Book Review: Preparing to Be A Helpmeet by Debi Pearl

Ratings wise, this book would get a stellar 4.5/5. It was very informative, interesting, and honest! Mrs.Pearl and others give wonderful insights and tips on what young women should do before marriage, and also things they should avoid, for instance, becoming a "grabber". You will have to purchase the book to find out what that is :) but I certainly would recommend this book to anyone who feels God is calling them to marriage and want to be all they possibly can be before they meet their "Prince" :)

One of my favorite chapters was chapter 7, "Knowledge". In this chapter Mrs.Pearl shares an experience she had with the "Death Angel". That encounter really led her on a new mission of learning. To not believe everything she is told and no longer go with the flow of what everyone else is doing but instead seek out ways to better protect and prevent unnecessary harm from her family by acquiring knowledge. This knowledge can be in anything. She encourages young girls to grow herb gardens, to research the pros and cons of vaccinations, figure out how a poison in an amazonian frog has been traced to being in the gut lining of those suffering from schizophrenia. The chapter was awesome! If you are the one who loves to learn new things, you will enjoy this chapter as well.

The book also includes a teachers guide in the back. You can use the guide in your own personal study time or in a small ladies church group. It works best with a group but you can do it alone if you'd like. This is a must read! If anyone else has read it and wants to share their insights, please do!

God Bless,

Jazz <3

When feelings fail

This sermon has a great point. When you go to revival conferences or christian events, they tend to really give you that "feeling" that the Lord's presence has truly been in that place! Or when you are a new believer, all the "feelings" of being inlove are so strong, it is like you are on cloud nine all the time! But what happens when we get back home from the conferences, when we encounter a trial or two or are informed of some besetting news, what happens to those feelings? They cause us to feel like everything was amiss, we think that somehow God has changed because our feelings have changed.

The bad news is that feelings are fickle. We can easily be deceived when we base our experiences of God and his love for us off of how we feel. The good news is that the bible tells us that God is the same always. He is not fickle like human flesh which gives us all the more reason as to why he is so trustworthy.

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. "- Hebrews 13:8

"And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!"- 1 Samuel 15:29

These scriptures testify of the Lord's consistency. Let us trust in his grace alone and unchanging, unconditional love to sustain us, not our feelings.

Europe has banned all Medicinal Herbs. Now what?

Earlier I came across this really interesting blog which discussed herbs, homesteading, and natural health, yet it informed me of some very upsetting news. The UK has banned all medicinal herbs unless otherwise prescribed by a registered herbal practitioner. I am not going to go into semantics as to what all this will entail, you can google all of this information up and take necessary precautions.

The sad thing is that anything happening in Europe means it is only a matter of time before it is due to sweep the U.S. and this is not good. Wanting to make sure this claim was indeed accurate I looked it up and it was confirmed by quite a few sources.

Check out the full article Here

Check out the full article Here

After I read these articles, it was really starting to make my heart heavy. But then I thought to myself "Wait, Lord, you are greater than all. Surely you will make provision for us." Seeking encouragement I grabbed my bible and looked up scriptures with the words "Famine" and "Pestilence" in them. There were two scriptures that really stood out to me and gave me hope.

"You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
 Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
 Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
     
 A thousand may fall at your side,
 And ten thousand at your right hand;
 But it shall not come near you.
 Only with your eyes shall you look,
 And see the reward of the wicked.
     
 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge,
 Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
 No evil shall befall you,
 Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling"- Psalm 91:5-10



"From six disasters he will rescue you;
 even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.
 He will save you from death in time of famine,
 from the power of the sword in time of war.
 You will be safe from slander
 and have no fear when destruction comes.
 You will laugh at destruction and famine;
 wild animals will not terrify you.
 You will be at peace with the stones of the field,
 and its wild animals will be at peace with you.
 You will know that your home is safe.
 When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing.
 You will have many children;
 your descendants will be as plentiful as grass!
 You will go to the grave at a ripe old age,
  like a sheaf of grain harvested at the proper time! We have studied life and found all this to be true.
  Listen to my counsel, and apply it to yourself.”- Job 5:19-27


The word always speaks for itself. We need not to fear the things coming upon the earth. There will be terrible times, evil men going from bad to worse, but let us purpose to set our faces like flint and establish it in our hearts that we are going to persevere until the end. It will not be easy but, we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.