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Oh goodness.  Monday morning, school-day #1 with my little Chloe-Belle.  Well, last night I sort of got this cute little outfit idea in my head for Chloe to wear to church.  It sort of had a punk twist.  I had her try it on and I thought she looked so good. If any of you know Ciera Boheler, it was sort of a Ciera B. style, who Chloe adores.  I had to reason with her a slight bit, but not much.  She knew she looked good.  The outfit wasn’t dirty and so I told her it would be really cool for the first day of school.  As usual with Chloe-never make ANY assumptions.  She gets up and  I ask her if she needs help getting dressed and she said “No.”  She comes in my bathroom.  “You look so cute Chloe!”  She’s fidgeting and twisting and pulling on the shirt.  This is a bad sign.  “Don’t you think this outfit is to sassy for the first day of school?”  (I’m laughing again even typing this.) I try to look serious and tell her it most definitely is not.  “I don’t know.  It just seems too sassy.”  This is my child for you.  I straighten her hair per her exact specifications of straight down with a slight flip that mustn’t be too noticeable. 

Chloe does not want to be a standout.  She is her father up one side and down the other (minus the gray hair).  She’s beautiful, and extremely smart.  But she would rather blend in the crowd than for someone to say “Chloe, stand up and tell the class how you taught yourself to play piano” or “Chloe, you have pretty eyes.” But don’t worry; I’m determined to break her and Mark of this!  HaHaHa!!!!!  

Last night Chloe said that in Sunday School they had made folders to take to school that were a representation of their relationship with Christ.  She told me that she was afraid of getting in trouble.  I explained to her that in many places of the world people are murdered for sharing Christ.  I attempted to explain to her that we must share Christ.  I let it go last night, but I want to try to explain an important lesson to her as well all of us:  Witnessing without words can be your most powerful witness.  A folder that says “Jesus”, a lifestyle that’s different from the world’s, a smile, listening to Christian music, all of these can be done without words.  So, if my kid gets kicked out of school because of her folder that says Jesus, it’s fine with me.  You won’t change my mind.  But see the trap of Satan is that she won’t get kicked out most likely.  We are trapped by what ifs.  So scared of what might happen, we don’t do anything. Before you know it, we’re in a state of stagnant.  What a bad, bad place to be. 

The weekend’s services at our church were preached by prophecy teacher Dr. Jimmy De. Young.  http://prophecytoday.com/

So sorry if you missed it.  When he talks about the rapture he says “Poof!! And we’re outta here.”  The last time he said it during the Sunday morning service; I jumped out ten feet in the air.  It was a God-thing that on Friday night at Joyful Noise and then from Dr. Young Matthew 18:18 was referenced "I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be[a]bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[b] loosed in heaven.

 They both said things that I’d never heard, or never remember hearing.  Friday night, Gunner at Joyful Noise said that he believes what we loosen is the grip of Satan and what we bind to us is the power of Christ.  Dr. Young said Saturday night he was so sick of people saying they are binding Satan.  He said that Satan is alive and well, and that our only hope to beat him, is to allow Christ to do it.  I think Dr. Young was saying that if we say “I’ve bound Satan.  I don’t have to think about him” we will be in for problems. I am awakened to the reality of Christ return.

I’ve thought before, “Why are we told in detail the horrors of post-rapture if we won’t be here?”  I don’t know every reason, but I’m absolutely sure that 1 reason is to stir our hearts to share the love and truth of Christ.  Many of us say “Oh, I’m so glad I’m going to Heaven and that my children and friends are going to Heaven” as well you should be.  But what about the rest of the world?  Do you care?  Do I care?  

I was so stirred and convicted yesterday when Dr. Young talked about the need to evangelize alongside any help programs we are a part of.  More important than the help of us is the hope of Christ.  I loved it when he said “I’m not here to give you a fish dinner, I’m here to teach you to fish.”  I thought about the homeless shelter, and so many things I need to change.  See if I just go serve a meal at the shelter and that’s the end of it-then they’ve had 1 meal.  If I share Christ with them, Christ can change their entire life. 

So Chloe and I are going to discuss this whole thing further, and I hope that you and God can discuss whatever He would you to do to stand up for Him and to share Him.  Because there is no doubt the rapture of the church is than ever.  

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