOK.

RULE 2

Do something for myself,

no matter how small the task

Reward yourself.   In my case,

it often was a simple thing

like a hot bath, or, a special time

just sketching at the table.

Find yourself "thankful" for the 

small things you can do.

START THE OUTLOOK

AND UPBEAT by using 

what you have 

to do what you can

as you can

however you can, God helping you.

RULE 3

Do something that I do not want

to do, but it MUST BE DONE, 

that I have been putting off, no matter how small.

With this, I found a drawer that 

needed to be sorted out, and took it

and carefully, mindfully went through it

IT NEEDED TO BE DONE, and 

the big tasks seemed too hard,

so I would procrastinate on the little things,

and so

I learned to take them one at 

a time

and begin 

to BUILD MY CONFIDENCE

AND MY JOY.

RULE 4

Do a physical exercise - no matter how small.

This rule can be combined with the others,

and can be a real help.  Just taking a walk

around the block, or

setting your mind to doing a bit 

of work in the yard.

I found myself enjoying my life

again.

Learning to enter the day

with a smile and heart felt gratitude.

RULE 5

Either write out or say an original prayer

TALK TO GOD -  which includes 

counting my blessings no 

matter how small.

All of us - can do these simple 

rules - 

they do not have to be done in 

order 

nor

do they need to all be done in a day...

but 

it can help.

RULE 6   

DETERMINE TO APPLY

ONE OF THESE AT LEAST

EVERY DAY

BY

RECKONING ON GOD

TO HELP ME.

I found each day became more precious

as I used these rules to find 

my way out of depression.

Psalm 119.105  

THY WORD IS A LAMP UNTO MY PATH,

A LIGHT UNTO MY FEET 

With God's Word,

and these six rules 

I found my way 

back into living with

joy and upbeat smile, and hopeful heart.

John 15.7

If ye abide in me,

and my words abide in you,

ye shall ask what ye will,

and it shall be done unto you." 

Jesus gave these words to his disciples 

before heading to the Cross,

knowing He would rise again,

and they would be Spreading the News

of HIs Life and Message everywhere 

they went.

We need to do the same.

We need to face depression with these

rules, and recognize the need to let

our Joy indeed be full, as Jesus wanted us to do.

John 15.11

These things have I spoken unto you,

that my joy might remain in you,

and that your joy might be full.

Matthew  17.22

If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed,

ye shall say unto this mountain,

Remove hence to yonder place,

and it shall remove;  

and nothing shall be 

impossible unto you.

WALKING BY FAITH 

I KEEP CLIMBING  

COME JOURNEY WITH ME