Living Above the Sun Ministries

"Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand. After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities." -Isaiah 53 I have learned to pray in the midnight hour when plagued by my mind. Thoughts that trick me, anxieties that keep me knot

 "Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the first fruits of your increase; So your storehouses will be filled with plenty." - Proverbs 3:9 BLESSINGS ON OBEDIENCE: "The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you." -Deuteronomy 28:8  There is nothing I own in my life that God didn't give and provide for me.  All my life He has been faithful and has provided my every need and then some.  God blesses not only those who do good things, but He gives blessing to those who do bad things too...and not that it is deserved, but that God is good in who He is.  Where Jesus followers divide off is what we do with the possession, and not just merely thanking God, but giving Him glory in how it is used.  I have been convicted of this for several months now in my own life.  Have I used my apartment to the glory of God in who I have over, in the a