Living Above the Sun Ministries

In the above picture is how the majority of people live, survival mode, especially in this economy. However, we were not created to merely make it, to barely get by. It feels that way at times, but the more I study His Word, the more I am seeing that as we obey Him and submit to His will and walk in His ways everything we need is already given to us. We do not realize the full power we posses as Christians through the Spirit. We live below our means spiritually because we have not yet learned to fully obey and love Jesus. I've been reading Deuteronomy 8 over and over here lately, it talks about obedience. This is something God has been teaching me lately, and something I've had to put into practice over the last several months, and should always walk out. Obedience is more than not doing bad things anymore, we obey with our heart, mind, body, finances, and will (we do have freewill as human beings). Obedience leads to blessing, HE does honor our obedience. As we read i

...."be still and know that I am God".... -Psalm 46 If you have read my blog for some time, back in February and March of last year we started a series on the prayer of St. Patrick. In that prayer we were studying how Christ is our Companion through life. I recently started reading the book again. One of the many things I have been my whole life is quiet. Ask anyone who really knows you and they will agree, but laugh at the same time because, I'm not that quiet around people I love. God wants us to be still and quiet before Him. In our hectic day to day lives it's hard for us to do. You take a music lover like myself and there is not a lot of silence. If you're a mom there is not silence in your house. It is in the quietness and silence before the Lord when we can hear Him speak to us. He waits to meet us in the quiet. It is in silence that we discover an "imitation of Christ" who withdrew often to the wilderness or garden to pray and seek His F

"Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God..." -Romans 12:1 This passage of scripture has become my life verse. I first came to learn and memorize it when I was 12 years old which amazes me because at 12 I was such a problem child and had so many issues. One would not believe that it was my favorite scripture. However, I believe God planted this very special verse into my heart, and I have continued to hide in my heart for the past 11 years. Little by little He reveals and speaks the depths and mercies of this verse into my life. With that said, I find it interesting, as we look at verse 1 that the only vocabulary Paul can use to capture the essence of Christianity is the language of sacrifice and transformation. Paul begins with characteristic passion. Lets start with the first word, "Therefore" wow! That is a word with a lot of power behind it. Therefore is an adverb, meaning it often tells when, where, why, or under what conditions something h