The Moon is Cheese

The moon is cheese

The moon is.cheese,

warm brie wafting on the night breeze..

It is ancient. Maybe rotten..

Staring like ball of cheese wax cotton.

Craters like Swiss..

Holes like Havariti

Life is like a charcuterie board..

The moon a server at a party

Gouda, Colby, Blue, and Cream..

Am I walking in a dream?

My stomach rumbles.. like a fright

Bellowing into the night..

Our dear moon is just a light..

From my refrigerator..

I reach for the cheese

By Brendan and Rachelle Mitchell

 

 

 

What are your needs, and I could use some prayer.

Our American values often tell us that weakness is shameful. Many people are afraid to ask for help because they think that they will be negatively judged.

The New Testament is rife with examples of communities that are meant to reach out to one another with love. We are told to care for others and love others, in the same way that we love ourselves.

We are told that the very heart of Christ is found in bearing one another's burdens.

One thing that I have recently learned is that it is ok to ask for help. It is ok to accept help when needed. It's ok to be weak. It's ok to admit that we have failures and shortcomings.

This past week, I made a video on my Youtube channel about a seminar that I really wanted to watch.  The seminar was fifty dollars. I asked if any of my subscribers wanted to share the cost. When I checked my email, I was surprised to learn that one of my subs offered to pay for the entire cost of the seminar. In the past, my pride would not have let me accept such a generous offer. However, I wept as I told him that I would allow him to do this for me.
It has been so long since a stranger has offered to do anything nice for me, and I realized that there is nothing noble about being too prideful to accept someone's kindness and love.

What needs do you have? Are your needs financial?
Are they physical? Are they spiritual? Do you need a friend?

I will tell you my need today.
I am struggling with deep depression over this virus. Some days I do fine. I feel empowered by faith. Other days, I melt. I cry. I weep over the sheer devastation of lives lost. I would be lying is I said that I didn't have some degree of fear.
I have rarely left the house since this whole thing began. That has fostered depression, as well. I"m struggling with trying to navigate this both as someone called to walk in a spirit of power and without fear, and someone who also has a very analytical mind.

I struggle with worry.
Some days I manage to "set my eyes on the things above and not on things below" ON those days, I feel at peace. Other days, I feel utterly overwhelmed.

I could use some prayer.

Please tell me your needs?
Part of being a community of believers is being willing to accept love from others. I'm offering that love to you.

WHoever you are, you are loved. You a a friend in me. You can share your needs with me, and I won't judge you.

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Why We Shouldn't Worry About "Unsaved" Loved Ones

One day I was fervently praying for an "unsaved" loved one. Jesus put a peace in my spirit.
Today, I want to explain why we shouldn't worry about our "unsaved" loved ones.

Think of the story of the lost sheep and the lost coin. Don't we know that anytime something is lost, Jesus will go and find it? He will leave the 99 to find the one. You may not see the fruit of God working, but He is working.

Stop worrying. What can be gained by worry? Today has enough trouble of it's own. Just keep loving your loved ones. Keep showing them grace and mercy. Like the prodigal son, they will see that they are lacking and come home. Lift them up in prayer. Keep speaking life into them and planting the seed of hope from the Word of God. Jesus hears you. He is leaving the 99 as we speak.

CONVERSATION WITH A STRANGER

Yesterday, I fought the darkness quite a bit. I really don't want to go into details, but I could feel a tangible heaviness all around me.

The other day I made a video about the love of God. The Word defines love as patient, kind, not easily angered. Love keeps NO record of wrong. Love is not rude. Love is not self seeking. Love does not delight in evil. Love protects, hopes, and perseveres. The Bible defines God as love. I asked the simple question, "Do you have an image of God as being anything other than these things?" I then stated, that if we view God as anything other than love, then we have a complete misunderstanding of God.

Anyhow, this video caused a complete stranger to reach out to me. He told me that he has fallen very far. He spoke to me of how he is wrestling with an addiction. Last night, I got the chance to speak life to a stranger. I told him that there is nothing in his life that hasn't been already covered by the Cross of Christ. There is no sin or wrong too big that Jesus didn't die for. He told me that he too has undergone demonic torment. I rebuked the spirits of depression and fear and addiction from his life,and I could feel the demons that I had been wrestling all day begin to tremble and flee.

Please pray for this man. Pray that God would help him with his addiction. I've heard of people getting instantly delivered. I also know that sometimes people also need to seek help. God is good, ya'll.

I believe that God's grace towards those struggling with addiction is great. I believe that He is merciful and patient. He isn't up in Heaven, counting our sins against us. (Love keeps no record of wrong)

I often think of the story of the prodigal son. Once there was a father who had two sons. One day the youngest son asked for his inheritance. The father gave it to him. He went far away from his father and squandered his money on wild living. There was a famine in the land. The son found himself lacking. He had no food. He thought, Will my father take me back? I have squandered everything! He thought, maybe I can go back and be a servant. They eat better than I. Maybe he will be merciful to me.

So the son went back. The Father saw the son from a distance, walking toward home. His heart was filled with great joy. He was so excited to see his son. There was no chastisement. The father was just simply glad that his son had come home. He threw a huge banquet nd there was music and laughter and dancing.

That is who Jesus is to me. He isn't counting our sins against us. He just simply rejoices when we come home.

WHY FORGIVENESS IS SO IMPORTANT

When I was very young, my great grandmother was killed in a car accident. I still remember that day like it was yesterday. She was my grandmother's mom. We called her, "Maw Maw Woose."

I miss my grandmother. I remember being able to talk to her about anything. There were times when I would vent to my grandmother. I would sometimes tell her when I was having problems with another person. She always had the same advice; "Rachelle, don't let the sun go down on your anger." She would always bid me to forgive.  She had always led to me to believe that she had some angry words with her mother or an unresolved issue, and never got the chance to say, "I'm sorry."

Today's message is simple. Forgive. Let it go. The people that we love won't be here forever, and
some things just aren't worth holding onto.

Make peace. Know that forgiving others doesn't mean that you have to put up with abuse from them. It does means that you can let go of the burden of hatred in your heart, and be set free from the anger that enslaves you.

Choose love.

The Bible  has much to say about forgiveness. Consider the following parable:

The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[a]

23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[b] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.

28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[c] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.

29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’

30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.

32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

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Jesus had mercy on us, so it is important that we have mercy on others. 

If you are having trouble with forgiveness, simply talk to Jesus about it. He will help you and restore your peace.

Love,
Rachelle

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