Wake Up Call (this was too good not to repost)

"But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober." I Thessalonians 5:4-6

Monday, August 8, 2011 appeared to be an ordinary morning upon awakening, after my alarm clock sounded, then entering into prayer as usual. Afterwards, I got ready for the day and proceeded to do a little morning housework, when suddenly the Spirit of God unexpectedly swept into my midst in a holy visitation, then a spirit of deep travail and intercession gripped me. As I yielded to the burden of the Lord and this divine call to prayer for a period of time, the Lord emphatically spoke to my heart, "My People are asleep. The Church is asleep. Do They not know how late the hour is? My coming is near." God has issued His Own Wake Up Call!

Naturally, a "wake up call" may be defined as a telephone call that one requests to occur at a specific time in order to be woken up. Hotel guests often have the privilege of requesting a "wake up call," to ensure awakening at a designated time. This is one manner in which the phrase is used. Another usage of the terminology "wake up call" means a warning to take action concerning something that was neglected, or a sign that alerts one to negative behavior or circumstances. Such a sign or defining point alerts us and gets our attention. This often is a pivotal point in life that causes one to awake and refocus to reality and what is relevant. In this case, thus this article, the Wake Up Call is one alerting us to prepare for the veracity of eternity.

Let us not be at the precipice of the coming of the Lord, recorded as a people not fully awake. Wake up and truly realize that the time is short and we must watch and pray, for we cannot hit the spiritual snooze button lest a spirit of sleep or slumber overtake us. The Apostle Paul in Romans 13:11 states "And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep..." We are living in the end times and Bible prophecy is quickly being fulfilled and it is time to awake! In this scripture Paul is talking to Christians and he references the word "sleep." He uses the Greek word from which the English word derived is "hypnosis" one that means "to be drowsy." Paul is identifying believers who were in an apathetic or lethargic spiritual "daze."

I Peter 4:7 relays "But the end of all things is at hand..." so, it is exhorted "...be you therefore sober, and watch unto prayer." Note, this means to have a high degree of alertness. In Matthew 26:40-41, Jesus returned and found the disciples sleeping, He then asked Peter, "What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." If even ever more,NOW is the TIME to watch and pray!

The Herald of Free Enterprise, a vehicle ferry, was traveling between Dover, England and Zeebrugge, Belgium on March 6, 1987. The entire front of the ship opened so cars/trucks could be loaded onto the lower decks. One winter night, with the vehicles loaded and 563 passengers on board, Captain Lewry began to set sail. It was 7:00 p.m. and dark, and all was well in the sheltered harbor. However, one mile out, when they hit high seas, the ship capsized in 90 seconds and sank within five minutes, and 193 people drowned. The ship had set to sea with its front loading doors wide open. There was no indicator light displayed on the bridge. The Captain assumed that the Seaman responsible for closing the doors had already done so. Instead, he was asleep in his cabin. Because this Seaman was asleep on the job, 193 people died.

Let's shake ourselves and not succumb to sleep and get lost in our temporal dreams that may eventually turn into nightmares if we are not ready at the coming of the Lord. This Clarion Call has sounded that the Lord is coming soon, and we must not be asleep. Let us pray that We (Church) all wake up in this Hour. WAKE UP...there is a Call from the Throne! Will you answer?

Flo Shaw

International Coordinator

World Network of Prayer

How are you this day?

It's been a long day, a good one, all the same. I went to Wal-mart with mom, bought the essentials, food, you know. ;) Made a dent in Eon by Alison Goodman. Pretty decent so far! Not much accomplished.. but wait.. Yard work.. Mom I can see the ground! :) Jk. Vines are nasty things. There is a couple things new in my life. :) I am now Phillip's girlfriend, he finally asked me out. :) I may not show it, but I'm really really really really really really really happy. :D He's busy today.. Therefore I miss him dreadfully.. Hopefully he's having a good day at work. I'm always thinking of him.. Does he even know that? ;) I've been dreaming of being your girl for so long, it might be silly to you lol. Shocker.

This day has gone by as slow as a snail. It needs to go "schneller" (translation: faster). Just in case you do not speak German. Dass ist Schade! :) Ich liebe Deutsch. Ich vermisse dich mein schatz. ♥ Gestern. Heute. Jetzt. Morgen. Ich vermisse dich. ♥ So, how is your day going? And.. yes, I know you won't reply lol. Even if there is a comment option - bypass. I seriously wonder sometimes. Sigh lol. What goes on in your head? :) I'm so thankful for the friends in my life. What would I do without you? You keep me straight. lol. Someone needs to. :) Today, was a day, really hope to get out of the house, sometime this week. Friday or Saturday, will be my shopping for camp essentials day. If I could I'd bring a million suitcases. Not enough room! Still no idea what I am wearing! Hopefully we can match... Corny stuff.. Ahhh, silly girl. :) 

Wondering what's in store.. Hmmm :) God is so good. Youth camp, really looking forward to it!! Also, getting away, being with and surrounded by people that are in love with Jesus, and also... being with him. :) You make me happy. Text me though silly. ;)

This ends the post of an amazing girl called Michaela

Things are looking up!

It's a new season, it's a new day! And it's Sunday! One of the best days of the week ♥ Ready for GREAT CHURCH! :D Everyday is a red letter day. I am attempting getting ready for church, what to wear, that is the question. I have exactly 17 ish minutes till we have to leave. Waiting for Nate to get up, so I can get to my closet. So happy lately. Haha. The junk that's been sitting under the house for years, is finally mostly out, putting the rest of it out today for Junk day. God is so good. He's blessing me in so many ways. Growing, more and more, everyday.

It looks like rain, hoping that hypothesis, will fall on fallow ground. Actually, it's really cool outside, and the birds are chirping. It's going to be another beautiful day! Even more, I might seriously be falling in like.. Haha.. Gotcha. ☂ Really like these shoes....

But they're $35, cute, The Landi X Shoe in Cream Floral, love them! But I'm broke, and leery about ordering shoes online. :) Really want to start getting more floral print stuff, girly, frilly stuff. My closet is soooo random! Oranges, reds, blacks, and "randomness." Okay, I'm confused lol. Leave it at that,

This ends a post of an amazing girl called Michaela

Make the most of everything :)

...Not my will, but thine, be done.

In need of direction. Your will be done in every part of my life.

Make TODAY the BEST DAY!

♥≥☂

A lot of the time things seem to go to waste. Efforts stretched out in vain. Reaching out an outstretched hand in your direction only to be pushed away. Something so awful in your eyes is wonderful to me. The beauty in everyday is astounding. God has been so good to me. If I never find love, at least I know I've loved once. If just once then I'm content to only have that love. Even if it will never be returned. It makes me a little sad I'll admit. More than a little honestly. God has greater things in store. The less time thinking on unrequited love, the better. I've ripped out so many pages; it now looks empty. Started watching Baby-faced beauty. It is quite comical so far, a little aggravated at the characters who so easily blame others for their own mistakes. Live up to your own mistakes people! Lucky is playing in the background. ♥ Rain or shine, I'll praise God! It's really hard, but with God I can be strong. All I see. Only. Just you. Really need to find something to keep me busy. Time keeps trickling by.. Tick, Tock.. Too slowly.. Like hesitant rain, falling softly. Mom should be home before long. There's now two pages filled with the rambles of Michaela (the notebook, made by hand)

ALL SCRIPTURE IS GIVEN BY INSPIRATION OF GOD

 

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I LOVE THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE!

This ends the post of an amazing girl called Michaela.

Gute Idea

It's Only Doodles

Maybe someday they'll actually mean something..

IT'S Coming TOGETHER.. ish

♥♡♥♡HK Frenzie ♡♥♡♥

Favorite Quotes from P&P

"An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do." 

"You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever." 

(really.. really..) 

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

"If a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find it out."

(yes, please do not be clueless..)

"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment."  

"Adieu to disappointment and spleen. What are men to rocks and mountains?" 

:DDDDDDDDDDDD

"In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." 

• "I might as well inquire," replied she, "why with so evident a desire of offending and insulting me, you chose to tell me that you liked me against your will, against your reason, and even against your character? Was not this some excuse for incivility, if I was uncivil? But I have other provocations. You know I have. Had not my feelings decided against you— had they been indifferent, or had they even been favourable, do you think that any consideration would tempt me to accept the man who has been the means of ruining, perhaps for ever, the happiness of a most beloved sister?"

• "I have every reason in the world to think ill of you. No motive can excuse the unjust and ungenerous part you acted there. You dare not, you cannot deny, that you have been the principal, if not the only means of dividing them from each other— of exposing one to the censure of the world for caprice and instability, and the other to its derision for disappointed hopes, and involving them both in misery of the acutest kind."

• "I have no wish of denying that I did everything in my power to separate my friend from your sister, or that I rejoice in my success. Towards him I have been kinder than towards myself."

• "But it is not merely this affair," she continued, "on which my dislike is founded. Long before it had taken place my opinion of you was decided."

• "And this," cried Darcy, as he walked with quick steps across the room, "is your opinion of me! This is the estimation in which you hold me! I thank you for explaining it so fully. My faults, according to this calculation, are heavy indeed! But perhaps," added he, stopping in his walk, and turning towards her, "these offenses might have been overlooked, had not your pride been hurt by my honest confession of the scruples that had long prevented my forming any serious design. These bitter accusations might have been suppressed, had I, with greater policy, concealed my struggles, and flattered you into the belief of my being impelled by unqualified, unalloyed inclination; by reason, by reflection, by everything. But disguise of every sort is my abhorrence. Nor am I ashamed of the feelings I related. They were natural and just. Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your connections?— to congratulate myself on the hope of relations, whose condition in life is so decidedly beneath my own?"

• Elizabeth felt herself growing more angry every moment; yet she tried to the utmost to speak with composure when she said: "You are mistaken, Mr. Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way, than as it spared the concern which I might have felt in refusing you, had you behaved in a more gentlemanlike manner."
  She saw him start at this, but he said nothing, and she continued: "You could not have made the offer of your hand in any possible way that would have tempted me to accept it."
  Again his astonishment was obvious; and he looked at her with an expression of mingled incredulity and mortification. She went on: "From the very beginning— from the first moment, I may almost say— of my acquaintance with you, your manners, impressing me with the fullest belief of your arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, were such as to form the groundwork of disapprobation on which succeeding events have built so immovable a dislike; and I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry."

 

Randomness of me

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Feminine Touch collage

♡ More Collages ♡

My favorite english project

I never got a chance to show this, so here it is. :D I love me! Artsyness :D

Really wanting to go shopping..

Fotos

It's 3:29 a.m, we are about to the leave for the airport to drop Heather off. I know she'll do great and God will use her mightily in South Korea! Pardon me, if I'm not awake yet. My hair is interesting too, definitely full of moose and hairspray. I'm really going to miss HaHa! Hopefully my brain remembers how to drive. It's been about two years, give or take. We took HaHa to the airport, dark & early. Airports are ridiculous.. Somehow we made both suitcases approx. 50 lbs. I am contemplating going back to sleep. Exhausted. Ich bin sehr erschöpft.. SEHR! Heather is off to San Francisco then Seoul. Pray all goes well in Jesus name! Here are some pics of my last couple of day ish.. and other pictures I have not put on facebook..

 

Passing time in some shoe store..

This one? Or this one?

 

My beautiful Mommy!

 

Like daughter like Mother..

 

Dollar Tree errand.. OoOo..

B&W version