Living Above the Sun Ministries

  "Your Word I have hidden in my heart that I might not sin against You. Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.  Establish Your Word in Your servant.  Through Your teachings I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.  Your Word is a lamp to my feet and light to my path.  I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments." Psalm 119:11, 37, 104-105, 176 The majority of people today, myself included, struggle with the lure and captivity of Social Media.  While it's not all bad, it can be distracting, cause confusion, and really in the religious world spark heavy criticisms, bickering and horrible actions.  Social media has given a voice to every participant, and a sense of "community" to air grievances or make a stand for what they believe in.  I myself repentantly have engaged in this type of nonsense.  Earlier this year I deactivated my Facebook account after a long battl

Yesterday morning (Sunday Morning) I pulled down my Advent wreath.  For the past few years it has sat on my bookshelf, and I decided end of last Christmas that I wanted to do my wreath this year.  So I went to Hobby Lobby in true Christian fashion and bought the purple and pink candles, kept them in the bag and threw them next to wreath.  Fast Forward to Sunday morning...I set my candles inside and noticed I forgot the most important candle!  The white Jesus candle!  I felt terrible.  Typical Allison letting myself slide on stuff, and not preparing ahead of time for things.  After church I went to Target in search of a white pillar candle that would fit in the middle.   As I sat in my shame of being unprepared for the preparedness of Advent, God brought to mind the parable of The 10 Virgins.  He was warning me of the sleepiness and lack of awareness and to wake up!  The parable goes like this: “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps [ a ]  and went to

  Oh, Hi!  Yes, that's me over there.  Thanksgiving I was happy to wear my newly ordered "Goodness of God" shirt.  It seemed like a perfect day to tear it out of the package (finally) and throw it on.  Who would think that a t-shirt could focus your mind to think on the message it proclaims.  I fell in love with this song the very moment I heard it years ago.  I want it played all my life whatever that looks like day to day, at graduations, wedding, baby, birthdays...and even my death.  "All my life He has been faithful." I've worn it the past few days.  Y'all have to know I love, and live in t-shirts.  I will wear it over and over before I wash it.  But my mind stayed fixated on my shirt walking around in it, and it brought me to an awareness of God in my life.   I began to describe the things I was doing and ending it with "...in the goodness of God." I'm going to bed in the goodness of God, I'm going to church in the goodness of God