Keep Looking up

I am sad Christmas is over but it was a wonderful one this year! I am loving how The Lord is working things out. I wish I could have traveled somewhere on my time off but maybe next year I can. We will see.

Have you ever really THOUGHT about Gods Love for us? I was thinking today about it. He sent His Son to die for us so He can spend Eternity with us. That is an amazing thought to me. Us-Sinners who deserve nothing but hell.. He wants to spend eternity with us and thought of us before the world. That to me is just awesome. But that is just an inkling of His love for His Children. My mind and Satan's forces tell me other wise how unworthy I am and how pathetic I am.. and yes I am nothing.. But I am "something" at the same time because I am made perfect in the eyes of God by Jesus Christ. He is my righteousness and He bears my Sins. The hope of Christ lives in me, The Holy Spirit indwells in me. It is just so humbling. The Lord loves me so much. And because He loves me, I LOVE HIM. It is crazy but God is God. And What GOd does is right and fair and just.. He is the potter. We are the clay.

Thank you Lord.

Meet Virginia

~The Power is of God Alone~

2 Corinthians 4: 7- " But we have this treasure (The Gospel) in earthen vessels (The Saved) that the excellency (Abundance) of the power (Dunomas) may be of God and not of us."

The word Power in the Greek means "Dunomas"-Meaning Strength, Powerful-The english word Dynamite derives from it. So if you really think about that verse and look at the root of it...God's power is dynamite. It is abounding always and its stronger than any thing any human can dream of. Dynamite is a big word for the English Dictionary. Can you imagine how much more God's power is?? Amazing if you ask me.

It is very important to remember who is the power and who is the strength. God Alone.

Here I am, All of me. Take my life, take all of me. It is all for you. My life is not my own. Thank you Lord for your Grace. To you be the Glory. Thank you for your power and never ending Strength. Thank you for your excellency. Thank you for saving me from depravity. To you in which I stand. This is only the beginning.

On another note..Hello Christmas. I am so thankful for having a couple weeks off and am able to spend time with my friends and family. It is Christmas Eve today-Happy Birthday Jesus :)

Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I love the lights, the smell of the trees and candles, the family gatherings, the fellowship, the festive cups and drinks (I have the best Festive cup this year thanks to Mrs Jennifer and I guess David can get some thanks too), the candy and food, the traditions, ornaments, egg nog, pretty much just love it all. I am glad that it is what it is but I still know what it is really for. The Birth of Christ. Still love the small details of the holiday too though.

I get to see Ashley tonight. CAN'T wait! Travel safe my friend.

I hope everyone has a great Christmas Eve.

Blessed.

Meet Virginia

~Strength~

Where does your Strength come from? My strength is from the Lord (Ephesians 6:10-17). I am who I am because of who He is and what He has done for me. I am somewhat independent but I feel like everyone should be in some sense. I feel like everyone should have their own ultimate relationship with Christ and that is where my independent tendencies play from. I do not take my relationship with Him lightly. Sometimes I feel like I take it for granted though. I was reading Philippians 4 this morning again. Trust me I let allllll my moderations known to the Lord. I let Him know all my thoughts and frustrations. I mean He knows them anyway so why not be honest? Verse 7 is the thing I was mentioning yesterday.. That Peace is unreal. If you have ever experienced it, which I am sure you have, then you know its unexplainable. But I give THANKS to that. Some days feel long, some short. I have been so busy lately and it is weighing on me. I can feel the Lord saying. Slow down and come talk to me. So I did this morning more than I have in a week. It was so great and refreshing. I am thankful for our alone time. It is funny how He will gently but firmly bring you back to Him no matter how caught up you get in "life". Which is somewhat ironic to me how I can get caught up in "life" when that life that I live is from Christ. But the Lord is good and I love His word, it does not turn back void and it does not contradict itself. It is the truth and the only thing that makes sense to me. Yes sometimes I get confused but the Lord reveals the things He wants to me on His time through the Holy Spirit and again I am thankful for that. Because you never stop learning. Thankful for that. I am thankful for the freedom I have in Christ. I am not a slave to my religion, my denomination (which I do not consider myself any kind of denomination.. I am a Christ follower), my job, my car, my church, etc. I am a slave to CHRIST and that is it. Christianity is not a "religion" to me, it is a personal relationship with Christ. I love my freedom. Another thing I take for granted.

1 Thessalonians 5: 18-"In everything give thanks:for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."

The will of God.. IN CHRIST JESUS. Powerful stuff right there.

Dear Heavenly Father..I pray for the ones I love that you will continue to help them grow in your Word and have strength to fight for you daily. I pray for the Christians around the world who do not have the freedoms that I have and you will give them strength to stand for your name. I pray that you will give me strength to stand for your name. I pray for knowledge and wisdom concerning your Word. I pray for today. In Jesus Name. Amen

Meet Virginia

Only thing that is constant is Change.

The only thing that is constant in life is CHANGE. Good, or bad. Change is there, change is constant. The one thing that does not change is Christ. I have been so blessed that it is scary.

I have so much to look forward to.

My hearts desire is to follow and honor Christ in everything that I do. I am a saved Sinner and thankful for my peace that I have in my heart. The peace that passes all understanding. So when Change happens I welcome it. The Secret of the peace of God: Philippians 4:5-7. He warms my soul. My heart is His (obviously) and I love the fact that He gives me that peace.I am just going to be still and let God be God. Its great how that right there can take so much pressure off of you and your daily walk. Just BE STILL. Let God be God. That is so comforting to me because if it was up to me I would be on the road to disaster (By Gods Grace I am on the road to Him). He is always there.. no matter how many times you fall, or fail Him. He is there.

Romans 12:12- "Rejoicing in Hope, Patient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer. "

I pray without ceasing.

Thank you Lord for helping me through my daily struggles and thank you for being there in my daily joys. You work out every detail of my life. EVERY detail. I pray for my family and that you will put a hedge of protection around them and give them strength to stand on a daily basis. I pray for my friends that you will let them see the beauty of your Word. I pray for myself that I will continue to seek after you daily and that I will be still. Your comfort is magnificent.. Change a comin? I think so!

So Blessed-Beyond Measure.

Meet Virginia

~God Written Love Story~

I feel like if you wait for a God written Love Story you can give your heart away to that man in peace. What I mean by that.. Jesus has my heart right now (always will be number one in my heart) but when you wait on that man/girl that He made for you that He will be willing to share with that person and it will make sense and be right. He writes every aspect of your life.. why wouldnt He write and be interested in your Love Story. I think people have the mindset if it does not work out then they will get divorced. No. When I get married, I wanna play for keeps.. we will make it work by the love and grace of God. Hard times, God. Good times, God. It will be a triangle. God at the top, me on the right side, "him" on the left. He will be the leader. We will help eachother on our journey to our ultimate destination in Heaven.

All my friends that truly know me.. Know how "picky" I am. But I want what is right for me, who will build me up, who will let me be my goofy and intense self, who helps me with my "faults", who loves my imperfections, and most of all help me in my walk to Christ and in Christ.

Give God the pen.. :

"Tell God you are ready to be offered, and God will prove Himself to be all you ever dreamed He would be,"-Oswald Chambers

"As for God, His way is perfect.. "-Psalm 18:30

Right now.. I am just living. I love life. This hard but beautiful ride.. (sounds kind of like a country song. hmmmm). I am so thankful for my awesome friends and family.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Meet Virginia

~Where Does Your Hope Lie~

Where does your hope lie? Do you live for immediate gratification, or for pleasure of the flesh?

What are you going to do when a huge "Storm" interrupts your day or your life. Or even more TAKES your life? What are you going to do when you get that call that brings you to your knees. It will happen. One day you will be tested if you haven't already. Who will you turn to? The answer lies in the one that Saved you. I say "In Christ Alone" alot because to me that is everything. In Christ alone is my hope, my peace, my joy, my life, my heart and so forth.

People always ask me. What do you think God's will for you Ginny? Or I don't know what to do, I cant distinguish God's will or my will.. Well God's will is for you to live in the perimeter of His LIVING Word. If you are studying and applying His Word then you are fulfilling His will for you. All the other details will fall into place. Where you live, who you marry, Etc. That will take a MAJORITY of life's stresses away if you do that. ( I speak from experience)

Life is one big rollercoaster and you can get off track very easy. One of Satans biggest thing in my life is He will get me in a rut or shall I say lazy~ and He likes to confuse me. But God is not the author of confusion. Ground yourself. Because once you start becoming a true soldier for Christ you become a bigger threat to Satan. You will be attacked. Where does your Strength come from? I hope not yourself. I hope not the gym (even though I am pretty strong haha). It comes from Christ alone. FIGHT for Christ now while you can because one day you will not have to fight anymore. Get up people. Read. Pray. Meditate. Be thankful. Pray without ceasing. Do it all in the Glory of the Lord.

Sorry If I am rambling.. I just feel the need to say stop relying on someone, or yourself, or your job for security and hope. YOUR HOPE SHOULD COME FROM JESUS CHRIST.

Love you all

Meet Virginia

~The Glories of Christ~

If you havent noticed yet.. I am kind of in love with Jesus Christ.. Here are some great things about the Glories of Christ that, compliments of John McCarthur.

"Not that we are Sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God. " 2 Corinthians 3:5- SO TRUE

" One of the great Tenets of Scripture is the claim that Jesus Christ is completely sufficient for ALL matters of life and godliness. (2 peter 1:3,4). He is sufficient for creation (Col 1:16,17), salvation (Heb 10:10-12), Sanctification (Eph 5:26,27), and glorification ( Rom 8:30). So pure is He that there is no blemish, stain, spot of sin, defilement, lying, deception, corruption, error, or imperfection ( 1 peter 1:18-20)."

....Will be continued....., but that is a start of the Glories of Christ.

Anything, and everything is from Christ. Anything you have is from Christ. When you reach your final breath, the person you will see is JESUS Christ. Not your car, not your parents, not your best friend, not your spouse, not your banking account. You will see the Son of Man (Identifies with us in our humanity). Does that make you nervous, or excited? It should make you excited. For it is nothing you did. He is your righteousness and strength. 2 Corinthians 5:9-11- Talks about the Judgement seat of Christ.. very important to notice. NOT THE great White Throne for that is for the unbelievers.

So think, meditate, search the Scriptures for yourself. I hope everyone is having a great day.

Love you all

Meet Virginia

The Journey on Damascus.

I want to go visit the road of Damascus where Jesus changed Saul to Paul. I think that would be so so so awesome. Can you picture it? Here is this evil man, full of hatred toward Christians and God. And boom.. Jesus appeared to him and changed him. Totally Sovereign. Saul was not looking for Christ. Christ reached down..and saved him from total depravity. And then made him the apostle of the Gentiles. The Pauline epistles.. Those are directed to us Gentiles today. Made this evil man the apostle for the Gentiles. Can you just think about it. Faith and Grace are the features of this dispensation. When Jesus bore our sins, and died on the cross. The Law died too. So now we are under Grace and Faith. It does not give us the license to sin. It should make us more apt to seek and honor Him knowing how much He loves us.

Conquer my heart daily, wash my heart clean. Clothe me in Righteousness. I turn to you in the darkest days, in the best of days, I can not get enough. I long for you. When I see you. I find strength to face the day. All my fears are washed away. One day I will see your scarred hands that saved me, and your gracious arms that hold me everyday that I can not see right now. Oh glorious day. I look forward to that very day.

No other "god" would do what YOU did for your children. Forever I am thankful. I do not have a God that is created by human hands.

So Blessed

Meet Virginia

Anchor into Christ

Wow. What a day of emotions I have and it is only 2 pm. My heart has hurt today. It is heavy. Satan is storming on sacred ground right now. He is storming hard. I had a talk with Christ a minute ago. I told him to be my Strength while I am weak. I told Him that I trust Him in every aspect of my life. I told Him to hold me tight and overflow me with the peace that passes all human understanding. Then I spoke to the warfare that is around me.. and told them to leave me alone. I am tired of them. They are defeated and are reaking havic on all of Gods children. I do not take it laying down. So if you are reading this. I ask you to pray for me. Pray that the Holy Spirit will intercede on my behalf and pray for what we know not.

You have to anchor into Christ on the bad days. You have to be ready. It hits you hard. I am at the foot of the cross. Looking up to the one who saved me. He is faithful. When men are not, He is. When life us unfair, He is faithful. He never said it would be easy, but He said He would help you through the storms. I have complete faith and know that my heart will heal (from whatever is hurting it) and that God's will.. will be done. Either way, I am the Lords. Either way, my relationship with Christ is unmovable. Either way.. Ginny Dunaway is saved by the blood of Jesus Christ, Lord of Lords.

Thank you for turning this sadness into something that can glorify you.

Meet Virginia

~More of Him, Less of You~

When in doubt, Do nothing at all. That is what my mom always says when I am confused on what to do. Wise words, from a wise woman.

I had a great worship today at church and loved the message. He talked about death, and why you should not be scared of it. VERY good. I love my church here in Metairie, la. Pastor Bill is solid. I have been watching football-Go Saints. And Go Giants.

I am thankful for the peace that I have about life. I know that everything will be taken care of. My needs will be met. I know where I am going after my soul leaves my body. I know that Jesus is my mediator. I know the Holy Spirit makes intercession for me, and prays for what I don't even know I need. I know that nothing can separate me from the love of Christ. I know I have spiritual blessings in the heavenlies waiting for me. I could go on and on. Long story short. God sent His Son to die for me, if He would do that.. don't you think that he will take care of all the small details in your life? I, with no doubt, think so. Remember, it is not about you. It is about what Christ did for you. More of Him, less of you. So whenever I get frustrated, down or mad about life..I take myself to the foot of the CROSS and remind myself of what my SAVIOR did for me. The Cross is the centerpiece of God's timetable. Grace. Love. Mercy.

God is good.

Meet Virginia

~Just wait~

This one will be a short one. But I am so thankful that The Lord revealed something to me tonight and now I can just stop that prayer. He always protects me and I just love him.

Wait. Be Still.

I am so happy!

I pray for guidance on my Journey to you!

Meet Virgina

~Is it Christmas Yet?~

Oh man I hope it snows. I am ready. I have my gloves, my hat, and my jacket all waiting to be worn. If it snows I will be getting me some coffee or hot chocolate a movie and a book. I have dinner plans tonight but after that I want to just curl up and be lazy! Oh the joys of life, I love it!

I am ready for Christmas vacation. I will be taking a couple weeks off of work and relaxing in Brookhaven most of the time, spending as much time as possible with friends and family. I will be back in Nola for New Years and can not wait to see my bf Ashley! I love the small things of life, the small details that give you so much joy. I love that word, JOY! It is in me at all times no matter what. It might hide every once in a while when I have a blah day but it is not deep down. It always surfaces.

I am memorizing Romans 8:28-39 right now. I am excited about it. That comes easy to me so I hope I will be able to memorize it easy. For some reason those verses are always on my mind and in my heart. I always look at them, so I thought it was time to etch them into my soul. Like my friend that is memorizing them with me said.."that is some good etching.." haha. I love her. Maybe I should become a professional etcher? :) I will memorize it and then study it so I can understand it more.

Well I pray for my Family, Friends, Future Mate (I believe in Soul Mates), Callie Cole and her parents during this hard time in their life (esp being around the holidays),I pray for the ones I love to have strength to stand when Satan knocks at their door, I pray that the ones I love will be protected under your Shield Lord and that they will have strength to renew and discipline their minds and heart to study your Word. I also pray that you will hold me so close, let me see your divine love, protect me from harm, I also pray that I will discipline myself to study your Word, and most of all, I pray that I will see more of you and less of me. In Jesus Name- Amen

I love you Lord.- the Holder of my Heart.

Meet Virginia

~An Attitude of Gratitude~

"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth."-2 Tim 2:15

"It shall greatly help ye to understand Scripture if thou mark not only what is spoken or written, but of whom and to whom, with what words, at what time, where, to what intent, with what circumstances, considering what goeth before and what followeth after."- Miles Coverdale

Don't go through the motions. Don't go by tradition of men. Search the Scripture, Learn from the one who bore witness to the hands that wrote it (The Holy Spirit). Pray for knowledge to see it. Pray for understanding. And Pray to be humble before God. If you are able to see so much truth in so little time that you are here on this earth.. then that is a HUGE honor and blessing, but always stay humble bc the Lord gives how much knowledge He wants to give you and an attitude of gratitude is in order. BE THANKFUL. thank Him for bearing witness to you. Like my dad always said when I played ball." Have fun, do your best, and have a good attitude." I have those words very close to my heart bc it is so true. It is also true with my spiritual life.. I have fun reading the Word..Why? Bc the Lord reveals to me the things that Differ and His Sovereignty. I do my best. Why? Because I am in love with the Lord and want to please Him. By loving Him and reading His word the Holy Spirit indwells in me, and every good work I do is bc of Him, not because of me. Have a good attitude. Why? I am a positive person, who always looks up. I am saved from this world. How can I not have a good attitude?

It is funny how God can use a line your dad uses in sports to go along in your spiritual journey. I Love you Dad!

I pray for guidance. I am living one day at a time. Waiting in the back ground until the Lord leads me to the next step of my life. I wait, He leads. I pray, He Lays. I am still, He is God.See a pattern here? It is less of you, and more of God. He always was, always is, and always will be. He is King of Kings, Lord of Lords. One day every knee will bow, every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Be ready.

Thank you Savior.

Meet Virginia

~You pray. He Lays.~

It is funny how God will lay things on your heart sometimes. You pray, he lays. Sometimes it is what you want, sometimes it is what you don't want, and sometimes (most times-if not all) it is what you need. I pray in confidence for my family, friends, health, job, future mate,Callie Cole restoration, all the Christians in the world who die daily for the name of Jesus.

I was talking to a friend today and she said that she was having a hard week and that she felt like Satan was storming the gates. So what did I do, I prayed for her. I told her I was feeling hard pressed too, (and i really feel plain lazy) What did she do, prayed for me. I think prayer warriors are so important. Jesus intercedes on your behalf and prayer is powerful. I believe in the risen Lord and I have faith that is unmovable (Satan will try to move it, I pray for strength to stand). When your life shakes, Heaven stands still. I feel like you have to be ready for whatever this unfair world throws at you. My hope is for everyone I love to draw near to Christ and let him hold you in His gracious arms. Learn as much as you can about Him and His word. Always look up. Bc we might be face to face with him in a blink of an eye. Be ready

So thankful

Meet Virgina