Writing and Art From A Life Redeemed by Jesus Christ

 Time=Eternity © 2010 Debbie Turner Chavers Well, it is that time again.  The end of a year and the beginning of a new year.  What will this New Year bring? Regardless of the old year and its possibly less than pleasant days, tomorrow is new .  The beginning of each new day starts with a spectacular sunrise, even if it is obscured by clouds. The sun rises day by day, arising in its own peculiar glory.  And just as a page in a book is turned, so your new day and new year unfolds day by day. What will you write on the clean, crisp pages of the New Year?  Only you know, because you are the writer. If you are writing your own story without His help, I want to encourage you to invite Him to proof read your version.  His red pen, through acceptance of His shed blood erases the mistakes of a life lived without Him. If you would like to start new   click this . This will bring you to the ABC's of Salvation .  I have wr...

 Man Shall Not Live by Bread Alone © 2006 Debbie Turner Chavers Have you read what God Said? For Yourself? Not second hand verbatim of someone elses conversation....but what "He" said. Not the gossip of the gospel. Predigested word.  I am asking you to sit at His feet, dine at His table, EAT until you are full. I challenge you to to talk to Him personally. To digest His beautiful word.  His word that can comfort and heal a wounded or sick soul.  Feed a starving heart, fill to the full, the deepest hole in ones soul. Gossip may give you a nugget of information, but face to face with the originator of ALL things gives you the facts.  The gospel truth that you are LOVED with an everlasting, unfathomable love. Face to face-get the facts for yourself. ~Debbie John 6:48 -57   I am that bread of life.  Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat ...

I posted this last year and felt led to share it again this year.  My Sin is Prettier than your Sin . Can you see the absurdity of this statement? I did. Read John chapter 8 and consider. Drop your stones. What was Jesus writing? "My sin is prettier than your sin". This sentence was given to me as I lay upon my bed the other night. I was trying to pray, yet I kept thinking of the flood of information, that had been delivered by several people to me over a period of days. I sorted through the different emotions that were trying to gain ground in my thought process. "Nothing doing", I thought. We are called to have the mind of Christ. That settles it, I will have the mind of Christ. I was being asked to consider how I view someone else's sin versus my sin. I am asking you, encouraging you to do the same. Have you ever considered how easy it is to think self righteously about your sin versus the sin of others? Daily we are given an opportunity to view ...

How easily do you obey? Let go of something when asked? In Mark 11, Jesus had a need and knew that the need would be supplied by obedience.  Jesus's obedience to do what He had been sent to do and the obedience of those who had the colt.  Matthew 11:1-7  And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring [him]. And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. And the...

Today I am bringing attention to a few of the Outreach Ministries in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I think it is encouraging to see others reaching out to bring hope to other people. Here is a brief synopsis of the ministry and I encourage you to check out their individual programs. I have gathered information from several of the outreaches and had the privilege of interviewing several of the individuals involved. Each has a passion for their given ministry. The First Baptist Church, which is located right off the Murfreesboro town square, has donated the use of a large building to house the listed ministries. I encourage you to prayerfully consider helping any or all of the ministries in their task. Whether it is time, money or effort that you are led to expend, pray. Pray for each ministry and those involved. Simply. Pray. Now is the time to pray. It is a gift that keeps giving. I have copied a few of their brochures and condensed their literature to give an ov...

   Time = Eternity © 2010 Debbie Turner Chavers Prayerfully consider all requests of your time.  Our day belongs to the Lord. He has a plan and order for each day. It is always wise to check your schedule with His plan. The Lord orders our steps, but we choose whether we will pick a different path or walk as ordered. Morning meetings.  Most places hold them.  Change of shifts usually have a brief meeting to update the past and present agenda. We would do well to  check in with the Lord throughout our day, even as we do in the physical world. Am I still on the same page? Has God moved on?   It is up to me, to quiet myself and realign my bearings . God's door is always open for an impromptu meeting. Check in.  Get an update. You will be glad you took the time. ~Debbie Psalm 37:23    The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. steps= goings good man= 1) man, strong man, warrior (e...

I have an older, small truck that I drive regularly. It is almost 10 years old and there are large patches of paint missing in several places. I am comfortable in my old truck. It is not pretty by any means. I do not worry about it getting scratched, really muddy, or dented. I bought it at a hail sale. I also have a new truck...all the bells and whistles which cost alot to drive. aka...fuel. The truck is beautiful. The Lord provided both vehicles and I am allowed to choose daily which one I will drive. These two vastly different vehicles remind me of my life. Before accepting Jesus Christ as my Savior, my life was like the old blue truck. Peeling paint, (spotted with sin) dents, muddy. Bought from a hell sale. Yes, Jesus purchased me and gave me an unlimited fuel card by giving me His word and His Spirit. In the natural, I usually chose to drive the old truck. I am comfortable in it. It cost more to drive the new truck. The paradox of these vehicles does...